BAP 'Hands Up' Reaction/Review

Soooo sorry about Kevin's face being so close to the camera- i've never tried this camera angle before XDD
Watch the original MV here: • [MV] B.A.P _ HANDS UP
I will upload Kevin's & my TWICE 'Heart Shaker' reaction later this week!

[@sparklefreeze87]

It’s not supposed to be a hype party song tbh. It needed the darkness and the fatigue within to fit the lyrics and show the struggle.. the cool part of the song is how they play with the synths. And the lyrics needed to be heard clearly because the message is really more important to them than to go hard. That’s why they even stripped it all down for the rap parts instead of pumping up the bass.

[@erdal85]

Totally right.

[@tenoutoften3681]

sparklefreeze RIGHT, EXACTLY

[@Heart_Nattie]

Thank.You!

[@GabriellaMbaya-to2ug]

Your really RIGHT B. A. P is different just because a lot of kpop songs have drops does not mean all of them do

[@emilyharvey493]

Kevin head banging to a song is the ultimate seal of approval

[@rmaye314]

B.A.P usually uses the composition itself to highlight their theme of the song so i looked up the meaning behind the lyrics and i think the song is not supposed to "drop". Because "hands up" means "to reach the sky, reach for your dreams" kind of thing as opposed to the surrender type in what it kinda looks like in the MV. There's no "heavy drop" cause they're telling you not to "drop" or in this case "surrender". The song kinda gives you a "floaty" feel where you're not supposed to go down and keep reaching up and up. It's kinda opposite to SKYDIVE where the beat drops heavily on "skydive" where it gives the meaning even more pronounced because it gives you a sense of falling. One of your reactors commented about this as well to the previous viceo. Just sharing my thoughts :)

[@Nctzen12772]

Omg I swear from the 00:01 second I know that I'll fall in love with this song , B.a.p never disappointed me 🌟 that's what talent is

[@lavaladybug]

Never apologize for Kevin's face being too close. 'Tis glorious.

[@susannakmyers]

After I got used to it not having a drop like I expected, I actually really love the way that this song progresses. It reminds me a lot more of the build and progressions of rock anthems as opposed to kpop, and I like that. B.A.P has a lot of songs that fit that "extreme banger" structure, so hearing something that instead focuses on maintaining an intensity without the same release is interesting. To me, the stability and consistency that that intensity gives highlights the subject matter of the song, which is to never waver or stop reaching for your goals, no matter what stands in your way. It puts me in mind more of Linkin Park or Fall Out Boy, who have songs that continually build and support, and communicate the strength of their message in that manner. I will also say, the layered bassline in this is also about 100 times better when you have a subwoofer in your audio system. The strength of the boom adds a lot of depth to the sound that I couldn't hear adequately until I played the song through my car speakers. Anywho, thanks for taking the time to react to this. As a fellow musician/having studied music theory for several years, I would suggest you check out Moondance, which is a B side from this single album. Lots of unexpected and interesting things happening there with regards to key and chord progressions. I would tell you more, but I don't want to spoil the surprise if you check it out!

[@loveofchiaki]

BAP's rappers are the most underrated rappers in the kpop history ever! period!

[@chamuelasouza2791]

im Innocent nope, they used to be so famous during their debut days

[@milva3977]

But Zelo now is sooo amazing rapper, he has changed a lot since their debut

[@judithjunz5372]

And also B.A.P dancers are underrated.

[@komorebi3603]

(not trying to be rude i swear) i think underappreciated is a better fit rather than underrated ^^;

[@sweetbtiny9141]

ethereal true they are underappreciated but not underrated they just need more exposure in SK since they have a huge intl fans

[@eviegreen4539]

BAP actually has a song that has the "boom clap" in it. Its called No Mercy i was reminded of it when you guys started saying boom clap XD its quite an interesting song i hope you check it. Thanks for reacting to Hands Up!!

[@takitaki202]

Ivy Acosta No Mercy is so good! I think that they'd like it musically as well

[@sprotector3235]

Yess.. no mercy have korean traditional instruments in it. It would be intteresting if they could react to it.

[@tiasm919]

Boom clap boom boom clap click~ ayyy 👿

[@TheMademoiselleMT]

No Mercy, they SHOULD react really! 💚

[@reddawgy212]

BAP ~♡♡♡~ I totally agree with your opinion~ The song kinda needed a heavier sound but it's a great message and I'm a totally biased BABY~♡ Please react to more BAP in the future as they are kings !

[@liviafreitas4556]

yaaaas i've been waiting for this!!! i'm really hoping that you show more b.a.p songs in the classical musicians react series, i really wanted to see their reactions to b.a.p's "Hurricane", "No Mercy", "Badman" and "Angel"!!!

[@poisoncream1]

The lyrics are really deep

[@jacksonslaughgivesmelife2116]

"Hands up. You're under arrest." got me good

[@emid9875]

totally agreed about the chorus, didn't feel like it dropped but I still like the song! thank u guys for the reaction ❤

[@ioanna6205]

Hands Up is such a bop!!! Thank you for reacting and happy new year!!

[@simranfarrukh8945]

The reason the song seems like it's constantly building up but not leading to anything is that it's like the start of a revolution. If you read the lyrics, it's like an invitation to join forces. It's not a declaration of war but more like joining a movement. That's why it's constantly building up but never climaxes. So you can feel the energy surging in through you but never let go of it completely. To give you the feeling of that constant buzz.

[@cloudy762]

I think you need to read the lyrics with the song. Because for me the way the song progressed paired with the lyrics made such a big impact on me. B.A.P are just so good at this genre and they have so much substance to their music so lyrics are key for them I think. So it could be that just the way the song progressed in itself wasn't much of a 'banger', but i think paired with the lyrics it was 100% a banger.

[@haleybug230]

Hands Up is good, but honestly the other two songs on the track I loved even more!!! Please listen to Moondance and Think Hole

[@renjeonah]

seriousky, *stop sleeping on B.A.P*

[@rebelchild9768]

Also I found out that Yongguk didn’t produce this song. Him and Zelo only wrote the lyrics but didn’t produce anything in this new album. I think if Yongguk produced this song it probably would’ve had a better drop.

[@KarenCabrejo65]

B.A.P 💕

[@Heart_Nattie]

I'd love to hear what you think about Think Hole....THANK YOU!

[@ioanna6205]

RePoa21 yeah and moondance please give it a listen and rewind

[@XihoNekochan3]

PLEASE

[@nickyd993003]

Think Hole is amazing

[@judithjunz5372]

Yees, please, I love think hole and moondance 😊

[@hehuheupff5962]

Yeah rewind and moondance too 😍

[@dai.7092]

A lot of fans felt the same about the song. I think the thing is: they worked with foreign producers and Bang Yongguk wasn't involved in the production. Anyway, can you PLEASE react to B.A.P - Young, Wild & Free with live orchestra? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmO4cop6bN1le9E And thank you so so much for your time, i would really love if you keep reaction to B.A.P 💕

[@vietbluecoeur]

I legit thought you guys weren’t gonna do this one, I’m so happy!!!

[@ndhayu]

When u said boom clap i thought you're going to sing b.a.p's boom clap but i was wrong 😂 go try their No Mercy for their boom clap😁 anyway thank u for the reaction~~ Hands Up 🙌

[@plumplumi]

[@ndhayu]

plumplumi yes...i hope they can take some times to listen to b.a.p's old stuff

[@deeppurplenao832]

Thx for reacting to BAP! They give us something different every time, love it

[@fruithloops]

this is a blessing. and a pleasant surprise. I'm soooo thankful for your honest and polite comments, and in hindsight I do admit that it's kinda empty for a B.A.P song, but when I first listened to it, it was just calling out to me, demanding me to MOVE (I ended up learning its choreography vavavabj I haven't tried to learn one since EXO's Growl). And it has a really inspiring feel to it-- which is exactly the message of the song because it's about chasing your dreams and believing you can achieve them. Anw, can I request that you react to Think Hole? It's in the same album as Hands Up; I'd really like to know what you guys think about it since B.A.P's non-title tracks don't usually get attention. Plusss I really love the rap in this one (hOLY PETUNIA ZELO'S VOICE AGH) and it's my favorite in the album

[@valochedesigns]

Thank you for the BAP reaction. I love what you guys do. I find BAP interesting, they really try to be creative with their work. They are quite a unique band. They need to fully own the hip-hop/ neo-Rock strong elements of their music. That is their strength. They are really engaging even in their flaws. There is room for growth, and I am looking forward to seeing their evolution.

[@isabellasilvia2911]

BAP❤️❤️❤️

[@ManonLcz]

YAY! IT'S KEVIN! 😄 Yup true, we are far of something like 2PM's Hands Up 😂 but still think it's catchy 🤔

[@pixponk]

I think that there isn't a real/clear 'drop' makes the song special. B.A.P always stands for breaking prejudice/revolution/etc. and the music represents just that. The song itself considering the lyrics stands for breaking away from prejudices and I think one could interpret this different kind of drop, which maybe is unusual to listen to for some people, as just that: breaking away from the standard and from prejudices and doing something different, which one might not expect. When listening to B.A.P songs it's useful to know the message behind it as well in order to fully understand/comprehend it ^^. BUT this is only my interpretation so the actual meaning could be different. And of course I don't mean to offend you :') I love your reactions, this is just my thought.

[@zazac9447]

I've been waiting for this!! I am not disappointed!! "Nice little 🔥" "You don't know me!" Lol Inner teenage angst/emo stage

[@amethyste3829]

YESSS MY FAVES. Really appreciated what you had to say! Glad you guys analyze B.A.P :)

[@shinoyagami2144]

When Kevin said "you don't know me" all I thought of was the Bad girl good girl cover by Minhyuk(BTOB,MONSTA X), Youngjae (B.A.P) and Bambam (Got7)

[@annaji4]

This song when it firsr released i felt the same way i was like its still building. I counted the beats like time signature and I'd count it but it legit felt like I was in orchestra class like it ah omg Its still a good song its really good but i feel like I had to throw away my counting and forget the time signature and the notes so I can relax while listening to the song. Like sometimes my friends play songs and there all in 4/4 or cut time and I legit wanna scream and change it lol B.A.P never fails to make am amazing somg and I feel like when Bang Yongguk wrote Hands Up he wanted to mess with us musicians but hes a genius honestly. He never disappoints

[@yeehaw4073]

thanks for reacting to BAP!

[@AstralOmenArts]

Ty for reacting! I'd love to hear what you think about their other two tracks :)

[@ayleafang1188]

When Kevin said “BOOM CLAP...” I seriously thought of BAP’s song No Mercy Please react to BAP’s No Mercy since it’s my all time favorite from them. Interesting how they were one of the first to incorporate traditional Korean instrument to modern.

[@KawaiiChunsa]

I would really really love to hear you guys' opinion on Jongup's Try My Luck ... there's no MV but there's live stages

[@Inspirit-gp4dp]

You should react to moondance

[@Icebearbear]

I SAW BAP SO I CLICKED

[@aibikedooranova7492]

I suggest you to check Honeymoon by B.A.P , it would be interesting to hear you opinions))

[@yihueylin8046]

Umu, do you know the 2017 rookie group A.C.E? I wonder how you will feel about their hardstyle EDM. (Callin' and Cactus)

[@BrendaMSaaditatone14]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! PLEASE MORE OF B.A.P 💖

[@Uatemydoodle]

When Kevin listens to music, does he have a metronome counting literally every step of the beat the entire song? That's amazing.

[@keenmohammad6479]

yes thank you ive been waiting for this. I LOVE ME SOME B.A.P😍😍

[@jainalicious]

YES I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@cookiecrumbler8892]

I didn't know you reacted to this!! I'm so happy, now I'm gonna watch the video 😀

[@sucis9720]

Thank you so much guys for reaction this MV

[@headcutter101]

It isn't even 20 secs into the video yet and Kevin had me in stitches.

[@gothicangelamy1992]

hands up is a refrence to the hands up dont shoot movment so umu you were right its not a hype party song its a hands up dont shoot song

[@kydaibrahim]

I love all your reactions. I’m glad you guys reacted to this, bap’s one of my faves. I really hope you guys can check out their non title tracks as well some of them are really really good like rewind, moondance and a lot more.

[@kangbaekho19]

you know i also felt the same as kevin that i thought they will use the intro chord prog as the chorus (because i think its cathier?) but they not use it. if they use that, the song will be one of my fav song from 2017

[@jacquelinemortel3889]

AAAAAAH IM SO EARLY THANK YOU 💖💖💖

[@titemartiniquaise]

oooohhh I'm early for the first time here I never thought you were going to react so I'm positively surprised hihi now let's watch the video... cue!

[@AnotherIstria]

I freaking love the two of you, that's insane

[@aibikedooranova7492]

Thank you very much for reaction to Hands Up! Please check out Honeymoon, among three songs Wake me Up, Honeymoon and Hands up from 2017 year, I think you would like it the most . To know them better please listen to Warrior (their powerfull debut song), and lighter songs No mercy, Coffee shop, Feel so good, Goodbye with Eng subs. Hope you will like it

[@laurasanya]

Not trying to sound rude but I'm tired of every single reactor to expect a drop. Not every single song has a drop, you jut find it in most songs these days because apparently it's "trendy" but B.A.P don't follow trends. They follow their own colour. This is B.A.P's style!

[@BL00PY.]

Honestly, they need to react to more B.A.P songs to fully experience the they duality have and the talent that they have.

[@MissCarefully]

B.A.P are my kings of K-Pop ❤❤❤❤

[@Valiiitu]

More B.A.P pleaseee!!!!

[@CordeiroViivi]

Thank you for bringing B.A.P once again

[@nichee13]

KINGS!!!

[@sweetbtiny9141]

Thank you for reacting I have been waiting for this You are so cute 😘 You should listen for the others songs of the album : Thinkhole and moondance 😍

[@dania9380]

B.A.P😍

[@jasmy13]

Wasn't this on the not reacting to this playlist or was that something else? Anyway, I was instantly stocked to see this reaction. This song is at the same time chill and lit. B.A.P creating paradox sounds. AS a side note, I'm still valiantly hoping to see a reaction of No Mercy one day.

[@tenoutoften3681]

Idk but I SERIOUSLY LOVE this song SOOOO SOOO MUCH and It’s one of my all-time favourites. But sadly they are so DAMN underrrated. ;-;

[@sharmaynee]

i love bap so much!! these boys need more love

[@axcvilla]

I've been streaming this video since the day it dropped. I'm so happy that you guys decided to react to it and true to form, you guys are so truthful with your comments. I also expected a harder hitting song from BAP but I love that this far into the game they're still able to surprise. It is such a BIG thing for them to do so many "ANTI-DROPS" in one song. I mean, just when you think the shits about to hit the fan, it doesn't. It was kind of disappointing (at first). But now, I do love it even more. That being said, I'm hoping some remixers out there can hear the cry of the people and remix thissssssss. Thank you again for the support. And if there be any BABYz out there that are still sleeping on BAP: here's my streaming playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLeYc9VplqygaVr9ZGQb8sq8eoLPcOwafF

[@zezimine2]

Umu & Kevin reactions are great, new camera angle also adds good depth :)

[@aimeeguerrero6217]

react to feel so good or badman- B.A.P please

[@ColbyCheeser]

Laying on the bed LOL.........Love the insight into the music you guys hear :)

[@miguelkim4745]

Hands Up by B.A.P is so bop!! I really really love it plus the swag they gave into the song! React to SEVENTEEN's Popular Song (유행가) please!! It doesn't have music video but the song itself is so good like there are so many instrumentals/genres in every transitions.

[@MRxBlackxRave]

Hi Umu, if possible could you check out B.A.P - Badman? I think it might be really interesting to react to

[@chrissycxc4909]

Please show them Pentagon - Violet !!

[@Lavfel93]

Hi Umu, can you react to the new Drug Restaurant song: Her. I think it is really musically interesting and I'd like to know what you think about it. Thank. Also I wanted to say I really love your reaction and since we have similar tastes ( my favourite kpop groups are Vixx, day6 and Bts) I really enjoy your videos. Sorry for the long comment. Before I forget both day6's album video from your top 5 fav kpop albums have been eliminated.

[@XihoNekochan3]

Yeah!

[@clarisseramnoux1250]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[@rjay8213]

wow.. I'm so early.. haha.. btw, good reaction as always..

[@yukicrosszeria101]

thanks for reacting

[@guibarbosa]

oh i love kevin so much

[@kangbaekho19]

YAY THANKS FOR THE VIDEO UMUUU

[@aisyahhidayatullah4068]

thank you!!

[@callmevil]

More of this format please~~~

[@kuropingguo]

Yo this is my new anthem. This is a meaningful song, as always from bap.

[@azrinsufiah]

The song has a meaning the meaning is hands up as in like reach up to your dreams

[@giota8357]

OMG ! You finally reacted to this song !! please show this to the others also .. B.A.P. is one of the first groups that i heard and got into KPOP .. I don't remember if you have reacted to this video but could you react to Taemin - Move , Sechskies - Three words , Shinwa - Unchanging , and ZionT - Snow

[@leib2762]

Up close and personal with Kevin

[@justtwoguystalkingpodcast9877]

I am a simple man. I see Kevin and I click

[@lilisyre]

Hi, first of all, I'm a huge fan of you guys ❤️. After that, I wanna recommend you to listen to Jonghyun's songs (he was a member of SHINee) like Crazy, Deja-boo, She is, White T-Shirt, Lonely, ok, he has a lot of songs, I can't say only one. He was a great singer and composer. I hope you read this and that you will consider it. Thanks from Spain! ❤️

[@michelleruis7795]

Kevin is amazingg😂😭💙

[@xiaozenni4843]

I also thought that it wasn’t that “upbeat”, like there wasn’t much of a drop. But, so far, I’ve seen a few of the lyrics and I think I’ve fallen in love with the song :) And I think maybe there’s a reason behind making it like this (or maybe I’m just completely wrong lol)

[@brownie3275]

I agree with you tho. I LOVE the song. But when I heard it for the first time I expected a drop. Not just a drop but A drop. Like my body and my mind were ready for it lmao.

[@givingyoumyheartandsoul9564]

I feel like the whole song itself was heavy enough so that there was no need to have a bammm kind of heavy chorus. Plus if you want to understand B.A.P's music, go and check out the lyrics too😘

[@madeleinmekiekiuk5540]

B.A.P 🖤🖤

[@sourcr7]

actually "hands up" was a song that the members didnt want to release but they were forced by their company

[@jstephtherocktsugareincarnates]

Yaaaassss

[@kuropingguo]

Have u guys reacted to BAP Honeymoon?? I swear their vocals are so on point.

[@fajars.hidayat]

"What? That's it?" The same as me when i first heard this song.. I need more climax...

[@firdzh4454]

Please listen to honeymoon it’s one of the best songs that I ever heard from b.a.p

[@andrewwangcn916]

they should react to bap warrior, old but gold.

[@wisteriasz]

hands up is really a good song!!!!

[@victorianoemimendozachipan190]

yaaaas i`ve been waiting for this!!!! please let the classical musicians react to BTS - GO GO, Mic Drop, DNA, Best Of Me ft. Chainsmokers & Dimple/Illegal!! PLEASE!!!!