Yongguk has always written songs with a deep social meaning. Many of BAP’s songs are considered anthems and if you like darker concepts, BAP are the best. The flower, the rose, is so preminent in the MV because Wake Me Up is the title track for their album, Rose. Wake Me Up is my favorite B.A.P mv. The video deals with important topics such as depression, anxiety, panic, eating disorders, bipolarism (the guy with “the gun in the fingers”, you can see him smile as the light fades out and then darkness arrives). The video deals with the importance of being unique compared to a society that takes everyone equal with the same thought. We all have to find the light inside of us, with guys carry their torches for light up our ways.
BAP deserved so so so much better than they received. They were horribly mistreated and mishandled by their management/company. Going as far as to sue their company only to be fooled into a too good to be true deal to stay that ended up making an even bigger mess in the end. A lot of their songs were written by their leader Bang Yong Guk. He’s the one with the very deep rapping voice at the microphone. He was very vocal and open about his fight with depression. As were some of the other members like the maknae Zelo (the other rapper with the light colored hair). This song was released after a two year hiatus due to leader Yong Guks anxiety and depression. He wrote it during the hiatus, as a way to cope with his feelings. It’s a beautiful story, a literal cry for help. It still makes me cry every time I hear it because it’s so incredibly relatable to me. I wish so badly they’d have been given proper treatment so they could still actively be together today. But they went their separate ways and most now have solo careers while Daehyun, the main singer has pursued other dreams aside from music (I believe at least). We won’t mention Himchan. Either way. A group that deserves love even today, all these years later.
Yongguk was in hiatus during the entire Skydive and Noir promotion (six months between 2016 and 2017), and he came back for Wake Me Up promotion. They stopped their activities for almost one year for the lawsuit against TS (2014-2015) not for Yongguk mental problems.
I don't think it's Daehyun, maybe you were talking about Youngjae? He is the one who mostly play in drama Daehyun was in military but do mostly solo songs or play in musical
The incredible thing is that despite all his problems you can see his love for music, he is still struggling. Even though the guys are no longer together, I still support their solo careers because of their great talent, especially Yongguk. While I wait for his comebacks I listen to his old albums, especially Noir. BAP can be dissolved perp even though it lives in our hearts. Give support to these guys. Yongguk has been returning to music, even producing the debut song of a new boyband.
I just have one thing to say: Thank you for reacting to my boys. People nowadays don't know this group but they are my favorite group ever. It makes me emotional to see somene react to them.
Yes! Oh my, I never thought I'd see a reaction to B.A.P ever again. They were so underrated and people barely react to them. I am so happy, thank you. Along with BTS and Vixx, B.a.p were the first male K-pop group I fell in love with. Their dark concepts, relatable lyrics, talent. Yongguks voice and writing/producing skills, daehyun and Youngjae's voices, Jongup and Zelos dancing. They blew me away with their songs and mv's. One shot was and still is one of my most favourite songs in K-pop. I really hope you check out more by them sometime Daniel. Sorry for long comment, I'm just happy to see you rreact to them!
I honestly think you would love most of their songs AND their leader's solo songs. Yongguk's songs 4:44am, Orange Drive, and Hikikomori have deep meanings too
B.A.P will always be my ultimate group, currently I follow the 5 members separately. The leader, Yongguk has always been the composer of almost all of the group's songs and these songs have always had a social, current theme, he's always been very open about hating the system. Another song of theirs that you should check out is Young, wild & free or Skydive
I also think it's important to mention that Jongup, the blond vocalist, is currently participating in a survival program called Peak Time. He walked in and there wasn't a single person in the room who didn't immediately know who he was. A participating group auditioned with No Mercy by BAP. They were poised to have it all and their company ruined everything. Can you imagine working hard for years at chasing your dreams, and the people you trusted with your career and your finances intentionally destroyed everything you work for?
omg, I really liked your reaction! It would be great if you react more B.A.P, they have very good songs and they deserve more. I recommend: "Warrior" "One Shot" "1004" "Skydive" "Badman" "Power" "Hands Up"
B.A.P, one of the groups that was treated the worst way possible by their agency. Payment issues, mistreatment, the members filled a lawsuit against the agency at some point, which was settled between them. TS Entertainment was one of the worst agency's, thankfully, it closed down officially in February 2021.
Thank you for reacting to BAP. They had so many good songs and were known when they debuted because of more hip hop/ agressive/ dark themes or storytelling, that made them very popular abroad. In their first year they were almost more popular than EXO with foreigners, although SM invested tons more in promotion for EXO, so BAP were the underdogs. But very bad management and also some restrictions on what music to produce made them to go on a descending curbe, as EXO exploded a year after in 2013. In 2014 they went on hiatus because of the lawsuit against their company, and the emptiness was filled by BTS music, that had similar vibe at that era and were called for having the same vibe as BAP. Unfortunately the hiatus affected a lot BAP as we have seen in their live content...their leader, Bang Yong Guk, that was also the main producer for their music, fought to keep them together, but the behind games of entertainment scene made them return to TS Entertainment to finish their contracts (they were almost taken as a group by another entertainment company, but TS overplayed them by making the other company abandon the idea). After all this, the leader went through mental/emotional problems and that is when he wrote this song. They had a lot of potential to be huge in the first league with the big names at that time as EXO, BTS of the past, although they lacked freedom, good management/ promotion and maybe same hunger/passion for all the members. A similar dark song that was a flop for them was Badman...that was a era for cute, pinky songs and BAP were trying the dark concepts. Also I recommend their iconic songs One Shot and Skydive MVs. Overall, they had potential for more, but at least they left us with a few good songs during their short career as a group.
B.A.P is such an interesting group, one of the best of the 2nd generation, i put here some other good songs you can check out: - Young, wild and free - Feel so good - Honeymoon - 1004 (angel) - Hands up - That's my jam - One shot
@@jeisytudu3477 Until 2010 it is second generation. Then it gets a little confusing, it's a transitional stage. Some consider that from 2011 to 2013 is a generation 2.5
Thank you for the in-depth reaction of the lyrics and video!! I love your channel for that. BAP was the first k-pop group I really fell into and I will always love them, though as a multi-fan I screamed when you mentioned Day6. I love how you made that connection between the two! BAP's videos and lyrics are very often extremely deep; definitely something for you to sink your teeth into! Hopefully you can do more reactions to songs like One Shot, Skydive and Young Wild and Free!! (but only if you have the time) Anyway, thank you very much for this reaction!! I hope you have a good day :)
Nice to see you dig into some older groups that are no longer together. There are certainly a lot of great groups that came out during this time period.
B.A.P was one of the very rare BG i fell in love with of course back in a day i liked very much group like BLOCK B group like INFINITE or VIXX but B.A.P is the first BG with very solid story telling i'am surprise than DG react react on WAKE ME UP first because ONE SHOT is they're most popular song and give us the mafia vibe .
Uff, aren't you my other half? Infinite? Vixx? BlockB? BAP? Tell me you like 24K or History and I propose a Uff, aren't you my other half? Infinite? Vixx? BlockB? BAP? Tell me you like 24K or History and I propose a faithful friendship 😭💕
@@fabricemaire4433 I really like Girls Day, Sistar and AOA. Exid seems great to me to dance. I don't know much about Apink. I currently listen to a lot of Dreamcatcher and Idle.
I think you'll love their MVs, they had some of greatest plots in whole kpop. I can't even write more not to spoil, glad people below wrote so much already, because it's sad how even people deep into kpop hole still avoid looking into B.A.P., because they are not together anymore and "old history". They don't even know how much they miss out. My favourite by them is probably 1004, but best MVs are One shot and Skydive.
I hope you see this comment, but I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for giving this group a chance. I am unsure if the comments mentioned what I am about to inform you, but because this group deserves the world, I just want to share with you about them. BAP was the original "Dark Horse" of the KPOP wave. In my opinion, they are the prototype for what became BTS. BAP as a group came from a small agency and created something unique and different from what traditional kpop did. This was the first time in history a Kpop Boy Band chose to write their own lyrics and create meaningful music for the general public about real-life issues consistently. BAP was the group depicted to become the biggest group to transcend Kpop during their time however... due to TS Entertainment, their agency had them under slave contracts to the point of forcing sick members to perform as well as 3 comebacks within a year and a world tour. The boy band suffered, and unfortunately, they sued TS entertainment which shook the Korean wave as this was the boy band that everyone wanted to get behind. Due to the lawsuit, half of BAP's massive fandom was international from BAP's tours overseas in America... the fans decided to leave them and jump ship to other well-known boy groups. BAP came back a year, and a few months later, unfortunately, they never amounted to what was expected because, at that point, fans would instead support newer generation idol groups. To me, this is the most significant group to come out of KPOP, and I am not saying this because I am their fan, but... based on what we know and understand regarding kpop the sheer talent that all 6 individuals possessed as one was unbeatable. The discography and lyricism are soooooo beyond their time that it's unfortunate that reactors do not react to them as much as they should. They challenged the music industry and championed "real-life" content. The leader Bang Yong Guk has the deepest voice in kpop and their main vocal (Daehyun) has one of the best male idol voices within the last 10 years. BAP has disbanded, and Himchan the visual of BAP is up for charges of sexual assault. I do not and will not shame the group for Himchans charges. I hope you dive into them because you will find how deep, dark and genuine this group really is. I know you will probably get reactions for One Shot and possibly Young Wild and Free, but if you really want a worthwhile reaction, I would push for Oneshot or Sky-dive (Similar video) and for sure 1004 (Angel). Angel is probably their greatest song for me due to the melody, lyrics and shocking video. Remember that these are older songs, so you might have to look up the lyrics afterward. BTW this is my first time coming across your channel I will drop you a sub and support you.
Thanks so much for not just reacting to this but for caring about the meaning in the mv and in the lyrics! I miss B.A.P. so much! From debut to first hiatus they were so prolific with their output of new song after new song; they fed us well. Upon returning after their hiatus they understandably had a different feeling in their music and many casual fans had drifted away and gotten into other newer groups. Their final few releases tried to give us remaining fans reasons to hope. I still think they might reunite at some point in the future. They were a very close knit group who went through a lot together. Would love to see you do a deep dive into their song library. ~FM :)
B.A.P is one of the few bands with deep lyrics. i hope you check out more of their songs in the future! my personal favorite songs are one shot, skydive (mv is amazing), 1004.
Wake Me Up is related with V for Vendetta. 5th November and roses reminds us that movie. In the movie in the first scene they meet Evey, V says that he is a musician and that he will conduct an orchestra that night. He then goes up to the loft and conducts Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. This composition is known for playing with real cannonballs. In the movie, too, he already blows up certain landmarks, and then a videotape is shown on the TV. Thus, he invites everyone to the November 5 revolution for the first time. If we go back to the MV, this scene that everyone likes very much but finds it difficult to make sense of becomes meaningful at this point. The person in the video moves his hands as if conducting an orchestra and fire comes out of his hands. Then we see all those people with mental problems like depression, anxiety, eating disorder and beauty obsession being shot/layed on the floor. Simultaneously here, Zelo eho is one of members said, "All I can do is sing this song like crazy, it can wake anyone up." says. In other words, it symbolically invites all these people who complain about them to wake up with music and starts the "emotional revolution" for these people. About the roses... In the movie, V leaves roses next to every person he kills. Of course there is a reason for this. But you have to watch the movie because a long story...When we look at the MV, we see that while people are struggling with their problems, just like the roses that V left next to the people he killed, the roses left on the ground are in the hands of the people after the emotional revolution and they are happy when they smell the roses. So as Valerie, who is impress to V on the movie, said, the world is changing, things are getting better and people are having roses. So... 6bapturkey.blogspot.com/2021/09/rose-albumu-v-for-vendetta.html you can read more about the V for Vendetta and the Rose album of B.A.P in this link though translate the page to English from Turkish.
For your taste I HIGHLY recomend: Badman, Unbreakable, Bang yongguk "AM 444", Bang yongguk and Zelo "Pray" (one of my favs). Watch out for your own and enjoy ♥
OMG YOU'RE REACTING TO B.A.P?? PLS PLS PLSSS REACT MORE TO THEM OMG 😭😭😭 P/s: The members themselves refuse to say they disbanded; the just see it as themselves suspending group activities to explore what each of them like
BAP was a solid group within a disastrous company. I would suggest all of their MVs. I think Skydive and One Shot are the favorites for being longer MVS. My personal favorites are: Warrior ( debut; never forget how they literally broke the stage during a performance ), Power, No mercy, and Young wild and free.
Omg B.A.P. FUCKING BLESS! they were like the 2nd ever kpop group I stanned back in the day. If their company was ABSOLUTELY DOGSHIT, they could have been up there with EXO, because it was EXO, NUEST (my first stan group, RIP Nuest), & B.A.P. debuting around the same time. Their debut "Warrior" blew my fucking MIND. They had very strong rock elements to their songs, but also could do any other genre they wanted with ease. Even their B-sides are amazing 😭💖🌸 Bang Yong Guk (deep voiced rapper) & Zelo (young rapper/lead dancer) still has rap careers, Jongup (singer/main dancer) has a solo singing career ("Us" is a laidback slap imo), Daehyun (heavenly vocals) released a few songs, Youngjae has been focusing on acting, and Himchan, uhhhhhhhhhhh..... severe legal issues, so 🙃
thank you for this one! can i ask you to listen to more of their songs? they are coming back after seven years, and i appreciate your analysis so much!
if you like this kind of darker, emotional songs. Can try B.A.P's leader solo tracks: Bang Yong Guk - "Hikikomori" , "Codex Gigas", "AM 4:44" B.A.P Yong Guk & Zelo - "Pray"
BAP will always be that group that I cherish so much. I grow up with their songs as my inspiration. Till this day and forever, I'm always a BABY (their fandom).
Theirs was the second high-profile lawsuit against a company for mismanagement, mistreatment and financial abuse in the history of kpop. They released 5 full albums, 10 eps, 31 music videos and 27 singles, but between their 2012 debut and their 2015 lawsuit, each member made only $16,000, and as a result of their terrible working conditions, Yongguk (leader, low voice rapper) took a hiatus for mental health, the first idol to ever openly do so. This song was their first release after his return from hiatus and is based heavily on his mental health experiences. As it stands, TS Entertainment no longer exists because all of the groups that were under their representation at the time also filed laqsuits and won, and TSE paid out so much money they buried themselves financially.
Thanks for reacting to B.A.P I never knew I missed them until I saw this song again They were one of my favourite K-pop groups. I hope you will react to them more. Thanks again
OMG! i never thought i'd see a BAP reaction video nowadays. thank you so much for this! dang, too bad you're not accepting requests at this time coz HNGGG! anyways, BAP's First Sensibility album is still THE BEST kpop album ever! they really have top tier discography. most prolly the reason why i don't get impressed much by a lot of stuff after 2017. if you can check out some of their songs, even in just your spare time, just to listen to; i'd highly recommend 1004 (Angel) - there's an MV for this, Bang 2X, Save Me, Blind, Rewind, Dystopia and then solos by leader Bang Yongguk specially AM 4:44, Hikikomori & Portrait (this is ART!!!) i'm 100% sure you'd like at least half of those i listed and that's me being humble already, lol
I'm sure you would check out One Shot (because we know why) soon but I'd to suggest you check out Honeymoon and Hands Up first. These two along with Wake Me Up are their last projects before going on hiatus.
I miss BAP so much. They are one of the few groups with these kind of lyrics. You should react to Bang Young Guks song Hikkikomori, different level of dark and realness
So glad you reacted to B.A.P., they are/were such an underrated group. Hopefully you'll listen to more songs from them. By the way it is very interesting that you mentioned Stray Kids (I'm a STAY) because the first time I listen to B.A.P., I thought of Stray Kids. I thought, they have this underdog feel like Stray Kids, and that different vibe. Obviously, Stray Kids has a B.A.P. vibe, lol, since they're a much older band. But, yes, the depths of the lyrics, the way it does relate to life and mostly that crazy society, or how it is driving us crazy. And there is Bang Yongguk, the leader. I actually discovered B.A.P by watching one of these stupid "comparison" videos; it was about who had the deepest voice in k-pop. Of course I was there, stupidly (given my age) waiting for Felix to "win", and in the comments someone mentioned the fact that "how can Yongguk not be in there?" so I went to check him out, or the band actually and indeed it is unbelievable that in all these type of vids he isn't in there. You only hear a little bit of him here, but I guarantee you that, as a STAY, and Felix-biased, Yongguk is IT. "My" Felix is king of deep voice, Yongguk is God, I guess. It's not a contest anyway, just wanted to point that out. I hope you will check out other videos from them because they have amazing songs. Power, One Shot, Badman, 10004 (Angel), Young, Wild & Free... Thank you for the reaction
I'm so so happy you decided to react to B.A.P, they've been my ult group since they debuted, I can't say how attached to this group I am, so seeing one of my favorite reaction channel reacting to them makes me very glad! I hope you have time to check some of their other songs. Some of my personal favorites are Warrior, their debut song (which got them the nickname of Monster rookies), One Shot is a classic, Badman is captivating, Skydive is as much of a classic as One shot, Young wild and free is a very meaningful song for us fans (Baby) because it's the first song they released after the end of their lawsuit against their company, Honeymoon is just beautiful in every way possible. If you want a few fun songs they have Feel so good, Hurricane, Crash or Stop it. I know you like when songs have deep and meaningful lyrics so I'd recommend you check Yongguk's songs like Hikikomori, I remember, Portrait and other songs like Yamazaki and Up! Their B-side tracks are absolute masterpieces too so I'd love to see you react to more of them!
the group B.A.P. They were the first to show the reality of the world, to talk about the importance of mental health in their songs. They were the first but hardly anyone knows. They didn't get the credit they deserved. It's a shame since they started everything on the topic of self-love and society. PLEASE react to B.A.P SKYDIVE's song. please. sorry for my English. Greetings from Argentina and also thanks for the subtitles in Spanish.
I'm so glad you reaction to them. They are the extremely my stan group. B.A.P an acronym for Best Absolute Perfect. They song is very good. The meaning of B.A.P song is so deep and they mv is so dark. I recommend you to react 'One Shot' and 'Skydive' those two mv have story about betrayed, murder and die. Thank you for your reaction.
B.A.P era un grupo muy talentoso, con un concepto muy único, tenía todo para ser uno de los mejores grupos de la industria , me atrevo a decir que hoy en día sigue siendo mejor que otros , es una lastima que su agencia no los supo manejar :(
B.A.P just had a comeback under a new name Bang&Jung&Yoo&Moon with a song titled "Gone". And if you have time, please check out other songs by them, I'm sure you would love their music. Some recs: Skydive, Honeymoon, Hands Up, Young Wild & Free
They were huge back then but they were so unlucky because of their company. They couldn't even get their money from their label for years. That label is shutdown now but b.a.p's future already destroyed
despues de SS501 me intereso un buen grupo de kpop que es B.A.P uno de los mejores con bajo presupuesto hicieron muy buenos videos con letra con mensaje, todos con buena presencia escénica y vocal..!!! es un grupo de los mas completos
If you like this dark concept you will most likely love B.A.P’s discography. Most (if not all) of their songs have deep meaning. Their leader, Bang Yongguk, is their main composer & lyricist, he’s definitely a deep thinker.
I deep dive into B.A.P this year and they quickly became my 2nd favorite group. I hope you will react more to their songs. They got amazing title song, b-sides and solo songs. If you like dark concept with meaningful lyrics B.A.P is the right group. 4:44 am and Hikikomori from Bang Yong Guk (the leader) is good.
Please do more B.A.P! If this is any indication, you'd love them. Their music was all about social commentary; their leader Bang Yongguk is a prolific writer/producer, and he explores topics from social injustice and mental health, to social media. The mvs are full of symbolism and there's always a ton to unpack. When B.A.P debuted in 2012 they actually were bigger than EXO (and I say this as a massive fan of both groups!)
I highly recommend you One Shot and Skydive both are a little long but also absolute masterpieces, especially if you like dark style, you're gonna love it
little late but if noone said it, the people are supposed to represented mental illnesses (anorexia, depression, PTSD, suicidal thoughts.... etc) B.a.p used to be really innovating back then that's why I love them to this day. Its sad they disbanded but they still were really evolutional for Kpop before BTS They have multiple song that covers topics that were taboo back then
B.A.P They should have been as big as BTS but due to there management company they were totally let down . To me they will always be the best and I mis them a lot .
Yongguk has always written songs with a deep social meaning. Many of BAP’s songs are considered anthems and if you like darker concepts, BAP are the best. The flower, the rose, is so preminent in the MV because Wake Me Up is the title track for their album, Rose.
Wake Me Up is my favorite B.A.P mv. The video deals with important topics such as depression, anxiety, panic, eating disorders, bipolarism (the guy with “the gun in the fingers”, you can see him smile as the light fades out and then darkness arrives). The video deals with the importance of being unique compared to a society that takes everyone equal with the same thought. We all have to find the light inside of us, with guys carry their torches for light up our ways.
BAP deserved so so so much better than they received. They were horribly mistreated and mishandled by their management/company. Going as far as to sue their company only to be fooled into a too good to be true deal to stay that ended up making an even bigger mess in the end. A lot of their songs were written by their leader Bang Yong Guk. He’s the one with the very deep rapping voice at the microphone. He was very vocal and open about his fight with depression. As were some of the other members like the maknae Zelo (the other rapper with the light colored hair). This song was released after a two year hiatus due to leader Yong Guks anxiety and depression. He wrote it during the hiatus, as a way to cope with his feelings. It’s a beautiful story, a literal cry for help. It still makes me cry every time I hear it because it’s so incredibly relatable to me. I wish so badly they’d have been given proper treatment so they could still actively be together today. But they went their separate ways and most now have solo careers while Daehyun, the main singer has pursued other dreams aside from music (I believe at least). We won’t mention Himchan. Either way. A group that deserves love even today, all these years later.
Yongguk was in hiatus during the entire Skydive and Noir promotion (six months between 2016 and 2017), and he came back for Wake Me Up promotion. They stopped their activities for almost one year for the lawsuit against TS (2014-2015) not for Yongguk mental problems.
I don't think it's Daehyun, maybe you were talking about Youngjae? He is the one who mostly play in drama
Daehyun was in military but do mostly solo songs or play in musical
The incredible thing is that despite all his problems you can see his love for music, he is still struggling. Even though the guys are no longer together, I still support their solo careers because of their great talent, especially Yongguk. While I wait for his comebacks I listen to his old albums, especially Noir. BAP can be dissolved perp even though it lives in our hearts. Give support to these guys. Yongguk has been returning to music, even producing the debut song of a new boyband.
B.A.P is still incredible and we'll never forget them, they deserve so much more attention!
To me BAP are one of the greatest. They deserve so much more recognition for their work
I just have one thing to say: Thank you for reacting to my boys. People nowadays don't know this group but they are my favorite group ever. It makes me emotional to see somene react to them.
Yes! Oh my, I never thought I'd see a reaction to B.A.P ever again. They were so underrated and people barely react to them. I am so happy, thank you. Along with BTS and Vixx, B.a.p were the first male K-pop group I fell in love with. Their dark concepts, relatable lyrics, talent. Yongguks voice and writing/producing skills, daehyun and Youngjae's voices, Jongup and Zelos dancing. They blew me away with their songs and mv's. One shot was and still is one of my most favourite songs in K-pop. I really hope you check out more by them sometime Daniel. Sorry for long comment, I'm just happy to see you rreact to them!
I'd like to recommend you BAP - Skydive. The MV lasts more than 10 min and has its own story. This song deserves attention
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I honestly think you would love most of their songs AND their leader's solo songs. Yongguk's songs 4:44am, Orange Drive, and Hikikomori have deep meanings too
B.A.P will always be my ultimate group, currently I follow the 5 members separately. The leader, Yongguk has always been the composer of almost all of the group's songs and these songs have always had a social, current theme, he's always been very open about hating the system. Another song of theirs that you should check out is Young, wild & free or Skydive
You are a true fan. Unlike those hypocrites that act as if they care about them from time to time
I also think it's important to mention that Jongup, the blond vocalist, is currently participating in a survival program called Peak Time. He walked in and there wasn't a single person in the room who didn't immediately know who he was. A participating group auditioned with No Mercy by BAP. They were poised to have it all and their company ruined everything. Can you imagine working hard for years at chasing your dreams, and the people you trusted with your career and your finances intentionally destroyed everything you work for?
More BAP please and thank you for this reaction
omg, I really liked your reaction! It would be great if you react more B.A.P, they have very good songs and they deserve more. I recommend:
"Warrior"
"One Shot"
"1004"
"Skydive"
"Badman"
"Power"
"Hands Up"
B.A.P, one of the groups that was treated the worst way possible by their agency. Payment issues, mistreatment, the members filled a lawsuit against the agency at some point, which was settled between them. TS Entertainment was one of the worst agency's, thankfully, it closed down officially in February 2021.
Thank you for reacting to BAP. They had so many good songs and were known when they debuted because of more hip hop/ agressive/ dark themes or storytelling, that made them very popular abroad. In their first year they were almost more popular than EXO with foreigners, although SM invested tons more in promotion for EXO, so BAP were the underdogs. But very bad management and also some restrictions on what music to produce made them to go on a descending curbe, as EXO exploded a year after in 2013. In 2014 they went on hiatus because of the lawsuit against their company, and the emptiness was filled by BTS music, that had similar vibe at that era and were called for having the same vibe as BAP.
Unfortunately the hiatus affected a lot BAP as we have seen in their live content...their leader, Bang Yong Guk, that was also the main producer for their music, fought to keep them together, but the behind games of entertainment scene made them return to TS Entertainment to finish their contracts (they were almost taken as a group by another entertainment company, but TS overplayed them by making the other company abandon the idea).
After all this, the leader went through mental/emotional problems and that is when he wrote this song.
They had a lot of potential to be huge in the first league with the big names at that time as EXO, BTS of the past, although they lacked freedom, good management/ promotion and maybe same hunger/passion for all the members.
A similar dark song that was a flop for them was Badman...that was a era for cute, pinky songs and BAP were trying the dark concepts.
Also I recommend their iconic songs One Shot and Skydive MVs. Overall, they had potential for more, but at least they left us with a few good songs during their short career as a group.
B.A.P is such an interesting group, one of the best of the 2nd generation, i put here some other good songs you can check out:
- Young, wild and free
- Feel so good
- Honeymoon
- 1004 (angel)
- Hands up
- That's my jam
- One shot
They are third generation, debuted in the same year as EXO 😄
I think 2012 was still 2nd gen era I guess after that 3rd gen started
@@jeisytudu3477 Until 2010 it is second generation. Then it gets a little confusing, it's a transitional stage. Some consider that from 2011 to 2013 is a generation 2.5
One of the best songs in kpop
Thank you for the in-depth reaction of the lyrics and video!! I love your channel for that. BAP was the first k-pop group I really fell into and I will always love them, though as a multi-fan I screamed when you mentioned Day6. I love how you made that connection between the two! BAP's videos and lyrics are very often extremely deep; definitely something for you to sink your teeth into! Hopefully you can do more reactions to songs like One Shot, Skydive and Young Wild and Free!! (but only if you have the time)
Anyway, thank you very much for this reaction!! I hope you have a good day :)
Nice to see you dig into some older groups that are no longer together. There are certainly a lot of great groups that came out during this time period.
If you like dark concepts B.A.P are the kings.
Thanks for that analysis, BAP will always be so special to me and this is why.
B.A.P was one of the very rare BG i fell in love with of course back in a day i liked very much group like BLOCK B group like INFINITE or VIXX but B.A.P is the first BG with very solid story telling i'am surprise than DG react react on WAKE ME UP first because ONE SHOT is they're most popular song and give us the mafia vibe .
Uff, aren't you my other half? Infinite? Vixx? BlockB? BAP? Tell me you like 24K or History and I propose a Uff, aren't you my other half? Infinite? Vixx? BlockB? BAP? Tell me you like 24K or History and I propose a faithful friendship 😭💕
@@luktana9954 24K is everything and i like History🤩
@@fabricemaire4433 Marri- so... Insured. We can now be friends 🤭💕
@@luktana9954 for sure if you tell me who's you're favorite GG and if we match ok . to me from this era it's GIRLS DAY ,SISTAR , EXID , AOA ,A-PINK
@@fabricemaire4433 I really like Girls Day, Sistar and AOA. Exid seems great to me to dance. I don't know much about Apink. I currently listen to a lot of Dreamcatcher and Idle.
Группы приходят и уходят, а b.a.p остаются в сердечке 🫶
OMG yes B.A.P!!! their music always had these kind of lyrics and deep message, you really should check more of them
I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU REACT TO B.A.P!! THANKS A LOT 💙💙
I think you'll love their MVs, they had some of greatest plots in whole kpop. I can't even write more not to spoil, glad people below wrote so much already, because it's sad how even people deep into kpop hole still avoid looking into B.A.P., because they are not together anymore and "old history". They don't even know how much they miss out.
My favourite by them is probably 1004, but best MVs are One shot and Skydive.
thanks for the reaction to B.A.P is an excellent group!
I hope you see this comment, but I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for giving this group a chance. I am unsure if the comments mentioned what I am about to inform you, but because this group deserves the world, I just want to share with you about them. BAP was the original "Dark Horse" of the KPOP wave. In my opinion, they are the prototype for what became BTS. BAP as a group came from a small agency and created something unique and different from what traditional kpop did. This was the first time in history a Kpop Boy Band chose to write their own lyrics and create meaningful music for the general public about real-life issues consistently. BAP was the group depicted to become the biggest group to transcend Kpop during their time however... due to TS Entertainment, their agency had them under slave contracts to the point of forcing sick members to perform as well as 3 comebacks within a year and a world tour. The boy band suffered, and unfortunately, they sued TS entertainment which shook the Korean wave as this was the boy band that everyone wanted to get behind. Due to the lawsuit, half of BAP's massive fandom was international from BAP's tours overseas in America... the fans decided to leave them and jump ship to other well-known boy groups.
BAP came back a year, and a few months later, unfortunately, they never amounted to what was expected because, at that point, fans would instead support newer generation idol groups. To me, this is the most significant group to come out of KPOP, and I am not saying this because I am their fan, but... based on what we know and understand regarding kpop the sheer talent that all 6 individuals possessed as one was unbeatable. The discography and lyricism are soooooo beyond their time that it's unfortunate that reactors do not react to them as much as they should. They challenged the music industry and championed "real-life" content. The leader Bang Yong Guk has the deepest voice in kpop and their main vocal (Daehyun) has one of the best male idol voices within the last 10 years. BAP has disbanded, and Himchan the visual of BAP is up for charges of sexual assault. I do not and will not shame the group for Himchans charges. I hope you dive into them because you will find how deep, dark and genuine this group really is. I know you will probably get reactions for One Shot and possibly Young Wild and Free, but if you really want a worthwhile reaction, I would push for Oneshot or Sky-dive (Similar video) and for sure 1004 (Angel). Angel is probably their greatest song for me due to the melody, lyrics and shocking video. Remember that these are older songs, so you might have to look up the lyrics afterward.
BTW this is my first time coming across your channel I will drop you a sub and support you.
I love B.A.P.s music. The MVs are so good. The lyrics are powerful. My fav is One Shot - it's like a movie I could watch at the theater...
Bap was so ahead of their time and thus they were underrated af they had deserved so much better
BAPs „One shot“ will set your brain on fire 🙈😂
Thanks so much for not just reacting to this but for caring about the meaning in the mv and in the lyrics! I miss B.A.P. so much! From debut to first hiatus they were so prolific with their output of new song after new song; they fed us well. Upon returning after their hiatus they understandably had a different feeling in their music and many casual fans had drifted away and gotten into other newer groups. Their final few releases tried to give us remaining fans reasons to hope. I still think they might reunite at some point in the future. They were a very close knit group who went through a lot together. Would love to see you do a deep dive into their song library.
~FM :)
thank you for a great reaction ❤b.a.p deserve recognation, please react to their - one shot and skydive ❤
B.A.P is one of the few bands with deep lyrics. i hope you check out more of their songs in the future! my personal favorite songs are one shot, skydive (mv is amazing), 1004.
Wake Me Up is related with V for Vendetta. 5th November and roses reminds us that movie. In the movie in the first scene they meet Evey, V says that he is a musician and that he will conduct an orchestra that night. He then goes up to the loft and conducts Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. This composition is known for playing with real cannonballs. In the movie, too, he already blows up certain landmarks, and then a videotape is shown on the TV. Thus, he invites everyone to the November 5 revolution for the first time. If we go back to the MV, this scene that everyone likes very much but finds it difficult to make sense of becomes meaningful at this point. The person in the video moves his hands as if conducting an orchestra and fire comes out of his hands. Then we see all those people with mental problems like depression, anxiety, eating disorder and beauty obsession being shot/layed on the floor. Simultaneously here, Zelo eho is one of members said, "All I can do is sing this song like crazy, it can wake anyone up." says. In other words, it symbolically invites all these people who complain about them to wake up with music and starts the "emotional revolution" for these people.
About the roses... In the movie, V leaves roses next to every person he kills. Of course there is a reason for this. But you have to watch the movie because a long story...When we look at the MV, we see that while people are struggling with their problems, just like the roses that V left next to the people he killed, the roses left on the ground are in the hands of the people after the emotional revolution and they are happy when they smell the roses. So as Valerie, who is impress to V on the movie, said, the world is changing, things are getting better and people are having roses. So...
6bapturkey.blogspot.com/2021/09/rose-albumu-v-for-vendetta.html you can read more about the V for Vendetta and the Rose album of B.A.P in this link though translate the page to English from Turkish.
For your taste I HIGHLY recomend: Badman, Unbreakable, Bang yongguk "AM 444", Bang yongguk and Zelo "Pray" (one of my favs). Watch out for your own and enjoy ♥
OMG YOU'RE REACTING TO B.A.P?? PLS PLS PLSSS REACT MORE TO THEM OMG 😭😭😭 P/s: The members themselves refuse to say they disbanded; the just see it as themselves suspending group activities to explore what each of them like
B.A.P WAS MY FAV MALE GROUP 💔💔💔
BAP was a solid group within a disastrous company. I would suggest all of their MVs.
I think Skydive and One Shot are the favorites for being longer MVS.
My personal favorites are: Warrior ( debut; never forget how they literally broke the stage during a performance ), Power, No mercy, and Young wild and free.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MORE B.A P
OMG!!!!!! I NEED YOU INTO MORE CONTTENT FROM BAP
such as skydive, one shot and more
For real
They are UNIQUE
Thank you soo much for this reaction
Oh my god! I’m glad that there’s someone like you who reacted with deep meaning and attention to the details. Love that you are appreciating BAP ❤
Omg B.A.P. FUCKING BLESS! they were like the 2nd ever kpop group I stanned back in the day. If their company was ABSOLUTELY DOGSHIT, they could have been up there with EXO, because it was EXO, NUEST (my first stan group, RIP Nuest), & B.A.P. debuting around the same time.
Their debut "Warrior" blew my fucking MIND. They had very strong rock elements to their songs, but also could do any other genre they wanted with ease. Even their B-sides are amazing 😭💖🌸
Bang Yong Guk (deep voiced rapper) & Zelo (young rapper/lead dancer) still has rap careers, Jongup (singer/main dancer) has a solo singing career ("Us" is a laidback slap imo), Daehyun (heavenly vocals) released a few songs, Youngjae has been focusing on acting, and Himchan, uhhhhhhhhhhh..... severe legal issues, so 🙃
thank you for this one! can i ask you to listen to more of their songs? they are coming back after seven years, and i appreciate your analysis so much!
if you like this kind of darker, emotional songs. Can try B.A.P's leader solo tracks:
Bang Yong Guk - "Hikikomori" , "Codex Gigas", "AM 4:44"
B.A.P Yong Guk & Zelo - "Pray"
I love seeing people still react to BAP…my boys deserved sooo much better and could have been BIG
BAP will always be that group that I cherish so much. I grow up with their songs as my inspiration. Till this day and forever, I'm always a BABY (their fandom).
BAP!! This is the song that got me to deep dive into more of their discography. So underrated!
Theirs was the second high-profile lawsuit against a company for mismanagement, mistreatment and financial abuse in the history of kpop. They released 5 full albums, 10 eps, 31 music videos and 27 singles, but between their 2012 debut and their 2015 lawsuit, each member made only $16,000, and as a result of their terrible working conditions, Yongguk (leader, low voice rapper) took a hiatus for mental health, the first idol to ever openly do so. This song was their first release after his return from hiatus and is based heavily on his mental health experiences. As it stands, TS Entertainment no longer exists because all of the groups that were under their representation at the time also filed laqsuits and won, and TSE paid out so much money they buried themselves financially.
their storytelling is really amazing, hope you check out more from them
Korean music industry ended up being that place where BAP couldn't thrive as a group
You are going to love them!!
Thanks for reacting to B.A.P I never knew I missed them until I saw this song again
They were one of my favourite K-pop groups. I hope you will react to them more. Thanks again
Please more react B. A. P
One shot, Skydive, Warrior, Power, Kingdom 🥺
OMG! i never thought i'd see a BAP reaction video nowadays. thank you so much for this! dang, too bad you're not accepting requests at this time coz HNGGG!
anyways, BAP's First Sensibility album is still THE BEST kpop album ever! they really have top tier discography. most prolly the reason why i don't get impressed much by a lot of stuff after 2017.
if you can check out some of their songs, even in just your spare time, just to listen to; i'd highly recommend 1004 (Angel) - there's an MV for this, Bang 2X, Save Me, Blind, Rewind, Dystopia and then solos by leader Bang Yongguk specially AM 4:44, Hikikomori & Portrait (this is ART!!!) i'm 100% sure you'd like at least half of those i listed and that's me being humble already, lol
I'm sure you would check out One Shot (because we know why) soon but I'd to suggest you check out Honeymoon and Hands Up first. These two along with Wake Me Up are their last projects before going on hiatus.
YES DG we know than you like darker stuff . so react on ONE SHOT when you got time if you want dark stuff in kpop they're rarely do better .
YO VIVÍA PARA VER ESTO. ( ◜‿◝ )♡
If that had come out now they would be in the same lvl as Straykidz. I’ll forever love and thank them for all they did.
I love BAP so much 😥😥
I miss BAP so much. They are one of the few groups with these kind of lyrics. You should react to Bang Young Guks song Hikkikomori, different level of dark and realness
Gracias por reaccionar a B.A.P😭❤️❤️❤️ese fue mi primer grupo en el kpop🤧❤️
B.A.P instrumentals are the best 💚
Yes! I want an album with just their instrumentals.
So glad you reacted to B.A.P., they are/were such an underrated group. Hopefully you'll listen to more songs from them. By the way it is very interesting that you mentioned Stray Kids (I'm a STAY) because the first time I listen to B.A.P., I thought of Stray Kids. I thought, they have this underdog feel like Stray Kids, and that different vibe. Obviously, Stray Kids has a B.A.P. vibe, lol, since they're a much older band. But, yes, the depths of the lyrics, the way it does relate to life and mostly that crazy society, or how it is driving us crazy.
And there is Bang Yongguk, the leader. I actually discovered B.A.P by watching one of these stupid "comparison" videos; it was about who had the deepest voice in k-pop. Of course I was there, stupidly (given my age) waiting for Felix to "win", and in the comments someone mentioned the fact that "how can Yongguk not be in there?" so I went to check him out, or the band actually and indeed it is unbelievable that in all these type of vids he isn't in there. You only hear a little bit of him here, but I guarantee you that, as a STAY, and Felix-biased, Yongguk is IT. "My" Felix is king of deep voice, Yongguk is God, I guess. It's not a contest anyway, just wanted to point that out.
I hope you will check out other videos from them because they have amazing songs. Power, One Shot, Badman, 10004 (Angel), Young, Wild & Free...
Thank you for the reaction
I'm so so happy you decided to react to B.A.P, they've been my ult group since they debuted, I can't say how attached to this group I am, so seeing one of my favorite reaction channel reacting to them makes me very glad! I hope you have time to check some of their other songs. Some of my personal favorites are Warrior, their debut song (which got them the nickname of Monster rookies), One Shot is a classic, Badman is captivating, Skydive is as much of a classic as One shot, Young wild and free is a very meaningful song for us fans (Baby) because it's the first song they released after the end of their lawsuit against their company, Honeymoon is just beautiful in every way possible. If you want a few fun songs they have Feel so good, Hurricane, Crash or Stop it.
I know you like when songs have deep and meaningful lyrics so I'd recommend you check Yongguk's songs like Hikikomori, I remember, Portrait and other songs like Yamazaki and Up!
Their B-side tracks are absolute masterpieces too so I'd love to see you react to more of them!
the group B.A.P. They were the first to show the reality of the world, to talk about the importance of mental health in their songs. They were the first but hardly anyone knows. They didn't get the credit they deserved. It's a shame since they started everything on the topic of self-love and society. PLEASE react to B.A.P SKYDIVE's song. please. sorry for my English. Greetings from Argentina and also thanks for the subtitles in Spanish.
I'm so glad you reaction to them. They are the extremely my stan group. B.A.P an acronym for Best Absolute Perfect. They song is very good. The meaning of B.A.P song is so deep and they mv is so dark. I recommend you to react 'One Shot' and 'Skydive' those two mv have story about betrayed, murder and die. Thank you for your reaction.
B.A.P era un grupo muy talentoso, con un concepto muy único, tenía todo para ser uno de los mejores grupos de la industria , me atrevo a decir que hoy en día sigue siendo mejor que otros , es una lastima que su agencia no los supo manejar :(
B.A.P just had a comeback under a new name Bang&Jung&Yoo&Moon with a song titled "Gone". And if you have time, please check out other songs by them, I'm sure you would love their music. Some recs: Skydive, Honeymoon, Hands Up, Young Wild & Free
They were huge back then but they were so unlucky because of their company. They couldn't even get their money from their label for years. That label is shutdown now but b.a.p's future already destroyed
despues de SS501 me intereso un buen grupo de kpop que es B.A.P uno de los mejores con bajo presupuesto hicieron muy buenos videos con letra con mensaje, todos con buena presencia escénica y vocal..!!! es un grupo de los mas completos
If you like this dark concept you will most likely love B.A.P’s discography. Most (if not all) of their songs have deep meaning.
Their leader, Bang Yongguk, is their main composer & lyricist, he’s definitely a deep thinker.
I am not kpop fan tbh, but I used to listen to bap bcs they were actually good and not a childish play like other bands such as BTS!
I deep dive into B.A.P this year and they quickly became my 2nd favorite group. I hope you will react more to their songs. They got amazing title song, b-sides and solo songs. If you like dark concept with meaningful lyrics B.A.P is the right group. 4:44 am and Hikikomori from Bang Yong Guk (the leader) is good.
please reaction the other video from b.a.p 😇 live performance thank you
Please do more B.A.P! If this is any indication, you'd love them. Their music was all about social commentary; their leader Bang Yongguk is a prolific writer/producer, and he explores topics from social injustice and mental health, to social media. The mvs are full of symbolism and there's always a ton to unpack.
When B.A.P debuted in 2012 they actually were bigger than EXO (and I say this as a massive fan of both groups!)
I highly recommend you One Shot and Skydive both are a little long but also absolute masterpieces, especially if you like dark style, you're gonna love it
little late but if noone said it, the people are supposed to represented mental illnesses (anorexia, depression, PTSD, suicidal thoughts.... etc) B.a.p used to be really innovating back then that's why I love them to this day. Its sad they disbanded but they still were really evolutional for Kpop before BTS
They have multiple song that covers topics that were taboo back then
many groups from the 2nd gen got that kind of MV or vibe .
This song will always gonna hunting me
"Inspira" Means "Inspire" En Español
B.A.P skydive plzzzzzz
Can you please react to SF9 latest comeback SCREAM. Thank you.
B.A.P They should have been as big as BTS but due to there management company they were totally let down . To me they will always be the best and I mis them a lot .
just so u know, one of the members himchan is currently on trial for sexual assault charges to some of which he already admitted🙃
Oh... Damn.