Professional Violinist Rates Musicians in Movies [Part 1]

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @RayChenViolinist
    @RayChenViolinist  Год назад +178

    Download my app Tonic today tonicmusic.app/join-in if you'd like join a community of musicians practicing together!
    + Please like & subscribe if you enjoyed watching this video, & comment below if you have other clips you'd like me to react to! 🎵

    • @momot3488
      @momot3488 Год назад +14

      How about the 4mil concert by TwoSet? Would love to hear your opinion. Especially about the part where you gave Brett the tips for improving his fingerings. And maybe also the cadenza! 😊 And any other part you'd like to comment on, honestly.

    • @mukilnarayanan
      @mukilnarayanan Год назад +4

      Funny thing is the guy in the gray suit in the first movie, Richard Southgate, is actually a trained violinist!

    • @chrisma3256
      @chrisma3256 Год назад +3

      Chinese drama Love scenery when the student plays Tschaikowsky violin concierto in D (I know it's fake, but I like the drama and the soundtrack). I will look for the episode and time if you want to review it. Also The Piano because I love the soundtrack.

    • @charlieb001
      @charlieb001 Год назад +4

      Nodame Cantabile please, either the live action or the anime! 😊

    • @mukilnarayanan
      @mukilnarayanan Год назад +3

      Amadeus movie where he corrects Saleri!

  • @hunterstanch7109
    @hunterstanch7109 Год назад +957

    Ray isn’t quite as ruthless as Brett and Eddy when he rated violin scenes.

    • @mukilnarayanan
      @mukilnarayanan Год назад +74

      I agree! Brett and Eddy will always crank the roasting knob when talking about violin in movies!

    • @zazazebee
      @zazazebee Год назад +134

      It's because he doesn't have Ling Ling Insurance yet!

    • @dpet7756
      @dpet7756 Год назад +65

      @@zazazebee petition to get ray lingling insurance

    • @jimmywu6471
      @jimmywu6471 Год назад +11

      actually Ray gave a much lower score to the violinist in Le Concert than Brett & Eddy

    • @mukilnarayanan
      @mukilnarayanan Год назад +2

      @@jimmywu6471 I agree!!!

  • @vistastructions
    @vistastructions Год назад +683

    Ray is picking up where Brett and Eddy left off with their roasts

  • @Lindraella
    @Lindraella Год назад +371

    "Le concert" is actually a really good movie, I'd recommend it.
    This violin soloist gets asked to play Tchaikovsky with an orchestra that was disbanded years ago because they stood up to the political regime in Russia. They've all gone their own way, and haven't practised in years. But the conductor gets them all back together, however they dont rehearse begore the big opening and thats why it's absolutely horrific at the beginning, but once the soloist starts to play, they all slowly come together.
    The movie is about the magic of coming together through music, putting aside any differences, and reaching for perfection.
    Absolutely recommend it, well worth the watch, and the main actress (Mélanie Laurent) is amazing. Granted, violin skills aren't great but the acting is top notch otherwise :)

    • @RayChenViolinist
      @RayChenViolinist  Год назад +90

      Wow this is super insightful! Ok but what about the super annoying guy? What’s his role?

    • @Lindraella
      @Lindraella Год назад +80

      @@RayChenViolinist so basically he used to be in the orchestra that was disbanded, but then he kind of went back to his family and didn't play professionally anymore. Many of these musicians are quite poor and end up playing on the street or with groups of Gypsies.
      This guy in question is definitely annoying, and the context is that the orchestra members have been basically partying in Paris instead of rehearsing (because they get a chance to travel there for the first time in their life). The soloist (the woman) is annoyed that they think they don't need to rehearse and questions their competence.
      The guy starts to show off to prove they can still play.
      Obviously at the end, on he day of the concert, it starts off awful because they haven't played in 30 years lol. But they all come together and deliver an incredible performance in the end.
      I don't know who scored it but it was awesome! Except they had to cut part of the concerto to make it a bit shorter. But they still left a long 15-20min scene of the actual concert at the end.

    • @kw3560
      @kw3560 Год назад +24

      @@Lindraella Thank you for your well explained summary! I also love this movie and in fact, I LOVE the "super annoying guy" hahahaha! He is a very respected gypsy violinist, Anghel Gheorghe. Menuhin only allowed gypsy musicians when he was eating out in restaurants, and I am sure he would approve Mr Gheorghe!

    • @Lindraella
      @Lindraella Год назад +4

      @@kw3560 awesome, I didn't know that! I'm going to look him up now :)

    • @Lindraella
      @Lindraella Год назад +9

      @@RayChenViolinist by the way, I just realized this movie is available for free on RUclips (in the US), in case you ever want to check it out or have time to kill!

  • @caraira1909
    @caraira1909 Год назад +179

    David Garrett played Paganini in the Devil's Violinist and he made the musical arrengements too. In Le concert, the guy playing the Paganini No. 24 is an actual violinist. His name is Gheorghe „Caliu“ Anghel , comes from Romania , he belongs to the Romani people and is the director of the band "Taraf de Caliu" which was founded as replacement of "Taraf de Haïdouks" (fun fact: Menuhin was fan of them) .

    • @meyerbeer13
      @meyerbeer13 Год назад +3

      The historic Paganini mostly toured with a guitarist not an orchestra

    • @ondinehd6889
      @ondinehd6889 Год назад +3

      David Garrett is a horrible violinist! I would never hire him to play anything, LOL!

    • @Visitkarte
      @Visitkarte Год назад +4

      @@ondinehd6889 OK, who are you?

    • @ondinehd6889
      @ondinehd6889 Год назад +1

      @@Visitkarte You want me to tell you who I am, on the internet??? LOL! I hope you know well that we are not supposed to do that for the safety of all of us. But I'll just say this: both my parents have had long, and successful international performing careers , my father is a concert-violinist, and my mother is a concert-pianist. They also taught respectively at two of the most prestigious music conservatories in the the world, and my step-father was principal cellist of one of the most important orchestras in the world for many years. So, I do know what I am talking about.

    • @andreashabeck1155
      @andreashabeck1155 Год назад +4

      ​@@ondinehd6889 the question was who are YOU, not who are your relatives.

  • @the.violin.noobie
    @the.violin.noobie Год назад +77

    How this man can do so many entertaining things yet with so much quality. First soloist, not bad, then Tonic and now (along with others) getting active again on a youtube channel. Giving free masterclasses on Tonic and still being so classy, brilliant, kind, polite, funny. Is this man for real?

  • @strigoi_guhlqueen8355
    @strigoi_guhlqueen8355 Год назад +74

    To illuminate the spotlight in the 18 hundreds. That was actually possible at the time, not in that modern color tone but it could be done. You would reflect a strong lamp through a lens and mirror contraption. Loui the 14 used this in some of his stage plays even earlier when depicting the sun god. Though it was a heavy, cumbersome and expensive apparatus. Unlikely to be in a place like the one in the movie and it’s light would have been less focused and very jellow.

    • @RayChenViolinist
      @RayChenViolinist  Год назад +28

      Again - learning from you history buffs

    • @NiiloPaasivirta
      @NiiloPaasivirta Год назад +6

      I think that's supposed to be limelight. It was discovered in 1820s, was used at Covent Garden Theatre from 1837 and became widespread in 1860s at theatres. So it couldn't have been used at that concert but it's not that far off either.

  • @reepicheepsfriend
    @reepicheepsfriend Год назад +65

    I remember when TwoSet made a recording of 'what it would have actually sounded like on set' for the first movie. I almost died

  • @mukilnarayanan
    @mukilnarayanan Год назад +64

    Funny thing is the guy in the gray suit in the first movie, Richard Southgate, is actually a trained violinist!

  • @lottelilo1
    @lottelilo1 Год назад +87

    We saw you yesterday in concert in Wiesbaden. It was amazing! Our 11 years old son was so sad when you sad you need to save energy for A Dur later. He wanted to see more of you. But we had to leave during the break. Too late for our son Yunis. Thank you for a wonderful performance ❤

    • @RayChenViolinist
      @RayChenViolinist  Год назад +22

      Ah! Next time!! 🫠

    • @Y3llow_Submarin3
      @Y3llow_Submarin3 Год назад

      @@RayChenViolinist Going to Singapore anytime soon? I know it's not going to happen for Malaysia. 🥲

    • @vulcan9125
      @vulcan9125 Год назад

      @@Y3llow_Submarin3 Ray Chen came to Malaysia in 2018, I was there, it was Symphonie Espagnole, truly beautiful piece played by him. I don't know when will Ray come to Malaysia or Singapore anytime soon tho, he also went to Singapore for prokofiev violin concerto no 2 in 2019, I was also there lol.

  • @maroonkitty
    @maroonkitty Год назад +66

    I’ll definitely watch a movie where Ray plays a violinist 🎉

  • @darirumusic
    @darirumusic Год назад +34

    i love the editors for Ray's and Twoset's videos. they're so...

  • @sarathomas8499
    @sarathomas8499 6 месяцев назад +1

    Is no one going to talk about Ray composing the music for the movie.. you are amazing!

  • @twilightshadow1795
    @twilightshadow1795 Год назад +5

    I like that Ray seemed to rate the actors on how well they could make him suspend disbelief and enjoy the show.

  • @hamwhacker
    @hamwhacker Год назад +7

    Thanks Ray Chen. You are one of the great violin stars of this world. Full movie list:
    High Strung (2016) 0:58
    The Violin Teacher (2012) 5:40
    The Song Of Names (2019) 7:19
    The Concert (2009) 9:10
    The Devils Violinist (2019) 13:31

  • @AndySaenz
    @AndySaenz Год назад +5

    I wish Hollywood would make a movie starring Ray Chen! It would be amazing to watch him rock out on his violin on the big screen.

  • @tomacroitoru8594
    @tomacroitoru8594 Год назад +20

    From the movie "Le Concert", the violinist playing in a circle and than switching to paganini is Caliu, a very talented violinist from Romania and I would love if you would react to his music and band called "Taraf de Caliu" because he trully is a master!

    • @tomacroitoru8594
      @tomacroitoru8594 Год назад +2

      And if you search the internet you find Johnny Depp talking about their music, they got to know each other during the filming of the movie "The man who cried"

    • @tomacroitoru8594
      @tomacroitoru8594 Год назад

      Also search for "Taraf de Haidouks"

  • @nancyjfs
    @nancyjfs Год назад +18

    I'm happy to see "Hank" again. He's so easygoing despite the fact that you got all the music talent in the family. Maybe Hank is a math whizz?!

  • @jh.y00N
    @jh.y00N 11 дней назад

    Some things are funnier because you know them so well. It's even funnier when Ray explains it!👍🏻✨😆

  • @MarcusAgricola
    @MarcusAgricola Год назад +15

    I think you should really watch "Le Concert" the scene makes absolute sense if you know the story line. And in addition, it is hilarious. Of course, the actor of the conductor was not really conducting, but the musicians got trainers to be able to act realistically.

  • @zecalimazeca
    @zecalimazeca Год назад +1

    So good to see a musician of your level with this happy sense of humor. Greetings from Brazil

  • @kwcnasa
    @kwcnasa Год назад +5

    Thanks you for introducing The Song of Names to us @7:19, and a short clip, Violin Teacher scene, from Parental Guidance (2012) @5:45. In addition, the full Violin Teacher scene clip can be found on RUclips 20th Century Studios UK.

  • @nancyjfs
    @nancyjfs Год назад +9

    Any video you create with Brett and Eddy is sure to be a winner! But I know they are busy getting ready for their tour.

  • @gabrielaconstantin4303
    @gabrielaconstantin4303 Год назад +2

    The guy from the "The concert" film is a Romanian violonist he's from my country and he is very popular aroud here 😁

  • @AMMandrea123
    @AMMandrea123 Год назад

    I love your violin even over RUclips, the beautiful sound comes through.

  • @ptseng123
    @ptseng123 Год назад +5

    Glad to see Hank again.

  • @davefried
    @davefried Год назад +50

    for the devil's violinist scene, paganini was supposed to be on stage and the piece they were supposed to be playing was concerto 1. that's why the orchestra is there and they looked befuddled. paganini walks in late and decides to do caprice 24 instead. that's why it looks odd unless you watch the previous couple of scenes.

  • @mathewwade4619
    @mathewwade4619 Год назад +7

    I love his humble titles "professional violinist" instead of the more accurate "world class soloist." That's why he's the kind of guy we all want to be friends with. Haha.

  • @laurabaikokshinova3070
    @laurabaikokshinova3070 Год назад +12

    Ray, you' re doing great.😊

  • @TinyDream88
    @TinyDream88 Год назад +5

    😂 More please! Always happy to get notifications from your channel Ray! 🎉

  • @dreamfield92
    @dreamfield92 Год назад +5

    Would recommend Chinese film 和你在一起 which has very very realistic violining and a joy to watch as a musician (:

  • @JennieTele
    @JennieTele Год назад +4

    🤣haha Ray let Hank out. He must be practicing on Tonic🎻

  • @The_Violin_Boy
    @The_Violin_Boy 13 дней назад

    You really hit the Jete violin technique at 10:20. Bravo 👏 and nicely done.

  • @gabir.b.5077
    @gabir.b.5077 Год назад +2

    Eagerly waiting for the regular uploads! 😊

  • @JohnSpawn1
    @JohnSpawn1 Год назад +5

    I'd love to see you react to "Tár", the Todd Field film with Cate Blanchett.

  • @ChrisPractices
    @ChrisPractices Год назад +3

    9:52 Is the supposed editor of that video, who is sliding in from the left, actually Taran Van Hemert @TaranVH from LMG?

  • @humblesparrow
    @humblesparrow Год назад +25

    What about Arcane? That guy seemed to know what he was doing. And the syncing was flawless.

  • @ronny12tech
    @ronny12tech Год назад +1

    Absolutely incredible scenes... Very enjoying this fresh approach to spread classical music knowledge through entertainment

  • @Katieredsworth
    @Katieredsworth Год назад +9

    Ray replicating the music is too wonderful

  • @rufusdrumknottvgc
    @rufusdrumknottvgc Год назад +23

    Ray is hilarious and the movie review was fun and insightful! Looking forward to more vids from Ray

  • @acactus2190
    @acactus2190 Год назад +19

    We need ray to have ling ling insurance so he can be more ruthless with the roasts! 😈😈😈

  • @stevenzhang4761
    @stevenzhang4761 Год назад +5

    Did Ray just play flight of the bumblebee in less than a MINUTE? Holy macaroni

  • @farzadhozouri5365
    @farzadhozouri5365 10 месяцев назад +1

    I was waiting for "Red Violin"

  • @mime514
    @mime514 Год назад +1

    9:25 That’s Gheorghe Anghel Caliu, a Romanian violinist of rromani ethnicity from the lăutari group “Taraf de Haidouks” ;) He did not study music theory _*at all_*(and doesn’t even know how to sight read)and plays all of his pieces by ear. The “definitely not Ravel” music is in fact a traditional rromani piece played at Romanian weddings. Kind of a fun fact, Caliu did not practice the Paganini piece before filming, he hadn’t played it before in his life; instead he listened to it 20 minutes before filming and was then able to play it, so mad respect to this guy. For context, the whole plot of the movie revolves around the life of a conductor for the Bolshoi orchestra in the communist period . He hired Jewish and rromani musicians during ww2 I believe and was fired for this. Now the conductor works as a lowly janitor but is given the opportunity to reunite his orchestra and perform in Paris. The character played by Caliu is a rroma man who did not receive any formal education and experiences hardships and discrimination from the classical musical society, thus mirroring Caliu’s own experiences with racism and elitism in the industry. If you want to find more about traditional Romanian/Rromani music you should check Taraf de Haidouks out, it’s definitely an acquired taste but this type of music truly reflects the dying culture of the lăutari 💞

  • @Exayevie
    @Exayevie Год назад +4

    "Violin's Ray Chen" He belongs to the the violin now 😂
    Honestly, not trying tease, it just struck my funny bone! ("How do I introduce myself again?")

  • @lilac3683
    @lilac3683 Год назад +2

    Ray's reviews are so cute and polite 🌞

  • @nb7524
    @nb7524 Год назад +3

    Hey Ray, you performed the score for that movie, NICE!🔥😁 Also, I am with you regarding that bow hitting scene. Whether a hobbyist or professional, people sacrificially spend (what is for them) a lot of money for their violin and bow so you don’t play around with either.
    When you showed the pic from the movie of the violinist and the dancer, I knew that I was already done. I would not hold my violin like that around anyone, including my husband!😂

  • @zamadeapio9
    @zamadeapio9 Год назад

    How did I miss the notification for this? Thanks for the fun video!

  • @BlackHermit
    @BlackHermit Год назад +3

    Very good ratings overall! It was enjoyable to watch.

  • @EleazarOctavioRuizSpreafico
    @EleazarOctavioRuizSpreafico Год назад

    You need to watch The Concert in full. That ending scene is spectacular, the rest of the concerto sounds completely diffrent just after the opening. The guy playing Paganini is actually a famous Romani Gypsy music player, part of a famous band called Taraf de Haidouks

  • @spikesandcurles961
    @spikesandcurles961 Год назад +3

    Ray, i play three instruments and I'm in middle school but I cannot play trumpet on tonic. why are their limited instruments? I'm just curious. love your vids by the way!

  • @mukilnarayanan
    @mukilnarayanan Год назад +5

    As a Ling Ling wannabe/TwoSet fan/Ray Boi fan, one word describes this - iNTreSTing!

  • @MaryAnn_007
    @MaryAnn_007 Год назад +1

    Fun video! Glad to see you're back regularly. :D

  • @vismaykedilaya1318
    @vismaykedilaya1318 Год назад

    first found Ray through his work on Arcane, and if it's anything to go by, he's the most qualified person EVER for this job

  • @angelabell7254
    @angelabell7254 5 месяцев назад

    Lol your so much fun Ray! I love it!

  • @yukitamura9228
    @yukitamura9228 11 месяцев назад

    This is a great episode. If you haven't done another review. For the red violin, I would love to see it.

  • @dianal.1279
    @dianal.1279 Год назад +2

    Super! Loved the video!
    I've seen you on the Queen Elisabeth Compétition! I've been a fan ever since. Greetings from Belgium!

  • @AndyZach
    @AndyZach Год назад +1

    Liked and subscribed. I love your analysis. I haven't seen these films either.

  • @eszldevois1549
    @eszldevois1549 Год назад +1

    that's Gheorghe Anghel from Taraf de Haïdouks
    he's great!

  • @Ron-F
    @Ron-F 10 месяцев назад

    In the last clip, from Legends of Tomorrow, it seems like the actress, Tala Ashe really played the violin, as she has practiced since young age.

  • @CheyenneSedai
    @CheyenneSedai Год назад +3

    I was wondering if he was going to bring up Song of Names. Because I already knew he was in it.

  • @khajiitkitten5679
    @khajiitkitten5679 Год назад +1

    Wunderbar! More more more!

  • @robotnik77
    @robotnik77 Год назад +1

    Now do “Humoresque” from 1946, and Stewart Granger in “The Magic Bow”; but you must not only critique his violin chops, but also his sword fighting acumen.

  • @otajonh
    @otajonh Год назад

    Kudos for editor-chaaan❤

  • @rolinlu
    @rolinlu Год назад +3

    Ray please review Brett's Mendelssohn! Please!!

  • @CookyOfficial
    @CookyOfficial Год назад +5

    I love these videos and need MORE PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

  • @blegh8753
    @blegh8753 Год назад +2

    interesting because the clip from le concert that twoset reviewed seemed fine in terms of syncing... maybe it was your editor?

  • @carrie0702
    @carrie0702 Год назад +1

    Ray 你真的太帥太可愛了 每次看你的視頻我都感覺我好愛你 怎麼有人可以這麼完美

  • @shuhuadu92
    @shuhuadu92 Год назад +10

    LMAO Can imagine the whole video just by the cover
    Feeling super excited as a Twoset&Ray's fan😻

  • @Frostbiteartedits
    @Frostbiteartedits Год назад +1

    You should do one of these with twoset and get the trio back together

  • @KADroyale
    @KADroyale Год назад +3

    That perfect pitch

  • @eddominates
    @eddominates Год назад

    I heard "I'm Violin's Ray Chen" and i gotta say it has a nice ring to it 😆

  • @CLJL
    @CLJL Год назад

    I would love to see Ray review the Chinese movie “Together” 😊

  • @fabiopalma4429
    @fabiopalma4429 Год назад

    9:28 this guy is super legit. Anghel Gheorghe, known from Taraf de Haidouks. Excellent musicians from Romania 🙃

  • @editionprimavista4937
    @editionprimavista4937 Год назад

    Here is a challenge for Ray: the movie "Un Couer en Hiver", a French movie from 1992. Beautiful soundtrack with music by Ravel!

  • @lienlee7654
    @lienlee7654 Год назад +2

    I think we would love to see that you actually roasted them. You are too nice 🙂.

  • @AyasaurusRexx
    @AyasaurusRexx Год назад

    Chloe Moretz in If I Stay was pretty good in my opinion

  • @mada_mada_
    @mada_mada_ Год назад

    This was pretty entertaining! You should do more- Lestat scene form Queen of the Damned is a grate place to start!

  • @adamschaafsma5839
    @adamschaafsma5839 Год назад +3

    I have listened to your music but never seen a video. You're great, certainly am going to watch more of them. This is a lot of fun!

  • @프로관중러
    @프로관중러 Год назад +8

    I want to see you play the violin in a movie soon.

  • @Yume-Hanabi
    @Yume-Hanabi Год назад +3

    I watched the Devil's Violinist before and it was good in terms of playing, but the acting and the plot was really meh. This scene is about the only exciting one in the whole movie 😂
    Anyway loved your reviews! And I'm now very curious about this movie you recorded for. Maybe a movie director should hire you not just for recording but to star in the movie itself one day x)

  • @TheJensenInterceptor
    @TheJensenInterceptor Год назад +1

    Really brilliant , cheers

  • @jamie6293
    @jamie6293 Год назад

    Ray great video, by the way was your T-shirt specially made for you or is it available as I would love one.🙂

  • @kelvinsun5099
    @kelvinsun5099 Год назад +2

    I didn’t know Brett was here 16:22 😂

  • @Strawberry-IwasIcuddlecats
    @Strawberry-IwasIcuddlecats 24 дня назад +1

    You must have known that was David Garrett in The Devils Violinist. Terrible movie, but all the playing was him, worth the watch solely for him.

  • @clarafady8195
    @clarafady8195 2 месяца назад

    ❤️❤️❤️ 14:05

  • @yournameissogood175
    @yournameissogood175 Год назад +1

    The moment when the violin bow became the fencing sword😂😂😂🎉

  • @theindoorkites
    @theindoorkites Год назад +2

    I'm pretty sure David Garrett did the arrangement in that movie

  • @PiergiorgioWilson
    @PiergiorgioWilson Год назад +3

    2:35 is gold 😂

    • @dianal.1279
      @dianal.1279 Год назад +3

      Even though my bow is really cheap, I cringed!

  • @mango6404
    @mango6404 Год назад +2

    THE RETURN OF HANK CHANG

  • @ctrlesc1
    @ctrlesc1 Год назад

    Hey Ray, huge fan of yours from the UK here. Long story short to save your time: what's your favourite VIOLIN rendition of Bach's Chaconne in D (apart of yours😊)? Thank you so much. R.

  • @dmwalker24
    @dmwalker24 Год назад

    Just have to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for playing the passage from Tchaikovsky in the correct key, because listening to that film clip was literally uncomfortable. I'd have been ok if they just sucked in the correct key. Like, who thought that was a good idea?

  • @strawberrired
    @strawberrired Год назад +2

    Noooo you stopped right before they started swordfighting with the bows, and after the speech about how expensive they are as well! 😭

  • @mitchnew3037
    @mitchnew3037 Год назад +1

    You’re great 😊

  • @antine1279
    @antine1279 10 месяцев назад

    Very interesting, thanks :)

  • @chrisma3256
    @chrisma3256 Год назад +1

    Chicken wing - it's called Vogerltanz here lol. It's a whole dance for kids here

  • @carrie0702
    @carrie0702 Год назад +1

    I really like ray’s cute response 😊😊😊😊 and you really answer my questions when I am watching those movie. I always wonder r they really playing 😂

  • @jameskhan8573
    @jameskhan8573 Год назад

    Hank is back! Ray, u gotta let him free!

  • @nataservant
    @nataservant Год назад

    If I remember correctly in the The Devil's Violinist, the concert master was in awe because that was his violin that Paganini took from him in an earlier scene. Afterwards he told him he doesn't even want it back because he could never make it sound like that. I'd have to watch it again to be sure though.

  • @soothingmoments2139
    @soothingmoments2139 Год назад

    Cam you do a video explaining roman kim techniques?