Classical Musicians React: BewhY 'Gottasadae' vs 'Challan'

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BewhY has an older brother who is an opera singer and he has an acapella group. He helps BewhY with choir and orchestra parts. I really love that. It makes me think that there is no hiphop artist in the world who is as original as BewhY :)

I'm happy you've been showing non K-pop related genres. SHOW THEM MORE K-HIPHOP PLEASE

I never thought the day where I see Bewhy on here would come but OMG *HERE WE GOOOO*

I saw bewhy in concert on January 24th and I must say Bewhy is a BEAST. His rapping skills is one of a kind and he’s extremely humble.

Bewhy is considered as the most talented rapper of his generation in Korea
Such a waste that he isn't being promoted worldwide, he can absolutely become a reference in rap history

*"I made classical music fans listen to hip hop" - BewhY 2019* [Look Me Up interview]
I really hope he finds this video! In that same interview, he even corrected his own wiki article which stated that the strongest feature of his rapping style is not his pronunciation and unique vocalization, but his design and rhyming. A true artist's mentality. BewhY Forever!

Something to add- the “chorus” part of Challan is actually the chorus part of his 2017 song “Dejavu” (with a different instrumental). BewhY often references or repurposes his previous songs and you can see within The Movie Star album. His songs “Adaptation” and “Protagonist” act as an intro and outro to the album.
Unfortunately, there aren’t many good English translations out there that can give BewhY justice. But I highly suggest listening to at least “Transcend and “I Did It.” Both are very unique in style. The previous song to “I Did It” called “Won” flows into “I Did It” seamlessly. And the movie score instrumental that you heard at the end of the “Gottasadae” Music Video is actually the beginning of his song “Transcend.”

Repeating myself with this, but BewhY is the Stilton cheese of rappers. Strong flavour with a lot of subtle notes. He's incredibly musical in his approach. Gottasadae feels like a mini-classical piece with different movements that incorporate a bunch of contemporary/modern elements. Seeing him in Toronto in a couple of weeks and am so. excited.

As an avid listener of American rap, BeWhy is the prodigal child of all hip-hop in my opinion. Only American rapper that comes close to his technicality isn't even Kendrick Lamar although "To Pimp a Butterfly" is undoubtedly one of the defining albums of our generation - it's J.I.D. who signed to J. Cole's Dreamville label 3 years ago, but J.I.D. hasn't released a definitive body of work that can stand up to "The Movie Star" yet, so I'm still on the fence. BeWhy's rap reminds me of when I used to sit down with an entire Prog Metal album like The Dillinger Escape Plan, and just listen all the way through for the evening like I was in a theatre.
The way he uses his syllables to create a polyrhythm and his roll-over of 한글 from the end of one rhyme scheme into the next is insanely natural and allows him to seamlessly switch his rhythm while maintaining the integrity of his lyrics. I'm always sad when I hear convos of the best rappers in SK right now, and nobody mentions this dudes name. Thanks for doing a video on him.

To me bewhy’s music always sounds like he tailors the beat to his lyrics, rather than write his rap for a chosen beat

The second song "Challan" is a story telling song about his rap-life, a journey to find his true identity as a rapper.
First, he talks about his start as a rapper, he was merely delivering "black music" as a rapper, like in 07:12, as he is delivering expensive food in hotel as a black man, he was only delivering raps to others, imitating american hip-hop (predominately "black music"). His role model as a rapper were all black like John Wiliams and Pharrell, so was his identity as a rapper, although being Korean.
Then, he got famous through "Show Me The Money 5" a famous rap competition TV program. So in 08:00, he was brought up to the spotlight, everybody watching him and judging him. After the show is over, he was still at the spotlight like a clown (08:18), but everybody is starting to close their eyes, losing their interest in the lifeless rap of a clown, an imitating fool. As in 08:25, he starts to walk back, back to where he was before.
In 08:44, he was moved out from the spotlight and he is sleeping, unconscious. The light changes from white to red. He is not at the spotlight, but still at the stage, he continues to rap. In the Red light (Chaos), while he's performing to those who still listen to him and starts to deny and criticize his values and of other rappers, in the seek of finding his own rap style. There are still those who love his music, giving him 6 (domino), the highest number.
Here is the lyrics from 09:18 to 09:33
"Now, not being Korean is your praise.
My denied blood, skin. This is not what I want.
If being black is being the real,
then don't you understand why blackening my flesh is not the answer?
Now my pants do not hang under my ass.
Unlike the one who tried to pretend to be black,
My identity was of a Korean, Korean."

In 09:33, the light changes to Yellow, he has found his true identity, Korean.
He starts to perform to those who are blinded (don't judge based on his color) and to the small crowd rather than on stage.
09:38 He has abandoned gold jewelries and hat and starts to clean up.
09:58, he is now back on the stage, but not by someone else, alone by himself. Every thing is clear to him as the whole stage is lit for the first time.
He has realized that what is worthy is not being on the spotlight, being fancy nor famous. Now he has chosen to live a life that carries real values which last forever. A life of a glory, a magnificent life. Thus, the title of the song "Challan(찬란)", magnificent in Korean.
If you liked reading this, I recommend you to listen to the song with subtitles on in official MV: krplus.net/bidio/aLuReGSnp3mnmpw
Thank you for reading this awfully long and terrible text.

It’s so satisfying to listen to because he raps sooo perfectly. It just sounds so on point and smooth, I highly recommend listening to more of his songs for anyone interested.

i don’t know if i’ve ever seen them this speechless during a reaction as they were during gottasadae... and i’ve watched this channel for 3 years and i think i’ve watched almost every video if not every one... i can’t blame them tho i was speechless too when i saw it lol

비와이라니... 덤블링 하면서 들어왔네ㅠㅜㅜ

He is no less than legendary

Because he used the image of horse, the pronounce is same "WORD" and "HORSE" in Korean.

Bewhy also has songs that make me feel elevated yet low and gritty and he's honestly very amazing. I wish you guys could continue to explore the wonderfully world of Khiphop!

For me, to be honest, if the horror genre exists in music, then that's what Gottasedae it's.

The outro scoring of “GOTTASADAE” is also his intro to his song “Transcend”. It would have been cool to see the reaction to those two beside each other.

Probably one of the most epic releases of last year.

BewhY is legit the Best Rapper in Korea, & he is a devout Christian. Everything he touches is Fire!!!

There's just tons of little details in Challan that make the song so fun to listen to. The stuttering/panning effect that happens every 3 or 4 bars, the guitar note that refuses to settle down & decide its tonal center, the way the brass adds tons of little embellishments to the lines, but what blew me away the most when I first heard it was the complexity of the rapping, & more specifically, the way BeWhy approached his flow.
Normally, in US hip hop, or even in Kpop, rappers tend to take a specific rhythm (like a triplet) & repeat it in as many places as possible in a bar (Eminem is a huge example of this), & when they do switch up, it's generally made out to be a big deal; often, some kind of beat change or drop accompanies it or it's a really dramatic switch up from the previous rhythm (i.e. having the first half in triplets & the second half in duple).
However, BeWhy doesn't do this. He starts with a rhythmic phrase (you hear it on brilliant here), & repeats it, but where he actually places it in the bar changes constantly. Then, at about 0:26, the phrase adds an extra note while still keeping the triple feel. You think that'd be the new flow, but no; just 10 seconds later, he goes back to the triple feel, then at 1:00, when the horns start to come in, he basically doubles how often that phrase occurs within each of his bars. At 1:15, he starts emphasizing the duple instead, but at 1:20, he doesn't commit fully to that feel, emphasizing the 2, extending that into a triplet phrase & adding a final note; then he sneakily goes back to triple by timing his breaths to land on the 3 (almost out of the meter) & keeping that 1-2 emphasis he had earlier. At 1:30, things start out similarly, but he goes right through the bar line instead of doing the breath, which helps make the switch seamless. A similar technique is used at 1:48, & he keeps switching between emphasizing the 1 & 2 in four & 3-beat patterns, the 1 in an off-kilter 3-beat pattern, & the 2 in that same pattern until the bridge/chorus at the end.
All of this means that his flow doesn't switch so much as it evolves; he's constantly tinkering with rhythmic phrases, slightly altering their timings & emphases so it never feels like you can say, "Ok, this is the flow he's going with.

ㅠㅠ아 이건 한국어를 알아서 저렇게 숨 안쉬고 빨리 랩해도 딕션이 좋아 가사가 다 때려박힌다는걸 이해해야하는디ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

I'm a collegiate musician, so it's so fun to see what full-on musicians think about the music I've been thoroughly impressed by!

i rarely listen to rap/hip hop but bewhy is like on a whole other level fr his music is actual art

가라사대 끝부분이랑 초월 이어지는 부분이 소름인데
비와이 앨범은 한번씩 풀앨범으로 들어보시는걸 추천해용
근데 찬란도 박자전환이 쩔어서 너무 좋아 ㅜㅜ

Bewhy is a music genius ,his rap and the way he produces his song's is insane

I loved this! Seeing and hearing the musicians experience and analyze Bewhy's works in such a professional and unbiased manner was so fulfilling and interesting.

It was literally a few days ago I decided that BeWhy is my most favourite rapper because of his flow, vibe, and style. And you literally came up with a reaction video of his pieces. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL I AM.

BEWHY IS KING!!!! literally screamed when i saw a bewhy reaction huhuhu more please, especially this album 🤞
THE MOVIE STAR IS 2019's ALBUM OF THE YEAR 🤷‍♀️

That’s crazy, BeWhy literally popped up on my Discover Weekly on Spotify this week! Glad you guys are reacting to him because he is INSANE

this was my favorite track for a whole month. whenever i see this channel react to songs i'm really into, im so happy. thanks for reacting to khiphop!

i've been looking forward to this reaction since it was added to the to-react list and yall did not disappoint!! i love bewhy and im so glad you all enjoyed him as well :D

See him live! He is currently on tour (recently Atlanta and Dallas, Houston tonight) so fraking amazing! This is in my top 5 fav album of 2019. 🖤

FINALLY THE RAP GODDDDDDD THAT DOESNT BREATHE

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR THE LONGEST TIME!!!! FINALLY! Thank you for showing them these masterpieces! ❤️✌🏽

아 국뽕이 차오르는구나아아아
비와이의 최근 곡들이 대해 수준높은 음악적 분석을 국내에서도 보기 힘들었는데 그걸 여기서 볼수 있네. 그래서 더 의미 있기도하고. 넘 좋다.

I didn't know that I needed this video that much but now that I watched it omg IT'S ALL THAT I NEED!!!!!! Definitely my fav reaction so far!
Hope we can see more bewhy here in the future!

BEWHY one of the best k-rapper

the ones who enjoyed his music while being amazed represents me. i recently discovered him and I am truly amazed by his music I hope he gets more recognition I am in love with this album

한국어 자막 개 웃기네ㅋㅋ 타악기 요소중 하나에서 접지하십시오 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

What makes the first video even more interesting is that the word '말' could be translated into both Word and Horse.
The stable is where the horses live and at the same time the Messiah was born. In the video, Bewhy is surrounded by people with horse stoppers, so I guess it symbolizes the messiah of hip-hop born in the public's "말" like Jesus, who was born in the stable.

Bewhy always takes you on a journey. I love ALL of his music which is rare. His music is very diverse but distinctly bewhy. He also even did a collaboration with taemin called Pinocchio which I really loved. He’s one of my favourite rappers.

the transition in challan was so smooth like how does one do that

Yaaassss a bewhy reaction!! didnt know it was on ur react list!! So excitedd!!

omg thank you for reacting to him he's underrated internationally.

He's my favorite rapper ever!! I'm so happy that you guys listen to him and for your reaction! ♡

Im so happy to see people react to this and see it like I've been dying to show it to someone :art

Henry and Cloud absolutely had the same level of breathless excitement I had on first hearing BeWhy!

I would strongly recommend considering an album-play through. The Movie Star is such a classical-influenced piece of art, the reactions and thoughts of your musicians would be very interesting.

YES! I saw this on the react doc and I was like, oh hell yes! The Move Star album is a favorite of mine from last year! I've recommended these songs so much to different kpop reaction channels I watch, especially those that prefer more rap-based groups, but I haven't seen anyone react to them.

YES IVE WAITED FOR THIS THANK YOUUU

I'm so happy people are reacting to BeWhy it's just ....
MY HEART IS SO HAPPY 😭😭😭😭

Eu não canso de ver essa reação deles !!!volto aqui sempre!

Omg I loveee bewhy. I’ve been waiting for this reaction for months ahahah. I saw it on the reaction list and waiting. Bewhy’s rap tone is so unique and his enunciation is so goood

Great concept of the video
And having these professional musicians greatly adds to it

Thank you for doing the reaction and bring me more BeWhy. Can not wait.

HI IVE WAITED FOR THIS OMG YES YES THANK YOU 🥺

all i can say is bewhy is a genius artist and he'll go in every inch and nooks of Earth.

the guy in the caption america sweater a whole mood that was literally me listening to gottasatae for the first time

Bewhy is a LEGEND, I was so surprised by CM to react to this!! Excited for this video

Never heard of him before and my mind is blown!!!

Wow, after these musician reacted to BewhY and mentioned all these things that I didn’t hear before is amazing. It just makes me appreciate BewhY so much more as a artist. ❤️

I keep coming back to this reaction as I learn more about musical terminology..to listen to musicians, as apposed to music fans is worlds apart. Thankyou

Omg
Thank you for your video
Without your video would totally miss this insane piece of art

YES just went to his concert in ATL. Amazing experience

I really appreciate the additional screenshots and text explanations as the reviewers comment between the vids.

I’ve never heard of him but oh my god his music sounds amazing

omg the guy's face from 1:25 I live for this guy's reaction, I love how he just fell into Bewhy's style right away love his reactions xDD 내가 다 뿌듯하네 ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

Henry's reaction is me everytime I listen to GOTTASADAE :D

I saw this live and I kid you not he doesn’t stop when rapping. Like... how??

Omg yess!!! This the type of thing that i knew i needed

The beat at 8:50 really is one of the coolest flows I've heard in rap/hip-hop

Bewhy, a true legend

YASSSS, I wanted this for so longggg

YESSS I have been WAITING FOR THIS

henry being almost breathless in the end is definitely me

This album tbh is the best when listened in order, together- next time, try the killing verse from dingo that bewhy was in (it has a lot of the key parts of some of his song as a compilation)

His album was truly a masterpiece.

Gottasadae=Gotta say dat in English but in Korean its actually 가라시대 which basically with Bewhy's name in front means its his era and moment.

Thank you so much!! I've have really really wanted y'all to react to Bewhy because he uses very rich and interesting instrumentals in a lot of his songs. And all the songs on his album The Movie Star carry the same interesting mix of like rich music with rap. I think he's a genius, both music-wise and rap-wise.

Fantastic and effective orchestra sampling and just endless rap...incredible and incredibly rare.

Love this! Please show them more K Hip-Hop and R&B!

It is juuust abt time, well done guys!

nun reacts를 참고하면 비와이의 곡들에 대한 가장 정확한 해석을 접할 수 있어. 무슨 의미들인지 궁금하면 참고해봐

i have never clicked on anything so fast in my life I was HOPING they would react to this album

I wait for this react 😍

비와이는 이미 월드클래스 입니다. 머지않아 빌보드에서 그의 랩을 들을수 있을 것이고, 그래미에서 상받는 모습을 볼수 있을겁니다. 비와이 가즈아

ohmydays a BewhY reaction!! two songs!!! oh my oh my i love it i love yall

It's been a while since I've listened to BeWhy. Welp, time to go back and listen to everything everyday again I guess 😂

I can't remember if I've heard his music before (maybe one), but I really like both these songs. The second, at least at first, reminded me of "old school" rap but with a modern flare.

자막을 바라기는 했으나 이런식의 자막은 아니었다

Great reaction!~ I love his music🔥. I got caught up at the end with Isaac’s voice lol oof-😵🤭

1:25 the reaction tho.
Me like; ofcurz it's bewhy 🔥

OMG!
Thank youuu I was one of the people who asked for this, I’m so happyy

BeWhy's album was the best of 2019 imo

i alllllways get shivers whenever i watch bewhys videos. I truly think he is the best of his generation. Only second MAYBE and a massive maybe to zico.

헨리 리액션 혜자네 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

I love Bewhy omg😭 so happy you reacted to him!