The boys, as always, were simply delightful to watch. Though there's a new channel and a new title, it still felt very much like the Handsome Boys of the 20th Century I fell in love with. They have not lost any steam since Handsome Boys ended or any of the "magic" they have between them. Of course, it is very unfortunate that Tony is not there to join them. But I am very hopeful since Danny has started to really let go and get crazyyy (case in point, see g.o.d's "Saturday Night" MV).
OnStyle is a style/fashion network, and as such, the debut episode featured a lot of talk about style and fashion. For their initial meeting, they were tasked with picking out pieces that were representative of their own personal style. Danny showed up looking like his usual dapper self, while Myeonghun came in wearing a green track suit. I was shocked to find out that he actually had a different track suit from that yellow one he's been wearing all the time for like the past five years, to be honest (Myeonghun looks better in green, too). Oddly enough, both Heejun and Jiwon arrived wearing large winter coats- Heejun's long and brown and Jiwon's white and puffy. Heejun also mentioned that his favorite fashion piece is shoes- very weird considering he only wears ugly hi-top sneakers literally at all times. Obviously, none of them are exactly known for being stylish, fashionable, or trendy (okay, so Danny is not that bad at all), so nothing should be a surprise. Heejun, in particular, is known for his.... unique... fashion sense, so I'm really hoping that by the end of this series Heejun might start dressing a little more maturely (or at least just start wearing normal pants).
The show then went into how famous designers have produced pieces that were very similar to past stage outfits from their 90s boyband days. Models were also brought in, wearing representative group outfits... those poor young men. I remember when I first got into 90s kpop I thought the outfits were ridiculous and many lolz were had. Sure, the outfits were pretty ridiculous (NRG usually looked as though they were wearing stuff made from old mattresses during "I Can Do It" promotions), but there's something very charming about that whole 90s idol aesthetic. Today Kpop is so manufactured and trendy that looking back on the first generation is a little bit jarring and maybe a little embarrassing. In keeping with the whole reflecting on throwback fashion, they have also undertaken a 90s style photoshoot (featuring one of the photographers that shot them for Nylon).
Near the end of the episode, they showcased how unfamiliar they are with social networking by trying to set up the WISH Facebook page. To Danny's astonishment, Heejun literally had no clue what was going on, and Danny got kinda annoyed. He though SNS and FB were two different things. Danny tried to explain that SNS is like H.O.T and FB is like Heejun and that Twitter is like Woohyuk. Heejun reaffirmed that he really is dumb (though lovably dumb). Hilarious. It also took an inordinate amount of time for them to figure out what their first message would be.
Next week, Jang Suwon will be making a guest appearance~
The WISH page is currently over half-way to their goal of 69,950 likes.
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