I fully believe that Hong Joong did the scream for the song, though I understand he wouldn't do it live. He had a similar sound in the Numb solo cover that he did, and it sounds like the same voice. Plus, ATEEZ takes pride in their vocals of all types, so while sometimes they'll use some effects, the vocals are usually recorded real/live. The song, the video, the concept is such a masterpiece. I'm so glad so much of it comes across as (I believe) they intended, and that the heavier rock elements don't ultimately distract from the song -- because it easily could. Thank you for enjoying and sharing with us.
Hi, Hongjoong just said in a fancall that a producer did the screamo part. All the members apparently did try to record the screamo part but they couldn't achieve the sound they wanted so a producer did it.
Watched your whole reaction while enjoying my cup of coffee. Geez dude, you deserve way more subscribers and viewers. Not only are your videos high quality AF and your editing is as well, but your feedback is genuine. I felt like I was talking to a friend while watching this reaction. BREAK THE WAAAAALLLLLL!🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊
This comeback is literally ART ATEEZ got best comeback of the year I don’t care what ANYONE says and I’m a HUGE EMO head so hearing the screamo HELL YUS I AM STARTING A MOSH PIT AT THE CONCERT😮💨👏🏽🤟🏽
I was so hyped for this and it went beyond my expectations, I can't wait for the next acts/eps I'm such a sucker for concepts like these, the way they were belting, rapping and doing heavy metal screams? in one song was insane// check out the album when you can DG, it's so good, the intro, Cyberpunk and New World are my fav tracks
I still can't find the words to describe how amazing this song is tbh. This comeback is the most epic one so far and everything is just a masterpiece. And i really enjoy watching your ATEEZ reaction cause I love your theories and analysis 😆👍
@@AmanoGinju ATINY we are in first place in the show champions, please let us remain in that position until the voting is over, I am so touched. ATINY, estamos en el primer lugar de la SHOW CHAMPIONS, permanezcamos hasta que acaben las votaciones, se lo merecen y más los chicos. i cry
Ateez is just so versatile, you'll understand once you listen to more songs from their discography. They give 1000% to very concept and they pull it off in style. All of their songs are have strong messages especially their b-sibes. Loved this reaction!!! was head banging with you lol. Can't wait for you to react to their other MVs
OH MY GOD WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT A PRODUCTION, WHAT VOICES, WHAT A CHOREOGRAPHY, WHAT A INSANE MIX. THE BEST MV EVER SO FAR, AND A LOT OF ATTITUDE FOR ONE GROUP. CONGRATULATIONS ATEEZ, YOU ARE THE FACE OF THE NEW GENERATION, THE WORK YOU DO TO THEORIZE THE TITLE OF THE MUSIC, THE METICULOUS STUDY TO EMPHASIZE EVERY MV, IS TO BE RESPECTED BY EVERYONE, YOUR TRAJECTORY IS EXPLAINED IN EACH MV WITH PERFECTION UNQUESTIONABLE, IT IS EXAMPLE TO MANY OTHER GROUPS THAT HAVE SEEN SAFE. CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU OVERCOME YOURSELF. WHAT A WORK OF ART. 😳😳😍👏👏👏KISSES FROM BRAZIL AND ALL ATEENYS WHO PROUD AND LOVE YOU❤. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRECIOUS REACTION. 😍👏
people need to stop sleeping on ateez! they’re an ult for a reason. as a former emo scene queen this song is just heaven to my ears! I’m so glad you liked it, you’d love the album it’s so experimental yet cohesive, this is the best comeback of the year idc. and yes the screaming and jongho’s “woaaaahhhh” are just so good it’s addictive… they’re on another level!
the whole album is giving me Pendulum/The prodigy vibes in the instrumental with more old school metal type of melodies in the vocals. the KILLED IT. straight up one of my favourite albums ever from start to finish
“Expressive” is the word you were looking for. Just came across your channel last week (via Taemin’s Advice) and I love your layered and thoughtful analyses.
Ngl, the kind at the end kinda reminds me of The Umbrella Academy 🤣 since a lot of their mvs are inspiration from movies and tv series like inception, pirates of the caribbean, money heist, stranger things (?). What if their next cb is an inspiration from The Umbrella Academy? 🤔
I've been wondering if Hongjoong actually does the scream too cuz it is sooo familiar to me but I can't place it. Twt is saying it's him but idk how they know lol he doesn't do it live it's a backtrack. This album is the most cohesive they've ever been with a concept imo. They and their team did so damn good with this it's such a great piece of art. It just makes my brain so happy to watch you react or evaluate ateez cuz you get it. The lyrics during the bridge (?) With San and Wooyoung reaching out to each other imo is a draw back to inception as they do a similar move in that choreo while the rest of them hide their eyes from seeing it. Idk I'm still finding the lil Easter egg connections to other songs. And your take on it being the first act of the movie iss pot on since we know this is actually before the treasure series. Ahh! Kingdom! Yes! Edit: before anyone else replies I wasn't saying I know it's not hongjoongs voice or that he isn't capable of the scream I was just saying we don't know if it is him or not cuz we don't have anything to base it off of because he doesn't sing it live or anything lol 😭
he might not do it live cause doing screams like that can be hurtul to his voice if preformed multiple times a day and over a longer time, or it could be someone else
I personally think it's his scream because something about it sounds like his voice but I'm not sure, it could be a sample. Guess we'll have to wait and see if he says something about it hehe
@@Darknexr doing screams like that is not hurtful if you do it properly. Metalcore vocalists have 2 hours concerts without any issues in tours. But ofc I doubt he can do it "properly", so it's fine to do it multiple times on recording and have at as backtrack and don't expect him to do it live. It's complicated task and people spend years to learn correct technique.
@@strawberryinsomnia9188 sure) Dreamcather is something) but i think ATEEZ don`t need others crown, they have their own)) i know them from debut and since that they already have it
this reaction was great !! love the detail ! would love to see more ateez reactions from you although i have no requests because all of their stuff is top tier
Seriously, BIG kudos to ATEEZ, and their Creative and Production Teams. This song, this album, the whole body of work they released for this comeback is legendary, iconic, revolutionary. The entire album as a whole, feels to me, like righteous revenge, reclamation, redemption, retribution, and revolutionary rage. Like, "Holy Wrath". I can't choose a favorite song from this album, it's a whole no-skip masterpiece. For me, this entire album's lyrics, vocal text painting, music production, storytelling, visuals, soundscape, and concept as a whole body of work is so epically encompassing, liberating, cathartic, cinematic, complex, and surprisingly progressive yet also thought-provokingly familiar, with so much substance and nuanced layers to unpack. This release is a true well thought out Art piece that wholly conveys objective meaning AND subjective interpretation; it's truly a wall-breaking, ground-breaking, record-breaking genius body of work, a gift that keeps on giving. It's innovative cohesively chaotic genius, one of the best albums I've heard in years. I find it amazing that the whole rebellious mavericks theme of ATEEZ as a group and for this comeback even bleeds into how the intention of producing each song for this album defies the very logic of song structure and music theory. Truly breaking status quo, pushing past limits of what is expected, and reinventing things anew. And I think it's fascinating how the album is meant to be a whole listening experience journey, mirroring the complex unpredictability and extremity of human nature and the expansive human experience itself beginning to end full circle in cycles. I love how everything was carefully curated yet also intuitively conveyed. I also love how each track is mechanically "cerebral" sounding, grand/ bold, odd, liminal, ambiguous, sophisticated, bright/ flashy, industrial, experimental/ new/ fresh, musically technical "sensory overload", nonconforming, and individualistic "noise music", yet also passionately raw and emotionally soulful, down to earth, comprehensible, directional, concise, gritty, dark, primal, primordial, emotionally moving, anthemic, infectious, and unifying; in short, "cool" yet still relatable. Each song feels like a shocking awakening turned into a life- altering epiphany turned into the instinctual determined call for movement, change, and action with a "the light at the end of the dark tunnel" feeling, the human psyche going through cognitive dissonance and clarity, stagnation and progression, death and rebirth, destruction and recreation; as if every major moment of upheaval that every human experiences at least once in their life was encapsulated and translated into music. All of the songs in ATEEZ' The World Ep. 1: Movement sound "movie score" worthy. I could totally imagine these as BGM and OSTs for a dystopian cyberpunk movie with a lot of bleak, dark, gritty/gnarly scenes and niche obscured "underground" scenes/ societies. It's as if every extreme life - changing moment in the human psyche and experience when pushed past limits with all its grueling grave lows and glorious great highs and every complex extreme deep emotion in between, were all turned into songs, songs that come "full circle" as calls for "beginnings" and proclamations of "ends" of cycles, birth & death, revelation & revolution, stagnation & evolution, ambition & resignation, expression, repression, suppression, depression, immersion, liberation.. All encapsulated into an album. It all feels distinct yet also ambiguous, tangible yet also diaphanous, like a cliffhanger full of potential possibilities and "open doors". The soundscape of this album paints a picture of how humans only truly reach their biggest potential when pushed past their limits. I also find it cool how album is aptly named The World: Movement and how it correlates with my perception of it; how each track & the entirety of the album feels all encompassing like it all comes into "full circle"(literally & figuratively like the Earth/ World) in many ways, how the album, the name, and everything else fits the story/ explanation behind their new Möbius loop logo.. And also with the movement name, the album gives me a sense of movement too in many different ways. Movement, in the sense of unified action for a cause, moving forward, getting up and taking action, changing perceptions and perspectives through exploring other schools of thought, and movement in the sense of viewing this album like how one would view the movements and stories in a classical music piece. The World: Movement is such a fitting name for this. Their whole body of work this era with the album, the MV, the visual concepts, the promotion strategies, and the performances, truly is a whole package embodying Art and the essence of true revolutionary Artists; bringing about the winds of change and reform, creative expression and expansion, disruption for a cause, evocation and provocation of profound meaning, emotion and movement. If I were to sum up all of their past work, I'd say that so far, this era/album is their greatest work, their Magnum Opus. I think only their next future releases can possibly top this for me. I love the musical direction and approach they took for the production of this album. I feel like the "messy" all over the place structure of Guerrilla and the rest of the songs in the album was intentionally done to fit the theme/ narrative and to shake things up and add shock value, adhering to their concept for this era along with the objective to "make noise" to make noise and be heard. What I mean by this is that, the songs sound metallic, mechanical, gritty, gnarly, raw, primal, unpredictable, heavy, dark, moody, uncomfortable, jarring, aggressive, chaotic, erratic, and like there's so much going on, because they mirror and paint the context of what happens in an uprising revolution; the effects of worlds destroyed to be rebuilt again and all its trials and tribulations on the human psyche, of beginnings and ends of cycles in full circle, of losses and gains, of the storm and chaos in the physical/ tangible/ material world and also in the internal/ psychological/ emotional worlds of the people involved in the upheaval of the industrial dystopian world, and how the human nature processes it all as individuals and as a society; the way this was done, seems to convey how the human nature experiences the impact of jarring change and disruption, along with the most extreme of uninhibited ferocious emotions from the grave grueling lows and great glorious highs people feel when pushed past their limits. I find it interesting how the songs feel like open ended cliffhangers too. Because other than this album being a start of a movement in parts from the lore, it may also be because it implies for us to derive conclusions on our own about where/ how it should go from here, and also maybe because the context/ purpose of this album relating to it's target audience, is to leave potential possibilities and "open doors" in the mind for people to mull over, just like how in real life, major life upheavals leave us with open options/ endings and potential possibilities to choose from. When humans are pushed past their limits by an upheaval leading to a "clear blank slate"/ new world, a new potential for possibilities & decisions in life is paved, & you can choose to either let that experience break you or mold you, to either wither from it or to grow from it. ..I feel like this aspect in human nature, relates greatly with the way the songs and album were produced and influences how the prod team intended for us to perceive the songs/ album. Because even though we're not time-traveling space renegade pirates, we all have/had moments of realization, reckless abandon, rebellion, revolting, fear, hope, despair, desolation, camaraderie, unity, fury, outrage, vigor, valor, ambition, anticipation, desperation, determination, resignation, suppression, repression, oppression, depression, deception, expression, liberation, elation, gain, loss, resentment, disappointment, listlessness, emptiness, numbness, injustice, etc and such profound momentous experiences of the human existence as a collective, is artfully conveyed, interpreted, & filtered through ATEEZ' cinematic portrayal. This is why I love Ateez' music, they are and they give gifts that keep on giving. Through a whimsical theatrical artistic lens, they touch upon the driving forces behind the pulse of humanity. Life imitates Art, that's consistently true with ATEEZ. Like how they have always done, they explored the inner workings of the human mind and the intricacies of the human experience and youth in this album too. But compared to their other eras, the chapter of The World Ep. 1: Movement is raw & gritty, stripped of naïvety and whimsy. The jaded dreamer/ tortured artist/ / scorned survivalist/ daredevil hero/warrior mindset of renegade anarchist rebel pirate musicians in a underground resistance was tastefully portrayed IMO. The whole album really gives off a "Do or Die. All or Nothing. We have nothing to lose. No fear. This is worth living/dying for." feeling to me. When I say this album changed me, I'm not kidding. Listening to it for the first time felt like a life-altering experience, as if I "shifted" to another perception of "reality". I was reborn, I grew, it changed me on a molecular level, it changed the trajectory of my life, I evolved, I was never the same again after this.
You were fast! Lol. Dude I knew you were gonna love this one, the song matches the concept perfectly, it’s so bad@ss. And looking at twt, it seems like Hongjoong actually does the screaming, but of course we won’t know for sure until the MV making video comes out. If it’s not him, he made it seem very believable. Thanks for the reaction!
I recommend u to check out Oneus! They are amazing, i think u should start with lit, come back home e to be or not to be... but all the songs and MVs are AMAZING!!!
I'm usually the silent supporter, just watching and leaving likes occasionally, rearly cimmenting. But yeah. I have a reason to comment. I love your reactions. Really. They are hella intriguing in a best possible way- so many thoughts after many of them. Also thank you. For being thoughtfull. For supporting Ateez. I hope you really enjoy your journey in this k-pop world. On the topic of interesting - i have my ult band along with Ateez, witch may amuse you in the best way possible, but unfortunately for few various reasons I can't subscribe to your Patreon.... Can i make a suggestion here?
I was waiting for this comeback... I was afraid because when I'm excited about a release I usually have lukewarm feelings in the end. But this... I like it more each time I listen to it. THIS is why I'm still stuck with ATEEZ even tho there's too much of their songs I don't like to be called an ATINY (true for most artist to be honest, I'm just not fan material)... They have a potential that just can get me in one shot (and I'm not even talking about Mingi :P). When they slap me, they just SLAP me. Here, they have the rock/metal sound, the "fighting back" theme I'm weak for, AND, knowing that Equilibrium is one of my favourite action movie... How can I resist, huh ? I mean "BREAK THE WAAALL" GOSH ! It wasn't even a question : I was SURE you would react that quickly to this song, and love it ^^ so I came here right after watching the MV three times (without lyrics, with french lyrics, and then with english lyrics to see the difference... it's a shame but french lyrics are actually translated from english, not Korean, so some details are lost in translation... not that you care but, just so you know xD). Always enjoy your reactions ! I felt (and shared) your excitement on this one ! About Hoonjong's screaming, I don't know if he recorded it studio, but he doesn't do it live ;)
ATEEZ NEVER DISAPPOINTING!! I love them so much, this comeback is a masterpiece 😭🔥
I fully believe that Hong Joong did the scream for the song, though I understand he wouldn't do it live. He had a similar sound in the Numb solo cover that he did, and it sounds like the same voice. Plus, ATEEZ takes pride in their vocals of all types, so while sometimes they'll use some effects, the vocals are usually recorded real/live. The song, the video, the concept is such a masterpiece. I'm so glad so much of it comes across as (I believe) they intended, and that the heavier rock elements don't ultimately distract from the song -- because it easily could. Thank you for enjoying and sharing with us.
VOTED ATINY FIGHTING, SHOW CHAMPIONS.
we are in second place, it does not take even 5 minutes to vote people
Hi, Hongjoong just said in a fancall that a producer did the screamo part. All the members apparently did try to record the screamo part but they couldn't achieve the sound they wanted so a producer did it.
@@nathalied3755 Oh! Good to know! Where did you read/see it? Thanks for passing on the info!
@@KayPoppedUp you're welcome! I saw it on twitter with the video of it attached!
Watched your whole reaction while enjoying my cup of coffee. Geez dude, you deserve way more subscribers and viewers. Not only are your videos high quality AF and your editing is as well, but your feedback is genuine. I felt like I was talking to a friend while watching this reaction. BREAK THE WAAAAALLLLLL!🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊
You just made my day, Thina! Thank you!
The collab we all needed
the "break the wall" is something else, the dance break is INTENSE.
everything in the mv is incredible.
note: i love the screams too, insane
VOTED ATINY FIGHTING, SHOW CHAMPIONS.
we are in second place, it does not take even 5 minutes to vote people
This comeback is literally ART ATEEZ got best comeback of the year I don’t care what ANYONE says and I’m a HUGE EMO head so hearing the screamo HELL YUS I AM STARTING A MOSH PIT AT THE CONCERT😮💨👏🏽🤟🏽
VOTED ATINY FIGHTING, SHOW CHAMPIONS.
we are in second place, it does not take even 5 minutes to vote people
Ateez absolutely killed it with this!! The screams are a big yessss for me
VOTED ATINY FIGHTING, SHOW CHAMPIONS.
we are in second place, it does not take even 5 minutes to vote people
2:34 YES. this cb is something else ateez never disappoints, every single song in the album was perfect.
I was so hyped for this and it went beyond my expectations, I can't wait for the next acts/eps I'm such a sucker for concepts like these, the way they were belting, rapping and doing heavy metal screams? in one song was insane// check out the album when you can DG, it's so good, the intro, Cyberpunk and New World are my fav tracks
VOTED ATINY FIGHTING, SHOW CHAMPIONS.
we are in second place, it does not take even 5 minutes to vote people
I still can't find the words to describe how amazing this song is tbh. This comeback is the most epic one so far and everything is just a masterpiece. And i really enjoy watching your ATEEZ reaction cause I love your theories and analysis 😆👍
VOTED ATINY FIGHTING, SHOW CHAMPIONS.
we are in second place, it does not take even 5 minutes to vote people
@@KasemyATEEZ Yes, i already voted for them everyday.
@@AmanoGinju ATINY we are in first place in the show champions, please let us remain in that position until the voting is over, I am so touched.
ATINY, estamos en el primer lugar de la SHOW CHAMPIONS, permanezcamos hasta que acaben las votaciones, se lo merecen y más los chicos.
i cry
Ateez never disappoints, their entire storyline is just so parallel with our world actually
Ateez is just so versatile, you'll understand once you listen to more songs from their discography. They give 1000% to very concept and they pull it off in style. All of their songs are have strong messages especially their b-sibes. Loved this reaction!!! was head banging with you lol. Can't wait for you to react to their other MVs
Looking on twitter and people are saying it really was Hongjoong screaming!
OH MY GOD WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT A PRODUCTION, WHAT VOICES, WHAT A CHOREOGRAPHY, WHAT A INSANE MIX. THE BEST MV EVER SO FAR, AND A LOT OF ATTITUDE FOR ONE GROUP. CONGRATULATIONS ATEEZ, YOU ARE THE FACE OF THE NEW GENERATION, THE WORK YOU DO TO THEORIZE THE TITLE OF THE MUSIC, THE METICULOUS STUDY TO EMPHASIZE EVERY MV, IS TO BE RESPECTED BY EVERYONE, YOUR TRAJECTORY IS EXPLAINED IN EACH MV WITH PERFECTION UNQUESTIONABLE, IT IS EXAMPLE TO MANY OTHER GROUPS THAT HAVE SEEN SAFE. CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU OVERCOME YOURSELF. WHAT A WORK OF ART. 😳😳😍👏👏👏KISSES FROM BRAZIL AND ALL ATEENYS WHO PROUD AND LOVE YOU❤. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRECIOUS REACTION. 😍👏
people need to stop sleeping on ateez! they’re an ult for a reason. as a former emo scene queen this song is just heaven to my ears! I’m so glad you liked it, you’d love the album it’s so experimental yet cohesive, this is the best comeback of the year idc. and yes the screaming and jongho’s “woaaaahhhh” are just so good it’s addictive… they’re on another level!
Yes!!! I was waiting for your reaction, theories and everything!!!!...
😁🖤
the whole album is giving me Pendulum/The prodigy vibes in the instrumental with more old school metal type of melodies in the vocals. the KILLED IT. straight up one of my favourite albums ever from start to finish
“Expressive” is the word you were looking for. Just came across your channel last week (via Taemin’s Advice) and I love your layered and thoughtful analyses.
i just love ur reaction u r so good at this
This music video is absolutely crazy 🔥 loved your reaction 🧡🖤
Edenary team did amazing works! Leez & Ollounder bring the rock element i think
Ngl, the kind at the end kinda reminds me of The Umbrella Academy 🤣 since a lot of their mvs are inspiration from movies and tv series like inception, pirates of the caribbean, money heist, stranger things (?). What if their next cb is an inspiration from The Umbrella Academy? 🤔
Huuuummm... As DG says in the intro, this time it's clearly Equilibrium ! ;) I recommend it to you if you don't know it ;)
ATEEZ ate this up!
Also, the album too is a bop so I hope you check it out.
Thank you for your amazing reaction & review. ^_^
It's my favourite song from them too. Amazing comeback. Enjoyed your reaction.
I've been wondering if Hongjoong actually does the scream too cuz it is sooo familiar to me but I can't place it. Twt is saying it's him but idk how they know lol he doesn't do it live it's a backtrack.
This album is the most cohesive they've ever been with a concept imo. They and their team did so damn good with this it's such a great piece of art.
It just makes my brain so happy to watch you react or evaluate ateez cuz you get it. The lyrics during the bridge (?) With San and Wooyoung reaching out to each other imo is a draw back to inception as they do a similar move in that choreo while the rest of them hide their eyes from seeing it. Idk I'm still finding the lil Easter egg connections to other songs. And your take on it being the first act of the movie iss pot on since we know this is actually before the treasure series.
Ahh! Kingdom! Yes!
Edit: before anyone else replies I wasn't saying I know it's not hongjoongs voice or that he isn't capable of the scream I was just saying we don't know if it is him or not cuz we don't have anything to base it off of because he doesn't sing it live or anything lol 😭
he might not do it live cause doing screams like that can be hurtul to his voice if preformed multiple times a day and over a longer time, or it could be someone else
I personally think it's his scream because something about it sounds like his voice but I'm not sure, it could be a sample. Guess we'll have to wait and see if he says something about it hehe
@@Darknexr doing screams like that is not hurtful if you do it properly. Metalcore vocalists have 2 hours concerts without any issues in tours.
But ofc I doubt he can do it "properly", so it's fine to do it multiple times on recording and have at as backtrack and don't expect him to do it live. It's complicated task and people spend years to learn correct technique.
@@bigparadox9093 thats why i said it can hurt, isnt really alot of screams like that in korean music so i doubt there many that can teach it in SK
I´m pretty sure it´s Hongjoong´s voice doing the screamo, it has a similar sound to the ones in Linkin Park´s Numb solo cover he made a while ago
As a person who is their fan for so long ,I might say nooooo kpop band can beat them in energy and art
Love your reaction and analysis. The whole album is just top tier. You should definitely check it out :)
YESSS I WAS WAITING FOR UUU
that why i as EMOs become a atiny cause ateez always breaking the wall
ATEEZ are officialy the rock group from now))
they'll never take the crown from Dreamcatcher but omfg this was INCREDIBLE. I really hope they stick with this sound.
@@strawberryinsomnia9188 sure) Dreamcather is something)
but i think ATEEZ don`t need others crown, they have their own)) i know them from debut and since that they already have it
this reaction was great !! love the detail ! would love to see more ateez reactions from you although i have no requests because all of their stuff is top tier
Love ur reaction so much ❤ the whole album is just PERFECT and AWESOME
VOTED ATINY FIGHTING, SHOW CHAMPIONS.
we are in second place, it does not take even 5 minutes to vote people
Seriously, BIG kudos to ATEEZ, and their Creative and Production Teams. This song, this album, the whole body of work they released for this comeback is legendary, iconic, revolutionary.
The entire album as a whole, feels to me, like righteous revenge, reclamation, redemption, retribution, and revolutionary rage. Like, "Holy Wrath".
I can't choose a favorite song from this album, it's a whole no-skip masterpiece.
For me, this entire album's lyrics, vocal text painting, music production, storytelling, visuals, soundscape, and concept as a whole body of work is so epically encompassing, liberating, cathartic, cinematic, complex, and surprisingly progressive yet also thought-provokingly familiar, with so much substance and nuanced layers to unpack. This release is a true well thought out Art piece that wholly conveys objective meaning AND subjective interpretation; it's truly a wall-breaking, ground-breaking, record-breaking genius body of work, a gift that keeps on giving. It's innovative cohesively chaotic genius, one of the best albums I've heard in years. I find it amazing that the whole rebellious mavericks theme of ATEEZ as a group and for this comeback even bleeds into how the intention of producing each song for this album defies the very logic of song structure and music theory. Truly breaking status quo, pushing past limits of what is expected, and reinventing things anew.
And I think it's fascinating how the album is meant to be a whole listening experience journey, mirroring the complex unpredictability and extremity of human nature and the expansive human experience itself beginning to end full circle in cycles. I love how everything was carefully curated yet also intuitively conveyed. I also love how each track is mechanically "cerebral" sounding, grand/ bold, odd, liminal, ambiguous, sophisticated, bright/ flashy, industrial, experimental/ new/ fresh, musically technical "sensory overload", nonconforming, and individualistic "noise music", yet also passionately raw and emotionally soulful, down to earth, comprehensible, directional, concise, gritty, dark, primal, primordial, emotionally moving, anthemic, infectious, and unifying; in short, "cool" yet still relatable.
Each song feels like a shocking awakening turned into a life- altering epiphany turned into the instinctual determined call for movement, change, and action with a "the light at the end of the dark tunnel" feeling, the human psyche going through cognitive dissonance and clarity, stagnation and progression, death and rebirth, destruction and recreation; as if every major moment of upheaval that every human experiences at least once in their life was encapsulated and translated into music.
All of the songs in ATEEZ' The World Ep. 1: Movement sound "movie score" worthy. I could totally imagine these as BGM and OSTs for a dystopian cyberpunk movie with a lot of bleak, dark, gritty/gnarly scenes and niche obscured "underground" scenes/ societies. It's as if every extreme life - changing moment in the human psyche and experience when pushed past limits with all its grueling grave lows and glorious great highs and every complex extreme deep emotion in between, were all turned into songs, songs that come "full circle" as calls for "beginnings" and proclamations of "ends" of cycles, birth & death, revelation & revolution, stagnation & evolution, ambition & resignation, expression, repression, suppression, depression, immersion, liberation.. All encapsulated into an album. It all feels distinct yet also ambiguous, tangible yet also diaphanous, like a cliffhanger full of potential possibilities and "open doors".
The soundscape of this album paints a picture of how humans only truly reach their biggest potential when pushed past their limits. I also find it cool how album is aptly named The World: Movement and how it correlates with my perception of it; how each track & the entirety of the album feels all encompassing like it all comes into "full circle"(literally & figuratively like the Earth/ World) in many ways, how the album, the name, and everything else fits the story/ explanation behind their new Möbius loop logo.. And also with the movement name, the album gives me a sense of movement too in many different ways. Movement, in the sense of unified action for a cause, moving forward, getting up and taking action, changing perceptions and perspectives through exploring other schools of thought, and movement in the sense of viewing this album like how one would view the movements and stories in a classical music piece.
The World: Movement is such a fitting name for this. Their whole body of work this era with the album, the MV, the visual concepts, the promotion strategies, and the performances, truly is a whole package embodying Art and the essence of true revolutionary Artists; bringing about the winds of change and reform, creative expression and expansion, disruption for a cause, evocation and provocation of profound meaning, emotion and movement. If I were to sum up all of their past work, I'd say that so far, this era/album is their greatest work, their Magnum Opus. I think only their next future releases can possibly top this for me.
I love the musical direction and approach they took for the production of this album.
I feel like the "messy" all over the place structure of Guerrilla and the rest of the songs in the album was intentionally done to fit the theme/ narrative and to shake things up and add shock value, adhering to their concept for this era along with the objective to "make noise" to make noise and be heard. What I mean by this is that, the songs sound metallic, mechanical, gritty, gnarly, raw, primal, unpredictable, heavy, dark, moody, uncomfortable, jarring, aggressive, chaotic, erratic, and like there's so much going on, because they mirror and paint the context of what happens in an uprising revolution; the effects of worlds destroyed to be rebuilt again and all its trials and tribulations on the human psyche, of beginnings and ends of cycles in full circle, of losses and gains, of the storm and chaos in the physical/ tangible/ material world and also in the internal/ psychological/ emotional worlds of the people involved in the upheaval of the industrial dystopian world, and how the human nature processes it all as individuals and as a society; the way this was done, seems to convey how the human nature experiences the impact of jarring change and disruption, along with the most extreme of uninhibited ferocious emotions from the grave grueling lows and great glorious highs people feel when pushed past their limits.
I find it interesting how the songs feel like open ended cliffhangers too. Because other than this album being a start of a movement in parts from the lore, it may also be because it implies for us to derive conclusions on our own about where/ how it should go from here, and also maybe because the context/ purpose of this album relating to it's target audience, is to leave potential possibilities and "open doors" in the mind for people to mull over, just like how in real life, major life upheavals leave us with open options/ endings and potential possibilities to choose from.
When humans are pushed past their limits by an upheaval leading to a "clear blank slate"/ new world, a new potential for possibilities & decisions in life is paved, & you can choose to either let that experience break you or mold you, to either wither from it or to grow from it.
..I feel like this aspect in human nature, relates greatly with the way the songs and album were produced and influences how the prod team intended for us to perceive the songs/ album. Because even though we're not time-traveling space renegade pirates, we all have/had moments of
realization, reckless abandon, rebellion, revolting, fear, hope, despair, desolation, camaraderie, unity, fury, outrage, vigor, valor, ambition, anticipation, desperation, determination, resignation, suppression, repression, oppression, depression, deception, expression, liberation, elation, gain, loss, resentment, disappointment, listlessness, emptiness, numbness, injustice, etc and such profound momentous experiences of the human existence as a collective, is artfully conveyed, interpreted, & filtered through ATEEZ' cinematic portrayal. This is why I love Ateez' music, they are and they give gifts that keep on giving. Through a whimsical theatrical artistic lens, they touch upon the driving forces behind the pulse of humanity.
Life imitates Art, that's consistently true with ATEEZ.
Like how they have always done, they explored the inner workings of the human mind and the intricacies of the human experience and youth in this album too. But compared to their other eras, the chapter of The World Ep. 1: Movement is raw & gritty, stripped of naïvety and whimsy.
The jaded dreamer/ tortured artist/
/ scorned survivalist/ daredevil hero/warrior mindset of renegade anarchist rebel pirate musicians in a underground resistance was tastefully portrayed IMO. The whole album really gives off a
"Do or Die. All or Nothing. We have nothing to lose. No fear. This is worth living/dying for." feeling to me.
When I say this album changed me, I'm not kidding. Listening to it for the first time felt like a life-altering experience, as if I "shifted" to another perception of "reality". I was reborn, I grew, it changed me on a molecular level, it changed the trajectory of my life, I evolved, I was never the same again after this.
The mv really reminded me of their rhythm ta performance on kingdom
best reaction, very interesting to listen to your thoughts
yes i hear the screams and i love them too!!! , also love your reaction its like chat nicely with someone and i feel the same thanx
Don't worry man. I have said to my friend the same sentence, also worse. "I love the people screaming"
You were fast! Lol. Dude I knew you were gonna love this one, the song matches the concept perfectly, it’s so bad@ss. And looking at twt, it seems like Hongjoong actually does the screaming, but of course we won’t know for sure until the MV making video comes out. If it’s not him, he made it seem very believable. Thanks for the reaction!
YOURE SO FAST WITH THESE REACTIONS
they never disappoint damn
i love your reaction!!! thank you so much!!
*Sheeeeeesh !!!!*
Whenever I watch the part where they are waving the flags it reminds me of BTL Too-g all the time. It’s like in an anime fight or something similar.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY, I KNEW IT WOULD BE FIRST THING TO SEE TODAY!!!! I'LL CHECK IT OUT NOW, COMMENT MORE LATER. KISSES!
I knew you would like guerrillas
Don't think we didn't catch that tinder joke, sir ;)
😅
I recommend u to check out Oneus! They are amazing, i think u should start with lit, come back home e to be or not to be... but all the songs and MVs are AMAZING!!!
Don't worry, DG knows about ONEUS. He's been fanboying a lot during his RtK reactions 😅
FINALLY ❤❤❤
Love your reactions!!!!!!! I would really like to see your reactions to Ateez's Wonderland and Answer if your into it. 🙂🙂
Yo ame el mv todo
00:08:09 that's what she said
Oh my God 😂😂😂😂
I'm usually the silent supporter, just watching and leaving likes occasionally, rearly cimmenting. But yeah. I have a reason to comment. I love your reactions. Really. They are hella intriguing in a best possible way- so many thoughts after many of them. Also thank you. For being thoughtfull. For supporting Ateez. I hope you really enjoy your journey in this k-pop world.
On the topic of interesting - i have my ult band along with Ateez, witch may amuse you in the best way possible, but unfortunately for few various reasons I can't subscribe to your Patreon.... Can i make a suggestion here?
I was waiting for this comeback... I was afraid because when I'm excited about a release I usually have lukewarm feelings in the end. But this... I like it more each time I listen to it. THIS is why I'm still stuck with ATEEZ even tho there's too much of their songs I don't like to be called an ATINY (true for most artist to be honest, I'm just not fan material)... They have a potential that just can get me in one shot (and I'm not even talking about Mingi :P). When they slap me, they just SLAP me.
Here, they have the rock/metal sound, the "fighting back" theme I'm weak for, AND, knowing that Equilibrium is one of my favourite action movie... How can I resist, huh ? I mean "BREAK THE WAAALL" GOSH !
It wasn't even a question : I was SURE you would react that quickly to this song, and love it ^^ so I came here right after watching the MV three times (without lyrics, with french lyrics, and then with english lyrics to see the difference... it's a shame but french lyrics are actually translated from english, not Korean, so some details are lost in translation... not that you care but, just so you know xD).
Always enjoy your reactions ! I felt (and shared) your excitement on this one !
About Hoonjong's screaming, I don't know if he recorded it studio, but he doesn't do it live ;)
is it just me but their are some references that I am seeing especially from kingdom???
VOTED ATINY FIGHTING, SHOW CHAMPIONS.
we are in second place, it does not take even 5 minutes to vote people
There has to be a first. The kid was the first one to join the rebellion.
Suggesting bring me the horizon?
Best Ateez MV one of best tracks by them ^^
I love them so much!!!!!! Please react to Jackson Wang new song “Cruel” 🔥🔥
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Please react to 👑Jackson Wang’s freshly released MV CRUEL, it’s insane!!! 💯🔥🔥🔥
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Please react to Jackson Wang released a new single Cruel Mv just check it out Thx🔥🔥
I did, it's blocked.