Director Reacts - STRAY KIDS - 'Scars' MV & THE FIRST TAKE

[@8nana8]

In this case (in my opinion) I disagree with the "choreography doesn't match the song" I think "Scars" has one of their best choreos and they do match the song beautifully, I recommend you to react to the dance version of "Scars^^ and they also have more performances in "The First Take" :)

[@chocobunnie69]

I agree.

[@MaritaPavila]

I agree, I think the way the video is edited, doesn't give the choreography the light and recognition it deserves.

[@navar422]

The choreo performances are gorgeous. I've watched them so many times.

[@julianayovio1425]

Exactly, one of my favorites

[@kkn51]

This is one of my favorite Stray Kids songs by far. It's so beautiful and the First Take is so breathtaking

[@Odd_Cinderella]

"Scars" is so underrated and the fact that people forget that it was re-released with "The Sound"/2023 makes me sad. BUT THANK YOU FOR REACTING! I love how they incorporated contemporary dance in the choreo!

[@hannah27_99]

Scars Dance Practice is still my top fave

[@brittneyhall885]

Scars is my favorite SKZ song.❤ Everyone has scars but healing them is what’s important. Don’t hide ever. 🥰🥰🥰

[@klaramell]

Scars is one of my favourite mv and choreography ❤

[@monikm06]

Did you hear Secret secret yet? It's also a live video, only it was done in multiple shots but the voices are live. Another MV you gotta see is Chronosaurus, it's an old song from the 9 members era, but it's awesome and the MV is very nicely put together.

[@leeminhofan89]

Since you did First Take already, it's your calling to be doing all SKZ's First Take appearances. My fav is Slump.

[@chocobunnie69]

Yeeesssss Please ❤

[@stacynaus2761]

Exactly

[@rabbitfurious4531]

Scars has one of the most beautiful and artistic choreos, they convey the meaning and feeling of the song during the whole choreography

[@mixedgems]

I saw you burst into a huge smile when Seungmin aka Puppy started singing during the MV, Roscoe. Ha ha. This is one of my favourite songs too. I absolutely love the message.

[@lollypopangel123]

This track hits me. To me it’s the sound of lockdown during the pandemic.

[@temeculahulamom]

Hands down, Scars has the best dance break.

[@Anna3Torres]

Definitely my favorite song from SKZ, and it was thanks to the "first take", the nostalgia they transmit when singing (especially Bang Chan), and the lyrics killed me, I cried the whole song, it's a beautiful song, what a pleasant surprise to see this reaction Thank you very much for taking the time to watch it, and appreciate their hard work. xoxo

[@stayyysk]

I love the song and choreo. They are both beautiful.

[@LeeKnowThyself]

I love this song so much. It’s the second song ever to bring me to tears lyrically (after Cover Me of course). The dance practice (especially Seungmin’s solo part) is hypnotic and easy to rewatch a thousand times. I could talk about this song all day lmfao. Gaaahhh I love them 😭

[@damselflyable]

I get goosebumps every time I watch that First Take, so so good!

[@SarabiArt]

I've missed Stray kids content from you ❤

[@ericajohnson8145]

I realize that this goes against what one might want or expect, but I don't think this song is supposed to have an explosive build-up/chorus. "I'll never cry because I know that it'll never change." The lyrics are about quiet endurance--a heroic, but SILENT perseverance in the face of unending settbacks and pain. It's about having to go it alone while bravely staying true to oneself. Tragically, passion (and hence the musical score) is kept at bay because it isn't helpful to the struggle. There is, however, ONE singular explosive line in the song. Near the end, while they stand in front of a screen brilliant with transcendence, Han yells: "My scars I will show it off!" The line's NOT part of the chorus, and it feels like it stands ALONE outside of the song structure. I think it represents the one defiant yell of someone methodically doing their best to get by without help. Someone who wears numbness like a protective shield but nevertheless feels a sense of pride in their battle marks earned. Given the back story of SKZ and all that they have been through, I think this song is actually an underrated masterpiece. Definitely check out the dance practice video for Scars (the thumbnail shows them in black on a white background). The choreo is insanely descriptive to what the lyrics portray. It's truly beautiful and one of my favorite things to watch❤.

[@jessamine486]

This is a beautifully descriptive comment ❤ it puts into words what I'd felt but not known how to express !

[@ericajohnson8145]

@@jessamine486 ❤️

[@jaeger_ren]

roscoe, the MV doesn't do the choreography justice! this is one of my favorite japanese tracks from them and the performance is absolutely breathtaking!i promise you, you'll love to see either the dance practice and/or performance video for this! i know i'm 6 months late but i'm watching your old SKZ videos rn 😭

[@katjalovesmusicals4337]

My fav Skz song...maybe fav song ever!

[@icelotus111]

I'm here watching this again, and I have to say that I just love this song, and after watching the dance practice multiple times it all just makes my heart sing. Everything about the song is just so beautiful, the dance so incredibly elegant, and for someone who has fallen down so many times that I can't count, the words are relatable. Stray Kids are my joy.

[@KimberlyDayah]

I love Roscoe's smile when Freckles showed at 2:00

[@tiinahx3]

Finally SKZ again! I love this song so much... And their first take Songs are incredible too! Roscoe I always wait for new stray kids videos from you, I wish there would be more....

[@KimberlyDayah]

I laughed at 12:35 when they couldn't hold the dance in any longer. Amazing they lasted as long as they did. Started moving more around 11:30 but when the dance break (?) hit, they couldn't control it. LOL love them! and I love everything about this song!

[@tealeaffreeleaf949]

This has always been #1 for me. The fact that they have so many great songs just shows how much I respect this song. Too many amazing moments for me, the choreo is perfect imo. To me it tells a story of a group of friends going through their own hells and how it effects one another and how they lift each other up. They sing it ridiculously well. It's genuinely perfect. I've watched the videos related to Scars too many times to count.

[@AtlasGreene143]

This was the song that pulled me in

[@gothicutau7508]

I've loved this song since it came out and to this day it's one of my top/favorite songs

[@raesutphin2468]

I believe the choreography fit perfectly. Beautifully done, not too aggressive, just enough when needed

[@chokoturtle]

This is my absolute favorite song, it makes me feel warm and comforted.

[@hydrokitcat2352]

fun fact, chan had his wisdom teeth removed like 2 days before they filmed that first take performance and he thinks he sounds horrible and looks swollen because of it, but you literally cant even tell. just shows how amazing he is, really.

[@finnfox13]

I feel, that...dance somehow reflects heartbeat and how steady/unsteady it is when you are that dark state which leaves the scars. I actually first heard this without video/lyrics and I could kind of hear "heartbeat" in chorus. And I just love tattoo-part. 2 out of 4 tattoos are the scars you can see - but might not understand it...the other 2 are of course rebellious reasons :D

[@GustavoFranzetti]

Love this song. It’s one of my favorite too ❤

[@Tristana.Keauna]

all of their 1st Take performances are so amazing to watch

[@kkn51]

Also, to throw you a bone "Hmmm wow Roscoe very interesting."

[@Tristana.Keauna]

Mmmm!

[@friedahendy2349]

More first takes please they have four more Slump, Mixtape Oh, Lost Me and I think Case 143

[@55happy555]

I'm Japanese. I gotta say that I'm so impressed with their pronunciation of Japanese. I couldn't stop crying when I listen to this song for the first time, especially how Han sing "Bokunara Daijyobu" with mixed feeling of sadness and loneliness but trying to tell himself that he is ok😭 The Dance performances on the Japanese TV shows of this song are one of my favorite❤ Byw, I'd love to see your reaction to Sheena Ringo.

[@trudyamofah7144]

I wish they will do a killing voice. They are soo good

[@damselflyable]

Same, I'm waiting for it!!

[@kimy000]

Same!!! Hopefully now in their 7th year, with an insane number of songs, they’ll finally go on!

[@MakeGoodTrouble]

​@@kimy000it's only their 6th year

[@kimy000]

@@MakeGoodTrouble oh yea that’s true… they mentioned 7th year in the skz conference part 1, but I guess they counted the debut program as well. My bad!

[@NatyGamio]

I love this song so much!!! When you said "the choreography doesn't match the song" I just thought about another one of their songs called Silent Cry with very deep lyrics and a dance full of thrusts LOL I love both choreos though

[@akifakmal]

The Power of Seungmin 🔥

[@nefertiti1052]

Thank you for reading the lyrics as well. If you think the choreo doesn't match the vibes you should watch a performance of silent cry 😂. I like the songs and choreos anyway, but to each their own

[@tamaramoore2304]

Hey Roscoe, have you done Silent Cry yet? It is a good song, a little sad but very good. The live version also has choreography that some people don't think fit the song. You gotta watch the video where they're all in black. There is also a Han fancam video.

[@lisalouao]

Honestly I listen to Scars so much! It competes with Slump as my favourite Skz song!!!

[@MarjorieBates-k1y]

One Takes are the best

[@Nae623-kc6it]

You have to watch all their one take videos!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!

[@Liljaiines]

Bro sounds like he's talking to dogs every time you react to stray kids 😂😂❤

[@S30NGJ1N]

you have to react to “The Sound” By them! the visuals and fiming in there is unbelievable

[@Odd_Cinderella]

He already reacted to "The Sound"

[@S30NGJ1N]

@@Odd_Cinderella really? i’ll go check it out

[@TamaraPanera]

💜💜

[@KimberlyDayah]

I've been disappointed too about lack of English subtitles --- reminds us how spoiled we are... None of the [official] videos for the Japanese album have subtitles. After a bit of digging, I found one for Circus that someone had edited English subs onto it.

[@kkqum_.l1a]

Stays, We have set a ultimate goal and it is achieving 1B in God's menu. Yea , its gonna take years but if we str3am gods menu harder we can reduce the time needed to reach 1B. We are on 450 million and only 50million for 500million. Our year end goal for it is 750million for now. I'll update u if it changes. So stays str3am la la la la , easy and gods menu. Also use bp songs and itzy songs cause they are supporting us stays to stream. Blinks and midzys are our closest friends so we must support them in return too. Are u all ready to this wonderful journey ahead?. Lets do this stays!! Lets show the power for stays and the friendship between blinks, midzy etc. share this message to many other stays using different platforms and increase the amount of stays str3aming. " STRAY KIDS EVERYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD, YOU MAKE STARY KIDS STAY" LETS DO THISS !!

[@sweerjae9129]

💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@shellic5166]

I haven't gone over everything you have done....but here are some links you may want to react to. Every Stay needs to see these all at some point in their journey. Sorry it is a lot but worth it... The first one is during a music festival where Lee Know joins a few k-pop groups to sing a Cover of Tiger Inside Me....his parts are iconic. He also collapsed on stage after the song because he was overworked at the time. So did another member named Moonbin, but from stomach issues. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5rTY6h-idmYgrcsi=tpcfgowBc4j-JOOB The next link is for one of the most begged for songs that Han created. It was called Scissor. They sung clips of unreleased songs in order to show fans what was coming...however, Scissor has never had a studio release even 2 years later. The Fandom is still begging for it to be released. The first video is the best view, the second video has a more limited view of the stage but it has lyrics, your choice...but I would start with one and then maybe two as well. Both are just over a minute long. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZvUfX9-j6mpibcsi=X0BoQLe4lmps3Pu3 This has the lyrics, but it is also quite low sound wise, so you may need to turn it up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYbRnGR3d6aja8Usi=N7zUXbVykg4FNRyc Alright, the most anticipated 2 videos. This has a whole story to it. This was during the years 3 Racha was on their own and they were very young. Han was 16, Bang Chan was 19 and I believe Changbin was 17 or 18. They were teenage boys thinking they and their song were cool. This song became the biggest cringe song ever and has such cringe iconic lines that the fandom love. The song has become a cult classic. The main adopted iconic line for Stays was Excuse me Noona(older girl), but do you have a boyfriend. The fandom has adopted this song as the unofficial Stay Anthem and they like to tease the boys with the Noona line. The boys tried to erase the song by having Dance Racha put out a new song called Wow, hoping their wow would die....but unfortunately for them Stayville already had it in their grasp and loved it. A few years later the fandom bugged Chris enough to do a reaction to Wow. Chris brought in Changbin and Han for the reaction and they didn't know what they were reacting to. When they found out they wanted out bad....then they proceeded to look like they were going to die for the entire reaction. Their reaction video is a must watch after hearing the song. The song quality isn't great, but it doesn't stop us all from having it on our Playlist and loving every minute of it. One of their only songs they actually talk about a girl lol. I didn't use the link for the 3 Racha release as I find the animated fake MV better. The one with the song has no words or MV so this is a better link. (3:14mins) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hai3epeQr5makLcsi=nrcabdA5zopOmVxD This is the reaction of 3 Racha to Wow. I chose an edited version because it is hilarious. (6:58mins) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2a7hmxjrNWkhLssi=T8nL2TPGNIiEfkHN This is the official release of Wow, just in case, but the animation is a lot more fun. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6DGp6qsmNSoeMksi=IOUjP66KxQAkM8gf This one is not as important, but I added it because Han is so good and his iconic part is on a lot of Stays Ringtones and my notification tone. This was cover with other JYP groups but Han's part became iconic and people have it as their ring tone...I have it as my notification tone lol. (2:33mins) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWfcnZqEqayhhtEsi=WO6oXY0lKFzfgvBp This is from the same JYP nation as above, just a different song with Hyungjin, Han and Felix. People really like it. (2:03mins) kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4uvpomJobiSp68si=ABtb60DkH52BmKW2 A lot of people in the fandom do not know that Han and Changbin were on masked singer in Korea. They got to show case their vocals to a degree that shocked people. You can watch both boys together in this 16min video just start at 32seconds in as they do highlights and that ruins it : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mniqkHt3qLyaocksi=p0x8mhdmZ1RqR6-V Seungmin also did masked singer but he sung songs that just showcased his regular voice. But I will put the link just in case, I personally would drop this one if there are too many. It has both rounds together 12:32mins kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJKvlquOf9dqsKMsi=wq56ioPWDfrxN-EI Lastly is I.N, he was on a competition show where he got to do his Trot music. He has said this is his favorite type of music to sing and it is shockingly good. Couldn't find more than this(1:29min) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIivnISVp91_idUsi=2k8T2l-1Xeqoz6Fk This second link is to the same show right after singing the song, where he shows off his dancing and talks with the judges. They gave him props for singing a song done by a woman, but one judge thought his voice was suited better for semi-trot. (3:06mins) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4nThoGjlMxsiMUsi=qSXXmaq6tgBoFCfN I am sure there is lots I am forgetting, but this is already book. Thanks for the great reactions!! ❤

[@leniwykot6542]

Boku nara daijoubu 😭

[@tinaorazem7813]

its been a while you did a reaction to stray kids...been missing your reactions to them 😀...especially some live performances (like VMA or mama) I agee w comments too, i think choreo suits the song (IMO) plus I feel we need to give some love to Lee Know - i feel if you pay more attenition to him he will surprise you too

[@ThisRoscoe]

I said this in the live yesterday actually when we watched SKZ Flying Yoga: "Lee Know, Hyunjin, and IN are the ones I have the most trouble differentiating." So that's why I don't comment much on those three. I just need more time.

[@tinaorazem7813]

@@ThisRoscoe its ok...yre amazing, there is so many groups yre doing reactions to and to remember everything is hard Also - maybe I noticed it bc Lee Know is my fav (he and Han).😀

[@winwise7389]

I think scars video has the English lyrics in "the first take" not sure tho 😅

[@danalubnow5122]

Please react to "neverending story" live!! Sooo good!

[@lorigrabon6307]

Yes, Chan’s peaking Japanese. Most of them do.

[@jeannettemaldonado4628]

Japanese tracks usually don't come with subs

[@1oldcrow350]

Might not have been your fav choreo but they still killed it. Underrated song. Too many wreckers in this group though.

[@winxwid]

Can you pls react to SKZ - Easy both MV and the dance practice

[@Gemini_1970]

😊😊😊😊

[@corinarojas5092]

Waiting for Us, live version, SKZ fan meeting.

[@PoeticMisfortune]

[@stayyysk]

This was Seungmin's song

[@SoonieLeeKnow]

Please make reaction video of SKZ recording video - on their KZbin channel they have a lot of videos of their recording process- like Megavers, Lalala, 5-Star and other😭😭😭😭😭 I’m really waiting for your reaction!!!!!!!

[@pycaskz]

Can u plz react to cover me by straykids?🩵

[@tatushhimekuro]

This is the Japanese version. I personally prefer the Korean

[@MsTristen12]

Mmmmmmmm

[@churailmukhi]

SKZ should put a version with English subtitles on their main channel since the Japanese channel is trash and never translates anything. 😡