Reacting to WING vs KAJI GBB24

[@NYNmetal]

The thing is, in the live setting, the messiness of the kaji beats wasn’t as apparently since he was consistently blowing out the sound system, and since he goes through them so fast, it’s hard to keep up with the mistakes. It was just a sight to behold in person and felt like the energy wing brought to the room wasn’t matching kaji’s

[@jon...6658]

100% true. On the other hand, it was difficult to hear all the details from Wing on the live stream. Thats why during the live stream, I thought Kaji should win, but from the video I would also definitely vote Wing.

[@NYNmetal]

@ definitely, the intricate beats and clarity from wing deserve and benefit from the post production whereas kaji’s strengths aren’t captured

[@NYNmetal]

wing made a strategic mistake here. when kaji is pushing the energy so hard, it’s a lot of waiting for wing to get into his slow grooves. I don’t he successfully changed the vibe with his rounds and kaji controlled the battle.

[@stefanm.1961]

@@NYNmetal yet those wing beats hit different. This is dlow and look at the reaction of the first wing's beat. That is a "vibe". Not blasting every other 5 sec a new beat.

[@emilflarsen2]

@@NYNmetal I like that Wing didn't play into the whole "power meta" and just did his stuff without pushing his routines. To me, that was a power move from Wing but in general this year's GBB was so reliant on power; they even removed the limiter this year so obiviously Kaji sounded painfully loud but lost a lot of cleanliness which the judges to my surprise didn't notice at all. Maube due to the things you guys mentioned with the loudness drowning the messy beats from Kaji.

[@thexgamer8240]

"Yo Wing, why are you so chill?"

[@rizkiimran9281]

I agree with you man

[@新鮮-z9g]

"I don't give a shit" It was the coolest exchange of the tournament😂

[@constantinschitter8170]

but did he show whats in his pocket? (was it a gun???)

[@nursyidahsyafitri898]

Why you too chill

[@cookie.illuare]

suzuran so cute

[@ZirmtheWyrm]

i would have been totally fine either way. i want to relisten to both their parts right now. Kaji is crazy with his sounds and style and i feel like he does the most of any beatboxer to really push what the musical landscape of beatbox is as well as how wild you can take your sound design, he is an absolute treat. Wing is classy AF, super controlled, super fun, and is just an absolute master of groove. i absolutely love hearing the kind of stuff that both of them come up with. i think at the end of the day this is a very taste oriented battle and a very taste oriented choice it'd be sick to hear a collab.

[@loltrickstertv]

Well said Zirm

[@snoopyr1953]

I agree Zirm

[@Phripheoniks]

I was already sold on Wing being one of my favourite beatboxer, but god damn that performance sends him to the top for me

[@Pinkguy6999]

“Yo wing, why are you so clean?”

[@s.L.a11]

Haha

[@s.L.a11]

It would have been a W if he said that

[@lakkadbagga]

Only if wing said that in response

[@alexandermatth]

That's my reaction

[@kencwing]

Tbh hardcore is hard to sound clean , and kaji can do something clean house etc, but i think this is not what he wants😂

[@sonusbeatbox71]

Live I could see arguments for both tbh and this also raises an interesting question as to 'would you forgive kaji's uncleaniness for the sake of pioneering hardstyle genre?' Surely in the future someone would find a better way to do it clean and powerful but at the moment Kaji has been the only one to make it work live so this factors in quite a lot for me

[@Zanmato469]

Same feel, D-Low, about "Wing's parts" 😂 So much style and aesthetic, Wing is Style and Vibe himself!

[@新鮮-z9g]

When I heard Kaji in live, the impact was truly amazing. His sound was the roar of a giant. In contrast, Wing, while certainly clean, was clearly lacking. Listening back, I can see how great Wing was, but it didn't work live.

[@minesystema]

people said about Mic difference too, wing is quiter than kaji but i think Mic impact too

[@riskitogatorop3723]

Wing so good for showcase, but for the battle Kaji more stronger

[@KUZOROKU]

Kaji is the hardstyle/frenchcore beatbox fr

[@illusomni4]

Bringing hardstyle to beatbox battle was rare to be seen

[@hoanglong9629]

8:27 that's a reference to Wing's "Plain Jane" I think

[@goldenrain7421]

Yes!

[@remnatsuki8792]

Oh is that why Kaji was pointing at Wing when he was doing that beat? I haven’t heard plain jane from wing in a while so I didn’t catch the beat lol

[@hoanglong9629]

@@remnatsuki8792 yeah, Kaji definitely came prepared to face Wing head-to-head

[@Ascendancy-]

Kaji the performer.... WinG the artist

[@DanielGroom21]

Amen 🙏

[@ameerk.86]

well said 👍🏼

[@cloudkylezofficial]

I agree 👍💯

[@HoisalaVRaaj]

It's like Kenny said in the livestream, "3000 sounds vs 3 sounds"

[@haldoomo6752]

Yeah but In 2018 Codfish was the guy with 3 sound ! So

[@a1j_1]

@@haldoomo6752 and codfish gave us a musical battle round which wing didn’t !

[@JustinCram-rk5kc]

@@a1j_1how isn’t this a musical round what 😭

[@a1j_1]

@@JustinCram-rk5kc can you read what i said ?i said a musical BATTLE round,wing sounded more like showcase,yall be too fast with replying instead of reading 😭

[@bmakinbacon]

For example a musical battle round is Codfishs round 2 vs bataco. To be fair to Wing that style is so hard, Codfish is just a master at it. Also Codfish as argueably the best bass ever with how good and developed his throat bass is.

[@insystem7]

12:22 made me have to go rewatch elisii's legendary click drop. D-low knows this one for sure but it's elisii 2019 gbb elim in case you haven't heard it yet, it's around 2 minute mark.

[@kaminuku]

I think Kaji won because he made the most 'in the moment' rounds, where the energy felt in the moment of the rounds was just superior to wing, thus in the moment, the judges felt that Kaji was better on the stage, although looking now at the full video, wing should have won. But when I was watching the livestream, I gave it to Kaji. When its live and the judges have to make a decision on the spot, Kaji simply felt superior because of the immediate energy, which is why he won. It also doesnt help that Wing's beatbox was pretty chill(didnt really interact with the crowd) and in contrast, Kaji had the attention of the whole crowd, which contributes to his deserved win at the time. And just to preface, this is just my opinion.

[@dexterizm]

Definitely

[@Runszz]

but its messy and not clean

[@ads5071]

0 beat knowledge

[@knaughta.masso-kist5944]

NGL I thought Wing nicked the win even when I was watching the livestream. Although I must admit Wing is one of my favourite beatboxers, so I'm biased.

[@applej4ck227]

Crowd advantage

[@sliktiviss1529]

that's just kaji's thing man, grit hardcore style, it doesn't strive for precision and cleanliness. it's all up in your face, power, loudness. It is a really great thing to have people like him with his own style, I feel like many beatboxers that are coming up are struggling with finding their artistic personality.

[@Mr.Jasaw13]

his style also seems to be without structure, as messy as possible and just keep spamming stuff

[@stalsk12]

6:53 小島よしお

[@jayess8714]

You said pretty much every single thought I've had about this battle. Wing's first round beat drop lives in my head rent free.

[@BeginnerDev]

Love these reviews especially when you showcase how the sound was done. Lots of beatbox content these days is just empty reactions but it’s always good vibes on your channel

[@masterfreeze1054]

Wing is an example of how beatboxing doesn't need to be rapid-fire to sound really cool

[@roboket3524]

This is a different rapid fire than combos bro. He literally does hardstyle

[@TheMough]

D low to thats why he rates it

[@itsbaky5228]

Kaji is like So-So just in solo beatbox haha love it

[@IsMaski]

I understand the power factor and stuff but Wing was by far the superior beatboxer in this battle for me. Easy on the ears and he had some hard hitting moments as well. A really good balance which I appreciate way more than just a bunch of sounds being spammed constantly, trying to burst my eardrums..

[@hisokabeatbox9053]

Yep, but on the live sound it was very different to the video. Live I gave it to Kaji, on video maybe not

[@BrooklynSkateUSA]

Power isnt just a factor, power is THE factor. It's always the most important thing live even if it's in the detriment of everything else

[@orestas.2202]

What a friggin mainstream society ahh comment

[@ハイパーあきのり]

これはバトルだよ

[@Luke.1779]

'I only like pleasant easy listening genres so i think wing won' just say that next time 😴

[@islamfaracli]

15:20 exacttttly, me too, that's why my vote is for wing too. I listened 1st round of wing several times since december. that was amazing.

[@liangming4837]

Let’s go. Love starting my day w dlow reaction to gbb now

[@gustavoriosautranfilho2866]

Kaji is doing hardcore techno on a microphone. That's something to be commended. I cant give it to Wing even though I like him more xD

[@Jongo1]

Probably a win for Wing if this was an online event, but I can only dream of how good Kaji must have sounded live at the venue.

[@byzon2good919]

4:02 im legit moaning like crazy when wing does his snare on this, eargasm.

[@rtl626]

Wtf 😭💀✋️

[@ThorFlix]

Pause

[@gamingtime2329]

D-low should have judged this comp

[@dmddksi]

fr

[@pandaboss6116]

In Kaji’s second round, the control part was mocking Wing because he did a cover of Plain Jane in like 2017, and Kaji started that cover. I know because I listen to Wing like 3 hours a day, because he is my idol.

[@stefanm.1961]

The fact that Dlow voted with wing is the best coping. I think Kaji went all out, where wing had and entire elimination plan. I might be wrong but lets wait and see. Those Wing beats just hit different man.

[@gangplank8397]

kaji round 2 was disgusting idk how ppl can vibe to it

[@moedred3901]

@@gangplank8397 Were you there live? Well after rewatching it from swissbeatbox my vote goes to WING, but when you hear it live my vote goes to KAJI because of how powerful he is live and WING didn't match his energy although I wished WING would've countered KAJI someway.

[@kikilambo2033]

​@@gangplank8397thing called preference, for some (like me) Kaji provides excitement and intensity with his round whereas Wing falls short in that department

[@zeinzz1906]

Idk, one of the judge is actually voting for Wing is he also coping?

[@calvinjoshua4621]

​@@moedred3901 Should power be the only factor you use to judge a battle? WinG has Kaji beat in every category whether it's musicality, timing, dynamics, structure, phrasing but Kaji was powerful so he wins? As D-Low said WinG makes intricate stuff sound easy which is the biggest praise an artist can get in any field of music cause it shows the amount of work put in and the grasp of the technique by the said artist. But if power and energy is everything in these competitions we won't be seeing any prolific technical battlers in the future just a bunch people making the wierdest sloppy noises with little to no structure during their rounds..

[@Bongsu_98]

8:22 actually this part kaji re battle wing style . You guys can search wing - plane jane 👏

[@若干ゃ草]

D-lowの耳コピえぐすぎて笑う

[@mgkgtpwpngmgtqt]

やっぱ音楽で成功してる人間は聴く能力が高すぎるわ

[@gumballwatterson3943]

I would go for Wing as well.

[@lcsgabriel987]

Me too, i could'n believe in his defeat

[@Little_deer_Slatan]

I love how Noob who spam 30 sounds and 3 patterns can beat pro who can utilize 3 sounds to make 300 patterns.😂😂😂

[@a1j_1]

@@Little_deer_Slatan okay mr expert i didn’t see you on the judge panel yet 💀

[@rain3013]

@@a1j_1 I don't see you either.

[@a1j_1]

@@rain3013 well i ain’t the one who’s naming artist on the gbb stage noobs,yall sound mentally challenged sometimes

[@markitail0607]

16:19 Yes, Dan. As a kaji fan and also a casual listener of french hardcore, my decision would go to Kaji (though I’m being rational, I’m not screaming😂). With that said I 100% respect your decision about Wing.

[@alexanderrau6356]

like, his beatbox is supposed to sound that messy! Just stunning. :)

[@markitail0607]

@@alexanderrau6356it’s all preference. I personally think aside from few sounds he uses, which sounds kinda messy, it still helps replicating his choice of genre and translates to his beatboxing style very well. (I.e. hardcore music)

[@FrankLiu0507]

@@markitail0607 So we can see what happen when he later encounters beatboxers with equally powerful but more refined sounds and relatively better-structured routines.

[@etxbros2328]

Best content on KZbin

[@raff5792]

1:20 i think kaji got inspiration from Kecak dancers at bali when he was there for beatland battle😅 cak kecak kecak cak kecak😂😂😂

[@うみ-t1j]

1:49 In the first place, people who jump around and beatbox like this aren't even thinking about doing it cleanly. It's a live show and a battle, so if it was decided by how beautiful it was, everyone would beatbox standing upright. Of course there are exceptions, but in a battle, the winner is the one who gets the audience excited. It's not a competition of how beautiful the technique is. There are props and things like that, which one was better on that day? Was it good? Was it cool? All of these are reflected in the audience's reaction. I don't think you should take the audience's judgment lightly. Of course you can listen to it later and decide which one is better. The people listening at the venue aren't listening to the mixed sound. The judgement for that day was that, and that's the end of it, and it won't be overturned.

[@firasali9450]

The winner is most definitely NOT the one who gets the audience excited, its the one who the judges deem to have beatboxed better on the day. There are so many boxes to tick and so many different aspects to a battle and I think this year's GBB set of judges seemed to lean towards the performative aspect and tech heaviness over things like structure/cleanliness/consistency/musicality/timing. I just can't help but think that SOME of the beatboxers that made it further in the competition were ones whose styles resemble napom's the most, that raw animalistic rough around the edges style that loads you with tech and sounds but lacks in structure and design . All that being said I DO think the battle aspect of it needs to be remembered and there should be some sort of interactive beatboxing going on between the contestants as opposed to taking 2 min from a wildcard/showcase and performing it in a battle .

[@a1j_1]

@@firasali9450and the judges expressions says enough on that day,with the audio production wing sounded miles better then kaji but at the venue or even in the live stream kaji felt like he destroyed wing,i think the problem with wing is on his second round he should’ve gone with battle round after the insanity of kajis second round it would’ve got him the win 100%

[@nitsuj_bbx2718]

The last secound cut in the vid ending love it xD😊 Wing and codfish are very much alike

[@しょういち-q2j]

このバトルはkajiの力強いビートとwingの軽やかなビート、どちらに観客が乗っかるかなーと思ってたけど見事にkajiが掴み取ったね。

[@papaiya-m5r]

どちらも強みが違うから評価出きない。。僕はどちらも大好きだ

[@markitail0607]

@@papaiya-m5r 同じく。どっちもベクトルは違うけど、それがバチバチのバトルを生んでくれたと思う

[@やまお-s8n7g]

マジでそれ Wingの一本目とkajiの二本目はどっちも同じくらいめちゃくちゃくらった

[@trashty123]

look how much dlow likes wing's first round it's so simple and effective

[@LisaStephanieFranklin]

I like your energy and your speaking voice is warm and best friend like....hugs from Los Angeles

[@PhappingCamel]

Wing reminds me of the first time I saw D-low, jaw dropping. Like honestly, the way he is able to make such music and so CLEAN is insane. His musicality is on another level and imo it went harder than Kaji's. No disrespect to Kaji (I think he's also an amazing beatboxer) but it sounded like a poorly produced record where all the sounds are the same volume so it blends into 1, where as Wing's was professionally produced so all the sounds were impactful, purposeful and clean. In saying that, it probably sounded so different live 😂

[@isloabeats7645]

Dlow would make so good counters on stage

[@sczoot6285]

This is simply a preference of style at this level and more judges liked Kajis style

[@a.martini9522]

i would also go for Wing , he is so Musical and clear bro

[@Luke.1779]

kaji is more musical

[@Mr.Jasaw13]

I'm telling you guys, what we reward will shape our beatbox scene .. and even though I can imagine Kaji being great live to listen as he overloaded the sound system, bro ain't it. Wing is one of the best to do it, and he lost against him with such dope sets as well, only cus the sub was boosted and made messy bass-orientated beatboxers sound more full. I'm telling you, not many beatboxers would gladly listen to Kaji let alone casuals who bring money to our industry as it's an entertainment industry at the end of the day. Not saying Kaji is bad, but the dude's structure, cleanliness is close to nonexistent and he just keep spamming the same bloody sounds. I'm telling you we are going back with these kinds of decisions from judges. And if there's no attention from casuals, there'll be no money for the beatbox scene.

[@Luke.1779]

lmao 'they need to vote for the genres I like and vote against the genres I dont like!' is all I hear out of you. How about let the artists be themselves and let the judges judge how they interpret the rules themself and not just reward people based on whether its pleasaing to your own ear. plenty of new generation are into hardstyle its one of the most trending genres, look at the crowds reaction in comparison to wings/others (yes I get its home crowd). we should reward any form of pushing boundaries and not try and fit into some 'easy listening for the consumer' bs box

[@Mr.Jasaw13]

@@Luke.1779 so being messy, spammy without structure is now a genre? stop glazing bro, I'm trying to be real here .. beatbox is gonna go to oblivion as an entertainment industry if we continue with this

[@Luke.1779]

@@Mr.Jasaw13 stop hating. how about you let artists be artists? Do you know the genre hardstyle? its pretty popular right now you should try expand your music taste a bit instead of only listening to very basic pop and rock. Entertainment industry pff, this is a beatbox battle contest. do you really think all these world champion judges are just voting for 'spamming sounds'. like I dont even understand where you get your high horse from

[@Mr.Jasaw13]

@@Luke.1779 bro, there are parts where kaji is killing it in his hardstyle which is great. But at least 50% of the time he's what i listed above, and nobody can dig that. As Stitch said, the crowd is gonna go WOW at anything sounding loud and overloading the sound system even if it's a bunch of spammy nonsense. Their reaction mostly doesn't have much to do with how good they actually sound. Do you think Kaji was clean, well structured, not spammy in this battle?

[@calvinjoshua4621]

​@@Mr.Jasaw13 i completely get you buddy.. sadly i don't think parameters like dynamics, technique, phrasing, timing are considered at all in battles like this. Everyone in the comments is just going on and on about power and energy..

[@urushi_7]

At the end of both rounds, I had no idea which competitor was in favor and I was in desperate need for overtime. Kaji's style resonated with the crowd more despite its more mamalistic and messy sounds while Wing was just Wing; clean, consistent, and groovy. I understand why Kaji won, but I crave to see another round between these two. Literally a fight between fire and water.

[@felipeneto659]

stitch and den talked about how this sound system was DRY. like VERY DRY. so a lot of details were basically deleted live, which means that the most decisive factor would be volume. if you cant hear complexity and clean beats you need to hear new sounds and power. the crowd and the judges felt Wing very weak in comparison to Kaji

[@roboket3524]

Yea wing was cooked by the audio

[@adityakalakuntla2715]

7:46 so, this absolutely doesnt translate well over recording, kaji did this round against remix during beatland and even then, people were like "remix should've won that easy". I was on that boat, until i heard the live recording. This is, unequivocally, the LOUDEST single sound I have heard on stage live in my 6 years in this community. Bro i love this battle so much 😭

[@legendarymortarplayer9453]

And? Give him the loudness award,since when has beatbox become a loudness competition?

[@adityakalakuntla2715]

@@legendarymortarplayer9453 No like wing defintely shouldve won this because of how clean he is, but kaji's the only beatboxer i have seen with an extremely clean disparity between how he sounds live vs recorded. He's just so loud that it basically covers up his mistakes live, Hence why the judges voted for him. If you can, try to find a recording of the beatland kaji vs remix battle (a live recording and the official one) and you'll see what im talking about.

[@maniac_zulu6401]

@@legendarymortarplayer9453for this specific beat it was kaji's artistic decision to be as loud as possible, at least this is what I guess his thought process was. I absolutely understand if someone doesn't like it. But I think it's really important to mention that Kaji is pushing boundaries with his style and sound design. It takes braveness and confidence to do that. And for that he has my respect🔥

[@legendarymortarplayer9453]

​@@maniac_zulu6401which confidence does it take to spit in the mic? I can do that as well ,by this year gbb standards i would've annihilated everyone

[@rafakkjj]

​​@@legendarymortarplayer9453He's not just louder man. From what I understand you just are not used to hardcore music. If you listen to it a bit you'll understand what Kaji is doing and appreciate it more

[@the_nicest_guy]

Best feedback ever : "Kaji beat is difficult and he makes it sound difficult. Wing beat is difficult and he makes he sound easy" D-Low Wing is the G.O.A.T for me when it comes to clean sound, composition, sound mastering (OMG!), and creativity. He’s not built for 1.30 min flashy battles, but the dude is an ice-cold killer. Wing’s beatboxing is pure cinema-the attention to detail is insane. The atmosphere he creates can range from playful to incredibly dark. He’s mastered so many styles. D-Low, your ability to mimic other beatboxers' routines right after hearing them is unreal. It’s not even human... -.-

[@Luke.1779]

he definitely is built for 1.30 flashy battles lol just because he loses to the top 5 absolute best doesnt mean he isnt a killer himself. hes asian champ for a reason, these rounds beat just about anyone

[@IsMeGames]

A Berserker Vs A Rapier battle

[@loltrickstertv]

Dlow your opinion is highly regarded. Wing is way too technical and his musicality is so clean. It's just Kaji took advantage of the sound system and just went nuts (Insane Power), Also did some nice chill sounds.

[@Zaunted]

first time ever disagreeing with dlow. As a fan of hard core music the distortion and muddiness is part of the genre and seeing this executed in beatbox with the great kick textures if you can even call 'em kicks. To end my rant wing is still my fav beatboxer tho.

[@poppinfresh1010]

I was there live and gave it to Wing. I feel like we only got to hear a small fraction of Wing's repertoire, but Kaji was already starting to sound a little bit repetitive. I'm also not a fan of the loud=good sentiment. I was wearing ear protection and my ears were still starting to hurt by the end of day 3. For me Wing was like a breath of fresh air compared to the rest. It sounded like he was on a different sound system because of how clear and crisp all of his sounds were.

[@rafakkjj]

The thing is, no one does beatbox hardcore music. Kaji is unique because he's the ONLY one doing it (properly) I'm a "Gabber" myself so I might be bias but if you see Kaji's structure it makes so much sense, the kicks, the breaks, the evolutions, I don't think he's just more powerful, but hes powerful because he's being true to the GENRE. For me he takes this one too. Wing is AMAZING tho, one of the cleanest.

[@nsarcdrake7629]

true!

[@asroma3632]

Yup this is true. it’s a shame because wing was so good but kaji brought something new

[@emilflarsen2]

Just becaues Kaji is the only beatboxer doing hardstyle doesn't mean he's more deserving of a win based on the genre alone. If i were to compete and did jearsey which is a fairly new genre in beatboxing but i was too messy, would i have an advantage? No, absolutely not. And Kaji is not even the only beatboxer using the nose bass. Kenozen is way cleaner with it and is the inspiration of Kaji. I disagree, this was a clear win for Wing and if you don't agree with me, replay Wing's rounds and really think about it if you were to perform that consistently. Wing's sound palette is very matured and that makes a huge difference on stage whereas Kaji still has a lot of training to do.

[@rafakkjj]

@@emilflarsen2 Not because he is the only one doing hardcore, but he is UNIQUE because he does it and in the way he does it. Absolutely no one sounds like him. Also, the structure is very good. Ok, he is a bit messy but he showed/is showing great improvement and for me, and probably for the judges too, his IDEAS that were not executed in the cleanest way are more valuable than Wing's

[@hisokabeatbox9053]

​@@emilflarsen2Kaji elevated the kenozen bass and is casually doing doubles and triplets lol

[@pklgaming9547]

Tbh me to, i vote wing. So perfect execution. Best pitch and groovy beat. Its true it is not hard drop or whatever like that. But idk, i just love how Wing do beatbox.

[@BountyHunter-vv1yz]

We need you battling on the stage one More Time goat ❤

[@DBrown17]

Wtf? Kaji just spammed a bunch of random noises. Something my 6 year old would do. Is this the standard now? Wild.

[@yk5726]

You should understand that there is a genre called hardcore. He's not just spitting out random sounds, he's putting more thought into his beatboxing of this genre than you might think.

[@Luke.1779]

tell me you listen to 2 genres without telling me. go back to your 1 radio station lifestyle

[@Guus115]

Right?

[@buschcory]

Yeah I agree with you Dlow. I don't mind kaji getting through as I trust the judges, and it's fine for some years to favor different things, but it might be nice if we all agreed beforehand what the criteria is.

[@a1j_1]

on live kaji was insane and surprising so it was hard to feel wings rounds even on the live stream mostly everyone thought kaji would win i was hoping wing to go through the final but maybe he didn’t prepare well ,the more i hear this battle the more i feel like kaji out shadowed wing even tho he wasn’t clean

[@Luke.1779]

its easy to say they 'didnt prepare well' after they lose, I think wings rounds were thought-out and prepared well he just had a tough opponent on a tough sound system. kaji is brutal to battle

[@papasmurph131]

I don't know if it's because you're a major part of what got me so into beatbox about 5 years ago, but I had an extremely similar thought process, without the expertise 😂.

[@Ravorr_]

Absolutely astonishing performance by Kaji!

[@s.L.a11]

6:48 First standup so far

[@getbrutal4388]

kaji winning gave us another battle which is my fav battle of any bbx battle that i've heard so i'm happy with the result, although i love wings style, he actually bbx's music genres i like irl

[@user-yz6ft2wy4i]

8:21〜 This build up is a routine of Wing

[@T_smashbros]

やっぱりD-lowとkajiはスタイルが似てるな。

[@etcmclhmp4611]

I think that’s Kaji’s style and he gave it everything. Also, I believe that he knew it was the only way to win against Wing who is one of the most technical beatboxers in the scene. I give him a lot of respect!

[@yannmaury5418]

le premier round de wing c'est une masterclass y'a rien à dire .

[@dgbm]

Wing is the faker of beatbox. SO refined.

[@kyabetsuuni]

lol

[@SHJ92]

Perhaps the mastering sound and the music at the scene were different. I think the kaji volume may have been different at the scene. If you look at it simply with this video, I think it may be divided by the difference in taste

[@th8beatbox28]

Just little cold ❄️🥶 what if d low also make video like Rolando 🎉❤

[@RianBabtista]

Even though I vote for wing but that second round from kaji fr me is the moment where I knew kaji already winning. Everyone still thinks bout wing's first round n kaji literally gives no time to let it slide. He overtook that round straight from the moment he started his Round.

[@leonardogagliardi7188]

Kaji is really insane, but I love much more the Wing style, is absolute crazy and clean af!! that's the reason for why he's my favourite beatboxer

[@B-ACEBeatbox]

Kaji cooked, ate and left no crumbs in Round 2. He sounded a bit unclean in a few drops but he won the energy of the crowd and the judges were going crazy.

[@AlmightyAnt300]

But wing sounded better

[@B-ACEBeatbox]

@AlmightyAnt300 No doubt in that, but judges clearly showed that they prefer heavy drops and power over polished beats and structured routines

[@Lenny_696]

waiting for your reaction on dancing in the acid rain :D

[@ujege_mlbb]

Hey.. dlow.. can you analyze the wildcard FBB of dropical?

[@crayzeyezyoshi]

Wings beat is like he is riding a horse while playing ping pong while playing the drums while reading a book while blindfolded. Insane.

[@VictorShiryaev]

Wing for me is just the best now, so insanely clean and versatile and musical.

[@Jinhsi-ismywife]

this is what i am waiting for!!!!

[@d_lowfan4368]

YEAH You understand me, for me wing wins because he makes he's sounds so clean it's fuckin increidble

[@asit6947]

Always been a fan of wing, he makes everything so damn easy and good sounding... When I try, that shi is really difficult to bring out as clean as him

[@MattDOng3]

Listening to the livestream, it was clear to me that Kaji should win. He fought a hard battle and sounded crisp doing so, while Wing sounded underwhelming and simplistic as if he was holding back. However, when listening to the uploaded video, I can now hear the sloppy parts of Kaji and the detailed textures/control of Wing, and would thus vote for Wing. The live sound system definitely played a part in Kaji's win. But as much as we can debate about power vs subtlety, and as much as I wanted Wing to win, Dan raises a very good point that a champion should be able to account for the sound system/settings/audience that they're presented with and be versatile enough to pivot as necessary to outperform their opponent.

[@deia2010]

i replayed wing's part almost 1000000

[@Fonikh]

Hm... if Beardyman was in the judge panel, he would pro'lly shout at Kaji: Oy! Bloody mental Gaaabbaaaah mate~ AAAAH! Ha-Ha-Haaa~ Sidenote though, interesting clash of styles and power. Love 'em both! 💗🎤🎶

[@ELVINADAN]

I fully support your opinion. I also have the same feeling as you, and I give my decision to Wing but who cares xD

[@jndd]

Some of Kaji First Round remember me of Footboxg Gbb Elimination

[@marcuskaess6452]

I don't know the outcome yet. And I don't know the hype at the event... but wing is by far my Most favorite Beat boxer of them all. I find his stuff hyper impressive

[@미스터A]

Both of you are so cool

[@tofo8700]

I think one unfrotunate thing about battles is that they are less likely to reward artistry. It seems like judges often lean in favour of power, and moments. Wing's routines were so enjoyable to listen to.

[@Luke.1779]

kaji showcased a higher level of artistry

[@ケチャップ-d3d]

まあ結局は生で聴いた人しか判断できないってことやね。ビデオではWing派、生ではKaji派が多い

[@cert0403]

I just waited to watch it with you 😂

[@haeloreved2889]

D-low's cute little dances tho 😂❤

[@panduwibawa1266]

I like wing too. want to see him more. but kaji is crazy powerful

[@skeptixbeatbox]

Wing just a chill guy

[@TalixZen]

For me, sonically, Wing's second round felt empty. Smooth and clean as hell, but sonically unfulfilling. His kicks didn't have enough kick, and there was no bass for an entire minute. I felt like his round was just starting when he had 5 seconds left. That said his first round slapped!

[@kasam.5759]

7:02 ﾜｰ 最高です

[@phhandsomeboy]

Why d low is not joining any live battles?, im so curious?

[@Jow12tokin]

Everyone is talking about how good Kaji is in the field, but he has also been in a number of online battles in Corona and has done well.Of course, if they were in the same ring, Wing might win hands down, but Kaji definitely has a high level of skill, and being loud is not the only advantage he has (Please see the kaji playlist I publish).

[@berni5641]

you should watch zekka's smym final round after the battles are done,its absolutely insane!!!!

[@christinasouza1495]

Obviously hardstyle is not my favorite, but I truly think there’s a level of execution that could have been better. But I do like how despite their very different styles, Kaji and Wing still stuck to what they do best.

[@Little_deer_Slatan]

I love how Noob who spam 30 sounds and 3 patterns can beat pro who can utilize 3 sounds to make 300 patterns.😂😂😂