Other note, It's like Taemin is singing the part of the abuser and dancing the part of the abused and I can't believe how hauntingly beautiful it is

the amount of tears i started dropping with 56s of mv is something only lee taemin is able to do when I'm watching a comeback. no wonder he is the idol of idols. artist, pure artist, his whole album is the entire art, he surpassed kpop a very long time ago, surpassed pop, taemin is his own genre.

THE KING IS BACK TO SAVE US

TAEMIN DID IT AGAIN!!👑 The mv is mesmerizing and the vocals are absolutely INSANE 🔥

If you heard screaming at 7am echoing in the wind, that was me I was going through it tbh

This is...just...so...Taemin! It's artistic, poetic, tasteful, sexy, grandiose, and powerful! This is an immediate Taemin classic to add to the ranks!

So much respect for Taemin keep serving his music! pushing boundaries for all years THE KING IS BACK! Thank you so much for reacting ❤

I have watched quite a few Guilty reactions today. Trust me, the "speechlessness" has happened many times. I love seeing reactions to Taemin when some of the most loud(in a good way), vocal, hyper reactors get silent. It shows me they are as mesmerized as I am. And, I love it!

STILL KING OF K-POP

"a love so crazy he's just walking around does he even know where he's going" EVEN SHAKESPEARE SHIVERED

music only Tae min can do.

Yes, Taemin did it again. At this point I am just out here finding my support group.

He is the best solo artist ❤

I literally have the same reaction!!!! Taemin is King!!!!

I'm so happy he broke his personal record for first week sales 😂

He mesmerizes everyone!

He is the best 👑👑👑💖💖

in my opinion taemin is the only artist... by only dancing (without vocal) but u get what is the emotion he wanted to portray and the audience can feel it. his small gesture, details even his fingertips , not only he dance using his whole body but with his whole mind also. its amazing how he make people hypnotizing and sucking into his world he wanted us to be.

They don't include this in the captioned lyrics but the falsetto before the chorus "Ooh, you played the fool for me" and it gives me ✨chills✨

The king is back he served and ate to his comeback respect respect!

This song is phenomenal. I don’t even know what to say, but the way he slayed this comeback is just blowing my mind. Those vocals, are you kidding me??? It’s the best vocal performance I’ve heard in months!!! So many details, the falsettos, the whispery seductive quasi rap, I’m just blown away with his talent and artistry! The whole album is an instant playlist. I’m gonna play it in loop!!!

💎 What can we say other than THE KING IS BACK!? I absolutely love how deep Taemin’s songs and MVs are…they aren’t just entertainment or for clicks/views, but he tells a story. He wants to make people THINK and question and reflect. This isn’t something one can watch and then move on. His concepts are intellectual and personal. 💎 Regarding the song itself, his haunting whispers with the beautiful runs on top give me chills…the rap section was unexpected, but fit perfectly and suited the song more than I’d have imagined. I loved how the song switched gears in unexpected ways…there are certain formulas that most kpop songs follow, but this moved in ways I’d never imagined it would and it’s perfect. 💎 As far as the choreography…holy freaking moly. I KNEW it would blow my mind…of course it would-it’s Taemin! With that said, I can’t help but wonder if this isn’t some of his best work to date. It’s provocative without being slutty. Not only that, but you can SEE him being jerked around without any hands on him at all. Around the tenth time watching the video, I happened to notice some of what the background dancers were doing (it’s hard to peel my eyes from Taemin!). There are some genius moves that add to the overall look of the stage…some possibly inspired by breakdancing and some quite acrobatic. I can’t wait to see how it plays out on stage! 💎 All I can really say besides the King has returned is, if loving Taemin is a crime, I’m “G-U-I-L-T-Y … Who's gonna punish me?” 💎

2:18 the moment i lost my sanity🤣 taemin is just so perfect, this song is so amazing as usual (that pre-chorus is heavenly)❤

Best reaction 😂😂😂😂😂

First time you watched it because you can't wait no more. You're mesmerizing with voice, visuals and choreography. And the second time you will watch it after understanding the lyrics. With tears. The masterpiece. Lee Taemin, thank you so much...

The industry always needs Taemin.

the *HEAVENLY* vocals✨

This song was so haunting & beautiful but like sad at the same time! His soft vocals & then when he rapped, gave me u-know vibes a lil!

Taemin came back like this and you know what we all needed him with his art. I don't know how to explain it, but this man could do whatever he wanted, but the question is, what would we do without him?

the mv captivated and mesmerized me so much, i was speechless while watching it, and i don't think i have fully processed it yet. i might have to watch it 10 more times before i do ngl. taemin truly is an artist in every sense of the word, just watching him perform is always so mesmerizing. the way he fully embraces every concept and song, and just personifies it completely.

Man serving and outdoing everyone else with this comeback

I just watched it. I AM IN SHOCK!!! This was even better than I expected and I expected a LOT from the teasers! THE KING IS BACK!!!! THAT's THE TAEMIN I LOVE! BoW DOWN BEFORE THE KING!

THANKS FOR BEING SO ON POINT WITH YOUR REVIEW. HE IS THE GODDAMN ART!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Just came across your Channel 😊❤ Taemin, the King is back🎉

Guilty is insane

GOD TAEMIN IS BACK!!!!

Taemin is just so amazing. His mind is underratedly beautiful

Love this type of more raw and adult release from a kpop artist. It’s refreshing.

The King is back with SOTY! Great reaction!

Make a way for our KING!!!!The MV is freaking awesome. I wish they would make a movie out of this MV.Great reaction man!😉

the saaame thing happened to me. couldnt close my mouth the entire mv

The amount of times I’ve watched this piece of art & still black out is immeasurable🖤🥀

MARAVILLOSO HERMOSO. EL REY TAEMIN ESTA DE REGRESO. LA INDUSTRIA VUELVE A BRILLAR. CULPABLE. TE HACE SENTIR TODAS LAS EMOCIONES DE TAEMIN .DIOS EL VERDADERO ARTE. ❤

Everyone (even if not a fan of Taemin) will know that Taemin outdid himself again when he makes you speechless 😝. That is cute 🤭.

Taemin never disappointed us

THE KING IS BACK..

My first Taemin cb and he really did that to me 😭😭😭

Can't agree more with your comment!👍👍👍👍👍

the king of kpop for a reason

taemin *NEVER* disappoints ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

It's been a WHILE since I had such a visceral reaction to a piece of media. I feel like this CHANGED me.

Taemin is a phenomenal artist ♥️

It’s too good 😢

The king is back, we have been waiting for so long and it was truly worth it!! Thank you for the reaction!!

THE IDOL OF IDOLS🌟

Hi, i am back. Good reaction, ty. Good song. On 1st listen I felt strongly like crying. The tears were held in though the whole song though. But at the end i had to wipe my eyes. I just want to hug Taemin. On my 2nd listen i read the lyrics. And after i wondered was my reaction all in my head. There are layers here upon layers. Loved the fits and makeup. Some of the subject matter was an issue for me. I know Taemin had lots of mental health issues in the military. Based on the teasers I thought he would talk about it. And it looks like he does in his own way. I really want to hear his views on this song and album. I watched Suchwita ep. w. Taemin right after this. Glad he is back giving us headaches, lol. Perfect vocals in my opinion. The feathered headband is a Native American thing for me. I feel it has an important significance. The lyrics had nothing to do with the images in the MV. I think this is way over my head and i will watch some reactions to see what others think of Taemin's msg here. Feels based on imagery. Great choreo. Need the dance practice ASAP. =0p Borahae. -NY USA 2019 Army💟 Loved that long skirt. He looked so good, dang. I also was getting examination. After a few reactions i am thinking he is showing military and psych mental health area. Like a mix of places. I was thinking were ppl saying he was guilty of making them feel attracted to him? Does he feel guilty about something? Lots of thoughts going through my head. I am so glad u watched the teasers. The more i watch the more i think that he is combining the military facility with a mental health facility. And we know he suffered in the military and asked for a transfer. So it seems he is portraying his struggles here. @ireneserrano4570 said on 10/30/23 I'm still confused about the exact meaning, but again, there could be different interpretations as with his other songs. But from the visuals i get the feeling it refers to abuse, it can be at so many levels. It can have psychological and physical or both, you can suffer it under your own family, friends, at school, at work, in love relationships... Then who is the perpetrator? many times you can be trapped by those people, even in a group or the society, you don't even realise but by the time you realise you have been actually abused THEY are gone, who can you blame exactly? I have gone through my own dose of abuse, and after years you realise but you end up blaming yourself too, as if you hadn't known better but then you allowed it...😢 Also the images of classroom and rooms with beds, and a kid surrounded by a group...Taemin is watching him from the door as if he was watching himself as a kid... also at the end those kids in school uniforms, all spread around, one grabbing the legs of an adult that grabs his leg, bleeding... South Korea also has buIIying as endemic.. at schools (kids also teachers committing suicide as they can't either find understanding or help by their surroundings, on the contrary they are treated as the outcast and weirdos) also at the workplace, in the Military, in university... Their social rules, their stratification and obsession with seniority, comparing their ages, wealth, possessions, their marks, everything... the social pressure on kids and in general on everyone to be better, the most xx the most xx...). The crazy mix of their traditional values and the contrast to the monstruos capitalism that devours all traditional values... traditional collectivism versus wild individualism... @pamela-623 said on 10/30/23 this is an amazing comeback, so artsy so taemin, shawols had lots of interesting theories, my favorite being that this is an interpretation of the struggles in military enlistment, young men being taken, examined and given a gun, i find it so fascinating @princesssunshine79 said on 10/31/23 From what I have picked up here and there, I THINK, don't quote me, the song is about training at an extremely young age in a very exploitive industry, his horrible experience while doing his military service, and his own mental health. Again, I am not positive about any of this. But, for Taemin, it makes a lot of sense. Especially the last two bits because his 2 years away was a nightmare that really messed with his mental health and depression. I hope this helps a wee bit. 😁 @sumim2192 said on 11/1/23 Just a note, In July (I think), Taemin updated his Instagram bio with a famous quote from Hermann Hesse's famous novel Demian “The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas.” I think his outfit with the feather hat represents the god Abraxas. @prisonbreakd said on 10/31/23 The way he does dark concepts is so amazing to me. I think if you think about how guilt feels, the video/song represents it perfectly. The way he moves through the corridors and outside, and the choreography feels like he is out of control, and being suffocated by the situation, he is overwhelmed and struggling to understand up from down, invisible and visible hands push him around. You can't help but feel sad or sorry for him, despite him singing that he's done something horrible. And I think it's because, unlike in "Want", he is not proud or embracing it here; his pain, struggle and guilt are obvious. It's haunting. To me, the overall story of the video was that love (and life) is not always cutesy and sweet; it can come with a dark side, conflicting feelings, being intense and too much. You can do things you regret, and it can spin out of control, you can be aware of doing something wrong and not know how to stop, you can want things that are not good for you or someone that you care about. You can hurt people and be aware of what you are doing but not know how to do it better. You can love the wrong people, make mistakes and feel... well, guilty. It's just a very painful side of human experience that we don't like to look at because guilt and shame go together and make us very uneasy. @pandakholin said on 10/31/23 9:55 Yep. Rian, Simeez, Noze and Rozalin. They’ve been Taemin’s backup dancers since Criminal. Also here is Suzy Hong and Kim Haeun. Only the best of the best for Taemin. @lunemaline1338 said on 10/31/23 Taemin has spoken before how he regrets debuting so young in a very exploitative industry, that mixed with how hard his military enlistment period was for his mental health I see this being about him kinda losing his innocence and being thrown into violence. the shot of him looking at one of the dancers that kinda looks like a younger version of him having fun with everyone else to him being in this medical room and being moved like a puppet, forced to hold a gun and being stripped of his individuality by wearing this school uniform. That’s what I love about Taemin’s music and MV’s it starts to make you think and theorize, he’s super creative.

Gracias por la reacción. El rey Taemin como siempre nunca decepcionando, a darlo con todo en este regreso.

We have the same reaction

Taemin = daddy lmao

انت افضل تيمين🎉🎉🎉

Since this just came out it'll probably be a while until the next Taemin thing but imagine a Taemin and Kai collab EP. I feel like both are pretty similar in their solo music and an EP of just the two of them would probably be pretty mind-blowing.

Hi! Long time sub. I enjoyed the reaction, and I know what you mean about those other reactors who just stare at the MV and then say about 10 words and that's it. But... Can I be honest with you...? Yes? Ok. Often you give commentary while the vid is still playing and frequently I feel like you miss so much of the music or the lyrics. Please pause when you want to give commentary that's several full sentences. Quickie commentary as it plays, no problem. Truly I love your channel. Your enthusiasm is addictive, and I'll be here either way. I just thought someone needed to tell you to pls use the pause button for lengthy commentary so you don't miss out! Pretty please?!? Awesome reaction, thx so much. Taemin was hot and steamy🔥🔥 on this one

Give me a reactor who sits and watches instead of talking all way through it any day. Lol

NiziU HEARTRIS reaction pls It's their Korean debut

NiziU HEARTRIS reaction pls It's their Korean debut