Thanks a lot for the translations aud.
Do you know if Kwon actually planned to go to the ice skating rink or was it a decision he made after the cafe could not play the cd? Also, the first BRI int of Gain in the 2nd part ... just before they left for the hotel ... what did gain say there? TIA!
Can't remember word for word. But I think she was saying that it seems there was something more. Afterall she was expecting an event.
As to whether the skating rink was planned, personally I don't think so.
1. He didn't plan for the cafe NOT to have a CD player.
2. They had to wait too long between cafe and skating rink. I believe they had to make arrangement to clear the skating rink, etc.
But initially, I don't think he intended to SING in the cafe. He was going to play 'I Can't' And 'Happy Me'. He could have sang in the cafe too since they were the only ones there. And because he did practice. But indoors in a cafe vs out in the cold skating rink, totally different.
There was NO preview last week.
Ok. This is purely opinions and really not aimed to hurt the other couples.
Three husbands, three different feeling.
Since these two eps are about husbands/couple singing (YongSeo), I shall make a comment of what I think.
Nickhun: Yes, his event was very grand and really needed a lot of co-ordination from the various participants of the event. But to me, it felt empty. I do like Khuntoria and I watch them every week too. But to me, seriously, I really thought it was a grand affair but it falls flat.
I SUDDENLY remembered (I hope I'm right), in the episode where they filmed Come To Play with YongJun and JungEum, I think one of them mentioned that it's not the scale of the event but the thought behind it that's more important. And that's the thing about Khun's event - very grand, very beautiful but falls short on the real execution.
(And this is where it might be taken as bashing. But BASHING is only if I'm not speaking the truth in my dictionary.)
Nickhun can't sing. Or more specifically, he can't really channel his real emotions thru singing. I thought Khuntoria looked good for their MBC Gayo couple dance. He tries, and he is trying hard to improve. But putting ALL three hubbies together, Khun will be the weakest. So, to me, Victoria looked confused and didn't exactly know what to feel. Of course she might be thinking whether is he just doing this for the show or is he for real? Highly possible too. Reminds me a little of Kwon's event for GaIn at JYP Concert. Grand manipulation but the effect wasn't as powerful.
YongHwa got impatient with himself for the song. I can't believe we sat thru 9NGs. I thought their song is cute and it's really them but again if we pit WFIL against Banmal song, no fight at all. Not speaking as just a AC fan, but commercially, WFIL will appeal to MORE then banmal song.
But actually i thought this week, it was quite ok. They actually did make it fun to watch them. They have definitely become friendlier and perhaps closer, but still gives feeling of best friends rather than couple. Even Xander+MinAh (We Are Dating) are closer than them, i feel. hahah~
Kwon
I cried watching the live stream, which means i cried not knowing the full meaning of the lyrics. I mean I can roughly guess the meaning of the lyrics but it was the idea that I know how much he really wanted to sing the song (in his BRI with Ra.D) and i could FEEL that he truly meant every single word/phrase in that song. Another factor: This is by no means a NEW song. Yes Huh Gak just did a new version of the song but it's not a new song. GaIn also mentioned she was wondering WHY he was singing such an old song when he was practicing. So I believe he put in some thought to choosing the song. The song was not chosen to promote the song ('I Can't') but to express what he wanted to say and hear.
Last week some people said that "I'm In Love" should be sung by Kwon instead of Nickhun, but seriously if he were to sing that song, it won't have been as impactful. "I'm In Love" is more of a song about new love, anxieties, etc. so that's a good one for Nickhun, if he had pulled it off.
So above and beyond, the HEART of wanting to do the event, above fulfilling the requirements of the mission, was what Kwon showed. Like what I tweeted on kkaplinesubs, to compare is actually not quite fair either since Adam has been thru a whole lot more than the other two couples. And I believe they communicate MORE than the other two couples, that's for sure. They see each other more as well. To understand what the other is going thru, they have to see it for themselves, so if AML is there to strip the image of Adam couple, then what it does give to Jo Kwon and Son Ga In is the front row seats of what the other is going through. When Ga In says thank you to Kwon for always giving her strength, it just makes it more believable.
I really should write this as a fun article instead of a comment in the forum. If you really read thru it all, i applaude you! hahahah!!