ZEROBASEONE Sparks Drastically Split Reactions Over Their Recent Encore Performance
On May 21, ZEROBASEONE took home their first music show award for “Feel the Pop” on The Show, making this their fourth win in total.
As with most music show wins, the group was then tasked with singing an encore performance of “Feel the Pop” with minimal backing vocals support. Encore stages have been the source of many debates in the K-Pop industry, especially recently, as they give idols an opportunity to show off just how strong their vocals are… Or expose some areas where they might be lacking.
“Feel the Pop” is a particularly challenging song due to the numerous falsetto parts that several members have to pull off. You can watch the entire encore performance below to take a listen for yourself.
240521 더쇼 #ZEROBASEONE – Feel the pop (앵콜) pic.twitter.com/rBGr8hUWNk
— 제로베이스원 노래, 춤 (@ZB1_Sing_Dance) May 21, 2024
The reaction from their fanbase seems to be pretty positive. Based on many retweets of the performance, one would assume that there was little to critique about the members’ live vocals and that they pulled off a difficult song flawlessly.
If you follow me you know I don’t like watching encores cuz of how technically difficult they can be on artists, but I have to give credit where it’s due and say this was done incredibly well.
Adlibs, singing the octave, a third harmony by ALL members? No in-ears?
Wow 👏👏👏 https://t.co/6tHOSYKePJ
— kookadooks⁷ (@tls123_twt) May 21, 2024
hanbin sounds exactly like the studio recording he is insane. https://t.co/a61sRAZp2Q
— chiyo ✞ (@qruistarz) May 21, 2024
harmonizing with no in-ears is insanely hard btw, they’re sooooo so good this might just be one of the best encore i’ve seen 🥹🥹🥹 https://t.co/pw6tjUZRHy
— lαxie ☆ Awakening Myth 📌 (@morpsyche) May 21, 2024
these boys are so cute and talented, i really need to start following them 😭 https://t.co/xu1VxyMSGv
— jen ♡ (@sunjhs) May 21, 2024
I have to acknowledge this fr switching from Falsetto to chest voice is not easy Hanbin’s transition was so buttery and smooth. https://t.co/faskjPDSNm
— ·ᴗ· (@addicted4bbh) May 21, 2024
VOCALBASEONE 🔛🔝 this is why we have to give them more and more wins 👏 https://t.co/HZn6vrqBmm pic.twitter.com/HKMtwEpUMf
— gab 🧊 (@stayzeronce) May 21, 2024
Oh Hanbin don’t eat everyone like this. The switch up from Falsetto to chest voice. A professional dancer singing like this. Thank you Hanbin for breaking all stereotypes. A main dancer can be a main vocal too ❤️ https://t.co/nJouVimN8k
— 🐹🐱 (@heyaheyabeen) May 21, 2024
But if you look at other reactions elsewhere, the vibe is much different. A lot of netizens were quite critical of the performance, especially for some members more than others. Some even stated that they think if this had been a girl group, they would be seeing more backlash.
Where do you stand in your opinion of ZEROBASEONE’s encore performance?