Voiceplay Enemy (Imagine Dragons Cover) Ft. AleXa First Time Reaction- I Will Be Skewered for This!

[@chlistens7742]

AleXa is a K-pop artist and winner of America Song Contest 2022 (raised in Oklahoma and a US citizen). AleXa's part was filmed in South Korea where she was when the video was being created. Enemy is from League of Legends Arcane series and AleXa is in character of Jinx the lead in the Arcane series. With Voiceplay doing this video they needed someone to play as "Jinx" and AleXa will also bring Voiceplay into the South Korean marketplace so it has the possibility of greatly expanding those who listen to Voiceplay

[@marshayoung9387]

No, AleXa sent it to Voice Play & asked them to do it with her.

[@chlistens7742]

@@marshayoung9387 i did not see that anywhere in there comments who sent it to whom.. i know that she could not be there in person to record with them so she sent her part from South Korea. did they say that somewhere that she requested the collaboration or voiceplay did?

[@bjspeck4337]

She lives in S. Korea (is half-Korean) and recorded her part from there and sent it in. It looks flawless. She won Best American Song last week and was at Billboard Music Awards this weekend.

[@ilonadever8249]

Honesty is the best policy, even when we disagree. Thanx for reacting!

[@johnwright7033]

You'll like wicked by voiceplay , and geoff solo , ain't no sunshine.

[@bobkitten8150]

You should always be honest in your opinions. AleXa is a pop singer, where Rachel is more theater based, so there is definitely a difference in tone and volume. I appreciate both for what they are.

[@jameejams2229]

Yes I agree!

[@xheralt]

Most of AleXa's pre-Korea training was in musical theater and dance.

[@bjspeck4337]

She's playing Jinx in the tv series. And she did that well. It isn't Disney.

[@xheralt]

Careful with your phrasing here....she isn't _in_ the tv series, she's cosplaying, portraying the character _from_ the series.

[@bjspeck4337]

@@xheralt Absolutely true. She is only "playing" Jinx in VoicePlay's video. Thanks. I needed that.

[@nataleelangton6774]

Hell yes to this song

[@lkayh]

Meh. I don’t really want to see these guys doing the same thing all the time. I love that they DO Disney, but that’s not all they can do, and it’s not all I want to see from them. Love it when they spread out to things like Dragonborn and this. But to each her own. Your reaction is exactly what it should be-honest. Thanks!

[@jameejams2229]

Yes! I appreciate one’s other than Disney, but when I went back and looked it was the ones without a female addition. So maybe I’m just tan girling too hard over Rachel potter and Ashely Diane! Haha

[@lkayh]

@@jameejams2229 I love both of them, but I thought this was a fun change as well. I don’t know if VP is sticking to the four members to give themselves space to bring in featured guests, but I like that they’re doing it. Keeps everything fresh. And whatever happened in the making of this piece, we got to see new stuff from all the guys, which is cool.

[@ChristianMetalheadReacts]

Love seeing that smile again. Enjoyed the reaction

[@jameejams2229]

You da bomb steph.

[@bobharp3492]

Voice play rules and I love your reaction rock on

[@jameejams2229]

Thanks bob!

[@rhettkennedy3507]

Ok to have your opinion. The thing about Voiceplay is they don't fit into any one genre (the closest thing would be theatricality in their performances). They have a whole series of fantasy/science fiction-related stuff (i.e. Dragonborne Comes, Halo), also rock (Queen, Kansas, Aerosmith), broadway, and more. Hopefully, if you can get to a place of understanding with that, and it'll sit better with you. I haven't seen arcane, but the consensus seems to point this was a good rendition with of course the Voiceplay Twist.

[@jameejams2229]

Yeah I might need to check that arcane out and the rewatch. I think it was a seductiveness that was throwing me off. If the girl was presented more as a badass and not like throwing herself out there maybe I wouldn’t have found it more empowering. I love that song and the lyrics are awesome. I just feel like it fell a little flatter than the others I’ve seen.

[@aldeb8315]

Hi, I think when you react to a video, you have to be honest and express how you feel. If we didn't like it more than that, we have to say it and visitors have to accept that it's like that. We cannot all have the same opinion. There are songs from VOICEPLAY that I don't like and so I don't listen to the reactions. I like this piece. Layne is even better and Geoff excels. Cesar and Elie at the top. They put forward, as they often do, a new singer for this song "Enemy". I didn't know Alexa. His voice is touching. His collaboration showed a new facet of VOICEPLAY. That's how the band will come up with new ideas to make us even happier.

[@troymclain9441]

Jeff has several more individual songs out right now

[@SunnyOutlook]

Alexa is a K-pop star. Give it a listen a few times. It’s definitely not Disney. VoicePlay is always pushing and stretching their art which makes them incredibly fascinating to watch and listen to. Whenever they drop a new song, I try to watch and listen with no expectations based on what they’ve done before.

[@jameejams2229]

I will give it another try!

[@xheralt]

@@jameejams2229 To see her range, watch action-adventure "Revolution" (original MV or English lyric performance c/o iHeart Radio), ballad "Never Let You Go", and summer bop "Xtra". As an added bonus, she did a rock version of "Xtra" with a power pop Korean girl band called Rolling Quartz. Even if AleXa doesn't bewitch you, I'll bet Jayoung from Rolling Quartz will!

[@Froggyh63]

You should watch their version of "If I Were A Rich Man " as well as Geoff's solo channel and his version of "Shenandoah". It's a very old folk song and his take on it is absolutely hauntingly beautiful. Just my humble opinion. Btw, agree with you on Alexa. I know the group is branching out, but for me, either Rachel or Ashley Diane are the best fits. Thanks for the reaction!

[@marshayoung9387]

I agree with you & I would have loved to see Ashley Dianne do Alexa's part. Unfortunately AleXa is the one that asked Voice Play to do this with her.

[@shaneomacfan3]

I really enjoyed this song and your reaction to it, it seems to me that you have skipped over a lot of Voiceplay's more recent videos like Dream On, The Dragonborn Comes, Hoist the Colours, and My Mother Told Me, I'd like to see your reactions to those.

[@aldeb8315]

Hello, my text is gone too fast I put it back. I think when a person reacts to a video, they need to be honest and express how they felt. If she didn't like it more than that, she has to say it and visitors have to accept that it's like that. We cannot all have the same opinion. There are songs from VOICEPLAY that I don't like and so I don't listen to the reactions. I like this video and I didn't know the song. Layne is even better and Geoff excels. Caesar and Elijah at the top. They collaborated, as they often do, with a new singer for this song "Ennemy". I didn't know Alexa. His voice is touching. This performance showed a new facet of VOICEPLAY. They are ready to make video games type "mortal combat". This is how the group will find new ideas to make us happier. All reviews matter. @ Jamee Jams, I liked your reaction on don't talk about bruno and others. See you soon.

[@jameejams2229]

Thanks for this!

[@christinestromberg4057]

AleXa is a singer, dancer, actor and K-pop artist born in the US but based now in South Korea. She contacred VoicePlay to see if they'd be interested in using her in a video. Being gentlemen and also always willing to try something new, they obviously said yes. I agree with another comment that the sound of the video is just too quiet. Rachel is brilliat, for when they want her kind of voice. But so are the other artists they use in different productions. They know what they want. I suggest you stick to Disney if that's what you like.

[@jameejams2229]

I think I will! You’re right! Thanks for watching! 🥰

[@tristantknight]

long time no see, Jamee! I hope you are doing well!

[@jameejams2229]

Feeling ok! Good days and bad days!

[@Aurora-cv5to]

Great reaction - but you should know that the volume balance was way off - I had to crank to hear them, but when you talked had to move it down because your commentary was so loud.

[@jordis9376]

This video was posted today under an account named yg asik z thought I would mention it in case you didn't know.

[@jameejams2229]

I had no idea. How odd. Lol did you report it?

[@jordis9376]

@@jameejams2229 I have not. It doesn't have a friendly medium for reporting stolen content unless you are the creator and KZbin responds better to creator complaints of people impersonating them better. There are several videos of yours (and others) on their channel and they just posted another one this morning. Not really impersonation since they aren't using your name. Maybe copyright? Are reaction videos copyrighted?

[@xheralt]

If nothing else, even if _a capella_ isn't AleXa's musical future, this song puts paid to all of that crap said out here in viewerland regarding American Song Contest, claiming that she was just lipsynching and couldn't sing at all (in the qualifier round) because of some unfortunate decisions made by the network sound engineers. So if AleXa's fans sound a little defensive, we have reason. Only the live audience in the venue and the jury heard her real voice, the broadcast of the qualifier round had heavy bias towards backing vocal.

[@jameejams2229]

Oh for sure. She can sing. She has a lot of growing to do. She will be a strong artist one day. And all of the criticism will only make her stronger!

[@tim4228]

Appreciate your honesty! This was definitely something different for them to try. It wasn't really for me either, but glad they gave it a go!

[@troymclain9441]

Yeah you're not the only one that loves Jeff, men and women alike

[@troymclain9441]

You should check out voice please don't talk about Bruno from in concert

[@troymclain9441]

Sorry I did speech to text and did not come out right what I was trying to save is checkout voiceplay don't talk about Bruno from Encanto

[@bobbywinkler9455]

Nemophila, Revive, then make you happy

[@razrhiannaspiers8506]

If you would like to react to an artist you might not have heard of, I recommend Aesthetic Perfection with Bark At The Moon!

[@jameejams2229]

Adding to the list!

[@bobbywinkler9455]

You want to see some pretty girls playing metal hard metal dressed in evening gowns and high heels Lovebites, edge of the world and set the world on fire

[@sunartomastonaruto8654]

Please, wacth and react song of VOB (Voice of Baceprot with song God allow me please ) 🙏

[@jameejams2229]

I will check it out!

[@KieranPossOfficial_]

React To Ice Nine Kills Hip To Be Scared Please

[@reckerpro6466]

i know you have you rdoubts about AleXa but she is genuinely talented and a great person. Do some research afterwards, youll see how she got here. The simple fact that she got featured by voiceplay should tell you something. Im sure there are people who will probably dislike this.

[@jameejams2229]

I May. But her performance just fell a little flat for me. Maybe she’s better as a solo act ☺️

[@xheralt]

@@jameejams2229 Part of the issue is, they weren't in the same room performing. She was in Korea at the time, so all the video was recorded and edited together with their individual snippets. If the three songs I recommended above are too much of a commitment, maybe just watch "Wonderland", either the semi-finals or finals performances, from American Song Contest. In the qualifiers, the backing vocal was mixed in too heavily by the broadcast network's sound engineers.

[@Roguefem76]

I know this is an older reaction, but I wanted to say I agree with you 100% about Alexa. Her voice is good but I did not at all care for the weird physical gyrations (yes I know _the cartoon, fits the character, blah blah..._ I still don't like it). Not only are Rachel's performances not so sexified, she just fits much better with VoicePlay. Even featured, she seems like part of the group. Alexa, not so much.

[@jameejams2229]

Thank you! I’m glad someone agrees with my unpopular opinion!

[@markmclendon8621]

morning princess....try Colter Wall....

[@vex2788]

definetly wrong. alexa is awesome in this, the perfect costume and look and voice for jinx and this song.

[@angelettejones8882]

I think it might help if you watched some videos of Jinx. I love Rachel Potter but I don't think she would have fit this song. AleXa brought the craziness and edginess of Jinx into her mannerism and singing in this. At first I wasn't sure about her but I didn't know anything about the show or Jinx. But once I watched some videos of Jinx and came back to watch the video, AleXa did an amazing job. And her light and airy soprano also helped to confuse the listeners when the guys were in their falsetto range. Something that they can't do as well with Rachel.

[@vvoof2601]

I agree, this didn't really "do it" for me like their other songs do. Maybe it's that the chemistry isn't quite there between Voiceplay and Alexa...yet. At the same time I'm not a fan of imagine dragons so that also could play a role. IDK lol.

[@xheralt]

I'm the opposite of you, Jamee, I had no fragging idea who VoicePlay was before AleXa collab'ed with them. You gave her really short shrift, and that's unfortunate. Vocals aren't her primary focus, granted, she's foremost a dancer, but to be debuted in the Korean entertainment industry, one has to be multidimensional talent. With ~12 music videos to her credit, in that unforgiving market, she has to be doing _something_ right! You did notice that she's good enough to hold her own in an _a capella_ song even though that isn't her usual style?

[@xheralt]

Mind you, I am a Pentaholic, a former choir nerd, and I do know at least the names of some other groups (Home Free, Redefined, etc.), even if I don't follow them (or the genre as a whole) religiously.

[@jameejams2229]

Well, she just missed the mark on this one for me. I can’t fake a reaction to please her fans. Just not my style. It’s not like I was horrified or anything, I just thought it fell short in this video. This tiny snap shot I viewed of her in THIS song I was reacting to. I’m sure she’s great where she’s from, and she’s young too and has time to really come into her own. I just hate seeing young girls so sexualized in this industry and I think that’s where some of the discontent came from honestly. Which had more to do with the production than it did with her. Just my opinion. Sorry not sorry. Like I said, I still love voiceplay. Just not a huge fan of hers or k-pop at this time I guess. And that’s ok. She doesn’t need to be my cup of tea because clearly she’s other peoples’ cup. That’s the bittersweet beauty of the internet and the times we live in. I’m not everyone’s cup of tea either. I get stupid hate daily for no reason. It’s just what it is. 💁🏻‍♀️

[@xheralt]

@@jameejams2229 Wasn't asking you to fake or take down. This reaction is this reaction, its out there, its done. Just be open to looking at some of her other stuff down the line, she may surprise and/or charm you yet.

[@dannyjones1529]

I totally agree with you...Alexa wasn't a good add on with this one but enjoyed the rest of the group

[@jameejams2229]

Glad I’m not the only one!

[@marshayoung9387]

I don't like AleXa either. I think Ashley Dianne would have been a better fit for this song. Ashley can put on an attitude even better. Ashley was awesome in If I Were a Rich Man/Girl.

[@jameejams2229]

Haven’t seen that one yet but I will watch soon!

[@angelettejones8882]

I would respectfully disagree. Ashley is absolutely brilliant, but the character of Jinx isn't just attitude. She borderline crazy/psychotic, has PTSD, probably has ADHD, and more, but still is emotionally a child . And AleXa conveyed Jinx to us. Ashley in my opinion wouldn't have conveyed the borderline crazy/psychotic but vulnerability that Jinx had, and the way AleXa did.

[@dougtexas]

I agree that VoicePlay really sounded good. But AleXa just doesn't bring it. I think she might be great at the KPop stuff, but I don't think she melds into the acapella genre.