mannnn, they faced so much shit for so long. they were only 7 boys with nothing but dreams, now there’s millions of people backing them 😭 and they deserve every bit of it 🥹 i forgot how much this song gets to me lol
Some cool shoutouts to their other songs 2:32 RM Fake Love 3:07 JK from Run 3:14 V from We're Bulletproof Pt2 3:36 Jin from Boy in Love 3:47 Jimin from Danger 3:59 Suga from Shadow 4:03 Fake Love Mv 6:00 Here they're drowning but is saved by purple sparkles which indicate ARMYs as I Need U was the most successful song that time. 6:32 Run Mv 9:52 Blood Sweat and Tears MV 9:57 Not Today Mv 10:07 Spring Day Mv 10:15 here again they're lost but the purple sparkle find them & how they're basically put at the top at their peak (purple whale is ARMYs symbol) 10:43 Wembley stadium 10:49 when ARMYs surprised them with their song 11:25 Boy With Love
"We were only seven" refers to the members not the years. "Now we have you all now"' refers to ARMY. You are right though they pay homage to ARMY like no other music group does with their fanbase.
Fr these guys are so respectful and honest to BTS... We... 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 love 2 & ½ bros and hope you have enjoyed your journey with BTS so far and continue to as you go on (if ya wanna no judgment or hate)... 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 will always be here to share/show love and support💜💜💜💜💜💜💜... We also don't definitely gatekeep our fandom from others... Join if u wanna join we love the more the merrier😁 and I myself would have considered you guys 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 by like the 2nd vid🤣🤪... Being because of the amount of dedication you have to go from the boys beginning mv's to the end mv's to kind of see their timeline and how they grew... You 3 grew with BTS, 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 grew with y'all 3, And you 3 and 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 grew with BTS...even though we grew in our own ways and came together in our own timelines and crossed paths with each other this way... We still grew together nonetheless no matter how or what and/or etc... (Lol I hope I made sense😅😭🥲😂)
The line that always hits me so hard in this song is RMs "Our once ridiculed and shameful name is now proof set in steel. 'Bullet-proof'" They used to get mocked for that name, but it couldn't be more fitting I also just realized that it was kinda teasing their anthology album "Proof" that came out in 2022, with concept photos of them, standing in front of a safe/shield made of steel
That line gets me too. It's crazy how they tease things like that in all sorts of media from songs to concert vcr's, award show vcr's you name it. We just didn't know for a while cuz everything got pushed back becuz of covid, they already had so much prepared in 2019 for their future enlistment.
This song was made FOR ARMY! ARMY recognizes all of the scenes from previous videos, and a few that were representative of songs like the whale from their song Whalien, their performances from award shows, like the star constellations, their crying at the award show when J-Hope started crying, and Jin mentioned that they were talking about breaking up. If you listen to the chorus melody, it also is used in the Butter MV and song, where RM raps about how they have ARMY behind them when they say so, as the other members spell out the Letters A R M Y behind him, this song made for ARMY is the melody you hear.
Hello, I am a 60 year old ARMY (4+ years). They literally have no bad song!! I ha e seen a lot of groups and solo artists in my lifetime, but I have never seen a group so in tune with their fanbase as BTS is. And to see that even after 10/11 years they are so humble and down to earth is really unheard of in the music industry I think. Even while on their Military break, they are still releasing things for us!! They are the best of the best!
So many more BTS' songs: Make It Right, Mikrokosmos, Magic Shop, Let Go, Lights, Best of Me, Heartbeat, Answer: Love Myself, to name a few....I cannot wait for you to react...especially their live performances. Thank you so much for your genuine interest to our Bangtan 7. Borahae 💜💜💜💜💜🫰🏽🫶🏽!!
💜 The fact that you recognized most of the scenes are references to their old MVs makes my heart happy. No worries about not remembering what song title it is, that's understandable 😉
This is only one of so so many songs dedicated to ARMY. But it gets me every time. They are absolutely unique in their dedication to us. They express it any and everywhere in all that they do. As I’ve shared with Jake, they saved my life. And I’m moving to Korea because of them. We are each other’s lifeline and we are Forever Bulletproof together. APOBANGPO!! 💜🫶🏼
You guys!!! BTS finds you when you need them most and are a comfort even in season when you don't need anything. Y'all are ARMY and welcome no disrespect because we welcome you!!!! borahae!!
I love this song as it has a lot of meaning for the guys and for army. As you've caught on their is references to previous MV's. In the beginning we see RM (boy with luv attire) walk to a mirror and see his reflection being 2013 RM. The next we see Jungkook in No More Dream, V in We are Bulletproof pt.2, J-Hope in N.O, Jin in Boy in Luv, Jimin in Danger, and Suga in his I Need U outfit from a live performance. There is a lot of insider references many veteran army (what we refer to the army that have been with them since debut or even pre-debut) especially will understand. The guys were saved by army too so they are letting us know here. There was a lot of hate directed at the guys when they debuted & to their fans too, many Korean army got mocked & bullied a lot for liking them at the time. We see each member struggling at the beginning V falling with the blocks, J-Hope being chased & put in a shrinking box or being boxed in. This is an interesting reference now cuz he released his solo album "Jack in the Box" in 2022 which shows a completely different side to himself musically. I also think the guys especially RM struggled with being boxed in by labels like what is considered hip hop or kpop idols or real artists etc. He was mocked a lot for "being too ugly to be a kpop idol" he references this in a rapline song "Cypher 4", Korea has really high beauty standards and adults would literally tell him that to his face. The part where Jungkook is engulfed in a black wave appears to be a reference to something called a "black ocean" in kpop. In kpop most groups have a light stick for their fans and during award shows everyone keeps their lights on the whole time or during someone performing whether it's their group performing or not to be respectful of all artists there (they will raise it up & wave it when their group does perform). A "black ocean" is an organized protest against an artist, it's a way of saying "you don't deserve to be on that stage" it's a gut punch to the artist. BTS received 2 in 2016, other fans of other groups were pissed they won major awards that year (only groups from the Big 3 kpop companies YG,SM, & JYP had ever won main awards, no groups from a small label or independent company had ever won. The Big 3 had a monopoly on the kpop industry). There are many other references in this mv like Suga holding his bad shoulder (he goes more into this in his solo work but in a car accident he injured his shoulder which caused him a lot of pain for many years). I'm sure there are many more things I'm leaving out but I think this is what made me emotional watching for the first time cause we know they went thru hell and back. What most new to BTS aren't aware of is they didn't go through the normal channels in the music industry or playing the industries games to get where they are today, neither the korean music industry or the western industry they did it purely with the support of their fans. They have a very strong bond with us and it's nothing that I've ever experienced before as a fan. I came from rock music, I never felt part of a "fandom" like this before. When they say thank you or we love you guys, they mean every bit of it as if they are speaking to a family member or a very close friend.
I’m 70 and fell in love with them about 8 years ago from my grand daughter. When I heard Jin sing Epiphany I was hooked. These young men went through so much and came out on Top. Jin will be home June 12th and All of Them in 2025. Love your channel. One of there first very touching songs is Young Forever 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
This song is gorgeous and then this video is a ridiculously perfect gift to ARMY. We spot all the references. I cry literally every time because they're *happy* and they're saying we did that. We are not seven with you. 💜 And they really are bulletproof now. They did a similar thing with the video for Yet to Come, which is also made to speak directly to ARMY. I like hearing your experiences of us. At its best ARMY is a powerful and compassionate force for good. Also, you can be ARMY if you want! I realized I was when I was watching the NPR tiny desk and heard "ARMY, can you hear me?" and I answered out loud. "I can hear you!" If you catch yourself wanting to defend them when someone says something ridiculous, you're definitely in 😁💜
Wasn't so far off since there was fences in "Fire" as well as "Young Forever" I give him props for at least remembering a song name and a reference from it😊👍
I'm glad you realized what's not so obvious to some. It's not just another song for fans with cute animations. Each image is loaded with so many memories of each moment lived. It's not just the work and effort, the glories and difficulties of the boys. The thing is, throughout that time ARMY was present, with them, supporting them and loving them. It is the BTS-ARMY relationship of those first 7 years. From No more dream to Boy with luv. And now we continue supporting them, waiting for their return, because the best is yet to come.💜
Song name was ,,Young Forever " and other than ,, Louder than bombs " ... the Eternal is the only song that makes me cry... Im 40yo and I listened to many artists like Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand... the greatest singers... and yet only 2 songs made me cry..
This MV never fails to make me emotional. Kudos to the K-Army who supported, encouraged, and protected BTS in the early days when they went through so many hardships. I've been a big music fan for many years going back to Michael Jackson, Prince, etc. and I've never seen anything like this, especially the love they give back to the fans and how much they publicly talk about their love for the fans. They did so much to keep us connected even while they are doing their military service. It's remarkable. 💜
Hi guys, just a precision, it wasn't really Fire but a scene from their MV of Young Forever. Did you also notice how much they used the color purple? 💜
Staying up a little later was worth it for this song right guys? Great reaction! All it takes is for you to like their music and respect them as artists and human beings to be an ARMY, so trust ne you are! 💜💜💜
The animation goes through all of their videos, from the first one to the last one that came out before the album that this song is on dropped, Boy With Luv. Your reaction to this song and video is exactly why I watch your videos. We didn't need to explain who the song was for or that the images were from other videos. We didn't even need to explain that the video was animated because it was created during Covid, when everything and everyone was in lockdown. One thing that I did want to point out was that the video came out during 2020's Festa. Because of the situation, we didn't expect a new video from them and seeing a journey through their history as well as hearing them sing about how they were only seven but they have us now, well, Damn near every single reaction that I saw to the video had people crying. Nearly everyone who saw it ended up in tears, including me. The video also has a lot of Easter eggs in it for ARMY, some of which are not so nice. Like the black wave that hits JK. That's a reference to what is called a black ocean. It's when an audience turns off or hides all of their light sticks so, instead of a sea of lights, they see nothing but darkness when they look out into the audience. BTS was subjected to that, twice. Suga is holding his left shoulder, the one that was injured in an accident when he was a trainee. RM was drowning until the first purple lights of ARMY found him and helped him to the surface. The whale that carried them to he heights and then turned into a stadium of ARMYs. The seven of them standing there with tears pouring down while red-haired J-Hope is holding a trophy. That actually happened during an acceptance speech for a award when they admitted that they'd almost broken up at the beginning of the year. It's a very emotional video and song for both ARMY and BTS.
army is literally the best fandom i've been in you go to concerts, people are handing out free stuff you meet people irl and they are nothing but nice and kind sometimes army gets a bad rep because fandoms in general can have some toxic people and we're a pretty big fandom (though i find most of the toxic ones pick and choose to stan certain members and hate the other ones so a lot of these people aren't really 'army' in my opinion) i've been in A LOT of fandoms and army is one of the best for sure true army are some of the most kind people you'll meet and i think that's because the group we like has the same energy
Hi guys! I'm sad that you guys think that you are not good enough to be army! But it is about loving the music and appreciate bts and their hardwork and talents! God bless you guys!keep going love the reactions. Borahae 💜 💜 💜
Yeasse! Thank you!!!!!😊 Do you recognized their mvideos like Love Maze, Run, Blood Sweat and Tears, No more Dream, Spring Day, Not Today and Stay Gold?😊 Please react to Louder than Bombs. No mvideo, only color coded lyrics.💜
So glad you are seeing the positive comments from army. If you do see negative comments please know that they are not following the army code and the values that the boys have. You guys have been very respectful and positive in your reactions. Thank you.
This song was part of the Map of the Soul: 7 album, which was released right around the time before the pandemic lockdown started (Feb 21, 2020), so the song isn’t about during the pandemic. The song and video refer to their journey from the beginning to up to the current for their seventh year in 2020. The journey of members walking through the music video (eras) and the extreme push back. You see the black ocean (antis/haters turn off their lightsticks during shows) wave wash over/drowning them. Young RM the leader sinking in the ocean. A member being shot at (bullets aimed at them) and then being trapped in a box (industry, people trying to squish them into a box, lack of freedom/pressure to not be themselves/express themselves) and how army got them through and out of the hard times (the whale shooting them into the sky, where you get a sense of freedom/like heaven). Idk unless you an army who watched original content, at least for me, I noticed the guys crying near the end, they are wearing the same outfits when the guys gave their ending ment for the last Wings/Epilogue concert where they cried talking about what they’ve been through and what they will be from now on…but you see Hobi holding a MAMA award. If you watched 2018 MAMA speech, where they cried winning their Artist of the Year award. It was third year winning it, but earlier that year was a huge scare for the guys personally, because they were faced with the question whether they should disband (not sign the renewal contract) but then were able to realize they want to keep going for army for another 7 years. So it was meaningful for them to have survived that scare earlier that year and they worked hella hard and became even bigger that year in 2018. By the way, they signed the contract in the fall(?) of 2018 which was ahead of time, because the next 7 year contract to starts June 13, 2020.
I think the whale refers to their song titled "Whalien 52". It's one of their songs that really makes me feel very emotional. Its content is indeed a metaphor about a lonely whale, the 52 Hz whale. In 1982, a secret program of the United States Navy discovered a mysterious sound in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With the same pattern, this 52Hz frequency sound kept echoing. A whale, called Whalien 52, sings a song that no other whale would hear. Whales are known as social animals, living in groups of 6 to 10 other whales, migrating around the ocean year-round. They communicate through 'singing'. Whale songs typically range from 12 to 25Hz, but Whalien 52 sings at a frequency almost twice as high as what other whales can hear. It's highly unlikely that other whales would hear Whalien 52; this song would only be noise to them. This whale is called the lonely whale because no other whales hear its song. This meaning depicts BTS's dream back in 2015, before they had as many ARMYs as they do now. Even now, I still feel the emotions I felt the first time I heard and understood the meaning of this song. I would be very happy if you could also listen to it with us :)
Another awesome reaction. I loved your conversation at the end. I had to watch it a few times ❤❤❤ . I am so glad you found BTS. You guys make my Fridays . 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
I balled when I listened to this song… the overwhelming emotions I can feel from army and from the members… and the mental fortitude of the members to persevere through trials to be where they are…. Brings me to tears
I appreciate you guys so much. All your efforts, your minds, and kindness. Just, good people. And don't worry about getting anything, or whether you need to know enough to be ARMY. I think what matters at the end of the day is what you think yourself. Hope you all have a great day! I can't wait for all your next reactions to BTS (hope you'll continue, if you want to too).
How many reactions do you do in a day??? Wow! LOL. This song always gets me. They show the art versions of them going through their various MVs. That was a good catch Jake!!!! It's such a nice thank you to the fans for standing by them over the years. I love that about BTS. They put the fans first. As you all mentioned, they know they would not have ever made it this far without ARMY. Or anywhere really being from a small company with all the challenges they had to go through. But, every performance, every concert, every awards show, the first thing they do after is go Live to talk to ARMY. They don't go to after parties. They have said it many times. Nope! You are the most important thing to us and we'd rather talk to all of you than go to a party. ARMYs wait after all the major events patiently for them to come Live afterwards on their channel.
Speaking of their fan base, Jungkook opened an Instagram account for his dog few days ago and it was automatically the fastest pet account to reach 1 million followers on Instagram. It reached like 3 million in less than a day. I'm not sure at what number it is on now. LOL. They're in a league of their own really. I think Taylor Swift is the only one that's a close second with Swifties. Thank you for sticking with them. I can't wait when you do some of their live performances. MAMA 2019 is one of the most EPIC performances every. So is their 2022 Grammys. But, all their concerts are so energetic and fun.
This song and MV was truly love for Army and appreciation of their journey. Top tier song. Watching your journey has been such fun and I’m glad you have enjoyed the support and our very wordy enthusiasm. Hope you all got rest!
This song is for the Army's. We are only 7 - for the members and not for the number of years since debut. But I enjoyed your reaction. Thank you so much guys. I'll be with you on your BTS journey.
BTS es una banda fenomenal ,con musica, y letras llenas de emociones ,con mensajes bonitos , todos los chicos son inmensamente talentosos trabajadores, no se rinden a pesar de las dificultades, y cuentan con el amor incondicional de sus ARMY los estaremos esperando 2025
I love this song and MV so much. Commenting on your discussion at the end - it took me some months before I went from ‘a fan of BTS’ to being Army. For me, the music alone didn’t do it. Watching their other content and starting to care about the members was my turning point. You might stay a fan, which is absolutely fine, but it will be interesting to see where you are at 6 months after watching any combination of their travel show, run bts, interviews, behind the scenes clips, or the Rise of Bangtan. Hope you have fun, whatever you decide to react to. 💜
Thank you guys for your great reactions. I always look forward for Friday for your BTS videos. Like i said before i only your BTS videos. Have a great weekend guys. Armies is the best fanbase. Well you do have some not so nice ones but you guys just ignore them and keep doing your stuff. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
As a new fan during the pandemic I went into a BTS binge watch for months. This was one of them. I didn’t know enough at the time to realize that all the scenes are their past music videos. Looking back over the 7 years. I didnt know they at the time either. I don’t understand Korean. But I CRIED. It was weird. Thanks for this guys.
Thank you for this. I am Noona (Dope Old Person ) Army. LOL! This song always makes me 😢 up. I found BTS after I lost my Mom during COVID. There’s a saying that “BTS finds you when you need them the most” So true. I’m not interested in reliving my teenage years but I am so thankful for their campaign of self-love, shadows and all. They bring so much positivity to people’s lives, that’s why we are such a strong community. I suggest watching their UN speeches to better understand. I hope you discover the joy of BTS as well. Borahae 💜
💜 I always tear up with this. I found them the end of 2011. At the time this released it was like seeing 7 years flash in front of your eyes. It hit all the feels.
Gracias chicos por este homenaje a Army, con esta preciosa canción, que habla de sus luchas y superación a través de esos 7 años, que empezaron solos … y gracias también por vuestras palabras , es genial que os sintáis apoyados con nuestros comentarios! Sois geniales, y es cierto que este vídeo es más significativo si conoces todo por lo que pasaron que es más de lo que imagináis, y si has visto todos sus mv miles de veces como hacemos con sus fans 😂 y te conoces cada detalle! Asi que a pesar de no tener todo ese bagaje la reacción ha sido muy bonita y apreciativa! Gracias! Un saludo desde España como cada semana! 💜
This makes me sad 11 years of suffering and now even when they are in tve military rumours are being spread about tgem and hate all over korea and they can't defend themselves what a shame this song lyrics hits hard but they are bulletproof as they said i hope their company clears the mess
💜💜I'm doing a marathon of your reactions to BTS🤣🤣, thanks for the video!!! I'm glad you noticed the references they used🥹 there are very few reactors that do it!!
Gracias por la reacción a nuestra canción ellos la hicieron en agradecimiento ( como siempre lo hacen ) bts= Army somos uno. Saludos a mi gran familia Army, le cuento tenemos muchos grupos en redes sociales ( mamás army, abuelas Army y muchos más) las amo Army, gracias nuevamente es un agrado viajar por la madriguera con ustedes 💜💜💜💜💜💜. Por siempre Army borahae
Bienvenidos al mundo de BTS, una vez q entras ya no sales, acabas siendo ARMY🫰💜💜💜, chicos continuar con vuestras reacciones, saludos desde Barcelona ❤ Si podéis reaccionar a MAMA 2019
mannnn, they faced so much shit for so long. they were only 7 boys with nothing but dreams, now there’s millions of people backing them 😭 and they deserve every bit of it 🥹 i forgot how much this song gets to me lol
Exactement 💜
Nous ,Army nous resterons à leurs côtés pour toujours 💜
It was a reaction and it still made me cry 💜😭
Some cool shoutouts to their other songs
2:32 RM Fake Love
3:07 JK from Run
3:14 V from We're Bulletproof Pt2
3:36 Jin from Boy in Love
3:47 Jimin from Danger
3:59 Suga from Shadow
4:03 Fake Love Mv
6:00 Here they're drowning but is saved by purple sparkles which indicate ARMYs as I Need U was the most successful song that time.
6:32 Run Mv
9:52 Blood Sweat and Tears MV
9:57 Not Today Mv
10:07 Spring Day Mv
10:15 here again they're lost but the purple sparkle find them & how they're basically put at the top at their peak (purple whale is ARMYs symbol)
10:43 Wembley stadium
10:49 when ARMYs surprised them with their song
11:25 Boy With Love
Yeah and 2:32 is no more dream RM and boy with love RM meeting
And 3:26 is N.O and 6:19 is young forever
I thought the scene with all the chain link fences was Young Forever
Also, the constellation words has to be Mikrokosmos
Real army spotted. My purple heart is overwhelmed 🥺💜💜💜💜
The beginning song was their first ever MV.
"We were only seven" refers to the members not the years. "Now we have you all now"' refers to ARMY. You are right though they pay homage to ARMY like no other music group does with their fanbase.
7 winters referred to 7 years..
You guys are ARMY. We don’t gatekeep the fandoms like that. If you enjoy their music, that’s enough. Borahae!
Fr these guys are so respectful and honest to BTS...
We... 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 love 2 & ½ bros and hope you have enjoyed your journey with BTS so far and continue to as you go on (if ya wanna no judgment or hate)...
𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 will always be here to share/show love and support💜💜💜💜💜💜💜...
We also don't definitely gatekeep our fandom from others...
Join if u wanna join we love the more the merrier😁 and I myself would have considered you guys 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 by like the 2nd vid🤣🤪...
Being because of the amount of dedication you have to go from the boys beginning mv's to the end mv's to kind of see their timeline and how they grew... You 3 grew with BTS, 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 grew with y'all 3, And you 3 and 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕐 grew with BTS...even though we grew in our own ways and came together in our own timelines and crossed paths with each other this way... We still grew together nonetheless no matter how or what and/or etc...
(Lol I hope I made sense😅😭🥲😂)
The line that always hits me so hard in this song is RMs "Our once ridiculed and shameful name is now proof set in steel. 'Bullet-proof'"
They used to get mocked for that name, but it couldn't be more fitting
I also just realized that it was kinda teasing their anthology album "Proof" that came out in 2022, with concept photos of them, standing in front of a safe/shield made of steel
That line gets me too. It's crazy how they tease things like that in all sorts of media from songs to concert vcr's, award show vcr's you name it. We just didn't know for a while cuz everything got pushed back becuz of covid, they already had so much prepared in 2019 for their future enlistment.
This song was made FOR ARMY!
ARMY recognizes all of the scenes from previous videos, and a few that were representative of songs like the whale from their song Whalien, their performances from award shows, like the star constellations, their crying at the award show when J-Hope started crying, and Jin mentioned that they were talking about breaking up.
If you listen to the chorus melody, it also is used in the Butter MV and song, where RM raps about how they have ARMY behind them when they say so, as the other members spell out the Letters A R M Y behind him, this song made for ARMY is the melody you hear.
Hello, I am a 60 year old ARMY (4+ years). They literally have no bad song!! I ha e seen a lot of groups and solo artists in my lifetime, but I have never seen a group so in tune with their fanbase as BTS is. And to see that even after 10/11 years they are so humble and down to earth is really unheard of in the music industry I think. Even while on their Military break, they are still releasing things for us!! They are the best of the best!
So many more BTS' songs: Make It Right, Mikrokosmos, Magic Shop, Let Go, Lights, Best of Me, Heartbeat, Answer: Love Myself, to name a few....I cannot wait for you to react...especially their live performances. Thank you so much for your genuine interest to our Bangtan 7. Borahae 💜💜💜💜💜🫰🏽🫶🏽!!
💜 The fact that you recognized most of the scenes are references to their old MVs makes my heart happy. No worries about not remembering what song title it is, that's understandable 😉
BTS has saved many people from depression and loneliness, they are Angels not just a Musical Group 💜💜
This is only one of so so many songs dedicated to ARMY. But it gets me every time. They are absolutely unique in their dedication to us. They express it any and everywhere in all that they do. As I’ve shared with Jake, they saved my life. And I’m moving to Korea because of them. We are each other’s lifeline and we are Forever Bulletproof together. APOBANGPO!! 💜🫶🏼
So excited for you Shannon!!! -J
You guys!!! BTS finds you when you need them most and are a comfort even in season when you don't need anything. Y'all are ARMY and welcome no disrespect because we welcome you!!!! borahae!!
We, ARMYS , are grateful to BTS. For me personally they helped me overcome hardships and restored my faith in humanity and love.
I love this song as it has a lot of meaning for the guys and for army. As you've caught on their is references to previous MV's. In the beginning we see RM (boy with luv attire) walk to a mirror and see his reflection being 2013 RM. The next we see Jungkook in No More Dream, V in We are Bulletproof pt.2, J-Hope in N.O, Jin in Boy in Luv, Jimin in Danger, and Suga in his I Need U outfit from a live performance.
There is a lot of insider references many veteran army (what we refer to the army that have been with them since debut or even pre-debut) especially will understand. The guys were saved by army too so they are letting us know here. There was a lot of hate directed at the guys when they debuted & to their fans too, many Korean army got mocked & bullied a lot for liking them at the time. We see each member struggling at the beginning V falling with the blocks, J-Hope being chased & put in a shrinking box or being boxed in. This is an interesting reference now cuz he released his solo album "Jack in the Box" in 2022 which shows a completely different side to himself musically. I also think the guys especially RM struggled with being boxed in by labels like what is considered hip hop or kpop idols or real artists etc. He was mocked a lot for "being too ugly to be a kpop idol" he references this in a rapline song "Cypher 4", Korea has really high beauty standards and adults would literally tell him that to his face.
The part where Jungkook is engulfed in a black wave appears to be a reference to something called a "black ocean" in kpop. In kpop most groups have a light stick for their fans and during award shows everyone keeps their lights on the whole time or during someone performing whether it's their group performing or not to be respectful of all artists there (they will raise it up & wave it when their group does perform). A "black ocean" is an organized protest against an artist, it's a way of saying "you don't deserve to be on that stage" it's a gut punch to the artist.
BTS received 2 in 2016, other fans of other groups were pissed they won major awards that year (only groups from the Big 3 kpop companies YG,SM, & JYP had ever won main awards, no groups from a small label or independent company had ever won. The Big 3 had a monopoly on the kpop industry). There are many other references in this mv like Suga holding his bad shoulder (he goes more into this in his solo work but in a car accident he injured his shoulder which caused him a lot of pain for many years). I'm sure there are many more things I'm leaving out but I think this is what made me emotional watching for the first time cause we know they went thru hell and back. What most new to BTS aren't aware of is they didn't go through the normal channels in the music industry or playing the industries games to get where they are today, neither the korean music industry or the western industry they did it purely with the support of their fans. They have a very strong bond with us and it's nothing that I've ever experienced before as a fan. I came from rock music, I never felt part of a "fandom" like this before. When they say thank you or we love you guys, they mean every bit of it as if they are speaking to a family member or a very close friend.
I’m 70 and fell in love with them about 8 years ago from my grand daughter. When I heard Jin sing Epiphany I was hooked. These young men went through so much and came out on Top. Jin will be home June 12th and All of Them in 2025. Love your channel. One of there first very touching songs is Young Forever 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
you're ARMY as long as you love their songs and their message resonates with you💜
This song is gorgeous and then this video is a ridiculously perfect gift to ARMY. We spot all the references.
I cry literally every time because they're *happy* and they're saying we did that. We are not seven with you. 💜 And they really are bulletproof now.
They did a similar thing with the video for Yet to Come, which is also made to speak directly to ARMY.
I like hearing your experiences of us. At its best ARMY is a powerful and compassionate force for good. Also, you can be ARMY if you want! I realized I was when I was watching the NPR tiny desk and heard "ARMY, can you hear me?" and I answered out loud. "I can hear you!"
If you catch yourself wanting to defend them when someone says something ridiculous, you're definitely in 😁💜
That scene with the fences is actually from Young Forever. But you get an A+ your effort, lol. I cry every time I watch this MV 💜💜💜
Wasn't so far off since there was fences in "Fire" as well as "Young Forever" I give him props for at least remembering a song name and a reference from it😊👍
I'm glad you realized what's not so obvious to some. It's not just another song for fans with cute animations. Each image is loaded with so many memories of each moment lived. It's not just the work and effort, the glories and difficulties of the boys. The thing is, throughout that time ARMY was present, with them, supporting them and loving them. It is the BTS-ARMY relationship of those first 7 years. From No more dream to Boy with luv. And now we continue supporting them, waiting for their return, because the best is yet to come.💜
Song name was ,,Young Forever " and
other than ,, Louder than bombs " ... the Eternal is the only song that makes me cry...
Im 40yo and I listened to many artists like Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand... the greatest singers... and yet only 2 songs made me cry..
Young forever and this song really got me in tears😭😭😭
BTS Bulletproof Eternal ❤
This is definitely not just a song, it is a pure and real feeling that only brings love, thanks for reacting 💜
jake’s so excited about getting the fire mv right just to be wrong 😭 prepare for the comments 🫠
hahaha.. I was laughing too but I get why he said that because of the fence in the back.
We'll go easy on him Army.... he at least recognised the connections 💜
🤣 Go after him Army! -E
@@TAHBofficial Hahahaha nope he gets a pass on this one 💜
If you enjoy and respect BTS, to me, you're Army. 💜
i've heard this song so many times and every time i cry. I love them so much.
This MV never fails to make me emotional. Kudos to the K-Army who supported, encouraged, and protected BTS in the early days when they went through so many hardships. I've been a big music fan for many years going back to Michael Jackson, Prince, etc. and I've never seen anything like this, especially the love they give back to the fans and how much they publicly talk about their love for the fans. They did so much to keep us connected even while they are doing their military service. It's remarkable. 💜
Man RM lines hit hard....😮😮😮😮
Hi guys, just a precision, it wasn't really Fire but a scene from their MV of Young Forever. Did you also notice how much they used the color purple? 💜
BTS comes once in a lifetime ❤ thank you guys so much for your kindness towards BTS.... U got army's back's
Staying up a little later was worth it for this song right guys? Great reaction! All it takes is for you to like their music and respect them as artists and human beings to be an ARMY, so trust ne you are! 💜💜💜
The animation goes through all of their videos, from the first one to the last one that came out before the album that this song is on dropped, Boy With Luv. Your reaction to this song and video is exactly why I watch your videos. We didn't need to explain who the song was for or that the images were from other videos. We didn't even need to explain that the video was animated because it was created during Covid, when everything and everyone was in lockdown. One thing that I did want to point out was that the video came out during 2020's Festa. Because of the situation, we didn't expect a new video from them and seeing a journey through their history as well as hearing them sing about how they were only seven but they have us now, well, Damn near every single reaction that I saw to the video had people crying. Nearly everyone who saw it ended up in tears, including me. The video also has a lot of Easter eggs in it for ARMY, some of which are not so nice. Like the black wave that hits JK. That's a reference to what is called a black ocean. It's when an audience turns off or hides all of their light sticks so, instead of a sea of lights, they see nothing but darkness when they look out into the audience. BTS was subjected to that, twice. Suga is holding his left shoulder, the one that was injured in an accident when he was a trainee. RM was drowning until the first purple lights of ARMY found him and helped him to the surface. The whale that carried them to he heights and then turned into a stadium of ARMYs. The seven of them standing there with tears pouring down while red-haired J-Hope is holding a trophy. That actually happened during an acceptance speech for a award when they admitted that they'd almost broken up at the beginning of the year. It's a very emotional video and song for both ARMY and BTS.
This song makes me CRYY, but that ending, since I barely watch the mv, always GETS ME omg. I miss them so much, Jin is back in 2 and a half weeks! 🎉🎉🎉
army is literally the best fandom i've been in
you go to concerts, people are handing out free stuff
you meet people irl and they are nothing but nice and kind
sometimes army gets a bad rep because fandoms in general can have some toxic people and we're a pretty big fandom (though i find most of the toxic ones pick and choose to stan certain members and hate the other ones so a lot of these people aren't really 'army' in my opinion)
i've been in A LOT of fandoms and army is one of the best for sure
true army are some of the most kind people you'll meet and i think that's because the group we like has the same energy
Hi guys! I'm sad that you guys think that you are not good enough to be army! But it is about loving the music and appreciate bts and their hardwork and talents! God bless you guys!keep going love the reactions. Borahae 💜 💜 💜
Yeasse! Thank you!!!!!😊 Do you recognized their mvideos like Love Maze, Run, Blood Sweat and Tears, No more Dream, Spring Day, Not Today and Stay Gold?😊
Please react to Louder than Bombs. No mvideo, only color coded lyrics.💜
The maze scene is from Young Forever and the last scene is Boy with Luv actually :)
Definitely one of my favourite BTS songs & mv💜this album is fantastic every single song is unreal💜
So glad you are seeing the positive comments from army. If you do see negative comments please know that they are not following the army code and the values that the boys have. You guys have been very respectful and positive in your reactions. Thank you.
Yess this is for Army
Ah i forgot how emotional this song was. And the fact that the mv showcases how army, the purple orbs guided them gets me everytime 😭💜
This song was part of the Map of the Soul: 7 album, which was released right around the time before the pandemic lockdown started (Feb 21, 2020), so the song isn’t about during the pandemic. The song and video refer to their journey from the beginning to up to the current for their seventh year in 2020. The journey of members walking through the music video (eras) and the extreme push back. You see the black ocean (antis/haters turn off their lightsticks during shows) wave wash over/drowning them. Young RM the leader sinking in the ocean. A member being shot at (bullets aimed at them) and then being trapped in a box (industry, people trying to squish them into a box, lack of freedom/pressure to not be themselves/express themselves) and how army got them through and out of the hard times (the whale shooting them into the sky, where you get a sense of freedom/like heaven). Idk unless you an army who watched original content, at least for me, I noticed the guys crying near the end, they are wearing the same outfits when the guys gave their ending ment for the last Wings/Epilogue concert where they cried talking about what they’ve been through and what they will be from now on…but you see Hobi holding a MAMA award. If you watched 2018 MAMA speech, where they cried winning their Artist of the Year award. It was third year winning it, but earlier that year was a huge scare for the guys personally, because they were faced with the question whether they should disband (not sign the renewal contract) but then were able to realize they want to keep going for army for another 7 years. So it was meaningful for them to have survived that scare earlier that year and they worked hella hard and became even bigger that year in 2018. By the way, they signed the contract in the fall(?) of 2018 which was ahead of time, because the next 7 year contract to starts June 13, 2020.
I think the whale refers to their song titled "Whalien 52". It's one of their songs that really makes me feel very emotional. Its content is indeed a metaphor about a lonely whale, the 52 Hz whale.
In 1982, a secret program of the United States Navy discovered a mysterious sound in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With the same pattern, this 52Hz frequency sound kept echoing. A whale, called Whalien 52, sings a song that no other whale would hear.
Whales are known as social animals, living in groups of 6 to 10 other whales, migrating around the ocean year-round. They communicate through 'singing'. Whale songs typically range from 12 to 25Hz, but Whalien 52 sings at a frequency almost twice as high as what other whales can hear. It's highly unlikely that other whales would hear Whalien 52; this song would only be noise to them. This whale is called the lonely whale because no other whales hear its song.
This meaning depicts BTS's dream back in 2015, before they had as many ARMYs as they do now. Even now, I still feel the emotions I felt the first time I heard and understood the meaning of this song. I would be very happy if you could also listen to it with us :)
I love this song, it’s one of my favorites 💜💜💜 the purple bubbles it’s us, ARMY 😍
Hahaha don't worry you guys, they are happy tears. ANOTHER GREAT REACTION!!! Thank you
Another awesome reaction. I loved your conversation at the end. I had to watch it a few times ❤❤❤ . I am so glad you found BTS. You guys make my Fridays . 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
This song makes me cry every time I listen to it, thank you very much for showing interest in BTS and learning more about their music, borahae 💜
I balled when I listened to this song… the overwhelming emotions I can feel from army and from the members… and the mental fortitude of the members to persevere through trials to be where they are…. Brings me to tears
I appreciate you guys so much. All your efforts, your minds, and kindness. Just, good people. And don't worry about getting anything, or whether you need to know enough to be ARMY. I think what matters at the end of the day is what you think yourself. Hope you all have a great day! I can't wait for all your next reactions to BTS (hope you'll continue, if you want to too).
How many reactions do you do in a day??? Wow! LOL. This song always gets me. They show the art versions of them going through their various MVs. That was a good catch Jake!!!! It's such a nice thank you to the fans for standing by them over the years. I love that about BTS. They put the fans first. As you all mentioned, they know they would not have ever made it this far without ARMY. Or anywhere really being from a small company with all the challenges they had to go through. But, every performance, every concert, every awards show, the first thing they do after is go Live to talk to ARMY. They don't go to after parties. They have said it many times. Nope! You are the most important thing to us and we'd rather talk to all of you than go to a party. ARMYs wait after all the major events patiently for them to come Live afterwards on their channel.
Thank you for your reaction, love it! This song makes me emotional as well🥹 you are correct they referencing some other music videos in this MV 💜💜
Speaking of their fan base, Jungkook opened an Instagram account for his dog few days ago and it was automatically the fastest pet account to reach 1 million followers on Instagram. It reached like 3 million in less than a day. I'm not sure at what number it is on now. LOL. They're in a league of their own really. I think Taylor Swift is the only one that's a close second with Swifties. Thank you for sticking with them. I can't wait when you do some of their live performances. MAMA 2019 is one of the most EPIC performances every. So is their 2022 Grammys. But, all their concerts are so energetic and fun.
BTS 💜
Lots of love from Germany💜Please keep going with your reactions to BTS💜
Thanks You for your reactions to BTS, I've heard this song many times and it made me cry, I love them so much, Borahae 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
This song and MV was truly love for Army and appreciation of their journey. Top tier song.
Watching your journey has been such fun and I’m glad you have enjoyed the support and our very wordy enthusiasm. Hope you all got rest!
The one they r on the stage with army in a circle is born singer. Now you have to listen.
Thank you so much. I’ve enjoy your BTS journey. 💜
This song is for the Army's. We are only 7 - for the members and not for the number of years since debut. But I enjoyed your reaction. Thank you so much guys. I'll be with you on your BTS journey.
Guys! You are so precious. Thank you so much. Your post-reaction commentary was so heartwarming. Borahae 💜
This song is very emotional to me and other armys. BTS is going through alot. And Army is always protect them no matter what
one things that we see in u guys and continue to watch and support u guys because u r open minded and honest pls keep going. thank you for this
Guys, it's not Fire....it's actually "Young Forever".....sooooooooooo close lmao
This is such a beautiful song, love it.. BTS forever 💜♾️💟💜 waiting for 2025... Thanks guys 👏💜💜
One of my fav songs 🥹💜
Bawling my eyes out every single time I listen to this song 🫡
Im not crying 💜
Thank you for going on this journey. Love your reactions 💜
This song ...💜🥹
BTS es una banda fenomenal ,con musica, y letras llenas de emociones ,con mensajes bonitos , todos los chicos son inmensamente talentosos trabajadores, no se rinden a pesar de las dificultades, y cuentan con el amor incondicional de sus ARMY los estaremos esperando 2025
I love this song and MV so much. Commenting on your discussion at the end - it took me some months before I went from ‘a fan of BTS’ to being Army. For me, the music alone didn’t do it. Watching their other content and starting to care about the members was my turning point. You might stay a fan, which is absolutely fine, but it will be interesting to see where you are at 6 months after watching any combination of their travel show, run bts, interviews, behind the scenes clips, or the Rise of Bangtan. Hope you have fun, whatever you decide to react to. 💜
I love this song, it's very emotional.🤧💜
I love my boys so much ❤❤
Thank you guys for your great reactions. I always look forward for Friday for your BTS videos. Like i said before i only your BTS videos. Have a great weekend guys. Armies is the best fanbase. Well you do have some not so nice ones but you guys just ignore them and keep doing your stuff. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Glad you enjoy BTS. Can't wait for more BTS videos from y'all.
Thx for appreciating our phenomenal #BTS and us, their ARMY! 👍🏼😉
This song is made for army in festa 2020.
How BTS thanks the army for always support and love them all the time.
As a new fan during the pandemic I went into a BTS binge watch for months. This was one of them. I didn’t know enough at the time to realize that all the scenes are their past music videos. Looking back over the 7 years. I didnt know they at the time either. I don’t understand Korean. But I CRIED. It was weird. Thanks for this guys.
Was out of the country so I’m catching up on vids! Love this reaction! I appreciate you guys so much.
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The whale is important to BTS and Army and the video shows a little of what they had to go through to get to where they are in music.
14:58 you hush with that talk haha! You guys can consider yourselves ARMY by now imo 💜
The live version is so much better! My fav.
Great reaction guys! Can’t wait for you to start doing their live stuff.
Love this song love you BTS all of You always together with ARMY Forever! 💜
Thank U guys for this x💜💜💜 mucho Love 🙏🏽❤️
ugh, got me crying again with this song. Thank you for reacting to this. I miss them so much!
Thank you for this. I am Noona (Dope Old Person ) Army. LOL!
This song always makes me 😢 up.
I found BTS after I lost my Mom during COVID. There’s a saying that “BTS finds you when you need them the most” So true. I’m not interested in reliving my teenage years but I am so thankful for their campaign of self-love, shadows and all. They bring so much positivity to people’s lives, that’s why we are such a strong community. I suggest watching their UN speeches to better understand. I hope you discover the joy of BTS as well.
Borahae 💜
💜 I always tear up with this. I found them the end of 2011. At the time this released it was like seeing 7 years flash in front of your eyes. It hit all the feels.
Can't wait for one day you guys check Magic Shop!! Its a masterpiece that bts also made to army!! Love your reactions 💜
Gracias chicos por este homenaje a Army, con esta preciosa canción, que habla de sus luchas y superación a través de esos 7 años, que empezaron solos … y gracias también por vuestras palabras , es genial que os sintáis apoyados con nuestros comentarios! Sois geniales, y es cierto que este vídeo es más significativo si conoces todo por lo que pasaron que es más de lo que imagináis, y si has visto todos sus mv miles de veces como hacemos con sus fans 😂 y te conoces cada detalle! Asi que a pesar de no tener todo ese bagaje la reacción ha sido muy bonita y apreciativa! Gracias! Un saludo desde España como cada semana! 💜
I love this song 💛
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😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
BTS FOREVER 💜💚
Saludos d Venezuela
We are not seven with you 🥺💜
Pra mim essa musica é uma das melhores❤ sempre me emociono😢❤
This makes me sad 11 years of suffering and now even when they are in tve military rumours are being spread about tgem and hate all over korea and they can't defend themselves what a shame this song lyrics hits hard but they are bulletproof as they said i hope their company clears the mess
the maze you mean is from young forever. this song is made for army.
Thanks you for your reaction ☺️🫶🏻💜
💜💜I'm doing a marathon of your reactions to BTS🤣🤣, thanks for the video!!! I'm glad you noticed the references they used🥹 there are very few reactors that do it!!
you guys are awesome, thanks for this great reaction 💜
Gracias por la reacción a nuestra canción ellos la hicieron en agradecimiento ( como siempre lo hacen ) bts= Army somos uno. Saludos a mi gran familia Army, le cuento tenemos muchos grupos en redes sociales ( mamás army, abuelas Army y muchos más) las amo Army, gracias nuevamente es un agrado viajar por la madriguera con ustedes 💜💜💜💜💜💜. Por siempre Army borahae
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Saludos desde México 🇲🇽
ARMY forever 💜
Thank you guys for the reactions to BTS. Wish you good journey in your work whatever it is. 💜💜💜 We understand .
Bienvenidos al mundo de BTS, una vez q entras ya no sales, acabas siendo ARMY🫰💜💜💜, chicos continuar con vuestras reacciones, saludos desde Barcelona ❤
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