- Oh my god, BTS!
- Ahhh!
- Ahh, BTS! What?!
- Oh my god.
I don't know how to react.
- Wait, it's the official premiere!
- "Dynamite"!
- Four, three, two, ONE!
(squeals)
- It's coming.
- (claps and laughs)
- Okay. Okay.
- I'm ready. See, this is ready.
- Oh my god. I'm so excited.
- Ooh.
- I'm actually really excited.
- I wanna see my baby boy.
- The 70 feels.
- Okay, fits.
- Yes, they look like me!
- Yes! Oh my god. I love this.
- Jungkook almighty. Shine my boy.
Shine!
- I'm not mad at it.
- I know. I'm so...
- All the pastel.
- Wow.
- I know. It's... ah!
- So good!
Baby boys.
- ♪ I, I'm in the stars tonight ♪
- Jimin!
- Yes!
- Sounds good so far.
- Jungkook, that....
- Drink that milk!
- Quick glass of milk.
- Ooh! His hair!
- Ah, it's so good.
- Ay!
- A rolling stone!
- Oh my god.
- Yo, that sounds good so far.
I like this.
- Jungkook! Okay.
- Wow.
- Oh, this is gonna be a hit.
I already know it.
This about to be a hit.
- Oh my god. All right!
- Get it, Namjoon!
- Oh, it's over!
- Ay!
Ah, J-Hope!
- Okay!
- They all look so good!
- Yes!
- Yo, this about to be a hit.
- Ah! He's like...
- ♪ (hums) ♪
- Bro, the aesthetics
of this whole music video: iconic.
- Oh my gosh! Cute!
Jungkook, that voice!
- (chuckles)
- Yes!
- Yes! Yes, yes, yes!
My boy!
- Jimin, stop.
- Oh my god!
- That's a dope shot, though.
- V!
- That's my manz!
- Wow.
- That man is a sculpture,
like an artwork. Piece of art.
That's what it is.
- It's not bad so far.
I like it.
- Wow.
- Oh my god.
- Woo.
- It's weird to hear them sing
in English even though
they're a K-pop group.
- I'm not mad.
- Okay, the aesthetics
in this music video: iconic.
- Oh my god. Suga's so happy in this!
- ♪ Let's go! ♪
- Aww, just porcelain angels.
- Oh, this video's probably gonna
get easily five million views
in the first play.
- Dang, that's kinda like
Boy With Luv.
- A disco?
- Yeah, it's like '70s feel.
- They have the flare pants on.
They all look so good!
- Hey!
- Dude! V, stop!
- Hey!
- Look at the little
Michael Jackson kick.
- You about to kick Jungkook
out of his place as my first.
- It's definitely very
Michael inspired, I can tell.
- ♪ (hums) ♪
- Not the whoa. Golly.
- The dances are dynamite.
- The vibes, the looks.
- Let's get it, J!
Get that center!
- I'm gonna cry.
- ♪ Na nanana nana nana ♪
♪ Light it up like dynamite ♪
- Ah! Jimin, yes!
- I just wanna, like,
bop with my windows down to this.
- Ay, they're clean with it.
- ♪ Hey! ♪
- ♪ Light it up with dynamite ♪
- Oh my god!
They all look so good!
- Wow.
- I like how everybody
has their own look.
- I just wanna give each
and every one of them a hug.
- ♪ Shining through the city
with a little... ♪
- Aww!
So cute!
- I need to know the lyrics,
so I can lip sync!
- (laughs)
- (sings along) ♪ It up
like dynamite ♪
♪ (belts note) ♪
- Ahhh!
- Oh, shut up!
- Oh, wow. He's hitting high notes.
Hittin' them high notes.
- He did not!
- Ahh! I hope you're at home
clapping along with me! Come on!
- ♪ Light it up like dynamite ♪
- Oh my god.
- Okay, you know what?
They gained another fan.
I like the song.
I'm not gonna lie.
I like the song.
- ♪ (hums along) ♪
Ah-ha! That's so cute!
Jungkook is so cute! Ah!
- Oh my god.
- This is really good.
- Wow, he just...
- ♪ Whoa ♪
Ahh!
- Wow.
Wow, I'm hot. I'm sweaty.
- Iconic.
I... I think I died.
- It kind of gave me
the summer that we wanted in a way.
- They sounded so good!
And then Jungkook
was showing his tattoos!
- They were giving me
full boy band fantasies.
- I'll admit, though,
it's not what I'm used to,
'cause, you know, their old songs
are very hip-hop heavy.
And so, seeing them do this,
it's so different,
and it's so... ahhh! (laughs)
- (FBE) All right.
So, K-pop crew! What's up?
- Wassup?!
- It's official.
We are the K-pop crew of React.
- (FBE) All right. So, of course,
that was BTS's latest single,
"Dynamite."
- BTS? Who's that?
I've never heard of them before.
- (imitates explosion)
- (FBE) Now, we are
actually shooting this
at 9:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
over here right as this video
has been released.
So, these are genuinely
some of the first reactions
to this video that's been hyped up
for such a long time now.
- Totally.
- (FBE) The 30-second teaser alone
got over 30 million views
in under 24 hours
and rocketed to the top
of the YouTube trending page.
What is it about BTS in particular
that people go so crazy for?
- Bro, it's the loyal fan base.
I'm telling you.
I mean, they're great.
They're talented.
That is warranted.
They don't need
any justification for that.
It's the loyal fans,
the people who are by their side,
the MILLIONS of people!
- It's the Army.
- Am I right or am I wrong?
- You're right. It's the Army.
It's the Army.
- All these fans,
they love when their artist
gives them something new, you know?
- Yes.
- Something-- a new experience, right?
- Yup.
- 'Cause we listen to all their stuff.
Don't get me wrong.
I love all their things,
but whenever something new comes out,
it's like I get to experience them
in a new setting all over again,
and it's just that feeling
that makes everyone so--
when it's something new,
they just grab at it.
And they're like, "Ahhh," you know?
- They're just so personable.
You see this with other
American boy bands.
You see once they let you in
and you get to know
their personality,
it's different with a solo artist,
where you don't really
get to see a lot of them.
You pick a favorite.
You pick which one is your bias,
and you get to have this,
you know, little group of guys,
that's like-- it's just this big,
whole thing, and it's super fun.
And it's like you're included in it.
- (FBE) While BTS has been
featured and collaborated
with many American artists,
this is their first solo single
completely in English.
According to V,
they intended to make this song
in Korean, but they felt
that the melody actually
fit better in English.
So, unlike previous songs
where they have English versions
because of translation,
this was always intended
to be in English.
- Mm-hmm.
- (FBE) What do you think
about this creative decision?
- If you didn't show the video
and it was just in English,
I'd be like, "Oh my god,
an English pop song. Wow.
Okay, maybe I'll listen
to it," you know?
And then, that's what
will drag people in.
- There is a prejudice
when listening to foreign music.
And I remember-- I've said it
a million times when we've done
this round circle,
when I was younger,
K-pop wasn't cool.
And I used to get made fun of,
because I'm listening
to a different language.
And now, all of a sudden,
everybody wants to listen to it.
But there still are some people
who are like, "It's not in English.
I'm not gonna listen to it."
Well, honey, get some culture.
- It's in English now.
Look at it now.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, you have no excuse.
- (FBE) Finally, BTS is clearly
one of if not THE biggest K-pop group
in the world now.
Do you think that they will
continue to maintain this title
for the foreseeable future,
or do you see another group
maybe coming for the throne?
- I don't see any group-- zero.
I don't see any group,
I don't see anybody coming through it.
Like, nobody.
- They're gonna have their moment,
and we're gonna see them rise,
but there's gonna be
a new generation:
younger, hotter, sexier,
more talented, faster, quicker
boys that come up.
It's just how it works.
And they're gonna follow
the BTS, you know, road to success.
- Records are meant to be broken.
And it's like...
- PERIOD!
- Yeah. And there's gonna be
new technologies that make it
more accessible.
If you think about it,
if BTS came out 20 years ago,
it would've been hard
to reach overseas,
because there wasn't technology
to get the word out, you know,
to different countries.
But because they came out
in this 21st century,
where technology is such a big deal
and social media's a big deal,
that's how they were able to--
you know, that's how they got
their first win out,
'cause they won a Billboard
because of social media.
Later on, there's gonna be
new technologies that come,
but they're not gonna forget
the amount of work BTS put in
and how much they have done.
- There's just-- will always be,
obviously, the hall of fame for BTS.
Other artists and other groups
will come and obviously be modeled
after them or do their own thing.
There's no forgetting BTS.
There's maybe new artists
that'll come up,
but it's never gonna be,
"Oh, BTS. I forgot about them."
It's always gonna be like,
"BTS is classic, iconic."
It's not going anywhere.
- Right.
- Thanks for watching this episode
of College Kids React.
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- What did you think
of the new BTS video?
Let us know in the comments.
- Thanks for watching. Bye!
- Hey, guys. It's Sierra,
producer here at FBE.
Thanks so much for watching
this live reaction
to BTS's "Dynamite."
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