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If you are going to do the album (I really hope so) then can I recommend going in order, as that is how Namjoon specified it should be listened. Also please be wary of current translations. They will be rushed and inaccurate. I’m sure we can send you decent ones if you don’t mind. The first song is called Yun (he’s an artist long gone whose work and words inspired RM) and it features the incomparable Eirykah Badu.
Namjoon doesnt want to be a firework, they go up among the stars and dissappear and burn. He wants to be on the ground, he wants to know who he is and where he is. Hence flower work. They spread and continue like fields.
"namjoon's music is for the burnt out eldest daughters. for the old souls. for the people who've felt stuck in a lifecycle for a long time. for the unpaid therapist friend of the circle. for someone who has a lot of unresolved childhood trauma. for someone with high ambitions."
Im 16 years old and i dont know what to do with my life… I feel like time has stopped and im just doing the same things everyday. I used to have a dream but now i lost all my motivation to reach my dreams. I dont have friends either, but i know someone has a worse life so im not complaining…
@@Elenea__21 hey, seeing you say that you feel that time stopped and that youre just doing the same things everyday, again and again, i really relate to that on a very deep level. im 15, and sometimes i feel the exact same things too. what i sometimes do that helps me is to just try add something different to my day each time, whther it be a 1hour of bts content/music/anything bts that i have set aside for myself, or just playing some card/board games with my parents/any relatives close to you. one thing i absolutely love is to just keep my days unplanned. adults often say you have to plan things and have a schedule so that you know if youre on track or not. theyre absolutely right, you need a schedule so you dont do stuff last minute. but on the weekends, or just a day you can afford to just not do any school work, just keep it unplanned. do anything you feel like doing. for me it would be binge watching bts content for the whole day lmao. or it could be sleeping in, going to a mall and eating good food, anything! about not having motivation to reach your dream, firstly, im so glad that you actually have a dream. i myself dont have a dream, and i dont have anything that i want to be, because i just honestly dont know. theres honestly not much that makes my heart pound other than bts (lol). at first, i was really sad about not having anyt that i wanted in life, a goal, or just anyt. everyone around me had something to look forward to, like being a doctor when they grow up, while me, nothing. but after discovering the bts song "paradise", i learnt to take things slow. i learnt that its okay to not have a dream, its okay to not want to go to that destination straight away even if you have a goal. maybe you could take things slow too. youre only 16, you have a long long way to get to deciding your future! its okay to have no motivation to reach your dream. give it time. someday, your motivation will come, or you might even discover another dream. take it slow. for now, admire the good things in your life. focus on the every little thing that is different in your everydays. hope this helps you, and i hope that you know that there is someone out here who undersands what you are going through ❤ you are not alone!
@@its_always_the_7 Thanks for the advice! Your reply actually made me happy which is a rare thing nowadays for me! I wish the best for you and i hope you will have a beautiful life! 🖤
The voice is Youjeen - she’s the singer of Cherry Filter, a Korean rock band who have been around since the 90s. Legends in the game. Her vocals are insane 🔥
Also there are many ryhme in his korean lyric. For example, "When all this fame turned into shackles", 'fame' and 'shackles' have almost same sound in Korean. Another example, "My start was poetry", "Start" is pronounced "Si-Jak", and "Poetry(poem)" is pronounced "Si" in Korean, so "Si-jak' starts with "Si"(poem). His wordplay and double meaning are more impressive and more poetic if you can read the lyric in Korean😊😊
No-one breaks songs down like you. Enjoyed this so much. I've sat with this song a while and as much as I actually feel quite sad thinking about the struggles or regrets Namjoon might have, I know and I hope the world can see that he is an artist with such a pure passion and drive for the creative arts. He will have his legacy. Thank you Knox. You really will have a field day with this album, it's a musician’s dream
@@wends1122 I don’t agree at all. He really makes the effort to try and understand the lyrics and interpret them in his own way, and he was pretty accurate with a lot of it. He got the general gist of what Namjoon is trying to say, I don’t expect him to perfectly analyse it but I appreciate that he goes in professionally and takes it seriously. But ofc everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
@@AbyssEnthusiast Yes exactly…BTS’ lyrics have always been subject to interpretation and that’s a beautiful thing 💜 It’s not about watching reactions to see who “figured it out” for me, but hearing other takes on the songs and what people took from it. Knox has a musician’s ear and is one of few who really deep dives into lyrics 😊
As opposed to a firework, the flowerwork creates an explosion of colors and beauty while firmly planted on the ground. This image is unique and wonderful, very descriptive of RM and his music. 💙 Thank you Knox, I was waiting for your reaction and wasn't disappointed.
@@cohe8098 i just heard Awkward Angle reaction and loved what one guy said and the way he put it, something like: when RM says he thought he'd applaud and smile after afterwards, he means after his career he could be satisfied and say, ok here's what i accomplished
I’ve watched a load of Wildflower reactions. Yours has been the most accurate interpretation for me by far. I also like how Joonie separates his two personas. RM on the stage, and Kim Namjoon in nature. He’s grown so much as a person and an artist. I’ve loved watching his journey and I hope his poetic soul finds happiness.
Some of the things you said about RM like his poetic soul, the looking back and the overthinking…wow. Artists really get other artists, especially when they’re genuine. This was a wonderful reaction and I loved the way you interpreted his lyrics. Gave me more to think about. Appreciate you Knox 💜
RM to Jimin back in 2014, while they were watching fireworks show: "Life is just like fireworks, we foresee our own possibilities. But it shines for a short moment and disappears, just like those fireworks."
I love how you get what he's trying to say so accurately 😭 because of how deep, symbolic and poetic his words are i feel like sometimes people don't fully get what he's trying to say. I do also feel like to understand rm's words, you have to have this certain deeper mindset. I listened to wild flower so many times and i didn't cry after the first listen, i cried after 5th one. Cause the thing is, not every part of this song is sad, but it's also not comforting, it's in between. If he wanted to he could write a song so raw and deep that we wouldn't be able to get of the floor from falling off our chairs after crying. But he conweyed his emotions in a subtle way, making it more reletable to everyone. I always got a feeling that namjoon doesn't like to potray himself as someone who should be pitied, even if he has been treated like shit, he would stay humble. It kinda breaks my heart, that he is still so insecure about his or bts's achievements. I wish he knew how many people are still alive thanks to his words or actions, how many people are happy because of him and his work.
And when RM says “please take my desire away from me” those two lines end with “ha so suh(하소서)” which in korean you would use when you’re not talking to another equal entity but to a higher being, like a god entity when you’re making a petition or a prayer request. So this made me wonder whether RM realizes his struggle can no longer be solved by himself or other people but by a higher power.
He doesn't want to be a firework in the sky and then disappear, he wants to be rooted to the ground, he wants to love and breathe..so it's flowerwork (of course the korean explanation has a lot more story to tell but the he thought about international fans too so it's easy for us to understand). RM is deserves the title of "the philosopher who raps", he does justice to rhythm and poetry. The female voice is of youjeen, she's a member of a South Korean rock band Cherry Filter, they are big in SK.
I watched twice and I can’t get enough! Thank you Knox for such an insightful and educated take. Really glad you dive into BTS the way you do because it feels like so many block off their minds to them out of ignorance and misinformation. We as fans, are always frustrated with their treatment and success being downplayed as overrated or a fad…imagine how they must feel. It’s almost like being caught between a rock and a hard place. They don’t want or need to be on top all the time, but as ARMY who love their artistry and want to help them have the freedom to break from the Kpop industry confinements, we support very hard. And that ultimately puts them on top sometimes - and when that happens we have corporations like YT, Spotify, Billboard etc doing their damndest to sabotage that. And that makes us fight more lol. Because think of artists like yourself, you deserve your time. But this industry is built to suppress that for whoever is paying their way up. Anyway off on a tangent. Just trying to put myself in Joon’s mind. He’s had a lot of his shoulders for years. I hope this album and time helps relieve the pressure.
This entire album is extraordinary. It's a masterpiece. He impresses me more with every project. RM is a genius, a poet, an artist, and a deeply thoughtful human being.
Great reaction, Nox. At the start of the year, Wild Flower was my first choice. Then i saw your reaction vid there, and i am glad i watched it again. RM"s songs are wonderous with layers of meanings and fruit for the mind. Inspiring. He really deserved a granny for the video and the song. He did it all while singing mostly in Korean. RM is not trying to satisfy the US market with this album. Instead, it was more attention to the fact that he is Korean connecting with his culture and ancestors, heeding their wisdom while forming his own through many experiences. At the end of this, RM is a normal human, a poet, in the eye of an incredible global wave. He does not want to forget what it is like to be human or treated as one. That's our leader. 😊💜
All this fireworks on the MV are real ; there were two teams for this, one for the bigining fireworks and other for the traditional (orange) fireworks. Amazing job.
"They are singing firework because the point of the song is that Namjoon didn't know he would soar this high and he started losing himself. He doesn't want to be a "firework" because fireworks shoot up to the sky and among the stars but burn. He wants to be on the ground like a field of flowers and know where he can always be. That's why in the last sing he is the field and smiling."
Powerful Rapper with that powerful with a rasp and when he sings you hear his smooth dark vocals like Swizz smooth dark Chocolate. Mmmmmm Always adored his voice.
You are so good at these, you analyse lyrics perfectly. I loved the way you explained this, I'm still picking out more metaphors and meanings on every listen. The beauty of RM's poetry! Please react to the whole of his album, it's stunning.
Dude, I love your deconstruction of this track/video.....its a real emotional story of his struggle with fame and how he's trying to deal with it, come to terms with it. You have a great way of connecting the lyrics and exploring/explaining the symbolism....he's a truly talented guy.
RM recently talked about it in interviews, how when he was a kid he wanted to be a poet and eventually decided that rap (Rhythm and Poetry) would let him combine his love of music with his love of poetry. Also, I'm sure others have said this, but "Wild Flower" was RM's idea to make the Korean sound nice in English; the Korean title is "Flowerwork," because he replaced the first syllable in "firework" with the first syllable for "flower." just wanted to let you know that I absolutely adore your reactions, you're always so thoughtful and insightful and always hit the nail on the head every time. I hope you do get a chance to listen to all of Indigo, all the tracks are as well-crafted as Wild Flower, and I especially hope you react to the newest MV for the track RM did with Anderson Paak. I know you're going to love all the art wordplay he did there 💜 th-cam.com/video/2vfmL4q2koo/w-d-xo.html
Man what! This has made my day! I hopped on just to check on the off chance you’d reacted to RM and here it is! About to dive in and I’ve so many thoughts about this song. Excited to hear yours and piece things together 🙌 Will be back 😆 Thanks Knox!
So spot on Knox. I noticed a few things but I’m not 100% sure. There’s some parallels in the lyrics to his song Persona, such as the superhero lines and also the flower in the forest. It’s like he’s addressing the opposite now to what he spoke about then. I honestly can’t imagine how much they all need this time right now. BTS will be forever and they are a family bond no one can break. But they need to figure some stuff out alone. I really very highly recommend his whole album. I think you’ll enjoy diving right in bro. And Namjoon, should you ever come across this comment section lol, you worry so much. Please know that your music fills a lot of holes and is one of my biggest comforts. Thank you.
Knox Hill, you knock it out of the water Every Time! I am blown away by your intelligence and emotional IQ. Thank you for being you and for the respect you show artists
I really love reaction videos of Rapline coming from Rappers themselves like you. Cause you know how to break it down and make us understand each and every line of the song. Keep it up.
I watched you review RM's Joke when he was in his early twenties and now you're reviewing WILDFLOWER which talks about his late twenties, about how he would like to be free from all those heavy chains after finally finding himself, I think you totally understand what Namjoon means, I love your review of his music. Please keep going we love it 💜
Thank you!! 💜 You will really appreciate this album…production to lyrics, it’s so versatile and so many different genres tapped into. I didn’t watch any other reaction, I knew yours would be beautiful and interpretative. I loved this so much. Also! Rain on Patreon?? I’m omw 😅
This is the first video of yours that I'm watching and with this reaction you definitely got yourself a new subscriber. I love Rm and how he puts his thoughts into music and I really resonate with your reaction and interpretation of this whole video and song. Looks like I have to watch more of your reactions to RM's music
Namjoon, you created a masterpiece! What I appreciate about you is how intentional you are in the things you say and in the music you put out. It is so honest for you to acknowledge that the songs may not be for everyone-but isn’t that the beauty of art? A Miró may speak to one’s soul more than a Kandinsky at one point but either genius cannot be denied. Your love for your craft is undeniable & that’s also the reason so many people admire and love you, and are inspired by you. How you and other members are able to stay the same and also keep evolving, that is what’s impressive and endearing. Keep staying true to your calling. Congratulations! 💜We are very proud of you and don't forget that we will support you even on gray days. 사랑해 #INDIGO💙
Great breakdown Knox this song is beautiful no lie. I have heard nothing like it all year. The MV is gorgeous. Please react to the entire album it’s really good a musician will love it.
Fantastic Knox. This is really great. You will really enjoy diving into the whole album. And for anyone wanting to support Knox in other ways. He has many brilliant reactions on Patreon and the community on there is very welcoming and a great place to be to talk about music.
this song is so beautiful it's full of emotion i cried so hard listening to it 🤧💜 loved the vocals just perfect our leader delivered everything on this song i'm so proud of him ❤💙💙💙💙💙💙
namjoon is a nature lover (hence the term namjooning), he loves to go out in nature and go to museums to see artworks. i think the flower field was the perfect for him you will love the album, there are many iconic people featured in it from both us and korea. also i think youhee (girl singing in the mv) is in a rock band?? her vocals gave me goosebumps when i first heard it
Always love your reactions because you have great interpretations. RM said he sees BTS as a firework, and Kim Namjoon as a wildflower/flowerwork. Similar to what you said, my sense is that he's already seen the brightest of lights and the highest heights, and now he wants to exist as something more simple, grounded, and steady. He wants to be like a wildflower - not as showy, just growing peacefully and enduring. It's such a great song that makes you explore a range of emotions. And yes the female vocal is so good!! She adds so much to the song imo. She's the vocalist for a Korean rock band, a legend in her own right. RM made a point to feature lots of iconic musicians in his album - people that influenced his own music. Hope you get to check out some other songs on Indigo (even just in your own time)!
Thank you for this reaction. You have always appreciated the different aspects and layers of BTS and the members’ songs. From the sounds, flows, lyrics, deeper meanings and visuals. Artists and poets recognizing and appreciating fellow artists and poets. 👏🏼
Knox, you should definitely react to RM's new music! He brought out his first solo album called "indigo" yesterday, and it has so many different genres in it from boom-bap to folk!
Thank you so much Knox! This is an incredible reaction, I loved how you explored this. I think you’d enjoy deep diving into his album ‘Indigo’, it’s another amazing body of art!
I have never seen an artist like namjoon he's art himself, he's not a poet , he's a poem , he's the canvass who paints itself, lyricism, wordplay,poetry Rm delivers whether it's 4 mins or 4 years of his life he will give something beautiful to remember 💜💙 Thanks Knox u go deep down into lyrics u have my respect 💜
I was waiting for that reaction. And you did not disappoint. Thank you. As you said RM is just poetic and the metaphors he uses are so vivid and meaningful. 💜
Hi, i am back. Ty so much for this! 😭 I was in the hospital today for a cancer checkup. They had a really hard time finding a vein. I was poked 7-8 times! I so needed this. My arms hurt. Ty so much! Hugs tight. -NY USA 2019 Army💟 Good reaction, ty. RM wrecked us bad. I cried reading the lyrics my 1st read through. Damn, RM! It hurts that he felt this way. Dang it. This brings me back to what he said at Festa Dinner. Youjeen was perfect. Don't know her but she sounded great. I look forward to learning more about her. She is a 45yo rock singer. She is part of a band. They are legends in Korea. By the way he did a live on Weverse too. Not the live i was expecting. 😅Hope u can react to that as well. U can watch it here they posted it. He also did an interview and I'll bet we will get behind the scenes so u can watch that and find out more info. Borahae. -NY USA 2019 Army💟 Teresa Nike said on 12/2/22 When I watched the Festa dinner I felt this break was more for RM . The whole group needs it to find themselves but I felt RM needed more and to go back to being Kim Nam-Joon then he can come back to being RM with a renewed energy . I think he saying he lost his identity people only think of him as RM , he had to only think of RM and BTS but that not the only part of him he is Kim Nam-Joon as well, he can be both people. That's what I got from it. I could be way off though. It's a beautiful and powerful song. So proud of him. CG. said on 12/3/22 On his MV 3:03 that's what you call "Nakhwanori" or Traditional Korean Firework festival. Joon wants to pay tribute to the Traditional Koreans who still does this. The 'Nakhwa nori' festival is a traditional fireworks display that is held in May to pray for the well-being and good year of the people. Joon clarified that is not CGI, he has to close his eyes most of the time because it's dangerous for the eyes. Hope you see this comment. Alix DriftwoodDragons said on 12/3/22 I thought it was brilliant the way he was able to capture the fact that "flower" and "firework" are the same/similar in Korean by inventing the English word "flowerwork" ... and just the whole theme of Fireworks (high in the sky, burning brightly but brief) vs wildflowers (on the ground, blooming repeatedly, able to survive harsh conditions) was brilliantly done. Youjeen's voice is AMAZING, she's the lead vocal on a Korean rock band called Cherry Filter - and those rock vocals are so well used here. It's such an emotional song.
RM is such a genius and it reflect on his works too. Loved how you've broken down the lyrics. As always the way you literally think is really what I come for to watch.
This song just hit my soul! The entire album is awesome but this song just wow! Soul crushing lyrics but healing at the same time! Knox I think you hit this completely on the head for the meaning! RM is a true poet! #ARMYFOREVER
the female voice is Youjeen from the band cherryfilter. namjoon said he wanted only her voice to be on the track and if she had refused, he would have changed her part of the lyrics to english. now i get why she was so important, such powerful vocals. a queen!
Thank you for this reaction. I like when you analyze because it makes me analyse too. I tend to watch and re watch but i always get overwhelmed like it's the first time. With you I can pause on a line, on an image, and try to interpret.
Woow!!! The best reaction👏🏼 Rm wrote this album over 3 years, he wanted to express a bit of his story during his 20 years by showing his real feelings. he said this album is about him, about his changes and healing. this man is so sensitive and honest that he has so much feeling involved... when he says "Ah, i i'll return someday" he is referring to the mandatory enlistment that he will do next year along with the members and the return will be in 2025 😢
RM’s second album is OUT. Right Person Wrong Place with 11 tracks. You might want to check it out too! As always, all tracks are dope! 🔥ohhhh you’re gonna like it!!!
I’m early!! Y’all, go follow Knox and support him with his music, he’s super talented and has amazing music! ❤🙌🏻 Thank you so much for doing this content, we love you
Youjeen is a super famous rock singer of the band called Cherry Filter from the 90´s.That is why her voice is so powerful. She was RM´s idol when he was growing up. You got the lyrics!!!!!
Mr. Knox, thank you for keeping us entertained. I would like you to react to the Japanese boy band BE:FIRST. Please give your reaction to the video of BE:FIRST's Milli-Billi Special dance performance. Absolutely shocking Mr. Knox. BE:FIRST is a boy band that is doing well in Japan. On December 13th, they will also appear at the Korean music awards ceremony AAA.
Really great analysis. You really get the poetry and I love how you break down the flows-especially for people like me who only absorb that ish subconsciously.
im stilled so impressed of how thoroughly and well he breaks down songs and lyrics istg Knox is so smart lmao but omg this song and whole album is a masterpiece RM never disapoints
Thank you for the reaction! I was waiting for it and thought would get to hear your thoughts on Monday. Your breakdowns are always on point. This is such a beautiful track. I cried when I listened to it. I hope you check out the full album as well. In case you do please listen to the tracks in order, Namjoon has said that’s the way he wants us to listen his album for the 1st time atleast! 💙
Oh man you smashed it, this was epic 🔥 What an emotional and poetic track. Hope you can check out his album! I love your breakdowns, thanks so much. Guys Knox makes dope music, please check him out 🙏
Man.. The way you analyzed this .. Makes me feel glad that there are still people who appreciate real art, you're giving us lessons on how art should be like
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The whole Indigo album please Knox? Is it possible to do it in a live? Just whatever you do please don't use the colour-coded ones, not for RM lyrics
"Norman baits" and "buy yew " from Upchurch.. he hasn't been on this level in a long time!!
If you are going to do the album (I really hope so) then can I recommend going in order, as that is how Namjoon specified it should be listened. Also please be wary of current translations. They will be rushed and inaccurate. I’m sure we can send you decent ones if you don’t mind. The first song is called Yun (he’s an artist long gone whose work and words inspired RM) and it features the incomparable Eirykah Badu.
Yooo react to upchurch “Norman Baits” diss track to Brabo gator, he also has “buy yew” just came out yesterday
Namjoon doesnt want to be a firework, they go up among the stars and dissappear and burn. He wants to be on the ground, he wants to know who he is and where he is. Hence flower work. They spread and continue like fields.
Yes!!! This is what I understood of this. The concert scenes reminded me of the grammys
exactly! he said he wanted to calmly exist like wildflowers
Perfect!
also fireworks are spectacular (a spectacle) but a wildflower field is nothing that draws attention
namjoon is such a genius
"namjoon's music is for the burnt out eldest daughters. for the old souls. for the people who've felt stuck in a lifecycle for a long time. for the unpaid therapist friend of the circle. for someone who has a lot of unresolved childhood trauma. for someone with high ambitions."
Im 16 years old and i dont know what to do with my life… I feel like time has stopped and im just doing the same things everyday. I used to have a dream but now i lost all my motivation to reach my dreams. I dont have friends either, but i know someone has a worse life so im not complaining…
I am all of this, interesting.
@@Elenea__21 hey, seeing you say that you feel that time stopped and that youre just doing the same things everyday, again and again, i really relate to that on a very deep level. im 15, and sometimes i feel the exact same things too. what i sometimes do that helps me is to just try add something different to my day each time, whther it be a 1hour of bts content/music/anything bts that i have set aside for myself, or just playing some card/board games with my parents/any relatives close to you.
one thing i absolutely love is to just keep my days unplanned. adults often say you have to plan things and have a schedule so that you know if youre on track or not. theyre absolutely right, you need a schedule so you dont do stuff last minute. but on the weekends, or just a day you can afford to just not do any school work, just keep it unplanned. do anything you feel like doing. for me it would be binge watching bts content for the whole day lmao. or it could be sleeping in, going to a mall and eating good food, anything!
about not having motivation to reach your dream, firstly, im so glad that you actually have a dream. i myself dont have a dream, and i dont have anything that i want to be, because i just honestly dont know. theres honestly not much that makes my heart pound other than bts (lol). at first, i was really sad about not having anyt that i wanted in life, a goal, or just anyt. everyone around me had something to look forward to, like being a doctor when they grow up, while me, nothing. but after discovering the bts song "paradise", i learnt to take things slow. i learnt that its okay to not have a dream, its okay to not want to go to that destination straight away even if you have a goal. maybe you could take things slow too. youre only 16, you have a long long way to get to deciding your future! its okay to have no motivation to reach your dream. give it time. someday, your motivation will come, or you might even discover another dream. take it slow. for now, admire the good things in your life. focus on the every little thing that is different in your everydays.
hope this helps you, and i hope that you know that there is someone out here who undersands what you are going through ❤ you are not alone!
@@its_always_the_7 Thanks for the advice! Your reply actually made me happy which is a rare thing nowadays for me! I wish the best for you and i hope you will have a beautiful life! 🖤
@@Elenea__21 thank you, i wish you the same too! 💜
The voice is Youjeen - she’s the singer of Cherry Filter, a Korean rock band who have been around since the 90s. Legends in the game. Her vocals are insane 🔥
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With youjeen = Group charryfilter Lead vocalist th-cam.com/video/1tR17y0lE-o/w-d-xo.html
Also there are many ryhme in his korean lyric. For example, "When all this fame turned into shackles", 'fame' and 'shackles' have almost same sound in Korean.
Another example, "My start was poetry", "Start" is pronounced "Si-Jak", and "Poetry(poem)" is pronounced "Si" in Korean, so "Si-jak' starts with "Si"(poem). His wordplay and double meaning are more impressive and more poetic if you can read the lyric in Korean😊😊
Thank you for telling us this! I'm learning Korean and I''m going to use these lyrics to practice.
Woah...that's insane
That's what I miss the most as a non-native.
No-one breaks songs down like you. Enjoyed this so much. I've sat with this song a while and as much as I actually feel quite sad thinking about the struggles or regrets Namjoon might have, I know and I hope the world can see that he is an artist with such a pure passion and drive for the creative arts. He will have his legacy. Thank you Knox. You really will have a field day with this album, it's a musician’s dream
It's frustrating. He misses the artistry.
@@wends1122 I don’t agree at all. He really makes the effort to try and understand the lyrics and interpret them in his own way, and he was pretty accurate with a lot of it. He got the general gist of what Namjoon is trying to say, I don’t expect him to perfectly analyse it but I appreciate that he goes in professionally and takes it seriously. But ofc everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
@@lucytipler7878 I completely agree with you. Art, after all, is subjective.
@@AbyssEnthusiast Yes exactly…BTS’ lyrics have always been subject to interpretation and that’s a beautiful thing 💜 It’s not about watching reactions to see who “figured it out” for me, but hearing other takes on the songs and what people took from it. Knox has a musician’s ear and is one of few who really deep dives into lyrics 😊
@@lucytipler7878 agree ,borehae army 🥰💜
As opposed to a firework, the flowerwork creates an explosion of colors and beauty while firmly planted on the ground. This image is unique and wonderful, very descriptive of RM and his music. 💙
Thank you Knox, I was waiting for your reaction and wasn't disappointed.
and unlike a firework a flowerwork doesn't burn out. it's also not spectacular and stared at in wonder, a field of wildflowers can just "be."
@@sc33h3o3 Perfect. 💙
@@cohe8098 i just heard Awkward Angle reaction and loved what one guy said and the way he put it, something like: when RM says he thought he'd applaud and smile after afterwards, he means after his career he could be satisfied and say, ok here's what i accomplished
I’ve watched a load of Wildflower reactions. Yours has been the most accurate interpretation for me by far. I also like how Joonie separates his two personas. RM on the stage, and Kim Namjoon in nature. He’s grown so much as a person and an artist. I’ve loved watching his journey and I hope his poetic soul finds happiness.
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Some of the things you said about RM like his poetic soul, the looking back and the overthinking…wow. Artists really get other artists, especially when they’re genuine. This was a wonderful reaction and I loved the way you interpreted his lyrics. Gave me more to think about. Appreciate you Knox 💜
RM to Jimin back in 2014, while they were watching fireworks show:
"Life is just like fireworks, we foresee our own possibilities. But it shines for a short moment and disappears, just like those fireworks."
love your handle, our little meow meow is so original to have said that lollll
@@sc33h3o3 thank you, he's just too relatable 😂
I really wish RM could see this. He'd appreciate what you said so much. Wonderful analysis.
For RM, being barefoot in fields of wild flowers is not just metaphorical… he literally loves rambling in nature! We call it namjooning!
I love how you get what he's trying to say so accurately 😭 because of how deep, symbolic and poetic his words are i feel like sometimes people don't fully get what he's trying to say. I do also feel like to understand rm's words, you have to have this certain deeper mindset. I listened to wild flower so many times and i didn't cry after the first listen, i cried after 5th one. Cause the thing is, not every part of this song is sad, but it's also not comforting, it's in between. If he wanted to he could write a song so raw and deep that we wouldn't be able to get of the floor from falling off our chairs after crying. But he conweyed his emotions in a subtle way, making it more reletable to everyone. I always got a feeling that namjoon doesn't like to potray himself as someone who should be pitied, even if he has been treated like shit, he would stay humble. It kinda breaks my heart, that he is still so insecure about his or bts's achievements. I wish he knew how many people are still alive thanks to his words or actions, how many people are happy because of him and his work.
His Indigo Album just break a lot of record its a no skip album an album wherever u are😍💜
His raps are too poetic. I might just catch some feelings listening to this
Catch them all 😊
Dude… you broke this down like a straight pro. Thank you for your support of RM 💜
The album is so good, really something I needed rn I don't even have the words to describe how much I appreciate his artistry
That was powerful and at the end it feels like he has found peace laying in the fields and joining the wildflowers as he lays among them 😭💙💙💙💙
And when RM says “please take my desire away from me” those two lines end with “ha so suh(하소서)” which in korean you would use when you’re not talking to another equal entity but to a higher being, like a god entity when you’re making a petition or a prayer request. So this made me wonder whether RM realizes his struggle can no longer be solved by himself or other people but by a higher power.
thanks. i love reading explanations of their korean wordplay, the nuances gets lost in translation a lot.
RM is amazing. He always go deep into our souls...
RM is called the wizard of songwriting and composing 🔥🔥🔥
Love your BTS breakdowns. Love your music!
He doesn't want to be a firework in the sky and then disappear, he wants to be rooted to the ground, he wants to love and breathe..so it's flowerwork (of course the korean explanation has a lot more story to tell but the he thought about international fans too so it's easy for us to understand).
RM is deserves the title of "the philosopher who raps", he does justice to rhythm and poetry.
The female voice is of youjeen, she's a member of a South Korean rock band Cherry Filter, they are big in SK.
I watched twice and I can’t get enough! Thank you Knox for such an insightful and educated take. Really glad you dive into BTS the way you do because it feels like so many block off their minds to them out of ignorance and misinformation. We as fans, are always frustrated with their treatment and success being downplayed as overrated or a fad…imagine how they must feel. It’s almost like being caught between a rock and a hard place. They don’t want or need to be on top all the time, but as ARMY who love their artistry and want to help them have the freedom to break from the Kpop industry confinements, we support very hard. And that ultimately puts them on top sometimes - and when that happens we have corporations like YT, Spotify, Billboard etc doing their damndest to sabotage that. And that makes us fight more lol. Because think of artists like yourself, you deserve your time. But this industry is built to suppress that for whoever is paying their way up. Anyway off on a tangent. Just trying to put myself in Joon’s mind. He’s had a lot of his shoulders for years. I hope this album and time helps relieve the pressure.
This entire album is extraordinary. It's a masterpiece. He impresses me more with every project. RM is a genius, a poet, an artist, and a deeply thoughtful human being.
Great reaction, Nox. At the start of the year, Wild Flower was my first choice. Then i saw your reaction vid there, and i am glad i watched it again. RM"s songs are wonderous with layers of meanings and fruit for the mind. Inspiring. He really deserved a granny for the video and the song. He did it all while singing mostly in Korean. RM is not trying to satisfy the US market with this album. Instead, it was more attention to the fact that he is Korean connecting with his culture and ancestors, heeding their wisdom while forming his own through many experiences. At the end of this, RM is a normal human, a poet, in the eye of an incredible global wave. He does not want to forget what it is like to be human or treated as one. That's our leader. 😊💜
All this fireworks on the MV are real ; there were two teams for this, one for the bigining fireworks and other for the traditional (orange) fireworks. Amazing job.
"They are singing firework because the point of the song is that Namjoon didn't know he would soar this high and he started losing himself. He doesn't want to be a "firework" because fireworks shoot up to the sky and among the stars but burn. He wants to be on the ground like a field of flowers and know where he can always be. That's why in the last sing he is the field and smiling."
im so happy when u react cause u actually take time to UNDERSTAND what artist try to say
Powerful Rapper with that powerful with a rasp and when he sings you hear his smooth dark vocals like Swizz smooth dark Chocolate. Mmmmmm Always adored his voice.
You are so good at these, you analyse lyrics perfectly. I loved the way you explained this, I'm still picking out more metaphors and meanings on every listen. The beauty of RM's poetry! Please react to the whole of his album, it's stunning.
Dude, I love your deconstruction of this track/video.....its a real emotional story of his struggle with fame and how he's trying to deal with it, come to terms with it.
You have a great way of connecting the lyrics and exploring/explaining the symbolism....he's a truly talented guy.
RM recently talked about it in interviews, how when he was a kid he wanted to be a poet and eventually decided that rap (Rhythm and Poetry) would let him combine his love of music with his love of poetry. Also, I'm sure others have said this, but "Wild Flower" was RM's idea to make the Korean sound nice in English; the Korean title is "Flowerwork," because he replaced the first syllable in "firework" with the first syllable for "flower."
just wanted to let you know that I absolutely adore your reactions, you're always so thoughtful and insightful and always hit the nail on the head every time. I hope you do get a chance to listen to all of Indigo, all the tracks are as well-crafted as Wild Flower, and I especially hope you react to the newest MV for the track RM did with Anderson Paak. I know you're going to love all the art wordplay he did there 💜
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Man what! This has made my day! I hopped on just to check on the off chance you’d reacted to RM and here it is! About to dive in and I’ve so many thoughts about this song. Excited to hear yours and piece things together 🙌 Will be back 😆 Thanks Knox!
So spot on Knox. I noticed a few things but I’m not 100% sure. There’s some parallels in the lyrics to his song Persona, such as the superhero lines and also the flower in the forest. It’s like he’s addressing the opposite now to what he spoke about then. I honestly can’t imagine how much they all need this time right now. BTS will be forever and they are a family bond no one can break. But they need to figure some stuff out alone. I really very highly recommend his whole album. I think you’ll enjoy diving right in bro. And Namjoon, should you ever come across this comment section lol, you worry so much. Please know that your music fills a lot of holes and is one of my biggest comforts. Thank you.
Knox Hill, you knock it out of the water Every Time! I am blown away by your intelligence and emotional IQ. Thank you for being you and for the respect you show artists
I really love reaction videos of Rapline coming from Rappers themselves like you. Cause you know how to break it down and make us understand each and every line of the song. Keep it up.
I watched you review RM's Joke when he was in his early twenties and now you're reviewing WILDFLOWER which talks about his late twenties, about how he would like to be free from all those heavy chains after finally finding himself, I think you totally understand what Namjoon means, I love your review of his music. Please keep going we love it 💜
Thank you!! 💜 You will really appreciate this album…production to lyrics, it’s so versatile and so many different genres tapped into. I didn’t watch any other reaction, I knew yours would be beautiful and interpretative. I loved this so much. Also! Rain on Patreon?? I’m omw 😅
Absolutely love your reactions and music, listen to them both daily!
The best reaction and interpretation on RM Wildflower💜 Thank you Knox💜
This is the first video of yours that I'm watching and with this reaction you definitely got yourself a new subscriber.
I love Rm and how he puts his thoughts into music and I really resonate with your reaction and interpretation of this whole video and song. Looks like I have to watch more of your reactions to RM's music
Knox you are gonna love this album so much
My heart aches and is full that you understand so much of RM's beautiful poetical lyrics, your breakdown is awesome🧡
YESSSS So excited to watch your reaction to this masterpiece!! 🙌🏻
I actually love this song so much its so beautiful😭💜
Namjoon, you created a masterpiece!
What I appreciate about you is how intentional you are in the things you say and in the music you put out. It is so honest for you to acknowledge that the songs may not be for everyone-but isn’t that the beauty of art? A Miró may speak to one’s soul more than a Kandinsky at one point but either genius cannot be denied. Your love for your craft is undeniable & that’s also the reason so many people admire and love you, and are inspired by you. How you and other members are able to stay the same and also keep evolving, that is what’s impressive and endearing. Keep staying true to your calling. Congratulations! 💜We are very proud of you and don't forget that we will support you even on gray days. 사랑해 #INDIGO💙
Love this!
Great breakdown Knox this song is beautiful no lie. I have heard nothing like it all year. The MV is gorgeous. Please react to the entire album it’s really good a musician will love it.
Waiting for full album, it's always a good listen when you do breakdowns.
You are the frist reactor i have seen have such a good understandable of the lyrics❤
I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS AND EVERYTHING YOU EXPLAINED ABOUT THE MV.
bruh you need to react to the whole album! you would love every song. Also every song is a different genre it's crazy!
Fantastic Knox. This is really great. You will really enjoy diving into the whole album. And for anyone wanting to support Knox in other ways. He has many brilliant reactions on Patreon and the community on there is very welcoming and a great place to be to talk about music.
this song is so beautiful it's full of emotion i cried so hard listening to it 🤧💜 loved the vocals just perfect our leader delivered everything on this song i'm so proud of him ❤💙💙💙💙💙💙
namjoon is a nature lover (hence the term namjooning), he loves to go out in nature and go to museums to see artworks. i think the flower field was the perfect for him
you will love the album, there are many iconic people featured in it from both us and korea. also i think youhee (girl singing in the mv) is in a rock band?? her vocals gave me goosebumps when i first heard it
Knox as always, love your interpretation 💜
Always love your reactions because you have great interpretations.
RM said he sees BTS as a firework, and Kim Namjoon as a wildflower/flowerwork. Similar to what you said, my sense is that he's already seen the brightest of lights and the highest heights, and now he wants to exist as something more simple, grounded, and steady. He wants to be like a wildflower - not as showy, just growing peacefully and enduring. It's such a great song that makes you explore a range of emotions.
And yes the female vocal is so good!! She adds so much to the song imo. She's the vocalist for a Korean rock band, a legend in her own right. RM made a point to feature lots of iconic musicians in his album - people that influenced his own music. Hope you get to check out some other songs on Indigo (even just in your own time)!
I've been waiting for your reaction. Thanks so much for your reaction Knox 💜💜💜
Thank you for this reaction. You have always appreciated the different aspects and layers of BTS and the members’ songs. From the sounds, flows, lyrics, deeper meanings and visuals. Artists and poets recognizing and appreciating fellow artists and poets. 👏🏼
You're so on point with all of it. He's a genius 👏 I love this song. He went deep.💜😭👏
Knox, you should definitely react to RM's new music! He brought out his first solo album called "indigo" yesterday, and it has so many different genres in it from boom-bap to folk!
Thank you so much Knox! This is an incredible reaction, I loved how you explored this. I think you’d enjoy deep diving into his album ‘Indigo’, it’s another amazing body of art!
He used to write poets in his childhood. Thats that start of his art journey.
I have never seen an artist like namjoon he's art himself, he's not a poet , he's a poem , he's the canvass who paints itself, lyricism, wordplay,poetry Rm delivers whether it's 4 mins or 4 years of his life he will give something beautiful to remember 💜💙
Thanks Knox u go deep down into lyrics u have my respect 💜
I was waiting for that reaction. And you did not disappoint. Thank you. As you said RM is just poetic and the metaphors he uses are so vivid and meaningful. 💜
Hi, i am back. Ty so much for this! 😭 I was in the hospital today for a cancer checkup. They had a really hard time finding a vein. I was poked 7-8 times! I so needed this. My arms hurt. Ty so much! Hugs tight. -NY USA 2019 Army💟
Good reaction, ty. RM wrecked us bad. I cried reading the lyrics my 1st read through. Damn, RM! It hurts that he felt this way. Dang it. This brings me back to what he said at Festa Dinner. Youjeen was perfect. Don't know her but she sounded great. I look forward to learning more about her. She is a 45yo rock singer. She is part of a band. They are legends in Korea. By the way he did a live on Weverse too. Not the live i was expecting. 😅Hope u can react to that as well. U can watch it here they posted it. He also did an interview and I'll bet we will get behind the scenes so u can watch that and find out more info. Borahae. -NY USA 2019 Army💟
Teresa Nike said on 12/2/22
When I watched the Festa dinner I felt this break was more for RM . The whole group needs it to find themselves but I felt RM needed more and to go back to being Kim Nam-Joon then he can come back to being RM with a renewed energy . I think he saying he lost his identity people only think of him as RM , he had to only think of RM and BTS but that not the only part of him he is Kim Nam-Joon as well, he can be both people. That's what I got from it. I could be way off though. It's a beautiful and powerful song. So proud of him.
CG. said on 12/3/22
On his MV 3:03 that's what you call "Nakhwanori" or Traditional Korean Firework festival. Joon wants to pay tribute to the Traditional Koreans who still does this. The 'Nakhwa nori' festival is a traditional fireworks display that is held in May to pray for the well-being and good year of the people. Joon clarified that is not CGI, he has to close his eyes most of the time because it's dangerous for the eyes. Hope you see this comment.
Alix DriftwoodDragons said on 12/3/22
I thought it was brilliant the way he was able to capture the fact that "flower" and "firework" are the same/similar in Korean by inventing the English word "flowerwork" ... and just the whole theme of Fireworks (high in the sky, burning brightly but brief) vs wildflowers (on the ground, blooming repeatedly, able to survive harsh conditions) was brilliantly done. Youjeen's voice is AMAZING, she's the lead vocal on a Korean rock band called Cherry Filter - and those rock vocals are so well used here. It's such an emotional song.
Knox. I listened to this song a few times and you still gave more to think about.
been waiting for your reaction... i love your deep thoughts about the lyrics... thank you so much...
Absolute Chills when listening to this song. I cannot even describe the feelings I have over this song
You nailed it. Thank you so much for respecting and understanding the amazing artist and poet that RM is.
RM is such a genius and it reflect on his works too. Loved how you've broken down the lyrics. As always the way you literally think is really what I come for to watch.
Your reaction and your understanding of RM/Namjoon...amazing. Thank you.
I really love this song, make cry everytime
I watched hundreds of reactions.. This is the best.. Your explanation💙 love it... Thank you very much..
This song just hit my soul! The entire album is awesome but this song just wow! Soul crushing lyrics but healing at the same time! Knox I think you hit this completely on the head for the meaning! RM is a true poet! #ARMYFOREVER
the female voice is Youjeen from the band cherryfilter. namjoon said he wanted only her voice to be on the track and if she had refused, he would have changed her part of the lyrics to english. now i get why she was so important, such powerful vocals. a queen!
I wish I could like your reaction more than once!
Thank you for this reaction. I like when you analyze because it makes me analyse too. I tend to watch and re watch but i always get overwhelmed like it's the first time. With you I can pause on a line, on an image, and try to interpret.
Woow!!! The best reaction👏🏼 Rm wrote this album over 3 years, he wanted to express a bit of his story during his 20 years by showing his real feelings. he said this album is about him, about his changes and healing. this man is so sensitive and honest that he has so much feeling involved... when he says "Ah, i i'll return someday" he is referring to the mandatory enlistment that he will do next year along with the members and the return will be in 2025 😢
RM’s second album is OUT. Right Person Wrong Place with 11 tracks. You might want to check it out too! As always, all tracks are dope! 🔥ohhhh you’re gonna like it!!!
Goosebumps!! RM’s lyrics shines and then his emotions, angst are being belted out by Youjeen! Thanks for your song dissection. This album is 🔥
This whole album he said is about his 20s and what he went through. He's truly inspiring and I cried when listening to this song
I’m early!!
Y’all, go follow Knox and support him with his music, he’s super talented and has amazing music! ❤🙌🏻
Thank you so much for doing this content, we love you
Youjeen is a super famous rock singer of the band called Cherry Filter from the 90´s.That is why her voice is so powerful. She was RM´s idol when he was growing up. You got the lyrics!!!!!
Mr. Knox, thank you for keeping us entertained. I would like you to react to the Japanese boy band BE:FIRST. Please give your reaction to the video of BE:FIRST's Milli-Billi Special dance performance. Absolutely shocking Mr. Knox. BE:FIRST is a boy band that is doing well in Japan. On December 13th, they will also appear at the Korean music awards ceremony AAA.
Also I learned that some fireworks are named after flowers! The wordplay is just mind blowing!
Really great analysis. You really get the poetry and I love how you break down the flows-especially for people like me who only absorb that ish subconsciously.
Gracias por la reacción, Knox! Me encantó tu análisis de Wild Flower 💜
Loved this reaction so much, you killed this analysis Knox!
Do the full album too ❤
im stilled so impressed of how thoroughly and well he breaks down songs and lyrics istg Knox is so smart lmao but omg this song and whole album is a masterpiece RM never disapoints
Estaba esperando esta reacción 💜💜💜
Pdta: RM tienes el gran poder de llegar al alma de las personas con tu música
I totally agree with.
Thanks for your great reaction!!♡
Why am I crying everytime I hear this song… 😢😢😢
Thank you for the reaction! I was waiting for it and thought would get to hear your thoughts on Monday. Your breakdowns are always on point. This is such a beautiful track. I cried when I listened to it. I hope you check out the full album as well. In case you do please listen to the tracks in order, Namjoon has said that’s the way he wants us to listen his album for the 1st time atleast! 💙
I really love the meaning of the song. RM did great 👍
Best reaction! Love your interpretation of this masterpiece
Oh man you smashed it, this was epic 🔥 What an emotional and poetic track. Hope you can check out his album! I love your breakdowns, thanks so much. Guys Knox makes dope music, please check him out 🙏
Youjeen is a vocalist of Cherryfilter that is a rock band in South Korea. Her voice is amazing
Man.. The way you analyzed this .. Makes me feel glad that there are still people who appreciate real art, you're giving us lessons on how art should be like