BTS - MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA Comeback Trailer Explained by a Korean
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มี.ค. 2019
- RM talks about personas and questions of identity.
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rm bro i know you watchin this - hit me up lemme know if i'm right
Hope slides in ur dm 😂
bold claim danny
Mr. DANNY.. hope Daddy Namjoon hits u up for a coffee and please tell him Hey!! From Jennifer 😎😎😎😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
The FLEX
He replies to dms sooo👀
RM: The world isn't interested in my clumsiness
Army: Am I a joke to you?
Takiyah Walker IKR?! 😂
Right
Estela Lopez Bruh... why do you keep @ing and also why do you keep saying negative toxic stuff?!
I you don’t like BTS, then leave! Why waste your time watching videos related to them?!
Smfh 🤦🏽♀️
yes namjoon we embrace all of your clumsinesssss. even if you break things, not be able to drive or cook, or be clumsy with life in general, we ARMY will still love you 🥺
@@ssummerdew " be clumsy with life in general"
ouch !
ahah :')
that one line in airplane pt. 2
"who should i live as today, Kim Namjoon or RM?"
though got me thinking that it was supposed to hint that this was the next concept of bts' comeback- but you know-
you’re a genius
Damn you🤯
And Yoongi is responding to RM in Interlude: Shadow when he is like the dark side of him “I am you”
Or maybe he just always feels that way
i think he just always questioned his identity as he said in persona's lyrics. n that line in airplane pt2 just proved that he has been troubled by such thoughts =[
9:58 "it may be one of the darkest albums of BTS yet"
Me: *listens to boy with luv*
That is exactly what I was gonna say
sAmE. I was really hyped for a darker more maturely themed album and was initially a little underwhelmed by MotS: Persona. But then I realized that that was supposed to be an upbeat album to represent their Personas. Hopefully when they release Shadow (or ego) they'll stray a bit from the happy, poppy feel that they've been embracing recently. I miss the more emotional-sounding, personal songs that remind you that the members have struggles just like all of us.
tatashii lol, I was about the make the same comment but with Dionysus
Remedyyyyyy
jeila.mp4 IKR 😂 when he said that I immediately thought about Boy With Luv.. Maybe MOS:Shadow would be dark
Why does Danny look like he's trying hard not to fanboy over RM?!
I notice that too
He is drunk hahaha thats what he said in twitter
yeah i'm just drunk, but I'm also amazed at the music
DKDKTV 😂 I can’t believe you haha. But yet I am not surprised.
Can't wait to see footage of Danny headbanging to this at Rosebowl. David, we're counting on you for the evidence!
The only thing I can think of throughout the video is that how clever Namjoon really is.
Yeah when I talk about BTS to people or try and introduce them to BTS I want to express how intelligent and creative they are with their music but I’m not even smart enough to even understand the complexity of it haha
He really is brilliant.
There is a reason why BTS is the one that manage to inspire and captivate fans around the world. RM is one of big reason why their music is really captivating.
He's a fan of books he read probably more books than I do in my whole life
@@Anny-me9ny but is it 100% their work.. don't they have a team helping with music, brainstorming what they need to do.. surely from the very beginning it couldn't have all been their idea.. yes they are talented to create sthg and build on some ideas.. but from 17 yr old to 26 yr old.. they have professionals helping them out
I hope that RM knows that there are many people who see Kim Namjoon. We love him, his clumsy/awkward side, his intelligence, his love for living things on this earth, and just in general how he decides to present himself.
so true,
But RM talked about that during Interview, Vlive, he can't underrstand why he is so clumsy
He think really it is bigg flaw of him
But we think , he is cutest
@@suntree4755 but he's evil and works hard for money
@@estelaangeles2346 what are you saying? You don't know him so you don't know why he does what he does
Estela Lopez well yeah everyone make mistake but that doesn’t mean he’s evil.
@@estelaangeles2346 in what way is he evil? And Everyone works for money.
I agree completely with your analysis. However, I also suggest looking into the types of clothing Kim Nam Joon wears while in the MV. I noticed that one was relatively normal but the rest were very specific. The robe (idk) was something he wore for BTS, the hood was clearly a rapper; those were obvious. The white clothing I took to be a blank slate while the suit was him being a citizen of Korea and being in the workforce. There is also a time where he is sitting on a pedestal while everyone looks up to him saying he is being looked up to by many. Idk, some extra stuff I noticed.
Cat Schneider JINious! 😍😍
Obviously, the Rapper side is as what he was describing because he said Namjoon is not really out here to say that he oh I can be Namjoon his Persona as a Rapper RM is what he is covering his true Namjoon's self
@Estela Lopez everyone has their personalities of Cameras we wouldn't know if he is or if hes not hes been portrayed as RM as to a lot of millions of fans so of course behavior changes according to whatever they feel like is right to them
Also to adds Namjoon's “persona” is “per-so-NA” & “na” (나) in korean is “me” so persoNA(ME). and then “who the hell am I”, he emphasizes both “ME” & “I” saying “me” in two different languages which could also mean that although “me” could have different interpretations, it’s still ME. which means that even though they are from two different languages, it still leads to its meaning which is “me” or “i.” we can compare this analogy to who we are as ourselves. although we have different “versions” of ourselves, all these versions all mean one thing which is who we are. that these different versions are just all ourselves even though we’re different.
And Joon really put he's all personalities Kim Namjoon, R.M(the idol), the Rapper.
THIS IS AN AMAZING THEORY!
Wow never thought of that NA part! I love this
I like the way you think😁
This sounds a lot like a namjoon thing to do, I wouldn’t be surprised if this theory is spot on
@@DKDKTV
Maybe modify your video a little bit to fit this theory in?
who needs psychology classes when you have BTS and DKDKTV?
Minnie Covers for real BTS is covering material from my college class rn. I follow the right groups lmaooo
These two together would be an entire semester honestly
BTS are sociologist
bts would encourage you to stay in class tho sis
before this video: *bopping to trailer happily*
after this video: *cries while bopping head feeling sad for rm*
That's exactly what I was gonna say
Exactly
I will never be quiet about how great lyricist Namjoon is.
All i know is BTS is the ONLY GROUP that have a album that connected to each other since NO MORE DREAM.
And use psychological and literature books as their preference.
Demian
Into the Magic Shop
Jung Carl
How to live
Etc..
Gwyne Chan 👍🏻
lol certainly not the whole group in the entire world. maybe the only group in idol pop.
curvytangerine For freaking 6 years? I dont think so.
@@curvytangerine in MY opinion ONLY😎
Those two dislikes are BigHit and Namjoon when they realize DKDKTV has it *all* figured out
edit: The other dislikes are the other accounts they made :")
its 3 now.. who do u think is the other one? 😅
NoOneIsBetterThan MahBiasNamjoonie they just created multiple accounts to dislike it more
@@nayuta1038 hahah sorry 😂 our different timelines never crossed my mind.. we have the same bias 😍 💜💜 borahae
@@magou_0128 😂 that may be (っ´▽`)っ
But now its 7 soooo I think Its all the members now 😂😂
"By understanding the unconscious we free ourselves from its domination."- Carl Jung
hmmmm
RM : A philosopher who Raps.
"This might be bts' darkest album yet".. Maybe.. but I think Map of Soul: Shadow version will be the darkest .
Remember we sometimes use light to play with our shadows. You never know, Persona could be the darker of the two. 👀
"map of the soul: shadow will be the darkest..." I can't help but giggle at the appropriateness of the word darkest with shadow.
This is what happens when I have worldwide handsome as my bias 💀😂😂😂😂😂.
@@Son9 please stop my mind cant comprehend anything too complex anymore theres too much theories and its only the first trailer....
I’m scared
Yup
Your interpretation of the "But, Kim Namjoon" line actually makes more sense than what most of Twitter is going off about. It fits more with how RM is like in his writing. Most ARMYs tend to forget that all he's written about for haters is that they're whatever, they'll always be there so let them stew in their own juices basically. You actually reminded me of a vlive he's done before where he actually addresses this feeling of not knowing if there's a difference or a line between Namjoon and RM. He's always ruminating in his thoughts it seems of what it is to be one's self. I feel that the line is like saying but I'm still Me. RM takes the foreground and is the one that stands upfront but, behind it all I'm still Kim Namjoon. He's accepted that this is what happened and that he shouldn't feel bad about it but embrace that this is how he's changed over the years.
I love how you explained it! And i agree with you. The twitter interpretation imo doesnt fit with this song. The theme is about persona and 'who am i' so it doesnt make sense that he would just suddenly talk about haters.
He also mentioned before that he's been so busy living life as RM that he didn't get to live as Kim Namjoon: a man who likes to sit in nature, meet friends. So he's been making a conscious effort to spend more time as Kim Namjoon.
maybe since in the previous verses he talks about how he tumbles on regret, and what makes him stand again is the "but"before his name. It could be he wanted to own something that was negatively associated to him, and turn it into something positive. Like how haters would use "but namjoon made xx mistake" he turns it into "but namjoon learned, became stronger, more educated, etc.". I wouldn't rule out both interpretations as they can complete each other.
Mogami Kyoko
Agreed! There was also a quote I saw being used by ARMYs on Twitter “once you accept your flaws, they cant be used against you anymore” ik I worded it from the Game of Thrones but it wasnt from there lol. I just dont remember it exactly but it had the same concept
qt.kawaii Yassss! Preach
I heard somewhere that the line about the 'but' that always comes before the three syllables of his name could mean the haters going "BuT kIM NamJoOn did tHis" or just generally pointing out his flaws.His 'other sides' are being brought to light either by he himself or others. Besides, the previous line said it is what keeps him going. if you look at it that way, it might be a kind of motivation to him - trying to prove the haters, or just the fact that he has flaws/a different side wrong.
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yeah it's always the " -but namjoon -" nonsense
👍
^^^
That SEXY BRAIN is slaaaaying hip hop with psychology. What's not to love?! Thank you so much for the explanation!
I can see why BTS particularly RM has a trouble differentiating himself from his persona. Its because they always try to be sincere in their music, acts, and words and even to ARMYs.
But they are not honest in interviews
I knew the lyrics were deep but they really are DEEP.
deeper than Mariana trench
This is the reason I'm proud of being an ARMY. I stan the right people. Namjoon really is an intellectual 😭
Okay so if we lay out their plan (like we think it is):
Map of the soul: Persona
Map of the soul: Ego
Map of the soul: Shadow
I can't wait anymooooreeeee 😭
Rocket League World Cup and map of the soul: amina
Games With Freja they always make 2 full albums, and the third is bringing those two together, with a couple of new songs with it. So in this case they always did 3 albums. So maybe my theory is wrong, cuz amina is also a good album name..... maybe its persona, self and amina, but we will see later this year....
Rocket League World Cup yeah but those are the four stages of the “persona” thing djkd so it’s most definitely gonna be those four
Games With Freja I hope there will be four cus that would be amazing, and I guess Amina would be the dark theme album, cus it’s the inner world, and we know bts had struggles within them, so maybe that’s what’s goin in that album. But i really can’t wait to hear, and see if we were right uwu
Omigosh-- you could be right!!!
this explanation made me more realized how genius bts and bighit are. never would i have imagined any singer could come up with this kind of concept and actually linking it to their own lives. like wow
Exactly! Only BTS can take a concept and make it way more than just that, entwining into themselves and directly effecting the direction of their lives. They never cease to surprise and impress me 😆
cause it's not a kpop concept... it's the topic of the album as many other musicians have, they don't link their own lives they write about their own lives
That’s what being an artist is though isn’t it?
@@MissMusic4Life100 exactly! Bts are true artists, not just your average idol. That's why their music resonates with people all over the world.
Oh came on namjoon is so smart with lyrics admit it.
I interpreted the line “but I’m not embarrassed this is the map of my soul” as him more accepting his persona as part of his map rather than him overinflating it as his soul!
looking more into the theory, personas aren’t necessarily bad; it’s natural to act differently in different situations and it all makes up a part of who we are. I think he initially /was/ concerned or embarrassed that he was overidentifying himself as RM, but now he’s accepted that, while it’s not all of who he is at his core, it’s still a part of him! also ties into the IDOL lyrics of “There are hundreds of me’s inside of me I’m facing a new me again today It’s all me anyway”
I agree. Though it's still a mystery how they're going with this concept...
I agree 💯
I agree!
I think your theory will be the resolution message to Bangtan's new era. I think rn, RM is acknowledging that he has a mask and is identifying its purpose, which is to speak for his supporters and be the leader we know him as, as DK said , but in the end, it will be concluded that everyone must face their shadow and accept it as part of their true identity, as you said.
"personas aren’t necessarily bad; it’s natural and makes up a part of who we are. ... 'There are hundreds of me’s inside of me / I’m facing a new me again today / It’s all me anyway'"
I completely agree with this, and it's been something I've been saying regarding the entire issue of the members' personas for a long time now. That line (“But I’m not embarrassed / This is the map of my soul”) really had an impact on me. I hope our reading turns out to be the correct one for Namjoon's sake.
I've been dealing with Major Depressive disorder and Anxiety disorders for many years which also means I've spent many years studying psychology and the mind intensely. While I think you're mostly correct, the one thing that I feel needs to be expanded on is that he talks about creating the persona himself and this persona seems to be becoming who he actually is over time, even sort of leaking into his 'ego'. And he's okay with that. He's proud of the RM persona.
I am overwhelmed. Being a medical student I love psychology......but this? I just-hats off to you Namjoon💜
Anyone else notice how his jacket says "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"? And then he is shown in all white behind a big orange curtain? Maybe he's showing RM in front of the curtain and his true self, Namjoon, behind the curtain. That's why behind the curtain, he is separate from his persona, which is the bigger, CGI RM.
I was just saying this the other day about PD Bang. The man behind the curtain. It’s from the Wizard of Oz.
right and him being in all white is symbolic
I thought the robe represented something religious related bc of the way it looks and all the bible references joonie made
I saw that and whoosh the ideas just keep coming in
Just my understanding:
Persona - how the rest of the world sees us
Ego - who we think we are
Shadow - what we don’t know or acknowledge about ourselves
Self - who we really are i.e. all of the above
I am so looking forward to this era!
On point
My understanding :
Persona - What we make ourselves into(The mask that we create to fit the world's standards) for the world to see
Ego - How we want to be (how we desire to be)
Shadow - What we took away from our persona and the things that we hide from the world (because it doesn't fit the standards)
Self - Idk really maybe all the above ?!!
Just how I see it
@@Im_Zed That is literally what the person said up above and you just put it in different words.
@@pxmpkxn6163 Really ?? cause I understood it differently or maybe I put too much thought into it OR I just suck at English lmao (cause It's my 3 language)
@@safiyaaa Thank you 😊
Rm is a master of playing words in Korean. Speechless! persNA, genius!
He is genius
Namjoon’s clumsiness is one of the things I love about him I’m sure more Army feels the same way
Can’t wait for Danny and David to explain the whole album later on. BTS songs are just deep af. Great start on explaining the comeback trailer Dan. Kudos! 🤗💕
And theories too.
Isn't the "but Namjoon" the card that haters used to pull to cover up the mistakes of their faves? Or like how you said is it really like "but I'm Kim Namjoon I can do it?"
After you explained I feel like both the ways
I think he mentioned in the live chat he didn’t agree with the twitter translations but we all have our own interpretations!
I did read that interpretation, but for me that felt a little out of place considering the themes of this song
The latter seems more believable, and I'd also like to think that the boys are too busy focusing on their own inner selves this time around to even care if they have any haters, let alone what said haters might say.
I think by "But" Namjoon mean the "But" which we as a human often use when we tryna discreet something or doesn't wanna accept someone's opinion but just goes with the flow because we don't wanna sound rude or don't want people to think that we are objecting their opinions or anything.
I think this "But" has a lot to do more than just "But Namjoon" meme.
Just my opinion. ✌️
Namjoon is the king of wordplay he probably meant it both way. A word that the haters pull became him strength, he owned it and reclaimed it :)
Highlights:
- carl jung's theories and
- consciousness
- persona - masked character. Borrowed personality in certain situations. It can take over you whole self. Not the totality of the being.
- ego. Character belives who he should be and ofc bot the true self.
- shadow. Sum of traits pushed back deep away from the awareness into the unconciousness due to bad things. Characteristics that can't be seen. Rectriction of the persona to the shadow.
- "who am i" . Confuse with who he really is. Journey of true consciousness and unconciousness to reach the true self.
- hesitation is a shadow.
- "but" in front of nam joon -- keeps him going on.
- noones wants to see the real NAMJOON.
- overly identifying himself and denying his true self.
- acknowledge and face the shadows.
- darkest album.
Thank you DKDKTV. 😍😍😍
Do you think rm is talking about his sexuality?? I mean he can be bi. Because there is a lot of theories talking about their coming out. Idk I am just asking 😅
Niknik CB Wow you just highlighted the whole thing.. Thank you 💜💜
Maleka Parvin I don’t think that’s so.. Maybe after their military service.. That community is not fully accepted or supported in Korea..
@@wasifahnaf9257 it's not about the sexuality but it is about his self . Mostly an ambivert thing . But if you watch their old videos from rookie days till now you can that he is a pervert and bts members even regarded him as the most romantic member in the group . So I don't think that he is bi after all it is his personal life we are no one to interfere on it
This gave me chills, as a non Korean ARMY I feel like I’m missing so much of the meaning of their songs and videos like this open my eyes as to how deep their lyrics really are. RM is out of this world.
"Persona/Who the hell am I?/I just wanna go/I just wanna fly/I just wanna give you all the voices till I die/I just wanna give you all the shoulders when you cry"
"Persona" isn't just a catchy hook here. It's who he's addressing. He is ready to "speak himself".
Is RM talking about giving himself (or others?) all the shoulders and voices of all of his personas? Or wanting to support his personas. These lines stump me a bit.
@@charzine66 I think he's saying that him exploring and accepting all his various personas is not just for his own benefit, but to comfort and encourage others' self-exploration and acceptance as well.
@@berha3293
Couldn't have said i any better.
Persona ties in so well with Fake Love. If you think of Fake Love from the shadow's perspective, its actually an apology from BTS to the ARMY, because the ARMY have fallen in love with the persona of BTS. This love is then a "fake love." 🤯 (I've been thinking about this interpretation of Fake Love for a while. But I always thought I was wrong since I never saw anyone talk about it. Persona ties it all together though... at least in my head).
Edit: Just to clarify some confusions I saw in the comments below: I meant that, through Fake Love, BTS is apologizing to the fans because they had to put out this persona when they started, which the fans have fallen in love with. Since the fans have fallen in love with this exterior mask, and not their truest selves, it is a type of "fake love." I hope that clarifies some things.
You never walk alone! Hehe I thought exactly the same as you!
wow!!!!
Dang😱😱😱😱😱😱❤️❤️❤️
I KNOW RIGHT!!!! SAME!!! I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS TOO!!!
I have also thought that about Fake Love.
After watching your guys’ video about Ddaeng and learning that he used like 7 different meanings of the same word in his first verse, I’m not even surprised that this song has a deeper and more intellectual meaning. He is brilliant 💜
This is why I love bts They're not afraid to show their flaws and acknowledge them and namjoon is one beautiful mind that keeps astonishing me with the way he thinks 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Hey Danny, I appreciate the explanation. Although I don’t think you understood what Jung explained about the “Persona”. He didn’t portray it as a negative or fake thing. A better way to explain it would be as the “roles” we take on daily. For example, your Persona is not the same when you are with your kid as when you are with your coworkers.
Dr. Murray explained:
“It’s an interface between you and others”
“We have different personas, doesn’t make us different people”
“It’s natural, we do it instictually”
“In a sense we’re all of these... we aren’t simple, not only who we think we are or who we know we are... we have a conscious and an unconscious part”
Other than that, great video
Well this is true I suppose but in some cases (as in that of my own self) our personas can have a negative impact on our whole being. We can get lost in our personas or overwhelmed and have too many to keep up with and become a slaved to them. I’m just recovering from a very harmful situation my persona got me into and now I’m realizing I never let my true self out anymore. I almost lost my self. Now I’m in recovery and stripping away the personas to find me. So for some it can be very complicated and very negative if we don’t have a strong sense of self (or who we really are) and especially if we have self hate.
Temple Rose
I understand, I’m not talking about personal interpretation. Just that he misunderstood what Jung said about the “Persona”.
If he’s going to say: “Jung said:...”it should be what he said. The other things are personal interpretations. What I wrote there in quotes are comments from Dr. Murray who wrote the book on Jung.
I’m not saying you don’t feel the way you’re feeling, but that it’s not what Jung said about the Persona
It's kind of like code switching
you are right that they are all me but is it ok to hide your true self ( even if it's for the good) in front of others. u know like why are we hiding our true selves ? why do we have different persona's?For the sake of others even if u didn't want to.How can we call this a positive trait( although though it comes out naturally😂,and I question it Everytime) I think removing the bad habits is important than hiding it.We can't let PERSONA to take over our SELF (which is very hard to achieve in this world) Like Namjoon said yesterday was he with all his flaws , now is also him and in future will be him embracing himself with all his flaws and good's while try to improve himself more. all in all trying to be true to yourself is important (cause deep down we know all our good and bad things)but we are fooling ourselves which seems natural but it hurts when you think about it. so to not get hurt it is important to embrace ourself while improving . sorry it's pretty long (I couldn't control my😂) +for grammatical mistakes too😅
hairsby me
Again, these are Jung’s words not mine. There’s many Personas and all are part of the being. None of them is “fake”. If you want to solely understand what Jung says about the “Persona” in “Map of The Soul” you have to get the concept of a fake mask out of your head because that’s not how he describes it at all. Maybe BTS comes through with their own personal take on it. But I just keep repeating Jung’s words.
Being different with your child than with your coworkers is not a “bad habit” and it’s not “being fake”. It’s natural and both of those personas is you.
But I’m getting tired of explaining. Just read the book and see for yourslef what Jung said.
The fake RM is much bigger than namjoon this may because “RM” was able to grown whilst “namjoon” was repressed so it didn’t get to grow. (This is my theory because this is similar to the book Dr Jekyll and Hyde)
there is no fake RM, they all piece, part of him
Kim Namjoon is Leader, rapper singer, producer, songwriter etc. all of these are true
part of him, He accepted it
SunTree by the fake rm I mean the big computer graphic rm in the video, not that rm is fake part of him.
@@sy166 then people should call bts their real names because bts gets sad when people call them their stage names
I think PERSONA will actually be as upbeat as this song because they will show us the personas that they have created so far, or as you put it "their stage titles"
the next album might be "Ego" and talking about "what they would like to be"
and then "Shadow" will be the darkest one, which might show their insecurities and how they tackle them
overall i cant wait!!
or mots7 that just came out yesterday has all three songs on there
Joon show us the three versions of himself in this video. We got Kim Namjoon (the true self), RM (the idol) and the leader (the image he represents to people as an influencer, very like the UN style he showed us).
Love your videos. With love, from Venezuela
Namjoon true self likes money more and kpop it's just buisness
@@estelaangeles2346 ? we're not even talking about money and tbh thats not important here
@Estela Lopez lmao stop commenting with 2 accounts you made, ur looking so bothered and hypocrite. You don't even know damn well about bts artistic value lol your knowledge about bts is smaller as your brain that it's irrelevant.
Seeing artists tackle such a dark and ignored part of human psychology makes me really happy. I think this could go a really long way to helping people understand themselves and the people around them. Not many artists are willing to forgo catchy simple songs and dig deep into such a painful topic. I have a felling that this whole process will be painful for them but they are doing it anyways
I remember jimin said on 2018 that there afraid to go higher and there was a tweet that jin said that people don't know BTS and RM said that the members act different on camera
I do think this album will be darker, but not maybe in the way that Tear was or many may think. I believe we may be getting back to their roots, back to the time that they created their personas. We may have songs like this that are expressing a struggle, but doing it through the guise of the persona or multiple personas of the members. We may have hyper sexual, hyper cute, overly excited, extremely romantic songs on here because they are superficial characters masking that shadow. I think Shadow will be the most obviously dark of the trilogy because there we are going to confront what's underneath. The Personas are beautiful. The Shadow is the painful, hidden unconscious.
@AVDisco
I was thinking something similar as your thoughts. 👍
@@crisc1107 I was thinking if shadow was the next album, I have a feeling the comeback will be yoongi this time. he'll probably say that he can come up with a dark song for the comeback. He said that about seesaw, he chose that while hobi and rm chose a up beat more happy vibe song
I get what you mean by their roots. I feel like they eluded to it with the image of the school-like building in the beginning of the MV, which is reminiscent of some images and buildings from their earlier songs.
I feel like in shadow they're gonna swear
You summed up my thoughts too
WOW thank you so much for the explanation.... BTS is the only group that wrote such a deep meaningful song, eventho I am my 50, and starting to learn all this thing thru BTS song and lyrics.... well done BTS!
This is bighit idea and not bts idea
@Estela Lopez stop being ignorant, you don't even know bts, neither a fan.
Salty af, you have to create another account and comment on the same comment lol.
Imagine how powerful BTS is... making us study for the comeback like it's the midterms
Your prediction about it being a dark album has got me more hyped than I’d like to admit.
Crash course in psychology brought to you by DKDKTV
Two years in honor level psychology and a philosophy course, and I never thought to explain my favorite books the way BTS has. That's clever!!
Also I love when idols shatter the persona, i.e. IU
Bryn James when did iu?
Bryn James IU??
@@yeaxjustsmile20 in her album 23 she talks about her identity crisis growing up :)
@@baconleftovers6961 it's IU's Netflix series film "PERSONA"
OHHHH, and also, RM stands for "real me" trying to convince everyone and himself that rm is the real namjoon (people think it stands for rap mon but it doesnt)
Rei Yuki OMG that's such a good theory! You go!
HappyPlayce at first I thought it meant “I’m not rap monster any more, this is the real me” but then I saw this theory and remembered that and I was thinking that it all make sense no (you know that feeling you get when you realise something that makes so much sense)
You explained this better that my personality psychology lecturer😭😭♥️♥️♥️♥️
Lol should I take AP psychology?
@@ashlijade5041 you need to think beyond bts if you want to pursue this XD i mean think about your passion and your willingness. Are u willing to spend endless hours on theories,and not much physical contacts? But it sure held some interesting part lol
Star Light I don’t have a life so why not go for it🤷🏽♀️😂😂
About the album not being as upbeat as the intro part-
It's almost as if the intro is the 'persona' of the potentially darker album :o
Tatanninininie so then the outro must be really dark
BTSception!!
I saw people on twitter talking about the possibility of the pink album cover being a persona too. What if the actual case is something completely dark and somber? Lol
Laylerx The pink cover I think is just for april fools because I think the intro is way too dark and hype for a pink cover🤷🏼♀️
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the wings album made me read Demian by Hermann Hesse and I absolutely loved that book, it became a part of me in a sense, and I've been searching for something to clench my thirst for self-exploration ever since. glad to see BTS pushing another great book my way
Everytime I say Persona, I'm still expecting a giant monstrous creature appear to help me battle my shadows
I imagine Danny being the happiest he could ever be while filming this. RM, genius, giving him GOOD CONTENT to talk about, so rare in the world of music. Nobody’s doing it like BTS! This is Grammy worthy! Whether it’ll be recognized or not, just by the comeback trailer you know it’s a fucking masterpiece!
Patreon, here I come! You guys deserve all the support in the world for supporting and acknowledging BTS deeply like that!
The “true me” concept of this song might be connected to the reason why he changed his stage name. When he was asked during their interview with Entertainment Tonight (Nov. 16, 2017) on what does ‘RM’ means to him right now, he said “... Real Me or something”.
In my understanding, RM/BTS, as they go through the journey of knowing themselves more, might want us to recognize that there are other sides which are also a part of them. Sides that may or may not conform with their persona as idols... but are still a part of them.
They also changed the “English” name for BTS from Bulletproof Boy-scouts to “Beyond the Scene”. I think “Real Me” and “Beyond the Scene” and their desire to change their public persona individually and as a group will play out in this album. I’m so excited!!!
I respect namjoon so freaking much i will literally write a 10 page essay just for him
I feel like at the end of the song, RM accepted himself the way he is as he realized that RM is a part of Namjoon.
But the reason why bts and other kpop groups are still together is because of debt .Bighit is using bts like puppets and the bangtan bomb episodes , bts run and bon voyage are scripted and this maybe the reason why bts says they don't know why people like them
This is why I feel so glad to have found BTS in my life . Their lyrics, music carry so deep meaning & powerful messages 😊😊 that one need in their real life .
Glad to be part of ARMY family & thanks DkDktv for explaining this 💜
I love all their albums. I love how deep the lyrics are. The lyrics, the songs are deep. I have deep ass feelings that I never want to tell but their songs tell me. Tell how I am, my feelings. I always want to tell my bully how I feel, how many pain I have but I can't, they don't understand how it feels but BTS lyrics, songs understands. They made me cry, happy,laugh, emotional. They are deep lyrics. They literally touched my heart that no one can ever do that. They stopped me from killing myself, hurting myself. That's why my heart is with them. I can't thank enough for them, they are my true heroes.
Love yourself, love myself, Map Of The Soul: Persona
I Purple You All💜💜
send me the address of your bully, I'll actually fight them for you. I'm so glad that BTS has been able to help you through what you're going through and I hope you know that there's a shit ton of people in this world who love you 💜
Hmm. I think he also KNOWS about how kpoppies say "BUT NAMJOON..."(did this or that year two thousand years ago) whenever their faves fuck up just to justify their fave's actions.
It happens every time and Armys are sick of this.
Marlee I don’t understaaaand
AllyCat what did Namjoon do
Marlee I’m still confused with that But Namjoon-
@@bangtanwings4854 A lot of people go back to the times he and bts made mistakes in the past, and bring it back to hunt them, especially when another idol fucks up... You'll see stuff like "But Namjoon/BTS did this/that too"
@@graciousosamuede3527 Yeah, i understand now. I’ve seen people do that and it’s honestly so sad and infuriating.
But I like the real Kim Namjoon for who he is
1 like = your love for Namjoon
ARMYs where you at? 💜
I'm right here🙋♀️
We right here uwu
Me before watching dkdktv: stream Persona to 30M before the next comeback
Me after watching dkdktv: RM persona deserves 100M
What I love about BTS is their translated lyrics are deep even before the hangul explanation & after the explanation it just gets deeper. 👌
"The world doesn't want to see my clumsiness"
*Several complations of Namjoon being clumsy and breaking stuff with millions of views:* Are we a joke to you?
I am a psychologist ARMY and I love this explainer video! I learned quite a bit and felt you did a fantastic job. I disagree with one thing. You say the overidentification with RM is the Map of Kim Namjoon's Soul. I think that the whole song itself is the Map. By describing and naming his RM persona thereby differentiating it from other parts of his true self, he begins to draw the Map of His Soul. He is mapping all the parts, breaking down the identifcation and opening up the chance to see and explore the Map itself. By putting RM and Kim Namjoon on the Map, he shows that he knows that neither of these is his whole soul.
Thank you for all your research and insight! For me, it’s how Namjoon perceives the different versions he sees himself- the idol, the leader, the rapper, and his real self: Kim Namjoon. Having to put on so many masks when people are expecting so much of you, it’d make sense if he started questioning his identity, who he really is and who he stands for- just like in Do You, his earlier song.
I’m so excited for Persona and to see what direction BTS is going with this album!!
I'm totally going to read jung's map of the soul. Thanks for the video ! I agree with you I think this album will be pretty dark I also think that "persona" won't be the only track bringing back an old song (skool luv affair intro). I think other songs will also be remakes or references to previous tracks: in the journey of knowing themselves bts will "rewrite" their own songs/history.
I just realized something...🤔🤔
Love Yourself ---> Find Yourself
I am Jungshook🤭
Genius #RMBTS #NamjoonBTS !!!
Can hardly wait to see what is inside of the upcoming Album #MAPOfTheSoul... and, no matter what people think about you all #BTS... to me, whoever you are seven.. you have helped me enjoy my life every each day become Brighter & Beautiful. To accept myself.. so, stay be who you are. Because I Love You Seven #JinBts #YoongieSUGABts #RMBts #JHopeBts #TaehyungVBts #JiminBts #JungkookBts
''They haven't been hiding the connections''
*shows pictures of tiny drawing on blackboard in background of 1 second shot*
ARMY theorists: 😑🙄
Thank you so much, now i like the song even more, Namjoon is a genius.
We all have personas and egos and we all hide behind them ... RM is letting you know that bts are the same as everyone else and that they are young, growing and learning ... trying to figure things out! Life is tough for all, just in different ways! We're all on separate journeys ... good thing about nj is that he's a fast learner, wise beyond his years and he stays grounded! He just wants ya'll to know you ain't alone in all this
Rm never fails to impress me with his word play and inteligent brain.
After I watch this I tought something "RM IS A BEST LEADER IN THE WORLD"
OKE BYE
I actually read about Carl Jung when I was in college years ago about the map of the soul". This is some deep stuff,and for RM to tackle this, its definitely amazing.
i wish i had found BTS sooner. i wish i had found this channel sooner. but maybe i wasn't ready? ARMY is so right when they (we?) say "BTS will find you when you need them most."
This breakdown really helps me understand myself better, during the identity crisis I'm going through right now. Of course BTS as the artists hold credit, but you all, explaining it all so well, analyzing it and helping foreigners and not as intellectual people (me) understand.. Yeah. You make BTS's music, their message, their intention accessible. Thank you for that. Truly.
When I read the lyrics I really liked them because I liked how unfiltered and real they were and now I’m convinced bighit and rm are literal geniuses
When he says that this album won't be as beautiful as other album I'm starting to get goosebumps what if it's true what if fake love and Danger wasn't really the darkest era?
I didn't understand, please reply is this album is gonna be dark one ? From the comeback trailer i cant see that
@@nafeaamri1572 this is bh. Remember they always trick us.
In conclusion: we’re fxcked 🤡
Nafea Amri just take this in your mind. The colour pink might show joy and all but did you look at all what it mean? We don't know maybe it's masking the true colour. The true emotion like how persona does to a person.
And if my conclusion doesn't make any sense then I'm sorry. It's just a way I'm thinking about it.
Well,I consider WINGS far darker than both Tear and Dark & Wild though....
Rm is gonna slide into Danny's dm soon
When I first heard him say, "Who the hell am I?"
I was like: "KIM NAMJOON! RM! OUR DAD!!"
I hope more "reactors" can also give explanations like this when they are reacting to a song. Because songs like this deserves more than comments on visual alone. RM is a genius in making songs and just praising the visual is a huuuuuge understatement.
DAMN! I waiting for you guys to uploading this video since days ago, and finally you here!!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much for always provide such a nice content and section like this in your channels! Borahae :D
보라해~
Hey guys👋🏾
Thank you for covering this. I actually saw the trailer straight after reading their interview with entertainment weekly mag where Namjoon and Yoongi’s discussed mental health and was very intrigued. It still amazes me how they’ve come so far in setting a new standard for what’s ‘acceptable’ to talk about in K music industry. I’ve read Jung’s books before so I’m very excited to see how they use his theories in their self-discovery journey. I’ll be waiting to see your take on it too. Piece ✌🏾🇵🇹
Rewatching all of the explanation videos. Obsessed with them! I like how some elements can be open to interpretation.
GENIUS is injected into every song and mv. They are consecutive masterpieces.
It's so carefully crafted with intricate details.
That's why BTS are and will always be the greatest! 💜
Will there be any more explanation videos in the future like say for RM's new album that's being released on 24th May? RPWP
I’m so appreciative of the quality of these lyrics, Namjoon always puts in the effort to create such raw and truthful lyrics. I’m glad I could better understand them thanks to DKDKTV
Whenever I feel like I mostly understood the lyrics, but then I watch your video and feel so unintelligent mpfh. Glad to have your channel for the explanations :)
I actually think he misunderstood the end of the song this time by thinking that Namjoon's RM persona has overtaken him. The comments at the top explained it better by saying that personas are not necessarily always a bad thing and it's more of Namjoon coming to accept that part of him. Still, these videos are very helpful for the most part.
@@p.a.681 Yeah, not saying I always agree with every detail of their explanations, but just in general there are really helpful and make me almost always realize that there are meanings in the lyrics I probably haven´t caught up with. :)
actually i feel like this album will be hip hop based and upbeat like how their old albums were, showing their persona state and will gradually develop along with the next two series in the era. wWhen they first debuted they had on a persona that they were the hard core rebellious teens and i feel like they will do the same theme in this upcoming album to showcase a persona.
I'm 51 and I still do not have all the answers or know know who the hell I am. Listening to and understanding the lyrics of Persona sets you on a very thought provoking journey into your own sense of self. Namjoon's words incite you to look at yourself introspectively along with him. Danny, your analysis was both concise and interesting and makes me wish I could reach out and tell Kim Namjoon that Armies are as curious, fascinated, inspired and in love with the glimpses of his true self as we are with his public RM persona!
I studied clinical psychology and I’m telling you RM is genius
The first time I heard the song, I could relate with the lyrics. I am not an “RM” by any means, but how I project myself sometimes feels like it is more me, than the other parts of me. Fuelling it is also how I perceive others to perceive me. I think for the members of BTS, this is amplified. When do they get to be just themselves? When are they not on “stage”? After all, the whole world has become their stage. Everything is scrutinized and judged by everyone. With cameras recording their image every where they turn. It is like living in a glass bubble. I think that your interpretation is likely very close to what RM is trying to express. This was definitely a great teaser and I am looking forward to it. Thanks for your input!
exactly! i think any celebrity must have these problems amplified. the persona, the ego, and the shadow even more deeply hidden. and i think this is why namjoon has been so open about his identity struggles. imagine getting such positive reinforcement and so much attention from your celebrity/stage persona and going back home to your regular self. i feel there's a natural dissociation that could happen.. it's interesting and a bit sad. ive always molded myself in accordance with my audience and behaved differently in front of different people and struggled with that a lot, thinking i have no concrete personality at all and i should fix that. when i came to realize that it is all me, i started becoming more comfortable with it. i wonder how taxing it must be for the bts members.
I'd love video explaining Ma City, the Satoori Rap video was really helpful.
#IlsanDeservesBetter
They explained satoori rap already, David did it
2:52 the peeing on camera was an interesting analogy hahaha
BTS is making me think of my own persona, shadows and ego, they really are making me think of who I am and whom I want to be, making me think about myself in a deeper way too. Stanning BTS is the best decision I've had. 💜
WE STAN INTELLECTUALS IN THIS HOUSE
Things like this are why I love being an ARMY!
Also, the lyrics and concepts are so brilliant every time, I am in love with Namjoon's mind. I legit just want to have an intellectual conversation on philosophical concepts with him someday.
i feel each of these three songs really encapsulate how they (namjoon/yoongi/hoseok) are as a person. namjoon stays in this persona rm at most/all times, hoseok follows his ego and trusts in his way, while yoongi has always faced/been aware of his shadow.
The *entire* Love Yourself concept is undermined if you believe your Personas/masks are fake. They are parts of our Selves - some are more negative/flawed than others, but we should love them as much as any part of us. Personas are part of our souls, so how can we love ourselves without validating the personas, too?
I dont think you know this but bts doesn't want trophies because the reason why bts and other kpop groups are still together is because of debt also bighit is using bts like puppets
@@estelaangeles2346 I think you just put this here randomly and were probably just spamming it everywhere, but BigHit did not put BTS in debt for their training like some other bad labels do. I'm sure you heard that when BigHit went public this Fall they BTS was given millions of dollars of shares and are now all part owners.
I have no idea what you mean by not wanting trophies...
@@estelaangeles2346 hahaha, stop infantilizing grown ass men, you weirdo