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I am an actor and content creator with Hollywood credits including roles on Lucifer (Netflix), Starlight Christmas (Hallmark), JT Leroy (Universal Studios), etc. In this channel, I offer insight to Kpop performances using my 10+ years of training in dance, acting, singing and overall performance. In dance, my forte are contemporary and musicals and have done most of my performances in theatre. Although my channel is mostly known for dance analysis, I am currently inactive in the dance community.

[@JeffAvenue]

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[@abbyyybubu]

can you react the "16 Shots" cover by Lee Chaeyeon of IZ*ONE?

[@tortor8959]

Hi Jeff , I love your reaction soooo much . If you have time plz checkout WayV 's reality show too. They are so fun . last year WayV Dream Plan Variety and this year is Wayvison . hope you enjoy thank you ^__^

[@rhyannecalvo5633]

Can you react to exo chen's "hello"

[@davidcj1772]

Please react to CHEN HELLO

[@nanayuuki7472]

Hey Jeff!! I just want to say Shotaro is a backup dancer before he join NCT.. even he just training for a few month in SM, he already have a lot of experience performing on a big stage before that. He is GACKT (a Japanese singer) backup dancer.

[@creaturesoul4469]

I just can't believe Taeyong can dance in jeans. He looks good though, fashion king. XD

[@prishakr1058]

The fact that he dances in like..slacks?(idk what its called hehe)is crazy because those types of shoes are hard and not flexible

[@irmaluisacera6780]

He always goes for the most uncomfortable clothes.. haha

[@jamiemerenciano9609]

And the Superhuman dance practice. He looked like he came from a date then went straight to dance practice.

[@fatikafatika9745]

Yes,Our leader

[@hausinhung7038]

And I cant believe that Taeyong can eat this comeback along with SuperM promotion. King yet a super hardworking bubu💚

[@ashlynt.7933]

If you want more info on Shotaro, I heard he started dancing at 5 years old. He was also a backup dancer for a lot of artists, and according to his old classmates, he was top of his class and became the face of his dance school. He did tiktok on the side. But just as you said, ppl getting mad at the fact he might have been scouted off of tiktok and only calling him a tiktoker isn’t really fair when he’s also trained for so many years. Just watching his performances with the group and his fancams are enough to show that SM picked him for a reason. Also just wanted to include that I love all your videos!! You’re truly my favorite reactor. 💚

[@elifcakmak3331]

People can be harsh out of ignorance: I remember they made Baekhyun cry on award show stage when they received their first daesang because he’d just trained for 4 months along with Chen. It’s also annoying to see teenagers trying to educate SM on picking, training, debuting people although they are working as an academy/factory providing great groups continuously for decades now.

[@memyselfandi7634]

I heard he has trained under Expg, if he really was the top student there then he is really someone beyond exceptional 😲

[@uniquelee]

@@elifcakmak3331 exactly

[@peace-gn1oq]

yeah, SM is a very experienced and huge entertainment company, has proven multiple times to debut amazing artists with top tier skills , so there is no way they debut a tik tok dancer lolll ... we can see shotaro is so good at dancing honestly, just waiting to hear more of his voice though ... because for idol, you have to sing or rap + dance .. he is already amazing at dance . i’m curious whether he is good at singing too or rap ... because what differentiate an idol and dancer is their singing or rap abilities right .. lol

[@lexi6905]

thank you! people reduce him to the tiktok nctzen who got scouted and put into nct without realizing that he danced more than just tiktok dances.

[@eve_ss7780]

Shotaro is definitely a PRO. He's from a professional dance group and been dancing since he was 5. SM scouting a professional dancer is a smart move tbh (and rare also since I noticed that SM tends to scouts raw talents more than experienced trainees). Shotaro is an exceptional dancer. He blends in with NCT just right (as we all know NCT is full of great dancers) 💚 In conlusion, SHOTARO BEST BOY. SHOTARO MAIN DANCER, STAN SHOTARO 🥰 (lowkey want to watch your 30mins+ long reaction tho 😂)

[@dongsicheng170]

YESS more people needs to recognize this fact

[@fifi7367]

@yummiwatch shotaro is different from pro dancer i know. He has godly talent along with the idol charm. He has it. He has what it takes to be an idol. I guess that's what makes sm so sure about him.

[@eve_ss7780]

@Harmon McCraw 14:15 shotaro - center guy in white/gray sweatshirt with black pants and black hat.

[@annisaarsy7823]

sm have been scouting some experienced trainees other than shotaro before, but i mostly agree with u.

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

@@annisaarsy7823 in nct shotaro is the first one who is professional dancer?

[@husna704]

Actually XiaoJun has only 7 month training period

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

Ace

[@pikanalala5199]

he did going to dance class too, right? i saw the videos

[@husna704]

@@pikanalala5199 yes, that's why he's good at dancing

[@miguel16_kg85]

In sm he was trainned for 7 month...but before that in China he was already sing since young age I think.

[@husna704]

@@miguel16_kg85 Yes! There are predebut videos of him singing in his live

[@msshiny-zk6cq]

Probably shotaro's 3 months training period is for the singing and rapping but for dance I don't think he still needs training on that field... I love your reaction!! I love this fresh combination of groups in NCT!

[@shotarouwu7906]

More like learning korean haha

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

3 months

[@shotarouwu7906]

@Chenle gave the egg to Felix Apparently, shotaro can make all the 22 boys his jisung HAHAHAHAH everybody is whipped by him. But i do think that doyoung, lucas and xiaojun of this unit is taking care of him very well.

[@msshiny-zk6cq]

@@shotarouwu7906 that as well hahahaha

[@neo__chaotic]

@@shotarouwu7906 YAS everybody's whipped for him alright! his duality tho... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIG5pmeVp8xkf6M

[@chillysen2006]

shotaro's dancing is phenomenal

[@chillysen2006]

he lowkey dances like every japanese hiphop dancer but it's still different and im loving it (i can say this because i am a japanese hiphop dancer)

[@maleah2023]

@@chillysen2006 he has such a unique style that made me focus my eyes on to him

[@larchyR]

@@chillysen2006 if he dances like every japanese hip hop guy than we need more of those in kpop to bring that dancing to another level

[@supercalifragilisticexpial5876]

@@larchyR Japan isn't very good at making idols, but the level of dancing is very high. the choreography for this song is also by a Japanese woman who just graduated from high school last year.

[@baaechuu3917]

Why i reading this with _"your english is phenomenal"_ tone 🤣

[@NCTzennie]

You should definitely check out Shotaro's stage fancams (his debut one in mcountdowun has more than a million views now and is awesome), this guy is AMAZING, he is really at ease and relaxed and this is his debut and in a famous group at that, like whaaat!!! He has so much style and fits right in with nct in the performances. SM did great scouting him, he's going to be a great asset for the group in the future.

[@yatiagus6911]

Up

[@yatiagus6911]

Yes

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

Yes. But i feel like the mbc fancam is more better than the mnet...

[@angelpakpahan7023]

IKRRR.. I WATCHED EVERY SHOTARO FANCAM AND IT'S REALLY AMAZING THAT HIS DEBUT FANCAM REACHED 1M VIEWERS I HOPE HE KNOWS IT

[@back2u842]

SM know what they're doing. When I heard he only trained in SM for a short time, I just knew he must be amazing.

[@JeffLocka7]

I feel like Jaehyun is a highly underrated dancer

[@JeffAvenue]

VERY underrated!!

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

Yeah hes popular but underrated

[@izumirikka6730]

Really, I'm tired that they only talk about their visuals. Also a vocalist who dances so well is quite rare in kpop.

[@doyoungshat3789]

He's definitely one of the best dancers in nct his dance skills are insane... like for ten his singing skills are great but people don't noticing that kinda things because he is amazing dancer while jaehyun is amazing singer

[@doyoungshat3789]

@@izumirikka6730 so true!!! same for haechan and xiaojun they are aced in both categories

[@El-vq8tx]

There is a good reason why both chenle and shotaro had such little training period and that is already have been perfecting their craft since they were children long before joining SM and going to Korea. Just because they trained in SM for a short period of time it doesn’t mean that they have done less than everyone else. It was the same thing for EXO’s Chen and Baekhyun they trained for a short period of time because talent speaks for itself and SM knows that. People could have trained for years and years but still might not have been as good as chenle, shotaro, baekhyun and chen were when they debuted. It irks me a lot that people degrade idols just because they have trained for a short period of training.

[@babylionssirenblack1595]

Its not the length, that's correct. Also, its not an idok's fault if they are naturally gifted in certain aspects. I actually have high respect for those that can keep up and be at par with those eho had longer training years. That speaks a lot. Hard work pays off, and then we have talented people who work hard.

[@El-vq8tx]

@@babylionssirenblack1595 I know right, like especially for the case of Chenle he was a vocalist and a musician as a child but even though he trained for 2-3 months in SM before debut he still kept up with the rest of the members in terms of dancing and while also learning korean since because he didn’t have as much time as the rest of the foreign members. I don’t know what the future holds for Shotaro but I know that he will fit right in too and assimilate he already does.

[@babylionssirenblack1595]

@@El-vq8tx NCT is very interesting, not from a fan's perspective, even from observing from their behavior's perspective. If there is one thing SM is good at, its putting groups together. Member may not necessarily start on the right footing but they always manage to put like minded people together. Shotaro will definitely fit right in. He shows his love for dance in how his body moves and i feel how protective the hyungs are towards him. They boys have mutual respect in their craft and they s knowledge people with the same level of mastery and passion. NCT is the BRAND that will change the game. Mark my words.

[@justaninfiredperson]

Exactly sm know what its doing

[@yoitsphulla5686]

People sometimes forgot that SM not only take people with potential(meaning can be trained) but also people with talents and trained prior getting into SM..

[@fanifrp8598]

omg shotaro doesnt look like a newbie, he's adapt so well and his dancing skill was crazyyyyy

[@nctbzmxo-8971]

He was in a dance crew, so he has a different base. The confident is oozing!!

[@jaydenmartinez4900]

He was a professional dancer before joining Nct so he is already better than most people in kpop

[@myqwertymind]

newbie in kpop, but not in dancing :) he's awesome!

[@neo__chaotic]

CRAZY INDEED! his duality tho... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIG5pmeVp8xkf6M

[@kdior3201]

I’ll just say this and I know you aren’t shading shotaro , but he’s been training since he was a young kid. He was training in Japan and was a back up dancer for famous acts in Japan . And he was apart of a famous dance school in Japan . I know you didn’t say anything bad Jeff this is more so for the uninformed people in the comments and things like that . They only think he’s trained for 3-6 months in general and that he jumped passed everyone who’s been training in Sm for longer . And you’re completely right it’s very disrespectful that people don’t acknowledge his skill . I also don’t like when people call him Tik tok boy , he’s an idol and a million seller now too .

[@leaya723]

up up up! everyone should know about shotaro history

[@chrisconti1456]

and yangyang said he trained w shotaro so he would’ve had to be training for almost 2 years at least

[@naevisbtch6152]

@@chrisconti1456 it was sungchan not shorato

[@voopytimes]

@@naevisbtch6152 yeah Seungchan also trained with Jungwoo, and was already training when Yangyang joined the company, Seungchan has been a trainee since before Dream debuted I believe, he's been DEEP in the SM basement. Shotaro is a professional dancer turned idol. He didn't need to train on how to dance because he's already above the qualification of the dancer idol position. Like what did antis think he was doing before this?? JUST Tik Tok? Lol

[@jasmine_soo8839]

I really hope SM/NCT made a content like some QnA for shotaro and sungchan then the fans know about him more. and not just a speculation around

[@victoriab98]

taeyong's charisma is out of this world, i can't take my eyes off of him haha. also from what i've heard shotaro has been dancing since he was a kid so no wonder he's so good!

[@renjuntyong8061]

he's such a scene stealer! even tho he's not in the center, my eyes would automatically follow him >

[@nuralliaonn5320]

It's just cute how Jeff is stuttering trying to find the suitable word to explain the animalistic and strength. Then, he just said Kai as an explanation. Well that explain a lot . I love your reaction so much! Very informative and detail.

[@solitelly]

Kai: (adj) When you can't find a fitting word to describe how something or someone is beyond awesome. :D

[@paolacardena6581]

Funny fact is i also thought that after watching shotaro dance

[@MSBAD-nu8jc]

@@solitelly ABSOLUTE TRUTH

[@ohchevi4268]

Hahahahah as SMstan sometimes we used to describe something like SM standard, SM Visuals, SM vibes, EXO holy trinity vocals like Chen, Baekhyun n DO also being an Adjactives too bside Kai as far I feel Kai invented some style on dancing. Are we surprise? Not... Thats why SM unbothered giving Kai solo album tittled "KAI". His name already enough to promote himself. Kai is a brand...n ofc an Adjective 😁

[@Slorrpee]

"Xiaojun where have they been hiding you?" is a MOOD.

[@jesusrivera0509]

I think a lot of people are just noticing Xiaojun because he actually gets center time in this song. In WayV 90% of the time it's only Ten and Lucas (not counting when members get their center time while singing their lines) in this song tho everyone get some chance to shine.

[@hederlisa]

You aint lying.

[@francine7902]

That's kinda true. For this performance, everyone had their moments and that's what i loved about it

[@baeby0592]

Waaah really? This is how you all saw WayV? Honestly when first time I discover WayV in Moonwalk MV yes Ten's really stood out with break dance for me. When other's member shine in another way Rap, Vocal etc. But when I saw their dance practice Moonwalk, another song (MV, Dance Practice, Live Stage, fancam, etc) All members really good at dancing too. When they are center for singing their part they did best to show their dancing too. I can say, no one is bad dancer in WayV. I knew Xiaojun really good at dancing too, when I watch Take Off, Comeback, Say it, etc. His dance so smooth. And when Ten make choreo for him with Kun's music composed and arrangements, I'm not even suprised because i know he is really good at dancing too. Hmm..

[@mix4715]

@@baeby0592 yeah, honestly WayV is lucas and ten dominated. We barely hear hender lines, and yang yang is a good dancer as well, but SM barely shown that except at one time when ten was sick. Thats why when superM happen, both lucas and ten fans were so mad that their biases only got small lines bcs they were so spoiled by how much ten and lucas dominated in wayV without realizing that ten/lucas were not main/lead in rapping or singing in superm. I mean if the one in superM was yang yang, hendery or xiaojun, i dont think anyone would be that mad, bcs we are gratefull enough that SM think highly of our bias.

[@baeby0592]

@@mix4715 Hendery barely line? but He has his killing. Take Off, Moonwalk, TBT when his part come people like "Wah, he is so good". Especially TBT and Take Off. (I love watching reaction too so I know this). He got all rap part in Bad Alive, even Yangyang didn't rap there. And Yangyang singing here (so happy, because of this many people saying WayV member really talented they all like all rounder) 🤧 Yangyang is main rapper (No.1) in WayV, so of course he often get most line of rap. And And I think the one who often get least line is Winwin. And Yangyang is really good at dancing too. When I see their dance practice like Take Off, Comeback, etc. when he rap/sing his part his dance OMG, he is really2 good. And Ten, He is main dancer there of course he will take dance break part. And SuperM. OMG. They are 'SuperM', they are the chosen one from multiple group. They are like representative from their original group. But SM did dirty only to Ten and Lucas. Ten position is main dancer and lead vocal too in SuperM, but his line is.. And Lucas i dont know what to say.. He is just like only visual in SuperM.. T_T I really love WayV. And I hope through SuperM, Lucas and Ten can bring a new fans to WayV too. But their lines is so so. SuperM is like (all members in SuperM ft. Ten and Lucas). And I barely reading comment about this two before (Of course). And comment about Lucas more like He is so handsome (I'm so sad because he is talented too and people who new to SuperM dont know that) And you dont how happy I am when finally Ten singing high note with Baekhyun and Lucas get killing part at the end in One (Monster & Infinity), I replay in every comment who shock about them to watch Ten's solo song and WayV. And many people amazed with WayV as a group, all member is so talented they say. Finally my baby WayV ╥﹏╥

[@sethers102]

Im going to need everyone to stop sleeping on Xiaojun... He is one of the best vocalists in NCT and such a good performer. So happy he is getting more recognition this era.

[@miyamora]

I KNOW SAME HES SUCH AN UNDERATRD MEMBER LIKE HOW CAN YOU EVEN SLEEP ON HIM WHEN HES THAT GOOD IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO ME, I also think my biggest flex is that my bias is xiaojun and like it's funny because whenever I see a comment or tiktok abt him I always flex that he's my bias

[@anggilsdynt6336]

"jaehyun is amazing as well, he's not just a pretty face guys" LOUDERRR!!!

[@KiddSteeloh]

Shotaro is a freak of nature, not saying other SM Trainees are not good. It's just Shotaro is built differently and within 6 months SM was like "nah fam this young man is crazy! get him on the stage!"

[@crazy-kuroneko]

Shotaro is graduated from the dance/talent school EXPG Tokyo (and one of their top students), which has branch all over Japan and even in LA and New York.He was in that school since he's in the middle school. EXPG produces professional dancers (mostly street dance/hip-hop) and idols (who then sign to their parent company LDH. their groups usually assign separate members as vocalist, rapper, or dancer. e.g. the Exile, Generations, et al. Twice's Sana is from EXPG too btw) that's why you can find dancers with similar groove as him among Japanese dancers (like, Taemin's awesome backup dancers for his Japanese tour). So yeah, he's not a newbie. Newbie in a K-pop environment? Yes. But newbie to dance? He has breathed it for years. He's practically a backup dancer for Gackt once, a J-rock legend. ReiNa, the choreographer of this song, is still 18 years old and she's friends with some EXPG trainers too. So, Shotaro is definitely in his element with this song. It is so nice to see someone with such groove as his among K-pop idols. Somehow it feels refreshing. I also love his excitement when he dances. I hope he'll be able to keep that because sometimes I find K-pop choreo too demanding to be perfect that idols forget to enjoy their performances. And I look forward for his evolution within the group. Maybe he will try other genres, who knows? And Xiaojun actually did some street-dancing before scouted by SM. There are several videos of him performing in events, though idk if he went to a dance school or not prior.

[@roseoznz]

Agree I love when idols can have fun with their dances, feels like stray kids lately have also had so much fun with their choreos that just happen to be impressive too

[@lanusenjamir1609]

Is ReiNa a dance prodigy? Because how else could she have come up with something so beautiful at the young age of 18 (T.T)

[@crazy-kuroneko]

@@lanusenjamir1609 she is indeed, if you google "reina dancer" you will find she made her breakthrough at 15

[@lanusenjamir1609]

@@crazy-kuroneko wow m dizzy. What was i doing at 15. Anyway, thank you for the info!

[@shinramyune]

“in wayv, he [xiaojun] doesn’t stick out to me that much,,, but that’s on me” SENT ME

[@miyamora]

HES ALWAYS STUCK OUT TO ME BWNSNSNSNX

[@hederlisa]

In a way he was right. I saw him in Turn Back Time (he intrigued me), but this was much different. He really shined here and came for my neck. My biaslist is ruined.

[@helloctober15]

Taeyong just doing his jump roping lmao he be playing with the choreography as if he is at the playground XD

[@aerynkelly]

I know Xiaojun has been doing a lot with dancing, and he's been trying to strength train as well. I don't know that he's said it but his efforts have shown he wants to be seen beyond just a singer and that REALLY came through here. The video he put up of dancing Ten's choreo was fire and just showed how hard he's working on the dance side

[@aerynkelly]

@@eu9ne it was posted to ig, but this is a KZbin copy kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqGbnYyMqtKNgK8

[@miyamora]

xiaojuns dance is SO UNDERATED, I'm glad he's finally starting to get some recognition on his dance because it really is amazing and I'm so proud of him, I think my biggest flex is I've been xiaojun biased since when I first got into nct

[@parksooyoungsdaughter225]

Shotaro's 6 months training in SM maybe was just to enhance his vocals and rapping because he already got the dance.

[@helloitstracey]

Xiaojun really shined in this era, the others as well too. But xiaojun hits different here. He just slapped us hahaha

[@kimjongdaesdreamer2719]

I killed the reply botton when the mv was out because of Xiaojun he shined in make a wish

[@someonesavedoyoungfromnct8162]

Along with Shotaro

[@elisanuryanti4384]

I like your word about Shotaro so much. Shotaro is not just cute but he just born with that TALENT!!

[@aliceindreamlands]

Shotaro's h4ters should know that "SM Entertainment has found a rare and valuable gem. NCT is so lucky."

[@janealtaya6678]

Nct members are all rare gems. They're the best idol group for me. They're the reason why I started dancing and the reason why I started to like kpop.

[@aliceindreamlands]

@@janealtaya6678 yes they all are but adding shotaro makes this performance to the next level. Shotaro suits well with the original members. I also discovered Xiaojun here because of his vocals. I can watch this performance all day 👏👌

[@tamara7301]

Facts!!

[@TurKishBacon]

The Taeyong slide/drop thing is done differently here likely because of his type of shoe on the practice floor. The sneakers he's wearing won't slide on a hardwood floor safely so he modified it to do the move 😂

[@roseoznz]

TurKishBacon yeah in the mv his leg was much straighter and he slid so smooth but it's impressive af either way how much control and leg strength it takes in addition to mobility

[@vilisco6025]

Also because of those damn Dad jeans. I wanted to go into the video and rip them off 🤣🤣

[@izumirikka6730]

Shotaro has been dancing since he was 5 and studied at EXPG studio, he has been dancing for 15 years, much longer than some idols from groups already debuted, that is ... pufff his fancam went viral for obvious reasons. Edit: Shotaro have more lines than Jaemin in this song xD

[@someonesavedoyoungfromnct8162]

A good 5 million views on his Debut Fancam I'm crying

[@parplis]

shotaro is a professional dancer! he was in one of the most famous dance academy in japan and was the backup dancer for a gackt (really big japanese singer), his friends also said that he was the top in his class, so SM definitely didnt recruit him just from his tiktok dance like a lot of people said. you can see there's a difference between trained dancer and trained idol, for example shotaro in live performances seemed to smile a lot, like he was really having fun, i recommend to watch the live performance or his fancam! also i agree about xiaojun, he shines a lot in this, his reverse part is phenomenal and him being the center during that part makes it so much more impactful, im so glad he is in this unit.

[@oraaaangeeee]

I think people misunderstood how Shotaro got into SM and debuted with NCT. They only know him through tiktok but they didn't know he came from EXPG Studio in Japan and he's a professional dancer. He auditioned in SM online and got selected last November making him and Sungchan the new members to debut.

[@EstherLee]

Xiaojun stood out to me the most this era I'm so proud he's getting the attention!!

[@fathy2370]

For real tho, he got me really crazy with the music video. And i love love his voice so much.

[@kimjongdaesdreamer2719]

Same togetherwith Shotaro

[@scullcandy4948]

I SWEAR HE IS SO GOOD

[@baeby0592]

Yeees...!! I really love this..!! This is what NCT U must be in my opinion. We can say this two boys is new members. I consider Xiaojun new because this is the 1st time he is performed as NCT U. And they must get killing part so people will aware about them too. But honestly I'm so sad for Kun. His line is so so ╥﹏╥ I hope others WayV members and Sungchan in Part2 will have a chance to shine too.

[@roxannejoyramirez5884]

Yes. I am Jaemin bias but Xiaojun hit me hard here.

[@koko_mai]

I cant believe how any one could be anti Shotaro... His talent speaks for itself... It doesn't matter if he were to have only trained for a month if his talent was better than someone who had trained for 10 years... How long you train doesn't equal how talented you can be... I am so tired of netizens and their anti-ness against almost everyone... Stop spreading HATE!!! Good grief!!! Ugh I can't even with humans anymore... I am happy for all my artists and hope they all have a good future... My overall NCT bias is Taeyong but, Shotaro is such a cute little otter btw... Kawaii!!!

[@jennifer5362]

They all looked like they were having fun. I give Shotaro a lot of the credit. He seems genuinely excited to be there. His smile just lights up everyone around him.

[@roseoznz]

Yeah his energy is infectious! in the live performances I love watching him vibe with Lucas when they're in the circle

[@luvrwrld5396]

I don't know if this is the reason but i noticed theres a lot more energy in their dancing this cb and because doyoung mentioned that he watched shotaro dancing and kinda learned a bit from him even while not knowing him for very long I feel like him being there naturally made everyone go a bit harder in the choreo. Could very well also be the overall hype of NCT 2020 as well

[@leeaileen2318]

When he said that? I wanna watchh

[@luvrwrld5396]

@@leeaileen2318 During the NCT 2020 Vlive where they first introduced shotaro and sungchan. You can watch on vlive or look it up on youtube. It's pretty long though, I think around 2 hours

[@carolechaney2830]

Your reaction was great and fair. This choreography is elevated in my opinion. Not only is it energetic and fast, they look like they are having fun. Especially Taeyong. The part where he jumps higher than the others looks like he is having fun, it's play time for him. I love it!

[@carolechaney2830]

@Harmon McCraw Yes, I agree! He really does!

[@pfwuqiankun]

Idc what other people say about Shotaro, all I can say is he deserved it. SM made the right decision to debut him. The boy just exudes charisma, confidence and talent that it is enough to shut down any hate regarding his training. Shotaro is coming for my bias list and it should be coming to yours as well. That's all

[@dailyms21]

Jeff check shotaro’s fancam, it has literally over 1M views already! And all his other fancams have the highest views among the members. In addition, people and especially koreans are going nuts over his dance skills!!

[@wallaceavila6560]

i'd love to see a dance unit or a choreography with just ten, taeyong, shotaro, winwin, jisung and yuta, but i think i wouldn't survive it, hahah

[@neo__chaotic]

Mark is a main dancer too!

[@Angelica-jy6rb]

up!

[@nolaa.912]

N yangyang

[@agynessraymond5510]

YASSS...and Jeno too, please.. Not only can he dance well, dude's emotion in expressing his moves is always spot on.

[@agynessraymond5510]

@@neo__chaotic Mark dances very well, everyone knows that but his rap skill specifically is his primary forte, it's basically almost unrivaled amongst his NCT brothers at this point. ^^

[@cynthiatamara441]

I honestly don't get why people get mad at shotaro because he only trained for three months in SM before debuting, i mean look at him he's such a pro!

[@queengonzales2603]

18:20 Shotaro's foot. he is indeed amazing

[@helloctober15]

"It's almost like Kai" Yes Shotaro you made it baby! :')

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

This is his first dance practice and already called kai ddang. Slapped to those nctzens who are so defensive and denying that shotaro is one of the best in nct...

[@nctzensprout400]

@@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors yesss ghorl! Idk why people are mad when we are literally just hyping him up cause he deserves it

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

@@nctzensprout400 i dont want to read comments in their dance practice again... lol

[@davidcj1772]

@@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors wait nctzens are mad???

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

@@davidcj1772 no not all.. some nctzens attacked someone cause shes hyping up shotaro..

[@sunflowersinspace]

I was 0% prepared for Shotaro to come in an 100% destroy me. Everybody killed it! Xiaojun and Jaehyun also stood out to me in this one. I love good vocals & rapping, but good dancing.... I guess it's because I was really into the dance community before finding kpop, but dancing is what really gets me! I enjoyed your analysis and your 'rant' about training. Such good points!

[@midnightings]

i couldn't peel my eyes off taeyong, he really eats this choreo

[@houselee6473]

Really happy that Shotaro is in NCT now!

[@coreycj3911]

It’s so frustrating when people downgraded Shotaro to ”just a tiktok boy” because NO he is a whole package. He was a freakin professional dancer who used tiktok as a way to do some cool challenges and share his dance. He is beyond awesome and his dancing skill is chef kiss. The person who scouted Shotaro for SM freakin deserve a raise because they are really good at their job 😂

[@kaxmikaxze]

I'm fascinated by Shotaro, tooooo...

[@iamfarrah]

Shotaro made every haters swerve lanes, and got his first million views fancam in 4(?) days. he’s that powerful. about Xiaojun, i honestly felt the same. i knew he’s a fantastic vocalist but but i never knew he can dance this well, i thought he made it into the group cause he’s a phenomenal vocalist but then he’s killing this comeback. smooth dance moves, i’m so confused, then you mentioned about their choreography, it kinda actually make sense.

[@endahbdw]

Shotaro's first debut with 3 months of training and 16 years of dancing : Good power Good body control Good execution Good technic Sharp and smooth movements

[@claun220]

Jeff is me talking about Shotaro I'M FASCINATED

[@cynthiaflores7586]

The fact that Jeff compared Shotaros dance skills to Kai says A LOT about his talent, especially since he’s a rookie.

[@5.55lucky]

being a rookie does not matter he s dancing since chilhood and pro dancer

[@cynthiaflores7586]

faun A rookie to the Kpop community not in his dancing..

[@5.55lucky]

@@cynthiaflores7586 dude you were talking about talent not confidence :/ can a pro dancer forget how to dance when entered a kpop ent?

[@mervaben1467]

@@5.55lucky what s your point ! a pro dancer worked fuking hard to get that level , and in shotaro case he worked his ass for 15 years to get that level it's not like a pro dancer get his skills uploaded suddenly in his body !! lmao

[@5.55lucky]

@@mervaben1467 you just said he worked his ass for 15 years thats my point. he s being new in kpop industry does not matter he already know how to dance like a pro when entered agency just like kai so this comparision is not shocking bcs he s not rookie at dancing

[@Hae___rt]

Shotaro once left EXPG, he continued his career as a professional dancer in a small studio but he got contracts to be a back dancer from artists recognized in Japan for their talent. Even at Gackt's concert on his 2020 tour in March, Shotaro was the youngest. Shotaro is not good at dancing because he is professional, he is professional because he was talented since he was little. It doesn't matter if SM had discovered it 3-4 years ago, Shotaro loves to dance and would have improved and reached this level anyway. I'm glad it was outside of SM because he had the opportunity to expand his horizons freely. Let's hope that flame in him doesn't go out.

[@coolgirl312]

I’m so happy people are starting to notice XiaoJun more this comeback. He’s really wrecking everyone.

[@tita2829]

Love it when people praising shotaro and xiaojun with the talent they have, idk i just feelin proud

[@jinginsg]

Right? You noticed it too! That they’re extra bouncy and aggressive and passionate in this dance practice. Like the energy is almost palpable. And Doyoung’s dancing has improved so much more! (Not that he was bad before but we all know the joke about his dancing skills.)

[@emiljohnescobar1034]

Thank you for speaking about the hardwork of shotaro and other idols training period.

[@jinginsg]

I know Xiaojun deserves the spotlight in that time reversal part where he’s the center but can we also appreciate how fast Shotaro turned during that part? You would think it was sped up, the way he turned during that part where Jeff said, “this part.”

[@heysoph.9]

Jeff has the views of every NCTzen. Shotaro's skills are eye catching and Xiaojun also stood out for me.

[@jjv1339]

I agree with you Jeff! I'm a Xiaojun-biased and I really think that Xiaojun shines so much in MAW that so many czennies started to appreciate him. I mean he's always been so talented and amazing in WayV but I feel like MAW really benefitted him to really shine bright this time. His vocals is the biggest serve and I love how he is just enjoying himself on stage and I'm in love with his facial expression and dance moves! Everything is on point!

[@jljohnson5750]

I am 1000% here for your Taro "rant". He deserves every ounce of praise and credit. His work shows. His dedication shows. He belongs in NCT. I love this reaction video. I found myself shouting in agreement so many times!!! Thank you for such a great video ☺️

[@NK-bq2pt]

“I’m just so fascinated but Shotaro” You and me both Jeff... you and me both! I cannot keep my eyes off him when he dances. His isolations are so good and the way he moves is just so smooth!! I’m so glad you talked about the rubbish going on about him online. He really deserves to be where he is. It was so unfair that he got so much nonsense even before the first the video came out and the comments on his TikTok videos. Support Shotaro!!

[@amienaom]

Wowww ur compliment on Shotaro is on point!

[@dongsicheng170]

I literally love you for noticing Shotaro’s professionalism when dancing. And acknowledging his background. I see too many people underestimating his talent saying “wow he’s so good and he just debuted.” “It’s his first time and he’s this good???” Like nooo SM know good and well what they were doing when putting him in NCT. I would love to see him doing dancing solos and with nct’s dance line. The way he easily became one of the best dancers in NCT.

[@tenshiato]

SHOTARO BEST BOY. SHOTARO MAIN DANCER!

[@kh1000ch]

this like 23:12 minutes jeff praising shotaro as he should

[@lindanarocks5326]

I was actually so amazed at how talented Shotaro is at such young age..

[@sugar_fairydesu9313]

I luv how u explained shotaro's side. Im crying

[@coffeebean_18]

I totally agree that the energy is different this cb! Empathy 2018 was kind of a mess tbh. They slapped together a bunch of great singles with no chemistry between them. Resonance, though, was clearly made with a vision. Despite the contrast in songs, it sounds so fresh and cohesive. The new members, WayV, and lots of smart mix-&-matching in NCT U really brought something new to the table and I’m living for it.

[@nctzensprout400]

The bad thing about empathy is that sm didn’t realized how powerful the nct u unit could do. They really underestimated them when boss could be their one of the biggest hit.

[@agoos19]

I don't understand haters, it's SO clear that Shotaro has been working his ass off for several years to get to where he is. I would kill myself of depression, if someone can get that profesional dancing level in only 6 months. Thanks Jeff for this video and for recognize every member's hard work. You only speak truths!!

[@amethyst..1613]

A Japanese dancer also said it's completely separate, different part of his head and under his neck to be moved for Shotaro! He can always move them separated not only of when he does his neck isolation. He recognizes them totally separated. He has so many dancing techniques because he'd been danced for a long time! For example, it's when Shotaro stands up after he sits down (20:33) or he withdraws to the back (12:39) 20:33 the dancer said it's rising dragon turn 🐉🔥 because first he turned his neck,after that he turned his upper body. I think the turn was soo beautiful !!! I heard he debut as NCT U just after he trained 3 months. I could learn many things from your reaction though I can't understand English completely 😅 Thank you! 🇯🇵

[@aviatorcap]

Taeyong and Shotaro ate this choreo up! They both have such high, playful energy in the practice video! Just a note on Taeyong's slide move, I think he did it a bit differently here to how he's been doing it on music shows. On the shows, his front leg looks straighter and his ankle doesn't turn until just before his hand touches the ground and takes on his body weight. Maybe his balance was a bit off this time? And Shotaro is far from the first SM idol to debut only months after joining the company. Ryeowook and Kyuhyun both only trained for a few months before joining SuJu and Baekhyun and Chen were the same. All four had had extensive vocal training before joining SM which is why SM could debut them so quickly. Shotaro is exactly the same, it's just that he's had dance training instead.

[@MsHaruharuka]

Yeah, Shotaro pretty much just like Chenle in NCT, both already being professional even before joined SM so they didn't need to train for long time. We can clearly hear Chenle's experience on singing just by how he already found his personal singing style even when he just debuted back then (not to mention his stability too, still no one in NCT that can beat Chenle's stability when singing live). Same with Shotaro, his dance level obviously something that he train and practice so hard for years, he isn't newbie at all in dance.

[@tyongsitre882]

Taeyong wearing jeans but still slayed this ;)

[@m3andx3n0]

I think a lot of people agree with the fact that Shotaro is an amazing dancer. But I wanna know why. So here are some elements that I found that makes him a really good dancer compared to the other members (who are also amazing dancers, but Shotaro stands out a bit). In dance arms are important. They can help you turn, move in a powerful way. We can see during the whole video that Shotaro uses his arms almost EVERYTIME he turns, and therefore his turn is a lot more powerful than the others. In the chorus for example, there's a moment where they are in triangle formation, the three in the front take turns and the four behind are the "background". In order to change side, they have to turn (logical). Shotaro uses his arm to turn abruptly while the others in the back are calmer, as the little steps that follow the turn are kinda groovy, cool. That change of rhythm adds some variation in the overall move, which is less boring. There are plenty of other examples of course. But I'm not gonna list them all. Loose arms, or parasite arms as I call them sometimes, are hella boring. Just before chorus, when they do the wave, Shotaro is the only one that has his arms behind his back. That detail might seem ridiculously small, but imo it doesn't. I would say that it finishes the move, making it clearer and more understandable. I know this comment is long, so I'm gonna wrap it up here. If we just focus on the arms of the members, Shotaro's arm moves are alone a choreography, never boring. There are other interesting things that make Shotaro's dance seem really good, like a variation in rhythm as I said earlier but also variations of levels (in the wave move before the second chorus, Shotaro (some others as well) goes from low to high while doyoung is always high up -> less interesting). Ps: sorry I'm not an English native speaker...

[@m3andx3n0]

basically the solution to loose arms is to put them behind your back lol

[@g.m.pratiwi5609]

Yeah, right? Shotaro's move is 'different'. He has his own attitude, his grooves, his 'moves'. And that's make him stood out, but no necessarily be apart from the group.

[@ikram6245]

When you want to praise a dancer you gotta mention Kai! Shotaro killed it for real his fancams are gems. With this amount of talent no one should question why SM scouted him. On top of that he has a nice voice tone. And don't get me started on Xiaojun he literally ate this comeback be it vocals or dance. Whenever his part pops up in my ig feed i gotta rewatch almost like a ritual. I'm so glad he's getting the praises he deserves. Thank you for the reaction Jeff always enjoying them.

[@molly8413]

Jaehyun and his competitive ass always dancing like he has been grading individually.

[@ryuuseiSoul]

I really like how you went on about Shotaro's training and emphasizing his skill. I think people often praise "talent" of artists (even outside of kpop) a bit too much. Talent only gets one so far, and in my opinion, praising only talent really devalues how much hard work and discipline a person has put into mastering their craft. I personally really wish people would praise skill more than talent, and because of that, I really liked the way you phrased and emphasized it for Shotaro.

[@ckim6680]

Thank you for defending our baby Shotaro. You're my fave reaction channel. NCTzen rise!

[@lauraellard9941]

Great comments, as always. Your research and knowledge of member names is to be commended. Thanks for your ‘rant’, I appreciate your asking for respect of someone’s training and hard work.

[@fatimasoner2705]

i love the fact that when he struggled to find the perfect words to express shotaro's amazingness, he mentions kai. it's like kai is an adjective used to describe when something or someone is beyond incredible. that says a lot

[@m.hol4229]

Yesssss Jeff!! The Shotaro rant was very necessary! Speak some knowledge into these stan twitter folks cause they obviously don’t know what they talking about and my biggest thing was shouldn’t y’all feel proud that it only took 6 months for SM to think he was ready for debut? I found that amazing and my respect for him grew, same as with Chenle he was a child prodigy so of course he didn’t need to train as long as others who had no experience.

[@lulu-hl3tm]

“It’s- it’s it’s almost like... Kai” JAOJDQOJDOWJDOA I DIED

[@leeaileen2318]

Well sm dont need to worry about the next generation of goddess main dancers

[@rawen2179]

I almost fell off my chair when he mentions kai. Proud exo-l here.

[@agapezoraa]

I think Taeyong executes the unconventional move you talked about better in performances and the MV tbh, it did look different in the dance practice

[@NeoCitySam]

In the MV I think the leg that went out was on his heel instead of the ankle...

[@agapezoraa]

@@NeoCitySam yeah I’m pretty sure too

[@Mikalerinkinne]

Thank you for sharing about Shotaro and his training, your perspective it everything!

[@ashwithasunkara9373]

When you see shotaro dance with his face visible and then you see him without his face visible, they look entirely different. His face is cute, and his dance is so aggressive. It's a contrast that's just confusing me

[@myqwertymind]

I have so many commentaries, but I'll just make it one at a time.. I'll go with Xiaojun first.. it's a new discovery for me because I know that he slays vocal in WayV, but he could slay dance as well right here on NCT U. He went hard on this and I am quite surprised because I already liked him of his vocal, but showing off like this with members like Taeyong, Shotaro, Jaehyun, Jaemin who are known for their dance skills, I am totally shocked! Next, Shotaro.. this boy is hella rad. I don't even know how to describe his smoothness yet powerful dance execution. I thought I only knew one Japanese in Kpop who could dance really well like a professional dancer, and he is Ni-ki (the young SHINee Key during SHINee concert in Tokyo, and now he is part of new group ENHYPEN), but yes, yes, yes seeing Shotaro dances, I am beyond speechless. Both are Japanese, not to mention Yuta who is also freakin' good, I don't know i just feel so attacked haha!! Lastly, TY, yeah the awesome leader Taeyong.. I know some of you checked how Taeyong and Shotaro danced together, but I'm telling you that Taeyong is indestructible and incomparable, he is on another level, his skills, his charisma, his performance, that's inarguable. Taeyong still carry this group like how he is pulling you all to watch from start to end.

[@johnsbananachokedmehelp]

Shotaro our boy snapped, good thing his neck didn't because that neck choreo could really snap mine in an instant.

[@tiramyshu]

Lmfao same

[@ra4580]

lowkey appreciate jaehyun’s centre b-boy moment :’) his groove is so unique and fluid but people don’t notice that, he definitely deserves more recognition in terms of dancing

[@shou_191]

I was so excited when we all discovered Shotaro’s old dance videos because he is insanely talented in hip hop, and like you said he has this "LA dance vibe". My immediate thought was how much he will bring to NCT choreos and nct members way of dancing. His style might even change a little bit SM’s. I really can’t wait for him to take over Nct’s dance channel and tik tok and take the members with him. I can’t wait to see an healthy completion between him and Jisung, or Mark or Hendery or Taeyong for example. I also can’t wait to see Shotaro learning the members style of dance as well and better himself... nct was already good in dancing but they are going to be insane and I can’t wait to witness it

[@encityShake]

I am earlyyyyyy! As usual my eyes were glued to Taeyong, but I really worry for him ;( He always gets the risky moves like 12:00 and I just hope he takes care ughh

[@JeffLocka7]

He gets the risky moves because hes the only that can pull them off without injuring himself. So be happy that hes the one doing them lol

[@svtcnnis5816]

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[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

@@JeffLocka7 well thats kinda shady

[@kimberlymarshall7704]

Whatever you may say about taeyong getting risky moves and needs to be careful 95% of the time he chooses to do them and on most occasions comes up with them himself. This is a guy who's willing to put his body through that to get a brilliant finished product and im sure he is aware of his bodies limitations due to his unique mobility. As always Jeff your videos are very useful and I enjoy watching them 😀 xx

[@jesszeesky7351]

And now he has an injury. We didn't know that on every performance, he's been hiding how he really felt, he's in pain because of his neck and back pain.

[@theneweara347]

Jeff did you know that the choreographer of Make a Wish is 19 years old girl. She's the same age of Chenle and Sungchan!!

[@Nurziyuwa]

Can you imagine Ten and Shotaro dance combo? Omg just the thought of it gives me chills

[@clawmars]

taro's training in sm was probably just for his rap, he's already a PRO in dancing but ppl doesn't care cuz they can't believe that shotaro's so talented that he's scouted bc of a tiktok vid (*whispers: they're jealous 🤭🤐)

[@yessir68]

I knew that there were 2 new NCT members but I didn't keep up to date with how it all went. I watched the make a wish dance practice video and had absolutely no idea that Shotaro was in it (I haven't really seen his pictures so I can't spot him). This guy has perfectly blended into NCT and was even standing out among dancers like Taeyong! He is such a good dancer, which makes sense because he does it professionally! Hate that people are trying to say something about his 3 month training period, this man is pure talent and, as you said, has been training for years without any agency. Training is training.

[@011mph]

I don't know why I never realized how good of a dancer Xiaojun is. Like you said, this choreography is really great for him. He's really shining a lot this era.

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

We all know Ten and Lucas was in wayv who always dominates the dance line and the choreography doesn't make him justice too. So I think that's the reason

[@carol-wi5qq]

loved this reaction and your rant about shotaro!! i feel so proud of him already, his make a wish stage fancams have the most views out of all the members and this is his DEBUT, people are clearly seeing his dance talent and appreciating it :')

[@hannahcarreon9739]

Jeff can honestly be NCT or Shotaro's Spokesperson smh he knows the concepts and the tea

[@user-zr9rg7qv5t]

Shotaro might turn me into a complete NCTzen after only having listened to their songs from time to time without being a dedicated fan yet. He's that amazing. kinda want to see your reaction to Shotaro's fancam on the stage and his tiktok compilation as well!

[@jessehne]

Spitting FACTS about xiaojun and shotaro is what jeff’s doing rn and i love you jeff 💚

[@rubyh8515]

i just wanted to say I am so glad you pointed out Shotaro's abilities! When I saw him perform on his debut in mcountdown I knew there was something about him. I don't know much about performance (except that I play piano, and danced growing up), but Shotaro just has this energy to him and his stage presence is insane. There's something about him that whenever I'm watching them I'm drawn to him. (Not that the other members aren't good, but theres something and I can't quite put my finger on it) And he genuinely looks like he's having the time of his life performing. As someone who has been a fan of NCT since their SMRookies days, I don't think there is a member like Shotaro who has that energy, and I am so glad he brings that (and his talent) to the team. :)

[@rubyh8515]

@@nivedyarose7652 SM may not be the best company as far as treating their idols go, but every single artist they debut is the best. They truly have the best quality of idols in the industry.