Reacting to Mamamoo's Mind-Blowing Performances on Immortal Songs 2 | Part 1 of 3
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- Prepare to be amazed as we dive into the mesmerizing world of Mamamoo's performances on Immortal Songs 2! In this first installment of a three-part reaction series, we'll be blown away by five jaw-dropping performances that will leave you speechless.
From the moment Mamamoo takes the stage, they command attention with their powerful vocals and captivating stage presence. Their performances are so electrifying that they made me forget what I was going to say! Each member exudes confidence and charisma, delivering sexy moves that will have you on the edge of your seat.
So, join me as we witness the magic of Mamamoo's performances on Immortal Songs 2. Get ready to be wowed, mesmerized, and thoroughly entertained. Don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe for more reaction videos to come in this series!
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:37 Wait a Minute (2015) - • [HIT] 불후의 명곡2, 김영광(Kim...
8:52 Flying into the Night Sky (2015) - • MAMAMOO - Flying into ...
17:17 Passion Flower (2015) - • MAMAMOO - Passion Flow...
26:45 The Way to Sampo (2015) - • MAMAMOO - The way to S...
33:25 Delilah (2015) - • MAMAMOO - Delilah | 마마... - Zábava
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I’m so happy you are reacting to Mamamoo’s IS2 performances! I’m also continuously in tears rewatching these performances. I’ve been thinking for a long time about what makes these so special. I think it comes down to a few factors:
(1) Mamamoo are a supreme cover band. They can make any song their own. If they didn’t have their own discography they’d still be pretty amazing as cover artists. They have a sort of classic-entertainer style of performance, with choreo that’s fun and exciting and always seems fresh. It’s somewhat different from the more usual K-pop style with elaborate synchronized choreo that requires refined skills and practice of a different kind. Mamamoo’s early choreo style is designed to engage with live audiences. They work the crowd so well.
(2) Their music producers, primarily their CEO Kim Do-Hoon but with other key people in the team, are extremely competent and imaginative. These IS2 performances are 5-6 minutes long, as compared to the usual 3-4 minutes of a typical song in their discography. This gives the arrangements space to go through multiple change-ups and develop the drama through peaks and quiet lulls to a powerful climax. Especially important is that they are writing these arrangements specifically for Mamamoo, knowing that these four women have the skills to deliver complex and powerful music.
(3) All four members have key roles. Moonbyul wrote completely new raps for most of these performances, to songs that never had them, and she makes them fit as if they were always meant to be there. Who would dare to write two rap sections to a song as well known as Delilah? Moonbyul dares, and she doesn’t hold back in the words or the delivery. The other three have such a rich range of vocal skills, not just technical skills but emotional delivery. There is no one person who is the weakest. You can find vocal rankings out there, measured using reasonable technical criteria for singers, but those rankings do not capture the full story of what these women can do with live microphones in their hands.
(4) These are some of the best songs in classic Korean popular music. K-pop groups all have their own discographies, with excellent and sometimes incredible music, but for IS2 they are selecting from the best of the best, songs that have lasted years and have affected listeners of all ages.
(5) The audiences are the best. Their sincere reactions bring home the sincere power of the performances: wistfully mouthing the lyrics, dancing excitedly in the aisles, staring wide-eyed in wonderment, screaming with joy… it’s all there. Look out for one woman with bangs and long hair who seems to be in almost all of these early IS2 performances. I think she is an “audience visual”, meaning that the camera editors pick her out quite often for cutaway shots. What a dedicated and lucky Moomoo to see so many of these live performances!
(6) There are also some lovely reactions from the original artists and also the other performers in the studio (although some of those can come across as a bit artificial, because it’s seasoned performers seemingly reacting to the camera landing on them). My favourite is Wendy from Red Velvet looking on admiringly as Mamamoo harmonize in their performance of Backwoods. The two groups have a close and wholesome relationship.
(7) Mamamoo at this stage were working incredibly hard to build their reputation, as the new group in a small company that had very little budget. They put together each of these performances in very short time, and they could do it because they were hungry and skilled and had been working very very hard and very very closely together during their training years and their early post-debut months. IS2 was their pathway into the hearts of the Korean general public, and they knew it and they made it count. It’s really sad to see some of their interviews at the time, when different members talk about how they didn’t feel that they met the expected beauty standards and had to make up for it by developing their performance skills. It’s heartbreaking, but they certainly did develop those performance skills.
They certainly are special. Thinking about their struggles and how they worked things out makes me tear up sometimes. I enjoyed your very detailed explanation of what makes them special and unique. Thank you. I was wondering if RV and MMM performed against each other and you answered my question. I think I mentioned that Wendy looked familiar, but it didn't click. Dummy me, especially since I just did the RV IS2 czcams.com/video/WspwCs8dY9M/video.html reaction.
I just finished editing Parts 2 and 3, which will be available 3/18 and 3/25, respectively:-)
@@_KpopAjumma_ Very much looking forward to the other two parts! There are so many special moments.
@@moomoobebe I got tickets to see Wheein!!!!! AAAHHHHHHHH!🤩🤩
@@_KpopAjumma_ That’s wonderful news, congratulations!!! My friend and I are going too. So excited!
@@moomoobebeCA TX FL or NY?
Mamamoo were only rookies when these came out! Truly monster rookies!
badass rookies!!!
Mamamoo Immortal songs are always insane. Can't believe these vocalists are in one group!
They are so amazingly talented! I'm seriously in awe every time I hear them.
Wheein just kills my old heart
Those dimples are ridiculously cute!!
The reason Mamamoo=Legend....Immortal Songs!!!!
No Doubt!!!
Immortal Songs Is my Holy Grail to MAMAMOO too! These performances are legends in its own! No one does it like MAMAMOO!
I hope they do more on the show.
I only had time to watch two songs this morning. Gotta run but I'll watch the others later after a comment about Delilah. Delilah was the 2nd MMM song I heard after Piano Man and it turned me into an instant moomoo.
Delilah was their cover of the Korean version of the Tom Jones hit from the 60's. The K-version was edited to avoid censorship. In the original version a guy knifes his cheating girlfriend and then begs her to forgive him before the cops show up. The K-version drops reference to the knifing. Mamamoo turned it into a lesbian crime of passion without batting an eye and with no trace of irony. The guy seen repeatedly catching flies was the original Korean singer who was being honored in this episode of Immortal Songs. His stunned look was because he couldn't wrap his head around the gender and sexuality switch. Moonbyul wrote a new rap verse for Delilah because of course the original song pre-dated rap. Check out a performance by Tom Jones to see how MMM radically altered the arrangement. As an old fart who is very familiar with the Tom Jones version my mind was blown by what Mamamoo brought to the song. My first coherent thought was Who are these girls and why aren't they global superstars? Still don't have an answer for the 2nd question. Mamamoo didn't win for any of these performances. See you later!
I think he was also drunk.
Tom Jones! I knew I've heard of it before! I do prefer Mamamoo's version better. I'm sure plenty of women would throw their panties at Mamamoo like they did for TJ. Lol.
That old man looked somewhat appalled, but also drunk. lol.
@@_KpopAjumma_ He might well have been a bit tipsy. Haven't watched that episode in years - can't find the old full show vids on yt anymore - but as I recall besides commenting that he never would have expected the song to be done by a girl group he also made fun of Mamamoo's name.
I don't know who did the spectacular arrangement but I think it was probably a collab between Kim Dohoon and MMM. A couple of the new instrumental choices I really liked were the guitar doing House of the Rising Sun style arpeggios at the beginning and then quoting from Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez during the countdown before Moonbyul's rap verse.
@@kudgeond755 what a douchebag!
the break to call your son about the hat was so sweet!
Thank you! He's a sweet boy and very supportive of my CZcams endeavor.
a lot of times when you see the camera feature older people in the audience they are the ones that either sang or wrote the song.
it seemed like it. I wouldn't mind seeing a full show to see the process.
It always goosebumps when watching their live performances especially immortal songs performances and moomoo always enjoying watch others react to them cause the jaw drop thing just proof we (moomoo) choose the right group to stand ❤
Lol. Jaw dropping performances galore! I, too, enjoy watching others watch Mamamoo. Even watching myself during editing makes me happy. lol
Mamamoo's SONGS SO RELAXING AND FUN BEST SINGERS
They definitely bring out a variety of emotions!
yayy it’s finally happening!! can’t wait for part 2 ❤
almost done editing it. It will be up next monday :-)
@@_KpopAjumma_ mamamoo mondays!!!
So here for binge watching Mamamoo' Immortal Songs 2!!!🙌
yay! more to come :-)
These songs are sooo good ❤
so sexy good!!!
Lovely interaction with your son ❤
Miss my kids so much. I'm glad I could share that moment with my peeps!
Keep trying i know you will get it figured out if anyone can.
Have a great day and thanks for more mamamoo
Thanks Oppa! Enjoy your day!
Oppa, Wheein is coming to DC. Get your tickets before they go up!!!
@@_KpopAjumma_ If I were physically able i would be there. I had tickets for MAMAMOO when they were in Baltimore but after I got there i was not able to deal with all of the waiting and standing. I ended up giving my tickets to some young girls and coming home. Such is life when you have serious heart issues.
Have a great day.
I've seen their performances to many times to count yet I still get goosebumps when I see or hear them performed. One of the artist that also performed the day Mamamoo covered The Way to Sampo couldn't believe Hwasa was only 19 (2 months from 20th b-day) Mamamoo are more than idols, they are artists. After getting rejected many time for various, in my opinion dumb reasons, I'm glad RBW took them in. Hard choreography and catchy beats might be the focus at the moment, but, in the long run, vocals will always win. They were the first K-pop group I saw live in concert, and let me tell you, the bar was set high for me.
I don't know if you already did, but, can you check out EXO?( Vocal King, and also Emperors of Kpop) Specifically the Immortal Song episode where Chen and Baekhyun sang "Really I Didn't know."
I have a feeling you will like them.
Cannot wait for more Mamamoo, and hopefully EXO songs as well. My 2 top group. Both number 1 on my kpop list. 😊😊😊
I too am in awe when I watch them. How are there so many main vocalists in one group. Maybe I haven’t been paying attention, but I’ve been underestimating Wheein’s voice. Speaking of… I got to get tickets to her show!
@@_KpopAjumma_ yeah. She's coming to Dallas and I want to go to her concert. It's going to be only about 20 minutes from my house. Waiting for tickets yo go on sale 🙂🙂
@@imeldabarron3487 girl, they are available now! Grab your tickets before they keep going up. Call the box office for cheaper tickets (214) 670-3687.
@@_KpopAjumma_ lol. I got my days mixed up. Just got 3 tickets. 🙂🙂🙂
@@imeldabarron3487 yay!!!!!! Gratz!!
As a woman, YES THEY ARE SO DELICIOUS!
Lol! I don't even remember when I said that, but I believe it!!!
When I saw the mamamoo name as title liked your video
You’re awesome!! Thanks for stopping by. ❤️❤️
For those who haven’t seen it, the MMMTV episode showing the vocal and choreo preparation of the Passion Flower performance is pure gold. Here is a version with English subtitles:
czcams.com/video/8B0jFN8AhLA/video.html
thanks :-)
12:14 Relatable reaction tbh lol
seriously forgot what to say! lol
They didn't win any of the shows, but they won several rounds and made the final round with the first song, and they won one round with the last. Wheein always commented about how they failed miserably when they didn't win any rounds, but quite a few idol groups have made multiple appearances on the show without ever winning a round. During covid, they went to judges but prior to that, each member of the 500 in the audience had a voting device and after each performance, they could either push their button or not. After the first two acts, they would reveal which had the higher number of votes, then the third act would perform and they would reveal if they had scored higher than the previous round winner, and so on through the seven acts to a final winner. I remember an act or two winning a show in the high 300's and the record high score was pushing 450 last I knew. The order of performance is random and early performers rarely win through to the final.
I've finished a few other IS2 reactions of groups that performed around the same time. They did not win either... and they were also really good, so i can't even imagine the standard of voting.
@@_KpopAjumma_ I have listened to a number of complete shows and it's often a mystery to me. As a non-Korean, I usually don't know the original song or how much it's loved by the audience. I remember seeing a show where two different acts wanted to perform the same song and apparently the discussion became a little heated. For Mamamoo's first appearance where they made the final before losing, the winner was a rock star from the 90's who had appeared on Koreas version of dancing with the stars. He brought his dance partner from that show on, and ballroom danced through his act. The sentimentality of that coupled with the fact that Mamamoo had performed earlier, and their performance was no longer fresh in the minds of the audience had to make a difference. I think Mamamoo was better but I'm biased and I wasn't there and I'm not part of the culture. Imagine the impact it would have had if Mamamoo won on their first appearance. On a later show you haven't gotten to yet, Mamamoo once again made the finals and lost to a soloist who performed beautifully and was a trained ballerina. She incorporated point dance in her act and won by 2 or 3 votes. All of the acts are good and there are many factors that affect the vote.
Not true. They won 3 shows!
Mamamoo - Backwoods (2015 - Episode 223) - czcams.com/video/cg-daQOgl4c/video.html (1ST WIN!)
Mamamoo - Wonderful Confession (2016 - Episode 249) - czcams.com/video/oiQZmrSNNUk/video.html (2ND WIN!)
Mamamoo - The Dance in Rhythm (2017 - Episode 333) - czcams.com/video/t9h7uOfWx5I/video.html (3RD WIN!)
At this point, Mamamoo are the ONLY Kpop group to be invited 14 times (You have to be invited to be on the program), they were the first group to win 3 times, and Mamamoo still currently holds the highest record score amongst idol groups (433), and became the first girl group to become the final winner of a special on their 8th appearance. (Info via Mamamoo Wiki - mamamoo.fandom.com/wiki/Immortal_Songs_2 )
@@kimberly_neville 언니 안녕! Thanks again for the list. It definitely made it easier to put together.
Maybe Moo meant they didn't win the ones on the video, which they should have! It is a great honor to be invited 14 times to anything, let alone a singing competition. 15th for Solar.
I'm currently editing part 3 and I continue to be in awe!!
@@kimberly_neville Yes, I understand. I was saying they didn't win the shows these performances were from.
Oh yeah, and the serious ones they show are the judges! Just FYI.
Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I know the audience does the voting rather than judges. The serious ones you're referring to are probably reaction shots of the other competitors in the green room.
@@kudgeond755 I may be wrong but in a lot of the other ones I have watched there is a panel that contains judges and the audience voting is on like Sugarman and several others. But! I could be wrong. But none of the people i said were judges ever appeared on those episodes. I have a tendency to watch the entire episode along with the parts i like. But who knows.
@@owl9704a Back when these older full episodes were available on yt I watched a bunch of MMM's appearances. I never saw judges, just competitors sitting with a couple of hosts in the green room, the MC, and the honoree in the audience when the episode was a tribute show. The winning score is almost always in the 400's and it seemed like there were about 500 people in the audience so I assumed they did the voting.
Thanks, friends. In my head, the panel is made of others from the industry who share their opinion and the audience votes for their favorite. I'm glad to see a diverse audience.
I saw another variety show which relied on the audience to choose potential idols and most the audience were men. I wouldn't have minded it so much, if they didn't vote with their dicks. Looks were chosen over talent and some dudes were even voting before the poles opened. It was disgusting!
jung eunji immortal songs reaction please
Wednesday 5:30 est:-)
I wish meeting was in this video there latest one🥹
i've got two more videos to edit. So the reaction with Meeting will be out in two weeks :-).