Revisiting The 2012 Idol Olympics with Dal Shabet
Browsing around online one night, I came across an article headline that read: “Dal Shabet’s Jiyul injured early on in Idol Olympics”. I went, “Huh! Dal Shabet appeared on an earlier episode of that Idol Olympic show I watched last year! Clicking onto the article ink, I was stunned to see screenshots of the aforementioned track race and realize it was the exact same episode I’d seen before when I was obsessed with After School! WHAT! DAL SHABET was one of the groups participating at THAT TIME? I HAD to dig up my copy and watch it again, and yep, sure enough, not only were my beloved gals THERE, athletic member Kaeun was the one who actually WON the 100 Meter Running Challenge! I had COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN that they were there!
Holy CRAP! While I remembered not only the race (as you can see in my earlier post, at the time it was all about the Afterschool girls Eyoung, JooYeon and THEIR member named Kaeun ) but also the fact that super-athlete Bora of SISTAR, who was predicted to win, was beat out by another girl. COMPLETELY BLEW MY MIND to realize it was Dal Shabet’s KAEUN! Clearly, at the time I watched this, Dal Shabet were "just another group" to me", now I LOVE all of them so MUCH! I had to sit down and watch this show ALL OVER AGAIN!
And while it was heartbreaking re-watching the race and seeing Jiyul falling and hurting herself (I didn’t remember this mishap at ALL for some reason), it was THRILLING seeing the 2012 Idol Olympics through new eyes as I saw all the Dal Shabet girls participating in the events!
Just looking at the crowd and recognizing pretty Serri standing there for the first time was exciting for me, woulda been great if they’d aired the powerwalk event (which seems like Dal Shabet won but Kaeun got disqualified!) and it was fun watching Subin in the vaulting event (though she got out first!).
Special Heartwarming bonus when Kaeun won her Gold Medal for the Running Race and sweetie pie Woohee is seen proudly backhugging her big sister as she’s interviewed! Additionally, was pretty relieving seeing my darling Jiyul smiling at the podium behind Kaeun. I was SO worried about her after she limped off the racetrack favoring her injured elbow.
Funnt to think that the first time I watched this show back in July of last year I hardly knew any of the groups, now when I watch it, the show is FILLED with groups and artists I LOVE! I was equally surprised to see HelloVenus running in the rookie race! The announcer even states that the rookies you see running today may one day become the artists you love, a statement that has never been truer!
