Is RM's mono. underrated?

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
  • We discuss the evolution of RM's artistry and how it has impressively evolved while still remaining the front man for one of the popular groups of all time. We dive into a few songs from mono. and discuss the importance in his discography. Also, for those that don't know.. "Rhythm and Poetry," is a backronym for RAP.
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Комментарии • 877

  • @SleepDeez
    @SleepDeez  Месяц назад +403

    Are you Subscribed yet? 🤗

  • @7Flowers1Dream
    @7Flowers1Dream Месяц назад +571

    “Just learning their names” is how most of us fell down the rabbit hole 😅

    • @ljl6185
      @ljl6185 Месяц назад +17

      It always starts the same way, doesn't it? "I just wanted to know who the guy was who ..."

    • @ktd_ot7
      @ktd_ot7 Месяц назад +8

      So true.. I did that too lol.. I said that to my sister one evening back in 2016.. lmao here I'm still here 😂

    • @jenie-lyntomboc4927
      @jenie-lyntomboc4927 Месяц назад +6

      True story! 100% 😂

    • @mariliaalvares3815
      @mariliaalvares3815 Месяц назад +4

      True story 😂

    • @dayaferreira3534
      @dayaferreira3534 Месяц назад +10

      Fr. I got curious bc of a blonde yoongi, next thing i knew was waking up at 4am for an online concert

  • @pratikshabidkar
    @pratikshabidkar Месяц назад +222

    Mono is like that best friend who sits beside you and listens to you quietly without saying anything or any judgement. Mono felt like a warm hug after being cold for years💜

    • @RubyLaura-rr2dz
      @RubyLaura-rr2dz Месяц назад +6

      True

    • @michbfree
      @michbfree Месяц назад +6

      Absolutely yes

    • @7toheavan4ever54
      @7toheavan4ever54 Месяц назад +3

      Same 💜🫂💜

    • @rosemarymillan5864
      @rosemarymillan5864 Месяц назад +5

      Very well said 👏🏽 Mono is definitely that warm hug for me after being so cold for so long. So it sits very close to my heart 💜

    • @AJP.OT7
      @AJP.OT7 27 дней назад +1

      Beautiful said 💜

  • @Moose613
    @Moose613 Месяц назад +512

    "We don't start it, but we know how to end it" FACTS 👏

    • @kitix524
      @kitix524 Месяц назад +6

      so true hahaha

    • @Be_tea_es
      @Be_tea_es Месяц назад +5

      Nailed it lol

    • @7toheavan4ever54
      @7toheavan4ever54 Месяц назад +4

      Sleep spitting only facts 👌💜

    • @7toheavan4ever54
      @7toheavan4ever54 29 дней назад +2

      @himaririku9254 that may be true, but BTS are the only artist who touched my heart and Seoul with their lyrics and their authenticity

    • @asiannkutt
      @asiannkutt 28 дней назад +2

      No truer words have been said!

  • @priiifrg
    @priiifrg Месяц назад +446

    Varnell: reading the lyrics ruin the experience
    Also Varnell: this is poetry, man! And he makes it rhyme?!
    😂💜

    • @VarnellHill
      @VarnellHill Месяц назад +99

      I’m a complicated soul…thank yall for being patient 😅😂😂😂😂

    • @yuklimka7251
      @yuklimka7251 Месяц назад +28

      Reporter Kim of K-Pop Shock reported that RM's OG manuscript of his UN speech is one of ten nominees to be declared Korean Cultural Heritage. There's a government website where ppl can vote. Only 2/10 are going to make it. I think our president has a good chance.

    • @ktsleeve
      @ktsleeve 29 дней назад +3

      @@himaririku9254dear lord y’all are so annoying.

    • @ma.anjelicachan3351
      @ma.anjelicachan3351 24 дня назад +1

      ​@@himaririku9254 who hurt you?

  • @hydrogen0004
    @hydrogen0004 Месяц назад +105

    namjoon couldn't hug everyone of us, so he made mono.
    His songwriting and composing skills are on a different level.

  • @lesliemcmc
    @lesliemcmc Месяц назад +130

    Unexpected: Varnell comes out of this whole thing a balming tiger fan

  • @vs0537
    @vs0537 Месяц назад +201

    “Until I hear him he’s Jay-min” I can’t wait for the Jimin reaction already omg

    • @kceleste4140
      @kceleste4140 Месяц назад +3

      Saame

    • @Cassylc
      @Cassylc Месяц назад +6

      The Jimin effect is universal ~

    • @Misty_In_Texas7
      @Misty_In_Texas7 25 дней назад +9

      I am anxiously waiting to watch The Jimin Effect hit Varnell. It's going to be so good.

    • @angelb7817
      @angelb7817 11 дней назад +1

      Ooooh, I remember when Jimin got mad enough to spell out his name because RM decided to say JM.
      Varnell will be in trouuuuuubbbbble😅

    • @vs0537
      @vs0537 11 дней назад +1

      @@angelb7817 LOL I REMEMBER IT WAS VEGAS RIGHT? I think that was when they also created their instas so I think ARMY speculated that Joon was spoiling ahaha

  • @tracipark4478
    @tracipark4478 Месяц назад +142

    Moonchild is one of the songs selected by NASA to be included in the 2024 lunar mission playlist...

  • @vcaruso17
    @vcaruso17 Месяц назад +291

    RM & the creative director / leader of Balming Tiger (San Yawn) are really good friends, and he was the one that encouraged RM to create RPWP before going to the military so he could get stuff off his chest.
    He was also the creative director for the majority of RPWP and if you look under all of the music videos & live videos & visuals for RPWP, they all list “creative director: San Yawn”. Great collaboration between RM & the whole Balming Tiger team.

    • @sophiealka3431
      @sophiealka3431 Месяц назад +16

      yeah, Balming Tiger's San Yawn was the creative director for all of RPWP and him and RM met on the Sexy Nukim project - so it really was the start of a great creative partnership. I feel like the Flying Lotus/Kendrick comparison makes sense

  • @Anna-TheaLittek
    @Anna-TheaLittek Месяц назад +321

    RM actually wrote poetry before he got into rap, so he kept up that aspect of his pen throughout his whole music career. That poetry continues through a lot of BTSs songs because he does a lot of writing.

    • @ktsleeve
      @ktsleeve 29 дней назад +7

      @@himaririku9254You don’t have a clue what we are talking about here, do you? Poetry, philosophy, lyricism, real ART. 😂

    • @michellehernandez3655
      @michellehernandez3655 26 дней назад

      Where the fck is that comment coming from. Believe I LOVE stary kids, I just don't get the immature beef. Like they actually like ea6chother, don't be a dork. ​@himaririku9254

    • @Yoonji9212
      @Yoonji9212 24 дня назад +2

      @@ktsleeve that's a bot, just ignore it.

  • @infiresnation7430
    @infiresnation7430 Месяц назад +208

    Antisocial Extrovert is literally the best description I’ve heard and I relate so much.

    • @annmason5497
      @annmason5497 Месяц назад +4

      Still laughing about that😂

    • @imajinallthepurple
      @imajinallthepurple Месяц назад +4

      Ikr?! And I'm a Scorpio as well! 😂

    • @singularityjackson
      @singularityjackson Месяц назад +4

      Those are also lyrics Kdot used in DNA!

    • @clino137
      @clino137 28 дней назад

      😅

    • @AJP.OT7
      @AJP.OT7 27 дней назад

      This might be me actually (although I just say I am an introvert idk honestly though lol)

  • @madpleasure
    @madpleasure Месяц назад +210

    Namjoon actually has a mixed tape before Mono called RM, it was released in 2015. Again, he tells a story. This mixtape has original beats from various artists ie: JCole, Drake, Major Lazer, etc

    • @girondellecd
      @girondellecd Месяц назад +5

      Thanks for pointing out the original beats/samples. I didn't realize this...I haven't explored it well yet.

    • @elefant.d9419
      @elefant.d9419 Месяц назад +1

      honestly, i was wondering if that wasn't mentioned on purpose. maybe so he'd either find out before reacting to that mixtop, or so he figures it out himself. wonder how much of that reaction they'll be able to upload here though.

  • @Nyob
    @Nyob Месяц назад +89

    BTS were going through emotional hell at around the time Namjoon wrote MONO. He was majorly depressed at the time.

  • @angaka2027
    @angaka2027 Месяц назад +109

    Rappers in my opinion are some of the most intelligent and literate artists - the ability to articulate a message on the fly that rhymes and maintains flow and makes sense is so impressive

    • @taen_y
      @taen_y Месяц назад +2

      Makes sense since self-expression is the core of what makes someone a rapper.

  • @YukiAoi-no3kj
    @YukiAoi-no3kj Месяц назад +16

    In his song Wildflower, RM says - "my beginning was poetry, my one and only strength and dream that protected me so far"

  • @Mmvvuno
    @Mmvvuno Месяц назад +130

    9:59 "We don't start it, but we gonna end it" PREACH!

    • @OloriAyomi
      @OloriAyomi Месяц назад

      I am nosy asl, what's the tea? Who's hady schmerry?

  • @Tish256
    @Tish256 Месяц назад +210

    I stopped my K-drama for this LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!!!

    • @if_fi03
      @if_fi03 Месяц назад +6

      🤣🤣

    • @SleepDeez
      @SleepDeez  Месяц назад +209

      watching Varnell fall in love with RM in slow motion is kinda like a Black K-drama right?

    • @bgt4630
      @bgt4630 Месяц назад +4

      SAME HAHAHA

    • @jojobunny02
      @jojobunny02 Месяц назад +8

      What show though?? I’m looking for something new to watch after finishing A Killer Paradox 😂

    • @Shinedream613
      @Shinedream613 Месяц назад +2

      Same! 😂

  • @podoke
    @podoke Месяц назад +136

    mono holds such a dear place in my heart
    it's kinda interesting because i didnt immediately fall in love with it on my first listen (listened to it on a random night at home) i liked it but it didn't resonate too much
    then (i think it was my second listen) in a car, on a day i was so fucking exhausted, i put it on to block out the noise in my head n noise from outside
    and man that shit hit different
    i cried listening to everythingoes
    namjoon has such a way of making you feel like you can sit with negative emotions and not fight it.
    this album is like noise canceling headphones for me
    i use it like a crutch on days i'm outside when i dont want to be. it has this effect of drowning out all noise but just enough to negate it and give me a little space to breathe.
    the name mono is so fitting in my opinion because this album truly feels colorless. it's like white static.
    that feeling you get with noise canceling headphones where your surroundings are muffled but your ears feel full.
    i've listened to mono so many times and it's never failed to aide me on difficult days
    i really hope namjoon knows how much people treasure his music.
    there are records that you enjoy, throw your favorite songs on a playlist maybe, sing along whenever you hear it,
    and there are records that melt into your life and become an integral part of it
    it's crazy how differently i listen to and experience mono and rpwp
    like it's to the point where i dont think my brain perceives mono as music anymore but rather a sort of off switch
    mono has become such a staple in my day to day

    • @donitapolk9413
      @donitapolk9413 Месяц назад +4

      This is truly a dope-aas comment! 💜

    • @lgs0613
      @lgs0613 Месяц назад +2

      you explained it perfectly omg 🥺🤍

    • @jenie-lyntomboc4927
      @jenie-lyntomboc4927 Месяц назад +1

      My mind in your words! This is so on point! I really love Mono, all of it, you're right when you say it's like noise cancelling headphones, when you're exhausted of the outside world and don't want to hear anything, you just listen to mono and you'll have your safe space to breathe. This album is like a warm hug on a cold day.❤❤❤

    • @armymomot7931
      @armymomot7931 Месяц назад +1

      I feeeeeel your comment @podoke ! Yasss! 🙌🏼. Mono IS ThAT ! So many of us ARMYs just “get EachOther”
      Borahae Army! 💟
      #youneverwalkalone

    • @ktsleeve
      @ktsleeve 29 дней назад

      So much truth in so few words 🎉😊

  • @TricciaRamos
    @TricciaRamos Месяц назад +96

    Varnell meeting all of BT21 before all of BTS LMAO!

    • @nj.7325
      @nj.7325 Месяц назад +4

      LMAO now that you said it that's hilarious, he met tata before tae

  • @constance4869
    @constance4869 Месяц назад +27

    Balming Tiger is a bunch of incredibly talented weirdos. Saw them live twice and still cannot get over how dope they are. Their productions are insane. They don't care about the mainstream, just making quality shit.

  • @Raynstor.m
    @Raynstor.m Месяц назад +92

    Mono is so different from his first mixed tape RM.
    Varnell you said that you felt like RM was wanting to battle rap someone who was trashing him. That is pretty much what his song Joke is on his mixed tape RM but no one ever responded back after that.
    RM said rap is poetry to music and he is definitely a poet.
    Have a great weekend guys! I look forward to your next review.

    • @KoreKim
      @KoreKim Месяц назад +1

      none of them would dare respond to Joke, that would be rapper suicide 😂

  • @JennyPurplesBTS
    @JennyPurplesBTS Месяц назад +144

    "Sounds like he just waiting for a reason." Oh, I need Varnell to hear Monster and Joke, real bad.
    Mono is my comfort album. Everythingoes & Forever Rain have helped me through some rough times.

    • @yonukdeh
      @yonukdeh Месяц назад +5

      YES!! 🎉

    • @keyla5732
      @keyla5732 Месяц назад +6

      Definitely needs to hear Joke. Also the reason why RM went so hard on it with the continuous rapping.

    • @ccwordsmith
      @ccwordsmith Месяц назад +8

      YESSSSSSS! MONSTER and JOKE! Varnell will come unglued like we all did the first time we heard them and how, every time since, we listen to those songs and say, "That's right, Rap Monster, you are a true beast!" And then we listen to "Wildflower" and say, "Namjoon, you've been through it and we love you!"

    • @em5522
      @em5522 Месяц назад +4

      Everythingoes really hits hard. I tear up every time I hear it.

    • @JennyPurplesBTS
      @JennyPurplesBTS Месяц назад +1

      @@em5522 Me too. It's like the most reassuring hug.

  • @infiresnation7430
    @infiresnation7430 Месяц назад +61

    lol at first he’s like “I don’t wanna read the lyrics” but then when we get to the translation he becomes enraptured by the lyrics. 😂😂😂 I love the way that he’s learning the songs. It’s nice to watch

  • @k.pierce856
    @k.pierce856 Месяц назад +36

    MONO is that comfort album for people. 💜

  • @tamS0613
    @tamS0613 Месяц назад +127

    MONO??? OMG! I couldn't click on this fast enough! can't wait to he Varnell discover more and more

  • @ernaaprillia2187
    @ernaaprillia2187 Месяц назад +39

    I can't wait for him to listen to RM's first mixtape "RM" 😂😂

  • @jennareally
    @jennareally Месяц назад +51

    2015 RM mixtape isn't one that you fall asleep to lol. He does have those melodic smooth beats on there but then there is Do You, Monster, and Joke that will toss you out of bed. Joke makes my brain vibrate. It is my favorite album of RM.

  • @pren_sha-gp2sd
    @pren_sha-gp2sd Месяц назад +13

    The "RM is waiting for someone to give him a reason" is so real and immediately reminded me of when bts announced their hiatus and the media was calling it a disbandment and namjoon wrote that letter for us ❤

  • @babyblumer3958
    @babyblumer3958 Месяц назад +79

    I want this laughter on an endless loop! 😊

    • @SleepDeez
      @SleepDeez  Месяц назад +13

      hahahaha

    • @infiresnation7430
      @infiresnation7430 Месяц назад +12

      Soundboard please 😂😂

    • @secretyidentity2833
      @secretyidentity2833 Месяц назад +1

      Omg YES, that wheeze is everything 😂

    • @ktd_ot7
      @ktd_ot7 Месяц назад +2

      I want too lol.. That's good when you are sad.. you can't help but laugh 😆😂

  • @vs0537
    @vs0537 Месяц назад +25

    The reason why I love RM so much is because he’s so poetic… there’s no other artist that makes me think about my life introspectively like him which is why I love breaking down his music it’s so much fun

  • @Imavibeanywhere
    @Imavibeanywhere Месяц назад +37

    18:35 I know you will get to this, but you have to play him “Joke” 😂! So he can see RM has a problem with EVERYBODY!

  • @cboz6137
    @cboz6137 Месяц назад +40

    Working backwards with RM is crazy! Like a de-construction of his music... but somehow working. Loving it! RM wanting to be in a battle! Fr... lots of anger to release in the early years which is how we got our beautiful Cyphers! Joke! and more. But in BTS don't forget Born Singer, and Hip Hop Phile. He was always telling us who he was and doing his thing within the group too. As a group they were always breaking down barriers and stereotypes as they went. Just because some things seem like KPOP industry norms now... it is literally because of RM, and because BangPD allowed them to be themselves. And yeah, they all get to be even more themselves and versatile on their own. Anti-Social Extravert! and a Scorpio. ☠Using mono in Seoul on his "mono" mixtape... "genius." Yep. 3 Cheers for checking out the lyrics! Love this feel... where I don't freak out that you just listen through and feel what you feel as producers and then I get to be giddy when you make the connections in his lyrics like from Tokyo to Seoul! And one step further... Seoul is a precursor to Hectic (on Indigo) where at the end he sang the line that he "still love and hates this city." 🔥💜 The Varnell music industry translation bubbles are appreciated! 🙌Most of his fans go crazy for Moonchild... on this album, for me, its UhGood. Been one of my favorites since the first time I heard it. Don't know what it is... that ambiance you mentioned, I guess. Definitely underrated album... it is barely known and, especially at the time... not at all what you expect from one of the most intense rappers on the planet, yet there he went with it. Can't wait for the rest. Thanks for this! Hope your weekend is what you need it to be! ✌🫰

  • @Yui19986
    @Yui19986 Месяц назад +34

    Although I love every piece of art RM has brought forth to the world, MONO will always remain my favorite. MONO is a caress for a sore soul 💜

    • @ktsleeve
      @ktsleeve 29 дней назад +1

      YES! 😭😍😭

  • @Gorgusful
    @Gorgusful Месяц назад +35

    Someone GET THIS MAN A KOYA KEYCHAIN! He’s gotta rep his ult bias 🤭

  • @dzt8833
    @dzt8833 Месяц назад +27

    Mono is so underrated I've been saying this since 2018! Such a beautiful body of work, it's so dear to me.

  • @Violetbot501
    @Violetbot501 Месяц назад +22

    RM also featured on eAeons album fragile with the song - Don't

  • @maryhduke2307
    @maryhduke2307 Месяц назад +40

    Mono is no JOKE.

    • @adelate
      @adelate Месяц назад +8

      True, very different from Joke 😉

  • @Baba_Jagas_Hut
    @Baba_Jagas_Hut Месяц назад +118

    19:05 As well as being established in the underground, RM also was a force to be reckoned with as a battle rapper. He was 15/16 years old, and was feared by older rappers. So it totally makes sense that you’re getting the impression of him being ready and waiting to battle someone, if need be😂 In an interview, Suga has said that he had wanted to try going up against RM when he moved to Seoul because he wanted to see if he could take him😂 So yeah, RM was definitely known for taking people out

    • @ruthfischer7615
      @ruthfischer7615 Месяц назад +12

      This was a line Zico used against another rapper in battle:
      “you got your ass handed to you by 15 year old runch”

    • @girondellecd
      @girondellecd Месяц назад +5

      @@ruthfischer7615 That's fire! I had not heard this! NOTE to VARNELL: RM's underground rapper name was Runch Randa.

    • @taen_y
      @taen_y Месяц назад +2

      More amateur than underground. It's very connected to being active in the local (mostly Hongdae in Khh) scene and RM was not. He was not "established" or known in the scene apart from some online forums. He mostly just uploaded some stuff on those sites and performed a couple times with other amateur kids for fun. The other rappers he dissed at the time were also all amateurs on those online communities, only later did some of them become "professional rappers".
      Which is why he himself has never called himself an underground rapper. If you pay attention, he himself always uses the word "amateur" when he refers to that time because he knows the difference.

    • @girondellecd
      @girondellecd Месяц назад +1

      @@taen_y Thanks! I hadn't understood there was a difference.

    • @taen_y
      @taen_y Месяц назад

      @@girondellecd No problem!:)
      Underground rappers are professionals who move more locally and outside of the mainstream industry, usually they're independent or signed to underground labels. I guess a lot of people confuse that with someone who dabbles for fun.

  • @ninvelasco
    @ninvelasco Месяц назад +16

    listening to mono is like getting a warm, comforting hug after standing in the rain for so long, tears mixed with the rain, and then the sun comes out

  • @EVECrowley
    @EVECrowley Месяц назад +4

    mono. is my go-to when I’m feeling anxious. It doesn’t put me to sleep, it helps me get out of my own head and relax. I’ve listened to it so many times I’ve lost count. Someone said that Namjoon couldn’t hug us all so he created mono. That’s exactly what it feels like to me. It’s a hug from a caring friend when it’s needed most

  • @joannmosby7651
    @joannmosby7651 Месяц назад +57

    Army Love, Support and Trust BTS RM "Mono Therapy Session" in process! 😏😍👏🏽🕺🏽🎶🎤👑🥇💜✌🏽🙏🏽 #RMxMono

  • @YukiAoi-no3kj
    @YukiAoi-no3kj Месяц назад +4

    RM is a poet, his lyrics are so poetic. He is also known as "The Philosopher who Raps" 💜✨

    • @SleepDeez
      @SleepDeez  Месяц назад +8

      that's a cool phrase, but I personally think rappers are some of the greatest philosophers to ever exist ;) Because a rapper can be a philosopher, but most philosophers can't rhyme haha

  • @ParKbgtn7
    @ParKbgtn7 Месяц назад +21

    I LOVE MONO SO MUCH! I think mono will always have a special place in army's heart. Our healing album

  • @MistikButterfly
    @MistikButterfly Месяц назад +14

    At some point in time I was Living off of "Everythingoes". Mono is Therapy.
    By April 2021 MONO reached #1 on iTunes in 121 countries, breaking the all-time record for most #1's for any album in the platform's history, And I still consider it Tragically Underrated.
    Love the video! Thanks so much! 💜

  • @imajinallthepurple
    @imajinallthepurple Месяц назад +19

    27:30 Spoiling actually goes perfect with RM. 😂 I mean, there's a reason we say it's not a real comeback if RM hasn't spoiled it. 😆
    He's accidentally shown stuff on his computer, revealed titles or lyrics during lives, hummed a song while filming, etc. But of course we usually only find out after the fact. I swear, ARMY could literally out-spy any government agency in the world. 😅
    💜

    • @valeriaaraujo9962
      @valeriaaraujo9962 Месяц назад +2

      Remeber when he spoiled BT21 by having a giant plush on his studio and then showing proudly to the camera before realizing his mistake? Lol

    • @imajinallthepurple
      @imajinallthepurple Месяц назад +1

      @@valeriaaraujo9962 I remember. 😂 It was the Van character that represents ARMY.

    • @AJP.OT7
      @AJP.OT7 27 дней назад +1

      When he spoiled a scene in the MV with Lost lol 🤣…. (He was drinking a water bottle and it spilled on him & then he yelled “spoiler” lol) 💜

  • @jennareally
    @jennareally Месяц назад +34

    I think he wants the soundboard back.

    • @cuesegue
      @cuesegue Месяц назад +5

      Right?! Varnell trying to use reverse psychology 😂😂😂

    • @girondellecd
      @girondellecd Месяц назад +1

      🤣🤣

  • @quewilliams6884
    @quewilliams6884 Месяц назад +30

    I hope you do his first mixtape rm I think it's very important for vernell to see where he came from and how he was feeling early on with the underground artist judging him and the struggle between him being the groups leader/idol and his identity as an artist

  • @louloubumper8179
    @louloubumper8179 Месяц назад +40

    MONO is my F A V O R I T E!!!

  • @Dani.Torres
    @Dani.Torres Месяц назад +13

    Mono is album that works for catharsis. You need to had been in a dark place, like RM was at this time, and then this album helps you find the way out.
    It’s a trip from dark madness or depression to a sweet enlightenment, and then the calming feeling of it is what it is. You’ll see as you listen to the last songs and check the lyrics.

  • @slowrainid
    @slowrainid Месяц назад +21

    the best thing about RM is that you'll notice a new genius detail anytime you listen to his songs
    ps. can confirm that mono is the best album to listen when you need a power nap

    • @KatinaS252
      @KatinaS252 29 дней назад +1

      I have switched my playlist to Mono so many times on an afternoon when I knew I needed a nap. It does not make me feel sleepy, it just allows me to turn off my mind and go to sleep, gently soothed into resting.

    • @slowrainid
      @slowrainid 29 дней назад +1

      @@KatinaS252 exactly, is like listening to white noise or anything that puts you in a meditative state

  • @elly3868dayday
    @elly3868dayday Месяц назад +18

    The badbye & Change pt 2 connection as eAeon wrote, composed and produced on Change pt 2 :)

  • @ellencrowd8058
    @ellencrowd8058 Месяц назад +7

    eAeon also worked on Change pt.2. And it’s so interesting to see that RM’s been working with same people for years and evolving and changing together

  • @BangPDsMom
    @BangPDsMom Месяц назад +22

    I’m so sad. Y’all didn’t get to Forever Rain. It’s my favourite track on Mono. But Varnell needs to listen to Smoke Sprite. Cuz it is exquisite. Also, not sure where you’re taking this journey but I’m here for it.
    Just make sure he hears 134340 bc it’s the best b side ever.

  • @serendipityamanda
    @serendipityamanda Месяц назад +20

    with him mentioning the major and minor key, i’m now eager to possibly (hopefully) see his reaction to jimin’s solo track “lie” off the bts album “wings” 😊 that album, in my opinion, is arguably one of their best! seriously can’t wait to see y’all venture into the whole group!! love your channel ♥️

    • @blackbirdfly3153
      @blackbirdfly3153 28 дней назад

      wings album..... absolute chef's kiss 🤌🤩🤩🤩

  • @racheljerusha
    @racheljerusha Месяц назад +33

    Anti-social, extrovert, Scorpio and Army here! 💜

  • @carlanogueira5804
    @carlanogueira5804 Месяц назад +10

    "he ain't get me" and in the beginning with sexy nukim "THAT'S MY BOY" 😂😂😂

  • @MariaChavez-ey5sr
    @MariaChavez-ey5sr Месяц назад +16

    I’m always here for the journey and the insights but your friendship and laughter is the true bonus! Mono is such a special album. It’s not like anything I’d heard a “K-pop” artist put out before. Raw vulnerable and unique. It held the title of the single album with the most #1s in the most countries on iTunes until Taylor Swift finally broke the hat record recently (yes we are working to get it back for RM). This is a true gem of hat deserves the accolades and love.

  • @ktekc
    @ktekc Месяц назад +46

    after the sh*tstorm of horrible people blocking spree ive been on today this is wonderful to see.

    • @jennareally
      @jennareally Месяц назад +20

      Oh twitter has been a mess.

    • @luciharke1753
      @luciharke1753 Месяц назад +9

      For real, it's exhausting.

    • @natashambulo3510
      @natashambulo3510 Месяц назад +6

      ​@@jennareally I had to take a break from there and stick to official news sources for now

    • @JoonJoon92
      @JoonJoon92 Месяц назад +4

      I haven't been on Twitter in a minute..... Sigh, do I even wanna know what's happening over there🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @ktekc
      @ktekc Месяц назад +5

      @@JoonJoon92 probably not. lets just say i used to sort of like BP as a light poppy background music sort of thing. but because of blinks i can't listen to them. I wish them well i hope they put out something soon for their fans that arent a**holes. but i cant bother anymore.

  • @LynnHermione
    @LynnHermione Месяц назад +22

    Mate Tokyo is a super sad song we dont want it to be about us 😅😅

  • @user-cs5tj1fg1o
    @user-cs5tj1fg1o Месяц назад +8

    Mono is my comfort mix tape. Sad? Listen to Mono. Depressed? Listen to Mono. Grieving? Listen to Mono. Tired? Listen to Mono. Have a cranky baby trying to get to sleep? Listen to Mono. Driving so where that makes you anxious? Mono. Like a warm blanket and somebody rubbing your shoulders. RMs deep, soft voice. Yep. Makes it all better

  • @mochipjamas
    @mochipjamas Месяц назад +30

    We have clearly hit a PURPLE NERVE in Varnell. Come to the bora side! 💜 WE HAVE RECEIPTS.

  • @infiresnation7430
    @infiresnation7430 Месяц назад +13

    Omg the first key played in Tokyo brought back so many emotions omg I need a breather already

  • @Alli_May_ARMY
    @Alli_May_ARMY Месяц назад +8

    "Mono" got me through the darkest days of my life. "RPWP" helped me do some intense internal work facing what happened to me. "Indigo" helped me acknowledge it all, let go, and move forward. RM's music is my therapy. "Mono" is where it all started for me, though, and I am so delighted to see you guys visit this playlist.

  • @gavonius
    @gavonius Месяц назад +7

    i remember when mono dropped, i was in a different country struggling with family issues 😢 the album was just a big fcking hug - i teared the hell up had the album on repeat for days

  • @rebecacarrillo1797
    @rebecacarrillo1797 Месяц назад +8

    Nam wanted to do poetry before he fell for rap.
    He is the poet who raps

  • @annmason5497
    @annmason5497 Месяц назад +24

    ‘That’s my guy!’ Mhm…. Yup… not your bias huh

    • @girondellecd
      @girondellecd Месяц назад

      This! He's said it a few times now...as his fingers lose the last bit of grip he has and he falls down the hole. Varnell, you're so cute!

  • @butterflysuki7772
    @butterflysuki7772 Месяц назад +11

    It's good to know that he saw this as more of a "playlist" than a mixtape, bc all the songs had a similar vibe.

  • @Department_of_Justice
    @Department_of_Justice Месяц назад +18

    Mono is my nightly lullaby.

  • @sofiaaguilamartinez1970
    @sofiaaguilamartinez1970 Месяц назад +9

    I'm so glad you mention the conection you felt between Badbye and Change pt. 2 because eAeon (the ft. in Badbye) was actually the producer of Change pt. 2 and I feel like their friendship and their work together, like Balming Tiger San Yawn, has definitely allowed RM to show a more alternative (and sad) kind of sound. I recomend listening to Don't, an eAeon track featuring RM. Anyway, love your videos and already subscribed

  • @tanukisanhai
    @tanukisanhai Месяц назад +16

    Mono and the first august D album are what got me hooked for good into the fandom, and I'm so happy to see you guys go through listening to all these songs for the first time, love this, thank you for sharing all the videos with us
    💜

  • @opheliase7473
    @opheliase7473 Месяц назад +11

    Hello from a fellow Scorpio. Though I’m an anti-social mostly introvert
    Sleep, your asides are so helpful, clarifying or expanding the meanings and definitions of terms and concepts. This journey with you and Varnell is a constant delight 💜

  • @wingweaver023
    @wingweaver023 Месяц назад +15

    I hope you are having a day as beautiful as you are 💜 💛

  • @christinebaukus8281
    @christinebaukus8281 Месяц назад +17

    You guys are hilarious in the best possible way! ARMY loves you!

  • @deborahmalini3559
    @deborahmalini3559 Месяц назад +6

    mono is army's comfort album. every year on the anniversary of mono youll see army share stories of how this album saved our lives. esp through depression or anxiety, grief or healing. this album is very special to army.

  • @Baddiesc7gn
    @Baddiesc7gn Месяц назад +25

    Plus, RM always has our backs. You out of pocket. We get upset the guys find out. It is addressed. James Corden can attest to that. RM mix tape Mono broke Ed Sheeran’s record. Sexy Nukim yess

  • @lesliemcmc
    @lesliemcmc Месяц назад +5

    Mono really is a comfort album. Like, you had a little cry and you're still kinda down but the window is open and the breeze is coming in and you're gonna be ok in a minute. Thats mono

  • @carlanogueira5804
    @carlanogueira5804 Месяц назад +11

    Mono it's literally my comfort album

  • @mirandasmith3654
    @mirandasmith3654 Месяц назад +9

    Really enjoying the well informed conversations around RM’s artistry

  • @gracemclean2098
    @gracemclean2098 Месяц назад +12

    Mono is my favorite RM Mixtape, thank you so much for reviewing it 💜

  • @enimaryani1781
    @enimaryani1781 Месяц назад +17

    From Indonesia. Just finish my breakfast with my family. Then watch this

  • @ktsleeve
    @ktsleeve 29 дней назад +1

    everythingoes is a meditation, it’s Zen, it will heal you. The best places to listen to everythingoes over and over again until you feel better are: in a rocking chair, in your car on the open highway, on a long, long walk when you need to calm your mind. It is the moment of catharsis in the story that is mono. If you just listen to mono on the surface you won’t understand that Namjoon is both a poet and a psychotherapist.

  • @carlanogueira5804
    @carlanogueira5804 Месяц назад +16

    MONO YES I WAS WAITING FOR IT

  • @armontludenberth
    @armontludenberth Месяц назад +10

    I am curious to see you guys react to RM's first mixtape, RM!

  • @koya_joonie
    @koya_joonie Месяц назад +7

    49:02 bro it's so funny because i did have a dream about rm after this came out and it was just a dream where we talked for hours. i can't remember what we talked about but i woke up with a smile on my face and so peaceful for the first time in a very long time🥹🥹🥹🫂💜

  • @snickley
    @snickley Месяц назад +4

    48:17 it's totally one to fall asleep to. I listened to this album on repeat for months on end, while going to sleep and through the night, when I first found BTS. I still put it on whenever I can't sleep, it's like a hug from someone who understands.
    Side note; the thorns on the lamppost etc is called "hostile architecture" as a concept. It's really fascinating (read: horrific) to look into.

  • @editmel
    @editmel Месяц назад +12

    Don't start none, won't be none.... to the point we hold grudges longer then the actual members 😅
    Which I get the vibe you both get.

  • @vs0537
    @vs0537 Месяц назад +55

    “That’s my guy” QUICK EVERYONE WRITE IT DOWN FOR THE RECEIPTS
    edit: he already said it once in Indigo Part 1 btw✍️✍️

  • @Natttttttttyy
    @Natttttttttyy Месяц назад +15

    I WAS SO SCHOCKED TO SEE THIS!!!! AAAAAHHHHH!

  • @N0TStacy
    @N0TStacy Месяц назад +10

    Mono is still my fave Namjoon album/mixtape

  • @eosabrigo2811
    @eosabrigo2811 Месяц назад +5

    varnell disecting the lyrics now!!! LYRIC MAFIAS so proud of you 👏👏👏

  • @Mdforeveryoung
    @Mdforeveryoung Месяц назад +11

    Your videos and episodes are so refreshing and makes me respect music and bts more. Thanks for doing this🔥

  • @SnapCracklyPop
    @SnapCracklyPop Месяц назад +13

    19:36 hm…I’m curious how Varnell will react to RM’s first mixtape 😅 He was 20 when it was uploaded to SoundCIoud.

  • @inuyashalovergyal
    @inuyashalovergyal Месяц назад +2

    Mono is a work of art that really helped me when I was facing a toxic home environment. I remember struggling to balance my life at home and outside of it while working and going to uni. I'll always be thankful to namjoon for releasing mono it truly is a masterpiece

  • @priyanjugoswami9083
    @priyanjugoswami9083 Месяц назад +2

    When I first heard moonchild I cried a lot …Namjoon really shakes something inside you

  • @Raven_goddess_1
    @Raven_goddess_1 Месяц назад +2

    Mono is one of the albums that many ARMY say helped them through a dark period..when they needed comfort, they turn to this. It really is beautiful. I find Bangtan's music to be very powerful, thought provoking, relatable and truly does transcend language. I can't wait for Varnell to hear more of each solo discography, and their group discography. 💜⚘️

  • @galabb
    @galabb 25 дней назад +2

    Mono. Is my forever favorite album in the world. Is like a hug to my soul. Rm is a really deep poet.

  • @carmencrespo5704
    @carmencrespo5704 Месяц назад +6

    I love mono and listen to it all the time. It's like a meditation, a conversation I have with myself. The lyrics are really good, well worth reading a good translation of them.

  • @Kett6363
    @Kett6363 Месяц назад +7

    Btw, there are 5 subscales to the intro/ extroversion scale of MBTI ( Level II certified since 1995). This can bs the hardest scale to identify for others. My very best friend who I,ve known for 55 years. When I was training in MBTI I thought for sure she was extrovert ( not arguing with your personal choice of extrovert for yourself, this is just a story). Anyway after really digging and discussing I finally saw she was introverted . It is just that she is very good and energetic in the world. An awesome public speaker but needs to regenerate after, also doesn’t have a lot of company over, has a few good friends vs a large social group, She processes information internally. Other than easily engaging with others she has more introverted traits but we think of that one trait ( being social with others) as defining extroverts which is not true. Anyway. A little geeky MBTI break.

  • @noelmontrey7972
    @noelmontrey7972 Месяц назад +5

    Varnell nails it … I listen to mono when I’m having a hard time and it’s hard to sleep. It’s soothing … uhgood is my favorite track.