AESPA takes the transition game “next level”🛸 Is Avatar experience the future of Kpop MV's!?👩🏼🎤
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Chad and Brandon invite friends to react to a newer girl group to compare Kpop styles and introduce them to one of the hottest groups in the industry. They discuss the themes of this newer group and what elements make them unique. Since Next Level debuted, what’s the best Aespa song that’s been released??
Note that this footage was filmed in summer 2021, soon after the music video’s original drop
Show them Aeapa's Black Mamba MV and SMCU EP. 1 Black Mamba next
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Great introduction to K-pop for using aespa's Next Level due to the key changes and genre to which is typical SM Entertainment style of production. Please react to more aespa because some reactors seemed to get that their songs are referencing to each other which makes aespa one of the most unique K-pop group out there right now. Starting back from their debut song Black Mamba (the villain mentioned in this song) and then moving to Savage etc. would help understand their concept a little better. Thank you for your reactions. Till the next aespa song!
So actually the aespa song "Next Level" is the OST of fast and furious. Then SM Entertainment bought and remake it, they changed some parts and added some rap and so on. That's the reason this song is so familiar.
not many people actually know that was an ost for fast and furious, even the people who watch the show, i don't think a lot of them remember the song, maybe cause next level is just THAT popular everywhere, that's why even non kpops know the song
@@yujiminmylove agree they might have heard aespa next level not the ost one
You really should watch their debut MV "Black Mamba" and then "SMCU Ep.1" where you can try to understand *aespa's* storyline...thanks! ^^
It's more overwhelming to hear their song SAVAGE Hahaha For me it's their most experimental song
More aespa reactions
Coming soon! Thanks for watching 🙏🏼
As with all the groups under SM Entertainment, their storylines and concepts are all part of SM's Universe, including aespa's storyline. It is even speculated that aespa's story connects to EXO's and SuperM's storylines. I think SM has set it up so that at least all of their third generation groups -- and now even fourth gen. groups, with the introduction of aespa -- have storylines that connect, link together and intertwine. Each group has their own individual storyline and concept, but when you put them all together there are threads of connections between the groups. However, in order to understand aespa's storyline you really need to watch their MVs and content in order of when they were released. To understand aespa's story you need to see their debut "Black Mamba" MV, then their ("Next Level" MV,) and then their "aespa ep.1 'Black Mamba' - SM Culture Universe" video, then their "Savage" MV, "aespa ep. 2 'Next Level' - SM Culture Universe" video, then their "Illusion" lyric video, their "Life's Too Short" MV and, finally, their "Girls" MV. By watching all these videos in this order, you will see the group's story unfold in the order in which SM intended. As with everything that SM does, aespa is much more than just a singing group. SM created this group with the idea that they would become characters within SM's Universe and help to expand on the story that started with EXO. SM's SM Culture Universe has now grown to involve everything the company does. (You could sort of think of it like the Marvel franchise. Each of the Marvel characters has their own storyline, merchandise and fans, but the stories and concepts often overlap and connect. And with each new character that is introduced it expands on the whole Marvel universe.) If you haven't already, you really need to watch aespa's "aespa ep.1 'Black Mamba' - SM Culture Universe" video that was released right before their MV for "Next Level" was released and their "aespa ep. 2 'Next Level' -- SM Culture Universe" video that was just released before their "Girls" MV. It's the first and second episodes of aespa's drama and it adds a lot more detail and background information to help you understand aespa's storyline. As you can see, aespa is a four member girl group whose concept revolves around the fact that their name means "avatar experience" and each of the girls has an avatar character -- as you see with their animated characters and scenes -- so they also are superhero-like beings, just like EXO and the members of SuperM. Their avatars aren't exactly "virtual members," but they are virtual characters that represent each of the members in the digital realm. As part of aespa's concept, it is thought that anyone who does anything online has a virtual character that lives online that represents them -- everytime we do anything online we leave a piece of digital DNA, which is what is used to create our digital selves or avatar. If you watch the ep. 1 and ep. 2 videos I suggested above, this will all become more clear and aespa's concept should make more sense. And just like EXO, the members of aespa all have their own powers and symbols that represent them: 💓Karina (Yoo JiMin) is the leader of the group, she is a main dancer and lead rapper: her symbol is a heart and her spirit animal is a whale. She is Korean. 🌕Giselle (Uchinaga Aeri) is the main rapper and a vocalist: her symbol is the moon and her spirit animal is a unicorn. She is Japanese. ⭐Winter (Kim MinJeong) is a lead dancer, lead vocalist and the visual of the group: her symbol is a star and her spirit animal is a Siberian Husky dog. She is Korean 🦋NingNing (Níng Yìzhuo) is the maknae and the main vocalist: her symbol is a butterfly and her spirit animal is a tiger. She is Chinese. In order to understand aespa's storyline, you really have to pay attention to the lyrics of their songs, because the lyrics help to explain aespa's concept and what is happening in their MVs. aespa's "Next Level" MV is designed to help explain a little more about what we saw happening in their debut "Black Mamba" MV. The way I see it is, there are two dimensions: aespa in the real world and their avatars (Kwangya) world. (Everything SM does has to do with Kwangya -- even SM's new building where everything is created and produced is called Kwangya. Kwangya is the metaverse that all of SM's storylines revolve around.) aespa are connected to their avatars and everything the aespa members do in real life gives power to their avatars. However, because of the Black Mamba's temptation aespa and their avatars cannot connect through the SYNK app anymore, so their avatars become lost. (The evil force or hacker who aespa is battling is Black Mamba, which is sometimes represented by the black snake you see in aespa's story.) Therefore, I think in "Next Level" aespa is on a mission to try and stop the Black Mamba hacker and find their avatars in order to re-establish a connection. Fun fact: The song intentionally switches up in "Next Level" at that specific moment because, if you pay attention to the lyrics, it says "naevis calling" which is referring to the fact that their avatars are summoning them to their Kwangya realm, so they teleport to the virtual realm (where everything is different) and then when the beat switches back to "Next Level" they are shown going back to the real world. Everything SM does, even the most minute detail, such as the structure of the song is done for a very specific reason. naevis is the creator and designer of the Kwangya world, kind of like the site administrator -- -- she is the avatar you see with the short hair. Which is why in the lyrics they say, " MY naevis ... where you lead we follow," etc., because they trust naevis to protect them from the Black Mamba and protect the virtual word, etc. (MY is the name of aespa's fans, which could possibly mean that their fans are naevis because the fans are the ones who protect aespa and defend them from the evils of society, etc.) However, this is far from the first time SM has ever done mashups and had songs where it switches up the beat to a completely different song in the middle of the song. It started with songs like Girls' Generation's "I Got A Boy," and they have done it with SHINee's "Sherlock (Clue & Note)", F(X), Red Velvet and NCT/WayV songs, and even SuperM's song "One (Monster & Infinity)." It's a very signature SM style. For an explication of how all of SM's groups are connected, please see the rest of my comment attached in the reply.
To understand how all of SM's groups are connected, you need be aware that it all began with EXO's debut in 2012. EXO's concept is that they are aliens from Planet Exo who have been sent to Earth on a mission to find and protect the Tree of Life from the Red Force, while also trying to fix all the things that are going wrong in the world, which are believed to be caused by the Red Force. The Red Force is thought to be here on Earth inflicting their evil agenda -- corrupting humanity and causing all the bad things that are happening in the world, such as war, hate and destruction of the environment, etc. And because EXO is trying to undo and prevent the Red Force from accomplishing their goals, the Red Force is also trying to take down EXO by capturing them, corrupting them and standing in their way, etc. Some theories even believe that Red Velvet is connected to EXO's storyline. Some think that Red Velvet, EXO's sister group, could be the Red Force, or they could at least be members of the Red Force. Some fans are now even thinking maybe RV member Seulgi is the Black Mamba, as could possibly be shown in RV's recent MV. This would only further the theory that Red Velvet is connected to the Red Force. But no matter what, I am sure RV is definitely part of the SM Culture Universe. I am also starting to wonder if maybe aespa has something to do with the Tree of Life from EXO's storyline, because, if you notice, in "Next Level," you see aespa and their avatars with what looks like the mother tree from the Hollywood movie "Avatar." Therefore, I wonder if maybe aespa were made the guardians of the Tree of Life, tasked with hiding the two halves of the tree. So, maybe the Tree of Life is what the Black Mamba is after. As we are told in the intro of EXO's debut "Mama" MV, the Tree of Life was split in half in order to prevent the Red Force from gaining control of the heart of the Tree of Life. However, things on Earth have gotten out of hand, so now EXO needs to reunite the two halves of the tree in order to restore peace. So, I think part of EXO's mission is they are on a quest to find aespa in order to reveal where the tree was hidden. Therefore, I think the Black Mamba maybe working with the Red Force, or it could be a separate evil being who also wants to find the Tree of Life and prevent peace from being restored in the Universe. And, SuperM is the Kpop industry's very first supergroup, which debuted in October 2019. Their concept and storyline is centered around the fact that they are Avenger-like superheros, so SuperM is the group that pretty much connects everything together. As part of EXO's story, Baekhyun and Kai, who are members of EXO, have recruited members from SM Entertainment's other male Kpop groups -- Taemin from SHINee, Taeyong and Mark from NCT and Ten and Lucas from WayV -- and formed SuperM, to help them battle the Red Force. It is said that the concept for SuperM is supposed to be like the Avengers, so, I see it as each of the members are a different kind of superhero that make up the larger "Avengers" group, just like how the Marvel Avenger members come together from all walks of life with all different abilities and powers, etc. to make up one big supergroup. Also, just like how the Marvel Avengers come together to combine their strengths and powers to help fight Thanos, I see parallels with what SM is doing with SuperM's storyline. SuperM is taking members from each group and joining forces to take down the Red Force. And just like how the movies "Avengers Identity War" and "Avengers Endgame" eventually had each of the Marvel Avengers members recruiting their whole crew to help in the fight, I think SM is setting it up so that all of its groups' members will eventually be brought into the fight. Theories have also speculated that NCT's/WayV's dream concept and storyline also connects to EXO's storyline. As with everything NCT does, it all has to do with dreams, dreaming or something to do with being in a dream state, which could very easily connect to EXO's other world and other dimension theories. Now, to explain how aespa is connected to the story. aespa debuted in November 2020, and so far they have 4 MVs that are connected. (You also should check out the official lyric video for "Illusion." The story in "Illusion's" lyrics help to explain the Black Mamba hacker's motivations and storyline. And the story in their new all English "Life's Too Short" MV helps to connect the story from their ep. 2 drama video.) aespa was first introduced to the world in a teaser at the end of SuperM's "One (Monster & Infinity)" MV in 2020 -- about a month or so before aespa's debut. In the last scene of the "One (Monster & Infinity)" MV, we see Taemin with an LG phone and on the phone screen there is a symbol that appears. At the time, when that MV was released, we had no idea what that meant. However, soon after that, we discovered that the symbol you see on Taemin's phone -- ae -- is the logo/symbol for aespa. So, on top of being a teaser for aespa's debut, I think by making aespa a part of SuperM's MV, this was SM's way of establishing aespa's connection to SuperM's/EXO's storyline. Will aespa eventually join forces with EXO to defeat evil or will the Black Mamba gain control and cause aespa to team up with (Red Velvet?) and become members of the Red Force? We will just have to wait to see how SM connects the dots and draws the storylines together. But I have a feeling that, eventually, aespa's story will connect to SuperM's story, and, along the way, also EXO, NCT and Red Velvet's storyline, and maybe Taemin's solo work, and possibly even SHINee. (Even though SHINee is part of the second generation in Kpop, the members are the same age as third generation group members, so they sort of bridge that gap between second and third generation.) aespa's story is just another one of SM's epic concepts and mysteries that we will have to wait and see where it takes us. And although most of SM's older groups' concepts and MVs may have never been originally designed to have any type of connection to anything to do with anything, that doesn't necessarily mean that over the years as EXO's story has evolved or SM's Universe concept was being created, that SM didn't find "happy coincidences" within those MVs that allowed them to use them as a way to connect things together. For example, some have pointed to the fact that Ningning's butterfly in aespa's concept from 2020 could be connected to the butterfly in EXO's debut "Mama" MV from 2012, as well as the butterfly in NCT-127's recent "Favorite (Vampire)" MV from 2021, and some have made compelling arguments that it could even be connected to SHINee's butterfly in their "Ring Ding Dong" MV from 2009. Which all now could be connected to the white butterfly we see in aespa's "aespa ep. 2 'Next Level' -- SM Culture Universe" video, that helps aespa and everyone navigate through the world of Kwangya. Or the blue roses we see in Taemin's "Press Your Number" MV from 2016 may be connected to EXO's flower/blue rose concept, etc. I mean we see what looks like the pink planet from Super Junior's "House Party" MV from 2021 and a scene from Super Junior-K.R.Y.'s "When We Were Us" MV from 2020 in "aespa's ep.1 'Black Mamba' - SM Culture Universe" video. And SM has even brought Kangta, who is a member of the very first Kpop boy group H.O.T., which debuted in 1996, into the storyline with his solo MV remake of H.O.T's song "Free to Fly." The MV for "Free to Fly" features aespa's Winter and NCT's Sungchan as characters in the MV, and the story is set in what looks like could be Kwangya. And Max Changmin from TVXQ joins the world of Kwangya in his solo "Devil" MV when we see him on the pink planet, etc. So it's starting to look like SM may be hinting at bringing everyone into the storyline, including their older groups and artists.
I have to admit, that's probably the best summary intro to Aespa I've ever seen. Required reading for reactors in my opinion 😁
aespa Is really new in Kpop and I really like it because because there Is no like aespa before aespa Is really really huge And their Every song and Story telling are masterpiece Please react black mamba, savage, dream come true and girls guys Hope you enjoy it
Next will be black mamba or savage
Will do! Thanks for the recommendation!
Aespa is among the better or rising K pop groups ( Ive, New jeans..etc) By the way, can you guys do Ive after like mv.
Yes we’ll put it on our list! Thanks for letting us know
Yes aespa is the metaverse of kpop
Love their reactions!
As a 30+ year old male from Australia who discovered Kpop last December 2021, I'm absolutely enjoying your content guys. The mix of your reaction/analysis + first time reactors is honestly so intriguing and it's got me hooked. Would love to see you keep doing this for a lot of the Kpop in the last 2-3 years with the first time reactors. Also, can we get you to react to NewJeans thanks!
Please more aespa guys💕😥
Just caught up with this after your NCT DREAM video…you’re once again spot on. They are from the same agency as NCT (yes they are part of the SMCU) and they are following their big brothers footsteps with their “experimentality” trademark which is why you commented the song being “seemingly like multiple songs/genres combined into one”. Another great reaction gentlemen, and hope to see more æspa reactions in future.
Aespa is the leader of the 4rth gen 💅
Preach!!
Yes slayy
I think marvel and SM ENTERTAINMENT Should collaborate together and make serious of aespa concept :) Hollywood look forward aespa 🤝🏻
Aespa girls Dreamcatcher Gfriend Twice Blackpink
I just saw Aespa in an Intel commercial; they appear at the end. Prior to this, the only other Kpop group I saw in a commercial was BTS in a Samsung commercial.
u gotta watch all of there music videos to understand the storyline you should’ve reacted to black mamba after this
Hi i'm MY(aespa fans name) i want to say Thank you for reaction to aespa's MV ♡♡
Please react to AESPA - BLACK MAMBA . Also please do react to NCT U- 90's LOVE NCT 127 - CHERRY BOMB NCT DREAM - BEATBOX WAYV - KICK BACK NCT, EXO , RED VELVET and AESPA are in the same company SM ENTERTAINMENT .
Love reaction and love aespa ❤️
React to Black Mamba please
Reaction to savage but tell them to stop talking
pls. react to SMCU EP. 1&2.. and Next level is the ost of fast and furious...
In real world we have citizen, in virtual world we have netizen. Many of us manipulate our image on internet that's why in aespa world netizen and citizen somehow became two different entities. Every citizen had an avatar counterpart in virtual world. Aespa has 4 members and 4 avatar counterpart members. Haters created virtual villain called Black Mamba appeared as snake or dark queen. Lovers created virtual guardian angel called Naevis.
We love aespa More aespa please
MORE AESPA VIDEOS
React to black mamba 🥰
Welcome to Kwangya
AESPA :) . PLEASE SMCU EP 01
wow!!
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACTING OUR METAVERSE GIRLS AESPA 💙💜 let me explain who is aespa..so, aespa is the first metaverse kpop group formed by SM ENTERTAINMENT which consists of 8 members with 4 human members named Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning and 4 avatar characters from the human member. aespa stands for Avatar Experience X Aspect. This group debuted on November 17, 2020 with the single Black Mamba. aespa debuted simultaneously with the introduction of their agency (SM ENTERTAINMENT) metaverse world called Kwangya (fyi : In Korean Language, Kwangya means Wilderness). In the same time SM introduce their own culture universe called SMCU (SM CULTURE UNIVERSE). All idols under SM Entertainment will automatically enter the world of SM CULTURE UNIVERSE with their own super powers and their own origin stories, but all of them always related to each other because they are in the same universe just like The Avengers in MCU. As you said that there are some words in the lyrics that you don't understand. They are the terms which used in the SM Culture Universe, for example : 1. Kwangya : SM Entertainment universe 2. ae : the alter ego of aespa members/ their avatars character 3. black mamba : aespa's villain. She want to destroy aespa, the avatars, Flat, Kwangya, and The Real World. 4. Naevis: the one who opens the portal (P.O.S) and connect the ae with aespa members. She is like the Guardian Angels of AESPA and ae AESPA 5. P.O.S: a portal that connects the SM universe with the real world 6. FLAT: where the ae/aespa avatars and naevis come from and live 7. MY: fandom aespa which means my precious friend, taken from the kwangya language 8. SYNK: a situation or time when aespa and his avatars are in touch, meet, and interact with each other. I recommend you to watch these videos to understand more about the AESPA world: 1. aespa - MY KARINA 2. aespa - SYNK, WINTER 3. aespa - SYNK, GISELLE 4. aespa - SYNK, NINGNING 5. aespa - SYNK, KARINA 6. aespa EP.1 BLACK MAMBA - SM CULTURE UNIVERSE (SM & AESPA's SHORT MOVIE) 7. SMCU aespa EP.2 NEXT LEVEL (SM & AESPA's SHORT MOVIE) and the other aespa MV like BLACK MAMBA, FOREVER, SAVAGE, DREAMS COME TRUE, LIFE'S TOO SHORT, and GIRLS 🥰 Please give many loves for our 4th Gen Leader aespa ✨
More of them
채드님아~실방 가즈아~~
I know this has been commented elsewhere, but if you really want to understand them, you should probably watch SMCU Ep. 1 "Black Mamba" and eventually, SMCU Ep. 2 "Next Level". Lots of story there. Also their latest video "Girls" (released July 2022) wraps up their Season 1 storyline. Other comments point out their music videos to follow starting with the debut Black Mamba. Enjoy!
Please react to everglow first and aespa Savage MV and I've and Izone and lapillus
Wow 👍👍REACTION AESPA- GIRLS , SAVAGE NCT DREAM- BEATBOX , HOT SAUCE , RAINBOW🙆🏻♀️🙆🏻♀️🙆🏻♀️🙆🏻♀️🙆🏻♀️💚💚💚💙💙💙💜💜💜💚💚💚💙💙💙💚💚💜💜💜💚💚
한국어 자막이 없네요
When I saw them first, I thought they are avatar of the game godness
Next pink venom
Aespa❤🔥
자막이 없다 ㅠㅠ
메타버스... 한국은 최근 1~2년 사이에 이 메타버스가 상당히 이슈죠. 국내 대기업들도 뛰어들고 있고 이 가상현실이라는게 게임 뿐만 아니라 음악 미술등 예술이라던지 다양한 분야와 접목할수있기 때문에 가능성을 크게 보는거 같더군요. 최근 한 스트리머의 VR체험을 통해 한 VR아티스트의 몇몇 미술작품들을 봤는데 저도 납득을 해버렸습니다.
Aespa Illusion.
There is subtittle in their mv , t
Please react to aespa latest Music Video " GIRL " too 🙏🏻
SMCU
BTS 💜
IVE PLS🙏
Please BTS song yet to come
HI K-POP please reaction EVERGLOW PIRATE
한국어...... 😂😂😂
Blackpink shutdown❤
Coming tonight!
훠훠훠 이거 재탕인거 같은데??
한글 자막좀 달아 주세요
Let them react to blackpink pinkvenom and shutdown
하이채드님 한국어 번역이 안 되어있네요. 그래서 자동번역으로 봤습니다 ㅎ 참고로 노래 중간중간에 노래를 끊고 각자 말하는 장면은 최대한 안 넣는게 좋다고 생각합니다. 흐름을 끊는다고 해야하나? 상당히 보기 힘듭니다.
노래를 끊어야 저작권에 안걸리지 아 기본이 안되있네 감놔라 배놔라 하지말고 그냥 쳐보지마라