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BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan; lit. Bulletproof Boy Scouts), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material. Originally a hip hop group, they expanded their musical style to incorporate a wide range of genres, while their lyrics have focused on subjects including mental health, the troubles of school-age youth and coming of age, loss, the journey towards self-love, individualism, and the consequences of fame and recognition. Their discography and adjacent work has also referenced literature, philosophy and psychology, and includes an alternate universe storyline.
BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment with the single album 2 Cool 4 Skool. BTS released their first Korean and Japanese-language studio albums, Dark & Wild and Wake Up respectively, in 2014. The group's second Korean studio album, Wings (2016), was their first to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS had crossed into the global music market and led the Korean Wave into the United States, becoming the first Korean ensemble to receive a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for their single "Mic Drop", as well as the first act from South Korea to top the Billboard 200 with their studio album Love Yourself: Tear (2018). In 2020, BTS became one of the few groups since the Beatles (in 1966-1968) to chart four US number-one albums in less than two years, with Love Yourself: Answer (2018) becoming the first Korean album certified Platinum by the RIAA; in the same year, they also became the first all-South Korean act to reach number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200 with their Grammy-nominated single "Dynamite". Follow-up releases "Savage Love", "Life Goes On", "Butter", and "Permission to Dance" made them the fastest act to earn four US number-one singles since Justin Timberlake in 2006.
As of 2023, BTS is the best-selling musical act in South Korean history according to the Circle Chart, having sold in excess of 40 million albums.[2] Their studio album Map of the Soul: 7 (2020) is the third best-selling album of all time in South Korea, as well as the first in the country to surpass both four and five million registered sales. They are the first non-English-speaking and Asian act to sell out concerts at Wembley Stadium and the Rose Bowl (Love Yourself World Tour, 2019), and were named the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) Global Recording Artist of the Year for both 2020 and 2021. The group's accolades include multiple American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, and nominations for five Grammy Awards. Outside of music, they have addressed three sessions of the United Nations General Assembly and partnered with UNICEF in 2017 to establish the Love Myself anti-violence campaign. Featured on Time's international cover as "Next Generation Leaders" and dubbed the "Princes of Pop", BTS has also appeared on Time's lists of the 25 most influential people on the internet (2017-2019) and the 100 most influential people in the world (2019), and in 2018 became the youngest recipients of the South Korean Order of Cultural Merit for their contributions in spreading the Korean culture and language.
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This is a great series! Aneesa (the creator of The Rise of Bangtan) shared that she has been working on this series (her labor of love) for over 3 years! She is taking viewer on a journey step-by-step from BTS' perspective not looking back on their days but living through them (with them). She edits their content to allow BTS to speak their thoughts, through their experiences at the time because BTS has been documenting themselves since BEFORE their debut, so there is A LOT of material to edit down to tell their story! She also gives an overview of the KPop history for those who are not familiar with the industry. She uses clips from different video clips of other idols/ journalists interviews to try to give a broader perspective of the industry. Her skill as a professional video editor really shines through. Amazing work! I think many ARMY really like this series (besides it being extremely well made), she doesn't try to interpret what "she thinks" BTS is trying to say, she just shows the viewers exactly what they said and shared about what their thoughts were at the time. She is an "OG" KPop fan and BTS fan since pre-debut! She also shared that BTS has been the light in her darkness for many years now. *(Cr: "FY" on yt)*
I think it's important to notice the differences between BTS' worries and the other trainees worries. BTS' were worried about their own personal skills (not dancing well enough, song worries, etc), about not getting attention when they debut due to their small company, not having money, etc. While the other trainees seem to be living in fear of being cut from the company at any moment if they make one mistake, worrying about weight quotas, etc. BTS stayed until late hours because they WANTED to, while the other trainees HAD to. Obviously BTS had things they had to do too, they could've not made it to debut as Jimin almost did due to short training, but instead of using that as a fear to hold over them Bighit seemed to use it to encourage them to work harder and improve themselves. BTS were allowed to make mistakes without worrying they'd be thrown out of the company.
I'm very glad that they all signed with Bighit, and that Bighit has caused a shift in the Kpop industry, lots of newer companies are giving their groups more freedom and treating them better due to BTS' success. These companies see that idols don't need to be punished and forced to do things in order to succeed, BTS are proof that freedom and happiness should be the most important thing. *(Cr: "Shannon" on yt)*
Now plz understand this 1st & 2nd episode shows two sides, one is typical k-pop system and how the labels/industry work, whereas subtle hints of BTS and bighit being contradictory different is shown, BTS is different from other K-pop groups and BigHit is different from other idol music companies. These first few episodes can be misleading because it makes you think BTS management follows these guidelines the other idol members from other companies are talking about, but BTS and BigHit don't do those things. Notice how when it is said idols don't have a lot of creative freedom, you see Namjoon and Yoongi writing lyrics, or when it says idols have phone bans or something, you see the BTS members on their phones, or how when idols say they aren't allowed to go outside the dorm, you see Yoongi walking around freely. It can be a confusing thing for new ARMY to make note of, but PLEASE notice these differences. It is vital to how BigHit runs differently, and therefore why BTS is so different from other idol groups from the very start. *(Cr: "Kayla Kulik" on yt)*
Perfect explanation !! Thank you ... Aneesa worked so hard on this series and I think it's important for new army to see it and have a better understanding of our relationship with the group. Much appreciated 💜
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What is so cool is nothing about them can be denied or unverified. Nearly every breathing moment is captured in video. Everything that Army says about them from how hard they work to the injustices they suffered and continue to suffer can be verified at the very time it happened. This, along with the Taylor guide, is the best fan made documentaries to exist. ROBT is a continual story happening to this day….now that you’ve started it I hope you can react to the episodes close together as it’s easy to forget what happened previously when getting to the next one. Each episode is better than the last. There will never be a story like theirs! Thankyou for the reaction 💜💜💜💜💜💜
muy cierto por eso el Army los ama simpre han sido muy sinceros y nos permitieron conocerlos hasta donde ellos tambien se sentian comodos, si en algun momento se sintieron mal por algo trataron de relajarse y seguir adelante nada es perfecto BTS💜💞
2011 was the SECOND audition for BTS. Hitman Bang already did a first round in 2010, and RM was the first one to become a trainee. Then the others followed. They were going to be a rap/hip hop group before Bang PD changed it to a Hip Hop Idol group. Also, for Korean Age, remember to take 2 years off the ages that they were saying they were. Because the members were 15 to 20 when they debuted June 13, 2013. Jungkook (youngest) was 13/14 when he started as a trainee, and JIN (Oldest) was about 19 when he started as a trainee.
And the government doesn't invest money into K-Pop, it's the entertainment companies that do. So for BTS, their company was a small independent company, and they almost went bankrupt because they couldn't support BTS the way the other companies could. There was not millions of dollars that they had to support them They had to get investors to help out in the early days. If it wasn't for investors, BTS would not have debuted. And finding creative ways to promote themselves. Bang PD does talk about it in an interview, as well as BTS members.
They just never gave up, even when other people were saying they would fail, they would never make it. That was the fuel they used to work harder on their music, and BTS ARMY became global because of the communication through social media, and the sincerity in their messages and them as a human beings. Just so genuine and from the very the very beginning. Releasing their video logs pre-debut, and cover songs, and mixtapes online for people to see, helped them to gain a following. And they started a BTS twitter account so they could communicate that way also with their fans and keep them updated on their progress. THIS is what got them fans globally, even before they debuted.
I look forward to your journey through The Rise of Bangtan. I was a baby ARMY when I watched it, and I very impressed by Aneesa's skills in putting together BTS's story through their online content, documentaries, and other relevant information thrown in to give context. I also love her little information pop up windows, when there is information that she knows people will need for understanding, like Korean word meanings, and Korean references and notes. It really helped me to understand when I was very new. Finally, I really want to give props to our K-Diamonds (Korean BTS ARMY), because without them, we would never have known about BTS. And it was K-ARMY that supported them passionately in the beginning, which I realized, especially during their live performances, with such love and passion. You can hear it even in their debut performance. The fan-chants were there, even before there were official fan chants. Look for it, you will see what I mean. Thanks 💜
they've mentioned sacrificing their youth for their dream in many songs both as a group and in their solo tracks too
Seo Taiji, from the OG 90s group they mentioned, was a mix between K-pop and Rap and handled some quite real social and/or controversial subjects in the same way rap music often does. It took him 25 years to find a worthy heir to pass the torch to.... He officially passed it to BTS at his 25th anniversary concert where he also collaborated with them. 💜
South Korea is a small country and they don't really have natural resources to export and make money so instead of minerals or oil they export their culture, through Kdrama, kpop or k-beauty and govt knows the potential. Actually it was their govt only who saw the potential and started promoting it on international platform. So yeah their govt supports Art and culture.
Actually most of their GDP is earned through manufacturing & exporting cars, steel, ships & electronics. Samsung, Hyundai & Daewoo are all South Korean.
I'm talking about 90's, the beginning of art in South Korea...@@djlivvy46
That said, as far as I know the govt isn’t putting anything into training young artists. When people sign with a label/agency as a trainee they are often incurring debt against potential future earnings, and there are infamous examples of extremely successful kpop artists who have barely earned anything for themselves.
But they started only doing that when BTS became famous worldwide.
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Hallyu began before that in the 90s.
I think once a politician smuggled a K-Drama to China where it became immensly successfull. This is more or less the begining.
But yeah:
Hallyu has little to do with BTS except making sure that you can earn money with "K-pop" and therefore Big hit made the decission that left us with a complete group instead of "only" the rapline..
22:50 they were indeed premiered at the time yes! The original videos/ logs are still all available on their RUclips channel (BangtanTV) 😊
all of them were blogging on yt before debut as they were being revealed except for Tae who was a 'secret' member. Supposedly they were a 6 member group but Tae was revealed I think a week or less before their first showcase
Short note : for the ages, don't forget Korean ages are not international ages(well, were not, since this year) . So in january 2013, they have respectively : JK 15 years old, V and Jimin 17, RM and J Hope 18 (turn 19 in February) , Suga 19 (turn 20 in march) and Jin 20.
Also , Rm was the first to be sign by the compagny in 2010. At that time, the project was to made a hip hop group, and the first line up of BTS was only rappers. In 2011, the project was cancelled, and Bang PD decided to create a hip hop Idol group. All the rappers leave, except RM, J Hope and Suga, and yes, they have to dance ! Poor RM LOl ! (Suga enjoy BBoying , before he injured his shoulder in this car accident )
This 1st episode of ROB shows the typical k-pop system and how the labels/industry work, but also, how différent is BTS and Big Hit. Some hints are really subtile, and some new Army fail to noticed them : when it is said idols don't have a lot of creative freedom, you see Namjoon and Yoongi writing lyrics/ when it says idols have phone bans , you see the BTS members on their phones/when idols say they aren't allowed to go outside the dorm, you see Yoongi walking around freely. The série also show the differences between BTS' worries and the other trainees worries,
. BTS' were worried about their own personal skills (not dancing well enough, song worries, etc), about not getting attention when they debut due to their small company, not having money (the compagny struggles hard financially) , while the other trainees seem to be living in fear of being cut from the company at any moment if they make one mistake, worrying about weight quotas, etc. (NB: BTS don't have weight quota, but you often see them doing a diet, before every come-back, to be thiner. It seems to be a very important standard not only for Idols, but for all Korean people, and in a lot of asian culture. )
BTS and Big Hit was différent since the pre début. Bang Si-Hyuk , when he created Big Hit, openly stated he didn't like the system that the Idol industry had created and he wanted to do better. So he choose the boys for their talents and raw potential, not for their face (except Jin, none of them fit the very strict "k pop male beauty standards" , that's why anti attack them so badly for being "ugly (!) or "not a idol face", specially RM and J hope, but also Jimin who suffer from bodyshaming because he was cheeky and not thin enough! The most stupid and hateful comments I have ever seen. ) Big Hit let the boys have control over music, encouraged them to song-writing and producing whith the help of the In house producers, express their opinions, allowed them to talk about issues that many in SK society wouldn't, like mental health, school pressure, disparity in societal classes and so on.
And since the pré début, they shares their thought, doubt , fears and weakness with their fans, through their log, Vlog, fancaf et SNS, (and to answer your question, yes all these vlogs they filmed were posted since january 2023, before their debut in june, and they never strop to came live on camera to talk with Army (except now that they are in the military.... and we miss hem so much ! )
So, other Kpop Idols may be "adore" because they seems like "god and goddess of pop music", as one journalist said in this episode, always perfect (and sometimes destroyed when they fall down their piedestal) but BTS are beloved because they are genuine, great artists but real and true human being that we can relate to. I think this différence, their freedom, dédication and work ethic, added to the lack of fund and connections, made them an anomaly in the Kpop Industry, but help them to succeedwithout the industry support, and against the system. They created another way to be successfull, and the most unusual codependant relationship between a group, a compagny and a fandom that had ever exist.
Rise of Bangtan is a great série to learn about this incredible underdog success story .(sorry for this looooong coment ! )
I think they all recognised JK's talent, even those who set the competition. His problem was nerves, and maybe the original people thought he wouldn't be able to perform on demand.
The kids training for most of those companies were financed by the company, but built up huge debts to the companies so that even when they were successful they often weren't making any money for themselves.
BTS were very lucky that Bighit was different.
From what I hear the Big 3 also have no trainee debt - there are other issues with them.
But the long-running contract and the payments are often on the lower side.
Since their label itself had a big debt the BTS members were also only paid a few years in.
Personally I think JK was not ready - he was 13 and had no relevant training in anything needed to compete on Superstar K3 - but he had quiet a bit potential and years before he needed to be debuted.
Please do bonus and deleted scenes with the chapters too💜
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This series shows the difference between k pop and BTS, their training ,their agency etc…. BTS had rules but most were not as strict and they were expected to self discipline a lot more.
They were not given their music to perform , they were expected to write it themselves. ( with help and support of cause)
this is a fantastic series especially if you love bts and kpop in general! There's also deleted and bonus content videos not inucluded in the series showing bts goofing off and just being themselves more!
I would have to disagree with the statement about "selling your soul" when it comes to BTS. To me selling your soul means betraying your true self and artistry as well as abandoning your morals to get fame or the bag or both. And in most cases it is to get it the easy/easiest ways. And BTS did the exact opposite of that. They worked extremely hard and were outcasts. And even when offered deals and opportunities after getting some traction and popularity that didn't seem right to them they denied those chances to stay true to themselves.
When Bang PD "rapped" those infamous words he actually had almost all of the members that debuted with BTS - except Taehyung (V) - who was found not long after this and Jimin who auditioned a year later (if the date is correct).
Namjoon (RM) was signed a year before (summer/early fall of 2010) and moved into the new, empty dorm. A few weeks/months later Yoongi (Suga) placed second at Big HIt's rap competition "Hit It" And on Christmas Eve Hoseok (J-Hope) moved into the dorm - he was actually signed first but because of missing training space he still danced in his home town and was only later attached to the project.
At the beginning of the year Big Hit going over a few numbers realized they could not afford to debut a Hiphop group like originally planned. They had ca. 100 Billion Korean Won aka. ca. 75 Million USD debt. They gave everyone not essentail off - they had only about 10 people anyway or so - to do homework: "how to make money with music".
The answer was an "Idol group" which meant they needed singers (and an overperformance dance training):
They got Jin and JK at almost the same time and they "fight" about it to this day:
Jin was approached on the street and met Namjoon first but JK got an invitation at the "survival show" Superstar K3 - together with 6 far bigger label names for training - and decided - after listening to Namjoon rap - to sign first.
Taehyung's audition was more an accident - in the arts school he atendet - and Jimin actually choose to audition in spring 2012.
Meanwhile a few other trainees came and went. Supreme Boi is now a producer who works for first the label than HYBE. There is also a VICE documentary about the last trainee to get kicked "I was almost in BTS" or so.
BTW there are a few K-pop label that are trying to make groups with American labels in the "K-pop" way. No idea how that will work in the long run but i think HYBE will debut or help debut "Katseye" this year under HYBE America. If I didn't get it wrong and it is another group.
I think it also mentioned that the ages are in the (old now) Korean way of counting: 1 year at birth and 1 year older with the Lunar New Year.
The documentary begins in 2013 and the members birthdates are
Jin (December of 1992)
Yoongi (March 1993)
Hoseok and Namjoon (February and September 1994)
Jimin and Taehyung (October and December 1995)
JK (September 1997)
So JK signed when he was still 13 and debuted before his 16th birthday. Jin was 20 when he debuted.
In SK there exist something like Hallyu aka. the Korean Wave it is a try to have success with softpower and make people like them as they were never going to have enough physical power to give them any power in any negotiation.
Nevermind that the sector is relatively small and the big companies are others and I think e-Sports may be more successfull.
What poltics has mainly done is - I think - mainly given certain pushes like a politician smuggling a K-Drama into China where it became very successfull and a ministry that kinda governs the sector (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) and gives out awards & try to create laws that help the sector.
Hallyu is a subject on it's own.
The labels are putting that money into the training of them - but the law also says they can ask for it back - which is why quiet a few groups only get paid a few years into their career if ever - while the label usually also houses (in dorms) and feeds their artists.
As far as I know the Big 3 and HYBE don't give the debt to their artists (and when it was still small Big Hit neither did them).
But a 5 member group debuting under the Big 3 may cost about a million USD to debut:
that includes housing, food, training, recording, MVs & promo.
If I remember correctly HYBE pays now more for a debuting group.
The Idol system in Japan is older and the USA had Motown. Not so sure what else exists but these definetly did/do.
When I mentioned that Big Hit had no money I ment that had many consequences.
One was also that they told the members that doing those kind of blogs was a trend "these days" (it wasn't) and by doing so they would also be able to remember how it was back than. It taught them a lot.
The channel "Asian Entertainment and Culture" has a summary of BTS autobiography "Beyond the Story" and context. She is also doing it for their documentary "Beyond the Star".
You nice! Keep going!
Those vlogs were made before their debut. They started this to connect directly to their followers. They didn’t name their fandom until after they debut.
Did you also watched the bonus and deleted scenes?. Wanna watch it with you two. 😊
We haven’t!!
@@thesoundcheck666 So please, considered reacting to the Bonus + Deleted scenes with each episodes, it's really worth it
please continue the series
Make sure to check deleted scenes and bonus scenes of the series 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 this is a very good docu of BTS
Thank you so much. I enjoy it a lot💞💞💞💞
Can't wait for the second
I hope you realized while watching this the difference between the other kpop idols (like Black Pink etc) companies and their (mis)treatment of the trainees and their nonexistent involvement in their music compared to BTS small, not mainstream company and the CEO Bang PD's philosophy and how involved BTS has been in their own music, given freedom that other companies didn't give their trainees and idols.
Also in the beginning the guy talking about kpop and kpop idols being like god's and high above, untouchable etc etc, that was never ever BTS, they started off with youtube with the diary etrences you see and the company was small, they the seven lived in a small apartment together and produced and wrote their own music with lyrics about their and kids their ages lives, they have always been real and down to earth not like untouchable kpop idols mass-produced and forced to fit a certain mold but Bang PD wanted them to be real and relatable.
Like he said at 21:19, you really understand how different it is to how the other idols from other companies described their experience and treatment.
Some people miss that this first ep really show you the difference of them and the mainstream kpop companies and idols.
Other idols talk about being forced to lose weight, forced to do all sorts of things, forced to stay up, how it wasn't a happy time and trainee after trainee crying and leaving after being eliminated every month etc etc but BTS you see they wasn't forced to do mandatory training or stay up etc but they were choosing to be up and producing working on their own music and practicing their dancing etc really hard the seven of them and how they care about each other working as a team being given freedom and just asked to write their own stories.
(and yes now HYBE, formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment, is a HUGE company but it was small and not mainstream when BTS started and BTS made it big)
One of the most inspiring series I’ve ever seen.
she's introducing them in fanchant order? I saw Joonie then Jin? cause the actual order in which they got in Bangtan is Joon, Yoongi, Hobi, Jin, JK, Tae and Jiminie. In the dorm though Jin started living last, in 2012 though he was chosen in 2010, but he was living with his parents moved in the dorm in the middle of 2012
Thank you so much❤ look forward to the other chapters😊
You asked about how much money is invested in the arts in Korea @17:30. What was not included in the intro to this is that after the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 when East Asian economies collapsed, the global banks recommended to the South Korean government that to get their economy going they should invest heavily into pop music, which is what kick-started the Korean Idol (kpop) industry. Big difference to Australian govts who don't get that investing in Arts (and education and health for that matter) actually boosts the economy!!!
In Korea, kpop groups have big followings and concert culture, and having a group you are a fan of is kind of like having a team in the AFL or NFL - you know the fanchants, have all the merch and lightstick, and go to all the games (concerts and award shows). The big award shows at the end of the year are kind of like Grand Finals! I reckon the rise of kpop globally is like if all of a sudden Collingwood or The Swans suddenly got big fan followings overseas, but suddenly one group begin to make it REALLY big and people start attending matches on the scale of the World Cup or Superbowl (BTS). And there are heaps of scandals and politics around the idol entertainment agencies just like there are around clubs, club management, and coaches. BTS agency is kind of like if a really old underfunded underdog club suddenly rose up the ranks and changed the culture of the whole sport because they have this new healthy and positive coaching style and a great team mentality, and relied on their sincerity on social media to build fan support. The kpop industry was and still is quite exploitative and corrupt, but BTS's company has really changed standards and shifted things positively even for other agencies and groups. The other thing that's different about them compared to other korean idol groups is that they write and produce so much of their own music - that is pretty rare in idol groups.
Yeaaaaaaas❤
There is a precedent for this in the Motown label. Berry Gordy had a training programme for his artists, they were trained in singing & dancing and the female artists even had to attend etiquette classes. He likened it to the production line method that was used at the Ford car factory where he used to work.
At about the same time something simlar happened in Japan: the birth of an Idol system.
thanknyou for reacting. I love hearing your thoughts
@ 9.11 that's one of the issues many ARMYs have with this documentary? it kinda doesn't make it clear certain things and feeds into the kpop narrative (featuring even ppl who have been extremely detrimental to Bangtan iykyk). Bangtan didn't start as a kpop anything. like Hitman bang says the audition was for hip hop. He had already signed Joon without auditioning however they didn't even have a dorm yet, it's a loooong story but atypical for a kpop anything
I'd just like to reiterate, because as Westerners we don't think about, but the Korean age system is different (though just adopted the international system). When JK says he is 16, he was actually 15, they way we think of age, when BTS debuted in June of 2013 (he turned 16 Sept. 1st of 2013) and he was only 13 years old when he moved to Seoul from Busan.
I think that all the trainees if they make it to become in an idol group they’ll sign contract, usually 5-7 years?? Then I think they hv to pay back with their income until it’s paid off.. but I’m not certain of any details to that… this is just my general observation and reading some random articles
he had chosen the name for the band yes but the boys HATED it, they had to be talked into it (it's not addressed in the doc). Bangtan gets teased abt their name til this day lmao
Me a encantado su reacción!!porfavor continúen reaccionando a los demás capítulos!!
@ 6.55 'ayo Hitman Bang introduces..' gets me every time plsss :( why is he so funny
Not sure if you have been told already about their age. The age the members talked about in the episodes were their Korean age which is different than international age. With Korean age, you're already 1 year old at birth and another year older on Jan 1st the following year. Like V was 2 years old when he actually was just 2 days old since his birthday is on Dec 30. When BTS debuted the members' age were:
Jin and Suga 20, J Hope 19, RM 18, Jimin and V 17, Jungkook 15
Saludos desde Perú, me encanta su canal y espero que sigan viendo el the rise of bantang es una muy bonita experiencia😊😊😊😊😊💜💜💜 y no se olviden los subtitled Spanish please
Hiii ❤ so excited for this
Hope you like it!
Thanks for the reaction!💜 Really glad you enjoyed the series. We would be grateful if you continued to film reactions for the remaining episodes of the documentary. Here's to hoping the second episode won't keep us waiting too long, haha. 💜 In any case, we'll patiently wait, so don't feel pressured. It's important not to overload yourself and avoid burning out.
sorry for my english tho, i used chatgpt🥲
This series is great. The first one, and some of the second episode show the difference between BTS/big hit and the rest of the K-pop industry as well as some history of music in Korea. After that the episodes focus mainly on bts and a lot of the content continues to be straight from the members themselves through their vlogs which I think is what makes it so good. Big hit gave bts rules and such but they were not as extreme as some of these others. And bang pd believed in allowing them to write and produce their music which many others don’t have the freedom to do.
Let's continue good episode ❤❤❤
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I think that, while BTS is inspiring in a million different ways, they aren't proof that working hard means success. They are the outlier. The exception to the rule. Most groups work incredibly hard in the kpop industry but for every success story, there are hundreds of groups that never debuted, disbanded, or is flying so under the radar that they might as well be disbanded. The Rise of Bangtan is a special documentary because it's an "against all odds" sort of underdog story. BigHit caught lightening in a bottle when they put these incredible boys together and watched them grow into the even more incredible men they are today. Unfortunately, as Namjoon and Yoongi have said before, hard work doesn't always equal success. In such an overpopulated industry, most groups fall through the cracks and BTS was almost one of them many times in the beginning.
The issue with some of what the kids go through as trainees in the idol system is that they bodies and minds might go through hell and it often amounts to absolutely nothing in the end. A lot of times trainees give their all and it's still not enough and agencies will toss them aside even after the damage is done. So it's difficult for some people to say "Well you're going through hell but at least you'll get to XYZ at the end" because there's a chance that you might just be cut from the trainee pool and not get into another agency. Or you might stick around but your group doesn't get to debut. Or your group debuts and a member decides they don't want to do it anymore or gets into a scandal and the group has to split up. Or someone decides they don't like the group thing and goes solo. Or maybe you debut and everyone sticks together but the public latches onto other groups and you don't get much attention with so many new groups taking up all of the spotlight. It's truly a massive coin toss where maybe 1% kinda makes it for a while.
Important note that the age they are mentioning is korean age not international one
Like jungkook was 13-14 not 15 when he joined
Espero el segundo capitulo con ansias💜💜💜💜
Bts fight from freedom from start ❤❤❤
I would like reaction bts love myself live, microcosmo live and zero clock bts live busan concert
Just a heads up, turn up the volume of the videos you watch - dunno how long you guys been doing this, but if you're trying to introduce your followers to BTS as well, then it helps if they can hear it too. ARMY has already seen it heaps of times before & will see it a heap more times, doesn't mean they don't want to listen along with you. 😀💜💜💜🇦🇺(sa)
I don’t think the point of showing the kpop trainee system was to glamorize it because it was and still is not perfect and it definitely wasn’t to show that “western” people are lesser than koreans in that regard because the system derived from the West anyway.
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Why turn down sound no other reactors do that
Please reaction to bts mistreatment of bts...borahae 💜💜
IST TIME TO HEAR SOMEONE SAYS BTS ARMYS LOOKS AI LOL
Your audio goes in and out. Annoying.
BTS are amazing young men who started so young and with so little. When you know their story and where they came from and what they had to deal with, it's so inspiring to see them now. What they have achieved through all their hard work and dedication, to achieve their dreams and ambitions is truly incredible.
This really makes you think about the brutality behind all art.