DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER REACTS - aespa 에스파 'Whiplash' MV + Dance Practice + BEHIND + Jess Take

[@Rhaphidophile]

The thing with aespa is they were never known for having strong dances. Yes, Black Mamba, their debut was a gag for that drop in the chorus, but on stage they weren't really known for great choreo, especially with groups like ITZY killing it at the time. Same with their lip-syncing, they were made fun of the first two years of their career for never singing live. They addressed that in 2023, and I guess 2024 is aespa switching people's perspectives of them as being a dance-weak group. They're far from perfect, but they've also come a long way and nobody can say they suck at performance now. Also your take on the choreo is so fucking satisfying. Each move was with intention, it was clean, the shapes were razor sharp and I absolutely love the choice of having the left arm a bit relaxed so it just followed whatever movement the shoulder does on the "whip-whiplash" instead of what the original does where it's stiff and essentially glued to the thigh like Giselle's feature - it just makes it so much cooler and makes sense to the "whiplash" concept better. AND THAT SCORPION move was perfect; having your fist on your hip instead of the chest makes the hip move more noticeable.

[@jess_holyfield]

Goodness your words are literally such a big encouragement you have no idea ♥️♥️♥️♥️😭😭 love that we get to enjoy this group and their progress and I hope to be able to watch them in a marathon format one day!

[@Rhaphidophile]

@@jess_holyfield my comment dulls in comparison to the content you upload. It's so comprehensive and detailed it's an actual analysis that dancers like you and I can appreciate, truly. More than just enjoying the choreography as a viewer, I LOVE being given the opportunity to be a geek about dance and relive my excitement about with fellow dancers/fans. I think I've always been a fan of aespa's music, but them being able to add dance to the things they can entertain us with, makes the experience of being their supporter much more worthwhile. Like now I have sick dance moves to go with my listening experience.

[@jess_holyfield]

@@RhaphidophileI will say that just with what I’ve watched of Aespas content thus far, they have such a dope sound and I have been REALLY liking how they have Renan on the team.. such a good addition if you ask me!!!

[@ningiyizhuo]

it's nice to see people like you acknowledge aespa's hard work in improving performance-wise but i think it's important to distinguish between the valid criticism and unwarranted hatred, and unfortunately for the first 2 years of their career it was mostly the latter. what aespa experienced wasn't as much the 'improvement' narrative that you're referring to (although they did indeed improve a lot), but more so them moving past an unwarranted smear campaign that started from predebut until late 2022. that's not to say that they did not deserve any criticism whatsoever, however they weren't anywhere as 'particularly bad' as they were made out to be yet never received any of the grace other kpop groups received/continue to receive for lacking in certain areas (e.g. many popular kpop groups are lacking in the vocal department, which is arguably much more important than dancing) + honestly the lip syncing stuff was SO blown out of proportion considering practically every other kpop group lip synced as much as they did, save for groups specifically known for singing live (+ I'm sorry but it's just unreasonable to expect aespa to have belted out songs like savage live WHILE dancing in exchange for the mere pennies idols earn from those weekly music shows lmao)

[@fluffypocky]

@@ningiyizhuo it is true that they lipsynced every single performance tho. its not just a narrative. i agree other groups lipsync too but aespa had 0 live performances their first two years. this was a big deal bc in 2020 before *cough cough* hybe groups popped off, most groups did sing live at least a few times each comeback. i agree that they dont hate for it but its okay for people to be disappointed especially considering they're supposed to be sm vocalists.

[@Ivanna-uh5ym]

you are just my absolute favorite !!! killed the analysis and the jess take was PHENOMENAL !!!!! always amazing and passionate work ❤

[@jess_holyfield]

@@Ivanna-uh5ym I love getting to dive deeper and appreciate choreos like this!! Thank you as always for watching with me!

[@mandyfleuriedroitlifestyle2421]

Wow I suscribe. K-pop is so complex that's why I love it so much. Lyrics, melody, emotions with the delivery, vocal, rap, cinematography and dance. It's a whole package. And fangirling of course. I suscribed at every channel possible to appreciate everything separately. Thank you for your insight.

[@jess_holyfield]

Thank you for watching alongside me and I’m always happy to watch and enjoy groups like this one!

[@AlgParis]

At 5:50 they managed to reproduce the ripple effect we have in the MV (the road disintegrating) it’s so genius !

[@jess_holyfield]

Great catch!! Love that aspect!!

[@cherryloid1062]

Okay, iv never watched your vids before, i click the video and you instantly start slaying??? How dare you, subbed

[@jess_holyfield]

haha! I'm flattered!

[@yangyang-ij2qb]

Armageddon and supernova 、Karina solo up MV 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jess_holyfield]

Armageddon is GREAT!!

[@CHANELLE_MY_LOVE]

I love this song

[@jess_holyfield]

@@CHANELLE_MY_LOVE it’s such a fun track to listen to!

[@ok-kb6ss]

alot of the chorus was made by lachica! i know vessi (ladybounce) has a choreo draft for this song where she include a ton of vogue elements! wld love it if u could check it out :D

[@jess_holyfield]

@@ok-kb6ss thanks for the references!! Love the overlap! I may not be able to look as reaction but I may on my own time for sure!

[@dreysyt]

i love your dance analyses. I hope you can react to bini too. they're a PPOP girl group who really does have satisfying choreos and known for synchronization too. I would recommend you to watch their dance practices/rehearsals for 1) pantropiko, 2) salamin salamin, and 3) karera.

[@dankerman3667]

this whole song, music video and choreography is giving mugler

[@jess_holyfield]

I really like the vibe of this one from them!

[@GuiNevessss]

jessica you have to react to wackxxxy last video with lip j, haejun, wizzard and soulk...they reacted to the handshake performance...so cool and fun video

[@jess_holyfield]

Oh I sure hope to be able to do it soon!!

[@rose5073]

please react to Enhypen!! esp Ni-ki, he's an amazing dancer. he just recently danced with Bada Lee on her youtube channel for Bada's Practice Room (i saw you reacted to Taemin's ep) and Ni-ki also did a duet with her for their MAMA award show performance (which the dance practice should be released some time soon)!!

[@Ntienlo]

Cuold you react red bull dance tournament? The winner is MT POP from Viet Nam

[@jess_holyfield]

@@Ntienlo I JUST FINISHED RECORDING

[@jess_holyfield]

@@Ntienlo it will be released in a couple days!

[@selebritiupdate3079]

blackpink shutdown dance practice react please

[@jess_holyfield]

Hey there! Thank you so uch for the request! Since I haven't done a full marathon of Blackpink yet, it's hard to do independent analyses of them at this time! Hopefully one day soon!!!

[@ENFP5959]

I like how you used more parts of your body in the dance. Idk what I'm saying lol. I don't like the dance because it looks so stiff. But you weren't stiff and used more parts of you body . . . Anyways great dancing 😂🎉

[@jess_holyfield]

Haha thank you! I understood what you meant and I did have a lot of fun learning this one!