Classical & Jazz Musicians React: Red Velvet 'Chill Kill'

[@ReacttotheK]

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[@salsabiladivani6213]

Please react to RIIZE Get A Guitar and Talk Saxy

[@tasaranghe8135]

please react to babymonster's sheesh❤

[@luvlickyy]

can u react to txt deja vu

[@kathrinamharieghardiola5774]

Please react UNIS superwoman

[@kittycat4378]

please react to baekhyun's amusement park or heartsteel - paranoia

[@KitKatLag]

Red Velvet’s musical versatility is so impressive! I love how they can mix their red and velvet sides into such memorable songs. And the creepy themes in their music videos are amazing!

[@ajhobby254]

Red Velvet really is K-pop’s most musically interesting group.

[@KPophome-j9u]

honestly they are the best k pop girl group that stil is active but is ignored

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

Their music really is interesting. There's also that group who sang deja vu, I like their vibe too.

[@alandraalexandria6526]

Absolutely

[@seul_xoxo]

@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 dreamcatcher?

[@kimkai9762]

​@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142did you mean Dreamcatcher?

[@cloroxforlit0141]

Chill Kill will definitely be a milestone for their career - it shows a mature change in their velvet side of being more bittersweet in a unique and charismatic way rather than going the usual RNB way of it. The instrumental and vocals tell two different stories and together it makes it a definite timeless song..... GO RED VELVET

[@cloroxforlit0141]

also stream red velvet please their sales are going down recently but streaming is free in any possible platform

[@zimzalabimdenickimenajzala2003]

@@cloroxforlit0141ppl ignore them for whatever reason

[@noneedname12]

Im not listen to psycho anymore since they released feel my rhythm and chill kill

[@rzktrnto]

What a beautiful words my mate😊

[@ph19964]

Very well said

[@nachardi1837]

I felt so inspire… TO KILL???? JSHSHSJSJS

[@anneyoungpark]

What's fun on listening to Chill Kill and the whole album is you can easily guess which month it got released. It got the vibe of being sandwiched by creepy October and chrismassy bright December. What a masterpiece!

[@refillpan]

the nightmare before christmas if it was a group

[@ervindeleons]

right like the seasons are imprinted in their songs, like fmr is obviously spring time, and red flavor summer js to name a few

[@tvlover]

To be honest I associate the whole chill kill album to Christmas 2023 lol

[@champylo376]

Do you mean November? 😂

[@RiswjyV]

10 years have passed and still no one comes close to Red Velvet's musicality, versatility and uniqueness. Chill kill deserved a lot better than it got for the masterpiece that it is. The cake girls know the real deal.🌠

[@ph19964]

They may not get many music show wins but they are still that group.

[@jamesrawlins735]

The album did really well.

[@Yami-jl3lo]

I feel like Chill Kill didn't get the success that it deserved. I understand if it's not for the taste of everyone but I love that is so different from what we're used to in K-Pop. They are criminally underrated and so talented!

[@RiswjyV]

💯 this. Red Velvet is unique and underrated.

[@jamiebutterworth3576]

Not to blame aespa but Why'd they release them at basically the same time like

[@wetburp]

@@jamiebutterworth3576sm always overlaps comebacks 😢😢😢😢

[@jamiebutterworth3576]

@@wetburp and now a 4 month gap between both they could have literally spaced them out

[@jamesrawlins735]

It actually did better than Birthday and Umpah Umpah (hitting no. 11) and the album is their 3rd best selling album (only behind ReVe Festival - Birthday and Feel My Rhythm.)

[@enzozzne]

in my humble opinion this is easily their greatest title track, i feel like this is the ultimate red velvet

[@riffgroove]

Personally, Feel My Rythm is still their crowning moment, but this is a close second.

[@cherryneb]

it's such a good combination of both of their sides, it really feels like the ultimate culmination of everything they've ever put out over the years. incredible

[@riffgroove]

@@cherryneb It's unquestionably their best album.

[@huntywuntybunty]

@@riffgroovepersonally their worst album for me, but still enjoyed it

[@noneedname12]

Agree. Im not listen to psycho anymore since feel my rhythm and chill kill release

[@annafirnen4815]

I totally agree with Umu about "don't think about tomorrow" being a great message to some people. The best way for me to elaborate on it is to bring up a metaphor one character said in an anime Fruit Basket because it resonated with me a lot. To paraphrase: "Imagine you're doing a laundry and all you see in front of you is a Mount Everest of dirty clothes. You see this and feel overwhelmed and powerless, because there is no way you can tackle that. But if you stop imagining all the future disaster scenarios and focus on what you have at your feet and slowly work through it all, in no time you will realise you are done and you powered through it all." So to all my fellow anxious people, I feel you, it can be hard. But don't think about tomorrow, do your thing now cause you CAN do it ❤

[@ReacttotheK]

OH MY GOD

[@ReacttotheK]

FRUITS BASKET RAISED ME AND I USE THE LAUNDRY METAPHOR EVERY SINGLE TIME I'M GIVING ANXIETY ADVICE TO FRIENDS

[@ReacttotheK]

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT I WAS THINKING OF WHAT I LEARNED FROM FRUITS BASKET WHEN I WAS TALKING AT THE END OF THIS REACTIOOONNNNNNNN YOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry i'm so excited, I feel like it's so rare to find another furuba manga reader out in the wild who takes its messages to heart XD

[@ReacttotheK]

you 100% made my day ❤️

[@yukinawa_]

FRUITS BASKET AND RED VELVET IN ONE COMMENT WASN'T ON MY 2024 BINGO CARD BUT I'LL TAKE IT

[@tvbipll08y]

I find a lot of Red Velvet songs to be comforting, but also sad at the same time. Like giving a warm hug to someone going through a tragedy.

[@Gabiwoon]

I'm not kidding when I say that the chorus progression was the best I've heard in my life. How good it is to understand music!

[@li_0422]

to the editor: the transition from chill kill to psycho at 11:45 is so good!!!!

[@skyhideaway]

this is probably a hot take but I think that Chill Kill is RV’s best title track yet. they’ve done horror before but those songs were definitely more fun halloween-y while this one has actual horror movie vibes. a lot of people disliked this song because the chorus sounded "too happy" but i think it just adds to the concept, like how horror movies often use nursery rhymes or typically happy sounding songs. another thing is that a lot of fans theorized what the plot of the music video is, and it seems that the five girls were either raised by an abusive parent or maybe kidnapped by someone, and that’s the man whose face was scratched out. wendy goes out of their enclosement one day and somehow kills the man, and the other girls help clean the crime scene and hide the body. afterwards, they deal with the trauma and we see fights breaking out and the girls trying to comfort each other. finally they decide to burn down the house so that they can move on and as the cops catch up to them, they accept their fate while simultaneously finally feeling freed from their trauma. it’s not clear if this is the exact story since i don’t think red velvet themselves or the director of the MV confirmed it, but i do like that the storyline is a lot deeper than just “five girls kill a man for fun haha” it definitely matches the high and low energy of the song, with the girls dealing with grief and relief at the same time.

[@RiswjyV]

Agreed 💯

[@riffgroove]

I still think that Feel My Rhythm is their crowning moment, but this is a very close second.

[@ipeachyoumyluv]

The RV girls chose Chill Kill as their title was one of the most wisest decisions of the history.

[@animegirl1414_random]

“If I were the cop I’d be pretty inspired” “….to murder??” PLS I CACKLED

[@gardenofvelvet]

i’ve been waiting for this!! chill kill has quickly become my favorite red velvet title track. i’m so obsessed with red velvets songs that combine both their red and velvet. nobody can pull off red, velvet, or red velvet the way red velvet do.

[@HeyyyyyItsJ]

Red Velvet has the most amazing discography. I know it’s a bit of a miss for people sometimes but it’s always a hit for me. Their Red, Velvet and Red Velvet sides give them so much room to explore different music. Everytime they release a new hit I look forward to ReacttotheK reactions cause I know it’ll get broken down and I’d be able to appreciate the music and hard work for the production of the song even more. Red Velvet deserves more wins cause their songs are so musically interesting.

[@fotomagrol]

Frankly Chill Kill is a masterpeace..love it. You can never forget this song.

[@liger574]

I really liked this reaction and also Umu's take on the meaning of the song. Personally when I watched the mv I thought that maybe the guy in the picture was their guardian (like father) and I remember seeing theories that maybe he was abusive and then red velvet killed him to get away from him. So, then I had a thought that maybe the song was about getting over trauma and the switch to the happiness in the chorus is them trying to comfort each other. Through all this they are wondering if what they did is right - they protected themselves from trauma but they also killed someone, so they are trying to get over their guilt and forget about the uncertainty that tmrw can bring.

[@a.l.dvorak1841]

Despite being a group that never took part in composition, not even in lyrics writing, in all 10 years of their career, SM seems to direct the most intriguing -- or nerve-wrecking, depending on your perspective -- work of their hired composers to Red Velvet. It could mean two things: if it fails, that's fine because it's not their flagship group and if it succeeds that's basically on-brand for Red Velvet. Simply put, SM can risk anything and win everything by having Red Velvet do all the wacky, quirky, even trippy numbers (plus like Sean said once everything is possible when you have Wendy in your team, haha). Gotta give it to Moonshine, Sunshine, EKKO, and the rest of the Red Velvet regular composers, really.

[@amandon4221]

This is why you must react more with SM song, because they didn't make just an "easy listening" music, but a real "music" that have a lot of musically thing that world must know

[@dariahhoeta07]

love the editing this, keep up the good work 🫶🏼

[@elijahvillegas1370]

Red Flavor is the best Red concept while Psycho is the best Velvet concept. Chill Kill is the best Red and Velvet Concept.

[@MZ-bv2fd]

Are you kidding? I was literally watching the red velvet reactions and was gonna search for chill kill. Oh my god manifestation works

[@jayceyallen7745]

One of my favorites by red velvet. I feel like most song reactions for RV there's at least one person that says something like 'Where are we now!!!' (4:23) and I love it every time lol.

[@hfjireh]

i was waiting for someone to take notice of the harmonies in the final chorus 😭 that was the highlight for me, like hearing the lower vocals harmonize with the melody.

[@riffgroove]

Never mind how good the title track is, the entire album is a masterpiece. If you've never bought a Kpop allbun before, thsi is the one to own.

[@hanibaram_]

I'm glad that Red Velvet always shows the development, improvement and innovation. This song is one of the most terrific songs this year. Thank you, Kenzie & Moonshine and other composers who contributed to making this wonderful masterpiece. Thanks for your meaningful reaction as always.

[@riffgroove]

It blew my mind when Moonshine said they had written the entire song, submitted it to Kenzie, and she threw out everything they had written except for the intro.

[@jaymarkcadiente810]

I've been waiting for this since i saw it on the form!!!

[@isacastrocabarcas7325]

When i first listened the song i was so confused, i didn't even know if i liked it or not, i was just processing everything, but now i really love the song, I'd say my faves parts are the chorus and the bridge, so majestic 😍 It's incredible how Red Velvet can make me like a song I'd never imagine I'd like.

[@eunicejoy1136]

This was me with ZZB. I was like wtf is this song? And it took me a few more listens to finally get it and it's now one of my fave RV title tracks!

[@preciosatt]

"If I were a cop I'd be super inspired" "...to murder?!?!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Anna-fe3ry]

Omggg!!! now we're waiting for reacting red velvet psycho orchestra ver

[@louiehyo]

I was wondering if you guys would react to Chill Kill, it was the first thing I thought when I heard it lol Kudos to the editor of the video, it was so much fun and very informative!

[@_matiasleon]

lets go red velvet!!!

[@럭휴쟁이]

I’m addicted to this channel reacting Red Velvet songs. Please do more. I love when my girls got acknowledged by those talented musicians

[@devanetana1256]

I really like when people who know music reacting to Chill Kill, because they know how cool the instrument is, the chord, the vocal, and everything. While I see some people not quite like this song because they said it's too chaos or whatever.

[@evaquintanar6798]

Chill Kill is just perfect red velvet, I hear goddesses singing otherwordly music, I will cherish my queen chill kill

[@emmabruh]

This entire album was insanely good, maybe my favourite of theirs so far

[@nindyakalisha]

aaa makasi banget udah review chill kill dari dulu udah nungguin episode ini :")

[@biancarodrigues1424]

I was sooooo anxious about your reaction,The MV and the Album are true masterpieces and i was really curioous about your opinions,Love from a Brazilian Reveluv and music lover

[@dorolicious]

The pianist next to Umu (Sean?) is my favorite reactor on this channel! He seems like a genius with perfect hearing but also chill personality and kind explaining to noobs like me. 😂

[@SWCcomposer]

Aww thank you!

[@kidcaptainwembri]

Red Velvet music is always so fun and interesting! I'm so glad you guys checked it out! As someone who struggles with anxiety and can become easily overwhelmed I find it's best for me to not think about tomorrow as well and just the tasks I can get done right now ^^

[@sjskowjdjbgqg]

I don't know anything about music, but thanks to the detailed editing, it was easy to understand. Thank you!

[@shc3499]

There was a reaction of this from the videography perspective on another channel and someone commented how she relates with the story of “breaking free from her trauma”, especially on the bridge part, this made me love this song even more. I can’t listen to this without watching the music video too.

[@pawck]

Omg it's heree, I already watch the album reactionn now it's time for the masterpiece (tbh all of their discography in this album are masterpiece)

[@ariffajar8381]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE LAST YEAR

[@thezircadia]

This was soooooooo great! Thank you so much to all of the reactors and the whole team. This comeback was incredible and I'm happy to have such great analysis and reaction to it here.

[@joyiii3]

I love that ReacttotheK doesn't stop talking about chill kill , I will watch it even if it reaches 100 episodes

[@Gatau_siapaaa]

Lets react their Cosmic album, b sides was crazy

[@dbettiz]

Glad to see you guys!!!! I was expecting this mv reaction🎉😊❤ love your professional opinion and how you praised red velvet every time 😍💕

[@EchoNight45]

Yes!!! I've beeen dying to know what you guys thought

[@SuaminyaMaterialRaqil]

the idea of the extra 2 bar at 20:10 is so cool actually

[@MrCOOT12]

Your video editing improved!!! Kudos to reacttotheK for new edits and wow factors, keep on improving!

[@brunoguardia8539]

5:52 - YES

[@kurokocchi4903]

i love chill kill and the whole album so much it has become my fav album of rv so far but can i appreciate that extremely F I N E guy izaiah? OH GOD

[@proboffensive]

"it's like they're celebrating for killing the guy" well yes!

[@Tanax13]

Song is awesome, but that is pretty fucked up though :P

[@RiswjyV]

@@Tanax13 the guy they killed is either their abductor or their abusive father in the storyline. So they're celebrating their freedom, not the murder really.

[@Lyf4rMusic]

YES!! we've been waiting for the Chill Kill reactions of all the musicians 😍 ... In a complete Red Velvet style, they bamboozle you with where the song is doing in a certain parts 😅 and then resolve it in a different way, which is not completely understood in 1st listen :)

[@yon9533]

always a great and insightful reaction vid from you guys, thank you for reacting to cake girls red velvet 🎀🫶

[@workofchae]

finallyyy been waiting for ages for thissss

[@cthrne]

"if i were that cop i'd be pretty inspired" "TO MURDER?" 💀

[@MakoMusicYT]

This one was a long time coming :D

[@dream_023]

I love the editing so much! Its better and soo funny lmaoo

[@dream_023]

OH FINALLY! I USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THIS!

[@easystay2044]

I'm always in disbelief when you guys play the song on the piano its absolutely insane you can do that

[@khairasyifa4776]

thank you for reacting Chill Kill, i've been waiting after seeing the interview with producers❤ and thanks to Umu, your explanation abt 'don't think about tomorrow' is all of in my head after listen this song 😂

[@21minute]

Finally! I've been waiting for the reaction ever since I first heard the song.

[@ggakk6721]

cannoot waiiiit for the "cosmic" reaction six months from now 😂❤

[@rhodesglocke3946]

I’m not a musician or sth like that, and I’m so in luv w this song, that’s why I was so surprised there’re so many people say that this song is one of rv’s disappointed come back :< and they blame it for the unrelated teaser photos :

[@_cherryblossom99]

I'm waiting for Cosmic reaction 🥹

[@livo3602]

Been waiting for this for so long, since the beside reaction and the interview with the songwriting and producing team.

[@clark8147]

This video was dope. I can't believe how good you all are, and so quick.

[@mjrocks421]

Yesss!! Been waiting for this one!! 😭

[@michellechang5882]

FINALLYYYYYYY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE THE MV DROPPED. was checking everyday before

[@dy9632]

i'm still waiting for Cosmic reaction

[@Shimcaaa]

The orange vest person is so fabulous

[@ph19964]

I like what Red Velvet is doing with their releases they are not sticking to the usual velvet concept because most of the kpop groups does that kind of concept. They still manages to make a new sound for us to listen to and you will not be bored by it.

[@Hyperestelar]

Sean é simplesmente genial, ele sempre demonstra com perfeição, até a pessoa mais leiga percebe que ele realmente entende de música e sabe reproduzir oq ouviu com perfeição, eu adoro ele, todos foram muitos fofos e não foram escandalosos ou mesquinhos, gostei da reação de todos no geral

[@Anna-fe3ry]

Finallyyyy!!!!! We waiting this for a long time, thank you so much reacttothek❤

[@dylanpoole2431]

I love that you put examples to what they are saying lol thank you

[@peteartieda58]

Thank you for this channel's appreciation of Red Velvet. I loved the full listen thru of the Chill Kill album. As usual for Red Velvet this was met with mixed reviews especially from the more casual listener since they expected a more creepy song based on the teasers than the upbeat and hopeful direction the song went to. But to me it's the only title track of their's that equally captured the Red and Velvet sides since Psycho. (Please please listen to NCT Wish's debut and please please make it available on KZbin. I'm so interested in what opinions you have of them)

[@AeMixNewMonZone_Multi]

“Russian roulette is pastels and bright but also lots of attempted murder” -2024 Never heard a more true statement 😂❤

[@rheyvinorogo718]

Waiting sa Red Velvet Cosmic reaction 😽

[@randomme3095]

Chill kill was love at first listen. It is so freaking beautiful.

[@Puckie209]

OMG FINALLY!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@TLove1015]

👑I KNEW THEY WOULD APPRECIATE THIS ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!👑

[@f.magdalena9035]

FINALLY!!! I've been waiting for yall reaction to chill kill for so longgg😭💖

[@KitKatLag]

Off topic, but Sean’s and Umu’s outfits are beautiful! ^o^

[@Rhaphidophile]

We waitedso long for this but the wait is so worth!!

[@angelinavws]

omg ive been waiting for this video! thankyouu!!

[@sabrinabayonet]

the editing for this was really cool

[@magowith6790]

They really adore red velvet❤..thank you so muchh

[@smaykk]

Solid album, so red velvet. Chill kill is so musically interesting

[@bayuardiyanto8576]

Yesss finally reaction red velvet chill kill, thank you guys 🎉🎉

[@cryovelvet]

WHERE IS THE COSMIC REACTION VIDEO OMG I NEED TO SEE IF EVERYONE GAGS AT WENDY'S BRIDGE 😭🙏

[@heolnana]

YOU GET IT

[@euimigaissneunyo5249]

FINNALLYYYYY😭😭 i was waitiing for this reaction 😭😭😭

[@rheyvinorogo718]

Red Velvet Cosmic reaction pls.🥺

[@allysethomas7585]

I'm super early. I've been waiting for this!!! 😊

[@RVSVTTK]

Lol this is probably one of my fav reaction because same i was confused as hell at first 😂😂😂😂

[@AnnaEnha]

I NEED YOU GUYS TO REACT TO COSMIC PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEE