how to structure a kpop song
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2024
- sorry for the long video! also, song structure is super subjective!! there's no right way to split songs into sections, this was just how i understood it!
0:00 basic pop structure
1:13 the half-time second verse
1:58 the yg party chorus
3:06 tempo changes
4:10 key changes
7:26 the 'bohemian rhapsody' effect
12:21 post-credits scene - เพลง
The EDITING in this video. So accessible for music beginners yet incredibly entertaining for even music experts
IKR, I COULDN'T AGREE NO MORE
Half way through the video, and i have to agree! although i think if someone had absolutely no idea what to listen for, their ears wouldnt pick up whats being described to them as quickly. But that may just be me watching everything at double speed or higher loll
soo agreee!!
Pleasee what kind of editing software does the channel creator use!? It’s phenomenal
WORDD THE WAY THEY MIXXED MR MR WITH HEART ATTACK WAS GENIUS
when you were explaining the Yg party chorus, a lightbulb went off in my head and it was like every yg song i've ever heard simultaneously started playing in my head, especially bling bling for some reason lol
ME TOO LMAO
Bling bling is one of my favorite YG songs
The first song to start the big YG chorus was I am the best by 2ne1. That song was legendary for it.
Even treasure make fun of it, they dance to Jikjin last chorus with Bang Bang Bang and HYLT last chorus, it fits perfectly 😂
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I’ve never seen better editing from a TH-camr… how did this video make me want to listen to every single song in here like each transition brought an immense amount of excitement it’s crazy 😭
Even songs I didn’t like I suddenly want to give another chance. What is this black magic
half of the songs in this video i've added to my playlist because i found them here
everytime i rewatch this it feels like a literal movie
frrr this video convinced me to give o.o another chance and i'm so glad i did
@@skyhideawayme too like is this a black magic spell?
as a kpop stan, ive always knew IGAB was the blueprint for experimenting in producing, and even producing in general. i could just feel it in this song, not even with other telling me me. Now that i've grown and taken a music theory class and understand what goes into making a song + this awesome explanation, IGAB has become even more impactful imo. i am not afraid to say it is one of my favorite songs in both a technical and literal sense!
what made IGAB even more impressive is that the genre changes in IGAB makes sense because it's connected to the lyrics! IGAB lyrics is like a convo between a girl who just started dating with her friends. the lyrics changed pov and topics several times AND it's timed with the genre changes
nah the blueprint is black people
@@Risalingisatrue
what song though?@@Risalingisa
@@filialjade1144 thats why it sounded like 2 songs mashed together. also, IGAB has the best last chorus of kpop, two harmonized choruses with some verses sprinkled in it.
the way this is edited is god-tier honestly!
yooo i love your videos
I love your mashups and mv editing too! I can see why you like this the creator rlly pays attn to the audio in the mv making it sound like a giant mashup almost making good transition interesting like slow down n fades
YOU ARE STILL ACTIVE
I'm TOTALLY agree
@@shiraniramanayake1450 i’m pretty sure thats beomgyu
I love the 'bohemian rhapsody effect' because i get bored of songs so quickly but the experimental songs keep me on my toes
@@dimasf.c4373 there’s a clear difference to “Bohemian Rhapsody effect” and O.O. Bohemian Rhapsody has beats that shouldn’t go together but has a clear build up and ending while O.O just randomly throws you into a new beat without any build up.
Same, I fell off of K-pop just bc how of repetitive and lacking some of the songs felt. But I jumped back in bc of BTS and IU
@@kagiroshi6077 exactly, being random does not mean being interesting and making sense
O.O is an example of the effect not working well. I’d rather be “bored” by the songs I love than be thrown in a rollercoaster 50 times over just to feel sick
@@ourpeachscones I lol’d at this bc, dude, s͜͡a͜͡m͜͡e͜͡ 😭
Basically, SM keeps on experimenting on their artists' songs lately like putting another song in a song and having different genres especially in bridges. Other examples to this are EXO's MAMA (Rock Bridge), Tempo (rap verses, main bridge and Acapella bridge), and Obsession (RNB bridges never fail to amaze me), SUJU's Mr Simple (Dance Break after 2nd chorus, rap bridge then another singing bridge). It's really difficult to explain in details because there are lots of things going on with their songs haha. Nonetheless, I think SM is the most experimental company in songs. It doesn't have that one style or identity, but it gives off that "SM" trademark in their songs once you listened to it.
Great video. I like the analysis.
I like how you didn't shit on O.O because though I hated it at first, it grew on me a lot and it's acc a good song that just sounds different lol. Would it better if they made 2 songs instead of combining em? Maybe but it's a bop to me.
You started liking it because you listened to it i mena its ok if you like it but that song doesn't deserve to be on this list its chaotic and confusing its not good example of mix or bohemian rhapsody effect if you try yo understand for example aespa do it very subtly song is ctachy get stuck in your head and its a song most importantly because a song is repetition of certain melodies tunes not just some bunch of tunes put together as in o.o tbh i think their experiment didn't work out well but becaus they put moeny in mv and other stuff it still got popular but i think they could have done better for debut and kt doenst even get stuck innyour head even after 10 listens i still dont re,eber it and even after listening to it in this video i already forgot it and yk what is playing my head eternally and next level this is where it make sthe difference
@@cacameleon I’m not reading all of that, but I’m happy for you, or sorry that it happened.
Also, the creator can add whatever song they like here. It’s their channel, their video. Seriously, why do ppl trash talk ppl who like O.O? ‘You like the song only because you listened to it so many times’ No Samantha. I simply like it. Yes I like a bad, experimental song. They’re no Girls Generation, no Aespa either. I think we all know that. Leave me alone. I actually loved it on the first listen and it’s simply tiring to listen to all of the Internet strangers go to the depths of hell and back to sh!t on the song.
@@__R20 same, i liked it since the first time i listened to it and honestly im tired of people trash talking it like its a bad song. Its catchy, it has a good choreography and their voices are great so overall a good debut.
@@__R20 dude literally why you feel attacked and i only said that jype didnt do great job jere ok if you dont wanna read then dont ifc
I'm not even fully through the video, but I'm blown away by how well-edited and well-explained this is. 2ndgenbias has outdone themselves yet again
RIGHTTTT and the transitions from song to song omg
ikrr
Please tell me what is the title of Fromis_9's song in the beginning?
@@ayuannur9557 the song is called DM!
THOUGHT OF IT WAS A MASHUP 🤧👍
When IGAB came out, I remember reading that this song has just been hiding in SM’s vault for years and they didn’t release it yet because they wanted the girls to be ready. I think Zimzalabim has also been hiding in SM’s vault until RV released it. Point is, SM I think makes sure that when they release these experimental songs, it’s well-polished and would fit the group. This is probably why the experimental concept works for their artists.
Zimzalabim is actually a follow up song for IGAB. I Mean that song was made after IGAB, and yeah RV said the song has been there for years, and SM waited for RV to be ready for that song.
Also for Zimzalabim, SM waited for Wendy to pull off the Bridge of the song. She was scared of the high-note and one of the rare times we heard her voice cracks during a live.
Props to SM's groups because these songs will only be pulled of because theyre capable of doing it.
Shinee has already talked about the music library they have and how certain songs sit there for a long time, and since we know that it's really interesting how NCT's Superhuman sounds as if it was intended to be a Shinee song when it was originally written - while Don't Call Me could easily be an NCT song. Even if that's not true and they were created for their groups specifically in reality, you can't tell me Superhuman & Don't Call Me couldn't easily be interchanged between the groups.
@@mantaren don't call me was originally for BoA's 20th year debut special! lee soo man presented the song yet she rejected it and Minho asked for it to be a shinee song. I do agree with how dcm could be an nct title based of it's hip hop influence, while superhuman sounds so.. shinee. It's one of Key's favorite nct songs too
Zimzalabim literally changed my perspective on so many aspects of music in general. It’s bold, weird, loud and very addicting. I remember how confused yet excited I was when it finally dropped, how speechless it left me. It’s one of my favorite RV songs to this day, because of our experimental and unique it is
Tbh,i never understood the hate it got bc its too amazing,also,love their outfits,esp irene earrings
That unexpected after-credits scene was awesome! The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' describes IGAB so well. It's what I like about Kpop so much, the often unexpected, weird changes in the rhythms. Missed that the last 2 years with a few exceptions, I was afraid in general Kpop became more mainstream/simpler to get a more Western audience, but songs like Eleven and O.O thankfully proved me wrong. Grats for making this video, extremely well edited!
Eleven?
@@thek-nerd3143 What's the question?
@@MrEDET eleven is a pretty simple song?
@@thek-nerd3143 Watch this video again, it explains what makes this song so cool.
@@MrEDET oh ok
Eternally is the biggest plot twist song ever but it is done so beautifully.
It literally like heaven and hell but sounds so good . Also the lyrics is so beautifully dark. TXT is one of the few artist who always have really good lyrics. It's almost feels like those lyrics are telling us a story or trying to talk to us.
ikr. this song still gives me goosebumps when I listen to it... and it becomes crazier when you relate it to their storyline/concept for TDC: Eternity
I totally agree, and I think it's because most of the time they're really telling a story. Especially every 1° and last songs of every album :')
Speaking of Bo Rhap effect, I Got A Boy by SNSD is by far one of my favorite kpop songs of all time, soecifically for this reason, and I also believe it is one of the best kpop songs ever composed.
One reason that it's so well composed is because of the TRANSITIONS from one section to another. Too many experimental songs in kpop are just straight-up bastardizations of music. They just throw the different sections together and hope people are intrigued enough to keep listening. But IGAB not only slows down or speeds up the drums before a change, it also has *the members themselves* ANNOUNCE the tempo change as part of the chorus! Brilliance!
Yes! It threw me off so much when I first listened to it, but I grew to love the sudden changes and section overlaps in the song lol
And the thing is musically there was something that connected each section with the rest of the song. And vocal melody wise they stayed in the same scale throughout the song which also helped with the section,beat and style changes. It was basically one song sung in edm, rnb, rock etc. versions
It feels more cohesive and the ending of the song feels like a good resolution (is that the right word?) that ties it all together by referring back to previous choruses/verses.
@@parkchimmin7913 yesssss resolution is the perfect word. Nothing in the song felt like an accident. It was all meant to happen.
EXACTLY!!! Too many “experimental” songs nowadays just straight up mash things tgt without effort to glue them - be it thru instrumentals or vocals (which I Got a Boy both used)
It’s also why ppl hated O.O cuz there were no transitions at all. The producers even gave an instrumental break to perhaps allow the group to “announce” a beat change like SNSD did but instead someone else (or maybe JYP) decided it’s not necessary and ignore that golden opportunity
And the fact that I Got a Boy’s different sections can come tgt at the end shows that music theory wise, those different parts actually have underlying similarities whether thru the scales used or the vocal onomatopoeias~~~ experimental songs nowadays cant even do that - the only one that even comes close is Yeppi Yeppi (which doesn’t even feature an ending w all sections tgt but was glued tgt very well)
I'm a very huge fan of YG party choruses they're a masterpiece
Sameee
Yes 💯
The transition from Heart Attack to Mr.Mr is... flawless
And from hylt to killing me
4:36
2:21 I can totally agree with the "yg party chorus" cause in blackpink song there is also the "yg party chorus" and I actually enjoyed them. I loved the jikjin one so much
JikJin is litterly a masterpiece. I also didn't releaize Blackpink were YG till now, and it makes SO much sense lol.
Same I love that song so much and the last chorus is the bestttt 😭💖💖
I love yg party chorus parts it's so addicting lmaoo
@@bootylicker90000 fr
I thought the “YG party chorus” is technically an Outro
IGAB is such a masterpiece!
I remember back then, we were supposed to perform a medley/mashup of multiple songs for our high school cultural festival(?), but cheated out way through it by just performing this one song ahahaha
Life hack haha
It’s the song that got me into kpop back in 2013. I’m a sucker for messy songs so I instantly fell in love.
@@atmosphericentry0 eyyy same here thanks to snsd + exo i've stanned kpop since
HELP LMAOO that's kinda clever tbh.
imo, igab is the best kpop song of all time
Timestamps even though I will get 1 like
0:00 Intro (Girls’ Generation - OSCAR)
0:28 fromis_9 - DM
1:16 MOMOLAND - Bboom Bboom
1:39 BTS - ON
2:01 TREASURE - JIKJIN
2:31 BLACKPINK - How You Like That
2:55 iKON - KILLING ME
3:09 IVE - ELEVEN
3:39 MAMAMOO - AYA
4:15 Chuu - Heart Attack
4:38 Girls’ Generation - Mr. Mr.
5:04 BLACKPINK - Forever Young
5:36 Suga - Interlude: Shadow
6:26 f(x) - NU ABO
6:56 f(x) - Red Light
7:33 Red Velvet - Zimzalabim
8:15 aespa - Next Level
9:08 aespa - Savage
9:47 NMIXX - O.O
11:03 TXT - Eternally
12:13 “outro”
12:35 Girls’ Generation - I Got A Boy
15:00 outro
Thanks a lot!
“I’ll get one like”
I think you mean 111
I made it 369 likes
HELP THATS MY ALT ACCOUNT THAT WROTE THE COMMENT
can we talk about how well made this video is? HELLOOO THE EDITING???? great work!!
eternally is truly a hidden gem. this song is way TOO good. It's like going from a dream to a nightmare over and over... this song never fail to make me get goosebumps.
BigHit really went like, this song is AMAZING! Ima give it budget for a 20 minute music video.
IKRR
Yeah, it feels like a loop. Something like Sisyphus.
@@luisamesquita5122 iLOVE THIS COMPARISON!!
@@luisamesquita5122 coz it's really like u are nearing to the top of the mountain, pushing the big boulder, and then a few minutes later you're now at the bottom once again and have to push it up till eternity
I actually feel like Sm are the best in doing experimental music that you love or hate. It throws you off, it's really weird, makes you lost for the first time you hear it, but it's so fucking cool too, if you like it you'll become addicted really quickly. While Big Hit doesn't really make experimental music, their music is really comfortable and pleasant to listen to, so even Shadow and Eternally don't exactly throw you off. They catch you off guard, yes, but you still feel like this is the same song. And I think people who make it work in both are geniuses, and I love that you can clearly differentiate their styles even if you are not exactly a music nerd
Being an sm stan made me more interested in music production and totally welcomes experimental songs like zimzalabim red velvet or tempo exo
Even in their early days SM had always been the most experimental one, For example Rising sun by TVXQ. So maybe the reason why SM does it so well is because they have the most experience in that field.
I hate on twt they villains multis like so wat if I like a lot of the companies music I just have expansive music taste lol
You absolutely nailed it. SM songs, even if experimental, feel way more organic than all the other companies, only exception made for Billlie from Mystic Story.
Sure SM sometimes sucks at the way they manage their artists(coming from an exol myself) but damn i can't deny their passion in music aspect and how creative every ideas from small detail concepts to producing songs that fans,non fans or even any professionals in the industry to like, respect and be in awe.
Seeing IGAB laid out like that is insane. The more recent songs tend to do what f(x) did and throw a whole new song/section in but GG introduced new sections but also managed to carry them throughout the song and this is the creativity and cohesiveness that I love
I always thought the tempo change in aespa’s Next Level could be a different song meshed into the original mix. But it made the song whole. Plus the delivery is impeccable.
Let's just say, SM has the most experimental songs. Putting all those genres together and boom, you got IGAB. And thanks to this video, I'm gonna put all the songs to my playlist.
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IGAB is literally the granddaddy of the "bohemian rhapsody" effect and always will be. The song was like patched from different parts of different songs but created a perfectly functional new song and I fell for it right at the first time instead of taking a while like Next Level - which has the same messy structure like IGAB. 2nd kpop generation is really something extraordinary and magical.
isn't it bohemian rhapsody itself though?
@@MisterSpeedStacking yeah even the video refers to it as kpop's bohemian rhapsody lol
7:29 I LOVE HOW U MADE THE *o* AND *m* FADE WHICH CHANGES TO SM LMAOOO EXPOSED-
I don't know why but IGAB always feels more smooth to me than the other songs that use this effect. The sections blend in very nice while f.ex. Aespas Next Level always throws me off. Just a weird personal feeling.
Anyway the video was very educating and entertaining at the same time. Awsome job
Eternally is such a unique and great song it’s insane. It works so well too
I rarely like these types of songs, but eternally is just too pretty to be ignored. Both the song and the mv is so hauntingly beautiful. It's like I'm going through some fantasy, thriller/mystery short film. I'm legit scared, heartbroken, and mesmerized at the same time over this masterpiece. The song is something that you can't see anywhere else, its irreplaceable.
I feel the same as you - I think it’s because Eternally has a softness to some of the sections that most other songs of this sort doesn’t. It’s not loud and in your face. It’s gentle and heavenly, and that makes the transition spookier to me
This entire video just ended up making me play IGAB on repeat for 3 days straight. Gotta give props to the first K-pop song I heard that probably desensitized me to how weird K-pop sound could actually be. SNSD will always be mothers !!!!
The YG Party Chorus will always be one of my favorite thing. Like, it's a classic. It hypes you the F up. Bang Bamg Bang is the top-tier one or I'm the Best.
The "Let's bring it back to 140" is so cool because the tempo switches to 140 bpm and it also is the same part that began 1:40 the last time
I think the biggest issue with the Nmixx song is that it doesn’t have a cohesive theme. Like all the other songs might have different tempos and keys, but it’s thematically the same song and there’s just enough pattern to make it work and for a listener to recognise it as part of the same work. Nmixx’s song is like opening a novel only to find that 40 pages in the middle are from a different book. Like musically the story doesn’t make sense idk but with enough listening you can make yourself anticipate the change and not hate it lol
Yeah it's like in books or movies if the Mc made a joke in a death scene of their dear lover
yeah but it was meant to make everyone hate it. As much as we all hate jype, they aren't stupid. They know how to make DEBUTS. Ones that are iconic and everyone talks about. This one is no different. Yeah maybe it was talked about for not a good reason, but nobody liked the song enough to even try to BEGIN to understand why it was this way. The whole song basically says the song was a teaser for what's to come more from them, and after their first comeback everyone is going to say "omg why wasn't this their debut" and stan them. That's pure marketing strategy right there.. good on them... nmixx is so talented, don't give up on them yet
Ppl will find anything to hate it lmao either try listening w/o the mv or with it n read the lyrics it makes the an impact using the visual switches simultaneously with the genre switch the very drastic dark n colorful vibes meant to shock O.O hence why the title is that emoticon
I’d use the analogy of a DJ switching up from one genre dark to upbeat one out of nowhere then doin it again lol it works have I seen thier performances they wear one outfit throughout n u won’t feel it’s that out of place not like it was a sad song n becomes cheerful loll can see the sudden surprise like for sugar song it becomes darker I think o.o def got their own unique concept mixing drastic genre like that the mv shows two worlds
While others keep it cohesive
@@jonathanlozano5158 but then this low ball tactic is just a bit...off lol like ofc the next song is gonna be better since the first one was at this situation lol
i refused to watch this video for so long bc it kept on being recommended to me and I was like. No. I’m refusing. But now I’m watching and I am BLOWN AWAY by the editing here......it is so professional and dynamic I am genuinely obsessed
igab is SO COOL, if i am not mistaken, when jessica said "bring it back to 140" she meant BOTH bmp and time. if you go to 1:40 in the mv its the same. so cool.
this editing... is too good
no replies? ill change that
Omg I watch you sometimes, didn’t expect you to like kpop lol 💖
The editing is superb
Yesss
i foooookeeeen agreeee
SM bridges are always SM Signature to flex their vocalists. I think after IGAB, most freshman did that FX, Red Velvet, etc did it in their debut and so on. YG Party Anthems are such a mood booster, I’m surprised some ppl didn’t know that was a thing with YG from Big Bang & 2ne1 to Blackpink & now Treasure.
Yeah, YG party anthems literally my mood booster. Bigbang, 2ne1, winner, ikon, blackpink, and now Treasure😆
13:59 HAD ME CRYING 😭😭😭😭 just the “WHAT THE HELL” popping up thinking the song is done literally my same reaction😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Most of these are SM artists/songs and I'm kinda proud :)) because no one can deny how awesome their producers, creators, all their technical staff, vocal teachers, and choreographers, also their MV directors and creative team, plus their artists and their seniors helping them out-I"m just gonna be in this SM blackhole for the rest of my Kpop life because they keep creating legends after legends, and they plan ahead most of the time.
[But the mistreatment and mismanagement needs to be corrected]
omygoddd i can believe how well edited and informational this video is,, and like your other videos too!!! so good 😭
IKR! btw love your channel aswell!
*taekook gay*
@@karinarunsaespa wht do u mean bro ??
@@jiminslostjams9364 Ignore them!! They're a hater and a troll, they always cause fanwars
@@jiminslostjams9364
Yeah ignore them I've seen them before causing fan wars and it was so annoying
I Got A Boy truly is the GOAT. Always imitated never replicated forever the best.
well said!!
YASSS
this is single-handedly the best video in kpop youtube, and probably one of my favourites, like, ever. it’s absolutely incredible how you as one person managed to make it so enjoyable, educational, and engaging to watch. the little texts of excitement and the variety of songs you used as examples, and the rewind at the end.. just. amazing. wow. i cant remember the last time i commented on a video while appreciating the creator like this. you’re an amazing editor btw. please don’t stop making these types of videos. i’ll hold them close to my heart ♡
eternally is like the coolest shit ever. I fucking need an explanation please
it's not a ground-breaking discovery, but one little detail that i love about IGAB that i think still doesn't get enough attention is the fact that jessica isn't just bringing us back to 140BPM, she's also bringing us back to the actual point of *1:40** in the song.* IGAB might sound like random mish-mash upon first listen, but after picking it apart and noticing details like that you start to understand exactly how much love and care was put into that song. i normally have trouble sitting through a song that's 4:30 but IGAB switches things up so often and so well that every listen is enjoyable. it really _is_ kpop's bohemian rhapsody.
and as everyone else has said, this video is super well-made! good job!! i would love to see more videos covering big topics like this (and your anti-drop videos) and i'd also be interested in videos analyzing specific songs as well to understand what makes them work. i can't wait for the next vid!!
Just when I thought IGAB couldn't be any cooler!
As someone who knows nothing about music, I've always figured 140 meant the timestamp. Didnt know it was referring to bpm! That's so cool
Def the coolest part of the song
@@hazelfy9264 Same, i only know about the bpm reference after watching ReactToTheK IGAB reaction
O.O might sound like random mish-mash upon first listen, but after picking it apart and noticing details like that you start to understand exactly how much love and care was put into that song.
Broooo the transition in every music, the straightforward description and the editing of this vid is super high quality. THIS VIDEO IS SO GOODD.
FRRRR
IGAB was really a revolution. The song was just super creative with chords and tempo. I think it could even outsold the western songs if internet was as popular as today. And Yeah the FREAKING BRIDGE!!! That part is just super addictive and super high at the same time 😂
the video, the explanation, the music choices, the translation… i give you five stars for that ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
IGAB is pleasantly weird and perfectly mess structured. Also Jungsis is the opener of the best bridges in KPOP. Not forget that their sibling (Giselle) also the opener of the whole another song in Next Level with "Naevis, Calling!"
I still feel like IGAB is weird and bop at the same time. It's not my favorite song of snsd but I kept singing it, dance it and watch it so MANY times more than my most favorite song from snsd. Idk have weird relationship with igab and I love it
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the editing of this video. The transitions between each of the songs were practically seamless even though they were going from the middle of one to a random part of another.
9:15 that "for the nerds" killed me💀💀
the transitions are so scrumptious holy moly
SM songs back from 2nd gen is so phenomenal. We experienced weird beat and key changes but everyone enjoys it and no one complains. SM still holds the beat changing title till now
Also the final chorus party of YG, it's so predictable but still cool
frrr
yeah, like I GOT A BOY was the first kpop song I listened and I liked it at first listen, some of the newer "bohemian rhapsody"-ish songs made me want to skip them after listening it for a few seconds, and listening to the full song didn't change my mind.
Eternally is the crown jewel of txt's discography, in my opinion, and a masterclass in the so-called bohemian rhapsody effect in k-pop. The tonal shifts from dark to heavenly are so masterfully done, and culminates perfectly into the last iteration of the chorus, making it even more gripping and impactful.
TxT's discography is insane, it's hard to find a skip, and Eternally is the real masterpiece. Nap of a star too, in my opinion, especially in the mv version both the song and the video create a beautiful short film.
@@costanzazagone4422 literally they have NO skips
@@costanzazagone4422 TxT songs are underrated :(
I don’t stan many boy groups but TXT’s discography is god tier. The way my jaw DROPPED while listening to Eternally. It’s one of my fav BG songs ever.
@@costanzazagone4422 nap of the star is so underrated i'm going to cry
i never really comment on yt videos but I just have to for this one
this is one of the best edited videos I’ve ever seen. It looks so professional and as a free time editor myself I was literally blown away of how much effort you put into this!!
To K-pop fans out there, just a little fun fact. These concepts of weird changes stems from progressive rock of the 70s (Queen's bohemian rhapsody) and progressive metal of the 90s-2000s (like Dream Theater for example) that's why its nothing new to me...and I gotta tell you, prog rock songs are eternally long like minimum is 10 minutes long (Dream Theater had a 23-minute song I think). But when I first heard IGAB...man that sounds good! It works on K-pop because songwriters pack all these musical gimmicks into a considerable, radio-friendly songs that lasts 5 minutes less or more. K-pop's approach on these progressive elements was like a simplified/streamlined progressive rock song, and that is good because "less is more".
I'm so glad you mentioned Eternally. People often stop at title tracks ignoring the rest but I think TxT has one of the best discography I ever listened to and Eternally is a true masterpiece.
The way you write TxT looks like it was a crying emoji, so cute 😂
Ofc , They’re TXT 💅 they have no skips
I agree. TXT might be THE ONLY group for me with every album being an no-skip.
And that's very rare cuz most pf the times I'm picky..
True 🥺💖
@@kaikaguya1509 Same 😂💖
11:29 YES PLEASE DO ETERNALLY WHOLE EXPLANATION I REALLY NEED IT
11:03 Eternally is the most beautifully scariest song that i have ever heard like I’m REALLY experiencing going to heaven and hell back and forth, your dreams and nightmares flash in seconds. remember when i first heard the song i’m so freaking confused but in a good way. So jealous of ppl who going to listen it for the first time really, i’m speechless and my jaw dropped. Everytime i heard it i feel goosebumps and chills to the bone. As moa, I’m really have so much PRIDE and honored for eternally is the ‘bohemian rhapsody’ of kpop along with the queen boss IGAB!
FOR REAL THEY NEVER FAIL TO AMAZE ME
I'm taking music technology and this is actually really helpful so thank you!!
Also random but I LOVEEEE key changes
Its amazing how we started the video with a music with a comum structure(dm) and finished with one of the most unique and different music of all kpop (igab).Your video is incredible too.The way you explain and edit this is so well done .You really can see how much passion do you put it on this .
And this video shows how singular , unique , different from generic things,creative and amazing kpop is 😔✊️
Sorry for the bad english
Correct me if I'm wrong but...IGAB has a similar more structure to some theatre musicals than pop songs. If you break it down into sung lines by characters/members within GG instead of structure of verse-prechorus-chorus then added the synthesis of the grand ending wherein they sing their components on top of one another...the structure reminds me of "One Day" in Le Miserables
Interesting since the lyrics itself is like a conversation between a girl and her girlfriends. The first verse is like a conversation between girls and into the second verse till the end, it’s the girl who got the boy’s (lol) POV. And even through the girl’s POV it’s a story of how she fell in love with everything, then the first bridge (taeny) is like her getting mad at the boy then sica’s bridge is acknowledging that there will be fights and stuff in relationships and they’re gonna make it through. It’s a whole story
yep, but that has more to do with the execution than the writing itself, especially with the instrumental being nothing like a musical number.
@@user-nd5lg2rj2j I don't think musicals are restricted to a certain set of instruments. Hamilton fused a lot of synth sound but it's still a musical nonetheless :)
damn giving some lin manuel miranda vibes fr
Also i just realized that in the beginning of igab, the lyrics are talking about what the other girls are thinking about her, but then when the tempo changes and “chorus 2” happens, the lyrics switch to the girls perspective and what she thinks about the guy she is dating. And when tiffany does her bridge at 14:06, the tempo slows down and talks about how the she is angry and upset at the guy, then reverting back to the previous beat and talking about how great he is. Damn this song is genius with its lyrics AND design. I really recommend listening to this and reading the lyrics because im so bad at explaining.
EACH AND EVERY TRANSITION BROUGHT ME GOOSEBUMS HOLY SHIT
i'm usually a fan of beatswitches like in next level but o.o's beatswitch is kinda irritating and it kills the vibe for me. btw, super well-explained and -edited video!! this is literally peak k-pop content
I was thinking of Eternally throughout the entire Bohemian Rhapsody section and I’m so glad it was included. I think Tortoise & the Hare by Stray Kids may also count? I watched ReactToTheK talk about the same tempo thing with Tortoise & the Hare, where the tempo isn’t changing but the subdivisions are, so from section to section it feels like it’s speeding up or slowing down when the tempo itself is staying consistent
EXO - Tempo is called bohemian rhapsody of kpop
@@Pinkrevenge101 so?
@@Pinkrevenge101 wouldn’t the song she mentioned last be that since they started it in kpop and everyone has been doing it since?
11:09 (Eternally) for those who are interested: The shifts "feel" like a tempo change because the dreamy chorus is in 3/4 and the dark-sounding verse is in 4/4
It's more like the dreamy is 4/4 and the other 2/2
Actually I don't know
@@caz8135 2/2 is basically the same as 4/4 :D I'm pretty sure it's 3/4
to me it sounds like it's 4/4 for both but the rhythms are in eighth-note triplets for the chorus and sixteenth-note triplets in the verses
it's actually more like the chorus is in 3/4 but the shift is in 6/8, with the 8th note being the same tempo throughout. it's a signature change, not an actual tempo change. it just feels that way because of the subdivision in the drums.
I have no clue what is being dicussed in this reply section.
I'm actually so impressed of how well the transition goes and how well do you explain these
we really need you to come back making video cause there is a lot of new songs that we can discuss about with this topic in 4th gen like NMIXX, aespa, IVE, Le Sserafim etc.
YES PLEASE DO THE EXPLANATION VIDEO FOR ETERNALLY!! I'D WATCH IT LIKE ATLEAST 10 TIMES
Agreed I am always here for nerdy explanations
Me too me too
One of my favorite key changes in kpop is in Jimin's LIE. I love how it switches from minor to major starting with the chorus. Feeds into the 'caught in a lie' lyrics
Exactly a lot of these surprises in structure of kpop is on theme with the concept of the song n lyrics to convey the moods
I literally watch this video every month its way too good
I watch every day-
@@kimsunwoo_real LMFAO MOOD
this is one of my absolute favorite kpop related videos of all time please consider making a second part ^^ your editing and the way you explain things is amazing
F(x) are the OG's experimental queens.
SM probably used them for just that, experiment on what could be set for the future aka aespa. If you really think about it F(x) songs where always different but also held back by a time where k-pop fans loved the same concepts over and over and it never really changed from that.
I always loved f(x)'s discography cause it was different from everyone elses and maybe that's why aespa caught my eye right away since they have a really similar sound but more modern and futuristic.
I was like "you're not going to mention I got a boy?" and them... 🤣🤣 Amazing video
i can see you are musical genius based on the song transition you made for this video
This video was so well put together, the details, the editing, the explanations, it was all very nice and clear to watch
And we can never talk about song structure without the iconic IGAB, it's a legend!
ENDING WITH IGAB IS THE RIGHT ENDING. YOU'VE DONE THE KPOP COMMUNITY PROUD!!
I got a boy is simply insane. I realized a while back but you opened my eyes with how they play the new choruses over previous ones and it's even more insane.
The kind of song where if you don't like kpop / know stuff about music you brush it off, but if you study production/ arrangement you realize how good it is
i really want you to do like a full breakdown vid of skz's music because its so unique and its own almost genre in a sense and i love how you explained this video so seeing you do one on "noise" music with skz and like nct would be absolutely awesome!
i LOVE how you explain these !! helps people to understand better about the unique structures of certain kpop songs !! ❤❤
LITERALLY WAS WONDERING WHERE WAS I GOT A BOY IN ALL OF THIS AND THERE YOU HAD A WHOLE SECTION ON IT, i knew you wouldn't disappoint
also it's funny how i grew up on sm (since 2007!) and listening to all these experimental songs (and loving them!), yet nmixx's debut song really didn't stick with me, but just goes to show how even with these funky song structure, there are still preferences
SM knows how to execute weird ass songs they have an immensely talented and hardworking of producers all from different backgrounds. I actually liked NMIXX's part up until the weird pastel rock shit idk it just disappointed me.
i think nmixx's song was just a bit confusing for a debut song, imo, like the other rhapsody songs were released when the artists already had their name and theme, so you had something to fall back down to, but this was the first look into nmixx, so we didnt have any basis. its interesting though, and i agree with you, but its starting to grow on me :D
Eternally by txt is truly a masterpiece, when i first listened to the full version, i was surprised because i didn’t knew it was going to be like that haha but it’s perfect from angelic to demonic to angelic back again, it was a song that i thought that was uniquely different from other kpop songs.
transitions and editing went so hard for no reason amazingggg job
dear 2ndgenbias please calm down with the EDITING IM GOING TO CRY THE TRANSITIONS ARE SENDING ME TO HEAVEN
TOMORROW X TOGETHER's ETERNALLY is so unique. It's like mixing angel and devil in one song.
I was gonna say, you can't talk about "The Bohemian rhapsody effect" without I got a boy! Also, I never really realised the YG party chorus thing. I always thought Treasure music sounded a bit more SM-ish, but I guess the party choruses (and their long hiatus) really shows how they're under YG after all
just came back from watching Purple Kiss's new title "memeM" and it would DEFINITELY be in Challenge tier.
The song goes all over the place but still feels consistent... I don't know how one achieves that but PK did it! Can't wait for a part 2!
i’ve been seeing this video in my recommendations for MONTHS yet now’s the first time i’m seeing it AND ITS SO WELL MADE I HOPE YOU’RE PROUD OF YOURSELF
12:12 ugh it rlly is, I think eternally is the only song I like where there are two genres in one, it just works so well and it fits perfectly with the story aswell!
YEEEEES ETERNALLY IS SO UNDERRATED i really love that song
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Eternally is so underrated on how good it is. When I heard it for the first time it blew me away because it was the first song I had ever listen to that did something like that. I feel it needs more appreciation
bro im mesmerized with the EDITING!!!! EVERYTHING IS SO SMOOTH DAMNN
this is amazing and so well edited! I might add that though IGAB is the og before them all, it also wouldn't exist without rising sun. ofc they're both inspired by many many other older songs, but rising sun was the first one in kpop by a famous group with this type of sudden tempo change mid song
but igab is definitely the one that got everyone going insane in the best way possible
I loved this video, so educational. With your explanation I think I kinda understood why I felt like O.O wasn't working for me despite liking other songs with dramatic sound changes such as Eternally (one of my faves by TXT). When I first heard Eternally I was amazed like "wow, so clever", but O.O left me kind of "wtf?" Maybe it's because while Eternally is still cohesive somehow, O.O does feel like two separate songs. I know the effect is purposeful, but for me it feels like they failed to make them work together and it's like a mashup of two snippets. I know they searched for that kind of shock response but it loses the satisfaction of hearing the song to me, specially since Lily's high note in the bridge it's kinda interrupted abruptly by the chorus going back and that annoys me somehow I can't explain. But I agree some of it was cool, specially the beginning, I actually liked that feeling of the song going "darker" just before the verse starts, and definitely the "superhero" part has so much potential as well. I actually liked the fan remixes for that reason.
Trewww, in my noobish language, they just didn't do any transition and my brain failed to follow the change. It's like changing to a slide with different theme in power point, which is messy
@@versa7663 Yes EXACTLY THAT.
at first i thought that too but now it just works for me 😭😭
YOU EXPLAINED IT REALLY WELL OMG
Plus the vocal remixing... nmixx is like a vocal group but why does it feel like they're screaming in my ears with this song lol
I’m so glad you spoke about the YG party chorus every group gets. Everyone has probably overheard them, and lots of them even feel it is unnecessary in some songs but YG does that the best. There is no tension made most of the time, the bridge only consists of heavenly vocals BUT you get the tension when you’re listening to the dance break or the end.
I love their structure personally and for songs like Killing me (ikon) and Soso (winner) I am shocked as to how they make such gloomy sounding songs escalate to so much thrill. No change in the mood of the lyrics, there’s only change in ours.
Another key changing song I’d like to recommend is Orange by treasure, they changed the key so well with the high note sung by Jeongwoo and the fact that Asahi wrote and composed this song makes it even better.
Lastly hats off to you for having the patience editing this masterpiece omg I respect this sm
THE IGAB PLOT TWIST AND DDR REFERENCES GOT ME SUBSCRIBED SO FAST. This was so entertaining, thank you!!
the YG party chorus this is so so accurate!! as soon as you mentioned it it reminded me all the way bacj to fantastic baby
The transition from Heart Attack to Mr Mr...immaculate.
The way you cut songa and made it a one continuous loop is so satisfying..your big brain
Ive's tempo change used as a build to the chorus is legitimately genius. Instead of building energy, they drop it to build contrast. Plus, tempo changes have sounded cool at least as far back as "We can work it out" by the Beetles.
Eternally such an amazing song. So beautiful. As you said, this song has the demonic and the angel side. I really love this song and thank you for pointing that out.