Classical & Jazz Musicians React: TAEMIN 'Guilty'

[@ReacttotheK]

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[@lomarikawai5500]

"his outfits are so good" NOT THE PICTURE FROM KIBUM'S CLOSET LMFAO 😭😭😭

[@karo_lina2000]

OMO i knew it! I was like, i've seen this place on Key's segments from "I live alone"! haahahahaha

[@koharu8066]

Proudly smiling after stealing his clothes 😂

[@marinal.]

lol

[@marinal.]

@@koharu8066 lmao

[@TheHekateris]

Singing like the abuser and dancing like the abused...Idol of Idols indeed! Also, the graphics - especial Taemin wearing Key's clothes lol, I see you Shawol! ♥

[@edensurfer4239]

Finally Guilty reaction is here! This song has me on a chokehold since it came out. From its vision to the dance to the settings to the vocals, this song is mesmerising and I cannot wait for you all to dig deeper into it. Taemin truly outdid himself in this song, and it remains my favourite song of him ❤

[@TAEMinimini]

Guilty manages to be heart-gripping even when mistranslated, can you imagine how much more intense when the under-layer is exposed by professionals? Curious cats please go watch GUILTY MV EXPLAINED by Agatho. Try to stay calm throughout. You're welcome!

[@TLove1015]

I like to think Taemin's Guilty is the brother of Seulgi's 28 Reasons😌✨

[@gaegurijuin]

WAIT THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

[@YueDamon2029]

OMG YES

[@cutshafiyyazalva5529]

THIS IS SO TRUE

[@mariminerey]

Umu, I appreciate the photo of Taemin breaking into Key's house when they mentioned they love his outfits. 10/10 editing

[@ReacttotheK]

Andrea, the editor of this video, is very glad so many Shawols are getting her reference!!! She says she's cracking up reading all of your comments

[@marinal.]

@@ReacttotheK awesome, lol

[@OccasionalBinger]

Shawols!!! NEWS BREAK! 6 nominations for Taemin in MAMA award 2024!! GUILTY got THE SONG OF THE YEAR nomination YES YES YES let's build the buzz for GUILTY AGAIN!! Perfect timing from ReacttotheK or is this coordinated 😂or just synchronicity????? LOL

[@OccasionalBinger]

Key got 3 nominations too! I think it's 3 but I'll doublecheck and report back!

[@athaya2992]

this deserves soty so much omg IT GOES DOUBLE PLATINUM IN MY ROOM 🫶🫶

[@dkwerkraum]

hope he swaps all the awards. he is trully the king

[@Saddlemomma]

That's the beauty of this. It actually does show him in a relationship. The relationship is between himself and the demon within him (represented by Taemin wearing the headdress) be it the conflict of his celebrity status and the indulgences & temptations of fame, or remaining true to his Christian worldview), the relationship between him and the industry, or loving what he does despite all the s3xua1ization that goes on within the Kpop world (not to mention his disastrous military service). There is so much to unpack in this MV it's unreal. Taemin has said this is the most personal MV/song he has done. It reveals a lot. It's his last solo MV from SM, and I have to wonder if, on one level, it's a statement to them as well. Now that Taemin is with BPM, you can see he is demonstrably happier and he's finally getting the promotion he has deserved for years. BPM is showing that they value Taemin as an artist.

[@Vgudorf]

I feel so conflicted concerning Taemin’s move from SM to BPM. On the one hand, you can see that he’s much more excited about where his career is headed under BPM, but I have to say I was somewhat disappointed with the audio quality of Eternal. It’s still Taemin, but decreased in the quality of both the music video and the audio engineering. If you compare the quality of the mixing of the Guilty album and the Eternal Album, the contrast is rather stark. There’s a muddy quality to the overall sound of Eternal that I found disconcerting. Perhaps it’s a matter of difference in quality of resources between SM and BPM that accounts for it. I don’t know. I just wonder how much better Sexy in the Air would have been had it been produced by SM. I say this as a dyed in the wool fan of Taemin. Am I the only one who feels this way?

[@ballerinana]

@@Vgudorf No you're not the only one. I'm a well-paid pro performer and I'll just say with all their money Hybe can't beat SM's sonic production quality. You're right Eternal mixes are muddier. Another disappointment with BPM: English. SM English have ruined many great songs, NGDA Guilty had serious kpop English issues but BPM took SITA to basement level. Lyrics should flow not turn my favorite kpop vocalist into a joke outside East Asia. Would SITA have been better under SM? Yes. Every kpop LISTENER (vs sexy dance watcher) I know don't like SITA for the chorus verse bridge brainrot lyrics, a few hated the demonic vomit grunts that were supposed to sound sexy. Kenzie (SHINee-loving SM producer) would never approve that demonic vomit grunt in a thousand years. I wanted to sing along to Taemin and I just can't with those Kpop brainrot "English". I despise their hatred for English lyricism, I do. I wish American reactors stop acting Pc about it and call that out cuz I can't deal with another Taemin song burned by shitglish. If Taemin is serious about cracking America he should get an English-native-level producer with English lyrics veto power, because Adrian Mckinnon and Dem Jointz don't seem to care or dare to veto crap lyrics that completely utterly cheaply destroyed their babies' Billboard hopes. The absurdity of that, seriously. Like, are there Kpop lyricists are gods or what? The disdain for western audience is deafening! Either Taemin finds a ballsy English producer or he could also go the Elton Johns Bernie Taupin route, get a dedicated English lyricist like this dark horse METAMO who made excellent Taemin adaptations.

[@eliseavb]

@@VgudorfI agree totally. I think the new music is objectively worse. I’m hoping that we find out it was a one album problem, but the more realistic side of me thinks that where he’s at now just doesn’t have the kind of resources SM has to make music. A 30 piece orchestra is expensive. So are Kenzie and Moonshine, I’d guess.

[@shineinstars]

​​@@Vgudorf i agree 😭 like despite all of sm's MANY MANY faults, one thing they do very well is training vocals/producing music. you'll rarely see one of their artists come out w a bad song, cuz they're just that good. i thought taemins new album was fine, but def a step down from guilty imo. i do still like some of the production in sita tho

[@fabianr4761]

Taemin is a nominee in MAMA with this song pls support him

[@Bambomany]

I feel like this clip is a mini-film... about pain, injuries of varying degrees of severity, and even those where minors are. it's scary, shocking and amazing at the same time

[@Keke88]

Thanks for the detailed breakdown of Taemin's fantastic song. He always pushes himself to perfect the concept of the song through his styling, dance moves and vocals -- he elicits so many emotions with his performance.

[@coralinecake2685]

FOR TAEMIN WE ARE HERE

[@algoribbon9992]

"Taemin is a wonderful man" - sounds like Kevin is GUILTY ꧂

[@shekimarobinson9286]

this needs to be forwarded to Taemin for him to watch, I bet he would enjoy it

[@marinal.]

yes

[@sirdromos2769]

Guilty deserve song of the year for mama 2024.

[@jessieguo0088]

This song is a near religious experience for me. Thanks for sharing the react after a year and let’s go MAMA song of the year!❤

[@lovelee_zhi]

omg yasshh finally reaction to our king taemin 🫴🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@weirdflexbutok]

When this mini album came out right around Halloween, it was perfect. Had it on repeat for weeks! My favorite Taemin Title track and one of my favorite Kpop albums 🤩

[@91vampy]

Ahhhh I was waiting for this reaction 😍😍😍 Guilty is one of his best MVs/ songs for me!

[@-_-8529]

im fucking CRYING over shinee dressed up at 18:25 XDD whoever edited this i love you forever, you almost had me choking on my food ❤

[@Karen-lu7yf]

I waited for this reaction!!!!!❤

[@199453063]

About time!!! It has been a year OMG I have waited for your reaction

[@valhecka]

yaaaaay taemin! it's so interesting seeing you break down a song that uses this kind of instrumentation - really loved the workshopping y'all did in the chord progression chapter, that was fascinating

[@Diamante316]

Reacttothek and shinee taemin? my favorites.

[@aquashine93shawol4life8]

The release of ghis reaction is well-timed cuz I *just* listened to the album for the first time. I put off listening to it cuz I just couldn't move past the NGDA era (a masterpiece). 15:13 puts words to why this song reminded me of the WANT era. There's a tempting feel to it and i wonder if, in some ways, it's calling back that era.

[@EmyLili1]

I've was waiting so bad for this reaction !! Thanks for sharing your thoughts about King Taemin !! ❤‍🔥

[@ingridfcps]

OMG I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@ctasiavoshi8686]

This song is amazing and suits teamin really good

[@pinkbloodsquad7766]

This man is a walking art.

[@preciousminho]

The majestic King Taemin 👑 💯 💎 🔥

[@Jennielrc]

This song is a masterpiece, SM's creativity is undeniable

[@kimberlyvuong6396]

Good song ❤

[@needyverse]

6:06 AHAHAHAHAHAA OKAY WHO EDITED THIS??? 🤣💎

[@abdulhadidamanhuri5235]

the downside would be the pause after the bridge which seemed needless especially if you watching the live performance which that part was omitted making the song hit harder in live than the mv.

[@sarahtan8045]

goddamnit umu! i'd given up on ever seeing this featured on the channel. taemin is a god

[@abraxenka]

Guys, I've been waiting a year for this! 😭

[@L0veluub]

Yess been waiting for this

[@marwanamouchi4944]

Taemin ❤️💎👑

[@lilliamcalderonhernandez1169]

He is art 🎨, he is inspiration✨️, he is baby cheese 🧀

[@missuscharming]

Taemin is the real definition of an ARTist

[@_Kim-ph5nu]

Finally!!! Omg I’ve been waiting for this episode so long!!!

[@MQBTSarmyandStay5212]

Everytime everytime everytime i get goosebumps frome this song,his, vocals and his amazing dance

[@Karinaiswatching]

GREAT EDITING!!!! Love it as always

[@AriaKSongPrincess]

1st. Gen 2 Represent! 2nd. Taemin came out with a masterpiece. From the music to the vocal arrangements and the visual interpretation, it was flawless. It's hard to believe that it's been almost a year. 3rd. He is nominated for 6 MAMA's and "Guilty" is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Now if they let him perform it because no one else has been able to give it justice the way he does it (love Yeonjun, Hyunjin and Jimin but this is Taemin's Magnum Opus as a soloist). It's just his.

[@Karinaiswatching]

I was so waiting this reaction. Thank u so much! Miss some people of y’all from two-three-years-back journey.

[@avotia]

Ahahaha I loved edits! Thank you.

[@yayanaaa]

I love the editing of this video lmao You really know Taemin 😄🩵

[@LeydaRachadey]

Gracias por reaccionar a TAEMIN. Te Extrañaba ,Me.encanta sus análisis .Muy instructivos ❤😊

[@azuazu4734]

YESSSSS, i’ve been waiting for this. Cause i like watching reaction videos but i felt so sad that not a lot of reactors paid much attention to the striiiiinggs on this song. It’s just sooo good

[@azuazu4734]

PLUS, that part in the bridge where taemin stops singing and it’s just the strings hnnnghh so good and adds more drama to the song. Srsly, the reason why i prefer to listen to yt cause it’s not included in the song in spotify 🥲

[@marwanamouchi4944]

Artist of the year Taemin

[@bea_hae_tae9392]

Thank YOU TAEMIN-KING

[@anyaal9248]

Bless the editor so many fun gems added 18 :25 making a halloween song and they show SHINee epic halloween costumes 19:13 The Taemin cooking meme 😭

[@dkwerkraum]

Guilty reaction???? WHAAAT! Really cant believe, you havent heard of this gem that long. How would anyone resist???

[@MNK_BC]

Dato curioso las modificaciones de guilty son 100% a pedido de TAEMIN SM no tenía mucho que decir al respecto

[@k.5755]

I love this reaction. Also my dumb but thought it was 3/4 the whole time

[@marinal.]

Love this song. It's a fav. This was a great reaction. Ty. good edits. Had me smiling. Borahae. -2019 ARMY NY USA 💜

[@nadier5031]

FINALLY!!!!

[@SBaizakova]

Enjoyed your reaction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zemynasventickaite8180]

NO WAY YOU FINALLY DID IT

[@Behappy-m2z]

Thank you for the reactions. I love this song so much!

[@maydomain]

This song is a MASTERPIECE. A show!! It gave me major thriller-christian-horror vibes??? Not even a fan of Taemin, but he always release music that is true to himself and doesn't follow the current trend.

[@arthitrojnapat1322]

YOU RELEASE THIS ON MY BIRTHDAY THANK YOU SO MUCH 😭💝🎀💕 (I'm a Taemin fan who got into your channel thanks to your Advice reaction video)

[@b2uty4u15]

Best outro from Kevin😂

[@resurus]

I was waiting for this for a whole year!

[@Dalaginding]

there's also a concert version that is amazing! with church bells and chanting

[@teongbinjari]

Been waiting for this!!!

[@linda165]

Commenting before watching cause I know how it will go down 😂😂

[@evelinsandovalsamboni3242]

ya extrañada estos videos de reacción🤯🤯🤯🤯😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖😎😎👌👌

[@Pororo__246]

The one and only IDOL OF IDOLS lee taemin

[@galacticmaison2318]

COSMIC -RED VELVET

[@Scloud9]

All his title tracks are masterpieces and his bsides too 😭😭 I recommend Deja Vu ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@tkim2320]

Thank you for saying "The FIVE member SHINEE"

[@LikeAFire525]

salute the king

[@Lucy613]

YESSSSSSSS

[@NaHera-f9t]

I love the last part when the violin gets higher , right in the second part of that chorus idk if you know what I mean but I’m literally dying to have the whole instrumental at that particular part 😩 from 6:00 to 6:14 AND TILL THE END , I literally cried after hearing 6:14 till the end everything was PERFECT 🤌 ( I listen to guilty with taemin and then I listen to guilty without taemin just the instrumental ) I swim in guilt after listening to all that 😂 ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/maqxnIKgeNicjM0si=9x2gUYT6UU7yB0tW ) here’s what I listen to At 2:40 and when it hits at 2:56 and till the end it just gives me what I want to feel when I see the word guilt just throwing my thoughts out here cuz I’m still not over this masterpiece 😔🥀 Have a great time ❤

[@Jjong-90]

It’s actually on how he was used since he signed at Sm at 10. They didn’t protect him only the members did.

[@gaeulcaptor]

UGH I LOVE YOU GUYS

[@aennie_real]

Taemin es un artista

[@hzc-ig]

and taemin was the one who wanted to add all those strings and make it extra dramatic

[@멩이곰돌]

I really love your videos🫶🏻

[@Tove.Ll-]

IDOL OF IDOLS 👑

[@poneill6]

Re: Kevin's comment on the need for a grittier groove - IMHO Koreans LOVE pretty. Occasionally it gets in the way. English speakers are often full of angry, dirty, scorn, and we expect a full expression of it.. Cf.: Bang Yedam singing Charlie Puth's "Hilairious" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gorLep9thJuAiMk Yedam just doesn't quite deliver the bitter sarcasm of the song. But, when sweet, pretty tenderness and a wrenching, self-imposed pain are juxtaposed, the effect is just brlliant. Taemin gets this combination right - regularly.

[@Jeonstepha]

this song is amazing!!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ilnait_xxa]

yass taemin:")

[@Taywuxiang1961]

Finally!!!!

[@keysburntgucci9016]

15:20 bro had an epiphany and i was with him

[@chestertouru]

Nakamoto yuta off the mask reaction PLEASE

[@shutrawberry]

shushu was here 😼💞

[@fabianr4761]

Yesssss

[@meyoumeyou.-.]

woah… I didnt realize he was fighting himself in the dance move.. I thought ppl trying to interrupt his personal space

[@trash-3058]

I seriously thought she said “he’s outfits are so gay” and I was like “yeah he’s so cvnt” 😭

[@BigSM_hater_pinkblood]

Next , cosmic by red velvet please

[@ipeachyoumyluv]

omg finally

[@InSomniaxxi]

Saw the release schedule dox, are we going to have BONVOYAGE reaction? 😱😱

[@zanen5799]

Cuz this is a VILLAIN song

[@belle-ashton2167]

Could you please react to Classified by Oh My Girl? It’s such a beautiful song!!

[@ReacttotheK]

Our reaction release schedule is linked in our pinned comment and in the description of all our videos~ ;)

[@Karinaiswatching]

Can u recommend some mv’s or songs from b-sides with 6/8 rhythm please? I’m so curious about it now 🌝

[@joahrt]

i still think nobody came close to this song in 2023, and even 2024

[@tructhanh321]

iNSTEAD! (Heavy metal) and Xymphony (classical music + rock) by Xdinary Heroes reaction please ❤

[@Anelya1610]

Brought the heat back by enhypen, please ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤