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Ok, so I don't really follow Prelude and I didn't watch their show, but I did see that one interview where Lexie mentioned that the group would be like "Sid the Sloth."

Like girl what?? You knew your fellow member was bullied online bc of that and you go and bring it up? It didn't even make sense in the context of that interview.

Also I don't know how to explain it but I feel like she tries really hard to be cute and hot.

So I came across this detailed video about the hierarchy of pop girls. Obviously katseye is a girl group which is slightly different, but I was wondering where they would fall in this hierarchy. I feel like right now they'd maybe be like a 2 or 3A, but I'm not sure.

For those who don't wanna watch the video because it's kind of long, here's a summary from a different reddit post (credits: https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/1qccgou/7_levels_of_pop_girls_swiftologist/):

Level 1 - Meghan Trainor, Rita Ora, Ava Max, Bebe Rexha, Normani, *Madison Beer

Level 2 - Zara Larsson, Jessie J, Kim Petras, Marina, Lizzo

Level 3A - Tate McCrae, Gracie Abrams, Renee Rapp, Addison Rae, Lola Young, Olivia Dean

Level 3B - Ethel Cain, Pink Pantheress, Chappell Roan, Audrey Hobert, Victoria Monet, FKA Twigs

Level 4 - Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Demi Lovato, Camilla Cabello

Level 5A - Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa

Level 5B - Charli XCX, Lana Del Rey, Lorde, Grimes, Phoebe Bridgers, Tinashe, Roselia, Robyn, Carly Rae Jepson

Level 5C - Katy Perry, Kesha, Avril Lavigne, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Fergie

Level 6 - Taylor Swift ,Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, SZA

Level 7 - Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Kylie Minogue

But truthfully, I don't think they would ever rise above a level 3. They're still pretty early in their careers, but I think the main thing holding them back is their lack of identity. I think with the current weird AI hyperpop has generated a fanbase for them, but they won't be taken seriously in mainstream pop industry with stuff like this. There's nothing wrong with experimenting with music, but hybe/geffen gives them such random stuff that it's heard to distinguish a particular sound for katseye. I mean they literally named an album "beautiful chaos." Istg they realized none of the songs had anything in common so they came up with that name.

Ig rn it would be hyperpop (idrk what the genre is) with shallow lyrics. Note that one video where the pussycat dolls were reading gnary's lyrics and went "that sounds like something katseye would sing."

Hey! So I'm 14 weeks post op from a TTO and I've ditched the crutches and the brace. Walking is a bit easier now, but I was just wondering at what point did you feel like you were walking comfortably again? I definitely still have a bit of a limp and lag (I think a lot of it stems from knee stiffness--I can get to 90 degrees *finally!* but it usually settles/stiffens back to like 60 if I haven't stretched it in an hour or two). I've also been noticing more swelling (I think) after walking for longer periods of time. It usually settles down after icing, but does this eventually go away long term?

Like genuinely...what on earth is going on? 😭

I dropped it a few years ago and took a peak at it today. I was flabbergasted that it had over 500 chapters. I'm still kind of curious about what's going on/what's happened in the story since I dropped it.

Would anyone be willing to provide a summary of what's happened in these 500 chapters?

This is my first cdrama and I really liked the first few episodes + concept! However, I'm on like episode 15 now and I'm starting to get kind of bored.

It's honestly kind of confusing because Mandarin obviously isn't my native language and everyone's names are starting to blend together. The political stuff makes no sense to me. Also, the same thing has happened like 3 times across these 15 episodes. Changyu/or Zheng is attacked and the other saves them and nurses them back to health. I mean Zheng literally had his wounds reopen like 5 times. It was really cute the first time, but it corny real quick.

And then the two kids (Ning and the son of Qian) ran away TWICE, in back to back episodes after getting scolded the first time like ._.

I know they eventually leave Lin'an, but I'm almost half way through and I'm tired of seeing the same village and house in everyyy episode. Don't get me wrong, I think the set design is gorgeous, like genuinely the prettiest setting I've ever seen. However, I feel like every episode is starting to feel the same. I know it's supposed to be a cute slow-burn romance in the village, but there have been a lot of unnecessary scenes that honestly haven't added much to the plot or their relationship.

I feel like 40 episodes is way too much considering each episode is like 40 minutes. I think 20 or even 25 would've been better. I was really curious so I googled this, and apparently Changyu doesn't even find out Zheng's identity until episode 27! That's literally more than half way through the entire show.

Also maybe a hot take my the FL is starting to annoy me 😭. Idk what it is exactly, maybe that she has to be this super cute, strong, quirky, kind, perfect person without any flaws. I know this isn't the point, but if she was ugly (like how Zheng's scholar friend imagined her when he first met her), I highly doubt Zheng would have agreed to the marriage (and vice versa).

Idk, just my thoughts. Plz spare me 🙏

Does the show get any better/clear up from here? Since it's my first cdrama, I'm not sure if the plots usually pick up like half way through or something.

I'm making this post to see if anyone else feels this way, because I absolutely HATE doing ROM stuff.

I'm almost 3 months out from TTO/OCA and this was my third knee surgery. I'm still only at around 75-80 degrees, but I saw some progress after my last PT session because my therapist bent my knee so hard that it broke up some of the scar tissue. (I literally heard the crack and shouted in the middle of my PT place 😭). She also had me in this gym equipment thing, idk what it's called, but I was in a locked position so I couldn't get out and had to sit there in agony for like 10 minutes.

These things helped, yes, but it genuinely felt like torture. I really hope that was the push I needed to get to 90 (hopefully by the end of next week!!) because I really cannot handle another session of breaking up scar tissue.

The strengthening has been progressing well, but the ROM stuff really sucks and is mentally draining. I recently got prescribed some medication from my doctor, though, and apparently it helps break up the scar tissue so hopefully it works.