Inspiration is definitely taken from the members' lives though, like the piano with Suga. The album is based on Demian and how they related to the story. So there is a bit of inspiration.
guys, remember this is a fictitious story and that the BU is a collection of videos, books (notes), webtoons, etc. 😅 the books mentioned were the Notes books they released as part of the BU.
When #1 Begin came out, it dropped out of NOWHERE. We had noooo clue it was related to new music or a new album. Bts had been quiet and cooking and then suddenly dropped this horror, theater film on us. Some people guessed it was an album, but wasn't until Lie that we started putting the pieces together. We knew it was connected to INU, Prologue, and Run, but then we need it was new music for sure. We didn't get any subtitles back then and had to rely on translators. Then Readmys connected the quotes to Demian and then all sorts of theories exploded. It was an absolutely groundbreaking (still is!) way to gain attention and promote a new album. It was so artistic, theatrical. and creative. BTS remains untouchable when it comes to building ART.
I don't remember being surprised about this because they already dropped a hint in Save Me mv at the end. "Boy meets _" so me and my sisters kinda expected that they were gonna drop something. The question was when.
the "2019 book" and "2020 book" are BU Notes Books released by BigHIt/BTS. These notes are also included in some of their albums and they comprise of the members/characters’ diary-like entries, which piece together the storyline in addition to the music videos and films. or rather, the mvs and films are actually more of an extension to these notes which are chronologically dated to show exactly when all the events take place with each character and the group as a whole.
haha cant wait till you guys ended up with BU SUMMARY with xceleste explanation...it will gonna make you all "ahhh this" "ah that"...haha they were just too genius to put this whole BU together with thier journey as an artist
19:20 this was explained not quite in a BOOK, but in the NOTES. There was a thing called "HYYH notes" and it was parts of the BU lore revealed in the form of little notes, they would come together with a Love Yourself series album if you bought one (an album). And obviously that is still part of the BU, so this is again not about the real Jimin, this is about the fictional character he portrays in the series, he just shares name with him.
The painting that Junkook was looking was of yoongi's and the burning piano is also the symbol of yoongi and both of them are connected to each other. You guys must have heard that a kdrama is also going to release on BU called "Youth".
That was a HUGE spoiler in the Jimin's notes. What happened in the arboretum was a mystery that we had to piece together with the notes and we finally found out in the webtoon. At this point in wings they should just know that the arboretum in an important place to remember.
Something that I think gets missed frequently when people want to dive into the BU is keeping in mind the purpose they held for crafting this fictional narrative. While I think it is really fun and interesting to search for connections and the source material is really rich for media analysis, part of that should be keeping in mind what kind of message they're trying to communicate which is why I really loved what Summer said! Though the BU storyline is showing very specific situations, these fictional stories help to represent and explore the themes that they are interested in for each album, and which follow the period of life and growth they were in at the time. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life series is concerned with adolescence, growing up, fearing or accepting change and mourning the loss of what was, the coexistence of pain and beauty in our lives. All of those themes are things they were grappling with in real life (they talked a lot in Beyond the Story about this) and also shown in the stories from the corresponding BU content. During Wings, they were interested in themes of temptation, corruption, how we conduct ourselves in the world, how we come to terms with the choices we make, how we become the people we are, how we find our way again after being led astray. Again, these are things they were probably facing as they gained more success and entered a larger and more complicated sphere of the music industry. Thus, the tone of the BU is modified a bit to represent those new themes. So Summer is right, the tone is less nostalgic coming-of-age film and more modern thriller or horror. (There's also a bunch of visual references to certain styles of filmmaking and individual films throughout both eras, but I'm not sure how interesting or easy to follow that would be unless you're interested in the history of film as an art!) But ultimately, like all BTS music and MVs, the theme and the message is king and everything that goes into each project is meant to serve that in some way.
19:40 Haha guys! The character names are the same as their real names. And it is all fictional. Please do not mistake this as something that happened to them in real life. Thank you for the reaction!! Can't wait for the rest!!❤😊
I feel like that was a HUGE spoiler in the notes for Jimin that shouldn't have been given to you yet,. All that came later, and also, Admin said it was never revealed, but actually it is revealed later on what happened with Jimin and the boy. But I won't spoil it, that's in later notes. FYI! Jimin wasn't kidnapped, he was looking for shelter from the rain when he witnessed what he "presumed" to be the lil boys murder.
The book is "THE NOTES". there are notes in a albums of BTS until LY era ended, like diary entries from members in BU. BigHIt made all notes into a book series, with additional notes added.
I like that BTS did the BU this dark and deep. Personally I think it’s much more genuine and realistic. If BTS was all rainbows and sunshine, and just bubbly positivity, it would come off fake or insincere. Personally I wouldn’t have fallen for them this hard if they were just forcefully positive. By exploring this darker side, it makes them so much more relatable and gives people hope. Even in their real lives the struggles they’ve been through and open about it and getting through it gives the fans comfort that life won’t always be smooth sailing, but you can get through dark times. Maybe this is why there’s more mature fans in the fandom. Because they explore darker topics. If they were like Barney or teen heartthrobs that only show their smiley happy self, they wouldn’t have garnered the diverse fandom they have today.
Absolutely agree. I joined during Run era and that mv was so poignant and captured youth in such a beautiful, but realistically dark, way. They showed something so raw and authentic that few others can emulate. I saw Dope mv first, but I became an Army because of Tomorrow, Rain, and all of their other darker, more relatable songs.
Completely agree. From Magic Shop: “I won’t say obvious things like “cheer up” but I will rather share with you my story”. (Doolset lyrics) I find Suga in particular is very good at delivering their “Life WILL suck, often, but not forever” messages with kindness but without dressing them up too much. Personally the song that drew me to “look into them seriously” was Fake Love *because* it wasn’t either the typical “I’m going to shrivel away if don’t want me” or the common “I hate you-you’re the worst-ugh”. It’s a heartfelt “I’ve tried but have realized this is doomed to fail”. It struck me as really mature and grounded. (Then Lie closed the lock and The Truth Untold threw away the key.)
I think I'm still a baby Army only starting to pay attention Jan 2022 and not becoming an Army until October 2022. The songs that made me start looking at BTS differently and not just your other poppy boyband were: I Need You, Born Singer Live, Truth Untold, Cyphers, Joke, Spring Day, Blood Sweat and Tears (with explanation), and 2019 MAMA performance. Then you add on the things they do in real life like the whole Busan Concert fiasco and then announcing their military enlistment right after... these things combined made me see them as more then just a face or entertainers.
Notice how they show V cutting his hair but that clip was from the danger mv which was way before hyyh. Also 'STIGMA' is written in grafitti in their debut mv No More Dream
Marketing/advertising/pr on the highest level. Basically, the Prologue and the Wings short films were very artistic commercials to promote their upcoming album.
18:45 Everything that happens in the BU is fictional. Don't connect it to the real life of the boys as you are just going to get yourselves more confused. The only resemblance between the BU characters and the boys is their appearance and their names. Besides that they are entirely different people that live in an alternate universe. Actually this is one reason why the actors that play in the BU kdrama are totally different people that don't resemblance the boys and have different names (the other reason being that BTS are not in their early 20s anymore). This way people wouldn't get confused and think this are real experiences or actions from the members.
I've been an Army for the last 2 years and have a basic understanding of the BU and the contents related to it but going through everything in such detail with you all is so much fun. I'm learning so many new things and finding new perspective to things that I already new.
As other comments have mentioned, these fictional characters they each have are exactly that... fictional. They have nothing to do with BTS irl, the members might have gotten inspiration from this storyline itself or could have included personal talents/hobbies in the storyline (yoongi's piano, Jungkook's art skills, Jimin's contemporary dance, etc.) It also could tie a bit with the messages they were putting out at that time, bighit and BTS were really ahead of their time when they planned this all out.
So glad you guys had the subs this time !! 🔥🔥🔥 And ya these vids are mostly to help contribute to the storyline and were also used as teasers for the songs when this era first started!! They were released one at a time and it was just so cool reading all of the theories 🙌🏾 cant wait for yall to watch the others too and start connecting the dots hehe Edit: also guys remember this is all about the characters!! Not the real life bangtan so don't worry Jimin was not kidnapped as a child 😅
Can't wait for you to see xceleste explained and the drama series BU teaser the character name that the actors use their are their web character but with their last like jeon, Kim, etc.
I had fun watching them laugh about the Snicker bars in the Fake love video when they had not yet dived deep into the BU😂 But Alas!!!! Soon they won't be able to laugh about it anymore😭😭😭
No, it’s not stupid, considering other BTS reactors watched all three videos at once and they got flagged from RUclips for going against copyright rules.
God, I love that you guys are really getting into the BU. I miss discovering this for the first time. We were making all kinds of theories and speculations, especially the people who couldn’t get their hands on the books or webtoons and just had the songs and videos. I'm litteral so hype for more, I can't wait!
I got into BTS because of the BU, I watched Blood Sweat & Tears without any context and was so curious to know the meaning that I fell in the rabbit hole and eventually never left bc of their amazing personalities and artistry 💜 Love that you’re learning about it !^^
The BU universe story actually ended on a cliff hanger in the “HYYH The Notes” second book in 2020. I hope they continue the BU and release a third book one day.
Yeah guys, everything in this story is fiction, don't worry haha. As for the "Why?", well, artistic purposes, I guess? haha. This is very well-thought-out story, there's also books, and webtoons and I think they're also going to make a TV series about it. So, don't think about it as BTS members, think about it as if you were watching a movie :D (but the DVD is damaged and it goes back and forth and skips some parts so you have to fill in the missing parts in your head 😂😂😂😂)
The confusion about storyline vs real life 😭 it reminds me of a tweet I saw a long time ago where someone was like "I don't understand how people can support BTS V after he killed his own father..." 💀
The books being referenced here are The Notes - The Most Beautiful Moments In Life. The Notes were first seen in the Love Yourself era albums which were like compact dairy entries from the members but continued to be a part of the MOTS: Persona and MOTS: 7 albums as well. The storyline was later extended and flourished when it was published in 2019/2020 in Korean, Japanese, English, and Spanish. Trust me army was confused when everything was slowly released but we slowly put everything together like a puzzle.
The BU videos are not their personal stories but with some members you can connect a bit of very very looose parallels between the members struggles and their characters like mental health
I'm still very bitter about us on yt not getting class of 2020 performance and snooze reacting.... Those are free contents and lots of other yters have reactions to them here. Thanks for this reaction anyway 💜
the BU is more complicated than you'll expect, there are notebooks, games, wattpad and webtoon that were released who are connected to BU. Don't worry you don't need to know it all, there's a summary and explanation about it to make it easier for you to understand.
Wings is my favorite bts era! When they were first uploading these films, it was like nothing I had ever seen a music group so and it has me hooked! I'm so excited to be going through it again with yall
when this came out, I was scared especially with Begin but found it amazing how BTS does this because knowing the K-pop community, it's rarity to see this kind of stuff, and when this was released I WAS LOSING MY MIND. BU is SOO GOOD THOUGH 🤌🤌🤌
I actually became an Army during that era. I stumbled upon BTS MVs like Fire, Run, I Need You which I loved. The comment sections were filled with ppl discussing the BU (I dont think it was called BU at that poont). So I watched the Wings short films and they were so creepy and intriguing to me. I read and watched everything I could find and I marked the release of Wings in my calender! 😅 so I was there when Blood, Sweat & Tears dropped. I had never seen anything like that before. I started following them on Twitter and YT so I wouldnt miss anything and... well the rest is history. They are just awesome 💜 Army 4 life 🫡😅
Maybe I'm wrong but I don't remember Jimin being k_dnapped? Didn't he just take refuge from bad weather and then witnessed the m_rder of a k_dnapped child? 🤔
He didn't actually witness the murder. He ran before it could happen. But he heard the lil boys screams and assumed it happened as the screams got quieter, and then silence as he exited.
@@cynthianewman136 It also wasn't actually a murder. The boy was later found alive, but didn't remember anything. A part of Jimin's guilt is that he never told the police that he knew what happened.
BU is just insane i remember the time me and my cousin would wait for the video to get release then trying to understand the storyline and picks up the puzzles especially on hyyh and wings era 😅
Welcome to Bangtan Universe. This made me fell in love with group. So genius. So creative. So relatable. This is far from BTS people know sang Dynamite. Their old songs have deep meanings and are connected in one storyline. Simply amazing. No other music artists i know did that before them
just please remember that the members' stories from BU are just fictional because there are instances that new armys believe that jhope was abandoned by his mother and taehyung killed his father, i just found out that in tiktok that there are people who thought that BU is their real life story.
Loving this revisit to the BU and every new Army should find these videos!!! Shout out to the admins who are doing an amazing job in guiding you through it all!!!
Btw fiction Jimin wasn't kidnapped. He happened to be there because he was hiding from the rain. The other boy in question was kidnapped & then murdered which was witnessed by him
@@isha0616 No he did not. Jimin sees him years later and there was a newspaper clipping about the boy being found in the mountains by a hiker, without any memory. You should re-read the books.
Every character other than jin portrayed the problems that some of young generation faced..like mental unstability or insomnia (jhope), domestic violence (V), addiction (suga) etc. They focused young generation with this and leads to young forever in you never walk alone.. It's not something very hard to understand...some may give very difficult theories😂
You are correct, this was my first comeback as ARMY and let me tell you, I had no idea what in the hell was happening. I had been listening casually for months and then Wings was announced, I bought the albums, I was up at the butt crack of dawn and watched the MV when it was first released and all the short films as well. My brain could not compute, I'm too dumb for theories 🤣
It’s a good thing you read the Summary of the book! To answer some of your comments/questions, Daniel is correct that they are just playing characters, not real life. Yes, it I V on the phone. No spoiler here but remember that there was the phone booth chained up as well. Wish the admin had not given away so soon,but Jimin was not kidnapped. He did see a young boy who was kidnapped and I won’t say more about that unless you find my reply to someone here. JK really painted that painting of the face and repainted it for this short so amazingly artistic he is! Good for you Summer on your intereptation of how BTS was able to include such deeper subject! 👏👏👏 I know it’s hard, but try your best to remember the things you have already seen now. I can’t wait for CCW next reaction and especially when you finally react to Xceleste long explanation of the BU! Keep up the great scheduling work! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜♾️🇨🇦👏👏👏
I recommend that you watch once you finish the BU: "BTS es para intelectuales (ft. Danna Alquati) #1" It fully explains the entire storyline, there are several videos, and they have English subtitles.
Thank you for the reactionn💌🥹I would also recommend you guys to watch the BTS BU EXPLAINED videos (2019 and 2020) made by xCeleste, at the end of your journey to get more clarity on the story. That'll definitely help you summarize the BU and connect everything together. 💜
Your right Daniel, that was V on the phone and remember the subtitle said "Hyung." 👍🏾 Seriously, you actually thought something like that really happened to Jimin in real life and it wouldn't have been known everywhere? 🤨 That is the painting that JK made and fun fact he had to do it twice and it was an exact replica. The talent he has is incredible.😊 ps...remember in the Taylor Guide, it showed JK actually painting it.💜💜💜💜
A small note, JK did not paint the original painting in the short film. He recreated the painting for a BTS exhibition since the original was burnt...He explained this in a Vlive :)
The Lie song starts with the image of a snow covered Forest. Our first reaction is this looks so picture perfect right? Only to notice later that indeed its *just a picture* while jimin is shown sitting behind a camera, which means behind the scenes are completely different. He's trapped in this two faced industry, where they need to be perfect but in reality they're on the verge of insanity hence the asylum bed & those pills. But fame comes at a price, so is he ready to take a chance? He bites the poison apple at the end giving into temptation & smiles eerily into the camera. Also these 7 BU films are connected. The Snow colored forest of Lie is shown red in Begin. The water in which jimin is drowning is shown in Begin drenching the painting n making paint bleed which is further shown in Blood Sweat and Tears MV. Jimin has always been symbolised with water/rain while jungkook is fire.
Yes! Finally! I have been waiting for this! This storyline of B.U for wings is why I love the “Wings” album so much! No white flags! Lol. Y’all got this! Keep going! Fighting! 😂
U guys are like my long distance friend. I'm always alone and their is noone to talk with you guys like watching BTS content with my friends thank you so much 💗💗💗💗💜💜💜💜💗
Maybe out of context but, Abby you look soo pretty🥺💕 And yes Demian!! I read that book and that legit made me understand WINGS Era very nicely. And fyi this era is certainly my favourite!!
@@marydavis5234 Demian is the book that the Wings album was inspired by. The short films are all based on scenes from Demian and concepts from the book were used for the BU as well.
@@marydavis5234 Demian is a book by the author Hermann Hesse! If u are a reader then you should definitely read this book. Also the Wings Era is heavily influenced from this book only.
FINALLY YOU GUYS CONTINUE THE BU. Ofc you need to do it with us because it wil be a great experience, trust me. Can't wait for you next BU journey. Love you guys!
Hey Armys. Jhope of BTS is releasing his new 6 track album Hope OnThe Street on March 29 at 1 PM KST with title track NEURON. It also has a collab with Jungkook Of BTS in track I WONDER.
This is why you guys were warned that the BU storyline is a rabbit hole that once you go down you cant come back from and unsee what you see. The storylines are NOT like their actual real life.
wow… so the heaviest spoilers shared way ahead of time 😃 alright then, i will assume they will only watch video content then, this is sad because most of the story will not be seen or understood then
@@cynthianewman136 like even only watching videos these things should have been like the last things to find out, they haven't even seen anything from ly era
Guys remmember it is all fictional stories 😂 Also I guess they got jimin story confused because in the storyline Jimin enters the arboretum by himself and gets lost then endup witnessing the kidnapped child ps: i think they kinda spoiled you with this information idk
You guys, BTS has always been very open with us. They are very very human and have been through some very tough times. Them being positive is in a way where they go down to the trenches with us and give us the light that gets us out of those dark places. If they were not this way we would not buy it. They would not have the same impact and would not touch our hearts the same way. They are not goody-goody people who like to preach but don't know what they are talking about. They are as real as you can get. We are a lucky fandom for sure. CCW Team, would it be possible for you to post that Sunclair summary somewhere for us to read. Love following this all with you.
hahaha, again, just to note, these stories don’t reflect that actual members’ lives. these are just fictional characters with the same names as bts.
Yeah right it's an important note so that we don't get a heart attack 😅
😭😭 it was very hard for me to keep them separate in three beginning. İ constantly had to remind myself that THİS İS NOT BTS, when diving in the BU😂
same, it was soooo hard, but i kept saying in my head "it's fiction" 😂@Ji54321
Inspiration is definitely taken from the members' lives though, like the piano with Suga. The album is based on Demian and how they related to the story. So there is a bit of inspiration.
@@ipurpleu1668 exactly
guys, remember this is a fictitious story and that the BU is a collection of videos, books (notes), webtoons, etc. 😅 the books mentioned were the Notes books they released as part of the BU.
STRAY KIDS IS THE KING OF KPOP
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@@himaririku9254girl who mentioned skz here
@@himaririku9254😂
When #1 Begin came out, it dropped out of NOWHERE. We had noooo clue it was related to new music or a new album. Bts had been quiet and cooking and then suddenly dropped this horror, theater film on us. Some people guessed it was an album, but wasn't until Lie that we started putting the pieces together. We knew it was connected to INU, Prologue, and Run, but then we need it was new music for sure. We didn't get any subtitles back then and had to rely on translators. Then Readmys connected the quotes to Demian and then all sorts of theories exploded. It was an absolutely groundbreaking (still is!) way to gain attention and promote a new album. It was so artistic, theatrical. and creative. BTS remains untouchable when it comes to building ART.
I envy you for experiencing this first hand. I found out about them in 2017 so I just missed the Wings era 🥲
I don't remember being surprised about this because they already dropped a hint in Save Me mv at the end. "Boy meets _" so me and my sisters kinda expected that they were gonna drop something. The question was when.
19:40
Jimin from the BU and Jimin from real life are very different😭 you're right it's not real!! Each character has their trauma/plotline
nods
STRAY KIDS IS TRUE KINGS LEGENDARY OF KPOP
@@himaririku9254LMAOOO in your dreams stray kids flopped
@@himaririku9254kings of flopping
the "2019 book" and "2020 book" are BU Notes Books released by BigHIt/BTS. These notes are also included in some of their albums and they comprise of the members/characters’ diary-like entries, which piece together the storyline in addition to the music videos and films. or rather, the mvs and films are actually more of an extension to these notes which are chronologically dated to show exactly when all the events take place with each character and the group as a whole.
haha cant wait till you guys ended up with BU SUMMARY with xceleste explanation...it will gonna make you all "ahhh this" "ah that"...haha they were just too genius to put this whole BU together with thier journey as an artist
19:20 this was explained not quite in a BOOK, but in the NOTES. There was a thing called "HYYH notes" and it was parts of the BU lore revealed in the form of little notes, they would come together with a Love Yourself series album if you bought one (an album). And obviously that is still part of the BU, so this is again not about the real Jimin, this is about the fictional character he portrays in the series, he just shares name with him.
ARMYs sent them, all the love yourself CDs , they actually open them up in different mail Monday videos.
Yeah but the notes were compiled into two actual books. There are a few notes that weren’t in the books and only in the albums however.
There are 2 BOOKS that compiled everything into a novel. Those books are called HYYH Notes part 1 and part 2.
The painting that Junkook was looking was of yoongi's and the burning piano is also the symbol of yoongi and both of them are connected to each other. You guys must have heard that a kdrama is also going to release on BU called "Youth".
Right. I dont undrestand why noone didnt notice it
That was a HUGE spoiler in the Jimin's notes. What happened in the arboretum was a mystery that we had to piece together with the notes and we finally found out in the webtoon. At this point in wings they should just know that the arboretum in an important place to remember.
Something that I think gets missed frequently when people want to dive into the BU is keeping in mind the purpose they held for crafting this fictional narrative. While I think it is really fun and interesting to search for connections and the source material is really rich for media analysis, part of that should be keeping in mind what kind of message they're trying to communicate which is why I really loved what Summer said! Though the BU storyline is showing very specific situations, these fictional stories help to represent and explore the themes that they are interested in for each album, and which follow the period of life and growth they were in at the time. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life series is concerned with adolescence, growing up, fearing or accepting change and mourning the loss of what was, the coexistence of pain and beauty in our lives. All of those themes are things they were grappling with in real life (they talked a lot in Beyond the Story about this) and also shown in the stories from the corresponding BU content. During Wings, they were interested in themes of temptation, corruption, how we conduct ourselves in the world, how we come to terms with the choices we make, how we become the people we are, how we find our way again after being led astray. Again, these are things they were probably facing as they gained more success and entered a larger and more complicated sphere of the music industry. Thus, the tone of the BU is modified a bit to represent those new themes. So Summer is right, the tone is less nostalgic coming-of-age film and more modern thriller or horror. (There's also a bunch of visual references to certain styles of filmmaking and individual films throughout both eras, but I'm not sure how interesting or easy to follow that would be unless you're interested in the history of film as an art!) But ultimately, like all BTS music and MVs, the theme and the message is king and everything that goes into each project is meant to serve that in some way.
19:40 Haha guys! The character names are the same as their real names. And it is all fictional. Please do not mistake this as something that happened to them in real life. Thank you for the reaction!! Can't wait for the rest!!❤😊
yessss wings era!! i’m excited for BS&T MV japanese version
I feel like that was a HUGE spoiler in the notes for Jimin that shouldn't have been given to you yet,. All that came later, and also, Admin said it was never revealed, but actually it is revealed later on what happened with Jimin and the boy. But I won't spoil it, that's in later notes.
FYI! Jimin wasn't kidnapped, he was looking for shelter from the rain when he witnessed what he "presumed" to be the lil boys murder.
I'm just now watching and watching them read this part and I was like, why would they provide that info now?! Lol
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The book is "THE NOTES". there are notes in a albums of BTS until LY era ended, like diary entries from members in BU. BigHIt made all notes into a book series, with additional notes added.
11:30 yes on prologue it’s V on the phone
Stigma is such a masterpiece 🤌
I like that BTS did the BU this dark and deep. Personally I think it’s much more genuine and realistic. If BTS was all rainbows and sunshine, and just bubbly positivity, it would come off fake or insincere. Personally I wouldn’t have fallen for them this hard if they were just forcefully positive. By exploring this darker side, it makes them so much more relatable and gives people hope. Even in their real lives the struggles they’ve been through and open about it and getting through it gives the fans comfort that life won’t always be smooth sailing, but you can get through dark times. Maybe this is why there’s more mature fans in the fandom. Because they explore darker topics. If they were like Barney or teen heartthrobs that only show their smiley happy self, they wouldn’t have garnered the diverse fandom they have today.
Absolutely agree. I joined during Run era and that mv was so poignant and captured youth in such a beautiful, but realistically dark, way. They showed something so raw and authentic that few others can emulate. I saw Dope mv first, but I became an Army because of Tomorrow, Rain, and all of their other darker, more relatable songs.
Completely agree. From Magic Shop: “I won’t say obvious things like “cheer up” but I will rather share with you my story”. (Doolset lyrics)
I find Suga in particular is very good at delivering their “Life WILL suck, often, but not forever” messages with kindness but without dressing them up too much. Personally the song that drew me to “look into them seriously” was Fake Love *because* it wasn’t either the typical “I’m going to shrivel away if don’t want me” or the common “I hate you-you’re the worst-ugh”. It’s a heartfelt “I’ve tried but have realized this is doomed to fail”. It struck me as really mature and grounded. (Then Lie closed the lock and The Truth Untold threw away the key.)
@@Honey-je4prEven Dope is a bit dark, sharing how their teenage selves worked themselves to the bone to perfect/polish their music & performances.
I think I'm still a baby Army only starting to pay attention Jan 2022 and not becoming an Army until October 2022. The songs that made me start looking at BTS differently and not just your other poppy boyband were: I Need You, Born Singer Live, Truth Untold, Cyphers, Joke, Spring Day, Blood Sweat and Tears (with explanation), and 2019 MAMA performance. Then you add on the things they do in real life like the whole Busan Concert fiasco and then announcing their military enlistment right after... these things combined made me see them as more then just a face or entertainers.
11:30 In thee begining of prologue Butterfly V called RM and told him that he wanted to meet him while crying
I highly recommend watching the xCeleste Bts universe summary 2020 update! This will clear everything up, it’s long but we love the longer videos!
Notice how they show V cutting his hair but that clip was from the danger mv which was way before hyyh. Also 'STIGMA' is written in grafitti in their debut mv No More Dream
The Stigma falsetto by V is actually in the background in the actual song.
Like you guys know.. we actual get the full impact of it.. "Live" !
Marketing/advertising/pr on the highest level. Basically, the Prologue and the Wings short films were very artistic commercials to promote their upcoming album.
guys everytime you say 'hmm is it the same piano? does it have to do with this other thing we saw before?' the answer is YES
18:45 Everything that happens in the BU is fictional. Don't connect it to the real life of the boys as you are just going to get yourselves more confused. The only resemblance between the BU characters and the boys is their appearance and their names. Besides that they are entirely different people that live in an alternate universe.
Actually this is one reason why the actors that play in the BU kdrama are totally different people that don't resemblance the boys and have different names (the other reason being that BTS are not in their early 20s anymore). This way people wouldn't get confused and think this are real experiences or actions from the members.
Daniel has announced before they know BU is fictional.
He understands and performs the role given to Taehyung very well. His clip is really special for me with his strong voice
I've been an Army for the last 2 years and have a basic understanding of the BU and the contents related to it but going through everything in such detail with you all is so much fun. I'm learning so many new things and finding new perspective to things that I already new.
Welcome to WINGS eraaaaa 🎉🎉❤ love your reaction! Thank you! 💜
As other comments have mentioned, these fictional characters they each have are exactly that... fictional. They have nothing to do with BTS irl, the members might have gotten inspiration from this storyline itself or could have included personal talents/hobbies in the storyline (yoongi's piano, Jungkook's art skills, Jimin's contemporary dance, etc.) It also could tie a bit with the messages they were putting out at that time, bighit and BTS were really ahead of their time when they planned this all out.
So glad you guys had the subs this time !! 🔥🔥🔥 And ya these vids are mostly to help contribute to the storyline and were also used as teasers for the songs when this era first started!! They were released one at a time and it was just so cool reading all of the theories 🙌🏾 cant wait for yall to watch the others too and start connecting the dots hehe
Edit: also guys remember this is all about the characters!! Not the real life bangtan so don't worry Jimin was not kidnapped as a child 😅
Can't wait for you to see xceleste explained and the drama series BU teaser the character name that the actors use their are their web character but with their last like jeon, Kim, etc.
Me too
I had fun watching them laugh about the Snicker bars in the Fake love video when they had not yet dived deep into the BU😂
But Alas!!!! Soon they won't be able to laugh about it anymore😭😭😭
Nooooo don't remind me , heartbreaking 💔 😢
This should have been one video of all of them. They are all under 3 mins each
yh I agree kinda pointless to split it up
No, it’s not stupid, considering other BTS reactors watched all three videos at once and they got flagged from RUclips for going against copyright rules.
@@sugaspice05 they won’t release the next part until at least next week though so it has nothing to do with a whole week of content
wings era was a WILD ride, it was incredible to witness
God, I love that you guys are really getting into the BU. I miss discovering this for the first time. We were making all kinds of theories and speculations, especially the people who couldn’t get their hands on the books or webtoons and just had the songs and videos. I'm litteral so hype for more, I can't wait!
I got into BTS because of the BU, I watched Blood Sweat & Tears without any context and was so curious to know the meaning that I fell in the rabbit hole and eventually never left bc of their amazing personalities and artistry 💜
Love that you’re learning about it !^^
The BU universe story actually ended on a cliff hanger in the “HYYH The Notes” second book in 2020. I hope they continue the BU and release a third book one day.
Yeah guys, everything in this story is fiction, don't worry haha. As for the "Why?", well, artistic purposes, I guess? haha. This is very well-thought-out story, there's also books, and webtoons and I think they're also going to make a TV series about it. So, don't think about it as BTS members, think about it as if you were watching a movie :D (but the DVD is damaged and it goes back and forth and skips some parts so you have to fill in the missing parts in your head 😂😂😂😂)
The confusion about storyline vs real life 😭 it reminds me of a tweet I saw a long time ago where someone was like "I don't understand how people can support BTS V after he killed his own father..." 💀
😂😂😂 La gente no se entera! Pobre Tae con lo que quiere y admira a su padre!
Lmao someone said that few days ago on insta 😂
these summaries are all over the place 😭😭 hopefully you guys react to the xceleste summary video or something like that
right
The books being referenced here are The Notes - The Most Beautiful Moments In Life. The Notes were first seen in the Love Yourself era albums which were like compact dairy entries from the members but continued to be a part of the MOTS: Persona and MOTS: 7 albums as well. The storyline was later extended and flourished when it was published in 2019/2020 in Korean, Japanese, English, and Spanish.
Trust me army was confused when everything was slowly released but we slowly put everything together like a puzzle.
The BU videos are not their personal stories but with some members you can connect a bit of very very looose parallels between the members struggles and their characters like mental health
Taehyung acting, stigma story qnd lyrics, Kim Taehyung insane vocal
Stigma was another lvl 🔥
I'm still very bitter about us on yt not getting class of 2020 performance and snooze reacting.... Those are free contents and lots of other yters have reactions to them here. Thanks for this reaction anyway 💜
They are going in order, Daniel has announced it more than once.
@@sugaspice05 they are watching things as they were released aka in order.
@@sugaspice05 maybe or maybe not
The books that are mentioned in 18:43 are 'The Nothes' and 'The Nothes 2'. These two books relate the stories of every member in the BU.
the BU is more complicated than you'll expect, there are notebooks, games, wattpad and webtoon that were released who are connected to BU. Don't worry you don't need to know it all, there's a summary and explanation about it to make it easier for you to understand.
Wings is my favorite bts era! When they were first uploading these films, it was like nothing I had ever seen a music group so and it has me hooked! I'm so excited to be going through it again with yall
I've been an army since 2020 and yet the notes gave me completely new perspectives of the storyline as well as new information. Great job
I am so obsessed with Abi’s hair! The face framing curls!!!! Omg so pretty 🩷😭
OMGGG thanks!!! I've been waiting for this moment for a LONG TIME.🎉
summer’s confusion about jimin reminded me of all the people i’ve seen who thought hobi’s BU storyline was real as baby armys 😆💜
the book they were telling there is "Bts note" were been releae together with thier album..
when this came out, I was scared especially with Begin but found it amazing how BTS does this because knowing the K-pop community, it's rarity to see this kind of stuff, and when this was released I WAS LOSING MY MIND. BU is SOO GOOD THOUGH 🤌🤌🤌
I actually became an Army during that era. I stumbled upon BTS MVs like Fire, Run, I Need You which I loved. The comment sections were filled with ppl discussing the BU (I dont think it was called BU at that poont). So I watched the Wings short films and they were so creepy and intriguing to me. I read and watched everything I could find and I marked the release of Wings in my calender! 😅 so I was there when Blood, Sweat & Tears dropped. I had never seen anything like that before. I started following them on Twitter and YT so I wouldnt miss anything and... well the rest is history. They are just awesome 💜 Army 4 life 🫡😅
Maybe I'm wrong but I don't remember Jimin being k_dnapped? Didn't he just take refuge from bad weather and then witnessed the m_rder of a k_dnapped child? 🤔
Yea the summary was wrong on that, but hopefully they will get updated on that info
Yeah, the person giving them information does not have the right info.
He didn't actually witness the murder. He ran before it could happen. But he heard the lil boys screams and assumed it happened as the screams got quieter, and then silence as he exited.
@@cynthianewman136 True, he only heard it. 💜
@@cynthianewman136 It also wasn't actually a murder. The boy was later found alive, but didn't remember anything. A part of Jimin's guilt is that he never told the police that he knew what happened.
BU is just insane i remember the time me and my cousin would wait for the video to get release then trying to understand the storyline and picks up the puzzles especially on hyyh and wings era 😅
Welcome to Bangtan Universe. This made me fell in love with group. So genius. So creative. So relatable. This is far from BTS people know sang Dynamite. Their old songs have deep meanings and are connected in one storyline. Simply amazing. No other music artists i know did that before them
Wings Era was a huge thing for me. When I watched for the 1st time I was so scared, confused and sad with the way the story goes lol
just please remember that the members' stories from BU are just fictional because there are instances that new armys believe that jhope was abandoned by his mother and taehyung killed his father, i just found out that in tiktok that there are people who thought that BU is their real life story.
Loving this revisit to the BU and every new Army should find these videos!!!
Shout out to the admins who are doing an amazing job in guiding you through it all!!!
Btw fiction Jimin wasn't kidnapped. He happened to be there because he was hiding from the rain.
The other boy in question was kidnapped & then murdered which was witnessed by him
The boy wasn't murdered. He was kidnapped and tortured, but then released.
@@isha0616 No he did not. Jimin sees him years later and there was a newspaper clipping about the boy being found in the mountains by a hiker, without any memory. You should re-read the books.
I'm so EXCITED!!!! I LOVE the short films!!!!!!
I love doing this BU journey with you. It would be too much (both emotionally and mentally) for me to travel alone. Love you guys💜.
Every character other than jin portrayed the problems that some of young generation faced..like mental unstability or insomnia (jhope), domestic violence (V), addiction (suga) etc. They focused young generation with this and leads to young forever in you never walk alone..
It's not something very hard to understand...some may give very difficult theories😂
Jin does portray a problem that the young generation faces as well. His character represent pressure from parents and expectations placed on people.
You are correct, this was my first comeback as ARMY and let me tell you, I had no idea what in the hell was happening.
I had been listening casually for months and then Wings was announced, I bought the albums, I was up at the butt crack of dawn and watched the MV when it was first released and all the short films as well. My brain could not compute, I'm too dumb for theories 🤣
In the lie clip you guys should see how different jimin sat on the chair between his shadow
It’s a good thing you read the Summary of the book! To answer some of your comments/questions, Daniel is correct that they are just playing characters, not real life. Yes, it I V on the phone. No spoiler here but remember that there was the phone booth chained up as well. Wish the admin had not given away so soon,but Jimin was not kidnapped. He did see a young boy who was kidnapped and I won’t say more about that unless you find my reply to someone here. JK really painted that painting of the face and repainted it for this short so amazingly artistic he is! Good for you Summer on your intereptation of how BTS was able to include such deeper subject! 👏👏👏 I know it’s hard, but try your best to remember the things you have already seen now. I can’t wait for CCW next reaction and especially when you finally react to Xceleste long explanation of the BU! Keep up the great scheduling work! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜♾️🇨🇦👏👏👏
I recommend that you watch once you finish the BU: "BTS es para intelectuales (ft. Danna Alquati) #1"
It fully explains the entire storyline, there are several videos, and they have English subtitles.
BU note actual members lives but the song is the concept is almost equated with the story and what they feel in life
I love how you manage your content and reaction🥰 thank you and keep going!
Thank you for the reactionn💌🥹I would also recommend you guys to watch the BTS BU EXPLAINED videos (2019 and 2020) made by xCeleste, at the end of your journey to get more clarity on the story. That'll definitely help you summarize the BU and connect everything together. 💜
They will probably do it after watching all the storyline videos
YEYYYY i wanted u to watch these videos soooo much! Today is my day ;) Thank you for reaction 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Your right Daniel, that was V on the phone and remember the subtitle said "Hyung." 👍🏾 Seriously, you actually thought something like that really happened to Jimin in real life and it wouldn't have been known everywhere? 🤨 That is the painting that JK made and fun fact he had to do it twice and it was an exact replica. The talent he has is incredible.😊 ps...remember in the Taylor Guide, it showed JK actually painting it.💜💜💜💜
I remember as a baby army thinking Hoseok did got abandoned in an amusement park by his irl mom 😭😭
A small note, JK did not paint the original painting in the short film. He recreated the painting for a BTS exhibition since the original was burnt...He explained this in a Vlive :)
@Mytime679 yeah I mean there’s nothing he isn’t good at 😭
V's acting is really beautiful
He understands and performs the role given to Taehyung very well. His clip is really special for me with his strong voice
The Lie song starts with the image of a snow covered Forest. Our first reaction is this looks so picture perfect right? Only to notice later that indeed its *just a picture* while jimin is shown sitting behind a camera, which means behind the scenes are completely different. He's trapped in this two faced industry, where they need to be perfect but in reality they're on the verge of insanity hence the asylum bed & those pills. But fame comes at a price, so is he ready to take a chance? He bites the poison apple at the end giving into temptation & smiles eerily into the camera.
Also these 7 BU films are connected. The Snow colored forest of Lie is shown red in Begin. The water in which jimin is drowning is shown in Begin drenching the painting n making paint bleed which is further shown in Blood Sweat and Tears MV. Jimin has always been symbolised with water/rain while jungkook is fire.
Yes! Finally! I have been waiting for this! This storyline of B.U for wings is why I love the “Wings” album so much! No white flags! Lol. Y’all got this! Keep going! Fighting! 😂
U guys are like my long distance friend. I'm always alone and their is noone to talk with you guys like watching BTS content with my friends thank you so much 💗💗💗💗💜💜💜💜💗
Can't wait for your reaction to love yourself album era
Abby the hair is perfection! I’ve been waiting for the next b.u video yay! Japanese bs&t 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 gonna leave you guys like whaaat?!
wow I really appreciate you guys for this thank you
I BECAME ARMY WITH WINGS ALBUM!!! They absolutely got me with all the BU mess 😂
Maybe out of context but, Abby you look soo pretty🥺💕
And yes Demian!! I read that book and that legit made me understand WINGS Era very nicely. And fyi this era is certainly my favourite!!
Who is Demian
@@marydavis5234 Demian is the book that the Wings album was inspired by. The short films are all based on scenes from Demian and concepts from the book were used for the BU as well.
@@marydavis5234 Demian is a book by the author Hermann Hesse!
If u are a reader then you should definitely read this book. Also the Wings Era is heavily influenced from this book only.
Me encanta toda la historia, recuerdo cuando poniamos cada pieza junta fue increíble ser parte de esta hermosa etapa!!
FINALLY YOU GUYS CONTINUE THE BU. Ofc you need to do it with us because it wil be a great experience, trust me. Can't wait for you next BU journey. Love you guys!
Hey Armys. Jhope of BTS is releasing his new 6 track album Hope OnThe Street on March 29 at 1 PM KST with title track NEURON. It also has a collab with Jungkook Of BTS in track I WONDER.
This is why you guys were warned that the BU storyline is a rabbit hole that once you go down you cant come back from and unsee what you see. The storylines are NOT like their actual real life.
omg! i love your reactions! 😂 can't wait for the next part! 💜
wow… so the heaviest spoilers shared way ahead of time 😃 alright then, i will assume they will only watch video content then, this is sad because most of the story will not be seen or understood then
I agree! The summary they were given was HUGE spoilers that shouldn't have been given tot them yet. 🙄
@@cynthianewman136 like even only watching videos these things should have been like the last things to find out, they haven't even seen anything from ly era
@@kabazinga I totally agree. I'm disappointed in admin
The only thing they should have said was remember the connection with hobi and that he's in a hospital ward. I would have been okay with that
Pay attention please, Daniel said they were told everything by their administrators and they mention in the last part of these three videos.
OMG YESSSS I´VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
Can't wait to watch their Highlight reels reaction! 😊
love all of your reactions!!! always looking forward to your reactions!!! please keep on doing more BTS theory videos!!
Guys remmember it is all fictional stories 😂 Also I guess they got jimin story confused because in the storyline Jimin enters the arboretum by himself and gets lost then endup witnessing the kidnapped child
ps: i think they kinda spoiled you with this information idk
Reason why many ARMYs love to read and do research
Demien is such a great book, I read it because of BTS and it's amazing!
i love your videos so muchh
CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR REACTION TO LOVE YOURSELF ALBUM ERA.. especially "love yourself highlight reel" 🙏🏻💗🙇🏼♀️
I remember when these first came out and how confused everyone was and all the theories going around.
This is what I have been waiting for a long time from you guys. Finally🎉🤭 thx u guys best reaction
You guys, BTS has always been very open with us. They are very very human and have been through some very tough times. Them being positive is in a way where they go down to the trenches with us and give us the light that gets us out of those dark places. If they were not this way we would not buy it. They would not have the same impact and would not touch our hearts the same way. They are not goody-goody people who like to preach but don't know what they are talking about. They are as real as you can get. We are a lucky fandom for sure.
CCW Team, would it be possible for you to post that Sunclair summary somewhere for us to read. Love following this all with you.
Hey guys I love your BTS reaction videos 😊❤ please keep reacting on BTS ❤ I will keep supporting you thank you 🙏🏻
I’m sitting here, 😂 confused by the BU itself but I figured out what’s kinda going out..
Welcome to a new feeling this one of my favorite albums ❤