BM5's Dec. 2023 Favorites

Favorite Music Discussions

The Sabrina Carpenter Effect - NickyandCoco

This is a cool little discussion about the slow rise to fame Sabrina Carpenter experienced versus the more overnight success many strive for. As a fan of Sabrina, this little look back at her music career was very neat. With the rise of opportunities for fame, there's a lot of thought that should be put into how the expediting of exposure can be more hurtful than helpful. This look into Miss Carpenter's case is a great example of how the steady grind can be more beneficial. Give it a watch!

Dissecting MF DOOM's "Mm...Food" - Digging the Greats

More greatness from this channel!! MF DOOM is a rapper's rapper, but also a phenomenal producer. This project really got to show us a bit of all of that paired with his unlimited creativity. So how do you break down such a project? Well, you take its presentation and morph it into its analysis. That's exactly what this fun video does, and it's quite the enjoyable experience. Check it out!

Favorite Performances

Shooting Star - XG (on First Take)

It's First Take. It's XG. It's amazing. Need I say more?

Scarface - Tiny Desk NPR Music

It's Tiny Desk. It's Scarface. It's artistry. What more can I say?

Full Dec. 2023 Favorites playlist: click here

Fair Shake Reaction: Antifragile - Le Sserafim

Antifragile - Le Sserafim

(Genre: Kpop)

No broken links here; they're antifragile:

Antifragile (Music Video)

Antifragile (Dance Practice)

Antifragile EP Live (Performance Video)

Form of Therapy Reaction (to Antifragile)

JREKML Reaction (to Antifragile)

OG Kpop Stan Reaction (to Dance Practice)

Fair Shake Reaction: The Unseen - Shownu x Hyungwon

The Unseen - Shownu x Hyungwon

(Genre: Kpop)

Don't leave these links unseen:

Love Me a Little (Music Video)

Love Me a Little (Dance Practice)

Caitlin Benson Reaction (to Love Me a Little)

OG Kpop Stan Reaction (to Monsta X Solo MVs)

Billboard Interview

2023: The Highlights

Fair Shake Reaction: Lethality - Kwon Eun Bi

Lethality - Kwon Eun Bi

(Genre: Kpop)

The Lethality of surfing the web Underwater:

Underwater (Music Video)

Underwater (Dance Practice)

Form of Therapy Reaction (to Underwater)

The Next KStarNextDoor (Interview/Variety)

Sunmi Showterview (Variety/Interview)

Fair Shake Reaction: Vol. 1: From the Distant Future - Kin.

Vol. 1: From the Distant Future - Kin.

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

V-log: L.A. Comic Con 2022

Fair Shake Reaction: West - Lay Zhang

West - Lay Zhang

(Genre: Cpop)

Links to take you out West:

Veil (Music Video)

Veil (Dance Practice)

ChrisStillBeTalkin Reaction (to Veil and Lit)

OG Kpop Stan Reaction (to Veil)

E-Junkies Interview (on Asia One)

Fair Shake Reaction: Troubleshooter - Kep1er

Troubleshooter - Kep1er

(Genre: Kpop)

You won't need to troubleshoot after clicking below:

We Fresh (Music Video)

We Fresh (Dance Practice)

Dreams (Live Showcase)

Form of Therapy Reaction (to We Fresh)

OG Kpop Stan Reaction (to We Fresh)

Fair Shake Reaction: Maxident - Stray Kids

Maxident - Stray Kids

(Genre: Kpop)

Putting these links here is no maxident:

Case 143 (Music Video)

Give Me Your TMI (Music Video)

Chill (Music Video)

Super Board (Music Video)

ReacttotheK Reaction (to 3Racha, Taste, & Can't Stop)

Sunmi Showterview (Variety/Interview)

BM5's November 2023 Favorites

Favorite Music Analysis

Understanding In the End - 12Tone

I LOVE LINKIN PARK! I think Miko and I can both say that, honestly. Thus when I saw this video pop up in my subscription feed, my ears perked up like a dog hearing "treat"! It was really neat to check out how he analyzed this classic single from a songwriting and music theory lens. It added even more color to my appreciation for this jam. Maybe it can do the same for you!

Favorite Dance Practice

Heartris - NiziU

This song is amazing and such an earworm melodically. Though, what amazed me about this release was the choreography. NiziU has been steadily growing in performance skill from their formation onward, but their precision was on full display with this particular piece. They brought their A-game with this and delivered a smile on my face the entire way through. I'm hoping you can agree, if you give it a watch here.

Favorite Kpop Discussion

What are "Generations" in Kpop - 2ndgenbias

This has always been a thing that fascinated me. Eras in music are always fun to look back upon and it's pretty easy to categorize in most western music; they're mostly cleanly squared away in decades. That's not something you can say about the kpop scene in comparison. There's definitely some pretty clear indicators of when the generations begin and end when we look back, but the time periods' duration aren't as similar as they are here in the States. This video does do a good job of seeing what common threads tie each wave together and looks on to what the future may bring as we head into the 5th generation. Do you find that interesting? Give it watch!

Full November 2023 Favorites playlist: click here

Fair Shake Reaction: One Bad Night - Jamie

One Bad Night - Jamie

(Genre: Contemporary R&B/KR&B)

No bad link to One Bad Night:

3D Woman (Music Video)

3D Woman (Live Performance)

The Safe Cave Reaction (to 3D Woman)

Warner Music Interview

One Bad Night Q&A

Fair Shake Reaction: Rorschach Part 2 - Penomeco

Rorschach Part 2 - Penomeco

(Genre: Krap)

What do you see in these links:

X (Music Video)

X (Dance Practice)

Simply Kimi Reaction (to X)

Dat Boii Reaction (to Ghost & Bubble Performance)

Behind the Scenes (w/ producers)

My Synk: Hyper Line Experience

Fair Shake Reaction: Loossemble - Loossemble

Loossemble - Loossemble

(Genre: Kpop)

A Loose Assembly of links below:

Sensitive (Music Video)

Real World (Live in Chicago)

Hidye1 Reaction/Analysis (to Sensitive)

FiFiZappaReacts (to Album)

Run Orbit Ep. 1 (Variety)

Movies Watched in 2024

Starting date: January 1, 2024
Finishing date: April 26, 2024

1. Alone (2020, USA)
2. Nefarious (2023, USA)
3. The Ghosts of Monday (2022, Cyprus)
4. Vivo (2021, USA)
5. One True Loves (2023, USA)
6. The Bad Guys (2022, USA)
7. Turning Red (2022, USA)
8. The Color Purple (2023, USA)
9. Night Swim (2024, USA)
10. Suspicion (1941, USA)
11. Notorious (1946, USA)
12. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, USA)
13. King Kong (1933, USA)
14. Kwaidan [Kaidan] (1964, Japan)
15. Soylent Green (1973, USA)
16. Hocus Pocus (1993, USA)
17. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022, USA)
18. K: Missing Kings [Gekijouban K: Missing Kings] (2014, Japan)
19. Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018, USA)
20. Pinocchio (1940, USA)
21. The Adventures of Pinocchi (1996, USA)
22. Gepetto (2000, USA)
23. Mean Girls (2024, USA)
24. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995, USA)
25. Shinjuku Swan [Shinjuku suwan] (2015, Japan)
26. Dashing Through the Snow (2023, USA)
27. Kiki (2016, USA)
28. American Fiction (2023, USA)
29. Love Exposure [Ai no mukidashi] (2008, Japan)
30. Yes, No, or Maybe? [Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka] (2020, Japan)
31. The Pearl (2016, USA)
32. Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill) (2022, USA)
33. The Seed (2021, UK)
34. The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer [Satsujinki o kau onna] (2019, Japan)
35. Spring (2014, USA)
36. Suspiria (1977, Italy)
37. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023, USA)
38. Deadline (2009, USA)
39. Death Link (2021, USA)
40. Cold Fish [Tsumetai nettaigyo] (2010, Japan)
41. Pinocchio (2019, Italy)
42. Pinocchio (2022, USA)
43. Guilty of Romance [Koi no tsumi] (2011, Japan)
44. The Book of Clarence (2023, USA)
45. Love and Monsters (2020, USA)
46. The Beekeeper (2024, USA)
47. Suspiria (2018, USA)
48. Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021, USA)
49. Naysayer (2019, USA)
50. As the Gods Will [Kamisama no iu tori] (2014, Japan)
51. Hair Wolf (2018, USA)
52. Love & Peace [Rabu & Pisu] (2015, Japan)
53. Coming Out (2000, South Korea)
54. Out of Darkness (2022, UK)
55. Anatomy of a Fall [Anatomie d'une chute] (2023, France)
56. Origin (2023, USA)
57. Moonfall (2022, USA)
58. Spider in the Attic (2021, UK)
59. Past Lives (2023, USA)
60. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, USA)
61. Invitation Only [Jue ming pai dui] (2009, Taiwan) 62. Jolt (2021, USA)
63. Life Stinks (1991, USA)
64. After Yang (2021, USA)
65. Paprika (2006, Japan)
66. Bamboozled (2000, USA)
67. Scrambled (2023, USA)
68. Harold and Maude (1971, USA)
69. Get on Up (2014, USA)
70. Ne Zha [Ne Zha zhi mo tong hiang shi] (2019, China)
71. The 355 (2022, USA)
72. BigBug (2022, France)
73. Argylle (2024, UK)
74. Loqueesha (2019, USA)
75. Ticks (1993, USA)
76. Air (2023, USA)
77. The French Dispatch (2021, USA)
78. Rosewood (1997, USA)
79. Jackie Brown (1997, USA)
80. Looking for Magical DoReMi [Majo minarai wo sagashite] (2020, Japan)
81. A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy (2008, USA)
82. Anyone But You (2023, USA)
83. Pig (2021, USA)
84. Four Good Days (2020, USA)
85. Weird Science (1985, USA)
86. Slaughter (1972, USA)
87. Black Caesar (1973, USA)
88. Heretic (2021, USA)
89. Implanted (2021, USA)
90. Lisa Frankenstein (2024, USA)
91. Demonic (2021, Canada)
92. Claudine (1974, USA)
93. Love Jones (1997, USA)
94. Bad Education [La mala educación] (2004, Spain)
95. Minari (2020, USA)
96. And Breathe Normally [Andið eðlilega] (2018, Iceland)
97. Bob Marley: One Love (2024, USA)
98. Nine Days (2020, USA)
99. Drive-Away Dolls (2024, USA)
100. One Way (2022, USA)
101. The Commuter (2018, USA)
102. The Retirement Plan (2023, USA)
103. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986, USA)
104. Eddie (1996, USA)
105. The Goonies (1985, USA)
106. Labyrinth (1986, USA)
107. Nana 2 (2006, USA)
108. Caddyshack (1980, USA)
109. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish [Joze to tora to sakana-tachi] (2020, Japan)
110. Problemista (2023, USA)
111. Barakah Meets Barakah [Barakah yoqabil Barakah] (2016, Saudi Arabia)
112. A Beautiful Curse (2021, Denmark)
113. The Binding [Il legame] (2020, Italy)
114. BlackRose (2018, Nigeria)
115. The Devil on Trial (2023, UK)
116. The Good Mother (2023, USA)
117. The Mother (2023, USA)
118. Butterfly in the Sky (2022, USA)
119. The Triplets of Belleville [Les triplettes de Belleville] (2003, France)
120. Wolfwalkers (2020, Ireland)
121. The Bone Collector (1999, USA)
122. Love Lies Bleeding (2024, UK)
123. The Book of Eli (2010, USA)
124. The Matrix (1999, USA)
125. Close (2019, UK)
126. The Old Guard (2020, USA)
127. The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024, USA)
128. An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018, UK)
129. Spin Me Round (2022, USA)
130. Sting (2024, Australia)
131. Cadaver (2020, Norway)
132. Imaginary (2023, USA)
133. Just Say Yes (2021, Netherlands)
134. Killer Book Club [El club de los lectores criminales] (2023, Spain)
135. Carmen Jones (1954, USA)
136. Sparkle (1976, USA)
137. Immaculate (2024, USA)
138. Easter Sunday (2022, USA)
139. The Wind (2018, USA)
140. Incident in a Ghostland (2018, Canada)
141. Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001, USA)
142. Late Night With the Devil (2023, Australia)
143. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988, USA)
144. Femme (2023, UK)
145. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024, USA)
146. Yara (2021, Italy)
147. Alice (2005, Portugal)
148. Pihu (2016, India)
149. Sentinelle (2021, France)
150. Suga: Agust D Tour 'D-Day' the Movie (2024, South Korea)
151. Last Shift (2014, USA)
152. 12 Hour Shift (2020, USA)
153. Ghost of Mae Nak (2005, Thailand)
154. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016, New Zealand)
155. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021, USA)
156. Spy x Family Code: White [Gekijô-ban Supai Famirî Kôdo: Howaito] (2023, Japan)
157. Civil War (2024, USA)
158. Phobic (2020, USA)
159. Phobias (2021, USA)
160. The Night (2020, Iran)
161. Sugar Daddy (2020, Canada)
162. Shiva Baby (2020, USA)
163. Monkey Man (2024, USA)
164. Boy Kills World (2023, USA)
165. Bitch Ass (2022, USA)
166. Aespa World Tour in Cinemas (2024, South Korea)
167. Love Again (2023, USA)
168. Deep (2021, Thailand)
169. The Moon [Deo mun] (2023, South Korea)