ODDINARY STRAY KIDS REACTION 

Tony another amazing review!! STAYs help a girl out. I need to get a sound system (have new bone anchored hearing aids cant do headphones) what am i looking for so i can experience the panning y'all get to hear. Ive only been able to hear well in both ears less than a year and im 39. So i have no idea what i am looking at, but my computer built in speakers dont make sound to back and forth. Help stayville! 😂

i think Bang Chan, the leader of Stray Kids, would love to watch your reactions 😭 i hope he discovers this channel

What I love about your channel is that I've heard these Stray Kids songs hundreds of times now but I'm able to hear things I never noticed before as you point them out! Super cool! 😁

My favorite thing about Venom is that the music perfectly captures the feeling of being a fly in a spider web and the spider is walking towards you while making that sound on the web strings.

Hey Tony. Once again, I've enjoyed watching your reaction. I'm a 50+ year old so when I found SKZ I was stunned to hear a lot of old school sounds I remembered from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. SKZ plays with sounds and genres, and the way they arrange songs always gives them a fresh (or refreshed) vibe. Your channel, by the way, is rather unique, too. As you explore SKZ and other artists, I believe you have a niche that stands out. Good job!

i haven't seen anyone else mention this but i am convinced that the popping noise in Venom is one of those pop tube toys

Sometimes I think Bang Chan is the Tetris Master of Sounds. Random bits and bobs that somehow end up fitting together seamlessly. I LOVE our SKZ Maestro..

You'll really like the ROCKSTAR album. It is very expirmental and has some really cool and gorgeous songs on it. Also, 5 STAR is my personal favourite album from SKZ so, just keep going and youll like them more and more

Loving the reaction! Fun fact the flute noise in charmer is a snake flute, a type of reed pipe instrument. It's used by cobra charmers to charm snakes. I think it's fun that Stray Kids use this to suggest they use their own music to charm listeners and their fans.

I was enjoying some DPR IAN and then saw the thumbnail and then here I am again p.s.: don't freaking apologize EVER AGAIN for pausing the songs because I'm loving it to no end, straight up laughing cause OFC you'd pause MANIAC after the very first sound, that song is literally insane. Also if you think MANIAC is the ult pots n pans, trust me, you're yet to listen to the 5-STAR album and you have no idea how much you're gonna pause every single song. It'll take you a whole hour to listen to just half of the tracks, I can already tell. And I'm here for that.

Stray kids pretty much have fully produced songs years prior their release. For example JJam was supposed to be on 'rockstar' album which was released 8 nonths before 'Ate'... There are songs that were supposed to be on 'In life/go live' albums but were released YEARS later on different album. With skz its known fact that they don't just make for specific album, they already have pieces and they just put them together like puzzle pieces to see which one fits where. They have COUNTLESS unreleased and not yet recorded but fully written and composed songs... Stays often joke that the only thing that they need is to steal Bang Chans laptop since all the files are there for years to come... (Hope my english isn't that bad xD)

Stray Kids is a super fun group to listen to, you never know what you'll find. It's like a Pandora box every time they release something, and that's awesome. That's when you can feel that all the persons involved participate in the creation process.

Hahaha loved the, “this is such an odd mix of music” brother welcome to ODDinary, you knocked the concept on the head! I do believe the sound in Charmer is a flute in direct reference to the pied piper. “You cant resist it, Im the charmer” cue the wolf whistle. Waiting for us was the half of the group that primarily sing and Muddy watter was done by the half of the group that primarily rap. Demon Slayer references an anime, and theyre nerds btw so they reference anime lyrically and conceptually a lot. “It would be weird if we put a countryish ballad on this album.” “Perfect lets do it.”- SKZ probably😂 I think they probably care a ton about baselines too given one of the most catching voices in the group is Felix, their lowest. They love to emphasize his voice because there are very few kpop singers in that range, so it’s easy to hear him and clock it as the SKZ sound. & Theres some music genius in them that Im not even sure they recognize. As we’ve mentioned, they’re still all pretty young and they genuinely get so little free time that it’s concerning. They are on their sleep deprived “go go go another album another album” grind so hard that they have to just roll with what they’re feeling instead of intellectualizing it so hard. When it takes them longer than 6 months (it was 8 between ate and the previous album and they were sorry for the wait because they made an entire album that they scratched because they thought it was too mainstream sounding) to release an album they genuinely get keyed up about it and will feel apologetic about “taking so long” for some insight on the “we can’t just sit around and think about an album, we need to be doing it and figure out as we go” thing. Did they sit down and think “lets go ham with the guitars?” Im really not sure. I dont think I’ve heard them talk about that so I dont know. Is there a strong chance their brains recognized it even if they didnt explicitly? 1000% They are smart about it, I don’t want to diminish that at all, but again, I do also think the combination of the 3 main producers was some sort of genius strike. They do catch some flack for maybe not having the most “cohesive albums” genre wise but they’re into getting their point across and moving on. Some people have coined it (in a positive way) “adhd brain music” lol. To throw back to the beginning “what can you do in 23 minutes?” They’ll show you everytime😭Noeasy for example- we got the noise out of the way we can do other things too btw!! Oddinary- take the weird songs and take the weird switch up midway through the album. Puts the ODD in oddinary well enough the concept has succeeded. Sometimes they start with the song titles (Thunderous) sometimes they start with the beat, and sometimes they start with lyrics or melody. It’s kind of whatever sparks the interest for them to play around. They do in every Korean album cycle release a video called “Intro: Album Title,” Where they give a rundown on the album one by one and share their thoughts, inspo, struggles, concept, etc the day prior to the album dropping. They can’t give too much away, but it’s always a treat to hear how their minds worked going into the album. Whether you watched it on your own time or did a video, you’d probably like what they have to say. You’ll probably move to 5-Star next- the concept they were playing with was literally “Funnily annoying.” And let me tell you it was comical watching them go around calling their own album annoying while they were trying to promote it. They got called noisy in a bad way- embrace it. They get called annoying- heres an album. Im so glad that instread of collapsing under all the hate they were recieving earlier in their career over their music, they just leaned into it as their brand. And yes, Oddinary, Noeasy, & 5-Star pissed people off! So points for SKZ being light heartedly petty about it. Enjoyed this reaction as always!

His favorite member is Changbin lol every song he listens to whenever he gets to Changbin's part he goes "wow this is so good" and makes such a cool face of pleasure lol

The last 2 songs are unit songs, divided by the vocal group and rap group. Muddy water is a fan favorite in the fandom, it's a classic boom bap old hip hop style, people usually really love this song on first listen.

venom, maniac and charmer back to back was an insane first listen experience. literally all bangers

the thumbnails 😭

Yesssss I knew you would love this album. As someone else commented, you should watch the mama performance of Venom and Maniac. You've seen an m/v, now check out a live performance! That particular performance is really mental. They put so much into the performance that I.N collapsed at the end but Chan was watching him and managed to catch him before he hit the floor (because he's the best leader!).

Skz are SUPER CREATIVE with their sounds. In Venom they talk a lot about spiders in the lyrics, so they match that to the sound. That repeating building tune that you at the beginning (and throughout the song) is a audio representation of plucking the strings of a spiderweb as if it was a string instrument. So that's what that sound is if you were curious! Loving the video! You are definitely one of my favorite reactors!

I've been listening to a giant playlist of everything SKZ has ever put out for two years now, so I've heard the songs off Oddinary hundreds of times, but this gave me the joy and wonder of listening to them again for the first time. Thank you!

The ultimate potts & pans song? You haven't heard Gods Menu yet 😅

Love the small things you notice! Some other albums I’d recommend is In life, 5 Star, and Rock star

you've become an essential part of my week!!! thanks for the reactions!!!

I'm always delighted to see more Stray Kids reactions from you! You have good commentary and will speak up about not liking a certain song while still remaining respectful which I love. Thank you for these videos and the very funny thumbnails!

I voted for 5-STAR, but believe me, i have no problem waiting😊 ODDINARY is 🔥

The anti-drop. Stray Kids are masters at it!

Your reactions are so enjoyable. I thought I'd need to see the MV at the same time to enjoy a reaction but with your reactions I am happy just listening to you dissect the music and sounds.

I love how genuine your reactions are, and how much you can appreciate the musicality even if it’s not your favorite. Charmer and Lonely St are my two fave songs from this album!

You’re so right about 땡FREEZE and its drop. One of their best songs ever, in my opinion!

Quickly becoming one of my favorite reactors! Love that you are very open minded about the music. You still appreciate the things you don’t love. You are not the only one who notices the sounds and wonder what the thought process is. I often wonder why it works and it just does.

I love that you going through these albums for the first time is maybe my 30th time through them but I feel like I’m gaining a new perspective on each album! Rediscovering why I started obsessing over their sound kind of makes me emotional ❤😂

Definitely needs to listen to The Sound album and Circus album.

This is the one I was waiting for! "Oddinary" was my intro to Stray Kids and remains my favorite. I'm really enjoying your reactions and insights on the elements of their music!

that sound in venom its like when u move ur finger through a lot of strings its like spider thing

Man's gonna lose his *Whole Ass Mind* when he finally hears Changbin's "Doodle". I swear I was stuck on it for DAAYYYSSS!! Still listen to it regularly. I'm excited for it!!

I LOVE how skz use sound and samples in their tracks that form part of the meaning. Maniac = Maniacal laughter and drill sounds ("screw loose"). Venom = plucking sounds like a spider on a web (I *think* there are even 8 plucking notes in the riff but it's hard to tell). Charmer = cobra flute used to charm snakes. One that I never hear anyone mention is the blues riff in Muddy Water - I'm convinced it's a reference to the blues musician Muddy Waters. Listen to Baby Please Don't Go performed by Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones and you'll see what I mean. Long story short, the noises in their "noise music" are what make it way more than just a backing track to sing over.

Can't begin to tell you how excited I am that you are doing oddinary!! This EP is one of my favs. Venom will always be my favorite song with Tortoise and the Hare. Also, Chan(the leader and one of the producers) did the laugh. You are one of my favorite reactors! 🙂

Never apologise for long videos we love those😂😂also theres drill sounds in maniac🤭🤭the mv shows it at the end😸

The "pew pew pew" always puts a smile on my face... Like did they JUST put that IN there?!!! 😅

I think that you have the most honest and educational reactions to their music that I've seen. Thank you!

the sound at the beginning of the chorus (and end) of Maniac is an electric drill, ala "drilling into the skull for a lobotomy", or the screws in Frankenstein's head (for instance: the cover). Lonely St is an absolute banger in concert, with the live band. It ended up being my favorite of the concert. Muddy Water is just a banger. A Boom Bap rap over Ragtime piano is just so good.

The thumbnail is 10/10

I truly enjoy your reactions. You're low key yet enthusiastic, which is a rarity in reactionville. I'm impressed with your intense music-oriented observations and appreciations. A couple of observations of my own, at least one of which I'm sure others have mentioned: someone once asked Bang Chan why he used auto-tune so much. He straight up replied "I like the sound." That shifted my opinion re auto-tune. If you consider it not as an effect, but instead as an actual instrument to be wielded as one sees fit, it becomes much less annoying. Second: many - not all, but many - of SKZ's songs are enhanced by the visuals of their music videos. It might be fun for you to pick a handful of your faves and see if they have videos, then watch them to see if you happen to catch the enhancement. Anyhow ... hello, from a 69-year-old baby STAY blue-haired broad, and thank you for your videos.

Oh and about Maniac... their whole MAMA performance featuring this is an experience with the musical arrangement being changed and improved for the stage performance. What i love about them is how the change up the arrangements for different stage performances or award shows regularly keeping it so fresh.

watching your reactions is genuinely so refreshing, it’s like i’m rediscovering the songs and hearing new things! thank you again for the genuine reactions. 5 star is an amazing album with such a range of different vibes on the songs. i think you’ll really like it. i’d also recommend rockstar! was the one before ATE and one of my favourite albums of theirs.

Hi Tony, loved the reaction! -Since you seem to like music with real instruments there's live band versions of the songs from their concerts. -No, you are not the only one who cares about the different sounds and production. Bang Chan would love to talk to you about your doubts and every little thing you notice. -The last two songs (waiting for us AND muddy water) purpose is to highlight the habilities of the vocal line and the rap line. And don't worry about pausing the music, it's enjoyable. Can't wait for the next video.

This album came out in early 2022, as everyone was emerging from COVID and concerts were once again beginning...so that means that they were putting this album together while everyone was feeling alone and isolated and mental health was an issue. The overall theme of this album is that all of us have something "odd" about ourselves...and that odd is normal. VENOM - This song is about the lure of danger. We know that some situations are dangerous, but the thrill outweighs the danger, so we sometimes ignore the risks and get caught in its web. MANIAC - We all are hiding our inner "maniac" behind a mask of "normal". We need to quit hiding our true selves. Charmer - This is about the irresistible charm and appeal of the members...and they are using a snake charmer flute. FREEZE - Sometimes we are "frozen" in the routine of everyday life...and we need to "unfreeze" and take chances and step out of our comfort zone. Lonely St. - This song is about depression and feelings of being lost, alone, and isolated. Waiting for Us - SKZ wrote this as sort of a love song for STAYs. It's about how much they missed being with STAYs during COVID and how much they were looking forward to being able to once again see them in person. Muddy Water - This is about the new generation washing away the stale, muddy water of the previous generations and making everything fresh and new. Of course, these are just my interpretations...and others may interpret them differently...and if you watch some of the music videos, they can add yet another version. Can't wait to see what you do next!

I get so excited when you post SKZ listens. It allows me to hear all of these tracks I've come to learn and give them a fresh take. You hear and point out things I've never noticed! This album holds a special place for me, I am an ODDINARY STAY - found them with "Maniac". First time I heard it, I didn't like it. I hadn't really listened to many 'boy kpop' groups at the time and it was so well... Odd. But it kept coming across my playlist and kept getting stuck in my head, so I watched the music video. Then I just had to know who the two rappers were (Han and Changbin) and here we are... a rabbit hole I happily live in. And have drug my family into. And my coworkers lol.

Flute. Charmer is mimicking a snake charmer beat.

In Muddy Water he sings call me Demon Slayer which is a manga/anime reference.

I hope 5 star or rockstar is next❤

Without a doubt, my favorite stay reactor. Also I would pay money to see you grill 3RACHA over their production choices 😂

They even do bird motions in the choreo

I can’t wait to see your reaction to Megaverse. You’re going to love it so much!

That was the sound in Venom I mentioned in another comment, about it scratching my ADHD brain, lol. Someone mentioned somewhere else that it sounds like someone tightening something, and I think they were spot on. The bird in Maniac is a reference to old cartoons when someone gets hit on the head and bird fly around their head. So, it finally hit me when you were talking about the beginning and end of Charmer--that sound has been driving me nuts because it reminded me of something, and I couldn't put my finger on it. Have you ever taken a paper towel roll or good quality wrapping paper roll (just the cardboard tube) and hit it against the floor or counter or something? Not too hard just sort of let gravity work...that's what it reminds me of--just tweaked a little bit. I had to laugh at your comment about sounds being made by humans and then immediately it being followed by "Freeze," one of their most "processed/electronic" songs. I believe this is the one that Changbin even called annoying, because of the "Dang" part, lol.

WOW!!! Another album ❤ Its 7am here, first thing I saw & just need to watch right away!!! Thank you so much for your awesome reactions to their music & you made me love their music production even more if that’s even possible!! Thank you 🙏🏼

I've been loving your videos, even though i've heard the songs a million times, it's like rediscovering them again... Love it !

4:56 That drop in Venom has always been my favorite part(honestly maybe even out of most of their songs) and I'm SO glad that finally someone notices and talks about it😭 it's not even anything huge or crazy but it hits so hard and I love when people pay attention to things like that(lowkey feel like that part should be talked about more but maybe it's just because it's so satisfying to me personally). Love your reactions as always!!

Freeze has a great music video, it's like watching a movie

Personally I wish for Lonely St, that they had an official live version uploaded, I generally like it better live because you can hear more of their raw vocals over the autotune. Really enjoying your venture into the Skz discography! ☺ Thank you for pointing out things that I never noticed before ☺

As said in the comments, the leader of Stray Kids makes the majority of their beats. And I really hope that he finds your channel. (He's lurking online a lot.) While the songs get a lot of love, I feel like this channel really is something different. I can just imagine him getting a kick out of every sound that you freak out at and every instrument you can't identify.

ahhh i'm so happy you did oddinary next, it's one of my favorite stray kids albums!! some other favorites of mine are miroh and 5star, and i am SO looking forward to your future reactions!

I only found stray kids and kpop in general last december and i am obsessed, it is refreshing like finding a whole new flavour. I got into them in rockstar era, particularly lalalala and I think you wil really like it. Also megaverse and complex from the same album. I enjoy watching you experience the group and your journey through their music

Great video, i am the type of person that listens to the singing more than the instrumental of the song so it's really fun to consciously try to listen to it and hear you point things out that i normally wouldn't notice. You should listen to their song Hello Stranger, it is a very cool song with some unique elements that i think you would enjoy.

Next one you may react to 5stars, rock-stars or Maxident🤩 Love ur genuine reaction!

I love your reaction videos!! So honest, so when you like a song we know it's genuine. Love how you dissect EVERYTHING!!

The laugh in Maniac is Bang Chan 😂 The bird sound is a flew over the cuckoos nest reference and the drill sound after is in reference to how they did lobotomies on insane ppl. Maniac is my 2nd fav Stray Kids song and Freeze is definitely in my top ten. Oddinary album is mainly about being yourself and not giving into societal norms. Freeze music video is a legit movie. Oddinary is my favorite mini album along with ATE. Maxident mini album is a close second. They make trailers for their albums as well. Highly recommend the Oddinary Main Trailer and Thunderous NoEasy trailer. Waiting for Us is a song to the fans. They wrote it during the pandemic because they missed going on tour and interacting with their fans.

I just gotta laugh at your facial expressions and reactions while listening to the songs cause that's literally me every time I listen to a new song of theirs

This was such a nice surprise to come home to after work! Love watching these long-format album reviews!. Listening to the entire album from beginning to end really highlights their range/diversity and it's so freakin fun to watch the shocked look on your face and the inevitable head shake at their creative bass lines. Oddinary was my first introduction to Stray Kids a few years ago and I've been hooked ever since, so this was an especially fun one to watch you devour =) Can't wait to watch your reaction to God's Menu whenever you get around to it. I think it's their ultimate Pots and Pans song that was the impetus of their "noisy" sound that we all know and love them for now. I also liked that you reference other artists that their songs remind you of because I'm always on the hunt for new stuff to listen to so I'm going to check them out. Five Star would probably be the next best album to go with, but you honestly can't go wrong with any of them.. Even some of their original tracks from 6 years ago still hold up well. Keep up the awesome work!

Im enjoying your stray kids album reactions! Interesting commentary. Looking forward to more 😊

I've watched a lot of different reaction channels but I've never seen someone really pointing out how amazing their production is and all those different sounds and whatever noises Chan puts together while producing these masterpieces. Your reactions are so detailed and I'm sure if Chan ever stumbles across your channel he'll be so proud of himself hopefully. That guy is genius! (⁠•⁠ө⁠•⁠)⁠♡

I, for one, can’t wait till he starts watching the videos

42:16 Interesting catch, In the lyric Felix says "call me demon slayer" and its a probably a call back to 2019 anime with same name. after a year of this album releasing they worked with the singer of the opening theme of that anime, LiSA, a extremely popular japanese singer. My guess is Han had his hands on writing that lyric. A tiny timeline: Demon Slayer- 2019 Oddinary release- 2022 Social Path (Feat. LiSA)- 2023 Slash- 2024

Stray Kids do Noise Music right. I love all the sounds they incorporate into their music in the background. I keep saying that you might be uniquely qualified to hear their musical growth if you start at the beginning of their career. Start with Mixtape, which is their mini album that they put out when they were still trainees before they debut as a group. You can see what they started with & how they have evolved in their production. You can journey through their beginnings, and all the way to Ate.

-hearing this whole album live was incredible. I promise a Stray Kids concert is another level of sounds.

I had a feeling you wouldn’t like Lonely street’s studio version, but I feel like you’d like the live more. Honestly, I have a feeling you’ll like Maxident even though it’s a bit of a sleeper, and would be the next chronologically. Followed by the Japanese album, The Sound. And then 5-star and rock-star.

'Waiting for Us' is a unit song, the 4 vocalists, so to speak, and 'Muddy Water' is the rap unit part of SKZ 😊 We never really know how long the songs have been gathering dust in Bang Chans laptop before or if they're released. So, 'SLASH' could've been written before 'Muddy Water' but wasn't released until this year 😂

Ugh I love this album so much! I really think you’d like their second newest album Rock Star, it has a lot of amazing tracks on it!

Loved your reaction! Anticipating the next one to be Rock Star or 5 Star!! Both are phenomenal of course!

U should watch all sorts of stray kidz content as well, u can enjoy their songs, dances, concert performances, and just them playing games!! They have great personalities

The sound you mentioned in charmer is like a snake charmer's flute. The music takes them down this path as if they were casting a spell...the music has a touch of the east in the instrumentation.

yess ive been waiting for another stray kids post! Im seriously loving your content. You should definitely check out their "IN LIFE" album next; there are a couple tracks that may pique your curiosity. Personally, it's a close call with their NOEASY album for my favorite album of theirs.

The whole concept of Oddinary was exactly that. Do you what to be ordinary or Oddinary. The In Life or RockStar albums should be up next. Glad you found Stray Kids. Your Kpop journey has just begun.

Listening along with you as you discover SKZ is such a delight. Thank you for giving me a way to relive the excitement of my first playthroughs and pointing out new things to love. The longer the discography goes on, the more sneaky little throwbacks SKZ put in and I hope you find tons.

Mi canción favorita de este álbum es charmer y Muddy Water ❤ Te recomiendo ver su presentación en MAMA 2022 donde interpretaron venom y maniac, usan un sonido diferente para la presentación y me pareció icónico 👌🏻🫶🏻

In case you might be interested (it’s just something fun) waiting for us is four of the members that do more vocal and muddy water is four of the more rap unit in one of their concerts they flip it and the vocal group performs muddy water and the rap group does waiting for us! It’s such a fun experience to see how they flip the performances! Highly suggest you check it out :)

Not sure which I look forward to more: your reaction or your thumbnail. 😂🧐 Both are stellar!

Another great ride. Thanks for taking along. I got hooked on these guys a couple of months ago and I’m kinda addicted to watching reactions and yours are some of the best.

Another great reaction! Your input is always very interesting to hear, and even if ive listened to their whole discography i always jam when i watch your reactions lol. I dont know if youre going to react to all of their albums, but I think five star would be a pretty good album to listen to, even on your own time, the title track s class has a pretty unique instrumental imo.. Or maybe rock star, their title track has a rock version alongside the original one and its done really good, maybe that could be up your alley. Either way, take your time and enjoy! Stray kids certainly always keep you on your toes with their music!

havnt watched this vidio yet but ive been loving your reactons, keep it up

I’m so excited for 5-Star. But all of the albums are amazing so go in whatever order you want

44:56 I've just realized that DJ Shadow actually worked on a song for Deadpool and Wolverine movie's soundtrack (the song is called Nobody Speak, feat Run The Jewels if anybody is interested), I personally don't remember Bang Chan ever talking about him but I find it funny that in a certain way him and SKZ are related

I can't wait for him to react to S-class omg

This is one of my fave 3 Stray Kids album along with No Easy and Ate .... Honestly, all songs in Oddinary deserved to be title track.

I loved the reaction! Glad you're enjoying Stray Kids as always! 5 star is my personal favourite album, I think you'll definitely like a lot of songs off it!

U should react to their dances as well paired with these songs next!!! I feel like they add even more enjoyment to them!!

You make me pull out my top notch Sonys every time you do these. They're reserved for kpop due to the different sounds and you are the best at pointing them out with SKZ. I hope Bang Chan sees your videos.

I need this guy to react to Megaverse. He’s gonna loose his shit😂

Thank you for another great video! If you want to react to more SKZ albums, I would definitely recommend the GO LIVE album. It's one of their longer ones but has so many good songs and the title track (god's menu) it's exceptional.

Enjoy the way you break down the sounds. I know SKZ would appreciate it as well. They are very unique and you always bring fresh ideas in your reactions that make me look forward to more from you.