In a way I am so glad that K, EJ, Nicolas and Taki were left out of Enhypen. It allowed them time to improve and grow as artists and boy did they grow! Seeing them in The Howling I was so shocked to see how well their singing has improved. Like Nicolas and Taki! Such beautiful voices and so much more stable now. I am so proud of the boys. They've come so far. I'm excited to get to know the other members more and see them as one team. Loved the debut, can't wait for more!
Especially Taki lol! He definitely is talented but just isn't ready yet and with the puberty truck hitting him so hard now? Killer! Him and NI-KI got smacked by it lol! To think people hated NI-KI for that when both knew.
@@dadian803 It just a dumb hater when K himself said in &TEAM Gakuen that while they're still in I-LAND, NI-KI and TA-KI would always wait until his practice session end even if they have to wait for 5-6 hour just so that all three of them could return to their dorm together and in the same episode NI-KI also said that he's glad K and TA-KI is always there for him in I-LAND, i assumed this include the fact that K is willing to scold and advice him if there's a need for it. In NI-KI birthday V-Live, NI-KI decided to call K and they said that both of them have a chat together on the phone everyday and K said he's is not aware that they're on V-Live until the middle of the chat. The three of them is very closed that they called them the Japanese Trio. It's doesn't make any sense if you considered all this info, plus Mnet is known for evil editing. If not evil editing, they are also known for manipulating the idol survival show to make it more dramatic. Beside, i doubt what we see in I-LAND is the full story, probably less than 1% of what actually take place. Then, there's the self-proclaimed Japanese on some random online forum hater claimed which contradict to what i heard from actual Japanese person.
Fr thoooo. All the frustration I had before, can’t believe it was for the better for all the boys 🥲 . Enha boys plus &Team boys just fit so well in the groups they’re in now 🥹
i personally think that K was always not meant to debut in enhypen. he was in iland for exposure amd to build fanbase for the japan boy group. i mean hybe thinks years ahead, so the concept of vampire and werewolf were already there before iland.
To answer your question at 16:13, yes Hybe hired in house staffs to write original stories. They revealed and interviewed some of them in their latest Community Briefing. Even these employees were so shock with how Hybe does it lol
“The best debut of all time”… Thank you for this incredibly genuine reaction! You are saying that &TEAM has got great potential and I agree 100%. It’s been 2 years after Under the Skin and hence after their debut. They are rising stars but I really wished they had better promotions to get them globally recognized. I haven’t been this excited about a group since TXT. I discovered &TEAM through i-Land about a month ago and was so blown away by their music, choreographies and of the members’ personalities! Gonna go watch all your other &TEAM reactions now :)
Hybe really knows how to make insane storylines and keep people following and analysing them. This makes me even more excited for their other comebacks to see how the storyline will go. Especially it's so cool to see how Hybe is connecting these two groups. I literally cried at the end when I saw Enhypen members. I hope we will get to see &team and enhypen collab one day. Now I wonder if Enhypen will also have more storyline going in their future comebacks which connects to &team too. This is just so creative.
This is probarly my favorite debut along with TXT and Newjeans. Hybe really surprised me by pulling out two incredible debuts this year. I swear these are not the same boys on &audition! Don't get me wrong the boys were fab on the show but their growth in such a short period of time is just out of this world. I love how Hybe always picked songs that don't sound like traditional Kpop/Jpop songs and I Iove how there isn't a rap part in the song.BTW the choreo is just INSANE!!! WHO WAS THE CHOREOGRAPHER OF THIS SONG?!?!! All of the boys impressed me a lot but I wish some of the members got more screen time like EJ, Fuma, and Taki. They teased the new iland GG at the end of the extended version. Bet they will have a witch concept! Also, the scene where K jumped and tried to grab the moon reminds me of Chaewon's jumping part in Fearless.
OMG I AGREE WITH THIS ENTIRELY. I was nervous as to how the members would match energy with K (K is insanely out of this world when it comes to stage presence) but they all caught up so well and they've worked sooooo hard!! I am very impressed with their debut. It was super well thought out!!
omg a girl group with a witch concept!!! that would actually be so awesome! the hybe writers are really awesome for thinking through all these storylines and having them combine with each other. so cool
Also note that more than half of the members already had a strong dance background which gives them such precision and sharp movements, giving their performances more emotion and feel. I really believe their dance performances give the same feel as Seventeen’s choreography in the sense that they make you feel something with their music and story.
Yes, THIS. I absolutely agree about that same feel as Seventeen (and what drew me in so hard to Seventeen). I was ecstatic when 9 were chosen, and then to see how much they have done in so short an amount of time?
K’s acting is beautiful. I see him in dramas coming up. He reminds me of V, has a natural beauty, looks good in all outfits and without makeup. &Team will fill my void when Bts enlists and are fastly becoming my favorite ❤
16:14 During this year's HYBE Briefing, they revealed that there actually is a writing team who are in charge of the storylines, webtoons, ebooks, and concept hints that are included in albums and merch.
Please don’t expect &AUDITION to be like ILand Because it’s really not! Some say it’s not too serious because it doesn’t show a lot of the behind the scenes work. But I loved it because they focused on being one team and they didn’t have any evil editing and the competition aspect wasn’t there to stir any drama I really loved it and I think that’s why they’re team atmosphere is strong because they focused on teamwork so much and nobody left the shows with scars
@@ky_piece Interesting! I don’t like these shows because of that fake drama etc. The only show I have seen is LOUD, which was really focused on the talent of the contestants, feedback from JYPSY and performances. I might give &Audition a try then! And do I understand it correct, that those 4 members from I-land were already chosen to be in the final line up? I mean, they participated in the show as well, but it would be dumb if they didn’t make it, so I hope there wasn’t anything like: “Oh… we are not sure right now” to make it dramatic
@@WiseSmellyLegs There was a little bit of added drama (saying they wouldn’t debut if they didn’t reach a goal in time) but there was no drama made between the trainees & I really loved that!! But yeah the 4 I-Land boys were set to debut in &Team at the start and were team leaders! It was a surprisingly wholesome survival show & I hope to see the boys who didn’t make it debut in the future because all of them had so much potential 😭
This is definitely one of the best debuts ever. HYBE just doesn’t disappoint with concepts and storytelling. My mouth was on the floor watching the whole video. Then at the end when K, EJ, Nicholas and Taki running after the bus with Enhypen on it just broke me.
As a casual listener, I only watched the shorter version of the MV and thought it's a nice song. But damn, the extended version hits so much harder and much more emotional, actually makes me want to watch their show.
I need an actual, like reasoned essay on why the hell this song, let ALONE the concept, just the song itself is so goddamn good??? I heard if for the first time and was almost vexed and seeing the story made it even better!! It's been 7 years since I started watching BTS, and I got in through I Need U, and I almost think this just... Feels like how the BU felt back then? BTS are my ults, always will be, but I honestly just felt like &team could become as big.... I need so much discussion!!!
ikr!! I became a BTS fan much later (after bs&t) but the HYYH era is easier to connect to since it tells the experiences of people through high school and the young awkwardness of youth after teenagehood and not quite into adulthood yet. this werewolf concept would've easily lost a chunk of the mature fans who have been around since i-land if the story wasn't written AND delivered so well. I am not a music/dance expert, just a k-pop enjoyer lol, but hybe was really able to utilize the emotional bond we formed with the group SO WELL, firstly through i-land and then &audition: the howling. if this concept was delivered by any other new boy group, i feel like it would've been hard for the audience to feel emotional for them but since fans of K, Nico, Taki, and EJ have been around for a while and these new members also came through a reality show, it's like they made the pack-like feeling even before introducing it as a concept T~T then again, all the members are extraordinarily talented and all-rounders, I am so happy they debuted as this lineup of 9.
Agreed! But I just hope this is better than twilight, and revolves more around the vampires and werewolves than the girl. I know she's the connecting point, but I want better for the two sides and more focus on them than painting it on a NPC.
I'm trying not to comment but Pd just called Yuma "beautiful man" twice already and I had to say something, I AGREE... also Pd noticing how good Maki's singing makes me happy, the way he was surprised about Nicholas and Taki plus his reaction to K's acting and to Fuma's transition... it all just boosts my mood... Thank you for reacting to &Team PD, also hope you could react to "Scent of You" by &Team as well 😊
Thank u pd for almost 1hr length reaction. We lunes really appreciate it. &Team deserved to be recognized not just in japan, korea but as well as internationally.
Ever since the song dropped I’ve been waiting for your reaction 🥹, my favourite part of the song is when K sings the chorus. Idk it just sounds so good when he sings it 😭😭😭
I definitely love this group. ❤️ After BTS, there's no other group that really caught my attention and there's always this feeling that I want to have when watching or listening to music. And I found it again with &Team. I've watched Iland after watching the &Audition. I cried when the four were eliminated. I wanted to say to their past version, "In the near future, you'll find your own place, you'll have your own platform and your own music.There's definitely an amazing future waiting for all of you." I'll continue supporting them. We'll definitely see them top the global pop industry.
thank you for checking them out. they left such a huge impression on me. damn..these guys are mad mad good..wow. as an army who's been always monitoring a lot of kpop groups especially hybe's groups, &team really really did a great job omg i'm so proud of these boys. hybe's groups was indeed never disappoints. keep going, boys!
I'm so happy for their debut especially K'...the hate he was getting and still getting just because misinterpretation of what he says or does is just so sad...I'm just happy he made it with these 3 iland and 5 &audition members..they all go so well together!! this is definitely amazing debut..ntm their album is so good and their debut song scent of you is the best!
YO PD...when i tell u i cried watching this reaction video of yours... because genuinely!!! i feel so glad and happy to find someone who feels the same way i do? like someone with this level of excitement and enthusiasm and love in their eyes for the team and the song and the music video and the dance and everything, i just felt genuine joy i dont know how else to explain this, but it felt like seeing your reactions and listening to your words, it really resonated with me bc i feel the same way and it makes me feel like im not alone in what i feel so yes thank you pd
For me falling in love with &team happened cos I said “I wish I’d been a fan of BTS since debut, wouldn’t that have been cool” so when I saw the teaser for &team a few weeks back I just wanted to see them debut to see what it’s like… watched this MV alone then again when my teens arrived home from school and thought nothing more of it, a decent pop song with rock elements and great choreo. Of course YT suggested the choreo video a few days later so when I watched that, I noticed Fuma straight away (The beautiful transition guy!) Rewatched this video multiple times to try to figure out which member he was and the song grew on me rather than annoyed me! Then watched Scent of You and decided I’m a fan. Excited to see how they progress and watch all the behind the scenes stuff. Watching the &audition episodes were so informative too, really liked the members and felt sad at those who didn’t make it. Looking forward to more of your reactions! 💜🤍
anyways, hitman bang really never failed to make such great musics with literally ALL groups he formed. from BTS, then TXT with flawless discography, then enhypen, even gg like le sserafim, and now even japanese group like &team. i honestly didn't expect that their debut song will be THIS GOOD!. and the fact that Slow Rabbit, bighit producer known as main producer of TXT, the one who produced this song is kinda made me think like " no wonder this is sooooo good!!!"
I'm LITERALY DYING from the ENHYPEN reveal. I had been waiting for that moment since 2021 and it didn't disappoint 🥳🤯 Also, it's probably only the ILand members who appeared because they were the only ones who appeared in the original mv. HYBE had kept them in storage till they were ready for the new show, so they first hinted at their plans by using them in D-D.
&TEAM Thank you for taking up & TEAM on RUclips😊 I'm & TEAM's fan. And I've been a fan of Kei for two years. I hope people all over the world will get to know them more and listen to their music. Thank you very much.Thank you 💚
I clicked so fast when I saw your reaction to this, and this is one of my favorite debuts as well. EJ, K, Nicholas, and Taki are the only ones running because of the storyline in the Webtoon and Watpad web novel (in both Enhypen's and &Team's). The other members play a part but further along in the storyline.
Being a CARAT makes me have high standards and, honestly, I love this debut. They have everything needed in a group. Line distribution could be better, but hopefully this is improve soon. Love love love the song!
That four boys was chasing a girl who got invitation from Drunk dazed mv if you remember. And the two warewolf which is K and EJ was appeared at Enhypen mv drunk daze… all of this time they are all already there
This the most genuine reaction I have seen so far. I love it. It’s such a beautiful song and choreography I wish for everyone to hear and see it. Thanks so much PD
I listened to the ep for &team and it was really good. The music video for under the skin just added even more depth and makes me understand how good this song is. The fact that this team might already be in your top groups, PD, is so impressive and is a good sign, especially with groups like Seventeen and TXT in your top. Your praise is usually earned and isn't given to all groups, so when you really like one I know that group is a real gem and worth the listen. I am excited about what this group does in the future too!
I can relate to your reaction so much!! I was literally losing my mind the first time I saw the choreography for this beautiful song 🥹 I felt like I was going crazy feeling their emotions seeping through my laptop screen that's how GOOD they were ❤
Gotta give it to hybe, they KNOW how to not only come up with great stories/concepts but execute them perfectly. I wholeheartedly agree with you that this might be the best debut ever. The lyrics, production, cinematography, choreography, EVERYTHING was mind blowing. As a longtime fan of K, I will admit I was incredibly disappointed & pissed out of my mind when he didnt make it into Enhypen but MY GOD that's now the best thing that could've happened. K belongs in &Team. His growth both as an artist & as a person in &Audition was heartwarming to see so I'm excited for you to check it out. I couldn't be prouder of my boy! Also, side note. I (alongside other K fans) think the storyline with the bullying & the growing pains might be K's story. There was all the drama & hate he went through during i-land & it's aftermath... It's quite sad to think about but I'm happy he's happy now and has debuted alongside his fellow i-land boys plus ofc the other 5 talented boys. I am beyond excited to see what's next in their story and curious if we'll be getting a full on collab with Enhypen. It'll be suuuper cool! Plus, there's the gg coming from i-land 2 which is rumored to have a witch concept. Who knows. All I know is that Hybe aren't here to play!!
35:43 - Yuma (yes he is absolutely beautiful) 37:02 - Maki (the youngest) 42:00 - YES HE IS NICHOLAS 😭😭 I really rooted for K in iland, and then the other 3, and then the whole &audition. This debut made me cry, like after 2 years we finally got something, and something that exceeded all our expections. People are so used to high notes, racing car raps and machine dancing, they can feel this is underwhelming for them... But this is a perfect example what an artist is supposed to be, show ART. And these boys did. They touched people's emotions and that's more than enough to describe an artist's success. I hope people listen to them without a prejudice of "oh but it's jpop" So what? It's music, it's lyrics, if it's good, IT'S GOOD!
This is the same reason why I got to BTS. It’s korean song -so what? it’s music! they make great music, the lyrics, the storyline. Thanks to Bang PD’s patience to grow his company so he can execute all theses vision to all his artist👍🏼
Thank you all for the reaction ^^ I really want to see people reacting to &Team. I already love them and as someone who isn't really into Hybe I must say that Enhypen, Lesserafim and &Team are groups that I love so much specially for the members themselves. Hope they keep dropping good songs and cool concepts
I really havent seen most of my fave reactors react to Under the Skin yet (which surprised and disappointed me), so Im SO glad to see you be COMPLETELY blown away by their debut . I've been dying over how insanely good it is and I've just been like is everyone sleeping on this???
YES!!!! Absolutely love your love and enthusiasm for art. It makes me SO HAPPY to see someone be just as excited for this debut. I love everything about it and completely agree with you.
not sure if you’ll see this but the reason its only the i-land members at the end of the extended version is because (spoilers for dark moon the blood altar) the other boys are investigating werewolf trafficking by the vampires (not enhypen), which eventually enha also join in also YES they have a HYBE OS (Original Story) department, so a dedicated team writing the storyline!
This is just a copy of what I said to your initial reaction to the song, but I figured, I'll post it here as well :) I know there are a lot of emotional components already, the mv, the song, but honestly? It all wouldn't hit as much, hadn't I known K, Nicholas, EJ and Taki's journey. That really tipped me over. And I followed &audition too, so I'm already invested in the other members as well... idk man, I'm just super proud of everyone involved - add the song into the mix, the cinematography and acting... ugh it just gets too much for me to handle, I'm an emotional wreck every time
You have no idea how my eyes literally felt like they glistened as you slowly said how they might be one of your ult boy groups because haha look at me now having Nicho as my YT profile, to having Under the Skin as my pinned music in my facebook profile, and to having to wait for my &TEAM The First Howling: Me album limited B to come and be delivered. 😂 They literally have beat even my ult boy groups from kpop industry. They just raised my standards. Apart from everyone literally looking like they came from an animated world and apart from their talents, they're also very very entertaining and very comfortable with one another- plus they're literally so kind, sweet, and respectful to one another and that's why they're my ults right now. ❤ They're just so perfect to me to stan. Every time their channel uploads new videos, my face lights up and I finish whatever I'm doing just to click on that video. Oh how I really hope they get the hype and attention they deserve soon.
I was waiting to see if you would watch or when you would watch the longer video. I am so happy and excited that you are really into &Team. And from your questions on patron or really hope you take the time or can find the time to watch &Audition so you can see and kind of get to know the guys there and what they had to go through over again when it came to those main 4 who were promised to debut.
i'm a fan of them already but i REGRET to watch this reaction this time like i should've watched it EARLIER than anyone else!!! tbh it's my first time watching your reaction but it's totally worth it and i could appreciate more magical features behind &TEAM's debut that i haven't recognized it before. i truly feel the honesty and your terms of word use is incredibly easy to understand and i feel like MIND-BLOWING. at first i found this recommendation from my co-LUNÉ (&TEAM's fandom), and when i looked at the duration is kinda.. too much for me to watch but here i am, i ended up watching it till the very end!! and istg i need everyone watch this video. thank you so much for this, i'm so proud being a part of people who witnessed this &TEAM debut. i'm glad that you watched them, you find them and FOR REAL there's a lot to expect from this group. that's why i chose to stan them alongside with BTS as my first fav boygroup. again, thank you so much. i'll definitely be back here anytime sooner have a great weekend!!
I am SOOO HAPPY that you are so into them. I watched &audition for K and Taki, and came away from it thinking that the final group was gonna be cute but nothing special, and then they hit us all with this. They were so good. It's astonishing how much some of them have improved since the show, they seem so polished but there is an intensity to them as well. It's cheesy, with the concept and all, but I'd described them as hungry. I'm gonna be shouting about them from the rooftops. Thank you so much for dropping this gigantic video. Looking forward to following &team with you in the future.
I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WITH THE SAME ENERGY AS ME!! I've been watching your vids for over a year, and I literally have the same reactions as you!! I scream when I see beautiful art too!!
Thank you so much for reacting to &TEAM~★ They are super talented guys who are giving their all to take Japanese music to another level, If you want, please support them a lot~! ♡
58:56--this is the same face I made when I watched the dance practice. 😂 Because I was a HUGE I-land fan, and because I was totally gutted when K got sidelined at the end of the show, and because I was so psyched to see K & EJ in the Drunk-Dazed MV, it is (perhaps) inevitable that I was going to love &Team. But I'm absolutely stunned by this debut and feel absurdly proud of K, EJ, Nicholas and Taki (when did he get to be so handsome, our little Taki?!) I can't wait to see how this crazy journey Hybe set us on continues to unfold.
I'm liking the damn storyline... the same thing I felt with BTS's storyline back in the day (I NEED U onwards)... Gonna go ahead and check them out... Thank you for this introduction 👏🥰👏
i’m so excited for their future!! their concept storyline and music is going to be so good!! its fun to see 2 different groups share a storyline like this
It was the same for me! I didn't particularly love the song the first time I heard it, I actually came across the mv again and listened to it while reading the caption. The lyrics were incredible! And I regretted not finishing my first listen to the song. IT WAS JUST PERFECT. AND THE CONCEPTT?! It's not a particularly new one but I feel like &team is perfect for it! As always, I love your reaction, PD! Wish you would watch Scent of you as well!
Thank you PD for this wonderful review coz i do love this group esp K and am so happy coz all the emotions i wanted to express were all seen in your reactions😀
absolutely same, I honestly LOVED Under the Skin so so so much, I'm so thankful cuz I really really wanted to love their debut. Thanks to the patreons! The choreography ver and dance practice reactions were so good, thanks for blessing me with them
To answer your question at 30:05, it’s Kentaro Sakaguchi, a famous actor in Japan who is friends with/a fan of BTS. He also voiced &TEAM’s debut trailer!
Time stamps and chapters coming soon!
Thank youu
Pls Reation Dragon Tempest🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
PD please react to SCENT OF YOU MV too from &TEAM 🙏
Can we have KARA reaction please
i recommend you to check out &audition if you wanna learn the members
In a way I am so glad that K, EJ, Nicolas and Taki were left out of Enhypen. It allowed them time to improve and grow as artists and boy did they grow! Seeing them in The Howling I was so shocked to see how well their singing has improved. Like Nicolas and Taki! Such beautiful voices and so much more stable now. I am so proud of the boys. They've come so far. I'm excited to get to know the other members more and see them as one team. Loved the debut, can't wait for more!
Especially Taki lol! He definitely is talented but just isn't ready yet and with the puberty truck hitting him so hard now? Killer! Him and NI-KI got smacked by it lol! To think people hated NI-KI for that when both knew.
yessss i was impressed by EJ 😭😂🫶🏻🫶🏻
@@dadian803 It just a dumb hater when K himself said in &TEAM Gakuen that while they're still in I-LAND, NI-KI and TA-KI would always wait until his practice session end even if they have to wait for 5-6 hour just so that all three of them could return to their dorm together and in the same episode NI-KI also said that he's glad K and TA-KI is always there for him in I-LAND, i assumed this include the fact that K is willing to scold and advice him if there's a need for it. In NI-KI birthday V-Live, NI-KI decided to call K and they said that both of them have a chat together on the phone everyday and K said he's is not aware that they're on V-Live until the middle of the chat. The three of them is very closed that they called them the Japanese Trio. It's doesn't make any sense if you considered all this info, plus Mnet is known for evil editing. If not evil editing, they are also known for manipulating the idol survival show to make it more dramatic. Beside, i doubt what we see in I-LAND is the full story, probably less than 1% of what actually take place. Then, there's the self-proclaimed Japanese on some random online forum hater claimed which contradict to what i heard from actual Japanese person.
Fr thoooo. All the frustration I had before, can’t believe it was for the better for all the boys 🥲 . Enha boys plus &Team boys just fit so well in the groups they’re in now 🥹
i personally think that K was always not meant to debut in enhypen. he was in iland for exposure amd to build fanbase for the japan boy group. i mean hybe thinks years ahead, so the concept of vampire and werewolf were already there before iland.
To answer your question at 16:13, yes Hybe hired in house staffs to write original stories. They revealed and interviewed some of them in their latest Community Briefing. Even these employees were so shock with how Hybe does it lol
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@@famouslemon2469 HYBE RUclips channel
“The best debut of all time”… Thank you for this incredibly genuine reaction! You are saying that &TEAM has got great potential and I agree 100%.
It’s been 2 years after Under the Skin and hence after their debut. They are rising stars but I really wished they had better promotions to get them globally recognized. I haven’t been this excited about a group since TXT. I discovered &TEAM through i-Land about a month ago and was so blown away by their music, choreographies and of the members’ personalities!
Gonna go watch all your other &TEAM reactions now :)
Hybe really knows how to make insane storylines and keep people following and analysing them. This makes me even more excited for their other comebacks to see how the storyline will go. Especially it's so cool to see how Hybe is connecting these two groups. I literally cried at the end when I saw Enhypen members. I hope we will get to see &team and enhypen collab one day. Now I wonder if Enhypen will also have more storyline going in their future comebacks which connects to &team too. This is just so creative.
enhypen&team
"one two connect"
Lol your reaction to Hybe actually 100% giving the shared storyline between Enhypen and &Team was glorious
I’m so proud of K I could almost cry every time watching him! I was SO devastated after I land… I’m glad he is where he should be!
OMG I totally agree😭
100% agree
This is probarly my favorite debut along with TXT and Newjeans. Hybe really surprised me by pulling out two incredible debuts this year. I swear these are not the same boys on &audition! Don't get me wrong the boys were fab on the show but their growth in such a short period of time is just out of this world. I love how Hybe always picked songs that don't sound like traditional Kpop/Jpop songs and I Iove how there isn't a rap part in the song.BTW the choreo is just INSANE!!! WHO WAS THE CHOREOGRAPHER OF THIS SONG?!?!! All of the boys impressed me a lot but I wish some of the members got more screen time like EJ, Fuma, and Taki. They teased the new iland GG at the end of the extended version. Bet they will have a witch concept! Also, the scene where K jumped and tried to grab the moon reminds me of Chaewon's jumping part in Fearless.
There are many choreographers, one of choreographer is Sakura Inoue that i know with her team (Team S)
OMG I AGREE WITH THIS ENTIRELY. I was nervous as to how the members would match energy with K (K is insanely out of this world when it comes to stage presence) but they all caught up so well and they've worked sooooo hard!! I am very impressed with their debut. It was super well thought out!!
omg a girl group with a witch concept!!! that would actually be so awesome! the hybe writers are really awesome for thinking through all these storylines and having them combine with each other. so cool
@@MicmicJuane I am just guessing haha. Vampires and Werewolves, not to mention Lesserafim are angels, shouldn't the next one be witches?
and the fact that TXT's main producer produced this song, slow rabbit짱! ㅠㅠ
Also note that more than half of the members already had a strong dance background which gives them such precision and sharp movements, giving their performances more emotion and feel. I really believe their dance performances give the same feel as Seventeen’s choreography in the sense that they make you feel something with their music and story.
Yes, THIS. I absolutely agree about that same feel as Seventeen (and what drew me in so hard to Seventeen). I was ecstatic when 9 were chosen, and then to see how much they have done in so short an amount of time?
I was thinking the exact same thing😭they all dance extremely well and even their synchronization is really good!
K’s acting is beautiful. I see him in dramas coming up. He reminds me of V, has a natural beauty, looks good in all outfits and without makeup. &Team will fill my void when Bts enlists and are fastly becoming my favorite ❤
16:14 During this year's HYBE Briefing, they revealed that there actually is a writing team who are in charge of the storylines, webtoons, ebooks, and concept hints that are included in albums and merch.
Those people have an amazingly creative mind lol
@@dominiquemelissa7613 and it's so cohesive?! i have no idea how the do it, but i am so incredibly invested in this storyline
i need hybe to give their creative team a podcast
@@rivertothemoon 👏👏👏👏👏
And here I was thinking that I'm the only one obsessing over their debut a little too much... Words can't describe how in love with them I am
Please don’t expect &AUDITION to be like ILand Because it’s really not! Some say it’s not too serious because it doesn’t show a lot of the behind the scenes work. But I loved it because they focused on being one team and they didn’t have any evil editing and the competition aspect wasn’t there to stir any drama I really loved it and I think that’s why they’re team atmosphere is strong because they focused on teamwork so much and nobody left the shows with scars
Agreed! I really love the lack of fake drama lol
@@ky_piece Interesting! I don’t like these shows because of that fake drama etc.
The only show I have seen is LOUD, which was really focused on the talent of the contestants, feedback from JYPSY and performances.
I might give &Audition a try then!
And do I understand it correct, that those 4 members from I-land were already chosen to be in the final line up?
I mean, they participated in the show as well, but it would be dumb if they didn’t make it, so I hope there wasn’t anything like: “Oh… we are not sure right now” to make it dramatic
@@WiseSmellyLegs There was a little bit of added drama (saying they wouldn’t debut if they didn’t reach a goal in time) but there was no drama made between the trainees & I really loved that!! But yeah the 4 I-Land boys were set to debut in &Team at the start and were team leaders! It was a surprisingly wholesome survival show & I hope to see the boys who didn’t make it debut in the future because all of them had so much potential 😭
This is definitely one of the best debuts ever. HYBE just doesn’t disappoint with concepts and storytelling. My mouth was on the floor watching the whole video. Then at the end when K, EJ, Nicholas and Taki running after the bus with Enhypen on it just broke me.
As a casual listener, I only watched the shorter version of the MV and thought it's a nice song. But damn, the extended version hits so much harder and much more emotional, actually makes me want to watch their show.
I need an actual, like reasoned essay on why the hell this song, let ALONE the concept, just the song itself is so goddamn good??? I heard if for the first time and was almost vexed and seeing the story made it even better!!
It's been 7 years since I started watching BTS, and I got in through I Need U, and I almost think this just... Feels like how the BU felt back then? BTS are my ults, always will be, but I honestly just felt like &team could become as big.... I need so much discussion!!!
ikr!! I became a BTS fan much later (after bs&t) but the HYYH era is easier to connect to since it tells the experiences of people through high school and the young awkwardness of youth after teenagehood and not quite into adulthood yet. this werewolf concept would've easily lost a chunk of the mature fans who have been around since i-land if the story wasn't written AND delivered so well.
I am not a music/dance expert, just a k-pop enjoyer lol, but hybe was really able to utilize the emotional bond we formed with the group SO WELL, firstly through i-land and then &audition: the howling. if this concept was delivered by any other new boy group, i feel like it would've been hard for the audience to feel emotional for them but since fans of K, Nico, Taki, and EJ have been around for a while and these new members also came through a reality show, it's like they made the pack-like feeling even before introducing it as a concept T~T then again, all the members are extraordinarily talented and all-rounders, I am so happy they debuted as this lineup of 9.
Same!!!!!!!
@@naeviswrld That's SUCH a good take as well because I didn't watch i-land but can still get into the concept!
Yes Army! Agreed. Love supporting BTS lil Japanese bros 💜🤍(I’ve decided &team get a silver heart)
I'm loving this new version of Twilight that HYBE is creating for us honestly
Agreed! But I just hope this is better than twilight, and revolves more around the vampires and werewolves than the girl. I know she's the connecting point, but I want better for the two sides and more focus on them than painting it on a NPC.
I'm trying not to comment but Pd just called Yuma "beautiful man" twice already and I had to say something, I AGREE... also Pd noticing how good Maki's singing makes me happy, the way he was surprised about Nicholas and Taki plus his reaction to K's acting and to Fuma's transition... it all just boosts my mood... Thank you for reacting to &Team PD, also hope you could react to "Scent of You" by &Team as well 😊
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All I know is that I’m obsessed and have been listening to this song nonstop all week. 😝
This song is SO FREAKING good!
I thought I was the only one who felt the choreography ver of the MV deserves its own rating because it’s THAT GOOD
Been sitting on this thought all alone myself 😂 glad we’re finding our tribe here!
Thank u pd for almost 1hr length reaction. We lunes really appreciate it. &Team deserved to be recognized not just in japan, korea but as well as internationally.
Ever since the song dropped I’ve been waiting for your reaction 🥹, my favourite part of the song is when K sings the chorus. Idk it just sounds so good when he sings it 😭😭😭
I definitely love this group. ❤️ After BTS, there's no other group that really caught my attention and there's always this feeling that I want to have when watching or listening to music. And I found it again with &Team. I've watched Iland after watching the &Audition. I cried when the four were eliminated. I wanted to say to their past version, "In the near future, you'll find your own place, you'll have your own platform and your own music.There's definitely an amazing future waiting for all of you."
I'll continue supporting them. We'll definitely see them top the global pop industry.
You’re so sweet 😭💗
thank you for checking them out. they left such a huge impression on me. damn..these guys are mad mad good..wow. as an army who's been always monitoring a lot of kpop groups especially hybe's groups, &team really really did a great job omg i'm so proud of these boys. hybe's groups was indeed never disappoints. keep going, boys!
I'm so happy for their debut especially K'...the hate he was getting and still getting just because misinterpretation of what he says or does is just so sad...I'm just happy he made it with these 3 iland and 5 &audition members..they all go so well together!! this is definitely amazing debut..ntm their album is so good and their debut song scent of you is the best!
ONE OF THE BEST GROUPS TO DEBUT. PERIOD
YO PD...when i tell u i cried watching this reaction video of yours... because genuinely!!! i feel so glad and happy to find someone who feels the same way i do? like someone with this level of excitement and enthusiasm and love in their eyes for the team and the song and the music video and the dance and everything, i just felt genuine joy i dont know how else to explain this, but it felt like seeing your reactions and listening to your words, it really resonated with me bc i feel the same way and it makes me feel like im not alone in what i feel so yes thank you pd
Don't worry a lot of people like &team debut ☺
@woong rawrs I literally feel the same way!!!😭❤️🔥❤️🔥
same, and finally got myself over and joined pd's patreon and discord. :)
Watching PD follow &Audition: The Howling next month may make me finally subscribe to Patreon 😅
Just noticed the cool bridge stability choreography they utilized to have the members help each other get up at 53:37 and damn... i love that detail
For me falling in love with &team happened cos I said “I wish I’d been a fan of BTS since debut, wouldn’t that have been cool” so when I saw the teaser for &team a few weeks back I just wanted to see them debut to see what it’s like… watched this MV alone then again when my teens arrived home from school and thought nothing more of it, a decent pop song with rock elements and great choreo. Of course YT suggested the choreo video a few days later so when I watched that, I noticed Fuma straight away (The beautiful transition guy!) Rewatched this video multiple times to try to figure out which member he was and the song grew on me rather than annoyed me! Then watched Scent of You and decided I’m a fan. Excited to see how they progress and watch all the behind the scenes stuff. Watching the &audition episodes were so informative too, really liked the members and felt sad at those who didn’t make it. Looking forward to more of your reactions! 💜🤍
Thank you and the patreons for this
Time stamps since PD forgot hehe
3:30 Under The Skin MV Extended ver
23:21 Under The Skin MV
43:34 Under The Skin Choreo ver
51:24 Dance Practice
Their album is so good. I've been listening to all the songs on repeat since their release.
anyways, hitman bang really never failed to make such great musics with literally ALL groups he formed. from BTS, then TXT with flawless discography, then enhypen, even gg like le sserafim, and now even japanese group like &team. i honestly didn't expect that their debut song will be THIS GOOD!. and the fact that Slow Rabbit, bighit producer known as main producer of TXT, the one who produced this song is kinda made me think like " no wonder this is sooooo good!!!"
I'm LITERALY DYING from the ENHYPEN reveal. I had been waiting for that moment since 2021 and it didn't disappoint 🥳🤯
Also, it's probably only the ILand members who appeared because they were the only ones who appeared in the original mv. HYBE had kept them in storage till they were ready for the new show, so they first hinted at their plans by using them in D-D.
&TEAM
Thank you for taking up & TEAM on RUclips😊
I'm & TEAM's fan.
And I've been a fan of Kei for two years.
I hope people all over the world will get to know them more and listen to their music.
Thank you very much.Thank you 💚
リアクションありがとう。
私もあなたと同じように驚きのあまり開いた口が閉じなかった。想像を遥かに超えてきた。
あの過酷な島を経験した私達はこのデビューに特別な感情が湧いてくる。
同じように私もENHYPENのMVはJPverが好きです。
I clicked so fast when I saw your reaction to this, and this is one of my favorite debuts as well. EJ, K, Nicholas, and Taki are the only ones running because of the storyline in the Webtoon and Watpad web novel (in both Enhypen's and &Team's). The other members play a part but further along in the storyline.
Omg PD I feel the same way about &team as you do…it’s exciting to feel so surprised and excited about a new group. They really are something else.
thank you for feeling proud about K please keep rooting for him
What a debut, indeed.
Being a CARAT makes me have high standards and, honestly, I love this debut. They have everything needed in a group. Line distribution could be better, but hopefully this is improve soon. Love love love the song!
The choreography for this is really fantastic. HYBE really popped off and so did &team by performing it so well
The EP IS FANTASTIC YOU WONT REGRET IT
That four boys was chasing a girl who got invitation from Drunk dazed mv if you remember. And the two warewolf which is K and EJ was appeared at Enhypen mv drunk daze… all of this time they are all already there
This the most genuine reaction I have seen so far. I love it. It’s such a beautiful song and choreography I wish for everyone to hear and see it. Thanks so much PD
I listened to the ep for &team and it was really good. The music video for under the skin just added even more depth and makes me understand how good this song is. The fact that this team might already be in your top groups, PD, is so impressive and is a good sign, especially with groups like Seventeen and TXT in your top. Your praise is usually earned and isn't given to all groups, so when you really like one I know that group is a real gem and worth the listen. I am excited about what this group does in the future too!
I’ve seen the extended version here the first time and DUDE!!! 😭 I’m living for this storyline now!!
I can relate to your reaction so much!! I was literally losing my mind the first time I saw the choreography for this beautiful song 🥹 I felt like I was going crazy feeling their emotions seeping through my laptop screen that's how GOOD they were ❤
&Team are the warewolf and Enhypen are the vampires. i love how they share the universe
52:39 “I’m so proud of K” and your voice when you said that. I literally cried!
One of the best debuts this year.
Sooo happy you enjoyed them so much, DEFINITELY the boy group debut of the year! We have a lot to look forward to :)
the extended version really gave me goosebumps even...
Has been on Respet since it dropped and now I can’t stop listening to scent of you the whole album is amazing
Gotta give it to hybe, they KNOW how to not only come up with great stories/concepts but execute them perfectly. I wholeheartedly agree with you that this might be the best debut ever. The lyrics, production, cinematography, choreography, EVERYTHING was mind blowing. As a longtime fan of K, I will admit I was incredibly disappointed & pissed out of my mind when he didnt make it into Enhypen but MY GOD that's now the best thing that could've happened. K belongs in &Team. His growth both as an artist & as a person in &Audition was heartwarming to see so I'm excited for you to check it out. I couldn't be prouder of my boy!
Also, side note. I (alongside other K fans) think the storyline with the bullying & the growing pains might be K's story. There was all the drama & hate he went through during i-land & it's aftermath... It's quite sad to think about but I'm happy he's happy now and has debuted alongside his fellow i-land boys plus ofc the other 5 talented boys. I am beyond excited to see what's next in their story and curious if we'll be getting a full on collab with Enhypen. It'll be suuuper cool! Plus, there's the gg coming from i-land 2 which is rumored to have a witch concept. Who knows. All I know is that Hybe aren't here to play!!
35:43 - Yuma (yes he is absolutely beautiful)
37:02 - Maki (the youngest)
42:00 - YES HE IS NICHOLAS 😭😭
I really rooted for K in iland, and then the other 3, and then the whole &audition. This debut made me cry, like after 2 years we finally got something, and something that exceeded all our expections. People are so used to high notes, racing car raps and machine dancing, they can feel this is underwhelming for them... But this is a perfect example what an artist is supposed to be, show ART. And these boys did. They touched people's emotions and that's more than enough to describe an artist's success.
I hope people listen to them without a prejudice of "oh but it's jpop" So what? It's music, it's lyrics, if it's good, IT'S GOOD!
This is the same reason why I got to BTS. It’s korean song -so what? it’s music! they make great music, the lyrics, the storyline. Thanks to Bang PD’s patience to grow his company so he can execute all theses vision to all his artist👍🏼
omg i'm in love with your words 🥺😭
Omygod I was literally waiting for pd-nim to react on this... Thank you PD-Nim..... thank you so much pd nim thank you....
I literally had the same reaction. It’s like decades of K-pop fanning. Did we just find the perfect group??
Thank you all for the reaction ^^ I really want to see people reacting to &Team. I already love them and as someone who isn't really into Hybe I must say that Enhypen, Lesserafim and &Team are groups that I love so much specially for the members themselves. Hope they keep dropping good songs and cool concepts
These 3 are golden !!
Thank you soo muchhh for ur reaction!! Thanks for appreciated my boys🥺❤️ fighting!!
OH MY GOD I DIDNT EXPECT THIS BUT IM SO HAPPY 😭😭 thank you so much PD!!! ❤❤
Such an amazing debut! The song has been on my repeat ever since its release.
I AM SO OBSESSED WITH &TEAM
I really havent seen most of my fave reactors react to Under the Skin yet (which surprised and disappointed me), so Im SO glad to see you be COMPLETELY blown away by their debut . I've been dying over how insanely good it is and I've just been like is everyone sleeping on this???
&team is freaking amazing omg
Omg 😲 💥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍😍 all these mv/choreography are fire 🔥 these guys are soooooo amazing, can not wait to see more from them
YES!!!! Absolutely love your love and enthusiasm for art. It makes me SO HAPPY to see someone be just as excited for this debut. I love everything about it and completely agree with you.
After seventeen, &team is the group that i saw a high standard performance, clean synchronization & just level up quality of a boy group,
REAL!!!
not sure if you’ll see this but the reason its only the i-land members at the end of the extended version is because (spoilers for dark moon the blood altar)
the other boys are investigating werewolf trafficking by the vampires (not enhypen), which eventually enha also join in
also YES they have a HYBE OS (Original Story) department, so a dedicated team writing the storyline!
I’m glad we had the same reactions!!! Definitely my top favorite group ❤
This is just a copy of what I said to your initial reaction to the song, but I figured, I'll post it here as well :)
I know there are a lot of emotional components already, the mv, the song, but honestly? It all wouldn't hit as much, hadn't I known K, Nicholas, EJ and Taki's journey. That really tipped me over.
And I followed &audition too, so I'm already invested in the other members as well... idk man, I'm just super proud of everyone involved - add the song into the mix, the cinematography and acting... ugh it just gets too much for me to handle, I'm an emotional wreck every time
I agree with every single statement that you made!! I love them
You have no idea how my eyes literally felt like they glistened as you slowly said how they might be one of your ult boy groups because haha look at me now having Nicho as my YT profile, to having Under the Skin as my pinned music in my facebook profile, and to having to wait for my &TEAM The First Howling: Me album limited B to come and be delivered. 😂 They literally have beat even my ult boy groups from kpop industry. They just raised my standards. Apart from everyone literally looking like they came from an animated world and apart from their talents, they're also very very entertaining and very comfortable with one another- plus they're literally so kind, sweet, and respectful to one another and that's why they're my ults right now. ❤ They're just so perfect to me to stan. Every time their channel uploads new videos, my face lights up and I finish whatever I'm doing just to click on that video. Oh how I really hope they get the hype and attention they deserve soon.
I was waiting to see if you would watch or when you would watch the longer video. I am so happy and excited that you are really into &Team. And from your questions on patron or really hope you take the time or can find the time to watch &Audition so you can see and kind of get to know the guys there and what they had to go through over again when it came to those main 4 who were promised to debut.
i'm a fan of them already but i REGRET to watch this reaction this time like i should've watched it EARLIER than anyone else!!! tbh it's my first time watching your reaction but it's totally worth it and i could appreciate more magical features behind &TEAM's debut that i haven't recognized it before. i truly feel the honesty and your terms of word use is incredibly easy to understand and i feel like MIND-BLOWING.
at first i found this recommendation from my co-LUNÉ (&TEAM's fandom), and when i looked at the duration is kinda.. too much for me to watch but here i am, i ended up watching it till the very end!! and istg i need everyone watch this video.
thank you so much for this, i'm so proud being a part of people who witnessed this &TEAM debut. i'm glad that you watched them, you find them and FOR REAL there's a lot to expect from this group. that's why i chose to stan them alongside with BTS as my first fav boygroup.
again, thank you so much. i'll definitely be back here anytime sooner
have a great weekend!!
I am SOOO HAPPY that you are so into them. I watched &audition for K and Taki, and came away from it thinking that the final group was gonna be cute but nothing special, and then they hit us all with this. They were so good. It's astonishing how much some of them have improved since the show, they seem so polished but there is an intensity to them as well. It's cheesy, with the concept and all, but I'd described them as hungry. I'm gonna be shouting about them from the rooftops. Thank you so much for dropping this gigantic video. Looking forward to following &team with you in the future.
I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WITH THE SAME ENERGY AS ME!! I've been watching your vids for over a year, and I literally have the same reactions as you!! I scream when I see beautiful art too!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COVERING &TEAM ITS SO APPRECIATED ‼️😭🔥❤️
I would recommend the debut showcase to hear their live vocals of the performances they did everyone but BUZZ LOVE
Thank you so much for reacting to &TEAM~★
They are super talented guys who are giving their all to take Japanese music to another level, If you want, please support them a lot~! ♡
Thanks to you and the patreons for this quality content :)
Love your reaction !
i'm happy seeing you fanboy to them so much lol cause same?? &TEAM is already giving out bops at their debut.
Wait wait wait Na nah nah theres no way we just got an hour long kulture study!??!? Best day ever!!!!!
58:56--this is the same face I made when I watched the dance practice. 😂 Because I was a HUGE I-land fan, and because I was totally gutted when K got sidelined at the end of the show, and because I was so psyched to see K & EJ in the Drunk-Dazed MV, it is (perhaps) inevitable that I was going to love &Team. But I'm absolutely stunned by this debut and feel absurdly proud of K, EJ, Nicholas and Taki (when did he get to be so handsome, our little Taki?!) I can't wait to see how this crazy journey Hybe set us on continues to unfold.
This reaction warms my heart ❤️ Thank you so much 🤝🏻
Please everyone, let's give them lots of love 😭
LUNÉ AND &TEAM FIGHTING 💖
thank you for doing this, I have been with &team since Iland! lol over 2 years of waiting, but they are well worth the wait
I'm liking the damn storyline... the same thing I felt with BTS's storyline back in the day (I NEED U onwards)... Gonna go ahead and check them out... Thank you for this introduction 👏🥰👏
i’m so excited for their future!! their concept storyline and music is going to be so good!! its fun to see 2 different groups share a storyline like this
His mouth opened during the whole dance practice was ME LMFAOO
Much thanks and appreciation for your Very Deep Dive of &TEAM. Fighting! 💜💜💜
I am proud of these boys really! Their mentors especially Sakura and Soma really taught them well! Everyone shines in their debut song!
It was the same for me! I didn't particularly love the song the first time I heard it, I actually came across the mv again and listened to it while reading the caption. The lyrics were incredible! And I regretted not finishing my first listen to the song. IT WAS JUST PERFECT. AND THE CONCEPTT?! It's not a particularly new one but I feel like &team is perfect for it! As always, I love your reaction, PD! Wish you would watch Scent of you as well!
Thank you so much for putting for free on RUclips! I love the reaction ♡
Thank you PD for this wonderful review coz i do love this group esp K and am so happy coz all the emotions i wanted to express were all seen in your reactions😀
I've been waiting a long time for your reaction. I know you were going to love & Team are great
absolutely same, I honestly LOVED Under the Skin so so so much, I'm so thankful cuz I really really wanted to love their debut. Thanks to the patreons! The choreography ver and dance practice reactions were so good, thanks for blessing me with them
Thank you so much please keep rooting for them
To answer your question at 30:05, it’s Kentaro Sakaguchi, a famous actor in Japan who is friends with/a fan of BTS. He also voiced &TEAM’s debut trailer!
I really enjoyed your reaction.I will be looking for your other &Team videos :)