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Just giving me new reasons to love these kids every episode....

And despite "campfire" talks being a common K-Pop trope, idk if I've ever seen it get this deep.

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&AUDITION EP 4

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thewolfblazer

thanks for the reaction PD! i wanted to link yunjin's new song here too since i feel like the contents of her lyrics are really relevant to how real this "campfire" talk ended up being with them talking about their struggles and frustrations with trying to be the best versions of themselves. https://youtu.be/SF9qc-I7EeQ

Gabrielle Renae

In this episode we finally learn that they've been together for 2 months but unfortunately, we didn't get to see that. Not that we need to see everything but I think it helps with an audience and future fans to get to know the guys better. Of course, now that they are a group, we will get to know these members better, but it would have been nice to get to know more of the guys who didn't make it onto the team. With only bits and pieces I voted for the members that I thought would really mesh well with our I-Land boys but it would have been great to really learn more about the others. Watching this a second time with you, I realized that there are things I missed the first time I watched it and that is on me so getting to understand and see the things I missed is great. Honestly though (even though big groups intimidate me because learning all of their names and everything about them is so much effort) I would have preferred that they debut as one big group.

umi

I cry every time I watch the campfire 😂 even though I was sad about the members who didn't make it I'm glad &TEAM ended up they way it did. Hopefully we get news of the other boys' debuts! Also side notes about &audition but if you have time you should check out some of the other youtube content they have, behind the scenes and some games. You can also watch solo cams for most of the performances.

BE

Ah, I couldn't help but cry again watching this episode. Kind of like you said, you end up getting attached to almost all of the trainees which is why so many people would root for OT15. Seeing their relationships and dynamics with each other makes it so hard to even think about separating them. And yes, this show is definitely different from other survival shows. I think while some shows focus more on competition, this one focuses on the group as a whole which is so much more refreshing. Plus I think it minimizes the chance of fans also having that competitive mindset. While I'm sure there are some, at the moment the number of solo stans are very few and I think it's because of the format of this show. Anyways, can't wait for the next episode! I absolutely love the performances in that one. Oh, and I'm not sure how much you care to know, but episode 6 is an episode without performances as well but a majority of it is still practice and training.

umi

Oh one last thing but at some point (idk if you want to wait until after you finish &a) but please check out &TEAM ver of Running With the Pack! It's one of the songs from the final ep but there's a dance practice on &TEAM's youtube and it's SO GOOD

Audrey

Dang I thought this being like the 4th time I've watched this I wouldn't cry again but I proved myself wrong

Amanda Araujo

I'm really loving this show it really doesn't feel like a survival show because it's built like it's more about all of them working together than competing against each other and they pretty much give a good amount of screen time to everyone like you said im invested in most of them now and this episode was so good too such a roller-coaster of emotions started so fun but had me crying at the end lol but yeah i really respect the ones who opened up and it was a great way to talk things out before becoming a problem too also since it's been a while you dropped the other &audition episodes i had forgotten how much i loved gaku and got so sad again remembering he's not in the group but after watching this I was searching and there's a lot of rumors about him debuting in the new bg zico is producing so im really hoping that comes true and if it does i already know gonna follow that group just because of him

Maf

I told you once in one comment that you would have a "K" again in this show... GAKU was everyone's favourite, he was leading the voting before the live so I don't understand why he didn't have that much voting during the live show, maybe people would already have taken him as a "for sure he will be in the team". I was one of those people, I was just waiting to hear his name, it was a given. But no... And also jurys points, but that part I prefer not to comment.... I hope he debuts in a team soon, because he has so much potential and he is a great kid!

Erin Jones

Yes! We were so sure Gaku was going to debut. I remember when the final lineup was announced on the livestream, almost all the comments were crying for Gaku. It was madness.

BE

I mean he still did pretty well on the live votes, but yeah I think it was a matter of people trying to save one of their picks they didn't think could make it and yeah the jury points. The devastation me and my roommates felt in that moment. He was my top pick, not theirs, but we were all surprised (and I was crying). But during the rest of the episode I know for myself I started to realize that as much as I loved Gaku, the group that was chosen just made sense? But I agree. I will wait as long as I need to for Gaku. He was ready to debut, so imagine just how amazing he'll be when he finally does.

Ewtio

I feel like the skin ship is just a US thing honestly, for some reason I feel like Americans are just offended by anything lmao

Sami Casingal

I am going to be real honest and open here since the topic of skinship came up. Growing up, I was never exactly someone who liked being touched and honestly, I think my personality and me being a hardcore introvert had a lot to do with it. I think part of me was uncomfortable with it because my family did not really do that as our boundaries were clear as day (if that makes sense) but the other part of me was also uncomfortable with it because I did not know how to respond to it as I did not grow up like that. I also did not understand it could also be a form of affection as a kid. However, in my senior year of high school, I met and became best friends with this other girl in one of my classes. We got along so well because we had similar interests even though she was definitely a bit more outgoing than me. She was a touchy-feely kind of person and because we became so close in such a short amount of time, she really opened my eyes to how friendships could be like and how being touchy-feely with others (especially those close to you) is just another form of affection and love. I always had difficulty making friends, maintaining friendships, and understanding what real friendships were. Throughout my life, I rarely had friends who openly showed they cared for me and even if it wasn't open, I just never had really intimate friends or been in friend groups where I really felt like I belong. If I did, I only felt like I somewhat belonged for a certain period of time before things started to change along with my friends changing. But, that girl I became best friends with senior year of high school was completely different from everyone else that I became friends with. She made me feel like I belonged and that I really mattered to her. She made it clear that she was putting in the effort in our friendship rather than me always having to do it yet never getting that reciprocation I always wished for. But you know good things don't last forever and same applies here. Unfortunately, she and her siblings decided to move elsewhere because of a major family issue that couldn’t have been avoided if she stayed. Our brief time together was cut even shorter because of that. And now because of her and how good of a friend she was to me, I have been unsatisfied with my friendships since then because I keep meeting people who aren't like her and if they are, they're never like that to me but rather to others in the friend groups I've been with. So, I'm back to square one with feeling like I don't belong or am not worth the time or effort once more. Even with people who I thought were my best friends end up being just regular friends and like everyone else. With those that I thought I could be best friends with, it just never works out. I continue to try to make friends, but I have started to not hold any expectations for them anymore. I try to convince myself that it is fine to live life without have that best friend you can always count on and share everything with without feeling like a burden. It just hits so hard now because I have become an even more emotional and sensitive person and definitely more aware of what happens around me regarding others, so I just so happen to easily catch how my friends act towards me compared to how they act toward each other. I'm just here on the side thinking, "wow must be nice." I have addressed this with them once before but still no effort has been made even though they know how I am (I like my alone time and am not openly a touchy-feely person but you know I'm not against them asking me if I want to join them for something or them trying to be touchy-feely with me because the thought is what matters). Everything I have said has made me think that there is more to it than just them respecting my tendencies and what I usually do/don't do. I know I tend to overthink everything, but this makes me feel like I'm the problem and am constantly in the wrong, but that would just devalue all my past efforts towards my friendships.

Sami Casingal

Sry this probably isn't the place to be this open, but I have very few people I can turn to/places I can go to where I can talk about things like this

gen a *

I agree to a certain extent, haha. Skin ship in friendships is definitely more common and probably even more of a cultural thing in other countries. Even now, it's rare to find people who are naturally touchy. I was the same way before I met my best friend. I wasn't into any type of physical contact and when she started being that way with me, it was weird. Not exactly uncomfortable, but definitely something I wasn't used to at the time. Slowly, I started to reciprocate but I think I still haven't reached a point to where I can initiate it myself yet. When I was watching this &Audition episode, I completely related to Harua. It really does just depend on your upbringing.

Calida

I cried so much this episode, and tbh I agree as far as this show being the best reality survival show I've watched. In most survival shows there's always that moment where you are half way through the season and just now getting a proper introduction to some of the contestants. In &Audition we have gotten a great feel and seen what these contestants can do and at least a good glimpse into their personality. Granted, there are less contestants than what you would see in other shows like Produce but even still I appreciate that.

Jenni Tran

Japanese people in general are really not that big on skinship unless they get really close so i'm sure that was a huge culture shock for Harua lol

tanasia

oh this episode is gone :(

alyah

oh noo please fix this episode if possible T^T