Every week the craze of the new South Korean girl group reality competition is hyped up and the same can be witnessed again in the R U Next Episode 5 reactions (알유넥스트) on Twitter. Netizens are flaring up the SNS platform with their takes on the novel performances delivered on July 28, 2023, for this joint venture between entertainment companies JTBC and HYBE Corporation.
More eliminations have stirred the pot hot with differing takes from the audience tuning into the weekly broadcasts of the BELIFT girl group audition survival competition. With the ultimate goal of debuting as members of the new HYBE Labels’ K-pop girl group alongside fellow label mates – LE SSERAFIM and NewJeans – the trainees are eager to be chosen as the finalists of the music survival show. And though the latest episode has released the final rankings of the first round of the global voting session, not everyone’s dreams are going to take flight through this series.
Featuring special appearances of some great names from the K-pop sphere, the show invited cameos of certain HYBE boy group members like SEVENTEEN Woozi as a special coach and mentor for the girls, as well as ENHYPEN’s Heeseung and Jungwon to uplift the contestants’ spirits behind the scenes. Captivating performances saw the trainees set forth with powerful stage deliveries of songs like BLACKPINK Lisa’s Money, CL’s Tie a Cherry and Yerin Baek’s Across the Universe.
For the Hip-Hop choreography, Hyewon, Chanelle, Yunah, Jihyun, Youngseo, Jeongeun and Iroha came forward with a group interpretation of Lisa’s Money in the All-Rounders Round 3. Another team composed of Minju, Jiwoo, Himena, Iris, Seoyeon, ENA and Moa delivered an equally worthy performance of Tie a Cherry, but ultimately the former unit won that round. Round 4 saw “The Specialists” Wonhee, Jiwoo, Yunah and Jeongeun belting out an angelic rendition of Across the Universe, which had netizens swooning for the singers, especially Jiwoo.
Twitter reactions registered for the latest episode noted users rooting for Jiwoo’s debut throughly as their thoughts poured out in messages like, “Son Jiwoo, you are so talented and we were so BLESSED to hear your vocals again”. Many jumped on the bandwagon to praise Woozi’s appreciation of her vocals unlike the regular judges who’ve barely spoken in her favour so far.
Yunah’s transformation for the soft performance also caught the viewers off guard, in all good ways possible. Youngseo is yet another contender for whose debut netizens are counting on. Setting the set ablaze with her stage presence during the Money presentation, she gained even more applause. Minju’s “attitude to work hard and not give up” also inspired the weekly viewers. Moreover, Jiwoo’s qualities as a leader found a chance to shine again as people noticed how she has always reassured her friend Yunah whenever she felt discouraged.
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The fifth episode has cut short debuting dreams for three contestants – Haseul, Iris and ENA (the youngest trainee). Next episode will also give way to three more eliminations, something that the audience isn’t quite ready for yet.
R U Next Episode 5 Eliminations
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R U Next Episode 5 Performances
Tie a Cherry
Money
Across the Universe
Watch the R U Next Episode 6 Trailer
The next episode of the R U Next HYBE audition competition series will air on JTBC on July 21, 2023, at 8:50PM KST. It will also be live streamed on YouTube.
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