Pro Singer Reacts | BTS and Their Beautiful Hit, "Zero O'clock"

[@crystalsnow1138]

Stage mix just means they combined 2 different performances to make the video (the visual part) to avoid the performance from being taken down due to copyright. I think the actual song audio is only from 1 of the performances. I don't think any BTS fans will deny they use a backing track. Of course with intense choreography and running around a huge stage they have to catch their breath sometimes. But there is probably only a handful of performances where they just fully lip synced probably because they were required to. In an interview with Suga and Jin Jin said how difficult it was to sing and dance at the same at the beginning and so he hated singing live. But the other members of BTS said it was important that they had to sing live. They talked about how they would practice by running in place for 10 to 20 seconds before singing their part and they would also practice wearing oxygen deprivation masks too. Jin says when he goes swimming with his friends he can hold his breath underwater twice as long as them. I don't know if you were aware but this performance was from a 2 day online concert they had back in 2020, so there wasn't an actual in person audience. It was a gift to fans because their entire world tour was canceled back in 2020 due to the pandemic. Thanks for the reaction.

[@beccal.5369]

Correct.... the video is combined from both days.... the audio is just from 1 performance. They use backing tracks but always sing live over them.

[@bt_honey0864]

Good explanation 💜💜💜 its heartbreaking to watch them catch their breath after their intense sing/rap and dance at the same time and had to use oxygen after during their concerts. And yes sir David, BTS song lyrics is one of the reasons why i love BTS. Thanks for the reaction.

[@irenebatty913]

I think the biggest difference with BTS and the lip sync thing is that yes, they use a backing track for most performances. However, when they choose to let the track take over due to heavy choreo etc., they don’t lip sync. There is no pretending they are singing. They just let the track take over, and come back live when they are ready. They plan it into their performances. It was a bid kerfluffle when Jimin did Lie live because people accused him of lip syncing. If you watch the performance, the times the track took over, he isn’t even trying to sing, just focusing on the choreo. He wasn’t trying to make people think he sang live during those parts, but Whalen he was singing, it was live. All to give the best performance possible to the fans. The artist knows when they can and can’t make it sound good. If you watch the BTS live version of Run BTS in Busan, they are dancing hard but you can still hear they are live.

[@bluehourtarot]

Stage mixes prevent copyright strikes. I think they use one vocal performance with multiple stages. Ty!

[@PolB-KP0505]

I have seen them just not sing and let the backing track take that part, but that is rare and they didn't lip sync. They just took a break. They typically sing right after they do that. Suga has proven in concerts that he is not lip syncing. This compilation video probably made it look like it. They work out on treadmills to practice. I can understand you thinking that.

[@TaylorCanada8]

Yes....when they let the backing track play to catch their breath, they take the mic away from their mouths....they never "pretend" to be singing when the backing track is playing alone

[@JackInTheBox0294]

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[@1flash3571]

He is only used to Amercian Singer but not K-Pop idols is why. Too many American singers are caught lip syncing in an live shows. Most singers in the West can't sing and dance at the same time because they don't practice it as much as K-Pop Idols.

[@dj4u827]

BTS vocal training - they run on treadmills while singing in order to keep breathing, build stamina to keep level breathing also while dancing. Watch their live performances to show how great they are. They have mentioned in their interviews they always perform with live mics.

[@addison5938]

In this case the term stage mix has nothing to do with the sound, they're using audio from one live performance edited with visuals from two or more concerts.

[@angieb9065]

Keep watching you’ll change your mind, and I agree they don’t ever lip sync they do use backing tracks because of their choreography, but like someone has already said their mikes are always hot 🔥 🔥 🔥 Welcome to the rabbit hole hope you stick around hope you stick around. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 Borahae we purple you!

[@beccal.5369]

This is my grandsons favourite BTS song... they did an animated music video for this song that he watches each night before bed.

[@minabello8006]

That's so sweet! Thanks for sharing...I'm watching it after reading your comment 💜

[@mandeefarley1399]

That is just precious.

[@penyarol83]

Aw, I love that 💜

[@sometimessiri.8559]

A lot of ARMY are very in tune with how the boys sound live or not. We're able to pick out different key changes or when one of them hits a random bad note or they're sick which effects their voice. I've seen them live twice and honestly I'm totally okay with backing tracks since I KNOW they're giving 110% when on stage and even get upset if they feel like they didn't perform as well as they wanted. I remember where Jin mentioned he doesn't sing one of his lines during Boy With Luv during the kick part of the choreo since he couldn't manage it without his voice cracking so he let the track cover it.

[@shweta7796]

You should react to some more songs of them. 1. Butterfly live 2. Your eyes tell 3. Crystal snow 4. Love Maze 5. Take two 6. Life goes on 7. Blue and grey 8. Dimple live 9. Magic shop 10. Microkosmos 11. The truth Untold 12. House of cards 13. Love Yourself: Answer 14. Young Forever 15. Fire, dope, Bapsae medley live

[@JeonJungkook-wr4yr]

This was from their online concert in south Korea it was absolutely amazing i loved it. The person who made that video put 2 days of the same song done in the same concert its just mashed into one video lol.

[@reneezemlock7880]

They do use backing tracks, but their mics are ALWAYS hot. This was an online concert held two days in a row (Map of the soul ON:E). They used the track from one performance and used the visuals from both days. They have NEVER lip-synched where they were "pretending" to sing live. You can always tell when it's the backing track or their live vocals, the backing track is for fullness/adlibs/and repetitive parts so the guys can focus on the main vocal or breathe during difficult choreo. Watch Jungkook's live performance of "My Time" from this same concert and you can easily see/hear how they us the backing track. There are multiple examples of BTS members from live concerts where they were sick and literally asked others to sing WITH them if their vocals fail. Also them purposefully NOT singing/rapping mid-sentence to prove their is no backing track at that part. RM has even purposefully rapped off-beat to prove it. This is one of the main reasons ARMY takes such offense to people assuming they are lip-synching, because it has been a constant slam for YEARS and the guys have gone out of their way to PROVE they sing live. The rappers actually INSISTED that the vocal line sing live during their music show performances when they first debuted.

[@suejackson8618]

I read once that backing tracks are used often because the arenas where artists perform are not built to include good acoustics. Not many singers can overcome bad acoustics without some help.

[@DavidBraileyLive]

While bad acoustics are a big issue, an added vocal track wouldn't really change the acoustics for the vocalists. If you notice in all of their live performances they have ear buds in, those are their monitors, everything they need to sing comes through there. The in ear monitors are perfect for any situation where the accoustics could cause feedback or if there are dead spots on the stage (pockets where the sound drastically lowers in volume).

[@marirezende8478]

Stage mix mean multiple videos of the performance mixed (for visuals) together with the audio from 1

[@chiqadee5996]

It's funny you say get on the running machine. Jungkook has said that he runs and sings. When he was named to be the main singer is that he started singing all of the time where ever he was at...showers, rehearsals, anywhere they let him. He scolded from the other members for this.

[@ruthfischer7615]

You forget that BTS comes from Hiphop and was formed around underground rapper(s) RM (and Suga). Rappers hold their mics like that and they may have inevitable taught the vocalline to do that also. 🤭 The vocalline was taught after all after audition how to sing: Roughly from spring/early summer of 2011 for Jin and JK, late summer for V and spring 2012 for Jimin (he was without individual vocal lessons but sat in on V's and JK's lessons and sang any minute he could till 4 am or so just to wake up at 6:30 to go to school). They debuted in June 2013. Because you are absolutly right: this is not how you get the full sound - but it does not mean you get no sound. As pointed out - this is one vocalltrack but a merge of two different performances - they held the concert on two days. Personally I think the dancing at the end pulls you more in and also ito the message because the message is mental healing. You begin with a bad day and everything feels off but midnight means the start of a new day and the hope it may be better and that hope is shown into a more and more engaging choreography - they even form the clockhands and show it striking "zero o'clock". It strengthens the message. Thank you for our reaction! 💜

[@tinaaikaa77]

I recommend their Permission to dance concert Blood sweat tears/Fake love medley. It is intense choreo, but the backtrack is very low behind and you can see how they do with their intense choreo and singing live. You hear breath and mic sounds threoughout. Yes they do run and sing on treadmills, and also used those mask that athletes use that reduse your oxygen flow.

[@DiahMaura]

They dont lipsync, only use backtracks esp with heavy choreo. They do the “threadmill” thing. Btw pls watch the live versions without the heavy dancing. BTS TINY DESK HOME CONCERT kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXe8couplpyjm5o BTS FESTA ROOM LIVE kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIPLm5ePqLOqd80 TAKE TWO LIVE VERSION kzbin.info/www/bejne/pajNh6OPeNKqmck

[@JackInTheBox0294]

Right

[@brendageary81]

I appreciate your review. As you continue to review them especially in other live performances you'll see how they are able to control their breathing. One of the things you said they actually did when they were in training and that it they literally would sing while running on the treadmill to and also jump continuously in different situations to create capacity for themselves. You have a new subscriber.💜

[@minabello8006]

Thank you so much for your reaction video. Very instructive. I learned a lot about industry techniques ☺️

[@anitaherbert1037]

It's easier to understand the no lip syncing on the odd occassion they sound tired or winded. If you notice on really vigorous choreo the singer taking the lead is usually in the centre not dancing vigorously. It why their choreo always involves different BTS members coming to the centre. The one in the past with the most stable vocals whilst dancing is Jungkook and the longer the group stayed together the better they understood when to breath and how to adapt the choreo they were given. If you watch jungkooks pop up concert in Times Square watch where he makes a very obvious point of putting his mike down because some of the audience is far away from the screens and he wants them to see when it's the backing track. There was a period I noticed his stamina dancing and singing was reduced post covid but he seemed to recover. BTS was continuously filmed. One of the things Jungkkok is not credited enough for and is one of the reasons he's their lead singer is he can sing and rap every part. We have seen clips where members are saying to jungkook my voice is not good today. So he knows to come in and support their part. Sometimes singing along or harmonising or creating adlibs. He seems very spontaneous in how he will support them. We have never seen them lip sync except on one award show where they were told they had to. They were not pleased and were open about it. However I have seen them mouthing someone else's part ready for the hand off. Mainly Jin and we are talking really early on in their career.

[@BlackPearl1987]

Well said. Thank you. 💜 I was also thinking about recommending one of JKs Golden live performances to showcase the stability and that it is live... The Times square one is definitely a great choice. For the whole group I would recommend MIC Drop & Run BTS from their Yet to come in Busan concert which has a intense choreo...

[@anitaherbert1037]

@@BlackPearl1987Are you aware he was still ill for his times Square Concert?

[@RS-oy6bz]

Thank you for reacting to this beautiful song. This is a fan made edit so you won't get into trouble if you don't hide it. It's the first time I came here, and enjoyed it. Especially the details. Please react to JHope's album Hope On The Street - HOTS which drops this Friday on 29th which will probably be Thursday in USA. They are in the military and recorded a lot of stuff before they left. Since he won't be able to promote his album it would be nice to see you react. There will be an MV of the title song called Neuron. It is his dream project based on his dancing career forming the concept of the album. Thanks 💜

[@marirezende8478]

I think the mic thing must just be a pop star thing cause I think a lot of them do that sometimes lol

[@sanres2100]

This is not an official video, so the person who posted just mixed two live performances and took the sound from one of them. That is called a Stage Mix. Regarding the Lip sync they don’t do that. They use a backing track because usually their songs have a lot of ad libs. They play and interact with the backing track, they let the backing track to play a word or a sentence and keep singing live. I have seen them live several times and this is something they have talked about. So we know exactly how it is. They have some performances lip syncing but those are not called live presentations, and are called just performances and those are only to show a choreography. In those cases the sing without a mic some part of the song but without a live sound.

[@NamuBang]

This was a live performance during the pandemic.

[@JoannaBatista-vb9mk]

Vocal line❤❤❤

[@airatuliao950]

I miss them

[@sallycapotosto6927]

You're not the first reaction-er who has made the comment about the way they hold their microphones and I hear you! But, they have ALWAYS held their mics that way and it is so annoying! Now, I know that within the legion of professionals they work with, they've been instructed on the proper way to hold a microphone but they STILL HOLD THEIR MICS TOO HIGH! They do have custom mics and maybe they are designed to work with them holding the mic that way - I don't know. But, whatever, they still sound better than 99.99% of acts out there. So, don't be scared. You're a professional. You can give your professional opinion on whatever. "You nice - keep going". (Jimin 2016)

[@eileencritchley4630]

They got the habit from the RM and Suga as they are Real Rappers and that's what they learnt to do as Rappers before they where BTS.

[@MD-fm5nv]

Hello thanks for your reaction ❤ You should definitely listen to their song paradise, film out , louder than bombs, and the Truth untold.

[@keyraPandhita26]

Reaction your eyes tell live perform plis

[@fandapi8104]

Please react to BTS "FILM OUT" live performance!

[@sc33h3o3]

Omg one of my FAVE bts songs I used to recommend the blue version but I recently just discovered the Sowoozoo live performance, which is your fave? I wonder if Enjoy bts More yt channel has the sowozoo clip subtitles if there aren't any since they have so many great selections with best translations

[@White-vn9ku]

Because it’s a stage mix, you didn’t have to cover the video. Start looking for videos that say stage mix and you will not have to worry about YT taking it down.

[@DavidBraileyLive]

Unfortunately, the only way I managed to share it was with the video cover. It took me 3 attempts 😩 lol. I did post it without the cover on Patreon and made it accessible for everyone.

[@elnabenoit]

Beautiful melody, beautiful lyrics, beautiful men. We hope they safely return from their military obligations.

[@Ratuuuuuuuuuu]

Thankyou for reacting to BTS!🥰💜✨️

[@DulArauz]

De mis canciones favoritas 💜

[@ericaelizalde1544]

Jinnnnnnnn 👏👏👏 BTS 💜💜💜💜💜🇦🇷 Argentina

[@Anna-zf6rc]

Gracias por otra reacción No pongo en duda todo lo que dices pero…aunque utilicen pista (como casi todos) cuando tienen mal la voz no se ocultan. Simplemente salen al escenario (concierto) y su parte queda en blanco. Normalmente ARMY hace el trabajo… Hay algún vídeo al que deberías reaccionar, Esto ocurre tanto en canto como en baile. Si están lesionados no interrumpen un concierto. Simplemente cantan y no bailan. Espero que puedas ver alguno de estos vídeos. Seguro alguien te puede hacer llegar algún enlace.🙏🏼💜

[@RinaIsmail9710]

Please watch the MMA 2019 Award Show. I want you to watch their hard choreography while singing live. I wish to listen to your comments.

[@MarilynPF]

You explained “click” very well. I never really understood It before .

[@eileencritchley4630]

I've used the click but I've always sung live and while playing in a band. I started out when there was no such think as auto tune and in ear monitors we had the hugh black fold backs on stage with us.

[@lujvadz9844]

Can you react to their NPR Tiny Desk.Its totally live performance.

[@Alva3112]

I just love Taehyungs deep soothing voice

[@ReetikaParmar]

Watch jungkook's live of standing next you

[@reader_girl19]

Please be sure to tune in to j-hope’s new EP Hope On The Street Vol. 1, coming this Friday March 29! 💜💜💜

[@yagmursert3974]

Please more bts reaction 💜

[@sandys1890]

It is a mental health song ...the video is beautiful...you should react💜

[@krystynawasilewska1209]

V ❤❤❤

[@DingDDingg]

More of bts please Thanks 💜

[@vickyperez2452]

BTS is the best in the world 🌎 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@mee143]

They nailed it...but Jimin is my ultimate bias. Apobangpo!

[@EyvazovaCeyran]

Please reaction Jung Kook " Euphoria" live performance

[@JackInTheBox0294]

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[@maritorres5092]

Don David 👋 , ciertamente tienen pista de apoyo , todos los artistas lo usan , nada de mal hay en ello , más no sincronizan los labios , sabemos y lo hemos visto y escuchado , no cantan sus partes en algun par de ocasiones y claramente se escucha la pista de apoyo cuando descansan , o alguno de ellos se ha sentido mal . Puedo pedirle reaccionar al ROOM LIVE 💜 , le gustará , lo sé !

[@blancadiaz3004]

BTS -Army 🇲🇽💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@khristinacruz9107]

Please react to V BTS in TyneDesk Korea live... it's amazing!!!💟💜

[@hayeck38]

for the mic part, many professional had noticed that too. But it's really weird coz they all hold the mic like that but i'm sure that they sing live. so does it possible that their mic are special so their voice wont be afected by the way they hold it??

[@DavidBraileyLive]

Often the differences in sound are minimal to most people’s ears, if they’re singing live, the sound engineers are incredible and they can use their magic to make the impact minimal. The microphones definitely aren’t special, but they’re very good microphones and cost more money than most make in a year, which is super helpful. The person who notices it the most and has to work around it, is the sound technician… they can really lose their cool over people using mics incorrectly.

[@hayeck38]

@@DavidBraileyLive ooooh ok ok

[@B16pal]

As to the microphone hold - every single one of these vocalists learned how to sing well while in training to be part of BTS, and they all came after the first three members who were all rappers, and rappers hold their microphones just like that. These four guys learned their bad habits from their rapper members 😂 I can tell that they've been working hard on changing that habit in the past five years, but clearly they sometimes fall back on it unthinkingly...I kind of love it actually, because it's a reminder of the very close bond the seven men share and all the time they've spent together, working together, living together, over the past 13-14 years

[@hayeck38]

@@B16pal oooh it's make sense now thanks for thiese informations

[@eileencritchley4630]

@@DavidBraileyLive They learnt to hold their mic's like that from RM and Suga who are Real Rappers. If you notice most Rappers hold their mic in that fashion. Both RM and Suga were Rappers in the underground South Korean Hip Hop scene for a number of years before they were BTS

[@nancytsung]

This is one of my favorite song. it's songwriter by RM.

[@salineekiatsombut4519]

💜💜💜

[@youngforever4515]

Jhope, a member from BTS, is releasing his new album Hope OnThe Street on March 29. If u can pls react to title track Neuron.

[@RLC63]

💜💯💜🫶💜

[@Pampamyrt_]

Hi, please react to jhope of bts "NEURON" 💜

[@stacybenderdubiel5286]

My husband was a sound tech and he always HATED when people hold their mic like that too, so I totally get what you are saying.

[@eileencritchley4630]

Same here my hubbie hates it, he also hates it when I accidently hit the mic stand with my guitar. before i move to head set mic's.

[@eileencritchley4630]

It's a so called 'fan' made edit of more than one performance which I really don't like them as it's the uploader's way of trying to get around copyright which I detest. It's disrespectful to BTS. They should respect the law respect the artist.

[@SilverFang95]

Sometimes laws aren't meant to be respected.

[@eileencritchley4630]

@@SilverFang95 Those laws are made to protect the owners not people who want to profit off them. It's like when people try to profit off my work I send out a C & D and if the continue I sue the arse off them.

[@SilverFang95]

@@eileencritchley4630 cool. Those "laws" are not necessary what so ever. Especially on KZbin.

[@stacybenderdubiel5286]

Crazy question… Any chance you are related to Rob Schneider? You look a lot like him. 💜

[@DavidBraileyLive]

Deuce Bigalow?? No, I’m not related to Rob Schneider. I’m not even sure if I should be flattered, lmao! But, thanks? lol

[@PetiteNagisa]

S'il vous plaît pouvez vous réagir à " bts (방탄소년단) - house of cards live " + " bts for youth live performance by bTSPupleYou " . Merci 🙏

[@Redyjk]

Jimin lipsyncs😂 he can't sing live at all

[@kathikai2000]

They utilize their backing tracks heavily during intense choreography …any one who thinks they don’t is delusional. They do some heavy choreography…and in those cases…they have to use backing tracks.

[@crystalsnow1138]

There is a big difference between using backing tracks to support your vocals due to intense choreography and flat out lip syncing. There is probably only a handful of performances in their 11 years as a group where they entirely lip synced. They know it's important to sing live.

[@fierte]

I keep wondering if the word lip sync has different meanings in different industries. A lip sync performance to me is when people do not sing live at all. Instead they just move their mouth to a pre-recorded audio. BTS has next to never (certain Korean TV stations demand a lip sync performance for their audio purposes) done that. If they are not singing live (carried by the backing track), they do not move their mouth and instead let the backing track play while they focus on the choreography. In other performances where they dance and sing, they have an audio mix of backing track and their live singing in order to have sufficient boost on the vocals. None of this constitutes as "lip syncing" in any way. Perhaps industries need to agree on what it means to lip sync before accusations are thrown around? Because I know of artists who are barely moving and still lip sync (zero live singing) the whole performance.

[@georgiana3112]

@@fierte This! I 1000% agree, and I always wonder why people say they lipsinc when they are obviously singing over a backup track. And yes, when they are not singing at all they don't pretend and let the track go on. For me using a backing track especially with hard choreography and singing over it live is very different to just pretending to sing but not doing it, they also may have had to do that at some point, especially at the beginning because some korean music show required it back then.

[@sc33h3o3]

​@@crystalsnow1138yes also I noticed it was only early in their career on some of those Korean TV shows when it would be lipsynced.

[@sc33h3o3]

Yes but in the West lipsync means the person is not singing at all, bts never do that, I notice that bc in songs one phrase might have to be interrupted by a vocal layer interjecting said phrase and a human cant sing two parts at once, when this happens they don't lip sync they'll let the backing track part play and then interject their own voice at that moment. Or, if dance choreo is intense there may be a moment or two where they rely on backing track live and then they don't lipsync/ do any pretense moving their lips. But in terms of western notion of lip sync I've only seen a very few from early in their career in certain Korean tv shows. But to imply they do American style lipsyncing, let alone as a norm, it's not correct and you should choose your wording more carefully.