MMA 2023 (Select Performances) Reaction
Added 2023-12-05 05:03:32 +0000 UTCSorry this was a bit late guys! I got an unexpected audition over the weekend. This will happen from time to time now that the actors' strike is done.
ALSO- I had limited time today to film so I prioritized my faves and the ones that I normally cover.
- 01:48 RIIZE
- 18:35 NewJeans
- 32:38 ZB1
- 48:47 aespa
- 01:03:27 SHINee
- 01:18:25 NCT Dream
Comments
Watching this MMA 2023-AESPA performance reaction before you post your MMA 2024. Aww, it's been a year. Aespa really deserves all their recognitions and all their Daesang awards. Thank you Jeff 🫶
gandashaa
2024-12-02 16:02:34 +0000 UTCHi jeff☺️ Please react soon to kiss of life.
Arriane
2024-02-27 17:51:43 +0000 UTCaespa killed it
S O
2024-01-20 05:45:57 +0000 UTCYes these were also my favorite of the night! I also think Jeff would enjoy kiss of life and he may know Natty from Sixteen though I’m not sure?
Bruklyn W.
2023-12-17 02:53:46 +0000 UTCOmg how have I never realized that you don’t know kiss of life? I came here for their reaction too! Please look into them, I think you would enjoy it. I think they’re similar to G-idle and Le sserafim in the way that they have a super strong badass women vibe and their music is really good. Suuuper talented members and their MMA performance was one of my favorite from that night
Bruklyn W.
2023-12-17 02:51:12 +0000 UTCJefffff!!! are you reacting to 2023 Asia Artist Awards? I'm really looking forward for you to react to SB19's and &TEAM Collab stage!!! So proud of our fellow Filipinos making their way up in Pop Industry!! Thank you jeff!
Llyjil Busch
2023-12-14 18:34:03 +0000 UTCoh sorry I don't really know them and haven't seen them mentioned on my comments before 😅
seth james
2023-12-09 19:09:37 +0000 UTCtrue, but it was a bit underwhelming personally... I guess I am just kinda strict on groups that I stan
LETE
2023-12-08 04:57:48 +0000 UTCBut riize only sing talk saxy as usual, but zb1 do something with crush
Newwiee Thipoom
2023-12-08 04:38:10 +0000 UTCAAAA I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE GOING TO REACT TO KISS OF LIFE PERFORMANCE 😭😭😭😭
Aisyah Sofea
2023-12-08 03:48:51 +0000 UTCI know the boys are busy and don't want them to be overly stressed too... just comparing to how riize doing great on both award shows feels bit disappointed
LETE
2023-12-06 18:01:14 +0000 UTCaespa's stage is insane! Grabe diba?! 😂 Drama become my fav song of them after this stage.
Roda
2023-12-06 14:15:36 +0000 UTCEven if the crowd were dead…the idols were screaming and jumping for Shinee. 😂
Doyoungismyult
2023-12-06 08:01:48 +0000 UTCdid not know that. where does he mention this?
seth james
2023-12-06 06:41:10 +0000 UTCtheir choreographers definitely put more effort for MAMA. probably a schedule/time constraint since they just had a comeback and then straight into awards season. and those 2 were back to back + flying from Japan.
seth james
2023-12-06 06:40:58 +0000 UTCShotaro took ballet, gymnastics etc. he said that since he had the opportunity to take dance growing up he would try everything. Hip hop was just his favorite
Casual Art
2023-12-06 05:12:27 +0000 UTCAs much as I love the ZB1 boys, I think they need a better choreographer especially for end of the year performance. MAMA was great but MMA when after watching other groups' performances is a bit disappointing
LETE
2023-12-06 03:56:43 +0000 UTCWonbin has played guitar since he was 10, and I don't think you noticed that they didn't cut Seunghan's voice out during the last verse where he sang " talk saxy talk saxy girl" I don't know if it is a sign or something else.
leeharper.37.5
2023-12-05 22:40:37 +0000 UTCI don't think you noticed, but the back dancers in Talk Saxy was dressed in Suenghan outfit from Get a guitar. Was just a tribute to him or sending us a message he's coming back soon!!!
Kathy .03
2023-12-05 20:38:27 +0000 UTCfav stage was SHINEE they were insane and thats with oonly three members
jinkichimchim
2023-12-05 19:34:50 +0000 UTCCome to Jingle Ball, Jeff! I heard they're performing special stages for it! They might do poison there....or Candy Ft. Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj🤣 Also, idk if you've seen already but they uploaded a dance practice for Poison!
Star Galaxy
2023-12-05 18:46:28 +0000 UTCalso, now sm have centres, which probably means different performance directors for different centres, so the stages been looking greaaaaat🤩
tada dadam
2023-12-05 18:38:05 +0000 UTCyes i agree!! love that for them! hope these kinda treatment continues cause the girls are more than capable!
seth james
2023-12-05 18:25:18 +0000 UTCaespa's performance was everything!! This is the level of quality that we knew aespa could do and deserved but their previous performance directors were lacking in my opinion. Also I feel that the girls confidence has grown a lot during their hyperlink tour and I am really seeing them grow as performers which is such a joy to watch
Lena
2023-12-05 18:15:02 +0000 UTCOnew is still on his health hiatus.
Ashley
2023-12-05 16:37:42 +0000 UTClol glad that performance director left then hahahhaha. he was doing the bare minimum with these top tier talents
seth james
2023-12-05 16:28:18 +0000 UTCThe Backup dancers are wearing seunghan's outfit
Ashley
2023-12-05 16:20:55 +0000 UTCi think it's because sm's previous performance director (thisissimpleisbest) left which is why the sm end of the year perfomances have been leveling up recently? i've always felt that it's a shame that the end of the year stages of sm artists for the past years have just been fancier music show stages which is why i'm soooo happy with the improvement in this year's! also zb1's perfomances from mama to mma back to back have been so grand i'm so excited for the rest of their stages this award show season.
kaela
2023-12-05 15:36:14 +0000 UTCMy favorite stages are of NCT DREAM, RIIZE and KISS OF LIFE. I think you'd enjoy KISS OF LIFE so much especially their b-sides, vocals and choreo but I understand you'll need time to get into them. I'd love it for you if you can watch their debut era music videos in correct order bcs they're all connected to their main debut title track which is SHHH for your full enjoyment. They just had their first comeback with BAD NEWS and it's so good as well. The members were mostly trainees of BIG3 and they release recording clips of their songs kinda like NCT's UNCUT stuff.
Avianna Yang
2023-12-05 15:34:28 +0000 UTCOMG YES! I swear the first photo of Anton I saw I was like he looks like Taemin lol.
Ashlei Arceneaux
2023-12-05 12:10:17 +0000 UTCYes I loved the royal kind of arrangement for Crush, definitely added to the GRAND aspect! Have you seen the fancams of ZB1's reactions to the MMA stages of Shinee and other artists? They are hilarious and soo relatable! Also, apparently Ricky (and I think one other member) had to learn his solo in 20 minutes between rehearsals the day right before the actual day of MMA cause it was added so last minute!! Ricky mentioned it during their fanmeeting. And I believe Yujin was also somewhat injured during MAMA and MMA (you could see it when he held his leg during his first solo) The boys worked really hard for this and I hope they can get osme rest soon! Btw I hope you're feeling a lot better than you were!
Lynnji
2023-12-05 07:53:38 +0000 UTCI love all MMA stages! SM dominated for sure! Aespa is serving (their best TT imo), NCT DREAM’s Broken Melodies stage made me sooo happy and I think I’m falling into Riize rabbit hole lol. And Shinee.. KINGS!!! Idols of idols! P.S. all live vocals are prerecorded, only Shinee’s Hard was live live. You can sometimes hear Hao and Taerae’s voices overpowering the prerecorded vocals because mics are on, the AR/prerecorded live vocals are just too loud. But I don’t mind it when the stages are so good.
Mado
2023-12-05 07:53:04 +0000 UTCaespa absolutely killed it!!!
Bethany R
2023-12-05 07:26:28 +0000 UTCthis is good so groups are better managed and not relying on one person to make all the big decisions
seth james
2023-12-05 07:17:35 +0000 UTChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ZoNhm4YGg&t=328s Watching the fancam of the other idol groups standing up and vibing to SHINee's performance made me tear up for some reason. 🥲 Thinking that Aespa, ZB1, Riize, NJ, etc., were kids who grew up listening to those songs and now they're sharing the same stage... 🥲 I can't LOL get me out of here 😂
mac
2023-12-05 07:06:53 +0000 UTCJeff did you notice that Like We Just Met VCR is actually they recreate the scene from their old MV like Chewing Gum & We Go Up.. I'm fcking crying watching that VCR
Syah Riza
2023-12-05 06:39:51 +0000 UTCFun fact - Wonbin has been played guitar since he was in primary school but more like a hobby. He started to learn it professionally when he became trainee at SM and he can play both very well. Same goes for Anton, he was in school orchestra band before and he hold position for head of cellist in band if I remember correctly (he used to tell this during fan call event). Rumors also that the rest of members can play other instruments but I guess SM will show us later. How come this company find the best of the best trainee and keep them hiding for many years!! Can't wait to see more from these kids! Btw, I feel like SM did pay more attention and money to prepare a stage for MMA than MAMA (well, all pink blood knew the beef b/w them lol). And I feel so happy for all SM artist attending this award show, they got a very great support for each other. Every one being so supportive!! Love their reaction during the other SM family member performs!
안치누나 - anchinoona
2023-12-05 06:35:32 +0000 UTCSo after LSM left SM established a center system where the artist have they own directors and teams who only work for them. Like sublabels. aespa is in center 1 with boa and snsd. Riize is in center 5 with exo and super junior and nct is in center 4 with the sub units. I hope this explanation helps
Sefanur Altaş
2023-12-05 06:28:38 +0000 UTCIt's a system used by entertainment companies. So before all SM artists was managed by single individual production team led by Lee Soo Man. Now they're divided into 5 separate divisions to focus on specific groups/artists. Each divisions have their own production directors and leads. Probably to be more efficient as well since SM has so many active groups right now. Center 1 - Kangta, Boa, Girls' Generation, Aespa Center 2 - SHINee, and the upcoming girl group I think? Center 3 - TVXQ, Red Velvet Center 4 - NCT all units Center 5 - Super Junior, EXO, Riize
eve_ss
2023-12-05 06:27:32 +0000 UTCwhat are centre divisions?
seth james
2023-12-05 06:18:19 +0000 UTCaespa and kiss of life stages >>>>
chloe
2023-12-05 06:17:44 +0000 UTCI feel like ever since SM established their center divisions for their artists they've been very competitive with each other HAHA I mean just look at all these crazy comebacks we got from SM artists this year and as well as these award shows stages. They're on FIREEE 🔥 Like Finally SM!!! You got it right this time. (Still hate you tho lol) It's starting to become a meme now actually. Hahaha SM artists also been mentioning their own center divisions on their award speeches. It's like they have their own inside joke about it 🤣 I love it! Lol
eve_ss
2023-12-05 06:00:04 +0000 UTCNo worries i hope you feeling better !
Laura
2023-12-05 05:54:05 +0000 UTCaespa fr ate down my fav performance for sureeee!! sm finally came in w production lmao made up for the fact that le sserafim couldn’t be there after their iconic stage last yr 🥲
Marlyse Cruz
2023-12-05 05:49:44 +0000 UTCglad riize is getting the recognition they deserve! still contemplating on if i wanna react to the new eps without SH cause many here are also boycotting it.
seth james
2023-12-05 05:41:17 +0000 UTCright??? SAME
seth james
2023-12-05 05:39:34 +0000 UTCyess i can watch the reaction fancams now. ive been avoiding them before this haha
seth james
2023-12-05 05:39:27 +0000 UTCright?? knew it looked familiar!
seth james
2023-12-05 05:38:22 +0000 UTCawww poor mark! hoping for his quick recovery. i did see a clip of him limping after the show but didnt know it happened before the show. hes such a pro.
seth james
2023-12-05 05:38:04 +0000 UTCi ammmm i just had to miss last week cause i had to use the timeslot for MAMA. i was also sick for 2 days so everything's pushed back
seth james
2023-12-05 05:36:46 +0000 UTCDefinitely live vocals with the live band! I was kinda upset with the audience tho coz they’re just recording on their cellphones, like hello?! Who cannot scream and vibe with these songs?! RIIZE has been on the news and limelight because of their amazing year end awards stages. They keep surprising us! How to move on?! 🧡😩🥹🔥 Btw, the talk saxy recording video is up on their yt R&R. Tho again SH part was edited (there were parts his voice can be heard tho) I hope you still react to it because it’s so amazing! 🧡🤞🙏🏻
Sed
2023-12-05 05:35:20 +0000 UTCMy fave AESPA stage so far!! They improved so much!!
Jee Emm
2023-12-05 05:28:39 +0000 UTCYou have to see NCT Dream's reaction to Riize (especially in Get A Guitar dance break 😍) they were GAGGED! HAHA jumping and clapping for Riize I love them ❤️ Oh and did you notice Riize back dancers outfit? It was similar to Seunghan's stage outfit 🥹❤️ We need him back. I hope it's soon. 🙏
eve_ss
2023-12-05 05:20:14 +0000 UTCBriizeville are crying because the dancers’ wardrobe is similar to Seunghan’s outfit in GAG MV. It’s like them saying that they are always seven. 🥹🧡
Michelle Ricci Mojado
2023-12-05 05:19:32 +0000 UTCFun fact, Dream recreated scenes from Chewing Gum, We Go Up, and Hello Future in their VCR for Like We Just Met. Also, want to give a shout-out to Mark who injured his knee before the award show and still put on a great performance. Hope SM gives him some time off to heal.
kit
2023-12-05 05:19:18 +0000 UTCI loved the performances! Also are u still gonna react to street girls dance fighter episode 2? Because episode 3 is coming out today 😄
Laura
2023-12-05 05:08:48 +0000 UTC
