Ugh so exciting. We finally can get to know these kids.

The music video is fun and colorful, the coreography is great, the kids are adorable. The only problem that I have with them is probably, normally this is a genre I do not prefer. This cheerful happy tone with boys in colorful clothing and big smiles seem just so generic and is a to-go concept for nugu groups. The title song is a grower though, I like it by my third time watching the MV hahahaha. It's a safe debut. But again, Big Hit wanted this group to have a different concept with BTS and it's working great so far.

Yesterday I was in a meeting in the outskirts of the town so I couldn't watch the debut on time. They were trending, they were everywhere, it was a nice, busy, exciting day.

I was intrigued by Huening Kai since the beginning and this debut only cemented it : he's my bias in TXT. He is so adorable and pretty! And ... is a hyper 16 year old boy.

By the way, I was thinking why Big Hit decided to use their real names instead of making up new stage names, and some reasons I could think of are:
1. To fit with the group's concept. These are a bunch of flower boys singing happy songs, they don't need intimidating stage names like 'Rap Monster', they need to be as close to boys next door as possible.
2. After all the stage names that they gave to BTS, most fans don't even call them with that, we always use their real names or other nicknames made by fans.

Kai is still a big mystery though. Yes he is mixed but mixed of what? Some article says he was born in Brazil, some says in Hawaii. Some says his father was an actor in China, WHAT IS THE TRUTH. Like, is he going by the name Kai Huening in real life or Jeon Kai? What is his real name, I NEED TO KNOW.

Being mixed is unique to him, so Big Hit decided that he'll have his full name Huening Kai to also distinguish from the already established EXO Kai.

Anyway, he's adorable. Looking forward to watch more TXT contents and listen to their album this whole week.

So there were 2 great news from today/yesterday in the KPop world. One, ITZY got their first win, making them the fastest group to ever achieve this feat. Two, it is reported that TXT's debut album reached 100,000 pre-orders in just 3 days.

And yet people's reactions are quite negative for the seemingly happy news.

The argument is about the same, people don't think they deserve it.

With ITZY, a lot of people don't like the debut song and say that if it's any other group coming up with that song, it wouldn't even chart let alone win a music show. THEY'RE ONLY 2 DAYS OLD! IT'S BIG THREE PRIVILEGE! People are saying they can't appreciate the win because this group didn't even have to work hard to get it. They keep comparing with other groups that have been in the industry longer and are never warranted a music show win despite their consistently good releases.

Music show wins don't always correspond to your personal taste, I don't understand why people are complaning. EXO's first win was with Wolf. Nothing is worse than Wolf. Music show wins are based on numbers. ITZY pulled crazy numbers for a rookie group and Dalla Dalla is really high on the charts. We can't deny that they're gaining attention and that many people actually likes them.

With TXT, people say this is just a bunch of ARMY blind-stanning BTS' brother group. ARMYs are contradicting themselves because they keep talking shit about 'Big 3 privilege' and constantly hating on/not supporting of groups from the Big 3. I don't get it. So ... they're saying no-one should pre-order because we don't know anything about this group yet except for their faces? We haven't heard their voices yet, we don't know the kid's ability, skill or talent, and we don't know what their songs are going to sound like. We should stan talent, not pretty faces so if you're pre-ordering you're officially a Big Hit stan. What.

Pre-order is not a new concept, we all pre-order our fave/ult groups all the time without knowing or questioning how the songs in the new album will sound like. Including debut albums. People aren't buying albums for the music, who actually pop the CD in a CD player? Not me. It's a memorabilia.

I say this all the time, but fandom experience is different for each person. It's extremely personal to me. I am following TXT and keeping my eyes closely on them but I don't pre-order their CD, that is a personal decision I make for myself.

If other people decides to be a TXT stan just from the teasers Big Hit had released, it's their personal choice for themselves and I see no problem with it at all. People could be into a group because of their looks, because of their songs, because of their company, because they want to support their debut, because they're BTS' brother group, any and all reasons are valid and personal, really. No reason is too shallow or even wrong. Stanning is about emotional investment and you can not make sense of feelings.

In the end, KPop is an industry with making profit as their main goal. If their marketing strategy works in a way some people doesn't agree with, then they're still winning.

Why can't we just be genuinely happy for these kids?

This morning when Big Hit tweeted information about TXT's debut, never have I clicked on a link faster than that one but the site went down immediately so I couldn't see what it says for a while. But we got a debut date!!!! March 4!!! They will debut March 4 on MNet with a show called '+omorrow x +ogether Debut Celebration Show' (yeah I still hate the styling of that name lol). And they'll have a debut showcase at Yes24 Live Hall. The album will be called 'The Dream Chapter: Star'. I can't wait to see these adorable kids!

I am also super excited about the girls of ITZY!! I've been loving their concept shown in the teasers, the girls are beautiful, and the song snippet sounds very promising! Monday can't come soon enough.

We're also getting Treasure 13 debut as I wrote in my previous entry.

TXT, ITZY, Treasure 13, all have T in their names, just like I do. This is so fun and exciting!

I also have been loving songs from rookie groups, ATEEZ is doing really well with 'Say My Name' and I LOVE ONEUS' debut song Valkyrie!

I finally succumbed to it.

IDK man, I was surrounded by the thoughts of babies from YG Treasure Box, TXT keeps popping on my feed, the name Huening Kai triggered my interests, so here I am. I watched the boys' individual teasers, they're alright. I saw the photos, yes they cute. Other than that, I wasn't really paying attention and I certainly didn't follow any of their social media accounts. I saw the countdowns but again, I didn't really care. If any, I was glad that the numbers are going down and they no longer trend every single time they release anything because phew. Less tension means less drama and it's better for my mental being. Now I can get into them on my own terms anytime without any pressure.

I did vaguely remember that they're going to release something after the last member teaser, and last night they did. They released an introduction film of them all together. It was super cute, bright, fun, light, cheery. They boys are super adorable and full of smiles. I have to say, I am weak for cutesies. I even memorize their names and their birth year smh.

Choi Yeonjun is the oldest born in 1999, he has sad eyes.
Choi Soobin was born in 2000. He's tall.
Choi Beomgyu was born in 2001. He's super pretty and he knows it.
Kang Taehyun was born in 2002. He's the tiniest of them all. He has super big eyes and nose despite the small frame of his face. Does this deer in a headlight face in his every photo.
Huening Kai was born in 2002, he's mixed and he's super adorable.

Some are saying that they lack distinctive individual qualities and they look too much alike each other but I for one, LOVE that they look like each other at first glance. It makes the group cohesive, fit for the flower boys youth theme they are going for. And like any other group you just got yourself into, they're not actually alike once you get to know them. I couldn't separate V from Jungkook the day I just got into BTS, which probably to some people is an impossible pair to get mixed up with.

The reaction I've seen online is mostly positive and I couldn't help but falling into the hype. Shit. I enjoy their faces so I followed them on twitter. Let's see what kind of music they'll do. BigHit is rolling out more teasers/stuff.

I see less TXT now on my timeline as the hype slows down and the people I'm following being extra cautious not to piss off 'BTS only' crowd. I got no friends though so I'm free to do whatever I want. I refrain from tweeting about them too though. Maybe I should switch my account back lol.

Wow. I don't know anymore lol.

I'll admit it, I don't like Junghwan lol. He's a kid, I know, but he just seems unsympathetic and whenever there's any option to pick a team or a partner, no one ever picks him! And from the start, no one ever in a million years think that he will be in the final line up. I just don't get it, but YG is gonna YG so what you gonna do. People are saying, he's just a kid, stop bullying etc but I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KID. And it seems that a lot of people are disagreeing with the decision to debut him so, hey, these are legit opinions people are having. But we're not YG, there probably is something in him that we aren't aware of. Let the kid be and give him a chance to grow as an entertainer. He'll be fine.

So, this is just going to be the original line-up of Treasure 7, right? I hope Mashiho makes it so that Haruto could have a Japanese hyung with him. That's not my sole reason of course, Mashiho is a great performer! He can rap, sing, and dance, and he's good looking, too.

I... for one, don't care about the silver boys. I think these kids are talented and young and good looking and YG knows what direction he's going to take. I think it's probably over for silver boys.

One more thing, people are saying that YG intentionally picks younger line-up because it could take another couple of years for these boys to actually debut. Excuse me, WHAT. Don't do that. Yedam spent 6 years in the dungeon, went through emotionally excruciating show that eliminates all the hyungs he trained together with JUST TO BE PUT IN THE DUNGEON AGAIN???? This isn't making any sense. I hope this is not true. I don't follow YG groups but please don't do this to these kids.

Also to those keeps saying YG went with a younger line-up is because of TXT. PLEASE SHUT UP, THANK YOU. Debuting groups has been younger since years ago, this has nothing to do with TXT at all. I'm probably just being sensitive with the fact that I'm seeing TXT being mentioned everywhere. The group hasn't even debuted yet. This group hasn't even proven anything yet. Stop dragging them around. My only wish is for the world to treat TXT like any other K-Pop debut group.