FUNFACTS : AKMU donated all their 3M prized money from kpopstar to charity, their reason? they said they only want to have food to eat, buy clothes and shoes they like thats why they join the contest. And they already recieved those so they want to share the money to others who needes it the most...
I didn't even know "I'm Different" was a duo song when I first heard it. I was vibin' out so much to it when Lee Hi performed it on her Killing Voice that I probably had stopped reading the song info on the screen. 😂
I understand (ak-moo) the duo was homeschooled in Mongolia by missionary parents. The brother & sister had only each other. Also, when her brother went into the military she began her solo career.
You definitely need to do a part 2 for AKMU cuz they have soooooo *MANY* more good songs for eg • Re-Bye • Happening • Melted (which has a very deep meaning) • How can I love the heartbreak … • Suhyun’s solo Alien • Everest Etc etc etc Literally anything they release is a bop 🎉😭❤❤
Caitlin, I can't thank you enough for this dive into AKMU's music They are artists to their core and true to their name, Akdong Musician which means musician for children, writing about the journey of life with a whimsical lens that matured over the years They were the first Kpop discography that I downloaded and listened to all the time in 2014 after they won Kpop star 2, and have dropped nothing but quality music since
One of the most talented siblings!!! I love their songs 🥺 thank you for this Caitlin. Btw my favorite song from them is HOW CAN I LOVE THE HEARTBREAK (the title says it all, its totally heart breaking but so so beautiful) i hope you enjoy more of their music!
@@caitlinbensonn hahaha!!😂 I love that when you're not sure about it you try to look it up for clarification. It's crazy that they have Bobby featuring this song and him and Jisoo acting on it!
Thank you for reacting to AKMU!!! As a fan of AKMU, I really enjoyed your reaction and am glad you appreciate them! They are a breathe of fresh air in YG. :D Let me provide you some notes/clarifications on the MVs: The events of 200% MV happened before Give Love MV - In 200%, Suhyun was infuated with the guy unfortunately she got friendzoned. During the whole MV, Suhyun pretends to be the guy's girlfriend and temporarily forgets the girl in the scene. In Give Love, Suhyun plays the 3rd wheel, basically tagging along to the two wherever they go. The song/MV is basically asking to give them (akmu) love. In the end, Suhyun founds out that the girlfriend is actually the guy's sister. Chanyuk follows the girl at the end, the same manner as suhyun was. Dinosaur MV - it is about Chanhyuk's dream that a dinosaur wrecked their home. However, there is a theory that the dinosaur symbolizes the tax collectors that would go and make noise in their house every night when they lived in mongolia (they live there till kpop star). Dinosaur is rarely performed because the chorus is even difficult for suhyun to sing. Nevertheless, she can sing it live. Nakka MV - IU wasn't in the MV. :( Nakka meant Fall - it was more about promising to always be at the side of someone who is going through a hard time. In the MV, they say that if look at a different angle, falling down seems to be falling up. :))) Nakka Mv is somewhat connected to the other MVs in the Next Episode Album. (they made MVs for all of the songs in the album) Hope you can check out akmu's ballads - How Can I Love The Heartbreak, You're The One I Love, Melted, battlefield, and Last Goodbye are top tiers!!!
Also a big AKMU fan. Think you meant Mongolia... think your spellcheck corrected it to Magnolia !!! Kekw Yes Akmu' ballads are very well crafted and produced. I also love all Suhyun solo work including the BeginAgain shows. One of my favourite ever songs is her version of "If I Leave".. its haunting...
AKMU is not that big globally in the kpop scene but they are super huge in korea, AKMU IU, and other ballad trot singers are the ones doninating the charts there. So glad youre discovering them rn ❤ personal faves are Melting, Time and Fallen Leaves, and How Can I Love the Heartbreak tho you can check them out on your personal time when you want. Have a great day!
Btw for Give Love, when Suhyun reads the girl’s texts she realizes the boy is the girl’s brother not her boyfriend due to his name in her phone. Then it shows that, when Suhyun wasn’t looking, the were acting more like siblings than a couple. So in the end Suhyun makes her move
Finally AKMU!! I think ppl tend to forget that AKMU has been a part of YGE since 2013/2014. They are not typical YGE style, but at the same time their storytelling and FRESH music is also very YGE too despite being different from other YGE groups. Chanhyuk literally is a genius composer! My goodness the diverse genres that this guy produces is just INSANNEEE! Ohh so Caitlin, you watched their debut MVs backwards LOL! You were supposed to watch “200%” first and then “Give Love” was the continuation. But yeah Suhyun became infatuated with the guy (who is popular actor Nam Joo Hyuk, who at that time was just a YGE model not actor yet). Throughout 200% she’s living in her own world where it’s just her and the guy, but in reality the girl was there the whole time. Fast forward to Give Love, she befriends the girl to get closer to the guy..kind of competing for his attention. In the end, she finds out through the girl’s phone and text with the guy is that they are actually siblings..not a couple. Then you see their sibling energy (the hard pushing/teasing). Suhyun is relieved and makes her move on the guy, while Chanhyuk shows interests in the guy’s sister. 😂 Yep! Suhyun has a solo and Chanhyuk just had his solo debut and released a full solo album too. You can check it out on your free time. But yeah that is AKMU for you, they’re very well known, loved, and respected in SKOREA. Totally underrated internationally though, but again YGE doesn’t really promote them overseas/internationally. 😆
Hello Caitlin, the girl singing with Suhyun in "I'm Different" is Lee Hi, one of the most crazy voice of Korea. She was also a YG artist until 2019 but I'm not sure you included her in your label view
For insight Dinosaur is about the struggles they went through as a family. They weren’t privileged so they dealt with a lot of people coming to their house to get money from their parents hence the dinosaurs which were the bad people that came to their house.
Dinosaur used to be my feel good music and after reading this I don't think I'll feel good listening to it again. I guess I'll cry everytime I'll listen to it.
Actually they said people interpreted like this but they never had people coming after money in their house or something 😅 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Q_lpANegT0.html they talk about it in this video I linked. Timestamp ~9:50
Lee hi is great she has a rnb jazzy soul vibe with great vocals. I recommend Only. She has 3 songs with B.i and they are all soo good. As for AKMU I recommend How Can I love the heartbreak you're the one I love, and Hey kid close your eyes. Those songs are stunning. Their solo stuff is fun as well
if you ever want to react/listen to them again, I can highly recommend: Melted Hey Kid, close your eyes and honestly all of the new Collaboration Album that one was mindchanging for me. Also they sang Nakka with IU on IUs Palette which is beautiful! And Chanhyuks solo Panorama is great to. I feel like he has evolved a lot musically in revent years and I‘m loving their new sound and especially their „darker“ songs!
Chanhyuk is even FUNNIER now! 😂😂 The videos he post in his RU-vid lmaoooo.. Also I think he have a live performance while he is literally getting a haircut 😂😂
FR, he's a meme now. And I was supposed to almost cry with Caitlin at the dinosaur mv but the Dinosaur ver2 just keeps playing in my head 🥲. Dinosaur dinosaur daynosoooowr D I N O S A U R, i can't unhear it 😭
on give love and 200% the other girl isn't the guy's girlfriend but his sister 😂 the right order to watch the MV is 200% first and then Give Love, on the end of Give Love, Suhyun found out that the guy he likes and the other girl are siblings (just a fact the guy playing on both give love and 200% is Nam Joohyuk an actor under YG, but left the entertainment long ago) thank you so much for this reaction! AKMU never realease bad songs
ohmygooood I’m not sure if LeeHi is in your lineup too, but if not I hope you can check her out in AOMG label views since she’s there now, she’s labelmates now with Youngjae of Got7 and other Khiphop artists
They have a interesting back story and childhood. Among others, grew up poor, partially in Mongolia, home-schooled, etc.. which may explain how you end up forming a band with your brother/sister
Suhyun has one of the most amazing, cleanest, and clearest voices I have ever heard. Her voice has a character of its own and it gives so much color to whatever song she's singing. And Chanhyuk is without a doubt such a great songwriter, and producer. He knows best how to use their voices to make a masterpiece. They truly are musicians. Them singing together sound so magical. I guess it's the blood relationship they have with each other that makes their performances so unexplainably marvelous. Thank you so much for reacting to them ❤️ I hope you can also watch them in Knowing Brothers where they were asked to make songs on the spot just from the pages of the books randomly lying around the set of that show. It was mind-blowing!
AKMU just produces healing music, I just love love them, their music is top quality, lyrics....you sometimes have to scratch your head because of all the metaphors...all their albums are hits!! they are hilarious in interviews....
Actually 200% goes first then Give Love ~ lol its a continuation of the previous MV.. Actually in "200%" suhyun had a crush on Nam Joo Hyuk (The actor on the MV) .. and she thought he was dating the actress on the MV.. then on the "Give Love" MV she kept being the third wheel .. then around the end she saw the Actress' phone and found out that Nam Joo Hyuk and the Girl actress were siblings.. That's why she was super happy ... and around the end Chanhyuk ends up doing what his sister is doing, now going after the girl Actress 😂
yay, so glad you reacted to their videos, love AKMU since Kpop star. if anybody reading this is also new to akmu - you should totally watch their audition video, the entire audience fell in love with them straight away. also, more recently, since chanhyuk got released from the military, they went to the show knowing brother and literally wrote songs on the spot based on random book pages. the talent they have is unreal
Great music from great talents! I am a Dinosaur enthusiast. I remembered when Dinosaur MV teasers came out - I seriously wondered what the heck they're going to sing about. Then when I watched the MV and read the lyrics - I was bawling. The bridge of this song is perfection. There were many "theories" on what the song is about - but I think it can be interpreted in any way. Which makes it more beautiful and brilliant. It's really one of my favorite songs ever. Thank you for this AKMU reaction.💕
omg more AKMU pleeeeeese they are the best duo on the planet my favorite songs are melted, whale , re-bye , chocolady, chantey , freedom AKMU IS THE FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I just started the video but I JUST NEED to comment first! because! OMG??????!!! I never expected to see AKMU on your channel!!! They are like one of the most talented duo in the universe!! I'm SO excited!!!! AND!!! NAKKA!!! WITH IU!!!!
OH MY GOOOOD I LOVE AKMU! In fact, they're the reason why I'm interested in K-Artists in the first place. My friend rec them to me back in 2017 and I've been a fan ever since. I think they're still underappreciated especially outside of South Korea. Both are amazing performers. Suhyun is one of the best voice of Korean female singer in my opinion and Chanhyuk is literally a genius composer. They have great lyrics and NOT EVEN ONE BAD SONG. They sit on a table together with BTS (my utl group) as highly talented and artistic artists in my vocabulary!
You should check out COLLABORATION album, this album is out of ten. For me, their songs are fire 🔥 If you have time, you should check out all ❤ pass to now
OMG im so happy that you reacting this DUO TALENTED SIBLING. If im not mistaken, i've read at somewhere, dinosaur is a song that describe their childhood frequented by rude debt collectors. So the dinosaur means debt collectors itself. And i recommend to you some of their songs who is also masterpiece like Melted; How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love; Re-Bye. Thank u
Others have explained some of the MVs in other comments so I'll just tack on some more info about AKMU! Chanhyuk is extremely respected in SK as a musician, a soldier, and an author. He enlisted relatively early into their career voluntarily into the Marine Corps and is a senior in that branch to others like SHINee's Minho, U-Kiss's Hoon, and Infinite's Myungsoo. As for being an author, during the album prep for 'Sailing' (2019), their A&R asked him to write the backstory/process for the songs and what went through his head while writing/producing and it became so involved that he decided to just make it into a full-fledged connected novel that ended up being a best-seller of 2019! Immensely talented man & of course we can't forget how talented Suhyun is as well! Def hope you can react to them more in the future whenever you can manage to get them in eventually, we know you're busy and grinding away girl! This reaction to them was such a nice treat, especially seeing you enjoying them so much! Also def need to add in the promo for Lee Hi (other half of Hi Suhyun from the first MV) if you haven't already planned her for your (former) YG lineup -- woman has such a unique identifiable voice & has put out great hits and collabs over the years.
Because of this video I am encouraged to listen to their recent album and chanhyuk's solo and just WOW. They are just musical geniuses. Thank you Caitlin!
Thanks for this reaction, they are literrally my fav duo ever & their songs is just really good..... kinda sad that u don't include 'Melted' cuz it is really one of the only kpop songs that can make me cry + "How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love" it is one of the most famous songs by them that it got stuck at the korean chart for so long maybe even till now lol they still in there lol but its okay hope u will react to it sometimes in the future :))). Btw in my opinion Lee Chanhyuk is one of the best producer that YG ever have along with Teddy & Gdragon. That man is just a genius, his lyrics specially for me really interesting (theres so much meaning behind it/playing words & he always get compliment for that from knets/critics/other musician)
Akmu are soooo naturally talented 😭Lee Su Hyuns vocals are crazy good live too. Not offended at all with the Mamamoo comparison bc they're both great live and their retro/jazz vibes are perfection. I'm a moomoo but I stan talent so ofc Akmu gotta be in there!! Lol Some other names from that Kpop star show: Lee Hi Lily - Nmixx Bang Yedam - former Treasure Chaeryeong - Itzy Chaeyeon - former iz*one now solo And many more but I remember watching them on Kpop Star and they were just Itty bitty babies. Theyve all come far 🥲
I love that you gave akmu a chance, suhyun is my favorite singer, she's is on another level, akmu is worth a look into just for a listening to good music everyday kinda thing
Akmu are sooo good, I remember how obsessed I was with NAKKA😭😭😭 Also you should check LeeHi... her voice is greaaat and her music leans towards RnB (I recommend 'ONLY' and 'Savior' so people get engaged) haha) There's also a live version of 'I'm different' and the vocals hit waaaaay more than the studio 😖
In an industry that values beautiful people, I admire YG for giving a home to talented people who do not really fit the Korean beauty standards (Psy, Daesung, Epik High, CL, Minzy, AKMU...) and propelling them to success and popularity solely with their talents.
Dinosaur is one of my faves from this duo. Kindly react as well to my other faves HOW CAN I LOVE THE HEARTBREAK, YOU’RE THE ONE I LOVE and HEY KID, CLOSE YOUR EYES. Thanks for making YG Entertainment as your series 1 featured entertainment company. You can react as well to their solo songs.
MY CHILDREN! Their music is always top tier. I don't know if someone already explained, but Dinosaur talks about when they were children and debt collectors came to their house to break everything or something like that...
That's actually just a fan theory and they said it's not true 😂 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Q_lpANegT0.html they talk about it in this some time after singing Dinosaur
I'm still not done watching but I'm so so happy you finally know about AKMU!! And I know you have a lot on your plate right now but I hope in the future you can listen to more of their songs because their music is literally top tier!! With Chanhyuk's genius mind and Suhyun's amazing voice a perfect song will always come out so I hope you can have time in the future to check them out again!!
I don't know much about AKMU, I've heard Suhyun sing because she was in a show with Onew (SHINee) where they were in charge of a restaurant at the beach and they had to sing live for the customers ("sea of hope" I think it was called)...And I only have watched Chanhyuk on the YG ep of Game Caterers… was really fun. I really enjoyed this video, definitely going to check more of them. I'm reading the coments to know what songs I should check first lol
As an AKMU fan since 2016 ( I will flex) I am so happy to see people still reacting to AKMU. If u ever want to react/listen to more in ur own time, I would recommend Around, Play Ugly, Hey kid close your eyes, Melted, re bye and how people move.
caitlin!! im so so glad you checked out akmu! i've been a fan of them since debut and they are TRUE musical prodigies! they're so loved in south korea and it's no wonder because they're so incredibly talented. this video was a treat, thanks so much for your hard work
love that your reacting to AKMU, they really are such a talented duo. my favourite song by them is Dinosaur and How can I love the Heartbreak, hopefully when or if you get back round to Akmu you can listen to this. i think you'd love it.
it's nice to see their growth when they sing those old songs as adults now. their song melted sounds really different from their performance when they were kids to when they performed it again a year or so ago. lee hi and suhyun also performed i'm different again a couple of years ago and it was great to see how they've grown up to be such talented women
I love the fact that you asked "is it the same group???" while listening to NAKKA, and you're right. NAKKA was released after Chanhyuk's enlistment, while the rest of the songs before it. So it makes sense that their sound changed and matured A LOT after he returned back from enlistment. He talked about how it influenced him. 'Sailing' - the album released after he returned, is still one of my very favourite albums of aaaaaall artists I know.
Omg, it's so cool that you reacted to AKMU. They're both so talented. Since you also liked his voice (Lee Chanhyuk) a lot and liked how goofy he is, you should definitely check out his song+MV "Panorama" from his new akbum ERROR. It's a crazy good song, he isn't considered a genius for nothing ;))))
