since today officially marks a month since the finale of iland 2, here's my ranking of all the performances based on personal opinion from the least to my most favourite one, a🧵:
sarang truly is an all-rounder at her core like wdym she's doing her company's job too 😭 fixing the decorations, finding things to talk and telling them to fix the camera's position so it could show what they're doing
I think sarang said she was showering and someone was around so she asked if it was jiyoon and when jiyoon went "mhm" she screamed "HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNNIE" but i'm not sure 😭
just remembered sarang going "are we sleeping together for 7 years?" when the others were saying how they couldn't believe they debuted 😭 this clingy aegipie is just happy to be there please
see in theory there's nothing wrong with being a solo stan, but somehow the solos are always shady to m*i and sometimes sar*ng too and the fact that some of you are trying to normalize that just doesn't sit well with me idk
i feel like the reason jiyoon is able to deliver songs like this and iwaly so well is because she is very emotional herself which makes her a great storyteller so i'm very excited to see how she'll evolve with izna's discography
• panorama
so much respect for this team like honestly props to them all & especially jungeun for singing 80% of the song. juwon served, saebi proving her it girlism AGAIN & mai and soul were so cute & fit the song so well i'm obsessed. koko's fancam >>
• law
you already know how i feel about law sarang but juwon co-owned this SO bad
choreo was great, facial expressions crazy and everyone did so well, this was absolutely perfect! also people should've talked about soul more she ate this
• like ooh ahh
kim gyuri u are a little icon!! the vocals were bad except for gyuri & maybe jiyoon here and there, but i think they did well in the dance break part... kinda wanna see jiyoon perform this again bc i think she would do a much better job now
• bad boy
mother fuko!!! they actually did well imo like the vibes were there and even kangji was good with the vocals at the beginning, but fuko and umji definitely carried. cursed ahh song
I'm not even being biased rn but i genuinely think all of izna members have such it girl vibes and all for different reasons...if not it girl vibes, i can already see them going viral a lot so i'm not too worried. we just need teddy to not mess this up 😭
• unforgiven
was fearing for my life for this performance bc it's the worst song to showcase vocals & the unforgiven part can be annoying if you don't have a nice tone, but the second i heard sarang start it i was put at ease...kinda forgettable tho
• drama
jungeun & jiyoon won me over, jeemin was a bit awkward but the savage part was so good & tbh i didn't like mai's first verse that much but she was amazing for the rest. this was our ticket out of nugudom so i had to place it high on the list
• eyes, nose, lips
minsol did well keeping up but this was jiyoon's song hands down. she sounded like an actual angel & i genuinely listen to this to put myself to sleep. real singers are also good storytellers and jiyoon is exactly that!
• rain on me - ilander ver.
actually loved how theatrical this was! they all looked so happy & proud of it, such a feel good performance 😭 wonder how saebi feels knowing she hasn't stopped serving since she stepped foot on that stage it's ridiculous atp
• whistle
yui's slayfulness shocks me to this day, this was also one of my fav sarang performances i still watch her fancam and i liked jeemin and sujung's voices here i feel like they suited the song well. the overall energy could've been better tho ngl
• final love song ilander version
jungeun serving main vocal, juwon a GREAT center, mai serving cunt with her 3 secs of lines, saebi & jiyoon serving face & i genuinely thought koko was a really good singer when i first watched this. they all did well!
• after like
idk why but i really like this one like it makes me happy for some reason even tho it wasn't perfect 😭 mother fuko and our daughter gyuri ate, i liked yeeun's tone and chaeun was so cute in this
since we still have a lot of time to kill before izna debuts, i want you all to touch grass, meditate and do whatever you can to be of right mind every single day so you don't embarrass me when they do fancalls and fansigns
being a maeryu is life changing bc we always wait for her selfies the longest and when she finally uploads is smth like this HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE NORMAL ABOUT IT
• i am the best
I actually don't like this song but they made it enjoyable lol. jiyoon was amazing, mai was saur pretty, juwon did well with the rap parts & sujung owned that stage idc.
• iwaly - finale version
this made me soooo emotional 🥲 they all proved they deserved their spots in the finale, i have nothing else to say it was simply a pretty stage and so fitting to be their last. iwaly you will always be THAT song!
• latata
jungeun the main dancer that you are! yuju also stood out so much and koko was bodying those facial expressions. everyone had their moment to shine so i enjoyed the whole performance (juwon could've had more lines tho)
• la vie en rose
this was the first time center jeemin hit me like she gave the song a whole new vibe and made it her own i genuinely enjoyed everything; fuko & gyuri sounded great too & i loved sarang's voice in this so much despite her little mistake.
• iwaly team b
jiyoon's voice and overall stage presence and koko towards the end still give me chills i just won't get tired of this performance ever, they all did so well, lingling did her best here
i'm too lazy to find it but do the instrumentals in this part kinda remind you guys of the bgm used in iland 2's finale and semifinals during announcements and after the commercial breaks or am i the only one 😭
• sweet venom
they all did a great job with the dancing especially the dance break part, saebi is such an attractive performer, sujung impressed, ling² was actually not bad, but the pds lowkey hated them for giving them this song
• pep rally
this was the moment EYE personally knew jungeun would debut idk about y'all
choreo was a bit disappointing tho so this was my least favourite dance video
• if i were a boy
i am so in love with both their low registers it's insane...that harmonization at the end 😳 jungeunie had some pronunciation issues that affected her vocals too but it was still very enjoyable to listen to. the song was perfect for them
• mic drop + sugarcoat
loved the song choices, all 3 girls slayed so hard, sarang was made for sugarcoat, yui ate down, yuna did so well with the dancing too, nothing else to say except i'm obsessed!
• fake it
see y'all don't get her like i do but it's okay bc this will be izna's music direction and i will win at the end of the day so ☺ jungeun devoured everything, couldn't take my eyes off mai this was HER song, sarang sounded gorgeous during her 8 secs (1/2)
• lovesick girls
head blink jungeunie sounded divine on the bridge part, saebi's ability to set the tone for the entire song needs to be studied, i LOVED yuju's rapping and koko was so impressive on the rap part. pretty song for pretty girls
• drip
she is an icon & she is the moment! performance was so good jeemin created a whole trend; gyuri did nawt come to play, koko was in her element, yuju looked so happy performing this and jiyoon's 1st part >>
a super fun performance i loved it
• baggy jeans
this is actually my fav audition! all 3 were amazing. I do agree with the judges that the dancing could've been a bit better, but considering the mics were on, they did great. and yuju you will always be famous anw!
• iwaly team a
perfection. the outfits were so pretty, the vibe was so pretty, the girls were so pretty idk what else to say they just understood the assignment
to that one person that deleted the comment before i could answer it: no you're not alone, i also don't like teddy as a producer and i think vvn should be izna's main producer bc she gets girlhood like no other!
• how do you sleep
idk if it's bc i'm biased bc i love heel dance but this ties law as my fav dance video like they all did such a great job, it was so pretty and this is when i fell in love with saebi for the first time soo
• final love song - finale ver.
this was when it actually hit me it was the finale but in a good & non emotional way lmao. they ate & i might have shed a tear when the rest of the girls came on stage...
still think jungeun was the best opener tho
fuko sounded lovely & saebi served performer realness for the 100th time. the vibes were great and i really pray we get more songs like this bc they would suit jiyoon's vibe so much. (2/2)
can't wait for izzies to debut and release music so we do the discography ranking polls and all the other fun stuff to keep ourselves entertained bc that's literally one of my fav parts of being in a fandom
• spicy
the fact they made an entire rap performance with just 2 people so fun is so commendable like they were both great and covered their own weaknesses perfectly. one of my favs for sure and the stage production was eating too
if izzies debut in november that means they'll be nominated for roty next year right? honestly i think i'd rather wait a bit more bc a lot of groups are having their cbs in october and we'll have a lot of competition 😭
• money
idk if it's bc of the screentime or the fact that they were scared bc they were against pros but jeemin & saebi were the ones that stood out the most to me here. this was also the 1st time i rewatched mai's fancam. sujung & juwon did well too 🥲
• fine
the low register & the little harmony at the beginning sounded so nice, fuko did such a good job with the chorus & the whole performance was soo good. can't say much about the emotions bc tbh the song itself it's kinda boring to me so
• 4 walls
unpopular opinion but this is my comfort stage i genuinely enjoyed it so much. despite her voice crack, sarang understood the concept the best imo & i loved her parts, gyuri & fuko did such a great job on the vocals too & the stage was SO pretty
• into the new world
the cute intro, jeemin serving face, fuko, sarang, gyuri and mai serving vocals and saebi standing out even with 5 seconds of lines...yea this was peak!
• d4
first second in and koko caught me by the neck ngl but they all did a good job with the facial expressions
choreo was okay and they executed it well imo
• my bag + eptbw
koko gagged me GOOD, shooting straight at my top4. juwon was also good but i would've prefered monika minding her business bc her facial expressions are at their best when they're natural. everyone is terrible for paying umji dust...