The first video is a gift for Jimin. He filmed this during their trip in Tokyo, Jimin actually didn't know he was filming for GCF, so it's all genuine and unscripted, and he bought the copy right of the song to be used in the video, and he did this for Jimin's birthday.. it's so sweet tho 😭 And the second video is so far my favorite, it's so beautiful 😍 i'm hoping he will release another one too. 8:23 he said 'I'm sorry'
the fact that jimin didn't even know that jungkook was filming him for gcf in tokyo! and apparently jungkook bought the copyright of the song for him to use on the video!
@@choizzz Jung Kook said in Fake Love Fan Meeting. Jimin is not the main model, he just took it because he was there. The trip was supposed to be made by 3 members of the maknae line, but V couldn't go. For Jungkook, the tokyo GCF is just a work piece.
Every one of Jungkook’s GCF series explore different themes and display his versatility as he experiments with different filming/shooting styles. Best to watch every single one of them, including Life Goes On MV.
I love how the whole BE album was directed by themselves. It is their most beautiful album I own up until now. The MV was so great, they seemed so comfortable while filming and it has such nice vibes. JK did great as a director.
he said "joesonghamndia" it means sorry, since jhope, jimin, and jin were fooling around contrast to the vibe of the song. gcf in tokyo: jk brought jimin to tokyo, paid for the tickets and all, filmed jm without him even knowing what it was for, bought him stuff, and took him to disneyland as a present for jimin's birthday. If you know jk, that man doesn't like spending his money, he doesn't even pay for his meals he let's his hyungs pay for his meal when they go eat out. He doesn't even buy clothes that often, "i haven't seen him buy clothes ever since we debuted" (-bts). That's probably why many armys love and have this specific gcf as their favorite. I don't ship them, I know the whole jikook and shipping them thingy and I am not a part of that, I just adore how sweet jk is to his hyungs.
Just pointing out jungkook but his clothes especially recently , he buy meals and drinks remember the scene when bought beer to all the staffs and himself I just got bad vibe reading it he is not stingy he buys gifts too they talked about it V and Rm
@@Kookiepookie2025 sorry yeah i remember that, jimin and jk went out and he bought everyone (including the crew) a drink, but i was talking about when he eats out with his hyungs.
@@sikeysarms with his hyungs he doesn't pay that much bc there are 6 older than him and some are much richer so he can get spoiled if he want I would do that too😂
@@Kookiepookie2025 ikr that's what im saying jk's spoiled around his hyungs, that's why it was so adorable when he tries to spoil his jimin hyung and his other hyungs during their birthdays😂
JK directed one of their mvs life goes on, you should react to it That is also the reason why he was holding a camera in your previous video, the one you wanted
As a reguler person who knows nothing about filming or art as a whole, GCF in Helsinki was the best from the music background (in my playlist for years now), the color, the shot, the emotion and their beauty 😌
As a filmmaker and musician myself, i've been doing vlogs for a while now and the fact that JK got so much better and amazing at just making videos like this in a span of around 7 videos just shows his dedication and passion for the things he loves.
The last gcf in Helsinki was actually requested from him by the company to promote the release of their 2020 winter package. Its a dvd series they do annually that started as a summer package since 2015 and then later transitioned into a winter package
@@sanjanaray3558 jk said it himself in an interview 🤷♀️ I’ll post a link here if i find the time to look for it. Just curious though, why do you find it hard to believe when it’s actually used as official marketing and promotion material for the winter package dvd?
@@bembolbug Simply can't tolerate Jk's success..It's funny how they think it is not a promotion video when the video start with 'Winter package 2020'😂..who else would request a promotion video except their company?
he did that for Jimin birthday, it's gift from him. They fly to Tokyo for that and he even paid for the music to pud to his G.C.F its just thier friendship tho.
I was just rewatching these in preparation for this! He definitely improved as he went, but they’re all quiet and relaxing and cool in Their own ways. The first will always be my favorite I think for the meaning behind like a lot of the commenters are saying. I’m glad you were impressed and like them! I feel like a proud noona!! (Older sis). ☺️💜💜
@@LoveTheBasics JK made video to Life Goes On and song was written by band members J-Hope, RM and Suga alongside Ruuth, Antonina Armato, Chris James and it's producer Pdogg
Thank you very much for your reaction to Jungkoos talent as filmmaker. He did a great job and his first golden closet film he made was a birthday present for his hyung Jimin Park. They had a though time in that time and JK surprised his 2 years older bandmember jimin (with whom he shares the same workethic) with a trip to tokyo - he planed fully and booked anything for some normal things Jimin loves. Traveling and doing stuff like normal ones. If you know that JK hates to do a lot of traveling, its more a wonderful trip they did. Jimin wanted to see Disneyworld and he loves traveling and see many stuff. I really appreciate that JK was thoughtful to give his hyung (older male) some reasorance and peace back with it. It shows how much JK look for his members like he cried and plead hobi to stay as he wanted to quit. Jk gets mostly misread and that makes me sad bc he is a shy and sweet/lovely man (now) and showed always sincery who he is, what he thinks and more. Even when he is an idol and had to learn how to adapt in that business, he is still the honest member from all 7. You always see all of it in his whole art of action and bodylanguage - he is not a big talker, his actions speak more. And in the most times you will exactly see anything in his face or in his move of body etc. It was something special for his first film he did. He skipped nights to finish cuting and doing it bc he had no real time to do it while they had a though shedules as band. But JK put a lot of effort into it. And he told us too that this film was a private thing. He had no order or something at all. It was his own wish doing something private he loves, nothing workrelated. Thats why you find no credits from bighit on it, bc its full Jungkoos doing. Even Jimin did not know that it would be revealed and not stay private bc he would acted different. There are many theories why he done it, but it doesnt matter. I think as profi yourself you find the message yourself bc as artist yourself you know what you do when you do something like that. Jk told us too that lyrics of songs are important and that he always looks deep into it before he choose something and he paid licence for it too. [It was revealed in their 10th years bts book (what tolds bts completly from a neutral eyes perspective) that Jk had to tell the team that he planed this trip because of security issues, so yes Jimin did know it before they traveled, but he did not know it before everone else. The member and the team were concerned what could happens to them bc they already were famous. But they did it anyways. Its one of his best creative works he did for us, but unfornutaly their are thousand of people who try to do anything to make that ugly or insult or try to let something looking bad. I hope you will react to many other bts stuff and all jks films bc they are really awesome, even when everyone after his first private decision he had to involve all member. RM itself told live on a interview that he should take V to get more clicks. After his first GCF it was always a full BTS oriented Film with Bighit in the credist or his last a behind the scene for his solowork, what in the end the cuter from bighit had to create with a to-do-and wish-list from jk. Please be aware that not all have good intention who will write their opinion. Even my post you should take carefully. But please dont let you get decived with fake informations or willfull wrong doings. In BTS Fandome there is a war going on and thats an ugly thing. Mostly Jimin and JK gets attacked left and right if they get seen together or mentioned together. If its goes to wild, while we already have outstanding people like you who get attacked and deathtreats bc they mention jimin in combination with Jungkook, you should deactivate your comments.
THANK YOU for reacting to GCFs! It's years of progress! GCF Tokyo came out in 2017 and Helsinki in 2019. I'd like to add some context: GCF Tokyo was shot when Jungkook had taken Jimin to Tokyo as Jimin's birthday gift. This was during their off-work time, vacation. It was not work related and he always plays around with a camera anyway, so Jimin did not even realize he was shooting for a GCF (the first GCF ever). He realized this only after this was posted lol. He said he would have acted more gracefully and less goofy if he knew Jungkook was shooting for a film he'd post. Jungkook definitely must have planned all the shots beforehand, but I guess he only worked with simpler gadgets on him because it was supposed to be a surprise gift. But Helsinki is a different matter altogether. Starting from his third GCF he began to work with BH on some of their official content, such as you can see Helsinki is for the Winter Package shoot. This was work, so I assume he definitely used more professional gadgets and so on. Plus, there's two years of 5 more GCF experiences in between Tokyo and Helsinki. The word he said in Helsinki was "Sorry". If you see the behinds, Jimin had just asked him to portray him in a cool way. Jungkook put this goofy fake fight scene instead, to show his hyungs' "cool" side, which was hilarious. So I think the sorry could be to Jimin for showing * this * instead of his requested cool side 😂 (they all love teasing each other) or to the viewers for showing something completely tangential to the serious mood of the package. It was a lighthearted, fun addition. I can imagine him giggling while making that! (He did something similar in GCF Saipan too, and you can hear in some behinds clips on twitter how he could not stop his giggles!) Even to someone like me who knows absolutely nothing of filmmaking or how to hold a camera, as a viewer it was beautiful to see how his GCFs evolved over time. I would love to hear your views on all of them too, and if you're able to appreciate the little stories he tries to tell through them. He once said in an interview that he shifted from GCP (pictures) to GCF because he felt he could express his stories through a movie better than a picture. I love the photos he takes, and GCFs are really special as a whole. Thank you for reacting to them!
I think the slowed down part was to match the lyrics to jimin being on the shot, this whole video tells such a loud story about the closeness of their relationship, its so beautiful
The second one you saw in Helsinki is my favorite G.C.F at all, every time that I'm feeling anxious or bad for something I watch and it calms me down like magic, I feel extremely relaxed, JK really has the hability to share feelings through this videos I just love them so much
Please, please react to Life Goes On. Jungkook did such a good job and it's emotional because it's about the pandemic and being in lockdown and desiring to perform and see Army again. I looooove it. The song was also BTS's first BB #! in full Korean ;D
One of my favourite things about all the GCFs he made is the fact that they beautifully capture how Jungkook sees the other members and the world around them. Coz in the GCF in Tokyo, I could feel his warmth and affection in the way he captured Jimin's joy and experience so attentively. And in the GCF in Helsinki, you see the beauty he sees. They all looked breathtakingly gorgeous and he just brought that out so well. And the way he made it warmer as RM smiled felt so lovely. Also the fact that he couldn't help but keep in footage of his hyungs being silly even if it didn't go with the vibe of his film kind of shows that it was important to him to let us see that side of them. I honestly love every GCF. To think that a member of the world's biggest boyband who works an insane schedule, manages to find time to make beautiful vlogs of the people in his life rather than focusing on himself says a lot. I like that Big Hit allows him opportunities to work on his hobbies and put his work out there. His GCF in Saipan served as the teaser for their 2018 Summer Package release and the GCF in Helsinki was for the Winter Package 2020. He also directed the MV for Life Goes On.
OMG YES FINALLY I´ve been waiting for this one!! Also, last video you said you didn´t know they released an album, it´s called "BE" and the title track is called "Life Goes On". Jungkook directed that mv that´s why he was holding a camera (the one you said you wanted) :) The GCF in Tokyo was a gift for Jimin on his birthday, they make a trip to Japan! He said "I´m sorry" because the vibe was so serious but he wanted to add the scene of the guys bickering hahah. I still find it so cute that he changed to warm tones when namjoon smiled at the camera
The first video is kinda travel vlog. Moody ones, build by the song choice of the camera person. The winter video screamed Love, in my opinion. It just a warm feeling of Love; the tender, smooth, cool, with a hint of warmness in the end. Like portraying your family at their best condition. All are handsome and cool, dressed up, and this person behind camera started to record and his feeling or love or adoration is projected.
Oh my gosh JKs GCF’s 😭😭💜 We’ve been hoping for another one but it’s been a while sadly... btw what I like in the first one is that Jimin wasn't aware that JK was going to do any of this.
Thanks for the reaction. Jungkook is so talented in every thing he does. He has a very limited time because of his work also being main vocalist he has a lot of responsibilities, he learned videography and editing himself mostly by watching youtube videos.
My opinion as to why he changes the colors to warm around the members is because that’s how he views them, they bring warmth and happiness to him so that’s his way of showing it through his film.
I'm actually super glad you didn't watch Life Goes On until after watching the GCFs because now we will get to see what you pick out from the MV as being clearly influenced by Jungkook directing it.
I love that you checked out the first compared to the last video. I thought they were pretty cool in the beginning when I first watched them, but now I appreciate them even better! Jungkook truly is good at everything.
also as a person who knows nothing about production, the GCF in Helsinki made me feel so many emotions. there were times i would find myself smiling through tears just because from the music video to the editing it made me feel even more clearly how emotional the song itself was. and how much he really put into that video. He’s so talented it’s crazy
Loved this video Alex, thanks for reacting to it!! We're all also waiting for more GCF videos so let's hope we get at least one more before 2021 is over!
The first video was pretty much all personal footage from a personal trip with Jimin, but these videos gradually incorporated more footage from photoshoots, so I think it's all great, but they have very different feels once you get to the latest ones
Helsinki being my former home city, this is specially close to my heart. While they were in my home country, I following the weather maniacally from few hours away. And just.. It was middle of November (name of that month in our language is an ancient word for "death" - and that's how it feels!) and it was raining most of the days and when it was not raining it was sleeting. There was not a one flake of snow in the ground, so everything was dark and gray and darker and gray and asphalt is unfogiving black.. I think there was one sunny day - but that doesn't help if you are thrying to do a fashion shoot outside! - When the length of the day was 9 am to 3 pm, which after, it is black as a devil's arsehole in here. (I'm not joking.) I literally cried the first time I saw this because it was almost like since they left home, Korea, the next time they saw a literal Sun was only after they had to climb over the freaking clouds to see it ! (I'm excggarating a little bit but that's how I felt.. I wanted them to see my home country not as it's worst but something, anything, else. ;D And when I had been crying literal week that they only saw rain and sleet and the mid winter darkness as it's worst, before the snow comes and brightens the world, JK made the Month Of Death look like the softest most comforting velvety fleece blanket.. I cried. How pure has that boys heart be, to find beauty in our November ?! How incredibly talented he is, to be able to film it so that is does look so beautiful?! Sorry for the typos, I'm crying here again. :/ I also wish you would have reacted to all of them in order. As a person who does not understand anything about filming, I love seeing professionals react the them and everytime I learn something new of your profession and speciality.
btw, the mv that he directed, life goes on. if you see the behind, you would find some clip that are not in the official mv because they have some other life goes on mv but other version one.
When this came out ARMY'S loved this video! Given that Jungkook did this whole trip for Jimin's birthday gift! I adore that they aren't afraid to show they love each other! JK loves his hyungs(older brothers)! A fun thing I read is that gp started liking this video because they thought they were a couple on a trip and said this really showed the love the filmer had for his partner! 😭💜 Watch the rest if you can, I believe there are 5. Thanks for reacting to GCF! This is part of the reason why they say jungkook is good at everything he does! 😄✌🏻💜
ive watched all his gcf films over and over but i still get gooesbumps from rm’s transition (winter color) to jimin’s (spring color) in Helsinki. jk is pretty good at capturing the emotions of the subject of his fils and the one watching it. and he always has a good selection of music. and i also love the escalator shot from Tokyo. thank u for reacting to this. 💜
I have been waiting!! Thank you so much for reacting to them! About the music video he filmed: he said he wasn't satisfied with it and also realized - working iht proffesionals while making it- that he still has a long way to go
I love his videos, but the one in Helsinki was great! It's my favorite out of all them. Would love to see what he does next. I, too, want more. He's a talented dude.
Yes, since you asked. Please check out the music video he directed "Life Goes On" from their BE album. Hope by now, fans have given you background on the style choice for that video, and what led to the album being produced in the first place. There are background stories to this of course.
Tokyo is my favorite because it was the first, and Jimin is my bias. He looks like he is so happy and having an amazing time. It was like showing army what it woukd be like to spend a day with Jimin. 🥰 Helsinki is beautifully done. It starts of somber vibe but then becomes brighter and more hopeful. They all look amazing, too!!
in the gcf in helsinki ... after the fight scene of jhope,jimin and jin he said sorry... its like a joke for inserting that scene... if you looked for the behind the scene of this winter package... you will see the camera what he used for this. fyi... he always bring his camera wherever he is esp with the boys to capture their moment
He had different "Consept" for each GCF. So each has been filmed differently, different camera/lens, different edits, like that was the whole purpose to show what he can actually do in this field.
The Winter Package GCF was as close to an elegy (at least for me) in MV format. The last film I saw that evoked that was 'Blade Runner 2049', so I don't say that often. It was beautiful - and yes, you should look at the 'Life Goes On' MV. There are several versions - Original, In the Forest, On my Pillow, On my Table (Performance). The first three all have behind the scenes MVs, the Original has a shooting sketch; there is also a separate interview with Jungkook in his capacity as director. So lots of content to select from - if you want to be picky, go with the Original + shooting sketch + behind the scenes + Jungkook's interview. The "In the Forest" behind the scenes could be added for additional texture/information, but that should be plenty!
First of all, your voice is very soothing. Second of all, when you said "this is the focus " when Jin. RM and V were in the picture looking like perfection, I was like..yessir, that is the focus! 😅😅
There's behind the scenes for this too if I'm not mistaken. They say JK never puts down the camera once he has it, so they knew exactly who should direct their MV for the BE album (BTS made all choices for this album)
JK's storytelling skills are very good. He films most of the GCF's himself but there are some cuts filmed either by one of the members or the staff (people complained that he is barely in any of his own videos). He admitted he learns editting and filming techniques from various YT videos and tutorials (mostly Korean). I think you can group GCF videos in categories: Music vlog: GCF in Tokyo, GCF in Osaka, GCF in USA Commercial but make it behind the scenes: GCF in Saipan, GCF in Helsinki (they were both promotional videos for their Summer/Winter Package which is merchandise) VCR style vlog (no music, it is more traditional vlog): GCF in Newark (for this one I recommend to watch on Bangtan Subs for English subtitles) Old-school dance video: GCF 3J @2018 MMA Practice Jungkook is also credited as the director of all 4 versions of Life Goes On Music Video (there is a shooting sketch for this) Golden Closet Films came to existance with GCF in Tokyo but JK was interested in editing even before that. I just found his short video edited for SUGA's birthday in 2017 - I recommend letting it play first time you're watching the original on Twitter (twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/839639810247655424) and then the translation on YT (ua-cam.com/video/CEjUQB10cN4/v-deo.html) but slow it down x0.25 to read what he said. It's both hilarious and sweet.
The first video is a gift for Jimin. He filmed this during their trip in Tokyo, Jimin actually didn't know he was filming for GCF, so it's all genuine and unscripted, and he bought the copy right of the song to be used in the video, and he did this for Jimin's birthday.. it's so sweet tho 😭
And the second video is so far my favorite, it's so beautiful 😍 i'm hoping he will release another one too.
8:23 he said 'I'm sorry'
Ohhhhh that’s so cute!!
@@LoveTheBasics i think the apology was for his hyungs being crackheads in the midst of a very dramatic gcf.
Yes more...the saipan GCF is also beautiful...
@AYESHA ISMAIL Alex is working hard posting everyday, it's harder than you could imagine. Please don't pressure him 😊💖
@AYESHA ISMAIL Nooo don't worry, I really didn't want to blame you, just point it out 😊 thank you for being so kind 💖💖💖
the fact that jimin didn't even know that jungkook was filming him for gcf in tokyo! and apparently jungkook bought the copyright of the song for him to use on the video!
First Jungkook teahyung jimin planned go tokyo trip, but taehyung could not. Jimin is not main model I wish someday, film himself.
@@era1345 uhhh
@@era1345 LMFAOOA jimin is technically the main “model” of the gcf
@@era1345 it’s a gift for jimin’s birthday since he always said he wanted to go on a trip with jungkook, what are u saying lol 😂😂
@@choizzz Jung Kook said in Fake Love Fan Meeting. Jimin is not the main model, he just took it because he was there.
The trip was supposed to be made by 3 members of the maknae line, but V couldn't go. For Jungkook, the tokyo GCF is just a work piece.
The fact that the colors get warmer the moment RM smiles... GOOSEBUMPS!!
I was going to say the same thing, lol. 💜
It's so sweet and one of my favorite moments.
RM is his first love wym
Yeahhh that's the best part
so you'll ignore how full saturation of colours changed at Jimin...OMG GOOSEBUMPS
At 8:23 jk said "I'm sorry" haha. This video is supposed to be serious but he was shooting the members fooling around, so he jokingly apologized haha!
So many ways to say I’m sorry in Korean.
(Edit) I only know ‘Mianhae’
@@OT7hisham i think you mean 미안해 (mianhae)? It's an informal way to say sorry : )
@@chuehyun710 oh ok 👌. Thank you for correcting. I’m just typing what I hear in Korean dramas haha
@@OT7hisham no problem 😆
These videos are something he did in his very limited free time. Could you imagine if he could dedicate more to it?
They would probably be amazing!
@@LoveTheBasics there was actually a video of him showing him editing a video of variety show during BTS comeback show in 2018. He is very talented.
Every one of Jungkook’s GCF series explore different themes and display his versatility as he experiments with different filming/shooting styles. Best to watch every single one of them, including Life Goes On MV.
'죄송합니다 " is the polite term to say sorry. He said it because of some goofy shots 😹
JK has also directed one of their MVs
Life goes On.
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I love how the whole BE album was directed by themselves. It is their most beautiful album I own up until now. The MV was so great, they seemed so comfortable while filming and it has such nice vibes. JK did great as a director.
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he said "joesonghamndia" it means sorry, since jhope, jimin, and jin were fooling around contrast to the vibe of the song.
gcf in tokyo: jk brought jimin to tokyo, paid for the tickets and all, filmed jm without him even knowing what it was for, bought him stuff, and took him to disneyland as a present for jimin's birthday. If you know jk, that man doesn't like spending his money, he doesn't even pay for his meals he let's his hyungs pay for his meal when they go eat out. He doesn't even buy clothes that often, "i haven't seen him buy clothes ever since we debuted" (-bts). That's probably why many armys love and have this specific gcf as their favorite.
I don't ship them, I know the whole jikook and shipping them thingy and I am not a part of that, I just adore how sweet jk is to his hyungs.
well of course jimin knew he was filmed, he just didn't know for what
Just pointing out jungkook but his clothes especially recently , he buy meals and drinks remember the scene when bought beer to all the staffs and himself I just got bad vibe reading it he is not stingy he buys gifts too they talked about it V and Rm
@@Kookiepookie2025 sorry yeah i remember that, jimin and jk went out and he bought everyone (including the crew) a drink, but i was talking about when he eats out with his hyungs.
@@sikeysarms with his hyungs he doesn't pay that much bc there are 6 older than him and some are much richer so he can get spoiled if he want I would do that too😂
@@Kookiepookie2025 ikr that's what im saying jk's spoiled around his hyungs, that's why it was so adorable when he tries to spoil his jimin hyung and his other hyungs during their birthdays😂
JK directed one of their mvs life goes on, you should react to it
That is also the reason why he was holding a camera in your previous video, the one you wanted
Ohhhhh okey!
As a reguler person who knows nothing about filming or art as a whole, GCF in Helsinki was the best from the music background (in my playlist for years now), the color, the shot, the emotion and their beauty 😌
Yeah, the bgm is soooooo good
yes, my favorite
It's my favorite one
It’s my fav one too, I love all his gcf but this one hits different
Yes the Song has also been in my Playlist for years now
As a filmmaker and musician myself, i've been doing vlogs for a while now and the fact that JK got so much better and amazing at just making videos like this in a span of around 7 videos just shows his dedication and passion for the things he loves.
The last gcf in Helsinki was actually requested from him by the company to promote the release of their 2020 winter package. Its a dvd series they do annually that started as a summer package since 2015 and then later transitioned into a winter package
It was not requested by the company, where did you get that from?
@@sanjanaray3558 jk said it himself in an interview 🤷♀️ I’ll post a link here if i find the time to look for it.
Just curious though, why do you find it hard to believe when it’s actually used as official marketing and promotion material for the winter package dvd?
@@bembolbug Simply can't tolerate Jk's success..It's funny how they think it is not a promotion video when the video start with 'Winter package 2020'😂..who else would request a promotion video except their company?
glad that hybe did it because the gcf in helsinki is just so very beautiful with the song choice, the scenery and obviously the boys themselves
8:16 if u were confused, what he was saying was "*laughing* sorry" because the guys in the clip were being cringy/funny/dramatic
he did that for Jimin birthday, it's gift from him. They fly to Tokyo for that and he even paid for the music to pud to his G.C.F its just thier friendship tho.
I was just rewatching these in preparation for this! He definitely improved as he went, but they’re all quiet and relaxing and cool in Their own ways. The first will always be my favorite I think for the meaning behind like a lot of the commenters are saying. I’m glad you were impressed and like them! I feel like a proud noona!! (Older sis). ☺️💜💜
he wanted that slow motion part exactly on those specific lyrics
Woohoo! 🎉 It was really interesting the way you did this. I liked your commentary.
Yes, please do react to Life Goes On.
Okey!
@@LoveTheBasics JK made video to Life Goes On and song was written by band members J-Hope, RM and Suga alongside Ruuth, Antonina Armato, Chris James and it's producer Pdogg
Thank you very much for your reaction to Jungkoos talent as filmmaker.
He did a great job and his first golden closet film he made was a birthday present for his hyung Jimin Park.
They had a though time in that time and JK surprised his 2 years older bandmember jimin (with whom he shares the same workethic) with a trip to tokyo - he planed fully and booked anything for some normal things Jimin loves. Traveling and doing stuff like normal ones.
If you know that JK hates to do a lot of traveling, its more a wonderful trip they did. Jimin wanted to see Disneyworld and he loves traveling and see many stuff. I really appreciate that JK was thoughtful to give his hyung (older male) some reasorance and peace back with it. It shows how much JK look for his members like he cried and plead hobi to stay as he wanted to quit. Jk gets mostly misread and that makes me sad bc he is a shy and sweet/lovely man (now) and showed always sincery who he is, what he thinks and more. Even when he is an idol and had to learn how to adapt in that business, he is still the honest member from all 7. You always see all of it in his whole art of action and bodylanguage - he is not a big talker, his actions speak more. And in the most times you will exactly see anything in his face or in his move of body etc.
It was something special for his first film he did. He skipped nights to finish cuting and doing it bc he had no real time to do it while they had a though shedules as band. But JK put a lot of effort into it.
And he told us too that this film was a private thing. He had no order or something at all. It was his own wish doing something private he loves, nothing workrelated. Thats why you find no credits from bighit on it, bc its full Jungkoos doing. Even Jimin did not know that it would be revealed and not stay private bc he would acted different. There are many theories why he done it, but it doesnt matter. I think as profi yourself you find the message yourself bc as artist yourself you know what you do when you do something like that. Jk told us too that lyrics of songs are important and that he always looks deep into it before he choose something and he paid licence for it too.
[It was revealed in their 10th years bts book (what tolds bts completly from a neutral eyes perspective) that Jk had to tell the team that he planed this trip because of security issues, so yes Jimin did know it before they traveled, but he did not know it before everone else. The member and the team were concerned what could happens to them bc they already were famous. But they did it anyways.
Its one of his best creative works he did for us, but unfornutaly their are thousand of people who try to do anything to make that ugly or insult or try to let something looking bad.
I hope you will react to many other bts stuff and all jks films bc they are really awesome, even when everyone after his first private decision he had to involve all member. RM itself told live on a interview that he should take V to get more clicks. After his first GCF it was always a full BTS oriented Film with Bighit in the credist or his last a behind the scene for his solowork, what in the end the cuter from bighit had to create with a to-do-and wish-list from jk.
Please be aware that not all have good intention who will write their opinion. Even my post you should take carefully. But please dont let you get decived with fake informations or willfull wrong doings.
In BTS Fandome there is a war going on and thats an ugly thing. Mostly Jimin and JK gets attacked left and right if they get seen together or mentioned together.
If its goes to wild, while we already have outstanding people like you who get attacked and deathtreats bc they mention jimin in combination with Jungkook, you should deactivate your comments.
8:23 he said "I'm sorry". I'm guessing for ruining the serious vibe of the video with goofy shots lol
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i think the apology was for his hyungs being crackheads in the midst of a very dramatic gcf.
I cant be the only one who giggled when he said "nice, buttery, smooth" right?
THANK YOU for reacting to GCFs!
It's years of progress! GCF Tokyo came out in 2017 and Helsinki in 2019. I'd like to add some context:
GCF Tokyo was shot when Jungkook had taken Jimin to Tokyo as Jimin's birthday gift. This was during their off-work time, vacation. It was not work related and he always plays around with a camera anyway, so Jimin did not even realize he was shooting for a GCF (the first GCF ever). He realized this only after this was posted lol. He said he would have acted more gracefully and less goofy if he knew Jungkook was shooting for a film he'd post. Jungkook definitely must have planned all the shots beforehand, but I guess he only worked with simpler gadgets on him because it was supposed to be a surprise gift.
But Helsinki is a different matter altogether. Starting from his third GCF he began to work with BH on some of their official content, such as you can see Helsinki is for the Winter Package shoot. This was work, so I assume he definitely used more professional gadgets and so on. Plus, there's two years of 5 more GCF experiences in between Tokyo and Helsinki.
The word he said in Helsinki was "Sorry". If you see the behinds, Jimin had just asked him to portray him in a cool way. Jungkook put this goofy fake fight scene instead, to show his hyungs' "cool" side, which was hilarious. So I think the sorry could be to Jimin for showing * this * instead of his requested cool side 😂 (they all love teasing each other) or to the viewers for showing something completely tangential to the serious mood of the package. It was a lighthearted, fun addition. I can imagine him giggling while making that! (He did something similar in GCF Saipan too, and you can hear in some behinds clips on twitter how he could not stop his giggles!)
Even to someone like me who knows absolutely nothing of filmmaking or how to hold a camera, as a viewer it was beautiful to see how his GCFs evolved over time. I would love to hear your views on all of them too, and if you're able to appreciate the little stories he tries to tell through them. He once said in an interview that he shifted from GCP (pictures) to GCF because he felt he could express his stories through a movie better than a picture. I love the photos he takes, and GCFs are really special as a whole. Thank you for reacting to them!
I think the slowed down part was to match the lyrics to jimin being on the shot, this whole video tells such a loud story about the closeness of their relationship, its so beautiful
The second one you saw in Helsinki is my favorite G.C.F at all, every time that I'm feeling anxious or bad for something I watch and it calms me down like magic, I feel extremely relaxed, JK really has the hability to share feelings through this videos I just love them so much
OMFG IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!!
Please, please react to Life Goes On. Jungkook did such a good job and it's emotional because it's about the pandemic and being in lockdown and desiring to perform and see Army again. I looooove it. The song was also BTS's first BB #! in full Korean ;D
i just finished a lot of school stuff, what a good day to catch up to your vids !
Woo!!
One of my favourite things about all the GCFs he made is the fact that they beautifully capture how Jungkook sees the other members and the world around them. Coz in the GCF in Tokyo, I could feel his warmth and affection in the way he captured Jimin's joy and experience so attentively. And in the GCF in Helsinki, you see the beauty he sees. They all looked breathtakingly gorgeous and he just brought that out so well. And the way he made it warmer as RM smiled felt so lovely. Also the fact that he couldn't help but keep in footage of his hyungs being silly even if it didn't go with the vibe of his film kind of shows that it was important to him to let us see that side of them. I honestly love every GCF. To think that a member of the world's biggest boyband who works an insane schedule, manages to find time to make beautiful vlogs of the people in his life rather than focusing on himself says a lot.
I like that Big Hit allows him opportunities to work on his hobbies and put his work out there. His GCF in Saipan served as the teaser for their 2018 Summer Package release and the GCF in Helsinki was for the Winter Package 2020. He also directed the MV for Life Goes On.
agreed!!
The colour warms up as RM smiles.
OMG YES FINALLY
I´ve been waiting for this one!!
Also, last video you said you didn´t know they released an album, it´s called "BE" and the title track is called "Life Goes On". Jungkook directed that mv that´s why he was holding a camera (the one you said you wanted) :)
The GCF in Tokyo was a gift for Jimin on his birthday, they make a trip to Japan!
He said "I´m sorry" because the vibe was so serious but he wanted to add the scene of the guys bickering hahah. I still find it so cute that he changed to warm tones when namjoon smiled at the camera
That fact that the music he used, 'There For You' by Troye Sivan is a song for another guy. I mean, it's really related to his GCF. That's just sweet.
The last one is so great bc its his brothers from his eyes. Like the way the colors get warm when RM smiles or how regal Jin looks
The first video is kinda travel vlog. Moody ones, build by the song choice of the camera person. The winter video screamed Love, in my opinion. It just a warm feeling of Love; the tender, smooth, cool, with a hint of warmness in the end. Like portraying your family at their best condition. All are handsome and cool, dressed up, and this person behind camera started to record and his feeling or love or adoration is projected.
The lyrics match the transitions of colours so well.
8:23 jungkook said "im sorry" bcs the members were goofing around😂
Oh my gosh JKs GCF’s 😭😭💜
We’ve been hoping for another one but it’s been a while sadly...
btw what I like in the first one is that Jimin wasn't aware that JK was going to do any of this.
In the second gcf jingkook said sorry or I'm sorry bc he put in a bunch of funny shots of jimin clowning around
WOOOOOOOO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!
Wooooooo
He warmed the tone when RM smiled❤️❤️and said sorry in between for putting the glips of their goofiness in between ☺️
gcf in tokyo has a special place in my heart
Thanks for the reaction. Jungkook is so talented in every thing he does. He has a very limited time because of his work also being main vocalist he has a lot of responsibilities, he learned videography and editing himself mostly by watching youtube videos.
He said "Sorry" in that little pause because in the scenes before that his bandmates were bickering and fighting jokingly ☺
My opinion as to why he changes the colors to warm around the members is because that’s how he views them, they bring warmth and happiness to him so that’s his way of showing it through his film.
Now you should DEFINITELY react to the Life Goes On MV!!
Thank you for your kind words. Glad that you like it.
I'm actually super glad you didn't watch Life Goes On until after watching the GCFs because now we will get to see what you pick out from the MV as being clearly influenced by Jungkook directing it.
Oh good point! He can see Jungkook’s further progression.
The dance practice for the idol performance is super short but my favourite of his by far. His editing game is sooo good
I love that you checked out the first compared to the last video. I thought they were pretty cool in the beginning when I first watched them, but now I appreciate them even better! Jungkook truly is good at everything.
also as a person who knows nothing about production, the GCF in Helsinki made me feel so many emotions. there were times i would find myself smiling through tears just because from the music video to the editing it made me feel even more clearly how emotional the song itself was. and how much he really put into that video. He’s so talented it’s crazy
I love how you're giving the advice so respectfully, you're the best
YES REACT TO "LIFE GOES ON" PLEASE...
he also directed the life goes on mv
how about watching them in order and see how he improved in each one 🤩😍
thank you as always for the reactions 😚💜💜💜
Rm smiles and the colours change from cold to warm🥺♥️
Yes, I believe it's just a perfect time to check "Life goes on" MV.
Loved this video Alex, thanks for reacting to it!! We're all also waiting for more GCF videos so let's hope we get at least one more before 2021 is over!
jk said 'sorry' because he was supposed to add a different clip for that tune, it was an editing thing so it just makes it a tiny bit funny...
The first video was pretty much all personal footage from a personal trip with Jimin, but these videos gradually incorporated more footage from photoshoots, so I think it's all great, but they have very different feels once you get to the latest ones
Helsinki being my former home city, this is specially close to my heart. While they were in my home country, I following the weather maniacally from few hours away. And just.. It was middle of November (name of that month in our language is an ancient word for "death" - and that's how it feels!) and it was raining most of the days and when it was not raining it was sleeting. There was not a one flake of snow in the ground, so everything was dark and gray and darker and gray and asphalt is unfogiving black.. I think there was one sunny day - but that doesn't help if you are thrying to do a fashion shoot outside! - When the length of the day was 9 am to 3 pm, which after, it is black as a devil's arsehole in here. (I'm not joking.)
I literally cried the first time I saw this because it was almost like since they left home, Korea, the next time they saw a literal Sun was only after they had to climb over the freaking clouds to see it ! (I'm excggarating a little bit but that's how I felt.. I wanted them to see my home country not as it's worst but something, anything, else. ;D
And when I had been crying literal week that they only saw rain and sleet and the mid winter darkness as it's worst, before the snow comes and brightens the world, JK made the Month Of Death look like the softest most comforting velvety fleece blanket.. I cried. How pure has that boys heart be, to find beauty in our November ?! How incredibly talented he is, to be able to film it so that is does look so beautiful?!
Sorry for the typos, I'm crying here again. :/
I also wish you would have reacted to all of them in order. As a person who does not understand anything about filming, I love seeing professionals react the them and everytime I learn something new of your profession and speciality.
When it paused and he spoke it said “sorry” because the members were play fighting and it kind of broke out of vibe for a moment. Pretty funny
This was great! I don’t think I have seen anyone actually take the time to react to these, you are awesome 💜 thanks
btw, the mv that he directed, life goes on. if you see the behind, you would find some clip that are not in the official mv because they have some other life goes on mv but other version one.
My favorite ones are GCF Saipan and CGF in America!
Helsinki, Osaka and Saipan GCFs have to be my favourites~ Jungkook is full of potential in so many areas
The way Alex started to smile during Jimin's funny part
The fact that your video come out and i tap on it very fast ...totally love it!!
When this came out ARMY'S loved this video! Given that Jungkook did this whole trip for Jimin's birthday gift! I adore that they aren't afraid to show they love each other! JK loves his hyungs(older brothers)! A fun thing I read is that gp started liking this video because they thought they were a couple on a trip and said this really showed the love the filmer had for his partner! 😭💜 Watch the rest if you can, I believe there are 5. Thanks for reacting to GCF! This is part of the reason why they say jungkook is good at everything he does! 😄✌🏻💜
so glad professional like you give time to appreciate his works, I wish he'll continue his gcf series soon, it's been years
ive watched all his gcf films over and over but i still get gooesbumps from rm’s transition (winter color) to jimin’s (spring color) in Helsinki. jk is pretty good at capturing the emotions of the subject of his fils and the one watching it. and he always has a good selection of music. and i also love the escalator shot from Tokyo. thank u for reacting to this. 💜
I have been waiting!! Thank you so much for reacting to them! About the music video he filmed: he said he wasn't satisfied with it and also realized - working iht proffesionals while making it- that he still has a long way to go
I love his videos, but the one in Helsinki was great! It's my favorite out of all them. Would love to see what he does next. I, too, want more. He's a talented dude.
Yes, since you asked. Please check out the music video he directed "Life Goes On" from their BE album. Hope by now, fans have given you background on the style choice for that video, and what led to the album being produced in the first place. There are background stories to this of course.
in the second one he says "죄송합니다 (joesonghamnida)" which means "i'm sorry"
I love the small cuts he does in the Tokyo one, so it like cuts/moves to the music
No the Saipan one was the best one !!! Saipan GCF was my favorite!!
Tokyo is my favorite because it was the first, and Jimin is my bias. He looks like he is so happy and having an amazing time. It was like showing army what it woukd be like to spend a day with Jimin. 🥰 Helsinki is beautifully done. It starts of somber vibe but then becomes brighter and more hopeful. They all look amazing, too!!
6:04 eyy, i remember when they came here (finland), i was so happy
Thanks for your reaction 💜
in the gcf in helsinki ... after the fight scene of jhope,jimin and jin he said sorry... its like a joke for inserting that scene...
if you looked for the behind the scene of this winter package... you will see the camera what he used for this.
fyi... he always bring his camera wherever he is esp with the boys to capture their moment
He had different "Consept" for each GCF. So each has been filmed differently, different camera/lens, different edits, like that was the whole purpose to show what he can actually do in this field.
FINALLY, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY WAIT FOR HIM TO REACT TO, THANK YOUUUU
The Winter Package GCF was as close to an elegy (at least for me) in MV format. The last film I saw that evoked that was 'Blade Runner 2049', so I don't say that often. It was beautiful - and yes, you should look at the 'Life Goes On' MV. There are several versions - Original, In the Forest, On my Pillow, On my Table (Performance). The first three all have behind the scenes MVs, the Original has a shooting sketch; there is also a separate interview with Jungkook in his capacity as director. So lots of content to select from - if you want to be picky, go with the Original + shooting sketch + behind the scenes + Jungkook's interview. The "In the Forest" behind the scenes could be added for additional texture/information, but that should be plenty!
Finally! Thank you so much for this 😍😍
First of all, your voice is very soothing. Second of all, when you said "this is the focus " when Jin. RM and V were in the picture looking like perfection, I was like..yessir, that is the focus! 😅😅
There's behind the scenes for this too if I'm not mistaken. They say JK never puts down the camera once he has it, so they knew exactly who should direct their MV for the BE album (BTS made all choices for this album)
His videos are like love poems composed for bts.
OMG FINALLY, i need the reaction to the rest too plsss they're all really good
Lmao in the second one he was saying sorry cause it was supposed to be serious then the other members started fooling around when he was filming😂
Been waiting for this!!! I really love your reactions, hope to see more💜
Thank you for reacting to GCF! yes please do the mv he directed, Life goes on!!
the first GCF is his gift for jimin's bday
jk bought the copyright just for him to edit a video with jimin in it. that was the sweetest moment ever
your point of view makes me enjoy the videos more 💜
I love how I wake up in the morning and watch your wholesome reactions!! :D
aaah i love how excited you get. i would love to see you react how they made the life goes on video cause jk directed that one
8:18 All the members were fighting for the camera's attention so jungkook said sorry for that.
JK's storytelling skills are very good. He films most of the GCF's himself but there are some cuts filmed either by one of the members or the staff (people complained that he is barely in any of his own videos). He admitted he learns editting and filming techniques from various YT videos and tutorials (mostly Korean).
I think you can group GCF videos in categories:
Music vlog: GCF in Tokyo, GCF in Osaka, GCF in USA
Commercial but make it behind the scenes: GCF in Saipan, GCF in Helsinki (they were both promotional videos for their Summer/Winter Package which is merchandise)
VCR style vlog (no music, it is more traditional vlog): GCF in Newark (for this one I recommend to watch on Bangtan Subs for English subtitles)
Old-school dance video: GCF 3J @2018 MMA Practice
Jungkook is also credited as the director of all 4 versions of Life Goes On Music Video (there is a shooting sketch for this)
Golden Closet Films came to existance with GCF in Tokyo but JK was interested in editing even before that. I just found his short video edited for SUGA's birthday in 2017 - I recommend letting it play first time you're watching the original on Twitter (twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/839639810247655424) and then the translation on YT (ua-cam.com/video/CEjUQB10cN4/v-deo.html) but slow it down x0.25 to read what he said. It's both hilarious and sweet.
waiting for your videos has become part of my everyday routine lol honestly love them
Was really looking forward to this.
YAYYY FINALLY thank you!!
Finally!!