2026 is the year of horse! It represents action, freedom, speed, and forward momentum.
"Merry Go Round" is about BTS' military service & I guess the horse here represents their freedom from that period & moving forward as ordinary human beings.
RM’s bed here looks like a coffin where he developed insomnia too
It can represent the psychological death of “RM the artist” every night when the lights go out.
THE WAY THIS MV CAN BE CONNECTED WITH BOTH BTS REALITY AND THEIR HYYH UNIVERSE:
hyyh: ends with the decision of all of them, not only seokjin, being stucked in the never ending loop of the "never walk alone" carousel with the result of all of them being young forever
Reality: it represent their military life, they felt like they were a in never ending loop for being stuck inside, there were only happy memories of them together while they were away from eo
bts adding this is VERY important. merry go round emphasizes that while you may feel you are moving forward in life (growing up, achieving success) you are still anchored to the same heavy anxieties. the horse vertical movement mimics life’s temporary highs and lows but the horizontal trajectory never actually leaves the circle. growing up does not mean being free from anxiety and pressure. this is bts telling us that you are NOT alone when it comes to that kind of struggle.
🐨: I always thought about a merry go round. During the military too, and even living this life, I kept imagining a merry go round I couldn’t get off of. To me, this feels like another “Spring Day.”
It’s a sad song, honestly. Probably the only song on the album that’s openly, unmistakably sad. “My life is like a broken roller coaster. But maybe I’m the only one to blame” Yeah… it’s my fault, right?
Mind you, Yoongi said that when he first met Namjoon in 2010, he didn't even know how to tie his shoes and only learned how to in high school. The Kpop industry was afraid of a nugu group led by a boy who JUST graduated from velcro sneakers.
Namjoon posted his work on hip hop forums like Jungle Radio and Hiphopplaya. Deleted his work around 2010 when he signed on with BH.
BTS adopted posting on SoundCloud, YouTube, Fancafe, and X as means to communicate with their fans.
Fast forward to debut BTS was not accepted by Kpop and Hip Hop scene so they were "forced to create their own World".
The conversation around BTS and new Grammy category are getting interesting when we pull back the layers.
Grammy viu que se n premiassem o bts esse ano ia fica extremamente feio pra eles pq Arirang é literalmente o álbum do ano e então criaram uma categoria pro bts n competir com artistas Brancos e Americanos, e no fim o tiro saiu pela culatra pq ficou extremamente feio pra eles