Classical Musicians React: Suga 'First Love'
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- For the 54th reaction video of season 2 of this series, classical music majors react to Suga's 'First Love' lyric video.
Thanks to Twitter ARMY's and RM's VAPP video (www.vlive.tv/vi...) reflecting back on the WINGS album, I was able to write up and read short intros to each solo song before the reactors watched the videos. For our solo song marathon, I encouraged the reactors to pay 50% attention to the music and 50% to lyrics...except for Suga's solo where I asked them to pay most attention to his lyrics.
You can watch Umu's in-depth and super emo review of First Love here: • Suga 'First Love' Song...
Watch ashleygold25's First Love lyric video here: • BTS Suga - 'First Love...
She also kindly gave me permission to use her thumbnails too!
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People have been saying that they always miss the text when I name the new people in the video, so i'll just name em here:
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*DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the songs or videos being reacted to in this video. All credits to the companies that own them.
Also, none of us are PROFESSIONAL musicians. So if you come here for a strict breakdown/analysis of the music, you won’t be getting that. This is strictly my conservatory musician friends taking time in their schedule to watch kpop for fun, and throw in any musical comments that come into their mind! Also please do not complain about any "boring" reactions...some of the musicians have blank faces since they are concentrating so deeply on analyzing the music. On top of that, if you think that they aren't commenting enough on the music, it's because /nothing/ is happening IN the music to comment on. It may be a great song/bop/huge hit that they're listening to, but that does not mean there are actual complicated musical things happening that they'd be able to talk about.
He told piano was holding his hand cause when he pursued his career his parents looked away from him, he really had nothing to hold apart from music, piano
Jimin-ssi a legit tear fell from my eye after reading this. I knew already about this but but but ... sigh. It still gets me everytime. -hugs Yoongi-
exactly
Awww 😭💔
Yeah..
160508 Yoongi cried when he saw his parents - BTS Epilogue Concer tth-cam.com/video/mC9XhVmZKSI/w-d-xo.html
It was the first time his parents visited the concert , after his debut .
I feel like giving them more background into Yoongi's life would've done a little more. The reason he had to give up his piano for a short while was because he injured his shoulder working to support his music dream in the first place, which he mentioned for a split second. Also, I always thought the lack of timing and instrumentals in the beginning paralleled that he didn't know music or the piano and was still learning. His talent and emotions eventually climaxed along with the music until he came to peace with it again.
Tbh the reason why he had give up his piano wasn't his shoulder, because like he is saying he had "comeback" to playing piano when he was 14, and the whole accident with his shoulder had place when he was like 18-19 years old. Most likely he had stopped playing piano because of his parents giving him a lot of pressure with studying and becoming "sucessful" and not approving of his dreams about being musician.
jihys yep that's right
Umu asks everythime she starts to film the reaction for info, mabye you can tell her next time
Why is this comment from a week ago when the video was released today?
Illegirl// JK can drown in my 1 dimple twice. Patreon maybe
The line where he says he clutched his shoulder and couldn't do this anymore was when he got hit by a car as he was still a delivery boy while he was a trainee at BigHit but didn't tell the company out of fear they would cut him off. He stopped B-boying after the incident. With all the pressure of debuting he felt that injury truly made it impossible when he only had a slim chance before, in that time of his life he felt so overwhelmed he was thinking of ending it all, but music prevented him from doing that.
His parents were also against him setting out to attempt to become a big artist so he tried to step away from music but he clearly says in the song how he couldn't. music honestly means the world to him, it sounds like an exhaggeration but it isn't. our king has had a hard life and music is the reason why he's still here.
*_P R E A C H_*
omg you have no idea how hard this hit me. the moment i read that suga was so depressed he was thinking about ending it all, but then his passion in music was the only thing that kept him going made me burst into tears. I’m so proud of what he’s done, it’s truly amazing.
you really didn’t had to make me depressed like this you know..
I understand now omg
And In mic drop he says something like
“I’m sorry your son is too successful” or killing it idk the exact words but he poPpEd oFf and he deserves EVERTHING💜
Respect 😢❤.... O god I'm gonna cry 😢😢
"I never expected to hear something like this from a kpop group" is such a MOOD when it comes to BTS! I don't listen to kpop music, it's not my taste, but BTS offer something different, their music is so deverse and takes a step beyond the typical kpop. I really enjoy their music.
gpkl mni yes yurrl
I feel u girllll
There’s no typical kpop that’s just a stereotype people who don’t like kpop use
@@armymultikpopstan7500 that's true but maybe they meant lyrically? Because BTS lyrics are far from typical kpop lyrics.
I am Bangtan well, I guess, but not really. Kpop isn’t just one group that does one thing. They are all different so yes there are groups that have producers in the group, and groups that have really meaningful lyrics as well.
Suga is a musical genius
ur faves are plastic dolls and can't relate
monsta x trash ... Fine
Baekhyun & Seulgi stan i see you everywhere hsjagea
monsta x trash oh hi... you are one of those shitty Kpop fans that give other fans a bad name . Why you got to be nasty.. they were complimenting Suga. Be kind.
monsta x trash there's no need to be rude when someone is saying something nice
their praise makes me feel so warm. my baby deserves this for how beautiful the song is.
you are everywhere
.....baby? ¬_¬
preach it sis
The Enygma Yeah, you read that correctly
OUR baby
Yoongi is a genius. A musical genius. His soul is painted with music. His words are full of experience, wisdom, and the right type of judgement. I may never have the chance to meet this man that I have an undying love and respect for, but I hope he understands and knows, he is one that truly knows what being strong and inspiring means.
Yoongi's lyrics have given me hope to live on. It's true though when in So Far Away, he said, "Yeah fuck, I live because I can't die." It's true. Life is so demanding. Life doesn't care about your feelings, thoughts, limits. No matter what, you can't die, you have to live through what life throws at you. Find hope in things in life and things to hold on to if you think you're drifting away.
amen
This is the only reaction channel that matters
Lunny C seriously.... actually it's the only reaction to bts that I watch
FACTSFACTSFACTS
PREACH
Lunny C yes
*Gusto* PREACH
Something I really realised was that this song is INTENSELY personal to suga. Like one of the commenters were saying you can really see that music was the thing that saved him that really kept him going in his darkness and despair and sure, maybe you can't relate to that but we can all relate to the desperation and sad points that everyone feels at points in their life. and for all the BTS fans we all know that music was yoongi's passion and saving light, he would produce songs and give them to people and face rejection after rejection. He dislocated his shoulder as a trainee while working one of his own part time jobs to support himself and didn't even tell his agency because he feared he would be cut. He was rejected even by his own family and when he thought he had finally reached the point where he was proud of how he came he bowed down to his parents on stage and literally sobbed with his face on the floor. ah, im getting so emotional but this song ENCAPSULATES this passion and his thankfulness to the piano, to music for saving him and giving him life in a way and the way he personifies the piano and thanks it may be weird to some but i think thats genuinely his relationship with it, the piano is a living thing for him its something that saved him and has been with him through his darkest depths and greatest heights and i think thats so beautiful for him to express that in this song. i love you so much yoongi, thank you. ah and thank you to this channel for reacting i enjoyed all your own personal reflections as artists :')
Thank you for this great comment
Best comment ever ...allows one to fully appreciate the intimate moment this song is. I wish I could have seen it be performed live
Thanks for the tears, haha. No, but for real I remember reading the lyrics for The Last for the first time and I cried. I had to stop the video and just sit there. This boy deserves everything...
underrated comment right here :)
MY BREATHE JUST FRICKIN SKIPPED WTF MAN
Please tell me I'm not the only one who cringed every time they looked away from the screen. These lyrics are SOOOOOO important. They make the song.
I think they see it again
vivi's sweet potato EXACTLY
They could listen to the whole song first and then play it again after and share their thoughts then. The best way to enjoy a song for the first time is to listen to it in its entirety without any interruptions. Then you revisit your favorite parts after.
Min Yoongi's Aegyo Infires Me They were aware, no need for that
Min Yoongi's Aegyo Infires Me ME IN EVERY VIDEO!!
Min Yoongi's Aegyo Infires Me me too.
RM said that Suga used to recommend him some jazz songs to him, and we know that he played piano when he was a kid and since then grew his love to music.
But in 6th grade, he fell in love with rap and hip-hop, plus he's a liberal art student and he liked reading and writing, he started making lyrics and rapping. But around this period of life, he fell into (inserts his AgustD's track The Last) and how he had to make a living in order to still producing music and making it big.
Later he found himself back to his origin, aka the brown piano whom (it's personified right) he started everything with.
I think that's what First Love track is.
i felt so annoyed seeing some of them complain that the song wasn’t super intense from the beginning. like did they even read the lyrics??? this is the exact type of song that starting with little instrumentals and just his voice works so well. it’s so dumb to criticize it like it’s a flaw without realizing how impactful & smart that musical choice was.
You couldn't have said it better😭
It's like Suga is reading an emotional poem with beautiful background music. Rap genius
Min Suga Genius Jjang Jjang Man Boon Boon
Omg yes! The beat was loose and so easy to listen too but yoongi's rap was prominent. Poetry...
You don't have to be in love with a musical instrument or even music to understand and relate to the emotions and story of this song. This is kind of in response to the guy who said he can't relate.
Ahh thank you
Agreed but I guess some people aren't as emphatic, I bet if he really didn't try to present an opinion he would have felt it.
Lol he's trynna be cool dats all... Like as if he can... N
exactly!!
This is like my relationship with my sewing machine, so sad and so true
6:27 well, dear sir. For this guy, Min Yoongi, music was everything. He had nothing else. Music saved his life literally. And that's why he wants to "scream" his love for music in this song. So just because you don't relate or understand, please don't say that it's weird.
Totally agree
I wasn’t expecting much insight from the guy who started the whole thing yawning ;)
I think him saying it’s weird to him doesn’t take away from the absolute beauty that is this song. He didn’t connect with it in a way he thought the song meant to connect with everyone. I think he’s entitled to his opinion
i think his comment is more like he loves music & his instrument but not to the point where he would think of it as a long-standing relationship sorta? it's kinda like "it's my hobby, i love doing it, it's my job, but that's it". some people aren't as emotional as others, even when it comes to things they like doing the most. what he said is still understandable given that he is not a bts fan, so he doesn't know much deeper on stuff and all the shit yoongi has been through with music & piano. it is still understandable, he's just reacting to stuff he was given to, from his point of view, as a fellow musician.
I still remember how I was blown away the first time I listened to the song even without knowing what the lyrics talking about. I can feel emotion in his voice and it show that how talented suga is as a rapper. Knowing the lyrics make it 10x sadder and meaningful.
Taetae yes this so true the passsion and emotion in the song just hits you without even understanding the lyrics
exactly. i remember listening to this song for the first time too and i was legit crying by just the way how powerful he sang/rapped his words. later when i looked at the lyrics i was shocked by how genius this man actually is.
the day the album came out, before the translations were made, I listened to them all in a row. I got to First Love, was crying by the first chorus, bawling by the build up, sobbing after he stops and breathes. I had to stop the album there and stare at my wall for an entire nearly 2 hours, not even thinking, just sitting, crying, before I could collect myself and listen to the rest of the album. it took me like 5 hours to listen to the whole album. then I looked up the lyrics a day or two later and was SOBBING, also laughing at myself that I was so broken by a song about a piano
Same it made me cry even tho I didnt know the lyrics yet
I remember crying to this until I fell asleep.
Recently Suga was chosen to become full members of the Korean Music Copyright Association.😍💖 KOMCA is a nonprofit copyright collective with the goal of improving musical culture in Korea. To be promoted to a full member, musicians must have been junior members of KOMCA for three years or more, receive a certain amount in royalties each year and also be selected by the board of directors. Becoming a full member of KOMCA gives the artist the right to vote at general meetings of the organization. Suga is the first member of BTS to be promoted to full member of KOMCA and he won a Asia Music Award in 2017 as producer👍React to AGUST D - THE LAST
hannah oh
i stopped listening to 'first love' to watch people react to 'first love'~
i love it~
i love your username
aww thank you sweety ~
I just want to say that almost all people miss the means of one (1) particular part of lyrics from this songs..
It's "after the dawn, two of us
We welcome the morning together"
Some people think that part of the lyrics is weird in some way bc it looks like he sleep with the piano.. but it's not.
the 'dawn' part means the hard time, when he suffering...
and the 'morning' means success
So "after the dawn, two of us
We welcome the morning together" means after that hard time, we welcome success together. Like they are together in hard time until he succeed.
Yoongi often likens the dawn and morning as hardship and success
He used this lyrics in Tomorrow too.. "Because the dawn right before the sun rises is the darkest" = the time before succeed or when we achieve smth we want is the time where it is the hardest.
No Pain No Gain.
daiking deku I already knew this but fuck you for making me cry again
I took it as the nights he stays up till dawn writing
OH I like that a lot, thank you.
I wish they gave a further backstory to Suga’s life, I think that would make the song a lot more meaningful. I think that this song Suga talks a lot about how music helped him out of his depression and was there for him when no one else was. Music saved him and the piano symbolizes that.
I loved seeing this reaction. Watching other musicians relating to such beautiful lyrics almost brings a tear to my eye. For a lot of people music helps keep them moving and it breathes in every aspect of their lives, me included. Love You guys, keep it up!
Love_Love! It brought a waterfall to my eyes
Love_Love! Why does your comment says "2 weeks ago" when they posted just 6 hours ago, i think my phone's too old
it says 2 weeks ago for me as well haha
Im apart of the Patreon crew. It was released for us 2 weeks ago.
Love_Love! oh i see
Its beautiful how Kevin and Yunyi could understand and relate to Yoongi ♡♡♡
Ya Ku Yes they're my favourites
They're my favorites too
"My horn is named Florian" xD That was SO cute!
My horn in high school's name was Carlisle lol 🤭🤭
“i feel so nice mom, i feel so nice” was just so heartbreaking. he sounded as if he’s trying to convince himself that he’s happy.
This is a very deep song
Well its by yoongi so i am not surprised
Emily Crane aint suprised my brotha
*_WHENEVER I'M SAD I LISTEN TO THIS SONG_*
JEON JUNGKOOK WIFEU *AND THEN I GET SADDER AND START CRYING HARDER*
My fandoms make me want to die *_same DUDE same_*
ME EJNUNEGNMEG SISSSS
and then we become 10x sadder
JEON JUNGKOOK WIFEU I️
Those people that said that maybe it was too much really kinda pissed me off a little. Because he started talking about how he got into music, and how he just enjoyed it. But considering they don’t realize how much shit Yoongi dealt with, from his unsupportive family, to living in poverty, to crushing his shoulder, not to mention his anxiety and depression and all the hate they received for years. Music 100% saved him.
that's the point, he is just reacting to stuff he was given to. he is not a bts fan, so he doesn't know all the stuff yoongi has been through and how music was his salvation. i think his comment is more like he (the reactor) loves music & his instrument but not to the point where he would think of it as a long-standing relationship. kinda like "it's my hobby, i love doing it, it's my job, but that's it". some people aren't as emotional as others, even when it comes to things they like doing the most. he's just reacting to stuff he was given to, from his point of view, as a fellow musician.
@@EverydayInTerabithia i’m aware that he was just doing his job, i don’t hold his opinion against him. it was just kinda judgy and it made me frustrated. other than that, he seems like a cool dude
I think it’s fair to say we all tend to get defensive especially when it comes to Yoongi cuz WE know what he’s been through but THEY don’t. This person’s honesty was really brave especially for our fan base cuz we love all the guys so so much. I don’t think he was being judgy I think he was being deeply honest and that’s the best kind of reaction we can get. He took time to explain why he didn’t connect to the song the way others did and it was actually surprising to me that his personal life experience with music mirrors his perception of the song. He also seemed almost hesitant with his words so as to not upset anyone but still gave his honest take on it. Our best move is to educate him on what Yoongi has been through so as to further his understanding of the meaning of the song and it’s intensity. Knowledge is power. Oh and, by the way, I super admire your honesty in how you felt about his reaction. Many people don’t or won’t say how they truly feel or they’re very rude about it and I’m so proud of you that you did so respectfully👏👏👏
Spoken like a true ARMY 💜
I loved that the guy in the checkered shirt tried to understand Yoongi's perspective and contrasted it with his own thoughts of music. The lyrics are that angsty and dramatic because music literally did save his life. Yoongi was going through a lot of mental health issues even when he was in BTS and I assume music would have been his greatest respite (but also source of insecurity). And a commentor here @Diana Carey thinks that the lack of timing and instrumentals parallels him still trying to learn the instrument. Which I can totally see. Wow. I also love how the more he doesn't want to go near the piano, the louder the music got as though it literally wouldn't let him leave until he accepted that the piano is a big part of him. Yoongi is a genius who at some point in this song didn't even have a beat and he deconstructed rap to pure poetry and narration. Just *slow clap*
THAT FACT THAT SUGA COMPOSED THIS SONG TOO HE’S SO TALENTED IM CRYING
MY favourite thing about First Love is,that near the end when Yoongi stops rapping and the music slows down to the point like it was in the beginning, he's out of breath showing how passionate he is about this song. As a whole this "out of breath"-thing in music always gets me more invested in these songs. Also the fact that Yoongi often cries a bit while he performs this song makes my eyes wet :') (i don't even know if everything is proper english, I hope I succeeded in conveying my thought)
lea sawa thanks for the feedback :)
You did very well
ブレーズ exactly me. In every one of his works where he stops to breathe and you hear that "out of breath" thing, my heart stops. His passion speaks to me, his love for music is like my love for art and my dreams.
ブレーズ your English is great! Keep up the good work. I, too, feel strongly when I heard and read the lyrics. I play piano but his passion for composing and expressing himself and even encouraging others (JK and Taehyung in particular) to write music promoted him from just me fangirling about BTS but also naming Suga (min yoongi) as one of my heros and role models.
I feel like going into Yoongi's life story would have added so much to these musician's reactions and made it even more meaningful. As a child he loved music, especially piano, and was very much into that style. But around the end of elementary school, that is when he started getting into hip-hop and began to discover a passion for wanting to make a career out of being an idol. He loved music so much that he was willing to go against his parents to be able to make a life out of it. I cry every time I reach the part in the song where he speaks about his shattered shoulder. This is a big example of how I think his backstory would have helped. At that point in time, he had been an underground producer and rapper, making his own songs to sell to make end's meat. Because his parents had turned him away, he had to survive on his own and worked unbelievably hard to do so. He put so much effort into these songs that people would then steal. He would regularly have to choose between eating once a day or being able to take the bus. As he wasnt making enough money, he also got a job as a delivery boy. And one night, when he was out working so hard, he was hit by a car (he has mentioned how it was no more than a few centimeters away from crushing him completely) and his shoulder was completrly broken. This was mere months before he was to debut as an idol: the dream he had worked for his entire life and dedicated his everything to. But because of his shoulder, he couldnt play the piano (the one thing always there for him), and even had to stop b-boying, which was another one of his passions. And yet, he still didnt tell his agency, for fear of being cut from the group and not being able to follow his dream. He was willing to leave his parents, give up everything else, hide a broken shoulder despite constantly having intense dance practices, and work unbelievably hard despite his horrible depression for years with the hope of following this dream that he now thought he had lost. His love for music is what kept him going: his love for that brown piano. And because he never gave up, he saw his dream finally become real. And when it did, despite never having supported him previously, when he saw his parents in the audience filled with adoration, he bowed to those who had shunned him for having the dream they were now beholding, sobbing as I'm sure he remembered everything he had gone through that led to that moment. His story is one of the most inspiring I have ever seen: and also a reason why it frustrates me to see so many people not give this masterpiece of a song and this hero of a man a chance simply because they dont speak Korean. But even then: despite having so many haters saying they're nothing, just as his parents said he would never succeed, BTS is on top of the world and is daily changing millions of lives. If that doesnt show that music is more powerful than any language in existence, I dont know what does. 💜💜💜
This needs more likes 💜
This really needs more likes 😓
@@janaammajisadhana462 Awe, thank you 🥰
Cried reading this….Borahae Army💜💜💜
Min Yoongi hits it just right. How he incorporates personification with his personal relationship to his piano, and how we the listeners were able relate to his personal experiences with our own relationships was simply genius.
*_THIS IS MY ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS BTW I LOVE THEIR REACTIONS_* ❤
Y do I see u everywhere?!??
JiMiN HaS SmOL HaNdS BuT BIg #? I see you everywhere lmao
I SEE U EVERY WERE
I see u literally everywhere!
Peyton: I can't really relate because I just decided music might work for me one day..... 2 minutes later. Yunyi: you can't really just decide one day to be a musician. Lmao.
redlady4 Yup, I noticed that with each individual musician, you could really see who had that special connection to their own instrument. Music gives life to everything... if one can't feel some form of personification towards their own instrument, then yeah, one just woke up one day and thought to give music a try, where if your heart feels that special bond, then one knows, life is music!!
I personally really loved that because in a way I think they're both right. As a musician myself, I recognize that I'm more like Peyton because I happened to find an instrument I did well with and I stuck with it for a little while and enjoyed the journey. As a singer, it's different. I almost feel compelled to sing since singing has been a part of my life literally since birth. Even though I don't share my singing professionally, I feel incomplete without it and view it as my first love too.
In this case, I think good musicians and great musicians can be very skilled but it's passion that tends to separate the good musicians or artists from the great ones. That's what I see in BTS and that's what made me army.
katie's reaction, to me, was one of the most powerful ones by any of the reactors. because usually, she's so, so vocal throughout the reaction / song about what she thinks of the music, how it's portraying the lyrics, what the visuals are doing, etc. to see her so quiet was a bit of a shock (in a good way). i chose not to be a music major, but i sing when i'm sad, i sing when i'm happy, i sing when i'm angry, i sing no matter what. singing, playing the piano, playing my instruments- that is something that is deeply personal, and i'm glad that some of the reactors could agree and relate to that sentiment. also, in regards to what was said by either emiel or henry about this song lacking a proper, solid rhythm, i just want to say that i feel that this song's rhythm is meant to feel more colloquial. sort of like a monologue set to music. or better than that, it felt as though his rapping was setting the rhythm. in speeches, people tend to set a rhythm as they speak, and i think that's what yoongi did here. the rap leads the music, leads the rhythm, leads the song. i believe someone else commented on how the piano's complexity grows with the song, representing how he grew as a pianist, and i agree, hence why he has to lead the rhythm with his own instrument, his voice instead. voices can be as rhythmic as any other instrument. also, much love for yunyi & kevin as pianists who understand where yoongi is coming from...thank you guys for this reaction, it was the one i had been anticipating the most.
I am a writer and even I connected to this and I remember the first time I listened to it, I cried. And to be honest, I knew BTS but I never heard a whole rapping song because I am not into rapping.
But it was the story of this song that made me go there and I just couldn't contain myself and I remember crying because when I was young, a lot of people said I write really well and then I just left it. I was happy but I never really appreciated the art in me and eventually just broke apart with it. And then I was struggling so much. I was mentally not feeling well for years and I just got back to writing and it was so emotional and it literally saved me.
If I wasn't writing at that time, maybe I wouldn't have even been introduced to BTS in my life. When I heard First Love, I went to Reflection and I was crying because this is my journey with how writing saved me and Reflection is what I learned through the struggles that reflection put me in.
I am a hardcore rapping line fan. I have a bit more love for their lyrics though I honestly love BTS completely!!!!!
First Love is my other favorite song, I am no musician but I need music to live (everything I do, I do it while listening to music, and it's, to me, one of the most important arts), I'm a writer and a painter. I understand how you all feel, not in the same way, but I understand. I literally cannot see myself doing something with my life that isn't writing or art, and it's a funny thing, because many days I hate it so much. I hate how inadequate I feel, like I am not enough for it, And I love art so much, and writing, but there are days that if I could I would set every word I've ever written and every canvas and paper and brushes on fire. I would burn it all. And yet, at the end of the day, the only thing that I can say has been with me since I was a small child is art, and even when I wanted nothing to do with it, it was there with me. At the end of the day writing and painting are the only things I can call my own.
It has caused as much joy as heartbreak, and so, even if I'm not a musician, as an artist, I relate to Yoongi's lyrics a lot.
I loved seeing this, the first time I listened to it and read the lyrics, I cried. Same with Jimin's Lie. Those are two songs I relate to a lot, and RM's Reflection also hits hard.
Patricia Riglos hello! I'm not an artist but I do draw and I feel like this song is relatable even if we aren't musicians. So I do understand you. A lot.
Also, I think suga burn his piano? Idk, I've seen the Short films and read the notes and if he didn't in real life, he did it in that way. (Please correct me if I'm wrong :D)
God, I can seriously relate so so much. Art is the only thing that keeps me breathing and yet sometimes I want to scream to the sky “WHY ME, why am I like this?”. I feel things So intensely and sometimes question my sanity hahaha. I know exactly how you feel. Thank you so much for writing this comment and putting your feelings into words (I feel like a really lack in this department). I hope you find your path, the inner peace that you need to keep going. Let me know if you need anything 💖
yes, it's the same for me. i've dabbled with music before and used to take guitar lessons, but i'm no musician. but i listen to music 24/7 and i am an artist in other ways, with writing and drawing just like you. music has saved me a lot of times and will always be special to me though, and this song in particular always leaves me feeling a lot of stuff and the lyrics are relatable in other ways
Relatable 😭 i draw and write and never had the chance to pursue because ppl, esp my family, told me it wont get me anywhere when in fact, im still here, emotionally stable, because of art we can actually express things we cant say verbally. we can relate to this song because basically, pursuing a musical, artistical, writing, acting career isn't much accepted or appreciated by the society. and sometimes underpaid because artists of some sort we're still looked down and labeled as "not real job" ☹️ but salute to people who pursued this as a career! i will always be a fan 💜
Patricia Riglos thank you for this, i cried when I read your comment. These few months have been rough and I felt like giving up on art and design but I’m going to work harder and fight through it. First love and So Far Away always chokes me up.
Suga is my bias and everytime I listen to first love I get emotional. He is so talented and the fact that he composed this song himself, and how he cried when recoding and cried everytime he performs this song
Laila S Srsly? He cries whenever he performs this song? I'm not okay😢
anchyou_army Yea during the Wings tour, every time he would perform First Love he would start to tear up 😭
Lalia S For the most part, so did the audience.
Laila S same here.😭😭😭
I tear up and I also got chills the very first time I listened and read the lyrics
Music literally fed Yoongi. Like, more than his family, music gives *gave* him inspiration to keep on living. He breathes music like O2, he craves it like nicotine, and he's appreciative of it because it was the only thing that saved him. And I actually envy him.. I wish I had a first love like that.
That one guy that didn't get why Yoongi used really hard personification on the piano doesn't understand what Yoongi went through
that's the point. he is reacting as a classical musician, listening to stuff he is just given to. he isn't a bts fan, so obviously he doesn't know all the shit yoongi went through & how music has become his salvation. that guy is just a fellow musician reacting. i also think his comment is kinda like "it's my hobby, i love doing it, it's my job, but that's it". some people aren't as emotional as others, even when it comes to things they like doing the most.
"Korean Morgan Freeman"
Damn you right sis!
Edit: Wow 420 likes! Mom I'm famous
Jesus you could really tell how close some of them were to years. Even if i as a non-musician might not get it in the same way, this song blew me off my feet a lot as well. Everytime i listen to it again, it's like my heart beats with the song, FOR the song and for his story... Yoongi is a fucking mastermind to deliver something like this
I believe Suga did say that as he was preparing for his mixtape, he was also producing this song. I guess you can see his raw emotions come out more because he already is displaying soo much in his mixtape. He confessed once that he didnt get to do much with WINGS album coz he was preparing his mixtape. Im not a musician but i can really feel his raw emotion n love towards his first love - the piano tht so selflessly give itself to Suga aka Min YoonGi..
Actually teared up, really grateful that Yoongi’s music can do so much to people, making them feel so relatable and bringing up so much emotions from the deepest place in your heart.
Suga has that magic in his rapping that nvr fails to make me amazed. He is that one artist who makes me emotional and is able to touch my heart. He truly is so talented
I don’t love BTS because they got popular. I love them because I think they’re amazing singers with amazing songs. 2 years ago I didn’t listen to music at all, like NEVER. There were just not enough songs which I really could enjoy listening to. But then I discovered K-Pop and it literally changed it all for me. I found sooo many good groups which I could listen to every day, including BTS. This is the *first* time, I like *all* songs from an artist.
This is the first time, I like all songs from an artist.
Void still can't listen to other kpop groups regulary after BTS, their music is sounding really weak and mediocre for me. Kpop is one of the most mediocre music industry in terms of producing/composing/writing the lyrics and BTS are only the one reason why i don't call kpop a shit
Flower Girl Well, that’s your opinion.
KAM WING TSUI Same here!!! It was so hard for me to pick Jimin as my bias.
Flower Girl i hope you try listening to stray kids. :) They also write their own songs. Their album is amazing!
min yoongi is such a musical genius. his lyrics are heartwrenching and relatable and his compositions are so musical and beautiful and he is able to convey SO much emotion when he raps (in all their slower songs) it just gets to me
This song really made me fall inlove with Min Yoongi, he's such a beautiful soul and the passion he has and deep connection to music is so amazing
I have been waiting for this since it was announced that they'd be reacting to the wings solos. This is one of my favorite songs of all time Im so happy that I finally get to see this
Emilee Pakosinski ikr. I usually don't into reaction whatever but this makes me hype😣😍
How priveleged is that one dude to be able to "decide to just do music..." For a LOT of people they don't have the money or freedom to do so. Suga's situation is one such case. To the point where he went against his parents to pursue music. It was all he had. Please tell that dude how lucky he is to treat it like it is no big deal.
I'm sure he knows.
Ok. So I'm disappointed with about half of the reactors here... Really shallow comments and reactions. The music grows and builds as the song goes on, right along with the lyrics. Kind of like it's following his life, and his progression through music. All the solo songs had so much more meaning relating the music to the lyrics. It was caught in the other videos with the reactors but missed here... again, disappointing. There's so much raw emotion in this song! I think giving more background into how difficult his journey has been would have been more effective. Buuut at the end of the day I'm not on camera. So even though I disagree with many things said here, thank you for putting this out there and I hope you guys keep doing this.
Not everyone will react the same to a song as you reacted to it. As much as a hit this song is to some of us, it is and will be a miss to others. Music is music, and how someone takes it in will be different from how another person takes it in. It makes no sense why you'd be disappointed for their raw reactions. This song is as real as it gets for Suga's story. If a person listens to the song and understands it on a personal level, that's that. If they listen to it and don't find it as meaningful as others do, giving them more background information on his journey would not have made it more effective.
WONce 원스 thank you!
Agree wholeheartedly! When one of the reactors said That “the personification” in his opinion “was too much” or maybe he said that Yoongi “went to far with it” . I immediately had A very low-key psycho moment. If his partner hadn’t explained to him that it’s personal, I prob would’ve wrote a very nasty retort especially for him. How can you measure “too much” or “too far” when it’s someone else’s feelings on display? Also I feel like even tho the reactors are classical musicians with years of experience like Suga has years of experience weren’t quite grasping that’s it not just about the Piano, the object but also it’s about the piano as a metaphor for his music or more specifically his ability to create music. And also I noticed that only about half of the reactors could relate while the others didn’t to have any emotional context at all. But then again Suga was quite desperate at that time and had a lot more to lose so maybe his relationship with his instrument was very different from theirs. I will say that the last two reactors whose names I totally forgot (I’m so sorry guys) along with a few other reactors seemed impressed and that made me very happy because they can see what I saw and hear what I heard. Anyway, I’m glad some people could see Suga’s confession really about how that piano/music saved his life.
This is such an incredible song, it's literally the song that got me into BTS and Kpop. I've never seen a song that expresses this particular topic in such a raw, real way. There are hardly any songs on this topic to begin with.
And I'm not a musician, but I am an artist and I can tell you this song expresses exactly what it is like to have a passion. A passion that you live and breathe for. The kind of passion that you don't know who you are without it. It is one of the most raw, human songs I've heard ever.
Wow i like your comment. And a comment of an artist toward artist is meaningful
It was actually a metronome, it showed in the background during his live performance.
I never fail to cry when i read the lyrics of this song.
My favorite is,
"My birth and the end of my life
You'll always protect those things"
I was waiting for this for so long! That piano and music literally was the thing that saved him. He came from a very poor yet conservative environment and a family that expected him to just become a civil servant so he won’t have to struggle like they did. From his mixtape we know that he suffered from mental health issues growing up and pushed a lot of people away. Music was a place of comfort and expression for him. Until now he always reminds everyone that it’s ok to talk about your inner struggles, and it means a lot, especially in a country that has such a high rate of suicide yet no mental health awareness
I could clearly see who were deeply affected by the lyrics. Those are the ones who are deeply in love with their instruments and that's just so beautiful.
Well half of them kept looking away from the screen so they weren't able to grasp the lyrics at all.
I can really relate to this song, because I was really depressed when I was like around 13 and 14 and I completely lost all interest in anything and I stopped playing piano. Now, after a hard time recovering from everything, I am back to playing and it really saved me, because I finally could come back to something that I loved so much all this time.
Congrats, really. I know this is from three years ago but, I hope you are feeling well.
Can't wait for their reaction for RM's Reflection
Aj same
Zenzen Cookie I just can't wait it's one of my favorite songs, I just love the lyrics and how it's made musically
Aj I love it too, I mean, its Namjoon's song, It couldn't be not good, he (just like Suga )is a music genius
His lyrics are so emotional, they hit so hard, I just love it! But I think So Far Away will always be my favourite. I would love a reaction❤
First Love is the most important and powerful song to me. I was physically and emotionally shocked at first listen. Now it moves me in a way..more like an inner cry, but silently.
Yoongi means a lot to me. He is one of a kind.
Music is not my passion but I can relate to this song from my perspective and I'm crying
First love is and will probably always be my favorite and most relatable solo. When I read the lyrics the first time, I couldn’t stop crying. I related completely to every single word. The only thing different was the instrument of choice. Music saved me and I believe that while I may find a human to love, music will always be there as my one and only love
"It's like a Korean Morgan Freeman." 😂👌
why did she say that? i don't understand
@@danna-yg i think is because his voice is so deep i guess i dont understand either hahahah
@@danna-yg it's coz usually when any documentary is narrated it's Morgan Freeman most of the time.
So this song had a narrative kind of flow to it. Explaining what his(suga's) and who his first love is..
Universe of Star i'll say, he's the better version og eminem.
슈가가 공부도 못했고 집도 부유하지 못해서 매달릴건 음악 하나였기 때문에 절실했고 난 그 절실함이 너무 너무 좋아서 이 사람을 좋아하게 된 거지 이건 꽤나 개인적인 부분이라 오버라고 말하는 건 무례처럼 보일 수 있을 듯
음...그렇게 느낄수도 있지만 각자의 가치관도 다르고 의미도 다르니 그렇게 느낄수도 있다고 봐요.
쁘잉뿌잉 그렇게 느껴도 “too much” 라고 말하는거 자체가 자기 감정을 숨김없이 공개한 아티스트에게는 정말 무례하죠 공감을 못한다고 말하는것과 오바했다라는 표현은 다르니까요
설명을 처음에 너무 조금만 해줘서 그런거 같아요 first love는 슈가님의 친구를 갈색 피아노로 비유하면서 부른노래인데 처음에 피아노에 대한 이야기다 라고 말하니 남자분이 악기에 생명을 주는것 같아 오버하는것 같다라는 말이 나온것 같네요
For me, First Love is such an important song. When I first listened to it with the lyrics I cried my eyes out. I relate to it so much, I even have a brown piano in the corner of my childhood home. What's important to realise here is that the piano also symbolises music as a whole. Music is always there to heal you and save you time and time again, it'll be there until your last days. First Love is a genius song and I hope it'll get the recognition it deserves even in the future.
They need to react to THE LAST!!!!!!!!!
Min Yoongi's Aegyo Infires Me ikr?!
If my memory is correct he still owns this piano and actually used it on stage during the Wings tour when performing this song. At least the Seoul dates anyway. Its kind of amazing since its a brown upright piano.
i think he meant it was the exact same brand/model
Of all the music that Yoongi has made, I believe the piano is where he finds comfort.. Knowing Yoongi's history this song is his life story, it is his struggle, and we should be so grateful that he shared it. (This Piano even shows up in Fake Love, and in one of BTS's Festa's. I cry every single time I hear this song. People hate on Kpop, I get made fun of daily because of my deep love for BTS, the thing is, I really honestly do not listen to other Korean artists. BTS touches my soul, they have a song to lift me through any mood I may be feeling and to told my hand through it all. Yoongi is a genius with music and I am so glad that people are starting to honor him for what he has been doing.
I get what you were saying, but for suga this is something that saved him from ending it all. Yes it’s too personal so no it’s not too far, it’s something that saved his life
I can’t listen to first love without crying, his voice is so powerful and emotional
Im pretty sure this has been the song with the biggest emotional response from them and I really love that because even as a non musician I had the same reaction
I hope peyton can feel what suga feel to his own instrument, some love that make you enjoy every time you play that instrument.
I came here because their praise made me feel so warm inside. Yoongi is beautiful in his lyricism and his voice. He makes me want to listen to him forever, his music is incredible and he’s truly a genius. I’d recommend his mixtapes, absolutely amazing.
I cant believe ive legit waited a hear to watch yunyi and Kevin’s reaction to this song ❤️❤️
Its been 84 years..
I was waiting for this..I adore suga so much..❤
SHRUTI GOYAL lol... When i read this, i assume u r 84 years old... 😸
Mai Mai maybe I am😂😂😝
As a piano player growing up, I never realized the significance of it in my life until my struggles or hard times. This song is more emotionally heavy when you learn more of his back story. I love Suga, he is such an amazing artist.
Honestly I didn’t like this solo as much as the others ones but now I see the lyrics and how much passion for it. I definitely respect his artistry. Though I don’t necessarily relate to playing music, I feel like listening to music specifically kpop has helped me through tough times. Anyway he loves music and it shows. Can’t wait to see the other reactions 😃
When I initially read the lyrics for First Love I started crying because although Im obviously not Yoongi, I felt that I really connected because I thought about quitting Piano (because I thought I was bad and not worth the money) and sometimes I didnt practice for a month but when I got sad or depressed I was always led back to the piano and it really helped me have my time to release my emotions
sorry that was kinda personal but this is such a beautiful song.
I was dying to watch this reaction, especially YunYi and Kevin. Literally counting the days. And of course I cried (as expected) like everytime I listen to this song. He's such an inspiration to me, and I admire him so much.
I'm not surprised that you are all impressed. FIRST LOVE is my style ♥ Suga is my Man. thank you for such a reaction. thank you so much, I dig to this real deep!
This song is just so relatable for people who pursue the arts like music, dancing, and drawing. There are days when I feel like dying, like I'm not good enough, but then I look at my sketchbook and all of the emotions released and all the tears shared, and I know I can't stop. It's with me forever. I feel a deep connection, my sketchbook is basically my everything when I walk through my depression.
I've been waiting for this reaction and it did not disappoint. The first time I heard this song I was overwhelmed by the rawness of the emotion that Suga exposed. It's as though he ripped his heart open and bared his soul for all to see. It takes a lot of courage to share that much of oneself so honestly.
HI MIN YOONGI OWNS MY HEART
This is literally my favorite song by Suga because of how he allowed us to see the deepest and most personal relationship that he has. Music literally saved his life and now he gets to do that for others. No way anyone can deny how powerful this song is. I believe all of their solo songs had a deep personal message from them. BTS....my heart is so full when it comes to them. Nothing like them in the world....fight me.
I had the absolute privilege and honor of hearing this live at their Wings tour in Newark, and I absolutely bawled. Yoongi ripped his heart out doing this song, and I was left in awe of his talent and ability. The way he gasps for breath like he has to get the words out before they choke him, and his incredible turns of phrase in his lyrics. His passion and drive for what he does is humbling, and he never ceases to amaze me.
God I cried again
Left everything 4 this
Voodoo sameeeeeeeeeeee
Voodoo me too xD I don't have free time but here I am
The first time I heard this, I cried...well actually, I sobbed. I had no idea what he was rapping, but his emotions got me right in the Feels, my heart broke. I googled the lyrics and then listened to it 3 more times. I had to stop, I was a loud, blubbering mess.
When Suga raps, he takes you along for the ride.
I always come back and watch this video every once in a while, I really love all the insights everyone gave. Also, I can't believe it's been 2 years since it came out lmao y'all amazing for keeping this series going!!
Also, I just realised, in response to what Henry mentioned about wanting the pacing to have come in earlier in the song -- maybe it's that he wanted to only include it after the emotional climax bc it's after that point that he found direction and a deeper desire to keep pursuing music? Before that, he kept coming and going and was unsure about how important music was in his life, hence the lack of pacing which makes us also feel lost as we listen to it. Just a random thought as I watched!! lmao it's been 2 years tho high key doubt anyone's gonna see this comment but here it is anyway >
MY FAVOURITE SONG OF WINGS
Plzz "So Far Away"It's from Suga's mixtape...Thank u
abii saqib with Jin and Jungkook. And after Reflection/Mama/Awake only
The one with Suran is better, I find it more emotional the other one is like a ballad
I was driving when I first heard this song. I pulled into a parking lot because I started crying. I read the lyrics while sitting there and cried even more. I grew up playing piano but stopped when I moved away from home. Music is truly something that will always welcome you back and doesn't care if you play a "wrong" note or if you're rusty. Piano made me fall in love with music. This song made me fall in love again.
The pianists got it. They knew exactly where Suga was coming frome.
My violin was my first love (when I was 5) so I can really relate to this song too! It made me so happy to see that mist of you guys also felt that way 😊
Edit : I can’t believe they didn’t cry though. When I heard the song for the first time I bawled like a kid and i just wanted to go play again
Oh god, why can I relate to both these comments😭❤️
i haven't held my violin for a year now, it would be my 10th year being a violinist if i hadn't stop. i had to, for some reasons. and i don't know how to go back, i don't think i can go back yet
I haven't played in a while either because of university. It would be my 13th year of playing, and i finally decided i could do it again - i brought my violin with me on vacation. SO never give up ! This might not be the year you play again, but when you feel like you're ready, your violin will be there waiting for you ;)
i play the piano myself, as well as the double bass, and i cried listening to first love because i swear i could relate on a spiritual level. the piano was my first love, and there were periods of time were i wouldnt want to touch my piano at all, because all the pieces are so darn hard. but i got through them, and i grew a lot musically, and both instruments are my best forms of expression now. i hope you'll get to pick up your instrument again, because sometimes when you're facing tough times some constant in your life can get you through it
Some of you may found it stupid but i don't listen to this song often , even if Yoongi is my ultimate bias, because it always makes me cry, always. So i listen to it when I miss him or when I'm sad...
The amount of passion he sang with in ‘First Love’ blew me away and made me cry the first time I heard it...it has a place in my heart ever since.
How I became Suga’s fan began from getting to know his past. How he became who he is now, how he became BTS Suga, if u know his past, you can know how much he tried. Every lyrics that comes from him is relatable to everyone and his music can heal everyone
Please, do with Prelude: Dream,Reality, Far Away and The Last. I think gonna be iconic after that.
Suga's First Love hits me in the feels, actually. His expressive and emotional rapping gives the song depth, and provides insight to his experience with the piano. I felt as if alot of the people in the video should've gotten more background on Suga to fully be able to experience the song. Knowing everything that he has told us coupled with looking at the lyrics, it's just too much.
I'm glad that she told them that he cries when he sings this. It helps when you try to understand what he is trying to convey.
Suga deserves such praise. He's indeed a genius.
Min suga-genius these 2 words describe him.
I cry every time I listen to this I love Yoongi so much! His passion for music is just so big, bigger than life. I love him so much I swear!