Taemin - Criminal MV & Dance Practice | REACTION

[@novihartono9543]

In love with Taemin too.. Taemin never dissapoint

[@k-popprincess416]

Taemin actually is a Criminal with those illegal visuals and those dance moves & those vocals.

[@samarissmail3665]

One of my fav comebacks this year..taemin did a GREAT job👏👏👏👏

[@charithavenkatesh.b7402]

The song is actually about STOCKHOLM SYNDROME 😳..... The police scanner u heard was actually news reports reporting on a suspect being arrested and rescuing someone who had this syndrome... It is both in ENGLISH and KOREAN (8 different people recorded for those reports it seems) For the "destroy me more" part, in Korean the lyrics is "Do Mang Cho Jo" has 2 meanings. it is said as "Do Mang Cho Jo" (a split second gap after 'Do') and also as "Do Mang Cho Jo" (no gap) , the meanings can be either "run away(from me)" or "destroy me more"..... This was done deliberately (maybe to signify both the purseur and the pursuit are him?) You really should see taemin's "The stage" performance of black rose... That is peak artistry... The song also has a feature of kid milli, a k-hip hop artist

[@brukrblt]

That's the comment I was looking for! Thanks. And yes Taemin said when he recorded it, he didn't do it knowingly actually. The guy who recorded him said it kinda sounds like "run away from me" bc Taemin didn't say it clear enough while recording. Then he simply decided to keep it like that so the listener can interpret it on its own. The genius he truly is

[@baciodolce1969]

Hiii ... literally no words to describe #Taemin right?! Love him to moon and back «3

[@dynamitecafe9827]

Lololololol, I reacted the same way when I watched the video and saw the words ‘Destroy me more!’ on the screen, plus the look in his eyes as he said it....😳

[@jungkooksexposedtiddieinon1.28]

What makes me really upset is how taemin is such a GOOD artist probably one of the best and he is so well known in korea but not outside like in the west which makes me really sad cause he has so much more talent in his foot then half of the Western artists that are out now.......and I wish he more known outside of Asia and I wish America would give him a better chance❤

[@jesustakethewheel2618]

He’s actually #1 on the US chart

[@anishabh1323]

Totally agree!

[@angelicavalenzuela6587]

i am completely agree he deserves world recognition he has it all, he is an incredible dancer for me the best of Korea and maybe in the world he has unique movements, he has stage presence, his voice is so good smooth and sexy he is so sexy and seductive he is very handsome his MVs ara amazing eveysong is a masterpiece! taemin for the world i hope one day he could be famous in the entire world i repent not have met him before ( i met him in 2019 september trough a friend ) i was not so fan of kpop i only knew some artist like BTS and superjunior but i fell in love inmediately with him even i saw a shinee video he didnt get my attention at all but as solit woooow! he came to Chile 3 times with shinee 2016 music bank 2018 and SM 2019 january and i didnt know about his existence!!!! snif snif! i hope one day to see live this GOD! iam in loce with him rgds from Chile!

[@carlitaemakeupesaki4513]

Oh my goshhh wait till you see Black Rose !!!! I passed out ahaha

[@nadamestiri6999]

Yes pls react to black rose

[@Julianna_w]

I love that you spotted his mistake during his final spin and how he recovered beautifully. As an amateur dancer myself I can relate to that and I always reserve my biggest applause for dancers who stumbled but kept going as if they never made the mistake

[@anavy01]

You should listen to the whole album, every single song is a masterpiece. One of the very few best comebacks this year.

[@eve4006]

“The fact that he left it there” TRUE. LOVE HIM.

[@Saddlemomma]

Taemin dropped an actual commentary to this MV today and talked about how it's Taemin fighting Taemin. The opening scene is him in the deepest, darkest recesses of himself (the criminal) and fighting to not become absorbed by the criminal, but he also loves the criminal = Stockholm Syndrome. Act II will be his rebirth/resurrection. It is the second part of his entire album. I'm hoping he will include "Heaven" and "Identity" on that one because of the rebirth of his new identity. So, now you need to react to his live performance of "Black Rose" on The Stage....it will DESTROY YOU even MORE!

[@arimatos2983]

Oh girl, he better give us Heaven and Identity, because my life depends on it 😂😭 It actually makes sense for them to be in Act 2 though, can't wait!!!

[@hana-jv2vx]

He is soooooooooo goooooood👏👏👌👌

[@eyla107]

The way you talked about him at the beginning 🥺 yes he’s truly a gifted artist ❤️ thank you for reacting to him

[@TheCaptainChoco]

Act2 is coming in November! Taemin said that it would a final boss. (I mean... really extreme... I cannot find a proper word in English...)

[@acetobase5]

The song is about Stockholm Syndrome. He requested that part of the overlay of "news" narration in the background to be added in the song; it was recorded in both English & Korean, it is about "a suspect arrested & held someone captive after the captive was rescued, they found the captive was suffering Stockholm syndrome & was in a delusion that he was in love with her (the suspect)". The phrase of (destroy me more) has actually two meanings too ( destroy me more & run away from me ) & he said it like that intentionally so that it reflects both meanings This is act1, there will be act2 that will connect with the storyline, there's also a pre-single connected called 2kids which is the prologue for this comeback & apparently according to teen vogue interview with him this comeback possibly kinda connected with press your number somehow too though they didn't explain in detail Also, the director for this mv is the same director & team who made his press your number mv too & he contacted them himself to make the mv. Taemin said act2 is "the rise from ashes part". There are two theories 1- that the suspect that held him captive is his stage persona, in the teasers there were two versions of him the innocent version & the suspect version teasers, he did have something like that before in press your number but not with this much details like this time 2- taken some religious symbolism; the 2kids might be like adam & eve with him & his lover and that criminal or act1 is them falling from grace & separations and that act2 might be the aftermath and him starting over free from all of that, the album or act1 album start with criminal & ends with 2kids which is a break-up song & it might be intentional to show that they broke up this unhealthy relationship they had in the end The sculpture in the background of the mv is a very new take on the one that was in the movie called devil's advocate, in the movie the figures in the sculptures falling from grace & the very original sculpture the movie made one like it was about the creation, the one in Taemin mv is a third different version that shows the figures tied up and trapped including Taemin

[@ophirelda3368]

Wow. Thank you so much for writing this. This is the kind of comment I wanted to see in the official MV. If you haven't yet, please leave it there.

[@acetobase5]

So taemin answered questioned himself regarding all that and he confirmed that it’s the first theory with Two sides of him one is trying to corrupt the other in the mv and the teasers and that’s it’s only relation to press your number in that aspect . Also the mv is his idea and he chose the scenes himself

[@plonko1000]

I love this song and I love Taemin 💖

[@AlinaNegoescuqi]

For me Taemin is the most impressive kpop idol that I've seen, I just like everyhting about him. He is so talented and artistical, he is like ivy, water is fluid but precise, always on dance practices he stands out most. I showed my mom this new MV and she was impressed, she said:''you know what? Taemin is my fav'' Taemin has his own style of dancing, even he has M.J influence he has how own style and world. I've seen many dancers but no one is like him not only in kpop but in general. The fact that SM didn;r promote him properly is a shame but Taemin promoted himself and guess what? More and more people start to see his beauty and talent which stands out. I've seen so many new people who watch him these days and they were just impressed and couldn't understand how they didn't know about him before. As a conclusion my fav kpop idols are Chanyeol(in general), Baekhyun(singer) and Taemin(everything about him is pure art)(whatever they do I love them), but also I would like to see Ten and Taemin duo if it's possible in future and Baekhyun and Taemin duo(will be fire).

[@ethelralte1024]

Taemin is the best,🤴

[@Carmen-xs4fn]

Some people thought the lyrics where talking about being an idol I found that interesting

[@key8033]

he said its about the stockholm syndrome, but thats a really interesting interpretation too! in a way, theyre almost similar...which is concerning

[@meep5224]

I think Caitlyn may still be speechless from the MV, which is why she may not have reviewed the dance practice yet. LOL Caitlyn literally could not talk, and her reactions consisted mostly of her losing it. LMAO Hope you have/had fun watching her reaction.

[@pamela-623]

Im loving this comeback so much, might be my favorite song of the year, taemin worked so hard for it and it got delayed a lot but Im so happy cause it was worth the wait, I also really loved how well the mv, choreo and lyrics fit together, btw the lyrics are by danke (a lyricists group) they have written for lots of kpop artists, like jimin's filter, superm's 2 fast, nct's baby dont stop and others

[@leadan5458]

This boy and his duality and his hair remind me in move 😍

[@jungkooksexposedtiddieinon1.28]

my dad is Dominican while my mom is Korean so when I showed this to my dad in the most Spanish way ever he said is he like the new Michael Jackson cause he moves like him...when I tell you I was so happy and hugged him so hard😂😂 and my mom complemented his butt saying its nice and round....ahhh how I love visiting my family😂😂

[@ShawnaBrooks]

I've heard this song is actually about stockholm syndrome and that he based the album and it's darker thriller concept off of old movies. I never noticed it until another reactor slowed the MV down to 0.5 speed to get a glimpse of the backup dancers masks, but there's actually a split second shot of him hanging by his neck from a noose. I find that shot and the plastic bag really disturbing. However, on a whole I'm in love with this MV. I think the choreo with everyone's hands bound then them releasing the ties with their teeth is genius. You need to see the live stage for this and Black Rose. Even though I love this, it's not my favorite form the album: that title belongs to Waiting For, which reminds me of a dark gothic tango- I'm dying to see choreography for it.

[@halmu1227]

omg please react to taemin black rose the stage it’s incredible

[@LDML6V6]

I think you would really like his performance of black rose. It’s so gooood

[@crys18]

i love him and his voice 👊😢💖

[@crys18]

ok but SuperM clowning Taemin for the "destroy me more" line is just *something* :)

[@susanmac3554]

The way you were trying to decipher the radio police talk just before the unholy whisper. Me: he's gonna get her by surprise! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pandakholin]

Ahhh Anitra if you can Caitlyn and you should do an album listening cause it’s SO GOOD! 🥺 There’s the stage for 2 of his bsides too, “Black Rose” and “Nemo” Act1 cause Act2 is gonna be released in november! As always loved your reaction! 💕

[@key8033]

when i first saw *that part* in the mv i had to pause and collect myself and refrain from slamming my laptop shut hahahah hes too powerful

[@bonniedutton87]

Yeah taemin wrecks you with every performance i just cant get enough lol

[@staybyheart9021]

I was waiting SO much your reaction Anitra!! the first time I listened to "Criminal" I thought the same thing, this is so 80s and I personally love that era, I was so overwhelmed in the good sense. What you hear in the radio is in korean, its the police informing of a case where the victim found suffers from the delusional idea that he is in love of this criminal, stockholm syndrome. It's so good!! Also, today was released a stage performance of one of the songs in the new album named "Black Rose", beautiful song in case you want to check it out sometime, the choreo is pure art!

[@crazy-kuroneko]

He recorded this after he had a long broadcast on radio, came back to SM studio, recorded it, and posted immediately before the lock turned midnight

[@ninawilliams9647]

I'm never gonna dance again my ass! I felt the world go in reverse and it shook me to the core. NEWS FLASH taemins the stage black rose has just been released and omg it is fire fire fire just like criminal it is f**king amazing. You guys would make my day if you check this out pleeeeease. Just as good as criminal I swear. You always show your love to your followers show us extra love today and check out black rose. Get on monq and tell him to react to these songs. The two of you together, monq doesn't stand a chance. Taemin said that 2kids, criminal and his 3rd act are all linked like a movie. 2kids is a love story, criminal shows the change a darkness to this love and act 3 will be more intense and show more of a bad boy side. What how I don't know I'm just along for the ride and what a ride it is. That you darlin for reacting to this song. Bye for now.

[@crazy-kuroneko]

I always love your reaction because you always notice the things people would miss, like the Taemin statue. The lyricist is Danke. They wrote for Super Car, Kai's Confession, NCT 127's Kick It, and Taeyong x Ten's Baby Don't Stop! God, all good lyrics but Criminal really takes the crown imo

[@zuzana899]

I was so excited when I saw you raected to Criminal. :) I think it’s one of the best Taemin’s songs, I love it. The choreo is insane. Lyrics too.

[@smilexlovexlive]

Btw!! I hope you are reacting to the album (and hopefully with Catilyn if she had the patience to wait until now lmfao) because it’s honestly quite ambitious I think it will surprise you

[@dynamitecafe9827]

Snicker, I think this was his first solo song that I heard and instantly fell in love with it. It is my favourite of all his songs, Drip Drop comes a close second though.

[@marinal.]

Hi, i am back. Good reaction, ty. Love this one too. Such a bop. So catchy. Taemin uses a sample at the start from Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head. That is so cool. Great visuals. Loved the chain main in the MV. He so hot. New Taemin bias here. I see so much that Jimin learned from him. Dang. Lots of MJ stuff agree. Ur the only one so far that noticed the misstep. =0p Go u. Hugs. -NY USA 2019 Army💟

[@Karla-fq8dz]

Thanks for the reaction I’m so glad you liked it, he did a commentary for the mv where he explains the thought process of it I think you and Caitlyn would find it interesting so please react to it or just watch it when you have time. I found it pretty cool personally 😊

[@nakibo.]

Loved seeing you watch him! It would be amazing to see you and Caitlyn react to his Black Rose performance too! Apparently the concept of Criminal was inspired by his Doors performance. If you or Caitlyn have time, I highly recommend that performance as well. Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to 2 Kids.

[@cassandrauhlinger7980]

Yay! I’m so happy you reacted to this! I have been waiting to see your reactions to this since I heard you filmed one. And it was amazing as always! Oh and btw you’re correct that part where he said destroy me more and the way he said it was absolutely not okay and definitely the part that recked me the most as well! And i was even worse when he did it live, if you have the time you guys should react to it if you haven’t seen it yet! Also idk if you know but SuperM did a Vlive together recently and they all took turns saying destroy me more and let’s just say some did it awkwardly and others did it sexy and one of them was of course Kai and let’s just say i didn’t handle that well either! Lol!

[@Chimm18.]

Taemin killed me when I saw this... literally, It was just not okey, too muchhhh ahh I love this song! It’s so chill but pop but dark lol. And well.. what can I said about his beautiful visuals , it’s just dumb 🤧👌🏻. Taemin is sich and amazing artist, one of the best solo artist for me, I think so more people should know him and his music it’s amazing. He would do awsome outside of Korea to. This concept tho.. it’s so dark I think I read that it has something to do with Stockholm syndrome)? I don’t remember very well, and wooooo.

[@fernandaandradediaz3506]

I love your reaction at 2 a.m. jajajajajja taemin released a stage for Black Rose, its beautiful too (black rose is my favourite song of his new album, but all songs are so good)

[@christinab1288]

I felt like you said all the things I said when I watched these both

[@TheEnigma888]

i was hopping sooooo much that you'll review the criminal!!!! thank you!!!! beautiful reaction like always!!! there is a SUPER funny vlive with superm doing criminal challenge (don't want to tell you beforehand to not spoil) and not only... you'll love it (Baekhyun is going crazy) i beg you to watch it!!!😂😂😂😂 and there is black rose live stage (another song from the act 1) and this is craaaaaaazy good, he is going for our soul..... please, watch it!!!!!!!! thank you!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheCaptainChoco]

The lyric was wroten by Danke. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGXIfnqpnMqsgK8 They uploaded a video about their co-work with Taemin. At first, the lyric was not like this but Taemin gave them feedback a lot. And you can see the results...

[@pearlaqua3620]

please react TAEMIN ~ BLACK ROSE THE STAGE

[@joananeto3221]

I love this song and i love Taemin style so much.he really has power.we warned you about the 3:01. i loved your reaction and you need to see superm recreating the part when Taemin talks its so funny Baekhyun was so extra as always. btw the ending of the video is so cute now with all groups you react to i love it. love you

[@meep5224]

A video was just posted at the SMTown channel where Taemin talks about the MV, and goes it to a lot of detail on the making of it and the story behind it. It's a very interesting video, and answers a lot of the same questions viewers had about the MV. It's a must see! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmfWn5WIa5yfoNU

[@nirakorn]

The killing part is always work!!! Destroy me more..eeeeeeeee ^^

[@acetobase5]

Hope you listen to the album and watch his stages of black rose and nemo they are really good

[@anishabh1323]

You need to check out/react to Taemin's Black Rose Stage. It's very beautiful.

[@Pearlysky25]

Omg I am so happy to see this reaction!! I can't get enough of this song!! The MV, the whole album is a MASTERPIECE. You won't survive The Stage performances of Criminal and Black Rose!! Black Rose ruined me... 😳

[@meep5224]

"Destroy Me More" I hope you now know what I meant by 3:01 during your "frustrated af" live stream. LOL

[@nazz95]

I won’t be sleeping today 😭

[@queen05]

React to wonho please💜💜💜💜😊😊😊

[@trturkbtsjikook5623]

My sister , i expect nice videos from you superM moments , wayv guide , nct 127 guide ı would love for you to shoot these , my sister 😘💗

[@aaditipujare25]

Have you checked out NCT #mark #jeno #taeyong #ten 's Criminal Challenge?!

[@neychan90]

You should watch the MV commentary by him! It will show you just how much he's involved in the whole process. He's a genius artist. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmfWn5WIa5yfoNU

[@gssaallblyw2278]

React black rose live react please

[@isaiahluna3928]

Please react to oneus to be or not to be

[@atzmoon9628]

Please react to EXO-CBX Gentleman 😉😊💖💖

[@adnelyzednanreh3208]

I despair a bit that you will react to every second, I recommend you enjoy it 2 times, in one where you react without speaking and the other you already express your opinion of each part That's more fun ;)

[@saywhatreacts]

No… that is more fun FOR YOU. However, this is how I genuinely react to something so I will continue to be my genuine self and not change and be uncomfortable in my videos. There is so much happening on the screen between the vocals, visuals, lyrics, choreo, fashion, etc. it would be a shame (in my opinion) to sit through it all and “react without speaking”…sorry but no, my A.D.D. self says absolutely not! 🤷‍♀️✌️