Liam: Oh holy f#%k, it's PSY! Umu: It's 'Gangnam Style', yeah.
Umu: You are now reacting to the iconic man himself, PSY,
and his first comeback in five years.
Liam: Five ye- it's been-? Wooow. Rachel: Really?
Umu: Yeah, since 'Gentleman' or something, or 'New Face', yeah. Liam: Oh yeah! // Rachel: "My New Face..."
Umu: So this is his 9th album
and you're reacting to the title track of the 9th album called 'That That'.
So to talk a little bit about the lyrics, the line
"We're back to laughing, crying, living, loving, let's go loco"
shows the singers energy to inspire people to get crazy again now that the threat is over
Hnng, it isn't really that over...
but like, you know, when the threat is over, (Rachel: [?????])
and with his comeback the vibes are better
so people can have more fun,
PSY sings the lyrics suggest that he had been missing the hustle and bustle of the crowded streets
where people's distinct chatter could be heard
rather than being locked up in their homes
and relying on digital presence to stay connected throughout,
the song is filled with iconic catchphrases to feel the motivation of living,
lines like "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
made them convey to their fans that no matter what they have been through
because the- through- because of page- panbe- panini- (*stumbling over words*)
Rachel: ...yeah.
Umu: Because the pandemic has made everyone mentally drained
with the death tolls and depressing songs
so this is to get everyone off their feet and just like,
"Listen! Listen to these good vibes and feel good!"
This song is composed by EL CAPITXN, PSY and BTS' Suga.
Liam: Sweet.
Umu: Let's go.
Liam: Good vibes.
Rachel: Good vibes.
Liam: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Was that Kelly Clarkson?
All: "~What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!~"
Umu: We're all singing in different keys...
Liam: Alright, sick.
3 2 1 BAM!
Rachel: Oh yeah.
Liam: Oh my.
Rachel: Oh I missed this man.
Rachel: He has a company now. Liam: The glorious return- OH!
Rachel: Ho yeah.
Liam: They're like tango-
Dude, he's talking directly to us!
It's a really crisp mix, holy sh*t. (Rachel: Yeah...)
Rachel: Super clear.
Liam: It's like that toreador,
like bullfighter.
Rachel: Oh I love PSY so much.
Liam: Bring the hi-hat back.
Oh, the acoustic guitar, that was fun!
Rachel: Oooh okay. Liam: Alright.
Liam: That's a really fun melody.
Rachel: Oh he's back, he's ba- oh oh? Did you see that?
He's in the suit!
Liam: He did the thing!
Rachel: Is this Suga?
Liam: Damn.
Rachel: Okay, this is like...
wow, what a duo right here.
The most unlikely person in BTS for me to-
Liam: "Withstanding the test of time"
When did 'Gangnam Style' come out?
Were we like 4th, 5th grade?
Rachel: I don't rem- I- a while ago.
Liam: Man, it really went full...
really a full spaghetti western.
We're fellas.
Rachel: Oh my god...
Is he promoting this?
Like on shows, right?
Liam: "Ayayayoya!"
Liam: This so hype.
Rachel: This so hype.
I love PSY so much!
Liam: Where they ended it, on the frickin' F major?
Or, wait what is it... yeah.
It ended on the F.
[t/n: The song is in E, so F is ♭2, a very unstable, unresolved feeling.]
Rachel: It's like, okay.
This is coming from a person who knows BTS and PSY pretty well.
It's so funny to me that Suga is the one who's in this video
because in comparison to the other personalities of BTS
Umu: Like this vibe is more J-Hope, right? Rachel: It's Suga...
Rachel: Like J-Hope, or like V, you know? (Umu: Yeah, yeah...)
Umu: It's so fun seeing Suga do this though, right? Rachel: Like some of them are crazy but Suga is like,
Rachel: From what I have seen he seems like a very introverted,
like to himself person,
and then the fact that he's doing this is like...
Umu: It's fun to see though, right? It's like wow~ Rachel: It's really fun, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Rachel: But like, it's just... oh my god. Umu: Yeah, it's a shock.
Liam: Oh yeah totally that's not like Suga's vibe.
Umu: Yeah, says the person who's maybe only heard one... Liam: Yeah, for sure... yeah.
Umu: Join the club.
Yeah, so thoughts on this comeback?
Do you think it was successful, and why?
Liam: It's just fun man, like- Rachel: I, okay, yeah, I-
Rachel: I mean... is the pandemic over?
*Sounds of doubt*
Okay, but like-
Umu: It's better than when it started but no, it's not over.
Rachel: This is like so like PSY, I feel like all of his songs,
and I don't think this is a bad thing, this is just who he is,
all of the songs that he produces and like comes back with
have very similar kind of framework.
Right, and all of them are super hype,
like 'Gangnam Style' and like 'Gentleman',
they always have like some kind of iconic dance move,
like prolonged chorus with dance break,
and I feel like, and it's like super hype, right?
I mean this is like pop music, dancing music. (Liam: This is dancing music.)
And it like makes people feel better, right?
And that's great for what this is trying to be,
which is like "Pandemic's over, let's party and like..."
"be with each other again after so long that we've been stuck in our houses."
Liam: Yeah, and it's just like, it's nostalgic too. Rachel: on our computers, it's kind of, it is,
Rachel: It's like both nostalgic, and I think that they like put that into the video right
Rachel: with the 'Gangnam Style' reference. Liam: Yeah, they totally tapped into it.
Liam: With the past references, yeah.
Rachel: But like...
Yeah, I think...
Good good choice for him to do that.
Cuz I know that he's been...
I know he has a company now and he like manages artists
and the fact that he's like still coming back is, I think is really cool.
And then the fact- I just like PSY a lot.
You know, he just like goes against everything
that K-pop idols are supposed to be,
in the best way possible.
You know what I mean?
Like... and I just really love that.
And it's like...
It's so great that he's so popular and so well loved, so...
Umu: Yeah.
Umu: Liam, you mentioned it's fun.
What exactly is fun, is there a specific rhythm, a specific melody?
Liam: The, it taps-
OoOoH!
PpPpfpPpffF.
Umu: Oh no!
Liam: Hello! Alright. Rachel: Glasses fall.
Rachel: Go Liam. You first. Liam: Eh, I gotta go.
Liam: Like it taps into that kinda tango progression
where it's like the- what-
*Figuring out* Liam: Wait no.
*Plays E major - F major* [I - ♭II]
Like the I and then the ♭II, like switching between those two,
that was like the foundation for the entire song, it was that that
*E major - F major - E major*
And uh, what? They like-
*Figuring out*
[E-B-C-A-B-G♯]
Like they do that with the major 3, it's kind of fun.
Liam: cuz you never like- Umu: Rhythmically.
Liam: Rhythmically it taps into the,
into like a lot of, a lot of dance music kinda references
like Latin inspired rhythms,
like the clave bass, like the:
It's kind of a clave rhythm, it's a form of clave, like,
like that, uh,
that type of rhythm is just,
I don't know, it's conducive for dancing, like you can... (Rachel: Yeah)
It's just like the contour of it or anything
but it just lends itself to gettin' people movin', you know?
Rachel: Yeah, the mixing was like super clear too, like it's,
(Liam: Yeah, super crisp.) Rachel: Like there really wasn't that much going on
but like the quality of the production, I think was really good, so...
Liam: Yeah, there are some cool little production things that happen
like they add the...
Umu: Okay! Liam: ...the like acoustic...
Liam: They add the acoustic guitar in,
like right before the chorus, I think it was.
And just the vocal mixing in the chorus too was really interesting,
like how they mixed the,
what, PSY's voice with that like distorted vocal effect a couple octaves down.
Liam: Yeah, like the mixing of that, the brass,
like the high brass and the lower kinda synth sound.
Rachel: Yeah, kinda balances it out, right? Like the trum-
Oh I really like the *wwooAaaouw*
Rachel: I love that, it's so funny. Liam: Suga's entrance. It's so great.
Rachel: Just complete silence.
Where is that guitar thing, it was at the beginning of...
It's just so...
See, that's what I'm saying, that's PSY.
Rachel: Yeah, they kinda utilize both major and minor of I.
Liam: Yeah, it's super fun.
And then like they do the, they got like the rimshot thing.
Rachel: Yeah, I was thinking about that too!
In the rap.
Liam: Yeah. Oh it's fun.
Rachel: Yes.
Umu: Yey!