[Unsatisfied] Week 2, Last Day.
Sunday, SBC Popular Songs.
“Hello, everyone~ This is Jeon Ha-rang! The reason I’m turning on the self-cam today is that we’ve become candidates for 1st place on the popular songs chart!”
Today, in the waiting room, Ha-rang Unni was filling up the camera audio without a gap.
“We also came up with a promise if we win 1st place, but what was our promise again?”
Ha-rang Unni turned the camera lens toward me.
“The cutie version!”
Today, winning 1st place was especially important.
If we get 1st place today, it would mean a full kill in Week 2 and Seven’s first-ever Grand Slam.
In other words, if we win today, it means we’d have claimed the championship in six music shows.
“Yeah! The sweetness that makes you keep wanting to find~”
Excited, Ha-rang Unni cutely posed out of character and sang the title track ‘Unsatisfied’ in its cutie version for the encore stage.
Ha-rang Unni had been vying for a cute image lately.
“I really hope we can get 1st place today and show you the cutie version!”
Such an exaggerated reaction.
Cuteness isn’t born from feigned, artificial behaviors.
‘Tsk…’
Of course, that doesn’t mean my actions are naturally cute.
I’m fighting against the prejudice brought on by my looks.
Seriously.
Anyway, to match the vibe, I made a V-pose and said to the camera,
“Of course, being a candidate for 1st place is a huge honor!”
“Oh~ What a surprise! The youngest, Do-hee, is saying this?”
I’m not sure how Ha-rang Unni perceives me.
But humility and manners are essential in social life.
That’s the only way to last long.
And above all, if you’re doing well and are polite and kind-hearted…
“That’s why if you’ve met someone even once, you greet them every time you run into them.”
Huh… Sometimes it’s a bit scary how perfect I seem—my personality, looks, and abilities all in line.
“What are you thinking again?”
These days, Ha-rang Unni seems to read my expressions too well.
But I interrupted her and shouted,
“Thanks for always supporting us, Shabenu~ I’ll do my best to make sure we get 1st place today!”
*
[6-time Champion Grand Slam]
(Stage 1st place photo)
Congratulations on 1st place~
– This stage was messy ㄹㅈㄷ
– Seven, congrats on 1st place ㅊㅊ
– Honestly, it was obvious they’d get 1st, so not surprised.
Seven easily secured 1st place.
[Seven First Week Sales]
550,000 copies; if we tally till the end of Week 2, roughly 760,000 copies.
– Wow, 550,000 just for the first week? Is this really a rookie girl group? Their growth trend is amazing.
– Honestly, popularity is popularity, but they nailed the song this time.
└ Agreed, I like this one better than Rosanebula.
└ Me too; Unsatisfied is totally my jam… I’ve been listening to it as my alarm and wake-up song!
It’s totally my jam… I’m just listening to this as my alarm and on my way to work.
└ Totally agree, the melody is refreshing and gives a doping effect.
Thanks to grabbing first place on every chart, they raked in all the music scores.
And high album scores too.
Not to mention brand recognition, real-time votes, and broadcasting scores earned from pre-recorded variety shows.
[The Seven fans are in deep trouble right now.]
(Picture of a dancing elementary school girl from behind)
My elementary school sister is filming Eun Se-ra TikToks all day…
She can’t dance, but she’s singing along too…
Do you think you know Do-hee Lee?
– LOL, why is this so cute?
– Haha, if an elementary student gets attached, it’s a guaranteed annual hit song.
└ For real, it’s definitely a school lunch pick.
– I’m also humming “No Satisfaction” all day long.
Most importantly, it has the influence of being a school lunch pick.
For a girl group competing on popularity, Seven’s grand slam at first place was unexpected.
[Rose Nebula]
[Unsatisfied]
SAVEN hit back-to-back.
Typically, representatives from each entertainment agency, or producers, set the standard for first-tier groups at three hit songs.
Currently, Seven has two hit songs.
If we include their previous program [Jodol3]‘s title track “Fell in Love”…
That makes three hit songs.
This was when Seven clearly became a first-tier group.
Moreover, regardless of the number of hit songs, in terms of recognition and influence, Seven has undoubtedly become a top-tier group.
However, this also means that the fandom’s scrutiny has intensified.
[But… isn’t Seven really just raiding an empty house???]
It’s true their performance is good for a rookie.
But if girl groups like Coral Blue, or boy groups in the first tier were active, would they have hit first place?
I can confidently say no way!
And also, it’s the busy timing with first-tier groups’ overseas schedules and concerts, so it looks like clear house raiding, which is kind of unpleasant to see;;
Fans should stop overhyping them.
Maybe it’s because there are so many fans coming through popular programs like [Jodol3] that it really shows they know nothing about this. LOL…
– Honestly, I like Seven too, but that sounds objectively true. Imagine if any first-tier group had made a comeback, LOL.
– Fans from male and female communities are going around calling them the greatest rookie ever, but it’s annoying to see people who don’t realize it’s an empty house getting manipulated. LOL.
└ LOL, it’s totally an elementary fanbase, easy to manipulate.
[Their so-called skilled idols, LOL…]
(Video)
Encore stage for first place, LOL…
All off-key,
And Eun Se-ra is the only one doing well. LOL.
– They hyped them up as skilled idols, but LOL…
– Eun Se-ra is definitely good, LOL.
– Jeon Ha-rang and Gong Chae-rin need to put in more effort… I know they’re in rapper and dancer positions, LOL…
– Park Ye-eun really showed her true skills after [Jodol3] got edited…
– Do-hee Lee’s high notes sound unnatural, right? It feels like AR was on…
└ Right?
└ I wouldn’t be surprised if they lip-synced, LOL… Seems like they’re the type who obsessively like to maintain their image.
└ For real… Studying piano, looking good, it all just seems fake. LOL.
Ah, their looks just scream fake, right? Lol.
Instead of blunt criticism, we’ve got passive-aggressive comments building up a drama.
Fans tried to ignore this kind of baiting.
But even if it’s a forced controversy, if you push hard enough, the public starts to wonder ‘Is that true?’
The live performance controversy spread rapidly through the community.
[Is she a skillful girl group member from a survival show?]
(Video)
It’s the encore stage of Seven ranking first.
Except for Eun Se-ra, most are pitchy.
Some are just plain shaky.
– Wait, weren’t they supposed to be talented?
└ Lol, it’s all PR.
– What a letdown.
– I don’t care about idols, but I’ll upvote just to piss the fans off. Lol.
– Eun Se-ra is the only one who performed well; the others were a bit disappointing. Just saying, Eun Se-ra rules. Lol.
Fans were livid.
Among the six encore performances that won first place, this video achieved a grand slam, with some members bursting into tears and others hugging joyfully, but it was bound to be pitchy because it was a trending song’s encore stage.
– Why didn’t they show the stage where they sang live well?
– They even cut out the part where they were crying and hugging, lol.
– They performed live perfectly on other days; this feels so unfair.
– They did great on several stages; a rookie might be overwhelmed. Wow…
Even though fans create drama, they didn’t expect it to come to this level, leaving them shocked and frustrated.
But this isn’t where it ends.
[Let’s shed some light on the Do-hee Lee AR controversy.]
First, let’s start with a simple self-introduction as someone in music.
(DAW video)
When performing live, there are naturally fluctuations in sound due to human limitations.
But the vocals in the video sound quite consistent, right?
How can the pitch be so flawless?
That’s the job of engineers during the mixing phase.
They take the recorded vocals and process them to make them pleasant to listen to.
Comparatively, the breaths and all timings match perfectly.
Hmm… Not an easy task.
It seems… her skill is impressive.
I won’t judge. What do you all think?
– Live performances also have pitch and compression, but this feels like lip-syncing, lol.
– Did the author get hit by Do-hee Lee?
└ Stupid rookie fans, lol.
– I don’t really care about lip-syncing, but it seems to bother a lot of people?
└ I get dance tracks, but lip-syncing on encore stages is a stretch, Bomi.
– It seems like Do-hee Lee is getting a lot of unnecessary hate; she seems pitiful.
└ There’s got to be a reason she’s getting so much backlash.
└ I don’t really care about idols, but I think it’s tough for popular idols to deal with both fans and haters.
└ There must be a reason.
└ She must be a superstar if she can get both sides riled up.
– They aren’t singers; they’re like a pseudo dance group.
└ ‘Idol.’
– By the way, the author seems kinda dumb, lol.
└ So… their skills are impressive – writes it in that way.
I won’t judge. What do you all think?? – writes it in that way.
“Okay. What do you all think??” – “What a mess.”
“LOL.”
“Just go ahead and spill it.”
[The Reality of Seven, the So-called Talent Group]
[Do-hee Lee’s Encore Stage AR Controversy, Pitch Issues since the 3rd Performance]
[Sorting Out the Seven Lip Sync Controversy]
This topic became news and attracted attention.
[Is it a punishment for ranking #1? Idol traps during music broadcast encore stage]
*
“Wow, this is ridiculous.”
It’s a rare Monday without a music broadcast.
I felt good about the leisurely schedule today.
That was until I stumbled upon that post while searching in the morning.
[Let’s shed some light on the Do-hee AR controversy]
First to mention… but the vocal in the video sounds quite consistent, right? How can the pitch be so perfect?
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The breathing and all the timing are spot on.
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It seems like she’s really talented.
I won’t judge. What do you all think?
I’ve seen a lot of negative comments so far, but this is the first time I’ve seen such a post.
They say one bad comment stands out no matter how many good ones you have, but this post had way more negative than positive comments.
“Well, whatever…”
To put it positively, it means her breathing, timing, and vocal strength have become consistent and pitch perfect, so if that’s good for them…
“Isn’t it annoying?”
Yeah, it’s pretty damn annoying.
Usually, if Hara Unni blurted out some curse words without filtering, Chae-rin Unni would scold her, but Chae-rin Unni seemed to be in a bad mood too, lying on the sofa with a book covering her face.
“Ah, life sucks.”
Meanwhile, Kim Seo-yoon pretended to drink cola from a cup like it was alcohol.
I applaud her for keeping the comedic spirit even at a time like this.
“I wonder if I’m shaking in pitch too…? Still… sniff…”
On the other hand, Ye-eun Unni seemed to be haunted by the trauma of her unstable pitch during the 3rd performance, her voice trembling.
“What are you talking about? You’re doing great. Look at this.”
I showed Ye-eun Unni another encore video on my phone.
As I patted and comforted her, my irritation suddenly shot up.
“It’s the first time I’m being criticized for having perfect pitch, rhythm, and consistent vocal strength. Dammit.”
I’ve seen malicious comments about my piano skills and studies, even about my looks.
“Oh… calling me cute even while cursing…”
I didn’t care.
‘What matters is me.’
But I didn’t expect to be criticized for singing well and lip-syncing.
“Wow, it’s the first time I’ve seen Do-hee curse.”
Even Hara Unni, who was usually swearing, seemed surprised.
“I think it’s my first time too? Come over for a cola, Do-hee.”
I might as well drink something cold.
“Sure. Hand me a glass.”
As the members were cooling off in their own ways, Hana Unni, who had been on the phone with the company and the manager as leader, came out of the room.
“Guys, they just scheduled a new event.”
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