f(x) "Red Light" Music Video Reaction

[@kylepop4371]

This song was so ahead of its time, in fact, most of f(x) songs were ahead of their time. This song was so crazy when it first came out, now it’s VERY common for a kpop song to have 2 or 3 changes or switch ups during it.

[@humblegrind8]

Exactly. Never had a song sound like Red Light did in 2014. Memories ❤️

[@kbl4891]

True! Actually all SM releases were ahead of KPOP during their own time (IGAB, Happiness, etc).. now kpop has very generic sound but SM still has different vibes on it

[@KyleS3m3noff]

Agreed 100%. This is the song that, to this day, I tell my friends from the metal scene "imagine if prog pop was an actual thing - this is what it would be".

[@pinktapes]

not to mention this entire album's edm & trap influences were ahead of the rest of kpop too.

[@redotwin]

@@kbl4891 true.. now it's happening to RV and NCT. People hate their songs at 1st listen, little they know it will grow on them and later in the industry lol

[@rebeccawhite2155]

Back when this came out it was very uncommon for a girl group to have a comeback concept like this. The disconnect between the MV and the song kind of shows the struggle of trying to keep the girls' image public friendly and trying to match the intensity of the song. If this was to come out now the music video would be entirely different. f(x) was always about a year or two ahead of trends in kpop then SM just stopped caring about the group and switched the experimental concept to Red Velvet.

[@TRCReactions]

That sucks. I do like red velvet though but I think both can exist.

[@rebeccawhite2155]

@@TRCReactions 100%! SM rushed Red Velvet's debut so they didn't really have a strong concept or even all the planned members at the time so it makes business sense to do what they did.

[@GopherCakeStuff]

The Report Card Podcast the experimental concept was not switched to Red Velvet. I don’t know where this narrative keeps coming from since you can find this sort of thing in SNSD Suju etc. They were always to have the Red/Velvet concept hence debuting with Happiness and using S.E.S’s old song Be Natural to show their different sides. Yeri was added to round out the group since it’s easier to make cool choreo for an odd number of members and she was ready to debut and they knew they weren’t going to debut another girl group soon. f(x) is on hiatus because of various reasons that people should look into themselves without continually spouting the narrative that Red Velvet took their place somehow.

[@riri3531]

@@GopherCakeStuff Agreed, and Victoria being stuck in China for the time being is one of the reasons I can think of (as well as Krystal acting career but she's still in Korea so they could manage). Only Amber and Luna are active in music careers in SK. And idk if Amber will stick in SM after Henry left...

[@TheHekateris]

f(X) was a contemporary gg, just as their brothers SHINee are for bg. And like SHINee, they were always ahead of the game. Breaks my heart they still don't have the recognition they deserve.

[@abdulrhmanadelsalam]

I love f(x) they r so different. I thought people forgot about them:(

[@_cazz]

Abdulrahman Adel Who could ever forget about them😭🤟🏽❤️

[@Kimnojam]

@@_cazz SM definetly forgot them lol 😭

[@Alexia-lou]

I could never forget about them 😭❤️ I’m still waiting for a fuckin comeback, what is SM doin? 😪🤦🏻‍♀️

[@tebah4444]

I could forget about myself but not f(x) I miss my queenssssss

[@GopherCakeStuff]

Lexi Louu it’s not SM’s fault. Victoria can’t come back yet and Amber was dealing with an injury for a while 🤷🏽‍♀️ their solo schedules are also fairly intense keeping them on different continents most of the year

[@TheTiny234]

f(x) are so underrated they’re all so talented please react to 4 walls by f(x) to get another feel for the different vibes they offer!

[@Rashelle-zb4kq]

Red light is BY FAR my favorite song by f(x) , loved your guys’ reaction

[@knittiff4043]

Thank you for reacting to F(X) they were the group that got me into kpop 6 years ago. There is a lot of MeU's that miss them (me included). You should definitely listen to the Red light and Pink Tape albums because all their b-sides are bops

[@TheHekateris]

Pink Tape is a masterpiece!!

[@tiaunnarosemond2698]

“Books are not for burning, please start reading these book. They’re a lot of information in these book” 😂

[@oliverhughes610]

You may note some connections between this and Red Velvet's recent comeback - there's certainly an element of f(x) that Red Velvet adopted as their little sisters. I miss the times of the three SM girl groups all active together - SNSD, the oldest, beautiful, elegant, f(x), the weird middle sister, and Red Velvet, the cute younger sister that steals the others' clothes... It's a good time to go back to this classic for another reason, as Sulli is coming back with a solo track very soon!

[@GopherCakeStuff]

Lol which elements in the latest comeback?🧐🧐

[@oliverhughes610]

@@GopherCakeStuff The instumentation? The stylistic choices between verse, chorus and prechorus?

[@GopherCakeStuff]

Oliver Hughes is nothing alike 🤷🏽‍♀️ if you were to compare it to an f(x) song if you really needed to, it would be more like Toy, but it is very much it’s own thing.

[@oliverhughes610]

@@GopherCakeStuff Of course it is its own thing. But there's definitely similarities.

[@GopherCakeStuff]

Oliver Hughes not Red Light & Zimzalabim XD

[@Ahjusshi_Brown]

My guy in the middle was not wrong about the MV and the choreo not capturing the intensity of the song

[@bluefish3135]

The meaning and the lyrics of this song maaaan....so unique

[@Ibtissamkorean]

Omg i’m so happy you reacted to this masterpiece !

[@Ahjusshi_Brown]

*MY FAVORITE F(X) SONG 🙌🙌🙌*

[@bellissimifiorime6322]

Oww yes f(x) Thanks for reaction f(x)

[@k-day4243]

Legendary bop, f(x) is really unique group

[@MissArsenal34]

Fx deserves more recognition, they're a good girl group I just wish they'd come back 😭

[@angw1268]

the members Victoria (leader, the mother of the group, she’s chinese, does Chinese traditional dance) 1:58 Sulli (the tall baby of the group) (Korean) 1:45 Krystal (amazing dancer of the group) ( Korean) 1:43 Luna (amazing vocals) (Korean) 1:50 Amber (the tomboy girl) (rapper of the group) (American-Taiwanese) 2:24

[@sunsuhan86]

I really like your reaction about f(x) please do more reactions of them❤

[@AramasG]

F(x) are the only kpop group I've had the pleasure of seeing perform when they were in London. SM did them dirty... they are great.

[@shannaa6972]

I miss f(x) so much 😭

[@CaseyGallagherV]

f(x) is one of those groups that enjoyed going the experimental route and while it sometimes was a hit or miss with the general public, which makes them underrated. Red Light and by extension the album it came off of (2014's RED LIGHT) is one of their best and experimental; Butterfly, Dracula, Spit It Out and others were just so good! They deserve the chance to have a proper anniversary comeback!

[@meral_k]

FINALLY! Never clicked so fast on a video before!

[@AkiyashiLQM]

i still remmber TVXQ's Rising Sun & Mirotic is the 1st kpop male artist(solo/group) that I watched, while for female artist(solo/group) the first one i watched is f(x).....and seriously i really like their music's style...so bad that they were just kinda being thrown away......i really miss their music....and this is the favorite song of mine among f(x)'s song....

[@ultimetacooler]

Thank you for reacting to the group that got me into kpop all the way back in 2011. f(x) has so much talent and they never conform to the norm, the end result is cool and unique concepts that no any other group could be successful with. Unfortunately SM Entertainment (Their company) never used them to their full potential and here we are in 2019 and the girls haven’t had an official comeback since 2015.

[@pixie_lix88]

My favorite f(x) song for sure! Glad you guys reacted to it. 😊

[@oxygen553]

thank you for reacting to f(x)!

[@infiresman6894]

thank you for reacting to f (x) They're my favorite girl group of kpop :3

[@FarahEmoticonna]

When this song came out, a lot of person didn’t like it, f(x) was experimental, i feel like red velvet is a mix between snsd traditional kpop group and f(x) avant-gardisme

[@nana.-_-]

F(X)!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@YasminA-jm9zs]

I love their albums. They’re always experimental and bomb. They’re from the same agency as NCT. It’s like an older style, more feminine version of NCT 127.

[@amou3206]

OMG. YOU GUYS REACTED TO f(x) AGAIN I'M SOOO HAPPY! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REACT MORE TO THEM

[@CShakes12]

Good choice. At the time of release, that song & group changed my perspective on what the standard for pop music would be and it’s certainly ahead of its time in the same way Red Velvet are.

[@whenwordsfailmusicspeaks246]

Red Light is full of symbolism. f(x) up to the point of this video was known by 2 different concepts that SM projected them as Flower Girls (pretty/beautiful girls) or the Math Function. The flower exploding is saying they no longer want to be considered by the Flower Girls concept (thus the fandom name of MeU which is based on Me and You but also on the MATH function "µ" ) The now famous Half Face they wear in the video symbolizes how the Media see them (the make up side) and who they really are (the non make up side). The song itself says to STOP take a look at your life and reflect on the things you've done. There are other symbols in the song like the infant cat at the beginning with the 2 different color eyes and the adult cat near the end with the same color eyes. The opening of the burning book at the beginning and the closing of the book at the end. The phone ringing at the beginning and end (a wake up call) the military clothing and working in formation to them breaking rank and running away in the military clothing, etc. It is a song about transition. Basically telling everyone to wake up. That they are not the typical cutesy Kpop group and don't want to be look at that way anymore. They have always been different (Amber for example) but got lumped into the rest of Kpop. They are/were always more popular outside of Korea than in Korea. They were 2nd only to SNSD (Girls Generation) in sales but you wouldn't have known that by KZbin view counts on their videos. They were ahead of their time and NOW Kpop has several groups that use a lot of upbeat heavy bass music. But it seemed that Korea wanted them with the more traditional Kpop look and sound like SNSD.

[@GopherCakeStuff]

They were called the function girls cause they can suit any concept and show many different things and flowers for women... the song warns you to not be weak since the weak get crushed

[@whenwordsfailmusicspeaks246]

@@GopherCakeStuff f(x) has never gone by the moniker of Function Girls. Everything I posted was a summery of various articles (like from Billboard Magazine) and interviews with them. The only monikers they ever had titled to them were "Flower Girls" (F for flower and X for the female chromosome) and "Asia's Pop Dance Group"

[@whenwordsfailmusicspeaks246]

Article from Feb 1st, 2016 At their concert series this weekend, the SM Entertainment girl group f(x) announced their official fandom name. Seven years after the group debuted in 2009, their fans official join the K-pop fandoms with the name "MeU." Along with the literal understanding of the name meaning "me" and "you," showing f(x)'s love of their fans and vice versa, the term also symbolizes the mathematical term "mu" (µ), relating to the group's name...

[@whenwordsfailmusicspeaks246]

Also the correct way to write the group's name is with a lower case f, never an upper case F. Even if their name is at the beginning of a sentence.

[@GopherCakeStuff]

When words fail, Music speaks I’ve heard them explain it myself lmao. f(x) where the x can stand for them being able to do anything like in a math function where x = ?. They’ve said this in a number of interviews. Thanks.

[@tamarasmith9060]

I think SM wouldn't let them go as far as they initially wanted to on the video due to the lyrics already being a bit risky politically. They didn't want to seemingly condone actual violence like some eco-warriors, but still wanted the video's symbolism to convey the lyrics' meaning that the call to action is being ignored by many. (The burning book being closed instead of dealt with, the phone ringing & the red warning light both being ignored, the cat's cries being ignored, one of the girls' eyes being covered in almost every shot of them, etc.)

[@rafrey3747]

FINALLY BLESS THANK YOUUUUUUS

[@angelanne1611]

Yasssss F(x) 😭💜💜💜

[@phangpang14]

Thank you maan! I miss them so bad

[@animob10]

I miss f(x)!!! 😭😭😭

[@allo.ciciii]

I didn't know this reaction exists til now. I miss them more. 😭💜

[@reskimaulani6066]

Fx unique 💜💜💜💜💜

[@aerynkelly]

This is one of my absolute fav f(x) songs 😁

[@theredemptioncorner2659]

YYYAASSS my queens!! f(x)!! ❤️🙌🏾

[@LucianoHilton]

That song is DOPE - PERIOD! I love how outrageous and experimental it is. I really miss f(x).

[@bellissimifiorime6322]

Please reaction f(x) mv more

[@_cazz]

I feel like their live is better than the mv..❤️

[@klavmeu7301]

I love that you did this reaction so long after it was released. I totally agree that the choreography and the video don't match the song, and that has always been the thing holding this comeback back from truly being my favorite. The dance is part of the experience and the choreo has such a mismatch.

[@frankobaby5469]

Can you guys also check out Sulli’s song “Goblin”? She’s a former member of f(x) and recently released a song (well 3, but only one MV). She’s not really back as a soloist, but these songs were for her fans. She wrote all three💖

[@Gunsandrosies]

Finally ❤❤❤❤

[@shalindriperera3415]

Great reaction as always!! This was the song that really attached me to F(x) and I have to say that it's still my favorite song from them after Electric Shock (which was the first MV I saw from them). I think they fit this concept very well and the whole vibe of this song is amazing to me. Yes, the video could be better but the dark themes were perfect. Love your reactions, please react to Saay - ZGZG. Thx

[@rafrey3747]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@GopherCakeStuff]

The video was made to suit the message/theme of the song more than the beat of it

[@abdulrhmanadelsalam]

You guys should make a listening party to this album! It's amazing

[@shiftygirl6434]

f(x) ❤️❤️ amber ❤️❤️

[@Tiarrahenderson]

About timeeeeeeeee.

[@user-xj4ms1ti5o]

Its sad how Sm just completely didn’t let f(x) have another comeback, infact I don’t know if they are still a group or not. I know amber(the one with the short red hair) has her own KZbin channel you should check out and has her own solo music as well which is amazing, you should check that out As well as check out F(X)’s song 4 Walls, I love that song, that’s how I got into f(x) in the first place

[@GopherCakeStuff]

They are still a group. Luna Amber and Krystal will be at SMTown this August. Victoria can’t make it cause of her schedule

[@user-xj4ms1ti5o]

GopherCake ah okay thank you, I wasn’t too sure if they were still a group or not but thank you for letting me know

[@nerdlove1071]

Hi friends! :) I think you're right about this -- the song and the video don't totally match. I think you might enjoy the live stage of the song, the "rock version" they did in the "docking station" concert. You don't have to react to it or anything -- just check it out for your own enjoyment. The Docking Station concert is on Daily Motion. This is from after Sulli left so there are only 4 of them but they rock it just like that. Anyway I just think the version the ydo is so good. They look hot (when don't they?) and Luna gets to actually SING that high note like the queen she is.

[@aishadumbuya3600]

I really love fx too bad that they are not together..please react to Chungha snapping and SF9 RPM

[@schoe2164]

Please react to Heize-Don't know you , Sunmi-Gashina or Chungha-Snapping and love your reactions^^

[@cui2260]

Oooh, you guys should listen to the rock version of this from their Dimension 4 Docking Station Concert 💜 Luna goes off with her VOCALS 🙌🏼

[@contourbae]

rip sulli.

[@vouslilly6655]

I really love f(x) they are different queens

[@nameisamine]

I HATED red light when it came out and now it’s literally one of my fave tracks by them, i go back to it all the time!!!! It’s an acquired taste though, definitely not for everyone!

[@lilly103]

i need more f(x) reactions in my life. MeUs stay superior

[@user-bj5or1ik2k]

اف اكس فرقة غيروا مفاهيم كثيره بالكيبوب 💜💜💜

[@chaimamzeini6097]

هااي

[@user-bj5or1ik2k]

@@chaimamzeini6097 هلاااا

[@catchingbird1]

It's been 4 years since their last song

[@user-bj5or1ik2k]

I'm MeU Here Hello💜💜💜💜

[@purplequokka6705]

Please react to fx- danger

[@MaggieMayhem999]

I love amber so much

[@ne2629]

Can you react to f(x) 4walls you guys would love it

[@user-tq8qj2mx5i]

plz react to f(x) rum pum pum

[@TheHekateris]

I will always hate the chorus to this, but it's still a bop! RV would be nothing without f(X) paving the way (see also: SHINee with everyone else)(even NCT)

[@zelad0ra]

Hell yes ;;;;

[@humblegrind8]

React to Girl's Generation-TTS "Holler"

[@ladavis570]

YO THIS GUY KNOWS PERSONA 5 IM--

[@iCarma95]

Please react to more fx 4 walls, Nu Abo, Electric Shock, Rum Pum Pum Pum, Danger PLEASEEEE 💜💜💜💜💜

[@lynettetracht1836]

ok who is SLICK cuz his commentary was great

[@TRCReactions]

One of Ace’s good friends. Hopefully we will have him back on.

[@Zeuszane]

Gfriend sunrise!!!! please

[@graintesillukens2392]

I love f (x) my Favorite Girlgroups and Please react to GFRIEND "SUNRISE" The Best Good Song..... Thanks.........

[@majinoni6]

you should check out brown eyed girls - kill bill

[@batrobin692]

2NE1>BLACK PINK FX>RED VELVET

[@KPopHeaux]

Please react to Lay Honey, Stray Kids Side Effects and SF9 RPM. Thank you!!!

[@yamanakabish]

Hello. Can you react to Eun Jiwon's I'm On Fire? He is from YG, home of BLACKPINK, iKON, WINNER, BIGBANG, 2NE1, PSY (previously), etc. He is actually a first generation idol rapper. I want to see your reaction to his dope music. 🔥

[@lilabynny]

More Dreamcatcher reactions pls like Good Night 💕

[@ivyshy98]

anime opening? time to show slick dreamcatcher's you and I! get out your teddy bear to hold for more scary dreamcatcher bang bang! lol I'm not a fx fan so I do agree with the criticism about the mv visuals, but to their defense this is a fairly old song.

[@blackpearl16n.o91]

Pretty please react to RPM by SF9 !

[@Baekyerri]

PLEASE REACTION STRAY KIDS SIDE EFFECTS MV

[@namo7419]

Aye loved your reactions!! please react to (G)I-DLE’s Uh Oh, they won’t disappoint 🥳

[@coldicedive4731]

Please react to taeyeon - I got love

[@Maryjoe666]

Amber marry me

[@taeimge7461]

Plzzzzz react to dc rum pum pum pum

[@thedarkopz516]

React to 1TEAM vibe mv

[@COURTNEYXCORAL]

LAY - HONEY MV REACTION PLEASE! YALL LATEEEEE, JUMP ON IT!

[@natalijakirjuhina1108]

PLEASEEEE REACT TO TARA - SUGAR FREE!!!!!

[@lynettetracht1836]

SF9 RPM PLEASE

[@TRCReactions]

We recorded it.

[@niemzamaztain7530]

Can you guys react to IN2IT - SnapShot?

[@user-zl8js5sd3k]

Pls do AOA bing Bing

[@blink-xb8yh]

React to G idle Uh oh please

[@rianoliveira2453]

React to anitta - make it hot ❤ Please

[@jellysy1118]

Please react to (G)I-DLE - Uh-Oh

[@carebear4693]

React to (g)i-dle uh oh

[@dhapneastetegavidia7292]

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