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THE UNIT (더 유닛) FINAL EPISODE – THE FINAL STORY

Annyeonghaseyo, hello everyone. By the time I’m writing this,

THE UNIT HAS ENDED

Today (10 Feb 2018) is the day I anticipated the most yet the day I wish it came slowly… I am so looking forward for THE UNIT final but at the same time I don’t want it to end…!

Just for the final episode, I streamed the show on VLIVE. Urgh thank you VLIVE . saranghamnida. This is going to be a TOTAL SPOILERS!! There, I already say it. Don’t blame me okay, hehe.

Final episode started with the reminiscing of first meeting and auditions, as well as their hope and wish. Then the curtain for the final story lifted with ALL participants perform THE UNIT’s signature songs. Sooo good to see all of them performing on stage together again. Rain came out to officially kicked off the show and the cutie Lee Jung Ha and Lucky explains the voting system for Unit Maker. Many celebrities present at the hall like DIA, NU’EST’s Ren and Aron, Boyfriend, Hello Venus, SPICA, HOTSHOT’s members etc. Shall we call them as Celebrity Unit Supporter?

Final vocal lesson were shown started with cheerful team Black then shifted to team Blue, and the girls. The girls (You & I team) put a show to surprise teacher Jo Hyun Ah lol. It was very funny cos they prank her as it was her birthday and they gifted her snacks (decorated as purse. so creative!) and everyone gave a farewell present to the teachers. Mostly snacks lol

Final performances opened by Unit G with Ting and then You & I. Unit B followed with Dancing with the Devil and Pull Me. Before they perform, all team were accompanied with clips of their final choreo lesson — Marco’s raise me up’s part choreo left me laughing lmao. By the way, I’ve romanized the Final album this evening. So if you are looking for the lyrics, just click on the song titles. 🙂

TING

YOU & I

DANCING WITH THE DEVIL

PULL ME

oh and the TIKTOK video — Team Blue and Marco were voted as team and individual winner respectively!

The next segment should be called as ocean of tears ㅠㅠ They were shown videos of their family members full with laughter and love. The guys teased Dongmyung “hey your twin brother is handsome than you!” haha but major part of this was.. the tears. Everyone were bawling upon hearing the encouraging words by their parents. *wipe tears* and the shocking part was that their parents actually appeared in front of them! Awww! 😀 They then perform their dance routine for the families — Timoteo’s mom was like “Hansol is so cool” HAHA 😀

Next, clips of recent activities of The Unit’s alumni were shown. They also showed Raehwan enlisting. Salute! 😀 Then all 36 final participants have special collaboration performance with a brand-new song (never revealed before) titled ‘PRESENT‘ (click for lyrics) as a gift to fans. Thank you!! ❤

Voting closed as soon as the song ended. We were shown clips of them sharing their feelings with one another. Additionally they were asked what is the meaning of ‘The Unit’ and ask them to left a message to their Unit’s friends. Arghh I will miss you guys!!!

And…. it’s time to announce the winner! It was very nerve-wrecking *덜덜덜* I was sweating as if I’m the one who participated lmao and the ranking were TOTALLY unpredictable I tell ya. Since the first ranking announcement until now it always shocking me. ESPECIALLY FOR THIS ONE. Rain firstly announced the final line up for Unit G (8-3) and switched to Unit B in the same order (Everyone were nervous and arguing why he stops announcing Unit G’s position lol)

UNIT G FINAL!
1. Euijin (Sonamoo)
2. Yebin (DIA)
3. NC.A
4. Yoonjo
5. Lee Hyun Joo
6. Yang Ji Won
7. Woohee (Dalshabet)
8. ZN (Laboum)
9. Lee Soo Ji

Just a fun fact to share:

  • ZN were ranked 11 last week, in fact she never ranked within Top 9 and she did it for the first time in the final. Awesome.
  • Lee Hyunjoo were previously ranked 10
  • Yoonjo previously ranked 12
  • Semmi showed a promising debut (even ranked 2nd last week) but couldn’t secure the fixed position.
  • Euna Kim was never dropped out of Top 9 before.. 😦

UNIT B FINAL!
1. Jun (UKISS)
— *yeayyy!!!
2. Euijin (BIGFLO)
— *yeayyy!!!
3. Go Ho Jung (HOTSHOT)
4. Feeldog (BIGSTAR)
5. Marco (H.B.Y)
— *JAWDROPPED. THE WHOLE TIME HE WALK THE STAGE.
6. Ji Han Sol
— *ok I screamed as well.
7. Daewon (Madtown)
— *dayyum I scream upon hearing his name. I swear. YES!! He did it.
8. Kijoong (IM)
9. Chan (A.C.E)

The fun fact for the guys :

  • Kijoong previously ranked 10.
  • MARCO WERE NEVER RANKED WITHIN TOP 9 & HE PREVIOUSLY RANKED 16 FOR GOODNESS SAKE. the smiley boy gloriously made it!!
  • Kim Timoteo & Donghyun never once dropped out from Top 9 and they sadly didn’t make it for final line up. 😦
  • Meanwhile Chan also was never ranked within Top 9 and last week he was at 15th. Unit Maker must’ve use all mean possible to secure his place. haha
  • I don’t see vocalist in this group. Can we have Jun as lead vocal?

            

There you go!! Our UNIT B and UNIT G! It was a shocking results but looking at the bright sight, everyone deserve a chance. A bit sad for my biases who didn’t get the fixed spot though. But they have done their best. They’ve done a good job! No regrets!! They have given me a special feeling for the past six months. It’s a new beginning and I wish them all the best 🙂

사랑합니다!! ❤

I know many will say “how come Marco be at 5? Why no Jeup? Euna deserves better. Semmi should debut. Seyong should be in top 9 bla bla bla” I know and I totally understand.. *group hugs* But we can’t do anything about this. ㅠㅠ Unit Maker picked the winners. But what I know is we can ALWAYS support them with all our heart. It depends on them — and their agency — how to plan their career ahead. I believe they’ve learnt a lot during the program. The members who get picked experience the same thing as well, so even without THE UNIT, I hope they can still be active and steals our heart.

Just to add some more, actually when I first know about this program I thought KBS was too ambitious to create such program since we already have Produce 101. I was wrong!! I feel that this program is more laid back, not as strict like when I saw PD101, and most importantly they are all like family! I don’t know if it’s the effect of editing or what, from the very first episode when Rain explains why he agree to be part of the show, I’m hooked. I feel warm in the inside so I’m all in. Thank you to KBS, I re-discover Geonie and Feeldog and thanks to you I discover Euijin, Hansol, Jun, and the rest whom I never know before… Maybe I saw Dongmyung in PD101 but I don’t remember at all.. Which means he must’ve get less screen time there. They are all like a precious jewel. I appreciate this program so much. ❤ *emotional much*

Thank you again KBS for creating this show, and thank you to all the participants for giving me such a memorable memories to keep. Seyong the power rangers, maknae Dolmaengi who uses The Unit at its best to improve, Geonie my favorite vocalist, and all of ’em.. This nuna will always support you guys whenever I can. Saranghamnida! ❤

xoxo;
the sleepless lady

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THE UNIT (더 유닛) – Before Final Stage – Goodbye Raehwan!

I posted a REVIEW about episode 27-28 a few days ago. At that time I didn’t know Raehwan (BIGSTAR) were enlisted! I notice on instagram they bid goodbye to him. Ouh! He must’ve had the plan in his mind all along. Seems like if he didn’t make it to the end, he would enlist in the army.. No wonder Feeldog mentions his name on ep27. I first saw Seyong’s post about him enlisting, and then saw Euijin’s, Feeldog’s etc.. arghh THE UNIT is so family-ish.. I love this!

Before enlisting, he had a fanmeet with his friends and fans. Im Junhyuk were also there played the piano for him. Let’s see what his friends say upon his enlistment 🙂

“It was a performance that would be a new start for my awesome brother, Raehwan.
Be careful, comeback and let’s make nice music together I like you Raehwan.” – Im Junhyuk

“Return well, and don’t be sick! It’s a relief that I got to see your face. We got so close in a short amount of time, so I hate that we have to say goodbye. Stop crying, and you are someone that can show off your talents at any time and anywhere, so hwaiting!! I will cheer you on until the end.” – Seyong (trans by Soompi)

“Raehwan, you are our sea. I love you my friend, I wish for you to return healthily!” – Feeldog

Euijin, Chaejin, Jun etc. were also sending farewell message hoping he’ll return safely. 🙂

Then Feeldog posted two videos on instagram showing Unit B Team Black and Blue bidding him farewell

“Rae!Hwan!Come!Back!Safe!ly! You’re surprised right? hehehehe These many people are supporting you !”

“You’re surprised right, Raehwan? hehehehe Don’t forget that you’re a person who is acknowledged and loved wherever you go. You’ve worked hard!!!!”

Then I saw his handwritten letter left on BIGSTAR’s fancafe on Feb 2nd, 2018.

“I will be enlisting on February 5. First of all, I am fine. More importantly, I’m most worried that our fans will be surprised and might have a harder time while feeling hurt.”

“I was taken aback because I suddenly received my enlistment notice while I was very busy filming for ‘The Unit.’ However, I did not want to neglect my scheduled activities in front of me, and I wanted to hold on to all the moments that could have been the last. ‘The Unit’ is neither a failure, or just another good memory to me. I was able to meet you all more frequently on a closer level, and above anything, I was able to show the sincerity of my singing. I am going to keep on singing.”

“My enlistment is not the end. Don’t be too sad, and let’s say goodbye while smiling. Time will pass by quicker than we think. If you wait, I will return with good music worth that wait in order to repay you. I really love you.” – translated by Soompi

awww does he foresee his result on THE UNIT? What if he managed to moving up… By the time I’m writing this he’s already serving his mandatory service. He entered the 22nd Division in Goseong County, Gangwon Province and will serve in the reserve forces after 5 weeks of basic training. Goodbye Raehwan! Comeback safely, and manly. See you in two years!

Raehwan was gone, the guys now is just 2 days away from final stage. What are they doing in the mean time?

Geoni and Euijin are not just participants they are also the Unit Maker 😀

“Loyalty with Euijin hyung we voted for each other”

Jun went to his sister’s graduation today 2018.02.08

“Congrats for your graduation”

Jungha is enjoying his hobby. He can be a cook! it looks so visually yummeh. and.. ya know.. he can get married already. who’s the lucky wifey!?

https://www.instagram.com/p/Be2IOYMheJ7/

I’m so glad to be able to see them on social media while waiting for new episode. This is another reason why I love this program. It’s not as strict as PD101 S2, they have time off to commit to their schedule, even when there’s a trace of the so-called evil editing, they just play with it (Seyong was referred as devil due to this and he was like “yeah yeah i’m the devil” and they take it openly), and it’s so heartwarming to see their relationship with each other — rather a competitor, they are like a family. 🙂

Okay I’m going to stop now but before that, here’s the performance teaser for each unit and team (I posted one on previous post but that was in one video)

UNIT B Team Black ‘끌어줘’

UNIT B Team Blue ‘Dancing with the Devil’

UNIT G Team White ‘Ting’

UNIT G Team Red ‘You & I’

Here is group teaser videos ahead of the final stage!! I like this. They have individual shots of all 18 participants for each unit. If I can point out something, it’d be good if they insert their name during the solo shot. Well I recognize who is who but there might be people who don’t. 🙂

UNIT B

UNIT G

That’s it. Those in Korea don’t forget to tune in KBS2 on February 10 at 9:45pm KST. For international fans, you want streaming link? Please ask expert fans cos I don’t know. hahaha

xoxo;
the sleepless lady

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THE UNIT (더 유닛) – ep27 & 28 Sleepless Review

The Uni+ has been running about 6 months now and I have been an avid follower ever since KBS first promote the show. But I never write a long post or express my true feeling here or anywhere else apart from comment section in Youtube and in certain website. So for the love of the program, I thought I would share my 2 cents, my point of view for the remaining two episodes. 🙂

On 3rd Feb 2018, episode 14 (ep27-28) started with ranking announcement. Did I mention before that this program is unpredictable? Every announcement is nerve-wrecking cos the result change every week!

Yang Ji Won received Super Boot in her Boot audition and was placed first a few times. At one point her ranking dropped and now she’s 8th… Lee Soo Ji whom at 10 in previous announcement, placed 5th this time. She doesn’t received any additional votes though. Dan-a jumps from 30th to 13!

“THE UNI+ is a reversal drama” – Euijin (BIFGLO)

There are more surprise like Yoonjo off the ranking but I want to highlight Semmi’s performance! She was in lower ranking, she thought she will be eliminated so she gave her all in the third mission to help her teammate excel so there will be no regrets — she miraculously survived the elimination! Thanks to the opportunity, we can see her talent in Self-Producing mission, how proactive she was with “Who’s Your Mama”‘s performance. She got the recognition and jumps from 42nd to 9th freakin’ place in 2nd announcement ranking. That was amazing. Now she is ranked 2nd after Euijin. Congrats Semmi!

Here’s the full ranking for Unit G!

Third Ranking Announcement 03.02.2018
1. Euijin (Sonamoo)
2. Semmi (Matilda)
3. Yebin (DIA)
4. NC.A
5. Lee Suji
6. Jiwon (Good Day)
7. Euna Kim
8. Yang Ji Won
9. Woo Hee (Dal Shabet)
10. Lee Hyun Joo
11. ZN (Laboum)
12. Yoonjo
13. Dan-A (Matilda)
14. Somyi (DIA)
15. Yeo Eun (Melody Day)
16. Shin Ji Hoon
17. Cha Hee (Melody Day)
18. Lee Bo Rim

Honestly for me Unit G is less competitive compared to Unit B. So I don’t have many favorites and fortunately the one I choose manage to be in the Top 18. Compared to the previous elimination process, this time who doesn’t get into Top 18 automatically out of the race. Writing about the process, I want to highlight here that one of the reason why I appreciate The Uni+ so much is the elimination process. In Produce 101, the process almost take the whole episode. It was repetitive and they use up a lot of time for that while in The Uni+, they just go straight to the point! and instead of spent so much time at the ranking announcement set, (previously) they gave the members the chance to say goodbye to fellow teammate personally — in group. They can share their feeling on personal level and it is way more meaningful and special. I remember Jenny cried a bunch and I cried too. ㅠㅠ This time as not many participants left, on set would do! The girls did so well though.. They should be proud with themselves. A little unfortunate at the end but I hope there will be no regrets on their part 🙂

Queen Euijin for thumbnail! ^^ So the girls went to radio to promote their songs! and see for yourself how awesome NCA is. Her vocal is amazing. Imagine if you can’t sing very well and you got the first place — you have to sing on radio. Would have been sooooo awkward. hahaha

Let’s move to Unit B!! Mah boyssssss

Since I refuse to upload video or share non-KBS youtube link, I can only rely on what ever they upload. It’ll be limited but I’m still grateful for that, KBS. No worries. For the boys unit, we start with my baby Hansol!

Awww my baby boo re-entering the list at 6th place. Chukhahae! *clap clap*

I like how the boys guessing that Rain will call Hansol’s name and he was like “nooooo it’s not me. what’s wrong with you guys,” and he’s in 6th place!

   
   

“Give us aegyo please!” they know Hansol is expressionless yet they still ask for impossible hahaha The fact that he doesn’t know how to act cute is cute lol ❤

Hojung and Timo — can they be more selfish than they are now? Haha don’t get me wrong. They ignite the war themselves. :p Hojung wanted to beat Timo at least once in anything and he finally get the result he wanted. lol… Like Rain said, the others would be “unnie you have to stay,” “guys you have to hold on till the end and continue to let our group known,” but Hotshot boys? They want to beat each other. No I must say Hojung wants to beat Timo so bad. notty kid.

Once again both mah men, Euijin and Jun competing for first place. Last week Euijin surprisingly snatched the number one spot but this time Jun regains his crown. Congratulations both of you. I love you guys I don’t mind whoever get that spot as long as you both belongs in top 9 🙂

Here’s the full ranking for Unit B!

Third Ranking Announcement 03.02.2018
1. Jun (UKISS)
2. Euijin (BIGFLO)
3. Hojung (Hotshot)
4. Feeldog (BIGSTAR)
5. Kim Timoteo (Hotshot)
6. Ji Han Sol
7. Donghyun (Boyfriend)
8. Seyong (Myname)
9. Daewon (Madtown)
10. Kijoong (I.M)
11. Je Up (IMFACT)
12. Rockhyun (100%)
13. Han Gyul (I.M)
14. Dongmyung (MAS)
15. Chan (A.C.E)
16. Marco (H.B.Y)
17. Lee Geon (Madtown)
18. Suwoong (Boys Republic)

Okay so I have a lot to say for Unit B’s elimination.. as a lady I am naturally attracted to my opposite gender so I am more fond with the boys — fangirling over them, crying with them, rooting for them and adoring their talent and personality.. Elimination is hurt. It hurts to see my fav boys got eliminated. Not just for this round.. The first elimination was legendary. Ocean of tears with box of tissue. Although its hard, this time I am ready to bid goodbye for the remaining 14 participants. I can sense who’s gonna left considering their ranking and that this is the final elimination. No more second chance..! I only have one wrong prediction. I thought Kanto will be picked! He is the best rapper, what does Unit Maker wants from him to prove that he deserve to be in the final…

My visual Jungha (Beatwin) get enough spotlight in earlier episodes but he wasn’t so proactive to let himself known. Only during Self-Producing mission he received many attention from camera and mentors alike whose praising his visual. I’m so happy for that. I mean it. ㅠㅠ I remember in early stage, his self-esteem kinda low since he got only 1 boot. Now everyone knows when talking about visual, it’ll be Jungha! I hope he’s not stopping and keep striving for the best in his singing career 🙂

My other Jungha, the squishy Lee Jungha fails to moving up too but it’s okay. I know if he was placed 18th, he’ll blame himself more. This boy may be lacking here and there but I believe he has bright future ahead. Jun-Q, Raehwan, B.Joo, Rayoon, Jun (ACE), Kiseok, Ungjae, Taeho, Heedo, Sungjun, Im Junhyuk… Oh I remember their names ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

They’ve worked hard. Don’t stop now boys and girls! Looking forward for your bright future. Keep shining ❤

Before the elimination takes place, unlike the girls team, the guys went to Gag Concert to promote their songs. ^^ Rokhyun be like “you should choose our song (Mine) cos people only remember ours and our dance” lmao 😀

As soon as the elimination process ended, they announce the final 4 newly-produced songs in which every Unit will be separated into 2 teams. Unit G’s songs are ‘Ting’ and ‘You & I’. The songs are definitely not strong. It’s kinda cute, bubbly, like any other cute kpop girl groups out there. While Unit B’s songs are strong, powerful suits the boys image. ‘Dancing with the Devil’ and ‘끌어줘’ (Drag Me? Pull Me? unsure on the english title). So! When I first heard the snippets, I am more attracted to You & I and 끌어줘. 🙂

How to select the song? The boys and girls have to choose their desired song along with top 3 members they want to partner with. The results were announced a few days after. I’m going to focus only on Unit B this time. ehe 🙂 They don’t know who will be their teammate, and what song they will get. Nervous much haha the process is enjoyable! Unit B were separated by team Blue and Black. They received a card with the name, which determine their group.

   
   

After halfway, it’s Lee Geon’s turn. Look at how excited they are were when Geonie enter the door. Team Black is super extra! Feeldog even throws out Geoni’s shoes lmao I read a reply on youtube saying dancer throws shoes as a sign of celebration. Is this true?

Jun belongs to team Blue, and now we have Seyong and Euijin left. Kijung keep saying he doesn’t want to team up with Seyong hahaha “hyung must be upset if he sees this,” it’s too late Kijung-aaa you’ve already said that. 😀 On the other hand, Euijin has a lot of fans among the members! Look at how pure their reaction when Euijin entered the door. Yeay Euijin with team Black, their wish came true! ❤ I love seeing how Euijin is actually LOVED. I’ve notice him since the boot audition — Taemin said he’s naturally-talented dancer. He never treat his members as rival, kind-hearted.. who doesn’t love Euijin!?

Team Blue were all black and the atmosphere is just like their coat/jacket’s color lol until a loud boy enter the room. Jun obviously didn’t get the memo 😀

TEAM BLUE : Han Gyul, Je Up, Donghyun, Kim Timoteo, Jun (UKISS), Seyong, Ji Han Sol, Rockhyun, Suwoong
TEAM BLACK : Marco, Chan, Kijung, Daewon, Euijin, Feeldog, Lee Geon, Dongmyung, Go Ho Jung

It’s time for song announcement and du du dungggg team Blue got ‘Dancing with the Devil’ while team Black is ‘끌어줘’!

   

Donghyun (responded to their song) be like “we have a ‘devil’ here too (referring to Seyong)” HAHAHA Seyong was like “firstly, I don’t like the title” and Jun added “if that so, we can change it to ‘Dancing with Seyong’ (since he’s the ‘devil’ lmao)”

Team Black? See for yourself how crazy they are when they got the song they wanted. Someone please collect them. XD

I think I will stop here. I’m not going to write more on their practice session. Orrr… Maybe I should share one thing. It’s Dongmyung. Ahhh I am sooo proud with this kid. Look at how he shyly showcase his dance routine. He improves so much! I honestly thought he couldn’t make it to the end but he survived! Love it when the others care for him, accommodate him.. thank you guys. 🙂

I’m in love with Team Black. They are the energy bunny! I was hoping Jun will be in this team too but it’s not the case. ㅠㅠ Although I love both Jun and Hansol, and want to root for them with all my heart, Team Black is just too extra too ignore. They are pulling me into their wildness. Such dilemma when your fav are scattered in two different groups. Sigh…

The program is entering its final stage next week. Time flies… ㅠㅠ Final episode will be broadcasted on February 10th at 9:45pm kst. I’m quite worry cos the date will be during Olympic. If not because of the delay for certain episodes, it wouldn’t have to clash with that important event. I hope Korean will still tune in KBS2 on that very day. This program deserves more than just 2% in the rating. I hope Olympic will not make it worse. Jebal.

By the way, KBS tweeted this where it looks like a series of dates. Looking forward for what they have in store. What is this?!

Before I end this freaking long post, here’s the teasers for the upcoming songs :

UNIT B Team Black ‘끌어줘’, UNIT G Team White ‘Ting’, UNIT B Team Blue ‘Dancing with the Devil’, UNIT G Team Red ‘You & I’.

The final 36 participants. I can’t believe it’s going to end. I’m not ready to bid goodbye to these people.

Good luck everyone!!

xoxo;
the sleepless lady