I’m a 74 years old Japanese male and 56 years of soul music fan and also an ALPHA. They did it! They eventually sang genuine SOUL MUSIC. This VOX #5 made me cry truly❤
Hinata’s song was recorded during the shooting star era, that’s why her hair was still pink. Their videos reflect the location of each song. Hinata is in Korea, Juria in Japan and Chisa in the US. Chisa did the MJ cover since fans asked for it when she did an impromptu performance during an interview, song association from the variety show called the herald in Korea. So it was a big surprise that they gave us this. Again guys, thank you for always showing love and support for these talented women.
Thank you for the reaction! The Shape of My Heart cover is a remix of Utada Hikaru "Never Let Go" and Craig David "Rise and Fall (ft. Sting)." Both obtained permission from Sting to sample IIRC. Utada Hikaru is a Legend in Asia for Japanese Pop music. In 1999, when she was 15/16, her first Japanese album First Love debuted and changed the shape of Japan's music scene by incorporating R&B into Japanese pop music. It's still the highest sold album in Japan today.
Bro, BIG thanks, for bringing that nugget of information to those that don't know! I was a HUGE fan of Miss Utada Hikaru, back in the day, and her first three albums were PURE 🔥!!!! Shout out to Juria, for channeling Miss Utada!!!!! Her performance was Amazing!!!!!😍🤩😍🤩🤩
JURIA’s vocals on her cover blew me away. 😳🎼🇯🇵❤️ CHISA’s cover of the king 👑 of Pop..”Rock With You” on his passing anniversary. HINATA has been practicing her song cover since her trying days. XG has the best VOX line. Thank you all for reacting to this Incredible Global Girl Group. 🙋🏻♀️🎼🇯🇵🇺🇸🐺
For as talented as they are (and to be sure they are otherworldly talented) the route that they are taking is so unique in this day and age and I am mad impressed by them. I remember back in the day, artists would put in work and pay tribute to those who came before, then they would blaze their own trail. Tell me all these XG Tapes & Vox's are them doing just that, paying homage to those who came before. But it's also them putting in the work to show n prove that it's not just words. It's not a group "concept" per se. Stripping it down to basics, you have a Japanese girl group, not just trying to make a R&B or hip-hop sounding track or two, but trying to make actual in-roads into the community. It could have been met with skepticism (look - the world is how the world is) but these tapes, performances, and SONG CHOICES (shout out to them and the team on these selections) are really proving they are genuine about their love and respect for R&B and hip-hop. I hope they continue down this path because what they are doing is exactly what I have been missing from music for a long time.
I was trying to think what song they would cover. I actually have a r&b girl group playlist so I would listen to it thinking what suit them best. No scrubs was nowhere on my radar lol. They killed it! Both their solos and the group. In my honest opinion, thinking they should’ve went with SWV “Rain”. It fits the vibe and would show off their voices more.
You guys are the best reaction critics for XG. Ya'll understand kpop. And not to age yall, but yall are familiar with old school throwbacks/classics. Having the knowledge of both is a fire combo allowing yall to give contextual feedback and reviews.
Performed by HINATA Original Track: Kriz - Bad (ft. WOODZ) Performed by JURIA Original Track: Shape Of My Heart (STING × UTADA HIKARU × CRAIG DAVID )REMIXX Performed by CHISA Original Track: Michael Jackson - Rock With You Performed by HINATA, JURIA, CHISA Original Track: TLC - No Scrubs
It's not going to mean much to anyone else, but I'm a huge UTADA stan. I thought Juria's cover of Never Let Go was spot on. Highlight of the whole video for me.
😌 I want them to do 3LW - No more. 😭 I don’t know who’s gonna do Kiely part but ahh they gotta hit them “promises” right 😂 Each individual performance was done at different locations, representing their 3 markets. Hinata - Korea (I this was filmed during the shooting Star era and that’s why her hair is pink) Juria - Japan (filmed when they went and did Kcon Japan) Chisa - US (HITC NY) Group - US (somewhere in the NY jungle) Simon had that master plan.
1:35 This right here fits the XG R&B ASTHETIC within American culture to me being that, that is what they are shooting for due to previous Comebacks. I could be be wrong though. I don't think I am buuuut I could be. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉FAMILY!❤❤❤❤
the title of this video is a play on “Glee Club” in schools and whatnot since they’re performing original covers. So it’s X-Glee Club. Clever name. XG and XGALX are constantly feeding ALPHAZ around the world. 🫶🐺
They had to do TLC… but I’m glad we got to hear Hinata’s lower register. Juria and Chisa keep doin what they do… This group is unreal - so much talent. I’m OT 7, but these 3 are my main bias wreckers since day 1 - and that has not changed.
Lucid Dreams is the sample that was used for that song that’s why they mentioned Sting doesn’t play with copyrights. But in this case he doesn’t have cause he stole those cords used from a song called Dust in the Wind made by Kansas. Kansas borrowed that melody from a song called Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
다음의 신곡 앨범의 공개 후에도 이들의 인기가 안오르면 에이백스측이 그룹 해산이 내부에서 논의에 들어갈것이다 내 생각에는 데뷔하고서 2년 시점이 그 리미트이다.. 글고 이 그룹이 다른 엔터사로 이적은 거의 불가능... 누가 살것인가??? ,,,일본내의 인기도 심각하게 낮아 .. 케이팝의 뉴진스 보다 낮은 인기라고 한국내에서 전혀 안팔린다 한국내 이들 안티가 어마 어마 하다 그룹이 해산시 몇명은 솔로가수로 나오고 할테지 그리고 이 그룹은 에이백스가 소유자 이다 사이몬은 단순 임원급에 불과
This is such a random and (sorry) stupid worry 😂 bc they will never be bought. Simon build the company exclusively to set his own gg with years of vision. And their investor is AVEX tho, one of the biggest music companies in Japan.
@@Kikicking I didn’t know Avex was a big company. Looks like they will be fine then. Only reason I brought it up was that Warner Korea was trying to buy the group Fifty Fifty or their label I should say.