NCT Dream "Candy" Music Video Reaction

[@meltyjinsparkle]

"It's the kind of song you hear in a certain situation." Me: listening to candy every day because it's so happy it makes me happy

[@chaesstrawberry9449]

I mean it's their best charting song in korean music platforms so far, they be charting like a gg. Third bg in history to hit number 1 on melon top 100 sooo.... clearly the korean general public is listening and it's working in their favor.

[@tosinolorunsola711]

oh they eatin it up like crazy. nostalgia and cute, youthful energy (which fits them like a glove) combined have put them in such a good spot. and even moreso since the public seems to love them a lot already.

[@sadz42]

i think the combination of a classic song but also the way dream made it their own (+ the fact that dream was the one to do the cover and dream gets a lot of love for a bg when it comes to digital charts) made this an instant hit and I'm so happy and proud of them

[@rebeckaroy6790]

Without being a teenager in Korea in the 90s I think it's hard to understand how huge the impact H.O.T. had at the time, it set the patterns for the whole industry to follow. And the public in Korea all know this song.... What especially works is that the Dreamies embraced the goofy bright energy (just like they truly know how to do) without any irony. They go for it (like the over-dramatic dorks that they truly are ;) and it is just supposed to be fun!

[@juniblessing3875]

People are also in general very crazy for 7dream in korea, they have been missing them a lot while they weren't promoting. Some weeks before this album dropped they were chosen as ambassadors for korea's biggest national bank, so their face and snippets of this song were everywhere on these banks lol, so I bet that had something to do too with general public being even more curious about them and checking their songs out and loving it. I can't imagine how their real full album cb will be like next year 😆 insanity.

[@isalvim]

this song was already a big serotonin booster, so it's crazy how NCT DREAM's version made it so much more enjoyable for me.. has been on repeat fr

[@foreverkpop3257]

Original Song by H.O.T in 1996

[@macklemore131]

nct dream meets backstreet boys..... yeah basically. this is a cover of a song from 1996.

[@yjcho6259]

No, they met HOT, not Backstreet Boys. As a Korean, if someone doesn’t know this song, that’s not a Korean. HOT and Backstreet Boys don’t have anything in common in music or dancing. HOT is Korean legends.

[@jespyjeonglee3782]

@@yjcho6259 INDEED thanks to BACKSTREETBOYS I know about H.O.T cause both were ina variaty show in korea. U must watch is funny they even dance macarena in his own flavor. Thanks than an a SM stan since then

[@Winterfrost7]

@@yjcho6259 Bruh BSB is a legend man. I'm so glad I got tickets to their concert in Feb.

[@TurKishBacon]

The fact that none of them were even a thought when this song was a MONSTER hit. H.O.T and this song kinda started it all for kpop and SM. Can't wait for y'all to watch the original (it's A LOT).

[@christinavilla6792]

More people should listen to this song in traffic. Less road rage. This song is really just perfect. They did a great job of keeping the concept of the original video but making it their own. This also fit perfectly with their last few releases, all throwbacks to the 90's and extremely colorful.

[@703elee]

The whole reason why your channel exists is bc of this song.....this is the song that started kpop as the world knows it today. It started the trainee system at SM, it established the switch from co-ed groups to all boy or all girl groups, it's the song that fostered the focus on fandom (HOT fandom name is White Angels) and it's intensity-there's a cute scene in Reply 1997 about the battle between the HOT fandom and the Sechskies fandom. Seotaiji did pre-date them but until the mid-later 90s the "kpop" industry was just the wild west of people just trying to figure it out. SM actively sought out people who could speak english to try and market overseas. HOT (along with Boa) started the focus of kpop as an actual exportable commodity for the korean economy. This is THE song

[@lidia.aurora]

thier channel would still exist since they did not start by reacting to kpop (truly no offense meant) but I get what you mean

[@somethingsomethinguser]

sm is not gonna call u up after this comment btw

[@Kiwibatz]

@@somethingsomethinguser 💀

[@ohmybibi]

this comment is so weird there are so many other ways u could’ve worded it 😭

[@kimsoulie]

@@somethingsomethinguser LMFAO ONG

[@nataliah3243]

It definitely kept the 90s vibe, I'm gonna die watching your throwback reaction 🤣

[@robynbrowne1277]

so you gotta see the original by H.O.T they basically did what aespa did with dreams come true

[@TRCReactions]

We did. It goes up on Patreon tomorrow.

[@chrystalamos8273]

Dream is topping the world wide charts with this song. Look at some of the stage performance from the weekend. The audience know all of the words & singing loud. Also react to Aespa & Red Velvet new song Beautiful Christmas. It is very good

[@deniaaa5221]

I love that they keep the OG lyrics. At least I think so lol

[@shineeforever8285]

It's a remake of Candy released by H.O.T in 1996.

[@TheEugeneKyu]

one of the songs that jump started the hallyu wave

[@jvlixn]

I like it, it’s cute! It’s also non stop energy and sugary 😵‍💫

[@tosinolorunsola711]

not getting pulled over with this type of song playing😭😭😭 i love it though. Dream does happy and cute really well, and i have a soft spot for both cutesy kpop and Dream. this is the title track of an EP they just dropped. i don't think it'd be y'alls vibe cuz they keep this bright and happy sound throughout. but the song Graduation (it's a ballad) is quite deep cuz it talks about their journey and getting closure from what happened. i'd recommend checking it out.

[@rebeckaroy6790]

I think the album is a really great mixture of styles though. The title track doesn't really reflect the mood of all the songs. You're right, it doesn't get super intense but it does get thoughtful and their vocals are even better than they have been in previous albums (Moon especially impressed me a LOT). I think it's a really impressive collection of songs.

[@tosinolorunsola711]

@@rebeckaroy6790 I suppose it does have different styles, yes. And I agree about Moon. It’s a standout and testament to how much they’ve improved as singers for sure. It’s been hard to choose a favorite song so far, but this song makes me reconsider.

[@sunkicore]

OMG CONGRATS ON 100K

[@karll270]

It's a cover from a first generation boy group called HOT.. You should react to their mv on "throw back Thursday "

[@dorsieasmith3136]

Is good to see them back love the song the sets they had were p really pretty 😍

[@moch.adlanh.8655]

I thought you guys will also react to the original Candy by H.O.T.🤭🤣

[@kaxg]

Thank you!!!! 😆😀💚💚💚💚💚

[@laeyah6548]

you guys should react to the whole album!!!!!!

[@TY_Track]

It is a very bright song so I see why it's not everone's cup of tea. Me personally, I think bc it's their voices, I listen to it a lot 😊

[@Hercatnome]

waiting for RedVelvet X aespa beautiful christmas reaction too

[@ncttotheworld127]

yus

[@ncttotheworld127]

i meant "yes" but in a slay way in case u don't get it lmao

[@ellerygee2040]

its so funny cuz the song is so bring but the lyrics talk about breaking up lmaoo

[@Sxcvg]

캔디 hot

[@MyLordHaechan]

Wow amazing 👏👏REACTION NCT DREAM-CANDY , GRADUATION LIVE 🙆🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️💚💚💚💚💜💜💜💙💙💜💜💜💜💚💚💚

[@lizsays3324]

Are the English subtitles correct? 'I'm happy because I woke today and I'm going to break up with you!' How is that 'happy' for the person being dumped? It seems rude to be so excited while planning to break someone's heart. My clueless American self is very confused.

[@Claire-fw7ob]

I don’t really think it’s so much about the other person, and in the plot I’m pretty sure they end up seeing the person and deciding to not break up with them anymore because they realize that they love them.

[@heyyou2834]

Please react to NCT dream's graduation live, thanks a lot💚

[@svtrny]

it’s a remake

[@ChArlsGems]

💚💚💚💚💚

[@KalunaTanayaBeryl]

Next reaction to nct dream graduation 🙏🏻

[@viennenicoletano3471]

Plssss react to newjeans "Ditto" 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@svtrny]

yessss

[@viennenicoletano3471]

@@svtrny it's okay