YOUTUBERS REACT TO K-Pop #5

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♪ (dramatic chord) ♪

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♪ (reverberating EDM) ♪

- ♪ She got me gone crazy ♪
- K-pop.

- More K-pop. I'm always
down for my K-pop.

- (Dan) ♪ K-pop time! ♪

- It wouldn't be the Fine Bros
without some K-pop, would it?

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- Nine? Is there nine people here?

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

♪ Don't be afraid ♪

♪ Love is the way ♪

♪ Shawty, I got it ♪

♪ You can call me monster ♪

♪ I'm creeping in your heart, babe ♪
- I love this chorus.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- "Swallow it"?

- Whoa. "I steal you."

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
(laughter)

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- Hey. His piercings are,
like, really weird.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- These lyrics are scary.

- ♪ You call me monster ♪

- I kinda love it.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- These sets are really
impressive; I'm not gonna lie.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- Shit's about to get real, isn't it?
- ♪ I'm sorry ♪

♪ You make me so crazy ♪

- Chivalry is dead, kids.
- ♪ You know you do ♪

♪ Yeah (rapping in Korean) ♪

- Uhh, yeah.

- Breaking it down now.

- So now it's gone into rap?

- ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪

- Token rapper.
- ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪

- ♪ You can call me monster ♪

- Oh my god, I just want
to download this song. It's epic.

- This is, like, well made. This is good.

- ♪ You call me monster ♪

- They're all arrested bad boys.

- ♪ Creeping, creeping ♪
- Goodness gracious.

They got some dancing
skills, that's for sure.

- "Creeping." What is he doing?
Is he stalking someone?

- ♪ Oh-ho, creeping ♪
- (gasps)

So it was a fake. It was a fake piercing,

'cause he ripped it off.
(laughter)

(applause)

- That was intense. Okay, I like that.

- The music is great.

That's some good production
going on there. That was a cool beat.

- You guys have shown me
so many K-pop groups,

it's like, I'm kinda like
used to it now, you know?

Nothing's really surprising me.

- Yes, rock climbing.

♪ (exuberant synthpop) ♪
- The colors, man. They're so good.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- Yes, pastel on point.

- Much more poppier.

- ♪ We here to rock the show ♪

♪ Get ready, we'll let you know ♪

- This is much better.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

♪ I got you, boy ♪
- I like this one.

- ♪ We are the dream girls, dream girls ♪

- I love it.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- What is happening?

- ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪

- Token rapper; good to know. Okay.
- More rapping.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- Just be yourself.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- If stocking it at the
grocery store is not you,

don't do you, boo-boo.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

♪ We are the dream girls ♪
- It's so colorful. It makes me happy.

- ♪ ...dream girls ♪
- I'd want to be a dreamy girl.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- I won't give up. I keep on believing.

- ♪ Trust yourself and don't give up ♪

- It's kind of weird, 'cause
they're struggling with everything.

Then all of a sudden, they're
just like, "We're the dream"--

- (laughing)
- They're, like, perfect.

- Hang in there.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- (affectionately) Aw.

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- Bake that cake. Jump those steps.

- She just ran probably two miles.

♪ (song wraps up) ♪
And they still look flawless.

- Ah, the other one was better.
The first song was better.

- You know what? That had a nice message,

it teaches kids to be
themselves, and it's catchy.

- (Finebros) So now we're mixing it up,

and this is actually gonna be K-hip hop.
- Oh wow.

- K-hip hop. Now, this sounds
interesting. I like some hip hop.

- Oh, okay.

♪ (Keith Ape, "It G Ma") ♪
Oooh yeah!

- ♪ Squad shit ♪
- Oh...

- ♪ It G Ma! ♪
- It's getting serious.

- ♪ Squad shit ♪

- Oh!
- Squad shit!

- ♪ It G Ma! ♪
(eerie shriek)

♪ Woo! ♪
- (shocked chuckle)

- ♪ Underwater squad! ♪

- Oh my god, no.
It's like Korean Yung Lean.

- ♪ It G Ma, It G Ma,
(singing in Korean) ♪

- Interesting.

- I know this song. It G Ma, man!

- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪

- ♪ Motha[bleep] y'all
can't feel my pain ♪

- This song reminds me of
Tyler, The Creator, for some reason.

- ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪

- Is that supposed to be
frightening or like cool?

- Mm-hmm.

(singing along) ♪ Underwater squad ♪

- ♪ Underwater squad ♪
- Underwater squad?

- (shrill) ♪ Squad! ♪
- (shrill) Squad!

- I don't like the, "Bah!"

- Think I'd rather go back to K-pop.

- ♪ Orca ninjas go rambo ♪
- ♪ Rambo ♪

- "Orca ninjas go rambo"?

- (laughs giddily)

- This is, like, absurd.

- ♪ No, no, no (rapping) ♪

- It's like Japanese
and Korean in this song.

- ♪ Tashiro janai ♪

- I love his tat.

- Is that Mona Lisa or something?

- ♪ (rapping) ♪
- Is this popular in Korea?

♪ (song ends, eerie
dolphin-like squeaking) ♪

- Ugh, I feel a bit sick from this camera.

- Nice grills, dude.

- Whoa. That was epic.

- (imitates buzzer)
That was the worst one.

- (imitates buzzer)

- I did not like that one as much.
(laughs suddenly)

Mainly 'cause of the, "Ah!"

- (shrill) ♪ Squad! ♪
♪ (dramatic chord) ♪

- (Finebros) So prior to today,
how familiar were you with K-pop?

- Um, I knew of it.
I know it's, like, massive.

- Maybe I've looked at a video
for 10 or 15 seconds

and then been like,
"Ah, just can't do it."

- I don't think I've ever
seen a music video,

like a K-pop music video.
So that was really cool.

- I just kinda wait
until you guys call me in,

and then that is the extent
of my K-pop experience right there.

- I haven't been keeping up with it,

just because now K-pop fandom
is just so huge, it's a life.

And I'm just in so deep
with so many other fandoms,

I'm like, I have to dabble in K-pop.

I can't fall down the K-hole.

- Bro, oh my-- can we talk
about that last time?

If you guys have some good K-pop,
please send it to me.

Tweet it to me right now.

My feed is still going crazy to this day.

A lot of BTS. I have checked out some BTS.

- (Finebros) So first band
we showed you this time,

the song was called "Monster,"
and it's by Exo.

- Exo.
- Exo, I'm a fan.

- I've heard of Exo, because
Teens React reacted to Exo.

And somebody on Teens React

said that I looked like
one of the members.

And ever since that happened,

I have gotten millions of tweets
and tumbles and everything.

I wasn't even involved in this.

- (Finebros) And that single
is the group's first

to be number one on the Billboard
world digital charts.

- Damn!
- Damn.

- (Finebros) What'd you think
about that song and video?

- I thought it was all right.

I thought the dancing was quite cool.

- I didn't necessarily get
so hooked on the song.

But I'd be definitely
willing to listen to more.

- What's not to like, you know?

A bunch of pretty Korean
boys with colored hair?

- I liked it. I mean, the video itself
engrossed me wanting more.

- I really liked it. The boys
were cute... and talented.

- (Finebros) The next song
was the girl group I.O.I...

- I.O.I. Lots of letters.

- What is up with these
abbreviations, man?

- (Finebros) ...which
stands for "Ideal of Idol."

- All right.

- (Finebros) And their song
is called "Dream Girls."

What'd you think about that?
- Super poppy.

A little too poppy for my taste.

- It was very dreamy.
I liked the color saturation.

- That song and the message,

I would be very happy for my
eight-year-old sister to hear that.

- They were a little bit rubbish
at what they were trying to do.

And then they kept at it,
and they followed their dreams.

And then they got better.
So I actually quite liked that.

- (Finebros) I.O.I was put
together on a reality show.

where the 11 members
were chosen out of a pool

of 101 singers from different
entertainment companies

and then put together into this band.
- Really?

- Oh, that's awesome.
- Wow, cool.

- That sounds really confusing,

business-wise.
- Sounds like a lot of contractual drama.

- It's a unique thing.
- They represent teamwork.

- Okay. Oh, and that's what
their song was about. Teamwork.

- They're just like,
♪ All our labels get along ♪

- (Finebros) So the last video
was some Korean hip hop.

- That was weird.

- That was awesome.

- (Finebros) The song was
"It G Ma" by Keith Ape,

featuring several K-hip hop artists.

What did you think about that one?

- I just couldn't take it seriously.

Is it bad to say it just seemed
like they were trying too hard?

- They focused on a lot of weird noises.

- It had elements that
you would definitely hear in jams

here in this country, you know, hip hop.

But it definitely had
some of its own flavor

that was really cool to hear infused.

- Someone showed me "It G Ma."

And at first, I was like, "What is this?"

But you can't help but get into it.

- (Finebros) Every year, we talk about

how big Korean music is getting.

And once again, this was a huge year.

What do you think about
the fact that Korean music

is gaining more worldwide appeal
not just on the pop side

but also in the rap and hip hop side?

- It just shows that they're talented.

- I love the fact that it can
expand on other genres.

What I'm looking forward
now is Korean country.

- I want to see Gucci Mane
and a few of those guys

go over there and try to start
collabing with these guys.

- K-pop has gotten
a lot more edgy and urban.

- I don't think it's a bad thing.
- No.

- They're branching out,
and they're trying new things.

And they're expanding
to different genres of music.

So I think that's cool.

- K-pop is so cookie-cutter,

and controversial things
are kind of touchy.

I think it's interesting that

the more aggressive stuff
is kind of making a move.

- K-pop paved the way
into those other genres.

People are now looking more into it

and paying more attention to that.

- YouTube is definitely the one thing
that is helping new artists

and new genres find an audience,
because without it,

I wouldn't know of half the things

I like to watch or listen to today.

- (Finebros) So we put
subtitles on the videos.

Did you like having them there?
- I liked having subtitles.

It's a full package
when you listen to music.

It's the lyrics, it's the visuals.

And I liked having all of that.

- I'm a songwriter.
I like to listen to lyrics

and think, "What did you mean by that?"

- I always watch things with
subtitles, so I'm okay with it.

It didn't distract me.
- We watch English movies with subtitles.

- I would've preferred no subtitles.

- I totally wished that
there weren't subtitles.

- Yeah.
- I want to watch it visually.

I want to not know what's going on.
I want it to be absurd.

- I don't like knowing
what they're saying.

It's like an anime intro.

If you see what they're saying,
it just ruins the song.

- I'm gonna be blunt.
Some of the lyrics are pretty crap.

So maybe they shouldn't
'cause before you'd be like,

"Damn, I'm into this." Then you're like...

Mm.
- (imitates buzzer)

- (Finebros) Finally, we end this episode

like we always do when we cover K-pop.

Now that you've been exposed to it,

do you think you will find yourself

checking out any more Korean music?

- I'd say... there's a 50% chance.

- After this time, I'm
gonna have to get into Exo.

Especially 'cause of our history together.

- I will go home and have
a little YouTube sesh on some K-pop,

because I thought it was quite sweet.

Maybe not Korean hip hop.

- If my supporters want me
to do some K-pop, I would try it out.

I think doing anything
is fun, once, at least.

You guys tell me which
a cappella I need to do.

- I'm just gonna stop
giving you false promises.

I don't think it's gonna happen.

The only time I listen to K-pop
is with the Fine Bros.

That's the new thing that's happening.
- It's a tradition.

- Yeah.
- Now keep it up.

- Thank you so much
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- (deep voice) Peace.
- We'll see you later.

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