Music Elixir
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Music Elixir
Debut Track, Disco Vibes, and Hip-Hop: A Musical Journey
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Have you ever felt like life threw you a curveball, forcing you to hit pause on your passion projects? Well, we did, and after navigating through those unexpected challenges, we're thrilled to be back with a fresh analysis of three songs from artists "old and new". First up, NEXZ "Ride the Vibe" offers a mellow and melodic experience that’s quite the contrast to the usual explosive debuts. Join us as we also unpack the impact of JO1's "Love Seeker" and Number_i's "BON," both of which have been making waves since their release in May.
Step into a time machine as we celebrate the infectious grooves and iconic dance moves of the disco era. Relive the vibrant energy of the 70s with us, as we highlight legendary artists like the Jackson 5 and discuss the vocal prowess of disco stars who hit those impressive high notes. We also delve into the cultural significance of timeless anthems like Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," which has become a beacon of resilience and empowerment, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. Our nostalgic homage to disco will remind you why this genre's joyful vibes have a lasting impact on music and culture.
Finally, we journey through the multifaceted symbolism in Japanese hip-hop, focusing on Number_i's latest single. Discover how traditional Japanese sounds are beautifully integrated with modern hip-hop influences in the standout "BON" We also explore the cultural references in the music video, noting the intricate symbolism and traditional instruments featured. As we wrap up, we hint at our possible upcoming deep dive into "No.O- ring-" and encourage you to rate, review, and share our podcast to keep the momentum going. Tune in for a captivating mix of personal stories, music analysis, and cultural insights!
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Hello everybody, welcome to another episode of Music Elixir with me, sarah, and.
Speaker 2DJ Panic Woohoo, we took a break.
Speaker 1Yeah, we did, yeah, we had to. Yeah, when we take a break, it's because something things happen oh my God, we had to do some adulting yeah or just take a break for our health and well-being, oh my god you know, yeah, or a forced health break, as the case may be, jeez hey, it's it.
Speaker 2we're here now, everything's cool. We have been working on these three songs for the past three weeks.
Speaker 1Well, actually, but not because, you know, circumstances did not allow. For some of you know we've had them on the queue and I was doing really good.
Speaker 2Until you know, life happened and yeah, it had to be like no, here's the speed bump over here.
Speaker 1Oh no, it wasn't a speed bump, it was a pothole, a sinkhole. Speed bump I could have dealt with. This was a sinkhole. Oh my god, the road collapsed from out under man oh my god you're coming out of it, you're good.
Speaker 2Oh my god, but a lot had happened in the in three weeks, oh my yeah. We can have some random rambling, maybe later on, but we're talking about three songs because we cannot do five anymore because we don't have the time even though three weeks a week per song, yeah, really, but these songs have actually been out there, you know, being played a lot.
Speaker 2One of them that we know for sure Actually two for sure and uh. So we are talking about next right of a vibe, that's the newest group from jyp's. That song came out on may 20th. And we're also going to be talking about j-o-1's love seeker. That also came out in May, may 11th. And then, last but not least, number eyes. That one also came out in May May 27 yeah, I know they all came out in May that's why it's been about three weeks since.
Speaker 2Yeah, but you know, I think we briefly talked about on one of our rants and rambling about the newest group from jyp, next, next, yeah. So we're gonna be chatting about that song, next z, next z, and this song is right, the vibe um being for a debut.
Speaker 1That's very chill out pop, yeah yeah, you know sort of on the mellow side I'm so used to like explosive songs for debut because that, for me, catches me.
Speaker 2You know it gives me more. Uh, uh, I want to know more about the group. You know it makes me become a follower. So for this one, they I know they want to know more about the group. You know it makes me become a follower. So for this one, I know they want to showcase their vocals, which they're quite sweet. On this song. I don't think I see them being heavier than this, because even in the rap it's very melodic. They're not on your face like we have heard from other groups. They're not on your face like we have heard from other groups. If this is gonna be their vibe just being more sweet, more melodic, even on their rap then kudos for them. But also so I. So after hearing this song, I try hear the other songs that they have released. It has been the same. So I'm like uh, so I don't know what jyp is trying to. You know, send in you an image with what?
Speaker 1they're trying to accomplish with it right because next z, which is generation z.
Speaker 2Is he saying that generation z is going to be more about this vibe and not just letting go, like all the groups are that he has? They're not like this?
Speaker 1no, definitely not. Well, I mean, it's quite a departure from. Like sound for the company yeah, well, I'm wondering, you know, I mean, it's not like they're the first japanese group to be under the korean entertainment, but I'm wondering, like, if that has something to do with it, like if they're sort of treating them a little differently, sound wise, because they right not sure how to put them out there. Yeah, because, yeah, I definitely, I agree, it's. It's, this has sort of like a mellow summer feel to it.
Speaker 2Yep.
Speaker 1Like this is a slowly work your way into the season kind of thing, Because it's definitely it's light, you know it's got sort of just this airy energy to it. It's not a heavy song like you were saying it doesn't come out and punch you in the face like some debut.
Speaker 2Well, like yeah, like I don't know, I'm just guess used to um, listening to more explosive debuts, right, actually, no, I'm wrong. There was another group which I forgot the name of the company, but then when I saw them live I was just like wow, I totally like blew me away oh my god, who was it?
Speaker 1we saw them on kcon, we we talked about them before too, and we were like we were like their debut.
Speaker 2That was kind of huh yeah like you know, yeah, but then we saw them live, where I saw them live, and I'm like, wow, they blew me away, like that debut song was like not, it didn't. Yeah, give me any attention. I was just like, yeah, this group is blah, you know, it's just, you know, they're just melodic, they're cute. That's it not blah, but they're just cute yeah, well.
Speaker 1Well, it just wasn't an attention grabber and I think that that's sort of like I said. It's not that this is a bad song, not that it sounds bad, but it's just so, against what we're used to hearing from most debuts. Like most, they're energetic and high right, high pitch is. You know, I don't want to, not as in like falsetto singing, but as it's like it definitely reaches out and grabs you.
Speaker 1So it was more sort of light and easy and there's piano and just easy gentle beats and they sort of surge up in sound a little bit and when you think it's going to break out into something, it sort of goes back to those easy beats. When you think it's going to break out into something, it sort of goes back to those easy beats. So I was sort of like, oh, anticipating something that didn't quite hit there, yeah, but it you know I think it has sort of a nostalgic sound to it. It had that scratchy record sound going on in the background, like like that, this is something you're hearing on the radio from days gone by. That's what I mean by it's. It's like I'm not sure they don't know what they want to do. Sound wise for these kids. So we'll see. And, and like you were saying, around two minutes 14 seconds, they have this rap. That's sort of not quite a rap.
Speaker 1You know what I mean, like I was like, do I want to call it that? Because it was sort of just like a, a cadence, more of sound. Right, they were, you know they were singing and their vocals are good. Oh, yeah, definitely for sure they're good. They add a little electronic dance music in there with the rap part, but then it just goes back to those sort of easy beats and easy tones and easy sounds. I think that, yeah, it was.
Speaker 1They got close to being dynamic towards the end, you know, with all their little harmonies and they did go into falsetto. I know I mentioned that earlier as a but, you know, and then it just sort of comes back down. So it's sort of. That's why I was thinking mellow summer feel to it. It's just, it just goes along. It doesn't make you bust out in a major dance party, but it's not just the, you know, sitting around the campfire being like, oh, night's almost over, you know, it's just sort of the in-between stage where you're sort of trying to figure out where the party's going. Yeah, it's good and I'm hoping that they sort of find something more for these guys.
Speaker 2I hope they change the because the the ones that they have on spotify. That I heard and I was just like, oh no, okay, it just kind of feels the same.
Speaker 1So I don't know if they're just testing the waters for the group, I don't know.
Speaker 2Yeah, because I was like, well, let me hear the other song, because I was like there's gotta be something that you know, there's gotta be something than just this tone, you know. And then I was like no, it's a thing, maybe because they're new, they're working on some other stuff. Okay, so I'm just gonna wait and hopefully a mini album comes out, yeah, you know, with a different sound. Maybe they're working on something, but of it's just to bring some noise or bring something for the people to listen to.
Speaker 1Get their sound out there. Maybe they're trying to focus more on the vocals, but unfortunately you need to grab people's attention right off the bat. What I have noticed they're very good with their like instagram updates and putting up little mini dance challenges with each other and stuff. So they're they're getting themselves out there. So hopefully the I have mentioned they get some music.
Speaker 2You can have all the visual you can, but I mean, if you don't have the talent, you cannot grab you by voice. I don't know.
Speaker 1Well, that's the thing is. I think, they're trying to sort of dual action and be like here's our visual and here's our sound.
Speaker 2That's just see no, then it's just like why are you doing this? Then it's just no, then okay. Then it just know that. Okay, I'm not gonna say much on that one because, then I'm just gonna try keeping in positive vibes, just like write the vibe I'm gonna keep it in. This is the most positive I'm gonna get with this group. I just hope that this not all just looks yes and then no spark right in the music. I mean it's sweet, but again, yeah, maybe they're awesome live.
Speaker 1Well, that's what I think again, what their visual sort of, but not doing the TikTok and whatever.
Speaker 2blah, blah, blah. But let me see an actual performance.
Speaker 1I'd love to see an actual performance, dance practice or something.
Speaker 2Yeah, I love those which, Timeless, drop one at the Anthem.
Speaker 1I'm not watching it yet, but I will.
Speaker 2I will which I love, okay.
Speaker 1Well, like I said, when we first heard it it seemed more promising. It was different sounding, sounding different, enough sounding that? Yes, it was, and maybe this is one of those times where listening to it so much didn't help us with the right, you know, because it's sort of hard to put into words, because, like I say, it's not that I don't like the song, it's just that it's sort of too even mellow toned, yeah, doesn't not too many highs, not too many lows, just sort of stays in one place. So hopefully JYP will pick up the ball.
Speaker 2We're hoping that they're working on something.
Speaker 1Throw it to the guys and let them run with it. Yeah, also, yeah.
Speaker 2Okay, on something, throw it to the guys and let them run with it. Yeah, also yeah, okay, anyways, let's move on to the next song. All right, we know those companies, so it's gonna be jay one's love seeker, which is something that this is sarah sound. I'm going to have Sarah start this one. Go ahead, sarah, because this is your type?
Speaker 1Oh yeah, totally I love it's a 70s groove funk. They got the waka waka, they got the cowbell, they got the woo-hoos, they got the triangle, they got everything, everything. This is like gave me, you know, jackson 5 feel to it. You could just see everybody wearing some bright, colorful fringed costume dancing back and forth, just go like.
Speaker 2Sarah loves her disco era.
Speaker 1This child loves the disco era and, like you know, I mean they've got brass, horns, just all of the sounds of the 70s right, and it just makes you want to dance. It does it really. It's not like out on a club bouncing dance floor, but just you want to dance, you want to move, and that's why I was thinking sort of the Jackson 5, like real simple back and forth, shimmy a little. I think that around two minutes 20 seconds in they've got that chanting. Everybody join in and just chant this right up to the whole funk. That's pretty cool. Like I said, I love the sort of feeling of this. It's just light, it's playful they talk about. You know, love seeker, I'm looking for love at the party, wherever, where. Wherever it is, I'll find it. I'm just gonna go, I'm gonna hop in my car, the screeching tires, and hop in my car which, by the way, every time I heard this song I'm like, who is doing that?
Speaker 2I'm like, oh, it's a damn song. Because I'm like, why, of course you're driving in like russia, where you're like somebody's pissed out there screeching. You hear the squealing tires and I'm like I will realize when I'm nowhere that I was that's supposed to happen. I'm like. This song always surprises me with that. Yeah, I'm like. What is that? Like who is that? Oh my god so yeah, I do agree with you completely. That's why I let you talk about it.
Speaker 2This is the type of Sarah loves this genre, loves this genre so much I'll just throw it to her. Say it.
Speaker 1Well, like I said, because I love dance, club anthems I do. But there's something about these disco club sounds, yeah, that hit different, because they're usually more, um, sort of cheerful, you're happy. There's some club stuff where you're like angry or what. With disco you're always just like woohoo, feel good, angry disco, no, no, no, I'm saying sub, oh music, okay, that is like like heavy and you're angry, yeah, yeah. When it's disco, club music, you're just happy, you're just out having a good time.
Speaker 2I was like what Angry disco. I want to hear that now. No, that's what I'm saying. Maybe I'll start a genre of angry disco.
Speaker 1There's club music and then there's club disco.
Speaker 2I know girl club music and then there's club disco girl. I was just like I like that. I just mixed that in my head it sounds cool though somebody angry. Oh my, watch it. We said it now and somebody's gonna. You know what? That's a cool idea. Let's start an angry disco group. See what happens. We'll be a hit.
Speaker 1It's the new thing you heard it here first exactly manifestation station.
Speaker 2Always happens here, anyways, uh, but yeah, the funk, and you know, whatever sarah describes, I go with her 100. What I do love about this, featuring the guys vocals there are some guys.
Speaker 1I hit some notes that I'm like wow, yes, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, just yes At the end of that, that whole yeah, somebody does. That's what I would say. They're like.
Speaker 2That is such a. I'm like here's Disco Diva. Who is this? This is a Disco Diva. He is out there like I'm taking it over. Guys, this is mine, this is mine. That was awesome, but, yes, it's very inviting, groovy and, yeah, a party song.
Speaker 2Yeah, even though you know those are songs that you know, for you know back from 50 years ago but they still make people want to dance, you know, want to have some fun, and especially with like love seeker. You know that's a very disco thing, because a lot of the disco songs were a lot like hey, baby, let's get together. Oh, I see my love over there. Unless it's not chaka khan, who was the other girl, I will survive oh, glory, yeah, yeah, that was a disco song, but yeah, that was not.
Speaker 2You know, hey, baby, this is like, this is for me, you know being like. I'm in love with me. You know I will survive, I don't care what you know throwing you out the door, okay, okay that's an awesome song though that's an awesome breakup song and it's disco, you know. Yep, it's actually being probably played a lot on pre on a pride day and pride month oh yeah, yes, I bet this is one of the songs that'll be played on the back.
Speaker 2I'll see, I seen it. It's cool though, but, um, yeah, definitely a very cheery song to put for your party playlist. So kudos to the guys. And you know this is a very, very, very, very heavily populated requested on the program and, I'm sure, everywhere else where there's a you know, uh, request one for sure yeah, well, they're good and we've talked about them before, so, yeah, definitely they're good, worth worth checking out.
Speaker 1This was the like summer party vibe. Oh yeah, definitely like your summer jam that's okay but yeah, no, whoever, whoever hits that high note, just wow, yeah, it's like bringing in church, you go. You know everybody, though, let me, let me, I'm a true love. You know, they're like that, just chanting, chanting, chanting. And then somebody yeah, they brought it out whoo from the bottom of their feet all the way up through the top of their head they were that is the group's diva.
Speaker 2Yeah, he is just like. Ats has a group diva. I love him. I love that diva a lot. Anyways, we're talking about ats, but there's always a group diva. No sound people on sound. Well, another audit but anyways okay, I'm going toward different, different topic, but, like I like, I know one at Arashi. But anyways, let's talk about this awesome trio sure it's Nino Nino. Nino doesn't mind that he gets talk like that, but I'm sure Arashi know who I'm talking about.
Speaker 2No, it's Ono. Okay, that's why he's nowhere. He's the biggest diva. He's nowhere. Do not talk to me, I'm on hiatus, goodbye, oh my God, that's too funny, aiba never Come on. He, my God, that's too funny. Aiba never Come on. He is so sweet. He will never be a diva.
Speaker 1He can try, but it doesn't work because he ends up laughing and having fun I know he's too sweet and we end up talking about Arashi. It just happens. Is she? It just happens, actually somebody, now that they've gone, you know with their own company doing their own thing. People have gotten brave and they're like. I'm not afraid to share images, because there have been photos of ono popping up on my timeline like really yeah, people, it like the official photos, yeah, from when they were younger, like people.
Speaker 1I'm like, oh, look, it's ono. And then I'm like, wait, how's that on here? And then I'm thinking, oh, I wonder if people are sort of being like, well, now that that their own thing, I don't have to worry about him. But I think you do still have to worry about copyright so, be, careful people. I appreciate the. I don't know how will that work, though?
Speaker 2if the image was under the other company, could it be like, uh, you know, uh, property of starto or property of right? Well, that's what I mean jna you know, I thinkA, you know, I think it's. If it was property under J&A, that company has dissolved, that's true, but I don't know about Stardew.
Speaker 1Well, these would definitely have been J&A, but I don't know how the? Yeah, I don't know. So, like I said, I appreciate seeing him, but Just be careful people.
Speaker 2Just like that girl said that that night, if, if anybody's doing it, it's legal. I will never forget that. I told you I was gonna keep using it. Yeah, because, oh my god, that's a cheek crack that's her theory and she's sticking with it. If everybody's doing it, it's legal. Oh my God, geez.
Speaker 1Not to say that too loud oh man Anyways. All right.
Speaker 2So we're going to be talking about this trio that was with that company, that then went into a new company, that it was made by an ex-member of the other company. Talk about drama.
Speaker 1You know, what's funny is well, I'll get into it when we okay officially start talking about.
Speaker 2We are finally going to be talking about number eyes born, born. I for that one out there in the back, can you hear me? Hi, I can't make you laugh, you're gonna start coughing, I know. Oh, my god, oh, all right, yes, well, I, I love this.
Speaker 1Sound for them, yes, love it. Yeah, because they're so good at it. They are so good at it because this is what they always wanted, I know right. But I mean it's good that they mix it up a little and do you have others? Because, as we were saying before with that other band, if everything sounds the same, you start not sort of appreciating it. So it's good they're they mix it up, but, yes, this is the sound I really love for them. Love it, love it, love it.
Speaker 2Yes yes, this, uh, this bond is a has all the characteristics what I envision japanese hip-hop, you know, I know that, bond, they had this idea of the bonsai, everything cultural, what they are you know as, not as an entertainer and in their culture, and all the representations of who they are was in there. Oh my God, it just had everything. And then the video Talk about everything I know, talk about everything, I know, right through everything, and the kitchen sink which I was like, wow, the sound composition from the traditional. So, of course, to like whatever hip-hop, this is, of course, yes, very east coast, no west coast hip-hop which you know, very well, they're very, very, very.
Speaker 2They love their West Coast. Come on, east Coast, you got to give it some love. Start listening to some Ludacris and like Biggie, come on, come on, come on, you know, get some of that when hip hop was really of junior year, which is of course in the Bronx, new York, very proud by my representation of the puerto ricans that started that.
Speaker 2okay, so, anyways, we'll like for them to uh gear themselves more into the east side of the hip-hop, not just only the west side, but even though the song has the east side and the west side and the north side and the south side, west side, but of course they're probably more talking about their country, of japan, right, of course, because of of all the sounds that you hear in the the, you know that classical, cultural, you know typical music, folkloric sounds, you know from the stories telling and just uh, rituals and just things like that, only one song I'm like what it's just jam-packed. It is, it's jam-packed. And the vocals, yes.
Speaker 1He gave me what I always wanted but you can hear he found his niche. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2Like I told you, then he did that demented rap on the first song was like see, that's him, this is what. My wonder if he was listening to this. And then he's like she likes that, so I'm gonna play it like that. No, but for sure that's his sound. You know he could get malhotte, but we all know he needs to get to a certain tone so he doesn't, you know, gets into that sound that I always cringe on. So so this, this is not cringy, this is perfect. This is his attitude, this is who he is and I love it. So when you know, everybody else is great vocally, but for me my shining star for this song is keishi, for real, because I was just loving everything he was doing loving, loving.
Speaker 1Well, he definitely. He stands out. Yes, you know, yes, his his sound for this definitely stands out. Yes, oh no, that, no, it's awesome.
Speaker 2Mm-hmm, I can keep going, but go ahead, girl. Well no.
Speaker 1Did you have more you?
Speaker 2were going to say. Just, I mean, I do want to share some things that a fan actually shared with us about more of the meaning of the video and the song, but you know, I want us to talk about more like our you know first impression of it yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1Well, I was gonna say I love the, the opening. They have traditional sounds throughout the song, but that opening part just immediately made me think of the. Uh, you know, a lot of Yakuza dramas and movies and animes start with like the big mafia boss sitting in a garden contemplating. That's what it made me think of. I was like so it just immediately brought sort of this feeling to me of just I'm going to love this because of the way it's opening, way it sounds like, I said, lots of traditional but modern. You know that hip-hop, rap, pop sound happening with the, the flutes and the yeah, those garden sounds. That was one of the things. That person, it's that water dripping and it's a knocking sound, but it's it's when the, the water thing tips. So when she was talking about I was like, oh my god, I find now I finally know what it is I'm trying to think of. Right, because you see it, you envision it from, from what you've seen in you know various media, but like you're like, oh, I got it.
Speaker 1There's just so many good, like deep down dirty tones, the deep bassy sounds and just I don't know everything about. It's awesome. I also what I love about the title of it bon has so many meanings like bon, bonsai, of course, right, the tree you were talking about. Bon is also obon, the festival where you, like you, uh, reflect on your ancestors and in history, which I find very interesting because I feel like this song is sort of them defining, like telling their story now, yes, and and defining it by what they've been through. So that is an ancestral thing and when you think about where they came from and how they started and where they are now, the differences and the changes and the things have gone. But also bon, like in French, means good, means like something wonderful, right? So there's so many meanings to this.
Speaker 1Yeah, you know, the bonsai is tree is this compact, very intricate little thing that requires a lot of time and care, and you know what I mean. There's just like I said, so there's so much going on just with the, the song title, right, the meaning behind it. So it's just awesome and I think that that's totally what's happening is these guys are telling their story now, because the friend who sent the sort of definitions of all the stuff going on in the video, like you did hear show talking about an uchiwa. I was like, oh, you know, everybody waving their fan like just and being on tv, I mean I don't know there was just there were certain things that sort of stuck out and you were like, yeah, they're talking about their sort of whole process of getting to where they are now. Right, so it's just cool. It's cool to think of it in terms of this festival that reflect on where, where your history is and and all of that I don't.
Speaker 1It's just, it's really, it's really good. Yeah, I mean it, it's just amazing. And then, of course, their handling of it. Yeah, and I have just got to say we talked about the, the dance practice video and just the choreo in general. For this you can tell they love it. Yeah, they love, they love it. And previously, you know, in the old group they were in, sho talked about sort of struggling with choreography, like having to work hard to do. I don't see him struggling here. No, this is like. I think it's sort of the difference between, like what you have to do and what you want to do.
Speaker 2I also would like to know which songs was he struggling on when the other group you know, which, you know right, he was not really get that into the beat and he was, you know right?
Speaker 1well, that's what I'm saying so, between what you have to do and what you want to do, come on he is front center.
Speaker 2Yeah, he is front center. Yeah, he is front center for this song, because we all know what happens at Bond. Mm-hmm, come on, really, bongs that out. Jeez, he should not be wearing any chains, because he will plop it on his face when he blows that chest. I'm like, wow, boy, really, you bonged out.
Speaker 1But you know, kishi was pretty into it too. Oh yeah, he was, yeah, he was he definitely has his. Yeah, I think june is so skinny like tall and thin yeah that, like his movements don't seem as exaggerated they'd be more graceful our sort of buff little we have our beefy show okay, you can say I was like, do I say beefy, he's not heavy, he's not, no, he's muscle.
Speaker 1Yeah, he is, the boy has solid muscle and kishi is similarly built. So but he also has the whole, like he's getting into the attitude of it so much exactly exactly but they definitely. You can see they all enjoy it. Yeah, it's just it. It hits different with the other two because their body type is so fitting for the right right jim's tall and skinny and, yeah, he looks gangly I know plus I see oversized clothing like I mean, if they want to put him in oversized.
Speaker 1Don't make it that big, so he, because he looks lost in the in some of the clothes yeah, exactly like it if they allowed him some like a more fitted top with, yeah, baggy pants, or vice versa, yeah, so you can at least see the movement happening. But it's right, he's moving in the clothes, right, the gigantic clothes that are on him.
Speaker 2He's moving in there and we don't get to see like for him if there was like a shirt that has some tussles, maybe just to hear it, to see it go up and down, yeah, that will help him. You know it's the clothing, because I'm sure he is really banging his choreo, but you cannot really tell because of the big old clothes you know like, because he's not.
Speaker 1He's not as thick as show exactly so.
Speaker 2For that you need to trim down that clothing exactly you know, I don't mean, I'm not saying couture, you know, like really body skin, no, no, no, no, but you need to you can help the boy out with something a little you know exactly.
Speaker 1It doesn't have to be a tent.
Speaker 2And it, you know, yeah, it's. I'm going to be blaming it on the wardrobe on that, yeah, you know. So you know he was doing his choreo, but he's not explosive as Joe and Kishi.
Speaker 1Okay With that being said, but the boy is doing his thing because vocals wow, oh yeah no, no, you know that's what I was saying is you can tell they all really enjoy, yeah, the sound, the style, the movements, the choreography. You know it's just incredible it is to see them blossoming so much.
Speaker 2Thank you, taki. Thank you, taki for bringing them together.
Speaker 1Thank you, taki, and for allowing them to try this out. To experiment with what they want to do and what they're interested in.
Cultural Symbolism in J01 Music
Speaker 2Yes, very yes, very, very happy. So I also was listening to the album, which is number O ring. Girl, I know you're in. Sarah made a cringy face, I know, because I was like number O ring, okay, I will like. Okay, fans, fans, let me know, are we saying this correctly, or is this no ring instead of number? Oh, no, oh, no ring or no ring like.
Speaker 2I ain't got no ring in my finger type. I don't know, so please let me know. Send us a tweet or an x tweet or post whatever you want to call it at music elixir underscore. Let us know it's. Are we saying the name correctly for the album? It's the number o ring or is it new ring or?
Speaker 1number zero, right numbers, but no, it's definitely like a, the letter o.
Speaker 2So you know okay, I'm gonna leave it like that. But uh, yeah, I love king the album, but that's all I'm going to say. I do have some favorites in that album besides born but well, that was the one that that dropped that was the single they put out at the time that we were picking the music.
Speaker 1So exactly.
Speaker 2But uh, we can do a recording on the album if the fans would like so, if they. Finally, if not, then I just will do it anyways. But just being courteous, come on, but I can. Oh yeah, so Taki said there's going to be a live on Prime. Oh yeah, they made an announcement that we can see their concert that they're having in Osaka.
Speaker 1Is it in?
Speaker 2Osaka. It's going to be on prime. So, yes, streaming on prime worldwide, yeah, cool, this is something that, yeah, this taki is not leaving anybody behind at all. I am so happy, very, very happy. Oh, on the video, yeah, because you just saw the bond video, the official one, you mean yes, yes. So at one point they were wearing tan jumpsuits, I'm gonna say, or your tan clothing, and then they were wearing black caps. So, uh, kishi and jen were wearing west coast gear, or one was you know.
Speaker 2Uh, um, yeah, it was west coast okay the only one representing there the east coast was show with a yankees hat. I'm like thank you show, thank you very much. You other two don't care. You know what is this like? Oh only, oh, yeah, I was like looking at the caps. I'm like, wow, only west coast. I'm like, oh, shows when yankees east coast. So that was cool. So I just wanted to point that out. That show is like they're representing the east coast of the united states anyways, anything else?
Speaker 1no, no, okay, I wasn't sure. Were you gonna talk about the, the video stuff at all, or? Oh yes, because I know she talked about like the tea ceremony thing oh yeah, you know what? I mean there's symbolism in the video, so yes, yes, yes, yes.
Speaker 2So one of the awesome followers sent us some information on the video and that it has. You know that Bon has hidden facts of Japanese culture behind Bon. Remember what I mean, bon? So a read from this tweet. Bon uses traditional Japanese instruments and sounds. Example like sho, which represents light from heaven, the Kagura Suzu, a stick with 12 to 15 small holes used by Shinto. Priestess I can't say this word, right? Priestess. Yeah, it is priestess. And the Hyo Shigo used to call sumo wrestlers into the ring. Oh, okay, the thing that you heard, hyo, it's this. Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay okay.
Speaker 2I call them refs for some reason, you know, but it's just the guy who like blesses or starts the okay.
Speaker 1Throws the rice and the Right, all that stuff, uh, no, so salt yeah, sumo wrestling.
Speaker 2The arena is purified with salt salt.
Speaker 1Okay, oh, that makes sense.
Speaker 2Everything gets purified with salt uh, one of the when the guys rap shammy ben ben ben um is the abbreviation for the shamisen, and also when they say ishakiki. It's a dance from Okinawa Prefecture Also let's see.
Speaker 1Yeah, there was something about with the names too, because I do remember hearing Kishi, but it's not like his name Kishi, it's a reference to it. Didn't she say something about that, like their names being incorporated somehow um.
Speaker 2So during an ig live the day before their release date, uh, they revealed that bond includes each of their names. So for show is tv shows. I think it's something. There's some stuff here in kanji. Let me see if I can find that. I think it was taken from an article from um genius.
Speaker 1Okay, computer all right, I found it. Each of their names tv show for the tv shows they do. I guess for jin it's something they say. I don't know the kanji, but the kanji for this word is the same as jin. And then I'm kishi, kc. Kc is how it's pronounced. You know what I mean? Yeah, so I guess it's. It's sort of like little hidden things. That jin's was the only one. I couldn't sort of hear anything that went with it, but that's because, whatever the word was, the kanji is the same as Jin. So you have to know.
Speaker 2Okay, right.
Speaker 1Means, they're not saying Jin. Okay, I might be confusing my kanji myself I have not. I have been so long since I've been able to really focus I definitely forgotten.
Speaker 2My japanese is really bad.
Speaker 1I know this person's pointing out certain things in the video the metal frame that represents the entrance to the tea room. I was like I know there's something about tea room, but also something that represented the gates to the tea room. I was like I know there's something about tea room but also something that represented the gates to a temple and just references to oh the, the metal bin, the basin falling, falling on their heads. Yeah, that's a huge. I mean, I've seen everybody from hide to rsh getting punked off the head with one of those it's a comedic thing.
Speaker 2I know I don't understand. It's a comedic thing, it's just. It's just gotta be from like old gacked yeah some, some old comedy show it's gotta be some homage to a very old comedy show that they're.
Speaker 1You know they usually they do that well the the falling wash basin act is famous for being frequently used in a comedy program from a legendary comedian group. I believe the reference is to the drifters yes so anyways, yes, it has been an ongoing thing forever.
Speaker 2Which they're doing, that Each segment of the video has an homage from the Showa era, even older Yep, so they're bringing that again into the bond, which is the very cultural rich song they're there to represent their culture, rich song.
Speaker 1They're there to represent, yep, their, their culture, that that ancestral you know, history keeping and retelling and just making sure that, even though you're moving forward, you're not forgetting your roots and where everything came from.
Speaker 1So, yeah, yeah definitely very cool, very cool, yes, all right. Well, we good? Yes, we are. You had your say, I had my say. Yes, so definitely check out all these songs where we were a little less than thrilled with one of them. But, like like I've said before, we gave it a chance. Yes, we did, and it is. It's enjoyable, yes, and it has its place and its mood for when you're listening to music. So it was just not as striking as we were hoping for. Our debut, yeah, and we'll wait and see. Maybe these guys will come out with some more stuff that we can definitely get behind.
Speaker 1But J01, my disco anthem yes absolutely and uh, and of course number I with bon, just, oh my god that sound is I mean, I see, that's what I'm saying. I love that sound too I do.
Speaker 2It's awesome. So I want to hear more of these, more of um Complex, which is in the album, and more like another song that they have on the album I'm not going to mention because then I will be giving away for like the talk that I want to do for number overing.
Speaker 1For the album or no-ring.
Speaker 2Nodding. I'm saying nodding, there you go Nodding.
Speaker 1nodding sounds naughty, still naughty no matter how you say it, it's naughty oh, my god, oh, because not is another form of oh zero, not so. Is naughty, oh because not. Is another form of oh zero, not so not naughty, right?
Speaker 2yeah, that's what I'm saying. Naughty Taki, I know what you're doing. Stop it. I mean don't stop. But oh my gee. Well, you know, they are adults. You know, didn't kishi turn 30 or not yet? Oh, I don't think. Yeah, I, I thought he did. Wow, one of them's gotta be 30. Look at me, one of them. Hey well, kishi's gotta be 30. Let's see 28 kishi is 28. We know Sho ain't any. He's not.
Speaker 1Jin-gu-ji is 26. Okay, sho's 27. Oh, look at them. 26, 27, 28.
Speaker 2Okay, Boom, boom, boom. So the baby's Jin. Yeah, I thought the baby was Sho Nope. Oh Well, I knew Kishi was the oldest.
Speaker 1He'll be 29 later this year. Jin will be 27 later this year. So he and Shou are like Same year, different month, same year. It just shows January and Jin is October.
Speaker 2Oh, okay, yeah, Hmm, hmm, I know Kishi is okay. Yeah, hmm, I know Kishi's September 29. Yep, because he shares a birthday with a family member. Oh okay, mm-hmm. Yeah, the funny thing that they both have the same sense of humor. I'm like it's gotta be something in that.
Speaker 1It's the day of the year okay well, you know, has to do with the, the sign, and it goes with the woo woo, definitely the woo woo. Okay, all right?
Speaker 2so anyways, thank you everybody for listening to this singles episode.
Speaker 1Yeah.
Speaker 2That took a while, but please give them a chance, just like we have. You know, pick these up, give them a chance, especially for this newer group hoping to hear something different from what they have already. Out there, disposed for everybody to stream the same thing. Well, J-O-1, forget it. You know they have a huge fandom, but if you don't know who they are, please check them out as well. Um, of course, just follow number I, because they still relatively new. They're gonna be a year, it's gonna be this year. Their anniversary is gonna be this, right? No, no, they started this year, right. So there you go, relatively new. So if you started listening right now, you are on a great start, because it's wow, they are exploding yeah, they are since they appeared on coachella for edit they have been exploding, because I know they two members got together, but not really.
Speaker 2You know, like debut, debut, just you know, it's just this year. Damn.
Speaker 1No, maybe it was at the end of last year, early this year. I mean, what really busted them out was definitely the Coachella performance.
Speaker 1And I think that's where most people are going to be, like remembering them from it's just that Coachella appearance, even though they've been together, you know, a few months before that, but album-wise, you know, it's just here, you know, with the nerding gnawing yeah actually because they were, yeah, they were doing all their preparatory stuff, because, yeah, because show and gin were already there, and then it yeah, it was like september of last year that kishi left yeah where he was, yeah, joined up with them. They started doing sort of promo stuff. So, yeah, their first, that the single might have come out towards the end of last year, but the album, their first album, definitely came out early this year, and then coachella, and now they've got their second album.
Speaker 2So, yeah, let's see because their first single it did came out this year. That was on january 1st. So this is like their year. Okay, 2024 is their year, the start of everything exactly. You know that's. You know they have mentioned their name, things that they're doing, and goat was dropped on january 1st. Good thinking there, mr tacky. Then the ep for goat came out on march 6th. Yes, for your birthday. No, your birthday.
Speaker 1Yeah, your birthday no, just after my, just after your birthday, between our birthdays oh yeah, oh yeah, yes, it is.
Speaker 2And then they did some solos there for Blow your Cover, because they had a few remixes for that one. So that was what. For April, yeah. For the time for Coachella, yeah, which is the song that? Yeah, they played that one there, no, did they play that one there? No, they didn't.
Speaker 1No, they did Old Heavy't. No, they did all heavy, they did fuji and um goat goat. Yes, yes, yeah which did go.
Speaker 2They did with mr jackson oh my god jackson jackson oh my god, I love that boy so much. Yeah. And then this album that was just released in may, may 27, just to be uh specific. So, yeah, if you just started liking or just following number I, this is your year. Yeah, because there's so many surprises that are going to come out from this group, yes, so, uh, okay, sarah, this is to be our next talk will be the album.
Speaker 1Okay, you sure, because you started something else, but we can do the album.
Discussion on Song Reviews and Ratings
Speaker 2Yeah, I put it something out there and then I was like just putting this on the burner. But then this no, I just prefer to talk about this because the other song is like Okay. The other song? Is that the other song is?
Speaker 1like okay, the other song is that. The other song is like it. It is good, but it's definitely. It's a mood. Yes, yes but.
Speaker 2I do want to do a deep dive on number o ring.
Speaker 1Okay, well we can do that, nodding, all right. Well, so until then then, right, yes, until then, please rate, review and share, share, share.
Speaker 2Give us five stars because we love our constellations and uh, oh yeah, become a subscriber to maintain the podcast it's like what's the other. It's been so long sarah's been on deep hiatus like oh no, oh man, oh no ring, oh no ring. I mean see what I did there, lame joke. See like Kishi, bye, bye, bye, bye, ain't jokes. See you like Kishi, bye-bye, bye-bye.