Gwen: I kinda love this, it's is so cute <#retweet>
Both: [flabbergasted]
Umu: [Laughing] Hugo: OMG
Umu: Anyways this is AKMU, this is the brother and sister
Naoki: OHHHHH them that's cool Umu: wow
Kevin: I'm so ready
Umu: THIS IS 'HOW PEOPLE MOVE' AKMU LE'GO
Naoki: People move, they were filming in Japan now they're filming in Korea that's how they move
Shimon: What are you saying Ben: okayyyy
Gwen: I love AKMU, I'm just so excited, AKMU makes me so happy Hugo: I love them so much
Gwen: OMG they're so cute I forgot how cute they were Hugo: [Fangirls] They're so cute [asdkjfas] OMG I love them
Ben: Is this gonna turn into like a horror movie?
Ben: Like they actually just get killed by the dolls Naoki: oh wait OH!!!!
Everyone: OH!!! [freaks out]
Peyton: ... oh, classic Jarod: Trippy man
Ben: I've totally seen these people, oh dude this is kind of creepy
Ben: you know, i'm getting creepy vibes
Naoki: Girl like wind thrust Shimon: Oh like with the jack in the box?
Ben and Naoki: yeah
Lindsey: woah
Jarod: ah! [sings along]
Jarod: mixolydian Pey: the 'ol dominant chord
Emiel: woah
Hugo: [giggles] I love them
Linsey: OMG this is so cool!!!
Lindsey: those horns though
Jarod: this is fun
Gwen: OMG he's being like attacked by his toys in his toy shop this is so pleasant
Lindsey: I like how it goes [demonstrates] so it like switches but it's the same
Fiona: it's like MC Esher stuff goin' on, optical illusions
Yunyi: OOOOh the little piano Kevin: uh huh
Fiona: I like this cause it's fun but it's like we're dangerous toys
Kevin: It's really playing with the major minor quality of blues it's like is it major is it minor?
Fiona: Oh i like that change of like the tambourine
Naoki: ... an elephant? What? [so confused]
Gwen: [unstoppable grinning]
Emiel: it's just cool in general, nothing really stands out yet though
Kevin: there are a lot of sections to this song
Yunyi: there are
Jarod: a little scat I see you
Naoki: That condoning piano playing [disaproves] Ben: The music is kind of...
Ben: just kind of like fun and not as... Naoki: not as scary
Ben: other worldly as I would kinda want it you know?
Shimon: I love the voices, the voices are really good Naoki: like the set? Ben: yeah i mean
naoki: like what is that gonna do in the song though them being in prison?
Ben: it's super fun i think
Lindsey: also the colors are just so crisp everything about this is so crisp their voices, the backgrounds
lindsey: the piano player's pretty like very like tight
Emiel: oh there's a trumpet solo, no it went away
Henry: trombone! Fiona: [demonstrates] Henry: With Harmon
Peyton: ha [sings along]
Lindsey: they were going like this [demonstrates trombone] when there was a trumpet solo
Lindsey: oh this is very 90s Davis: ohoh
Henry: Oh I dig just the vocals and rum vibe Emiel: d*mn that guy's triggered
Ben: voice and drums alright
Yunyi: his rapping is so good
YUnyi: it just blows me away each time Kevin: yeah
Henry: I really dig it when like the rest of the band falls away and then it just drums and the vocals or the main line
Henry: like that's pretty dope
Ben: I think it's gonna build up into something else
Naoki: I dont think it will
Shimon: I can hear a key change coming up
Ben: Yeah it's building up to this
Kevin: woah
Fiona: woooo that was nice Henry: her voice was ridiculously good
Fiona: [sings] Henry: wtf
Kevin: opera? yunyi: yeah...
Ben: that's... Naoki: yeah, and then they go back
Naoki: it didn't change Ben and SHimon: OHHHH
Naoki: THAT'S NOT A BUILD UP THAT'S A MODULATION
Ben: no but it was building up to it Shimon: and with like the silence thing
Kevin: what a collage but in a good way
Yunyi: yeah
Davis: nice
Yunyi: there's always a kind of through composed, [aha wink] musical literature term, through composed feeling about AKMU's songs
Jarod: marching band uniforms
Gwen: ... let's dance Hugo: aww and then a f*ckin trumpet solo
Kevin: wow
Kevin: there's a musical feel
Yunyi: [agrees]
Emiel: dang overload of toys
Hugo: [in awe}
Hugo: OMG i wasn't ready
Hugo: I WASN'T READY
Hugo: that riff at the end I WASN'T READY ohhhh
Yunyi: gosh that vocal riff what the h*ll
Yunyi: it was like white chocolate
Yunyi: it was just like so sweet, so decadent kev: words, man
Yunyi: but it was so silky Kevin: I mean foods
Hugo: wait we gotta listen to that riff again, it like it popped out of nowhere here we go
Hugo: [freaking out]
Hugo: i cant even do it i cant even omg
Hugo: [giggles]
Hugo: I can't do it, EVERY time, it's SO good
[replayed again, and again, and again]
Ben: yayyy
Ben: yeah i thought it was cool, it was fun
Naoki: it's cute and catchy, like the other song they did
Shimon: I felt like the muted trumpet and like the plunger and stuff
Shimon: that like fit with like the visual but idk it's just not my cup of tea naoki: that added some variation
Naoki: they should make toy soldier play it
Shimon: hmmm and toy piano
Ben: oh yeah that would be cool!
Naoki: they should just get like ben: more quirky sounds i think
Naoki: can you tell us what it's about
Umu: the lyrics are, it's cool to see how people move, how their arms and legs go back and forth, how their rib bones show when they take a deep breath
Umu: when they exhale, how people frown and they pinch their nose, it's amazing amazing amazing I saw my baby footprints since I was a little kid
Umu: saw many pictures of me throwing up a v sign, is that really me? that snotty kid? what did I eat to grow up this much? maybe the love of my mom and dad
Umu: I'm so glad I'm human out of the living organisms what if I was born as a toy I wouldn't be able to move
Umu: I don't even want to think about it, how does my heart bounce like this so
Ben: idk the translations make it sound really graphic
Everyone: [laughs nervously] shimon: EAT MY PARENTS
Naoki: eat my parent's love
Umu: also you know lost through translation
Everyone: [agrees]
Ben: Yeah i think it could've gone more like... idk... seems like...
Umu: HOKEY POKEY GRAB YOUR BUTT BAHAHAHAHHA.... okay sorry
Everyone: [... wait what]
Lindsey: It's always in a major key, like i dont even think i've listened to a single song in minor
Lindsey: I think there might be passages in minor but like the overarching thing is just major, very major
Jarod: yeah they definitely have some of those like western vibes like here especially with like the jazz
Jarod: and like I think trumpet players gets my seal of approval like yes that's some good stuff
Jarod: like I really like that
Peyton: [demonstrates]
Kevin: this song sounds so different from their first few songs
Kevin: but like they're still able to keep that relatively innocent feel that I
Kevin: the first AKMU songs you showed us had
Umu: cause they're all produced by the brother, they're all composed by the same, the brother composes all of them on his own Kevin: welp
Both: [mind reading eye contact]
Kevin: there's that one part that sounds a bit more new agey and where there's like the F sharp minor chord that happens becasue
Kevin: that's not usually correlated with blue-sy boogie style
Yunyi: boogie? Kevin: it's a saying not really boogie...
Kevin: so... more like big band kind of Yunyi: ehhhh isn't really big band
Kevin: it's a little different but and then like near the second half the rap break happened
Kevin: and OMG that dude can rap so after the rap break you know
Kevin: we think it's okay, smooth sailing from here on but then immediately Yunyi: [dying]
Kevin: that key change happens
Yunyi: [still dying] kevin: can we listen to that key change again
Umu: yeah sure Kevin: cuase like
Kevin: [woah] Yunyi: yeah what the heck?!?!?!
Kevin: and i also like how the chorus starts with like [sings it] almost to announce it
Kevin: and then the beat goes, I like that
Kevin: yeah [makes weird cat noise] Yunyi: [Kevin what the] Umu: [agrees]
Emiel: that was pretty cool , that was good
Henry: that was awesome, i just love their vibe so much they make me so happy like Emiel: gives a good vibe
Henry: you know, i just love akmu
Fiona: whenever the dude sings he's like always singing harmonies with it but it's like really quiet so it's just kind of barely noticeable but it's so effective
Henry: yeah, his background vocals are just super tasteful cuase like there's a lot of like really cool harmony going on but the thing is that
Henry: and this is just true of all pop and rock music is that
Henry: sometimes people will just like overdo background vocals and it gets in the way
Henry: and this is super complementary which is cool
Umu: awesome, okay ready to move onto the second one? Emiel: yeah that was good Fiona: yes ma'am
Umu: okay let's go
Yunyi: 3,2,1 GO! wow are you serious Kevin: wait wait wait idk if it's at the really beginning
Kevin: the REALLY beginning
Umu: and then i'll also have the lyrics ready
Ben: is it like the steak
Jarod: alright ribeye in 3,2,1
Jarod: do you like your ribeye like rare? medium?
BEn: oh Naoki: hmm
Hugo: [woah lol] why did that scare me
Yunyi: ... HOW DOES SHE SING LIEK THAT
Kevin: lol exactly
Lindsey: very jazzy
Kevin: that is the ultimate question
Hugo: ohhh [snap] Gwen: [gasp]
Lindsey: [LOL]
Naoki: i mean this is already like more interesting than the last one Shimon: yeah
Ben: it uses silence really well Naoki: oh yeah absolutely
Davis: oh this is cute
Ben: oh!
Emiel: oh this is the blues oh sh*t
Kevin: ayeeeee Yunyi: yup that was good
Emiel: it's not a blues Henry: warning it is the blues!!!
Everyone: [ohhhhh] Naoki: nice nice Ben: ohhh the harmony is SICK SICK!!!
Emiel: sounded like it henry: ABORT ABORT it is not the blues
Emiel: from 1 to 4
Hugo: oooohhh
Lindsey: it's very like, the syncopation is great
Henry: all 1 to 4 motion is the blues
Davis: oh it's like moulin rouge
Lindsey: this is awesome
Lindsey: these kpop groups are all very into like period videos
Jarod: gonna get my skillet gonna go down my kitchen and cook my steak
Emiel: kinda confused as to like what style they're trying to go for here
Lindsey: although i'm a little confused about this one becaseu the style like doesn't fit into any box
Emiel: this is also just like a good vibe
Henry: yeah seriously
Yunyi: WHAT THE !!?!??!?!
Kevin: ayyyyyyyy umu: omg Yunyi: how did she just like
Yunyi: flick her voice up to those upper registers
Both: oh boyyyyyyy OH BOI
Hugo: UH OH!!!
Yunyi: ohhhhh half time percussion
Hugo: oh sh*t oh f*ck
Henry: oooh it's like half time that's pretty dope
Fiona: she literally like almost died
Henry: [jammin his heart out] Fiona: Drama~ [sass is real]
Yunyi: wait detective conan? Kevin: ohhhhhhh
Kevin: that's exactly what it is
Hugo: stop it~ [lol]
Yunyi: yeah even the shorts!!! yep Kevin: yep
Yunyi: That's definitely reference
Fiona: it's so musical theatery which is the point of this like it's so cute
Fiona: like that's so adorable
Henry: i think that the fact that they're brother and sister and that they're so complementary like is really really important
Henry: for their dynamic
Kevin: chromatic thing was coming up Yunyi: I like the old hollywood esque thing
Gwen: [gasp!!!]
Ben: I feel that's a bad move
Naoki: what to shoot the man? Ben: to shoot across Shimon: [lol]
Naoki: ohhhhh BEn: yeah see???
Naoki: mexican stand off
Henry: .... what?
Lindsey: i thought that was a fake gun
Davis:... until it wasn't
Gwen: did he just shoot someone?
Lindsey: [lol] and he just comes back in
Hugo: saucy af
Davis: omg this is so cool the story line
Yunyi: this entire thing is detective cona
Emiel: uhhh
Henry: [gasp] Fiona: wait
Jarod: look! cooking the rope like a ribeye
Jarod: [jammin while singing about meat] ribeye sandwich on my plate mashed potatos
Peyton: OMG Jarod!!!
Kevin: wutttt
Naoki: ohhh BEn: she's trying to kill the one in the middle and the guy found out
Hugo: ohhhhhh
Fiona: ohhhh so he was there are ohhh they're working together to figure out who was naughty
Emiel: nice, good vibe Fiona: rebye~
Fiona: that was cute that was a mystery thriller musical theater edition Henry: [spazzing cause it was so good]
Umu: alright so what'd you think of this one musically
Both: it was cool Jarod: yeah it was pretty bluesy
Jarod: needs a little bit more trumpet solo but Peyton: yeah it doesn't exaclty involve the blues form but it's got like the same kind of feeling
Jarod: got the same kind of feeling , yeah the vibe
Umu: what makes it a little bit bluesy
Peyton: just like the vamp on the one and then they vamp to the four Jarod: bass line
Peyton: and um which is like usually typical
Jarod: lot of dominant chords those sevens
Umu: You realize okay she put the bullet in the gun and he took it out
Umu: aimed it at her, she thought there was a bullet in there so she ducked she
Shimon and Naoki: ohhhhhhh
Ben: .. i knew
naoki: i was too busy paying attention to the music [shade thrown]
Ben: [singing to naoki's face]
Umu: yeah what'd you guys like about this
ben: yeh Shimon: the guitar and the snapping
Ben: also I thought the harmony i though it was really good
KEvin: it's such a good song! and it does just enough like
Kevin: it's actually melodically pretty sparse Yunyi: yeah and it's pretty repetitive
Kevin: yeah but then it makes you want to listen to it again casue it's just Yunyi: it's just
Kevin: it just sets up this mood that just makes you wanna re...rebye
Kevin: [pwhahahahah] Yunyi: [bruh]
Umu: yunyi what'd you like about rebye
Yunyi: oh it was just so laid back and it was simple but like the voice was doing so much like i was just wow by her vocals the entire time
Yunyi: the ENTIRE time so
Kevin: from the very get go [singing]
Kevin: .. was a very bad imitation
Henry: that was so cool! I didn't even put that together until like literally the end!
Fiona: yeah me either i was just Emiel: yeah it was pretty cool pretty good song
Henry: akmu"s my favorite [whoooo]
Emiel: i kinda didn't like the opening theme once it like got into like everything else then it was good but liek
Emiel: i know you liked the beginning Fiona: well i just like the [sings it]
Emiel: yeah i really hated that fiona: i used to do theater so it reminds me of that and i love it
Fiona: like this like [shimmies] like i think this is cute
Umu: so what do you think of the song are you up to doing a cover of it Both: YEAH
Hugo: it'll be good Gwen: if you make hugo do most of it it will be good
Hugo: [sings] rebye
Kevin: [playing piano]
Umu: do you like rebye or how people move better
Kevin: I think like another tie UMu: another tie? Yunyi: rebye
Hugo: i like rebye more
Hugo: but i like don't get me wrong! becasue i love all of them like Gwen: comparing akmu songs is QUITE a difficult task
Hugo: if i could like oh god I just f*ckin love them
Jarod: ribeye is my vote Peyton: Im gonna have to go with REBYE
Jarod: no actually i'm gonna have to go with the other one, better brass lines i think I just liked saying ribeye But I liek the other one more
Umu: okay Jarod: it was a little bit more active, just a little bit more direction with the music casue this ones like story based and so the music is just kind of like cinematic good but
Jarod: I like how the other one's more music based so it's a little bit more involved
Peyton: [sings] rebye
Lindsey: i like the first song better I loved the second song but I just I really like the first one
Lindsey: the other one was a lot groovier Davis: i'm gonna vote the second song because blues
Umu: okay so all three of you rebye? Naoki: yeah
Henry: I tend to like this video better than the first one's music better
Fiona: the staircase Emiel: woah okay yeah the one before is better
Fiona: I like this one more Emiel: the first one!
Kevin: [playing piano]