2nd Generation KPOP *Boy Groups* | 2am, CNBLUE, U-KISS, MBLAQ, TVXQ!, BEAST, SHINEE 

Efra here ✌️. As some of you know, it's been a nightmare trying to upload this podcast. I sincerely apologize for any cuts RU-vid has made or if we could not check out more groups, copyright just doesn't make it possible sometimes. I hope you could still enjoy this podcast, once more apologies.

CNBLUE took Korea by STORM when they debuted. They were the fastest to win on a music show, i think only after like 10 days after their debut. Which was crazy bc they're a band and the band scene isn't so big in mainstream korea. Their leader, Jung Yong Hwa, has had creative control since day one, he wrote the song I'm A Loner and has written all/most of their songs to date. When you do a K-Band special, please watch their live performances bc they're one of the best performers in the industry.

BIGBANG - MONSTER 2PM - HANDS UP MBLAQ - SMOKY GIRLS BEAST - BEAUTIFUL NIGHT SHINEE - VIEW CNBLUE - CAN'T STOP

TVXQ live performances as 5 were on another level. No one come close to their talent even today. They were the perfect kpop group. 5 main vocalist and 5 main dancers.

When you say Beast is big in South Korea they’re really a huge thing! They won as Artist of the Year in Melon Music Awards back to back in 2011 and 2012. They left Cube and formed their own agency. Everytime a group left their label, people would say they can pull a “Highlight”. They actually just finished their 3-day concert today, May 22. Thank you so much for reacting to them! You did killing voice special but they were not included. If you would like to explore their discography, that would be a great start. Also, you did King of Masked Singer I think the video was not updated so Yoseob (one of Highlight’s member) was not there but he ranks 1st with most wins among all idols in the show and ranks 2nd with most wins over all. If you want to check him out his character/mask is Fireplace Cat.

BEAST was actually called the "recycled group", because most of the members had either debuted before or been in survival shows without much success

CNBLUE are amazing live! The energy is something else. I would recommend im sorry live. And anything TVXQ is gold! haha

I didn't expect to see a lot of comments about CNBLUE and it really melts my heart. As a Boice I'm so proud of them. They are one of the best kgroup ever and the first one that I stan so they will always have be on top of my lists. I remember I attended their fan meet without a sleep because I came out from work. I swear to God they are so good in singing live. Their mv's didn't give justice. They are top tier. 💙💙💙

I recommend "Killing voice" by beast/highlight, In that they sing thier songs since "BEAST" to "HIGHLIGHT" and it was🔥 They were actually the first group that got me into K-POP until now.

hope to see SS5O1 & FT ISLAND in next 2nd gen podcast coz you cant miss them out when talking about 2nd gen bg

So dissapointed when TVXQ turn, the audio was cut off 😭😭😭😭😭😭

27:35 CNBLUE is a legendary kpoprock band. Thanks guys for the nice awesome reaction. You guys should watch their Live performances. They're well known as monsters of the LIVE PERFORMANCES. They are versatile musicians and play many genres such as rock, pop, ballad, jazz, reggae etc ... (The main vocalist is extremely talented where he can sing any genres and plays multi instruments) Maybe I'll give you some links later. For your information all members can sing and they're all great actors too. They have won many drama awards on many great TV Grammy award shows like MBC, KBS, SBS etc All play male lead role😎

I fell in love with CNBLUE when they released their single "I'm Sorry" (you might want to check it out esp their live performances. It's reallly an amazing song :D ). But I've first known their band through kdrama "Heartstrings" and variety show "Running Man".

Im crying right now MBLAQ is my first ever kpop boy group😭😭😭 thank you for listening to them🤗😘 Btw MBLAQ is formed by Rain and the blonde hair guy is Sandara Park(2ne1) little brother he is my bias too😍😉thank u again and love u from 🇵🇭

TVXQ/DBSK's live performances are gold

Highlight actually made a comeback like a month ago! They released a full album and their title track is called Daydream. It’s really good! They made their first comeback post-enlistment in 2021 with Not the End (which is a great song! I would absolutely love for you to react to their killing voice. They released it last year and it really showcase their skills as singers as well as their personalities. I really enjoyed this podcast! Hope you can do another and check out Infinite and FTIsland as well.

TVXQ and Beast!! these two are my ults before I became an exo-l. their vocals are insane like EXO ❤❤❤

Wah it's here!!! BTW, TVXQ's Tonight was released in 2005 hehehe. SM just had happened to delete a bunch of their videos and reuploaded on 2009 hahahah Either way I'm so hyped you're reacting to them as a 5!! As a cassie (tvxq fan), Yunho is (and always has been) my bias, but damn JYJ's vocals are FIREEEE and deserve to be lisrened to hehehe

CNBLUE the best band. Watch their live performance / concert. You will love them 👍

More CNBLUE reactions please, their Live performances are the best💙💙💙

I love these throwback! Please add SS501, Kim Hyun Joong (solo's project), FT Island, and more of 2am, CNBLUE, MBLAQ, UKISS, TVXQ, BEAST, 2PM you'll find more hidden gems

I'm so happy you finally got know 2AM and CNBLUE, they deserve all the recognition they have. Please react to them again soon! Also, MBLAQ!! For a long time I used to listen only to 2AM, CNBLUE, MBLAQ and INFINITE (who you reacted to it before). My 2011 self is so happy and proud right now. Fun facts: CNBLUE performed for a long time as a street band in Japan before their debut and they are all actors. MBLAQ early years of career were overseen by Rain. Also, Thunder is 2NE1's Dara younger brother. And, Lee Joon is a great actor too, he was in a sci-fi Netflix show recently.

2AM is a ballad group (tho they have some dance song, but their ballads are the most well known) in the MV the guy is Junho from 2PM, also this cb is a double title so the both MV of the 2 titles are connected (hope you'll also react to *Should've Known* soon)

Beast changed their name to Highlight...as it was the name of their last "Beast" album (also tied with my favorite kpop album of all time along with Big Bang's MADE). Around Us is the company they founded after they left Cube. They wanted control of their own career after the nightmare they had with Cube. But I would love for you to check out their Killing Voice...you will see why they are so deserving all of those awards. Also, please do a FNC or band special!!! I NEED more FTIsland, CNBlue, and NFlying! And I always love Shinee reactions!

You have discovered the 5TVXQ vocal kings. They dance, they do a capella, and are good looking. They are even acknowledged by YG and big hit founders. Please check out their Japanese ballads/live perfs too.

mblaq and ukiss were so underappreciated. Ukiss for one i think i admire their company because they were able to have the longevity that most groups just would dream of considering they werent successful in korea. Ukiss is one of the first groups to have a solid internationa following. It was what sustained them even with member changes. Mblaq was just,.. sad :(

FINALLY TVXQ! TURN IM GOING TO CRY YOU GUYS SHOULD WATCH THEIR BALLAD ALSO NISSAN STADIUM TVXQ! CONCERT ALWAYS GOOSEBUMPS YOU CAN'T MISS

With your love of ballads and bands, I highly recommend FTisland. Live performances especially ....lead singer Lee Hongki has one of the most recognisable voices and is loved by many idols and Minhwan is such an amazing drummer. Hongki was a radio host on Kiss The Radio (which is video livestreamed) for a time before his military enlistment and there are some hilarious videos of kpop idols and their performances on his show (one of my favourites is his live duet with Seungkwan from Seventeen). They have a very long catalogue of both Korean and Japanese songs but songs I would recommend would be : Severely I Wish Take Me Now Pray Madly Wind And definitely the Japanese version of Black Chocolate. Honestly they have so much content you could do a special on just them. Really love how you are interested enough to check out the history of the Korean music scene and those artists who have paved the way for groups we see today. Have been "into" Kpop for over 10 years seeing all these great earlier groups appreciated is great.

BEAST/HIGHLIGHT!!!!!!! their main vocal, yang yoseob, my bias! I hate how they don;t get acknowledge a lot these later generations. when they did and are still doing so well.

I would love for your guys to do a deep dive into Beast/Highlight! Their discography is freaking solid and their vocals are top notch. Their main vocalist, Yang Yoseob (all the high notes in 12:30) is considered one of the best vocalist in Korea. They have a Killing Verse if you want to get a nice taste of some of their hit songs and hear some live vocals.

Thanks for reacting to CNBLUE! I LOVE that you guys went in depth into how cleverly the music is written and drawing attention to all the details like the dynamics and arrangements. Love Cut is such an amazing song with the melody and creative instrumentation. The band leader Jung Yong-hwa writes most of their music, and aside from their earliest Korean albums, all their music has been written by the members themselves.

Beast/Highlight had a comeback last March with "Daydream" and I hope you could react to their Dingo Killing Voice.

I've two things to say: thank you and... More CNBlue, please. Esp their live performances.

i like 2nd gen groups, they have a lot of good songs,. 2am-like crazy, CNblue- intuition, U-kiss- wonderland- ,TVXQ- Catch me, B2ST- Fiction, Shinee- Lucifer! pls React to this songs. Thanks

Kindly react to more of CNBLUE. They’re known for having the best live concert performances.

Thank God u reacted to “ i m loner” by CNBlue! I m still obsessed with that song even after so many years and there’s no way i m gonna get over it anytime soon!

okay guys. I now need a special CNBLUE FF podcast!

Omg yesss please do Beast aka Highlight. I promise you won’t be disappointed ♥️ also the title 12:30 itself means a couple/relationship that went sour to opposite direction (such as breaking up) just like how the minute hand and hour hand on the clock is the opposite of each other at 12:30

May I suggest TVXQ! Love In the Ice cause the live version of that song is INSANE! 😭❤

I AM SO GLAD YOU REACTED TO CNBLUE!! NOT A LOT PEOPLE DO SO IM REALLY GLAD THANK YOU

Makes sense you wouldn't have heard about Around Us Entertainment, it's the company the BEAST/HIGHLIGHT members created to continue doing music independently. Edit: also they are the original "came from an unknown company and made it big" boysgroup before BTS and Seventeen. They've had two comebacks since finishing their military service, Not The End (2021) and Daydream (2022), both are pretty laidback songs. Their most famous title songs chart-wise are Shock (2010), Fiction (2011) and it's b-side On Rainy Days, Beautiful Night (2012), Plz Don't Be Sad (2017). Good Luck (2014) was Billboard's best kpop song of the year and won pretty much all the music shows. Shadow (2013) was best MV of the year. Their Killing Voice segment goes over a lot of their title tracks and some of their famous b-sides as well, it could be a good overview. If you like ballads I'd recommend Ribbon as well, their last comeback as BEAST when they were already 5 members. Personal favourites: I'm Sorry, Gotta Go To Work, Celebrate (no MV but there's a dance practice), Loved.

That Beast song yall did is so good I remember when it came out I was just blown away by the vocals

I saw you'll react to TVXQ as 5 and i clicked so fast only to find out that the the audio was cut off 😂😭😂😭 Please react to more TVXQ songs. I'm telling you, this group is a rabbit hole. They're known internationally as TVXQ, DBSK in Korea and THSK in Japan. They're power balladeers and their acapellas are world class 👌 I suggest you watch their ACAPELLA COMPILATION or BOLERO live in Tokyo Dome

Can you check out tvxq live performance more? 'Bolero' or 'love in the ice' with the 5 members 🥲

Looking forward to more Beast/Highlight reactions 😍😍😍 all of their song are amazing especially their ballads hope you check them out 😍 they also have killing voice episode 🔥

yessss please do a Highlight speciallllll!!!!! They comback with 'daydream' recently!!!!

2AM (No Good In Goodbye) - the guy on the MV is Lee Junho. The lead vocalist of the kpop group - 2PM. 2PM is also a 2nd gen kpop group. 2AM and 2PM are both from the JYP Entertainment. Aside of being an idol he is also an actor. His partner on the MV is Kim So Hyun, she's an actress. They are not a real-life couple. CNBLUE - Before they became a 3-member group. They are a 4-member group like what you watched in (Loner). The last member is Lee Jong Hyun. He is a former guitarist and lead vocalist of the group. He departed in the group after fans backlash due to the controversy he is involving. That's why they became a 3-member group and made a comeback after their completion in their mandatory military service.

Please do a BEAST/HIGHLIGHT special, they recently had a comeback in April, and are still very active as they had a 3day concert too, just yesterday. They also have a dingo KILLING VOICE, so please see this comment and react to them 😭

FYI, BTOB was about to debut as a band but CNBLUE made a successful one at that time so CUBE changed their concept and retrained them to be a dance boy group.

BEAST. 1- Fiction 2 beautiful night 3 shock 4 goodluck 5 breath Highlight 1.plz don't be sad 2. Not the end 3. Daydream 🙏🙏🙏 Top vocal gen2

SHINEe maravillosos. 5 diamantes innovadores del kPOP por sus variados concepto y performer .💎❤

Also JYJ Back seat, In heaven; Kim Jae Joong Mine, Just an other girl; TVXQ Purple Line, Wrong number; SS501 Love ya, Ur man; Kim Hyun Joong Your Story, Please and one of his BIO RYTHM performances; FTIsland Hello hello, Severely, ...

2AM is best known for their ballads and their harmonization is one of if not the best out there in Kpop world.

CNBLUE is my only KPop fav. They are so versatile and can do so many genres. If you have a chance to go through their discography, you will know what I mean. Super talented. BTW, all members are also actors.

SHINee 14th Anniversary 🥳 25/05/2022 #HappySHINeeDay

pls do Beast/Highlight's killing voice dingo, they discogprahy is a masterpiece!

1:12:41 MBLAQ PARK SANG HYUN (THUNDER/CHEONDUNG) is 2NE1 Sandara Park's little brother. For UKISS I love their song MAN MAN HANI!

Tvxq can actually do tonight live. There is a recording of it in one of their concerts.

TVXQ live performance is magic. Please react them more

Fell in love with CNblue after Cold Love Still shivering when hear a first note 😅

No one will ever come close to TVXQ as 5. I love watching people react to their vocals lol 😂

waiting for the BEAST special episode

So happy to see BEAST here. The group that got me into kpop. Wanna see more people listening and reacting to their music. They got really good songs and their vocals 👌👌

Thank you sooo much for reacting to Beast (B2st/Highlights) They have loads of fantastic songs! especially if you're into ballads, they have tons of amazing ballads (literally like super junior) Please check out their Dingo's! that way you'll get to explore various songs 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

Please react to more CNBLUE please! Their live concert stages are THEEEE BEST! 💙💙💙💙

Please react more to TVXQ (2003-2010). Amazing songs and incredible ballads/acapella.

In 2nd generation there was a term 3 Dragons = 3 YONG in korean. They are idols who have the most song writing credits. They are Kwon Ji YONG (G-Dragon of BIGBANG), YONG Jun Hyung (BEAST), and Jung YONG Hwa (CNBLUE). Please check out more CNBLUE, especially their live concert.

I JUST KNEW YOU TWO WOULD LOVE MBLAQS CRY!!! AHHHHH! They were such a gem back in the days. Please listen to more of their songs :) every song was (and still is) a banger! Stay, Be A Man, Y, This is War, and Rust, they are all a must!

The guy in the 2am video is 2pm's Junho who is also an actor (he just won Best Actor). 2pm and 2am are close friends so it's nice to see them supporting each other's comeback. This is also a double title track so there are 2 connected MV

i'm korean and i was fan of oneday(2am&2pm) from the debut! 2AM's leader Jo Gwon was trained in JYP for a long time. he casted from kids singer contest by JYP (with hitman Bang(bighit) who he was composer of JYP). with Wondergirls's leader Sun ye. so they were so close friend until now. i recommend you IU's Palette with 2AM! it is so good contents even for the fisrt listenters! and CNBlue got sensational hit with their debut album. when i was in middle school back then, their song was hit the country. they got first win just few day after debut. they are band group and vocalist Jung Yonghwa is an talanted composer! i think he is one of the best catchy hook maker in korean music scene. MBLAQ and BEAST debut at the same time almost. so they were like an rival position. MBLAQ Lee Jun was majored modern dance. i heard he was top student in his art high school at that time, but he choose idol singer for his career. TVXQ tonight is released in 2005 .. and you know that was before youtube so lol video realesed after 5 tvxq was gone..... Beast's contract expired and now they are Highlight. so I recommend you to watch IU's Palette with Highlight also!

You have checked out TVXQ as a whole, 13 years ago 3 of the 5 members left the group so since then TVXQ is a duo. So you did not check out songs from subunits because there are no subunits.

CNBLUE 🙌

While BigBang is definitely my ultimate group, Mblaq are also a big favorite, their vocals are great and G.O. Is a vocal KING and I did really enjoy his facial hair too! There are so many groups and you really just have to spread the love to everyone usually because there is so much talent in this world!

OMG im here because of CNBLUE!!!!

1:07:50 it's boy little brother Sandara Park Thunder More songs MBLAQ - This is war, Stay, Oh yeah!, Be a man 😍 P. S. Beast - Shadow - amazing song😉

INFINITE???

CNBLUE live performance :) more reaction :)

BEAST 🫶❤️

YAS! The best groups along with BIGBANG, 2PM. MBLAQ AND BEAST! I read their names and I clicked so fast!

AM I SEEING RIGHT??? U REALLY INCLUDED CNBLUE😭😭😭

Cnblue live performances please

Watch CNBLUE in live performance,

Beast/Highlight recommendation: Highlight dingo killing voice please. Thank you

CN Blue! Just do an FNC special! I'm waiting!

CNBlue💙SHINee💎😍

Would love to see more flashback videos! Literally more of all these groups would be awesome. Love me some MBLAQ and BEAST, used to listen to U-Kiss a lot too and you dont see too many people react to them.

Please do Cn Blue and FT island special .. Live performance's so much better choice 😄.. I know u two like band..cant wait to see ur comment n'reaction

More of CNBLUE please!!!!!!!!!!

CNBLUE

Please react to FT Island, they were the band who paved the way to the idol bands you know now like CNBlue, Nflying, Day6, The Rose, etc. They have a diverse discography from both Korean and Japanese, I think a separate podcast for them would be ideal. 😂 I know you guys love ballads and band music, and FT Island can offer than to your ears! Hope u could check them out coz they're really amazing and sadly, very few people listen to them nowadays. Thank you!

Do more Beast/Highlight reaction please all of their songs are awesome 🔥🔥😋

Bang PD of Big Hit formerly worked at jyp. Jyp, him and an accountant started the JYP Ent. Eventually Bang PD left and started his own agency. But he still worked with jyp sometimes through writing songs. He asked jyp to let him comanage 2am in exchange of giving them great ballad songs. He needed a group to boost his agency, and 2am already have a solid start from the reality show.

2AM, CNBLUE, 2PM, FT ISLAND!💙 CN to the BLUE!!~💙

whhaaaaattt No Teen Top, B1A4, SS501 and Infinite??? Also you should've reacted to 2am's most popular song. Since your reacting to 2nd gen, it would've been better to check their older sruff

React to more CNBLUE and 2AM please. Their music are all good. 🙏

Acapella from TVXQ 1) Collection: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4PvakSTs8Lw.html 2) Always There (MV): ​ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Mmp0r7Ofc6E.html​ 3) Stay with Me Tonight (CD): ​ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vj8QCtd6bmk.html​ 4) Heart, Mind and Soul (CD): ​ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-leE1MZEVXLQ.html​ Another "hard to sing" song Tonight: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QRSX47xlTeI.html Pls also react to TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki - Secret Code LIVE Concert in Japan from this playlist (any song is worth to react to) ru-vid.com/group/PL7UMmWqDlOQTNu2Ybg516QsPrYuMfgxoG The three TVXQ members who left SM, formed a group named JYJ, that stands for Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu. Please react to their songs, especially the live ones: 1) JYJ - W: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VeWDwrWk9o8.html (it is the song that came out when they left SM, and aimed for sending messages to Changmin and Yunho, that they still form W shape - a Cassiopeia stars symbol, which also the name of their fandom) 2) JYJ - In Heaven: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y7VlXbQwBww.html 3) JYJ - Boy's Letter: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gByMD0uAAwg.html

Hi Efra and Waleska, as a long-time fan of TVXQ I hope you could upload your reactions to the Tonight MV and live performance as a separate video (on Dropbox, DailyMotion, even on Patreon) - I'd love to hear your thoughts on their vocals! ❤️

Thank you for describing DBSK accurately. They are an acapella group and a group I'll never forget in this life. It brings me to tears every time I watch their old performances as five.

CNBLUE

You should watch TVXQ/DBSK - Bolero and Love In The Ice in Tokyo Dome ot 5. Also the other live performances you will just stan them