SEVENTEEN - Maestro, LALALI, Spell & Cheers To Youth!! HONEST Review!

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[@andyh6628]

Mind you this is a 9yr old group who are doing something fresh and innovative and slaying so HARD with their production and MV's and choreo. Not a new young groups. Though the new gen have some great stuff too of course. But this is a 9yr old group who could be pulling back on the crazy choreo, doing something a bit more simple for MV's if they wanted, settling into a signature sound they don't have to stray too much from....yet we get this? This is why Seventeen are iconic because after 9 yrs they are still pushing themselves and the boundries.

[@annasensei.]

Absolutely loved your take on their comeback. I love seeing artists push their creative boundary and thats the primary reason I became such a fan of Seventeen. I also want to compliment how well you break down the work and point out sounds that not everyone can hear initially

[@Koko3op]

Thank you!

[@immaturiti0526]

Bada Lee particpated in the Maestro choreo and Kristen in the Spell choreo 🥹😁🩷🩵

[@yaboivinz]

omg

[@JaxB562]

Very ironic you said it feels like the future and they start dancing with robots. After watching the trailers I didn't know what to expect overall from the title track but this was so pleasant. Especially the production. Vocally they sound so good too and I love the variations of their voices. I bet Woozi played the instruments himself lol. p.s. I keep saying Wonwoo should be an actor because his scene felt like an action film

[@moonlightbae_]

the footwork is INSANE

[@hhhhhhhhhh-]

Kirsten worked on the choreo for spell, which is going to have a music video along with all the other bsides!!! They performed Spell and they said they modified it a little for the concert version, but it's still sooo iconic!! You could check it out in your own time if you want to!

[@nontzmkhize8735]

Kirsten Dodgen!? How do you know?

[@dokyeomimie]

​@@nontzmkhize8735Hoshi mentioned it

[@hhhhhhhhhh-]

@@nontzmkhize8735 Hoshi mentioned it in their recent concert. She worked on the original choreo for Spell. Choi Youngjun, Hyerim-ssaem (seventeen's performance director), Juhee (Team leader of Aura), and Minkyung-ssaem (not sure who they are) worked on the concert version of the choreo. Bada Lee worked on Maestro's choreo.

[@nontzmkhize8735]

@@hhhhhhhhhh- That's so cool! I'm definitely proud of how they used a choreographer who knows Afrobeats and Amapiano to choreograph this. A major issue that I had with Le Sserafim is that they didn't use choreographers who knew the genre well and just did a cheap imitation of the real thing. Props to SVT!

[@hhhhhhhhhh-]

@@nontzmkhize8735 Oh me too!! I was worried about the song as well initially but there was no imitation of blaccent or any cultural appropriation of that sort. tasteful music. Good to see a group doing the bare minimum LOLL i'm excited to see how the choreo turns out !! kirsten is amazing!!

[@nanalabanana7]

you should soooo watch the concert performance to maestro, boo seungkwan was eating that choreo up frrrr

[@clovers9660]

Ok, this is about to be nerdy and long. But, I think Maestro was so well done both in song and video and I think both visual and audio were so thematically consistent. In the first teaser, they proposed the question: “In our current reality where anything can be created by AI, who is the real maestro?” So, we had that in mind coming into this release. Sonically, There were some wild switches in this, from the beat switches to the genre switches, especially for Wonwoo’s intro w the techno beat and Minghao’s return in. I think the very form of this represented this purposeful lack of consistency in genre or tempo which I think represents novelty of human creativity. This is echoed lyrically in that they are essentially narrating production and creation in and of itself, using musical terms throughout and explaining instrumentals. Visually you see this fight between humanhood as the true basis for art vs technological replacements - either fighting them, being controlled by them, or outpacing them (saying you can’t do this like I can - to me I think the heavy footwork is part of that in that final chorus that layers the two parts of the previous choruses). The use of generative AI in art does make you question the order of what comes first, because if we keep feeding off AI in the creative process it becomes a crutch that will eventually cut off the artist themself while the distance between the creation and the creator widens to become nearly entirely disconnected. So, who is the maestro? Who is guiding, leading the music here? do we leverage tech or do we let tech leverage us? [pause for tangent] (And I’m not talking about anything like sentience of whatever that’s not really what AI is. It’s just this tool that we are too greedy and lazy to bypass on a larger, cultural, capitalistic sense, y’know - it’s funny bc I remember in English classes in school learning that conflict can be man vs machine, man vs self, man vs society, etc., but given that the impacts of ai are just extensions of human selfishness and the desire for convenience and gratification, it’s like all three of those combined, they feed each other) [play from tangent] And that is represented visually with them taking turns controlling vs being controlled by futuristic entities, or viewed through the VR set. I’m pretty sure in the interlude where Mingyu is running he turns around to look at someone controlling him, like he’s a game character. And when there is a POV shot where the watcher is wearing a headset the notification says: “Moving too fast. Content will remain hidden until you slow down” idk if that means that the tech can’t keep up with them, like they’re just too speedy to be matched, or if it’s like we as a society are moving too fast without considering the consequences here??? Idk But anyway, I get what you mean by loving the experience, but not remembering the song lmaoooo. It felt more like an art piece/conceptual than just an easy listening song, but I will be listening again lol. I always like hearing what you do or don’t like about sonic production bc that’s not usually what I’m focused on (other than obvious choices) when I’m doing initial listens to a song, so the diff perspective / expertise is fun. To me this production “felt” clean/ not muddy, but I’m not sure what that means technically. I liked this comeback a lot. And I’m glad you liked spell!! Thanks for the reaction

[@shanna290]

Woozi and Bumzu are genius

[@Mint52353]

Definitely best production work of the year so far. Hopefully, enlistment doesn't derail them too much

[@Ankita_94]

Woozi mentioned he used 7 samples from previous songs to make maestro 😇😇😇😇

[@rehngonzales]

I wish someone makes an analysis of the track for this. really curious which ones they were

[@Monbebesaurus]

The only ones I could pick up on were Thanks and maybe Fallin' Flower.

[@Ankita_94]

@@rehngonzales from X- “adore u was easy to find you can hear it clearly from the guitar sound. others were... the organ [sourced out from] aju nice, oh my for the choir, fear and rwy for the synth, cheers for the drum roll, super for the vox sample”

[@Cloudyskies333]

Now you need to watch the music video and live performance for spell.😂

[@simphiwinkosindaba1036]

Honestly I’ve been hearing a lot of K-pop Yanos lately and Spell is THE ONLY ONE THAT doesn't grate me even a little. I’m sneaking it onto the Sunday Yanos playlist for when I go out with my friends. It's a negative consequence of a genre from home becoming more mainstream that you have to hear a bunch of mediocre versions/ interpretations of said genre come from different places. (I imagine Latin American Kpop fans felt similarly during the Latin Pop Kpop craze) I always think why would I listen to the Korean version of something that I hear all the time WHEN I COULD LISTEN to the original ESPECIALLY if K-pop groups are gonna just mimic accents and make the song not sound authentic…ehat is your bad African accent adding to the sonic experience? Trust SVT to deliver something that is experimental (for them) while still sounding LIKE SVT! I adore this comeback and as a Jeonghan bias I will be happy if this is that last project we get from him before he leaves.

[@Koko3op]

Yessssss!!

[@zr4664]

Agreed! But this isn’t their last comeback before he leaves! they have one more this year & I think it’ll be the farewell album before enlistments begin. Bright side of it being such a big group is during that time they can really focus on sub units and finishing each members solo 😁

[@prettybeast6411]

And i think the last album will be emotional,😭 wow not ready to say goodbye to them

[@simphiwinkosindaba1036]

@@prettybeast6411 neither am I😭😭

[@simphiwinkosindaba1036]

@@zr4664 oh I had no idea. I love that 🤍

[@brittanyr6540]

Was waiting for your reaction

[@rylyow5050]

The last part of the dance break choreo actually giving me the vibe of Ten’s Nightwalker dance break part. Both are fire!

[@Sarah-vr2jq]

i absolutely loved hearing how woozi tied in aspects of old songs into Maestro to make something that sounds completely new. As a carat hearing the classic seventeen sounds from old songs i love in this new song is so fun for the listener. Especially for a "greatest hits: album, just feels so cool and fresh

[@mimir4902]

i haven't seen this mentioned this before but you are right! love that seventeen went full on KPOP for this. this would be svts peak global popularity so i wouldn't have been surprised if they went global pop sound but noooo they didn't!

[@evelinsandovalsamboni3242]

With this song I was shocked by the choreography and the rhythm, the song I liked the most by Seventeen.🤯🤯🤯🤯😎😎😍😍💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖👍👍👍

[@LE98066]

yes to the standing ovation 👏🏼👏🏼

[@user-jo1bl6wq1f]

Seventeen ❤

[@dydykdy_]

omg im glad u get it for the first timeeeeeeeeeeeee listen!!!

[@xingmei818]

thank you for this reaction. i never noticed the underlying harmonies and the vocalizations underneath the melody in maestro before! this is such an excellent reaction. thank you!

[@kristanicolebumagat-fv9xs]

You should watch the lalali and spell mv! Also cheers to youth mv is going to be released tomorrow!

[@Koko3op]

I was waiting for cheers to come out

[@tolovelikeoxygen]

The Ai Robotics was it for me--yes: seventeen in the future is all I need. They literally are so innovative. I love your interpretation btw your voice is really nice too. Really new to the channel but obviously you're vocally talented if not musically only. Love your reactions bro.

[@ariannac98]

"A boy group serving cun+" YES, THIS IS WHAT I LOVE SO MUCH

[@lisakayokay]

I like your reactions

[@randomkid9537]

wow, i love ur intro sound.. 😍

[@absql6850]

having to wait weeks for the mv reactions is painful ;-; curses cheers to youth ✊

[@rockstarwithoutastar]

They're topping themselves every comeback I fear

[@XVMatthew]

Your explanation on why you like their production was so interesting bc i feel the exact opposite way lol. I feel like with every SVT song that comes out I find the production so samey. Like I always feel like I know exactly how a Woozi and Bumzu track will turn out so tend to gravitate towards the few times at least one of them isn't on a track. Even the stacking which i tend to enjoy in recent comebacks it's like half of the group in on a vocoder and it bothers me so much.

[@franinawhite396]

Where can we send you links for concerts and other content to watch? Love the reaction ❤️

[@Koko3op]

Patreon darling!

[@nontzmkhize8735]

I was definitely not surprised that "Spell" would have Amapiano instrumentals given the way Mingyu and Dino had been recommending Tyla songs in interviews 🤣. It's not a bad use of the instrumentals(I've heard worse).But as a South African I always wish that K-pop companies would use South African DJs or producers because sometimes the songs do seem to miss something even if the song is good. And with all of that Hybe money,they can afford it. I mean they don't even have to get the big guns like Maphorisa or Kabza De Small. The "Tshwala Bami" guys are literally two guys in their twenties who started doing music a few years ago and made a viral hit! It would cost them nothing to actually expand and explore cultures they are inspired by properly.

[@Koko3op]

I totally hear this!!

[@janitapegram]

12:50 WONWOO'S FACE. PERIODT.

[@cassandramarin864]

“Is Woozi alright?” 😂

[@crissalynparil4321]

I think the correct lyrics for Cheers to youth first line is "It just so happens, we're living this day for the first time" pls use seventeenlyrics as reference videos next time

[@hinatamc5909]

5:26 : literally me😂💎

[@rawbean131]

wonwoo action scene followed by a jun visual is criminal!

[@vivitrumanto]

Jeonghan is going this year, most probably. I hope that dude will be ok, knowing he has the least energy out of all. He will come back stronger.

[@КаныкейМурзабекова-ь3л]

Who is his bias? I NEED TO KNOW

[@aaliyahkadigyah1408]

will you be doing a riize impossible reaction?

[@asareirene]

Nooooo. 😭😭😭💔🍃. A new intro song

[@dee4707]

Is woozi alright sent me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@greentwitlemon]

I love your honest reaction so much! I really get you with the vocal unit's song being really distant but since they technically aren't given songs and they produce it themselves then are finalized by the unit members, I think it has something to do with the different vibes of each unit, just like how Monster is in Seventeenth Heaven. From my observation, Woozi doesn't really prioritize fitting in songs together with regards to the sound since I could see that he usually goes with how the group is doing in each era and what they wanna tell their listeners. Their top priority is what sound and message they wanna convey so with sentimental songs, they go for a simpler sound that they could sing with fans at concerts and I really think that they take it into account that it's really relaxed and has enough instrumental parts so they could speak over it (they loooove talking over instrumentals when they wanna say cheesy or emotional stuff to fans)

[@Koko3op]

Yeahh that totally makes sense.

[@jaynegreen7097]

Like how am I suppose to hold onto my bias (woozi) When they All are acting up ...HOW??!!!

[@thaynarateles5891]

Hoshi is my utt. But they all make me have palpitations. In this MV then... With each appearance of each of the 13, it was a different outbreak

[@Angelwoozz]

Maestro is their ‘super lady’ for me, if that makes sense.

[@Koko3op]

I was going to make this connection yday too lol I agree

[@hiiamnatali]

Their comcert performance of Maestro is something elseeee, I watched it like 100 times already

[@yas7648]

Every time I think Seventeen cant get any better they do this!!! And YASSS Micah the vocal stacking had me in a choke hold. I put me earphones in and it sounded 10XXXXX better. God I love Seventeen!!! Whoever produced Maestro MV and Spell song deserves the world!!!!

[@Koko3op]

For real !! Sooo good

[@nontzmkhize8735]

The way that you pointed at the screen when Jun appeared is sending me😂😂😂

[@lisabrewer7556]

Bada Lee and BBTrippin participated in Maestros choreo so its no surprise that its fantastic

[@beehappie4ever]

Seriously they are amazing!!!! Great analysis.

[@Lm_867]

thank you for a great analysis!!

[@Koko3op]

My pleasure!

[@triplesglow]

i love your reaction whenever jun comes on the screen HAHAHA

[@caratrightheree]

SOTY AND THE BEST MV THIS YEAR THIS MV WAS INCREDIBLE

[@cindy_23]

SEVENTEEN IS BACK!! 🔥

[@reaganbloodworth8847]

honestly i had the same thought after hearing this song. the experience of watching and listening was so amazing that i questioned if i even liked the song itself at the end. even if this isn't my favorite song, the production quality of both the song as well as the music video were so amazing that i didn't even care that i didn't like the song as much. wow.

[@BABYMONSTER_RORA_RAMI_AHYEON_3]

SEVENTEEN 😊❤

[@44chrome]

When you think of kpop you think of seventeen so glad they stick to their roots music wise

[@Tuvabaluba]

[@SharonRojas-m6z]

@Koko3op Lalali mv is out and so is Spell