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Okay context for them cringing: the song is WOW by 3RACHA and it’s definitely a top tier SKZ meme…the lyrics are so cringe lmao I definitely recommend watching a lyric video bc it’s so funny

After this, I feel like you've gotta watch the making of the song "Can't Live Without Seo Changbin". It's peak 3RACHA comedy, but it also gives you a lot of insight into their producing and it's a really good song, plus it led to the unexpected collab of Chan and Lee Know, and the creation of their masterpiece 'Kulchong'.

Yeah it’s an old song and lyrics are kinda cringe but it’s so iconic in the fandom 😂

For the braids he apologised, he thought this hairstyle could look great on him so that is why the stylist made the braids, and Chan actually liked them, but when he understood that African and afro-american people felt like it was cultural appropriation and not appreciation he made his excuses and since then the stylist don't do this hair style anymore. I hope that can make you understand. Thank you for your reaction.

12:39 You have to know that the first performance (Runner's High) was actually predebut 3RACHA, so Han was only 16 years old when he performed.

Yeti, I totally get what you're saying about coming to Stray Kids after BTS. I was into BTS first as well and I thought the same way to begin with - no one could out-do them. Ever. Now, I'm feeling what I suspect you're feeling about the SKZ rapline... they're so crazy talented. I won't compare either but, in my heart, I know how I feel 🤭🤫 Hard to believe that Han was only 16 in that first "Runner's High" clip, right? 🤯

You should definitely react to their song "wow" with lyrics and then see them reacting to it you'll understand why they were cringing in that vlive It's a really funny song you'll enjoy it 🤣

I don’t know why they used that performance of Zone when there’s a much better video of it without the cornrows 😅 And yeah Wow, the song they were cringing at, is a predebut song about them trying to pick up an older girl LOL.

I literally want you to tell that I was the fan of BTS now also bcoz afterall from them only i was able to explore kpop. But when I found skz it was something else. I was like wtf i am watching they were unstoppable they went hard from start to till now. And now after becoming stay i have strong feeling they are going to be big. But BTS is great too now waiting for thier June 10 comeback. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Oh yay! I'm excited to see SKZ back with you 😁 Love your videos, Yeti 🥰

16:59 yes they created it a long time ago the song is called wow by 3racha and yes they are embarassed because of the lyrics

YOU CAN LIKE BOTH. You can be an Army and still love SKZ. You can be a Stay and still love BTS. You are not betraying a group by liking another. Kpop fans and sports fans are the only ones who think like this…

Thanks, this was fun! The clips from Runner's High are from an in-house JYP performance by 3Racha in early 2017, about a year before Stray Kids debuted and in fact before the group was formed. They all have birthdays later in the year, so in Western ages, Chan was 20, Changbin 17 and Han 16 years old for that performance. Chan raps less and less these days He is busy with leader responsibilities and composing/producing. He also took over a lot of singing when their lead singer left in late 2019, so he sings more these days to keep a better balance, since there are 4 other members who mostly rap. When they made the two unit tracks for the Oddinary release, Chan joined the vocals group instead of the rap group. They were embarrassed by the last track that they listened to partly because of the lyrics (pretty juvenile, a bit sexist, and sort of standard "boys talking about things they've never actually experienced because they think that is what they are supposed to do to become famous rappers") and partly because they've all gotten so much better at their craft. You can see short bits of them producing scattered through some of their "behind" content, and more of them recording. You can also check out clips of them producing a song on Chan's Vlive (episodes 95 and 100), just for fun, called I Can't Live Without Changbin. It was supposed to be erased right away, but Stay liked it so much, it's on their content list now, and there's a lyric video. Part one from Ep. 95 is just Chan and Changbin, Part 2 from Ep. 100 has all three and it is one of the most hilarious things you've ever seen. Also watch the extremely short min-episodes of 2 Kid's Song, where they pair up and all make a very short song based on one of Chan's beats--in that one you get to see each one of the 3Racha unit mentoring another member (Hyunjin had already started writing songs, so he ended up mentoring one pair). And the 5 mini-episode series Howl in Harmony shows bits of them writing the unit tracks Gone Away, Surfin' and Red Lights. 3Racha recently collaborated with Japanese rapper Sky High on Just Breathe. I'd say Chan's best rap recently was on Kingdom's Mayfly rap performance, you might check that out again to see how he's grown. Changbin has several solo rap tracks, try his Cypher and Streetlight, and also check out his feature on F Hero and Milli's Mirror Mirror. They are Thai hip hop rappers and all three kill it. Han has some solo rap tracks, check out I Got It. Han's lyrics make puns and double/triple meanings across both English and Korean (Probably Japanese as well), some of the most fun videos are Andy from AndynJas breaking down Stray Kids' lyrics, especially Han's (Andy's a native Korean speaker totally fluent in English). More rap-heavy tracks from Stray Kids are Maze of Memories and The Tortoise and The Hare. Both are experimental, creative, definitely out of some folks' comfort zone, but amazing.

I'm a newbie Stay, when you watch their videos. Chan is veryyyyyyyyy shy and easily embarrassed lol

Her: why are they so Awkward?? Stays: So who's Gonna tell Her huh???

For me, I've been a kpop fan for 14 years, around 2015-16 I was losing interest a little because all my favorites were either on hiatus or disbanded so I just kept listening to the groups I liked and k-indie music, until I came across a tweet about Stray Kids in 2020 and search about them, the first song I heard was God's Menu and I was so amazed, they are so unique and also so incredibly talented, since then they are my absolute favorite group ❤️

I really want you to react to latest updated one rather than 2 years older they have achieved so much these years nothing is there in this video

The Homecoming 2017 was pre-debut of SKZ which makes it even more crazy

Wow 3RACHA version was created when all of them were in their teens. The content is literally is about…Well, you should go find their lyrics, it was cringey for the boys but SKZ fans usually love Wow 3RACHA version coz it still slaps hahaha. If you do realize, in their earlier years, SKZ barely, if any, have any love songs. Wow is not an official release but 3RACHA has A LOT of songs pre-debut. My favourite is ID:a. They performed it underground somewhere and it was fantastic! 3RACHA is worth exploring, coz their sounds, while still distinctly SKZ (coz yeah, they DO produce for SKZ) but it is more raw and lots more, or almost full rap songs than SKZ songs in general. Different but still good.

I can see this *video is pretty old* . 3racha is no longer "rap group" (they were rappers pre-debut, before Stray Kids happened), now they are officially *producing unit* . Actually in songs Bang Chan almost never raps anymore. Han is doing like 60:40 rapping:singing. Changbin like 90:10 rapping:singing. Now 3racha is known as the producers, not rappers. Felix and Hyunjin even rap more than Han is songs. In conclusion, this video makes no sense. It shows you their old raps. Not even the better updated ones and not showing their producing/song making part, which is the reason of that unit nowadays.

ohh, that song is "wow" a.k.a 3racha's biggest regret HAHAAH the lyrics are... a thing. and, as you can see it's fun to react to it as long as it's not your part hahaha stays will never let that song go :)

I feel you so much on the BTS comment, I had been an Army for over 2 years before getting into kpop outside of bangtan, I was sure I would not like any other group as much as them. What got me into SKZ in the first place were the similarities I saw between 3racha and bts rap line. And then boom, me becoming a multistan. I would even say now that SKZ is my ult group (also because of Hybes creative decisions towards bangtan in the past2 years tbh)

*CB97: Christopher Bang, born 1997.* 1:25 Thing is, he's both confident and _not._ He's the guy who'll go for a whole video killing you with his shirtless self, then turn bright red with embarrassment when he watches it back. 😜 1:30 Internally cringing, probably. 🤣 2:20 Here, by the way, is the full performance of Runner's High. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8-ChdaCvs-0do0.html It was at the same Homecoming show in mid-2017 that Stray Kids (or "Boys' Project Team", as they were known at the time) were picked to debut (over a proto-Itzy). As others have mentioned, at this point, Han was 16, Changbin 17, and Chan 19. 3:15 "Kick 808" refers to a synthesised bass drum beat. And God's Menu didn't come till _years_ after this... though knowing Chan, who's to say he hadn't already started writing it..? 😉 3:25 Yup. "기차/gi-cha" is Korean for "train". 3:30 Not _that_ Fake Love. 😉 It's a reference to _Drake's_ song of the same title, which apparently Meek Mill was spotted singing despite claiming to no longer being a fan of Drake's. 5:10 April 2019, actually just a couple of weeks after their first win with MiroH. It's an interesting point you make, but yeah, even a year plus after debut, they were still trying to find their musical identity, and were frankly just enjoying playing around to find out what it was. That's part of where the Stray Kids name comes from. 6:45 He's referring to how he tends to work all night, so he'll have the lights off so as not to disturb anyone, with just the famous laptop he works on providing illumination. 6:55 Fun fact: This is a reworked 3RACHA track called P.A.C.E, and makes reference to "Skepta-hyung", who's Chan's _long_ been a fan of. A couple of years later, Skepta found this footage and retweeted it... needless to say, Chan was _made up._ 😁 7:15 This is MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards), a big Asian awards ceremony, which on this occasion (December 12th 2018) was hosted at the Japan's Saitama Super Arena. SKZ had just won Best New Artist - Male. *SpearB: Spear is **_an_** English translation of the Korean word "chang" (창), and the B, of course comes from "bin".* 9:15 Not _rapping_ awards per se, that I'm aware of, but there are the Korean Hip-Hop awards, but 3RACHA don't really operate as a hip-hop unit except for the odd track, so they wouldn't really qualify. There is a highly-rated rap talent show called Show Me the Money, which Changbin competed in one year. But they get to a point where the standard is _so_ high, you can be eliminated for the tiniest of mistakes, which is pretty much what happened with Binnie. Unfortunately, he wasn't on his A-game because he was exhausted; he took part in SMTM on his own time _while SKZ were in the middle of promotions._ Hopefully one day he'll be able to go back and show them what he's capable of at 100%. 10:00 It took me a minute to grok what you meant, but yeah, I get it. His voice sounds like unbridled rage, but his face is cold. *J.One**: The J stands for Jisung, and One is a translation of his surname, Han...* 12:55 It's literally about the buzz they get from performing, just like the adrenaline rush that runners experience. 15:35 Yeah, half (well, half-ish; there were nine of them at the time) of the group wore black suits, the other half wore white. 15:55 They do, but this was looking back at _old_ tracks, several years later. And _this..._ is *Wow.* 😜 They did three of these listening parties originally, one for each of their mini-albums (which, as far as I'm aware, were only ever released digitally, on YT and SoundCloud). Especially with their third release, they were actually pleasantly surprised at how good they were! I'd recommend watching Kingdom anyway, but around episodes 5/6, you get an insight into their process when 3RACHA compose Playing with Paint alongside Ateez' Hongjoong and BTOB's Minhyuk. There's also a pair of "Chan's Room" VLives; in the first, Chan is pressured into writing a song praising Changbin (featuring Changbin)... then in a later episode, Han adds his own input... 🤣 For more 3RACHA goodness, how about some underground lives from July 2017 (about the same time as the Homecoming), where the boys took part in a local open mic night? This uploader got footage of all the acts performing that night, but of particular interest, three tracks from our boys: Runner's High: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtODgMVk2tK5fqs.html Don't Touch Me: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nLZ4d5iLuq_Hj30.html iD:a: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btmii7OorbXFk6s.html (watch the DJ... 😜)

Slowly getting through the video right now, I just wanted to mention, because you also mentioned the braids, Chan got a lot of hate for that performance exactly because of the braids and was accused of cultural appropriation/racial insensitivity. As I am not a person of colour myself, I have no say in the matter, I just wanted to bring attention to it, and I believe he did address it in a VLive after he was under fire for it.

I liked your breakdown of Han and Changbin's rap styles! Both so talented in really different styles. As for Wow, that vlive is absolute gold. Wow is a fun bop if you don't understand the lyrics but the lyrics are *really* cringe in a pretty hilarious way. Changbin rhymed 'swag' with 'Shrek'. The whole song is basically a meme at this point. Wow from Danceracha is a whole different song and one of my favorite unit tracks though!

The song in the end is Wow by 3Racha (not to be confused with wow by danceracha, both are iconic tho) - they made it predebut (2016/17 probably?) and the lyrics are..... interesting xD If you know the lyrics you'll understand why they cringe so much but it's iconic in the fandom

"Iron man in the streets but I'm better than tony." I believe the original line from the movie is "Iron man in the streets tony in the sheets" so you can see what he was implying. They wrote this song when they were super young and the lyrics are.. well they're something 😂 That's why they cringe every time they listen to it 😭

I'm happy you're checking out 3RACHA! I'm actually getting to know their discography too and they're just really SO GOOD. Some of the lyrics were cringe but man, you can never deny the talent these 3 have. They're insane.

I've also been disloyal, so yh I started listening to kpop in 2016 and BTS WAS it for me,until i discovered Stray Kids in 2020. Now they're my ult

I'm so excited for this series!!

Last albums b-side songs (venom and freeze) SOO unique and soo talented and 3Racha together with 7 years,

okay as someone whose bias is 3racha, im so happy hwhshs

3racha have actually done some producing live with us on VLIVE! We also have clips of them doing it in like 1 vlog. Usually it's for like joke songs (that shouldn't be as good as they are) between members or showing snippets but we do get some.

When Changbin gets going I get chills. #bias He and Han compliment each other so well. Love it.

Honestly Yetti - I get you. I became an army early 2020 and I only stanned them. Sure I found some songs from different groups appealing here and there, but I never found in other groups what drew me into BTS - until I discovered SKZ. Especially now in the time in which BTS hasn't really released much SKZ was a really good group to get into. They have so much to offer, they are as hardworking as BTS and while they are coming from a big company they still had a lot of obstacles and hate in their way, which they've overcome. I can't wait to see them grow even more, because those boys will be huge and I in my opinion they are the group with the best chance to follow BTS to the western market/ america.

As usual, I *LOVE* the Changbin / Spear B appreciation ♥♥♥

To understand last part u can watch A complaiton about 3racha cringing over WOW. It is soooo funny. 😂😂

i really love your analysis, you bring out new things from the content i had never thought about before! and seeing you melt over changbin is the most relatable hahah all of 3racha are really something else

SSick is an underrated track IMHOP

I always say that Binne sounds likes he is rapping from the hinge of his jar with that gruff tone. Han from his cheeks and teeth (thus more expressive) with sharp bites, and Hyunjin with his lazy melodic wrap is coming from his lips.

They were cringing because they were listening to the legendry song "wow" lol yes they made it a long time ago and the lyrics are ... questionable . they wanna delete off the internet but stays kept requesting it so they played it a couple of times on vlive and they suffered every time

woah really excited to see you explore more!!!

Not pre-gym Changbin HAHA I mean he's been working out pretty much the entire time we've known him as a member of Stray Kids but yes his efforts have definitely shown more noticeably over time lol Thank you for continuing your SKZ reactions

at that time chan made the mistake that so many black culture fan kpop idols made: tried a style that does not belong to him. :D im glad they're one of the very few groups that acknowledge their offensive actions tho. that's why i find them genuine. anywaaay, 3racha as rappers (channie is not a main rapper like binsung tho, his priority in skz is vocals) are SO impressive, i know they're gonna go places, they have to. even more impressive is 3racha as producers. there are several videos you can find of them producing, like can't live without changbin and the kkulchong edm remix (chan made a ridiculously good song out of an adlib lmao)

I luv you freakin laugh!

I actually started with BTS as well. Then I heard SKZ through a tiktok of Felix. Decided, eh i'll check it out. Went down a rabbit hole and it was a done deal from there lol.

If you'd like a more updated 3racha guide with more info on the members included I highly recommend watching Stray Kids Guide: 3RACHA (2021) by Vic Killjoy!! (checking it out off camera is fine too! you don't have to film it since you already did this one)

14:50 is literally one of the reasons I got hooked. I never thought another group could make me love them like I loved BTS. Not comparing ok, both groups have different styles and are both great. Thank you for this video. I really missed yr skz reacts.

You should definitely watch Changbin’s video for his song “Streetlight” the lyrics are so deep and you can feel how he’s feeling through his voice it’s just… on another level.

no, han isn't shy, he's cringing cuz it's a REALLY cringy af song and it has a line "jeogiyo noona hokshi namjachingu isseyo?" by han which translates to "excuse me noona, do you have a boyfriend by any chance?" which they recorded when they were younger so it was a lil embarrassing for him to listen to it. kinda like what "expensive girl" is to RM or the line "take it off, just take it off now gurl" is in the fandom, same way jisung has been trolled for this line since eternity and will forever be. but still, the song overall too is really cheesy...

At the last count Changbin was the fastest rapper 11.13 sps. He is all machine gun rap and telling the truth. Han is all emotion and word play. Bang Chan is all musicality and forming new sounds and flows.

" is this pre gym" I'm dead🤣

I saw this and thought it was six months ago and I was shook how did I not see this but it was six hours

check out 3RACHA-WOW lyrics you will know why

11:02 the fact that han was only 16 during this performance is still so insane to me 😭

You mentioned the "fighting spirit from Han" which I also love because the lyrics at that point of the song were words from a Haka, a Maori (indigenous people of New Zealand and parts of Australia) warrior chant meant to inspire fighting spirit. We also see parts of a Haka in Miroh's choreography. Chris has always taken an interest in and had a lot of respect for the indigenous people of his homeland, so we see it here and there throughout their music and choreo.

7:34 From the couple stages that I've seen, I take it that they bring their awards on stage a lot. Which, like you said, is abs cool haha. Its just such a SKZ thing to do yk? What I've noticed is that they aren't much like your typical kpop group. They don't mind standing out and making statements. Like, what kpop group releases (scratch that PRODUCES.. *their own)* a few songs dedicated to their haters. And the fact that they aren't shy to perform them too is just WOW lol.. SKZ are something else and no one can deny that.

there's actually a time where Han and Changbin battle against YG trainees while carrying the JYP. It was cold and I suggest you watch it

Yh the song wow is definitely... Something. Just have a look at the lyrics and then there a video with captuons of them reacting to it

I'm getting addicted to your reactions to Stray Kids when I just discovered your channel last night... i hope you can also react to "A Guide To Stray Kids" .. Thanks!!!!

19:21 yes i think that was pre-gym 😂

Okay so there's one thing that I feel has been forgotten about Han Jisung.. an that is that amazing, cool sound he use to use for his persona.. I'm talking about that "gaah" noise he's make before starting his verses. Examples are I Am You and District 9. Not to mention,.. I am totally in love with the fact that because he makes a lot of gestures, sounds, and more.. it feels as if he really is enjoying the moment and giving it his all in his performances. For him, it not just a performance. This man was really meant to be on stage and making music. He's not my bias but man.. I find myself always bragging with him. Tbh.. SKZ is just that group you can brag about. He stands out among other rappers in kpop cuz he's just interacts so much. There's so much movement, facial expressions, her versatility, his aura.. his PERSONA. He's just amazing!

The song is very cringe, but funny now 😅 There are a lot of videos of 3racha producing so if you wanted to do a part 2 you could search an older video and newer compilation to see their progress! PS Chan just produced a quick edm track on his last two vlives at lee knows request! So you can see how Chan works too!

The thing is not them hearing their voices, is the meaning of that song 🤣🤣🤣 you can search for the translation in KZfaq, the name is "Wow"

UWUWU excited for you to dive deeper into them. Absolutely enjoy your reactions so much 🥰 Btw if you want to a guide for each units kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ataBgtKUqsfHgok.html this is a good one but they only have the 3racha and danceracha guide but if you're planning to do a skz guide kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mr-DZaWXlceXh3U.html her guide is the most updated one and its pretty long too hehe~ hope you enjoy your STAY with skz uwu

the lyrics to wow are... wow 😅

Please listen to Matryoshka...the lyrics are amazing.

It's a song they wrote called WOW a few years ago if you have time you should look up a lyric video then you'll understand why they're acting the way they are lol

16:50 They're so shy bcs they're feel cringe od the lyric in that song, if you see the lyric you will feel the cringe too 😂 Song : 3RACHA - WOW

HEY!! I thought the exact same thing about BTS until I discovered Stray Kids. Your not alone in moving on... lol don't feel bad 😆 I regret nothing

Also, and this is something that I will never stop hating JYP for.....during their survival show, JYP told Chan he isn't a good enough rapper to be a rapper for SKZ and that he should focus on producing and singing. That's why we almost never hear him rapping on any SKZ tracks.

You should listen to the song "WoW" by 3racha

I miss u ... I love u

The lyrics of wow are....quite cringy. So they were just embarrassed by it ( the song still slaps tho )

Please react more to Stray kids

Once you've gotten to known 3Racha, can you do Danceracha please?

I know! I'm trying to get more people on board!

The dramatic edit when you were saying about BTS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

amazing fact, han was 16/17 here 12:26

(U skip U miss) made me watch the intro 🤣

Every culture, Caucasian, Native, East Indian, Asian, African, Arabian, Vikings, Celtics, Hebrew, Iberians, Moroccans, Maltese, Hispanic, Latin America (I literally can't list all of them because there are too many) used cornrows or similar braiding techniques FOREVER. Even Koreans in the Josean and Goryeo eras for like a thousand years. With prehistoric art, in particular female statuettes called “Venus” dating from the Gravettian period (between 29,000 and 22,000 before present) and discoveries in Europe, we are struck by their similarities to Africa. We have ALL used braids and "cornrows" for thousands of years! Cultural appropriation my A$$! Go braid your dang hair any way you like no matter what race or culture you are because I guarantee your ancestors already did it! And if you ever come up with new braiding techniques...share it with the world so everyone can look fly! Don't just say only "your people" can rock it because that's not building equality 😘. I'm just saying 🤷.

its interestimg that you picked up about changbin and han's rapping identity, because they did talk about each other's style while on stage like few weeks ago. changbin admit that he felt lacking in expression hence he learned how to do it by observing han's style on stage. but he said it is still kinda difficult for him. though imo i dont think i can manage him being as cocky as han because the damage would be too much lol

Changbin is fastest rapper in kpop

Boys cringing at wow. Meanwhile stay are having the time of our lives 😂

I dont know why they have to put THAT clip... Like they literally have other clip from skz player

I was so excited when I saw your video, I love when youtubers dive into the subunits. I clicked so fact on it. I love your videos btw. If you want to see Chan raping, you should watch this video is a compilation of 3Racha stages performances : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d69nZKSdmLuYcnU.html

Sorry army but skz kill ittt

What do you mean "I'm sorry BTS"? ...?

I don't care what other people says 3Racha is the best producer in Kpop industry no one can deny it. and bts + Stray kids rapline is untouchable

mmmm yeah feel like bts really didn’t need to be brought up especially in the title?? you can praise this group without the comparison but since u started it yeah nobody is coming close to bts rapline and quite disrespectful for u to even imply that these guys are almost on their level

as a stay since predebut and an army since mid-2016, let me just say this. you think no one can top their self production and talent or be on par with these two groups? just wait till you discover "SEVENTEEN". those guys lit do mv directing, editing, shooting (yes, their own cameramen) except for the usual producing, choreographing, writing lyrics etc.

react to seventeen "hot" pleaseeeeeee

Please reaction to TXT album minisode2: Thursday's child 🙏

No need to be toxic, unsubscribed

You are comparing those skid marks...skz's with BTS's rapline?!!! Don't ever dare to..