TeddyGrey Reacts to ATEEZ(에이티즈) - ‘멋(The Real) (흥 : 興 Ver.)’ Official MV | UK 🇬🇧 REACTION

[@cherie2861]

most of all in this song I love a kind message. being cool according to ateez = being kind, respectful and humble, not a "swagger". this topic is much more revealed in their performance at the kingdom, where they help a schoolboy who is offended by bullies, and teach how to really be cool: they cleaned the floor, they danced with some kids and then with btob and stray kids members... I wish there were more lyrics in the songs like this.

[@marulanv]

Basically: Ateez's Highschool ("welcome to my class"), they are teaching others THE REAL meaning of be cool/having style (멋) and that is: admire others, stay humble and kind... In the video there were motorcycle, caligraphy and baseball club and they are trying to recruit the new student: Mingi. Yeosang represent peace, they have a battle dance (so fun) and they were bring together at the end by Yeosang (this were explained by the members in their reaction video)

[@poshpenny5385]

The calligraphy, baseball and biker clubs all think they are the coolest in school and want to recruit the new kid Mingi. Mingi doesn't care about that mess, because he's protected by his morals (the book). Yeosang is the dove of peace watching and waiting. When they try to fight, they realize they have more power when they come together, and finally see each other. They hold a new book: Mot/The Real/Coolness: Revised Edition. The Yeosang of Peace arrives and everyone lives happily ever after. Moral: It's not cool to think you are the coolest and better than other people. Real coolness is humility, kindness and respect. If you pause and look very closely, there are many phrases in the graffiti in English about faith, humility, respect etc.

[@veronamariachudy5732]

Koreans cultural equivalent of Japanese Kimino are called hanboks. That's what Hong Joong are wearing. The school is comprised of clubs, calligraphy (HJ & SH), Jocks (San/WY), Cool/Bad boys (Yunho/Jongho). @Marulan v explanation is on point. When they talk about bowing & such, they are referencing the respectful aspects of Korean culture & today's youth moving away from the classical polite/respectful behaviors of their culture. They are serious about paying the proper respect to everyone whether they are famous, family or staff. Staying humble because fame doesn't make them better than others.

[@brionyfakatou1620]

This song might not start out as your favorite, but it will grow on you. They did this song as the encore when I saw them in concert and it might have been the most hype song of the whole thing. EVERYBODY was standing up and dancing for this one, and when we all shouted, “Ateez Present!” It was not only deafening but kinda surreal because, how many times I’ve shouted that in my car while listening to this song I can’t count, but this time Ateez was actually present. 🤯

[@cherie2861]

for me personally, this song got me to ateez. i mean, i've already heard deja vu back then, but the real was so refreshing, so hype, and that's why i listened to them more and more. ateez is an only group that makes me so hype as well as skz, i mean at the same level... every song in their discography is different, every title track is not like the previous one. they def deserve more... they are really "the real ones" 😂

[@KayPoppedUp]

Every time it's said, I have to do the Say My Name arm motion. My husband thinks I'm crazy, but he's gotten used to seeing it.

[@brionyfakatou1620]

@@KayPoppedUp I love this! 🥰 My husband also thinks I’m crazy. We should be friends. 😂

[@FrediLve]

man i miss the concerts they were FANTASTIC

[@sugastangerine9548]

oh this was my favorite the moment I heard it

[@chimoshishifu407]

FYI: This connects to their Kingdom Mayfly collab, Seonghwa's calligraphy brush is the same one BtoB's Minhyuk carried. Ateez always try to tie everything together whether it be sets, props, choreo, costumes...finding the Easter Egg tie-ins are so fun. The video is based off the cult classic Volcano High.

[@Uyuayoung]

Listening to this song live will blast you into another universe. It’s like a carnival. The sounds and the colors, everyone’s singing along. It’s magical, especially the ending part!

[@StayTiny_Leon]

There are several theories when it comes to the slice of bread, but for me the most logical one is, that he is literally representing a dove, the symbol of peace. He brings peace to the groups fighting each other.

[@ViciousValentine]

Hongjoong and Seonghwa are wearing hanbok which is Korean traditional clothing. There are also Korean traditional instruments that you are hearing throughout the song. The song's meaning is tied to keeping it real, being humble and kind, having integrity. Rather than the way you look or your clothes, those things are the real style, the real coolness. The bowing 90 degrees is about Korean etiquette and respectful behavior. Ateez are saying these are their principles. The speaking parts where they say this is the style and dance starts now are said in satoori which is various regional dialects/accents (except Jongho which is standard Seoul dialect.) Idols are often encouraged to lose their satoori for the standard dialect so I imagine this was nice to hear for people from those regions. San and Seonghwa especially will revert to satoori sometimes in their content. The bread is a anime trope, a character is running late so grabs a piece of bread on their way out and it hangs from their mouth as they run to school. The MV is a bit based on a Korean movie called Volcano High which was like live action Korean anime (hanguk aeni.)

[@SerenityHehet]

The real in the concerts are amazing, you could also react to the b-sides do not have mv but they are iconic I highly recommend "to the beat" , "the leaders" , "Horizon" , "Win" or maybe to the songs in Japanese like " don't stop" , "utopía", "Rocky " or "paradigm"

[@Heathmah]

The robes you asked about are part of the Korean traditional clothing called "Hanbok."

[@andrearaquel2045]

I almost died all week waiting for this reaction, and once again Teddy never let me down! “Don’t stop” you should see that!! Love ya ❤️

[@douja8212]

The thing hongjoong is wearing is called HANBOK , KIMONO is Japanese

[@Lovemelimels]

Just as soon as you thought it was over and the trumpets came blasting through again 😭 DO “TO THE BEAT” NEXT 🥹

[@thobilezondi1024]

Come on bully me🤣, ypu are such a fanboy i love it

[@sandys1890]

I love how open you are to new music

[@PoisonFuri]

He should do 'Don't Stop' soon!

[@tondelayadelaventimiglia7061]

thanks for another great reaction :) I'd really like to know your opinion on "The Leaders" , "Take me home" and "To the beat".

[@only4captain]

Yay!! This wasn't a fave song but it grew on me and now I'm obsessed with it! I love the message in the lyrics and the video. Ateez are all about humble and kindness and sticking to their morals which you'll see more the more you get to know Ateez:) they never have bad lyrics and many are what they are feeling or their lore, so they are are meaningful. They wanted to bring more of Korean style too like THIS is Korean style, instead of doing more of a poppy mainstream song, so you can actually hear many Korean instruments in the music :) personally, I think the bread stands for peace because Yeosang is peace in this video like how "breaking the bread" stands for peace too. Also, this song is so cool live! They switch up the dance break everytime and everyone is so hyped for it! Excited for your next Ateez reaction❤ please react to Don't stop and the leaders next! To the beat is also amazing!

[@candyfloss1007]

Okay i really think you should listen to some of their b-sides next- The leaders, Horizon Rocky Sector 1, The Ring, New World you can listen to any of them

[@yeysikaalmestrerodriguez413]

When he said "come here bruh" it reminded me of Felix and Chris with the ramyeon video, 😂was I the only one?

[@douja8212]

You'll love THE REAL in kingdom

[@framazz7575]

Yeosang is that anime character who is late for school and enters the classroom with a loaf of bread in their mouth.

[@Brickerbrack]

The Korean on the side of the school says "사럽 에이티즈 고교/ sa-reob e-i-ti-jeu go-gyo" The first part I _think_ might mean "business", the rest is literally just "ATEEZ High School".

[@bronzepistachio]

Thanks for checking this one out. The Real is my 2nd fav Ateez mv even though the song wasn't one tt I immediately liked. It's definitely a song tt is carried by the performance and their Kingdom performance did it for me. This mv I particularly loved bc it took inspiration from a 2000 S.Korean movie, Volcano High, which was one of the first Korean movies I watched years ago. (Some of the cast members r still my favs to watch in kdramas now). Also, the Ateez boys had a lot of fun filming it so tt makes it so enjoyable to watch too. The Real live in concert is 🤌🏻 they nvr do the same dance break/freestyle at the end twice. It's always 2 different members doing their own thing. Thus making each performance unique throughout the tour. And we love to see it!

[@ATEEZ_mlfy]

You should listen to The leaders, To the beat, Take me home and Don't stop!

[@erica_s2]

A lot of people have explained the meaning of this song really well. I think something to keep in mind is the way that Ateez writes their lyrics. It's similar in Thanxx where they say several lines that are supposed to be taken in context of either other people saying the words or words about other people and then the lines right after is the response to those sayings. So the way I take it is that the lyrics in the beginning are more what other people's definitions of cool is, and Ateez's response is that the real definition of cool is determined by if you are being humble and kind. It's important to be whoever you are; it's okay to like sports, or being old fashioned, or be in a motorcycle gang, but if you are not humble and kind, then it's worthless. It's a great reminder to everyone that the world needs more peace and unity and that comes when individual people are humble and kind. That's how I take it at least.

[@MikaNicoB]

After much reflection I gotta say this song is what *really* got me into ATEEZ it’s so fun!!! And they love it too as all their live performances attest to! So Kung Fu Hustle!!!

[@shivp22]

You’ll love this teddy! It’s epic

[@shivp22]

Oh helllllll here we go I’m very excited 😅😂🙌🏽

[@michmaguire9596]

this is my fave ateez song

[@jessjess1107]

next ateez song suggestions: don't stop, the leaders and to the beat ✨

[@tiaaa84]

what a great way to start the day, I love this song so much. 🔥🔥

[@mariiinya]

missed the premiere😭 but omg this is such a party song and when i tell you it goes so hard live!! the freestyle dancing is always so cool too so you'll enjoy the live version i'm sure! This is gonna be a long ass comment bc i wanna recommend a lot of stuff so sorry not sorry if ur interested more about the mv, i recommend checking out Form of Therapy's reaction to this mv (and others too), he's a film producer and has a looot of insight on Ateez music videos and it's very interesting to see! Also i wanted to recommend you some of Ateez's individual releases to check out later, since you mentioned wanting to hear more. Unfortunately they don't have as much creative freedom over solo releases as skz (Mingi has complained abt not being allowed to release his own songs before), but there are a lot of covers some members have released. Hongjoong has so many iconic covers from artists like Michael Jackson, David Bowie and Prince. My absolute favourites are his Numb by Linkin Park and Lemon Tree covers. Seonghwa has a few slower covers: Angel Baby by Troye Sivan, At my worst by pink sweat$ and the story never ends by Lauv. These really showcase his vocals soo well but very slow and sad songs. He releases them each year on his birthday as a gift to atiny

[@kanato_san1824]

Thank you for the reaction❤️ we’re waiting for the leaders🔥

[@till245]

Love this song its such a great one for the live performances 🔥 so hypey 👌

[@isa-lila6277]

WE NEED ATEEZ POSTER ON YOUR WALL 🖤❤

[@yeoswrld]

Yess more ateez!! 💓

[@gracielamamani8043]

OK now we need a reaction for Take me home The leaders And TO the beat I repente Take me home The líderes And TO the beat ♡♡

[@erica_s2]

Also, the traditional Korean clothing that Hongjoong and Seonghwa are wearing are called hanboks

[@rumi1379]

You have to be Korean to understand this song actually, it's also their best song on their concerts

[@TeddyGreyOS]

Actually, you don’t. That’s such an ignorant thing to say.

[@rumi1379]

​​@@TeddyGreyOS lol what is the ignorance of it? In a lot of parts in the song they use Satoori accent which for foreigners is not easy to understand, also the Lyrics make more sense in Korean as well as the video is inspired by a Japanese movie and it has a deep meaning. Also all the signs that are written in the MV, I doubt that you can read Korean to see what they say. I know you mostly listen to the song but in Kpop and especially Ateez they put a lot of meaning into their MVs as well as in their music, they are connected. don't think you should be this offended by what I said cause it's true and there's nothing wrong with it.

[@sarahbelmont4323]

In their latest tour they closed the show with the real. In the MV Mingi and Wooyoung do the breakdance section, throughout the tour two members would take turns improvising during that part. Then during the last performance in North America, they used the section to square off against their own backup dancers. So cool. As always I have enjoyed following you on your ATINY journey, looking forward to the next one hopefully its either Answer; The Ring; or Mist

[@erine0613]

I honestly had no idea you hadn’t seen this video yet!!

[@mauricekin]

I'm in love with this song! I badly wanna hear,dance & scream this live on their concert 😭

[@liorlevy5433]

TEDDYYYYYY!!! You NEED to hear ATEEZ song PRECIOUS!! I think you will LOVE it!!

[@genobeva407]

Any reaction you do of Ateez I'm all for it.

[@tynkse1]

It's Korean traditional clothing, called Hanbok, not Kimono :)

[@chels8412]

Love this reaction, can we get a reaction to an ateez guide??🥺🥺

[@framazz7575]

The MV is inspired in a movie, Volcano high, dubbed by famous US rappers

[@goflamingo9369]

skz " the pacemaker" , "insomnia" , those seem to be forgotten ! I miss my skz reactions

[@hua.hua.]

Thank you for the reaction!! 💙

[@husanpreetkaur3276]

I was just dead at this time😲

[@Lily-wv4qn]

your kpop reactions keep me going during my depressed episodes. thank you

[@Niki91-HR]

A little sidenote in Korea they wear hanboks, kimonos are in Japan ;)

[@tatushhimekuro]

You will love Paradigm

[@emd267]

This song grew on me hard. Great reactions as always. I echo everyone saying you should try The Leaders next. 😊

[@BLUEHAWK222]

This song is also telling a story and a mimick of a korean movie...they followed the story...

[@pennylee5689]

Already love it

[@sandys1890]

Korean traditional clothing is called Hanbok💜

[@nikole4042]

사립 에이티즈 고교 = Private ATEEZ High School (In case no one else translated it to answer your question, late though this comment is.) Yay for a Korean keyboard + Papago for translation. While I'm at it, the paper Yunho is holding at the end reads "열정", which means "Passion". (It's just 1 word, repeated 3 times.)

[@shivp22]

I knew you’d have something to say about the bread 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think it’s just a joke towards anime

[@Brickerbrack]

Memory serves, it's also a reference to Yeosang _really_ just liking bread...

[@shivp22]

@@Brickerbrack hahaha

[@anch1117]

Never clicked on a video that fast

[@BouncyKhotchillipepper]

Finally teddy reacts at ateez

[@purpleantidote6120]

Please tell me you didn't miss Ateez performing in London a couple of months ago, at the o2?! Dude, you would have loved it so much. Their energy was unbelievable. It was one of the best moments of my life ngl! Hope you got to see them live too and if not, defs next time!

[@rumi1379]

React to their B sides - The leaders - To the beat - The ring

[@fabricemaire4433]

this time it's more like japanese old bosozoku movie inspiration . with motorbike , gang ,bully etcc...

[@flwerpowxr7]

YES that was exactly my thought when I first heard The real, its sounds so Balkan, the albanian in me was shaking my ass😂😂

[@aabbmed193]

Yeaaah more Ateez's songs 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@visitante24]

atezz 😍

[@douja8212]

OH NO I missed the premiere

[@Threegreentails]

4:21 i would let San bully me any day tbh

[@Threegreentails]

Even though we all know the real bully is Wooyoung lmao

[@perlaadiaz9119]

Totally different comment, but does this mean that you’ll do a reaction to The Leaders as well??🤞🏻‼️

[@AuntieShortyp]

💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@kathcastillos3463]

I’m waiting for the Ateez poster on your wall 😂

[@TeddyGreyOS]

It’s coming! Bad Bunny one pending too 🫡😂

[@kathcastillos3463]

@@TeddyGreyOS uff what a good taste !!

[@kanyanamma1912]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shrutiny706]

Mingi was not there in the fireworks MV and in The real which is the continuation of fireworks he's the new trasfer student 🤯

[@shivp22]

Ugh the damn video on your screen always freezes during the reactions

[@GotCommonSence]

Kimono is from Japan. Hanbok is from Korea.

[@ancientmingyu0604]

To really understand what's going on in the MV and why (except for Yeosang and the bread) you have to know a thing or two about East Asian culture. For everyone who wants to know more, I highly recommend Form Of Therapy's reaction because he goes deep into the inspiration for the MV and the entire culture behind this specific theme of style.

[@luanapaesramos]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@hhhhhhhhhhhwww]

I just realised you havent listened to ‘Cant live without Changbin’ by 3racha??!?!? might be one to check out

[@TeddyGreyOS]

Someone’s late to the party 👀 Check the SKz playlist on my channel, you’ll find it!

[@AdultHumanLadie]

Who is in the photograph on the wall? Kinda looks like yunho? Could be wrong tho. Could be a stray kid cos I know he really likes stray kids

[@TeddyGreyOS]

it’s Changbin! 🤌🫶

[@sofiazulita4707]

Love ur reaction u should react to Golden hour by Mark I think you’d like it

[@meltedgouda]

i think the whoo whoo you were talking about is Seonghwa but I'm not sure

[@chiaraatlantic9359]

PARADIGM NEXT

[@Maryam-ro1mh]

I wish your reaction to xikers ( oh my gosh ) this song is amazing I hope you react to Exo too

[@blackqueen1973]

Aurora & Gravity please

[@official_A_to_Z008]

What for next week????

[@NINI-nu2de]

Please react to the leaders and to the beat☺️

[@arbribogdani9368]

we need noizy alpha album reaction

[@lean_dough3337]

Hear me out...Xikers Oh My Gosh! next

[@mariastaylor]

Hi!!! Please react to Tiger by Hoshi of SEVENTEEN ft. Tiger JK. I think you're gonna really enjoy it 😊😊

[@leoo111-]

React to Noizy ft. Varrosi x Mc Kresha - 16 Bars

[@DeBeLiLuImaCA99]

Hey teddy pls listen to the last agust d U dont have to upload if u dont want to but definitely listen to it on your own time even it's....

[@shejma5724]

react to heir DON'T STOP MV

[@maggg9561]

Please react to "I AM" - IVE

[@kathelinmosquera6121]

Teddy need to React to JO1 TIGER 👏

[@elmiralove1320]

Mirdita Teddy! Würdest du auf Apache 207 reagieren?😊 Danke und schönen tag noch:)

[@gabrielaflorencio3577]

React monsta x SHOOT OUT PLISSS

[@blackriv1042]

Me waiting for an exo reaction like: 👁️👄👁️