You wanna go R&B, they do that. You wanna go Hip Hop they do that too. You wanna check how they dance, you not prepared how polished they are. There are actual choreographers and dancers who react to them and break down every movement they make in their dance videos and as much as they love them, they're kinda envious of how good they are.
🐺🐺Brief details about XG: 7 members from Japan, operating out of Korea and sing mostly in English. They underwent intense training for 5 years before their debut a little over 2 years ago. They are paving their own path and creating a new genre called "X-pop". They all are exceptional dancers, 4 are rappers, 3 are vocalists, but they are all so talented rappers can sing and singers can rap. They mostly stick with hip hop and R&B but also release dance and pop songs. Their Producer, Simon aka JAKOPS traveled to Atlanta and Europe to create their tracks. They also have a couple of east coast rappers (Year of the ox, check them out) helping with lyrics for Woke up and Howling. Their lore is that they are Galactic Wolves traveling the universe conquering planets and the fandom are called ALPHAZ and we're all part of the collective wolf pack. 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺
I've been listening to Kpop for 12 years and there is NO girl group this talented and different, they are the real meaning of artists. No, OG there is no one doing it like them. You found the group that will become legends, we are so lucky to be able to see that🐺ALPHAZ👽
I love XG! But the only other girl group for me who really knocks it out of the park other than XG is Dreamcatcher. It's so hard to find GG's who are all around, talented. 💜✌️🫶
People got it confused it was thousands of female applicants from ages 11-16. Dozens of them chosen to be trained as performers. They were put into a dorm to live and train in singing dancing rapping along with their education. They were divided into tiers based on skill level. They Competed against each other for 5 years to earn a spot to be trained as a group eventually the 10 spots was picked. After 2 years training as a group 7 of the 10 girls was picked to be XG. Not only they did their homework They went to School on this. P.s. in Left Right video kudos catching the A town drop gesture. That along side other tracks was produced in Atlanta Georgia years before XG existed . The music we are hearing is mostly back catalogues and it’s rumored the vault is big
I love how excitedly passionate you are lol XG is def worth the hype. They are DIFFERENT! Also they’re not technically kpop. 7 Japanese women based in Korea singing all English songs lol they’re more than a triple threat 🤍
There is nothing that i like better than watching someone truly discover XG!! I was much the same when I first saw it and started my deep dive!! There are SO MANY that I could recommend, but I'd rather watch you discover on your own.. Keep going.. this is just the start!
Other thing that gravitates me to these girls is how they dance. Their XG MOVES series specifically MOVE #1 & MOVE #4 they are so sharp, synchronized, and got so much swag. It’s like hip hop is innate in their being and feels natural not forced
I don't if there is other "like these" in the kpopish community since XG truly are the most talented I've seen and have these not awkward flow; but definitely there are others songs that you may enjoy; maybe BTBT, some BIBI, some Beenzino, walk, maybe even some aespa, etc.
I really like your insight. You exposed me aspects of XG I didn’t know existed. (‘cadence and confidence’) Your descriptions followed by example in the video REALLY got me to respect swag in hip-hop. I did not know carrying yourself took talent! 😮thanks
Not only can they dance but they dance at dance crew level. Even the great Hyeyeon from Girls Generation was asked to pick a team for Street Woman Fighter 2 and she named Blackpink Lisa, Twice Momo, Chungha and then Cocona and Jurin from XG. Well, to put it in perspective, that would be like LeBron being asked to pick his starting 5. It’s a huge honor but they are well known for their dance skills. Check out Cocona dancing to Pop Smoke or any of the XG Move videos
You got it, Shooting Star was written in Atlanta with some legendary hip-hop r&b song writers, East Coast. Now, you have to react to Left Right since it’s the side B of Shooting Star. I think you will like it. Oh yes, XG is basically a dance crew who can rap and sing. XG got it all, they really do.
They are Xpop and they are the only ones in that category, they had to CREATE a category for them, that's how extraordinary they are, unique and amazing ❤
It’s the Confidence. They have sooo much swag and confidence. I would suggest reacting to one of their “MOVE” videos to see their dancing. It’s insane they can do it all. They trained for over 5 years before even debuting
Well when Maya said in Million Cash "I spit like this but look like that, to some of y'all, it must be a complicated complexion" she wasn't lying 😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
XG was put together by Simon Jakops a former kpop idol. He helps produce most of not all of their songs. I went to their concert in Vegas and saw him heading to a restaurant so I asked him for a picture since I admire what he’s done with the group. He was chill about it, we took pictures and chatted for a bit
this the kinda reaction that actually worth it to watch, you truly appreciate and genuinely like them, not just giving reactions for views, which makes your videos so interesting to watch
I got that feeling when I first discovered XG as well... I could not for my life.. wrap my head around the fact that I was actually...and didn't want to admit it but... I was straight FANGIRLING LOL. Its like I feel like I am too old to be fangirling if that makes sense. Especially when I neverrrrr considered myself being that type of fan to any artist. It was like a guilty pleasure ? idk... but I have long accepted it. XG will always put me in awe
I fell in love with XG for their music, their confidence. I fell in love with them even more after watching their bts content, they are ao funny, so chaotic, ao goofy. They are ao genuine, on stage and off stage, i love that Simon (theor CEO/ producer) let them be them. Nothing is phoney about them ❤
Regarding this and potentially K-pop all being new/surprising to you and now making you wonder what else is out there -and given your enjoyment of this- it’d undoubtedly interest you to know that a lot of American songwriters took their talents to other countries around the early-to-late 2000’s. [Mainstream music started to let go of its typical sounds and traditional song structures.] R&B and hip-hop songwriters primarily sold to and/or worked in South Korea as its mainstream music scene (Hallyu, aka K-Pop) was getting much of its inspiration from their music styles. Something I appreciate about South Korea’s music scene and production teams is that they’ve been much more open to experimenting with different sounds. There are songs that will straight up have half of the fans hating the song while the other half considers it an all-time favorite. Fortunately, most of these kinds of tracks are my vibe, but I respect the effort even when I don’t like one. We are creatures of habit, so it’s cool to see people changing things up!
Funny that you have a poster of Wu-Tang Clan behind you because XG reminds me in a sense of them. The moment I saw Woke Up which introduced me to XG, it gave me the same feeling I had when I first heard Wu-Tang Clan with the Triump music video. Only I wasn't ready or prepared to find out just how talented and versatile every member in XG is. With Wu-Tang Clan I've stumbled on songs I didn't like or cared for. With XG I've not come across one thing I didn't like and they've put out a lot of stuff already, including their 17 songs, their covers and their rap cyphers.
these girls can do everything...their concert stuff is amazing as they just finished their world tour . they can do their songs and cover other artists songs and make it their own. i went down the XG rabbit hole last year and they got me in a chokehold
There are kpop groups, but there is no one like xg. This is really Hip/Hop & R&B from the golden age. You can tell that they did their homework on these genres and listened to the great ones.
XG just continues to level up with each song and MV. There are four members in the RAP LINE and three members in the VOX (vocalist ) Line. These Xtraordinary Girls are Amazing individually. Some of these members started training at 11 years old and one of the vocalists had started their training with XGALX at 12 years old. Simon “JAKOPS” is a visionary genius. He has hit ⚾️ it out of the park PARK …(JUNOH) 😂which is his name in KOREAN. These Xtraordinary Girls are definitely the DREAM TEAM. See you on the next one. Happy Holidays 🎆🎉🐺
I recommend when watching their m/v's to also check their dance performance videos (they have dance performances for each of their videos). They're at dance crew lvl
This is a Japanese group. My favorite groups are XG, Blackpink and Babymonster. Blackpink are the biggest girl group in the world and that's another rabbit hole. Just enjoy your XG rabbit hole and take your time. But, when your ready for kpop, it's Blackpink. They come from YG Entertainment that is heavily hip hop concept.
i agree with you wholeheartedly. I'm also an old hip hop head, also 51. and the intro to this song by Jurin has got me hooked on this group. I' seen all they have out right now. And I cannot think of another Girl group that is spittin' like them. Dawg, you gotta see Howling.
east coast sauce, southern(ATL) sound(for this song), dance look polished like they were LA studio trained especially Jurin the one in rapping the intro. they next up for sure. loving these reactions OG!
Yea, you’re in for a ride…❤❤❤ XG is on the come up…also check out some of the more established k-pop groups that are really on the top, (that XG might be gunnin’ for…), also their producer is “Jakops”, he is a former k-pop idol who’s half Korean, half Japanese, who wanted to stir things up in the k-pop industry by introducing a mainly Japanese group within the k-pop format, that performed in English to to hit a global audience, … I think he succeeded… keep expanding your musical knowledge, imagine what you want from this channel and grow to meet that expectation and surpass it…good luck, stay positive and honest!❤
And just like that you can count me in as another subscriber ✌️ I also got introduced to them via this track and mind you, this was just on an ad when I first saw this music video.. yes on and AD and I failed to skip like I do mostly when I encounter ads when I'm on UA-cam. But this MV on an AD?!? Nahh I finished it til the end. And I was hooked ever since. P. S. Keep doin what you're doin unc coz we are enjoying this journey of discovering one of the most underrated and captivating girl groups ever formed.. like ever! Anyway I hope all is well and goodluck! Oh and trust me, we will stay tuned fr. Lesgooo 💯
can’t wait for you to see them behind the scenes. for all the attitude and swag you see in their performances, they’re actually a bunch of adorable goofballs. you’ll be like these are the same girls that made woke up????
I wish you’d take a peek at the FIRST TAKE version of this song so you can better see who’s doing what. PLEASE promise us you’ll watch the FIRST TAKE version of WINTER WITHOUT YOU before the mv!! 🙏🏼 Hinata’s is the one who says “XG” in the high pitch. Since you’re wanting a bit of dance, for your next release, try this combo: GIRL GVNG mv (shortened version) GIRL GVNG dance practice ALPHAZ ON DECK 🐺🐺🐺🔥🔥🔥
The clip you are talking about out is the Shooting Star “First Take”…. They have had me in a chokehold ever since. You are so right… their confidence and swag is so irresistible. I had to go down this rabbit hole to find out how you build this team of aces. It’s like they went through so much training, that they don’t know how to fail or even be mediocre. It’s crazy.
ALPHAZ 🐺 on deck. XG DON'T MISS! "Shooting Star" started XG Alien 👽 Storyline Visuals 2023. XG in Space, XG on their Planet, Space Helicopter, Sliver mouth grills, Silver Wolf masks, Explosions. "WOKE UP" XG in Space, XG on their Planet, Spaceship X-G-A-L-X, Silver grills with Wolf fangs, Silver Wolf masks, Explosions. XG Alien 👽 Visuals Connects in their Music Videos. XG co-write with their creative team at times. XG write their own lyrics at times. XG input with their creative team with their Music Videos Visuals.
They also do ASL (American sign language) look for GRL GVNG ASL version. Stands for girl gang. Its the full version. either view the ASL version or dance practice its the whole song. The mv is short version. Either way what group learns ASL for their hearing impaired fan. They different
You're right XG is quite unique and hard to be topped by a other GG 😊But you should not underestimate K Pop because they have a lot of great Rappers too😅 I suggest Agust D with "Agust D or Dewitcha " he is one of Koreas fastest Rapper and produces his own Stuff too😊
Brooo. Im in my 50s like you these girls take me back to the music I listened to and still listen to back in the 90s and early 2000s. They can rap rap sing and dance! Take a look at Shooting Star the First Take version and First Take version of Winter Without You. Some of their songs have a choreography version. These girls can dance. If you check out the Girl Gang (spelled Girl GVNG) video check out the choreography video instead of the MV. The MV is not the whole song it's shortened for some reason.
XG is indeed hip hop/R&B and XG admittedly stands alone in their own lane but for other groups who dance, sing and rap check out Babymonster, Bad Villain, Meovv, of course the great Blackpink (note: Rose has a current #1 song with Bruno Mars called APT) and Lisa’s solo Rockstar and New Woman are good). Other more “traditional” K-pop groups would be Aespa, Itzy, LeSerrafim and for the men Stray Kids and Ateez are top of the boys 4th Gen groups
The music videos are truly excellent. But I also recommend you take a look at their dance practice videos. This will show you that XG are superior dancers and can go toe to toe with any dance company! XG (short for Extraordinary Girls) are a global music group from Japan however they are based in South Korea and have been trained in the Korean (K-Pop) culture. But the young ladies are inspired by artist like TLC, Destiny’s Child, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson and others. Their sound is “grounded” in late 90’s/ 2000 era R&B. They went through a rigorous selection process and then trained for 5 years before they debuted with their first song “Tippy Toes” in March 2022. Their concept is around female empowerment, sisterhood, and the positivity that can come from working hard to achieve a dream. As you watch other videos you will see two recurring themes 1. Aliens and 2. Wolves (like in Woke Up). The Alien concept is multifaceted but essentially referenced how they are different and are breaking stereotypical thoughts about what a group of Japanese girls should look and sound like. So the Alien concept leans into the “foreign, different, unbelievable, out of this world” impression they know new listeners are likely to have about them. The “wolves” reference links to the sisterhood and respect they have for each other. They want to dispel the stereotype perception that young ladies can’t get along, will engage in envy and pettiness and that women can’t only succeed by first finding a man as the way to “come up”. This is why they don’t focus on the “selling sexy” concept that some female artist build their images around. XG wants to be accessible, acceptable and relatable to everyone by conveying positivity and self respect. Unlike various K-Pop acts they switch between English and Korean in their songs, XG’s music is entirely in English. Maya is Japanese but went to an international school in Japan and has family in Hawaii so she is truly bilingual. The other members are becoming more comfortable with their conversational English. I suggest you check out: - In the Rain (new release, classic r&b) - Left Right - New Dance - GRL Giving (especially a live performance or dance practice) - IYKYK (if you know you know) - Hesonoo & X-Gene Really their entire catalog is fire. XG truly does not have any bad songs. After you have watched all of the XG music catalogue music vids and dance practices, take a look at the Xtra, Xtra documentary about how the girls were selected, the training to prep them and the rigor of becoming the group that debuted in 2022. Enjoy the ride and be thrilled you have found XG before they completely blow up. They will perform at Coachella in April and this will undoubtedly introduce to mainstream America so watch out after that!!
OG, if you read this, when you react to Winter with out you PLEASE make sure you react to "The first take" version its 100x better than the music video.
They use a lot of sign language in their dance moves after the producer heard from deaf fans how they liked I guess beats & sounds so they reworked choreography to include sign. Edit: your doing great for newbie to UA-cam game.
@OGReacts-w2o yeah. It is a series tho. I also commented on your first video and explained it there. They have TAPE videos for rap line. VOX videos for vocal line and MOVE videos for the dances. TAPE 1 TAPE 2 ETC MOVE 1 MOVE 2 ETC. ETC. Some of them have several videos. For example MOVE 2 has 7 videos,1 for each girl.
One of the most soulful/r&b, kpop/asian group is EXO. Its a boy group. They are the vocal kings of kpop. Check out Tempo or Obsession by them. They have been trained by a lot of Black vocal coaches. I'm African-American and I've been listening to kpop for almost 20 years. There are a lot artists that have soulful voices. There is an abundance of r&b/rap songs and thats why I love it. No one is doing what asian artist are doing. You should also check out 'NewJeans - Cool with you (Side B).' Your ears will be blessed. Lol. ALSO, 'TTS - Cater to you'. This female group did a cover of Destinys Child song. You can see how amazing kpop/asian pop vocal skills are in general. Thank you for the reactions. 💜
If you want Korean hip hop then look up Agust D, RM, and J-Hope. They’re part of a bigger group called BTS. You should listen to their individual albums first “Yun” by RM is a good start, “Moonlight” by Agust D is another good one, and “Stop” by Jhope or “Hope on the street ft J Cole”
11:59 you should check out Black Pink they have amazing rappers in group with 4 members (Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, Rosé) they’re music videos are all over… well over 1 billion views including one of them who racked up over 1 billion views in 24 hours… or maybe it was 48 but it made news as 1st.
may I also suggest Stray Kids (start with God's Menu or their most recent, walkin on water) and Ateez (they have a killing voice video that's a great place to start)
Watching people discover XG never gets old. 😂
💯 😂 it literally brings me almost more joy than the first time I watched the videos! 😂
You wanna go R&B, they do that. You wanna go Hip Hop they do that too. You wanna check how they dance, you not prepared how polished they are. There are actual choreographers and dancers who react to them and break down every movement they make in their dance videos and as much as they love them, they're kinda envious of how good they are.
Facts.
🐺🐺Brief details about XG: 7 members from Japan, operating out of Korea and sing mostly in English. They underwent intense training for 5 years before their debut a little over 2 years ago. They are paving their own path and creating a new genre called "X-pop". They all are exceptional dancers, 4 are rappers, 3 are vocalists, but they are all so talented rappers can sing and singers can rap. They mostly stick with hip hop and R&B but also release dance and pop songs. Their Producer, Simon aka JAKOPS traveled to Atlanta and Europe to create their tracks. They also have a couple of east coast rappers (Year of the ox, check them out) helping with lyrics for Woke up and Howling. Their lore is that they are Galactic Wolves traveling the universe conquering planets and the fandom are called ALPHAZ and we're all part of the collective wolf pack. 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺
Geesh! Sounds serious! Thanks for that update, I see them a little more clearer now.
Love this description, very succinct and accurate ❤ Alphaz on deck 🥳🐺👽🛸
I luv that ive seen many reactions videos and i always find your comments Gizmo❤️🔥True loyal fan, cant describe better XG info thanks🫶🏻🐺👽
I've been listening to Kpop for 12 years and there is NO girl group this talented and different, they are the real meaning of artists. No, OG there is no one doing it like them. You found the group that will become legends, we are so lucky to be able to see that🐺ALPHAZ👽
They the only girl group I follow . Def the goats not even American n British can compete 😅
I love XG! But the only other girl group for me who really knocks it out of the park other than XG is Dreamcatcher. It's so hard to find GG's who are all around, talented. 💜✌️🫶
People got it confused it was thousands of female applicants from ages 11-16. Dozens of them chosen to be trained as performers. They were put into a dorm to live and train in singing dancing rapping along with their education. They were divided into tiers based on skill level. They Competed against each other for 5 years to earn a spot to be trained as a group eventually the 10 spots was picked. After 2 years training as a group 7 of the 10 girls was picked to be XG. Not only they did their homework They went to School on this.
P.s. in Left Right video kudos catching the A town drop gesture. That along side other tracks was produced in Atlanta Georgia years before XG existed . The music we are hearing is mostly back catalogues and it’s rumored the vault is big
Scary to think!
I love how excitedly passionate you are lol XG is def worth the hype. They are DIFFERENT! Also they’re not technically kpop. 7 Japanese women based in Korea singing all English songs lol they’re more than a triple threat 🤍
I definitely didn't expect to like them this much! Thanks for the info!
There is nothing that i like better than watching someone truly discover XG!! I was much the same when I first saw it and started my deep dive!! There are SO MANY that I could recommend, but I'd rather watch you discover on your own.. Keep going.. this is just the start!
They are definitely roping me in!
Other thing that gravitates me to these girls is how they dance. Their XG MOVES series specifically MOVE #1 & MOVE #4 they are so sharp, synchronized, and got so much swag. It’s like hip hop is innate in their being and feels natural not forced
Just did a reaction to the practice of this song and wow!
@@OGReacts-w2oif you want to see dance, check Hesonoo/ X-Gene. It’ll blow your mind.
I don't if there is other "like these" in the kpopish community since XG truly are the most talented I've seen and have these not awkward flow; but definitely there are others songs that you may enjoy; maybe BTBT, some BIBI, some Beenzino, walk, maybe even some aespa, etc.
Oh boy ..when he realize not only he got a problem …it’s a Huuuge problem …the best dancers in music industry
I really like your insight. You exposed me aspects of XG I didn’t know existed. (‘cadence and confidence’)
Your descriptions followed by example in the video REALLY got me to respect swag in hip-hop. I did not know carrying yourself took talent! 😮thanks
Awesome! Thank you!
Not only can they dance but they dance at dance crew level. Even the great Hyeyeon from Girls Generation was asked to pick a team for Street Woman Fighter 2 and she named Blackpink Lisa, Twice Momo, Chungha and then Cocona and Jurin from XG. Well, to put it in perspective, that would be like LeBron being asked to pick his starting 5. It’s a huge honor but they are well known for their dance skills. Check out Cocona dancing to Pop Smoke or any of the XG Move videos
You got it, Shooting Star was written in Atlanta with some legendary hip-hop r&b song writers, East Coast. Now, you have to react to Left Right since it’s the side B of Shooting Star. I think you will like it. Oh yes, XG is basically a dance crew who can rap and sing. XG got it all, they really do.
They are Xpop and they are the only ones in that category, they had to CREATE a category for them, that's how extraordinary they are, unique and amazing ❤
The SWAG is real for XG lol
facts
It’s the Confidence. They have sooo much swag and confidence. I would suggest reacting to one of their “MOVE” videos to see their dancing. It’s insane they can do it all. They trained for over 5 years before even debuting
on it!
Well when Maya said in Million Cash "I spit like this but look like that, to some of y'all, it must be a complicated complexion" she wasn't lying 😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The UNDEFEATED performance video is 🔥🔥🔥!
XG was put together by Simon Jakops a former kpop idol. He helps produce most of not all of their songs. I went to their concert in Vegas and saw him heading to a restaurant so I asked him for a picture since I admire what he’s done with the group. He was chill about it, we took pictures and chatted for a bit
You ain't ignorant. You keepin it real. Thanks for the dope reaction.
I appreciate that
this the kinda reaction that actually worth it to watch, you truly appreciate and genuinely like them, not just giving reactions for views, which makes your videos so interesting to watch
I'm glad you enjoy them!
I got that feeling when I first discovered XG as well... I could not for my life.. wrap my head around the fact that I was actually...and didn't want to admit it but... I was straight FANGIRLING LOL. Its like I feel like I am too old to be fangirling if that makes sense. Especially when I neverrrrr considered myself being that type of fan to any artist. It was like a guilty pleasure ? idk... but I have long accepted it. XG will always put me in awe
I'm with you
no one is too old to appreciate what is ART, these girls are artists, and we should all be proud to be their fans!
I fell in love with XG for their music, their confidence. I fell in love with them even more after watching their bts content, they are ao funny, so chaotic, ao goofy. They are ao genuine, on stage and off stage, i love that Simon (theor CEO/ producer) let them be them. Nothing is phoney about them ❤
XG Rabbit hole, let's go !!!!!! Keep going and enjoy the journey.
Their new song HOWLING is fire 🔥 thank you for your super reaction I love XG ❤ Alphaz ✌️ on deck XG for life 🌏👸🧚♂️🐺👽👌👍✌️
They are so dope!
Regarding this and potentially K-pop all being new/surprising to you and now making you wonder what else is out there -and given your enjoyment of this- it’d undoubtedly interest you to know that a lot of American songwriters took their talents to other countries around the early-to-late 2000’s. [Mainstream music started to let go of its typical sounds and traditional song structures.] R&B and hip-hop songwriters primarily sold to and/or worked in South Korea as its mainstream music scene (Hallyu, aka K-Pop) was getting much of its inspiration from their music styles.
Something I appreciate about South Korea’s music scene and production teams is that they’ve been much more open to experimenting with different sounds. There are songs that will straight up have half of the fans hating the song while the other half considers it an all-time favorite. Fortunately, most of these kinds of tracks are my vibe, but I respect the effort even when I don’t like one.
We are creatures of habit, so it’s cool to see people changing things up!
Funny that you have a poster of Wu-Tang Clan behind you because XG reminds me in a sense of them. The moment I saw Woke Up which introduced me to XG, it gave me the same feeling I had when I first heard Wu-Tang Clan with the Triump music video. Only I wasn't ready or prepared to find out just how talented and versatile every member in XG is. With Wu-Tang Clan I've stumbled on songs I didn't like or cared for. With XG I've not come across one thing I didn't like and they've put out a lot of stuff already, including their 17 songs, their covers and their rap cyphers.
Yeah, I haven't heard anything close to being bad!
these girls can do everything...their concert stuff is amazing as they just finished their world tour . they can do their songs and cover other artists songs and make it their own. i went down the XG rabbit hole last year and they got me in a chokehold
See, thats what I'm trying to avoid but i see it happening.
There are kpop groups, but there is no one like xg. This is really Hip/Hop & R&B from the golden age. You can tell that they did their homework on these genres and listened to the great ones.
XG just continues to level up with each song and MV. There are four members in the RAP LINE and three members in the VOX (vocalist ) Line. These Xtraordinary Girls are Amazing individually. Some of these members started training at 11 years old and one of the vocalists had started their training with XGALX at 12 years old. Simon “JAKOPS” is a visionary genius. He has hit ⚾️ it out of the park PARK …(JUNOH) 😂which is his name in KOREAN. These Xtraordinary Girls are definitely the DREAM TEAM. See you on the next one. Happy Holidays 🎆🎉🐺
I'm here for the ride. Looking forward to your reaction to Tape 3B, tape 4, and Howling! Another great one!
That's why they are a global group, because they can do everything and rapping and singing in English. And they speak 3 languages.
Top 2023 song for sure.
Shooting Star was actually made in Atlanta with American producers
Interesting
11:29 there is no one else. xg is truly one of a kind.
Brother… dancing is in their comfort zone. This is their strength.
I love that you are in Awe with them because the name of their new album is “AWE” 😊
I recommend when watching their m/v's to also check their dance performance videos (they have dance performances for each of their videos). They're at dance crew lvl
Check out XG Move #3 and #4 for their dance skillz.
Also, every MV usually has an all choreo version! 👊🐺✌️
on it!
Like Maya said in her million cash freestyle, “I look like this and spit like that, to some of y'all it must be a complicated complexion”
WELCOME TO ALPHAZ!!! ❤ REACT WHATEVER U WANT FROM THEM! They are the future!!! 🎉🎉🎉
XG are going to take over the world 🔥🐺💯💜✌️🇮🇪
loosing you のcoverも素敵です。
Do the XG tape 4. All in English and more bars
Shooting Star. The First Take.✌️😊🔥
This is a Japanese group. My favorite groups are XG, Blackpink and Babymonster. Blackpink are the biggest girl group in the world and that's another rabbit hole. Just enjoy your XG rabbit hole and take your time. But, when your ready for kpop, it's Blackpink. They come from YG Entertainment that is heavily hip hop concept.
they do it all and on top of that they are completely adorable and funny behind the scenes. XG is a problem!
i agree with you wholeheartedly. I'm also an old hip hop head, also 51. and the intro to this song by Jurin has got me hooked on this group. I' seen all they have out right now. And I cannot think of another Girl group that is spittin' like them. Dawg, you gotta see Howling.
Done!
XG! ❤
It’s a honor to know you created this channel because of XG
Yo! We got hooked on XG by the same clip! Lol. Welcome to the ALPHAZ my brotha!
east coast sauce, southern(ATL) sound(for this song), dance look polished like they were LA studio trained especially Jurin the one in rapping the intro. they next up for sure. loving these reactions OG!
Thank you
Yea, you’re in for a ride…❤❤❤ XG is on the come up…also check out some of the more established k-pop groups that are really on the top, (that XG might be gunnin’ for…), also their producer is “Jakops”, he is a former k-pop idol who’s half Korean, half Japanese, who wanted to stir things up in the k-pop industry by introducing a mainly Japanese group within the k-pop format, that performed in English to to hit a global audience, … I think he succeeded… keep expanding your musical knowledge, imagine what you want from this channel and grow to meet that expectation and surpass it…good luck, stay positive and honest!❤
Will do an thanks
Listen to Left Right and In the Rain for more TLC and R&B vibes!
Tape #4, Howling, X-GENE are more rap heavy. XG breaking boundaries!!
And just like that you can count me in as another subscriber ✌️
I also got introduced to them via this track and mind you, this was just on an ad when I first saw this music video.. yes on and AD and I failed to skip like I do mostly when I encounter ads when I'm on UA-cam.
But this MV on an AD?!? Nahh I finished it til the end. And I was hooked ever since.
P. S. Keep doin what you're doin unc coz we are enjoying this journey of discovering one of the most underrated and captivating girl groups ever formed.. like ever!
Anyway I hope all is well and goodluck! Oh and trust me, we will stay tuned fr. Lesgooo 💯
Welcome to the wolf pack!!!
can’t wait for you to see them behind the scenes. for all the attitude and swag you see in their performances, they’re actually a bunch of adorable goofballs. you’ll be like these are the same girls that made woke up????
Love it!!!! Can’t wait to watch more XG! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻💖💖
XGGGGG❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Love this group... Love watching be in awe with them ❤
I wish you’d take a peek at the FIRST TAKE version of this song so you can better see who’s doing what. PLEASE promise us you’ll watch the FIRST TAKE version of WINTER WITHOUT YOU before the mv!! 🙏🏼
Hinata’s is the one who says “XG” in the high pitch.
Since you’re wanting a bit of dance, for your next release, try this combo:
GIRL GVNG mv (shortened version)
GIRL GVNG dance practice
ALPHAZ ON DECK 🐺🐺🐺🔥🔥🔥
Im rockin with you through this XG drive 💪🏿💯. They cold with it.
Here for XG.. they’re simply dope
OG, watch XG Move 1 to 4 for dancing and howling please ohh and winter without you first take, has to be first take.
The clip you are talking about out is the Shooting Star “First Take”…. They have had me in a chokehold ever since.
You are so right… their confidence and swag is so irresistible.
I had to go down this rabbit hole to find out how you build this team of aces. It’s like they went through so much training, that they don’t know how to fail or even be mediocre. It’s crazy.
ALPHAZ ON DECK 🐺🐺🐺 Be sure to check out the #TAPE series and as an extra bonus “Show you can” by Maya and Cocona
ALPHAZ 🐺 on deck.
XG DON'T MISS!
"Shooting Star" started XG Alien 👽 Storyline Visuals 2023.
XG in Space, XG on their Planet, Space Helicopter, Sliver mouth grills, Silver Wolf masks, Explosions.
"WOKE UP"
XG in Space, XG on their Planet, Spaceship X-G-A-L-X, Silver grills with Wolf fangs, Silver Wolf masks, Explosions.
XG Alien 👽 Visuals Connects in their Music Videos.
XG co-write with their creative team at times.
XG write their own lyrics at times.
XG input with their creative team with their Music Videos Visuals.
More xg they are awesome
They also do ASL (American sign language) look for GRL GVNG ASL version. Stands for girl gang. Its the full version. either view the ASL version or dance practice its the whole song. The mv is short version. Either way what group learns ASL for their hearing impaired fan. They different
Xg howling next then left right then winter without you
on it!
You're right XG is quite unique and hard to be topped by a other GG 😊But you should not underestimate K Pop because they have a lot of great Rappers too😅 I suggest Agust D with "Agust D or Dewitcha " he is one of Koreas fastest Rapper and produces his own Stuff too😊
I'll check him out
The word you're looking for is Ambiguous
THAT'S IT!!!!
Brooo. Im in my 50s like you these girls take me back to the music I listened to and still listen to back in the 90s and early 2000s. They can rap rap sing and dance! Take a look at Shooting Star the First Take version and First Take version of Winter Without You.
Some of their songs have a choreography version. These girls can dance. If you check out the Girl Gang (spelled Girl GVNG) video check out the choreography video instead of the MV. The MV is not the whole song it's shortened for some reason.
on it
ALPHAZ on DECK 🐺🔥☄️🔥🐺
I love watching people experience XG, your enthusiasm and reactions are well deserved. Go down the XG rabbit hole and I'll def sub and watch
6:00 you really said: I HEAR my people, but I don't SEE my people😂
Basically
The word your looking for is Global
LESSS GOOO
XG is indeed hip hop/R&B and XG admittedly stands alone in their own lane but for other groups who dance, sing and rap check out Babymonster, Bad Villain, Meovv, of course the great Blackpink (note: Rose has a current #1 song with Bruno Mars called APT) and Lisa’s solo Rockstar and New Woman are good). Other more “traditional” K-pop groups would be Aespa, Itzy, LeSerrafim and for the men Stray Kids and Ateez are top of the boys 4th Gen groups
The music videos are truly excellent. But I also recommend you take a look at their dance practice videos. This will show you that XG are superior dancers and can go toe to toe with any dance company!
XG (short for Extraordinary Girls) are a global music group from Japan however they are based in South Korea and have been trained in the Korean (K-Pop) culture. But the young ladies are inspired by artist like TLC, Destiny’s Child, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson and others. Their sound is “grounded” in late 90’s/ 2000 era R&B. They went through a rigorous selection process and then trained for 5 years before they debuted with their first song “Tippy Toes” in March 2022.
Their concept is around female empowerment, sisterhood, and the positivity that can come from working hard to achieve a dream.
As you watch other videos you will see two recurring themes 1. Aliens and 2. Wolves (like in Woke Up). The Alien concept is multifaceted but essentially referenced how they are different and are breaking stereotypical thoughts about what a group of Japanese girls should look and sound like. So the Alien concept leans into the “foreign, different, unbelievable, out of this world” impression they know new listeners are likely to have about them.
The “wolves” reference links to the sisterhood and respect they have for each other. They want to dispel the stereotype perception that young ladies can’t get along, will engage in envy and pettiness and that women can’t only succeed by first finding a man as the way to “come up”. This is why they don’t focus on the “selling sexy” concept that some female artist build their images around. XG wants to be accessible, acceptable and relatable to everyone by conveying positivity and self respect.
Unlike various K-Pop acts they switch between English and Korean in their songs, XG’s music is entirely in English. Maya is Japanese but went to an international school in Japan and has family in Hawaii so she is truly bilingual. The other members are becoming more comfortable with their conversational English.
I suggest you check out:
- In the Rain (new release, classic r&b)
- Left Right
- New Dance
- GRL Giving (especially a live performance or dance practice)
- IYKYK (if you know you know)
- Hesonoo & X-Gene
Really their entire catalog is fire. XG truly does not have any bad songs.
After you have watched all of the XG music catalogue music vids and dance practices, take a look at the Xtra, Xtra documentary about how the girls were selected, the training to prep them and the rigor of becoming the group that debuted in 2022.
Enjoy the ride and be thrilled you have found XG before they completely blow up. They will perform at Coachella in April and this will undoubtedly introduce to mainstream America so watch out after that!!
Welcome to XG
You can tell they grew up listening to hip hop music.
The word is "GLOBAL CITIZENS"
OG, if you read this, when you react to Winter with out you PLEASE make sure you react to "The first take" version its 100x better than the music video.
They use a lot of sign language in their dance moves after the producer heard from deaf fans how they liked I guess beats & sounds so they reworked choreography to include sign.
Edit: your doing great for newbie to UA-cam game.
Thank you
I am enjoying watching his discovery them with each progressive video and hes missing all the dance video and xtras he aint see anythign yet.. lol
Watch any of their Dance Practices
You gonna lose your sh when you watch the TAPE videos man :D
Are you referring to the mixtape cypher thing?
@OGReacts-w2o yeah. It is a series tho. I also commented on your first video and explained it there.
They have TAPE videos for rap line.
VOX videos for vocal line and
MOVE videos for the dances.
TAPE 1 TAPE 2 ETC
MOVE 1 MOVE 2 ETC. ETC.
Some of them have several videos. For example MOVE 2 has 7 videos,1 for each girl.
got it!
Tape 3 gonna make him lose his shizzle, lol
One of the most soulful/r&b, kpop/asian group is EXO. Its a boy group. They are the vocal kings of kpop. Check out Tempo or Obsession by them. They have been trained by a lot of Black vocal coaches. I'm African-American and I've been listening to kpop for almost 20 years. There are a lot artists that have soulful voices. There is an abundance of r&b/rap songs and thats why I love it. No one is doing what asian artist are doing. You should also check out 'NewJeans - Cool with you (Side B).' Your ears will be blessed. Lol. ALSO, 'TTS - Cater to you'. This female group did a cover of Destinys Child song. You can see how amazing kpop/asian pop vocal skills are in general.
Thank you for the reactions. 💜
Thank you for the recommendations and thanks for watching the video
"Hesonoo & Z-Gene" (performace video) for a real problem
also XG Move #2 jurin and Cocona
If you want Korean hip hop then look up Agust D, RM, and J-Hope.
They’re part of a bigger group called BTS. You should listen to their individual albums first
“Yun” by RM is a good start, “Moonlight” by Agust D is another good one, and “Stop” by Jhope or “Hope on the street ft J Cole”
PLEASE check out your their choreography to Girl Gang. You won't be disappointed.
11:59 you should check out Black Pink they have amazing rappers in group with 4 members (Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, Rosé) they’re music videos are all over… well over 1 billion views including one of them who racked up over 1 billion views in 24 hours… or maybe it was 48 but it made news as 1st.
may I also suggest Stray Kids (start with God's Menu or their most recent, walkin on water) and Ateez (they have a killing voice video that's a great place to start)
Please next do reaction Click Clak by Baby Monster.
Thanks..🙏🙏🙏🙏
Just did it!
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I dont dancing swag rap singing intertwined here in america like they do it closest thing i can see resemblance is tlc group
Please react to UNDEFEATED performance!!! the MV is just cartoon stuff. So just watch the performance It’s 🔥
Watch the X-Gene vid
On it!
Love your takes! Check out Stray Kids if you get a chance!