๐จ As Iโve been going to Korea, Japan, the US & Mexico, Iโve already seen that in your eyes. Ah, weโre still connected. And of course, you can film on your phones. I film too. When I go to concerts, I film too. But still, at that concert, there are many moments when we look into each otherโs eyes
The reason I like movie theaters is that when you go to a theater, you have to turn your phone off for two hours, right? That time when, for 2 hours, you let yourself be completely led by the directorโs intention, thatโs something we really donโt have anymore
Of course, coming & recording & filming is your entirely rightful privilege as people who came all the way there. But while youโre filming, during certain songs, thereโs this energy in that moment that only the tens of thousands of people there, including the 7 of us, can feel. The moments when we look at one another, sing the same lyrics together, jump together & wave our hands together, I think those moments will only become more precious & more valuable as time goes on
I think that experience will become more of a luxury in the future, in many different senses
๐จ: Because I'm not... you know, I've always been someone who isn't the best at dancing. So, because I really wanted to do well with the choreography for โ2.0โ, I would always arrive an hour before our dance lessons started to practice by myself first. And then after the lessons ended, Iโd stay behind for another 30 minutes to practice more for โ2.0โ
๐จ: Because whenever I watched Jungkook, Jimin, Hoseok, and Taehyung, I'd think, 'Ah, I really don't want to drag them down.' I wanted to execute the vibe coolly just like them, especially since I have years of experience under my belt too. So I always watched them, analyzed their movements, and analyzed the professional dancers.
๐จ: Anyway, it's a song that holds a lot of memories. And so many people showed a lot of love for the music video, too. I think it was a really meaningful song that allowed us to step forward into something new while still keeping an essence that feels authentically like us. I'm also really grateful to Mikey, Charles, Jungkook, Hobi, and Taehyung for this song.
๐จ The lyrics about our pride in being Koreans, I could have written them in a more poetic and showy way. But I had to complement the phonetic style of the existing lines and this song is really just saying "We're aliens, so what?" And with our international ARMYs singing along, there can be an interesting transference, a reversal.
๐จ And so I think I had hopes that more people would know about these lyrics, whether as a meme or as mockery, since the lyrics speak out directly.
๐จ Please. This is what I wanted to say to you very openly. Instead of writing this in a complicated or literary way, as the chorus was already Baby oh please so itโs a more of a direct request. A plea. Even when the world divides us, I will come one step closer. Even hell, Iโm down. Iโm down. If Iโm with you. Iโm fโ down. Be with me on my worst day. Iโm on my knees. With every lowly, desperate part of me, be with me *clasps his hands* Pls donโt leave, me. Be with me. Wait for me. I will wait for you. This is..what we offered to ARMY
notice how BTS is the ONLY artists rn who can give this creative breakdown of their songs? Im sorry but even the pop girls who descrive their songs are talking about some sort of romantic heartbreak. ALWAYS. Or the other artists just dont have enough musical knowledge to discuss
joon tore the words STRAIGHT out of my heart. this shortform media garbage is RUINING art. NO ONE is reading lyrics bc no one is READING anymore. music is being made to fit the algorithm, and consumption patterns reflect that, too. and all this is ENTIRELY antithetical to art.
๐จ: The song 'Body to Body' was originally supposed to be titled 'Body on Body.' If I remember correctly, it was a song with a very sexual nuance, like 'I need somebody on body.' You get the general vibeโฆbodies overlapping and all that. So it was a pretty sensual song.
๐จ: Of course, it's not like we can't do sexual songs anymore; after all, we are in our 30s now. However, I just felt that putting out a highly sexual song right now without a clear reason wasn't the right direction for us.
๐จ: So, I thought about 'Hand in Hand'โthe theme song for the 1988 Seoul Olympics by Koreanaโฆand shifted the concept to 'Body to Body,' playing on the idea of holding onto each other's bodies instead of just hands. I really wanted it to become an anthem.
๐จ: There was a lot of debate in the documentary about whether or not we should include 'Arirang' (to sample the folk song). Since some of the context was edited out, it might look a bit sudden, but after listening to it for the third time, I finally understood the reasoning behind it.
๐จ: We had been listening to the version without 'Arirang' for a long time, so when it was first added, it felt a bit unfamiliar. Some people might even look at it and think, 'Isn't this trying too hard to push forced Korean patriotism (Gukbong)?' To be fair, that's a perfectly valid perspective.
๐จ: But ultimately, when you think about it in the context of live concerts, that part hits differently. Seeing so many international fans waiting for that exact moment and singing along to a traditional Korean folk song perfectly... that is not a scene you can just artificially manufacture or stage.
๐จ: I actually really like the GIF of that moment. J-Hope is dancing and grooving excitedly right next to me, while I'm standing there looking deeply serious and thinking to myself, 'Oh man, this is huge. We might be in trouble.'
he said please was just plain and simple and direct for armys โplease donโt leave me, even hell? iโm down. if iโm with you? Iโm fucking down.โ he says the harmonies are layered in a way that makes it sound like old bangtan song and he loves the song because itโs for us ๐ญ๐ญ
๐จ I think I reached the sad conclusion that people dont really listen to lyrics anymore. so if my words reach anyone I hope theyโll listen to this album one more time and truly pay attention to the stories weโre trying to tell personally,thatโs still something I quietly hope for
Not posting #her pov but you can tell here he hates her guts lol
He literally looks directly at her, the shame of that girly is non existent, he does not want to see her face