BTS - ARIRANG (in general) Explained by a Korean
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Tbh BTS have done so much to spread their culture. Before knowing them I didn't care about South Korea at all, but now because I became a fan, I started to learn more about Korean culture and history and I'm fascinated with it. If I have the opportunity I would like to visit South Korea and as you said, experiment South Korea by myself.
Thanks you guys for doing this type of videos, I always read the translations of bts' songs but with this type of videos I can understand the lyrics even better ^^
To be honest, before BTS caught my attention, I could have a problem even to point out Korea at the world's map. Not to mention things like naming more than 1 Korean city or to name the Korean alphabet. Now here I am, in the age of 22 I'm doing my best to learn hangul
So, u not from korea?? Or u have korean blood but not lived in there?
same! I've been watching Korean shows/dramas but never really cared to look back and really research abt the culture, meanings behind the ways, etc. until I became BTS fan- well ARMY now.
Same here!!
BTS made me want to travel and experience South Korea so bad!
So basically BTS is saying 'let me sing you the song of my people' 🙌
BTS gonna be the group that single handedly teaches the world about Korean culture through music LOLOL
They had been doing it for quite a long now
These guys are doing it too by explaining it....
@@MeghaDevaraju and they're doing it for BTS' stans tho. DKDKTV ain't a kpop group.
they've liked this comment anyway
Yes
@@milenamilens2340 of course....I wasn't saying anything against anyone. I am an army myself. I was just saying I understood all the cultural aspects of that performance.
"BTS is westernised and are forgetting their Korean roots"
Me: *throws this video along with their 2018 MMA performance of IDOL in their face*
+ ddaeng
No one with brains can say that BTS are westernized. The SK goverment gave them an award for speading Korean Culture globally for christ sake, ONLY kpop group to get one. Their songs speak for themselves. Ddaeng, Baepsae, IDOL and so on. They have ONLY one song in full English, after 2 years od big popularity in US, when other groups have released full English albums withou demand. They are the reason millions overseas bother with all these K-award shows. Not to mention the UN speech. Honestly, when I see someone saying that I know they are haters or completely ignorant of BTS work.
Seo Taiji and Boys, the greatest influence that made Kpop today used different genres from the West to create his music and yet kpop fans of today dare say that BTS or other 3rd Gen groups are 'becoming westernized' when Kpop already had western influence since the 1st Gen, sigh.
@@roderickconte7122 thats the beautiful thing. being influenced by various cultures and genres produces amazing music by taking the best of each thing
this actually rly hurt my heart u know, BTS bring so much profit to South Korea, they spread South Korea's culture, they do so much for their country, yet still so many people in their own country don't respect them and even accuse them :'(
if bts originally from my country, I'll deadass rly proud and help them support them respect them with all i have, "give back the love"
bts give the best for their country, yet people who accuse them like that was maybe a nobody that give nothing to their country
This is a reason why BTS is so different and unique than any other Kpop group. They are geniuses in their lyrics and songs and they show how proud they are of their Korean roots, they are them.
I agree with you
This. The most intellectual comment 💜
Actually a lot of singers have sung this but bta has a wider audience specially international audience hence you only know about them singing it.
Ananya Singh I’ve been up to date with many kpop groups releases. I didn’t see it as much
@@Aynana5 pls say names of the songs which you meant I have to check out
I'd be lying if I said BTS wasn't my gateway to korean media, then the culture, then starting to teach myself the language, and now my contemplation/still in debate of studying abroad in South Korea for a year. It's incredibly fascinating to me.
Same...same on everyth
"I'm using BTS again" well yeah, as long as BTS keeps giving iconic content then it is amazing to have videos like this where we can comprehend the real meaning of the song through having the cultural context. Thank you so much.
"Yes, I'm using BTS once again."
Oh come on David~ we would be happy to know about the things you explain so we are using you too...it's somewhat called coexisting...😉
Exactlyyyy!!
Mutualism
I love this series so much. BTS and their rendition of this song has made me want to look more into traditional Korean culture, it seems so beautiful. Despite not being Korean myself BTS gives me a sense of pride and awe for always sticking to their roots and never forgetting where they came from.
I really like Arirang. It impresses me how just one song can reflect history of the whole nation
Danny, David... Please we need you to explain all the korean cultural references in BTS' Melon Music Awards 2018 performance.
If you watched their reaction video, i think they mentioned the cultural references shown during the performance. But, yeah, i wont complain if david made a explanation video about that.
I dont know. Nan molla
guys I loved this video,can you maybe do an explained video for satoori rap too ?
I second this!!! 💜 💜 💜 💜
Yes!! I third this!
Omg yess!! please!
OMG YES PLEASE!!!!!!! This has to be done guys!!!!
oh, yes please!
This is so timely; BTS just did an AMAZING performance of IDOL at the MMAs that centered on Korean culture and arts
must say i love when they use the Korean culture as inspiration or part of their works... like the MMA performance today the bit before Idol and that version of Idol was great (rest was great to but i really enjoyed that part specially :) )
saw a comment asking for an explained video for the satoori rap and i second that idea!!
or any of the satoori stuff... or even the folk lore stuff OHH or eveeennn any old korean songs.... that be neat!!
Third that, it's interesting to learn korean culture through their songs. 💕
They made one
You guys are doing such a good job in helping take k-pop fans “over the hill” in understanding the cultural roots of the music and visuals of contemporary pop culture. I hope you’re being recognized and supported for your efforts by your country’s ministry of culture-it’s as important as, say, BTS promoting Seoul tourism.
oh, I've often seen people talk about how they incorporated different version of Arirang in their song but never any more detail. Thank you so much for explaining it so thoroughly, also with the meaning of the lyrics! That really helped me understand it better and even see that they put their own message in their version ♥
1:38 Arirang- can convey the meaning of love, break up, self realization...
Love Yourself series anyone????
Her(DNA/Serendipity)- Love
Tear(Fake Love/Singularity)- Break up
Answer(Idol/Epiphany)- Self Realization
Could the entire LY's concept be inspired from Arirang?
Fake love isnt for break up though?
This song is my jam since I forgot how many years, I still can't believe South Korean people only discovered this version just yet lmao, BTS are legends since even before their debute, I truly just LOVE this song, and I did my researches on it, and I've also watched the original version that I find magnificent, I really love your culture and mine, anyway, BTS are kings, legends, everything, stan talent, stan BTS, Love ~
And great video as always, borahae ~ 😍😚💜💜
sakura heartfilia why did it take them so long to discover it in Korea?
Hi, I'm an Intl army. There's is a possibility that BTS songs we think we've understand the meaning. But actually we haven't for languages barrier. So i want to request u to explain those songs to us. I don't want to comment explaine this particular song of BTS instead I want you to look for the songs which has hidden meanings or techniques. Thank you for ur work. It's really helps me to understand their work better.
Btw, have u watched BTS's performance at MMA stage? It was mindblowing.
Danny and David have explained some of BTS song based on words play or social and culture link. If you havent listen, better you checked that. Those are very good.
- Idol
- Bapsae
- Forever Rain (RM)
- Ddaeng
- Epiphany
- Spine Breaker
Hope they always make explaination to other BTS song in the future.
@@vpme17 I've watched all of them. Thank you.
Little Amy please don’t make demands of them they work very hard as it is:)
ps thanks danny and david y’all are amazing!!
I think it's funny that you mentioned them spreading Korean culture because I got into k-pop because of BTS early this year and ended up looking into the language and culture to better understand their (and other groups') music and influences. It ended up with me on Tuesday actually applying for a program that would let me live in Korea for 2 months to learn even more about it.
did u go to korea ??? and how was the program ?? XDDD
I've seen korean netizens found BTS' cover of the song just now and many said they wished for them to perform it at Olympics or United Nations.
*Hey David, Danny* or which of you scrolls the comments right now. Please, make a playlist at your channel for BTS' explanations. It's very useful for new armys, they will find it easier
Ohh, where have the knetizens reacted to it? I wanna read the comments
Seriously this series of BTS songs explained needs to continue. I fell deep in love with BTS lyrics because of this series. And it's so easy to show it to others who don't listen to Kpop. Thanks for this amazing job.
YES. This needs to happen.
I got goosebumps reading this comment.
4:05 Oh my god I get shivers everytime I hear Jin sing that part. His voice is *_SO_* powerful.
Oh man. Have you seen their performance at the MMA2018?????? I want to see your reaction to that.
the performance was mind blowing 🤩
And then there's actually people saying BTS is too westernized... like, ..... where?!
Ikr? They just integrated culture into the recent century.
Right, being on trend while staying true to their roots.
True. But if that is the case i think there's a fair deal since because of BTS I think a lot of people from all over the world are.. shall we say "Asianized" "Koreanized"?! "East Asianized?" 😂
I once sang this song in my choir the year my choir director retired. She came from Korea to America and went back to Korea, specifically Jeju, with the traveling choir, and they won a few medals. Arirang was such a beautiful song to sing!
When i was younger i always wanted to learn the language but never attempted it,but since i became a fan of bts,i started learning korean and it made me want to learn more about the culture and hopefully one day i will be able to visit korea,also i feel proud how proud they are of their origin and how much they promote their country
Honey, if anyone’s using anyone here it will be us using you to understand better what our boys are saying.
Thank you again for explaining so thoroughly 💜🌈
My go to Arirang rendition is Sohyang’s, but I did find out about it through BTS. Thanks for this video, it’s really helpful! I could deduce the emotions within the song just from the melody, but this more in depth analysis helps a lot.
BTS is genuinely genuis...I mean WOW,no boyband does this...at young age they are already legends...I love them even more.💜
I like that traditional way of singing. There's some charm to it. I've got goosebumps. 😊 I always liked the coexistence of tradition and modernity.
And it's not only because of BTS that I'm interested in Korean history and culture. To be honest, I first started to be curious through historical kdramas xD
Thank you for explaining this. We, international armys, are really grateful to this information, making us appreciate it more. We purple you 💜
감사해요..외랑둥이들에게 우리나라의 전통민요인 아리랑을 이해하는데 큰도움이 될거예요..
I never realized BTS's song covered all the regional versions! I LOVE their cover of Arirang and it made me explore so much more about Arirang and traditional Korean music! I learned that there are different variations but I never put together that BTS's song weaves them into one. It is definitely a permanent song on my playlist. My favorite part is how the members harmonize at the end (Ari ari seurri seurri). Snatches my heart 😍 I'll never understand why there are kpop groups with so many members but so few harmonizing parts. . .
A lesser known BTS song, but deserves a place in our hearts 💜
Jin's voice is perfect for this
That, along with BTS's version of the Arirang was a wonderful and simple explanation! I am a folk song and traditional and classic music lover, singer, and student. The Arirang has even influenced other cultures folk music around the world. It is a beautiful and touching history in music! Thanks for such a helpful simple explanation!!
I love how the traditional versions are mostly by Song So Hee.
방탄 아리랑 소개 감사합니다♥ 요즘 방탄이 한국인의 자긍심을 올려주는거 같아서 너무 기분 좋습니다ㅠㅠㅠ
The BTS version of the song ARIRANG is just heart touching song ! The beginning of the music sounds like Bollywood music of India !!
I've only known BTS for a year so this is my first time understanding this song's meaning, thank you!! I admire how in love with their own culture they are! Adding parts from all provinces and then putting their own spin on it, anyone in Korea could relate to it I assume. Love those boys and love you guys!
Sidenote becausee not BTS related, but can we acknowledge how amazing that one lady was, that was shown several times? Her voice and art of singing was really great.
Another sidenote. My ARMY daughter just downloaded Arirang somewhere but did not know anything about the background. When we visited my parents together and were talking about how we both got into Kpop (or better BTSpop), we played some songs and Arirang came up. My mom who sings in a choir, where they sing songs from all over the world, said "I know this one, it's basically like a Korean anthem, the most popular song there". So my mom, who has no clue about South Korea otherwise taught us about Arirang.
This video is how I discovered her, Song So Hee.
@DKDKTV Thank you for your hard work. Really appreciate it a lot. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
The lady singing Millyang Arirang stole my heart you guys. I love songs like this no matter what Asian Culture it is. Whew her voice and emotion.
Anyways thank you 💜 you & BTS.
Her name is Song so hee
I've heard several of these variations of Arirang almost 8 years ago when we were playing Variations of a Korean Folk Song for concert festival for my high school band. I never had the chance to look into the lyrics, but it was one of my favorites from festival that we played and got us a high score for our orchestra. When I heard this version I tried to focus on the words and understand the deeper meaning of the song. So thank you guys for explaining it even more!
Fun fact (not very fun), they teach Arirang to little Canadian kids in elementary school music class. We are all about the multiculturalism so they teach songs from different cultures (LOTS of Hebrew songs) and it's a good way to introduce that one scale, you know, the one you can play on only the black keys.
I've always loved this song and I've never seen people give it any attention, so I'm really thankful you're "using" BTS to remind people this awesome song exists!
arirang is beautiful . i like all versions and i love bts version. thanks for the explanation
That's very very informative, thank you.🙏 I just appreciate BTS more of how they gives pride to S. Korea. They're truly a S.Korea's soft power. I love watching this again and again...💜💜💜💜
U can’t just put a small part of satori rap there the audience want a full video explaining for that song please and thank u , and there’s something i have read before that this song can be interpreted as it’s for the division between N & S korea and how korean still feel the longing and the nostalgia towards their families there , the part when they said “Let’s meet let’s meet “ reminded me of that
Back again with great a video
Thank you so much, DKDKTV! Both of you work so hard to help intl fans understand BTS' messages! Their songs get even more special to us! I love today's "Explained by a Korean" so much. I'm always trying to get close to korean culture and when you say you're thankful to BTS 'cause they're spreading all of this rich culture of yours, I'd like to say that you guys are doing an amazing job promoting Korea as well!!
Again, this channel gives me life! I love you two!
Tons of purple love from Brazil!!
PS. David, have you seen Taehyung's hair for MMA?? OMGG! That is power indeed!
Oh my good god that woman singing at 4:24-4:58 literally sent shivers down my spine and made me burst into tears. Gosh this song just conveys so many emotions its incredible.
As always, thank you so much for explaining this in depth. I'd been wanting to understand some of the meaning behind Arirang ever since I found a video of BTS performing it in 2016, however all other explanations really fell short. Once again, you guys do such a fantastic job of laying out all the complexities and nuances in this explained series and I'm really truly grateful.
Culture is such a wonderful, diverse, and incredible thing and I love getting these glimpses at the history and traditions of Korea. Thank you to you and BTS both!
Locals be saying we are so into korea that forgot our own country but for me it made me love my country even more because I admire BTS for loving their country...it depends on the fans how they interpret the song and apply to themselves
Ofcourse I love korean culture too I'm curious of others too...I swear I wished I was into thier lyrics from the beginning:(
*Learn Korean culture by BTS ft.DKDKTV*
Lollolol
Arirang is my favorite korean folk song, if not my favorite folk song. Ever since I first heard So Hyang's version (which is my favorite version with BTS's being my 2nd fav -surprisingly-), I've loved this song.
BTS' music is so rich and full of meanings, I love them so much, and I LOVED this video, you guys are doing a great job with this serie ;)
I was in a Korean rock n roll band back in the late 60's called the Devils. We sand this song in a verry similar tempo to what BTS is doing here. I guess we were about 50 years ahead of our time. I was the only American to ever be in this group and I sang Arirang in Korean, which was very unique.
Jin's voice suits this song so perfectly. I love this version of the song, and how proud they are of their homeland
thank u DKDKTV
for your efforts on making this
🙌💜💜💜I know its selfish from me to say this but it would be lovely if can also explain bts satoori rap, I have been listening to it for years but I still can't get the translation
As a Korean American, this song wrenches my heart every single time I hear it. Nothing logical about it. It's so unbelievably beautiful and I can't properly verbalize it. FYI I cried through this entire video.
송소희 양 영상 많이 쓰셨네용 너무 좋아요 :3♡ 시간이 좀 지난거라 방탄 아리랑을 설명 해주실 줄은 몰랐어요! 외국팬들이 그냥 어렴풋이 민요라고 알던 노래를 이렇게 설명 잘 해주셔서 감사합니다~
I am just hooked up on this song lately... thanks!!!!
Same!
Thanks for including videos of people singing the original versions, it was new, different and I loved it!
I would love to say thank you for this amazing video. It was the first one I've seen so far, but it was very informative and even gave me the in depth knowledge I wanted in a way that helped. I can't wait to see what other videos you have!!! Please keep doing what you do!!! 💜💜💜
Did u see the idol stage on MMA 👀👀👀 THE CULTURE JUMPED OUT
Wow, thanks so much, David! I've always loved this version of Arirang n knew a little about it from other sources. But I've never seen their version explained and that brings a whole new light to it. Very cool!!!
You guys are doing great! Love this series, very helpful for international fans! 💜 💜 💜
It is so nice that you explained Arirang. Hope you keep this series going! Thanks for explaining the lyrics to people who don't understand korean and also giving us the knowledge of the social and cultural backround to see the songs in a larger picture. I think many people are keen to know more about korean culture and society and how it is represented in todays pop culture. I was at an Arirang festival myself when I was traveling Korea and didn't fully know what meaning it had, other than it just being a traditional form of music. So thanks for broadening my knowledge. Keep it up!
Yalls videos are so great and informative! Thanks to BTS, your channel, and learning a little about Korean culture at work from my Korean friend, my husband and I are visiting in March for two weeks! We are so excited to see, eat, and learn everything we can about South Korea!! Thank you guys for your awesome videos!
After listening to your explanations of BTS songs I'm starting to wonder how much I've been missing not only in their older songs but other korean singers' songs.
I love this song!! Thank you for your putting hard work making explanation for this song. 💜 I love DKDKTV channel.
I didn’t know you guys knew that BTS covered this song! Thank you so much for making this explained video!
very interesting I haid never heard of Arirang (or maybe I did but never bothered looking it up). thanks so much 😃 2222222222222
👍 for your videos! Can't wait for the next one! 👌
I love their version so much and Jin’s voice sounds so amazing
Reminds me of the amazing traditional dance and instruments at the 2018 MMAs today.
I have recently travelled with other army to South Korea and explored Busan, Daegu and Seoul. It was amazing seeing a little bit of the culture, hearing the language, blending in with locals and experiencing the vibe and atmosphere of the streets.
The people were friendly and so welcoming. Even if they didn't understand much English they were all trying to help us out.
I have fallen in love with all 3 cities and I cannot wait to come back and explore some more. Maybe learn the language also...I will try at least :)
Bts or not
Arirang always makes me cry nd i love it,, it is just beautiful
I love how you explain alot with the lyrics on the screen! It really helps me actually learn the lyrics and how to pronounce korean so I really appreciate this channel so much!
Thank you so much for making this video. I wish there were more of these made. Many times the direct translations can be difficult to understand without the cultural background. You enriched the experience so much by explaining them in this way. I was familiar with Chinese culture and a little with Japanese but was fairly ignorant about Korean culture before discovering BTS. It may have started with the beauty of the music videos but that led to learning about BTS members then the idol industry. Which soon lead to trying to understand Korean culture, history and people. Which led to exploring the food, the beauty products and the fashion. Next trying to learn the alphabet in hopes I can one day understand without subtitles. I am currently exploring what sights to see when I am able to visit one day. It has been endlessly fascinating and enriched my life. Lastly, I will include an appeal to your Mother. I am a 58 year old mother of two and I watch your sons videos. Please let your son continue. We appreciate so much what he does to help us understand Koreans. ❤️
This is so interesting to hear! Keep up with the quality content guys!
man I’m always shook when watching your videos!! Thanks for making these :))
Thank you so much! I love this series! 💜💜💜
Honestly bless you for making this video, and all your videos explaining songs so foreigners like me can understand better. Through your videos, I've learned a lot that I didnt know before about Korea and it's gotten me genuinely interested. I take lessons twice a week to learn Korean so I can be ready when I finally get to visit and I have such an interest in the culture. Please keep making videos teaching us about it! I love them so much!
Great video! I was stressed out from too much fangirling during the clips of them
Thank you, David, for explaining this so clearly. The example clips you used have me even more fascinated by Korean traditional culture and history. From the clips, I heard echos of Jimin's unique vocal style (or isn't it more the other way around?) and now I wonder how much traditional singing styles influenced him. Thanks so much for showing us what we don't even know we would want to learn! 💜💜
thanks for your videos, guys. i really love this series, i’m only a fan of bts but i like watching all of these videos, they’re very informative and entertaining ✨
Thank you for making these series. I learned a lot.
I've been wanting to learn more about the song Arirang and its versions. Thank you for this video!
Great timing! I saw alot of ARMYs commenting on BTS Arirang as it recently came up that Koreans recently discovered this version and people had many questions. I'll be sure to refer them to your video! Thanks for doing this!
This helped a lot! Thank you!💜
Brilliant job, beautiful video! Comgratulations! 💝
I love the explained series!! Please keep on this
Thank you David for this and many more of your “Explain by a Korean” vids on BTS. ❤️ from Singapore.
Thank you so much guys for breaking down the lyrics & highly possible meanings of BTS's (and other Korean artists') songs for us, while also leaving room for interpretation. I only discovered their cover of this wonderful traditional folk song a while ago, so it's super meaningful to see this now.
I'd also love to see more videos that deal with other aspects of Korean culture, traditions & history, if possible. I find your explanations pretty straightforward & detailed too.
Thanks once again & keep going! 🔥💜
I love this series of yours ! Need more videos like this
Thanks for the explanations!
I really love your explain series, it's always so informative and interesting!
thank you so much for the explanations! I learn a lot from this video!
Excellent work as usual! I've read about the significance of Arirang before, but never seen it broken down like this. Jang Nara did a cover of it recently in "The Last Empress" and it was soooo good!
I honesty love this channel Thank you for existing ❤️❤️