KPOP Producer Reacts to WANNABE - iTZY 

Itzy are one of the most dance focused groups ever so that's a definite element of their songs.

The first impression I got immediately on hearing the start of the song was "Oh yeah, this is ITZY." I love how they've found their own recognizable sound, it's very impressive. I love how jumbled their sounds are it's so refreshing to hear in KPOP when most sounds can become very similar, even repetitive.

You're adorable when you start fanboying over the music 😂 you can tell how much you enjoy it!!

The song felt kinda weird the first time I listened to it, but it's grown on me very much, like all ITZY title tracks. About your point on ITZY being a mix of Western and Korean at the same time, I really think ITZY is JYP's attempt to get into the Western market. They tried before (with Miss A and other groups) but I feel like before, they wanted to get Kpop into the west. ITZY almost feels like it's geared towards the west more than Korea. They've done a US tour and many many interviews in the US with Lia being fluent in English and the other members being at quite a good level as well.

That bridge was probably one of the most dearing bridges I've heard in a pop song in quite some time. I get chills when the muffled effect goes away and the dance break starts

You’re so smart on the topic and not a fake like other reactors x

I really enjoy your kpop reactions these days because you found the perfect balance of midsong commenting and pausing and going back and you're filling the comment sections with background beats which makes it much more enjoyable to listen to! Also good job reaction professionally whilst also being a fan yourself!

great song, great m/v Yeji killed me in this one

My thoughts: Best song from them. This one just hits on on every cylinder all the way through. JYP knows music, and he's giving Itzy the best songs, right now.

If you liked wannabe, you're definitely going to enjoy their b-side for this comeback. There's so much going on there musically, in a good way imo.

I love how you break down these songs! It’s really interesting to know what goes on into making and producing kpop songs. I love Itzy personally, and glad to see their sound grow

This is that kind of reaction video that I've been craving to see more. you know, beside giving us his reaction, he leads us to a clear explanation about the music structure and visualize it thru his music software which i find really interesting @2:53 and @3:32. it widens my thought about music keep up on doing this video dude!!

I really enjoyed your take on this. I’ve found Dalla Dalla and Icy enjoyable but those songs never grabbed me. This song is similar in that you know it’s an Itzy song (they really have their “Itzy” sound now) but I’m loving Wannabe so much more than their earlier stuff. I loved the muffled club sounds leading up to the dance break, and I think this song in particular almost felt nostalgic to me (like a late 90s girl group pop song in the best possible way). I can also imagine this song stripped down to just an acoustic version and being really beautiful and emotional.

The Galactika production team is on another level. I really enjoy their style.

I can tell you really love this song and i love how you acknowledge every part of it, loved the reaction :)

The singing parts are right out of the 2nd gen K-pop playbook - very reminiscent of After School. I believe Galactika did some songs for them. They also did Dalla Dalla. Ryujin's rap sections were so good; I want whole rap songs from her right now!

This is my first song regarding the k-pop world and I think I couldn't step on a better song as first. The club beat before the bridge reminded me of Timbaland's production in 08/09's. That's so good, I'm obsessed with this song. And these girls are talented af.

I'm not gonna comment anything about the song coz I'm not such an expert but thanks to you, I think I kinda getting to understand why I felt a certain way about these songs I listened to,why I thought this part sounded cool or why the other part felt like it gets 'higher' and more exciting. And I also liked how you actually replied to almost all other comments on your video and that kinda gives off the thought that you actually wanna talk about the song and has actual interests in them rather than just wanna quickly react and make video about it. I subscribed for that! 💕

I love that you are focused on just react to the audio, beacuse form the title thats what i want to watch..

I just love how excited he gets over this song! It's exactly how I feel!! 😍😍

I laughed so much at 4:37 MOOD!! Love the review and the editing

Aww you showing us how some effects been made - love you for this. I acutally wanna learn some and put it into my own music.

Woah you actually break down techniques in an easily understandable way! My GF is obsessed with itzy n this came up in my feed, SUBBED!

I love this channel! You always have great insight on the production side!

Always waiting for your reactions man, thanks

really appreciate the professional insights the channel will be huge once the yt algo gets it head out of its arse

I'm also a huge fanboy of ITZY 😊 and yea I really enjoyed this song! Loving how informative your videos are AZODi as always. A+ especially when you're showing us how it sounds like when these techniques are applied on a track. You videos just keep on getting better and better! 👍

Love your reaction! Your joy lights up your face and your energy jumps out of the screen, which makes your video more enjoyable and makes me even happier as a kpop fan. Thanks RU-vid for recommending this! 😊

Nice commentary, especially that clear & concise description of the guitar sidechain.

your reactions are so educational, and its so nice to see how passionate and knowledgeable you are !

I really like your reaction! It makes me find new sound/detail that I didn't realise before

Thanks for another great reaction! Was waiting for you to react to this since I really respect your takes on the music and just know that itzy is perfect material for producers to just dig into. Keep it up!

Wow! I completely agree with your insights! ITZY is definitely really creative and not afraid to step out of the boundaries when it comes to their music production, somehow making distinct-sounding parts mesh together really well in a bop. All of the parts you mentioned were able to captivate me and catch my attention at first listen, and as someone who is learning to become a music producer, I really adore the producer's work on ITZY's songs and look up to them for producing their catchy songs. Thank you so much for your professional reactions, and more power to you! Subscribed. :)

Great content as always!

Wow thank you for your reaction video to ITZY 😍

ITZY has done it again! Regarding ITZY being a mix of K-pop & Western music, I think ITZY has that K-pop & Western sound balanced enough to not only sustain their market popularity in South Korea but gain attention from the Western market as well. Also, am I the only one who felt the instrumental for this song could've been a mid to late 2000s kpop boy group song? LOL

I like the way you explain production with examples, so it's easier to understand. I would like to see that later💜💜

Your editing is on point!!

I LOVE the slap bass in the bridge. Omg it made me fall in love with the song more.

Your reaction at the ending: " Yes. Yes! That was awesome." You're awesome too! Glad to see you enjoy the song, and I'm also happy to learn that you are a ITZY fanboy haha. Also gotta love your uwu's :)

You're really smart, pal. You explained everything about this song objectively. Keep it up. With these smart reacts, they might be liking their idols more. And that's good for you too, right?

you're so underrated man, u deserve more subscribers than u have now. Keep up the good work :)

Love your analysis. I hope you can do listening party to their full album 👍

Good Job on the reaction man!

ayeeeeee, AZODi, you killin' it!

I really like how you react and review the overall song from music producer view which I think is kinda less common among other "reaction" video out there. Really informative video. Subscribed for sure

I was nodding all the time I was listening to your commentary. When you said western, it was actually the wird that I was looking for to describe their music, it was so informative and made me appreciate this song even more. Thank you! 💙

I really like your reactions! It is always interesting to listen to the thoughts of a professional. But a professional with the passion for the group they are reacting to is even better :)

I'm addicted to this song and it's also ITZY'S best video yet.

that slap bass OMO

I love how you explain the details of the song, I'm doing remixes of songs and it's really interesting to hear those new tips. Just subscribed! ++

As usual enjoyed your reactions, always find your opinions and explanations interesting, and it never gets old hearing a producers perspective of it. Just incase you didnt know since I saw some comments how they didnt like how the bridge started. If im not mistaken in the spotify version of the song, they actually made the bridge shorter and removed the first part where it felt like you were hearing the background from the outside. I hope you get a chance to react to Rocket Punch's songs Bim Bam Bum or Bouncy! 😊

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I loved the song but i would have liked that they had kept the chords from the prechorus for the chorus itself lol anyways i'll stream on spotify :))

i’m here from the discord!! i love this review its such a nice balance of pause and play! and i especially love all the producing notes! could you maybe review jackpot by elris? i think you would like it!

everytime you uwu, I uwu it's entrancing hahaha. Also I can relate with how much you fangirled over them, been listening to their song constantly and learning the choreo it's so addictive.

the song is nice but THIS REVIEW is also amazing. we can see the effort wow.

don't know what's up with this guy but, every time i watch his video i always get the vibe of him being a youtuber with a lot of subscribers due to the quality and sense of his content. very straightforward. you deserve more!

I would LOVE if you could do a listening party of their album and teache us more about the production. I found this video so interesting and helpful

glad you like it .. i am in a point where i am waiting for you to react to this one , our girl crush/full of confidence/unique girl group song structure/ powerful dancebreaks - ITZY .. thanks fpr the points and yes , i remember the SIDR CHAIN CoMPRESSION and now its clear to me how the technique is applied to the song .. and also the 808 bass .. haha i love the song aside from the instrumentation , is also the lyrics which fits the song and gives a nice ang uplifting vibe .. thanks AZODi .. more reaction videos to come 😍👍

I think ITZY would be one of the biggest group of JYP because of their music and concept, I`m not a music enthusiast but the music is really catchy for me it`s like "I wanna repeat the song all night long" and yeah I`m also a fanboy of ITZY

"video ends" AZODi: yes.

They just slayed my face 🤣

Your are so great

Wow, your video reaction has leveled up, i just returned checking kpop because of itzy and still waiting for twice comeback. You reaction is still very informative and entertaining. U deserve more subs. Cheers! (Im into jpop recently bec of their idol culture)

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I honestly LOVED it at first listen. The only part that was a bit off for me was the rap section after the chorus and the dance break...it just feels like a long time without vocals but it's still an amazing song and those issues aren't enough to put me off

This and 3YE “Queen” are my 2 favs

I really appreciate your reviews. I would love to see you react to ANS Say My Name, it's a rookie girl group, but they getting a lot of attention with this song.

Actually the part that is right before the dance break was just added instrumental which is not included in the studio version. It is only used for the mv

I constantly hitting my self while listening to this song saying "stop fanboying stop fanboying" can't help it though 😂😂😂😂😂

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Love your detailed song breakdown as always. I love this song! Really in love with the chorus, love it when they have 2 parts to it. The only thing I didn't really like to much was the bridge, felt it brought down the energy down too much and was so empty. I feel like its has lots of similarities to Dalla Dalla. Unlike Wannabe, I felt the chorus for Dalla Dalla was a bit short, I think it would have been better if the chorus was repeated 3 times instead of 2. Never the less, love watching your videos. I always learn something!

yo that dot on your wall kept making me think there was something on my screen lol

hey i'm pretty new to your channel and i am really enjoying it ! its very interesting to hear the opinion of someone who has more of an insight in the industry ! would love to see a reaction to Elris- Jackpot :-) Keep going strong !

Thanks for your thoughts. Was digging that compressed guitar riff haha. I agree with others, the song is a bop. Especially love the house vibe, rap verse, and dance breakdown. But the chorus/prechorus are a bit underwhelming. Lol maybe I just want hours of deep house with yeji on top xD. Cheers One other thing the vocal mixing seems a bit weird at times. Like their voices are on top of the song not in it. Ryujins first line is a good example

Hey Azodi! Really love hearing your opinions on kpop songs as a producer. I'm from the Philippines and there's this Ppop group here that is run by a korean agency. Our only Ppop group is called "SB19" and it would be amazing we could hear your opinions on their song "Go Up". Have a good one !

Oh wow. Not on the song, since I was already impressed by that, but wow on your analysis and explanation and reaction and pretty much everything! Well edit, with a dash of humor, and a heavy pour of passion into what you do gives a result of a video like this, and it's... Wow. Reaction videos are nothing compared to your reaction video. Earned my sub!

i like it how you explain everything in detail. Actually the bridge part was only for the mv. The original song don't really have that long gap

You should really do a listening party, Cherry by Itzy is such a badass song, Too bad it didnt get an MV

This was flames!!!! Cool video and it’s sssooo music detail in the track. My favorite part was the slap bass lol. Do you think it was a collaborative production effort or one producer creating the track?

Galactika outdid themselves !!! AMAZING!

Hey man, awesome videos (not gonna lie, I only found them last night, but was immediately hooked and watched 4 or 5 before passing out). I really like how you break down what all is going on behind the vocals and aesthetics, and I was wondering what kind of advice you might give someone who is looking at beginning sound producing/beat mixing. I've dabbled in it a little bit, but never really was able to put anything together -- admittedly I knew nothing about music except "make it catchy, have a chorus, and have two versus" -- now I understand there is more to it. What I'm really trying to ask is what -- if any -- software(s)/program(s) is a good starter for getting into, or attempting to get into, beat mixing and sound producing.

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Hey bro! I've been waiting for this reaction! Always appreciate your insights here! I'm curious if you already listened to the rest of the album, and if not will you be reacting to it or if it's a Patereon excluv? I wanted to know more of your thoughts on the b-sides especially with Oliver Heldens working on Ting Ting Ting. I was extremely surprised and excited to see one of my favorite djs collabing with a Kpop group, it's such an earworm! And the fact that this album has a huge Western/Coachella inspiration (I Don't Wanna Dance + That's A No No having crazy festival vibes attached to it IMO). JYP did have a vision of creating this ggroup for an American audience. I love the song in total, really don't have any issues with it besides the Streaming version not having the middle 8 ): Cheers!!

Thanks for react ITZY 😊 Next can you react to DAY6 - Congratulation? I wait for that 😂💕

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Hey! Hey hey hey haha

React to Exid- bad girl for you Girls generation- I got a boy Kara -Mamma Mia And all their other songs

when i first hear it i was surprised it leans heavily on the western spec but then i saw the album and clicked why

Adozi, have you listened to Dreamcatcher's Japanese metal/hard rock comeback "Endless Night"? It's much much more JRock than anything they have done before!! I love this Itzy comeback. Dala Dala and Icy were not my musical style. This comeback is more classic JYP sound. Melodic, dancey, flowing music vs the almost SM/YG inspired dala dala and icy.

I really want to know what that music box like instrument is in the beginning, I just can't think of the name for it.

ITZY is the best group from JYP

This song is awesome, and the album have some interesting songs like nobody like you, its a rockish song

You should react to 24hrs, also by Itzy. It was produced by Sophie, who has produced for Charli XCX, Madonna and Vince Staples.

my first impression on wannabe was that it's too much going on and it's very crazy. bu as i listen to it more i actually liked it more.

Yay! I was waiting for this reaction. I think I've listened to this song 25 times since yesterday, and I absolutely love it (for the most part). I'm not the biggest fan of the chorus, but I love the verses and the bridges. Maybe the chorus is just a bit too generic and poppy for me, whereas I feel that the beginning of the first and second verse had a bit of that club vibe to it that I love. "Dalla Dalla" was a bit like that as well. In a way the philosophy behind "Wannabe" reminds me of a lot of EXID's and to some degree Black Pink's songs, which seem to be produced with the idea that you have to fit the different member's styles into one semi-coherent track, which ultimately ends up being too cut and paste and jagged. Especially EXID's "Up and Down" and Black Pink's "Whistle" seem wildly disjointed to me, even when you think about the fact that a lot of modern kpop loves to squeeze 3 to 4 genres into a single song. "Wannabe" has a bit of that as well, which I'm not a huge fan off. I guess the distorted guitars and clap along beat is just a bit too tacky for me. All in all it's a good track that fits the Itzy catalogue well, and there are way more positives than negatives. Plus Ryujin is an absolutely monster of a performer in this song and video.

Please react to nct 127 - kick it and their other new songs if you can. Thank you! I always like your reacts ✨

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