The fact that he's so good and only learned how to rap to join BTS makes him super scary. I wonder if there's anything he can't do. Truly a golden hyung
+Gina Gugliuzza That's not true. Hoseok (with 0 experience in musicmaking) was casted into Bighit 3rd right after Yoongi, when BH still had plans to debut hip-hop group consisted only from rappers and the company was fullfilled by underground rappers only (who just like Joon or Yoongi compose, produce, write lyrics since the young age), so he was meant to be a musicmaker and a rapped since d1. It's just that Hoseok in multitalented multifaceted prodigy, so he is also a godlike singer additional to him being godlike dancer, rapper, composer, lyricsist, producer, etc... But just imagine how hella HUGE talent Hoseok has, that Bang PD and Pdogg (he, btw, still has all music, which Hoseok, Yoongi and Namjoon made being trainees saved on his PC) casted him, the guy with no experience in musicmaking, into the crew from musicmakers since young age? Insane.. And he is still growing and exploring his talents, Hope World is just a begining tbh, I can't wait to see what a monstrous artist he'll become.
Fun fact: when this mixtape was released, Army’s were literally divided into Baseline vs Hangsang stans. So you’re officially a Baseline stan along with John Cena who said it’s his favorite on the mixtape lmao.
This is pretty late, but I strongly believe that Kikuo, a vocaloid producer, falls under this too. Especially "Kimi was Dekinai Ko" (You're a Worthless Child). The music is upbeat, but the lyrics couldn't be any farther than the impressions one usually would get.
Hope World really is such a solid album. The songs are really high quality considering it's a free mixtape. Although, some of the songs are definitely a grower not a shower. I really found it hard to skip the tracks. Also it's interesting how you find j-hope being overshadowed, personally I find his rap the most interesting part of some of their songs. His rap is very distinct but it somehow work which is amazing despite the song having a totally different feel (Dead Leaves, Tomorrow, etc.). I personally prefer his flow between BTS rapline. Also, I think the old school style may be influenced by his hip-hop dance background. It really feels like you can dance to all of his songs in this album.
It's because he's mostly never showcased well in title tracks. He has his moments of shining in b-sides, but title tracks? Maybe his Run and Save Me verses can stand out, but other than that, nothing is memorable enough. For b-sides, his verses are the ones I end up liking the most among rap line.
I like the "manhi manhi manhi" part, it's really cacthy. The verses, tho. I don't know how to say it (I said I didn't like before lol), but it's more like I don't mind the verses.
I agree with pretty much everything you say, except I love Daydream lol Daydream is actually, from my analysis, the most important song on the mixtape in terms of placing and overall structure and meaning of the mixtape a a whole. If you notice both the tone and the messages of the three first songs, they are etheral, dreamy, in his head. He's welcoming us to his Hope World, his mind and thoughts. In POP he's talking about what he wishes to be in life, and Daydream is this stream of conscience, again talking about his dreams. Then he whispers "wake up", the alarm goes off, and you hear him hitting it, signifying that he's awake. And in comes Base Line, grittier, more realistic, talking about his roots and what he's doing. Hansang continuing the same trend. Airplane is, like you said, a humble brag, still disussing where he came from and his accomplishments. Blue Side is the perfect outro, combining the dream and thought elements from the first half of the album, with the reality of the second half of the album. This got really long, I apologise! I'm just always sad when people skip Daydream in their first listens, because it's so significant to the story that I think Hoseok is trying to tell with his mixtape. Obviously, that's just my analysis tho!
I completely agree!! Specially with the wake up part, I personally don't like Hangsang that much but the change makes total sense considering how he tells the story in the mixtape.
panchitazzz I like Hangsang for what it is, and I don't mind its simplicity, but I agree with PD that it's too long! It does really just feel like it goes on for ages lol
Piece of Peace seems to be getting everyone. The lyrics are just...wow to say the least. His entire mixtape is almost like a "i'm only human, i'm happy but I still hurt. I want to be here for you still, come be apart of my world" I love it.
Baseline was originally just a track without lyrics and as a bridge between the first three song and the songs after but they wrote some lyrics and they actually sounds great so they decided to go with it! Btw my fave is Piece of Peace and Blue Side atm . . Edit: Thanks for all the likes I didn't know I would get these much!
BLUE SIDE left me SHOOK. BTS album INTROS & OUTROS/Epilogues have always been my favourites. Blue Side was truly so phenomenal. It really achieved what it set out to do. I've been replaying that song since it was released. I LOVE IT SO MUCH!
CAROHARMY xHello same! I didn't understand the hype when it first dropped, coz I was more into baseline. But now, I can jam to it if I'm like getting ready for work and needa be in a "dfwm" mood 😂
Lightefilit Faylin I love the lyrics too, but most of the time it takes me more than the lyrics to like the song ^_^ But that's just me! It's still a good song haha none of the track on the mixtape are actually bad, I just need a certain mood for Hangsang :D
I think J Hope needed to do some solo work to truly show his style. He has such a unique energy to his music that is a lot more chill then RM or Suga and I don't think he had a chance until now to really show it. I wish there was a physical album of it to add to my collection.
Manager Sejin Stan hmmm... Yes, that would have been nice but I feel that it might be a good thing that there isn't. Dance is what he is known for. He wanted to show something different and he did an awesome job without relying on his dance. It would be nice if he did a dance for one if his songs for a stage performance though. 😀
I'd die to watch him dance to baseline, omg, just imagine. But I think this album, or ep, has become my all time favorite album?!!? I'd love to have a physical (signed :3) copy of it. I love each song individually (and honestly, how often do you love all the songs on an album?), but just the creative direction and the flow of the album alone are sublime.
Just because you don't see him getting as much air time on their songs doesn't mean that he doesn't play huge role in BTS songs/production, RM has said Jhope is the best at coming up with the hooks and melodies for their songs. it could be said all the rappers might not get a lot of lines 'cause it's 3 of them, but they are the ones are writing and producing the songs so it's still their musical taste influencing and shaping BTS songs
i totally understand what you’re talking about with blue side, ever since i listened to the mixtape i have always said it’s the best song on the album because it makes me feel so nostalgic over something i haven’t had yet. it’s so beautiful.
j-hope produced P.O.P, Baseline and Airplane from the scratch himself. I feel like the only track out of it is Hangsang. Doesn't fit him as a whole, not in sound nor feeling, it's more like a Supreme Boi thing. Strange is that this album seems to be thought to be listened as a whole (and really well done for it). I didn't like Daydream at first, but the more I listened to it fully, the more I liked how it blended and flowed well. Baseline is a perfect transition track, and I think it's shortness is perfect too, it wouldn't be nearly as impactful if it were longer, I think, I always want to go back to this track because it ends too sudden. And then after Baseline, Hangsang flows well. Airplane brings chillness to it and then it ends with the atmospherical Blue Side. It's a thing I've noticed before with his other solo song (MAMA), but j-hope always brings this sense of nostalgy into his songs and it's so, SO NATURAL. It just comes out of him. And that's amazing, makes me feel like I miss things from the past too and I can think of it fondly. Crazy feeling.
Baseline and Blue Side are the ones that really stood out the most for me too and yet they're the shortest :') but i gotta admit, i fell in love with Piece of peace and Airplane after reading the lyrics so those four songs are my top ones😔👌 The whole mixtape is absolutely great tho, i love it.
I agree that J-Hope is much closer to the pre-90s rap era which was in some ways more "happy" or groovy and was even close to gospel anyways he's my fav rapper in BTS because of his versatility and his intensity!!! Very underrated but so talented!!! To me he always has the most memorable raps because there's always "his" touch to it!! A true artist! 💕
PD!!!! he actually does rap/sing in Blue Side (Outro). It's heavily muffled in the background. It's mostly repeated but i find it cool that there are lyrics there that you can't really sense at first.
I’m really just so happy for jhope. And so proud of him, he really started from not being a rapper to having an amazing eclectic collection of styles and flows.
He kinda ended the album on a BROCKHAMPTON note ugh I love him. He gave me exactly what I expected from him and not in a bad way like the mixtape would be predictable? It's so good and it really showcases his improved skills, personality, worries and wishes, from the music, music videos, the mixtape cover... Everything. That's J-Hope. I love my Aquarius baby
It makes sense that Hoseok would fall behind Namjoon and Yoongi seeing as they had a lot more experience than he did. Hoseok said his introduction to hiphop musically was Namjoon, Yoongi, Pdogg and Supreme Boi. I think he's still learning and experimenting which I think is the best way for him to find his sound. EDIT: By fall behind I mean by experience and time to develop their style Namjoon and Yoongi would be placed before Hoseok. Not that Hoseok's rapping is not up to par to theirs, he's a brilliant rapper and often has my favourite rap verses. Just like how Hoseok would be placed before the other dancers in BTS.
mimi tata Those were my words not PDs. Maybe not the right words to use how I tired to describe if BTS rap line was ranked Namjoon and Yoongi would most likely be placed before Hoseok is all.
About J-Hope's sound sounding very old school, that's probably because he started of as an underground popper and performed and listened to a lot of old school stuff...
The way you got caught by Hangsang lolol honestly same. That's actually one of favorites. I know you said it's kinda boring and doesn't have enough variety, but i actually feel the opposite. For me it was a very like early 2000's hip hop feel with the trap sound and it was so nice. The way he changes up his voice I think also gets me, any artist who can do that (Prince, Michael, a lot more) you got me. It was very nostalgic I think. Supreme Boi I think helped the variety as well, his flow is little different than Hobi's in a way that can make me stay focused. And then the last part where Hobi flips his voice again is honestly the best to me. It probably should have been switched the style of the beginning verse and you might have liked it more. And it is very repetitive but I think that was point, was just brag about him and his boys and how happy they are and just be cocky, which he rarely gets to do so I think that's what makes it so great. I'm sorry for rambling I know you're never going to see this lol
I already absolutely loved jhopes mixtape I am a fan of old hip hop And the fact that I fuond somebody who appreciates the hixtape as much as I do made love it even more
'Blue side' is my fav of the album and when you said 12:04 i just started tearing up. You are right and i think it's so nostalgic too... And i wish it was longer too.
I actually loved the whole mixtape but Blue Side and P.O.P were definitely my favorites. Funnily enough, those two also ended up being the two that J-hope produced himself, along with Airplane. The guy has innate producing talent for sure. I sort of agree about Hangsang somewhat (though I still like it). I think my main issue with it is it drags on a little too long before getting to Hobi's upbeat part at the end (which is my favorite part of the song). Overall, I was hella impressed with the whole thing and as a first solo endeavor and as something he did largely on his on, it was a pretty remarkable mixtape to me.
I love the listening parties! Thank you for uploading this. Also just thank you for this channel; I found it about a month ago and as a 30-something kpop fan I love that you have very smart reaction videos, not just yelling and fanpersoning. It's more mature content than a lot of the kpop stuff on youtube and I really appreciate it. Super excited about the new decor and the new direction!
Hope World almost makes me want to read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The mixtape has so many references to it and I want to be able to fully understand them
Jhope has such a unique flow that just works. I love it. My fav is blue side..it evokes too many feelings that are hard to explain. Thank you for reacting!
I'm really happy the instrumental of Hangsang is so minimalistic because it really shows off both of their voices in the song. The beat itself stays pretty much the same the whole song, but the way they're playing with their voices makes that more than okay, it's like their voices are the instruments that the beat itself doesn't have.
blue side is a strict fave for me, just feels real and deep structure wise and emotionally wise- really resonates with me. I’m proud of the dude for his first mixtape- I mean he’s a dancer and for a rapper who hasn’t been constantly reflected in the media; I think it’s great. The aspects of scratching and the robotic remix etc sounds old school and nostalgic tbh, something I haven’t seen largely korean rap. Something he should be proud of. Great video as always.
I love the play on words he uses in the mixtape. "Base Line" is a play on watching the base line of the industry as well as watching the base line in his music. I love "Blue Side" bc I feel like it also is a play on the idea of a "B-Side" track which is an analogy for his personality... He has this extraordinarily hopeful attitude and super happy personality but on the flip side he is still human... and he still has his down times... I feel like the phrase "Back to the blue side" really captures that idea where he is so outgoing and happy but he does often times go back to his "b-Side" personality, aka his "Blue Side"
other reactors i've watched shared your opinions on baseline and blueside, which was that they wished it was longer, but they also pointed out that because the song was short, it didn't feel as repetitive or had the time to make you feel bored with the song. over all, i really enjoyed your reaction, i'm happy others can appreciate jhope's mixtape and it really deserved the recognition and the record breaks it did.
Agreed!!! Big fan of both Baseline & Blue Side. Hope World was interesting though because it was partly groove but it also reminded me a bit of Passion Pit. It was certainly an interesting album!
I came across your video on the TH-cam's suggestion and immediately i feel lucky to find yours. Actually i didn't care about Hobi so much the first time i listened to BTS, but after I became an Army and found out more about them, Hobi become my bias. I always have the feeling that he doesn't have many chances to bright in BTS, I mean that his verse is so short that many people might ignore that. I know producing a song and delivering an equal line to 7 members are very difficult, but I hope the situation will be better in next songs. Hobi's very talented, he can dance (of course cuz he's dance leader), singing very sweet (at first he enter BH as a vocalist), he can rap and his rap is very special-maybe it's not strong and hard like RM and Suga cuz he's not the rapper at first, he just learn how to rap when he enters BH but it's unique and of course very good ; and amazingly he also can produce songs and he owns more than 50 songs, but not so many people know that he's also a composer and give attention and apprieciation for him.
I love every song. It's like a little something for everyone. I think he did a awesome job and I have added to my playlist. Hangsang was something he made for the members in BTS. Seems like a little window into their world.
This mixtape took me a minute to really appreciate. It's so different from anything I have heard recently. But it grew on me, and I came to appreciate J-Hopes unique style. I think it suits his personality perfectly, and is a welcome diversification to the BTS rap line mix tapes. Baseline needs to be a whole song...it's my favorite. Also Hangsang grows on you like a fungus if you listen to it more than once guaranteed.
Thanks for the video!! I lovee Hopeworld, so much, its very old school hiphop imo n i'm not surprised becuse JHope did grow up dancing to hiphop..its his playground. His rap n production skills have surprised everyone tbh , even the fans because we really had no idea of his potential. Great input though about HAngsangs repetitive parts, its my least fave parts of the songs otherwise i really love the beat n supreme boi's verse. Thanks for the video once again!
blue side is my favorite track!! apparently he wrote it a long time ago and just decided to put it on as the outro. I hope someday we can hear a longer version
12:39 that was actually me when I finished listening jdkalg;faa also, I think part of the reason the shorter beats are so good is because of how short they are. sometimes you only need a verse to convey a musical idea and it ends up being really really good as just that verse. doesn't stop me from wanting more base line and blue side though lmao
I agree with you that jhope is the one that goes to what traditional hiphop sounds like. And also, i was amazed by the fact that jhope was never really meant to be a rapper in bts unlike suga (who does underground rap before becoming a bighit trainee) and rm but turned out to be actually good at it. According to him, he was a dancer who liked and was familiar to hiphop music because that was the type of music he dances too in the streets (nonverbatim). It is also true that rm and suga overshadows him sometimes and i think that was because rm and suga have a different style of rapping compared to jhope. I can't really describe it properly because i am not an expert 😅 but for me jhope has that certain kind of style in rapping that is distinct from others. He has that certain sound in his voice that goes well with his rap. Hope world is jhope's masterpiece and i hope he will release his second mixtape soon.
Yes! I've been waiting for this. Before I play the video, I wanted to say that the song Hope World gives me Earth Wind & Fire/Daft Punk vibes at some points.
Yay! Been waiting for this. I think Hopeworld was a great mixture of contradictions? A lot of the beats are funky with chill vibes, but the lyrics are deeper and sometimes darker. I think thats creatively interesting. I really loved how this mixtape is also very different to Suga and RMs. Hobi has such a distinct style. Peace of Peace is my fave track from the album.
I love your viewing parties so much, and as an A.R.M.Y, this one is particuarly entertaining to watch. Your ability to intuitively pick up on the deeper sensibility of a song is always so on point, and oh my gosh, I feel the same way about Blue Side. Wishing it was longer! On a completely other topic: Just wanted to mention that Amino is a very problematic platform in many ways. They often practice very opressive ways to shut down users they simply don't like on a personal level, people that voice unpopular opinions or people that are voicing their concerns about how the platform is mismanaged. The do this by either by banning accounts left and right, despite no guidelines being violated agaist, or by creating a mob around a person until they feel so targeted that they leave on their own accord. I've seen this happen so many times I lost count. They never respond to users asking for answers about on what grounds an account got banned, and despite Amino receiving thousands and thousands of complaints/reports from ordinary users about that specific community leaders are abusing their power, they side with the abusers. Yes, Amino has a lot of fun qualities too but it really bothers me seeing Amino sponsor not only this channel but several others that I really cherish as well, knowing that Amino's (lack of) values doesn't go at all in line with the content creator that is sponsored by them.
i believe j-hope mentioned in his vlive that baseline was supposed to be sort of an interlude/transition track, because daydream and hangsang were so different in sound, which got way more popular than he thought! thats why its so short
Hangsang is my absolute fave song on this mixtape! The beat is so sick. It's hard for me to get behind Baseline because I don't even consider it a song for real, for real. It's more of an interlude.
I was just wheezing when pd was just like ‘oh’ at the beginning of baseline
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I absolutely agree with you, but I actually was expecting something incredible of jhope, because I always see how he works, he plays ,smile and jokes around a LOT, but when comes about work he is totally focused! I love it his mixtape! Was a great and different work and i feel bless for the qualitie of his work. Love you review as well producer ! All my support for you💚
For me, as someone who rarely ever has a definite favourite in anything, I was surprised to find that from the very first listen P.O.P. stuck to me. I remember even tearing up at the line "I wish I could be your piece of peace".
11:48 oooooh FUCK that is a PHAT BEAT 😂 The insight you bring to each song and MV are super enjoyable and I feel like I can learn a lot from them. Keep it up and congrats on your first podcast's success +Form of Therapy
P.O.P got my attention the most I had that song on repeat the past few weeks. Most were talking about Baseline and Hangsang. I love all the songs on the album you know we all skip some songs when we have albums but I didn't do that with this one. Base line, Hangsang and Airplane have this dirty south beat to them I'm from Memphis so BASS IS A MUST around here. The whole damn mixtape is the shit. But that's just my opinion anywho I enjoyed this video.
YOUR REACTION WAS LITERALLY ME WHEN I LISTENED TO BLUE SIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT SONG NEEDS TO BE LONGERRRR. It's one of my favorites on the mixtape.
We’re all on a Stray Kids kick at our house! Will be visiting Cali at the end of the month...hoping to meet you and Jess! Thanks for hixtape listening party 🎉
I must say, as much as I loved RMs and Suga’s mixetapes, this one seems more versatile and ai think it represents JHope as an artist with all his talents, singing, rapping and dancing!
The setup looks so sick!! I have to say that i really enjoy the balance between the bg music and your voice in your videos lol,,, anyways nice video!!!
The fact that he's so good and only learned how to rap to join BTS makes him super scary. I wonder if there's anything he can't do. Truly a golden hyung
Gina Gugliuzza yeah that’s a rumor. There was never a confirmation about that. I bet you got that from a Squishy Min Yoongi video.
BREATHE IF YOU THINK BTS ARE THE BEST he can't stop being extra:v
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BREATHE IF YOU THINK BTS ARE THE BEST Xactly❤
+Gina Gugliuzza
That's not true. Hoseok (with 0 experience in musicmaking) was casted into Bighit 3rd right after Yoongi, when BH still had plans to debut hip-hop group consisted only from rappers and the company was fullfilled by underground rappers only (who just like Joon or Yoongi compose, produce, write lyrics since the young age), so he was meant to be a musicmaker and a rapped since d1. It's just that Hoseok in multitalented multifaceted prodigy, so he is also a godlike singer additional to him being godlike dancer, rapper, composer, lyricsist, producer, etc... But just imagine how hella HUGE talent Hoseok has, that Bang PD and Pdogg (he, btw, still has all music, which Hoseok, Yoongi and Namjoon made being trainees saved on his PC) casted him, the guy with no experience in musicmaking, into the crew from musicmakers since young age? Insane.. And he is still growing and exploring his talents, Hope World is just a begining tbh, I can't wait to see what a monstrous artist he'll become.
Fun fact: when this mixtape was released, Army’s were literally divided into Baseline vs Hangsang stans. So you’re officially a Baseline stan along with John Cena who said it’s his favorite on the mixtape lmao.
Pao R wait this is sooo cool, guess i’m a baseline stan. I’m also soo late ugh
@@pluto3059 It's never too late lol
Baseline stans are intellectuals tbh
@@blackandbluemadness7965 im an intellectual then.
@@senoghaw that you are my deat that you are
For me, the way he showcased "happy sadness", as I call it; reminds me of Morrissey. The music sounds joyful, but the lyrics are not.
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This is pretty late, but I strongly believe that Kikuo, a vocaloid producer, falls under this too. Especially "Kimi was Dekinai Ko" (You're a Worthless Child). The music is upbeat, but the lyrics couldn't be any farther than the impressions one usually would get.
Hope World really is such a solid album. The songs are really high quality considering it's a free mixtape. Although, some of the songs are definitely a grower not a shower. I really found it hard to skip the tracks.
Also it's interesting how you find j-hope being overshadowed, personally I find his rap the most interesting part of some of their songs. His rap is very distinct but it somehow work which is amazing despite the song having a totally different feel (Dead Leaves, Tomorrow, etc.). I personally prefer his flow between BTS rapline. Also, I think the old school style may be influenced by his hip-hop dance background. It really feels like you can dance to all of his songs in this album.
It's because he's mostly never showcased well in title tracks. He has his moments of shining in b-sides, but title tracks? Maybe his Run and Save Me verses can stand out, but other than that, nothing is memorable enough. For b-sides, his verses are the ones I end up liking the most among rap line.
+mimi tata Blood Sweat & Tears too!!
Jay Jin I personally don't like his verses in BST lol
Really? I don't know, his vocal color really made the song for me.
I like the "manhi manhi manhi" part, it's really cacthy. The verses, tho. I don't know how to say it (I said I didn't like before lol), but it's more like I don't mind the verses.
same tbh i wish blue side is longer cos its so phenomenal
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@@mangosope6170 I'm in heaven, i am blessed by the angel hope
I agree with pretty much everything you say, except I love Daydream lol
Daydream is actually, from my analysis, the most important song on the mixtape in terms of placing and overall structure and meaning of the mixtape a a whole. If you notice both the tone and the messages of the three first songs, they are etheral, dreamy, in his head. He's welcoming us to his Hope World, his mind and thoughts. In POP he's talking about what he wishes to be in life, and Daydream is this stream of conscience, again talking about his dreams. Then he whispers "wake up", the alarm goes off, and you hear him hitting it, signifying that he's awake. And in comes Base Line, grittier, more realistic, talking about his roots and what he's doing. Hansang continuing the same trend. Airplane is, like you said, a humble brag, still disussing where he came from and his accomplishments. Blue Side is the perfect outro, combining the dream and thought elements from the first half of the album, with the reality of the second half of the album.
This got really long, I apologise! I'm just always sad when people skip Daydream in their first listens, because it's so significant to the story that I think Hoseok is trying to tell with his mixtape. Obviously, that's just my analysis tho!
Sarah Egholm I completely agree!! Such a cool analysis
I completely agree!! Specially with the wake up part, I personally don't like Hangsang that much but the change makes total sense considering how he tells the story in the mixtape.
Ana Pisani Thank you!!
panchitazzz I like Hangsang for what it is, and I don't mind its simplicity, but I agree with PD that it's too long! It does really just feel like it goes on for ages lol
Not all heroes wear capes, some are writing youtube comments.
Piece of Peace seems to be getting everyone. The lyrics are just...wow to say the least. His entire mixtape is almost like a "i'm only human, i'm happy but I still hurt. I want to be here for you still, come be apart of my world" I love it.
I love hixtape I feel like it just describes J hope so much like it's so his vibe! It captures his energy and I love it!
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Baseline was originally just a track without lyrics and as a bridge between the first three song and the songs after but they wrote some lyrics and they actually sounds great so they decided to go with it! Btw my fave is Piece of Peace and Blue Side atm
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Edit: Thanks for all the likes I didn't know I would get these much!
Min PD 9399 an interlude?
Yumiko Ruiz Lopez Ohhh yes that's the word
Those are also my two faves ahhh
BLUE SIDE left me SHOOK. BTS album INTROS & OUTROS/Epilogues have always been my favourites. Blue Side was truly so phenomenal. It really achieved what it set out to do. I've been replaying that song since it was released. I LOVE IT SO MUCH!
I feel the same about Hangsang most of the time, but I can enjoy it when I'm in a certain mood haha but I can say I still like all songs!
CAROHARMY xHello same! I didn't understand the hype when it first dropped, coz I was more into baseline. But now, I can jam to it if I'm like getting ready for work and needa be in a "dfwm" mood 😂
BTS Slays My Life Everyday I'm glad I'm not the only one 😅
I love Hangsang because of the lyrics :)
Lightefilit Faylin I love the lyrics too, but most of the time it takes me more than the lyrics to like the song ^_^ But that's just me! It's still a good song haha none of the track on the mixtape are actually bad, I just need a certain mood for Hangsang :D
CAROHARMY xHello
No, it's not ONLY thing I like about it, but it takes the most part of liking xD I also like its hype. It's a very hype song :)
I think J Hope needed to do some solo work to truly show his style. He has such a unique energy to his music that is a lot more chill then RM or Suga and I don't think he had a chance until now to really show it. I wish there was a physical album of it to add to my collection.
Nucking Futs I wish there was just one choreography for any of the songs.
Manager Sejin Stan hmmm... Yes, that would have been nice but I feel that it might be a good thing that there isn't. Dance is what he is known for. He wanted to show something different and he did an awesome job without relying on his dance. It would be nice if he did a dance for one if his songs for a stage performance though. 😀
I'd die to watch him dance to baseline, omg, just imagine. But I think this album, or ep, has become my all time favorite album?!!? I'd love to have a physical (signed :3) copy of it. I love each song individually (and honestly, how often do you love all the songs on an album?), but just the creative direction and the flow of the album alone are sublime.
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i had the same reaction to hangsang you had to it, but it grew on me VERY MUCH after a few listens
Blackey Alice same😂
Blackey Alice i know, me too 😂😂 but it grew on me a lot as well after listening to it for a while
Same, usually I don't like songs like that, but Hobi pulled it off!
i didn't like it too cus i thought that it sounded like a generic hiphop song but then it got lit after a few listens
Just because you don't see him getting as much air time on their songs doesn't mean that he doesn't play huge role in BTS songs/production, RM has said Jhope is the best at coming up with the hooks and melodies for their songs. it could be said all the rappers might not get a lot of lines 'cause it's 3 of them, but they are the ones are writing and producing the songs so it's still their musical taste influencing and shaping BTS songs
Where did RM say that?
@@beyondconfuzzled I've heard this many times. It was on a live but I don't know which one.
i totally understand what you’re talking about with blue side, ever since i listened to the mixtape i have always said it’s the best song on the album because it makes me feel so nostalgic over something i haven’t had yet. it’s so beautiful.
j-hope produced P.O.P, Baseline and Airplane from the scratch himself.
I feel like the only track out of it is Hangsang. Doesn't fit him as a whole, not in sound nor feeling, it's more like a Supreme Boi thing. Strange is that this album seems to be thought to be listened as a whole (and really well done for it). I didn't like Daydream at first, but the more I listened to it fully, the more I liked how it blended and flowed well. Baseline is a perfect transition track, and I think it's shortness is perfect too, it wouldn't be nearly as impactful if it were longer, I think, I always want to go back to this track because it ends too sudden. And then after Baseline, Hangsang flows well. Airplane brings chillness to it and then it ends with the atmospherical Blue Side. It's a thing I've noticed before with his other solo song (MAMA), but j-hope always brings this sense of nostalgy into his songs and it's so, SO NATURAL. It just comes out of him. And that's amazing, makes me feel like I miss things from the past too and I can think of it fondly. Crazy feeling.
Baseline and Blue Side are the ones that really stood out the most for me too and yet they're the shortest :') but i gotta admit, i fell in love with Piece of peace and Airplane after reading the lyrics so those four songs are my top ones😔👌 The whole mixtape is absolutely great tho, i love it.
i just want blue side to be a full song D: i’d love to fall asleep to a nice chill song and hoseok’s voice
datsugatho I know I’m so shook by that song honestly, I would die happy if he would ever make a full song
datsugatho im glad im not the only one 😆😆😆
yo sameeee
welp,, we officially got that today,, it’s so good
@@fieb7840 yeessss
I agree that J-Hope is much closer to the pre-90s rap era which was in some ways more "happy" or groovy and was even close to gospel anyways he's my fav rapper in BTS because of his versatility and his intensity!!! Very underrated but so talented!!! To me he always has the most memorable raps because there's always "his" touch to it!! A true artist! 💕
PD!!!! he actually does rap/sing in Blue Side (Outro).
It's heavily muffled in the background. It's mostly repeated but i find it cool that there are lyrics there that you can't really sense at first.
I’m really just so happy for jhope. And so proud of him, he really started from not being a rapper to having an amazing eclectic collection of styles and flows.
You also got tricked by blue side 😂😂😂
After this long, now we have BLUE side as a whole song
We all kinda wish Blue Side was a full song 😊
It came true noww
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Why is jhope so underrated I freaking love him and i feel like army doesn’t really get to see him shine as much as the others members.
He kinda ended the album on a BROCKHAMPTON note ugh I love him. He gave me exactly what I expected from him and not in a bad way like the mixtape would be predictable? It's so good and it really showcases his improved skills, personality, worries and wishes, from the music, music videos, the mixtape cover... Everything. That's J-Hope. I love my Aquarius baby
It makes sense that Hoseok would fall behind Namjoon and Yoongi seeing as they had a lot more experience than he did. Hoseok said his introduction to hiphop musically was Namjoon, Yoongi, Pdogg and Supreme Boi. I think he's still learning and experimenting which I think is the best way for him to find his sound.
EDIT: By fall behind I mean by experience and time to develop their style Namjoon and Yoongi would be placed before Hoseok. Not that Hoseok's rapping is not up to par to theirs, he's a brilliant rapper and often has my favourite rap verses. Just like how Hoseok would be placed before the other dancers in BTS.
Naps Gold not getting lines and screentime has nothing to do with "experiencing" but go off I guess.
Where did he comment he "fell behind"? There's no commentary like this.
Naps Gold he is like the best dancer though they all have there own style and strengths :)
mimi tata Those were my words not PDs. Maybe not the right words to use how I tired to describe if BTS rap line was ranked Namjoon and Yoongi would most likely be placed before Hoseok is all.
AddictedToBts Very true! They all have their own strengths and Hoseok excels in many
Me when Blue Side ended
"WHAT THE FUUUU IS THIS?" 😂
About J-Hope's sound sounding very old school, that's probably because he started of as an underground popper and performed and listened to a lot of old school stuff...
Blueside has a full version!!!! Jhope finally made it!
The way you got caught by Hangsang lolol honestly same. That's actually one of favorites. I know you said it's kinda boring and doesn't have enough variety, but i actually feel the opposite. For me it was a very like early 2000's hip hop feel with the trap sound and it was so nice. The way he changes up his voice I think also gets me, any artist who can do that (Prince, Michael, a lot more) you got me. It was very nostalgic I think. Supreme Boi I think helped the variety as well, his flow is little different than Hobi's in a way that can make me stay focused. And then the last part where Hobi flips his voice again is honestly the best to me. It probably should have been switched the style of the beginning verse and you might have liked it more. And it is very repetitive but I think that was point, was just brag about him and his boys and how happy they are and just be cocky, which he rarely gets to do so I think that's what makes it so great. I'm sorry for rambling I know you're never going to see this lol
His whole mixtape is a masterpiece PERIODT
Blueside has a full version now go check it out
It's amazing 😍
"It's the longest intro ever" I was waiting for you to realize it was actually just a short song *insert laughing emoji* (I'm on my PC)
I already absolutely loved jhopes mixtape
I am a fan of old hip hop
And the fact that I fuond somebody who appreciates the hixtape as much as I do made love it even more
I love the entire album 💿 it’s GOLD. Still listening to it x
"WHAT IT'S OVER!"
same.
'Blue side' is my fav of the album and when you said 12:04 i just started tearing up. You are right and i think it's so nostalgic too... And i wish it was longer too.
I actually loved the whole mixtape but Blue Side and P.O.P were definitely my favorites. Funnily enough, those two also ended up being the two that J-hope produced himself, along with Airplane. The guy has innate producing talent for sure. I sort of agree about Hangsang somewhat (though I still like it). I think my main issue with it is it drags on a little too long before getting to Hobi's upbeat part at the end (which is my favorite part of the song). Overall, I was hella impressed with the whole thing and as a first solo endeavor and as something he did largely on his on, it was a pretty remarkable mixtape to me.
This whole ablum makes you want so much more of his music. I hope and cant wait for another mixtape from j hope.
Happy to tell you there’s already a complete version of Blue Side haha
I love the listening parties! Thank you for uploading this. Also just thank you for this channel; I found it about a month ago and as a 30-something kpop fan I love that you have very smart reaction videos, not just yelling and fanpersoning. It's more mature content than a lot of the kpop stuff on youtube and I really appreciate it.
Super excited about the new decor and the new direction!
Hope World almost makes me want to read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The mixtape has so many references to it and I want to be able to fully understand them
Jhope has such a unique flow that just works. I love it. My fav is blue side..it evokes too many feelings that are hard to explain.
Thank you for reacting!
I see u a lot uwu
I'm really happy the instrumental of Hangsang is so minimalistic because it really shows off both of their voices in the song. The beat itself stays pretty much the same the whole song, but the way they're playing with their voices makes that more than okay, it's like their voices are the instruments that the beat itself doesn't have.
God bless...I'm not the only person who recognized the old school disco/funk roots of this mixtape! 😍
omg i really wasn't expecting you to react to this!!! thanks for doing so!
Hoseok said at first base line was supposed to be just an interlude but he developed it a little bit more
blue side is a strict fave for me, just feels real and deep structure wise and emotionally wise- really resonates with me. I’m proud of the dude for his first mixtape- I mean he’s a dancer and for a rapper who hasn’t been constantly reflected in the media; I think it’s great. The aspects of scratching and the robotic remix etc sounds old school and nostalgic tbh, something I haven’t seen largely korean rap. Something he should be proud of. Great video as always.
I love the play on words he uses in the mixtape. "Base Line" is a play on watching the base line of the industry as well as watching the base line in his music. I love "Blue Side" bc I feel like it also is a play on the idea of a "B-Side" track which is an analogy for his personality... He has this extraordinarily hopeful attitude and super happy personality but on the flip side he is still human... and he still has his down times... I feel like the phrase "Back to the blue side" really captures that idea where he is so outgoing and happy but he does often times go back to his "b-Side" personality, aka his "Blue Side"
omg i was waiting to hear your opinions on the hixtape! thanks, really
other reactors i've watched shared your opinions on baseline and blueside, which was that they wished it was longer, but they also pointed out that because the song was short, it didn't feel as repetitive or had the time to make you feel bored with the song. over all, i really enjoyed your reaction, i'm happy others can appreciate jhope's mixtape and it really deserved the recognition and the record breaks it did.
I love this room setup
Agreed!!! Big fan of both Baseline & Blue Side. Hope World was interesting though because it was partly groove but it also reminded me a bit of Passion Pit. It was certainly an interesting album!
I came across your video on the TH-cam's suggestion and immediately i feel lucky to find yours. Actually i didn't care about Hobi so much the first time i listened to BTS, but after I became an Army and found out more about them, Hobi become my bias. I always have the feeling that he doesn't have many chances to bright in BTS, I mean that his verse is so short that many people might ignore that. I know producing a song and delivering an equal line to 7 members are very difficult, but I hope the situation will be better in next songs. Hobi's very talented, he can dance (of course cuz he's dance leader), singing very sweet (at first he enter BH as a vocalist), he can rap and his rap is very special-maybe it's not strong and hard like RM and Suga cuz he's not the rapper at first, he just learn how to rap when he enters BH but it's unique and of course very good ; and amazingly he also can produce songs and he owns more than 50 songs, but not so many people know that he's also a composer and give attention and apprieciation for him.
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my favorite songs are hope world and baseline, I don’t really have a least favorite the rest are just so good.
11:50
"OH _FUUCK_ THAT IS A PHAT BEAT."
I love every song. It's like a little something for everyone. I think he did a awesome job and I have added to my playlist. Hangsang was something he made for the members in BTS. Seems like a little window into their world.
Yass thanks for giving J-HOPE the praise and recognition he deserves 💜💜
And I'm a ot4 true BLINK 🖤💗
I was waiting for your reaction to this. I love Blue Side and POP has really grown on me.
This mixtape took me a minute to really appreciate. It's so different from anything I have heard recently. But it grew on me, and I came to appreciate J-Hopes unique style. I think it suits his personality perfectly, and is a welcome diversification to the BTS rap line mix tapes. Baseline needs to be a whole song...it's my favorite. Also Hangsang grows on you like a fungus if you listen to it more than once guaranteed.
Thanks for the video!! I lovee Hopeworld, so much, its very old school hiphop imo n i'm not surprised becuse JHope did grow up dancing to hiphop..its his playground. His rap n production skills have surprised everyone tbh , even the fans because we really had no idea of his potential. Great input though about HAngsangs repetitive parts, its my least fave parts of the songs otherwise i really love the beat n supreme boi's verse. Thanks for the video once again!
blue side is my favorite track!! apparently he wrote it a long time ago and just decided to put it on as the outro. I hope someday we can hear a longer version
I will always appreciate your honesty and I was so excited just to see your face when blue side kicked in :)
12:39 that was actually me when I finished listening jdkalg;faa
also, I think part of the reason the shorter beats are so good is because of how short they are. sometimes you only need a verse to convey a musical idea and it ends up being really really good as just that verse. doesn't stop me from wanting more base line and blue side though lmao
I agree with you that jhope is the one that goes to what traditional hiphop sounds like. And also, i was amazed by the fact that jhope was never really meant to be a rapper in bts unlike suga (who does underground rap before becoming a bighit trainee) and rm but turned out to be actually good at it. According to him, he was a dancer who liked and was familiar to hiphop music because that was the type of music he dances too in the streets (nonverbatim). It is also true that rm and suga overshadows him sometimes and i think that was because rm and suga have a different style of rapping compared to jhope. I can't really describe it properly because i am not an expert 😅 but for me jhope has that certain kind of style in rapping that is distinct from others. He has that certain sound in his voice that goes well with his rap. Hope world is jhope's masterpiece and i hope he will release his second mixtape soon.
Yes! I've been waiting for this. Before I play the video, I wanted to say that the song Hope World gives me Earth Wind & Fire/Daft Punk vibes at some points.
ugh i LOVE how blue side sounds so much! i really wish j-hope had made it into a full song
you need to react to the full version of blue side!!
Yay! Been waiting for this. I think Hopeworld was a great mixture of contradictions? A lot of the beats are funky with chill vibes, but the lyrics are deeper and sometimes darker. I think thats creatively interesting. I really loved how this mixtape is also very different to Suga and RMs. Hobi has such a distinct style. Peace of Peace is my fave track from the album.
I love your viewing parties so much, and as an A.R.M.Y, this one is particuarly entertaining to watch. Your ability to intuitively pick up on the deeper sensibility of a song is always so on point, and oh my gosh, I feel the same way about Blue Side. Wishing it was longer!
On a completely other topic: Just wanted to mention that Amino is a very problematic platform in many ways. They often practice very opressive ways to shut down users they simply don't like on a personal level, people that voice unpopular opinions or people that are voicing their concerns about how the platform is mismanaged. The do this by either by banning accounts left and right, despite no guidelines being violated agaist, or by creating a mob around a person until they feel so targeted that they leave on their own accord. I've seen this happen so many times I lost count. They never respond to users asking for answers about on what grounds an account got banned, and despite Amino receiving thousands and thousands of complaints/reports from ordinary users about that specific community leaders are abusing their power, they side with the abusers. Yes, Amino has a lot of fun qualities too but it really bothers me seeing Amino sponsor not only this channel but several others that I really cherish as well, knowing that Amino's (lack of) values doesn't go at all in line with the content creator that is sponsored by them.
i believe j-hope mentioned in his vlive that baseline was supposed to be sort of an interlude/transition track, because daydream and hangsang were so different in sound, which got way more popular than he thought! thats why its so short
I really love Piece Of Peace 💜 Thanks for the react~ J-Hope is amazing!!!
Hangsang is my absolute fave song on this mixtape! The beat is so sick. It's hard for me to get behind Baseline because I don't even consider it a song for real, for real. It's more of an interlude.
The whole mixtape makes me happy 😂
I was just wheezing when pd was just like ‘oh’ at the beginning of baseline
I absolutely agree with you, but I actually was expecting something incredible of jhope, because I always see how he works, he plays ,smile and jokes around a LOT, but when comes about work he is totally focused! I love it his mixtape! Was a great and different work and i feel bless for the qualitie of his work.
Love you review as well producer ! All my support for you💚
I'm expecting Blue Side would be more longer too. That song soooo good!
I'm so glad you loved Blue Side, it's so underrated but it's one of the most beautiful tracks in the mixtape
HOPEWORLDIANS RISE
For me, as someone who rarely ever has a definite favourite in anything, I was surprised to find that from the very first listen P.O.P. stuck to me. I remember even tearing up at the line "I wish I could be your piece of peace".
11:48 oooooh FUCK that is a PHAT BEAT 😂
The insight you bring to each song and MV are super enjoyable and I feel like I can learn a lot from them. Keep it up and congrats on your first podcast's success +Form of Therapy
Well overdue reaction! But worth waiting for. Really enjoy your take on things.
P.O.P got my attention the most I had that song on repeat the past few weeks. Most were talking about Baseline and Hangsang. I love all the songs on the album you know we all skip some songs when we have albums but I didn't do that with this one. Base line, Hangsang and Airplane have this dirty south beat to them I'm from Memphis so BASS IS A MUST around here. The whole damn mixtape is the shit. But that's just my opinion anywho I enjoyed this video.
I love your reactions they are all so honest! I support your channel :)
Thank you so muchhhh PD-nim !
Aahhh I've been waiting for this!!! Thank you for reacting, i always love your opinions! Btw, you look amazing in pink
"I think my favorites are..."
*Proceeds to list more than half the album*
Honestly, a mood
YOUR REACTION WAS LITERALLY ME WHEN I LISTENED TO BLUE SIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT SONG NEEDS TO BE LONGERRRR. It's one of my favorites on the mixtape.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AAAAAAAAAAAAA WIG FLEW TO HOPEWORLD
love u for these words ! thank you
I was waiting for this video almost as much as for the hixtape itself 😂
We’re all on a Stray Kids kick at our house! Will be visiting Cali at the end of the month...hoping to meet you and Jess! Thanks for hixtape listening party 🎉
I just love this album so much.
This made my Monday! I'm taking an online refresher coarse to renew my cosmo. license and this is keeping me entertained. Thank you 😊
I must say, as much as I loved RMs and Suga’s mixetapes, this one seems more versatile and ai think it represents JHope as an artist with all his talents, singing, rapping and dancing!
The setup looks so sick!! I have to say that i really enjoy the balance between the bg music and your voice in your videos lol,,, anyways nice video!!!
I've been waiting for this YAAAASSS
THE. BEST.
I always look forward to your reactions! Same sentiments to Blue Side.