Agree! Jared and Jordan is the BEST BTS reactor I've ever watched on the internet, PERIOD. It's like a breath of fresh air. After seeing too many horrible reactors who are either fake, overreacting, and complimenting everything, or the ones who seem like they hate to even do reactions, make only shallow comments, don't even pay attention, especially the group reactors who are just talking and giggling among themselves, missing every important part just like that, and made me questioning: "What's the point of reacting if you're just gonna behave like this?" And then suddenly finding Jared and Jordan, these genuine, smart, open-minded reactors who actually REACTS, and pay attention fully to every aspect of what they're reacting to, and dive deeper into every hidden meaning and symbolism of the MV, learn the lyric, the inspiration behind it, and so on. They're a whole package. Oh, how I wish every reactor were like them.
Omg yes!! 100% I absolutely love Jared and Jordan, I agree with everything you said, not just the best BTS reactors but the best reactors full stop. It’s not the same watching anyone else anymore and I don’t actually enjoy watching anyone else because they are just so genuine and amazing unlike most of the reactors that just do it for views. Jared and Jordan actually care and put so much time and effort into their reactions. Love them 💜
@@HoneySapphire That is amazing!! Welcome into what will be a long but incredible journey! Being Army is one of the best decisions I ever made and I hope you enjoy every little bit of your journey. If you ever have any questions or need advice on anything feel free to message me! I’ll help you or give you advice in the best way I can! 💜
For me the biggest red flag and immediate unfollow is when I see a reactor starting to make videos for their parteon of reactions to BTS's FREE content. like RunBTS wich is free and doesn't gets copyrighted, bangtan bombs, BTS episodes, even some army made funny videos and documentaries. It's just boils my blood knowing that BTS and army have all the hard work on making this content, release it for Free and this guys just sit on their chair don't even saying anything for the biggest part of the video and ask money from army to watch them watch free content. I just don't get it why army don't boycott and don't stop giving them money for them using other creators work...
Exactly! And some reactors that dont even support real content from bts and watch from illegal sites like bon voyage and released it to their patreon where armys are paying them.
i absolutely agree with this. a reaction channel that i used to watch decided to react to a guide to bts video and put it up on patreon. it really rubbed me the wrong way bc so many armys were asking them to react to it, so i felt like they were just taking advantage of the high demand. and the original creator of the guide made the video free and easily accessible for us in the first place for a reason, so why use it for your own gain?
@@wyanayeon They were good when they started but after they gained so many subscribers they changed a lot and annoying part they don't consider yt viewers opinions .
@@wyanayeonThanks for letting me know, I'm not one to follow people on YT mainly because of BTS content. The only ones I follow are Boracity and X celeste but I started following them... I'm going to unfollow them
Shikki is great and a joy to watch! He really loves BTS, shows no favouritism to any member and isn't in it for the money (even his Patreon is free). He does regular voting explanation videos to help everyone. Lovely guy and so full of enthusiasm!
i agree he might be the only real fan of bts reactors. and also the rate he was posting videos in. it was just like when i discovered bts i would swallow all content i could find all day long. you only do this because you love them and can´t wait to see more.
Plug for WhatchaGot2Say! They are as genuine as it gets. They are BTS exclusive and they have true love and respect for each one of the guys. Nico would fight tooth and nail for them if anyone messed with them.
They support each member and always point out their strengths while performing. They genuinely love and support BTS and to be honest it is them who really turn me on to BTS their funny but honest reactions.
Yes. He is the most genuine BTS reactor. He is truly an ARMY. He didn't take any cent from his videos. He put his content on patron for free just because he can't upload it in YT. I 💜 him
So many reaction channels gained their profits through BTS and armys intially and they never tried to learn about the boys and their music I'm so grateful that an actual army created this channel and revealed everything about this in one go 😂 i love it
I also enjoy Michael Beveraggi. He has always done album reviews of many different western artists and started when bts released their BE album. While he doesn't check on music videos, he listens to a bts album from start to finish (in my opinion very important for the message and concept) and checks out lyrics while commenting honestly about the music. But I experienced every type of reactor you mentioned. Also: the reactors that start of bts reactions to only boost their channel and you completely see that they just want to get more cloud.
Landon Mark is another great BTS reactor who genuinely fell down the rabbit hole and really takes a lot of care to curate his journey to experience BTS from start to finish (he literally created a road map of every single piece of BTS content available). Like… he didn’t watch MMA 2019 until he had reacted to every song through MOTS Persona… That’s dedication.
I love Landon! He’s one of the only ones I watch consistently. He is a genuine army and he cares about the guys and their music. Also if he doesn’t like something he will say it. He does react to other groups but that’s because he’s a music channel and has already reacted to pretty much every single bts song there is.
I'd like to think of Celeste as not just a reactor.. but actually part of the BTS universe lore.. like Cameron who is polarizing coz he isnt for everyone but part of the flip side of this BTS world. and JRE, these are OG Armys who has been fans for a very long time and help spread BTS greatness on youtube.
This is why I love watching Jared and Jordan. They are the first reactors I've seen do some prior research to what they're reacting to, so they have some context on what that thing is. They don't overreact, they sit there quietly and watch the video like most of us would, but they pause and make comments if they do find something that caught their attention. It's been wonderful watching their journey, and they add subtitles! An automatic plus for me, I can pay better attention since I can read along to what they say.
I'm broke so Patreon is not for me but J&J and JimGames are the ones who can take my money 😅 Their reactions are genuine and calm(?). I'm not a fan of overly excited people. I watch a lot of reactors but casually. J&J and Jim are my favourite and i think JohnRevesLive is going to the top of my list.
I don't mind non-fans profesionals focusing on their area of expertise in their reactions, I actually like it. And I don't mind constructive criticism of aspects of their performance that comes from people versed in that area. I don't want BTS, or anyone's performance to be something people are afraid to analyze in a honest non hateful way. I rarely watch reactions, but if I do, I look for substance, and like to learn something new.
I was coming here to agree with this. I think that this person's other points are valid, except for that one. Reactors only focusing on their area of expertise might not be your cup of tea for a BTS reaction video. However, when you click on a video from a vocal coach where all their other videos are about analyzing singing, it shouldn't be a surprise when that's what happens. I like it because these people won't necessarily become Army, but they will give objective reviews and come to respect their abilities.
I like some of the focused expertise analysers but most are too focused and it's ok to talk about you know but it's ok to look at it as a whole at times too. Like that camera dude he would have lost me along time ago. Like did you even like the song are you even listening it just watching the camera at all times. It's super annoying but at the same time BTS is a group that has so many aspects that can be dissected by itself it's to be expected.
TRUE. I actually like that camera angle explanation by Orig explores channel. It was quite eye-opening. We often know what our boys go through while filming bc of bangtan bombs but we don't get the side of people working with them on our fav MVs.
@@rin55 Sure. But they are a small production company and they have different people react to videos. The one in the video is their director so he talks and gives insights about technicalities of direction and camera, etc. So if you only want technical stuff then watch only his video. They can be quite lengthy at times.
Recently I discovered Knox Hill channel, a rapper, he is good in dissecting and understanding every lyrics of bts songs especially the rapline. I've watched lots of youtubers reacting to BTS and it's easy to determine who is fake, overreacting and authentic.
I love when the skeptics change their minds. I don't know why I like it so much. Maybe because I hate it when people make stupid assumptions and am glad when they decide to educate themselves. That being said, I can like any kind of reactor as long as I believe they're genuine. With the kpop or at least mainly kpop reaction channels, I have to note that they don't all do that just for views or to get noticed by some agency eventually... Maybe that's a naive thought of mine, but idk, some people just genuinely want to get to know all the kind of music there is. Like one of my favorite reactors is GOT Games and he reacts to a lot of kpop but it's not only that and I believe he genuinely just wants to discover great music, no matter where it's from. But yeah, Jared and Jordan's reactions are definitely one of the best too, if not the best. They're so thorough with everything.
Watchagot2say, gidkiddad, shiki & Mexinese family are the only ones I trust and love completely 💜they all seem genuine, really focus on bts and I loved that on gidkiddads first reaction I hated him, almost blocked him but now I’d say he’s had an amazing journey to watch.
I agree with almost everyone, my issue with gidkiddad is that he learned to love bts, and looked very genuine until recently where he only shows interest in certain members that he knows are more popular therefore more views for him, pay attention and you will notice. Unpopular opinion I know 😅
@@cinthia2287 hmmm ok. I honestly hadn’t noticed that. But i havent been watching recently as he seems to have moved on to other groups, which is fine but i really only listen to bts.
i think jared and Jordan's reactions are the best till day...when you were about to close the video i was wondering why you were not mentioning them..then you did..i loved that. ❤️
I 100% AGREE!!! Jared and Jordan are amazing genuine reactors. I hope more people react to our boys like they do. Thank you for making this great video.
Another thing to check for in reaction videos, check to make sure they are still currently reacting to BTS. When I first started watching reactions last year I found so many channels that came to an abrupt halt and were just dead channels with no warning or explanation, all in the same time period. I found out later that a big K-pop company had paid off a bunch of reactors to stop reacting to BTS. So now I make sure a reactor is still reacting to BTS before I start giving that channel views and traffic.
@@boracitymagazine you are very underrated but trust me your channel is gonna blow up soon, armys just haven’t found it yet but your content is great and it will get the recognition it deserves
Micheal Beveraggi is my fave reactor till date. He reacts to BTS in his own time and does not rush for when a comeback is still hot for view. He reacts to albums and actually tries to look at the song from BTS’s perspective. Tries to imagine what they where thinking or feeling when they made the song. I feel like I listen to BTS to the deep level that I do now from going through the albums with him. I reaaaaallllyyyy recommend
I had no idea some of these kpop reaction channels were being paid by other companies. Everything makes so much sense now. I always found it weird how these channels would do mostly BTS reactions and then out of nowhere start reacting and stanning every other group in existence. I mean how can you like every single song from every single group you hear? I kept wondering if they just had zero standards and couldn’t tell the diference between something exceptional and something okay (which, by the way, made their appreciation and praises for BTS seem worthless since they were given to everyone else, completely brushing over of what makes BTS’ music and art stand out). But now knowing they were probably being paid to give many of those other groups a chance explains it. And honestly, even if there are other talented groups out there, we know that keeping up with one group is hard, let alone several. It’s too time consuming, so the gymnastics those youtubers would have to be going through to actually truly enjoy and follow all of them is insane, and not very believable. The elephant in the room kind of insistence in treating them all the same and not showing “favoritism” also shows how it’s not very genuine. You’d inevitably like some more than others. So yeah.
Apart from the whitelisting part what makes u think only bts deserves the praise lol. Kpop groups are talented and diverse same level as bts stop with yalls superiorty complex
If you ever watch one of my reactions, I hope you enjoy it! I was told by my community that my thumbnail was in the video and that I should watch this. Very good points made, I will have to keep a lot of this in mind when I watch my favorite reactors listening to songs I like. I've gotten lots of flak for not liking a lot of BTS vocal line songs, I'm more into the rap side of BTS. Has this lost me viewers? Probably, but I'd rather have people watch me who appreciate my honesty than the alternative. Keep up the great work on your videos, I can tell you put in a lot of work!
I love you reactions, you are honest and very respectful 💜and also I really appreciate that you are one of the few that understand that music is subjective and the fact that we don't like a song doesn't make it bad, it's just that it's not our taste, not many people understand that.
@@DestructiveMediaYT Love your reactions! I'm your follower cuz you are genuine. I feel that you have opened up more for the vocal line during your BTS' journey. I'm an ARMY who really appreciates your efforts on knowing more and more about our boys! You don't need to feel anxious about your reactions, because I see you, Bryan! You are one of the few reactors I can trust! ❤
I was looking jot Jim Games. No one has mentioned him. Total skeptic when he started. He fell for ARMY first. He had a unique introduction to BTS and watched first the documentaries by xceleste and the 7 members of bangtan. With knowing only just one song “ butter” He trusted ARMY to guide him and started the BTS journey from the rise of Bangtan episode one and reacted to their first album for each era. As ROB progressed, he followed the album. He is the only reactor I know who did it this way. The Dream Team ( ARMY) for that channel is amazing. And we tried so hard not to give him spoilers. Oh and he hates ADS.💜💜💜
I absolutely love Jared and Jordan. Their approach to BTS is intelligent, respectful, honest and they even expand on what they learn with their own insights and experience. They can relate to Army in their comments section and are never dismissive, condescending or ignorant of our feelings. They really are gold standard in my book!
@@janerogers8201 not computer literate, will give it a go, I do solar astrology reactions of Celebs and singers, that's when I learnt so much about them.
Off to binge watch Jared and Jordan, I really hope to agree with you, because I have been incredibly "fickle" about the reactors I have subscribed to. To date, the only one I have stuck with for any length of time is Jim Games. The metal fans/musicians that become ARMY are my favourite for sure.
Destructive Media is a great, openminded, insightful, metal fan whose journey I saw since his channel was tiny. I don't follow him anymore because his later videos became TOO LONG and delves deep into the lyrics, music, concept, everything, and I have a life to live lol, but I love him
I found Jared and Jordan super recently and was just so delighted by the time and attention they take for each of their reactions. They really care about learning, and you can tell that they're really passionate about music in general as well. I also respect the hustle of them making a bts reaction-specific patreon lolol. That being said, I also enjoy reactions by dancers and choreographers because I'm not too well versed in dance and I always appreciate learning a bit more about the dance styles and strengths of the members.
@@sukritisingh777That is so awesome! the number of people BTS has helped or saves in astounding (I am one) Andrew is not posting now, I hope he is ok and comes back i really like Nick Parker now not musial but so through, going through entire discography 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
The top search on my TH-cam is "first time reacting to BTS", I look for channels that can look at BTS objectively, and can share honest opinions. I have found a lot of really good ones who started out as skeptics, but then for me at least, become boring because they evolve into locals who like everything. Once those subscribers numbers start going up they lose any sense of honesty in their channel. I still look for new reactors to BTS, but it's difficult because every one puts "first time reacting to BTS" even though they have been reacting to them for a while. I like watching skeptics turn into fans, but if they turn to a BTS only channel, or start hyping up a song within the first 3 seconds then I lose hope for them. I'm only subscribed to one reator and this guy isn't afraid to share his criticism, and he will laugh and roll his eyes at the negative comments instead of changing how he reacts to gain more subscribers.
completely agree with you! btw could you tell me which reactor you're following? :) sounds like someone I'd love to follow to, if I'm not doing it already :D
That's one of my peeves too, that 'FIRST TIME REACTING TO BTS (song that I hadn't got around to yet)' clickbait. They know it brings the views. I go pretty easy on people who seem to like every song, though, simply because that's me, too. I've always preferred a wide variety in my music, so seeing someone fan out over Bad Decisions or Left & Right as much as they do over Fire or Danger or Black Swan is ok with me; I do something similar. It does usually take more than three seconds for me to weigh the song, though- sometimes 2 or 3 listens- so I'm with you on that.
You've done amazing job with this video. I completely agree with everything and i must say how hard is it to watch those who don't even try to understand BTS. Also MrSammyCam is one of youtubers whose reactions are genuine and he is now real ARMY.💜
I found this analysis really helpful. I was always sceptical that some reactors were self- promoting and seeking subscribers by reacting to BTS, but had no idea that some are paid to react to bands from other agencies/ to stop promoting BTS. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised. I do understand why some experts only discuss their area of expertise when reacting. I am ok with that as I find it educational- like Alex the film maker, Cedric Geigel, actor and film maker, and Knox Hill who is a rapper and whose analysis of lyrics is second to none. But imagine how long the reactions would be if they reacted to all aspects of the content! Thank you. 💜
Also, JohnReaveslive is an amazing and genuine reactor. He picks one song from BTS and looks up the lyrics, explanation videos, dance practice and lives performece in one video so he can get the full experience of it, it's what I enjoy the most.
My favorite reactor is Landon Mark. He is very genuine. He doesn't love everything he listens to and puts in a lot of work. I don't think he falls into any of these categories.
Aye Jared and Jordan shoutout. I love them, they are seriously one of the first bts reaction youtubers I have followed closely and anticipate their next videos! They are so open minded and go into so much research and really try to understand everything about the song and the boys themselves. :) Glad this video will hopefully give them a wider audience. They deserve it!
Hi, just finished watching your video on "reacting to BTS for the FIRST time!" Thank you, I am so happy to hear someone feeling the same as me. I'm a baby (more like infant ARMY) 6 months only. I actually found BTS by accident, I been watching KDramas for over a year I was actually binging and found myself looking for other Korean shows. The first song of BTS I heard was Dynamite, then I said wait I've heard this on a cellphone commercial. I really liked the song because it was cheerful and great to dance to. So I kept looking for more songs (BTS) I fell in love with their voices and dancing. I love music and dancing so it was easy to like these great performers. I also started to dig deeper about how they started and came across a couple of videos that were great. I then watched the video on their hardships, wow was that an eye opener; I cried a bit knowing all their struggles. I did find "Spring Day" I thought the video was very nicely done, but I had problems understanding the message of the song. I kept on looking to see if there was someone reacting to it, but I got lucky and found an explanation video (mostly Italian) but was able to get English subtitles. I didn't even know what to do after that video I was sad, angry, confused it was so hard to see a tragedy like this. I have watched this video so many times and still feel so sad. I have now watched lots of their videos and seeing the different connections the songs have. I'm amazed at the wonderful writing and all the thought process that goes into their music, and their dancing it's all very professional. It's hard to believe that these incredible young men were writing and producing their own music at such a tender age. I don't see them as a boy band, they are Artistic Ensemble of Musicians/Dancers Anyway getting back to some of these people that do reactions, I too think it's for "Views/Money" I've written comments to a couple of these people and told them straight out that if they know " NOTHING" about music they should not be talking NONSENSE!!! It really annoys me to hear Stupid comments. Well let me stop here because I could go on an on about BTS. The 7KINGS-LEGENDS Just to let you know, Jimin is my Bias. He has such a Beautiful Voice, and his Dancing is superb. I used to take contemporary dancing in High School, so I love it as well as ballet. Bye.. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 💜
welcome baby army! Focus on the content and the boys, and don't get sucked into twitter drama and endless reactions... (I'm on twitter and watch a lot of reactions of ONLY my favorite reactors), but use your time wisely lol
i remember bris when he just started and seemed geniuenly excited about bts and few other groups. now he acts like a brand/tv show and it's just not the same. jre was the only og reactor that seemed always genuine and i think the most genuine thing he did was... stopping reacting (at least to the extend that he did.) it was very obvious when he turned from fun to work for him and he took a step back. he is more of a streamer now so good for him.
just wanted to share some that i like too . DJ Jino , shiki , wygs , jackpotarmy , landon mark , mexinese family , xceleste and taylor nakamoto . . 😁 i can feel the genuine reaction of them to bts , for me thu 😊💜💜💜
I enjoy watching DJ Jino sometimes even though I don't agree with all his opinions but I think at least he's honest. His Korean perspective adds to my understanding of certain aspects of Korean society and the K-Pop industry. He has really established a relationship with ARMY and responds to us. He respects things like not posting during the first 24 hours of a comeback. This is a real indicator for me whether people are just posting for the highest numbers of clicks. Also he's funny.
oh yes the self proclaimed non-ARMY who knows every little bit of trivia and has an army-dedicated wall in his restaurant and purple lights in the background. LOL he is hilarious and not everyone´s cup of tea, that´s for sure I really enjoy his insights, though
DJ Jino is about the only reactor I watch these days. He can be a little too snarky at times but his knowledge of Korean culture, language, music etc. is invaluable.
This!! I was looking for a comment on DJ Jino! I love watching his reactions even though some may find him too critical. For me, I find his comments quite refreshing. Even though I don’t agree with his views all the time, I still try to understand where he’s coming from. Also he sometimes does Korean translations better than Weverse live so it’s a bonus 😂
The only reactor so far I would actually recommend is Michael Beveraggi. I fully appreciated the albums, gives honest opinions and criticism and constantly learns new stuff about them. Also I still reacts to other artists like he did before and does‘t put out BTS content for views.
to be honest i was like that when i heard bts for the first time, i put them to the side, and music has been a huge part in my life, and im always looking for new things to listen to, so when i came back to bts songs it was like starting a journey of self improvement and im still learning, because i would still call myself a baby army cause i havent known them for that long but im excited to see where being an army takes my me, being an army has taught me that i have a lot of stuff i need to improve in myself. And army is teaching me to become more insightful and to see the big picture so thx army thx bts and thx boracity for showing me this it was helpful
omggg i have the same opinion and my favorite channels are "Jared & Jordan's", "Sebastine" and "Caitlin Benson" they are funny and they seems real in there reactions. love you from france
Landon Mark is one ny faves. I know he reacts to other groups, but his channel basically does music reaction in general even before he became army. So i understand why he watches other groups. He created an entire roadmap, was so inveated in the BU. Cried and ranted with us armys, played in the seom. Plus he is hilarious too. Of course, whatchagot2say, mexinese, and shiki are must watch for me. I love watching run eps with shiki. His laugh is just contagious. I followed Jim Games too. I like how he went through the BTS journey.
Blake Mclain is one good producer who reacts to them. Even though he might not understand every aspect, like MV production/ plot or dance technique, he still may mention some of those things and looks into the lyrics and watches their docu series to better understand them as a group. He genuinely appreciates their talent and diversity. Lou and Ous also are very funny and they read the lyrics as well as react and often will complement this or that during their reactions (eg the lyrics, the dance, the songs vibe, etc.). And when it comes to the "experts", while it is okay and normal for them to mainly focus on their strong suit, it still would be nice for them to at least mention something else besides it (eg wow it must be so hard to sing with that intense choreography). Those are just some of the genuine ones and it sucks to see reactors react to bts and be all fake just for views.
The type of reactors I hate the most are those who obviously use bts to gain views, like they don't say anything in the video, don't give their opinion about the video they are watching, they don't show interest, they don't pay attention to the video, they don't read the subtitles.. .There were some that I saw that watched an ep of run without subtitles ??? and just stared at the screen...
It is unusual to see someone go out on a limb like this with opinions, but honestly I agree with most everything you say. (I also don't mean to disrespect anyone, I appreciate everyone who takes the time to honestly look at BTS and I don't expect everyone to be at the same place as I am about them) The only difference I think to what you say here is that with some "experts" (ORIG, Joey Nato, George Hollins, Sam Scott-Thorne, STEEZY, Andrew Berg), I really enjoy the focus on just one part of a MV or song or performance. I don't mind if they are not looking at the whole picture, as long as they are sincere, and I can learn something even if I don't always agree. I love the ones that start out skeptical and become sincere Army, that is fun! I watch a lot of BTS reactors, so I know what you are talking about, the ones who squeal and overreact and then don't even try to see beyond the surface, or the ones who are blatantly in it for the views (eg DKDKTV, although I don't think they started out that way, but their recent reaction to YTC was just disappointing ). My top favorites are Mexinese, WG2S, Andrew Berg, BBYgang, Cameron Phillips, and there a few new ones that look promising. What I look for is the kind of reactor who would be fun to geek out about BTS over a cup of coffee because they KNOW BTS and really understand them. Anyway, thanks for doing this video, and I am enjoying your other ones as well!
I've truly never seen reactors like Jared and Jordan. I've seen some good ones, but those two are amazing if you ask me. They're the only reactors whose Patreon I support, because their insights sometimes lead me to learn things about BTS' music that I never knew before. Another good reactor with seemingly good intentions and executions is Tribe Loui. I feel that he goes beyond what many other reactors do, even the ones who are faithful armys, by providing substantive feedback (value!) as part of his reactions.
I will say this for BrisxLife, I watched his first reaction video and he did seem to fall genuinely in love. But hearing what you’re saying, yeah it seems like he might have become one of this ‘loves every kpop group’. Great video! Keep up the good work! 💜💜💜
I also watched BrisxLife's BTS reactions from the very beginning. I'm sure I was on high-alert for fakery, because I usually am when it comes to reactions, but I def. gave him a chance for a while. I agree that it seemed like he genuinely fell in love with BTS, but I also remember thinking certain things were kind of sus, like when he decided to go to the AMAs with the assertion that he was going to meet BTS, after watching a handful of MVs. The thing that pushed me over the edge into disliking him was when he uploaded a, "tribute video," to Jonghyun in 2017 & monetized it. By his own admission, he didn't know who Jonghyun was & had never heard of or listened to SHINee prior to Dec. 18, 2017, but even if he had been a long-time Shawol, it takes an unimaginable amount of gall to attempt to capitalize on anyone's death, let alone someone as beloved as Jonghyun. The level of cynicism involved in milking money from bereaved fans is staggering on its own, but then he uploaded a response to being called problematic by another TH-camr & oh boy, did he reveal himself to be an arrogant, egotistical clout chaser. It still disgusts me to think about it, so much so that I can't stand seeing him pop up in the context of BTS & creeped out that he keeps managing to insert himself into the background of their work. That dude is hovering over on the Ollie London end of the spectrum.
@@goreyfantod5213 Wow I didn't know that I just started watching him thats unfortunate especially about making money off of someone's death I dont like that or respect that, thanks for the heads up about him.
@@lasandrasweatt6138 Yeah, I'm not trying to destroy the guy, but I just got too many red flags from him. After he put up - then deleted - the Jonghyun video, I hadn't looked at his channel in a few years. I looked at it after watching this video, & it's pretty much what I'd expect. I think Bris wants to be famous & he stumbled onto BTS as a launching point. On the plus side, at least he stopped using the corny, "Black Guy Reacts To KPop," titles.
I am glad I discovered you. Thank you for your insight. I have discovered from my own journey down the BTS 7 rabbit hole that I now rarely view any reactors and instead trust my own insights and intuitions, emotional enhancements, healing transmutations, and soul connections. BTS 7 is a spiritual journey for me. I am responsible for my own shadow processing and corresponding self love. I am responsible for my own enlightenment. I am responsible for my own love and respect for BTS 7. I am responsible for my alignment to and gratitude for ARMY. (... Because without ARMY I would of never discovered BTS 10 months ago.)
I share the same thoughts as you, u really spilled some tea 🍵 I agree with all that you say, also is there nice new reactors you could recommend? I feel like I checked everyone and I stayed with a few, I enjoy when they are open minded and decided to stay, especially when is just for bts 😅 I really like Jared and Jordan!💜
Also I honestly think you should leave the title of the video as it is because I literally find your video looking for new reactors/reactions so I accidentally watch the video and I'm glad I did.💜 Pd: you did a great job with the video edition 💜 u nice keep going!
@@domea170 thank you! yeah, i think i'm keeping the title😅 of course i would recommend jared & jordan, getsideways reacts, watchagot2say, and dem levants react (their laughs are so contagious). thank you so much for your commments!! 💜💜
@@boracitymagazine Thanks for the recommendations I'll try dem levantarte reacts since I'm already subscribed to other ones !💜😊 I'm looking forward to your next video
My favorite reactions were from JOLLY when I was just getting into BTS, and they start breaking down all of the biblical and Korean references while enjoying the video. The amount of relatable and genius symbolism in bts lyrics and mvs made me and army.
You did an amazing analysis of BTS analyzers pontificating. Some good some bad but I agree you have to look at the whole picture with them they do so many complex things that previous boy bands never did. They give you an amazing overall performance.
I find myself wishing reactors would get into the habit of watching the video through in (relative) silence the first time and save the analysis for the second or third viewing. As you say, the videos are so complex, you really can't blame a reactor, on their first time view, for missing a lot of stuff or zeroing in on specific things.
This is why it's important on who Army gives attention to. Ur right, the kpop reactors are the worst. I can't compute you talking about BTS' lyricism, and then say the same shit about Blackpink. Come on, it's not the same. Wes and Step and Jared and Jordan are the only two reactors I follow now.
Gameboy310 most recently has fallen down the BTS rabbit hole. He cares about the lyrics, pauses videos to read and go back and listen again. He has really insightful comments about what he’s hearing and how he personally is taking the meaning. It’s really joyful to watch.
I agreeeeee!! Even til now he’s been on the deep dive and I swear he takes in EVERY detail with so much respect, and is honest when a song isn’t his personal favorite. He has great JOY listening to them because it shows he just loves music and hiphop and rap overall, but doesn’t only just appreciate those aspects - he got as stoked for a pop song like SNTY. It’s always about the music, production, the visuals, but MOSTLY the lyrics and meanings and he’s not afraid of pausing and going back to process what BTS is giving. 100% my favorite reactor by far. I’ve also thoroughly been enjoying Sleep Deez/Varnell! My only gripe is that his content is starting to go behind Patreon, and full versions of videos on Patreon only. Other than that, their feedback on the music is dope; Sleep even is an ARMY himself and is educating ARMY on music, on hiphop culture, and also educating Varnell in what he’s learnt about BTS as people and artists.
Jared and Jordan stated out genuine but they seem so fake to me now. They speak in a sincere manner but they are ALWAYS positive and drag out their reactions as an art. Their pauses and looks are so deliberate and over the top now. It feels like mockery. I do think they like BTS, but they developed a style that seems so fake now. And I think they would like anyone with a bug audience. Other than that opinion. I totally agree with the rest. There are some sincere reactors and that journey is fun to watch but most are not. Thanks for the discussion topic. All the best.
I'm an ARMY since 2015 and I started to pay attention to u-tube reactions to BTS in 2016, when Fire came... and I really enjoyed watching people just enjoying BTS videos, and discovering BTS... but, I feel so many things changed since 2017 and so many fake people started to appear... and now I just don´t have time to watch so many people, so many locals, ''experts'', etc reacting to BTS, I watch the first seconds of the video if I don't vibe, I don´t keep watching. and There are only a couple of u*tube channels that I follow, generally, the ones with only BTS content. I asked myself, why I keep watching these videos, and the other day, I found the answer haha I was watching a Shiki's reaction and I love his energy, I love his laugh, and it made me realize I don't have ARMY friends irl to talk about BTS and is the sense of company. I felt like I was with a friend laughing with a BTS RUN episode. I don´t care if the person reacting is an expert, I just care about an honest interest, and genuine curiosity, and if they are already ARMY's, it´s better, because I just want to rewatch a video with a friend and hear his opinions or just enjoy it together. *I'm not a native English speaker. I ask for your understanding ^^v Thank you for your hard work, I'm a new subscriber from South America.
My favorites are Whatchagot2say. They're genuine ARMY as well as Jim Games and John Reaves Live. They are genuine. Personally, I tried watching BrisXLife but I got f***ing tired of how fake he sounded.
Brisxlife has many issues. I remember he was 1. the one who actually created a gofundme to buy bts tickets 2. monetised a video of jonghyun to get money. 3. Sexualize a girl group (i dun remember which group) There's a lot of shady stuff he did but this is what i remember
Love this video. I've been thinking about similar things these days and I agree somewhat with most of the things you've said. Sad to hear about the reactors capitalizing on their reactions like that. However, I feel like the 4th category, 'the KPOP reactors' can't all be put in the same category. There are the ones that genuinely become part of army and visibly enjoy watching bts content as army. Some of my favorites are Shiki and Mexinese Family. Another favorite is MrSammyCam even though he does react to other Kpop groups as well. This group just there to fanboy/girl over bts with the rest of us and I love to see that. Personally, I try not to analyze too much if they're being too superficial or whatnot with their reactions. I tend to focus on how I feel watching it. With the above reactors and a few others, I feel like I'm watching bts or kpop content with a fellow fan and I think there's definitely a place for that in the genre of bts reactions. Secondly, I think this is really down to preference. Contrary to popular opinion, Jared and Jordan are not one of my favorites. To be honest, I tend to skim through a lot of their videos. Not because they're not good but just because I work a very stressful, full time job. When I want to watch bts reactions, I'm looking for someone watching along with me, not analyzing, not pausing so many times to go on a talking spiel. But that's me. That's not what I prefer and that's fine. There's also a place for the reactor's personality. I think reactions are about both the content watched and the reactor. I personally love witty/goofy reactors as opposed to deeply introspective ones and I tend to gravitate towards couple/group reactors whose personalities play off one another. That also comes into play. One more thing on the experts. I mean that's why they're experts yh? They're in a particular field and want to delve into an analysis of that when it comes to BTS. There is definitely room for that. I definitely don't think that should change. Many dancers/musician/song writers etc. take loads of information away from those videos. The videos are definitely not for everyone but there are definitely people that appreciate and gain from the microfocus. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love this video and I agree to a point but a video like this seems to be working on the assumption that all armies want the same thing 100% of the time but that's not true. It's like music. You're not always in the mood for the same genres all the time. That's why it's great that there's a large selection out there. While reactors like Jared and Jordan have their place in the bts reactions genre, I'd rather not have all reactors like that. Honestly I think as an army, you can tell when a reactor is for you or not. Just like you can tell when music is for you or not. The most important thing is for every reaction to be genuine. I hope that makes sense Also, not everyone needs to fall down the rabbit hole. Honorable mentions for me - Shiki, The Mexinese Family, Wes and Steph, MrSammyCam, DT Parker, Anthony Ray, Sebastine, Watchagot2say, Michael Beveraggi and more
Ok so Cameron, he is in a whole diff. category haha I'd like to think of him of being not just a reactor but part of the BTS flip side universe, probably half of the fandom likes him & half is offended by him haha he can be polarizing but he is for sure 200% Army ,😆
For DKDKTV, they've said that they'll react less from like 2020 ig and that's what they've done... Idk about Danny but david is like fan of bts that's for sure... He's always genuine altho danny doesn’t seem like sometimes... While they stopped reacting to any music videos(even tho they started again that recently 😑),they continued to share many news related to korea or kpop.. They even share some inside information and sometimes It's really easy to watch reaction videos or something like the news etc. from a bilingual... That's why mayb i like them more... Cuz even tho danny might seem he doesn’t like that much bts,he has been honest about the fact and said he wanted to do something meaningful like their every week news of the nation... Also they've started their NAKD Seoul which is a shop they're trying to grow and spread korean culture... Even tho they didn’t do much as some influential artist, i like them cuz they've been honest about everything... Even tho kpop reactors are always not genuine but we do find someone genuine how they response to any music or how they take their journey as a fan... But ultimately a lot of them brag about themselves or want to make more money,that's why they can't be honest cuz even if they're fan they want to continue being a TH-cam content creator and earn at least something from that... Sometimes i feel like that's meaningless but a lot are willing to pay to watch their reactions that is for sure...
ARMYs felt betrayed by DKDKTV, but I think, to some extent, people were expecting from them a level of loyalty as if they were obligated to represent ARMY or indebt to us. I am not sure if that's fair, people are allowed to change their taste or change opinions and everyone on the internet makes mistakes once in a while. It's just impossible to always be politically correct when you're making commentary and it's impossible to always please a diverse audience. Also, I don't think Danny hates BTS or was ever hypocritical. The thing about Danny, is that HE IS a very critical and opinionated person. He's also somehow negative, and a contrarian. And doesn't have much of a filter. People with that type of personality always anger people, because they tend to have opinions who are unpopular, go against the majority, point out things people dont wanna talk about, get confrontational, or aren't too politically correct. Also, Danny seems like an emotional person to me, the type who is overly moody some days and can get impulsive. (This is just an assumption on my part.) So yeah, he's a type of personality that people either "love or hate". Personally, I appreciate his honesty and I don't take everything he says to heart.
@@lobaetoile8440 I also wanted to say these but u've said these with correct and more understandable way... I love dkdktv just because they've been honest about their opinion and maybe now their motive is to less represent army but more represent their culture as they are starting to do with the NAKD Soul
@@lobaetoile8440 I came to the comments section to say pretty much what you said, but I guess you did it in a more appropriate way cause English is not my first language and I usually find myself going in circles explaining things that often don't make much sense, at least for me. But yeah, my bf's personality is similar to Danny's, he can be quite impulsive and sometimes has an acid sense of humour that is usually not everyone's cup of tea. My bf has jokingly say many things about BTS but at the same time he respects them and even went to the concert with me and has been nothing but supportive. He even insisted on being included as an ARMY in the last BTS ARMYs census lol. I joined many times Danny's personal live streams and he seemed to be quite regretful about many things he said, he also mentioned things that made me think he did some introspection and worked to have a less explosive reaction to bad things. He mentioned being depressed for some time, so yeah, I see him as an emotional person as well but hey people can change. I'm tired of ARMYs accusing him of being a hater or whatever just cause he doesn't sugarcoat his opinions or has a different sense of humour. I appreciate his honesty as well, some ARMYs really need to stop being in defensive mode all the time, it's not like cause you express yourself differently means that you are a BTS hater. And one last thing, they're not even a reaction channel, maybe they started as one but they stopped that a long ago, so I don't know why they were included here, I don't want to think this channel mentioned them in bad faith to keep the hate towards them going or something. But still I'd prefer their reactions cause they're Koreans and they often explain some of the nuances that often go unnoticed by international fans.
Reactors I really like to watch is "Jared & Jordan" because they are really do research, "Sebastian" because he seems really funny, and "Nigel baker" because he is hilarious 😂. "Nigel baker" is my absolute favourite out of these. He makes me laugh so much 💀💀 -Some others I occasionally watch is: "ALovelyPenguin" "Destructive media" & "Watchugot2say"
I use to be subscribed to Nigels channel but it started getting to cringeworthy when it came to Jimin especially when he would trace his face and be in a trance I even commented can he even go one video without molesting jimins face smh I couldn't take it anymore.
@@lasandrasweatt6138 I love his sense of humour (maybe because mine isn't that great) but i do get annoyed sometimes when he starts tracing his face too. I usually skip those parts though.
hi!! i just stumbled upon your channel a few days ago and this channel in particular is my new hyperfixation. i've slowly started to watch your videos and i love the work you're doing. i got into bts this year in april and there's no looking back now. so much love to you 💜
I learn a lot about BTS' musicality by watching the "Classical Musicians React" series of the ReacttotheK channel. I haven't watched anything else but BTS content from that series. I find them to be nerdy reactions but fun and interesting as a non-musician, especially when they talk about how the instrumentation are used to deliver the message of the song
I also love jim games. He mainly does livestreams on twitch but he is really authentic, knows about production and in my opinion he really grew to love theboys. He is very openminded and also reacts to other stuff his viewers recommand. I would really check him out. He also built a very good relationship with his community.
as a new army (which btw i love your videos they are amazing im so happy to be able to watch videos about a new thing!!) i started listening to jack in the box first although i had listened to other bts songs before, (im bringing this up because ive enjoyed watching reactions lately) i loved the songs musically but more importantly, which is what i think drove me to become an army was their lyrics AND THEIR LORE. The lore was crazy, my bffs helped me navigate it all and it has been such a wild ride, like learning about spring day’s meaning(s) and then reading their lyrics whether that is their fun songs or their really deep and beautiful songs, i have come to appreciate them so so much. the amount of work that they put into their work (especially albums, which is what made me get my first physical album, jitb) it just all pushed me further into the fandom. the love they have for their fans also convinced me to become an fan myself, its so fun to get into a new fandom and with this much content and lore and songs i am so excited to learn it all. What Im trying to say is that somehow by watching these reactions i really want to relive those days where i listened to my favorite album or music video for the first time and for them to be as excited or in awe as i was. i still have a lot to watch and listen to so that feeling is not completely gone and i really dont think it really will be, whenever i rewatch the idol music video or the mic drop one or life goes on i still get excited i still get chills even if theyre some of the first i watched. im really picky about reactions (for the same points u brought up) because they have become so dear to me that i get scared they wont get it. some of my friends know their english singles and think thats it, and its so frustrating (which is why i made them watch many other mvs and turn on the captions to make sure they got what i was talking about, they did), i love their english singles, theyre fun and not a day goes by when i dont listen to them, but they have so so many other songs that i adore and i wish people would just get past the language barrier to see how truly amazing their work is
one of the biggest disappointments was the "Colombian cousins" channel, in the beginning, in the first videos their reaction was clearly genuine, they had a lot of views in the first videos and they started to organize themselves better, they have a team that helps them plan the best sequel to their "BTS journey", they opened a Patreon and each week in total they release more than 6 videos and as this became a business (after all, they had a team of collaborators and editors to finance) the reactions became increasingly empty and automatic , it was clear that they were there to fulfill an agenda and deliver a product to the consumer (armies who pay for their content) I don't see a problem with turning their own content into a job and getting paid for it, the sad thing is when they take advantage of the name of BTS and the devotion of the armys, pretending to care by saying wonders after the reactions, while during the moment they are watching the video they should be reacting they talk about random subjects, I don't pay attention to the lyrics of the song, trying to understand the total meaning of the work of the artist. but it "works" because they say what many armys want to hear.
I actually LOVE the narrow focused expert analysis commentaries and reactions. The key for me though is to watch A LOT OF THEM covering different areas. BTW 10:59 This guy is TOXIC AF. He bullied that small channel whose picture he has on that screen there, and he actively encouraged his followers to maliciously reported the smaller channel. DO NOT SUPPORT this guy. I came across him in my early journey discovering BTS during the pandemic, but he is NOT one of the good ones, even if he may be giving you what you think you want. DKDKTV - As a new ARMY their explanation videos were gold to me. They have changed direction lately. So I no longer watch them. But I always appreciated Danny's honesty. At least he is not a hypocrite. David has genuine respect for BTS and that is good enough for me. But as I said, I have stopped watching them. I am not their target audience.
Some other reactors that i like are: Mexinese family: they only react to BTS DT Parker: react to many kpop groups but he's always sincere. His admiration and love for BTS is honest Jackpot Army: reacts only to bangtan and watching his journey of loving them is cute MrSammycam: reacts to music in general, but when he found bts and started learning more about them, he became an army
I love when DT Parker announced that he will only STAN BTS, even if he reacts to other things, and explained why they are special to him. he's my #1 reactor for some reason... maybe his journey from being a skeptic, or the stages of him falling in love with jimin but also noticing very insightful things about each member, and understanding each one's unique talents
There is a Brazilian reactor called Vitor. He is a producer, and the first BTS reactions he did were indeed just album production analysis. But then he fell in love with the boys, and now he separate videos for lyric analysis and to watch Mv's and live performances. He do other groups reactions but not like BTS. He is the only Brazilian reactor that i think is genuine with the boys. His Channel is "Tudo É Música" (everything is music)
With j Hope’s “on the Street” with J Cole, rap lovers who never heard of BTS before are receiving a lot of feedback educating them about BTS. The true music appreciator who like serious rap lyricisms will explore the rap line. The Army is expanding.
I agree with you 100%. One Ytuber in "category" experts (vocal coach) started reacting to BTS like 4 yrs ago. He has his own vocal-teaching app I think. He always promotes it while doing the reaction. I used to like his reaction until last year when suddenly, during a reaction, he said... ah they are so perfect. I wish they are not so perfect.. I like some imperfection in singing... bla.. bla.. bla... Really shocked me. Like... why was he affected by BTS being so good at what they do? So unreasonable. So I unsubbed.
You are so right! I have unsubscribed to quite a few. Especially the ones that are surprised when BTS drop a new song….for example Yet to Come. They had no idea it was coming, even though there were teasers, and a full calendar of pre release stuff. Then when watching the video, they don’t even catch the Easter Eggs dropped through the whole video…..annoying! The ones i dropped first were the ones that all of a sudden were comparing Black Pink…yes shade…. To BTS! Really? BP, who can’t even write original lyrics. I was in an MRI machine listening to K-Pop, and a BP song came up and literally the full 2nd half of the song was the same line over and over again! Love me or hate me, I am pretty much a BTS Stan…a few Stray Kids songs and maybe a couple TXT, but other than that…it’s BTS all the way! I’m 62 by the way!
Hes not really popular but i Love ComedianReacts. He usually focuses on their lyrics and funny videos ,he also says when he does not like something or something is not his style which i really like. He just feel really real
i think sammy cam was one of the genuine reactors to bts too but lately he also react to the other kpop group which is fine and because of his reaction was fun to watch but sometimes a bit overreact.. so since that i rarely watch his reaction
I really like watching when people react to BTS. I start to lose interests when they have the need to be a little too extra, or over hype something. Or if they are talking over a video they are watching. Or if they focus only on the instruments in the background, and say nothing about the vocals or choreography, or even the lyrics.
Also those reactors who say something offensive and claim to have “haters” and some try to play it off by joking, when it’s just army loving and being protective of bts.
I really love Alex from the channel LoveTheBasics, who probably fits into the “expert” category as a filmmaker, but is never condescending and doesn’t leave out other parts of the experience eg. he reads the lyrics beforehand, mentions how the song itself and the dancing are incorporated to improve the overall experience etc. He has also since become an ARMY and watches Run BTS episodes once a week as well as having attended a PTD concert :) I personally find him very genuine
Same! I also really liked his videos trying to recreate scenes he liked from MVs on a budget. It's a mash of fan and expert content that's just sorely lacking on TH-cam.
I personally like wes and steph because they are kinda the only once who were not knowledgeable about music they were doing videos about American variety show and came across bts fun compilation and they sticked with the fun side of bts -run bts slowly slowly they understood the personalities of each member and then when they for first ttm saw the music side of bts they were blownnn and it was kinda what one part of army experienced and they do the videos for fun and enjoy it like we do and now they genuinely cry with bts too and laugh with them
You are so right. Some of the reactors are so critical and you wonder what are they good at. They can't even compare to BTS and yet they have nothing to show for.
Love this video and you are so right in your assessment of the different catagory of BTS reactors. One of the most shallow though I think are those that say they are experts in vocal performance because as you say they give a different analysis depending on who they are and many times contradict each other making it hard for listeners to understand what they are talking about. Most of the time they do the reactions to sell their vocal lessons and that is even more irratating, I got it you have an entire vocal lesson catalog, that's not why I am here I am here to see your reaction. Please don't fill the entire video about your lesson plan. Mention it, ok, then please go on. But it is fun to watch the skeptics realize they are different from what they originally thought. And seeing someone enjoy the performances and dig into the meanings of songs is so refreshing Jared and Jordan being the best at this, I think also JimReevesLive is also a great reactor he does the lyrics the mv if any then the live and also the making of if its available. He really is invested in the music. There really are some that are worth watching.
Honestly agree with you Jared and Jordan are the some of the most (if not the most) sincere reactors I have seen on this app, I have been watching them from their first video and I really enjoy them.
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Agree! Jared and Jordan is the BEST BTS reactor I've ever watched on the internet, PERIOD. It's like a breath of fresh air. After seeing too many horrible reactors who are either fake, overreacting, and complimenting everything, or the ones who seem like they hate to even do reactions, make only shallow comments, don't even pay attention, especially the group reactors who are just talking and giggling among themselves, missing every important part just like that, and made me questioning: "What's the point of reacting if you're just gonna behave like this?"
And then suddenly finding Jared and Jordan, these genuine, smart, open-minded reactors who actually REACTS, and pay attention fully to every aspect of what they're reacting to, and dive deeper into every hidden meaning and symbolism of the MV, learn the lyric, the inspiration behind it, and so on. They're a whole package. Oh, how I wish every reactor were like them.
Omg yes!! 100% I absolutely love Jared and Jordan, I agree with everything you said, not just the best BTS reactors but the best reactors full stop. It’s not the same watching anyone else anymore and I don’t actually enjoy watching anyone else because they are just so genuine and amazing unlike most of the reactors that just do it for views. Jared and Jordan actually care and put so much time and effort into their reactions. Love them 💜
Yesss they watch mv, read the lyrics and analyzes them and then watches lives😂 and they’re starting from the very beginning. Good luck to them. 😮💨
Their reactions are what led me into the BTS rabbit hole 4 months ago. Yup, BabyArmy right here 🙋🏾♀️ All thanks to Jared & Jordan.
@@HoneySapphire That is amazing!! Welcome into what will be a long but incredible journey! Being Army is one of the best decisions I ever made and I hope you enjoy every little bit of your journey. If you ever have any questions or need advice on anything feel free to message me! I’ll help you or give you advice in the best way I can! 💜
@@HoneySapphire yasss welcome 💜💜💜 it’s only been 3 years for me but I really wish I could go back in time to when I first went down the rabbit hole. 😭
For me the biggest red flag and immediate unfollow is when I see a reactor starting to make videos for their parteon of reactions to BTS's FREE content. like RunBTS wich is free and doesn't gets copyrighted, bangtan bombs, BTS episodes, even some army made funny videos and documentaries. It's just boils my blood knowing that BTS and army have all the hard work on making this content, release it for Free and this guys just sit on their chair don't even saying anything for the biggest part of the video and ask money from army to watch them watch free content. I just don't get it why army don't boycott and don't stop giving them money for them using other creators work...
Exactly! And some reactors that dont even support real content from bts and watch from illegal sites like bon voyage and released it to their patreon where armys are paying them.
i absolutely agree with this. a reaction channel that i used to watch decided to react to a guide to bts video and put it up on patreon. it really rubbed me the wrong way bc so many armys were asking them to react to it, so i felt like they were just taking advantage of the high demand. and the original creator of the guide made the video free and easily accessible for us in the first place for a reason, so why use it for your own gain?
literally the Colombian Cousins and Wives react… they put so much free bts content on their patreon which is really annoying and unnecessary
@@wyanayeon They were good when they started but after they gained so many subscribers they changed a lot and annoying part they don't consider yt viewers opinions .
@@wyanayeonThanks for letting me know, I'm not one to follow people on YT mainly because of BTS content. The only ones I follow are Boracity and X celeste but I started following them... I'm going to unfollow them
Shikki is great and a joy to watch! He really loves BTS, shows no favouritism to any member and isn't in it for the money (even his Patreon is free). He does regular voting explanation videos to help everyone. Lovely guy and so full of enthusiasm!
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i agree he might be the only real fan of bts reactors. and also the rate he was posting videos in. it was just like when i discovered bts i would swallow all content i could find all day long. you only do this because you love them and can´t wait to see more.
Is that the name of the channel? (Shikki)
@@Da_NG no, it's Shiki :) www.youtube.com/@ShikiBTS
Shiki is a true purple blood. 💜
Plug for WhatchaGot2Say! They are as genuine as it gets. They are BTS exclusive and they have true love and respect for each one of the guys. Nico would fight tooth and nail for them if anyone messed with them.
EXACTLY! I love that channel so much
YES YES YES!!
they sweethearts
Love them and their knowledge of hip hip history and dance styles. And they are such geeky fanboys. 😁
They support each member and always point out their strengths while performing. They genuinely love and support BTS and to be honest it is them who really turn me on to BTS their funny but honest reactions.
Shiki too is one of the best BTS reactors i have ever found,he is genuine and I admire his love to BTS, he basically become an ARMY
Cierto, me encanta Shiki es tan auténtico y sobretodo se nota el cariño verdadero que les tiene, y su risa me mata, es tan contagiosa, lo amo.
Yesss I really love shikiiii
Yes he is very good and make reaction in Patrion without pay anything, he is a real Army
Shoutout shiki! He’s the real OG
Yes. He is the most genuine BTS reactor. He is truly an ARMY. He didn't take any cent from his videos. He put his content on patron for free just because he can't upload it in YT. I 💜 him
So many reaction channels gained their profits through BTS and armys intially and they never tried to learn about the boys and their music I'm so grateful that an actual army created this channel and revealed everything about this in one go 😂 i love it
I also enjoy Michael Beveraggi. He has always done album reviews of many different western artists and started when bts released their BE album. While he doesn't check on music videos, he listens to a bts album from start to finish (in my opinion very important for the message and concept) and checks out lyrics while commenting honestly about the music.
But I experienced every type of reactor you mentioned. Also: the reactors that start of bts reactions to only boost their channel and you completely see that they just want to get more cloud.
Michael beverragi, is just a music fan, himself.
Yes I like him too!
Landon Mark is another great BTS reactor who genuinely fell down the rabbit hole and really takes a lot of care to curate his journey to experience BTS from start to finish (he literally created a road map of every single piece of BTS content available). Like… he didn’t watch MMA 2019 until he had reacted to every song through MOTS Persona… That’s dedication.
O yea.. i like him alot too
I love Landon! He’s one of the only ones I watch consistently. He is a genuine army and he cares about the guys and their music. Also if he doesn’t like something he will say it. He does react to other groups but that’s because he’s a music channel and has already reacted to pretty much every single bts song there is.
@@KiahRenamae And he's sooo hilarious
oh yeah i love him too 🥺💜
I love landon too!
Celeste is a fabulous reactor of BTS, thanks her I understand the BTS world
she is a full on army since 2014 so it's not surprising 😅😅
agree
So true!
I'd like to think of Celeste as not just a reactor.. but actually part of the BTS universe lore.. like Cameron who is polarizing coz he isnt for everyone but part of the flip side of this BTS world. and JRE, these are OG Armys who has been fans for a very long time and help spread BTS greatness on youtube.
This is why I love watching Jared and Jordan. They are the first reactors I've seen do some prior research to what they're reacting to, so they have some context on what that thing is. They don't overreact, they sit there quietly and watch the video like most of us would, but they pause and make comments if they do find something that caught their attention. It's been wonderful watching their journey, and they add subtitles! An automatic plus for me, I can pay better attention since I can read along to what they say.
But their voice is so low and I can't hear their voice clearly😭
I'm broke so Patreon is not for me but J&J and JimGames are the ones who can take my money 😅 Their reactions are genuine and calm(?). I'm not a fan of overly excited people. I watch a lot of reactors but casually. J&J and Jim are my favourite and i think JohnRevesLive is going to the top of my list.
Tribe Louis is a new and very insightful also, he is a smart man and very respectful towards our boys
Yes! Johnathan is my favorite reactor at that moment!
I love him too!!
I love loui too
I don't mind non-fans profesionals focusing on their area of expertise in their reactions, I actually like it. And I don't mind constructive criticism of aspects of their performance that comes from people versed in that area. I don't want BTS, or anyone's performance to be something people are afraid to analyze in a honest non hateful way. I rarely watch reactions, but if I do, I look for substance, and like to learn something new.
I was coming here to agree with this. I think that this person's other points are valid, except for that one. Reactors only focusing on their area of expertise might not be your cup of tea for a BTS reaction video. However, when you click on a video from a vocal coach where all their other videos are about analyzing singing, it shouldn't be a surprise when that's what happens. I like it because these people won't necessarily become Army, but they will give objective reviews and come to respect their abilities.
I like some of the focused expertise analysers but most are too focused and it's ok to talk about you know but it's ok to look at it as a whole at times too. Like that camera dude he would have lost me along time ago. Like did you even like the song are you even listening it just watching the camera at all times. It's super annoying but at the same time BTS is a group that has so many aspects that can be dissected by itself it's to be expected.
TRUE. I actually like that camera angle explanation by Orig explores channel. It was quite eye-opening. We often know what our boys go through while filming bc of bangtan bombs but we don't get the side of people working with them on our fav MVs.
@@kuroneko2097 tlThanks, I will check that channel out!
@@rin55 Sure. But they are a small production company and they have different people react to videos. The one in the video is their director so he talks and gives insights about technicalities of direction and camera, etc. So if you only want technical stuff then watch only his video. They can be quite lengthy at times.
Recently I discovered Knox Hill channel, a rapper, he is good in dissecting and understanding every lyrics of bts songs especially the rapline. I've watched lots of youtubers reacting to BTS and it's easy to determine who is fake, overreacting and authentic.
Knol Hill and Anthony Ray are specially good in appreciating music and dissecting BTS lyricism :>
@@lqryu yep
love him
I love when the skeptics change their minds. I don't know why I like it so much. Maybe because I hate it when people make stupid assumptions and am glad when they decide to educate themselves. That being said, I can like any kind of reactor as long as I believe they're genuine. With the kpop or at least mainly kpop reaction channels, I have to note that they don't all do that just for views or to get noticed by some agency eventually... Maybe that's a naive thought of mine, but idk, some people just genuinely want to get to know all the kind of music there is. Like one of my favorite reactors is GOT Games and he reacts to a lot of kpop but it's not only that and I believe he genuinely just wants to discover great music, no matter where it's from.
But yeah, Jared and Jordan's reactions are definitely one of the best too, if not the best. They're so thorough with everything.
Don't subscribe any reaction channel until they know what makes BTS different from other kpop groups
Watchagot2say, gidkiddad, shiki & Mexinese family are the only ones I trust and love completely 💜they all seem genuine, really focus on bts and I loved that on gidkiddads first reaction I hated him, almost blocked him but now I’d say he’s had an amazing journey to watch.
I agree with almost everyone, my issue with gidkiddad is that he learned to love bts, and looked very genuine until recently where he only shows interest in certain members that he knows are more popular therefore more views for him, pay attention and you will notice.
Unpopular opinion I know 😅
@@cinthia2287 hmmm ok. I honestly hadn’t noticed that. But i havent been watching recently as he seems to have moved on to other groups, which is fine but i really only listen to bts.
Cmon now Shiki is certified army YUP 😌‼️
@@enyonamdzathor2298 absolutely! Apologies i did forget him💜
@@shannonslutzky4754 no you didn't miss him in ur comment, i was just emphasizing your point. No worries 🫡💜
shiki is my fav bts reactor his content is so genuine it’s so refreshing to see :,)
Sameee
Like he keep with every update about bts even votes
Samee he's amazing! 💜
Me too I love shiki reaction
Yes I enjoy a lot of with Shiki
Shiki is like a bestfriend
i think jared and Jordan's reactions are the best till day...when you were about to close the video i was wondering why you were not mentioning them..then you did..i loved that. ❤️
100% agree by far the best 💜💜
Agree
They are INCREDIBLE!
They are the reactors that we all wished to see and they finally showed up 💜
I 100% AGREE!!! Jared and Jordan are amazing genuine reactors. I hope more people react to our boys like they do. Thank you for making this great video.
Another thing to check for in reaction videos, check to make sure they are still currently reacting to BTS. When I first started watching reactions last year I found so many channels that came to an abrupt halt and were just dead channels with no warning or explanation, all in the same time period. I found out later that a big K-pop company had paid off a bunch of reactors to stop reacting to BTS. So now I make sure a reactor is still reacting to BTS before I start giving that channel views and traffic.
Good to know, thanks for the heads-up. I'm one who will binge on anything BTS. that's how I stumbled on this video, and I'm glad I did.
wow, i am both amazed and disappointed that kpop companies are still being a bitch to bts
You are so right. I saw that trend last year and wondered why some of them just stopped reacting to BTS. No surprise now.
for real???? oh that explains a lot now, i also noticed that with the ones i was subscribed to
Which kpop company paid off reactors? SM? JYP? YG?
I like Wes and Steph reactions (a lot of run bts but always many pauses to analyse and go deeper)
i like them too, they make their 2-3 hour long videos easy to watch
I love Wes and Steph so much!!
Samee they're fun to watch!!
Yeah i love watching them too
yes they’re awesome!
this is the best video ever, i completely agree with you on everywhere
omg you don't know how much this means to me😩 i'm working on more videos!
@@boracitymagazine you are very underrated but trust me your channel is gonna blow up soon, armys just haven’t found it yet but your content is great and it will get the recognition it deserves
this really motivates me a lot, thank you so much!!
@@boracitymagazine omg see ?? I told youu
Micheal Beveraggi is my fave reactor till date. He reacts to BTS in his own time and does not rush for when a comeback is still hot for view. He reacts to albums and actually tries to look at the song from BTS’s perspective. Tries to imagine what they where thinking or feeling when they made the song. I feel like I listen to BTS to the deep level that I do now from going through the albums with him. I reaaaaallllyyyy recommend
I had no idea some of these kpop reaction channels were being paid by other companies. Everything makes so much sense now. I always found it weird how these channels would do mostly BTS reactions and then out of nowhere start reacting and stanning every other group in existence. I mean how can you like every single song from every single group you hear? I kept wondering if they just had zero standards and couldn’t tell the diference between something exceptional and something okay (which, by the way, made their appreciation and praises for BTS seem worthless since they were given to everyone else, completely brushing over of what makes BTS’ music and art stand out). But now knowing they were probably being paid to give many of those other groups a chance explains it. And honestly, even if there are other talented groups out there, we know that keeping up with one group is hard, let alone several. It’s too time consuming, so the gymnastics those youtubers would have to be going through to actually truly enjoy and follow all of them is insane, and not very believable. The elephant in the room kind of insistence in treating them all the same and not showing “favoritism” also shows how it’s not very genuine. You’d inevitably like some more than others. So yeah.
Apart from the whitelisting part what makes u think only bts deserves the praise lol. Kpop groups are talented and diverse same level as bts stop with yalls superiorty complex
If you ever watch one of my reactions, I hope you enjoy it! I was told by my community that my thumbnail was in the video and that I should watch this.
Very good points made, I will have to keep a lot of this in mind when I watch my favorite reactors listening to songs I like.
I've gotten lots of flak for not liking a lot of BTS vocal line songs, I'm more into the rap side of BTS. Has this lost me viewers? Probably, but I'd rather have people watch me who appreciate my honesty than the alternative.
Keep up the great work on your videos, I can tell you put in a lot of work!
I love you reactions, you are honest and very respectful 💜and also I really appreciate that you are one of the few that understand that music is subjective and the fact that we don't like a song doesn't make it bad, it's just that it's not our taste, not many people understand that.
i watch ya
@@geekyreader34 thank you!
@@livuniverse 💜
@@DestructiveMediaYT Love your reactions! I'm your follower cuz you are genuine. I feel that you have opened up more for the vocal line during your BTS' journey. I'm an ARMY who really appreciates your efforts on knowing more and more about our boys! You don't need to feel anxious about your reactions, because I see you, Bryan! You are one of the few reactors I can trust! ❤
I was looking jot Jim Games. No one has mentioned him. Total skeptic when he started. He fell for ARMY first. He had a unique introduction to BTS and watched first the documentaries by xceleste and the 7 members of bangtan. With knowing only just one song “ butter” He trusted ARMY to guide him and started the BTS journey from the rise of Bangtan episode one and reacted to their first album for each era. As ROB progressed, he followed the album. He is the only reactor I know who did it this way. The Dream Team ( ARMY) for that channel is amazing. And we tried so hard not to give him spoilers. Oh and he hates ADS.💜💜💜
OH YEAH THAT DUDE IS GREAT TOO
Wes and Steph are slept on fr lol i love all of their bts vids
samee
I absolutely love Jared and Jordan. Their approach to BTS is intelligent, respectful, honest and they even expand on what they learn with their own insights and experience. They can relate to Army in their comments section and are never dismissive, condescending or ignorant of our feelings. They really are gold standard in my book!
what is their channel?
@@Ekaslim - It's called Jared & Jordan. Be warned tho they aren't fast reactors.
@@toni5431 i've watch and subscribe to them too and yeah the wait ( forr bts reaction video) is killing me 🥲😅😆
Shiki is a great BTS reactor. 💜
We needed this! Thank you and I’m sharing this with BTSARMYMOM International group💜
Thank you so much!💜
Wow there's a BTSArmymom, love that, should join?
@@janerogers8201 not computer literate, will give it a go, I do solar astrology reactions of Celebs and singers, that's when I learnt so much about them.
Off to binge watch Jared and Jordan, I really hope to agree with you, because I have been incredibly "fickle" about the reactors I have subscribed to. To date, the only one I have stuck with for any length of time is Jim Games. The metal fans/musicians that become ARMY are my favourite for sure.
Destructive Media is a great, openminded, insightful, metal fan whose journey I saw since his channel was tiny. I don't follow him anymore because his later videos became TOO LONG and delves deep into the lyrics, music, concept, everything, and I have a life to live lol, but I love him
Now I wonder, did you end up enjoying their reactions? 😂
My faves: Shiki, Mexinese Family, Columbian Cousins and their Wives, Whatchagot2say, Jared & Jordan, Murisan Family, Roscoe.
Same!
Check out Tribe louis, such a fun and smart guy
I found Jared and Jordan super recently and was just so delighted by the time and attention they take for each of their reactions. They really care about learning, and you can tell that they're really passionate about music in general as well. I also respect the hustle of them making a bts reaction-specific patreon lolol.
That being said, I also enjoy reactions by dancers and choreographers because I'm not too well versed in dance and I always appreciate learning a bit more about the dance styles and strengths of the members.
So late but Andrew Berg has an educated opinion he explains Why their music is so good
ANDREW BERG
@@sukritisingh777That is so awesome! the number of people BTS has helped or saves in astounding (I am one)
Andrew is not posting now, I hope he is ok and comes back
i really like Nick Parker now not musial but so through, going through entire discography
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
The top search on my TH-cam is "first time reacting to BTS", I look for channels that can look at BTS objectively, and can share honest opinions. I have found a lot of really good ones who started out as skeptics, but then for me at least, become boring because they evolve into locals who like everything. Once those subscribers numbers start going up they lose any sense of honesty in their channel. I still look for new reactors to BTS, but it's difficult because every one puts "first time reacting to BTS" even though they have been reacting to them for a while. I like watching skeptics turn into fans, but if they turn to a BTS only channel, or start hyping up a song within the first 3 seconds then I lose hope for them. I'm only subscribed to one reator and this guy isn't afraid to share his criticism, and he will laugh and roll his eyes at the negative comments instead of changing how he reacts to gain more subscribers.
completely agree with you!
btw could you tell me which reactor you're following? :) sounds like someone I'd love to follow to, if I'm not doing it already :D
@@guardianoftime2 yup, it's DJ Jino.
@@jessicapierce3027 I like him too. He's a funny 30 years old dude 😂
I think, because he shares so much about himself, he becomes likable
That's one of my peeves too, that 'FIRST TIME REACTING TO BTS (song that I hadn't got around to yet)' clickbait. They know it brings the views.
I go pretty easy on people who seem to like every song, though, simply because that's me, too. I've always preferred a wide variety in my music, so seeing someone fan out over Bad Decisions or Left & Right as much as they do over Fire or Danger or Black Swan is ok with me; I do something similar. It does usually take more than three seconds for me to weigh the song, though- sometimes 2 or 3 listens- so I'm with you on that.
Same case here 💜
You've done amazing job with this video. I completely agree with everything and i must say how hard is it to watch those who don't even try to understand BTS. Also MrSammyCam is one of youtubers whose reactions are genuine and he is now real ARMY.💜
I found this analysis really helpful. I was always sceptical that some reactors were self- promoting and seeking subscribers by reacting to BTS, but had no idea that some are paid to react to bands from other agencies/ to stop promoting BTS. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised. I do understand why some experts only discuss their area of expertise when reacting. I am ok with that as I find it educational- like Alex the film maker, Cedric Geigel, actor and film maker, and Knox Hill who is a rapper and whose analysis of lyrics is second to none. But imagine how long the reactions would be if they reacted to all aspects of the content! Thank you. 💜
Also, JohnReaveslive is an amazing and genuine reactor. He picks one song from BTS and looks up the lyrics, explanation videos, dance practice and lives performece in one video so he can get the full experience of it, it's what I enjoy the most.
My favorite reactor is Landon Mark. He is very genuine. He doesn't love everything he listens to and puts in a lot of work. I don't think he falls into any of these categories.
Aye Jared and Jordan shoutout. I love them, they are seriously one of the first bts reaction youtubers I have followed closely and anticipate their next videos! They are so open minded and go into so much research and really try to understand everything about the song and the boys themselves. :) Glad this video will hopefully give them a wider audience. They deserve it!
I hate locals 💀 they try so hard bc they know how many views and subscribers they will gain from the fandom
I don't like dkdktv... but their bts explanation videos are still pretty good...😂
Hi, just finished watching your video on "reacting to BTS for the FIRST time!"
Thank you, I am so happy to hear someone feeling the same as me. I'm a baby (more like infant ARMY) 6 months only.
I actually found BTS by accident, I been watching KDramas for over a year I was actually binging and found myself looking for other Korean shows. The first song of BTS I heard was Dynamite, then I said wait I've heard this on a cellphone commercial. I really liked the song because it was cheerful and great to dance to. So I kept looking for more songs (BTS) I fell in love with their voices and dancing. I love music and dancing so it was easy to like these great performers. I also started to dig deeper about how they started and came across a couple of videos that were great. I then watched the video on their hardships, wow was that an eye opener; I cried a bit knowing all their struggles. I did find "Spring Day" I thought the video was very nicely done, but I had problems understanding the message of the song. I kept on looking to see if there was someone reacting to it, but I got lucky and found an explanation video (mostly Italian) but was able to get English subtitles. I didn't even know what to do after that video I was sad, angry, confused it was so hard to see a tragedy like this.
I have watched this video so many times and still feel so sad. I have now watched lots of their videos and seeing the different connections the songs have. I'm amazed at the wonderful writing and all the thought process that goes into their music, and their dancing it's all very professional. It's hard to believe that these incredible young men were writing and producing their own music at such a tender age. I don't see them as a boy band, they are Artistic Ensemble of Musicians/Dancers
Anyway getting back to some of these people that do reactions, I too think it's for "Views/Money"
I've written comments to a couple of these people and told them straight out that if they know " NOTHING" about music they should not be talking NONSENSE!!! It really annoys me to hear Stupid comments.
Well let me stop here because I could go on an on about BTS.
The 7KINGS-LEGENDS
Just to let you know,
Jimin is my Bias. He has such a Beautiful Voice, and his Dancing is superb. I used to take contemporary dancing in High School, so I love it as well as ballet.
Bye..
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 💜
Awe, welcome. Hope you enjoy your experience 😊 love for BTS 😁💜💜
welcome baby army! Focus on the content and the boys, and don't get sucked into twitter drama and endless reactions... (I'm on twitter and watch a lot of reactions of ONLY my favorite reactors), but use your time wisely lol
i remember bris when he just started and seemed geniuenly excited about bts and few other groups. now he acts like a brand/tv show and it's just not the same. jre was the only og reactor that seemed always genuine and i think the most genuine thing he did was... stopping reacting (at least to the extend that he did.) it was very obvious when he turned from fun to work for him and he took a step back. he is more of a streamer now so good for him.
Tribe louis is the most geniune reactor ive came across...he has literally been doing full detailed videos of each era, such a sweet and funny boy
just wanted to share some that i like too . DJ Jino , shiki , wygs , jackpotarmy , landon mark , mexinese family , xceleste and taylor nakamoto . . 😁 i can feel the genuine reaction of them to bts , for me thu 😊💜💜💜
I do love watching DJ jino livestreams too and also mexinese family and shiki
I enjoy watching DJ Jino sometimes even though I don't agree with all his opinions but I think at least he's honest. His Korean perspective adds to my understanding of certain aspects of Korean society and the K-Pop industry. He has really established a relationship with ARMY and responds to us. He respects things like not posting during the first 24 hours of a comeback. This is a real indicator for me whether people are just posting for the highest numbers of clicks.
Also he's funny.
oh yes the self proclaimed non-ARMY who knows every little bit of trivia and has an army-dedicated wall in his restaurant and purple lights in the background. LOL he is hilarious and not everyone´s cup of tea, that´s for sure
I really enjoy his insights, though
DJ Jino is about the only reactor I watch these days. He can be a little too snarky at times but his knowledge of Korean culture, language, music etc. is invaluable.
oh he is so weird… i recommend looking up what he said after the festa announcement
@@kabazinga i didnt think what he said was bad
This!! I was looking for a comment on DJ Jino! I love watching his reactions even though some may find him too critical. For me, I find his comments quite refreshing. Even though I don’t agree with his views all the time, I still try to understand where he’s coming from. Also he sometimes does Korean translations better than Weverse live so it’s a bonus 😂
The only reactor so far I would actually recommend is Michael Beveraggi. I fully appreciated the albums, gives honest opinions and criticism and constantly learns new stuff about them. Also I still reacts to other artists like he did before and does‘t put out BTS content for views.
Yes. I'm his Patreon. And I'm broke af. I love his reactions.
to be honest i was like that when i heard bts for the first time, i put them to the side, and music has been a huge part in my life, and im always looking for new things to listen to, so when i came back to bts songs it was like starting a journey of self improvement and im still learning, because i would still call myself a baby army cause i havent known them for that long but im excited to see where being an army takes my me, being an army has taught me that i have a lot of stuff i need to improve in myself. And army is teaching me to become more insightful and to see the big picture so thx army thx bts and thx boracity for showing me this it was helpful
omggg i have the same opinion and my favorite channels are "Jared & Jordan's", "Sebastine" and "Caitlin Benson" they are funny and they seems real in there reactions. love you from france
i like those channels too! as long as they are real and likeable i'm subscribing😂 borahae!!
will check out jared and jordans, grateful.
@@boracitymagazine check shiki an army reactor. Don’t care about view & sub . Also promotes voting stuffs on community tab
Yes I watch all 3 of these! Sebastine devotes so much time to his channel and livestreams so much. I don't think he could be fake if he tried 😅
@@BTS_LAND agreed, shiki a loyal army! He even open his patreon for free.
i think CAMERON PHILIP is a very genuine reactor...his blackswan cover was also noticed by bts themselves..and he is an artist himself!
I really like shiki. The most genuine fan of bts on yt in my opinion
Yas!
Landon Mark is one ny faves. I know he reacts to other groups, but his channel basically does music reaction in general even before he became army. So i understand why he watches other groups.
He created an entire roadmap, was so inveated in the BU. Cried and ranted with us armys, played in the seom. Plus he is hilarious too.
Of course, whatchagot2say, mexinese, and shiki are must watch for me. I love watching run eps with shiki. His laugh is just contagious.
I followed Jim Games too. I like how he went through the BTS journey.
Blake Mclain is one good producer who reacts to them. Even though he might not understand every aspect, like MV production/ plot or dance technique, he still may mention some of those things and looks into the lyrics and watches their docu series to better understand them as a group. He genuinely appreciates their talent and diversity. Lou and Ous also are very funny and they read the lyrics as well as react and often will complement this or that during their reactions (eg the lyrics, the dance, the songs vibe, etc.).
And when it comes to the "experts", while it is okay and normal for them to mainly focus on their strong suit, it still would be nice for them to at least mention something else besides it (eg wow it must be so hard to sing with that intense choreography).
Those are just some of the genuine ones and it sucks to see reactors react to bts and be all fake just for views.
The type of reactors I hate the most are those who obviously use bts to gain views, like they don't say anything in the video, don't give their opinion about the video they are watching, they don't show interest, they don't pay attention to the video, they don't read the subtitles.. .There were some that I saw that watched an ep of run without subtitles ??? and just stared at the screen...
It is unusual to see someone go out on a limb like this with opinions, but honestly I agree with most everything you say. (I also don't mean to disrespect anyone, I appreciate everyone who takes the time to honestly look at BTS and I don't expect everyone to be at the same place as I am about them)
The only difference I think to what you say here is that with some "experts" (ORIG, Joey Nato, George Hollins, Sam Scott-Thorne, STEEZY, Andrew Berg), I really enjoy the focus on just one part of a MV or song or performance. I don't mind if they are not looking at the whole picture, as long as they are sincere, and I can learn something even if I don't always agree. I love the ones that start out skeptical and become sincere Army, that is fun! I watch a lot of BTS reactors, so I know what you are talking about, the ones who squeal and overreact and then don't even try to see beyond the surface, or the ones who are blatantly in it for the views (eg DKDKTV, although I don't think they started out that way, but their recent reaction to YTC was just disappointing ).
My top favorites are Mexinese, WG2S, Andrew Berg, BBYgang, Cameron Phillips, and there a few new ones that look promising. What I look for is the kind of reactor who would be fun to geek out about BTS over a cup of coffee because they KNOW BTS and really understand them. Anyway, thanks for doing this video, and I am enjoying your other ones as well!
I've truly never seen reactors like Jared and Jordan. I've seen some good ones, but those two are amazing if you ask me. They're the only reactors whose Patreon I support, because their insights sometimes lead me to learn things about BTS' music that I never knew before.
Another good reactor with seemingly good intentions and executions is Tribe Loui. I feel that he goes beyond what many other reactors do, even the ones who are faithful armys, by providing substantive feedback (value!) as part of his reactions.
I will say this for BrisxLife, I watched his first reaction video and he did seem to fall genuinely in love. But hearing what you’re saying, yeah it seems like he might have become one of this ‘loves every kpop group’.
Great video! Keep up the good work! 💜💜💜
I also watched BrisxLife's BTS reactions from the very beginning. I'm sure I was on high-alert for fakery, because I usually am when it comes to reactions, but I def. gave him a chance for a while. I agree that it seemed like he genuinely fell in love with BTS, but I also remember thinking certain things were kind of sus, like when he decided to go to the AMAs with the assertion that he was going to meet BTS, after watching a handful of MVs.
The thing that pushed me over the edge into disliking him was when he uploaded a, "tribute video," to Jonghyun in 2017 & monetized it. By his own admission, he didn't know who Jonghyun was & had never heard of or listened to SHINee prior to Dec. 18, 2017, but even if he had been a long-time Shawol, it takes an unimaginable amount of gall to attempt to capitalize on anyone's death, let alone someone as beloved as Jonghyun. The level of cynicism involved in milking money from bereaved fans is staggering on its own, but then he uploaded a response to being called problematic by another TH-camr & oh boy, did he reveal himself to be an arrogant, egotistical clout chaser.
It still disgusts me to think about it, so much so that I can't stand seeing him pop up in the context of BTS & creeped out that he keeps managing to insert himself into the background of their work. That dude is hovering over on the Ollie London end of the spectrum.
@@goreyfantod5213 Wow! I didn’t even know that.
@@goreyfantod5213 Wow I didn't know that I just started watching him thats unfortunate especially about making money off of someone's death I dont like that or respect that, thanks for the heads up about him.
@@lasandrasweatt6138 Yeah, I'm not trying to destroy the guy, but I just got too many red flags from him.
After he put up - then deleted - the Jonghyun video, I hadn't looked at his channel in a few years. I looked at it after watching this video, & it's pretty much what I'd expect. I think Bris wants to be famous & he stumbled onto BTS as a launching point.
On the plus side, at least he stopped using the corny, "Black Guy Reacts To KPop," titles.
I am glad I discovered you. Thank you for your insight.
I have discovered from my own journey down the BTS 7 rabbit hole that I now rarely view any reactors and instead trust my own insights and intuitions, emotional enhancements, healing transmutations, and soul connections. BTS 7 is a spiritual journey for me. I am responsible for my own shadow processing and corresponding self love. I am responsible for my own enlightenment. I am responsible for my own love and respect for BTS 7. I am responsible for my alignment to and gratitude for ARMY. (... Because without ARMY I would of never discovered BTS 10 months ago.)
Wow, how lovely you put it in words!
@@guardianoftime2 LOL... 3333 to you too... precious! See... Love of BTS 7 brought us an opportunity to shine together!
I share the same thoughts as you, u really spilled some tea 🍵 I agree with all that you say, also is there nice new reactors you could recommend? I feel like I checked everyone and I stayed with a few, I enjoy when they are open minded and decided to stay, especially when is just for bts 😅 I really like Jared and Jordan!💜
Also I honestly think you should leave the title of the video as it is because I literally find your video looking for new reactors/reactions so I accidentally watch the video and I'm glad I did.💜
Pd: you did a great job with the video edition 💜 u nice keep going!
@@domea170 thank you! yeah, i think i'm keeping the title😅 of course i would recommend jared & jordan, getsideways reacts, watchagot2say, and dem levants react (their laughs are so contagious). thank you so much for your commments!! 💜💜
@@boracitymagazine Thanks for the recommendations I'll try dem levantarte reacts since I'm already subscribed to other ones !💜😊 I'm looking forward to your next video
My favorite reactions were from JOLLY when I was just getting into BTS, and they start breaking down all of the biblical and Korean references while enjoying the video. The amount of relatable and genius symbolism in bts lyrics and mvs made me and army.
You did an amazing analysis of BTS analyzers pontificating. Some good some bad but I agree you have to look at the whole picture with them they do so many complex things that previous boy bands never did. They give you an amazing overall performance.
I find myself wishing reactors would get into the habit of watching the video through in (relative) silence the first time and save the analysis for the second or third viewing. As you say, the videos are so complex, you really can't blame a reactor, on their first time view, for missing a lot of stuff or zeroing in on specific things.
I like Shiki, Roscoe, Comedian reacts and Max Beumont. I am loving you videos!
Yesss Comedian deserve more love!! I love shiki too!
Comedian reacts is really good if you’re looking for someone who genuinely fell in love with BTS through lyrics and getting to know them!
This is why it's important on who Army gives attention to. Ur right, the kpop reactors are the worst. I can't compute you talking about BTS' lyricism, and then say the same shit about Blackpink. Come on, it's not the same. Wes and Step and Jared and Jordan are the only two reactors I follow now.
Gameboy310 most recently has fallen down the BTS rabbit hole. He cares about the lyrics, pauses videos to read and go back and listen again. He has really insightful comments about what he’s hearing and how he personally is taking the meaning. It’s really joyful to watch.
I agreeeeee!! Even til now he’s been on the deep dive and I swear he takes in EVERY detail with so much respect, and is honest when a song isn’t his personal favorite. He has great JOY listening to them because it shows he just loves music and hiphop and rap overall, but doesn’t only just appreciate those aspects - he got as stoked for a pop song like SNTY. It’s always about the music, production, the visuals, but MOSTLY the lyrics and meanings and he’s not afraid of pausing and going back to process what BTS is giving. 100% my favorite reactor by far.
I’ve also thoroughly been enjoying Sleep Deez/Varnell! My only gripe is that his content is starting to go behind Patreon, and full versions of videos on Patreon only. Other than that, their feedback on the music is dope; Sleep even is an ARMY himself and is educating ARMY on music, on hiphop culture, and also educating Varnell in what he’s learnt about BTS as people and artists.
Jared and Jordan stated out genuine but they seem so fake to me now. They speak in a sincere manner but they are ALWAYS positive and drag out their reactions as an art. Their pauses and looks are so deliberate and over the top now. It feels like mockery. I do think they like BTS, but they developed a style that seems so fake now. And I think they would like anyone with a bug audience. Other than that opinion. I totally agree with the rest. There are some sincere reactors and that journey is fun to watch but most are not. Thanks for the discussion topic. All the best.
I'm an ARMY since 2015 and I started to pay attention to u-tube reactions to BTS in 2016, when Fire came... and I really enjoyed watching people just enjoying BTS videos, and discovering BTS... but, I feel so many things changed since 2017 and so many fake people started to appear... and now I just don´t have time to watch so many people, so many locals, ''experts'', etc reacting to BTS, I watch the first seconds of the video if I don't vibe, I don´t keep watching. and There are only a couple of u*tube channels that I follow, generally, the ones with only BTS content.
I asked myself, why I keep watching these videos, and the other day, I found the answer haha
I was watching a Shiki's reaction and I love his energy, I love his laugh, and it made me realize I don't have ARMY friends irl to talk about BTS and is the sense of company. I felt like I was with a friend laughing with a BTS RUN episode. I don´t care if the person reacting is an expert, I just care about an honest interest, and genuine curiosity, and if they are already ARMY's, it´s better, because I just want to rewatch a video with a friend and hear his opinions or just enjoy it together.
*I'm not a native English speaker. I ask for your understanding ^^v
Thank you for your hard work, I'm a new subscriber from South America.
OMG this is exactly what I said in my comment about Shiki! I'm glad he's like that to you too! 💜
My favorites are Whatchagot2say. They're genuine ARMY as well as Jim Games and John Reaves Live. They are genuine. Personally, I tried watching BrisXLife but I got f***ing tired of how fake he sounded.
True. I find him so fake too.
Brisxlife has many issues. I remember he was
1. the one who actually created a gofundme to buy bts tickets
2. monetised a video of jonghyun to get money.
3. Sexualize a girl group (i dun remember which group)
There's a lot of shady stuff he did but this is what i remember
Love this video. I've been thinking about similar things these days and I agree somewhat with most of the things you've said. Sad to hear about the reactors capitalizing on their reactions like that. However, I feel like the 4th category, 'the KPOP reactors' can't all be put in the same category. There are the ones that genuinely become part of army and visibly enjoy watching bts content as army. Some of my favorites are Shiki and Mexinese Family. Another favorite is MrSammyCam even though he does react to other Kpop groups as well. This group just there to fanboy/girl over bts with the rest of us and I love to see that.
Personally, I try not to analyze too much if they're being too superficial or whatnot with their reactions. I tend to focus on how I feel watching it. With the above reactors and a few others, I feel like I'm watching bts or kpop content with a fellow fan and I think there's definitely a place for that in the genre of bts reactions.
Secondly, I think this is really down to preference. Contrary to popular opinion, Jared and Jordan are not one of my favorites. To be honest, I tend to skim through a lot of their videos. Not because they're not good but just because I work a very stressful, full time job. When I want to watch bts reactions, I'm looking for someone watching along with me, not analyzing, not pausing so many times to go on a talking spiel. But that's me. That's not what I prefer and that's fine.
There's also a place for the reactor's personality. I think reactions are about both the content watched and the reactor. I personally love witty/goofy reactors as opposed to deeply introspective ones and I tend to gravitate towards couple/group reactors whose personalities play off one another. That also comes into play.
One more thing on the experts. I mean that's why they're experts yh? They're in a particular field and want to delve into an analysis of that when it comes to BTS. There is definitely room for that. I definitely don't think that should change. Many dancers/musician/song writers etc. take loads of information away from those videos. The videos are definitely not for everyone but there are definitely people that appreciate and gain from the microfocus.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love this video and I agree to a point but a video like this seems to be working on the assumption that all armies want the same thing 100% of the time but that's not true. It's like music. You're not always in the mood for the same genres all the time. That's why it's great that there's a large selection out there. While reactors like Jared and Jordan have their place in the bts reactions genre, I'd rather not have all reactors like that. Honestly I think as an army, you can tell when a reactor is for you or not. Just like you can tell when music is for you or not.
The most important thing is for every reaction to be genuine.
I hope that makes sense
Also, not everyone needs to fall down the rabbit hole.
Honorable mentions for me - Shiki, The Mexinese Family, Wes and Steph, MrSammyCam, DT Parker, Anthony Ray, Sebastine, Watchagot2say, Michael Beveraggi and more
Ok so Cameron, he is in a whole diff. category haha I'd like to think of him of being not just a reactor but part of the BTS flip side universe, probably half of the fandom likes him & half is offended by him haha he can be polarizing but he is for sure 200% Army ,😆
Yep!💜Well said.
You're so right! He's funny af but definitely not for everyone. 🤣
Yes the twins and Roscoe
Are honest, read and acknowledge comments, search about things they'll react to and deep dive into BTS
For DKDKTV, they've said that they'll react less from like 2020 ig and that's what they've done... Idk about Danny but david is like fan of bts that's for sure... He's always genuine altho danny doesn’t seem like sometimes... While they stopped reacting to any music videos(even tho they started again that recently 😑),they continued to share many news related to korea or kpop.. They even share some inside information and sometimes It's really easy to watch reaction videos or something like the news etc. from a bilingual... That's why mayb i like them more... Cuz even tho danny might seem he doesn’t like that much bts,he has been honest about the fact and said he wanted to do something meaningful like their every week news of the nation... Also they've started their NAKD Seoul which is a shop they're trying to grow and spread korean culture... Even tho they didn’t do much as some influential artist, i like them cuz they've been honest about everything... Even tho kpop reactors are always not genuine but we do find someone genuine how they response to any music or how they take their journey as a fan... But ultimately a lot of them brag about themselves or want to make more money,that's why they can't be honest cuz even if they're fan they want to continue being a TH-cam content creator and earn at least something from that... Sometimes i feel like that's meaningless but a lot are willing to pay to watch their reactions that is for sure...
I totally agree with you
ARMYs felt betrayed by DKDKTV, but I think, to some extent, people were expecting from them a level of loyalty as if they were obligated to represent ARMY or indebt to us. I am not sure if that's fair, people are allowed to change their taste or change opinions and everyone on the internet makes mistakes once in a while. It's just impossible to always be politically correct when you're making commentary and it's impossible to always please a diverse audience. Also, I don't think Danny hates BTS or was ever hypocritical. The thing about Danny, is that HE IS a very critical and opinionated person. He's also somehow negative, and a contrarian. And doesn't have much of a filter. People with that type of personality always anger people, because they tend to have opinions who are unpopular, go against the majority, point out things people dont wanna talk about, get confrontational, or aren't too politically correct. Also, Danny seems like an emotional person to me, the type who is overly moody some days and can get impulsive. (This is just an assumption on my part.) So yeah, he's a type of personality that people either "love or hate". Personally, I appreciate his honesty and I don't take everything he says to heart.
@@lobaetoile8440 I also wanted to say these but u've said these with correct and more understandable way... I love dkdktv just because they've been honest about their opinion and maybe now their motive is to less represent army but more represent their culture as they are starting to do with the NAKD Soul
@@lobaetoile8440 I came to the comments section to say pretty much what you said, but I guess you did it in a more appropriate way cause English is not my first language and I usually find myself going in circles explaining things that often don't make much sense, at least for me. But yeah, my bf's personality is similar to Danny's, he can be quite impulsive and sometimes has an acid sense of humour that is usually not everyone's cup of tea. My bf has jokingly say many things about BTS but at the same time he respects them and even went to the concert with me and has been nothing but supportive. He even insisted on being included as an ARMY in the last BTS ARMYs census lol.
I joined many times Danny's personal live streams and he seemed to be quite regretful about many things he said, he also mentioned things that made me think he did some introspection and worked to have a less explosive reaction to bad things. He mentioned being depressed for some time, so yeah, I see him as an emotional person as well but hey people can change. I'm tired of ARMYs accusing him of being a hater or whatever just cause he doesn't sugarcoat his opinions or has a different sense of humour. I appreciate his honesty as well, some ARMYs really need to stop being in defensive mode all the time, it's not like cause you express yourself differently means that you are a BTS hater.
And one last thing, they're not even a reaction channel, maybe they started as one but they stopped that a long ago, so I don't know why they were included here, I don't want to think this channel mentioned them in bad faith to keep the hate towards them going or something. But still I'd prefer their reactions cause they're Koreans and they often explain some of the nuances that often go unnoticed by international fans.
@@mangygnoll0613but if they are doing paid reaction then I can't trust them .
Reactors I really like to watch is "Jared & Jordan" because they are really do research, "Sebastian" because he seems really funny, and "Nigel baker" because he is hilarious 😂. "Nigel baker" is my absolute favourite out of these. He makes me laugh so much 💀💀
-Some others I occasionally watch is:
"ALovelyPenguin"
"Destructive media"
& "Watchugot2say"
I use to be subscribed to Nigels channel but it started getting to cringeworthy when it came to Jimin especially when he would trace his face and be in a trance I even commented can he even go one video without molesting jimins face smh I couldn't take it anymore.
@@lasandrasweatt6138 I love his sense of humour (maybe because mine isn't that great) but i do get annoyed sometimes when he starts tracing his face too. I usually skip those parts though.
You spoke the language of truth and sometimes i ask myself how it’s possible they have never seen or heard about them 😂😂😂
i think it's the most obvious when "rap" or "metal" fans realise that bts brings in views, they go from 100 views to 10,000 and immidiately 'love' bts
I love watching first time BTS reactions, and believe me; we, ARMY know who is genuine
hi!! i just stumbled upon your channel a few days ago and this channel in particular is my new hyperfixation. i've slowly started to watch your videos and i love the work you're doing. i got into bts this year in april and there's no looking back now. so much love to you 💜
I learn a lot about BTS' musicality by watching the "Classical Musicians React" series of the ReacttotheK channel. I haven't watched anything else but BTS content from that series. I find them to be nerdy reactions but fun and interesting as a non-musician, especially when they talk about how the instrumentation are used to deliver the message of the song
i'm sorry the laugh at 2:52 just cracked me up haha! but thank you for this video!!
Your videos are so insightful. I love how you show receipts with each claim. Thank you. I also love Jared and jordan.
I also love jim games. He mainly does livestreams on twitch but he is really authentic, knows about production and in my opinion he really grew to love theboys. He is very openminded and also reacts to other stuff his viewers recommand. I would really check him out. He also built a very good relationship with his community.
as a new army (which btw i love your videos they are amazing im so happy to be able to watch videos about a new thing!!) i started listening to jack in the box first although i had listened to other bts songs before, (im bringing this up because ive enjoyed watching reactions lately) i loved the songs musically but more importantly, which is what i think drove me to become an army was their lyrics AND THEIR LORE. The lore was crazy, my bffs helped me navigate it all and it has been such a wild ride, like learning about spring day’s meaning(s) and then reading their lyrics whether that is their fun songs or their really deep and beautiful songs, i have come to appreciate them so so much. the amount of work that they put into their work (especially albums, which is what made me get my first physical album, jitb) it just all pushed me further into the fandom. the love they have for their fans also convinced me to become an fan myself, its so fun to get into a new fandom and with this much content and lore and songs i am so excited to learn it all. What Im trying to say is that somehow by watching these reactions i really want to relive those days where i listened to my favorite album or music video for the first time and for them to be as excited or in awe as i was. i still have a lot to watch and listen to so that feeling is not completely gone and i really dont think it really will be, whenever i rewatch the idol music video or the mic drop one or life goes on i still get excited i still get chills even if theyre some of the first i watched. im really picky about reactions (for the same points u brought up) because they have become so dear to me that i get scared they wont get it. some of my friends know their english singles and think thats it, and its so frustrating (which is why i made them watch many other mvs and turn on the captions to make sure they got what i was talking about, they did), i love their english singles, theyre fun and not a day goes by when i dont listen to them, but they have so so many other songs that i adore and i wish people would just get past the language barrier to see how truly amazing their work is
This was so cathartic to watch - thank you for saying what I think a lot of ARMY feel about BTS reaction channels :) Great video!
one of the biggest disappointments was the "Colombian cousins" channel, in the beginning, in the first videos their reaction was clearly genuine, they had a lot of views in the first videos and they started to organize themselves better, they have a team that helps them plan the best sequel to their "BTS journey", they opened a Patreon and each week in total they release more than 6 videos and as this became a business (after all, they had a team of collaborators and editors to finance) the reactions became increasingly empty and automatic , it was clear that they were there to fulfill an agenda and deliver a product to the consumer (armies who pay for their content) I don't see a problem with turning their own content into a job and getting paid for it, the sad thing is when they take advantage of the name of BTS and the devotion of the armys, pretending to care by saying wonders after the reactions, while during the moment they are watching the video they should be reacting they talk about random subjects, I don't pay attention to the lyrics of the song, trying to understand the total meaning of the work of the artist. but it "works" because they say what many armys want to hear.
I actually LOVE the narrow focused expert analysis commentaries and reactions. The key for me though is to watch A LOT OF THEM covering different areas.
BTW
10:59 This guy is TOXIC AF. He bullied that small channel whose picture he has on that screen there, and he actively encouraged his followers to maliciously reported the smaller channel. DO NOT SUPPORT this guy. I came across him in my early journey discovering BTS during the pandemic, but he is NOT one of the good ones, even if he may be giving you what you think you want.
DKDKTV - As a new ARMY their explanation videos were gold to me. They have changed direction lately. So I no longer watch them. But I always appreciated Danny's honesty. At least he is not a hypocrite. David has genuine respect for BTS and that is good enough for me. But as I said, I have stopped watching them. I am not their target audience.
Some other reactors that i like are:
Mexinese family: they only react to BTS
DT Parker: react to many kpop groups but he's always sincere. His admiration and love for BTS is honest
Jackpot Army: reacts only to bangtan and watching his journey of loving them is cute
MrSammycam: reacts to music in general, but when he found bts and started learning more about them, he became an army
I love when DT Parker announced that he will only STAN BTS, even if he reacts to other things, and explained why they are special to him. he's my #1 reactor for some reason... maybe his journey from being a skeptic, or the stages of him falling in love with jimin but also noticing very insightful things about each member, and understanding each one's unique talents
There is a Brazilian reactor called Vitor. He is a producer, and the first BTS reactions he did were indeed just album production analysis. But then he fell in love with the boys, and now he separate videos for lyric analysis and to watch Mv's and live performances. He do other groups reactions but not like BTS. He is the only Brazilian reactor that i think is genuine with the boys. His Channel is "Tudo É Música" (everything is music)
With j Hope’s “on the Street” with J Cole, rap lovers who never heard of BTS before are receiving a lot of feedback educating them about BTS. The true music appreciator who like serious rap lyricisms will explore the rap line. The Army is expanding.
One of my favorites is Lil Tone 63. He's young and so appreciative of how BTS songs are about love and acceptance. He seems very genuine.
6:08 "But..this is: BTS😕🤭"
It encompassed everything I felt😂
I agree with you 100%.
One Ytuber in "category" experts (vocal coach) started reacting to BTS like 4 yrs ago. He has his own vocal-teaching app I think. He always promotes it while doing the reaction. I used to like his reaction until last year when suddenly, during a reaction, he said... ah they are so perfect. I wish they are not so perfect.. I like some imperfection in singing... bla.. bla.. bla...
Really shocked me. Like... why was he affected by BTS being so good at what they do?
So unreasonable. So I unsubbed.
😅😅😅 I do the same anyone that I've subscribed to and later has something not to my liking about BTS I unsub. too.
You are so right! I have unsubscribed to quite a few. Especially the ones that are surprised when BTS drop a new song….for example Yet to Come. They had no idea it was coming, even though there were teasers, and a full calendar of pre release stuff. Then when watching the video, they don’t even catch the Easter Eggs dropped through the whole video…..annoying! The ones i dropped first were the ones that all of a sudden were comparing Black Pink…yes shade…. To BTS! Really? BP, who can’t even write original lyrics. I was in an MRI machine listening to K-Pop, and a BP song came up and literally the full 2nd half of the song was the same line over and over again! Love me or hate me, I am pretty much a BTS Stan…a few Stray Kids songs and maybe a couple TXT, but other than that…it’s BTS all the way! I’m 62 by the way!
Hes not really popular but i Love ComedianReacts. He usually focuses on their lyrics and funny videos ,he also says when he does not like something or something is not his style which i really like. He just feel really real
i think sammy cam was one of the genuine reactors to bts too but lately he also react to the other kpop group which is fine and because of his reaction was fun to watch but sometimes a bit overreact.. so since that i rarely watch his reaction
I really like watching when people react to BTS. I start to lose interests when they have the need to be a little too extra, or over hype something. Or if they are talking over a video they are watching. Or if they focus only on the instruments in the background, and say nothing about the vocals or choreography, or even the lyrics.
Also those reactors who say something offensive and claim to have “haters” and some try to play it off by joking, when it’s just army loving and being protective of bts.
I really love Alex from the channel LoveTheBasics, who probably fits into the “expert” category as a filmmaker, but is never condescending and doesn’t leave out other parts of the experience eg. he reads the lyrics beforehand, mentions how the song itself and the dancing are incorporated to improve the overall experience etc. He has also since become an ARMY and watches Run BTS episodes once a week as well as having attended a PTD concert :) I personally find him very genuine
Same! I also really liked his videos trying to recreate scenes he liked from MVs on a budget. It's a mash of fan and expert content that's just sorely lacking on TH-cam.
I personally like wes and steph because they are kinda the only once who were not knowledgeable about music they were doing videos about American variety show and came across bts fun compilation and they sticked with the fun side of bts -run bts slowly slowly they understood the personalities of each member and then when they for first ttm saw the music side of bts they were blownnn and it was kinda what one part of army experienced and they do the videos for fun and enjoy it like we do and now they genuinely cry with bts too and laugh with them
You are so right. Some of the reactors are so critical and you wonder what are they good at. They can't even compare to BTS and yet they have nothing to show for.
Love this video and you are so right in your assessment of the different catagory of BTS reactors. One of the most shallow though I think are those that say they are experts in vocal performance because as you say they give a different analysis depending on who they are and many times contradict each other making it hard for listeners to understand what they are talking about. Most of the time they do the reactions to sell their vocal lessons and that is even more irratating, I got it you have an entire vocal lesson catalog, that's not why I am here I am here to see your reaction. Please don't fill the entire video about your lesson plan. Mention it, ok, then please go on. But it is fun to watch the skeptics realize they are different from what they originally thought. And seeing someone enjoy the performances and dig into the meanings of songs is so refreshing Jared and Jordan being the best at this, I think also JimReevesLive is also a great reactor he does the lyrics the mv if any then the live and also the making of if its available. He really is invested in the music. There really are some that are worth watching.
Honestly agree with you Jared and Jordan are the some of the most (if not the most) sincere reactors I have seen on this app, I have been watching them from their first video and I really enjoy them.