SURPRISE!
It's been a while since your Internet violin detectives
have reviewed a musical drama.
And I can't wait to see how humanity has progressed.
A lot of you have been requesting us to review
a Korean drama that's currently airing, I believe.
It is called "Do You Like Brahms?"
Oh!
- Every classical... I know, I know. - Dude, like I haven't seen that formula before, right?
We classical musicians are so prestigious.
Let's go.
- First thing I thought, - Yeah.
- this conductor seems pretty legitimate? - Yeah.
- Musicians look legitimate as well. - Yeah.
Oh. Can I just say, that bow thing is accurate.
- That's an orchestral music thing. - You're like, "Whoo!"
- When you can't be bothered clapping. - Yeahhh!
Did he just...?
- What? What'd he do? - Did he tell them to stop clapping?
I mean, I don't know what it's like in Korea,
but if that was Australia,
the students would be writing to their head being like,
"Get this conductor fired."
- Like, it's just... Yeah. - 'Cause you don't tell people to stop clapping.
It wasn't even in between a movement.
Yeah.
- Bro, come on. That does not happen. - Nah, that doesn't happen. That doesn't happen.
- That's too intense. - That never happens.
You don't waste everyone's time
by picking on the last desk.
And you do that when the soloist is not there.
- Yeah, you don't... Yeah. - You don't waste the soloist's time.
Usually, you need to make that decision
before they start, 'cause they've already rehearsed,
- she's already practiced the part. Yeah. - It's like, what a waste of their time.
Not experienced, man.
Bad conductor.
Gotta know your instrumentation.
Can I also say, usually when you're told
- you're not needed, it's like, - Yeah yeah yeah!
- "Alright, I'm out!" - Yeah! Yeah.
It's not a...
"Let me just sit here and lament myself for five minutes."
- "Alright, I'm backstage." - Yeah...
- "I'll wait for you at the bar." - Yeah, and it's like,
"Yes! No more call! Whoo!"
Bro.
Don't disrespect the score.
Bro, this whole thing is like,
I'm cringing.
When she went, "Uh, I practiced really—"
- I was like, "Dude, just go home!" - Yeah.
Yeah, don't talk to conductor, talk to management.
- And the management will get the conductor fired. - Yeah.
Yeah! Yeah, the manager will be like, "Hey, conductor."
Yeah, I mean, I guess they're trying to
- portray this tyrannical character. - Yeah.
But they would never do it like that.
I will say, though, in schools,
conductors get away with being more assholes.
- The students have less power, or say. - Yeah, yeah, that does have...
No! Don't say that!
Just go home!
Oh, god.
- Bro. Chill. - Bro, let's just calm...
- I hate this episode. - Chill.
Just play softer!
No, but I'm a musician.
- That's rough, bro. - That's not right, bro.
Whoa! What was that?
And thus began the love relationship
- between the piano soloist, - Oh, of course. Yeah.
- and the back desk first violinist. - Yes. Yes, yes.
- That's how classical music works. - That's how your parents met.
- Bro, what is this guy's problem? - Dude, he's got a,
he's got a problem.
- Why? - You just wasted 10 minutes.
- Wasted 10 minutes of rehearsal time. - Yeah.
I mean, come on.
- She should've left anyway. Like... - Yeah.
Dude, this guy's a douche.
Good actor, though.
But that's not how it works in classical music.
Nice try.
I have seen douchey conductors,
now I think about it.
They're coming back to me now.
It's a different type.
They're very angry...
...if the orchestra can't do what they want.
Not about,
"You cannot play. You practice."
- That's something that doesn't even happen, full stop. - It's so pity. It's like a 5-year-old fighting.
But I get, I get it. It's a drama.
The main guy has to
- stand up for the poor damsel in distress, right? - Yes, he has to... He has to stand up.
Become the hero.
Nah nah nah nah nah.
That was a bit suspicious.
Look at his hands.
- There's no roll there. It was just, dun. - Yes. Yeah.
They were pretty good at cutting it, though.
Brett: That kind of view from the keys,
they didn't show their head.
At least his timing
- and general direction is correct. - Is right, yes. Yeah.
- But the roll is not there. - He's not doing the roll, yeah.
- Pretty good though. - Yeah, pretty good.
I actually am impressed.
- I wouldn't be surprised if he played the piano. - Yeah, I wouldn't... Yeah.
- He probably learnt it a bit and just... - Yeah.
Ayy!
- She can play. - She can play!
Is it legit?
Oh, I wanna watch it again.
I can't believe she actually plays.
Obviously, it's dubbed over.
It's not the actual playing, because you can see
the vibrato doesn't match the sound.
- Yeah, at the... She didn't vibrate, yeah. - F sharp. She didn't vibrate.
Maybe she prac...
But the way she plays,
- it still looks like she can play the violin. - Yep. Mhmm.
- At the harmonic, she got that. - Mhm.
What the hell was that?
Yeah, that was a bit weird.
But nothing happened!
The sound, it sounded...
- Yeah! But she just... - Like she, but she then used like, no bow.
The sound department...
You gotta phase out the sound properly!
But hey.
That's pretty good.
One of the best ones.
- Yeah, one of the best I've seen, ever. - Nice.
- Violin anatomy! - Whoaaa!
I think these, um...
This luthier here should probably wear this shirt.
Everyone should get educated.
That was the wrong sound effect
- for the bow hold drop. - Bow hold like... Yeah yeah yeah.
The sound makers in this movie, here's some advice.
- You don't drop, you place it. - Yeah.
The tip of the bow touches the table first,
- then you put it lightly. - Yes.
- So that's legit. They do that. - Yeah. It's legit.
I don't know if they do that though.
'Cause then you're gonna make it more open
- by doing that, right? - Yeah. Mmhmm.
Don't know. Not an expert luthier.
I mean, a lot of us don't know
- when we're learning the instrument. - Yeah, like...
First time I knew my violin was open,
- I was like, 17? - Yeah. No one knows.
Everyone's so mean to her.
Everyone's like, "I'm a superior and I'm better than you."
"You main character!"
"I know you're not practicing,
but don't you feel bad that you..."
Mainstream, guys. This is what you guys think.
- But to be honest, they're doing a good job. - Yeah.
I don't know about her holding the instrument like...
- Yeah, that's not... Yeah. - Yeah. Yeah, the way she's
- holding the violin is a little bit sus. - A violinist doesn't hold the...
You don't really kind of like...
- Stroke it. - ...caress.
We have natural oils on our fingers,
- they're not good for the varnish. - Yes. It will erode the varnish.
Bro, did he just confess to her after dissing her?
Dude, no luthier I've ever met
- has said something so cringy. - Dude. I know, I can't imagine Olaf being like...
"Say I love you."
"Three times to your instrument."
I don't even think I've met a luthier say
a violin has a soul.
If anything, the luthier is the closest to
what a violin actually is like.
- Yeah. - They're like...
"It's not a soul."
"This is years and years of me practicing my craft."
- "That's why your violin sounds good." - Yeah, yeah!
Dude, that's weird.
And after you say it three times, you kiss it goodnight.
- Put a blanket over it. - Yeah.
You stroke it.
Prepare dinner, a nice meal.
- Light the candles. - Yeah.
Dim the lights.
And then when you dim the lights,
- you say a lot more than "I love you." - Yeah.
"I like your G string."
"Vibrate the D..."
Bro.
This is comedy now.
- Ohh, I'm so done! This is like... - He actually went there!
I'm gonna hide from the embarrassment.
Concerto of cringe.
- Dude... - What'd she say?
On that note, guys...
Dude, that's just the first two episodes.
If you guys like this,
- and you want us to keep watching this together... - Yeah.
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- We'll consider watching more episodes. - Yeah.
Everyone, you gotta go home right now
and say it to your instrument.
Violin...
Te amo.
Was that romantic enough?
Make sure you say it to your tuba as well,
- shove your head right into it. - Yeah.
"I love you."
And then piano, just open the lid and be like,
"I love yOU!"
For the flute, you gotta say it into the mouthpiece.
"I love you."
- "I love you..." - That's so weird.
Say it into the triangle.
"I love you."
- "I love you..." - That's so bad.