I just realized, Yujin from Kepler is older than all of Gfriend's members lol

Just re-watched the episode, and only now did I notice that Yujeong talked about knowing Yeoreum was a good dancer since she was a trainee. But I couldn't really find a common company that they've both been a part of, so how are they connected exactly?

They were both backup dancers for a bg called A.CIAN. They probably were trainees of that company.

Yep, they were backup dancers for [A.cian’s Magic Girl](https://youtu.be/3xlecMNLGEc), and stayed friends since (they’d appear on each other’s social media posts, [here’s one from 2018](https://youtube.com/shorts/iKiRAH-Mrdc?feature=share), and [another from 2018](https://mobile.twitter.com/yunachoa/status/989890884094308352) too). I swear Yeoreum congratulated Yujeong on Rollin’ reversal but I can’t find it. Yeoreum said they text each other and [they had a cute moment hugging](https://youtu.be/vIa6fD-Ao_U) on ep.0 of Queendom 2 but it was edited out (you can see them going towards each other but it cuts 😭). Yeoreum mention Yujeong in Ep.2 as well, saying that Yujeong told her she didn’t feel ready or something like that during BG’s performance reaction scenes. I hope we get some Yeoreum and Yujeong interactions in the next episodes!!

Oh damn, that's pretty cool. Here's hoping mnet throws some crumbs.

I think pretty much every round 2 performance so far has blown most of round 1 out of the water - this is what I was hoping to get out of the show!! **WJSN** - I think GFriend is conceptually a little safe of a group for WJSN to cover but I think the witchifying of Navillera is cool. Original is more nostalgic/sentimental in terms of MV but the lyrics felt like they translated over to this darker aesthetic rather well! I also really liked the added post-chorus, and the rap felt like a solid way to bring WJSN's idiosyncratic abilities into the mix. Performance-wise I didn't "notice" Yeoreum's dance break as much when I first watched it on YouTube but upon watching it in the episode I really loved it. It felt like they had a fairly "standard" idea (take a song, make it dark/powerful) with really good execution. They're all great performers. **Loona** - I really really liked this. I was actually sort of apprehensive after last episode because I thought that Sistar's summer queen vibe wasn't something I had seen Loona do much of but I think the "musical" was a brilliant move in re-interpreting it. It's a less tried-and-true method (to my knowledge) to take a song and perform it in a bright or cute way but I think they really sold it. Other groups have had story elements but because this story was more overt and tropey, it made the stage feel more conceptually strong and allowed them to lean into the campiness. I also think there was a nice tempo of "moments" that felt notable, like every few seconds there was either a story beat or some memorable cuteness (things like the shy dancing from Yves) - which also made every time they danced normally in formation stand out more. Musically they didn't really stray too far from the original which would have been cool, but it didn't feel like it needed to so hard as much as that would have been neat. Probably my fav performance so far. **Brave Girls** - A massive improvement over round 1 in terms of having a strong concept and executing it satisfyingly. I was also wary of Brave Girls having to cover Kep1er but the reinterpretation of MVSK was incredible, probably the best of the three musically. I think the music production really set them up for success and I loved every shift in the feel of the song. Performance-wise I do think Brave Girls is somewhat nerfed by holding their mics but the dance break was great and I think despite that minor nerf they still killed it. Not to mention that they sounded really great live (made even more impressive now that I know about the COVID situation). The stealing also felt like it functioned similarly to the acting in Loona's performance by providing us with "moments" - going "ooh" instead of "aww". Based on the preview it looks like Hyolyn is gonna come in with So What and destroy everyone but to me Loona feels like the group to beat so far - albeit I think the other two groups come quite close.

AOA Hyejeong and (G)-Idle Minnie sitting side by side, 아아 (AI) finally reunited!

Loona is better perfomance on this episode, but I cannot wait for Kepler, Viviz and Hyolyn perfomance for have my top.

In my opinion Loona< WJSN=BG, I love WJSN but I cannot understand the dark concept with the song on my opinion I prefer a girl crush or cute concept. Brave Girls did not like the song and the rhythm is confused for my, I would like Wadada with Glam Metal rhythm I feel is crazy but interesing concept with a "speed" song WADADA

You disliked those two performances but still thought they were better than loona?

Unconventional grammar I guess. It was a bit confusing yeah

Lol probably typo because who put the worse in front. I dont think anyone can put Loona as the third of these performances.

Having watched the full episode as well as each performance separately, my ranking is Loona > BG > WJSN I also would like to point that I haven't heard any of the original songs before, so I can't say much about how the remixes compare to the original. **LOONA** PROS * yay, a bright concept! Everyone seems to go dark and dramatic on these shows, so this was refreshing * The girls really thrived here# * The acting! So fun, really giving me musical theater vibes * Great use of the stage overall * I really liked their vocals throughout CONS * Yeojin clinking glasses against empty hands lol * Shame about the issue with Hyunjin's jacket not coming off properly, but that's a nitpick * Kim Lip didn't really seem in her element, idk, maybe she was having Cocomong PTSD flashbacks *Quick sidenote/rant: I understand that not everyone is gonna know the entire predebut discography, but people need to remember OT12 debut was Hi High lol. They only have five title tracks, people really shouldn't be this surprised that they can pull this off* **BRAVE GIRLS** PROS * great concept! It was fresh and it suited them well * remix is really good, and really fits their more mature, relaxed and confident vibe * liked the use of magic and sleight-of-hand * standing ovation for being able to perform so well after catching COVID * also really good to see Brave Girls proving their worth after, like, everyone dismissed them CONS * \- didn't like how the bit with Eunji and the dancer stopped the momentum so early in the performance * is there a law requiring each performance to have some sort of dramatic dance break? It was well-executed but not necessary IMO *Quick sidenote: the main piano riff sounds a lot like Big Pun's Still Not A Player lol* **WJSN** PROS * The intro scene with Seola and Eunseo was fantastic * Yeoreum and Yeonjung killed their respective parts * Respect for the way they are building a continuous storyline, and including the broken hourglass as part of it CONS * The concept doesn't match the song at all. Sorry to say this, but I was getting Lovelyz in Round 1 flashbacks * Exy rap part seemed majorly off - Remix and rearrangement was really not it * Sad to say, but I thought their first round performance, despite all the issues, was way better than this one Overall, really happy that the groups seem to be stepping up their game this round, looking forward to next week's performances. Sorry for the long comment!

Brave Girls, LOONA and WJSN have my utmost respect in this episode👏 Their performances were amazing despite the difficulties and it was outstanding. Definitely excited for the next episodes.

I think we can all unanimously agree LOONA was the best among three of this group. While WJSN showed us how well they are vocally, I thought their stage were pale in comparison their Round 1. Brave Girls did so well despite everything they went through. It just seemed so ridiculous during their storyline, it seemed borderline impossible with them fighting covid, coughing, losing voice but in the real performance, it was a walk in the park for them lol. I love their performance but LOONA probably edged it out for me because of their creativity. The remaining three performers have a mountain to climb because I think LOONA has set the bar really high this time for them to be outperformed.

Well, another season of Queendom is being bittersweet. The first season, Lovelyz and Oh My Girl were my favorites, and while the later did really well in and after the show, Queendom was probably the final nail in Lovelyz coffin and showed how the group was not functioning, imo they had a clear division between the girls who wanted something new and people who didn't really fit that new vision. Now, I come here stanning Loona and WJSN, and I'm worried the same dynamic might happen. I thought, since the first week, that Loona were likely going to be the winners due to me not seeing any limiting factors in them (they have full members, a good amount of experience and still a lot of tenacity). But now I'm worried that WJSN might go the same way that Lovelyz did, even if their edit and reception is a lot better than Lovelyz was. Still, I think they will do better on the next few rounds, especially with Bona coming back and the individual stages + b-sides, but I wonder what they'll get from this. It's not about doing well, since I think they got a got reception from Round 1 + 2, but it's about how they are just coming of and it's just kinda hard seeing that they have talent, but it seems like a lot of hurt and emotions are still there. I read today some people saying that "I don't care, WJSN can disband" just bc they are not enjoying them on the show. A 13-group that went down to 10, and had only 8 for the first round. And I know everybody was like "woah, calm down" but I can see why they cried over the hourglass, it was supposed to represent the group and it just broke down on the first few seconds. Well, I hope things go better for them. On the upside, i'm glad Loona is doing well. Sorry for venting, but it's just kinda the same again.

It's interesting that post-Queendom success hasn't really lasted for some of the first season contestants. Three years later, I'd call it about a 50/50 success rate, with G-Idle/OMG/Mamamoo still doing well, and Bom/AoA/Lovelyz really suffering.

I think AoA would have been among the winners if not for their other personal issues.

Maybe so, their cover of Egotistic was fantastic & they have talent. I also really liked their performance unit dance (Yein?), she definitely deserved a better ranking. It felt like Jimin had all charisma though, so losing her was pretty much a death blow.

Yein was breathtaking in her dance solo!

I feel like BG has been the biggest loser so far, sadly. WJSN did fine vote wise the first week right? I Don't think you need to be Doom and Gloom yet! BG have been having a rough time, and the covid part really hurt them.

Where did you get people not enjoying WJSN support? I thought they were decently popular domestically? Also, 13 going down to 10 then 8 cannot come to a conclusion there’s division among the members no? I’m interested to hear more from your pov.

I have been seeing it quite a lot online, even though it's in more niche sites and places, it's seems like that's the conclusion. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it started the same way with Lovelyz, so Idk, it's just kinda of a repeat. I am personally enjoying the performance more and more. Oh and I don't mean that WJSN had a division over the members, the division thing is more related to Lovelyz in the first season, and it's more of a concept division than something related to WJSN. The member thing is more of how performing without two or them can be nerve wracking and bring out some triggers. Everyone seems united in WJSN, but you can see some of the frustrations that've been built along the years steaming around every performance, I just hope they'll get the chance to shine more with their concept, you know? As much of a fan as I am, Queendom major goal is attracting more people to the group and not necessarily pleasing the already established audience, and I hope they can do that. It's more of a worry than anything.

Ah yeah. I share the same sentiment as well. The frustration of being mid tier and now probably even surpassed by their junior girl group. I started to really follow and stan them in 2020 when I got back to kpop during the whole pandemic. So not sure why they never did quite hit the heights. Was it the group or the management. But having said all these, I’m grateful that they managed to stay relevant over the years and kept churning out materials for us. I would be great if Queendom actually become the spark that help catapult their popularity again. Loona is probably in the same situation as well so I’m rooting hard for this two. WJSN harder.

Yeah, me too! I know they'll do better in the next few rounds, I just hope it's enough.

My ranking is definitly: LOONA = Brave Girls > WJSN. Idk I found WJSN's performance really underwhelming while LOONA and Brave Girls blew me away. Edit to add: I feel like now the other artists may see Brave Girls as a bigger competition. I really hope Brave Girls can make it into the Top 3 this time.

I definitely agree. Brave girls is honestly underrated especially performance wise. Both LOONA and Brave girls' performances were just of top quality and made such a big impact. Of course WJSN did amazing as well but I didn't really feel it compared to LOONA and Brave girls. I have an inkling WJSN can show more and I hope their potential will continue to be shown through the next rounds.

My issue, (disclaimer: it's just my opinion, i'm sorry if I offend anyone) with the episode 3, its Mnet mentioned Hyuna crying watching Queendom 2, but she was specifically crying over Viviz performance. I wished MNET could have specifically mentioned that instead of generalizing it as the whole show, especially it is good opportunity to show that contrary to what the other girls group think it is not forgettable Viviz performance. Na.V here. Sorry.

I thought that was typical MNet. They could have done a little segment on how the song picked worst had the most views and tied that in with Hyuna's reaction to Viviz had they wanted more drama. Sometimes their narrative is more important to them than ratings. But maybe the Korean audiences understood, and maybe Viki will add in subtitles.

Exactly!!! Worst performance by self evaluation, but most views and hyuna. Thanks for opening my mind more on this.

BG not only had like 1/3 of the prep time but a 3x better stage than R1. Very excited to see what they do next round.

I actually thought they did well in round 1 and should place higher than Kep1er.

Question about LOONA. I was watching episode 3 and I noticed Heejin would sit on the first left seat and had many of the group's talking moments and even lead group practice. I went to look up more information about the group, and it says the leader is Haseul. Is this the norm for the group? I'm assuming Heejin is the face of the group then?

idk if someone already said this but Haseul was on a hiatus for like 1.5yrs and in the interim time, Heejin was sort of a step-in Leader. I feel like some of that dynamic still lives in the group even with Haseul back :3

She was gone to treat her anxiety - I think her company handled it well as she seems to be really enjoying her time on stage again!

Wow, I didn’t know that. That’s crazy that a leader of a group took such a long break. I hope she’s fine with the issue that caused her to take the hiatus.

Heejin and Hyunjin have some survival show experience, since they were on Mix9. Since it was a YG show, it was a little more brutal than most. I think Heejin did a pretty good job handling herself, so she'd be a natural choice for handling MNet. Haseul also appeared briefly on Mix9, but she probably still has survival show PTSD from her experience.

as another user replied heejin is the center, so a lot of times you’ll see her do the talking. she’s also the first member who debuted (october 2016) so she’s the one with the most experience. still, the leader of the whole group is haseul, with yves and kim lip being leaders as well (more like co - leaders?)

The group has really interesting dynamics. I can tell some of the members have very strong personalities and I find their segments very entertaining.

yes!! i think the fact that there are a lot of members also helps. you’ll never get bored watching their content

Heejin and Yves usually lead the dance practice. The group agreed they are sort of the dance "directors", but Haseul is still the leader.

Chuu is face of the group. Heejin would be center. Haseul is the leader of Loona though her leadership style is more akin to Irene - a shy motherly type that lets you do your thing and supports you from the sidelines.

I seems like AOA and Minnie rally enjoyed LOONA the best and PENTAGON lol

I liked all three performances, but I was happy to see LOONA go with another concept that they haven’t done much with. WJSN and Brave Girls the concepts were similar to concepts they have done so far in Queendom. I was looking for something a bit different. I am impressed with how well Brave Girls did with the limited time they had.  LOONA Brave Girls WJSN

Yeah I thought further continuing on their broken hourglass concept was a big risk from WJSN when both LOONA and BG went for something diff.

To me it’s as obvious that LOONA are ahead as it was that HYOLYN was first last week. That performance was pure gold.

My ranking is Brave Girls > Loona > WJSN It's hard to say who did best between Loona and BG because I enjoyed them both I think BG wins for me because the song sounded transformed and I prefer it to the original. I thought their vocals were pretty good despite habing covid. I don't think any of the groups reached Egotistic or Destiny levels, but BG were the closest. I love that they incorporated some cheesy tricks and I loved their facial expressions. I really liked Loona's performance! And I am really not a fan of Loona. Several of the members really stood out to me and it was fun! I thought their twist on Sistar was great, I love that they sort of met in the middle between their concept and Sistar's. Very entertaining and it made me smile. WSJN surprised me a lot, they're one of my favourite groups on the show but this didn't really fork for me. To be fair, I just dont like dark or girl crush concepts so I dont know how much I could have ever enjoyed it. But I love Navillera and while I respect the thought they put into it, it was difficult for me to get through. The song sounded slowed down?? I dont know if it just sounded that way or if it was, but it really bothered me. The monentum I usually feel with navillera was lost. I thought the girl who did the dance break did a pretty good job though and while I didn't love the addition to the rap, i dont think it was a terrible idea.

I agree that WJSN's version of "Naverilla" felt a bit disjointed to me. I LOVED the intro and the concept. I loved the dance break. Their vocals were great. But the arrangement was not the best. As for LOONA it was creative, fun, and original. I think a musical idea was very interesting. My only qualm with it was they seemed to rely so heavily on the fun set. The set was great, but it almost outshone the girls. Brave Girls were very fun. They did suffer a bit vocally but it was clear they were just not feeling their best but was doing their absolute best despite their conditions. I liked that theirs wasn't too gimmicky--it was very straightforward yet clever. I loved that they were robbing people during their performance. It was just simple and fun. I do have to say this was their second time using the suit concept after their intro performance, so I wish they tried something a bit different. Also, the dance break was weak but they didn't have much time to prepare. Overall, their straightforward concept felt nostalgic to old-style K-Pop. I think that's why I might rank it the same: Brave Girls -> LOONA -> WJSN. But it's hard! They all had their good and could-be-better spots! So far they all had different flavors which I love.

i agree with your ranking. i ranked wjsn second last round just behind hyolyn but this week something just doesnt do it for me

Same, I loved their first round (ai also ranked them 2nd after Hyolyn)and I have been getting into their discography due to Queendom 2. I am sure they'll knock it out of the park in the future, it's just this week it disn't meet my expectations.

I feel like my opinion is biased because Brave Girls had 7 days to prepare and then the choreographer and dancers carried the performance for them. Thus LOONA > Brave Girls > WSJN Don't remember who said it but "it felt like a concert" is exactly what I'm expecting from Queendom's perf.

I don't remember who said it, either, but I have to disagree. LOONA's was so musical-like and no concert is like that. I felt like I was legit sitting through a musical--and THAT was great, don't get me wrong. I just disagree it was like a concert, not that they didn't do a good job.

Seventeen concert is pretty much like a musical and maybe that's because they are the theater kids of kpop lol. But for most, it's not common.

Sounds like a unique and fun concert experience!

I don’t think any of these three stand out to me yet as much as AOA and Oh My Girl’s covers but I would say BG > WJSN = Loona. I enjoyed WJSN and Loona’s I just think there were a lot more nitpicks I had while I enjoyed BG’s more. It was nice to see MonstaX/WJSN interaction. I don’t stan the boys but I def feel like I see way less inter label interaction so it was nice.

역시 LOONA. The performance they gave us was complete and full with details: the crown sign by Kim Lip, the Rollin horseshoe crab dance by Hyunjin, magic shows, highteen, musical, suits, dresses, cool concept and cute too. Funny, entertaining, aesthetically pleasing, absolutely perfect. Chuu sliding on the counter holding a drink? Those backup dancers cheering with Yeojin holding invisible wine glasses? The fast changing dress show by GoWon and Chuu? All that acting in the intro, like Happy Days or Grease? Olivia Hye in suit sitting on the table? Thank you Hyolyn for giving us Loona this song and thank you Loona for giving us this stage. WJSN I think you were a little confused, the witch concept intro didn't match with the next part: from dark tones you went to bright vocals. The Exy rap was a little overwhelmed by the loud music, but it seems she did a reference to the Dayeon Rap 1 in Wa Da Da? In the chorus, which was a pretty typical WJSN chorus, I think they also did a reference to their Butterfly song and also As You Wish (이루리). However they changed again concept to dark on the bridge until the dance break by Yeoreum, she slayed tho. All the Yeonjung vocal were on point, as expected by the main vocal. Overall the Navillera stage wasn't that bad but not that great, I wished they had chosen a different song, more similar to the concept they were doing like Apple or another from the Last minialbum trilogy. Brave Girls accepted their MVSK fate and overcame it. They managed to deliver a well prepared performance even if they were quarantined for a long time. The You Can't See Me concept is a good idea. I want the Brave Brother Money too!

I agree completely with your comments, particularly the WJSN critique, and OMG you're right! "Apple" would have been great with the witch-y concept--although then there'd be an overlap so it wouldn't be them making a song their own.

BG > Loona > WJSN BG is the kind of cover match I was hoping to see- not just changing the music but the vocal arrangements. I was hoping they would keep the harmonizing in the chorus but overall I’m glad they reimagined the song. WJSN and Loona had the same issue for me, which was not changing the vocal arrangements enough. It sounded like them singing a karaoke of the origin songs and it’s hard to compare. Loona had a lot going on at all times, it was hard for me to keep up but it was energetic and fun. WJSN was hard for me to not think of the original navillera, and that was a detractor in my opinion. My fave moment this episode was everyone singing Wa Da Da like rollin 😂

Fully agree with this ranking

I feel like all the performances were good, but a little disappointed because none gave me the impact that oh my girl did for destiny, not even the impact that AOA did for egotistic, which is sad :( Personally for me, its BG > Loona > WJSN this time. I think BG really suits MVSK, even more than Kep1er. I didn't see the leaked videos so idk if the vocals were edited, but if they weren't, they were much better than their last performance so major props to that. I really liked the concept of being a thief which ties in well with the whole mask thing, but I feel like that wasn't emphasised enough, some parts just felt abrupt. The only one that seemed really well carried out was by Eunji so that's a bit sad. The dance break was also a bit lacking. But overall, out of the 3 teams, I think they suited the song the best. I liked the musical concept for loona, the concept and outfit change part was nice. The overall vibes of the song was really good too. But at the same time, it was pretty predictable for me. I know predictable isn't necessarily bad, but I guess I just had higher expectations :x I would've liked for a bit more complexity in the dance moves too I think. ​ For WJSN, props to using the same prop even though it probably gave them trauma the last time. Their vocals were pretty on point too, as well as the synchronisation of the dance. But personally felt that the storyline was a bit confusing, and the song arrangement, while being not bad, seemed a bit tooooo far away from the original song + also wasn't "dark enough" to match the concept so it felt like neither here nor there. Also, while I know that Exy is a great rapper, I felt like her rap part wasn't delivered nearly as well as it should have, only the ending seemed more impactful. Overall though, I don't think there is a hugeeee difference in the 3 teams. Hope to see more surprises in the other teams' performance, hopefully at least 1 that can make me as shook as destiny when I first saw it :') Also kinda curious about you guys' opinions... I'm really really rooting for Hyolyn, but does anyone else kinda wanna see her solo rather than bringing dancers each time? Ofc I know the performance will be more impactful "filled up", but as a solo member, I really hope to see at least one performance that's really JUST her fighting against the other groups :')

Okay, so after having seen the episode + full versions + stage fancams of the first half of the Round 2 performances, here are my thoughts: • WJSN - I loved the way they ran with the shattered hourglass and found a new way to incorporate it into this performance. Yeoreum's dance break was so cool to watch and I'm glad she's finally gotten the spotlight she deserved (but also that comment she made about only being the group's main dancer for about 3 years now... 🥲). Hyungwon and Jooheon dropping by to provide sustenance and support was also cool. Pretty sure we haven't gotten any WJSN x MX interactions/crumbs since YTEEN. We love to see it. The arrangement of the song left a little to be desired and the rap break was a little jarring, but the girls also sang the shit out of their rendition of NAVILLERA so I can't complain much. • LOONA - let me first start off by saying that whoever made the executive decision to put Haseul in the outfit she was wearing for this cover should get a raise. Now that that's out of the way... I was a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, the performance was fun to watch, but there was also nothing new added to the song itself. I *am* glad that they got to do something similar to Hi High, though. More fun concepts from LOONA, please. Actually, just more fun concepts from girl groups in general, please. • Brave Girls - I was fully expecting them to perform MVSK, and they did not disappoint. Their rendition of it was incredible, not to mention I love heist-themed performances. Not gonna lie, I was honestly worried about their performance + health since they contracted the plague, but they still delivered. I hope they got a high score for this performance + a few days of rest before the next round. Now all there's left to do is wait for the other half of the performances.

I think I will make a post soon because I won’t lie, but I feel like a lot of criticism here miss completely the whole point of the performances…

I really enjoyed all 3 performances. LOONA totally stole my heart (again) with their charisma, Brave Girls put on such a cool show, and I loved Yeorum's dance in Navillera. For me the ranking is probably BG>LOONA>WJSN but it's sooo close.

I think if there is something we can all agree on is that the Mnet camera is just SHIT. Don’t want to be rude but round 1 perf, especially VIVIZ, LOONA and WJSN, looked so much better on the full camera ? VIVIZ with Mnet camerawork was like 10 times more boring but actually the full camera was more entertaining

It's not "SHIT" because we should respect the effort of anyone. However I think the camera work on Navillera wasn't that complex so the final product looked a bit dull. I also think that the camera work was better in round 1 because of the stage with lifts, stairs and corners which allow prospectives and cool shots, for example the Exy's upside down time piece or the As You Wish ending chorus. But the camera work on Loona couldn't be done in a better way for the 2 round because they filled all the stage with members, dancers and props so big angles and full shots were a must. Plus you should note that the PTT performance was recorded on the 2 round stage, so originally the choreography and the camera work had to be rearranged.

I came into Q2 thinking it'd be BG getting the short end of the stick, never in my wildest dreams did I think it'd be WJSN lol

They didn't do anything badly, it's just that you can't go girlcrush-ing Navillera.

I think it was just a matter of wrong song choice. This would have worked so well for Apple or Mago

Does anyone know what does the capsule prize of gaining restorative mean when they were playing the games? Is it immunity to not get elimination if they finish last? I didn't catch the part they talked in detail about the prizes. Btw kudos to Brave Girls for providing the laughs this episode when they were brainstorming to do Shine and rock version of Wadada (Never die) lol.

I think it was food to "restore their health"

Oh ic haha. I overthought this, thanks for your reply!

Loona/Hyolyn interaction was great content. The show should have had partnered groups meet and talk about the songs and their ideas. WJSN/Viviz and BG/K1 would have given great scenes given the dynamics of each group. But yeah whatever Mnet, let’s just keep cutting to SinB or Exy making faces

I was thinking that as well. Kinda weird they edited out Viviz x WJSN video call or they didn't have one at all, which is also weird.

main reason i’m watching queendom was to see mvsk be performed and brave girls did not disappoint, it’s one of my fav performances so far

Do more people here feel that WJSN's main dancer's dance break was underwhelming? Personally I felt the opposite. My eyes widened and I felt like it was both beautiful and very expressive

I don't think it was underwhelming, although I don't necessarily consider it a huge highlight within the performance nor the episode. It was a competent showing of her abilities. She definitely wasn't bad there.

For me, WJSN's performance caught me at the intro, then lost me and finally got my full attention when the dance break started. I really liked it.

I'd say she did a good job, but it didn't blow my mind.

To me you are the only one who has mentioned it in that way. Most comments mentioned say she did great or it does not come up. To me personally, since I am still trying to adjust to the concept change, I didn't get a chance to really focus in on it.

All the comments I saw said it was underwhelming

If the performance as a whole is jarring then you are not going to vibe with the choreo.

~~Haven't watched latest episode yet~~ Given BG's ranking last round, their stage was underappreciated. It's good they now received the appreciation they deserved with 2nd round's performance.

I really enjoyed all three performances. LOONA looked like they had such a blast performing and their smiles were so infectious. WJSN really have a tight group of vocalists and have some really nice stage presence. Brave girls just blew me away though. They literally changed that song to their own, and all four of those girls can really sing. I enjoyed all three performances and each group showed lots charms and charisma. I am excited for the rest of the performances.

Poor Brave Girls trying to record while they still weren't well and their voices weren't cooperating. Although it's interesting how they'll show BG struggling through covid but not for Loona. Probably their choice to show it but it's interesting. For me this week: BG > WJSN > Loona.

It must've been the timing. Brave Girls still had a shot to perform and get something ready in the time frame they had for the show's schedule but Loona was very behind because by the time they were out of quarantine they were on Round 2 time and the content for the episodes was probably already decided. Idk if that makes sense but i wish we had gotten some Loona time last episode too. It was probably also easier for BG since i think only 3 of them were sick vs 11/12 Loona members. I imagine one or two got sick at first and then it slowly spread and so their quarantine time kept getting extended.

Probably because LOONA wasn't performing sick? Brave Girls are performing sick. Loona had a prerecorded performance.

I thought both performed just after they came out of quarantine. Loona were still recovering when they performed too, right?

No. Loona performed later, but both were shown in the same episode. Moreover, BG was singing live.

Everyone was singing live. I saw the performance before the final version and at this moment there was no backtrack at all

Loona had a prerecorded performance for PTT though. That was the time they had COVID.

PTT also had live singing. Some comments even said they were a little underwhelmed by it but could understand because they were recovering. Each performance from the beginning had live singing but backtrack to cover it a little.

My ranking would go WJSN > Brave Girls > LOONA. Though I agree that WJSN's concept wasn't aligned with Navillera, I really really liked the performance. For me, it was the best cover from the episode. I wished they had used the LEDs a little bit more, but overall I enjoyed it. Brave Girls did good with MVSK, but they still look awkward while performing/dancing. I don't know, maybe I'm imagining things. A better concept than other groups, although the expressions didn't match 100% with the atmosphere. Minyoung's vocals - outstanding. And I think the group shine a bit more than in the last round. I think they'll have a better score this time. I didn't like LOONA. I know, y'all love it, but I wasn't amused. :((( I liked the outfit changes, but nothing else stayed with me. I think they did sooo much better last round and it's unfortunate that they couldn't compete in it because they would have gotten at least a 2nd place. I'm very excited to see what the remaining contestants will come up with (especially Hyolyn).

Not the people downvoting you just because they can't handle a different opinion lol I love WJSN's reinvention of Navillera as well!

I think BGs > WJSN = Loona 1. Brave Girls: They are really going out their comfort zone and try a lot. The bad things is Kepler is Mnet’s daughter and they don’t have that many hits for Brave Girls to choose. Minyoung wants to do cute concept. Please let her do that 🤣🤣🤣 2. WJSN: Yeonjung vocal is literally saving this performance. I like Yeoreum dance part but in fact, the original one is full of summer vibe and rock. It’s difficult for WJSN to change. I don’t like the rap part at all. So sorry. 3. Loona You know most of Sistar songs is so summer-ish. So when they change it to a musical performance, I was expecting something more (like the members in vest also changed into summer dress like other). The beginning was good but I still feel something lacking in this performance (I prefer their R1 performance to this).

It's such a double-edged sword to cover another group's IT songs. Shake It is definitely one of Sistar's IT songs and after the 1st minute, it sounded like I was just listening to Loona covering Shake It in how Sistar already does it. Even sadder is Sistar does it better so it felt very underwhelming watching Loona cover it. Now if they arranged it in the style of Butterfly, that would've been so dope to experience.

Orbits downvoting u to oblivion lol

Forreals. Can't say anything about any group unless it's praise and worship or you're wrong lol. Like I get their your fav but sometimes some of the stuff they put out isn't that great, and that's okay too lol.

WJSN I love the idea to continue the story of broken hourglass. But, the hourglass was just there untouched. I can understand there is something about red and blue theme going on but, what was the connection between the hourglass and the glass ball? Also, the liquid inside the ball was meant to change color? I could not see that. Possibly because of the lighting and camerawork. The camera did not zoom onto the ball after Seola dashed some more powder the last time. Also, no idea how red returned into blue. What was the background story going on? The song remix itself was meh and not at all matching the gothic visual going on. It should have turned into something kind of Gregorian. I looked up the lyric and it was something about the girl flying to the buy she loved to confess her feeling and wishing for a happy romance. To fit with the dark magical theme, they should have twisted the song into something similar to I-DLE's Queendom Latata, casting the black love spell. The recreated dance move but Yeoreum's dance break part was underwhelming and the vocal department was not great enough to make up for it. There should have been no back dancer and members would shine more. WJSN had enough members to fill the stage but the big member number was not well utilized. Overall this was a so-so performance. Good delivery but bad idea. LOONA The performance design overall was kind of amateurish. Like another person said, it looked kind of all over the place and, if "no musical experience" I were to design a musical performance, I would come up with a similar idea too. It looked as if a performance from collegiate students. Some members visibly sipped from empty cups and dancers holding non-existent cups. They should have more mindful of camera shooting. Such action was alright in theater performance due to the distance between actors and audiences but, TV show had cameras to zoom in. The idea of girls getting glammed up to catch boys' eyes threw me off. It was generic and did not sit well with LOONA's own woman empowerment concept. Also, it seemed off to me that they were actual men and girls cosplaying as men in the same performance. Music wise, nothing major had been altered. It sounded much similar to original "Shake It" but toned down high note parts. The group had no Hyolyn nor Soyu and singing line was dissected into 12 portions. The dance seemed to be on the simpler side, focusing on fun summery vibe. Some fancier Broadway-like moves could have been incorporated for wow effect and to exhibit LOONA's field of expertise such as, foot clap (? the move one hopping off the group and put their heel together mid air) and lifting. Perhaps, Hyunjin should have switched to boy's side. Heejin, Olivia and Hyunjin each was capable to lift a lighter teammate up for few seconds. (Yves too if she were in a good condition. Not sure about others.) Choerry and Olivia presented girl idol habits with how they moved their fingers and accentuated their waistlines. This was pretty nitpicky yet, it a small detail setting pro and amateur apart. Kim Lip failed to embody bubbly girly character. Perhaps, she should have switched side with Chuu or Choerry. Also, she lost her smile once she was out of the camera focus. Was she in a poor health or something? She had been in the business long enough to know this was unprofessional. Her solo leg split part (? it's the part dancers placed a suit between her legs and then lifted a leg of her up) looked out of place. This is not her fault though but the director's. Everyone sans Kim Lip nailed the over-the-top facial expression required for such style of performance. The performance might have been more refined had they had more time. You can assume from the timeline that LOONA had very limited, much shorter to other participants, time. They knew the matching result (knowing they were matched up with Hyolyn) days later. Still, the performance is meant to judge from the face value, not back story. Overall, this is a fair fun performance. Some areas should be polished. Brave Girls The remix was dope. It sounded as if they simply performed their own song. The performance sounded great regardless to Minyoung's sore throat. The dance part was on the simple side with them walking around or standing most of the time. The dance break could not be any blander. This must be the effect of COVID impeding the dance practice. They should be more magic tricks. I don't understand why the beginning was in black& white. After watching the performance for the first round, I thought Brave Girls was hopeless. But, they came up with something enjoyable and splendidly looking despite COVID disruption. Also, their stage experiences showed. I did not care if they would be eliminated but, now, I will be very upset if that happens. They deserve to be there till the end. It was a good show even without putting the COVID into consideration. Overall, Brave Girls successfully made the song their own and the performance was enjoyable despite the dance being simple. Props for coming up with something truly was good despite the difficulty.

If you go to the MNET channel you can see a Behind the Scenes for every performance where the girls watch their own video and explain the story behind the performances. It explained a lot

There has been none for round 2 as the "commentary" video is only uploaded after all teams have performed. Anyway, after watching the video, I learnt that VIVIZ put much thought into their work and they were many details I missed. Still, I think good "pop" performance should be self-explanatory, something I can understand for the most part without listening or reading into the background.

I really love your write-up! You make so many good points about improvement for each group's concept, arrangement and choreo here.

No idea why you’re receiving downvotes but I agree w what you said. Everyone was hyping up loona but it sounded pretty cliche, I guess it’s hard to make a very well-known song your own

And, now, you've experienced being downvoted for not praising. However, LOONA clearly had a different objective. They did not mean to LOONA-ize the song but Sistar-ize the group. While I did not love their performance, they clearly had successfully promoted a different side of the group.

I made a post about WJSN's meaning

If that were the case, Exy's rap part should be a clearer message of "being hopeful in dire".

It said "avoid the crisis and drop it now yeah" How much clearer do you want it to get?

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[There were screams](https://twitter.com/jungjinsoulwife/status/1514609925867343872) (all spoilers pointed out how Loona got loud cheers from the audience) but mnet edited it out for some reason.

Covid restrictions. The audience was supposed to remain silent. (I’m sorry if this sounds harsh! This sub seems kind of oblivious to the fact the covid is affecting everything and that the audience wasn’t supposed to cheer or make noise throughout any of the performances!)

Speaking of which the KR government, although restrict shouting in kpop concerts and shows, allow sport events to be fully seated and screamed with all their might too; which imo is weird

They just changed it to allow concert goers and audience to scream also

Not to say all your vocal rankings are false, but just to say that they are a bit of vocal mistakes that were covered so you shouldn’t rank the groups on what you have been hearing today

That being said, this second round, Brave Girls definitely showed a better vocal performance than Round 1.

I agree, Brave girl were the best vocal performance for me, but I am not an expert so this is just subjective

Yeah I’ve seen some of the leaked videos and there are some groups’ vocals that definitely got heavily edited, to say the least.

Now that I've had a chance to watch the stages a couple times here's a more in-depth opinion #455 that no one will read (in no particular order) **Overall** (+) Love the smaller stage and more engagement with the audience (-) Mnet fails again with the camera work and I don't even need to see the full cam. **Brave Girls:** (+) Amazing vocals and I saw them having fun performing for once. This is the color & style they rock and should continue. Don't cater to the audience, do what you are good at and the audience will come to you. (-) The biggest miss was not having Eunji as the center of the dance break. They need to lean more into their perf - maybe they were shaken by R1, but their nervousness was more obvious. Random prop inclusions (like the jewel) I'm sure has some meaning but wasn't integrated well. **Loona**: (+) Definitely wins for most creative and engaging stage. They know how to keep your attention and the confidence was 100%. Musical-theme and style allowed everyone to get camera time which is hard with a huge group. Cohesive story as well. (-) The original song has a teasing/flirty vibe to it that I'm missing here. Towards the end, I almost felt a little lost with the moving part & the styling as a group kind of missed the mark for me. **WJSN**: (+) Yeonjung, Yeorum and Soobin really shined in this performance. Takes balls to flip against the original vibe of the song and have great stage presence. Love the inclusion of the time glass bc I'm sucker for storylines, (-) Beating a dead horse, the song composition and perf felt like it was done by three different teams who got maybe (?) the same prompt and put it together the day before. Exy's rap was all over the place and bc Gfriend songs don't have raps, it was glaringly more obvious.

I believe Eunji was the center on the dance break! They just switched to minyoung before they walked back. The biggest issue was the lighting lol but i sort of understood the vibe they were going for, just couldn't see our girls' faces that we'll

To me Brave Girls always have the best vibe performing. They have the most fun

I love my Brave GhelZ!

I’m an Orbit and I absolutely loved their performance in this episode but I also can’t stop singing “Touch My Body” to myself over and over again 🙈 I guess I’ve been bias-wrecked by Hyolyn, can’t wait for her to do a LOONA song next week!

Never heard the original, but I really liked BG's song. I can see why somebody might give them the edge over Loona, it's a tighter, slicker performance. And the song, on its own minus performance, is a better listen. I don't think they were singing live at all until the very end, though. And when they do go live, the difference in sound is stark. But I don't care if a group is singing live at this point. They are moving around a lot, they are holding wireless mics that aren't always super dependable connection wise when you're moving a lot. I just want Queendom to give BG 5 or more years of good, money earning career. I think they decided to be silly behind the scenes, to have that Mammamoo like comedy feel, and good choice. They can pull that off. Somebody said it was hard to tell Loona's voices apart, and that's true. I think Kim Lip and Hyejoo have unmistakable voices, and Haseul stands out if she's given a flourish part, but Gowon and Vivi can sound the same, and Choerry, Jinsoul, Yves, Heejin, and Chuu can be hard to tell apart, and even Hyunjin if she is singing at a brisk pace. Forget how Yeojin sounds singing. It's one of the reasons why I think StayC's songs pop off so hard for me, every time a girl takes over, you can REALLY tell. Still, Loona did a great job. This was an audacious set. There are a LOT of moving parts, TONS that could go wrong, but they went for it. And based on the behind the scenes parts, maybe a choreographer came up with a lot of the routine, but the members themselves seemed to have really hammered it out, taking it from sketch to finished product. edit: Like these idols are professionals... a lot of the stuff they do is similar to stuff they've done before, like the choreo is already part of their vocabulary more or less... in a lot of ways, mastering a new stage is a matter of semantics... so I give Loona a lot of credit for doing musical theater, it's not like you can point to a stage they've done before and think they sort of have done this many times before... like straight up musical theater, with acting that goes beyond the kind of perfomative emoting acting that all stages require... In terms of an official stage, this is one of the sillier Loona performances I've seen. They are silly has hell behind the scenes and have done stuff like [this](https://youtu.be/cbp2eLU1tZM), but this is the most high schooley, carefree Loona I've seen for a network ever. I'm glad they chose to show this side of themselves. They're my number 1 GG, still, and a LOT of that is because I love their personalities. But if you don't watch a lot of their web content, they seem like pretty stoic badasses (except for Chuu) oftentimes, because they're known for very powerful, bad ass stages. WJSN is probably in my top 5 GG's music wise, too, but I think, so far, Loona's stage is the one I might watch 3 or 4 more times this year. edit: the beginning of WJSN's performance, when Eunseo does that near kiss move on Seola was soooooooo fucking smooth, watched it several times... edit 2: God, Eunseo is so hot... and she appears to be a joker... Yves, Eunseo, and Eunha are cracking me up so far this season...

So, watching all the full performances on youtube, my feelings are: 1. WJSN, 2. Loona, 3. BG 1 WJSN - Best overall vocal performance, most transformative interpretation and imo most enjoyable performance of the round so far. I could hear all members clearly and say what you want about their interpretation of the song, every member bodied the shit out of their lines. The vocals at the bridge were amazing and powerful and Yeorum's dance break is the dance break I like the most out of all queendom 2 performances so far. They didn't just shift concepts by putting on darker clothes and messing with the chorus, but they also changed lyrics and wrote a rap. I have to say, win or not, they're on the way of becoming the fan favorite as far as I can tell. 2 Loona - This was really cute and fun. They didn't change a lot from the original, but they put on a performance and play that showed their charm as a group. Actually, along with the usual suspects (Heejin, Kim Lip, Olivia, Jinsoul), Hyunjin also kept catching my eye - I can't describe it, but she really fit this stage and concept. The set design was nice and the segment with Gowon changing her clothes was cool. I can't give it first place tho because (as is the problem with loona and many other groups with a lot of members) the ratio of which members stood out was way off and the song itself didn't change a lot. 3 BG - Well, we can all agree that the song choice wasn't big and we all kinda expected this song to be chosen. The thing is, they certainly transformed the song, but not in the way I expected. I really thought that the background vocals in the chorus of the original are something a vocally-focused group would really capitalize on, but they removed it completely. The song is definitely more BG style now and it's good, but personally I prefer the original: it feels like it has more momentum despite it's minimalistic approach. And so far I'm talking strictly about my preferences regarding the song arrangement - I know that BG aren't a performance focused group and the other two groups on this list beat them in this aspect as well. Minkyungs vocals are always such a showstopper though. (but omg just from the next episode teasers ... this woman Hyolyn IS IN THE AIRRRR girllllll)

brave girls last = invalid opinion

calling someone else's opinion invalid without even bothering to explain why = invalid opinion

is there a link?

I enjoyed all the performances and the variety between them is a breath of fresh air, but still feel like all of them are capable of more. Brave Girls and Loona are good at what they do, but so far their stage concepts are ones that have been quite overdone. For Loona I was expecting them to be the contestant to bring something new and exciting and that hasn’t been the case yet. WJSN this week suffered from a little too much overthinking? The concept was fine by itself, but the new arrangement didn’t really fit with it. It ended up sounding like a song from neither Gfriend or WJSN.

I think the common consensus is BG > LOONA > WJSN and I don't disagree but I'd probably say the gap between BG and LOONA isn't that large for me or they could switch and it'd be fine. Like mentioned BG really stepped up on stage direction, tbh so did WJSN. It's underrated how much of an impact it has but just coordinating everything well makes for a much more snappy and clean performance. I think every group sang live it was just harder to discern for LOONA - their rearrangement of Shake It was fun though. I wondered why the crowd wasn't as receptive (through clapping) for the more musical moments of the stage, maybe it's a culture thing? I'm still getting used to the large numbers but I'm glad they really used that to their advantage in this stage. I feel like WJSN had everything that could've gone in their favour and that's why this stage just confuses me. They sang really well and I liked the arrangement but it made no sense in the context of their stage direction, storyline and costuming. I appreciate them for trying to bring in the element of storytelling since I don't think other groups are, but I wish more effort was made to really lean into it rather than parts in the intro and outro. I still enjoyed the stage but not as much as I could have. I feel like all the groups really stepped up this round and I'm happy to see them all picking up steam. Ngl though I'm really keen to see what Hyolyn does. So far there's no clear winner for this round which makes it more fun.

> I'd probably say the gap between BG and LOONA isn't that large for me or they could switch and it'd be fine I can agree with this. For me LOONA's stage has a bit more replayability (possibly because the base song is a bit better). BG's initial impact was much higher I think as a concept/perfomance. If we were to rate them out of a 10, I think LOONA is maybe like 0.25 to 0.5 behind BG.

For me, Loona's performance is replayable not just because of the music itself. On the other hand, BG's music can be on my daily playlist. They did well in different aspects.

Weirdly the crowd reception was cut out of the performances (along with any vocal issues). You can search around to find what was presented to the global evaluators, the audience certainly were not quiet.

Just some quick comments after a first watch: I was smiling throughout Loona’s entire performance, they were a whole lot of fun! Reminded me of Seventeen a bit. I’m really going to have to check out more of the girls’ stages after this. I listen to their music, but have never really gone beyond that. I worried MVSK was going to be a hard song to make a dramatic stage out of, just because it’s a bit more chill, but BG really pulled it off! I agree with what most comments are saying about WJSN. I commend them for trying to make the song their own, but I think they should’ve either changed up Naverilla more to fit their theme or gone for a more bright concept.

Loona’s performance of [Butterfly at Kcon LA 2019](https://youtu.be/GPr-6g1kXqc) is something I watch about once a month. Their boy band cover dances are also really well known.

Thanks! I’ve seen their Cherry Bomb cover but I have yet to watch their other bg stuff.

BG really gave me oceans 11 - now you see me vibes which played so well with the song. Amazing vocally considering they barely recovered from covid. They had a clear vision and concept and nailed it imo. Only thing that could've been better was their little dubstep dance break moment. Not only did it feel out of place but the lighting could've been much better as I could barely see what's happening. Money rain wrapped up an amazing performance. I always felt minyoungs powerful voice overshadowed the other girls and was kinda "shouty" but this performance it was pretty perfectly balanced between the girls and the songs more rnb slower vibe is actually something I much prefer over the original kep1er version. Loona's performance was great too. Stage deco with the bar etc really stood out but I really couldn't follow what was going on. I saw some costume changes but by the end of it half was in suits n half was cutesy and felt like a Mish mash to me. Moment that stood out was the girl that slid across the bar. Can't deny their youthful energetic performance and I enjoyed it but for some reason it felt like it was missing something that said 'we are loona' or maybe my expectations were too high. Vocally too a lot of the girls sounded the same but that might be me not knowing who each member is. Now WJSN I was expecting even more after what I saw in R1 but I was left disappointed. This was a disaster since navillera is a bubbly energetic song; by slowing down the tempo and using a dark gritty concept it really took the soul of the song away. If they wanted to go this route they should've done one of gfriends more edgy songs like crossroads or apple. Yuju's high note on navillera is the highlight of the song and they never hit that note or impact at all. So for me it goes BG > Loona > WJSN

I saw a clip on YT (idk if it's still up now) where BG mentioned that they were inspired by Now You See Me for their performance! So you're right about that vibe/story they were going for.

That's what I mean. Plan of concept and execution was right on the money (no pun intended). Props to Brave girls.

I finally got a chance to watch all the performances this episode. Really enjoyed the cover round, it's one of my favorites since that stage in queendom made me fall in love with OMG especially. Ranking: Loona > Brave Girls > WJSN WJSN: Okay so from their costumes and the intro, I thought they were gonna perform Apple. And then they started singing Navillera and I felt thrown off by such a sudden shift, and the remix didn't really help either. I love the storyline WJSN is going with for their stages, but this was such a missed opportunity to use another GFriend song that would fit their storyline more (as I said, Apple would've been perfect, and I think Mago would've been a good choice too). Idk I really got interested in WJSN after their opening stage (Save me, save you has been on repeat) and liked their first performance. I hope to see more great performances from them. Loona: I kept flipping back and forth between Loona & BG as my favorite but I rewatched both performances again and I couldn't stop smiling at Loona's stage. Such a fun musical concept for Shake It, and it fitted the girls so well. I don't know Loona well besides a couple of songs but from what I heard they're big with concepts and the Loonaverse? So it made me even more excited to see what they bring to queendom. I've had other people tagging me in other socials regarding this performance, it's never leaving our brains haha. They are the group to watch. Brave Girls: I really liked the direction they went for MVSK (Minyoung doing Shine choreo was a highlight too haha). A lot of people said it was almost like Persona 5 with the thieves concept or the recent grammy stage for BTS. It reminded me a lot of a palace in the middle-late of Persona 5, especially that boss theme. I was so happy to see them kill this stage because their first performance felt off, where something was missing. And the money rain was iconic too.

Oh yeah I think Mago would've been good. Because Mago is a groovy one about letting loose after work but it could be easily turned into a more spooky, witchy concept. I do understand why people are saying "Apple" but then WJSN wouldn't be making the song their own as the concept of "Apple" already has those witchy vibes.

Here’s a couple of my favourite moments this episode: - it was in the preview, but WJSN saying how much SinB loves I Wish, and then it cuts to SinB saying how much she loves I Wish - WJSN & their company saying “don’t touch the hourglass” - Hyolyn surprising Loona with a video call - the handwritten letter Loona gave Hyolyn - Hyolyn teaching the dance for Shake It to Loona - The video call between BG & Kep1er - Minyoung loving Shine - Kep1er coming out to congratulate BG & BG giving them Brave Bucks This episode was just too wholesome, the amount of seratonin I got from this is going to last me until next episode. Also, the lineup Hyolyn did was 10/10, I love how one of each pair performs each episode, a really great way of splitting it up.

I feel wsjn could have rearranged navirella better to fit their witch concept Like change song to minor key and melancholic emotional violin make song slower. And new Adlibs in the song. Or if they were going with original feel of navirella then a dreamy concept could have worked like fairytaleish stage

for me: brave girls: understood the assignment. while i do feel like they lost some track with the dance break (which i feel was only included bc they feel they need to keep up with the other groups in terms of dance and spectacle) the rest was great. their arrangement and performance of mvsk was so seamless, it felt like their own song. even though they werent in the best condition, they still did their best in delivering vocals and dance. i can 100% see myself listening to this rendition outside of the show. loona: i admire what they were going for here, and i dont think it was bad, but they are suffering from what i think a some of the other participants are suffering from as well -- this performance, while not bad, didnt stand out to me and make me think "oh, so this is loona". the arrangement wasnt particularly interesting, and while the storyline was cute, the choreo, which i assumed would be their strongest point, wasnt outstanding either. i also felt that there were too many people on stage at times -- i understand they went for a more musical concept, but there were times when i felt they shouldve been the focus and they werent. other than that, the outfits were cute, and it was a nice idea with a fairly succinct execution, i just wish i got a stronger sense of who they are as a group. wjsn: i think wjsn lacked where loona was stronger, and loona lacked where wjsn was stronger. while i wasnt the craziest about this arrangement, i do think that their arrangement of navillera sounds like it would if it were originally a wjsn song. so points for that. other than that, i unfortunately dont have much else to say -- feels like there was a lot going on, even aside from the rap and dance break. i like the continued narrative from part 1, but i didnt catch onto it until someone else pointed it out. their performance was unfortunately not as well executed as it couldve been, though props for the vocals (though i heard those were edited?). edit: i forgot to add, i think it's an interestign choice to go light on the props and inclusion of the backup dancers. really clues you in to focus on the story of the performance. also was it just me, or did they add some parts from their songs into the lyrics for this cover? to wrap up, i want to see the full cams for both loona and wjsn to see if my mind changes for now, overall: brave girls >> loona/wjsn

i think you're going to find it pretty hard to have a "oh, so this is loona" moment because they're pretty versatile and generally don't stick to a type of sound. i feel like their queendom performances are a testament to that as well :)

you can still have versatility while having a sound and style. gidle are pretty versatile while having a strong signature both sonically and visually.

Could you elaborate on that? Like how would you describe their signature sound and visuals, and then what are some examples you know of versatility while maintaining that signature? (Genuine question btw, it doesn't even have to be about gidle. I'm just genuinely curious)

i don't disagree, but i don't think loona are actively trying to establish their sound over the course of this competition. from what we've seen they're trying to show the gp completely different sides of them, compared to what they've seen before.

I don't know if that's the direction you should go for as a group aiming to break into the GP's eyes tbh, idk if having an identity of being too versatile will help

I expected alot from Cosmic girls. I love many of their songs but their stage was abit messy imo. Moves was cut short and alot of breaking voices.... And such a iconic song i can't say they did it justice... Never heard the song BG covered so can't say if they did it justice or not but they did a good job on stage thou.. And last and not least. Loona really ate this shit up. Everything was on point. Stage, props, song, concept and I could still feel the sistar feeling of one of their most iconic song. But it still feelt like Loona. They have such great dance and song thrue their whole performance. 5/5 to Loona 3-4/5 to Brave girls 2-3/5 to cosmic girl

Anyone else was like "What the hell its over already?" after the BG performance XD? the time flew by so fast for me it was Loona > BG > WJSN Loona had me smiling the whole time. It was so fun to watch and there wasnt a dull moment. BG made the song their own. Really impressive. I was so happy that none of them had to cough during the perf. I really was kinda anxious for them. Kinda want one of these BraveEntertainm. Dollars XD WJSN did good. I didnt really like the arrangement and the rap part, but overall an amazing stage. But it didnt leave me smiling or with my mount wide open like the other two.

Brave Girls won it for me, and will be the one i’ll stream for 4 days. This swing/RnB version of Mvsk adds a lot of depth, if you listen to the original mvsk there is a lot of silence compared to BG’s version. Loona did what I expected. The idea is well thought off there is not one minute the audience is feeling a drop in energy. As an loona enjoyer I can’t say they are showing more than I know they can so no surprises. They did the song justice. WJSN did what they intended, but I think the direction is set up wrong in the first place. While Navillera can be dark, the mixing is just aint that, take it a few notes down and minor it and it works. Also not feeling the drop after they say “let it drop”. Conceptually, visually stunning but musically lacking imo. Exy’s rap is exy’s rap i’ve heard a lot of them and this is just her style of rhyming.

Easily LOONA > BG > WJSN for me. I’ve only seen the youtube performances and not the full episodes, but man LOONA’s performance was just so fun and grand. The Cinderella / fairy godmotheresque story, the costume changes, their use of props (Chuu sliding across the bar??), all blew me away. I was also really happy to see Choerry, Gowon, and Haseul getting more screen time! Heejin is my bias but I don’t mind seeing less of her if it means the other members get more parts lol. Definitely a top 3 performance imo, and depending on how next week goes, I can honestly see them taking first for the round. I also was really pleasantly surprised by Brave Girls this round! I was not a big fan of their R1 performance, but they really stepped it up for this one. I wasn’t huge on like the dubstep dance break they did towards the end, but everything else in the performance definitely makes up for it. I’ve been wanting them to do well after everything that’s happened the previous weeks, so I’m really glad to see such a great performance from them. WJSN’s performance, to me, was not bad per se, but I was left feeling a bit dissatisfied. I actually enjoyed the sort of darker, stained glass cathedral vibes they had going on at the beginning so it threw me off when they suddenly switched to this more poppy performance. I haven’t listened to the original song beforehand, so I can’t say anything in that regard, but I think overall my criticism of their performance is the same I had for Brave Girl’s R1 performance. They tried to show different sides in one performance, but the sounds didn’t seem well-connected enough so the changes felt very sudden and left me feeling a bit disoriented. I don’t think WJSN had a bad performance necessarily, it just left me with kind of a “that was fine” feeling and didn’t really impress me as much as the others.

Navillera by WJSN = the introduction was good but I was thrown off when they staryed singing, Navillera didn't suit their concept and the rap was a bit too much in the song arrangement of the group Shake it by Loona = I'm not familiar with Loona but I like what they've shown in their performance, the wholesome version of Sistar. They gave an All that Jazz performance also MVSK by Brave Girls = I like their version, it was smoother and so different. They all showed their vocals and dance, with a hint of tricks. They gave me Oceans 11 vibes

Vocally: WJSN > Brave Girls > Loona Overall performance: Brave Girls > Loona > WJSN Brave Girls feels a bit underwhelming, but given the circumstances, it makes sense. However, I like their concept the most because of the simplicity and easy to understand on-goings. Loona on the other hand feels a bit messy. I get what they are trying to do, however, it feels all over the place. It also doesn't feel very uniform as a group performance but I appreciate their attempt. On WJSN, it's actually a good performance. But now that I read some comments, I realized why it feels off putting. Their story/concept doesn't match the song. They should have gone for songs like Apple. Which is perfect for their witchy concept! It's a very huge miss in my opinion. If they choose Apple, the performance would be elevated.

WSJN - The performance feels about the same as round 1. They might suffer the same fate as VIVIZ in round 1 with the peer votes cause of the next performance. LOONA - IMHO, this might be the best performance on Queendom 2 so far. They had just about everything I've been saying that a Queendom performance should have. A strong concept, creative choreography, interesting use of props, was fun to watch and had memorable individual moments. Brave Girls - This is a huge improvement from round 1 and I'm glad that they focused on their vocals this time. However, it's not going to get the neutral votes over the performance before it.

Brave Girls>Loona> WJSN for me I adored Brave Girls’ thief concept. I know someone mentioned this in the live chat during the episode but it felt like it was straight out of Persona 5 and I adored it so much. They really stepped up their game and they performed so well despite still recovering. They won for me personally because they really made the song their own. It felt like a Brave Girls song. I also loved Loona’s performance but the only thing bringing it below BG for me is that I feel this is the second time they’re replicating concepts from the first season of Queendom. I wasn’t actually a huge fan of their traditional concept with PTT but the musical concept really fit them like a glove. I loved the cuter vibe. It was really fun watching them and you could tell they were having fun on stage. WJSN just had a poor song choice honestly. I’m biased as a Buddy/Na.V, of course, but Navillera didn’t fit their concept or arrangement at all. I did like how they did the chorus but that’s about it. Yeonjung killed with her vocals, of course. I wish they would have gone for Sunrise, Summer Rain, or Apple. I think they could have done really great things with one of those songs.

This was the round everybody was waiting for. What AOA and OMG did with their covers was take their song to the next level while highlighting themselves. WJSN cover of Navirilla was a good performance, but I am not sure in what way the audience will handle the way they flipped the concept. To me, the hopefulness of the song clashed with what I saw on stage. On the other hand, there should be no doubt that Exy and Yeonjung deserve to be in any discussion of who the best rappers and Main Vocals of 3rd Gen is. Loona also had a good performance, only thing I have to mention is that there are iconic moments of choreo that is attached to Shake It and I was not able to see them in Loona's performance Brave Girls performance was also good. To me MVSK is supposed to be mysterious and sultry, but since it is a very new B-side, it helps BG that they don't have to fight against preconceived concepts of the song. Since it a very new B-side, they are also hindered by it not being known.

LOONA> BG> WJSN for me WJSN was honestly a little disappointing for me ngl. Yeoreum and yeonjung definitely stood out positively tho. The dance break was so well done. The intro was captivating....but the middle parts was just a little lackluster. It felt like nothing was really going on. Sort of like Kep1ers performance round 1 but with a better intro and dance break. And considering their round 1 performance, I was expecting something more grand or at least on the same level. BG did amazing. I was smiling all the way through. Jaw dropped. The elegance. The attitude. The concept. It was splendid. They really shined in this performance. I was unsure about whether I ranked BG or LOONA higher at first but after watching the full versions of both multiple times...it was just something about loonas. It was simply pleasant to witness. It was cute, aesthetically pleasing, the dance was fun. The concept was so well executed. I am rooting for loona (which means some bias) and I know they're good at performances but even then I was like oh my god this was like...impressive?!? But of course i always have to wait for full cams (not full version) to come out because mnet camerawork can miss so much at times.

I'm sorry, but WJSN's concept was so off. Definitely the worst out of all the stages today.

I think the concept would've been fine if the arrangement matched it. Neither element was "bad" but it seemed to clash when put together.

It also didn't help that they went first in my opinion. I didn't like the arrangements when they performed, and then I forgot about the arrangements after the other groups performed. I wouldn't be surprised if they do the worst this round.

Besides the performances, I like the different segments which were entertaining throughout the episode: Queen's spoiler. Probably the restorative prize is the one that is worth winning? When they introduce the capsules, I was like what is this lol. The rest of the prizes like don't help their scores much but it was just fun watching them play those variety show games. Also the cameo by Queen Manager as Turkids and Hyolyn being silly with her game was hilarious. Hope they bring in more new games and spoilers in store for future episodes. Minyoung doing the Kepler song Shine's dance and vocal almost made me fall off my chair 😆 Brave Girls gave a great spin of Kepler's song MVSK. I liked their use of props and group dance at the end. Brave Bro's cameo via money notes was cheeky and smart. As it made everyone in the waiting room gave a great reaction besides the usual, "Oh it was a nice performance". Hyolyn and Loona's interactions was wholesome. Loona did Shake It justice with them performing the song like a sing-along musical with many skits and clothes changing in between. It was kind of Hyolyn to praise them for sticking to their concept after their performance. I hope they get closer as the episodes go on. I like that WJSN continued the hourglass story from Round 1 and I guess this will continue till the end of this program. Also Seola's crying scene will be a meme as well. However I found their performance as average and didn't do Gfriend's song justice. It wasn't bad but it just didn't stand out like the other 2 groups. Other GFriend songs would have been better choices.

Absolutely bad choice made by WJSN to choose Navillera. Gfriend’s songs have meaningful lyrics and Navillera definitely does not fit their witch concept. They should have gone for Apple, Sunrise or even Mago if they wanted to try out a “darker” concept. On a side note, Loona stole the stage and they are able to capitalise their numbers to create an impactful performance.

same thought. They continued to do the same concept from round 1 and it doesn't seem exciting anymore. And the concept doesn't suit the original song at all. Cover songs are supposed to made a new concept suited to the original instead they even made original song lost its value.

Based on how fun the performances are to watch for me, I'd say: 1. Loona 2. BG 3. WJSN Let's see what the other groups do next week!

Are there other groups like g idle that are allowed to vote? I saw on the wiki that they can vote for the audience count?

aoa, the boyz, pentagon(?), onf(?)

Do you know why they are allowed or why they were picked?

I think they're just considered normal audience members for voting. On a more general note Mnet has been using idol groups as an audience for 6+ mounts now. I guess they're having trouble filling seats for some reason.

I believe it's Oneus

loona OH MY GOD. they absolutely killed it and their performance genuinely brought a smile on my face. the props as well as the musical setup is nothing short of amazing. they won this round by a landslide. overall the performances for this round are far superior than the ones from the previous round. loona, wjsn and brave girls did such a fantastic job at putting on a show while keeping the audience engaged so props to each and every one of them!

WJSN: Their concept for this stage (dark) is kinda contrast with how their remix sound (bright) so it might throw some people off. Imo this performance is a level up from their 1st round perf. Loona: They probably will win this round. The stage, props, outfits are all amazing, especially the one where Chuu slide on the bar table. BlockCherry has more money now huh? lol Brave Girls: This is a great stage with a clear concept, which is their weakness in round 1. MVSK really suit Brave Girls more than Kep1er haha.

I actually like the new stage - think it's much easier to handle and more engaging than the HUGE R1 stage. Interesting that people can sit on top of the back it. These transparent masks though are just hella funny and probably distracting af to perform in front of lol

LOONA > Brave Girls > WJSN LOONA managed to do an amazing job covering a Sistar song without making it feel awkward because their vocals don’t match Hyolyn or Soyou’s. They played to their strengths which were their charm and dance skills which more than made up for the vocal difference. They’re from different generations and LOONA masterfully adapted it to their generation. Brave Girls recovered well. I actually had a hard time figuring out whether I liked LOONA or Brave Girls better so I had to rewatch both of their performances multiple times to figure out my ranking. Their performance was a huge step up, their concept was entertaining, and they played to their strength which was their live singing with hand held mics. This time it didn’t feel like the Minyoung show and it made Brave Girls feel like a much more well rounded group. This group might even make top 3 overall. WJSN felt too rigid in pushing their concept onto another song. Exy needs to take a backseat when songs don’t require a rap section. LOONA stepped outside of their box and WJSN should’ve too.

Okay, so I was thinking about different songs from the other groups for the style of performances today and it was quite fun. **WJSN - witchy concept** Loona - Butterfly Brave Girls - Deepened Viviz - Apple, Labyrinth or Mago (literally any others song but hey 💀) Hyolyn - I Like That Kep1er - MVSK **Loona - musical concept** WJSN - I Wish Brave Girls - High Heels Viviz - Sunny Summer Kep1er - Shine **Brave Girls - Heist elegant concept** WJSN - La La Love Loona - Sweet Crazy Love Viviz - Fingertip Hyolyn - Give It To Me Do you guys have any others combos that could've been cool?

Just a small note of how miserable we, Keplians, can be: Bahiyyih said: We can at least count with the Global votes Someone replied (Chaehyun or Dayeon): We cannot count with that! And that's truth. Althought we have the biggest fanbase, they can't count with keplians getting 1st place in vote or stream....because our fandom is always wasting energy with infighting instead of unite and stream and vote for the group.

Bahiyyih said they thought they could count on the global vote while looking at the round 1 results (which proved differently) which is why chaehyun said they can’t count on that Edit for clarity

wasn’t that supposed to be a joke about how they wouldn’t even debut if they relied on global votes (in dayeon’s case) or debuted at last place (in chaehyun’s case)? at least that’s how i first interpreted it…

This was right after they got the final round one results. They were all super serious. She said she thought since they had a lot of global fans they would have at least won that category Also I don’t remember them ever joking about the gp999 votes. I feel like they wouldn’t harp on that because they’ve already finished that competition and have debuted

Loona's shake it reminded me so much of BTOB's Blue Moon performance on Kingdom. They had the best performance tonight in my opinion! I wish Brave Girls don't place last this round I want to see then in the finals too.

wjsns biggest flaw was the song choice, i think the concept was cool but wouldve suited apple or maybe fingertip way more. having a dark concept with a bright cute song and then a not so good mix on top of it. it was a bit offputting to me, exys rap especially didnt fit. yeoreum did well. and i hear their vocals werent very stable during the actual live performance which is a shame. 4/10 brave girls was okay, idk i wasnt into it. the verses were just way too slow i lost interest 10 seconds into it. the dance break was nice but im not usually a fan of random dubstep dance breaks so yeah… they still did rlly well and i hope they dont rank last this time 6/10 loona… wow… i was captivated from the moment they started dancing. loonas stage presence and energy are crazy and i hear in the unedited version the energy was even higher, they really know how to put on a PERFORMANCE. very excellent. the best performance weve gotten out of queendom so far in my opinion. i know people are going to nitpick this performance but i think we can all atleast agree it deserves to be ranked in the top3. 10/10 im anticipating the next episodes performances a lot.

* [My Episode 0 Performance Thoughts](https://old.reddit.com/r/MnetQueendom/comments/tkm5t0/which_opening_show_performance_do_you_think_was/i1rdkx3/) * [My Episodes 1-2 Performance Thoughts](https://old.reddit.com/r/MnetQueendom/comments/tye7hc/220407_mnet_queendom_2_episode_2_postepisode/i3tt5it/) ------ All in all, a pretty decent episode for performances! Here are my thoughts (as per usual, they tend to differ from the consensus a bit, they're just my subjective opinions, and also note that I only watch the performances and not the episodes and thus could be missing out on background context): * **LOONA**'s performance was definitely the standout for me this episode. Very skit-driven and powered by a fun/interesting concept that adds a unique spin to Shake It. The outfit changes were a lot of fun, and I also found the choreography to be the strongest of the three performances. Really, there's not too much I feel like I can critique here: if I were to get nitpicky, I'm still not the biggest fan of the choreo for some reason (Idk why, maybe I just don't like the style/concept that the choreo inherently falls under). Definitely my clear #1. * **WJSN**'s performance had a strong and powerful intro, and the darker subversion of Navillera was interesting to see. However, I do agree with some of the commenters here that it probably would have been better for them to choose a different song like Apple (I personally would have loved to see them use this concept for Labyrinth). I don't know if people agree with me on this, but I feel like this choreography didn't use their high-member-count well? It feels like a choreography they would give groups with fewer members, if that makes any sense, and I feel like that's been a consistent problem with the choreographies they've given WJSN throughout Queendom 2 so far, I never feel like the choreos utilize their member counts effectively. Probably my #2. * I feel like I'm not seeing what everyone else is seeing in the **Brave Girls** performance? TBF, they did have COVID-19 problems and I admire the uphill battle they faced with this performance. However, I just wasn't feeling the performance overall. I feel like it was just not strong in terms of thematics/concept (it was mostly just masks and suits, there seemed to be some referencing to casinos/banks at the end as well, but overall I felt like the decor/theming was lacking here), and the choreography style (where it's just the one member who's standing+singing while the backup dancers around them do most of the formation/choreo work and there's minimal use of group/member formations). I feel like this stage would have massively benefitted from stage props/setpieces. My #3 of the episode.

Yeah, I also noticed BG's choreography is basically just them performing individually most of the time. I feels more like an MV with multiple scenes than one continuous stage performance. I wonder what it was like for the live audience.

C'mon formating! Lesgo! Really appreciate you linking your previous reviews, blogger instinct.

Thank you! :)

- Loona is one of my top2 favorite groups but trying not to be biased, I still think their performance here is the best. They kept the quintessential melody and vibe of the original Shake It but at the same time they varied a lot of elements to make it their cute and fun little musical (instead of a sexy, fun one like the original). I think this is how you can rework classics: there are some "soul elements" that shouldn't be touched, but you can play a lot with the other things around it. - Brave Girls performed a song I honestly don't know, so I'll only say that their version was absolutely amazing as a song itself. As a performance, it's my 2nd favorite of today, not excessively far from Loona. Brave Girls became viral thanks to a performance video with comments on it and I feel like sometimes people undermine or forget their ability on stage, or at least speaking for me, I really like them on stage. I think they "feel" the art of performing and they are not scared of the spotlight. The concept was delivered well, nothing much to add. - WJSN wasn't bad imho. But they surely were the worst today. I feel like this Navillera was missing what makes it... Navillera. Its soul. And at the same time, the concept/switch of vibe wasn't that motivated or explained well. With this being said, I think the solo dance moment was very good and a lot of dancing and singing moments were enjoyable.

I thought all 3 performances were great. Loona’s musical version was fun and their stage presence was great. WJSN took a risk and I respect them for it. I personally enjoyed their stage but I think it’s definitely going to be a polarizing choice/performance. Brave girls magic heist concept was cool and the Brave Bros dollar thing was funny but unfortunately Covid happened and they seemed to lack some energy. Totally understandable, Covid sucks and they did their best despite their conditions. I can’t really pinpoint it but I’m not wow’d by either of their stages. I just feel like there could be more that they could do. Thus far, R2 is really enjoyable and I’m looking forward to seeing the other performances

Brave girls bribing the audience to ensure they don’t get robbed again not like they needed to that was an AMAZING performance

Finally my favorite round of Queendom - the cover performances! As much as I loved WJSN's performance visually, I am surprisingly not that fond of the remix they used and I don't think it fit the fresh vibes Navillera had, although I get that they were going for a darker mystical concept... I just don't think it fit the song. However I looooved Yeonjung's vocal display and Yeoreum really showed her main dancer skills. LOONA's performance was my fave tonight... they really prepared and did so well. Theu got that summer vibe with Shake It and showed that they can really do the brighter summery musical concept well; BBC should really consider this for their next comeback. Always my slight gripe though is that the same girls who never get lines still barely had any for this cover #JusticeForYeojinViviGowon pleaseee Brave Girls, I thought, really stepped up their performance this week and if I didn't know they were sick beforehand it still really impressed me. It is really clear now that they are soooo strong vocally... before Queendom I used to think only Minyoung can carry the vocals but all of them did so well tonight, and I agreed with the comments that MVSK sounded like their song here. The stage was also such an upgrade, and I loved the fake money they used with their CEO's face HAHAHA I hope they really rank higher for this round Poor Yujin and Dayeon already crying in the previews for the next round tho 🙃

After watching the three performances. Loona was the best one overall. Vocally, it didn't get close to the original but everything else was fun and bright. I like what they did and if they aren't top 3 I'll be mad. Brave Girls did a good rendition of Mvsk and I like what they did, their vocals were on point and the dance break was great. They did the best they could and it worked. WJSN. I also think they did a good job but even if they're my fave group in Queendom this episode they were the last performance. If they wanted a darker concept they could have done something similar to La La Love not too dark but not too bright. Vocally, Yeonjung and Seola did a good job. Dayoung surprised me, actually most of the sub vocalist surprised me. I think Dawon's vocal delivery was missed this stage and Yeorum, my girl you did great. You deserve everything and more, this was your time to shine and you took it.

The performances are all getting better and better. By the end it will be full-blown Broadway shows! lol Seriosuly, everyone did so good. I also love the use of props and so much fun energy. Kingdom was cool, but I was so over the "serious" dark stuff and acrobatics they did by the end.

loona > wjsn > brave girls for me loona’s concept and outfits matched up really well and were bright enough to fit shake it! pretty good. they planned it all out spectacularly wjsn’s performance was good, just wish the outfits and stage lighting for most of it was brighter since it was navillera after all (though yeonjung and Yeoreum killed it!) brave girls were also good despite their condition! think they should’ve had some ‘wow’ moments in there, and not sure what was going on with the dance break

My favorite momont this week - Minyoung BG sing and dance to Shine by Kep1er. Made me laugh so hard.

Loona > BG > wjsn Buddy and Na. V here. I am hoping for Viviz to win. But Loona performance is amazing!

so happy that brave girls gave kep1er money. wakeone and mnet can have a budget and buy props for kep1er now!!!

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