FIRST EVER LISTEN to BLACKPINK - THE ALBUM

[@Candace488]

I love watching people experience BLACKPINK for the first time. If you loved Pretty Savage, definitely check out the live version they performed on James Cordon’s show. Way heavier rock elements and their stage presence is just so good!

[@choco182]

Yes!

[@kimhong7569]

Pretty sure they deleted that video months ago

[@toddbrown5101]

@@kimhong7569 No It's still there.

[@dilaraeylul26]

omg yeah that performance was amazing

[@CheezDaBoss]

If you hadn't done this, I would have recommended the same performance.

[@wendyecleo7080]

Appreciate you so much for reacting to the entire album! For us Blinks, this album is so special not only because it's their first, but we know how much they worked so hard on this. It's so meaningful especially the last song You Never Know, mostly talking about their experiences and hardships they've gone through the years. Blackpink as a group and as individual members received a lot of unnecessary hate, criticisms, and judgment since their debut (2016) until now, in which most of the time they remain silent and kept the pain to themselves. They've always been a target of haters whenever they release something new. These girls seriously don't deserve all these hatred being thrown at them each time. So I'm not really suprised if they somehow responded back thru music and thru this album. THE ALBUM title really fits it. Most of the people don't realize that they are just like other human beings too who only wanted to fulfill their dreams and give their best effort to be loved by their fans and live with peace. They are really humble and kind to be honest. These girls are really special and we know that they will always shine in our eyes. Thank you so much! If you still want to dig into their history and react to their early songs which are all fire and bangers. You'll be blown away too since you love the beats, videography and the concepts. Here's a list: - Kill This Love - Boombayah - Whistle - Playing With Fire - As If It's Your Last - Stay - Solo by Jennie - On The Ground by Rosé - Gone by Rosé - Lalisa by Lisa If you wanted to know more about them personally and individually: - An Unhelpful guide to Blackpink (2019 or 2020 version) - Their Netflix documentary Other recommendations: - Live Coachella and concert performances - Dance practice videos which some are their B side tracks that are fire as well - Other B side tracks without MV - Rosé's song covers on her own KZbin channel Ang lastly, their new album is dropping on Sept 16! And a world tour concert will follow. We will all be waiting! Thank you so much!

[@deejay3284]

Yes gurl!! Give him everything!! 🖤💖😉

[@shadowsgaming3951]

Nice

[@Xavier_477]

Yes !!!

[@Xavier_477]

The reactor should read this !!!

[@NirvanaRawal]

When he said "This is the one" I felt his enthusiasm too because Crazy Over You is the one for me, I repeat that track the most in The Album.

[@chogiwawae3759]

0:31 how you like that 1:45 ice cream 4:45 pretty savage 6:16 bet you wanna 7:56 lovesick girls 9:40 crazy over you 12:11 love to hate me 13:51 you never know

[@AlotVer]

Tysm

[@jennyB07]

Goat 🐐 👑

[@jenRuby87]

I am in love with "love to hate me"

[@gorillaofjohn15]

Appreciate your reviews. I mean yeah you got a lot of views from your recent BP stuff but I can also tell that you are doing them not just for the sake of it. I like that you are honest and also insightful about what you hear. I personally don't like all of their songs, but of course love them as a group. Will love to hear more of your balance reviews, both good and bad. we need more quality reviewers like you.

[@whoisdis8201]

I will always recommend everyone to also go through lyrics while hearing the songs. It always hits different that way

[@AlotVer]

Exactly!!!

[@cheekyboomboom8973]

Seems we got similar tastes, basically the same reactions to which are our faves. Pretty Savage and Crazy Over You are 1a and 1b for me, both are such bangers. Always mad neither got m/vs, lol. And despite the title not relating to me at all, Lovesick Girls is just such an enjoyable bop to listen to and my third fav on the album.

[@mrpiggy4031]

9 days left and "born pink" will released along with their title track which is "Shut Down" 🖤💗

[@Lynnelle_DREAMusic]

I thought the title track was PINK VENOM, no!?!

[@mrpiggy4031]

@@Lynnelle_DREAMusic Pink Venom is just a pre release single basically a b-side track only.

[@Lynnelle_DREAMusic]

@@mrpiggy4031 I know!

[@alecisshady]

I think it's so awesome that you're giving Blackpink's music a try. I feel like a lot of people dismiss it just cause it's K-Pop, not realizing how many amazing songs Blackpink has (and just how many great K-Pop songs there are. This was the first K-Pop album I have heard, before I completely dismissed anything to do with it, after hearing The Album I instantly became a Blink and it help introduce me to a genre I never thought I would enjoy 🙏🙏🙏

[@alecisshady]

Also if you want to check out another great popular K-Pop group I suggest checking out TWICE. They're not AS popular as Blackpink but they're still very well known and just released a new track called Talk That Talk and a mini album called Between 1 & 2. Fantastic song and album and their other music SLAPS also (theres A LOT of songs from them btw) .

[@1saamor897]

that used to be. i'm a guy who hated kpop. but blackpink opened my eyes. speaking for millions of other guys too

[@allieserencio]

JOHN!!!!! FINALLY!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT HAHA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SO OPEN! LOVED YOUR REACTION! ❤️ TO HEAR THAT "CRAZY OVER YOU" WAS THE BEST TRACK MAKES ME SO HAPPY! THAT'S MY FAVE TOO!

[@alecisshady]

yeah I love that track also! So many ppl say its the worst on the album but it's great! Fav track still Pretty Savage tho that song just makes me feel like I could rule the world

[@lunarvamp22]

Lovesick girls was actually the title track for the album and it was actually quite popular! It has over 600 million views rn, The music video is worth checking out too

[@kuzokusunoki]

OMG HERE WE GO!!! I've been waiting for this to happen Jon!!!

[@KELA59]

I was just watching your blackpink reactions because I didn't think I'd see you react to them so I'm so happy👏🏻

[@nothingspecial8114]

Probably their best and biggest pop dominated song is As If It’s Your Last. It has well over 1 billion views so if Lovesick girls is one you appreciated you’d probably like that track as well. Definitely one of my top 3 songs by them

[@yeah5270]

d4 almost has 2 billion

[@yesimdc]

You should react Don’t know what to do. It is the most underrated Blackpink song for me. And also Roses solo On the ground is another level.

[@emiliasamson2093]

you should check out their two mini albums (that’s what kpop calls EPs) Square Up & Kill This Love Plus their debut song Whistle!

[@НатальяСидоренко-т8й]

You like Pretty Savage I knew it!)) They performed with the rock version of it on James Corden show, you may check it)) I love The Album and I still haven't gotten tired of it. Crazy Over You, You never know, How you like that are such a good ones. Lovesick girls is as well and btw it has a music video. Thanks for your reaction Jon)))

[@wendy7723]

1:41 ice cream 4:44 Pretty Savage 6:16 Bet you wanna 7:55 Lovesick girls 9:39 Crazy over you 12:12 love to hate me 13:50 You never know

[@blackvelvet6165]

You should check their live stages for this songs too, THEY ARE ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL WHEN YOU HEAR THEM LIVE

[@pinkraiden]

This album literally reached a MILESTONE, played on RADIOS and also TOPPED charts :) thanks for reacting to this. if BTS are KINGS of BOYGROUPS, BLACKPINK is THE QUEENS OF GIRLGROUPS and in KPOP

[@DrivenAgony]

Ed sheeran plays on the bloody radio doesn't make him good 😭😭😭

[@armyblinksaresuperior1102]

@@DrivenAgony what they meant is that kpop music are not really played on radios even bts has a hard time being played on us radios

[@taylanastan6441]

pls react to their “square up” ep as well

[@Thyrwyn]

The MV for "Lovesick Girls" is worth checking out - this was the title track. It should have gotten more international airplay.

[@wakuwaku3190]

Jennie singing “it’s easier to judge me than to believe.” breaks my heart. The girl receives a lot of hate lately. :((

[@5DollarGaming]

JD really chasing that Blackpink bag lately. Can't blame him. Look at those views!

[@nothingspecial8114]

The blinks always show out to support. They’re baddies but kind AND make great music?? 10/10

[@chloe-kh3oe]

Making Lovesick Girls the title track for The Album is the best decision ever made. Personally, it's the fullest song they did. It has a music video, as well as Ice Cream! Pretty Savage does not have a music video, but it has been promoted as well on mainstream, so they have performances on it. My favorite track is Crazy Over You! I love the push and pull factor, the anti-drop, the overall vibe, and that outro! I don't know if I'm just biased but The Album is a no-skip playlist for me. Everything is a banger, really. Many were mad that a full album just consists of this number of songs, when they should have released more. But being from YG, we all know they prioritize quality over quantity. They probably have more tracks recorded for BP, but all these songs are just perfect that they could individually be a title track on their own. How crazy is that????

[@cam-gh3ss]

this album it's soooo dope🤘🤘🤘 blackpink has THAT that I didn't feel with any other group in particular, it's just them that have that special aura for me (I'm talking about myself). thanks for listening, i really appreciate it ♥️🫂

[@mrpiggy4031]

Finally someone chose COY as their favorite that track was so very underrated

[@thomasmoney7446]

I think this is as excited I have seen you for artists since I started watching.

[@lovelife5467]

FYI the main title on this album is "Lovesick Girls" so i wish u will check out the MV also they make special MV for "Ice Cream" with selena too even tho its just a bside just like "How You Like That"

[@pingpong1338]

Finally a reactor i have same taste with! honestly think crazy over you is their best b-track. Pretty savage should’ve been a title track, but lovesick girls just slaps as well. These girls showed a wide range of genre in this album and I really respect their talent.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

2:14 FINALLY, SOMEONE POINTS THAT OUT SHI ALWAYS BOTHERED ME BRO ITS IN THE FREEZER NEVER THE FRIDGE

[@thecircuitinfinity2020]

not sure if you’ve already listened on your own or not but would absolutely LOVE a lady gaga album reaction series. artpop, born this way, and chromatica are all some of my favorite albums of all time.

[@thecircuitinfinity2020]

blackpink is featured on gaga’s chromatica album as well, to tie your video and my request neatly together.👽

[@liliciel2477]

Would LOVE to watch your reactions to every MV and live stages they have, actually

[@selafatai9628]

Definitely enjoyed this reaction!! Thank you💪🏼

[@violet08969]

If only u watched the MV for lovesick girls😭 And if only you so some lyrics with the meaning because it matters a lot and it makes you understand the music much more , and thank you so much for giving us a reaction for the album because personally I was waiting for it🥹💪🏻💗

[@shayma4781]

it’s almost there on 16/9 we will get thier second album and also title track mv 🥺🖤💖

[@wowforeal]

Jon, congratulations on your Pink Venom video success. Can't wait to check out the new Black Pink album with you soon.

[@carlacaetanolima]

You should definitely check Stray Kids - God's Menu :) Thank you!! And they also performed a mashup between God's Menu and DDU-DU DDU-DU (BLACKPINK). If you're interested, just look for their performance in Kingdom - Ep. 8.

[@allieserencio]

YESSSSS

[@koliflorchis]

Their 2nd album BORNPINK will be available this september 16 !

[@pablohv117]

It's great that you're liking Blackpink! They are the reason I'm into Kpop now. Here are some recommendations based on what I've heard so far from Kpop: - Lisa - Lalisa I saw your reaction to her other solo "Money". I like both songs but I think Lalisa is more interesting tbh. It also has a catchy chorus as it's expected from every kpop song - Jennie - Solo Another solo song from a Blackpink member, this one is more pop, so I don't know if you'll like it, but it has a really good instrumental. - Enhypen - Drunk Dazed This is a boy group. The chorus on this song is really crazy. I think the best description that I can give for this song is that it really captures the "Drunk Dazed" feeling, like when you're in a club trying to walk to the bathroom and you start to notice that your feeling dizzy and your movement is more sluggish so you have to walk with one hand on the wall to make sure you dont fall lmao. Ive - Love Dive Again, this one has a really catchy chorus and strong instrumental, for some reason it reminds of songs from the early 2010s - Aespa - Next Level - Aespa - Savage - Aespa - Girls I've just gotten into kpop recently, but the group that really has captured my attention more than any other groups is Aespa. I think they really take the concept from kpop of mixing different genres together and take it to another level. I can guarantee you that at least of these songs will surprise you. Another cool thing from them is that they actually have a concept/story that ties together their debut single and their 2 mini albums. So if you like things like concept albums, Aespa's universe is really cool. It also connects with a Universe that their Label, SM Entertainment, has created for a lot of their artists, kinda like a Marvel thing

[@sehunWonWoo]

Check out their LIVE stages while waiting for their second album ^^

[@anonanon5364]

IVE and newjeans are newer groups that don't have a single miss in their discography. Unrelated to kpop, I'd highly highly recommend listening to Jessie Ware's Whats Your Pleasure Album, if Renaissance is your wild older sister then WYP is the cool feather robe-wearing aunt who has insane stories to tell from her days at studio 54!

[@rkhhh27]

Jon their new album coming out on 16th sept

[@fernandorubalcava1235]

Thanks for this. Jon love the reactions cant wait for the new record.

[@TraderJoe888]

Great reaction. You need to witness Country/Folk side of Blackpink in Whistle (transition from Rap to Country in a fraction of a second then Latin then pop, in a hallucinatory dream like MV) and Stay (BP channeling Taylor Swift Indie/Folk side). But you will likely prefer loud and proud "all in your face" Blackpink in Boombayah and Kill This Love, which are awesome. Yep, they have range.

[@Jordybears]

If you're enjoying the genre bending nature of a lot of these songs, and enjoy the more hip-hop oriented bangers, I reckon you'll really enjoy a lot of the larger k-pop acts from the last 4 or 5 years. Blackpink are great but they definitely skew to the more accessible and western-sounding side of the k-pop spectrum... as I assume has probably been said to you in the comments a few times by now. The real gold is honestly in the smaller artists, as producers of smaller groups tend to be given free reign to get nutty (Dreamcatcher's Babymetalesque rock-fusion concepts are a great example of this), but naturally they wont bring in the same view count. If you're interested in checking out some other artists, any artist under SM Entertainment might be a good idea. They kind of invented the multiple songs in one concept that has defined k-pop for over a decade now. Their largest group, NCT, have a comeback on the same day as the Blackpink album which might be great for bringing some views in! They're for sure the next biggest group after BTS and Blackpink.Their biggest girl group, Aespa, also might be worth a listen as SM has been doing some ridiculous (and a little bit tacky) stuff with them in the last couple of years. Stray Kids are another act that'll have fans flocking to reaction videos and they've got some of the most creative MVs in the industry on top of being on a major run of bangers.

[@heyheyhaha_]

0:31 - How You Like That 1:42 - Ice Cream ft. Selena Gomez 4:46 - Pretty Savage 6:15 - Bet You Wanna ft. Cardi B 7:55 - Lovesick Girls 9:39 - Crazy Over You 12:11 - Love To Hate Me 13:50 - You Never Know

[@anyways9399]

crazy over you by far the best from THE ALBUM, finally someone appreciates it.. i think it appeals more to MALES

[@whateverimlucas]

i used to hate it

[@sleepyhead9472]

Tho their discography has Black, Pink, and Blackpink sides, it can't be denied that Black and Blackpink tracks excels the most (if you know what I mean)

[@yukii6226]

Really Nice video! Thanks for the reaction

[@ayamonay]

Just happened to watch your "shut down reaction" and I've been watching all your BLACKPINK REACTIONS now. You should react to Kill This Love too!!!

[@angellmaeroberson3169]

I’m glad someone else loves Crazy Over You 😭

[@carolesteves1772]

Please watch Stay and Kill this love next, these two are my favorites, and they both have Mv's

[@KpopUnniesUwU]

One thing about Blackpink and YG songs (credit to Teddy the Producer) is that the ending chorus is always something that you will unexpected. They use different elements and ideas in the last part to make it more as a climax so you will dive into Blackpink songs to wait for that unexpected climax.

[@begy6548]

Thank u so much for this reaction and I can't wait to see your reaction with other Blackpink song🔥

[@kyd2863]

Smooth transition to the sponsor, love it

Thank you for appreciating the CRAZY OVER YOU

[@emma.b2109]

PRETTY SAVAGE IS LISA's FAV ON THE ALBUM AND MINE TOO😊🔥

[@taylanastan6441]

there is actually a music video for ice cream and lovesick girls

[@rich3drio]

YOU BETTER REACT TO THEIR KILL THIS LOVE EP, AND SQUARE UP MINI ALBUM!

[@xblvckpinkx]

you should definitely watch blackpink the show concert, coachella performance, party people medley and their vma performance

[@AnnieYeong92__]

Their 2nd Born Pink single 'Shut Down' will be released on Sept. 16 at 12 a.m. ET! 😍😍😍

[@doumissurdora]

5:23 that edit was very satisfying. Thanks for reacting!

[@JayLeigh_]

Love this! Whilst we're on the Blackpink journey, love the Jenni solo track (and solo remix).

[@alyadvincula]

The reaction I've been waiting ✋️

[@NotAPoetButTortured]

YOU APPRECIATE CRAZY OVER YOU??? DAMN DUDE, I SUBSCRIBED IMMEDIATELY!

[@bdeann3000]

I know you heard it in this video but I still recommend checking the music video to lovesick girls, one of my favourites personally

[@nc_gotpink120]

LOVE TO HATE ME - Lisa's bars are insane. Her best bars and she rapped and sang live. You have to watch it:)))

[@inging6732]

Forever young

[@willn7473]

I recommend you react to their cover of Miguel’s Sure Thing. It’s 4/5 years old I believe but it is so good! They are all amazing like always but Jennie absolutely smashes it

[@shabanashaikh1456]

Ice cream song also have an excellent MV for it I would love it if you watch the production is great and you'll love it!

[@LittleMac07]

You should do the Netflix Doc Light Up the Sky. K-pop is a different world.

[@cristinejoybando]

Finally! A fellow Crazy Over You fan 😭

[@wissambne]

Check kill this love next!

[@nono-wc6gc]

By the way check out their square up album (its got good songs as well)

[@inging6732]

Kill this love

[@indraprastha1382]

My fav: 1. Love to hate me 2. You never know 3. Lovesick girl 4. HYLT 5. pretty Savage

[@gimmescars]

I LOVE THIS ALBUM, THE NEW ALBUM COMING DAY 16 IN THIS MONTH

[@zzff3955]

Lovesick was the title track for the album you should definitelycheck out its MV

[@ot4aroundtheworld470]

I wish it was uncut, we would watch full 30 min reaction here on KZbin

[@bangsi-hyuk0.2]

My fav. You never know. Crazy over you. Lovesick girl. Love to hate me. Pretty savage. How you like that Bet you wanna. Ice cream.

[@clalop12]

You should check the rest of Blackpink's discography, they have some more mvs and those songs are all the style you like + they have really good b-sides on their earlier mini albums. Also Jennie and Rose have solo projects out and Lisa has another song called Lalisa (her full name) which she put out with Money. You could also watch some live stages like Coachella or Tokyo dome, their songs always have an extra kick live because they have a band and are great performers (Tokyo dome dudududu remix is one of my favorites to date). When you're done with Blackpink, if you want to check out more Kpop, definitely start with Stray Kids, they're amazing and based on your taste I think you'll like especially Thunderous and God's Menu. Also they are a self produced group, three of the members, the leader Bang Chan and the main rappers Changbin and Han were a hiphop trio called 3RACHA before debuting and now they're the main producing team for the group. (Little fun fact: Bang Chan and Lisa are actually good friends. If you look up on KZbin "Chan's Room reaction to Blackpink" you'll find videos of him reacting to some Blackpink songs and solos. Also Stray Kids were on a survival show named Kingdom where they performed an amazing mash up of their song God's menu and of Blackpink's song DUDUDUDU. On that same show Lisa made a guest appearance for iKON's cover of Pretty Savage, they're also a great, mostly hiphop group under YG, the same label as Blackpink).

[@luiscamino]

Brand new subscriber here! I found your Renaissance reaction video a couple of weeks ago right after listening to the album for the first time and being blown away. I've watched that like 3 times, and now finding all the Blackpink content was the cherry on top. Now I've scrolled through the videos of the last 3 years adding a few to "Watch later" and crossing my fingers for something that seems you haven't reacted to yet: CHLOE X HALLE! If you ever have some downtime, start with their legendary (and ancient) cover of Beyonce's Pretty Hurts, and welcome to the rabbit hole. PS: While I'm here I may as well: Your comment about Beyoncé deciding to make a NIN style song about her ass made me LOL, but also instantly made me wish for reactions to that type of music too, seems you enjoy it a lot. Also, "All up in your head" is my personal song of the year; it's like she had a threesome with Basement Jaxx WTF

[@jkl8879]

A pity that you could not upload the complete reaction for us poor people who cannot pay pedestrian, the songs are very cut anyway thank you very much for reacting to the girls

[@pwickynarak5235]

Next.... Playing with fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Welcome to area. Thanks from Thailand.

[@lalisaluhme]

Check out Lalisa music video next pls!! It's fireeeee. As for the album, Pretty Savage was the song that made me a fan and it will always be superior to me. That and Pink Venom are the two best Blackpink tracks imo, not counting solo songs. Can't wait until Born Pin drops omg!!

[@sentokigames151]

Great album, but I find the songs even better when you see the mv's live or dance mv. And I just discovered Blacklabel...so try out Jeon Somi...you will hear the BP sound.

[@pov9791]

Looking forward for LALISA Reaction😊😊😊

[@AnnieYeong92__]

How I wish they will make MV for all of their songs. 😅

[@nc_gotpink120]

KICK IT - you will love it. It's from different album

[@lizgray453]

u should def check out their other music videos!! loved the reaction btw :D

[@emmilain6831]

Love your reactions! Recommend you to watch both Jennie’s and rosés solo projects 😊

[@T22-q7i]

You need to watch “kill this love” it’s production is insane

[@rubyjane9703]

YESS I'LL WATCH YOUR REACTION THE ENTIRE ALBUM ON 16TH🙌🙌🙌

[@Winged242]

Check out the Kwon Ji Yong album!

[@charmainekhin4784]

kinda wish you reacted together with the english lyrics too, especially with the last song

[@cindyal7236]

NEXT : DDU DU DDU DU VERSI REMIX AT TOKYO DOME SO AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[@thatxx422]

You never know has such beautiful lyrics, it's about their journey

[@MattHew-nv6cc]

React to their double debut songs, Boombayah & Whistle

[@blckndred_973]

You should watch some live performances 😀 Coachella, DDU DU remix, the show