Yay been waiting for you to do more SKZ! - and yes, the guy who organized is the leader. That's Bang Chan at 2:59 (or just Chan, or Chris) - he's not only the leader of the group, but also picked each member in the group. He's also one of the 3 main producers of the group (along with HAN at 4:53 and Changbin at 6:14) also known as 3Racha) and currently have a #1 song in Japan that they produced called "Paradise" by the group NiziU (I believe it's for the soundtrack to a Doraemon movie). Looking forward to your next reaction! *Edit - btw 'your guy' is Felix at 3:51. And the introduction they do is very standard within KPop, though Stray Kids def go to the next level with it. It's just a formal greeting really "STEP OUT we are Stray Kids" (in whichever language), and they do it at the start of anything. They'll also say thank you/goodbye with it during shoots, events etc
"They look like little Christmas singers." This look, times ten? That's what you'll get with "24 to 25," the Christmas song made for STAY. I can't handle the over-the-top delulu-ness of "Your Eyes" or "There," but "24 to 25" is just a genuinely sweet, soft look and a sweet, soft song.
Random silliest info that you probably don't need to know (since you comment on the way they look): Hyunjin (he of the admired comfy sweater) was recently named the second most handsome face in the world, after Henry Cavill (see the TC CANDLER 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2022). STAYs approve of course, Hyunjin however probably doesn't as he hates being rated on the way he looks over his performance, which is fair enough especially since he is one of the finest dancers currently performing.
You're so cute and fun yourself! You can react to ANY Stray Kids songs and I'll be here to watch. There's so many super songs by them that it's hard to suggest just a few, however - the following two songs hit different than the others. "Red Lights" written and sung by Bang Chan & Hyunjin (with an MV) and "Taste" sung and a dance performance by Lee Know, Hyunjin (I believe he also wrote this song) and Felix. Two of my top fav songs with MVs are Thunderous and Backdoor. I love ALL the guys but Felix & Han have a special place in my heart. Can't wait for more reactions!! 😺💚
This song though 🥺 Bangchan is the leader yes - he hand-picked all the members himself 💚 They also open from eldest age to Maknae (youngest) They self produce 😉 All of them raps, sing and dance 💚 Cant wait for you to do Tower of God Slump and Top 🥰👏👏👏👏
Here's the rest of their The First Take performances Slump: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T7DY0FXJV18.html Scars: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mDw95b-YyEc.html Mixtape: OH (the first ever korean song on the first take): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XhwImas7D0c.html
@seolarflwr I had read that comments with links don't show up for RU-vid creators. Just letting you know, I repeated your comment in my own post (gave you credit!) and didn't put the links so hopefully he'll see it.
I feel like the ‘kids’ (what we and Bang Chan call them all), are such a good feeling that I believe you’ll love. They may have hard hitting songs and tough visuals at times, but they are really just a group of brothers who are living out their dream of being musicians together. I would recommend a guide. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aYdWRmQvVLw.html This was one of the shortest ones that I feel will show off their personalities while still telling you about them. They’re really just a bunch of goofballs who make great music. I also recommend at least checking out the MV for Case 143 as well as FAM. FAM is a song they wrote to kind of introduce themselves, but they sing about the person older than them. It’s real cute and you see them perform together. It also is a BOP. They’ve only done three other first takes, as they have only released two Japanese albums/a few songs in Japanese. Happy journey becoming a Stay❤
To just watch them talk to each other, I suggest Two Kids Room. Two of the members discuss how they see their relationship, while the other members talk about how they see that same relationship from the outside. Sometimes it's deep, a lot times it's hilarious, and every time you watch one, it will make you love them even more!
Matt may I also just say to react to a guide. Its amazing to see these boys behind the scenes and actually look at how multi-talented they are and the duality of each member. Their live performances is also amazing, especially their MAMA performances 2020-2023 🥰, But beware, you will fall down that rabbit hole very quickly and hard 🤣.
Changbin wrote this, and the lyrics are just beautiful. The First Take does have subtitles (for the song lyrics, you have to turn on the CC subtitles) so for any future ones you do - I recommend it! Their lyrics are so good. I saw that someone else recommended more of their First Take videos, so I'll go a different route and recommend their first ever MV - Hellevator. You'll see a 9th member as they did debut with 9, but he left in late 2019. They made this song together for their first mission in the survival show they were on - also called Stray Kids. Bang Chan put the group together himself and the group went thru the show to see if they would all debut together. First ever song, and I still love it so much. @seolarflwr I had read that comments with links don't show up for RU-vid creators so I thought I'd just repeat your comment here without the links Here's the rest of their The First Take performances Slump Scars Mixtape: OH (the first ever korean song on the first take) And I'm adding in, Case 143 (Japanese Version) is also part of the First Take list - was released just before Lost Me was on First Take.
Thanks for the reaction. They've done three other First Takes, Slump being one of them. You have a short watch list so to add to it, I would suggest Venom or The Sound which is the new title track from their latest Japan album. (Just a note that a lot of people put out lyric videos, especially for their Japanese language songs if you want to know what they are saying. Most of their Korean MVs have subs.)
You describe it perfectly... every track has a different vibe and we all just GET IT. Their discography is over 100 songs deep, implementing so many different genres and rhythms. It's fascinating to witness their talent and genius, especially because they have achieved this before hitting their mid-20s. I'm here for all of it! There are 3 earlier First Take vids (other than Case143), if you haven't already found those. Yes, their stylists know what suits them in almost every concept, stage, era. Even on their own, they each have swag with their wholesomeness. It is adorable!
I definitely recommend watching the Making Film (behind the scenes) footage of their movie videos in the future. They show footage of how they do the shoots and it shows how the members interact and joke with each other. I recommend watching the MV first and then the Making Film of it so you won’t get any spoilers. I love your reactions so keep up the amazing work! 💚
Yes, the one in the white shirt and burgundy beret who syncs everyone in is Chan/Chris, the leader and eldest (and then they all introduce themselves in descending age order, ending with I.N, the maknae/youngest). The thing he leads them into doing at the beginning is their group intro, in this case done in Japanese (they do it in the most common language of wherever they're performing -- so English in the US or Australia, Japanese in Japan, etc). The original Korean version is basically "Step out! We are Stray Kids!" At the end of most performances, they will do a similar outro routine to thank everyone who watched or helped with the appearance. Basically every group has an intro, but in SKZ's case, it's doubly useful because Chan uses it the way a kindergarten teacher uses trained phrases to gather up a classroom full of chaos. They respond automatically when he does the countdown and will stop whatever havoc they're wreaking and join in the intro. 4:22 "This dude's poppin' off." Christopher Chahn Bahng, aka Bang Chan, aka Chan, aka Chris, aka Channie, aka _ChrIstopher!_ (but only when he's wilding). Australian, leader, main producer, emotional support kpop boy to several million people far outside of fandom, very tired father of seven. Yeah, since most of their harmony parts are usually built into the tracks rather than performed live alongside the melody (unlike here, where Seungmin actually was doing high harmony), each of them spends the majority of his time _not_ singing/rapping. Which is generally fine because they're dancing instead. But in stuff like this, they're just kind of hanging out and vibing. The First Take version of "Scars" is a little different, in that it's a song that actually has very definite choreo, so when they were recording the First Take performance of it, all of them -- especially the three members of Danceracha -- were constitutionally incapable of not low-key dancing in between parts because the song+dance part is so ingrained. It's adorable.
This was their 5th First Take, so you should definitely do the first three. 1. Slump ( Japanese ver) 2. Scars (Japanese ver) 3. Mixtape: 애 (The first time a Korean song was on First Take) I also recommend every single song, but I tend to suggest as a primer Hellevator (their very 1st before they even debuted as a group) Miroh God’s Menu and Back Door Thunderous Maniac Christmas EveL
Yes, more SKZ please! 👍 There's a great guide from last year if you want to get to know their personalities, they are such caring, fun and humble guys. There's also a couple of earlier First Takes I'd love to see you react to, maybe you could do them both at once. Since you loved God's Menu I recommend Back Door next, it was the follow up as hinted at the end of the GM MV. I'd then personally recommend Thunderous (my favourite), Venom, Lonely St, Miroh, Easy...... too many great songs to mention! ❤
what an awesome video! cant wait to see more yes bang chan is the leader and the oldest, he and 2 other members (changbin and han) produce all the music for skz. i think you should watch the MVs for venom and any next, or superboard if you want a sort of punk vibes song to react to (skz does not have a genre they are everywhere which is so cool). if you want to watch them just hang out and act silly then skz code is a good series to watch because you get to learn their personalities and dynamics with each other.
I always suggest if you want to go down this rabbit-hole, start at beginning, pre-debut Hellevator, debut Disctrict 9, and after that they have an extensive discography to go through. My all time favourite is Freeze.
I think its worth watching a compilation of skz in their natural habitat since you've only seen them in this quiet state. It's quite the contrast 🤣. They're very well behaved on the first take 😭😭😭
Welcome to SKZ baby Stay 😂 you won't be leaving Stayville, it's like a trap we don't regret falling into Their music is honestly phenomenal, they are ALL amazing singers, songwriters and performers. They are all aces, all-rounders and always exploring their talents. 3racha are definitely the best producing team, which is made of Bang Chan (Chris) the Leader, Changbin and Han. Definitely check out Heyday, We go and self titled track 3racha. They are self producing so they are accredited the copyright to all the songs they produce and are full members of the Korea Music Copyright Association which is a big deal. Personal favourite song recommendations : -Charmer -Freeze -Side effects -hellevator -christmas eveL -Miroh -Red lights -thunderous -the view -circus (japanese version) -Up all night -any of the kingdom performances Other first takes to check out are Slump 🖤, Scars and mixtape: 애 Also if you want to just check out them being themselves and having fun, check out SKZCode, SKZVlog and some of their other series which are on YT. Should definitely check out a SKZOO dance version of a track for cute/funny overload too.
I am so glad that i entered this comunity. Stray Kids saved my life from stereotype and i am so thankfull that some other nice people share the same feeling. Thank you❤️
Great reaction dear friend. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing universe with us. They are really exeptional and so loveable. Cannot wait for more of your reactions to their amazing work 🖤🎶💜
So a way that a lot of people get to know members of groups and some basic info is by checking out guides! The current most popular mostly up to date (we can never have truly up to date since skz constantly drops more and more music) is by mininhao and is a little under an hour long. If you’d be interested in checking it out in a video I know for a fact that stay would 100-% be down to watch but if you just want to watch it on your own time that’s totally cool too! Teanosuga also has a good guide but it’s a 2022 version so it’s a bit more behind
Hello! Thank you so much for your reactions to stray kids! I really appreciate how you take the time to admire the members and the little details! If you are up for it here is a guide that would be great for you to get to know the group better ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9u-OqNxgtUA.html It's a bit long (reaching up to about an hour) so I completely get it if you want to find a shorter guide. This guide is great though because it is the most updated one on the platform and has some of the best information out there! Thank you so much!! :)
Other comments have already told you that bangchan is the leader and other stuff about him, but if you didn't know yet most kpop groups have leaders. There are some like blackpink without a leader. But as you could see in these skz videos, he's the one that like manages the members, takes care of them and deal with interviews and things. So they normally have a lot of responsibility. I recommend listening to: Secret secret - my favourite which is why I'm recommending it 😭 and Han wrote it But also more mv's like The sound - the title track of the album lost me is on Their newest mv There - which is also on the same album as these two songs (a japanese comeback btw) And some of their older songs like Hellevator - From a predebut album District 9 - their debut song They had 9 members until some point in 2019 so if you ever get confused about that and didn't know I'm just saying that one of them left 👍 ❗️❗️ SORRY FOR THE LONG PARAGRAPHS 🥰❗️❗️
I really think you would love the thunderous music video! The song is great and the video is stunning (and I think right up your street). Love your reactions x ❤
I really enjoy your reactions- they just seem so genuine! It really feels like you’re being honest and not exaggerating your reactions for views (like a few channels I shall not name) which is honestly such a breath of fresh air. A few notes for you: 1. You said you like babymetal (you have taste), so you might want to check out some of skz’s more high energy songs -ex: battleground, superboard, the tortoise and the hare 2. If you feel like being devastated, look up the English translation to lost me 3. Enjoy the ride! Skz got me two years ago and I’m still neck deep in the waves of content they constantly put out. 4. If you have any specific skz-related questions, just throw them at me. I have an unhealthy amount of knowledge at my disposal
Lol you got the "little" right, they are the shortest (averaged 5'7.7") male kpop group as far as I'm aware but their energy, talent, hard work, and visuals more than make up for it. If you want to see their version of a chaos Christmas song then I highly recommend the song Christmas EveL. For Chaos and funnies I would recommend watching compilation videos (either member or group focused) are amazing despite being out of context, often having context doesn't help much or even makes it worse lol. They reference their own content with lots of inside fandom jokes. Many are from one of the two Skz family videos (the first one has their ex member who left in fall of 2019) If you want to learn more about them you might want to consider watching a guide or 2. This one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dYS2Bf0a3WA.html is long and about a year old with spoilers but quite through (we don't mind long reactions). This one is from a couple months ago also long with a lot of spoilers but still great ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9u-OqNxgtUA.html This one has a lot of reading but it's skz song spoiler free with clips specifically from other content including covers in order to demonstrate their skills and interpersonal relationships. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_mR2zOcL_vo.html
Loved this reaction too. The joy in your face is beautiful to see. I love to see Stray Kids effect on people. Their lyrics are also powerful and meaningful since they write their own, so it's personal and meaningful to them. So putting on captions at some point to see the meaning of the song, might even improve the experience for you. But I know a first watch can be tricky with captions as one is so distracted with the visuals. Some of my favourites are: Scars (there is a first take, but I highly recommend also checking out the performance /dance video as the choreo is stunning too, maybe both in the same reaction video) Thunderous Helevator (predebut song) Mixtape Oh (first take) Venom Levanter Easy Double Knot The Sound Winter Falls Maniac Side effects Mirror Grrr Cheese Go dumb My Pace Chill Give me your TMI Circus Some unit/solo works: Surfin Red lights Gone away Then the OSTs: Neverending Story (live) Slump (first take) Top Honestly I love anything from the albums: No Easy, Oddinary, Maxident, SKZ Replay and The Sound (Japanese). SKZ replay will give a good overview as it is an official release of many of their side projects that were released only on RU-vid, so many subunit and solo pieces, you get a good look into they personal styles. I'd also recommend a guide to get to know them better too, they're hilarious as well as super talented. If you want content that's not music related,they put out a lot of content which is super fun to watch. I recommend SKZ Code once you've seen a few more MV and a guide.
The other first take performances are a must imo (especialy slump) :) The songs they perform there are pretty different from their usual stuff, but that just goes to show the versatility of this group! They have pop, hip hop, edm (even psytrance which is a genre rarely ever done in kpop), ballads, r&b, rock influenced songs, even a full out rap chypher XD. Can't wait to see more of your reactions! :) Also, the best way to learn their names is to watch a guide, it shows insight into their talents, role in the group and also their personalities :)) If u need guide recomandations let me know xd
I am definitely waiting for you to react to The First Take version of Slump. The ED of Tower of God. It’s one of my (countless) favorite song of SKZ. Love your reactions 💖
they are such easy people to love and 'stan' tbh, talented, entertaining And humble, i truly love them as people and the fact that they have so much music that fits my tastes is just a big fat bonus; also I'm not sure if you only do reactions to mvs but i would love to watch you do reactions to their mv making films (don't forget to click cc for closed captions) and also introduction videos (preferably 2023, recent ones, there are plenty out there) to get to know them better ♡ I just know you'll grow to adore these boys if given the chance tbh, ty for your reactions and great energy overall ♡
I love your reactions so much! I'll give you a list of recommendations that I think would make a great video to react to and you can watch them if you'd like. - MANIAC (Music Video) - CASE 143 (Music Video) - Domino TRACK 5 - CHEESE (Music Video) - Any introduction you could find on youtube to learn more about the members - Back Door (Music Video) - THUNDEROUS (Music Video) The thunderous music video has to be one of my favorites because it incorporates a lot of special effects and some animation, too!
their Mixtape: Oh first take is my absolute favorite in the first takes theyve done! i also really like Slump - i think theyve only done like 5? total first take songs so it probably wouldnt be too bad to react to all of them if you wanted since youve already done some haha
Ok so somebody else correct me if I’m totally off but I believe the order that they’re standing in from left to right is IN, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Felix, Han , Chan, and Seungmin. I’m basing this one the one wide frame at the end and I’m on mobile so they’re all super tiny so I might be wrong but I’m like 90% sure that’s right!
