Director Reacts - ATEEZ (KQ Fellaz) - Performance Videos 1 & 2

[@vikzytoria]

The first video giving birth to the famed "Bad Bitch Puerto Rican" fan chant. Timeless

[@vixiecat]

These pre-debut dance videos were a big part of promoting ATEEZ. Their company, KQ, was only 10 people when our guys became trainees. The company wasn’t even looking for trainees but they gave Hongjoong a chance and the rest is history. The company went into major debt doing absolutely everything they could to promote the group. It worked. These 4 dance videos (3 group videos, 1 Yunho solo) were a huge part in gathering a following. KQ took the group to LA to train in dance with some of the world’s top choreographers. San didn’t even know how to dance at that time. It’s hard to believe BUT they’ve confirmed that theirselves. Now San is one of the best performers in kpop. KQ knew what they were doing and they did it well. Edit: OH YEAH and Hongjoong mixed the song in the 2 dance of this video

[@kimdaniel2601]

The second has main vocalist Jongho at center. We don’t often appreciate his dance skills but they are mad good. There is also a 3rd performance video and Yunho solo.

[@MariahAims]

People who remember these videos don’t know they’re Ateez. They picked up a lot of dancing styles in LA- Jongho for an example is an amazing dancer. He still has the LA hip hop style of dancing- if you search his LA dancing you can see how different it is compared to onstage where he belts out his part.

[@elizabethwood5658]

5:58 Quarter lick is slang/street lingo. I think it means like really lucky? Cardi said it's like when you find a $100 bill, or you're gambling and you roll the right number, or you make a big deal. If you Google quarter lick a little video pops up.

[@multifandomchica4life397]

This was the first introduction to KQfellaz aka Ateez and most of us were hooked just from the choreo alone.. We saw instant talent.!!Jongho became the bias. Sincerely, this bad bi$h Puerto Rican. 😂🙋‍♀️🇵🇷

[@Nezumiin]

She says "Looking like I caught a lick". "Catching a lick" is AAVE (african american vernacular english) and it means coming into some nice money (often lucky and unexpected). Whether you find 50 bucks, you win 500 bucks, or you close a 50.000 dollar business deal, you caught a lick. So, by saying "looking like I caught a lick" she means that she looks confident and perhaps even a little cocky, as if she just earned a good amount of money

[@kiera7455]

I revisit the first video REGULARLY. it is everything. Our boys at their peak and readiest.

[@ROXELL]

They are such good dancers! I love that they’re friends with Stray Kids

[@えだ-f9x]

yeah, I guess now that we know Ateez for crazy performance with their own song, looking back on them dancing with someone else's songs (besides the tiktok challenge stuff) kind of feel different, but I always adore how they adapt the song to their style (like the performances they did on Kingdom episodes too). Thank you for reacting to this!!😊

[@neoculteanology-ateez127]

can't wait till you watch the 3rd one and the yunho solo one!

[@Bludreamgirl]

NO WAY HOW EXCITING!!!!!! this performance shows their unity with dance even pre-debut, before they even had their own songs to dance to, although hongjoong produced #3 plus yunho solo pre-debut bias wrecking in #4. So I strongly recommend those. Loved this!

[@Marianne-v2o]

They're ATEEZ. No 1 do it like ATEEZ ❤

[@sellis537]

Would love to see you react to San's (ATEEZ) performance video to Warrior from Imagine Dragons. It is amazing.

[@JaiSanLou]

Yes..... please react to Sans. Imagine dragons warriors and dance performance 🙏 he's a work of art, and it's a masterpiece

[@choisan7473]

X2 reacciona por favor

[@vixgray5435]

Before they announced the name ateez whilst training they went to la to practice and so nobody caught on to who they were or gonna be they were known as the kq fellez kq because of the company they are with. you should watch the kq fellez yunho solo. He was the only one asked to do a solo with other dancers by the director because they thought he was that good ❤ love these reacrions xx

[@aabrii97]

The lyric was “looking like I caught a lick”

[@LisaMT1218]

I was pi$$ing myself laughing at that part of the video. The live chat people are so hysterical!!

[@mirotiny]

yay more ateez! thank you

[@lizzie5661]

Just came here from the photo: BAD BITCH Puerto Rican!!!❤

[@imjogijogi9267]

Cardi B 😂😂😂 lyrics are Lookin' like I caught a lick Run up on me, you get hit And all my bi$%$ with the shi$s Bronx, New York, gangsta bi$ch Lookin' like I caught a lick Since Day 1, I've been that bi$ch Got some hittas in my clique Its just cause it a remix for their cover, so they edit some of the words to avoid so many curse words

[@Marianne-v2o]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@LisaMT1218]

OMG I am crying at the attempt to figure out the lyrics.... Whoever said "Goat Lick" .... you made me about pee myself laughing!!!

[@thechigirl2498]

Their performance video number 3 is my fav. Hongjoong did the mix himself. I also recommend Yunho’s solo.

[@karensitjar8642]

WOW. THANK YOU FOR THIS

[@1oldcrow350]

Provin' that prowess early. They came out the gate ready to go. "Quarter lick" another Roscoe quote to live in infamy along side "Random Guy"! 😂 FYI-According to Cardi it's being lucky.

[@karensitjar8642]

VIDEO NUMBER 2 IS MY FAVORITE. DOPE

[@cashew5487]

caught a lick references robbing someone 🤣

[@zahrabookworm5384]

They were supposed to be a dance group in the beginning!!! Also love you and your videos!!!

[@ateezthekings7174]

You should see Ateez cover dance in 2019 in them contact and kcon one time coming and more.

[@j2kay93]

you would love jaejoong's mine mv. hopefully someone requests it to you. you'd also love royal pirates and ledapple.

[@Anara1]

Don’t you just love ateez performances

[@TamaraPanera]

💜💜

[@luispenn2363]

My one comment so far is that if @Roscoe does zumba, we have to try Jay from Korea TV

[@ateezthekings7174]

This video in 2018.