WHAT JUST HAPPENED!? Reacting to "Peek-A-Boo & Power Up" MVs by Red Velvet!

[@angelicaandersson4315]

Many people say that peek-a-boo era was Joys era actually!

[@estermiranda5720]

But It's!!

[@seulgilabs]

Haha true! Her iconic dress.

[@evicas]

and it is!!

[@angelicaandersson4315]

@@estermiranda5720 yes I love her in peek-a-boo era

[@0005athena]

many say it's the pizza man's era but it definitely joy's era 😊

[@OJAY_L.A]

Im a little nervous for zimzalabim....😂

[@ELmayberry]

yeah. same

[@baliyyxy]

HUUU AHAH Are you ready for this? ZIMZALABIIIIMMMM

[@veerand7038]

its good tho

[@jaeminlover3000]

to put peek a boo in short, the storyline is that they're witches and they sacrifice men, and they are easily able to do that through delivery services. throughout the mv they are preparing to sacrifice another hence the weapons and them practicing a séance type thing with the candles. (where joy was in the middle and then the delivery guy.(3:27 and 3:40) ) they are able to lure men in with their beauty. you can tell they've been doing this for a long time by the amount of pizza boxes and cases that have delivery uniform shirts in them. ( 3:57 and 3:59)

[@fawziefuxia]

++ they carry out the sacrifice only during the full moon! That's why they kept practicing with their weapons throughout then finally hunted the pizzaman at the end when the full moon arrived. They also like to toy with their prey -- each member will take turns to "save" the victim (4:22 to 4:39 the member running out with him keeps changing) and pretend to help him escape, and the girls also pretend to miss when they aim their weapons at him but they will kill him eventually :')

[@feedingsfrenzy]

which reminds me of the theory that ReVe is the Red Force in Exo Concept 😂😂😂 idk. i read it somewhere. hahahahaha

[@hyoeunkim0922]

@@feedingsfrenzy Some says, RF-05 in Power is Red Velvet hahahha so RV is the ENEMIES of EXO. hahahha

[@amandamfds]

It was his shirt at the end... If you watch the MV carefully there are other shirts at display in the house. They are hunting pizza delivery boys, lol. Also, if you check the photobooth in the end, there are "missing delivery boys" posters plastered on!

[@LastKnight0727]

I think during the "saving scene" they also show cuts of the other pizza guys that each one "saved" from the table.

[@boperadotto8703]

7:47 she actually said "ReVeluv" in reference to their fandom

[@Alanis__]

He was right tho level up and reveluv are pronounced the same in korean

[@merlinzimmerman446]

"lesbian serial killer anthem" - Austin can I use that??

[@SirAustin]

😂. Yes.

[@merlinzimmerman446]

@@SirAustin Peekaboo is one of my favoritest RedVelvet songs (right next to Dumb Dumb!) the arrangement and instrumentation is SOOO awesome love your work!

[@iheartkhim03]

Reveluvs and even non reveluvs went crazy when they drop Peekaboo teasers. I mean who wouldn't? Red Velvet suddenly turned their concept around. Peekaboo was an iconic era for Red Velvet.

[@jaeminlover3000]

also sometimes they release songs that are a mix of red and velvet. peek a boo is considered a mix

[@boperadotto8703]

I will say Cookie Jar is a bop and I even think you got hyped for it by the snippet you heard in the guide

[@eggxiusoo-l8601]

I agree, this song was one of my recommendations to sir Austin, its one of my favorite 💗💛💙💚💜

[@TheQuidRides]

Sappy is still the ultimate RV Japanese song, but Cookie Jar is solid.

[@yannyhealy3293]

TheQuidRides but swimming pool is the ultimate bop

[@michaelanthony4356]

Sappy ♡

[@p3xdro]

Their japanese songs are amazing!!!! #Cookie Jar is their japanese debut and it is so addicting and one of my favorites

[@soulgimashups]

I second this, # cookie jar is literally my top 3 by them in general EDIT: also, Sappy for another Japanese bop!!

[@Human-ls1cy]

Sappy (their other Japanese release) is also amazing!

[@loveyou4695]

I love sappy

[@givealittleloveii5339]

Main point in stanning Red Velvet: YOU’LL EVENTUALLY LIKE ALL OF THEM. And the end of it, the 5 of them Will be your BIAS :) Perks of being a REVELUV :)

[@juliascmps]

Power Up was their second summer song (the first one was Red Flavor) and it was a HUGE comeback, they were the first and only SM group to get and all kill in korean charts and they got 10 wins on korean music shows. It was amazing.

[@chuuu4610]

Every video: Him: Wendy is so pretty Me: Stahppp! I’ve already subscribed and liked the video. Idk what else I can do to express my approval.

[@KurdishMuslim99]

peek a boo is so good. Their song look and my second date in that album are bops!!! theyre really good.

[@jmrpatarlas]

Kingdom comeee and i just ❤

[@uglyrat9960]

im so hyped for the zimzalabim reaction. (the bridge section in that songs slaps lmao)

[@_exovelvetstan9378]

Yeri's legendary short hair era!

[@lukelailvaux]

Red Velvet time🙉🌈🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lene4303]

wow thank you for reacting to this! these were 2 good picks to react to because of the contrast lmao. imo almost all rv titles give creepy vibes in some kinda way (either musically or visually) in peekaboo its very clear - the girls basically lure pizza delivery drivers to the house and hunt them for fun (most likely as part of some cult/witch ritual) , the house is filled pizza boxes and shirts which is creepy too. im not sure if there's an overall storyline for rv but ive heard a lot of people say they are the red force in exos concept which would be really interesting (brother/sister group vibes) also id say that peekaboo is a mix of red and velvet instead of just red (but still leaning towards red). i really love power up but i feel like it doesn't get the appreciation it deserves, everyone was expecting badass vibes after they got a wave of popularity with bad boy (internationally in particular) so i think that people who didn't know about the dual concept didnt love power up but i think it's really cute even if the chanting gives me creepy vibes as always lmao.

[@larabalieirodesousa1862]

It was actually Irene with the rainbow dress in the beginning. But Joy also had a rainbow dress in the candles scene.

[@OpinionatedMatt]

Peek-a-boo, my first Red Velvet love ♥️ Fun fact: the "yeeee yeeee" dance move in Power Up is taken from the "Baby Shark" dance.

[@Thesongbirdsupreme]

I think there's a theory about the "Power Up" MV that says that Irene killed (or made something with) the other girls. And you can see it when the representative colors of Wendy, Seulgi, Yeri and Joy get disolved in the glass that *Irene* is holding. And in the "Peek-A-Boo" MV it's literally a murder. Strange and clever, huh? Red Velvet's MVs can be so creepy and subliminal sometimes, and we'll love that. 😂

[@stephadoodledoo]

YESSSSS, power up is my favourite of their red concept

[@hefeibao]

3:42 - Just the way you said it was...we forget what it's like to watch for the first time. I laughed so hard at your comment I spilled liquid on my keyboard. And, after your question the girls sing "fine, fine, fine" as if in response. Priceless reaction :)

[@seulgilabs]

Yeri is the happy pill of Red Velvet. She is a jolly person. She's the youngest member and spreads positivity and youthfulness to the group. :)

[@lovarou]

It's hard not to love all of them as individuals and what they do as a group, truly a magical girl group 💗

[@snsdtwinkle]

Peek-A-Boo is one of my favorite songs in kpop ever. It's so good. And as always Red Flavor is just iconic. Red Velvet's range is simply unmatched *chef's kiss*

[@Lyf4rMusic]

Power Up was my BOP when I was still recovering on a hospital bed from an accident during that era ! The whole Summer Magic album kept my brain alive :)

[@merlinzimmerman446]

Red Velvet is without a doubt the most versitile girl group out there. They can AND DO do everything! The personality of the concepts for MVs is always awsome. awesome reaction again! Sir Austin!

[@SF-wx4tv]

She was irene with color full dress...joy was in table... oh did you see picture on the back ground was moving???(the ocean)

[@bmads599]

if i remember correctly yeri’s rainbow shirt in peekaboo says “love is love”

[@titatin018]

Red Velvet is really the Lesbians/Gays favorite, and you’re starting to feel it ❤️💞

[@April_Vicious]

Yes yes yes more red velvet 💜💙💖💛💚

[@ednamodee]

Now out of all their summer title tracks I would definitely say Power Up is the one that was the best even though they all were good

[@pedrosalvino3433]

Finally the end of the journey 🙏🏽😭 you listen all the best bops of them, I'm so proud

[@yeahitsevelyn]

yesss 🙌 can’t wait until we get into the bsides, glad ur enjoying and having fun w rv!! ❤️

[@jolo5801]

I kind of expected the “let’s power up!” at the end LMAO just like the “give me that give me that ice cream” when you reacted to ice cream cake 🤣 these songs are so catchy! ❤️

[@mikanlin]

I'm not into Power Up the first time but once you listened to it, it's difficult to remove from your head. It's catchy as f. Peek A Boo is amazing. I love those kind of concepts. ❤️

[@MsAsh3070]

SM Station songs aren't special clips in the way that Dreamcatcher special clips are, they aren't covers I think the idea was that it was just a way for the idols to release more music without the pressure of promotions and everything else that comes with a new song. Iirc, Taeyeon's Rain which you've already reacted to was the first ever Station release. And I know Wheein was part of an SM Station collab - the most recent SM Station 'season' was all dedicated to BoA, mostly other idols covering her hits, idt BoA herself has put out anything new this season of Station. So it might be something you may wish to check out with your history with Queen BoA. Just wanted to clear that up as it sounded like you were assuming they were covers like the DC special clips.

[@kevindean0000]

Most of Dreamcatcher Special Clips are not covers either. They're B-sides, special performances / dance versions, and covers.

[@casualsuede]

Wheein's duet "narcissus" has one of the saddest mv's I saw in a while. It is an older song from 2016.

[@samiachowdhury1986]

Peek-A-Boo is seen as a velvet track, interestingly. Probably because it's a little darker. In terms of Red Velvet and SM Station, I think the collab with Seulgi, SinB (Gfriend), Soyeon (G-Idle) and Chungha is definitely worth checking out!

[@allenjhondeguma6457]

Peek-a-boo the Joy's era even in Live Stage Performance. Many idols like this song very much.

[@zumox9760]

Facts: the cheering vocals in the background is them screaming their lungs out. 😂

[@leesoogyu3510]

Creppy beautiful visuals ❤😍

[@StyxDipped]

Irene’s visuals never fail to end me, rip.

[@pinjakauppinen4692]

Oh yes, Red Velvet's Japanese songs are perfection. And the styling in mv's are amazing. Fact that isn't even important: Power Up is my favorite Red Velvet title track lol Also I believe in short hair Yeri supremacy. I legit have her as my phone's lockerscreen with that "Love sees no colour" shirt

[@SakuSwan93]

Yeri blonde and yeri with short hair are my favourite's yeri (? Jajajaja

[@stevendave8804]

Hi Sir Austin! Nice reaction again! #Cookie Jar is definitely a bop! That’s my fave Japanese release from them. Btw, Peek-a-boo is both a combination of Red side and Velvet side, same with Zimzalabim. Can’t wait for your reaction to that 😍

[@tehlaser]

First time I saw peek a boo I completely missed the uniform shirts. I looked at them, and could remember them later, but I didn’t “see” them at all until the end.

[@estebaneufracio7557]

You are correct saying Power Up is a Red concept, but a lot of Reveluvs think that Peek-a-Boo is a Red Velvet concept, because the song combines the funny and catchy from Red, and the sexy and elegant form Velvet, making a kind of wonderful mixture.

[@LastKnight0727]

It took me a while to realize that it starts with Wendy "saving" the pizza guy, then cuts to all the others each cut as they're running out the house.

[@mysoneluv]

Yeri said in a radio show that peekaboo is actually a velvet song but darker according to Taeyeon.

[@_burthday_]

peek a boo storyline is about five witches that goes into hunting mode when its full moon, so the easiest way to get sacrifices is through pizza delivery. in the mv, you can see many pizza boxes, meaning this is not their first time. they make him believe that the girls actually like him being there and start to become more and more comfortable around them, you can see them chasing him, playing and so on. but when the clock strikes midnight, the hunting begin. as you can see when the blindfolded is off, first you can see wendy, then joy, seulgi, irene and yeri. all of them are holding his hands while running out of the house all at one time, when yeri shoot the arrow, the arrow graze his cheek, so when one of the girls who followed him out of the house, she can take him down by herself because the arrow have poison which can weaken him. and if you notice closely at the end, when the pizza delivery guy is making a call for help, you can read a poster saying 'missing delivery boys'. sorry if my english is bad, but all of these is just my speculation so feel free to add anything

[@riffgroove]

The prevailing theory regarding PAB is that the video is based upon the horror/survival video game "Emily Wants to Play." At least there are a ton of similarities.

[@laurenkang4275]

Always looking forward to your Red Velvet reactions but what I always anticipate the most is Yeri's! You are such an adorable YR reveluv 🥺😭💜

[@laurenkang4275]

#COOKIE JAR AND SAPPY SLAPS!!!! All their songs are just really bops no matter what the language is

[@OpinionatedMatt]

BTW for those who'd like to dive deeper there are plenty of potential MV explanations on KPOP Junkee's channel and in Bookish Theries' there's a 2 parts video on Psycho and on how it's collected to previous releases.

[@bi284]

React to cookie jar and sappy they're both Japanese releases (bops)

[@jen5731]

We got a song from the red side and a song from the velvet side

[@sb1363]

That's a whiplash of a pairing!

[@laurenkang4275]

YOU GOT ALL THEIR REPRESENTATIVE FRUITS CORRECT 🍉🍍🍊🥝🍇

[@emilyrosefromthegrave]

oh god, you just mentioned cookie jar and now it's stuck in my head, I mean it's a really good song but it's such an earworm

[@jiedragonhub]

Yeah, eventually you'll have a bias at first, then you'll have two, then at the end you won't have bias anymore cause you'll like them all. Every ReVeluv knows. 😅

[@ssrlly]

Accurate!

[@oliverhughes610]

Peek-A-Boo's MV will forever be iconic. I love MVs with darker concepts and stories to them. A similar one you might want to check out is Nature's 'Girls'!

[@Lynnxxe]

Peek a boo is my ultimate fav but just.. WHY. He brings you food. That's the best kind of man :(

[@seraqina]

peekaboo is a piece of ARTT also its kind of an ambiguous song bc musically wise its more red but the concept is definitely velvet so id say it really represents the balance of red velvet❤️🖤

[@Sirah1981]

I love the Red Murder Concept. Russian Roulette and Peek-a-boo are just the best. Rookie/Dumbdumb is second favourite concept. I hadn't seen Power Up before, but It feels like an ad for those Etude house x Red velvet lips products.

[@04cide]

peek-a-boo is actually a mix of red and velvet. the song itself being quite upbeat but it having a dark undertone making it velvet

[@homeofsnsdshiddenvocals1864]

The first one you noticed wearing the rainbow dress in longsleeves is actually Irene. Hehe

[@justwannatellyouhi4570]

My two favourite songs omggg

[@marianasilvanodebarros5175]

Finallyyyyy I was waiting for Peek a Boo Let me watch now, I hope you’d loved these songs 💚

[@soulgimashups]

peek-a-boo is a velvet comeback, just btw

[@SakuSwan93]

A mix between red and velvet

[@allier1867]

FINALLY peek-a-boo reaction

[@leakingpan]

I look forward to this every week! Let's go revluv

[@ree572]

Never been High before, but watching Red MVs gives me an idea. 🤣🤣🤣 Let's gooo Zimzalabiiiiiim! 🥰

[@deijiko]

Peekaboo era is so good! Joy in the rainbow dress *chef's kiss*

[@boperadotto8703]

You got this up fast lol

[@SirAustin]

That's what she said.

[@레이미다쿠]

Cookie Jar is a bop! I highly recommend listening to that song~

[@fangirlmelonph5780]

I also love Yeri so much. She's my ultimate bias 🥰🥰

[@Orbits_Loona]

Peak A Boo is truly Yeri's era 😔💖

[@kawaiiterri]

Peek-A-Boo is the song that made me a Reveluv :3

[@gabin7944]

They're so unique! I love your videos!

[@jairoswizzu7760]

Power Up is one of their most successful title song and Looking forward to your ZIMZALABIM Reaction... That song is a hit or miss song from other Baby Luvs because that song is a definition of experimental and they say that ZIMZALABIM is Red Velvet's I got a boy....

[@_burthday_]

you should try to react to any of their live stages or b sides! red velvet are one of the gg that is the queens of bsides

[@akeekle2766]

Great reactions! Peekaboo really is a bop. I consider it (and RBB) “blood red” rather than just red since they have a darker undertone :)

[@laurenkang4275]

Thank you for noticing and loving all of them you're just the best! Stay safe always 🥺💗💛💙💚💜

[@lizzyboyd1329]

You should really check out some of their 2x speed dances, they are incredible especially with power up

[@Alanis__]

Both albums are full of bops! You can star checking their b-sides. RV are called b-sides queens🥰

[@demitwice]

#cookie jar is amazing, it's actually my favorite red velvet song!

[@snsdtwinkle]

Peek-a-Boo is actually not a "Red" song it's a "Red Velvet" concept. Although Red Velvet does have a Red and Velvet side, just these past few years they also introduced a "Red Velvet" side which is a mix of the two. These would be songs like Peek-A-Boo, Really Bad Boy, and Zimzalabim. They are in between since they're upbeat but the concept of their music videos are still kind of dark. I hope this helps!

[@xheralt]

I would argue that RV concepts should be treated like a two-dimensional x-y graph, with red vs. velvet (peppy vs. laid-back) on the x-axis and horror-influenced vs. normal on the y-axis, and they have songs in all four quadrants. A dual-dual concept! Most of the horror-vs.-not divisions occur on the red side, because most of their songs overall are red, but I would say "Psycho" is their lone "spooky" velvet song so far.

[@snsdtwinkle]

@@xheralt You can totally argue! The songs that are both “Red Velvet” in concept are debatable but the point is that it’s great to see that Red Velvet as a group doesn’t just have x and y to fall under, it’s a whole spectrum and that’s what makes them so great

[@catalinalaird6491]

YESSSS, NOTICE JOY MORE! My beautiful precious tall baby 🐥

[@liliennexx]

Hoping for a reaction video for their albums/bsides 🥰

[@nurfaten6989]

your channel has become my favourite reacting video! 🥺❤

[@jerraldgarrido9289]

Zimzalabim is the kost anticipated one. And thats my baby right there. Maknae of my trio.

[@nataliah3243]

When you mentioned Cookie Jar my brain just screamed "Hashtag COOKie jAAAR" lol Joy's rainbow dress plus Yeri's "Love sees no colour" top, chef's kiss :) Peekaboo is beautiful in terms of storyline. This is how the Red Force practices. Poor EXO.

[@opheliaeyiah4313]

Where have you been the whole day Sir Austin .... been waiting ♥️♥️

[@tuto758]

I love your videos, greetings from Chile 🇨🇱

[@aerijoy]

I'm kinda late, but I'm here again for RV content.

[@lucyk8054]

please react to taeyeon and jonghyun's duo ''lonely'' for taeyeon tuesday!!

[@SakuSwan93]

I'm going to cry a lot TT

[@SF-wx4tv]

I love this Thank you~~~~

[@pineapple21723]

Check their station in the future 😁 specially wow thing 😁😁😁

[@lochlinbly6959]

I'm not a huge fan of power up, but the album it came from (summer magic) has some of my favorite b-sides

[@aneeiahd404]

Hello Sir Austin, I'm done rewatching your Red Velvet reaction and other groups. How about reacting to Red Velvet's Kdrama OST like Believe (School 2015), Introduce me A Good Person and many more? Or BTOB songs?