Dance Teacher Reacts To Stray Kids "소리꾼" M/V + Dance Practice [FIRST TIME]

Just watched Stray Kids for the FIRST time as a group finally, on this channel! I'm honestly a bit speechless from Thunderous. And I share more of on why through this video.
Let me know what you want me to watch! Or better yet, suggest another type of content I should make that could help you learn more about dance! Whether you're an aspiring dancer, training to be a K-Pop idol, or just want to appreciate the art of dance-
I want to share my knowledge with YOU.
Hope ya'll enjoy this video!
Quick about me:
My real name is Tad, but DonKawaii/Don was simply an IGN name I created playing FF14 online, so I kinda just rolled with it. Lol. You can call me either one. I am also a teacher, and I teach people dance. And normally, I teach my students dance through sharing my own choreography, giving people drills or exercises to build foundation and technique. and I've been dancing for 15 years mainly growing up through Hip Hop dance culture, but have also taken inspiration from other dance artforms such as ballet, jazz, and tap. And how I got into K-Pop was because the main three groups, Wonder Girls, Big Bang, and SNSD. That followed with other things hallyu like korean dramas, variety shows, and the rest is history.
FAQs:
Why "Dance Teacher" even though you say "Dance Mentor"?
I actually consider myself both. I am not just someone who teaches dance, but I resonate more as a mentor who is there to help, train, or advise dancers to take steps into the right direction. "Dance Teacher" is a title that just makes it easier for newer people to understand what I do.
Do you actually know or speak Korean?
Baby levels. I've studied Korean 한국어 for 1 year when I was in community college. I can read and write in Korean, but I still have trouble speaking and formulating sentences.
Have you ever worked for any K-Pop artists in terms of creating choreography, backup dancers, etc.?
Yes, but not directly or in-person. I have partaken in K-Pop choreography submission projects/demos under the direction of dancers such as Pat Cruz (Kinjaz, The Company), Larkin Poynton (Project Home), and Alo Galedo (Brotherhood, The Company).
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#StrayKids #NOEASY #소리꾼
#스트레이키즈
#Thunderous
#StrayKidsComeback
#YouMakeStrayKidsStay

[@Daniela-gv1og]

Thunderous' album is called Noeasy (noisy). Because they've received criticisms that their music is just noise and construction sounds. The song is really just a mockery for the hater's and Stray Kids saying they gonna do what they do, and "they don't play by the rules".

[@twomillionmerits781]

so, i wouldn't consider myself a stay (their fandom name, which explains "you make stray kids stay") but i do wanna just say,, some words about them and this song i guess? so "꾼 (kkun)" doesn't have a direct translation, but its along the lines of "being really good/a master at something". "소리 (sori)" mean sound or noise, so they're calling themselves the masters of noise. skz got a reputation early on of having "noisy music", this cb is pretty much them owning that. i'd love for you to check out god's menu and back door, these 3 songs combined aren't necessarily a trilogy but i feel like they're intertwined in terms of music, BUT i'd love even more if you considered adding them to the channel at some point and going from start to most recent! they're a super unique, heavily self-produced group that have amazing choreographies and outstanding stages.

[@DonKawaii1]

I see! I'll keep that in mind, thank you for the suggestions!

[@nauramusyafa5012]

@@DonKawaii1 also sorikkun is like a norm for "The singer" in Korea that actually not much used to this day.

[@l.a.b.chimmy866]

Sorikkun is a traditional Korean singer who “sings” speaking . That’s the reason Changbin have a rap part when he imitates it.

[@sarahbeee6046]

You should definitely check out more of their M/Vs and their corresponding dance practices! Every title track has a dance practice as well as some b-sides. They are fabulous dancers and have only gotten better with time!

[@lunalovegood6357]

Finally you are checking out stray kids, their choreographies are art and they are great performers. This song thunderous are full of korean elements, the choreography includes korean traditional dance, martial arts and games. All choreography including bsides are great but I'll highly recommend this: 1. Miroh 2. God's menu 3. Back door 4. Boxer 5. Ta 6. Side effects 7. Double knot 8. levanter 9. Easy 10. Voices 11. My pace 12. Mirror 13. victory song I try to make it short but there's even more 😭

[@shiobhan8648]

I agree :) thank you for doing all the hard work :) though I would say performance mama 2020 victory song is very cool

[@xeniamilou]

and also their kingdom stages!!

[@Berra5]

+grr

[@Daniela-gv1og]

If you're interested, you can try watching God's Menu first and then Back Door. Those 2 are the previous comebacks before Thunderous.:))

[@KatherineKuehn-Bao]

It's a continuation of Straykids kicking butt. I got really into them when I saw "Back Door" and "God's Menu". and they had a FANTASTIC performance in Kingdom earlier this year.

[@KatherineKuehn-Bao]

Oh if you do go into the Kingdom shows you should check out Mayfly dance group (it'll be Straykids, Ateez, and Btob members). That was an awesome performance. 100% worth it.

[@camrosie]

stray kids are super cheeky and that's one of my favorite things about them

[@beatrizguerrero91]

Yayyy!!!!! Welcome to Stray Kids world. This is our district. They debuted as 9 but now they are 8 members. By the way Stay is the name of the fandom, that's why they always write "Stray Kids everywhere all around the world you make Stray Kids stay" at the end of every video. ☺🤗 I suggest different songs I'm pretty sure you're going to enjoy. - God's Menu - Back Door - Easy - Victory song - Double Knot - TA (the performance video) - Side effects (the performance video). The guy with the long extensions is Felix, he's from Australia and he has a pretty deep and distinguish voice. "Thunderous" is a word play in Korean and it has different meanings and translations. They are basically "the noisy gods/goblins" who came once in a while to make some noise, like a thunder. They're loud and they always make an impact. The song is kind of a diss track to haters who always said their music is just noise. They are laughing to them and having fun with their own sound and music. I'm glad you're back, we miss you a lot.

[@DonKawaii1]

Thank you, and I missed reading everyone's comments! =)

[@christellesomera6267]

8:55 this section of the choreography is about how he can do things easily even if his eyes are blocked.. Because the general meaning of the song is about them, making their own music, and they don't care what the haters will say about it, cause they're doing it for the fans.. And that choreography., for me, implies that even if you block their eyes, they'll be successful in what they do (in the choreo, the guy rapping successfully avoided the arm of the other member).. hope this enlightened you.. and yes, they do wordplays, and put that in the choreo too.. and i think it's great.. react to God's Menu please, it also has witty dance moves interpreting the lyrics and meaning of the song.. Thank you for your reaction!

[@dafirey1]

Enjoyed your reaction to the KZS, thank you! The central themes are - signified in the opening via animation- the Stray Kids are representing the legendary mythological creatures called Dokkaeb (goblins) who have come down from above to earth( the reason that you see blue flames above their heads) and a general statement to those who in their beginning years called them 'noise music' and/or 'construction music'. I believe that the M/V was shot at the Bukchon Hanok Village which is a Korean traditional village in Seoul. They did wonders blending the new and traditional (many of the traditional instruments were used in the sound track) music styles giving this a unique sound even in Kpop circles. Also integrated the Taekkyon martial art's style into their dance performance. Again, thank you for your reaction, especially from a dance perspective.

[@DonKawaii1]

That's sick! I thought their set design was tight. Thanks for the heads up!

[@katiegrossman2338]

Yay! Thank you for checking them out! I hope you enjoyed it and will check out some more of them in the future! My personal suggestions for dances would be miroh, side effects, double knot, or ta but literally anything that they do is fantastic! The premise for this song and the album in general is a response to haters who say that they only make “noise music” the concept for the mv is that they are powerful traditional Korean goblins known as the noise makers or thunderous ones which I believe is the direct translation of the title! Another dancer mentioned that the arm movement that they do at the laugh bit reminded them of the move done at battles when one dancer is stealing choreo and while I have no clue if that’s the actual meaning behind it I think it’s an interesting theory that you might enjoy!

[@DonKawaii1]

Ahh I see, that does make sense now. In the battle scene as far as I know, there's a motto called "Byterz Will Be Eaten". Maybe that's what they mean!

[@haan2999]

thank you for made video reaction of stray kids! i hope you'll continue makes content about them. if you dont mind, i recommend this songs to watch&reaction: - easy (dance practice&mv) - gods menu (dance practice&mv) - side effect (performance ver&mv) - voices (performance ver&mv) - back door (dance practice&mv) - domino (dance practice) - district 9. disclaimer: this is stray kids debuted song, so in this song they're still have 9 members. but, now stray kids have 8 members😊 once again, thank you!

[@shanelleochanda7257]

you should definitely react to more of their dance practices and mvs. I'd really recommend easy, God's menu, back door, double knot, levanter(for a more artsy/contemporary feel), boxer, district 9( debut), hellevator(pre-debut), all in.

[@danne1071]

Next please : 1. Double knot 2. God's menu 3. Back door

[@susyfrnco]

Can I add 'Side effects'? That choreo is ART

[@danne1071]

@@susyfrnco sure

[@alaineharuniverse4131]

District 9 too 🤍

[@_b-ly_flippindipity]

and with this song, choreo/perfomance, Stray Kids won "Performance of the Year" at the 2021 Asian Artist Awards (on 12/02/2021)!!! 💥💯🔥🤩 So very well deserved!!! Everyone coming into watching the video "unexpected"...but after watching both MV and dance practice, everyone especially STAYS expected an award for Stray Kids.

[@KimberlyDayah]

This is my favorite and most watched video of theirs.

[@phoenix3612]

This references the Korean Goblins called "The Dokkaebi" blue flames, hat on hyunjin etc.

[@Daniela-gv1og]

I was waiting for this reaction. Thank you so much for checking out Stray Kids!

[@tarastrong4798]

Fun fact this video is done all in one take no cuts and just wide lens on camera to make the dance parts and more impact on the sound and story behind it n then they just pushed in on closeup shots so deff shout out to camera crew n production n camera

[@drmalike584]

Stray kids is so amazing group with super talented boy ... Please react more video and know them ... Stray kids - Easy - Hellevator - Levantor - Double knot - District 9 - Voices - Any The view - Victory song - Mirror - My pace - Cheese - All in - Back door - ... They are wonderful ❤

[@jojo.joanna]

Thank you for reacting to Stray Kids! I'm glad you found it engaging and convincing, and I'm excited to see you check out more of their work :) They definitely have a unique energy to them

[@Jo325skz]

I hope you react to more Stray Kids performances.

[@Marina_Koblova]

Thanks! You have reacted to the most interesting group in K-pop 8 rappers 8 singers 8 dancers teamed up to perform their music, songs and dance numbers

[@ferv9953]

They make so many genres of music, not all of these have choreographies, but are worth checking : -TMT -Sunshine -Slump -TOP -Double Knot -Easy -TA -Any -Cheese -Silent Cry -Red Lights (Bang Chan & Hyunjin) -Wow (Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix) -Secret Secret -Neverending Story

[@drmalike584]

You are right ... stray kids is really different group .. Stray kids is so amazing group with super talented boy ... Please react more video and know them ... Stray kids - Easy - Hellevator - Levantor - Double knot - District 9 - Voices - Any The view - Victory song - Mirror - My pace - Cheese - All in - Back door - ... They are wonderful ❤

[@mialycia8159]

thank u for your thoughts! i really wanna see your reaction to their b-side domino's dance practice video!

[@LexyLetsPlay]

So glad you’re checking them out! Love their choreo. Musicality to me is on point. Try to check out miroh. Haka influenced and so satisfying to watch

[@LexyLetsPlay]

And I agree, with the first drop it feels like a slow down, but the choreo didn’t make it feel like the momentum was lost

[@neariah_]

@DonKawaii this is my first time watching your video and i just want to say.. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WONDER GIRLS' "BE MY BABY" POSTER YOU HAVE THERE AT THE BACK 😭❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DonKawaii1]

YA"LLREADY KNOW! 😄

[@skzchu1907]

you should react to "gods menu" by stray kids!!

[@shiobhan8648]

Thank you for the reaction, it was lovely to see you enjoy it. I hope your expectations were met while refreshed 💕 3racha are very much about word play and emotion 💗

[@jiji_stay92]

Stray kids choreographies are very unique i always enjoy watching their dance practice videos. Thank you for reacting to them and hope you'll react to god's menu and back door mvs+dance practice videos next time. (sorry for my english)

[@jacymendes9311]

Stray kids merecem ser indicados ao grammy sem dúvida nenhuma 🎖🏆🎖🏆🎖🏆🎖🏆

[@mannicc]

Domino dance practice next pls

[@redace916]

omg i've been waiting for this one!! great video btw!! ❣

[@DonKawaii1]

Thank you!

[@danne1071]

Finally after forever ❤️

[@tiffanykim2773]

There are 8 members

[@felixxifelix]

Thanks for reaction😊

[@AnaLazcanoo]

I missed your videos so much!

[@vedanttanti8668]

U should more react to Stray kids

[@user-mu3yu6zr9j]

Hey. Thank you for your reaction)) please check Hyunjin aotm, this is fire!

[@Kaeldra3]

Oooof yeah a vibe

[@ayuhanifahk]

tbh, dancing is not what skz known for, they are more rap focused group, but i think since gods menu comeback, they've been improving soooo much with their dance, more so bcs they are having this really new concept and opening up to so much creativity and with winning kingdom they finally got their confidence.

[@carriemorgan188]

Welcome to Stray Kids. Watch their Dominos dance practise. Also Gods Menu,

[@carriemorgan188]

And Red Lights.

[@tikasdfghtiks2617]

Since its my first time to watch your reaction too, and i think you're interested with choreography? If its yes, i would recommed you to react or watch Stray Kids - God's Menu. Why i recommend this? Bc you'll 'cook' with them. You'll love it!

[@leticiag.m.9082]

I would like to recommend Side Effects to you. It's one of my favorite choreography of them

[@sekarvina]

Please react to domino dance practice!!!

[@l.a.b.chimmy866]

The kpop world is full of amazing groups . I love Bts and I’m proud of them but it is a shame that sometimes people only see them and don’t realize that there are so much talent and great music out of them . 😑

[@tarastroot]

would you react to Stray Kids Domino Dance Practice?

[@DonKawaii1]

Will do!

[@frncoo4250]

please react to their song side effect dance in 4k ur not gonna regret iy

[@denise5031]

Please react to "God's Menu"

[@drmalike584]

Stray kids is so amazing group with super talented boy ... Please react more video and know them ... Stray kids - Easy - Hellevator - Levantor - Double knot - District 9 - Voices - Any The view - Victory song - Mirror - My pace - Cheese - All in - Back door - ... They are wonderful ❤