Jacksepticeye Reacts to K-POP

[@makurroni]

trying to learn the dances to kpop songs is such a canon event everyone has done it 😭

[@alanardominim]

agreed. It kind of makes me sad that people look back and think of themselves as cringe. You were having fun at the time, who cares if you were bad at it, it should be a valued memory

[@Gothie_Elstine]

doing it as a workout kinda helps

[@deadaerith]

literally can't stop doing the SKZ JJAM dances at work 😂

[@xmarshmilox9955]

omg my first one was as if its your last by blackpink. might get back to trying again because i gave up on it.

[@jenclink]

No joke, my son and I are learning the dance to Maniac by Stray Kids lol

[@ailee3459]

Also recognising the Shinee members in that three pixel dance video is how you know he is an og.

[@exol.multistan8637]

Even I couldn't do that

[@LadySugarcube]

Him being a SHINee stan and him remembering Jonghyun as well as Goo Hara made me cry ugly tears in my bathroom with my hair drying in my hands.

[@deeveedee379]

and sulli

[@rachelBrady-ni]

hes also an exol hes mentioned and danced to call me baby. hes defo an sm girlie lol

[@hshaizkcgahaj1916]

​@@rachelBrady-niim also an sm girlie omfg 🎉

[@pettypuppyjonghyun]

Seriously!!

[@alex-dm3sn]

It's been almost 8 years and I still cry every time I think of Jonghyun. Even after 15 years, he's my favorite Kpop artist of all time. When I was a kid I used to say he was my ideal man. I'm not even the type of person to get attached to celebrities, yet he meant so much to me.

[@Taylor92Williams]

We DESPERATELY NEED a second video of Jack reacting to 4th Gen, because I feel like he would be OBSESSED with Stray Kids, Ateez, XG, etc.

[@mai_suniverse]

real!

[@astr0v1]

It would be so cool for him to react to Stray Kids OMG

[@Rhi_know]

YESS!!!

[@katet8639]

Those bg kinda azz tbh

[@timmyisreallycool]

@@katet8639 right like one of these is not like the others

[@highfunctioningidiot3643]

WHY AM I SUDDENLY IN DESPERATE NEED OF A JACKSEPTICEYE KPOP CHOREO COVER????

[@tallia2547]

I wish i would see this too! 😂🎉

[@Kunstner1004]

next thankmas 🤞🤞

[@kaminakae2871]

BADLY NEEDED!!!!

[@BrittneyMoreno98]

NO SAME I NEED THIS

[@carlycchapman]

I would love to see him and Gab try something for SURE

[@dejaanderson4318]

Everything about this is PAINFULLY relatable, being a older kpop fan makes you just laugh at yourself when you reflect but it’s also so wonderful.

[@913_Niyala]

We witnessed an amazing era that no one else will ever get to experience 🥹 just wish I would've made any sort of friend that also liked it.

[@bee_outside]

I died at him watching SHINee, bc that was literally me coming back to SNSD at my big age 😂

[@fatjesusonbike1276]

Had I Got A Boy as my ringtone and it played on full volume in quoir once. Also tried to learn the dances in the most hideous clothes in the school corridor. Good but cringe times rofl

[@MidnightEkaki]

old kpop is kinda cringe but the songs are enjoyable so i still like to listen to them sometimes lol

[@andrewlacsamana8113]

fun times indeed

[@monroe8566]

dude you gotta check out what taemin’s been doing in the past ten years dude his solo career is ridiculous i love it

[@monroe8566]

oh, and nmixx! they’re a newer gg their command of genre is crazy love them

[@rainestar82]

PLEASE omg especially stuff like WANT, Criminal and Guilty

[@jennae7903]

YES !

[@annielaurie2322]

need his reaction to the rizzness

[@KuroGordon]

OMG Advice Studio Choom

[@amintchoco]

“Jack in the Box” album by j-hope of BTS would REALLY suit your music tastes I think. It has a dark gritty sound throughout, the mvs for MORE and Arson are sick too. it goes extremely hard. plus fun to recommend to you since it has “jack” in the title lol

[@80s_graffiti]

J-Hope and Agust D are so good, while Namjoon is pretty indie and introspective.

[@Pschokid]

Yes! I agree with this

[@jemharayuki]

Ah yes, Taemin’s iconic striped shirt for the Lucifer dance practice 😂 It will never get old.

[@dheu]

lol that shirt is what got me into kpop, I happened on that dance practice and Taemin’s shirt just hypnotized me… I absolutely love that video and have rewatched it so many times.

[@rjafitzgerald]

Right?! That cloud background is so nostalgic to me ❤

[@Miilkyshookyarts]

Real😂

[@nancyvega2337]

I remember downloading that video and slowing it down to x1/4 and x1/2 and still struggling because I would get so entranced by that shirt

[@blucat5223]

Finding out you're an OG gen 2 kpop stan is amazing

[@xsexxiisk8terx]

💯💯💯

[@xsexxiisk8terx]

Maybe I'm biased because I'm a 2nd gen stan, but 2nd gen is the best lol 💯💯🥰🥰

[@Nanaba77]

Ik he probably doesn't know about the burning sun scandal but I still think it's funny he stopped Fantastic Baby before Seungri part lol

[@kamillaazim4862]

I think he might have heard of and intentionally didn’t mention him, but didn’t want to bring it up

[@sunflowle2204]

I think so too, like even in Western news it was brought up ​@@kamillaazim4862

[@swfsmik]

I think he knows. Even the pop-up picture, Seungri is cropped out.

[@j_yaein]

22:40 he probably does because seungris cropped out 💀💀

[@worldwidefunnyguy]

boom shakalaka boom shakalaka

[@itztat6303]

ATEEZ are really good dancers, they actually started as a dance group!!

[@joonmoon9078]

DID HE MENTION THEM?

[@itztat6303]

@ NO unfortunately 😔 but he asked about groups that are considered the “best dancers”

[@bamgyvvuu]

JACK BEING AN OG SECOND GEN KPOP STAN IS SMTH I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE NOW AHHH

[@dianam4974]

Jack: I hope the industry has gotten better since then Me: Uhhhhhhhhh.... I'm going to hold your hand when I say this (but its kinda the same in a lot of aspects)

[@staygeee]

It’s improved in some ways then gotten more toxic in others 💀

[@yuricooper]

considering he listened to a lot of sm, the seunghan situation is pretty similar to older sm groups, (exo, super junior)

[@Dimaura99]

Yeahhhhh lol

[@dianam4974]

@ yeah I agree. there has been some good things but also equally bad things.

[@killazilla44]

@@staygeee yeah we can thank social media for that

[@DeathsConsciousPlan]

If Sean thinks the amount of members in SuJu is bad, wait till he sees NCT

[@MidoriBel]

Was thinking about it 😂

[@011mph]

omg he would have an aneurysm 😭

[@ElijahEzekiel0w0]

TripleS would put him in a coma then 😭

[@m4ttd0tc0m]

literally thought to myself “don’t let him find out nct exist”

[@xapokalypse]

I feel like he'd love Seventeen lol

[@Moon0525_]

As a Shawol from 2011... As you can tell from my username.... You have no idea how much I love this video. I'm in my feels right now having a damn good time singing, dancing, and smiling over this. Lucifer was the very first K-Pop song I listened to and the amount of memories all of this holds for me, is unreal. Thank you so much for this trip down memory lane

[@K-Ville]

I’m shocked and honoured that my Best of 2009 video was in here! 😅

[@RosieGaga]

Omg K-Ville is here!!!!

[@nktp91]

Then there is us k-ville fans that has followed you for ages, that is shocked that you are here 🥰

[@MiniMC546]

Well your videos did brought back Jack's core memories of being a K-POP Fan.

[@Javea97]

The K-Ville channel also has legendary status in the international K-pop community

[@pencileva_art]

your videos are the best to find those old gems again

[@xiimorals]

I think Jack would legitimately eat up "Guerilla" by ATEEZ. Also something by Stray Kids... maybe "Thunderous"?

[@wah--]

You're so righttt

[@taylorsmall8962]

YES

[@-_-Kayla]

You are sooo right!

[@lillie450]

both great songs

[@alexrose5466]

Liking kpop has become tism coded 😂❤

[@cele3591]

I sincerely need a part two of Sean reacting to songs and reminiscing his K-pop phase. As well as reacting to new groups, like Ateez and Stray kids for his vibes, but also Seventeen and TXT and so on. The choices are limitless Edit: just realised I wrote jack instead of Sean, my brain was not braining enough due to the hype

[@elliesparklez5818]

I think Jack would loose his mind at District 9 or Gods Menu😂

[@d4nd3l1on3]

LIMITLESS??? NCT 127 MENTIONED OH BABY ITS YOOOUUU‼️💚🔫🔫 (sorry for this obnoxious comment but i feel like he would like them too)

[@tahiti1264]

YES PLEASE. He needs to see them! Especially ateez (they're mu ults😭)

[@danravv]

Given that he listens to a lot of sm groups. He'd probably like Nct

[@hydrate7991]

he would prob hate svt bc they hv even more members than super J xD

[@zoeskye]

I never knew being a 2nd gen K-pop group stan is in your background 😂 trying to learn the dances is just a standard part of it, I miss that era so much 😭

[@sotmemma1583]

someone needs to introduce this man to heavy beats and noise music kpop artists (stray kids, ateez, nct, everglow, dreamcatcher, etc.) 😭

[@guadaluperodriguez2358]

This is exactly what my coworker and I brought up to each other today!

[@darkrose4725]

I'd add BIBI too

[@aslanjadecallenreese99]

ATEEZ🫶

[@greywhale]

MONSTA X

[@sotmemma1583]

@ Can't believe i forgot them 😭

[@caliigrey]

when you said “i’m just gonna autistic my way through this video” i immediately went to like the video forgetting i had already liked it lol

[@Congele_]

I just went "Yes! Please do!"; just watching him watch whatever he feels like watching, but sharing it with us, was a pure blast!

[@whatismylifeanymore]

Why is everything I do somehow an autistic trait LMAO

[@DarkstrifeQueen-v8v]

As an autistic diagnosed K-pop fan myself, stumbling on this video makes me feel really happy!😃

[@miauizm]

HES SO ME..

[@luthfeeghazale6206]

As an autistic who loves Kpop, guess we are just the same

[@kristinafort]

I feel like Sean would really like Stray Kids and Ateez since he prefers the darker songs also for girl groups I recomend Dream Catcher for the same reason Stray Kids: topline, ITEM Ateez: Halazia, Guerilla, Wonderland Dream catcher: Scream, deja vu

[@haegl_]

Yessss Dreamcatcher!

[@xmarshmilox9955]

three of my favorite groups!

[@justsomeone3694]

ATEEZ MENTIONEDDDDD

[@Dinosaur_Biscuits]

YESSSS I totally agree especially if he really liked Exo and Bigbang

[@ShammahAgahozoNdoba]

STRAY KIDS WORLD DOMINATION MENTION🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@prismleaf9458]

The Lore drops that this channel always has are immaculate

[@anakaraean]

2:40 Jonghyun’s older sister Sodam has set up a foundation in honor of him which aims to help artists with mental health issues and provides counseling to those in need. It is called “The SHINY Foundation” and you can donate to them directly or you can also stream Jjong’s work since all his copyrighted material’s revenue goes to his family/sister’s foundation. ❤

[@raxacorico]

stream jonghyun!!!! anyone who wants to get into his stuff here are a few recs: blinking game, deja boo, crazy, she is, elevator, diphylleia grayi, cocktail, moon...

[@chinocanbake]

2:11 Jack WHIPPING OUT A JESSICA REFERENCE two minutes into the video HE’S A REAL ONE

[@TerezaKickova]

NOW THIS IS A CROSSOVER

[@H3LLO_K1TTY48]

I love your pfp!!

[@Syk0Fox]

Sean reminiscing on old school kpop is not something I expected but i genuinely enjoyed this so much. Its like looking into my own experiences from the cringing to the reflection on the kpop industry as a whole. I still keep up even almost 15 years later since I got into kpop ,but as an older stan its nice to see someone who experienced the same things I did at the time. Especially as a Shawol I love the SHINee love!!!

[@vanessaa6926]

I love how you cut out Seungri when you showed the bigband picture ❤ You are the real mvp!

[@hannardee]

I noticed that too! Love it

[@SaturnSpotter]

What did they do?

[@poutsablue2346]

​@@SaturnSpotter S.trafficking, gambling and more

[@nessaxlx]

@@SaturnSpotter He was involved in the Burning Sun scandal and went to prison

[@not_mana]

@@SaturnSpotter Burning sun. Search it up, not because I'm a rude person who doesn't want to explain to you, but it's a deep rabbit hole and you will benefit much more by searching for the information yourself. I recommend Rotten Mango's on the burning sun case, very informative. Long story short, Seungri owns a club where inside, exists a s*x trafficking ring, where they assault and drug women in the club, and "give" them to high-paying VIPs to be r*ped and filmed. It's a very deep story worth researching.

[@King_Jonghyun]

Thank you for taking a minute to remember Jonghyun, Sean! 🧡

[@NoisyButters]

i saw SHINee in the thumbnail and i clicked SO FAST im so glad he enjoys one of the best generations of KPOP ✨✨✨

[@TheDexterity]

i didn't know you were a kpop stan hello??? who's your favorite group?

[@NoisyButters]

@@TheDexterity omg SHINee is everything to me! EVERYTHING Key specifically destroys every fiber of my being, such a talented group

[@TheDexterity]

@ ugh i feel you on that. i’m a relatively newer kpop stan but man when i first heard replay i was so addicted. Absolutely love big bang aswell

[@erin9838]

You had me at "GG" lol Please post more reactions to kpop videos!

[@MuffinMisfit]

Jack reacting to K-pop I thought this day would never come

[@onenerdwithpocky9937]

Finding out that Sean is a fan of SHINee & then singing the opening lines of Lucifer together somehow means the WORLD to me (and I too, watched SHINee's dance practice videos in my bedroom & taught myself the choreography 💃💃)

[@rachelBrady-ni]

hes also an exol hes mentioned and danced to call me baby. hes defo an sm girlie lol

[@kimkai9005]

Jack and sm artists my beloved worlds 💞

[@rjafitzgerald]

Same ❤ it’s still in my most played songs ever

[@NomNomNomNomage]

I definitely did the Lucifer hands with him and squealed uncontrollably. God this is so good Edit: god i forgot how cringey my handle is lmao

[@ShacysPagelings]

Sèan unintentionally made every of us in their 30's have a major flashback

[@ShacysPagelings]

Please all the song Sean plays all my playlists ajsnjdd now i have to listen to it again

[@Kyosumari]

Yeah he called me out hard, down to the mirrored choreography we failed to accomplish/

[@tdelioncourt1268]

what do you mean? they're still in my playlist haha

[@mahooi]

​@@tdelioncourt1268 😂😂fr , I was about to say.

[@LilKitLen]

I'm approaching 26 and I am having flashbacks rn cuz this was also my era :"v

[@andiniwirawan]

Sean being OG SM Stan and Gen 2 Kpopers will be my favorite septiceye lore🤣🤣🤣

[@animejoy5]

I didn't think I was going to feel nostalgic about kpop so soon, but him reacting to Lucifer got me there 😭🙌🏾

[@honeysweet4804]

me toooook

[@Mrs.ragnvindr31]

I know right! It's been awhile since I've followed KPop as well, man, so nostalgic

[@Miilkyshookyarts]

Right!!

[@camelliasinensis219]

Same, SHINee used to be my favourite group. I haven’t really listened to much kpop in ages, but I really loved them. Those dance practice videos especially were so iconic

[@moopotatokimchi]

R.I.P. Jonghyun 😢

[@fernosbonos5394]

Damn well time is not merciful, but he did go high before he le5

[@itzrachei]

😔

[@Taemtiddies]

Yes, he deserved better... But he has a wonderful legacy ❤

[@wowpoopstaylorsversion3267]

Goo Hara as well.

[@joycebelleflamme]

I completely agree with what Jack said about preferring songs with a more 'darker' or 'edgy/mature' sound. Because of that, I gravitate a lot towards Stray Kids and Ateez, as they have a lot of very good songs in that area. But jeez, everything shown in this video was such a blast from the past!

[@CuteKittyKatelyn]

Same here :)

[@SynthAir]

Yeah, same here. For example I wasn't really a fan of Twice until their album Eyes Wide Open. That album is utterly fantastic. I'd imagine Jack would like it, and he'd probably like Minnie's Her, Aespa's Whiplash, and almost anything by Big Bang, 2NE1, NCT 127, Bibi, Chung Ha, or Kiss of Life. There's so much!!

[@tomboysquirrel]

Yeah I always like the trap / EDM style kpop

[@tdelioncourt1268]

OnlyOneOf and Pink Fantasy too (both too underrated) ! technically not k"pop" but Bewhy, Dpr Ian and Bibi would most likely match his taste too.

[@beomkaslana]

Despite me prefering more cutesy and fun kpop songs like earlier Twice and TXT, Red Velvet, Boynextdoor, QWER, etc... Love me some quirky edgy noise music too, kpop is not complete without them (!!!)

[@aniqashahzad3210]

As a army for over 7 years I was so glad you said you enjoyed more of bts (or any kpop songs in general) dark noisy concepts and I agree dynamite was good but I would rather also listen to Mic Drop (which is also my favorite song from them) 💗💗

[@RestingQuill]

I now need a part 2 where Sean reacts to Stray Kids, Ateez, and txt. I feel like he would absolutely love their music

[@RestingQuill]

I think if you were to search "kpop noise music" you would most likely get the music you like thats newer

[@amdraglover]

As a Staytiny and baby carat I def agree!

[@iluvpuffins6670]

Definitely. I’m an Atiny. I need his reaction to Wonderland Symphony #9 and Guerillas and the break the wall fan chant lol

[@CJ-cz3hv]

My non kpop fiance only likes Ateez, they have this sound that anyone can listen to

[@im_boo_11]

100%, if that happened I would die happy

[@kaileystaples8385]

As a retro kpop fan who doesn't really follow it anymore this was positively DELIGHTFUL. I could watch you watch this older stuff ALL DAY EVERY DAY.

[@lemonsgalore93]

Same, what a walk down nostalgia lane…. Brown eyed girls’ Abracadabra and 2pm got me sucked in…

[@XPrisca150]

When the third generation started to “take over” I kind of faded out. Sometimes I check up on it, but I don’t follow any new bands. I am very very sad when 2nd generation are barely mentioned, even though they did a lot to build the road of kpop IMO (scandals and all aside). They didn’t gain the western popularity like current generation, they still got a name. For Sean giving them so much attention, makes me happy

[@TisaTinkers]

Ugh this. Vocaloid basshunter. I had such a weeb music Era 😅❤

[@SoggycereaI]

Me too, this was so damn delightful, though I mainly know 3rd gen best. I do genuinely think that 2nd gen is becoming more and more forgotten though, and my telltale for that is whenever I randomly decide to watch those k-pop random dance compilations... they never have 2nd gen songs despite there being plenty of iconic choreos, and hardly any 3rd gen ones.

[@alishakay]

Talking about choreographies, Seventeen are well respected for it. Not only for their dance but also their synchronization. Other newer groups involve Ateez and The Boyz.

[@StarLost96]

Yeeees seventeen especially being such a bigger group and being so in sync

[@MidoriBel]

THE BOYZ MENTIONED 💜

[@strawbrrysugar]

TBZ MENTIONED!!! he would like their road to kingdom performance of reveal for sure

[@Lemon-x-]

Yeah I always think of Seventeen when it comes to boy groups known for choreo and performance. On the girl group side I'd probably say GFRIEND are the top for synchronization and in how deceptively simple their choreo can seem while being really aesthetically pleasing.

[@arianamarkus5041]

Seventeen was my first thought for the dance/choreography question as well! I don't really keep with them or their music, but I know they're pretty well-known and respected for their dancing and synchronization. Ateez was my second thought because they're well-known for their performance skills as a whole (and I'm Atiny, so you know lol) and would probably be better-suited to Sean's apparent music taste than most of Seventeen's stuff

[@pola_online]

Heya Jack! If you're lacking on song recommendations (though im sure after this video it'll be impossible), here are some recommended newer kpop songs to check out (less radio happy lol). Otherwise this is also for anyone getting into to kpop looking for new songs/groups: Female groups/soloists: BOCA - Dreamcatcher Animal Farm - BIBI BIBI Vengeance - BIBI Super Lady - (G)I-DLE TOMBOY - (G)I-DLE Oh my god - (G)I-DLE Stamp On It - GOT the beat (a collaborative group of members from multiple SM girl groups) Monster - Red Velvet's Irene & Seulgi 28 Reasons - Seulgi Drama - Aespa Supernova - Aespa Armageddon - Aespa Whiplash - Aespa Igloo - KISS OF LIFE Midas Touch - KISS OF LIFE (more radio-ey but so good) ATE THAT - YOUNG POSSE (underrated group and this song's mv is based off gta v lol) LOCO - ITZY Paint the town - LOONA Male groups: Run BTS - BTS Jump - BTS Dionysus - BTS Black Swan - BTS Arson - j-hope Daechiwta - Agust D God's Menu - Stray Kids Shoot Me - Day6 I Wait - Day6 How Can I Say - Day6 Sweet Chaos - Day6 HOT - SEVENTEEN Drunk-Dazed - ENHYPHEN If you do want to check out the more radio happy vibe: Girls: Magnetic - ILLIT Attention - NewJeans (rip :( ) Supernatural - NewJeans Peek-A-Boo - Red Velvet Russian Roulette - Red Velvet ANTIFRAGILE - LESSERAFIM After LIKE - IVE Talk That Talk - TWICE MAGO - GFRIEND HIP - MAMAMOO Decalcomanie - MAMAMOO BBoom BBoom - MOMOLAND Up & Down - EXID Nobody Knows - KISS OF LIFE Boys: LOVE SCENARIO - iKON 0X1=LOVESONG - TXT VERY NICE - SEVENTEEN CLAP - SEVENTEEN (BTS best songs are their b sides so ive just listed a few that would have live performances) Airplane pt 2 - BTS Anpanman - BTS Go Go - BTS

[@Smothiez_]

The 2nd gen of k-pop was the best in my opinion. Not just for its music but also for its iconic variety shows like Family Outing / Weekly Idol / Invincible Youth / We Got Married / Star Dance Battle / Star King / Idol Army Show, and more. These Shows allowed idols to interact freely, showcasing their personalities. Unfortunately, such interactions are rare today due to overly sensitive fan reactions.

[@xDisABlez]

Those shows were so good!

[@raxacorico]

we got married WAS THE SHITTTT i rewatched the taemin naeun one recently cause i needed a funny background noise

[@youlleatamuffinandlikeit4596]

fr kpop ain't the same anymore. BTS getting big was the turning point, and now it's all just made for tik tok 😭

[@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF]

@@raxacorico WGM was fine, could have been so much better if korea wasn't h0mophob1c and included girlxgirl and boyxboy pairs too. oh the funny pairings we could have had 😔 tbh they should bring it back updated like this 😏

[@exhaustedpunk1477]

Suju's explorers of the human body was such a bizarre and funny show, the first batch of ISAC events had an unique vibe to them as well that I feel got lost along the way, hello baby was an insane concept as well. I remember watching some of them without subs because they were that entertaining, truly simpler times

[@frog5654]

HIM KNOWING ALL (literally all) THE EARLIER GEN KPOP LORE AND LEARNING SHINEE DANCES😭😭❤ Korean fans ARE SO PROUD AND HAPPY, we love u Sean 오빠…아니면 이재 삼춘인가..ㅋㅋ

[@xAutumnTwilightx]

ㅎㅎㅎ 헐 야만인

[@milkyplumz]

Jack speaking Korean will never fail to amaze me 🥹😂

[@keylanka940]

You hit so many of the OG kpop songs in this video that got me into the genre in 2015. Ugh this made my day!

[@alanardominim]

Unfortunately, the k-pop world is still a mixed bag of stuff. Fandoms are absolutely insane, tearing at each other's throats over every possible perceived slight. There's also been a rise in what's called 'solo stans', which means ppl that are so obsessed with a single member of the group that they're rallying to have that member leave and start their own thing (and on the opposite side there's those who hate a member and want them to leave to protect the rest of their precious members). For example, recently a member of Riize, a 7 member boy group, got the worst treatment because he had a girlfriend? and smoked? before he was even in the group?? The company did nothing to help and these kstans went insane (there's been a recent trend of antis sending Funeral Wreaths with vile messages to the companies, talk about yikes) . It's bad, it's a very toxic place in general and if you find a few good friends that are ...y'know, mature enough to use their brains, then that's great, but in general every other day there's a "scandal" Some artists, if they're popular enough have more of a leg to stand on when signing contracts, but a lot are still basically owned by their companies. Some groups I'd recommend listening to, from the more newer generations, i guess, would be some of the BTS members solo albums (as you said, some are still in the military but they pre-recorded individual albums), Seventeen (one of the top groups when it comes to choreos), Stray Kids (this one seems to be very much to your taste, I think? They're also friends with Ryan Reynolds, ayy), Ateez (there's a lot of new groups, but idk if you'd be that interested in groups that are spanning between 18 and early 20s year group). For girl groups, G-Idle, Mamamoo, Twice, Red Velvet (I'm also trying to name groups you haven't mentioned that you've heard on tiktok already). Different members of Shinee and Big Bang are still putting out music, definitely recommend checking out Taemin and Key's stuff as well as Taeyang and G-Dragon If anyone comes at me for not mentioning a specific group, I will knife you. Please be mature about it oh my god.

[@kimpark6325]

God you are so right about the toxicity. Some fandoms are better than others from what ive seen but generally its a mixed bag frl frl

[@septiceye_3706]

Omg, you have no idea how much I appreciate this update on the k pop world!! ❤❤❤❤ Haven't been in the loop ever since 2022, so this bit of insight is genuinely appreciated!!

[@moopotatokimchi]

@alanardominim I found my best friend in the world through Stray Kids. She's literally my platonic soul mate. And we never would have met without kpop. But I also at the same time have had to pull away from some other Fandoms for my own sanity because the toxicity is out of this world. It's a catch 22 society

[@SHINeeNAilee]

All members of SHINee are still putting out music!

[@witcherye]

​​@@moopotatokimchi I have a similar experience, I found my soulmate when we were very active within a kpop fandom. I as ARMY and he as EXOL. I love him so much, we have been best friends for nine years.

[@Taytortot]

I'd love to see him react to Stray Kids, Seventeen, Ateez, XG, Dreamcatcher, etc... (Also at 22:23 you asked about which group people consider the best in their dance routine and I'd say that Seventeen has been known for their dance skills since their debut in 2015. 'Super' is a song by them that you'd love)

[@mmmqua]

Yes, SEVENTEEN are literally still the reigning & undisputed Kings of K-pop Dance!!! There are so many amazing dancers out right now, of course, but nobody has consistently brought it like SVT for the last 10 years, and are STILL consistently bringing it hardcore and to the high level they do, when it comes to dance, choreographies, synchronization, & performance, each and every time.

[@godzsilla5248]

Totally agree!!

[@bblilyylensz]

i feel like jack would LOVE dreamcatcher

[@Vincisomething]

Seconding XG. I know they're technically not Kpop, but it needs to be added. They're fluent in Korean so good enough lol.

[@tardybloomer]

Seventeen the kings of dance !! Thank you for recommending them, i’m a stay and atiny but my first loves were Seventeen !! 💖

[@orangetaemint]

Taemin from Shinee is doing a World Tour right now and most of the shows are sold out but the Manchester stop at AO Arena still has seats if you want to indulge your nostalgia and watch him as a mature artist in his early 30s now performing his self-composed/written songs! He’s an even better dancer now and his singing is so amazing he covers Jonghyun’s parts in Shinee’s old songs when he performs with the group ❤

[@Mooncinder]

Yes! Taemin is an amazing performer, I can't believe I got tickets. I've been a Shinee fan since 2013 and I'm so happy I finally get to see at least one of them live.

[@ErinCharlot]

Taemin is such an Icon, his solo stuff is just pure magic!!! He's forever gonna be THE KING

[@im_o]

bless you for this comment... I didn't know there was a Manchester stop and was so sad when I missed the tickets for the London show 😭 thank you!!! I've got tickets now 🩵

[@orangetaemint]

@ I’m so happy to hear that!! The additional stops in Brussels, Manchester and Honolulu didn’t get even a quarter as much advertisement as the initial rollout of the tour so I’ve been trying to spread the word to all the people who missed out when the other stops sold out in 5 mins. I hope you have an amazing time!

[@magikarpg]

I'm so glad I got tickets for Helsinki, I don't have to travel!

[@xAutumnTwilightx]

If you love the heavier bad-ass K-pop, you'd love Monsta X! They're more contemporary and modern but have kept up the darker sound. Please react to their songs, pretty much any title track is fitting. Rush Hour, All In, Alligator, Figter. But I honestly believe you'd love Gambler, even though it's a bit different. I implore you to check them out!

[@Zoom_CRAZY]

Jacksepticeye being a kpop stan was not on my bingo card 😭 The fact that he knew many groups i also knew just JDNDJFND

[@sarahlister868]

"Just gonna autism my way through this" vibe, lifestyle

[@sparklelaraify]

13:42 Do NOT tell this man about NCT and TRIPLE S

[@RockyNate_]

He'd either passed out, or skip them asap 😂

[@cele3591]

Literally my same thought 😂 I chuckled

[@no.1yoongistan]

i looove nct and i'm trying to get into triples it's hard out here😭😭

[@crystalbugboy]

Ya I learned all the triples members lol, but more importantly, their music is freaking amazing

[@RockyNate_]

@@no.1yoongistan I love both groups but my 0.5% memory span can't remember all 49 names that easily so I just gave up and remember their faces instead.. although that'll probably took me months/years 🙂

[@alluraox]

As a 33 year old who has just got into k-pop, I find your reactions validating 😂 I feel like I've been missing out for most of my life!!

[@promiseofeunoia]

SHINee's "Sherlock" was what got me into kpop, and seeing him singing along to it and remember Jonghyun brings me so much joy and nostalgia

[@esow4742]

even my dad likes sherlock and he knows almost nothing about kpop. it’s just that good 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[@annielaurie2322]

shinee isn’t even my ult group but sherlock is The kpop song to me

[@Helloimapersonontheinternet]

Sherlock by SHINee is one of the greatest kpop songs ever and I wish more people knew of it. ITS TOO GOOD

[@alishakay]

Judging by Sean's tastes, he might like Ateez - Guerilla, The Real TXT - 0X1 Lovesong, Puma Stray Kids - Thunderous, Topline Xdinary Heroes (I don't listen to them often but they're an amazing rock band, their fandom can suggest some songs).

[@avalonwolf]

For Xdinary Heroes I'd recommend Strawberry Cake and Freakin' Bad

[@PixelWolf0325]

Xdinary Heroes’ Save Me is what grabbed me after Han shared it on his IG. Probably would fit in with his tastes.

[@DatBoiAntix]

NCT 127 - Fact check. Not one for boy groups but NCT 127 somehow surpassed the gate because of how hard they go.

[@tullytubbies314]

His taste is giving *BREAK THE WALL* 👹👹☠️⛓️😤💀

[@1kornygrrl]

Xdinary Heroes- Instead!!!

[@th3anxi0usambivert]

he’s being so respectful even when talking about his likes and dislikes, his happy face and singing and dancing along makes me so happy as a longtime viewer. could honestly just watch him vibe for hours 🥹

[@catsandbats42]

this video felt like reminiscing with an old friend over kpop, such a nice surpise after a very long january. as always, thank you for bringing a little light into the world Sean! as for newer kpop groups, i think you'd really enjoy xdinary heroes. they're a band so not your typical idol group but their music goes crazy. "money on my mind" is a fun rock song and "instead" is literally a metal song! they're heavily inspired by rock music and the drummer absolutly kills it everytime. i've loved their song "freakin bad" ever since it released last year. all things said, this was a nice break from reality, thank you for being you, Sean!

[@iankneecox4098]

glad to know Sean was an SM boy.. taste right there😌

[@kimkai9005]

Truuee!

[@Saturn_13]

“I like darker and grittier-“ LEMME INTRODUCE YOU TO STRAY KIDS AND ATEEZ-

[@acgeewhiz]

Allow me to also present XG’s “Woke Up”, “Tape 2: GALZ Xypher”, “Undefeated”, etc.

[@comet_the_emo]

Right

[@nalaa9618]

XG isnt Kpop​@@acgeewhiz

[@acgeewhiz]

@@nalaa9618 For the purposes of this discussion, they might as well be. If he likes them, congratulations, he gets to learn about X-Pop, lol. But they’re a Japanese group who promote heavily in Korea (music competition shows, reality shows, interviews), all while singing in English. I think that sometimes people get too hung up on what is and what isn’t K-Pop. If you’re afraid of snakes and I show you a legless lizard, you’re probably still going to be afraid. *Edited to add: Just in case someone reading this doesn’t know, legless lizards are a real thing. I’m not hypothetically mutilating reptiles.*

[@jackiejewels5961]

@@Saturn_13 not me thinking of VIXX😂💕

[@airtemis]

Jonghyun is my ultimate bias, it's so great hearing others remember him. It was December 2017, i still think about the morning when i read the news 💔

[@LifeAndSophia]

I remember that morning so vividly. I was in my living room and I had just woken up. It took me like 10 minutes for the info to set in and I just remember crying all day and playing all of his music on repeat. He’s dearly missed and he’ll live on as one of the greatest 💕

[@youlleatamuffinandlikeit4596]

That morning is seared into my brain because of how surreal it was. I was in my room, woke up, went on my phone to check r/kpop and was floored by the news. couldn't even say "oh it's like that time everyone thought tom cruise was dead and he had to post on twitter that he wasn't"...except the news had already been confirmed by sm hours before. It still makes me sad to listen to his music. 😔

[@anhcharizard]

I called my old best friend who was also obsessed with k-pop as me, at like 3-4 am and was DOOM scrolling after we heard the news… still so unfortunate 😢 I remember my heart sinking at that moment 🕊️r.i.p

[@airtemis]

@anhcharizard Oh man, yeah I wish I'd had my friend around. I cried nonstop for three whole days and felt numb for a couple of weeks. I still listen to his music though. Even though it stings still, it's almost therapeutic to hear his voice.

[@reina_harhar7815]

"This is so old that Jessica is still in" SEAN! 😭

[@imbrybrysuperfly]

Well, speaking of G-Dragon and BIGBANG, GD just recently came back after 7 years with his song POWER and HOME SWEET HOME with members of BIGBANG, and his songs are BLOWING up all charts in Asia and shattering records! so maybe give him and members a listen :D THE KING IS BACK!

[@sevennn11]

yess and he's releasing an album in February!!

[@Nesa.007]

The GOAT 🐐 ❤

[@g100-w6j]

"blowing up in asia" and its just charting in Korea 😭😭

[@ghostxfish]

@@g100-w6j gd's been doing well in china too ww

[@vjbkbkllhgvjhbki5019]

@@g100-w6jI know other Asian countries doesn’t really have official charts like Korea, but when his songs came out, in China, all the Big Bang’s old songs came up to the search engine (like 20 out of 20 songs are theirs). In my country too. It was funny bc all the vips are older now, and they were holding their kids while streaming big bang’s song lol

[@King_Jonghyun]

GOT7 appreciation comment passing by since they're 3rd gen and they just had an amazing comeback 💚

[@deeveedee379]

I KNOW I'M AN ICON 🔊🔊🔊

[@King_Jonghyun]

@deeveedee379 WATCH ME WITH THE LIGHTS ON 💡💡💡

[@PhantamSam]

Python is incredible and has been on repeat. Not to mention they had a banger year of solo releases in 2024.

[@bignonoIamAgirl]

I am so happy to see a got7 comment

[@King_Jonghyun]

@@bignonoIamAgirl ahgase representation was missing ☺💚

[@raynacarraway440]

As someone who got into K-Pop during 4th Gen, it’s honestly really cool seeing how passionate Sean is/was about 2nd Gen! Everyone who was a fan back then talks about that time so fondly ☺️

[@kuroakikitsune]

It was a good time for kpop, so many catchy songs and dances.

[@hallooos7585]

I think the Kpop community got more toxic, since when i started actually obsessing with Kpop during 3rd gen

[@baoziday5178]

​@hallooos7585 as someone who started listening to groups in 2016, it definitely got more toxic. Especially fandoms of certain groups, I shall not name but, I'm not longer that into kpop because of it.

[@MidnightEkaki]

@@hallooos7585 i dont think so. kpop fandoms have been bad since the 90s they had physical fights in korea back then

[@aniumar5964]

been ard since 2nd Gen...if you just enjoy the music and ignore the fighting and all that toxic stuff its fine.

[@nootnoot8242]

In terms of popular groups, I definitelyyyy think Stray Kids or Ateez would have the sound he’d like! And I don’t want to start any arguments but skz has some serious choreo- domino is one of my favorites and they covered Sherlock and Bang Bang Bang a while back! :))

[@emdblue]

Petition to have Sean start a channel where he exclusively tries to learn Kpop dances

[@Klb1028]

I will personally volunteer to teach him, lol. Seriously.

[@klaragranzow2540]

For newer boy groups who make noise music I can recommend Stray Kids, Ateez and Xikers! Also I'm so excited that you've been into Kpop when I also got into my first Kpop phase

[@atticghost2739]

i second these recommendations!! i love all three of these groups

[@Abbyintheboxes]

XIKERS MENTIONED RAAAAAHHHH

[@d4sparade]

WHO GOT THE MOVES🗣🗣 LOOK AT MY SHOES🗣🗣

[@np-cos4065]

OOH I've been meaning to check out Xikers! I saw their 'WITCH' dance practice and was absolutely blown away!

[@bandnerd545]

The Rose makes noise songs too. Highly recommend Back to Me or alive

[@InvaderArisa]

I love the vulnerability to find your younger self embarrassing, but not be embarrassed by having been young and embarrassing. So many people in the social media era are afraid of being embarrassing, and it's what builds character! Loved seeing this part of you Sean!

[@caseyoung1527]

agreed

[@aniumar5964]

100% agreed!

[@AruminDes]

EXACTLY what I wanted to say

[@pandimonium2260]

Can I like this video a million times?!?! Finding out you were an OG Shinee fan is *chefs kiss*!!!

[@madelinestokes5548]

As a current kpop stan (since 2016), girls generation and shinee will forever be iconic :)

[@contendedtea3733]

Girls generation on top 🙏

[@Dwaekki_At_Hearteu]

GIRLS' GENERATION MAKE YOU FEEL THE HEAT!!!🔥🔥

[@honeysweet4804]

yesss we joined around the same tome

[@madelinestokes5548]

@ cool! :) who was your first group?

[@yogaandrianto4113]

GG was and still IS the only group that I follow to this day. I follow some person from other groups (as individual / solo work), but as a whole group? None defeat soshi in my world 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🖤

[@sbee34]

Sean being a SHINee and BEAST fan was not what I was expecting but it fits him so well😭 I have a feeling that he'll LOVE MONSTA X, VIXX and NCT 127 (based on what he said)

[@syedaaaaaaa]

MONSTA XXXXX YESSSS. Ugh so underrated. Like ik Ateez and skz (both of whom I listen to!) have become the groups considered for their “hard/noise” music but man Monsta X was the og

[@xAutumnTwilightx]

YES Sean will love Monsta X for sure! I recomment Monsta X songs such as Hero, All In, Rush Hour, Gambler for you Sean!

[@xAutumnTwilightx]

​@@syedaaaaaaaSo happy to see someone else appreciate Monsta X in here, they truly are underrated internationally 🥲

[@skyecrane8045]

DUDE SHERLOCK IS STILL ONE OF THEIR BEST SONGS IDC TALK TO THE WALL. Brooo Minho's been my Ult Bias for like 10 years now. Watching Jack watch these "old school" KPop songs is so nostalgic 🥲🥲

[@SaraRankins.]

You should watch stray kids cover of Sherlock! They have a memeber named Minho

[@Whatsahandle779]

@@SaraRankins.I was just thinking that🙌

[@kristalclear7602]

Sherlock still gets me hyped to this day!! TO THIS DAY!!!

[@skyecrane8045]

@@SaraRankins. I know who SKZ are dw xxx my bias is Changbin 😍

[@midnightwolf6411]

@@skyecrane8045 my bias is felix and channie

[@dimitragiannakaina]

Thanks Sean for taking us on the road of K-pop! As a fan of many groups (especially 2nd and 3rd gen) I found this video really nostalgic. Dancing wise (in my opinion) the best boy group would be Seventeen because of their synchronization. Also the fact that they consist of 13 members and it's harder to be in sync w that many members. Their choreographies are also crazy hard so I would advice you to check them out (if not in a video then by yourself :))

[@Minasince]

Didn’t realize how much I needed that SHINee nostalgic dump. I saw old SHINee on the thumbnail and clicked so hard.

[@turtlekyo]

as a 2nd gen fan this is so healing !! kpop fans at my university mainly like 4th gen and later so i have no one who shares my enthusiasm for older groups

[@melissaduong784]

ikr i just think 2nd gen is superior

[@exosproudmamabear558]

4th gen is meh , 3rd gen is much more better they had more variety and it was the peak,5th gen is straight trash . 2nd gen music seriously isnt for me I am an exol even loving their 2nd gen like songs I cant help but cringe. Those beats and metallic aliminium clothing God.

[@LuciLoweline]

T.O.P. is gonna release something new this year finally.. Doom Dada is still one of the best artsy thing I ever witnessed sooo very excited

[@Spooky_Platypus]

Doom Dada is the shit

[@moopotatokimchi]

@LuciLoweline doom Dada dipi da da dooom- its such a Bop. Turn it Up is my go to jam though. That one slaps so hard.

[@Nissaerith]

Doom Dada is for the arts not the charts

[@SaikaGV]

​@@Spooky_PlatypusHoly Crap why did I read your Comment as "Dog Shit" 😂

[@gr8singer1]

I have been craving to go on a Kpop nostalgia train and I did not expect it to be with Jacksepticeye, but this was amazing! Thank you! And DO MORE PLEASE!!!

[@AeriSoondingie]

Sean, as a fellow Kpop dinosaur myself, here are some recommendations for newer Kpop music for you to explore Kpop groups you may like: Dreamcatcher: Girlgroup, their sound is a mix of Kpop and rock, mostly on the metal or j-rock sound type of rock, dark concepts but still really catchy sound. Their fandom is also really nice and safe compared to your average toxic fandom so is always nice to listen to them and interact. Stray Kids: Heavy onto hiphop, edm and noise Kpop, but in a really well balance way, and they are self-made. Very creative, every member provides something new to their sound, dance and lyrics. I cannot put in words how amazing they are both as musicians and as people, 10/10 would always recommend. ATEEZ: Also on the hiphop side of Kpop, lots of mix genres, their Pirates concept is on the dark side, a lot of hints to political commentary on it, which is so brave for a kpop band, chef kiss. Also I have seen them live and it’s unbelievable what they do in concerts. Seventeen: Best dancers currently, music wise they got you on the edge wondering what sound are they doing to do next, mix of self-made sound with well know producers. They are also so freaking funny. Red Velvet: since you like Girls Generation and F(x), I think you would love their Velvet side more since is more dark concept or R&B base, but their Red side is basically the innocent happy concept to the max, later on on their career they adopted a Horror Feminine concept which is not common at all in girl groups, the last Kpop group that tried something like that was VIXX, which you may be familiar with. NCT: This may be not up your alley from the amount of members, but I think the NCT 127 and WayV units would be your taste, maybe more WayV since they have more dark concepts, NCT 127 have more of a attractive boy crush concept and noisy sound, but their R&B side is impecable. OnlyOneOf: More of a sensual, dark yet provocative concept, their sound is as seductive as their appearance. They are not as popular sadly, but their music is really good. Soloists you may like: Taemin: Since you love SHINee, PLEASE give it a try, you are going to love it, I promise, his concepts are dark, sensual, low-key thriller terror inspired. His sounds is this mix of classic Kpop, western R&B and eerie yet inviting sound, plus lots of androgynous and ambiguos vibes, mixes of feminine and contemporary dance with hiphop, It’s a delight to hear and watch, he is a genius, Jonghyun would be so proud of the type of artist Taemin grow up to. Sunmi: She was a Wonder Girls member so you may know her, if you like Taemin's work, hers is a lot like it but more on the glamorous femme fatale concept. Amazing choreographies. Chungha: Keeping the vibes of the last 2, but more on the voguing, edm, lots of inspiration on lgbt+ clubbing sounds. Kinda like Charli XCX but in Kpop Bibi, DPR Ian, Dean: The 3 of them are on the same type of independent R&B and hiphop sounds, more mature than the mainstream Korean music sound. A little bit more rock base for DPR Ian music. Bands you may like: Xdinary Heroes: for being a Korean rock band their sound is so much like what you spect from J-rock from early 2000's, mix of screams, psychedelic rock, electronic sounds, you would feel like an anime protagonist hearing them lol. They are self-produced and you can tell in their sound how that sets them apart from the regular Korean music that is popular nowadays. Day6: More on the indie type of rock, yet they have from time to time harder tracks, they have some of the most beautiful song in Korean music, to the point they have been covered left and right by almost every new kpop group. I'm not sure if you remember that time when you play with Jae and spoke Korean to him during the pandemic? He is now an independent artist and streamer but used to be one of their bandmates until 2022. Both Day6 and eaJ music are fully recommended. Hope this helps you or anyone that wants to get back into Kpop or wants new recommendations.

[@PhantamSam]

Just coming in here to say this is an excellent and comprehensive list and our kpop tastes could only be more aligned if you added Pixy to the list.

[@ElenaM428]

Bless you.this is a great list that includes a bit of everything!

[@thequestforpositivity]

Saw Ateez live as well. Will be going again 😂 10/10 seem to recommend

[@urgroncklethicc8067]

XRDINARY HERO HELL YEAAHAHH

[@magnolia98]

Jonghyun has solo music himself tho…

[@bloodanalyst]

sean being a SHINee and bigbang stan might be one of the things i needed to hear today - an onew bias and g-dragon bias

[@MN-ys2pe]

22:22 my immediate first thought was seventeen!! their choreography is always difficult yet they still manage to stay perfectly in sync with THIRTEEN members or varying heights. they’re commonly referred to as the powerhouse of performance in kpop and their main dancer hoshi is one of the best dancers in kpop probably only being below taemin from shinee (who is considered the best)

[@sawahp8665]

Seventeen, skz and ateez body everyone else in choreo

[@g100-w6j]

BTS are beasts when it comes to dance as well. They're very known for their high quality performances and choreo even popularizing the big all out award year end performances. Jimin and Jhope are also at the top when it comes to dancing

[@cuddlelix]

@@MN-ys2pe seventeen was exactly who i thought of as well!!

[@Krusher115]

I'm so glad that you are a Shinee Stan. Makes my little Shawol heart sing!

[@jellycatfish]

When Seán said he liked Mic Drop, I said out loud: then you'll like Fire! And he said he liked that song as well, it gave me the biggest smile I've had on my face for days! I really enjoyed watching all the older songs too, I knew all of them.

[@no.1yoongistan]

i was smiling so hard SJSJS

[@SoggycereaI]

I'm sure he'd like the current solo stuff from BTS, since I do feel like it's generally gone further from the squeaky mainstream pop sound (Dynamite, Butter) that I also don't like, but the genres are very personable atp. I might be biased saying that I love J-hopes solo work and would love to see him listen, (like I love Arson and I can see him liking it as well for example) and also Yoongi's work as well!!

[@NataliePark-we9hz]

Ateez definitely has some of the best Choreo right now, and them and Stray Kids probably have a sound most similar to what Sean likes.

[@thepurplerealm]

I feel like one thing that rock fans and kpop fans have in common, and tends to be our middle ground, is that we really love songs with a HARD hitting bass. Because all the songs he pointed out are the same ones I like and I found this common across rock fans as well. So Stray Kids and Ateez will be right up your alley. As for actual new groups, 82MAJOR has some great heavy-bass songs as well.

[@lovinglunacy]

I've been in love with Be:First after I discovered when they collabed with Ateez for "Hush-Hush"

[@kojayeoja]

You're so right; the rock to kpop pipeline is real and I was shot through it at a rapid pace lmao. I loved the drama of early Kpop, and if a song has a good beat and some nasty bass, that's my kinda song. I do also appreciate good vocals and melodies, and Ateez has those as well (although I wish they would utilize melodies in the choruses of their title songs a little more often - Answer was the song that got me into them and that's probably because it's hard-hitting while also having a beautiful melody).

[@PhaseMe]

OMG 82MAJOR!! I feel like they're bringing back a modern 2nd gen vibe

[@acgeewhiz]

One of my favorite things are when there is a “rock version” of a song. Plays up the bass and adds some drums. For examples: XG has done that for “Shooting Star” and I heard a good fan made version of “Whiplash” by aespa.

[@Marmar127wish]

I would recommend Yuta-off the mask then for you and Jack if you didn't know it 😂😂

[@kirstenrayhawk6868]

... wow ... I did technically know the Jack/Korea lore, because my four kids were SUPER into your channel back when, but I hadn't remembered that you were into k-pop ... you and Dan&Phil, and occasionally Markiplier, were the only KZbinrs that my kids watched that I would willingly watch with them. (Nice cameo on the Dil resurrection video btw ;). I screamed and then texted my kids :).) (Also fun when you popped up in Free Guy

[@blurry010]

part 2 of this video but you reacting to newer k-pop stuff like ateez and stray kids would be SO COOL AND FUN

[@kikiqiq]

oh someone needs to tell him about NCT 127 and ATEEZ, i feel like "noise music" is his thing esp. songs like fire truck/wonderland. sticker by 127 would send him into orbit lmfao

[@mariisboring]

oh my god PLEASE 😭 my atinyzen heart would drop dead 💚 sticker is my fave kpop song because its just so insane

[@fireruby1882]

HE WOULD LOVE FIRE TRUCK! I thought that too!

[@mariisboring]

@@fireruby1882 he so would! AND kick it, with the all the martial arts inspired choreo 🥹

[@guacamoly-.]

He needs to listen to mad dog lol

[@kimkai9005]

Truu

[@b3nt055]

seán and shinee??!! an unexpected crossover i didn’t know i needed until NOW

[@EmptyPerspectiv]

Speaking of top tier K-pop choreo. Ateez and Stray Kids would probably be up there for more on the "modern" side for chero. I love keeping a cute curated list of k-pop stuff to listen to though!

[@ANBUAzula33]

Clicked because SHINee in thumbnail. Thank you for the jog down memory lane.

[@seduelle]

shawol sean, our comrade ✊ all the shinee members have solo careers now as well, it'd be dope to see his reaction to their songs. they all have different sounds from each other, but you can hear the influence their solo careers have had on the more recent (2015 and beyond) shinee albums. it's amazing how all their individual skills and experiences come together to create something entirely new every time.

[@taehofu]

i fear the industry has not gotten better, we literally just had a few months ago some 'fans' sent funeral wreaths to SM because a member who was on hiatus came back. but since that happened he has since left the group, but a lot of fans are fighting to get him back in the group.

[@SoggycereaI]

Oh my god, you mentioning the wreaths thing... I can not believe that was so recent, but I was getting so fired up on TWT trying to stay updated on what was going on - the taking down of the wreaths by do-gooders and then them being put back up I'm pretty sure? People would literally record themselves walking past the block and you'd see the wreathsetters giggling. Wild times, especially since I was already considering myself out of the loop with kpop. A few Koreans on TWT would defend themselves in threads but none of it made sense.

[@nishatlala3990]

StOP this video was such a trip down memory line , I was fangirling alongside jack 😭 this was a fun video

[@0Kajja0]

TVXQ (2003-2009 as a quintet but still going as a duo) were definitely big during their prime. The fandom Cassiopeia was the biggest official fanclub back then. TVXQ were under SM and debuted before Super Junior. I’d say they were an important factor when Kpop went big in Japan and China. Unfortunately their primetime was cut short due to the industry being as it is and they broke apart but I definitely recommend checking them out. Considering you like heavier beats I recommend the songs Hey Don’t Bring Me Down, O (Jung ban hap), or Rising Sun. They’re also known for Hug, and Mirotic

[@fluffydeath9252]

I think Jack's question about big deserves some qualification. TVXQ certainly qualifies. Since they and Big Bang took over Japan. they qualify as big enough to be huge outside of Korean. g.o.d. was huge before TVXQ. their song (especially Road) have taken on the quality of almost folk music. Something everyone knows and loves. but before g.o.d was H.O.T. who are credited with launching Hallyu. It really comes down to how we want to define BIG. Every group has stood on the shoulders of some predecessor.

[@deadsoon]

Plus they literally sang a One Piece opening so you just KNOW they were big in Japan to pull that off 😂 one of my favorites to this day

[@ndrbzll]

For me, this generation of K-pop is the golden era. Because everyone in this generation has their own unique style.

[@bamgyvvuu]

thank you for the message at the end. the kpop fandom has only gotten more toxic over the years & it’s so sad to see as a kpop stan from 2015. I hope we can all be nicer to idols as they’re human too.

[@IsabelS_Fuyu]

The KDrama fans are a bit unhinged too tbh just the fans for K-pop and KDrama Actors and Actresses in general they're sadly a little toxic towards K-pop and KDrama Stars that it's terrible that they have to put up with that at all

[@mochichu10]

I didn’t know Sean was into k-pop, the mention of my faves made me my heart warm up so much