How would you feel if I told you that the group photo below is that of , the most popular male talent show team in Taiwan this year?
These boy band members all come from a popular talent show "Atomic Boys" in Taiwan, which is similar to our previous program " Create 101".
After their debut on this show, these boy group members formed multiple local boy groups in Taiwan, all of which are called "Atomic Youth Groups". One of the most popular boy groups is called "Ozone".
When the debut images of the boy band members "Ozone" appeared on social platforms, many netizens lamented: In just 20 years, Taiwanese entertainment, which was once popular in the Chinese world, has now become a real local entertainment award.
1. The Taiwanese version of 101 debuted and quickly swept across Taiwan. Taiwanese media claimed that it would shock the Asian entertainment industry.
This "Ozone" boy group, known as the Taiwanese version of 101, has been promoting itself online since its debut this summer.
Since the "Ozone" boy group debuted from the talent show "Atomic Boys", this Taiwanese boy group is also called "Atomic Boys" to compete with the era youth group and South Korea's BTS .
It is difficult for outsiders to imagine the charm of this Taiwanese boy group: If you ask Taiwanese young people which boy group they are following now?
is not the Korean group BTS, nor is it the boy band MIRROR from Hong Kong, nor is it the Era Youth Group from the other side of the Taiwan Strait, it is the locally born "Ozone" atomic youth group.
has not only conquered a large number of Taiwanese fans, but even the 15-year-old daughter of and S has become a loyal fan of this boy group.
Fans even gave their idols various nicknames: "Sexy Textbook" and "Ending Fairy", believing that it will surely sweep the entire Chinese world.
2. Taiwanese media and fans are very excited: Atom Boys will become the light of Asia and revitalize Taiwanese entertainment.
Since the Atomic Boys debuted, they quickly swept the Taiwanese entertainment industry, and their endorsement ads were weak.
Therefore, both fans and Taiwanese media are very excited about this, believing that the "Ozone" boy group will definitely take on the important task of revitalizing Taiwan's entertainment and become the real light of Asia.
Taiwan's local media even dubbed it the "Super Popular and Trendy Asian Group", which shows how much hope the island has placed on this boy group.
"Now Ozone has been reluctant to accept advertisements. Invitations for roles in various movies and TV shows are coming to the door one after another. Please be prepared to become famous all over Asia."
"At least in the Chinese entertainment circle, there is no opponent in terms of appearance or strength. As for the boy groups on the other side, it is impossible to compete with Ozone. They are not on the same level. . "
" Let's just say, these babies are fully capable and just waiting to become popular. "
" In Taiwan, if you don't know Ozone, it means you are completely behind the times. "
It can be said that the "Ozone" Atomic Youth League, which debuted less than half a year ago, has become the biggest hope and most popular symbol of Taiwanese entertainment, and has become the "hope of the whole village."
3. The biggest challenge of the Atomic Youth League: their appearance is earthy, and their singing and dancing skills are worrisome.
However, when the whole island of Taiwan was applauded, some professionals pointed out that these Atomic Youth League, which was born out of the talent show, mainly have two problems.
One problem is soft power, that is, the style is too earthy and not fashionable enough.
Judging from the multiple modeling pictures that have been leaked so far, whether it is Ozone or other Atomic Youth Groups, the aesthetic standards are basically still at the level of around 2000. It is difficult to imagine that this is a super popular boy group launched in 2022.
For example, this is another "Atomic Boys" debut group that appeared on the stage of Taiwan's Golden Bell Awards Ceremony.
If I didn’t explain anything, I would probably have thought it was a few young men from Vietnam or Thailand who were killing people.
The other is that there is a big lack of hard power. In terms of singing ability and dancing, they are quite immature and cannot be compared with the same level of boy groups in other regions. There is no way
can compete with and F4, the most successful men's groups in Taiwanese entertainment industry in the past few decades, and the Little Tigers.
You must know that Little Tigers and F4 were really popular in the Chinese world on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places, setting off a craze for idol boy groups.
The reason why Atomic Youth League has become the darling of advertisers and producers on the island of Taiwan is that the boy group’s short-term traffic explosion has attracted many advertisements and film and television drama invitations.
But in the long run, it will be difficult to maintain this continued popularity if the styling and singing skills are not changed.
4. After seeing the photos, netizens complained: Is this a Taiwanese youth group?
When more photos of Atomic Youth appeared on our social platforms, they attracted many netizens to watch and comment.
Many netizens find it hard to believe that Taiwanese entertainment, which once gave birth to Little Tigers and F4, and has become popular in the Chinese world, now relies on this kind of earthy boy band to survive.
“It feels like a Sha Matt Youth League, and the taste is simply too good.”
“This is completely stuck in the retro style of the 90s. I thought it was a talent show from Taiwan’s rural areas.”
“I can’t comment on how it looks, but this look is really tacky. Is it possible that Taiwan’s entertainment industry is now Is this local culture popular? "
" Is this a boy band specially designed for Southeast Asia? "
" After watching it for a long time, I thought it was a Thai nightclub boy band. "Has Taiwan's aesthetics declined to this point? "
" There’s no need to talk about your appearance first. Look at this outfit and style. Did you just come out of a local talent show? ”
Some netizens also posted the following picture: “At first I thought it was a boy band launched by QQ Zone, but finally I realized it was not Qzone, but Ozone. ”
Some netizens even compared Atom Boys with Hong Kong’s most popular boy group MIRROR: “It feels like these two can compete for the throne of the most earthy boy group.” "
What is your evaluation of Taiwan's efforts to build Atomic Youth into the light of Asia and revive Taiwanese entertainment?
