ONEWE - Rain To Be - UK K-Pop Fans Reaction

[@ash1384]

Huge thanks to the patron who recommended! Love any and all Onewe recognition!!

[@bunyip-ni6ch]

They are legit musicians. Even the lead singer plays guitar from time to time. Btw you can make an electric guitar sound like an acoustic one.

[@seashell1602]

Also Kanghyun actually made this song with a mixture of both electric and acoustic guitar overlayed in the recording, during the intro and chorus. He said he panned the electric guitar slightly to the right and the acoustic guitar slightly to the left, so if you listen with headphones it'd be easier to hear it. Normally Kanghyun would perform this song live using just his electric guitar, but in their most recent festival performance Yonghoon (main vocal) also played acoustic guitar separately alongside Kanghyun playing electric guitar.

[@tomoovehk]

Onewe's main vocalist is in another league- His voice and stage presence is top tier. I recommend their ballads that REALLY showcases his vocals (A Book in Memory, Star, Universe). They are also MAIN producers and writers for almost all their songs (not just participated in a bit of the lyrics like some idols). Almost all their songs are written by Cya, Kanghyun and Yonghoon. They each have their own style in composing: Cya's songs are more experimental and hard rock (Veronica, End Of Spring, Trauma). Kanghyun's songs are 'spacey' with complex instrumentals (Parting, Aurora, Regulus). Yonghoon's are mostly heartwrenching ballads (A Book in Memory, Universe) but recently he also wrote some rock songs (Gravity, Hippie). Sometimes their styles overlap, such as Yonghoon's Star also having a space theme but is still a soft rock ballad. Harin and Dongmyeong each wrote a song in their Voyager album but it's too early to determine their individual composing style. ONEWE has a lot of space theme songs, ranging from hard rock to soft ballads. e.g. Regulus, Parting, Aurora, Cosmos, Star, Universe, Envision, Orbit Yonghoon’s voice is stunning and perfect for these ethereal and mysterious concepts.

[@funnybunnymary94]

I totally agree 👏❤️

[@cynthia5343]

Need more onewe in the channel 😭

[@christinab1288]

The running joke with Weves (fandom name) is that every time they perform it rains. Onewe is my ult group, I love Kband (the member you were arguing about his age is Dongmyeong who was born in 2000, he also has a twin in the brother group, Oneus). I am still here at the end. Onewe write all their own music most all the songs are written by the guitarist Kanghyun, Lead vocalist, Yonghoon (my ult of ults), and basist Giuk. Drummer is Harin. Self formed band that ended up signing with RBW. I recomend their song Universe or maybe the one everyone loves, AuRoRa

[@gryphon7]

When ISOTROPY dropped, my area was having an intense storm. So many people in the live chat were saying, " Hey, it's raining here too!" Fun times 😂

[@veronique4741]

Yes! Your Patreons have great taste

[@alongfortheridereacts]

The very best!

[@christinab1288]

Thank you for winning and requesting Onewe!!!!! My ult group

[@mca1963]

Merecen lo mejor estos chicos, son muy buenos!

[@gryphon7]

I'm thrilled to see so many WEVEs here in the comments listing info about our precious guys. 💙💛🖤❤️💜

[@angiee1603]

Onewe is great. I love them so much. They are criminally underrated. Onewe was self formed and they write their own music. They are amazing. I hope you react to more of their music. They will be releasing new music next month. Until then, I recommend Aurora, Parting, and Ring on My Ears. Also, it is pronounced like "one" "we". Since you were wondering about their ages. They keyboardist and bassist are the youngest members. Both were born in 2000. The oldest member is the main vocalist who was born in 1994.

[@Sonnie0325]

I love that you reacted to my boys, Onewe! Thank you to your patron and their excellent taste ☺️ I'd love to see more Onewe reactions - they have some great songs (as others mentioned). Thanks again!!

[@kristinakokoskova517]

Love Onewe! 🥰

[@StarScorpion1412]

ONEWE! They just released a new song, called "Beautiful Ashes"! It's their first song since their enlistment-induced hiatus (The vocalist, Yonghoon, had to enlist and the guitarist Kanghyun went along and enlisted shortly after him to get it over with - he'd long since decided that he'd enlist around the same time as Yonghoon.) ONEWE's debut song is "Reminisce About All", a ballad, but a lot of fans joined around "Regulus" (Written by Kanghyun, based on "The Little Prince".) All members of ONEWE have written songs, though the main ones are: Kanghyun (Guitarist), Yonghoon (Main Vocal), and Giuk (Formerly known as Cya, the Bassist). They all have distinct styles and fans can generally tell who wrote each song. Kanghyun is the writer of RtB! It started as the joke between fans and ONEWE where every performance they hold gets rained on, and so he took that and turned it to a story about two people. Other great pieces written by him are: "COSMOS" (My Queen!), "Regulus", "Parting", and "AuRoRa"! Some great songs written by Yonghoon: "Reminisce About All", "A Book in Memory", "Universe_", "Star", and the most recent release, "Beautiful Ashes"! Giuk: "Veronica", "Montage_", "A.I.", "Eraser", "Trauma" Dongmyeong (Pianist): "Trigger_", "Kiss in the Rain" Harin (Drummer): "Envision_", "Pleasant"

[@funnybunnymary94]

Thank you for my love Exo and Onewe. ❤️

[@rahza7896]

Onewe is awesome! Yes, they write most of their music, including this one. Agree with Simon's observation about RtB. Good catch with the acoustic sound when Kanghyun is playing eletric in the MV😂 In live performances is mostly eletric. Yonghoon really suits the folk type of song (9:56). If you ever decide to revisit Onewe, Kerry will see she's right, especially in two songs: Cosmos and Orbit_. I'll not gush too much, but Yonghoon has my favorite male voice in all k-pop.

[@xiaotian.y]

Onewe is one of the greatest bands ever. I def recommend songs like 'Aurora' and 'Parting' from them. The band consists of: Yonghoon - Lead Vocalist Dongmyeong - Vocalist and Keyboard/Keytar Player Cya (key-ya) - Rapper and Bassist Kanghyun - Guitarist (electric, acoustic, anything) Harin - Drummer

[@xiaotian.y]

@Ofra8191- true. I'm so used to Cya since I've been with em since he first chose it. It slips my mind sometimes that he changed it. Thanks for the reminder

[@digsgeology434]

This was such a fun reaction! Thank you for this!

[@moo5289]

They are a self-formed band that then signed with RBW. Their debut as Onewe with RBW was in 2019, but they originally debuted as MAS0094 in 2015 so you can find videos of Dongmyeong and Giuk performing at 15YO. MAS stands for make a sound, and 0094 refers to the youngest being born in 2000 and the oldest in 1994. They have performed as Mamamoo's backup band starting even before they signed with RBW. They are the brother band to Oneus, also at RBW. Dongmyeon has a fraternal twin brother in Oneus who's stage name is Xion. The groups trained together and debuted/re-debuted within a couple of months of each other.

[@emma-kati]

I almost pissed myself laughing at the ”he might be into wet work” 😂 and now I’m imagining Giuk moonlighting as an assassin… Also I love this song your patreons clearly have fantastic taste!

[@annemaka]

Onewe are so great! For the full experience (and visuals that match the sounds) Hou should check out their live/acoustic videos

[@daly_fernandez676]

Patreon pidiendo siempre Onewe, Oneus, está haciendo su trabajo muy bien, felicitaciones!!!

[@dasha_wsx9419]

OMG PLEASE YOU NEED TO REACT TO GRAVITY!!!!!! it's their latest comeback. you will like it 100% also it's in english :)

[@keesia729]

Onewe was formed by all members were already a band who performed in contest except for Yonghoon (main vocal) who was in the same contest and if im not wrong actually won so they asked if he wanted to join their band! And they were predebut with manager Dongju aka Xion of Oneus (their brother group and twin of Dongmyeong the other vocalists and keytar player) until they joined and signed with RBW

[@Victoria44e]

Underrated group ❤❤❤

[@cleidefelippe751]

I love ONEWE and ONEUS!!❤❤

[@EXOsNoona]

Love this song!! It’s true, your patrons have taste 🤌✨

[@aliciapark6241]

He means ‘crying’ by the word wet

[@christinab1288]

There is a making video, the twin of one of the members comes and brings pizza and chicken and they are all freezing in towels.

[@abrilvp298]

Gracias por reaccionar a Onewe, es mi banda favorita, los conocí gracias a Mamamoo, ellos tienen una canción con Hwasa y Gyuk (Cya) tiene una canción con Moonbyul. Por favor reaccionen mas a ellos y tambien a Oneus que son sus "hermanos", tienen buenas musicas. Dato curioso: Dongmyeong tiene un hermano gemelo que está en Oneus.

[@sarahkhairi326]

So glad you guys r doing the draw songs because you get to know new groups and songs. This song is so good and they are such a good band I’m just a casual listener on them not a fan but I know that this song is one of their best title songs. ❤

[@aefrances]

I was hoping you’d react to onewe!

[@keesia729]

Also the instruments here are all old so no damage to perfectly fine instruments.

[@katy8605]

yay I'm one of ones

[@alongfortheridereacts]

The one and only, of course

[@yzmimi]

please react to AuRoRa

[@nourasaad7014]

Guys please react to Xdinary heroes - Break the brake They are a band and they are from JYP like Day6 but they have a totally different sound!

[@kudgeond755]

Cool choice by your patreon. Onewe is one of my favorite krock bands. Onewe: One We. Label mates of boy group Oneus: One Us. I stayed til the end so I'm the One of We as well as the One of Us. Poor Dongmeong. He was 21 when the MV was made. Must have been the rain soaked, slicked back hair, overcast lighting and makeup that made him looker older. Correct, Rain To Be was not their debut track. Onewe debuted in 2019 with a ballad called Reminisce About All, which is a better song imho. Agree that the mix was a bit too polished and didn't really match the tone of the MV. In general my only quibble with Onewe's recordings is they tend to have a slick pop rock production style even when the song goes much harder, but that's a minor complaint about a terrific band that I consider the best kept musical secret in Korea. There are several layers of guitars in this song but the electric guitar is buried in the mix except for the solo of course. Rain To Be was written by guitarist Kanghyun and bassist Giuk who at that time was going by Cya (pronounced Kia). To answer your question about Mamamoo one obvious similarity is the top tier vocals, which you can expect with all groups under RBW. For a small company RBW has a disproportionately high percentage of the best M&F singers among 3rd & 4th gen groups. Moomoos first encountered Onewe when they backed up MMM on a rock version of Decalcomanie at the 2016 KBS Song Festival. At that time Onewe was known as MAS or MAS 0094 and weren't signed to a label. About a year later they signed with RBW and then changed their name to Onewe when they debuted in 2019 shortly after Oneus. Since then they've backed up MMM on a rock version of Gogobebe at an award show, backed up Hwasa on a Queen medley, Kanghyun played acoustic guitar for Solar on a competition tv show, they released a song called Q with Hwasa as the featured guest artist, and recorded a song called Memories with Moonbyul on her latest album Starlit of Muse. Onewe has also done killer covers of Hwasa's Twit and Mamamoo's Hip, which you can find on their yt channel. So yeah, they're friends with Mamamoo and work with them from time to time. Hope you check out more songs by Onewe. If you want to hear them rock out try Aurora and if you want to get a better idea of Yonghoon's fantastic voice try some of their ballads like Universe, A Book in Memory or Parting. Have fun! PS Since you play guitar you might be interested to know that Kanghyun's current main guitar is a Sterling Majesty (one of the John Petrucci models). Before he got the Sterling he primarily played a white strat and sometimes a Gibson ES-335 and he also has a Gibson acoustic.

[@rahza7896]

Hello! First, thank you for your insigtful commentary in Onewe reations! I think Kanhyun's main guitar will soon change. After enlistment he bought a Tom Anderson Drop Top Classic and a Mayones Regius Pro 6 that he's been using in recordings and also played them live in a festival last week.

[@kudgeond755]

@@rahza7896 Great info. Thanks! I wouldn't have identified the new guitars without your help or a vid where he talks about them, which he may have done in a vlog I haven't seen. Looking forward to their next album and hopefully a US or world tour.