Stray Kids "S-Class" 2023 VMAs Performance Was S-Tier! (Reaction!)

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[@ChanniesFavBOiii]

I stuck in this remix like wth Changbin and Han part is so good and especially the last dance break WOW!!!! StrayKids prove that they really is one of the best artists and performers of the industry

[@momababy6462]

Aren't vmas celebrating 50 years of hip hop

[@han_qu0kka_913]

@@momababy6462 Yep

[@ladydiamondprisca]

That was my favorite part too ❤

[@katkoiko123]

Hyunjin and his ponytail collected many new stays 😅❤

[@corinarojas5092]

Same FELIX and his beauty.

[@Paprikalaughs]

FACTS ❤❤😅

[@corinarojas5092]

@@kwakjiseoksfiancee Felix is THAT face.

[@ayba9177]

Everyone needs to see the fan cam of Innie getting flung off his back by his feet up into the heavens!! Like, we lost it all in the blinding lights in the official video! 😫 The boys did so amazing either way! They were definitely noticed by the locals in these parts!! Lol so proud of them and i hope they get a little rest before launching off again to their next adventure! ✨️✨️

[@madlarking]

yes! This. It got so blown out by the lights. I didn't realize until the fan cams that they did a whole ripple from front to back with the choreography that ended with that insane lift.

[@stormyboz8278]

Maknae on Top

[@navar422]

Yes! There aren't many fan cams out there but they give a lot of interesting detail. And at least one has fewer strobes. :)

[@ayba9177]

@@madlarking omgsh I missed the ripple!! Gotta go watch it again! Lol 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@ayba9177]

@@navar422 interesting that not that many fancams came out, or is it just me? Lol

[@izzyturner7175]

yeah the camera work was..... interesting. But I'm so proud of them for performing here, its so major

[@_karenkari]

The camera work on VMAs was better than in: MAMA2022, AAA2022, GDA2023 and all this Korean award shows. They barely show us crowds, only SKZ and dancers☺

[@izzyturner7175]

@@_karenkari they all suck honestly, but I don’t know what I expect cos it’s never gonna showcase it perfectly no matter what they do 🥲

[@sara13.88]

tbh this was one of the best camera works ive seen in the past few years at us shows:D they did better than some korean award shows lately...unfortunately lol

[@izzyturner7175]

@@sara13.88 I just don’t think I was a fan of some of the angles, like the Birds Eye view during the best parts of the choreo messed with my head. And they missed innies resurrection section which was incredible

[@slednaS]

​@@sara13.88but sadly this still sucks like 1000 thunderstorms

[@LeebitsEars00]

The arrangement for this performance was killer. The orchestral elements, the lights, the camerawork, choreo (especially Chan sliding across in front of changbin and I.N.s lift)!!! This was epic!

[@daya_09]

"welcome to stayville" started trending after vmas cause so many people became stays specifically barbz😭

[@Wolfchanismybias]

Watch them all becoming Changbin biased 😭 ( or OT8 because the kids can RAPPPP)

[@MrAntoine1st]

Barbz ¿

[@daya_09]

@@MrAntoine1st nicki minaj fans

[@DaddiesLittlePsycho]

Well, looks like I owe them a fan too then! Any Nicki recommendations? Lol

[@4isionaeri_]

FRL I saw so many swifties and beys become stays too

[@yixing9769]

as an exol i'm so proud of them and i'm glad they sang in korean this song is going in my playlist

[@skzftw2489]

❤

[@marydonewitheveryonesbssin9090]

Bruh...its great ur EXO-L and i am too but like...this is about Stray Kids....itd b STAY..😅

[@skzftw2489]

@@marydonewitheveryonesbssin9090 they literally praised them, there's nothing wrong with their comment

[@yixing9769]

@@marydonewitheveryonesbssin9090 bruh... i'm just saying i'm with you guys cause other fandoms are sh*tting on them

[@stayville-connections]

@@yixing9769yea and we appreciate you 💕💕💕 you’re good idk why they’re questioning that haha

[@STAYwithSKZalways]

THE BEST VMA's PERFORMANCE

[@_karenkari]

I really wanna STRAY KIDS album with this all remix that they did in the past on all award shows so bad. ♥ Like "MANIAC" from MAMA2022, "THUNDEROUS" from AAA2021, this "S-CLASS" from VMAs2023 and more. ☺

[@Vereesha]

This remix is so fire! Also there is a fancam of the performance which gives you a way better view of the choreo :)

[@Gray.Karen333]

I agree, it feels SO different seeing them perform for an american awards show!

[@Cajunracha]

When your self produced and can remix your own music, that's a flex. Also they always let people know those mics are live.

[@tpaqu9512]

I’m with you the camera work isn’t what we are use to with them. Their cameramen needs to train the VMA’s cameramen.

[@yukihana23]

they won the vma for best kpop . so proud of them

[@jcskz]

this performance was fantastic, totally stayed true to their usual talents, regular sound and their ability to remix their own songs while still staying true to the song they were nominated for. the camera work, however, was absolutely horrifying and they missed so much of their performance - it was ridiculous. they flipped jeongin like a pancake right dead center at the end of the dance break and still somehow missed it like ??? how.

[@chaunie999]

I need more people to appreciate this remix. What a homage to the hip hop celebration that vmas did. This performance was top tier and pulled many new fans. Nothing was off besides camerawork.

[@LUMI_MBB_STAY]

My twitter timeline was full of new baby stays BEFORE they even performed! Based solely on Chan and Felix talking in the interviews and the VMA win! I'm so glad they won the award BEFORE they performed. They really showed everyone why they won it! Then after the performance omg! I'm seeing nothing but new baby stays on twitter going down the rabbit hole! We love to see it! Also Skz remixes ALL of their hit songs when they perform them on shows like this! And it's NEVER the same remix either! They are actually insane!

[@stem3-carunchoshirleyanned45]

CONGRATULATIONS STRAY KIDS FOR WINNING "BEST K-POP" IN THE 2023 VMAs!!!🙌

[@mahoganygrundy6904]

They remixed Binnie part probably bc the VMAs were paying homage to 50 yrs of Hip hop. I’m glad they performed in Korean and didn’t westernized themselves. They did amazing🙌🏾❤️

[@kenken5825]

hwang hyunjin eating the stage he's always on fire

[@ladykatza]

So the whole show just felt weird and different and then I realized that SAG is on strike. Like, writers, actors, boom operators, all of them. So they were hurting on that front.

[@izzyturner7175]

Ohhhhh that makes total sense now, I knew it felt off for a reason

[@ayupuspitasari9391]

I'm sorry, I'm not American. so i wondered, what is a SAG? edit: nevermind, i get it now

[@ladykatza]

@@ayupuspitasari9391 Screen Actors Guild. It's a Union for anyone that works in TV and Film. They are striking for better pay and work hours.

[@EFX5452]

Yo - I didn't connect that at all! You're completely right; the WHOLE show was weird. There were presenters, but there wasn't a host, so the acts and awards were just kind of one after the other and the presenter speeches were SO SO bad. One girl literally said "Hey guys! OMG, look at my a**!!" as she turned around and showed the butt cheek cut outs on her dress - right in front of Shakira's little boys. After Stray Kids performed, they just cut to the next award. Everyone was half naked. There was no organization, mood, or flow to the show - and no theme. They just squashed Latin music and Hip Hop exhibitions together with some K-Pop thrown in ... so weird.

[@ladykatza]

@@EFX5452 and if you noticed, the performances that felt the most professional were the KPop groups because they imported their talent. But they were having to use older gen equipment they weren't familiar with

[@deannawalker7022]

The long video view was made for tik toc view. Genius really. I feel that you can definitely see how American production lacks after seeing Kpop production. Stray Kids definitely showed out on this.

[@kandirain_1172]

The guys change it up a bit or a lot depending on the show all the time. It’s not a surprise for them to do that (as do most other artists) so I don’t understand the confusion. I enjoyed the slightly more dramatic production and performance. I was super proud. ❤

[@shaeannclements5671]

I think because it was their first time at the VMAs and because this was their first real huge American awards show they attended, they were considered small fry until they performed and won an award the first time they get invited. If you watch their interviews you can tell they’re a bit nervous and overwhelmed. I think they’ll have more say next time around.

[@jiniret205]

I think it felt strange for you seeing them in that setting because they didn't perform something more western-accepted or usual to the ear if that makes sense, watching them in an amercan show performing a song that is ALREADY different for kpop, in my opinion is the best decision they could've made because they were there nominated with this song and it perfectly showcases skz colors and we all know how skz don't give a shit about what's trendy or to accommodate to certain audiences just to be popular, they will stick to their colors and do their thing and they proved why they deserve to win.

[@leldelaugale7195]

THIS was perfectly said thank you!

[@minksetti1168]

THANK YOU!

[@lucrpappalardo6173]

It's imprecise saying that they don't care about trendy things because all their title tracks since God's menu have a specific structure for going viral, but we can say they are really smart to understand that doing their songs in their style fits the most with their image as group and they are the best at doing it. Groups should do what is better for them and that's what Skz did. We don't even know if they had a poppish song and if they had, they maybe haven't this song ready to be released.

[@erikacannady1469]

They had to perform this one since it’s the one they were nominated for.

[@lucrpappalardo6173]

@@erikacannady1469 it's not true. They could have performed whatever they wanted, but obviously they haven't announced already a single or the new album. They will probably do before the unveil concerts.

[@KillerSnowTiger]

I mean for a US show this was probably the best camerawork I've seen. They got to choreograph some parts of it and actually had it on whose part it was most of the time haha. Also the show was "shot on iphone 15 pro" or whatever so 3:00 was basically product placement

[@ballito1222]

Let's go Stray Kids.❤🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@its_k_goddamnit]

The camera missed the scene where the dancers flipped I.N from prone to fiery Phoenix position.😭

[@k1nser]

This performance was 🔥🔥 Tbh I was really surprised at the quality of the camera shots from this performance bc american award shows usually have such jumpy cuts & show too many crowd shots but this one had better, more steady shots + mostly good angles (still could be improved A LOT tho)

[@dawnkhaoticaz]

I loved this remix. Camerawork was not the best imo.

[@SKZWatchParty]

~*casually throwing I.N in to the air in all of 2 seconds*~

[@arti_0325]

taylor swift was absolutely vibing too, and her jaw literally dropped when chan started singing - this has been such a huge opportunity for them (+ felix was trending on twitter again fro being the 'cute blonde' haha)

[@sannipaatso]

they ate

[@felix12-ri6pr]

Thank you for reacting to Stray Kids

[@aprilgreen2006]

It was awesome to watch them perform live with this; they just tore up that stage. The dancers deserve praise also watched a short of them practicing this song they worked really hard on it. The re mix of this song was spot on.

[@moonlightbae_]

MY BOYS ARE SO BIG NOW😭😭🤍🤍THEY KILLED ITTTTTTT !!!!!

[@jjuu0325]

There was a still fancam and it looked way better than whatever mtv was trying to do. Also, I'm really proud of them because two days before this they had a concert in japan and had only one day to rehearse for the stage, some of the members were also injured and sick but they still managed to kill it 🎉

[@yeseniaguaico2149]

This group is starting to rise up They killed it!!!!

[@chyreactsandreads]

This entire performance was incredible, they killed it and so did TXT! The reactions on tik tok have been taking over my fyp the last 24 hours, lol! I love that people outside of K-pop are finally seeing why we love these groups!

[@mixtapemeg]

i saw on twt that the change during the hip-hop part could be a tribute to 50 years of hip-hop! i fucking love it so so much

[@Bunnygottalive]

Innie really went YEET,but in a pretty, dramatic way ❤

[@navar422]

In one fan cam you see them setting that up -- I'm so glad a few people shared their vids because it really showed the details that got wiped out by bad camera angles and pyro flares.

[@suzannetan3890]

Definitely the camerawork. I think the Korean networks are used to filming their groups and focusing on certain parts of the choreo and song. They even have fan cams where it focuses on one idol for the whole song.

[@bambiibambiya]

non stays fell inlove with straykids after this lol

[@arti_0325]

the camera angles really are giving mnet lmaooo

[@realminsungs]

HIS PERFORMANCE WAS INCREDIBLE 🔥 STRAYKIDS EVERYWHERE ALL AROUND THE WORLD ❣

[@nyangnyang8611]

this performance was incredible despite the awful camera work (give me my mcountdown cameraman)

[@jigb9975]

Always great performers! So talented my Stray kids 💓! Congratulations 👏👏👏

[@kaiipop4762]

Although the camerawork could’ve been better, they did amazing frfrr ❤

[@miinniiettalgi]

SAY IT LOUDERRR IT WAS THE BEST

[@a.m.station8638]

the hip-pop remix part by changbin is to pay ohmage to the 50th anniversary of hippo and make the performance special. Also, the cameraman don't know how to director K-pop performance.

[@madhumitaduttaroy9375]

❤❤STRAY KIDS ❤❤

[@samanthajudy8333]

i think their energy was fn on point!!! the lil hip hop inserts and the overboard stage effects!!!! sploosh...lol but the camera man acted like he was having mild seizures 😅

[@bbokAriyuyu]

I love this remix and I’m so glad they did it because the entire night was celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop. So thankful their remix highlighted the hip hop switch up in the song. I think the energy felt weird because the camera work was trash. WE WON BEST KPOP!

[@Sebastine]

that camera work was sum else, but still a good performance

[@RhensShorts]

The way how blonde hair guy was trending on twitter 😂😂

[@Phobiaskz]

yeah the camera work was really bad and its also a s-class remix

[@mongmong598]

The fact that STRAYKIDS always do remix and rechange the performances in every EVENT

[@hyuninwrld]

this Performance was a masterpiece🔥♥️

[@ProveAllThingz]

I think it's the camera work too. In S.Korea, they put more effort into syncing it with the music.

[@Iloveaespa980]

It's a remake of S class that's why it sounds so different.

[@changbin_ryujin_ults4546]

I think it’s different because there’s no ending fairy

[@TheSpacedOutGuardie]

MTV has the only American performances with K-pop worthy camera work that u have seen so far. Everywhere else can barely get the mics right let alone camera work. This coming from an American btw

[@pilarchan9393]

Bangchan my Man ❤️😃

[@elizabethcarucci5321]

They definitely changed up the song and the moves, but it was fantastic!! The awards shows are never going to have all the hype that their concerts do, but i think they gained some more attraction and new baby stays ❤

[@sarahjane86guitar]

The backing tracks were too loud and the camera editing was awful. Whoever was calling the cuts in the room…just no. They still killed it, but it was unsurprisingly disappointing on MTVs part. It’s really not like it was in the late 90s/early 00s.

[@G.Lollie]

I think you are correct Sebastine. Can't my finger on it but it was different feel to their VMA performance. The guys did great loved the performance and I know they changed it up. But feel or think it was due to be preforming in front of so many named big celebrities and piers in the entertainment business. Felix did say he was nervous preforming in front of Taylor Swift and others but was relieved when he say Taylor seemed to be enjoying their performance. They preformed after other acts. I am sure they were worrying about how well their own performance will be perceived. But despite it they still pulled of the performance beautifully, like the professionals they are. I know one thing after watching the full VMA awards is thank god Stray Kids had clothes on. I have never seen so much skin at an awards show. I am all about leaving a little to the imagination but some of these celebrities dresses left very little for the imagination. I probably wont recognize any of them if I passed them on the streets and they had clothes on. There was so much gyration and bump and grinding on the stage and skin that I didn't even get to pay attention to the actual songs. haha Stray Kids looked amazing in their fits and very proud for them for their award and all the other k-pop nominees and winners. Loved the Warning Shares rock performance, along with Shakira's performance was so amazing and Demi Lovato performance kicked ass. But my favorites was Stray Kids and Txt feat Anita. Txt' new song is good and catch but it repeated the same lines to many times for me. I still will add it to my playlist because I also love TXT.

[@rilaism4178]

It’s the camera work lol. Angles and how they shoot these performances in Korean hits different. That being said I was such a proud Stay during this night

[@tatfitmomb4461]

I think they also did the remix bc of the hip hop anniversary. lol I think it was fire ❤

[@boricuagirlie2002]

CHAN MADE A LITTLE REMIX FOR S-CLASS ESPECIALLY THE HIP-HOP PART TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH YEAR OF HIP-HOP

[@JAMoore-zz3ki]

Some of the SKZ members (specifically, Lee Know, Hyunjin and Seungmin) were in a car accident today (Wed Sept 20), but other than bumps and bruises, are OK. JYPE issued a statement saying their performance schedule will be changed a little for upcoming events - the group as a whole pulled out of the Global Citizen Festival, but 3Racha (who were not in the car that had the accident) will still perform there. I'm just glad it wasn't more serious. Whew.

[@stacie1595]

Stray Kids always go above and beyond for award shows in Korea so I'm glad they brought that to the US. The other groups that have performed have always played it safe when it comes to remixing and strage production, especially when compared to what those same geoups do for award shows in Korea. I think this felt like stray kdis brought the MAMAs to the VMAs

[@felicidadlopez1675]

I loved their performance camerawork was …. Weird lol and Felix became the talk of the performance.. w/ many tweeting whos the blonde guy from stray kids .. 😂 as usual Felix collecting international fans

[@MommaJB]

I think it felt weird because it’s not our usual camera work we are used to when they perform. Maybe not sure but something was off for me too but not in a bad way.

[@Quit150]

I saw this in a show 😭😭😭

[@gaearin1662]

I feel like what feels different is the lack of fanchants and lightsticks.

[@CeeCee93]

Camera work will always be ass at shows but it dont matter cause those who were there experienced what they needed to see LIVE!! As they said themselves alot of celebrities were congratulating them after the performance...also so many locals have influxed from this performance alone and its the 2nd most watched performance after Shakira🤷🏽‍♀️...crowd reactions were amazing as I've seenfrom fancams!!! And this is an s class vma remix...SKZ always do remixes for live shows nothing new...and the Changbin hip hop part payed homage to the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop which was honored at the vmas...I mean, like its going viral!!! They sang in Korean just like others sang in Spanish and Portuguese that night, so......but yeah SKZ killed it....always being different unique and authentic

[@justineleroux1211]

I felt like their performance was very toned down except for the dance break and I.N being ressurected at the back. I don't think the were allowed to go their usual "god mode" at the VMA's

[@leldelaugale7195]

maybe they had like a time limit in which they couldnt make those epic remixes of songs they used to which would make the godly effect and also if im not mistaken this was the first time showing s-class on US tv so they had to stay more true to the original but yeah the epic dance break was pulling through!!

[@justineleroux1211]

@@leldelaugale7195 if you compare it to their dance practice videos you can clearly see a difference in movement, maybe it was so that the dance break at the end would have more impact but their gesture were way more toned down. Or the effects of jetlag were taken into account when finalising the choreography. I'm not implying it was a poor performance but it's interesting to see the difference

[@DaxonDarling]

Taylor swift became a stay that night 😂

[@katarsis9659]

🔥🔥🔥

[@CaitlinC769]

I was watching it on the tv and I had to shut it off immediately because my dog has epilepsy 😭

[@dariaproleichik2705]

The performance was amazing, but I missed some camera affects too😢 Just 2 parts was filmed really cool- the Chang bin part and choreo break in the end, the rest was missed. But anyway Stray Kids was on top and did great job.

[@llaurusv]

Yeah the lights were too much - you couldn't even see the lift!

[@cassc23]

How frustrating was the camera work! I'm over it now and just love that they did such a great performance! Think the camera work needs to catch up to the kpop scene lol That’s not meant to be mean to anyone who was doing that job it's just a different scene and if you're not used to it it's surely going to catch you off guard

[@youtubeowner6026]

WT...cameraman. The best part always not capture.

[@mayzaiz]

The quality of the vid was terrible 😭 They had jeongin doing a whole 180° flip and we couldnt even see none of it 😓

[@ascene76]

thats right in America performances feels sooo different

[@ontheedge91]

I finally caught where IN got on the ground and ready to be flipped. Also loved seeing Taylor Swift enjoying it. I think, if she wasn't already, she became a Stay that night.

[@gabbyoverton7266]

I AGREEE!!! When I watched it live I was like….. why did this not hit the way I was expecting? And you’re so right, I just wasn’t used to seeing them perform like this on this stage, and the camerawork was horrid 😂

[@sandymicb]

I liked the remix

[@dreamkim818]

Its a remix version

[@reykuch]

Hey Sebastine 🤗 Yes ever since ive started watching korean live performances i now just dont like watching american ones the wlcamera works make me dizzy...they switch waaaay to often and dont focus on the right killing parts and like pan out at the worst angles..

[@peachywink4874]

To me it Felt like I was watchjng some kind of movie. Sort of like what I was watching wasn’t real but was some sort of scene for a tv show? Idk how to explain it. I think it must be because of the different camera angles than you see in korean broadcast and the way things are shot in usa that It seemed like I was watching an alternate reality.

[@minho_04]

Ateees

[@lucrpappalardo6173]

It's imprecise saying that they don't care about trendy things because all their title tracks since God's menu have a specific structure for going viral, but we can say they are really smart to understand that doing their songs in their style fits the most with their image as group and they are the best at doing it. Groups should do what is better for them and that's what Skz did. We don't even know if they had a poppish song and if they had, they maybe haven't this song ready to be released.

[@MeganKapperman-iw5tw]

It's the camera the hole night sucked for the camera

[@billiejeanmartinlaing1678]

So annoyed that the camera mostly missed I.N’s stunt at the back. Seen it from the side view and it was epic.

[@xMika_]

I love Felix’s outfit

[@nnzprz7113]

It feels different cause of the camera angles…..we are so use to Mnet, and comeback stages over in Korea that seeing them over at the states feels off

[@boreduser_0]

i think chan did change some things in the track if im nit mistaken

[@meowtide.]

ya i feel like american camera work is just always bad especially for kpop i was there tht night and in person it was much better the energy was great much better then when i rewatched the streamed version bc of all the cut aways

[@xTaykynx]

Dude, watch the Mama 2022 performance