I love that every time someone checks out Stray kids for the first time, one of the first songs that Stays suggest is Red Lights. We’re a bunch of unhinged and thirsty people who have really good taste in music :]
As a lot of people have explained, this is about obsession. But there is a further element that a lot of people miss. In the music itself, there is no actual release. There are definite building of tension, and some drops, but no actual climax. The way the music flows is just to leave you on edge. It builds to where you could get that satisfying end to a part, and then it instead drops you right back at the beginning. And then it fades. There is also a lot of mirrored moves between the two of them with varying intensities. They represent two sides of the same thing, but they are slightly different. If one leans forwards, the other does too. The restraints are also important. Hyunjin most of the time has ropes, but Chan is mostly in chains. This seems to show the level of obsession. How easy it is to escape one, and how intensely they try. In the scene where they are "choking" each other, Chan has his hand on Hyunjin's wrist & seems to be pulling it away. Yet Hyunjin is holding Chan's hand in place. Chan had broken free of the chains around his neck, whereas Hyunjin didn't.
For as many times I watch this, i have caught that mirrored movement between Chan and Hyunjin and thought of them as a different sides of the same coin [aka Two-face Harvey Dent] and just thought that Hyunjin' choke hold was different, just because... but now.. I can see that he WAS just 'holding it in place' and not try hard to get away... I knew he was a smart man.. [still 💚🧠] and nice catch of the music styling.
It’s about them being obsessed with their careers and not being able to get away. The red lights are the lights on the equipment. It’s just the two of them because they are the two that wrote the song. Stray Kids often produces sub unit songs like this without the whole group.
@@Organicplayz it could also be thought of as having an obsessive toxic relationship that you know is bad for you but you feel you need them or can’t live without them
@@Organicplayz It came out of a song camp the group did where they were divided up into groups. You can find the process videos on their youtube channel it's Stray Kids Howl in Harmony, I think there's 4 episodes? And it produced two other songs with videos. The groups were Bang Chan/Hyunjin, Han/Seungmin/IN, and Felix/Lee KNow/Changbin. It's a fun watch! (I know, there's SO much)
This! Several of the groups do the sub units and I love that. It highlights them as individuals. And I was a little weirded out by the song at first (I thought it was awesome but like hmmm....) until I read about what the song had to do with. So cool.
They wrote this song together and Hyunjin said he wanted it to be a hard sexy. Bang Chan actually plays the electric guitar so it's possible he did the guitar licks
4:48 Chan made the track. Thr two of them wrote the song together. The Korean title is Compulsion, so it is about being workaholics, but also they purposefully made this a sexy track. Channie loves his double entendre... but he also said he had to tone down Hyunjin's lyrical contributions cuz they were, intense.
Hahaha nope. Chan would never write it, Hyunjin wrote it all. Just like Lee Know wrote all of Drive. And Connection is about Wi-Fi. We should educate a baby Stay correctly. 😂😂😂
@rubysparks4915 and Railway is totes about train safety. "Brace yourself, take a seat", "hold tight onto the railing"... *CLEARLY* our Channie is just trying to teach Stay transportation safety. 🤣
This mv was actually directed by one of the few gay directors in the industry! Novvkim, they work with him a lot and he’s said they’re one of his favorite groups to work with
Obsessions. Those two wrote the song both lyrics and music. They produced it. And the red lights are the lights on the equipment. Bang Chan obsesses over getting the music just right that he has major issues with sleeping. He's pretty much completely the reason stray kids sound and look like they do. Their success is because of him in large part. But the song, as always, can be suited to each listener's wants and needs. But it's About obsession. So.. did you blush? 😂❤
So "tied up" with music and careers like an obsession. The passion, the red string of life, the late nights, the choke hold that it has on them.😏. It's word play , visually stimulating and artistic freedom. At least that's how I interpreted, ART
Hyunjin has written tracks for the band before - most notably, the incredibly passionate ‘Red Lights’, complete with sensual music video. The lyrics he originally wrote were quite bold and were toned down by Bang Chan for the final version. He takes a moment when I ask if he would ever consider releasing the original for the fans who feverishly ask for it, before answering with a mischievous giggle. “I think it might be difficult to release the song, so it will be kept as a memory between me and Bang Chan!” interview Rolling Stones
3:51 There’s a subtle hint right here… “set the mic up,” referring to Bang Chan often working late into the night / early morning to create music. The Korean title of the song, 강 박, means “compulsion” or “obsession.” Both Bang Chan and Hyunjin work compulsively on their art (Hyunjin’s primarily being dance… he still takes lessons more than six years after debuting. FYI, he’s also a remarkably good painter). There is an air of homoeroticism, which both men seem to distance themselves from when talking about this song. 😂😂😂 It’s still fire, though. 🔥
In simple terms it's referring to the yin and yang of obsession. It can be interpreted to whatever your obsession is. Work, relationship, love ones etc. For them, they personally mean with their music and performance. They are obsessed with work which has it's negative effect but also positive effect.
Stray kids did a series called song camp: howl in harmony, in which each member of the producing team (3racha) worked in smaller groups with the other members to create songs together. Bang chan worked with hyunjin to create a "sexy" song (red lights), changbin worked with felix and lee know to create a "fun summer vibe" (surfin), and han worked with seungmin and I.N to create a ballad/ sad song (gone away). The series can be found on their TH-cam page, and they released mvs for all three songs (definitely worth checking all of them out). I see a lot of people have already explained red lights in the comments, but i would add that they turned to one of korea's openly gay directors to make the mv, and in doing such, they made a very powerful statement. Korean culture can be very traditional, and coming out can easily ruin kpop careers. I don't mean to say that the mv was meant to imply a relationship between hyunjin and bang chan (it wasn't), but it does imply an open-mindedness and support for non-traditional relationships. Stray Kids have always made an effort to embrace ALL of their fans❤. They create a safe haven for everyone. I am so proud of the people they are.
Yes, it's about work obsession as everyone said. Think of it as Chan being the Muse and Hyunjin the artist. The Muse is great until it turns into too much--pushing you to insanity--but you don't want to let it go.
As all say, they speak of their own obsession with work and creativity, but I feel that because they’re also the objects of obsession by fans, there must have been some amount of reflection on that as well. Though they are too professional to ever say it out loud.
RED LIGHT!!!!! Can't tell you how many times I watched this mv. More you watch more you see. It's all about obsession they have for their career, Bang Chan about the production of the SKZ songs and the huge lack of sleep he's got because of it. Hyunjin obsession is all about his dancing performance. They are obsessed with perfection. They wrote the song together. Their reaction about the MV is very cute especially Bang chan. He is uncomfortable watching himself. In any performance, he's shy and hides his face. He dislike looking at himself. He's the leader but gives all the spotlight to the other members and many time he will be in the back. He's perfect. Yes even though I'm an ATINY TO THE CORE. Bang Chan is quite unique and special. He's perfect!
In some Asian cultures (China, Korea, Japan) Red string represents destiny. In this video they are not only bound by their destiny (red string) and unable to escape, but all tangled up in it. Instead of the red string forming a straight line there are tangles and knots.
Even if this song is about being obssesed with work, stay joke about it bc of the way the mv is made 😂 and also bc Hyunjin wanted to make the lyrics more explicit but Chan said to control 😭, also the sexy concept-
you NEED to react to xdinary heroes!!! tehcnically they are not kpop they are korean rock band, but their song they released today called “instead” is SO good and as a metal fan, you will LOVEEEE it!!
At least two levels. Obsessive love/toxic relationship. Top level is obviously a romantic/physical relationship that they're still in and maybe the other person wants to leave but one or both parties can't stop. Lower level is the obsessive relationship they have with their careers. Either way, toxic relationship, obsession, feeling chained to the person/thing you love until it harms you. Fun fact: both of them wrote the lyrics, but the line, "make you feel my love," shows up again in "Taste" by their Danceracha subunit, so I think that's a Hyunjin contribution. I'm not sure if he played the guitar in this, but Chan does play several instruments and one of them is the guitar. And he arranged this song. He does a lot of their backing tracks. I think Chan likes to encourage his members to branch out and do stuff on their own or as a duet, etc. He does another duet with Lee Know, "Drive". It's about learning to ride motorcycles in the same way this song is about learning to stop at red lights. 😂
I really did ask what I was thinking, seeing and knowing what I know about Bang Chan. I know it's going to have a wayyyy deeper meaning than something just as obscure in sexuality or anything like that. He is an artist, so I knew that this had a wayyy deeper intention but just could not place my finger on it. Also, he made the video spicy, so that was a little bit of a curve ball! 😄
Ahhh my favorite SKZ song and my first one ❤ This is just a Bang Chan and Hyunjin creation though there is an OT8 (all members) version they do in concert. Credits.. Composer, lyricist, arranger: Bang Chan (3RACHA) Composer, lyricist: Hyunjin Arranger: VERSACHOI Bang Chan said it was spicier but he toned the lyrics down 😂 So the song is called Compulsion in Korean. It's about their obsession with work. Chan and Hyunjin are workaholics. Basically it's about toxic relationships and their inner struggle. There are a lot of songs that are either solo or don't have all of the members.
I'm a 33 metalhead and this is the song that made me a STAY. I never liked k-pop before but this song got me into Stray Kids and I literally fell in love with them. More than their goddamn good music, they have such goofy and sweet personalities, they are the best antidepressant ever 💜
The process of making this song was in episode 3 of Howl in Harmony and it is very funny (on their youtube channel)... Like the other comments have said, they often break off into units and come up with different songs, giving everyone an opportunity to contribute to the lyrics... the other groups songs Surfin' and Gone Away are both completely different again and the episode where they listen to each other's tracks is priceless. ... the reaction to Red Lights was hilarious 😅. Well worth a watch
You have become my favorite reactor and this is definitely one of my favorites of your reactions so far lol. Don't worry, everyone has questions after seeing that for the first time haha
What im gathering is a...... "i don't know, i don't know what i'm gathering" 😂😂😂😂 that is enough explanation for me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 and i'm agree, we just try to be the innocent STAY without wild imagination 😂😂😂
Bang Chan loses a lot of sleep creating for their fans. The red lights are the recording lights ... Hyunjin does the "shhh", (quiet). They are so clever. Anyway, its about their obsession with their fans.
Oh no I saw this too late lol yay I'm glad you finally saw this! ❤😂 this song is an artistic representation of how Their career has a "chokehold" on them, Bang Chan the leader, has this surge of constant working that he has said that he would rather not sleep and cannot sleep because his work load is so overwhelming, he just wants to keep working harder and harder for them to succeed. So the chains I guess can represent them being trapped or chained in a sense, to their work and career but at the same time they love what they do so it's a toxic cycle of being addicted to their work. Hyunjin helped to write the lyrics which is why it's just them two in this video. ❤
The interviews for this song explain it to be that they are singing about obsession. Be it for love music money career it can all turn into an obsession. As for why there where only 2 of them. The boys slit into 3 groups a group for each 3racha member. Each group wrote a song and made a music video. The other video's are Lee Know, Changbin & Felix's Music Video Surfin and HAN, Seungmin, I.N's video Gone Away. All great video's
"Red Lights" is about their obsession of making music, even if they don't want to, because of the agency and the fans who can be really toxic sometimes. I was really waiting for you reaction on this one. I love the song !
The meaning has been explained a lot! But yeah they do a lot of unit based work too. It's fun to see what units come up with together. We've ofcourse have the major units, 3RACHA, Danceracha and vocalracha, but they also split up in different units at times.
I'm probably not explaining it right but the song is basically about being workaholics and so obsessed with your work you feel like you can't escape. My mind did think something else when i first heard the song too. The song only featured Bangchan and Hyunjin because they both partnered in making the song the group does that on occasion.
Theres only 2 of them because if im not mistaken, this was when all the boys split off into little groups and released songs. Chan and Hyunjin did Red Lights. Han, I.N & Seungmin did Gone Away. Felix, Lee Know and Changbin did Surfin.
The facial expressions 😂😂😂😂 Chan say that he didn’t write this song, but no one believes that 😂😂 Please react to Victory Song, Christmas EveL, and Taste! ❤❤❤❤
After Red Lights i suggest reacting to Taste which is another sub unit song Felix, Hyunjin and Lee know (dance racha) it's a VERY SEXY SONG to say the least lol
The live version is awesome because they break up the singing among the 8 members. Even though its meant for two, they do amazing jobs of spreading the love.
Lots of Stray Kids songs have guitar like that, maybe not as nice as this one because this is FIRE, still Cheese and LALALALA (rock ver.) are great options. :) Have fun exploring and I love your reactions!
I think it's been explained plenty. I love this MV. It's so beautifully laid out with such imagery as to be very in-your-face images that also convey so much subtle emotion behind them. The call and response musical phrasing, the mirrored dance moves, the very specific color choices for everything. The more you watch it, the more you will see. Hyunjin did acknowledge that he wanted to do something with a really sexy concept, both have acknowledged that the original version was significantly spicier than this one. But they also try to leave things open ended enough that viewers/listeners can relate to the song with something in their own experience. Which is part of they leave things open-ended. Like here, they never specify WHAT the obsession is about. It could be a relationship, or work, or alcohol, or whatever else you might relate to.
If you want to hear a song by them that has heavier electric guitar (there isn't a video for it, unless you find the performance video) listen to YAYAYA.
That's was fun!! I love Chan's track he made to Hyunjin. The guitar... strings.. 808.. perfect.. oh my.. Since you reacted to this MVs, you Should react to the other unit songs. These are totally different genre from this one. "Surfin'" by Changbin, Lee Know & Felix is a fun summer rock vibe, and "Gone Away" by Han, Seungmin & I.N is a heartbreaking ache ballad. Seeing how 3racha (Bang Chan, Changbin and Han) handle their units was really interesting. I love watching how these boys all worked together & produce great music. There even a Behind the Scene MV, showing sets and how the production was shot in the hotel. - If interested, there a playlist for the full series of SKZ Song Camp: Howl in Harmony on the SKZ channel [th-cam.com/play/PL2HLJ87twWI2G7OkCCQfOI6Dr-02JBbMN.html]. ..No need to react to the series, but we love to go to the Stayville Theater to see our "Fine Art" performers if you want to.. 🖖🏽
loved it. I was on your last live on YT for KLW episode but it got cut off by YT after 5 min. I didn't know where to go on discord. Even though I have the app on my pc I haven't used it since I don't play WOW anymore in 20 years. LOL I am tech savvy enough to be dangerous but every things changes so quickly for this old person. Any who... You loved this song you should also check out Drive by Bang Chan and Lee Know. Not as sensual as this video but the lyrics are. LOL Bang Chang says swears the song is about driving, we all know its not about automobiles. especially since his last concert solo. But fans are loving it. LOL
If anytime you need any help please don’t hesitate to reach out I’m more than willing to help:) Glad you are enjoying the vids and hope to see you more!👏😀
The lyrics that Stray Kids' Hyunjin originally wrote for “Red Lights” were “quite bold” and had to be toned down by Bang Chan His new interview with Rolling Stone reveals that
I show you part of the interview: Hyunjin has written tracks for the band before - most notably, the incredibly passionate ‘Red Lights’, complete with sensual music video. Apparently, the lyrics he originally wrote were quite bold and were toned down by Bang Chan for the final version. He takes a moment when I ask if he would ever consider releasing the original for the fans who feverishly ask for it, before answering with a mischievous giggle. “I think it might be difficult to release the song, so it will be kept as a memory between me and Bang Chan!”
Other great songs with music videos you could watch are Thunderous, Double Knot, Back Door, MIROH, Victory Song, Social Path, Topline... If you want a fun music video that introduces the members, check out FAM. There is a Japanese and Korean version. And if you want another sexy song with this duo, go for Drive!
You should check out the other 2 MVs from the music camp. Surfin and Gone Away. VERY different vibes compared to this song and to the typical Stray Kids’ sound. The whole ‘making of’ process is fun to watch too in their ‘Howl in Harmony’ series.
Just happened to watch a handful of your Kpop reaction vids today (Welcome to the fandom btw). If you wanna see a band playing instruments, I MUST recommend Xdinary Heroes, they are stellar. Start with "Freakin' Bad". Go from there.
I clicked this so fast and had to pause to admit what I thought out loud at work when I did it. I was like “Oooh nooo~!” while laughing RIGHT as a regular walked in for some coffee. He just kind of gave me the side eye like “Are you okay?” “Yeah yeah, fine” as I wiped a tear from my eye from suppressing my laugh (a smile still clear on my face as my laugh continues as a wheeze). “Who are they? Do I have to give them a hard time?!” (he’s protective of me even though he knows I can hold my own, it’s cute). “No no, nothing like that. Remember that group I went to Lollapalooza to see? There’s this youtuber who started reacting to their content and it’s been fun watching him melt into the fandom.” “Oh! Well that’s fine then. What song?” “No! Nope no absolutely NOT! Nooo way, uh uh. You’ll look it up and I’ll never be able to look you in the face EVER again!” He thought about it for a second, we both started laughing, and he left without getting a coffee. Now it’s time to actually watch this thing and convince all the guests who DON’T know me think that I’m completely unhinged. 😂
@@OrganicplayzHe caught me cheesing over a clip of an interaction I had with Hyunjin from Lollapalooza when he came in last week and tripped over an explanation of that. I’m in no fit state to try to explain this to him, lol. Because while I know what it’s about, I’m also very aware of what it looks like and he already knows I’m freak. I’m not trying to make it worse 😂
Because not enough people honor the actual trio… this song was one unit song… the other two that came out at the same time were Surfin’ (Changbin, Lee Know and Felix), and Gone Away (Han, Seungmin and I.N)
You should listen to Instead by Xdinary Heroes👀👀 it just came out and they are already a kpop/rock band but they collaborated with a metal band member for this song and it's great🤩
It's not Stray Kids but I would love to see you also react to iNSTEAD! by Xdinary Heroes (a band under the same entertainment label as stray kids) that song has a lot of metal influence and was a collaboration with the korean rock artist YB, i would love to see you check it out!
I got your video in my recommended and saw that you're a metal fan. There's a kband called Xdinary Heroes who just released a new single called iNSTEAD. Their usual style is rock and pop/rock, with a bit of experimentation. But their latest single goes FULL METAL. The group isn't super well known unfortunately, but if you're a metal fan you're going to LOVE it. Hope to see you check it out ❤
@@Organicplayz THANK YOU!! I usually really hate making requests on videos about other groups but I didn't want to pass by without sharing the love for XH 😭 🩷
Thanks for the clarification. To me it seems they were taking about obsession with something (yeah it's sexy but I thought it was not specifically for xxx contents) or someone. A not healty obsession...
YOU SHOULD REACT TO XDINARY HEROES!!!! THEY RELEASED A NEW SONG TODAY CALLED "INSTEAD!" AND ITS METAL AND I THINK YOU WOULD LOVE IT I LOVE THAT BAND SO MUCH
Please react Xdinary heroes! Their music is so cool and hard! Now the hardest their songs are Instead (feat. Yoon Do-hyun from YB) and Break the brake. REACT XDINARY HEROES PLEASE!
As a stay, Chan will tell you "its...it's about red lights....and drive is about going for a drive....*
And railway is just about trains... 😅
@@ONStormKat fr 🤣
I love that every time someone checks out Stray kids for the first time, one of the first songs that Stays suggest is Red Lights. We’re a bunch of unhinged and thirsty people who have really good taste in music :]
LOL hey the Fans are amazing but defffff THIRSTY :D
As a lot of people have explained, this is about obsession. But there is a further element that a lot of people miss. In the music itself, there is no actual release. There are definite building of tension, and some drops, but no actual climax. The way the music flows is just to leave you on edge. It builds to where you could get that satisfying end to a part, and then it instead drops you right back at the beginning. And then it fades.
There is also a lot of mirrored moves between the two of them with varying intensities. They represent two sides of the same thing, but they are slightly different. If one leans forwards, the other does too. The restraints are also important. Hyunjin most of the time has ropes, but Chan is mostly in chains. This seems to show the level of obsession. How easy it is to escape one, and how intensely they try. In the scene where they are "choking" each other, Chan has his hand on Hyunjin's wrist & seems to be pulling it away. Yet Hyunjin is holding Chan's hand in place. Chan had broken free of the chains around his neck, whereas Hyunjin didn't.
For as many times I watch this, i have caught that mirrored movement between Chan and Hyunjin and thought of them as a different sides of the same coin [aka Two-face Harvey Dent] and just thought that Hyunjin' choke hold was different, just because... but now.. I can see that he WAS just 'holding it in place' and not try hard to get away... I knew he was a smart man.. [still 💚🧠] and nice catch of the music styling.
Wow what a breakdown! Nice
It’s about them being obsessed with their careers and not being able to get away. The red lights are the lights on the equipment. It’s just the two of them because they are the two that wrote the song. Stray Kids often produces sub unit songs like this without the whole group.
That’s sooo cool and unique
@@Organicplayz it could also be thought of as having an obsessive toxic relationship that you know is bad for you but you feel you need them or can’t live without them
@@Organicplayz It came out of a song camp the group did where they were divided up into groups. You can find the process videos on their youtube channel it's Stray Kids Howl in Harmony, I think there's 4 episodes? And it produced two other songs with videos. The groups were Bang Chan/Hyunjin, Han/Seungmin/IN, and Felix/Lee KNow/Changbin. It's a fun watch! (I know, there's SO much)
This! Several of the groups do the sub units and I love that. It highlights them as individuals. And I was a little weirded out by the song at first (I thought it was awesome but like hmmm....) until I read about what the song had to do with. So cool.
They wrote this song together and Hyunjin said he wanted it to be a hard sexy. Bang Chan actually plays the electric guitar so it's possible he did the guitar licks
4:48 Chan made the track. Thr two of them wrote the song together.
The Korean title is Compulsion, so it is about being workaholics, but also they purposefully made this a sexy track. Channie loves his double entendre... but he also said he had to tone down Hyunjin's lyrical contributions cuz they were, intense.
Hahaha nope. Chan would never write it, Hyunjin wrote it all. Just like Lee Know wrote all of Drive. And Connection is about Wi-Fi. We should educate a baby Stay correctly. 😂😂😂
@rubysparks4915 and Railway is totes about train safety. "Brace yourself, take a seat", "hold tight onto the railing"... *CLEARLY* our Channie is just trying to teach Stay transportation safety. 🤣
This mv was actually directed by one of the few gay directors in the industry! Novvkim, they work with him a lot and he’s said they’re one of his favorite groups to work with
Didn't know that. 🤔
Obsessions. Those two wrote the song both lyrics and music. They produced it. And the red lights are the lights on the equipment. Bang Chan obsesses over getting the music just right that he has major issues with sleeping. He's pretty much completely the reason stray kids sound and look like they do. Their success is because of him in large part. But the song, as always, can be suited to each listener's wants and needs. But it's About obsession.
So.. did you blush? 😂❤
Nooo I didint 😂
So "tied up" with music and careers like an obsession. The passion, the red string of life, the late nights, the choke hold that it has on them.😏.
It's word play , visually stimulating and artistic freedom.
At least that's how I interpreted, ART
Wellll done 👏
Hyunjin has written tracks for the band before - most notably, the incredibly passionate ‘Red Lights’, complete with sensual music video. The lyrics he originally wrote were quite bold and were toned down by Bang Chan for the final version. He takes a moment when I ask if he would ever consider releasing the original for the fans who feverishly ask for it, before answering with a mischievous giggle. “I think it might be difficult to release the song, so it will be kept as a memory between me and Bang Chan!” interview Rolling Stones
This is awesome.. red lights refers to Chans obsession with creating music and his late nights and red lights on his equipment..
😂
😮 oooh ok yea my mind was going somewhere else 😂
3:51 There’s a subtle hint right here… “set the mic up,” referring to Bang Chan often working late into the night / early morning to create music. The Korean title of the song, 강 박, means “compulsion” or “obsession.” Both Bang Chan and Hyunjin work compulsively on their art (Hyunjin’s primarily being dance… he still takes lessons more than six years after debuting. FYI, he’s also a remarkably good painter). There is an air of homoeroticism, which both men seem to distance themselves from when talking about this song. 😂😂😂
It’s still fire, though. 🔥
@@Organicplayz i think thats intentional hahaha cause I think we all felt that way
@@tiffanyhall785 lolll
In simple terms it's referring to the yin and yang of obsession. It can be interpreted to whatever your obsession is. Work, relationship, love ones etc. For them, they personally mean with their music and performance. They are obsessed with work which has it's negative effect but also positive effect.
I see 😮
Stray kids did a series called song camp: howl in harmony, in which each member of the producing team (3racha) worked in smaller groups with the other members to create songs together. Bang chan worked with hyunjin to create a "sexy" song (red lights), changbin worked with felix and lee know to create a "fun summer vibe" (surfin), and han worked with seungmin and I.N to create a ballad/ sad song (gone away). The series can be found on their TH-cam page, and they released mvs for all three songs (definitely worth checking all of them out). I see a lot of people have already explained red lights in the comments, but i would add that they turned to one of korea's openly gay directors to make the mv, and in doing such, they made a very powerful statement. Korean culture can be very traditional, and coming out can easily ruin kpop careers. I don't mean to say that the mv was meant to imply a relationship between hyunjin and bang chan (it wasn't), but it does imply an open-mindedness and support for non-traditional relationships. Stray Kids have always made an effort to embrace ALL of their fans❤. They create a safe haven for everyone. I am so proud of the people they are.
Your facial expressions were priceless. Thanks for the reaction!!
Glad you enjoyed 😊
Yes, it's about work obsession as everyone said. Think of it as Chan being the Muse and Hyunjin the artist. The Muse is great until it turns into too much--pushing you to insanity--but you don't want to let it go.
Recommendations: Social Path, Easy, Side effects, Taste. Believe me.
As all say, they speak of their own obsession with work and creativity, but I feel that because they’re also the objects of obsession by fans, there must have been some amount of reflection on that as well. Though they are too professional to ever say it out loud.
RED LIGHT!!!!! Can't tell you how many times I watched this mv. More you watch more you see. It's all about obsession they have for their career, Bang Chan about the production of the SKZ songs and the huge lack of sleep he's got because of it. Hyunjin obsession is all about his dancing performance. They are obsessed with perfection. They wrote the song together.
Their reaction about the MV is very cute especially Bang chan. He is uncomfortable watching himself. In any performance, he's shy and hides his face. He dislike looking at himself. He's the leader but gives all the spotlight to the other members and many time he will be in the back. He's perfect. Yes even though I'm an ATINY TO THE CORE. Bang Chan is quite unique and special. He's perfect!
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ATEEZ is no joke either. 👍💖
In some Asian cultures (China, Korea, Japan) Red string represents destiny. In this video they are not only bound by their destiny (red string) and unable to escape, but all tangled up in it. Instead of the red string forming a straight line there are tangles and knots.
Oh wow!
Even if this song is about being obssesed with work, stay joke about it bc of the way the mv is made 😂 and also bc Hyunjin wanted to make the lyrics more explicit but Chan said to control 😭, also the sexy concept-
And dw, we All tough about That other thing with this mv
you NEED to react to xdinary heroes!!! tehcnically they are not kpop they are korean rock band, but their song they released today called “instead” is SO good and as a metal fan, you will LOVEEEE it!!
At least two levels. Obsessive love/toxic relationship. Top level is obviously a romantic/physical relationship that they're still in and maybe the other person wants to leave but one or both parties can't stop. Lower level is the obsessive relationship they have with their careers. Either way, toxic relationship, obsession, feeling chained to the person/thing you love until it harms you.
Fun fact: both of them wrote the lyrics, but the line, "make you feel my love," shows up again in "Taste" by their Danceracha subunit, so I think that's a Hyunjin contribution.
I'm not sure if he played the guitar in this, but Chan does play several instruments and one of them is the guitar. And he arranged this song. He does a lot of their backing tracks.
I think Chan likes to encourage his members to branch out and do stuff on their own or as a duet, etc. He does another duet with Lee Know, "Drive". It's about learning to ride motorcycles in the same way this song is about learning to stop at red lights. 😂
Your face!!! That was everything n your mod is right you blushed 😂. Ty glad you like skz
😂 lollll
We tried to tell him
I just love this reactors being afraid to ask the real questions that they want to ask 😆😂
I really did ask what I was thinking, seeing and knowing what I know about Bang Chan. I know it's going to have a wayyyy deeper meaning than something just as obscure in sexuality or anything like that. He is an artist, so I knew that this had a wayyy deeper intention but just could not place my finger on it. Also, he made the video spicy, so that was a little bit of a curve ball! 😄
Ahhh my favorite SKZ song and my first one ❤
This is just a Bang Chan and Hyunjin creation though there is an OT8 (all members) version they do in concert.
Credits..
Composer, lyricist, arranger: Bang Chan (3RACHA)
Composer, lyricist: Hyunjin
Arranger: VERSACHOI
Bang Chan said it was spicier but he toned the lyrics down 😂
So the song is called Compulsion in Korean. It's about their obsession with work. Chan and Hyunjin are workaholics. Basically it's about toxic relationships and their inner struggle.
There are a lot of songs that are either solo or don't have all of the members.
How coool!
The first thing I thought when I saw this was: "Oh No. Oh No. The music vid- Oh No."
Your reaction is priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for reacting to this song! 🤗
I was defiantly not expecting any of that LOL
I’ve never wanted to be chains ⛓️💥 so bad in my life ⛓️
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Sometimes they split into little subgroups that make/perform their own songs. It's semi-common for Kpop groups to do that. Great reaction!
I'm a 33 metalhead and this is the song that made me a STAY. I never liked k-pop before but this song got me into Stray Kids and I literally fell in love with them. More than their goddamn good music, they have such goofy and sweet personalities, they are the best antidepressant ever 💜
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They said they were going for a “hard sexy” vibe😼
The process of making this song was in episode 3 of Howl in Harmony and it is very funny (on their youtube channel)... Like the other comments have said, they often break off into units and come up with different songs, giving everyone an opportunity to contribute to the lyrics... the other groups songs Surfin' and Gone Away are both completely different again and the episode where they listen to each other's tracks is priceless. ... the reaction to Red Lights was hilarious 😅. Well worth a watch
You have become my favorite reactor and this is definitely one of my favorites of your reactions so far lol. Don't worry, everyone has questions after seeing that for the first time haha
I appreciate it thank you 🙂
Wait a minute...I need to see this again😅
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@@Sundancer4020 this song is an everyday staple for me hahaha
What im gathering is a...... "i don't know, i don't know what i'm gathering" 😂😂😂😂 that is enough explanation for me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 and i'm agree, we just try to be the innocent STAY without wild imagination 😂😂😂
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Dude. You're accidental pause game is fire. 😂😂😂 We thank you for your service. Lol
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This is only Bang Chan and Hyunjin. There are several songs that are subunit songs, like Taste, Muddy Water, 3racha, Heyday, etc.
Oh wow interesting
Bang Chan loses a lot of sleep creating for their fans. The red lights are the recording lights ... Hyunjin does the "shhh", (quiet). They are so clever. Anyway, its about their obsession with their fans.
oh boy. This one is so good. There's a show, Howl in Harmony, where they talk about and go through the creative process for the song. It's great.
Yo man the kpop band Xdinary Heroes iNSTEAD! just came out and would love a reaction to it! It's metal song and I think you would enjoy!
oooh? ok my next vid will be on this group Promise!
@@Organicplayz Thanks man!
Oh no I saw this too late lol yay I'm glad you finally saw this! ❤😂 this song is an artistic representation of how Their career has a "chokehold" on them, Bang Chan the leader, has this surge of constant working that he has said that he would rather not sleep and cannot sleep because his work load is so overwhelming, he just wants to keep working harder and harder for them to succeed. So the chains I guess can represent them being trapped or chained in a sense, to their work and career but at the same time they love what they do so it's a toxic cycle of being addicted to their work. Hyunjin helped to write the lyrics which is why it's just them two in this video. ❤
This song was my intro to Stray Kids and I became a Stay instantly!
The interviews for this song explain it to be that they are singing about obsession. Be it for love music money career it can all turn into an obsession. As for why there where only 2 of them. The boys slit into 3 groups a group for each 3racha member. Each group wrote a song and made a music video. The other video's are Lee Know, Changbin & Felix's Music Video Surfin and HAN, Seungmin, I.N's video Gone Away. All great video's
Never even knew there were guitars in this song 😂😂😂
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"Red Lights" is about their obsession of making music, even if they don't want to, because of the agency and the fans who can be really toxic sometimes.
I was really waiting for you reaction on this one. I love the song !
waited for this! excited to see your reaction!
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The meaning has been explained a lot! But yeah they do a lot of unit based work too. It's fun to see what units come up with together. We've ofcourse have the major units, 3RACHA, Danceracha and vocalracha, but they also split up in different units at times.
So interesting wow
I'm probably not explaining it right but the song is basically about being workaholics and so obsessed with your work you feel like you can't escape. My mind did think something else when i first heard the song too. The song only featured Bangchan and Hyunjin because they both partnered in making the song the group does that on occasion.
You might want to watch their solo stages from the recent concerts in Seoul. There are some versions with English translations of the lyrics.
Thanks I will have a Look :D
Theres only 2 of them because if im not mistaken, this was when all the boys split off into little groups and released songs.
Chan and Hyunjin did Red Lights.
Han, I.N & Seungmin did Gone Away.
Felix, Lee Know and Changbin did Surfin.
That's really amazing! I'm glad they can do these singles and side projects
The facial expressions 😂😂😂😂 Chan say that he didn’t write this song, but no one believes that 😂😂
Please react to Victory Song, Christmas EveL, and Taste! ❤❤❤❤
After Red Lights i suggest reacting to Taste which is another sub unit song Felix, Hyunjin and Lee know (dance racha) it's a VERY SEXY SONG to say the least lol
04:43 my dumbass was about to say han (hes a member of the group and he also plays guitar never heard him play so ill search it up rn😗💅)
Like a lot of their songs, it refers to them & their careers
You should check out Xdinary Heroes and their song instead! They are a Korean rock band, I think you’d like them :)
Video in them dropped last night :D
The live version is awesome because they break up the singing among the 8 members. Even though its meant for two, they do amazing jobs of spreading the love.
2:36 the guitar.... told ya. 😂❤️🔥
It slappped! 🔥
Listen to Thunderous, Megaverse, Topline, Stray Kids. And you are my new bias for react videos!!!! ❤
Will do!! :D
Lots of Stray Kids songs have guitar like that, maybe not as nice as this one because this is FIRE, still Cheese and LALALALA (rock ver.) are great options. :) Have fun exploring and I love your reactions!
Thank you sooo much! :D
@@Organicplayz no problem 💕
I think it's been explained plenty. I love this MV. It's so beautifully laid out with such imagery as to be very in-your-face images that also convey so much subtle emotion behind them. The call and response musical phrasing, the mirrored dance moves, the very specific color choices for everything. The more you watch it, the more you will see. Hyunjin did acknowledge that he wanted to do something with a really sexy concept, both have acknowledged that the original version was significantly spicier than this one. But they also try to leave things open ended enough that viewers/listeners can relate to the song with something in their own experience. Which is part of they leave things open-ended. Like here, they never specify WHAT the obsession is about. It could be a relationship, or work, or alcohol, or whatever else you might relate to.
It was very well done good performance as always 👏❤️
If you want to hear a song by them that has heavier electric guitar (there isn't a video for it, unless you find the performance video) listen to YAYAYA.
They also did an ot8 version of this song live and it is amazing as well
Niceee thanks 😊
i think you would like xdinary heroes, they're a korean rock band and yesterday (september 9th) they release a new single "open beta v6.4"
That's was fun!! I love Chan's track he made to Hyunjin. The guitar... strings.. 808.. perfect.. oh my.. Since you reacted to this MVs, you Should react to the other unit songs. These are totally different genre from this one. "Surfin'" by Changbin, Lee Know & Felix is a fun summer rock vibe, and "Gone Away" by Han, Seungmin & I.N is a heartbreaking ache ballad. Seeing how 3racha (Bang Chan, Changbin and Han) handle their units was really interesting. I love watching how these boys all worked together & produce great music. There even a Behind the Scene MV, showing sets and how the production was shot in the hotel.
- If interested, there a playlist for the full series of SKZ Song Camp: Howl in Harmony on the SKZ channel [th-cam.com/play/PL2HLJ87twWI2G7OkCCQfOI6Dr-02JBbMN.html]. ..No need to react to the series, but we love to go to the Stayville Theater to see our "Fine Art" performers if you want to.. 🖖🏽
Thank you sooo much I appreciate that 😊
the song meaning - being obsessed with work and creating music
the video - being obsessed with... certain explicit stuff....
also its a subunit song since they often release music meant to highlight different member combinations, concepts, and vibes
@@moxxymoxx3987I seee wow 😊
loved it. I was on your last live on YT for KLW episode but it got cut off by YT after 5 min. I didn't know where to go on discord. Even though I have the app on my pc I haven't used it since I don't play WOW anymore in 20 years. LOL I am tech savvy enough to be dangerous but every things changes so quickly for this old person. Any who... You loved this song you should also check out Drive by Bang Chan and Lee Know. Not as sensual as this video but the lyrics are. LOL Bang Chang says swears the song is about driving, we all know its not about automobiles. especially since his last concert solo. But fans are loving it. LOL
If anytime you need any help please don’t hesitate to reach out I’m more than willing to help:) Glad you are enjoying the vids and hope to see you more!👏😀
They sometimes do solo's songs and sometimes with only 2, 3 or 4 of them 😊😊😊 You have so much to catch out 😅
Очень очень красивая, чувственная песня. Она у меня на рингтоне в телефоне стоит. Браво Бан Чан и Хенджин 🔥
4:22 I know, me too, but Red Lights is Red Lights, just that 😅😅
LOL
For this song, Bang Chan wrote a lot of the lyrics but won't admit it because he gets shy
The lyrics that Stray Kids' Hyunjin originally wrote for “Red Lights” were “quite bold” and had to be toned down by Bang Chan
His new interview with Rolling Stone reveals that
I show you part of the interview: Hyunjin has written tracks for the band before - most notably, the incredibly passionate ‘Red Lights’, complete with sensual music video. Apparently, the lyrics he originally wrote were quite bold and were toned down by Bang Chan for the final version. He takes a moment when I ask if he would ever consider releasing the original for the fans who feverishly ask for it, before answering with a mischievous giggle. “I think it might be difficult to release the song, so it will be kept as a memory between me and Bang Chan!”
Recommendations ；Easy,top line,3racha by 3racha,heyday,charmer and muddy water
I saw stray kids so I’m here 😬😬
That is totally understandable lol 🤣
absolutely love this reaction and the song!
but someone NEEDS to tell him about XDINARY HEROES - iNSTEAD!
especially for someone who likes metal lol
psst Instead reaction dropped :D
Other great songs with music videos you could watch are Thunderous, Double Knot, Back Door, MIROH, Victory Song, Social Path, Topline...
If you want a fun music video that introduces the members, check out FAM. There is a Japanese and Korean version.
And if you want another sexy song with this duo, go for Drive!
Day 2 of asking him to react to LALALALA by STRAYKIDS ❤
I did a reaction its my 3rd published video :D and thank you for your comments and recommendation
It is about obsession and toxicity
It’s a sexy concept tho, tho all other comments are right too
You should check out the other 2 MVs from the music camp. Surfin and Gone Away. VERY different vibes compared to this song and to the typical Stray Kids’ sound. The whole ‘making of’ process is fun to watch too in their ‘Howl in Harmony’ series.
Just happened to watch a handful of your Kpop reaction vids today (Welcome to the fandom btw). If you wanna see a band playing instruments, I MUST recommend Xdinary Heroes, they are stellar. Start with "Freakin' Bad". Go from there.
Thank you so much! 😊 I did a reaction to instead 🤙
Chan himself has hinted that this song is about edging. 😏
I clicked this so fast and had to pause to admit what I thought out loud at work when I did it. I was like “Oooh nooo~!” while laughing RIGHT as a regular walked in for some coffee.
He just kind of gave me the side eye like “Are you okay?”
“Yeah yeah, fine” as I wiped a tear from my eye from suppressing my laugh (a smile still clear on my face as my laugh continues as a wheeze).
“Who are they? Do I have to give them a hard time?!” (he’s protective of me even though he knows I can hold my own, it’s cute).
“No no, nothing like that. Remember that group I went to Lollapalooza to see? There’s this youtuber who started reacting to their content and it’s been fun watching him melt into the fandom.”
“Oh! Well that’s fine then. What song?”
“No! Nope no absolutely NOT! Nooo way, uh uh. You’ll look it up and I’ll never be able to look you in the face EVER again!”
He thought about it for a second, we both started laughing, and he left without getting a coffee.
Now it’s time to actually watch this thing and convince all the guests who DON’T know me think that I’m completely unhinged. 😂
LMAO!!!! the side eye got me! Also why not tell him lolllll Hmmmm
@@OrganicplayzHe caught me cheesing over a clip of an interaction I had with Hyunjin from Lollapalooza when he came in last week and tripped over an explanation of that. I’m in no fit state to try to explain this to him, lol. Because while I know what it’s about, I’m also very aware of what it looks like and he already knows I’m freak. I’m not trying to make it worse 😂
@@Kisozriel Lollll
Because not enough people honor the actual trio… this song was one unit song… the other two that came out at the same time were Surfin’ (Changbin, Lee Know and Felix), and Gone Away (Han, Seungmin and I.N)
How cool!
Not a music video, but you should react to Cover Me. It's one of their dofter songs. It's beautiful.
You should listen to Instead by Xdinary Heroes👀👀 it just came out and they are already a kpop/rock band but they collaborated with a metal band member for this song and it's great🤩
I'm kind of early Todayyyyy😆😆
It's not Stray Kids but I would love to see you also react to iNSTEAD! by Xdinary Heroes (a band under the same entertainment label as stray kids) that song has a lot of metal influence and was a collaboration with the korean rock artist YB, i would love to see you check it out!
I got your video in my recommended and saw that you're a metal fan. There's a kband called Xdinary Heroes who just released a new single called iNSTEAD. Their usual style is rock and pop/rock, with a bit of experimentation. But their latest single goes FULL METAL. The group isn't super well known unfortunately, but if you're a metal fan you're going to LOVE it. Hope to see you check it out ❤
I’ll be making a video on it tomorrow thank you so much for your recommendation 👏🙂
@@Organicplayz THANK YOU!! I usually really hate making requests on videos about other groups but I didn't want to pass by without sharing the love for XH 😭 🩷
@@GmmBeast it’s welcomed and appreciated anytime someone takes the time to share want they enjoy it makes me happy and want to share in that 😊👏
You should def react to 'INSTEAD' by xdinary heros !! They are under the same company as straykids and they are a band
Already in the process thank you :D
@@Organicplayz ur welcome! :)
Please you need to see “taste”
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listen to instead! by xdinary heroes you will love it🎉
Done ✅
Thanks for the clarification. To me it seems they were taking about obsession with something (yeah it's sexy but I thought it was not specifically for xxx contents) or someone. A not healty obsession...
YOU SHOULD REACT TO XDINARY HEROES!!!! THEY RELEASED A NEW SONG TODAY CALLED "INSTEAD!" AND ITS METAL AND I THINK YOU WOULD LOVE IT I LOVE THAT BAND SO MUCH
I see them sooo much in my comments going to check them out :D
IM BEGGING YOU PLEASE REACT TO “xdinary heroes instead” ITS SO GOOD AS A METAL FAN YOULL LOVE IT K-rock
100% will be making this vid Soon!
@@Organicplayz AHH THANK YOU SO MUCH
Im pretty sure the electric guitar is played by their member han
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very strange music video but nice analysis by Organic
The legend tomcat!
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It’s about the gay panic we’re all having to deal with
2:26 😂
Please react Xdinary heroes! Their music is so cool and hard! Now the hardest their songs are Instead (feat. Yoon Do-hyun from YB) and Break the brake.
REACT XDINARY HEROES PLEASE!
100% checking this out
There are other songs that aren’t the whole group, too. Why not?😀 Also have solo songs