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♪ (dramatic chord) ♪
♪ (reverberating EDM) ♪
- ♪ She got me gone crazy ♪ - K-pop.
- More K-pop. I'm always down for my K-pop.
- (Dan) ♪ K-pop time! ♪
- It wouldn't be the Fine Bros without some K-pop, would it?
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪ - Nine? Is there nine people here?
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
♪ Don't be afraid ♪
♪ Love is the way ♪
♪ Shawty, I got it ♪
♪ You can call me monster ♪
♪ I'm creeping in your heart, babe ♪ - I love this chorus.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- "Swallow it"?
- Whoa. "I steal you."
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪ (laughter)
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- Hey. His piercings are, like, really weird.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- These lyrics are scary.
- ♪ You call me monster ♪
- I kinda love it.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- These sets are really impressive; I'm not gonna lie.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- Shit's about to get real, isn't it? - ♪ I'm sorry ♪
♪ You make me so crazy ♪
- Chivalry is dead, kids. - ♪ You know you do ♪
♪ Yeah (rapping in Korean) ♪
- Uhh, yeah.
- Breaking it down now.
- So now it's gone into rap?
- ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪
- Token rapper. - ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪
- ♪ You can call me monster ♪
- Oh my god, I just want to download this song. It's epic.
- This is, like, well made. This is good.
- ♪ You call me monster ♪
- They're all arrested bad boys.
- ♪ Creeping, creeping ♪ - Goodness gracious.
They got some dancing skills, that's for sure.
- "Creeping." What is he doing? Is he stalking someone?
- ♪ Oh-ho, creeping ♪ - (gasps)
So it was a fake. It was a fake piercing,
'cause he ripped it off. (laughter)
(applause)
- That was intense. Okay, I like that.
- The music is great.
That's some good production going on there. That was a cool beat.
- You guys have shown me so many K-pop groups,
it's like, I'm kinda like used to it now, you know?
Nothing's really surprising me.
- Yes, rock climbing.
♪ (exuberant synthpop) ♪ - The colors, man. They're so good.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- Yes, pastel on point.
- Much more poppier.
- ♪ We here to rock the show ♪
♪ Get ready, we'll let you know ♪
- This is much better.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
♪ I got you, boy ♪ - I like this one.
- ♪ We are the dream girls, dream girls ♪
- I love it.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪ - What is happening?
- ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪
- Token rapper; good to know. Okay. - More rapping.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- Just be yourself.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- If stocking it at the grocery store is not you,
don't do you, boo-boo. - ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
♪ We are the dream girls ♪ - It's so colorful. It makes me happy.
- ♪ ...dream girls ♪ - I'd want to be a dreamy girl.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- I won't give up. I keep on believing.
- ♪ Trust yourself and don't give up ♪
- It's kind of weird, 'cause they're struggling with everything.
Then all of a sudden, they're just like, "We're the dream"--
- (laughing) - They're, like, perfect.
- Hang in there.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪ - (affectionately) Aw.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪ - Bake that cake. Jump those steps.
- She just ran probably two miles.
♪ (song wraps up) ♪ And they still look flawless.
- Ah, the other one was better. The first song was better.
- You know what? That had a nice message,
it teaches kids to be themselves, and it's catchy.
- (Finebros) So now we're mixing it up,
and this is actually gonna be K-hip hop. - Oh wow.
- K-hip hop. Now, this sounds interesting. I like some hip hop.
- Oh, okay.
♪ (Keith Ape, "It G Ma") ♪ Oooh yeah!
- ♪ Squad shit ♪ - Oh...
- ♪ It G Ma! ♪ - It's getting serious.
- ♪ Squad shit ♪
- Oh! - Squad shit!
- ♪ It G Ma! ♪ (eerie shriek)
♪ Woo! ♪ - (shocked chuckle)
- ♪ Underwater squad! ♪
- Oh my god, no. It's like Korean Yung Lean.
- ♪ It G Ma, It G Ma, (singing in Korean) ♪
- Interesting.
- I know this song. It G Ma, man!
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪
- ♪ Motha[bleep] y'all can't feel my pain ♪
- This song reminds me of Tyler, The Creator, for some reason.
- ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪
- Is that supposed to be frightening or like cool?
- Mm-hmm.
(singing along) ♪ Underwater squad ♪
- ♪ Underwater squad ♪ - Underwater squad?
- (shrill) ♪ Squad! ♪ - (shrill) Squad!
- I don't like the, "Bah!"
- Think I'd rather go back to K-pop.
- ♪ Orca ninjas go rambo ♪ - ♪ Rambo ♪
- "Orca ninjas go rambo"?
- (laughs giddily)
- This is, like, absurd.
- ♪ No, no, no (rapping) ♪
- It's like Japanese and Korean in this song.
- ♪ Tashiro janai ♪
- I love his tat.
- Is that Mona Lisa or something?
- ♪ (rapping) ♪ - Is this popular in Korea?
♪ (song ends, eerie dolphin-like squeaking) ♪
- Ugh, I feel a bit sick from this camera.
- Nice grills, dude.
- Whoa. That was epic.
- (imitates buzzer) That was the worst one.
- (imitates buzzer)
- I did not like that one as much. (laughs suddenly)
Mainly 'cause of the, "Ah!"
- (shrill) ♪ Squad! ♪ ♪ (dramatic chord) ♪
- (Finebros) So prior to today, how familiar were you with K-pop?
- Um, I knew of it. I know it's, like, massive.
- Maybe I've looked at a video for 10 or 15 seconds
and then been like, "Ah, just can't do it."
- I don't think I've ever seen a music video,
like a K-pop music video. So that was really cool.
- I just kinda wait until you guys call me in,
and then that is the extent of my K-pop experience right there.
- I haven't been keeping up with it,
just because now K-pop fandom is just so huge, it's a life.
And I'm just in so deep with so many other fandoms,
I'm like, I have to dabble in K-pop.
I can't fall down the K-hole.
- Bro, oh my-- can we talk about that last time?
If you guys have some good K-pop, please send it to me.
Tweet it to me right now.
My feed is still going crazy to this day.
A lot of BTS. I have checked out some BTS.
- (Finebros) So first band we showed you this time,
the song was called "Monster," and it's by Exo.
- Exo. - Exo, I'm a fan.
- I've heard of Exo, because Teens React reacted to Exo.
And somebody on Teens React
said that I looked like one of the members.
And ever since that happened,
I have gotten millions of tweets and tumbles and everything.
I wasn't even involved in this.
- (Finebros) And that single is the group's first
to be number one on the Billboard world digital charts.
- Damn! - Damn.
- (Finebros) What'd you think about that song and video?
- I thought it was all right.
I thought the dancing was quite cool.
- I didn't necessarily get so hooked on the song.
But I'd be definitely willing to listen to more.
- What's not to like, you know?
A bunch of pretty Korean boys with colored hair?
- I liked it. I mean, the video itself engrossed me wanting more.
- I really liked it. The boys were cute... and talented.
- (Finebros) The next song was the girl group I.O.I...
- I.O.I. Lots of letters.
- What is up with these abbreviations, man?
- (Finebros) ...which stands for "Ideal of Idol."
- All right.
- (Finebros) And their song is called "Dream Girls."
What'd you think about that? - Super poppy.
A little too poppy for my taste.
- It was very dreamy. I liked the color saturation.
- That song and the message,
I would be very happy for my eight-year-old sister to hear that.
- They were a little bit rubbish at what they were trying to do.
And then they kept at it, and they followed their dreams.
And then they got better. So I actually quite liked that.
- (Finebros) I.O.I was put together on a reality show.
where the 11 members were chosen out of a pool
of 101 singers from different entertainment companies
and then put together into this band. - Really?
- Oh, that's awesome. - Wow, cool.
- That sounds really confusing,
business-wise. - Sounds like a lot of contractual drama.
- It's a unique thing. - They represent teamwork.
- Okay. Oh, and that's what their song was about. Teamwork.
- They're just like, ♪ All our labels get along ♪
- (Finebros) So the last video was some Korean hip hop.
- That was weird.
- That was awesome.
- (Finebros) The song was "It G Ma" by Keith Ape,
featuring several K-hip hop artists.
What did you think about that one?
- I just couldn't take it seriously.
Is it bad to say it just seemed like they were trying too hard?
- They focused on a lot of weird noises.
- It had elements that you would definitely hear in jams
here in this country, you know, hip hop.
But it definitely had some of its own flavor
that was really cool to hear infused.
- Someone showed me "It G Ma."
And at first, I was like, "What is this?"
But you can't help but get into it.
- (Finebros) Every year, we talk about
how big Korean music is getting.
And once again, this was a huge year.
What do you think about the fact that Korean music
is gaining more worldwide appeal not just on the pop side
but also in the rap and hip hop side?
- It just shows that they're talented.
- I love the fact that it can expand on other genres.
What I'm looking forward now is Korean country.
- I want to see Gucci Mane and a few of those guys
go over there and try to start collabing with these guys.
- K-pop has gotten a lot more edgy and urban.
- I don't think it's a bad thing. - No.
- They're branching out, and they're trying new things.
And they're expanding to different genres of music.
So I think that's cool.
- K-pop is so cookie-cutter,
and controversial things are kind of touchy.
I think it's interesting that
the more aggressive stuff is kind of making a move.
- K-pop paved the way into those other genres.
People are now looking more into it
and paying more attention to that.
- YouTube is definitely the one thing that is helping new artists
and new genres find an audience, because without it,
I wouldn't know of half the things
I like to watch or listen to today.
- (Finebros) So we put subtitles on the videos.
Did you like having them there? - I liked having subtitles.
It's a full package when you listen to music.
It's the lyrics, it's the visuals.
And I liked having all of that.
- I'm a songwriter. I like to listen to lyrics
and think, "What did you mean by that?"
- I always watch things with subtitles, so I'm okay with it.
It didn't distract me. - We watch English movies with subtitles.
- I would've preferred no subtitles.
- I totally wished that there weren't subtitles.
- Yeah. - I want to watch it visually.
I want to not know what's going on. I want it to be absurd.
- I don't like knowing what they're saying.
It's like an anime intro.
If you see what they're saying, it just ruins the song.
- I'm gonna be blunt. Some of the lyrics are pretty crap.
So maybe they shouldn't 'cause before you'd be like,
"Damn, I'm into this." Then you're like...
Mm. - (imitates buzzer)
- (Finebros) Finally, we end this episode
like we always do when we cover K-pop.
Now that you've been exposed to it,
do you think you will find yourself
checking out any more Korean music?
- I'd say... there's a 50% chance.
- After this time, I'm gonna have to get into Exo.
Especially 'cause of our history together.
- I will go home and have a little YouTube sesh on some K-pop,
because I thought it was quite sweet.
Maybe not Korean hip hop.
- If my supporters want me to do some K-pop, I would try it out.
I think doing anything is fun, once, at least.
You guys tell me which a cappella I need to do.
- I'm just gonna stop giving you false promises.
I don't think it's gonna happen.
The only time I listen to K-pop is with the Fine Bros.
That's the new thing that's happening. - It's a tradition.
- Yeah. - Now keep it up.
- Thank you so much for watching another episode
of YouTubers React.
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- (deep voice) Peace. - We'll see you later.
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