Classical & Jazz Musicians React: æspa 'Savage'
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- Welcome to the 93rd reaction video of Season 5 of this series: Classical & Jazz Musicians React to æspa's 'Savage'!
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0:00 Welcome!! Ep. 93 S5 C&JMR
0:12 Song Introduction
1:50 MV Reaction
6:15 Immediate thoughts: ConFuSiON
6:50 Unpredicatble soundscape + layers
7:12 SM's classic sound in aespa's music
8:00 Comparing to 'Next Level'
8:56 Verse 1 general thoughts
9:40 Verse 1 key analysis
11:25 Anti-drop thoughts
12:43 Verse 2 general thoughts
13:24 Chorus general thoughts
13:57 Bridge key analysis
15:22 Dance break key analysis
15:59 Final chorus key analysis
17:29 Ending thoughts - บันเทิง
"Where did that go?"
"Where are we?"
"Where is she?"
WE'RE IN KWANGYA BABY
i'Ve gon'E kw'AngyA nU gaAME iN
If you don't get it, they're trying to say that her notes are in major while the instrus are different, that's why some fans say that the last part is messy
@@sungjinwoo7173 you didn't get the assignment
We know it is messy
Just trynna explain
absolutely wiTtY
I feel like ÆSPA’s “ha ha what” at the end was purposely done to tease us after all the key changes and vocal slayage!!! Like it fits so well!! 😭😂 and even left you guys mindblown!
They are so amazing for real!!
It felt like that's their final statement after a series of combo attacks to defeat black mamba, aespa's team literally brought audio-visual to the next level with their concept and sound
@@taengoonim i was thinking that their battle isn't finished yet. When they thought it's done there's something behind them hence why all members said 'what?' and ningning screamed off tone in high. Or maybe ningning got attacked by the troops of the black mamba and got captured? dang it SM we need this on netflix now
@@taengoonim omg youre a genius jddbsjd
what key changes?
'Can you imagine how hard this is to sing?'
OH YES, AND AESPA SLAYED IT!
17:32 MAIN POINT
I would love tho if they used less autotune and we get the raw voices without effects
And they never really sing live afaik which is sad
@@trauma._ they did it live in coachella .
@@rj5060 oh thats cool. still not gonna watch it cause I don't like the song
@@trauma._ "and they never really sing live which is sad" then sum1 told you they HAD, and you said "not gonna watch it bcs u don't like the song". Then why did you give a f to comment like you know everything? Another denial shit
Whenever it's SM's songs you'll never fail to hear the reactors say "where are we" and feeling confused. It's always just like that with SM's print 😌💅
istg sm songs bring you in a different world
From f(x) and red velvet, to aespa! Their uniqueness is very attractive ❤️🔥
@@amen.09 yesss 🥰 🥰 🥰
I got used to it. It is unique. Experimental. It is entertaining..their performance keep playing in my head..that is SM is. KPop is SM
thats a bad thing...
Love how in confusion, “That’s SM” somehow serves as an explanation 😅
SM keeps releasing fire music 🔥🔥🔥🔥 for their groups for a long while now, damn all the stupid “standards and charts” but not enough credit is given 🤷♀️
very "not enough credit" that casual listeners (even the fans of the group itself) will simply, and absentmindedly, just address the songs as "bad songs".
*cough *STICKER* *cough
@@biteme9505
EXACTLY ❕
SM likes to release experimental songs, which dont always fit the general public's tastes
@@biteme9505 Sticker is a masterpiece, its okay not everyone gets it
@@biteme9505 Sticker was an awful song. Simon Says was experimental done right. Sticker was experimental done wrong.
it's interesting that Juyoung pointed out the similarity between Winter and D.O's powerful belts, considering both are YYJ's prized protegees line (which also includes TVXQ's Changmin). All three are trained vocally by YYJ!
I think she made a mistake to mention D.O because it was Baekhyun who does doing those riffs she pointed out (and in editing it was Baekhyun that popped up LOL). It was def more similar to Baek's, but I can see similarities between Winter and D.O in other songs too!
but D.O do belts like it's nobody's business :')
@@reveluv11 in the song kyungsoo does those riffs too tho but yeah it was more similar to baekhyun
@@kangkhitahassin6827 true true 😍
She said D.O or Baekhyun tho..
finally people that get giselle's high pitched rap verse!!!
This. I don't know why some other reactors complained about her rap being high pitched as if that's a flaw. I'ts the whole point to be high pitch to fit the concept and the rebellious/fighter mood of the song.
@@Kalki70581 it also served as build up for the pre chorus
Favorite part
i loved giselle’s part
I was surprised at first but her voice kinda suits it in a way. After listen to some other songs' high-pitched raps Giselle part seems cooler to me.
Song slayed. Analysis slayed. But chef's kiss to whomever edited this video. Captain Holt had me falling off my chair: VINDICATION!!!
@@urhypeboyyes it did
Ahh so wonderful to get the key analysis and the thoughts of these musicians once again. I loved hearing just Umu's comments on the chorus building in that one video..... I can't remember. But having such a variety of backgrounds listening is so fun because everyone picks up on different things. It was nice to hear Winter's vocal approach appreciated as well. I have to watch the other video now, wherein some of the questions were answered.
“Other video” being my ‘top songs of 2021’ video, I believe! Yay, so glad you enjoyed it :)
@@ReacttotheK yessss that's it! ❤️
이왕이면 코첼라 라이브 들려주지
@@ReacttotheK PLEASE REACTION TO RECORDING BEHIND THE SCENES RED VELVET FEEL MY RHYTHM ❤️🔥🔥
@@nebulaxy I would love to see a vocalists react to the recording...
from your analysis I can see how their songs are not just weird, but I guess they're trying to take us on a journey with them, as if it was a video game, we go through different levels...
I agree. At first I'm not into experimental kind of songs at all. But after all this music experts explain how there perceive the music in terms of key change etc and like "oh where are we going?" I can see theres a correlation between the music and the mv story. And it surprise some people to know it actually already happen for every comeback of previous sm group especially Red Velvet. Red Velvet and Aespa is definitely stand out the most among all these mv-music telling story. Others mostly a song separated of the mv and music but linked with lyrics. But for these two group it obvious they linked the mv and music directly even without the need of the lyrics.
*Completely agree*
Exactly. . . And it makes me love SM songs
It's been 7 months and I'm still listening to this song bc I just absolutely love all of the different sounds and noises in it 😫🤌
i meannn it still slapssss
7 months?!? Wow it feels like yesterday...
Omg 7m already?! When are they having a comeback??
@@Malo0234 we are expecting a comeback in June 🙂
ugh7 months i wouldn't believe this if it wasn't for how much I've played this song, practically sick of it now 😭
i find it so cool that in the last chorus, when we get to the climax of the battle, the song gets chaotic and over the place, purposely, matching with what's happening with the mv/story. :)
ikr it was like messy, but in the most satisfying way
Savage is an absolute bop and I don’t appreciate how people don’t appreciate it lol
Saame. I think "what do you mean you don't like it..??"
I think their is a difference between 'not appreciating something' and 'this is not my taste.' (:
I appreciate this song a lot, the instrumental is fire, they are great singers and rappers, and both of these things are good enough that I will listen to it from time to time. It just doesn't click with me all the way through. I will also forever cringe at the first sentence, while others may love it.
I hated it at first but it grew on me and now i love it
It's kinda overshadowed by Next Level.
EXACTLY
when she said exo… what is love immediately came to mind. and i was right!
yes same
yeahhh, I think the same thing too!
aespa's "ha ha, what?" at the end fits perfectly since the final chorus (and the song in general) rlly confuses ppl. sounds almost like even the girls were confused.
great video all in all btw. ive waited so long for this and im so happy
Omg how is this comment a day old? It came out 33 mins ago?
@@chaeyoungsbestie414 lol the video comes out earlier on their patreon
@@chaeyoungsbestie414 patreon
@@chocodino931 ooooh I didn’t think youtube was connected to patreon like that, someone that I subscribe for on patreon just uploads content early on the app itself. I wonder how it works, do they release videos but click certain subscribers that can view it or smth? And then open it to the rest?
@@chaeyoungsbestie414 you can make the video as unlisted (it won’t appear in public but those who have the link can have access to it)
the pure confusion on everyone's face during the last chorus 😭😭
I'm having goosebumps, Savage by Aespa was built differently. Everyone was confused.
same! props to this channel to give us different view on SM's songs
Yes, this is the only time that I have seen them having different opinions on what Key the song is..
**Sticker is different as it's a the difference of preference 🤐🤐
People saw this song and hear noise, I am seeing this song more as a complementary storytelling aspect. People forgot that in this storyline, they are in hallucination quest. Yes, it confuses you, yes you don't know where are they going with it but that's the thing. When you're being hallucinated, you are not grounded - you stay afloat. I know some of us are here for the music but for aespa, we need to channel their concept to understand their music, even if it confuses us.
And the thing is aespa's Savage album is for everyone like you are confused with the title track? Try the other songs. If you are overwhelmed with their metaverse concept, they have songs that are still close to home but will not overwhelm you.
Thank you very much for this reaction!
Rachel : Can you imagine how hard this is to sing?
SM : yes baby, we made a high standart in vocal for our baby aespa 💅💅💅💅
SM has set their standar high since TVXQ at least.
Even their least 'serious' group has great vocals generally.
@@kamuigrey4597 What's their least "serious" group?
*The bridge and the dance break is my favorite part of the song, the bridge is just so relaxing with all those chords while the dance break just makes you wanna headbang with all those lead synth and growl bass while adding ear candies in between* 🔥🔥🔥
i adore the bridge
YES FINALLY!! aespa and reacttothek serving as always
edit: love how everyone was so confused after it ended bcs SAME
had me dying, when they all went *what* 🤣
Never before has a song's last line so perfectly encapsulated my reaction. I can't say I liked it but Aespa's songs are definitely never boring, that's for sure. It's funny watching everyone's reaction to the last chorus though. Really goes into a whole other universe.
You know what I genuinely don’t think aespas music is for me but mad respect for how experimental the musicians are willing to take it
Yeah I'm not a huge fan of the industrial sound - lot of NCT's songs aren't my thing (other rhan WayV - very underrated group). Still Aespa's mebers are talented and it will be interesting when they add the last 3 members.
@@jamesrawlins735 uh when they what
@@cWjkL8ysxOkrH66 that's the rumour
No worries! Thanks for listening to their music :) Have you reacted to their mini album btw? There's something for everyone
Aespa’s Lucid Dream is good though. I think that is the only nom experimental song in their album.
5:52 When I first heard Savage, and I heard that last chorus, then aespa said "Ha. Ha. What?" I had the same reaction as them, I was like, Yeah what? What just happened? lol
i think at the end they purposely made it very chaotic and had a lot, with the repeating chorus and winter and ningning belting for their lives. i loved that chaos
One of the best songs in Kpop. PERIOD. Aespa flawless discography.
what made me love this song was the pc music type of sound. when i heard the frist beat and realized what it was, i went crazy. it made them become my fav 4th gen group. sm is a legend for that one. i love how groups are exploring other genres nowadays!!
I love how you play the part of the song your team are referring to. Also your explanatory graphics. I have NO musical background but I love music and learn so much from your channel. I even bought a key board and I'm taking lessons from TH-cam!
Omggg i’m so glad!!!! Ever since going full time as a YTer i’ve been trying to spend more time on the editing to make our videos less confusing to non-musicians. And the fact that you’re learning piano warms my heart immensely!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I would personally love to see them react to yeppi yeppi 👀👀
Omg yes same, I love that song, and i think it’s really interesting musically, I would absolutely love to see them react to it as well
@myloveformany yeah I saw that, but I’d like to see “classical musicians react” for Yeppi Yeppi
same yeppi yeppi is also in that level
this is a battle of frequencies only your ears can hear...a proof of how unique we are...how are you doin perfect pitch gang? xD i needed to see the producers interview immediately!
“it’s interesting how silent the chorus is”
i just realized that omg -
i think the song itself is perfect to explain their storyline
It's always refreshing how these guys react, analyse, and interpret the song. When I get confused with SM songs I just wait for reacttotheK's reaction video. 🤣🤣🤣
SM is creating a new version of pop music honestly. They are the most creative company in kpop
I had always expected aespa’s sound to be this kind of mechanical hyperpop vibe from their logo/font and concept so I’m glad they finally went there with this song.
Whenever SM is here on the channel, get ready for pure confusion xD
someone mentioned that savage is kpop's first excursion into hyperpop and i love that & am so excited to see what else we get
SOPHIE would be sooo proud if she’d heard this for sure😭
The editing had me laughing.
I love Sean’s outfit!
Thank you!
You know, ÆSPA's song is not that overwhelming when you're into musicals. I like it so much!
ok why is there not more talk about the editing it's so good😂😂 keeps getting better and better, thank you umu & everyone for such an insightful AND enjoyable video as always!!
this is the song that made me stan them, i listened for the first time and hated it but then i kept coming back to listen to it again and again lol
As someone who’s into K-pop, heavy metal, industrial rock, and -dubstep and trance- *cough* EDM, I really love the integration of more metallic/noise elements in the song. I guess the song is more of an acquired taste for most K-POP fans, but I’m more glad that it might end up introducing people to other spheres of music
SM has been nailing it with outros these days too, like feel the rhythm, glitch mode, savage, hello future, dream come true, favorite (vampire), step back, etc.
This song sounds like chaos and it fits the part where this song is on aespa's storyline, it's on the part where they're fighting the black mamba hence the chaos,so the "industrial" sounds like glass shattering and the steel scraping sounds fits a fight where the surroundings is destroyed
That's how i interpreted the song based on the storyline
What does it say about me, that the first time I heard this song my first thought during the last section was 'oh okay i see having a tonal center was just a passing suggestion huh' and then the second immediate thought was 'at least Umu and gang will be able to figure it out...right??? Right?????' 👁👄👁
😂😂😭😭
hearing and confused but praising at the end is a good reaction for first timer to hear and watch AESPA, now many are streaming Aespa... good for our gorgeous girls💙🦋🌟🌙
I... love this song. I've been waiting for this reaction for a while and I'm not disappointed! The sharp, tinny sound of the song hypes me up so much. aespa is such an interesting group and they have quickly become one of my ults. cant wait for their next comeback they never fail to impress
“Where are we” “where is she” KWANGYA BÆ
Ning Ning’s and Winter’s vocals are so crispy
My favourite Aespa song of all time, by far ~~ It's just groovy in its own nature~
"I'm just scared" "where are we?" "Where is she?" and "WHAT?" same guys same!!!! At almost the end I was like "hey gurls calm down, we don't need to have HIGH NOTE battle here, relax guys!" HAHAHAHHA and I'm so mind blown. Hahahahah
This song is absolutely a banger but I cant help but feel really overwhelmed everytime that last chorus comes out
Savage was just so majestic, it was hard not to like it after a few listens. 😭😭😭 Gave me chills its crazy
Savage and Sticker will be my most listened to songs on my Spotify lol
Aespa ended the song with "ha ha what?!" as if they're trying to mock the Black Mamba for playing with them and also to tease us aka the listeners for getting confused throughout the song lol
this is like the only thing i’ve been wanting these last few months 😭 i’m overjoyed it’s finally here
Hmm, for awhile now, I think the music production maybe leaning more into the storytelling (granted I haven't watched the new video interview with aespa's producers). In Black Mamba, the conflict was clear, it was aespa vs the Black Mamba, hence the straightforward production when it came to their debut music. In Next Level, we see them going to Kwangya, another world, as stated in the SMCU Episode 1 towards the end, hence the otherworldly direction change after the "beat drop", with some inclusion of how they feel and how they are able to go to the "Next Level" thanks to Naevis hence the video game aspect and the post-chorus prior to the bridge. This is then reiterated in Savage- giving thanks to Naevis' sacrifice and now they're in Kwangya, a place that is chaos itself. Aespa supposedly beats the Black Mamba, but, as mentioned before, it is a hallucination quest. So have they actually beat it? Hence the unsettling ending.
I don't know, just food for thought. Maybe I went nuts thinking about their upcoming, yet seemingly never coming, comeback too much.
Sm is always like to be differents style song for every their idol comeback.. And the result is always bop..
7:24 ok now that makes so much sense! I always thought its sounds like SM classic sounds but its also different but it sounds like certain group. You conclude it so well 😂👏
I always like how SM's style by putting everything in the last chorus, it give me huge satisfaction, and definitely hype me up!!
Savage left K-reactors confused
Been waiting for this reaction ever since you put it on your upcoming reactions list. Can’t wait to watch!
"Not a .png" I snorted so bad 💀
god i love the ending of savage so much, it's just so eerie and i adore songs like that. ning ning's last riffs give me the same vibes as chinese traditional singing and that's my favorite part
Ive been waiting for this reaction for months!! Thank you!!
I'm so happy that the reaction finally came! Thanks so much Umu and the reaction team are amazing! Loved the video and the analysis ❤️
The song didn't stick into the same key in the whole process.. i can finally claim it since musicians confirmed it. lol.
I didn’t love this song at first, but man YES it is GROOVY! I love it because of the vocals, they’re all extremely talented, the bridge is my favorite! I love watching you guys pick apart the song and mention things I didn’t catch. Aespa is def a bag of mixed sounds but they pull it off well :D
The bridge feels like the chorus as in the part we we were all waiting for. In that sense the whole song feels like it keeps the tension up pretty well up to that point. The outro feels like the bridge of the song. That outro was so jarring to my ears on first listen but on subsequent listens i loved finally getting to that part!
Also sm rly has been loving out of tune instruments lately!
Finallllly!!!!!!!!
Edit: Loved how everyone was lost in the final chorus. It really was like you were just teleported into Kwangya lol
as expected your edit always on point umu 🤣👍
thank you so much for this reaction, i know there are many things that will interested you guys as a classical musician!!! and also thank you for your hard work for this channel, will always support 🖤🖤🖤
I am having a fever dream 😂 i thought they already reacted to this 😂
same 😭
"Where are we?" "Where is she?"
KWANGYA pretty much lmao. Such a fun reaction vid
Winter's Growl Yes. Also Giselle's harmony on the pre-chorus :)
Thank you! I've been waiting for this.
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MASTERPIECE!!!
Yeaaah I've been waiting sooo much these kind of reaction videos !!!
I just finished watching your reactions to next level and I'm so excited to see their reaction for savage! finally!
In short: I vote F# minor for the first two choruses, B minor for the bridge, G# minor for the final chorus.
Somewhat longer version, but still shortened:
So I agree with Cloud that the bass is not clear at all, what pushes my ear in a direction is the sounds above.
Chorus: The instrumental, especially the "marimba-sound", sits more in G# minor, but the sung "gimme gimme now" drops it firmly into F# minor for me. That may be a question of how loud which part is, but I feel like the vocals are what catches all the attention, and the "marimba-sounds" just add color.
Bridge: Well, that is probably something rather subjective, but I can't possibly hear it in D major. When I play along on an instrument and close off the bridge with a cadence to D it feels weird. So B minor for me, even though the F# is only minor. Pop doesn't need leading tones. XD
Final chorus: Oh boiii... So the instrumental doesn't really change from chorus 2, so it still sits more in G#m. Then there is still the "gimme gimme now" which pushes me towards F#m. But the high descant line is so strong, and the notes they chose clearly imply G#m to me. For me the F# in the end feels unstable because it wants to resolve up to a G#, like a minor 7 to 1. Again, when I play along and just try a chord after the final note, I personally need the G#m. The most "problematic" note is the A, and during the final chorus I feel the key shift a bit depending on what I listen to, but the final bar is very firmly G#m for me.
I find it fascinating how different people are hearing this. Cool stuff!
I love this song so much, and I love that they were struggling finding that particular key. Savage is chaotic in the most savage way.
this is the reason why I love SM music
I love watching reacttotheK cus I don't understand half of the video but I just love watching all of you nerding out musically over my favorite songs
i've waited few months for this reaction!! so glad it's finally heree
I just want to commend all the effort it took to edit this video to be cohesive!!! I don't have any idea what you are all talking about but i sat through the whole thing with so much interest. Thank you so much to all of you for sharing your reactions and analysis. Just... mad respect to everyone in your team.
After waiting precisely 50 years for this video, I can finally state that IT WAS *SO* WORTH THE WAIT!!!!! All the reactions were so priceless omg 😩😩😩 Best reaction on this channel hands down
The fact they all went “where are we?” At the part where I heard NOTHING…
Y’all are geniuses
Been patiently waiting for you guys to react to savage
thank u , ive been waiting your reaction for this . more reaction for aespa song in the future
Bridge is D for nævis’s Death.
Aespa songs have one of the best instrumentals..especially savage 😭🔥
have been waiting for this the reaction like forever ~~~thanks again umu
THANK YOU IM WAITING FOR THIS
Watching musicians geek over things they love is my new hobby I guess😂😂
You guys keep serving amazing contents. Great job 💗
Btw the editing is so good 🤣
Omgggggggg I waited for so long for this. Thank you for reacting to aespa❤️
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!! TURN IT UP
Watched the whole video you guys are so interesting to listen to. Even when I'm clueless half the time I just... Love learning and listening
Bruh y'all had me dying with the level of confusion y'all had towards the end 🤣🤣🤣 I love y'all so much
Thank you for this ❤️