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The story
A video posted by an AKB member on TikTok, featuring an “isolation” (a dance technique where only one part of the body moves) built around big neck movements, went viral and sparked a thread on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Some viewers reacted with amazement — “Isn’t this incredible?” and “That’s not humanly possible” — while others with dance experience gave a cooler assessment: “You’ll find tons of people who can do this at any dance school” and “It’s just an ordinary isolation.” The thread expanded into comparisons of dance skill between Hello! Project and AKB, differences in ability among other members, and explanations of the term “isolation.”
Is there anyone else who can even do this? lol
Source: t;iktok.com / Original post here
What people said
Good call skipping it
Just an ordinary isolation
This level of skill is everywhere at dance schools
no wonder it shouldn't be going viral
Re: #13
>18
They've done collabs with dozens of people
but nobody else pulls it off like this girl, huh?
I don't know a thing about AKB but I've watched every version of this lol
so can't pretty much anyone do this?
I guess it just looked novel to people
do a little more homework before posting a video like this
Only Saki Kondo up front is on a totally different level
even LDH admitted she's good
Thought the same thing
this girl's cute
For someone that famous her follower count is way too low lol
Hey
all kinds of idols and artists, guys and girls, from Japan and overseas have done collabs with them
and none of them can pull it off either, right?
Delusions are free, I guess
but maybe AKB should stop lip-syncing first lol
wonder if there are a few people in Hello! Project who could pull it off
It's 'isolation'
and it's not just about the neck
Background and Key Points of This Story
“Isolation” is a dance term for the technique of moving a single part of the body independently — the neck, shoulders, and hips are the classic examples — and it’s commonly taught as basic training at dance schools. What sparked this thread was an AKB member’s neck isolation: to an untrained eye it looks astonishing, but dancers with experience see it as just one basic technique, which is why reactions split so sharply. It’s also worth noting the thread appeared on a board that’s normally home to Hello! Project idol fans, so the AKB member’s skill level prompted comparisons with Hello! Project’s own dancing ability, along with a bit of rival needling like “Hello! Project should take notes too.” Comparing dance skill between idol groups is a perennial 5ch topic, and this thread is very much in that tradition.
*This article was compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “AKB’s insane isolation dance is going viral on TikTok — isn’t this amazing? That’s not humanly possible.”
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