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I usually do not leave reviews but was a really good survival show i've watched in a while. the lack of xenophobia was evident. the fact that there were a fewer number of trainees yet all so talented made me grow extremely attached to all of them. I loved all the possible duos and all the teams as well. The behind the scenes and the challenges of universeleague.preview made up for the lack of interactions during the show! like I got to see all groups interact so that was a bonus! (Chih En-Woongki last reel was so cutee). Every single pairing had great chemistry and I loved that so much.

The holiday special ep was literally the best and i've made so many memories from that so i'm sure the trainees did too! I feel like like it has been the best svs show in a while with such good mentorship and such good care! It genuinely seems like they had fun with each other which is probably how a svs should feel like even with all that pressure.

The league concept kinda intrigued me at first yet i was very scared that it could lead to the downfall of potential talented trainees (which was the case yes) but I also realized that this is leagues actually work even though you're popular/talented but not on the winning team or you're not popular/talented but on the losing team. So I came to terms with it. I really did enjoy watching and waiting every week for a new episode made me happy (i usually drop svs easily)

Also, I had 4 one picks (1R 2G 1B) right from the start and all 4 of them debuted so that was the icing on top. However, special mentions to Kairi, Jinho, Kenta, Doyun, Yuito, Heejun, Hanseo, Kyungho 🤍 I really hope this is not the end for them and they really get to fulfil their dreams some day

All 52 trainees have a spot in my heart and I'll support them from here on however much I can

Hoping for 아홉's popularity and good concepts and album designs, a good fandom name, pretty lightsticks and a permanent/long contract 🤞🏼