The Kulture Study: Kep1er 'Shooting Star' MV 

"with you, i'm not afraid of this ending" hits different when yeseo's singing it :'(

FYI, this is a Full Album not a single.

this song is such a great example that a very emotional and sentimental song doesnt have to be a ballad or a slow song in general. ngl when i first heard it i got tears in my eyes because its just that beautiful

When it's supposed to be their disbandment song but became a goodbye song to Shiro and Yeseo instead 🥺🥺🥺

I'm glad someone said it! I hate when people say "it looks less expensive" like that's a bad thing. Some of the best music videos, historically popular ones that still get replayed today, had shoestring budgets; being lavishly overpriced for the sake of it is not a benefit when it makes little sense to the story of the music playing over it all. The simplicity of this video makes it feel almost nostalgic, going back to that intimate feeling and simply letting the emotion of the song lead the story. Big ups to the director and production on this.

im not even a keplian but this comeback has hit so deep for me knowing everything surrounding it 🫣 like im not joking as soon as the mv started i started SOBBING. BAWLING. UNCONTROLLABLY. I DONT EVEN GO HERE. songs like this and back to the city are so universal emotionally

This was such a sentimental track for me originally, with the original notion of this being Kep1er's last comeback before disbanding, and then the announcement of the groups continuation and their win was so sentimental. And I think that's what this track comes down to, a strong sense of sentiment, and it is amazing.

in my humble opinion this (as in the full album as well) is their best work yet!!!

For me this is the best song this year !

This has a full album attached and it's really good!!!

I really wonder if the general ambiguity of this video´s emotional core may come from the fact that Kep1er´s contract extension was kind of up in the air for a very long time. Like, as a hardcore Kepi fan I experienced MONTHS of just hearing news of "They will!" "actualy they wont!" "maybe they will??" "Nah not at all" "Discussions are still ongoing". So this song needed to work as "We managed to extend! A new beggining for us" as well as working as "Its over, this is our last one. Good bye! : )" I wonder if "We will go form 9 to 7" was a posibility when this was being planned, and Id say it works! It accidentaly became a sendoff for Shiro and Yeseo. Anyway Ive cried to this MV a bunch of times and cried again while watching your reaction so its clear they did something right

Idk why, but it felt like nostalgic and sad at the same time that i almost started tearing up :D

I cry everytime I see a reaction to Shooting Star, it's incredibly beautiful and knowing it's the last 9 member release breaks my heart a little. Btw, it does come with a full lenght album and the bsides are amazing as usual

The MV works for me because Kep1er's strength has been their well synchronized choreo. Couple that with a song that is amongst their best releases makes this extremely enjoyable to watch. Have to agree that it is sad and frustrating that this is the last from the full nine member group. Why only now???

This comeback was insane from them! First track I have heard non fans really enjoy from them in a long time.

This is one of my top songs of 2024 it’s so underrated

This is just my opinion obviously... but I feel like they may have made a decision to stick to more of the choreo shots because it shows all 9 members and the thought was "With this last full 9 member group music video, we'll show as much of the whole group as possible" so that we get all 9 to the last possible second. I'm only a casual Kep1er fan, but this even made me tear up.

The song and mv broke so many rules, it earned a special place in my heart. Its fantastic! Their best. The harmonies at the end!?!? I tear up every damn time!!! 😅 Calling it now, this will be my most played of the year. 🎉

i'd love if you'd react to their whole album kep1going on especially flowers, flutter your heart..

The song feels like attraction or like gravity, it’s a sense of push and pull, like it feels more intimate they trying to pull you in and in the end it feels like complete.

Bittersweet indeed. This song is an instant fave during my first listen and it always gives me the feels. 🥺🥺🥺 23:01 This! You articulated how I felt about this MV. The CG really helped push the concept. I feel like everything just converged well to make it the star that it is.

My interpretation of the long shots are that it gives us a moment to really appreciate them, each individual member, everything that goes into their work. All with a small budget? Kep1er shines even without glitz and glamour, like a shooting star. A bit romantic of an interpretation, but do I cry watching this video every time? Yes. It is a beautiful and moving video, paired with a gorgeous song. My favourite video from them too.

the lyrics, the melody, the vibes… this song hits hard as someone who’s been there since the start. i wish so much love and happiness on these girls on their new paths, whether that’s continuing in kepler or not :))

it actually has a full album attached to it and i can’t even choose a favorite track cause they are all too good

Yes shooting star is so good. Red Velvet just released cosmic just released today and it’s amazing you will be blown away.

You should definitely check out their encore for their 1st win with Shooting Star. You really feel how much this song means to them.❤ I could listen to this all day and never get tired of it

This is the perfect track for the full album, I hope you support this and listen to the album its amazing

I’m crying every single time I watch this mv 🥲

There is a FULL album with this

IT IS AN OFFICIAL FULL KOREAN ALBUM ! They just performed their bside PROBLEM YESTERDAY AND ARE PLANNING TO PROMOTE IT UNTIL JUNE 30th ! Straight line was the title track for their first full japanese album as well with so many good bsides ! As fory reaction to shooting star, I think me being a kep1er fan since debut that followed them closely and knowing Mashiro & yeseo would leave after this made me cry so hard ! I actually saw them tease the choreography on k wave stage so most of the crying happened then. But the music video still brought me to tears in the first few listens. Now I just enjoy their vocals. I LOVE youngeun's parts as well. Her parts during the song and the performance are my favorite. So glad you enjoyed this song as much as fans did. I remember ither kep1ians saying that the song felt like a combination of their bsides " Back to the city " & " together forever " from their previous albums. So it's interesting you thought of le voya9e first !

It's a full album. Kep1er going on.

This is exactly what I wanted from this group from day 1.

This is the kind of concept I always wanted from them. I wish they had found this vibe earlier.

ahhh i've been waiting for this reaction! this comeback really had me so emotional it's hard to listen to the song or even the album without crying at some point (although don't lose your smile from kep1going is still the most heartbreaking of their releases imo). i didn't realize how little they cut in the mv which is really interesting. it's also so nice to finally hear hiyyih's voice so much on a title track. it is like they finally recognized the true power and potential of 9 member kep1er at the very end of their contract... hopefully they are doing well in negotiations and have good promotions moving forward as 7 members and yeshiro get to shine a lot in limelight... v bittersweet.

I've been waiting for your reaction! I absolutely love this song. It's perfect, in my opinion. Love the video as well.

The most beautiful punch in the face. Everything about this song is in the title. I don't how to explain it better, but thankfully they did it for us. With what's going on with the group this track is perfect. Probably going to be on repeat endlessly and one of my personal favorite K-pop songs of all time. Top ten? Maybe, maybe not but it's a contender it just hits so hard. Kep1er needs to keep on this Straight Line and Shooting Star track though because these songs are a level up S-class type feel. So impressive.

This song makes me tear up everytime I hear it🥹

The only complain i have is that they could have given them the stage outfits and fit it into the mv instead of just THAT outfit 😭 its not givinnnggg, ALL their stage outfits are so much betterrrrr

FYI: This was written by Pixy‘s former producer Kevin!

even if this wasn't a goodbye to two members song, it's just so... beautiful

Damn boy! You've transformed.

Ugh im here sitting like a dummy trying to hold my tears while eating lmaoo. I haven't even been updated much with whats happening in kep1er but somehow they still managed to make my tear up like that. Definitely my favorite title track from them. It's sad that kep1er will no longer be complete but hey atleast we'll get to see them together for a longer time even though shiro and yeseo are gone.

Kep1er !!! They are TOP-NOTCH !!! 🔥🔥

What a M/V !! What a track !!!

i think both things are true. in a way it's obvious that wakeone did not give them the budget but it's definitely feels like the team said "we are going to do something amazing with what we have" and they did. it feels very earnest

Please check the album, it's sooooooooooo goood

This is hands down my favorite Kep1er song. Such a beautiful touching song. I hope they can release more songs similar to this in the future!

You should totally react to the full album it's so good!

u should react to some bsides of the full album like Last Carnival , flowers ,flutter ,your heart (def the longest title but ITS BEAUTIFUL AND MAGICAL OMGG ) , Curious and Double Up

god i always tear up when i listen to this song, it's crazy. their best song for sure

no but the way YOU shared made me cry for abit idk i guess the way you passionately shared your thoughts and feelings, its js idk it moved me. so thank you!🤍

That solo shot of Mashiro in the end is just a chef kiss. WakeOne really does wake up in the last OT9 comeback. I'm glad the company really knew already the perfect concept and recipe for Kep1er's success but it's also disappointing that the next comeback will be OT7

Shooting Star is my favorite Kep1er song/choreo by far❣️

OMG OMG BEEN WAITING FOR THIS OMG THANKYOUUUU

it's like a panorama🥲

how many times do I have to cry for this music video? how many i cant count

ive been waiting for this

Kep1er is amazing and I'm really liking the song and vocal melodies and ad-libs arrangement into the chorus very well produced

This was supposed to be a disbandment song and its really perfect. My favorite release of theirs yet

Bro been waiting for your reaction ❤❤

I'm crying. I have been following their entire evolution since gp999, it has been an amazing experience. Kep1ian

Please do the goodbye MV of Weki Meki.

Mashiro and Yeseo will be added to Limelight as the rumor said. I hope you will continue leaving reactions to Limelight. The fans enjoyed your reaction and i'm looking forward to see your reaction to their TA-DA MV which is the last comeback as trio.

I don’t usually liked Kepler besides the debut song, but this song it’s A MA ZING!!!

당신의 슈팅스타 뮤직비디오 리액션을 기다렸습니다 ~ 저는 이 노래와 뮤직비디오를 보는 순간 가슴이 뭉클해서 눈물이 날려고 했습니다

1st was Panorama. Next is this song. Who said KPop can't be a sad song.

I also love love loveeee Curious!!! Pls have a listen❤

cool new hairstyle👍👍👍👍

nice

15:35 I think it's a mix of both, I don't doubt that wake one thinks "oh they are def going to start losing fans now so lets cut the budget" (not the first time they've done kep1er wrong lmao) so i think the actual team tried to do their best with what they had. Because the mv budget is undoubtedly much lower than during Giddy/Galileo ... argh

Been a while. You got slimmer

the song is perfect as their last song as ot9

i personally thought the mv was pretty lackluster - those shots of dayeon+hikaru and youngeun in space were especially atrocious to me. The song is so amazing it deserved a mv on the same level as the other ones :( The budget looks like it was the same as wadada and that makes me sad

This is a full album fyi not a single

commenting on the low budget, it feels like a dance performance video i just hope they at least had a story going on hinting at their journey from gp999 to now it would have tied everything together!! the camera work is really good but i wish we just had a story of them for them😞

This comeback is so good but so emotional ps. could you also react to the new six - fuego

SOTY contender!!!

Can someone tell me where his Staight Line reaction is? 😭

AAAAAAAAAAAA😢

what is it with disbandment tracks?????????? mago and now this

Song and girls are damn good,but mv is low budget,so sad.girls deserve better

please react to txt deja vu😢

not them making a good song at the finals

If i have to be honest, you can do commentary for six minutes max after rewatching. The problem is the interaction with fans or patreon really isn’t that engaging as it uses to. I feel your passion but the level of engagement for people watching isn’t what i expected (which is more).

"there's no album attached to it" ok fake fan