Thank you so much to everyone for this outpouring of support! I'm honestly speechless right now because you have just about tripled my subscribers after just 3.5 hours. I'm trying so hard to get to everyone's comments and I'm so sorry if I miss yours. You are the best and I PROMISE I will be reacting to so much more BTS in the future! 💜
As a fanbase, we can be a little bit overwhelming, lol. Don't stress if you don't get to all of us, and don't stress over the sudden influx of suggestions and requests you're going to receive. We are just *very* enthusistic.
"idk how you keep track of who's singing' -- ooh, you're about to find out ARMY can tell them apart by their, voices, hands, hair, ear, shadow... haha - Thank you for listening to BTS. Hope you'll like it and do more reactions on them :)
Hahaha I'll be watching their ears from now on I think! And with the incredible support I've gotten today, I'm definitely listening to more of them in the future
Too funny, because it’s so true...We know their speaking voices, we can tell who it is by how they move, their silhouette, their laugh... There is so much video of them, from pre-debut vlogs to American Hustle, Bon Voyage, Run BTS (we are at episode 142, I think, before their month break), In the Soop, variety shows, interviews, concerts, live streams, VLive, then of course MV’s, live performances, award shows, fan meetings, Musters, Festa, they interact with Army in a way that I have never seen another artist or group do, we have watched them grow up from JK (the youngest) at 15 to now at 23 (western age), we watched them struggle and grow - they were sweet, kind, talented boys who became sweet, kind men with integrity and values that they hold dear, they inspire us to be better, they have developed their talents to the point where they are some of the best singers, rappers, dancers, song writers and producers in the world - and they are just so DECENT. We love them. And they truly feel gratitude for our support and they love us too. Their Korean language songs are where I find real depth both musically and lyrically (Butter and Dynamite are great dance/pop tracks, but there is more to BTS than that) - don’t rely on captions on screen though (if you watch their other music), they are often a little off on translations - we do like doolsetbangtan.Wordpress.com for English translation - you can search by BTS song title Great reaction, thank you for taking the time to check them out 💜
@@AndrewBergSax it’s really because there is so much captured on video, they were recruited between 2010 and 2012, and debuted as a group in 2013. There is stuff from the beginning, but each member started a vlog in early 2013 as a lead up to their debut - it’s still out there, you can watch it today (they were babies, but they worked so hard and put themselves under immense pressure). But every single thing they ever did was documented via video, plus they created content by creating their own reality shows - multiple episodes of multiple shows - they are still doing them. Every appearance, performance, concert, interview - all documented via video, all available still. And Army is organised, internationally and within Korea - we work together (except when it comes to concert tickets 😢🤷♂️ then it’s every army for themselves).
Kpop is not a genre actually, it's an industry because groups can choose whatever genre they want. I know you can listen to like one or two songs from a singer or group and get the gist of their sound but with BTS, their discography is so varied that you need to listen to a variety of the music to get who they are.
Yup! It’s really hard to box any kpop group in with one genre. It’s why people tend to say they have a [genre] core. Like BTS has a hip-hop core, EXO has an r&b core, Dreamcatcher has a rock core, GOT7 has a pop core, and Blackpink has an EDM core. They may have a specialty for one genre or a genre they frequently use, but it’s very flexible. Experimentation and genre fusion are commonplace.
Their voices are easy to tell apart bc only 4 are vocalists, each with distinct voices: Jin, the tall lanky one in white has a "lifted palette" sound and is great at hitting those piercing/belting notes. Jungkook with the purple-blue hair has the quintessential pop sound (think Bieber) and has the most control over his voice which is why he usually does the runs and ad libs (though Jimin has a lot of awesome ad libs in this particular song). Jimin, pretty blonde with rainbow highlights, is known for his airy light delicate voice. He has some of the most beautiful range of tones IMO V, (orange suit, elevator) has the gorgeous, round, soulful voice, and can go low and deep but also high and belting (really, all the singers in BTS have an amazing vocal range and can all go high) Once you get the singers out of the way, then you have the 3 rappers. These are easy, cuz there's less of them...and they have their own distinct style. This song doesn't really show the rappers' full capability, but you can still get a glimpse of those unique styles: Suga, first rapper, usually has a slightly, how-do-I explain it....low-key savage/dangerous tone? and a little bit of a lisp. He plays with his voice sometimes using inflection on certain words. RM, 2nd rapper, wearing black gaucho shorts and suspenders (official leader of BTS), has a very solid American rapper boom-bap style. Deep voice. Can sound smooth or aggressive. J-Hope (my personal fave), 3rd rapper (with the butter-yellow hair), usually he's the "hype" rapper of the group songs and singles, but he is a talented rapper in his own right. He has the most distinctive voice IMO, very laid-back vibe, but can be savage and sarcastic sounding.
This comment section is a lot of fun! One of my favorite things that ARMY does to introduce new people to BTS is uncover their personal style in music and recommend BTS songs that we believe fit closest to that style. BTS has such a diverse catalog that we know there is something for everyone :) knowing you are a jazz musician, be prepared to dive into the luscious world of BTS's smooth R&B, neo-classical, and slow jazz side tracks.
Since you are a Jazz musician you should also check Stigma and Singularity. They are solo songs by BTS member V. He is into jazz among other genres of music, used to play saxophone in the past but doesn't anymore I think. Also, erase everything you knew about boy bands from now on! First of all, they have a leader called RM but don't think of him as the Beyonce or Justin Timberlake of the group lol. He is a TRUE LEADER that has the respect of the members and fans as well. Each of the members get their spotlight in some way or the other. They each have solo songs on their albums for example.
And if you are interested in an amazing production that brings together rap, Kpop and Korean culture, Daechwita written and performed by Suga under one of his other guises as Agust D would be well worth your time.
Oh definitely recommend Stigma, Singularity and Still with you (last one is on sound cloud). I like jazz a lot and Still with you is squarely in there. Singularity is more R&B vibe but totally worth it.
"No, it's not", he whispered 😂 Since you play the sax, I highly recommend you react to BTS' song/video "Dope" from earlier in their career, 2015. It's got great sax! Make sure you have English subtitles turned on because almost all of their songs are in Korean (I'm a 52 year old American, non-Korean speaker BTS-ARMY; great music, beats, vibe breaks any language barriers)
A few days ago McDonalds launched "The BTS Meal," and one of the promo teasers on their Twitter was a pic cropped to show just the hands of the 7 members and asking people to guess who was who. So many ARMY got it right in comments, it was hilarious!
I say this a lot but you will never regret getting to know these men, they are amazing, I love them so much. Their music is amazing and their voices are incredible but even more than that they are just really good ppl. 😊
Thanks for your reaction. BTS has been around for 8 years now. They explores various genres and most of their songs have deep , meaningful lyrics, so don't expect to know them by listening 1 or 2 songs. They are amazing performers! Each one has a unique voice. They kind of surprise us at each comeback. That's beside the members solo work. The bond between ARMY and BTS is also unique and very strong... RM, the leader of the group just said few days ago that we were a team more then a fandom. How many songs does BTS have? A total of 230 songs that contains 155 songs on 9 studio albums and one on the soundtrack album, also 2 reissues, and 2 compilation albums. (By 7 févr. 2021)
Wow, that's incredible!! I've been getting so many recommendations now, I'm definitely going to be checking out more of their music in the future. The fandom (ARMY) is incredible
Hi, welcome to the BTS rabbit hole! I see a lot of suggestions in the comments for songs that you might like but I kind of wanted to warn you. BTS addresses some very serious topics in some of their songs and videos. They have a fictional story line that runs through a lot of their videos and addresses a number of issues. They have songs that talk about mental health, the loss of someone you care about, and suicide. They have a song that the video, in particular, references a national tragedy where 250 high school students drowned when a ferry sank with them on board. They also talk about the importance of loving yourself. They are the only group that I know that creates songs specifically for their fans, to cheer them up and give them strength. Their music has literally saved lives, preventing suicides, and helped people recover from dark times. They even have a song, Louder Than Bombs, where the guys basically acknowledge how much their music means to ARMY and they promise to keep singing, for our sakes. They have another song, We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal, that basically talks about how much ARMY has helped BTS throughout the years. The video for it is animated and actually shows the history of BTS from debut to 2019. BTS has ARMY and ARMY has BTS. ARMY is just as unique of a fandom as BTS is artists.
Hi! Thanks for your reaction! Considering the fact that you're a jazz musician, I believe it would be interesting to see your reaction to "House of Cards" (jazz/pop) by BTS (either a lyric video or a live performance) which is sang by the vocal line of BTS (Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook) or "Singularity" (neo soul) by BTS which is sang by V. Anyway I hope you'll have a nice day! :)
These are exactly the songs I thought of first when I read Jazz musician. I also included them in my recommendation list, along with The Truth Untold and Still With You. It's interesting how all of us are recommending the B-sides to him first, which with BTS are all amazing of course :D
If this is the first time you're listening to BTS, you're missing a lot! their discography is a goldmine. they're a genre of their own. explore and enjoy 😀
Welcome to the fandom! I think you'll find that ARMY will largely be enthusiastic, positive, and overwhelmingly helpful. LOL! Fun fact: One of the vocalists, V (nee Kim Taehyung) studied saxophone for 3 years when he was a kid. He's also a huge fan of the American Songbook, and American jazz music, particularly Charlie Parker (if I recall correctly), and jazz singers like Ella Fitzgerald.
@@AndrewBergSax they rarely perform as all 23. NCT has a complicated promotional model (they are actually 4 groups) so maybe file them away for another time lol 😆 But I will say 7 is a magic number in kpop. I would say it's the average amount (5-9 members being standard)
always fun to see professionals reacting to BTS so we can experience new perspectives!!! you should see some more jazz/rnb leaning songs from them like stigma, house of cards, rain, singularity etc. also some epic live perfromances ull be impressed!! 💌
There is no genre.. BTS evolves. It is amazing to be part of their journey.. they do hiphop, rap, pop, ballad all of them lol.. their discography are huge!!!
Hello! Thank you for giving BTS a shot with an open mind!! BTS have songs in a WIDE variety of genres. Obviously I want to recommend their jazzier songs since that’s your thing, but what other genres do you enjoy most? For their jazzy songs I would recommend House of Cards, 134340, Rain and a solo song by one of the singers called Still with You. As far as I know these are the jazzier songs. I’m no expert on distinct genre differences though and BTS tends to blend a lot of styles/genres so I apologize if I’m wrong!
No, those are awesome recommendations! I've seen a lot for those songs so far. I definitely love jazz, but I'm open to a lot of genres honestly. I definitely favor jazz and its subgenres though (Funk, Bossa, Neosoul, etc.)
@@AndrewBergSax "Dynamite" I would say is a funky-disco pop song! It's all in English and it was a MAJOR hit. Also I reccomend since you like neosoul, "Singluarity" and "Stigma" which are two neosoul solo songs from one of the members, V. I think you'll enjoy them! Singularity is strikingly minimal in terms of instrumental but Stigma is a bit jazzier and upbeat. Thank you for this reaction though! I enjoyed it :)
I'm pretty sure someone already commented on this, but Armys are quite sensitive about labeling BTS as K-pop. Also we're not really comfortable with the term "boyband". "The genre is BTS". They are Korean musicians, that's it. Unfortunately, media pushes this narrative and tries to maintain them into these limits - as a result, the general public knows them as "K-pop". Also, Butter (and Dynamite) is not a representative example of their music, just something they did to bring up the mood and reach more of an English-speaking audience.
@@AndrewBergSax That's fine, it's a totally new field for you, so naturally there are a lot of things you don't know. But it would be nice of you to mind these things if you're going to continue with BTS ^^ Armys may seem a little bit overprotective, but trust us, we have all the reasons.
@@AndrewBergSax I don't think there is anything wrong with the term boyband. They are a boyband. I think boybands are really cool. Maybe some fans are more sensitive about it because some people tend to look down on boybands. But it's ok if you just call them a group.
@@julianasilva6946 I agree. Suga even said in an interview last week that they released Butter because it had been a while since they'd done a "boyband" sounding song, so I don't think they care about that label. ARMY are protective because so many people weaponize that label as a way of dismissing any artists that fall under that umbrella. I don't think that's what this reactor was doing though, just using it as a factual label. This song really does sound like MJ + western boyband music.
Please check out On- kinetic manifesto film, Black Swan, Dope, Idol, DNA, Blood Sweat and Tears, Fake Love, Dynamite, Mic Drop with Steve Aoki, Boy with Love with Halsey, and many more. Thanks for checking out the boys.
They have well over 300 songs ,collectively, so yeah, you have alot of listening to do. You'll love just about ALL of it. JKs 'Still With You ' comes to mind, and V is a huge fan of jazz music. You'll be surprised at the diversity of their music.
I think it helps that they _do_ all have very distinct singing voices, but also, and this is especially true for new listeners, it helps that they're a group comprised of 3 rappers and 4 vocalists and both groups tend to stick with mostly either singing or rapping. So, when you hear them singing, you only have to figure it out between 4 guys and hearing them rap means you probably only have 3 options (they do switch up but it's not that often and the main singing/rapping parts will still belong to the main singers/rappers in the group, which help in learning each member's sound). They have a wide variety of musical styles they've covered, so I hope you'll check out more from them!
BTS are from Korea but their not really Kpop. They are something of their very own. They don’t stick to any one type of music. They each have their own sound Army knows their voices. We love all seven. Army are the fans. They love us and we love them.
Hi, first I wanna say that I really enjoyed your reaction. Bts is a 7 member Korean group. And yes their fanbase called ARMY. It stands for Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth. Bts made their debut in 2013. They usually write and produce their own music. There are 3 rappers and 4 vocalist in Bts. They have songs from different genres and mostly their songs has deep and meaningful lyrics. I will leave some of the songs you should check out. Fake Love Spring Day The Truth Untold(A vocal line song) House of Cards(again a vocal line song) Butterfly Lie(Solo song of one of the memebers-Jimin) Stigma(Solo song of V) These more slow songs so if you want something energetic you can listen to Idol Home On Fire Dope
I think this is the first time a Jazz musician is reacting to BTS and I'm so glad you stumbled upon them. The second youngest member Taehyung (Stage name - V) is my favourite from the group and he learned to play saxophone before joining the band for 3 years. He is a big fan of Jazz and R&B and some of the old musicians like Frank Sinatra and Chet Baker. I'm pretty excited for you to check out some of his songs. • Singularity (R&B Neo-Soul) • Stigma (Jazz) • Snowflower (Jazzy Holiday Vibes) ^ These are some of his songs I think you're going to like so I would love to see your reaction to them. These 7 boys are extremely talented and I'm sure you're gonna discover a lot of gems in their discography. Hope you enjoy your time. 💜💜
I absolutely am excited to react to more of their songs! And Singularity and Stigma have been recommended a lot, but not Snowflower. I'm really excited to add that to my list
@@AndrewBergSax Snowflower (featuring Peakboy, another Korean artist and a close friend of his) is a recent song, also an unprompted one. He released it last Christmas for fans as a gift. You can't find it on big platforms like Spotify, only on SoundCloud because he released in for free (all the members do it from time to time) so the song is not as big or known as other two which are a part of group's past albums. But I personally love the song. 💜 There is a music video for Singularity but not for the other two. I want to request the live performance of Stigma whenever you react to it. The best live got removed from UA-cam for some reason but you can watch it on Dailymotion so I'm gonna leave the link for it so that you won't have any trouble finding it. Here : www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ttqvs Maybe you can check out the lyric video/studio version of the song and go directly to the live performance in the same reaction. It's up to you but this live performance of Stigma is magical and I would definitely love to see your reaction to it. 💜💜
Thank you for listening to our boys BTS. And you’ll be surprised how their music production progresses. Every music of them just keeps better and better the more you listen to it. And if you’re interested to their lyrics probably you can relate to them 100%
Thank you for your hard work! I look forward to witnessing your BTS journey. I believe the reason their music reaches so many people is because above all it is healing and radiates positivity.
Also since you are a Jazz musician, I recommend BTS Singularity (this is a solo song of one of the members V) and House of Cards (this is a song with the vocal line 4/7 members)
Some background on BTS: Well, first of all, the members write and produce their own music. They have a lot of creative freedom when it comes to their songs and the message of them, their performances, their mv's, ... the vocalists have amazing voices and vocal technique, the rappers are some of the best out there today. They are also amazing dancers, one has a background in street dance, another in contemporary dance. Their performances on korean award shows are mind blowing, the west just cant compete. You can check out BTS MMA 2019 performance Second, BTS's music is about topics such as mental health, self love, social and economical issues, hope and not giving up, the challenges of adulthood and adolescense, their own journey as artists and people. So their music is very genuine and resonates with a lot of people. Third, their is an ongoing fictional universe that runs throughout several mv's, a webtoon, a book series, higlight reels, a game ... . It's about the story of 7 young men dealing with different mental health issues in a way and how they over come it. But it's fictional, so there's time traveling and so on. The story is still going and we only get snippets of it, not in order, so ARMY is still trying to piece everything together. There are also running themes through albums, for example the love yourself albums, and some songs are connected, like boy in luv and boy with luv. Some songs of them may seem to have a superficial message, but when you are not an ARMY, you won't pick up on certain things that make these songs meaningful. Fourth, BTS came from a very small korean company that was close to bankruptcy, so they weren't very popular when they first debuted. After that, they became victims of hate, discrimination, prejudice, false accusations, ... . So BTS and ARMY always had, and still have to fight, defend and prove themselves. This is why BTS and ARMY have such a close bond, because we've been through so much, but we got through it together, with our heads held high every time. Then there is also the fact that they are just the most respectful kind, genuine, honest, hardworking and caring people, donating to many charities, practicing 18 hours a day so the performance is perfect for their fans. They launched the love myself campaign with unicef to protect children and gave 2 speeches for the UN. The love and dedication and passion they have for their craft and art is amazing. The members themselves are really close too, they are like family to each other and all still live together in the same appartment. One member once stated: the members are like a wallet or phone, when you don't have them with you, you feel anxious and nervous. Another said: thank god, I have the members by my side. They support and help each other and keep each other grounded. It's litteraly so heartwarming to see.
Wow, thank you for all of the background info! That's incredible. I think I might react to one of the documentary/behind the scenes videos at some point to get an idea of their background even more
@@AndrewBergSax you definitely should! Their journey is amazing and inspiring! There are some really good documentaires made by ARMY out there like This is BTS and the Nobodies to legends series by xCeleste, and The Rise of Bangtan which is a reappy indepth series about BTS and kpop in general!
@@AndrewBergSax of course there are many of BTS' own docu series and movies like Burn The Stage, Bring The Soul and Break The Silence. They also have a variety show called run BTS, which is really funny and shows the members' personalities really well!
This is so cool! I'd love to do one on the background of the group as well as one that goes into their personalities because that seems to be what makes everyone love them so much. I can't wait
@@AndrewBergSax I'm really excited for you to start this journey. I can tell you, being their fan has been the best decision in my life. They litterly saved my life, and this is not an exageration. Thank you for appreciating them and being open minded. Stay gold and as ARMY say, Borahae!
"Maybe people who are like, true fans, will be able to tell the difference"... Who's going to tell him that we can difference them seeing only their nails, shadows or lips?...
@@AndrewBergSax BTS's fans are a tad scary, they even sold out the clothes the members use... and not because BTS themselves promote them. ARMY finds out the brand and model, and buy them all. ARMY can find anything, even their perfumes and shampoos on blurry pictures of their hotel rooms.
@@RyokoYM I laughed so hard reading this. This is so true! Armys once sold out fabric softener that JK used! Sometimes some armys joke that we are not a fandom, we are more like a cult consists of fbi agents. lol.
@@AndrewBergSax One more thing about big number of members in kpop (or just "BTS-pop" in case of BTS), with a lot of members, it gives them chance to breathe while performing since they usually do insane choreography. Each member can take turn singing. So it's a smart move, while one member sings other can just focus on their dancing. As you can imagine, singing and dancing live at the same time is extremely difficult (although kpop groups and BTS are usually highly-trained for this, they trained for years before making their debut).
One of the members, V, played saxophone for a few years before joining BTS. =) He always says in interviews that if he hadn't joined BTS, he would be a saxophone player, lol. If you listen to his solo work, it tends to be much more rnb and jazz type vibes. He has a really good voice for that type of music.
Hey I love it when someone discovers BTS for the first time and has NO idea what they’re in for. ARMY is here for it...and just in case you don’t know yet we are aged 8 and under to 80 and over...we’re from all countries...(I mean even Antarctica lights up when BTS tweet)...we are all demographics. ARMY loves BTS and BTS loves ARMY...were a team like no other. 💜
Thanks for reacting- i can see how when discovering an artist, its easy to think that an artist can specialize or limited to one genre. BTS is not like that- Yes Butter is a dance track and with A simple msg which was the band's goal for the song for the summer..but BTS songs majority of them have deep meanings. Its quite a rabbit hole, once you're in, you may not want to come out. --- there is a reason why BTS is so popular and have a loyal fans -- if ur up for it and know the band and what they stand for, it will give an insight as to why are described as a Phenomenon.
@@AndrewBergSax - im excited for u - its like watching myself when i first discovered BTS - they changed my life- no joke -- 💜 whenever im feeling like my day and/or my schedule is too much i listen to a particular BTS song and and it calms me down.and i do love all their songs --- my personal fave to make myself feel peaceful is called "Love Myself- Answer" i like the live performance from a Japan concert-- if u feel like checking it out - make sure you have the captions on to see the Lyrics -- this song makes me cry (with joy) the lyrics are beautiful 😊 -- their UN speech is also inspiring, one in 2018 and the 2nd one in 2020. - stay safe.
BTS has risen Beyond conventional kpop... as you walk on your Path exploring their multileveled Artistry,.. you can see that (as we ARMY fans say~) “BTS IS the genre!” Thank you for reacting to BTS! 💕
Thanks for giving BTS a chance. BTS is actually much more than a boy band. Lol. In fact they cover so many genre's in music that BTS is genre to themselves. I hope you try some of their other songs: *House of Cards (by the vocal line has a definite Jazz/R & B vibe) Black Swan Dionysus Fire Dynamite Let Go 2!3! (my fave) Save Me (my fave MV) try to find the comeback performed with "I'm Fine" (the answer to Save Me.) All of these songs and many more have a different sound to them. These are only a snippet of BTS discography. Then there's the members solo work. In fact V (on of the members has a song called Singularity with an R & B feel that you may like. I hope you continue to check out BTS on or off camera. Their messages of positivity, living ourselves & knowing we aren't a line in our struggles have helped millions, like me. I'm 51 and ARMY forever. Thank you again. Be safe, be strong, be well and God bless. 🙏💪💜
Greetings from Tricity in Poland! You will be suprised tons of times if you start to listen BTS :-) Try their songs as you are jazzman maybe for the beggining: House of Cards, Truth Untold, Black Swan, Stigma, Singularity, and later Mic Drop, Spring Day, Fake love, Mikrokosmos, Lie, Daechwita, DNA, IDol, Seul, Do You, 4 oclock, Make it Right, Epiphany, EGO, etc etc etc ! I PROMISE IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND :-))))
@@AndrewBergSax Hi Andrew.. i see you're a jazz musician. You might wanna check out "SINGULARITY" and "STIGMA" single projects by one of the BTS members, V (Kim taehyung). May not be purist jazz sound but its neo soul and r&b sounds, added to the baritone voice of the singer makes the songs so dope!! 😁
I thought the same thing in the beginning about there being too many members in the group. I kept hearing about this BTS and when I googled them I saw 7 people and was like "Nope. No. Absolutely not. That's too many mfs to try to focus on" and I gave up. To me, 5 was a lot but doable, 6 was overdoing it and 7 seemed downright ridiculous. I later decided to give one of their songs a shot because it featured Halsey and I loved Halsey. It blew my mind. My goodness they were so good that the song was almost over and I was surprised to see Halsey pop up because I completely forgot she was supposed to be in the song. After that I couldn't get enough of their music and binged their albums all in about 2 weeks. Now I can't imagine a world where BTS is missing even one of their members because I adore them all! I haven't really listened to any other artists much since because they cover all of the genres I like and they have so much content to catch up on outside of music.
Thanks for reacting!!! They do a lot of different genres and very versatile!!! They compose, produce, and write a lot of their own music. Most of their songs talk about important topics such as; mental health, follow your dreams, regret, social problems, self love, etc. Not so much of their all English songs because those are feel good songs. I highly recommend watching MV’s first or lyrics before watching live performances. Also for their MV’s don’t forget to turn on the cc for translations. Most of the songs have deep meanings so we emphases understanding their lyrics. Other recommendations: -House of Cards -Blue and Grey onTvUnplugged (for copyright reasons: pause a few times or fade our screen) (turn on cc) -Life Goes On -Lights -Dynamite (other all English song) (These are songs I love or you might like. I think you will really like the first song. The other songs are slower songs, besides Dynamite)
BTS is their own genre. They make whatever music they want and with 7 members (4 vocalists and 3 rappers) all involved in the process, their range is absolutley amazing!
I'm one of the people who BTS started to grow on recently, Even as a Korean, I hadn't been interested in them at all. While watching reaction clips, I started to get into them. Started to tell who is who and what they are like. And every member has lots of talents. See Suga's 대취타. It's mind-blowing. 3 rappers 4 vocalist and they're great at dancing. Most of them even write songs. They're AWESOME.
thanks for your reaction! since you like jazz you might like their song house of cards which is kinda jazzy, or singularity and stigma (both neo-soul) :)
80's American country pop band Village People has 11 ~ 13 members :) BTS got 5 No1 albums on Billboard 200 since 2018 and 3 No1 singles on Billboard Hot 100 since September 2020. this song Butter will be definitely their 4th No1 single on Billboard Hot 100 next week :) they've performed live stage with this song on Billboard Music Awards on 23th May 2021, 4 years in a row. and they got 4 awards for Top Selling Song, Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist and Top Social Artist. they're South Korean boy band/boy group debuting 2013. and now they're the biggest boy band/boy group in the world, in the planet no doubt. their last album has the selling score over 7M copies world wide.
Hi. I think you might be interested in giving Black Swan, Singularity, House of Cards, and 134340 (yeah they actually wrote something and used Pluto’s name after it’s demotion to a non-planet). It might be up your alley
Haha you wait thats how I started.. so first of all I liked the dance songs, then the rappy style, then the slow tunes.. now I'm a fully fledged Army (yes you are right they are BTS fans)
Andrew BTS debuted in 2013 so there is a lot of great music they’ve done over the years, you should check out more of their work. I think you will be greatly impressed.
Yes, they spelled Army with their bodies. Army have no problem recognizing our men, their voices, how they breathe, fingers, moles, shape of their mouths, eyes, faces oh just about everything.
They talk about being smooth like butter Bruh, not necessarily just butter, but talk smooth, walk smooth, having swag, smooth like criminal dance routine of your own style, having tricks under your sleeves, being undercoversmooth, being cool like that, just swag with smoothest like butter, like ice, like this song, and lyrics is smooth just like butter...😎✌😘💜😂
Hi, as you’re new to the party and you’re a jazz man, let me propose a few songs to add to this endless list you’re trying to make (they have about 200 songs 😂), the ones I feel more jazzy, but I’m no expert in jazz : Stigma (a member, V, solo), House of Cards (with only the 4 vocalists = without the 3 rappers), 134340 (all of them, this number is Pluto code name....), singularity (V solo again, this boy loves jazz) Have fun !
@@AndrewBergSax search 134340 to find this song. (134340 is the number Pluto was assigned when it was demoted from a planet.) The whole song compares loneliness to being a demoted planet out in the furthest reaches of the solar system.
They were on Stephen Corbett late night show and performed Butter. Check out the BBMAs performance of Butter. Thank you for checking out BTS. I’ll be back if you react to more BTS content.
I’ll give you a quick summary of why BTS is huge . Their huge because they aren’t your normal kpop group . Not even your normal boyband . Bts fans sometimes don’t like to put bts with kpop or boyband categories even tho they are the biggest boyband / kpop group in the world right now . Mainly because of how different they are to other groups, western artists and the term “ boyband “ comes with insults and stereotypes such as people thinking they don’t write their own music, only for teens etc. So BTS is is acronym for the korean name “BANGTAN Sonyeondon”. Which translates to “BULLETPROOF BOY SCOUTS “ That name has a meaning . Basically bts is a group that wants to use their music and platform to spread positivity and connect with people of all race and gender while teaching people music has the power to transcend and translate messages regardless of your race , age or gender . They also go by “beyond the scene” or Bangtan boys . This is something kpop fans and Armys always want to teach people especially since kpop groups tend to get a lot of racist hate comments sometimes because of their looks , called girls and other homophobic insults . Over the years BTS has tackle topics in their music such as mental health and suicide ( taboo topics in Asian culture ) anxiety, loneliness, politics , women’s empowerment , Domestic Abuse , government , pursing your dreams and not living somebody else dream , differences between old and younger generation , motivation to youth , socio-economics , self love , self care and struggles and motivating people , Etc . they want their music to connect anyone regardless of your age : kids , teens , adults , elders etc Also bts fanbase actually a lot more diverse in age and gender then you think . Majority of the fans are over 21 despite how many screaming girls you see on Social media. I’m 24 , kpop fan since high school. My co workers in their 20s, 30s and 40s are fans . Both male and female . Even John cena is a fan lol. Me personally I love them also because they contribute a lot to Asian representation since there a lack of Asians in American media , entertainment etc BTS is also known for contributing to charities and causes. They donated 1 Million Dollars to Black Lives Matter and the Armys ( bts fandom name) donated 1 million dollars as well in just 24Hrs. Total of 2million was donated. The Armys also take part in creating their own projects naming it after the members such as planting trees , donating money to children hospital , canned food drives and many more . Overall BTS is huge because they work hard to show people Music has the power to transcend and translate messages regardless of race , gender, religion, language or age. If you get a chance , I highly recommend checking out these articles that explain more about their music . You’ll understand better . www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-bts-are-breaking-k-pops-biggest-taboos-628141/ www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8098832/bts-lyrics-social-commentary-political www.nolala.com/en/artist-in-spotlight/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-songs-of-the-south-korean-k-pop-group-actually-about/ www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/03/16/12-bts-songs-strong-social-messages
This is all absolutely fantastic. I can't believe I'm just tapping into this world of BTS and I really am so excited to learn more about them and everything they do. They sound like extraordinary people
Thank you for giving a try to listen to them, V is actually really like jazz music and other genre And also they can give you alot of genre to their diff songs, enjoy 💜
It’s just pop :) They grew up with the same music and musical influences like any American has, especially hip-hop, R&B, pop/rock, etc. The song is not what you expect, but if you listen to their amazing catalog, they will also be not what one would expect as they are progressive and experiment fusing genres/styles they enjoy/appreciate. Since they started out hip-hop, they will always be hip-hop based in one way or another with some R&B, edm, etc. So Butter as well their song Dynamite are different from their other music, but it still has their flavor in the way they performed (both has MJ influences in them, especially Dynamite which was a huge hit last year). In other words, they are just pop or more closely to just BTS Pop as they make music how they want it.
@@AndrewBergSax It is like choosing children lol. Well, I would recommend some that would give you a little taste how different they can be. Maybe other fans have already, but just suggesting the ones with music videos, but they have so many GOOD b-sides that don’t have music videos. But there are lyric videos and live performances, which is something to marvel at. Mic Drop Black Swan ON Kinetic Manifesto Film Fake Love Not Today DNA
@@AndrewBergSax Mic Drop is one of the songs I became a fan of when I was new to BTS, and I don’t think I’m alone (and I came in around 2019, that song is from 2017). But there are many of their songs that do that. Black Swan is a current masterpiece from 2020, just lyrically and deep message, but also a really good listen. I love it. ON was a single from 2020 and that hits hard, the choreography is on another level. There are three rappers, and if you like rap, these are the solo tracks by the rap line which are in the BTS albums or on their solo mixtapes. REALLY worth listening to, especially if you’re into rap. The links should all have captions for lyrics. RM Joke: ua-cam.com/video/OxMrBNBWksM/v-deo.html Do You: ua-cam.com/video/rN0_2jyOgzg/v-deo.html Persona: ua-cam.com/video/M9Uy0opVF3s/v-deo.html Suga Daechwita: ua-cam.com/video/qGjAWJ2zWWI/v-deo.html Agust D: ua-cam.com/video/3Y_Eiyg4bfk/v-deo.html Shadow: ua-cam.com/video/PV1gCvzpSy0/v-deo.html J-Hope Chicken Noodle Soup: ua-cam.com/video/i23NEQEFpgQ/v-deo.html Airplane: ua-cam.com/video/8O_MwlZ2dEg/v-deo.html Ego: ua-cam.com/video/LmApDbvNCXg/v-deo.html
it's been a while since i rewatched this one, and the "maybe true fans can tell the difference, but I certainly can't" struck me just now. Oh Andrew, now you are one of those true fans yourself 😄💜
Great reaction man! 💜 Here are some of my recommendations from various points throughout their career/discography as well as the medium in which I recommend you watch them. -Just One Day (Music Video) This is one of my mom's favorites. -Rain (Lyric video) -Attack On Bangtan (Lyric video or dance practice) -Spring Day (Music video) -Black Swan (Both the music video and the art film. The MV has the studio version of the song and the choreography performed by the members. The art film has a more classical sound to it and is performed by a dance company. Both are amazing!) -Louder Than Bombs (Lyric video) -Dis-Ease (Lyric video) Also, here are some of my favorite solo songs for each member. RM - Do You Jin - Moon Suga - The Last J-Hope - Base Line Jimin - Lie V - Winter Bear Jungkook - Still With You P.S. If you do start doing lyric videos, then I'd recommend avoiding the channel "Jaeguchi." Their translations leave much to be desired and they often attribute lines to the wrong members.
Thanks for giving the guys a listen try On Kinetic Manifesto, Black Swan, Spring Day and for more vocals try their Japanese language song Your eyes tell or for a boost try Magic Shop with Eng Subs or Love Myself (both live). you will always have to search eng subs or turn on cc's but the lyric only vids i don't usually recommend. As we say in the ARMY "you nice keep going". And yes we can recognise them by their hands. Their voices are actually very distinctive once you listen a bit. Enjoy!
This song is retro, light, catchy summer song without a real deep meaning. They purposely made that way so people can just relax, enjoy, sing along & copy their dancing. Since you are a jazz musician, maybe you should check out their House of Cards (live), Still with You (solo), Singularity & Stigma (solo, neo-soul). They work as a group, sububits & solos. They do sing, dance, rap, write, produce (even direct) a lot of their own music. They have about 300 songs in verious genres of music. They are certainly not a simple boy band. Once you find out what they truly are, you will be surprised. That's why their fans are very diverse from very young age to over 90+ (most of us, army, are over 20), and various races of men and women.
I just subscribed. I'm so excited to see you react to their full range and versatility. I like butter but I would still recommend many more of their Korean songs before this one. They have powerful lyrics and cinematic music videos; creative choreography and genuinely beautiful personalities. You are scratching the surface but I hope your journey is enjoyable. There have already been so many wonderful suggestions!!
Congratulations & my best wishes on your recent wedding 😊. Welcome to the world of BTS. I'm a jazz enthusiast myself & a new army & enjoying my BTS journey. The Bangtan Boys are just phenomenal, their music, their message, choreographies and what's even more amazing is the fact that they are humble artists and very respectable. I was introduced to them by my 19 y/o daughter and I got hooked ever since. I hope you enjoy your journey too 😊💜.
Thank you so much for this reaction… And congratulations, yo’ve discovered the power of Army. If Army stans you, you can achieve everything… 😂 Th love we feel for our 7 boys is over all you can imagine… I’m a 55 French teacher and for example, exploring the lyrics they write is my guilty pleasure 😇.💜
I love the beat of the beat of this as it gives me queen vibes. It's so so cute and such a beautiful song and it's also got that sexy vibe to it aswell. I couldn't stop smiling at it as the song is so catchy and I now have the chorus stuck in my head. The vocals are amazing and the raps omg I love then so much. And omg the styles are amazing they look amazing in what wver they wear. The MV itself is amazing as ever and the choreo is on point like always. I literally have no words how I'm feeling right now but all I know is this entire MV and song is making me smile and feel so happy. Also Yoongi, Jin (my ult bias wreckers) and Jimin (my ult bias) just stole my heart in this song and MV. Let's "Get it, Let it roll"
Thank you so much to everyone for this outpouring of support! I'm honestly speechless right now because you have just about tripled my subscribers after just 3.5 hours. I'm trying so hard to get to everyone's comments and I'm so sorry if I miss yours. You are the best and I PROMISE I will be reacting to so much more BTS in the future! 💜
It’s only the beginning of your journey then !
Please do. We ARMY support respectful and natural reactors
Genuine reactors is our best choice in this yt app and oh for BTS
As a fanbase, we can be a little bit overwhelming, lol. Don't stress if you don't get to all of us, and don't stress over the sudden influx of suggestions and requests you're going to receive. We are just *very* enthusistic.
You should check out live performance on BBMAs. From BTS J-ARMY 🇯🇵
"idk how you keep track of who's singing' -- ooh, you're about to find out ARMY can tell them apart by their, voices, hands, hair, ear, shadow... haha - Thank you for listening to BTS. Hope you'll like it and do more reactions on them :)
Hahaha I'll be watching their ears from now on I think! And with the incredible support I've gotten today, I'm definitely listening to more of them in the future
Too funny, because it’s so true...We know their speaking voices, we can tell who it is by how they move, their silhouette, their laugh...
There is so much video of them, from pre-debut vlogs to American Hustle, Bon Voyage, Run BTS (we are at episode 142, I think, before their month break), In the Soop, variety shows, interviews, concerts, live streams, VLive, then of course MV’s, live performances, award shows, fan meetings, Musters, Festa, they interact with Army in a way that I have never seen another artist or group do, we have watched them grow up from JK (the youngest) at 15 to now at 23 (western age), we watched them struggle and grow - they were sweet, kind, talented boys who became sweet, kind men with integrity and values that they hold dear, they inspire us to be better, they have developed their talents to the point where they are some of the best singers, rappers, dancers, song writers and producers in the world - and they are just so DECENT. We love them. And they truly feel gratitude for our support and they love us too. Their Korean language songs are where I find real depth both musically and lyrically (Butter and Dynamite are great dance/pop tracks, but there is more to BTS than that) - don’t rely on captions on screen though (if you watch their other music), they are often a little off on translations - we do like doolsetbangtan.Wordpress.com for English translation - you can search by BTS song title
Great reaction, thank you for taking the time to check them out 💜
Heck, just read something they said and we will tell you who said it.
@Kimberly Carrigan hahaha I am completely in shock (in a good way) at the amount people know about them. ARMY is amazing
@@AndrewBergSax it’s really because there is so much captured on video, they were recruited between 2010 and 2012, and debuted as a group in 2013. There is stuff from the beginning, but each member started a vlog in early 2013 as a lead up to their debut - it’s still out there, you can watch it today (they were babies, but they worked so hard and put themselves under immense pressure). But every single thing they ever did was documented via video, plus they created content by creating their own reality shows - multiple episodes of multiple shows - they are still doing them. Every appearance, performance, concert, interview - all documented via video, all available still. And Army is organised, internationally and within Korea - we work together (except when it comes to concert tickets 😢🤷♂️ then it’s every army for themselves).
Kpop is not a genre actually, it's an industry because groups can choose whatever genre they want. I know you can listen to like one or two songs from a singer or group and get the gist of their sound but with BTS, their discography is so varied that you need to listen to a variety of the music to get who they are.
Oh that's really good to know! I've been taking notes on what songs people suggest I listen to and I'm realizing the list is endless. Haha
Yup! It’s really hard to box any kpop group in with one genre. It’s why people tend to say they have a [genre] core. Like BTS has a hip-hop core, EXO has an r&b core, Dreamcatcher has a rock core, GOT7 has a pop core, and Blackpink has an EDM core. They may have a specialty for one genre or a genre they frequently use, but it’s very flexible. Experimentation and genre fusion are commonplace.
That's super awesome, and is actually especially cool to me because jazz is very similar. I'm sp excited to dive further into their music
@@nerasomnia and lately they’ve had a Funky pop sound. Similar to Bruno Mars
@@kingsolarisnotofthisworld5982 That certainly has been a trend lately!
Dude: There's too many of them. I don't know how you can keep track...
Millions of ARMYs all over the world: Try us
Hahaha yeah I apparently had no idea how big this community was. It's incredible
@@AndrewBergSax You literally stumbled blindly into *the* largest fanbase in the world.
@Ashleyder I realized that really quickly today. Haha
Too many? Wait until he find out about certain NCT group...
Try us! I just scored 7 out of 7 in an 'identify BTS members from their Laughs' UA-cam quiz... and I'm a 42 year old British housewife. 😜
Their voices are easy to tell apart bc only 4 are vocalists, each with distinct voices:
Jin, the tall lanky one in white has a "lifted palette" sound and is great at hitting those piercing/belting notes.
Jungkook with the purple-blue hair has the quintessential pop sound (think Bieber) and has the most control over his voice which is why he usually does the runs and ad libs (though Jimin has a lot of awesome ad libs in this particular song).
Jimin, pretty blonde with rainbow highlights, is known for his airy light delicate voice. He has some of the most beautiful range of tones IMO
V, (orange suit, elevator) has the gorgeous, round, soulful voice, and can go low and deep but also high and belting (really, all the singers in BTS have an amazing vocal range and can all go high)
Once you get the singers out of the way, then you have the 3 rappers. These are easy, cuz there's less of them...and they have their own distinct style. This song doesn't really show the rappers' full capability, but you can still get a glimpse of those unique styles:
Suga, first rapper, usually has a slightly, how-do-I explain it....low-key savage/dangerous tone? and a little bit of a lisp. He plays with his voice sometimes using inflection on certain words.
RM, 2nd rapper, wearing black gaucho shorts and suspenders (official leader of BTS), has a very solid American rapper boom-bap style. Deep voice. Can sound smooth or aggressive.
J-Hope (my personal fave), 3rd rapper (with the butter-yellow hair), usually he's the "hype" rapper of the group songs and singles, but he is a talented rapper in his own right. He has the most distinctive voice IMO, very laid-back vibe, but can be savage and sarcastic sounding.
Wow, incredible info! That's super helpful! Thank you!
Here ive summarised it. Easier to remember. Lol:
Jin - crystal voice
Jimin - angel voice
V - soulful voice
JK - honey voice
Great summary of their voices. Well put and on point 👌💜
Perfect explanation!
Excellent descriptions of everyone!
You know someones new to Kpop when they think 7 members is alot
Hahaha yeah some mentioned a group with 23... I have much to learn
Lol true
Enters NCT
You'll learn 😉 Also you'll learn the different members and voices too, despite the changing hairstyles and colors.
Lol exactly.. 7 members is not alot at all
ARMY is the fandom name :)
Thank you! That makes a lot of sense. Haha
You'd like JK's "Still with you". Also BTS don't really do the genre thing... they kinda do everything.
Haha I'm definitely getting that impression now!
Periodt! They're their own genre
The also experiment and mix genres in one single song. Something rare in the lazy music industry.
JK’s “Still with you” is SO good! You can watch a lyric video of it or listen on SoundCloud. There is no MV for it unfortunately.
@@AndrewBergSax oh yeah, also House of cards, stigma, and singularity.
This comment section is a lot of fun! One of my favorite things that ARMY does to introduce new people to BTS is uncover their personal style in music and recommend BTS songs that we believe fit closest to that style. BTS has such a diverse catalog that we know there is something for everyone :) knowing you are a jazz musician, be prepared to dive into the luscious world of BTS's smooth R&B, neo-classical, and slow jazz side tracks.
Thank you so much! All of your comments have been awesome! I'm so excited to dive further into this!
I think he'll like Black Swan! 💜🤔
@@erosinvaldez hmm he should its awesome!
Since you are a Jazz musician you should also check Stigma and Singularity. They are solo songs by BTS member V. He is into jazz among other genres of music, used to play saxophone in the past but doesn't anymore I think.
Also, erase everything you knew about boy bands from now on! First of all, they have a leader called RM but don't think of him as the Beyonce or Justin Timberlake of the group lol. He is a TRUE LEADER that has the respect of the members and fans as well. Each of the members get their spotlight in some way or the other. They each have solo songs on their albums for example.
That's so awesome! I've gotten a few requests for those songs so I think they've just made my short list. Haha
And if you are interested in an amazing production that brings together rap, Kpop and Korean culture, Daechwita written and performed by Suga under one of his other guises as Agust D would be well worth your time.
"House of cards" would be good too
Please don´t forget "House of cards" that song has a jazzy melodie :-). Beautiful
Oh definitely recommend Stigma, Singularity and Still with you (last one is on sound cloud). I like jazz a lot and Still with you is squarely in there. Singularity is more R&B vibe but totally worth it.
"No, it's not", he whispered 😂
Since you play the sax, I highly recommend you react to BTS' song/video "Dope" from earlier in their career, 2015. It's got great sax! Make sure you have English subtitles turned on because almost all of their songs are in Korean (I'm a 52 year old American, non-Korean speaker BTS-ARMY; great music, beats, vibe breaks any language barriers)
Hahaha I'm glad someone thought that was funny! Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out!
We recognize their voice. We can even recognize them by their hands haha. Thanks for reacting to butter!
That's incredible! I'll be watching their hands in the future! Haha
@@AndrewBergSax dont forget the legs too XD
A few days ago McDonalds launched "The BTS Meal," and one of the promo teasers on their Twitter was a pic cropped to show just the hands of the 7 members and asking people to guess who was who. So many ARMY got it right in comments, it was hilarious!
I say this a lot but you will never regret getting to know these men, they are amazing, I love them so much. Their music is amazing and their voices are incredible but even more than that they are just really good ppl. 😊
That's amazing! I can't wait to learn more about them!
@@AndrewBergSax yeah!
Their distinct voices is one of the many reasons we love them. If you continue to listen to them, you’ll learn them in time 😊
That's great! I can't wait to hear more from them!
They did the NPR Tiny Desk Series on UA-cam last year - you can hear them dialed back with a live band. The sang three songs.
Oh awesome! I love Tiny Desk concerts!
Yesss.. make reaction for bts npr tiny desk...please...
Thanks for your reaction.
BTS has been around for 8 years now. They explores various genres and most of their songs have deep , meaningful lyrics, so don't expect to know them by listening 1 or 2 songs. They are amazing performers! Each one has a unique voice.
They kind of surprise us at each comeback. That's beside the members solo work.
The bond between ARMY and BTS is also unique and very strong... RM, the leader of the group just said few days ago that we were a team more then a fandom.
How many songs does BTS have? A total of 230 songs that contains 155 songs on 9 studio albums and one on the soundtrack album, also 2 reissues, and 2 compilation albums. (By 7 févr. 2021)
Wow, that's incredible!! I've been getting so many recommendations now, I'm definitely going to be checking out more of their music in the future. The fandom (ARMY) is incredible
Hi, welcome to the BTS rabbit hole! I see a lot of suggestions in the comments for songs that you might like but I kind of wanted to warn you. BTS addresses some very serious topics in some of their songs and videos. They have a fictional story line that runs through a lot of their videos and addresses a number of issues. They have songs that talk about mental health, the loss of someone you care about, and suicide. They have a song that the video, in particular, references a national tragedy where 250 high school students drowned when a ferry sank with them on board. They also talk about the importance of loving yourself. They are the only group that I know that creates songs specifically for their fans, to cheer them up and give them strength. Their music has literally saved lives, preventing suicides, and helped people recover from dark times. They even have a song, Louder Than Bombs, where the guys basically acknowledge how much their music means to ARMY and they promise to keep singing, for our sakes. They have another song, We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal, that basically talks about how much ARMY has helped BTS throughout the years. The video for it is animated and actually shows the history of BTS from debut to 2019. BTS has ARMY and ARMY has BTS. ARMY is just as unique of a fandom as BTS is artists.
Wow, that's incredible! I really can't believe the support they have and it's absolutely amazing!
Hi! Thanks for your reaction! Considering the fact that you're a jazz musician, I believe it would be interesting to see your reaction to "House of Cards" (jazz/pop) by BTS (either a lyric video or a live performance) which is sang by the vocal line of BTS (Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook) or "Singularity" (neo soul) by BTS which is sang by V. Anyway I hope you'll have a nice day! :)
Great suggestions! I've seen requests for House of Cards, but not the others! I'll check them out! Thank you!
These are exactly the songs I thought of first when I read Jazz musician. I also included them in my recommendation list, along with The Truth Untold and Still With You. It's interesting how all of us are recommending the B-sides to him first, which with BTS are all amazing of course :D
@@natalyk706 ooh, "The Truth Untold" and "Still With You" are also great recommendations! :)
If this is the first time you're listening to BTS, you're missing a lot! their discography is a goldmine. they're a genre of their own. explore and enjoy 😀
I'm so excited! 😀
Welcome to the fandom! I think you'll find that ARMY will largely be enthusiastic, positive, and overwhelmingly helpful. LOL!
Fun fact: One of the vocalists, V (nee Kim Taehyung) studied saxophone for 3 years when he was a kid. He's also a huge fan of the American Songbook, and American jazz music, particularly Charlie Parker (if I recall correctly), and jazz singers like Ella Fitzgerald.
Wow, what's incredible to me is how so many people know so much information about them. ARMY is amazing. Haha
@@AndrewBergSax They literally tell us about plenty of things during VLIVE and they try to be as transparent as they can
"There's seven of them - that just seems like a really big number"
(Shh, nobody tell him about SEVENTEEN, he isn't ready yet)
What's SEVENTEEN? You're not telling me there are SEVENTEEN members, are you? 😯
@@AndrewBergSax don't panic, there's actually only 13 of them:DDD
...but NCT has 23
Hahaha just a casual 23 members.... wow, I have been so out of the loop on this
@@AndrewBergSax they rarely perform as all 23. NCT has a complicated promotional model (they are actually 4 groups) so maybe file them away for another time lol 😆
But I will say 7 is a magic number in kpop. I would say it's the average amount (5-9 members being standard)
@Stacie thank you! This is a brand new world for me
always fun to see professionals reacting to BTS so we can experience new perspectives!!! you should see some more jazz/rnb leaning songs from them like stigma, house of cards, rain, singularity etc. also some epic live perfromances ull be impressed!! 💌
Thank you! So many requests for these! I'm excited!
This is a perfect list for a jazz musician to start from...as is the list further up that includes a couple of these songs plus a couple of others.
BTS is a genre unto themselves. They literally do it ALL!
I'm excited to listen to more!
There is no genre.. BTS evolves. It is amazing to be part of their journey.. they do hiphop, rap, pop, ballad all of them lol.. their discography are huge!!!
Hello! Thank you for giving BTS a shot with an open mind!! BTS have songs in a WIDE variety of genres. Obviously I want to recommend their jazzier songs since that’s your thing, but what other genres do you enjoy most? For their jazzy songs I would recommend House of Cards, 134340, Rain and a solo song by one of the singers called Still with You. As far as I know these are the jazzier songs. I’m no expert on distinct genre differences though and BTS tends to blend a lot of styles/genres so I apologize if I’m wrong!
No, those are awesome recommendations! I've seen a lot for those songs so far. I definitely love jazz, but I'm open to a lot of genres honestly. I definitely favor jazz and its subgenres though (Funk, Bossa, Neosoul, etc.)
@@AndrewBergSax "Dynamite" I would say is a funky-disco pop song! It's all in English and it was a MAJOR hit.
Also I reccomend since you like neosoul, "Singluarity" and "Stigma" which are two neosoul solo songs from one of the members, V. I think you'll enjoy them! Singularity is strikingly minimal in terms of instrumental but Stigma is a bit jazzier and upbeat. Thank you for this reaction though! I enjoyed it :)
Great recomendation 👍👍
@@AndrewBergSax House of Cards live is amazing and they were still so young at the time.
@@jillgoth7299 Yes!House of Cards.Find a live version with eng subs.It's one of my favourite songs,ever,and I'm 63 so have heard a lot.
I'm pretty sure someone already commented on this, but Armys are quite sensitive about labeling BTS as K-pop. Also we're not really comfortable with the term "boyband". "The genre is BTS". They are Korean musicians, that's it. Unfortunately, media pushes this narrative and tries to maintain them into these limits - as a result, the general public knows them as "K-pop".
Also, Butter (and Dynamite) is not a representative example of their music, just something they did to bring up the mood and reach more of an English-speaking audience.
Thank you! I'm sorry, and I've learned so much about them now. I will be avoiding all those terms in the future!
@@AndrewBergSax That's fine, it's a totally new field for you, so naturally there are a lot of things you don't know. But it would be nice of you to mind these things if you're going to continue with BTS ^^
Armys may seem a little bit overprotective, but trust us, we have all the reasons.
@@AndrewBergSax I don't think there is anything wrong with the term boyband. They are a boyband. I think boybands are really cool. Maybe some fans are more sensitive about it because some people tend to look down on boybands. But it's ok if you just call them a group.
@@julianasilva6946 I agree. Suga even said in an interview last week that they released Butter because it had been a while since they'd done a "boyband" sounding song, so I don't think they care about that label. ARMY are protective because so many people weaponize that label as a way of dismissing any artists that fall under that umbrella. I don't think that's what this reactor was doing though, just using it as a factual label. This song really does sound like MJ + western boyband music.
Please check out On- kinetic manifesto film, Black Swan, Dope, Idol, DNA, Blood Sweat and Tears, Fake Love, Dynamite, Mic Drop with Steve Aoki, Boy with Love with Halsey, and many more. Thanks for checking out the boys.
Wow so many suggestions! I have a lot of reacting to do. Haha
They have well over 300 songs ,collectively, so yeah, you have alot of listening to do. You'll love just about ALL of it. JKs 'Still With You ' comes to mind, and V is a huge fan of jazz music. You'll be surprised at the diversity of their music.
I've been hearing a lot of that today! I'm so excited to listen to more of their music!
The BTS rabbit-hole is a wonderful place...once you go down, you won't want to come back up :)
I'm so nervous but excited for this experience. Hahaha
I think it helps that they _do_ all have very distinct singing voices, but also, and this is especially true for new listeners, it helps that they're a group comprised of 3 rappers and 4 vocalists and both groups tend to stick with mostly either singing or rapping.
So, when you hear them singing, you only have to figure it out between 4 guys and hearing them rap means you probably only have 3 options (they do switch up but it's not that often and the main singing/rapping parts will still belong to the main singers/rappers in the group, which help in learning each member's sound).
They have a wide variety of musical styles they've covered, so I hope you'll check out more from them!
I'm definitely going to be checking out more! Thanks for the info!
BTS are from Korea but their not really Kpop. They are something of their very own. They don’t stick to any one type of music. They each have their own sound Army knows their voices. We love all seven. Army are the fans. They love us and we love them.
So awesome! I'm excited to be army myself! I have a lot of catching up to do
@@AndrewBergSax Aww! 💜
Hi, first I wanna say that I really enjoyed your reaction. Bts is a 7 member Korean group. And yes their fanbase called ARMY. It stands for Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth. Bts made their debut in 2013. They usually write and produce their own music. There are 3 rappers and 4 vocalist in Bts. They have songs from different genres and mostly their songs has deep and meaningful lyrics. I will leave some of the songs you should check out.
Fake Love
Spring Day
The Truth Untold(A vocal line song)
House of Cards(again a vocal line song)
Butterfly
Lie(Solo song of one of the memebers-Jimin)
Stigma(Solo song of V)
These more slow songs so if you want something energetic you can listen to
Idol
Home
On
Fire
Dope
Wow, thank you so much and I appreciate the extensive list! I'm excited to listen through all the music!
Army is BTS’ fans! And these guys always acknowledge them & how much they appreciate their fans!
That's so awesome!
I think this is the first time a Jazz musician is reacting to BTS and I'm so glad you stumbled upon them.
The second youngest member Taehyung (Stage name - V) is my favourite from the group and he learned to play saxophone before joining the band for 3 years. He is a big fan of Jazz and R&B and some of the old musicians like Frank Sinatra and Chet Baker.
I'm pretty excited for you to check out some of his songs.
• Singularity (R&B Neo-Soul)
• Stigma (Jazz)
• Snowflower (Jazzy Holiday Vibes)
^ These are some of his songs I think you're going to like so I would love to see your reaction to them.
These 7 boys are extremely talented and I'm sure you're gonna discover a lot of gems in their discography. Hope you enjoy your time. 💜💜
I absolutely am excited to react to more of their songs! And Singularity and Stigma have been recommended a lot, but not Snowflower. I'm really excited to add that to my list
@@AndrewBergSax Snowflower (featuring Peakboy, another Korean artist and a close friend of his) is a recent song, also an unprompted one. He released it last Christmas for fans as a gift. You can't find it on big platforms like Spotify, only on SoundCloud because he released in for free (all the members do it from time to time) so the song is not as big or known as other two which are a part of group's past albums. But I personally love the song. 💜
There is a music video for Singularity but not for the other two. I want to request the live performance of Stigma whenever you react to it. The best live got removed from UA-cam for some reason but you can watch it on Dailymotion so I'm gonna leave the link for it so that you won't have any trouble finding it. Here :
www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ttqvs
Maybe you can check out the lyric video/studio version of the song and go directly to the live performance in the same reaction. It's up to you but this live performance of Stigma is magical and I would definitely love to see your reaction to it. 💜💜
Thank you so much! I actually like live performances more in general so this is awesome! Thank you!!!
Check out their other song too☺️ i recommend the magic shop live performance
Oh, thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out 😀
@@AndrewBergSax I second that recommendation!
Thank you for listening to our boys BTS. And you’ll be surprised how their music production progresses. Every music of them just keeps better and better the more you listen to it. And if you’re interested to their lyrics probably you can relate to them 100%
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you for your hard work! I look forward to witnessing your BTS journey. I believe the reason their music reaches so many people is because above all it is healing and radiates positivity.
Also since you are a Jazz musician, I recommend BTS Singularity (this is a solo song of one of the members V) and House of Cards (this is a song with the vocal line 4/7 members)
Absolutely! I can't wait to watch more!
Some background on BTS:
Well, first of all, the members write and produce their own music. They have a lot of creative freedom when it comes to their songs and the message of them, their performances, their mv's, ... the vocalists have amazing voices and vocal technique, the rappers are some of the best out there today. They are also amazing dancers, one has a background in street dance, another in contemporary dance. Their performances on korean award shows are mind blowing, the west just cant compete. You can check out BTS MMA 2019 performance
Second, BTS's music is about topics such as mental health, self love, social and economical issues, hope and not giving up, the challenges of adulthood and adolescense, their own journey as artists and people. So their music is very genuine and resonates with a lot of people.
Third, their is an ongoing fictional universe that runs throughout several mv's, a webtoon, a book series, higlight reels, a game ... . It's about the story of 7 young men dealing with different mental health issues in a way and how they over come it. But it's fictional, so there's time traveling and so on. The story is still going and we only get snippets of it, not in order, so ARMY is still trying to piece everything together. There are also running themes through albums, for example the love yourself albums, and some songs are connected, like boy in luv and boy with luv. Some songs of them may seem to have a superficial message, but when you are not an ARMY, you won't pick up on certain things that make these songs meaningful.
Fourth, BTS came from a very small korean company that was close to bankruptcy, so they weren't very popular when they first debuted. After that, they became victims of hate, discrimination, prejudice, false accusations, ... . So BTS and ARMY always had, and still have to fight, defend and prove themselves. This is why BTS and ARMY have such a close bond, because we've been through so much, but we got through it together, with our heads held high every time.
Then there is also the fact that they are just the most respectful kind, genuine, honest, hardworking and caring people, donating to many charities, practicing 18 hours a day so the performance is perfect for their fans. They launched the love myself campaign with unicef to protect children and gave 2 speeches for the UN. The love and dedication and passion they have for their craft and art is amazing. The members themselves are really close too, they are like family to each other and all still live together in the same appartment. One member once stated: the members are like a wallet or phone, when you don't have them with you, you feel anxious and nervous. Another said: thank god, I have the members by my side. They support and help each other and keep each other grounded. It's litteraly so heartwarming to see.
Wow, thank you for all of the background info! That's incredible. I think I might react to one of the documentary/behind the scenes videos at some point to get an idea of their background even more
@@AndrewBergSax you definitely should! Their journey is amazing and inspiring! There are some really good documentaires made by ARMY out there like This is BTS and the Nobodies to legends series by xCeleste, and The Rise of Bangtan which is a reappy indepth series about BTS and kpop in general!
@@AndrewBergSax of course there are many of BTS' own docu series and movies like Burn The Stage, Bring The Soul and Break The Silence. They also have a variety show called run BTS, which is really funny and shows the members' personalities really well!
This is so cool! I'd love to do one on the background of the group as well as one that goes into their personalities because that seems to be what makes everyone love them so much. I can't wait
@@AndrewBergSax I'm really excited for you to start this journey. I can tell you, being their fan has been the best decision in my life. They litterly saved my life, and this is not an exageration. Thank you for appreciating them and being open minded. Stay gold and as ARMY say, Borahae!
You can check out the live performances of their jazz sounding too - House of Cards , Singularity. They sing just about all genres.
Awesome! I've seen a lot of suggestions for these ones!
"Maybe people who are like, true fans, will be able to tell the difference"... Who's going to tell him that we can difference them seeing only their nails, shadows or lips?...
Hahaha someone else mentioned ears, now nails and shadows?!
@@AndrewBergSax BTS's fans are a tad scary, they even sold out the clothes the members use... and not because BTS themselves promote them. ARMY finds out the brand and model, and buy them all. ARMY can find anything, even their perfumes and shampoos on blurry pictures of their hotel rooms.
This is terrifying and amazing and I love it. Haha
@@RyokoYM I laughed so hard reading this. This is so true! Armys once sold out fabric softener that JK used! Sometimes some armys joke that we are not a fandom, we are more like a cult consists of fbi agents. lol.
@@tigerlilyem-o9s And editors! Never leave a bored ARMY with a photo/video editor. LMAO. We are truly something else
Kpop isn't a genre, BTS is KPOP, but BTS is its own genre.
Thank you, I'm learning this! Haha
Groups in Kpop tend to have a bigger amount of members in odd numbers bc it’s better for dance formations and stuff
Oh that's interesting, I didn't think about it from the dance perspective. That makes a lot of sense
@@AndrewBergSax One more thing about big number of members in kpop (or just "BTS-pop" in case of BTS), with a lot of members, it gives them chance to breathe while performing since they usually do insane choreography. Each member can take turn singing. So it's a smart move, while one member sings other can just focus on their dancing. As you can imagine, singing and dancing live at the same time is extremely difficult (although kpop groups and BTS are usually highly-trained for this, they trained for years before making their debut).
Nothing like 90s boy bands-so many levels above!!!!
I'm sorry, I'm learning so much about them! I won't make that comparison again!
One of the members, V, played saxophone for a few years before joining BTS. =) He always says in interviews that if he hadn't joined BTS, he would be a saxophone player, lol. If you listen to his solo work, it tends to be much more rnb and jazz type vibes. He has a really good voice for that type of music.
That's amazing! I have a feeling I'm going to be checking out their music for a long time now
Hey I love it when someone discovers BTS for the first time and has NO idea what they’re in for. ARMY is here for it...and just in case you don’t know yet we are aged 8 and under to 80 and over...we’re from all countries...(I mean even Antarctica lights up when BTS tweet)...we are all demographics. ARMY loves BTS and BTS loves ARMY...were a team like no other. 💜
Glad to have stumbled on this amazing group!
Yes, that’s us ARMYs the members spelled with their bodies. There’s no other artists who love and support their fans more than BTS does.
I can tell! Everyone is so supportive, it's incredible!
andrew be like: omg theres 7 of them! how do you even keep track of who sung what?
and veteran ARMY be like: you will, baby army, you will.
Hahaha I impressed myself when I recognized everyone (besides RM) on My Universe! I've come a long way since this 😂
Thanks for reacting- i can see how when discovering an artist, its easy to think that an artist can specialize or limited to one genre. BTS is not like that- Yes Butter is a dance track and with A simple msg which was the band's goal for the song for the summer..but BTS songs majority of them have deep meanings. Its quite a rabbit hole, once you're in, you may not want to come out. --- there is a reason why BTS is so popular and have a loyal fans -- if ur up for it and know the band and what they stand for, it will give an insight as to why are described as a Phenomenon.
That's what everyone has been saying! I'm so excited to get further into their music!
@@AndrewBergSax - im excited for u - its like watching myself when i first discovered BTS - they changed my life- no joke -- 💜 whenever im feeling like my day and/or my schedule is too much i listen to a particular BTS song and and it calms me down.and i do love all their songs --- my personal fave to make myself feel peaceful is called "Love Myself- Answer" i like the live performance from a Japan concert-- if u feel like checking it out - make sure you have the captions on to see the Lyrics -- this song makes me cry (with joy) the lyrics are beautiful 😊 -- their UN speech is also inspiring, one in 2018 and the 2nd one in 2020. - stay safe.
That's amazing! Thank you for all the support and suggestions!
BTS has risen Beyond conventional kpop... as you walk on your Path exploring their multileveled Artistry,.. you can see that (as we ARMY fans say~) “BTS IS the genre!” Thank you for reacting to BTS! 💕
Yes, I'm learning that about them! Thank you!
Thanks for giving BTS a chance. BTS is actually much more than a boy band. Lol. In fact they cover so many genre's in music that BTS is genre to themselves. I hope you try some of their other songs:
*House of Cards (by the vocal line has a definite Jazz/R & B vibe)
Black Swan
Dionysus
Fire
Dynamite
Let Go
2!3! (my fave)
Save Me (my fave MV) try to find the comeback performed with "I'm Fine" (the answer to Save Me.)
All of these songs and many more have a different sound to them. These are only a snippet of BTS discography. Then there's the members solo work. In fact V (on of the members has a song called Singularity with an R & B feel that you may like.
I hope you continue to check out BTS on or off camera. Their messages of positivity, living ourselves & knowing we aren't a line in our struggles have helped millions, like me.
I'm 51 and ARMY forever.
Thank you again.
Be safe, be strong, be well and God bless.
🙏💪💜
Thank you so much! I'm learning so much about them and I'm incredibly excited to learn more
Thank you for this first reaction, and Army welcomes you with enthousiasm ! 💜
Thank you so much!
Greetings from Tricity in Poland! You will be suprised tons of times if you start to listen BTS :-) Try their songs as you are jazzman maybe for the beggining: House of Cards, Truth Untold, Black Swan, Stigma, Singularity, and later Mic Drop, Spring Day, Fake love, Mikrokosmos, Lie, Daechwita, DNA, IDol, Seul, Do You, 4 oclock, Make it Right, Epiphany, EGO, etc etc etc ! I PROMISE IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND :-))))
That's amazing!! Thank you for the recommendations, I can't wait!
BTS's fanbase is called ARMY. Haters can throw anything at BTS, ARMY has their back. BEST fanbase in the WORLD!!
I'm starting to understand how amazing ARMY is based on the support I've gotten from this!
@@AndrewBergSax Hi Andrew.. i see you're a jazz musician. You might wanna check out "SINGULARITY" and "STIGMA" single projects by one of the BTS members, V (Kim taehyung). May not be purist jazz sound but its neo soul and r&b sounds, added to the baritone voice of the singer makes the songs so dope!! 😁
That sounds so good! I can't wait to listen to more of their music!
The structure of this song is very much formula to a western pop song. Their regular music is usually less formulaic and the songs tend to be longer.
Oh awesome! I would love to see that difference!
I thought the same thing in the beginning about there being too many members in the group. I kept hearing about this BTS and when I googled them I saw 7 people and was like "Nope. No. Absolutely not. That's too many mfs to try to focus on" and I gave up. To me, 5 was a lot but doable, 6 was overdoing it and 7 seemed downright ridiculous. I later decided to give one of their songs a shot because it featured Halsey and I loved Halsey. It blew my mind. My goodness they were so good that the song was almost over and I was surprised to see Halsey pop up because I completely forgot she was supposed to be in the song. After that I couldn't get enough of their music and binged their albums all in about 2 weeks. Now I can't imagine a world where BTS is missing even one of their members because I adore them all! I haven't really listened to any other artists much since because they cover all of the genres I like and they have so much content to catch up on outside of music.
Thanks for reacting!!!
They do a lot of different genres and very versatile!!!
They compose, produce, and write a lot of their own music. Most of their songs talk about important topics such as; mental health, follow your dreams, regret, social problems, self love, etc. Not so much of their all English songs because those are feel good songs.
I highly recommend watching MV’s first or lyrics before watching live performances. Also for their MV’s don’t forget to turn on the cc for translations. Most of the songs have deep meanings so we emphases understanding their lyrics.
Other recommendations:
-House of Cards
-Blue and Grey onTvUnplugged (for copyright reasons: pause a few times or fade our screen) (turn on cc)
-Life Goes On
-Lights
-Dynamite (other all English song)
(These are songs I love or you might like. I think you will really like the first song. The other songs are slower songs, besides Dynamite)
That's awesome! Someone else mentioned House of Cards too so I'll try to check that one out! I appreciate all of the recommendations you gave!
You must have not expected the sudden surge of views hahahahaha. You've entered Army's radar, welcome to the rabbit hole!! You'll love it.
Also
- love maze live perf
- Home live perf
- pied piper live perf
- I need you
- Fire
- Blood Sweat & tears
ha como me encanta encontrarme con gente reaccionando a BTS por primera vez
BTS is their own genre. They make whatever music they want and with 7 members (4 vocalists and 3 rappers) all involved in the process, their range is absolutley amazing!
That's so cool!
Thanks for having time to our most beloved boys.. Bts 😍 i am sure you will love them.. From 🇵🇭 Army..
Absolutely! I'm excited to react to more!
I'm one of the people who BTS started to grow on recently, Even as a Korean, I hadn't been interested in them at all. While watching reaction clips, I started to get into them. Started to tell who is who and what they are like. And every member has lots of talents. See Suga's 대취타. It's mind-blowing. 3 rappers 4 vocalist and they're great at dancing. Most of them even write songs. They're AWESOME.
Fantastic! I can't wait to react to more!
Going down the rabbit hole..it's the best thing you could ever do...love....
Yes, I'm so excited to listen to more! 😀
V plays the saxophone, lol. He has a jazzy kind of song called Singularity.
Awesome, a bunch of people have recommended this one! I'm excited to check it out!
Yes
thanks for your reaction! since you like jazz you might like their song house of cards which is kinda jazzy, or singularity and stigma (both neo-soul) :)
Awesome! I've seen a bunch of requests for these!
80's American country pop band Village People has 11 ~ 13 members :)
BTS got 5 No1 albums on Billboard 200 since 2018 and 3 No1 singles on Billboard Hot 100 since September 2020.
this song Butter will be definitely their 4th No1 single on Billboard Hot 100 next week :)
they've performed live stage with this song on Billboard Music Awards on 23th May 2021, 4 years in a row.
and they got 4 awards for Top Selling Song, Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist and Top Social Artist.
they're South Korean boy band/boy group debuting 2013. and now they're the biggest boy band/boy group in the world, in the planet no doubt.
their last album has the selling score over 7M copies world wide.
Oh, I forgot about Village People! Great info!
Hi. I think you might be interested in giving Black Swan, Singularity, House of Cards, and 134340 (yeah they actually wrote something and used Pluto’s name after it’s demotion to a non-planet). It might be up your alley
Thank you! I've seen those ones a lot so I think I will definitely be reacting to those soon
OMG i had totally forgotten that Tae wanted to be a saxophonist too!
Haha you wait thats how I started.. so first of all I liked the dance songs, then the rappy style, then the slow tunes.. now I'm a fully fledged Army (yes you are right they are BTS fans)
Ahhh! I'm excited to be part of this!
Andrew BTS debuted in 2013 so there is a lot of great music they’ve done over the years, you should check out more of their work. I think you will be greatly impressed.
I absolutely am going to! 😀
Yes, they spelled Army with their bodies. Army have no problem recognizing our men, their voices, how they breathe, fingers, moles, shape of their mouths, eyes, faces oh just about everything.
Hahaha I'm learning that! It's incredible!
@@AndrewBergSax 😂😂😂 I'm laughing so much reading the comments here. army can be pretty intense. I hope you are having fun as well.
@Juliana Silva yeah the comments have been intense, but also extremely insightful! I'm only slightly terrified 😅
@@AndrewBergSax don't worry, we are nice. 😁
No COMPARISON! BTS. IS. THE. GENRE!! Dive deep! Soooo much more to BTS than this gem!!
Yes! I'm so pumped to react to more and do a deep dive
They talk about being smooth
like butter Bruh, not necessarily
just butter, but talk smooth, walk
smooth, having swag, smooth like
criminal dance routine of your own style, having tricks under your sleeves, being undercoversmooth, being cool like that, just swag with smoothest like butter,
like ice, like this song, and lyrics is
smooth just like butter...😎✌😘💜😂
Hahaha incredible comment. I feel like smooth isn't even a smooth enough word at this point
“Got ARMY right behind us when we say so”. Truth!
Hi, as you’re new to the party and you’re a jazz man, let me propose a few songs to add to this endless list you’re trying to make (they have about 200 songs 😂), the ones I feel more jazzy, but I’m no expert in jazz : Stigma (a member, V, solo), House of Cards (with only the 4 vocalists = without the 3 rappers), 134340 (all of them, this number is Pluto code name....), singularity (V solo again, this boy loves jazz)
Have fun !
Awesome!! I love these lists! So many recommendations!
@@AndrewBergSax i saw a lot are in common with other comments, that will help you prioritize 😂
Oh yeah of course! I'm really excited to tally everything up to see what has the most recommendations!
@@AndrewBergSax you’ll need an xls sheet and a pivot table ! 😂😂😂😂😂😘💜
Hahaha I may or may not have already done that 😅 so far House of Cards is the top recommended song
Yay, looking forward for more BTS reaction from youu
Thank you! 😀
Sice you are a jazz musician, I suggest you react to BTS - pluto it has that Braziliaan bossa nova vibes
Oh that sounds really cool! I've also had a few people suggest House of Cards since I like jazz. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@AndrewBergSax Also try Rain & Let Me Know!
Thank you, I will!
@@AndrewBergSax Still with you is lo-fi jazz sang by main vocalist Jungkook. He composed and produced it.
@@AndrewBergSax search 134340 to find this song. (134340 is the number Pluto was assigned when it was demoted from a planet.) The whole song compares loneliness to being a demoted planet out in the furthest reaches of the solar system.
First time watching your reaction 😁 all I can say is WELCOME 💜 to ARMY. Stay Healthy and Happy always.💜🇺🇸🤟💜💜💜💜
They were on Stephen Corbett late night show and performed Butter. Check out the BBMAs performance of Butter. Thank you for checking out BTS. I’ll be back if you react to more BTS content.
Awesome, I'll definitely be reacting to more from them!
Hi thanks for good reaction of BTS mv so Yes they're successful of good and perfect example,
“They feel like a really big number”
NCT- “HelLo tHerE!”
Hahaha I've heard about them now! I will have to react to them soon
I’ve been Army for a year and can absolutely tell who is singing on all of their albums on most songs. They’re actually quite individually unique .
That's awesome! I can't wait to listen to them more and learn their different styles
Butter is the special song for their ARMY = fans ❤️
That's awesome!
I’ll give you a quick summary of why BTS is huge . Their huge because they aren’t your normal kpop group . Not even your normal boyband . Bts fans sometimes don’t like to put bts with kpop or boyband categories even tho they are the biggest boyband / kpop group in the world right now . Mainly because of how different they are to other groups, western artists and the term “ boyband “ comes with insults and stereotypes such as people thinking they don’t write their own music, only for teens etc.
So BTS is is acronym for the korean name “BANGTAN Sonyeondon”. Which translates to “BULLETPROOF BOY SCOUTS “ That name has a meaning . Basically bts is a group that wants to use their music and platform to spread positivity and connect with people of all race and gender while teaching people music has the power to transcend and translate messages regardless of your race , age or gender . They also go by “beyond the scene” or Bangtan boys . This is something kpop fans and Armys always want to teach people especially since kpop groups tend to get a lot of racist hate comments sometimes because of their looks , called girls and other homophobic insults .
Over the years BTS has tackle topics in their music such as mental health and suicide ( taboo topics in Asian culture ) anxiety, loneliness, politics , women’s empowerment , Domestic Abuse , government , pursing your dreams and not living somebody else dream , differences between old and younger generation , motivation to youth , socio-economics , self love , self care and struggles and motivating people , Etc . they want their music to connect anyone regardless of your age : kids , teens , adults , elders etc
Also bts fanbase actually a lot more diverse in age and gender then you think . Majority of the fans are over 21 despite how many screaming girls you see on Social media. I’m 24 , kpop fan since high school. My co workers in their 20s, 30s and 40s are fans . Both male and female . Even John cena is a fan lol. Me personally I love them also because they contribute a lot to Asian representation since there a lack of Asians in American media , entertainment etc
BTS is also known for contributing to charities and causes. They donated 1 Million Dollars to Black Lives Matter and the Armys ( bts fandom name) donated 1 million dollars as well in just 24Hrs. Total of 2million was donated. The Armys also take part in creating their own projects naming it after the members such as planting trees , donating money to children hospital , canned food drives and many more .
Overall BTS is huge because they work hard to show people Music has the power to transcend and translate messages regardless of race , gender, religion, language or age.
If you get a chance , I highly recommend checking out these articles that explain more about their music . You’ll understand better .
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-bts-are-breaking-k-pops-biggest-taboos-628141/
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8098832/bts-lyrics-social-commentary-political
www.nolala.com/en/artist-in-spotlight/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-songs-of-the-south-korean-k-pop-group-actually-about/
www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/03/16/12-bts-songs-strong-social-messages
This is all absolutely fantastic. I can't believe I'm just tapping into this world of BTS and I really am so excited to learn more about them and everything they do. They sound like extraordinary people
Thank you for giving a try to listen to them, V is actually really like jazz music and other genre
And also they can give you alot of genre to their diff songs, enjoy 💜
That's so great! I'm definitely going to focus on some of the jazz influenced songs for my future reactions
@@AndrewBergSax love to read that sir, see you in your next vids 😊💜
They spelled ARMY that BTS fans. They millions around the world. Listen to all their music so you can understand it more.
I plan on it! Thanks!
It’s just pop :) They grew up with the same music and musical influences like any American has, especially hip-hop, R&B, pop/rock, etc. The song is not what you expect, but if you listen to their amazing catalog, they will also be not what one would expect as they are progressive and experiment fusing genres/styles they enjoy/appreciate. Since they started out hip-hop, they will always be hip-hop based in one way or another with some R&B, edm, etc. So Butter as well their song Dynamite are different from their other music, but it still has their flavor in the way they performed (both has MJ influences in them, especially Dynamite which was a huge hit last year). In other words, they are just pop or more closely to just BTS Pop as they make music how they want it.
Very cool! Yeah everyone has been telling me how diverse their catalog is so now I'm going to be checking it out! Do you have any favorites?
@@AndrewBergSax It is like choosing children lol. Well, I would recommend some that would give you a little taste how different they can be. Maybe other fans have already, but just suggesting the ones with music videos, but they have so many GOOD b-sides that don’t have music videos. But there are lyric videos and live performances, which is something to marvel at.
Mic Drop
Black Swan
ON Kinetic Manifesto Film
Fake Love
Not Today
DNA
Haha wow! I've seen a few requests for Black Swan already, but I'd love to see their different styles so this list is perfect!
@@AndrewBergSax Mic Drop is one of the songs I became a fan of when I was new to BTS, and I don’t think I’m alone (and I came in around 2019, that song is from 2017). But there are many of their songs that do that. Black Swan is a current masterpiece from 2020, just lyrically and deep message, but also a really good listen. I love it. ON was a single from 2020 and that hits hard, the choreography is on another level.
There are three rappers, and if you like rap, these are the solo tracks by the rap line which are in the BTS albums or on their solo mixtapes. REALLY worth listening to, especially if you’re into rap. The links should all have captions for lyrics.
RM
Joke: ua-cam.com/video/OxMrBNBWksM/v-deo.html
Do You: ua-cam.com/video/rN0_2jyOgzg/v-deo.html
Persona: ua-cam.com/video/M9Uy0opVF3s/v-deo.html
Suga
Daechwita: ua-cam.com/video/qGjAWJ2zWWI/v-deo.html
Agust D: ua-cam.com/video/3Y_Eiyg4bfk/v-deo.html
Shadow: ua-cam.com/video/PV1gCvzpSy0/v-deo.html
J-Hope
Chicken Noodle Soup: ua-cam.com/video/i23NEQEFpgQ/v-deo.html
Airplane: ua-cam.com/video/8O_MwlZ2dEg/v-deo.html
Ego: ua-cam.com/video/LmApDbvNCXg/v-deo.html
@@AndrewBergSax It's really hard to choose but I believe you will like House of Card, Blue and Grey and maybe Butterfly you can check
it's been a while since i rewatched this one, and the "maybe true fans can tell the difference, but I certainly can't" struck me just now. Oh Andrew, now you are one of those true fans yourself 😄💜
Great reaction man! 💜
Here are some of my recommendations from various points throughout their career/discography as well as the medium in which I recommend you watch them.
-Just One Day (Music Video) This is one of my mom's favorites.
-Rain (Lyric video)
-Attack On Bangtan (Lyric video or dance practice)
-Spring Day (Music video)
-Black Swan (Both the music video and the art film. The MV has the studio version of the song and the choreography performed by the members. The art film has a more classical sound to it and is performed by a dance company. Both are amazing!)
-Louder Than Bombs (Lyric video)
-Dis-Ease (Lyric video)
Also, here are some of my favorite solo songs for each member.
RM - Do You
Jin - Moon
Suga - The Last
J-Hope - Base Line
Jimin - Lie
V - Winter Bear
Jungkook - Still With You
P.S. If you do start doing lyric videos, then I'd recommend avoiding the channel "Jaeguchi." Their translations leave much to be desired and they often attribute lines to the wrong members.
Thanks for all the recommendations and your advice! I'm excited to learn more
Queen shouted out BTS this comeback. I was so happy Queen are Legends.
That's awesome!
@@AndrewBergSax in the beginning part of the song if you listen to the bass it sounds like Queens song another one bites the dust.
Yes! I completely agree it has a very similar vibe
Thanks for giving the guys a listen try On Kinetic Manifesto, Black Swan, Spring Day and for more vocals try their Japanese language song Your eyes tell or for a boost try Magic Shop with Eng Subs or Love Myself (both live). you will always have to search eng subs or turn on cc's but the lyric only vids i don't usually recommend. As we say in the ARMY "you nice keep going". And yes we can recognise them by their hands. Their voices are actually very distinctive once you listen a bit. Enjoy!
Thank you so much! I've been getting so many incredible recommendations!
This song is retro, light, catchy summer song without a real deep meaning. They purposely made that way so people can just relax, enjoy, sing along & copy their dancing. Since you are a jazz musician, maybe you should check out their House of Cards (live), Still with You (solo), Singularity & Stigma (solo, neo-soul). They work as a group, sububits & solos. They do sing, dance, rap, write, produce (even direct) a lot of their own music. They have about 300 songs in verious genres of music. They are certainly not a simple boy band. Once you find out what they truly are, you will be surprised. That's why their fans are very diverse from very young age to over 90+ (most of us, army, are over 20), and various races of men and women.
That's so cool! Thanks for the recommendations!
I just subscribed. I'm so excited to see you react to their full range and versatility. I like butter but I would still recommend many more of their Korean songs before this one. They have powerful lyrics and cinematic music videos; creative choreography and genuinely beautiful personalities. You are scratching the surface but I hope your journey is enjoyable. There have already been so many wonderful suggestions!!
Thank you! I'm so excited to react to more!
“That’s such a big number”
No one tell him about nct ok?? *just nct crying in 23 members*
“There is 7 of them...that just seems like a really big number..”
So who is gonna tell him about NCT?
Hahaha so many people have mentioned them!
Congratulations & my best wishes on your recent wedding
😊. Welcome to the world of BTS. I'm a jazz enthusiast myself & a new army & enjoying my BTS journey. The Bangtan Boys are just phenomenal, their music, their message, choreographies and what's even more amazing is the fact that they are humble artists and very respectable. I was introduced to them by my 19 y/o daughter and I got hooked ever since. I hope you enjoy your journey too 😊💜.
Thank you! I really think I'm going to enjoy the journey 😀💜
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Thank you so much for this reaction… And congratulations, yo’ve discovered the power of Army. If Army stans you, you can achieve everything… 😂 Th love we feel for our 7 boys is over all you can imagine… I’m a 55 French teacher and for example, exploring the lyrics they write is my guilty pleasure 😇.💜
Haha I believe it! Army is amazing and I'm having such a good time going learning more about them and their music
I love the beat of the beat of this as it gives me queen vibes.
It's so so cute and such a beautiful song and it's also got that sexy vibe to it aswell.
I couldn't stop smiling at it as the song is so catchy and I now have the chorus stuck in my head.
The vocals are amazing and the raps omg I love then so much.
And omg the styles are amazing they look amazing in what wver they wear.
The MV itself is amazing as ever and the choreo is on point like always.
I literally have no words how I'm feeling right now but all I know is this entire MV and song is making me smile and feel so happy. Also Yoongi, Jin (my ult bias wreckers) and Jimin (my ult bias) just stole my heart in this song and MV.
Let's "Get it, Let it roll"
Yeah, that's what it reminds me of! Queen! You nailed it. Haha
Yeah we are Army and we are in all ages over the world