Hilariously dark!! Stray Kids "CHEESE" Video reaction

[@gabriellecarroll5085]

This is part of the NOEASY album (meant to sound like Noisy) and this album is a clap back to people who call their music nothing but noise. All the songs are amazing and the lyrics in all the songs are so witty (there's lots of Korean wordplay in this sing especially) I love CHEESE because it's so passive aggressive and the entire hook is just repeating "yeah" which I bet really struck a nerve in the haters lol

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

I'm gonna have to listen to the full album

[@GolyenHighway]

The cheeses they mentioned in the song are all types of cheese with low lactic acid, so people who are lactose intolerant can still eat them & enjoy it. So they are likening their music to different kinds of cheese that everyone can enjoy. When listing the fingers, the adlibs in the background say "thumb, pointer, ring, pinky" so what you are left with is the middle finger. But if you follow the main part, it's a thumbs up. The line in Cheese where Felix goes "Look. Why'd you say it like that?" is actually a reference to the survival show from before they debut. The episode where Minho was trying not to be eliminated & messed up, Felix asked him why he messed up. And since he was still learning Korean, he did it in a kinda accusatory way. People constantly reminded him of this, saying that exact expression. We know he didn't mean it the way it sounded, but people seemed to like using that against Felix. Also in Cheese, where Han is running from a dino, is a reference to their song Chronosaurus. In that song, they likened time to a monster. They used Chrono for time, and a modification of the Kronosaurus. (Which is a type of pliosaurus that's fossils were found in Australia.) People also had a lot to say (hate) about that song too....Which sucks. Because it's one of my fave songs. The "Cawing of Crows" is a reference to their song Awkward Silence. The other birds are references to types of people. Pigeons are the type of people that flock to something new & scatter just as quick. Magpies are the people who are attracted by shiny new things, and then set about heckling everyone in the vicinity. The Headache is a reference to their song Side Effects. A-class vibes are again, a reference to Gods Menu. The chorus of them just repeating Yeah, is in response to people saying their music is repetitive noise. So they sang it in a taunting way. The part with them talking about "biting, chewing, etc." is in reference to the people who pick small parts of the song to "like", but say the rest is horrible. They had to have consumed it in order to do that, so why not say you enjoyed it instead of complaining. Cheese itself is a rather interesting concept. "Smile for the camera. Say cheese." How often do we hear/say that? Stray Kids know that anytime they are outside, there will be cameras. Sometimes they will have to put on a smile whether they want to or not. I.N has said in old interviews that he smiles so that people won't worry, especially his members. He has also mentioned in some vlog or another, that when he was in elementary school his classmates told him he looked too scary & he should smile more to not look mean. So that is why we rarely see him without a smile. He has been doing that since he was small. So in this video, whenever they smiled for "Cheese" it was rarely a smile that reached their eyes. You notice that at the last "cheese" where they were gathered around the camera, as soon as they said that their smiles fell & they looked disappointed & disgusted as they walked away. The only time they looked truly happy was when they were together & when running through the shredded post-its. (Which were almost all things people have said about them. Some good. Some lovely. Lots bad. Annoying. Loud. Bad leader. So many things that have been sent to them in hate. So what did they do? They papered a room, they wore them, they fought them, they shredded them into confetti to run in.)

[@TiaTruly]

Awesome rundown of all the references!! 👏 thanks

[@sserunkumabrian1986]

Wow thank u for this ❤

[@Resistance_Is_Futile1of3]

Well written as always Stay @GolyenHighway. I did have your back if needed lol.. I found some more hidden diss to add as shared by other Stays and I am sure that there are more in there... Found these on the Stayville post-it bulletin board: ➕ 'Du-du-du-du-du is funny': people has always dragged god's menu for being noisy, and was called "construction music" (which they also made fun of in GM video) ➕ 'What's funny about A class vibes': this has various meanings but the one I saw was SKZ referring to their music build from 0, no samples taken, no other producers involved. "A" class compositions means all the song & lyrics were made by them, not from someone else. ➕ When Hyunjin talk about his hair, outfit, etc., it’s because each time he changes his hair, every idol & others, seem to copies him. ➕ Thousands of post-its in the room: a metaphor to all the things they are told, and also, looks like cheese slices.., so brilliant ➕ Seungmin in IG live w/viewers: all eyes on SKZ, on what they're doing no matter if you're a fan or not, you're watching them ➕ Seungmin called himself a clown & we should fly together. a reference to Stephen Kings "IT". End Result is that they are collecting haters-like victims down the rabb(it) hole, making them STAY on of their best songs.🖖🏼

[@GolyenHighway]

@@Resistance_Is_Futile1of3 Another thing you can add to the Seungmin part. He's sitting on a chair that looks like a baseball & glove. And holding a cake to look like cheese. I haven't taken the time to read the comments that fly by (and I can't read Korean) or the user names. I was told that those have things to watch for as well. And the point that the views on his live were infinity.

[@Resistance_Is_Futile1of3]

@@GolyenHighway Great..so added to the list 😁

[@Juanix21110]

Such a friendly way to reply to the haters 😂❤

[@shiobhan8648]

Yeah I’ve been known to leave a lump of 🧀 on the haters and walk away. Trolls hate it 😂❤

[@Resistance_Is_Futile1of3]

@@shiobhan8648 or Why You Mad, Brah?!🤡 Y.U.M.BRAH?! 🖖🏼

[@sibylline7220]

The point of the song is disdain against haters. Little fun fact: in the prechorus, the say to fold fingers: index, middle, ring and pinky. Which leaves you with a thumbs up. Stray Kids always answering hate with positivity. BUT, in the background adlibs, in between the fingers names, there's Lee Know (who else?) who gives a different list, znd leaves you with a middle finger up 😁

[@4thGenLeader_SKZ]

God’s Menu: “You find DU DU DU DU DU DU funny?” Side Effects: “What’s so funny about a headache?” S-class: “What’s so funny about A-class vibes?” Ha, CHEESE!😂

[@harri9172]

I loooove this song! Such a middle finger to all their haters. IN’s creepy smile scares me lol

[@anabelroutledge]

In the finger part when it goes index, middle, ring, pinky finger a few times underneath on index and middle it is said thumb and index instead. This makes the middle finger instead of a thumbs up. They act like it isn't there and quite a few people who don't know any Korean miss it. Honestly so cheeky and I love this song for all of those little "f you"s they give

[@mamag5171]

I never get tired of you saying how different each of Skz songs are because you are absolutely right. Every song is so different from each other that I totally love it. React to Tortoise and the hare. This is unbelievably different lol. 😂

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

that one is coming soon :)

[@sylvielebrun1733]

“So different……loved this song” - Pierre 2024

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

haha .... my quote for eternity

[@chaeneesah]

Glad u enjoyed the song. I know I am. I was obsessed with the song for the longest time. And clapping back to the haters, it is just so satisfying. The word play with the “cheese” , and actually mentioned few type of cheese in the song, and mentioning all the references from their other songs, it just clever. And as usual with stray kids, they enjoyed the process from the lyric to the MV. Love their creativity.

[@JAMoore-zz3ki]

Cheese was written in response to all of the people who criticize SKZ for whatever reason(s) - usually hating on their "noise" music, their lyrics, their clothing, their hairstyles.....just about anything. So to look at a few of their lyrics in CHEESE...... Du-du-du-du-du-du is that funny to you? (

[@DomiWayCdn]

Thanks 🫶🏻

[@gabriellecarroll5085]

I think the A-class vibes is Back Door. Also I've always seen observations about the folding fingers part that Han corrects middle finger to thumb in the ad libs making the middle finger the remaining one left up (which is so iconic if that's what they were doing with that lol)

[@msbug1818]

I'd like to add that the cheeses mentioned are all lactose intolerant friendly cheeses. They added them specifically to say "you might hate us, but I bet we still have something that you'd like".

[@ziya6722]

It's just ..... Awesome 😘😘

[@TiaTruly]

With the finger instructions - if you follow the adlibs, you get a middle finger instead!

[@lomawwxlwj]

Getting back to the haters SKZ's style! It's an awesome song and so them! Thanks Pierre, love seeing you laugh!

[@sawomirgralak474]

I swear I.N. is killing me every time he shows up on the screen. Definitely it is his song.😱🔥 Thank you for reaction 😁✌️

[@chukovskaya]

Cheese is a great and cheeky song that is full of meaning. However, all their songs are full of meaning. Thanks for another interesting reaction, Pierre! I am glad to see you in a good mood and full of excitement to hear something new. Have a nice day and good luck!

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

thank you so much.... Yes I mostly am in a good mood and am a positive person :) You have a nice day too

[@reginak2250]

Thoroughly enjoy your analysis of StrayKids music. Did you miss the result of folding down certain fingers? 🤣🤣🤣

[@mauraemiliacastaneda1449]

The song is a satire towards hate, achieved in the best possible way in my opinion, everything structured to emphasize how they as a public figure have to smile and endure the hate, the criticism is always with a good face, it is great how they achieve it, I like them Thank you for your reactions.

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

thank you for being here

[@polyanagula]

Others have given a great breakdown of the lyrics, so I will just thank you for a great reaction!

[@judithfilby-beaulet1920]

‘Now I’m hungry and I wanna dance’. Brilliant!

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

hahaha

[@AlinaKat3]

This song is really fun during their concerts ✨

[@forestr5808]

I read that all of the post It notes have insults written on them from haters.

[@Lesmu]

All in.. Domino.. 도 재미있습니다.. 아직 안보신거 같아서요..

[@hilmanh3852]

The best thing about this song is it's lyrics! Because everyone making fun of it immediately living proof of the effing Cheese lyrics. It's 2024, anti should already know that this song is making fun of them

[@leryanelima4715]

Stray kids and their wonderful play on words, cheese is a huge shade to the haters. I love Stray Kids' ability to do this. thank you Pierre

[@Aeris_Athirah41]

for me.. they are actually roasting their haters.. that's what this song about :P :D

[@cozythembo]

To add, while the lyrics may seem nonsensical (and some of it is) A lot of it references to their eariler work: "You find DU DU DU DU DU DU funny?" and "Is the pigeon and the magpie funny to you?" = God's Menu "What's so funny about a headache?" = Side Effects also the chorus is telling the listener to put up the surfer hand motion (pinky and thumb out) if you listen just to the main vocals, but if combined with the backing echo, instead they're instructing you to put up your middle finger lmao

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

😁😁😊😊

[@sedie94]

Ahhhhh so excited to see this reaction!!! Thanks again ☺️

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

😁😁

[@b1ancaas]

love how they’re calling out the haters and saying they don’t care

[@jigb9975]

Thank you for your react! Cheese is very fun 👍.

[@prmtv]

This has become one of my favorite Skz songs, it's so much fun 😂 also love the meaning behind it as usual

[@lauradevaughn6156]

Check out taste. It's part 2 off Red lights

[@Resistance_Is_Futile1of3]

I agree that this is a difference kind of diss track, fun and in-your-face, then all of a such.. dark.. the drum and bass distort adds so much and the lyricism witty word play against the unkind hits just right. I see others have brought their divining tools to help explain this song.. enjoyed your reaction as usual. 🖖🏼

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

thank you... yes I really enjoyed the "darkness" ...

[@tatsumiyin1923]

FELIX POWERFULL VOICE👑🌟🔥

[@leaf6513n]

I’ve been binge watching your stray kids reactions. Really enjoy them!

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

Thank you so much. Glad you liked it.

[@cassc23]

Everyone's said what I'd say lol Still love this song...as many times as I have listened to it! Hans part is definitely a stand out point for me

[@mixed13.0]

I had been waiting for this moment for soo long 😂😂😂😂 this is the best dis so g ever ❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂

[@CapitanLese]

You would like Super board song) also one of the funny songs

[@sabs_1108]

This song is THE definition of a 🖕 to all haters.... I love this song soooooooo much . Thx for checking this out... I enjoyed it a lot ❤

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

Its awesome... CHEESE!

[@KuranYuki22]

One of my fav Skz's song !! 🎉🥳💙 I have sooo many lol, as always thanks !

[@manukaqf2840]

Listen to The Tortoise and the Hare', I think it's their most different song... It seems strange at first, but it's addictive'...

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

This weekend!

[@안효준-b2h]

스트레이 키즈 현진 승민 한 아이엔 방찬 필릭스 리노 창민 얼굴 별 마음이 좋아요 노래짱 춤짱 화이팅 사랑해요 짱 행복하세요 ❤😘💗😻💋💘💯

[@shayshay7524]

One of the best clap backs, some of the lyrics are things that netizens have said about how Felix talks, Hyunjin’s early style ect, I especially like how they flip haters off with directions 🤭 “Index finger (thumb), middle finger (index finger), ring finger, pinky, what? Index finger, middle finger, ring finger, pinky, put them down like, what?”😅

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

haha, yea after rewatching and actually reading the lyrics I got that... I loved this song. Thanks for being here, hope all is well

[@shayshay7524]

@@NeonReactionsPierre yeah it’s a fast paced cute song, so many have missed it the first go so it’s understandable 🤭 all is well, now planning a Sep trip to Thailand 🎉 hope all is well with you too!

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

@@shayshay7524 oh cool.... Thailand. Enjoy the food and stay safe!

[@shayshay7524]

@@NeonReactionsPierrewill do

[@mariacebreros5824]

Hola pierre gracias por otra reacción a skz ❤ 1 2 3 CHESSE 😂 especialmente dirigída a los haters y los que soporten 😂

[@Nahlbokie]

Felix is amazing❤️❤️

[@ЕленаМельникова-ъ9в]

Просто тогда ребятам надоело слушать хэйт про то, что они пишут неправильную музыку, шумную, непонятную, странную. Они высмеяли всё это, всём:";говорите, говорите " ,а они:"улыбаемся"и вы"улыбайтесь

[@4thGenLeader_SKZ]

Funny song for haters🤣