FIRST TIME REACTING TO G-DRAGON - POWER (Official Video) & Performance Video | DG REACTS

[@share2121]

I appreciate how you tried to understand the lyrics/deeper message instead of just literally reacting to what you see and hear at face value. great reaction! 👍

[@SuliHye_]

King Of Kpop Is Back ❤️‍🔥👑🛐

[@peach_x_o_x]

King Of Kpop 🔥👑🐲

[@sarahfraser4890]

GD has tons of word play in both languages, double and triple entendres, word bends, etc. I don't know if the reference was to Beyonce, I think it was more of a nod to his fandom and also BIGBANG. Much of the visuals from the video were references to his old videos: small car - also had small car in Crayon MV, subway scene - Michigo MV, etc. GD's dance is so unique, you can tell it's him dancing from a mile away - if its choreography he adds his own thing and his freestyle is super bendy and cool. He started training as a dancer at SM before he was 10 years old and didnt start rapping until he was around 13 years of age when he landed at YG entertainment. He sings ballad, produces, etc. He made K-pop what it is today. Known as the idol of idols.

[@OfficialAwkbe]

If you keep checking out GD, you won't be disappointed. He's the king for a reason. And thank you for respecting him and trying to understand his meaning of "Power".

[@BBB-BestBuddyBoy]

KING OF KPOP IS BACK 👑

[@Angelwonderlandd]

KING OF KPOP 🔥👑🐉

[@sylvielebrun1733]

In the subway he shows all the titles of his songs on his coming album. At the beginning of the performance video where the toilet is, on the wall he announces a world tour. GD is a very detailed artist, everything we see, hear has a meaning. Fanbase are the VIPs, I believe we are the first to have a name but I’m not sure, GD created the first lightstick called the BangBong which is a yellow crown, the crown is also tattooed on his arm. You did great describing the meaning of the song. On a personal level, it was BIGBANG that led me to SKZ. GD is Felix and Changbin’s favorite artist.

[@queenana7767]

Hello 😊 I didn't know about the Felix and changbin favorite artists part😮 do you remember where is this from?

[@sylvielebrun1733]

@ I don’t remember exactly where but it’s one of those videos that asks who their favourite artists are. I saw a couple of videos about it. I probably saw it on fan made videos about GD. Hyunjin also said on an SKZ video that he almost cried when he danced with Taeyang of BIGBANG on a couple of dance challenges.

[@RoxxyFly]

I find it so interesting that us VIPs also seem to be STAY 😂😂 i thought i was the only one they just have the same swagger like you could tell me they trained them themselves and id believe you. Stray kids were definstely the light in a VIPs dark times.

[@sylvielebrun1733]

@@RoxxyFly Oh you said that so well. I really tried looking for another group but nothing clicked for me until I discovered SKZ. 3Racha/GD, both love to experiment with genres, rap styles, beats, and both can make hard rock or the most beautiful melodies and catchy hooks. Each member of SKZ imo have a bit of GD in them (especially Hyunjin surprisingly). Not speaking Korean I can’t say about the lyrics, apparently GD’s lyrics have so many play on words, double-triple meaning that even Koreans have a hard time deciphering the meanings, I’m not sure if SKZ is at that level yet.

[@RoxxyFly]

@sylvielebrun1733 Skz as a whole arent on that level yet but changbin and han are definately getting there, theyre still got time to grow, i mean GD is not only king but also has an extra 10 years on them as well. A collaboration would be out of this world!!! Imagine 😭😭😭

[@atxy04]

King Of Kpop 👑

[@sasha5081]

GD is a lyrical and artistic genius. Everything he does has a meaning. Notice the word “Übermensch” he says in the beginning of the song. It’s a word created by Friedrich Nietzsche. It’s a philosophical concept of human transcendence out of societal boundaries. Friedrich is more detailed with it in his book Thus Spoke Zarathustra. To sum it up it’s about a man who tries teaching society about Übermensch but is outcasted, mocked and ridiculed. So he avoids the typical crowd to find like minded ppl like him. Look at the back of GDs suit in the first vid and his jacket in the dance vid. Notice he has the Ü but it’s designed to look like two people mirroring each other. Now notice how in the dance video he’s dancing in front of mirrors and with ppl that are dressed like him. THIS is how gds mind works. This just a small aspect of what fans figured out. There’s definitely more we’re missing. He really is on another level when it comes to artistry. There is no one like him.

[@Uuna]

OG VIP here,I love that one of my favorite reactors got wiff of GD's come back,loved your reaction as usuall,so detailed,I love how you always dig for information to understand both the artist and the music,following you since you started the Chanel,I hope this made you become a little more interest on GD's music and for extention BIGBAN,true kings of kpop and GD leading.❤❤❤❤😮

[@G-DRAGON_INTERNATIONAL]

Very nice reaction and interpretation. Thank you🙏🙏🙏

[@arianasharma]

King is back 👑

[@ligiadias288]

if you wanna get into the lyrics to have a better understanding andy & jas have a very detailed video about it

[@islanderndwest6519]

GD is back! He’s the leader of the group “Bigbang”. You have reacted to their “Still Life” video like two years ago.

[@sasha5081]

Btw gd has severe anxiety so when he’s in public with a lot of ppl around (like the airport) he tends to do a self soothing method like rubbing his head or thighs, stretching, etc. It’s like anxiety tics or stimming. He had that for years.

[@aanholle]

love the reaction and thank you for the analysis it's pretty spot on!!!!

[@sharrenceadrian]

U know what's even funnier. He wore designer glasses when he's going to the investigation. His fans didn't give a fck.😂 they sold out that glasses instead 😂😂IMMEDIATELY SOLD OUT. also, that glasses is on this part 6:53

[@obriendenis3965]

The car that he drove over to the police station is also another one, BMW removed him from their youtube page only for him to use a BMW the same day.

[@sharrenceadrian]

@obriendenis3965 yeah. But VIP is a force as strong as tsunami if they wanted to. But, BMW removed the King of K-pop from their page without fact check for him to prove he's powerful, clean and tolerated their shitty behaviour. Thank God other designer brands didn't backup.

[@obriendenis3965]

@@sharrenceadrian they uploaded the video again if I'm not mistaken, idk if GD still with the brand or not

[@sharrenceadrian]

@@obriendenis3965 we'll see.🤣

[@obriendenis3965]

@@sharrenceadrian Jiyong literally just 10-fold the price of an acupressure slippers because of him wearing it for POWER behind the scenes lmao and VIPs are buying it. These rich bastards 😭😂

[@Rosesareblack99]

G-DRAGON is the king ♥

[@kimia_b.r]

I really enjoyed how you tried to understand the lyrics more deeply. Thanks for your reaction.

[@murygiz925]

Thanks for your reaction 🎉

[@oumim0515]

This is the best power reaction from western chanel. In Korean Power sounds similarly Pabo mean idiots he may diss media and ppl who wanna drag him down.

[@CarolCM8]

I LOVE your reaction! The King is finally back! Please react to more GDragon: Bullshit (MV it's not uploaded in the main channel), GD & T.O.P - Zutter, GD & Taeyang - Good Boy (Live at MAMA with english subtitles), R.O.D/The Leaders ft. CL (Live World Tour Seoul), One of a Kind. Promise u won't regret it

[@j-dragon6366]

You should see his whole discography. You are in for a masterpiece. Subscribing for more Gdragon/bigbang reaction

[@murygiz925]

Our king is back 💛🐉💛🐉

[@renehoyvik]

GD's music videos are a blast. Sometimes it seems like he's just testing how much he can get away with, other times they are super artistic. GD and TOP's Zutter is a great example of the former :P

[@genyruthayangdo8598]

The legend king of kpop is back 🤴

[@polianar9874]

G Dragon 👑 💛💛💛

[@ankoin]

MV is full of references to his old MVs. Last one metro is his song MichiGo. I recommend u to react to some of his old works. You won`t regret.

[@jiminsjams4384]

I saw a great explanation of this song and want to share: There are lots of Korean wordplay, so some lines of lyrics might feel awkward, These are some clues that you can understand the song more. 88: GD's birthday is 18.08.1988, So he puts his own meaning on the Number 8. That's why he wrote so many 8s in his lyrics. You can see the Metro map on 2:03, it's a track-list of his up coming album, there are 8 tracks. The last line of lyrics ("Fly high"): The original Korean lyrics' pronunciation is "Pal Pal Nara" (Means fly high). There is a wordplay as well, 'Pal' is 8, same pronunciation, and 'Pal Pal' is kind of onomatopoeia, 'Nara' is Flying, so this line was translated flying high in English. And that's why the ending scene shows 8 8 (Pal Pal) and GD jumps (Flying) (Nara) In addition, he came back in 88 months since his last comeback. The meaning the wordplay of the lyric "Spot to rest, a Global Luxury": The original Korean Lyric is this, 누울 자리 글로벌 명품 "Nu ul Jari, Global Myong pum (Glo / bal myong pum)" In here, Glo means text, lyrics, writings, everything about word or text. Global is global, the exact English word, but here's the thing, Bal myong pum is Invention. So he connected two Korean words to one English word (Glo + bal). And Myong pum is luxury, the words share same pronunciation, so these are some wordplay using pronunciation of Korean and English. This is crazy wordplay. in my opinion, GD likened home("Spot to rest") to every goal such as social status, honor, his position in the field, and he invented his goals, and it's also luxury. The main hook "I don't give a shh, Laughing end 'Money' Donating 'millions' Grin": last year, GD was suddenly investigated for drug scandal. During the investigation, every single time he attended to police station, he said "I don't care because I never drugged." At the result, the truth is GD was innocent, at the photo-line in front of the police station, he laughed. After the scandal, he recognized that the risk of drugs in Korean society, He founded a foundation for drug eradication, he donated KRW ₩ 300 million (about USD $ 218,828). So this story is where the lyrics came from. Meaning of "Power Abuse questioned Tolerance Natural Disasters Unavoidable Circumstances" During the drug investigation, journalists raised him a suspicion of Power abuse for having Drugs, at the same time, Korean News channels delivered that rumor without fact-check. However after investigation, he was innocent, and he was possible to accuse those News channels, but he was tolerant to them, he announced he will not get a court. This is the story of "Power abused questioned Tolerance" (Natural translation is like "I was tolerant when I was questioned Power Abuse"). Natural Disasters (천재지변: Chun Jae Ji Byun) = (천재, 지병: Chun Jae,[Genius] Ji Byoung[Chronic illness]) same pronunciation wordplay. Genius always has Chronic illness, and it's unavoidable circumstances (irresistible force). Meaning of "Forcefully criticize Spread a meme Talk blah blah shout out": During the investigation of drug, some news channels, fake news KZbinrs, and social media delivered GD's old interviews. In the interviews, he looked like he was addicted to drugs, because he speaks slowly, suddenly smiles, unnatural facial describing and his eyes. And these became memes and many publics criticized him. It was such a baseless criticism. People talked behind his back, but when after he finished the investigation, suddenly many people changed their attitudes, shout out him as usual like they haven't betrayed him at all. This story is where the lyrics came from.

[@Bailu170]

G dragon is living the way he is. But media tried to create bad images about the way he walks and speaks.

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

The wait has been sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long but SO worth it!

[@조은채-s1c]

Goat 🐐 GD❤❤

[@manzoffthewall]

You should check his previous albums and you will know why he's called the king of Kpop. The idol of all Idols.

[@rora354]

the real king

[@lisasellers2839]

That man created an earworm that won't leave me alone!!!!!!!

[@mosfd4995]

gd is sooooo genius pretty boy

[@guillanbalonga833]

Thanks for reacting my idol GD

[@mcdc9086]

I'm glad to have discovered you. And I don't mind your kind of pausing because you're a true reactor. You share your thoughts, your interpretation about the song and the MV rather than just pause and look at the camera to say "What?? No way!" That's what's annoying. In another reactor's video, she interpreted that caution room to be the interrogation room which makes sense. BUT yours about elevator vibe with me more cause of the size of it and that's what my instincts tell me too. Hope to see you again for the upcoming GD song releases, and even BIGBANG!

[@daisychoo6793]

Hope you can continue to react GD's songs, none of his songs are boring. They all have uniqueness and meaning. Highly recommend react's 2017 album "Kwon ji yong", which tells the real story of GD.

[@陈建行-j4z]

Such a good video

[@ankoin]

Thank u! GD is a genius!

[@cloveruy]

Thank you…. It has a lot of meaning

[@annaholmes5232]

Loved your reaction and YES GD has so many genius lyrics in this song - sometimes at least 3 different ways it could be said. he is that good. I also loved the beat and music in this song. Real true beat bop - Hip Hop rap - old school which I have really missed.............. No one raps like GD. There are another reactors who gave a huge overview on the wordplay it was epict. Youy should watch it JaZ and Shay. And so many more people who saw nuances throughout and the scenes were all about GD and BIG Band referances also - and the part about the Drug scandel. Cannot wait for his album to drop. Thaks so much for your reaction.

[@milastuffs]

Tk u for your reaction ❤

[@minggao3884]

Thanks for your good reaction

[@lvcrmamil]

drug scandal is not the only thing there’s many scandals around his group they just love to hate on him and whole group

[@thinhmai8587]

your reaction is ❤

[@beatriz2109]

I was waiting for your reaction, thank you so much 💕 I hope you can react to more of his videos and music🙏

[@roserose9939]

Great reaction, thank You :-) King Is Back, BRAVO GD🤗🥰💯💯💯💯❣❣❣

[@haziqdpt3a563]

The king

[@dianamontalvan4571]

Thank you, I love your reaction

[@SANDRIUXISS]

Thaks,gd king

[@rabindarya2206]

Thank You 🔥💛🐉

[@YeonDooYa]

그의 가사는 단어 하나에 여러가지 의미가 담겨있고 높은 수준의 한국어를 알아야 이해할 수 있어서 외국인에게 어렵습니다. 하지만 당신이 노력하고 영상을 만들어줘서 정말 고맙습니다. 그는 올해 mama에 출연하며 그의 능력을 더 많이 확인할 수 있을 것이다. 빅뱅과 지드래곤은 라이브 퍼포먼스에서 굉장한 무대 장악력이 있고 진가를 발휘합니다. 그는 대한민국 대중들에게 왕으로 여겨지며 누구도 그를 대체할 수 없다. 그는 가짜들 속에 유일한 진짜 예술가입니다.

[@dianamontalvan4571]

Yeees my king 💛💛😊

[@Bas-s5p]

Yes he is king of k pop im in korea

[@thanchanok02]

My king💛🔥👑 the legend of kpop🗯️🗯️🗯️🗯️

[@guillanbalonga833]

I really love ur reaction,,best reaction I've ever watched,,im ur new subscriber more GD/bigbang reaction pls

[@조경분-q4h]

훌륭한 리액션이었어요! 감사해요!

[@mariaelvarolon7147]

GD es todo lo que está bien !!!!

[@조은채-s1c]

이노랜 지디의 그간 메세지전달을 위한 선공개인듯~~ 앞으로의 앨범 기대하세요~~^^❤

[@jjangrymoomin762]

Without him, there would be no Black Pink.

[@bluv1286]

XG, BTS, BLACKPINK, SEVENTEEN, the list goes on and on, but the one idol they all call their idol is him, GD. Without him, we wouldn't even be listening to idol music today

[@montse6668]

Thank you

[@jieyingtan265]

Pls reac more G-DRAGON 🔥🔥

[@fitrahsyauqi6261]

GD is GD 🐉 KING OF KPOP 👑✨

[@thanchanok02]

Thank you so much 🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@alicewaria6215]

you have knocked it on the head in general.

[@MRCFRANCO]

pls reaction "hello my first love - The wind" 🌬

[@Aaliyah.W]

I like your explanation very much 👍

[@cecildolorfino5632]

👍

[@정은-r6q]

GD is Gd❤❤

[@saenzaquisocalafelicidadli9236]

❤

[@tinas7206]

GD / BIGBANG is the idol of idols

[@xiba8703]

well, since you don't know much about him, I want to tell you about him because he's not just any regular idol but has an insane backstory (it'll get deep :/ ) GD also known as the only true king of kpop is to this day "the idol of idols", half of the industry wanted to become kpop idols because of him and he's still the most well-respected artist in korea, he even can use slurs which are highly forbidden in korean media and diss anyone even his own company and for celebrities like others would loose their career over those things but he wasn't even close to. as someone who was already a kpop fan at his biggest time: the power he held over the industry was unmatched and nowhere even close to be comparable to todays kpop times where many artists are around equially big and influencial ect. he was THE IT CELEBRITY and ANYONE was watching any step of him because he was just so impactful. EVERYTHING he did, was copied by anyone in the industry, any fashion trend, any concept, any music ect became the blueprint to kpop... he's a TRUE ARTIST, a MASTERMIND in originality and not just an idol that just does what others tell & give them.. he wrote&composed most of bigbangs and his own major hits, he created lightsticks, set the trend for the changing/colorful haircolors for idols, was the first one that broke the gender norms and opened the way for other idols to that (skirts, feminine clothes in general, high fashion, heavier makeup ect. for men), became the beauty ideal, created a fashion brand with his designs, the "airport fashion" thing which is a big thing in the industry, was the first korean/kpop brand ambassador ever, created the popular finger heart that is used everywhere and so on.. he was the only idol to ever have such a huge impact on forming the kpop genre to what it is nowdays.. kpop wouldn't even be close to what it is now without him. all that being said, you'd think with all these insane achievements, talent and influence he has, he must've lived an easy life but this sadly couldn't be further from the truth... he started being a trainee at the age of just 8 years under SM ent. and after almost 5 years there he switched to YG ent. where he had to clean the floors for their artists while still being a trainee with insane training schedules, their trainee dorms and practice rooms were in an horrible condition, he had barely anything to eat because the company barely gave them any money to even buy food... the chances of having success back then weren't like todays either, where, when you're under a decent company you'll have success either way, no. kpop wasn't that established yet so he had to risk anything for his dream to become an artist... when he then got to debut after a ton of hard work with Bigbang in 2006, after 10 years of training, they rose to fame within around 4 years after debut mostly thanks to his great songs. things were going great, he wrote hit after hit and he also started his solo career, technically he became what he always wanted, but that wasn't enough anymore to fill up the emptiness inside him, that the missed out childhood, constant pressure he had to face throughout his life... the damage was already done and also thanks to many haters and media doing anything trying to find any minor mistake he ended up having severe depressions and anxiety, he fainted several times on stage, hyperventilated ect. also a lot thanks to many haters and media doing anything trying to find any minor mistake... he fell super deep that even their CEO had to personally take matter into his own hands trying to help GD even though mental health was ALWAYS ignored and talked down during those times, I think this shows how severe it was.. all the "super cool rapper" image was just on surface but you can see him expressing his hard times through all of the lyrics of his solo songs if you take a deeper look, especially in the kwon ji-yong album(for example the two-facedness of the "fame")... he had NO ONE, not even his family, he was literally alone, he couldn't find any friends because they were either just too intimidated by him to be friends because he was so big as a celebrity or only wanted to get any information out of him to sell it to the media who were waiting all day for that.. he could trust nobody, and it got even worse when he had to enlist in the military, he just wanted to find genuine friends, he even let some of them use his black card ect but all he got was people who tried to get and sell any informations of him, he was like a statue in a museum, completely dehumanized.. he was getting stared at all day, they camped in the showers to see him naked, find any tattoos he has, find any location of moles or scars of him ect. to sell it to the media and public... even his underwear and personal items got stolen and sold.. it was that bad that they had to seperate him from the rest, which NEVER happens in the korean military because they don't make any exceptions for anyone there, that's how bad it was.. he went through hell all the time throughout his career, which also was the reason he took a 7 year hiatus because he just wasn't able to come back to the public.. only over the last 1-2 years we could finally see him slowly healing from all things society did to a boy who's only dream it was to self-express himself through music, performance and fashion. but I think his past is even more the reason, why idols to look up to him, because even if they just initially became his fans because of his art and influence, they also sooner or later ended up admiring/relating to him for how he was able to survive all that as a human being and also still not losing his identity and values as an artist and staying grounded. Now after all that I want to recommend you to check out "Coup D'etat"(I promise you, you'll LOVE IT), you will see him in a new light now.

[@bundalogy]

Eminem of Asia

[@lenellscheeler9355]

Check out Niliria with Missy Elliot, Crayon, Coup D'etat and Michii Go. 🔥

[@enterjune]

잘 봤어요

[@overdose0927]

무슨 말 인지 못 알아듣겠는데 ㅋ 그냥 좋은 말 하는 것 같아서 추천 누르고 가요 :)

[@marcelwannieck]

I have this huge comment I want to post here but it just keeps getting auto-deleted. KZbin, what the hell?

[@hussaun5894]

Please reaction viviz shhhh And i follow you in iraq country Arab ❤❤❤❤