As someone also just slowly (and what a joy it is) discovering Kpop recently I'd like to correct you: Stray Kids have an UNREASONABLE amount of good music given how long they have been active! I don't mean quantity but their hit rate of songs that are just 10/10... that shouldn't be a thing! As a music group I feel you NEED to put out a few 'meh it's ok' songs every now and then just so it seems like you're human. In my experience so far Stray Kids need to chill with the hit rate 😋
if you love anime, you will love Stray Kids.. lots of references in their discography both in lyrics and visual (MV/costume/sets).. THE CREATIVITY IS INSANE!!
The school bus has two purposes. 1. It was featured in their debut song District 9 and has the debut date 325 on the side. 2. It is paying homage to the Dark Knight Batman movie opening scene with the clown masks.
3 purposes* the video depicts them as children afraid to be in front of an audience. they get the confidence to "feel the rock". the bus is for the kids.
I'm not a full Kpop fan but I'm 100% a Stray Kids fan...they're just different to me and 1 of a kind...not to mention the 8 members just seem like the nicest genuine hard working people you could come across. Think everyone else covered all the producing stuff etc! You won't regret checking their stuff out but be warned there's a lot!!!
Here is the thing I'm discovering about Kpop (and I'm new to it): Kpop isn't so much a genre as it is a way of making music and the trick for Kpop is not to 'get into Kpop' but to find what style of music/kpop you enjoy and find a group or two who make that kind of music. In that regard you're approaching Kpop 100% in a good way imo 👍
@DarkHarlequin 100% Kpop is just the umbrella of Korean Popular music and a lot of people have a misconception that it's all the same and a genre. It's full of a lot of different styles, yes a lot of similarities with some groups but that's Pop music for you lol. For me Stray Kids just hit a spot and think it's because they mix so many genres and make it sound & feel good ( I believe they started the what's called Mala Taste genre) I quite like singular or a few songs here and there from other Kpop groups but Stray kids it's pretty much or is all their songs I like lol
@@cassc23 That's the thing though I wish I could get across (but ofc people are stubborn in their conceptions): whatever your musical taste, I'm almost 100% there is a kpop group for you! You just gotta be open and find it. You more into upbeat harmonic boyband than this? TxT is essentially founded on that! You're a real Hip-Hop head who likes base? NCT127 exist. You enjoy calmer R&B? A.C.E. and Sunmi got you. You're saying you Kpop isn't for you cause you like classical music? EXO or INFINITE use tons of classical music in their tracks. You're a diehard classic Rock fan? Dreamcatcher is all about mixing Rock with other genres. You just like experimental music trying all kinds of novel things? You could always invest the (joyful) weeks/months of your life it takes to follow me in becoming a Shinee fan 😁 I wish I could really make people open up to that idea. There is so much joy and creative music to be discovered for almost anyone I believe 💕🤗
In case you want to learn more about Stray Kids......... 3Racha - Stray Kids' main writing and production unit, consisting of Bang Chan (the leader of Stray Kids), Changbin and Han They formed as a rap group before Stray Kids formed, and wrote and produced their own music. When the final members for Stray Kids were chosen, 3Racha was absorbed into the group. They write and produce the vast majority of the music for Stray Kids. But all 8 members have written music for the group, and a few of the members (besides 3Racha) are now also producing some of the songs. ---------------------------------- Stray Kids debuted in 2018. They started out with 9 members (so in their early videos, you'll see 9 people performing) but Woojin left in Oct 2019 and Stray Kids have been an 8-member group ever since. ---------------------------------- Bang Chan, Changbin and Han still perform as 3Racha for certain awards shows and events, separately from Stray Kids. They also have several of their own songs / videos posted on TH-cam. The 3Racha members are highly prolific writers and producers and have started winning awards as such. ---------------------------------- DanceRacha - Stray Kids' main dance unit, consisting of Hyunjin, Felix, and Lee Know ---------------------------------- VocalRacha - their main vocal unit, consisting of Seungmin and I.N ---------------------------------- Main rappers - Changbin, Han, Hyunjin and Felix (the deep-voiced guy) - but unlike many K-pop groups, all 8 members can and have rapped, depending on the song. ---------------------------------- Vocalists......I listed their main vocal unit above, but again.....all 8 members have great singing voices and they switch around on lead vocals, depending on the song ---------------------------------- Dancers......main ones listed above, but all 8 members can dance very well ---------------------------------- Languages: Bang Chan (the leader of the group) and Felix (deep-voiced guy) are both Australian, so English is their first language. The other 6 members speak English with varying degrees of fluency. All 8 members are fluent in both Korean and Japanese. The group can sing and rap in all three languages. ---------------------------------- Not all of their music is hard. They also sing beautiful ballads, have performed a number of songs for K-drama soundtracks, and have written / performed some songs for an anime called Tower of God. They also collaborate with / produce for other idol groups and individual singers from Korea, Japan, China, Thailand and the U.S.
Excellent job here explaining things! This is a great starting point for new STAYS. And yes, their ballads are some of my fav songs...including Your Eyes, both the song and the video, which so many people found cringey. I loved it.
That's how they hit us. At the age of 56, who knew I would become a fan of a bunch of sweet little kiddos who turn into something fierce rapping, rock and rolling, singing and dancing like crazy. They also have very mellow romantic songs such as Leave, Because etc. They also have sexy material like Drive and Red Lights. They all are aces. Such great talent and cuteness should be illegal. Love them all. Never heard a song of theirs that I did not like. Their fans are called STAY. I am forever a STAY now.
I'm also 56 and I adore them! I chatted with another on here who was 62. I have to wonder if they realize just how far spread of an impact they are making?
I'm 43 and was introduce to Stray Kids because of my daughter 8 months ago.. I think nowadays I'm more STAY than her haha.. I was a heavy metal girl but they blew my mind in a way I could never imagine.. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who's over 40..
Welcome to the Stray Kid Fandom. This song is part of the Stray Kid lore. This represents 4 different feelings they have felt when growing up in the industry. Those children represent Stray Kids. Everything is connected with Stray Kids. Welcome to the Stray Kids Megaverse. Once you dive in you will be confused but Stay's will help you through this all. Look forward to more content. Watch S-Class, Social Path, Mega Verse and then go from there. So many songs to even check out.
I’ve heard people say that Stray Kids make music videos for people with ADHD, because there is just so much going on. As a representative of people with ADHD, we appreciate it. If you liked this video I think you will also really like S Class and Megaverse. Enjoy!
Yeah I saw the tweet recently. Unfortunately that person is mocking stray Kids music as mental illness but I don't care. More power to us spicy brain 🔥😆
I'm pretty sure they make music and videos for the neurodivergent because they're ONE OF US!! As a member of the community and someone who has worked closely with the community for most of my adult life (psych major, disability studies minor, worked as an employment specialist for a year, autistic support assistant teacher for 9 month, lead infant/toddler teacher for 2.5 years working closely with service providers for several students, working toward an autism specialist cert) those boys are all dome flavor of neurospicy whether they know it or not!!! They're called Stray Kids because they all felt like stray kids in this world. Like, their NAME is telling us they're for us!! Stray Kids everywhere all around the world isn't talking about the band being everywhere its talking about how those of us who feel like stray kids are everywhere and we are in this together. We're not alone! They see us and are inviting us in to their safe space
Absolutely One Piece, Pirates of the Caribbean, Attack on Titans, Mad Max Thunder Dome, and Dark Knight. Stray Kids have a lore and does a concept of multiverse so if you like Anime, Inception, and Marvel you'll love them. They have a lot of movie references in all their videos and a lot are intertwined with each other because of the multiverse. The bus references Dark Knight and their Debut District 9 and 3-25 is a date you will see a lot too because that's when the debuted. Social Path with LiSA (not from BlackPink) is a great one too. It's a Japanese version . She does a lot of Anime openings.
I recommend listening to Thunderous,god's menu,S-class Also their whole 5-star album is actually crazy I can't choose They have a variety of songs and all are too good
I am no kpop fan.. but stray kids are something different tbh.... the more you get into them the more you will realize that this is its own freaking genre
Thank you for reacting to Stray Kids. It’s impossible not to rewind with them, so get ready. They are musical geniuses, a self-produced group, with 8 talented artists who can sing, rap, and dance. They have a huge discography, considering their debut was in 2018 (more than 180 songs). Looking forward to more Stray Kids’ reactions.
Everything Stray Kids is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Yes, they are kpop, but defy every thing you think you know about that industry. They, unapologetically, do things their way, with style, class, and just a bit of confidence sprinkled with humility. Globally, they hit every mark. Some listeners just don't open their ears to their genius and that's unfortunate. Thanks for the reaction. I think you can safely say that you can find something in their huge discography of almost 200 self produced songs. You will have the best time in Stayville. Stray Kids. DO. NOT. MISS. Enjoy yourself.
They have created their own genre of music, there is no one like them. There’s a rock version of this song on the same album if you like rock. They do everything themselves and only in their mid 20s. They just announced they are doing a world tour this year. I subscribed looking forward to watching you discover them and be amazed. Every song is great, great vocals, strong rap line (the best imo) and excellent dancers ( also the best imo). Enjoy!
SKZ are an incredibly unique kpop group - all 8 members can sing, dance, rap, write, etc. Rather than being picked by the company, the leader, Bang Chan, chose each member and was given a chance to showcase his choices with music they wrote themselves. Their songs are nearly all written, produced, and composed by three of the members, Bang Chan, Changbin and Han (the production subunit is known as 3racha - the three members each well over 100 copywrites under KOMCA) and the rest are written by the other members here and there. They are self made in every way that counts. They don't stick to any one genre, rather, they mix and meld and create their own from bits of seemingly disparate music styles, somehow still managing to make it all cohesively THEIR SOUND. It's incredible and I'm so fucking proud of them as a group. I've got WAY too much knowledge about them, but ISTG if I start, I'll never stfu, so yeah. Check out more of their stuff bc you have SO MUCH to discover.
The way I loooove watching people fall in love with SKZ 🫶🏼 They’re absolutely amazing and definitely *no one* else out there like them! They have sooo many good songs, you can’t go wrong no matter what you listen to next, but I highly recommend: Venom, Freeze, Charmer, 3Racha, Fam, Thunderous, Maniac, Back Door, God’s Menu, MIROH, Side Effects, Double Knot, Domino, Chill, Connected, Heyday, Red Lights, Drive …I could keep going 😅 Can’t wait for more SKZ reactions!
I just subscribed because I want to see your reaction to other songs a.k.a masterpieces that Stray Kıds have done. My cheeks were just as red as yours the first time I heard them. Great reaction, and I am here for all of the run backs.😊👍👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for reacting to Stray kids. I'll be waiting for more reactions from the group on your channel. Their discography is great and their M/Vs are insane. It's really worth checking out.
SKZ directly referenced One Piece in their song Topline ft Tiger JK. Also they did the intro and outro songs for Tower of God. Theyre called Top and Slump. Theyre all amazing songs❤ Thanks for checking out our boys❤
STRAY KIDS EVERYWHERE ALL AROUND THE WORLD!!!! We love and adore our self-producing kings!!! If you wanna check out more of their songs, I highly recommend CHEESE (A sarcastic clap back to the haters), TA (A personal fav that's a bit of an older one), and if you're into drill music check out 3Racha's unit song titled "3RACHA"!!!! Love to see others enjoy skz heehee. fun fact: 3Racha are the production team for skz, they write, produce and direct majority of skz songs :)
I am 46 and grew up with Dr. Dre, Snoop, Eminem and now my girls love Stray Kids and I can listen and enjoy the beat drop just as much as they do. Plus 3 Racha and Bang Chan especially are absolutely amazing in making the music.
As a stay who adore Stray Kids so much, this video made me insanely happy. Thank you so much for appreciating the boys. Theyre super hard working and talented
Actually some of the members watch anime too! They sometimes incorporate lyrics inspired by it. The songs that come to mind would be Muddy water and Topline. Also, they sang the op & ed song in tower of god
You can't go wrong with anything but here are some great ones along this same vibe; God's Menu, District 9, Thunderous, Miroh... And Backdoor is just a whole vibe in and of itself.
I'm sure many people have said it already so you can skip it, but Stray writes all of their music and even produces it! Pure talent! Any song you choose to listen to you'll like. They've got different genres and styles and it fits them all so well. If you want One Piece, Stray Kids-Topline. You can look for and hear all the references! And anime itself, they sang the opening and ending to Tower of God in both Japanese and English. Both versions of both songs are really good! I hope you continue to listen to them! Their songs are great and so are their personalites. Have fun!
Stray Kids is a Korean band under the JYP label, so yes. Kpop. Although out of the 8 members of Stray Kids 6 are Korean citizens and 2 of them are actually Australian.
The bus was there from the beginning of the MV but the explanation why it exploded is because when Han was doing his rap part, we saw that there was a bomb and he was in front of the bus. So when there was a scene change, the bomb It exploded and since it was close to the bus, the scene was shown that way. The truth is that I had not understood at first but once you pay attention to the MV you see the details ahshshs
This was great!! More SKZ please!! If you like anime, you should check out "Social Path" stray kids featuring Japanese artist LiSA, though given how you vibed to this song, you'd probably also enjoy "Megaverse". Truly, you can't go wrong with any of Stray Kids' work. They write their own stuff, they make their own beats and they're just a phenomenally tight-knit group.
Just popped up in my re commendation and immediately subscribed to watch your Stray Kids journey!! They are K-Pop in the popular Korean sense but SKZ definitely have their own unique style/genre that's solely them as they are the main producers of themselves! Recommendations: go watch some older stuff that got them where they are now! Gods Menu is a huuuuge one. Maniac & Thunderous as well :) Their discography is huge so even if you don't vibe with everything, there's surely something for everyone.
A breakdown of the MV for you. I think the giant figures represent Fear & stage fright. (They also seem to be based on Japanese spirits of drowned sailors called Umibozu) They dissipate when the words of the emotions in the children's heads disappear. I believe the floating characters are the words Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Happiness/pleasure. (This is what I have been told. It seems to be a mix of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and I can read none of those.) There are four factions for four groups of the members. Since the four factions represented emotions, the locations were different. Anger was at the bottom of the ocean. It's a dense emotion that we try to smother & it thrives under pressure.The members who represent this emotion are pirates. Joy was a bank. It's an emotion that we store & take out for special things. The members that represent this emotion are in denim, but surrounded by clowns who look like the ones from the Dark Knight. Sorrow was a stark place of floating ash and monuments that were like graves. The members who represent this emotion are in pale & washed out colors mixed with white. Happiness/Pleasure was in a fort of musical instruments. It's an emotion that's loud & messy. We hear it before we see it. The members who represent this emotion look a lot like people from Mad Max mixed with military. Now. Anger attacked Joy first. They bypassed Sorrow altogether. (You can see this in the map they showed.) But it didn't turn out. Anger was defeated & captured. That was the first word to dissipate. The next to fall was Joy. Happiness/Pleasure snuck in disguised as clowns & planted a bomb. (We saw I.N talking on a communicator & one of the clowns also had one. He later takes off the mask as he leaves revealing it's Han, yet you can also see pirate Han still tied on the floor behind him.) The bomb went off. Since the bus was in both Joy & Sorrows' realms (Back half in Joy, front in Sorrow. We can't have one of those emotions without having felt the other.) we see the explosion as the camera pans to Sorrow, and the word for Joy dissipates as well. Sorrow falls & we see that Happiness/Pleasure is all that remains. They have gathered parts of the other emotions & folded them into their own. Happiness/Pleasure is very nuanced. It can contain elements of the other emotions and still be the same. Also. I think Lee Know said (In the video with them reacting to the music video) that the children are them when they were young. And over the years these emotions that they felt at varying times have been "defeated" and all that's left is pleasure in their music. The sequence of emotions & dissipation of said emotions seems to mirror their own journey. When they first started, everything was pretty evenly balanced. They hit a few hard times & anger kinda made an appearance, but then they started enjoying things more....Then Woojin left & sorrow took hold for a while. But they came out of that better balanced, and now are taking pleasure in their work once again. Currently they take pleasure in their work, it's tempered with the other emotions, but the dominating drive they have is happiness & pleasure. The lyrics of the song are about locking away your stress & meeting the world with fun & music. The bus is an interesting thing. As well as being between the the factions of Joy & Sorrow (The back part was fully in Joy's section....But the front was in Sadness. Almost as if it had crashed into it.) , it's actually a call back to their beginning. And it's not the one from District 9, it's the one from Grow Up that was heading to District 9. I do think the District number being 325 is significant. Since that is the debut date, it has now become the beginning district. It WAS district 9 for the 9 of them, but that has changed over the years. And it is no longer just them. They invited ALL of us in in Back Door. At the beginning, it was small & sheltered. They were very careful of their district. But as they grew in confidence, they threw the notice out to everyone who wants to enter...All we have to do is knock. And Felix didn't swear. Felix is saying the Korean word for Shh. I believe it's Swit? So it's a work around on the no swearing rule. Stray Kids love homophones. I mean, look at the title for the album & this song. It means happiness/pleasure in Chinese. But it sounds like the English word "rock". So the album is Rock Star, and it's all about emotions. Every song on this album is designed to touch our emotions in different ways.
Love watching people find Stray Kids 😍 if you like Anime, the mv for Thunderous is something you’ll wanna see. Honestly you can’t miss with Stray Kids. Some of their best song/music video combos are Venom, Freeze, S-Class, Gods Menu, Charmer and Item (neither have a music video but I already know you’d love both and you could do the color coded lyrics and learn who is who in the process) also this mv had Pirates of the Caribbean, Attack on Titan and the Dark Knight references (joker purple suits, bank explosion, etc)
I feel so late finding this but... The thing about Kpop is that it isn't a genre, it's an industry and within that industry, the groups/artists take so many different genres and mesh them together to make unique sounds you don't usually hear anywhere else. You just need to find the group creating the sound you love.
They make their own music! Recommend God's Menu, S-Class, and Thunderous for that big cinematic title track music video vibe. For other songs, there's literally too many that are worth checking out to list. I think you might like to check out Muddy Water, Red Lights, Cover Me, Up All Night, Awaken, and Megaverse to get a general sense of how insane their range is. They're their own style, but those songs show off how well they hit any genre! Have fun and welcome to the circus.
Stray Kids are the BEST 🔥 I'm 31years old woman who thought like "kpop is for teenagers,kpop sounds plastic to my ears,kpop is not real music it's bunch of noisesblablabla"... But when I meet(on yt) Stray Kids in the middle of the pandemic I was so shocked and mesmerized😮 Like wtf is that?!how 8 of young man can sing+rap+dance+produce+write lyrics+doing everything perfectly by themselves?!😅 and I take a time to check other kpop groups but Istg it's not the same feelings..they are best of the BEST🙏🏻 they even created their own music genre and now most of the new artists uses the same genre 😮 I recommend you to check their full discography and even dance practice videos, those guys are literally fire 🤙🏻
Completely self produced group, too. There is a sub unit called 3Racha comprised of Bang Chan, Seo Changbin, and Han Jisung. They just won the Asian Artist Award for best creator, which is a huge deal!
I actually love when a reactor backtracks cause then you don't miss anything. I hate when a reactor talks through half of the MV. So I appreciate that you wanna make sure to capture all the details. Loved this reaction! So fun. This is def one of their best songs and best MVs. Check out God's Menu, Venom, Maniac, Megaverse. Side Effects is a trip. Victory Song is a great older song. If you like the anime vibe you should watch their Anime OST called TOP (Japanese version) it's a great song, great choreo, great MV that isn't talked about enough.
I get what you mean fs but I wish reactors would watch the whole video first AND THEN go back and pause it because it would help them with some of their questions and not miss anything. Like the bus part, if he wouldve watched till the end and took more of an interest then he couldve figured out the kids were performing at school and facing their fears of stage fright. Yk?...sometimes just show they understand the meaning behind the work.
If ur an anime fan, they sang the opening and closing song for the anime tower of God. The opening song is called TOP and its great. A newer one with anime vibes would be “social path” looking forward to more stray kids! ❤
From my intepretation and what ive read/hear - The school boys represent the stray kids as they were younger. they are fighting against their emotions ( the korean characters that dissolve throughout the MV = happiness. sadness, anger and Pleasure) and the final character is left is Pleasure. Which to me denotes that they find pleasure in what they do as artists and entertainers :)
The school buss is a reference to their debut, in their debut song the mv started with a school buss from which they got off and the numbers on the buss is the month and day they debuted "03" representing March and "25" being the 25th day of March,on the buss is also written District which I belive is a reference to their debut song "District 9". The group originally had 9 members but unfortunately one left, the reason was undisclosed. They make their own music and the producing team is called 3RACHA and consists of their leader Bang Chan, their main rapper and sub vocalist Changbin and their ace or all rounder Han. Kpop groups usually have a story they tell trough mvs (tho the timeline and exact story line is very complicated and even stay kids themselves don't know their lore exactly).
i used to like kpop back in 2012 or so, then i kind of got over it but Stray Kids made me fall in love with it all over again, can't even follow other kpop groups anymore i've gotten spoiled so nothing compares to their style, quality and creativity
You said you love anime, stray kids actually did both the opening and the ending of an anime called tower of God they are called TOP and SLUMP Btw loved your reaction ❤️
"The Thunderous ones are here!" Hey! Thank you for your reaction friend! Stray Kids is an 8 members group gather by the lider of the group Bang Chan (this is the only k-pop group formed this way. Usually the label company decides who gets to be the members of a group) Stray Kids are self-produced. They create 99% of they're music and are also very involved in the choreography creation. The group has debuted in 25/03/18 and the members are: Bang Chan (The Lider) , Changing and Han. They are also known as the producers and songwriters - 3Racha subunit. Lee Know, Hyunjin and Felix also known by the name of- Dance Racha subunit . All of them have solo songs composed by themselves. Seugmin and In as the Vocal Racha subunit. They have released solo and cover songs. They all are skilled in dancing, they all can rapp or sing and lately all of them are getting intrested in songwriting and producing. Lalalala is the title track of their last came back that just dropped around a mounth ago! If you enjoyed it you should also check out some other really good music that they have such as Megaverse, S Class, Topline, Maniac, Venom, Frezze, God's Menu, Domino, All In, Social Path, Charmer , Get Lit, ITEM Super Bowl (eng version), Comflex, Double Knot, Back Door, Ta, Easy, All In, Miroh .... Etc. If you want to hear something less hard striking songs you should go on TMI, FNF, The Sound, Christmas Evel, Case 143, Blinde Spot, Peacemaker... Etc If you enjoy more soft ones you can check out Chill, Blue Print, There, Your Eyes, B Me, Gone Days, Ex, I am you, Oh, On Track.....etc Songs that can crush your heart are the ones of Han solo's and also Lonely St, Leave, Cover me, Winter Falls, Secret Secret, Levanter, Scars, Youtiful, Phobia, Silent Cry.... Etc And if you want the hot ones i strongly recommend Red Lights, Drive, Taste (Dance performance) The fandom won't miss those ones. Mostly rap- 3Racha, Heyday, Muddy Waters (performance) Runner's High, I got it( Han), Mirror Mirror (Milli, F Hero ft Changbin), Rock, Mirror.... Etc I also recommend they're pre-debute song Hellevator and they're debut song District 9!!! Believe me my friend... The list could continue forever cuz they're discography is no skipping song at all. Every song that you will listen will blow your mind for sound, lyrics, visuals, choreography, words play.... And also have excellent acting skills! They are amazing and i guarantee for an excellent experience 100% The fandom name is Stay. I have subscribed and cannot wait to see which one you choose!! 💥 💙S͓̽t͓̽r͓̽a͓̽y͓̽K͓̽i͓̽d͓̽s͓̽💙 everywhere all around the world! A little update.... you should check out the stage performance for Asia Artist Awards and the stage performance for Golden Disc Award 2024.They killed it so hard...that only them can ever rematch that hipe energy ! Crazy. I'm still in disbelief how they can improve in just days.... 🤩😍
Stray kids is a k-pop group. And actually about this bus.. there is 2, obvious for stays, (Stray kids fandom name) reasons: 1. They recreated scene from film called dark knight, where Joker is rubbing a bank on bus. 2. In their debut song they escape to their district (song is called district 9) by bus. Also on one of the scenes you can see number 325 on the side of the bus. It refers to their debut, which was on march 25th. And one more thing... You said you like anime.. Stray kids have done an opening and an ending for anime called "Tower of God" (don't know if you heard about it before). Songs are Top (opening) and Slump (ending). I thought it would be cool to check out for you later. P.S. Excuse me my grammar. I'm not a native English speaker..
If you're into anime you may already know who LISA is. Check out Stray Kids Social Path as LISA is in it! Welcome to the world of Stray Kids (SKZ for short)
Welcome to Stray Kids! Yes, they are part of the KPOP industry. There are eight members, including six from South Korea and two of Korean descent who were raised in Australia. Three of the members make up the production team 3Racha, and they have 150+ songwriting credits, but all eight members have songwriting credits. They've been doing their own thing since 2018. They've tried more than 40 difference genres, so there's something for everyone. You can't go wrong with whatever you choose to watch next, but God's Menu really put them on the map, and Thunderous, Venom, Easy, Get Lit, and the most recent mv Megaverse are all worth a look! Thanks for giving our Stray Kids a chance. Enjoy!
Where did the school bus come from? Watch their debut song District 9 and find out 😁. Stray Kids really are performance masters, you should see their live performances. They remix their songs for awards shows and put on one heck of a show. I'm so happy you've discovered them- I had the same reaction when I found them, just blew me out the water and it was so fun getting into their music. This song is the title track from their most recent album Rock Star/ 樂 star, another great song from that album is Megaverse and they have a live performance of it on their channel which I highly recommend. They make their own music, beats and all, and are so creative with the lyrics. This song has word play across three languages (Korean, Chinese, and English) and the meanings are almost always multi-layered. It was really fun watching you enjoy this, I hope you check out some more ☺.
You need to react to basically everything stray kids!!! They also have stray kids guides that show you who they are and their roles in the group! Their music is amazing!
Check out these other Stray Kids songs (just a tiny sampling of their huge discography - again, they write and produce the vast majority (about 95%) of their own music): Muddy Water th-cam.com/video/ZfvryYwgulo/w-d-xo.html (^^^^ stop listening at the 3.17 mark. Any music after that was added by the person who made the video.) Super Board th-cam.com/video/8ziUcTYwARI/w-d-xo.html Get Lit th-cam.com/video/T8WVJWiJduM/w-d-xo.html Venom th-cam.com/video/pM-jOfy_1jM/w-d-xo.html
Though as an ARMY (bts fan) SKZ is my ult group, I love hearing SKZ is the best intro to K-pop from you because usually most of the time reactors overly compare them to bts. In my mind it's not fair to say such because SKZ is pretty much their own genre of music as they play around with their own sound. Thank you for the reaction hope you listen to more some suggestions from me: super board, venom, circus, and case143
They debuted in 2018 They are ages 22 - 26 They are unique for several reasons... First, the leader Bang Chan was allowed by JYP to hand pick all of the members himself. They were not placed together in a traditional way, by the company. Second all of them are all arounders. They can all sing, rap, dance, produce and write. Third, they have written and produced about 99% of their music. Numbers of songs each member has copyrighted according to Korean Music Association numbers so far... KOMCA numbers... Bang Chan 180 (#3 in KPop) Changbin 152 (#11) Han 148 (#12) Hyunjin 22 Felix 21 Seungmin 19 I.N 19 Lee Know 17 While they can all do everything they do have 3 different subunits... 3Racha... Bang Chan, Chang Bin and Han which are the main producers. They are always credited as 3Racha 3Racha just won their first award for their production and writing work from Asian Artists Awards for Best Creator. Danceracha... Lee Know (he is a former backup dancer for BTS and in charge of leading dance practices), Felix and Hyunjin Vocalracha... Seungmin and I.N While the songs are hype they always have significant meaning to them. Their lyricism is always insane. Since they are so experimental their sound has its own genre and they have a very diverse discography. Example... Gods Menu, Back Door and Case 143 all completely different sounds.
Found you on my feed because I LOVE Stray Kids! Anyway, the school bus scene is a nod to The Joker. The video is awesome. You see the air bubbles when they are in an under water scene, you see embers when they are in the fire scene. The children on stage are a total of eight, for me it represents the members of the group which are 8. And I interpret the monsters as stage fright or something to that affect. I'm glad you found them and enjoyed them also :)
I have been watching your reactions for a bit now and I have never seen you get this hyped and excited. I have also never seen your cheeks get red but it could also be from the wine :P I am subscribing for more Stray Kids! I really enjoy and connect with your genuine vibe and honesty, where some reactors come off a certain way. I discovered Blackpink and BTS back in early 2020 but it wasn't until June 2020 that I discovered Stray Kids and it was a game changer and over for me. They became my ultimate group because they strayed away from traditional K-pop sounds and brought something different to the table besides being just hip-hop-focused. I have never been so passionate and excited about a group in my life. They're known for their experimental hype beats but they have a wide range of different genres within their discography. Recommendations Gods Menu, Megaverse, SClass, Easy, Venom, Freeze. Looking forward to more reactions!
LOVE your enthusiasm and yes, this is KPOP!! When you realize all of Straykids music is made, produced, composed, and written by 3 of the guys in the group (Bang Chan - leader, Changbin, and Han), your mind is going to be BLOWN. Read their lyrics carefully and watch their explanations and you'll appreciate their music even more. In this LALALALA video, they are playing on the 4 key emotions with 1 in particular winning. Do another playback and you'll see each one being eliminated. I mean, the pure genius of their work is out of this world. KPOP groups are all different but you'll see what makes Straykids so unite! Love how authentic your reactions were. Can't hide how much you loved it with the red cheeks and all - that's awesome!
You are about to fall down a rabbit hole of amazing music and music videos. - Megaverse, Case 143, Comflex, Maniac, District 9, Super Bowl, Venom, Topline, Get Lit, Charmer - There are so many I would recommend giving a go, even in your own time, have a listen. They decided very early on "Screw the system, we're going to do what we want to do" and it shows in their versitility and dedication.
Hi! Loved your reaction! Welcome to Stray Kids! To answer your question- Yes technically, Stray Kids is classified in the K-pop genre, but Stray Kids is also much more than that cause the members of Stray Kids write, compose and produce their own music rather than leaving it up to the record label. Out of a total of 8 members, 3 members (Bangchan or the leader, Changbin and Han) are the producing team of Stray Kids and their subunit is called 3Racha (yes hahaha, 3Racha is supposed to sound like Sriracha sauce cause their music is spicy hot!) In fact, the discography of Stray Kids is an entire different genre in itself because they constantly switch up flows, beats and tempos. Plus, Stray Kids also switches up the genre in one song. That's why they are geniuses cause they not only have songs of a particular genre, they also mix up genres in one song. They often mix up genres like rock, hip-hop, RnB, boombap, dubstep, jazz, rap, hardcore edm, trap rap, acoustic ballad etc. They are a largely experimental group and experiment with music, thats why their discography is called the Mixed Taste or "Mala" Genre. Plus Stray Kids is an all-rounder group which means although they have subunits, all 8 members are lyricists, music composers, music producers, dancers, rappers and vocalists. They are extremely talented.
They have a lot of good music and they produce it themselves too
As someone also just slowly (and what a joy it is) discovering Kpop recently I'd like to correct you:
Stray Kids have an UNREASONABLE amount of good music given how long they have been active! I don't mean quantity but their hit rate of songs that are just 10/10... that shouldn't be a thing! As a music group I feel you NEED to put out a few 'meh it's ok' songs every now and then just so it seems like you're human. In my experience so far Stray Kids need to chill with the hit rate 😋
@@DarkHarlequin Of course,for me all their releases are hits tbh.. excatly my type in music
if you love anime, you will love Stray Kids.. lots of references in their discography both in lyrics and visual (MV/costume/sets).. THE CREATIVITY IS INSANE!!
they also made the opening and ending of tower of god (top and slump) !!
Tower of god is an awesome anime. I started reading the manwha AFTER the anime, it's that good
A lot of Marvel references too ❤
Welcome to Stray Kids!
Their discography is absolutely amazing and I can't wait to see you dive into them deeper. 😁🙌
The school bus has two purposes.
1. It was featured in their debut song District 9 and has the debut date 325 on the side.
2. It is paying homage to the Dark Knight Batman movie opening scene with the clown masks.
Bruuhhhh fire for the love of me I couldn’t think of where the school bus is from
3 purposes*
the video depicts them as children afraid to be in front of an audience. they get the confidence to "feel the rock". the bus is for the kids.
I'm not a full Kpop fan but I'm 100% a Stray Kids fan...they're just different to me and 1 of a kind...not to mention the 8 members just seem like the nicest genuine hard working people you could come across. Think everyone else covered all the producing stuff etc! You won't regret checking their stuff out but be warned there's a lot!!!
Real
Here is the thing I'm discovering about Kpop (and I'm new to it): Kpop isn't so much a genre as it is a way of making music and the trick for Kpop is not to 'get into Kpop' but to find what style of music/kpop you enjoy and find a group or two who make that kind of music.
In that regard you're approaching Kpop 100% in a good way imo 👍
@DarkHarlequin 100% Kpop is just the umbrella of Korean Popular music and a lot of people have a misconception that it's all the same and a genre. It's full of a lot of different styles, yes a lot of similarities with some groups but that's Pop music for you lol. For me Stray Kids just hit a spot and think it's because they mix so many genres and make it sound & feel good ( I believe they started the what's called Mala Taste genre) I quite like singular or a few songs here and there from other Kpop groups but Stray kids it's pretty much or is all their songs I like lol
@@cassc23 That's the thing though I wish I could get across (but ofc people are stubborn in their conceptions): whatever your musical taste, I'm almost 100% there is a kpop group for you! You just gotta be open and find it.
You more into upbeat harmonic boyband than this? TxT is essentially founded on that! You're a real Hip-Hop head who likes base? NCT127 exist. You enjoy calmer R&B? A.C.E. and Sunmi got you. You're saying you Kpop isn't for you cause you like classical music? EXO or INFINITE use tons of classical music in their tracks. You're a diehard classic Rock fan? Dreamcatcher is all about mixing Rock with other genres.
You just like experimental music trying all kinds of novel things? You could always invest the (joyful) weeks/months of your life it takes to follow me in becoming a Shinee fan 😁
I wish I could really make people open up to that idea. There is so much joy and creative music to be discovered for almost anyone I believe 💕🤗
@@cassc23 Same
In case you want to learn more about Stray Kids.........
3Racha - Stray Kids' main writing and production unit, consisting of Bang Chan (the leader of Stray Kids), Changbin and Han
They formed as a rap group before Stray Kids formed, and wrote and produced their own music. When the final members for Stray Kids were chosen, 3Racha was absorbed into the group. They write and produce the vast majority of the music for Stray Kids. But all 8 members have written music for the group, and a few of the members (besides 3Racha) are now also producing some of the songs.
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Stray Kids debuted in 2018. They started out with 9 members (so in their early videos, you'll see 9 people performing) but Woojin left in Oct 2019 and Stray Kids have been an 8-member group ever since.
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Bang Chan, Changbin and Han still perform as 3Racha for certain awards shows and events, separately from Stray Kids. They also have several of their own songs / videos posted on TH-cam. The 3Racha members are highly prolific writers and producers and have started winning awards as such.
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DanceRacha - Stray Kids' main dance unit, consisting of Hyunjin, Felix, and Lee Know
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VocalRacha - their main vocal unit, consisting of Seungmin and I.N
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Main rappers - Changbin, Han, Hyunjin and Felix (the deep-voiced guy) - but unlike many K-pop groups, all 8 members can and have rapped, depending on the song.
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Vocalists......I listed their main vocal unit above, but again.....all 8 members have great singing voices and they switch around on lead vocals, depending on the song
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Dancers......main ones listed above, but all 8 members can dance very well
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Languages:
Bang Chan (the leader of the group) and Felix (deep-voiced guy) are both Australian, so English is their first language. The other 6 members speak English with varying degrees of fluency.
All 8 members are fluent in both Korean and Japanese. The group can sing and rap in all three languages.
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Not all of their music is hard. They also sing beautiful ballads, have performed a number of songs for K-drama soundtracks, and have written / performed some songs for an anime called Tower of God. They also collaborate with / produce for other idol groups and individual singers from Korea, Japan, China, Thailand and the U.S.
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Excellent job here explaining things! This is a great starting point for new STAYS. And yes, their ballads are some of my fav songs...including Your Eyes, both the song and the video, which so many people found cringey. I loved it.
Hi, I see you on almost every Stray Kids' reaction video I watches 😊
That's how they hit us. At the age of 56, who knew I would become a fan of a bunch of sweet little kiddos who turn into something fierce rapping, rock and rolling, singing and dancing like crazy. They also have very mellow romantic songs such as Leave, Because etc. They also have sexy material like Drive and Red Lights. They all are aces. Such great talent and cuteness should be illegal. Love them all. Never heard a song of theirs that I did not like. Their fans are called STAY. I am forever a STAY now.
I am forever a STAY too
I'm also 56 and I adore them! I chatted with another on here who was 62. I have to wonder if they realize just how far spread of an impact they are making?
The 👏🏾 cuteness 👏🏾 should 👏🏾 be 👏🏾 illegal! They’re adorable individually but their friendship is adorable-ness overload. 🥰
I'm 43 and was introduce to Stray Kids because of my daughter 8 months ago.. I think nowadays I'm more STAY than her haha.. I was a heavy metal girl but they blew my mind in a way I could never imagine.. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who's over 40..
Lol...I'm 65... my youngest introduced me to them. I can relate to me being a bigger Stay than her now.
Welcome to the Stray Kid Fandom. This song is part of the Stray Kid lore. This represents 4 different feelings they have felt when growing up in the industry. Those children represent Stray Kids. Everything is connected with Stray Kids. Welcome to the Stray Kids Megaverse. Once you dive in you will be confused but Stay's will help you through this all. Look forward to more content.
Watch S-Class, Social Path, Mega Verse and then go from there. So many songs to even check out.
Welcome to the Stray Kids HOT Megaverse 🔥
Sorry 😅
I’ve heard people say that Stray Kids make music videos for people with ADHD, because there is just so much going on. As a representative of people with ADHD, we appreciate it. If you liked this video I think you will also really like S Class and Megaverse. Enjoy!
Yeah I saw the tweet recently. Unfortunately that person is mocking stray Kids music as mental illness but I don't care. More power to us spicy brain 🔥😆
NEUROSPICY REPESENTATION!!
@@louee4728now watch SKZ turn this criticism into another song if not a whole album like they did with NoEasy 😂😂
I'm pretty sure they make music and videos for the neurodivergent because they're ONE OF US!! As a member of the community and someone who has worked closely with the community for most of my adult life (psych major, disability studies minor, worked as an employment specialist for a year, autistic support assistant teacher for 9 month, lead infant/toddler teacher for 2.5 years working closely with service providers for several students, working toward an autism specialist cert) those boys are all dome flavor of neurospicy whether they know it or not!!! They're called Stray Kids because they all felt like stray kids in this world. Like, their NAME is telling us they're for us!! Stray Kids everywhere all around the world isn't talking about the band being everywhere its talking about how those of us who feel like stray kids are everywhere and we are in this together. We're not alone! They see us and are inviting us in to their safe space
If you think this is crazy, wait until you watch their live performance. For Stray Kids, if their MV is 100%, their performances are 200%
Absolutely One Piece, Pirates of the Caribbean, Attack on Titans, Mad Max Thunder Dome, and Dark Knight. Stray Kids have a lore and does a concept of multiverse so if you like Anime, Inception, and Marvel you'll love them. They have a lot of movie references in all their videos and a lot are intertwined with each other because of the multiverse. The bus references Dark Knight and their Debut District 9 and 3-25 is a date you will see a lot too because that's when the debuted. Social Path with LiSA (not from BlackPink) is a great one too. It's a Japanese version . She does a lot of Anime openings.
I recommend listening to
Thunderous,god's menu,S-class
Also their whole 5-star album is actually crazy I can't choose
They have a variety of songs and all are too good
I am no kpop fan.. but stray kids are something different tbh.... the more you get into them the more you will realize that this is its own freaking genre
Nobody does it like Stray Kids, they are for sure K Pop and 4th Gen leaders. I look forward to seeing your journey into Stray Kids.
This band is AMAZING. They are unique.
Stray Kids should always be run back! Like Blockbuster used to say, be kind and rewind.
My favorite group!
Nice reaction
Thank you for reacting to Stray Kids. It’s impossible not to rewind with them, so get ready. They are musical geniuses, a self-produced group, with 8 talented artists who can sing, rap, and dance. They have a huge discography, considering their debut was in 2018 (more than 180 songs). Looking forward to more Stray Kids’ reactions.
Everything Stray Kids is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Yes, they are kpop, but defy every thing you think you know about that industry. They, unapologetically, do things their way, with style, class, and just a bit of confidence sprinkled with humility. Globally, they hit every mark. Some listeners just don't open their ears to their genius and that's unfortunate.
Thanks for the reaction. I think you can safely say that you can find something in their huge discography of almost 200 self produced songs.
You will have the best time in Stayville. Stray Kids. DO. NOT. MISS. Enjoy yourself.
Stray Kids are THE BEST !!!
They have created their own genre of music, there is no one like them. There’s a rock version of this song on the same album if you like rock. They do everything themselves and only in their mid 20s. They just announced they are doing a world tour this year. I subscribed looking forward to watching you discover them and be amazed. Every song is great, great vocals, strong rap line (the best imo) and excellent dancers ( also the best imo). Enjoy!
SKZ are an incredibly unique kpop group - all 8 members can sing, dance, rap, write, etc. Rather than being picked by the company, the leader, Bang Chan, chose each member and was given a chance to showcase his choices with music they wrote themselves. Their songs are nearly all written, produced, and composed by three of the members, Bang Chan, Changbin and Han (the production subunit is known as 3racha - the three members each well over 100 copywrites under KOMCA) and the rest are written by the other members here and there. They are self made in every way that counts. They don't stick to any one genre, rather, they mix and meld and create their own from bits of seemingly disparate music styles, somehow still managing to make it all cohesively THEIR SOUND. It's incredible and I'm so fucking proud of them as a group. I've got WAY too much knowledge about them, but ISTG if I start, I'll never stfu, so yeah. Check out more of their stuff bc you have SO MUCH to discover.
Welcome to Stray Kids!! You won't regret finding them!❤
Stray kıds is great. Highly recommended 🤟🏻
Welcome to Kpop. We Stays will answer any questions you have about Stray Kids. ❤ Our boys are so talented
The way I loooove watching people fall in love with SKZ 🫶🏼 They’re absolutely amazing and definitely *no one* else out there like them!
They have sooo many good songs, you can’t go wrong no matter what you listen to next, but I highly recommend: Venom, Freeze, Charmer, 3Racha, Fam, Thunderous, Maniac, Back Door, God’s Menu, MIROH, Side Effects, Double Knot, Domino, Chill, Connected, Heyday, Red Lights, Drive …I could keep going 😅 Can’t wait for more SKZ reactions!
I just subscribed because I want to see your reaction to other songs a.k.a masterpieces that Stray Kıds have done. My cheeks were just as red as yours the first time I heard them. Great reaction, and I am here for all of the run backs.😊👍👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for reacting to Stray kids. I'll be waiting for more reactions from the group on your channel. Their discography is great and their M/Vs are insane. It's really worth checking out.
They have a song TOP that is from Tower of God anime.
They are the warriors of their music.
Letsgoooo 🔥 Welcome to SKZ ❤
SKZ directly referenced One Piece in their song Topline ft Tiger JK. Also they did the intro and outro songs for Tower of God. Theyre called Top and Slump. Theyre all amazing songs❤ Thanks for checking out our boys❤
thank you for you reaction, stray kids are fire, the quality they give us is always 200%
Ha ha love watching people discover Stray Kids…You’re in for an awesome ride🫶🏼
If you like old school hip hop, you would love their song Easy or Muddy Water
STRAY KIDS EVERYWHERE ALL AROUND THE WORLD!!!! We love and adore our self-producing kings!!! If you wanna check out more of their songs, I highly recommend CHEESE (A sarcastic clap back to the haters), TA (A personal fav that's a bit of an older one), and if you're into drill music check out 3Racha's unit song titled "3RACHA"!!!! Love to see others enjoy skz heehee. fun fact: 3Racha are the production team for skz, they write, produce and direct majority of skz songs :)
I am 46 and grew up with Dr. Dre, Snoop, Eminem and now my girls love Stray Kids and I can listen and enjoy the beat drop just as much as they do. Plus 3 Racha and Bang Chan especially are absolutely amazing in making the music.
YES!!!!! Stray Kids IS THAT GROUP!!!!! New Subscriber, loved this reaction!!!!
As a stay who adore Stray Kids so much, this video made me insanely happy. Thank you so much for appreciating the boys. Theyre super hard working and talented
Actually some of the members watch anime too! They sometimes incorporate lyrics inspired by it. The songs that come to mind would be Muddy water and Topline. Also, they sang the op & ed song in tower of god
You can't go wrong with anything but here are some great ones along this same vibe; God's Menu, District 9, Thunderous, Miroh...
And Backdoor is just a whole vibe in and of itself.
I'm sure many people have said it already so you can skip it, but Stray writes all of their music and even produces it! Pure talent! Any song you choose to listen to you'll like. They've got different genres and styles and it fits them all so well.
If you want One Piece, Stray Kids-Topline. You can look for and hear all the references!
And anime itself, they sang the opening and ending to Tower of God in both Japanese and English. Both versions of both songs are really good!
I hope you continue to listen to them! Their songs are great and so are their personalites. Have fun!
they are geniuses, their passion is strong it just makes me wanna cry
Stray Kids is a Korean band under the JYP label, so yes. Kpop. Although out of the 8 members of Stray Kids 6 are Korean citizens and 2 of them are actually Australian.
The bus was there from the beginning of the MV but the explanation why it exploded is because when Han was doing his rap part, we saw that there was a bomb and he was in front of the bus. So when there was a scene change, the bomb It exploded and since it was close to the bus, the scene was shown that way. The truth is that I had not understood at first but once you pay attention to the MV you see the details ahshshs
This was great!! More SKZ please!! If you like anime, you should check out "Social Path" stray kids featuring Japanese artist LiSA, though given how you vibed to this song, you'd probably also enjoy "Megaverse". Truly, you can't go wrong with any of Stray Kids' work. They write their own stuff, they make their own beats and they're just a phenomenally tight-knit group.
Just popped up in my re commendation and immediately subscribed to watch your Stray Kids journey!!
They are K-Pop in the popular Korean sense but SKZ definitely have their own unique style/genre that's solely them as they are the main producers of themselves!
Recommendations: go watch some older stuff that got them where they are now! Gods Menu is a huuuuge one. Maniac & Thunderous as well :)
Their discography is huge so even if you don't vibe with everything, there's surely something for everyone.
They always go crazy and insane discography please dive on their music ..they are getting bigger and bigger now❤❤welcome to stayville❤
Welcome!!! Love this reaction and you r officially a Stay!
A breakdown of the MV for you. I think the giant figures represent Fear & stage fright. (They also seem to be based on Japanese spirits of drowned sailors called Umibozu) They dissipate when the words of the emotions in the children's heads disappear. I believe the floating characters are the words Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Happiness/pleasure. (This is what I have been told. It seems to be a mix of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and I can read none of those.) There are four factions for four groups of the members. Since the four factions represented emotions, the locations were different. Anger was at the bottom of the ocean. It's a dense emotion that we try to smother & it thrives under pressure.The members who represent this emotion are pirates. Joy was a bank. It's an emotion that we store & take out for special things. The members that represent this emotion are in denim, but surrounded by clowns who look like the ones from the Dark Knight. Sorrow was a stark place of floating ash and monuments that were like graves. The members who represent this emotion are in pale & washed out colors mixed with white. Happiness/Pleasure was in a fort of musical instruments. It's an emotion that's loud & messy. We hear it before we see it. The members who represent this emotion look a lot like people from Mad Max mixed with military.
Now. Anger attacked Joy first. They bypassed Sorrow altogether. (You can see this in the map they showed.) But it didn't turn out. Anger was defeated & captured. That was the first word to dissipate. The next to fall was Joy. Happiness/Pleasure snuck in disguised as clowns & planted a bomb. (We saw I.N talking on a communicator & one of the clowns also had one. He later takes off the mask as he leaves revealing it's Han, yet you can also see pirate Han still tied on the floor behind him.) The bomb went off. Since the bus was in both Joy & Sorrows' realms (Back half in Joy, front in Sorrow. We can't have one of those emotions without having felt the other.) we see the explosion as the camera pans to Sorrow, and the word for Joy dissipates as well. Sorrow falls & we see that Happiness/Pleasure is all that remains. They have gathered parts of the other emotions & folded them into their own. Happiness/Pleasure is very nuanced. It can contain elements of the other emotions and still be the same.
Also. I think Lee Know said (In the video with them reacting to the music video) that the children are them when they were young. And over the years these emotions that they felt at varying times have been "defeated" and all that's left is pleasure in their music. The sequence of emotions & dissipation of said emotions seems to mirror their own journey. When they first started, everything was pretty evenly balanced. They hit a few hard times & anger kinda made an appearance, but then they started enjoying things more....Then Woojin left & sorrow took hold for a while. But they came out of that better balanced, and now are taking pleasure in their work once again. Currently they take pleasure in their work, it's tempered with the other emotions, but the dominating drive they have is happiness & pleasure. The lyrics of the song are about locking away your stress & meeting the world with fun & music.
The bus is an interesting thing. As well as being between the the factions of Joy & Sorrow (The back part was fully in Joy's section....But the front was in Sadness. Almost as if it had crashed into it.) , it's actually a call back to their beginning. And it's not the one from District 9, it's the one from Grow Up that was heading to District 9. I do think the District number being 325 is significant. Since that is the debut date, it has now become the beginning district. It WAS district 9 for the 9 of them, but that has changed over the years. And it is no longer just them. They invited ALL of us in in Back Door. At the beginning, it was small & sheltered. They were very careful of their district. But as they grew in confidence, they threw the notice out to everyone who wants to enter...All we have to do is knock.
And Felix didn't swear. Felix is saying the Korean word for Shh. I believe it's Swit? So it's a work around on the no swearing rule. Stray Kids love homophones. I mean, look at the title for the album & this song. It means happiness/pleasure in Chinese. But it sounds like the English word "rock". So the album is Rock Star, and it's all about emotions. Every song on this album is designed to touch our emotions in different ways.
I’m so glad TH-cam helped me find your channel through StrayKidz. Love the vibe
Thank u welcome to the family
Love watching people find Stray Kids 😍 if you like Anime, the mv for Thunderous is something you’ll wanna see. Honestly you can’t miss with Stray Kids. Some of their best song/music video combos are Venom, Freeze, S-Class, Gods Menu, Charmer and Item (neither have a music video but I already know you’d love both and you could do the color coded lyrics and learn who is who in the process) also this mv had Pirates of the Caribbean, Attack on Titan and the Dark Knight references (joker purple suits, bank explosion, etc)
Oh and Megaverse!!!!! And Topline 🤣🤣
I feel so late finding this but... The thing about Kpop is that it isn't a genre, it's an industry and within that industry, the groups/artists take so many different genres and mesh them together to make unique sounds you don't usually hear anywhere else. You just need to find the group creating the sound you love.
Stray kids are k-pop, but they have their own very distinct style 😌
They make their own music! Recommend God's Menu, S-Class, and Thunderous for that big cinematic title track music video vibe. For other songs, there's literally too many that are worth checking out to list.
I think you might like to check out Muddy Water, Red Lights, Cover Me, Up All Night, Awaken, and Megaverse to get a general sense of how insane their range is. They're their own style, but those songs show off how well they hit any genre!
Have fun and welcome to the circus.
this is stray kids' latest release, they just keep getting and getting better each comeback and their growth is organic i'm so proud of them.
I listen almost every Kpop group but Stray kids are the best for me. Stray kids one and only. They double their energy when they perform live.
Stray Kids are the BEST 🔥
I'm 31years old woman who thought like "kpop is for teenagers,kpop sounds plastic to my ears,kpop is not real music it's bunch of noisesblablabla"...
But when I meet(on yt) Stray Kids in the middle of the pandemic I was so shocked and mesmerized😮
Like wtf is that?!how 8 of young man can sing+rap+dance+produce+write lyrics+doing everything perfectly by themselves?!😅
and I take a time to check other kpop groups but Istg it's not the same feelings..they are best of the BEST🙏🏻
they even created their own music genre and now most of the new artists uses the same genre 😮
I recommend you to check their full discography and even dance practice videos, those guys are literally fire 🤙🏻
Completely self produced group, too. There is a sub unit called 3Racha comprised of Bang Chan, Seo Changbin, and Han Jisung. They just won the Asian Artist Award for best creator, which is a huge deal!
They are a self produce group. They do everything themselves
Thank u for ur reaction
If you’re gonna like LALALALA then you will LOVEEEE MEGAVERSE by Stray Kids
The constant vibe of Stray Kids is INTENSE AND INSANE
I actually love when a reactor backtracks cause then you don't miss anything. I hate when a reactor talks through half of the MV. So I appreciate that you wanna make sure to capture all the details. Loved this reaction! So fun. This is def one of their best songs and best MVs. Check out God's Menu, Venom, Maniac, Megaverse. Side Effects is a trip. Victory Song is a great older song. If you like the anime vibe you should watch their Anime OST called TOP (Japanese version) it's a great song, great choreo, great MV that isn't talked about enough.
I get what you mean fs but I wish reactors would watch the whole video first AND THEN go back and pause it because it would help them with some of their questions and not miss anything. Like the bus part, if he wouldve watched till the end and took more of an interest then he couldve figured out the kids were performing at school and facing their fears of stage fright. Yk?...sometimes just show they understand the meaning behind the work.
Thank you for reaction❤
More straykids please
Straykids songs best ever
Straykids everywhere all around the world
Straykids❤
If ur an anime fan, they sang the opening and closing song for the anime tower of God. The opening song is called TOP and its great. A newer one with anime vibes would be “social path” looking forward to more stray kids! ❤
Don't forget about their song "SLUMP" which is the ending song for Tower of God 👍
From my intepretation and what ive read/hear - The school boys represent the stray kids as they were younger. they are fighting against their emotions ( the korean characters that dissolve throughout the MV = happiness. sadness, anger and Pleasure) and the final character is left is Pleasure. Which to me denotes that they find pleasure in what they do as artists and entertainers :)
The school buss is a reference to their debut, in their debut song the mv started with a school buss from which they got off and the numbers on the buss is the month and day they debuted "03" representing March and "25" being the 25th day of March,on the buss is also written District which I belive is a reference to their debut song "District 9". The group originally had 9 members but unfortunately one left, the reason was undisclosed. They make their own music and the producing team is called 3RACHA and consists of their leader Bang Chan, their main rapper and sub vocalist Changbin and their ace or all rounder Han. Kpop groups usually have a story they tell trough mvs (tho the timeline and exact story line is very complicated and even stay kids themselves don't know their lore exactly).
The bestest part about lalalala is that it gets more interesting when you understand the meaning of every part of the mv
i used to like kpop back in 2012 or so, then i kind of got over it but Stray Kids made me fall in love with it all over again, can't even follow other kpop groups anymore i've gotten spoiled so nothing compares to their style, quality and creativity
It is KPOP. If you liked this, you are going to be so happy with their catalog. They are phenomenal.
You said you love anime, stray kids actually did both the opening and the ending of an anime called tower of God they are called TOP and SLUMP
Btw loved your reaction ❤️
"The Thunderous ones are here!"
Hey! Thank you for your reaction friend!
Stray Kids is an 8 members group gather by the lider of the group Bang Chan (this is the only k-pop group formed this way. Usually the label company decides who gets to be the members of a group)
Stray Kids are self-produced. They create 99% of they're music and are also very involved in the choreography creation.
The group has debuted in 25/03/18 and the members are:
Bang Chan (The Lider) , Changing and Han. They are also known as the producers and songwriters - 3Racha subunit.
Lee Know, Hyunjin and Felix also known by the name of- Dance Racha subunit . All of them have solo songs composed by themselves.
Seugmin and In as the Vocal Racha subunit. They have released solo and cover songs.
They all are skilled in dancing, they all can rapp or sing and lately all of them are getting intrested in songwriting and producing.
Lalalala is the title track of their last came back that just dropped around a mounth ago!
If you enjoyed it you should also check out some other really good music that they have such as Megaverse, S Class, Topline, Maniac, Venom, Frezze, God's Menu, Domino, All In, Social Path, Charmer , Get Lit, ITEM Super Bowl (eng version), Comflex, Double Knot, Back Door, Ta, Easy, All In, Miroh .... Etc.
If you want to hear something less hard striking songs you should go on TMI, FNF, The Sound, Christmas Evel, Case 143, Blinde Spot, Peacemaker... Etc
If you enjoy more soft ones you can check out Chill, Blue Print, There, Your Eyes, B Me, Gone Days, Ex, I am you, Oh, On Track.....etc
Songs that can crush your heart are the ones of Han solo's and also Lonely St, Leave, Cover me, Winter Falls, Secret Secret, Levanter, Scars, Youtiful, Phobia, Silent Cry.... Etc
And if you want the hot ones i strongly recommend Red Lights, Drive, Taste (Dance performance) The fandom won't miss those ones.
Mostly rap- 3Racha, Heyday, Muddy Waters (performance) Runner's High, I got it( Han), Mirror Mirror (Milli, F Hero ft Changbin), Rock, Mirror.... Etc
I also recommend they're pre-debute song Hellevator and they're debut song District 9!!!
Believe me my friend... The list could continue forever cuz they're discography is no skipping song at all.
Every song that you will listen will blow your mind for sound, lyrics, visuals, choreography, words play.... And also have excellent acting skills!
They are amazing and i guarantee for an excellent experience 100%
The fandom name is Stay.
I have subscribed and cannot wait to see which one you choose!! 💥
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A little update.... you should check out the stage performance for Asia Artist Awards and the stage performance for Golden Disc Award 2024.They killed it so hard...that only them can ever rematch that hipe energy ! Crazy. I'm still in disbelief how they can improve in just days.... 🤩😍
Stray kids is a k-pop group.
And actually about this bus.. there is 2, obvious for stays, (Stray kids fandom name) reasons:
1. They recreated scene from film called dark knight, where Joker is rubbing a bank on bus.
2. In their debut song they escape to their district (song is called district 9) by bus.
Also on one of the scenes you can see number 325 on the side of the bus. It refers to their debut, which was on march 25th.
And one more thing... You said you like anime.. Stray kids have done an opening and an ending for anime called "Tower of God" (don't know if you heard about it before). Songs are Top (opening) and Slump (ending). I thought it would be cool to check out for you later.
P.S. Excuse me my grammar. I'm not a native English speaker..
FELIX POWERFULL VOICE MY KING💯👑⭐🥇🔱💛
from the moment i saw the chorus as a teaser i knew this would be my fav title track 😭 this song is incredible
They write and produce their own music. They have all kinds of sounds. I am glad you liked it. Looking forward to your future reactions.
If you're into anime you may already know who LISA is. Check out Stray Kids Social Path as LISA is in it! Welcome to the world of Stray Kids (SKZ for short)
Welcome to the Rabbit Hole...I fell down it 3 weeks ago and can't get out. These guys are fire. Can't wait to see more reactions to them. ❤
Welcome to Stray Kids! Yes, they are part of the KPOP industry. There are eight members, including six from South Korea and two of Korean descent who were raised in Australia. Three of the members make up the production team 3Racha, and they have 150+ songwriting credits, but all eight members have songwriting credits. They've been doing their own thing since 2018. They've tried more than 40 difference genres, so there's something for everyone. You can't go wrong with whatever you choose to watch next, but God's Menu really put them on the map, and Thunderous, Venom, Easy, Get Lit, and the most recent mv Megaverse are all worth a look! Thanks for giving our Stray Kids a chance. Enjoy!
Where did the school bus come from? Watch their debut song District 9 and find out 😁. Stray Kids really are performance masters, you should see their live performances. They remix their songs for awards shows and put on one heck of a show. I'm so happy you've discovered them- I had the same reaction when I found them, just blew me out the water and it was so fun getting into their music. This song is the title track from their most recent album Rock Star/ 樂 star, another great song from that album is Megaverse and they have a live performance of it on their channel which I highly recommend. They make their own music, beats and all, and are so creative with the lyrics. This song has word play across three languages (Korean, Chinese, and English) and the meanings are almost always multi-layered. It was really fun watching you enjoy this, I hope you check out some more ☺.
You need to react to basically everything stray kids!!! They also have stray kids guides that show you who they are and their roles in the group! Their music is amazing!
Check out these other Stray Kids songs (just a tiny sampling of their huge discography - again, they write and produce the vast majority (about 95%) of their own music):
Muddy Water
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(^^^^ stop listening at the 3.17 mark. Any music after that was added by the person who made the video.)
Super Board
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Get Lit
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Venom
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Though as an ARMY (bts fan) SKZ is my ult group, I love hearing SKZ is the best intro to K-pop from you because usually most of the time reactors overly compare them to bts. In my mind it's not fair to say such because SKZ is pretty much their own genre of music as they play around with their own sound. Thank you for the reaction hope you listen to more some suggestions from me: super board, venom, circus, and case143
they have a great director and production company for all their videos
They debuted in 2018
They are ages 22 - 26
They are unique for several reasons...
First, the leader Bang Chan was allowed by JYP to hand pick all of the members himself. They were not placed together in a traditional way, by the company.
Second all of them are all arounders. They can all sing, rap, dance, produce and write.
Third, they have written and produced about 99% of their music.
Numbers of songs each member has copyrighted according to Korean Music Association numbers so far...
KOMCA numbers...
Bang Chan 180 (#3 in KPop)
Changbin 152 (#11)
Han 148 (#12)
Hyunjin 22
Felix 21
Seungmin 19
I.N 19
Lee Know 17
While they can all do everything they do have 3 different subunits...
3Racha... Bang Chan, Chang Bin and Han which are the main producers. They are always credited as 3Racha
3Racha just won their first award for their production and writing work from Asian Artists Awards for Best Creator.
Danceracha... Lee Know (he is a former backup dancer for BTS and in charge of leading dance practices), Felix and Hyunjin
Vocalracha... Seungmin and I.N
While the songs are hype they always have significant meaning to them. Their lyricism is always insane.
Since they are so experimental their sound has its own genre and they have a very diverse discography.
Example... Gods Menu, Back Door and Case 143 all completely different sounds.
And, Hyunjin has won Artist of the Month for his dancing. That is worth a watch...amazing!
Found you on my feed because I LOVE Stray Kids! Anyway, the school bus scene is a nod to The Joker. The video is awesome. You see the air bubbles when they are in an under water scene, you see embers when they are in the fire scene. The children on stage are a total of eight, for me it represents the members of the group which are 8. And I interpret the monsters as stage fright or something to that affect. I'm glad you found them and enjoyed them also :)
I have been watching your reactions for a bit now and I have never seen you get this hyped and excited. I have also never seen your cheeks get red but it could also be from the wine :P I am subscribing for more Stray Kids! I really enjoy and connect with your genuine vibe and honesty, where some reactors come off a certain way. I discovered Blackpink and BTS back in early 2020 but it wasn't until June 2020 that I discovered Stray Kids and it was a game changer and over for me. They became my ultimate group because they strayed away from traditional K-pop sounds and brought something different to the table besides being just hip-hop-focused. I have never been so passionate and excited about a group in my life. They're known for their experimental hype beats but they have a wide range of different genres within their discography. Recommendations Gods Menu, Megaverse, SClass, Easy, Venom, Freeze. Looking forward to more reactions!
I can't wait for more. SKZ is the best !!
LOVE your enthusiasm and yes, this is KPOP!! When you realize all of Straykids music is made, produced, composed, and written by 3 of the guys in the group (Bang Chan - leader, Changbin, and Han), your mind is going to be BLOWN. Read their lyrics carefully and watch their explanations and you'll appreciate their music even more. In this LALALALA video, they are playing on the 4 key emotions with 1 in particular winning. Do another playback and you'll see each one being eliminated. I mean, the pure genius of their work is out of this world. KPOP groups are all different but you'll see what makes Straykids so unite! Love how authentic your reactions were. Can't hide how much you loved it with the red cheeks and all - that's awesome!
welcome to stray kids fandom 🥳 our stray kids produced almost 99% of their discography btw!
They have 2 OSTs for anime... T.O.P and Slump
Every song they come out with is like this, its just FIRE!
Megaverse is another from the same album that recently came out. Definitely check it out
Welcome! They are the real deal on and off the stage!
Theyre in their peak right now, breaking records worldwide. Their bread and butter are their live performances.
Can’t wait to see future Stray Kids reactions! You’re going to love their other songs too!
You are about to fall down a rabbit hole of amazing music and music videos. - Megaverse, Case 143, Comflex, Maniac, District 9, Super Bowl, Venom, Topline, Get Lit, Charmer - There are so many I would recommend giving a go, even in your own time, have a listen. They decided very early on "Screw the system, we're going to do what we want to do" and it shows in their versitility and dedication.
YOU WILL NOT REGRET REACTING TO STRAY KIDS. THEIR MUSIC IS BANGERS AFTRE BANGERS. MORE STRAY KIDS PLEASE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hi! Loved your reaction! Welcome to Stray Kids! To answer your question- Yes technically, Stray Kids is classified in the K-pop genre, but Stray Kids is also much more than that cause the members of Stray Kids write, compose and produce their own music rather than leaving it up to the record label. Out of a total of 8 members, 3 members (Bangchan or the leader, Changbin and Han) are the producing team of Stray Kids and their subunit is called 3Racha (yes hahaha, 3Racha is supposed to sound like Sriracha sauce cause their music is spicy hot!) In fact, the discography of Stray Kids is an entire different genre in itself because they constantly switch up flows, beats and tempos. Plus, Stray Kids also switches up the genre in one song. That's why they are geniuses cause they not only have songs of a particular genre, they also mix up genres in one song. They often mix up genres like rock, hip-hop, RnB, boombap, dubstep, jazz, rap, hardcore edm, trap rap, acoustic ballad etc. They are a largely experimental group and experiment with music, thats why their discography is called the Mixed Taste or "Mala" Genre. Plus Stray Kids is an all-rounder group which means although they have subunits, all 8 members are lyricists, music composers, music producers, dancers, rappers and vocalists. They are extremely talented.
Dude I'm a metalhead but I totally LOVE Stray Kids, lol. I don't even like kpop. I like Stray Kids😆
Welcome to the rabbithole.
lol love this so much! You’re my favorite reactor so far 🎉🙌🏻