I will say it many many times - Spring Day is a song about of loss of someone and how difficult it is to face your daily life without them. The original story behind the song is important, the context is important, but the thing is, the purpose of this song was to lessen the pain, help people who remained to get better, to give them comfort. I would even say it allows people to relate to different emotions you might feel after losing someone: sometimes it is sadness, other times people feel numb or even angry. And it is important to see that you have the right to feel like this. Many things in the MV can have a double meaning - a direct reference to the Sewol tragedy and sth you can interpret (like references to books, movies, symbols etc). The song can have many interpretations, but it is important to acknowledge the real-life events it is connected so thank you for paying close attention to the story. So the interpretation of the songs can differ between people since we all have different experiences, but as long as you feel moved, as long as you feel like the song means something to you, it is valuable. Personally, my interpretation of this song leans toward the one you had in your previous video - the suicide one - and I find this song very comforting and healing.
LUMPENS (Choi YongSeok - visual artist) is the director of nearly all of BTS MVs. He and his team are incredible. Please also note that PD Bang Shi Hyuk studied and topped the Aesthetics Department at Seoul National University. Between PD Bang and Lumpens (and producer PDogg and Choroegrapher Son SungDeuk) - all who have been with BTS since the beginning, they know how to bring the stories BTS are telling to us in a visual form. RM has often said that they will not give us all the answers to the songs - it is up to us to take what we need from them. They can tell us what inspired them to create it, but it would defeat the purpose for them to hand us all the answers on a platter.... Also many times - like this - the MV may actually only partially relate to the song. Especially from the Bangtan Universe MVs where a story is being told over multiple videos. A easy way to look at it is that the MVs are mini movies and the songs are the soundtrack they interrelate in order to tell a bigger story - one that we the viewers have to determine for ourselves.... It is all designed to get us to think and question in a world that's trying to dumb us down. (WHich is what I feel is the most special about BTS - they are challenging us to take control back - to value ourselves in a world where we are constantly being made to feel unworthy. - if you understand what I mean) Here is a link for an interview with Lumpens just before he started working with BTS ruclips.net/video/8NUtpJX_h6I/видео.html
i hope you always check explanation video of their songs/MV because almost all of their songs has deeper meaning even their DYNAMITE song.. You'll be amazed how they put it up all together. Bookishtheories, DKDKTV and Xceleste channel are very good in breaking down BTS songs/MVs💜
Do you really want to know who was in the background?You'll be shocked. I know the truth and have been with children's parents for more than a year. It's not over yet and is still in progress to reveal the truth.We're still fighting.
So RM and Suga have said that they wrote lyrics about real life situations involving friends I believe, but the visuals they put into the music video and live performances were very much about the Sewol Ferry incident. And then when the pandemic happened, they sang Spring Day as a representation of hope for the pandemic to end and to reunite with ARMY. The point of the song can be interpreted many different ways. It’s the song I listen to when I’m sad because it feels like a song that acknowledges the hurt one is feeling, with a promise of hope that things can and will be better.
Thank you so much for saying this! Spring Day is a masterpiece which exists on many levels and shouldn’t be limited to one single meaning. It’s also so important to differentiate between the song and the music video which adds to and enhances the song. The fact that BTS sang this song over and over to us during the pandemic shows a whole new layer of meaning. Also this is my song for when I’m missing my parents who have passed away. I think each of us can find our Spring Day in this symbolism-rich song! 🌿🌼
Honestly, you aren't wrong at all about the song - they wrote the lyrics about longing and loss and hope. It's just the MV that is about a specific incident. So you aren't at all wrong.
Exactly. Plus, there's no way anyone could guess at the symbolism of the MV unless they already knew of the tragedy (and not just knew of it, but had some emotional investment in it and/or researched it, like this brilliant Italian Army did). Your reaction to the song itself was very heartening - for lots of us, it's uplifting just to see a grown man being moved by something like this. So, thank you for that. With a lot of BTS songs, there's meaning beyond face value - but it isn't EVERY single song... so just have fun with it and discover any different layers there may be, as you go. They also do things for sheer silliness and fun, so not everything is a puzzle wrapped in a mystery and shrouded in an enigma (to very badly paraphrase Churchill!)
The thing is I don’t think you were wrong at all. The SONG itself is about loss and the lyrics and music can be plugged into any personal situation we individually resonate with. That is how music and art work - in the eyes and ears of the person listening or watching. That is the power of good music. That is the power of BTS. The loss and feeling that hit you first was your friends suicide. The loss to me right now is my father. So the SONG is about loss and hope and grief and the struggle to get to that Spring Day. But the MV… the MV is about a very specific tragedy in Korean history that was a shared loss and together it just makes the SONG that much more heartfelt and real. 💜
This 100%! I think some people forget that the song and the MV are two different things, so I'm glad you reinforced that they are separate! But of course as you said they also tie into each other and give more meaning to the other. I couldn't even listen to Spring Day for awhile after I found the theories about the meaning of the music video, because I automatically thought of the Sewol Tragedy and it made me too upset. Then BTS started singing Spring Day as a song of longing and hope for ARMY during COVID, and it took on another meaning for me. Now it's one of my favorite BTS songs. It has so many layers of meaning. That goes for any number of BTS songs!
Agree. I was impressed by your insights, given that you did not know the specific event referenced. Like so much great art, "Spring Day" resonnates beyond the specific to the universal. Like BTS themselves.
@@t.anderson6069 oh I knew about the Sewol tragedy I just didn’t reference it specifically in case someone skimming comments hadn’t watched the explanation video yet. But it is a universal song - and is so highly deserving of being The Queen!! Love it so much! 💜
Honestly don't listen to people who tell you your theory is wrong. Lyrically, the song consists of themes of loss, seperation from loved ones, yearning, grief, and moving on. Honestly when I heard Spring day I thought of my loved ones who have passed away and my best friend who at that time was abroad and I missed her terribly. 💜
I imagine your theory was real for a number of people. And BTS’s has reiterated their songs can be interpreted in many ways. This is why they reach so many diverse people and how they are able to “come into peoples lives at the right time”. I believe all things happen the way they are meant to and so never apologize for a different interpretation of a BTS song. You may never know how many people YOU reached yesterday with your sincere and heartfelt reaction. Don’t second guess yourself, follow your gut/intuition and continue to be true to yourself. Thank you for all you do! 💜
Almost every BTS MV is like this. There are hidden meanings, secrets to be uncovered, messages to be interpreted. Big Hit has trained us to look deeper. We research, we talk to people from other cultures, we read and make connections, we make theories, we don't accept the face value of things. They have made us THINK. One of my biggest dreams is to sit in on a Big Hit planning committee meeting. lol
The short story “Those Who Walk Away from Omelas” is one of the most difficult but important allegories I’ve read. The idea that a perfect utopia exists but only at the sacrifice a child kept in suffering, and that citizens are shown this child and given a choice to ignore the child and live in utopia city or “walk away” because the cost is too high. Same ideas with Snowpiercer. Keep in mind BTS and BigHit took a big political risk making this MV and it was their first or last time they did so always in subtle or not so subtle ways. The fact they take such risks in their art to bring awareness to topics like this etc are why fans go so hard for them IMO. Yes we love the songs choreography etc but they stand for things.
Some people wonder why BTS? To be frank; BTS are the most talented people, I've ever come across but that's not the only reason. They make me happy. I belly laugh so hard, that tears rush down my cheeks. They are such goofballs, but you can see each member has a giant heart. I have become more thoughtful because of Jimin giving cakes & gifts to his fellow members. I had stopped because I had grown up and I was too busy. Now, I see the joy in others when I show kindness to them. BTS makes me think. They don't tell me the answer. They want me to figure it out. They make me face myself. They have me touch grass when I'm anxious and make sure I look up at the sky and appreciate the beauty of the world. They take me on these trips with them. Walking through galleries. Stopping for a moment and really looking at the piece. How does it make me feel? What's it made of? Do I personally like it? They make me look for prospective. BTS is, Learning to breathe again.
For Koreans, Ferry Sewol remains a trauma in itself. The first breaking news in the morning was misinformation that "all rescued," and in less than an hour, all Koreans had to witness the sinking of the ship in “real time” on a TV screen. Seeing someone die in person works completely differently than hearing the news of the accident. The visuals are that powerful. (That's why many people love BTS's music video.) In particular, most of the passengers on the ship were high school kids, and all parents with children felt as if their children were dying. Me too. The wound will heal, but the scar will remain. We Koreans still cry when we think of Ferry Sewol. However, why I recommended Bulletproof version rather than Italian Army, cause she talks so fast focusing on the actual event so sometime it's hard to focus on this beautiful Spring Day MV as a tribute. I do hope you do just one more reaction to Bulletproof Vibe’s explanation, because it will make you calm down and think and feel in a better way. (and now you learned detail about the accident then it would be a way better to see the other explanation video. There are more points that Italian Army girl didn't explain... trust me.)
I can't even imagine hearing news that everyone was rescued, your heart feels light and you're so glad everyone is safe. And then realizing what actually happened...? How does the media even play off such gross misinformation after that?
While I do appreciate the work and effort the Italian army did to explain the mv, I prefer the other explanation bc it's more specific to the actual mv, and points out more things. Just my opinion, not wanting to get anyone upset.😊
@felishaserros4533 I just wish the other explanation would have gone a bit more into detail about the Sewol Ferry sinking as it only very briefly brushed over the incident and left out a lot of the tragedy.
I don’t know why people said you were “ completely off” on yesterday’s video. You said it’s about grief and it is. No one can get the significances in the MV without prior awareness about this terrible disaster and injustice. Much love Roscoe . Take care and see you in the next one 💜
How you interpret a music video is accurate for you. Don’t allow anyone to tell you otherwise. Your thought process is astute and I understood where you were coming from.💜
Part of the the brilliance of the lyrics of this song is that they are ambiguous enough to apply to many types of grief. If they meant that to you, that's 100% valid. Everyone has lost someone and we all see art and hear music through our own lens. This song has stayed on the Korean charts for years because we all hear what we need to from it.
I think the MV is very specific, and devastatingly brilliant. The song (absent the video) is less specific and it can be interpreted in many different ways. It too is brilliant. It never ceases to amaze me how deep and interesting and multi-layered BTS’s work is and I pity and scorn those that dismiss or condescend to them. Every time someone calls them a “boy band” I want to scream have you heard Spring Day, have you seen the MV?
Roscoe, I’m about to make you love RM even more… Almost all of BTS songs and MV reference some works of literature and/or arts. In Spring Day, as you saw, are the Omelas and Christian Boltanski references. This is due in no small part to RM being the book worm and art lover of the group. In fact, Omelas is one of the books on his recommended reading list. RM is known to spend his free time reading and visiting art museums. This is a big reason why their music is so sophisticated, because RM is one of primary writers.
@@ThisRoscoe RM my genius leader. Also just random comment: i learned what "stick a fork in me, im done" meant not that long ago. For those that don't know what it means, its comes from the old days when cooking thermometers have not been invented and most people used a fork to stick in meat to see if it's done already. :)
I think a lot of Army will suggest to reactors or those who don't really know BTS to watch Spring Day because it is encapsulates all BTS can do in one song. The song itself which was written by RM, Suga and others at Big hit at its core is about loss and grief of all kinds not just the Sewol tragedy but they say generically...friend. It delivers a message of hope to hold on during the coldest, darkest and hardest part because Spring will come and flowers will bloom again, the MV then makes a visual connection to the ferry tragedy which was designed to help those in Korea who were suffering at that time. The live performance which is a beautiful interpretive lyrical dance is the capstone that ties it all together into a beautifully told complete story ( no spoilers). When you digest it all you have a song that is meaningful, beautifully produced, singable and with a soothing melody and every time you listen to it you remember what it is about and it is like getting wrapped in a warm hug.
Your theory was not actually wrong. RM is on video saying that he wrote this song thinking about his friend. It is widely accepted that the MV was made thinking about the Sewol tragedy.
That was at the time when celebrities were blacklisted by the gov so he couldn't say much. I believe he admitted it on one of the magazine interview the tragedy theory is right.
You aren’t wrong. The way you interpreted the video is valid, and the symbol of the shoes can also be interpreted to be related to suicide in Korean culture too. The shoes can relate to certain Buddhist beliefs about being able to reach the afterlife. I have also lost someone to suicide, and have also gone through a divorce, and this song can encapsulate my feelings toward both situations. But it is also a memorial to the people lost in the tragedy. Neither is wrong. Both are correct. Much love and huge hugs 🫂
Thank you for also adding divorce, many don't realize there is a grieving process especially when you've spent half your life or many years with someone having plans and goals to find them gone. This song gives hope that sometimes come with time.
Their founder & CEO of this group, Bang PD is a Korean's top university graduate and very intellectual person and he dreamed of making a group who would express and create true & sincere message songs to heal & share with people. So Bang PD and boys stick to the plan telling their stories and experiences thru music and dance.
Art is art because it evokes emotion; it allows people to connect to it through their own experiences. Spring Day, overall, is about loss and grief and the knowledge that even THIS is not eternal; You're interpretation was not "wrong"; it was how this particular piece of art made you feel based on your experience. It was just ALSO about a tragedy. The reason we all love BTS so much is that they aren't surface level thinkers. They are deep and layered and flawed and willing to learn and evolve through their art and life experiences.
I understand how hard it must have been to edit and post this, but you have helped keep the memory of Sewol alive and maybe others who do not know of it will learn of the tragedy. I feel that you have reacted to this song with such respect and understanding that I want to share with you a comment to another reactor from a survivor of the Sewol disaster.. I would like you to hear from him just how BTS has healed him through this song and the messages they have: His name is Chilo Abellon - and this is his public comment in full - unedited - from 7 months ago.......... "I remembered when they rescuing us its so tragic when you see your classmates/friends stuck asking and hearing them scream for help, the screaming and voices of people asking for help while the ships is sinking the scream slowly vanished. When you can’t help them because the water got deeper and deeper while they rescue us slowly. The time that i got rescued only 3 of us survived, my two classmates and i in our and my other classmates stuck in the ships hoping they’re still alive but when the time i heard the news that they’re all gone. It slowly sinking in that all my friends and the other class are gone and will never comeback. I feel guilty when I survived, I’m thinking am i lucky? Or is it not right that i was alive and not them? Do i deserve to live?. Feeling depressed, having suicidal thoughts, every night you can’t sleep because i keep hearing those scream a scream people needing a help but you can’t because your weak and got broken bones. Everything time I struggled to see what life is all about, thinking what if all of my friends survived and they with me survived. It would be dream to see that happening. I struggled to make a good life that i can be proud of because of that incident happened but when i found out about BTS my life changed me because of their music they changed my life the way that i can be proud of and I started loving myself by little by little and finally the day I realize life is so short and the incident happened 7years ago impacted my life to be a better person and all of our hardships are just a big task for us to make them done and the outcome will be 100times better the incident happened 7years ago thought me so many things. The biggest one is don’t forget they might be gone but don’t forget them put them on your heart and like life all of your hardship and your mistakes will not lose or fail you it’s always a win win situation because we always learn from them. Spring day is my number 1 fav song of BTS because I reminisce the things happened 7years ago while watching the mv and it always help me to keep going in life and do not give up on things that i want to achieve - My name is Chilo one of the survivors of the sewol ferry incident." I truly hope he does not mind me passing on his public comment - but this best shows the power of BTS message.
hi roscoe, i agree with everyone else saying you weren't wrong. while a lot of bts's songs have themes of social protest, i think they can apply to lots of different ways of thought. this song is basically about loss which is why it's so loved, since everyone has experienced some form of loss, so you're interpretation was beautiful and right for you. Also it was directed by YongSeok Choi who's done several of Big Hit's music videos, I didn't see anyone else mention but if this is repetitive sorry, and this music video was inspired a lot by that book and Snowpiercer.
I think there is no right or wrong to interpret any song, Roscoe. If you connected and related to the song in any way, I think it's served its purpose. Besides, everything is a theory around Spring Day. BTS never said a word about it other than it was created with RM's and SUGA's experiences. I know Spring Day has brought comfort to a lot of people who heard it. I think that's what matters.
They have spoken about Spring Day many times explaining the meaning and purpose behind it. BigHit has even mentioned that the music video was dedicated to the tragedy, just like how the song has recently been dedicated to the pandemic. Dedicating a song and what it was written about are two different things.
It has been confirmed that the MV references the Sewol tragedy. Besides it’s very apparent in the MV, with the same phrases that survivors used to the time on the clock to the shoes on the shore and the yellow ribbons. But the song is very personal and precious to me in perfectly expressing my longing for my son who passed. A scene that speaks to me is Hobie all alone on the top of the train.
@@ipurpleu1668 have the mentioned it outright though? All I know is they kind of acknowledged it without confirming it since it was taboo then to mentioned it. As you know back then they would get blacklist if they supported or helped in any way, that’s why no one knew about their donations until the victims family confirmed it. But you are right they have mentioned about spring day numerous times and about losing and missing loved ones.
@@iddaalbar2129 The whole blacklist thing is kinda misinformation. They donated money right around the time they released Spring day and everyone knew about it, it was all over Korean news before the MV for Spring Day was even released. It was all over Korean news in January of 2017, and Spring Day wasn’t released until February I think. It wasn’t “secret” at all. Their “secret donation” was when they visited families and brought supplies back in 2014 when the tragedy actually happened. When Spring Day was released, the president had already been mostly voted out of office, they were just waiting on one final vote, and she was out of office within a month after the music video was released. If BTS confirmed it being about the tragedy they would have been praised left and right in Korea because it was right as the president was being impeached and EVERYONE was speaking about the tragedy. I think people try to really up play the whole “blacklist” thing. The only “trouble” they had with the president was being on an unofficial blacklist that was found during her investigation. But it was FILLED with celebrities, basically every big or upcoming idol group or actor/actress was on it. I really wish people would understand the real climate of Korea when this song was released, not what fans like to spread to make it seem more “dangerous” to release this song. If they had said something back in 2014, it really could have ruined their career. But in 2017, it would have boosted their career to confirm it.
First off- YOUR first interpretation is YOURS and is absolutely correct. The song is at its core a song that touches on loss, grief, and hope. You were absolutely correct, no one should have said you were wrong. 💜 The MV is the bigger dedication and tribute to the sewol tragedy. And as painful as it is to learn about, I am glad you took the time to watch. And I just want to say you tackled this HUGE emotional song and video early on in your journey. Not every song will be as emotionally wrecking as this. Dont worry. 💜
RM & Suga wrote this song about losing their friends. But the MV's tribute to the sewol ferry tragedy.. So your theory is not wrong at all.. don't worry.. I love to be part of your comfy couch family 💜💜💜
Roscoe, you’re not wrong in your interpretation. Yes, their is a specific meaning for the Spring Day video, but the song can be so much more. I think that’s the beauty of BTS’s music in that you can interpret their meanings in a personal way. I know that the guys would want you to connect with their music in a personal way, like you did yesterday when you watched the Spring Day mv. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I am enjoying it very much.
@@ThisRoscoe I'm glad because as others have said the MV is a tribute to the Seoul Ferry accident but it was written about loss, including their personal losses. Suicide among young people is high in SK, including celebrities😔
Director : YongSeok Choi (Lumpens) who has worked on a lot of BTS videos. In the interview by Esquire, though, when asked directly if the song is about a sad event, Jin replied with, “It is about a sad event, as you said, but it is also about longing". This is as close as they have come to confirming it. If anyone would lie to know more about the Sewol Ferry Tragedy I'm adding a documentary below. It's very heartbreaking What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker ruclips.net/video/5_A8dq2fA5o/видео.html
The music video for the song was directed by the legendary YongSeok Choi. Thank you for inviting me to your couch. This was a sad one (I cried again T^T) but it was so interesting to see the things that you took away from it. Art is subjective; you can't expect 2 different people to view the same piece and take away the same exact thing. Your interpretation is valid to you and that is what is important -- that the subject matter resonated at all with you is a testament to Bangtan's amazing lyrics and the team of people they had on this project. I hope you are able to find something to make you smile today. Thank you for once again for the reaction. 💜💜
@@ThisRoscoe I am well, thank you. ^_^ It's been very cold in my neck of the woods, so being here on the couch with you and the rest of ARMY warms me in ways my mug of milk tea cannot. So thank you once again for that. 💜
I'm only at 1:35 but I just had to say: You weren't "off" & if it was "real" for you, then that was how it hit you and moved you. REAL. Which is what we want for you& from you. These are areas where we get to *discuss* the *different* things we each have taken away from their music and videos. BE YOU. Interpret away. Be moved. Be healed. Be loved. And most important of all, Love Yourself. *Now back to the video *Back from watching till the end I want to reiterate my statements above, that you not feel so bad about getting "wrong", because I saw it that way as well, and with a few more losses under my belt was able to use the video/song to represent those different losses/relationships. It is ART, and how you interpret how it speaks to you ISN'T *wrong* I also want to suggest, in support of your ending comments, you react to Ugh! from their album BE.(with Ugh explained by a Korean from DKDKTV) There have in the past couple years been performances of Spring Day that are less heavy, but I'm a bit fuzzy with specific references, so if someone could help out that'd be great. 📌 there is a "light hearted" performance of the choreography called the"cute" version that surprised me a bit since ARMY takes this song so seriously. (I worried ARMY world consider it "blasphemous", lol 📌 was it NPR's Tiny Desk or MTV Unplugged, or a different recent sit-down performance that they performed "Spring Day" that was super soothing/comforting?? Still think it would be good for you see other explanation video for other references and balance of theories. REALLY hope you'll react to a live performance.I think consensus on the best is an award show that I've seen suggested in your comments elsewhere.
@@ThisRoscoe You replied before I finished editing it after seeing the whole video. IDK if that adds anything for you or not, but I'm glad if you got what you needed💜💜
As a much older person, it is when I look at the younger generation that I can find some hope for our world. BTS represents so much of that for me. Thank you for continuing to share your thoughts and feelings with us. 💜
I haven't even watched the video yet but wanted to say that: there is no right or wrong theory. ARMY who act like there is, make assumptions about BTS intentions. Your theory was super accurate for me, it's also how I viewed and interpreted this art work upon first to fifth listen lol. I cried with you on your video yesterday and yout insights were beautiful and filled in the gaps for me on my first message I got from this. That said, I do believe that this theory about the sewol tragedy is correct in terms of paying tribute via the music video. But I also fully believe that it's intended to be open to interpretation. One of the reasons that this song is still on the Korean charts regularly is because so many can relate to it. And that's what you did in your first reaction. 💜💜💜 Thank you, I lost my Mom almost a year ago and I'm still figuring out how that grief thing works.... It was precious to share in some of the emotions with you on the big couch. That said.... Let me go cry some more for these poor kids and their families
Continue following your heart Roscoe. Your earlier interpretation was not wrong. I believe the song means different things to each of us. After I watched the explanation video, I researched further to understand the totality of the Sewol tragedy. It’s staggering. The completely preventable loss of life is a stain that will forever mark those responsible. Those not in the know really don’t know what they’re saying when they say BTS is just a k-pop group, do they? Seek out a loved one; it will make you feel better. Borahae sir, borahae. 💜
While the music video is definitely aimed at the ferry incident, the lyrics are meant as a broader hymn to loss, sorrow and hope. What you felt hearing it the first time and the associations that it gave you, are in no way a wrong interpretation. Yoongi wrote his lyrics remembering a friend he no longer was in contact with and Namjoon (as far as I recall) from an abstract observation of loss. Your interpretation of those lyrics is what Spring Day means to you and that is your truth, Roscoe. 😊 Sorry for putting you through this video, but it is crucial to understanding what kind of artists, BTS are.
*side note* In Korean culture, your "age" is a very big deal. Even if you're 1yr older than someone, you need to speak "formally" to show respect.That being said, when this tragedy was happening the "authorities " were telling the kids to not move and stay seated instead of evacuating. So to the kids, they were following orders from their elders. As a Korean/American, I've always had issues with this and kind stuff about who's older, and you need to listen to people who are older to you and show respect. I just feel so upset that this played a big role in why this happened. 😞
I completely agree from non-Korean viewpoint. That social acceptance of obeying your elder has a responsibility for the elder to take good care of the younger, and they didn't, they completely let those children and their families down. The footage of the parents is so heart breaking and makes me so angry. BTS embodies this social responsibility concept beautifully, just look how the Hyungs took such good care of young Jungkook and what a beautiful human being he became under their care and now he takes care of them.
The 777 that crashed on approach to San Fransisco had this issue, the copilot recognized they were below the glideslope on approach, but it’s rude to tell an elder or superior they are doing something wrong, so he didn’t correct the Captain.
@@timothywest1183 I just read about this issue yesterday, after watching one of those "how realistic is this movie" video, someone commented about it. It seems like it was a really common issue and the flight authorities only noticed when it became mandatory to use only English on all the communication on the cockpit. When they did that, controllers from other cultures (who didn't think it was "what is expected") could understand the exchanges among the crew, they realized the age/seniority dynamics was causing issues
I was moved to actually watch a few documentaries after I watched the Italian Army's explanation of Spring Day. It took me a while to absorb. It is a lot to take in but I needed to investigate it. The degree of discomfort I felt was nothing to what the families and friends of those lost felt. Thanks for reacting to this. I discovered after watching the documentaries that this tragedy was even worse than I thought it was. I can't even list all the wrongs that were committed.
- The Spring Day mv is truly a masterpiece and Italian ARMY did an amazing job on the explanation video. She has even spoken on the subject at a South Korean forum. - I think that South Korea has changed a lot even since then fortunately, though it's still very conservative in some regards. - The ferry was carrying more than six times the weight it was originally designed for to make extra money per trip. Most of the illegal modifications placed the weight at the top and when it shifted it made the ferry tip over. - It wasn't the usual captain that day. He had raised concerns about the safety onboard and had been removed for it. - The captain on the day is currently serving 36 years for murder and several crew members were convicted of murder, negligence, violating marine laws, etc. - Heartbreaking fact: A lot of the existing footage from inside the ferry was shot by students with cellphones and sent before they died. 💔 (This is all from the very detailed and graphic Wikipedia page on the tragedy) - While the song itself wasn't written about the Sewol tragedy, the video, album cover and title definitely refer to it. - When asked if it referred to a specific event Jin said in an interview with Esquire Nov. 2020 that "it is about a sad event but also about longing". - So you see, you're not as far off as you might think. - Believe it or not but the thing you said about politics and generations actually leads you naturally into Baepsae, a fun but very political song of theirs. And yes this one should definitely be explained as well (by DKDKTV) - the choreography won't really make sense otherwise 😂 - but man is it a banger. 💜 Borahae 💜 from a fellow Gen X with the same opinion of "the news".
@@mokshita5475 Thank you & ditto💜 It’s something that never leaves you. It will be 48 years next month & it feels like forever ago & yet sometimes I feel like that 3 yr old girl trying to cover her mom’s gunshot wound with every bandaid I could reach until neighbors found us. I’m so grateful for my grandparents who donated her organs & the man who received her heart lived 20 more years because of her gift & wrote my family every year thanking us. I miss my mom every day but I didn’t miss out on a “mom” thanks to her sister my “auntie-mom” who filled that void. I don’t know what I would’ve done without her🥰💜
@@sugaismypetrock I was 18 tho and u were literally so small... I feel you and will keep you in my prayers for sure.... I haven't been able to fill that void because it's just been 3 years... yet but I'll ...You gave me strength today... Yes I don't know you but I promise you will be in my prayers forever ♾️💕stay happy always 💜
This is just ONE interpretation of the music video. The song itself wasn't written for or about the tragedy. BTS themselves have explained the meaning of the song, that it is about lost friendships and they wrote it about very specific personal stories. (RM about high school friends that he lost contact with and Suga about a friend he grew apart from) The music video used that song to pay tribute to the tragedy. So the song itself definitely has the meaning you are speaking about and about friendship in general. I wish people would understand this and not try to spread misinformation that the song was written about or for the tragedy, just the music video was. In fact, Suga alludes to Spring Day in his mixtape with the song 'Dear My Friend', using the same theme, some of the same lyrics, and a part of the same background chorus vocals, so you know he wrote Spring Day about the same particular person 'Dear My Friend' is about.
@@juneseghni People really need to just listen to the boys, instead of fan theories. They and their producer have said what they wrote the song originally about and how they later decided to dedicate it to the tragedy, then to COVID these past couple years. Listening to the boys instead of fan theories would really solve most problems within the fandom in general.
Thanks for mentioning Dear My Friend! As soon as I heard his comments about Yoongi's lines on the previous video I wanted Roscoe to know about this song
Last month I came across a comment from a survivor of the Sewol tragedy, Chilo Abellon, who shared his story in a comment to another Spring Day reactor. I hope he won't mind me sharing it here: "I remembered when they rescuing us its so tragic when you see your classmates/friends stuck asking and hearing them scream for help, the screaming and voices of people asking for help while the ships is sinking the scream slowly vanished. When you can’t help them because the water got deeper and deeper while they rescue us slowly. The time that i got rescued only 3 of us survived, my two classmates and i in our and my other classmates stuck in the ships hoping they’re still alive but when the time i heard the news that they’re all gone. It slowly sinking in that all my friends and the other class are gone and will never comeback. I feel guilty when I survived, I’m thinking am i lucky? Or is it not right that i was alive and not them? Do i deserve to live?. Feeling depressed, having suicidal thoughts, every night you can’t sleep because i keep hearing those scream a scream people needing a help but you can’t because your weak and got broken bones. Everything time I struggled to see what life is all about, thinking what if all of my friends survived and they with me survived. It would be dream to see that happening. I struggled to make a good life that i can be proud of because of that incident happened but when i found out about BTS my life changed me because of their music they changed my life the way that i can be proud of and I started loving myself by little by little and finally the day I realize life is so short and the incident happened 7years ago impacted my life to be a better person and all of our hardships are just a big task for us to make them done and the outcome will be 100times better the incident happened 7years ago thought me so many things. The biggest one is don’t forget they might be gone but don’t forget them put them on your heart and like life all of your hardship and your mistakes will not lose or fail you it’s always a win win situation because we always learn from them. Spring day is my number 1 fav song of BTS because I reminisce the things happened 7years ago while watching the mv and it always help me to keep going in life and do not give up on things that i want to achieve - My name is Chilo one of the survivors of the sewol ferry incident."
RM had said that when he wrote the song it was about the lose of someone and missing them. So ur first impression was correct. The song took on a whole different tone to the group after the tragedy. They felt it was important to them to do this video. For their people. To try and help them heal. And to this day it is still on the Korean Charts. One of the longest running songs on their charts. The crew was extremely selfish, the capitan and his crew told the kids to stay in place, (those were actual videos from the ferry from students who sent them to their parents). Than these jackasses changed their clothes and went out to the bow. Told the rescue boats that they were civilians and were rescued first. The president of the country was a batch. When told of the tragedy she told her assistant not to bother her with such news cause she had a headache. Told her to come back in two hours and than if it was that important that they would talk about than. This is not my opinion this is info that came out during her impeachment trail. There were 3 or 4 civilian divers that tried to go down for the children...one brought several up....but after two weeks he was stopped. He felt so guilty that we lost him to. There is so much to this story...BTS is the kind of group of guys that won't stand by and stay silent. But this was their way of speaking up... But I'm sure there be a lot of ARMY to give you more info...but I hope this info helps a little.
This song was written YEARS after the tragedy. It was written about personal experiences, then, probably the director or MV team, decided, with the guys' permission of course, to use the song to bring awareness.
@@ipurpleu1668 thank you for speaking up...and your right, RM said he wrote it when he was walking through a park in Korea in the winter of 2016...he also said it was about loss. And I'm sure Mr. Choi (the director) didn't have to push to much...but I also know RM was reading "Those who walked away from Omelas" at the time...so like a few other videos, RM had a lot of influence. But thank you! I do appreciate your honesty.
You weren’t wrong! There are meanings as well that weren’t touched on in this video, but it covered some of the saddest parts. They packed a lot in that video and to show it all it’d take a lot longer. Next I hope you can watch something that’s fun to lift spirits from this :) ‘You nice, keep goin!’
I think there can be other interpretations: the reference to the “Carousel” and “You never walk alone” is a reference to the movie “Carousel”. I think that each visual reference can be referring to events in life that we experience of “loss” in which that person or persons are lost to us in death.
Roscoe! Please don't think your theory when you first watched Spring Day was wrong, the core of this song is about the loss of a loved one and the pain & anguish we feel.💜
No Roscoe, you're not wrong. The video was based on the tragedy but the song and lyrics was meant to hit a broader audience. It's for anyone who's encountered loss or hardship... it's to remind us that Spring will come.
Watch UGH by BTS rapline. Touches on some of what you said. Also you were right, this song has many levels. Yes MV Is specific, and spreads the information about this tragedy. Important to hopefully create change. THe song itself relates to each of us by our experiences.
The beauty of their lyrics is that they are open for interpretation. So there was nothing 'off' about your interpretation. You can take comfort in whatever you feel from them. BTS always has the power to make us feel immensely everytime and this is what I love about them the most. Since I've found them, I've never felt lonely. Their songs are my comfort. Good to see that you are enjoying the music. Lots of love and support!!!
The video was directed by the masterpiece maker himself, LUMPENS. He directed lot of BTS MVs. Some of their most iconic MVs.Like FIRE, I NEED YOU, SPRING DAY, Blood sweat and tears….he’s amazing
Thanks Roscoe. I don’t think you were wrong though, you understood, you felt, that the song and mv were about loss, missing someone, longing, yearning, sadness, grief, and the possibility of hope… Spring Day is a beautiful, heartfelt, poignant, and sad song. This explanation video is really hard, emotionally, and it breaks me. I see a lot of grief, because of my work. It never gets “easier”, as people may think. The day it stops breaking my heart is the day I stop nursing. It’s what makes us human. Here, it’s not just the loss of so many, but the outrage because it should never have happened, and the injustice in how the aftermath was handled. These were mostly children. And they died because they obeyed the instructions to stay in their cabins, instead of abandoning the ship like the captain and many of the crew (of course, the ferry should never have been overloaded, should never have sunk). “Outrage” is too mild a descriptor. When the ferry tragedy happened, in early 2014, Jimin and Tae had just graduated high school a month or two before, and Jungkook was still at school, possibly a similar age, I think, as many of the kids on the ferry. 🙏💜
You were spot on with your interpretation of the MV, which is about loss and grief. BTS said that Spring Day can be interpreted in many ways. Sewol added to another layer and context to what made BTS composed this song in the first place
Your interpretation was valid for you and a lot of people. That’s why it’s really best to see this video before any other explanation. Your gut reaction is the best I believe.
You reacted just as we knew you would, some of us continue to process this madness every time we watch it, we think Titanic, or what would I have done in the scenario, some have even said they would swim like hell to get to their babies!. And then the corruption and the madness, and greed had to be remembered. We can’t become desensitized to death and corruption, and yes I believe the youth of today ain’t letting nuthin slide!!!! Bravo to them! In a true BTS journey the Spring Day reaction is necessary. Glad it was not totally spoiled for you. ROSCOE they got a tons of fun stuff still to come. It’s ok to take some time to process this sad event in SK’s history and how these amazing 7 young men chose to bring awareness to the world and honor the victims. Thank you
This a copy of the comment I made on another channels reaction. I struggle to re-type it, so copy and paste it is. As of today (25 Dec 2021), President Park (she was president at the time of the tragedy), has just been pardoned. There was an article about it in the newspaper yesterday. I arrived in Korea in early June of 2014 and the grief was still palpable - the park across the road from our hotel was the main camp for the yellow ribbon campaign. We were there in transit for a couple of days on our way to somewhere else. A month later we did the same transit back, and the grief was still just as palable then. Watching these parents and knowing they had been doing this since April was heartbreaking (I was travelling with two of my children at the time, one of whom was the same age as some of the students). Thank you for taking the time to dig into this, and thank you for the mental health awareness work that you do on your channel (I’ve also gone through that with my kids!).
Thank you for your reaction. It's always emotional specially when I have a 17th yrs old son. Through all the times Spring Day video is watched and the song is heard, around the world, these young people won't be forgoten. BTS did a good job. Nobody will walk alone.
It hurts my heart to know that you think you 'got it wrong" yesterday. Music is about connecting and if the music/video connected with you in one way but connects with someone else in a different way that doesn't mean that one of you "got it wrong". Please remember that these "explanation" videos are theories and/or how the music/video connected with the person that made them. I absolutely loved the video you made yesterday, the connections you made were genuine, heartfelt, and I will never believe there are not other people in the world who have watched that video, read those lyrics, and had the same thoughts/impressions. With that being said, I am sure there are those that will disagree with me, and that's okay. 💜💜💜
A song is what a song means to you. And that can be different for everyone. And in addition there is the artist's thought or thoughts. This can be totally opposite and yet both are correct. Thank you, I hope you are okay.🤍
Art is always up to interpretation. RM wrote the song about losing a friend, whether it was just drifting apart or a fight, etc. The MV visuals was more in remembrance to the tragedy. Due to the political climate at the time they had to be careful how they did the video. It is personal for everyone in their own way so don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Borahae 💜
Thank you so much for reacting this, Roscoe. You are not wrong as many said but I understand how you must feel. Don’t feel bad at all. This song resonate with so many who experienced loss. It’s such a beautiful well made song and MV. I think after this song/MV, they’ve received so much support from Korea and people finally understood who they really are.
You have to remember, BTS is multi-layered. When they make their music and mvs, they have the message from the top layer or what the general public (those that don't deep dive aka ARMY) will see and hear. You peel off the top layer and there is a whole other meaning to it. This is what makes them so brilliant and different. Yesterday, you saw it from the gp eye, which is correct. Today you saw it from the deep dive level, which is correct ALSO. So, either way, it wasn't wrong.
I do not think the way you explained this is correct. The overarching theme is about loss and hope. And the MV alludes to the tragedy. But the song was written about very specific personal experiences. None of these are "deeper" or "more important" or "more meaningful" than the other.
Hi Roscoe, thank you for your sincere reactions. Here is what the italian Army commented on another reactors channel: "This video took me 2 months of researches.. the more I discovered, the more I wanted to know. I cried so much too, while doing this, but I had to do it; it became like a mission. In 2019 I was invited to a 3-days conference about BTS that was held in Seoul and in that days I was able to go to Ansan to meet some of the relatives of the victims. They watched this video too, and it was a moment I'll never forget. I hugged some of the mothers, I watched the pictures of their lost children they showed me, I visited the school and many little memorial places and cried with them. They are people very compassionate and strong, still fighting for the truth and for having justice. As much as I know, in 2022 a Memorial Park will be built in Ansan. I hope and pray that a tragedy like this will never ever happen again. I also admire Korean people. Their peaceful Candlelight Protest was a historical event full of meaning, and very inspiring. It shows that if we as simple citizens come together, peacefully but full of motivation, we can change things, as they did. And as BTS (and ARMY) are doing in their field and in their own way." - ITALIAN ARMY - Even though its hard to watch, its a way to not forget about the victims. A civil diver later commited suicide because he was hounted by the voices of the kids who asked him to not leave them behind. And the vice principal who organized the field trip took his life few days after the tragedy. He wanted his ashes to be scattered over the site of the accident "that I might be a teacher in heaven to those kids whose bodies have not been found" As long as our loved ones remain in our memories they live on...
The music video Spring Day was produced by "Lumpens" a South Korean video production company formed and led by art director Yong-seok Choi. "They consist of a group of directors and producers in the field of video production, specializing mostly in the production of music videos, television advertisements, experimental films, and visual art. Lumpens is Yong-seok Choi's nickname. "Lumpens" is credited for producing 21 of BTS's videos as of the end of 2021." Spring day was also directed by Yong_seok Choi.
Your reaction to the MV was as accurate as anyone else who has seen it for the first time. The production of the BTS company undoubtedly chooses the concepts to work on, and this song composed by the star team of BTS, Pdogg, Hitman Bng, Adora, Rm, Suga, is a work of excellence. Like any piece of art, it has many interpretations, including that of the BTS members themselves. I love your respect and intelligence! Thanks
I second all the other comments here, your interpretation of the song/ mv was not wrong, it was how it resonated to you based on your own life experiences & losses and it's all legit. That's the beauty of BTS' (and their team) work 💜. I wanna add that even after watching the explanation video, I still often watch the mv without thinking too much about the tragedy (I'm not being ignorant, I swear) and just admire the beauty of the song, how it was a sad song but the it still has some hopeful tone to it, the lyricism, and the astoundingly beautiful visual of the mv. Borahae 💜.
Thank you for reacting to this. I know it was a tough video to watch, it was for me too.. but it’s all part of understanding the type of people BTS are and why there’s so many of us(Army). 💜
I still struggle with this. I get so many emotions at the same time that I start getting panic attacks. I'm a former Marine and have seen a lot but, this is too much. My dad is a former Marine too and Vietnam Veteran with PTSD and this video was hard for him and couldn't finish it. My oldest son is another former Marine and retired 2 years ago because of PTSD. To this day he won't tell me his exact job only says Logistics. What broke the camel's back was when he was stationed in Washington DC he witnessed two of his friends commit suicide inside the base in front of him and his best friend. That was too much for both of them and they retired together. Keep in mind that my was 22 years old two years ago.
Awful. I don't even remember if I actually said this outloud in this video, but I wanted to say, "It just feels like there is a tragedy every single day."
Hey Roscoe.. you did a great job with your interpretation yesterday.. Don't be sorry. It's amazing as expected... Emotional and sincere. I feel you... The song Spring Day makes us remember the loved ones we lost.. Borahae 💜💜💜
I just cried my eyes and heart out, it is very sad that this tragedy and MV are connected to give goosebumps as we feel angry, sad and powerless seeing this happens and wondering where humanity went. I can't imagine how lonely, empty and painful it was for those victims to die there so miserably watching pple whom are supposed to help them just standing still, and it's harder for the families to see their beloved ones dying and can not do anything, what makes us angry more is that even the intentions to help were controlled by gov as artists and pple were put on the blacklist for showing sympathy as humans, it is amazing how this MV spring day is there for the families and survivors to never forget what happen and to urge people to know about this tragedy and take it as an example so in the future we never let this happens again🥺 I'm now off to the funny compilation of BTS goofing around as my heart aches at my helplessness in the world😢
The Snowpiercer film that was referenced in the song is good, it stars Chris Evans. Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt and many others are also in it. It's directed by south korean director Bong Joon-ho, he also directed the Parasite film that got a lot of attention at the Oscars. And like everyone says, you're not wrong in your interpretations at all. All personal interpretations are correct, because whatever the song means to you is what it means. Whatever you feel when you hear the song is the correct feeling. It's your subjective experience and feelings, and who can say any of that is wrong?
Thanks for another great video! I can't say it was enjoyable due to the seriousness of the tragedy being explained but it was very moving and I was glad I wasn't alone experiencing it for the first time. Keep up the good work! Also thanks for the good luck wishes for my midterms! I managed to make it through the 3 I had this week. I have one more next week and then Ive got a 2week break before the next round.
You mentioned the numbness we experience from over exposure and misuse of violence, anger, tragedy etc. BTS have a song called UGH that addresses this in particular anger.
Hi, I am back. Ty for the honest reaction. I wanted u to hear this one because of what u said during YOUR STORY. Hugs. I love this song. It's so beautiful. I cried a little because you were crying. I did not cry when I heard the song or saw the video for the 1st time. It did touch my heart though. One of my fav's for sure. The first time I heard the song was in Dear Class Of 2020. If you have not watched pls do. It's awesome. I loved this performance a lot. Spring Day for me is a sad hopeful song. I get melancholy feels from it. Watch DKDKTV explanation video too. It's so good. There are a few explanation vids. Some have more detail than the others. This song is a Queen because its on the charts so many years. Stores play it in Korea because ppl want to remember and never forget. BTS made this to help ppl remember. I think that's just amazing! Parts of your theory still work. This song can be about missing someone who passed away, moved away, etc. just like RM said. But it is so much more. The director and staff were amazing. The guys emoted so well. stay safe. -2019 ARMY NY USA 💜 the reason they cant openly say things (like criticism) about politics or government is because of the extreme backlash and banning they'll get so they have to be subliminal about it. a good example is their song "am i wrong" with a strong message that you need to dig into. spring day won the hearts of the south Korean public and it is forever going to be in the charts (our queen, spring day) it actually was confirmed. they cant go into too much details due to the govt was censoring artists and blacklisting them during the time of the tragedy and its still a very sensitive subject. however in 2020 BTS did a interview with Esquire and the journalist asked them about spring day here's the direct quote "I ask whether it was about a specific sad event, and Jin tells me, “It is about a sad event, as you said, but it is also about longing.” The song kept the disaster front of mind for young Koreans and for the media, indirectly leading to the impeachment and removal of then president Park Geun-hye." you should read the entire article its one of the few times western media did a good job reporting on BTS.
Only 1:31 minutes into your video and already I have to interrupt to write a short comment: you were not off with your theories, you're theories are as valid as the one of everybody else who took the time to not just watch 'Springday' but to try to makes sense of the images and the lyrics. 'Springday' talked to you and touched you on a very personal level. So even if the writers had something else in mind and other ARMYs already have absorbed the respective theories of what 'Springday' is supposedly about, you cannot be off. I really think that that we have to differentiate between the lyrics and the musicvideo. The lyrics of 'Springday' are more generally about loss and longing for someone and the hope of being able to come to terms with that one day, while the MV is referencing that specific very sad korean springday, which you will hear about in that explanation video. But none of us who isn't korean or hasn't lived in Korea would have been able to catch up on the references on our own. We can watch it without knowing all of this and still get that it is about loss, grief, remorse, memories and still hope. I don't think you were off at all.
Spring day is the universal song for grieving. I have lost my dad in 2015 and I listen to this song to grieve and smile. I can sing the entire song by now. Also, this among with most of the songs of BTS is a testament of NamJoon (RM's) genius and book nerd intellect. He pulls from various classical literary sources and contemporary lit pieces. Who does that?
12. :45 AM, was about to sleep but I saw you uploaded.. I knew about this Video but I never had the courage to watch it, I know it's gonna be heartbreaking. I live in a neighboring county to S. Korea and I know what happened with that incident. Thank you #CouchCrew I feel like I'm not watching this alone it gave me courage. I also hate politics and never watched news for 7 years now. This tragedy will never be forgotten. Also... I don't think there is a right or wrong interpretation of BTS' music. For me, I would still interpret Spring day as a song for loosing someone. or even loosing yourself. Then living day by day until "winter" is over. Thank you Roscoe, and goodnight.
Roscoe, I feel you and understand unplugging as an empath. I have done the same. Recognizing profit driven media (all forms) as a tool for programming, fear mongering and its effect on the collective is an awakening indeed. I REALLY appreciate you for expressing your truth! 💜 Along those lines, I don't "agree" or vibe with everything BTS does, but I take what resonates with me and leave the rest. As with all art forms, we are all impacted in different ways and interpret things through our personal lens. What I do love about them is the powerful impact they, and their music have on many people on their journey of self reflection, self healing, self love and opening up to new experiences, and supporting others. I also see them as human beings who are growing and learning like we all are. I enjoy their diverse discography, their individual personalities, and the way they interact with each other and with ARMY (it is truly special). I especially love their goofiness. Let their music be interpreted by you in however it speaks to YOU. 💜
I think there's no right or wrong interpretation to music & art. It will always depend on how one perceives it and how it connects to their own experience. This makes music & art timeless and special.
You were right Rosco …we interpret music and lyrics differently …that’s what music is about …much love to you and your wife on the loss of your friend x
Thank you so much for your heartfelt and insightful interpretation of this beautiful song. Thank you for completing these two very emotionally tough videos. I hope you'll find the time to watch the live interpretative dance performance and dance practices of this song. I sent the links in your previous Spring Day MV reaction. I find the dance uplifting. Carousel - the musical was a favourite of my late beloved parents. My family are musical buffs particularly die hard fans of the classics (Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Leslie Caron, Gordon MacRae, Howard Keel, Debbie Reynolds eras etcetc) . So Carousel being depicted in the music video along with the eternal "You'll Never Walk Alone" phrase - a much loved song in this musical holds a very special meaning for me. Here are those hopeful lyrics that give me strength through current adversities: "When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And don't be afraid of the dark At the end of a storm There's a golden sky And the sweet silver song of a lark Walk on through the wind Walk on through the rain Though your dreams be tossed and blown Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone"
Roscoe, you weren't wrong. The guys have said several times that their songs are up to interpretations. Spring Day is about loss and the affects it has, so you were not wrong. There are other explanations videos that get more into the symbolism in the mv DKDKTV is a good one from a Korean perspective. Journey on... 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Hey, I'm ARMY, I just found you and I'm so glad I did. Just wanted to say something, I feel like theories can't be correct or wrong, they're theories and what I love about art is that each person can take away something different from it, something that resonates with them the most, and I think that's the main purpose of art, the way it can affect people, not the accuracy of interpretation. I really enjoy your videos, all the best !
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I will say it many many times - Spring Day is a song about of loss of someone and how difficult it is to face your daily life without them.
The original story behind the song is important, the context is important, but the thing is, the purpose of this song was to lessen the pain, help people who remained to get better, to give them comfort. I would even say it allows people to relate to different emotions you might feel after losing someone: sometimes it is sadness, other times people feel numb or even angry. And it is important to see that you have the right to feel like this. Many things in the MV can have a double meaning - a direct reference to the Sewol tragedy and sth you can interpret (like references to books, movies, symbols etc). The song can have many interpretations, but it is important to acknowledge the real-life events it is connected so thank you for paying close attention to the story.
So the interpretation of the songs can differ between people since we all have different experiences, but as long as you feel moved, as long as you feel like the song means something to you, it is valuable.
Personally, my interpretation of this song leans toward the one you had in your previous video - the suicide one - and I find this song very comforting and healing.
LUMPENS (Choi YongSeok - visual artist) is the director of nearly all of BTS MVs. He and his team are incredible. Please also note that PD Bang Shi Hyuk studied and topped the Aesthetics Department at Seoul National University. Between PD Bang and Lumpens (and producer PDogg and Choroegrapher Son SungDeuk) - all who have been with BTS since the beginning, they know how to bring the stories BTS are telling to us in a visual form. RM has often said that they will not give us all the answers to the songs - it is up to us to take what we need from them. They can tell us what inspired them to create it, but it would defeat the purpose for them to hand us all the answers on a platter.... Also many times - like this - the MV may actually only partially relate to the song. Especially from the Bangtan Universe MVs where a story is being told over multiple videos.
A easy way to look at it is that the MVs are mini movies and the songs are the soundtrack they interrelate in order to tell a bigger story - one that we the viewers have to determine for ourselves.... It is all designed to get us to think and question in a world that's trying to dumb us down. (WHich is what I feel is the most special about BTS - they are challenging us to take control back - to value ourselves in a world where we are constantly being made to feel unworthy. - if you understand what I mean)
Here is a link for an interview with Lumpens just before he started working with BTS ruclips.net/video/8NUtpJX_h6I/видео.html
i hope you always check explanation video of their songs/MV because almost all of their songs has deeper meaning even their DYNAMITE song.. You'll be amazed how they put it up all together. Bookishtheories, DKDKTV and Xceleste channel are very good in breaking down BTS songs/MVs💜
Do you really want to know who was in the background?You'll be shocked.
I know the truth and have been with children's parents for more than a year.
It's not over yet and is still in progress to reveal the truth.We're still fighting.
@@beccal.5369 thanks for sharing - appreciate the background 💜
So RM and Suga have said that they wrote lyrics about real life situations involving friends I believe, but the visuals they put into the music video and live performances were very much about the Sewol Ferry incident. And then when the pandemic happened, they sang Spring Day as a representation of hope for the pandemic to end and to reunite with ARMY. The point of the song can be interpreted many different ways. It’s the song I listen to when I’m sad because it feels like a song that acknowledges the hurt one is feeling, with a promise of hope that things can and will be better.
Amen to that!!!
Yesss!!!! Very well said Hannah!!! I meant to say something similar to Roscoe, but you've said it all!!😊💜💫
Thank you so much for saying this! Spring Day is a masterpiece which exists on many levels and shouldn’t be limited to one single meaning. It’s also so important to differentiate between the song and the music video which adds to and enhances the song. The fact that BTS sang this song over and over to us during the pandemic shows a whole new layer of meaning. Also this is my song for when I’m missing my parents who have passed away. I think each of us can find our Spring Day in this symbolism-rich song! 🌿🌼
Honestly, you aren't wrong at all about the song - they wrote the lyrics about longing and loss and hope. It's just the MV that is about a specific incident. So you aren't at all wrong.
Exactly. Plus, there's no way anyone could guess at the symbolism of the MV unless they already knew of the tragedy (and not just knew of it, but had some emotional investment in it and/or researched it, like this brilliant Italian Army did). Your reaction to the song itself was very heartening - for lots of us, it's uplifting just to see a grown man being moved by something like this. So, thank you for that. With a lot of BTS songs, there's meaning beyond face value - but it isn't EVERY single song... so just have fun with it and discover any different layers there may be, as you go. They also do things for sheer silliness and fun, so not everything is a puzzle wrapped in a mystery and shrouded in an enigma (to very badly paraphrase Churchill!)
Agreed. Art can be interpreted differently according to one's perspective and experiences, that's why so many people can relate to bts music :)
agree
The thing is I don’t think you were wrong at all. The SONG itself is about loss and the lyrics and music can be plugged into any personal situation we individually resonate with. That is how music and art work - in the eyes and ears of the person listening or watching. That is the power of good music. That is the power of BTS.
The loss and feeling that hit you first was your friends suicide. The loss to me right now is my father. So the SONG is about loss and hope and grief and the struggle to get to that Spring Day.
But the MV… the MV is about a very specific tragedy in Korean history that was a shared loss and together it just makes the SONG that much more heartfelt and real. 💜
This. Thank you.
This 100%! I think some people forget that the song and the MV are two different things, so I'm glad you reinforced that they are separate! But of course as you said they also tie into each other and give more meaning to the other. I couldn't even listen to Spring Day for awhile after I found the theories about the meaning of the music video, because I automatically thought of the Sewol Tragedy and it made me too upset. Then BTS started singing Spring Day as a song of longing and hope for ARMY during COVID, and it took on another meaning for me. Now it's one of my favorite BTS songs. It has so many layers of meaning. That goes for any number of BTS songs!
Agree. I was impressed by your insights, given that you did not know the specific event referenced. Like so much great art, "Spring Day" resonnates beyond the specific to the universal. Like BTS themselves.
@@t.anderson6069 oh I knew about the Sewol tragedy I just didn’t reference it specifically in case someone skimming comments hadn’t watched the explanation video yet. But it is a universal song - and is so highly deserving of being The Queen!! Love it so much! 💜
@@louloubumper8179 I meant Roscoe. Sorry for the confusion. I was just seconding you.
Honestly don't listen to people who tell you your theory is wrong. Lyrically, the song consists of themes of loss, seperation from loved ones, yearning, grief, and moving on. Honestly when I heard Spring day I thought of my loved ones who have passed away and my best friend who at that time was abroad and I missed her terribly. 💜
I feel the same way about "Spring Day" too. 🙏💜
I imagine your theory was real for a number of people. And BTS’s has reiterated their songs can be interpreted in many ways. This is why they reach so many diverse people and how they are able to “come into peoples lives at the right time”. I believe all things happen the way they are meant to and so never apologize for a different interpretation of a BTS song. You may never know how many people YOU reached yesterday with your sincere and heartfelt reaction. Don’t second guess yourself, follow your gut/intuition and continue to be true to yourself. Thank you for all you do! 💜
Yes, one of the great things about BTS is that you can enjoy it going deep or just in the surface. All is good!
I agree 💯. Gretchen 👍
Your interpretation was very close, hence the song as open to interpretation 💜💜
Yes @Gretchen D … Completely Agree!!
Well said 💜
Almost every BTS MV is like this. There are hidden meanings, secrets to be uncovered, messages to be interpreted. Big Hit has trained us to look deeper. We research, we talk to people from other cultures, we read and make connections, we make theories, we don't accept the face value of things. They have made us THINK.
One of my biggest dreams is to sit in on a Big Hit planning committee meeting. lol
Oh.... I might have to add that to MY bucket list too!
Yes I love that BTS music and videos opened me to literatures, other art and culture.
The short story “Those Who Walk Away from Omelas” is one of the most difficult but important allegories I’ve read. The idea that a perfect utopia exists but only at the sacrifice a child kept in suffering, and that citizens are shown this child and given a choice to ignore the child and live in utopia city or “walk away” because the cost is too high. Same ideas with Snowpiercer. Keep in mind BTS and BigHit took a big political risk making this MV and it was their first or last time they did so always in subtle or not so subtle ways. The fact they take such risks in their art to bring awareness to topics like this etc are why fans go so hard for them IMO. Yes we love the songs choreography etc but they stand for things.
I brought the Omelas Parallel into the Festa Dinner 2022 & Namjoon's impassioned speech 💔
Some people wonder why BTS? To be frank; BTS are the most talented people, I've ever come across but that's not the only reason. They make me happy. I belly laugh so hard, that tears rush down my cheeks. They are such goofballs, but you can see each member has a giant heart. I have become more thoughtful because of Jimin giving cakes & gifts to his fellow members. I had stopped because I had grown up and I was too busy. Now, I see the joy in others when I show kindness to them. BTS makes me think. They don't tell me the answer. They want me to figure it out. They make me face myself. They have me touch grass when I'm anxious and make sure I look up at the sky and appreciate the beauty of the world. They take me on these trips with them. Walking through galleries. Stopping for a moment and really looking at the piece. How does it make me feel? What's it made of? Do I personally like it? They make me look for prospective. BTS is, Learning to breathe again.
💥💯💥👏👏👏💜💜
WOW. SG, did you just write this? So much I love about it.
This is so lovely & loving. I think I know you, Smart Girl… we just talked about some of this on the phone this morning. Am I right?
Couldn’t have said it better.. even for one in their 60s like me, it rings true, all of it ✌️💐
@@ktsleeve Now we all want to know if you do know her. Keep us updated.
The mv was directed by YongSeok Choi of Lumpens. Lumpens has done the majority of BTS mvs and their skills are always next level.
For Koreans, Ferry Sewol remains a trauma in itself. The first breaking news in the morning was misinformation that "all rescued," and in less than an hour, all Koreans had to witness the sinking of the ship in “real time” on a TV screen. Seeing someone die in person works completely differently than hearing the news of the accident. The visuals are that powerful. (That's why many people love BTS's music video.) In particular, most of the passengers on the ship were high school kids, and all parents with children felt as if their children were dying. Me too. The wound will heal, but the scar will remain. We Koreans still cry when we think of Ferry Sewol.
However, why I recommended Bulletproof version rather than Italian Army, cause she talks so fast focusing on the actual event so sometime it's hard to focus on this beautiful Spring Day MV as a tribute. I do hope you do just one more reaction to Bulletproof Vibe’s explanation, because it will make you calm down and think and feel in a better way. (and now you learned detail about the accident then it would be a way better to see the other explanation video. There are more points that Italian Army girl didn't explain... trust me.)
I can't even imagine hearing news that everyone was rescued, your heart feels light and you're so glad everyone is safe. And then realizing what actually happened...? How does the media even play off such gross misinformation after that?
I agree I like the other explanation 💜
While I do appreciate the work and effort the Italian army did to explain the mv, I prefer the other explanation bc it's more specific to the actual mv, and points out more things. Just my opinion, not wanting to get anyone upset.😊
@felishaserros4533 I just wish the other explanation would have gone a bit more into detail about the Sewol Ferry sinking as it only very briefly brushed over the incident and left out a lot of the tragedy.
I don’t know why people said you were “ completely off” on yesterday’s video.
You said it’s about grief and it is.
No one can get the significances in the MV without prior awareness about this terrible disaster and injustice.
Much love Roscoe . Take care and see you in the next one 💜
See you then, buddy!
How you interpret a music video is accurate for you. Don’t allow anyone to tell you otherwise. Your thought process is astute and I understood where you were coming from.💜
Part of the the brilliance of the lyrics of this song is that they are ambiguous enough to apply to many types of grief. If they meant that to you, that's 100% valid. Everyone has lost someone and we all see art and hear music through our own lens. This song has stayed on the Korean charts for years because we all hear what we need to from it.
I think the MV is very specific, and devastatingly brilliant. The song (absent the video) is less specific and it can be interpreted in many different ways. It too is brilliant. It never ceases to amaze me how deep and interesting and multi-layered BTS’s work is and I pity and scorn those that dismiss or condescend to them. Every time someone calls them a “boy band” I want to scream have you heard Spring Day, have you seen the MV?
"The Queen". Wow.
Thank you to Italian ARMY. She went to South Korea and she got all information. She spent time with family members of highschool students too.
I don't see anyone pointing her incredibly good work and research, so thank you for mentioning it. She deserves a big shout out.
@@baudolino2727 Yes. She is wonderful person. I did chat with her last year. Still she has great relationship with victims family members.
Roscoe, I’m about to make you love RM even more…
Almost all of BTS songs and MV reference some works of literature and/or arts. In Spring Day, as you saw, are the Omelas and Christian Boltanski references. This is due in no small part to RM being the book worm and art lover of the group. In fact, Omelas is one of the books on his recommended reading list. RM is known to spend his free time reading and visiting art museums. This is a big reason why their music is so sophisticated, because RM is one of primary writers.
Yep. You called it. Stick a fork in me.
@@ThisRoscoe RM my genius leader. Also just random comment: i learned what "stick a fork in me, im done" meant not that long ago. For those that don't know what it means, its comes from the old days when cooking thermometers have not been invented and most people used a fork to stick in meat to see if it's done already. :)
I think a lot of Army will suggest to reactors or those who don't really know BTS to watch Spring Day because it is encapsulates all BTS can do in one song. The song itself which was written by RM, Suga and others at Big hit at its core is about loss and grief of all kinds not just the Sewol tragedy but they say generically...friend. It delivers a message of hope to hold on during the coldest, darkest and hardest part because Spring will come and flowers will bloom again, the MV then makes a visual connection to the ferry tragedy which was designed to help those in Korea who were suffering at that time. The live performance which is a beautiful interpretive lyrical dance is the capstone that ties it all together into a beautifully told complete story ( no spoilers). When you digest it all you have a song that is meaningful, beautifully produced, singable and with a soothing melody and every time you listen to it you remember what it is about and it is like getting wrapped in a warm hug.
Your theory was not actually wrong. RM is on video saying that he wrote this song thinking about his friend. It is widely accepted that the MV was made thinking about the Sewol tragedy.
That was at the time when celebrities were blacklisted by the gov so he couldn't say much. I believe he admitted it on one of the magazine interview the tragedy theory is right.
@@Super_Chamchi yes for the video, but he originally wrote the song with his friend in mind
@@Super_Chamchi yes they acknowledged (the theory of the mv) it but not outright mentioned it.
“This was real for me.” That in and of itself should tell you that YOUR interpretation was 100% correct. That’s the beauty of music and art. 💜
You aren’t wrong. The way you interpreted the video is valid, and the symbol of the shoes can also be interpreted to be related to suicide in Korean culture too. The shoes can relate to certain Buddhist beliefs about being able to reach the afterlife.
I have also lost someone to suicide, and have also gone through a divorce, and this song can encapsulate my feelings toward both situations. But it is also a memorial to the people lost in the tragedy. Neither is wrong. Both are correct. Much love and huge hugs 🫂
Thank you for also adding divorce, many don't realize there is a grieving process especially when you've spent half your life or many years with someone having plans and goals to find them gone. This song gives hope that sometimes come with time.
Their founder & CEO of this group, Bang PD is a Korean's top university graduate and very intellectual person and he dreamed of making a group who would express and create true & sincere message songs to heal & share with people. So Bang PD and boys stick to the plan telling their stories and experiences thru music and dance.
Art is art because it evokes emotion; it allows people to connect to it through their own experiences. Spring Day, overall, is about loss and grief and the knowledge that even THIS is not eternal; You're interpretation was not "wrong"; it was how this particular piece of art made you feel based on your experience. It was just ALSO about a tragedy. The reason we all love BTS so much is that they aren't surface level thinkers. They are deep and layered and flawed and willing to learn and evolve through their art and life experiences.
I understand how hard it must have been to edit and post this, but you have helped keep the memory of Sewol alive and maybe others who do not know of it will learn of the tragedy.
I feel that you have reacted to this song with such respect and understanding that I want to share with you a comment to another reactor from a survivor of the Sewol disaster.. I would like you to hear from him just how BTS has healed him through this song and the messages they have: His name is Chilo Abellon - and this is his public comment in full - unedited - from 7 months ago..........
"I remembered when they rescuing us its so tragic when you see your classmates/friends stuck asking and hearing them scream for help, the screaming and voices of people asking for help while the ships is sinking the scream slowly vanished. When you can’t help them because the water got deeper and deeper while they rescue us slowly. The time that i got rescued only 3 of us survived, my two classmates and i in our and my other classmates stuck in the ships hoping they’re still alive but when the time i heard the news that they’re all gone. It slowly sinking in that all my friends and the other class are gone and will never comeback. I feel guilty when I survived, I’m thinking am i lucky? Or is it not right that i was alive and not them? Do i deserve to live?.
Feeling depressed, having suicidal thoughts, every night you can’t sleep because i keep hearing those scream a scream people needing a help but you can’t because your weak and got broken bones. Everything time I struggled to see what life is all about, thinking what if all of my friends survived and they with me survived. It would be dream to see that happening. I struggled to make a good life that i can be proud of because of that incident happened but when i found out about BTS my life changed me because of their music they changed my life the way that i can be proud of and I started loving myself by little by little and finally the day I realize life is so short and the incident happened 7years ago impacted my life to be a better person and all of our hardships are just a big task for us to make them done and the outcome will be 100times better the incident happened 7years ago thought me so many things.
The biggest one is don’t forget they might be gone but don’t forget them put them on your heart and like life all of your hardship and your mistakes will not lose or fail you it’s always a win win situation because we always learn from them. Spring day is my number 1 fav song of BTS because I reminisce the things happened 7years ago while watching the mv and it always help me to keep going in life and do not give up on things that i want to achieve
- My name is Chilo one of the survivors of the sewol ferry incident."
I truly hope he does not mind me passing on his public comment - but this best shows the power of BTS message.
Thank you for posting this message friend, and thank you for relaying Chilo's message 💜
hi roscoe, i agree with everyone else saying you weren't wrong. while a lot of bts's songs have themes of social protest, i think they can apply to lots of different ways of thought. this song is basically about loss which is why it's so loved, since everyone has experienced some form of loss, so you're interpretation was beautiful and right for you.
Also it was directed by YongSeok Choi who's done several of Big Hit's music videos, I didn't see anyone else mention but if this is repetitive sorry, and this music video was inspired a lot by that book and Snowpiercer.
I think there is no right or wrong to interpret any song, Roscoe. If you connected and related to the song in any way, I think it's served its purpose. Besides, everything is a theory around Spring Day. BTS never said a word about it other than it was created with RM's and SUGA's experiences. I know Spring Day has brought comfort to a lot of people who heard it. I think that's what matters.
They have spoken about Spring Day many times explaining the meaning and purpose behind it. BigHit has even mentioned that the music video was dedicated to the tragedy, just like how the song has recently been dedicated to the pandemic. Dedicating a song and what it was written about are two different things.
It has been confirmed that the MV references the Sewol tragedy. Besides it’s very apparent in the MV, with the same phrases that survivors used to the time on the clock to the shoes on the shore and the yellow ribbons.
But the song is very personal and precious to me in perfectly expressing my longing for my son who passed. A scene that speaks to me is Hobie all alone on the top of the train.
@@memyoldie yep the song and mv mean something different
@@ipurpleu1668 have the mentioned it outright though? All I know is they kind of acknowledged it without confirming it since it was taboo then to mentioned it. As you know back then they would get blacklist if they supported or helped in any way, that’s why no one knew about their donations until the victims family confirmed it. But you are right they have mentioned about spring day numerous times and about losing and missing loved ones.
@@iddaalbar2129 The whole blacklist thing is kinda misinformation. They donated money right around the time they released Spring day and everyone knew about it, it was all over Korean news before the MV for Spring Day was even released. It was all over Korean news in January of 2017, and Spring Day wasn’t released until February I think. It wasn’t “secret” at all. Their “secret donation” was when they visited families and brought supplies back in 2014 when the tragedy actually happened. When Spring Day was released, the president had already been mostly voted out of office, they were just waiting on one final vote, and she was out of office within a month after the music video was released. If BTS confirmed it being about the tragedy they would have been praised left and right in Korea because it was right as the president was being impeached and EVERYONE was speaking about the tragedy. I think people try to really up play the whole “blacklist” thing. The only “trouble” they had with the president was being on an unofficial blacklist that was found during her investigation. But it was FILLED with celebrities, basically every big or upcoming idol group or actor/actress was on it. I really wish people would understand the real climate of Korea when this song was released, not what fans like to spread to make it seem more “dangerous” to release this song. If they had said something back in 2014, it really could have ruined their career. But in 2017, it would have boosted their career to confirm it.
Honestly you weren't "OFF" this song can be interpreted a LOT of different ways and that's why it's the queen
First off- YOUR first interpretation is YOURS and is absolutely correct. The song is at its core a song that touches on loss, grief, and hope. You were absolutely correct, no one should have said you were wrong. 💜
The MV is the bigger dedication and tribute to the sewol tragedy. And as painful as it is to learn about, I am glad you took the time to watch.
And I just want to say you tackled this HUGE emotional song and video early on in your journey. Not every song will be as emotionally wrecking as this. Dont worry. 💜
Thanks, Taija, very sweet. I appreciate you looking out for me. This was tough, but necessary, you are right.
RM & Suga wrote this song about losing their friends. But the MV's tribute to the sewol ferry tragedy..
So your theory is not wrong at all.. don't worry..
I love to be part of your comfy couch family 💜💜💜
Roscoe, you’re not wrong in your interpretation. Yes, their is a specific meaning for the Spring Day video, but the song can be so much more. I think that’s the beauty of BTS’s music in that you can interpret their meanings in a personal way. I know that the guys would want you to connect with their music in a personal way, like you did yesterday when you watched the Spring Day mv.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I am enjoying it very much.
Thanks for this, Kendra. It's taken me some time but I am feeling better about my own interpretation. 💜
@@ThisRoscoe I'm glad because as others have said the MV is a tribute to the Seoul Ferry accident but it was written about loss, including their personal losses. Suicide among young people is high in SK, including celebrities😔
You weren’t wrong, most people who discover Spring Day don’t even realise it’s about loss until they watch the explanation. You got it 💜
Director : YongSeok Choi (Lumpens) who has worked on a lot of BTS videos. In the interview by Esquire, though, when asked directly if the song is about a sad event, Jin replied with, “It is about a sad event, as you said, but it is also about longing". This is as close as they have come to confirming it. If anyone would lie to know more about the Sewol Ferry Tragedy I'm adding a documentary below. It's very heartbreaking
What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker
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The song and MV are about different things. They have spoken many times about the meaning and process behind writing the song.
The music video for the song was directed by the legendary YongSeok Choi.
Thank you for inviting me to your couch. This was a sad one (I cried again T^T) but it was so interesting to see the things that you took away from it. Art is subjective; you can't expect 2 different people to view the same piece and take away the same exact thing. Your interpretation is valid to you and that is what is important -- that the subject matter resonated at all with you is a testament to Bangtan's amazing lyrics and the team of people they had on this project.
I hope you are able to find something to make you smile today. Thank you for once again for the reaction. 💜💜
Next video will be back to "normal", my sweet Sapph!!! How are you doing??
@@ThisRoscoe I am well, thank you. ^_^
It's been very cold in my neck of the woods, so being here on the couch with you and the rest of ARMY warms me in ways my mug of milk tea cannot. So thank you once again for that. 💜
The amount of corruption and negligence that happened here is heartbreaking because all of those students could have been saved.
I'm only at 1:35 but I just had to say: You weren't "off" & if it was "real" for you, then that was how it hit you and moved you. REAL. Which is what we want for you& from you. These are areas where we get to *discuss* the *different* things we each have taken away from their music and videos. BE YOU. Interpret away. Be moved. Be healed. Be loved. And most important of all, Love Yourself.
*Now back to the video
*Back from watching till the end
I want to reiterate my statements above, that you not feel so bad about getting "wrong", because I saw it that way as well, and with a few more losses under my belt was able to use the video/song to represent those different losses/relationships. It is ART, and how you interpret how it speaks to you ISN'T *wrong*
I also want to suggest, in support of your ending comments, you react to Ugh! from their album BE.(with Ugh explained by a Korean from DKDKTV)
There have in the past couple years been performances of Spring Day that are less heavy, but I'm a bit fuzzy with specific references, so if someone could help out that'd be great.
📌 there is a "light hearted" performance of the choreography called the"cute" version that surprised me a bit since ARMY takes this song so seriously. (I worried ARMY world consider it "blasphemous", lol
📌 was it NPR's Tiny Desk or MTV Unplugged, or a different recent sit-down performance that they performed "Spring Day" that was super soothing/comforting??
Still think it would be good for you see other explanation video for other references and balance of theories.
REALLY hope you'll react to a live performance.I think consensus on the best is an award show that I've seen suggested in your comments elsewhere.
This is perfect, Sharron; hit me just right. Thank you for this.
@@ThisRoscoe You replied before I finished editing it after seeing the whole video. IDK if that adds anything for you or not, but I'm glad if you got what you needed💜💜
As a much older person, it is when I look at the younger generation that I can find some hope for our world. BTS represents so much of that for me. Thank you for continuing to share your thoughts and feelings with us. 💜
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I haven't even watched the video yet but wanted to say that: there is no right or wrong theory. ARMY who act like there is, make assumptions about BTS intentions. Your theory was super accurate for me, it's also how I viewed and interpreted this art work upon first to fifth listen lol. I cried with you on your video yesterday and yout insights were beautiful and filled in the gaps for me on my first message I got from this.
That said, I do believe that this theory about the sewol tragedy is correct in terms of paying tribute via the music video. But I also fully believe that it's intended to be open to interpretation. One of the reasons that this song is still on the Korean charts regularly is because so many can relate to it. And that's what you did in your first reaction. 💜💜💜 Thank you, I lost my Mom almost a year ago and I'm still figuring out how that grief thing works.... It was precious to share in some of the emotions with you on the big couch. That said.... Let me go cry some more for these poor kids and their families
@@lattelover5471 Thank you, that's beautiful in its own way. 💜
Continue following your heart Roscoe. Your earlier interpretation was not wrong. I believe the song means different things to each of us.
After I watched the explanation video, I researched further to understand the totality of the Sewol tragedy. It’s staggering. The completely preventable loss of life is a stain that will forever mark those responsible.
Those not in the know really don’t know what they’re saying when they say BTS is just a k-pop group, do they?
Seek out a loved one; it will make you feel better. Borahae sir, borahae. 💜
Always such a warm voice... and a bright face. Thanks, Patricia. 💜
While the music video is definitely aimed at the ferry incident, the lyrics are meant as a broader hymn to loss, sorrow and hope. What you felt hearing it the first time and the associations that it gave you, are in no way a wrong interpretation. Yoongi wrote his lyrics remembering a friend he no longer was in contact with and Namjoon (as far as I recall) from an abstract observation of loss. Your interpretation of those lyrics is what Spring Day means to you and that is your truth, Roscoe. 😊 Sorry for putting you through this video, but it is crucial to understanding what kind of artists, BTS are.
*side note* In Korean culture, your "age" is a very big deal. Even if you're 1yr older than someone, you need to speak "formally" to show respect.That being said, when this tragedy was happening the "authorities " were telling the kids to not move and stay seated instead of evacuating. So to the kids, they were following orders from their elders. As a Korean/American, I've always had issues with this and kind stuff about who's older, and you need to listen to people who are older to you and show respect. I just feel so upset that this played a big role in why this happened. 😞
I completely agree from non-Korean viewpoint. That social acceptance of obeying your elder has a responsibility for the elder to take good care of the younger, and they didn't, they completely let those children and their families down. The footage of the parents is so heart breaking and makes me so angry. BTS embodies this social responsibility concept beautifully, just look how the Hyungs took such good care of young Jungkook and what a beautiful human being he became under their care and now he takes care of them.
Beyond sad. 😔
Not only korea but most east asia countries
The 777 that crashed on approach to San Fransisco had this issue, the copilot recognized they were below the glideslope on approach, but it’s rude to tell an elder or superior they are doing something wrong, so he didn’t correct the Captain.
@@timothywest1183 I just read about this issue yesterday, after watching one of those "how realistic is this movie" video, someone commented about it. It seems like it was a really common issue and the flight authorities only noticed when it became mandatory to use only English on all the communication on the cockpit. When they did that, controllers from other cultures (who didn't think it was "what is expected") could understand the exchanges among the crew, they realized the age/seniority dynamics was causing issues
I was moved to actually watch a few documentaries after I watched the Italian Army's explanation of Spring Day. It took me a while to absorb. It is a lot to take in but I needed to investigate it. The degree of discomfort I felt was nothing to what the families and friends of those lost felt. Thanks for reacting to this. I discovered after watching the documentaries that this tragedy was even worse than I thought it was. I can't even list all the wrongs that were committed.
- The Spring Day mv is truly a masterpiece and Italian ARMY did an amazing job on the explanation video. She has even spoken on the subject at a South Korean forum.
- I think that South Korea has changed a lot even since then fortunately, though it's still very conservative in some regards.
- The ferry was carrying more than six times the weight it was originally designed for to make extra money per trip. Most of the illegal modifications placed the weight at the top and when it shifted it made the ferry tip over.
- It wasn't the usual captain that day. He had raised concerns about the safety onboard and had been removed for it.
- The captain on the day is currently serving 36 years for murder and several crew members were convicted of murder, negligence, violating marine laws, etc.
- Heartbreaking fact: A lot of the existing footage from inside the ferry was shot by students with cellphones and sent before they died. 💔
(This is all from the very detailed and graphic Wikipedia page on the tragedy)
- While the song itself wasn't written about the Sewol tragedy, the video, album cover and title definitely refer to it.
- When asked if it referred to a specific event Jin said in an interview with Esquire Nov. 2020 that "it is about a sad event but also about longing".
- So you see, you're not as far off as you might think.
- Believe it or not but the thing you said about politics and generations actually leads you naturally into Baepsae, a fun but very political song of theirs. And yes this one should definitely be explained as well (by DKDKTV) - the choreography won't really make sense otherwise 😂 - but man is it a banger.
💜 Borahae 💜 from a fellow Gen X with the same opinion of "the news".
Roscoe I lost my mom to suicide when I was 3 years old. I needed to hear that theory yesterday. So thank you💜
Hope you are good now... I can understand bcoz I had somewhat same experience 💜
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God bless you 🥺💜
@@mokshita5475 Thank you & ditto💜 It’s something that never leaves you. It will be 48 years next month & it feels like forever ago & yet sometimes I feel like that 3 yr old girl trying to cover her mom’s gunshot wound with every bandaid I could reach until neighbors found us. I’m so grateful for my grandparents who donated her organs & the man who received her heart lived 20 more years because of her gift & wrote my family every year thanking us. I miss my mom every day but I didn’t miss out on a “mom” thanks to her sister my “auntie-mom” who filled that void. I don’t know what I would’ve done without her🥰💜
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@@sugaismypetrock I was 18 tho and u were literally so small... I feel you and will keep you in my prayers for sure.... I haven't been able to fill that void because it's just been 3 years... yet but I'll ...You gave me strength today...
Yes I don't know you but I promise you will be in my prayers forever ♾️💕stay happy always 💜
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This makes me cry everytime. It's the parents and families crying that gets to me so much. I can't fathom having that happen to my kids.
This is just ONE interpretation of the music video. The song itself wasn't written for or about the tragedy. BTS themselves have explained the meaning of the song, that it is about lost friendships and they wrote it about very specific personal stories. (RM about high school friends that he lost contact with and Suga about a friend he grew apart from) The music video used that song to pay tribute to the tragedy. So the song itself definitely has the meaning you are speaking about and about friendship in general. I wish people would understand this and not try to spread misinformation that the song was written about or for the tragedy, just the music video was. In fact, Suga alludes to Spring Day in his mixtape with the song 'Dear My Friend', using the same theme, some of the same lyrics, and a part of the same background chorus vocals, so you know he wrote Spring Day about the same particular person 'Dear My Friend' is about.
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there's such a mythos grown up around Spring Day that people want it to be something it wasn't and to say otherwise is treated as heresy.
@@juneseghni People really need to just listen to the boys, instead of fan theories. They and their producer have said what they wrote the song originally about and how they later decided to dedicate it to the tragedy, then to COVID these past couple years. Listening to the boys instead of fan theories would really solve most problems within the fandom in general.
Thanks for mentioning Dear My Friend! As soon as I heard his comments about Yoongi's lines on the previous video I wanted Roscoe to know about this song
Last month I came across a comment from a survivor of the Sewol tragedy, Chilo Abellon, who shared his story in a comment to another Spring Day reactor. I hope he won't mind me sharing it here:
"I remembered when they rescuing us its so tragic when you see your classmates/friends stuck asking and hearing them scream for help, the screaming and voices of people asking for help while the ships is sinking the scream slowly vanished. When you can’t help them because the water got deeper and deeper while they rescue us slowly. The time that i got rescued only 3 of us survived, my two classmates and i in our and my other classmates stuck in the ships hoping they’re still alive but when the time i heard the news that they’re all gone. It slowly sinking in that all my friends and the other class are gone and will never comeback. I feel guilty when I survived, I’m thinking am i lucky? Or is it not right that i was alive and not them? Do i deserve to live?.
Feeling depressed, having suicidal thoughts, every night you can’t sleep because i keep hearing those scream a scream people needing a help but you can’t because your weak and got broken bones. Everything time I struggled to see what life is all about, thinking what if all of my friends survived and they with me survived. It would be dream to see that happening. I struggled to make a good life that i can be proud of because of that incident happened but when i found out about BTS my life changed me because of their music they changed my life the way that i can be proud of and I started loving myself by little by little and finally the day I realize life is so short and the incident happened 7years ago impacted my life to be a better person and all of our hardships are just a big task for us to make them done and the outcome will be 100times better the incident happened 7years ago thought me so many things.
The biggest one is don’t forget they might be gone but don’t forget them put them on your heart and like life all of your hardship and your mistakes will not lose or fail you it’s always a win win situation because we always learn from them. Spring day is my number 1 fav song of BTS because I reminisce the things happened 7years ago while watching the mv and it always help me to keep going in life and do not give up on things that i want to achieve
- My name is Chilo one of the survivors of the sewol ferry incident."
RM had said that when he wrote the song it was about the lose of someone and missing them. So ur first impression was correct.
The song took on a whole different tone to the group after the tragedy. They felt it was important to them to do this video. For their people. To try and help them heal. And to this day it is still on the Korean Charts. One of the longest running songs on their charts.
The crew was extremely selfish, the capitan and his crew told the kids to stay in place, (those were actual videos from the ferry from students who sent them to their parents). Than these jackasses changed their clothes and went out to the bow. Told the rescue boats that they were civilians and were rescued first. The president of the country was a batch. When told of the tragedy she told her assistant not to bother her with such news cause she had a headache. Told her to come back in two hours and than if it was that important that they would talk about than. This is not my opinion this is info that came out during her impeachment trail.
There were 3 or 4 civilian divers that tried to go down for the children...one brought several up....but after two weeks he was stopped. He felt so guilty that we lost him to.
There is so much to this story...BTS is the kind of group of guys that won't stand by and stay silent. But this was their way of speaking up...
But I'm sure there be a lot of ARMY to give you more info...but I hope this info helps a little.
This song was written YEARS after the tragedy. It was written about personal experiences, then, probably the director or MV team, decided, with the guys' permission of course, to use the song to bring awareness.
@@ipurpleu1668 thank you for speaking up...and your right, RM said he wrote it when he was walking through a park in Korea in the winter of 2016...he also said it was about loss. And I'm sure Mr. Choi (the director) didn't have to push to much...but I also know RM was reading "Those who walked away from Omelas" at the time...so like a few other videos, RM had a lot of influence. But thank you! I do appreciate your honesty.
You weren’t wrong! There are meanings as well that weren’t touched on in this video, but it covered some of the saddest parts. They packed a lot in that video and to show it all it’d take a lot longer. Next I hope you can watch something that’s fun to lift spirits from this :) ‘You nice, keep goin!’
The creator of this video had the opportunity to travel to South Korea and meet some of the families of victims of this tragedy
I think there can be other interpretations: the reference to the “Carousel” and “You never walk alone” is a reference to the movie “Carousel”. I think that each visual reference can be referring to events in life that we experience of “loss” in which that person or persons are lost to us in death.
Roscoe! Please don't think your theory when you first watched Spring Day was wrong, the core of this song is about the loss of a loved one and the pain & anguish we feel.💜
No Roscoe, you're not wrong. The video was based on the tragedy but the song and lyrics was meant to hit a broader audience. It's for anyone who's encountered loss or hardship... it's to remind us that Spring will come.
Watch UGH by BTS rapline. Touches on some of what you said. Also you were right, this song has many levels. Yes MV Is specific, and spreads the information about this tragedy. Important to hopefully create change. THe song itself relates to each of us by our experiences.
The beauty of their lyrics is that they are open for interpretation. So there was nothing 'off' about your interpretation. You can take comfort in whatever you feel from them. BTS always has the power to make us feel immensely everytime and this is what I love about them the most. Since I've found them, I've never felt lonely. Their songs are my comfort. Good to see that you are enjoying the music. Lots of love and support!!!
The video was directed by the masterpiece maker himself, LUMPENS. He directed lot of BTS MVs. Some of their most iconic MVs.Like FIRE, I NEED YOU, SPRING DAY, Blood sweat and tears….he’s amazing
Thanks Roscoe. I don’t think you were wrong though, you understood, you felt, that the song and mv were about loss, missing someone, longing, yearning, sadness, grief, and the possibility of hope…
Spring Day is a beautiful, heartfelt, poignant, and sad song. This explanation video is really hard, emotionally, and it breaks me. I see a lot of grief, because of my work. It never gets “easier”, as people may think. The day it stops breaking my heart is the day I stop nursing. It’s what makes us human. Here, it’s not just the loss of so many, but the outrage because it should never have happened, and the injustice in how the aftermath was handled. These were mostly children. And they died because they obeyed the instructions to stay in their cabins, instead of abandoning the ship like the captain and many of the crew (of course, the ferry should never have been overloaded, should never have sunk). “Outrage” is too mild a descriptor.
When the ferry tragedy happened, in early 2014, Jimin and Tae had just graduated high school a month or two before, and Jungkook was still at school, possibly a similar age, I think, as many of the kids on the ferry.
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Thank you for writing this. That's really all I can say. Love.
It can be VERY real for you. BTS leaves a lot up to interpretation. They soothe the soul. 💜
I clicked faster than August D rap
Nah, that’s impossible. What are you,the flash ?⚡️😂
@@Random-qi3vv Flash is to slow to keep up with Yoongi🤣🤣🤣
You were spot on with your interpretation of the MV, which is about loss and grief. BTS said that Spring Day can be interpreted in many ways. Sewol added to another layer and context to what made BTS composed this song in the first place
It can still be symbolic like that to you. They leave their songs like that so it can mean what you want and need it to mean. 💜
Your interpretation was valid for you and a lot of people. That’s why it’s really best to see this video before any other explanation. Your gut reaction is the best I believe.
The choreography for a Spring Day is really beautiful. There is a dance practice video.
You reacted just as we knew you would, some of us continue to process this madness every time we watch it, we think Titanic, or what would I have done in the scenario, some have even said they would swim like hell to get to their babies!. And then the corruption and the madness, and greed had to be remembered. We can’t become desensitized to death and corruption, and yes I believe the youth of today ain’t letting nuthin slide!!!! Bravo to them! In a true BTS journey the Spring Day reaction is necessary. Glad it was not totally spoiled for you. ROSCOE they got a tons of fun stuff still to come. It’s ok to take some time to process this sad event in SK’s history and how these amazing 7 young men chose to bring awareness to the world and honor the victims. Thank you
This a copy of the comment I made on another channels reaction. I struggle to re-type it, so copy and paste it is.
As of today (25 Dec 2021), President Park (she was president at the time of the tragedy), has just been pardoned. There was an article about it in the newspaper yesterday. I arrived in Korea in early June of 2014 and the grief was still palpable - the park across the road from our hotel was the main camp for the yellow ribbon campaign. We were there in transit for a couple of days on our way to somewhere else. A month later we did the same transit back, and the grief was still just as palable then. Watching these parents and knowing they had been doing this since April was heartbreaking (I was travelling with two of my children at the time, one of whom was the same age as some of the students). Thank you for taking the time to dig into this, and thank you for the mental health awareness work that you do on your channel (I’ve also gone through that with my kids!).
Your theory is spot on!! You are not wrong, its all abt loss of love ones with a touch of hope feeling of comfort until we meet again...💜
Thank you for your reaction. It's always emotional specially when I have a 17th yrs old son. Through all the times Spring Day video is watched and the song is heard, around the world, these young people won't be forgoten. BTS did a good job. Nobody will walk alone.
It hurts my heart to know that you think you 'got it wrong" yesterday. Music is about connecting and if the music/video connected with you in one way but connects with someone else in a different way that doesn't mean that one of you "got it wrong". Please remember that these "explanation" videos are theories and/or how the music/video connected with the person that made them. I absolutely loved the video you made yesterday, the connections you made were genuine, heartfelt, and I will never believe there are not other people in the world who have watched that video, read those lyrics, and had the same thoughts/impressions. With that being said, I am sure there are those that will disagree with me, and that's okay. 💜💜💜
Also, you are a good compassionate human! I respect you greatly.
You are so kind, thanks Jerri. 💜
A song is what a song means to you. And that can be different for everyone. And in addition there is the artist's thought or thoughts. This can be totally opposite and yet both are correct. Thank you, I hope you are okay.🤍
Art is always up to interpretation. RM wrote the song about losing a friend, whether it was just drifting apart or a fight, etc. The MV visuals was more in remembrance to the tragedy. Due to the political climate at the time they had to be careful how they did the video. It is personal for everyone in their own way so don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Borahae 💜
Thank you so much for reacting this, Roscoe. You are not wrong as many said but I understand how you must feel. Don’t feel bad at all. This song resonate with so many who experienced loss. It’s such a beautiful well made song and MV. I think after this song/MV, they’ve received so much support from Korea and people finally understood who they really are.
You have to remember, BTS is multi-layered. When they make their music and mvs, they have the message from the top layer or what the general public (those that don't deep dive aka ARMY) will see and hear. You peel off the top layer and there is a whole other meaning to it. This is what makes them so brilliant and different. Yesterday, you saw it from the gp eye, which is correct. Today you saw it from the deep dive level, which is correct ALSO.
So, either way, it wasn't wrong.
I do not think the way you explained this is correct. The overarching theme is about loss and hope. And the MV alludes to the tragedy. But the song was written about very specific personal experiences. None of these are "deeper" or "more important" or "more meaningful" than the other.
Hi Roscoe, thank you for your sincere reactions.
Here is what the italian Army commented on another reactors channel:
"This video took me 2 months of researches.. the more I discovered, the more I wanted to know. I cried so much too, while doing this, but I had to do it; it became like a mission.
In 2019 I was invited to a 3-days conference about BTS that was held in Seoul and in that days I was able to go to Ansan to meet some of the relatives of the victims. They watched this video too, and it was a moment I'll never forget. I hugged some of the mothers, I watched the pictures of their lost children they showed me, I visited the school and many little memorial places and cried with them. They are people very compassionate and strong, still fighting for the truth and for having justice. As much as I know, in 2022 a Memorial Park will be built in Ansan. I hope and pray that a tragedy like this will never ever happen again.
I also admire Korean people. Their peaceful Candlelight Protest was a historical event full of meaning, and very inspiring. It shows that if we as simple citizens come together, peacefully but full of motivation, we can change things, as they did. And as BTS (and ARMY) are doing in their field and in their own way." - ITALIAN ARMY -
Even though its hard to watch, its a way to not forget about the victims.
A civil diver later commited suicide because he was hounted by the voices of the kids who asked him to not leave them behind.
And the vice principal who organized the field trip took his life few days after the tragedy. He wanted his ashes to be scattered over the site of the accident "that I might be a teacher in heaven to those kids whose bodies have not been found"
As long as our loved ones remain in our memories they live on...
Thank you for sharing this.
The music video Spring Day was produced by "Lumpens" a South Korean video production company formed and led by art director Yong-seok Choi.
"They consist of a group of directors and producers in the field of video production, specializing mostly in the production of music videos, television advertisements, experimental films, and visual art. Lumpens is Yong-seok Choi's nickname. "Lumpens" is credited for producing 21 of BTS's videos as of the end of 2021."
Spring day was also directed by Yong_seok Choi.
Your reaction to the MV was as accurate as anyone else who has seen it for the first time. The production of the BTS company undoubtedly chooses the concepts to work on, and this song composed by the star team of BTS, Pdogg, Hitman Bng, Adora, Rm, Suga, is a work of excellence. Like any piece of art, it has many interpretations, including that of the BTS members themselves. I love your respect and intelligence! Thanks
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I second all the other comments here, your interpretation of the song/ mv was not wrong, it was how it resonated to you based on your own life experiences & losses and it's all legit. That's the beauty of BTS' (and their team) work 💜.
I wanna add that even after watching the explanation video, I still often watch the mv without thinking too much about the tragedy (I'm not being ignorant, I swear) and just admire the beauty of the song, how it was a sad song but the it still has some hopeful tone to it, the lyricism, and the astoundingly beautiful visual of the mv.
Borahae 💜.
Thank you for reacting to this. I know it was a tough video to watch, it was for me too.. but it’s all part of understanding the type of people BTS are and why there’s so many of us(Army). 💜
Your comments about anger & young people made me think you might want to listen/react to BTS' song "UGH!"
Interesting...
Yup
Can't wait to see his reaction to it. It's an amazing track.
This is a brutal back story. I would hug you through this if I could.
I just want to say I absolutely love this comment section. Reassuring you that your interpretation and theories aren't wrong. Love 💜
The #CouchCrew is amazing.
And, it was actually brave of BTS to even obliquely refer to the tragedy
I still struggle with this. I get so many emotions at the same time that I start getting panic attacks. I'm a former Marine and have seen a lot but, this is too much. My dad is a former Marine too and Vietnam Veteran with PTSD and this video was hard for him and couldn't finish it. My oldest son is another former Marine and retired 2 years ago because of PTSD. To this day he won't tell me his exact job only says Logistics. What broke the camel's back was when he was stationed in Washington DC he witnessed two of his friends commit suicide inside the base in front of him and his best friend. That was too much for both of them and they retired together. Keep in mind that my was 22 years old two years ago.
Awful. I don't even remember if I actually said this outloud in this video, but I wanted to say, "It just feels like there is a tragedy every single day."
I highly recommend watching the tiny desk concert because you have heard all of the songs that they sing. Its great!!
Hey Roscoe.. you did a great job with your interpretation yesterday.. Don't be sorry. It's amazing as expected... Emotional and sincere. I feel you... The song Spring Day makes us remember the loved ones we lost..
Borahae 💜💜💜
Thanks, Nash. Tough videos but we got through them. Thanks for sitting with me.
I just cried my eyes and heart out, it is very sad that this tragedy and MV are connected to give goosebumps as we feel angry, sad and powerless seeing this happens and wondering where humanity went. I can't imagine how lonely, empty and painful it was for those victims to die there so miserably watching pple whom are supposed to help them just standing still, and it's harder for the families to see their beloved ones dying and can not do anything, what makes us angry more is that even the intentions to help were controlled by gov as artists and pple were put on the blacklist for showing sympathy as humans, it is amazing how this MV spring day is there for the families and survivors to never forget what happen and to urge people to know about this tragedy and take it as an example so in the future we never let this happens again🥺 I'm now off to the funny compilation of BTS goofing around as my heart aches at my helplessness in the world😢
The Snowpiercer film that was referenced in the song is good, it stars Chris Evans. Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt and many others are also in it. It's directed by south korean director Bong Joon-ho, he also directed the Parasite film that got a lot of attention at the Oscars.
And like everyone says, you're not wrong in your interpretations at all. All personal interpretations are correct, because whatever the song means to you is what it means. Whatever you feel when you hear the song is the correct feeling. It's your subjective experience and feelings, and who can say any of that is wrong?
23:24 Yes, that's one great film director
Thanks for another great video! I can't say it was enjoyable due to the seriousness of the tragedy being explained but it was very moving and I was glad I wasn't alone experiencing it for the first time. Keep up the good work!
Also thanks for the good luck wishes for my midterms! I managed to make it through the 3 I had this week. I have one more next week and then Ive got a 2week break before the next round.
Go get it next week, Madi! And then enjoy your break!!! I will try and pump out another few vids for you to enjoy. 😎
You mentioned the numbness we experience from over exposure and misuse of violence, anger, tragedy etc. BTS have a song called UGH that addresses this in particular anger.
YES! Not enough people talk about the connection between this and UGH
Hi, I am back. Ty for the honest reaction. I wanted u to hear this one because of what u said during YOUR STORY. Hugs. I love this song. It's so beautiful. I cried a little because you were crying. I did not cry when I heard the song or saw the video for the 1st time. It did touch my heart though. One of my fav's for sure. The first time I heard the song was in Dear Class Of 2020. If you have not watched pls do. It's awesome. I loved this performance a lot. Spring Day for me is a sad hopeful song. I get melancholy feels from it. Watch DKDKTV explanation video too. It's so good. There are a few explanation vids. Some have more detail than the others. This song is a Queen because its on the charts so many years. Stores play it in Korea because ppl want to remember and never forget. BTS made this to help ppl remember. I think that's just amazing! Parts of your theory still work. This song can be about missing someone who passed away, moved away, etc. just like RM said. But it is so much more. The director and staff were amazing. The guys emoted so well. stay safe. -2019 ARMY NY USA 💜
the reason they cant openly say things (like criticism) about politics or government is because of the extreme backlash and banning they'll get so they have to be subliminal about it. a good example is their song "am i wrong" with a strong message that you need to dig into. spring day won the hearts of the south Korean public and it is forever going to be in the charts (our queen, spring day)
it actually was confirmed. they cant go into too much details due to the govt was censoring artists and blacklisting them during the time of the tragedy and its still a very sensitive subject.
however in 2020 BTS did a interview with Esquire and the journalist asked them about spring day here's the direct quote "I ask whether it was about a specific sad event, and Jin tells me, “It is about a sad event, as you said, but it is also about longing.” The song kept the disaster front of mind for young Koreans and for the media, indirectly leading to the impeachment and removal of then president Park Geun-hye."
you should read the entire article its one of the few times western media did a good job reporting on BTS.
Only 1:31 minutes into your video and already I have to interrupt to write a short comment:
you were not off with your theories, you're theories are as valid as the one of everybody else who took the time to not just watch 'Springday' but to try to makes sense of the images and the lyrics. 'Springday' talked to you and touched you on a very personal level. So even if the writers had something else in mind and other ARMYs already have absorbed the respective theories of what 'Springday' is supposedly about, you cannot be off.
I really think that that we have to differentiate between the lyrics and the musicvideo. The lyrics of 'Springday' are more generally about loss and longing for someone and the hope of being able to come to terms with that one day, while the MV is referencing that specific very sad korean springday, which you will hear about in that explanation video.
But none of us who isn't korean or hasn't lived in Korea would have been able to catch up on the references on our own. We can watch it without knowing all of this and still get that it is about loss, grief, remorse, memories and still hope. I don't think you were off at all.
Autor(es) Pdogg, RM, ADORA, "Hitman" Bang, Arlissa Ruppert, Peter Ibsen, SUGA
Productor(es) Pdogg
Spring day is the universal song for grieving. I have lost my dad in 2015 and I listen to this song to grieve and smile. I can sing the entire song by now. Also, this among with most of the songs of BTS is a testament of NamJoon (RM's) genius and book nerd intellect. He pulls from various classical literary sources and contemporary lit pieces. Who does that?
So well said.
12. :45 AM, was about to sleep but I saw you uploaded.. I knew about this Video but I never had the courage to watch it, I know it's gonna be heartbreaking. I live in a neighboring county to S. Korea and I know what happened with that incident. Thank you #CouchCrew I feel like I'm not watching this alone it gave me courage.
I also hate politics and never watched news for 7 years now.
This tragedy will never be forgotten.
Also... I don't think there is a right or wrong interpretation of BTS' music. For me, I would still interpret Spring day as a song for loosing someone. or even loosing yourself. Then living day by day until "winter" is over.
Thank you Roscoe, and goodnight.
Goodnight, Janiz, stay safe and thank you for spending time on the couch with all of us.
Roscoe, I feel you and understand unplugging as an empath. I have done the same. Recognizing profit driven media (all forms) as a tool for programming, fear mongering and its effect on the collective is an awakening indeed. I REALLY appreciate you for expressing your truth! 💜 Along those lines, I don't "agree" or vibe with everything BTS does, but I take what resonates with me and leave the rest. As with all art forms, we are all impacted in different ways and interpret things through our personal lens. What I do love about them is the powerful impact they, and their music have on many people on their journey of self reflection, self healing, self love and opening up to new experiences, and supporting others. I also see them as human beings who are growing and learning like we all are. I enjoy their diverse discography, their individual personalities, and the way they interact with each other and with ARMY (it is truly special). I especially love their goofiness. Let their music be interpreted by you in however it speaks to YOU. 💜
OMG you bought Joonie? I love you to the moon and back.
I think there's no right or wrong interpretation to music & art. It will always depend on how one perceives it and how it connects to their own experience. This makes music & art timeless and special.
You were right Rosco …we interpret music and lyrics differently …that’s what music is about …much love to you and your wife on the loss of your friend x
Thank you so much for your heartfelt and insightful interpretation of this beautiful song. Thank you for completing these two very emotionally tough videos.
I hope you'll find the time to watch the live interpretative dance performance and dance practices of this song. I sent the links in your previous Spring Day MV reaction. I find the dance uplifting.
Carousel - the musical was a favourite of my late beloved parents. My family are musical buffs particularly die hard fans of the classics (Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Leslie Caron, Gordon MacRae, Howard Keel, Debbie Reynolds eras etcetc) . So Carousel being depicted in the music video along with the eternal "You'll Never Walk Alone" phrase - a much loved song in this musical holds a very special meaning for me.
Here are those hopeful lyrics that give me strength through current adversities:
"When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone"
Roscoe, you weren't wrong. The guys have said several times that their songs are up to interpretations. Spring Day is about loss and the affects it has, so you were not wrong.
There are other explanations videos that get more into the symbolism in the mv DKDKTV is a good one from a Korean perspective.
Journey on...
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Hey, I'm ARMY, I just found you and I'm so glad I did. Just wanted to say something, I feel like theories can't be correct or wrong, they're theories and what I love about art is that each person can take away something different from it, something that resonates with them the most, and I think that's the main purpose of art, the way it can affect people, not the accuracy of interpretation. I really enjoy your videos, all the best !
Thanks Ivy! I hope you hop up on the couch with the rest of us!