Just a comment about the boys' interactions, as a teacher in Korean middle and high schools, it's not uncommon at all for friends to be super touchy and close to their friends, both guys and girls. Holding hands, piggybacks, sitting on each other's lap, sleeping on each other, back hugs...all of those are things I've seen my middle and high school boys do with each other super casually. It's just a very different culture. Obviously, even in light of that, BTS has a higher level of intimacy because they have lived together for so long and are family, but I just wanted to put it in a broader perspective.
I agree. I grew up in Philippines and even over there skinship is quite common and so when I moved to the US not a lot of people would be doing hugs, holding hands, etc. that were between friends. So I was hesitant to do so and even if I did do so I would be called a flirt. :')
Another important thing to note is that although the mv didn't have many open and clear references to the Sewol Ferry Tragedy, the choreography of Spring Day in comparison has open and BLATANT references to it. Considering the fact that the people who spoke up about this incident were being placed on a social, media and political blackout, the implications of BTS not only referencing them in their song lyrics and mv but also their dances (which they went on to perform for *two weeks everyday consecutively* on different music shows) just to bring awareness and take a stand against injustice.. its amazing how strong willed and outspoken our boys are... they went on to donate money directly to the families affected by this too.. just goes to show that BTS doesn't use just words but also solid actions to rise against injustice and bring a positive change
It actually has many more references which this video does not explain Try watching this one th-cam.com/video/FrT4a_Fw6pE/w-d-xo.html It goes in dept and has many many references
All armys love this song and out of all the bts' music we armys called this song a QUEEN because spring day hasn't left the charts in korea for 4 years💜 I wanna tell you the facts that didn't mentioned in the explaination video: this song and the meaning of the mv is ALSO meant to criticize the korean goverment.. At the time of Korea's former president park geun-hye, she will ban all the songs and artists that criticize the goverment and songs that supports the sewol ferry tragedy. So bts and bighit has an amazing idea on how to create a song and an mv that shows support to the victims and criticize the goverment without the goverment noticing it. They create methaphors in the mv so that it will not be obvious. (But don't worry the korea's former president Park Geun-Hye has been impeached and had been sentenced a 32 years of imprisonment for abusing her power and for document falsification because she was asleep/she didn't showed up for 7 hours at the time of the sewol ferry tragedy where it has 476 passengers and 304 people died and the majority of it are 250 students and 5 missing until now. She fabricated the time where she's missing during the tragedy, changing it from 10:20 a.m. to 10 a.m., as part of efforts to conceal her slow response on the morning the tragedy occurred. And also the captain of the sewol ferry has been sentenced to 36 years of imprisonment for abandonding the 476 passengers including the students) Fun fact: Bighit stated that bts themselves wanted and did donated 85,000 US DOLLARS (their own money) to the families of the victims "silently". It really shows that bts is always ready to help even if they know that their band and their spring day song has a big big big possibility to get banned💜 and also i heard that the former president includes bts in her blacklist because they donate and show support to the victim's families.😬
Thank you for your thorough explanation. This really was and is heartbreaking tragedy. I remember being stunned and shocked watching this tragedy on Korean news. The images that students and teachers recorded and sent to their parents, their last words .... It was devastating to watch the parents filmed by the T.V broadcast. One of the fisherman who volunteered to save the kids committed suicide due to the trauma and guilt for not being able to save more children. This song is a reminder to not forget about this incident yet have hope to fight injustice that we face until today.
Wow we greatly appreciate you dropping more info about the tragedy and Bts truly continues to amaze us through music and how they respond to problems in the world 😁😁💜💜
To think around 300 people died on that day. So many kids. What a horrible disaster. It was hard watching the news about it and even the documentary with the videos some of the kids took while still in the ferry. Thinking abt it still makes me sad.
i remember when i first watched the videos those kids took and how they didn’t really get what was happening but then they got scared after a bit. the whole situation made me angry because it could’ve been avoided if the captain did the right thing and if the government acted properly.
Emilia Pakzad same i remember watching videos of them calling their parents and they kept wondering when someone was going to tell them start evacuating :(( may they rest in peace even one of the persons who helped finding some bodies commited suicide cause he couldn’t bare the pain :(
You are the real ones because some people who react to bts use them for views once they react and that video gets more views than the other videos that are not BTS or K-pop realated they just do BTS or K-pop reactions and you guys don't you still react to other peoples music i respect that from you guys😊 i purple you 💜
Actually majority of the korean netizens who first watched spring day instantly thought that it was about Sewol tragedy. They said the moment they saw the sea they knew it was something about sewol. Bec the 3rd year Anniversary of the tragedy is nearing. You know whats magical? that same year in april, th boat that was Capsized was finally lifted and been put on the shore after 3 years of trying. It was indeed a magical spring season. Spring day became 2017 song of the year in korea and still charting high in melon even now.
One of the best reactions from ur channel, Alex is able to identify JK walking down the same path as RM and realised Jin at the bottom of stairs without anyone walking anymore.
The thing about BTS, is that they don’t write a lot of songs about like...petty things. Most US boybands or groups in general do breakup songs, jaded songs, revenge on an ex songs, love songs. BTS, with the exception of their earlier stuff, tends to write about larger subjects. Loss of family and friends, criticism from peers, loving yourself, finding who you are. So yeah, initially hearing this song you could think break up, but Korean groups don’t write about breakups and the opposite sex like we do here in the US. They see more value in each other than a quick buck off a song. This is why you don’t really see girls in the BTS videos, or a lot of guy group videos. With the exception of when they were younger. The younger ones do it, but as they grow up, groups tend to get to bigger subjects. The popular ones anyway. This song, especially since I found out the meaning, never fails to make me cry. It tugs at a universal pain we’ve all felt, where we have lost someone we know can’t come back. It lives inside and weighs on your soul. It definitely is not about something as ephemeral as a breakup.
If you notice in the dryer scene how the dryer windows look like portals of a ship and it shows the dryers tipping like a boat sinking and the clothes etc would be thrashing abour in this scenario. Theres truly so much in this you cannot get it all. And the diver that went to rescue the kids that drowned in the ship that the government tried to stop, he in the next couple of years committed suicide. There is so many facets to this its unreal. The merry go round also as you see is the colors of the ferry with rustiness on it also. The one thing i love about bts is they are not only lyricists they are storytellers in their mvs .
When I say this channel is my favorite, I really do mean it, you guys are great with all your ideas. I love how you always pay attention to what your watching.💜
Oh...and the tree at the end, remember the tree from "stay gold?" Alex: I feel like everything I thought I had was gone Allen: and here's why you're wrong Me: ☺️😁😅 14:08 Alex: but they are all on the train Allen: stop looking on the train I lost it 😂🤣 But seriously, this explanation leaves me tearing up all the time
I love Spring Day so much. I love that the lyrics leave room for hope and optimism and the melodies are so beautiful. There are so many beautiful live versions too, but the vocals from the YT graduation one are hard to beat. 💜
Before the explanation video came out I first saw this video after V told us about his grandmother's death. While I know the full meaning of the video it always feels like RM writing to give V comfort 😊
I read somewhere that the school principal committed suicide because he couldn't get through the guilt but the government tried to cover up with lame story!
@@Amicy Alex & Allen, I appreciate you both for digging deep to know BTS, their music and the meaningful messages they try to portray in their artistic music videos. SPRING DAY is a very special song for armys and BTS, just like 2!3! ( dul-set), young forever, sea, outro tear and Born singer ( cover)! All these songs makes us so emotional and have very meaningful lyrics !! I hope you will check it out those songs too!
During that time the previous gov even banned the personalities that speak their mind regarding this matter, but BTS still launched this video. And everyone feels the messages. Though they are saying that its for everyones interpretation, you will just feel the empathy for the victims. And up to now spring day never losses its spot in their kcharts.
The song writing skills BTS have always amaze me. One of the beautiful things about their music is how relatable it is. There's something to be said for how music transcends specific cultures, languages, ages, and race. It speaks directly to the human experience we all share. BTS has tapped into that. That being said, there are definite connections to the ferry accident and I can appreciate and honor that message. However this song has always spoken to another part of the human experience to me, the fight against mental illness such as depression. The stage in that fight where you are so done with the dark and winter, your bitterness at yourself for changing because of it, the nostalgia you feel for days when you felt warm, awake, and happy, and the small hope you cling to that those days will visit you again. That spring is coming and winter will end. I know im late to the party here, so you may not even see this. But I really enjoy your approach to disecting and analyzing music and wanted to join this conversation. Thanks, again. Loving the content!
Thank you for reacting to Spring Day! Such a meaningful and emotional song once you understand what the actual meaning is. I always enjoy your reactions and I always enjoy listening to your intro stories before you do your reactions. I missed hearing them this time. Look forward to next time. Keep being your great, real selves. .
This tragedy is one of the reasons/triggers for the candlelight movement in which the citizens of Korea marched non violently for months until the then president was impeached and jailed. True expression of democracy....
Even the adults (particularly in Koera) who are not into kpop appreciate BTS because of this song. Although BTS/Bighit never mentioned that the MV/song was about the tragedy (bec of politics), people would ofcourse speculate. I appreciate them (BTS/creative team) for using their influence to spread awareness. 😁
This such sad moment omg I cry every time I hear spring day BTS wrote for all 300 died in accident and were one first to donate to families and were looked down upon that why idk I’m so proud of BTS for this song and many others BTS is and will be forever iconic for sure more than any other
Tmi... the movie “snowpiercer” mentioned in this video which directed by bong jung ho. the director of ‘parasite’ who wins the oscars this year 💜 great movie
I actually really appreciate you guys' efforts, energy, and the bond of you two brothers. Your reactions, I always love it and watch throughout without even skipping. Keep doing what you love! I hope that your channel will REALLY grow.
There is a current video of a survivor and the work she is doing concerning this tragedy. There is another video and you see the captain getting off the ferry and the students doing as they were told to stay. This one is truly heart-wrenching.
The book in the music video "Omelas" The people in the town are happy but one child need to be kept in the dark to keep them happy. People pretend that poor child doesn't exist. This book suggest that we as a whole community save this child and leave the town with this child to find utopia where everyone can be happy. It was quite shock to me because I was one that ignore all the injustice and systematic victims around me.
Every time I hear this song and knowing the story and meaning chokes me up Everytime. I think about how scared all the students aboard must have felt. And to be told no matter what you must listen to the adults. They were programed to listen. And the parents. I can't imagine. Then they were lied too. It's just heart breaking. BTS did them proud, God bless thoughts who died, the ones who survived and the love ones that were left behind to mourn the lost of there children. And friends. I commend BTS to honor such great loss and tragedy. So very touching.
I remember my grandpa calling me that day because the news upset him so much. I have never seen my grandpa cry ever in my life but that day his voice sounds so sad. This song is a huge comfort to the korean general public
thank you for the reaction a tweet i had seen on twitter was: a really pretty lyric in spring day, "눈꽃이 떨어져요" is translated as "snowflakes are falling" but literal translation of 눈꽃이 is "snow flower", a metaphor referring to snow that settles on tree branches, looking like flowers...winter trying to recreate spring, but failing and i think thats so beautiful
RM wrote Spring Day while sitting in a park one day. He was reminiscing about old friends, specifically, a painful experience he and Suga had in their past. He wrote the song as a way to help listeners cope with the pain of having lost loved ones, and a reminder that despite the darkness, light will one day come again, winter will eventually turn to spring, and happiness will once again be a part of your life. All it takes is time, and the determination and faith to wait for it to happen. The music video pays homage to Korea's Sewol Ferry tragedy, which had happened a few years prior to this music video, as it was still a very current pain for all Koreans, so it became a balm to help ease that pain. It is a very special song in Korea to Koreans, which explains why it stays at the top of Korea's music rankings, as it is a very beautiful song, but the "meaning" of it is simply what I said previously, to speak of lost loved ones, and the hope for joy to return.
I'm barely halfway & i dont know why I keep smiling listening to you guys with this thought in my mind " oh...wait till you get to the explanation"... Oh and the look on your faces round 10:08 when jk from the train passes by jk from omelas with the guys 😅
This song is beautiful and sad. I've seen the videos where the students keep saying that they are scared and how much they love their parents. I honestly crying while watching that. 😭
Im late. I just woke up and I just finished your eyes tell reaction. As always, I like it...you two never fail to make me smile. Looking forward for more of bts with you. Thank u.
The most heartbreaking scene of the video is the clothes going round and around in the washing/drying machines as these represented the round glass windows on the ferry, with the students being stuck on the inside whilst the ferry was going down. Many of the small boats which got to the ferry first saw and recorded such a horrific tragedy before their eyes. They could see the youngsters banging on these small round windows. They had turned up to help but were sent away. The clothes in the machines represented the students both alive and dead whilst being flung around 😞 Help could have been so near for many !! I saw the Ferry's captain sneaking off onto a small boat whilst sending this early help away and leaving eveyone else to the doom 😞 Speechless.....
The former president of South Korea was impeached due to the way they handled this case. This happened in 2014 and the ferry was only salvaged in 2017 which was why the inspiration for this song. Fun Fact: Spring day has been on korean charts since its release until the present.
When I discover about the Sewol Ferry incident I can't get over to it. I literally cried so much. I watched the videos of the student inside and how they called their family to say goodbye and to ask for a help. And at that moment this song became my favorite bts song.
@@Super_Chamchi yes some of them survive and those who survived didn't listen to the captain that's why they survived. The most heartbreaking part is that there's a video I watched, some of the students are crying while saying "I don't want to die" while calling their parents.
The then government was overthrown by the citizens. BTS has never explicitly said its a tribute but the near and dear of the victims said they felt comforted by the song nd they find many similarities to the incident and fun fact springday has never left the top 100 on the major korean streaming platform since its release. Its a country favorite . BTS speaks up about the injustice/problems in their own way. They never explicitly say what a song is about but rather leave it to the audience to interpret coz a song comforts ppl depending upon their circumstances . Although this song is inspired from tht tragedy anyone who has lost a loved one can relate to the lyrics
Young men thank you for hearing the meaning and the back story about this song. Every prop means something. Clothes, suitcases ECT.. And understand how this tragedy effected millions. And it was shot on a train. That's was the deads people's suitcases and personal effects. Never getting them back. The mountain of clothes represents the clothes of all the people's stuff, And the whole time Jin was dead. Watching his friends growing up with out him. It's a very sad and moving song. It hits me all in my feelings. BTS you did Good. You have so much empathy for the lost and the living. The students who survived. You make them proud. I am a grandma to 3 female ARMY. Your messages are so positive. My granddaughter was fighting anorexia and almost died. She was very sick. Your love yourself CD and it's songs, Changed the way she felt about herself. Your honest music touched her enough to make her fight and over came this illness. And through listening to all your records I understand her alot more. We talk about everything. I know this is your channel. And I've never written a post to anyone. First of all you guys are so honest in your reactions. But sometimes BTS and there managers read a lot of the posts ARMY rights. So I wrote the second half hoping they'll pick your reaction and come across what I wrote so they know they do speak to people's hearts. Hope it's ok with you. If not please delete it. Thank you again. You guys are awesome.💜💜💜💜💜
I remember a little while back Spring Day actually fell to spot 98 or 99 on the Melon chart and Korean Armies were all panicking and started streaming like crazy, so our Queen shot back up to 33, I think. So all's well in the world again. 😊🌸
They performed this at the YT graduation and I found out that the students from this tragedy would of graduated. I bursted into tears when I was told that.
At the time of the tragedy, the government was cracking down on any negative press on the story. News/TV Risked get shut down it looking funding for speaking up. The way BTS was able to speak about it in this song was amazing. Also this song has not left the charts since it was released... the Korean people will not forget. There is a video/documentary about it by I think the New Yorker magazine that goes into the details.
The reason that they are on a train and not a ferry is because they are using the train as a metaphor for the ferry to tie to the movie “Snowpeircer” because the movie took place on a train and the movie is about social injustices with the government, and that is what happened with the ferry accident. When the ferry sank the Korean government tried to cover it up and make people forget about it, making it seem like it wasn’t a big deal. The reason that the ferry sank in the first place is because the Korean government undermined the situation and did not want to deal with the consequences of it so they tried to pretty much pretend it never happened, even when SO many kids died ( there were hundreds of kids on this ferry because they were going on a school trip) I recommend watching the video further explaining what happened.
Great Reaction guys! Spring Day is my 2nd favorite song of all time, of any genre, of anywhere. I will always love Spring Day until the day I die. I gained a greater appreciation for the mv and the lyrics when I actually looked into all the things mentioned in the video. I watched and read documentaries of the Sewol incident along with the impeachment of their president at the time. Omelas seemed familiar to me, but it wasn't until I read the short story "Those Who Walk Away From Omelas" that I remembered that I had already read something similar in a novel I read in high school. The novel was called "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. There was a small part in the novel that had an instance where the circumstances were strikingly similar. (I loved the Omelas book, but man did it make me feel like there were worms in my stomach. It's like reading "1984" or "Animal Farm". Leaves that same icky, worms-in-the-stomach, completely terrified, jeez-this-is-too-real, feeling in the pit of my heart.) Then I looked into the art piece of the pile of clothes. Then I watched the movie "Snowpiercer". I was floored by everything I read, watched, or whatever. This MV is far beyond great. There are no adequate descriptive words, no extraordinarily good dictionary explanations for just how magnificent the MV and song are. These, of course, are just my opinion. My suggestion would be to at the very least - look into the Sewol Ferry incident and watch the movie Snowpiercer. You will not regret watching the movie, it is really good. And it is always a good idea to look into and understand the incident that killed so many children, all due to the negligence of government and people in authority. We, as a global society, need to make sure to try to prevent this from happening again, anywhere in the world.
10:07 😂 I love the fact that when Alex notices 2 Jungkook's he so confused that he silently looks at his brother like: what the...you seeing this shit rn👀 🤣🤣
No justice that I know of But this song has never left the charts. Since it came out. It’s the longest charting song in Korea They will always me remembered
uhhh......the President of SK was impeached and removed from office b/c of this event and send to jail same with the crew of the ferry that evacuated (I believe the captain got a life sentence but not sure) just fyi
There are the documentary film for this tragedy, i watched it and saw how the survivor and victim's family tried very hard to seek the justice and there are a video which taken from the victim's cell phone when the ferry sinking, which actually a lot of time to them to find a way to survive but they didnt allowed because they just followed the order to stay...it's hard to watched but i've learned a lot from it...so sad that the captain of the SAR team who collected the dead body finally had suicidal because he has a very traumatic life after that😢
see that tree? that's said to be the tree in stay gold (but it's already sprung leaves). 💜 i loved your insights, alex. true about bangtan and about people in general, finding their true selves. anyway, the thing about bts is they also leave their songs open for interpretation. you can pick up a message that may vary from others. this explanation vid helps strongly with the inspiration of this song, when rm wrote it. 💜 this is one of the reasons why i love bts - although love songs is a sure formula and almost anyone finds love songs more relatable, bts songs can have double meanings. sure, take it as a love song, take it as a song about friendship or any type, but it could also be about social awareness or current events, or about the human psyche and mental awareness. that's the beauty of bangtan's lyricism. 💜💜💜
I love😘 this song and this is one of the beautiful music video ever 😊👌🏻.this song and mv is so deep and meaning full that makes me cry😭. every time .as always this is BTS💜 so yeah full of emotions , deep meaning, heart touching lyrics and of course beautiful visuals. I always loves your reaction guys 😘🤟🏻.
okay wow i'm impressed! this is the first reaction i've seen someone catch that 1. this song is about lost friends (before tae's "you're my best friend" line) 2. jk is following the same path as joon 👏👏👏👏
After watching the theory vids, I watched practically everything that covered the tragedy. They even found cellphone footage of the kids as the ferry slowly sunk. Heartbreaking. I literally cried for almost 3 days straight. To answer your question....unfortunately, no. The families of the victims are still searching for justice and for answers to this day. And I believe there are still 1-2 victims that they were never able to recover. 🎗
I heard that at the 2020 Graduation BTS did, they sang this song because the the students were meant to graduate this year. (I don't know if it's true but just heard)
also it’s a small detail but when namjoon runs past the omelas the sign says « no vacancy » but when jungkook runs past the « no » in the sign starts flicking meaning that there is hope :)
The president at that time got impeached. The school president commit suicide. Idols can’t talk about the tragedy in public until today. BTS donated secretly to the family’s victims. Spring Day is the Queen song of South Korea, the song never left chart since it’s release! Korean-Armys are doing their best to not let Spring Day gone on the charts. South Korea has Melon Music Chart (similar to BillBoard Chart)
Ultimately the conservative government faced large demonstrations in the streets as their handling of the tragedy and their media coverup led to investigations which exposed other corruption in the government. The president wound up getting impeached. This uprising of younger more liberal South Koreans has been dubbed "The Sewol Generation". I am pretty sure at least the captain and maybe the ferry boat owners have been prosecuted by the new government, which interestingly awarded BTS with an Order of Merit medal (though it probably was more about BTS internationally exposing Korean culture as opposed to flaws as many of their songs including this one have). Spring Day is so meaningful to South Koreans that it remains on the charts still today. As a typical BTS double entendre song many fans may love it for more overt meanings as well.
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You know the boys are totally focus to the vid if they don't touch the food🧐💜
😂😂😂😀
Exactly!!
Meanwhile some reactors who shall remain nameless can't seem to stop looking at their phones while they are supposed to be reacting 😒
@@BriBee1235 True.....i hate it when they do that😣
Bree B 😂🤫🤐
Just a comment about the boys' interactions, as a teacher in Korean middle and high schools, it's not uncommon at all for friends to be super touchy and close to their friends, both guys and girls. Holding hands, piggybacks, sitting on each other's lap, sleeping on each other, back hugs...all of those are things I've seen my middle and high school boys do with each other super casually. It's just a very different culture. Obviously, even in light of that, BTS has a higher level of intimacy because they have lived together for so long and are family, but I just wanted to put it in a broader perspective.
I agree. I grew up in Philippines and even over there skinship is quite common and so when I moved to the US not a lot of people would be doing hugs, holding hands, etc. that were between friends. So I was hesitant to do so and even if I did do so I would be called a flirt. :')
Another important thing to note is that although the mv didn't have many open and clear references to the Sewol Ferry Tragedy, the choreography of Spring Day in comparison has open and BLATANT references to it. Considering the fact that the people who spoke up about this incident were being placed on a social, media and political blackout, the implications of BTS not only referencing them in their song lyrics and mv but also their dances (which they went on to perform for *two weeks everyday consecutively* on different music shows) just to bring awareness and take a stand against injustice.. its amazing how strong willed and outspoken our boys are... they went on to donate money directly to the families affected by this too.. just goes to show that BTS doesn't use just words but also solid actions to rise against injustice and bring a positive change
It actually has many more references which this video does not explain
Try watching this one th-cam.com/video/FrT4a_Fw6pE/w-d-xo.html
It goes in dept and has many many references
can y’all just appreciate how the lyrics to spring day said “it’s winter here even in august” when we are in august right now!!
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True that Jesus
its even winter where i live lol
I love how insightful you guys are you actually take the time to read and think about the lyrics. I appreciate that a lot
We appreciate you 😁
All armys love this song and out of all the bts' music we armys called this song a QUEEN because spring day hasn't left the charts in korea for 4 years💜
I wanna tell you the facts that didn't mentioned in the explaination video:
this song and the meaning of the mv is ALSO meant to criticize the korean goverment.. At the time of Korea's former president park geun-hye, she will ban all the songs and artists that criticize the goverment and songs that supports the sewol ferry tragedy. So bts and bighit has an amazing idea on how to create a song and an mv that shows support to the victims and criticize the goverment without the goverment noticing it. They create methaphors in the mv so that it will not be obvious.
(But don't worry the korea's former president Park Geun-Hye has been impeached and had been sentenced a 32 years of imprisonment for abusing her power and for document falsification because she was asleep/she didn't showed up for 7 hours at the time of the sewol ferry tragedy where it has 476 passengers and 304 people died and the majority of it are 250 students and 5 missing until now. She fabricated the time where she's missing during the tragedy, changing it from 10:20 a.m. to 10 a.m., as part of efforts to conceal her slow response on the morning the tragedy occurred. And also the captain of the sewol ferry has been sentenced to 36 years of imprisonment for abandonding the 476 passengers including the students)
Fun fact:
Bighit stated that bts themselves wanted and did donated 85,000 US DOLLARS (their own money) to the families of the victims "silently".
It really shows that bts is always ready to help even if they know that their band and their spring day song has a big big big possibility to get banned💜
and also i heard that the former president includes bts in her blacklist because they donate and show support to the victim's families.😬
Thank you for your thorough explanation. This really was and is heartbreaking tragedy. I remember being stunned and shocked watching this tragedy on Korean news. The images that students and teachers recorded and sent to their parents, their last words .... It was devastating to watch the parents filmed by the T.V broadcast. One of the fisherman who volunteered to save the kids committed suicide due to the trauma and guilt for not being able to save more children. This song is a reminder to not forget about this incident yet have hope to fight injustice that we face until today.
Wow we greatly appreciate you dropping more info about the tragedy and Bts truly continues to amaze us through music and how they respond to problems in the world 😁😁💜💜
@@jesshrm1 you're welcome and yes its really sad😢
I remember BTS was blacklisted around the time of their donation or something similar to that.
@@gracemclean2098 yeah one army told me that too😢 i'm glad bts is okay.
To think around 300 people died on that day. So many kids. What a horrible disaster. It was hard watching the news about it and even the documentary with the videos some of the kids took while still in the ferry.
Thinking abt it still makes me sad.
i remember when i first watched the videos those kids took and how they didn’t really get what was happening but then they got scared after a bit. the whole situation made me angry because it could’ve been avoided if the captain did the right thing and if the government acted properly.
Emilia Pakzad same i remember watching videos of them calling their parents and they kept wondering when someone was going to tell them start evacuating :(( may they rest in peace
even one of the persons who helped finding some bodies commited suicide cause he couldn’t bare the pain :(
You are the real ones because some people who react to bts use them for views once they react and that video gets more views than the other videos that are not BTS or K-pop realated they just do BTS or K-pop reactions and you guys don't you still react to other peoples music i respect that from you guys😊 i purple you 💜
We appreciate you noticing 😁😁we just play what y’all recommend and throw in our favorite artist every now and then
Actually majority of the korean netizens who first watched spring day instantly thought that it was about Sewol tragedy. They said the moment they saw the sea they knew it was something about sewol. Bec the 3rd year Anniversary of the tragedy is nearing. You know whats magical? that same year in april, th boat that was Capsized was finally lifted and been put on the shore after 3 years of trying. It was indeed a magical spring season. Spring day became 2017 song of the year in korea and still charting high in melon even now.
It's the song that tops the charts, it's really cool and its meaning is great
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Popular meme with armies:
Comeback new album : climbs the charts.
Spring day: bogo sipda (3 years later still charts with new single)
Fly Grey yes 😭😂
It was a great live. Looking forward for more BTS live reaction, I'm enjoying it together with my breakfast. Thank you!
While you’re up we are going to bed haha
@@Amicy haha! so goodnight for you guys and good morning for me.
omg you're post so many content of bts in a short time! I PURPLE YOU💜
Computer has been playing around with us haha
One of the best reactions from ur channel, Alex is able to identify JK walking down the same path as RM and realised Jin at the bottom of stairs without anyone walking anymore.
The thing about BTS, is that they don’t write a lot of songs about like...petty things. Most US boybands or groups in general do breakup songs, jaded songs, revenge on an ex songs, love songs. BTS, with the exception of their earlier stuff, tends to write about larger subjects. Loss of family and friends, criticism from peers, loving yourself, finding who you are. So yeah, initially hearing this song you could think break up, but Korean groups don’t write about breakups and the opposite sex like we do here in the US. They see more value in each other than a quick buck off a song. This is why you don’t really see girls in the BTS videos, or a lot of guy group videos. With the exception of when they were younger. The younger ones do it, but as they grow up, groups tend to get to bigger subjects. The popular ones anyway.
This song, especially since I found out the meaning, never fails to make me cry. It tugs at a universal pain we’ve all felt, where we have lost someone we know can’t come back. It lives inside and weighs on your soul. It definitely is not about something as ephemeral as a breakup.
If you notice in the dryer scene how the dryer windows look like portals of a ship and it shows the dryers tipping like a boat sinking and the clothes etc would be thrashing abour in this scenario. Theres truly so much in this you cannot get it all. And the diver that went to rescue the kids that drowned in the ship that the government tried to stop, he in the next couple of years committed suicide. There is so many facets to this its unreal. The merry go round also as you see is the colors of the ferry with rustiness on it also. The one thing i love about bts is they are not only lyricists they are storytellers in their mvs .
This song have never left the korean charts since come out, 3 years ago! Such a beautiful song 💜
When I say this channel is my favorite, I really do mean it, you guys are great with all your ideas. I love how you always pay attention to what your watching.💜
Of course! Thank you!! We appreciate you Zainabu
@@Amicy 💜💜
Oh...and the tree at the end, remember the tree from "stay gold?"
Alex: I feel like everything I thought I had was gone
Allen: and here's why you're wrong
Me: ☺️😁😅
14:08
Alex: but they are all on the train
Allen: stop looking on the train
I lost it 😂🤣
But seriously, this explanation leaves me tearing up all the time
It’s the same tree 🤯
@@Amicy 😁😉
I find it really incredible how Alex always gets the meaning of the song ALMOST spot on every time
I love Spring Day so much. I love that the lyrics leave room for hope and optimism and the melodies are so beautiful. There are so many beautiful live versions too, but the vocals from the YT graduation one are hard to beat. 💜
Before the explanation video came out I first saw this video after V told us about his grandmother's death. While I know the full meaning of the video it always feels like RM writing to give V comfort 😊
I read somewhere that the school principal committed suicide because he couldn't get through the guilt but the government tried to cover up with lame story!
Wow that’s truly awful
@@Amicy Alex & Allen, I appreciate you both for digging deep to know BTS, their music and the meaningful messages they try to portray in their artistic music videos. SPRING DAY is a very special song for armys and BTS, just like 2!3! ( dul-set), young forever, sea, outro tear and Born singer ( cover)! All these songs makes us so emotional and have very meaningful lyrics !! I hope you will check it out those songs too!
During that time the previous gov even banned the personalities that speak their mind regarding this matter, but BTS still launched this video. And everyone feels the messages. Though they are saying that its for everyones interpretation, you will just feel the empathy for the victims. And up to now spring day never losses its spot in their kcharts.
The song writing skills BTS have always amaze me. One of the beautiful things about their music is how relatable it is. There's something to be said for how music transcends specific cultures, languages, ages, and race. It speaks directly to the human experience we all share. BTS has tapped into that.
That being said, there are definite connections to the ferry accident and I can appreciate and honor that message. However this song has always spoken to another part of the human experience to me, the fight against mental illness such as depression. The stage in that fight where you are so done with the dark and winter, your bitterness at yourself for changing because of it, the nostalgia you feel for days when you felt warm, awake, and happy, and the small hope you cling to that those days will visit you again. That spring is coming and winter will end.
I know im late to the party here, so you may not even see this. But I really enjoy your approach to disecting and analyzing music and wanted to join this conversation. Thanks, again. Loving the content!
Thank you for reacting to Spring Day! Such a meaningful and emotional song once you understand what the actual meaning is. I always enjoy your reactions and I always enjoy listening to your intro stories before you do your reactions. I missed hearing them this time. Look forward to next time. Keep being your great, real selves. .
Thank you and will do 💜💜
AHHH FINALLY
!!! I' M WAITING FOR THIS REACTION!!
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This tragedy is one of the reasons/triggers for the candlelight movement in which the citizens of Korea marched non violently for months until the then president was impeached and jailed. True expression of democracy....
Wow Alex, you know a little bit of the story behind now. Good job! Love both of your reactions! Keep it up!
Thank you!!!!
Even the adults (particularly in Koera) who are not into kpop appreciate BTS because of this song. Although BTS/Bighit never mentioned that the MV/song was about the tragedy (bec of politics), people would ofcourse speculate. I appreciate them (BTS/creative team) for using their influence to spread awareness. 😁
This such sad moment omg I cry every time I hear spring day BTS wrote for all 300 died in accident and were one first to donate to families and were looked down upon that why idk I’m so proud of BTS for this song and many others BTS is and will be forever iconic for sure more than any other
Tmi... the movie “snowpiercer” mentioned in this video which directed by bong jung ho. the director of ‘parasite’ who wins the oscars this year 💜 great movie
Parasite is an excellent movie. I didn't want to watch it at first, but so glad I did. Very well directed 👏👏👏
I actually really appreciate you guys' efforts, energy, and the bond of you two brothers. Your reactions, I always love it and watch throughout without even skipping. Keep doing what you love! I hope that your channel will REALLY grow.
You are very kind and we appreciate you taking the time to write this!
Yeah! haha do you remember that I had recommended the video + explanation to you on instagram?! I am HAPPY YOU HAVE DONE IT! 🙆🏻♀️👏🏻
We appreciate you dropping the request😁😁😁
There is a current video of a survivor and the work she is doing concerning this tragedy. There is another video and you see the captain getting off the ferry and the students doing as they were told to stay. This one is truly heart-wrenching.
The book in the music video "Omelas" The people in the town are happy but one child need to be kept in the dark to keep them happy. People pretend that poor child doesn't exist. This book suggest that we as a whole community save this child and leave the town with this child to find utopia where everyone can be happy. It was quite shock to me because I was one that ignore all the injustice and systematic victims around me.
QUEEN SPRING DAY, the QUEEN of all BTS song💜
Every time I hear this song and knowing the story and meaning chokes me up Everytime. I think about how scared all the students aboard must have felt. And to be told no matter what you must listen to the adults. They were programed to listen. And the parents. I can't imagine. Then they were lied too. It's just heart breaking. BTS did them proud, God bless thoughts who died, the ones who survived and the love ones that were left behind to mourn the lost of there children. And friends. I commend BTS to honor such great loss and tragedy. So very touching.
I remember my grandpa calling me that day because the news upset him so much. I have never seen my grandpa cry ever in my life but that day his voice sounds so sad. This song is a huge comfort to the korean general public
thank you for the reaction a tweet i had seen on twitter was:
a really pretty lyric in spring day, "눈꽃이 떨어져요" is translated as "snowflakes are falling" but literal translation of 눈꽃이 is "snow flower", a metaphor referring to snow that settles on tree branches, looking like flowers...winter trying to recreate spring, but failing
and i think thats so beautiful
RM wrote Spring Day while sitting in a park one day. He was reminiscing about old friends, specifically, a painful experience he and Suga had in their past. He wrote the song as a way to help listeners cope with the pain of having lost loved ones, and a reminder that despite the darkness, light will one day come again, winter will eventually turn to spring, and happiness will once again be a part of your life. All it takes is time, and the determination and faith to wait for it to happen. The music video pays homage to Korea's Sewol Ferry tragedy, which had happened a few years prior to this music video, as it was still a very current pain for all Koreans, so it became a balm to help ease that pain. It is a very special song in Korea to Koreans, which explains why it stays at the top of Korea's music rankings, as it is a very beautiful song, but the "meaning" of it is simply what I said previously, to speak of lost loved ones, and the hope for joy to return.
Finally thank you so much💜
Up to this day this song has never left the charts in Korea even after so many years...this song is truly special
I'm barely halfway & i dont know why I keep smiling listening to you guys with this thought in my mind " oh...wait till you get to the explanation"...
Oh and the look on your faces round 10:08 when jk from the train passes by jk from omelas with the guys 😅
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You guys r dope man... Mad entertaining, naturally respectful without sounding contrived. Big ups from NYC just subbed
i love yall reaction so much is so real and meaningful thank you till this day this song makes me ball my eyes out but i love it so much
We love checking out coney with real meaning
you will always remember its meaning even without knowing all the lyrics; it will just hit you differently each time you listen to this song
I like how you analyze each BTS video and you correlate this with your own experiences...keep it up guys! Good stuff Amicys! 💜
You should check out the live version and pratice video of Spring Day. If you hear the song and see the choreo with it it hits different
This song is beautiful and sad. I've seen the videos where the students keep saying that they are scared and how much they love their parents. I honestly crying while watching that. 😭
Random point: I just noticed that Alex and Allen have their own mics now and don't have to fight over the mic again.
Me tooooo lol. I did a double take lol
Im late. I just woke up and I just finished your eyes tell reaction. As always, I like it...you two never fail to make me smile. Looking forward for more of bts with you. Thank u.
The most heartbreaking scene of the video is the clothes going round and around in the washing/drying machines as these represented the round glass windows on the ferry, with the students being stuck on the inside whilst the ferry was going down.
Many of the small boats which got to the ferry first saw and recorded such a horrific tragedy before their eyes. They could see the youngsters banging on these small round windows. They had turned up to help but were sent away. The clothes in the machines represented the students both alive and dead whilst being flung around 😞 Help could have been so near for many !!
I saw the Ferry's captain sneaking off onto a small boat whilst sending this early help away and leaving eveyone else to the doom 😞 Speechless.....
The former president of South Korea was impeached due to the way they handled this case. This happened in 2014 and the ferry was only salvaged in 2017 which was why the inspiration for this song.
Fun Fact: Spring day has been on korean charts since its release until the present.
When I discover about the Sewol Ferry incident I can't get over to it. I literally cried so much. I watched the videos of the student inside and how they called their family to say goodbye and to ask for a help. And at that moment this song became my favorite bts song.
I couldn’t bear to watch the kids, but I read that a couple of them survived.
@@Super_Chamchi yes some of them survive and those who survived didn't listen to the captain that's why they survived. The most heartbreaking part is that there's a video I watched, some of the students are crying while saying "I don't want to die" while calling their parents.
The then government was overthrown by the citizens. BTS has never explicitly said its a tribute but the near and dear of the victims said they felt comforted by the song nd they find many similarities to the incident and fun fact springday has never left the top 100 on the major korean streaming platform since its release. Its a country favorite .
BTS speaks up about the injustice/problems in their own way. They never explicitly say what a song is about but rather leave it to the audience to interpret coz a song comforts ppl depending upon their circumstances . Although this song is inspired from tht tragedy anyone who has lost a loved one can relate to the lyrics
The last scene of the MV, the colour tones are warmer and the leaves are flying back ONTO the tree. Spring has come.
So grateful i found this channel
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Namjoon wrote this waiting for Yoongi 🥺💜 so totally inspired by friendship
But yea. All the other theories too
The staring point with Yoongi 🥺💜
Oh my God you guys finally reacted to spring day it's awesome 💜💜💜💜
Young men thank you for hearing the meaning and the back story about this song. Every prop means something. Clothes, suitcases ECT.. And understand how this tragedy effected millions. And it was shot on a train. That's was the deads people's suitcases and personal effects. Never getting them back. The mountain of clothes represents the clothes of all the people's stuff, And the whole time Jin was dead. Watching his friends growing up with out him. It's a very sad and moving song. It hits me all in my feelings. BTS you did Good. You have so much empathy for the lost and the living. The students who survived. You make them proud. I am a grandma to 3 female ARMY. Your messages are so positive. My granddaughter was fighting anorexia and almost died. She was very sick. Your love yourself CD and it's songs, Changed the way she felt about herself. Your honest music touched her enough to make her fight and over came this illness. And through listening to all your records I understand her alot more. We talk about everything. I know this is your channel. And I've never written a post to anyone. First of all you guys are so honest in your reactions. But sometimes BTS and there managers read a lot of the posts ARMY rights. So I wrote the second half hoping they'll pick your reaction and come across what I wrote so they know they do speak to people's hearts. Hope it's ok with you. If not please delete it. Thank you again. You guys are awesome.💜💜💜💜💜
You have to watch the whole video!! We have the explanations also on it
Loved your reaction. Subscribed.
We appreciate you joining the AmicyGang 😁😁
@@Amicy Will you have a Patreon soon?
Olivia MP Heyy nope! We don’t want to make the amicy gang pay for us to give y’all content!
I remember a little while back Spring Day actually fell to spot 98 or 99 on the Melon chart and Korean Armies were all panicking and started streaming like crazy, so our Queen shot back up to 33, I think. So all's well in the world again. 😊🌸
They performed this at the YT graduation and I found out that the students from this tragedy would of graduated. I bursted into tears when I was told that.
At the time of the tragedy, the government was cracking down on any negative press on the story. News/TV Risked get shut down it looking funding for speaking up. The way BTS was able to speak about it in this song was amazing. Also this song has not left the charts since it was released... the Korean people will not forget. There is a video/documentary about it by I think the New Yorker magazine that goes into the details.
oho excited to watch this!
The reason that they are on a train and not a ferry is because they are using the train as a metaphor for the ferry to tie to the movie “Snowpeircer” because the movie took place on a train and the movie is about social injustices with the government, and that is what happened with the ferry accident. When the ferry sank the Korean government tried to cover it up and make people forget about it, making it seem like it wasn’t a big deal. The reason that the ferry sank in the first place is because the Korean government undermined the situation and did not want to deal with the consequences of it so they tried to pretty much pretend it never happened, even when SO many kids died ( there were hundreds of kids on this ferry because they were going on a school trip) I recommend watching the video further explaining what happened.
love ur reaction
Wow..Alex is getting better & better interpreting BTS MV👍💜
Great Reaction guys! Spring Day is my 2nd favorite song of all time, of any genre, of anywhere. I will always love Spring Day until the day I die. I gained a greater appreciation for the mv and the lyrics when I actually looked into all the things mentioned in the video.
I watched and read documentaries of the Sewol incident along with the impeachment of their president at the time. Omelas seemed familiar to me, but it wasn't until I read the short story "Those Who Walk Away From Omelas" that I remembered that I had already read something similar in a novel I read in high school. The novel was called "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. There was a small part in the novel that had an instance where the circumstances were strikingly similar.
(I loved the Omelas book, but man did it make me feel like there were worms in my stomach. It's like reading "1984" or "Animal Farm". Leaves that same icky, worms-in-the-stomach, completely terrified, jeez-this-is-too-real, feeling in the pit of my heart.)
Then I looked into the art piece of the pile of clothes. Then I watched the movie "Snowpiercer". I was floored by everything I read, watched, or whatever. This MV is far beyond great. There are no adequate descriptive words, no extraordinarily good dictionary explanations for just how magnificent the MV and song are. These, of course, are just my opinion.
My suggestion would be to at the very least - look into the Sewol Ferry incident and watch the movie Snowpiercer. You will not regret watching the movie, it is really good. And it is always a good idea to look into and understand the incident that killed so many children, all due to the negligence of government and people in authority. We, as a global society, need to make sure to try to prevent this from happening again, anywhere in the world.
The train is a metaphor. the accident happened on a ferry.. see other explanation videos for more details of the many hidden symbols.
10:07 😂 I love the fact that when Alex notices 2 Jungkook's he so confused that he silently looks at his brother like: what the...you seeing this shit rn👀 🤣🤣
Loving your commentaries haha
@@Amicy 😌💙💙
No justice that I know of
But this song has never left the charts. Since it came out. It’s the longest charting song in Korea
They will always me remembered
We appreciate you watching
uhhh......the President of SK was impeached and removed from office b/c of this event and send to jail
same with the crew of the ferry that evacuated (I believe the captain got a life sentence but not sure)
just fyi
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There are the documentary film for this tragedy, i watched it and saw how the survivor and victim's family tried very hard to seek the justice and there are a video which taken from the victim's cell phone when the ferry sinking, which actually a lot of time to them to find a way to survive but they didnt allowed because they just followed the order to stay...it's hard to watched but i've learned a lot from it...so sad that the captain of the SAR team who collected the dead body finally had suicidal because he has a very traumatic life after that😢
Allen: "Don't say nothing. " 😂😂😂 You guys crack me up.
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That's why our queen spring day never leave the chart 3 years.
see that tree? that's said to be the tree in stay gold (but it's already sprung leaves). 💜 i loved your insights, alex. true about bangtan and about people in general, finding their true selves.
anyway, the thing about bts is they also leave their songs open for interpretation. you can pick up a message that may vary from others. this explanation vid helps strongly with the inspiration of this song, when rm wrote it. 💜 this is one of the reasons why i love bts - although love songs is a sure formula and almost anyone finds love songs more relatable, bts songs can have double meanings. sure, take it as a love song, take it as a song about friendship or any type, but it could also be about social awareness or current events, or about the human psyche and mental awareness. that's the beauty of bangtan's lyricism. 💜💜💜
You should realized now that most of BTS MVs have deep meanings....
Oh come on!!! I'm here because of addiction to BTS and now I'm addicted to you 2 too. 😅 No one can save me 😂
Aww we greatly appreciate you 💜💜🔥
They are like that with EACHOTHER because the training agencies force them to live in the same dorms in the same rooms
Love your reaction to spring day and I'm new to your channel I purple u ☺️💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
One of my favorite songs. Stay Gold is also the best!
There is another explanation video by Italian Army that goes further into it and will just tear your heart out...
jimin the voice beautiful 🥺💓💓💓💓
I love😘 this song and this is one of the beautiful music video ever 😊👌🏻.this song and mv is so deep and meaning full that makes me cry😭. every time .as always this is BTS💜 so yeah full of emotions , deep meaning, heart touching lyrics and of course beautiful visuals.
I always loves your reaction guys 😘🤟🏻.
Perfect 👌 💜
okay wow i'm impressed! this is the first reaction i've seen someone catch that
1. this song is about lost friends (before tae's "you're my best friend" line)
2. jk is following the same path as joon
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Insightful and concentrated. Taking your time to understand. Like it! 🙏🇫🇮
Haha you guys at like 6:30 I was like yeessss bud go for that futuristic interpretation
After watching the theory vids, I watched practically everything that covered the tragedy. They even found cellphone footage of the kids as the ferry slowly sunk. Heartbreaking. I literally cried for almost 3 days straight. To answer your question....unfortunately, no. The families of the victims are still searching for justice and for answers to this day. And I believe there are still 1-2 victims that they were never able to recover. 🎗
If you haven’t seen snowpiercer, you should watch it. It’s very good. Starring Chris Evans (Captain America). It is in English.
Definitely need to watch it
I heard that at the 2020 Graduation BTS did, they sang this song because the the students were meant to graduate this year. (I don't know if it's true but just heard)
This song is zombie queen. It never leaves korean chart
Lol... Let's sail on the "brothership"... 😁
It's really sad what happened in Korea, only BTS could make this wonderful song!!!! 💜
It said "Dont forget" in the washing machine scene
Yeah ❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😘😘😘
@ 6:35 wow, 100% facts. I felt that😂👌💜
also it’s a small detail but when namjoon runs past the omelas the sign says « no vacancy » but when jungkook runs past the « no » in the sign starts flicking meaning that there is hope :)
The president at that time got impeached. The school president commit suicide. Idols can’t talk about the tragedy in public until today. BTS donated secretly to the family’s victims. Spring Day is the Queen song of South Korea, the song never left chart since it’s release!
Korean-Armys are doing their best to not let Spring Day gone on the charts.
South Korea has Melon Music Chart (similar to BillBoard Chart)
Ultimately the conservative government faced large demonstrations in the streets as their handling of the tragedy and their media coverup led to investigations which exposed other corruption in the government. The president wound up getting impeached. This uprising of younger more liberal South Koreans has been dubbed "The Sewol Generation".
I am pretty sure at least the captain and maybe the ferry boat owners have been prosecuted by the new government, which interestingly awarded BTS with an Order of Merit medal (though it probably was more about BTS internationally exposing Korean culture as opposed to flaws as many of their songs including this one have). Spring Day is so meaningful to South Koreans that it remains on the charts still today. As a typical BTS double entendre song many fans may love it for more overt meanings as well.
Ive search about the Sewol on YT, and ive seen sad clips... its so sad, this song makes us cry
Pls checkout the live performance of this...it's magical🤗