It's totally fine if you didn't like/hate the song, but it's very pathetic that some toxic fans of specific fandoms are attacking every music critic and reviewer who gave the song a positive review. As always, thanks for the video!
It's not the opinions on music thats a problem. Kpoppers think they are sharing their so called opinion and yet generalise and expect all to propagate the same way they do. Majority of them can barely frame knowledgeable explanations over the song. A person who really understands music would have talked about the choir composition, the creepiness of production in certain places like at the end, the beat, the interesting use of repetition in the chorus that tactically pulls you into his frustrating need to be freed, the correlation to his previous artistry like it being a reply to 'lie', and finally the usage of auto tune in a positive or negative critique. But all kpoppers know is to disregard people who like the tracks for absolutely valid reasons and spam rubbish.
I honestly liked the song. In fact the distorted vocals is what the gave the song that darker edge to it. I don't know why people are bashing Jimin for that because he sings pretty well and the autotune here was clearly for stylistic purposes and not to improve his vocals or anything. I respect Jimin for taking this risk. He could have sung a song like Lie or filter. This would create polarised opinions yet he still went for it. I am happy he is breaking out of his supposed sweet and sexy persona. Also this is just my opinion but I think he didn't completely express himself as a bad boy or a dark one . Here he is vulnerable with a touch of sin.
Agree! Reminds me of Suga’s shadow the way Set me free pt2 feels. It’s dark. Heavy. And they are intentional. The song is like a battle March too. I like the song overall.
@@jisooqueen45 the way you're lowkey obsessed with the song. Going under every video commenting, hating on it. Like if you don't like it maybe go listen to something you like.
@@jisooqueen45 by any chance are you a producer??? On what basis you are speaking on a particular profession entirely?? As far as i know producers are not having negative opinions on the song so who are you??
I think a lot of people doesn’t understand that autotune is not just to support vocals but also an artistic toll and the members of bts most of times use it on dark songs, on set me free pt 2 Jimin doesn’t use the autotune during the whole song, he switches between his normal voice to the heavy autotune almost like a conversation and I think is GENIUS
But does it sound good? No, especially not in this song. Sometimes autotune can sound good, but normally that is on rap parts. Vocal parts almost never sounds good with autotune.
@@vixxexo6855 lol what?? It does sound good!! I'm qn autotune hater myself but this is a few rare example or exception because autotune part is perfectly executed. From concept to sound wise 100%. It can be your personal preference but you can't speak for others in a general way specially when your not an specialist in the field.
@@vixxexo6855 it doesn’t sound good TO YOU, an opinion I wouldn’t take serious because of your name and because actual musical critics and producers agree that the autotune is perfectly executed in this song.
@@vixxexo6855The autotune is literally used for the rap parts for 10-15 seconds at Max and that too as an instrument to experiment and to add different textures to the song. Maybe go check out artists like Kanye, Travis, Frank Ocean, Don Toliver, T pain, maybe you'll learn a thing or two about autotune.
I feel like the "Opps" issue is selective outrage. I am an African American who is also on black Twitter. On my time-line, I didn't see black Twitter being upset. Instead, all I heard about was kpoppers having a problem. So that let's me know it's not black people as a collective being upset, it's kpoppers weaponizing the word for their hate. Not to say there may not be some black people who aren't happy about it, but I think the majority don't find it offensive or don't care. The irony is the people using it fir hate shows they are Jimin's Opps😂. I'm so tired of the auto tune argument. You can clearly tell it wasn't used to help sing on key but instead as a stylistic choice. I think Jimin did phenomenal, and I can't wait for the next song to come out. Thanks for another great video.
@piasambleben2796 I don't know about every right, but I do know he wasn't appropriating it, and it was more appreciating. The one thing that BTS has always done is give respect to and appreciate black culture. They have time and again said part of their influence comes from black culture. They have included black singers, producers, songwriters, dancers, etc. in different projects. They gave money to blm. That's one of the reasons I think most black fans like me feel BTS is authentic and genuine. They aren't looking to make fun of us or use us. They aren't just paying lip service. They actually back everything up with action, so I will always support BTS.
Totally agree with you. The term "opps" was used before rappers coined it. I'm black and old and have listened to rap/hip-hop when it was still on the streets and underground (no pun intended JHOPE). Jimin used the term to define his OWN opposition. There is no AAVE here. No one owns a definition PERIOD. I have seen and heard worse. Rappers get it and have embraced the opps term. If you like it great, if you don't fine. An opinion is one thing, name calling unnecessary. Keep an open mind and understand art is experimental just as much as creativity. I stan BP and BTS and It's really sad to see the back and forth.
Exactly, it’s short for “opposition”, did black ppl create the English language or have any ownership towards that word, none whatsoever. So, it boggles my mind that, YET again, all the hate is garnered for nothing
Honestly when I heard it I thought he just shortened opposers to opps ... not even opinions since it only has one p. I didn't think anything of it until my teenage daughter asked me if I knew what that meant. In my little bit of research that I've done though, it appears to me that the actual AAVE is the entire phrase, "f* THE opps". So you wouldn't say "f* YOUR opps", bc that's not the "proper" AAVE phrase. But Jimin said, "f* your opps"; so no AAVE violation here ... imho. Now whether this is a close coincidence or an unintentional misuse, only the writers would know for sure and we will see how it is handled. But the phrasing in the song wouldn't work if he said the full word ... whether opinions, opposition, opposers, operatives, opportunities or any other word that starts with opp- and has more than one syllable! So I'm going to lean on the side of close coincidence. Anyway, I love the song, the choreo, the MV, the instrumentation and ALL that is Jimin. 💜
The thing about AAVE and K-pop is that it’s obvious that the idols have no idea what they’re saying bc a lot of the time the lyrics make no sense, then it comes of as disingenuous and offensive. If they want to use cool/trendy lingo they should at least do it properly. I also think ppl were upset about the “opps” line bc that kind of vocabulary is so far removed from anything we know about jimin like it’s not something I’d believe he would say on a normal day
This is my favorite BTS solo song. It's up there with fake love and Black Swan for me personally. Eagerly waiting for what else the members have in store!
Oo nice connection! For me, the intro with the bass gave me ON, the vocal modulation/autotune gave me Interlude: Shadow (the part where he uses autotune too), and the dance gave me Black Swan and Fake Love.
As a black army, I don’t think opps was necessary in the song tbh but that’s just me and im not mad about it. Also I find it very weird that non black kpop fans are the ones being loud about this and accusing jimin of using a blaccent, why are you a non-black kpop fan engaging in a convo that has nothing to do with your community? It’s weird and not right. Also about the autotune discourse, people are acting like that made the song horrible/was in 90% of the song when that isn’t true, jimin used excessive autotune in specific parts and this was an artistic choice, The autotune was artistically injected into the music, it was so well placed so it feels like there’s a tone of contrast vocally between each section. The autotune adds to the song and was most definitely not used in 90% of the song, it was used in specific parts on purpose and i liked it and so did many producers/vocal coaches that I’ve seen so far, there is a difference between using autotune to cover up horrible vocals and using it as an artistic tool like it has been used in ugh, shadow, Dionysius, black swan, etc. Also it’s extremely pathetic how people are nitpicking things from the song to hate on jimin, I just saw someone come at the choir saying it was fake and came at the horns in the song, even the musician who did the horns responded to a hateful post and blasted the person on his Instagram account, he had to correct them and many producers/musicians that are his peers even criticized the haters, pdogg ended up liking the response, it’s very embarrassing to get corrected by people who have worked with some of the biggest acts in the industry. It’s one thing to not like a song but being completely hateful/making things up is weird and not right. This is getting ridiculous. It’s okay if people don’t like set me free pt 2 but hatred is never an opinion.
As a fellow black Army, thank you! It is honestly frustrating how the only problem people have to hate the song is the autotune when it was only used in a total of 32 seconds.
For the few that dislike this song, GIVE ME A BREAK. The song is everything. You got Jimin coming in with his lower register, his beautiful voice and high notes thru out, then the section with the auto tune that he didn't need but enhanced that part was crazy. I went crazy for the dancing, and Jimin is freaking BEAUTIFUL. I think a few people missed the meaning of the song. Set me free. I'm sick of the mention Opps. He didn't misuse it. He was referencing any haters, opposition to those who don't understand. I'm sure Serendity Jimin is still there, this is just another side of him, and I'm here for it. ARMY, let's support him no matter what. Let the man grow.... Banger... It's Diffenitely changing Kpop, but hip-hop and R & B.
Don't even bother. Haters gonna hate. They don't care about your arguments. A lot of the haters are solo stans of another member. Sad how so-called ARMYs can hate on even one of the members... I have Jimin and Yoongi as bias but I would never hate on the other members. BTS is 7.
This song make me realize one thing that Jiminy really has challenged himself in this video, and he was pointing to this thing from 2022 in his we verse interview, one thing I have noticed about him is that he has confided himself most of his life and has got anxiety, diet and personality issues and in that he has accepted that in my pov so it's his song not bts song. It's not made for attracting a massive audience but more like Jimin revealing his inner self to the people and accepting it himself also
I actually have the opposite perspective? The song sounds generic lyrics-wise to me, and mood-wise it instantly brought BTS's ON to mind. It just feels absolutely impersonal to me in every way except for the choreography. But I am intrigued for his album anyway, I like that he is going darker and I hope he won't struggle so much anymore :)
I love how when watching black people reacting to Jimin's set me free mv, NONE of them looked offended when he mentioned 'opps' instead they appeared to enjoy it and looked to be more into the song after that! It's always the bts/jimin haters that make things into a problem when in reality they are looking for the bare minimum to hate on! Kep doing your thing JIMIN!!!!! You absolutely killed it! Not people getting personally offended for not liking his song LOL Just move on with your life and don't listen to it then? They are just looking for other people's reactions and people to agree with their hate! Pathetic people....
Yeah, its almost like the haters are just being nitpick-y and trying to find any semblance of objective criticism without sounding so opinionated, but overall just being what they are: not liking the song personally 😂
The hate this song and Jimin is getting is insane and it's not stopping. Kpoppies spamming reactors comments, good review articles with hate trying to explain why it's the worst song ever... Pdogg (long time producer of bts an dthe producer of this song) insta comment section is horrible to watch. Thanks god Jimin and others bts members have their comments closed... It's a very experimental song so I get it's not for everyone. I get if people don't like the heavy autotune part even if it's made artistically, it won't change the sound taste. But so many kpoppies trying so hard to say it's bad produced, the whole song is trash. When the production is actually so amazing ! The whole performance breathtaking. And if you don't like the song, you can say your opinion on it if you want... Once. But not spamming everywhere how you hate it and how you think it's bad. Like if you don't like the song, don't listen to it and move on with your life. It's actually objectively a excellent song. And a new side of Jimin music. Talking about himself. All BTS members experimenting for their official solo music is honetly amazing. Completes passionates artists. And btw, it's a perfect song for a pre-release single. Like you said, an anthem made to be performed. Cool song to introduce an album where we know we will find different genre in it. Excited for Face next week ! 24/03
You've said it perfectly. And I guarantee you the haters are being this mean & daring because its JIMIN. Always so threatened by him, by his success. It eats them up inside. If Pdogg had produced this exact same song for any of the other 3 vocalists, you wouldn't be seeing all this hate. Infact they'd be raving about what an awesome hit it is! The hypocrisy 🙄
They are all such artists, and it’s really interesting to hear and see what is coming from them as individuals. I’m loving it. Some of the things I enjoy the most are the ones that take a few listens to sink into and next thing I know is I’m humming them and catching the hooks. Each one of them is so multifaceted…I have a feeling that we can’t even imagine the trajectory they will take. I’m excited to be witnessing it and it’s not all meant to feed the masses. It’s a deep expression of what is inside and I love the discovery of it. Pdogg is brilliant. Period. I know that Jimin has pushed himself as he always does. I adore him. His vocals have depth and range and so much color, and don’t get me started on his dancing…he makes me weep for joy. I will never understand hate. He deserves better. 💜
Considering that the term “Opps” is usualy tied to opposition that can end in criminal behaviour specifically (street violence, murders, etc), this line could also tie to the numouruous deaththreats that not only Jimin but the whole of bts has faced on a slew of different occasions. Tying this to the whole song could show that no matter how far people try to push Jimin back, he will never stop doing what he loves.
It's a shame Kpop stans aren't capable of having nuanced conversations. There's nothing wrong with disliking the song. It doesn't mean you hate BTS, and it's fine to like the song. I despise how Kpop fans have this "with us or against us" mentality.
I liked the song because it was unexpected. I’m still new to k-pop and BTS was the group that opened that window for me. I think fans had a very specific way of viewing the members so when they do something different from what they’ve seen it can throw them off. I love this side of Jimin. Fans need to understand that it’s okay for idols to try different sounds and styles. Jimin knows what he’s doing! Also, amazing video as always!
I am a 52 year old black woman and when he said opps. I was thinking of the word as the the dictionary definition. I love the song. It is different. There are some artist who use auto tune due to lack of vocal ability. Jimin does not do that. I view this as an artistic choice. It is a choice I am happy to see. I love the new song.
Saw it in one of a Tiktok video that the autotune is only 32 seconds in the entire song. And Kpop Twitter are making terrible takes just by listening to these short clips of 32 seconds.
Nah they made set me free trending on tiktok lol its funy how they wanted to harm but made jimin trending lol and locals on their comments liking the song! Sometimes antis helping lol
For someone who loves Serendipty, I can tell you that I LOVE Set Me Free Pt 2 even more. Jimin has always gotten misdirected hate, which I’ve never understood. But I am so proud of him and what he’s put out. It is difficult to try something new and to put yourself into the work for strangers to rip apart. This performance is at an elite level and this includes the vocals, the use of auto tune, the choreography, the dance, the poem written on his body, the set and camera direction. The more I listen to the song and the more I watch the MV, the more my appreciation for it grows. This is the first time I’ve watched your channel and I just wanted to say thank you for your comments.
Jimin’s music isn’t confined to the boundaries of kpop, he’s bigger than that. For closed off people who’s lives behind and end with kpop, ofc they’re not gonna understand an artist who uses auto tune artistically, rather than as a necessity.
@@jisooqueen45 omg are you a producer or music critic?? If you’re just another kpop stan on the internet inserting themselves into someone else’s opinion, Ima have to tell u your opinion doesn’t change anything.
Why can’t people just let others enjoy the music they like? I’ve noticed this is an issue for a while where people talk down to others who like a song that they don’t like. You not liking a song isn’t going to change anyone’s opinion on it so just keep it to yourself. I’m not saying you cannot critique music, just do it tastefully. I’m not the biggest fan of the song so I’m not going to listen to it, but that is it. I’m not going to tell others to dislike a song that they like.
Fr, like not everyone has the same taste of music cos everyone is different and have different opinions but it’s fine, cos it’s normal to have ur own opinion, but they should learn to respect him
Whenever I find a song on youtube not to my liking, I just switch off - no interest to even read all the comments nor give my opinion under the song. I only add my comments if I really like a song - and I Really Really like this song.
Some act like they never listen to auto tune when it's in modern music. I usually don't like it either, but I like how it's done here artistically. It sounds so good in my car. Are they even real fans if they expect Jimin to release similar type of songs? I love BTS because they are not afraid to challenge themselves.
Personally I’m a huge fan of the song. But I also grew up listening to Kanye West- I thought immediately of the way he used Autotune on 808s and Heartbreak when I heard this song. Plus the choir could be right out of something on MBDTF. I think it’s a great song. Super loud and refreshing and doesn’t pull punches. That’s what I think makes it so divisive- it commits to what it’s trying to do full force. But I think that the song itself would be disingenuous to its premise if it didn’t. Like it either had to go 100% full force into the autotune the intensity the swearing the chanting- or it wouldn’t have held up with the premise of “set me free”. And being free of the boundaries that have held jimin down. Songs like this are one of the reasons I stay so engaged with BTS’s music. They’re always pushing forward, trying new things, reinventing themselves. Its not going to be for everyone but real art often divides people.
It’s a fact that Jimin has gotten soooo much hate over the years and to date (for no reason), including threats to his life and cyber-bullying, which caused many insecurities within him. I see this track as an “anthem” song as him saying f**k the opp (opposition) haters; not being able to express his true feelings before now, especially when receiving hate comments during his V-lives and Weverse live. He gracefully held his composure through it all. Now, he’s “not hiding anymore even if it hurts.” He “won’t stop even if they mock him.” He wants to “be free” from the hate. Many Korean and international rappers also use that term, including RM and Suga. It’s universal in the rapping and hip-hop genres. Therefore Jimin has every right to use the term in his situation as an expression on how he feels. It’s not synonymous to the African-American rappers. The term “OPPS” originated in England where it was by the fans to the opposing team at football matches. BTS spent time in the U.S. to learn about the hip-hop culture, as they originally debuted as a hip-hop group. They were mentored by Coolio (RIP), Warren G. Tony D. Jones, Jamal Quezaire, dance crews, and voice coaches, etc. The experience was filmed as a series called “American Hustle Life” in 2014 with a total of 8 episodes. This was brilliant on Big Hit’s part in that it gave BTS the background knowledge and history on how “hip-hop” came about, so they would not take it for granted and come off fake. You can rest assure that BTS always do their research before using specific “terms in their music.” This is what puts them above the rest. So you can’t say they don’t know cultural terms that they use.
I’m going to generalize here and I do apologize for that but I’ve noticed that when Kpop fans hate a BTS song it always does so well and it’s usually one of their best. Perfect examples are Run BTS, black swan, ON, Dynamite etc. I won’t be surprised if other groups start doing something similar to this either. I LOVE the song personally and boy does it sound amazing in the car.
Agree because thats how bts music made to make it last not a sudden bop and gone in the charts. Thats what bta music to me the more you listen to the more you understand the song itself.
Thank you for pointing this out. I wouldn't be surprised if 2 months later, similar songs come out of other kpop artists. Then what will all these haters say about their faves?
There will always be some ppl who hate something released by the boys. Considering how well the song is doing on the charts, I'm not taking any haters seriously. I personally love this song.
They critisized & bad-mouthed his collab with Taeyang too. But VIBE went on to surpass numerous records as well, and is still growing steadily in number of streams. So keep streaming guys, keep streaming "Set Me Free Pt.2",, Jimin is always encouraging us to Keep Going.
@@caleec yes they said Jimin's vocals were too weak to keep up with Taeyang. That because of this reason Taeyang was forced to "hold back" his own vocals so as not to drown Jimin out..?? And after the Teaser came out they flocked Black Label & Taeyang's IG to say how this was meant to be Taeyang's comeback song yet people were concentrating more on BTS Jimin. So he was stealing the limelight.
Thank you, Taejiu! People are mad at the use of autotune when they don't understand the artistry in its use. I get it if you don't like it, but saying it is terrible and hating on those who like it is insane.
I love the song. It's an anthem such as banger. If people have problems with the auto tune I think you need to hear it full and appreciate how each instrumentals+vocals+auto tune effects worked better together. Please it's modern music. I think people need to listen more to hiphop music or other and accept that autotune is not bad as they think they are. Appreciate music without prejudices in mind. That's what music is trying to deliver to all yk.
THANK YOU. We've been trying to say this for forever like.. especially in PTD era. But yk, at this point any BTS song that generates this much reaction from k-pop stans, locals, producers, people who aren't even armys defending Jimin, oh it's a BIGGG song.
Jimin doesn't have real opps?? Yes he does though. Jimin's by far the most hated member of bts. Just by this release and debut people are lining up to sarbotage his hard work. This song is a good example, where many are only "hating it" because it's from Jimin. They just hate everything associated with him. He's been under serious death threats for years. To the point where Jin dressed up in the same outfit as him at the airport. There's a reason why you often see the other members keeping an extra eye on him in particular, when out in public - airports especially. He's the only member who was asked to talk about threats on his life at a major press briefing years ago. And sweet Jimin said he was just afraid the fans would worry about him, because he had actually gotten used to it. He's been fatshamed, which led to him starving himself to fit the Blood Sweat and Tears concept. He passed out at practice and walking of stage. He's still one of the thinnest members and is still being both fatshamed and called out for having eating disorders he doesn't have. Haters are stalking him and his family members and stealing his mail and personal information and leaking it online. Something that actually got him into some real trouble, and haters still blame him for. He does have opps in any sense of the word and I'm so happy he's finally addressing it.
idk why but the song gives me interlude: shadow vibes, i really really like this song and i’m so glad he decided to take the risk of breaking out of his persona that has already been built for him the way j-hope did. i love that the members are really giving us different sides of themselves we haven’t seen before.
Holy hell i get why people dont like the song but the amount of hate I've seen thrown at it is PHENOMENAL, seriously, what happened to respecting peoples tastes in music??? The shade I've seen people throw at others for liking it like, wow... It really just seems like they're searching for something to hate on, ive seen people make fun of jimin while they're at it too. I dont get why they don't just say they dont like the song and go? Whats the point of making it such a big deal? From what ive seen it really feels like people just want something to complain about
I am usually not a fan of heavy autotune as it's just how my personal taste is. I have nothing against some sprinkles of it though and when it's clearly done for a specific artistic effect. Then it doesn't bother me at all. Listening to this song for the first time definitely caught me off guard simply because I was really not expecting such autotune in Jimin's solo. After the initial surprise, the next listen and just sinking into the song it did make sense and I enjoyed it. Like you said it was an artistic choice to create a certain feeling and atmosphere to the song. The autotune has it's purpose and later on we can hear his normal voice as well. And yeah this song is basically a statement. It isn't a mainstream pop song. I actually see a lot of similarities with the JHope's first release More. It was a very surprising sound for him as well and it also was making an opening statement for the whole album. And I like that. Whether you like the autotune usage here or not it is down to a personal taste and only that.
i'm not the biggest fan of this song but the way kpop stans are acting like auto tune is the literal spawn of satan is just weird. like the moment ppl hear auto tune they take out their pitchforks and say it's the worst song they've ever heard. i need ppl to understand that just because a song has auto tune, that doesn't automatically make it a terrible song, because when it's used effectively it can really elevate a song
@@parkpark6976 you're acting like you couldn't hear his voice for the whole song, he didn't turn his charm off, he simply changed it at times for artistic reasons. you're free to dislike those parts.
Tbh i am not a fan of this song simply because i generally don't like songs with excessive autotune. Regardless of the artist. But everything else is really good. Like the choreo, outfits, mv and everything else was totally my cup of tea. Unfortunately it's not something i would wanna listen to. But I'm not gonna go around policing people for liking a song. That's just pathetic. At the end of the day people have different music taste.
But the auto tune isn’t even much, it’s literally for like 20 seconds and I never like auto tune but I still loved it. I also know that auto tune is an artistic choice so I really love jimin’s music versatility.
@@Ann--or1dk it's just that I prefer Jimin's voice without much processing. Light or serendipity for example are some of his songs where I love his voice. It's one of the reasons why I love like crazy soo much more than set me free. It's just a preference.
I am black and he used "opps" to me in the correect way. If you understand the person who used it, then its easy to know in which content it used it. If you follow Jimin, you know he has his share of haters and at some point has been threatened. To me those people are his "opposition" so when he said it, I got it and wasnt mad he used. Its just slang ppl are just over thinking. And even the auto tune, it is used by rappers for effect and he used it in the rap verses for that very reason!! Jimin is Art!!
Listen, I understand people not liking a song, but hating on people it's wired af .. just say i don't like the song and move on it's that simple. The autotune is just used on some parts and used really well and I'm someone who don't like autotune that much so that says a lot, lol since I like the song
Honestly, it's a f***ing masterpiece. If someone doesn't like the sound like this then it's obviously fine, because everyone has a different taste...But there are a lot of salty people who only hate on this because they were expecting the sound like 'FILTER', 'SERENDIPITY' or whatever... LET HIM GROW. We very well know that he has a perfect voice, so the autotune is used here for the stronger effect and in an artistic way which some people didn't understand. Autotune is not a bad thing at all when you use it like that. Also, he is showing his versatality with his voice and that's amazing. He proves (not that he needs to) that he not only can sing higher notes, but lower octaves too. His lyrics in this song speak for it itself. He's grown, your opinion doesn't matter. Raise the hands up for his past self and let him be finally free. I just can't understand people who hate on this. I've seen a lot of musicians, producers react to this song and they all love this. They understand the usage of autotune and all. So, honestly... those who hate just because it doesn't sound like his previous songs then those people's opinions are really nothing. Again, if this is not your type of music it's fine, but those who talk shit...honestly, they know nothing and just hate.
yeah exactly, i really feel like people are mad that jimin didnt release a 'soft boi' song. like they have this image in their minds of him being cute and innocent and they reject everything that doesnt fit that. he's breaching out, trying something new? no, cant be, hybe forced him into this concept, hybe ruined the song with the autotune, this isnt his style etc. some people cant accept when their idol changes because they dont truly respect them as artists, they see them as their pretty dolls that should forever follow the desired look and sound. disliking a song is always fine and doesn't need an explanation but since most of the criticsm ive seen was purely directed towards the autotune... it feels pretty shallow to me. do they actually care about music? lyrics? or are they just here for the cute kpop aestethic, meaningless bops and are frustrated they didnt get it? idk, some comment sections almost had an irrational hatred towards this one song.
@@ajlee2168 YEEESSSS!!! I AGREE!!! It's ridiculous and those comments just prove that they're being salty and hating on the song just because they don't actually understand music and artistry. I love Jimin's ''soft side'' but if you're really interested in him or any of BTS members then you can see in their old performances or just some random videos from interviews or their shows like run bts or behind the scenes, that these men do have a ''heavier'' ''darker'' and more mature side to them. They always did. People just need to understand that they are growing and what they see them in a group is just a small glimpse of who they are... like, even Namjoonie said that him in BTS is just a small taste of what he is like and then in his solo he can show all of this potential and style. I'm so happy with all their solo projects. And honestly (off topic), after seeing so far Hobi's, RM's and Jimin's solos.. I am afraid and excited of what we will get when they all comeback as group.
@@ajlee2168 It is so funny to me as well. Like, in real life Jimin is still very polite, sunshine, adorable and cute guy (but with strong temperament, I should say, which is good). But his artistic abilities were always so good and he had showed some darker side already in Lie as well. LET HIM COOK.
@@dmiiak honestly! no human being only has one side, one characteristic, its baffling how people expect idols to only be that 'one thing'. no average person is and an actually artist will always have multiple facets which they'll show off in multiple, contrasting ways. they seem to forget that jimin isnt here to sing a bts chorus; this is his own stage. im also so happy about their solos, jhope and rm already blew me away, yoongi is going on a fckn tour and now jimin; i can just feel the energy that they're finally able and ready to let out. as a group they already catched me with their honesty but now it feels even more raw and authentic, its honestly just exciting to watch them express themselves like this. i can imagine the group comeback will be magical after they individually charged their creative batteries lol.
@@goldenhime8404 yeeees! its also just interesting to see where he takes his music, i'll never understand why you'd want to keep him in this defined box. people just be scared of change istg
People think their unartistic and tone deaf opinions matter…. The music wasn’t made for you and that’s okay 😂. Peoples think pieces didn’t stop him from getting 6.78m streams for his k-pop soloist debut. Dynamite all over again. Unwarranted discussions only for the song to do amazing. Idk how they’re not tired
@@jisooqueen45yall bashed when dynamite dropped be fr and same story w every bts comeback btw and acting like bp never used auto tune :/ out-side of chronically online kpop twt users everyone enjoyed the song.
I don’t mind if people say they don’t like it but I just feel like people are overeggagerating. Calling it the worst song in Kpop is such a crazy statement and Ik themselves don’t even believe that they are just saying stuff to be hurtful. If they don’t like the song I don’t get why they are under every RUclips/Reddit/twitter post saying how much they hate it. Its obvious that there’s a viscous intent surrounding their “opinion”. But the love for this song outweighs the hate and it’s breaking records already so it doesn’t really matter😭
Not sure how K-pop fans made the leap that Jimin using autotune was to sound “better” but must’ve used it incorrectly…to sound… worse (their opinion)…? It’s not even a logical stance to think he was using it for anything other than to purposefully distort his vocals. With that said, I absolutely love this song. Considering that it’s the last song on his album, that means this is his closing statement- he’s said all he’s wanted/needed to say in the previous songs so everybody’s who’s mad about it can stay mad. It’s a final declaration of HIS liberation, a parting shot, and I have a feeling once I hear the rest of the album it will make even more sense as the closer. There’s only one section of the song I didn’t care for, and it was the heavily distorted vocals on the lines “Hey fool, just stay out my way. Shut up, fvck off, I’m on my way.” I didn’t like the lyrics here and I didn’t think this particular distortion fit his voice. It felt like a safe choice lyrically, and wasn’t as impactful to me vocally if it was meant as the most aggressive section of the song. Jimin is my ult, but I will always remain objective in my opinions. He otherwise ate everything else on this record tf up. Now, I need to address every Blink, NCTzen, Exo-L, etc in the room. I have never seen so many non-Black goofy b!***es commenting on Jimin using a blaccent and AAVE in his song. As someone who’s been Black from birth and not using it as my anonymous internet personality, y’all got some bold nerve. First of all, we don’t need you to stand in for us. And two, we knew y’all weren’t Black because the accusations of a blaccent and bad AAVE were so blatantly fraudulent. A Blink talking about blaccents when Lisa Dolezals her way through all of her rap verses? Did y’all somehow manage to filter it out with Pink Venom and Money? Hm, strange. What makes so many of us mad about AAVE/AAE is poorly used AAVE/AAE (and/or relegating it “internet slang” because the erasure of a Black diasporic dialect is real). Jimin used “opps” in context and correctly while these other groups sprinkle it in their verses like it’s seasoning. Opps has more than one meaning, as AAVE/AAE is regional, and even if it had to be explained to him at least he had the decency to use it correctly and without trying to “Black it up” with a blaccent. It’s the bare minimum to use it correctly but we get slapped in the face with K-pop groups just saying anything because their writers think it’s something cool and catchy that will hit home for western listeners. I can’t reasonably expect our way of speaking to stay within our African American communities, because we move culture, but it is OUR culture. Stay out of Black folks business (and if you’re a Black fan of these other groups saying this hypocritical sh**, you’re just being a hater. Seek help).
As a black person, I have no problem with the use as long it’s not overuse or misuse, there’s nothing wrong with XG using opps because that song is clearly influenced by hip hop and black music. So using aave on a black influenced type of song is okay but I don’t speak for all black people.
@@Taejiu jimin does has opps, if you think about it. He has received multi death threats and people even wished that he was SA when he goes to the military. It’s disgusting 🤢
@@Jing_Ling_Uncles sorry, English is not my first language, what is SA? (is it abbreviation for something related to part of human body, just assumption)
Just now a producer on instagram posted a review by somebody that said the horns and choir sound fake and bad and basically said I recorded the horn myself you don't know what you are talking about😂😂😂
True and thats nick lee a grammy nominee who particpated in set me free production and not only him 3 of the producer commented and even posted that tweet and article and its so embarrasing to that kpoppies.
Personally, an some who is black, it's really annoying seeing so many artists getting hate or even canceled for using "black" terms. I really didn't even know that opps was a "black term" and I really don't care who uses it. I honestly think that "black terms" worsen stereotypes associated with black people in general and most black people (that I know of) don't even say those terms that are said to be "ours." I don't know what category of black people use those terms anyways and I really don't like people getting mad over it black or not. It's 2023, we can't still be thinking of the past...
This reminds me of a similar case when Rihanna called her baby 'fine' and black twitter went on fire because apparently the word 'fine' according to black people in America, is reserved for grown men!! Like come on??? WTF!!!
I personally loved loved this song. The choreo was top tier, I think Jimin slayed it. I have no problem with the use of opps. It means opposition, and Jimin has more than anyone else I know of. From death threats to mocking him about his face, voice, body, singing, trending disgusting name for him, he stopped coming to social media for a long time. We are just getting Jimin back now and I am so happy. We all know Jimin can sing and the auto tune was being used artistically. It did the job.
I really like the song haha i am not on the Internet a lot so i don't know why people hate it? But ig it's there opinion. For me tho the instrumentals are heavenly and i really like the switching of him singing in autotune and in his normal voice! It's almost like a conversation
Im so happy that you made this video. Kpopies and other specific fandom are on our arses this this released. This song is absolutely banger and seeing them jealous and all loosing there minds is just funny to me. 💀
It won’t be Jimin if he didn’t take risks. The song grew on me and unlike Vibe, I don’t have a problem looping this. I easily get bored but the instrumentals in this song is top notch. Two of my favorite songs is Just Like You Imagine by Nine Inch Nails that has absolutely no lyrics and That That by radiohead (minimal repetitive lyrics). Both have powerful instrumentals that evoke intense emotions. Powerful instrumentals always gets me and SMF pt2 delivered in that aspect.
This is why army always says that our fandom listen to more music outside bts, unlike kpopies who complain about everything, we as armys have a lot of artist that we love who used autotune to create a different atmosfere, I compared set me free pt2 with Interlude: Shadow by suga, he used the autotune in that song to give u the feeling that he is talking with his shadow, it has a purpose, the same with jimin, the song is a hiphop track, who presents jimin as a new person, he started the song in a place similar to hell or he is still trying to transform himself (like a butterfly) is a process, he has a lot to say and reflect on the song, it's also the final song on the album, so this is his final battle to set himself free, is a battle with himself, it has a purpose and i love it. I find so funny how kpopies are complaining about a song just bc he is jimin, we know that a lot of the hate is coming from another fandoms, they are only covering their hate with the word "opinion", if you don't like the song that's fine, but why do you need to show so much hate towards a person? stop being so miserable, you look bad, nobody cares if you don't like it, the people who like the song we just wanted to enjoy it, stop with your bullshit
I love the song. I especially love that it's outside the box creatively. It takes guts to release a song that goes in a completely new direction musically. Bravo Jimin!
The song isn't for me. I don't like the autotune and style, and that's fine. It seems to me that Jimin did this for himself rather than the charts. I don't really understand people's obsession with how well the song charts or streams or whatever. It's BTS, they have nothing left to prove.
Kpopies(esp the bitter 3rd gen stans) opinions on BTS music is to be never taken seriously...they hate each nd everything BTS does...it's just a pattern.bts members are way above the little k-pop bubble validations...I'm just happy they've the courage,freedom nd power to make whatever music they like nd in whatever style..jimin devoured stmf2..with the way it goes..you'll surely see another k-pop bg making a rip off ver. of it nd kpopies will eat it....RM literally just said in his latest bangtan bomb armys have made them powerful enuf to do anything they want...nd thank God BTS members doesn't abide by that k-pop formula..glitzy glam mvs with 10 outfit changes nd lots of random words thrown in...they know their audience
After so many critisim of bts and members through the years, I am convinced that kpoppies wants to see pink candy idols with songs like: lalala, wadada about nothing But they forgot that BTS is worldwide famous group not limited to Korea and doing whatever someone else wants because it's like that from years They need to change thinking that group from Korea or artist globally famous is free of that kind of treatment I dunno if it's good or bad what I wrote but that's how I feel 😢
Jimin is not going dark. He’s addressing the darkness in his industry and the world that often shreds artists unfairly. If white people can use woke to advance politics and this is a black slang, then an artist that gets opposition from haters, and anti-Korean entertainment industry jealousy that snubbed the group , he’s dealing with opps. Incidentally he respects the black artists who have shaped the dance band brand since the 60’s.
I think it's a good song and I love his voice, but it's not for me sadly since I like brighter songs, but I'm so happy the BTS members finally have some freedom and influence over their own music, I'm excited for future releases!
wym jimin doesn't have opposition, man's getting hate for breathing, had death threats, and weirdos stalking his personal mail to find some dirt on him. not even gonna talk about the whole thing with that weird white man trying to be him in the most creepy, disgusting and stalketish way possible. he's way too nice for only letting his mind out in song I would be fuming and getting people in jail a long time ago if I was him.
I'm not a native speaker, so idk , I'm just a Japanese person and I seriously thought Opps means Opponents. I don't really have a strong opinion on autotune. You'll be really surprised if you listen to Japanese songs , we used too much autotune . I also don't think the song is bad . It's like an edgy anthem. The title is literally ' Set me free ' so it's ironic trying to put him or his music in a box or a category and judging it by the rules . The song speaks itself . He said set me free , so set him free guys. Please be open minded.
I'm a black person, and while opps is technically an aave word it's usually only used in music more specifically rap/hiphop. I've never in my life heard anyone say that word in actual conversations unlike the words finna and chile. Also he is not using blaccent when saying it so that is fine, and technically he used the word correctly. It is really just non black kpop fans cherry-picking their collective outrage. When I first heard the song the autotune was jarring to me. I don't like autotune, but it fits the tone and them of the song so well. I just listened to the cd in my car and it sounds even better and flows well with the other songs.
Jimin has had opposition....it's not just xenophobic hate online...he has had de@th threats from Neo N@zis, real life danger to his life....maybe the use of that word is debatable...but to say that he has had not had opposition, is not true...
I personally think that Jimin knows more about hip pop culture (just like the rap line) then people give him credit for. I mean his line "Henneessy and night" was used in a lot of older rapper's songs for example: 2Pac popularized the drink because he used name it in one of his songs. So, I personally think Jimin knows more about the culture then people give him credit for, but who knows maybe I am wrong. Also, I do agree there are other writers on the song, and we don't know who exactly wrote that line. As far as the auto-tune goes, as soon as I heard it, I am pretty certain it is supposed to be his "shadow" so to speak. BTS has talked a lot about this in their music, especially Map of The Soul 7 album which is inspired by Carl Young theory of Shadow, Ego, and Persona. The shadow is something that we have a hard time with, trails, temptations, as well as things that if people knew about you would shame you or "cancel" you so to speak, etc. So, you will hear him "battling" the shadow/auto tune with his clear voice...If you listen to Shadow by Suga (in the BTS album), you will also understand better what I meant too. Anyways I could probably keep going but I will stop .... I personally didn't like the sound of the auto-tune at first but after listening to it a couple times and listening to it in my car. I have grown to like that part with the rest of the song. I however I loved the symbolism since the beginning.
Nobody has to like every song. I like it. It is weird that people are attacked for liking something because others don’t. Am I the only one who remembers Jimin used to (or maybe still do) have a bit of a temper and he used to channel that though martial arts? Do people expect the BTS members to sing Boy With Luv when they are 50 years old? A lot of people aren’t here for the music. They are here to win and to be right at any cost. Because in real life they are ever hardly either. Language evolves. Gay used to mean happy. Queer used to mean weird. Tea used to mean a brew of tea leaves which started in China, normally drank hot, and in the West drank with milk or honey or lemon. Isn’t "opposition" an English word? Australians call biscuits bikkies, umbrella brollies, barbecue barbie, television telly, breakfast brekkie.... So "opps" is short for "oppositions"? Common word used in AAVE. Ok...? What opps...? Please. Misunderstood? Nah. The hates have nothing to do with "understanding".
I have grown to love this song and video. When I first heard it I thought the use of auto tune and Jimin deliberately distorting his voice was a bit odd...but as I watched it and saw the message in the lyrics and the choreography I started to love it and I really do think Jimin was brilliant in bringing this out. I always thought Jimin and Hobi had the most wholesome sunny, angelic images in BTS. I understand why both of them had to make the artistic choice of going out of their comfort zone or against their image in their pre-release tracks. With Jimin he had to not just show a different side of himself visually but vocally as well...that’s why I thought the use of the auto-tune was brilliant...specially as it contrasts to his beautiful falsetto in singing set me free. I’m also surprised at the big deal people are making of his use of the F word and the word opps. I did notice that the phrase with the opps line was in quotation marks in the subtitles...which I found quite interesting. I think this also is in line of Jimin freeing himself from the idea of always being perfect and proper. Use of these type of hip hop slang and swearing is not unheard of in BTS. We seem to accept it easily from the rappers but not from Jimin. I think the audience just better be used to the members taking their artistic freedom seriously and to expect anything from the members solo work!
At first I wasn’t a big fan of the autotune, but after listening to the song for a couple of times, it has really grown on me. I now actually find it great. I think that I just wasn’t used to hearing Jimins voice in that kind of way, but now I love it
There is a reason for all those uses of autotune was very obviously intentional. In Interlude: Shadow, which you also made a video about recently to you'd know Taejiu, in the final verse, there is heavy autotune on Yoongi's voice. It is because his shadow takes over to tell Yoongi that his shadow and him are one. Jimin did the same thing. He brought HEAVY autotune in the second verse to tell jimin to " get out of way," and jimin, instead of doing that, tells his shadow to "fly away, butterfly." That's how I know jimin is having a conversation with his shadow by distorting his voice and making two different characters. Jimin, just like Yoongi, is an exceptional character writer. Yoongi does it brilliantly with Agust D and now jimin showed how he can have a conversation with his shadow and tell a story in one single song. Talented is an understatement to describe BTS.
I saw a black person's reaction to this. they said he used it correctly so they didn't have a problem with it. Oh and the "opps" here refer to opposition! SMF pt2 is my best track on his album. It's great! Those ppl criticizing it are actually nothing but haters trying to slander Jimin and drag his vocals... one of their best hobbies. also, people who don't know anything about music.
I have never seen such odd levels of scrutiny on word usage than in kpop but always for all the ubsurd reasons. Majority of the times, folks who ain't into kpop barely ever have an issue with usage of terms or clothing until kpop fans themselves make it into a contreversy. And this isnt to disregard those who do feel offended by the usage or think it's appropriation. But the culture of nitpicking in-humanely is most seen in kpop. Its like there is never space for growth experimentation or exploration in artistic choices. Understandable if we are talking about idols. But bts members are thorough artists who have a history of learning straight from the people of the culture. Since yall ignore it so often: Excerpt from American hustle life. "Coolio gets right down to business, asking BTS some basic questions about the origins and history of hip-hop. To this, clueless Taehyung, innocently says "turn up". Coolio is not amused. He orders Taehyung to do 25 pushups, and the group’s eyes collectively widen. Shit just got real. “Do you even know what that means?” is a fair question to ask of K-Pop stars, or idols, who often talk the talk without really knowing what they’re talking about. This is not to say these stars aren’t genuine or talented artists, but the K-Pop industry is about selling a package. Idol groups are formed by finding raw talent. When forming a hip-hop group, it’s as important to know and respect hip-hop culture as it is to be able to sell it".Coolio acted like the hard-nosed drill sergeant and quizzed them on deep hip-hop history. Warren G, on the other hand, calmly taught some of the more nuanced aspects of the racism and negative stereotypes that hip-hop is wrongly defined by. Thereby BTS has learned straight from the culture and has now grown to articulate their respect for the culture more accurately than showing love towards the culture via naive mistakes. See? They have a better background than yall think. Besides from the perspective of one who has experienced several death threats that have been discussed even at press meets, what is contradictory in his usage?
Love the song so much and someone mentioned tht the autotone used places are in quotes in lyrics. So its definitely used artistically people dragging him like he cant sing lol😑
I personally love this side of Jimin. I love that he's being honest. I love that he's experimenting and exploring how his voice can be styled be it mechanically or naturally. His opening line and how it was styled using the Autotune stunned me into paying more attention, looking to see what else he was going to bring into the song. The harsh autotune renderings came in only at several points throughout the song and weren't sustained all the way. I thought it created an illusion of a conversation, like one between two personalities inside his head. To me, it was all done artistically and deliberately to convey a message in line with the intended concept. I don't quite understand why people are saying this isn't Jimin; if anyone has been paying attention to his career and personal development, you can see that this came from all the years of internalized angst and pains of wanting to express himself as a true individual but also not wanting to let other people down, especially his fans. I feel that this song is dedicated to those very people who have been always holding him to a certain persona and expectations. And after 10 years, this is probably him trying to go off the rails for a bit and have a little bit of freedom to do what HE wants for a change.
This comment right here! Jimin has been seen as this flower, sweet child for a while and while fans love it, he's also been attacked for it. From his looks to his voice, personality and so on. Being famous, you have to deal with the good and the bad but most just go too far with the death threats. Jimin, and many idols, have suppressed their feelings and emotions because they have to appear happy at all times for fans sake. No one is happy 24/7. Plus, some fans like to put artists and entertainers into a box and I see that a lot with BTS. If anything, I'm happy Jimin released this song and was bold with it. Idols are human and shouldn't have to constantly be something they are not to appease the fans.
Im tired of stans calling borrowing their culture as ca bc we all know that theres no point in gatekeeping your culture bc culture is made to be shared and i dont understand why its being hated if they aren't purposefully trying to offend any group of ethnicities. knowing that if you check all the lyrics tye song talks about jimins journey and about not letting the haters choose the filter that jimin lives in therefore "setting him free"
Love this song, loved it from first listen. I get why black people could be annoyed by opps, I just haven't personally seen any black person react badly to it. Neither my black moots on twitter, nor black youtube reactors. No one even mentions it, it doesn't seem a big deal to anyone I have seen talk about it
I also don't care whether someone loves or hates this song. What I hate is that some people are using this song to bring hate down on Jimin. Saying things like they should kill him for using auto-tune or he should have never started a solo career if he doesn't want to just sing, what is he doing rapping. Honestly there are songs I don't like that are out right now but I would never call down violence because I don't like a song. Just don't listen to it, there is a dial on all radios we can turn it and listen to something else and most of us don't even use a radio we just play whatever youtube video we are wanting to listen to at that moment. If you don't like this song move along. Don't hate.
Jimin has literally had concerts cancelled cause of death threats against him 🙄 Opps = opposition Plus it rhymes stop hence why it was used in the line “I never STOP, fuck all your opps” Every single black person I’ve seen react to the mv haven’t said a word about it and even got hyped/excited. It’s nitpicking from antis for the sake of nitpicking.
Im sorry but I absolutely loved it from the chorus and hearing this live will be insane the polarizing reaction is weird but I guess people will have their own taste. I think jimin will be exploring all his different faces in this album and yup I knew kanye would love this song and he would actually release it. but kpop stans wouldn't love this, hip-hop stans would devour this song. I love kanye so I saw the similarity even in the mv. Also the autotune discourse is stupid because jimin has used autotune before so has bts so why are there so many people making this a big deal maybe its just cuz its jimin? who knows
Jimin had so much hate even death threats for doing what he loves, apparently there's a 133 page document with all the hate listed. He couldn't say anything back but after 10 years he finally told them and I fully support him.Did they really think Jimin would have forgot what they did to him.They are vile vicious litte nobody's who got what they deserve. 10 years of hate from jealous spiteful people, that's more than any human being should ever endure. Jimin said F All your opps , so opposition or haters. He showed them who the real King is. Congratulations Jimin you are free and I Hooe you soar even higher. This song, you, the mv should be submitted to the Grammys because its absolutely worthy.
Finally🎉🎉 I've been waiting to hear what you have to say about the song because I'm in love with it best bts solo😊 I honestly don't take kpop stans' opinions seriously since it is never about music but more about proving themselves better and superior than anyone else and yes armys are also included
Me, I loved this song. For me, this is one of Jimin's best songs. I really don't see where the problem lwith the autotune or even the use of the term "opps". I understand that some are reluctant to autotune, but to act like it's pure crap or something immoral is really incomprehensible. I have the impression that those who think that only listen to kpop and are closed to all other western music. The use of autotune in this way is common and well received in Western music. Kpop stans need to learn to open their eyes and recognize that Bts never saw kpop as a genre they should conform to. It should come as no surprise that in the coming times they are making more "Western" kind of music. "Yet to come" received the same criticism, just because it was not "typical" kpop. Like or not a piece of music, it's completely normal, everyone has their own taste. But to call "shitty" , a music just because you're not open-minded about what's going on in the world in general is to be uncultured.
Okay hear me out.... it's probably my favorite release of the year for now (with sweet juice), it's just that songs that have this orchestral, tortured and theatrical feel to it are my favorite brand and bts are really good at it (i adore songs like black swan, outro tear, interlude shadow, fake love, lie...) I love the way he associated orchestral sounds and opera singing to a more modern and aggressive type of hip hop... Artistically speaking, the song is so beautifully crafted, IT MAKES ME FEEL SO MANY THINGS!! I admit that i didn't expect to see people hate on it, but tbh it's only some kpop stans on twitter, otherwise the song did pretty well. But i understand how it can be divisive, that's not the kind of things we're used to hear in kpop The first time i listened to the song, i was pretty surprised, but tbh i love the use of the autotune and how it portrays jimin's internal conflicts, they used it the same way in black swan and shadow, which is pretty cool
I'm pretty glad I actively avoid Kpop discourse. I'll just enjoy this song in peace without worrying about other people's opinions. It is a rather freeing experience.
I totally agree with you. As a musician the textures are genius in his song. Great to hear Jimins deeper voice and almost a yoongi style distortion. Time he broke free ❤
Anyone who doesn't like it can get the f out of the way because this is stripped down REAL Jimin. If he didn't like the wording he'd wouldn't have done it. His artistic choice is BOMB!!!!!!!!❤🔥🔥❤
I’m not an army but I really liked the song. The choreography was top notch and the music video was amazing to me. Everyone that hated on it were only talking about the auto tune or him using the word “ops.” To toxic fans: Just because Jimin used auto tune doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how to sing. It’s like when people use filters on their pictures. It enhances the picture and I think him using his auto tune was cool and he used it well. The production was well done and Jimin did something completely different from what I thought he was going to do. Set me Free is actually a very meaningful song.
It's funny because he didn't even use AAVE. He used the abbreviated version of the word opinions to make it rhyme with the previous line "I'll never stop." The line he sings is "f*** all YOUR opps" not f*** all YOU opps. Opinions not opponents or opposition. And I agree that if something is not to your taste then say that but don't say it's bad because it obviously wasn't when so many people love it.
I agree with your analysis and I like how respectful you are of people's opinions. There are people who will always hate Jimin no matter how good his music is. That's a known fact. However, millions and millions more of us love his music, his performances, his dancing, his voice, enough to drown the voices of these haters. A few things I've learned based on viewing so many reactions... The word "opps" seems to be controversial as to its ownership. Well, there is a rapper from the UK who said that he has only heard it originally from the British and thinks that it came from the UK ... There is another reactor who criticized Jimin because she thinks it should only be used by blacks. Is there a patent for this word that precludes others from using it? Just asking... Another issue seems to be the distaste for using "autotune". Most of the music critics and producers I've viewed have completely understood the purpose of its use in this performance. They have explained that since Jimin's voice is already known to be very good and unique, the use of autotune was to enhance the performance. The experts seem to be of the same opinion. The funny thing is those who oppose it are not who I would call experts. I am not an expert when it comes to rap, hip-hop or k-pop or the different genres of music. All I know is what I feel when I listen to the music. In this case, I take this music as Jimin expressing himself, becoming more aware of who he is and not allowing negativity from others affect him anymore. I can also do my own interpretation of even the different movements and formations of the dancers as well as the lyrics. Music is subjective and for me this is an amazing song and a brilliant performance. I love it.
People just aren’t used to auto tune if they don’t hear it enough, when it’s used for distortion, like when Billie eilish released NDA and it had some auto tune,a lot of her fans were upset about it and said she has good vocals and doesn’t need it… and fineas tweeted about the use of it. Personally I love when auto tune is used to distort vocals and add some edge so I loved the second verse on set me free.
I have mix feelings about this song, but over all I don’t hate it. Its just not really for me. However I am waiting for his album coming out soon. (Honestly can’t wait)
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It's totally fine if you didn't like/hate the song, but it's very pathetic that some toxic fans of specific fandoms are attacking every music critic and reviewer who gave the song a positive review. As always, thanks for the video!
Specific fandoms being- Blinks and Exols exclusively. And we know Why! Lol.
i don't take kpop stans opinion over bts songs. they force hate every damn comeback/debut collectively.
It's not the opinions on music thats a problem. Kpoppers think they are sharing their so called opinion and yet generalise and expect all to propagate the same way they do. Majority of them can barely frame knowledgeable explanations over the song. A person who really understands music would have talked about the choir composition, the creepiness of production in certain places like at the end, the beat, the interesting use of repetition in the chorus that tactically pulls you into his frustrating need to be freed, the correlation to his previous artistry like it being a reply to 'lie', and finally the usage of auto tune in a positive or negative critique. But all kpoppers know is to disregard people who like the tracks for absolutely valid reasons and spam rubbish.
@@nggstudent3083 exactly lmao +nctzens
@@explore.express.love.3483 Agree well karma is an army always.
I honestly liked the song. In fact the distorted vocals is what the gave the song that darker edge to it. I don't know why people are bashing Jimin for that because he sings pretty well and the autotune here was clearly for stylistic purposes and not to improve his vocals or anything. I respect Jimin for taking this risk. He could have sung a song like Lie or filter. This would create polarised opinions yet he still went for it. I am happy he is breaking out of his supposed sweet and sexy persona. Also this is just my opinion but I think he didn't completely express himself as a bad boy or a dark one . Here he is vulnerable with a touch of sin.
a better producer would have made this song actually darker edge while actually not misusing autotune .it needs skills get weekend producer
@@jisooqueen45 you are entitled to your opinion without being rude
Agree! Reminds me of Suga’s shadow the way Set me free pt2 feels. It’s dark. Heavy. And they are intentional. The song is like a battle March too. I like the song overall.
@@jisooqueen45 the way you're lowkey obsessed with the song. Going under every video commenting, hating on it. Like if you don't like it maybe go listen to something you like.
@@jisooqueen45 by any chance are you a producer???
On what basis you are speaking on a particular profession entirely??
As far as i know producers are not having negative opinions on the song so who are you??
I think a lot of people doesn’t understand that autotune is not just to support vocals but also an artistic toll and the members of bts most of times use it on dark songs, on set me free pt 2 Jimin doesn’t use the autotune during the whole song, he switches between his normal voice to the heavy autotune almost like a conversation and I think is GENIUS
But does it sound good? No, especially not in this song. Sometimes autotune can sound good, but normally that is on rap parts. Vocal parts almost never sounds good with autotune.
@@vixxexo6855 lol what?? It does sound good!! I'm qn autotune hater myself but this is a few rare example or exception because autotune part is perfectly executed. From concept to sound wise 100%.
It can be your personal preference but you can't speak for others in a general way specially when your not an specialist in the field.
Exactly!
@@vixxexo6855 it doesn’t sound good TO YOU, an opinion I wouldn’t take serious because of your name and because actual musical critics and producers agree that the autotune is perfectly executed in this song.
@@vixxexo6855The autotune is literally used for the rap parts for 10-15 seconds at Max and that too as an instrument to experiment and to add different textures to the song. Maybe go check out artists like Kanye, Travis, Frank Ocean, Don Toliver, T pain, maybe you'll learn a thing or two about autotune.
I feel like the "Opps" issue is selective outrage. I am an African American who is also on black Twitter. On my time-line, I didn't see black Twitter being upset. Instead, all I heard about was kpoppers having a problem. So that let's me know it's not black people as a collective being upset, it's kpoppers weaponizing the word for their hate. Not to say there may not be some black people who aren't happy about it, but I think the majority don't find it offensive or don't care. The irony is the people using it fir hate shows they are Jimin's Opps😂.
I'm so tired of the auto tune argument. You can clearly tell it wasn't used to help sing on key but instead as a stylistic choice.
I think Jimin did phenomenal, and I can't wait for the next song to come out.
Thanks for another great video.
This just proves he ha s every right to use the word.
@piasambleben2796 I don't know about every right, but I do know he wasn't appropriating it, and it was more appreciating. The one thing that BTS has always done is give respect to and appreciate black culture. They have time and again said part of their influence comes from black culture. They have included black singers, producers, songwriters, dancers, etc. in different projects. They gave money to blm. That's one of the reasons I think most black fans like me feel BTS is authentic and genuine. They aren't looking to make fun of us or use us. They aren't just paying lip service. They actually back everything up with action, so I will always support BTS.
Totally agree with you. The term "opps" was used before rappers coined it. I'm black and old and have listened to rap/hip-hop when it was still on the streets and underground (no pun intended JHOPE). Jimin used the term to define his OWN opposition. There is no AAVE here. No one owns a definition PERIOD. I have seen and heard worse. Rappers get it and have embraced the opps term. If you like it great, if you don't fine. An opinion is one thing, name calling unnecessary. Keep an open mind and understand art is experimental just as much as creativity. I stan BP and BTS and It's really sad to see the back and forth.
Agreed
Exactly, it’s short for “opposition”, did black ppl create the English language or have any ownership towards that word, none whatsoever. So, it boggles my mind that, YET again, all the hate is garnered for nothing
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Honestly when I heard it I thought he just shortened opposers to opps ... not even opinions since it only has one p. I didn't think anything of it until my teenage daughter asked me if I knew what that meant. In my little bit of research that I've done though, it appears to me that the actual AAVE is the entire phrase, "f* THE opps". So you wouldn't say "f* YOUR opps", bc that's not the "proper" AAVE phrase. But Jimin said, "f* your opps"; so no AAVE violation here ... imho. Now whether this is a close coincidence or an unintentional misuse, only the writers would know for sure and we will see how it is handled. But the phrasing in the song wouldn't work if he said the full word ... whether opinions, opposition, opposers, operatives, opportunities or any other word that starts with opp- and has more than one syllable! So I'm going to lean on the side of close coincidence. Anyway, I love the song, the choreo, the MV, the instrumentation and ALL that is Jimin. 💜
The thing about AAVE and K-pop is that it’s obvious that the idols have no idea what they’re saying bc a lot of the time the lyrics make no sense, then it comes of as disingenuous and offensive. If they want to use cool/trendy lingo they should at least do it properly. I also think ppl were upset about the “opps” line bc that kind of vocabulary is so far removed from anything we know about jimin like it’s not something I’d believe he would say on a normal day
This is my favorite BTS solo song. It's up there with fake love and Black Swan for me personally. Eagerly waiting for what else the members have in store!
Nice comparison!! I see that
Oo nice connection! For me, the intro with the bass gave me ON, the vocal modulation/autotune gave me Interlude: Shadow (the part where he uses autotune too), and the dance gave me Black Swan and Fake Love.
Yoo don't respect black swan and fake love like that
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@@TheFullmetalAlchemist. K-pop Stan music critic is here okay
As a black army, I don’t think opps was necessary in the song tbh but that’s just me and im not mad about it. Also I find it very weird that non black kpop fans are the ones being loud about this and accusing jimin of using a blaccent, why are you a non-black kpop fan engaging in a convo that has nothing to do with your community? It’s weird and not right. Also about the autotune discourse, people are acting like that made the song horrible/was in 90% of the song when that isn’t true, jimin used excessive autotune in specific parts and this was an artistic choice, The autotune was artistically injected into the music, it was so well placed so it feels like there’s a tone of contrast vocally between each section. The autotune adds to the song and was most definitely not used in 90% of the song, it was used in specific parts on purpose and i liked it and so did many producers/vocal coaches that I’ve seen so far, there is a difference between using autotune to cover up horrible vocals and using it as an artistic tool like it has been used in ugh, shadow, Dionysius, black swan, etc. Also it’s extremely pathetic how people are nitpicking things from the song to hate on jimin, I just saw someone come at the choir saying it was fake and came at the horns in the song, even the musician who did the horns responded to a hateful post and blasted the person on his Instagram account, he had to correct them and many producers/musicians that are his peers even criticized the haters, pdogg ended up liking the response, it’s very embarrassing to get corrected by people who have worked with some of the biggest acts in the industry. It’s one thing to not like a song but being completely hateful/making things up is weird and not right. This is getting ridiculous. It’s okay if people don’t like set me free pt 2 but hatred is never an opinion.
As a fellow black Army, thank you! It is honestly frustrating how the only problem people have to hate the song is the autotune when it was only used in a total of 32 seconds.
As black army she should of used haters instead opps and I don't here a blaccent and he didn't write song sooo
For the few that dislike this song, GIVE ME A BREAK. The song is everything. You got Jimin coming in with his lower register, his beautiful voice and high notes thru out, then the section with the auto tune that he didn't need but enhanced that part was crazy. I went crazy for the dancing, and Jimin is freaking BEAUTIFUL. I think a few people missed the meaning of the song. Set me free. I'm sick of the mention Opps. He didn't misuse it. He was referencing any haters, opposition to those who don't understand. I'm sure Serendity Jimin is still there, this is just another side of him, and I'm here for it. ARMY, let's support him no matter what. Let the man grow.... Banger... It's Diffenitely changing Kpop, but hip-hop and R & B.
Don't even bother. Haters gonna hate. They don't care about your arguments. A lot of the haters are solo stans of another member. Sad how so-called ARMYs can hate on even one of the members... I have Jimin and Yoongi as bias but I would never hate on the other members. BTS is 7.
This song make me realize one thing that Jiminy really has challenged himself in this video, and he was pointing to this thing from 2022 in his we verse interview, one thing I have noticed about him is that he has confided himself most of his life and has got anxiety, diet and personality issues and in that he has accepted that in my pov so it's his song not bts song. It's not made for attracting a massive audience but more like Jimin revealing his inner self to the people and accepting it himself also
I actually have the opposite perspective? The song sounds generic lyrics-wise to me, and mood-wise it instantly brought BTS's ON to mind. It just feels absolutely impersonal to me in every way except for the choreography.
But I am intrigued for his album anyway, I like that he is going darker and I hope he won't struggle so much anymore :)
@@halane4790it sounds like a group song too to me
I love how when watching black people reacting to Jimin's set me free mv, NONE of them looked offended when he mentioned 'opps' instead they appeared to enjoy it and looked to be more into the song after that! It's always the bts/jimin haters that make things into a problem when in reality they are looking for the bare minimum to hate on!
Kep doing your thing JIMIN!!!!! You absolutely killed it!
Not people getting personally offended for not liking his song LOL Just move on with your life and don't listen to it then? They are just looking for other people's reactions and people to agree with their hate! Pathetic people....
Yes I noticed it too! Some were even thrilled that he used the term!
Yeah, its almost like the haters are just being nitpick-y and trying to find any semblance of objective criticism without sounding so opinionated, but overall just being what they are: not liking the song personally 😂
The hate this song and Jimin is getting is insane and it's not stopping.
Kpoppies spamming reactors comments, good review articles with hate trying to explain why it's the worst song ever... Pdogg (long time producer of bts an dthe producer of this song) insta comment section is horrible to watch. Thanks god Jimin and others bts members have their comments closed...
It's a very experimental song so I get it's not for everyone. I get if people don't like the heavy autotune part even if it's made artistically, it won't change the sound taste. But so many kpoppies trying so hard to say it's bad produced, the whole song is trash. When the production is actually so amazing ! The whole performance breathtaking.
And if you don't like the song, you can say your opinion on it if you want... Once. But not spamming everywhere how you hate it and how you think it's bad. Like if you don't like the song, don't listen to it and move on with your life.
It's actually objectively a excellent song. And a new side of Jimin music. Talking about himself. All BTS members experimenting for their official solo music is honetly amazing. Completes passionates artists.
And btw, it's a perfect song for a pre-release single. Like you said, an anthem made to be performed. Cool song to introduce an album where we know we will find different genre in it.
Excited for Face next week ! 24/03
You summed this up sooo well
@@celine9richardson Thanks :3
You've said it perfectly. And I guarantee you the haters are being this mean & daring because its JIMIN. Always so threatened by him, by his success. It eats them up inside. If Pdogg had produced this exact same song for any of the other 3 vocalists, you wouldn't be seeing all this hate. Infact they'd be raving about what an awesome hit it is! The hypocrisy 🙄
@@hitmanbangsyellowcrocs4213 well jimin is the most hated member. It kills me they hate him for absolutely no reason other than to defend their ship.
They are all such artists, and it’s really interesting to hear and see what is coming from them as individuals. I’m loving it. Some of the things I enjoy the most are the ones that take a few listens to sink into and next thing I know is I’m humming them and catching the hooks. Each one of them is so multifaceted…I have a feeling that we can’t even imagine the trajectory they will take. I’m excited to be witnessing it and it’s not all meant to feed the masses. It’s a deep expression of what is inside and I love the discovery of it. Pdogg is brilliant. Period. I know that Jimin has pushed himself as he always does. I adore him. His vocals have depth and range and so much color, and don’t get me started on his dancing…he makes me weep for joy. I will never understand hate. He deserves better. 💜
Considering that the term “Opps” is usualy tied to opposition that can end in criminal behaviour specifically (street violence, murders, etc), this line could also tie to the numouruous deaththreats that not only Jimin but the whole of bts has faced on a slew of different occasions.
Tying this to the whole song could show that no matter how far people try to push Jimin back, he will never stop doing what he loves.
It's a shame Kpop stans aren't capable of having nuanced conversations. There's nothing wrong with disliking the song. It doesn't mean you hate BTS, and it's fine to like the song. I despise how Kpop fans have this "with us or against us" mentality.
I liked the song because it was unexpected. I’m still new to k-pop and BTS was the group that opened that window for me. I think fans had a very specific way of viewing the members so when they do something different from what they’ve seen it can throw them off. I love this side of Jimin. Fans need to understand that it’s okay for idols to try different sounds and styles. Jimin knows what he’s doing! Also, amazing video as always!
I am a 52 year old black woman and when he said opps. I was thinking of the word as the the dictionary definition. I love the song. It is different. There are some artist who use auto tune due to lack of vocal ability. Jimin does not do that. I view this as an artistic choice. It is a choice I am happy to see. I love the new song.
Saw it in one of a Tiktok video that the autotune is only 32 seconds in the entire song. And Kpop Twitter are making terrible takes just by listening to these short clips of 32 seconds.
It's used on only some parts of his rap, but people just want to hate
@@_arlinda exactly 🎉
@@_arlinda cos they are jealous lol 😂
Nah they made set me free trending on tiktok lol its funy how they wanted to harm but made jimin trending lol and locals on their comments liking the song! Sometimes antis helping lol
of armys so desperate we know the song is suck😆😆
For someone who loves Serendipty, I can tell you that I LOVE Set Me Free Pt 2 even more. Jimin has always gotten misdirected hate, which I’ve never understood. But I am so proud of him and what he’s put out. It is difficult to try something new and to put yourself into the work for strangers to rip apart. This performance is at an elite level and this includes the vocals, the use of auto tune, the choreography, the dance, the poem written on his body, the set and camera direction. The more I listen to the song and the more I watch the MV, the more my appreciation for it grows. This is the first time I’ve watched your channel and I just wanted to say thank you for your comments.
Jimin’s music isn’t confined to the boundaries of kpop, he’s bigger than that. For closed off people who’s lives behind and end with kpop, ofc they’re not gonna understand an artist who uses auto tune artistically, rather than as a necessity.
Okay, but it’s still kpop. It’s Korean pop music.
metro's heroes and villains is my top 10 albums .i think i have good knowledge about autotune and this song is toilet water
@@ryanostone22 so bc he speaks Korean he has to stick to what the formula permits?
@@jisooqueen45 omg are you a producer or music critic?? If you’re just another kpop stan on the internet inserting themselves into someone else’s opinion, Ima have to tell u your opinion doesn’t change anything.
@@celine9richardson im not a producer but i have ears
Why can’t people just let others enjoy the music they like? I’ve noticed this is an issue for a while where people talk down to others who like a song that they don’t like. You not liking a song isn’t going to change anyone’s opinion on it so just keep it to yourself. I’m not saying you cannot critique music, just do it tastefully. I’m not the biggest fan of the song so I’m not going to listen to it, but that is it. I’m not going to tell others to dislike a song that they like.
Fr, like not everyone has the same taste of music cos everyone is different and have different opinions but it’s fine, cos it’s normal to have ur own opinion, but they should learn to respect him
Whenever I find a song on youtube not to my liking, I just switch off - no interest to even read all the comments nor give my opinion under the song.
I only add my comments if I really like a song - and I Really Really like this song.
Some act like they never listen to auto tune when it's in modern music. I usually don't like it either, but I like how it's done here artistically. It sounds so good in my car. Are they even real fans if they expect Jimin to release similar type of songs? I love BTS because they are not afraid to challenge themselves.
Personally I’m a huge fan of the song. But I also grew up listening to Kanye West- I thought immediately of the way he used Autotune on 808s and Heartbreak when I heard this song. Plus the choir could be right out of something on MBDTF.
I think it’s a great song. Super loud and refreshing and doesn’t pull punches. That’s what I think makes it so divisive- it commits to what it’s trying to do full force. But I think that the song itself would be disingenuous to its premise if it didn’t. Like it either had to go 100% full force into the autotune the intensity the swearing the chanting- or it wouldn’t have held up with the premise of “set me free”.
And being free of the boundaries that have held jimin down.
Songs like this are one of the reasons I stay so engaged with BTS’s music. They’re always pushing forward, trying new things, reinventing themselves. Its not going to be for everyone but real art often divides people.
It’s a fact that Jimin has gotten soooo much hate over the years and to date (for no reason), including threats to his life and cyber-bullying, which caused many insecurities within him. I see this track as an “anthem” song as him saying f**k the opp (opposition) haters; not being able to express his true feelings before now, especially when receiving hate comments during his V-lives and Weverse live. He gracefully held his composure through it all. Now, he’s “not hiding anymore even if it hurts.” He “won’t stop even if they mock him.” He wants to “be free” from the hate. Many Korean and international rappers also use that term, including RM and Suga. It’s universal in the rapping and hip-hop genres. Therefore Jimin has every right to use the term in his situation as an expression on how he feels. It’s not synonymous to the African-American rappers. The term “OPPS” originated in England where it was by the fans to the opposing team at football matches.
BTS spent time in the U.S. to learn about the hip-hop culture, as they originally debuted as a hip-hop group. They were mentored by Coolio (RIP), Warren G. Tony D. Jones, Jamal Quezaire, dance crews, and voice coaches, etc. The experience was filmed as a series called “American Hustle Life” in 2014 with a total of 8 episodes. This was brilliant on Big Hit’s part in that it gave BTS the background knowledge and history on how “hip-hop” came about, so they would not take it for granted and come off fake. You can rest assure that BTS always do their research before using specific “terms in their music.” This is what puts them above the rest. So you can’t say they don’t know cultural terms that they use.
I’m going to generalize here and I do apologize for that but I’ve noticed that when Kpop fans hate a BTS song it always does so well and it’s usually one of their best. Perfect examples are Run BTS, black swan, ON, Dynamite etc.
I won’t be surprised if other groups start doing something similar to this either.
I LOVE the song personally and boy does it sound amazing in the car.
THIS I to am wondering if any other Idols have the balls to do what Jimin just did.
Agree because thats how bts music made to make it last not a sudden bop and gone in the charts. Thats what bta music to me the more you listen to the more you understand the song itself.
Thank you for pointing this out. I wouldn't be surprised if 2 months later, similar songs come out of other kpop artists. Then what will all these haters say about their faves?
There will always be some ppl who hate something released by the boys. Considering how well the song is doing on the charts, I'm not taking any haters seriously. I personally love this song.
They critisized & bad-mouthed his collab with Taeyang too. But VIBE went on to surpass numerous records as well, and is still growing steadily in number of streams. So keep streaming guys, keep streaming "Set Me Free Pt.2",, Jimin is always encouraging us to Keep Going.
Really? What didn’t they like about vibe? I loved it and have only watched positive reviews so far about it.
@@caleec yes they said Jimin's vocals were too weak to keep up with Taeyang. That because of this reason Taeyang was forced to "hold back" his own vocals so as not to drown Jimin out..?? And after the Teaser came out they flocked Black Label & Taeyang's IG to say how this was meant to be Taeyang's comeback song yet people were concentrating more on BTS Jimin. So he was stealing the limelight.
Thank you, Taejiu! People are mad at the use of autotune when they don't understand the artistry in its use. I get it if you don't like it, but saying it is terrible and hating on those who like it is insane.
I love the song. It's an anthem such as banger. If people have problems with the auto tune I think you need to hear it full and appreciate how each instrumentals+vocals+auto tune effects worked better together. Please it's modern music. I think people need to listen more to hiphop music or other and accept that autotune is not bad as they think they are. Appreciate music without prejudices in mind. That's what music is trying to deliver to all yk.
XG used opps in left right literally last month and I did not see any of this discourse about it. It’s because it’s Jimin.
If you don't like a song it doesn't automatically mean it's a bad song, idk why that's a hard concept to understand
THANK YOU. We've been trying to say this for forever like.. especially in PTD era. But yk, at this point any BTS song that generates this much reaction from k-pop stans, locals, producers, people who aren't even armys defending Jimin, oh it's a BIGGG song.
@@moonchild7425 as BTS would say "thanks for worrying about us" lol
@@skuxsarah yeah exactly lol
But it is a bad song lol
@@jayr7781 you're so mad that you're literally spamming everywhere. Baby you look like clown 🤣
Jimin doesn't have real opps?? Yes he does though. Jimin's by far the most hated member of bts. Just by this release and debut people are lining up to sarbotage his hard work. This song is a good example, where many are only "hating it" because it's from Jimin. They just hate everything associated with him.
He's been under serious death threats for years. To the point where Jin dressed up in the same outfit as him at the airport. There's a reason why you often see the other members keeping an extra eye on him in particular, when out in public - airports especially. He's the only member who was asked to talk about threats on his life at a major press briefing years ago. And sweet Jimin said he was just afraid the fans would worry about him, because he had actually gotten used to it.
He's been fatshamed, which led to him starving himself to fit the Blood Sweat and Tears concept. He passed out at practice and walking of stage. He's still one of the thinnest members and is still being both fatshamed and called out for having eating disorders he doesn't have.
Haters are stalking him and his family members and stealing his mail and personal information and leaking it online. Something that actually got him into some real trouble, and haters still blame him for.
He does have opps in any sense of the word and I'm so happy he's finally addressing it.
Yeah...this hurts my heart.
idk why but the song gives me interlude: shadow vibes, i really really like this song and i’m so glad he decided to take the risk of breaking out of his persona that has already been built for him the way j-hope did. i love that the members are really giving us different sides of themselves we haven’t seen before.
Holy hell i get why people dont like the song but the amount of hate I've seen thrown at it is PHENOMENAL, seriously, what happened to respecting peoples tastes in music??? The shade I've seen people throw at others for liking it like, wow... It really just seems like they're searching for something to hate on, ive seen people make fun of jimin while they're at it too. I dont get why they don't just say they dont like the song and go? Whats the point of making it such a big deal? From what ive seen it really feels like people just want something to complain about
I am usually not a fan of heavy autotune as it's just how my personal taste is. I have nothing against some sprinkles of it though and when it's clearly done for a specific artistic effect. Then it doesn't bother me at all. Listening to this song for the first time definitely caught me off guard simply because I was really not expecting such autotune in Jimin's solo. After the initial surprise, the next listen and just sinking into the song it did make sense and I enjoyed it. Like you said it was an artistic choice to create a certain feeling and atmosphere to the song. The autotune has it's purpose and later on we can hear his normal voice as well. And yeah this song is basically a statement. It isn't a mainstream pop song. I actually see a lot of similarities with the JHope's first release More. It was a very surprising sound for him as well and it also was making an opening statement for the whole album. And I like that. Whether you like the autotune usage here or not it is down to a personal taste and only that.
I love this song. It reminds me of the vocal distortion in Shadow which is one of my favourite songs by Suga..
i'm not the biggest fan of this song but the way kpop stans are acting like auto tune is the literal spawn of satan is just weird. like the moment ppl hear auto tune they take out their pitchforks and say it's the worst song they've ever heard. i need ppl to understand that just because a song has auto tune, that doesn't automatically make it a terrible song, because when it's used effectively it can really elevate a song
But Jimin's voice is more quality than using autotune.
His charm is voice. But he turned off his charm for using too much autotune.
@@parkpark6976 you're acting like you couldn't hear his voice for the whole song, he didn't turn his charm off, he simply changed it at times for artistic reasons. you're free to dislike those parts.
@@parkpark6976 Im pretty sure when he performs it live you will here his voice just fine. Why are some ppl being so dramatic 😂
Exactly. I love autotune. It's fun and doesn't deserve all the hate it gets.
Jimin addresses the problem of not liking this song in the song itself. He doesn't care!
Tbh i am not a fan of this song simply because i generally don't like songs with excessive autotune. Regardless of the artist. But everything else is really good. Like the choreo, outfits, mv and everything else was totally my cup of tea. Unfortunately it's not something i would wanna listen to. But I'm not gonna go around policing people for liking a song. That's just pathetic. At the end of the day people have different music taste.
But the auto tune isn’t even much, it’s literally for like 20 seconds and I never like auto tune but I still loved it. I also know that auto tune is an artistic choice so I really love jimin’s music versatility.
@@Jing_Ling_Uncles and it's perfectly okay for you to like it. It's just not something i enjoy and that's just my preference. Both are valid.
This is a fair argument. I agree that some of the negativity surrounding it is just too much.
see THIS is how a criticism or "opinion" should be. Well done you (even though I might not understand why you don't like it ;)
@@Ann--or1dk it's just that I prefer Jimin's voice without much processing. Light or serendipity for example are some of his songs where I love his voice. It's one of the reasons why I love like crazy soo much more than set me free. It's just a preference.
I am black and he used "opps" to me in the correect way. If you understand the person who used it, then its easy to know in which content it used it. If you follow Jimin, you know he has his share of haters and at some point has been threatened. To me those people are his "opposition" so when he said it, I got it and wasnt mad he used. Its just slang ppl are just over thinking. And even the auto tune, it is used by rappers for effect and he used it in the rap verses for that very reason!! Jimin is Art!!
Listen, I understand people not liking a song, but hating on people it's wired af .. just say i don't like the song and move on it's that simple.
The autotune is just used on some parts and used really well and I'm someone who don't like autotune that much so that says a lot, lol since I like the song
Honestly, it's a f***ing masterpiece. If someone doesn't like the sound like this then it's obviously fine, because everyone has a different taste...But there are a lot of salty people who only hate on this because they were expecting the sound like 'FILTER', 'SERENDIPITY' or whatever...
LET HIM GROW. We very well know that he has a perfect voice, so the autotune is used here for the stronger effect and in an artistic way which some people didn't understand. Autotune is not a bad thing at all when you use it like that. Also, he is showing his versatality with his voice and that's amazing. He proves (not that he needs to) that he not only can sing higher notes, but lower octaves too. His lyrics in this song speak for it itself. He's grown, your opinion doesn't matter. Raise the hands up for his past self and let him be finally free.
I just can't understand people who hate on this.
I've seen a lot of musicians, producers react to this song and they all love this. They understand the usage of autotune and all. So, honestly... those who hate just because it doesn't sound like his previous songs then those people's opinions are really nothing.
Again, if this is not your type of music it's fine, but those who talk shit...honestly, they know nothing and just hate.
yeah exactly, i really feel like people are mad that jimin didnt release a 'soft boi' song. like they have this image in their minds of him being cute and innocent and they reject everything that doesnt fit that. he's breaching out, trying something new? no, cant be, hybe forced him into this concept, hybe ruined the song with the autotune, this isnt his style etc.
some people cant accept when their idol changes because they dont truly respect them as artists, they see them as their pretty dolls that should forever follow the desired look and sound. disliking a song is always fine and doesn't need an explanation but since most of the criticsm ive seen was purely directed towards the autotune... it feels pretty shallow to me. do they actually care about music? lyrics? or are they just here for the cute kpop aestethic, meaningless bops and are frustrated they didnt get it? idk, some comment sections almost had an irrational hatred towards this one song.
@@ajlee2168 YEEESSSS!!! I AGREE!!! It's ridiculous and those comments just prove that they're being salty and hating on the song just because they don't actually understand music and artistry. I love Jimin's ''soft side'' but if you're really interested in him or any of BTS members then you can see in their old performances or just some random videos from interviews or their shows like run bts or behind the scenes, that these men do have a ''heavier'' ''darker'' and more mature side to them. They always did. People just need to understand that they are growing and what they see them in a group is just a small glimpse of who they are... like, even Namjoonie said that him in BTS is just a small taste of what he is like and then in his solo he can show all of this potential and style. I'm so happy with all their solo projects.
And honestly (off topic), after seeing so far Hobi's, RM's and Jimin's solos.. I am afraid and excited of what we will get when they all comeback as group.
@@ajlee2168 It is so funny to me as well. Like, in real life Jimin is still very polite, sunshine, adorable and cute guy (but with strong temperament, I should say, which is good). But his artistic abilities were always so good and he had showed some darker side already in Lie as well. LET HIM COOK.
@@dmiiak honestly! no human being only has one side, one characteristic, its baffling how people expect idols to only be that 'one thing'. no average person is and an actually artist will always have multiple facets which they'll show off in multiple, contrasting ways. they seem to forget that jimin isnt here to sing a bts chorus; this is his own stage. im also so happy about their solos, jhope and rm already blew me away, yoongi is going on a fckn tour and now jimin; i can just feel the energy that they're finally able and ready to let out. as a group they already catched me with their honesty but now it feels even more raw and authentic, its honestly just exciting to watch them express themselves like this.
i can imagine the group comeback will be magical after they individually charged their creative batteries lol.
@@goldenhime8404 yeeees! its also just interesting to see where he takes his music, i'll never understand why you'd want to keep him in this defined box. people just be scared of change istg
People think their unartistic and tone deaf opinions matter…. The music wasn’t made for you and that’s okay 😂. Peoples think pieces didn’t stop him from getting 6.78m streams for his k-pop soloist debut. Dynamite all over again. Unwarranted discussions only for the song to do amazing. Idk how they’re not tired
@@jisooqueen45 I want you to read my comment again, and think about why your little opinion doesn’t matter to me.
everyone has different opinions and that's okay
@@celine9richardson good thing im not a shill
@@jisooqueen45 good thing I’m not a blink
@@jisooqueen45yall bashed when dynamite dropped be fr and same story w every bts comeback btw and acting like bp never used auto tune :/
out-side of chronically online kpop twt users everyone enjoyed the song.
I don’t mind if people say they don’t like it but I just feel like people are overeggagerating. Calling it the worst song in Kpop is such a crazy statement and Ik themselves don’t even believe that they are just saying stuff to be hurtful. If they don’t like the song I don’t get why they are under every RUclips/Reddit/twitter post saying how much they hate it. Its obvious that there’s a viscous intent surrounding their “opinion”. But the love for this song outweighs the hate and it’s breaking records already so it doesn’t really matter😭
It’s a piece of art sorry
Not sure how K-pop fans made the leap that Jimin using autotune was to sound “better” but must’ve used it incorrectly…to sound… worse (their opinion)…? It’s not even a logical stance to think he was using it for anything other than to purposefully distort his vocals.
With that said, I absolutely love this song. Considering that it’s the last song on his album, that means this is his closing statement- he’s said all he’s wanted/needed to say in the previous songs so everybody’s who’s mad about it can stay mad. It’s a final declaration of HIS liberation, a parting shot, and I have a feeling once I hear the rest of the album it will make even more sense as the closer.
There’s only one section of the song I didn’t care for, and it was the heavily distorted vocals on the lines “Hey fool, just stay out my way. Shut up, fvck off, I’m on my way.” I didn’t like the lyrics here and I didn’t think this particular distortion fit his voice. It felt like a safe choice lyrically, and wasn’t as impactful to me vocally if it was meant as the most aggressive section of the song. Jimin is my ult, but I will always remain objective in my opinions. He otherwise ate everything else on this record tf up.
Now, I need to address every Blink, NCTzen, Exo-L, etc in the room. I have never seen so many non-Black goofy b!***es commenting on Jimin using a blaccent and AAVE in his song. As someone who’s been Black from birth and not using it as my anonymous internet personality, y’all got some bold nerve. First of all, we don’t need you to stand in for us. And two, we knew y’all weren’t Black because the accusations of a blaccent and bad AAVE were so blatantly fraudulent. A Blink talking about blaccents when Lisa Dolezals her way through all of her rap verses? Did y’all somehow manage to filter it out with Pink Venom and Money? Hm, strange. What makes so many of us mad about AAVE/AAE is poorly used AAVE/AAE (and/or relegating it “internet slang” because the erasure of a Black diasporic dialect is real). Jimin used “opps” in context and correctly while these other groups sprinkle it in their verses like it’s seasoning. Opps has more than one meaning, as AAVE/AAE is regional, and even if it had to be explained to him at least he had the decency to use it correctly and without trying to “Black it up” with a blaccent. It’s the bare minimum to use it correctly but we get slapped in the face with K-pop groups just saying anything because their writers think it’s something cool and catchy that will hit home for western listeners. I can’t reasonably expect our way of speaking to stay within our African American communities, because we move culture, but it is OUR culture. Stay out of Black folks business (and if you’re a Black fan of these other groups saying this hypocritical sh**, you’re just being a hater. Seek help).
March really said set me free
literally 5 weeks ago XG used "opps" in their song Left Right and i haven't heard a PEEP from anybody! (We don't want no opps, want no drama queen)
I saw a good amount of people talk about it, the real controversy was over cocona’s styling during promotions which overshadowed the use of it.
As a black person, I have no problem with the use as long it’s not overuse or misuse, there’s nothing wrong with XG using opps because that song is clearly influenced by hip hop and black music. So using aave on a black influenced type of song is okay but I don’t speak for all black people.
@@Taejiu jimin does has opps, if you think about it. He has received multi death threats and people even wished that he was SA when he goes to the military. It’s disgusting 🤢
@@Jing_Ling_Uncles sorry, English is not my first language, what is SA? (is it abbreviation for something related to part of human body, just assumption)
@@goldenhime8404 SA - sexual assault
Just now a producer on instagram posted a review by somebody that said the horns and choir sound fake and bad and basically said I recorded the horn myself you don't know what you are talking about😂😂😂
True and thats nick lee a grammy nominee who particpated in set me free production and not only him 3 of the producer commented and even posted that tweet and article and its so embarrasing to that kpoppies.
Someone set jimin free from horrible kpop stans.
Jimin fan or BTS fans just ain't ready for the same energy their ugly asses give other groups.
His song was horrible he deserves criticisms
@@jayr7781 his song was banger you just mad. Jobless freak lmaooo spamming as if anyone give a damn about you.
@@jayr7781 get a life
@@misamo-y4x You get a life
Personally, an some who is black, it's really annoying seeing so many artists getting hate or even canceled for using "black" terms. I really didn't even know that opps was a "black term" and I really don't care who uses it. I honestly think that "black terms" worsen stereotypes associated with black people in general and most black people (that I know of) don't even say those terms that are said to be "ours." I don't know what category of black people use those terms anyways and I really don't like people getting mad over it black or not. It's 2023, we can't still be thinking of the past...
This reminds me of a similar case when Rihanna called her baby 'fine' and black twitter went on fire because apparently the word 'fine' according to black people in America, is reserved for grown men!! Like come on??? WTF!!!
I personally loved loved this song. The choreo was top tier, I think Jimin slayed it. I have no problem with the use of opps. It means opposition, and Jimin has more than anyone else I know of. From death threats to mocking him about his face, voice, body, singing, trending disgusting name for him, he stopped coming to social media for a long time. We are just getting Jimin back now and I am so happy.
We all know Jimin can sing and the auto tune was being used artistically. It did the job.
I really like the song haha i am not on the Internet a lot so i don't know why people hate it? But ig it's there opinion. For me tho the instrumentals are heavenly and i really like the switching of him singing in autotune and in his normal voice! It's almost like a conversation
Yknow it has became trend to hate on BTS and there songs. No one cares lmfao
Im so happy that you made this video. Kpopies and other specific fandom are on our arses this this released. This song is absolutely banger and seeing them jealous and all loosing there minds is just funny to me. 💀
It won’t be Jimin if he didn’t take risks. The song grew on me and unlike Vibe, I don’t have a problem looping this. I easily get bored but the instrumentals in this song is top notch. Two of my favorite songs is Just Like You Imagine by Nine Inch Nails that has absolutely no lyrics and That That by radiohead (minimal repetitive lyrics). Both have powerful instrumentals that evoke intense emotions. Powerful instrumentals always gets me and SMF pt2 delivered in that aspect.
This is why army always says that our fandom listen to more music outside bts, unlike kpopies who complain about everything, we as armys have a lot of artist that we love who used autotune to create a different atmosfere, I compared set me free pt2 with Interlude: Shadow by suga, he used the autotune in that song to give u the feeling that he is talking with his shadow, it has a purpose, the same with jimin, the song is a hiphop track, who presents jimin as a new person, he started the song in a place similar to hell or he is still trying to transform himself (like a butterfly) is a process, he has a lot to say and reflect on the song, it's also the final song on the album, so this is his final battle to set himself free, is a battle with himself, it has a purpose and i love it. I find so funny how kpopies are complaining about a song just bc he is jimin, we know that a lot of the hate is coming from another fandoms, they are only covering their hate with the word "opinion", if you don't like the song that's fine, but why do you need to show so much hate towards a person? stop being so miserable, you look bad, nobody cares if you don't like it, the people who like the song we just wanted to enjoy it, stop with your bullshit
I love the song. I especially love that it's outside the box creatively. It takes guts to release a song that goes in a completely new direction musically. Bravo Jimin!
The song isn't for me. I don't like the autotune and style, and that's fine. It seems to me that Jimin did this for himself rather than the charts. I don't really understand people's obsession with how well the song charts or streams or whatever. It's BTS, they have nothing left to prove.
Kpopies(esp the bitter 3rd gen stans) opinions on BTS music is to be never taken seriously...they hate each nd everything BTS does...it's just a pattern.bts members are way above the little k-pop bubble validations...I'm just happy they've the courage,freedom nd power to make whatever music they like nd in whatever style..jimin devoured stmf2..with the way it goes..you'll surely see another k-pop bg making a rip off ver. of it nd kpopies will eat it....RM literally just said in his latest bangtan bomb armys have made them powerful enuf to do anything they want...nd thank God BTS members doesn't abide by that k-pop formula..glitzy glam mvs with 10 outfit changes nd lots of random words thrown in...they know their audience
I am wondering when the rip off will come.
So true, give it a few weeks and the copycats will start popping up. I bet their stans will praise them to the ends of the earth for using autotune.
After so many critisim of bts and members through the years, I am convinced that kpoppies wants to see pink candy idols with songs like: lalala, wadada about nothing
But they forgot that BTS is worldwide famous group not limited to Korea and doing whatever someone else wants because it's like that from years
They need to change thinking that group from Korea or artist globally famous is free of that kind of treatment
I dunno if it's good or bad what I wrote but that's how I feel 😢
Jimin is not going dark. He’s addressing the darkness in his industry and the world that often shreds artists unfairly. If white people can use woke to advance politics and this is a black slang, then an artist that gets opposition from haters, and anti-Korean entertainment industry jealousy that snubbed the group , he’s dealing with opps. Incidentally he respects the black artists who have shaped the dance band brand since the 60’s.
when i heard smf for the first time i think the autotune part was done on purpose to emphasize like a scream of freedom
Jimin really ended kpop. He is a legend.
one bad song wont end kpop
@@jisooqueen45 IT ALREADY DID BABE....KINDLY CHECK OUT CHARTS AND PROFESSIONAL COACHES..... VOICE AND DANCES BOTH
@@jisooqueen45 "personal opinion"😴😮💨
@@jisooqueen45 i am sorry babe i think you are obsessed with jimin go and watch your ratatatata
@@roseyesi5377 i'll take ratatata than cringe opps
people really thinks jimin is working with unprofessional producers.... i mean....
I think it's a good song and I love his voice, but it's not for me sadly since I like brighter songs, but I'm so happy the BTS members finally have some freedom and influence over their own music, I'm excited for future releases!
This song was phenomenal - I also want to say, thank you for stating these points. I always love your content.
wym jimin doesn't have opposition, man's getting hate for breathing, had death threats, and weirdos stalking his personal mail to find some dirt on him. not even gonna talk about the whole thing with that weird white man trying to be him in the most creepy, disgusting and stalketish way possible. he's way too nice for only letting his mind out in song I would be fuming and getting people in jail a long time ago if I was him.
I'm not a native speaker, so idk , I'm just a Japanese person and I seriously thought Opps means Opponents. I don't really have a strong opinion on autotune. You'll be really surprised if you listen to Japanese songs , we used too much autotune . I also don't think the song is bad . It's like an edgy anthem. The title is literally ' Set me free ' so it's ironic trying to put him or his music in a box or a category and judging it by the rules . The song speaks itself . He said set me free , so set him free guys. Please be open minded.
I'm a black person, and while opps is technically an aave word it's usually only used in music more specifically rap/hiphop. I've never in my life heard anyone say that word in actual conversations unlike the words finna and chile. Also he is not using blaccent when saying it so that is fine, and technically he used the word correctly. It is really just non black kpop fans cherry-picking their collective outrage.
When I first heard the song the autotune was jarring to me. I don't like autotune, but it fits the tone and them of the song so well. I just listened to the cd in my car and it sounds even better and flows well with the other songs.
people who bash the song are the ones who were waiting for serendipity.
Jimin has had opposition....it's not just xenophobic hate online...he has had de@th threats from Neo N@zis, real life danger to his life....maybe the use of that word is debatable...but to say that he has had not had opposition, is not true...
Haters be nitpicking everything they can only to hate anything released by BTS. Their hatred and jealousy of BTS is mind blowing and absurd.
Ain't nobody hate BTS lol
Jungkook and Suga and Jhope solos easily eat up the mess jimin put out lol
@@jayr7781 another troll found. This absolutely banger just go and touch some grass
I personally think that Jimin knows more about hip pop culture (just like the rap line) then people give him credit for. I mean his line "Henneessy and night" was used in a lot of older rapper's songs for example: 2Pac popularized the drink because he used name it in one of his songs. So, I personally think Jimin knows more about the culture then people give him credit for, but who knows maybe I am wrong. Also, I do agree there are other writers on the song, and we don't know who exactly wrote that line.
As far as the auto-tune goes, as soon as I heard it, I am pretty certain it is supposed to be his "shadow" so to speak. BTS has talked a lot about this in their music, especially Map of The Soul 7 album which is inspired by Carl Young theory of Shadow, Ego, and Persona. The shadow is something that we have a hard time with, trails, temptations, as well as things that if people knew about you would shame you or "cancel" you so to speak, etc. So, you will hear him "battling" the shadow/auto tune with his clear voice...If you listen to Shadow by Suga (in the BTS album), you will also understand better what I meant too. Anyways I could probably keep going but I will stop ....
I personally didn't like the sound of the auto-tune at first but after listening to it a couple times and listening to it in my car. I have grown to like that part with the rest of the song. I however I loved the symbolism since the beginning.
Nobody has to like every song. I like it. It is weird that people are attacked for liking something because others don’t.
Am I the only one who remembers Jimin used to (or maybe still do) have a bit of a temper and he used to channel that though martial arts?
Do people expect the BTS members to sing Boy With Luv when they are 50 years old?
A lot of people aren’t here for the music. They are here to win and to be right at any cost. Because in real life they are ever hardly either.
Language evolves. Gay used to mean happy. Queer used to mean weird.
Tea used to mean a brew of tea leaves which started in China, normally drank hot, and in the West drank with milk or honey or lemon.
Isn’t "opposition" an English word? Australians call biscuits bikkies, umbrella brollies, barbecue barbie, television telly, breakfast brekkie.... So "opps" is short for "oppositions"?
Common word used in AAVE. Ok...?
What opps...? Please.
Misunderstood? Nah. The hates have nothing to do with "understanding".
I loved the song. I love Jimin. I love BTS. If it is possible I will love them to eternity. Nothing more that I need to say. ARMY always
I have grown to love this song and video. When I first heard it I thought the use of auto tune and Jimin deliberately distorting his voice was a bit odd...but as I watched it and saw the message in the lyrics and the choreography I started to love it and I really do think Jimin was brilliant in bringing this out. I always thought Jimin and Hobi had the most wholesome sunny, angelic images in BTS. I understand why both of them had to make the artistic choice of going out of their comfort zone or against their image in their pre-release tracks. With Jimin he had to not just show a different side of himself visually but vocally as well...that’s why I thought the use of the auto-tune was brilliant...specially as it contrasts to his beautiful falsetto in singing set me free. I’m also surprised at the big deal people are making of his use of the F word and the word opps. I did notice that the phrase with the opps line was in quotation marks in the subtitles...which I found quite interesting. I think this also is in line of Jimin freeing himself from the idea of always being perfect and proper. Use of these type of hip hop slang and swearing is not unheard of in BTS. We seem to accept it easily from the rappers but not from Jimin. I think the audience just better be used to the members taking their artistic freedom seriously and to expect anything from the members solo work!
At first I wasn’t a big fan of the autotune, but after listening to the song for a couple of times, it has really grown on me. I now actually find it great. I think that I just wasn’t used to hearing Jimins voice in that kind of way, but now I love it
There is a reason for all those uses of autotune was very obviously intentional. In Interlude: Shadow, which you also made a video about recently to you'd know Taejiu, in the final verse, there is heavy autotune on Yoongi's voice. It is because his shadow takes over to tell Yoongi that his shadow and him are one. Jimin did the same thing. He brought HEAVY autotune in the second verse to tell jimin to " get out of way," and jimin, instead of doing that, tells his shadow to "fly away, butterfly." That's how I know jimin is having a conversation with his shadow by distorting his voice and making two different characters. Jimin, just like Yoongi, is an exceptional character writer. Yoongi does it brilliantly with Agust D and now jimin showed how he can have a conversation with his shadow and tell a story in one single song. Talented is an understatement to describe BTS.
I saw a black person's reaction to this. they said he used it correctly so they didn't have a problem with it.
Oh and the "opps" here refer to opposition!
SMF pt2 is my best track on his album. It's great!
Those ppl criticizing it are actually nothing but haters trying to slander Jimin and drag his vocals... one of their best hobbies. also, people who don't know anything about music.
I have never seen such odd levels of scrutiny on word usage than in kpop but always for all the ubsurd reasons. Majority of the times, folks who ain't into kpop barely ever have an issue with usage of terms or clothing until kpop fans themselves make it into a contreversy. And this isnt to disregard those who do feel offended by the usage or think it's appropriation. But the culture of nitpicking in-humanely is most seen in kpop. Its like there is never space for growth experimentation or exploration in artistic choices. Understandable if we are talking about idols. But bts members are thorough artists who have a history of learning straight from the people of the culture. Since yall ignore it so often:
Excerpt from American hustle life.
"Coolio gets right down to business, asking BTS some basic questions about the origins and history of hip-hop. To this, clueless Taehyung, innocently says "turn up".
Coolio is not amused. He orders Taehyung to do 25 pushups, and the group’s eyes collectively widen. Shit just got real. “Do you even know what that means?” is a fair question to ask of K-Pop stars, or idols, who often talk the talk without really knowing what they’re talking about. This is not to say these stars aren’t genuine or talented artists, but the K-Pop industry is about selling a package. Idol groups are formed by finding raw talent. When forming a hip-hop group, it’s as important to know and respect hip-hop culture as it is to be able to sell it".Coolio acted like the hard-nosed drill sergeant and quizzed them on deep hip-hop history. Warren G, on the other hand, calmly taught some of the more nuanced aspects of the racism and negative stereotypes that hip-hop is wrongly defined by. Thereby BTS has learned straight from the culture and has now grown to articulate their respect for the culture more accurately than showing love towards the culture via naive mistakes.
See? They have a better background than yall think. Besides from the perspective of one who has experienced several death threats that have been discussed even at press meets, what is contradictory in his usage?
Love the song so much and someone mentioned tht the autotone used places are in quotes in lyrics. So its definitely used artistically people dragging him like he cant sing lol😑
I personally love this side of Jimin. I love that he's being honest. I love that he's experimenting and exploring how his voice can be styled be it mechanically or naturally. His opening line and how it was styled using the Autotune stunned me into paying more attention, looking to see what else he was going to bring into the song. The harsh autotune renderings came in only at several points throughout the song and weren't sustained all the way. I thought it created an illusion of a conversation, like one between two personalities inside his head. To me, it was all done artistically and deliberately to convey a message in line with the intended concept. I don't quite understand why people are saying this isn't Jimin; if anyone has been paying attention to his career and personal development, you can see that this came from all the years of internalized angst and pains of wanting to express himself as a true individual but also not wanting to let other people down, especially his fans. I feel that this song is dedicated to those very people who have been always holding him to a certain persona and expectations. And after 10 years, this is probably him trying to go off the rails for a bit and have a little bit of freedom to do what HE wants for a change.
This comment right here! Jimin has been seen as this flower, sweet child for a while and while fans love it, he's also been attacked for it. From his looks to his voice, personality and so on. Being famous, you have to deal with the good and the bad but most just go too far with the death threats. Jimin, and many idols, have suppressed their feelings and emotions because they have to appear happy at all times for fans sake. No one is happy 24/7. Plus, some fans like to put artists and entertainers into a box and I see that a lot with BTS. If anything, I'm happy Jimin released this song and was bold with it. Idols are human and shouldn't have to constantly be something they are not to appease the fans.
Im tired of stans calling borrowing their culture as ca bc we all know that theres no point in gatekeeping your culture bc culture is made to be shared and i dont understand why its being hated if they aren't purposefully trying to offend any group of ethnicities.
knowing that if you check all the lyrics tye song talks about jimins journey and about not letting the haters choose the filter that jimin lives in therefore "setting him free"
Love this song, loved it from first listen. I get why black people could be annoyed by opps, I just haven't personally seen any black person react badly to it. Neither my black moots on twitter, nor black youtube reactors. No one even mentions it, it doesn't seem a big deal to anyone I have seen talk about it
I also don't care whether someone loves or hates this song. What I hate is that some people are using this song to bring hate down on Jimin. Saying things like they should kill him for using auto-tune or he should have never started a solo career if he doesn't want to just sing, what is he doing rapping. Honestly there are songs I don't like that are out right now but I would never call down violence because I don't like a song. Just don't listen to it, there is a dial on all radios we can turn it and listen to something else and most of us don't even use a radio we just play whatever youtube video we are wanting to listen to at that moment. If you don't like this song move along. Don't hate.
Jimin has literally had concerts cancelled cause of death threats against him 🙄
Opps = opposition
Plus it rhymes stop hence why it was used in the line “I never STOP, fuck all your opps”
Every single black person I’ve seen react to the mv haven’t said a word about it and even got hyped/excited. It’s nitpicking from antis for the sake of nitpicking.
Im sorry but I absolutely loved it from the chorus and hearing this live will be insane the polarizing reaction is weird but I guess people will have their own taste. I think jimin will be exploring all his different faces in this album and yup I knew kanye would love this song and he would actually release it. but kpop stans wouldn't love this, hip-hop stans would devour this song. I love kanye so I saw the similarity even in the mv. Also the autotune discourse is stupid because jimin has used autotune before so has bts so why are there so many people making this a big deal maybe its just cuz its jimin? who knows
Fan cleansing party 😂💜
Jimin had so much hate even death threats for doing what he loves, apparently there's a 133 page document with all the hate listed. He couldn't say anything back but after 10 years he finally told them and I fully support him.Did they really think Jimin would have forgot what they did to him.They are vile vicious litte nobody's who got what they deserve. 10 years of hate from jealous spiteful people, that's more than any human being should ever endure. Jimin said F All your opps , so opposition or haters. He showed them who the real King is. Congratulations Jimin you are free and I Hooe you soar even higher. This song, you, the mv should be submitted to the Grammys because its absolutely worthy.
Finally🎉🎉 I've been waiting to hear what you have to say about the song because I'm in love with it best bts solo😊 I honestly don't take kpop stans' opinions seriously since it is never about music but more about proving themselves better and superior than anyone else and yes armys are also included
it just shows who's actually music fan and who's only listen to kpop when it comes to their takes about smf2
Me, I loved this song. For me, this is one of Jimin's best songs. I really don't see where the problem lwith the autotune or even the use of the term "opps". I understand that some are reluctant to autotune, but to act like it's pure crap or something immoral is really incomprehensible.
I have the impression that those who think that only listen to kpop and are closed to all other western music. The use of autotune in this way is common and well received in Western music. Kpop stans need to learn to open their eyes and recognize that Bts never saw kpop as a genre they should conform to. It should come as no surprise that in the coming times they are making more "Western" kind of music. "Yet to come" received the same criticism, just because it was not "typical" kpop.
Like or not a piece of music, it's completely normal, everyone has their own taste. But to call "shitty" , a music just because you're not open-minded about what's going on in the world in general is to be uncultured.
I loved this song
Okay hear me out.... it's probably my favorite release of the year for now (with sweet juice), it's just that songs that have this orchestral, tortured and theatrical feel to it are my favorite brand and bts are really good at it (i adore songs like black swan, outro tear, interlude shadow, fake love, lie...)
I love the way he associated orchestral sounds and opera singing to a more modern and aggressive type of hip hop... Artistically speaking, the song is so beautifully crafted, IT MAKES ME FEEL SO MANY THINGS!!
I admit that i didn't expect to see people hate on it, but tbh it's only some kpop stans on twitter, otherwise the song did pretty well. But i understand how it can be divisive, that's not the kind of things we're used to hear in kpop
The first time i listened to the song, i was pretty surprised, but tbh i love the use of the autotune and how it portrays jimin's internal conflicts, they used it the same way in black swan and shadow, which is pretty cool
I'm pretty glad I actively avoid Kpop discourse. I'll just enjoy this song in peace without worrying about other people's opinions. It is a rather freeing experience.
I totally agree with you. As a musician the textures are genius in his song. Great to hear Jimins deeper voice and almost a yoongi style distortion. Time he broke free ❤
Anyone who doesn't like it can get the f out of the way because this is stripped down REAL Jimin. If he didn't like the wording he'd wouldn't have done it. His artistic choice is BOMB!!!!!!!!❤🔥🔥❤
I’m not an army but I really liked the song. The choreography was top notch and the music video was amazing to me. Everyone that hated on it were only talking about the auto tune or him using the word “ops.” To toxic fans: Just because Jimin used auto tune doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how to sing. It’s like when people use filters on their pictures. It enhances the picture and I think him using his auto tune was cool and he used it well. The production was well done and Jimin did something completely different from what I thought he was going to do. Set me Free is actually a very meaningful song.
It's funny because he didn't even use AAVE. He used the abbreviated version of the word opinions to make it rhyme with the previous line "I'll never stop." The line he sings is "f*** all YOUR opps" not f*** all YOU opps. Opinions not opponents or opposition. And I agree that if something is not to your taste then say that but don't say it's bad because it obviously wasn't when so many people love it.
I agree with your analysis and I like how respectful you are of people's opinions. There are people who will always hate Jimin no matter how good his music is. That's a known fact. However, millions and millions more of us love his music, his performances, his dancing, his voice, enough to drown the voices of these haters.
A few things I've learned based on viewing so many reactions... The word "opps" seems to be controversial as to its ownership. Well, there is a rapper from the UK who said that he has only heard it originally from the British and thinks that it came from the UK ... There is another reactor who criticized Jimin because she thinks it should only be used by blacks. Is there a patent for this word that precludes others from using it? Just asking...
Another issue seems to be the distaste for using "autotune". Most of the music critics and producers I've viewed have completely understood the purpose of its use in this performance. They have explained that since Jimin's voice is already known to be very good and unique, the use of autotune was to enhance the performance. The experts seem to be of the same opinion. The funny thing is those who oppose it are not who I would call experts.
I am not an expert when it comes to rap, hip-hop or k-pop or the different genres of music. All I know is what I feel when I listen to the music. In this case, I take this music as Jimin expressing himself, becoming more aware of who he is and not allowing negativity from others affect him anymore. I can also do my own interpretation of even the different movements and formations of the dancers as well as the lyrics. Music is subjective and for me this is an amazing song and a brilliant performance. I love it.
People just aren’t used to auto tune if they don’t hear it enough, when it’s used for distortion, like when Billie eilish released NDA and it had some auto tune,a lot of her fans were upset about it and said she has good vocals and doesn’t need it… and fineas tweeted about the use of it. Personally I love when auto tune is used to distort vocals and add some edge so I loved the second verse on set me free.
I have mix feelings about this song, but over all I don’t hate it. Its just not really for me. However I am waiting for his album coming out soon. (Honestly can’t wait)