I think it's important to realize, specially when listening to songs like Path, that these were songs released in 2013. 7 years ago. They were basically children (Jungkook was literally 15) and had absolutely no idea that they would grow to be where they are today. They never imagined that they would be that successful globally, getting to be representatives of their country outside, or that they would impact so many people's lives. When they would talk and sing about working so hard and having dreams of success, having doubts about the future, they were just talking about being able to debut, since they were from such a small company and were so scorned within the k-pop scene. Back then, their idea of success was winning a koren music show or an award for best rookie k-pop group. The things that they accomplished today were simply unfathomable, to any k-pop group but specially to them, since they were pretty much nothing in the k-pop scene back then, and their accomplishments of today just weren't a reality for any of their peers, not even the ones who came before them and that they looked up to. But they always held onto their talent, their will to express real and important messages that were genuine to them, their love for each other and for us, all while staying humble and accessible, letting their characters and personalities shine. I believe that's what ultimately set them apart and won the hearts of so many people, and that's why army continues to grow even when people dismiss them for being k-pop, for being a boyband, for being out there with their visuals, or for whatever other reasons. We have the music, the amazing performances, the messages and stories, but we also have true love for who these boys are, and care deeply for them like they're our friends. Through all the difficulties, which have grown and differed throughout their time on the lights, their (individual and group) talent, dedication, genuineness and chemistry with each other shone through.
Guys, can we just take a moment to appreciate the way Landon lights up every time he finds a reference. I’m legit tearing up, the way he genuinely wants to get to know the boys and tries his best to observe and understand their songs and personalities. Also, the way he gets so excited when Yoongi (Suga) comes on 😭. This got me rethinking my whole life. I’m crying, a fellow low-key creepy Suga stan aaahhhhhhhhhhh.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but Suga did what is more or less an ASMR review of this album (and others in the future). *Warning*: you might develop a hand kink by watching his album reviews. You also may fall asleep to his voice. Original: ruclips.net/video/MAjNiQcxQBs/видео.html English Subs: ruclips.net/video/K18bPs6tVrg/видео.html
Man I want to be a Yoongi bias so bad, but I already have two biases. I might just give in and become triple biased for Jimin, Hoseok, and Yoongi.......but then their’s Tae😱. Maybe I’ll just not have a bias lmao
Hyung is a term used by males to refer to another male that is older than them. It translates to older brother, but it doesn't have to be used within blood relatives. So none of the BTS boys are related but the younger ones refer to the older ones as hyungs.
26:15 It is funny you mention that because in a later album. Dark and wild I believe is the album. they have a song called "Could you turn off your phone" and it literally is a social commentary about how technology separates people.
It took them 3 years before they get to debut. They were even thinking if they ever will debut. Watching award shows thinking about their dream all the time.
Hey Landon! So, it is official. You are the first and only reactor I have ever subscribed to ;-) I'll be happily riding out this quarantine with you because: 1) your first reaction to BTS was to their whole MOTS7 album...like with lyrics and EVERYTHING. Who does that?! I appreciate that so much because you put in the work and effort, just like our BTS deserves. 2) You have such a sparkly, likeable personality. We need that now more than ever. Effusive, funny, corny, cheesy, borderline-stalkery, but completely self-aware so it's all good :-) 3) Putting in the effort to dive deep...did I already mention effort?? Your roadmap gleaned from the super-informative comments of older Army and everything...dude, I am latching on to you and learning me some BTS like you are the nerd with the cliff notes. 4) I'm a fairly new Army since May 2019, so this is my first comeback too. Again, you are my chance to go back and re-examine lyrics and re-experience any joy or awe I may have overlooked when I was meandering on this journey alone. 5) I agree with your approach to understanding lyrics. I pulled up the full translations while listening to each MOTS7 song, and my experience and appreciation of the song increased tenfold and felt more organic. No more relying on lyric videos for me if I can avoid it. 6) Your love for Suga is adorable, I'm not even jealous for OT7. PLEASE keep your spirits up and thank you for uplifting ours. I purple you !
Like has a recent performance which I recommend. “Live at ARMYPEDIA Suga cam” I believe it’s called. The camera basically follows Suga the entire song and the others chase him to be in the shot and sort of sings to him 😂 as a Suga stan you have to watch it. You don’t even have to react to it (no pressure!) but you need it in your life 😄 and their delivery is perfection.
I so HOPE you read this 😅😂 Lol I guess I should've mentioned that the first album has a few songs missing from "doolset" lyrics... I think the skits are not there bcs they're not exactly tracks, while the other missing "tracks" were just instrumental. The definition for skit is "a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character." So it's basically just them talking. But I still recommend u listen to it bcs there's much sentiment u can get from them. Still though, I'll be on the lookout next time if smth like that happens. I guess I like "doolset" lyrics bcs they explain the korean references that can look silly in an English translation with no backgroud. I hope that when u see this album and listen to Map of the Soul: 7, u can see all the references in 7 that came from 2 Cool 4 Skool. From the intro in 2 Cool for Skool referenced in Ego, to the lyrics and title in We Are Bulletproof pt 2 & We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal. To the references in the ON mv to No More Dream (notice On = nO it was backwards too). BTS love to play with symbolism and lyrics in their albums. :) HYUNG = what a younger male calls to a close male friend. In example: Jin is the eldest hyung in BTS bcs he's the oldest and he's close with all of them who are younger than him. (I recommend that u learn this term bcs it's mentioned a LOT, along with maknae bcs of Jungkook) MAKNAE = the youngest Btw I noticed u had trouble with J-Hope's verse in the Circle Room Cypher: "God damn, I'm the hip hop that Gwangju gave birth to This is the start to Jeolla-do's rap" ^Gwangju is J-Hope's hometown while Jeolla-do is an accent from that region, which he has and says it's the start to. Ngl wish you would've seen doolset lyrics for "Road/Path" since the kinda explained the words u didn't understand and give some BTS background lol but it's fine. Goddang I really hope u see this long a$$ rant... HIDDEN TRACKS are hidden in the sense u will not find it anywhere officially in digital platforms bcs they're really BTS in the raw. They said those are tracks that they simply wanted to share with ARMYs. You can only find these tracks in the physical albums. ALSO, lmao Landon, if only u knew about the obsessive "fans" aka saesangs.... you'd know your "creepy/out of line" is no where THAT level of creepiness.
Btw the “throw a stone at me, I’m not afraid” is again referenced in we Are Bulletproof: Eternal from Map is the Soul: 7. I just thought that was really cool! And their name “Bulletproof Boy Scouts (BTS)” means to be resistant and protective of criticism thrown on adolescents (aka Bulletproof).
Omg I love that he does that. Lyric video most of the time are really inaccurate because they tend to be posted the same day as the album is released. So it appears to be rush. So kudos to this reactor. I really like him
Gwangju is where J-Hope's from and Jeolla-do is one of the 8 Korean provinces during the Kingdom of Joseon, which Gwangju belongs to. You'll hear about the boys cities quite a lot throughout the albums. When J-Hope says "Jeolla-do's rap" he means the dialect (satoori, in Korean). Korea's regions has its dialects, so for example about Suga: he's from Daegu and the dialect is Gyeongsang. Each dialect has its characteristics and generalization. What's interesting about BTS is that they take pride from where they're from and how they speak because it's said Seoul's dialect is the "standard" and Koreans should speak like that.
22:20 You really are going through it with SUGA, lol. I can't wait for you to see more of their stuff! I personally do not and can not have a bias in this group. They all wreck me and every video and song, I die a hundred times. The struggles of an OT7
I gave in and became double bias with Hoseok and Jimin, but then Yoongi was like “ahahah” and now are I’m contemplating life. Maybe I should just give up😂
@@lachi8242 Join the "can't have a bias group" we are constantly in pain but we don't have to agonize over who will come for us next because they all do, and that's fine
You don't understand just how fucking much I love you! I've literally never seen a reactor take this much time and effort to actually find, read, and interpret BTS' lyrics. Thank you so much! 💜
Jung-cocky! You make me choke😂 I mean, someone else mentioned it, but Suga mentioned that his concept of the ideal man is tall, facial hair, manly, etc. So..
"RM should be a motivational speaker" Haha, RM has amazing speeches. He actually won many poetry competitions and awards in high school and in elementary. I hope that you would check out his speech at the UN and the rest of the boys as well as the Bangtan Bomb of them behind the scenes!
your approach to reactions is kinda unique. im kinda interested in how your journey turns out bc youre doing this kinda differently from other youtube reactors
they all really did work hard before this album came out. rm worked since 2010 and they only debuted in 2013. the other boys all came in periodically since then. jimin joined about 10 months before they debuted which meant he had to put it DOUBLE the hours because he'd had less time to train. it's just so impressive to me...that they were pumping out these kinds of lyrics in their first album.
"a plot twist provided by a mere idol" people who underestimated them with the typical dismissive mindset that idol rappers are merely good-looking idols who don't have any real talent in rap are going to experience a plot twist when they hear RM's rap and realize that it's the real thing
Super looking forward to O!RUL8,2? Every album has a life of its own. I listen to OG Bangtan pretty often, but it has been awhile since I really went back and read lyrics. This is such a beautiful way to get to know them - especially after listening to their new album first...I love that you are rewinding back to the very beginning.
So a fun fact the outro of map of the soul 7 is a callback to the intro of their debut project so if you hear the song outro Ego by J Hope you will hear some similarities. As well as the interlude Shadow by your boy Suga is a callback to the intro of their second project and the intro Persona is a callback to the intro of their 3rd project so that's why their newest album is a reebot they have lots of references to different songs from their first 3 albums which is referred to as the school trilogy :3
Also you can check out color coded lyric videos sometimes they are not super accurate but they do a well job at highlighting which members are singing and it has the translation of the lyrics
thank you so much for listening to the hidden tracks, those are on the physical CD only and special messages for the true dedicated fans that bought the album or bothered to look for it online. a lot of armys are out there not knowing these are a thing........ , they have one more skit and hidden track that completely broke me in a 2017 album so it will take some time to reach that, just follow their journey everything will make sense in the end :)
Someone may have already said this but, remember the beat that was used in the circle room cypher cuz they actually use it for the song “spine breaker” on their Skool Luv Affair album.
"Are they all going thru a break-up at the same time?" 😅 Young BTS are definitely still finding themselves, growing up, but most of their early songs are centered around the three rappers, drawing form their own part stories, personal experiences and worldviews. The vocalists tie it all together, for the most part
Hello! I'm an 3yo Army, and having you diving into their album roadmap, make me realize how much I don't now about their music on their early years.. Love it! And Love you!
hello, this is not a criticism but i need to ask someone. How did you manage to spend three years on the fandom without knowing all the Korean albums? I won't even mention the Japanese (because I don't know them either😬🤫). you don't usually listen to a lot of music or got so lost in the videos that time passed and you didn't notice? This happened to me in relation to Japanese albums. I love the exclusive tracks, but not the versions. It seems to me that music loses its cadence. Take me out of this cruel doubt army friend😁
@@ericaaraujo6222 honestly I think that it's just that time passed by and didn't give the proper time to hear their firsts albums.. I think I was more focused on the content that was coming out since the love yourself era. Then I began to bingewatch the reactions, theories, etc, from there I started to learn more from other eras 🙈
Eliza Snoww i understand your pain i still know only bits of BU. It is a lot of information to absorb at the same time, many different theories that complement each other. Every time I start trying to understand it starts to give me a headache and I end up watching videos of the shows in Brazil 😂
Well Landon, I'm taking this journey with you.. I'm only over a year ARMY, I'm familiar with most of the songs, but this take me to a journey through all the albums.. BTS contents is a lot, I still have a lot to catch up. Thank you for your hardwork.. You're taking a different way from the other reactors & it's good...
This is so much fun!!!!! You are showing me things I didn't know. For example, RM's hidden track, never heard it before this. Sea is another hidden track, and it is clearly an extension of this track (gorgeous song). They self reference a lot. You missed one. Go back and listen to Outro: Ego. It's starts with the same sample as this album. MOTS 7 references their early work a lot. You should keep listening to it to see the connections. We are Bulletproof Eternal for example.
Yes we're starting the roadmap!!!! Sweetie you'll never be creepy. You haven't seen what the dark side of Twitter can be like. I'm so excited to see you listen to more albums. And do Armypedia (medley of these debut tracks) and see the video for We are Bulletproof pt2. Btw, We are Bulletproof Pt1 was released separately on SoundCloud. Ps. I actually use Genius lyrics a lot. And my fave from the album has to be We Are Bulletproof pt2 Pps. Can't afford Patreon. 😭
Hello, how are you? If you listen to the album “Map Of The Soul: 7” again, you will hear a replica between “BTS (J-Hope solo) - Outro: Ego” and “Intro: 2 Cool 4 Skool”. They also have a replica between “BTS - Skool Luv Affair” and “BTS (RM solo) - Persona”. It is just the beginning ☺️
Isn’t listening to Path now just crazy? They really really exceeded all expectations x1000 and they truly truly started from the bottom and had no idea if they’d even make it past their first year. Please react to BTS hardships and also BTS from nobodies to legends the 1st one.
I absolutely love this BTS road map you're doing. I've never seen anyone do anything like this and I think it's an amazing way to get to know them. I definitely think you should look into some more content about the struggles they faced when they began bc it helps to understand their music. They worked for years before they debuted, and even after debut they faced A LOT of rejection, hate and gatekeeping etc. It took years of hard work to get to where they are. Today, they still face all those things but people are beginning to realise they cannot be ignored because they're not going away. They don't succumb to pressures to conform to others' standards and so many within the music industry in both Korea and US especially were and are still resistant to them because of these reasons (it's complicated but I'm sure you'll pick up on these problems as you go). It's solely due to the hard work from the boys, bighit, and army that bts have been able to share their skills and passion with the world.
I know this probably isn't on the road map, but there is a Japanese version of Like called Like pt. 2! It's a different vibe, but still incredibly good. I think that you would really like it if you liked Like!
Thanks for this great reaction! I loved re-discovering the album together with you. So the hidden tracks are tracks that are only on the physical album (where they don't appear on the track list either), so there is no official digital release. They have some hidden tracks on later albums too, most famously Sea. The way I understand it, the hidden tracks are even more personal than the rest of the album, they are exclusive tracks for the fans willing to buy the physical album, like an intimate conversation.
Thank you so much for taking your time with BTS in this format. I really enjoy going through this album again with you, especially after album 7 revisiting their older works really hit you deeper. Can't wait for more!
This is light in the midst of the panic and uncertainty. When I started work this morning I saw this had come out and have been eagerly checking the time for when I can "clock out". The time is now, I'm so excited to watch!
In the next album O!RUL8,2? there is the song Paldogangsan, which references the regions of South Korea and their cultural aspects. So it´s hard to understand for foreign listeners. I would recommend watching the explanation video from DKDKTV.
i laughed so much throughout Like, lol you are hilarious thanks for all of the energy you put into this! i'm a newish fan and i've heard the songs but it was fun kind of going through it w/ your reaction and i've never heard the special tracks and while i've watched some of their early vlogs and RM talked a lot about similar feelings/themes, it's really cool to see how open they have always been about their process.
Ok, so I know you're on this road map and all but I have a recommendation that I think you'll friggen love it. So look up Sope Me Otsukare. Watch the live performance and you can thank me later. It's Suga and J-Hope being goof balls together and singing. It's literally my favorite thing ever.
Love your reaction! 💜 Pleaae keep going! And Jeolla-do (or Jeollanam-do) is a region in Korea and Gwangju is a city in the region. It's where J-hope was born. 😊
you're so damn funny honestly i keep smiling sjdkdjsk thank you so much for doing these album reactions, and i appreciate you so much for even checking doolset's lyrics to get the songs more ahhh THANK YOU KING
First, you’re the first reactor I’ve seen who doesn’t use lyric videos so that’s mad respect right there! The fact that you try to find translations from other places with better trans. and are more reliable it’s really good, sure it takes more time, but again that’s why I respect you more! Second, the intro is used in j-hope’s “Ego” from MOTS 7 :) and Gwangju, Jeolla-do is where j-hope is from!
I absolutely ADORE you and your personality, and the fact that you're going down the bangtan rabbit hole just makes me love you more. I hope you stay safe and happy and live your best quarantine life, lovey 💖💖💖
my country's on a 2 week lockdown and landon doing this bts road map is much appreciated. it's been such a long time since i listen to their older albums so this is fun, i miss bts again! can they do another vlive! haha
I applaud you on your effort being put through this it took me forever to figure out the order cuz I pinpointed a few songs and focused on them for quite a while😅 it must be overwhelming I'm glad you're vibing. Hope everything works out with your job fam. I look forward to these
Omg I love this! The nostalgia Now go listen again to We are bulletproof: the eternal from their latest album! It’s emotional how far they’ve come Oh and bulletproof boys is basically the translation of bangtan Sonyeondan (their Korean name) that’s why they reference it so much. Just a sad fact about their name: RM said a couple of times that at the begging people made fun of their name and that made them embarrassed of it, but now they’re so proud! He mentions this in we are bulletproof the eternal as well.
So not gonna lie, your BTS reactions are kind of what I’ve most been looking forward to from all this quarantine / social distancing madness. Sorry you’re stuck inside, but excited to get more videos 💜
I was so surprised to see the notification for this video, I guess I could've seen it coming though. Almost the whole world is stuck at home by now. Learning new things and getting to know new people is always a good idea and I'm so excited you started already. I enjoyed this video so much as I haven't listened to all of this songs in a minute. It's nice to hear some parts again with a refreshment on the lyrics as well. Thank yu for starting on the road map, I hope stay safe and healthy, sending some love your way :)
After 9 months of being an ARMY I think I NEVER heard the full version of RM's poem. Thank you so much for that. P. S. I discovered your channel because of your PTD on Stage postes and I started following your discovery of the Bangtang Boys from the beginning! Love it! 🤗💜
Love your positivity and how much work you’re doing to fully understand BTS, their messages and everything about them. Keep it up! Every album has its own amazing, different songs - can’t wait for more (Spring Day especially :))
I think reactors could benefit understanding what it means to be a trainee and K-pop market within SK. If someone already explained it here I am sorry if I repeat the effort. When people are signed to be trainee there's NO guarantee they will debut or that they have a specific group to go to. Signing up to be a trainee is in itself a gamble. The length of training is not the same for each person. Once signed, you have regular school plus dance, language, composition, exercises etc. Regular evaluations are done where weight is part of but it's a regular check if you're progressing. Some trainees get dropped when they fail to make grade or they don't see the trainee fitting the company's future plans. This period may last months to years. Most trainees never set foot on stage despite having the looks, skill and talent. It is apparent in interviews of the members that attitude plus ability to work within a team, with specific team mates were considered in making BTS. After debut, there are hundreds of groups debuting too. So competition is not only among new debuted groups but against established groups as well. As for going international/westward, that's not even a common goal. I hope this helps to understand the lyrics. 😁
I’m so happy you’re reacting to the album and not just random songs. I hope you’ll continue to react to full albums. From this trilogy my favorite is the third part-luv in Skool
I love the way you are going down the road! Now the new album feels more beautiful.. the bulletproof eternal.. 7 springs and winters.. how they said they are 7 in the first album.. and says they are not seven now but they have us Army now!! Well that made me teary.. It's been a long time I went through lyrics of these..
I'm stuck at my home too. Doing social distancing. Government shut down my workplace so i have plenty of time to watch RUclips nowdays. Happy you doing this, i hope you gonna go through all BTS albums while we both doing self isolation. 😄
BTS are here and they are working so hard practising daily even while their company is shut because they miss us and want to show up a better stage :'(
Thank you so much for reacting to the full album. When I opened youtube to throw something on while I worked I wasnt expecting this and it seriously brought me out of my funk. I've been feeling so aimless and sad because everything I've been looking forward to this year has been cancelled and it's just really getting to me. So thank you so much for brightening my night with your sunshine personality. It really means a lot to me.
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I think it's important to realize, specially when listening to songs like Path, that these were songs released in 2013. 7 years ago. They were basically children (Jungkook was literally 15) and had absolutely no idea that they would grow to be where they are today. They never imagined that they would be that successful globally, getting to be representatives of their country outside, or that they would impact so many people's lives. When they would talk and sing about working so hard and having dreams of success, having doubts about the future, they were just talking about being able to debut, since they were from such a small company and were so scorned within the k-pop scene. Back then, their idea of success was winning a koren music show or an award for best rookie k-pop group. The things that they accomplished today were simply unfathomable, to any k-pop group but specially to them, since they were pretty much nothing in the k-pop scene back then, and their accomplishments of today just weren't a reality for any of their peers, not even the ones who came before them and that they looked up to.
But they always held onto their talent, their will to express real and important messages that were genuine to them, their love for each other and for us, all while staying humble and accessible, letting their characters and personalities shine. I believe that's what ultimately set them apart and won the hearts of so many people, and that's why army continues to grow even when people dismiss them for being k-pop, for being a boyband, for being out there with their visuals, or for whatever other reasons. We have the music, the amazing performances, the messages and stories, but we also have true love for who these boys are, and care deeply for them like they're our friends. Through all the difficulties, which have grown and differed throughout their time on the lights, their (individual and group) talent, dedication, genuineness and chemistry with each other shone through.
Amazing summary of what ARMY goes through, thanks for this lovely comment : )
Thanks for the comment!! Perfect description 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Good summary
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"RM needs to be a motivational speaker"
Um, is anybody going to tell Landon about the UN 'Speak Yourself' speech??
A Krol not only that, every one of his end concert speeches is a true motivational speech
@@vivibangtan0613 well of course, we all know he's a good speaker. The UN speech was just in a formal setting and was done for a specific cause.
RM's "Do You" is my anthem. His words are so healing. 🙂
@@niknik314el he's mono playlist is a healing for me
We're going to get more RM wisdom in RUclips's Dear Class of 2020 on June 6th. CAN'T WAIT FOR IT!!
Landon called suga "lil suga - suga"
Army called suga "lil meow - meow"
Guys, can we just take a moment to appreciate the way Landon lights up every time he finds a reference. I’m legit tearing up, the way he genuinely wants to get to know the boys and tries his best to observe and understand their songs and personalities.
Also, the way he gets so excited when Yoongi (Suga) comes on 😭. This got me rethinking my whole life. I’m crying, a fellow low-key creepy Suga stan aaahhhhhhhhhhh.
I feel you😭😭
And my creepy Suga love has only grown stronger 😭😂💜
Landon Mark
You got me cracked uppppp 🤧💀
But I mean, don’t we all feel somewhat attracted to him-?
I literally can not wait till he gets to wings story
Same
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but Suga did what is more or less an ASMR review of this album (and others in the future).
*Warning*: you might develop a hand kink by watching his album reviews. You also may fall asleep to his voice.
Original: ruclips.net/video/MAjNiQcxQBs/видео.html
English Subs: ruclips.net/video/K18bPs6tVrg/видео.html
Ah, yes. Us Yoongi biases with our hand kinks 😂
Man I want to be a Yoongi bias so bad, but I already have two biases. I might just give in and become triple biased for Jimin, Hoseok, and Yoongi.......but then their’s Tae😱. Maybe I’ll just not have a bias lmao
So I'm not the only Yoongi bias that is unhealthily attracted to yoongi's hands? Lol
i didnt have a hand kink but i did fell asleep when i watched his album review of dark and wild lmaoooo his voice is so relaxing
I developed a whole hand fetish thanks to these videos
Hyung is a term used by males to refer to another male that is older than them. It translates to older brother, but it doesn't have to be used within blood relatives. So none of the BTS boys are related but the younger ones refer to the older ones as hyungs.
26:15 It is funny you mention that because in a later album. Dark and wild I believe is the album. they have a song called "Could you turn off your phone" and it literally is a social commentary about how technology separates people.
It took them 3 years before they get to debut. They were even thinking if they ever will debut. Watching award shows thinking about their dream all the time.
Hey Landon! So, it is official. You are the first and only reactor I have ever subscribed to ;-) I'll be happily riding out this quarantine with you because:
1) your first reaction to BTS was to their whole MOTS7 album...like with lyrics and EVERYTHING. Who does that?! I appreciate that so much because you put in the work and effort, just like our BTS deserves.
2) You have such a sparkly, likeable personality. We need that now more than ever. Effusive, funny, corny, cheesy, borderline-stalkery, but completely self-aware so it's all good :-)
3) Putting in the effort to dive deep...did I already mention effort?? Your roadmap gleaned from the super-informative comments of older Army and everything...dude, I am latching on to you and learning me some BTS like you are the nerd with the cliff notes.
4) I'm a fairly new Army since May 2019, so this is my first comeback too. Again, you are my chance to go back and re-examine lyrics and re-experience any joy or awe I may have overlooked when I was meandering on this journey alone.
5) I agree with your approach to understanding lyrics. I pulled up the full translations while listening to each MOTS7 song, and my experience and appreciation of the song increased tenfold and felt more organic. No more relying on lyric videos for me if I can avoid it.
6) Your love for Suga is adorable, I'm not even jealous for OT7.
PLEASE keep your spirits up and thank you for uplifting ours. I purple you !
This was amazing. You are amazing. Thank you so much for your king words!!! 💜💜💜💜
Like has a recent performance which I recommend. “Live at ARMYPEDIA Suga cam” I believe it’s called. The camera basically follows Suga the entire song and the others chase him to be in the shot and sort of sings to him 😂 as a Suga stan you have to watch it. You don’t even have to react to it (no pressure!) but you need it in your life 😄 and their delivery is perfection.
Kajsa Granlund yes yes! It’s definitely a must see!
I so HOPE you read this 😅😂
Lol I guess I should've mentioned that the first album has a few songs missing from "doolset" lyrics... I think the skits are not there bcs they're not exactly tracks, while the other missing "tracks" were just instrumental. The definition for skit is "a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character." So it's basically just them talking. But I still recommend u listen to it bcs there's much sentiment u can get from them. Still though, I'll be on the lookout next time if smth like that happens. I guess I like "doolset" lyrics bcs they explain the korean references that can look silly in an English translation with no backgroud.
I hope that when u see this album and listen to Map of the Soul: 7, u can see all the references in 7 that came from 2 Cool 4 Skool. From the intro in 2 Cool for Skool referenced in Ego, to the lyrics and title in We Are Bulletproof pt 2 & We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal. To the references in the ON mv to No More Dream (notice On = nO it was backwards too). BTS love to play with symbolism and lyrics in their albums. :)
HYUNG = what a younger male calls to a close male friend.
In example: Jin is the eldest hyung in BTS bcs he's the oldest and he's close with all of them who are younger than him. (I recommend that u learn this term bcs it's mentioned a LOT, along with maknae bcs of Jungkook)
MAKNAE = the youngest
Btw I noticed u had trouble with J-Hope's verse in the Circle Room Cypher:
"God damn, I'm the hip hop that Gwangju gave birth to This is the start to Jeolla-do's rap"
^Gwangju is J-Hope's hometown while Jeolla-do is an accent from that region, which he has and says it's the start to.
Ngl wish you would've seen doolset lyrics for "Road/Path" since the kinda explained the words u didn't understand and give some BTS background lol but it's fine.
Goddang I really hope u see this long a$$ rant... HIDDEN TRACKS are hidden in the sense u will not find it anywhere officially in digital platforms bcs they're really BTS in the raw. They said those are tracks that they simply wanted to share with ARMYs. You can only find these tracks in the physical albums.
ALSO, lmao Landon, if only u knew about the obsessive "fans" aka saesangs.... you'd know your "creepy/out of line" is no where THAT level of creepiness.
The hidden tracks were on the CD not digital.
Jenifer Medina WHAT REALLY
@@jungcindyarmy8190 they did that for Love Yourself: Her album as well, to thank Armys whom have bought the physical album.
Btw the “throw a stone at me, I’m not afraid” is again referenced in we Are Bulletproof: Eternal from Map is the Soul: 7. I just thought that was really cool! And their name “Bulletproof Boy Scouts (BTS)” means to be resistant and protective of criticism thrown on adolescents (aka Bulletproof).
Video lyrics are usually too awkward and don't flow well, I'm so grateful you're going out of your way to get good and smooth translations! Thank you!
Omg I love that he does that. Lyric video most of the time are really inaccurate because they tend to be posted the same day as the album is released. So it appears to be rush. So kudos to this reactor. I really like him
omg you researched armys well.... the “paved the way” ref
emfishi I laughed so hard when he said that cause I know how it gets people pissed on the bird app xD
😂😂🤣
@@hanniebyeol" bird app " omygawddd 😂😂
V got his jabs in, dissed them pretty hard. And then they never let him rap again...
Shhh, he chose the life of a vocalist. Let us not forget this
@@nickjames8377 This is true This is true
@@nickjames8377 he wants to join for cypher V tho 😭
Gwangju is where J-Hope's from and Jeolla-do is one of the 8 Korean provinces during the Kingdom of Joseon, which Gwangju belongs to. You'll hear about the boys cities quite a lot throughout the albums. When J-Hope says "Jeolla-do's rap" he means the dialect (satoori, in Korean). Korea's regions has its dialects, so for example about Suga: he's from Daegu and the dialect is Gyeongsang. Each dialect has its characteristics and generalization. What's interesting about BTS is that they take pride from where they're from and how they speak because it's said Seoul's dialect is the "standard" and Koreans should speak like that.
22:20 You really are going through it with SUGA, lol. I can't wait for you to see more of their stuff! I personally do not and can not have a bias in this group. They all wreck me and every video and song, I die a hundred times. The struggles of an OT7
@LoveBug In the words of Michael Jackson "You are not alone for I am here with you" XD Sorry I get my extraness from BTS
I gave in and became double bias with Hoseok and Jimin, but then Yoongi was like “ahahah” and now are I’m contemplating life. Maybe I should just give up😂
@@lachi8242 Join the "can't have a bias group" we are constantly in pain but we don't have to agonize over who will come for us next because they all do, and that's fine
You don't understand just how fucking much I love you! I've literally never seen a reactor take this much time and effort to actually find, read, and interpret BTS' lyrics. Thank you so much! 💜
Suga is playing the piano :')
Also RM was writing poems when he was young, before starting writing lyrics and rapping
One thing about BTS is that they’re album artists. The way the album is set up often would tell a story.
Jung-cocky! You make me choke😂
I mean, someone else mentioned it, but Suga mentioned that his concept of the ideal man is tall, facial hair, manly, etc. So..
"RM should be a motivational speaker"
Haha, RM has amazing speeches. He actually won many poetry competitions and awards in high school and in elementary.
I hope that you would check out his speech at the UN and the rest of the boys as well as the Bangtan Bomb of them behind the scenes!
your approach to reactions is kinda unique. im kinda interested in how your journey turns out bc youre doing this kinda differently from other youtube reactors
they all really did work hard before this album came out. rm worked since 2010 and they only debuted in 2013. the other boys all came in periodically since then. jimin joined about 10 months before they debuted which meant he had to put it DOUBLE the hours because he'd had less time to train. it's just so impressive to me...that they were pumping out these kinds of lyrics in their first album.
"a plot twist provided by a mere idol" people who underestimated them with the typical dismissive mindset that idol rappers are merely good-looking idols who don't have any real talent in rap are going to experience a plot twist when they hear RM's rap and realize that it's the real thing
Super looking forward to O!RUL8,2? Every album has a life of its own. I listen to OG Bangtan pretty often, but it has been awhile since I really went back and read lyrics. This is such a beautiful way to get to know them - especially after listening to their new album first...I love that you are rewinding back to the very beginning.
tbh landon fits yoongi's ideal man type haha he kinda have a thing for facial hair too
So a fun fact the outro of map of the soul 7 is a callback to the intro of their debut project so if you hear the song outro Ego by J Hope you will hear some similarities. As well as the interlude Shadow by your boy Suga is a callback to the intro of their second project and the intro Persona is a callback to the intro of their 3rd project so that's why their newest album is a reebot they have lots of references to different songs from their first 3 albums which is referred to as the school trilogy :3
Also you can check out color coded lyric videos sometimes they are not super accurate but they do a well job at highlighting which members are singing and it has the translation of the lyrics
thank you so much for listening to the hidden tracks, those are on the physical CD only and special messages for the true dedicated fans that bought the album or bothered to look for it online. a lot of armys are out there not knowing these are a thing........
, they have one more skit and hidden track that completely broke me in a 2017 album so it will take some time to reach that, just follow their journey everything will make sense in the end :)
Someone may have already said this but, remember the beat that was used in the circle room cypher cuz they actually use it for the song “spine breaker” on their Skool Luv Affair album.
"Are they all going thru a break-up at the same time?" 😅 Young BTS are definitely still finding themselves, growing up, but most of their early songs are centered around the three rappers, drawing form their own part stories, personal experiences and worldviews. The vocalists tie it all together, for the most part
Hello! I'm an 3yo Army, and having you diving into their album roadmap, make me realize how much I don't now about their music on their early years.. Love it! And Love you!
hello, this is not a criticism but i need to ask someone. How did you manage to spend three years on the fandom without knowing all the Korean albums? I won't even mention the Japanese (because I don't know them either😬🤫).
you don't usually listen to a lot of music or got so lost in the videos that time passed and you didn't notice?
This happened to me in relation to Japanese albums. I love the exclusive tracks, but not the versions. It seems to me that music loses its cadence.
Take me out of this cruel doubt army friend😁
@@ericaaraujo6222 honestly I think that it's just that time passed by and didn't give the proper time to hear their firsts albums.. I think I was more focused on the content that was coming out since the love yourself era. Then I began to bingewatch the reactions, theories, etc, from there I started to learn more from other eras 🙈
Eliza Snoww i understand your pain i still know only bits of BU. It is a lot of information to absorb at the same time, many different theories that complement each other. Every time I start trying to understand it starts to give me a headache and I end up watching videos of the shows in Brazil 😂
I love your reactions!!! It’s time for a marathon!! I’m here for it!
Don’t sleep on J-Hope... he’s gonna creep up on you like he did to so many! Lol.
Well Landon, I'm taking this journey with you.. I'm only over a year ARMY, I'm familiar with most of the songs, but this take me to a journey through all the albums.. BTS contents is a lot, I still have a lot to catch up. Thank you for your hardwork.. You're taking a different way from the other reactors & it's good...
This is so much fun!!!!! You are showing me things I didn't know. For example, RM's hidden track, never heard it before this. Sea is another hidden track, and it is clearly an extension of this track (gorgeous song). They self reference a lot.
You missed one. Go back and listen to Outro: Ego. It's starts with the same sample as this album. MOTS 7 references their early work a lot. You should keep listening to it to see the connections. We are Bulletproof Eternal for example.
Yes we're starting the roadmap!!!! Sweetie you'll never be creepy. You haven't seen what the dark side of Twitter can be like. I'm so excited to see you listen to more albums. And do Armypedia (medley of these debut tracks) and see the video for We are Bulletproof pt2. Btw, We are Bulletproof Pt1 was released separately on SoundCloud.
Ps. I actually use Genius lyrics a lot. And my fave from the album has to be We Are Bulletproof pt2
Pps. Can't afford Patreon. 😭
Hello, how are you? If you listen to the album “Map Of The Soul: 7” again, you will hear a replica between “BTS (J-Hope solo) - Outro: Ego” and “Intro: 2 Cool 4 Skool”. They also have a replica between “BTS - Skool Luv Affair” and “BTS (RM solo) - Persona”. It is just the beginning ☺️
Oh man, 'On The Start Line' hits you so much more when you know about 'Sea' ToT I just love all of them so much, they deserve the world!
I am soo excited for this road map!!
Bts have always had good music but they’ve really improved and you can tell throughout the albums.
I’m SOOO glad you’re listening to the hidden tracks!!!
Isn’t listening to Path now just crazy? They really really exceeded all expectations x1000 and they truly truly started from the bottom and had no idea if they’d even make it past their first year. Please react to BTS hardships and also BTS from nobodies to legends the 1st one.
Speaking of Namjoon as inspirational speaker, I'd love to watch your reaction on their UNICEF UN speech for End Violence, Love Yourself campaign. ☺
I absolutely love this BTS road map you're doing. I've never seen anyone do anything like this and I think it's an amazing way to get to know them.
I definitely think you should look into some more content about the struggles they faced when they began bc it helps to understand their music. They worked for years before they debuted, and even after debut they faced A LOT of rejection, hate and gatekeeping etc. It took years of hard work to get to where they are. Today, they still face all those things but people are beginning to realise they cannot be ignored because they're not going away. They don't succumb to pressures to conform to others' standards and so many within the music industry in both Korea and US especially were and are still resistant to them because of these reasons (it's complicated but I'm sure you'll pick up on these problems as you go). It's solely due to the hard work from the boys, bighit, and army that bts have been able to share their skills and passion with the world.
I know this probably isn't on the road map, but there is a Japanese version of Like called Like pt. 2! It's a different vibe, but still incredibly good. I think that you would really like it if you liked Like!
Hidden tracks are only on the physical album, they later post them on SoundCloud too.
"the only way to pave the way is to come out here and scare the shit out of people" i'm legit crying lmaooo you didn't lie tho
Thanks for this great reaction! I loved re-discovering the album together with you. So the hidden tracks are tracks that are only on the physical album (where they don't appear on the track list either), so there is no official digital release. They have some hidden tracks on later albums too, most famously Sea. The way I understand it, the hidden tracks are even more personal than the rest of the album, they are exclusive tracks for the fans willing to buy the physical album, like an intimate conversation.
*not sure if you know but BTS's name means : Bulletproof Boyscouts*
Thank you so much for taking your time with BTS in this format. I really enjoy going through this album again with you, especially after album 7 revisiting their older works really hit you deeper. Can't wait for more!
Watching this back, they really popped off with just their first album huh.. The shade omg😂
Haven't even started the video but already gave it a like, bruh i have been WAITING FOR THIS!!!!!
This is light in the midst of the panic and uncertainty. When I started work this morning I saw this had come out and have been eagerly checking the time for when I can "clock out". The time is now, I'm so excited to watch!
In the next album O!RUL8,2? there is the song Paldogangsan, which references the regions of South Korea and their cultural aspects. So it´s hard to understand for foreign listeners. I would recommend watching the explanation video from DKDKTV.
I just love it that you're a fellow Yoongles stan. I love your reaction videos and can't wait for the entire road map to pan out.
I love that you did this! I haven’t seen anyone do a full 2 cool 4 Skool album review. You’re a legend!💜
i laughed so much throughout Like, lol you are hilarious thanks for all of the energy you put into this! i'm a newish fan and i've heard the songs but it was fun kind of going through it w/ your reaction and i've never heard the special tracks and while i've watched some of their early vlogs and RM talked a lot about similar feelings/themes, it's really cool to see how open they have always been about their process.
Ok, so I know you're on this road map and all but I have a recommendation that I think you'll friggen love it. So look up Sope Me Otsukare. Watch the live performance and you can thank me later. It's Suga and J-Hope being goof balls together and singing. It's literally my favorite thing ever.
Love your reaction! 💜 Pleaae keep going! And Jeolla-do (or Jeollanam-do) is a region in Korea and Gwangju is a city in the region. It's where J-hope was born. 😊
what the hell i didn't know road was a hidden track!
thank you for your reaction! imma be here in this bts journey with you💜💜 love your channel!
I'm only 1 minute into this video, but I'm so excited for you to react to "Like". It's one of my favorites and it gets overlooked a lot!
YOU'RE SO FUNNY AND CUTE 😭😭😭💜 I LOVE YA PLEASE KEEP REACTING TO THEM. I'LL GO CRAZY IN THIS QUARANTINE
omg youre using doolset’s translations! good for you!!!
you're so damn funny honestly i keep smiling sjdkdjsk thank you so much for doing these album reactions, and i appreciate you so much for even checking doolset's lyrics to get the songs more ahhh THANK YOU KING
I really wanna see your reaction to Run BTS episode 11... 🤭
First, you’re the first reactor I’ve seen who doesn’t use lyric videos so that’s mad respect right there! The fact that you try to find translations from other places with better trans. and are more reliable it’s really good, sure it takes more time, but again that’s why I respect you more!
Second, the intro is used in j-hope’s “Ego” from MOTS 7 :) and Gwangju, Jeolla-do is where j-hope is from!
I absolutely ADORE you and your personality, and the fact that you're going down the bangtan rabbit hole just makes me love you more. I hope you stay safe and happy and live your best quarantine life, lovey 💖💖💖
my country's on a 2 week lockdown and landon doing this bts road map is much appreciated. it's been such a long time since i listen to their older albums so this is fun, i miss bts again! can they do another vlive! haha
THANK YOU you just saved me from dying of boredom, I'm so excited that we're starting this journey with you
I applaud you on your effort being put through this it took me forever to figure out the order cuz I pinpointed a few songs and focused on them for quite a while😅 it must be overwhelming I'm glad you're vibing. Hope everything works out with your job fam. I look forward to these
Omg I love this! The nostalgia
Now go listen again to We are bulletproof: the eternal from their latest album! It’s emotional how far they’ve come
Oh and bulletproof boys is basically the translation of bangtan Sonyeondan (their Korean name) that’s why they reference it so much.
Just a sad fact about their name: RM said a couple of times that at the begging people made fun of their name and that made them embarrassed of it, but now they’re so proud!
He mentions this in we are bulletproof the eternal as well.
35:06 Yesss, RM needs to write a book of poetry or just books of his experiences.
BTS also has a webtoon/story that follow the timeline of the songs. It's called 'save me' and you can read in the app webtoon.
This is exactly what I was hoping your journey would be like 😁 you're doing it right yo!
Can't wait for you to discover the universe that's Bangtan 💜
I love love the way you decided to go through whole albums, i feel like no reactors really do it, so i RESPECT you much for this
Awesome reaction Landon 💜. It's a WIN, WIN, WIN.
So not gonna lie, your BTS reactions are kind of what I’ve most been looking forward to from all this quarantine / social distancing madness. Sorry you’re stuck inside, but excited to get more videos 💜
I was so surprised to see the notification for this video, I guess I could've seen it coming though. Almost the whole world is stuck at home by now. Learning new things and getting to know new people is always a good idea and I'm so excited you started already. I enjoyed this video so much as I haven't listened to all of this songs in a minute. It's nice to hear some parts again with a refreshment on the lyrics as well. Thank yu for starting on the road map, I hope stay safe and healthy, sending some love your way :)
I would hope on your patreon so fast! I absolutely love your BTS reactions and can't wiat for more!
After 9 months of being an ARMY I think I NEVER heard the full version of RM's poem. Thank you so much for that.
P. S. I discovered your channel because of your PTD on Stage postes and I started following your discovery of the Bangtang Boys from the beginning! Love it! 🤗💜
Love your positivity and how much work you’re doing to fully understand BTS, their messages and everything about them. Keep it up! Every album has its own amazing, different songs - can’t wait for more (Spring Day especially :))
I would be so down for a Patreon! I'd love to support you, especially during these trying times!
I think reactors could benefit understanding what it means to be a trainee and K-pop market within SK. If someone already explained it here I am sorry if I repeat the effort. When people are signed to be trainee there's NO guarantee they will debut or that they have a specific group to go to. Signing up to be a trainee is in itself a gamble. The length of training is not the same for each person. Once signed, you have regular school plus dance, language, composition, exercises etc. Regular evaluations are done where weight is part of but it's a regular check if you're progressing. Some trainees get dropped when they fail to make grade or they don't see the trainee fitting the company's future plans. This period may last months to years. Most trainees never set foot on stage despite having the looks, skill and talent. It is apparent in interviews of the members that attitude plus ability to work within a team, with specific team mates were considered in making BTS. After debut, there are hundreds of groups debuting too. So competition is not only among new debuted groups but against established groups as well. As for going international/westward, that's not even a common goal. I hope this helps to understand the lyrics. 😁
Please react also to their Armypedia performances of songs from this album! So good!
I’m so happy you’re reacting to the album and not just random songs. I hope you’ll continue to react to full albums. From this trilogy my favorite is the third part-luv in Skool
Like is one of my favorites songs until this day of BTS. I loooooooooooove this song !
10:55 omg ur impression of Rosa 😂😂 love it
Landon, I...
I'm just so happy 💜
Thank you for making my soul smile in the midst of a pandemic and knowing I won't see BTS when I hoped I would.
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I love the way you are going down the road! Now the new album feels more beautiful.. the bulletproof eternal.. 7 springs and winters.. how they said they are 7 in the first album.. and says they are not seven now but they have us Army now!! Well that made me teary.. It's been a long time I went through lyrics of these..
I Like It has a part 2 that's in Japanese. I love it so much. I like a lot of their Japanese music especially their original Japanese music.
You're genuinely so funny, I love your videos!
I'm stuck at my home too. Doing social distancing. Government shut down my workplace so i have plenty of time to watch RUclips nowdays. Happy you doing this, i hope you gonna go through all BTS albums while we both doing self isolation. 😄
Thanks for this video Landon! I love how you always check out lyrics and analyze the song. Plus your dancing makes your videos so fun!
BTS are here and they are working so hard practising daily even while their company is shut because they miss us and want to show up a better stage :'(
Ah! yet again Im early and I don't regret one bit
The perfect quality content I needed during this quarantine break.
Thank you so much for reacting to the full album. When I opened youtube to throw something on while I worked I wasnt expecting this and it seriously brought me out of my funk. I've been feeling so aimless and sad because everything I've been looking forward to this year has been cancelled and it's just really getting to me. So thank you so much for brightening my night with your sunshine personality. It really means a lot to me.
I loved the reaction! You can listen to the song first and then see the lyrics or you can do both by reacting to the lyric video
I’m loving your reactions on the boys ... keep it up! I’m looking forward for more...thanks and stay safe😊
I'm so excited for this.. I'm so ready!! I love your reactions! 💜