Exactly! If you want to Keep Kpop Korean then they better tell their idols to dance and sing in hanboks and use Korean instruments

I appreciate artists who are willing to use influences from other cultures and put them on showcase for people who might not regularly be exposed to them. There's always gonna be small groups of fans who always seem to be the loudest voicing their ignorant opinions while the majority will just listen, watch and enjoy. Just gotta enjoy your own time and leave the idiots to be mad by themselves.

When people say keep kpop Korean, it's so strange. Kpop literally mixes so many genres. And with the model it actually made no sense because I think the two other models weren't even Korean either? People literally just hated on the black model for existing. I hope they know that black models exist in Korea. They were the same people who were mad when Hybe hired black models to perform on stage with BTS with their Dynamite era song that was obviously inspired by the black music scene. Literally I experience the most racism from kpop stans as a black kpop Stan, and it's so strange to acknowledge that 😩

@imani._.love08

2 ай бұрын

The whole idea in general is crazy because K-pop was formed mostly from American culture, more specifically African American culture, using hip hop and R&B influences in their songs. Not to mention that many K-pop songs are written by non-Korean people. If they were to “keep K-pop Korean” K-pop would basically cease to exist, or it would be completely different from what it is today 😭

@Molly-iw1rc

2 ай бұрын

@@imani._.love08 literally 😭 there are only a few kpop songs that use Korean influence and instruments, but even then it's usually mixed with another genre still. Also choreographies are made by Western dancers, and specifically there are a lot of black choreographers that work with groups on popular choreography. Some of these people are delusional😭

@tlbm9604

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, what’s more wild is that people saying this “phrase” isn’t even Korean so who are they to say so? Not only that if that is the case then most of K-pop will just be traditional trot lol

@STAYYVERSE

2 ай бұрын

not to mention they take inspiration from us , This song was inspired by Tyla Water

@Nuhuh18

2 ай бұрын

🙄🤣​@@STAYYVERSE

Always drives me crazy those folks who say dumb stuff like "keep kpop Korean" or "kpop is more complex than American music." Like, umm....? A great deal of kpop IS American music with the exception of the fact that its being sung in Korean. There's no kpop without taking from all kinds of cultures. Hell, minus the language, most of kpop isnt "Korean" at all. And thats cool. Speaking as a Black woman, the thing that made me fall in love with kpop was the fact that you got so much inspiration from all kinds of genres and cultures. I'm 35 years old. I find just as much Britney/Christina/Nsycn pop fun in kpop as I do Janet/Boyz II Men. The coolest thing about it is the fact that its something for everyone. So to see people acting all pretentious and gate keep-y over something that literally couldnt be what it is without the joining of a countless number of different tastes and styles is equal parts sad and pathetic in my opinion. So yea, im wit you "guy in the middle". All that aside, I loved the song. Video was kinda eh but the choreo goes hard. This my new work out lmao.

@michealdeangelo7452

2 ай бұрын

Largely I agree, but to say K-Pop is just American music just sung in Korean is a bit of an over-simplification.

@victjsofjsmdngor

2 ай бұрын

the only sad part to me is that the mix between korean and english gets lost sometimes, sometimes there is barely any korean lyrics in songs now that they might as well have been english releases. the blending might not make sense either (e.g. when there is a korean line with a random english word thrown somewhere in it). it might confuse both english and korean speakers. but at least the songs are catchy

@OleDirtyBastard68

2 ай бұрын

As a white European Gen X dude who's been into hip hop since early teen days and now enjoys listening to rappers doing their thing in Chinese, Turkish, Spanish and Arabic ... I don't have much to add to this nonsense of "keeping XY-music XY-ish". ^^

I was in the club on Saturday and when this drop everybody was vibing and dancing so hard, for me kpop is this, just fun stuff to dance on the club ❤

The M/v gave me art installation vibes. Kinda of a “we work in secret to create something that everyone judges us for when it comes to light” kinda thing idk. But guy in the middle is on point 100% Certain “fans” are becoming the worst thing about k-pop for me. Is the overall sound of kpop diversifying, yes. But name me a genre that doesn’t change over time? Just think there are way too many engagement farmers on the internet and hate is their go to “crop” to grow that engagement. I00% love this song. As a black man in Florida with a lot of friends from Jamaica, Trinidad, and the Bahamas - none of them have a problem with the song either.

I am 51 years old and I have to tell any (Keep Kpop Korean ) squad members.the following, you need a tour if you don't know that the majority of Kpop is straight up Hip Hop and R&B music. I have gone to Kpop concerts with my daughters and have seen NCT127 , BTS, Enhypen, Aespa , and Black Pink.Why? The reason is that they reminded me of old school R&B music. I am a huge Kpop fan because these groups , with their dance practices, amazing videos have taken me back to when we watched Hot Tracks , Video Music Box , BET and MTV (when they finally let black artistst on there lol) and the artiststs from back in the day gave you content and you were happy to be a fan. I pay my well earned money to watch stellar performances , not to hear mumble rap and foolishness. Jungkook's Golden is an R&B record. The fact that he asked one of his idols Usher to take part in Standing Next to you says it all , Now all of that being said, R&B fans in the states are in a super drought and yes Kpop groups picked up the baton and have made amazing music , and content that makes alot of us happy. Groups over hear need to step up their game and revisit the old formula if they want to succeed. Like the old saying goes "If it ain't broke don't fix it. Go back to producing content for your fans, show them your process and trust the R&B game here can go back to being fierce. The only one I've honestly seen give me old school style content from the States has been Beyonce. Other than that everyone else I just watch on You Tube. In conclusion make no mistake about Hip Hop and R&B is the blueprint for Kpop , point , blank, period.

🎉 say it louder for real. Liked the honest and true reactions as welk as calling out the bull. Love the reaction

@angalx___

2 ай бұрын

💯

Did he say Shaggy is American? Shaggy was born in Jamaica and lived there until he was 18. So that still makes him Jamaican.

Its a fun song but my favorite are EASY & Swan Song. The entire concept is just simple but fun & vibey. Some say the uniform attire is corny but I think they slayed & I have a theory that the reason why they are wearing uniform & Jennifer is drinking a cup with crazy word on it is maybe a teaser for their nxt comeback which is pretty much what LSF has been doing in their releases.

Yessss! Everything you said about the black model!

The video in itself is definitely artistic and the extras are definitely an artistic choice as another comment said it’s an installation you’re meant to take them in and watch the art. I think what’s crazy to me is this LSF album is really inoffensive in the grand scheme of kpop music and cultural conversation but they’ve somehow been made the talking point this comeback which is wild? Everything you said is money but im just so confused how it happened with this group and this album

i feel this is when twitter influences bias and ppl stop thinking for themselves. Firstly enunciation is used in ALL music. Ariana does it, Sza does it, Drake does it, 21 pilots does it. If all these songs had every syllable pronounced pop music would sound like ass. That only really works for more techno esque songs like (discord living tombstone) If they were sat here singing 'SmartER Baby SmartER 🤓' the song wouldnt work. A side note on the people upset with their sets asking why they have black influences the studios they've been using are owned by a black man who the producer is in collab with. The accusation on twitter about this sounding like water have hurt my brain bc not only do they sound nothing alike but also anyone who listens to this genre frequently knows water takes a lot from songs before it and sound similar.

@MokeyMokeySmackdown

2 ай бұрын

Also I'm talking about the Twitter critics!

People are probably going to kill me in the comments but I feel that this issue is something very American? because in Latin America and the Caribbean we did not react that way when they made reggeton, the vast majority of us loved it because we felt super represented even if they are not Latinas, seeing that our music influences people in Korea feels great. I think that because I am not from the United States, I will never truly understand these types of comments. And another thing is that this song doesn't sound like water to me, it has the same vibe but people saying it's a copy? I don't understand, besides that this type of music is heard a lot in the Caribbean and Latin America, many reggaetoneros (reggaeton singers) have this type of sound so it didn't seem strange to me that they did something like that because they already have 2 songs that are super inspired by music from this side.

@goodvibes7913

2 ай бұрын

I think the main issue was days before their fans were saying keep kpop Korean because of a black model on their page. Just for lesserafim to drop songs based off of black & Latin culture. That’s where all the backlash is coming from

@pure_vii

2 ай бұрын

It's 100% an American thing and a lot of the time those people aren't even part of the culture, they just want to act offended for other people.

@girlwithluv-multifandom

2 ай бұрын

I think they explained their concerns very clearly? He doesn't have an issue with the song or with Le sserafim performing the song. The issue is with the people who will bop to this song and then in the next breath, try to gatekeep kpop or say anti-black things about the model who was promoting Le Sserafim's clothing line. In other words: cultural exchange and sharing of music genres: good. Hypocrisy and anti-black racism: bad.

@meganadele

2 ай бұрын

fair but i would like to point out that, that sentiment was not a majority for fearnots. everyone on twt loved the merch shoot. hell, i would even argue that it wasn't fearnots and more so just weird instagram kpop stans @@goodvibes7913

@Happihappihappi123

2 ай бұрын

@@goodvibes7913but the hate for the models were from the so called fans and not the group and putting out this song is like telling the haters to stop hating and appreciate the different cultures and people

Please react to "just like dat" by PSYCHIC FEVER you will absolutely love them.

I will say at least for the "smatuh" thing that you brought up, its definitely also how koreans would go about pronouncing it. "SmartER" would be really tough for them to pronounce consistently without a lot of work, when "smatuh" rolls off and is easy for them. Does it overlap and maybe they like that it did? Sure, possibly, idk. "Keep kpop korean" is crap anyways and tbh i dont even think those people should be acknowledged. Its so ignorant to the point of dismissal out of hand. I cant say I hear the Water comparison at all other than both songs just being afrobeat.

i think its their new upcoming project called crazy because their line in good bones "easy, crazy, hot"

I really think you guys would like just like that by Psychic Fever.

Whatever what genre they using, music makes us one y’all let’s enjoy it

Its a bunch of High school kids with obsessive competitive tendencies that make these comments. More than ever before young kpop fans are obsessed with their favourites being the first or one of the few to achieve something and the groups that do achieve things are hated like its no tomorrow.

One of my favorites Kpop girl group Lesserafim

lol here come the idiots who didn’t watch the full video 😂😂 never fails with people on the internet

1000% agree with "guy in the middle" . Made sense.

@moonieluv2047

2 ай бұрын

Why did you put quotation marks 😭 he literally is the guy in the middle

@shutupthanku6440

2 ай бұрын

@@moonieluv2047lmaoo 💀

@nagatoqi

2 ай бұрын

@@moonieluv2047LMAO

@epiphanyskies

2 ай бұрын

@@moonieluv2047because that’s what the guy with the red called him in the beginning of the video, seems like other people in the comments call him that,maybe.

Totally agreed with may man here, "Keep kpop Korean" Kpop use and has been used a crazy tons of different musical genres since "gen 1" back in the 90´s. Did Seo Taiji and the boys used classical Korean music?! NO!! they were singing hip-hop. Im telling you, there just a bunch of people that need to get off their phones, and stop using social media as a way to get attention by commenting negative shit (not only in kpop), its just lame at this point.

Mmm..Shaggy is Jamaican. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica? lol not sure where you got that information from

@MsKendra79

2 ай бұрын

Right! I was totally confused. He must be thinking about Snow from the 90s. Lol

dame being real

I was worried at the beginning that I was about to hear this song being trashed, but I'm completely with Dame Diddy's critiques. The Kpop artists themselves are generally cool about giving credit to African-American culture, but it's some of the Korean fans that seem to be oblivious as to what kpop is based on.

fucking preach dame!

Yes I’m with the guy in the middle

"Guy-in-the-middle", brother Sagittarius, don't give in to anger even if kicking and pawing is in your nature :p After so much time spent on social networks and so much accumulated experience, leave these comments where they belong: in the trash. And honestly, I would like to have a "not a podcast" with you and ppl from the "Keep K-pop Korean" side. Just to hear everybody.

Plz react to psychic fever “just like dat” Once you hear them, you'll be addicted. 🤭🤭🤭

This is a good song. K-pop groups sometimes overdo it with multiple genre styles in one song so no thank you. Seldom is that done properly. This song is a breath of fresh air though the genre is already known and popular. Don’t understand what the issue is regarding this song and people having a problem.

I think its more like hybe jumping on the trending genres and artists... Pink pantheress with the uk garage sound, Rosalia with the reggaeton in antifragile, now Tyla. Hell, maybe even the drill enha did too

@p.a.681

2 ай бұрын

The kpop and music industry in general "jump on" whatever's trending. Not a big deal, and we can simply ignore what we don't like.

@meganadele

2 ай бұрын

i just don't understand why people say that as a 'gotcha ya' moment bc kpop has been jumping on trends since the beginning. that is literally the way the kpop industry works

@yongdol73

2 ай бұрын

That is not just KPOP but that is what the whole industry does world wide, jumping on the trend. And Tyla does not own any specific genre or culture by herself.

@MokeyMokeySmackdown

2 ай бұрын

I can see antufragile and easy but le sserafim said themselves they wanna explore all genres and that's what they are doing. Fearless did not have an in trend sound. Unforgiven was a fkn western showdown sound. I can agree w antufragile and easy but also if they only cared about that they would've followed in antifragiles footsteps and put fire in the belly as their title not unforgiven which was in my opinion very not in trend tbh which I liked.

please react to «just like that» by «psychic fever»

Really the only issue I have with SMART is that the dance moves are a little risky for EUNCHAE, who is currently a minor. That's all.

@tailynngarland482

2 ай бұрын

what are you yapping about..😒

@MsKendra79

2 ай бұрын

She's 17 not 7. Lol

@honks9484

2 ай бұрын

She’s almost an adult and done with puberty su😂

Le Sserafim aren't saying smarter, they're saying "smateo" which means smarter in Korean :)

It was a really cool reaction video great. Thank you. I'm sorry to bother you, but please also do a reaction video for the JPOP song "Ohitorisama Tengoku" by Nogizaka46.

1080P's quick "I have nothing" took me out lmao. But I'm with Dame...if y'all want the 3Ks so bad, be prepared to delete a lot of kpop songs from your phone cause AT LEAST half of them have been inspired from Black and African American culture.

@ScoobySnacks7

2 ай бұрын

Half? I'd say 90%, at LEAST.

Nothing to rant about

What's wrong with trying different genres...smh some people just cant have open minded...i love every music genre even from opera theatrical musical to modern music😂

Le Sserafim aren't saying smarter, they're saying "smateo" which means smarter in Korean :) Also the song has nothing in common with water by Tyler except that it has a generic afrobeat, the "plagiarisation" accusations were stupid from the beginning and Tyla never responded to them, people made that up. Tyla had tweeted a random gif like a day after the album came out, kpop stans spammed her and were being like "look! she's responding and shading ssera!", she then made a tweet after saying that it wasn't directed at anyone and that she has "only love for all girls" because kpop stans put words in her mouth.

im african and i mostly dont like this release because of the weird african accent theyre trying to do, it just comes across as mockery to me idk like i’d rather just listen to music from other africans 😭

@venus6254

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! Don't get me wrong, I like le sserafim but hearing "smarter" being pronounced how West Africans say it (maybe in other parts of Africa too) which is "smattah" makes me cringe? I've seen people (who are most likely not African) try to say it's the same way English people pronounce the word which isn't true (I should know as I'm also English). If you listen to Afrobeats you'll understand.

@katiaferreira4370

2 ай бұрын

Understandable but I feel that people can read too much into this and even be a little too sensitive. With that said though the song is really good personally for me, source music needs to weigh the way forward for the group. They are one of my favourites but I hope the company starts placing emphasis on supporting them in their areas of weakness

@venus6254

2 ай бұрын

@katiaferreira4370 Sorry but I (politely) disagree. They've based this on afrobeats/amapiano music so I don't think it's a reach to say they're imitating accents typically used in afrobeats. And yes, people can be too sensitive about certain topics but you have to keep in mind that this song was released days after they had a black woman model their merch and receive racist comments. And then sparked the return of "keep kpop korean". I know that has nothing to do with Le sserafim personally but it's makes no sense for people to be racist against black people and their culture to only have the same people praise a group that's using hip-hop, afrobeats/amapiano, wearing traditional Egyptian outfits during Smart performance that's reminiscent of Tyla, and doing dance moves similar to Bacardi (a South African dance). If anything, this comeback has shown me how popular black culture really is and that people want to profit from it. Also I agree, Source Music and Hybe need to train their groups more in terms of vocals!

@AvaPlaya13

2 ай бұрын

Tbh koreans would also struggle with a "smartER" pronunciation in this song too. That word ending isnt really in their lexicon either.

@venus6254

2 ай бұрын

@AvaPlaya13 True! It's just that Le sserafim has usually pronounced English words with an American accent. The way Koreans pronounce it is similar but still slightly different though.

What’s up with the caption😂..Clickbait I’m calling it like last time lol

@user-ky6ms4ed9b

2 ай бұрын

😂❤

These reactors are always so negative icl if u want to be so negative just stop reacting

I assume the 2 people who made comments about the video just being "clickbait" HOURS before the video started actually watched the video. Anyway, it sounded too much like another song to me, too much autotune, and the "smart" attire was kinda corny. It did give me drama theater vibes which was interesting.

@p.a.681

2 ай бұрын

The songs that Smart are being compared to are simply from similar/same genres, which isn't a problem, the auto-tune was a deliberate creative decision on the producers' part which is a matter of personal preference, and most people like the "smart attire," which is also a matter of personal preference. So, although we are all free to have our opinions on the song and mv, all of this just seems like pointless and petty nitpicking of non-issues in a desperate attempt to find flaws.

@twilightdream

2 ай бұрын

@@p.a.681agreed

these people have horrible taste why r u guys shocked LMAOO

@ScoobySnacks7

2 ай бұрын

Since they all liked it, they have horrible taste? Please make that make sense....

@ODEMOE

2 ай бұрын

@@ScoobySnacks7 Im not saying they didn’t like it. im just saying the people in these comments that commented before they watched being shocked thinking that these guys didn’t like it when they do clickbait titles and thumbnails…. obviously people are going to think its being negative. Not only that but the fact that they DO have bad taste. They hate everything good and watching this i was surprised they weren’t throwing a fit over this one

@TOKKO_dv

2 ай бұрын

@@ODEMOE music taste is subjective, people are allowed to have opinions. clickbait has been a viable KZread strategy for ages, people should actually watch videos in their entirety instead of using a thumbnail or small portion to judge an entire channel. n I suppose if we're being literal, thumbnail can't be clickbait as there was in fact a long rant in the video. have a good one.

@ScoobySnacks7

2 ай бұрын

@@ODEMOE There's really no definitive "bad taste", when it comes to music. People can like and dislike what they want, but just because it doesn't align with your thoughts, doesn't make them wrong.

@heeseungrs1714

2 ай бұрын

@@ODEMOEthe fact you think there’s a designed/set “bad music taste” makes everything you say automatically invalid lol