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Here's our reaction to SKZ's Giant! :D

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Musicians react & analyze ♡ SKZ - 『GIANT』 (MV)

OUR GIANTS, STRAY KIDS, ON TOP OF THE WORLD! YES! Stray Kids are back with their Japanese album, and we're here to check out the title song “GIANT”. As the lyrics suggest, maybe they’re small individually, but together, they’re absolute giants. They’re back as the god of gods! We'll be getting into the song's structure, how it defies conventions, and some clever tricks they're using, as well as the music video itself! So hyped to see Stray Kids back, bringing their killer dance moves, music, vocals, and raps. Can’t wait to dive into the rest of the tracks! And STAYS! If you liked what you saw here today and want more SKZ related contents earlier than others, contents like SKZ Code, Survival Show, Two Kids Room, SKZ night livestreams and more, then hop on and join the party at http://patreon.com/handsomesausages !! :D Kpop producer and singer-songwriter react to SKZ's 『GIANT』 (Official Music Video). Enjoy! Sound at http://soundcloud.com/hsausages Follow us on IG: @handsomesausages Timestamp 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Reaction 3:46 - Initial Thoughts 4:47 - Music Video & Meanings 7:06 - GENIUS Structure 10:25 - Clever Clashing Notes 11:52 - FA-KING GIANTS STRAY KIDS!!! 13:57 - SHOUTOUT #skz #straykids #kpopreaction

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Lansi Suzie

SKZ are the ants, and they are putting on the work. and together they are giants. I love them

Shannon O'Brien

I'm so excited to see your reactions to the rest of the album 🩷

Kitty2269

I love the fact that Han-c caught the ants concept, and the way D-some caught the fact of the ants alone is weak up all of them togather can make things great, thats OUR boys, Single they could do it, But togather the CAN do it, they are the Giants of the Kpop world IMO

Tristana Keauna

I want a full-on like remix dubstep of this song. they give us a tiny taste at the 'dance break' and I really need them to just go full skz, remix live performance

J.A. Moore

1) Seungmin with a power tool - wow 2) Chan being a little sneaky with the lyrics, LOL 3) Han showing us again how sneezes have now become part of SKZ lore (LOL) 4) Changbin's high pitched rap - SO GOOD 5 ) The large egg clearly being part of the Borg Collective

Nic27

Yay! Loved your reaction. May or may not have been checking since a couple of hours after the release for it 🤣🤣 Always enjoy your take on things and I also learn so much, which makes me appreciate the music even more. Thank you guys 😊

Pushnitsya

Omggg once in a lifetime I'm early lol. This song is so good, I also reeaaally loved all the new bsides, i think my fave is saiyan, it has a super catchy vibe and very cool lyrics !

Kwestleo

Yeeeeesss. I will be off in like 2 hours and then I get to enjoy. The fact that yiu panicked is adorable bcuz it really do be like that. Lol yes Han-C do re me ficking giants. Yes they are ants. The achoo is so amazing. Did you see bang chans body?! Man is stacked! Yes its a dance break. I need to see this choreography in full IMMEDIATELY!. its looks so good. I love that y'all picked up Channie's cussing wordplay. I have a satisfaction with Han's achoo as well. There are so many questions for me. I feel like that is definitely what they meant when they say giANT. The postchorus is sick! Hyunjin's tone has been fantastic. Lol get it Han-C!

Lari

This song is amazing!!! The MV is insane 🫠🥰 can’t wait for you guys to check the other songs.. Saiyan is my favorite 🥹 our little gi.ants ♥️

romimood

The out-of-breath panic at the start is so real—I miscalculated the date too!! Not Han-C picking up do re mi fa-king giant immediately :DD This song and mv are so good they broke me, and I’m still in pieces. I was waiting for you to break down the structure because I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. This whole album is once again beyond amazing!

Yep, I'm Liberty

The fact that you caught the "ant" in GI-ant was pretty awesome. But yeah, it seems like the running theory is that they are worker ants (notice the transition from lower to upper levels), who when they work together create a GI-ant. This can also be visually represented by the separate eggs they each found that combine into the one "master" egg - which is then overrun by actual ants (maybe haters?). Also caught some Social Path references there as well, so that's definitely interesting too. There's something about their Japanese releases that is just so satisfying and visually different from their regular stuff that I always get super excited to try and piece together the overall new "lore" that they come up with.

Mary

I got some Marvel and Ant Man vibes from this. Like when they travel through the quantum realm. Lol! This was so good though! Love the song and the m/v

♡ Bludreamgirl ♡

This was my first time seeing it, and I'm already CRAVING a performance mv and a dance practice 😭 So good!

Coco Nies

I love how they play around with the GiAnt thing and it just fits so well! I'm guessing that the part where IN is holding the giant ball is a direct reference to how ants are insanely strong and can carry 50 times their own body weight, it also reminded me of Sisyphus, not sure if that was an intentional reference but Skz have used Greek mythology in the past and it would fit in with the Gods/giants theme. Their outfits also have major steampunk vibes which is super cool

Rina

Loved this and can't wait for the rest! Another no-skip album, no surprises there. Changbin, Seungmin and I.N has me in a chokehold in this MV, I just ....Who am I fooling? They all do. Just...I.N in that pre chorus? The song in it's entirety scratches my brain just right, but it's too overwhelming to really put into words why yet. Your break down of it helps, tho, putting into words the things I don't understand. I'm just sat here like "Exactly! That's it!" Lol

Vale

Now I understand why is so satisface for my ear the part of the post chorus, is for that semitone i loved. I was so shocked when I hear the first time the song bc like D’Some explain, the sound estructure is so different for each part, always shock me how SKZ make each cb with something new.

🦔

I been waiting for this

Ann Canovill

This is why I/we love SKZ. Giant - The music, composition, lyrics, word play, MV all masterly thought out into one fa-King Giant masterpiece. Chef's kiss!

xzysiek

Do you plan to check out the SKZ Christmas single album before Christmas?

Lili Grace

I don’t know why but the beginning of Giant reminds me of Wolfgang’s. And the whole song reminds me of Wolfgang as well.

Kumu Leato S. Savini

THIS SONG LIVE WAS STUNNING!!! Im so happy I got to witness their first live performancd of this!!!

Resistance_Is_Futile

I agree with Stay doridorayaki about SKZ current music style using twinkly or spacy samples, the use of pauses, or spaces in their different songs, and having them being effective each time. The SKZ instrumentals are starting to shift more in a "sound design" style almost, like you have the use of sounds to create a certain feeling or build tension, but it's not just a straight up sample based off an instrument. Very creative is their love of straight up using ascending/descending scales in the music WHILE we have the metallic clinking scale going up and down

Emma

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-king Giant just about killed me. Fits that almost every artist I listed to does their own "If You Seek Amy" moment. I remember how pressed Chan was about Xdinary Heroes getting away with it first, where they were just cursing in the live performances but the songs themselves weren't explicitly curse words (even though we ALL knew what they were).