HARD HITTING RAP HEAVY
- Body to Body
- Hooligan
- Aliens
- FYA
- 2.0
INTERMISSION
- No. 29
MELLOW LOVE SONGS
- Swim
- Merry Go Round
SEX, ROCK & YEARNING X100
- NORMAL
- Like Animals
- they don’t know ‘bout us
- Please
CONCLUSION
- Into the Sun
BTS YALL WENT ABOVE & BEYOND
Bad Bunny walked out in a #64 jersey with “OCASIO” on the back.
Not Bad Bunny.
Not Benito.
His real name.
His family name.
Then he grabbed the mic and said:
“My name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. And if today I’m here at the Super Bowl, it’s because I never, never stopped believing in myself.”
In Spanish.
No translation.
Even the jumbotron was in Spanish.
And I watched the whole thing with a translator on.
Because the message was that important to me.
They said he was “un-American.”
They said nobody would understand him.
They said having him perform was “ridiculous.”
And he SHOWED OUT!
He brought out Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
He staged a wedding on the field.
He recreated a bodega.
He gave us a whole scene of family and love.
He humanized an entire culture on the world’s biggest stage.
All in his native language.
And he didn’t flinch.
His lyrics were clear messages:
“They want to take the river from me, and the beach too. They want my neighborhood and for my grandma to leave.”
“I should have taken more photos when I had you. Hopefully my loved ones will never move.”
And that last line:
“Ojalá que los míos nunca se muden.”
Hopefully my loved ones will never move.
That’s about families being separated.
Forced to leave.
Displacement.
Yeah, he didn’t chase the mainstream.
He made the mainstream come to him.
He put his family name on his back and told 120 million people exactly who he is.
And I’m here for ALL of it!👏🏽
Happy 31st Birthday to the extraordinarily talented, brilliantly gifted, handsome, iconic, and visionary leader, rapper, songwriter, producer, and spokesperson RM of BTS.
— The award-winning, multi-talented rapper, songwriter, and producer has achieved remarkable success with his solo career. His albums have received widespread critical acclaim, earning him numerous prestigious awards and honors, including the distinguished title of Patron of the Arts, solidifying his legacy as a truly gifted and influential figure in music.
no no y'all don't understand that an idol coming back after completing his military service on the same day his group debuted eleven years ago is such a fucking insane thing 😭
🐹 hello everyone, its been such a long time. bangtan! hello its bts' jin. its been a year and a half. its been so long since being in front of a camera and im not too sure what to say but ill try my best. ah whys the screen turning back in my day it worked so well