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#unrelated but zhang xinyao looks so good here
ya-ya-ak-liu-zhang · 3 years
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Why AK is called “Duck” by fans
Let’s use a scene from the debut night red carpet to illustrate.
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Here AK explains he wanted to bring a microphone because his motto is “music speaks for me” but was given a duck microphone instead.
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Then, Lin Mo does this gesture where he raises both of his arms. This is an imitation of this scene from Rap for Youth 2020 (where AK was a contestant).
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The source is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MozJON79xPQ. 
If you listen to what AK raps right before raising his arms, it’s “yeah yeah” but he raps it more forcefully so it’s more of a “yā yā” (鴨鴨) sound which means “duck” in Chinese!
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goldrockyroad · 3 years
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public performances round 2 thoughts! (pt 1)
just watched public performances round 2 (eps 6.1 & 6.2) and once again am Thinking so let’s goooo!! (pt 2)
believer: han peiquan 【韩佩泉】, zhou keyu 【周柯宇】, zhang xinyao 【张欣尧】, hu yetao 【胡烨韬】, dai shaodong 【代少冬】
starting off so strong alrEADY!  can i just say it was so refreshing to see all of them take on a concept like this they're the last people i would expect to perform this song  but they absolutely NAILED IT in every way possible they deserved their four-time streak  zhang xinyao caught my eye the most for sure the facials the execution the fit ??? mate ate that UP fr  zhou keyu hu yetao and dai shaodong are already great but they had the chance to really shine like they hadn’t before (i say this even when they were centers in their groups for public performances round 1) totally unrelated but i get the vibe that hu yetao’s really popular so why’s he ranked so low? han peiquan’s performance was unexpected but nonetheless stellar  but yes this group was a killer that i did not anticipate for 
lemon: he zhenyu 【何圳煜】, wei ziyue 【魏子越】, nuo yan 【诺言】, lailai 【一之濑飞鸟】, ye haoran 【叶皓然】
i will start off by saying that this was easily the worst performance of all 11 groups  was it actually bad though? i don’t think so i definitely don’t think it’s as bad as the mentors made it out to be in their comments - yes they did slip up at points but it wasn’t terrible to listen to what the group didn’t have (imo) was a connection to the song they were singing + a version that made both the song and them unique  and considering how the stages are pre-arranged for them to just learn and perform i want to hold onto that benefit of doubt that that wasn’t entirely their fault
the whale transformed into an isolated island: qu boyu 【屈柏宇】, xue bayi 【薛八一】, eisho 【佐藤永翔】, zhang zhang 【张璋】, liu yu 【刘宇】
ethereal. that’s it really.  at this point i think we all know that if liu yu’s there he’s gonna make it absolutely beautiful isn’t he my man xue bayi!!! so graceful as per usual mans never disappoint  can i just say eisho looked so good ??? how??  this group did really well with their storytelling of the emotions of the song and props to qu boyu zhang zhang and eisho for executing the choreo so well despite it being their first time doing something more modern / contemp
love bird:he yijun 【何懿峻】, jiang dunhao 【蒋敦豪】, huang kun 【黄鲲】, caelan 【庆怜】, fan zhener 【范臻尔】
a pleasant surprise! caelan owned this stage tbh he didn’t catch my attention during previous performances but this one i Am Looking lemme tell you that hard carried it with that expensive fit  but the rest of them! they kept that vibrant energy up it was so good to see  was just good vibes all around i loved it 
feng ding (original rap): liu zhang 【刘璋】, oscar 【奥斯卡】, luo yan 【罗言】, lin mo 【林墨】, zeng hanjiang 【曾涵江】
tHIS ONE  OH HONEY THEY WENT OFF ON IT  like believer, every guy in this group is a strong player and arguably the best rappers in this season are all here  i myself am a zeng hanjiang stan and liked lin mo since his expectional lover boy 88 performance and the both of them did not! fail! to! impress! over here  i will admit luo yan didn’t leave a big impression on me prior to this and oscar’s and ak’s rapping just didn’t really stick with me but after this i am Changed. i see them now.  all 5 of them have distinct styles but they made it work - more importantly work well  am not even joking when i say i was aggressively vibing with them throughout their stage they burnt it down  their six-time streak and eventual overall win + ak as mvp was so well deserved mad props to them 
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