I need you to react to "Move". Move is a fucking dance masterpiece if I ever seen one. As much as Criminal is a great piece, Move is just on another level
Taemin is known as one of, if not THE best dancer in Kpop. He's really versatile in his dancing and constrantly changes his dancing style. You should really check out more of his dances. I recommend 'IDEA' and 'Famous', but all his dances are really great.
taemin is insane. he's being called "the idol of idols" bc even the other kpop idols are his fans, many of the younger ones even pursued that career bc of him. he is already a legend and he's only 27
Who choreographed this? Why, the one & only Koharu Sugawara & Kasper. They've both worked multiple times with Taemin over the years. She did his Sayonara Hitori (2016), Flame of Love (2017), Move (2017), SHINee's (Taemin's group) Good Evening (2018), Want (2019), & finally Criminal (2020). You can actually see Taemin & Koharu dance the Sayonara Hitori & Move routine together! You can see them together for Sayonara Hitori in the dance practice & a dance competition show called Hit the Stage where Taemin actually won that ep. For Move, you can see them together on Move MV #3 Duo Version.
I knew it! It's such a Koharu dance - her and Taemin are an absolute genius combo. I hope at some point he reacts to the dance practice of Sayonara Hitori where Taemin had only been learning the choreography a day and she's the choreographer, and they're dancing the same choreography and his dancing is just as good as hers (imo).
@@Bucherviews Exactly! That Sayonara Hitori dance practice is fantastic. Taemin's "novice/unpolished" (I say that because he literally learned it in 3 hrs. before filming those videos. His execution was anything but unpolished lol) movements don't get outshined by Koharu's which is just beyond amazing.
Taemin has always been known for saving his energy for where it counts the most -- for live performances and for filming MVs -- dance practices for him are literally dance practices, so he is just allowing himself to feel the dance and get in the groove. He is less worried about being spot on exact, and more about showing everyone the feel of the choreography and the story behind the dance. If you really get into Taemin and watch a lot of his live performances or see him in concert you will see how much of an expert he is. Seeing as he is also singing live almost 100% of the time while performing for 3+ hours, you will notice moments where he conserves his energy, only to release it full out during the most intense parts of the dance or performance. He has became known as the best in the industry for a reason. And although there will always be elements of Taemin's dances that are very much signature Taemin, all of his dances tell a story, so they are meant to be different from each other because each song tells a different story. As a dancer yourself, you should know that dance practice footage is always different then a live performance. You can't tell me that you are flawless in your dance practice videos and that your live performances look no different. A dance practice is a dance practice and a live performance is a live performance. Taemin doesn't need to expend every ounce of his energy, to show us how brillant of a dancer he is. With even 50% effort, Taemin is better than most dancers who are trying their hardest. No one can pull off a Taemin dance exactly the way Taemin does it -- it's never as intricate or precise as he does it -- no matter how talented of a dancer you are. As a member of SHINee, Taemin has trained his entire career to be able to pull off this type of intense and intricate dancing while singing live and always sounding flawless the whole time. That is what SHINee are known for. So not only is Taemin an amazing dancer, but he is also one of the best singers in the industry, and his group SHINee make up one of the top groups, that everyone looks up to and dreams of even coming close to being as good as. What you just witnessed was art in its purest form.
Fun fact! Actually, one of the two choreographers for Chungha's Stay Tonight is one of Taemin's female dancers for this choreography (female, black hair), she's called Rian and both her and Simeez (blond girl) appear also as back up dancers for Chungha. Rian also choreographed BoA's new release called Better, I really suggest you to check it out, it is amazing!
Oooo I recognized Rian right away watching this first time I was like damn she doing back up for Taemin and killing it LOL love her, had no idea blonde girls name i see so it’s Simeez!
So a little bit of context, I believe the shooting for The Stage performance was actually before the filming of the dance practice. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Since the fans wanted the dance practice, he filmed it late night on a really busy day when he had radio shows & other things scheduled. Taemin rarely goes all out on dance practice videos that he releases. It's also the same case when he's dancing in the SuperM "dance practice" videos. That's just him having fun lol. And I believe the backup dancers didn't really give it their all in this particular dance practice either. When he's really practicing, you'll see it in his serious expression, sweaty clothes etc. in behind the scenes videos and things like that. That's why with every Taemin "dance practice," you have to check out the live performances to really see what the choreo & execution are meant to be like. Move & Want "dance practice" videos are really good examples of that when compared to the live stages.
I love how technically you go through the choreography after you initially react. To answer your question; Taemin was heavily involved with Criminal's production (he specifically chose director Jo Beomjin of VM Project Architecture for the MV), & choreography (he also worked with Koharu Sugawara & Kasper for the dance choreo).
Taemin is just one of those performers that leaves you speechless every time he steps on stage. He was born to be a performer and that is one of the reasons why he has become known as the Korean Michael Jackson. That is also why, as one of the top two dancers in the industry, he was made a member of SuperM. (Kai from EXO -- Taemin's best friend since they were trainees, who is also under SM Entertainment, as well as a member of SuperM -- is the other top dancer.) Taemin is an Idol of Idols and a legend of legends. And the title of the industry's BEST dancer isn't just a fan's opinion but it's a widely agreed upon title bestowed on both Taemin and Kai by their peers and the industry as a whole. There is literally no one considered better than them. Taemin is one of the most popular solo artists, as well as the youngest member of the legendary Kpop group SHINee. He debuted as a solo artist in 2014 and "Criminal" is part of his 3rd Korean solo album called Never Gonna Dance Again. It is part of a trilogy which started with his prologue "2 Kids," and continued with "Criminal" which is part of Act 1 of the album. And it was followed up by "Idea" which is part of Act 2 of the album and it brings the whole concept full circle. "Idea" is another masterpiece and you will be even more blown away when you see that dance practice. You really need to see "Idea" next. As Taemin said in an interview: "The two acts put together tell a story. '2 Kids’ is about growing pains and depicts the story prior to the story in the album. You can think of '2 Kids' as a teaser before the movie called 'Never Gonna Dance Again.' Act 1 shows a new side of me. I think it’ll be something you’ve never seen in K-pop before. And Act 2 is the end-all-be-all. It’s the ultimate level of intensity. Never Gonna Dance Again’ was originally the name of the concept. Because it doesn’t make sense for me to stop dancing. But I wanted to give a sense of rebellion with the irony of the title.” And yes, all of Taemin's dances tell a story. As he has said, he specifically designs his choreography to be a part of the story within the song and MV. So, what you are seeing in his "Criminal" dance is the fact that he is supposed to be held captive by his lover who is the criminal he is singing about in the song. That is why at the beginning you see his wrists are tied up. As part of the story, he has been held captive for so long that he is now suffering from stockholm syndrome, so he is no longer fighting the abuse and that is why you see him throw his bindings away. The criminal no longer has to tie him up to keep him there.The backup dancers represent the forces he is struggling against as he fights with his mind over whether to stay or go, etc. So with every release from this album, the concept was designed to be darker then the last. In "2 Kids" he was emotionally and physically beating himself up with regrets and in "Criminal" he was living in a toxic relationship and being brainwashed to the point he was suffering from stockholm syndrome; he fell in love with the person/criminal (or thing -- i.e. his career) who is essentially inflicting all the pain and suffering on him. So, in other words, even though you are being abused by that person (possibly a metaphor for the pressure he is creating for himself) he still can't help but love them (his career) and allow them to continue to hurt you, etc. :D "Idea" takes the theme one step further, and says that even though it was my idea and my plan to live this life, nothing comes without a price, and because of that need for perfection, any chance of being average or living a regular life is pretty much dead. Taemin has sacrificed everything to become the magnificent and unique performer and person that we know him as today. But there really is no one that pushes him or holds him to a higher standard then himself. Taemin has said that he really has never taken a true vacation since he was a trainee -- he started with SM Entertainment when he was around 11 years old -- and he doesn't know what to do if he isn't constantly working and training. The thing that he hates the most is when people assume he has had it easy because he is part of a big and powerful company and he is so naturally talented. As he has said, there has never been anything that has come easy to him and he has only gotten to where he is today because he has worked hard to accomplish everything. He is constantly pushing himself to become the best of the best in everything he does. Taemin's choreography is very much influenced by him. Although he has input in almost everything he does, he has choreographers that come up with the choreography for most of his dances and he then infuses it with his own ideas and style and makes it uniquely his. The way Taemin dances is just the way he moves. His movements are effortless. If you watch Taemin dance more, you will see that no matter who choreographs the dance, it will always be very Taemin-like. Many choreographers who have worked with him over the years have said that, with Taemin you can't help but allow him to move in whatever way his body takes him. Taemin is art in every sense of the word. :D (For "Criminal" Taemin had 3 or 4 different choreographers who collaborated to come up with this choreography and several of his backup dancers are also choreographers. You have to be amazing in order to keep up with Taemin, so his dancers are extra special.) Taemin's style of dance can't be defined. As he has said, he has worked his entire career to create a style of dance that is unlike anything in the Kpop industry. And I would argue that that now extends to the entire industry of dance. Taemin started out as a self-taught popper and locker without any dance training, and, even then, as a trainee it was clear his skills as a dancer went far beyond the average dancer. Over the years, as you see with "Criminal," he has infused those popping and locking skills into his now more contemporary style of dance. But, when it comes to dancing, he can do it all and there is no one better at it than him. Taemin's talents are one reason why SHINee are one of the top groups in the industry and why they have such legendary status. SHINee is made up of some of the absolute best singers, dancers and performers in the entire industry. With more than 12 years since their debut, they still command one of the top spots. When Taemin debuted in 2008 as part of SHINee he was only 14 years old and, yet, he was already known as one of the best dancers in the industry, and he has only gotten more magnificent over the years. Now after 12 years Taemin is still one of the youngest in many Kpop circles (he is only 27) and, yet, he often has the most seniority and experience. He is so well respected that everyone looks up to him. The funny thing is, although Taemin is ultra confident when on stage, when not performing his personality is the complete opposite.That's what makes him even more lovable and why he is so popular. When on stage, Taemin can turn his sexy, sensual side up to 3,000 and he become the most powerful and magnificent performer that command the stage. But the minute he step off the stage he becomes quiet and shy and he blushes when people compliment him for his looks or performance. When not on stage, Taemin is known for being sort of innocent and kind of naive and a little ditsy, as only the maknae (youngest member) of a group can get away with -- he is 2 to 4 years younger than the rest of the SHINee members and he plays up being the baby when he is around them, and they pretty much will do anything he asks. He knows how to be cute when he wants something, but he hates it when someone asks him to be cute. LOL. SHINee are a 5 member group that is known for their live vocals and amazing dancing. They are known as CD-quality singers because they sound just as good live, if not better, than they do recorded. SHINee always sings live. The ONLY thing they are not good at is lip syncing so they avoid it at all costs, so when you hear SHINee singing 95% of the time it will be live. They have trained their entire career to be able to sing live for 3+ hours straight and always sound flawless while performing extremely complex choreography the whole time. SHINee is the group that really set the standard when it comes to live performances. It's literally known as the SHINee standard and it's what all other groups work to reach. As a member of SHINee, Taemin is expected to constantly be coming out with something you have never seen or heard before. SHINee's whole concept is that they are SM's experimental boy group, which means that they are ALWAYS changing up their sound and style and reinventing the industry with every new release of theirs, even within the same album. The industry looks to the members of SHINee to show them what the next style of song and dance will be. And, not only does it have to be new to them, but it is expected to be something new in the industry overall. So, after more than 12 years Teamin has pretty much done every style of song and dance out there, and yet, he still manages to one up himself and create something new that continues to blow our minds every time.
Taemin is a dancing god. His body control is unmatched in kpop, his choreos are so unique. THANK YOU FOR REACTING TAEMIN. Also please react to SHINee (Taemin's group.)
Fact Dump: - The choreographers for this dance are Koharu Sugawara (@kokokoharu) and Kasper (@kasper0524). - Kasper also co-choreographed Lay's Honey and can be seen as his backup dancer in the dance practice video. - The female backup dancers in Criminal were also backup dancers for Chungha's Stay Tonight and one them choreographed that dance too (Rian @_rianess)
I knew you would love it when I requested it ❤ Thank you so much for the reaction!!! Taemin has a very unique style and is one of Korea's best dancers (since you mentioned that one of his moves reminds you of Michael Jackson, I gotta say that Taemin looks up to him and in Korea he is known as the Korean MJ) 🙃 Everything he puts out is basically pure art. He has one more choreography from this year - IDEA, but MOVE is his most iconic one. For some reason no one can dance MOVE exactly like him and that's what makes it so special 🥰 I would be so happy if you could react to these 2 in the future as well.
So happy to finally see you witness the greatness that is Lee Taemin! Definitely different from other kpop acts, very sultry and even odd at times. You’d really enjoy literally any of his videos, his latest comeback « Idea » had Keone Madrid, Bailey Sok and Ian Eastwood working on it! (Along w Kasper, a Korean choreographer that works a lot with his company) PS: one of his inspiration is Michael Jackson, explaining the similar moves 😁
Taemin is the best dancer and performer in kpop industry! Please react to his works Famous dance practice Move dance practice Want dance practice Idea dance practice
Taemin is an incredible performer - the stage is honestly his home, the place where he becomes a real beast and takes no prisoners. He’s not called The King of Kpop for nothing! He is unique in everything he does and his style of dancing, singing and stage presence is not something anyone could replicate or even imitate properly. There is a lot of amazing choreographies and stages from him. I would love you to react to his recent MAMA 2020 performance - it was a mix of Criminal and his other song IDEA with a little addition of Heaven - amazing performance with extra dance breaks especially added to this particular performance. Also please react to IDEA, Famous (another fantastic choreo with awesome Japanese dancers), Move (his most iconic choreography), Want, Press Your Number and Drip Drop - I know it’s a long list, but Taemin is really something else and everything he does is simply mind blowing... Criminal had two choreographers - Koharu Sugawara and Kasper :)
Criminal is so good, but I feel like a reaction to an IDEA performance, like the one from MAMA, would’ve been a lot of fun for you lol Worth checking out even without a video for the channel, honestly
One of the best dancers and performers ever, Taemin is absolutely incredible and has been in the industry for 12+ years. React to Move, Idea, Want and Famous.
Taemin is one of the top performers in Kpop . everything he does is ART .And he is one of the members of SuperM band - you reacted to their song "Tiger Inside" - . I think you'll enjoy his other songs IDEA - MOVE- FAMOUS .Thank you for your reaction I really enjoyed your appreciation for his talent
27:11 yes yes i feel you. Taemin effect! This man is gorgeous and his dance is AMAZING. You should check out more of his songs, I think it would be nice if you reacted to Move or Idea.
i'm so glad you've finally reacted to taemin. with how meticulous you are, you would love to see taemin's dances just because he's a very detail-oriented person himself. he's known for his great control of his body that even when other great dancers cover his dances, they don't come close to him and their dances look so different from his because of the control. if you're blown away by this song, you would love and enjoy press your number, drip drop, danger (he worked with ian eastwood for this), and idea (his most recent song). ALSO MOVE!!!! move is the most iconic, game-changer choreography in the kpop industry. totally enjoyed this reaction ❤️
This may be irrelevent but Im really glad that you reacted to "The Stage" version. The series is an initiative started by another artist (Shindong from Super Junior) from the same entertaiment company (SM entertainment) as Taemin. He wanted to work more on his craft and proposed to the company about this program. His stuff are a bit hit or miss. Some of them are AMAZING (eg Chocolate by Changmin and Obsession by EXO especially their mashup ver) but some were really bad (eg Tiger Inside by SuperM and Kick It by NCT 127). Just some bg info on it lmao nothing else
Taemin's new nickname - Strong Noodles lol, perfect! 28:30 I felt that. TBH, I think your top favorites are easily 1a, 1b, 1c, type of performance/choreography
TAEMIN will always surprise with something, he is a dance demon and the king of the stage and this vocal💗💗💗 Taemin is phenomenal, his art is simply mesmerizing !!! Unique own style Taemin-pop🥰
I loved the way you analysed it!!!!!!! IDEA and MOVE dance practice + performance next please🔥🔥🔥You will really enjoy it a lot . Taemin is just AMZING!!!! 27:10 "DESTROY ME MORE"
Once you Taem-in, you can't Taem-out. Welcome to SHINee World. Fun facts: Taemin learned popping and locking first, before he joined SM and became a member of SHINee, themselves the best dancers and singers in kpop. As for his dancers, he doesn't require perfection - he wants them to do the choreo in their own style, as much as they are able as background dancers. His girl squad in Move - I can't even. And his Japanese squad? Again, I can't even. Choreographers for this video are Ian Eastwood, Kasper, and Sugawara Koharu (Move v1, Move v 3). Butt Girl is Rian, who is Chungha's choreographer. Apparently she rarely dances for other singers, but did so for Taemin in Criminal and Idea, and for BoA's Better. Oh, and Taemin sings live when performing.
I am so glad you finally reacted to Taemin! Criminal was the song from the Act 1 of his 3rd album. The continuation of the song is IDEA, the title track from the Act 2 of the same album. If you liked the unique shapes, the difference of texture in the dance, you will love IDEA. You really should react to it. IDEA's choreography is just crazy.
Fun fact, the dancer with the black hair you pointed out for doing the nice dip early in the analysis is actually Chungha’s primary choreographer (Stay Tonight and several others included)! Her name is Rian and she has a TH-cam Channel called Dancer Rian’s Jobby Hobby if you wanna watch her! Also, you HAVE to watch Move by Taemin. Along with Criminal it is one of my favourite kpop choreos of all time
Taemin is considered the Michael Jackson of Korea (and still he has an unique way of moving).. he is THE best dancer in kpop. And cool that you mention the "weird moves" a lot of us see that too, that Taemin doen't have intuitive moves, he never does what we expect the next move to be, he moves in an almost antinatural way xD is fascinating.
It's all Taemin's ideas and concept especially their hands being tied while dancing. Please check out also the Criminal MV, it is so aesthetic, elegant and amazing. Please also check out his latest MV called IDEA as well as its dance practice
seeing Taemin like this makes me so emotional. he works so hard on everything he does, he's such a perfectionist and it shows and him getting this much love and appreciation is so heartwarming.
Ohohoho you're in for a surprise. Taemin is a BEAST on stage. He is a visionary artist in Kpop and he consistently comes back with unique and beautiful choreography.
Thank you so much for the reaction! Taemin taught himself how to dance as a kid by watching performances including MJ’s, so you’ll often see MJ influence in his choreo. I hope Taemin finds this - he’s extremely critical of his own work, so he’s always looking for ways to improve himself
Please watch Taemin's MAMA performances, for your own appreciation. His latest performance was just held this month. It would be great if you can also react to it but I'm not sure about the copyright thing though. Thank you for reacting to his Criminal dance practice.
Taemin is the MASTER of dance. This is pure TPop (Taemin Pop). He's been in the business since 2008 when he debuted at 14 YO. If you haven't reacted to his other new title track from Act 2 of the same album, I strongly recommend you do. It finishes the storyline, meshes his two concepts together, and is extremely intense - more so than this. The name of that song is "IDEA". Performance MV: th-cam.com/video/bRrbFjdisM0/w-d-xo.html and Live performance: th-cam.com/video/w4wOjOEcRZg/w-d-xo.html There is also a dance practice: th-cam.com/video/lpn1ppH-W54/w-d-xo.html The choreo showcases Taemins extreme fluidity and flawless precision. Let me help you get to know Taemin and the massive scope of his music. First, to even grasp the importance of the contributions Taemin has made as an artist within the Kpop world, I suggest you watch this excellent mini-doc put together by Walawala, "The Artist: Taemin: th-cam.com/video/m2_MVBxmdyc/w-d-xo.html . It demonstrates the extreme respect and admiration directors, producers, lyricists, dancers, and other Kpop artists have for Taemin through their own words, articles, and interviews. You also hear about Taemin's work ethic and vision from his own lips. Taemin began his career at the age of 14 when he debuted with the, also legendary, 2nd. gen., Kpop group, SHINee, as their main dancer. They are widely known as the "Princes of Kpop" for their killer live vocals, harmonies, dancing, and performances. Then, in 2019, Taemin was the first idol approached by his company, SM Entertainment, to form the new super group, SuperM, as a collaboration with Capitol Records and Marvel. He is a popping and locking monster and can move each muscle of his body independently. You can see an example of this in his SuperM promotional dance clip: th-cam.com/video/Qo18L3_Kc0Y/w-d-xo.html Now, at 27, and in the 13th year of his career, Taemin has gained legendary status due to his work ethic, tenacity, and many accomplishments in the field. As a totally self-taught dancer (no formal training like many other idols), he attended an open audition for SM Entertainment at the age of 12 and got in on the first try and made the first cut. This is extremely rare and difficult to do. Then, unable to sing due to immature vocal cords, he debuted at 14 as SHINee's main dancer. Nicknamed "Tone Deaf", Taemin worked extremely hard, practicing night and day on his singing and was helped by Onew & Jonghyun, the main vocalists of SHINee, to learn how to sing. In 2014, at the age of 21, Taemin became SM's first-ever male soloist from an active boy group to be given a solo debut. His onstage charisma, persona and success as a part of SHINee made him an immediate success as a soloist. From that moment on, SM dubbed him their "ACE". Taemin also became the first idol to debut four different times in three different generations of Kpop. Through all this, he also managed to get a degree in music and film. Since he cut his teeth with SHINee at such a young age, and with SHINee being the major trendsetters in Kpop, especially in the area of introducing new and experimental music, Taemin is not afraid to be daring, experimental, and smash the traditional cultural norms of Korea. He even demolished the standard cultural gender divisions of dancing when he introduced the song, "Move" in his 2017 comeback. The song boldly proved that men and women can both do the same choreography without the need to segregate. Taemin regularly has both men and women as his backup dancers. The song created quite a stir and even a virus called "The Move Disease" where every commentator, variety show host, and most idols rushed to cover the dance. It's actually still going on three years later. However, no one can quite match Taemin's fluidity and finesse. His dance practice emphasizes his extreme body control & fluidity. There are three things to remember when reading Taemin's lyrics and watching his MVs: 1) Taemin usually has dual meanings for his lyrics: A) take them as you read them and be happy; or B) delve more deeply to reveal the true meaning. 2) Taemin is a Christian (devout Catholic) so there is also usually a lot of religious imagery, symbolism, metaphors, and allusions within his lyrics and MVs. 3) Taemin is DEEP and very intellectual. Much of what we know about the lyrics come from listening to him explain it on interviews and IG LIVEs. The rest is due to our (fans) research. This song is part of his newest album that was released in 3 parts: "Two Kids" (Prologue), "Criminal" (Act I), and "IDEA" (Act 2). They are all linked by a story that must be pieced together by watching all the MVs and reading the lyrics from the 18 songs. The concept for this song is Stockholm Syndrome. "IDEA's" concept is Plato's philosophical Theory of Forms. Yes, these are very deep concepts, but the standard unorthodox and experimental types of concepts that Taemin is famous for. He constantly and unabashedly challenges the standard Korean cultural/societal boundaries. Taemin is a very detail-oriented person, and with every MV/Song/Performance/Concert, he is very involved and his fingerprints are everywhere. However, more so in this comeback than ever before. He personally chose the director for this MV (same one who did "Press Your Number" for him), and he co-directed with him to get his exact vision across. In fact, the key change at the last chorus was Taemin's decision. Taemin also re-wrote lyrics & instrumentals and had input on the set and album design for the MV & entire album. He also teamed up again with Sugawara Koharu & Kasper to help him with choreography. They are all friends and know Taemin's taste and give him the freedom to alter the choreo as he wishes. Koharu has also worked with him on his songs, "Want", "Move", "Sayonara Hitori" and "Flame of Love", as well as SHINee's "Good Evening". His creative influence is now even being felt in SuperM, as he dips his fingers into their choreographies, fashion decisions, and set designs, etc. He just can't keep his hands off anything...for which the other members of SuperM have expressed much gratitude. LOL...and SM basically lets him do whatever he wants because he's their "ACE". All of Taemin's solo MVs are stunning because of those little details and hidden meanings waiting to be found. To see his incredible range as a natural dancer, I believe you would also enjoy his dance practices for "Want", "Move", "Famous", and "Sayonara Hitori" - which is quite different. Sorry for the length of this comment, but it's important to understand the background of any new artist to understand their depth. I hope you will continue to explore his vast talent with SHINee, SuperM, and as a soloist.
Taemin is always a joy to watch when it comes to artistry and performance. You should check him out more to see if he will continue to impress you or not.
The choreographer is Koharu Sugawara. Taemin has worked with her in the past on several of his tracks such as “Move”, “Sayonara Hitori”, and “Flame of Love”. Her style is always very recognizable when she choreographs for Taemin.
Since when I started to follow the analysis I waited for the reaction to our Prince, he is one of the best for sure, it's a kind of bizarre pleasure to see him being praised lol, a kind of retribution for how hard he works with the team on every comeback. It is Koharu Sugawara who came back to work with Taemin on this choreography after MOVE and WANT - which I highly recommend Thanks for the amazing review! Kisses from Brazil.
I think you'll love more of Taemin. He's built ann impressive portfolio as a member of SHINee and as a soloist. Also he's arguably the best dancer in the industry.
13:52 That's Rian! She's Chungha's main choreographer (did Stay Tonight with Ran), also choreographed HYO's Dessert and BoA's Better. She's got a TH-cam channel which documents her choreography processes/early dance practices for all of chungha's releases, some videos with subs some without, you should check it out!
Taemin is a true performer! His stage performances are always 100x better than during practice & rehearsals. He has a huge stage presence from his years of experience & his whole aura changes when he's performing!😍 He really is The Best dancer in kpop!!
Seriously, Taemin is one of the most unique artists in the industry, as if he's a genre of music himself. and his unconventional dance moves are always so captivating btw
hi!!! the choreographer of this dance is koharu sugawara - you're right in saying that she's a genius! she actually choreographs a lot of taemin's dances (famous, want, move, sayonara hitori, flame of love) and also has choreographed pieces for shinee, 2ne1 and girls generation. a lot of her work features the interesting textural changes and unconventional shapes/movements that you mention here!
you would love idea. idea is like- so innovative choreography wise but still so taemin. move is taemin’s probably most notable work because oh my god. the choreo is highly considered one of the most difficult to execute in the whole of kpop
He changed up the chorea for this song in the recent KBS Song Festival performance. It was really cool! Though the regular choreography is also fantastic. More Taemin? Idea choreography goes so hard. Famous choreography is sharp as a knife. Want is so, so swag.
My fellow Shawols have all the praises and requests covered so I'm just going to say THANK YOU for this detailed analysis of the choreography. It made me appreciate more the dance performance. What's more amazing is that Taemin is even more spectacular in concerts.
You would totally love taemin's new song idea I love his new choreography and it nothing I have ever seen before I like it a little more than this one. Taemin is known as one of the best male idol dancers in korea and is known as the Michael Jackson of korea.
Taemin is my Ultimate solo artist bias because he has the IT factor when performing. When he dances I can't breathe. Taemin did win award for his Criminal MV choreography. Idea and Move are 2 other exceptional dance MVs. Thanks for a great reaction.
Taemin has fun with his rehearsals. You cut off the cute end where he was being adorable. :( Sometimes he does cute things at the end of his rehearsals. I live for them, hah! But yes, he means business when it's actual performance time. You should see his "Want" MV. It's so good. It's about temptation and hell and has lots of symbolism, even the gates of hell and serpents and a red suit for apples, lol. And there's an Eve. Anywho, you should react to Want. It's really good. Criminal is about Stockholm syndrome and a toxic relationship.
TAEMIN es un increíble artista .es el rey del performer del K-POP. Algunos de sus videos. MOVE , WANT. IDEA . DANGER ,FAMOUS, SAHONARA HISTORIA ,TAEMIN es artista desde los 11años. De SM ENTERTAIMENT iniciándose como Triller . Es uno de los artista más completo de la industria. Y de mayor esperienza . Es una leyenda del K-POP 👏💎 TAEMIN de SHINEE. Su grupo.
Omg thankyou so much for reacting!! Please please check out IDEA by Taemin next!! The choreo is incredible!!! He keeps one-upping himself. It's INSANE!!!
After seeing your reaction to Criminal, I really think you'd appreciate the choreography for Idea! It's insanely sharp and you can see a lot of Taemin's stage presence explode through.
please please PLEASE react to more taemin, he’s my ult and i literally cannot get enough of watching him dance. he truly is one of a kind, and i feel like he would very quickly become one of your favorites too!!
OH SHIT HE DISCOVERED TAEMIN?????? WAIT TIL HE GOES DEEP INTO TAEMIN. TAEMIN ISN'T LABELED IN SOUTH KOREA AS PERFORMANCE KING, THE IDOL OF IDOLS, YEOKSOLNAM / LEGENDARY MALE SOLOIST. Yes. Not kidding with those nicknames the media gave him.
the choreographer that work with taemin in criminal is Casper ( insta : @casper0524), it said koharu sugawara (@kokoharu) also participated on it (she choreograph taemin : MOVE and sayonara hitori etc) Taemin has been working with many choreographers who are all insane and they dance with him too especially Casper and Koharu. check his latest performance IDEA, is crazier, lot of surprise move hit after hit is different, it mixes a lot of choreographers movement: Keone Madrid, Bailey Sok, Ian Eastwood and Casper And actually, Taemin back up dancers are not just ordinary dancers, they are famous dancers and choreographers (exp : @_rianess (chungha choreographer) @_simeez etc) The other performance you need to check is TAEMIN japan release, his Japanese dancers are on another level, check FAMOUS
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We are not even exaggerating when we call Taemin as the best dancer in KPOP 😩✊🏻
Yes please, he literally earned that title !!
Yes!! AGREED!!!
The backdancers are so talented too ! Taemin always shine in his solo crews ♡
@@ShuShuket Fun fact : most of his dancers are also well known choreographers because only the best work with Taemin 😉
Totally agreed.... it’s totally deserving of him to hold that title without any doubts!
I need you to react to "Move". Move is a fucking dance masterpiece if I ever seen one.
As much as Criminal is a great piece, Move is just on another level
Couldn't have said it better 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for expressing that much💜
Move Performance MV #3, where he dances with the choreographer!!!
I AGREEE - Move is so innovative and unique!
I absolutely love this version with the eye contact th-cam.com/video/_cAskH1PtmQ/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
Taemin is known as one of, if not THE best dancer in Kpop. He's really versatile in his dancing and constrantly changes his dancing style. You should really check out more of his dances. I recommend 'IDEA' and 'Famous', but all his dances are really great.
taemin is insane. he's being called "the idol of idols" bc even the other kpop idols are his fans, many of the younger ones even pursued that career bc of him. he is already a legend and he's only 27
which one of the younger idols said they pursued their career because of taemin?
Who choreographed this? Why, the one & only Koharu Sugawara & Kasper. They've both worked multiple times with Taemin over the years. She did his Sayonara Hitori (2016), Flame of Love (2017), Move (2017), SHINee's (Taemin's group) Good Evening (2018), Want (2019), & finally Criminal (2020). You can actually see Taemin & Koharu dance the Sayonara Hitori & Move routine together! You can see them together for Sayonara Hitori in the dance practice & a dance competition show called Hit the Stage where Taemin actually won that ep. For Move, you can see them together on Move MV #3 Duo Version.
I knew it! It's such a Koharu dance - her and Taemin are an absolute genius combo. I hope at some point he reacts to the dance practice of Sayonara Hitori where Taemin had only been learning the choreography a day and she's the choreographer, and they're dancing the same choreography and his dancing is just as good as hers (imo).
@@Bucherviews Exactly! That Sayonara Hitori dance practice is fantastic. Taemin's "novice/unpolished" (I say that because he literally learned it in 3 hrs. before filming those videos. His execution was anything but unpolished lol) movements don't get outshined by Koharu's which is just beyond amazing.
Yes, check out Move with Koharu!!
Omg thankyou for this info her choreos are my absolute favourite for Taemin they are a match made in heaven!
"The shapes are so wierd and awkward but its SO F**KIN BEAUTIFUL"
Yes. That's Taemin for you 👏
IDEA BY TAEMIN NEXT PLEASE THIS MIGHT EVEN BE YOUR THIRD FAV CHOREOGRAPHY 😭
FINALLY the goat of the industry for Dancing and performance
Taemin has always been known for saving his energy for where it counts the most -- for live performances and for filming MVs -- dance practices for him are literally dance practices, so he is just allowing himself to feel the dance and get in the groove. He is less worried about being spot on exact, and more about showing everyone the feel of the choreography and the story behind the dance. If you really get into Taemin and watch a lot of his live performances or see him in concert you will see how much of an expert he is. Seeing as he is also singing live almost 100% of the time while performing for 3+ hours, you will notice moments where he conserves his energy, only to release it full out during the most intense parts of the dance or performance. He has became known as the best in the industry for a reason.
And although there will always be elements of Taemin's dances that are very much signature Taemin, all of his dances tell a story, so they are meant to be different from each other because each song tells a different story.
As a dancer yourself, you should know that dance practice footage is always different then a live performance. You can't tell me that you are flawless in your dance practice videos and that your live performances look no different. A dance practice is a dance practice and a live performance is a live performance. Taemin doesn't need to expend every ounce of his energy, to show us how brillant of a dancer he is. With even 50% effort, Taemin is better than most dancers who are trying their hardest. No one can pull off a Taemin dance exactly the way Taemin does it -- it's never as intricate or precise as he does it -- no matter how talented of a dancer you are.
As a member of SHINee, Taemin has trained his entire career to be able to pull off this type of intense and intricate dancing while singing live and always sounding flawless the whole time. That is what SHINee are known for. So not only is Taemin an amazing dancer, but he is also one of the best singers in the industry, and his group SHINee make up one of the top groups, that everyone looks up to and dreams of even coming close to being as good as.
What you just witnessed was art in its purest form.
Taemin The king and the best Dancer and Performance of K pop❤️☺️✌️
Fun fact! Actually, one of the two choreographers for Chungha's Stay Tonight is one of Taemin's female dancers for this choreography (female, black hair), she's called Rian and both her and Simeez (blond girl) appear also as back up dancers for Chungha.
Rian also choreographed BoA's new release called Better, I really suggest you to check it out, it is amazing!
Oooo I recognized Rian right away watching this first time I was like damn she doing back up for Taemin and killing it LOL love her, had no idea blonde girls name i see so it’s Simeez!
Wow really?
Rian and Simeez choreographed Taemin Heaven performance on music shows ♡
So a little bit of context, I believe the shooting for The Stage performance was actually before the filming of the dance practice. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Since the fans wanted the dance practice, he filmed it late night on a really busy day when he had radio shows & other things scheduled. Taemin rarely goes all out on dance practice videos that he releases. It's also the same case when he's dancing in the SuperM "dance practice" videos. That's just him having fun lol. And I believe the backup dancers didn't really give it their all in this particular dance practice either. When he's really practicing, you'll see it in his serious expression, sweaty clothes etc. in behind the scenes videos and things like that. That's why with every Taemin "dance practice," you have to check out the live performances to really see what the choreo & execution are meant to be like. Move & Want "dance practice" videos are really good examples of that when compared to the live stages.
yes and i think they re-recorded it at the last minute cos taemin was not really sold on it, so they probably were all very tired.
@@blaubird you're right. The dancers looked hella tired at the end.
I love how technically you go through the choreography after you initially react. To answer your question; Taemin was heavily involved with Criminal's production (he specifically chose director Jo Beomjin of VM Project Architecture for the MV), & choreography (he also worked with Koharu Sugawara & Kasper for the dance choreo).
I literally need u to see every single of his choreos now lol
Taemin is just one of those performers that leaves you speechless every time he steps on stage. He was born to be a performer and that is one of the reasons why he has become known as the Korean Michael Jackson. That is also why, as one of the top two dancers in the industry, he was made a member of SuperM. (Kai from EXO -- Taemin's best friend since they were trainees, who is also under SM Entertainment, as well as a member of SuperM -- is the other top dancer.) Taemin is an Idol of Idols and a legend of legends.
And the title of the industry's BEST dancer isn't just a fan's opinion but it's a widely agreed upon title bestowed on both Taemin and Kai by their peers and the industry as a whole. There is literally no one considered better than them.
Taemin is one of the most popular solo artists, as well as the youngest member of the legendary Kpop group SHINee. He debuted as a solo artist in 2014 and "Criminal" is part of his 3rd Korean solo album called Never Gonna Dance Again. It is part of a trilogy which started with his prologue "2 Kids," and continued with "Criminal" which is part of Act 1 of the album. And it was followed up by "Idea" which is part of Act 2 of the album and it brings the whole concept full circle.
"Idea" is another masterpiece and you will be even more blown away when you see that dance practice. You really need to see "Idea" next.
As Taemin said in an interview: "The two acts put together tell a story. '2 Kids’ is about growing pains and depicts the story prior to the story in the album. You can think of '2 Kids' as a teaser before the movie called 'Never Gonna Dance Again.' Act 1 shows a new side of me. I think it’ll be something you’ve never seen in K-pop before. And Act 2 is the end-all-be-all. It’s the ultimate level of intensity. Never Gonna Dance Again’ was originally the name of the concept. Because it doesn’t make sense for me to stop dancing. But I wanted to give a sense of rebellion with the irony of the title.”
And yes, all of Taemin's dances tell a story. As he has said, he specifically designs his choreography to be a part of the story within the song and MV. So, what you are seeing in his "Criminal" dance is the fact that he is supposed to be held captive by his lover who is the criminal he is singing about in the song. That is why at the beginning you see his wrists are tied up. As part of the story, he has been held captive for so long that he is now suffering from stockholm syndrome, so he is no longer fighting the abuse and that is why you see him throw his bindings away. The criminal no longer has to tie him up to keep him there.The backup dancers represent the forces he is struggling against as he fights with his mind over whether to stay or go, etc.
So with every release from this album, the concept was designed to be darker then the last. In "2 Kids" he was emotionally and physically beating himself up with regrets and in "Criminal" he was living in a toxic relationship and being brainwashed to the point he was suffering from stockholm syndrome; he fell in love with the person/criminal (or thing -- i.e. his career) who is essentially inflicting all the pain and suffering on him. So, in other words, even though you are being abused by that person (possibly a metaphor for the pressure he is creating for himself) he still can't help but love them (his career) and allow them to continue to hurt you, etc. :D "Idea" takes the theme one step further, and says that even though it was my idea and my plan to live this life, nothing comes without a price, and because of that need for perfection, any chance of being average or living a regular life is pretty much dead. Taemin has sacrificed everything to become the magnificent and unique performer and person that we know him as today.
But there really is no one that pushes him or holds him to a higher standard then himself. Taemin has said that he really has never taken a true vacation since he was a trainee -- he started with SM Entertainment when he was around 11 years old -- and he doesn't know what to do if he isn't constantly working and training. The thing that he hates the most is when people assume he has had it easy because he is part of a big and powerful company and he is so naturally talented. As he has said, there has never been anything that has come easy to him and he has only gotten to where he is today because he has worked hard to accomplish everything. He is constantly pushing himself to become the best of the best in everything he does.
Taemin's choreography is very much influenced by him. Although he has input in almost everything he does, he has choreographers that come up with the choreography for most of his dances and he then infuses it with his own ideas and style and makes it uniquely his. The way Taemin dances is just the way he moves. His movements are effortless. If you watch Taemin dance more, you will see that no matter who choreographs the dance, it will always be very Taemin-like. Many choreographers who have worked with him over the years have said that, with Taemin you can't help but allow him to move in whatever way his body takes him. Taemin is art in every sense of the word. :D (For "Criminal" Taemin had 3 or 4 different choreographers who collaborated to come up with this choreography and several of his backup dancers are also choreographers. You have to be amazing in order to keep up with Taemin, so his dancers are extra special.)
Taemin's style of dance can't be defined. As he has said, he has worked his entire career to create a style of dance that is unlike anything in the Kpop industry. And I would argue that that now extends to the entire industry of dance. Taemin started out as a self-taught popper and locker without any dance training, and, even then, as a trainee it was clear his skills as a dancer went far beyond the average dancer. Over the years, as you see with "Criminal," he has infused those popping and locking skills into his now more contemporary style of dance. But, when it comes to dancing, he can do it all and there is no one better at it than him.
Taemin's talents are one reason why SHINee are one of the top groups in the industry and why they have such legendary status. SHINee is made up of some of the absolute best singers, dancers and performers in the entire industry. With more than 12 years since their debut, they still command one of the top spots. When Taemin debuted in 2008 as part of SHINee he was only 14 years old and, yet, he was already known as one of the best dancers in the industry, and he has only gotten more magnificent over the years.
Now after 12 years Taemin is still one of the youngest in many Kpop circles (he is only 27) and, yet, he often has the most seniority and experience. He is so well respected that everyone looks up to him.
The funny thing is, although Taemin is ultra confident when on stage, when not performing his personality is the complete opposite.That's what makes him even more lovable and why he is so popular.
When on stage, Taemin can turn his sexy, sensual side up to 3,000 and he become the most powerful and magnificent performer that command the stage. But the minute he step off the stage he becomes quiet and shy and he blushes when people compliment him for his looks or performance.
When not on stage, Taemin is known for being sort of innocent and kind of naive and a little ditsy, as only the maknae (youngest member) of a group can get away with -- he is 2 to 4 years younger than the rest of the SHINee members and he plays up being the baby when he is around them, and they pretty much will do anything he asks. He knows how to be cute when he wants something, but he hates it when someone asks him to be cute. LOL.
SHINee are a 5 member group that is known for their live vocals and amazing dancing. They are known as CD-quality singers because they sound just as good live, if not better, than they do recorded. SHINee always sings live. The ONLY thing they are not good at is lip syncing so they avoid it at all costs, so when you hear SHINee singing 95% of the time it will be live. They have trained their entire career to be able to sing live for 3+ hours straight and always sound flawless while performing extremely complex choreography the whole time. SHINee is the group that really set the standard when it comes to live performances. It's literally known as the SHINee standard and it's what all other groups work to reach.
As a member of SHINee, Taemin is expected to constantly be coming out with something you have never seen or heard before. SHINee's whole concept is that they are SM's experimental boy group, which means that they are ALWAYS changing up their sound and style and reinventing the industry with every new release of theirs, even within the same album. The industry looks to the members of SHINee to show them what the next style of song and dance will be. And, not only does it have to be new to them, but it is expected to be something new in the industry overall. So, after more than 12 years Teamin has pretty much done every style of song and dance out there, and yet, he still manages to one up himself and create something new that continues to blow our minds every time.
The best choreo, The best kpop solo artist... Lee Taemin
Taemin is a dancing god. His body control is unmatched in kpop, his choreos are so unique. THANK YOU FOR REACTING TAEMIN. Also please react to SHINee (Taemin's group.)
Fact Dump:
- The choreographers for this dance are Koharu Sugawara (@kokokoharu) and Kasper (@kasper0524).
- Kasper also co-choreographed Lay's Honey and can be seen as his backup dancer in the dance practice video.
- The female backup dancers in Criminal were also backup dancers for Chungha's Stay Tonight and one them choreographed that dance too (Rian @_rianess)
that may explain why these 3 are his favorites huh! thats awesome
I knew you would love it when I requested it ❤ Thank you so much for the reaction!!! Taemin has a very unique style and is one of Korea's best dancers (since you mentioned that one of his moves reminds you of Michael Jackson, I gotta say that Taemin looks up to him and in Korea he is known as the Korean MJ) 🙃 Everything he puts out is basically pure art. He has one more choreography from this year - IDEA, but MOVE is his most iconic one. For some reason no one can dance MOVE exactly like him and that's what makes it so special 🥰 I would be so happy if you could react to these 2 in the future as well.
So happy to finally see you witness the greatness that is Lee Taemin! Definitely different from other kpop acts, very sultry and even odd at times. You’d really enjoy literally any of his videos, his latest comeback « Idea » had Keone Madrid, Bailey Sok and Ian Eastwood working on it! (Along w Kasper, a Korean choreographer that works a lot with his company)
PS: one of his inspiration is Michael Jackson, explaining the similar moves 😁
Taemin is the best dancer and performer in kpop industry! Please react to his works
Famous dance practice
Move dance practice
Want dance practice
Idea dance practice
Taemin is an incredible performer - the stage is honestly his home, the place where he becomes a real beast and takes no prisoners. He’s not called The King of Kpop for nothing! He is unique in everything he does and his style of dancing, singing and stage presence is not something anyone could replicate or even imitate properly. There is a lot of amazing choreographies and stages from him. I would love you to react to his recent MAMA 2020 performance - it was a mix of Criminal and his other song IDEA with a little addition of Heaven - amazing performance with extra dance breaks especially added to this particular performance. Also please react to IDEA, Famous (another fantastic choreo with awesome Japanese dancers), Move (his most iconic choreography), Want, Press Your Number and Drip Drop - I know it’s a long list, but Taemin is really something else and everything he does is simply mind blowing... Criminal had two choreographers - Koharu Sugawara and Kasper :)
Criminal is so good, but I feel like a reaction to an IDEA performance, like the one from MAMA, would’ve been a lot of fun for you lol Worth checking out even without a video for the channel, honestly
Every Taemin MAMA performance is worth checking out tbh 😭
@@lansc Yes, you are correct lol Move and IDEA just... do it for me.
One of the best dancers and performers ever, Taemin is absolutely incredible and has been in the industry for 12+ years. React to Move, Idea, Want and Famous.
Taemin is one of the top performers in Kpop . everything he does is ART .And he is one of the members of SuperM band - you reacted to their song "Tiger Inside" - . I think you'll enjoy his other songs IDEA - MOVE- FAMOUS .Thank you for your reaction I really enjoyed your appreciation for his talent
React to Taemin's IDEA too, you'll gonna like it.
27:11 yes yes i feel you. Taemin effect! This man is gorgeous and his dance is AMAZING. You should check out more of his songs, I think it would be nice if you reacted to Move or Idea.
I just love how EVERYONE loves Criminal. It’s universally awesome 🤣.
Great video!!
i'm so glad you've finally reacted to taemin. with how meticulous you are, you would love to see taemin's dances just because he's a very detail-oriented person himself. he's known for his great control of his body that even when other great dancers cover his dances, they don't come close to him and their dances look so different from his because of the control.
if you're blown away by this song, you would love and enjoy press your number, drip drop, danger (he worked with ian eastwood for this), and idea (his most recent song). ALSO MOVE!!!! move is the most iconic, game-changer choreography in the kpop industry. totally enjoyed this reaction ❤️
I want to share it that Taemin is the one who suggested the handcuff thingy
This may be irrelevent but Im really glad that you reacted to "The Stage" version. The series is an initiative started by another artist (Shindong from Super Junior) from the same entertaiment company (SM entertainment) as Taemin. He wanted to work more on his craft and proposed to the company about this program. His stuff are a bit hit or miss. Some of them are AMAZING (eg Chocolate by Changmin and Obsession by EXO especially their mashup ver) but some were really bad (eg Tiger Inside by SuperM and Kick It by NCT 127). Just some bg info on it lmao nothing else
As an ELF & SM stan I agree it’s hit or miss but I know he’ll get better over time as he really gets into it and gets more experience
Taemin's new nickname - Strong Noodles lol, perfect!
28:30 I felt that. TBH, I think your top favorites are easily 1a, 1b, 1c, type of performance/choreography
Taemin gains a year of life any time someone compare him or something he does to Michael Jackson. At this point he is going to be immortal.
TAEMIN will always surprise with something, he is a dance demon and the king of the stage and this vocal💗💗💗 Taemin is phenomenal, his art is simply mesmerizing !!!
Unique own style Taemin-pop🥰
Now you have to see IDEA from him as well
I loved the way you analysed it!!!!!!!
IDEA and MOVE dance practice + performance next please🔥🔥🔥You will really enjoy it a lot . Taemin is just AMZING!!!!
27:10 "DESTROY ME MORE"
Once you Taem-in, you can't Taem-out. Welcome to SHINee World. Fun facts: Taemin learned popping and locking first, before he joined SM and became a member of SHINee, themselves the best dancers and singers in kpop. As for his dancers, he doesn't require perfection - he wants them to do the choreo in their own style, as much as they are able as background dancers. His girl squad in Move - I can't even. And his Japanese squad? Again, I can't even. Choreographers for this video are Ian Eastwood, Kasper, and Sugawara Koharu (Move v1, Move v 3). Butt Girl is Rian, who is Chungha's choreographer. Apparently she rarely dances for other singers, but did so for Taemin in Criminal and Idea, and for BoA's Better. Oh, and Taemin sings live when performing.
I really recommend u react to Taemins Famous choreography it’s just so amazing
Yes periodt you should react to all taemin songs and mv’s plus sm artists are the BEST
I am so glad you finally reacted to Taemin!
Criminal was the song from the Act 1 of his 3rd album. The continuation of the song is IDEA, the title track from the Act 2 of the same album.
If you liked the unique shapes, the difference of texture in the dance, you will love IDEA. You really should react to it. IDEA's choreography is just crazy.
Fun fact, the dancer with the black hair you pointed out for doing the nice dip early in the analysis is actually Chungha’s primary choreographer (Stay Tonight and several others included)! Her name is Rian and she has a TH-cam Channel called Dancer Rian’s Jobby Hobby if you wanna watch her! Also, you HAVE to watch Move by Taemin. Along with Criminal it is one of my favourite kpop choreos of all time
He also got the year-end award for The Best Solo Male Performance 2020 with this song.
Thats Teamins power when he’s on stage 😌
please just go ahead and watch all of taemin's other dance practices while you're at it
Taemin is the DANCING KING of Kpop, and I highly recommend watching his other work, especially MOVE
React to Taemin idea best choreography ever in kpop
Taemin is considered the Michael Jackson of Korea (and still he has an unique way of moving).. he is THE best dancer in kpop. And cool that you mention the "weird moves" a lot of us see that too, that Taemin doen't have intuitive moves, he never does what we expect the next move to be, he moves in an almost antinatural way xD is fascinating.
It's all Taemin's ideas and concept especially their hands being tied while dancing. Please check out also the Criminal MV, it is so aesthetic, elegant and amazing. Please also check out his latest MV called IDEA as well as its dance practice
React to "Famous" practice by Taemin!! :D
LEW TAEMIN IS THE KING.!!! THE BEST DANCER IN THE WORLD.
seeing Taemin like this makes me so emotional. he works so hard on everything he does, he's such a perfectionist and it shows and him getting this much love and appreciation is so heartwarming.
Yes, Taemin is the Korean MJ. Do you think you’ll ever incorporate some of the things you see into your choreo?
Put in mind that he released Criminal DURING SuperM promotions.
STAN TAEMIN!!! 💎
Ohohoho you're in for a surprise. Taemin is a BEAST on stage. He is a visionary artist in Kpop and he consistently comes back with unique and beautiful choreography.
AHHH im so excited for a taemin reaction! as a classical ballet dancer he's one of my favorites!
Taemin definitely does the most when it comes to actual performances, he’s one of the best
Taemin always goes harder on the MV and stages. 💜💜💜💜💜
Thank you so much for the reaction! Taemin taught himself how to dance as a kid by watching performances including MJ’s, so you’ll often see MJ influence in his choreo. I hope Taemin finds this - he’s extremely critical of his own work, so he’s always looking for ways to improve himself
Yes I was waiting for Taemin reaction !!
"Watching a cyber pirate dance" - yup, that pretty much sums it up for me
Legendary choreos by team in: Move, Want, Idea, sexuality and heaven live in Japan
Some more: Danger, Press Your Number, Drip Drop, Famous, Sayonara Hitori, & Flame of Love.
@@jae8329 oh and black rose
Please watch Taemin's MAMA performances, for your own appreciation. His latest performance was just held this month. It would be great if you can also react to it but I'm not sure about the copyright thing though. Thank you for reacting to his Criminal dance practice.
Taemin is the MASTER of dance. This is pure TPop (Taemin Pop). He's been in the business since 2008 when he debuted at 14 YO. If you haven't reacted to his other new title track from Act 2 of the same album, I strongly recommend you do. It finishes the storyline, meshes his two concepts together, and is extremely intense - more so than this. The name of that song is "IDEA". Performance MV: th-cam.com/video/bRrbFjdisM0/w-d-xo.html and Live performance: th-cam.com/video/w4wOjOEcRZg/w-d-xo.html There is also a dance practice: th-cam.com/video/lpn1ppH-W54/w-d-xo.html The choreo showcases Taemins extreme fluidity and flawless precision.
Let me help you get to know Taemin and the massive scope of his music. First, to even grasp the importance of the contributions Taemin has made as an artist within the Kpop world, I suggest you watch this excellent mini-doc put together by Walawala, "The Artist: Taemin: th-cam.com/video/m2_MVBxmdyc/w-d-xo.html . It demonstrates the extreme respect and admiration directors, producers, lyricists, dancers, and other Kpop artists have for Taemin through their own words, articles, and interviews. You also hear about Taemin's work ethic and vision from his own lips.
Taemin began his career at the age of 14 when he debuted with the, also legendary, 2nd. gen., Kpop group, SHINee, as their main dancer. They are widely known as the "Princes of Kpop" for their killer live vocals, harmonies, dancing, and performances. Then, in 2019, Taemin was the first idol approached by his company, SM Entertainment, to form the new super group, SuperM, as a collaboration with Capitol Records and Marvel. He is a popping and locking monster and can move each muscle of his body independently. You can see an example of this in his SuperM promotional dance clip: th-cam.com/video/Qo18L3_Kc0Y/w-d-xo.html
Now, at 27, and in the 13th year of his career, Taemin has gained legendary status due to his work ethic, tenacity, and many accomplishments in the field. As a totally self-taught dancer (no formal training like many other idols), he attended an open audition for SM Entertainment at the age of 12 and got in on the first try and made the first cut. This is extremely rare and difficult to do. Then, unable to sing due to immature vocal cords, he debuted at 14 as SHINee's main dancer. Nicknamed "Tone Deaf", Taemin worked extremely hard, practicing night and day on his singing and was helped by Onew & Jonghyun, the main vocalists of SHINee, to learn how to sing. In 2014, at the age of 21, Taemin became SM's first-ever male soloist from an active boy group to be given a solo debut. His onstage charisma, persona and success as a part of SHINee made him an immediate success as a soloist. From that moment on, SM dubbed him their "ACE". Taemin also became the first idol to debut four different times in three different generations of Kpop. Through all this, he also managed to get a degree in music and film.
Since he cut his teeth with SHINee at such a young age, and with SHINee being the major trendsetters in Kpop, especially in the area of introducing new and experimental music, Taemin is not afraid to be daring, experimental, and smash the traditional cultural norms of Korea. He even demolished the standard cultural gender divisions of dancing when he introduced the song, "Move" in his 2017 comeback. The song boldly proved that men and women can both do the same choreography without the need to segregate. Taemin regularly has both men and women as his backup dancers. The song created quite a stir and even a virus called "The Move Disease" where every commentator, variety show host, and most idols rushed to cover the dance. It's actually still going on three years later. However, no one can quite match Taemin's fluidity and finesse. His dance practice emphasizes his extreme body control & fluidity.
There are three things to remember when reading Taemin's lyrics and watching his MVs:
1) Taemin usually has dual meanings for his lyrics: A) take them as you read them and be happy; or B) delve more deeply to reveal the true meaning.
2) Taemin is a Christian (devout Catholic) so there is also usually a lot of religious imagery, symbolism, metaphors, and allusions within his lyrics and MVs.
3) Taemin is DEEP and very intellectual. Much of what we know about the lyrics come from listening to him explain it on interviews and IG LIVEs. The rest is due to our (fans) research. This song is part of his newest album that was released in 3 parts: "Two Kids" (Prologue), "Criminal" (Act I), and "IDEA" (Act 2). They are all linked by a story that must be pieced together by watching all the MVs and reading the lyrics from the 18 songs. The concept for this song is Stockholm Syndrome. "IDEA's" concept is Plato's philosophical Theory of Forms. Yes, these are very deep concepts, but the standard unorthodox and experimental types of concepts that Taemin is famous for. He constantly and unabashedly challenges the standard Korean cultural/societal boundaries.
Taemin is a very detail-oriented person, and with every MV/Song/Performance/Concert, he is very involved and his fingerprints are everywhere. However, more so in this comeback than ever before. He personally chose the director for this MV (same one who did "Press Your Number" for him), and he co-directed with him to get his exact vision across. In fact, the key change at the last chorus was Taemin's decision. Taemin also re-wrote lyrics & instrumentals and had input on the set and album design for the MV & entire album. He also teamed up again with Sugawara Koharu & Kasper to help him with choreography. They are all friends and know Taemin's taste and give him the freedom to alter the choreo as he wishes. Koharu has also worked with him on his songs, "Want", "Move", "Sayonara Hitori" and "Flame of Love", as well as SHINee's "Good Evening". His creative influence is now even being felt in SuperM, as he dips his fingers into their choreographies, fashion decisions, and set designs, etc. He just can't keep his hands off anything...for which the other members of SuperM have expressed much gratitude. LOL...and SM basically lets him do whatever he wants because he's their "ACE".
All of Taemin's solo MVs are stunning because of those little details and hidden meanings waiting to be found. To see his incredible range as a natural dancer, I believe you would also enjoy his dance practices for "Want", "Move", "Famous", and "Sayonara Hitori" - which is quite different. Sorry for the length of this comment, but it's important to understand the background of any new artist to understand their depth. I hope you will continue to explore his vast talent with SHINee, SuperM, and as a soloist.
Taemin is always a joy to watch when it comes to artistry and performance. You should check him out more to see if he will continue to impress you or not.
If you love this, I will definitely recommend you Taemin's Famous!! That also took our breath away!!
The choreographer is Koharu Sugawara. Taemin has worked with her in the past on several of his tracks such as “Move”, “Sayonara Hitori”, and “Flame of Love”. Her style is always very recognizable when she choreographs for Taemin.
Since when I started to follow the analysis I waited for the reaction to our Prince, he is one of the best for sure, it's a kind of bizarre pleasure to see him being praised lol, a kind of retribution for how hard he works with the team on every comeback.
It is Koharu Sugawara who came back to work with Taemin on this choreography after MOVE and WANT - which I highly recommend
Thanks for the amazing review! Kisses from Brazil.
I think you'll love more of Taemin. He's built ann impressive portfolio as a member of SHINee and as a soloist.
Also he's arguably the best dancer in the industry.
13:52 That's Rian! She's Chungha's main choreographer (did Stay Tonight with Ran), also choreographed HYO's Dessert and BoA's Better. She's got a TH-cam channel which documents her choreography processes/early dance practices for all of chungha's releases, some videos with subs some without, you should check it out!
YES YOU BETTER REACT TO TAEMIN !
he is known as _the_ best dancers in the kpop industry ¡¡
Taemin is a true performer! His stage performances are always 100x better than during practice & rehearsals. He has a huge stage presence from his years of experience & his whole aura changes when he's performing!😍 He really is The Best dancer in kpop!!
Yes!!!! Thank you so much for reviewing this! I hope you do more Taemin videos in the future. He honestly doesn’t have any bad ones.
if you liked it you suold react to his ather songs like: move, want, thirsty, idea.... and more
You should react to idea by taemin such a great masterpiece
Seriously, Taemin is one of the most unique artists in the industry, as if he's a genre of music himself.
and his unconventional dance moves are always so captivating btw
hi!!! the choreographer of this dance is koharu sugawara - you're right in saying that she's a genius! she actually choreographs a lot of taemin's dances (famous, want, move, sayonara hitori, flame of love) and also has choreographed pieces for shinee, 2ne1 and girls generation. a lot of her work features the interesting textural changes and unconventional shapes/movements that you mention here!
you would love idea. idea is like- so innovative choreography wise but still so taemin.
move is taemin’s probably most notable work because oh my god. the choreo is highly considered one of the most difficult to execute in the whole of kpop
He changed up the chorea for this song in the recent KBS Song Festival performance. It was really cool! Though the regular choreography is also fantastic. More Taemin? Idea choreography goes so hard. Famous choreography is sharp as a knife. Want is so, so swag.
And advice is better🤩💖
The female dancer with black and blonde hair is actually also Chungha's choreographer ^^
Choi Rian!! I love her
All Hail Lord Taemin and his other worldly talent
react to taemin's idea, want, move, black rose
the girl that choreographed this was the same girl that choreographed taemin's move and she appears in the mv
Taemin - Black Rose please
My fellow Shawols have all the praises and requests covered so I'm just going to say THANK YOU for this detailed analysis of the choreography. It made me appreciate more the dance performance. What's more amazing is that Taemin is even more spectacular in concerts.
You would totally love taemin's new song idea I love his new choreography and it nothing I have ever seen before I like it a little more than this one. Taemin is known as one of the best male idol dancers in korea and is known as the Michael Jackson of korea.
YES TAEMIN!!!!!!!!! Ohhh my god i bet he loved it!!! Cant wait to watch 🤩🤩🤩
taemin always hits different on stage, hes an incredible performer.
Taemin is my Ultimate solo artist bias because he has the IT factor when performing. When he dances I can't breathe. Taemin did win award for his Criminal MV choreography. Idea and Move are 2 other exceptional dance MVs. Thanks for a great reaction.
Taemin has fun with his rehearsals. You cut off the cute end where he was being adorable. :( Sometimes he does cute things at the end of his rehearsals. I live for them, hah! But yes, he means business when it's actual performance time. You should see his "Want" MV. It's so good. It's about temptation and hell and has lots of symbolism, even the gates of hell and serpents and a red suit for apples, lol. And there's an Eve. Anywho, you should react to Want. It's really good. Criminal is about Stockholm syndrome and a toxic relationship.
yes! translation/performance-wise taemin is 20,000 better! that's taemin!
TAEMIN es un increíble artista .es el rey del performer del K-POP. Algunos de sus videos. MOVE , WANT. IDEA . DANGER ,FAMOUS, SAHONARA HISTORIA ,TAEMIN es artista desde los 11años. De SM ENTERTAIMENT iniciándose como Triller . Es uno de los artista más completo de la industria. Y de mayor esperienza . Es una leyenda del K-POP 👏💎 TAEMIN de SHINEE. Su grupo.
Omg thankyou so much for reacting!! Please please check out IDEA by Taemin next!! The choreo is incredible!!! He keeps one-upping himself. It's INSANE!!!
After seeing your reaction to Criminal, I really think you'd appreciate the choreography for Idea! It's insanely sharp and you can see a lot of Taemin's stage presence explode through.
please please PLEASE react to more taemin, he’s my ult and i literally cannot get enough of watching him dance. he truly is one of a kind, and i feel like he would very quickly become one of your favorites too!!
OH SHIT HE DISCOVERED TAEMIN?????? WAIT TIL HE GOES DEEP INTO TAEMIN. TAEMIN ISN'T LABELED IN SOUTH KOREA AS PERFORMANCE KING, THE IDOL OF IDOLS, YEOKSOLNAM / LEGENDARY MALE SOLOIST. Yes. Not kidding with those nicknames the media gave him.
Is this your first time with Taemin? Welcome to perfection my friend
the choreographer that work with taemin in criminal is Casper ( insta : @casper0524), it said koharu sugawara (@kokoharu) also participated on it (she choreograph taemin : MOVE and sayonara hitori etc)
Taemin has been working with many choreographers who are all insane and they dance with him too especially Casper and Koharu.
check his latest performance IDEA, is crazier, lot of surprise move hit after hit is different, it mixes a lot of choreographers movement: Keone Madrid, Bailey Sok, Ian Eastwood and Casper
And actually, Taemin back up dancers are not just ordinary dancers, they are famous dancers and choreographers (exp : @_rianess (chungha choreographer) @_simeez etc)
The other performance you need to check is TAEMIN japan release, his Japanese dancers are on another level, check FAMOUS
omg yessss i hope you react to Idea too!! it's his latest comeback