You’re close with your Seoul analysis; however, RM’s hometown isn’t Seoul. He’s actually singing from the perspective of a transplant who has mixed feelings about their chosen city. He moved to Seoul as a teen and has a love/hate relationship with it. 💜
really appreciate the reaction! mono is actually his second mixtape. his first mixtape (which is the self titled RM), is not officially available on spotify but it would be great if you could react to that to see his growth as an artist
Although RM said he is dissatisfied with this album, I think FOREVER RAIN will be a forever classic. It is sad that he has been struggling with this loneliness and inner conflicts for so long. I am glad that with his last solo album RPWP he seems to be coming out of it on the other side.
It's super interesting that you interpret Everything Goes as an acceptance of total end to everything, death, the end of existence.eventually and to appreciate life more because of it, I don't think think I heard that interpretation before. Most people (in the fandom) interpret it as a reminder that everything passes, including any kind of hardship. One day, you will surely overcome it. However, this fandom interpretation is probably heavily influenced by BTS's song Spring Day, which came out about a year prior to mono. It was about overcoming grief and had the following line in it: "No darkness, no season can last forever". It's great so see you as someone who has not yet been "influenced" by previous song topics give your interpretations, please feel free to share all you like! Your overall interpretation of the album was spot on. Also for context: You picked up on it correctly, RM (and the whole group) went through a really tough time from late 2017 all the way through mid 2018. It was their big breakthrough in the US and the pressure they felt was so immense and unbearable, that they even considered disbanding as group to escape it. The rapline even wrote a song directly about this, it's "Outro: Tear" from their album "Love Yourself: Tear". The struggles and emotions RM works though on mono are most likely heavily related to those times.
im so glad you found Namjoon's albums.. his lyrics are basically a diary of his life, very humane! so it makes it so easy to feel connected with his songs. 💜
Mono is actually my comfort album. İ cried a little the first time i heard it. Namjoon is truly a poet his lyrics are so well thought. He gives me strength. 💜 Thank you for reacting to his work
You are going to LOVE indigo, 10 tracks, all different genres, all amazing. RM is THE artist that STUDIES music, that’s why he has the ability to just jump head first into a completely new genre and outperform any artist that dominates that genre.
Mono is chicken noodle soup for the soul. It feels like watching a cinematic masterpiece that moves you to your core and leaves a lasting impression. Or having a good cry in the arms of a loved one. It hits you in the feels in the best way imaginable.
Such a joy seeing you discover the great artist that is Namjoon/RM. This little album truly aged like a gem. It’s been with me through a lot of dark times.
This "playlist" is so personal to a lot of people. I think because Mono is very raw with human feelings, esp the darker sides. And so it became a lot of comfort album for a lot of people. Joon is a versatile artist but he amways tries to make what he made very human (?) and I think that's what makes a lot of people loves it and can relate to the lyrics so much.
oh wow, the algorythm recommended this to me and this is the first video i watched before RPWP (now i'm excited to watch that one), and i can say i love this a lot! i love reactors like you who are not just giving reactions carelessly and mindlessly. you deep dive into each song and you do it really well. i'm not gatekeeping his albums. as a fan, of course i always share it to people so that more people can know that there are masterpieces from an artist named RM. but a lot of times, i kinda regret it when i share the albums with people who can't appreciate them enough. so it's like- RM's albums are like these treasures that i hold so dearly, and i'm afraid if people who can't appreciate them touch them. with people like you however, i'd let you touch them and even analyze them because i think you can take care of them. and i didn't even realize this video is around 40 minutes long. that's how much i love every seconds of your reaction. about Forever Rain, that lyrics that you quoted, "when it rains, i, a bit, feel like i have a friend. it keeps knocking on my windows and asks me how i’m doing," reminds me of the lyrics from Rain (from BTS' album Dark & Wild). some of them said, "the sound of rain touching the world feels vivid i put on a brief smile at the best background music" "the rain makes its mark on my dirty shoes as if it’s letting me know its existence. would i be someone who left a mark on you like the rain like this?" "as i walk, listening to the rain, i wonder who this rain is falling for." i love their lyricism so much😭💜
I'm very glad to see you found rm's music, he is such a great musician, a truly genius lyricist, and overall a very interesting person who deserves more attention! loved this reaction, thank you!
once you’re done with indigo and his self titled debut solo mixtape, you might like the collabs he’s done with other artists like smoke sprite, sexy nukim, don’t ever say love me, change with wale, champion with fall out boy, etc… and strange with agust d (that’s his bandmate suga’s alter ego for his solo music). additionally, i don’t know how far you’ve gone into bts’s discography but he has some solo songs on their albums too, and since he’s one of the main composers and lyricists for the group, pretty much every bts song has his mind and heart written all over it. also, not to be overbearing 😂 but all the solo projects have been so amazing to experience, every member has told their minds in their own unique way and it’s amazing to think that all these seven amazing artists are in the same group! so if you haven’t i recommend you check them all out too, just saying 😅
If I ever have problems to relax and sleep I Iisten to mono. I listen to it other times too, but this is my go to album everytime I need my time to just be. I have slept whole nights this album being on repeat on the background. Mono is part of my soul💜
I don’t know why I’m getting so emotional watching your video. I love watching you fall in love with mono which has been such a big part of my life since it dropped on October 23, 2018. I’ll just sit here and watch you listen for the first time with tears rolling down my cheeks.
Although to me mono isn’t a sad album. It’s a brave album. It’s healing ❤️🩹. everythingoes is a zen meditation. It’s like being in a rocking chair and rocking myself, soothing my soul until ALL IS WELL. All will pass. Everything will be okay. Ohhh damn I love mono. The album of my life (and I love blues & old r&b) is INDIGO. But I’m now falling head over heels for Right Person Wrong Place so who knows… Just to let you know, there are a lot of reasons why Namjoon’s lyrics and music are so great. He loves art and is well known in the art world for his knowledge of real art. But also, he reads books. Lots of books. Barnes & Noble will put on displays called Namjoon’s book lists! Among the people you listen to how many read stacks and stacks and stacks of books? 📚
When I saw you went straight from Right Place, Wrong Person to Mono I was so excited. I’m so glad you enjoyed both so much. I also am an absolute sucker for Everything Goes. It’s so simple in its lyrics that it really shows how moving the actual MUSIC can be. Everything Goes and Wildflower from Indigo (his album following Mono) make me cry real tears. With RPWP, I have a real soft spot for Around The World In a Day. I think it really emulates Everything Goes in it’s composition. The breakout at the end after the rising tension of the song just moves me 🤧. Thank you so much for your reactions, I hope you continue to enjoy RM and the other members if you decide to branch out 🫶
Mono is my favorite...you should see Rm tiny desk he sings Seoul live and FYI Moonchild is one of the 3 chosen to accompany NASA into space. The three are Mikrokosmos, 134340 from BTS and Moonchild from RM 💜
Mono the album that honestly saved me a lot of times when I was depressed back in 2018. It has an special place in my heart. I still listen it to it and especially when I'm having an anxiety attack or I feel sad. Idk.. it's just so healing and comforting and the production is amazing as well. 💜 Namjoon is really a genius songwriter and artist. It's so good!
This album is life altering. I have met so many people who found comfort in his words in these songs. I have moonchild tattooed on me as well. I can't explain how happy I feel whenever I see someone experience this excellency for the first time and realise the significance.
Hi Steven i like your reactions on both RPWP and Mono and now looking forward to your reaction to his Indigo album. Im 53yrs old mom and i love Namjoon's (and BTS') music. 'Everything goes' have a special spot in my heart. I would usually play BTS' music at work (being a BTS army) I was having a hard time that day and Jinaga/Everything Goes came on the playlist and it just hit me that day, that no matter how hard i was struggling, it will just pass. Often times i catch myself being comforted by their songs. Its the indepth understanding of their songs and artistry that will solidify your love and therefore become a solid army. That was how it is for me. Its not just a fad or just go by the beat like i would with pop music. With RM and all of the BTS members, their music are on a different level. It will make you think, it awakens a part of you that makes you appreciate yourself, your emotions (as well as others), and make you feel good in general. I hope you get to experience these too while discovering their whole discography coz there is definitely a story there that i know (as an army), you will appreciate. Good luck and God bless your day! Borahae.💜💜💜
I truly cannot choose my favourite among his albums, they're all so wonderful! Thank you so very much for checking them out, and appreciating rm's lyricism and musical artistry. Some of his lyrics and words have helped me a lot, so he and his art are very dear to my heart.
'Mono' is such a piece of art, I hope it reaches out more people who need comfort, I loooove his lyrics and everythingoes feels like a warm hug, something about Namjoon is that he never does the same thing and eveything he does is so good, thank you for the reaction Can't wait for the 'Indigo' review, I'm still obsessed with Closer, it is such a good song
Hi Steven, I love all your interpretation. It brought smiles and tears to my face. At the same time, it makes me appreciate RM more. Thank you. I look forward to Indigo. I hope you have a great day!
With Everything Goes, a different side is to look at it is when you're struggling, Joon's constant reminder of everything goes gives hope that the struggle will also end
"Moonchild" is the anthem of my life! And yes, whoever can connect to the song/songs are indeed "moonchilds". Welcome to the club of moonchilds Steven!💜 P.S: "Everything goes" is the mantra I chant when I feel lost!
Also, there's this video of a conversation between RM and Jimin, another member of BTS, which dropped the day before yesterday where RM talks about his latest album and you get to know his personality a little bit. It would be fun to see you react to it! I hope you can do that. No, please do that!😅
This is my yoga jam. Has been for years. I appreciate your appreciation. All it needs to be is your interpretation. Music is personal once it leaves the artist.
everything goes is so comforting because when times are terrible you just repeat to yourself "it's gonna be fine. everything goes. it's not going to last forever" and it gets easier
I look forward to your reaction to Indigo and then the whiplash you'll get when you (hopefully) go into Jack in the Box and D-Day, or Layover and Face and Golden. All members have such different styles and they're all amazing.
love your deep dive into RMs discography💜 PS. All BTS members have solo projects and all but the oldest have atleast one EP, and each one have a different flavor :) These are the solo projects: RM - RM, Mono, Indigo, Right place wrong person, Suga aka. AgustD - AgustD, D-2 and D-day, Jhope - Hopeworld, Jack in the box and Hope on the street, Jimin - Face, V - Layover, Jungkook - Golden and last Jin - the solo track The Astronaut (he enlisted first but maybe we will see a EP or Album from him after he comes back in 17 days! ). Then ofc you have a whole fantastic BTS discography ;)
I really enjoyed your thoughtful reviews of both Mono and RPWP! I like that you read the lyrics and give your interpretation. It's also very cool to hear your thoughts on production and instrumentation as well. Looking forward to your Indigo reaction! Thanks much!
I loved your analysis of this and rpwp! I can't wait for you to listen to Indigo omg! You're gonna love it. It's so emotionally cathartic and philosophically cohesive.
Thank you for this Steven! Since you expressed your desire to know him as a person, I recommend watching/reacting to this video of a conversation between RM and Jimin, another member of BTS, which dropped the day before yesterday where RM talks about his latest album and you get to know his personality a little bit. It would be fun to watch you react to it! I hope you can do that. No, please do that!😅💜 Also, I am eagerly waiting for your take on Indigo!
Thank you for reacting with such a genuine love for music and lyrics. Namjoon is truly one of a kind. I think you would love dday & d2, once you’re ready to discover the lotus flower that is Min Yoongi/Suga/Agustd ❤️
Mono is just everyone's comfort playlist. I love how it just goes in a circle, a loop of emotions, because that's just life, a constant loop of highs and lows and we just have to ride through it.
Mono is a fucking masterpiece. Can't wait for your reaction to Indigo! Thank you so much for appreciating the art that his albums are, ARMY is so grateful for people like you. Someone without any predjudice and so open to new and creative music💜
All BTS solo album so far are masterpiece~ Mono specifically make sense for him to write sad depressing songs since it was written during his most hectic period in BTS
The hiphop that your picking up in RM's discrography is exactly right, he started out with music as a 13 year old becoming interested in rap and was rapping in the underground scene in Seoul as a young teen - he was only 16 when he caught the attention of Bighit producers who literally started the BTS project around RM which was supposed to be a hiphop crew for the 1st couple years that RM was a trainee with the company.
rm is really a one of a kind artist. his work is so timelessly relatable and i love that he is always able to speak his truth in his music. personally my fav tracks from this mixtape are tokyo and everythingoes! can't wait for you to get to indigo!
I’m so glad you’re listening yo Namjoon’s albums. He is truly remarkable. Uhgood is my favorite song from Mono but every song is a masterpiece. I am excited to see your reaction to RM mixtape & Indigo as well if you’re planning to do so 😊
Liked your interpretation of everything goes. I actually didn't make a connection to death in it. MONO is my insomnia album. Like this mixtape helped me fall asleep so many times. Its so important to me. Its a healing album. Its so meditative and poetic and reflective of life. So relatable. RM is just a poet. This album was written by RM when he was going through a burnout phase. He makes his feelings universal. I also hope after indigo you check out jhope and suga albums too... they are also just so fun and so good and self reflective.
Mono is my fav album from RM, there is something therapeutic about it My fav track is Seoul, probably the best relationship description between a person and a city that I’ve come across. Everythinggoes is the other fav Look forward to your indigo reaction
I'm happy you are so into RM (into anything really, it's beautiful to someone else's eyes shine with passion)!! I like Moonhild the most but I play Tokyio a lot for atmospheric music during the day lol. What I like about RM the most is his fucking brain - and therefore his lyrics or what thoughts he had for a song. It's so interesting to listen to him talk.... huge respect as a human and also as an artist that refuses to be contaminated by the industry Oh If you are interested there are behind the scenes-interviews for almost every album/ep on BangtanTV channel where he talks about the making. He did MiniMoni recently for Right Place Wrong Person and an interview for Suchwita for Indigo at the time Looking foward to Indigo, have a good day!
I love love love your reactions! Really appreciate you pulling up the lyrics too, I'm so excited for you to dive into the rest of his and bts discography
Thank you for your review! Mono feels like a book to me. I feel like tokyo and seoul are the author's note and preface of the story, with moonchild being the introduction to give you the setting and tone. And then badbye/uhgood/everythingoes are the main story, with the main journey and climax and ending of the story. These tracks really feel like they're part of the same set piece. And then you have the epilogue with forever rain. Everythingoes is my fav track, but I can't listen to it without tearing up (even when I know it's coming, like when you went through it now 😅).
Thank you for the reaction!! 🙏🏻 Your vision is real ! Because it's yours ! Mono is my favorite RM album... I love the ethereal, spacy feel of it. It conveys the feeling of being outside of this world, and being alienated. Every songs of mono is a gem but I think everythingoes is a masterpiece, and it has minimal lyrics! But with the minimal lyrics it leaves space for your emotions. So that when you listen to the song you will have time to ponder over this phrase for yourself... Thank you for RM 🙏🏻 he is a rule breaker in his own way.
great reaction as always! love your channel man and how deep you dive into so many different artists and csongs and even styles of music. Would love to hear your thoughts on twenty one pilots new song 'Vignette', a song about addiction, tyler's voice sounds so good.
Mono is my favorite RM album. They are all great, but this one fits my vibe the most. You need to check out all of suga's mixed tapes and albums too. Actually, do all the member's solo projects. They are all genius. A lot of BTS b-sides explore these kinds of concepts and emotional depths-- louder than bombs, house of cards, sea, the truth untold, film out, etc.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh I feel you I feel everything you said about RM and his music and production and lyrics and poetry I fkn understand you so bad LOL and YES YES YES whatever you said about him is a yes RM is my forever favorite artwork and artist 🫶🏾 I can listen to you talking about him forever Thank you for this 👏🏾👏🏾
33:10 The ending of Forever Rain is so beautiful. RM's voice becomes an instrument in a way. Remind you that he did this himself. RM is so good at the endings of his songs. RM's voice is amazing in a different way from regular vocalists. Fantastic. When this album first came out, we watched a lot of grown men cry reacting to it.
My favourites are uhgood and everythingoes, but i love the other songs too. Everythingoes really helps when you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed, from my own experience. It feels very cathartic, like breathing. I enjoyed your reaction and am looking forward to your review of Indigo too, whenever you get around to that! 😊
Thank you for your reaction! It feels so good to see people reacting to his work :) hope to watch you react to his first mixtape RM (and can’t wait for you to listen indigo!). Enjoy the trip !
Everything goes hit me like freight train. Change is scary, but it also constant. No matter what happens; the time will pass anyways. Beautiful reaction to a beautiful album!
If u want an AMAZING lyrics analysis I suggest ' a deep dive into Mono ' by Wandering Thoughts. This video gave me a whole new level of understanding of this masterpiece. Also Fyi this mono album is not an official album, bts members were realising tons of solo projects before, and like mono, they were all free. I remembe rm posting the zip file with all of mono track on twitter when it came out. Rm also made another free album before mono, its called RM and it came out in 2015.
He is very talented, articulate and overall an amazing individual. I love how mature and introspective he is, the way he view the world and translate it through his lyrics are amazing. Mono helps me a lot to calm my anxiety. I hope you too find comfort in this album.
In my university i have this one English class where we talk about poetry , literature stuff and analyze the lyrics of some poems and songs and my professor told us that , " if any artist's growth is not evident through his/her work then they're truly not growing as an artist or not passionate about art ." And i think about if much often , for me Namjoon's every work reflects himself of some time of his life. From growing oit of angry hip-hop influenced teenager in his first mixtape to understanding himself more through 'mono' , he has grown so much and his work makes the listener feels like they're growing with him. His music represents himself so much , anyone can really live the life in his place if they listened to all the songs in order.
You’re close with your Seoul analysis; however, RM’s hometown isn’t Seoul. He’s actually singing from the perspective of a transplant who has mixed feelings about their chosen city. He moved to Seoul as a teen and has a love/hate relationship with it. 💜
He did say he considers it his second hometown.
@@NanciBK I know. How is that contrary to what I said?
Exactly. What @WhalienDNA said
He truly is THE songwriter of his generation. Mono saving lives since its creation 💜
Mono quite literally saved my life and got me through such a difficult time, and he pulled me out of it, it's still my comfort album till this day
So many of us feel the same as you about mono. ❤️🔥
Agreed mono is my comfort album too
I listen to it every morning. my safe place ❤❤
Same. I have 'everythingoes' tattooed on my arm because it meant so much to me.
really appreciate the reaction! mono is actually his second mixtape. his first mixtape (which is the self titled RM), is not officially available on spotify but it would be great if you could react to that to see his growth as an artist
Yes!!! RM has a lot of gems
Mono is my comfort album! I can’t wait for Indigo, it is a masterpiece! He is a lyrical genius. For me, RM is the most experimental member in BTS.
He definitely is , he always tries to do smth different. But that is to be expected because he just loves music
Although RM said he is dissatisfied with this album, I think FOREVER RAIN will be a forever classic. It is sad that he has been struggling with this loneliness and inner conflicts for so long. I am glad that with his last solo album RPWP he seems to be coming out of it on the other side.
Oh!? I was not excpecting this so soon haha! Mono is still my favourite of his projects, glad you love it!
Did you know he was only 23 years old when he made this? So impressive
The lyrics of Uhgood always make me cry. Uhgood and everything goes after is just therapy 💙💙💙
It's super interesting that you interpret Everything Goes as an acceptance of total end to everything, death, the end of existence.eventually and to appreciate life more because of it, I don't think think I heard that interpretation before. Most people (in the fandom) interpret it as a reminder that everything passes, including any kind of hardship. One day, you will surely overcome it. However, this fandom interpretation is probably heavily influenced by BTS's song Spring Day, which came out about a year prior to mono. It was about overcoming grief and had the following line in it: "No darkness, no season can last forever". It's great so see you as someone who has not yet been "influenced" by previous song topics give your interpretations, please feel free to share all you like! Your overall interpretation of the album was spot on.
Also for context: You picked up on it correctly, RM (and the whole group) went through a really tough time from late 2017 all the way through mid 2018. It was their big breakthrough in the US and the pressure they felt was so immense and unbearable, that they even considered disbanding as group to escape it. The rapline even wrote a song directly about this, it's "Outro: Tear" from their album "Love Yourself: Tear". The struggles and emotions RM works though on mono are most likely heavily related to those times.
RM’s body of work has a range that is unbelievable. RM is a literal poet.
He is!
mono. is so special and precious to me. it’s a comfort album for so many people 💜
im so glad you found Namjoon's albums.. his lyrics are basically a diary of his life, very humane! so it makes it so easy to feel connected with his songs. 💜
Mono is actually my comfort album. İ cried a little the first time i heard it. Namjoon is truly a poet his lyrics are so well thought. He gives me strength.
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Thank you for reacting to his work
its really cool seeing someone enjoying namjoons music as much as we do 🥺
You are going to LOVE indigo, 10 tracks, all different genres, all amazing. RM is THE artist that STUDIES music, that’s why he has the ability to just jump head first into a completely new genre and outperform any artist that dominates that genre.
Mono is chicken noodle soup for the soul. It feels like watching a cinematic masterpiece that moves you to your core and leaves a lasting impression. Or having a good cry in the arms of a loved one. It hits you in the feels in the best way imaginable.
Such a joy seeing you discover the great artist that is Namjoon/RM. This little album truly aged like a gem. It’s been with me through a lot of dark times.
This "playlist" is so personal to a lot of people. I think because Mono is very raw with human feelings, esp the darker sides. And so it became a lot of comfort album for a lot of people. Joon is a versatile artist but he amways tries to make what he made very human (?) and I think that's what makes a lot of people loves it and can relate to the lyrics so much.
oh wow, the algorythm recommended this to me and this is the first video i watched before RPWP (now i'm excited to watch that one), and i can say i love this a lot! i love reactors like you who are not just giving reactions carelessly and mindlessly. you deep dive into each song and you do it really well.
i'm not gatekeeping his albums. as a fan, of course i always share it to people so that more people can know that there are masterpieces from an artist named RM. but a lot of times, i kinda regret it when i share the albums with people who can't appreciate them enough. so it's like- RM's albums are like these treasures that i hold so dearly, and i'm afraid if people who can't appreciate them touch them. with people like you however, i'd let you touch them and even analyze them because i think you can take care of them.
and i didn't even realize this video is around 40 minutes long. that's how much i love every seconds of your reaction.
about Forever Rain, that lyrics that you quoted, "when it rains, i, a bit, feel like i have a friend. it keeps knocking on my windows and asks me how i’m doing," reminds me of the lyrics from Rain (from BTS' album Dark & Wild). some of them said,
"the sound of rain touching the world feels vivid i put on a brief smile at the best background music"
"the rain makes its mark on my dirty shoes as if it’s letting me know its existence. would i be someone who left a mark on you like the rain like this?"
"as i walk, listening to the rain, i wonder who this rain is falling for."
i love their lyricism so much😭💜
I'm very glad to see you found rm's music, he is such a great musician, a truly genius lyricist, and overall a very interesting person who deserves more attention! loved this reaction, thank you!
once you’re done with indigo and his self titled debut solo mixtape, you might like the collabs he’s done with other artists like smoke sprite, sexy nukim, don’t ever say love me, change with wale, champion with fall out boy, etc… and strange with agust d (that’s his bandmate suga’s alter ego for his solo music).
additionally, i don’t know how far you’ve gone into bts’s discography but he has some solo songs on their albums too, and since he’s one of the main composers and lyricists for the group, pretty much every bts song has his mind and heart written all over it.
also, not to be overbearing 😂 but all the solo projects have been so amazing to experience, every member has told their minds in their own unique way and it’s amazing to think that all these seven amazing artists are in the same group! so if you haven’t i recommend you check them all out too, just saying 😅
If I ever have problems to relax and sleep I Iisten to mono. I listen to it other times too, but this is my go to album everytime I need my time to just be. I have slept whole nights this album being on repeat on the background. Mono is part of my soul💜
I don’t know why I’m getting so emotional watching your video. I love watching you fall in love with mono which has been such a big part of my life since it dropped on October 23, 2018. I’ll just sit here and watch you listen for the first time with tears rolling down my cheeks.
Although to me mono isn’t a sad album. It’s a brave album. It’s healing ❤️🩹. everythingoes is a zen meditation. It’s like being in a rocking chair and rocking myself, soothing my soul until ALL IS WELL. All will pass. Everything will be okay.
Ohhh damn I love mono. The album of my life (and I love blues & old r&b) is INDIGO. But I’m now falling head over heels for Right Person Wrong Place so who knows…
Just to let you know, there are a lot of reasons why Namjoon’s lyrics and music are so great. He loves art and is well known in the art world for his knowledge of real art. But also, he reads books. Lots of books. Barnes & Noble will put on displays called Namjoon’s book lists! Among the people you listen to how many read stacks and stacks and stacks of books? 📚
💜💜💜💜💜
Indigo next? Lol
Yes, he said he’ll do Indigo next 💜
I hope he eventually do his first album “RM” it is so underrated but in my opinion the best mixtape
@@Dashominyesss. That's my favorite album😭
When I saw you went straight from Right Place, Wrong Person to Mono I was so excited. I’m so glad you enjoyed both so much. I also am an absolute sucker for Everything Goes. It’s so simple in its lyrics that it really shows how moving the actual MUSIC can be. Everything Goes and Wildflower from Indigo (his album following Mono) make me cry real tears. With RPWP, I have a real soft spot for Around The World In a Day. I think it really emulates Everything Goes in it’s composition. The breakout at the end after the rising tension of the song just moves me 🤧. Thank you so much for your reactions, I hope you continue to enjoy RM and the other members if you decide to branch out 🫶
Mono is my favorite...you should see Rm tiny desk he sings Seoul live and FYI Moonchild is one of the 3 chosen to accompany NASA into space. The three are Mikrokosmos, 134340 from BTS and Moonchild from RM 💜
FROM WHERE CAN I SEE THIS??I MEAN FROM WHERE DO YOU GET TO KNOW THIS?
This is such a relatable album that many Armys have shared how much it saved or helped them through a depressive time.
This is a healing therapy ❤ I can't wait for indigo❤
Mono the album that honestly saved me a lot of times when I was depressed back in 2018. It has an special place in my heart. I still listen it to it and especially when I'm having an anxiety attack or I feel sad. Idk.. it's just so healing and comforting and the production is amazing as well. 💜
Namjoon is really a genius songwriter and artist. It's so good!
Mono is my rainy days album, my go to album for comfort, one of my favorites. For me RM singing is spoken poetry, you feel the writer in him
This album is life altering. I have met so many people who found comfort in his words in these songs. I have moonchild tattooed on me as well. I can't explain how happy I feel whenever I see someone experience this excellency for the first time and realise the significance.
"RM" mixtape or indigo next? 😆
Hi Steven i like your reactions on both RPWP and Mono and now looking forward to your reaction to his Indigo album. Im 53yrs old mom and i love Namjoon's (and BTS') music. 'Everything goes' have a special spot in my heart. I would usually play BTS' music at work (being a BTS army) I was having a hard time that day and Jinaga/Everything Goes came on the playlist and it just hit me that day, that no matter how hard i was struggling, it will just pass. Often times i catch myself being comforted by their songs. Its the indepth understanding of their songs and artistry that will solidify your love and therefore become a solid army. That was how it is for me. Its not just a fad or just go by the beat like i would with pop music. With RM and all of the BTS members, their music are on a different level. It will make you think, it awakens a part of you that makes you appreciate yourself, your emotions (as well as others), and make you feel good in general. I hope you get to experience these too while discovering their whole discography coz there is definitely a story there that i know (as an army), you will appreciate. Good luck and God bless your day! Borahae.💜💜💜
I truly cannot choose my favourite among his albums, they're all so wonderful! Thank you so very much for checking them out, and appreciating rm's lyricism and musical artistry. Some of his lyrics and words have helped me a lot, so he and his art are very dear to my heart.
'Mono' is such a piece of art, I hope it reaches out more people who need comfort, I loooove his lyrics and everythingoes feels like a warm hug, something about Namjoon is that he never does the same thing and eveything he does is so good, thank you for the reaction
Can't wait for the 'Indigo' review, I'm still obsessed with Closer, it is such a good song
I'm so glad you did Mono, love your analysis of the music and lyrics. Can't wait for indigo 😊
Loved this Album when it came out. Can't believe how long it's been. Moonchild is still my fav. You should also check out NELL, such an amazing Band.
Hi Steven, I love all your interpretation. It brought smiles and tears to my face. At the same time, it makes me appreciate RM more. Thank you. I look forward to Indigo. I hope you have a great day!
With Everything Goes, a different side is to look at it is when you're struggling, Joon's constant reminder of everything goes gives hope that the struggle will also end
You have no idea how much I love you Steven 🥺
"Moonchild" is the anthem of my life! And yes, whoever can connect to the song/songs are indeed "moonchilds". Welcome to the club of moonchilds Steven!💜
P.S: "Everything goes" is the mantra I chant when I feel lost!
Also, there's this video of a conversation between RM and Jimin, another member of BTS, which dropped the day before yesterday where RM talks about his latest album and you get to know his personality a little bit. It would be fun to see you react to it! I hope you can do that. No, please do that!😅
You wasted no time! I LOVE this project 😭
This is my yoga jam. Has been for years. I appreciate your appreciation. All it needs to be is your interpretation. Music is personal once it leaves the artist.
everything goes is so comforting because when times are terrible you just repeat to yourself "it's gonna be fine. everything goes. it's not going to last forever" and it gets easier
I look forward to your reaction to Indigo and then the whiplash you'll get when you (hopefully) go into Jack in the Box and D-Day, or Layover and Face and Golden. All members have such different styles and they're all amazing.
love your deep dive into RMs discography💜 PS. All BTS members have solo projects and all but the oldest have atleast one EP, and each one have a different flavor :) These are the solo projects: RM - RM, Mono, Indigo, Right place wrong person, Suga aka. AgustD - AgustD, D-2 and D-day, Jhope - Hopeworld, Jack in the box and Hope on the street, Jimin - Face, V - Layover, Jungkook - Golden and last Jin - the solo track The Astronaut (he enlisted first but maybe we will see a EP or Album from him after he comes back in 17 days! ). Then ofc you have a whole fantastic BTS discography ;)
I really enjoyed your thoughtful reviews of both Mono and RPWP! I like that you read the lyrics and give your interpretation. It's also very cool to hear your thoughts on production and instrumentation as well. Looking forward to your Indigo reaction! Thanks much!
I loved your analysis of this and rpwp! I can't wait for you to listen to Indigo omg! You're gonna love it. It's so emotionally cathartic and philosophically cohesive.
Namjoon doesn't just make music, he makes beautiful art.
Your reactions and interpretations are so amazing 😍
This is what I need the point of view from someone who loves music, so I can learn about aspects where I have only a half-full or empty glass
Thank you for this Steven! Since you expressed your desire to know him as a person, I recommend watching/reacting to this video of a conversation between RM and Jimin, another member of BTS, which dropped the day before yesterday where RM talks about his latest album and you get to know his personality a little bit. It would be fun to watch you react to it! I hope you can do that. No, please do that!😅💜
Also, I am eagerly waiting for your take on Indigo!
Thank you for reacting with such a genuine love for music and lyrics. Namjoon is truly one of a kind.
I think you would love dday & d2, once you’re ready to discover the lotus flower that is Min Yoongi/Suga/Agustd ❤️
Mono is just everyone's comfort playlist. I love how it just goes in a circle, a loop of emotions, because that's just life, a constant loop of highs and lows and we just have to ride through it.
Hes such an artist. Love our leader
RM album reviews. I’m totally here for it.
Mono is a fucking masterpiece. Can't wait for your reaction to Indigo! Thank you so much for appreciating the art that his albums are, ARMY is so grateful for people like you. Someone without any predjudice and so open to new and creative music💜
All BTS solo album so far are masterpiece~ Mono specifically make sense for him to write sad depressing songs since it was written during his most hectic period in BTS
Now you need to do indigo 🥰
Mono is my medicine.
The hiphop that your picking up in RM's discrography is exactly right, he started out with music as a 13 year old becoming interested in rap and was rapping in the underground scene in Seoul as a young teen - he was only 16 when he caught the attention of Bighit producers who literally started the BTS project around RM which was supposed to be a hiphop crew for the 1st couple years that RM was a trainee with the company.
rm is really a one of a kind artist. his work is so timelessly relatable and i love that he is always able to speak his truth in his music. personally my fav tracks from this mixtape are tokyo and everythingoes! can't wait for you to get to indigo!
Moonchild is one of My fav Songs ever
I adore that you're taking a listen to RM's stuff...he's simply amazing!!! Thanks for the reactions to his albums!
I’m so glad you’re listening yo Namjoon’s albums. He is truly remarkable. Uhgood is my favorite song from Mono but every song is a masterpiece. I am excited to see your reaction to RM mixtape & Indigo as well if you’re planning to do so 😊
CANT WAIT FOR THE INDIGO REACTION. RM his first mixtape is really a youngggg and angry namjoon and also a little bratty? all his albums are amazing
Liked your interpretation of everything goes. I actually didn't make a connection to death in it.
MONO is my insomnia album.
Like this mixtape helped me fall asleep so many times.
Its so important to me.
Its a healing album. Its so meditative and poetic and reflective of life. So relatable.
RM is just a poet.
This album was written by RM when he was going through a burnout phase. He makes his feelings universal.
I also hope after indigo you check out jhope and suga albums too... they are also just so fun and so good and self reflective.
Mono is my fav album from RM, there is something therapeutic about it
My fav track is Seoul, probably the best relationship description between a person and a city that I’ve come across. Everythinggoes is the other fav
Look forward to your indigo reaction
I'm happy you are so into RM (into anything really, it's beautiful to someone else's eyes shine with passion)!!
I like Moonhild the most but I play Tokyio a lot for atmospheric music during the day lol. What I like about RM the most is his fucking brain - and therefore his lyrics or what thoughts he had for a song. It's so interesting to listen to him talk.... huge respect as a human and also as an artist that refuses to be contaminated by the industry
Oh If you are interested there are behind the scenes-interviews for almost every album/ep on BangtanTV channel where he talks about the making. He did MiniMoni recently for Right Place Wrong Person and an interview for Suchwita for Indigo at the time
Looking foward to Indigo, have a good day!
I love love love your reactions! Really appreciate you pulling up the lyrics too, I'm so excited for you to dive into the rest of his and bts discography
Thank you for your review!
Mono feels like a book to me. I feel like tokyo and seoul are the author's note and preface of the story, with moonchild being the introduction to give you the setting and tone.
And then badbye/uhgood/everythingoes are the main story, with the main journey and climax and ending of the story. These tracks really feel like they're part of the same set piece.
And then you have the epilogue with forever rain.
Everythingoes is my fav track, but I can't listen to it without tearing up (even when I know it's coming, like when you went through it now 😅).
Forever Rain and Everything Goes are my repeats 🌱🍃💦
best mixtape ever Idc
Truer Words haven't been said!
Thank you for the reaction!! 🙏🏻 Your vision is real ! Because it's yours ! Mono is my favorite RM album... I love the ethereal, spacy feel of it. It conveys the feeling of being outside of this world, and being alienated. Every songs of mono is a gem but I think everythingoes is a masterpiece, and it has minimal lyrics! But with the minimal lyrics it leaves space for your emotions. So that when you listen to the song you will have time to ponder over this phrase for yourself... Thank you for RM 🙏🏻 he is a rule breaker in his own way.
great reaction as always!
love your channel man and how deep you dive into so many different artists and csongs and even styles of music.
Would love to hear your thoughts on twenty one pilots new song 'Vignette', a song about addiction, tyler's voice sounds so good.
Love all his albums. He really is just incredible. Thank you for checking him out :)
Mono is my favorite RM album. They are all great, but this one fits my vibe the most. You need to check out all of suga's mixed tapes and albums too. Actually, do all the member's solo projects. They are all genius. A lot of BTS b-sides explore these kinds of concepts and emotional depths-- louder than bombs, house of cards, sea, the truth untold, film out, etc.
Namjoon is a poet, you’re always gonna be amazed by his lyrics 💜
RM ❤
I'm waiting for this reaction for so long omg im sooo happy please react to Smoke Sprite by RM and Soyoon
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh I feel you I feel everything you said about RM and his music and production and lyrics and poetry
I fkn understand you so bad LOL
and YES YES YES whatever you said about him is a yes RM is my forever favorite artwork and artist 🫶🏾
I can listen to you talking about him forever
Thank you for this 👏🏾👏🏾
please react to indigo AND RMS first mixtape RM
Mono will forever be my favourite album in the world! A timeless masterpiece.
aaaahhh so glad to see you diving into RM and Im soooo happy you love him! Looking forward to more bts and solo member reactions!
33:10 The ending of Forever Rain is so beautiful. RM's voice becomes an instrument in a way. Remind you that he did this himself. RM is so good at the endings of his songs. RM's voice is amazing in a different way from regular vocalists. Fantastic. When this album first came out, we watched a lot of grown men cry reacting to it.
My favourites are uhgood and everythingoes, but i love the other songs too. Everythingoes really helps when you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed, from my own experience. It feels very cathartic, like breathing.
I enjoyed your reaction and am looking forward to your review of Indigo too, whenever you get around to that! 😊
2:50 As RM says in his song 'Wild Flower' from his 2022 album Indigo:
그래 내 시작은 시
여태껏 날 지켜온 단 하나의 힘과 dream
Thank you for your reaction! It feels so good to see people reacting to his work :) hope to watch you react to his first mixtape RM (and can’t wait for you to listen indigo!). Enjoy the trip !
STEVEN, ZAYN dropped another few tracks on the EXTENDED VERSION of Room Under The Stairs, You gotta do it
Everything goes hit me like freight train. Change is scary, but it also constant. No matter what happens; the time will pass anyways. Beautiful reaction to a beautiful album!
If u want an AMAZING lyrics analysis I suggest ' a deep dive into Mono ' by Wandering Thoughts.
This video gave me a whole new level of understanding of this masterpiece.
Also Fyi this mono album is not an official album, bts members were realising tons of solo projects before, and like mono, they were all free. I remembe rm posting the zip file with all of mono track on twitter when it came out.
Rm also made another free album before mono, its called RM and it came out in 2015.
He is very talented, articulate and overall an amazing individual. I love how mature and introspective he is, the way he view the world and translate it through his lyrics are amazing. Mono helps me a lot to calm my anxiety. I hope you too find comfort in this album.
you will love indigo
I'm so happy you gave a chance to RM's music < 3
He has such a beautiful view of things and it feels through his music
💜RM is so so talented and so good transferring his feelings, his emotions and creating beautiful amazing songs, just beautiful. Thanks
thank you for the video
My Fav RM album 💜
This album is a comfort place for me. Thanks for reacting ❤❤❤
I loved your reaction!! thanks!!
In my university i have this one English class where we talk about poetry , literature stuff and analyze the lyrics of some poems and songs and my professor told us that , " if any artist's growth is not evident through his/her work then they're truly not growing as an artist or not passionate about art ." And i think about if much often , for me Namjoon's every work reflects himself of some time of his life. From growing oit of angry hip-hop influenced teenager in his first mixtape to understanding himself more through 'mono' , he has grown so much and his work makes the listener feels like they're growing with him. His music represents himself so much , anyone can really live the life in his place if they listened to all the songs in order.