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- So we're going to try and do this in a bit of order,
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because we're on YouTube now, so why not just do that.
Drama-lama, drama ramama.
- Drama-lalama, mamalamama hey.
- "Who's your bias in stray kids?"
I don't know.
So if we haven't follow us on Twitter, you won't know,
we're going to the Stray Kids concert this weekend actually
very excited, can't wait, but I don't my bias,
so should we do a quick quiz to find out?
- Have I really had enough time
to develop a bias in that time?
- Sammy, who do you find yourself more attracted to,
vocalist, rapper or dancer?
- Dancer.
- How tall would you like your bias to be?
- [Man] 2000 years later.
- Ah you got Lee Know.
- Oh there we go.
- Oh personalities type.
Fun loving and bubbly, spontaneous,
usually fashionable, and charming.
- We've got so much in common and we've not even met.
- I'm gonna go ahead and say that my bias is Felix
because we did that fashion video ages ago
and he had good fashion so.
- Loleisha says, "How did you come to starting TTK?
"Did anything inspire you specifically?"
That was a lot of Ss then.
- The podcast.
- So we had a podcast with Radio One,
it's still there if you wanna go and find it,
and it was called the Peachy Podcast
and I realised that in the UK no one talks about kpop
in a way that is fun or interesting or educational.
- Or just in general nobody, I think the only thing
we found is that people do talk about kpop,
it's like they're reacting to it and they're like,
this is weird, whereas--
- If they're talking about kpop they're either
calling it weird or they're talking about
BTS or BLACKPINK and no one else.
- Yeah so we're doing it ourselves.
And I enjoy making it so hopefully
you guys enjoy watching it, and also,
I asked on Instagram yesterday, if you do know
of any UK YouTubers that do make content around kpop
or talk about it-- - or Korean culture.
- Or have like made content in the past,
then let us know because we're always putting together
a list of people that we might work with eventually so.
- It's always fun to collaborate and I just need
more friends that talk about kpop to be honest.
- My Freroli said, "Top 10
favourite songs of the year so far?"
- Oh okay, does it have to be from this year?
- I think what we can do is do one song each.
- When I wanna find out what I like,
I go straight onto Spotify and listen to
the songs that I've just played.
So I'm gonna go in and say at the moment,
I'm really into Super Human, that was this year wasn't it?
- I don't know.
- English version of Highway to Heaven,
it opened up a whole new area of that song for me.
- Party Time, I'm loving Party Time
because actually when I heard the song on the album.
Yeah, like when I heard the song on the album
I was like, mm, I don't really know,
I think you need to experience it live
and I did and I love it. - It was so good.
- Ateez Trash says, "do you think bighit is trying
"to recreate BTS's success with TXT?"
- Who wouldn't be trying to recreate,
I think everyone's trying to recreate BTS's success.
- Short answer, no.
- Why?
- What a predictable thing it would be
for BigHit to come out with another boy band
that they wanna put on exactly the same path
which BTS paved and be like oh, they're just gonna be
the next version of BTS whilst the go into military service.
- But that wasn't the question.
The question was, are they trying to replicate their success
yes, 100%, what business person wouldn't be
trying to replicate their success?
If your question is more,
are they trying to make a clone of BTS?
The answer is no because I think they're very different.
- Why would they-- - The music's so different.
- BigHit would be sealing TXT's coffin is they did that.
- Natalia Georgia said, "Out of all of the kpop concerts
"you've been to, what has been your favourite one?"
And Monster X but BTS was the first I went to and it was--
- No it wasn't, Block B was the first concert we went to.
- Oh Block B.
- I wouldn't be able to choose between O2 BTS show
and Monster X at Wembley Arena.
- 'Cause the O2 show was special.
I don't think I've said this in a video
but I've said this to people outside in the real world,
the problem with the Wembley shows is
the audio was nowhere near as good.
- Just because it's a stadium, it's hard to hear.
- Yeah like the O2 is purpose built,
the audio was phenomenal, but there as a point
at the Wembley show where they were doing Not Today
and I genuinely couldn't hear the songs,
so it was a real shame.
- Oh Not Today I've waited years to see and then--
- You couldn't hear it. - I turned to him at one point
and I was like, I thought, I can't,
'cause I was so far up, I was like,
are they performing Not Today?
And then the choreo came in and I was like.
Staerry night says, "What was the first kpop song
"you ever heard, by the way, I love your videos."
- Thanks.
- We did a video a long long time ago on our old channel
about kpop videos, I think 2NE1 were in there.
- Yeah.
- But my first proper listening and appreciation of kpop
was Lucifer by SHINee.
- What a bop and then I remember seeing Save Me.
I remember seeing the music video to Save Me,
like this is so cool. - Danger, weren't it?
Danger? - No, Save, well the first,
it's the ones that I can remember seeing.
- Going over to Instagram now, if you aren't following us
over there, the link is in the description,
make sure you go and do that so you don't miss out
on future Q and As and our Instagram stories
when we go to concerts because--
- There's a lot of them.
- They snap.
Bbjoons says, "are you planning to
"go to Korea in the future?
"Korean vlogs would be super."
- Yes, the answer is yes, we want to go.
It's been like--
- Years in the making.
- It's been in the planning process for a long time.
We were actually organising a trip for the start of the year
and it fell through because it didn't quite work for us.
- So hopefully in the future we can go,
it's just finding the right time to go and also saving up.
- If you've been to Korea though,
or if anyone watching this has been to Korea
and they've got some travel tips for us,
please leave them in the comments,
also let me know what airline you used
because there's a lot of airlines coming from the UK.
Let me know how you got there.
Tattytimebear, I really like the name, said,
"What got you into kpop and what did
"you find so appealing about it?"
I think it was just so different and it sounded so fresh.
- I think I grew up listening to a lot of pop on the radio,
like British pop music, and I think that really
shaped what I liked growing up and then I got to
my teen years and I liked like rock music
'cause I was like rebel, rebel
and then I found myself back listening to pop--
- Did you?
Did you rebel rebel?
- Yeah. - I don't remember that.
- Evanescence.
I got, I like kpop just because I think
it's the whole package, I think it's a fun thing
and I just like the message that it sells
and I think embracing a different culture
that's outside what we used to in
Western culture is really exciting.
- What is an unpopular kpop opinion?
Okay wait, let me think.
- I'm gonna trigger everyone.
BTS didn't pave the way.
There you go, there's a thumbnail right there.
What?
They are only building on the success of previous
generations of kpop but they're obviously
pushing it further than anything else,
so I think the phrase BTS paved the way is a bit problematic
and I don't think BTS would like to be seen like that either
I'm just saying.
Abbie Kate14 says, "if you were, if you two were a kpop
"group, what would the group name be and your concept?"
- Well problematic because--
- Niki and Sammy's already taken.
- Yeah, there's literally a kpop group called Niki and Sammy
and also-- - They're a duo.
- I'm super not here for Caucasian people
being in kpop groups, I just can't.
- Unpopular opinion, I think there should be
more Caucasian kpop groups.
You don't sense the sarcasm in that statement.
- Altair JK said, "How is running and creating content
"for TTK different to running Niki and Sammy?"
It's different in that it's much easier,
I felt like for Niki and Sammy we were always fighting
for new ideas and it became this kind of like rat race
whereas with TTK, really enjoying it,
I'm never lost for ideas, sometimes I'm lost for time,
because we're spending that much time on it
but we're enjoying it so it doesn't matter.
- Justforanne says, "If you could choose three groups
"to make a super concert, who would it be?"
Is it really lame to say GOT7, BLACKPINK,
- And I wouldn't say BTS because we've seen them
and I'd like to give a chance to someone
that maybe wouldn't necessarily come over.
- PENTAGON.
- Yeah.
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- Then was it, what they do.
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- Ateezsan999 says, "Do you think BTS will do
"Wembley Stadium again next tour or go back to the O2?"
- They won't, I don't think it's in their interest
to do Wembley Stadium again yet.
I think there'll be another year before they do Wembley.
I think they'll do multiple arena stops.
- Yeah, Manchester, Scotland and Dublin, maybe Belfast--
- I really think Ireland.
- Dublin is in Ireland and so is Belfast.
- I have to admit, I thought it was.
"Which group would you love to meet and interview?"
- Stray Kids.
- BTS.
- Oh yeah, that's the goal.
- SHINee but BTS, I think it would be amazing to
just talk to them, I would love to know about
the technical side of things and what they do.
- Or just be friends.
- Just, we could go to dinner.
J-Hope can send me shopping but he aint
buying me one of those little bags, I swear to god,
he's not coming-- - What little bag?
- One of those little man sack things that he wears.
- A cross body bag.
- Yeah, never happening with me.
- "What do you think of the VMAs kpop category?"
my thoughts on the VMAs kpop category--
- Cringe.
- Well I tweeted a poll out actually
asking what you guys thought,
couldn't decide whether it was disingenuous
and they're just there for the clicks and the views
or if it was some, they were trying to genuinely
actively involve all of us in the process.
- What's the problem including some kpop acts
in the main pop category, why, if they're so threatened
by the success of these kpop stars,
maybe include, like I dunno, like I don't know
what you want me to say like, maybe people
are waking up to the fact that it actually
isn't so American, Eurocentric anymore.
We're going over to Twitter now
before I have a complete meltdown.
- Brooke said, "What's your favourite collab
"between a western artist and kpop artist?"
The ones that I don't enjoy are easier.
So I have to be honest.
- What do you mean?
- So the Ellie Goulding, Red Velvet collab--
- It's not a collab, it was awful.
- Yeah but it was a collab because they were
on the track together, it felt like an afterthought,
it felt lazy and I didn't enjoy it.
- I kind of dig the NCT Overmax remix.
- That's fine, I enjoy that because they've actively
recorded a new version of the song
whereas it felt like Ellie Goulding just slotted in
a kpop group because it's trendy.
- Libby says, "What is your favourite mv of all time?"
Blood Sweat and Tears 100%. - By far.
- It was the one to me that was like
a landmark moment in my appreciation of kpop.
- It was so good, I loved it.
- BTS are just, their visuals, every time.
- I love a narrative too, personally.
Sting ray said, "Who do you think is the most
"underrated person slash group in the kpop genre?"
- Soloist, I'll say Eric Nam, I think he is amazing live
his vocals are ridiculous. - So good.
- Like they're, what's the word, effortless.
- Like he can sing anything.
- Yeah, his voice is amazing.
TrashMonty says, "How has kpop influenced your life?"
I think kpop...
- Subtly.
- I think kpop has influenced my life in ways that
just mean I'm happy to express what I like,
it's nice to find male idols that aren't afraid
to dress differently or express different,
express their emotions or feelings.
- Toxic masculinity get smashed.
- Toxic masculinity get abolished.
- One think I will say, and this is from the heart.
I used to be really insecure about my hands
but Jimin's got tiny hands and people love it
and now I'm liking my tiny hands.
That's not even me--
- Are mine tiny?
- Yeah, we're identical twins.
- Ferris Holmes says, "What do you expect BigHit's upcoming
"girl group's initial concept to be?
"Girl crush, bubblegum pop, mature?"
- I think-- - Girl crush.
Is that the power one?
- No that's mature.
- Ew no, I want, I want fire and that's probably
why I gel so well with BLACKPINK over like TWICE
because I don't, I've never been,
regardless if it's kpop or whatever,
I'm not into bubblegum, I don't like it.
- BLACKPINK, I just always go for,
well 90% of the time go for like power
and I just love that, like my taste in BTS songs
for example reflects that and the same with NCT.
I think that BigHit will maybe go down the more mature route
because they've kind of got the bubblegum aspect with TXT
because they're very young, like the NCT Dream vibes.
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