WHAT A MESSAGE!! | Rapper Reacts to (G)-IDLE - NXDE FOR THE FIRST TIME!!

[@KnoxHill]

What else should we react to? 🤔 Comment below! Also if you like the song in the intro stream ‘Trippin On You’ on all platforms now!! 🖤www.hypeddit.com/knoxhillfuturistic/trippinonyou

[@NorwegianNoLife]

Bury the Light (Vergils theme) from Devil may cry 5. It's a game, but the song is an absolute banger and very good for the algorithm too. People look up reactions to it a lot. Perfect for metal Monday, and the lyrics are so full of clues to his story throughout the series. It would be interesting to see how close you can get with your analytical eye.

[@k-aki9176]

You should listen to Han's (from Stray Kids) new solo track Volcano, it's really good

[@ItsKorbin.]

Harry Mack’s new Omegle bars is 🔥 just sayin lmao

[@jyangtoho]

Epic high Rosario

[@OPoivariini]

Money game part 2 by Ren

[@solschm5115]

The sexualization of women is not only in the industry, it is the daily life of all women in the world. That's why this song resonates in a different and important way.

[@rupajanehani5233]

​@@samuuu_629same

[@bmc9154]

My man reached the first hook and realised and understood more of the message then those who shitted on the song for it not having a message. Yet you, Knox a true genius understood it in like less than 3 minutes

[@kuanyshrakhmetov8934]

Yeah, I also noticed that. I was like DAAAMN, he is good. A lot of people who reacted to this song didn't understand anything. Thank you Knox!

[@axis1198]

You can tell which person is shallow and which are not based on their reaction with this MV.

[@novascape128]

Knox always looks at the deeper meaning of the songs he reacts to, i'd be surprised if he didnt get it. Just shows what a person with no bias would see when listening to the song

[@bmc9154]

@@novascape128 thats what I like bout his reactions, would love to see more (G)I-DLE and maybe even some of the b-sides but I feel like that might be asking for a lot, either way happy he's reacted to them in the past and now

[@yooralee9451]

Maybe, just maybe, those people who said this song had no meaning has some problem with their ability to understand things? Bcs this song doesn't even use difficult metaphors at all. And if they were really bad at understanding things, the last chorus at the end literally concludes the message in a really direct way. 😂 so idk if they rly have skill issue or just ignorantly hating.

[@NJDMashups]

The album that this song is part of 'I LOVE' has many inspirations from Marlyn Monroe. Soyeon actually had a powerpoint presentation that she showed in a company meeting about the concept. The message she wanted the album to give is 'I rather be hated for being who I am rather than loved for who I’m not'. IIRC the company was more against this concept.

[@florasteffen9098]

is the video of her presantation public?

[@ariathefirst6495]

​@@florasteffen9098 its on the reality show she was in Home Alone.

[@II_II555]

She is really intelligent i respect her

[@jennaqurut6418]

Doyen also wrote the song title about how many Korean men and men in general watch child porn or whatever it’s called so that when they look up child pornography the song vid and the performances of the song show up instead

[@ksume_]

at the end, what I truly love is the direct translation of the lyrics. Instead of "I am born nude, you've got a dirty mind", what they really said was "I am born nude, the pervert is you". Not only did they rhyme in two different languages, but that last statement is just so strong and self-assured, the victim is and will never be the problem, society is.

[@johanna2611]

This song is so deep I love it so much. The message is so important and it's so rare in kpop to see such open statements which makes it even more special. Another fact about this song is that the title 'Nxde' also serves as a way to prevent people from looking up children's indecent images or videos. When writing (G)-Idle in korean the word Idle is written 아이들, which means children, so when people type '아이들 (children) nxde' they find their song and content. And it has been proven that it actually worked. Soyeon really is a genius and not only musically.

[@alyce_in_tokyo2081]

It's also for when they search up "female idol" (which (G)-Idle's korean group name translates to), and they add nude, which of course means they're searching for indecent content about female idols. So I believe this title also strives to protect those other female idols out there who are overtly sexualized and defamed through countless videos and posts showcasing "nude" content.

[@johanna2611]

@@alyce_in_tokyo2081 Omg thank you I didn't know that ! It makes it even better ! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@MinAYaaily]

Idle means I-dle which stands for I in english and dle plurality suffix in korean and stands for 5 different individuals that come together to form a union!!! ITS A WORD PLAY!!!!

[@GENerationalicon]

That's a mastermind move!

[@xheralt]

"Yeppi Yeppi" is "Pretty Pretty" in Korean, cutesy variant of the word _yeppeun._

[@nightingale4786]

not only that but 'yeppi' isn't even a full word and it's typically used for dogs/pets. so it really goes well with the ironic vibe of the verse!

[@bangtanboysbeforehoes]

wow thanks for this info

[@xheralt]

@@bangtanboysbeforehoes Not sure if you're being sarcastic or sincere. It's probably fairly common knowledge in kpop fandom, but nobody ever knows everything, so worth mentioning.

[@xheralt]

I always think back to the Ladies Code (OT5, RIP Rise & EunBi) song "Pretty Pretty" when the word is featured so prominently.

[@FacebitchBitch]

Yeppi is pretty…? I am Korean but I have never heard of that

[@akifm3800]

Soyeon also produces all their stuff including this song! She's an ace.

[@Ruen_Kafka]

“I'm born nude, the dirty mind is you” Best line 😂😂😂

[@candysartz9851]

Theres nothing to laugh at it why you laughing? Dumb

[@PrinceQuokka]

frr soyeon is such a queen

[@kickingitwithlondyn9901]

It’s scary how catchy this is

[@dreenyan]

I don't know if anyone mentioned this, but it just occurred to me when you talked about "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" that they all went entirely blond for this MV! In Tomboy, released a few weeks prior to Nxde, some had completely black hair and only 2 were blonde! I think this may be on purpose!

[@a_a3189]

Yep it's definitely on purpose. Shuhua usually doesn't dye her hair but she agreed to bleach it entirely for this cb

[@k-aki9176]

I'm so happy you are finally listening to this song, the queens slayed with this comeback. Thanks for the reaction, you're awesome!

[@ephemism]

i love the way you always dissect the meanings behind the songs accurately and understood the metaphors and sarcasm in their lyrics! my favourite person to watch in regards to reacting to these kpop songs!

[@totoobac]

THIS reaction is everything. A lot of people totally misunderstand the concept, you literally got everything on POINT!

[@taykaitlynfn]

so refreshing seeing someone actually read the lyrics and understand the concept of this music video. i watched a guy misunderstood the concept and lowkey got me mad

[@jaeminlee1531]

What guy? Whos guy? Wheres guy? Guy who???🤨

[@beccangavin]

This was definitely the best and most complete analysis of the song I’ve heard in a reaction. I’m continuously impressed by Knox Hill’s lyrical analysis. Plus he noted the production quality. Seriously, so good.

[@An_Antisocial_Potato]

The opening scene with Minnie in pink and with all the guys mirrors a scene from Gentleman Love Blonds with Marilyn Monroe. The scene is most famous for when she sings Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friends

[@goblinely64]

Nxde was such a beautiful and amazing concept i year up every time i watch this video. it’s so real and amazing, not to mention my favorite part is they changed the fan chant for their live stages of nxde to a bunch of boos towards the end of the song to add to the mood of “upset audience”

[@TheQuestionmarkstudi]

Not sure if anyone’s said this yet, but a former member of G IDLE lived Marilyn, so they did this in honor of her. And some fans speculate that member will return even..

[@daniklang2646]

Do you mean Soojin?

[@thivyasugumar5656]

Yesss

[@p1ece_dontcall]

In korean, yeppuda means pretty, and yeppi yeppi is the slang way of saying yeppuda, so when minnie says "my name is yeppi yeppi" it has a depper meaning that only people who speak or are familiar with korean can understand

[@renjj9663]

You earned yourself a new subscriber here for attempting to dissect the meanings behind the lyrics and images in the MV. I’m kinda tired of other reactors who just praise the songs for being catchy and having impressive visuals, so sad. Soyeon’s songs are always more than just being catchy and upbeat. You’re like a refreshing breeze, I appreciate you a lot Knox 🥰

[@xgalphaz]

Soyeon is an amazing producer

[@luisahelena6508]

you´re the first one i see getting so deep into the real meaning of the mv and the lyrics, love that!

[@rftg1793]

Thank you so much for this reaction I was mesmerized by how Soyeon is an amazing artist

[@gremlyn9k]

I don't have much to say other than I absolutely love how your reactions touch upon every aspect of the song/video/message/talent. Thank you for that.

[@TheCatLegend]

Im so happy you reacted to them! (Btw I love your recent song!)

[@belleblack437]

If you look closely at the book the cartoon girl (some think it’s a cartoon of Soojin) is holding while Soyeon is rapping about philosophy, it’s Leaves of Grass which was a poetry collection by Walt Whitman and was very controversial at the time because of it being sexually explicit. Also I don’t remember if it was Soyeon but a female kpop idol got massive hate for reading a feminist novel while a male idol got lots of love for reading a feminist novel.

[@avery1_1]

I believe it was Irene(Red Velvet) who got hated for reading a feminist book.

[@belleblack437]

@@avery1_1 Ok I couldn’t remember who it was

[@lusinearzumanyan2604]

Irene from red velvet-got massive hate,fans were attacking here,burning her things,ripping her photocards merches and throwing it away. Rm read the feminist book-got a lot of love and got praised for learning on woman rights.

[@mashiro_chan7996]

This group actually has six members, not five, but the sixth girl was kicked out on a false and fake charge that she is a bully and she used to love Marilyn Monroe. They support their oppressed friend by putting on Marilyn vibes . Now this member is a soloist and her name is Soojin. I hope you react to her songs

[@HallelSpitzer]

Not only paying tribute to Marilyn Monroe but also, Soojin, a former member of (G)Idle loved her so I think it has something to do with Soojin

[@ashvandal5697]

Here to support my girls! Love (G)I-DLE so much!

[@imextremelyidle]

Great to see you back!

[@selersss]

Yes, (G)-IDLE's song Nxde is based and inspired by Marilyn Monroe. There are a lot of things I've picked up from their style that looks identical to Marilyn's. Like in the beginning, the girl with the pink velvet dress is Minnie and that looks very much like Marilyn's pink dress in "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. And same with what you mentioned of the white dress that rode up in the wind and the blond hair styled that way is also inspired. The whole style and concept of this video is of course the meaning that Soyeon wanted to portray while using Marilyn Monroe's experience as well. I also heard this concept was also done for Soojin (the member that was unfortunately kicked out, but was proven innocent) because she loved Marilyn Monroe and it's believed that the little animated woman in blond with the mole/mark under her eye is believed to be Soojin because she had a mark under her eye in that same spot. But yeah very cool concept overall and the message is amazing!

[@gisdecera]

I'm new here and I didn't know what to expect in this react but I love how you analysed it so much!! I see so many people ignoring the message of the song when a lot of times that was the whole point, I'm beyond glad you got the message + enjoyed the song/production :D thank you for this react.

[@nayelivelazquez8834]

You definitely have to do “oh my god” by them:)!

[@Rigelnemesis]

10:15 totalmente... Nunca mejor dicho tu mensaje, es el adecuado acerca de la interpretación de lo que quiere decir y dar a entender esta canción. Gracias por el video ❤

[@juicesghost8501]

Doesnt have a video but you should do "Villain Dies" its a nasty banger from them with sick flows and beats in the beginning. I bump that S loud AF in the truck. Also "Dark- Xfile' is really good with a short teaser video thats steamy as can be.

[@soupman5836]

I'm so obsessed with everything related to Nxde thank you so much for reacting to this

[@leexeseul]

there is also a thing saying the word ‘nxde’ was used a lot to share not so good things of underaged ppl and soyeon wanted to obliterate that and made this song to make searching for it impossible with her song. ✊🏻 soyeon for the win

[@psukwanto]

The song sounds familiar because it uses very popular melody from classical opera Carmen - Habanera

[@yuhwoo84]

I'm a Korean American and started getting back to K-pop because of G-Idle, and I was starting to get annoyed how some were totally misunderstanding their songs or not even paying attention to the message they are trying to portray. I trully enjoyed your reaction, thank you.

[@rin9001]

Thanks for the reaction Right on the point, the whole intention of the song is breaking the prejudice and expectations and being one true self It is even more significant, this song is even more impactful and important when in Korea the people have to fight twice hard for women rights (due to the current government)

[@Sproutmotherwillowstorm]

The bit with the pink velvety dress and the big bow at the start was also Marilyn monroe!

[@emulyp8579]

Yay!! Thank you for listening and reacting to this!

[@sunnydddddd]

always love knox's analyses!

[@ariaslegacies341]

This is the best nxde reaction! Thank you for actually paying attention to the meaning behind it

[@jordanwillows6487]

YES! I was waiting for this reaction!!

[@moniquequiroz2190]

Trippin on you is indeed a bop! Good work Knoxx!🥳

[@GaijinBangya]

Books of grass was a book that got the author ridiculed and ostracized for being too sexual, much in the same way korean society responds to G-Idle or as they're referencing, Marilyn Monroe In the scene with the livestream comments while Soyeon is taking off her shirt, the comments are criticizing her for being too sexual. So while there's the element about how people sexualize women, there's also commentary on how a woman owns her body and that she shouldn't be criticized in expressing herself artistically with said body.

[@mystique2587]

Thanks for reacting to this, I always enjoy the commentary!

[@shinigamilight786]

Finally!!!!! I'm the first viewer!!!! Bless You Knox for this reaction 💜💜💜💜

[@Irenekuvsei]

The only man that actually understood the song and analyzed the lyrics

[@bylerisendgame]

terell too

[@kevincheshire3368]

bro's so good at dissecting 👏 I'm subscribing

[@unikk_963]

finally knox reacted to nxde , thank you dude 😍🤩

[@Angels_edits111]

This song and it’s title is actually really funny because there name means children in Korean so when people try to search up nude children this song pops up instead of the actual thing

[@sool8196]

i loved your reaction, i loved that you understood the message very fast because it was for women in the industry but also for every women in this planet who can't be seeing more than a sexual object , i will start to see your reaction ! xoxo

[@sool8196]

and also for SOOJIN 🖤 she was a member of the group that was fired and she was so talented

[@nikitasantamaria]

not me screaming that youre actually covering this omg thank you thank you thank you. Can you react to jessie- zoom, cold blooded,nunu nana. nct 127- ay yo, 2 baddies, kick it. nct dream- beatbox, glitch mode

[@afraidenm7346]

My favorite fun fact about this song is they titled the song nxde so when ppl look up g-idle and n*de their song comes up instead of anything else

[@the.nose.666]

This song and video always make me emotional lmao, like the song is a banger but the message just strikes a cord

[@edenngkimyung1198]

Oh my godddddd, you finally react to Nxde - Gidle! I am so excited to watch it

[@neighborhood_sama4965]

You are by FAR the best reactor I have ever seen.

[@LaurenYoung-o9f]

Part of G-IDLE's name means 'children' in Korean so by making the title 'children nxde' when perverts/pedophiles search for it they will mostly see this song instead. So smart and the message is so important

[@keiju.6289]

Knox, your new track is awesome ✌

[@ginng8567]

This always my #1 song among all idle's tracks. As someone who live in a country with some politicians who play extremists mindset for votes(ya, they stop their states female gymnastics to join national sports as they claimed the outfit is too sexy to show women body which is ridiculous), I am so fedup with those extremists although im a male. This song simply says it all, everyone is born nude, the pervert is you!

[@foodiemmdk]

Exactly, that’s exactly what I think too!

[@lysandergrey]

"she is one of the best MCs to come out of Korea" Quite possibly true - I don't know (G)-IDLE well enough to agree or disagree - but until you've listened to CL from 2NE1 or, if we're including the boys in this lineup, Zico... well, make sure that tier list is ready to grow XD

[@tunapizza4204]

Youre the first one actually getting the message and not like other reactors sexualising the mv

[@gfg2414]

u must check all gidle songs

[@sunnydonnelly5436]

freakin loved it a super lot. top notch level of quality. keep up the content please

[@manaky8742]

I stumbled upon (G)I-DLE when they released this song. They named the song "Nude" or wrote it so that when people would look up pictures of naked children, this song would pop up instead (something in the name "(G)I-DLE" apparently means children/child) I thougt that this was so amazing and the song was so good, that I became a fan of them.

[@kenken_7587]

This is a work of art...

[@Maniuneki]

Many people actually belive that the inspiration from Marilyn Monroe was from an ex-member of this group Soojin who left the group. Soojin liked Marilyn and even had her on her phone screen or smth like that.

[@tamashiranai1091]

The pink dress and the dimensions and tiara at the beginning refrences Marilyn's "dimons are a girls best friend" from gentleman prefer blonds

[@Cat-rk7qf]

Gidle “my bag” but the mama awards performance where miss mc has a baller intro rapping smack

[@gt2urbo]

i just noticed they shred the art at the end like banksy 9:09 did at an action right after it his art was bid and won for millions. not sure how that fits in if someone has a clue

[@TAkd-i6t]

Thanks for the reaction.. 🔥yours is the best👍💯 😍

[@666rainbowboots]

Your breakdowns are without out a doubt the best around. Salute to you sir! Should check out Uk rapper k1, who sadly passed away. Thanks for sharing your expert knowledge with us all. Its very much appreciated

[@benolofson9732]

Soyeon has battle raps.... worth a look

[@xuehua3122]

Banger breakdown!

[@irshadalisoomro1155]

Queens 👑

[@moiitsdanielle7138]

Wow! On the road to 1M💕❤️ Love the reactions especially BP and K-pop!

[@ayindd]

I always watch many videos reacting to G-IDLE's MV. I would say that how you react and thoughts is more detailed and focused on how they produce the music. Likewise, I am really like your reactions!

[@romeonantenaina2067]

Yo Knox, since the NF album is coming up I think some more NF reactions would be great, having a look at his older work, I recommend Turn The Music Up and Breathe, but also his 2014 EP titled NF and his 2010 album Memories I think it'd be really cool to look at his old stuff and he how far he's come Also, love you man ❤️

[@loganbothma9822]

Makes perfect sense, to support a Artist is mostly what you do.... Not breaking them down 👀♥️

[@romeonantenaina2067]

@@loganbothma9822 what? Just because I know a lot of his songs?

[@loganbothma9822]

@@romeonantenaina2067 o sorry I really don't know NF heard about 2-3 of his tracks and wow what a artist especially the song about his mom that past on that had me in tears like heavy emotional track.... But I understood that you were saying with a new album coming out🙏🏻😉 have a good one Romeo

[@romeonantenaina2067]

@@loganbothma9822 all good man, while his old music is nowhere near as good as his new ones, I'd still check it out, Mansion and Paralyzed come to mind, while more recently the entire The Search album and the CLOUDS mixtape are must-listens

[@loganbothma9822]

@@romeonantenaina2067 be sure I'll give it a listen thanks mains

[@Emma99-dd9rs]

I love this song! Soyoen is genius!

[@ellea2356]

I'm still unhappy with the english subtitle for the last part of the song, "I'm born nude, you got a dirty mind" didnt hit the same as the korean lyrics, it's more like "I'm born nude, the pervert one is you."

[@ladybatwing]

Thanks for doing this song right.

[@Miyuki_001]

Finally a REAL MAN listening to this song. Like the guys I saw reacting to this song literally proved the whole point. All they did was calling them sexy and stuff it really irritated me when I watched it

[@lok_1412]

Gidle🔥🔥🔥

[@nogamenolife1901]

People don't appreciate it because there's only few of us who's more interested in the meaning

[@eddie6037]

the concept is based of marilyn monroe! which is funny when you think about their ex-member soojins idol being marilyn monroe

[@Eluthien]

Good to see you review some quality K-Pop once in a while. Nice break from the hype trash.

[@beastedgamerboy999]

I'm here for it.

[@Tyler_Quokka]

Marilyns life was extravagant but so tragic. When most people talk about her it’s for her acting and because she was a so called “sex symbol”. She was so sexualized and she was constantly underpaid, she wasn’t even respected after she died as (CONTENT WARNING) paparazzi stormed her house before the police could move her (nxde) body taking photos with it... I absolutely love this tribute to her and it speaks volumes when they did it better than a supposed “biography movie” which continued to use her for fantasy, making up parts of her life to fit their story. Sorry for the rant, I just love this song so much.

[@downeynb7910]

You should react to my bag by g-idle

[@neryahleilani8997]

you and my guy FUTURISTIC?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!! FIREEEEEEEEEEE

[@AndersSamutBirch]

New Jeans “OMG”

[@jonathonkrueck4028]

Nice timing. Women's day is Wednesday and this is women history month.

[@onmymarklee]

best reaction ever❤

[@Boatzilla2]

Great reaction. Thanks.

[@alusive]

You should check out some of soyeons solo work like psycho and is this bad b number!

[@florasteffen9098]

OMG YESSSS!!! FINALLY!!

[@autumneagle]

This was an amazing song, also I'm in the camp that our girls made reference to Soojin, Cube can f right off

[@cynthiajimenez317]

you should definitely check out Mirror Mirror by Millie and F Hero ft Changbin of stray kids.

[@sybot.]

You've got to react to NewJeans "OMG" and "Ditto A/B side", the official MVs each.