shimon: ...
shimon: wHAT
*Rossini's Semiramide Overture plays*
umu: ok so we are watching Super Junior and you two are familiar with this group
yunyi: like one song
literally one song kevin: I
kevin: I'm familiar with like...literally their name
umu: well we're starting with some of their most recent songs and i know we usually go in chronological order but these two...
i'm most familiar with and I like the most kevin: 2014
is not that recent
umu: but yeah! this is...mama(IMSORR Y FOR BAD PRONUNCIATION)
yunyi: isn't it mamaCita
umu: might be mamacita
jarod: going spaghetti western
in the east
3
2
1gO
fiona: so far so good
henry: wohAHOW
fiona: oH I love this henry: *laughing*
jarod: the stash
peyton: blacksmith shindong
yunyi: i envy this kevin: bullfighter?
hugo: ha! barber
gwen: did he just scratch his head with his gun hugo: yep
gwen: like with his finger on the trigger
safety off like xD
shimon: WHAT
fruit shop owner
gwen: when you murder someone and let the newspaper take pictures of you
both: ohhh jarod: bammm
davis: ooh lindsey: what
fiona: that is unexpected
yunyi: YES
petyon: get the big band in there
hugo: more 20s vibe
yunyi: love me my jazz inspired stuff
naoki: is this like 20s...? shimon: i can't
naoki: i can't tell.. is it 20s?
hugo: yeah!
kevin: i like that piano
fiona: uh huuuuuhhh
hugo: this is super dope
gwen: this is sexy
lindsey: oh wow I was not expecting this at all from the way this video started
like not even a little
henry: they're mixing a lot of different archetypes here
fiona: yes
umu: does that remind you of anyone? (hinting to henry's trap mv)
kevin: that brass thing at the beginning better comeback
lindsey: it's got kind of a Latin feel to it but a very pop-y Latin feel because it's not just bossa nova or anything
naoki: did you hear that?
it was like the same
three phrases in a row and then it changed shimon: and then it
shimon: and then the last one
yunyi: that guy DID look familiar now that you mention it
fiona: it's so like...it's like mysterious this song the song is like
gwen: this song is weird all of the backing instruments are like jazz style
except for the beat and all the vocals are like modern
kevin: they're just singing tetrachords
(umu: in one of henry's songs) kevin: i'm a tiny bit let down but
just because the brass thing at the beginning was so great
fiona: idk henry: it's definitely just a lot of
5-1-5-1-5-1..
fiona; awoww he's doing the splits!
oh he fell on his butt
hugo: i'm really digging the vocals tho their chords are super tight gwen: oh i'm so into it
henry: but.. the video is really cool and the brass is ok
yunyi: i like his voice <3
he has such a prince-ly like..sweet voice
naoki: how can he see??
shimon: i knew you were going to say that
naoki: his hair was covering his eyes!
both: oHH
davis: it's the wild west man nobody knows what the hell is going on
jarod: ooh i like this one a lot
umu: what do you like about it
jarod: i just love everything about it i love the beat and it has this kind of uhh
i can't- just the groove man
shimon: *gasp* the watermelon!
oh nooo
henry: NOOOH HE'S HEART BROKENAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
PEYTON: it's mixing a lot of elements like the i don't know like the mariachi feel with the chorus the pop-y hip hop feel and like
jarod: and there's like a sexiness to this one
davis: you know he hit the star he survived
lindsey: that's how it works, yup
like...back to the future
yunyi: i love this it's so quirky
lindsey: wha- that was a lot of words
at once xD
shimon: oh dayum that was fast talking
peyton: close your lips shut your tongue uhhueheuheu
naoki: rap guy rap god shimon: he was like BADBADABDUABDBABDADS
HUGO: OOH yeah get it! (rip caps lock)
naoki: but there's a lot of contrast within the piece isn't there
gwen: that's a paradigm!
kevin: i i i think yunyi likes this way more than i do
yunyi: i like that brief moment of screaming sax
umu: dominantdominantdominant
fiona: i like the unison voice part right here
henry: they shot him!
hugo: *laughing* i love that
yunyi: yeah they're chord progressions are pretty basic
but the instrumentation is done so well
jarod: the crown
lindsey: i'm getting a lot of- davis: why is it that they have an orgasm
anytime that anybody holds up that crown just like
both: singing
naoki: they're just like riffing off the iy yi yi
yunyi: i want to figure out this plot
kevin: yeaah
kevin: oh it's still not- is this the outro?
or is there another chorus
petyon: is it weirdtho or weirdo?
shimon: what
yunyi: they're going to end there
no!
yes they did!
kevin: nice
naoki: do it again do it again
kevinL the 7th album
yunyi: awwwww
lindsey: i liked it it was very weird davis: it was good
umu: story-wise or music?
lindsey: story-wise? music a little bit too like it changed styles a lot but not- but very subtly
fiona: it was- I hate the BAAHHH
henry: it was ok
fiona: so mUCH
it was good tho
henry: it's annoying cuz it's like the same thing over and overandoverandover(etc)
fiona: *spazz brass noise*
umu: ok
henry: what she said
fiona: it was cool i liked the vibe from it the music video was like
i have no idea what's going on it was super entertainging
henry: i think it was literally 1 5 1 5 1 5 (progression) 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 1
umu: the progression?
ok ok
fiona: it's like beethoven 5
5 1
and you think it's going to end, but then it just goes over and over again
naoki: it was ok, i felt the other songs we heard today were better shimon: mmmmmmmmm it was in minor
umu: oooh naoki: they were more interesting
naoki: it had nice contrasting parts shimon: standard
naoki; yeah
it was like a cookie cutter song
yunyi: that was that was so cute
kevin: it was ok
yunyi: it was really cute x3
kevin: I thought it was going to be more like IU jazzy jazzy
yunyi: yeeaah umu: oh oh right right
yunyi: because both SHINee and IU are the
well those are the other ones that have done jazz inspired stuff and they set some-
umu: TVXQ yunyi: expectations
umu: tvxq did jazz
yunyi did- did they?
umu: yeah remember Something? *continues to "sing" song*
yunyi:OH WAIT WAIT WAIT OH YEAH YEAH YEAH no that's
ok this- i mis remembered umu: shinee hasn't done jazz
that as SHINee
umu TVXQ and IU yunyi: yeah that's what I was thinking
yunyi: someone here's gotta watch asian game shows? or like those asian-
yunyi: celebrity TV shows where there's like kevin: oh yeah yeah
they took
that's very true
the western- western inspired theme and like put it into one of those skits
kevin: that makes sense yunyi: with all of the
the like incidental backing type deal and stuff
kevin: wow I kinda appreciate it more now just because you said that
hugo: I really like that- i really fukkin liked that
gwenL yeah
i was a little confused about- sORRY
lord almighty! go ahead!
have your time to shine! (im trying to think of something funny to put in the subs but)
hugo: if we decided that I would go she would still go first (umu tried) so gwen: just go first
hugo: you know what let's just watch the next video gwen: you're fine you're fine
hhhnnnnggggggg
umu: so we're going to move onto the next one <3
naoki: my name is super jupit-
-or shimon: shutup shutup
naoki: ju--- umu: omg
ash: thank you naoki. AS EMMA WAS SAYING
Umu: here is super junior!
sub unit! this is their mandarin sub unit this is chinese sub unit
they put out a chinese song and they also did a korean version so we're going to be watching korean version
lindsey: because we are react to the k(pop) (not c pop or j pop)
umu: exactly
umu: (also) cuz i dont know i don't know how bad the chinese copyright rules are b/c I know jap japan's
jahpaHNS
is really strict ;-;
but yeah
umu; I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
NAOKI: WORK HARD PLAY HARD?
there's this dude where people who WON'T FKING STOP comparing you to...they're like
"shimon looks like hiiiim" (im not mad or annoyed, im just-- wow)
so yeah just BTW
Umu: Some of them are in Super Junior and some of them are just additional members added in for whenever they do Chinese versions
And you know 2 of these, you've seen 2 of these people... in here before
We've seen them
They've appeared in a video before that- and it'd be cool if you could point it out
Umu: If you recognize them Henry: oh play the D flat
I believe in you
Fiona: Five henry: he's not gna do it
Four
3 and a 2 and a 1
Jarod: Bam
Jarod: Eheh don't know what I'm doin
Fiona: They're hot (Same)
Henry: They're very hot
Fiona: Their outfits
Oohh oh that guitar
Oh groovy
Kevin: Mm promising
Shimon: Which one's mee Umu: That's EXO(he thought an exo member was gna be in this vid)
umu: points
Naoki: WhY
Shimon: Ahah really Umu: Yeah
Yunyi: Like that same quirkyness Kevin: Oh my god give me that- give me that
That groove
Yunyi: Oh he is so cute
Henry: Workin hard or hardly workin am I right hahahahhahaa (such meme)
Fiona: Haha kiddooo
Lindsey: Is- so he's in another group
Umu: Not a group
Umu: And I'm waiting for you to recognize someone else in this group
Davis: Dude he does look so familiar Lindsey: Is he the- Is he like a solo artist
Kevin: Earth wind and fire
Davis: Henry
Hugo: Mee Gwen: Oh mee
Hugo: In history class
Lindsey: That's Henry Umu: YUP
Gwen: Ooh me in theory
Kevin: Ooh I like the filtered drum sound
Jarod: Oh damn oh yeah
Mhm there it is
Kevin: Dancing is... awesome
What's.. what was the point of the begginning skit then
Yunyi: Ok funk
Funk
AF
*Suju dabbing before it was cool*
Kevin: Funk as funk (Omg how does he do this)
Jarod: See that's kinda counterproductive guys
But.. they don't care
Davis: Man these guys just don't wanna work hard... right now
Yunyi: I love his moustache
Yunyi: You know what, I hate- I hate moustaches sometimes- yeah exactly Kevin: Me too, me too few people rock it that well
Yunyi: But he does it really well
Shimon: Oh Henry
Umu: YYEAAHHH Shimon: WOOOW
Hugo: The general message I'm getting from this video is
F*** the system
Fiona: This sounds very boy bandy with an... naaah nu
Jarod: It's very like.. high school musical esque
Peyton: Yeah Jarod: I'm just pickin up that vibe\
Kevin: Nice little Neopolitan
Henry: Camera angles' cool, the set is very cool
Kevin: That is not how I expected the chorus to go Umu: YAP
Yunyi: Usually you don't shift rhythms when it goes down to the chorus
That was a little bit... disrupting the continuity-
Umu: Do you not recognize him- DO YOU RECOGNIZE HIM yunyi: what the hell are you-
Kevin: No
Yunyi: That's Henry isn't it s that what you're trying to say? Umu: IT'S HENRY
Naoki: It changes doesn't it
Naoki: But it's start was different Shimon: Yeah there's- there's so many
Yunyi: That- that step
Directly onto the table looked familiar (LOL HENRY @ PIANO IN 'TRAP') Kevin: Swing- what was that chord
Shimon: WOah I like that part
Naoki: Yeah that was a nice.. progression
Henry: It's in E
Jarod: These guys are tight
Yunyi: Ooh Kevin: Yeaah Umu: Yeaah
Lindsey: Uno dos tres quatro Davis: Yeah haha
Lindsey: Uno mas
Yunyi: I feel like some of this booped me with that chord
It was like a-
Boop
Henry: There's a B and a C#
And then 2nd it's just like
Fiona: Wait that's Henry
Yunyi: Ooh hey
This guy
Lindsey: I don't think he's trapped anymore (Yes he is)
Kevin: The only thing I like about the chorus is the swing note
the swing chord
Yunyi: You know what the swing chord is I think it's just theee.. the parallel major
Naoki: Yeah cuz you have this kind of like electronic beat and then
Like stuff like this which is like
Henry: It's a 6th chord
Naoki: A different style it seems
Fiona: I like those triples
Henry: E, G#
B, C#
Not in that order
Yunyi: The chorus makes more sense, the more times- the second time you hear it
Kevin: W- wo- Yunyi: WOAH
Yunyi: WOAHWOAHWOAHWOAH
Hugo: It's not cut time
Shimon: Wo- woaahh
Hugo: It's slowed down
Yunyi: That was
Not half time
Kevin: No no... Yes I think so Yunyi: I don't think that was half time, that was like a triplet relation
Yunyi: Wwwwhahwooahwoah
Peyton: So many grooves in this
Naoki: Oh wow
Jarod: This is a very eclectic song Peyton: Yeah
Peyton: They're totally going for the boy band like... we're so...we're not sexy we're just beautful
Jarod: Haha we're not sexy, we're just beautiful men
Peyton: We really wanna show you how beautiful we are
Kevin: And then it goes to major
Yunyi: They're swinging towels, ha
Lindsey: Now we're back to the beginning I like this one
Fiona: Yeah I like this
Jarod: I like the spotlights that they're going through
Peyton: Yeah
Henry: I don't know if this is a root in there, if there is an E but it's definitely Fiona: It goes into like tripple
Henry: A G#, a B then a C#
Henry: Give me that dissonant interval bro
Yunyi: I love that chord
Jarod: my middle school dances need more kpop
Both: ~Heeeeyeeeeeeeahh~
Henry: Oh
There's a D in there (Hehe)
That's really messed up
*Hysterical Laughter*
Lindsey: Same Davis: Yes
Kevin: What a bunch of goofballs
More?
Gwen: Uh boss is back
Kevin: Oh
Hugo: That was super dope (They are Super Juior)
Gwen: That was adorable Hugo: That was great
I li- I am a fan of theirs. I like them
Umu: Yeah Shimon: it's cool, I liked that
Jarod: That was a very weird song, I don't know how I feel about it
Umu: Just because of like the different styles
Jarod: Yeah it just seems to hop around too much, I'm like trying to concentrate on one thing and then it's like
Curveball after curveball
Like it's cool when you throw like maybe one curveball per song but I just feel like there was too many
Peyton: I dug it cuz like I don't know I listen to a lot of music that kinda moves around a lot like
a lot of snarky puppy like
Doesn't like, you can't ever
I've never heard a snarky puppy tune that ended the way it started
So like
I really dug them for a while so they kinda opened my ears up to that kind of thing
Gwen: Oh yeah I like the vocals a lot Hugo: They're both put together well
Hugo: It was good
Fiona: Yeah I like when it- like a double feel to a triple feel
That was cool and the bass is like
Unexpected
Yunyi: Nice outro, ok you wanna figure out that rhythm relation
That meter relation, cuz I really want to Kevin: Sure
Yunyi: It was not half time
Umu: It's like
Kevin: Can we just use a metronome and cheat
Yunyi: What they did was that ok, it's originally in four four
And these are umm
8th notes I guess
And then it's 2 against 3
So they were like
They were in four four, they were in like a quick four four
So there's four beats in a measure and then they
Took that measure
Like in that measure space they add a triplet so it- it was like a
But then that- that triplet became normalized in a new four four
So it
Was..
Kevin: See I was doing that but I couldn't- I didn't
Yunyi: No it was there, it was there... yeah Kevin: Really Umu: Are we going back omg
Yunyi: No it's not the dast triplet
Kevin: Yep you were- no that's it that's it Yunyi: It's not the fast riplet
Kevin: You're right
It is that triplet
Yunyi: Yeah but you were subdividing a little
But it's just normalized in the new four four
Umu: So which one did you like better
Yunyi: This is pretty cool Kevin: This one
Yunyi: Not quite
Not quite
It's really hard to feel because they change the meter as well
Oh well maybe I'm wrong
But it seemed convincing to me
Kevin: I liked it Yunyi: I tried
Umu: If any of the viewers actually know the tempo change
Yunyi: Yeah we can-we can measure it out
with metronome
Kevin: I think with 96 and 72
Umu: So you like that one better than Mamacita
Shimon: Oh yeah yeahyeah that one was better Naoki: Oh yeah that one's much better, more interesting
Shimon: Even like the video I like that one better
Naoki: Yeah Shimon: I felt like the other one just seemed like
Naoki: It was all over the place
Shimon: Yeah it was.. everywhere
Henry: Oh this one, absolutely Fiona: Ooh this one
Fiona: Musically this one heck yeah
Henry: Mostly because I discovered right there at then end, i don't know if anyone heard it's...
G#
B
C #
Umu: Dissonant AF
Henry: Give me that minor 2nd BRUUHHH that's out as f***
I think it only came in at the end though, the D natural
Umu: So not all the other swings but only the D natural at the very end Fiona: i thought it was- they all sounded the same
Umu: Yeah they all sounded the same to me
Umu: Yay
Umu: So Mamacita, ok Lindsey: I think I l- I think I like Mamacita better
Davis: It was a little bit more confusing.. but.. also really good
Umu: and you like Mamacita
Or do you you like Mamacita peyton
Peyton: No i like this one
Umu: Ok which one did you like better
Gwen: I liked the- this one better cuz I just thought it was more fun
Hugo: I have to say I liked the first one better
Both music video and singing wise
I mean I like both of them but the first- ah the first one was just really
It was really good and it really it really showed off their voices really well
And they're GOOD they're really good I think that they're- they're arrangements are super good
The way they incorporate everyone's singing cuz a lot of these groups from what I've noticed is the larger the group, the less singing they have
Or at least the less harmonies they have
Gwen: I feel like when they have more people they add more people for dancing
and not necessarily adding more people for the music Hugo: Music yeah Umu: MMMM
Hugo: But I think this- Gwen: Because like, yeah I mean
Gwen: if you- you obviously have to be able to sing and dance to be in a kpop group but
in terms of what's more impressive, the more people you have definitely dancing
Hugo: You've got the voices, you might as well use em
and I think that they did a really good job of that, I think each singer really got the chance to showcase but they also had a lot of really good harmonies
Umm and they repeatedly used those good harmonies
I don't know they had some really good chords in there
Umm
And the instrumentation was also really good
(YALL IM EXCITED FOR RV)