Arcane fans react to K/DA! (Pop Stars, Villain, I'll Show You + Many more!) | League of Legends 

So upon editing this video, it looks like: Ahri is the Lead/Visual of the group Akali is lead rapper Evelynn is lead vocalist Kai’Sa is lead dancer We love that Riot made them EXACTLY like a kpop group!

What's crazy about Baddest is that the rap lyrics rhyme in both the spoken Korean but also the ENGLISH TRANSLATION RHYMES. Soyeon is incredible, it blew my mind.

The rapper on Baddest goes UNNECESSARILY hard, that was dope.

Short K/DA lore: Ahri, before starting K/DA was a solo preformer but was consistently pressured into preforming a set style which would sell under a label she was working for. After years of working for unnamed label, she leaves to start her own band by reconnecting with Evelyn, who also was a solo preformer with two hit singles. It took them some time and work but eventually they found and recruited Kai'sa and Akali. Together they produced their first single, "Pop/Stars" in 2018. The song was a global sucess, and the group quickly rose in stardom. However, unable to predict the sudden spike in fame, the group took time off to cool off. None of them knew what would be next for them. Kai'sa went to improve her dancing, Evelyn returned to her 'dating habits' (all her past lovers are still missing...) and Akali dove back into the rap scene, eventually meeting up with Ekko, Quiana, Senna & Yasuo. The five of them would form a group called True Damage, and release their own single 'Giants' (also a Riot Song). Ahri, meanwhile, fell into turmoil. She had managed to reach the songs she wanted but she was thrust back into the same predicament, expected to preform again to an expectation. It was only through finding Seraphine online, that she found that creative spark again. So Ahri assembled the group, plus Seraphine, to produce "More" two years later (2020). Afterwards, the four original girls would create the rest of the EP, with Yasuo being the producer. Ahri's song, "I'll Show You", is about the fears we all face when about to make a choice. The voices and expectations that can pull you down even when you are at the final leap. Akali's song, "Baddest", is a song about her views on the group and her life. She values independant creativity and isn't afraid to call the shots as she sees them. Evelyn's song, "Villain", has more ties to her game persona. If thr lyrics are interpreted from K/DA lore, it is more the fact she is willing to accept the labels. If people will call her a diva or a monster or even a villain, she doesnt care, she wears it with pride. At the end of the day, she knows who she is, but do you? Finally Kai'sa's song, "Drum Go Dum", is more an homage to her K/DA lore. She lived in ten different countries, learned to speak four lanagugse and won a national dance competition before joining K/DA. To her, dance is a language that transcends words.

The fact that bailey sok was 16 years old when she did the choreography and staging is simply amazing. (19:18 song)

16:34 Evelynn is a demon in Runeterra, they're not a very populous 'species' and are essentially manifested embodiments of concepts/emotions and tend to feed on their respective emotion/energy. Evelynn's is 'Agony', and to feed without scaring away potential victims she observed humanity to learn the best way to prey on them, and that's when she came to understand the power of seduction. She takes the form she does in order to entice victims into falling under her control, at which point she tortures them as long as they can survive while she feeds on their pain. Some people liken her to a succubus, but I wouldn't say that's accurate. She uses sexuality as bait, but never actually engages in it, the only thing she enjoys and desires is pain and agony. Her 'body' is really just a form 'she' takes in order to best pursue her goal of feeding on tormenting people and she requires a physical touch to draw the most out of it. Like other demons of the setting, they don't have an actual true form, identity or really even gender, but simply manifest an appearance that appeals to them and their purpose and have adopted titles given to them by the people they've been hunting for thousands of years. Tahm Kench is another League character that is a demon like Evelynn, and while he appears as a giant catfish man that's largely because it's based off the legends and superstitions of Bilgewater, which is a nation of sailors and pirates that have to deal with a lot of the weird shit and awful sea creatures in the oceans of Runeterra. Similar entities like Tahm reportedly appear in other regions' mythology but they've not ever really been detailed much. 21:00 The character is Kai'sa, I think the original idea was that they were going to do a video with the choreography all animated but for some reason or another weren't able to, so instead they just went with Bailey going hard. I'm pretty sure she was involved with some of the other choreography in the past, I vaguely recall seeing some video of a studio space with Bailey and some other women doing the Pop Stars routine. Looking forward to Giants, that's my personal favourite insofar as League music videos.

About Ahri. She is a nine tailed fox, so not a cat, btw. Her character was based of Gumiho 구미호, the nine tailed fox from Korean mythology. Shared the similar mythology as Kyuubi no Kitsune 九尾の狐, which is the nine tailed fox in Japan mythology, and also Jiuweihu 九尾狐 , the nine tailed fox in Chinese mythology✨🦊⛩

The deal w/ Evelyn (the solo artist on “Villain”) is that she’s a demon in the world of Runeterra that lurks in the shadows. Hence why the video she’s basically in shadow the entire time. She seduces and then effectively preys on men- so literally the last thing her victims see is her finally emerging from out of the shadows after having first charmed them. This also reflects how her abilities work in game as well. So it also answers your question in that for at least for some of the songs, the lyrics are very reflective of the “stories” of the characters performing the song.

as a little info : Popstars was animated by Fortiche during the "Arcane script back to the US" break in 2018 (they did Rise as well in the same year)

K/DA is a bunch of artists gathered together to create this virtual group. There are 4 members: Akali (the ninja girl) portrayed by Jeon Soyeon, the main rapper and leader of kpop group (G)I-DLE. Ahri (fox girl) portrayed by Cho Miyeon, the main vocalist of (G)I-DLE. Evelynn (demon girl) portrayed by Madison Beer, played by Bea Miller in the Baddest, she also performed Welcome to the Playground song for Arcane. Kai'Sa (girl with wings) portrayed by Wolftyla in The Baddest. Can't remember who played her in Pop Stars.

Yes, all 3 of their singles (POP/STARS, More, and The Baddest) have hit #1 on the Billboard World charts! The lowest a release of theirs has been is #10 (I'll Show You) I believe. It was weeeeeird coming back to League stuff after a 3-year break and RECOGNIZING a bunch of their songs. Loving this channel guys, enjoying your dynamic and your reactions! Carlie is objectively correct though, Akali's the best :^)

If you loved Ekko from Arcane, PLEASE do listen to "Giants" by True Damage.. Ekko is the main character/champion in the song and MV. And Akali is also there !!

Popstar is still my favorite, it's their first song and it really blew up on RU-vid when it was released.

To answer the Question at 9:52 -The Outfits that you see in "MORE" and "POP/STARS" are extra Skins that you can buy in the game, the "MORE" ("K/DA All Out" ingame) Skins also have a limited time "The Baddest" Variant (you can see their outfits in the Video, basically just a black color edit style with a few changed Details). Their base designs are different tho, it's like a Multiverse thing. Also the Girl that was featured in "MORE" is called Seraphine, she was released when the Song came out.

If you want to get more into the world of Arcane I highly recommend checking out the Legends of Runeterra cinematics. They're like introductions to all the regions in the Riot/Arcane/League universe.

MORE has a dance video with Soyeon (Akali) and Miyeon (Ahari): "1MILLION x KDA - MORE" Soyeon is one of the most talented people in music today. Songwriter, Singer, Rapper, Dancer, Composer, and Producer!! Literal musical genius.

PERSONAL LIST: 1) Villain 2) The Baddest 3) Drum Go Dum 4) More 5) Popstars 6) I'll Show You

There is an amazing dance performance on RU-vid for K/DA's "More" from 1Million Dance Studio that I prefer even over the official music video. You definitely should check it out. It also features two of the K/DA singers, Miyeon (Ahri) & Soyeon (Akali) from the (amazing) K-Pop group (G)I-DLE.

Soyeon is the best kpop rapper ever !! RAPPER QUEEN

The washine machines for Ahri is a joke in korean community because ahri has by far the most skins for her character in game and people were joking about her doing laundry all day for all her skins

Great reaction， can't wait more of this

Lots of people were mad that Kai'sa (Drum go drum) did not get an animated Music Video like Evelynn did. But I certainly think Drum go drum is the best song of them all. The dancing really makes you feel it!

KDA is in a parallel universe different from Arcane, maybe more like a real modern world. Arcane happened in the runeterra-Valoran，a planet full of magic. In the game，there are so many series of skins of champions to sell for money. Every series of skins can be seen as a parallel universe.

I never really caught this before but man the last one with just Ahri had such amazing imagery. Throught the video she went from not being able to seeing herself in the mirror then reflecting back on a photo of herself before this all started; then in the end like an homage to her journey she can finally see herself in the mirror and then looks back at herself in the photo one last time. Its absolutely perfect cinematography

Just to clarify, Ahri's ears aren't cats' ears :) She's a kitsune/fox in her case ninetails fox :)

Nailed it.. The villain song actually explains the power of Evelynn and her nature as a demon as well Ahri is a vastaya champion.. inspired as being a fox-like creature.. Drum Go Dum dancer is actually one of the choreographers for KDA

1. Villain 2. Drum Go Dum 3. Pop/Stars 4. Baddest 5. I'll Show You 6. More

im not even a kpop stan or anything but once a year i remember this song and just watch reacts for 30 minutes its so fun. i cant even imagine the amount of people that worked on that piece of art. insanely good

Love the reaction! I adore KDA and still remember when I watched Pop Stars, the animation blew my mind! My favorites are in this order: 1. Villain (evelyn is my favorite) 2. Pop Stars (I love it so much!) 3. More (soyeon's rap is god tier!) 4. The Baddest 5. Drum go Dum 6. I'll show you

You both are quite wholesome and fun to watch. Love you guys, keep it up ☺️

AWESOME. Wait till you start watching all the cinematics😍

Just got to the Villain one, hadn't seen this one before. It's definitely everything about Evelynn lol. Yea, it went ahead and finished off the rest of the video as I hadn't seen any of these ones. It looks like they may have branched off from the champ spotlights and esports hype and created a whole separate line for music. Cool! And different than I'm used to from them lol.

Literally "I'll show you" is the most addicted song of KDA that I ever heard but underappreciated.

To help, "The Baddest" is Akalis song "Drum Go Dum" is Kai' Sa song "Villian" is Evelyns song And "I'll Show You" is Ahri's song Hope this helped And the other one in "MORE" is Seraphine, the new member

Okay, I have quite a few things to say/answer: ~ So, Pop/Stars was their first single and the other songs got released 2 years Later as an album. ~ 'More' features Seraphine, who was a new LoL Champion that got introduced when that Album came out. They also acted as if Seraphine was a real person/ Cover artist before she got released. She also has a lot of cover songs and her own Twitter Account with a lot of pictures. ~ As far as I know 3 of the 4 other Songs are linked to members of the group, with 'The Baddest' not being about a single one of them I think? (It could be about Akali though, since she doesn't have her own song otherwise.) ~ 'Drum Go Dum' is Kai'Sas Song - more of a Dance - since she is the Lead Dancer of the Group so not mainly a singer. ~ 'Villain' is Evelynns song. She is kind of a Succubus character so thats what this song reflects. ~ I'll show you is Ahris song and all about her life. ~ Their K/DA personas are all kind of close to the ingame ones, but also not exactly the same and more fitted to a 'real' nowadays world. ~ With Pop/Stars being their first single, the video showed a lot of the characters ingame-abilities (e.G. Ahris Charm, Akalis Twilight Shroud or Kai'Sas Icathian Rain), since it was more targeted towards LoL players and still more connected to the gameplay and the game in general, then the 'All Out' album. (Edit: I like Villain the best, The Baddest next, then Pop/Stars. I used to not really like More and Drum Go Dum much, but they grew on me a lot over time! My least favourite is still I'll Show You, but thats mainly bc I am personally not a fan of music that is kinda soft.)

Amazing reaction. Cant wait for more league of legends content guys keep it up ❤️

Arcane also introduced me to LoL world including the music, and I am so thankful for that. some of the songs and cinematic are just soo good. And Great reaction as always 🔥

Idk if anyone explained this already but in K/DA’s most recent album they had “individual” or solo tracks for each character: The Baddest - Akali (ft. Ahri) Villian - Evelynn I’ll Show You - Ahri Drum Go Dumb - Kai’Sa “Pop/Stars” and “More” were group songs

Don't forget about the group "True Damage" it has Ekko in it from Arcane!

Pop stars Also stuck in my head for weeks ❤️

the rapper that sings Akali's parts and the singer that sings Ahri's (not only in I'll Show You) are both from the K-pop group (G)i-dle!! sooo talented!

Hey guys!! I've been in hospital a couple days and this is the first thing I've seen on RU-vid! My mood was really poor and you made my day! I literally cried seeing your reaction to this :') I love K/DA so much and I hope one day they create some more songs for us! If you plan on listening some more I hope you don't miss Giants by True Damage and some of the Pentakill songs. They have 3CDs and the last one is TOTAL FIRE (It's metal BTW so no KPOP). EDIT: Problably everyone said it already but some of the world final championsip shows are not to be missed!

Thank you so much for reacting! You guys would love their cinematics like warriors and awaken! They introduce the characters in the game as well as great music. Very good cinematics.

POP/STARS was animated by Fortiche, the same studio that did Arcane, & it shows :)

My list: 1. Villain 2. More 3. The Baddest 4. Popstars 5. Ill show you 6. Drum go Dum

If you're interested in the Korean singer/rapper, her name is Jeon So-yeon. She has a pretty cool story, people calling her ugly and her just dominating.

Y'all have the best reactions I loved your Arcane series

Kinda gutted I've only recently discovered K/DA, they're so goddamn awesome!

Thanks for another great reaction video! So happy you checked on KDA and liked them! And yeah, as you might have guessed, KDA debuted with 'Pop/Stars', then went on a hiatus only to return with a full EP that contained 'More' as the main group song + one track for each one of the members, that featured other artists among the main ones. Personally, I think that's because they focus on selling the characters as an avatar, so many are able to voice them if needed. Anyway, fans liked 'Pop/Stars' so much that the exactly same artists returned for 'More', with the addition of Seraphine (the light blue-haired girl you didn't know in the video), a new character in the game that made her debut at the same time the video was released. This is a good oportunity to talk about this is not the main 'lore line' of League of Legends, as many videos you may encounter next, are not placed in the same universe as 'Arcane', which follows the main League of Legends universe. Exactly as you said, these are skins, and their stories happen in alternative universes. The original girls portrayed here as band members, are also unique characters in the main League universe, with different stories and backgrounds. In fact, you will encounter their main counterparts in other videos soon and hope you recognize them! Finally, as others said, this is not the only music group the game has. You might be interested to check Pentakill and True Damage, then. They are other groups that transform the characters of the game in these superstars and have music videos. And if you feel brave enough, they also have live presentations in concerts, during the League of Legends World Championships. But I suggest you check on those after watching the animated videos of the bands, so you might appreciate how they tried to put all that on a show with real public. Huh, oh, right. I didn't even talk about my favourite KDA song. But I guess I can't choose only one, as I think Riot does pretty well concerning all their music, it's sometimes hard to remember they own a game. I honestly appreciate it all. Keep this amazing work up, you're doing great!

I had More stuck in my head for DAYS, and Soyeon's rapping in More and Popstars just slays. Really loving that you guys made the goal and Ange kept the blue hair 😁 ....makes him look like a Jaira Burns fan for this video lol

Idk if you've reacted to it already but if you wanna see Ahri in action, I suggest watching an older cinematic called "A New Dawn." It shows Ahri's original skin and her powers along with a few other characters. Idk you seemed interested in her so I thought I'd say this.

Great video guys! 1) More, 2) Drum go dum, 3) Baddest, 4A) Pop Stars, 4B) I'll show you, 4C) Villain.

Those are alternative skins, both the one's from Pop/Stars and from More.

Evelyn e a melhor das KDA e villain e a minha favorita,não entendi o porquê não gostaram dela poxa , a única com personalidade mais forte do grupo enfim .... Mas vídeo legal !

Guys I have to say it. You get me everytime when you both are excited, you are simply just laughing or giggling which i find phenomenal. Much love

the voice of akali is soyeon from kpop group (g)-idle. she is the main rapper and leader of the group. and she produced all of their songs. she is also a song writer and she writes her own raps. her works are top quality so i highly advice you to check out her group's songs! most iconic ones being: latata (their debut song. soyeon handled everything from the lyrics to production to video clip which is extremely rare in kpop industry. and she still does to this day.), oh my god (a lesbian anthem), lion. i also highly recommend their queendom performances! their stage presence are on fire and they sing live. oh and the voice of ahri is miyeon from (g)-idle. she is the main vocalist and visual of the group.

Ahri was initially based on the Korean mythological character Kumiho: a nine-tailed fox who can transform into a beautiful woman and

You guys are just in the surface of riot music, there's alot!!!! 😄

you guys should check out some league cinematics! They always have some great music plus you can see some of the arcane characters from before the show. Love the videos keep up the good work.

I love your guys's reaction videos. you aren't over the top, and it really does look like a genuine reaction!

My personal rank: 1- Baddest 2- Villain 3 - Pop Stars 4 - Drum go Dum 5 - More 6 - I'll Show You (the only one I didn't like)

Glad you guys enjoyed these! Popstars was KDA's first song, then they did individual songs for each of the characters: The Baddest for Akali I'll Show You for Ahri Drum Go Dum for Kai'sa Villain for Evelyn The lyrics are connected to the characters in the game and their abilities. Evelyn is a succubus, hence why the song is very sultry and seductive, whilst she's singing about being just a straight up villain. More was a song to introduce Seraphine, a fictional Chinese popstar that they invented and even had fake social media pages for. She has now joined KDA.

yall appreciating them makes me so happyyyyy

You should also check out Riots metal band Pentakill. Unfortunately only one song has a video out of there few albums of music, but luckily for the fans they decided to have a virtual concert for their last album release instead. It was weird but still cool as a fan that they made the effort for us. Also, Riot gives most of their alternate universe stuff a bit of lore as well. KDA even has a comic, and Pentakill shows up across the universe(Arcane had a guy getting a pentakill tattoo) , just something that I also appreciate that helps make it feel like they take their world seriously.

1. Pop/stars 2. The Baddest 3. Villain 4. Drum go dum 5 More 6 I'll show you Numbers 3 to 5 started off ok at first but started to grow on me the more I listened to them. The other bands' riot has that are based on league characters : Pentakill = metal band (riots' oldest music group) True Damage = hip hop (they only have one song currently, but I think more are in production) In the world of Runeterra/the arcane Universe Evelynn is a demon who takes the form of a seductive woman. The ability she is most well known for in-game is she goes into demon shade mode and turns invisible. You know she is somewhere in the shadows and watching you, and you know she wants to kill you.... but you can't see her until she chooses to strike. That concept video is a good reflection of Evelynn and the effect she has on people Akali is a ninja, known for her smoke bombs and her ability to dash through people and cause a lot of damage Ahri is a vastaya who steals essence from people including their memories and emotions, and usually kills them in the process. Known for her charms and her globes of spirit essence - that ball you see in "more" is an example. Kai'sa has a symbiont - a void creature attached to her, which allows her to shoot missiles and dash distances. Those things protuding from her shoulders are in reality the void creature. She also appears in other league of legends cinematics, and you should be able to recognize her from those protusions. Her abilities are on display in Pop/stars In the K/da universe, ahri is the leader, Evelynn is the diva, Akali is the rebel rapper and Kai'sa is the dancer.

There is a brilliant fan made song about Jinx and her trauma if you are interested. PERFECT by miracleofsound

I love each of these in different ways for different reasons.

300k views congrats Angie and Carlie

KDA is not related to the original lore at all, don't worry :) But the KDA universe has its own lore

If you like K/DA and/or K-pop in general, I’d definitely recommend checking out Miggy Smallz. He is a mashup content creator who puts together absolutely amazing music videos containing multiple groups. Since you said you listened to Mic Drop in this video and you just listened to Pop/Stars, he created a mashup between K/DA’s Pop/Stars and BTS’s Mic Drop (Steve Aoki Remix). Give it a listen or react to his channel if you are looking for amazing music and good content, cheers 🥂

I love you guys haha your videos are so entertaining and on point 😂😂❤

I’m glad y’all liked it! In I’ll Show You some of the members of the kpop group TWICE sing in it

for me this would be: 1. Drum go Dum 2. Villain 3. Popstars 4. Ill show you 5. More 6 The Baddest All of them are great tho :D very nice reaction, thanks for the video

After you check out most of the lol music videos, You should definitely check out the lol worlds finals opening ceremonies as well! They perform these songs live with the implementation of holograms etc, the 2018, 19 & 21 ones are unreal (21 one is also related to arcane as well - and I think you should skip 20 one cuz it’s less well received lol)

Awesome content, love it! Keep it up!

Honestly in both "More" and "Baddest" Akali is the best part xD

You guys are great, keep it up, we love your reactions. Here's my list: 1. More 2. Popstars 3. Villain 4. I'll show you 5. Drum go Dum 6. The Baddest

My list: 1. Villian 2. More 3. Pop Stars 4. I'll Show You 5. Drum Go Dumb 6. The Baddest

Congratz anggie and Carlie 300k views 🥰

Since you mentioned the choreo multiple times: there are actually dance covers and stuff. Sometimes, youll even find some of their songs in random play dances

Those are kda skins they release music videos to promote them. Although the meme is that league of legends releases skins to promote their music videos

The first song is on beat saber VR and I’m so addicted to it haha

first video I see from you guys, amazing reaction and couple as well. Wish you best of lucks!

I am so happy and excited for you to now see ALL of the LoL content and music videos now you are down with Arcane! welcome to the League family.

Riot is a Music company at this point, their music is so Good as hell 🔥❤️ Also their Animations is so cinematically GOOD!

Well done in catching that each song relates to a different one of the members of the group (aside from Pop-Stars which was before the EP).

➤Confirmed K/DA is one of the best groups in Kpop and animation 🛐✨

Excellent choice of favorites Kali ;). Akali is absolutely amazing and I personally main her in League so it's nice to see another fan react like that to my fav champ

its funny that ahri is the one that sings 'so keep the eyes on me now'. In the game she has an ability that she throws that if she hits an enemy they will fall in love with her and so they will walk in her direction for some seconds. I am not sure what the lore says about her, but I believe that she is like crazy beautiful.

Following you guys for appreciating my favorite band! Can't wait for their next release!

Thanks for another great reaction video, hope you have a wonderful day.

The ninetail fox girl is Ahri. One of LoL's poster girls.

16:40 “I wonder what Evelynn’s powers are… (looks off) … something to do with her hands…” I’m dead laughing. That was perfect timing. I remember when I knew very little to nothing about KDA and only explored it at all because of how much I loved the animation and it’s clearly some of the building blocks that made Arcane so memorable. I realize this video was months ago but that statement made my day! Thanks guys you got a new sub

hermosos, hace mucho no los veía, y hoy ese día de querer ver este video con alguien y bueno, aquí estoy, los amo! abrazo

k/da, true damage and pentakill. The names of the groups, the vocals and the promotion its perfection

Seen it. Loved it. Want more League. Everything. NOW! 😉But on the other hand there is a lot of time to fill until Arcane 2 so better go slowly not to much at a time.. Aarrgh! "Oh oh the misery...🎵" That's how I feel right now. So glad I found your channel. It is like a cure. And you have so much more to offer than just League. To be honest you could do reactions to the wether forecast. I would probably watch it.. 😂😂 Keep going ! 😍👍

They actually did the animated charecters live on stage during a worlds event. defo worth the watch

Btw in Drum go Dum, at the time of production the dancer was 17. She’s so talented

The dancer in Drum go dum is Bailey Sok she is 18 years old now. But younger in the video.

Great video as usual, I'd love it if you could react to the World championship songs (Rise, Warriors,Phoenix, etc). Of course they're very different than these songs, but as a big esports fan I always get hyped when I listen to them.