In recent months, numerous survival shows have premiered with varying popularity. Some, like Project 7, have attracted attention thanks to the competitors who have already debuted…
All members of the fourth generation group are surprisingly ready to appear in K-Pop survival shows
…others like it Starlight Boys has been criticized for its treatment of interns who appear.
Recently, the hype around a survival show titled Time turner was built, including the participation of notable former idols such as Lea Navvab HueningTXT’s big sister Huening Kai AND Kep1er‘S Huening Baiyyih.
Time turner already had an interesting premise, as it was said to be based only on global fan votes and broadcast on TikTok.
Time turner plans to seek out a new generation of global entertainers. The audition will take place in an area of space-time known as P-134a place with infinite potential and where dreams come true through time travel. The winners will debut as Time turner who travel through time creating music and art.
— K-Pop Wiki
On November 8, the first episode aired and had its first elimination.
From the beginning, viewers encountered problems with the program, starting with the short “Signal Song” released before the show even aired.
Afterwards, many were surprised by the number of contestants who did not sing for the first time, with only 12 out of 18 only dancing. This didn’t go down well with some since the goal of the show is to debut a K-Pop group who will also have to sing.
And tell me why some girls sang and danced and others only did tiktok dances?? They want to become kpop idols SO WE HAVE TO HEAR THEM SING!!! THEY WANT TO BECOME SINGERS!!! How can a person vote for someone if they don’t even know their voice? #timeturner https://t.co/2ApzSbwp25
— Hi-L Polonia Updates (closed) (@Hi_L_POLAND) November 8, 2024
Timeturner is literally a group of influencers who lip sync and dance to songs 😭
It doesn’t even feel like a survival show
— Ess denies SEUNGHAN’s lawsuit 💔 (@kep1ess) November 8, 2024
Additionally, the “low budget” aspect of the show didn’t feel like it was a true survival show. This is due in part to TikTok Live presents appearing on the screen during performances, another point of contention.
In addition to regular voting, the votes that will carry the most weight are said to come from TikTok Live giveaways, which viewers pay for with real money.
girl group Timeturner’s new “survival show” is so low budget 😭 they don’t even see that this whole thing is just to grow tiktok gifts pic.twitter.com/OfvgacQqTC
— Angelo (@yeof4iryy) November 8, 2024
Speaking of voting, many were surprised that instead of an actual website, votes were submitted via free Google Forms.
Anyone else think Time Turner is a scam? 😭 Why did I vote via a Google form!? 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/g9NyKrQ8rF
— Mel Targaryen (@MelTarg) November 7, 2024
These problems combined have left an overall feeling of indifference among observers.
The fact that we even consider this a survival show is a joke… https://t.co/QcFJAtGO3I
— || ALSO || MET SVT x2 AB6IX AHS AND DIGNITY || (@Also___) November 8, 2024
just like I was scrolling through tiktok to see LEA of all people on this shit and all people were doing was sending…tiktok gifts😭 https://t.co/ZyaM6T0djV
— 😭 (@wonyo1stfan) November 8, 2024
I wish it was a more serious survival show because an all women’s day is a perfect idea https://t.co/GZ4mzOKer9
— Jenna ✿ (@haobinworld) November 8, 2024
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