YESSS . “ A dancer dies twice - once when they stop dancing, and this first death is more painful.” - Martha Graham. Black Swan was inspired by this and tells about the pain the artist will experience when he loses his passion. They are geniuses. I love them so much :,)
The shadow behind Suga is Jimin dancing, and the shadow above RM is J-Hope. For reliable lyrics translations go to Doolset Lyrcs blog. Y'all did a great job with the interpretation. I enjoy watching your reactions.
12:33 Exactly! You’re right, you’re a genius. You got it. He’s talking about his first death, which is when he loses his passion for music. 'Black Swan' is about facing the fear of a moment when their music and performance no longer hold the same meaning and excitement for them. If you guys paid more attention to Suga's first rap part, you’d get the message. I think you might have missed that part: 'The heart no longer races when hearing music play. Seems like time has stopped. Ooh, that would be my first death.' This means that when he no longer has passion, that's when he experiences his first death. I really love your reaction. it's sincere. I can feel that you genuinely pay attention to it, not just for the sake of running a RUclips channel for views. I really appreciate it. BTS has a lot of songs where they talk about a wide range of topics: self-love, social justice, mental health, and social expectations. These are uncommon topics in music. If you guys can react to a BTS guide, you'll get a better idea of them and their music. Also, yes, it's contemporary dance. More BTS reactions, please. Thanks for the reaction, guys-love you all! At 26:53, if you want to do an explanation video, it’s really good to start with 'Daechwita,' since you almost got the idea of 'Black Swan.' 'Daechwita' has a lot of cultural references that we might not understand just by watching. 27:49 Exactly. Okay if you guys want a ballad song, The Truth Untold by BTS. It's a vocal line song.
@@phyndalynn Yep. I watched them. I watched them since they started react to BTS. I watched Daechwita. I mentioned about DKDKTV that day. That's why mentioned about if they wanna react to explaination video that would be great to start with Daechwita. Just a suggestion 😅 I'm waiting for the guide. I've been mentioning it for days now. Hope they will react to it😅💜
Straight off ‘is the shadow a different part of his psyche?’ Gold star for Bashe. That’s exactly what it is! This is from their Map of the Soul trilogy, based around Jungian psychology and this song relates to the ‘shadow’ (hidden or negative) part of the self - the part of ourselves we don’t want to be seen or face ourselves. I’m seriously impressed with how good the three of you are at interpreting the songs without any additional context. I think you will really like The Truth Untold (search for love performance with English subs - not official). It is a deep, emotional song sung by just the four vocalists, then the live performance of Outro Tear by the rap line at Wembley.
That last shot he accepts his shadow. His shadows and fears become a part of him. So hes no longer separate from his shadow. He becomes complete. You can only see him. When Jhope and Suga dance. Thats them facing their shadows. Then they say they saw themselves.
After they released this song they were meant to be going on one last tour and then I believe BTS were originally going to go on a break from Music since they were hitting a bit of a low mentally due to all the pressure and fame and they were slowly loosing their love for music so the song expresses this and how the day they lose their passion for music is 'their first death'. This was just before Covid hit as well so they were going to take a break but due to the pandemic they stuck together for the fans and came out stronger and ended up regaining their love for music again and that's when they hit new heights globally with their no1 single Dynamite :) Black Swan is essentially about the pain an artist feels when they loose their love for music which they can all relate to since being in the Kpop industry is mentally challenging since they are constantly working non stop. Loved this reaction and would love to see you guys react to Spring Day by BTS since this is another one with a lot of deeper meanings behind it x
Black Swan and ON are from the same album. I see them as opposite sides of the same coin. In Black Swan, they’re afraid the exhaustion and non-stop grind brought on by their success may be drowning their passion for music and afraid of what that would mean. In ON, they have realized their passion and desire to make music & perform is stronger/more powerful than all those negative aspects that were bringing them down so they have decided to embrace them and keep going “taking the good with the bad” as they come. (“Bring the pain It'll become my blood and flesh Bring the pain No fear, now that I know the way Breathe on the small things My air and my light in the dark The power of the things that make me, "me" Even if I fall, I come right up, scream”) After all, we can’t escape “the bad” no matter what we do (“Rain keeps pouring, sky keeps falling every day”).
Contemporary dance is correct! Jimin shines in this choreo because he went to a performing arts middle school, where he majored in contemporary dance, before moving to seoul to become an idol trainee :) have yall gotten to the guide yet? excited to see it!!
Yes to Spring Day, Fake Love, Blood Sweat and Tears, Not Today, IDOL, and many more. Ideally, if you don't mind making even longer videos, do the official video if it exists, and also the dance practice and a live performance. There are some truly beautiful versions of Black Swan, for example in the Permission to Dance concerts from 2021 in LA and Las Vegas. But IDOL is one of my very favorites, both the video and the live MMA awards show in 2018 (a version highlighting traditional dancers and instruments). The live performance at Osaka in 2019 is outstanding also. Please heed the trigger warnings on Spring Day. This started as a song by RM lamenting the lost contact with old friends, with a verse by Suga but with a heavier context (one of his really good friends got into heavy drugs, went to prison, and went he got out not only persisted but tried to involve him--Suga wrote a whole other song about this called "Dear My Friend). However, by the time that the MV was made it had morphed into something more profound and painful: Spring Day (called the Queen by BTS fans, the ARMY, because it hasn’t been off the Korean charts since the video came out in early 2017) refers poetically and obliquely to the Sewol Ferry disaster in which over 200 school children were killed. All that innuendo was because the government was blacklisting artists who discussed it explicitly, though the president was finally impeached just a bit before the video dropped. As other commenters have noted, there are a variety of explanatory videos on this, some look into the Ferry tragedy in great depth (the one by an Italian ARMY is gut-wrenching, have tissues handy), and there are some that analyze the video symbolically, such as by Bulletproof Vibes. When this happened in 2014, BTS donated a large percentage (estimates of around 30%) of their not very large income to a fund set up for the parents of the kids. As I mentioned, Spring Day has persisted on the Korean charts in the top 100 since early 2017, rising up every April on the anniversary of the Ferry's sinking. However, it also bounced up last December when RM, V, JK, and Jimin enlisted in the military--I think it even made it onto the Billboard charts then, because ARMY went into mourning a little bit and everyone played Spring Day obsessively. You can't imagine how much happier we all are now that Jin's been discharged.
You were right about the death of the loss of making music, is known as a 1st death amongst performers. Well done guys 👏🏻👏🏻 Black Swan is definitely definitely contemporary, love you guys reactions as always!! Keep on keeping on 💜💜💜
Really loved your reactions and perceptions. BLACK SWAN is a queen 👸. Please watch its live performance, classic and insane!! RM is a co writer of its lyrics. Most of the songs they are writing the lyrics themselves along with their in-house writers.RM and Suga and Jhope are the main.
Love that you guys got the concept. It was Jimin’s shadow when Suga is rapping. You were also right that it was contemporary dance. Jimin went to school for dance and trained in contemporary dance. As someone new to the army, it’s been fun watching others reactions to music that I love. New subscriber.
Yes, it's about a grave national tragedy, discussed poetically because the government was blacklisting artists who referred to it explicitly. Spring Day is still on Korean charts for seven years because of these associations.
Great reaction! If you want to see more about BTS' "darkside" maybe you should check Blood, sweat, tears, Interlude: Shadow (extended version), Boys meet evil and also Agust D and RM's solos. There're others emotional songs like Epiphany (Jin) or Wildflower (RM) but not dark
You three young men are just delightful!!! I truly enjoy your BTS reactions. It’s so impressive how you are so deep when you discuss each song. It’s very refreshing and you are my favorite BTS reactors!!! Thank you for being so genuine💜
You are already ARMY in your bones. I am enjoying how you guys share your feelings about how each BTS song moves you or vibes with you "I'm emotional. It's weird...the dancing speaks to me" to dancing to Mic Drop, Butter, Fire.And your analyses are almost spot on since you're really paying attention to everything all at once (which is amazing) like right off the bat, about the shadow as part of the psyche. You really got me when you acknowledge the "it's BTS genre" and "each of them shines at their right time throughout the music". I really love watching your BTS reactions. And I just want to be around people who are uplifting and open-minded and fricken fun just like you guys.
Spring Day will require an explanation video. Although the Italian ARMY video is exceptionally well done, it moves quickly with subtitles that appear all over the screen. There is a shorter version, also well made, that you can watch after the MV during the same reaction. Afterwards, for more context, I recommend a separate reaction for the Italian ARMY video. You will need to pause and rewind a bit to catch everything. And tissues. 💜
Black Swan from the album Map of the Soul: 7 Produced by Pdogg Written by Pdogg, RM, August Rigo, Vince Nantes, Clyde Kelly In ‘Black Swan,’ BTS steps into the deep, inner side of the self and faces the shadow it has been hiding as an artist. It is the confession of BTS as an artist, who grew up to a global superstar. “A dancer dies twice - once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful.” - Martha Graham. Black Swan is created with dancer Martha Graham’s quote as a motif. Like a dancer faces their first death when they stop dancing, the track contains the fear of the moment where BTS is no longer able to perform on the stage as an artist. Through Black Swan, the members of BTS express that, as they continue to do music more and more, they will face their first death as well if the music fails to touch their hearts or to make them excited. But every time such a moment happens, ‘I’ hear another voice of mine from deep inside, ‘I’ face the Black Swan in me, and, ironically, ‘I’ come to a realization that music is the only thing ‘I’ have. Through the mature, self-reflecting lyrics, BTS conveys its confession as an artist who learned what music means to self. doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/2020/01/17/black-swan/
The song reflects in 2020 how BTS wanted to breakaway from the Idol platform and foreshadowed how a 2nd chapter redefining themselves through exploring their artistry in new ways would be forthcoming. A black swan literally is defined as a sudden unexpected event usually with negative consequences. The movie commonality exists but is not particularly influential. What is influential is the psychology of Karl Jung, specifically his concepts of Shadow and individuation. Sadly for BTS after releasing an album called Map of the Soul Seven with several Jungian themed tracks, the shift prepared for was delayed by the Pandemic. Their current period of individual expression now predicts a Jungian new group period to come after military service which may be BTS existing more like a collection of freely expressing artists than perpetually constrained Idols.
thank you for your enjoyable reactionJimin studied contemporary dance at Busan High School of Arts and was a top student in the modern dance department and he also learned popping and locking when he was in middle school.He's the most versatile dancer/artist I've ever seen.
Thank you for reacting to this work of art. I enjoyed your commentary. You really seemed to get what BTS was trying to say. You can tell that it really touched you and that's what it supposed to do. BTS members are genius in the way they convey their messages. And the dancing is top tier.
I really enjoy your reactions to BTS. I particularly love the fact that you are all emotionally intelligent men and you think the meaning of the music and choreography through, and get it. My favourite vocal line ballads are House of Cards and The Truth Untold, both the live versions. I also love Born Singer, which is a version of J Cole's Born Sinner adapted by BTS with vocal and rap lines.
The BTS members Jimin and J-Hope have their background in dancing even prior to joining the group. > Since he was 10 J-Hope has learned street style dancing (even won 1st place in a national competition). He was part of a dance group called NEURON. > Jimin learned both Hip-hop dancing and contemporary dancing (He was top of his class in Busan High School of Arts). His talent in contemporary is the reason he shined so much in Black Swan's choreography.
You all are so sweet,truly enjoying your BTS journey,it's an honest reaction,I believe. I believe also that you are here for the music/ dance and learning about the entity that befalls BTS. Genuine is the word. Thank you again for sharing. 🤗💜🫡
Love this. Prepare yourself for 'Spring Day'. Most def watch the explanation mv for it too. A couple of other really moving mvs are 'The Truth Untold' & 'House of Cards'. 💜💜💜
I love Reactors that get what they're saying from the jump. Your faces were mine the first time I saw Black Swan 😮🤔. Still my favorite from BTS and I love tons of their music 🖤✨️
I appreciate how thoughtful you are about understanding the song and lyrics! I feel the song is in general about losing your passion or ability to do the thing that you love and that gives your life meaning. Just so you know there’s another video for Black Swan of contemporary dancers doing a performance (I think it must have been done in conjunction with Bighit because in a video Jimin requested that people watch it ). Also there is a behind the scenes video of Jimin shooting his contemporary dance part for the BTS Black Swan video, if you want to check them out. I love watching Jimin dance, no one moves like him.
Hi guys- you are so much fun. I love you quizzes in the begining and how much you getting into the music. Especially love the smiles on your faces. Makes my day everytime I see you. Please keep it up. Have a wonderful day 💜
I would like to recommend some solo stuff as you guys have already reacted to some of the solo stuff . RM-WILD FLOWER, INDIGO , JIN-EPIPHANY , MOON , AWAKE , JHOPE- ARSON, DAYDREAM, HOPE ON THE STREET , V- LOVE ME AGAIN,RAINY DAYS , SUGA - AMYGADALA , HAEGEUM, JIMIN- FILTER , BE MINE , SEMERALDO GARDEN MARCHING BAND , JK - EUPHORIA , MY TIME , STILL WITH YOU . THERE ARE MANY MORE BUT LETS START SLOWLY THESE ARE JUST SOME OF MY FAVOURITES . THERE ARE A LOT ARMIES WHO WILL RECOMMEND YOU GOOD GROUP STAFF . BUT MY SUGGESTION IS TO WATCH FROM THEIR DEBUT MV FROM THE START
Definition of a ballad is a song that tells a story, and it can be dramatic, funny, or romantic. You can find ballads in a variety of musical styles, from country-western to rock n' roll. I really enjoy your reactions & you all have a good understanding of music & it's purpose. BTS are their own genre, & don't fit in a normal box. OT7 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
This is why I love your channel and reactions lads you are so good at this. You caught both meanings for the essence of the song and for the meaning behind the shadow visuals too. BTS explored the human psyche with their Map of the Soul album. The map of the soul is a Jungian theory (Carl Jung Swiss Psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist) that breaks down a persons entire being into parts. The main 3 of which are The Persona, The Shadow and The Ego. There are many more areas too but those are the largest parts. Many of the songs are really very deep as BTS explores their own personal psyche and learns about themselves. BTS leads us think about our own selves and makes us want to learn and be better people.
This BTS MV of Black Swan was released by surprise 6 weeks after they released the Black Swan Art Film performed by MN Dance Company. The link is below. It is a symphonic version of this song and the contemporary dance is stunning. I cried when I first saw it due to all the things you talked about related to contemporary dance - and from the music itself. When K-pop bands release a new album, it’s called a comeback and it is accompanied by teasers, concept, pictures, intro songs of the album, all leading up to the lead single and album release. When BTS rolled out their Map of the Soul: 7 comeback they had integrated contents around art with artists all over the world to highlight the relationship between art and music, and highlight appreciation for art to a younger generation. In the comeback map (schedule) of all the things that would be released leading up to the album, all we knew about Black Swan is that there would be the performance by the contemporary dance company. It is absolutely stunning, and the version of the song blew everyone away. Again, it was such a surprise when BTS dropped the trap version and MV that you just watched. Please react or at least watch it here: ruclips.net/video/vGbuUFRdYqU/видео.htmlsi=CzyI_DjyGdcbvFwP
Hi ! I really love your reaction ! Literally just watch all your BTS reaction in one go XD. I don't know if someone already talk to you about the "guide to the BTS member : The bangtan 7" by Taylor ? I think you could be interested to react to it. It's a little bit outdated now, but it's a really good start for people who wants to know more about BTS, their history and about every member individually ^^
New subscriber, because you are very thoughtful and insightful. You just need more Western European cultural exposure to get their full context. This is based on the world created by the ballet Swan Lake, where a prince is entranced by a woman cursed to live as a swan (a regular white one), and tempted by a black swan sent by the sorcerer who cursed the white swan. Both swans are performed by the same woman. The movie Black Swan is about a dancer trying to learn to express both roles, and going crazy with the duality. BTS are wearing both white and black suits, white on stage, and black behind the scenes. Yes, this is absolutely a work of art.
Nice reactions!🎉 I really appreciate your reactions to BTS, Bashe got the quiz already 😂 the shadow, not all reactors can see that. Also for mentioning V, he's Idols of Idols because of his visuals and unique expressions. Black Swan have multiple meanings. BTS, especially RM, all rapline member contribute on writing their songs. Can't wait to your other BTS reactions.. Please also react to their live performances such us MMA's ,MAMA, etc. 💜💜💜
There is actually a video that explains/analyzes/breaks down the symbolism and lyrics of this song here on youtube if you guys are interested in it. The video is called "BTS - Black Swan MV Meaning Explained: Breakdown and analysis(also corsets)" by the channel Bookish theories. But I recommend that you watch it after reacting to fake love as it connects the two songs. That channel actually has other amazinly extensive analysis videos of other BTS music videos that you haven't reacted to yet so I recommend that you check those out too.
They worked without days off. V once said on Sugas Talk show Suchwita he kept thinking about hurting himself just to get a day off. They were completely burned out in 2018. Contemplating disbanding.
You guys would really like Bts from your discussion. Fake love is part of the BU (BTS Universe) which comprises of music videos, short films, notes, and a webtoon which tell a fictional story about 7 boys growing up. It is so deep and covers some topics which can be tough but if you do it out of order it may be hard to understand everything (I watched it in order and still didn't know exactly what was going on but Xceleste did a great vid that explains it all) but def give it a watch. A lot of their songs and the BU pulls connections from Jungian Psychology and there are a lot of videos made explaining how they connect, for ex "ON" (the mv not kinetic manifesto) is about the shadow. Sorry, long comment. Thanks for your reaction!
You all did well in thoughts on this mv. You guys picked up a lot of things they most people do not. I would like to recommend though, when you all check out the 'Spring Day' MV I really recommend that you guys follow up with the explanation video by the Italian Army. The Spring Day mv is a very deep song and video and really needs full understanding. So I hope you guys react to both. 💜💜
Plz react t0 "Taylor's guide the guide to Bangtan Seven." It will REALLY open your eyes to soo much more and answer alot of your question. Also, plz , if you decide to watch "Blood, Sweat, And Tears," or "Spring Day", plz react to the explanation videos in the same video. Army won't get bored. We'll watch the whole video with you.
YESSS . “ A dancer dies twice - once when they stop dancing, and this first death is more painful.” - Martha Graham. Black Swan was inspired by this and tells about the pain the artist will experience when he loses his passion. They are geniuses. I love them so much :,)
The shadow behind Suga is Jimin dancing, and the shadow above RM is J-Hope. For reliable lyrics translations go to Doolset Lyrcs blog.
Y'all did a great job with the interpretation. I enjoy watching your reactions.
12:33 Exactly! You’re right, you’re a genius. You got it. He’s talking about his first death, which is when he loses his passion for music. 'Black Swan' is about facing the fear of a moment when their music and performance no longer hold the same meaning and excitement for them. If you guys paid more attention to Suga's first rap part, you’d get the message. I think you might have missed that part: 'The heart no longer races when hearing music play. Seems like time has stopped. Ooh, that would be my first death.' This means that when he no longer has passion, that's when he experiences his first death.
I really love your reaction. it's sincere. I can feel that you genuinely pay attention to it, not just for the sake of running a RUclips channel for views. I really appreciate it. BTS has a lot of songs where they talk about a wide range of topics: self-love, social justice, mental health, and social expectations. These are uncommon topics in music. If you guys can react to a BTS guide, you'll get a better idea of them and their music.
Also, yes, it's contemporary dance. More BTS reactions, please. Thanks for the reaction, guys-love you all! At 26:53, if you want to do an explanation video, it’s really good to start with 'Daechwita,' since you almost got the idea of 'Black Swan.' 'Daechwita' has a lot of cultural references that we might not understand just by watching. 27:49 Exactly. Okay if you guys want a ballad song, The Truth Untold by BTS. It's a vocal line song.
they have reacted to Daechwita and a few other solos!! also mic drop and some more. check out the channel, they are always sincerely excited ☺
The first time anyone sees a BTS MV there is so much to see that the lyrics are a distraction. I always watch without the captions the first time.
@@phyndalynn Yep. I watched them. I watched them since they started react to BTS. I watched Daechwita. I mentioned about DKDKTV that day. That's why mentioned about if they wanna react to explaination video that would be great to start with Daechwita. Just a suggestion 😅 I'm waiting for the guide. I've been mentioning it for days now. Hope they will react to it😅💜
@@elnabenoit True 💜
Jimin is the BlackSwan ⚫️
Jimin is a BEAST in this mv 💜
Straight off ‘is the shadow a different part of his psyche?’ Gold star for Bashe. That’s exactly what it is! This is from their Map of the Soul trilogy, based around Jungian psychology and this song relates to the ‘shadow’ (hidden or negative) part of the self - the part of ourselves we don’t want to be seen or face ourselves.
I’m seriously impressed with how good the three of you are at interpreting the songs without any additional context. I think you will really like The Truth Untold (search for love performance with English subs - not official). It is a deep, emotional song sung by just the four vocalists, then the live performance of Outro Tear by the rap line at Wembley.
That last shot he accepts his shadow. His shadows and fears become a part of him. So hes no longer separate from his shadow. He becomes complete. You can only see him.
When Jhope and Suga dance. Thats them facing their shadows. Then they say they saw themselves.
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Yes❤
After they released this song they were meant to be going on one last tour and then I believe BTS were originally going to go on a break from Music since they were hitting a bit of a low mentally due to all the pressure and fame and they were slowly loosing their love for music so the song expresses this and how the day they lose their passion for music is 'their first death'. This was just before Covid hit as well so they were going to take a break but due to the pandemic they stuck together for the fans and came out stronger and ended up regaining their love for music again and that's when they hit new heights globally with their no1 single Dynamite :) Black Swan is essentially about the pain an artist feels when they loose their love for music which they can all relate to since being in the Kpop industry is mentally challenging since they are constantly working non stop. Loved this reaction and would love to see you guys react to Spring Day by BTS since this is another one with a lot of deeper meanings behind it x
Literally this song is jimin, he is the black swan the contemporary dancer ❤
middle guy hit the nail on the head :) you guys are great at anaysis
There is a live version of black swan at permission to dance tour and also a Jimin behind the scenes Black Swan dance and Jimin Solo Black Swan Dance
There’s a behind the scenes video of Jimin’s dancing for the MV. It’s exhausting for him. Please react to this.
Black Swan and ON are from the same album. I see them as opposite sides of the same coin. In Black Swan, they’re afraid the exhaustion and non-stop grind brought on by their success may be drowning their passion for music and afraid of what that would mean. In ON, they have realized their passion and desire to make music & perform is stronger/more powerful than all those negative aspects that were bringing them down so they have decided to embrace them and keep going “taking the good with the bad” as they come.
(“Bring the pain
It'll become my blood and flesh
Bring the pain
No fear, now that I know the way
Breathe on the small things
My air and my light in the dark
The power of the things that make me, "me"
Even if I fall, I come right up, scream”)
After all, we can’t escape “the bad” no matter what we do (“Rain keeps pouring, sky keeps falling every day”).
Black swan is my favorite:))))). You will also love BTS blood sweat and tears. That's great too
RM is the main Songwriter and composer for this masterpiece,no one else is credited for it 🔥🔥
Wow!!! They understood!!! I love them!!! Just subscribed…. 56 year old ARMY HERE!!!
You should react to : A Guide to BTS Members: The Bangtan 7 by Taylor Mari, if you want to know about them
Contemporary dance is correct! Jimin shines in this choreo because he went to a performing arts middle school, where he majored in contemporary dance, before moving to seoul to become an idol trainee :)
have yall gotten to the guide yet? excited to see it!!
Yes to Spring Day, Fake Love, Blood Sweat and Tears, Not Today, IDOL, and many more. Ideally, if you don't mind making even longer videos, do the official video if it exists, and also the dance practice and a live performance. There are some truly beautiful versions of Black Swan, for example in the Permission to Dance concerts from 2021 in LA and Las Vegas. But IDOL is one of my very favorites, both the video and the live MMA awards show in 2018 (a version highlighting traditional dancers and instruments). The live performance at Osaka in 2019 is outstanding also.
Please heed the trigger warnings on Spring Day. This started as a song by RM lamenting the lost contact with old friends, with a verse by Suga but with a heavier context (one of his really good friends got into heavy drugs, went to prison, and went he got out not only persisted but tried to involve him--Suga wrote a whole other song about this called "Dear My Friend). However, by the time that the MV was made it had morphed into something more profound and painful: Spring Day (called the Queen by BTS fans, the ARMY, because it hasn’t been off the Korean charts since the video came out in early 2017) refers poetically and obliquely to the Sewol Ferry disaster in which over 200 school children were killed. All that innuendo was because the government was blacklisting artists who discussed it explicitly, though the president was finally impeached just a bit before the video dropped.
As other commenters have noted, there are a variety of explanatory videos on this, some look into the Ferry tragedy in great depth (the one by an Italian ARMY is gut-wrenching, have tissues handy), and there are some that analyze the video symbolically, such as by Bulletproof Vibes. When this happened in 2014, BTS donated a large percentage (estimates of around 30%) of their not very large income to a fund set up for the parents of the kids.
As I mentioned, Spring Day has persisted on the Korean charts in the top 100 since early 2017, rising up every April on the anniversary of the Ferry's sinking. However, it also bounced up last December when RM, V, JK, and Jimin enlisted in the military--I think it even made it onto the Billboard charts then, because ARMY went into mourning a little bit and everyone played Spring Day obsessively. You can't imagine how much happier we all are now that Jin's been discharged.
Holy shittt, yall are RIGHT on the money with the meaning of the song man. Like, ya'll actually shocked me?? 😭😭
You all are excellent reactors
You were right about the death of the loss of making music, is known as a 1st death amongst performers. Well done guys 👏🏻👏🏻
Black Swan is definitely definitely contemporary, love you guys reactions as always!! Keep on keeping on 💜💜💜
Yep, and i love how he got it❤ i saw so many people reaction and they didn't get 💜💜💜
@@AnisaMohamedAbshir Very true, I've watched lots & the msg goes over their heads sadly 💜
@@deecee4529 Exactly love them💜💜
Really loved your reactions and perceptions. BLACK SWAN is a queen 👸. Please watch its live performance, classic and insane!! RM is a co writer of its lyrics. Most of the songs they are writing the lyrics themselves along with their in-house writers.RM and Suga and Jhope are the main.
Love that you guys got the concept. It was Jimin’s shadow when Suga is rapping. You were also right that it was contemporary dance. Jimin went to school for dance and trained in contemporary dance. As someone new to the army, it’s been fun watching others reactions to music that I love. New subscriber.
I think you meant to say it was Jimin's shadow while Suga was singing.
@@mkdivagirl thanks, fixed it
If you watch SPRING DAY, definitely watch the explanation video.
This song has a very deep meaning behind it
Yes, it's about a grave national tragedy, discussed poetically because the government was blacklisting artists who referred to it explicitly. Spring Day is still on Korean charts for seven years because of these associations.
The Italian ARMY explanation is best for overview and basic facts.
I really enjoy your reactions. You have very good insight and open minds. Thank you for your BTS reactions.
Great reaction! If you want to see more about BTS' "darkside" maybe you should check Blood, sweat, tears, Interlude: Shadow (extended version), Boys meet evil and also Agust D and RM's solos. There're others emotional songs like Epiphany (Jin) or Wildflower (RM) but not dark
I love your reactions ! ❤thanks from a 50 year old french fan !
You three young men are just delightful!!! I truly enjoy your BTS reactions. It’s so impressive how you are so deep when
you discuss each song. It’s very refreshing and you are my favorite BTS reactors!!! Thank you for being so genuine💜
You are already ARMY in your bones. I am enjoying how you guys share your feelings about how each BTS song moves you or vibes with you "I'm emotional. It's weird...the dancing speaks to me" to dancing to Mic Drop, Butter, Fire.And your analyses are almost spot on since you're really paying attention to everything all at once (which is amazing) like right off the bat, about the shadow as part of the psyche. You really got me when you acknowledge the "it's BTS genre" and "each of them shines at their right time throughout the music". I really love watching your BTS reactions. And I just want to be around people who are uplifting and open-minded and fricken fun just like you guys.
Spring Day will require an explanation video. Although the Italian ARMY video is exceptionally well done, it moves quickly with subtitles that appear all over the screen.
There is a shorter version, also well made, that you can watch after the MV during the same reaction.
Afterwards, for more context, I recommend a separate reaction for the Italian ARMY video. You will need to pause and rewind a bit to catch everything. And tissues. 💜
Black Swan from the album Map of the Soul: 7
Produced by Pdogg
Written by Pdogg, RM, August Rigo, Vince Nantes, Clyde Kelly
In ‘Black Swan,’ BTS steps into the deep, inner side of the self and faces the shadow it has been hiding as an artist. It is the confession of BTS as an artist, who grew up to a global superstar.
“A dancer dies twice - once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful.” - Martha Graham. Black Swan is created with dancer Martha Graham’s quote as a motif. Like a dancer faces their first death when they stop dancing, the track contains the fear of the moment where BTS is no longer able to perform on the stage as an artist. Through Black Swan, the members of BTS express that, as they continue to do music more and more, they will face their first death as well if the music fails to touch their hearts or to make them excited.
But every time such a moment happens, ‘I’ hear another voice of mine from deep inside, ‘I’ face the Black Swan in me, and, ironically, ‘I’ come to a realization that music is the only thing ‘I’ have. Through the mature, self-reflecting lyrics, BTS conveys its confession as an artist who learned what music means to self.
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Dont underestimate yourselves!! You are more “cultured” than you think!! Plus you guys are very entertaining and cool!!!!!
jimin beautiful dance his heavenly vocals
Yes, great reaction😊
The song reflects in 2020 how BTS wanted to breakaway from the Idol platform and foreshadowed how a 2nd chapter redefining themselves through exploring their artistry in new ways would be forthcoming. A black swan literally is defined as a sudden unexpected event usually with negative consequences. The movie commonality exists but is not particularly influential. What is influential is the psychology of Karl Jung, specifically his concepts of Shadow and individuation. Sadly for BTS after releasing an album called Map of the Soul Seven with several Jungian themed tracks, the shift prepared for was delayed by the Pandemic. Their current period of individual expression now predicts a Jungian new group period to come after military service which may be BTS existing more like a collection of freely expressing artists than perpetually constrained Idols.
Great reaction! Can I suggest to watch their dance practice straight after as it gives you another appreciation to their performance.
its about losing your passion for music as far as the group is concerned. but the music is how it makes the individual feel when they hear it
thank you for your enjoyable reactionJimin studied contemporary dance at Busan High School of Arts and was a top student in the modern dance department and he also learned popping and locking when he was in middle school.He's the most versatile dancer/artist I've ever seen.
Your reaction is great.Thank you for this.💜💜💜💜💜
You should be ready when it comes to BTS you can always expect smth unexpected.
You guys are the BEST BTS REACTORS currently! Keep up the great work! Looking forward to enjoying more of your journey into the Magic Shop. Borahae.
BTS "LIGHTS"MV REACTION
This song is so underrated.❤❤
MQ, that jacket is FIRE!🥰
😂💙💙 awww thank you ahahaha
Sunscribed. I've been so impressed by you.
You guys are very impressive at understanding all the subtext and the meaning so accurately and quickly.
Wonderful reaction.
Thank you for reacting to this work of art. I enjoyed your commentary. You really seemed to get what BTS was trying to say. You can tell that it really touched you and that's what it supposed to do. BTS members are genius in the way they convey their messages. And the dancing is top tier.
I'm so impressed you guys got it so quickly! Most reactors have to reread the lyrics and understand the context to truly get it. It's so layered ❤
I really enjoy your reactions to BTS. I particularly love the fact that you are all emotionally intelligent men and you think the meaning of the music and choreography through, and get it. My favourite vocal line ballads are House of Cards and The Truth Untold, both the live versions. I also love Born Singer, which is a version of J Cole's Born Sinner adapted by BTS with vocal and rap lines.
Oh and I just remembered, also watch Louder Than Bombs.
Your analogy to the Olympic swimmer was perfect.
Hi guys. You should watch the dance practice of black swan but for Sure also the live Performance at her premission to dance concert in L.A💜
Vdd isso foi magnífico
What a beautiful MV !
The BTS members Jimin and J-Hope have their background in dancing even prior to joining the group.
> Since he was 10 J-Hope has learned street style dancing (even won 1st place in a national competition). He was part of a dance group called NEURON.
> Jimin learned both Hip-hop dancing and contemporary dancing (He was top of his class in Busan High School of Arts). His talent in contemporary is the reason he shined so much in Black Swan's choreography.
Black swan is my favorite bts song
It is Contemporary dance, and it's also very interpretive. They are expert Performance Artists, and songwriters/producers.
Spot on guys 🎉. DANCES SUFFER DEATH TWICE . SO TOO, ANY PERSON WHO IS CREATIVE😢
LOVED IT. 💜🇳🇦
NEVER skipping the QUIZ TIME!!!!
You all are so sweet,truly enjoying your BTS journey,it's an honest reaction,I believe. I believe also that you are here for the music/ dance and learning about the entity that befalls BTS. Genuine is the word. Thank you again for sharing. 🤗💜🫡
Love this. Prepare yourself for 'Spring Day'. Most def watch the explanation mv for it too. A couple of other really moving mvs are 'The Truth Untold' & 'House of Cards'. 💜💜💜
I love Reactors that get what they're saying from the jump. Your faces were mine the first time I saw Black Swan 😮🤔. Still my favorite from BTS and I love tons of their music 🖤✨️
I appreciate how thoughtful you are about understanding the song and lyrics!
I feel the song is in general about losing your passion or ability to do the thing that you love and that gives your life meaning.
Just so you know there’s another video for Black Swan of contemporary dancers doing a performance (I think it must have been done in conjunction with Bighit because in a video Jimin requested that people watch it ).
Also there is a behind the scenes video of Jimin shooting his contemporary dance part for the BTS Black Swan video, if you want to check them out.
I love watching Jimin dance, no one moves like him.
Good work guys! I am amazed with how good you guys afe at finding the underlying meaning of their lyeics
Hi guys- you are so much fun. I love you quizzes in the begining and how much you getting into the music. Especially love the smiles on your faces. Makes my day everytime I see you. Please keep it up. Have a wonderful day 💜
You got it from first, if they lose passion for music that would be their first death
I would like to recommend some solo stuff as you guys have already reacted to some of the solo stuff . RM-WILD FLOWER, INDIGO , JIN-EPIPHANY , MOON , AWAKE , JHOPE- ARSON, DAYDREAM, HOPE ON THE STREET , V- LOVE ME AGAIN,RAINY DAYS , SUGA - AMYGADALA , HAEGEUM, JIMIN- FILTER , BE MINE , SEMERALDO GARDEN MARCHING BAND , JK - EUPHORIA , MY TIME , STILL WITH YOU . THERE ARE MANY MORE BUT LETS START SLOWLY THESE ARE JUST SOME OF MY FAVOURITES . THERE ARE A LOT ARMIES WHO WILL RECOMMEND YOU GOOD GROUP STAFF . BUT MY SUGGESTION IS TO WATCH FROM THEIR DEBUT MV FROM THE START
Definition of a ballad is a song that tells a story, and it can be dramatic, funny, or romantic. You can find ballads in a variety of musical styles, from country-western to rock n' roll. I really enjoy your reactions & you all have a good understanding of music & it's purpose. BTS are their own genre, & don't fit in a normal box. OT7 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
You guys were right on. Good for you all.
This is why I love your channel and reactions lads you are so good at this. You caught both meanings for the essence of the song and for the meaning behind the shadow visuals too. BTS explored the human psyche with their Map of the Soul album. The map of the soul is a Jungian theory (Carl Jung Swiss Psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist) that breaks down a persons entire being into parts. The main 3 of which are The Persona, The Shadow and The Ego. There are many more areas too but those are the largest parts. Many of the songs are really very deep as BTS explores their own personal psyche and learns about themselves. BTS leads us think about our own selves and makes us want to learn and be better people.
Gracias por reaccionar a BTS 🫰💜💜🇦🇷 ARGENTINA
i like your analysis :)
This mv is art 💜BTS💜💜💜
Idol nexttt , it might require an explanation video 👍
You guys have to watch the dance practice & the MV shooting sketch
Amazing reaction 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
This BTS MV of Black Swan was released by surprise 6 weeks after they released the Black Swan Art Film performed by MN Dance Company. The link is below. It is a symphonic version of this song and the contemporary dance is stunning. I cried when I first saw it due to all the things you talked about related to contemporary dance - and from the music itself. When K-pop bands release a new album, it’s called a comeback and it is accompanied by teasers, concept, pictures, intro songs of the album, all leading up to the lead single and album release. When BTS rolled out their Map of the Soul: 7 comeback they had integrated contents around art with artists all over the world to highlight the relationship between art and music, and highlight appreciation for art to a younger generation. In the comeback map (schedule) of all the things that would be released leading up to the album, all we knew about Black Swan is that there would be the performance by the contemporary dance company. It is absolutely stunning, and the version of the song blew everyone away. Again, it was such a surprise when BTS dropped the trap version and MV that you just watched. Please react or at least watch it here: ruclips.net/video/vGbuUFRdYqU/видео.htmlsi=CzyI_DjyGdcbvFwP
MUY BUENA REACCION, ME GUSTA QUE VEAN LAS LETRAS Y LAS INTERPRETEN, BUEN TRABAJO, ESTAN POR SER ARMY
Please REACTION BTS cypher medley 🔥🔥
Y'all should watch BTS' reaction to this MV. 😁
Hi ! I really love your reaction ! Literally just watch all your BTS reaction in one go XD. I don't know if someone already talk to you about the "guide to the BTS member : The bangtan 7" by Taylor ? I think you could be interested to react to it. It's a little bit outdated now, but it's a really good start for people who wants to know more about BTS, their history and about every member individually ^^
New subscriber, because you are very thoughtful and insightful. You just need more Western European cultural exposure to get their full context. This is based on the world created by the ballet Swan Lake, where a prince is entranced by a woman cursed to live as a swan (a regular white one), and tempted by a black swan sent by the sorcerer who cursed the white swan. Both swans are performed by the same woman. The movie Black Swan is about a dancer trying to learn to express both roles, and going crazy with the duality. BTS are wearing both white and black suits, white on stage, and black behind the scenes.
Yes, this is absolutely a work of art.
Please also react to The Rose: Sorry or Back to me
Nice reactions!🎉 I really appreciate your reactions to BTS, Bashe got the quiz already 😂 the shadow, not all reactors can see that. Also for mentioning V, he's Idols of Idols because of his visuals and unique expressions.
Black Swan have multiple meanings.
BTS, especially RM, all rapline member contribute on writing their songs.
Can't wait to your other BTS reactions.. Please also react to their live performances such us MMA's ,MAMA, etc.
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Favourite ballad- the truth untold
My favorites ballads are: The truth untold and Film out, do it live please 💜💜💜
Please turn the mv to highest quality.
There is actually a video that explains/analyzes/breaks down the symbolism and lyrics of this song here on youtube if you guys are interested in it. The video is called "BTS - Black Swan MV Meaning Explained: Breakdown and analysis(also corsets)" by the channel Bookish theories. But I recommend that you watch it after reacting to fake love as it connects the two songs. That channel actually has other amazinly extensive analysis videos of other BTS music videos that you haven't reacted to yet so I recommend that you check those out too.
I appreciate *BTS*
They worked without days off. V once said on Sugas Talk show Suchwita he kept thinking about hurting himself just to get a day off. They were completely burned out in 2018. Contemplating disbanding.
Believe me guys, if Black Swam blew your mind, you have to react to BTS's Blood Sweet and Tears 😌🙌🏾
eu amo tanto essa
Nct 127 all songs reaction please.Im very excited
You guys would really like Bts from your discussion. Fake love is part of the BU (BTS Universe) which comprises of music videos, short films, notes, and a webtoon which tell a fictional story about 7 boys growing up. It is so deep and covers some topics which can be tough but if you do it out of order it may be hard to understand everything (I watched it in order and still didn't know exactly what was going on but Xceleste did a great vid that explains it all) but def give it a watch. A lot of their songs and the BU pulls connections from Jungian Psychology and there are a lot of videos made explaining how they connect, for ex "ON" (the mv not kinetic manifesto) is about the shadow. Sorry, long comment. Thanks for your reaction!
You all did well in thoughts on this mv. You guys picked up a lot of things they most people do not. I would like to recommend though, when you all check out the 'Spring Day' MV I really recommend that you guys follow up with the explanation video by the Italian Army. The Spring Day mv is a very deep song and video and really needs full understanding. So I hope you guys react to both. 💜💜
Jimmin es la sombra de Suga y J Hope es la sombra en el techo de RM, son increíbles, gracias por sus reacciones son muy entretenidas
Jin❤️❤️❤️
Please do Spring Day MV 🙏
Plz react t0 "Taylor's guide the guide to Bangtan Seven." It will REALLY open your eyes to soo much more and answer alot of your question. Also, plz , if you decide to watch "Blood, Sweat, And Tears," or "Spring Day", plz react to the explanation videos in the same video. Army won't get bored. We'll watch the whole video with you.
Vocês precisam assistir a versão Ao Vivo de Black Swan no Show PDT em Los Angeles.
The Truth Untold, House of cards, Zero o'clock - ballads
Taehyung❤❤❤