I've had some pretty bad takes... and that's okay! 

The fact that you can admit your mistakes, shows that you are a good person and can realize when you are wrong

The fact that we have to explain that as ktubers we can be wrong or change our minds is a testament to how far gone our generation has gone. We are not fortune tellers, we are human, and it's okay that some of our takes won't age well. Our opinions are based on information available to us at that time, so it's not a crime to be wrong.

"Stating the obvious doesn't make you smart" Say it louder for the people in the back!!

I think one of the most important benefits of keeping older videos is being able to see the growth in your content creating abilities. Take your time. No rush. You know what to do. (:

Personally, I think one of the hardest things in life is to admit to the mistakes that someone makes themselves. We as people pride ourselves on our successes and only want people to know about those instead of the mistakes we make in the past. I like how you did both here. You admitted that some of your takes aged like milk and you didn’t keep trying to fight that Aespa is still under terrible management or that Ive can’t make a full length album. But at the same time, you’re not embarrassed to show pride in those same videos whether they’re accurate or not to yourself. This is seriously why you’re my favorite K-tuber. Love you man, don’t let others get you down and keep your head high!

"Stating the obvious doesn't make you smart" THIS!

Your video reviewing IVE’s album got me, a casual listener of IVE who hadn’t really bothered with their b-sides before, to listen to “Hypnosis” and “Lips”! So thank you :) And I would LOVE to see a new IU Palette album review!! Jam Jam is SUCH a great song of hers omg!!

The Aespa take wasn’t completely unwarranted. Aespa was being terribly neglected because of the turmoil in the company. But once control of the company was sorted out they launched this like 2.0 version. And honestly I think a lot of the turmoil was due to the creative direction of Aespa and NCT.

It’s how you FELT IN THE MOMENT! It’s not like you’re trying to tell the future, you’re SIMPLY giving your opinion and your own 2 cents, nothing wrong with that. When people twist it into something else then those people are just looking to start drama.

One of the biggest things that K-pop Stan’s just DO NOT GET is that people are gonna screw up no matter what. Idk whats up with their fcked up mentality, but thinking that every single person who makes a mistake NEEEEEDS to be embarrassed by it for the rest of their waking moments is absolutely pathetic. Because EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, *_including_* those people who are soooo upset whenever someone they don’t personally know on the internet makes one. People will always do something wrong, and accidents are bound to happen. But regardless, I don’t think being haunted by those moments is the best way to deal with those mistakes. We should use it as a lesson or opportunity to show the better sides of ourselves, not let it be a shadow that constantly hangs over your head till the day you die. So Taejiu made a bad take, who tf cares???! It’s not smth that should be seen as a big deal, it’s incredibly minuscule and just doesn’t matter. He shouldn’t have to carry it over his head for the rest of his life just so yall Stan’s can feel some sense of accomplishment in tearing this man to shreads over nothing. Y’all need to learn something I like to call “Letting it fcking go.” ;-;

I think it’s good that you’re still keeping “outdated” videos up, I think it’s interesting to see how people thought about certain releases or groups in the past. For example almost all if not all reviews of ive’s debut eleven have been taken down so it’s almost impossible to see how people thought about the release if you weren’t there.

I cant believe people are so aggressive to ktubers 😭 like they always are trying to prove people wrong to feel better about themselves. Between what has happened to you and everglow up it just amazes me. I love your unscripted videos btw!

Ngl I’m so happy taejiu can admit mistakes (which aren’t a bad thing at all), that’s a great personality trait! We should all be like that

With how quickly and chaotically kpop, trends and the music industry moves as a whole, I don't think "bad"/mistake" takes really exist unless they're unnecessarily harsh or attack specific members/groups in ways that have nothing to do with the music. Your viewpoints were made in light of what was going on at the time and as we can see, things can change on a dime in drastic ways - I wish kpop fans understood this before making terrible comments on older videos. I appreciate that you don't scrub the takes that didn't actually go as predicted and you're able to reflect on your growth as a content creator. Keep up the great work!

Man im always happy to see you upload youve inspired me to continue doing a RU-vid channel although i dont do kpop content often seeing the videos you make is always exciting because i look forward to the videos you upload im so glad i found this channel because if i didnt i would've quit running a RU-vid channel awesome channel

Honestly Taejiu your aespa and Ive takes felt so accurate at the time I mean who would’ve predicted that IVE would get a FULL length album before lesserafim!? And aespa had been silent for tooo long when u made that video soo… yeah, love your videos stay healthy. you’re a great presence in this community and we appreciate ya 💪

I really like this attitude on how you treat yourself and your mistakes, it shows how mature you are as a person since you know the responsibility you have as someone that is a ktuber because many are controversial and straight up disrespectful when stating their opinions. You also know how to describe your opinions thoroughly with back up information. This is very nice to hear as your fellow 21 year old (we all need some reassurance)…I love your channel and I can’t wait for new videos and btw good luck on your exams and school work🤍

You mean to tell me that KTubers aren’t psychic? *Gasps* It’s almost as if forming an opinion/prediction based on the information available at the time can be wrong if a group’s actions diverge from previously established patterns. Or even if they don’t, predicting how the general public will react is near impossible since there’s only one of you and 8 billion other people in the world. I made a video on NCT Hollywood and how I thought the demographics on the show would play out. How was I supposed to guess that SME would turn into a flaming dumpster fire and can the entire project? Lol This is why I have a rule of 6 months. People are capable of growing and evolving. But it takes time for that to happen. You’re not going to reform years of a mentality over night. Bur clinging on to something that happened a long time ago is bad because 1. It deprives the person from an opportunity to learn and grow from the situation and 2. Holding any sort of resentment or grudge just isn’t healthy. Anyways, great vid! It was nice being able to hear your thoughts on this issue. Hope school and any of your other endeavors are going well for ya! Keep working hard! ❤️

You should do a video series at the end of the year, one where you do your victory lap about all the stuff you nailed and got right, and then the following week the video about everything you got wrong. It'd be funny to see the reactions to both.

I love watching Essays on yt, Not only k-tubers but all types of stuff. My Take in these types of comments is that most people who are really passionate about one topic watch that Video and thats it. If they disagree its more likely that they leave a comment right away instead of actually looking at the Channel to See If there is a Update posted or something Like that

I don’t even think these were bad takes. Just predictions based on previous patterns. The Aespa video for example… at the time there was an insane amount of chaos at SM and even at the best of times SM gets criticism for not juggling all their artists well. It was reasonable to worry that SM’s chaos and complacency might get the group lost in the shuffle. and it was so obviously not you bashing their talent or music or saying your faves were going to outsell Aespa or whatever. It would be like if you said … idk… you don’t think Apple knows how to advertise its products anymore and someone replied like “wow so you hate the new emojis???”

I truly enjoy unscripted videos and I'm really excited for yours! Also I'm really glad you took the time to make this video although it wasn't completely necessary but I feel like this makes you a well rounded individual. Also I'm deeply offended you had a video on IU's palette but took it down (jk lol) but I'll def look forward to it if you ever remake it!!

You are one of the few ktubers that I can relate to because I can see that you've done your research and truly appreciate Kpop. The world changes so fast and what appears to be solid facts at that time might become the opposite just a few minutes later. It is great to see that you are constantly working hard to put out quality content and that you also spend time to reflect on your past works. People make mistakes and content creators will have bad takes. The important thing is that you can admit and own up to those. Some people would just brush those aside or worse, continue defending their mistakes. The best thing to do is to use those bad takes and create an "I was wrong about... “ video to provide an update on the current status. It will generate more content, show your viewers that you are sincere and accountable, and let the fans know what happened next. For example, after your Aespa video, I thought they were done for and just didn't care about them anymore. I wouldn't have known that they had a successful tour if not for this video. Do your best on the things you can control. For those that you can't control, be kind to yourself and move on. I believe that you are on the right track in your Ktuber journey and I wish you all the best in your future projects 👍

I'm grateful for your channel, with mistakes and all, specially because you are one of the few that talks about BTS and do it in good lights, for who they are. I hope you can keep giving us amazing content 💜

👍on self-reviewing bad 'forecasting', A lot of people would never do that, and go down defending incorrect predictions to the bitter end. And to be fair, I've had a few botched predictions - mine aren't YT videos.... (Twice not re-signing with JYP was one).... So.... you do your best, look at the situation at time of your take, and make a call. If it's not 'on point' later, then do one of these time to time to clear them up. Truth is, you're a thoughtful K-pop essayist who helps educate me on how the business end of this all works. So thanks for what you do. Peace!

It isn´t really mistakes you made. You made takes based on the information you had on that time drawing conclusions from previous kpop-experiences. F.e. the sistar - Ive one. They just got proven wrong cause of new developements you (and definetely a lot of others at that time) couldn´t see coming. People should really check when a video was released.

Keep up the good work, bro! Don’t listen to those haters.

well, breaking news, we ALL have bad takes. :D Congrats on your human being status, and I follow you because you also have a pretty good point of view quite often. ;)

I think your take on Ive is not necessarily a bad one. To me you made an opinion during a time where they did have weaknesses. Your take now being seen as a bad one just goes to show that ive has improved in both their stage presence and live vocals. I think it's good that your take turned out to be a bad one because it just shows that the girls grew as artists and that is never a bad thing. Don't feel bad for having an opinion or making a judgement on a current situation just for it to change in the future. You're not a fortune teller. Keep up the good work.

Hey all good, your're not a fortune teller 💜

if anything having takes that turn bad like this are a good thing! and its not like you can predict the future anyway idk why people think its a big deal when you get proven wrong by shit that happens a week or month later

I mean the industry plant thing about fifty fifty makes sense because their image has built around them being from a small label and having an organic hit, of course people would jump on them because of that

I think it's human to have both Objectively and subjetively Bad takes, i mean i had plenty of them 😅. I love Ive but at the time pre-I Am i was also concerned if they'll be able to produce not only a good album, but also a good mini. And lord and behold i was proven wrong. 😊

payola or not people really were obsessed with fifi’s music mostly cupid but i remember everyone talking about how good higher is and trying to get everyone to check them out and those online fans weren’t paid

see idk if ur opinion on takes is different than mine. a bad take to me is when someone has access to information that proves them misinformed. it’s not a bad take if you just didn’t know and were extrapolating. lol i would like to see a video on real bad takes, like ones where you remember being biased or smthin

I can respect the reason for taking down that video but just like that commenter I loved that video. It made me listen to more iu

Hi! I’m glad that you deleted the video about Rose where you said gay rights are political issues and idols should not talk about that. I get you didn’t want to hurt anyone but I remember that the comments under that video where not so nice :(

While I understand you by saying "I made bad takes, but I can't see in the future", I really enjoyed the discussion about your takes in the comments. So yeah, it's okay to have "bad takes".

-Dude, at the time SM was going through the shitter. So it's understandable if you thought aespa was in trouble. -As for Fifty-Fifty, they were a group I wasn't into, but that was the extent of it. I didn't love or hate them. When all their company drama happened I stayed out of it because it seemed like every other day the story changed to the point that it's unclear what's going on and who's in the wrong. So I left that alone. It wasn't a LOONA situation where it was pretty black-and-white. -Your takes on IVE is a subjective thing so I don't know why you have to defend that. IVE does get dumped on constantly by another group's stans, so maybe their fans are defensive on ANY opinion because of that. So I think the pushback you got there is because of that.

I’d love to watch a long video of your thoughts on IU’s entire discography!

Dear Taejiu, could you make more videos shaming kpop groups? especially txt, because it seems like everything bad u say about them makes them more successful thanks

Is it really a bad take if it’s made with the best info available at the time and the info changes?

But were they really ‘bad takes’ or did you just work with the information available to you at that time? Idk... Also, yes, many group use tactics to promote their music such as Spotify playlisting & Tiktok ads, but that isn’t really illegal. Payola, from what I know, means illegally paying to promote the music. So idk if I’d call 50/50s or NewJeans’s or whoever’s music push ‘payola’ because they are not doing anything illegal from what I know. About IVE, trust that there were dives who also wondered if IVE can pull off an entire body of work. However, I think it’s just funny how IVE went from 4 songs last year to 20 songs this year, if we include their next EP that has 6 new tracks. The girls & their team worked hard to establish IVE as an album artist, not just a single one and I think they did an amazing job. And I think your worry at that time was somewhat reasonable. Anyways, as I said at the beginning, maybe some were less informed takes, but overall I simply think you expressed your opinion with the information you had available at that time, which that’s what we all do in life anyways, so don’t let those kpop fans bring you down.

As a Fifty Fifty fan I get so upset with what's happening with them. Their music is so good and I just want them to have a second chance :(

This is why i love Taejiu

Opinions change, it's human nature. Sometimes only time can tell

Just let you know that starship had a boy group called boyfriend they did single albums first then a mini album and then studio album a reverse of I've

Wait fifty fifty rise in popularity is due to the company payola!? So did the company pay for creators to constantly use their song?? I am confused lol

I believe that not only accusations of payola that hit fiftyfifty, general public of SK are disappointed because of the members and their parents dumb statement and actions even tho the real battle is really between the attrakt and the givers, the puppet masters.

When did Hybe, and Jyp use peyola?

Even new jeans are industry plants, so what. Fifty fifty deserves their success too

7:02 you do not like royal? My satisfaction???

i don't really think they are bad takes. they are valid takes based on current times. something just happened that changed that take. and i'm glad that you don't take them down because it's very time capsule-y of sorts. you can look back at the video and see that this was then and times have changed and see that there's a new video updating your thoughts on the same topic.

Theres a difference between a bad take and misinforming the audience, after i saw your 2nd video about hybes attempted takeover of sm i stopped watching your videos until you showed up in my recommendations now. I assume you have no intention of changeing those 2 videos and im not trying to dictate anything to you, i just want to ask you to think carefully before spreading misinformation. Im not pointing out the obvious because i think im smart, im saying this because its harmful to misinform. Anyways i saw your post about taking a break from youtube, i wish you well

You’re asking your viewers to critical think before they leave hateful comments they don’t agree with. Good luck with that one. Most users on here are teens who have little to no life experience. Highly though they can critical think.

Ngl your Ive takes were terrible when we see how poor they aged 😂😂😂

if i hear you saying EXPECIALLY insteas of especially even once again I will literally kms

You don't know what payola means.