- Felix and Chan both auditioned for JYP while in Australia (they're both from Sydney). Chan moved to Korea and the dorms by himself at age 13, did several years of his schooling in Korea, and had enough experience with the Konglish his family spoke at home that he was pretty much fine with communicating even if he wasn't necessarily completely fluent. He's mentioned he had the occasional blip and wasn't perfect with the language, and even today there's still the occasional word he doesn't know (we've seen him look up definitions, blank out on words, or ask one of the Korean members for clarification), but it wasn't a huge problem. Felix, otoh, spoke almost no Korean when he came to Korea at age 16, and it was most definitely a problem. However, he absolutely is basically fluent now, so please don't continue thinking he's not. He's been there for well over four years now, and he worked his a$$ off to learn as fast as he could for a particular reason that I won't spoil in case you don't already know. His Korean isn't perfect, and he's still working on picking up some particularly long or complicated vocab, but that's true even of people in their native languages. He has no problem communicating anymore, and other members have even pointed out that he sometimes speaks more correct or beautiful or well-stated Korean than they do. Two years ago: I'd say no, he wasn't on the level of completely fluent, but maybe more like highly conversant. Today: he's fluent, and that's an important detail to learn at this stage because it was something he had to work for and the lack of fluency was something that affected his parts in earlier songs, while his fluency now is leading to larger parts. - Yes, Chan has specifically mentioned that having Felix there has made things easier on him and that Felix is basically "home." And Felix has had no issue both showing and saying how much he's relied on Chan since the beginning. The members themselves have also pointed out the special nature of the Aussies' particular bond.
- 9:45 (Binnie's section): You asked, "What is this?!" That's "Scene Stealers" by 3RACHA, released when they were 17, 18, and 20, and it's awesome. - 10:20ish (Hyunjin's section): That "gucci advert" clip, with Jinnie and the motorcycle, is from the "B Me" unveil video (which is a vital part of the Mixtape storyline, btw, and you should watch it eventually, if/when you get around to following the storylines and multiverse; but be warned that we never got a whole mv, just the unveil). - 12:56 (Han's section): He has lots of unofficial releases -- as do most of them. Felix is the ONLY one we don't yet have at least one solo from, but even he is still in several of the small-combo releases (two or more members, but less than the whole group). They're all in the SKZ-Player and SKZ-Record sections of SKZ's yt channel, and you can (and _really_ should) just go straight through the two playlists. These are all "extra" projects they made just for fun, to practice their craft, to respond to something (see: Binnie's lowkey cypher clapback and Hannie's very highkey diss track), and just to give STAY gifts. You specifically mentioned that you want to check out Han's "Close." Be aware that it's part of his trilogy, and the three songs combined cover the relationship, so they're best listened to together and in order: "Close," then "Wish You Back," then "HaPpY." - You got somewhat less on Seungmin and I.N because this guide is over a year old and uses mostly content that was months or years old even then. Seungmin and I.N are 2/3 of the Savage Line, aka SavageRacha and are as loud as the rest of SKZ. I.N won't usually start things, but he will utterly end them -- and everyone involved -- any time he feels like it; and because he's 1) the maknae and 2) SKZ has a "maknae on top" policy, he's basically untouchable and gets away with pretty much anything and everything he wants. And Seungmin fools most new people with his face; they think he's the quiet, "normal" one, when he can and will instigate absolute chaos, be the most random mf ever, and/or verbally destroy people without blinking. I.N doesn't speak up much in most interviews, especially English ones, because he has seven hyungs to do it if he doesn't want to be bothered and because he and Lee Know have the weakest English in the group; but if he feels like it, he has no problem. Seungmin is often one of their main speakers in interviews, including English ones. His English skills are behind only Chan's and Felix's (Hyunjin has improved to around his level, with little enough difference that it's pointless to compare), he's more inclined to speak than Felix is, he's very articulate, and he has plenty of MC experience -- all of which make him one of their primary interview speakers much of the time.
- Aegyo, the bane of idols everywhere. Binnie probably does more than anyone else, but a lot of us appreciate him for it. I mean, he actually just kind of likes it because he's adorable and wants more people to notice. But also, if he does it, people demand a lot less from the maknae -- and I.N _really_ doesn't like doing aegyo; he'll do it, because kpop, but he doesn't like it and it's not comfortable for him. So Binnie draws the aegyo attention to himself and takes the pressure off the members who might otherwise feel forced or uncomfortable. Binnie ALSO does that in regards to "visual" bullsh1t, btw. SKZ doesn't have an official visual (or any other set positions), which is one of the primary complaints STAY have about this particular guide ("He's more than a visual!" and then spends most of the time on his looks). But the lack of the actual position has never stopped people from slapping the label on Hyunjin. Which in itself isn't really a big deal; he's lovely and knows it...except that he was treated pretty badly because of his looks, and he hates being focused on for that aspect of him instead of the things he's worked so hard to accomplish and achieve through his own efforts rather than genes. He spent a lot of time being told that he had no talent and should stop trying and to just slide by on his pretty face because that was his value, and he's made it clear how much that bothered and hurt him and how uncomfortable he is with being seen primarily in that light at the expense of recognizing his accomplishments in dance or even in rap and vocals. So when interviewers and the like start in with "visual" stuff, Binnie has both appointed himself and been appointed by the rest of the group, as the visual or "binsual." It interrupts that topic and takes the pressure off of Hyunjin. And he does it even knowing that some people are idiots and don't notice how good-looking he actually is and will instead treat him like a joke. (To this day, we loathe a couple hosts who pretty much called teenage Bin ugly to his face during one of these exchanges.) Anyway, point is that Binnie deliberately steps up to perform a couple of the common kpop "roles" that would normally be forced on younger members but which they don't like doing. And you only realize he's doing it once you get pretty deep and have a lot of material to draw the observation from, because he won't point it out himself. - They're so close and comfortable with each other because of their unique origin -- they chose each other; they weren't assigned to a group by the company, per the standard for the rest of the industry. Chan handpicked each one of them after getting to know them and making his choices based on their potential and their personalities (rather than usual criteria), and then each one of them individually agreed to join the others. Which didn't stop a couple of them from being little sh1ts with each other for a while, but they grew out of it, in no small part because of the overall group dynamic and relationships.
- There's definitely a misread happening about I.N. 😂 This is not the classic sweet, quiet maknae, and they've never tried to force him into that (when I say SKZ has a maknae on top policy, I mean it -- they literally even made the song "Maknae on Top" about it). He lectures them. He verbally eviscerates them. He threatens to punch/smack them (and occasionally follows through if the threats aren't being heeded). They jokingly-but-seriously call him hyungnim. He's not quiet or fitting into a reserved little maknae role. He just generally doesn't interact much in English interviews and goes with whatever his mood is in Korean interviews because he knows he can do whatever the hell he wants. Felix is often viewed like (and acts like) the maknae more than I.N. Hyunjin's never said, "I.N is like a baby and needs to be protected" about I.N -- they'd laugh themselves dead at the thought, whereas everyone agrees with it about Felix. Other than "universally adored and indulged," don't expect I.N to fit preconceptions of maknae. - I.N got his braces off quite long ago; they were removed three years ago (notice they're gone in "Miroh"). So "recently removed" is definitely not accurate. Seungmin's the one with visible braces now; I.N's have been gone since January 2019, less than ten months after debut. My best guess about some of the misreads with his personality and braces is that you might have been seeing older content/interviews and gotten inaccurate impressions. - The guide content about I.N's voice is fairly outdated. His voice isn't yet as polished or mature as Seungmin's (the other person most heavily focused on vocals), but it's grown enormously over the last couple of years as he reached adulthood. The SKZ-Player/SKZ-Record releases are a great place to check this out, as he has solo songs there, so you don't even need to try digging his voice out from the other seven in SKZ songs (although it's also evident in the group songs from the last couple years). The episodes of "SKZ Song Camp" that focus on I.N, Seungmin, and Han's unit song process are also a good place to hear this (as is the resultant unit song, "Gone Away"). - Barring occasional moments from fansigns (from which my favorite is probably his "Fly Me to the Moon" rendition) and the few times he's felt brave enough to try in vlives, the most extended example we have (in an actual release, not survival show "Glow") of Felix singing in his higher full voice is in the song "#LoveSTAY," which they released for us less than two weeks ago as a New Year's present. Regarding singing in the lower end of his full voice, he's been doing a bit more lately, which is great. The most recent examples would be in "Winter Falls" and especially in "24 to 25." And he has a beautiful voice in both ranges. Which again harks back to the oft-repeated "eight singers, eight rappers" line in Stayville -- because literally every one of them has a lovely voice (wait until you hear dark, aggressive rapper Binnie singing like an angel).
I love their personalities. I love their kid in a room series. I love Felix too but for a me it’s because he is so himself. To hear his singing voice, listen to the new song #LoveStay. He is a walking meme and is just so funny. Not to mention his beauty catches you off guard. His beauty is so different because he can be manly and then have a feminine beauty. I love all of them and can’t imagine this group without one of them. Also, their voices have improved so much.
- They do various unit combos, not always within the bounds of 3RACHA, Danceracha, and Vocalracha. On NOEASY, Chan and Hyunjin made "Red Lights" ("mature" concept); Lee Know, Changbin, and Felix made "Surfin'" (fun, happy concept); and Han, Seungmin, and I.N made "Gone Away" (melancholic ballad). But they do also have one set of unit songs for the "racha" units: "We Go" by 3RACHA; "Wow" by Danceracha (do _not_ confuse this with the infamous "WOW" by fetus-age 3RACHA); and "My Universe" by Vocalracha + Changbin. While 3RACHA, as the producing unit, operates constantly, 3RACHA as a rap trio, Danceracha, and Vocalracha aren't distinct subunits in the way most groups have them and the way it seems like you're perceiving. The members can and do break up into whatever random "units" they feel like -- basically creating new units the same way STAY slap "racha" on every descriptor and make their own unit concept. While the members of Danceracha are the three people most focused on dance, they're also the third, fourth, and fifth most frequent rappers, with two of them also doing a solid amount of vocals. 3RACHA the rap trio often create and perform new raps for award shows, but they don't operate as a rap trio within SKZ -- they're the producing unit, not the rap unit; Chan rarely raps in SKZ songs and mostly handles vocals, while Han pulls nearly equal double duty as both rapper and vocalist. Vocalracha are the two members most focused on vocals, but both rap even on the most recent releases, and half the members of SKZ share the bulk of the vocal load. So basically: they're not discrete subunits in the way you seem to be thinking of them. Other than 3RACHA, they didn't even make up the units/names -- STAY honed in on who focuses most on what, then named Danceracha and Vocalracha, and the names stuck. But there are no official positions in SKZ, so hard-defined units with set roles (other than 3RACHA as producers...and even then, the other members ALL produce) and who function without each other wouldn't fit how they work. The "racha" units are more like a shorthand to reference the members whose first focus is on a particular thing, not subunits that frequently operate very separately from each other. "We Go," "Wow," and "My Universe" are the only 3RACHA/Danceracha/Vocalracha unit songs so far because, again, they're not THAT kind of units. - With his personality and MC experience, Seungmin's quite composed at awards ceremonies (as much as anyone in a chaos factory like SKZ ever is). Han, on the other hand, keeps going viral when people record his reactions to other idols. - As for the guitar, Chan, Han, and Seungmin all play (Chan plays several instruments). I.N plays piano. There's a high likelihood others have at least a passing knowledge (they can all at least plunk out parts on a keyboard) and I know I'm actually forgetting someone, but these are the four who tend to play instruments on camera. - A final reminder, since one of your comments made me think this part might not have fully registered yet: There are no official positions (other than leader). No matter how often you hear guides, STAY, or even SKZ mention "main vocal" or "lead dancer" or whatever, those are _not_ an actual thing anymore. We and they use the terms as shorthand, but they're not set, and the members are free to move around among roles.
you laughing so much when it's hyunjin's part and his dramatic behavior is so relatable. I knew he would be my ult since day one. Just love how extra he is. Him (sexy on stage, dramatic in real life), Felix (deep voice guy, sunshine in real life), and Changbin (dark rapper, baby changbin in real life) have the stongest dualities in the group for me. The way I'm stil shocked sometimes. Love SKZ !
Hi you all! 🤗 Realy enjoyed watching the Skz guide with you! You are so lovely, glad I stumbled on your reaction. District 9.has possibly my favourite Rap lines/bars (or whatever is the correct term) from Changbin 🤘. If you end up llistening to it, would love to know what JD thinks. Jenny and Erin as well ofcourse! 😆 Some other song recommendations: Easy, We Go, First Take Slump, Any and many, many others LOL. By the way who is Kat? Can we see her one day, please? I am new here but there is such a person and I am not crazy right? 😆
Enjoying your Skz journey! Always so interesting to hear initial thoughts and impressions on the members. My bias/es changed so much so many times during my initial year of following the kids, but yea I love them all. :) For the guide, this one is new (so it doesn't have a lot of views yet) but may possibly be one of the best guides out right now IMO. th-cam.com/video/2uVUVPfQ4R8/w-d-xo.html -- looking forward to watching more videos from you guys! :) *Disclaimer on the guide: It focuses mostly on the positive side of the kids' journey and doesn't include any of the struggles and challenges they had to overcome to reach the point they are at today but that can be for another time. Also, since you mentioned Han playing guitar, just wanted to share a bit of info about the other kids since there's barely any mention of this in any of the guides. Chan plays the guitar, piano, ukelele, and a bit of the drums, Seungmin plays the guitar. Then aside from I.N, Hyunjin can play piano as well and I've seen Changbin and Han play with it a bit in some clips. :)
Wow I just recently discovered your channel and watched your videos because of skz.💗 Hope you can react to their MVs Thunderous, The View, Secretsecret and Sorry I love you 🙂
Lil fun facts and just more info in general also stray kids arent really new anymore they are now like a 4-5 year old group 1.Bang Chan was born in Korea raised in Australia 2. He is one of the youngest kpop idols to have over 100+ songs credited in his name. Along of course with Han and Changbin 3. Lee know used to be a backup dancer for BTS then he joined JYP and became an idol himself. 4. Stray Kids used to have 9 members, one left for personal reasons and for reasons I won't explain it's best if you don't talk about him as the fandom has mixed feelings, he's in every older music video. 5. Hyunjin despite being a main dancer had little to no experience with it when he was a trainee, the other trainees used to tell him he didn't need to know since he was so handsome he had a free pass, Hyunjin didn't like that and worked VERY hard and trained and practiced 24/7 to improve his dancing and it paid off greatly since he's apart of danceracha. He still practices 24/7 until he thinks its perfect. Really hope you check out some dance performances by him. 6. Changbin has a thing about sticking to his principles, and its brought up in his rap often, people in korea who don't really even know stray kids still know about changbin being a man of principles. 7. Han be writing verses faster than a mf can blink. Him, Changbin and Chan wrote a song during a vlive in like 10-20 mintues. 8. Despite Han's loud self he's actually pretty introverted and has social anxiety when it comes to strangers. That doesn't stop him tho and he performs amazingly every 👏🏾 single 👏🏾 time 👏🏾 9. Felix was born and raised in Australia. Felix's Korean name Yongbok pretty much translates into Lucky Dragon or Dragon scent. He was given this name by his grandfather and he used to be embarrassed by it but now he's ok with it. Korean Stays and memebers also use wordplay with his name sometimes and turn his name into Hangbok (Happiness) since he is a sunshine and all. His demonic voice and angle personality really don't match but complement him so well, he's a walking duality. 10. Felix was NOT always as fluent in korean as he is now, as a matter of fact at the start of the survival show he barely knew any korean. He still struggles time to time but now his Korean is really good. 11. Seungmin is a very diligent person, his room is always tidy, he always goes to vocal lessons, and he brushes his teeth like 6 times a day (koreans brush their teeth a lot because of the fermented food they eat). But as you saw by the video he likes to let himself be free and have fun. He's also very fluent in English along with Han. 12. I.N. smiles a lot because when he was younger he was told he a had a very intimidating face so he smiled a lot to not look scary, he did it so often it became a habit, that's why he smiles so much. 13. Bangchan picked all of his stray kids members, during the survival show it was revealed bangchan personally picked all of stray kid's members as the leader. They used to have a bunch of fights pre-debut hyunjin especially man had beef with everyone except seungmin, the worst was hyunjin and han they couldn't even stand each other, now the members are so close they are basically family. Hyunjin and Han and now literally besties and even got married that one- several times.
And finally, to round off that absurd amount of commenting: Guide suggestions (caveat: almost all guides, these and others, still make incorrect statements about "official" positions, so...ignore that widespread error): TeaNoSuga's "A DETAILED & HELPFUL GUIDE TO STRAY KIDS 2021 EDITION" (th-cam.com/video/0gwWm1Fjxpc/w-d-xo.html) -- good, fairly comprehensive, most updated info, most recommended now that the skzvintage guides are gone Hyunjin Nation's "an introduction to: stray kids (2020 edition)" (th-cam.com/video/PYOsihpdNGU/w-d-xo.html) -- one of the most popular and recommended guides, and it's worth watching; it's slightly out of date, has some font choices that tweak some people, and skims over/fails to emphasize a few important bits, but overall most people seem to find it helpful any/all of skzvintage's SKZFLIX ongoing series ("This is Stray Kids pt 1&2," "3RACHA Producing for Stray Kids," etc) -- along with Hyunjun Nation's 2020 guide, this series is THE most frequently recommended; it's literally a documentary -- UPDATE: these were copyrighted into oblivion after many months of popularity and usage, but they can still be seen by searching the titles and then watching other reactors react to them (presumably this would just be off screen, as it would be odd to do in an actual post) all of Vic Killjoy's "Stray Kids Guide: [member] edition" videos (they also recently released updated 3RACHA and Danceracha guides, so I'm hoping that means updated member guides will follow eventually)(th-cam.com/channels/bAYVubpa8I9k1zRfGsOZHg.htmlsearch?query=stray%20kids) -- the individual member guides are slightly outdated, but very useful; these were one of my main tools when first learning about SKZ members "MEMEFUL GUIDE TO STRAY KIDS THAT WILL TURN YOU INTO A HARD STAN 2020 EDITION" (th-cam.com/video/aYdWRmQvVLw/w-d-xo.html) -- pretty solid initial peek at each member's persona and skills "My favorite things that Stray Kids have said/done" (th-cam.com/video/Pw7gtquoBAE/w-d-xo.html) -- the title sounds like this will be humorous, but instead this goes beyond memes and funny stuff and gets you pretty solidly into the "omg, THIS is why we love them; they're beautiful, relatable human beings" deeper side of their personalities
i love ur reactions! my biases are hyunjin and chan, they have “skz code” which is just episodes of them playing games etc which you can find on their youtube channel! and they have a mini reality which is called “finding skz” th-cam.com/video/6L33mx8yVkg/w-d-xo.html i hope you have a wonderful journey becoming a stay
We're still new to Stray Kids and love them all, but so far our biases are: Jenny - Han, Bang Chan & Felix (Lee Know & Hyunjin are wreckers) JD - Bang Chan Erin is undecided.
- Felix and Chan both auditioned for JYP while in Australia (they're both from Sydney). Chan moved to Korea and the dorms by himself at age 13, did several years of his schooling in Korea, and had enough experience with the Konglish his family spoke at home that he was pretty much fine with communicating even if he wasn't necessarily completely fluent. He's mentioned he had the occasional blip and wasn't perfect with the language, and even today there's still the occasional word he doesn't know (we've seen him look up definitions, blank out on words, or ask one of the Korean members for clarification), but it wasn't a huge problem. Felix, otoh, spoke almost no Korean when he came to Korea at age 16, and it was most definitely a problem. However, he absolutely is basically fluent now, so please don't continue thinking he's not. He's been there for well over four years now, and he worked his a$$ off to learn as fast as he could for a particular reason that I won't spoil in case you don't already know. His Korean isn't perfect, and he's still working on picking up some particularly long or complicated vocab, but that's true even of people in their native languages. He has no problem communicating anymore, and other members have even pointed out that he sometimes speaks more correct or beautiful or well-stated Korean than they do. Two years ago: I'd say no, he wasn't on the level of completely fluent, but maybe more like highly conversant. Today: he's fluent, and that's an important detail to learn at this stage because it was something he had to work for and the lack of fluency was something that affected his parts in earlier songs, while his fluency now is leading to larger parts.
- Yes, Chan has specifically mentioned that having Felix there has made things easier on him and that Felix is basically "home." And Felix has had no issue both showing and saying how much he's relied on Chan since the beginning. The members themselves have also pointed out the special nature of the Aussies' particular bond.
Felix is just a sunshine everybody just can't help themselves loving him btw Bang Chan is my bias
- 9:45 (Binnie's section): You asked, "What is this?!" That's "Scene Stealers" by 3RACHA, released when they were 17, 18, and 20, and it's awesome.
- 10:20ish (Hyunjin's section): That "gucci advert" clip, with Jinnie and the motorcycle, is from the "B Me" unveil video (which is a vital part of the Mixtape storyline, btw, and you should watch it eventually, if/when you get around to following the storylines and multiverse; but be warned that we never got a whole mv, just the unveil).
- 12:56 (Han's section): He has lots of unofficial releases -- as do most of them. Felix is the ONLY one we don't yet have at least one solo from, but even he is still in several of the small-combo releases (two or more members, but less than the whole group). They're all in the SKZ-Player and SKZ-Record sections of SKZ's yt channel, and you can (and _really_ should) just go straight through the two playlists. These are all "extra" projects they made just for fun, to practice their craft, to respond to something (see: Binnie's lowkey cypher clapback and Hannie's very highkey diss track), and just to give STAY gifts. You specifically mentioned that you want to check out Han's "Close." Be aware that it's part of his trilogy, and the three songs combined cover the relationship, so they're best listened to together and in order: "Close," then "Wish You Back," then "HaPpY."
- You got somewhat less on Seungmin and I.N because this guide is over a year old and uses mostly content that was months or years old even then. Seungmin and I.N are 2/3 of the Savage Line, aka SavageRacha and are as loud as the rest of SKZ. I.N won't usually start things, but he will utterly end them -- and everyone involved -- any time he feels like it; and because he's 1) the maknae and 2) SKZ has a "maknae on top" policy, he's basically untouchable and gets away with pretty much anything and everything he wants. And Seungmin fools most new people with his face; they think he's the quiet, "normal" one, when he can and will instigate absolute chaos, be the most random mf ever, and/or verbally destroy people without blinking.
I.N doesn't speak up much in most interviews, especially English ones, because he has seven hyungs to do it if he doesn't want to be bothered and because he and Lee Know have the weakest English in the group; but if he feels like it, he has no problem. Seungmin is often one of their main speakers in interviews, including English ones. His English skills are behind only Chan's and Felix's (Hyunjin has improved to around his level, with little enough difference that it's pointless to compare), he's more inclined to speak than Felix is, he's very articulate, and he has plenty of MC experience -- all of which make him one of their primary interview speakers much of the time.
- Aegyo, the bane of idols everywhere. Binnie probably does more than anyone else, but a lot of us appreciate him for it. I mean, he actually just kind of likes it because he's adorable and wants more people to notice. But also, if he does it, people demand a lot less from the maknae -- and I.N _really_ doesn't like doing aegyo; he'll do it, because kpop, but he doesn't like it and it's not comfortable for him. So Binnie draws the aegyo attention to himself and takes the pressure off the members who might otherwise feel forced or uncomfortable.
Binnie ALSO does that in regards to "visual" bullsh1t, btw. SKZ doesn't have an official visual (or any other set positions), which is one of the primary complaints STAY have about this particular guide ("He's more than a visual!" and then spends most of the time on his looks). But the lack of the actual position has never stopped people from slapping the label on Hyunjin. Which in itself isn't really a big deal; he's lovely and knows it...except that he was treated pretty badly because of his looks, and he hates being focused on for that aspect of him instead of the things he's worked so hard to accomplish and achieve through his own efforts rather than genes. He spent a lot of time being told that he had no talent and should stop trying and to just slide by on his pretty face because that was his value, and he's made it clear how much that bothered and hurt him and how uncomfortable he is with being seen primarily in that light at the expense of recognizing his accomplishments in dance or even in rap and vocals. So when interviewers and the like start in with "visual" stuff, Binnie has both appointed himself and been appointed by the rest of the group, as the visual or "binsual." It interrupts that topic and takes the pressure off of Hyunjin. And he does it even knowing that some people are idiots and don't notice how good-looking he actually is and will instead treat him like a joke. (To this day, we loathe a couple hosts who pretty much called teenage Bin ugly to his face during one of these exchanges.)
Anyway, point is that Binnie deliberately steps up to perform a couple of the common kpop "roles" that would normally be forced on younger members but which they don't like doing. And you only realize he's doing it once you get pretty deep and have a lot of material to draw the observation from, because he won't point it out himself.
- They're so close and comfortable with each other because of their unique origin -- they chose each other; they weren't assigned to a group by the company, per the standard for the rest of the industry. Chan handpicked each one of them after getting to know them and making his choices based on their potential and their personalities (rather than usual criteria), and then each one of them individually agreed to join the others. Which didn't stop a couple of them from being little sh1ts with each other for a while, but they grew out of it, in no small part because of the overall group dynamic and relationships.
Also aegyo is kind of just a Kpop/Media thing. Normal Koreans themselves won't just randomly burst into aegyo if ever.
- There's definitely a misread happening about I.N. 😂 This is not the classic sweet, quiet maknae, and they've never tried to force him into that (when I say SKZ has a maknae on top policy, I mean it -- they literally even made the song "Maknae on Top" about it). He lectures them. He verbally eviscerates them. He threatens to punch/smack them (and occasionally follows through if the threats aren't being heeded). They jokingly-but-seriously call him hyungnim. He's not quiet or fitting into a reserved little maknae role. He just generally doesn't interact much in English interviews and goes with whatever his mood is in Korean interviews because he knows he can do whatever the hell he wants. Felix is often viewed like (and acts like) the maknae more than I.N. Hyunjin's never said, "I.N is like a baby and needs to be protected" about I.N -- they'd laugh themselves dead at the thought, whereas everyone agrees with it about Felix. Other than "universally adored and indulged," don't expect I.N to fit preconceptions of maknae.
- I.N got his braces off quite long ago; they were removed three years ago (notice they're gone in "Miroh"). So "recently removed" is definitely not accurate. Seungmin's the one with visible braces now; I.N's have been gone since January 2019, less than ten months after debut. My best guess about some of the misreads with his personality and braces is that you might have been seeing older content/interviews and gotten inaccurate impressions.
- The guide content about I.N's voice is fairly outdated. His voice isn't yet as polished or mature as Seungmin's (the other person most heavily focused on vocals), but it's grown enormously over the last couple of years as he reached adulthood. The SKZ-Player/SKZ-Record releases are a great place to check this out, as he has solo songs there, so you don't even need to try digging his voice out from the other seven in SKZ songs (although it's also evident in the group songs from the last couple years). The episodes of "SKZ Song Camp" that focus on I.N, Seungmin, and Han's unit song process are also a good place to hear this (as is the resultant unit song, "Gone Away").
- Barring occasional moments from fansigns (from which my favorite is probably his "Fly Me to the Moon" rendition) and the few times he's felt brave enough to try in vlives, the most extended example we have (in an actual release, not survival show "Glow") of Felix singing in his higher full voice is in the song "#LoveSTAY," which they released for us less than two weeks ago as a New Year's present. Regarding singing in the lower end of his full voice, he's been doing a bit more lately, which is great. The most recent examples would be in "Winter Falls" and especially in "24 to 25." And he has a beautiful voice in both ranges. Which again harks back to the oft-repeated "eight singers, eight rappers" line in Stayville -- because literally every one of them has a lovely voice (wait until you hear dark, aggressive rapper Binnie singing like an angel).
I love their personalities. I love their kid in a room series. I love Felix too but for a me it’s because he is so himself. To hear his singing voice, listen to the new song #LoveStay. He is a walking meme and is just so funny. Not to mention his beauty catches you off guard. His beauty is so different because he can be manly and then have a feminine beauty. I love all of them and can’t imagine this group without one of them. Also, their voices have improved so much.
- They do various unit combos, not always within the bounds of 3RACHA, Danceracha, and Vocalracha. On NOEASY, Chan and Hyunjin made "Red Lights" ("mature" concept); Lee Know, Changbin, and Felix made "Surfin'" (fun, happy concept); and Han, Seungmin, and I.N made "Gone Away" (melancholic ballad). But they do also have one set of unit songs for the "racha" units: "We Go" by 3RACHA; "Wow" by Danceracha (do _not_ confuse this with the infamous "WOW" by fetus-age 3RACHA); and "My Universe" by Vocalracha + Changbin.
While 3RACHA, as the producing unit, operates constantly, 3RACHA as a rap trio, Danceracha, and Vocalracha aren't distinct subunits in the way most groups have them and the way it seems like you're perceiving. The members can and do break up into whatever random "units" they feel like -- basically creating new units the same way STAY slap "racha" on every descriptor and make their own unit concept. While the members of Danceracha are the three people most focused on dance, they're also the third, fourth, and fifth most frequent rappers, with two of them also doing a solid amount of vocals. 3RACHA the rap trio often create and perform new raps for award shows, but they don't operate as a rap trio within SKZ -- they're the producing unit, not the rap unit; Chan rarely raps in SKZ songs and mostly handles vocals, while Han pulls nearly equal double duty as both rapper and vocalist. Vocalracha are the two members most focused on vocals, but both rap even on the most recent releases, and half the members of SKZ share the bulk of the vocal load. So basically: they're not discrete subunits in the way you seem to be thinking of them. Other than 3RACHA, they didn't even make up the units/names -- STAY honed in on who focuses most on what, then named Danceracha and Vocalracha, and the names stuck. But there are no official positions in SKZ, so hard-defined units with set roles (other than 3RACHA as producers...and even then, the other members ALL produce) and who function without each other wouldn't fit how they work. The "racha" units are more like a shorthand to reference the members whose first focus is on a particular thing, not subunits that frequently operate very separately from each other. "We Go," "Wow," and "My Universe" are the only 3RACHA/Danceracha/Vocalracha unit songs so far because, again, they're not THAT kind of units.
- With his personality and MC experience, Seungmin's quite composed at awards ceremonies (as much as anyone in a chaos factory like SKZ ever is). Han, on the other hand, keeps going viral when people record his reactions to other idols.
- As for the guitar, Chan, Han, and Seungmin all play (Chan plays several instruments). I.N plays piano. There's a high likelihood others have at least a passing knowledge (they can all at least plunk out parts on a keyboard) and I know I'm actually forgetting someone, but these are the four who tend to play instruments on camera.
- A final reminder, since one of your comments made me think this part might not have fully registered yet: There are no official positions (other than leader). No matter how often you hear guides, STAY, or even SKZ mention "main vocal" or "lead dancer" or whatever, those are _not_ an actual thing anymore. We and they use the terms as shorthand, but they're not set, and the members are free to move around among roles.
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you laughing so much when it's hyunjin's part and his dramatic behavior is so relatable. I knew he would be my ult since day one. Just love how extra he is. Him (sexy on stage, dramatic in real life), Felix (deep voice guy, sunshine in real life), and Changbin (dark rapper, baby changbin in real life) have the stongest dualities in the group for me. The way I'm stil shocked sometimes. Love SKZ !
Heyy girlies 💓hope you doing well 💓💗. Love you guys from the stray kids moon and back 💗💓💖
Hi you all! 🤗 Realy enjoyed watching the Skz guide with you! You are so lovely, glad I stumbled on your reaction. District 9.has possibly my favourite Rap lines/bars (or whatever is the correct term) from Changbin 🤘. If you end up llistening to it, would love to know what JD thinks. Jenny and Erin as well ofcourse! 😆 Some other song recommendations: Easy, We Go, First Take Slump, Any and many, many others LOL. By the way who is Kat? Can we see her one day, please? I am new here but there is such a person and I am not crazy right? 😆
Enjoying your Skz journey! Always so interesting to hear initial thoughts and impressions on the members. My bias/es changed so much so many times during my initial year of following the kids, but yea I love them all. :) For the guide, this one is new (so it doesn't have a lot of views yet) but may possibly be one of the best guides out right now IMO. th-cam.com/video/2uVUVPfQ4R8/w-d-xo.html -- looking forward to watching more videos from you guys! :)
*Disclaimer on the guide: It focuses mostly on the positive side of the kids' journey and doesn't include any of the struggles and challenges they had to overcome to reach the point they are at today but that can be for another time.
Also, since you mentioned Han playing guitar, just wanted to share a bit of info about the other kids since there's barely any mention of this in any of the guides. Chan plays the guitar, piano, ukelele, and a bit of the drums, Seungmin plays the guitar. Then aside from I.N, Hyunjin can play piano as well and I've seen Changbin and Han play with it a bit in some clips. :)
Watch Hyunjin dance play with fire. Not actually sure of the correct name but these words ate in lyrics. SEXY!!!!!
Please react to an introduction to stray kids 2020 edition 🙏🏻❤️❤️
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Wow I just recently discovered your channel and watched your videos because of skz.💗 Hope you can react to their MVs Thunderous, The View, Secretsecret and Sorry I love you 🙂
Thanks for joining us! We'll definitely be watching everything. I'm more than a little bit obsessed with them!
@@MyCupOfTv yay thank you excited for your next reaction 💗
Lil fun facts and just more info in general also stray kids arent really new anymore they are now like a 4-5 year old group
1.Bang Chan was born in Korea raised in Australia
2. He is one of the youngest kpop idols to have over 100+ songs credited in his name. Along of course with Han and Changbin
3. Lee know used to be a backup dancer for BTS then he joined JYP and became an idol himself.
4. Stray Kids used to have 9 members, one left for personal reasons and for reasons I won't explain it's best if you don't talk about him as the fandom has mixed feelings, he's in every older music video.
5. Hyunjin despite being a main dancer had little to no experience with it when he was a trainee, the other trainees used to tell him he didn't need to know since he was so handsome he had a free pass, Hyunjin didn't like that and worked VERY hard and trained and practiced 24/7 to improve his dancing and it paid off greatly since he's apart of danceracha. He still practices 24/7 until he thinks its perfect. Really hope you check out some dance performances by him.
6. Changbin has a thing about sticking to his principles, and its brought up in his rap often, people in korea who don't really even know stray kids still know about changbin being a man of principles.
7. Han be writing verses faster than a mf can blink. Him, Changbin and Chan wrote a song during a vlive in like 10-20 mintues.
8. Despite Han's loud self he's actually pretty introverted and has social anxiety when it comes to strangers. That doesn't stop him tho and he performs amazingly every 👏🏾 single 👏🏾 time 👏🏾
9. Felix was born and raised in Australia. Felix's Korean name Yongbok pretty much translates into Lucky Dragon or Dragon scent. He was given this name by his grandfather and he used to be embarrassed by it but now he's ok with it. Korean Stays and memebers also use wordplay with his name sometimes and turn his name into Hangbok (Happiness) since he is a sunshine and all. His demonic voice and angle personality really don't match but complement him so well, he's a walking duality.
10. Felix was NOT always as fluent in korean as he is now, as a matter of fact at the start of the survival show he barely knew any korean. He still struggles time to time but now his Korean is really good.
11. Seungmin is a very diligent person, his room is always tidy, he always goes to vocal lessons, and he brushes his teeth like 6 times a day (koreans brush their teeth a lot because of the fermented food they eat). But as you saw by the video he likes to let himself be free and have fun. He's also very fluent in English along with Han.
12. I.N. smiles a lot because when he was younger he was told he a had a very intimidating face so he smiled a lot to not look scary, he did it so often it became a habit, that's why he smiles so much.
13. Bangchan picked all of his stray kids members, during the survival show it was revealed bangchan personally picked all of stray kid's members as the leader. They used to have a bunch of fights pre-debut hyunjin especially man had beef with everyone except seungmin, the worst was hyunjin and han they couldn't even stand each other, now the members are so close they are basically family. Hyunjin and Han and now literally besties and even got married that one- several times.
pls start to react NCT!! they are a huge group… but they are amazing and has videos explaining their concept
MyCupOfTV can you also react to TXT and ENHYPEN please ❤️🙏
And finally, to round off that absurd amount of commenting:
Guide suggestions (caveat: almost all guides, these and others, still make incorrect statements about "official" positions, so...ignore that widespread error):
TeaNoSuga's "A DETAILED & HELPFUL GUIDE TO STRAY KIDS 2021 EDITION" (th-cam.com/video/0gwWm1Fjxpc/w-d-xo.html) -- good, fairly comprehensive, most updated info, most recommended now that the skzvintage guides are gone
Hyunjin Nation's "an introduction to: stray kids (2020 edition)" (th-cam.com/video/PYOsihpdNGU/w-d-xo.html) -- one of the most popular and recommended guides, and it's worth watching; it's slightly out of date, has some font choices that tweak some people, and skims over/fails to emphasize a few important bits, but overall most people seem to find it helpful
any/all of skzvintage's SKZFLIX ongoing series ("This is Stray Kids pt 1&2," "3RACHA Producing for Stray Kids," etc) -- along with Hyunjun Nation's 2020 guide, this series is THE most frequently recommended; it's literally a documentary -- UPDATE: these were copyrighted into oblivion after many months of popularity and usage, but they can still be seen by searching the titles and then watching other reactors react to them (presumably this would just be off screen, as it would be odd to do in an actual post)
all of Vic Killjoy's "Stray Kids Guide: [member] edition" videos (they also recently released updated 3RACHA and Danceracha guides, so I'm hoping that means updated member guides will follow eventually)(th-cam.com/channels/bAYVubpa8I9k1zRfGsOZHg.htmlsearch?query=stray%20kids) -- the individual member guides are slightly outdated, but very useful; these were one of my main tools when first learning about SKZ members
"MEMEFUL GUIDE TO STRAY KIDS THAT WILL TURN YOU INTO A HARD STAN 2020 EDITION" (th-cam.com/video/aYdWRmQvVLw/w-d-xo.html) -- pretty solid initial peek at each member's persona and skills
"My favorite things that Stray Kids have said/done" (th-cam.com/video/Pw7gtquoBAE/w-d-xo.html) -- the title sounds like this will be humorous, but instead this goes beyond memes and funny stuff and gets you pretty solidly into the "omg, THIS is why we love them; they're beautiful, relatable human beings" deeper side of their personalities
Thanks for all your info! The next guide we watch will be TeaNoSuga Reacts. Alex has been very helpful!
i love ur reactions! my biases are hyunjin and chan, they have “skz code” which is just episodes of them playing games etc which you can find on their youtube channel! and they have a mini reality which is called “finding skz”
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i hope you have a wonderful journey becoming a stay
my bias will always and forever be binnie i love him sm!
Y’all audio & the video is off. It sounds kind of annoying how it’s echoing…
The words are in the lyrics not ate.
bias ?
We're still new to Stray Kids and love them all, but so far our biases are:
Jenny - Han, Bang Chan & Felix (Lee Know & Hyunjin are wreckers)
JD - Bang Chan
Erin is undecided.
You always have an echo in your studi☹