This fan-made series is better than any other that I've seen. There is *so much content* about BTS and the Army that led this project deserves applause.
K-pop fans are typically young individuals. BTS' fans are unique because they cross generations of ages. BTS brings people together not only from different cultures but also ages. To be able to appreciate and rejoice in a group with other fans from such a variety of ages is an amazing experience.
Seo Taiji actually held a 25th anniversary concert in 2017 where he performed numerous songs with BTS. If you want to check out those performances Enjoy BTS More is such a good channel to check out.
Absolutely! It's such a great performance! The song I prefer is 'Come back home ' ! I have the 'all BTS' version on my Playlist! And yes ' Enjoy BTS more ' is a great channel !
@@bulletproof_hope BTS's version of Come Back Home is so amazing. Sometimes when people redo a classic, they lose all of the essence and spirit of the song but BTS managed to make their version sound so fresh while still maintaining the spirit of the original.
I've said it before and I'll say it again... The music and performance draws you in, but it is the guys themselves that make you stay. :) I'm in this Bangtan Shit for LIFE!
Finally, you react to this video, V is in the next video, many say he is Bangtan's secret weapon, btw don't forget that in each chapter episode there is Deleted and Bonus Scane The Rise Of Bangtan, actually you can combine them into one, this video is very good To know more about BTS, I'm waiting for the next episode, Borahae 💜
@@StayingOffTopic It was a marketing trick. People can only buy a product if they know it exists -> the more people talk about them the more fans they can recruit and a "secret" charming member? generates talk Mind you the only job description of Teahyung was a simple vocalist - even Jin was also the "visual". Don't get me wrong: I love Taehyung's voice. But Asians in general seem to prefer higher voices like Jimin and high notes are paied extra attention to.
This is a great series! Aneesa (the creator of The Rise of Bangtan) shared that she has been working on this series (her labor of love) for over 3 years! She is taking viewer on a journey step-by-step from BTS' perspective not looking back on their days but living through them (with them). She edits their content to allow BTS to speak their thoughts, through their experiences at the time because BTS has been documenting themselves since BEFORE their debut, so there is A LOT of material to edit down to tell their story! She also gives an overview of the KPop history for those who are not familiar with the industry. She uses clips from different video clips of other idols/ journalists interviews to try to give a broader perspective of the industry. Her skill as a professional video editor really shines through. Amazing work! I think many ARMY really like this series (besides it being extremely well made), she doesn't try to interpret what "she thinks" BTS is trying to say, she just shows the viewers exactly what they said and shared about what their thoughts were at the time. She is an "OG" KPop fan and BTS fan since pre-debut! She also shared that BTS has been the light in her darkness for many years now. *(Cr: "FY" on yt)* I think it's important to notice the differences between BTS' worries and the other trainees worries. BTS' were worried about their own personal skills (not dancing well enough, song worries, etc), about not getting attention when they debut due to their small company, not having money, etc. While the other trainees seem to be living in fear of being cut from the company at any moment if they make one mistake, worrying about weight quotas, etc. BTS stayed until late hours because they WANTED to, while the other trainees HAD to. Obviously BTS had things they had to do too, they could've not made it to debut as Jimin almost did due to short training, but instead of using that as a fear to hold over them Bighit seemed to use it to encourage them to work harder and improve themselves. BTS were allowed to make mistakes without worrying they'd be thrown out of the company. I'm very glad that they all signed with Bighit, and that Bighit has caused a shift in the Kpop industry, lots of newer companies are giving their groups more freedom and treating them better due to BTS' success. These companies see that idols don't need to be punished and forced to do things in order to succeed, BTS are proof that freedom and happiness should be the most important thing. *(Cr: "Shannon" on yt)* Now plz understand this 1st & 2nd episode shows two sides, one is typical k-pop system and how the labels/industry work, whereas subtle hints of BTS and bighit being contradictory different is shown, BTS is different from other K-pop groups and BigHit is different from other idol music companies. These first few episodes can be misleading because it makes you think BTS management follows these guidelines the other idol members from other companies are talking about, but BTS and BigHit don't do those things. Notice how when it is said idols don't have a lot of creative freedom, you see Namjoon and Yoongi writing lyrics, or when it says idols have phone bans or something, you see the BTS members on their phones, or how when idols say they aren't allowed to go outside the dorm, you see Yoongi walking around freely. It can be a confusing thing for new ARMY to make note of, but PLEASE notice these differences. It is vital to how BigHit runs differently, and therefore why BTS is so different from other idol groups from the very start. *(Cr: "Kayla Kulik" on yt)*
14:20 it's not like they always had restaurant meals, they barley could afford anything. Boys told how they would take one soda and dilute with water so it would last longer. How Suga had to work as delivery boy to cover costs simultaneously being trainy and continue studies - that's where he got his shoulder injury. Their training room was in basement that was leaking and had mould
Woww....this is a huge undertaking. This fan made documentary had like over 20 something chapters last time I saw lol. But it's soooo well made for a fan made documentary. Hope you enjoy it lol.
They are even younger than they say on here because using Korean age, they say 16, it means 14 or 15 in International age. This doc does a great job showing that Bighit treated them better than some agencies would have. They got to write their own stuff sooner. They didn’t pit them against each other and I think that’s why they are still together. So good.
But they did let go of trainees. It is even part of lyrics like "Run BTS". There is a short documentary of the last trainee they send away. Back than they couldn't afford to keep the trainees that didn't make it. Supreme Boi choose to become a BH producer - I don't think he was kicked from the group but he didn't want to be part of it. (there is also the former trainee that killed himself and while he was an a* I'm also sad about it) Today they keep the trainees except if the trainee wants to go. People are still hoping that some of the trainees from "Trainee A" will debut in another HYBE group.
@@ruthfischer7615 Ya, I know. I have never seen anything that seemed abusive like I have with some other companies so that is what I am grateful for. It is sad for the trainees that didn’t make it and who died. Nothing anyone can say to make that feel better.
@@bluehourtarot Iron died a few years ago - early 2021 (?) I think. The speculation was suicide - but it was - as far as we know - never proven - just that no one killed him. It was just strange how he was found - outside with a headwound in a gardenbed. But that nothing to do with BH/HYBE or BTS. From BH (or HYBE - not that they have anything to do with the artists or trainees) I have never heard bad things in the treatment of their artists/trainees. 💜
One thing to note about this series, the way it's structured is to show how most of Kpop operates and works and then they'll show clips of BTS usually showing the difference as the often fell out of the status quo. So you would see other groups talking about how miserable it was to be in a group but then it's juxtaposed against BTS actually enjoying spending time together. It's nothing against other groups of course. It's human nature to get sick of seeing the same people day in and day out when you wake up, go to school sometimes, go to work, practice, eat, and get ready to sleep again. It's natural to get agitated and the high stress of being a trainee can make people even more sensitive to their frustration. BTS is actually the odd ones for how much they adore each other and actively chose to live with or near each other long after they needed to. Most groups are glad to separate when they have the freedom to live alone so they can have breathing room. Living together isn't what made BTS so close. All idols have to do that at some point and a lot of them over the decades have hated each other behind the scenes. It all depends on the group. There are a lot that have existed.
Fun fact.. seo taiji aka the founder of kpop literally passed the torch to bts a few years ago and said "this is your generation now" and yes they performed together
I think the nuance you might have misunderstood and that the series was trying to point out is how BTS from the start was disruptive compared to what was happening on kpop scene, they were born and developed in a slightly different context than other regular K-pop groups! Different in the approach (didn't want to look unattainable but close by filming their vlog), reaching to different audiences, had rules but not as harsh as regular trainee systems and based on the proactive decisions and willingness of the members (they were still very restricted and received strict dance training especially)!
You guys are missing the point by a country mile, lol. Yes, kpop companies have rules as far as a schedules and whatnot. But this series is showing how BTS and their company eschewed a lot of those rules and "norms" to forge their own path. From the very beginning, BTS had a LOT more freedom than most of their peers, especially when it came to writing lyrics/music, producing beats, etc. Those are the things you need to watch for, IMO. What the "system" was doing versus what Big Hit/BTS were doing.
I think that part about a generally young audience is because most K-pop groups actually do have just a young audience. Aside from the the groups that had their fans already grow with them, BTS does actually have a wide range of fans and a really high rate of fan conversion, that's why we have a lot of older ARMYs too. This isn't so common with other groups. Especially at the time where that clip was lifted from. Also in SK at that time, Idol music was mainly considered "kids music" and wasn't something most adults would get into. Hence you also have why 'idol music' was looked down upon since it was dismissed as kids music. At the same time, you can understand why since BTS was the outlier in that they wrote music with more substance and meaningful themes, while most groups at the time were not really known for content with substance. It's easy to understand why "idol music" wouldn't appeal to older audiences. Or at least for a stigma to exist.
That and the Idol music is "too Western" - meaning it lacks - usually - the Korean element and the genres that Koreans like - Koreans love ballads, trot music & soundtracks especially.
In a recent Forbes economic analysis BTS bring $4.9Billion US to the country each year.... As well as that - The economic onflow (hotels, food,, etc) from every BTS concert held in South Korea is worth $1 billion US.... eg. Stores in Seoul reported a 1200% rise in sales during BTS 10th Festa this year. ... While BTS do have rules they need to follow, this series really does highlight the difference between the other companies and BigHit at the time. While they did have freedom it is important to note that they used that "freedom" to hone their craft and became even more determined to make it to the top and be the best in every aspect of song, rap and performance. Mad respect to PDBang, the boys and their production team (many of whom are still with the boys today.)
I recommend the deleted scenes and bonus scenes too. Whether you watch it on your own time or not. It's just fun stuff that's nice to see or know that may add some context. Or just to make you smile or laugh lol.
Seo Taiji has actually invited BTS to perform at his concert and BTS has done their own version to one of his classics "Come Back Home". There's an MV for "Come Back Home" and you can find videos from the concert online. I believe the YT channel EnjoyBTSMore has some of the concert there with English subtitles too.
They started with a young audience, that was the target. They are called Bulletproof Boys after all. As the years passed a whole new kind of fans grew up when people from all ages and Cultures are now part of ARMY.
This is a great docu-series but this first episode is a little misunderstood sometimes. BTS of course faced hardship as trainees. It was competitive, they had tough schedules, they had rules...but they were not facing the excessively brutal conditions that trainees at the Big 3 faced (YG, JYP, SM). BigHit was broke but they believed in nurturing artists. Bang PD required that his staff not speak down to the artists, when Yoongi got injured at his part time job that he took to help pay for school, instead of firing him, BigHit paid for his education so he didn't have to work, and they also didn't have to take on a ton of debt to pay to be a trainee like idols at big companies did (BigHit eliminated trainee debt and was among the first to require cultural competency training and mental health support to trainees). The boys got to write their music, contribute to what they were doing, they had their scheduled practices but they voluntarily went above and beyond. I'm not saying they didn't have any rules, of course they did. But it definitely was a different case than the big companies. The creator of this series intended to juxtapose BTS' experience from that of the rest of the kpop world because a lot of people believe that the difference in philosophies about what a kpop artist is, was key to Bangtan really rising above. But some people miss that. The horror stories you saw in this doc (which aren't even the worst that some trainees were subjected to) do not apply to BTS. They had their own struggles for being outsiders and bucking the system. But being forced to have plastic surgery or locked in a practice room until they lost 5lbs were not among them.
Thanks... This is a very important point... I think since the creator is herself a kpop fan in general, she used in some way BTS to highlight kpop and other groups which was a bit disappointing for me... She even in some episodes twisted some contexts and lyrics... But the serie is still enjoyable, you just have to really know BTS''s story to not be confused... Thats why I always advice to be familiar first with original BTS and BigHit contents, read their interviews or even fact-checking the sources before going to fan edits.
Very interesting is the member of Super Junior talking about the group that will rise to dominate the west in the introduction. That group was put together by another label to challenge and take over from where BTS was really starting to rise in the West and it had major backing from a western label, so he is really talking about his own group there, but they failed and BTS continued to rise. For fans who know that history, that was a nice sneaky intro 😂
@@libby5409 Yeah, but the SJ member was also not talking about his group - he was talking about SuperM. That was your missunderstanding because it was only hinted at in the comment.
@@libby5409 Thanks for that, there are too many Supers 😉 but a certain Super Junior member has also said some interesting things directly to their face (bringing up the plagiarism accusations)
Oh you guys gotta watch all the episodes it’s so well made!! You will definitely have a well rounded insight to their journey. We all tend to forget how much they suffered, because they were always tried to be positive and not let anyone see the their other side. Didn’t want to disappoint whatever little fans they had back then. Their story is beautiful!!
Yeah so that comment by that woman about the young audience. It's true they have young audiences, however it appeals to every age group, race, etc. My wife is 60 and I'm 58, we've loved BTS for over 5 years now and haven't looked back, it's the best, seriously!!!!!!
Oh my god! thank you for starting this series! Each episode has "deleted scenes" and "Bonus content" as well! They contain some gold content from the past in there; memorable moments for both armys and bts. So every time you watch one episode do check out the episode's "deleted scenes" and "bonus content" as well!
I didn't expect you to jump into this very early, so glad! I would like to recommend also THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LIFE GOES ON THE STORY OF BTS by THE RICE SQUAD.
Aneesa, who made this did an amazing job. This was her passion project. It took her about three years to outline and storyboard the series. She is a professional film editor, and she works in LA. Just a heads up on the ages. The members are giving you their Korean age. You need to subtract one or two years Most of the members were born September-December, so subtract two years. J-Hope and Suga were born in February and March respectively, so usually you can just subtract one year. Korean age is counted by years you have lived in, not by the sets of 365 days you have lived. V was born December 30 1995. That was the first year that he lived in, so he was one. Two days later, January 1st, 1996, that is the second year he lived in, so he was now two. When the boys debuted in 2013, Jin was 20 and JK was 15. (JK auditioned in the spring of 2011, and moved away from home and into the dorm in June 2011; he was 13.)
Just a small add-on... South Korea did away with the Korean age system in June 2023 so whenever they talk about age from now on it should be international age. 💜
@imajinallthepurple true. However, culture takes longer to die. Older generations still use the lunar calendar. Using counting years (Korean) and not full years (international) will probably still determine hierarchy and verb forms. Korea has been using international age for military and government documents (pensions, driver's license, etc) for several decades.
@@tammarabg8174 They know they have a lot of international fans to whom it's confusing and they've corrected themselves on it recently so that's why I believe they'll make an extra effort about it going forward. It's actually through them mentioning it that I learned about the new law in the first place and looked it up. BTS educates again. 😄👍 I think you're absolutely right about the respect aspect and while I do think the Korean blind/automatic respect is wrong, tbh I also think western countries (like mine) could learn something from them and incorporate a little more respect for our elders. So, meeting somewhere in the middle, I guess?!? 🤔 💜
@imajinallthepurple I see us on the same side, just looking at different parts. I was thinking of Korea as a whole. I agree that the members of BTS have and will use international age for I-ARMYs. I love how ARMYs can have discussions, share views, and understand each other.. Borahae.
Please look into Seo Taiji more. He's credited as the pioneer of Kpop, but the topics he sang about were miles beyond what Kpop evolved into. He kind of handed the torch to BTS because they were singing about heavier more relatable topics as well. He asked BTS to do a cover of one of his songs for an anniversary album, and had them as special guests at his 25th anniversary concert.
I am so glad you're watching this!! I think you should watch the bonus scenes and edited out scenes as well! They're funny and add loads more context and insight to their personalities as well :))
I really hope you watch the whole series. It will help you understand how they got to the phenomenon they are today, how they gained the huge fanbase. Besides the talent, there is also the amazing backstory you'll see in this series, and also the special relationship they created among themselves and with their fans. The documentary shows what made them different than other kpop artists.Many people will watch this with you, and I'm sure you would not regret it, so fingers crossed you continue. You can also discover the evolution of their music watching this series.
I'm 66. I Became Army last year. It's totally out of my character .when I was a teenager and young adult I love music but I wasn't one of these over the top fans .Now I find I'm all about BTS. 💜
I'm an army since 2019... i have not caught up with all of the content too! They have so many released since pre debut and every year they release so much too. I salute the armys who have caught up. Like... how??!!! 😂
I honestly don't think it possible to be caught up with everything and still live a "normal" "productive" life....lmao. I have been following since pre-debut days, and joined as a card carrying member of ARMY day one ARMY was our official name. I still find hidden gems( performances, interviews, vlogs, solo stuff, etc) that I have never seen and glad that 10 years into being part of the most amazing fan dom out there (I'm 41 as of a few days ago so believe me I have joined many fandoms over the years) that I can still get those first time views on content they put out there.
4:33 when she says it's a young audience, she's talking about kpop in general, not BTS specifically. Generally kpop fanbase are teens, / young adults. BTS is different. It's a bit confusing but when the voice overs & whatnot discuss certain things, like what idols can do or not do, super strict diets & always appearing perfect, they're talking about the kpop industry in general, but if you watch, it'll show BTS doing whatever it's sayings idols can't do etc. (BTS show themselves without makeup, hitman bang pd didn't make them practice extra, they did that themselves etc) sry if I'm not explaining this well lol but I hope you kinda understand what I'm trying to say 😂 💜 7:26 seo tajii was more like BTS , (or rather BTS are the most like seo tajii) in that both groups sing about social issues etc, which is not standard in kpop. Check out seo tajii and BTS : come back home & classroom ideal live . Seo tajii invited BTS to perform with him for his 25th anniversary concert. And seo tajii "passed the torch" to BTS. He thinks BTS are doing now what seo tajii did back then. He was waiting for someone to come along like that and he found them in BTS 😊
Thanks for pointing the importance to not confuse between BTS and Kpop journeys which are for most parts different... I think this is the major negative of this serie, the creator let a blurred line without clearly stating or showing that BTS were part of every decision related to their lives or art, maybe because the creator is a kpop fan herself... The dieting in their case wasn't because the company but because of the Korean society norms at the time, and not only for their weight but also their skin since 3 of them were still teenages when they debuted or even young adults... Also BigHit didn't have tons of trainees, they were 9 and only 1 was eliminated and the other left because he didn''t want to be part of an idol group (of course he lied later saying it was coz of rules).
@@yasminesb7947 she was called out by some of her original supporter in patreon for this. She did mostly great with TROB but she was multi-fandom and was trying to make some really vague allusions, and deliberately wasnt clearly defining BTS journey against typical kpop, especially the first 4 episodes. Hope reactors are given a short background before starting TROB. Theres a reason why she took it down too, but thats another story.
@@jenjin9492 Agree... I was disappointed by the way she praised LSM when he isn't even the creator of the trainee system, it came from J-pop.. She also gave a manti narrative sometimes implying sometimes they were mistreated without evidences, when some asked her, she said its her personnal narrative.. when she showed that ex-trainee complaining about rules in episode 4 and followed by RM saying "its suffocating" implying that he was complaining too when in fact he was talking about haters comments... and the most shocking is the episode about War of Hormone, she literaly changed the lyrics in the subtitles giving to Suga a really wrong ones when the originals are just there on the MV, Doolset or Genius, she implied that they were in the wrong without showing that they were falsly accused and were forced to apologize... Yes the serie is great and for most part she did a great job, but I can't trust her and it was pure opportunism using BTS for herself and her other favs... I'm so glad BTS are releasing their book and documentary telling themselves their story.
@@yasminesb7947 yup, I once read a comment on of the reactors before, a patreon of hers who has helped financially with the creation of TROB, who explained it abit more, they said she got upset and posted a tweet when BTS/Hybe announced they were realeasing original documentaries. It's great but like u I felt a little uneasy with how she presented BTS on the first episodes
@@yasminesb7947 They had a lot more trainees: The two people in that documentary "I was almost in BTS" or whatever that was called - one of them has a youtube channel - I think, Iron (may he rest in peace), Supreme Boi, Kidoh, !11evn, Suwoong, A-Tom etc. I think RM once mentioned that up to 13 (?) people lived in the dorm at one time. Tricky to say when who left and why.
The bands live together, but the normal thing is that after a couple of years, each one goes to their own home. BTS by their own decision lived together for almost 10 years. It should also be noted that because it was a small company, they operated differently, they had a lot of creative freedom. 💜💜💜
You guys have started the best documentary series its about what is real bts and how they created a big comfortable family fandom... Do not forget to read little information that pop out on screen... Also watch deleted and bonus content clips... Borahae 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜
Hi, yes, just as you said in your reaction, I hope you eventually react to some of Seo Taiji, the Father of KPop. He was the influence & the impetus for the South Korean (SK) idol music business (aka KPop) to get started, however inadvertent it was. His band, "Seo Taiji & Boys", was what started that inspiration, of which the music style of that group was basically hiphop-rock, not just hiphop, because as said in TRoB, those kinds of music styles were still new back then in SK. However, Seo Taiji was already in the music business since the mid 1980's, especially as a guitar bassist for a little bit with the hair-metal band Sinawe. Now think about that, Seo Taijji, is first & foremost a rock & metal musician, yet KPop turned heavily into a pop & hiphop style genre of music, all because he was experimenting with hiphop. That is the irony of KPop, in that it was accidentally begun by a metal/rock musician, yet KPop isn't rock/metal. And something that you also have to be aware of, if it's not already obvious, is that KPop itself is really just modern western music adopted by SK. I hope you react to some songs/musicvideos of Seo Taiji & Boys of the early 1990's, as well as his metal music tracks from around the Y2K era, as well as some EDM/experimental tracks from the early 2000's. Taiji's music styles are just as diverse. One important thing to also know about Taiji is that he was really one of the prominent figures in SK music to have a lot of social commentary in his songs, to which this had gotten him censored at times, back in the early 1990's, when it was considered risky to do so. This is why BTS is important, because BTS also carried social awareness in their own songs. Other KPop groups try not to imbue socio-political messages in their songs because of that said risk & backlash. Seo Taiji has basically passed the torch/mantle to BTS in 2017, not only because BTS got huge but also because of their deep lyrical messages. If you want any recommendations for Seo Taiji stuff, please let me know.
@@wongpauline22 ... Taiji was supposedly going to do collabs with other KPop artists in those times, starting with BTS, but I think the pandemic messed that plan up. He has had some personal issues since then as well, such as an accident, iirc, not to mention possibly thinking about retirement. He got Covid himself but is better now. That's why he wasn't able to create a concert in 2022 for his 30th anniversary for his debut in the Taiji & Boys band which again pretty much invented KPop afterward. But things can change. He is still thinking on making a comeback, hopefully before thinking about retirement. Docskim himself, the keyboardist for Taiji for the past decade, then became the keyboardist at Hybe, was also about to retire, but working for Hybe & for BTS made him rethink about retirement. As Jessica said, you can find the link for the 25th anniversary Time Traveler 2017 concert. The entire 2.5 hours is at Taijji's official youtube channel SEOTAIJI. Unfortunately , it has no english captions. But you can also find some other channels making snippets of the concert & adding subtitles to them. But that is not the only concert on youtube. He also has his past other concerts here, such as Mobius & Quiet Night tours. He also had a symphonic-rock/metal mix concert with a royal philharmonic orchestra headed by Tolga Kashif in 2008. And many more. It would be great if he does a collab again with BTS in 2025 or later, when both of them make a comeback together. It would be cool to see BTS doing rock & metal music again, as that would make it full circle back to Taiji. And BTS would also be playing some instruments, because Taiji is also a multi-instrumentalist. That would help evolve & progress KPop from only being a singing + dancing platform into the formfactor of singing + instruments + choreo, which would again make BTS the pioneer, just as Taiji was. It would evolve KPop, turning it into something like the Jackson 5, who did all of that half a century ago.
You also have to remember that Korean age is different, you need to take Off 2 years to get the actual age. So RM was only 17, Jin was only 19, and Jungkook was 13 when they all started training 😮 They grew up together, remember JK said he graduated Middle school....not High school....they did go to his High school graduation, but the one you see of RM and Suga and Jin talking about how cute he looks down in the audience was his Middle school graduation. He then went into High school. 😮 RM took on alot at that early age, they all did. Now you see why Army's are so in love with these boys and protective of them!!! As young kids they had alot on their shoulders and No parent to look out for them. Only each other!! ❤❤💜💜💜💜💜💜💜❤❤
That was actually from the entrence ceremony in 2014. JK was almost 16 when they debuted. There was also a manager in the dorm. BTW IU and G-Dragon were 9 when they entered training. Taemin was 14 when he debuted. Beginning early is normal in Idol music.
Thank you for the reactions and comments...I hope you guys continue this series regularly...don't give too much distance because there's a lot of info about KPop in this series as well, which will make you Better understand what the world of K-pop really is. Also, of course, quite detailed information about BTS..So how was it?? Let's do it every day?? Hehehehe..🤭😁🫰
Oh, Happy Day! 🎶🎵 This is one of my favorite series! I'm just starting the video, I hope you all enjoyed it! There is so much to learn from this series alone. I hope you watch all the episodes, (bonus and deleted too, even if you watch on your own time. The added info helps round things out). I'll be right here along with you guys. 💜 EDIT: There is so much info coming at you besides the subtitles, and the little blurbs on any part of the screen, always glance at those too. They provide additional info and context.
Guys this is a 23-episode series and you'll really love it and get to know sooo much more about the 7 of them and their stories! Also PLEASE do not miss out on the "bonus content" and "deleted scenes" for each episode. They contain a lot of fun, memorable and extremely funny moments! You guys are gonna love it so please do react to those two videos along with each episode reaction. ARMYs would love to see it and we don't mind if the video is slightly longer either! I'm sooo excited for this journey!
Please remember to watch the entire video for BTS content and for Rise of Bangtan. They often have important content to the very end that is not repeated in the next video. Even stopping seconds from the end can miss valuable content.
Bts were just kids but alot of people looked down on them and were bullied by neitzens , kpop idols , companies, kpop fans ..etc Bts opened up about these hardships in their book beyond the story
I love the Jhope, Jungkook and Jimin who became known as the 3J's dance line due to their extraordinary dance skills. In their early videos and stage performances, the 3J's were always front and center. Then as the other members began to improve their dance skills, they started to blend in. However, to this day, the 3J's will still do their thing. Like Butter M the Stallion vr they did a dance for that. Just the 3J's. You should check it out if you haven't already 💜💜💜💜💜
I hope you’ll do the whole Rise of Bangtan series. It only gets better form here, and there are hilarious deleted scenes from each episode as well. I also recommend watching the trailer for the rise of Bangtan, because it lets you know what to expect from the series.
Also of note is that when the members speak of themselves as being a certain age, they are giving their Korean ages. International age, they are at least 1 yr younger and most are 2 yrs younger. That makes a big difference! 💜
Obrigada por reagir ao Rise of Bangtan pessoal, eu simplesmente adoro ver os reatores descobrindo esse documentário, é tão satisfatório o quão longe chegou nosso amado BTS, Borahae guys 🥰 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 🇧🇷
This is a great series. I love how it showd the Kpop culture and how BTS grew out of that, but also being different that they came from a small company and one that LET them do their own work, and not limit them the way other bands were limited. It always gives me goosebumps seeing RM say he's ready and hoping for success, knowing how far they will come beyond anything they imagined. Also, when that one promoter says one day in next five years a band will come from Korea defying all the odds to be on top of Westerner charts too. And they edit back to BTS chants. Just a really well made documentary.
Since this series is strictly real footage, and not narrated by the creator, it tells the story with a lot less bias than most fan-made "documentaries".
I would advise you to maybe listen to the music that is included in each episode before watching the episode. That way you can see their mindset and what they were talking about at that time with no spoilers. The only thing that didn't come off too well in this video was how they were trying to show the difference between BTS and all other groups. You see them wandering around, eating out, talking about writing and composing, things that other groups did not do.💜
If you haven’t done Your Eyes Tell or The Truth Untold I recommend them. Ballads. One is the vocal line, one is all 7. The live performances are amazing.
I’m so glad that you are starting to watch this documentary-series. Borahae 💜 I just want to point out that up until this year Korea’s age system was different from the international age system. So when the members mention their age you need to subtract 2 years for most people. Koreans counted the birth as 1 year old and the first new year for the child as 2 years old. So when a baby completes its first year they can be 3 years old. This was very confusing for non-Korean fans.
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I really enjoy our reaction. By chance here, first time, as a Bts fan. A little something that is not said about Bang PD, the CEO, the producer... He used to be a producer in one of the big companies (JYP or YG, don't remember exactly), a successful one, that were the name "hitman" Bang came from. He left to start his own company do to disagreements about how the work with the artist, or the content in music should be, so he started small, but with big ideals. I would day he had a better relationship with his artists, but also demanded more. Not to say more work, cause all idols, trainees work hard, but more as in character, implication, commitment. Still, as he said, he couldn't make another group like Bts cause he doesn't know how Bts came out... It was the connection the guys formed amongst them (and I would say that mindset that RM has/has that was adopted by everyone, or the ambition that RM, Suga and JHope had, was contagious...)
I also mess up which label that was - only that he was there with his friend from the beginning when besides them only someone doing books was there. Bang usually says it was a fight about socks - when the two of them shared a room in the US for a time trying to connect their artists with the US music industry to create a synergy effect (they were ignored) - that drove him away and into creating a new label. Mind you his friend helped by giving im the chance to co-manage one of his artists.
Jhope didn't come in as a choregrapher, maybe you meant to say dance leader/main. He can remember the choreography the fastest. I feel pretty sure even if something is not right he will voice his opinion. He has helped RM, Suga, and Jin when needed. Son is their main choreographer. They also use different choreographers when needed. They are sent dance routines and it is just a matter of time when the dance fits the song.
BTS performed at the 25th anniversary concert and also got the blessing of remix of Come Back Home. Two legend! BTS & Seo 25th anniversary concert ua-cam.com/video/C0T6MVYxC8s/v-deo.html BTS Come back home MV ua-cam.com/video/2vJFn10XLQM/v-deo.html BTS Come back home festa live ua-cam.com/video/6dYxgPGfjkg/v-deo.html
This series are very good. But we have to be aware that Big Hit/Hybe is not like other agencies the way they manage their artists. We cannot generalize. BTS label's mentality is unique because Bang PD (Bang Si-hyuk or Hitman Bang too) is a composer and producer more than a financial manager and he understands talent, artists mindset and their needs. 😊💜
ojala y las personas le pusieran mucha atencion a este documental. porque para lo que es BTS ahora los Grandes de esa industria tuvieron que sufrir.. y derramar sangre sudor y muchas lagrimas. BTS. no son ese tipo de grupor privilegiados. como todos de esa industria. gracias a BTS el K-pop es conocido en todo el mundo BTS es grande BTS es lo unico Bueno de ese pais que solo los a menospreciado a pesar de. todo el reconocimiento que ellos le dieron a todos esos malagradecidos
Hope u continue, this series keeps getting better. Also a reminder that when the say their ages it’s about 1-2 yrs older than we would calculate in the west. Korea used to count the time in the womb (so are considered to be 1 at birth), then everyone turns a yr older at the new year. So when JK says he was 16, graduating middle school, he was 14 by international age.
They rarely do their own choreographies, they always have choreographers. They just give their input and maybe change a few moves sometimes but not the whole choreography. Except when they do freestyle of course thats all them.
BTS cannot be compared to another group especially the Colour pink group. Our boys had to work hard for every little thing....they weren't served anything on a golden platter. The boys were involved in the entire process of their songs and albums right from writing music lyrics and lot of other things. 💜💜💜
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This fan-made series is better than any other that I've seen. There is *so much content* about BTS and the Army that led this project deserves applause.
K-pop fans are typically young individuals. BTS' fans are unique because they cross generations of ages. BTS brings people together not only from different cultures but also ages. To be able to appreciate and rejoice in a group with other fans from such a variety of ages is an amazing experience.
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Seo Taiji actually held a 25th anniversary concert in 2017 where he performed numerous songs with BTS. If you want to check out those performances Enjoy BTS More is such a good channel to check out.
Absolutely!
It's such a great performance!
The song I prefer is 'Come back home ' !
I have the 'all BTS' version on my Playlist!
And yes ' Enjoy BTS more ' is a great channel !
Yes! Those stages are so under-appreciated!
@@bulletproof_hope BTS's version of Come Back Home is so amazing. Sometimes when people redo a classic, they lose all of the essence and spirit of the song but BTS managed to make their version sound so fresh while still maintaining the spirit of the original.
Yes! The Seo Taiji 25th Anniversary Show with BTS is so amazing!
Also, during that concert, Seo Taiji literally handed the baton to BTS & told them to fly. Seo Taiji was an amazing Idol.
I've said it before and I'll say it again... The music and performance draws you in, but it is the guys themselves that make you stay. :) I'm in this Bangtan Shit for LIFE!
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All artists in pop culture everywhere, music and movies, prepare, body shape, skin routines, for the photoshoots, for the mv...
Finally, you react to this video, V is in the next video, many say he is Bangtan's secret weapon, btw don't forget that in each chapter episode there is Deleted and Bonus Scane The Rise Of Bangtan, actually you can combine them into one, this video is very good To know more about BTS, I'm waiting for the next episode, Borahae 💜
With V's deep silky voice, it's easy to see that
@@StayingOffTopic It was a marketing trick.
People can only buy a product if they know it exists -> the more people talk about them the more fans they can recruit and a "secret" charming member? generates talk
Mind you the only job description of Teahyung was a simple vocalist - even Jin was also the "visual".
Don't get me wrong: I love Taehyung's voice. But Asians in general seem to prefer higher voices like Jimin and high notes are paied extra attention to.
This is a great series! Aneesa (the creator of The Rise of Bangtan) shared that she has been working on this series (her labor of love) for over 3 years! She is taking viewer on a journey step-by-step from BTS' perspective not looking back on their days but living through them (with them). She edits their content to allow BTS to speak their thoughts, through their experiences at the time because BTS has been documenting themselves since BEFORE their debut, so there is A LOT of material to edit down to tell their story! She also gives an overview of the KPop history for those who are not familiar with the industry. She uses clips from different video clips of other idols/ journalists interviews to try to give a broader perspective of the industry. Her skill as a professional video editor really shines through. Amazing work! I think many ARMY really like this series (besides it being extremely well made), she doesn't try to interpret what "she thinks" BTS is trying to say, she just shows the viewers exactly what they said and shared about what their thoughts were at the time. She is an "OG" KPop fan and BTS fan since pre-debut! She also shared that BTS has been the light in her darkness for many years now. *(Cr: "FY" on yt)*
I think it's important to notice the differences between BTS' worries and the other trainees worries. BTS' were worried about their own personal skills (not dancing well enough, song worries, etc), about not getting attention when they debut due to their small company, not having money, etc. While the other trainees seem to be living in fear of being cut from the company at any moment if they make one mistake, worrying about weight quotas, etc. BTS stayed until late hours because they WANTED to, while the other trainees HAD to. Obviously BTS had things they had to do too, they could've not made it to debut as Jimin almost did due to short training, but instead of using that as a fear to hold over them Bighit seemed to use it to encourage them to work harder and improve themselves. BTS were allowed to make mistakes without worrying they'd be thrown out of the company.
I'm very glad that they all signed with Bighit, and that Bighit has caused a shift in the Kpop industry, lots of newer companies are giving their groups more freedom and treating them better due to BTS' success. These companies see that idols don't need to be punished and forced to do things in order to succeed, BTS are proof that freedom and happiness should be the most important thing. *(Cr: "Shannon" on yt)*
Now plz understand this 1st & 2nd episode shows two sides, one is typical k-pop system and how the labels/industry work, whereas subtle hints of BTS and bighit being contradictory different is shown, BTS is different from other K-pop groups and BigHit is different from other idol music companies. These first few episodes can be misleading because it makes you think BTS management follows these guidelines the other idol members from other companies are talking about, but BTS and BigHit don't do those things. Notice how when it is said idols don't have a lot of creative freedom, you see Namjoon and Yoongi writing lyrics, or when it says idols have phone bans or something, you see the BTS members on their phones, or how when idols say they aren't allowed to go outside the dorm, you see Yoongi walking around freely. It can be a confusing thing for new ARMY to make note of, but PLEASE notice these differences. It is vital to how BigHit runs differently, and therefore why BTS is so different from other idol groups from the very start. *(Cr: "Kayla Kulik" on yt)*
14:20 it's not like they always had restaurant meals, they barley could afford anything. Boys told how they would take one soda and dilute with water so it would last longer. How Suga had to work as delivery boy to cover costs simultaneously being trainy and continue studies - that's where he got his shoulder injury. Their training room was in basement that was leaking and had mould
Woww....this is a huge undertaking. This fan made documentary had like over 20 something chapters last time I saw lol. But it's soooo well made for a fan made documentary. Hope you enjoy it lol.
I’ve gotten chills from every episode
They are even younger than they say on here because using Korean age, they say 16, it means 14 or 15 in International age. This doc does a great job showing that Bighit treated them better than some agencies would have. They got to write their own stuff sooner. They didn’t pit them against each other and I think that’s why they are still together. So good.
But they did let go of trainees. It is even part of lyrics like "Run BTS".
There is a short documentary of the last trainee they send away. Back than they couldn't afford to keep the trainees that didn't make it.
Supreme Boi choose to become a BH producer - I don't think he was kicked from the group but he didn't want to be part of it.
(there is also the former trainee that killed himself and while he was an a* I'm also sad about it)
Today they keep the trainees except if the trainee wants to go. People are still hoping that some of the trainees from "Trainee A" will debut in another HYBE group.
@@ruthfischer7615 Ya, I know. I have never seen anything that seemed abusive like I have with some other companies so that is what I am grateful for. It is sad for the trainees that didn’t make it and who died. Nothing anyone can say to make that feel better.
@@bluehourtarot Iron died a few years ago - early 2021 (?) I think. The speculation was suicide - but it was - as far as we know - never proven - just that no one killed him.
It was just strange how he was found - outside with a headwound in a gardenbed. But that nothing to do with BH/HYBE or BTS.
From BH (or HYBE - not that they have anything to do with the artists or trainees) I have never heard bad things in the treatment of their artists/trainees.
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One thing to note about this series, the way it's structured is to show how most of Kpop operates and works and then they'll show clips of BTS usually showing the difference as the often fell out of the status quo. So you would see other groups talking about how miserable it was to be in a group but then it's juxtaposed against BTS actually enjoying spending time together. It's nothing against other groups of course. It's human nature to get sick of seeing the same people day in and day out when you wake up, go to school sometimes, go to work, practice, eat, and get ready to sleep again. It's natural to get agitated and the high stress of being a trainee can make people even more sensitive to their frustration. BTS is actually the odd ones for how much they adore each other and actively chose to live with or near each other long after they needed to. Most groups are glad to separate when they have the freedom to live alone so they can have breathing room. Living together isn't what made BTS so close. All idols have to do that at some point and a lot of them over the decades have hated each other behind the scenes. It all depends on the group. There are a lot that have existed.
Fun fact.. seo taiji aka the founder of kpop literally passed the torch to bts a few years ago and said "this is your generation now" and yes they performed together
I think the nuance you might have misunderstood and that the series was trying to point out is how BTS from the start was disruptive compared to what was happening on kpop scene, they were born and developed in a slightly different context than other regular K-pop groups!
Different in the approach (didn't want to look unattainable but close by filming their vlog), reaching to different audiences, had rules but not as harsh as regular trainee systems and based on the proactive decisions and willingness of the members (they were still very restricted and received strict dance training especially)!
I really hope they read this
You guys are missing the point by a country mile, lol. Yes, kpop companies have rules as far as a schedules and whatnot. But this series is showing how BTS and their company eschewed a lot of those rules and "norms" to forge their own path. From the very beginning, BTS had a LOT more freedom than most of their peers, especially when it came to writing lyrics/music, producing beats, etc. Those are the things you need to watch for, IMO. What the "system" was doing versus what Big Hit/BTS were doing.
Exactly when they said that they are like prince and princess who appears flawless, then they show BTS looking complete opposite..
I wish Aneesa had spelled that out better for people because so many people misunderstand that when they watch this.
I think that part about a generally young audience is because most K-pop groups actually do have just a young audience. Aside from the the groups that had their fans already grow with them, BTS does actually have a wide range of fans and a really high rate of fan conversion, that's why we have a lot of older ARMYs too. This isn't so common with other groups. Especially at the time where that clip was lifted from. Also in SK at that time, Idol music was mainly considered "kids music" and wasn't something most adults would get into. Hence you also have why 'idol music' was looked down upon since it was dismissed as kids music. At the same time, you can understand why since BTS was the outlier in that they wrote music with more substance and meaningful themes, while most groups at the time were not really known for content with substance. It's easy to understand why "idol music" wouldn't appeal to older audiences. Or at least for a stigma to exist.
That and the Idol music is "too Western" - meaning it lacks - usually - the Korean element and the genres that Koreans like - Koreans love ballads, trot music & soundtracks especially.
Hope you guys keep watching this series. Enjoy your reactions.💜
In a recent Forbes economic analysis BTS bring $4.9Billion US to the country each year.... As well as that - The economic onflow (hotels, food,, etc) from every BTS concert held in South Korea is worth $1 billion US.... eg. Stores in Seoul reported a 1200% rise in sales during BTS 10th Festa this year. ...
While BTS do have rules they need to follow, this series really does highlight the difference between the other companies and BigHit at the time. While they did have freedom it is important to note that they used that "freedom" to hone their craft and became even more determined to make it to the top and be the best in every aspect of song, rap and performance. Mad respect to PDBang, the boys and their production team (many of whom are still with the boys today.)
I recommend the deleted scenes and bonus scenes too. Whether you watch it on your own time or not. It's just fun stuff that's nice to see or know that may add some context. Or just to make you smile or laugh lol.
Seo Taiji has actually invited BTS to perform at his concert and BTS has done their own version to one of his classics "Come Back Home". There's an MV for "Come Back Home" and you can find videos from the concert online. I believe the YT channel EnjoyBTSMore has some of the concert there with English subtitles too.
They started with a young audience, that was the target. They are called Bulletproof Boys after all. As the years passed a whole new kind of fans grew up when people from all ages and Cultures are now part of ARMY.
You guys should really check out all three of their UN Assembly speeches!!! They're pretty incredible.
This is a great docu-series but this first episode is a little misunderstood sometimes. BTS of course faced hardship as trainees. It was competitive, they had tough schedules, they had rules...but they were not facing the excessively brutal conditions that trainees at the Big 3 faced (YG, JYP, SM). BigHit was broke but they believed in nurturing artists. Bang PD required that his staff not speak down to the artists, when Yoongi got injured at his part time job that he took to help pay for school, instead of firing him, BigHit paid for his education so he didn't have to work, and they also didn't have to take on a ton of debt to pay to be a trainee like idols at big companies did (BigHit eliminated trainee debt and was among the first to require cultural competency training and mental health support to trainees). The boys got to write their music, contribute to what they were doing, they had their scheduled practices but they voluntarily went above and beyond. I'm not saying they didn't have any rules, of course they did. But it definitely was a different case than the big companies. The creator of this series intended to juxtapose BTS' experience from that of the rest of the kpop world because a lot of people believe that the difference in philosophies about what a kpop artist is, was key to Bangtan really rising above. But some people miss that. The horror stories you saw in this doc (which aren't even the worst that some trainees were subjected to) do not apply to BTS. They had their own struggles for being outsiders and bucking the system. But being forced to have plastic surgery or locked in a practice room until they lost 5lbs were not among them.
Thanks... This is a very important point... I think since the creator is herself a kpop fan in general, she used in some way BTS to highlight kpop and other groups which was a bit disappointing for me... She even in some episodes twisted some contexts and lyrics... But the serie is still enjoyable, you just have to really know BTS''s story to not be confused... Thats why I always advice to be familiar first with original BTS and BigHit contents, read their interviews or even fact-checking the sources before going to fan edits.
@@yasminesb7947I so agree.
Very interesting is the member of Super Junior talking about the group that will rise to dominate the west in the introduction. That group was put together by another label to challenge and take over from where BTS was really starting to rise in the West and it had major backing from a western label, so he is really talking about his own group there, but they failed and BTS continued to rise. For fans who know that history, that was a nice sneaky intro 😂
It was SuperM that was formed by SM Entertainment to challenge BTS, not Super Junior. Super Junior debuted in 2005.
@@libby5409 Yeah, but the SJ member was also not talking about his group - he was talking about SuperM. That was your missunderstanding because it was only hinted at in the comment.
@@libby5409 Thanks for that, there are too many Supers 😉 but a certain Super Junior member has also said some interesting things directly to their face (bringing up the plagiarism accusations)
OK that's funny 😂😂
Oh you guys gotta watch all the episodes it’s so well made!! You will definitely have a well rounded insight to their journey. We all tend to forget how much they suffered, because they were always tried to be positive and not let anyone see the their other side. Didn’t want to disappoint whatever little fans they had back then. Their story is beautiful!!
BTS HAS ALWAYS SHOWN THE LOVE AND RESPECT THEY FEEL FOR MICHAEL JACKSON
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜OT7 FOREVER 🫰🙏❤️🔥
So glad you found these series.it’s a very well made fan made docu series.
Yeah so that comment by that woman about the young audience. It's true they have young audiences, however it appeals to every age group, race, etc. My wife is 60 and I'm 58, we've loved BTS for over 5 years now and haven't looked back, it's the best, seriously!!!!!!
Oh my god! thank you for starting this series! Each episode has "deleted scenes" and "Bonus content" as well! They contain some gold content from the past in there; memorable moments for both armys and bts. So every time you watch one episode do check out the episode's "deleted scenes" and "bonus content" as well!
I didn't expect you to jump into this very early, so glad!
I would like to recommend also THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LIFE GOES ON THE STORY OF BTS by THE RICE SQUAD.
Aneesa, who made this did an amazing job. This was her passion project. It took her about three years to outline and storyboard the series. She is a professional film editor, and she works in LA.
Just a heads up on the ages. The members are giving you their Korean age. You need to subtract one or two years Most of the members were born September-December, so subtract two years. J-Hope and Suga were born in February and March respectively, so usually you can just subtract one year. Korean age is counted by years you have lived in, not by the sets of 365 days you have lived. V was born December 30 1995. That was the first year that he lived in, so he was one. Two days later, January 1st, 1996, that is the second year he lived in, so he was now two. When the boys debuted in 2013, Jin was 20 and JK was 15. (JK auditioned in the spring of 2011, and moved away from home and into the dorm in June 2011; he was 13.)
Just a small add-on...
South Korea did away with the Korean age system in June 2023 so whenever they talk about age from now on it should be international age. 💜
@imajinallthepurple true. However, culture takes longer to die. Older generations still use the lunar calendar. Using counting years (Korean) and not full years (international) will probably still determine hierarchy and verb forms. Korea has been using international age for military and government documents (pensions, driver's license, etc) for several decades.
@@tammarabg8174 They know they have a lot of international fans to whom it's confusing and they've corrected themselves on it recently so that's why I believe they'll make an extra effort about it going forward. It's actually through them mentioning it that I learned about the new law in the first place and looked it up. BTS educates again. 😄👍 I think you're absolutely right about the respect aspect and while I do think the Korean blind/automatic respect is wrong, tbh I also think western countries (like mine) could learn something from them and incorporate a little more respect for our elders. So, meeting somewhere in the middle, I guess?!? 🤔
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@imajinallthepurple I see us on the same side, just looking at different parts. I was thinking of Korea as a whole. I agree that the members of BTS have and will use international age for I-ARMYs. I love how ARMYs can have discussions, share views, and understand each other.. Borahae.
Please look into Seo Taiji more. He's credited as the pioneer of Kpop, but the topics he sang about were miles beyond what Kpop evolved into. He kind of handed the torch to BTS because they were singing about heavier more relatable topics as well.
He asked BTS to do a cover of one of his songs for an anniversary album, and had them as special guests at his 25th anniversary concert.
I truly enjoy your reactions! Look forward to The Rise of Bangtan Chapter 02 Begin!!!
RM and Suga worked sooo hard. Not only practicing each day but writing and producing the songs. So much pressure
I am so glad you're watching this!! I think you should watch the bonus scenes and edited out scenes as well! They're funny and add loads more context and insight to their personalities as well :))
I enjoyed this one so much! Can't wait till you do the others in this series. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
More to come!
I really hope you watch the whole series. It will help you understand how they got to the phenomenon they are today, how they gained the huge fanbase. Besides the talent, there is also the amazing backstory you'll see in this series, and also the special relationship they created among themselves and with their fans. The documentary shows what made them different than other kpop artists.Many people will watch this with you, and I'm sure you would not regret it, so fingers crossed you continue. You can also discover the evolution of their music watching this series.
BTS Paved The Way
Army has very good graphics and videographers indeed
I'm 66. I Became Army last year. It's totally out of my character .when I was a teenager and young adult I love music but I wasn't one of these over the top fans .Now I find I'm all about BTS. 💜
I'm an army since 2019... i have not caught up with all of the content too! They have so many released since pre debut and every year they release so much too. I salute the armys who have caught up. Like... how??!!! 😂
I honestly don't think it possible to be caught up with everything and still live a "normal" "productive" life....lmao. I have been following since pre-debut days, and joined as a card carrying member of ARMY day one ARMY was our official name. I still find hidden gems( performances, interviews, vlogs, solo stuff, etc) that I have never seen and glad that 10 years into being part of the most amazing fan dom out there (I'm 41 as of a few days ago so believe me I have joined many fandoms over the years) that I can still get those first time views on content they put out there.
I really hope you keep up with watching the episodes. So many content creators only do like three episodes.
We’re committed to learning as much as possible about BTS, so we will continue.💜
The Rise of Bangtan is the best fan made documentary series..will watched it again with you guys
This documentary is showing how much bts is different from the other kpop idols or agencies
El mejor documental de los chicos, esto debería estar en Netflix, espero ep 2
4:33 when she says it's a young audience, she's talking about kpop in general, not BTS specifically. Generally kpop fanbase are teens, / young adults. BTS is different. It's a bit confusing but when the voice overs & whatnot discuss certain things, like what idols can do or not do, super strict diets & always appearing perfect, they're talking about the kpop industry in general, but if you watch, it'll show BTS doing whatever it's sayings idols can't do etc. (BTS show themselves without makeup, hitman bang pd didn't make them practice extra, they did that themselves etc) sry if I'm not explaining this well lol but I hope you kinda understand what I'm trying to say 😂 💜
7:26 seo tajii was more like BTS , (or rather BTS are the most like seo tajii) in that both groups sing about social issues etc, which is not standard in kpop. Check out seo tajii and BTS : come back home & classroom ideal live . Seo tajii invited BTS to perform with him for his 25th anniversary concert. And seo tajii "passed the torch" to BTS. He thinks BTS are doing now what seo tajii did back then. He was waiting for someone to come along like that and he found them in BTS 😊
Thanks for pointing the importance to not confuse between BTS and Kpop journeys which are for most parts different... I think this is the major negative of this serie, the creator let a blurred line without clearly stating or showing that BTS were part of every decision related to their lives or art, maybe because the creator is a kpop fan herself... The dieting in their case wasn't because the company but because of the Korean society norms at the time, and not only for their weight but also their skin since 3 of them were still teenages when they debuted or even young adults... Also BigHit didn't have tons of trainees, they were 9 and only 1 was eliminated and the other left because he didn''t want to be part of an idol group (of course he lied later saying it was coz of rules).
@@yasminesb7947 she was called out by some of her original supporter in patreon for this. She did mostly great with TROB but she was multi-fandom and was trying to make some really vague allusions, and deliberately wasnt clearly defining BTS journey against typical kpop, especially the first 4 episodes. Hope reactors are given a short background before starting TROB. Theres a reason why she took it down too, but thats another story.
@@jenjin9492 Agree... I was disappointed by the way she praised LSM when he isn't even the creator of the trainee system, it came from J-pop.. She also gave a manti narrative sometimes implying sometimes they were mistreated without evidences, when some asked her, she said its her personnal narrative.. when she showed that ex-trainee complaining about rules in episode 4 and followed by RM saying "its suffocating" implying that he was complaining too when in fact he was talking about haters comments... and the most shocking is the episode about War of Hormone, she literaly changed the lyrics in the subtitles giving to Suga a really wrong ones when the originals are just there on the MV, Doolset or Genius, she implied that they were in the wrong without showing that they were falsly accused and were forced to apologize... Yes the serie is great and for most part she did a great job, but I can't trust her and it was pure opportunism using BTS for herself and her other favs... I'm so glad BTS are releasing their book and documentary telling themselves their story.
@@yasminesb7947 yup, I once read a comment on of the reactors before, a patreon of hers who has helped financially with the creation of TROB, who explained it abit more, they said she got upset and posted a tweet when BTS/Hybe announced they were realeasing original documentaries. It's great but like u I felt a little uneasy with how she presented BTS on the first episodes
@@yasminesb7947 They had a lot more trainees: The two people in that documentary "I was almost in BTS" or whatever that was called - one of them has a youtube channel - I think, Iron (may he rest in peace), Supreme Boi, Kidoh, !11evn, Suwoong, A-Tom etc.
I think RM once mentioned that up to 13 (?) people lived in the dorm at one time. Tricky to say when who left and why.
The bands live together, but the normal thing is that after a couple of years, each one goes to their own home. BTS by their own decision lived together for almost 10 years. It should also be noted that because it was a small company, they operated differently, they had a lot of creative freedom. 💜💜💜
Please Next CHAPTER 2🙏💜💜
You guys have started the best documentary series its about what is real bts and how they created a big comfortable family fandom...
Do not forget to read little information that pop out on screen... Also watch deleted and bonus content clips...
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Hi, yes, just as you said in your reaction, I hope you eventually react to some of Seo Taiji, the Father of KPop. He was the influence & the impetus for the South Korean (SK) idol music business (aka KPop) to get started, however inadvertent it was. His band, "Seo Taiji & Boys", was what started that inspiration, of which the music style of that group was basically hiphop-rock, not just hiphop, because as said in TRoB, those kinds of music styles were still new back then in SK. However, Seo Taiji was already in the music business since the mid 1980's, especially as a guitar bassist for a little bit with the hair-metal band Sinawe. Now think about that, Seo Taijji, is first & foremost a rock & metal musician, yet KPop turned heavily into a pop & hiphop style genre of music, all because he was experimenting with hiphop. That is the irony of KPop, in that it was accidentally begun by a metal/rock musician, yet KPop isn't rock/metal. And something that you also have to be aware of, if it's not already obvious, is that KPop itself is really just modern western music adopted by SK. I hope you react to some songs/musicvideos of Seo Taiji & Boys of the early 1990's, as well as his metal music tracks from around the Y2K era, as well as some EDM/experimental tracks from the early 2000's. Taiji's music styles are just as diverse. One important thing to also know about Taiji is that he was really one of the prominent figures in SK music to have a lot of social commentary in his songs, to which this had gotten him censored at times, back in the early 1990's, when it was considered risky to do so. This is why BTS is important, because BTS also carried social awareness in their own songs. Other KPop groups try not to imbue socio-political messages in their songs because of that said risk & backlash. Seo Taiji has basically passed the torch/mantle to BTS in 2017, not only because BTS got huge but also because of their deep lyrical messages. If you want any recommendations for Seo Taiji stuff, please let me know.
Wow! This is so interesting! Is BTS the only group Seo TaiJi did a huge comeback concert with? Would love to see links!! Thank you 💜🙏
@wongpauline22 I don't have the link, but search for Seo Taiji 25th anniversary concert. It's on UA-cam.
@@wongpauline22 ... Taiji was supposedly going to do collabs with other KPop artists in those times, starting with BTS, but I think the pandemic messed that plan up. He has had some personal issues since then as well, such as an accident, iirc, not to mention possibly thinking about retirement. He got Covid himself but is better now. That's why he wasn't able to create a concert in 2022 for his 30th anniversary for his debut in the Taiji & Boys band which again pretty much invented KPop afterward. But things can change. He is still thinking on making a comeback, hopefully before thinking about retirement. Docskim himself, the keyboardist for Taiji for the past decade, then became the keyboardist at Hybe, was also about to retire, but working for Hybe & for BTS made him rethink about retirement. As Jessica said, you can find the link for the 25th anniversary Time Traveler 2017 concert. The entire 2.5 hours is at Taijji's official youtube channel SEOTAIJI. Unfortunately , it has no english captions. But you can also find some other channels making snippets of the concert & adding subtitles to them. But that is not the only concert on youtube. He also has his past other concerts here, such as Mobius & Quiet Night tours. He also had a symphonic-rock/metal mix concert with a royal philharmonic orchestra headed by Tolga Kashif in 2008. And many more. It would be great if he does a collab again with BTS in 2025 or later, when both of them make a comeback together. It would be cool to see BTS doing rock & metal music again, as that would make it full circle back to Taiji. And BTS would also be playing some instruments, because Taiji is also a multi-instrumentalist. That would help evolve & progress KPop from only being a singing + dancing platform into the formfactor of singing + instruments + choreo, which would again make BTS the pioneer, just as Taiji was. It would evolve KPop, turning it into something like the Jackson 5, who did all of that half a century ago.
You also have to remember that Korean age is different, you need to take Off 2 years to get the actual age. So RM was only 17, Jin was only 19, and Jungkook was 13 when they all started training 😮
They grew up together, remember JK said he graduated Middle school....not High school....they did go to his High school graduation, but the one you see of RM and Suga and Jin talking about how cute he looks down in the audience was his Middle school graduation. He then went into High school. 😮
RM took on alot at that early age, they all did.
Now you see why Army's are so in love with these boys and protective of them!!! As young kids they had alot on their shoulders and No parent to look out for them. Only each other!! ❤❤💜💜💜💜💜💜💜❤❤
That was actually from the entrence ceremony in 2014.
JK was almost 16 when they debuted.
There was also a manager in the dorm.
BTW IU and G-Dragon were 9 when they entered training. Taemin was 14 when he debuted. Beginning early is normal in Idol music.
it's sucha proof how you grown to know them and like them, that in the very first minutes you were already talking about their story and struggles.
Thank you for the reactions and comments...I hope you guys continue this series regularly...don't give too much distance because there's a lot of info about KPop in this series as well, which will make you Better understand what the world of K-pop really is. Also, of course, quite detailed information about BTS..So how was it?? Let's do it every day?? Hehehehe..🤭😁🫰
Oh, Happy Day! 🎶🎵 This is one of my favorite series! I'm just starting the video, I hope you all enjoyed it! There is so much to learn from this series alone. I hope you watch all the episodes, (bonus and deleted too, even if you watch on your own time. The added info helps round things out). I'll be right here along with you guys. 💜 EDIT: There is so much info coming at you besides the subtitles, and the little blurbs on any part of the screen, always glance at those too. They provide additional info and context.
I just had to return to your comment to thank you. Oh, Happy Day! 🎶🎵 has been going thru my head for the past couple hours non-stop.😵💫😆
Guys this is a 23-episode series and you'll really love it and get to know sooo much more about the 7 of them and their stories! Also PLEASE do not miss out on the "bonus content" and "deleted scenes" for each episode. They contain a lot of fun, memorable and extremely funny moments! You guys are gonna love it so please do react to those two videos along with each episode reaction. ARMYs would love to see it and we don't mind if the video is slightly longer either! I'm sooo excited for this journey!
Please remember to watch the entire video for BTS content and for Rise of Bangtan. They often have important content to the very end that is not repeated in the next video. Even stopping seconds from the end can miss valuable content.
Bts were just kids but alot of people looked down on them and were bullied by neitzens , kpop idols , companies, kpop fans ..etc
Bts opened up about these hardships in their book beyond the story
Thanks for react to this series. I always waiting your react to this series
I love the Jhope, Jungkook and Jimin who became known as the 3J's dance line due to their extraordinary dance skills. In their early videos and stage performances, the 3J's were always front and center. Then as the other members began to improve their dance skills, they started to blend in. However, to this day, the 3J's will still do their thing. Like Butter M the Stallion vr they did a dance for that. Just the 3J's. You should check it out if you haven't already 💜💜💜💜💜
Omg !!! This is what I've been waiting for. Finally ! ❤
I hope you’ll do the whole Rise of Bangtan series. It only gets better form here, and there are hilarious deleted scenes from each episode as well. I also recommend watching the trailer for the rise of Bangtan, because it lets you know what to expect from the series.
Looking forward to chapter 2💜☺
YEEEEEES A LOVE THE RISE OF BANGTAN 💜
Yeeesss, I hope you keep on checkong on this wonderful series. You'll love it the more you go into the episodes!!!.💜💜💜💜 Fighting!!!!!
Also of note is that when the members speak of themselves as being a certain age, they are giving their Korean ages. International age, they are at least 1 yr younger and most are 2 yrs younger. That makes a big difference! 💜
Obrigada por reagir ao Rise of Bangtan pessoal, eu simplesmente adoro ver os reatores descobrindo esse documentário, é tão satisfatório o quão longe chegou nosso amado BTS, Borahae guys 🥰 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 🇧🇷
I am so happy you started watching this series. It's so well done. Keep posting your reactions. I enjoy watching your journey.💜
Thank you! Will do!
This is a great series. I love how it showd the Kpop culture and how BTS grew out of that, but also being different that they came from a small company and one that LET them do their own work, and not limit them the way other bands were limited. It always gives me goosebumps seeing RM say he's ready and hoping for success, knowing how far they will come beyond anything they imagined. Also, when that one promoter says one day in next five years a band will come from Korea defying all the odds to be on top of Westerner charts too. And they edit back to BTS chants. Just a really well made documentary.
Cant not wait until the next chapter!! Thank you so much for this.💜💜💜
Since this series is strictly real footage, and not narrated by the creator, it tells the story with a lot less bias than most fan-made "documentaries".
41:28 You are right that was pre BTS, it was mainly teenagers and young adults. There was older fans but not a lot..
Love this series, can't wait to see more.
They didn’t even notice that V wasn’t really in the video 😂 i guess it’s understandable cuz they are very new to this. 😂😂🤣🤣🧍🏾
I would advise you to maybe listen to the music that is included in each episode before watching the episode. That way you can see their mindset and what they were talking about at that time with no spoilers.
The only thing that didn't come off too well in this video was how they were trying to show the difference between BTS and all other groups. You see them wandering around, eating out, talking about writing and composing, things that other groups did not do.💜
If you haven’t done Your Eyes Tell or The Truth Untold I recommend them. Ballads. One is the vocal line, one is all 7. The live performances are amazing.
I’m so glad that you are starting to watch this documentary-series. Borahae 💜
I just want to point out that up until this year Korea’s age system was different from the international age system. So when the members mention their age you need to subtract 2 years for most people. Koreans counted the birth as 1 year old and the first new year for the child as 2 years old. So when a baby completes its first year they can be 3 years old. This was very confusing for non-Korean fans.
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I really enjoy our reaction. By chance here, first time, as a Bts fan.
A little something that is not said about Bang PD, the CEO, the producer... He used to be a producer in one of the big companies (JYP or YG, don't remember exactly), a successful one, that were the name "hitman" Bang came from. He left to start his own company do to disagreements about how the work with the artist, or the content in music should be, so he started small, but with big ideals. I would day he had a better relationship with his artists, but also demanded more. Not to say more work, cause all idols, trainees work hard, but more as in character, implication, commitment.
Still, as he said, he couldn't make another group like Bts cause he doesn't know how Bts came out... It was the connection the guys formed amongst them (and I would say that mindset that RM has/has that was adopted by everyone, or the ambition that RM, Suga and JHope had, was contagious...)
I also mess up which label that was - only that he was there with his friend from the beginning when besides them only someone doing books was there. Bang usually says it was a fight about socks - when the two of them shared a room in the US for a time trying to connect their artists with the US music industry to create a synergy effect (they were ignored) - that drove him away and into creating a new label.
Mind you his friend helped by giving im the chance to co-manage one of his artists.
It's JYP.
@@luciaas4174 Thank you 💜
Wooow i comment this before now its time your reaction.. I hope continue this series.. Please enjoy we love you guys💜💜💜💜💜
Borahae💜💜💜💜
Jhope didn't come in as a choregrapher, maybe you meant to say dance leader/main. He can remember the choreography the fastest. I feel pretty sure even if something is not right he will voice his opinion. He has helped RM, Suga, and Jin when needed. Son is their main choreographer. They also use different choreographers when needed. They are sent dance routines and it is just a matter of time when the dance fits the song.
(+ some addjustments not only by Hobi but also from the beginning by Jimin - who also helped individual training) 💜
BTS performed at the 25th anniversary concert and also got the blessing of remix of Come Back Home. Two legend!
BTS & Seo 25th anniversary concert ua-cam.com/video/C0T6MVYxC8s/v-deo.html
BTS Come back home MV ua-cam.com/video/2vJFn10XLQM/v-deo.html
BTS Come back home festa live ua-cam.com/video/6dYxgPGfjkg/v-deo.html
This series are very good. But we have to be aware that Big Hit/Hybe is not like other agencies the way they manage their artists. We cannot generalize. BTS label's mentality is unique because Bang PD (Bang Si-hyuk or Hitman Bang too) is a composer and producer more than a financial manager and he understands talent, artists mindset and their needs. 😊💜
Great reactors
This series is so well done. Hope you react to it all.
Mil gracias por reaccionar a Bangtan,por favor sigan reaccionando a esta serie 💜
Im so happy you're now starting with ROB! 🔥🔥🔥 I'll be watching it again with you!
Happy to hear that! 😊
please continue to react to this series, its honestly so amazing and educational
ojala y las personas le pusieran mucha atencion a este documental. porque para lo que es BTS ahora los Grandes de esa industria tuvieron que sufrir.. y derramar sangre sudor y muchas lagrimas. BTS. no son ese tipo de grupor privilegiados. como todos de esa industria. gracias a BTS el K-pop es conocido en todo el mundo BTS es grande BTS es lo unico Bueno de ese pais que solo los a menospreciado a pesar de. todo el reconocimiento que ellos le dieron a todos esos malagradecidos
The restaurant is still open
Hope u continue, this series keeps getting better. Also a reminder that when the say their ages it’s about 1-2 yrs older than we would calculate in the west. Korea used to count the time in the womb (so are considered to be 1 at birth), then everyone turns a yr older at the new year. So when JK says he was 16, graduating middle school, he was 14 by international age.
Thank you 💜💜💜
Yesssssss!!
Thanks for the reaction guys 💜💜
Thank you for watching 💜💜💜
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BTS is not k-pop for many of us, is judt BTS, their own gender 💜
They rarely do their own choreographies, they always have choreographers. They just give their input and maybe change a few moves sometimes but not the whole choreography. Except when they do freestyle of course thats all them.
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Love this💜
BTS cannot be compared to another group especially the Colour pink group. Our boys had to work hard for every little thing....they weren't served anything on a golden platter. The boys were involved in the entire process of their songs and albums right from writing music lyrics and lot of other things. 💜💜💜
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