BABYMONSTER - ‘FOREVER’ M/V [REACTION] 

@@vanthadoun1 Thank you! I’ve never paused a reaction in the 5 years I’ve been doing this and I just talk when I feel the need to do so. Some people do find that to be a boring reaction though, but I will always do it that way. It’s become more common in the later years to overreact when filming a reaction video but that is something I will never do cause I want it to be 100% genuine and me. I will never go over the top or do something that’s not me just for views😊 So thank you for appreciating my reaction!

You're right. YG has never announced any official position rankings like that. The whole main/lead/sub position ranking thing is just something that some fans obsess about. (I actually have never understood why.) Even with Blackpink, YG never announced any such official positions. When the group debuted, YG only indicated the types of roles that each member would mainly have. For Rose it was just listed as "vocals". Same for Jisoo. For Jennie, her roles were listed as "vocals/rap" (exactly like that). And for Lisa, her roles were listed as "rap/dance" (exactly like that). They weren't ranked as being better or worse than each other. All the arguing among solo stans about someone only being a "lead rapper" and someone not being treated as a "main rapper" or Jisoo not deserving lines because she was "only" a "lead vocalist" ... was all dumb nonsense based on a fake list of "official positions". I'm really hoping that Babymonster fans can avoid that. Everyone can have their favorites. But that's different from making up a list of official position rankings that are permanent and put some members in "number two" positions.

I agree with the main/lead/sub positions since YG never stated them. I do have a question Asa during an Japanese interview stated she was main rapper. YG did say Ahyeon as center as well.

@@kidhypez We do not know the actual translation and we do not know what she meant by main rapper since both Ruka and herself are the main rappers of the group. Even if Ahyeon is the main rapper quality, she cannot be the main rapper as she is needed more on the vocal side especially for high notes and belts.

@@kidhypez The problem is that words like "main" have an ordinary, common meaning that is quite separate from the strange ranking system that many Kpop fans are obsessed with. In normal English conversation it would be entirely correct for Asa to say that she is one of the "main rappers" or that her main position is rapping. The difference is that the ordinary meaning of "main" does not mean that she is the only person whose main position in group songs is rapping. Kpop fans get confused because they think that "main" always has to refer to an official "number 1" ranking. Similarly, the Kpop fan idea that "lead" means "number 2" gets confusing because in ordinary English usage, lead means number 1 and when talking about bands and groups "main" and "lead" often mean the same thing. Think about it this way, YG indicated in the 2016 BP Debut press conference that Jisoo's role in the group would be vocals. Obviously, according to standard English, you could say her main position in group songs is singing/vocals...same as Rosie. There's no rankings.

@@ignatiuschua5268 It actually makes more sense to just think of "main" according to the standard meaning in English, instead of the main/lead/sub ranking system. And to make it clearer, just think of what a member "mainly" does in group songs. Ruka and Asa "mainly" do rap parts. But Asa also does a significant amount of singing. Ahyeon mainly does singing parts, but also does a significant amount of rapping. So far, Rami, Pharita, Rora and Chiquita all mainly do singing. I think Kpop fans should move away from trying to constantly label people with the main/lead/sub titles, which usually are misleading and make it seem like each member is given an official number 1, number 2 or number 3 ranking. It makes more sense to just talk about the "vocal line" and "rap line". This is how positions were discussed in the early days of Kpop. It's more flexible and reasonable. Nothing permanent. Nobody is branded as only a number two forever. Members can join the rap line or vocal line in some songs when and as appropriate. At present, Ahyeon and Asa are active in both the rap line and vocal line. Maybe later Chiquita will join the rap line and also be active in both.