*they did SOOOO good, y'all* ATEEZ debut song "Pirate King" MV ( + Dance Practice)

[@Lynnwolfe72]

If you want more of Hongjoong’s softer rap, check out Deja Vu

[@Rika_tiny]

For me, Halazia was Yeosang's song. He really stood out then. He had always been an amazing dancer. It's just a lot of people don't see him popping off a lot. If you watch his fancams you'll see that he NEVER lacks.

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

i JUST made a video of me watching Halazia live performances (posting soon) for the first time and,,, he is one of the members who i think SLAYED that choreo. like, the star of the show i stg

[@bekahnavarro]

I agree. I'm Yeosang and Hongjoong biased. Their fan cams are so satisfying.

[@LoveLiveAteez]

I would say halazia dune and outlaw are one of my faves where yeosang stands out.

[@jazz.ald928]

The KQ CEO used his own money to send Ateez to LA before debut for dance training at Millennium Dance studio. They trained for a month and then went back and filmed the KQFellaz dance videos you watched. They filmed a reality show during that, also named KQ Fellaz. It's on yt, there are about 20 mini episodes (3-5 minutes each). The next show is called Code Name is Ateez (slightly longer), and part of that is them hearing Pirate King for the first time, the rappers writing their parts, recording, and learning/creating the choreo. The third show would be Ateez The Record, it's pre-debut/debut, and it's basically behind the scenes the earlier music videos.

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

omg code name sounds so cool!!! thanks for this, i gotta check these out :)

[@Rika_tiny]

1:26 They were so tight on budget that the stylists had to make do with whatever they could find and afford. With just two sets of outfits they filmed this.

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

KQ really saw the talent in these boys 😭

[@Berrydoll16]

I need you to react to some of their individual covers!! You’ll be blown away by Yeosang’s Hug Me!

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

this would be very fun, it's definitely on my list :)

[@Cxrm3n]

Halazia is the obvious answer as Yeosang's song. He shines so much in that era, but I will say Horizon is by far a close second. I recommend watching the dance practice (there's no MV) so you can get the full Winnie the Pooh experience 💀

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

winnie the pooh?? i'm scared 🤣 thanks for the rec!

[@bonnienerd9872]

Hongjoong laughs on a lot of tracks. If it wouldn’t suit the song at all he doesn’t but he has various types of laughs depending on the song. It’s his rap tag essentially like Mingis Fix On. I’ve noticed Yeosang excels at floor work in choreo like every time he has it.

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

yeosang literally did so amazing i cannot

[@bonnienerd9872]

@@hunterashley-musicreact kzbin.infomv-ZBxM4e7E?si=rd_4pJgfdpAYa9Mj lil Yeosang clip for you

[@Cxrm3n]

Little details in the choreo that i love: In the parts before the chorus, they paint the picture of a ship as they all reach out to one side. In the second chorus they all paint the picture of a ship again with Hongjoong in the front steering the boat (captain performing captain duties) and the members in the very back looking like they're waving flags. Even the back and forth motion they do kinda reminds me of ships swaying left and right on the sea. Everything about the song and choreo just screams "pirate" and I love it. Funnily enought they're pirates but we never once see them on a ship in the ocean.💀💀 (p.s. Yeosang is the best at floor work and footwork in general. I wish KQ would give him more opportunities to show it off cause he's genuinely so good)

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

WOAH that's so cool 😭😭 (also that's a crime because i desperately need more floor work yeosang)

[@senaidarivera5058]

Yeah, it’s this one video and treasure they were all sent to Morocco because they tried to save money and they wanted to make it outside in the environment less money to spend and I think they both came out fantastic, especially treasure because of the scenery, the sky, the sand dunes, and the backdrop is so beautiful check out treasure if you have it because that Was filmed in Morocco too, and it’s beautiful

[@chimoshishifu407]

Pretty sure the “ooo oh weee oh” is a combination of Yunho, Seonghwa and Yeosang. KQ was broke during debut and Ateez had/has a bigger international following. They sold out a world tour 6 months after debut. Granted they were smaller venues, but what Rookies from an unknown company can say the same? For the longest time, I thought Yeosang was wearing a BTS hoodie, which made sense to me, because he came from Big Hit to KQ.

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

even the fact that they went on a world tour 6 months after debut is crazy to me!!

[@kels1117]

@@hunterashley-musicreact fans petitioned for them to tour, and KQ listened. it was a risky move for such a small company fresh out of debut, but it worked! it was actually sold out 4 months after debut, but the tour happened at the 6 month mark

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

that's INSANE

[@senaidarivera5058]

He also use his own money to send all of them to California to a dance studio so they could get really good on their dance and synchronization as you can see it paid off

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

it DEFINITELY paid off

[@Rika_tiny]

9:20 You caught it right! "You and I under that burning light 'to that brilliant place'" That's what the lyrics say. They're depicting their desire to reach 'that brilliant place' where their treasure is.

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

OH treasure, like their song? i haven't heard it yet!

[@nikki22yeo]

Halazia and Sector 1 are Yeosang songs.

[@Kaaaayyyy994]

And Dune

[@Amomtiny]

Thanks for another great reaction! There’s definitely plenty of songs with Joong’s softer raps. I would suggest going through their albums starting from the beginning cuz there are SOOO many great bsides to hear. For me there is not a single Ateez song that I don’t like, and I’ve listened to every single one (probably each at least 10 times lol). Definitely check out their relay dances as well…so fun!! They have a wonderland relay called gap crush that is so hilarious and really shows their crazy duality. I’m loving your journey with Ateez so far! ❤️

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

thank you!! :)) i love relay dances, so i definitely need to see some of ateez. thanks for the recommendation 😊 can't wait to hear more ateez songs with hongjoong's soft rap bec it kills me when i listen to this song every time

[@Hwahwa03]

Hunter if you decide react to Treasure MV (title track #2 from the debut album) pls keep look closely to the pool in the MV, there's a surprise 😉 And also if you react to "Treasure" i think you should also react to "Precious" in the same video, bcs these two songs are 1 package! Treasure and Precious are connected by the lyrics, the meaning of the song, and even the choreography (the beginning of Treasure choreo is the ending of Precious). So much lore in these 2 songs, like how genius they are??? Treasure+Precious performance are one of my favorite performance of ALL TIME. The transition between Treasure to Precious is something 🤌🏻 The video name is "ATEEZ - 'Treasure + Precious' in SEOUL 2022 | The Fellowship : The Beginning Of ..." I can't put the link i don't know why 😭 i hope you can react to them 🥺❤️ (if you wonder why the audiences are so quiet, it's bcs the concert was on C*vid time and SK regulation is you can attend the concert but can't making a noise)

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

thank you for all this!!! atinys are so nice with helping me understand where to go next! thank you

[@war_kittens]

They released Treasure at the same time, friend. Please watch it etc.

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

will do 🫡

[@Alchera201]

It's such a trip to see tiny broccoli hair San now that it's been years and he's grown into a distinguished young man (and twice as broad lol).

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

distinguished young man, indeed

[@Rika_tiny]

Yay!! Pirate King!!!!

[@olgiche]

love your video like always !! Ateez !!!

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

Glad you like them!

[@hiba-dn1yg]

This was filmed in the moroccan Sahara, ATEEZ always talk about how special Morocco is to them since they started there. This June they went back to Morocco (without Wooyoung because of health issuees :( ) And they performed at Mawazine, the second biggest festival in the world, as the First Kpop Act to ever perform at the festival. You shoud definetly react to their performance, I was in the crowd and it was amazing!!!!

[@agatta8497]

They have christmas version of dance practice ..its sooo goofy😂

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

oml that would be perfect with the season coming up 🤣

[@thearkof-noah]

3:20 i think the oeohs are yeosang in the first chorus and seonghwa in the second

[@thearkof-noah]

also as we're getting closer to halloween, you should watch the zombie performance of this! they have some other halloweeny stuff too, like the black cat nero, and the deja vu vampire version!

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

no way!! the halloween versions sound so fun!

[@senaidarivera5058]

And the sky when they’re in the desert, that’s not fake that’s not AI generated that’s the actual sky people think that it was a backdrop it’s not

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

so pretty!!

[@moreenmbugua7919]

When is it not a Yeosang era

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

🤣🤣

[@Rika_tiny]

0:40 You're right! They filmed this MV (and Treasure MV, both are title-tracks) in Morocco. They used the free natural sites to save money on constructing sites in a studio. They've come a long way. 🥲

[@raecarlson9263]

And because of that, there are some tourists who ended up in Treasure. Lol

[@Rika_tiny]

@@raecarlson9263 haha exactly!

[@hunterashley-musicreact]

two title tracks?? how common is that?

[@raecarlson9263]

@@hunterashley-musicreact they did it a lot in the beginning. During Treasure Ep. 3, Atiny got to vote for which title track would be the main title track.

[@Rika_tiny]

@@hunterashley-musicreact Yeah, they do that a lot. (pirate king & Treasure) (Hala Hala & Say My Name) (Illusion & Wave) (Inception & Thanxx) (Deja Vu & Eternal Sunshine) They haven't done the double title-track thing after ZERO:Fever Part.3. I really really wish they do that again. The voting and the hype made it so interactive. I loved it!