"They don't have restrictions " if you only knew. As the western artist that are marketed for a certain audience that tend to be the teens ( since they tend to consume more the brand itself that just listen to the music like older people ) , kpop is marketed the same way , but since for Koreans teens they follow the beauty standards of SK and what is trendy which tend to be western base after the globalization happened so , since SK market is small they made it that way in order to appeal to overseas markets specially JAPAN, china , but since china got a law against kpop and other exportations that come from SK , that market got lost , so they tried to get other markets but every company dream is to get rentable in the biggest market worldwide which is the US , they tried so hard without a success until BTS came into the picture without even trying. So cuz of that US labels saw that bts was rentable so they want them but it didn't work so their way to compite was getting other groups , so with that you get to see, not only bts on US media late shows treated like other artists but also other kpop groups. As I told you they still follow the Korean beauty standards and mindset that sell specially towards teens that are the opposite sex, so for male the beauty standards came from the "flowers boys " aristocrat warriors in the time of dynasty that were known to be beautiful and even wear make up to mark more their beauty, also they made swords dances making them to have a lot of girl "fans ", with the girls is kind of the same but towards male audience. Since The aristocracy barely got into the sun their skin was pale and for the peasant that worked under the light were tan. So the beauty standard is the pale skin. The acting "cute " again is another appeal towards the audience, also the skin ship between same sex is pretty normal on the daily basic between friends or close people , cuz since SK is a conservative country they don't see like homosexuality is a thing , so they never see something sexual in those interactions and they are raise like that. But between opposite sex , since heterosexuality is a thing , it can look as something more or even disrespectful when they don't respect their personal space, that's why you barely see people of the opposite sex interact that close or have skinship even as friendship ( that we see in the west ) so that's why guys ( specially without sisters) tend to be really shy in front of women and viceversa. Also the dying hair became a trend in kpop specially after Gdragon ( the guy of the orange hair that you pause the video , he was inspired in David Bowie and other celebs like that ) so companies tell them to dye their hair a certain color according to the theme of the song and album they are gonna release so every new release they tend to change hair color. Also marketed in the way to keep a fresh image so the audience don't feel bored , kind of what u see with pop celebs in the west like lady Gaga , Rihanna , Britney , etc.
@@mev9752 😲WOW, thank u SOO much for taking your time out to give that additional info. I appreciate it 🙏. The things that go on in marketing n the music industry, it's a mess n I can only imagine. I really do wish ppl just let ppl be n like what they like.
I think this first video can be summed up by the words, "culture shock." This is how I was when I was first introduced into the world of k-pop, a mixture of: WTF? OMG! So COOL! WHAT? Where have I been?
I laughed out loud when you said they have a lot of freedom. Very few groups have actual freedom to do what they want. What you see on the screen is usually what the company wants from them.
Lol oh yea I mainly meant culture wise, I know being a famous artist isn't a smooth sailing journey. But yea to even find out how deep it goes like they can't date at times, like wow😳 that sucks, like I understand the reasons but geesh, that's one hell of a commitment.
@@Jovacane yeah...there are some groups who don't have these restrictions. Some have a lot of artistic freedom. I mainly wrote my first comment because you were having a lot of positive assumptions about kpop and though I hope you have a good journey with it, I hope you don't ignore the notso positive parts, just with any new culture/etc, but that being said it's your experience and , I genuinely hope you have fun 💛
I think what she meant is that they have freedom to wear make up or have certain hair color or have more chill songs or wear crop tops. While in her community it might be looked down upon. Just my take on it.
@@victoriagonzaga6715 I get you. I just wonder how accepting people are to wear these things outside of kpop mvs. I feel the makeup and clothes are accepted in the context of kpop but in an average everyday setting? Idk, if you know more about that I'd be glad to hear
When we are bulletproof pt2 came HAHAHAHAH same with no more dreams lol. FYI, BTS was formed in 2013 and their roots is Hiphop, 2 of the rappers came from underground rap so their earlier songs are mainly focus on raps but its a bop tho.
@@Jovacane (in case someone didn't mention) their "click click bang bang" song you weren't feeling is understandable 🤣 I had a bit if the same reaction when it came out, but I just wanted to put it out there that their name (BTS) is short for Bulletproof Boys - Bulletproof because they want to protect adolescents from harsh judgements, expectations, prejudice, etc that rains down on them like bullet. That song, We Are Bulletproof Pt 2, I like to think of it as one of those songs where the members introduce themselves and hype themselves up (since it was released during their debut along with No More Dream). Their songs really do have a lot of meaning behind them but then you'll also find songs that are meant to be just hype songs :D
@@cheesestick5427 that’s our exact point tho no one is coming for her we just wanted to hear her play it through because it’s a bop u misunderstood this comment
Korean fashion is amazing. The latest styles from the top designers. KPop is amazing. Especially if you like bopping music with mostly good, clean lyrics. Positive messages. I’m a BTS Stan, but love all KPop. SuperM - jopping, stray kids - gods menu, black pink- kill this love, and EVERYTHING BTS.
Well some lyrics talk about alcohol consumption, even BTS comea out on TV drunk. So not very clean and positive if you are a tween or a teen fan. But I agree Kpop is great.
@@Lupita311 seriously? I’ve never seen them drunk on stage. Are you kidding me? If you’re talking about Dionysus or Fire, you’re missing the point of the song. Yes, they have some curse words in their songs...mainly the rap line. But their overall volume of work is very clean. That goes for most of kpop.
I would love to see a part 2 😊 And it's really funny seeing baby BTS and Nowaday BTS. They looked like such babies at the time but now there's 7 really good looking guys that can steal your Girlfriend or Boyfriend faster then you can say cheese
Your old school BTS reaction.killed me hahahah ... BTS old songs are on the list coz ARMY stream a lot ... So I would really like to see your reaction to their comparatively new music ..my suggestion would be BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS MIC DROP DNA DYNAMITE SAVE ME FIRE IDOL ft.NIKI MINAJ AND their solo work too plz 💜🥺
Though I'm an ARMY💜💜💜💜 I respect the other groups as well. Cause, all these groups they all worked hard, trained their as*es off to be in the position they're at today. So let us all show love to all the groups 💜💜💜
lmao your reaction to old school BTS is hilarious, the fact that these guys aren't just the biggest kpop act in history now, but the biggest group in the planet, and the best selling artist in the world of 2020. They have come so far with their music, they used to be underdogs in general and without really much budget in their music videos, that's why you saw the difference between this and other groups, but it's because there's millions of new bts fans everyday, and some people are curious of their older stuff, that's why it's even in the video. They have probably the most impressive evolution out of all. You might've heard their song Dynamite, it's in english and have probably played on the radio, and it also stayed on billboard hot100 n1 for multiple weeks. It sounds more western than kpop, not really their usual style, although they are very versatile in general.
@@mev9752 true, the lyrics are actually them challenging the kpop Industry and calling it out, the injustices behind that hierchical side of it where it's only groups from specific companies have big privileges in the kpop Industry, they talked about the manufactured "forced rapper" in most kpop groups, and also their peers from the underground hip-hop scene who hated on them for changing industries and called them sell outs for going into kpop instead. BTS were struggling a lot because of that, 60% of the videos in this complilation are from a privileged company that led them to success. BTS, dominated the industry with none of that and their whole brand was to fight against that. Even until now, they aren't afraid to use their voices for injustices, but now it's reaching way more people. The fact that they've been doing it from the start, and not after they succeeded to look good, but because they actually care.
@@-amel-9896 what? Privilege agency and their help? so Taemin singing so hard he had nosebleeds and dancing for 12 hours even after school sleeping only three hours doesn't count. Lee Hong Ki working so hard with no pay for three years, GDragon and Taeyang training for hours with no food in their dorm. Gdragon writing songs all night, Jonghyun singing for 14 hours. EXO working so hard they fainted, SNDS, what hapoened to TVXQ and JYJ, CNBlue with no food to eat for three years. What you've said is not only unfair to these and many more artists but also false. That is why I don't read comments especially with purple hearts, most of them are one sided to promote their own group. I better leave everyone here has been fed fallacies and they just repeat them. So BTS didn't received money from their own agency? They promote their songs just them, their agency didn't help them. Seriously the things you have to read.
Omg BTS ma babies grew up so much. I actually grew up with them. I'm so proud to see where they are right now to be one of the biggest artist in the world. Their whole music discography is a journey you must take. All their eras are so iconic and really shaped the artist they are today
Love this! I also went through a KPop journey (due to being stuck at home mostly) and have truly learned to appreciate all the details that go into almost every aspect of the song - the hair, makeup, outfits, choreography, cinematography, vocals, visuals, etc. Everything is just so well thought out!
It is so interesting to hear your first thoughts on music and culture as you look into something new! You seem very open and positive! I hope you continue to dive into Kpop and find songs and groups that bring you joy and inspiration! I'm glad you're loving it!
Every time BTS popped up I almost lost it. Those are my boyssss!!! I couldn't agree more with what you were saying about our music here in America. I gave up on listening to all other music. Deleted 25G of music from my phone and I don't even care for my CDs anymore. I only listen to Kpop. Specifically, STRICTLY BTS. But to be honest, Kpop as a whole is truly fulfilling and amazing. It's feel-good every day, all-day music. I can't wait until Part 2 comes. I enjoyed your reaction. This is only the beginning. 😊
Girl groups are actually pretty diverse, they each bring something different and I enjoy them just as much as the boy groups, G-idle and Dreamcatcher are particularly special to me.
I'm liking your reactions so far. You are getting a little taste of all the most popular idols, when you're all done with this video I would like to know if any of them stood out to you and have you react to full videos/songs. But you're right, it's a refreshing change, MV in the US have kind of devolved over the years.
I really have to wake u up from this cuz u think everybody will like bts but u forgot everyone isnt the same dont hve the same opinion so whatever she likes is good but dont say especially bts am an army too and here to enlighten u bye :)
I'm strictly ARMY but the face she made when "We Are Bulletproof pt2" came on had me snickering so much. As an American who was a teen in 2010+, I knew so many kids that dressed and acted the same and the CRINGE. I respect BTS so much now, but her face took me back to when I first met BTS and was all "what am I watching rn?"
LMAOOO your face when We Are Bulletproof (#93) came on. I love all of BTS's music (even that one grew on me eventually) but their aesthetic back then was definitely....interesting lmao. They were originally supposed to start off as a hiphop group but eventually became a group with 4 singers and 3 rappers. And their first couple comebacks you can tell were the aesthetic choices of a 40 yo Korean man trying to make them look "hip hop" /eyeroll
I LOVED your commentary throughout the whole video. You’re so thoughtful and it was really so interesting to hear your opinions. A lot of UA-camrs tend to use K-Pop just for the views but you’re so genuine and I love that!
🙈💖 Awww see it's comments like THESE that touch my heart. Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed my commentary and view on things. Feels nice to be understood n liked for me.
Since you wrote down an Exo song as the only song you wrote , can we consider you as a baby Exo- L ? (EXO L is the name of Exo fans ) kpop is a cool, enjoyable, funny, cute and adorable world. Welcome in, I'ld like to see your more reactions to kpop. But please react some full mvs too. I bet you'll like it more when you reacted videos fully. Also k is stands for Korean but there is almost always Eng subtitles if you wanna knpw what are they saying in videos. If you want to try full reactions here is some of my personal favorities Verivery- Get away mv Exo- Love Shot mv Stray Kids- God's Menu mv Monsta X- Love Killa mv Wonho- lose mv Hoshi - Spider mv SHINee- Dont call me mv VIXX- Shangri La mv
@@Jovacane There are 2 versions of BTS’s ON. For a more explosive & dance centric mv, I would recommend ON: Kinetic Manifesto Cone Prima (this one is my pic). For a more cinematic/movie like mv, you can watch the one called ON.
I'm a black female and I know what you mean ...I have found a new love for kpop as far as it somehow crazy enough got me through a lot..the message bts brings isn't like what you might think ...I have really been happy and just ....it changed me
@@Jovacane it's their message and how they really try and send you on a journey to better yourself...there's a song jin sings called epiphany and that song was what made me get help for my depression...went my whole life and never sought help until them...there are so many people who say BTS changed their lives and I see why now...it opened a new door to see the food and beautiful things I offer and to embrace it and not run away from who I am and where I come from
Everybody has different tastes. This is a great way to sample different kpop artists. Excellent idea. One thing I love about kpop is that I can listen to almost all of them with my young kids. Most of them have positive messages and languages.
*Girl when I tell you EXO and GOT7 and Mamamoo are my go to kpop groups. I’m not into hard ass beat kpop nor the extra extra pop ones but trust me these 3 seeeerve some highly rnb and grown ass music, these 3 groups discography are probably the cleanest of them all it’s so cohesive and well put on and the versatility is also immaculate really suggest you to check out their stuff wether in your own time or as reaction*
I think Kpop has helped a lot of people become open minded and it’s gotten rid of a lot of harmful stigmas in the west. Things like internalized misogyny, homophobia, and traditional gender roles are challenged(as they should be). Korea is a rather conservative nation in many ways, but I think in terms of the social constructs of gender, it’s opened my eyes.
loved your reaction! really sincere and respectful. i'd totally watch another video with you watching the rest of this video, hahah. and yes, k-pop is influenced by a lot of different genres, like hip hop, edm, rnb and that stuff. it comes all to the sound and concept of the group or the soloist. there's always a song and a discography that's way up on your style, you just need to find it. :)
Hello! From your reaction I can tell you would enjoy listening to full version of some of those songs. If you take any recommendations I would say: - MAMAMOO - both their solo works and group works, check their live performances as well - they are amazing! - AGUST D (SUGA of BTS) - Daechwita - his flow in this particular song is amazing, also, lyrics are huge part of it so if you watch full song, please, turn on english subs! - J-HOPE (of BTS) - Chicken Noodle Soup - this song was made with Becky G to kind of comemorate song that inspired them in their childhood. J-HOPE paid Bianca so well for allowing him to bring this song back to life, he is very respectful toward other artists :)
BTS and Blackpink are the 2 biggest groups in the world right now. Both groups have multiple videos with over 1 billion views. And actually not all kpop artists are groups, kpop also has plenty of solo artists too.
11:08 the girl's picture that was burning, is an actress called hyorim. A bigbang member called taeyang released that for her, his gf when they were fighting telling her he loves everything about her from her eyes, nose and lips. And......they got married in 2018
Also, yes, groups are most common because of how the k-pop industry is structured. Basically teens and young adults get signed to an agency to become a trainee, which is not a guarantee they'll ever actually make music, but rather they rigorously train alongside dozens of other hopeful trainees for months to years in everything from vocal and dance lessons to foreign languages, comportment, acting, you name it. The agency usually then forms groups from the trainees and the group members continue training together as a unit, but even then they may never end up debuting or disbanding within a year of debut. It's crazy competitive, hundreds of groups trying to make it every year. There are some negatives to the system for sure and not all agencies treat trainees or their artists well, but it's complex. Solo artists in k-pop are often group members who release solo side projects or go solo after their group disbands. Some popular exceptions who've always been solo are IU , Younha, BoA, and Eric Nam. There's also other genres of Korean music where solo artists are more common.
I dont think ive ever seen a reaction to the top 100 songs, but it is nice cause you get a good sampler of kpop. It was fun watching cause all these songs are iconic. 🤩💜
The K stands for Korean. It’s Korean music :) Also it was funny seeing you react to old school BTS xD Most of the views for those videos come from their fans streaming all their music. At the time, a lot of those songs by BTS weren’t popular. Also I recommend listening to a favorite kpop songs playlist made by a kpop fan since these most-viewed compilations are mostly dominated by uber-popular and revolutionary groups regardless of the particular song’s quality. You’ll get a better idea of what kpop is from those fan compilations even if it’s restricted to that particular fan’s musical preference.
😲Oh woww thank you SOOO much for educating me on this n giving me suggestions for better selections. You're the best ! I definitely will be checking them out. I'm glad you enjoyed watching💓
It means Korean pop. Not Korean music. As any industry/ country there’s several styles and genre like rap, rnb, rock, edm and the list is long. Korean pop is one of the biggest one but it’s not all the music there is in Korea. There’s a lot of misunderstanding with that with non Koreans.
@@sonia4313 I know that, though. Kpop is still Korean music. Korean music happens to also have khiphop and krnb. All Kpop is Korean music, but not all Korean music is kpop.
If your having a marathon, check out BTS. These are my favorites but I'm new to BTS: Dope ([MV] BTS(방탄소년단) _ DOPE(쩔어) Mic Drop (BTS (방탄소년단) 'MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)' Official MV) Fake Love (BTS (방탄소년단) 'FAKE LOVE' Official MV) ON (BTS (방탄소년단) 'ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film : Come Prima) Dimple + Pied Piper+ Ddaeng (Eng Sub|BTS 5th Muster (Dimple+Pied Piper+Ddaeng) LIVE) Go Go ([BTS - Go Go] Comeback Stage | M COUNTDOWN 170928 EP.543)
nah how did this video just randomly pop up in my feed ive looked for this vid for years I loved rewatching your reaction to this. Crazy how much kpop has changed since then tho.
Oh😆, that's interesting. I appreciate it was worth watching again. It definitely has been a minute. What are some things that you've noticed has changed ?
@@Jovacane The most noticeable thing that has changed about kpop for me is the sheer amount of popular groups debuting each year. While hundreds of groups are launched each year in kpop even most hardcore kpop fans would only know at most like 3-4 new debuted groups but with kpops globalization and social media it seems groups that are able to sustain themselves and be moderately successful or even huge groups are being produced at a much higher pace. An example being HYBE(bts company) after the bts members started planning to go to their military service in 2022 they have created 6 groups. One of the things that many people have also noticed is the talent is not as high level as it used to be. With so many groups being pushed out the skill level has definitely dropped.
Hey. Random comment but I just clicked on your vid for the first time and your smile is so contagious. Thank you (I’ve never said anything like this before. I feel so cringed 💀)
This is probably the first time I have seen a genuine 1st time reaction to kpop (who havent atleast heard of BTS) and its so fresh yet not painful because you seem soo open minded and I cant thankyou enough for that because most people just want to make fun of it because its a whole other culture and style...
I appreciate that feedback💕. I definitely pride myself on giving real honest reviews while keeping other views in mind. I'm glad you enjoyed n thank you for watching😊
I can’t wait till you get into these groups for real!! Plus, these are just the highest viewed mvs, there are a ton not on the list that are so amazing!!
I enjoyed your commentary so much! It's obvious that your reactions were genuine (which isn't always true with YT k-pop reactors!), and I loved seeing your appreciation of not just the k-pop style but the Korean cultural differences in gender restrictions and artistic expression. The way Korean men show affection and vulnerability with their male friends is such a startling contrast, isn't it? Which is sad commentary on the US, really. My love of Korean media started with k-dramas in Sep (you also might like how different their dramas are from the tired US show format; try Crash Landing on You on Netflix!) and that soon led to finding k-pop, and now it's all I watch and listen to. It really is a breath of fresh air. I listen to a lot of k-pop artists, but BTS are my favs. So far most of their entries on this list you're watching have been older tracks with their hip-hop style, but you'll see their style change more and more over the years as they end up dominating that list towards the end, often embracing the bright colors and playful styles you seem to like best. So many great artists out there though!
"They have a lot of freedom" oof I'm afraid to tell you this but...believe it or not, not many groups have freedom. I know it all looks like happiness and rainbows from the outside but it's not. There is a lot of good in Kpop, but there's also some bad. Although some artists are free to do whatever they want, most artists are controlled by their company. Minor things that in our culture seem normal, is unacceptable in theirs and can get an artist kicked out of their group and company. Creative freedom is also something that depends on the company. Even if an artist can write or produce music, sometimes their company doesn't give them the opportunity to release that music. Out of all the Kpop companies, I can only think of 3 that actually give their artists complete freedom.
I'm curious, which 3 companies are you thinking of? I'm sure Big Hit/Hybe is one of them, but who else? I'd love to explore more music from companies known for treating their artists with respect.
@@luvBTS7 P Nation and RBW. P Nation is literally not strict at all, just take a look at their artists. RBW doesn't really have any strict rules or boundaries for their groups and they allow them to write/produce their own stuff, the only bad thing is that they kinda suck at promotion 😕. Also probably PlayM Entertainment, same as RBW, they don't have strict rules or boundaries and allow their artist to write/produce, idk how good they are at promotion tho.
@@luvBTS7 Some might argue that RBW isn't good, but the only thing I've seen people complain about is how they promote their groups. Which is true bc they lowkey do suck at promotion, but when it comes to rules and creative freedom they aren't strict.
My recommendations start off with BTS and Blackpink. Biggest kpop groups in the West . Bts biggest boy group / boyband / kpop group in the world . Blackpink : biggest kpop girl group in the West
Looking forward to part two! Yes there are a few solo acts, but most are groups. It allows members to share the vocals, which is necessary when the choreo is so complicated...
LMFAO when we are bulletproof came up and you were like 😟 LMFAOOOO also there is ONE black kpop idol her name is Fatou and she’s in the group called Black Swan :)
Kpop is kind of complicated since it's an umbrella term for korean popular music so it has several genres within it. The first that comes to mind when thinking of kpop is idol music. Idol music is the big groups that dominated a large part of this video. Idols in the groups tend to have solo projects while still remaining in the group after a few years of activity. Some idol groups I'd recommend and some of their songs as well are: Boy Groups: - Stray Kids: My Pace, I Am You, Mirror, Voices - Exo: Lotto, Tempo, Overdose, Call Me Baby, - Seventeen: Getting Closer, Clap, Fear, Don't Wanna Cry Girl Groups: - Itzy: Wannabe, Not Shy, Dalla Dalla, Icy - Twice: Likey, More&More, Cheer Up, I Can't Stop Me - Red Velvet: Bad Boy, Psycho, Dumb Dumb, Ice Cream Cake Male Soloists: Kang Daniel: Paranoia, Antidote, Wave, Who U Are G-Dragon: Crooked, Crayon, Untitled 2014, Good Boy Taemin: Criminal, Move, Idea, Danger Female Soloists: IU: Palette, Eight, Twenty-three, BBIBBI Hyolyn: Dally, Say My Name, SEE SEA, Spell Hwasa: Maria, Twit, LMM, Don't(Above Live) Then there's the khiphop genre, I don't know as much about it or any of the other genres so I won't have as many suggestions. Male artists: Zico: Bermuda Triangle, Any Song, Okey Dokey, SoulMate Bobby: Holup, U Mad, Runaway, I Love You Flowsik: Wet, Bbung, All I Need, Recipe Female artists: Cheetah: Villain Jessi: Who Dat B, Drip, What Type of X, Nunu Nana I don't know many female khiphop rappers, sorry, but! I have a solution. If you are interested in khiphop, there is a song called 119 Remix which is a collaboration between 51 different rappers that lasts about 19 minutes. Anyway, let me end this with some krnb: Dean: Instagram, Pour Up, D(Half Moon), Come Over Okay, ngl, Dean is the only krnb artist I know. Anyway, I hope this was good, this took a long time to write after all and I sincerely hope I didn't waste my time or something. Have a good journey in this beautiful musical genre filled with talented artists!
I just want to say I really love your commentary. You seem like such an intelligent, open-minded person, and I really agree with what you said about culture in the US and how everyone gets pigeonholed/ how social media erases so many positive things. Also, I died when you were seeing old-school BTS rap videos, lol. They're basically royalty now, but I remember when they first debuted they were these cute innocent kids doing aggressive rap 😂
I thought this was like 2 years old...more like one month! ... Now I get it, the songs in the video are older...geez. Most watched...ever? Ok, ok. I enjoyed the hell outta this reaction... I can't even really say I listen to much dance music anymore... I totally get what you're saying though because I'm seeing the same thing...even in rock and metal! The creativity is off the charts! The talent is very high level...like across the board. They are using it all... I hear people all the time ask "What the hell are they putting in the water over there?" (If anyone is unfamiliar whith that saying, it's a leftover from the Cold War between US and USSR, when the US thought that USSR was trying to poison the water supply, except now it morphed into something good...lol) It does remind me of the 90's in the US and Uk...all those boy and girl groups... Like japan right now seem to be obssessed with disco music..can you imagine, fresh disco music....lol Korea is a bit ...."looser" with the social restriction thing...but while japan may still be a bit more reserved...they express it in other ways... Like you pointed out the fashions and the colors...Japan takes that to the weird level...I love it...It's like they are the DisneyWorld of countries...lol I'm fascinated, that's all I gotta say... And if people wanna call that yellow fever or whatever, you go right ahead... ain't gonna spoil my fun! Great reaction...will be loking for the next one!
We all laugh at you're reaction to We are Bulletproof pt 2 by BTS. This was their part of they're 1st album and was literally like 16 yrs old lol. Please will you give them a chance to redeem themselves by watching the whole video of We are Bulletproof pt 2, it really isn't not that bad. That clip did it no justice. Please and Thank You!!
In Kpop there are not only groups there are also solo artists too like Eric Nam, Jessi, Chungha, Somi, Zico, Dean and etc but yes majority of kpop there are groups :)
Please, react to BLACKPINK How You Like That. They are the biggest girl group right now. They set 5 Guinness World Records with this song. Make sure to turn on the caption to see the English subtitle. 😎🙏
If you wanna know more about BTS check out UA-cam fan-made documentary 'The Rise of Bangtan', The Most beautiful Life goes on: A story of BTS and there are many,great introductory videos by xCeleste about BTS's music. Enjoy! Welcome to the community
Appreciate you given the music a chance. I have to say that these clips are ok but not very representative of the songs, as most of these songs have such an amazing blend of genres and the clips are just one snippet out of context. But that is just my opinion. I hope you check out more, especially the full videos. I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised with some that you originally seemed to feel less than the others. Good luck and have fun! 💜😬💜
I like your reaction! It’s so genuine! Keep it that way, we love us some genuine queens😂💕 I actually agree with what you said! K stands for Korean And you’ve seen solo artists (Hwasa, Taeyeon, IU) 😂 well, yes groups are way more that soloists but there are soloists in Kpop (some of them are from groups)
You should check out dkdktv’s kpop history in 20 minutes if you wanna know more about kpop. It’s not super in depth (I mean it is just 20 minutes) but it’s fun and pretty informative 💜
The video was cutted when mah girls are about to show up so Imma need Part 2 of this😁😆 Welcome to the world of Kpop, to help you answer some of your curiousity about groups... I think if we count all the groups in kpop we would get 100+ groups in total from small to big companies. Kpop has very wide range from cute concepts to hiphop you can find them all (just name it). There are also some legendary Soloists in the game. (To my fellow kpop stans we all have an assignment to welcome a newbie in our chaotic😆, and party all day community)
*EVERGLOW has released their new single album “Last Melody” earlier today* *The single album has three tracks, including the title track “First", and I look forward to your reaction!*
Thanks for reacting to K-pop!! There are so many amazing groups to check out.I really enjoy so many of them, but my personal favorite is EXO. Please check out their songs Love Shot, Tempo, and Monster. Thanks Again and I’m excited for more reactions from you.
There are solo artists but a lot of the times.. members from groups debut as a soloist so they’re still in a group plus a solo artist that drop their own music etc. Although the majority of kpop does involves just groups
Yeah I kind of gave up on music over here at the States. I still listen to my old music during motown all the way till early 2000's but after that music became so freaking bad down here that I had to look else where. I happen to stumble around kpop and jpop and just fell in love with its music. The only music on my phone is Kpop, Jpop and now I'm getting into Jrock (babymetal).
I did this same dive like 6 months ago lol...you're gonna love it. Ima help you out. BTS - Dynamite, Black Swan, On (Manifesto), Dope Blackpink - Dudu, How you like that, Kill this love Stray Kids - Easy, God's menu and Back Door Enjoy ✊🏾
What makes Kpop groups so “strong”? They all have to go through years of training before they’re even put in a group but a lot of ppl don’t even get to debut so they’ve all worked extremely hard to get to the same outcome. Some artists train for lesser periods of time but I know many that’ve trained for 8+ years to be in a group. The strict contracts keep them from being able to break up as well lmao- 👀
15:50 at first i was thinking "some of these groups do have tons of things holding them back from being truly themselves (ex. dating bans, phone bans, etc) but i heard the rest of what you had to say and realized i COMPLETELY misunderstood LOL. agree w you 100% about that men in east asian culture seem to have more freedom in how they want to present themselves
Hi, some things about this boys. *Bts Is south Korean group, this days people prefer don't mix them with kpop. Kpop ist a genre and bts are know for their great repertoire of genres. Kpop is an industry in Korea, and not all singers/rappers/musicians in Korea are "kpop" 1. They are 7, 4 vocalist, 3 rappers (2 underground rappers) all dancers 2. Bts compose and produce in all their albums, so is very personal, they talk about mental health, politics, society, their fans, self love, etc 3. They have a story behind their videos so is difficult to new people understand, we (the armys) used to read a books and study set, philosophy, psychology and mythology to understand. Their last album for example was "map of the soul: 7" and is inspired by the psychologist book the map of the soul by Murray. 4. The army love them because they are good people who through a lot of bad things to be where they are now, and even being famous they stay humble. 5. They have a lot of genres but their base is very hiphop / rap. Also you can find subtitles in every possible language thanks to the fans, u only need to search with the name of the song or Activate cc. **Bts always present themselves as a Korean group, and always said they don't want to be labeled in a genre or industry. The fans also do not want to be mixed with kpopers, (most of us aren't kpop fans) we don't have the same ideals.
I really appreciate all the support, information, n suggestions ! 😊 you all are so dope❤. I can't wait to react to some full videos. Stay tuned..
Tempo is my fav
"They don't have restrictions " if you only knew. As the western artist that are marketed for a certain audience that tend to be the teens ( since they tend to consume more the brand itself that just listen to the music like older people ) , kpop is marketed the same way , but since for Koreans teens they follow the beauty standards of SK and what is trendy which tend to be western base after the globalization happened so , since SK market is small they made it that way in order to appeal to overseas markets specially JAPAN, china , but since china got a law against kpop and other exportations that come from SK , that market got lost , so they tried to get other markets but every company dream is to get rentable in the biggest market worldwide which is the US , they tried so hard without a success until BTS came into the picture without even trying. So cuz of that US labels saw that bts was rentable so they want them but it didn't work so their way to compite was getting other groups , so with that you get to see, not only bts on US media late shows treated like other artists but also other kpop groups.
As I told you they still follow the Korean beauty standards and mindset that sell specially towards teens that are the opposite sex, so for male the beauty standards came from the "flowers boys " aristocrat warriors in the time of dynasty that were known to be beautiful and even wear make up to mark more their beauty, also they made swords dances making them to have a lot of girl "fans ", with the girls is kind of the same but towards male audience. Since The aristocracy barely got into the sun their skin was pale and for the peasant that worked under the light were tan. So the beauty standard is the pale skin. The acting "cute " again is another appeal towards the audience, also the skin ship between same sex is pretty normal on the daily basic between friends or close people , cuz since SK is a conservative country they don't see like homosexuality is a thing , so they never see something sexual in those interactions and they are raise like that. But between opposite sex , since heterosexuality is a thing , it can look as something more or even disrespectful when they don't respect their personal space, that's why you barely see people of the opposite sex interact that close or have skinship even as friendship ( that we see in the west ) so that's why guys ( specially without sisters) tend to be really shy in front of women and viceversa.
Also the dying hair became a trend in kpop specially after Gdragon ( the guy of the orange hair that you pause the video , he was inspired in David Bowie and other celebs like that ) so companies tell them to dye their hair a certain color according to the theme of the song and album they are gonna release so every new release they tend to change hair color. Also marketed in the way to keep a fresh image so the audience don't feel bored , kind of what u see with pop celebs in the west like lady Gaga , Rihanna , Britney , etc.
@@Acebets70 yes I can't wait to watch the whole video
@@mev9752 😲WOW, thank u SOO much for taking your time out to give that additional info. I appreciate it 🙏. The things that go on in marketing n the music industry, it's a mess n I can only imagine. I really do wish ppl just let ppl be n like what they like.
I think this first video can be summed up by the words, "culture shock." This is how I was when I was first introduced into the world of k-pop, a mixture of: WTF? OMG! So COOL! WHAT? Where have I been?
I lost a lung when we are bulletproof came on 🤣🤣 my babies HLSDJ
I lost it when she barely played any part of BulletProof!
Mee too
I had heart palpitations when just one day came on
@@esabellapaige8755 Just one day is a masterpiece
Hahahahahahaha omg same
I laughed out loud when you said they have a lot of freedom. Very few groups have actual freedom to do what they want. What you see on the screen is usually what the company wants from them.
Lol oh yea I mainly meant culture wise, I know being a famous artist isn't a smooth sailing journey. But yea to even find out how deep it goes like they can't date at times, like wow😳 that sucks, like I understand the reasons but geesh, that's one hell of a commitment.
@@Jovacane yeah...there are some groups who don't have these restrictions. Some have a lot of artistic freedom. I mainly wrote my first comment because you were having a lot of positive assumptions about kpop and though I hope you have a good journey with it, I hope you don't ignore the notso positive parts, just with any new culture/etc, but that being said it's your experience and , I genuinely hope you have fun 💛
I think what she meant is that they have freedom to wear make up or have certain hair color or have more chill songs or wear crop tops. While in her community it might be looked down upon. Just my take on it.
@@victoriagonzaga6715 I get you. I just wonder how accepting people are to wear these things outside of kpop mvs. I feel the makeup and clothes are accepted in the context of kpop but in an average everyday setting? Idk, if you know more about that I'd be glad to hear
Bts is one of the very few that are given lots of freedom
When we are bulletproof pt2 came HAHAHAHAH same with no more dreams lol. FYI, BTS was formed in 2013 and their roots is Hiphop, 2 of the rappers came from underground rap so their earlier songs are mainly focus on raps but its a bop tho.
Lol oh ok thanks for that info
@@Jovacane (in case someone didn't mention) their "click click bang bang" song you weren't feeling is understandable 🤣 I had a bit if the same reaction when it came out, but I just wanted to put it out there that their name (BTS) is short for Bulletproof Boys - Bulletproof because they want to protect adolescents from harsh judgements, expectations, prejudice, etc that rains down on them like bullet. That song, We Are Bulletproof Pt 2, I like to think of it as one of those songs where the members introduce themselves and hype themselves up (since it was released during their debut along with No More Dream). Their songs really do have a lot of meaning behind them but then you'll also find songs that are meant to be just hype songs :D
Red velvet : killing each other, trying to kill someone
You: OH MY GOD THEY ARE SO CUTE.
hahaha
😭😂😂
I lost it when she kept stopping black swan 😭🧎♂️
and that's my no1 song ever!! 💔🙂
I was just losing my mind over this 😂😂😂
AND THEN SHE DIDNT FINISH IT BRUH
funny, cuz she didn't even stop it because of the song, but cuz she had another thing to say and then her camera cut off? why is this even mentionable
@@cheesestick5427 that’s our exact point tho no one is coming for her we just wanted to hear her play it through because it’s a bop u misunderstood this comment
Korean fashion is amazing. The latest styles from the top designers.
KPop is amazing. Especially if you like bopping music with mostly good, clean lyrics. Positive messages.
I’m a BTS Stan, but love all KPop. SuperM - jopping, stray kids - gods menu, black pink- kill this love, and EVERYTHING BTS.
I can't wait to hear more. Let's hope youtube allows me to continue this journey
Well some lyrics talk about alcohol consumption, even BTS comea out on TV drunk. So not very clean and positive if you are a tween or a teen fan. But I agree Kpop is great.
@@Lupita311 seriously? I’ve never seen them drunk on stage. Are you kidding me? If you’re talking about Dionysus or Fire, you’re missing the point of the song. Yes, they have some curse words in their songs...mainly the rap line. But their overall volume of work is very clean. That goes for most of kpop.
Yah goes to show u don’t have to fucking strip to get attention like these western artist KPOP or Koreans in general have respect for them selves
I would love to see a part 2 😊 And it's really funny seeing baby BTS and Nowaday BTS. They looked like such babies at the time but now there's 7 really good looking guys that can steal your Girlfriend or Boyfriend faster then you can say cheese
I LOOOOVE TEMPO! You should really listen to that song, and maybe some more exo songs ^^
Your old school BTS reaction.killed me hahahah ... BTS old songs are on the list coz ARMY stream a lot ... So I would really like to see your reaction to their comparatively new music ..my suggestion would be
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS
MIC DROP
DNA
DYNAMITE
SAVE ME
FIRE
IDOL ft.NIKI MINAJ
AND their solo work too plz 💜🥺
Lol I wasn't expecting that. But yes thank you so much for the support n for the suggestions, I definitely will be checking out ✅
Though I'm an ARMY💜💜💜💜 I respect the other groups as well. Cause, all these groups they all worked hard, trained their as*es off to be in the position they're at today. So let us all show love to all the groups 💜💜💜
BTS - Mic Drop w/ Steve Aoki, is a must-react. Hope to see your reaction to it. Welcome to K-pop. It's an awesome rabbit hole to jump into.
🤔 I've seen ppl mention that a couple times. Noted ✅
lmao your reaction to old school BTS is hilarious, the fact that these guys aren't just the biggest kpop act in history now, but the biggest group in the planet, and the best selling artist in the world of 2020. They have come so far with their music, they used to be underdogs in general and without really much budget in their music videos, that's why you saw the difference between this and other groups, but it's because there's millions of new bts fans everyday, and some people are curious of their older stuff, that's why it's even in the video. They have probably the most impressive evolution out of all.
You might've heard their song Dynamite, it's in english and have probably played on the radio, and it also stayed on billboard hot100 n1 for multiple weeks. It sounds more western than kpop, not really their usual style, although they are very versatile in general.
It's not hilarious if you know the context of the song and lyrics. It's actually waaaay better than a lot of releases now a days
@@mev9752 true, the lyrics are actually them challenging the kpop Industry and calling it out, the injustices behind that hierchical side of it where it's only groups from specific companies have big privileges in the kpop Industry, they talked about the manufactured "forced rapper" in most kpop groups, and also their peers from the underground hip-hop scene who hated on them for changing industries and called them sell outs for going into kpop instead.
BTS were struggling a lot because of that, 60% of the videos in this complilation are from a privileged company that led them to success. BTS, dominated the industry with none of that and their whole brand was to fight against that. Even until now, they aren't afraid to use their voices for injustices, but now it's reaching way more people. The fact that they've been doing it from the start, and not after they succeeded to look good, but because they actually care.
@@-amel-9896 consistency is key. More power to them
Lol but yes, I respect it
@@-amel-9896 what? Privilege agency and their help? so Taemin singing so hard he had nosebleeds and dancing for 12 hours even after school sleeping only three hours doesn't count. Lee Hong Ki working so hard with no pay for three years, GDragon and Taeyang training for hours with no food in their dorm. Gdragon writing songs all night, Jonghyun singing for 14 hours. EXO working so hard they fainted, SNDS, what hapoened to TVXQ and JYJ, CNBlue with no food to eat for three years. What you've said is not only unfair to these and many more artists but also false. That is why I don't read comments especially with purple hearts, most of them are one sided to promote their own group. I better leave everyone here has been fed fallacies and they just repeat them. So BTS didn't received money from their own agency? They promote their songs just them, their agency didn't help them. Seriously the things you have to read.
I loved it, put a second part showing you reacting to the rest❤️❤️
🥰Thank you so much ! Means a lot you enjoyed, definitely working on it now❤️
I'd love to see a 2nd part as well ❤
"yEAh I'm a mANn, imma just stAy stillll...I can move my hAAnds doh"
I instantly subscribed oml my left lung-
😭😂 That was my best impression on the spot
Omg BTS ma babies grew up so much. I actually grew up with them. I'm so proud to see where they are right now to be one of the biggest artist in the world. Their whole music discography is a journey you must take. All their eras are so iconic and really shaped the artist they are today
Love this! I also went through a KPop journey (due to being stuck at home mostly) and have truly learned to appreciate all the details that go into almost every aspect of the song - the hair, makeup, outfits, choreography, cinematography, vocals, visuals, etc. Everything is just so well thought out!
Exactlyyy
It is so interesting to hear your first thoughts on music and culture as you look into something new! You seem very open and positive! I hope you continue to dive into Kpop and find songs and groups that bring you joy and inspiration! I'm glad you're loving it!
Thank you so much, this has been very interesting n fun so far💕
BTS "On Kinetic Manifesto Film Come Prima". I promise, you will love it!
NOTED ✅
Not the we are bulletproof slander LMFAOO I'm cryin 😭😭
Every time BTS popped up I almost lost it. Those are my boyssss!!! I couldn't agree more with what you were saying about our music here in America. I gave up on listening to all other music. Deleted 25G of music from my phone and I don't even care for my CDs anymore. I only listen to Kpop. Specifically, STRICTLY BTS. But to be honest, Kpop as a whole is truly fulfilling and amazing. It's feel-good every day, all-day music. I can't wait until Part 2 comes. I enjoyed your reaction. This is only the beginning. 😊
Lol I'm happy you enjoyed😊💕
Girl groups are actually pretty diverse, they each bring something different and I enjoy them just as much as the boy groups, G-idle and Dreamcatcher are particularly special to me.
OK I lost my shit when we are BTS bulletproof came on 😂😭 They were actual babies
I'm liking your reactions so far. You are getting a little taste of all the most popular idols, when you're all done with this video I would like to know if any of them stood out to you and have you react to full videos/songs.
But you're right, it's a refreshing change, MV in the US have kind of devolved over the years.
Nsync can't touch these guys, seriously. You are going to really love Kpop, especially BTS. Can't wait for you to see more! ☺️
I really have to wake u up from this cuz u think everybody will like bts but u forgot everyone isnt the same dont hve the same opinion so whatever she likes is good but dont say especially bts am an army too and here to enlighten u bye :)
@@cherrybomb660 finally someone that thinks like me lol
I'm strictly ARMY but the face she made when "We Are Bulletproof pt2" came on had me snickering so much. As an American who was a teen in 2010+, I knew so many kids that dressed and acted the same and the CRINGE. I respect BTS so much now, but her face took me back to when I first met BTS and was all "what am I watching rn?"
LMFAOOOOO rt... her reaction was funny asl
LMAOOO your face when We Are Bulletproof (#93) came on. I love all of BTS's music (even that one grew on me eventually) but their aesthetic back then was definitely....interesting lmao. They were originally supposed to start off as a hiphop group but eventually became a group with 4 singers and 3 rappers. And their first couple comebacks you can tell were the aesthetic choices of a 40 yo Korean man trying to make them look "hip hop" /eyeroll
I LOVED your commentary throughout the whole video. You’re so thoughtful and it was really so interesting to hear your opinions. A lot of UA-camrs tend to use K-Pop just for the views but you’re so genuine and I love that!
🙈💖 Awww see it's comments like THESE that touch my heart. Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed my commentary and view on things. Feels nice to be understood n liked for me.
Since you wrote down an Exo song as the only song you wrote , can we consider you as a baby Exo- L ? (EXO L is the name of Exo fans ) kpop is a cool, enjoyable, funny, cute and adorable world. Welcome in, I'ld like to see your more reactions to kpop. But please react some full mvs too. I bet you'll like it more when you reacted videos fully. Also k is stands for Korean but there is almost always Eng subtitles if you wanna knpw what are they saying in videos.
If you want to try full reactions here is some of my personal favorities
Verivery- Get away mv
Exo- Love Shot mv
Stray Kids- God's Menu mv
Monsta X- Love Killa mv
Wonho- lose mv
Hoshi - Spider mv
SHINee- Dont call me mv
VIXX- Shangri La mv
React to EXO Obsession mv
The song Tempo u said u like is by them
Ok ! They definitely made an impression on me, so I gotchu' !❤
BTS:ON
BTS:ON
BTS:ON
BTS:ON
BTS:ON
You got it 🎊
@@Jovacane There are 2 versions of BTS’s ON. For a more explosive & dance centric mv, I would recommend ON: Kinetic Manifesto Cone Prima (this one is my pic). For a more cinematic/movie like mv, you can watch the one called ON.
@@JC-fw9bg thank you for that !
I'm a black female and I know what you mean ...I have found a new love for kpop as far as it somehow crazy enough got me through a lot..the message bts brings isn't like what you might think ...I have really been happy and just ....it changed me
Wow interesting, I will be giving bts some more chances, I need to hear them fully through
@@Jovacane it's their message and how they really try and send you on a journey to better yourself...there's a song jin sings called epiphany and that song was what made me get help for my depression...went my whole life and never sought help until them...there are so many people who say BTS changed their lives and I see why now...it opened a new door to see the food and beautiful things I offer and to embrace it and not run away from who I am and where I come from
Everybody has different tastes. This is a great way to sample different kpop artists. Excellent idea. One thing I love about kpop is that I can listen to almost all of them with my young kids. Most of them have positive messages and languages.
*Girl when I tell you EXO and GOT7 and Mamamoo are my go to kpop groups. I’m not into hard ass beat kpop nor the extra extra pop ones but trust me these 3 seeeerve some highly rnb and grown ass music, these 3 groups discography are probably the cleanest of them all it’s so cohesive and well put on and the versatility is also immaculate really suggest you to check out their stuff wether in your own time or as reaction*
I think Kpop has helped a lot of people become open minded and it’s gotten rid of a lot of harmful stigmas in the west. Things like internalized misogyny, homophobia, and traditional gender roles are challenged(as they should be). Korea is a rather conservative nation in many ways, but I think in terms of the social constructs of gender, it’s opened my eyes.
loved your reaction! really sincere and respectful. i'd totally watch another video with you watching the rest of this video, hahah. and yes, k-pop is influenced by a lot of different genres, like hip hop, edm, rnb and that stuff. it comes all to the sound and concept of the group or the soloist. there's always a song and a discography that's way up on your style, you just need to find it. :)
Thank u so much for the support 💕💕 I have so much to get into lol
Hello! From your reaction I can tell you would enjoy listening to full version of some of those songs. If you take any recommendations I would say:
- MAMAMOO - both their solo works and group works, check their live performances as well - they are amazing!
- AGUST D (SUGA of BTS) - Daechwita - his flow in this particular song is amazing, also, lyrics are huge part of it so if you watch full song, please, turn on english subs!
- J-HOPE (of BTS) - Chicken Noodle Soup - this song was made with Becky G to kind of comemorate song that inspired them in their childhood. J-HOPE paid Bianca so well for allowing him to bring this song back to life, he is very respectful toward other artists :)
THANK YOUU💕💕💕
BTS and Blackpink are the 2 biggest groups in the world right now. Both groups have multiple videos with over 1 billion views. And actually not all kpop artists are groups, kpop also has plenty of solo artists too.
Just started the video and I have to say you are insanely beautiful !!!
Aww thank you gorgeous💕
I saw agustd (suga) on thumbnail and clicked
11:08 the girl's picture that was burning, is an actress called hyorim. A bigbang member called taeyang released that for her, his gf when they were fighting telling her he loves everything about her from her eyes, nose and lips. And......they got married in 2018
There's so much early BTS and her face every time they come on screen has be DEAD 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I enjoyed your reaction a lot ^__^ thanks for making this video!
🥰Aww thank you so much, n no problem it was fun !
girll yaaassss you got the best taste EXO- tempo is the bopest shit ever and exo...they are legends!!!!
😂😂💕
Also, yes, groups are most common because of how the k-pop industry is structured. Basically teens and young adults get signed to an agency to become a trainee, which is not a guarantee they'll ever actually make music, but rather they rigorously train alongside dozens of other hopeful trainees for months to years in everything from vocal and dance lessons to foreign languages, comportment, acting, you name it. The agency usually then forms groups from the trainees and the group members continue training together as a unit, but even then they may never end up debuting or disbanding within a year of debut. It's crazy competitive, hundreds of groups trying to make it every year. There are some negatives to the system for sure and not all agencies treat trainees or their artists well, but it's complex. Solo artists in k-pop are often group members who release solo side projects or go solo after their group disbands. Some popular exceptions who've always been solo are IU , Younha, BoA, and Eric Nam. There's also other genres of Korean music where solo artists are more common.
Wow 👏🏽😮 thank u for that info. I appreciate u💕
part 2, i love ur reactions ♥️
Thank youuu💕
I dont think ive ever seen a reaction to the top 100 songs, but it is nice cause you get a good sampler of kpop. It was fun watching cause all these songs are iconic. 🤩💜
A great reaction video I loved listening to your opinions from a fresh perspective it’s refreshing ❤️
Awww🥰 I'm really happy you enjoyed it. Means a lot
Exo kings of vocals tempo is my favorite 😍😍🔥
The K stands for Korean. It’s Korean music :)
Also it was funny seeing you react to old school BTS xD Most of the views for those videos come from their fans streaming all their music. At the time, a lot of those songs by BTS weren’t popular.
Also I recommend listening to a favorite kpop songs playlist made by a kpop fan since these most-viewed compilations are mostly dominated by uber-popular and revolutionary groups regardless of the particular song’s quality. You’ll get a better idea of what kpop is from those fan compilations even if it’s restricted to that particular fan’s musical preference.
😲Oh woww thank you SOOO much for educating me on this n giving me suggestions for better selections. You're the best ! I definitely will be checking them out. I'm glad you enjoyed watching💓
But now BTS is literally number 1 💜😎
It means Korean pop. Not Korean music. As any industry/ country there’s several styles and genre like rap, rnb, rock, edm and the list is long. Korean pop is one of the biggest one but it’s not all the music there is in Korea. There’s a lot of misunderstanding with that with non Koreans.
@@sonia4313 I know that, though. Kpop is still Korean music. Korean music happens to also have khiphop and krnb. All Kpop is Korean music, but not all Korean music is kpop.
@@nerasomnia 🤝🤝
first time watching your video.... stopped on exo tempo? this is my girl xD of course gonna watch more of your videos :)
If your having a marathon, check out BTS. These are my favorites but I'm new to BTS:
Dope ([MV] BTS(방탄소년단) _ DOPE(쩔어)
Mic Drop (BTS (방탄소년단) 'MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)' Official MV)
Fake Love (BTS (방탄소년단) 'FAKE LOVE' Official MV)
ON (BTS (방탄소년단) 'ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film : Come Prima)
Dimple + Pied Piper+ Ddaeng (Eng Sub|BTS 5th Muster (Dimple+Pied Piper+Ddaeng) LIVE)
Go Go ([BTS - Go Go] Comeback Stage | M COUNTDOWN 170928 EP.543)
nah how did this video just randomly pop up in my feed ive looked for this vid for years I loved rewatching your reaction to this. Crazy how much kpop has changed since then tho.
Oh😆, that's interesting. I appreciate it was worth watching again. It definitely has been a minute. What are some things that you've noticed has changed ?
@@Jovacane The most noticeable thing that has changed about kpop for me is the sheer amount of popular groups debuting each year. While hundreds of groups are launched each year in kpop even most hardcore kpop fans would only know at most like 3-4 new debuted groups but with kpops globalization and social media it seems groups that are able to sustain themselves and be moderately successful or even huge groups are being produced at a much higher pace. An example being HYBE(bts company) after the bts members started planning to go to their military service in 2022 they have created 6 groups. One of the things that many people have also noticed is the talent is not as high level as it used to be. With so many groups being pushed out the skill level has definitely dropped.
Oh Wow. Seems like this is happening everywhere in the music industry. They def need to bring back quality and passion.
Hey. Random comment but I just clicked on your vid for the first time and your smile is so contagious. Thank you (I’ve never said anything like this before. I feel so cringed 💀)
😮🙈💖 Awww thank you so much lol. N Ik how it feels, so you don't have to feel cringe. At least I know you're brave
This is probably the first time I have seen a genuine 1st time reaction to kpop (who havent atleast heard of BTS) and its so fresh yet not painful because you seem soo open minded and I cant thankyou enough for that because most people just want to make fun of it because its a whole other culture and style...
I appreciate that feedback💕. I definitely pride myself on giving real honest reviews while keeping other views in mind. I'm glad you enjoyed n thank you for watching😊
I can’t wait till you get into these groups for real!! Plus, these are just the highest viewed mvs, there are a ton not on the list that are so amazing!!
You're obvious joy at discovering K-pop for the first time brought a smile to my face.
I enjoyed your commentary so much! It's obvious that your reactions were genuine (which isn't always true with YT k-pop reactors!), and I loved seeing your appreciation of not just the k-pop style but the Korean cultural differences in gender restrictions and artistic expression. The way Korean men show affection and vulnerability with their male friends is such a startling contrast, isn't it? Which is sad commentary on the US, really. My love of Korean media started with k-dramas in Sep (you also might like how different their dramas are from the tired US show format; try Crash Landing on You on Netflix!) and that soon led to finding k-pop, and now it's all I watch and listen to. It really is a breath of fresh air. I listen to a lot of k-pop artists, but BTS are my favs. So far most of their entries on this list you're watching have been older tracks with their hip-hop style, but you'll see their style change more and more over the years as they end up dominating that list towards the end, often embracing the bright colors and playful styles you seem to like best. So many great artists out there though!
Wow thank u so much for the additional info. N I will check out on Netflix💕😊
N thank u for the support💕
"They have a lot of freedom" oof I'm afraid to tell you this but...believe it or not, not many groups have freedom. I know it all looks like happiness and rainbows from the outside but it's not. There is a lot of good in Kpop, but there's also some bad. Although some artists are free to do whatever they want, most artists are controlled by their company. Minor things that in our culture seem normal, is unacceptable in theirs and can get an artist kicked out of their group and company. Creative freedom is also something that depends on the company. Even if an artist can write or produce music, sometimes their company doesn't give them the opportunity to release that music. Out of all the Kpop companies, I can only think of 3 that actually give their artists complete freedom.
I'm curious, which 3 companies are you thinking of? I'm sure Big Hit/Hybe is one of them, but who else? I'd love to explore more music from companies known for treating their artists with respect.
@@luvBTS7 P Nation and RBW. P Nation is literally not strict at all, just take a look at their artists. RBW doesn't really have any strict rules or boundaries for their groups and they allow them to write/produce their own stuff, the only bad thing is that they kinda suck at promotion 😕. Also probably PlayM Entertainment, same as RBW, they don't have strict rules or boundaries and allow their artist to write/produce, idk how good they are at promotion tho.
@@luvBTS7 Some might argue that RBW isn't good, but the only thing I've seen people complain about is how they promote their groups. Which is true bc they lowkey do suck at promotion, but when it comes to rules and creative freedom they aren't strict.
@@UnidentifiedAnon thank you so much!
Love your reaction, watch out tough, once kpop gets you there's no way back.
Thank you ! N yea there seems to be no way to tread lightly lol
My recommendations start off with BTS and Blackpink. Biggest kpop groups in the West .
Bts biggest boy group / boyband / kpop group in the world .
Blackpink : biggest kpop girl group in the West
Looking forward to part two! Yes there are a few solo acts, but most are groups. It allows members to share the vocals, which is necessary when the choreo is so complicated...
LMFAO when we are bulletproof came up and you were like 😟 LMFAOOOO also there is ONE black kpop idol her name is Fatou and she’s in the group called Black Swan :)
Kpop is kind of complicated since it's an umbrella term for korean popular music so it has several genres within it.
The first that comes to mind when thinking of kpop is idol music. Idol music is the big groups that dominated a large part of this video. Idols in the groups tend to have solo projects while still remaining in the group after a few years of activity. Some idol groups I'd recommend and some of their songs as well are:
Boy Groups:
- Stray Kids: My Pace, I Am You, Mirror, Voices
- Exo: Lotto, Tempo, Overdose, Call Me Baby,
- Seventeen: Getting Closer, Clap, Fear, Don't Wanna Cry
Girl Groups:
- Itzy: Wannabe, Not Shy, Dalla Dalla, Icy
- Twice: Likey, More&More, Cheer Up, I Can't Stop Me
- Red Velvet: Bad Boy, Psycho, Dumb Dumb, Ice Cream Cake
Male Soloists:
Kang Daniel: Paranoia, Antidote, Wave, Who U Are
G-Dragon: Crooked, Crayon, Untitled 2014, Good Boy
Taemin: Criminal, Move, Idea, Danger
Female Soloists:
IU: Palette, Eight, Twenty-three, BBIBBI
Hyolyn: Dally, Say My Name, SEE SEA, Spell
Hwasa: Maria, Twit, LMM, Don't(Above Live)
Then there's the khiphop genre, I don't know as much about it or any of the other genres so I won't have as many suggestions.
Male artists:
Zico: Bermuda Triangle, Any Song, Okey Dokey, SoulMate
Bobby: Holup, U Mad, Runaway, I Love You
Flowsik: Wet, Bbung, All I Need, Recipe
Female artists:
Cheetah: Villain
Jessi: Who Dat B, Drip, What Type of X, Nunu Nana
I don't know many female khiphop rappers, sorry, but! I have a solution. If you are interested in khiphop, there is a song called 119 Remix which is a collaboration between 51 different rappers that lasts about 19 minutes.
Anyway, let me end this with some krnb:
Dean: Instagram, Pour Up, D(Half Moon), Come Over
Okay, ngl, Dean is the only krnb artist I know. Anyway, I hope this was good, this took a long time to write after all and I sincerely hope I didn't waste my time or something.
Have a good journey in this beautiful musical genre filled with talented artists!
Thank u SOOO much for this💕 you're amazing
@@Jovacane My pleasure!
You missed like 3 solist ahahha
Lovely reaction!
I just want to say I really love your commentary. You seem like such an intelligent, open-minded person, and I really agree with what you said about culture in the US and how everyone gets pigeonholed/ how social media erases so many positive things.
Also, I died when you were seeing old-school BTS rap videos, lol. They're basically royalty now, but I remember when they first debuted they were these cute innocent kids doing aggressive rap 😂
😆💞 I'm so happy u enjoyed. Yes I feel they will slowly grow on me, I can't wait to find out what song it will be for me that's gets me hooked lol
Yes Kpop is dealing A LOT with fashion,
and many members of big groups are ambassadors of brands like gucci, dior etc
its cool that you say your real opinion keep that up thats rare in kpop reaction
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I thought this was like 2 years old...more like one month! ... Now I get it, the songs in the video are older...geez. Most watched...ever? Ok, ok. I enjoyed the hell outta this reaction... I can't even really say I listen to much dance music anymore... I totally get what you're saying though because I'm seeing the same thing...even in rock and metal! The creativity is off the charts! The talent is very high level...like across the board. They are using it all... I hear people all the time ask "What the hell are they putting in the water over there?" (If anyone is unfamiliar whith that saying, it's a leftover from the Cold War between US and USSR, when the US thought that USSR was trying to poison the water supply, except now it morphed into something good...lol) It does remind me of the 90's in the US and Uk...all those boy and girl groups... Like japan right now seem to be obssessed with disco music..can you imagine, fresh disco music....lol Korea is a bit ...."looser" with the social restriction thing...but while japan may still be a bit more reserved...they express it in other ways... Like you pointed out the fashions and the colors...Japan takes that to the weird level...I love it...It's like they are the DisneyWorld of countries...lol I'm fascinated, that's all I gotta say... And if people wanna call that yellow fever or whatever, you go right ahead... ain't gonna spoil my fun! Great reaction...will be loking for the next one!
We all laugh at you're reaction to We are Bulletproof pt 2 by BTS. This was their part of they're 1st album and was literally like 16 yrs old lol. Please will you give them a chance to redeem themselves by watching the whole video of We are Bulletproof pt 2, it really isn't not that bad. That clip did it no justice. Please and Thank You!!
In Kpop there are not only groups there are also solo artists too like Eric Nam, Jessi, Chungha, Somi, Zico, Dean and etc but yes majority of kpop there are groups :)
I think it was a wonderful idea to watch a top 100 because you get to see a wide variety of styles that kpop has to offer!
Aww thank you💕 I really felt that was the only way that made sense since I really am a newbie and didn't know squat or where to start lol
nobody:
me: *jamming the fuck out dancing to all these iconic songs*
Please, react to BLACKPINK How You Like That. They are the biggest girl group right now. They set 5 Guinness World Records with this song. Make sure to turn on the caption to see the English subtitle. 😎🙏
If you wanna know more about BTS check out UA-cam fan-made documentary 'The Rise of Bangtan', The Most beautiful Life goes on: A story of BTS and there are many,great introductory videos by xCeleste about BTS's music. Enjoy! Welcome to the community
Appreciate you given the music a chance. I have to say that these clips are ok but not very representative of the songs, as most of these songs have such an amazing blend of genres and the clips are just one snippet out of context. But that is just my opinion. I hope you check out more, especially the full videos. I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised with some that you originally seemed to feel less than the others. Good luck and have fun! 💜😬💜
Thank u so much💕, yes I have some homework to do lol
I like your reaction! It’s so genuine! Keep it that way, we love us some genuine queens😂💕
I actually agree with what you said!
K stands for Korean
And you’ve seen solo artists (Hwasa, Taeyeon, IU) 😂 well, yes groups are way more that soloists but there are soloists in Kpop (some of them are from groups)
Lol thank you sooo mcuh
You should check out dkdktv’s kpop history in 20 minutes if you wanna know more about kpop. It’s not super in depth (I mean it is just 20 minutes) but it’s fun and pretty informative 💜
Yes up
Noted✅
The video was cutted when mah girls are about to show up so Imma need Part 2 of this😁😆
Welcome to the world of Kpop, to help you answer some of your curiousity about groups... I think if we count all the groups in kpop we would get 100+ groups in total from small to big companies. Kpop has very wide range from cute concepts to hiphop you can find them all (just name it). There are also some legendary Soloists in the game.
(To my fellow kpop stans we all have an assignment to welcome a newbie in our chaotic😆, and party all day community)
Yess I have soooo much homework to do with this 😆 but thank u so much for your support n welcoming me lol💕
Omgg I love this Reaction ❤️
omg part twooooo, also you can read the group names so that if they come ip again you know it's them.💜💜
preaching about the freedom for guys to be soft and show closeness to her friends without being sus 🤲🙏
Exo and NCT are my favs, I rock with some others too but these two are like my top ever boy groups.. their music slaps!
There were quite a few artists in your reaction that were solo artists. Hard to tell sometimes with the backup dancers 😀
*EVERGLOW has released their new single album “Last Melody” earlier today*
*The single album has three tracks, including the title track “First", and I look forward to your reaction!*
i love ur view on things bestie
🥰Aww lol that means a lot, thank u so much
i love your voice omg idk what it is? might be your tone? idk omg i like y
hearing you talk
🥰 that genuinely means a lot, thank u💕
@@Jovacane i wrote that while highly fuckin tired so i’m sorry for the mistypes LMAOOO but you’re welcome
Thanks for reacting to K-pop!! There are so many amazing groups to check out.I really enjoy so many of them, but my personal favorite is EXO. Please check out their songs Love Shot, Tempo, and Monster. Thanks Again and I’m excited for more reactions from you.
There are solo artists but a lot of the times.. members from groups debut as a soloist so they’re still in a group plus a solo artist that drop their own music etc. Although the majority of kpop does involves just groups
Yeah I kind of gave up on music over here at the States. I still listen to my old music during motown all the way till early 2000's but after that music became so freaking bad down here that I had to look else where. I happen to stumble around kpop and jpop and just fell in love with its music. The only music on my phone is Kpop, Jpop and now I'm getting into Jrock (babymetal).
I can tell you are a very open prsn and i love it can you please react to bts "black swan" or "not today" thank you i love the reaction a lot
I'll definitely add that to my list of reactions ✅
I did this same dive like 6 months ago lol...you're gonna love it. Ima help you out.
BTS - Dynamite, Black Swan, On (Manifesto), Dope
Blackpink - Dudu, How you like that, Kill this love
Stray Kids - Easy, God's menu and Back Door
Enjoy ✊🏾
Thank u so much 💕
Pls do a Part 2 and finish the video💕
Sees
BTS
Looking at her face
Me:😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
you guys don't understand how much I laughed at her face when BTS came on. (I love you BTS and every other kpop group that was in their)!!!
for girl groups I love MAMAMOO and Itzy and some of RedVelvet give those groups a listen
What makes Kpop groups so “strong”? They all have to go through years of training before they’re even put in a group but a lot of ppl don’t even get to debut so they’ve all worked extremely hard to get to the same outcome. Some artists train for lesser periods of time but I know many that’ve trained for 8+ years to be in a group. The strict contracts keep them from being able to break up as well lmao- 👀
15:50 at first i was thinking "some of these groups do have tons of things holding them back from being truly themselves (ex. dating bans, phone bans, etc) but i heard the rest of what you had to say and realized i COMPLETELY misunderstood LOL. agree w you 100% about that men in east asian culture seem to have more freedom in how they want to present themselves
21:08 I LAUGHED SO HARD LMFAOOOO
Hi, some things about this boys.
*Bts Is south Korean group, this days people prefer don't mix them with kpop.
Kpop ist a genre and bts are know for their great repertoire of genres.
Kpop is an industry in Korea, and not all singers/rappers/musicians in Korea are "kpop"
1. They are 7, 4 vocalist, 3 rappers (2 underground rappers) all dancers
2. Bts compose and produce in all their albums, so is very personal, they talk about mental health, politics, society, their fans, self love, etc
3. They have a story behind their videos so is difficult to new people understand, we (the armys) used to read a books and study set, philosophy, psychology and mythology to understand. Their last album for example was "map of the soul: 7" and is inspired by the psychologist book the map of the soul by Murray.
4. The army love them because they are good people who through a lot of bad things to be where they are now, and even being famous they stay humble.
5. They have a lot of genres but their base is very hiphop / rap. Also you can find subtitles in every possible language thanks to the fans, u only need to search with the name of the song or Activate cc.
**Bts always present themselves as a Korean group, and always said they don't want to be labeled in a genre or industry. The fans also do not want to be mixed with kpopers, (most of us aren't kpop fans) we don't have the same ideals.