- I love this video, 'cause it's like girl power.
- This is very creative and out of the box,
all the videos.
♪ (punk rock intro) ♪
- ♪ You know me the best ♪ ♪ You know my worst,
see me hurt, but you don't judge ♪
♪ That, right there, is the... ♪ - I feel like I've heard this song.
- ♪ I've said those words before... ♪ - Cool video concept, I might say.
- ♪ And you deserve to hear... ♪ - I don't know who this is.
- Already don't like it, because it sounds
like every other song. - Why Don't We!
- Why Don't We! Yes! I LOVE these guys!
They have REALLY good songs. - All my friends are
obsessed with them, and I'm like, "I've never
listened to their music before."
- ♪ Why do I pull you close? ♪ - They're cute. They're cute boys.
- ♪ If all it is is eight letters ♪ ♪ Why is it so hard to say? ♪
- Again, don't care about the music, but the music video is very,
very good to look at it.
- Man, that's such a big trend now, using the vocoder.
- He looks like one of those Instagram boys that decided
to have a music career.
- ♪ Why is it so hard to say? ♪
- Oh my gosh. I literally-- I see them all over Instagram.
- I checked them out after they did a collab with Logan Paul,
just 'cause they actually sounded pretty good.
- Just all of Shawn Mendes' songs. Sounds like all of Ed Sheeran's songs.
It's not good. It's all the same damn thing!
- ♪ You were there when I was low ♪ ♪ You held me... ♪
- What the hell? I've never seen these boys.
- That girls looks, like, years older than him. (laughs)
- So far, the song sounds pretty good.
- ♪ Every single place we go ♪
♪ You start a fight ♪ - This is so cute.
- ♪ ...then you kiss my neck
and take a bite ♪ - Oh, man.
- What the [bleep]?
- ♪ Everybody says I'm sleeping with the enemy ♪
♪ I don't even care if you're gonna be
the death of me ♪ - Oh, this is so greenscreened
it hurts. - ♪ ...a bad reputation
in my neighborhood ♪ - Oh my god.
I actually love their music. - ♪ You drive me mad
with temptation, 'cause it tastes so good ♪
- Ooh, his voice is good.
- ♪ ...away even if I could ♪ ♪ It took one night,
one try, and... ♪ - ♪ I'm hooked ♪
- Okay, all five of them. Okay! - (chuckles) I thought four of them
were the same person.
- ♪ I'm hooked ♪ - Okay, I'm kinda hooked.
- The song was good, but the music video
was kinda strange. Like...
the octopus just coming out of nowhere from the lake.
- I actually like these songs. Wow. Did I just find a new boy band
that I can fangirl over? Jackpot.
- ♪ I don't want a girl who gets a care for her sweet 16 ♪
♪ Or spends a stack of dollar bills on a limousine ♪
- I've never heard any of these songs.
I'm so surprised, 'cause they're good.
- ♪ What the hell are Louboutins? ♪ - ♪ Don't want no fake tan,
short skirt, daddy's money, don't work ♪
♪ Shop until you drop on the town ♪ - Yes. (snapping)
Go fix that tire, girl.
- I love this video, 'cause it's like girl power.
- He doesn't want someone who's just trying to be
like everyone else. He wants someone
who's smart and talented. - They're definitely for teen girls.
I think that's the crowd they're going for.
- ♪ Don't wanna die to get rich ♪ ♪ But she loves Fifty Cent, ow, ow ♪
♪ And all we used to dream about ♪ - Prom! Wow!
Oh my gosh. How exciting.
- Oh my god. Really? Prom? That's how you ask her to prom?
- I don't know. I just feel like all their music
is very... commercialized.
- ♪ It took a while... ♪ - These are cool shots.
I like the music video.
- Honestly, most of their videos, from what I've seen, is hella cool.
- ♪ ...out of me ♪ ♪ I don't really want... ♪
- I get One Direction vibes from them,
and it's really bringing back memories from my heart.
- ♪ And we don't need nothing else ♪
- I just love love songs. I don't know why.
- I love that song. That's literally on my Spotify playlist.
Typical boy band music, but I still love their music.
- They're cute little love songs, I guess, and about girls,
and you know, like every boy band kind of sings about.
Like, girls and love and... it's cute.
- I get where they're going with it, but then it's also like,
ugh, it's sort of like that not-like-other-girls
kind of toxic trope. And I'm like, mm.
Like, okay, support your woman, but don't trash the other woman.
- ♪ I been all through the country ♪ ♪ From LA to Kentucky ♪
♪ Met a good girl in Houston, but she... ♪
- I love this music video, too.
- ♪ There are bad girls in Paris ♪ ♪ No, they wanna get married ♪
♪ In some beautiful... ♪ - Holy cow.
This is such a picture of 2019.
- (nasally) Oh, gotta get those emojis in there.
- ♪ Some go to college, some go to model ♪
♪ Some diggin' for that gold ♪
- I'm not sure how much I like this song.
- ♪ Hollywood girl, tryna be like Rihanna ♪
- ♪ Rihanna ♪ - ♪ Rihanna ♪
- ♪ And I can't choose one, I just gotta be honest ♪
- ♪ Oh, I don't know how to decide ♪
- Oh, are they rating the girls?
- ♪ Too many girls... ♪ - Okay.
Why are they judging them? (chuckles)
- ♪ These girls ♪ - ♪ Are the ones who love
all of the drama ♪ - ♪ These girls ♪
- (chuckles) My friends and I when we text.
- ♪ I can't help it, I just wanna love all ♪
- Wow! They got bangers.
- I like that song. I like the beat,
but I'm not sure I like the message.
You shouldn't love all these girls. You should love one girl.
- They all have the same one-octave vocal range.
So, I'm like, none of them stand out, because it's like, oh,
I don't really hear any harmony.
- (man chuckles) Let's just get this pass right over your head here.
Okay. - I watched this one--
oh, I've watched more than I thought I have!
- (man) Hello, audio. All right. There we go.
- Ah, he put my headphones on. What a gentleman.
- (man) How about we try something different?
- I like the whole concept of the video with the earphones,
but it's an art museum.
(heart beating)
- That is every tour guide, I guess.
- ♪ Look at us ♪ ♪ We could paint a perfect picture ♪
- Okay. This is a cool little art space.
- ♪ From your head to toe, I fit you ♪
♪ They follow us ♪ - Wow. (laughs)
This is very creative and out of the box,
all the videos, which makes me think
that this group is very innovative.
- ♪ I know what you're thinking ♪ ♪ I could spend my time ♪
♪ Feeling all the reasons ♪ ♪ What they know... ♪
- See, now this song sounds more beach-y.
But it's definitely young.
I feel like I'm definitely their demographic.
- Oh, that's cool.
- ♪ We on something different ♪ ♪ We on something, something, some ♪
♪ We on something different ♪ - They're really promoting, like,
"Oh, we're not like other boy bands, and you're not like the other girls,
so we make a match."
- I'm really liking these songs, and watching these cute boys.
- ♪ I need you in my life like limelight ♪
♪ Wherever I go I... ♪ - Wait. If there's five of them,
why do they all sing separately? They never sing together.
- ♪ ...I depend on you ♪ - ♪ You fly with me... ♪
- Just skipped that guy. (chuckles) - ♪ ...I depend on you ♪ - ♪ You fly with me... ♪
- Just skipped that guy. (chuckles)
- I'm just confused, 'cause I feel like I should know who they are.
- ♪ You're the view ♪
- ♪ I only say it 'cause I really... ♪ - I bet that's the one girls like,
'cause they're like, "Oh, he has a gap.
That's so cute." - I like that guy. He's my favorite.
- ♪ I ain't afraid of how you got me feeling ♪
♪ Sky's so clear when you're the view ♪
♪ Anywhere I go, I'm taking you ♪
- You can't not dance.
- See? This is kind of a bop. I feel like this is music
that would play on the radio. But I wouldn't be like,
"Hey, Siri, play this."
But if it was on, I wouldn't turn it off.
- Every other band has already done what they've been doing!
Except they have new faces.
- They have good songs. And they're cute boys.
They're the next big thing. They're the next One Direction.
And that's a huge thing for me to say, because I'm always like, "Oh,
nobody could be the next One Direction."
- (FBE) So, those were all songs by the boy band Why Don't We.
- I love 'em. - (FBE) So, even though they were
formed in 2016 and they've only released one album so far,
they have become one of the most requested bands for us
to cover in a really long time. - Wow. That's pretty good.
- I'm sure the majority of the people who requested them were teenage girls.
- (FBE) So, from what you just saw, do you personally like their music?
- I like it. I'm not a huge fan. It's not special to me.
- It's so generic. I feel like it's just a waste
of a boy band if you all sing in unison.
- They're not bad. Yeah.
They might be a little too poppy for me, though.
- I really like their music, because it gives off
One Direction vibes, like the typical boy band.
They're cute. They have the looks.
They can all sing. They know how to dress.
They're stealing girls' hearts out here.
- (FBE) So, the band got their start on the internet like many
other artists today. - Oh, yeah. Like Justin Bieber.
Shawn Mendes. He's huge now.
- (FBE) And they've even collaborated with some internet personalities
like Logan Paul. And Logan Paul even directed
three of their music videos. - I strongly dislike Logan Paul,
but you do what you gotta do. So, I get--
it doesn't really change my opinion on them
just because they've worked with him.
- (FBE) As a teen whose generation is the first to witness
the merging of YouTube personalities and musicians, do you think
that more and more artists will utilize YouTube influencers
and platforms like social media more than they rely
on record labels and traditional marketing
for their success? - I would think they should
stick with record labels. Those are the big deal things
that'll get you on the radio, that'll get you concerts,
that'll get you EVERYTHING you need.
- A lot of people are blowing up 'cause of the internet,
'cause of YouTube, 'cause of Instagram
from just these short little 15-second or 60-second videos of people singing.
For me, I just care about the talent, so I don't care if they're signed
with Sony or they're a YouTuber. If they're good, they're good.
That's my view. And I think a lot of other people feel that way, too.
- I think a lot of people who had a start on social media
for whatever reason kind of, out of the blue, decided
that they wanna-- "Oh, maybe I'll just do music."
But I still think that real talent is still being discovered,
and people are still being signed to record labels.
But hopefully, that will never get lost.
And hopefully, people don't have to have a million followers
in order to get a record deal.
- You used to need to have a ton of money
to be able to broadcast your own stuff.
And usually, the record label did that for you.
But now you have things like Instagram, Twitter, whatever,
to grow your own clout and release that on your own terms.
- (FBE) So, the band members actually all started off as solo artists
with their own music careers... - Oh, really?
- (FBE) ...before they came together and formed the group.
One of the members was even an American Idol contestant.
- Oh, really? I didn't even know that.
- (FBE) Three of the guys met while they were on a social media
meet and greet tour. And they were suggested by some fans
to start a boy band, to which they responded, "Why don't we?"
- Oh. And that's how they got their name. I like that.
- (FBE) So, why do you think that they maybe chose to continue
as a group instead of continuing their individual solo careers?
- I think you can get places a lot faster as a boy group.
It's a lot harder to break out as a solo artist than it is
to break out when there's five of you. (chuckles)
- Maybe they just got along together, and they realized
that they made music pretty well, like, they synergized.
- I guess boy bands are way more popular
than if they were doing it solo, because obviously they blew up.
Instead of having five separate things,
they could just have one collective thing
where they can make a lot of money.
- I feel like being in a group can pull all of the guys up together
or the group together basically. And eventually, once they get big,
I think they might start splitting up like One Direction.
I hope they stay together, but honestly,
they're probably breaking up eventually.
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