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Guys, am I the only one noticing how many people are suddenly saying they want to stan ZB1 after KCON LA?? Because they genuinely did SO well.

• TOP5: I got chills when the crowd started singing along to Hanbin’s line at the beginning.
• Sexy Back: Legendary cover with a whole new choreography. This was THE performance that had everyone gagged
• Exotic: They really did justice to the song.
• Closer: Such a good song, and it gave Jiwoong a big stage to promote his song.
• Love Wins All: The flashlights during this were so beautiful and ofcoure Taerea vocal.
• V for Vision: The fans doing the iconic fanchant, It was not that loud, but i could hear it through the livestream.
• Slam Dunk: Fans are really acting like they had never performed at KCON LA
• Doctor Doctor: Good as always.
• Zero to Hundred: Such a good way to end the stage!

But I’m still confused about the “spoiler film” No tour, no comeback until next year… SO WHAT WAS THE SPOILER???

Honestly, KCON LA was such a good opportunity for them and I feel like they really made the most of it.

Which performance do you think attracted the most new fans? 👀

Oh!! I’m actually so sad. One of the things I was most excited about for KCON LA 2026, besides ZB1 and NCT 127’s performances, was the possibility of getting a Sung Hanbin and NCT Jaehyun interaction.

I genuinely thought KCON LA might finally give us something, especially since both of them were going to be there for KCON LA Day 1. But we didn’t get an interaction at all, and now that Sung Hanbin is also no longer an M COUNTDOWN MC… I’m starting to wonder if we’re EVER going to get an interaction between these two.

Like, why does this feel like one of those crossovers that is somehow impossible to achieve?? At this point, I’ve accepted that I may have to wait forever for my Hanbin–Jaehyun crumbs. 😭

In one of his lives, Hanbin definitely said that he was preparing something “hard” for KCON LA, but so far we haven't gotten any hint or spoiler about what it could be.

I'm wondering if he might do an opening stage for LA, similar to what he did in Japan. Since Hanbin is also KCON's first Global Ambassador this year and is representing KCON in both Japan and LA, I feel like there's a good chance they'll give him another special moment.

And since ZEROBASEONE are the Day 2 headliners, I'm really curious about what their setlist is going to look like. This time they don't have Dream Stage, and there don't seem to be as many obvious collaborations as there were in Japan.

For now, I'm assuming we'll probably get:

• A group cover stage
• “TOP 5”
• “EXOTIC”
• Probably “V for Vision”
• Taerae's “Love Win All” stage

But I also feel like there could be a Hanbin × izna Bang Jeemin special stage 👀

izna are also performing on Day 2, and KCON themselves seemed to hint at something when they commented “our KCON performer” on their TikTok challenge.

So I'm wondering what kind of performance we might actually get.??

I honestly don’t understand what WakeOne is doing. They have such good groups like ZB1, ALD1, and IZNA. These groups are extremely talented, groups where everyone can sing and dance, and they’re full of visuals. Besides that, since these groups were formed through survival shows, they already have strong fanbases. But WK1 is failing to protect those fanbases and, more importantly, failing to take advantage of them.

Since ZB1 got creative freedom during "Ascend-" era, and the members were involved in almost everything, the album turned out so well. It was the first time I genuinely loved every song on an album. Similar creative freedom should be allowed for ALD1 and IZNA as well, because the members know their fans better than anyone.

Similarly, WK1 really needs to change their creative team because we are in an era where a song needs to at least have a strong hook or a memorable point choreography. Once a song or choreography goes viral on TikTok/Reels, it can bring so much attention to the group and help the song perform better.

Another thing I really don’t understand is why WK1 lacks so much in promoting their groups through variety shows. They should be doing variety content throughout the year, not only during comebacks. And surprisingly, even during comebacks, they don’t seem to utilize variety shows as much as they could.

WK1 really could benefit and earn much more if they properly promoted their groups, gave them better creative freedom, and focused on making songs that suit each group and their fandom.

Note: I’m not mentioning Kep1er because Kep1er is managed by both WakeOne and KLAP Entertainment.

I was just randomly wondering about this.

We all know how big of an NCT fan Sung Hanbin is. He has been very open about being a Czennie since day one, and Jaehyun has always been his bias. He recommends NCT songs a lot even either it be Nct members solo or unit, and he even loves NCT WISH and is friends with Sion, who debuted after ZB1.

Some NCT members like Doyoung, TEN, Mark, Taeyong, Haechan, Jungwoo and Chenle already know that Sung Hanbin is a huge NCT fan, and NCTzens themselves love him for it. He even got called the “Most Handsome Czennie.”

So I was wondering… do you think Jaehyun himself knows about Sung Hanbin? Like, does he know that there is this one ZB1 member called Sung Hanbin who has admired him for years and has been so openly showed so much admiration and respect for him.

Because Hanbin has talked about Jaehyun so many times, I’m really curious if Jaehyun has ever seen or heard about it, especially since he was in the military for the past two years while MC Hanbin was having those M Countdown crossover moments with NCT members . Imagine Jaehyun finding out that Sung Hanbin has been proudly calling him his bias all this time. And Hanbin is now such a well-known and handsome idol in his own right, so I feel like Jaehyun might actually be proud of him too as hanbin lookupon him.

And now that NCT are in the DAY 1 KCON LA lineup and Hanbin is an MC, I really hope we get some interaction between them. It would be so cute to see Hanbin finally interact with his longtime bias!

I've been wondering about this for a while.

When Sung Hanbin, Jaehyun, and Sohee were announced as M Countdown MCs, it felt like every K-pop news account covered it. Big Twitter/X accounts like Kpop Charts and About Music posted about their appointment, and when they stepped down, those accounts covered it again.

But I've noticed they don't seem to do the same for other music show MC changes. For example, when Music Bank, Music Core, Inkigayo, or even the recent M Countdown MC lineup changed, many of those big accounts didn't post about it at all.

Was this trio just unusually popular? Was it because they represented three of the biggest rookie groups at the time, or did Mnet promote them more than other MCs? Their chemistry also seemed to be loved by fans, so I'm wondering if that played a role too.

I'm curious if there's a specific reason why this MC lineup received so much more attention than most other music show MCs.

I think the members should be free to interact with whoever they want, whether they're from AND2BLE or ZEROBASEONE. As fans, we're not in a position to tell them who they can or can't talk to.

It's completely fine if you don't like certain members or if you only stan one group. That's a personal choice. For example, I stan ZB1 because I've been a Sung Hanbin solo fan since Boys Planet, but that doesn't mean I have to dislike or hate the members of AND2BLE.

I genuinely respect the AND2BLE members and have a soft spot for them because I've watched them grow and followed their journey over the past three years. The same goes for the ZB1 members. At the end of the day, we don't know what their relationships are like behind the scenes. Their friendships are their own, and it's not our place to dictate who they should or shouldn't acknowledge.

Some people say that AND2BLE shouldn't mention ZEROBASEONE, and vice versa, because they're trying to establish themselves as separate groups. But I don't think that's an issue at all. New fans will stan a group because they enjoy the current members, their music, and their content, not because of their past or who they interact with. A simple mention or interaction doesn't take away from either group's identity; it's just a natural interaction between people who know each other.