TWICE!
WTF DOES “OG KPOP STAN” EVEN MEAN?!⬇️
Supposedly “original gangster”, can be seen as “old generation”, personally viewed as “old-school”.🤓 I’ve been into Korean music since 1998 when I was 15, and using “kpop stan” is more catchy (super cringe or not) than “person who’s listened to Korean music since 1998”, amirite or AMIRITE.😂
WTF DOES “X-DANCER RXN” EVEN MEAN?!⬇️
X= Ex, Dancer= self-explanatory, RXN= reaction. X-DANCER RXN is the graphic-designer-major side in me making an effort.😄 “Well, why not just say ‘retired dancer reacts to’ then?”, you might ask? Simple: simple-minded people have major issues with the “*insert label here* reacts to” titles.😂
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XTRA 411—
I became an avid Korean music aka Kpop listener/lover since 1998. Korean and rap music were my coping mechanisms from the bullying I experienced in middle school through high school and my love for the genre has stuck by me ever since. The genre, along with artists like Michael Jackson, Aaliyah, Britney Spears, etc. then motivated me into becoming a hip-hop/pop dancer, which was a very active lifestyle for me literally throughout my whole 20s. (XTRA DANCE 411— I danced for, trained, and performed with 4 different dance teams. My first and main dance team who started my “dance life” was with Marvelous Motion (who later became IaMmE, America’s Best Dance Crew Season 6 Champions). A lot of my dance training came from Di “Moon” Zhang, Brandon “747” Harrell, Emilio Dosal, SOREAL, and from attending many dance classes in Houston and L.A. (from amazing local talent to widely-known talents such as Parris Goebel, Keone Madrid, Kyle Hanagami, Lando Wilkins, Mister Wiggles, Rino Nakasone)
Unfortunately, I took a huge break from Korean music and dance around 2015 when I was officially diagnosed with lupus nephritis, seizures, and a heart murmur. I was receiving and battling years of chemotherapy and dialysis along with taking 32 pills a day, so I had no mental/emotional/spiritual room to keep myself updated with Kpop or dance. Luckily, I’m in remission now. That doesn’t mean that lupus and seizures are gone because I am still very capable of frequent flare-ups if I don’t take care of myself, but I make sure to do so enough to manage and live as “normally” as possible. I am also not capable of being an active dancer like I used to be due to my chronic illnesses, but I’m still a dancer in my mind, heart, and soul.
ALSO! Just to be SUPER clear— me calling myself an “OG kpop stan” does NOT mean that anyone who’s listened to kpop after me is inferior or less-than. A kpop lifestyle is a kpop lifestyle regardless of time. Please don’t get that sh*t twisted.😛 Sooo I am currently and actively keeping a weather eye on the KPOP horizon and also using what I’ve learned from my dance years to give credit where it’s due!
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xthina
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so happy that twice including a silly little mistake.. it makes them feel more chill and “human” yknow? i love what they’re doing with their dance practices.
I like this format more. Watching it all the way through first to get a feel. Keep this going!
What you said about Jeongyeonie grabbing your attention is the simple fact that she came back after so long and completed the “Perfect 9”. TWICE is always better with 9.
I’d love to see them do a choreo for “Icon” and/or “Last Waltz” .
Been waiting for this. I learned so much about Twice choreography because of your reactions
Another vote for the updated format. Hearing your initial take after first watch was enlightening and the second watch with details was even more so since you knew what to call out.
2:48 – NAYEON (the oldest member in TWICE)
she did the “O” sign which represents as ONCE.
2:48 – MOMO ( our mochineeee ) she did the ” + ” sign.
2:49 – MINA ( our penguin! ) She did the “T” sign which represents as TWICE.
2:49 – SANA ( shy shy shy ) she did the ” = ” ( equals ) sign.
2:50 – DAHYUN ( biBimBaP ) she did the ” 3 ” sign.
2:50 – CHAEYOUNG ( the smolest member in TWICE ) she did the ” < " and if you put them together here's the result! O + T = <3 WHICH REPRESENTS THEIR 3RD FULL ALBUM(?) ( Sorry for my grammar im not that good in English and I hope y'all understand what am I saying lmfao💀 )
Lachica did a great job for this choreo. 💯
I really like this kind of reaction… More power to you…
Your format is fine, we love the way you give a dancer’s prospective.
This choreo may not be one of their hardest choreos, but it’s for sure one of their most pleasants to watch, gosh, every move is just perfect and fits so well into the song, Twice never miss!
Fun fact (I guess lol), there’s a cut in the choreography video. It’s right after the O+T=<3 part and it cuts to a new take right as they start the tipping scale part (that's what Thina called it lol). I think the behind clip started at the tipping scale part and that was the first take, and then that's where they decided to cut to a new shot for the choreography video. The cut is very subtle, but noticeable if you really pay attention. Very seamless :]
Honestly So happy to see jeongyeon’s cameback after a long time
Love this format!
Love the hair, Thina. Love seeing an expert in dance evaluate and enjoy our talented girls.
Thank you for this really appreciated more req to come
Thank you thank you thank you soooo much for reacting to this….you are such a life saver here thina….👍👍👍💖💖💖
Chaeyoung With Dark Curls and Black Hair Looks like The Most Beautiful and Gorgeous Thing ever because she has literally grown Up In front of the Whole World and Kpop Music industry
Been waiting for this! ❤️
喜歡充滿細節的 TWICE
17:20 now that I realize it, that power trio is actually the rap trio…