- Listen to that rhythm.
Doesn't it make you want to close your eyes?
- You know, I have a lot of lady friends
who call this man gorgeous, and I don't think I've ever seen it.
But this [bleep] gorgeous!
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
- (FBE) Okay, so we've covered foreign music a few times
on the channel with teens, but this time we wanted
to see what adults think. - Ooh, this is exciting.
- (FBE) Today, we're gonna do a genre that is highly requested:
Latin pop. - Ahhh.
So, you had to invite a young Mexican kid. Perfect!
- (FBE) So I'm gonna try my best to pronounce everyone's name,
but apologies if some are incorrect. - (chuckles) Okay, cool.
- (FBE) This first song has been one of the most popular artists
on the charts today, Nicky Jam and J. Balvin.
- Okay, I know J. Balvin.
- (FBE) And the song is titled "X."
At the time of filming this episode, this song has over 800 million views.
- Whoa. - (FBE) This is actually
our second time featuring J. Balvin on the show.
We've covered him before with the teens.
- Yeah, a while ago.
- This is a great start to my morning.
- ♪ (singing in Spanish) ♪
- (imitates beat) ♪ (sings along) ♪
- (hums along)
- It already has a good beat.
- Oh, is it like reggaeton type...? All right.
- I dig it.
- Okay, I feel kind of, like, Drake vibes.
- This is like Drake's video.
What the hell?
- The music is so sensual.
The beats of Latin pop are so sexy.
- Nicky Jam is a beast and a legend.
Reggaeton started in the '90s, and he's been in the game since then.
- Oh my god. Guys, I'ma be dancing all day.
- You can't go wrong with Latin pop. I'm serious.
All of them are such hits.
- Wow. Wow. Wow.
- For reggaeton to do a comeback, like, who would've thought?
- Eh. It's all right.
All these types of songs have the same kind of voice.
- I grew up listening to reggaeton before reggaeton was called reggaeton.
It was called underground back in the '90s,
and I was just a freaking little kid. It's just nostalgic for me.
- (FBE) So, this next song is by Maluma.
- Ah, Maluma. Very popular artist.
- (FBE) So, this song is titled, "El Préstamo."
He has over nine billion combined views on YouTube.
- Yeah, crazy numbers.
- (FBE) And at the time that we're filming this,
the song is number five on the Latin Pop Billboard Charts.
- Yes, Maluma, baby.
- ♪ (singing in Spanish) ♪
- It's almost the same beat.
- He's got a voice. He reminds me of Sergio. (snickers)
The shirt.
(bell dings)
- ♪ (sings along) ♪
- ♪ (hums and sings along) ♪
- ♪ (rapping in Spanish) ♪
- You know, I have a lot of lady friends
who call this man gorgeous, and I don't think I've ever seen it.
But this [bleep] gorgeous!
- He's really hot.
- (exhales shakily) Woo. Those eyes, though.
- ♪ (singing in Spanish) ♪
- The smoothness and everybody is so good about beats
and everything too. Everything is hit.
- That was also really good.
- I love the song itself, but I'm totally getting this vibe
from him, where I'm like, "I'm the [bleep]."
- Sometimes Maluma, yo, you a little corny.
But I [bleep] with you.
- (FBE) So, this next music video is from the artist Sofia Reyes,
titled "1, 2, 3," or uno, dos, tres
and features artists De La Ghetto and Jason Derulo.
- Oh, okay. Jason Derulo was a big artist here.
- (FBE) So, Sofia recently became the first solo lead female artist
to hit the number one spot on the Latin pop songs chart
in five years. - Wow, look at her.
- ♪ I'm thinkin' maybe That you were always a piece of shh ♪
- (giggles) - ♪ ...piece of shh ♪
- (chuckles) - Oh, it's in English.
- ♪ You know how to be a d ♪ (audio stutters)
- She's good.
- ♪ You know how to be a d ♪ (audio stutters)
- (chuckles) - ♪ (singing in Spanish) ♪
- See, I like this already. There's creativity. There's art.
- Yo, she's fly.
- Oh, look at him. Okay.
- Derulo's in the Spanish scene. He has a couple of tracks.
- Oh my god. Don't you just wanna dance?
- That's dope.
- ♪ (singing in Spanish) ♪ ♪ Jason Derulo ♪
- ♪ Jason Deluro ♪ (laughs) I can't help it.
- ♪ Jason Derulo ♪ - ♪ Jason Derulo ♪ (giggles)
- ♪ ...wanna turn it on ♪ ♪ Go get a light bulb ♪
♪ (singing in Spanish) ♪
- (chuckles) Go get a lightbulb, (speaking in Spanish).
- Her Spanglish too, she transitions between it so well.
- ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪
- I like this one, 'cause it's a lot more high energy too.
- ♪ (rapping in Spanish) ♪ - Oh shoot. Killing it.
- Oh, this is fire.
- Hmm, nah.
That part?
Give me some more Jason Derulo.
- Sensual!
- ♪ Uno, dos, tres ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres ♪
- ♪ Love how you count it out for me, babe ♪
- Yeah. And it was a little bit more catchier than the other ones.
- I'm impressed with Sofia. She's actually really good.
Her voice is great. Latin music, it's really killing it,
and it's killing it on YouTube. There's no American artist
that's pulling in numbers like Latino artists
are pulling in right now.
- (FBE) So, Sofia Reyes has spoken about how many people began
to know her through her YouTube channel.
- Yeah. - (FBE) But this seems to be
kind of how a lot of big artists are discovered.
So, with so many people on YouTube that are trying
to make it into the mainstream, what do you think it was about her
that made her stand out so that she was able to achieve success?
- She's cute. She's tapped into a lot of the hairstyle,
and the colors, and things like that.
- She's very talented, and I feel like
her music's a little bit different than other people.
It's a little bit more unique.
- She already had that fan base there of people who liked her on YouTube
that when she was able to make that transition
into the mainstream, she had that support.
- Her being bilingual and able to expand her market
to not only Latin countries
but English-speaking countries
and being able to collaborate with artists
that English-speaking countries are familiar with,
if you don't understand anything else, at least you understand
the English part that Sofia sings and Jason Derulo.
- (FBE) And next up, we have the latest single by Reik,
titled, "Me Niego," featuring Ozuna and Wisin.
Reik is a Mexican band, whose name actually means rake,
meaning raking guitar strings.
- I had my first heartbreak song with Reik.
Reik has a special space in my heart.
- (FBE) Their debut album went gold in Mexico and at the time
that we're filming this episode, the song is number two
on the Latin Pop Billboard Charts. - Okay, cool.
Reik is an OG, by the way. Really respect it.
- ♪ (singing in Spanish) ♪
- Okay, okay. I like this. This is more like a movie now.
This is more cinematic.
- I feel like this is definitely a lot more mature already.
- It's crazy. This is the first time I actually see how Reik looks.
- I do recognize him. - ♪ (sings along) ♪
Listen to that rhythm.
Doesn't it make you want to close your eyes,
get close to someone?
- ♪ (singing in Spanish) ♪
- This doesn't-- it just doesn't do anything for me.
- It's like reggaeton is back. What the [bleep]? (laughs)
- ♪ (rapping in Spanish) ♪ - Oh no.
You see? It's so happy, but it's so sad.
- It's a very "I don't wanna believe that I lost you" kind of song.
- Oh shoot.
- This was interesting, because it seemed
like an emotional video, but the music was very dance-y.
- The reason why I gravitate so much towards Latin pop,
it's the music that I grew up with, so it's that nostalgic feeling.
- (FBE) Finally, this last song is by Thalía,
titled, "No Me Acuerdo," featuring Natti Natasha.
- Thalía! OH! She's still making music?! AYY!
- (FBE) Thalía's often considered the queen of Latin pop
as she has been renowned within the Latin pop music scene
for the last three decades.
- She is. Nobody touches her.
- ♪ (singing along in Spanish) ♪
- She looks good. She's been around for a long time.
She looks so good.
- Does not look like she's been doing this for 30 years.
- I really love seeing Natti Natasha on a track with Thalía.
- I just like her, 'cause I've seen her sing live
and she's just crazy.
- The voices are superb.
- Wow. That voice is so memorable!
- I used to listen to her music when I was a little kid,
so it just takes me back to good old days.
- This is so crazy that she has a reggaeton song.
Who are you?
- Yo, I [bleep] with this. This is a very feminist song.
This is sick. Being sexually liberated,
and this is kind of what she's saying here.
- Oh my gosh. Good for her.
That is frickin' awesome.
- Younger generation likes it. I don't like it at all.
New to me. It's not my taste.
- I grew up with certain sounds and stuff that any time
things sound similar or when I recognize artists,
it's just immediately that feeling of "This is the culture
that I belong to, and I love it."
- (FBE) Those were some recent popular Latin pop artists
who have been topping the Billboard Charts recently.
- Yeah, that's cool.
- (FBE) Latin pop has become very commonplace
in American pop music today with Latin pop consistently
having a presence on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts.
At this point, do you even really see a difference
between Latin pop and what some might call
traditional American pop music? - It feels similar,
just in a different language.
- I don't see the difference from any pop in general
that comes from anywhere.
So that's just a matter of having your mind open.
- It's honestly a mixture. I mean, how Jason Derulo
was in it now, so it doesn't matter really
who does it as long as you have a good beat.
- The lines have been blurred, but I think we should never forget
that these are completely different cultures,
and they should be appreciated for what they are.
- I can totally tell the difference between the two.
Latin pop, right now what we call "pop,"
is more like a sweet reggaeton.
- (FBE) Finally, after listening to and learning more about Latin pop,
do you think it will continue to be popular in the US?
Or will another foreign genre take its place?
- I think it's gonna keep strong for some more years,
but you gotta watch out for those Koreans. BTS.
It's what my kid listens to that I don't know what they're saying,
but they got a pretty good beat.
- Latin pop music is gonna still just end up being bigger
than it is now, but I also still see a lot
of other foreign pop music that's entering.
- There's always an ebb and flow, but I think that for now
it's gonna continue to grow.
- It's gonna continue if not get even bigger
in the United States.
- It's not going anywhere. Most of them are Latin artists
that are not from the United States.
Just wait until we have our own movement here.
It's really gonna take over.
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- Shoutout to jeff name and Spade for watching last week.
- Hasta luego. - Hola, soy JC. (speaking in Spanish)
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