The EDITING in this video. So accessible for music beginners yet incredibly entertaining for even music experts

the way this is edited is god-tier honestly!

as a kpop stan, ive always knew IGAB was the blueprint for experimenting in producing, and even producing in general. i could just feel it in this song, not even with other telling me me. Now that i've grown and taken a music theory class and understand what goes into making a song + this awesome explanation, IGAB has become even more impactful imo. i am not afraid to say it is one of my favorite songs in both a technical and literal sense!

I’ve never seen better editing from a KZfaqr… how did this video make me want to listen to every single song in here like each transition brought an immense amount of excitement it’s crazy 😭

I love the 'bohemian rhapsody effect' because i get bored of songs so quickly but the experimental songs keep me on my toes

I'm not even fully through the video, but I'm blown away by how well-edited and well-explained this is. 2ndgenbias has outdone themselves yet again

I like how you didn't shit on O.O because though I hated it at first, it grew on me a lot and it's acc a good song that just sounds different lol. Would it better if they made 2 songs instead of combining em? Maybe but it's a bop to me.

Basically, SM keeps on experimenting on their artists' songs lately like putting another song in a song and having different genres especially in bridges. Other examples to this are EXO's MAMA (Rock Bridge), Tempo (rap verses, main bridge and Acapella bridge), and Obsession (RNB bridges never fail to amaze me), SUJU's Mr Simple (Dance Break after 2nd chorus, rap bridge then another singing bridge). It's really difficult to explain in details because there are lots of things going on with their songs haha. Nonetheless, I think SM is the most experimental company in songs. It doesn't have that one style or identity, but it gives off that "SM" trademark in their songs once you listened to it. Great video. I like the analysis.

when you were explaining the Yg party chorus, a lightbulb went off in my head and it was like every yg song i've ever heard simultaneously started playing in my head, especially bling bling for some reason lol

When IGAB came out, I remember reading that this song has just been hiding in SM’s vault for years and they didn’t release it yet because they wanted the girls to be ready. I think Zimzalabim has also been hiding in SM’s vault until RV released it. Point is, SM I think makes sure that when they release these experimental songs, it’s well-polished and would fit the group. This is probably why the experimental concept works for their artists.

Timestamps even though I will get 1 like 0:00 Intro (Girls’ Generation - OSCAR) 0:28 fromis_9 - DM 1:16 MOMOLAND - Bboom Bboom 1:39 BTS - ON 2:01 TREASURE - JIKJIN 2:31 BLACKPINK - How You Like That 2:55 iKON - KILLING ME 3:09 IVE - ELEVEN 3:39 MAMAMOO - AYA 4:15 Chuu - Heart Attack 4:38 Girls’ Generation - Mr. Mr. 5:04 BLACKPINK - Forever Young 5:36 Suga - Interlude: Shadow 6:26 f(x) - NU ABO 6:56 f(x) - Red Light 7:33 Red Velvet - Zimzalabim 8:15 aespa - Next Level 9:08 aespa - Savage 9:47 NMIXX - O.O 11:03 TXT - Eternally 12:13 “outro” 12:35 Girls’ Generation - I Got A Boy 15:00 outro

That unexpected after-credits scene was awesome! The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' describes IGAB so well. It's what I like about Kpop so much, the often unexpected, weird changes in the rhythms. Missed that the last 2 years with a few exceptions, I was afraid in general Kpop became more mainstream/simpler to get a more Western audience, but songs like Eleven and O.O thankfully proved me wrong. Grats for making this video, extremely well edited!

I actually feel like Sm are the best in doing experimental music that you love or hate. It throws you off, it's really weird, makes you lost for the first time you hear it, but it's so fucking cool too, if you like it you'll become addicted really quickly. While Big Hit doesn't really make experimental music, their music is really comfortable and pleasant to listen to, so even Shadow and Eternally don't exactly throw you off. They catch you off guard, yes, but you still feel like this is the same song. And I think people who make it work in both are geniuses, and I love that you can clearly differentiate their styles even if you are not exactly a music nerd

Eternally is the biggest plot twist song ever but it is done so beautifully. It literally like heaven and hell but sounds so good . Also the lyrics is so beautifully dark. TXT is one of the few artist who always have really good lyrics. It's almost feels like those lyrics are telling us a story or trying to talk to us.

Zimzalabim literally changed my perspective on so many aspects of music in general. It’s bold, weird, loud and very addicting. I remember how confused yet excited I was when it finally dropped, how speechless it left me. It’s one of my favorite RV songs to this day, because of our experimental and unique it is

I'm a very huge fan of YG party choruses they're a masterpiece

eternally is truly a hidden gem. this song is way TOO good. It's like going from a dream to a nightmare over and over... this song never fail to make me get goosebumps.

2:21 I can totally agree with the "yg party chorus" cause in blackpink song there is also the "yg party chorus" and I actually enjoyed them. I loved the jikjin one so much

can we talk about how well made this video is? HELLOOO THE EDITING???? great work!!

Seeing IGAB laid out like that is insane. The more recent songs tend to do what f(x) did and throw a whole new song/section in but GG introduced new sections but also managed to carry them throughout the song and this is the creativity and cohesiveness that I love

I think the biggest issue with the Nmixx song is that it doesn’t have a cohesive theme. Like all the other songs might have different tempos and keys, but it’s thematically the same song and there’s just enough pattern to make it work and for a listener to recognise it as part of the same work. Nmixx’s song is like opening a novel only to find that 40 pages in the middle are from a different book. Like musically the story doesn’t make sense idk but with enough listening you can make yourself anticipate the change and not hate it lol

Speaking of Bo Rhap effect, I Got A Boy by SNSD is by far one of my favorite kpop songs of all time, soecifically for this reason, and I also believe it is one of the best kpop songs ever composed. One reason that it's so well composed is because of the TRANSITIONS from one section to another. Too many experimental songs in kpop are just straight-up bastardizations of music. They just throw the different sections together and hope people are intrigued enough to keep listening. But IGAB not only slows down or speeds up the drums before a change, it also has *the members themselves* ANNOUNCE the tempo change as part of the chorus! Brilliance!

I always thought the tempo change in aespa’s Next Level could be a different song meshed into the original mix. But it made the song whole. Plus the delivery is impeccable.

The transition from Heart Attack to Mr.Mr is... flawless

Let's just say, SM has the most experimental songs. Putting all those genres together and boom, you got IGAB. And thanks to this video, I'm gonna put all the songs to my playlist.

IGAB is such a masterpiece! I remember back then, we were supposed to perform a medley/mashup of multiple songs for our high school cultural festival(?), but cheated out way through it by just performing this one song ahahaha

7:29 I LOVE HOW U MADE THE *o* AND *m* FADE WHICH CHANGES TO SM LMAOOO EXPOSED-

I don't know why but IGAB always feels more smooth to me than the other songs that use this effect. The sections blend in very nice while f.ex. Aespas Next Level always throws me off. Just a weird personal feeling. Anyway the video was very educating and entertaining at the same time. Awsome job

Eternally is the crown jewel of txt's discography, in my opinion, and a masterclass in the so-called bohemian rhapsody effect in k-pop. The tonal shifts from dark to heavenly are so masterfully done, and culminates perfectly into the last iteration of the chorus, making it even more gripping and impactful.

I'm so glad you mentioned Eternally. People often stop at title tracks ignoring the rest but I think TxT has one of the best discography I ever listened to and Eternally is a true masterpiece.

This entire video just ended up making me play IGAB on repeat for 3 days straight. Gotta give props to the first K-pop song I heard that probably desensitized me to how weird K-pop sound could actually be. SNSD will always be mothers !!!!

i refused to watch this video for so long bc it kept on being recommended to me and I was like. No. I’m refusing. But now I’m watching and I am BLOWN AWAY by the editing here......it is so professional and dynamic I am genuinely obsessed

omygoddd i can believe how well edited and informational this video is,, and like your other videos too!!! so good 😭

it's not a ground-breaking discovery, but one little detail that i love about IGAB that i think still doesn't get enough attention is the fact that jessica isn't just bringing us back to 140BPM, she's also bringing us back to the actual point of *1:40** in the song.* IGAB might sound like random mish-mash upon first listen, but after picking it apart and noticing details like that you start to understand exactly how much love and care was put into that song. i normally have trouble sitting through a song that's 4:30 but IGAB switches things up so often and so well that every listen is enjoyable. it really _is_ kpop's bohemian rhapsody. and as everyone else has said, this video is super well-made! good job!! i would love to see more videos covering big topics like this (and your anti-drop videos) and i'd also be interested in videos analyzing specific songs as well to understand what makes them work. i can't wait for the next vid!!

I literally watch this video every month its way too good

this is single-handedly the best video in kpop youtube, and probably one of my favourites, like, ever. it’s absolutely incredible how you as one person managed to make it so enjoyable, educational, and engaging to watch. the little texts of excitement and the variety of songs you used as examples, and the rewind at the end.. just. amazing. wow. i cant remember the last time i commented on a video while appreciating the creator like this. you’re an amazing editor btw. please don’t stop making these types of videos. i’ll hold them close to my heart ♡

I rarely like these types of songs, but eternally is just too pretty to be ignored. Both the song and the mv is so hauntingly beautiful. It's like I'm going through some fantasy, thriller/mystery short film. I'm legit scared, heartbroken, and mesmerized at the same time over this masterpiece. The song is something that you can't see anywhere else, its irreplaceable.

IGAB is literally the granddaddy of the "bohemian rhapsody" effect and always will be. The song was like patched from different parts of different songs but created a perfectly functional new song and I fell for it right at the first time instead of taking a while like Next Level - which has the same messy structure like IGAB. 2nd kpop generation is really something extraordinary and magical.

The YG Party Chorus will always be one of my favorite thing. Like, it's a classic. It hypes you the F up. Bang Bamg Bang is the top-tier one or I'm the Best.

igab is SO COOL, if i am not mistaken, when jessica said "bring it back to 140" she meant BOTH bmp and time. if you go to 1:40 in the mv its the same. so cool.

The "Let's bring it back to 140" is so cool because the tempo switches to 140 bpm and it also is the same part that began 1:40 the last time

11:09 (Eternally) for those who are interested: The shifts "feel" like a tempo change because the dreamy chorus is in 3/4 and the dark-sounding verse is in 4/4

I'm taking music technology and this is actually really helpful so thank you!!

i never really comment on yt videos but I just have to for this one this is one of the best edited videos I’ve ever seen. It looks so professional and as a free time editor myself I was literally blown away of how much effort you put into this!!

Correct me if I'm wrong but...IGAB has a similar more structure to some theatre musicals than pop songs. If you break it down into sung lines by characters/members within GG instead of structure of verse-prechorus-chorus then added the synthesis of the grand ending wherein they sing their components on top of one another...the structure reminds me of "One Day" in Le Miserables

Eternally is such a unique and great song it’s insane. It works so well too

the video, the explanation, the music choices, the translation… i give you five stars for that ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Its amazing how we started the video with a music with a comum structure(dm) and finished with one of the most unique and different music of all kpop (igab).Your video is incredible too.The way you explain and edit this is so well done .You really can see how much passion do you put it on this . And this video shows how singular , unique , different from generic things,creative and amazing kpop is 😔✊️ Sorry for the bad english

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I Got A Boy truly is the GOAT. Always imitated never replicated forever the best.

ISTG I keep coming back to this vid bc of the amazing edit! Like- the songs don't cut on a random moment and even ig it does the next song matches the part it does cut off. Amazing Video omfg!

I'm actually so impressed of how well the transition goes and how well do you explain these

this editing... is too good

I was like "you're not going to mention I got a boy?" and them... 🤣🤣 Amazing video

Most of these are SM artists/songs and I'm kinda proud :)) because no one can deny how awesome their producers, creators, all their technical staff, vocal teachers, and choreographers, also their MV directors and creative team, plus their artists and their seniors helping them out-I"m just gonna be in this SM blackhole for the rest of my Kpop life because they keep creating legends after legends, and they plan ahead most of the time. [But the mistreatment and mismanagement needs to be corrected]

You edited this insane!!!!! Was hoping sticker be here but found so many new songs to listen to! I love switch ups and beat changes

SM bridges are always SM Signature to flex their vocalists. I think after IGAB, most freshman did that FX, Red Velvet, etc did it in their debut and so on. YG Party Anthems are such a mood booster, I’m surprised some ppl didn’t know that was a thing with YG from Big Bang & 2ne1 to Blackpink & now Treasure.

SM songs back from 2nd gen is so phenomenal. We experienced weird beat and key changes but everyone enjoys it and no one complains. SM still holds the beat changing title till now

this video is actually great! i like it so much! it explains everything in a nice and interpretable way and also supplying the small details (like what key the part is in). it makes everyone watching feel like a little genius. keep doing what you are doing!

The way this was edited🔥 The transitions between different music and different parts of songs. I'm watching this with headphones on, and it's really immersive ♥️ You broke things down and explained it all so well👏👏👏

IGAB is pleasantly weird and perfectly mess structured. Also Jungsis is the opener of the best bridges in KPOP. Not forget that their sibling (Giselle) also the opener of the whole another song in Next Level with "Naevis, Calling!"

Broooo the transition in every music, the straightforward description and the editing of this vid is super high quality. THIS VIDEO IS SO GOODD.

i LOVE how you explain these !! helps people to understand better about the unique structures of certain kpop songs !! ❤❤

this is one of my absolute favorite kpop related videos of all time please consider making a second part ^^ your editing and the way you explain things is amazing

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the editing of this video. The transitions between each of the songs were practically seamless even though they were going from the middle of one to a random part of another.

Also i just realized that in the beginning of igab, the lyrics are talking about what the other girls are thinking about her, but then when the tempo changes and “chorus 2” happens, the lyrics switch to the girls perspective and what she thinks about the guy she is dating. And when tiffany does her bridge at 14:06, the tempo slows down and talks about how the she is angry and upset at the guy, then reverting back to the previous beat and talking about how great he is. Damn this song is genius with its lyrics AND design. I really recommend listening to this and reading the lyrics because im so bad at explaining.

ur videos help me appreciate and analyze kpop songs more bc of the impact ur editing gives, i love u now 🫶🏻🫶🏻

The editing of this video is so nice. It matched everything with the beat. How smooth

I was thinking of Eternally throughout the entire Bohemian Rhapsody section and I’m so glad it was included. I think Tortoise & the Hare by Stray Kids may also count? I watched ReactToTheK talk about the same tempo thing with Tortoise & the Hare, where the tempo isn’t changing but the subdivisions are, so from section to section it feels like it’s speeding up or slowing down when the tempo itself is staying consistent

I loved this video, so educational. With your explanation I think I kinda understood why I felt like O.O wasn't working for me despite liking other songs with dramatic sound changes such as Eternally (one of my faves by TXT). When I first heard Eternally I was amazed like "wow, so clever", but O.O left me kind of "wtf?" Maybe it's because while Eternally is still cohesive somehow, O.O does feel like two separate songs. I know the effect is purposeful, but for me it feels like they failed to make them work together and it's like a mashup of two snippets. I know they searched for that kind of shock response but it loses the satisfaction of hearing the song to me, specially since Lily's high note in the bridge it's kinda interrupted abruptly by the chorus going back and that annoys me somehow I can't explain. But I agree some of it was cool, specially the beginning, I actually liked that feeling of the song going "darker" just before the verse starts, and definitely the "superhero" part has so much potential as well. I actually liked the fan remixes for that reason.

i’ve been seeing this video in my recommendations for MONTHS yet now’s the first time i’m seeing it AND ITS SO WELL MADE I HOPE YOU’RE PROUD OF YOURSELF

transitions and editing went so hard for no reason amazingggg job

YES PLEASE DO THE EXPLANATION VIDEO FOR ETERNALLY!! I'D WATCH IT LIKE ATLEAST 10 TIMES

F(x) are the OG's experimental queens. SM probably used them for just that, experiment on what could be set for the future aka aespa. If you really think about it F(x) songs where always different but also held back by a time where k-pop fans loved the same concepts over and over and it never really changed from that. I always loved f(x)'s discography cause it was different from everyone elses and maybe that's why aespa caught my eye right away since they have a really similar sound but more modern and futuristic.

we really need you to come back making video cause there is a lot of new songs that we can discuss about with this topic in 4th gen like NMIXX, aespa, IVE, Le Sserafim etc.

This video was so well put together, the details, the editing, the explanations, it was all very nice and clear to watch And we can never talk about song structure without the iconic IGAB, it's a legend!

TOMORROW X TOGETHER's ETERNALLY is so unique. It's like mixing angel and devil in one song.

11:29 YES PLEASE DO ETERNALLY WHOLE EXPLANATION I REALLY NEED IT 11:03 Eternally is the most beautifully scariest song that i have ever heard like I’m REALLY experiencing going to heaven and hell back and forth, your dreams and nightmares flash in seconds. remember when i first heard the song i’m so freaking confused but in a good way. So jealous of ppl who going to listen it for the first time really, i’m speechless and my jaw dropped. Everytime i heard it i feel goosebumps and chills to the bone. As moa, I’m really have so much PRIDE and honored for eternally is the ‘bohemian rhapsody’ of kpop along with the queen boss IGAB!

13:59 HAD ME CRYING 😭😭😭😭 just the “WHAT THE HELL” popping up thinking the song is done literally my same reaction😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

bro im mesmerized with the EDITING!!!! EVERYTHING IS SO SMOOTH DAMNN

I got a boy is simply insane. I realized a while back but you opened my eyes with how they play the new choruses over previous ones and it's even more insane. The kind of song where if you don't like kpop / know stuff about music you brush it off, but if you study production/ arrangement you realize how good it is

the song transitions in this video are PHENOMENAL! the key changes are so satisfying, and as a music theory enthusiast i know that must have taken a lot of time/patience. thanks for the informative and super fun video!!

IGAB was really a revolution. The song was just super creative with chords and tempo. I think it could even outsold the western songs if internet was as popular as today. And Yeah the FREAKING BRIDGE!!! That part is just super addictive and super high at the same time 😂

LITERALLY WAS WONDERING WHERE WAS I GOT A BOY IN ALL OF THIS AND THERE YOU HAD A WHOLE SECTION ON IT, i knew you wouldn't disappoint also it's funny how i grew up on sm (since 2007!) and listening to all these experimental songs (and loving them!), yet nmixx's debut song really didn't stick with me, but just goes to show how even with these funky song structure, there are still preferences

Eternally by txt is truly a masterpiece, when i first listened to the full version, i was surprised because i didn’t knew it was going to be like that haha but it’s perfect from angelic to demonic to angelic back again, it was a song that i thought that was uniquely different from other kpop songs.

This is so perfectly cut down and simplified🙌🏼 and the way the video is edited, I just love the way you think about music.

i love this video sm. the editing is so amazing. I could watch this video a billion times over

One of my favorite key changes in kpop is in Jimin's LIE. I love how it switches from minor to major starting with the chorus. Feeds into the 'caught in a lie' lyrics

ENDING WITH IGAB IS THE RIGHT ENDING. YOU'VE DONE THE KPOP COMMUNITY PROUD!!

really love how you make this video, the transformation between each song and video is just really smoothm the info you put on the video also perfectly placed. thanks a lot for the video!

YESSSSSSSS I've always loved IGAB and it's so cool to see it so appreciated in this so well-made video, like the editing is just *chef's kiss* great job

SEVENTEEN Woozi's latest single "Ruby" also has this different structure. It's literally a banger how it started like it's a combi of ballad and classical music, but then turns out it's a rock song that ends unpredictably too!

TXT's Eternally is the biggest KPOP hidden masterpiece. I mean, how come those angelic and heavenly melody suddenly followed by hell-like upbeat and dark vibe and they fit perfectly??? especially the transition to the last chorus, it never leave me not goosebumped. also, I know that it's all about preference, but I still can't understand those who hate nmixx's O.O but hype aespa's NL or savage "too much". actually nmixx's O.O is the first gg's mix pop that really nailed it. The instrumentation was hit me hard! they know how to create a great mix pop, NOT compilation song

Hands down fav yt channel THE EXPLANATION IS IMMACULATE OMG I'm literally just a music enthusiast and my jaw drops everytime i hear new type of music, so I'm just generally open to listen to any kinds of songs, regardless of the language or literally anything. Now I'm learning about music structures, instruments beats and stuff like this. Your channel is so far the best KEEP GOING!!!

this is amazing and so well edited! I might add that though IGAB is the og before them all, it also wouldn't exist without rising sun. ofc they're both inspired by many many other older songs, but rising sun was the first one in kpop by a famous group with this type of sudden tempo change mid song

God I just love your channel so much. You are so intelligent and HONEST with the information you give and your critiques. Do you study music/have studied music before? I'm a trained instrumentalist and vocalist, and have been performing in musicals and concerts for a large part of my life. Your videos always bring a sense of security to me that says, "No, not every kpop fan has 0% idea what they're talking about." I trust your knowledge enough that even if I disagree with something in a video of yours, I'll know that your opinion will come from a place of wisdom. Edit: also the way you edit your videos is just 😫❤😫❤😫❤😫❤😫❤

12:12 ugh it rlly is, I think eternally is the only song I like where there are two genres in one, it just works so well and it fits perfectly with the story aswell!

eternally is like the coolest shit ever. I fucking need an explanation please

loved this vid so much!! also IGAB is incredible, it was so fun seeing you explain why it's such a masterpiece

Eternally is so underrated on how good it is. When I heard it for the first time it blew me away because it was the first song I had ever listen to that did something like that. I feel it needs more appreciation