yunyi: x... o?...
*semiramide overture plays*
umu: so this is EXO. You guys are familiar with this group, right?
umu: so 2016 EXO, this is called "Lucky One"
yunyi: is this, am I gonna be the lucky one? kevin: maybe this will be the lucky one
shimon: you have to say it in Korean
Ben: "three, two, one!" (in Korean)
gwen: oh hel- heck yeah
ben: alright
naoki: cool beat
Ben: shouldn't he be unconscious?
fiona: okay, I'm feeling the uh - (sings)
henry: yeah, I'm feeling the synth -
davis: yeah
ben: so is he having a seizure or is he dancing?
naoki: a little bit of both, you know?
henry: I dig this- fiona: his eyes freak me out
fiona: oh my god! they are hot!
lindsey: this is like, real groovy
nozomi: this is scary
lindsey: their faces are so shiny!
davis: yeah, really
gwen: ah yes, put food dye in your IV
gwen: that sounds like a good idea
fiona: that songs makes it look fun
gwen: what is this? it's not a hospital, it's like-
gwen: really sleek murder facility
fiona: their skin is so nice! henry: listen to these harmonies - Oh!
gwen: ooh, ooh, ooh his voice
ben: they slowed down the harmonic rhythm, yeah you know?
naoki: yeah, they did
gwen: i'm super into the- it's like, like thick clavinova in the back?
gwen: or probably some synth, but yeah, sounds like it, but i'm into it
fiona: he's trapped
shimon: oh, that was weird
fiona: get it? I'm trapped
naoki: it became more upbeat
shimon: it came on an upbeat - wait, is that what you said?
ben: because he dropped out all the instruments for a bit, and then came back with everything
fiona: I feel like they could have done less on the drums
yunyi: ah, I love this - it's so catchy!
shimon: it came back on a weak beat, right? ben: well, they are singing on the offbeats
yunyi: oh! I like how it cut out for a little bit
naoki: i like how they all are in the same place, all getting treated at the same time
ben: true love <3
davis: i'm finding it interesting in the melody -
naoki: oh! and now he's in unconscious
davis: and in the background music - if you listen, it's like
davis: it's like very intentionally place to cut in and out with the melody
kevin: now this is getting better, i like this more -
lindsey: mmm davis: but it sounds really good
davis: they are blending it together very nicely
kevin: the black and white going through the planets
lindsey: what is that? ice cubes? davis: ice, i don't know.
davis: you gotta roll the dice
yunyi: yeah, that modulation, I was talking about kevin: woah. yeah.
yunyi: oh actually, it's not a modulation
kevin: it's fuzzy
yunyi: it sounded like went down like -
yunyi: in thirds and then stayed there for a little bit
yunyi: yeah, and they stayed there a little bit
umu: descending fifths? ben: Uhh, you know naoki: it was like
shimon: D2 minus 4 plus
naoki: minus five plus four
naoki: i mean you weren't honestly- ben: ohhh!
ben: ben we didn't do sequences in a long time
naoki: you're too good, you don't need to know that already
fiona: is she going to disappear?
nozomi: no
naoki: what's going on, she dead?
yunyi: the colors are so beautiful, just saying
ben: oh she's dead Naoki: oh, he killed her
naoki: cus' he's flaming , hot
yunyi: oh woah kevin: that happened
gwen: again, I told you. it's a sleek murder facility
ben: this does not look good
gwen: and instead of escaping, they are rappin'
mark: I feel like that rhythm doesn't come up in english. I think the language lends itself to that
nozomi: which part mark: that part - (sings rhythm)
Fiona: I feel like this song would be
it would be more like
funky listen to this
cool but with the music video you're like oh this is dystopian
Lindsey: I think that the fact that they're wearing all white looks real cool with the lights
and I think that was an intentional aesthetic decision but that doesn't change that it's cool
Mark: Oh I like- I like the guy dancing there
both: *laughing* Kevin: That was amazing Yunyi: That was great
Kevin: freaking 80's flashback just like the music
Gwen: Why is he.. dancing Jeremy: I actually enjoy like the
Like the backtrack but I don't like how autotuned their voices are (Don't watch Lotto then)
Ben: The thing that's too bad is that they kinda keep a lot of the same sound the whole time on this one
Umu: meaning- Ben: I feel it's a little bit more- Naoki: and there's nothing happening right now
Ben: Yeah and it feels a little bit more generic from
like I'm sure they could pump this out really quickly to fill in an album
Mark: That's a fun song for sure
the beat and the
kinda reminds me of Stevie Wonder or something
Nozomi: I just like that little part the fifths
Kevin: The percussion dropped out for one beat that's when it sounde-
Yunyi: Noo no nonono that's not what I'm talking about
They either skipped a beat or an 8 beat it sounded like. Or maybe my mind skipped a beat
Umu: It just dropped out
Yunyi: Oh ok it just did a weird subdivision Kevin: Yeah
Umu: Do you remember MAMA and how they had powers and were able to appear and disappear (I miss ot12)
or have ice or fire or something
Umu: I've never looked up a theory about this. I probably should've looked up a theory Lindsey: Yeah you probably should've Davis: Is this the prequel
(No it's a sequel)
Is this what gave them their powers before they went and
davis: it's an origin story (no it's a sequel)
Henry: This is the only song, like I said, only song that I would listen to
the harmonies are really cool
plus also the video concept was really dope
Fiona: Yeah, the video was cool it just seemed way more complex
Than before Henry: I feel like, it was really part of an actual story that I just wasn't clued in on
Also all the camera movement was really cool cuz it would like twist in
and then twist out
which is really cool
Kevin: again see when I said that I'd like to be in EXO
Yeah this is why
It's continuous to prove it
Yunyi: You would like to be in EXO?
umu: someone- someone asked kevin: remember that one Q&A
kevin: oh yeah, it wasn't before our- umu: on my app
umu: on the bts amino app, someone asked like what group kevin would want to be-
yunyi: oh exo plus kevin :P umu: part of
kevin: yess
Davis: It was another kpop
banger
this is just- it's great it's really hype
I wouldn't call it like the next greatest kpop song of all time
but I would call it something exciting and worth listening to more than once
Umu: Ok I have a question
So how can you- I know- i can tell when it's autotune when it's like
lasfhafhahf ya know
really obviously autotujned (Like Lotto)
but i could never tell that this was autotuned
Jeremy: This was like heavily autotuned (I'm trying to be nice)
Umu: What? (Same)
Gwen: It's not in every note
first of all
and
what you hear usually with autotune
what gives autotune such a bad name
is that people use it to actually change pitches in post production
so if they wanna add a riff
they'll just be like screw it, I'll add a riff
and it sounds obviously very fake, because it is
the way we could tell this was autotuned was because
you know the voice isn't consistent
when you're singing a note
you know
even with us
you can't perfectly do that
and that's just not how it works for the fact that it was
laser
and with every musical style
where a lot of it is electronic I can guarantee that there's autotune it it (Ok feeling better, just watch EXO live is the answer)
Jeremy: I can also hear it
I can hear the autotune, like a l- it wasn't bad, they did a good job with it
like I could just hear that there was autotune
Gwen: We're just you know pretentious
I mean if I was a pop singer I would definitely autotune myself
jeremy: yeah. I mean, I think all of them do
it's that style
umu: well have you heard of other EXO music by watching the channel?
nozomi: yeah, well also I knew those before I met you umu: call me baby....growl...
umu: mm hm ok
nozomi: I do like growl too, but maybe right now I just feel more this type of music
mark: I feel like the last two songs ended with everything just dropping out and singing the final words
mark: like lucky one or something else umu: oh yehayeahyeahyeha
umu: the other one was automatic
mark: yeahyeahyeah
umu: do you like that way of ending music or
mark: yeah i mean-
I don't prefer it to everything else, I just try to notice patterns
throughout
nozomi: as long as there's nothing half cadence since it's like left without being resolved mark: oh actually that bothers you more than me
mark: i'm ok with a half cadence
mark: too many resolutions these days
shimon: i feel like- you know how you were saying how it just kept repeating the same thing over and over again?
I feel like if the video wasn't there and we were just listening to the audio, there would be times where we would be bored
ben: yeah, for sure
umu: ok
ben: the thing about kpop is that their music videos are amazing
their production value is...insane and they do so well
cuz they really just had an A section and B section
which is cool?
ben: but how many times did we hear A-B-A-B
shimon: it was in ternary form (omg umu shhhhhhh)
naoki: no that's binary
shimon: well the A section came back
naoki: well B section also came back so that would make it binary
naoki: RIP
umu: ok so are you ready for monster?
umu: this is completely different- yunyi: monster?!
kevin: I AM THE MONSTER
fiona: 3 ah 2 ah one ah bAM
*shook*
henry: woah
kevin: lights
mark: woah
naoki: so many pauses it's like
mark: this is like- the music is like scandalous compared to everything else
ben: well it's like super experimental you know?
jeremy: this is very different-
ohmygod a snake whaaat
davis: yeah they're- lindsey: wOAH this is cool
kevin: is it going to do another transition-HUHhhyg ynyi: yeah they're not quite-
naoki: this is dark as shit
ben: oh dude the bass kinda sounds like ummmm
the Katy Perry bass from uhhh
gwen: who's the monster? is there a monster or are they the monster?
ben: bla- dark horse
umu: or is society the monster :B
yunyi: OHHH THAT W AS SO GOOD kevin: i'm freaking out about the editing
henry: boi it's about to drop
kevin: woahhh
fiona: aaaHHHH henry: those- that's pretty cool~
kevin: oHYES
MOSAICS
naoki: oh is this the last supper?
ben: ohhh duuude that is interesting yeah
ben: i feel like last supper would have been all---
both: woooaahh lindsey: this is awesome
henry: ok. this happens all the time in kpop music in minor
when they do...when they've got
i V V i, they'll have minor i moving to V,
and then V....major I
i don't understand why they do that so often
nozomi: this is all in 4 and is so different
kevin: like it doesn't sound corny!
yunyi: also autotune- kevin: even though it could
yunyi: autotune done so well! kevin: exactly
henry: o
dabbing :B
it lit
gwen: the dancing? stellar
jeremy: mm hm
nozomi: oohohoh *lol*
davis: yo they're going hard AF
davis: it's awesome
jeremy: and even though this is kinda electronic I still- I like it
ben: yeah this is pretty edgy...I like this, this is really good
naoki: now something
build bUILD I'M TELLING YOU TO BUILD
ben: oh in 3rds yup
davis: this is definitely a last supper of sorts lindsey: i said itt
shimon: ahhhh naoki: aYYYYYYYY that was nice that was nice
ben: dude their dancing is on point naoki: ikr
shimon: it's interesting camera work too
ben: yeah
ben: man also very social justice-y...fighting the cops? ooh
fiona: they're treated like monsters! henry woooaahhhh
henry: wait a secooond
gwen: are the revolting against an oppressive government
jeremy: that's what it looks like gwen: that's what it looks like
yunyi: nope we're still in the same key
we're still in the same key
kevin: it's just a chord...yeah
oh those strings tho
yunyi: they just started off on- kevin: can I just listen to this song all the time now?
ben: his vocals are really good too naoki: oh yeah
naoki: yeah I like how these guys their voices aren't too high at least some of them shimon: yeah yeah yeah
so it's not like quite as pop-y as others
makes it more grounded
fiona: this orchestration is so thick
kevin: TRIPLEEEETS
nozomi: i'm trying to figure out what's going on in the music video it's really hard.
the light's distracting me
fiona: it's building
nozomi: is there like- mark: yeah it sounds like EDM now with the whole build up thing
gwen: if you're going to get in a fight
and you had just chains hanging off of your mouth
shimon: there's more variation with the bass line
gwen: oh lord that would be...
stressfullllll
ben: in the vocal line in the rhythm cuz he went to the triplets instead of duples
henry: so much so muchSOMUCH I V I V I V
yunyi: ohh see time was going crazy
nozomi: i like the syncopation...like whenever they use syncopation
it's catchy. like the *sings* like that singing
kevin: mAJOR
yunyi: no we're still in the same key
kevin: but there was a little major yunyi: no not-
naoki: was he saying creeping or craving? ben: take out all the rhythm section shimon: creeping!
naoki: creeping or crepe ing?
shimon: crepe??
fiona: OOWWWW
ben: oh he ripped it off!
naoki: WHAT actually? ben: he ripped off his
shimon: oh lip?? ben: yeah lip thing!
jeremy: he just ripped his chains off...
gwen: GASP
GWEN: DID HE RIP THEM OUT OF HIS MOUTH??? UMU: YES
Ben: He ripped it off? Dude it was in- really gross Naoki: Did it bleed everywhere
Nozomi: I just like it whenever they change the rhythm because like I guess I pay attention more to the rhythm than
the harmonies. And whenever they go into the triplets I wonder what they're saying
not triplets, the syncopated parts Mark: Duhduhduhduh
Nozomi: Dadadada Mark: I actually like the chorus more- dadadadadada
Umu: The rhythms there?
Mark: Yeah
Lindsey: The beats were just so catchy
I like the dancing, their legs jiggled (thicc thighs save lives)
Davis: I liked the dancing, not for the reason- I just thought it was
Davis: I thought it was well choreographed Lindsey: I thought it was cool
Davis: I like their very aggressive, very underground hardcore aesthetic they were providing us Lindsey: Yeess
Lindsey: It was very good aesthetic Davis: Yeah
Umu: There you go ok so what do you like about this specific one musically
Naoki: Uh it makes me wanna eat crepes
Crepeing, crepeing, crepeing (omg why)
Three two onee
Ben: Yeah come on that's rude Naoki: I didn't know what it was. he said crepeing, I thought it was craving or creeping
Ben: I thought you said it was creeping Shimon: I said it was creeping
Naoki: Someone sai- you said crepeing then
Shimon: no
Ben: I think it was you, we'll watch the video again, it's you Naoki: No I never said crepe
Umu: AHAHHAHA FIGHT
Naoki: I said craving or creeping I couldn't tell Shimon: You said cripping
Ben: But you're the most rude out of all of us so- Shimon: HAHAHHAHAH
Naoki: I.... Beg your pardon
Fiona: It was just.. it was so
angsty but then it didn't really go where I wanted it to after
like it would build up and then it would be the chorus, I didn't really like the chorus
I think, I don't like it Henry: Cuz the chorus was one four one four and then when it came to all of the other
verses it was just one one one one.. You have red hair that means you're edgy
Fiona: Oh I'm edgy, I don't like one four
one one one one one
I like nine chords
Henry: One one one one one
Umu: Hah you missed it, now I wanna replay it
Gwen: That rup- that riff is good, oh god oh god
AHHH
Umu: HEHEHHE Gwen: AHH
Gwen: That dude has like chains comin off- huuuuhhhh
Umu: So ok what did you like about this one musically Gwen: I liked the political statement that the government is oppressive and you will never win
Jeremy: Uh well I liked the dancing Gwen: HAHAHAHAHHAH
Jeremy: And also the music was really cool. It was like, it had a nice beat and it was like
I don't know it was like slow but it was also fast I don't know how to explain it
it was cool Gwen: It was like a slow jam
But it was still a jam, yeah Jeremy: Yeah
Yunyi: See that was- Kevin: AWWEESOMEEE
Kevin: Oh sh*t Yunyi: Hahahaha Umu: HAHAHHA
Umu: CAREFUL WITH MY HEADPHONES PLEASE!!!
Yunyi: Ok but that was a- can we make a comment how that was a true ????
Kevin: Yeess it was a ??? outro, the entire epilogue was- Yunyi: No no that is ??? in the truest ?? form
Kevin: That's true Yunyi: Ok
Yunyi: A picardy third, we say picardy third a lot when the
minor song jumps to parallel major all of a sudden
but that was like a true picardy third as in it happens at the very end of the song Kevin: Exactly
Kevin: Forget whistle Yunyi: To resolve, yeah for- for- to resolve all the minor stuff that happened earlier
And this is because people in the Baroque times thought that it was bad/unholy to end on- in the minor key so
Umu: Um did- which one did you like better Lucky One or Monster
Gwen: This one
Umu: Ok Monster Jeremy: Yeah um this one
Mark: I think Lucky One
Nozomi: I like that- I really like that fifths, you know that little section in Lucky One
Like a lot Mark: Cuz they- I feel harmonically this was more like all of them singing in almost unison
all the time, and that one they had more like variety like they had sometimes in the verses they had harmonies and a lot of backup vocals
So this one sounded more aggressive and punchy
But I think I like Lucky One better cuz it was kind of more variety
Yunyi: Oh both were so good Kevin: I like Monster more
Umu: I like Lucky One Kevin: Really Yunyi: I think, yeah I think I like Monster more
Kevin: It just throws down so hard!!!
Umu: Which one did you like better Lindsey: Mosnter
Davis: Lucky One yeah
Well I- yeah no Lucky One
Ash: So which one did yall like better
Fiona: The first one for sure, absofruitly Henry: First one absolutely hands down no contest
Umu: So I'm guessing you guys like Monster better than Lucky One
Naoki: Yeah Shimon: Lucky One?
Umu: That was the first one that was the one where like- Shimon: Oh the one with the doctors
Ben: No not- yeah
Naoki: There was blow- the blowing up
Shimon: Blowing up nurse, with the visor Naoki: Of the nurses Umu: Yeah
Ben: They did more experimental stuff, like the beginning was super laid back with kind of like grungy hard edgy
Naoki: But it still had a bunch of like intense pauses Ben: Yeaahh
Naoki: Which made it gripping Ben: And the- yeah they made it really tense
Shimon: There was a lot more variation as well
When it came to rhythm and even just the style Ben: Mhm for sure