FIRST EVER LISTEN to BLACKPINK - DDU-DU DDU-DU (REACTION)

[@TheKs94]

You should really watch the Coachella performance for this song. They absolutely kill it live.

[@rafaela40]

I stand that post.

[@mabel3989]

Coachella has awful sound mixing, it's requested only because it's Coachella. Tokyo Dome sound is so much better.

[@brandonpadilla5402]

I got to see them there it was amazing. Such a 1 in a life time experience.

[@mayhems_muse]

I totally agree with this. The live guitar is HOT.

[@leonidasneves7972]

And the Remix Tokyo Dome 2020

[@Lb_Collects]

"Kill This Love" is elite - I won't lie, about a year ago I always saw a lot of girls around me love BTS etc, could appreciate the talent but never really got into it, then I found Blackpink, impressed is an understatement, I've come to really appreciate Kpop and what they are doing to music, they deserve their flowers.

[@emmalinalion4776]

I was exactly the same! Had seen a lot of bts hype online but blackpink really got me into the scene

[@sentokigames151]

Yea BP got me into kpop about 2 months ago. Before I heard of few of PSY. I never really was into kpop...felt so cute/childish like. And I still think of many are. BTS have about 4 songs I like. Beast I like Fiction and Beautiful. The rest...well just not into it.

[@ultravividscene]

No bc sameee!

[@paopao800]

Same. Blinks!!!!!

[@dheerajbalani8815]

They don't deserves their flowers they deserve pink venom 😏

[@DBM1234-d1f]

DDU DU DDU DU has 2 historical records. - It was the first song of a Kpop GROUP in history to exceed one billion views. - With 1.9 billion views it is the most viewed kpop GROUP song of all time.

[@robertthomas2312]

Jennie is holding a Fennec Fox. Blackpink does a cover of Miguel's SURE THING, it's live, they do it all in English, and Jennie and Lisa wrote rap lines to add to the song.. it's 🔥 You want a taste of Korean hip hop, check out Jessi's KILLING VOICE performance. She's multi-talented, raps and sings. This is a short medley of some of her hit songs. It'll give you a good variety to listen to.

[@FreeDaashy]

Also, CL is another rapper woth checking out!! 🔥

[@himaririku9254]

G DRAGON KING

The final drop with the dancebreak is forever ICONIC🔥 I remember the first time I was shook with the drop, like anytime I thought it was over it change to something else. MAGNIFICENT ⭐️

[@brancogonzalez3507]

i remember the last part from the bridge i was so fuckin excited its so well done

[@whatchahowsya8688]

A few of their slower songs to check out: Stay, Hope Not and You Never Know My favorite B-sides: Really, Pretty Savage, Don't Know What to Do, Kick It, and Hope Not.

[@maiimeo7191]

Up

[@disoo]

Twins 😂

[@lurking__cat]

Yep and Forever Young as well if he wants that summer vibes lol sick ending dance break as well.

[@김대호-f3m]

Yes forever young and don't know what to do. They are my best favourites.

[@TheGriffisz846]

"Stay" is their slower, melancholic song.

[@LoveMe-yg7iv]

Jennie and Rosé also have solo songs! Jennie was actually the first member to go solo in 2018 and her song SOLO broke so many records in Korea and remains a bop to this day!!

[@chichi3713]

That part where the phones are pointed at her like a gun, you will notice that she is the same person on the painting behind her, she's just in disguise by wearing a wig. When she fell (made mistakes) the phones that was capturing her "celebrity image" is now pointed at her like a weapon. What people see in them as a celebrity can be used against them when they made a mistake.

[@EddTally]

Within the first 10 seconds we can tell that this is Jons true first listen by the way he pronounces the songs title. 🤣

[@blinkriffia5545]

JISOO 's scene with pink bob hair with phones pointed at her like a guns when she slipped means how easily they go from admiring her in her "perfect image" (on the wall) to attacking her when she makes the smallest mistake. All their MVs have incredible menages. EVERY SCENE is a story to unfold. Hope this helped

[@thinkaboutblackpinkyaaa8697]

GRAMMY called Blackpink is 'the biggest girl group in the world', they are the first K-pop group to be on the cover of American Elle, Rolling Stone, and Vogue Korea. And they are the artist with the most youtube subscribers in the world (79,4 million) surpassing Justin Bieber in September 2021. They have 5 M/V over 1 billion views and 1 dance practice video 1 billion views. they collaborated with Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Lisa x DJ Snake, Jennie will join The Weekend's The Idol, Ariana Grande has produced their collab with Selena Gomez. 2 out of 4 of them can speak English fluently, Lisa can speak well but her capital is quite low, Jisoo can understand people talking but because of her weak pronunciation, she is very shy to speak. All of them can speak Japanese too. They're also Advocates for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) since 2022. Besides, they're the first female Kpop artist to perform at Coachella, VMA. And Blackpink in particular and YG entertainment in general say no with green screens (except for a few scenes in Whistle). You can watch behind the scenes to see that the scene is 100% real. They are also the 4 most followed Korean artists on IG. Lisa: Global Ambassador Celine, Bulgari, MAC (81,4 million) Jennie: Ambassador Chanel, Calvin Kevin, Jentle Monster. Global Ambassador of luxury cosmetics Hera (69,4 million) Jisoo: Dior fashion and beauty ambassador. Cartier Ambassador (63,4 million) Rosé: Global Ambassador of Saint Laurent, Tiffany & Co (62,3 million) BLACKPINK: Ambassador Adidas

[@wakuwaku3190]

it’s also cool to think that the structure of these songs are meant to be incorporated with a dance.

[@huseyingul2871]

you must chack out "the album" its them last abum and spcialy prrety savage my favorite blackpink song

[@mae5300]

Taste 🔥

[@sarabarbegaray1610]

Jon IM LIVING my best with your Blackpink reactions! 😍

[@guido2490]

Although their singles are great, you could also check out the rest of their mini-albums to get an idea of what other kind of songs they make (it varies a bit from the ones you've listened to so far!)

[@ashburnian]

You don't know what it is like to hear "Hit you with that dudu dudu du" with their precise and synchronized dance move and otherworldly lightings in live concerts.

[@yaseensultan8826]

I think the reason their music does so well is because it's so genre defying that it appeals to as many people as possible.

[@dadawann]

YG stan here. Their groups are strong live performances, strong stage presence and catchy songs. AKMU is a total different vibe and an institution in Korea.

[@kimhong7569]

You might wanna check their remix version of this song live at Tokyo dome. Because they’re in Tokyo so they perform with their Japanese version where the singing is in Japanese and rap in English

[@L.U.C.A.006]

just for a clarification, they surely did use some green screen elements atleast for once in their older music video for the song "WHISTLE" (part of their debut songs) but then again it was lasted for slight seconds for a couple scenes, then for the rest of their production to this day they been known for their strong commitment on practical set

[@yrisbdiaz]

I was amazed when the screen shakes with the rhythm and their dancing ...!

[@annzenzamora7865]

BLACKPINK just recently performed PINK VENOM at the VMAs last saturday, u might want to check it out. Also, coachella performances are 🔥🔥🔥

[@renehoyvik]

I tend to gravitate towards their B-sides more then their more popular songs. I mean, they are popular for a reason, but i find their more experimental B-sides more engaging :) Their B-sides will usually not have a M/V, but they have lyric videos so you can get the subtitles, and there will ofc be live videos, always fun to watch, but audio quality varies from venue. And usually a dance practice video to get studio quality and them moving on screen, but no subtitles.

[@12DanDaniel]

Now that you've seen this song fully produced, as clean as it gets, check out the Tokyo Dome Remix encore Ddu Du Ddu Du. Live, these women have presence like few others. Watching them have fun in front of 50,000 people with a live band will add a new dimension to how you see them.

[@JohnT2088]

They were in new york the other day at vma award performing pink venom!

[@НатальяСидоренко-т8й]

As you've mentioned their solo projects you may react to Jenny "Solo", Lisa "Lalisa" and "Money", Rosé "On the ground" and "Gone". I think you'll like it)))

[@xblvckpinkx]

you should definitely watch their coachella stage and their documentary on netflix to get to know them more or an unhelpful guide to blackpink on youtube

[@badmiracle]

i love how much you love the noisy dance breaks at the end - they’re basically a staple of the group at this point. i love them too.

[@jaynoir8937]

Stray Kids - God's Menu should definitely be next

[@kimkats8895]

👆🏻

[@ursokind]

Personally this is how see these groups among my fav : 1. Blackpink (Kpop-experimental/Kpop-mash/Kpop-rollercoaster). You can never really guess where their music leads to 2. Treasure (Kpop-EDM) 3. Everglow (Kpop-EDM) 4. Dreamcatcher (Kpop-rock) 5. Itzy (Kpop-Hiphop) 6. Aespa (Kpop-Trap/Kpop-experimental) 7. Stray Kids (Kpop-experimental/Kpop-rap)

[@mabel3989]

Kpop is not a genre. It's pop done by korean artists

[@Krish_9977]

@@mabel3989 no pop is not even close to such production and quality

[@mabel3989]

@@Krish_9977 because koreans do pop better than the rest of the world. But it is still pop, mixed with other existing genres.

[@herloss448]

@@Krish_9977 its pop man

[@lbell9695]

Yessss Treasure!

[@Fugababe]

Their Ddu Du rock version live performance at Tokyo Dome is the bomb! They were with a live band and the arrangement is craaaaazyyy!

[@zachpec3745]

Another Korean artist I have been obsessed with is CL (former 2ne1 member) her new album Alpha had been amazing to listen too. Definitely give HWA, Tie a Cherry or Lover Like Me a try!!

[@winterfire888]

Additional info: 3 out of 4 members have solo songs. 1st one to have a solo song is Jennie and her song is called...."SOLO" (very direct) 2nd one is Rose` with two songs "On the ground" and "Gone" 3rd and latest one is Lisa also with 2 songs "Lalisa" and "Money" (i'm not sure but maybe you've heard of Money it was crazy viral) 'Kill This Love' or 'Whistle' reaction next 😁 Also I honestly think you'll have a good time reacting to the girl group Aespa and their song "Next Level"

[@hilaryduff1495]

This is my fav release from them, the production is CRAZY

[@Lisbellas]

I’m a girl from Brazil who grew up listening to a lot of jazz and bossa nova, my favorite genres to listen to are new wave, 90’s rock, alternative… but these girls??? I don’t even know how but they had me on the first listen

[@lisalalala9578]

Blackpink is beyond another level. They can pull all genre music of music. Trust me you will falling in love with them!

[@HG-if6pc]

If you want to learn more about them or the kpop industry i recommend checking their Netflix documentary, it's really interesting and fun!

[@JohnT2088]

Blackpink music video views easily get 80-100 million views within 24 hr period easily. A lot of their song is in the 1 billion + view marks. They are the biggest girl group in the world not just in south korea.

[@richardbrighi545]

Truly never thought I’d see the day you started exploring kpop! It’s so dope and you’re def going to find some artists you’re going to vibe with besides BLACKPINK

[@xavierlee99]

You've got to check out their performance at this years VMA just yesterday mate!!! It's EPIC

[@futuremd5803]

LALISA by LISA just won VMA's Best KPop and she also has MONEY which also was a great hit 🥳

[@tubberstea9426]

The animal at the beginning is a fennec fox also known as the Bat-Eared fox. They’re largely nocturnal and live in mostly desert climates.

[@lupester]

You should definitely do "Money" by Lisa.

[@Miziskandar]

ive been waiting for this and ive never thought years ago id see you reacting to blackpink

[@ECN300]

I'm fairly new to k pop too so I might be wrong but I think the management companies like YG are the ones who recruit the idols, train them, form the group and start promoting them and their music. They practically have the power to decide everything, from creative freedom of the artists to their social media management. Most of the artists in SK are under big shot management companies. If you are liking Blackpink's songs, then you can also think of checking out other groups like Shinee, BTS and ITZY. You might like their songs too :)

[@Kazeae]

K-hiphop then you should react to Jay park, Ph-1, Zico, Sik-K, Epik High and jessi. These are some hip hop artists might as well check them out if you’re curious of the hip hop scenes in S.Korea. Songs I suggest: - BewhY “I did it” ft Crush - BewhY “GOTTASADAE” - PUNCHNELLO “Boilling Point” - PH-1 “TELÉFONO” - Sik-K “iffy” - Ash B “do that thang” - BewhY “challan” - Epik High “the bad guy”

[@sugarcoat4]

love love love your BP reactions and new taylor coming in oct!!!

[@lupisme]

im sure everyone is telling you to watch "Kill this love", it's a great song! But if you wanna see some of their different style, you may try their debut "Whistle", "Boombayah" or "As if it's your last", these songs are more on the PINK side of their music.

[@leemsamantha]

your reactions killlll me, cause it’s exactly how i felt when i first found them. 🙌🏼🤣😂

[@L.U.C.A.006]

also you might wanna their documentary film on netflix on your own time so you can be more familiar with these ladies and their record label (though the whole video won't cover up their entire background but it still worth to watch for anytype of Kpop beginner)

[@TraderJoe888]

Jon, great reaction. Actually, before you go to Lisa's Money, which is totally awesome, now is a good place for you to check out BP live performances of DDDD, the one at Coachella (which generally follows this MV) and the Remix version of DDDD, at the sold out 55,000 capacity Tokyo Dome, which is night and day different. These girls are live performance monsters. Just to give you an idea how they have ended up here. Lisa has been training in dance since the age of 4, competing solo since the age of 6, competing in a national level dance troop since the age of 9. At 13 she was one of 4,000 talented teens auditioned by YG in Thailand, and the only one selected for their Training Program of about 40 girls that went through similar auditions throughout Asia and Australia (where Rose was the only one selected out of the 700 that auditioned). Lisa then trained 14 hours a day, 13 straight days, one day off for 5 years before debuting, eating at the company cafeteria, living in the company dorm (they all actually lived together in the same dorm room), no dating, no driving, no tattoos allowed. Over those 5 years the girls were rated monthly on solo, group and dance performances, where they designed their own choreo's, wrote or edited existing songs, picked their wardrobe, and where the girls faced brutal and cold-hearted appraisals (Jennie's words). The 40 girls were whittled down to these 4, the Best of the Best. Jennie was in the program for 6 years, and is the sole survivor of her Year 1 class. Each member often thought about quitting (all 4 come from very wealthy families so they didn't have to do this). So, to have survived and excelled in the brutal YG Training Program, not only are they beautiful and talented, they are total savages. They came out of that Program ready to take on the North Korean army, let alone a little old live performance.

[@carolynacra2197]

Kill this love is my fav song from them also ice cream with selena gomez is a gem!

[@norlack89]

Kill this love is incredible!!

[@lllexoduslll]

Rarely use green screen. They definitely used it in the Whistle M/V. You should check out their Making Of videos to see some of these sets they use..

[@digital_dairies_12]

React to their live... They're so good✨

[@lactosecaffeine]

Oh with blackpink, you need to see them live with band. They change up a lot if there is a band. One of the song called ‘Really’ changed into Reggae.

[@carlacaetanolima]

Since the Du DU DU is stuck in your head, you should check "Stray Kids - God's Menu". They're a self- produced group. And they also performed a mashup between God's Menu and DDU-DU DDU-DU. If you're interested, just look for their performance in Kingdom - Ep. 8.

[@lancecooletamador5629]

Watch them live at Coachella..it's a dope..and also in Tokyo dome concert

[@wkdud11]

I recommend - kill this love - whistle (debute song in 2016) - cover for sure thing

[@codyddd3634]

I feel like this happens to every reaction channel. they discover just how many views they can get with blackpink and dive in. as a long time viewer im happy to see it

[@lilmarcstrr]

100% yes watch their coachella performance!!!

[@catherinetapnio330]

Watch the live rock version of them in Coachella , a must see to react

[@bammmitsrachel]

That's what really drew me into BlackPink. I always thought Kpop was just pop. But BlackPink is pop, rap and EDM. The fact they can switch off between genres and languages is awesome. I'd recommend Kill This Love!

[@komari_sama]

You should check out their song Kill This Love first or their debut song Whistle, before the member's solos. I think it's more fun that way.

[@HanaKitayu]

BLACKPINK - DDU DU DDU DU REMIX (ENCORE) [DVD TOKYO DOME 2020]

[@sagethealchemist]

Two words: TEDDY PARK. he produces and writes all the songs for BlackPink and other groups. Everything he touches is gold

[@oks5026]

Loved your Blackpink reactions man! 🤎

[@filiamaria8]

it's good to learn new stuff...and you don't need to like it... just appreciation is enough🙌 chorus: "gonna be in my head all day.." 😂 this comment made my day👏

[@nicolew2856]

I think you really enjoy listening to blackpink's whistle for a bit of change of pace

[@kolkatatales_]

Please also check out the Sure thing cover by them.. That performance was everything

[@yaskzoo]

If you wanna get into Korean Hip Hop, I highly highly recommend Stray Kids. Their songs "God's Menu" and "Thunderous" especially. They have a very extensive discography and they cover a lot of genres but they do rapping and Hip Hop unlike any other Kpop group out there currently in my opinion. They also produce their own songs, from songwriting, to composing and arrangements... they do it all!! I really think you would like them!

[@aljonquising4892]

from Bedazzled Tank to Monster Truck (with fangs)

[@lilyblink8948]

The party at the end of every music video is kind of a YG thing. You can confirm this if you watch other YG artists music videos like Treasure, Bigbang, iKON, Winner, and 2NE1(former yg artists). Also PSY is a former YG artists the one that sang Gangnam style.

[@pensivelyb547]

Try Red Velvet after BP. Psycho, one of their songs, is a classic Kpop example on what kpop is all about. Blackpink has a smaller discography, so I think you should start with their very first songs Whistle, Boombayah, then Playing with Fire and Stay.

[@wakuwaku3190]

agree!! psycho is on different level

[@francheskasilva1004]

The part one with the phones it’s means that In the same way people write and say nice things to you online, they try to kill you with the same if you make a mistake 🙃 sad but true!

[@themissingmile]

Oh yes and please react to D4 live in Coachella. It’s a very high level live performance. Even better live.

[@НатальяСидоренко-т8й]

John please continue, you have no idea what is coming next))) Pretty Savage, Kill this Love, Lovesick girls - I think you gonna like it!

[@michellegain3319]

Loving all these Blackpink reactions you have done so far! you should react to their VMAs live performance first time ever in US! Blackpink won Best Metaverse Award and Lisa made history winning first asian soloist who ever won for Best Kpop. Also, Lisa is actually from Thailand and making it all nation proud of what she has achieved.

[@xavierlee99]

Actually, they've performed on Good Morning America years ago

[@nainimeh]

Next: Please reacting to BLACKPINK - Kill this love

[@dazzle3b73]

1:35 that’s a fennec! a desert fox also Algeria’s national animal🌟 This song was what introduced me to the K-Pop vortex and BLACKPINK keeps amazing me with every song they release, not to mention that the group members are absolute sweethearts! Love your reactions dude, glad you’re enjoying the songs and videos. If you want to go through all of the girls’ songs, be my guest they are phenomenal. Another group that keeps blowing my mind away is (G)I-DLE, they’ve got incredible song structures and interesting themes with insane flows, I recommend “Oh My God” and “HWAA” I think you’d love them as well🖤

[@lililalalisa_m2894]

REACTION BLACKPINK SHOWCASE JAPANESE 2017, OSAKA 2018 , COACHELLA 2019 , TOKYO DOME 2020 , THE SHOW 2021 AND BLACKPINK VIRTUAL 2022 ...all the best performances in the world 👑🔥

[@jessicamarques6488]

And bombayah and wistle are the debut songs andbit came out in the same day!!

[@kaboo0om]

3 blackpink members have solos, jennie "solo", lisa "lalisa" and "money", rosé "On the ground" and "gone"

[@clalop12]

They have a lot of songs following this song structure but they also have really good b sides with more variety that I recommend you check out (crazy over you, love to hate me, see u later, really, forever young, don't know what to do) and slower songs (stay, hope not, you never know), also their very first songs are great (boombayah, whistle, playing with fire, as if it's your last). Lisa, Jennie and Rose do have solo songs (Jisoo will have hers too in the future), it's true that Lisa raps in hers but it's still a mainstream kind of album. If you wanna check more k-hiphop/k-rap you should check out Mino and Bobby, they're both from the same company as Blackpink, YG. Mino is in the group Winner (they have slower and more poppy songs) and Bobby from the group iKON (they have a more hiphop sound), but they are both great rappers. They took part in the earlier seasons of Show me the Money, a survival show for rappers. Bobby won and the next year Mino finished runner up. I'm telling you this because especially in the first seasons (now there are like 12) the competitors were established underground rappers and to this day these two remain the only idols (at the time underground rappers had a lot of prejudice against idol rappers, they didn't consider them real rappers) to ever make it this far in the show which gained them a lot of respect in Korea. They both have full albums outside of their groups' activities and they also have a unit mini album, which in kpop usually indicates when members from a group or from different groups under the same company collaborate, it's called MOBB.

[@kaline9847]

BLACKPINK usually varies more in their b-sides but I recommend the Lovesick Girls mv, it's different from all titles already released.

[@jacindah1913]

Watch Big Bang- bang bang bang!! They were the kings of K-pop and from the same agency as black pink!

[@travisharper2833]

Are we gon get those beat finishers lol yu know it its building up Nd bam

[@marshmallow7746]

If I had to recommend a blackpink song it'd be whistle. That song is sooooooo catchy. It's been stuck in my head for yearsss.

[@amyswenson1706]

Exciting journey lol! You should definitely listen to a full blackpink album as well. But now that you're doing blackpink, you've got to do bts. Those two groups are the gateways into kpop imo. I'd recommend danger, all night ft juice wrld, dna, singularity, and tear if you want to ease into bts.

[@blckndred_973]

Yes another one!

[@jermainejackson5869]

Because i knew you from you folklore reaction so i recommend you to react to their song STAY It is one of my fave BP songs and it's their most laid back song

[@CensoredGlamour]

You really should check out the Tokyo Dome Live Jp Remix of this song. It’s insane

[@everythingatonce2431]

you can goon with boom ayah or on the ground both are my favourite

[@lucareet4723]

Check out ddu ddu ddu Tokyo dome remix live its super dope! since you've mentioned Lisa, check her solo Money and Lalisa

[@easabela6693]

kpop often uses traditional korean instruments which just adds a different level to the whole thing

[@polyanagula]

For other great kpop artists I recommend a boy group Stray Kids! “God’s menu” would be a great introduction. They have great songs, like experimenting with genres , they are best known for hard hitting “noise” music. And they are self produced!

[@bussyhairsoup4298]

You should react to their album!!

[@_1002p]

You should really check their live performances. You will be shookt how different they are when they're on stage.

[@aaliyahlenoraa]

YESSS!! LISA - LALISA (she actually just won a VMA award for that song last night. OR LISA - Money