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It’s Suga’s Interlude: Shadow next but please do the full song lyrics as well as the music video. Because the mv missed an important verse but the visuals are also imperative to song 💜🙏
You really get RM man. Probably a bit to do with you having similar qualities. Both intelligent, thoughtful, philosophical and determined. He struggled for so long with all the hate and the betrayal from the rappers he thought were his friends, who turned on him when he signed to a company. Everyone has their own opinions but how can anyone deny their talent and genuineness, or lump them as a ‘boyband’ 🤷♂️. I’m so glad I found this channel and joined your Patreon. You really are the 🐐🙌
what’s interesting too, is how he emphasises the last syllable of ‘persona’, which is the pronunciation of 나 (na), meaning ‘i’ or ‘me’. he truly manipulates and utilises both languages in such an out-of-the-box way
the “the three syllables of my name and the word ‘but’ that should come before any of those” line is a line towards haters who like to use the “but kim namjoon-" card to turn the focus on him (and bts) to basically nitpick at every little thing he does- it also refers to haters mentioning him when someone mentions the wrongdoings of their own favorite idols. this line is so much more than that too though, it’s basically the question which intro:persona is all about: but who exactly is kim namjoon?
One interest fact about these three solos tracks that the Rap line did (Persona, Shadow, Ego), all sample intro tracks from their early albums! It's a lovely shoutout to their past selves, and seeing how they've grown, while also looking back on where they started from. Intro: Persona samples Intro: Skool Love Affair, Outro: Ego samples Intro: 2 Cool 4 Skool, Interlude: Shadow samples Intro: O!RUL8,2?
12:28 He's referring to the phrase *"...but (Kim) Namjoon"* Kpop fans have famously adopted for use when their favorite idol/group member does something bad/controversial/problematic. It's become a way of saying "Yeah, what our guys did was bad *but Namjoon* did the same thing that one time". Sort of as a twisted way of using some things RM had done or said in the past to justify someone else's transgressions. As if someone's mistakes is something to barter socially. To me, it is spiteful and simply illogical, yet fan's still persist on doing it.
What makes it worse is that they say that about things that weren't even bad. They were simply things that they themselves twisted to make him look bad.
No one is perfect we all do have mistakes and kpop stans need to understand that the irony that this man had grown up so much and reached a very imbressive level of wiseness and knowledge he really was trying to improve himself and be a better man which is so obvious when you look at him now and all of this while he is still in his 20s while their favs make mistakes and never try to be a better person and that's the difference
@@cohe8098 I love your term "exorcize the demon" which is 1000000% correct!!! Thru their music and lyric they hit the hater so hard and mostly drive the haters to be a die hard fans 🥰🥰
It's funny that you mentioned there should be a college course on RM's lyrics. I actually teach a course on racial and ethnic identity development and I have all my students analyze the lyrics and visuals in this MV. It's one of my favorite assignments to grade. It results in a lot of new BTS fans, too :)
“Who wants to put their brains to the lyrics…..” That is the essence of BTS. It’s a combination of their music, performance and always their lyrical genius. Thank you for another wonderful reaction.
True tho, if you really wanna enjoy bts's music and mv's find resources to understand what it means, because most of bts's music (90%i Guess lol ) has some story or meaning, I was available more now so it's easy for baby army to understand, when I became my army , I was loosing my brain cells to understand save me and spring day lmao 🤣, those were the days
You're very intelligent and I learnt a lot from your comments. RM would be ridiculously happy to see this, actually all of them would. They genuinely really want to make a difference with their music. People like you support that mission. Very appreciated!
The fact that you are already familiar with Jungian concepts and Stein’s book! This is why you are the perfect person to break down BTS content. I strongly suspect your intellect is on a par with RM’s. You are so quick to pick up on both depth and detail.
If want a deeper dive into RM's mind and more philosophical thoughts, you NEED to react to his full "mono" album (which he calls a playlist since it's meant to be absorbed as a whole body of work in the same order the songs are presented). In my humble opinion, it's one of the greatest albums i've ever heard. It's very vulnerable, existential and atmospheric at the same time.
Absolutely agree. I was recommending it to a friend earlier and unintentionally wrote a think piece about how brilliant it is 😂 It’s a ‘therapy’ album after you read the lyrics, but before that it’s like ascending while listening to utter brilliance. I’ll treasure Mono always 💜
@@lucytipler7878 u nice, keep going 💜 Iam new into this, only a month. So I love reading a lot of the older ARMY comments, because that's how I can get more knowledges bout BTS. Thank u for never stop explaining n spread BTS masterpiece so people like me will have some advantages where to start looking at, because honestly this all BTS thing is so complicated (in a good way), so it's a bit confusing sometimes. 💜
and yes actually he is alluding to the book, according to it there are three parts of the soul: persona, shadow and ego (those also being solo songs by the rappers of BTS, persona is by RM, shadow is by Suga and ego by J-hope)
12:12 : *namjoon said "there's something that raised me up again everytime... the first question."* (Who the hell am I?) His name is spelled out in three syllables, Kim Nam-jun. Meaning he got himself through all those tough times and stood back up again. After hearing "-but Kim Nam-jun" following that phrase is usually either overwhelming praise or brutal criticism he's faced. There's the expectation. So now he flips that same question and turns it into encouragment. Changed from the perspective of doubt to assertiveness. "so I'm asking once again yeah, who the hell am I? Tell me all your names baby. Do you wanna die? Or do you wanna go? Do you wanna fly? Where's your soul? What's your dream? Do you're think you're alive?" He goes " I don't know man...but I know one thing... Yeah my name is RM." *He finally answers the question.* When he was younger he named himself "rap monster". After outgrowing that name later on in his life he decided to rename himself as "Real Me. RM." So when he writes the letter to himself, he is dismissing those expectations. He's responding to his own questions and the different versions of himself, good or bad. (CGI RM PERSONA) finally facing himself truthfully after dealing with so many other exterior influences. It leads him towards the end where he finds truth and validates it. "Persona, who the hell am I? I just wanna go. I just wanna fly. I just wanna give you all the voice till I die. I just wanna give you all the shoulders when you cry." *That's who he is. Thats how he identifies.* 💜😌🙏
@@KIMLYSTEAR thank you. namjoon is a genius. Truly, he has so many layers to his music that it becomes fun to try to break down and decode his thoughts but that's my not-so-little interpretation. :)
This track is part of the trilogy. Next ones are Suga's Shadow and J-Hope's Ego. For Shadow, please be aware that the MV lacks one of the verses which is important for the meaning. My suggestion is to react to the lyrics video and then watch the MV
Persona is part of the Map of the soul, the book written by Dr. Murray Stein about the Map of the soul by Carl Gustav Jung, a switzer Psychiatrist, who invented it. The Persona is Part of yourself, like the Shadow and the Ego. Basically you have to embrace all of them to see your own self. The Persona is, what you show to the outside world, the Shadow is in your unconsciousness and you have to look at yourself and learn to love even the parts of the unconsciousness, that you rather not want to see to protect yourself from your bad sides. And the Ego is the real you, the one thing that is there if you pull away the persona and the shadow. Dr. Murray Stein himself reacted to the Map of the Soul Albums at a Potcast (for free) from "Jungian Laura". He broke down his own thoughts about the songs and it's really interesting. A little bit of backgroung knowledge is really helping in understanding the songs of all Map of the soul Albums 😊💜
@@shookfoil many many layers 😎 But I love it. Never thought I would learn so many interesting new things through a music group at my age. I’m 45 by the way 😉
Kim Namjoon is RM's real name. "But Namjoon" or "But Kim Namjoon" is a phrase used in the k-pop fan community to defend their faves at the expense of Namjoon's reputation. They bring up his past mistakes to redirect criticism directed at their fave idols. btw thank you for the reaction!
I think the thing with the forest and the flower...its... Some people say look at the big picture and some people say look at the small things...the details
thank you so much for genuinely praising BTS’ (and RM’s / namjoon’s) lyricism and artistry! seeing you enjoy their music is so fulfilling to me, knowing you and them both share a love and admiration for music. they are definitely more than “just” a kpop group, and i just love how you’ve dived into them (and their discography) so deep without any bias whatsoever. your breakdowns are absolutely amazing, keep up the good work!
Last comment haha. I took this from Doolset Bangtan as it’s my favourite line of the song. ‘Yeah my name is R’ Note: (1) The letter R embraces all his rapper-selves: Runch Randa (his stage name as an underground rapper), Rap Monster (his stage name from 2013 to late 2017), and RM (late 2017 to now). It also connects to the lyrics of Answer: Love Yourself: “Yesterday’s me, today’s me, tomorrow’s me. Without exception, altogether, they are all me.” (2) From “Voice” (the first track of his first mixtape): “Yeah, I be real. This moment, the thing that I wanted desperately. I’m finally oiling the pedals that I’ve been stepping on for seven years. You can’t kill. Come take it if you do want a piece of me. I only speak through music, I have no interest in anything else. If you really think you ready to fly with my power. This is what R is about, fella the time is now.”
The triptych in this album with each rapper taking a different part of Jungs Map of the Soul in their own style is one of the best things the rapline has done. They also ask and answer questions from one song to the next like a baton hand off. I love RMs style here so much he addresses such deep ideas with such a fun style.
All the BTS members real names to help you, Knox: - Kim Namjoon (RM) - Kim Seokjin (Jin) - Min Yoongi (Suga/Agust D) - Jung Hoseok (J-Hope) - Park Jimin (Jimin) - Kim Taehyung (V) - Jeon Jungkook (JK)
Knox: added FYI note to this, if you watch a BTS live performance, you'll hear the fans repeateadly chanting until they start singing. The chant is their real names in the above order and BTS after saying JK's name.
Thank you Knox. I really needed to see an actual rapper react to this song. The last reaction I saw to this song, the guy said RM's skills as a rapper are on a beginner level.
I‘ve been a fan of hip hop for years and I always see people try to downplay BTS as rappers. It’s so frustrating. I’m sorry, but if everyone were fluent in Korean and could also pick up on the double/triple entendres, they wouldn’t say sh*t like that. You can hear that they can flow and rhyme regardless of the language 🤷♀️ Thank you Knox!
Who said that? I'm flabbergasted. I know there are so many rappers out there, just as there are so many singers, but what the BTS rap line brings to the table is irreplaceable. Whenever I see those types of "critics", I just leave. I don't like, I don't dislike, I don't even comment, I just leave coz it ain't worth my time. It's one thing to say that someone's artistry is not to your taste, but it's another thing to discredit their actual skills. There are a bunch of artists that I don't like personally, and that's unavoidable. But this doesn't stop me from recognizing their great points. And I believe no one is obligated to commend anyone they don't want to, but it'll be a much nicer world if they just shut their mouths and move on, instead of shitting on people and their life's work.
@@Maltymalt2025 This guy was just a jerk. He then said that Joon needed to redeem himself to prove he was worthy of leading the group. It was infuriating. I really appreciate the way Knox breaks everything down, and when you hear him point out the specific skills involved it is really cool. I have been into hip hop for 23 years, and I could pick out the technical skills of the BTS rapline from the start, so it bothers me when someone who thinks they know everything goes after their skills like that. It always makes me feel better when a rapper who is actually extremely skilled, like Knox, points out those technical skills.
@@DiogoChris Some guy whose channel name is Double DJ Reactions. Many ARMY called him out for being disrespectful, but he insisted what he said wasn't disrespectful. He is just a know it all jerk.
@@Indigo_gwen Oooo wait- Hol' up a sec- 🧐✋ I think I watched that particular video from that guy. And I'm not gonna lie, I was psyched for him to listen to "Persona" because I knew the kind of weight it carried technically and lyrically. When he eventually did react to it, I was sorely disappointed. I was like "Wah-"🤨 But I chucked it up to having different musical tastes. But then, the way he talked about Joon and this song just wasn't it. It's no wonder I haven't ever gone back to check on any other new reactions from him. 😂 After watching his first few reactions, I knew that if I signed up, I won't be getting quality breakdowns like this, that it'd just be him commenting on the songs that had his preferred vibes UA-cam recommends me his stuff every now and again, but I respectfully declined 😂
I can't believe you get RM this much. You are amazing and I love you for appreciating what RM has. He is more and I hope you go deeper. I enjoyed this reaction more than anything ❤❤❤❤
Great observations! But according to Jung, the Ego (how we see ourselves) is also a false or incomplete view of our true selves, just like the Shadow (what we hide from others) and the Persona (what we show to others). All three must be accepted and embraced in order for a person's sense of self to be in balance. If we rely too much on any one of the three - or reject one, we will have a skewed sense of self. That's the message in the album "Map of the Soul". The shadow and the persona must be integrated with the ego for emotional happiness. If we think we know our true selves, but we have not fully accepted our persona and our shadow, that "true self" we think we are is not true at all.
This might be random but every single one of these lyric analysis videos you do for BTS makes me wish I had been in an English or literature class with you! The way you analyze and break down the lyrics is absolutely top notch.
I really appreciate how you analyze every song you listened to. It is very refreshing to see a someone who have a deep understanding of lyrics, music production and even the MV. And you really articulate it very clearly to your audience. RM's lyricism is really something else. And the meanings to his songs can be interpreted in so many ways. That's why I love BTS! BTW, his name is Kim Nam Joon.
When RM starts talking from the line ‘Hey have you forgotten why you started this?’ That could be perceived as his shadow talking to him. Because he referenced his shadow in the previous lines. You’ll see a similar theme in Suga’s continuing song - interlude: Shadow 💜
Of all the incredible solos from BTS, this one is my favorite, and this is a great reaction to this masterpiece. RMs skill as a rapper and his intellectual lyricism shine here, and the line "But I'm not embarrassed anymore, this is the Map of My Soul" makes me emotional every time I hear it. Their growth as individuals and as a group is unbelievably heartwarming and I love witnessing others appreciate it as well. Thanks for a great video!
BTS have album , MAP OF THE SOUL :7 They expore a lot of parts of psyche there. Persona is intro for the album. I encourage u to go through whole album. I think u reacted to one more song from the album UGH Please go through whole album
Yes Knox! Map of the soul by Stein based on Jung is EXACTLY the theme of their album... And the album starts with PERSONA then it goes with all the stages in order like the book. The album it's their journey facing and accepting the different sides of themselves. What a dope concept! 🔥
for me with persona and shadow I realized that suga's shadow is his greed and RM's is his self doubt (these are also super reflected in their solo work with d-2 and mono especially)
i just wanted to mention the "i'm still not so sure if i'm a dog or a pig" line in 2016 a government official said that 99% of south korean people were just like dogs and pigs : "Na Hyang-wook, head of the Education Ministry’s policy bureau, put his foot in his mouth while he was out for drinks, saying, among other things, that 99% of South Koreans have no ability to move up in the world and can be treated like animals - simply fed and kept alive." (Los Angeles Times) i didn't see any comment mentioning it and i feel like it's impossible to understand that line without knowing this. just like the "but Kim Namjoon" thing, if you aren't given the context you can't fully appreciate the lyrics. anyway, amazing reaction as always, i can't help but be impressed everytime i see you analyze their music, it's like your brain was made for it.
Another great reaction, I’m joining your Patreon. You deserve it! You truly are an amazing reaction channel. At first I dismissed BTS too, as just a bunch of pretty boys, and boy am I eating my words. I’ve never seen artists like them. What’s even more wild is that these are the same men who are on Run BTS! It’s insane!
Dude you’re amazing! You work so hard and provide so much content and I hope on some level you get to enjoy the music while analysing. There are sooo many levels to this and woah, you know already knew the literature and references! Of course you do 💜 There’s a lot of Korean wordplay and references here of course but you just get it. RM is a poet and he absolutely loves books and languages . I admire him a lot for his approach to life and how he applies that to songwriting. I know it’s silly to say, but I hope one day he gets to have a conversation with you about music and life. You both have brilliant minds! Thank you and get some rest Knox 💜
Seriously Knox, you are incredibly smart as well 🥺😳 Like the way you grasp their lyrics with reading them only one single time and almost always get what we know BTS tried to convey with them always impresses me so much!!
People ask why BTS is sooo popular and I think you just gave the answer. BTS knows how to create ART from all the questions, the darkness, the shadows...
Your knowledge knows no bounds and you are the 🐐 reactor. I’m really impressed because and even though you said you were tired, you still smashed it. Really appreciate what you said about RM and BTS. They absolutely don’t deserve the negativity they get. It all boils down to jealousy and capitalism at the end of the day. Ostracised from both Kpop and the US industries lol - that’s fine. They’ve always said music first, charts second and that’s how it should be 🙏
When you said isnt map of the soul a book I freaked out! You know so much! and BTW map of the soul will be relevant to the BU, so it's cool that you know the idea of what it is.
You’re the best Knox! So ‘Kim Namjoon’ is his real name. He mentions it a lot in songs so you’ll know for future ones ☺️ Thank you! Really honestly love and appreciate your BTS reactions. I’ll share this around 💜
"There's something that raised me up again every time. The first question, the three syllables of my name and the word 'but' that should come before any of those" I think he mean "but who I am? Kim Nam Joon"
This beat is sampled from one of their very early albums. They like to sample their own music sometimes which is cool, but this also this fits in the whole 'Map of The Soul' exploration. Talking about your past self etc
It’s criminal this doesn’t have more views! Same with your music. Damn you are so good at this, I’m learning so much. I hope you will continue going through their discography!
before i knew this channel, everytime i wanna see bts reaction i should find more than one channel. 1 for someone that talk about lyricism, then i'll search another channel that talk about production like music, the beat, instrument, etc, after that i still have to search another channel that talk about visually like cinematography, the mv quality, etc. not only that, i should search another one that talk about the concept and theory. sometimes i search for the choreography if the song have it. BUT AFTER I FOUND YOU i just surprised bcs you TALKED about all of em. production, lyricism, visually, concept, meaning, and the theorys you bring them all in HERE just like one package and im so so happy that i finally found you! mad respect for you bro
today I have been binge watching all his video explanations and i have been an Army for four years. though I knew what the songs meant, for and everything but the way he explains it more deeply, talks and tries to guess the theory about it and knows the value of it. I also do hope that he knows that BTS and especially all the rap line write their own songs like 90% even more than 95% of the time compared to all the other kpop groups. (some people should know whom I am talking about; especially the girl groups) so yeah there is no comparison of BTS to others. I am just not writing this to make other fandoms angry, I am expressing my own thoughts. that's how it is because BTS paved the way belive it or not..( and but obviously a few credits go to PSY and a few 2nd gen kpop songs but they didn't open the gets of kpop around the whole world. BTS DID!)
Knox thank you for not only your amazing break downs. More so thanks for your amazing positive attitude and your music its helped me thru deaths a divorce and depression. Not to spill my business over the inet but but keep it up man your a positive force on the inet bro and your talent is better then 99 % of rappers out there dude keep it up.
As someone who just recently learnt the "But Namjoon" thing on Kpop Twitter, I just understood the "the three syllables of my name and the word 'but' added before" line better and suffice to say I am BLOWN on a whole different level. 🤯🤯🤯
I just can never forget how i listen to this song at my very first time, this song put a pretty high standard for me to start the whole series of map of the soul album, im super excited and makes my heart beat when listen to this beat and his on fire rapping (nonstopable rapping till the song ends which is so dope, how can he just keep rapping and no rest in the whole song), the lyrics is so deep and i always feels like getting a lesson when i read RM lyrics and music
I thought of the forest and wild flower line like 1 voice is saying look at the grand scheme, the big picture - the forest and 1 is saying enjoy the small moments, the details - the wild flower
RM was talking in an interview and said he didn’t have enough time to spend with Kim Namjoon. He’s been RM since 2010 when he joined Big Hit . I absolutely love BTS I’ve never heard a group like them and I was born in 1963 . Namjoon is an amazing lyricist , I feel sorry for all the shit he’s been getting since BTS debuted . The But Namjoon is all you have to look at to realise what hate he receives. I love your breakdowns , keep the videos coming please. Love from the UK Stay safe and Blessed 🥰💜💜🥰 I absolutely love
Haha I don’t know who to be more in love with right now :D with rm because wrote this song or with you because you understand this song!! This was great, he’s such a philosopher, it’s incredible. Next you have to react to suga‘s Shadow and then J-Hopes’s Ego. Then you have all the parts of Jung’s theory :)) It’s such a clever concept for an albuuum ahh, I’m screaming
If you are planning to check out all BTS members solos, here’s something to help you out: 1. RM- persona, trivia: love, reflection 2. Jin- Epiphany, awake, moon 3. Suga- shadow, first love, trivia: seesaw 4. J-hope- mama, trivia: just dance, ego 5. Jimin- lie (highly recommended), serendipity, filter 6. V- stigma, singularity, inner child 7. Jungkook- my time, euphoria, begin *rap line have their own mixtapes RM- RM, mono Suga- Agust D, D2 Jhope- hopeworld
Every time I hear people talk about favorite song, top 3, top 5... I think I can't really choose, but if somewhere, somehow I have a top I'm sure this song is up there
i absolutely adore how you immidiately picked up on the jungian concepts lyrically speaking, were able to aknowledge the type of style he was going for instrumentally and praised his cadence and flow as well. it‘s almost like you being a proper mc helped you see it from his perspective. this is why you‘re goated!
Please would you consider checking out RM’s mixtape Mono one day? It’s so different to anything you’ve heard from him and it’s only 6 full songs and an interlude 🙏 It’s a lot slower but it’s meant to be heard as a whole
Felt like you really resonated with the message in this song and it helped you (along with that insane brain of yours xD) to do an incredible breakdown! I loved it. RM has many more (as do BTS). Hope you will continue on this journey. Thanks so much for this man.
This is an old video but i only stumbled across your channel yesterday and has since binged on quite a few of your BTS reaction videos and man, i have to click that subscribe button. Thank you for always taking the effort to analyse and read into BTS' messages in their music and actually appreciating their craft because a lot of youtubers don't. We're going on a hiatus (till Jin discharges from military and possibly releases more solos) since the remaining four will probably be enlisting this Dec but i look forward to new reaction videos from you when the members slowly come back and regroups in 2025.
You have no idea how many hours I'd listen to you talk about music and dissect it. If you ever have the interest/time to dissect full albums, please keep BTS in mind. I feel you'd love the message they try to convey from intros to outros in all their work. It is such a privilege having your perspective and insights on their music. Thank you for your brain, Knox!
Hi, I am back. Good reaction, ty. Map of the soul is also part of the BU storyline. They like to connect stuff and reflect a lot! "We need a college course to break down RM's lyrics!"-Knox 1.2022 Yep, fact's! =0] Loved hearing your feedback on this one. By the way Shadow is by Suga and Ego is by JHope. All 3 should be watched together or back to back. I whole heartedly agree with u. It's sad that ppl keep dismissing BTS. They are so talented. They have so much to teach us. And the sweet thing is they in turn learn from us. =0] Hugs. Later's! #YouAreEnough --NY USA Army💟
BTS RM-JOKE or( RM-Do you) 6 Years ago when the Joke MV has been released. Joke itself is already iconic. RM shows that he is indeed a monster and that he is an incredible rapper
You really should react to this rap line song "Outro: Tear" it's a song that Suga, J-hope and RM wrote when BTS where thinking in disband so it's a meaningful song to all of us
Wow. Thank you for that amazing analysis and wise words at the end. You are going to love Shadow! But I suggest the lyrics as well as the mv to get the full song
Bts mostly Rm and Suga are fan Epik High(Hip hop band) and one of their albums is called Map of the seol and so because bts had mentioned that they were their inspiration at first, i think the name of this GReAt album is partially inspired :)
About the clumsiness he doing a doubt take here. He talking about what u said and at the same time he is a very clumsy person, that is what the members call him God of destruction. He is so in his mind that sometimes he break things or forget about basic things. He is such an amazing lyricist.
I love RM's wordplay and how he can lyrically blow most ppl out of the water..💜 agree with you Knox, almost gotta be a college graduate and a deep thinker to truly appreciate the lyrics💜💜
What else should we react to? 🤔 Comment below! Also if you like the song in the intro support the channel directly & stream/download my new album ‘Blacklist’ now 🖤 song.link/blacklistalbum
It’s Suga’s Interlude: Shadow next but please do the full song lyrics as well as the music video. Because the mv missed an important verse but the visuals are also imperative to song 💜🙏
You can react to another kpop group KARD, they are amazing, they have great raps and vocals
Suga seedaw 😫💜
You definitely need to react to some songs of their dark and wild album like danger or let me know 💜
You definetly have to check out Token's new album pink is better!
You really get RM man. Probably a bit to do with you having similar qualities. Both intelligent, thoughtful, philosophical and determined. He struggled for so long with all the hate and the betrayal from the rappers he thought were his friends, who turned on him when he signed to a company. Everyone has their own opinions but how can anyone deny their talent and genuineness, or lump them as a ‘boyband’ 🤷♂️. I’m so glad I found this channel and joined your Patreon. You really are the 🐐🙌
Agree
so true!!
Totally agreeee
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I absolutely agree with this comment 💯
what’s interesting too, is how he emphasises the last syllable of ‘persona’, which is the pronunciation of 나 (na), meaning ‘i’ or ‘me’. he truly manipulates and utilises both languages in such an out-of-the-box way
Wow that's amazing! I never noticed that before
the “the three syllables of my name and the word ‘but’ that should come before any of those” line is a line towards haters who like to use the “but kim namjoon-" card to turn the focus on him (and bts) to basically nitpick at every little thing he does- it also refers to haters mentioning him when someone mentions the wrongdoings of their own favorite idols.
this line is so much more than that too though, it’s basically the question which intro:persona is all about: but who exactly is kim namjoon?
One interest fact about these three solos tracks that the Rap line did (Persona, Shadow, Ego), all sample intro tracks from their early albums! It's a lovely shoutout to their past selves, and seeing how they've grown, while also looking back on where they started from.
Intro: Persona samples Intro: Skool Love Affair, Outro: Ego samples Intro: 2 Cool 4 Skool, Interlude: Shadow samples Intro: O!RUL8,2?
12:28 He's referring to the phrase *"...but (Kim) Namjoon"* Kpop fans have famously adopted for use when their favorite idol/group member does something bad/controversial/problematic. It's become a way of saying "Yeah, what our guys did was bad *but Namjoon* did the same thing that one time". Sort of as a twisted way of using some things RM had done or said in the past to justify someone else's transgressions. As if someone's mistakes is something to barter socially. To me, it is spiteful and simply illogical, yet fan's still persist on doing it.
What makes it worse is that they say that about things that weren't even bad. They were simply things that they themselves twisted to make him look bad.
UPP!! CUZ THIS WHAT WAS IN MY MIND
No one is perfect we all do have mistakes and kpop stans need to understand that the irony that this man had grown up so much and reached a very imbressive level of wiseness and knowledge he really was trying to improve himself and be a better man which is so obvious when you look at him now and all of this while he is still in his 20s while their favs make mistakes and never try to be a better person and that's the difference
@@cohe8098 I love your term "exorcize the demon" which is 1000000% correct!!!
Thru their music and lyric they hit the hater so hard and mostly drive the haters to be a die hard fans 🥰🥰
It's funny that you mentioned there should be a college course on RM's lyrics. I actually teach a course on racial and ethnic identity development and I have all my students analyze the lyrics and visuals in this MV. It's one of my favorite assignments to grade. It results in a lot of new BTS fans, too :)
Wow! You really could take so many of their songs and have them dissected. Especially Fake Love and BST.
Wow I'm intrigued to see some of the results now
Im a teacher and I'm wondering how this course went with students as I was thinking of using this as well, please let me know!
“Who wants to put their brains to the lyrics…..” That is the essence of BTS. It’s a combination of their music, performance and always their lyrical genius. Thank you for another wonderful reaction.
True tho, if you really wanna enjoy bts's music and mv's find resources to understand what it means, because most of bts's music (90%i Guess lol ) has some story or meaning, I was available more now so it's easy for baby army to understand, when I became my army , I was loosing my brain cells to understand save me and spring day lmao 🤣, those were the days
You're very intelligent and I learnt a lot from your comments. RM would be ridiculously happy to see this, actually all of them would. They genuinely really want to make a difference with their music. People like you support that mission. Very appreciated!
The fact that you are already familiar with Jungian concepts and Stein’s book! This is why you are the perfect person to break down BTS content. I strongly suspect your intellect is on a par with RM’s. You are so quick to pick up on both depth and detail.
THIS THIS is why RM is my ultimate bias. This is the genius, the philosopher who raps.
Yesssssssss
If want a deeper dive into RM's mind and more philosophical thoughts, you NEED to react to his full "mono" album (which he calls a playlist since it's meant to be absorbed as a whole body of work in the same order the songs are presented). In my humble opinion, it's one of the greatest albums i've ever heard.
It's very vulnerable, existential and atmospheric at the same time.
Absolutely agree. I was recommending it to a friend earlier and unintentionally wrote a think piece about how brilliant it is 😂 It’s a ‘therapy’ album after you read the lyrics, but before that it’s like ascending while listening to utter brilliance. I’ll treasure Mono always 💜
@@lucytipler7878 there should be books and thesis written about mono. I never shut up about it even though it's been 3.5 years
@@nancyhennes 100%! It’s a masterpiece and criminally underrated. At least there are people like us who will never stop shouting about it ☺️💜
totally agree with you
@@lucytipler7878 u nice, keep going 💜 Iam new into this, only a month. So I love reading a lot of the older ARMY comments, because that's how I can get more knowledges bout BTS. Thank u for never stop explaining n spread BTS masterpiece so people like me will have some advantages where to start looking at, because honestly this all BTS thing is so complicated (in a good way), so it's a bit confusing sometimes. 💜
and yes actually he is alluding to the book, according to it there are three parts of the soul: persona, shadow and ego (those also being solo songs by the rappers of BTS, persona is by RM, shadow is by Suga and ego by J-hope)
Shadow is fire🔥
12:12 : *namjoon said "there's something that raised me up again everytime... the first question."*
(Who the hell am I?) His name is spelled out in three syllables, Kim Nam-jun. Meaning he got himself through all those tough
times and stood back up again.
After hearing "-but Kim Nam-jun" following that phrase is usually either overwhelming praise or brutal criticism he's faced. There's the expectation. So now he flips that same question and turns it into encouragment. Changed from the perspective of doubt to assertiveness.
"so I'm asking once again yeah, who the hell am I? Tell me all your names baby. Do you wanna die? Or do you wanna go? Do you wanna fly? Where's your soul? What's your dream? Do you're think you're alive?"
He goes " I don't know man...but I know one thing... Yeah my name is RM." *He finally answers the question.* When he was younger he named himself "rap monster". After outgrowing that name later on in his life he decided to rename himself as "Real Me. RM." So when he writes the letter to himself, he is dismissing those expectations. He's responding to his own questions and the different versions of himself, good or bad. (CGI RM PERSONA) finally facing himself truthfully after dealing with so many other exterior influences.
It leads him towards the end where he finds truth and validates it. "Persona, who the hell am I? I just wanna go. I just wanna fly. I just wanna give you all the voice till I die. I just wanna give you all the shoulders when you cry." *That's who he is. Thats how he identifies.* 💜😌🙏
WOW, beautifully said!
@@KIMLYSTEAR thank you. namjoon is a genius. Truly, he has so many layers to his music that it becomes fun to try to break down and decode his thoughts but that's my not-so-little interpretation. :)
AMEN!
This track is part of the trilogy. Next ones are Suga's Shadow and J-Hope's Ego. For Shadow, please be aware that the MV lacks one of the verses which is important for the meaning. My suggestion is to react to the lyrics video and then watch the MV
this! thiiiiiiis. Suga's 2nd verse is glorious, I am so so sad that it got cut from the MV 😭
Now you gotta check Suga’s Shadow and Hobi’s Ego 😻
Yess
i would love that so much!!
Persona is part of the Map of the soul, the book written by Dr. Murray Stein about the Map of the soul by Carl Gustav Jung, a switzer Psychiatrist, who invented it. The Persona is Part of yourself, like the Shadow and the Ego. Basically you have to embrace all of them to see your own self. The Persona is, what you show to the outside world, the Shadow is in your unconsciousness and you have to look at yourself and learn to love even the parts of the unconsciousness, that you rather not want to see to protect yourself from your bad sides. And the Ego is the real you, the one thing that is there if you pull away the persona and the shadow. Dr. Murray Stein himself reacted to the Map of the Soul Albums at a Potcast (for free) from "Jungian Laura". He broke down his own thoughts about the songs and it's really interesting.
A little bit of backgroung knowledge is really helping in understanding the songs of all Map of the soul Albums 😊💜
Thanks for the reference. Just listened. Really interesting/informative. Always a new layer, huh?
@@shookfoil many many layers 😎 But I love it. Never thought I would learn so many interesting new things through a music group at my age. I’m 45 by the way 😉
Kim Namjoon is RM's real name.
"But Namjoon" or "But Kim Namjoon" is a phrase used in the k-pop fan community to defend their faves at the expense of Namjoon's reputation. They bring up his past mistakes to redirect criticism directed at their fave idols.
btw thank you for the reaction!
I think the thing with the forest and the flower...its...
Some people say look at the big picture and some people say look at the small things...the details
thank you so much for genuinely praising BTS’ (and RM’s / namjoon’s) lyricism and artistry! seeing you enjoy their music is so fulfilling to me, knowing you and them both share a love and admiration for music. they are definitely more than “just” a kpop group, and i just love how you’ve dived into them (and their discography) so deep without any bias whatsoever. your breakdowns are absolutely amazing, keep up the good work!
Damn this was the best reaction to RM. THANK YOU.
Last comment haha. I took this from Doolset Bangtan as it’s my favourite line of the song. ‘Yeah my name is R’
Note: (1) The letter R embraces all his rapper-selves: Runch Randa (his stage name as an underground rapper), Rap Monster (his stage name from 2013 to late 2017), and RM (late 2017 to now). It also connects to the lyrics of Answer: Love Yourself: “Yesterday’s me, today’s me, tomorrow’s me. Without exception, altogether, they are all me.”
(2) From “Voice” (the first track of his first mixtape): “Yeah, I be real. This moment, the thing that I wanted desperately. I’m finally oiling the pedals that I’ve been stepping on for seven years. You can’t kill. Come take it if you do want a piece of me. I only speak through music, I have no interest in anything else. If you really think you ready to fly with my power. This is what R is about, fella the time is now.”
The triptych in this album with each rapper taking a different part of Jungs Map of the Soul in their own style is one of the best things the rapline has done. They also ask and answer questions from one song to the next like a baton hand off. I love RMs style here so much he addresses such deep ideas with such a fun style.
All the BTS members real names to help you, Knox:
- Kim Namjoon (RM)
- Kim Seokjin (Jin)
- Min Yoongi (Suga/Agust D)
- Jung Hoseok (J-Hope)
- Park Jimin (Jimin)
- Kim Taehyung (V)
- Jeon Jungkook (JK)
Knox: added FYI note to this, if you watch a BTS live performance, you'll hear the fans repeateadly chanting until they start singing. The chant is their real names in the above order and BTS after saying JK's name.
Also want to add that in Korea their surnames go first. So RM’s real name is Namjoon and his full name is Kim Namjoon.
@@KiahRenamae Thanks 😳 oops. Tend to forget that non Asian cultures don't do that.
Thank you Knox. I really needed to see an actual rapper react to this song. The last reaction I saw to this song, the guy said RM's skills as a rapper are on a beginner level.
I‘ve been a fan of hip hop for years and I always see people try to downplay BTS as rappers. It’s so frustrating. I’m sorry, but if everyone were fluent in Korean and could also pick up on the double/triple entendres, they wouldn’t say sh*t like that. You can hear that they can flow and rhyme regardless of the language 🤷♀️ Thank you Knox!
Who said that?
I'm flabbergasted. I know there are so many rappers out there, just as there are so many singers, but what the BTS rap line brings to the table is irreplaceable.
Whenever I see those types of "critics", I just leave. I don't like, I don't dislike, I don't even comment, I just leave coz it ain't worth my time. It's one thing to say that someone's artistry is not to your taste, but it's another thing to discredit their actual skills.
There are a bunch of artists that I don't like personally, and that's unavoidable. But this doesn't stop me from recognizing their great points. And I believe no one is obligated to commend anyone they don't want to, but it'll be a much nicer world if they just shut their mouths and move on, instead of shitting on people and their life's work.
@@Maltymalt2025 This guy was just a jerk. He then said that Joon needed to redeem himself to prove he was worthy of leading the group. It was infuriating.
I really appreciate the way Knox breaks everything down, and when you hear him point out the specific skills involved it is really cool. I have been into hip hop for 23 years, and I could pick out the technical skills of the BTS rapline from the start, so it bothers me when someone who thinks they know everything goes after their skills like that. It always makes me feel better when a rapper who is actually extremely skilled, like Knox, points out those technical skills.
@@DiogoChris Some guy whose channel name is Double DJ Reactions. Many ARMY called him out for being disrespectful, but he insisted what he said wasn't disrespectful. He is just a know it all jerk.
@@Indigo_gwen Oooo wait-
Hol' up a sec- 🧐✋
I think I watched that particular video from that guy.
And I'm not gonna lie, I was psyched for him to listen to "Persona" because I knew the kind of weight it carried technically and lyrically. When he eventually did react to it, I was sorely disappointed. I was like "Wah-"🤨
But I chucked it up to having different musical tastes. But then, the way he talked about Joon and this song just wasn't it. It's no wonder I haven't ever gone back to check on any other new reactions from him. 😂
After watching his first few reactions, I knew that if I signed up, I won't be getting quality breakdowns like this, that it'd just be him commenting on the songs that had his preferred vibes
UA-cam recommends me his stuff every now and again, but I respectfully declined 😂
This is why I stan. BTS are such honest and vulnerable storytellers.
Thank you Knox for this. This is why I'm subbed to you 💜
Let’s go! You have started the trilogy now friend!
Persona, who the hell am I!!!!!! This song will forever slap 🤚🏾😌✨
Always 😩✋
Settle in boys 🍻 Hope you’re all streaming Blacklist ARMY. It’s an amazing album 🔥
I can't believe you get RM this much. You are amazing and I love you for appreciating what RM has. He is more and I hope you go deeper. I enjoyed this reaction more than anything ❤❤❤❤
Great observations! But according to Jung, the Ego (how we see ourselves) is also a false or incomplete view of our true selves, just like the Shadow (what we hide from others) and the Persona (what we show to others). All three must be accepted and embraced in order for a person's sense of self to be in balance. If we rely too much on any one of the three - or reject one, we will have a skewed sense of self. That's the message in the album "Map of the Soul". The shadow and the persona must be integrated with the ego for emotional happiness. If we think we know our true selves, but we have not fully accepted our persona and our shadow, that "true self" we think we are is not true at all.
This might be random but every single one of these lyric analysis videos you do for BTS makes me wish I had been in an English or literature class with you! The way you analyze and break down the lyrics is absolutely top notch.
The best reaction to RM Persona that I've ever watched💜 A genius recognizing another genius🤗 Keep on going Knox, I love you!
I really appreciate how you analyze every song you listened to. It is very refreshing to see a someone who have a deep understanding of lyrics, music production and even the MV. And you really articulate it very clearly to your audience.
RM's lyricism is really something else. And the meanings to his songs can be interpreted in so many ways. That's why I love BTS! BTW, his name is Kim Nam Joon.
When RM starts talking from the line ‘Hey have you forgotten why you started this?’ That could be perceived as his shadow talking to him. Because he referenced his shadow in the previous lines. You’ll see a similar theme in Suga’s continuing song - interlude: Shadow 💜
Of all the incredible solos from BTS, this one is my favorite, and this is a great reaction to this masterpiece. RMs skill as a rapper and his intellectual lyricism shine here, and the line "But I'm not embarrassed anymore, this is the Map of My Soul" makes me emotional every time I hear it. Their growth as individuals and as a group is unbelievably heartwarming and I love witnessing others appreciate it as well. Thanks for a great video!
BTS have album , MAP OF THE SOUL :7
They expore a lot of parts of psyche there. Persona is intro for the album. I encourage u to go through whole album. I think u reacted to one more song from the album UGH
Please go through whole album
Early!!! I was waiting for a reaction! Rm has Persona, Suga has shadow and Jhope has Ego and yes the album was inspired from the book Map of the soul
I'm seriously rooting for this channel. I've never seen anyone who goes into their lyrics as deep as Knox does.
Yes Knox!
Map of the soul by Stein based on Jung is EXACTLY the theme of their album... And the album starts with PERSONA then it goes with all the stages in order like the book.
The album it's their journey facing and accepting the different sides of themselves.
What a dope concept! 🔥
for me with persona and shadow I realized that suga's shadow is his greed and RM's is his self doubt (these are also super reflected in their solo work with d-2 and mono especially)
Its so cool to hear you reactions. I wish RM to hear your analysis so he knows he is really heard. You are saying what we wish he could hear.
i just wanted to mention the "i'm still not so sure if i'm a dog or a pig" line
in 2016 a government official said that 99% of south korean people were just like dogs and pigs : "Na Hyang-wook, head of the Education Ministry’s policy bureau, put his foot in his mouth while he was out for drinks, saying, among other things, that 99% of South Koreans have no ability to move up in the world and can be treated like animals - simply fed and kept alive." (Los Angeles Times)
i didn't see any comment mentioning it and i feel like it's impossible to understand that line without knowing this. just like the "but Kim Namjoon" thing, if you aren't given the context you can't fully appreciate the lyrics.
anyway, amazing reaction as always, i can't help but be impressed everytime i see you analyze their music, it's like your brain was made for it.
Another great reaction, I’m joining your Patreon. You deserve it! You truly are an amazing reaction channel. At first I dismissed BTS too, as just a bunch of pretty boys, and boy am I eating my words. I’ve never seen artists like them. What’s even more wild is that these are the same men who are on Run BTS! It’s insane!
Ah man, I went nuts when this song first came out. This is how they decided to start off the album! What a punch in the face.
Dude you’re amazing! You work so hard and provide so much content and I hope on some level you get to enjoy the music while analysing. There are sooo many levels to this and woah, you know already knew the literature and references! Of course you do 💜 There’s a lot of Korean wordplay and references here of course but you just get it. RM is a poet and he absolutely loves books and languages . I admire him a lot for his approach to life and how he applies that to songwriting. I know it’s silly to say, but I hope one day he gets to have a conversation with you about music and life. You both have brilliant minds! Thank you and get some rest Knox 💜
Love your heartfelt reaction, dissecting every line of our philosopher RM the way he deserves :)
This is one of my absolute favourites 🥰 Such a fun sound but filled with so much meaning.
I love how you break down the lyrics while reacting to a song/video. You're also a great rapper and I've been listening to your music.
The questions that he asks in this song , in “ shadow “ song , suga answers them..
Seriously Knox, you are incredibly smart as well 🥺😳 Like the way you grasp their lyrics with reading them only one single time and almost always get what we know BTS tried to convey with them always impresses me so much!!
The intro melody comes from intro: Skool luv affair released in 2014
People ask why BTS is sooo popular and I think you just gave the answer. BTS knows how to create ART from all the questions, the darkness, the shadows...
I say it everytime bts is for the intellectuals 😍
I have waited for this reaction since Mic Drop. I can die without regrets now. Here is some ARMY love for you 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Your knowledge knows no bounds and you are the 🐐 reactor. I’m really impressed because and even though you said you were tired, you still smashed it. Really appreciate what you said about RM and BTS. They absolutely don’t deserve the negativity they get. It all boils down to jealousy and capitalism at the end of the day. Ostracised from both Kpop and the US industries lol - that’s fine. They’ve always said music first, charts second and that’s how it should be 🙏
When you said isnt map of the soul a book I freaked out! You know so much! and BTW map of the soul will be relevant to the BU, so it's cool that you know the idea of what it is.
You’re the best Knox! So ‘Kim Namjoon’ is his real name. He mentions it a lot in songs so you’ll know for future ones ☺️ Thank you! Really honestly love and appreciate your BTS reactions. I’ll share this around 💜
"There's something that raised me up again every time. The first question, the three syllables of my name and the word 'but' that should come before any of those" I think he mean "but who I am? Kim Nam Joon"
This beat is sampled from one of their very early albums. They like to sample their own music sometimes which is cool, but this also this fits in the whole 'Map of The Soul' exploration. Talking about your past self etc
One of the best in all music history, not just KPop 💜.
It’s criminal this doesn’t have more views! Same with your music. Damn you are so good at this, I’m learning so much. I hope you will continue going through their discography!
before i knew this channel, everytime i wanna see bts reaction i should find more than one channel. 1 for someone that talk about lyricism, then i'll search another channel that talk about production like music, the beat, instrument, etc, after that i still have to search another channel that talk about visually like cinematography, the mv quality, etc. not only that, i should search another one that talk about the concept and theory. sometimes i search for the choreography if the song have it. BUT AFTER I FOUND YOU i just surprised bcs you TALKED about all of em. production, lyricism, visually, concept, meaning, and the theorys you bring them all in HERE just like one package and im so so happy that i finally found you! mad respect for you bro
today I have been binge watching all his video explanations and i have been an Army for four years. though I knew what the songs meant, for and everything but the way he explains it more deeply, talks and tries to guess the theory about it and knows the value of it. I also do hope that he knows that BTS and especially all the rap line write their own songs like 90% even more than 95% of the time compared to all the other kpop groups. (some people should know whom I am talking about; especially the girl groups) so yeah there is no comparison of BTS to others. I am just not writing this to make other fandoms angry, I am expressing my own thoughts. that's how it is because BTS paved the way belive it or not..( and but obviously a few credits go to PSY and a few 2nd gen kpop songs but they didn't open the gets of kpop around the whole world. BTS DID!)
THIS IS SO GOOD, KNOX! Thank you so much for reacting to RM's "Persona".
Knox thank you for not only your amazing break downs. More so thanks for your amazing positive attitude and your music its helped me thru deaths a divorce and depression. Not to spill my business over the inet but but keep it up man your a positive force on the inet bro and your talent is better then 99 % of rappers out there dude keep it up.
Please react to RM first solo album!!
As someone who just recently learnt the "But Namjoon" thing on Kpop Twitter, I just understood the "the three syllables of my name and the word 'but' added before" line better and suffice to say I am BLOWN on a whole different level. 🤯🤯🤯
I just can never forget how i listen to this song at my very first time, this song put a pretty high standard for me to start the whole series of map of the soul album, im super excited and makes my heart beat when listen to this beat and his on fire rapping (nonstopable rapping till the song ends which is so dope, how can he just keep rapping and no rest in the whole song), the lyrics is so deep and i always feels like getting a lesson when i read RM lyrics and music
I thought of the forest and wild flower line like 1 voice is saying look at the grand scheme, the big picture - the forest and 1 is saying enjoy the small moments, the details - the wild flower
RM was talking in an interview and said he didn’t have enough time to spend with Kim Namjoon. He’s been RM since 2010 when he joined Big Hit .
I absolutely love BTS I’ve never heard a group like them and I was born in 1963 . Namjoon is an amazing lyricist , I feel sorry for all the shit he’s been getting since BTS debuted . The But Namjoon is all you have to look at to realise what hate he receives.
I love your breakdowns , keep the videos coming please.
Love from the UK
Stay safe and Blessed
🥰💜💜🥰
I absolutely love
Haha I don’t know who to be more in love with right now :D with rm because wrote this song or with you because you understand this song!! This was great, he’s such a philosopher, it’s incredible. Next you have to react to suga‘s Shadow and then J-Hopes’s Ego. Then you have all the parts of Jung’s theory :)) It’s such a clever concept for an albuuum ahh, I’m screaming
Outro: tear and outro: her please! I gaurantee u will like it!
I wish you get to interview RM or just have a conversation with him.
If you are planning to check out all BTS members solos, here’s something to help you out:
1. RM- persona, trivia: love, reflection
2. Jin- Epiphany, awake, moon
3. Suga- shadow, first love, trivia: seesaw
4. J-hope- mama, trivia: just dance, ego
5. Jimin- lie (highly recommended), serendipity, filter
6. V- stigma, singularity, inner child
7. Jungkook- my time, euphoria, begin
*rap line have their own mixtapes
RM- RM, mono
Suga- Agust D, D2
Jhope- hopeworld
I have read essays written on this song. This song is a crash course into introspection and philosophy.
Every time I hear people talk about favorite song, top 3, top 5... I think I can't really choose, but if somewhere, somehow I have a top I'm sure this song is up there
i absolutely adore how you immidiately picked up on the jungian concepts lyrically speaking, were able to aknowledge the type of style he was going for instrumentally and praised his cadence and flow as well. it‘s almost like you being a proper mc helped you see it from his perspective. this is why you‘re goated!
Please would you consider checking out RM’s mixtape Mono one day? It’s so different to anything you’ve heard from him and it’s only 6 full songs and an interlude 🙏 It’s a lot slower but it’s meant to be heard as a whole
Thank you for translating those lyrics because before I didn't understand them but now after listening to you its easy to understand them
Omg you need to do Suga's interlude Shadow. I need that one properly broken down. This was perfect
Felt like you really resonated with the message in this song and it helped you (along with that insane brain of yours xD) to do an incredible breakdown! I loved it. RM has many more (as do BTS). Hope you will continue on this journey. Thanks so much for this man.
This is an old video but i only stumbled across your channel yesterday and has since binged on quite a few of your BTS reaction videos and man, i have to click that subscribe button. Thank you for always taking the effort to analyse and read into BTS' messages in their music and actually appreciating their craft because a lot of youtubers don't. We're going on a hiatus (till Jin discharges from military and possibly releases more solos) since the remaining four will probably be enlisting this Dec but i look forward to new reaction videos from you when the members slowly come back and regroups in 2025.
my new years wish is for you to meet RM and share things about Rap and music and art.... I think you both will get along well
You have no idea how many hours I'd listen to you talk about music and dissect it.
If you ever have the interest/time to dissect full albums, please keep BTS in mind. I feel you'd love the message they try to convey from intros to outros in all their work.
It is such a privilege having your perspective and insights on their music. Thank you for your brain, Knox!
Hi, I am back. Good reaction, ty. Map of the soul is also part of the BU storyline. They like to connect stuff and reflect a lot!
"We need a college course to break down RM's lyrics!"-Knox 1.2022
Yep, fact's! =0]
Loved hearing your feedback on this one. By the way Shadow is by Suga and Ego is by JHope. All 3 should be watched together or back to back. I whole heartedly agree with u. It's sad that ppl keep dismissing BTS. They are so talented. They have so much to teach us. And the sweet thing is they in turn learn from us. =0] Hugs. Later's! #YouAreEnough --NY USA Army💟
12:33 his real name is ‘Kim Namjoon’ it was the korean text that was on the banner
I'm glad i found your channel :) i love how u talk and how u think, greetings from Spain!!
Your breakdowns of the lyrics were amazing. You're a intelligent man.
BTS RM-JOKE
or( RM-Do you)
6 Years ago when the Joke MV has been released. Joke itself is already iconic. RM shows that he is indeed a monster and that he is an incredible rapper
You really should react to this rap line song "Outro: Tear" it's a song that Suga, J-hope and RM wrote when BTS where thinking in disband so it's a meaningful song to all of us
And just to say that the beat sample is taken from an older song of theirs from 2014. So it also relates to their older discography
No one can break down BTS, Suga or RM like you. You give their lyrics the respect they deserve and point out things easily missed. Great reaction.
Knox! You are a god damn rockstar yourself! 💜💜
Wow. Thank you for that amazing analysis and wise words at the end. You are going to love Shadow! But I suggest the lyrics as well as the mv to get the full song
Bts mostly Rm and Suga are fan Epik High(Hip hop band) and one of their albums is called Map of the seol and so because bts had mentioned that they were their inspiration at first, i think the name of this GReAt album is partially inspired :)
Yaaaaaaayyy lets go~~
Rockstar is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
If you want to check Suga’s Shadow next please check the extended version
About the clumsiness he doing a doubt take here. He talking about what u said and at the same time he is a very clumsy person, that is what the members call him God of destruction. He is so in his mind that sometimes he break things or forget about basic things. He is such an amazing lyricist.
I love RM's wordplay and how he can lyrically blow most ppl out of the water..💜 agree with you Knox, almost gotta be a college graduate and a deep thinker to truly appreciate the lyrics💜💜
Great reaction dude, pls do react to change by RM and Wale. It's a complete English song so you'll be more comfortable reacting to it.