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Hola Knox Hill. Soy española y te sigo desde hace mucho tiempo y me encanta como nos haces entender la música más allá del sonido que nos entra por los oídos. Me gustaría que reaccionaras a Residente en la bzrp music session #49. Más allá de toda la polémica que ha habido con este tema, creo que sinceramente te gustará. Residente es un maestro de las letras. Muchas gracias.
V originally wrote this song when he wasn’t at his best and was feeling down. This song conveys his emotions during that time. He was saving it for a future mixtape of his but the group talked about and decided to put in in their “BE” album. This album is all about their emotions during the pandemic, so it fits.
Sad that he didn't release the tracks made by him in layover. He makes some of the best songs that tugs you. He got overwhelmed in making musics and decided not to work on them but receive songs and sing them. He should be confident with his work and release it bcs he is tal3nted and do have potential in making songs.
*The first line "where's my angel" is a reference to V's well-known belief that he has an angel watching over him. He often, even just when doing rock paper scissors or something will pause to ask his angel. So when he says Where's my angel it's really the sadness of blue and gray.*
This is my first time listening bro and honestly this music is hella legit the content and the mental health battles they have bro it’s super lyrical and it has substance honestly I’m a fan now these guys are great
BTS always wants us to love ourselves and is not afraid to talk about mental health. They don’t use their fans for selfish reasons and that’s why we as an army are always supportive of everything they do
Blue & Grey comforted me the most during the pandemic. I felt so depressed and alone like I lost myself and it was just me in my room for months on end with my own thoughts. It was horrible and I really closed off to all my friends and family, I didn't want to talk to anyone either. When BE dropped and I first read the lyrics to Blue & Grey I cried because it was exactly how I felt. I still listen to this song a lot and I'll have it on repeat on really bad days, it means so much to me. I want Taehyung to know how much he's helped people around the world heal with his honest feelings put into music 💜
v composed this song and it speaks of his despair during the pandemic... it's so beautiful and melancholic. the rapline gave further emphasis on the mental state people are in in times of depression. thus, j-hope's verse, i feel, is underrated in this reviews of the song. the gray rhinoceros is a reference... as suga started talking about his sadness since the beginning and you've caught on his transition to menacing, there comes in j-hope's verse talking about the gray rhino (a book)... that the sadness has gone deeper than even when faced with that "menace," he no longer can react properly and protect himself... to me, it means your instinct to survive is gone... and that's a very dark place for an artist like j-hope who's mainly full of hope. and then we have rm, as you've said, who accepts the sadness. and that may we be together because it's a lot more comforting to not be alone in misery... 🤧 jin cried the first time v made them listen to the song... thanks for checking out this masterpiece. your mind is needed to be shared to the world. 💜
Others have commented that this was originally V's song that he intended to include in his mixtape. I just want to add that many of V's solo songs outside BTS also have this acoustic feel to it, with guitar and strings and piano. Winter Bear, Christmas Tree, Scenery, Sweet Night. All of them beautiful, soothing songs. Snow Flower and 4 O'clock (with RM) are also great songs by V.
This song is so comforting yet the way it is sung makes you feel like you're listening to a person who's very tired, just asking for a little peace in his life. Blue and Grey really traces out the scars on your heart with it's fingers and reads those melancholic melodies that your heart can't say out loud in the darkest times.
@@slavestoitall Thank you so much 💜, ahh BTS always brings out my inner writer with their songs. (I do write sometimes, thank you for your kind words, it means a lot 💜)
This song is from their BE album, released November 20, 2020, which was written and produced during the pandemic, about the pandemic. V originally wrote this song to be an English version for his mixtape, but the Group loved it so much that they decided to include it on the album, and then the rap line added their rap verses. Such a beautiful song, it's one of my favorites. There are a few live performances of this song that are really beautiful. The PTD On Stage Los Angeles performance was really amazing. They played with mirror images of themselves, like looking in the mirror and seeing your feelings reflected back at you. And it was performed with such emotion. They also did an MTV unplugged version that was good as well, I think they chose the set very well (It was livestreamed from South Korea during the pandemic). I'm going to link you my favorite performance from the PTD concert in Los Angeles on Day 4. That was the day that I attended. They streamed it live. This performance was a masterpiece. The Blue and Grey that transitioned into Black Swan, and OMG it was beautiful, and artistic, and emotional, and perfectly BTS in their element. Please watch it. I don't know if you can do a reaction to it without it getting blocked, but if you do a reaction to it, I would LOVE to see your reaction. Here is the link. FYI - There are no subtitles, so if you want those, you might want to bring up doolset lyrics BTS Blue and Grey + Black Swan - Live at PTD LA - Day 4 - th-cam.com/video/lC61JF2T8iE/w-d-xo.html doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/?s=blue+and+gray doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/?s=Black+Swan
Have a look at the Blue and Grey from PTD Seoul. They wore steely blue coats, in my opinion it was more powerful than the black coats. Tae's has feathers around it. Worth looking for.
@@lizsignal1598 I did watch that one, I bought the live stream. I love the one they did in LA because of the mirror effect they had. They were looking in the mirror and it was a sad reflection of themselves. It was haunting.
This song and the whole album 'BE' helped me a lot in this hard time as ICU nurse in the COVID ward... I can not describe how deep was the emotions of powerless, desperation, helplessness.... I hope, I have the chance to meet BTS in the future and thank them for this healthful album!!!
The lyrics on this is just so, so real. You can tell that they have all experienced these feelings -- it so full of sincerity rather than a bunch of superficial words on how we should just be happy.
Blue and Grey is the song that helped me during one of the roughest night in my life. It was like a warm hug while I wrestled with the thought if I am actually allowed to feel tired and feel a little selfish in the midst of taking care of a loved one. I cried the while night wuth this song. It's like a friend telling me, my feelings were valid and i am not alone feeling that way.
We should plan another BTS live soon! Only if you want to obviously 😂😂 But they’re always so amazing and I hope this journey continues. Every breakdown is a treasure trove 🔥
You will never read this. I’m 55 years old. I watch your BTS reactions as I love to hear your take on the words. You have a way with words that can really be felt in the way you portray them beak the down and analyse. None more than this song. Life is chaos Knox as your album reads. Life for most of us is blue and grey. To be honest not many colours in between. I sense you have been there. Good luck in your future. Writing and rapping. And I’ll continue to liste
I think this about all of your breakdowns to all artists, but I don't think I've ever seen such an emotionally intelligent and special analysis of Blue and Grey. And I appreciate that because this song (and all their songs) really deserve it. Thanks brother. Had to dip out of Patreon just for this month but will be back asap. Student life and all haha!
One thing that I really noticed is how you changed your style of reaction to this song... You are usually quite excited and energetic on your reactions, but on this one, you got more reflective and melancholic in a way!! This song is very powerful.
Thank you for really digging into the lyrics, the vocals and all the intricacies I between. Many times reactors just play the song but say nothing. It ends up feeling like they just wanted the engagement and nothing else. Blue & Grey is a bittersweet masterpiece and a definite standout on the album BE and deserves to be felt and understood. Thank you so much 💜💜💜
I just wanted to make a point that you really are such a rare find Knox! You’re always so genuine and educational in everything that you put out ☺️ I am passionate about people hearing their music because I think it’s important. They really did change my life and I believe that they have always stood for something more. I do appreciate you very much Knox 💜
💜 I’ve said it on Patreon and I’ll say it again: thank you for reacting to this. Blue & Grey is so dear to my heart and you are the perfect person to react to this. I hope a lot more people will listen to this thanks to you.
The first time I heard this song I cried my eyes out. It’s a pandemic song (or was), and the line “I am singing by myself.” Reminded me deeply of all the loneliness everyone was feeling.
Love this reaction Knox! I started following you for your Eminem content. I just found BTS a month ago, and I am still blown away about their artistry. They are doing things no one else is doing and I am so impressed with them that I am happily an ARMY now. Great work as always!
V wrote this song when he was going through a burn out. It is something we feel when overworked, I mean our brain our mind or heart. At that period we don't feel much emotions, just empty blank. I had it too and felt that I should just let go all. We need changes in life/work to get out of this phase. This song is very close to V's heart. He wrote it in English first but was translated to Korean for BE album. YES THERE IS AN ENGLISH ORIGINAL VERSION OF BLUE AND GREY IN V's computer
The only b side with teaser (unofficial teaser) i remember army were worried and talk about it a lot since a sad lyric were teased by V before it was out , the song is good
Beautiful interpretation about the shades of blue/grey. Their talent really shines to be able to interpret all these emotions through their voice. Even without the lyrics you can sense the heaviness and desperation of the message. Thank you for appreciating this song.
TY as always Knox! You approached this very respectfully and had so many wonderful comments on the production and lyrics. To me, this song portrays deep d3pression perfectly, without being OTT or disingenuous. I was in a very dark place when they released BE, and I felt like that album held my hand and stayed by my side as my silent and non-judgmental friend until I could see a light at the end of the tunnel. I am always grateful for their determination in raising awareness for things that matter, like m3ntal h3alth. I don’t think they have ever and will never sacrific3 their values or art for anything 💜
I’ve been listening to these guys for the longest and I love all their songs but your explanations and theories open my eyes and make me fall even more in love with them and their music. So thank you thank youuu, keep doing what ur doing.!🤍
Thank you for your positive reaction and the thoughtful analysis, as always. I'm a bit disappointed that you chose the lyric video instead of the mv which is readily available and comes with English subs. If you had the visuals you would have picked Suga right away and easily identified the hand-offs among the vocalists. The first harmonies were Jin and Jungkook, then Jimin and V. That baritone at the start is V (he wrote this song). The long instrumental interlude is used in the video to zoom on each member. This is their pandemic song, wherein they acknowledge the feelings of depression, frustration and sadness because of how covid stopped everything, feelings represented by several shades of blue and grey.
i didn't expect you to react to blue and grey so soon🥺🥺 so i was so happy when i saw the title actually you're the only YT channel i follow for bts reactions coz i love the way you actually pay attention to both the lyrics and production (also visual meanings if it is an mv) and i wait every week for your bts reaction videos to drop🥺🥺
This is so crazy cause I first got introduced to your channel by a friend of mine cause of your 'Johnny P's Caddy' analysis. And as a huge BTS fan, I get to see this too 😂 cool as hell, love the diversity man.
Wow Knox. This was truly beautiful, I've listened to this song so many times but some how you managed to make me feel something else. Thank you, looking forward to more bts content. You had to see this live its truly amazing how emotional they sound live💜💜
I look forward to your BTS vids so much! Blue & Grey is from their BE album (2020) which is a journey of their feelings from dealing with the pandemic when it first hit. It also has the songs Dynamite and Dis-ease on. It’s a wonderful album and is such a journey. This one really hits me hard as someone who has suffered from very severe depression. I’m always grateful for their music. Thanks Knox. Hope you’re all good!
Knox, your reactions are so thoughtful and detailed. It's so much fun to listen to your takes on my favorite group's songs! I have a new appreciation for this particular song now, so thanks for that!
Just…wow. How amazing are you Knox! I’m always in awe of your understanding and respectfulness. I really really hope you don’t stop BTS weekly. You’re such a rare find, honestly. It feels like I’m just attending a music course 😂 Many others find ways to stop with BTS eventually but I feel like you’re enjoying the journey, and we really like you 😂💜 Maybe in the future we could have a set day like with erb (I know that’s cheeky 😆)
This is by far my favourite song by them. It just expresses how I felt for such a long time and still do. Also I really think you would like songs like 'Spring Day' or all of their songs in album BE (Life Goes On, Fly to My Room (sung by V, Jimin, J-Hope and Suga), Stay, (sung by RM, Jungkook and Jin)). To get to know the vocalist better I also have some recommendations. Jin- Epiphany, Yours (solo work) Awake and Moon Jimin- Lie, Serendipity, Filter and Promise (solo work) V- Stigma, Singularity, Inner Child, Sweet Night, Scenery, Winter Bear (last three are solo works) Jungkook- Begin, Euphoria, My Time, Still With You (solo work) Vocal Line- House of Cards, The Truth Untold and Zero O'clock For the rappers I would love for you to look more at J-Hope. Something you might like is Chicken Noodle Soup featuring Becky G, it's a trilingual song in Korean, English and Spanish. I know it's a lot but I would love to see this being taken in your point of view with their lyrics. (It also helps me understand their songs much better with your dive in)
the Blue & Grey MTV Unplugged performance is really beautiful no need for a reaction if you dont want to do the same song, but worth watching on your own even
This song is definitely a piece of art. We all have been through hard times and know how depression feels like and this song explains those feelings perfectly. Everytime I listen to it I just feel comforted because it's like if someone actually knows how I feel in those moments
My Patreon comment - Thanks bro. I think this song is a really good depiction of struggling with depression. BTS always write about how they’re feeling or what they’re going through in that particular time of their life. So many great lines but for me, especially the line ‘a grey rhino comes towards me’. It’s like an impending threat but he ‘stands with unfocused eyes and doesn’t feel scared’. Really hit me with how well that describes the struggles of being in an impossibly dark place. The lyrics in this song are some of their best imo. Definitely a beautiful song.
I’m so glad I thought to check here as I wondered if there should be a new BTS by now. I never get notifis anymore 😭 This was amazing! The Grey Rhino part really hits me. You are so brilliant with interpreting their songs. Please never stop 😂👏
Always love seeing you react to more BTS 🙏 just fyi the "Perhaps we really are animals of regret" is a reference to Suga's song People from his D-2 mixtape where he has a line that goes “Who said that humans are the animals of wisdom To my eyes, it’s obvious that they are the animals of regret.” Also I recently rewatched your Hip Hop Phile reaction where BTS shout-out Epik High and you should really react to them they are the og khip-hop group ! They've been around for 20 years and just recently released a new album. Personally I really recommend Rosario featuring CL and Zico ~ anyways have a nice day 💜
Hey. Just to say he’s actually reacted from Rosario on his Patreon a few months back 😊 Think someone requested it but definitely hoping he does more Epik High on yt!
Love your breakdowns. This is one of my fav from bts. This song can make me sad even when i am happiest. Their vocals and music is so magical that even when i don't get the lyrics i feel the emotion.
I strongly recommend to watched their BE-hind story interview, it give insight on how the process take place, their inspiration and etc. It make me appreciate the BE album more 💜
Thank you so much! This is a very special song to me as it helped me deal with a lot through the first lockdown. As always, you help me understand more to the music. I really am grateful for that, and I hope you know that most of us are just really passionate about their music and message. That’s why we are always so keen for your analysis 💜 Love your song I Need Help btw.
I love your brain! I watch a lot of reactions but you are one of the few who truly understands BTSs lyricism. Not that I would be good at it- I just listen to them talk about they meant etc and you always seem to get what they mean by listening once 😊 that’s crazy. And I love how you described the song.
Why I always watch this guy with a big ole smile ♥ on my face? Lol. Another descriptive reaction Knox, thank you👍💜 "silly Knox" hehe silly rabbit, Tricks are for kids! Hihi
Love your reactions as always, you really dig deep and go in depth with their music, talking not only about their lyrics but all the production and instruments chosen as well. Thank you so much for sharing with us and taking the time to listen!
This song is so beautiful !!! I mean, the lyrics of suga litteraly killed me😭. The voice of the vocalists, the effect on Rm voice :( It was at the start a solo song that V made but at the end the producers decided to make it a group song and the rappers wrote their own parts. Could you react to Streetlight by Changbin feat Bangchan of straykidq please ? It's a rap song with some vocals, the lyrics are so emotional and beautiful and same goes for the instrumental.. I wish you'll see this comment, I reaaly want you to react to streetlight.
This is one of my favorite songs ever from them. It is so beautiful and love the lyrics so much. I LOVE Yoongi’s part so much. I heard that Yoongi’s lyrics where a lot darker but he had to lighten (or the company adviced him to) it up…I wonder what his original lyrics where so bad….
This is probably one of my favorite BTS songs. I especially love how they've performed it live in their PTD concerts. It's just such a beautiful and melancholy song with one of my favorite lines. "Stop saying it's okay when it's not okay." It's something that I (and I think a lot of other people) have a really hard time remembering sometimes, and this song reminds me that I'm allowed to admit that I'm not always okay.
Always impressed with your breakdown of BTS tracks and bcoz of your reactions I actually had a better appreciation and understanding of their tracks. I hope you get to one day do a collab with the rapline.
If you wanted to see a live performance of this (even more emotional) then there is the mtv unplugged one or from their recent LA concerts at sofi (just search on yt) - it adds so much and you might enjoy that personally 💜
ARMY did you catch any of the concerts?? Todays was so emotional and I’m not ready for it to be over 😭 They are such incredible performers and their ending ments were so honest and genuine. I’ll have to spend the rest of the day watching bangtan related things, starting with this reaction 😭💜
Please react to 'first love' , a solo song of Suga. It's such a beautiful song with beautiful lyrics and we can actually feel his raw emotions in that song. It's really worth reacting to.
This song makes me cry. I would like to recommend some of my fave bts songs. If you haven't react to them yet, please do( ◜‿◝ )♡ Mikrokosmos Magic shop Born Singer Butterfly Love Maze Yours (by Jin) Autumn Outside The Post Office (by Jin) Epiphany (by Jin) Moon (by Jin) Lie (by Jimin) Serendipity (by Jimin) Filter (by Jimin) Stigma (by V) Euphoria (by Jungkook) Begin (by Jungkook) Baepsae (and the explanation) Ddaeng Dionysus Crystal Snow Film Out Fly To My Room Boy In Luv Danger NO ON Lost The Truth Untold
I am speechless to on how you reacr and giving your own interpretation of the song, only such a very good person and good musician can justify truthfully and compliment based on your real self.
Man.. this song. When I first hear it I cry so hard and can’t listen to it.. is that type of melody that’s so sad that it can really affect you. I love it so much, but I still can’t hear it play from beginning to end cause I know already how sad it gets me.
This song is my song I will play on repeat when I’m feeling ‘blue and depressed’ it’s definitely like my second or third fav from BE. Also: I love how you call ‘Suga’ You say sugar. It’s actually Suga but I find it hilarious and I giggle everytime you say it. ☺️
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Hola Knox Hill. Soy española y te sigo desde hace mucho tiempo y me encanta como nos haces entender la música más allá del sonido que nos entra por los oídos. Me gustaría que reaccionaras a Residente en la bzrp music session #49. Más allá de toda la polémica que ha habido con este tema, creo que sinceramente te gustará. Residente es un maestro de las letras.
Muchas gracias.
Maybe Ego from J-Hope to follow on from Shadow ☺️
tomorrow by bts
it's lyrics are top tier!! and also zero o' clock by bts vocal line
Jump or the next BU stage please
V originally wrote this song when he wasn’t at his best and was feeling down. This song conveys his emotions during that time. He was saving it for a future mixtape of his but the group talked about and decided to put in in their “BE” album. This album is all about their emotions during the pandemic, so it fits.
Knox would be in for a treat doing a BE album reaction
@@callmesamsam agree
@@callmesamsam Absolutely!
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Sad that he didn't release the tracks made by him in layover. He makes some of the best songs that tugs you. He got overwhelmed in making musics and decided not to work on them but receive songs and sing them. He should be confident with his work and release it bcs he is tal3nted and do have potential in making songs.
*The first line "where's my angel" is a reference to V's well-known belief that he has an angel watching over him. He often, even just when doing rock paper scissors or something will pause to ask his angel. So when he says Where's my angel it's really the sadness of blue and gray.*
ok im sad
Oh i didn't know that...but our taehyungie is himself an angel :)
this makes my heart melt....omg tae tae's angel 😭😭
I didn't know that, now I'm sadder when I listen to this song
And the fact is:
His grandmother is his angel he considers his grandma as his angel😍😍
that is V's natural singing tone actually. He's a baritone but sings higher in the group. His solo songs tend to be lower register
Finally someone! Was looking for this comment.
This is my first time listening bro and honestly this music is hella legit the content and the mental health battles they have bro it’s super lyrical and it has substance honestly I’m a fan now these guys are great
BTS always wants us to love ourselves and is not afraid to talk about mental health. They don’t use their fans for selfish reasons and that’s why we as an army are always supportive of everything they do
Welcome Esteban!! 💜💜
Thank you for appreciating them. 💘
@@sunshinesam6399 that’s awesome especially now that I’m going through so much mental health and major anxiety attacks I honestly love this crowd
Welcome in our ARMY family! 😊💜
Blue & Grey comforted me the most during the pandemic. I felt so depressed and alone like I lost myself and it was just me in my room for months on end with my own thoughts. It was horrible and I really closed off to all my friends and family, I didn't want to talk to anyone either. When BE dropped and I first read the lyrics to Blue & Grey I cried because it was exactly how I felt. I still listen to this song a lot and I'll have it on repeat on really bad days, it means so much to me. I want Taehyung to know how much he's helped people around the world heal with his honest feelings put into music 💜
v composed this song and it speaks of his despair during the pandemic... it's so beautiful and melancholic. the rapline gave further emphasis on the mental state people are in in times of depression. thus, j-hope's verse, i feel, is underrated in this reviews of the song. the gray rhinoceros is a reference... as suga started talking about his sadness since the beginning and you've caught on his transition to menacing, there comes in j-hope's verse talking about the gray rhino (a book)... that the sadness has gone deeper than even when faced with that "menace," he no longer can react properly and protect himself... to me, it means your instinct to survive is gone... and that's a very dark place for an artist like j-hope who's mainly full of hope. and then we have rm, as you've said, who accepts the sadness. and that may we be together because it's a lot more comforting to not be alone in misery... 🤧
jin cried the first time v made them listen to the song...
thanks for checking out this masterpiece. your mind is needed to be shared to the world. 💜
Others have commented that this was originally V's song that he intended to include in his mixtape. I just want to add that many of V's solo songs outside BTS also have this acoustic feel to it, with guitar and strings and piano. Winter Bear, Christmas Tree, Scenery, Sweet Night. All of them beautiful, soothing songs. Snow Flower and 4 O'clock (with RM) are also great songs by V.
Been wainting for this for a long time💙💕👌 this is the closest song to my heart ..thank you knox🙏
Thank you for continuing to support!
@@KnoxHill my pleasure💫🙏
V hits hard. I love Inner Child too!
This song is so comforting yet the way it is sung makes you feel like you're listening to a person who's very tired, just asking for a little peace in his life. Blue and Grey really traces out the scars on your heart with it's fingers and reads those melancholic melodies that your heart can't say out loud in the darkest times.
Oh wow, you worded that so beautifully! If you're not already, you would make a fantastic writer! Thanks for your comment
@@slavestoitall Thank you so much 💜, ahh BTS always brings out my inner writer with their songs. (I do write sometimes, thank you for your kind words, it means a lot 💜)
@@miiiiimiiiiiii Of course! You clearly have a wonderful talent💜BTS do bring out the best in us :)
This song is from their BE album, released November 20, 2020, which was written and produced during the pandemic, about the pandemic. V originally wrote this song to be an English version for his mixtape, but the Group loved it so much that they decided to include it on the album, and then the rap line added their rap verses. Such a beautiful song, it's one of my favorites.
There are a few live performances of this song that are really beautiful. The PTD On Stage Los Angeles performance was really amazing. They played with mirror images of themselves, like looking in the mirror and seeing your feelings reflected back at you. And it was performed with such emotion. They also did an MTV unplugged version that was good as well, I think they chose the set very well (It was livestreamed from South Korea during the pandemic).
I'm going to link you my favorite performance from the PTD concert in Los Angeles on Day 4. That was the day that I attended. They streamed it live. This performance was a masterpiece. The Blue and Grey that transitioned into Black Swan, and OMG it was beautiful, and artistic, and emotional, and perfectly BTS in their element. Please watch it. I don't know if you can do a reaction to it without it getting blocked, but if you do a reaction to it, I would LOVE to see your reaction. Here is the link. FYI - There are no subtitles, so if you want those, you might want to bring up doolset lyrics
BTS Blue and Grey + Black Swan - Live at PTD LA - Day 4 - th-cam.com/video/lC61JF2T8iE/w-d-xo.html
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Have a look at the Blue and Grey from PTD Seoul. They wore steely blue coats, in my opinion it was more powerful than the black coats. Tae's has feathers around it. Worth looking for.
@@lizsignal1598 I did watch that one, I bought the live stream. I love the one they did in LA because of the mirror effect they had. They were looking in the mirror and it was a sad reflection of themselves. It was haunting.
I love this song. V wrote it. I higly recommend watching it live at thei PTD concerts because that whole segment was simply magical.
Love his reaction @5:07 to Jimin’s voice. He does that to me every time. I love his voice.
This song and the whole album 'BE' helped me a lot in this hard time as ICU nurse in the COVID ward... I can not describe how deep was the emotions of powerless, desperation, helplessness....
I hope, I have the chance to meet BTS in the future and thank them for this healthful album!!!
very glad you were able to stay healthy these past 2 years, and thank you for taking that risk and helping those who really need it!💜
Namjoon writes letters or sort of "diary entries", sometimes... I don't remember exactly what it said, but I'm pretty sure he wrote once or twice about "dust" (on fancafe... Which was like the old Weverse/platform for ARMYs)... I believe he was comparing dust to "how small are people in the landscape of the universe, or how ephemeral are people's lives"...? Something along those lines. Sometimes you see metaphors related to his old ramblings on his songs, months later... Like when he was speaking about the particles of sand in the beach, or the moon and the comfort of the night, etc.
There's also a problem with high concentration of dust in Korea and adjacent areas... (Because of pollution and desert storms...?) I think that may be why he was reflecting about dust related anecdotes... That's just a speculation on my part.
Edit: OMG I FOUND ONE OF THEM!!
16.02.28 BTS fancafe update by RM;
Translation by © letmesuga
"Even though I’m just a dust in the universe, I don’t really like dust.
It blurs my vision,
it makes me cough,
it makes me feel timid so I hate it.
But today while I was walking and dust suddenly got into my eyes, I had a thought. Then won’t it be that the world looks like it’s a pointillism painting with all the dust of various colours
Sometimes I feel sorry towards dust, their existence wasn’t a mistake but they always got sweep and thrown around like they are a mistake. It’s unwanted and harmful even when we’re breathing.
The fate of these dust are quite sad. There isn’t a single person who sees dust as a precious thing. I don’t know if it’s possible, but what if these dust have a character..
Won’t all the dust in the world gather in one place and make a city for dust, a republic for dust?
Then, will a place without dust be clean and pleasant? I don’t know.
Besides the real dust, there’s a lot of dust floating between humans now too. Maybe we will just be huge “pile of dust” too.
I wonder what dust colour I am to the universe.
Again I spend tonight blowing away my day that’s like dust."
LINK: letmesuga.tumblr.com/post/140150838545/160228-bts-fancafe-update
this is so beautiful??!?! 😭😭
Oh thank you!!
The lyrics on this is just so, so real. You can tell that they have all experienced these feelings -- it so full of sincerity rather than a bunch of superficial words on how we should just be happy.
Blue and Grey is the song that helped me during one of the roughest night in my life. It was like a warm hug while I wrestled with the thought if I am actually allowed to feel tired and feel a little selfish in the midst of taking care of a loved one. I cried the while night wuth this song. It's like a friend telling me, my feelings were valid and i am not alone feeling that way.
Its wrote by Taehyung (V) & all member love this song so much that they put in 'BE ' album . Tae wrote this for his future mixtape.
This beautiful song always hits hard, written by V when on a low ebb....their voices 🥺❤
We should plan another BTS live soon! Only if you want to obviously 😂😂 But they’re always so amazing and I hope this journey continues. Every breakdown is a treasure trove 🔥
You will never read this. I’m 55 years old. I watch your BTS reactions as I love to hear your take on the words. You have a way with words that can really be felt in the way you portray them beak the down and analyse. None more than this song. Life is chaos Knox as your album reads. Life for most of us is blue and grey. To be honest not many colours in between. I sense you have been there. Good luck in your future. Writing and rapping. And I’ll continue to liste
I love blue and grey
It’s V’s emotion
I love everything about it
Thank you for this reaction/interpretation
I think this about all of your breakdowns to all artists, but I don't think I've ever seen such an emotionally intelligent and special analysis of Blue and Grey. And I appreciate that because this song (and all their songs) really deserve it. Thanks brother. Had to dip out of Patreon just for this month but will be back asap. Student life and all haha!
jimin's voice gives me chills every single time i hear this one
One thing that I really noticed is how you changed your style of reaction to this song... You are usually quite excited and energetic on your reactions, but on this one, you got more reflective and melancholic in a way!!
This song is very powerful.
I'm obsessed with this song
Thank you for really digging into the lyrics, the vocals and all the intricacies I between. Many times reactors just play the song but say nothing. It ends up feeling like they just wanted the engagement and nothing else. Blue & Grey is a bittersweet masterpiece and a definite standout on the album BE and deserves to be felt and understood. Thank you so much 💜💜💜
I just wanted to make a point that you really are such a rare find Knox! You’re always so genuine and educational in everything that you put out ☺️ I am passionate about people hearing their music because I think it’s important. They really did change my life and I believe that they have always stood for something more. I do appreciate you very much Knox 💜
💜 I’ve said it on Patreon and I’ll say it again: thank you for reacting to this. Blue & Grey is so dear to my heart and you are the perfect person to react to this. I hope a lot more people will listen to this thanks to you.
The first time I heard this song I cried my eyes out. It’s a pandemic song (or was), and the line “I am singing by myself.” Reminded me deeply of all the loneliness everyone was feeling.
Love this reaction Knox! I started following you for your Eminem content. I just found BTS a month ago, and I am still blown away about their artistry. They are doing things no one else is doing and I am so impressed with them that I am happily an ARMY now. Great work as always!
V wrote this song when he was going through a burn out. It is something we feel when overworked, I mean our brain our mind or heart. At that period we don't feel much emotions, just empty blank. I had it too and felt that I should just let go all. We need changes in life/work to get out of this phase. This song is very close to V's heart. He wrote it in English first but was translated to Korean for BE album. YES THERE IS AN ENGLISH ORIGINAL VERSION OF BLUE AND GREY IN V's computer
You should absolutely check out 134340, you'll love their lyricism in that one, plus it's got a funky groovy vibe all throughout.
The only b side with teaser (unofficial teaser) i remember army were worried and talk about it a lot since a sad lyric were teased by V before it was out , the song is good
Beautiful interpretation about the shades of blue/grey. Their talent really shines to be able to interpret all these emotions through their voice. Even without the lyrics you can sense the heaviness and desperation of the message. Thank you for appreciating this song.
TY as always Knox! You approached this very respectfully and had so many wonderful comments on the production and lyrics. To me, this song portrays deep d3pression perfectly, without being OTT or disingenuous. I was in a very dark place when they released BE, and I felt like that album held my hand and stayed by my side as my silent and non-judgmental friend until I could see a light at the end of the tunnel. I am always grateful for their determination in raising awareness for things that matter, like m3ntal h3alth. I don’t think they have ever and will never sacrific3 their values or art for anything 💜
I’ve been listening to these guys for the longest and I love all their songs but your explanations and theories open my eyes and make me fall even more in love with them and their music. So thank you thank youuu, keep doing what ur doing.!🤍
Thank you for your positive reaction and the thoughtful analysis, as always. I'm a bit disappointed that you chose the lyric video instead of the mv which is readily available and comes with English subs. If you had the visuals you would have picked Suga right away and easily identified the hand-offs among the vocalists. The first harmonies were Jin and Jungkook, then Jimin and V. That baritone at the start is V (he wrote this song). The long instrumental interlude is used in the video to zoom on each member. This is their pandemic song, wherein they acknowledge the feelings of depression, frustration and sadness because of how covid stopped everything, feelings represented by several shades of blue and grey.
I honestly feel Blue & Grey is ahead of it’s time. I believe it will become better appreciated with time. 💜💜🙂
Can I just say I love your authenticity. I actually choked up just watching you enjoy that melodic part at the end. Keep up the insightful work!
i didn't expect you to react to blue and grey so soon🥺🥺 so i was so happy when i saw the title
actually you're the only YT channel i follow for bts reactions coz i love the way you actually pay attention to both the lyrics and production (also visual meanings if it is an mv)
and i wait every week for your bts reaction videos to drop🥺🥺
This is so crazy cause I first got introduced to your channel by a friend of mine cause of your 'Johnny P's Caddy' analysis. And as a huge BTS fan, I get to see this too 😂 cool as hell, love the diversity man.
Wow Knox. This was truly beautiful, I've listened to this song so many times but some how you managed to make me feel something else. Thank you, looking forward to more bts content. You had to see this live its truly amazing how emotional they sound live💜💜
I look forward to your BTS vids so much! Blue & Grey is from their BE album (2020) which is a journey of their feelings from dealing with the pandemic when it first hit. It also has the songs Dynamite and Dis-ease on. It’s a wonderful album and is such a journey. This one really hits me hard as someone who has suffered from very severe depression. I’m always grateful for their music. Thanks Knox. Hope you’re all good!
Knox, your reactions are so thoughtful and detailed. It's so much fun to listen to your takes on my favorite group's songs! I have a new appreciation for this particular song now, so thanks for that!
Just…wow. How amazing are you Knox! I’m always in awe of your understanding and respectfulness. I really really hope you don’t stop BTS weekly. You’re such a rare find, honestly. It feels like I’m just attending a music course 😂 Many others find ways to stop with BTS eventually but I feel like you’re enjoying the journey, and we really like you 😂💜 Maybe in the future we could have a set day like with erb (I know that’s cheeky 😆)
This is by far my favourite song by them. It just expresses how I felt for such a long time and still do.
Also I really think you would like songs like 'Spring Day' or all of their songs in album BE (Life Goes On, Fly to My Room (sung by V, Jimin, J-Hope and Suga), Stay, (sung by RM, Jungkook and Jin)).
To get to know the vocalist better I also have some recommendations.
Jin- Epiphany, Yours (solo work) Awake and Moon
Jimin- Lie, Serendipity, Filter and Promise (solo work)
V- Stigma, Singularity, Inner Child, Sweet Night, Scenery, Winter Bear (last three are solo works)
Jungkook- Begin, Euphoria, My Time, Still With You (solo work)
Vocal Line- House of Cards, The Truth Untold and Zero O'clock
For the rappers I would love for you to look more at J-Hope. Something you might like is Chicken Noodle Soup featuring Becky G, it's a trilingual song in Korean, English and Spanish.
I know it's a lot but I would love to see this being taken in your point of view with their lyrics. (It also helps me understand their songs much better with your dive in)
V wrote, composed and produced this masterpiece. It was meant for his mixtape
A beautiful song and a beautiful breakdown! Thank you Knox. You’re awesome.
Aaaannnd I cried again,as always with this song and with the help of your words... Thank you really
the Blue & Grey MTV Unplugged performance is really beautiful
no need for a reaction if you dont want to do the same song, but worth watching on your own even
This song is definitely a piece of art. We all have been through hard times and know how depression feels like and this song explains those feelings perfectly. Everytime I listen to it I just feel comforted because it's like if someone actually knows how I feel in those moments
My Patreon comment - Thanks bro. I think this song is a really good depiction of struggling with depression. BTS always write about how they’re feeling or what they’re going through in that particular time of their life. So many great lines but for me, especially the line ‘a grey rhino comes towards me’. It’s like an impending threat but he ‘stands with unfocused eyes and doesn’t feel scared’. Really hit me with how well that describes the struggles of being in an impossibly dark place. The lyrics in this song are some of their best imo. Definitely a beautiful song.
This song is a perfect example of depression. It’s a beautiful song, I love V. He is an awesome song writer and producer..
I love this song because it portrays all those feelings that are hard to describe when you struggle with depression
@@conepao yes it perfectly describes depression.
Knox Hill never misses all the meanings of the lyrics and technicality. Love this reaction.
I’m so glad I thought to check here as I wondered if there should be a new BTS by now. I never get notifis anymore 😭 This was amazing! The Grey Rhino part really hits me. You are so brilliant with interpreting their songs. Please never stop 😂👏
We would like a reaction to the whole BE , MOTS7, WINGS albums.
Damned v deep voice makes my heart warm
thank u for the reaction, "Blue and Grey" is such a masterpiece for me (also V is the one who created it)
Always love seeing you react to more BTS 🙏 just fyi the "Perhaps we really are animals of regret" is a reference to Suga's song People from his D-2 mixtape where he has a line that goes “Who said that humans are the animals of wisdom To my eyes, it’s obvious that they are the animals of regret.”
Also I recently rewatched your Hip Hop Phile reaction where BTS shout-out Epik High and you should really react to them they are the og khip-hop group ! They've been around for 20 years and just recently released a new album. Personally I really recommend Rosario featuring CL and Zico ~ anyways have a nice day 💜
Hey. Just to say he’s actually reacted from Rosario on his Patreon a few months back 😊 Think someone requested it but definitely hoping he does more Epik High on yt!
@@leej676 Oh really ? Then I'm glad he already got to know them ^^ yeah I would love more Epik High on here thanks for letting me know ~
Love your breakdowns. This is one of my fav from bts. This song can make me sad even when i am happiest. Their vocals and music is so magical that even when i don't get the lyrics i feel the emotion.
16.02.28 BTS fancafe update by RM;
Translation by © letmesuga
"Even though I’m just a dust in the universe, I don’t really like dust.
It blurs my vision,
it makes me cough,
it makes me feel timid so I hate it.
But today while I was walking and dust suddenly got into my eyes, I had a thought. Then won’t it be that the world looks like it’s a pointillism painting with all the dust of various colours
Sometimes I feel sorry towards dust, their existence wasn’t a mistake but they always got sweep and thrown around like they are a mistake. It’s unwanted and harmful even when we’re breathing.
The fate of these dust are quite sad. There isn’t a single person who sees dust as a precious thing. I don’t know if it’s possible, but what if these dust have a character..
Won’t all the dust in the world gather in one place and make a city for dust, a republic for dust?
Then, will a place without dust be clean and pleasant? I don’t know.
Besides the real dust, there’s a lot of dust floating between humans now too. Maybe we will just be huge “pile of dust” too.
I wonder what dust colour I am to the universe.
Again I spend tonight blowing away my day that’s like dust."
LINK: letmesuga.tumblr.com/post/140150838545/160228-bts-fancafe-update
one of the closest songs to my heart :') forever be grateful to taehyung for writing & producing such a soothing composition.💜
I strongly recommend to watched their BE-hind story interview, it give insight on how the process take place, their inspiration and etc. It make me appreciate the BE album more 💜
Thank you so much! This is a very special song to me as it helped me deal with a lot through the first lockdown. As always, you help me understand more to the music. I really am grateful for that, and I hope you know that most of us are just really passionate about their music and message. That’s why we are always so keen for your analysis 💜 Love your song I Need Help btw.
I love your brain! I watch a lot of reactions but you are one of the few who truly understands BTSs lyricism. Not that I would be good at it- I just listen to them talk about they meant etc and you always seem to get what they mean by listening once 😊 that’s crazy.
And I love how you described the song.
I really love your break downs. Ty for reacting to Blue and Grey, I can’t wait for more reactions😭
Emotional overload, great song and as always great reaction from Knox
Why I always watch this guy with a big ole smile ♥ on my face? Lol. Another descriptive reaction Knox, thank you👍💜 "silly Knox" hehe silly rabbit, Tricks are for kids! Hihi
Love your reactions as always, you really dig deep and go in depth with their music, talking not only about their lyrics but all the production and instruments chosen as well. Thank you so much for sharing with us and taking the time to listen!
a grey rhino is also an idiom that refers to a gradual danger that is obvious but ignored out of convenience (somewhat opposite to a black swan)
This song is so beautiful !!!
I mean, the lyrics of suga litteraly killed me😭. The voice of the vocalists, the effect on Rm voice :(
It was at the start a solo song that V made but at the end the producers decided to make it a group song and the rappers wrote their own parts.
Could you react to Streetlight by Changbin feat Bangchan of straykidq please ? It's a rap song with some vocals, the lyrics are so emotional and beautiful and same goes for the instrumental..
I wish you'll see this comment, I reaaly want you to react to streetlight.
omg first comment.. Im exciting for the reaction love u
Much love! Thank you for supporting
@@KnoxHill oh thank you so much for replying!! I couldn't believe haha
Love from Turkey ❤️
A fantastic reaction to one of the most gorgeous songs by BTS. 💙💜
This is one of my favorite songs ever from them. It is so beautiful and love the lyrics so much. I LOVE Yoongi’s part so much.
I heard that Yoongi’s lyrics where a lot darker but he had to lighten (or the company adviced him to) it up…I wonder what his original lyrics where so bad….
I love your reactions and explanations 🥰
I enjoyed this analysis Knox.
Makes me appreciate more of this beautiful, beautiful song~
You are so right... its just a beautiful piece of art so pure so fragile 💜
This is probably one of my favorite BTS songs. I especially love how they've performed it live in their PTD concerts. It's just such a beautiful and melancholy song with one of my favorite lines. "Stop saying it's okay when it's not okay." It's something that I (and I think a lot of other people) have a really hard time remembering sometimes, and this song reminds me that I'm allowed to admit that I'm not always okay.
I’m loving this 🥺 pls react to their live one as well.
Thank you for reacting to BTS. Love all your BTS reactions since then.. 💜 OT7
I’m speechless at your breakdown 😭💜👏
I love hearing your breakdowns.
Thanks so much.💜🤗
Always impressed with your breakdown of BTS tracks and bcoz of your reactions I actually had a better appreciation and understanding of their tracks.
I hope you get to one day do a collab with the rapline.
If you wanted to see a live performance of this (even more emotional) then there is the mtv unplugged one or from their recent LA concerts at sofi (just search on yt) - it adds so much and you might enjoy that personally 💜
ARMY did you catch any of the concerts?? Todays was so emotional and I’m not ready for it to be over 😭 They are such incredible performers and their ending ments were so honest and genuine. I’ll have to spend the rest of the day watching bangtan related things, starting with this reaction 😭💜
Ooooh, nice correlation from RM to Inside Out! :_)
Thanks for the reaction, Knox!
Please react to 'first love' , a solo song of Suga. It's such a beautiful song with beautiful lyrics and we can actually feel his raw emotions in that song. It's really worth reacting to.
It's beautiful song... everytime I listened this song..I feels I really feels their emotions and feelings through this song
This is one of those songs I need to listen to calm down, to feel like it's okay feeling down
This song makes me cry. I would like to recommend some of my fave bts songs. If you haven't react to them yet, please do( ◜‿◝ )♡
Mikrokosmos
Magic shop
Born Singer
Butterfly
Love Maze
Yours (by Jin)
Autumn Outside The Post Office (by Jin)
Epiphany (by Jin)
Moon (by Jin)
Lie (by Jimin)
Serendipity (by Jimin)
Filter (by Jimin)
Stigma (by V)
Euphoria (by Jungkook)
Begin (by Jungkook)
Baepsae (and the explanation)
Ddaeng
Dionysus
Crystal Snow
Film Out
Fly To My Room
Boy In Luv
Danger
NO
ON
Lost
The Truth Untold
This song is written by V 💜
I am speechless to on how you reacr and giving your own interpretation of the song, only such a very good person and good musician can justify truthfully and compliment based on your real self.
Dude this analysis would have been so helpful for my thesis I wrote about this song.... Unfortunately I had to submit it last week already
Happy birthday Yoongi!! How about a D-2 live mixtape review next week Knox?? 😉 Pretty please with good rap flows on top 💜😆
Yes pleaseeeeeee 😭💜
Man.. this song. When I first hear it I cry so hard and can’t listen to it.. is that type of melody that’s so sad that it can really affect you. I love it so much, but I still can’t hear it play from beginning to end cause I know already how sad it gets me.
Favorite line? "When it rains it's my world, I dance in top of this city"
Wow you once again proved why your videos are my fave lyrical interpretation of BTS' songs!
i will never be able to get over V's voice at 9:18 ITS SOUND SO GOOD AND ANGELIC I LOVE IT
Thank you for appreciating BTS's music. I always appreciate your insights 💜
This song is my song I will play on repeat when I’m feeling ‘blue and depressed’ it’s definitely like my second or third fav from BE.
Also: I love how you call ‘Suga’
You say sugar. It’s actually Suga but I find it hilarious and I giggle everytime you say it. ☺️