XG - 'X-GENE' & 'PUPPET SHOW' MV Reaction - 'NEW DNA' Mini Album First Listen
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- XG's first mini album is here!! We've been waiting for 'NEW DNA' to drop and I'm so glad it's finally here! Of course, we've already heard most of the songs, but 'X-GENE' and 'PUPPET SHOW' were the perfect flavors to start and end this project. It's such a great showcase of who XG is and what they have to offer!!!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Episode Teaser
0:29 - Intro
2:52 - XTRA XTRA EP X1 Teaser
5:26 - HESONOO MV
7:08 - X-GENE Lyric Video
10:50 - X-GENE (2nd Listen)
13:20 - GRL GVNG Performance Teaser
16:29 - TGIF Performance Teaser
20:29 - NEW DANCE Dance Practice
22:59 - PUPPET SHOW MV
29:37 - PUPPET SHOW (2nd Watch)
33:33 - Best I've EVER Seen??
34:57 - Final Thoughts
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When Juria sings she dont be just singing, she sings in cursive.. hell, she sings in calligraphy. XG is such a crazy group. The amount of insane talent and bangers we've seen in the YEAR they been around has me so excited for the future.
RIGHT??? They're still so new and they are killinnggggggggg it out here!!!! Can't wait to see what comes next!
The fact that XG is capable of showing the RAW and visceral side of their production via xtra xtra shows that this group is in it because of passion. It's not just a money grab. And I'm not saying this as a jab to the industry as a whole (*cough cough), but the truth is, XG is truly doing it differently. As fans and consumers of their music, we couldn't be more detached from the production process, and yet, we can feel the sincerity behind their musical choices. I'm just happy that I'm here for it and can't wait for their future!
I agree completely with this comment!!!
I appreciate that you were the first reactor who understood X-Gene was basically an introduction to the album and who XG is and didn't complain about the song being too short. I think albums have gotten away from having concepts, thus getting away from having interludes and a prelude like Hesonoo and a short song that is an intro to the album. And that what X-Gene is, this is our rap line and what they can do, this is our vocal line and what we can do. Who we are, we are 7 women (x gene) who are 1, we are going to give you 100%, whether you love or hate us we are going to be us and give you nothing you've seen before. This album is our beta test 4 songs in totally different styles so you can see what we are capable of.
Omg yessssss! And that's why I had to listen to the full album even though I already did reactions to most of the songs. Cuz it's an EXPERIENCE. You have to appreciate every part in context! X-GENE was the perfect intro to the overall XG concept! And the full album is a great representation of them!!! 😍 Your breakdown is on point!
XG!❤🔥🐺 - "Harsh but Real" - totally agree it takes a lot of work and sacrifice to be as good as they are. We are talking Olympic level sports, not recreational club.
YESSSSSSS! Exactly! My bandmate says that all the time - to be a top artist, you have to train like a professional athlete. There's no other way!
XG. Built different. 💜 💜 💜
💯!! From inception, they've been destined to be different!
XG's STUDIO CHOOM performance dropped today and the girls and choreo of course are 🔥🔥🔥
YASSSSSS. Honestly, I have so much cleaning to do and two kids in the house but I'm so tempted to just watch it right now!!! Tomorrow morning, I'll probably film my reaction cuz I'm so excited!
XGALX continues to show off XG. The VOX line … then the RAP line can SING 🎤🎶🤯💫👏🏽 too. They are ALL ROUNDERS. When you watch the Documentary Series “Xtra Xtra” the musical journey grabs you emotionally and shocks you with how determined and dedicated these talented young girls really are. Im happy for you to see their young talent and extreme growth in ALL of That. I’m invested in XG. Great personal analysis and perspective on each SONG. 🙆🏻♀️❤️🔥🇺🇸🐺
ALL ROUNDERSSSSSS! Seriously! All of them! It's so amazing to witness! I'm really excited to keep watching the docu-series! I'm invested toooooo! 💚
"THIS GROUP IF PERFECTLY PUT TOGETHER" IS SO ACCURATE. LIKE SIMON WAS A GENIUS FOR CHOOSING ALL THESE GIRLS TO DEBUT TOGETHER BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO BALANCED FROM VOCALS, RAP, DANCE, AND VISUALS, AND CHEMISTRY. THEY ARE JUST EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHINGGGGG. Like, I cannot get over it! Their overall talent, firstly. But then the different styles and tones in the vocals. And even the way they physically look together - they are like dolls where you have the same basic frame, but then you can customize the specific look, hair colour, clothes, etc. That's them. They match each other PERFECTLY but each have their own individual styles and vibes. And they work really hard to be soooooo unified, without losing that individualism. It's incredible. And then the balance of strong dance & charisma & star quality they ALL have. Simon is truly a genius. And these girls are phenomenal artists.
@@KPopwithKhadija VERY WELL SAID. ALSO ILY SINCE 2019 OMG 😓💗‼️
@@isntautumn Awwww! Thank you for the support and for joining me on this new channel!!!!! I'm really, really grateful that you watched my video and shared your thoughts! 💚💚
I remember when I got tired of the over sexualization of women in western music (it just became a bit too much for me) then I discovered K-pop and was mesmerized by how feminine and cute the girls were. But with XG, there’s just something special about them. I AM NOT COMPARING THEM BUT the only group I’ve been this invested in was BTS. And I’m no noob, I Stan many groups but bts has always been number one. Now xg is right there next to them
I GET IT though!!! There are so many great groups out there but I seriously got obsessed with XG as soon as I really discovered them. They're just DIFFERENT.
They top tier gg for me XG never misses everything they do amazing good ..love them❤😊 thank you react XG
Thank you for watching!!!! They're so amazing
Very nice reaction full of love.💗💗💗 Thanks for your support to XG.🔥👽🐺
Thank you for watching!!!
私も今まで見て来た中でXGは最高のグループの一つだと思います。早く彼女達がもっと相応しいステージに行けるよう心から願うし、サポートし続けて一緒に色んな景色をみたいと思います💕
Maya is my Bias. Love her!!!
She's SUCH a superstar!!!! 🤩
Completely agree! I was obsessed with the Shooting Star and Left Right performances. And I feel like they have pushed the envelope with the art direction of the TGIF and Puppet Show MVs, really leaning into the bizarre/unique/fantastical visuals. Such all around talent! It's like.... I believe their confidence when they say "Some call it cocky, I call it true!" Truly incredible 😁
YESSS! So, Shooting Star and LEFT RIGHT kind of introduced us to this big budget, highly edited kind of music video style but TGIF reeeeaaalllllyyyyyy went there with creating their own world. So now it feels like PUPPET SHOW combined the sound & feel of the earlier songs with this fantastical visual world of TGIF and it's all put together so brilliantly. Amazinggg.
Been waiting for this one! 💜
ME TOO!!! Haha and now that I've heard it, I'm obsessed! 💚
You said that, Khadija about the X-Gene conversation. ❤
Khadija!!! You gave me all I wanted to see on this XG mini album reaction. I was so excited for the lead up to you watching Puppet Show! Your reaction was everything -- love your "ad lib commentary" 😂. Yes, the harmonies, R&B runs and ad libs were EVERYTHING in this song. Juria, Jurin and Maya's presence when in focus in Puppet Show were extra extra amazing. Visuals and mood were sooo riveting. The drumb beat style fast rap for the rap line was fire as well, they just never miss in my book and I am literally playing every song and every video on repeat every day. Sigh. Also, in case you haven't watched yet, I've been totally into Maya and Cocona's rap song they put together for Street Woman Fighter Season 2's Tsubakill dance crew called "Show You Can". There is a killer lyric video out, as well as a performance video or two from Tsubakill. The rap/song itself is a throwback for me to the grimey funkie marching band days of my youth -- when we'd have a dance break and the drum line and brass section would just go off...(just me? 🤣)
Hahahaha omg Gina, thank you for always getting so hype with me!!! Seriously this song and video are INCREDIBLE. And yes, Juria, Jurin & Maya close-up shots were stunningggggg. The shot of Juria looking up singing the first line of the chorus? I rewound that just to pause when I watched it again haha. And I love the flow of the rapline, too!
Ok, I know I'm already watching so many things on Patreon but I ALSO WANNA START SWF!!! hahaha. Why am I doing this to myself? I dunno. But maybe I'll just start with this Maya/Cocona song and check out a couple Tsubakill videos while I'm here. You know? Just a little sample?? haha
Yassss... I watched episode 1 of SWF season 2 (perfect to see the intro, especially to see how Jam Republic from Australia made an impression with the other teams), but have only seen youtube videos on highlights from other episodes. Let me know if/when you do get around to watching SWF (whether for patreon or just yourself) and I'll find time to watch as well. I love Bada Lee, and several others, but was soo excited to see Jam Republic in Jungkook's Live Performance Video of 3D (ooohhh...and in the dance practice! watching now!!). Amazing!@@KPopwithKhadija
@@ginamarieo789 Maybe I'll do that, too! Just watch the first episode but mostly I just wanna see the highlights and the performances lol. Lemme get through BP and now XTRA XTRA before I add anything else hahahahaha
Hi Khadija, it’s been awhile. Awesome deep dive on the album. Did you know that Rachel West, the songwriter for Puppet Show and GRL GVNG actually did some backing vocals and ad-libs on Puppet Show?. You can hear her parts when Harvey comes in with her singing “ah ah ah ah”. Then the chorus parts singing the last words of the verses. And it goes on for the rest. The last chorus ad-libs were Chisa when Maya is singing the chorus parts and then with Jurin, it’s Juria and hitting that high note. I have to say the production of this song is great. The messages especially the lyrics. I love the fact that Simon and XG had Rachel do some vocals shows they respect and appreciate her so much. It’s so XG
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS!!! Is there any footage or behind-the-scenes info of this recording?? I loveeeeee these details!!
@@KPopwithKhadija unfortunately none. But if you look at the credits her name is mentioned. You can also hear her tone is very from XG
@@MarkCalicaAhh that's very cool, though. Yeah, often a songwriter will record a demo version of the song for the artists to hear.... and the final version might have some of those demo recordings left in cuz they just sound great! I love that for her!
Love your reaction!!!I love it!!Btw the vocal part is Chisa on the high❤❤
Ooh!!! That harmony part is so pretty! I love how their voices fit together so well, no matter the arrangement.
Living for the Maya praise!!!!! But yes these girls are all soooooo amazing
They really are all incredible!!! I think it's cuz Maya snuck up on me hahahaha. I just noticed her little by little and every time it was like, "Woah... she's dope!" lol
Their 'PUPPET SHOW' (Dance Practice) 🔥
This was such a fun reaction! I'm so impressed by the galz, Simon and the whole XG team! Parts of the doc simply broke my heart. I've never followed a gg like i do XG before but i felt hooked from move #1...i was intrigued. Thank you for the wonderful reaction🐺🧬👽♾️
Thank you for watching! Honestly, they are so much fun to watch! I'm excited to dive deeper into the doc series - just the first episode and I'm already so emotionally invested! Simon & the team really are geniuses with how they've created, produced and promoted this group!
The sound is consistent throughout the Mini Album
loved your reaction! XG girls are too good 🤍🤍🤍
Thank you for watching and commenting!! XG is really something special!!
X-Gene is what I want more of. I would love to see more of those En Vogue group harmonies dispersed in with their current style.
You're right! They are such great vocalists - all of them!!! I would love to see more complex vocal arrangements from them! I think they could pull them off easily!
They ate
DEVOURED
Favorite songs on the album are New Dance and Xgene with Xgene close behind it
I think if you ever have the chance, finishing their documentary is probably for the best so you can see the journey and work it took for them to get as good as they are. I would love to subscribe on Patreon and will see if I can soon so I can keep up with the documentary reactions. Musically you’re caught up but I believe a performance video on studio choom will be uploaded for Puppet Show soon
YESSSSS! I'm super excited to keep watching the docu-series. I'm so into it already, after just episode 1! I think I'm gonna do the Studio Choom reaction today!! 🙈 I'm so excited to see it! lol
Soooo glad you’re still doing reactions. Just found your channel and I’m def subbing! Gotta love XG 🫶🏾🫶🏾
Alssooooo love the Maya appreciation here! My bias for sure andddddd you know that’s her during the second part of the adlibs during the second chorus. 😮💨😮💨 Girlie is a problem!
Hiiiiii! I'm so glad you found the channel and are here! Thank you for watching and supporting!! Ugh, honestly Maya just wrecks me more and more every time I see them. Like, on every level, she just eatssssss! 🤩
The whole album was a vibe
I'm so glad to see your reactions here! Instantly subscribed, you know I'll be watching them all.
Awww thank you for watching and subscribing! Search through my channel - we have quite a bit of XG reactions already cuz as soon as I did my first one (Shooting Star/LEFT RIGHT), I was HOOKED!!! Tonssssssss of reactions on Patreon if you want/are able to support, but if not there's definitely gonna be more than enough stuff here on UA-cam for you to enjoy with me, too! .......I'm probably gonna react to the Maya/Cocona song from SWF in a day or two, cuz I can't get enough of them hahaha
When that drop hits on Puppet Show... 💀
💯💯💯 Yasssssssss! It's so good!
XG dropped 'NEW DANCE' Multiverse Music Video
*PERFECTION*
Anyone else noticing the interesting change or progession in this group? Look at how Mature they looked in Tippy Toes and Mascara? Almost like they are aging backwards or starting off on Earth and then by Shooting Star they are about to transport into a new world. Left And Right shows them in a spaceship heading to that new world/planet and then you get to Girl Gang and they made it to that planet and have become the dominant species. Its the most interesting concept/packaging Ive seen. Almost like the reverse of how Aespa has did it.
Hmmmm that's an interesting point. I do think they were more mature in those earlier videos but I guess those seemed more like the generic "hard" concept to me. Now, they've evolved into something totally unique and their own and I love it!
XG released 'PUPPET SHOW' (Choreography)
WE STAN
I feel like XG is someone reverse reacts would love to see the growth and evolution from Mascara ! But I’m glad we still have you❤️🔥
I think if RiVerse is willing to guest here on this channel at some point (if/when we have time 🥴), I'll definitely show them some XG!! But I'm so glad you're here to experience this with me!! Thanks for watching 💚
xg is amazing like wow
TOTALLY! 😍
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X-GENE IS TOO SHORT!?!!!!
Yes
Hahahaha that's why I immediately had to play it again!! 🤪
global new POP
G POP❤❤❤
33:34 i cannot tell maybe, as a 80s kid i cannot tell to compare to Spice Girls or any past era girl group. i can tell XG has perfectly crafted they have all. 👌
Adrianne, I loooooove the Spice Girls. And I have loved and been obsessed with pop & r&b groups my entire life. There are so many groups out there that have been amazing and I've loved them all. But, truly, XG is completely different from everyone else I've ever seen in my life. There is just something so unique and carefully crafted about them...!
You バイブス good✨️
Arigtoh✨️
STUDIO CHOOM dropped XG's 'PUPPET SHOW' [BE ORIGINAL]
And the MV and lyrics are open to any interpretations. It’s always on brand from the team and group.
As for my song ranking?. New Dance at top, TGIF, Puppet Show, GRL GVNG and then Hesono O combined with X-Gene
Oneus’ new comeback hasn’t left my head for days. Every other thought is BAILA BAILA CONMEEEEGOOEEE it’s a gorgeous song. I was really worried about their sound after Ravn left, because he was pretty instrumental in it, but between Erase Me and Baila Conmigo, I’ve been reassured. They still have their sound, but the other members have really stepped up, especially Leedo and Hwanwoong. I recommend you catch up on them.
XG is one of my favorite girl groups. I do worry about them doing SO much…it feels like they aren’t carving a sound out for themselves, but are being shoved at a bit of everything. They did so much pre-album and it was really varied so I worried they wouldn’t be able to grasp onto a solid sound for themselves. Every group has a sound, in kpop I’ve noticed that the genre seems to be made up of what we westerners would consider many different other genres (pop, edm, r&b, hip-hop, jazz, disco, rock, techno, etc) and each group has this mix of genres they tend to use and that is what we get used to for a group. Does that make sense? It’s 5AM and I don’t know if I’m making sense. Some groups take on all those sub genres in their sound but they do it over a period of years so you have a lot of time to be acquainted with them and they get a hard following. I worry if they do too many too fast it’ll leave people with their brains spinning, or will have people pulling out the “noise music” card they use if the artists mix too many (like they like to use on NCT and StrayKids. But still, they did this over years and got a hard following in Czennies and Stays). I hope to see more from them, because they have so much talent.
I get what you mean. I think that's a criticism RiVerse made a lot of times over the years - it's hard to know WHAT a group's sound is cuz it's changing so often. But, I'm kind of in a place that I just see that as being part of k-pop. There are different styles and concepts and a group's ability to deliver each concept WELL is part of how talented they are. I think other groups doing too much too soon could hurt them, but I have a feeling XG will be okay. They are performing at such a HIGH level, that people are falling in love with just them as a group. So whatever they put out, they will still keep building a strong following based on the skill level alone. And as they continue, they can carve out their sound more and more.
In a way, I kind of feel like 'Shooting Star,' 'LEFT RIGHT' and now 'PUPPET SHOW' have a very similar sound/style/formula. If I had to guess, I'd say XG's sound is along these lines.
(P.S. Oneus is on the list! Thanks for the rec)
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Cocona tone kills this sht fear none Harvey? + Vocal 🔥 are you not entertained 🔚 xgene
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omg i didnt know u have ur own channel instant subscribe :)
Hiiiiiii! Yep, I've been here just a couple months! Thanks for subscribing - check out the other videos on my channel to see what else I've been watching!! 😁
xgeneの最後のvocalラインは、Chisa,Hinata,Juliaの3人だと思います🤗
もっと長かったら良かったのに😢💕
reaction ありがとうございます😆✨
Oh? I think I just heard two voices but whoever it was, they sounded BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for watching my reaction and supporting my channel! 💚
Please React to jk 3d mv and performance and dance practice if you have time 🙏😊 congrats on 8k hope 1M in future. You deserved ☺️
JUST finished recording these! Gonna upload this as soon as it's ready! And THANK YOU so much for the support!!!! I'm so happy to be here and sharing my love of k-pop with you!💚💚
Thoughts please on “X-Gene”’s ending section! (I’m asking this knowing that lyric videos can be incorrect so I’m not assuming it’s correct…) Am I not hearing two voices on the lower melodies? lmk lmk
P.S. When you’re listening to the album version of Puppet Show, listen for the adlib at 3:03. That shit sounds so damn good on the track, but I keep trying to sing it on my own and it’s a MESS. 😂 (Any chance you could show us how it’s done on a future reaction if you can remember? Maybe when you watch the dance practice? 🙏🥺)
It is 3 Vocalists. Chisa, Juria, and Hinata.
Haha yeah, I think you're right that there are two layers on the lower notes. And I thiiiiiiink the ad lib you're referring to is Chisa's last one? All the ad libs in this song are gorgeous!!!! I sing those more than the actual melody! I can't believe I still haven't seen the dance practice...
I do wish x-gene was a lil longer
Yeah, I get that. If it were a single or a title track, I would totally agree BUT putting it in the context of an album, it feels like a good little introduction. It's the kind of song that makes you want to keep listening for more
have you reacted to their three meals a day reality show?
Noooooo! I haven't yet! I've only done a couple XG DAYS reactions and now the first 2 episodes of the documentary series. But I definitely wanna dive into more of their reality stuff! I love seeing how hard they work and also how silly they are together haha
My comment is probably hard to understand…it’s late…early…
Hahahaha I love you!
リアクションありがとうございます
xgは本当に好きなのですが、自分が日本人なのに彼らの曲が英語と韓国語なので歌詞の意味が全然分からないのが悲しいです😵😵
だから意味が分かるあなたが羨ましいです😀
Thank you for watching!! Haha honestly, that's how I feel about most k-pop and j-pop I listen to... so I completely understand what you mean!!!
if it helps they categorize themselves as a Hip Hop/R&B group so technically not Pop at all, lol probably doesn't help
"Hello friends! Welcome back to my channel! This is X-Hip Hop-Slash-R&B With Khadija - I'm Khadija and we are going to listen to so X-Hip Hop-Slash-R&B" 🤪😂 It doesn't quite flow as easily hahahahah
@@KPopwithKhadijaamdksk this made me burst out laughing 😭🤣
@@ashi8848 Me too, tbh 😂😂😂
Well what are we got here another person who skips everything nope good bye
Lol you clearly skipped the part where I explained why we did the album review the way we did. All good 💚 I hope you found another reactor you preferred! lol