Hugo: That's coz the its what they use in ga.... Naoki: No, but that was. WOAAAHH *eyes widening* Yunyi: I can predict it (Kev: Da..) Kevin: WOA WOA WOOAAA *triggered* Yunyi: AW Jarod: dude shes killing OOOHHH Lindsey: WOAHHHH *rossini's semiramide overture plays* Umu: This is Aliee. We have not reacted to her yet but she's actually from America. I think.. Kevin: Its Ailee not Ai - lee? Umu: Yeah! Umu: Lyrics are on and this is like one of those breakup song things *shoulder slump* Lindsey: Another one of those Sorry... Lindsey: Is this gonna make me cry again or no? Umu: Maybe ;) Kevin: Aww.. Well I guess she's about to show us Shimon: Your turn Naoki: No it's your turn to start! Shimon: I did it the first time Naoki: No I did it the first time *Umu's hand starts the video* <<Music begins to play>> Kevin: Oh here it comes Gwen: It feels very singer songwriter, to begin with. *Dee - Bong - Dee - Bong* Shimon: Oh it's a- sequence Gwen: She hits us with a cello. Hugo: I know with a full F**king symphony Gwen: Oh my gosh, she's adorable *Dee - Bong - Dee - Bong* Jarod: Ah now. We're back to 1 Naoki: Ahhhh. Jarod: Like you know its going to be sad when you hear like those like piano chords Jarod: like roll out Naoki: Her voice is like so raspy and its greaat Shimon: Mmm yeah! It's like smoky Yeah! Naoki: and like ... on the verge of tears Fiona: Ooohhhh! Henry: Damn! Jarod: Tragic Peyton: What ARE those socks? Lindsey: *reads lyrics *How could I have done better? Lindsey: I ask myself that everyday Ben: Also that major 5 and minor cords, I love that. I know its super cheesy but like I love that Henry: Actually this bass is pretty good Yunyi: I feel like I can predict this melody Emiel: It's actually pretty good Fiona: Wow!! Kevin: I mean the fact that they're not relying on a sequence. (Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh ) yeah yeah yeah Naoki: no but that was... Trio: OHHHHHHHEYWHAT Jarod: Dude. She's killin' Jarod: Ohhhhh Jarod: There it is Kevin: It would either be ( Yunyi: I can predict it) Kevin: WOAH WOAH WOAHHHHHHHH Lindsey and Alex: Woooowww Lindsey: DAMMNN GIRL Umu: Just Kidding ;D *Henry's face tho* Emiel: Woah Hugo: That's coz its what they're using ... Yunyi: OOOhhh okay Yunyi: That's new Lindsey: Yeah, you SHOW him!!! Emiel: Okay Naoki: This is not sad anymore. Peyton: Oh! Look at that walk Lindsey: Yeah, you don't need no man! That's Right! Lindsey: You're a strong, independent woman. Lindsey: That's what I''m talking about, Girl. Lindsey: Yeah, you get him. Alex: He's like.. "Sh*t" Lindsey: You show him who's bossss Naoki: Oh man Ben: And she's still like. "Yeah, I am. I'm Fabulous" Ben: dude, rock it, man! Fiona: Like good for you girl like Henry: Yeah, HE HE HE HE Hugo: This is all about enpowerment *Dance Time* Gwen: It's all about the distinction between the beginning Gwen: And this part Hugo: Yeah exactly Gwen: Where she's like "What could I have done, better? I wanna forget about you" Gwen: And I'm just like "pfftt" Ben: Dude, she's definitely the one that got away, Ben: For sure Jarod: Dude, her voi- her vo - like her vocal lines are like, very creative Jarod: I really appreciate it, this is a wide variety of stuff *squeaky chairs* Gwen: Now she's just getting boys to line up and she's like "NAW, I'm good at my own" *chuckle* Naoki: hmmmm Ben: building action Naoki: EEEEIHH Ben: <Aju>Nice, Ben: That drop. Yeah Naoki: That was SO good Hugo: Whenever, I'm getting dressed up. Hugo: I'm gonna f*cking like listen to this song Naoki: It's crazy how it like depicted to her as like nerdy in the first part Naoki: And now she is like a supermodel Ben: It's kind of like a... Ben: *looks at Shimon* "Princess Diaries" *chuckles* Henry: This is, "I'm sad, and you hurt me, Henry: but guess what. You didn't take jacksh*t away from me. Henry: And I'm still bomb as f*ck so... Henry: EAT SH*T" *WOAHHHHHHH* Fiona: Good, I like - I like that like she's like (Henry: I like that sort of thing) Fiona: She's not just trying to get him back Peyton: Awww.. gave him the letters you wrote... Jarod: It's like you have like the guitar and the strings as the like the reflective moment Ben: It was about her Glow Up Naoki: Her Blow Up?! Ben: Glow Up Naoki: Glow Up? Ben: You know when you're ugly when you're little, but then you get older and you get prettier Naoki: Oh like the "Ugly Duckling"... thing Gwen: That was an easy vibrato. Gwen: You heard that (Hugo: Yeah) (Hugo: Oh yeah) Gwen: That was like an actual like .. Gwen: like support vibrato Peyton: You know what this kinda remind me of, Peyton: "I will Survive" Kevin: It's the exact same chord progression xDD Yunyi: I will survive~ Duo: I will survive~! Yunyi: That was really bad Kevin: *realization* WOAH OHHHH NO Kevin: Oh God Fiona: She's kind of goals Henry: Yeah, for real Emiel: Yeah, her voice is really good <agreed> Fiona: Yep (Ailee : Heeeyy~ ) Peyton: Oh she got Peyton: HEEEEEEEEEYEEYEEEY <Peyton showing what his got> Henry: Also this bass track is great Jarod: But no, she got a powerful voice *JAMMIN'* Gwen: Also whoever her makeup artist is killin' it with the gold under eyes Naoki: Oohhhhhh (Ben: OH) Naoki: Is that the Ex? Ben: Probably Peyton: UHH Jarod: NUH UH Jarod: Dude, you're so much better than this, girl Peyton: *weird voice* KICK HIM TO THE CURB Ben: OH, the string ending Alex: Look at that smile, she stole HER money. Alex: Err, HIS money. Fiona: No! Henry: NOOOO (Fiona: Turn him down) Henry: *desperate* NOOOOOOOOOOOO *R.I.P headphone users* Kevin: F over G (Yunyi: I thought they were gonna end on) Kevin: What a- What a chord Yunyi: the dominant (Kevin: Pretty dope) Fiona: I was like "this is wrong", then i was like "this is good" and now I'm like "this is wrong" Henry: "Oh you're confident now... Now I want you" *points at computer *F*CK YOU MAN Emiel: *silently touches ears* Umu: I - yeah I was also confused by the message (Henry: Sorry *chuckles*) Henry: WOW!
Fiona: She first did it though to get him back. Fiona: Like I feel, like she did that to get him back, and then it turned into like, "I'm cool, I don't need you" Fiona: And then she's like "I got him.." Like *cringe* ARGHHHHH NOOO Fiona: It's not all about you're looks. (Emiel: She's F*cked up) it's about the inside Hugo: here's my thing on that all front, this song very much followed the lines of the best revenge is to lead a good life like that kind of thing But here's also the thing like the difference between this and the other group we watched is that the other group was distinct like "be a real man" and her song was all about like "I'm not gonna do this thing and I'm gonna make my life better" Gwen: I'm just sad that she got back together with him *frowns* Hugo: Here's the thing though, she can do whatever the f*ck she wants *Gwen's face* This song is all about empowerment and she made the choices to get back with him. Like that's, that's the biggest thing is that she knew she could do the whatever the f*ck she wanted, And I feel like a lot of people would say "Well, yeah you just got back with him doesn't that defeat the purpose of what you said?" Hugo: It's like I'm a Watson, talking about feminism and showing her ***, it's same f*cking thing it doesn't f*cking matter Gwen: Yeah Gwen: This is one of those things, it's very up to interpretation (Hugo: exactly) Hugo: I really like the music, the - her vocals were f*cking like (Gwen: Oh my god they were so stunning) Gwen: I mean that's- that is what you want.. For a Pop song, that was pop technique, but good technique. Gwen: I mean even the high notes, she straight tone them, as you do in pop. Gwen: And then let, instead of adding vibrato which is what most people would do they go *demonstrate* "WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Gwen: And then like, it's obviously something you add. It's like you took a violin and you're playing an open string Gwen: and then you switch and then you start adding a vibrato. It's like that where it's an added thing Gwen: And no Sh*t to anyone who does that, it sounds fine. But she.. What the way she did it is was Gwen: she had the straight tone note and then she allowed vibrato Lindsey: Or she's like hugging him cause he's trying to comeback to her, Lindsey: and she's like "LOL, I'M JUST BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU" Lindsey: The look was way more smug (Umu: MmmHmm) Lindsey: then just that, like i feel that had a ... That can't be it Alex: They definitely had a plan. Lindsey: Yeah, there has- there has to be some sort of (Alex: Some sort of sequel) something going on. Lindsey: There's something going on Lindsey: I was totally right when I said the like, "people use strings to like make it sound more like down " Lindsey: Cause' I don't think there were strings anymore in the, to the rest of it Lindsey: So that was very like (Umu: There might have been) but there might have been if they were they were like Lindsey: almost to like amplify the guitar, kinda like to just punch out the chords (Umu: Right) Lindsey: But like it was like "Ahhhhhhhhh...~ I'm so sad...~" Lindsey: And then it's like Lindsey: *clap* BOOM Alex: Oh yeah, the ending was...that ending was pretty good. cause' she was just like Lindsey: She's up to something (Alex: She wasn't like *smily happy face*) she's up to no good Alex: She was like *sneakyface* (Lindsey: She was like *smug face*) Naoki: Maan, that was pumpin' after that intro Umu: Are you surprise? Naoki: Oh yeah man. That took me (Ben: Yeah I was NOT expecting that) by surprise Naoki: Especially, after that intro you gave us. Ben: Well, yeah exactly that was really good (Naoki: I was like *surprise*) Shimon: I thought it was gonna be that like slow ballad thing. (Ben/Naoki: The whole way) Naoki: Which would remain fine, because it was pretty good, but it went up an another level Ben/Shimon: Yeah Jarod: When you break the mug, Jarod: Even if you try to put it back together it will always be cracks in it. Peyton: Some people think that adds character to the mug (deep) Jarod: you know, but I don't like a broken mug Peryton: It's NOT QUITE BROKEN IF YOU PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER Jarod: You wanna know how I got this SHCARSH *chuckles* Peyton: *leans to his right* BOI Jarod: Music is cool, she has a GREAT voice Peyton: "I will survive" Jarod: yeah, it's like a Korean version of that *Peyton shakes head* Jarod: It has more character, it's like the same kind of that like you know really Jarod: Powerful, power house voice over like, you know (Umu: Mmmm Hmm) Jarod: Pumpin' beat Kevin: It started off like "kay" (Yunyi: Yeah, but then she showed me what's up) Kevin:But you know how in "I will Survive" it also starts out with like without any percussion. (Yunyi: YEAHHH) Kevin: but this ones is more sad so I guess there IS a difference, but it feels like there could be some modelling off of .... That song Yunyi: It's like the same message too. (Kevin: exactly, oh YEAH) that's.. fascinating Umu: Okay, so other than the message, what was cool about the bass? Fiona: It was Disco-tastic Henry: It was kind of low, and yeah IT was kind of disco-tastic Fiona: Like the synthesized violin, or whatever. I don't know Henry: Dis... Disco *Fio/Emi looks over at Henry* (Fiona: Disco- Tas-Tic) Henry: dis... (Fiona: TM) Henry: I can't say it Emiel: Anemone (Henry: Disco- Tastic there we go) anemone, You can pronounce it anyway you f*cking want Umu: You ready to move onto the next one? Emiel: F*ck yeah (Fiona: Oh my god my nails are....) Henry: I'm ready to put my ear speaker in my earholes Yunyi: between "U&I" pretty excited for this Hugo: This is "U&I" ? (Umu: Yes, it's still Ailee) Fio/Hen: FIVE, FOUR, THREE (Emiel: AHHH OHHH ) Fiona: *conduct* Five, Three (Emiel: WOAH WOOAAAHH) Gwen: Phone Numbers stress me out Hugo: Ba Dah Ba Ba Dah B.A.P <see what I did there> Gwen : Boop *snap* Gwen: OH! Those HEELS!! Jarod: Classic Phone Ring, Hot Line Bling (Peyton: Oh, that's a phone) Gwen: I like how she only has pictures of her, that makes me happy Alex: Wow, she's definitely been to like nine Ba Dazzlers Fiona: Love the sparkle Emiel: WELCOME TO BROADWAY The Trio: OH OH OHHHHHH *Shimon nodding in approval* Gwen: I just got goosebumps. Gwen: That didn't happen before Ben: She sounds like- (Naoki: Is this like soul?) Ben: Yeah Emiel: Woah Henry: MANY horns HO HO HO HO <Santa Claus' laugh> Hugo: AH HA HA HA YEAH *snaps* Ben: I mean super big fan, like her voice is MASSIVE Naoki: I know right Ben: Super Dark Shimon: It fits *points* this really well Ben: Yeah Gwen: Also, i applaud her because she is coursing through hell in this. which makes dancing hard Ben: Dude, she's pretty fierce. (Naoki: Oh, yes) Kevin: It's got that Urban feel (Yunyi: *nods*) Fiona: It has a funk of guitar *Ma Ne - Ma Ne Meh~* Henry: This is a pretty serious like 70s funk vibe going on right now. Henry: Not kinda like.. Like Pop funk, but like genuine like kinda lazed down. Hugo: Oooh, I really like that part, Gwen: Yeah, where it's like a it's almost like a vocal warm up Kevin: ....... Crazy right now.. Craz- *Umu's finger silently tells him to stop* Lindsey: I just really like the- This is the third video I've seen today with like the horn line in it. I like that stuff so much Henry: Ooh HA HA Jarod: Killin' and I like her hair Emiel: Dang she's like a pop star Henry: This drummer is pretty good he's like not afraid to use the bells Emiel; this is like live drums *beatboxing* Jarod: OHHH SILENCE *screams out of excitement* Gwen: "Tired of all your lies and excuses, OUT OF MY FACE" Gwen: I say "GIRLLLLLLLLL" Lindsey: Is that guy wearing your shirt that says 'Muscians' on it ? Lindsey: and he's just standing there clapping, and that's it? Kevin: It's pretty commendable that she could keep the style so faithfully at 2013 Yunyi: The brass is really killing it (Kevin: absolutely) the brass is really great Ben: dang, she's intense (Naoki: Yeah) Naoki: She uses like her high voice, really sparing it, but like to grate it to tiny pieces? Gwen: Oh my god, that dancing is so great, this is so great, this is SO great Ben: Also I feel they do the all the staging of this makes you just look at her the entire time (Naoki: yeah) Alex: The bass players are killing it Jarod: cause it adds a live element to the music with this actual instruments, like that's what i really like about when they use instruments versus like a synthesizer Lindsey: Ohh that Trumpet player is just got those high riff Gwen: She just dictated everything (Hugo: Ohh f*ck yeah, you hear that? ) noo I didn't Henry: Alright, i could use a Trumpet solo like right this instant Emiel: That's true (Henry: That's pretty lacking from almost all Kpop songs is instrumental solos) yeah yunyi: Oh i like the layered vocals (Kevin: Yeah) she's in a duet with herself Jarod: She's gotta be like a you know, like the KPOP version of Beyonce. <DARN RIGHT SHE IS> Yunyi: So it's .... " I & I" for her Emiel: F*ck yeah, that was sick (Fiona: That was cool) Kevin: HEYYYyyyyy (Yunyi: Nice Outro, <aju> nice) Emiel: That was just sick Henry: It was really sick yeah it was really really good Emiel: Groove was tight, live instruments, broadway feel but like good voices Henry: The rhythm section was really locked in Emiel: Yeah it was tight Fiona: It was just really fabulous like the whole time, and like just right from the beginning I knew it was going to be good Ben: She's really talented Ben: and like I know you can do like a lot of stuff with like recording and that kind of thing Naoki: But that sounded dope Shimon: oh yeah when it comes to like the sound of the voice i think Naoki: yeah you can't really fake that (Shimon: yeah) Ben: dude she sounds great Naoki: you can fake tuning but you can't fake (Shimon: yeah exactly) Shimon: and you can tell when it's really really autotuned (Ben: you can tell yeah) Ben: but yeah i know, she sounds really good (Naoki: yup) Kevin: everything we've alrdy said, it like kept with that "crazy in love" urban-r&b-pop sort of feel Kevin: and i like how acoustic the drums felt and how acoustic the brasses felt Yunyi: i liked how her vocal figures changed a lot. Yunyi: That sounds super nerdy for me to say but it was like, there were a lot of different kinds of shapes in the melodic line Yunyi: and it was kind of really cool how she would jump back and forth between like sort of different vocal textures Yunyi: thought that was really neat. Yunyi: Like one moment she's like belting, the other moment she's doing like staccato intervals and then she's like singing like a plain melody or Yunyi: you know, it's really neat, it's a lot of variety in it Yunyi: despite you know the sort of instrumental staying more constant Gwen: alright, now we gotta go find the high note cus i'm an idiot Hugo: Here we go Hugo: [head bangs in approval] YEAH RIGHTTT!?!?! IT'S SO GOOD
Gwen: [ YAAAAAAS] Hugo: OH F*UCK ME UP MAN Hugo: I don't even remember what the first video we watched was like OMG Hugo: It took a lot of it's like the
Gwen: GUSTO Hugo: YEAH the opening sounded a bit like the incredibles like the opening theme with like the brass jazzy band Gwen: I just like her voice is POWER Gwen: It's so powerful it's not pushed at all she just opens her mouth and I swear to God- Gwen: Jesus descends on the earth Hugo: but um and then oh! also oh god where was it.. there was a part in there where she went back and forth Hugo: between these two notes?
Gwen: yeah I know I remember it was that's when I commented it was almost like a vocal warm up was like [demonstrates] The Duo: [hype] Gwen: exactly
Hugo: like that was
The duo: [belting] Gwen: that was like, yeah that sounds like yea
Hugo: that's very jazzy Hugo: you know what that reminds me of? [sings] Lindsey: like that was pretty awesome
Alex: Like that was pretty good, music was good, video was good Lindsey: I liked this one better
Alex: yeah that's definitely yeah Umu: Right if we were comparing this with I will show you which one do you like better? Kevin: OOOOOh
Yunyi: that's a tough call I think im gonna say U&I Yunyi: I like u&i
Kevin: I think it's a complete tie for me
Umu: complete tie alright Jarod: I like this one
Umu: u & i or... I'll show you Peyton: ..you know which one i like more emma c'mon Umu: alright, so if you're comparing this and the first one before this
Emiel: oh f*cking this one, this one right here Ben: I, I think ---- oh really?!!?
Naoki: I think the first one because of the change Naoki: just took me by surprised and i was really pumped the whole way
Ben: I like the second one just cause shes such a good vocalist Naoki: true true I think the first one was more interesting in the music
Ben: musically sure and was better
Shimon: I think musically, yeah...visually, a lot better in the 2nd one Ben: the second one like, yeah way more money
Naoki: they definitely had like way more money Ben: also like she's really talented
Umu: okay so first one second one? Shimon: first one I felt like she had a lot more freedom in the first one and she did a lot more ornamentation and stuff like that Ben: but like I would go to her concert because of the second one Umu: which one did you like better?
Hugo: this one
Gwen: this one Hugo: gosh all of it! and here's the reason why they really left it like Im gonna remember this song hugo: kind of thing
Gwen: absolutely yeah
Hugo: and the other one was great the other one was SUPER good and I really liked it I just really was jammin to this song
Ailee slays ;)