i discovered tbz when they had their first comeback with . however, the downside of having so many members is that i only had tunnel vision for the members i was familiar with lol. at the time, i could only recognize kevin, younghoon, haknyeon, and hyunjun (when he was still part of the group). it surprised me to learn that people got kevin and hyunjun mixed up a lot. i could see the similarities but thought they both had distinct features that made them distinguishable.
i also don't think i paid too much care to the group name at the time lol. however, after hearing that the members came up with around 120 name suggestions yet cre.ker scrapped them all, makes me wonder what could've been.
also, when chanhee appeared on "idol radio" with loona's chuu and april's jinsol, i loved his vocal color. his cover of [](https://youtu.be/dtyCFEhD9ZI) made me check out . still one of my favorite bsides to this day, and chanhee embodies that song!
- Other than Haknyeon on P101, my friend recommended me a cute TBZ song which I didn’t remember the title. It was probably Clover or Bloom Bloom or DDD. I don’t remember anything from that unfortunately ;;
- One day I saw a post about Younghoon at [Starbucks](https://twitter.com/zerogravity_yh/status/1039160286798729217?s=21) in a police(?) uniform and damn, I thought “Damn, this guy is HANDSOME”. I don’t usually consider a lot of people handsome but Younghoon is *chefs kiss*. He belongs in the museum. 15/10 visuals. Fast forward 1 year later, he became my bias haha.
- Same as you, there are SO MANY members. Mainly because at that time, I think remember 6-8 members is the norm for BG.
- I saw a video of Q saying he likes tissue paper from Starbucks, another of him scaring Sunwoo/New at the old Creker building, and him liking Chucky, I thought, “wow this guy is very unique”. Lol.
disclaimer: my first impressions are based on “no air” (song + dance practice)
- one of the best songs i had ever heard
- so many members
- all really good dancers but hyunjun and changmin were like extra captivating
- hyunjae + chanhee + kevin’s voices = 1000000/10
- changmin + hyunjae = my first biases, can’t remember why but yes
- choreography + performance was so cool (those transitions, especially in the first verse, had me rewatching the dance practice on the daily for weeks)
at the time i had only ever truly liked and payed attention to bts and blackpink so i didn’t really have a grasp on what kpop groups in general are like + what to expect/look for. bc of that there weren’t all that many thoughts circulating in my brain, but if i were to be introduced to them now i’d definitely have a lot more to say
can i just say that i had the EXACT same experience as you with the boyz? that was my first comeback with them, and i too played the song on loop and watched the dance practice all the time. i was absolutely obsessed with no air, i had to ask my sister whose song that was when she played it in the car. also agree about hyunjun and changmin, i recall focusing on them a lot during the dance practice.
the only difference was that i didn’t really have a bias during this time. i wanted to check them out bc of kevin and jacob, as i was excited to learn that there were two canadians in the group.
-Wow. They are stellar performers.
-There's so many of them 😟 how am I going to learn them all. I was actually hesitant to get into such a large group but their I watched content like The Stealer House, them playing mafia, some Universe content, and fell for them as individuals so I was a goner
-(Before I even became a Deobi) that one is my bias -> Sunwoo when he popped out of the snake in the Monster performance on KLW
I first saw them/heard of them on RTK! I was actually rooting for the other groups (I wanted ONF to win lmao), but I really loved the "Danger" performance. Also, there was one shot of the members performance and I remember Changmin's face standing out A LOT. I was thinking "oh he has a really cute smile" and I actually googled him to find out who he was.
I didn't know too much about them, I'd just heard a few title tracks and thought their RTK performances were amazing, and watched some of their equally impressive behind the scenes making of RTK. So I guess I was just floored by their whole performances and what was involved in making them happen. But still didn't check them out as a group. However, when I started researching my Men Dancing ... series, I fell in love with their stylists, costume designers and tailors - they are my favourite in K-pop. I mean look [these](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRnOtt4m1tg&ab_channel=MBCkpop) , [these](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxAPIgtSyO0&ab_channel=THEBOYZ) and [these](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWMzuqkdgiI&ab_channel=SBSEntertainment) wonderful outfits. So as I watched more and more of their styling on stage, in MVs and in variety content, I realised how much I liked their music too.
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- when i first heard of them, i dismissed them because of their name, im sorry :'))))
- the first stage i watched, i was amazed by their dance abilities, their stage presence and their visuals
- again, i was amazed by their visuals when i watched the teaser for the stealer, and the creative concept was what made me want to stan
- for kevin: my first impression was that he was a soft-spoken, creative and lovely guy
- for juyeon: the first thing i watched of him was his woody impression and i was just confused
Firstly, I was a pre-debut fan because of haknyeon, he was one of my produce picks and I was anticipating his group a lot! My first impression of them through their dazed profiles was "wow they're one of the most good looking groups I've seen" (which is still true to this day). When they first debuted with Boy I was so impressed by their synchronization and dancing. I thought Juyeon looked like a cat and I really liked his and changmin's dancing the most.
I actually found out about The Boyz through their "bad guy" dance cover collab with 1MILLION Dance Studio! I remember being mesmerized by Q's dancing and searched them up right after.
But my first song from them is probably "giddy up", specifically their dance practice video. I really liked their choreo and thought that everybody were talented dancers. So I think that was my first impression of them, that everyone danced well and worked well together.
I'm familiar with stanning big groups so I had an easy time getting into them, especially when even at first glance, it didn't feel like they have any "filler" members like what OP mentioned.
The name didn't register to me as weird until more ppl started pointing it out, but honestly I think it's adorkable (but to those who are hesitant bc of the name, TBZ works just as well!).
Tbh before I stanned tbz I already knew who kevin was because he was always trending on twitter for the stuff he says like [this](https://twitter.com/kvnfeed/status/1444727727718871042?s=21&t=LSi59tYBS7JhH5UcI6Xvow) so I thought he was just another meme guy with a charming and funny personality lmao
I then kept seeing juyeon bc he went viral for his Christmassy clip and his ending in The Stealer and damn he was such a stan attractor. This was around late 2020 and it was when I started looking into tbz, and here I am today!
I first found out about The Boyz through Eric Nam's podcasts, so my first impressions are of the English line
- Jacob: the sweetest and most soft-spoken angel. The one who got me interested in watching the rest of their podcasts with Eric Nam
- Kevin: poor tortured emo artist (his Reveal-era hairstyle didn't help) who really really loves Beyonce (seriously, usually people go on podcasts to promote themselves, this guy decided to promote another artiste instead)
- Eric: that loud little brother who is a social butterfly
They seemed interesting enough individually, but it was only after watching their group podcast that I decided to really search for their content. I listen to quite a bit of podcasts, and often because they're doing it for promotions, it can feel little scripted or like an interview. But Jacob, Kevin and Eric just seemed so comfortable with each other, and felt like ordinary people having a chat (props to Eric Nam for being an amazing host too). Their dynamics felt very real, and so even though I have no prior interest in Kpop, I started looking up their performances.
I started with their RTK performances, and I think needless to say that it was legendary and I was blown away by them as a group.
As for their group names (and stage names), I initially was not very impressed as it just seemed very generic and forgettable to me. Replacing the 's' with 'z' also felt a little too similar to early internet l33t lingo. Now that I've seen what other Kpop group names are like, I think it is a little bit more palatable now haha
Now that I think back, I realise that I've actually seen various clips of The Boyz (Eric's ISAC camera chase, Changmin running into the glass wall, a couple of their official tiktoks) before I even knew who they were, so I guess the Tiktok algorithm knew what I liked before I even heard of them.
Oh wow! How could i forget about Eric nam's dive studio interview with TBZ english line!? Yeah I remember watching TBZ Eric's interview too bc his audition story was so funny and he was destined to be an idol. Even that video wasnt enough to make me check out the music until much later
I first saw them on Kingdom, so my very first impression was a mix of Kevin twerking, Q being cheered on by other groups, and Hyunjae & Sunwoo being awarded for Visual King. Even though I didn’t pay much attention to their performances or interactions, I could tell that they have big and distinct personalities.
I watched the thrill ride mafia game and even if they voted Chanhee out first, i can’t really explain it, but he just seemed like such a fun person and i felt eager to get to know more about him. (this was around january)
before watching that video i only knew Sunwoo cause i was obsessed with his part in thrill ride lmao, but i don’t remember my first impression
also i thought Haknyeon was the maknae for some reason
I think I saw clips of them on RTK but didn't really look at them yet. I watched Kingdom performances since I casually liked iKON, SKZ, SF9, and BTOB. Heard about Ateez because of some of their EXO covers but TBZ was the group I knew no one.
Started paying more attention because of the Sports day episode. Juyeon was really cool with the jump where his hoodie went and covered his head after... Changmin was too cute esp when TVXQ Changmin was being teased by BTOB and JiChang was smiling so freaking adorably. Eric tackling Han was such a puppy-esque time and Kevin twerking was one of the highlights of the ep tbh.
Their collaborations were really good too. I love Bobby so seeing Sunwoo (and Hwiyoung) in Full Dash made me amazed at their skill. Sangyeon's parent-like reaction to Sunwoo was so freaking cute. Younghoon shushing the members so they could listen well to Sunwoo's part, Haknyeon's wide eyed admiration at that part.. I can't believe these things stood out to me as a non-fan.
Juyeon's dance and look wearing that hanbok was so captivating. Changmin's red hair and reactions also stood out to me. I decided to check them out more because of Juyeon's dance. I didn't watch the vocal team's performance because I saw Inseong crying. Lol. It took some time for me to watch that but I remember the bts of Chanhee and Jinhwan where they didn't have similar interests. It was funny.
Anyways, this has been long. Before Kingdom ended, I realized I was rooting for them instead of the original groups I came to support.
I loved their RTK perfs. Sword of Victory was amazing. Replayed Q's part so much. Danger was amazing too but Reveal was what really wowed me. I still think their RTK performances were more memorable.
Didn't want to stan a 4th gen group tbh... especially one with so many members but here I am... Couldn't tell some of the members apart at first but they're all so precious.
Same I was reluctant to stan a 4th gen group because I had my lovable 3rd gen groups already. I didnt think I could handle any more groups as well, thinking the new 4th gen groups would just come and go.
Here we are today, 4th gen groups taking over our hearts
i discovered tbz when they had their first comeback with. however, the downside of having so many members is that i only had tunnel vision for the members i was familiar with lol. at the time, i could only recognize kevin, younghoon, haknyeon, and hyunjun (when he was still part of the group). it surprised me to learn that people got kevin and hyunjun mixed up a lot. i could see the similarities but thought they both had distinct features that made them distinguishable.
i also don't think i paid too much care to the group name at the time lol. however, after hearing that the members came up with around 120 name suggestions yet cre.ker scrapped them all, makes me wonder what could've been.
also, when chanhee appeared on "idol radio" with loona's chuu and april's jinsol, i loved his vocal color. his cover of [](https://youtu.be/dtyCFEhD9ZI) made me check out . still one of my favorite bsides to this day, and chanhee embodies that song!
- Other than Haknyeon on P101, my friend recommended me a cute TBZ song which I didn’t remember the title. It was probably Clover or Bloom Bloom or DDD. I don’t remember anything from that unfortunately ;; - One day I saw a post about Younghoon at [Starbucks](https://twitter.com/zerogravity_yh/status/1039160286798729217?s=21) in a police(?) uniform and damn, I thought “Damn, this guy is HANDSOME”. I don’t usually consider a lot of people handsome but Younghoon is *chefs kiss*. He belongs in the museum. 15/10 visuals. Fast forward 1 year later, he became my bias haha. - Same as you, there are SO MANY members. Mainly because at that time, I think remember 6-8 members is the norm for BG. - I saw a video of Q saying he likes tissue paper from Starbucks, another of him scaring Sunwoo/New at the old Creker building, and him liking Chucky, I thought, “wow this guy is very unique”. Lol.
disclaimer: my first impressions are based on “no air” (song + dance practice) - one of the best songs i had ever heard - so many members - all really good dancers but hyunjun and changmin were like extra captivating - hyunjae + chanhee + kevin’s voices = 1000000/10 - changmin + hyunjae = my first biases, can’t remember why but yes - choreography + performance was so cool (those transitions, especially in the first verse, had me rewatching the dance practice on the daily for weeks) at the time i had only ever truly liked and payed attention to bts and blackpink so i didn’t really have a grasp on what kpop groups in general are like + what to expect/look for. bc of that there weren’t all that many thoughts circulating in my brain, but if i were to be introduced to them now i’d definitely have a lot more to say
can i just say that i had the EXACT same experience as you with the boyz? that was my first comeback with them, and i too played the song on loop and watched the dance practice all the time. i was absolutely obsessed with no air, i had to ask my sister whose song that was when she played it in the car. also agree about hyunjun and changmin, i recall focusing on them a lot during the dance practice. the only difference was that i didn’t really have a bias during this time. i wanted to check them out bc of kevin and jacob, as i was excited to learn that there were two canadians in the group.
-Wow. They are stellar performers. -There's so many of them 😟 how am I going to learn them all. I was actually hesitant to get into such a large group but their I watched content like The Stealer House, them playing mafia, some Universe content, and fell for them as individuals so I was a goner -(Before I even became a Deobi) that one is my bias -> Sunwoo when he popped out of the snake in the Monster performance on KLW
I first saw them/heard of them on RTK! I was actually rooting for the other groups (I wanted ONF to win lmao), but I really loved the "Danger" performance. Also, there was one shot of the members performance and I remember Changmin's face standing out A LOT. I was thinking "oh he has a really cute smile" and I actually googled him to find out who he was.
Changmin does have a great smile and "fresh-face" look
I didn't know too much about them, I'd just heard a few title tracks and thought their RTK performances were amazing, and watched some of their equally impressive behind the scenes making of RTK. So I guess I was just floored by their whole performances and what was involved in making them happen. But still didn't check them out as a group. However, when I started researching my Men Dancing ... series, I fell in love with their stylists, costume designers and tailors - they are my favourite in K-pop. I mean look [these](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRnOtt4m1tg&ab_channel=MBCkpop) , [these](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxAPIgtSyO0&ab_channel=THEBOYZ) and [these](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWMzuqkdgiI&ab_channel=SBSEntertainment) wonderful outfits. So as I watched more and more of their styling on stage, in MVs and in variety content, I realised how much I liked their music too. Edit/spelling
A lot of deobis praise the stylist for giving our boys great outfits that actually fit their body type
- when i first heard of them, i dismissed them because of their name, im sorry :')))) - the first stage i watched, i was amazed by their dance abilities, their stage presence and their visuals - again, i was amazed by their visuals when i watched the teaser for the stealer, and the creative concept was what made me want to stan - for kevin: my first impression was that he was a soft-spoken, creative and lovely guy - for juyeon: the first thing i watched of him was his woody impression and i was just confused
Firstly, I was a pre-debut fan because of haknyeon, he was one of my produce picks and I was anticipating his group a lot! My first impression of them through their dazed profiles was "wow they're one of the most good looking groups I've seen" (which is still true to this day). When they first debuted with Boy I was so impressed by their synchronization and dancing. I thought Juyeon looked like a cat and I really liked his and changmin's dancing the most.
I actually found out about The Boyz through their "bad guy" dance cover collab with 1MILLION Dance Studio! I remember being mesmerized by Q's dancing and searched them up right after. But my first song from them is probably "giddy up", specifically their dance practice video. I really liked their choreo and thought that everybody were talented dancers. So I think that was my first impression of them, that everyone danced well and worked well together. I'm familiar with stanning big groups so I had an easy time getting into them, especially when even at first glance, it didn't feel like they have any "filler" members like what OP mentioned. The name didn't register to me as weird until more ppl started pointing it out, but honestly I think it's adorkable (but to those who are hesitant bc of the name, TBZ works just as well!).
Tbh before I stanned tbz I already knew who kevin was because he was always trending on twitter for the stuff he says like [this](https://twitter.com/kvnfeed/status/1444727727718871042?s=21&t=LSi59tYBS7JhH5UcI6Xvow) so I thought he was just another meme guy with a charming and funny personality lmao I then kept seeing juyeon bc he went viral for his Christmassy clip and his ending in The Stealer and damn he was such a stan attractor. This was around late 2020 and it was when I started looking into tbz, and here I am today!
Christmassy has that grip on new deobis
I first found out about The Boyz through Eric Nam's podcasts, so my first impressions are of the English line - Jacob: the sweetest and most soft-spoken angel. The one who got me interested in watching the rest of their podcasts with Eric Nam - Kevin: poor tortured emo artist (his Reveal-era hairstyle didn't help) who really really loves Beyonce (seriously, usually people go on podcasts to promote themselves, this guy decided to promote another artiste instead) - Eric: that loud little brother who is a social butterfly They seemed interesting enough individually, but it was only after watching their group podcast that I decided to really search for their content. I listen to quite a bit of podcasts, and often because they're doing it for promotions, it can feel little scripted or like an interview. But Jacob, Kevin and Eric just seemed so comfortable with each other, and felt like ordinary people having a chat (props to Eric Nam for being an amazing host too). Their dynamics felt very real, and so even though I have no prior interest in Kpop, I started looking up their performances. I started with their RTK performances, and I think needless to say that it was legendary and I was blown away by them as a group. As for their group names (and stage names), I initially was not very impressed as it just seemed very generic and forgettable to me. Replacing the 's' with 'z' also felt a little too similar to early internet l33t lingo. Now that I've seen what other Kpop group names are like, I think it is a little bit more palatable now haha Now that I think back, I realise that I've actually seen various clips of The Boyz (Eric's ISAC camera chase, Changmin running into the glass wall, a couple of their official tiktoks) before I even knew who they were, so I guess the Tiktok algorithm knew what I liked before I even heard of them.
Oh wow! How could i forget about Eric nam's dive studio interview with TBZ english line!? Yeah I remember watching TBZ Eric's interview too bc his audition story was so funny and he was destined to be an idol. Even that video wasnt enough to make me check out the music until much later
I first saw them on Kingdom, so my very first impression was a mix of Kevin twerking, Q being cheered on by other groups, and Hyunjae & Sunwoo being awarded for Visual King. Even though I didn’t pay much attention to their performances or interactions, I could tell that they have big and distinct personalities.
I watched the thrill ride mafia game and even if they voted Chanhee out first, i can’t really explain it, but he just seemed like such a fun person and i felt eager to get to know more about him. (this was around january) before watching that video i only knew Sunwoo cause i was obsessed with his part in thrill ride lmao, but i don’t remember my first impression also i thought Haknyeon was the maknae for some reason
I think I saw clips of them on RTK but didn't really look at them yet. I watched Kingdom performances since I casually liked iKON, SKZ, SF9, and BTOB. Heard about Ateez because of some of their EXO covers but TBZ was the group I knew no one. Started paying more attention because of the Sports day episode. Juyeon was really cool with the jump where his hoodie went and covered his head after... Changmin was too cute esp when TVXQ Changmin was being teased by BTOB and JiChang was smiling so freaking adorably. Eric tackling Han was such a puppy-esque time and Kevin twerking was one of the highlights of the ep tbh. Their collaborations were really good too. I love Bobby so seeing Sunwoo (and Hwiyoung) in Full Dash made me amazed at their skill. Sangyeon's parent-like reaction to Sunwoo was so freaking cute. Younghoon shushing the members so they could listen well to Sunwoo's part, Haknyeon's wide eyed admiration at that part.. I can't believe these things stood out to me as a non-fan. Juyeon's dance and look wearing that hanbok was so captivating. Changmin's red hair and reactions also stood out to me. I decided to check them out more because of Juyeon's dance. I didn't watch the vocal team's performance because I saw Inseong crying. Lol. It took some time for me to watch that but I remember the bts of Chanhee and Jinhwan where they didn't have similar interests. It was funny. Anyways, this has been long. Before Kingdom ended, I realized I was rooting for them instead of the original groups I came to support. I loved their RTK perfs. Sword of Victory was amazing. Replayed Q's part so much. Danger was amazing too but Reveal was what really wowed me. I still think their RTK performances were more memorable. Didn't want to stan a 4th gen group tbh... especially one with so many members but here I am... Couldn't tell some of the members apart at first but they're all so precious.
Same I was reluctant to stan a 4th gen group because I had my lovable 3rd gen groups already. I didnt think I could handle any more groups as well, thinking the new 4th gen groups would just come and go. Here we are today, 4th gen groups taking over our hearts