BTS had written and produced music on all of their albums, even when they were debuting. Bang PD had one rule - they had to tell their honest stories and thoughts.
Bang PD wanted them to tell their own stories.... they were encouraged to be involved in the writing and producing of their music from the very beginning. Bang PD signed RM because of his incredible lyric writing skills as well as his rapping skills. Suga was originally signed as a producer. The others were all encouraged to contribute too. Check out the dance practice for each song... you can do it after the music video.... you will see just how complex the choreography is as the MVs only show snippets.
This! ⬆ Watch the dance practices or live performances. These are not easy choreos. The MVs are broken up for cinematics and storytelling and so it's harder to see the choreo.
BTS were involved in their music from the beginning. That’s why you can follow their lives and the maturity from youth to adulthood in their music. They’ve always had what they call ‘song writing boot camp’, where they all had hands in creating and making music with their other ‘in house’ BIG HIT writers and producers. What’s important to note is that BIG HIT wanted BTS to be involved and everyone they surrounded them with were teachers to them. Regarding choreo you don’t really notice it in these earlier MVs. You need to watch the dance practices and you will see that they’re not as easy as you think 😅 The next song that came out after this was ‘Boy in Luv’ if you wanted to continue going in order. Note that ‘Boy with Luv’ feat Halsey is a different song and came out in 2019. So not that one lol
How much creativity they had? That made BTS is different from other kpop groups. They -largely the rap lines RM Suga Jhope - involved or wrote the lyrics in their songs . While other groups were not. Their label was not a big one back then and they were not tied to the "kpop norms". Well u can watch it in the series Rise of Bangtan on the journey. Back then they were not too popular at first since they were dubbed as rebellious kids.
Wait until you watch danger and war of hormone and boy in luv. But to be honest i think the reason BTS has been around for so long and stayed with their company and be as successful as they are is that they were allowed to be themselves, write their feelings and opinions in their music big hit encouraged them to tell their story, of course certain rules needed to be followed just like any other place of work, but they used to not be liked of course there are well there are still some of those people who are against them 😒 but they werent afraid to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly
Hello! This song is about the oppressive and all-consuming education system in Korea. Students go to school all day and then go to cram school to study all evening, coming home around 10pm. Korea has the highest suicide rate for teens in the world. It’s too much for many kids. Not everyone can be number one. Over the past year, there have been at least 4 or 5 teacher suicides because teachers get bullied and harassed by parents if their student isn’t excelling in everything. It’s been in the news there and there was a national teachers strike. But it’s hard for parents to trust their kids to follow their own interests and still be “successful.”
2:20 What set them apart from other idols / groups was that they were involved in the process. They composed, produced, etc. They weren’t “manufactured”. This is why they’re outstanding. They wrote about whatever they were experiencing or going through at the time.
If you really want to understand their journey from the beginning, I highly recommend the fan-made documentary The Rise of Bangtan. It’s a 21 part documentary that features lots of footage that the guys recorded themselves. Lots of vlogs and Bangtan Bombs from pre-debut and their early years.
BTS even as young teenagers had more creativity, artistry than older adults. They showed what their generation and culture were facing thru their music at that time. They received and still getting hate. But where are all the people who say they are maybe ok or generic?
Songwriters for this one: Pdogg (also the producer and one of the main producers and songwriters at Bighit), "Hitman" Bang (the boss!), RM, SUGA, Supreme Boi (former BTS trainee, he was part of pre-debut We are Bulletproof part 1) featured/guest rapper in Cypher 3 and contributed songwriting to many Bighit/Hybe songs over the years). Typical for BTS songs to have a few members as co-writers along with others. This same group, along with JHope & JK wrote No More Dream.
I wish JK had the trust in his writing and liked it more, because I think he has a neat way with words… and it would improve with experience. He (all the vocalists) definitely had the best mentors.
BTS choreography is some of the best from the beginning. Of course they can't always fit it into the music videos so that is why there are usually choreography versions or performance versions if you want to concentrate on that rather than storyline. You are literally doing yourself a disservice by not checking them out live during this time. One of the things that let you know back then that they were something was by how much attention they commanded once they hit that stage, it was incredible.
One thing I love about BTS choreography is it is tied to the lyrics. There dance is also telling the same story they are singing about in the song. KPOP is known for great dancers but not all are as expressive in their dance as BTS in telling their stories. The aesthetic of BTS is extremely pleasing to me.
Here is choreography for the introduction to this album. Nothing simple and easy about it. BTS were practicing 8 hours of dance every day and went straight to producing and recording after, writing in between, and would stay up late at night. Check out the video below. *O! RUL8, 2? Comeback Trailer (no subs - Performance) - th-cam.com/video/DHAk3T_gqBQ/w-d-xo.html You need to watch the rise of Bangtan. You are obviously interested in their discography and how they came together from the beginning. Aneesa is the one the put it together, and she is an ARMY that is a video editor in her career, so she knows what she is doing. I will link you episode 1 and hope that you will start reacting to it. I actually left you links to their first years discography. If you stick to their music videos, which are title tracks, second releases, you will be missing a lot of their really amazing B sides. I've included links to live performances and/or lyric videos for those. I left you the links to pre-debut We Are Bulletproof Pt. 1, and their FULL DISCOGRAPHY from debut - 6/13/2013 thru to 2014. Please check it out. from your WE ARE BULLETPROOF PT. 2 reaction post. I will leave you the Rise of Bangtan Here. Please go back to my comment and see the list. www.youtube.com/@TheRiseOfBTS The Rise of Bangtan Chapter 1 (turn on CC's) - th-cam.com/video/hrOqT5Fm4_E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WwkqSE2eYzE8KPs1
If you would watch the guide "an introduction to bts:the bangtan 7" by taylor mari that would answer all your questions and more. They were given free reign over what they did they didnt have restrictions like the companies put on their groups now. They wrote their songs at firat i think if i remember correctly Rm wrote most of their old stuff then as they went on they all started having a hand writing their songs. Watch war of hormone, boy in luv, and danger those are more of their older stuff.. war of hormone is funny... to me anyway i love it lol.
He watched it but I feel a lot of people just gloss over it and not actually pay attention, because all the answers to the questions he asked, are right there within the first five minutes.
FYI - the lyric "Seoul to the SKY", SKY is all caps because it's a reference to the top 3 universities in Seoul; Seoul University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. It is said that if you graduate from one of these universities you're set for life. Apparently, these are prestigious universities that are recognized worldwide for producing high caliber graduates.
Actually, students are pressured to be in those top 3 university, if not some experience family shaming & bullying for not being able to pass through those University.
The boys had free range. It was at this time mainly the Rap Line but over the years the Vocal line was encouraged to be more involved, therefore leading to working with each other and their producers to create their solos and be more involved with production 💜
They have such a huge catalog, so its going to be kinda hard deciding what to view next. Whatever you choose I guarantee you will not be disappointed, they simply do not disappoint😍.
Hairstyles and fashion are different in every video. When I first became a fan, I had to pause and zoom in to see their faces to figure out who was who. Like Oh wait…V is blonde now and JK has the blue highlights 😁
BTS is totally different from any other idols. They do their own way. How intense of their choreography... It's depends on the song. Please watch Dope and Not Today MV
Thanks for your reaction to this song.❤ At the moment, all the guys are involved in writing songs, are authors and co-authors of not only lyrics, but also music. Also, they are all producers. For example, Jimin in his solo album “Face” is the author of the lyrics and composer of all the songs included in it, on an equal basis with the staff authors of “Big Hit”. Also songwriters on their latest albums are RM, Suga (who is also a producer) and J- Hope. But they collaborated not only with staff writers, but also with foreign authors and producers. Jungkook and V are only performers in their solo albums. They collaborated with famous foreign authors and producers. But they are the authors of many other BTS songs. Example: Jungkook - No More Dream, RUN, Magic Shop (and as a producer), Stay, Telepathy, My Time, Dreamers (FIFA 2022), Still with You and others; Jimin - Friends, Skit (in both songs and as a producer), Lie, Promise, VIBE and others; V - RUN, Blue & Grey, Skit (in both songs and as a producer), Stigma, Sweet Night and others; Jin - Stay, Moon, Awake, The Astronaut, Abyss and others. But when BTS first started, the main co-writers of the songs were RM, Suga and J Hope, along with the staff writers of "Big Hit". RM currently has more than 190 song copyrights; Suga has more than 150; J-Hope has more than 100. As of February 2024, four guys from BTS are full members of the Korean Music Copyright Association - RM, Suga, J- Hope and Jungkook. Regarding the choreography, BTS have always had very complex choreographies since their debut. It just seems that everything is simple and easy. Actually this is not true. It’s just that their choreography in videos and at concerts, as well as in performances at awards, is very different. In the clips it is cut down, since it is necessary to convey the meaning of the clip itself, to show the picture. You can see the complexity of their choreographies in their dance practices. They are there for almost every song. Also, check out A Guide to BTS Members: The Bangtan 7, Taylor Mari. And then you will receive answers to many of your questions, you will better understand the guys - who is who.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
BTS was encouraged to write lyrics about their life, experiences, thoughts, feelings, and dreams. Hence the sincere and relatable lyrics in all of their songs ❤
They had free reign over everything and continue to have it. I can't wait till you get to for you, save me, run, and others their discography is massive and loved
BTS has music videos that showcase the stories and then they have choreography videos that goes with the music. You might want to check their dance/choreography videos to see their dances. They’ve always dance hard.
Você precosa assistir os videos de "Dance Practice" para perceber que as coreografias dessa época nas eram nada simples. A questão é que nos MVs nem sempre aparece toda a coreografia. Adoro seus vídeos.... continue nesse caminho sem volta!! BORAHAE 💜
I am having a blast watching you discover BTS. Their choreography is quite complex. One thing I've noticed is that in some videos you'll see a portion of the choreo but in the live versions you'll see a fuller version of the choreography. One thing that would blow your mind is their dance practices. I love watching them. You'll see how complex and difficult the choreo is . All the way back from their beginning til now. Also you get to see them being goofy and silly which makes them so loveable.
If you watch the fanmade series "the rise of bangtan" you will see that they always wrote their songs, since the very beggining. They had this freedom to talk about their stories and that's one of the reasons army relates to them so much. At this first trilogy the theme was school and everything that impact the teenager lives.
Love this one too - I think you're to the point where you could start checking out Cypher (1-4). Other older songs: Boy in Luv, Danger, Attack on Bangtan, I Need U (just to name a few) 💜
Hi, you want to see crazy dance moves check out - BTS (방탄소년단) 가요대제전 Intro performance Trailer - Yes it way back from the begining. The dance practice for N.O. goes hard too 방탄소년단 'N.O' dance practice. - You are getting closer to "Boy In Luv" - I can't wait. Have a great day.💜
South Korea has the highest suicide rate in the world for the 9 to 19 age range. That's what they're writing about here. This song chokes me up. Calling their choreography simple in the debut era, believe us, is wrong! They would film their rehearsals and then review and nitpick down to the angle of where their eyeballs were looking. Some of their choreos are flashier than others but the work they put in is never simple 💜
MV choreography is different from the actual dance practices and award show performances! When you watch the MV go watch the dance practices for these songs too! 🙋🏽♀️🤗😍💜✌🏽🙏🏽 #ArmyLove #Borahae
I appreciate you trying to know more about our guys, but many of the questions you have are really well explained on the Taylor guide that you watched a while ago. I understand it is a lot of information, and we armys can explained to you again, but there is a lot of cultural aspects to be considered as well in order to understand a song like this, that took us a while too. There are other explanations made by armys , like Xceleste videos on her channel, that maybe add more details, if you are willing to watch
Thank you so much for your reactions! They are so talented having such a huge creativity and depth to there music. The layers within there music is truly incredible.
They were definitely always in on developing their music. This choreography may be one of the more low key ones from back in the day........BUT you haven't seen "Danger" or "Fire" yet. Lol!
As far as dance moves are concerned, when BTS began we had members who had not danced before so their moves evolved as the non dance members became more comfortable with dancing.
"NO" and "ON" - in 'NO' they fight against society and concepts that oppress them and in 'ON', the fight is within themselves, against their own dilemmas. BTS is always deep in their lyrics and contexts.
2:19 They had free rein from the start. Bang PD (Bang SiHyuk) their manager from the start, and now CEO of Big Hit and Hybe, always encouraged their song writing and producing because he wanted them to have an authentic sound. Genius move! They've always been heavily involved in all their projects❤️
2:182:48 bro, even before they debuted, they've already wrote songs like this: for example "School of Tears" or "Vote" that they wrote, also most of the time especially the rap line, write their own verses & they even co-produce the songs
You definitely need to watch their dance practices to appreciate their full choreography. They’re always so fun to watch bc you can see the big picture they create.
💜 Hi…I really love n enjoy ur reactions especially the ones w/ BTS…I’m a 68 yr old “Silver Fox” Army fan…these beautiful young men (BTS) gave me great comfort during my bereavement in losing my beautiful husband…if u want 2 get 2 no them more pls react 2 The Rise of Bangtan (21 Chapters in all) it will give u more of an insight of what they went through…take care of urself…Borahae 🫶🏼
This is by far my favorite song by BTS. I am a school teacher and try to get my scholars to THINK about their own future, not someone else's. Get what you can from high school, jump through those hoops , go make your dream come true. You need to check out their solo work. It really shows the different facets that are BTS. When they shine, they shine bright, alone or together.
With their choreo.. even from early on Bang PD and Son sung deuk would monitor even their eye movements to ensure their choreography was fully synchronised... so even if you feel their moves were 'simplistic', they had to be absolutely perfect.
Happy you like that one too. Yes, BTS as a group has always had creative input into their music and what they sing about. That is just one thing that has always set them apart from most k-pop group. They produce, they decide. The industry never told them which is part of why they were so hated because they bucked the system and didn't follow and "stay in their place". Now, the k-pop industry follows them. If you look at k-pop you will see since about 2017 they have followed whatever BTS has done. Watch the dance video as others have said....old BTS choreo is intense, it just looks simple on some of these videos. When you see the dance practice you'll get it.
the choreography you see in most of their MV is NOT the full choreography. The live performances have the full choreo and believe me they are hard. Watch the dance practices so you can see how hard they are. BORAHAE PS. regarding the opinion that their earlier choreo was not as hard, watch DANGER dance practice and get back to reply to this comment. I'll wait.
BTS has been involved from the jump as Chairman explained. BTS have a massive catalogue. Their works do not mimic each other. They will be varied. Some are intense, some are not. They are simply unmatched. Try to not watch to compare. Just watch to enjoy and take it in, knowing they had precision from day one.
I understand the joy of finding character development and BTS won’t disappoint. So then, pay attention to the lyrics, to their concepts. They’re all young at this point and instead of singing about what the usual teenagers would sing about, they’re tackling deeper issues and becoming voices for those that can’t speak out. This part of them won’t change as they progress, they’ll keep getting stronger and get their message out to the world. Maybe watch the first episode of Rise of bangtan as some ppl had suggested. It’s a window to how the Korean music industry is, you’ll meet all sorts of characters, the villains, the oppressed, the heroes. Try it.
The more you get into the "rabbit hole" of BTS you will find that during the MV's they are wanting you to pay attention to the message, but if you watch their dance practices they will tell you the story through their dance. Each move is meant to bring your eyes to the story telling. Like I said if you really want to delve into the messages that they are telling, you need to watch the mv , then the dance practice, which is usually for their live performances.
In the beginning they were really directed in terms of their styles and personalities, despite always being directly involved with the production of the music. But over time, they gained more space to express their styles and tastes. this is noticeable! more energetic and old watch DOPE! One that is beautiful, despite being quiet, is also just one day, they were very young!
Not every choreo will be (or needs to be) super intense, because they wouldn't make it through concerts otherwise. JK found this out the hard way, pushing himself through the heat, singing, intense choreo, and illness. Even when they were young, much of the choreo was difficult. They just make it look easy, especially in the MV's when you can't see the whole dance.
Lmfao it's harder to learn their older songs than the newest ones (not at all though..) omg i really want to force you to watch all the choreographies. Why don't you watch all the 3 choreographies of their 3 oldest mvs you just reacted to? And next you can react to the mvs n their choreographies in one video (not all together but whatever mv you react to, its dance practice!)? Itd be so much fun .
So yeah if you read the comments you‘lol get answers to your questions. Also, I think a lot of us like this song so much because of what the lyrics meant…and it’s a bop.😂 I believe War of Hormone would be next in line, followed by Just one day, and then Danger. Danger is when the choreography really started getting intense and if you watch the dance practices for the songs as you go along, you’ll see how truly intense the choreo is because in the MV’s they usually only do a portion of the entire choreography. Also, when you watch War of Hormone, maybe you could do a double or triple-header and watch the original MV, the “real war” war of hormone dance practice, and the Halloween War of hormone dance practice…they’re all pretty funny. If you need links let me know but I do know that every army loves these three versions..and I think you’re going to find the song itself funny. I think you’ll really like the Just one day song, and there’s a funny dance practice for that one too, but for Danger, maybe you could do another double-header and do both the MV and the dance practice…the control, manipulation, and synchronization is pretty freaking amazing!
Next reactions suggestions, Danger, Boy in luv ( not the one with Halsey that comes later), War of Hormones. I totally agree with others, watch dance practice videos, and lives. There is a reason the members would work till late in the evening, only get a few hours of sleep and start the day over. Also, looking forward to Suga Trilogy.
BTS always had creative freedom to create music thats the one thing that set them and Bang Shi-hyuk(ceo of Bighit at the time) apart from other Kpop groups or companies because they did write and create music based on their own stories which back in 2013 that was basically unheard of... thankfully I think more companies are starting to give more artistic freedom to the artists to create music, like stray kids who I'm pretty sure are all self produced.. seventeen, NCT and Monsta X also now write and produce their music
On contrary of other kpop groups, BTS's producer/CEO told them: you should tell your story. Because they started as hip hop group their producer wanted something authentic, for them to inspire youth= telling their own story to inspire their generation So, they wrote all their songs from the beginning. Dure they had producer to polish them and their CEO (who is also a songwriter) to help polish lyrics, but it is their story, story of their generation they grew up with
To answer a lot of the questions you're asking, you really should watch a couple of the BTS guides. It will really put more things into context for you. In terms of this MV, you have to understand that Korean kids are in school or academic classes an average of 14 hours per day. The pressure to succeed academically is so great that SK has one of the highest suicide rates among 14 to 20 year-olds in the world. This is just one of the social issues that BTS wanted to address. Their director and mentor, Bang Si Hyuk, did not dictate their practice hours or all of the music that they would record. Instead, he told them to write about what they knew and what they were passionate about. It was unheard of, and yet it worked! I'm so happy you're still on this path. Keep going! It's well worth it! 💜
Like I said the other day, if you want to see the choreography, watch the dance practice - you will see that their choreographies are very seldom anything simple. In actuality, many of their older songs have very hard choreography. Just watch it.💜
It only seems like the dance is simpler because you only get to see a small portion of the dance. To get a better idea you can check out the dance practices. Yep there is dance practice vids for each song. Check out BTS Concept Video. 😊
Please include their dance practice videos as well. Thats the only way to see the full choreo. They're not actually "practices" but perfected dance performances showcasing the full choreography that they can't do in the official music videos. I recommend their Mic Drop dance practice (the 8 minute version).
Thanks for checking out more from our boys' early discography! As for their choreography, it was very aggressive early on and definitely not easy. Keep in mind when watching music videos, you're not usually seeing the full choreography that they do when they actually perform the song live. Some of their early comeback performances and videos were the most epic, especially the intro performance trailer where they perform it multiple times to show different camera angles. th-cam.com/video/S1Up-ZzHmuw/w-d-xo.html
Also, not sure if you know this already but they chose the name A.R.M.Y for their fans. It stands for Adorable Representative MC for Youth. From the start they wanted to be a voice for the youth whom they felt are often oppressed by demands and expectations from the "adults" which take the form of authority, society, parents, teachers etc. Their songs reflect this narrative and often have deep meanings in their lyrics❤
Mr. Pitt can you react to the dance practices of We Are Bulletproof pt.2, No More Dream, & N.O. You can find them on the Bangtantv channel. Can you do a reaction to Danger dance practice as well. My all thine favorite. Thanks 😊💜
Thank you for your reaction the truth is big hit wae such a small company which means they most likely had to take on more of the Creative development role. But in all reality pd Bang gave them a lot more freedom then other companies. Is part of their success. Again what you say but keep in mind what they always say these are humans real humans so that said a better descriptive word would be human human development
They always had a say in their creative direction, though I would say in the early days the three rappers were more involved with lyrics, production, etc in the beginning compared to the vocalists. I think they would all agree on the direction of the album and then get to work. They've talked about submitting lyrics and having them come back with revisions and needing to rewrite their verses until they're accepted. They've compared their creative process to a song camp before where my impression is that the senior producers provided support and polish to what the BTs members gave them. Now I would say it's less of a mentor-mentee relationship and more equal between the BTS members and the senior producers because they've been at this for so long, though it's always been collaborative.
If you watch the dance practices, the choreo is different for the live performances than in the mvs. They still did crazy choreo from the get go. And yes, the dance may have gotten more complex, but some of the original ones are still incredibly hard. Dope and Danger are still some of my favorites. And of course Baepsae my first song ever. Watch the dance performance intro that they do to Limp Bizkit and Krizz Kaliko. 😘💜🫰🏻🫶🏻
Gracias por la reacción en N.O es más el mensaje, en su pais los padres y el sistema exigen demasiado a los jóvenes para quedar en una buena universidad es muy importante para trabajar por las pocas oportunidades que hay si no lo logras es difícil salir adelante el pais es de pocas oportunidades para los jóvenes demás como la música el arte no es bueno si no quedas en alguna industria importante del Koop.💜💜💜💜💜💜
😂😂😂😂 It makes me laugh that you say that the choreographies of before were simpler, another thing is that the boys participate in the composition of the songs and they also talk about the education that is so strict in Korea.
Go watch the video of hardest dances of BTS ranked. Youre watching 1 or 2 seconds here and there and judging the whole thing. You can also watch the entire choreo of every main song and stage by watching the dance practices.
You should watch The Rise of Bangtan. It will answer a lot of your questions. It's a 21-episode fan made series. It shows BTS before their debut untill a couple of years later. It shows where they came from, how hard they work and how they become as big. It also gives some extra information about the K-Pop Industry. It's very well made and very addictive. The Rise of Bangtan has its own TH-cam chanel.
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BTS had written and produced music on all of their albums, even when they were debuting. Bang PD had one rule - they had to tell their honest stories and thoughts.
Bang PD wanted them to tell their own stories.... they were encouraged to be involved in the writing and producing of their music from the very beginning.
Bang PD signed RM because of his incredible lyric writing skills as well as his rapping skills.
Suga was originally signed as a producer.
The others were all encouraged to contribute too.
Check out the dance practice for each song... you can do it after the music video.... you will see just how complex the choreography is as the MVs only show snippets.
This! ⬆
Watch the dance practices or live performances. These are not easy choreos. The MVs are broken up for cinematics and storytelling and so it's harder to see the choreo.
BTS were involved in their music from the beginning. That’s why you can follow their lives and the maturity from youth to adulthood in their music. They’ve always had what they call ‘song writing boot camp’, where they all had hands in creating and making music with their other ‘in house’ BIG HIT writers and producers. What’s important to note is that BIG HIT wanted BTS to be involved and everyone they surrounded them with were teachers to them.
Regarding choreo you don’t really notice it in these earlier MVs. You need to watch the dance practices and you will see that they’re not as easy as you think 😅
The next song that came out after this was ‘Boy in Luv’ if you wanted to continue going in order. Note that ‘Boy with Luv’ feat Halsey is a different song and came out in 2019. So not that one lol
How much creativity they had? That made BTS is different from other kpop groups. They -largely the rap lines RM Suga Jhope - involved or wrote the lyrics in their songs . While other groups were not. Their label was not a big one back then and they were not tied to the "kpop norms". Well u can watch it in the series Rise of Bangtan on the journey. Back then they were not too popular at first since they were dubbed as rebellious kids.
Wait until you watch danger and war of hormone and boy in luv. But to be honest i think the reason BTS has been around for so long and stayed with their company and be as successful as they are is that they were allowed to be themselves, write their feelings and opinions in their music big hit encouraged them to tell their story, of course certain rules needed to be followed just like any other place of work, but they used to not be liked of course there are well there are still some of those people who are against them 😒 but they werent afraid to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly
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Hello! This song is about the oppressive and all-consuming education system in Korea. Students go to school all day and then go to cram school to study all evening, coming home around 10pm. Korea has the highest suicide rate for teens in the world. It’s too much for many kids. Not everyone can be number one. Over the past year, there have been at least 4 or 5 teacher suicides because teachers get bullied and harassed by parents if their student isn’t excelling in everything. It’s been in the news there and there was a national teachers strike. But it’s hard for parents to trust their kids to follow their own interests and still be “successful.”
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2:20 What set them apart from other idols / groups was that they were involved in the process. They composed, produced, etc. They weren’t “manufactured”. This is why they’re outstanding. They wrote about whatever they were experiencing or going through at the time.
If you really want to understand their journey from the beginning, I highly recommend the fan-made documentary The Rise of Bangtan. It’s a 21 part documentary that features lots of footage that the guys recorded themselves. Lots of vlogs and Bangtan Bombs from pre-debut and their early years.
BTS even as young teenagers had more creativity, artistry than older adults. They showed what their generation and culture were facing thru their music at that time. They received and still getting hate. But where are all the people who say they are maybe ok or generic?
Songwriters for this one: Pdogg (also the producer and one of the main producers and songwriters at Bighit), "Hitman" Bang (the boss!), RM, SUGA, Supreme Boi (former BTS trainee, he was part of pre-debut We are Bulletproof part 1) featured/guest rapper in Cypher 3 and contributed songwriting to many Bighit/Hybe songs over the years). Typical for BTS songs to have a few members as co-writers along with others. This same group, along with JHope & JK wrote No More Dream.
I wish JK had the trust in his writing and liked it more, because I think he has a neat way with words… and it would improve with experience. He (all the vocalists) definitely had the best mentors.
BTS choreography is some of the best from the beginning. Of course they can't always fit it into the music videos so that is why there are usually choreography versions or performance versions if you want to concentrate on that rather than storyline. You are literally doing yourself a disservice by not checking them out live during this time. One of the things that let you know back then that they were something was by how much attention they commanded once they hit that stage, it was incredible.
One thing I love about BTS choreography is it is tied to the lyrics. There dance is also telling the same story they are singing about in the song. KPOP is known for great dancers but not all are as expressive in their dance as BTS in telling their stories. The aesthetic of BTS is extremely pleasing to me.
Bts old choreography is harder than their new choreography ❤
Here is choreography for the introduction to this album. Nothing simple and easy about it. BTS were practicing 8 hours of dance every day and went straight to producing and recording after, writing in between, and would stay up late at night. Check out the video below.
*O! RUL8, 2? Comeback Trailer (no subs - Performance) - th-cam.com/video/DHAk3T_gqBQ/w-d-xo.html
You need to watch the rise of Bangtan. You are obviously interested in their discography and how they came together from the beginning. Aneesa is the one the put it together, and she is an ARMY that is a video editor in her career, so she knows what she is doing. I will link you episode 1 and hope that you will start reacting to it. I actually left you links to their first years discography. If you stick to their music videos, which are title tracks, second releases, you will be missing a lot of their really amazing B sides. I've included links to live performances and/or lyric videos for those. I left you the links to pre-debut We Are Bulletproof Pt. 1, and their FULL DISCOGRAPHY from debut - 6/13/2013 thru to 2014. Please check it out. from your WE ARE BULLETPROOF PT. 2 reaction post. I will leave you the Rise of Bangtan Here. Please go back to my comment and see the list.
www.youtube.com/@TheRiseOfBTS
The Rise of Bangtan Chapter 1 (turn on CC's) - th-cam.com/video/hrOqT5Fm4_E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WwkqSE2eYzE8KPs1
If you would watch the guide "an introduction to bts:the bangtan 7" by taylor mari that would answer all your questions and more. They were given free reign over what they did they didnt have restrictions like the companies put on their groups now. They wrote their songs at firat i think if i remember correctly Rm wrote most of their old stuff then as they went on they all started having a hand writing their songs.
Watch war of hormone, boy in luv, and danger those are more of their older stuff.. war of hormone is funny... to me anyway i love it lol.
Ooooh yeah - I forgot about War of Hormone...good one!
He has watched it actually.
@@iamsherlocked875 I must've missed it or forgot or something.. my bad..
He watched it but I feel a lot of people just gloss over it and not actually pay attention, because all the answers to the questions he asked, are right there within the first five minutes.
@@NamuBang yeah i agree.. I feel like that's the case too sometimes it's a shame too really.
FYI - the lyric "Seoul to the SKY", SKY is all caps because it's a reference to the top 3 universities in Seoul; Seoul University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. It is said that if you graduate from one of these universities you're set for life. Apparently, these are prestigious universities that are recognized worldwide for producing high caliber graduates.
Actually, students are pressured to be in those top 3 university, if not some experience family shaming & bullying for not being able to pass through those University.
The boys had free range. It was at this time mainly the Rap Line but over the years the Vocal line was encouraged to be more involved, therefore leading to working with each other and their producers to create their solos and be more involved with production 💜
BTS has always had their own in put in their music.
Danger and Boy In Luv
They have such a huge catalog, so its going to be kinda hard deciding what to view next. Whatever you choose I guarantee you will not be disappointed, they simply do not disappoint😍.
Hairstyles and fashion are different in every video. When I first became a fan, I had to pause and zoom in to see their faces to figure out who was who. Like Oh wait…V is blonde now and JK has the blue highlights 😁
BTS is totally different from any other idols. They do their own way. How intense of their choreography... It's depends on the song. Please watch Dope and Not Today MV
If you want to see the choreography to these songs they have dance practices
I KNOW..,... you should at some point react to "BTS's easy to hardest choreography". You will be AMAZED 🥰💥🥰
Yeah I was just holding back like…pause…go watch some dance practice videos and tell me again how laid back they were when they were kids.
Thanks for your reaction to this song.❤
At the moment, all the guys are involved in writing songs, are authors and co-authors of not only lyrics, but also music. Also, they are all producers.
For example, Jimin in his solo album “Face” is the author of the lyrics and composer of all the songs included in it, on an equal basis with the staff authors of “Big Hit”. Also songwriters on their latest albums are RM, Suga (who is also a producer) and J- Hope. But they collaborated not only with staff writers, but also with foreign authors and producers. Jungkook and V are only performers in their solo albums. They collaborated with famous foreign authors and producers.
But they are the authors of many other BTS songs. Example:
Jungkook - No More Dream, RUN, Magic Shop (and as a producer), Stay, Telepathy, My Time, Dreamers (FIFA 2022), Still with You and others;
Jimin - Friends, Skit (in both songs and as a producer), Lie, Promise, VIBE and others;
V - RUN, Blue & Grey, Skit (in both songs and as a producer), Stigma, Sweet Night and others;
Jin - Stay, Moon, Awake, The Astronaut, Abyss and others.
But when BTS first started, the main co-writers of the songs were RM, Suga and J Hope, along with the staff writers of "Big Hit". RM currently has more than 190 song copyrights; Suga has more than 150; J-Hope has more than 100.
As of February 2024, four guys from BTS are full members of the Korean Music Copyright Association - RM, Suga, J- Hope and Jungkook.
Regarding the choreography, BTS have always had very complex choreographies since their debut. It just seems that everything is simple and easy. Actually this is not true. It’s just that their choreography in videos and at concerts, as well as in performances at awards, is very different. In the clips it is cut down, since it is necessary to convey the meaning of the clip itself, to show the picture. You can see the complexity of their choreographies in their dance practices. They are there for almost every song.
Also, check out A Guide to BTS Members: The Bangtan 7, Taylor Mari. And then you will receive answers to many of your questions, you will better understand the guys - who is who.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
BTS was encouraged to write lyrics about their life, experiences, thoughts, feelings, and dreams. Hence the sincere and relatable lyrics in all of their songs ❤
They had free reign over everything and continue to have it. I can't wait till you get to for you, save me, run, and others their discography is massive and loved
BTS has music videos that showcase the stories and then they have choreography videos that goes with the music. You might want to check their dance/choreography videos to see their dances. They’ve always dance hard.
Você precosa assistir os videos de "Dance Practice" para perceber que as coreografias dessa época nas eram nada simples. A questão é que nos MVs nem sempre aparece toda a coreografia. Adoro seus vídeos.... continue nesse caminho sem volta!! BORAHAE 💜
I am having a blast watching you discover BTS. Their choreography is quite complex. One thing I've noticed is that in some videos you'll see a portion of the choreo but in the live versions you'll see a fuller version of the choreography. One thing that would blow your mind is their dance practices. I love watching them. You'll see how complex and difficult the choreo is . All the way back from their beginning til now. Also you get to see them being goofy and silly which makes them so loveable.
If you watch the fanmade series "the rise of bangtan" you will see that they always wrote their songs, since the very beggining. They had this freedom to talk about their stories and that's one of the reasons army relates to them so much. At this first trilogy the theme was school and everything that impact the teenager lives.
Love this one too - I think you're to the point where you could start checking out Cypher (1-4). Other older songs: Boy in Luv, Danger, Attack on Bangtan, I Need U (just to name a few) 💜
Hi, you want to see crazy dance moves check out - BTS (방탄소년단) 가요대제전 Intro performance Trailer - Yes it way back from the begining. The dance practice for N.O. goes hard too 방탄소년단 'N.O' dance practice. - You are getting closer to "Boy In Luv" - I can't wait. Have a great day.💜
South Korea has the highest suicide rate in the world for the 9 to 19 age range. That's what they're writing about here. This song chokes me up.
Calling their choreography simple in the debut era, believe us, is wrong! They would film their rehearsals and then review and nitpick down to the angle of where their eyeballs were looking. Some of their choreos are flashier than others but the work they put in is never simple 💜
MV choreography is different from the actual dance practices and award show performances! When you watch the MV go watch the dance practices for these songs too! 🙋🏽♀️🤗😍💜✌🏽🙏🏽 #ArmyLove #Borahae
I appreciate you trying to know more about our guys, but many of the questions you have are really well explained on the Taylor guide that you watched a while ago. I understand it is a lot of information, and we armys can explained to you again, but there is a lot of cultural aspects to be considered as well in order to understand a song like this, that took us a while too. There are other explanations made by armys , like Xceleste videos on her channel, that maybe add more details, if you are willing to watch
I think Rise of Bangtan is also another great video series for him to watch.
Thank you so much for your reactions! They are so talented having such a huge creativity and depth to there music. The layers within there music is truly incredible.
They were definitely always in on developing their music. This choreography may be one of the more low key ones from back in the day........BUT you haven't seen "Danger" or "Fire" yet. Lol!
You actually need to check Cypher 1,2,3,4, ddeang and ugh (all of them are from rap line)
As far as dance moves are concerned, when BTS began we had members who had not danced before so their moves evolved as the non dance members became more comfortable with dancing.
"NO" and "ON" - in 'NO' they fight against society and concepts that oppress them and in 'ON', the fight is within themselves, against their own dilemmas.
BTS is always deep in their lyrics and contexts.
2:19 They had free rein from the start. Bang PD (Bang SiHyuk) their manager from the start, and now CEO of Big Hit and Hybe, always encouraged their song writing and producing because he wanted them to have an authentic sound. Genius move! They've always been heavily involved in all their projects❤️
Choreography depends on the song. They had some pretty complicated Choreography back then.
2:18 2:48 bro, even before they debuted, they've already wrote songs like this: for example "School of Tears" or "Vote" that they wrote, also most of the time especially the rap line, write their own verses & they even co-produce the songs
You definitely need to watch their dance practices to appreciate their full choreography. They’re always so fun to watch bc you can see the big picture they create.
Huge say in creativity and concepts from beginning.
💜 Hi…I really love n enjoy ur reactions especially the ones w/ BTS…I’m a 68 yr old “Silver Fox” Army fan…these beautiful young men (BTS) gave me great comfort during my bereavement in losing my beautiful husband…if u want 2 get 2 no them more pls react 2 The Rise of Bangtan (21 Chapters in all) it will give u more of an insight of what they went through…take care of urself…Borahae 🫶🏼
This is by far my favorite song by BTS. I am a school teacher and try to get my scholars to THINK about their own future, not someone else's. Get what you can from high school, jump through those hoops , go make your dream come true. You need to check out their solo work. It really shows the different facets that are BTS. When they shine, they shine bright, alone or together.
rm writes there music, and they do there own chorography
With their choreo.. even from early on Bang PD and Son sung deuk would monitor even their eye movements to ensure their choreography was fully synchronised... so even if you feel their moves were 'simplistic', they had to be absolutely perfect.
Happy you like that one too. Yes, BTS as a group has always had creative input into their music and what they sing about. That is just one thing that has always set them apart from most k-pop group. They produce, they decide. The industry never told them which is part of why they were so hated because they bucked the system and didn't follow and "stay in their place". Now, the k-pop industry follows them. If you look at k-pop you will see since about 2017 they have followed whatever BTS has done. Watch the dance video as others have said....old BTS choreo is intense, it just looks simple on some of these videos. When you see the dance practice you'll get it.
the choreography you see in most of their MV is NOT the full choreography. The live performances have the full choreo and believe me they are hard. Watch the dance practices so you can see how hard they are. BORAHAE
PS. regarding the opinion that their earlier choreo was not as hard, watch DANGER dance practice and get back to reply to this comment. I'll wait.
Right!!! He needs to watch the dance practices too.
we will watch them !
BTS has been involved from the jump as Chairman explained. BTS have a massive catalogue. Their works do not mimic each other. They will be varied. Some are intense, some are not. They are simply unmatched. Try to not watch to compare. Just watch to enjoy and take it in, knowing they had precision from day one.
BTS was very involved in there music from the beginning , they were encouraged to write songs about there lives.
Thanks Brad!! By the way, love the hats!! Did somebody make them for you? 🧶
I understand the joy of finding character development and BTS won’t disappoint. So then, pay attention to the lyrics, to their concepts. They’re all young at this point and instead of singing about what the usual teenagers would sing about, they’re tackling deeper issues and becoming voices for those that can’t speak out. This part of them won’t change as they progress, they’ll keep getting stronger and get their message out to the world. Maybe watch the first episode of Rise of bangtan as some ppl had suggested. It’s a window to how the Korean music industry is, you’ll meet all sorts of characters, the villains, the oppressed, the heroes. Try it.
I love to see your enthusiasm.
The more you get into the "rabbit hole" of BTS you will find that during the MV's they are wanting you to pay attention to the message, but if you watch their dance practices they will tell you the story through their dance. Each move is meant to bring your eyes to the story telling. Like I said if you really want to delve into the messages that they are telling, you need to watch the mv , then the dance practice, which is usually for their live performances.
The live performance of this song when they grow up is really cool. you can see it at the 2019 Korean awards ceremony🙌💜💜
Thank you! 💜
You should watch dance practise too for every song or mv of theirs :)
In the beginning they were really directed in terms of their styles and personalities, despite always being directly involved with the production of the music. But over time, they gained more space to express their styles and tastes. this is noticeable! more energetic and old watch DOPE! One that is beautiful, despite being quiet, is also just one day, they were very young!
Not every choreo will be (or needs to be) super intense, because they wouldn't make it through concerts otherwise. JK found this out the hard way, pushing himself through the heat, singing, intense choreo, and illness. Even when they were young, much of the choreo was difficult. They just make it look easy, especially in the MV's when you can't see the whole dance.
Agreed 💯
Cry over jk to much they are 7 not 6 and a little baby
Lmfao it's harder to learn their older songs than the newest ones (not at all though..) omg i really want to force you to watch all the choreographies. Why don't you watch all the 3 choreographies of their 3 oldest mvs you just reacted to? And next you can react to the mvs n their choreographies in one video (not all together but whatever mv you react to, its dance practice!)? Itd be so much fun .
Your next one should be " Boy In Love" and then " War of Hormones"
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So yeah if you read the comments you‘lol get answers to your questions. Also, I think a lot of us like this song so much because of what the lyrics meant…and it’s a bop.😂 I believe War of Hormone would be next in line, followed by Just one day, and then Danger. Danger is when the choreography really started getting intense and if you watch the dance practices for the songs as you go along, you’ll see how truly intense the choreo is because in the MV’s they usually only do a portion of the entire choreography. Also, when you watch War of Hormone, maybe you could do a double or triple-header and watch the original MV, the “real war” war of hormone dance practice, and the Halloween War of hormone dance practice…they’re all pretty funny. If you need links let me know but I do know that every army loves these three versions..and I think you’re going to find the song itself funny. I think you’ll really like the Just one day song, and there’s a funny dance practice for that one too, but for Danger, maybe you could do another double-header and do both the MV and the dance practice…the control, manipulation, and synchronization is pretty freaking amazing!
Next reactions suggestions, Danger, Boy in luv ( not the one with Halsey that comes later), War of Hormones. I totally agree with others, watch dance practice videos, and lives. There is a reason the members would work till late in the evening, only get a few hours of sleep and start the day over.
Also, looking forward to Suga Trilogy.
Cant wait until you hear butterfly,i need you they have a full parallel universe story going on !💜💜💜
Fun fact: N.O (No Offense) is part one of corresponding ON music video they released years later.
Boy in luv , danger 😢💜💜💜💜
You haaave to see the performance 2019 mma they did this song we are bulletproof and it is one of my favorite performance
You also have to understand their albums.
BTS always had creative freedom to create music thats the one thing that set them and Bang Shi-hyuk(ceo of Bighit at the time) apart from other Kpop groups or companies because they did write and create music based on their own stories which back in 2013 that was basically unheard of... thankfully I think more companies are starting to give more artistic freedom to the artists to create music, like stray kids who I'm pretty sure are all self produced.. seventeen, NCT and Monsta X also now write and produce their music
On contrary of other kpop groups, BTS's producer/CEO told them: you should tell your story. Because they started as hip hop group their producer wanted something authentic, for them to inspire youth= telling their own story to inspire their generation
So, they wrote all their songs from the beginning. Dure they had producer to polish them and their CEO (who is also a songwriter) to help polish lyrics, but it is their story, story of their generation they grew up with
Only gonna say this: watch the dance practices of these first musics to see their coreography and how "simple and easy they are". Trust me ❤
To answer a lot of the questions you're asking, you really should watch a couple of the BTS guides. It will really put more things into context for you. In terms of this MV, you have to understand that Korean kids are in school or academic classes an average of 14 hours per day. The pressure to succeed academically is so great that SK has one of the highest suicide rates among 14 to 20 year-olds in the world. This is just one of the social issues that BTS wanted to address. Their director and mentor, Bang Si Hyuk, did not dictate their practice hours or all of the music that they would record. Instead, he told them to write about what they knew and what they were passionate about. It was unheard of, and yet it worked! I'm so happy you're still on this path. Keep going! It's well worth it! 💜
I love all your reactions! Please watch all their dance practices! You’re going to love it!!! 💜💜💜
We will! 💜💜💜💜
Like I said the other day, if you want to see the choreography, watch the dance practice - you will see that their choreographies are very seldom anything simple. In actuality, many of their older songs have very hard choreography. Just watch it.💜
It only seems like the dance is simpler because you only get to see a small portion of the dance. To get a better idea you can check out the dance practices. Yep there is dance practice vids for each song.
Check out BTS Concept Video. 😊
Please include their dance practice videos as well. Thats the only way to see the full choreo. They're not actually "practices" but perfected dance performances showcasing the full choreography that they can't do in the official music videos. I recommend their Mic Drop dance practice (the 8 minute version).
Thanks for checking out more from our boys' early discography! As for their choreography, it was very aggressive early on and definitely not easy. Keep in mind when watching music videos, you're not usually seeing the full choreography that they do when they actually perform the song live. Some of their early comeback performances and videos were the most epic, especially the intro performance trailer where they perform it multiple times to show different camera angles. th-cam.com/video/S1Up-ZzHmuw/w-d-xo.html
Big hit motto was music and artist for healing! They gave them artist feedom! Other big agencies didn’t BTS was not groomed for industrialized music!
☺️💜 eles sempre fazem parecer fácil
Also, not sure if you know this already but they chose the name A.R.M.Y for their fans. It stands for Adorable Representative MC for Youth.
From the start they wanted to be a voice for the youth whom they felt are often oppressed by demands and expectations from the "adults" which take the form of authority, society, parents, teachers etc.
Their songs reflect this narrative and often have deep meanings in their lyrics❤
Mr. Pitt can you react to the dance practices of We Are Bulletproof pt.2, No More Dream, & N.O. You can find them on the Bangtantv channel.
Can you do a reaction to Danger dance practice as well. My all thine favorite. Thanks 😊💜
Thank you for your reaction the truth is big hit wae such a small company which means they most likely had to take on more of the Creative development role. But in all reality pd Bang gave them a lot more freedom then other companies. Is part of their success. Again what you say but keep in mind what they always say these are humans real humans so that said a better descriptive word would be human human development
They always had a say in their creative direction, though I would say in the early days the three rappers were more involved with lyrics, production, etc in the beginning compared to the vocalists. I think they would all agree on the direction of the album and then get to work. They've talked about submitting lyrics and having them come back with revisions and needing to rewrite their verses until they're accepted. They've compared their creative process to a song camp before where my impression is that the senior producers provided support and polish to what the BTs members gave them.
Now I would say it's less of a mentor-mentee relationship and more equal between the BTS members and the senior producers because they've been at this for so long, though it's always been collaborative.
If you watch the dance practices, the choreo is different for the live performances than in the mvs. They still did crazy choreo from the get go. And yes, the dance may have gotten more complex, but some of the original ones are still incredibly hard. Dope and Danger are still some of my favorites. And of course Baepsae my first song ever.
Watch the dance performance intro that they do to Limp Bizkit and Krizz Kaliko.
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You have to look at their practice videos which they actually perform live. This is an MV, they have to tell their story.
Gracias por la reacción en N.O es más el mensaje, en su pais los padres y el sistema exigen demasiado a los jóvenes para quedar en una buena universidad es muy importante para trabajar por las pocas oportunidades que hay si no lo logras es difícil salir adelante el pais es de pocas oportunidades para los jóvenes demás como la música el arte no es bueno si no quedas en alguna industria importante del Koop.💜💜💜💜💜💜
It may be simple in MV, but live nop my guy.😅
Watch this is Bts by xceleste she will explain how special and different they are 💜
Hey Brad,one again,thanks for sharing🤗💜🫡
😂😂😂😂 It makes me laugh that you say that the choreographies of before were simpler, another thing is that the boys participate in the composition of the songs and they also talk about the education that is so strict in Korea.
Go watch the video of hardest dances of BTS ranked. Youre watching 1 or 2 seconds here and there and judging the whole thing. You can also watch the entire choreo of every main song and stage by watching the dance practices.
Nooooo ya no hacen esas coreografía uffffff las de antes eran las más más
They have 2019 versions of these old songs..!!!!
Jungkook is dope even though he was young my talented king has always been❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
You should watch The Rise of Bangtan. It will answer a lot of your questions. It's a 21-episode fan made series. It shows BTS before their debut untill a couple of years later. It shows where they came from, how hard they work and how they become as big. It also gives some extra information about the K-Pop Industry. It's very well made and very addictive. The Rise of Bangtan has its own TH-cam chanel.
Enjoying your reactions to BTS.