Director Reacts - SHINee - 'Ring Ding Dong' MV

[@Motaki666]

Still love this got cancelled in exam season from Korean radio stations because it was too catchy 😂😂😂😂

[@JediJean]

Apparently it wasn't just cancelled, it was banned for being too catchy and therefore too distracting during exam season.

[@Motaki666]

@@JediJean Yeah that's what I meant to say 🤗 I forget cancelled means something different nowadays. Love SHINee for making a tune that was so tuney the government said nah 😂😂

[@icyhot8474]

I didn’t know it can cause THAT of a distraction during testing🤣🤣

[@noirhacks]

Lmao didn’t that same thing happen to love scenario from ikon?😂

[@EliseLogan]

I don't care that it's 14 years later, this song is still a banger.

[@ohmygoshcheese]

I read 14 years and my brain short-circuited

[@Phantasian]

SHINee songs don't date at all, just need remastering

[@aliahm.6726]

IT ISSS ❤

[@CosmicEnbyOllie]

I love how they went from phone rings to "don't call me" lol.

[@marinal.]

snorts

[@apumpkinsmom]

Minho's not called Flaming Charisma for nothing. "Oh! Look at this mane. Look at that look. Ahhhh, you can hear that picture. Ahhh, oh damn. Ohhh!"😍

[@vixiecat]

Ring Ding Dong is like a required song to know as a kpop fan AND the dance 😂 so iconic.

[@Keke88]

This song, Sherlock and Lucifer are 3 of SHINee's signature songs // Love these songs -- They perform the hell out of their songs and surprisingly look pretty close to the same, except for the hair today, LOVE SHINee!!

[@susijosyntyessaan]

the first korean song I ever heard. My friend marketed it with: "good looking asian men dancing in leather pants/tight pans with good music and awesome hair"

[@LiveANoursishedLife]

I love seeing you go down memory lane with Shinee. I just became a fan of their about a yr or so ago through me finding Taemin. When I see old videos with Jonghyun it makes me sad that I didn't know about them years ago. I now miss his beautiful voice. I hope you will react to some of his solo music as you've done for Taemin. His voice is truly amazing!

[@alejandragrela]

Talking about Shinee is talking about one of the best kpop groups. No one can deny that Jonghyun was one of the best voices that K-pop has ever had, unmistakable and impossible to forget. Let's also see that three of the best soloists that exist at the moment came out of Shinee, who are Taemin, Key and Onew; along with Minho who is a great composer and actor (not dedicated to singing as much as his colleagues). That is to say, when you bring together five such talented people, there is no choice but to fully enjoy Shinee with that unique and characteristic sound that marked an entire generation of K-popers.

[@milindawilson9175]

How I interpret the story in SHINee's "Ring Ding Dong" MV is, the song is about a sort of love at first sight and thoughts of that person keep ringing through your head, so much so that you start to become obsessed with them. It's more than just protecting the girl or your love, but it's about wanting to have her all to yourself and not allowing anyone else to come between you, etc. (As the English part of the lyrics says, "Fantastic, elastic ..." because thoughts of that person are constantly bouncing around in your head.) In the MV, if you notice, at one point, you see all the members dressed in white and they are standing in an all-white room looking into the mirror. However, the image they see in the mirror is not their reflection, but what seems to be their alter ego or inner self because you see their mirror images with brooding expressions and they have wings. But their wings are not white like an angel who is pure and good, they are grey like angels of darkness. So, maybe this is showing how their thoughts are not a pure and innocent love, but one of passion and possession, etc. You see them in the white room with the white clothes because I see that as showing how they are hiding their true selves -- on the outside people think they look innocent and pure, but once you get to know them, they have far less pure intentions. When in their black and red outfits this is more their true selves. The only explanation I can see as to why they are shown lighting the candles without even touching them is a way to make it clear that they are different than what they seem and they may have "magical powers" that can be used to attract the girl and make her theirs, etc. I interpret the butterfly they talk about in the lyrics, and the ones you see them with in the MV, to represent the girl and how she is beautiful, and fragile and flits around in their life attracting them and distracting them, etc. and they want to capture her and make her theirs. It is also thought that maybe SM Entertainment is now using the butterfly to connect the storylines between SM's groups. Some theories think that maybe SHINee's black butterfly is connected to the butterfly we see in EXO's debut "Mama" MVs from 2012, which could also be connected to NingNing's butterfly in aespa's storyline from 2020. The white butterflies in the jar could even be connected to the butterflies in NCT-127's "Favorite (Vampire)" MV from 2021, etc. The butterfly is thought to possibly represent the heart of the Tree of Life from EXO's storyline and the white butterfly could be the butterfly that helps aespa navigate through Kwangya in aespa's "ep. 2 'Next Level' -- SM Culture Universe" video, which would help to connect all of SM's groups' storylines together. The butterfly keeps appearing in all of SM's MVs because its what helps the members of SM navigate through Kwangya. (Kwangya is the metaverse that all of SM's groups' and artists storylines revolve around and its even the name of SM's head quarters where everything is created.) Although SHINee's storyline may not have originally been designed to connect to anything outside of their group, I think SM has been using things from their older groups' MVs as "happy coincidences" in order to draw everyone into their SM Culture Universe storyline. Beyond that, I don't really have an explanation of anything else that is happening in the "Ring Ding Dong" MV. Most of it I interpret as just part of the aesthetic of what was the new cool think and what they were doing with MVs in 2009. The boys' hair and clothing styles and the aesthetic of the MV was supposed to give them more of a bad boy image, to sort of contrast the fact that when they debuted with "Replay" in 2008 they had a boy next door image and they were given the title as the nation's younger boyfriends -- people had a pure and wholesome image of them -- so they wanted to show that as SM's experimental boy group, people should never expect them to stay the same. SHINee will forever be changing up their image to show many different sides of themselves and all different styles of music and dance. "Ring Ding Dong" was showing a new side of SHINee. This was only SHINee's second comeback after debut, so it established their role as the ever changing and evolving group that was expected to keep setting trends and coming up with new concepts, styles and sounds. Fun Fact: Minho's long hair and Jonghyun's "Lion" hairstyle in "Ring Ding Dong" is such an iconic look. But Minho always hated this hairstyle, LOL. He has never liked having long hair. He begged SM to allow him to cut his hair and it took a few weeks before they would let him do it. They made him wait until they were done promoting this album because their hairstyles were part of the album's concept. And therefore, Minho has refused to ever grow his hair out again. ;P Also, almost all of SM's boy groups had similar hairstyles during this time period. :D Take a look at Super Junior or TVXQ in 2009. Their hair looked like this too. hehehe. This was just sort of the look for Korean entertainers back in the day. SHINee were setting tends even with their hair. As you discovered, "Ring Ding Dong," is one of SHINee's most popular songs. This song is part of the era when auto tune was brand new and it was the new cool thing that everyone was using in their new songs. SHINee was ahead of their time when this song came out and it blew people away for its sound and style, which many had never heard before. :D This is totally the look and sound that was just becoming the new it thing back in 2009. As others mentioned, "Ring Ding Dong" is such an iconic song and it's so catchy that it has been said that in Korea this song is banned from being played anywhere or listened to during college entrance exam time. When it first came out, students complained that the song would get stuck in their heads and they couldn't concentrate on their studies or on the test. :D This is also one of SHINee's iconic choreographies and it is one of the dances that every rookie group in the industry, both boy groups and girl groups, are required to learn and know, and most have covered the song and dance at least once in their career, even still today. If you want to hear the song without the auto tune then you need to hear them perform it live in concert. Try their live MBC music festival performance of "Ring Ding Dong" in 2016, kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ28pqWlmLGjn5o. SHINee's songs are always way different performed live. You will see how SHINee has grown.

[@marinal.]

ty

[@jelenageist7485]

❤Спасибо!!! 💖

[@1oldcrow350]

Totally agree Minho has some epic hair there. Damn those are some baby faces. Now I will forever regard this as the snack song.

[@sister1976]

This is such an earworm....I'll now be singing this badly at random times for the next week at least!

[@allysonwolf5721]

This was a huge song and still is they had to band it from exams because everyone would listen to it instead of study.

[@martaalexandre3137]

I fell in love with Shinee since I heard the group for the first time, mainly because of Jonghyun's powerful voice, it's a shame that depression ended his life and he is no longer in this cruel world, it broke my heart, he was a great artist, composer, singer and dancer, I miss you so much, I loved you so much.😢🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Enchantedpluto]

I think you’d really appreciate the live stages from back in the day where the boy groups would cover the girl group songs and vice versa. These were all during the 2nd gen era

[@cch9756]

Taemin is my absolute favorite SHINee member, but they are all wonderful soloist. You should check out Onew's "Circle" and Minho "Chase". They are both great songs/MV. They are both emotional songs, but in different ways.

[@clynncallaway]

This song just makes me happy!

[@ITGURU922]

song: iconic, hair: iconic, choreo: iconic, peak 2009 auto tune: iconic 😌😌😌

[@christinejones1772]

Silver Army here 👵🏼 I'm tickled pink you are reacting to this video ...this is the one MV that got me started on my journey to Kpop then onto Kdrama 10 years ago 🤪I love them to this day...by the way I think you should check out their MV "Can I Have Your Number" it's a gem at least to me. I've mentioned before how much I enjoy all your reactions❣️you always put a little extra humor which the smile I already have turn into pure out loud laughter 😅😂🤣💟💜

[@brookegallegly1777]

My alarm.........it's very effective!!!!

[@brookegallegly1777]

CLASSIC!

[@SeraPhimGypsy]

Lmao!!! I’m so glad you made the Fanta comment. The first time I ever heard this (maybe 2012 or so) I swore this would have been the perfect Fanta commercial jingle… and it’s been stuck in my head ever since then 😂😂😂😂

[@maramerdan6185]

İt's my ringtone 😂😂😂 everytime I heard this Babeeeee I run to my phone 😅 I love them so much

[@Nezumiin]

This song got me into kpop 14 years ago, but maaaaaan this is a banger no matter when you play it

[@yangyang07]

"Oh fluffy!" 😂

[@dubumynthe]

Joyce said it best "All 5 of them are snacks." YEAH.

[@SifuHallyu]

Finally, Roscoe has reacted to the Korean National Anthem. 😅🎉😊

[@natalianavarro468]

Shinee ❤❤❤❤❤

[@_DevilishDarlin]

The only song to have its own fandom 🎉❤😂

[@XelaTN]

Les conocí por esta canción. Yo creo que Shinee ha sido el top de la perfección de las bandas de Kpop, ahora todo es más impresionante, pero básicamente son como 700 miembros y casi siempre son playback, en Shinee todos brillaban por igual en todo

[@essaytutoring6699]

My teenage self was whipped for SHINee Ring Ding Dong era 😂 I still love their hairstyles here ❤

[@AngelStuff3]

Ah yes our anthem 🫡

[@kathy3459]

I just want to say that, on Replay and now RDD, the first voice you hear is Jonghyun's. IMO, he's still one of the best artists in KPop💙

[@ruthangulo8034]

15 years in the kpop industry!! They have so many amazing songs! I am a fan, this year I'm turning 11 years of being their fan! 💎 They are amazing! 💖 Thanks for reacting to them

[@staybyheart9021]

ohhh such a classic!! so good

[@kimberlykelly4090]

This song is absolute🔥

[@anataborda3688]

Que excelente grupo, el año pasado vi éste video y me encantó el ritmo que tiene 😊😊

[@arielleagustin8280]

I don’t remember what ding dongs taste like, but Ding Dong snack mix is pretty great. The only mixed nuts I like

[@babyt2385]

Oh...... You gotta hear " REPLAY" by SHINee..... You'll LOVE IT!¡!¡

[@Anita-D]

He reacted to it 3 days ago

[@milindawilson9175]

He reacted to "Replay" 3 days ago already.

[@babyt2385]

THANKS🥰

[@cindypoole6792]

Why was Ring Ding Dong banned? repetitiveness of the lyrics. "Ring Ding Dong" it distracts students from their students. the number one banned song by college entrance exam takers. Now, we ALL understand why SHINee is still GREAT after 15 years.

[@luispenn2363]

Need to watch the other video version of this

[@aussiecountry9320]

Minhos hair though 🤣❤

[@저거너트9]

This is a reaction restaurant!

[@fatmaaylan252]

Küçücük lermiş birlikte acılı tünellerden geçerek büyüdük shinee sağlıklı ve mutlu olun en kısa zamanda tekrar 4 kisi görürüz inşallah

[@bea_hae_tae9392]

yes RDD RDD SHINee

[@maleficentia8390]

Should check out the version AKMU did of this from kpop star.

[@leydarachadey465]

SHINee una leyendas de la industria. 15 años y siguen brillando .Pliss reaciona a RING DING DONG LUCIFER REMIX. AMIGO ROCK . SPOILER .PICASSO .Todas presentaciones en vivo .Te daras cuenta porque SUGA de BTS en su programa dijo que SHINee era su ejemplo a seguir..Sus presentaciones en vivo SUPREMACÍA de la industria .En los últimos MAMA los premiaron y fue el grupo con la mayor vista de todos los grupo 1millon .❤

[@MuddaFuffa]

Love! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@단비-h1e]

샤이니 다음은 틴탑도 들어봤으면 좋겠다...

[@songkim5095]

Meu deus bons tempo ❤❤❤❤

[@moo777]

please listen to Hello - Shinee!

[@songkim5095]

Tão bom ouvir as músicas antigas de kpop❤❤❤❤

[@LADYSILVERWOLF028]

The famous banded exam song..lol.

[@milindawilson9175]

"Ring Ding Dong" was never banded ... although it is great accompanied by a live band. It however was banned from being played during exams. 🤣😜

[@LADYSILVERWOLF028]

@@milindawilson9175 🤣 good one. My bad for the typo.

[@fatmaaylan252]

Sınav dönemi yasaklı sı dır kendileri 😂😂😂😂

[@TamaraPanera]

💜💜

[@s.fatemeh9201]

Please watch MV's KAI from EXO

[@a_tiny_stay]

The hair, the autotune, the choreo, the Minho... This song is a lot and I'm a skz fan! 😅

[@tia.huynh36]

Excuse me, but what kind of food is ring ding and ding dong? Sometimes, when you listen to songs in foreign languages, pls forget about your own, taking foreign words into your own language might make fans feel irritating. It's ring ding dong to me as a whole, not ring ding or ding dong.

[@LoneSky_shadow]

Omg it didnt aged well. Used to listen to it when it was released but my god the autotune is awful lol

[@xheralt]

A great song ruined by too much autotuning.

[@universe986]

it's 2009, was a trend back then. you can watch their live performance without autotune

[@marinal.]

Hi, i am back. Good reaction, ty. Ring Ding Dong is not for me. For some reason I got Big Bang vibes even though i have not heard that many songs from them. I liked the water choreo. And i liked some of the fits and makeup. But the chorus is a no from me. Maybe if u take it out it would sound better. Shrugs. New Taemin bias here. My eyes keep going to him. Love his current visuals, voice and dancing. Hugs. -NY USA 2019 Army💟 SHINee fun facts : They were the first ones to start doing dance practice videos :) @mllewhimsy1161 said 6/2023 Ring Ding Dong was one of those songs that couldn't be played during the CSAT (college entrance exam) in Korea because of the ear worm it gives you. They have a couple of songs like this. Aileen DeMong said 1/13/22 SHINee was SM's experimental group. When they debuted they didn't even get any promos beforehand like what usually happens with new groups, just a few days before their television debut there was a news story about this new group with the song called Replay from SM and then they had their debut on Inkigayo (very unheard of) a few days later and then they grew from there. They are known as the Idol of Idol's and a lot of groups, even their seniors in the industry, look up to them and love them. And despite them debuting in 2008 they were all 15-18 years old at the time and they often teased other idol groups about that as they were often younger than them but had more seniority in the industry lol.