In Tokyo, I hear the line as "Life is a wave that sometimes you cannot see" speaking on how sometimes life washes over us, brings us down without warning and we don't expect it even though we know we're in the ocean of a turbulent life. It's so amazing how ambiguous the meaning becomes with no official lyrics.
In forever rain, you can find similar lyrics in BTS' song Rain, which I believe RM wrote as well. lyrics like "the rain knocking on the window' and 'seeing your reflection in a puddle'
someone probably already mentioned this but Pinocchio also refrences to him lying to himself about what he wants (what his goal is). and how he's just doing what he thinks he needs to do to be happy.
timestamps: 00:00 intro 02:20 disclaimers, on author vs. speaker & the ambiguity of art 04:50 a look at the cover, track list & title 08:05 tokyo 19:06 seoul 33:53 moonchild 43:48 badbye 47:23 uhgood 55:16 everythingoes 01:06:12 forever rain 01:16:11 mono as a whole & the structure of the playlist 01:18:16 closing thoughts *I was rightfully corrected regarding something I said about Namjoon's stage name "RM": he stated in an interview that this name can mean many things and (when he was asked again by the interviewer to give a more precise answer) he said, at this moment, one of these meanings could be "Real Me". But this meaning is not an official one.
so beautifully made....thank you sm for this video. I listened to Mono after a long time, it was the playlist that literally saved me years ago, I was able to come out of that dark place and now I am living, thanks to Namjoon. I can never ever really thank him enough, i just wish he knows that his music saves people, everyday.
This was a masterful analysis of Mono, thank you so much for it! It’s hard enough to contemplate and express such difficult, sometimes amorphous feelings, but to do it with poetry, and then to put it to music that is so complementary - only a rare, sensitive and intelligent person such as Namjoon could have done it. A deep dive into anything RM offers us will always be deeply rewarding, comforting and enriching.
Thank you for sharing. I found Mono and Forever Rain on way to picking up my dying husband after dialysis. It has been my everyday companion for 2 yrs now. Thank you for sharing you beautiful insights. I felt every word of it. We are so blessed to have Namjoon's masterpiece in our lives...and my husband miraculously survived the cancer for now❤❤
kudos for your efforts!!! loved watching this and it reaffirmed that despite a clear background, how everyone takes away different things from the playlist. that’s the beauty of rm’s genius which is highlighted in mono. (also, love how you have belle reading for your channel pfp. i resonate a lot with her)
Thank you so much! So true💜 What different things have you taken away from these songs? 😍 (Haha yes, me too! Although, I want to get a pfp made for me eventually, like an animated character that resembles me. Belle was just meant to be a temporary solution but now I'm really attached to it 😅)
it’s amazing how this mixtape changed my life. in 2018 i was 15 years old and now i’m 20. the experience it’s almost like The Little Prince one. hearing this at different stages of your life can change your perspective on the songs of this playlist. im so glad this album came into my life, because it has been with me in my best and worst moments. thank u for your amazing work! you made me so emotional :(
So many details that have never occured to me. While for a lot of things looking at them in depth takes away from their magic, but with BTS' work I always feel like all the details make it even more magical! 😍 I'm also applauding you for your work. It must have taken so much time and work to make it! Keep going! ✨💜
in tokyo you can also interpret it as "when tomorrow comes, how different it's going to be" which could maybe stand for hope? i'm not quite sure but i thought i'd mention what i heard
This is incredible! I love it It's crazy how much time and effort you put into this And you actually made me listen to mono again after a very long time, so thank you :))
also i feel like the ticking noise in forever rain is a call back at the ticking instrument in the song "do you" where he raps extrimely fast in the atempt to prove his skills, in this song he goes against that and makes the ticking noise slow and echoy, he no longer tries to get so hardly at others, he tries to hear himself.
@@alessiacarolli95 thank you so much! 🥰🥰 and yes, that makes so much sense! The reference to Do You works so well together with the "because my rap and my life are usually too fast" line 😍 now that you mention it, Forever Rain seems like an antithesis to Do You, a representation of Namjoon's artistic (and perhaps personal) growth
Thank you so much for doing this video! About the mixtape, I feel Namjoon wanted to talk about things, and tell how he feels, as NAMJOON and NOT as RM (he mentioned this before, "Sometimes I feel I could listen to your stories as NAMJOON and NOT as RM"). It's very personal and introspective. Even in one of the interviews he mentioned that when he was young, he tried to rap in a particular way (swag and cool or badass way of a rapper) but now he doesn't rap in a particular way but just tells his feelings in an abstract manner. And here we have MONO to prove that. Edit: Sorry, grammatical mistakes
Yes! I agree, the differentiation between RM and Namjoon is really prevalent in mono. He has evolved so much since his first mixtape or the early days of BTS. I have the feeling many people don't acknowledge that but his music is the best proof, like you said. Thank you for watching the video and taking your time to comment!
@@wandering_thoughts I totally love seeing your videos! So no need to thank me. I should be thanking you instead for making these videos!!! Lots of love and support for you
@@wandering_thoughts hey! Hello again! I just came across a comment saying: "Namjoon analyzes the world. Yoongi criticizes the world. Hoseok visualizes his own world." So, it's just an idea tho...you can use this/ address this point in another video. It's complicated tho and I don't wanna put any kind of pressure on you/ trouble you. It's just an idea or a friendly suggestion.
@@miranda82938 oh yes, I know that too😍 I'll definitely dive more into their individual writing styles, maybe I'll incorporate this quote 😉 I also plan to analyze their other mixtapes, I think that's where this quote really hits the nail on the head
Wow what a great video!❤👏 Thank you for showing us what a genius we stan. It is so impressive to see and hear about his brilliant mind and his beautiful art he gifted to us. I love him so much, thank you for reminding me💜
Thanks you sooooo much for this! Like you I totally agree with the open to interpretation part which is also RM’s intention. However I’m quite analytical and can’t help but went through similar analysis like you did on my mind. I’ll go though yours slowly reply where I gave something different. First in Tokyo the last part of the whistle adds to feeling and paints the picture of a lover walking in an empty Tokyo street, and connects to the moon child words too, it somehow gives me the vibe that this Whistler is alone but quite comfortable with himself and basking in the cold quiet night with moon light shining on him.
It is beautifully crafted....mono is a work of art and you did a great job...thankyou...everytime I hear "everything goes " I cry, don't know why..I feel fragile ,all over the place, vulnerable n frustrated ...it brings out something hidden in me which I am/was trying to unsee...I have read some one written somewhere " listening to mono is like trapped inside a dark room, but instead of saying to break open the room and run out, it feels like Namjoon sits with you in ghe dark hold your hands and assures n comfort you...ig its true" I can't explain what I feel but it's ..........
first of all, thank you so much for your comment! And yes, I've seen this post as well, it really hits the nail on the head! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and mono of course
@@wandering_thoughts this video of us need to be promoted, it should reach more ppl...I loved it ..lots of love to you...wishing you happiness n health...tc❤
I came from your comment on my post in weverse and I just finished watching this video while having breakfast, with rain falling outside, and it was the perfect experience... It brought me the same kind of comforting feeling that Mono does when I listen to it. Such a great video, amazing analysis and editing, thank you so much for making it and sharing it!
Thank you so much for making this very detailed and informative breakdown. After watching your video, I feel like I got to understand Namjoon more as well as feel closer to mono and Namjoon. I cannot wait to see your breakdown of Joon's new album Indigo. You deserve more views and subscribers btw. I just discovered your channel 2 days ago, and I've learned so much from your videos :)
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. And yes, I will be definitely making a video about Indigo! I can't wait for its release! And thank you for your kind words
15:32 I, personally always understand: "And ash is a thing that someday we all *shoudn't* be". I don't exactly know how to interpret this but maybe this goes into the same direction as the line before, trying to avoid death or not wanting it to be real. Maybe we know about it but nevertheless try to keep it away from us by saying: "This shoudn't be happening."
Well just gonna start my comment with WOW!! I came here from weverse and I just told you that I love lyrical breakdown and this one was just wow. I don't know how else to put it, there was so much I didn't know and missed during my listens. This album is magical and thanks to you, I can enjoy this album more and more. I never thought an playlist can effect me like that and I am glad I finally listened to mono, going to cherish this album forever. A true music piece for comfort gonna keep it in my heart forever:) And well done you explained everything so beautiful:)
Thank you so much for your kind words! 🥰💜 So glad to hear that you enjoyed the video! And to hear that you enjoy mono more as well is more than I could have asked for🥰
This is a most excellent documentary. I thought Tokyo was referencing a total reset, a mind-altering relationship or event in a good and next level way.
thank you for telling me to watch this video from weverse !!!!! you did a good job really thank you again for this i appreciate a lot and namjoon will too if he knew 😙
I like the intended sequence of the tracks and they are coherent, thanks for explaining and it makes more sense to me know what RM meant in his vlive about listening not to a song in isolation like having fast food but rather appreciate the intention of a playlist. Do you think ‘everything goes’ could also go well ti put as the last song like a outer to finish the list instead of leaving the theme song forever rain as the last? It leaves me feeling really depressed and sad at the end of the playlist, so just a thought that everything goes being last would act like a concluding song that says all will come to pass regardless.
I have thought about that, too, and I think it says so much about how life works that 'forever rain' is the last song of the album. Because, even if we mature and realize that good and bad times come and go (as 'everythingoes' talks about), we can still get hit by a wave of depression in the way 'forever rain' is one. Sometimes, life just works like that. It's once again this ambiguity of "good" and "bad" and all the other supposed paradoxes the playlist is talking about. That's just my take on it, though.
Imagining you search up "but you can't get into it because they would never understand" to get the clean clip for the video was hilarious to me for some reason- 48:22
RM does not mean “Real Me”!! It is a possible meaning but not an official one and I wish people would stop spreading it!! It was an off hand comment. He said it like “it could have many different meanings” and used “Real Me” like an example and people ran with it. It’s not an official meaning. Just like the lyrics of mono he left it intentionally vague.
True, he said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that it can have many meanings and that right now, it could mean "Real Me" to him. I guess I could have phrased that differently :)
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In Tokyo, I hear the line as "Life is a wave that sometimes you cannot see" speaking on how sometimes life washes over us, brings us down without warning and we don't expect it even though we know we're in the ocean of a turbulent life. It's so amazing how ambiguous the meaning becomes with no official lyrics.
Me too omg because I reread the lyrics again today and I was shock that it said “word” instead of wave 😭 Namjoon is seriously a genius for this
I love this one too! It didn't even cross my mind when making this video. Namjoon truly is a genius
He is!
I heard this too!
i also hear that:")
Hope Joonie can see this, he will really appreciate your efforts:)
In forever rain, you can find similar lyrics in BTS' song Rain, which I believe RM wrote as well. lyrics like "the rain knocking on the window' and 'seeing your reflection in a puddle'
someone probably already mentioned this but Pinocchio also refrences to him lying to himself about what he wants (what his goal is). and how he's just doing what he thinks he needs to do to be happy.
also he uses poncho because pinocchio in a poncho feels out of place. they don't belong together so to speak
I love that!
that is what i interpreted after reading those lines and it really makes sense tbh
timestamps:
00:00 intro
02:20 disclaimers, on author vs. speaker & the ambiguity of art
04:50 a look at the cover, track list & title
08:05 tokyo
19:06 seoul
33:53 moonchild
43:48 badbye
47:23 uhgood
55:16 everythingoes
01:06:12 forever rain
01:16:11 mono as a whole & the structure of the playlist
01:18:16 closing thoughts
*I was rightfully corrected regarding something I said about Namjoon's stage name "RM": he stated in an interview that this name can mean many things and (when he was asked again by the interviewer to give a more precise answer) he said, at this moment, one of these meanings could be "Real Me". But this meaning is not an official one.
so beautifully made....thank you sm for this video. I listened to Mono after a long time, it was the playlist that literally saved me years ago, I was able to come out of that dark place and now I am living, thanks to Namjoon. I can never ever really thank him enough, i just wish he knows that his music saves people, everyday.
Thank you!! It's just such a special piece of art
This was a masterful analysis of Mono, thank you so much for it! It’s hard enough to contemplate and express such difficult, sometimes amorphous feelings, but to do it with poetry, and then to put it to music that is so complementary - only a rare, sensitive and intelligent person such as Namjoon could have done it. A deep dive into anything RM offers us will always be deeply rewarding, comforting and enriching.
Thank you for sharing. I found Mono and Forever Rain on way to picking up my dying husband after dialysis. It has been my everyday companion for 2 yrs now. Thank you for sharing you beautiful insights. I felt every word of it. We are so blessed to have Namjoon's masterpiece in our lives...and my husband miraculously survived the cancer for now❤❤
kudos for your efforts!!! loved watching this and it reaffirmed that despite a clear background, how everyone takes away different things from the playlist. that’s the beauty of rm’s genius which is highlighted in mono.
(also, love how you have belle reading for your channel pfp. i resonate a lot with her)
Thank you so much!
So true💜 What different things have you taken away from these songs? 😍
(Haha yes, me too! Although, I want to get a pfp made for me eventually, like an animated character that resembles me. Belle was just meant to be a temporary solution but now I'm really attached to it 😅)
it’s amazing how this mixtape changed my life. in 2018 i was 15 years old and now i’m 20.
the experience it’s almost like The Little Prince one. hearing this at different stages of your life can change your perspective on the songs of this playlist.
im so glad this album came into my life, because it has been with me in my best and worst moments.
thank u for your amazing work! you made me so emotional :(
this was so beautifully made! you can really see how much love and effort were put into this -- you did a great job 💜 LG von berlin :)
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it 🥰 und liebe Grüße zurück ☺️💜
So many details that have never occured to me. While for a lot of things looking at them in depth takes away from their magic, but with BTS' work I always feel like all the details make it even more magical! 😍 I'm also applauding you for your work. It must have taken so much time and work to make it! Keep going! ✨💜
Thank you so much 🥰 and you're right, it gets more magical the closer you look😍
in tokyo you can also interpret it as "when tomorrow comes, how different it's going to be" which could maybe stand for hope? i'm not quite sure but i thought i'd mention what i heard
That's true!
This is incredible! I love it
It's crazy how much time and effort you put into this
And you actually made me listen to mono again after a very long time, so thank you :))
Thank you! 🥰 I am so happy you enjoyed it 😍
Tearing up watching this, without fail for each and every song. on hindsight it wasn’t the best idea to watch this while eating breakfast.
Omg🥺 I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
this video deserves so much more recongnition, this is amazing!!!
also i feel like the ticking noise in forever rain is a call back at the ticking instrument in the song "do you" where he raps extrimely fast in the atempt to prove his skills, in this song he goes against that and makes the ticking noise slow and echoy, he no longer tries to get so hardly at others, he tries to hear himself.
@@alessiacarolli95 thank you so much! 🥰🥰 and yes, that makes so much sense! The reference to Do You works so well together with the "because my rap and my life are usually too fast" line 😍 now that you mention it, Forever Rain seems like an antithesis to Do You, a representation of Namjoon's artistic (and perhaps personal) growth
Thank you so much for doing this video!
About the mixtape, I feel Namjoon wanted to talk about things, and tell how he feels, as NAMJOON and NOT as RM (he mentioned this before, "Sometimes I feel I could listen to your stories as NAMJOON and NOT as RM"). It's very personal and introspective. Even in one of the interviews he mentioned that when he was young, he tried to rap in a particular way (swag and cool or badass way of a rapper) but now he doesn't rap in a particular way but just tells his feelings in an abstract manner. And here we have MONO to prove that.
Edit: Sorry, grammatical mistakes
Yes! I agree, the differentiation between RM and Namjoon is really prevalent in mono. He has evolved so much since his first mixtape or the early days of BTS. I have the feeling many people don't acknowledge that but his music is the best proof, like you said.
Thank you for watching the video and taking your time to comment!
@@wandering_thoughts I totally love seeing your videos! So no need to thank me. I should be thanking you instead for making these videos!!! Lots of love and support for you
@@miranda82938 thank you!!🥰💜
@@wandering_thoughts hey!
Hello again!
I just came across a comment saying:
"Namjoon analyzes the world.
Yoongi criticizes the world.
Hoseok visualizes his own world."
So, it's just an idea tho...you can use this/ address this point in another video.
It's complicated tho and I don't wanna put any kind of pressure on you/ trouble you. It's just an idea or a friendly suggestion.
@@miranda82938 oh yes, I know that too😍 I'll definitely dive more into their individual writing styles, maybe I'll incorporate this quote 😉 I also plan to analyze their other mixtapes, I think that's where this quote really hits the nail on the head
Wow what a great video!❤👏
Thank you for showing us what a genius we stan. It is so impressive to see and hear about his brilliant mind and his beautiful art he gifted to us. I love him so much, thank you for reminding me💜
Thanks you sooooo much for this! Like you I totally agree with the open to interpretation part which is also RM’s intention. However I’m quite analytical and can’t help but went through similar analysis like you did on my mind. I’ll go though yours slowly reply where I gave something different. First in Tokyo the last part of the whistle adds to feeling and paints the picture of a lover walking in an empty Tokyo street, and connects to the moon child words too, it somehow gives me the vibe that this Whistler is alone but quite comfortable with himself and basking in the cold quiet night with moon light shining on him.
Oh I like that!
It is beautifully crafted....mono is a work of art and you did a great job...thankyou...everytime I hear "everything goes " I cry, don't know why..I feel fragile ,all over the place, vulnerable n frustrated ...it brings out something hidden in me which I am/was trying to unsee...I have read some one written somewhere " listening to mono is like trapped inside a dark room, but instead of saying to break open the room and run out, it feels like Namjoon sits with you in ghe dark hold your hands and assures n comfort you...ig its true" I can't explain what I feel but it's ..........
first of all, thank you so much for your comment! And yes, I've seen this post as well, it really hits the nail on the head! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and mono of course
@@wandering_thoughts this video of us need to be promoted, it should reach more ppl...I loved it ..lots of love to you...wishing you happiness n health...tc❤
@@t_a7923 thank you so much 💜 to you as well🥰
"The opposite of love is not hate, its indifference" I see it
I came from your comment on my post in weverse and I just finished watching this video while having breakfast, with rain falling outside, and it was the perfect experience... It brought me the same kind of comforting feeling that Mono does when I listen to it. Such a great video, amazing analysis and editing, thank you so much for making it and sharing it!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am so glad you enjoyed the video 🤗 This really means a lot! 🥰
Thank you so much for making this very detailed and informative breakdown. After watching your video, I feel like I got to understand Namjoon more as well as feel closer to mono and Namjoon. I cannot wait to see your breakdown of Joon's new album Indigo.
You deserve more views and subscribers btw. I just discovered your channel 2 days ago, and I've learned so much from your videos :)
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. And yes, I will be definitely making a video about Indigo! I can't wait for its release!
And thank you for your kind words
15:32 I, personally always understand: "And ash is a thing that someday we all *shoudn't* be". I don't exactly know how to interpret this but maybe this goes into the same direction as the line before, trying to avoid death or not wanting it to be real. Maybe we know about it but nevertheless try to keep it away from us by saying: "This shoudn't be happening."
Oh that also sounds plausible! 😍
Well just gonna start my comment with WOW!! I came here from weverse and I just told you that I love lyrical breakdown and this one was just wow. I don't know how else to put it, there was so much I didn't know and missed during my listens. This album is magical and thanks to you, I can enjoy this album more and more. I never thought an playlist can effect me like that and I am glad I finally listened to mono, going to cherish this album forever. A true music piece for comfort gonna keep it in my heart forever:) And well done you explained everything so beautiful:)
Thank you so much for your kind words! 🥰💜 So glad to hear that you enjoyed the video! And to hear that you enjoy mono more as well is more than I could have asked for🥰
Thankyou for sharing this beautiful video with us. 💜
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I just found out your channel and I m so glad 😌
That makes me so happy to hear 🥰💜
OMG This is so good! Please do indigo Next. Pretty Pleeees!!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
@@wandering_thoughts Yess!!! Thank you. And take all the time you want. I shall wait patiently :D The amount of work you put into these are insane.
This is beautiful 💜
Thank you this video 💜
Wonderful 💜
Came from Weverse
Awesome initiative 💜🐨
Our Joonie is a Jinius
Thank you so much for checking out my video!
@@wandering_thoughts
Mention Not
I'm happy to be here 💜😊
You nice keep going! 👍
@@edits_ot7428 hahaha thank you 😂 You... very nice ☝️
Thank you for telling me about your video from Weverse 🙏🏾 watching it right now :)
OMG...This video is very comprehensive and perfect.
Thank you for your effort 💜
Thank you so much!
great thoughts, I'm looking forward to seeing more
Thank you so much!
@@wandering_thoughts I'm going to watch all of that for sure
I just came from weverse and I appreciate your work for making this video will share it with my friends 🥰💜
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 💜
Wooow so much effort 😍 and it turned out amazing
thank you so much
This is a most excellent documentary. I thought Tokyo was referencing a total reset, a mind-altering relationship or event in a good and next level way.
thank you for telling me to watch this video from weverse !!!!! you did a good job really thank you again for this i appreciate a lot and namjoon will too if he knew 😙
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it 🥰💜 That means a lot ☺️
love your essay.
Thank you so much!🥰
Thank you for this video. I'm here from weverse💜💜
thanks for checking it out! I hope you enjoyed it
Saw the link on weverse and actually landed out here 💜
Thank you for checking it out! I hope you liked it :)
Amazing video ! Keep up the good work !
Thank you! :)
I am ready to cry. 🥺❤️
No please don't 😄💜 but thank you so much for watching my video!🥰
This was incredible 👏👏👏
Thank you so much!!
Saw in the weverse and i've enjoyed it heheee good job , i liked it
Oh thank you so much! 🥰
I really loved this video, very informative e light❤️
Thank you so much!!
I'm waiting for you to explain indigo as well ☺
I'll do my best to get to it as quickly as possible!
Thanks Alot for this. Do you remember my DN? I will be sharing this video with everyone
I like the intended sequence of the tracks and they are coherent, thanks for explaining and it makes more sense to me know what RM meant in his vlive about listening not to a song in isolation like having fast food but rather appreciate the intention of a playlist. Do you think ‘everything goes’ could also go well ti put as the last song like a outer to finish the list instead of leaving the theme song forever rain as the last? It leaves me feeling really depressed and sad at the end of the playlist, so just a thought that everything goes being last would act like a concluding song that says all will come to pass regardless.
I have thought about that, too, and I think it says so much about how life works that 'forever rain' is the last song of the album. Because, even if we mature and realize that good and bad times come and go (as 'everythingoes' talks about), we can still get hit by a wave of depression in the way 'forever rain' is one. Sometimes, life just works like that. It's once again this ambiguity of "good" and "bad" and all the other supposed paradoxes the playlist is talking about.
That's just my take on it, though.
Buen video amiga :3
Thank you! :)
Imagining you search up "but you can't get into it because they would never understand" to get the clean clip for the video was hilarious to me for some reason- 48:22
Hahaha yes the research for this video was very versatile 😌😂
RM does not mean “Real Me”!! It is a possible meaning but not an official one and I wish people would stop spreading it!! It was an off hand comment. He said it like “it could have many different meanings” and used “Real Me” like an example and people ran with it. It’s not an official meaning. Just like the lyrics of mono he left it intentionally vague.
True, he said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that it can have many meanings and that right now, it could mean "Real Me" to him. I guess I could have phrased that differently :)