JK Bros React to Ren - Su!cIde 

One of the reasons I love your channel is the lightheartedness and the jokes. I was very pleased to see that you guys switched that part off and took a more serious approach to this song and subject when the melody changed. Great reaction Bros. Thanks

(Part of) what REN wrote about this song: "I first met Joe when I was 8 years old, my friend Josh said I had to meet this guy, so we both walked over to his, it took about 10 minutes from my house. I was greeted by this kid covered head to toe in freckles, he grinned at us, climbed onto the back of his sofa and screamed “Swanton Bomb!” then front flipped off the top and landed right onto his back on a stone floor. He lay still for a moment, twitched a few times, then got up, grinned at us, brushed himself off, and did it again. This was Joe. He’d do anything to make people laugh. He ended up becoming one of my best friends. He was there when we stole our first cigarettes out of his mums pack, way too young. He was there when I had my first kiss, with a girl twice my size on the back of the 42 bus. He was there when I first got so drunk I threw up in the woods after drinking as much white lightning Cider as we could. I was there when he did his first backflip on skates, and saw him do a 720 off of the pier cave, that moment became legendary. Joe was the funny one in our friend group, he’d make us laugh till it hurt. No one had a bad word to say about him. It was impossible not to like him. Usually we put celebrities, athletes and actors on pedestals, turn them into role models and admire them from a far. The person I admired was Joe. Him and Sagar knew every word to the songs id write, we’d get drunk at parties and they’d be singing along as loud as they could. It gave me a lot of confidence back then. On Christmas Eve 2010 I was sitting in a pub with Joe, he’d been feeling low after a couple of consecutive break ups. He tried to check himself into a mental health outpatient facility a few weeks earlier but they turned him away because he didn’t have an appointment. He turned to me and said that sometimes he wished he could just walk into the sea and keep walking. He said it in a kind of half joking throw away comment type of way, then took a sip of his drink, walked over to the juke box and put Dig by Incubus on. If I knew that was the last time I’d see Joe id have hugged him, told him how much I loved him, how much I looked up to him, how much we all loved him, and I wouldn’t have left that pub. I didn’t know that, so I finished my drink, said happy Christmas and left. Two nights after Christmas I got woken up by a phone call at 3am, it was my friend Ella. She told me Joe was on the Menai Bridge, a large suspension bridge connecting the main land to the isle of Anglesey where we lived. He’d been on the phone to her in tears saying goodbye. He told her to tell everyone he loved them. I pulled on my clothes as fast as I could and started running toward the bridge. It was up a hill. I lived about a ten minute walk away, I could run it in five. As I ran I started dialling then redialing his number. The line was busy, which was a good sign, it meant he was still on the phone to someone. As I got about halfway, the busy tone changed. It told me the line was out of service. I got a sinking feeling and picked up my speed. I arrived to the bridge minutes after I left my house. It was deafeningly quiet. I was the first person to arrive. I got there probably about 2 minutes too late. Joe’s body was never found. Initially we refused to believe he was gone. The coastguard came out that night, with boats, and helicopters. Me and my friends spent the next 10 days putting up missing posters everywhere we could, walking up and down beaches with flashlights, getting about 3 hours sleep a night. When you’re walking up and down a beach with a torch when its dark everything looks like a body. We still haven’t found Joe. As his birthday came around, I wrote a song, freckled angels, a song I dedicated to Joe which I sang in front of his friends and family. A charity football match was put on for him, raising money for the RNLI where I won two bottles of wine in a raffle, I drank them both as quickly as I could, naturally, turned to my friend and probably slurred something along the lines of “This is the last time I ever drink” That was 12 years ago, I haven’t touched a drop of alcohol since"

This guy Ren has become one of my favorite artists

Love how you guys pick up a word, a line, a beat from the first listen, and then repeat it TOGETHER! Your brains have your own wifi.

Wow!!! This guy is a genius. Thanks for showing me his music. I have a new favourite artist now.

The recently added ending really completed the song. And made it absolutely heart wrenching. Beautiful vulnerability and song. Ren is doing something very important with his art by voicing things we don’t talk about enough. And he is bringing us together as humans that feel empathy and share similar emotions. We relate. We are less alone.

I've been BAWLING all day watching reactions to this song 😭 hug your loved ones bros ❤

Absolutely heart wrenching and amazing song/performance/production from Ren. "I see the world through Fibonacci Sequences and Double Dutch". Fibonacci sequences are the sum of the two preceding numbers and double Dutch can mean jump rope with two ropes, gibberish, but also refers to "going dutch" to double pay or double up where both parties pay. Ren is saying when his friend died both paid the price. We could stop there but Ren's lyrics are fractal the closer you look the more complexity you will find. The Dutch optician, Hans Lipperhey invented the double telescope or binoculars which later came to be known as opera glasses. Ren is saying he sees the world through these opera glasses. People used opera glasses because they were so far from the stage. "the distance is my plaster cast" Ren is saying he is looking at the world from a distance to distance himself from the pain. He is making a commentary on society and on us, presenting to us a lone figure walking around a vast city scape, lonely people, and sharing his feelings and his loneliness. And then in his raw emotional finale he wrenches us from our virtual balconies and tears off our youtube opera glasses and places us right with him on center stage no longer alone, sharing authentic raw and vulnerable feelings together. He has taken a lyrical saw to our plaster casts and cast them aside. His recorded strained breathing and tears in the video foreshadow and catalyze our very real strained breathing and tears as his performance ends. The audience is left wondering if this is about his or our pain or both. Through his lyrical art he is modeling to us how to share pain, putting mental health topics in the light of the community square to be openly discussed.

Ren is one of those once in a lifetime experiences that you have the honor to be alive to hear him during the time he is on this Earth. I am so glad he doesnt have some huge record label pushing him or controlling him on what kind of music he does. He is right where he needs to be, and that is being connected to all of us. Once you go mainstream, that line is broken. I am glad he doesnt mass produce songs.. He doesnt need to. Just 1 of his songs touches more people that several albums of some commercialized pop star. I have seen everyone of his videos, and then again watching everyone react to them.. Which means I spend hours and hours every day just watching reactions about him. I am so glad we all get to shares this experience together.

He don’t miss..It’s impossible to hit a home run every time your up to bat but he connects every time..

There truly is only one Ren, just love the power of his Soul.

Rest in peace Joe 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 If you are reading this You Would Be Missed, YOU ARE LOVED, you are MEANT TO BE here. I LOVE YOU human to human!

This song. . . . Every time. . . . . . So much crying. . .

June is mental health awareness month and July is anniversary time for the bros. Love your reactions as always and thanks for sharing love and support for those of us going through tough times. You guys are heaven sent goats and we appreciate everything you guys do. Much love ❤️

Loved watching these guys go from that hype and humor to hit in the heart in one verse switch. Rens music will be remembered and listened to for generations.

Ive been going thru some horrible hard things in my life for the last yr or more and no end in sight. Things could most likely get worse. Ive wrestled with ending it all to avoid worse things and consequences for my life. My Ren journey has brought me back and gave me hope. Everything happens for a reason and my exposure to Ren and his meaningful insight, lyrics, and conveyance of emotion thru music couldnt have come at a better time for me. To be honest, main thing that kept me from contemplating sui***e was the effect it would have on loved ones, friends, family, girlfriend was what stuck with me. Life is a gift, it is up to you what you will do with it. Will u let the hardships make you a better stronger person or let it break you? No matter how bad things may seem right now, hold on to hope, cling to positivity no matter how absurb it sounds. Surrounding yourself with loving positive people will drown out the negative voices you tell yourself or that life throws at you. If you are struggling with suicide, reach out for help. That isnt a sign of weakness but of courage and strength. No matter how strong you think you should be or how strong others are, they arent. We all need some help sometimes. Never stop improving on yourself and sharing your struggles, failures, and TRIUMPS with others. Dont take the easy way out, we all have an amazing story to tell, dont end yours prematurely without letting your story develop and play out. I hope this makes someone rethink their current feelings about their life, hang on, no matter what you think, there are people that love you, you do have more worth than you know. If your life story sucks and is depressing right now, its up to you to get help put the work in to change the ending to an inspirational story no matter what the odds may seem right now. Such a powerful meaning related message that can change and touch so many lives and families. God bless Ren and his boldness, insight, and message for all people.

JK Bros, loving you guys all the way down here in New Zealand ! Your connection, perception and humor is electric. Thank you also for the respect you showed to such a sensitive subject, suicide. Gonna spread the word here in NZ 🙃

Beautiful but heartbreaking #Ren Rip Joe ❣️

i’ve never lost a loved one to suicide, but i was almost that loved one lost. this song hits me so hard. i can’t stop crying.

great reaction guys. Ren has so many great songs and he has an extensive catalog i recommend going down the rabbit hole you guys wont be disappointed. ren has his own songs and music with his mates from the big push and a few from trick the fox.

Beautiful reaction to this important and profound song ❤

Big thanks to you two. You did a great reaction, .....called it just right on this beautiful and painful song. On a lighter note, The Big Push, is the band that Ren was in. His mash up of I Shot the Sheriff ,Road to Zion, Hip Hop is becoming legendary.....and War Pigs Paranoid 0:04 , Rage against the Machine mashup is also epic..... you will love both of these and it will make all our hearts sing....promise! ❤❤

"pull out my hair bro!"🤣 love you guys

If you watch this in Spain; the ad you get is Teléfono de la Esperanza (Phone of hope).

I love your reactions Bro’s you make RU-vid a extremely fun place to be with your humour but you can also switch it off within a split second and be serious when a subject matter like the one in this track comes along. Ren is an absolute genius who bares his soul to us time after time.

Your reactions are so uplifting and light hearted, I wasn’t sure how you were gonna deal with this song. Perfect reaction. Love it guys.

Yay!! Brussels sprouts!🤗 Good seeing you guys!! Awesome reaction as always! But in all seriousness... This one is on a HI REN level. A song people didnt know they needed. Many people are in pain. Spiritually and physically. It's heartbreaking... Even more when there's nothing we can do when we don't know. Please if you are one in pain... Reach your hand out... To someone-anyone. You are not alone. Peace and love always until there is no more!❤

Never seen you guys so shook at the end of something. Not mad that you didn't tear-up with me, I could see your inside tears clearly.

You have just earned my highest respect for this thoughtful and empathetic reaction. Bravo!!!

Patience by ren. Discussing his diagnosis of M.E,

The switch up when you recognised the powerful message; respect.

everyone should see beyond his own frame and with his help bring more happiness in another life of his fellow human beings ❤

That end sequence os truly unique. It's like getting flamethrowered with somones real, raw pain and it MAKES you feel it with them

A wonderful heartfelt reaction guys. Please do continue to explore RENs music. If you want to check out some of RENs band ‘The big push’ I would recommend their live busking version of ‘I shot the sheriff/road to Zion/hip hop’ (daytime version-Ren wearing red braces).

Great reaction! This one has been hard for me. I have dealt with depression for most of my life and much of what has kept me here is the realization of how it would hurt those I love. The second half of this song is brutal but it is also a good reminder of how it hurts those left behind. Musically, it's another masterpiece! The video is beautiful as well. Louis Mardlin is the video editor for Ren's animated type videos and he did a fantastic job with this one.

I found the first part of this encouraging too, all hes had to go thru and yet in the song he says , 'I never found the right time.... ' great react men. Xx

The heavy breathing at the transition represents Ren being out of breath after running as fast as he could to get to the bridge in hopes of saving Joe. Unfortunately he was too late 😢

I watch you guys when I need to laugh. I'm so serious, I love your reactions, you're both hilarious, Ren is so good, I'm down the rabbit hole right now. Thank you for everything, you guys are awesome!

Respect guys. Great reaction to a great video with a moving and important message.

FRECKLED ANGELS. 11 yrs ago. Live version. Written for Joe Hughes 🕊 🕊 or crutch feat Bibi. 2016. There are so many with the big push as well. Englishman in New York, any of there busking videos I shot the sheriff, road to zion,hip-hop. Or war pigs Some other favorites heretic, diazepam, depression, power

You guys need to make t-shirts saying 'Relax Bro!'. I'd buy one 😂❤

The beginning is such a vibe, but that ending is heart wrenching. Thanks for reacting to this one, love you guys!

Incredible song and I am still crying every time I hear it. Well done guys!

Listen to Englishman in New York by Rens band the big push

As soon as I saw you dropped this I clicked to watch. You didn’t disappoint, loved your reaction. Love from Brighton ❤

"It's alright" live at Chalk Brighton have a listen first tune I listened to It's with his band the big push ,sure it'll give you a lift

thank you for reacting to my favourite artist ever ❤ Ren is starting a movement of love ❤❤❤

I had preordered this album. It arrived right as my stepdad was dying exactly one week after we found out he had cancer and it was everywhere. My mom is disabled from a stroke. I found myself having the world on my shoulders. From just being there for my mom to having to find a way to pay for a funeral and my mom’s bills. I listened to this song once in the car and lost it. Since I’ve just skipped it. You guys helped me make it through the whole song again. I still cried, but not in that gut wrenching way. Thank you

HE BRINGS CLARITY

POWERFUL 😢

Great reaction as always. You guys need to listen to The Big Push, the band Ren was in until they split up last year. Check out the mash up of I Shot the Sheriff-Road to Zion-Hip Hop

You are such good souls, and your humour is so important while we can also share the issues that connects us. You mentioned checking out Ren's band The Big Push, would recommend, I shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop, an uplifting mash up. Well done keeping it your real in this reaction 💛🌎

Big Push is the Name of the Band,MUST hear

Thanks for your reaction guys, this one from Ren was powerful... ✊🏽

You guys are awesome. Well done men. Such a powerful song.

So much respect, a real reaction, thank you

Wow that was heavy! The contrast: chill vibe w/ such dark’s lyrics

You are quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. I love your interplay with each other. You make me laugh out loud so many times. It's a nice ending to the day. Thank you. Are you guys brothers? Seems like you could be.. (EDIT: DUH the name is JK BROS... LOL... But I guess that still doesn't necesarily mean you are brothers. )

I am a huge fan of your reaction guys. You know a song is heavy when it gets people like you 2 to go speechless. Yo me it felt like you guys sobered up and spoke truth and from the heart. I know for me when someone goes out of their norm to speak i listen. Im sure its the same for others as well. That was super genuine and i definitely felt the love you have for yourselves and for others. Thank you for such a reaction

I love your channel!! You guys make me laugh and smile every time! Please do more Ren!! 🥰

I've been waiting for this reaction more so than the others

Your heartfelt message means so much to so many. On behalf of all us struggling Thank you.

I knew the Bros' demeanour would change when they got to the 2nd part.

I suffer from depression work 12 hour shifts your videos are great and the way you guys clown around with each other makes my day. keep it up 💯

Come on guys... he is the best.. gate keeper, for sure.. ride with him to the end...

You guys are so good . My favourite reaction video to date for rens Suicide

I've fallen for the two of you! You're fantastic. Do you guys want to get married? I think you'd dig The Big Push's Live from Home concert! It's got a few songs that you can't find elsewhere, and the whole thing is just delightful! Ren showed up for a twitch livestream today, to check in with us after he dropped that rough song. Very cool.

Beautiful ❤ Great reaction as usual!

Don’t worry. We all cried

This was awesome, it’s such a strong song, hits hard. You need to hear the last band he was in “The Big Push”. I recommend I Shot The Sheriff / Road to Zion / Hip Hop. It will blow your mind!!

🎶🎶❤️🎶🎶 "Joined at the soul with a pair of headphones" 🎧❤️

Check out Trick The Fox.. Ren in his much Much younger years before The Big Push. He was still a little legend. Much love and respect from The UK.

I loved this response - just subscribed☮

Guys I love your reactions, you often make me LOL. Glad you terated this right.

Love the content boys, keep grindin'

Mic drop … love your reaction.

Bros, always love your reactions. keep it up bros!

Ren's a poet and your reactions? Golden. Keep doing what you two do!

Thanks, guys. You're good humans 🙏

Stay classy, bros. Great stuff 👏👏👏

You guys always get me laughing !

after you two fools listen to this you better turn to eachother and hug it out! great reaction

I’m not sure what it is, but I could watch you two for hours. Please do more music reactions

Im so grateful for Ren putting this art out there. There has never neen a time weve all needed to reconnect via humsn emotions as much as right now... If you appreciate his work, don't just appreciate it at a distance... Use the lessons hes teaching and pay it forward in kindness and connection. This is on all of us... We can make a change if we step up in the real world... ❤

More More of REN ❤🔥

You 2 need a TV series I could watch you all night, best duo for time

Just have to love the 2 of you

Hi, just found your channel and the Ren playlist. TBH I'm really surprised you haven't reacted to "Hi Ren" as it is brilliant and what got him traction. On a more fun side, I think you two would enjoy Ren's "Losing It" (A retake of Fisher's 90s EDM track) and/or "What You Want" (think Beastie Boys). Both 👍. You two are great!

Joe Hughes sadly took his own life, aged just 19, around 3.00 a.m. on 28th December 2010. Ren wrote the song Freckled Angels about Joe and dedicated the album of the same name to him. Ren added the last couple of minutes of this song immediately after he had done his interview with Knox Hill, in which, for the first time, he really talked openly about the circumstances around Joe's death. It feels like he had kept so much buried inside himself and it came out in the interview, and it felt good to honour Joe properly. Here he talks about his guilt for being too late to save him. This is just being far too tough on himself. I am glad that Joe's story is spreading wider and that people are honouring him but Ren, man, please stop beating yourself up. It was not your fault.

Live love your reactions as usual

My Oldschool Brothers say AGYB, Always Got Your Back. Tattooed on us. No questions, show up!

its passion.

TEARS 😢

Great job gents 🙏

First hit is blind eyed

Miss you guys !

Much love bros!

Much love!

DID HAVE THE BIG PUSH LOOK INTO IT YOU'LL LOVE IT

Great reaction. Thank you.