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Arcane's executive music producer did WHAT?

My full interview with Alex Seaver of MAKO on his journey from french horn player to Riot Games Music producer is live now on YouTube!

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when you listen carefully to the bass lines, your whole world changes

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We ranked our FAVORITE Classical Music Samples in K-Pop of ALL TIME! Video out NOW!

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Did you know there are 68+ K-Pop songs that sample or interpolate classical music pieces?? 👀🎵 So naturally, we had to rank them...Video coming out TOMORROW!

7.3 WEDS 10PM (KST) | 7.3 WEDS 9AM (EDT)

Classical Music in K-Pop Playlist: https://bit.ly/3L4BQkS

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Produced, filmed and featured in a silly lil "(Un)hlepful Guide to Classical Music" for all my k-pop loving besties who are open to learning more about classical music. 

Inspired by Cunk on Earth (& Between Two Ferns thanks to all the shade my friends threw at me). 

Made in partnership with Apple Music Classical! Download for free here~ https://apple.co/ReactToTheK

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The untold story of (G)I-DLE's ‘Put it Straight’

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A K-Pop songwriter's NCT & SHINee toplining SECRET!

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The SHOCK value of SHINee's music!!!

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[UPDATE] ReacttotheK released a preview of their interview with Dem Jointz (producer & composer) and Chikk (songwriter), the interview will be released tomorrow at 9am EDT and they're going to talk about the creative process behind SHINee's 'Don't Call Me'!

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[ENG] SHINee producers (Dem Jointz & Chikk) answer your questions about the making of 'Don't Call Me' | ReacttotheK

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Bet you didn’t know this about Red Velvet Peek-A-Boo!

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Okay okay okay.

The song messes with the audience's expectations of atmosphere and tonality which is why there is such a visceral reaction; something is very different and very weird but in a very good and specific way; it feels disconnected but like that was meant to be.

- highlights of ReacttotheK reaction on Step Back GOT the beat.

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this is an interview with rodnae chikk bell, one of the songwriters from the very first sm songwriting camp in 2013 with harvey mason jr. she wrote the melodic toplines for songs like mr. mr. overdose don't call me kick it favorite and also tracks for taeyeon boa and red velvet.

she talks about the process of writing mr. mr. at length and it's super illuminating. at this point it was the very first time they got a group of US songwriters on these kpop tracks and this rly marked a turning point in the kpop industry. she talks about how kenzie was at this camp telling them to never be predictable and chikk researched more about harmonies and minor scales and started leaning into unusual and interesting melodies that have ended up defining sm's style and influencing the entire kpop genre. she also talks about how she fought for better pay for songwriters within the industry and how things are better now because of it.

her stories were rly interesting! i loved hearing about the songwriting process for mr. mr. and how she didn't even know what kpop was back then. she said that in the US her songs would be sold but not released on albums but she got two #1 hits (mr. mr. and overdose) on the very first try when she had no idea where these songs would end up. i feel like chikk and the other writers and producers of the early sm camps are rly important historically for tracking and appreciating the evolution of the kpop sound and how it's different and more interesting than US pop a lot of the time. rn as kpop has entered the global mainstream the trends seem to be backing away from the need for unpredictability into a more U.S. radio friendly sound but this 2nd/3rd gen experimentation that chikk was a part of forming is rly one of the best parts of kpop.

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We talked about EL7Z UP' '7+UP' EP on the 3rd episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast!

In this episode, we display a range of reactions to this album as Umu compares "Die for You" to "pudding with pop rocks" (apparently that's a good thing?), Kevin has an existential crisis thinking about the classical quote in "Cheeky," and Colton is puzzled by the dark musical choices in "Cloud 9."

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We talked about NewJeans' 'Get Up' EP on the 2nd episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast!

In this episode, we debate whether Super Shy is sweet or "stanks," if the trumpet sample in ETA is annoying or "goes crazy," and if this album is actually telling the story of a girl falling in love for the first time.

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We talked about Dreamcatcher's "Apocalypse : From Us" concert AND album on the first episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast!

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Stray Kids 'CASE 143' — Classical Piano Cover 🎵