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K.I, or Kibum, is possibly one of the most popular members based on his exposure to the public eye. He’s acted in Dream High and hosted the concert, so he already has one foot out the door (you know those idols who leave their groups to become actors? There’s a possibility!). Sadly, though, I’ve found no possibility of a scandal or anything remotely interesting, so I guess we’ll have to wait a while longer for that. I have to say, though, for the amount of years he’s been a trainee, he’s not particularly well-versed in singing, so it’s peculiar to have him singing a cover of “Eyes, Nose, Lips.”

As for Sehun, we’ve seen him in that Samsung commercial and part of a trainee concert. He’s an average vocalist, I’ve heard. You know that saying, “a jack of all trades but a master at none.” Anyways, apparently Sehun and another member, Jace, have been close friends since they were children. Jace posted on his Instagram to wish Sehun on his birthday with a series of meme faces (how does he look attractive even when he’s supposed to look ugly?) and revealed that they went to the same school in London. Guys with British accents are hot, so I wonder if he has one… Also, remember that belly button challenge that went viral? He did it when he was younger. So skinny… I hope he’s gained some weight since then. There seems to be no sign of scandals for this guy!

Before I start, I have to comment on the second pre-debut clip. It really isn’t my type of song, but the two members are seriously good rappers. Especially Prhyme, or Seungcheol. His flow is impressive, but Romeo, or Barome, definitely isn’t lacking either. Prhyme, we’ve only seen him in the Samsung commercial (did every trainee do that?), but Romeo was on the MGA’s in season 2, and he even turned down a contract or something? I’m so confused, because then he appeared in some Supernova video? So like, what company was he signed under? My source didn’t tell me much, and I wasn’t in Korea at the time so I wouldn’t know it myself. Other than that, I also heard he won some talent show which seems kind of unfair to let him participate if he’d been on the MGA’s but that’s just me. Speaking of MGA’s, he’s childhood friends with a contestant this season, Hyunjung. He posted on his Instagram to show her some support and even clarified that they’re not dating (which I believe, for once). He and another member, Yien Tuan, talk a lot under instagram comments, so at least we know that some of the members really are friends and not just colleagues. Oh, and Seungcheol seems to be a big fan of Star Wars based on all of his Instagram captions LOL.

Moving on, can we just take a minute to appreciate the third video? The song sounded so soft, the boys looked so soft, it was just softness galore. They looked like boyfriends, whether each other’s boyfriends or the fans’ boyfriends, I don’t know. I find it funny that Nam Woohyun’s stage name is Royal, but he’s signed with Sphere, and was once a part of KT? Oh, the irony. Anyways, I think he won some CF contest too. As for Jinwook, he was a part of season 3 in the MGA’s and, despite not winning, here he is. Gotta give it to the kid for making it this far and proving everyone how wrong it was to let him go! I heard he had a romantic duet with another Sphere trainee named Eve, and that Baek Jiyoung loved their chemistry so much that it was her favourite performance. I wonder, is he really that charismatic, or could there have been something between them? Or maybe something happened afterwards? Who knows. It seems suspicious.

For the fourth clip, we were shown some low budget stuff. I didn’t pay much attention to this one, and I’m not really sure about either of the members. Taeyong was a part of Triple Threat, as well as Jace (Jihoon), but I’m really not here for Tiger JK and his shitty company, so I have no idea what that is. All I know is that Jihoon used to be in KT, and he has a gaming room. That must mean he’s rich, huh?

The next two members are Hyun (Jonghyun) and Zero (Ten). LOL, I find that so funny; this guy’s name is Ten, but his stage name is Zero. Gotta love numbers! Their video was more creative and fun than the others, which was really refreshing to watch after the previous lacklustre one. The song itself, the instrumental, is so catchy and I hope it’ll be on their debut album, because I don’t recognize it from anywhere? Starting with Jonghyun, I believe he’s the member of Convex who is most… Ah, what’s the word, scandalous? He had this special stage with Baek Jiyoung once, and he was a part of a trainee concert as well as featuring in the Sphere/TRC documentary. I hear he used to smoke, and he’s also had a dating scandal with some ex KT trainee named Park Eunji. I don’t think they’re seeing each other anymore. Once again, Ten was in TRC’s Triple Threat challenge, so… Clearly, he didn’t have a lot of publicity LOL. Fuck, I hate TRC. Anyways, Ten and Taeyong seem pretty close; he posted a picture of them on Instagram, along with some other guy named John/Youngho, and called them “his boys.” That’s a good looking group of friends. I creeped on that John Seo guy’s instagram because I was curious, and he does a lot of modelling. I wonder if he’s also a trainee.

The teaser released on Friday showed two members named Jinki and Yien. I’ve heard Jinki was in the third season of the MGA’s too, as well as participating in the “save the earth” trainee concert. I don’t know much about him, other than that he seems to be a genuinely good guy and everyone who meets him absolutely adores him. I don’t think he has an Instagram, or at least I couldn’t find one. He’s really talented, though, and is supposedly a main vocal. I’m genuinely excited to see him perform since he seems so nice. I heard Yien used to be in Royal, though, and he was part of some Gayo stage. I combed through his Instagram page and all of his family seems musically inclined. His younger sister is Xayah from LUXE, and his cousin Bambam is a public trainee from Nova. What kind of genes… Can I have some… Oh, and he’s friends with quite a few MGA members, based on instagram comments. A few are Yongsun, Jei, and Chungha; why are they all girls? Is he a player? Anyways, he posts so much that I got tired of scrolling and just left it at that.

There’s one more member. His name is Yixing, but I don’t know much about him except that he was also in that Samsung commercial. I can’t say anything about him from just that.

So, based on all this information I’ve compiled, should I make a list from least favourite to most? I’ll do it quickly since I have to get some sleep soon (I’ve really pulled too many all-nighters lately).

13. Yixing (only because I don’t know anything about him)

12. K.I

11. Jace

10. Taeyong

9. Zero

8. Hyun

7. Jinwook

6. Royal

5. Sehun

4. Yien

3. Romeo

2. Jinki

1. Prhyme