Producer Reacts to BLACKPINK "DDU-DU DDU-DU" 

2:00 "i think lisa's verse was way better than jennie's" me: little did he know

YOUR REACTION TO LISA AND JENNIES VERSES SAME (Also, Jisoo’s second part is really symbolic. Everyone was filming and admiring her before the fall, and then they turn against her. Loved it.)

Just like I didnt like AIIYL in the beginning, I didnt feel this Song at first. But I've lost count of how many times I listened to it and I already love it

I prefer PWF musically but I agree this was their best rapping or more specifically, Jennie's rap was fire. It is also their "strongest" song visually and tonally which I appreciate. I think that might be Gloria Steinem on Jisoo's shirt when she falls and I wonder if the pink bob is a nod to Park Bom who was attacked by the media when she "fell" too.

They killed it with the wardrobe and sets. As usual.

When he said “I liked Lisa’s verse more than Jennie’s.” I was just like “boy, just wait.”

I agree, the transition from Lisa's rap and Rosé's part is really weird. But overall I looove this song and MV. My favorite part of the song is the same as yours+ Jennie's rap verse and my favorite part of the MV is when Jisoo falls. The lyrics are dope too! I think this was a great comeback overall and I'm just waiting for the choreography video to drop hehe.

It’s so cool to read peoples opinions on this song before anyone could even imagine the impact this song would make within kpop and on a global scale

I saw your live and agree with you. But this song grew on me in just 2 hours. I LOVE IT.

the jennie effect

This is where it occurs to me that my taste in music is clearly different than most of the people that watched the new bp video, I love this song, it’s really my style and it’s probably my favourite black pink song.

I'm a basic bitch too. I do feel like this new song is lacking something, but still really liking it. And that iphones/guns scene with Jisoo, can't stop watching it over and over again.

I completely agree! It definitely needs a couple of listens! the rapping was amazing the rap verses and the breakdown parts are the best

You think Lisa s verse is better than Jennie's? I was like oh boi, just wait

When you think Jennie's already rapping on her first verse then she be like: "im not yet done, im the boss"

When Jennie pops off ... *SPEECHLESS* what a rapper queeeeeen!

The song probably will grown on me, but right now the MV is waaay more strong than the song imo, wich is kinda of a problem since YG let them in the dungeon for so long. But yeah, the first half of the song minus Lisa sounded flat, but I had the exact same feeling with love4eva and eventurally get used to it.

came back 4 years later and this song is one of the most successful kpop songs ever

But for me, the first timei listen d4. I directly declared that D4 is Blackpink best song

At first, I was just like "oh". It's good but it didn't appeal to me so greatly as much as Whistle did to me before. But as I replayed it nonstop, it grew on me like how AIIYL did before. It's a really good song omfg plus the real expensive set and their outfits. It's not their best song maybe, but it's their greatest comeback yet.

The part when PD commented about the "two types" of people was so on point. I absolutely adore Whistle and I like this song a lot.

PD: "Lisa's verse was so much better than Jennie's" Me: Hmmmm I wonder if he's gonna keep his word on that PD: "OMG I INSULTED JENNIE" Me: My girl Jennie just abosultely destroyed PD *laughs historically*

Omg, when you said that people who like ddu du ddu du preferred Whistle more then Boombayah I totally freaked out. Cause that was me.

Fast forward 4 years: almost 2B views on 4D MV! LOL -- I think the whole world fell in love with them!

I usually agree with his opinion, but when it came to this song. This song, proved BLACKPINK was on a path of their own. This song is the reason why BLACKPINK was the recipe for the future GGs. DDU-DU DDU-DU does have that Whistle vibe, which explains why Korea loved the song, but the song also has the hype like BOOMBAYAH, which international fans love. 2018 for sure was one of the biggest years for kpop.

No 1 would've thought that this will become the most viewed kpop group music video ever.

Imagine if they make 2 sub-units; BLACK and PINK. 😱

Damn. I didn't realize how much I missed 4minute's Crazy/Hate trap/dubstep packaged in K-pop format. No wonder how naturally this song appealed to me.

I saw this live! Happy to watch this again lol

This is one of the most successful songs in their discography. The way they changed the game and introduce this kind of hype and styles.

I think this is my favorite blackpink song, I haven't listened to the album yet but there really isn't a part I dislike, I love Rosé and jisoo's pre chorus and lisa and jennie's rap was bomb, and the visuals slayed. And ever since Bang bang bang I feel like this more diconnected verse to chorus has become popular in kpop especially with Nct and usually (like now) I really like it.

I didnt really like the music break throughout the chorus but the actual verses are significantly better than anything theyve put out thus far

Ok I really like how you pay attention and talk about every detail. Also Jennie can rap and sing and if she would have rapped everytime, Lisa wouldn t had that many lines. I always knew she is the rap queen of the game but Lisa did pretty good too Rose and Jisoo were amazing, I just love everything about this song

Lisa's rap was 🔥

Jennie's be like "I've been training with GD oppa since time immemorial😎"

“Jennie cleaned up...” hahahahaha! Lmao 🤣🤣🤣 jennie heard you insulting her so she showed you that she’s the boss... laughing so hard. I watched all your reaction to BP. I Liked it.

PD, I’m really looking forward to your album reaction! I saw a little of live stream and you left me really curious of your opinion

I think that’s a signature thing for producer teddy to improvise guitar in the song

I absolutely LOVE this song. I haven’t stopped listening to it since it came out and I’m really surprised so many people in the comments aren’t saying the same. I guess it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

you said such wise words about the song & i can tell that you payed close attention to lots of things in this video !! thank you so much for that PD :)

YOU'RE THE ONE I WAS WAITING FORRR SHETTTT

TBH, I listened to it initially & was SUPER impressed. But then, I felt like it the more you listen to it, the less...."impactful" it sounds? Maybe it's because of #1) the first listen is basically the re-introduction of BP after their almost year-long hiatus, 2) it starts out with a booming entrance & sound, and 3) it's Blackpink & their image is blunt/in-your-face. While it's not a bad song by any means, it just feels more like "nice...what else?" Does anyone else get what I'm saying?

I love your videos! I always wait and watch your reaction right after the music video because I feel like you have the best feedback, and can really express well what the fans are feeling and thinking.

This song will always be ICONIC! LISA's Rap OMG... Jisso gun scene WOWW

Teddy's music signature is to be unpredictable. That is why if you can notice, all of Blackpink's songs that are composed by Teddy is like an amalgamation of different genres, even that random guitar accompaniment that just pops out of the blue. It's like two or three different songs mashed into one. I think that the end part wherein the end is "abrupt" is similar to the style of Playing with Fire--after the dance break, it just ends. And I think that is a good trait of theirs since this is very rare in K-Pop industry. Almost 98 percent of the songs ends with lyrics while theirs doesn't.

You not just react but you also reviewed the mv. I like this type of reaction where you don't have to be too bias.

I really like the way you react to these videos. Whereas some people may only go surface-level and only see and listen to the MV once, you really took your time to critically evaluate it. As a viewer, it really made t=is reaction have much more value to me and I could kind of compare my own personal takeaways from the video with yours. Thanks for really putting so much effort into your reactions!

UGH WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT LIKING AS IF IT'S YOUR LAST/PLAYING WITH FIRE!!!! That's so true, I absolutely LOVED those two songs so damn much and this song... although I like, is imperfect.

How many songs in general have people not liked after the first listen? A LOT. I think more people will come to like it over time. It’s a specific genre they’re going for I think with this song. And don’t complain about this song because Blackpink FINALLY had a comeback. Just be happy our girls are back and going to promote.

I absolutely love the music video but something about the song just didn’t sit right with me. It had me switching between “I really like this” and “this isn’t for me.” To be completely honest I was a bit underwhelmed with the song just because I couldn’t settle into a groove. That being said this is was one of the prettiest and fiercest music videos I’ve seen. I think the music video was able to shine more than the actual music. But that is just my opinion. I really don’t have anything against BlackPink but I just didn’t completely vibe with the song.

THANKYOU for bing the only one to point out the meaning behind music videos 🙏

Love your reaction videos, and I wrote my thoughts in a notebook about the album because I knew it was all going to be special, and I just want to say at the end, the gorgeous shot of them all sitting on the rotating chair at the end, it looks like they found their image.

I’m so glad I stayed up till 5:00am to watch this stream ^-^

Lisa sounded a lot like GD.. Like the flow of her rap and her way of pronouncing the words..

This is my type of Blackpink. I'm going back to college and this is a perfect fit to hype me up everyday.

So appreciate your input! You're so detailed

It's definitely better the second and third times I heard it, I'm still more of a fan of the b sides atm

"That was one hell of a family portrait" - DP, 2018

I was looking for it!!🙏❤️

im glad after leaving fans hanging without a comeback for a year and then dropping this with song with almost everything a mv can offer is really good for them.

I’m so glad about your review... because it’s so blunt. I’m not a huge fan of this song. I feel it was missing something extra? But I still stan them as a group. I’ll wait for the mini album forever young sounds amazing

Your right, I like "As if it was your Last". Yes I don't like this style, though I like BlackPink. The Visuals were great, the vocals and rapping great. But they will do great no matter what, just not my kind of style for them or me. Probably will listen a couple times, but I don't see me listen to this any more. Just my personal opinion, like I said they will do great anyway.

LOVEEE Blackpink!! This video was 🔥

I loved this song at first listen as well as whistle. I took me months to start liking “as if it’s your last”. This is my fave comeback they’ve done so far.

I think you pretty much nailed it. The rap verses slay, the pre-chorus is weak, the chorus is a grower, the bridge is strong, and the song shouldn't have ended after the dance break. I fall into the camp of absolutely adoring As if it's Your Last and not caring for Boombayah, although I love Whistle. This is a 7-7.5 for me after several listens.

i also noticed the similar sets! and the smoke/chalk (?) reminded me of Stay mv

Always appreciate your videos thank you!

The song n the video were both so amazing they completely changed their beats and song choice it was so dynamically combined and perfect their growing so good and the chorus was amazing too Bc it created a soft beat before it hit the hardcore stuff

Form of therapy : " sorry but lisas verse was so much better then jennie's" Me: "just wait bro ..... Just wait😈" 2:36 Me : "i told u so"

Thanks for the reaction. "Not a perfect song", but IMO the closest song to perfection in the kpop universe. And there has been no division, it's the BP standard and Magnus Opus.

This is exactly how i feel, this is so relatable. At first i was so confused that it feels like parts of the song didnt get well together i mean theres like a LOT happening in one song. But it feels ok now, and i quite like it

I really dig that social commentary bit with the iphone imagery. Everyone is focused on something until someone fucks up and fails in some way then they turn in an instant and become out to get you in your moment of weakness. Very clever use of imagery there. I’m not even a big kpop fan or anything. I kinda just stumbled onto this video. They’re killing it though and I have no idea what they’re even saying. It’s really fun and catchy and is something I wouldn’t mind showing up on my playlist. I love finding cool shit like this even though I’m such an outsider with kpop and late to the party with song in particular. Appreciate the reaction/review though.

I am so shook.. 😭

you were really finessing on us in the beginning there hahahaha

Great observations and thoughts. I love this song. Listened to it and watched it dozens of times. For me it is one of their biggest songs. When I first heard it, I did think it was all over the place. But after a while I thought it was one of their best songs and videos. You're left wanting more, but I suppose that is what they want you to feel.

That bridge before the drop is my favourite part of the song as well 😍😍

The Indian chalk festival thing that you mentioned is called Holi.

It's Lisa....everything is dope about La- Lisa

im happy u always seem to be so genuine w/ ur thoughts? bc ive only seen people praise this song to high heavens just bc it's blackpink & the mv is coollooking but like.... i never got a sense of melody from it and im glad u pointed out how confusing the prechoruses are

So accurate. Love your review about the song and vid.

Him: Not a dance focused group. Lisa, long legged Lisa: hold my beer.

"I like lisa's verse better than jennies" JUST YOU WAIT Boy!

I love your constructive criticism. You’re kind and helpful about it.

This MV gives me such "I AM the Best" vibes (or just old 2ne1 in general) and it's making me so nostalgic, honestly I'm LIVING for it

JENNIEEEEEE.. 😍

I lowkey feel BLACKPINK just even knowing their individual music styles thought/wrote/sang better songs. But YG picked these songs as they sounded most YG. Having teddy produce everything is making things sound repetitive. I honestly still think Playing with Fire is there best song as it seemed forward looking and was a good piece all and all. Teddy did Sunmi Gashina and Heroine. He CAN do other sounds so I don’t see why he doesn’t experiment. I wish YG wasn’t so annoying and like SM was open to using other international producers just to really see what Blackpink can do. Also a whole year and FOUR songs, iKON got 14-16 on most recent one and 17 on there debut. HOW do they only have 4 - to be that says aloottt about YG handling of Girlgrouos

Yo! The lighting in your room is dope!

And I agree about adding one more chorus section right before the song ends because even I was a bit takened aback when the song ended just like that.

No one talks about jisoo’s vocals :( they’re amazing in the pre chorus oof

Jennie's rap verse in ddu ddu is one of their most iconics verse. I mean yeah lisa can rap but jennie is different.

Honestly, I LOVED everything. All of it from Jeannie's rap till the end. It was different from their other songs & I was like SNAAAAAP YAAAS!

the ending of the song is the best for meeeee~ it hyped up actually. that also includes all the 3 other songs

I feel like, u might like forever young more, cuz forever young is also a contender for the title track Well, in my opinion it is🤷🏽‍♀️

This song didn’t catch on until the 5 time, but now I’m obsessed. I think JiSoo and Lisa’s voice sound 50000000 times better!😍😍😍😍😍

I’m loving these detailed explanations 💓

You're reaction is sooooo satisfying..thank you

This song is kinda boyish style not like their older songs , that's why some blinks/ not blink are not really into it. But if you listened 2 or 3 times it was actually pretty cool tho.

I really loved Lisa and Jisoo in this song

This was fire. I did love Whistle so you were right in that department. Blackpink should go in that "badass black" direction.

I liked the music video review at the end, I think you should do it more often for visually interesting mvs like this one!