BTS (방탄소년단) 'Black Swan' Official MV *REACTION*

you're the only reactor that I really find so sincere, everyone be saying "oh they're so good" but never pauses, never search up for lyrics, never show interests to learn the message BTS was delivering, you're the only reaction channel that I watch. You're very honest.

it’s one of my favourite bts songs.
The song gives voice to their fears. Fear that one day music will not be able to move or influence them. The moment they encounter the black swan within them, however, they are struck by the paradoxical realization that music is all they have.
"It's the confession of an artist who really knew what music meant to him.

It's ARMY day today... Happy 10th ARMY birthday 💜🎉💜
This song is an art!

The lyrics of Black Swan make you feel as though you are in constant nauseating motion because you are afraid to slow down and must seize the moment. You are afraid of dying your first death as a dancer.

I'm 64 and a committed ARMY for three years now. BTS is THE BEST.....no one does music like this....and sing...and dance....and look beautiful.....they are EVERYTHING!!!!

you need to do a live performance for Black Swan, literally stunning, it's my favourite BTS song, to me it's art ,a masterpiece and it's aging like the finest of wines, also the orchestra versions is just >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

You really are the most sincere reactor on KRplus. When I get that notification, I make time to watch you.

Try "Home"! Pop sound with incredible lyrics that mean a lot to the fandom. Also Airplane Pt. 2 (Latin pop), Idol (traditional korean instrument sound with a strong beat), Singularity (Tae's solo song, very RnB)

I get so genuinely excited when you upload, always worth the wait!

Love this song and so happy you gave it a view. If you want another one of their songs in a different genre, try out Airplane pt.2! I used to start days out listening to it! Well wishes and borahae to you and to all of ARMY.

Black swan is a song about trying so hard for something and in the end losing your focus and love for it. That's why it's so relatable. It speaks about artists first death of not being able to do and enjoy that art anymore and it hurts more than the real death. Man I really love BTS

When BTS first came out in 2013 they mainly did hip hop and r&b. They started to branch off later on and do other things later but their hearts are in hip hop.

Black Swan is a masterpiece! The beat was produced by PDogg. The producer and written by are always posted above the lyrics in doolset =) Don't forget Jungkook's single Seven is being released on July 14th and hitting radios in the US, so please react to that! He will also be performing the song the same day in Central Park at GMA Summer Concert 💜

Black Swan screams ART. Everything about it is so beautiful. Even the other MV with orchestra version is so beautiful omg

Shoes off!! Jimin got to show his experience with contemporary dance in this MV. He was amazing in this video.

I love your reactions! You really pay attention. Please keep going.

Black swan is real work of art!! The music, choreo and visual. But! I think you will like “Mic Drop” and “On” for sure!!! Support from France, keep going man!!

“Black Swan” is inspired by a quote: “A dancer dies twice. The first time is when he stops dancing and this first death is much more painful” by Martha Graham, a brilliant American choreographer and dancer. “Black swan” is about their fear that some day they’ll lose their passion for music and this would be their first death.
They chose to use autotune in this song was to show the group's shadow (their deepest collective fears/secrets) vocally, the fear being that they would fall out of love with their craft. It was RMs idea to use the autotune to blend their voices, (which makes sense since he adores Kanye and Kanye uses autotune on his vocals). Black swan is based on Jung's work of the map of the soul where the shadow, ego and persona (and more) are all equally important parts to a person's construct. The dance moves in particular you can see in the beginning they pluck what seems to be invisible string instruments, while at the end of the choreography they seem to be hanging by those very strings like puppets. Their shadow (fear/secret) has consumed them.
Ok, so... the song draws inspiration from both the ballet (Swan Lake) in it's choreo and imagery, but also draws a lot of inspiration from the movie "Black Swan", which in turn is heavily based on the Japanese anime film "Perfect Blue". Both movies break identity and deal (in a non-obvious way) with Carl Jung's theory of the self: Persona, Ego, Shadow. In these movies, a female performer spirals into insanity as increased pressures in her career cause her to lose grip of herself and reality. “Black Swan” tells the story of Nina, a passionate ballerina (Natalie Portman) who struggles to maintain her sanity while competing for the main role (the White Swan, Odette) in “Swan Lake.” Meanwhile, “Perfect Blue” follows Mima, a former (Japanese) pop idol whose sense of reality begins to waiver as she attempts to transition into a career as a serious actress. Both stories feature a female protagonist is put in highly stressful situations and that makes them question their identity and ultimately conjure up a doppelgänger that messes with their psyche (persona, shadow and ego, basically clash). Just as Nina suffers from the pressures of being a ballerina, Mima is also forced to deal with the strict expectations of being a Japanese idol. Their personal conflicts also bleed into their professional lives causing them to spiral out of control. In Nina’s case, it comes in the form of her oppressive mother and in Mima’s situation, it’s an obsessive stalker fan. At the core of the film, both protagonists have a psychological battle with themselves that results in hallucinations that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. In the end, like I said, these films break the self and deal with themes like loss of passion and the heartbreak that come with working for your dreams. Black Swan (BTS), at its core, reflects these themes. I think that Perfect Blue can be chillingly on point for BTS, since they too are idols and experience some of the things that Mima experienced as an idol and continues to go through. BTS reflect the core concepts of these movies, identity, and conceptualise them to reflect their fear of losing their passion for music and, by extension, losing themselves. They portray people who are afraid that music is all there is to them and are afraid of losing themselves if they lose their passion.
This song became even more heartbreaking for us after their FESTA Dinner 2022, when they announced they’re taking a break from making music as a group. They expressed that they had been feeling lost and unsure of their identity as a group since the MOTS: 7 (this song’s album) release and the plan to take a break had been in place since then. They planned on having their world tour (MOTS Tour, which got canceled due to COVID-19) and then taking a break to work on their solo music, not only to find their unique flavour as artists, but also to rekindle their passion for music. Reading the lyrics for Black Swan, it makes sense that RM cried after writing this song. It expresses their fears at the time, how they felt like they no longer had an identity and feared they’d die if they lost their passion for music.

"Run bts" is FIRE. I think you'll really like it. There is no music video but i really recommend you to watch either the dance practice or the live version. Both are FIRE!
Thank you for the reaction:)💜

I agree, as much as I love their all English songs, their Korean discography is where it's at. I would recommend going over their earlier works, starting with:
We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2 - *edited - this is part of their debut album, where they fire back at their detractors early on in their career
N.O - this was BTS shedding light to the oppressive school system
Dope - here we see a glimpse of BTS' mentality about working hard on their craft
Bapsae (Silver Spoon) - BTS' call out to people in power
Blood, Sweat and Tears - one word: EPIC!

Thanks for doing this one! So happy you want to explore their music more! Just love your genuine reactions. There are so many songs to choose from. They all have solos and group songs like this. We love everything they do, as you know. For something different in the hip hop genre, you could try Crush: Rush Hour (featuring J-Hope). As I know you like to explore other artists - but it still has the BTS connection. As for BTS songs - just choose. I'm sure other Army will have great suggestions. If you want a recent release RM's Still Life (featuring Anderson Paak) is awesome -deep like you like it. Full BTS just anything! Maybe "ON"?

The lyric is right, actually! It is "Film it now" and now "Feeling it now" and it make sense if you know the context!
This is the note under the "Film it now" lyric by Doolsetbangtan:
*"Every moment, even the moment where they struggle at the bottom of the sea, becomes eternity because it is filmed. This reminded me of the scene where people were holding their phones up to take pictures of SUGA in Interlude : Shadow and concept photos (S version) of LOVE YOURSELF: Answer."*
BTS is always filmed in every possible moment. It's how life is for them as someone who's in the spotlight. So when they say "Film it now", they're basically saying *yeah, go on, film my downfall too* or at least that's my own interpretation! 💜

the lyrics hit even harder knowing that they wrote them when they were starting to lose their passion for music. They were "dying their first death," the death of a musician. Their plan was to do one more tour after this album came out, and then go on hiatus to try and find their passion for music again. Obviously they didn't go through with that cause of the pandemic, but still.

As you saw on In the Street, J-Hope was an award winning street dancer before he hooked up with BTS. He learned to rap from RM, Suga, and the other guys in BigHit at that time. Hard to believe huh? He says that he raps the way he dances, with the rhythms that he feels in his body. I think that's why he has such a unique flow and approach to rap.

“Film it now” makes perfect sense in the story of BTS. Everything BTS has done for the last 10+ years has been documented on film. Black Swan is a very personal admission that the music they so passionately pursued in the beginning may also become the death of them (Killing me now) in the end. And, true to the BTS story, it WILL BE captured on film.

If you wanna get more into the vocal line I recommend
Jimin “serendipity” or “like crazy” (from his solo album)
Jungkook “euphoria”
V (TaeHyung) “singularity”
Jin “Epiphany” or “the astronaut” (from his solo album)
All of these songs showcase the vocal line really well and they all have videos so no need to search for subtitles!!

Since you brought it up, ALL of the rap line can sing!

As always I loved your reaction!!!! There is a famous quote by dancer Martha Graham (creator of contemporary dance) "A dancer dies twice-once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful"...BTS is telling the same in this song but with music...despite they have increasing fame and are rich...they are artists...most to them is art...and they are saying if someday they lose their creativity and passion for music, gonna be their first death. Also, they are talking about the strength to fight against their own shadows to keep doing what they love to do.

Love your reactions!! Personal opinión tho, Justin Bieber is not good enough to be on this track. This is song coming from the heart and it was something difficult the boys had to go through. Maybe another piece but definitely not this one. This is a masterpiece all in it’s own, it doesn’t need Bieber in it. This song is perfect as is. 😊

Yessss RM can definitely sing. He a solo album called Mono which is very deep and soulful. And now his latest solo album Imdigo is a mixture of different sounds . They are both truly amazing ❤

Black Swan is art 💜

so black swan was one of the song that they’re supposed to leave us with before they go to a break and military in 2020. BUT because of the pandemic they postponed their plans. Nonetheless, this song was definitely about their love for music. Music and art has always been their passion and soul. So for them, if writing songs, singing, rapping, and/or dancing does not resonate to them anymore, it will be their first death (as mentioned in the lyrics of the song). I love this song personally because it symbolizes a lot of bts’ artistry. From singing, rapping, song writing to dancing. Plus, their emotions…UGGHH SO GOOD!

I love all their music. If you look into the singers solo songs you will LOVE Singularity by V. THAT is soul. Written by RM

You mentioned at the end that the fear of your music not touching other people or being as impactful is reasonable. But it’s interesting because i don’t necessarily think that is the major concern of black swan. It’s looked at in a very introspective way and rather than being concerned that others wouldn’t enjoy their music, their concern is within themself and whether their own music wouldn’t resonate with them or bring them joy anymore. It’s the fear of losing passion for the thing you love most. The song plays on the concept that an artist dies twice- and the “first death” the rappers keep mentioning is them losing passion for their craft.
Love seeing your reactions💜

How in the whole world do I make you listen to their b-side "Rain"? Oh my God. Slow jazz (or pure R&B) mixed with hip hop? I don't know but 2014 BTS were ahead of their time. I really hope you get there some time 🤧

Black Swan is def one of our most prized BTS songs. Because it was really a honest take from them on the struggles they were having with this immense success and what that meant to them as ppl who are actually artists. Also as someone whose been a fan from the jump, it’s so interesting to see people who are coming into as a group BTS later, that the more R&B sound is a surprise. BTS does amazing pop (and we love it!) but R&B and hip-hop is their primary/foundational bag as a group which is why they have such a strong and untouchable rapline hip-hop base. The vocal line also contributes a lot when it comes to writing and producing and creating melodies. I am really interested to see you getting a chance to learn more about them as a group! Also you should most def watch the dance practice for the song 👀. If you’re surprised about the rappers dancing here you’re in for it…

I agree with everyone saying ON and Mic Drop but I also agree with those that said Baepsae (silver spoon)! I think you’d also really like DOPE!

I absolutely love Black Swan, it's really a masterpiece..a story of how as an artist losing your passion is like death 💜💜

Gameboyy, just when I thought I couldn't like and respect you any more than I do already, you said you thought of "Dynamite" as a commercial track and loved their Korean music so much more. *I cannot wait* to see your reaction to "Blood Sweat and Tears"! You want to be surprised by another out-there genre BTS can do? Well, "Blood Sweat and Tears" is moombahton!

it actually is “film it now”! it’s in reference to the fact that they feel like they are constantly on camera and being watched, even the pain and heartbreak they’ve had to endure. thank you as always for the thoughtful review! 💜

It is Film. They mean that even when they are going through stuff they're always on camera and in the limelight. Their struggles and pain are always public. But knowing RM, the way film is pronounced in Korean could be a double entendre because he's very big on that and has contributed lyrics to most every BTS song. His wordplay is so impressive.
Also, the thing with idol groups is that every member can sing and dance. Those are prerequisites. So the rap line can also sing and dance. And most of the singers in BTS have tried their hand at rapping and want to do that too. Idol groups are multitalented. Even outside of BTS.

Yes the rapline can sing and some of the vocalists can rap 😁Jhope is actually a sub-vocalist and a dance leader of the group. RM and Suga didn’t think they’d be dancing when they first joined but they’ve come so far!

I would recomend Spring Day, it is very different but it is a highly loved song within the fandom. Since its realease in 2017 it hasn't left the Korean Charts. They performed it a lot during the pandemic because of its message. I had heard BTS music "in the wild"and I was like "cool" but when I listened to Spring Day and read its lyrics I was hooked. No turning back, I have been an Army for 2 years now.

Yeah, Idols basically rap, sing, dance, host, present themselves in appealing ways to their audience, model, and hold a standard of beauty. We really don't have the same kind of entertainment professional in America because we don't expect so much from our stars.
To see some of BTS' personality, because idols need to show case it to make it, I suggest Run episodes. Ep 32. The boys are younger but it is fun and easy to watch for someone new to BTS as a whole.
Thank you for not only checking out the boys but still looking into other musicians too and putting just as much love into those videos as well!

YASHH WE WANT MORE OT7 SONGS!!!

Some things in life cannot wait. Like the mandatory phone call interruption at 05:20. Classic.

Black Swan is about how the members fear they face their biggest fear: losing their love for music. Like all artists, they occasionally face a 'block' but in bts' case, theyre scared they will be in an 'artist's block' or even 'writer's block' and never come out from it. As always, love your reactions and opinions we appreciate it. ❤

BTS Black Swan deserve all Awards in this world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grammy sht , Black swan is masterpiece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Black Swan is about Dancer, Performer died twice!!!!!!!!! BTS has that passion, if they couldn't have passion, or couldn't perform , that day is Dead
it is so deep
all BTS members can sing, all 3 rapper have mistapes full albums, they sang and rap song

Also to note - JungKook (JK) is releasing a single next Friday. It is going to explode! No doubt about it. It's called "Seven". He's the youngest. He can do anything - incredibly talented in everything. To give you an idea on his popularity - He went on a live stream recently and fell asleep and more than 6 million people watched him sleep for about 20 minutes. hahaha then Hybe HQ turned off the feed. hahaha People just love him. So charming, so real. And wow can he sing!

Recommendations of vocal line
V - Le Jazz de V
JK - Dreamers at 2022 World Cup Opening
Jimin - Like Crazy at Jimny Fallon and Set me free pt2 MV
Jin - The Astronaut at Coldplay Concert in Argentina
All vocal line: The truth untold live

namjoon came up with the song and then hobi and suga wrote their parts i think thats why its so poetic

RM is behind this poetic song ,he wrote this masterpiece. I will be glad if react RM 's indigo album is so poetic 💜

RM is singing the whole time in his Indigo album. You might wanna check that out too.

We appreciate how you take the time to really appreciate the artistry and lyrics. You are top tier, my friend! If you are interested in high energy songs, I recommend On Kinetic Manifesto, Not Today, Fire, Idol and Dope. If you want some smoother, R&B type vibe, Singularity, House of Cards (no MV for this one but there are live performances), also the live performances of Dimple/Pied Piper are great. Blood Sweat and Tears has an artsy feel like Black Swan 💜

The theme for this song is “the first death of a dancer is when he stops dancing. And this death is the most painful” It's coming from a quote by Martha Graham: "A dancer dies twice - once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful.” BTS talk about how they’re scared of stop loving to make music and they question themselves of what will they do if/when this happens. Or Jimin will stop dancing. It was lately found out that during this song bts actually went through a situation they were describing in Black Swan.
“No song affects me anymore; the heart no longer races when the music starts to play; no longer makes my heart vibrate” They weren’t satisfied with themselves as artists and didn’t feel very happy and enjoyable about their lives. Therefore, this song coveys their struggles and worries about life of an artist and the consequences of an artistic burnout. This MV and also Jimin's contemporary dance is a reference to the movie Black Swan, a ballet dancer

Just letting you know that j-hope is the main dancer of the group and agustd's haegum dance video was dope af

Your videos are so thorough and your opinions are so amazingly executed, thank you for what you post!
You should go back to BTS’s roots!
Listen to the first song they ever released in 2013 ‘No More Dream’.
They originally started out as a ‘hip hop’ group so it’s very ‘old skool’ hip hop orientated with a side of boy band lol.
I hope you enjoy it!

It's been wild seeing baby armys get to know the members as soloists BEFORE diving into ot7 content. Like coming into the Magic Shop through a different side entrance lol It's so interesting to me

I dont think its about losing the ability to be able make good music for army. Its about losing the love for music the feeling that goes through them when they hear music or make music. Fear that it doesn't resonate anymore.

You not realizing Black Swan is a CRAZY famous ballet whole watching this is crackin me up 😂

Happy BTS Army Day to all Armys out there. Today 9th July is Army's Birthday and we got a book by them.
Thank you for reacting to one of their masterpieces.
The fear is not that fans wont resonate with their music but they themselves would fail to get inspiration, and feel dead inside. This is an artists first death..
And you will notice shadows every where.
At first its moving frantically, in the end it is calm.
Shadow represents this fear.
Please listen to their solos that they are dropping-
For the vocals start with;
Jimin's Set Me Free part 1
and Like Crazy (this has an English version too)

This is the song that made me ARMY!!! I loved BTS before... but this did it! I get excited seeing my faves react to my faves

I always hear it as "fillin' me know" as well, and then "killin' me now".
And J-Hope was originally a dancer, but both RM and Suga has struggled a LOT with dancing, and Suga will go off about the boss (Bang PD) promising him that he wouldn't have to dance and then he was stuck with some of the most demanding choreos in the business. 🤣

"Look at the rappers dancing boyyy~"
😂 long time no see, hope you're doing well! This came out of nowhere haha but I like it.
In terms of recent solo stuff, I recommend RM's Indigo album :D "still life" or "wild flower" have mv's. Or just vibe to it on your own time, no need to react, the album is a vibe. He sings there too!!

it is "film it now" they just said it in Korean accent as "fileum it now"
like film how they struggle to hold onto their passion

Their performance of Black Swan at the Permission to Dance Concert in Las Vegas 2022 was exquisite!!! I enjoyed it more than the official MV

My bro enjoys music fr. I missed watching ppl who do reactions bc they like music not only bc they want views. I'm so upset wity the current situation of Palestine and watching such stuff gives me some ease and energy, thank you.

This song was written after they had been going so hard from 2013-2020. They have said they did lose their passion for music with everything they had gone through. The plan was that this song/album would be released, they would do a world tour, then do their military enlistments. They'd be able to step away a bit. Of course, then Covid-19 hit. The lockdown happened, the world tour was canceled. Rather than keeping with their plans to enlist then, they stayed back and spent TONS of time with ARMY doing lives, online concerts, etc. They released 3 English-only songs for mass worldwide appeal to lift spirits...Dynamite, Butter, and Permission to Dance. From what we know now from interviews, their 2022 Festa dinner, this was a very difficult time for them. But, like usual, they put their fans (and even non-fans...just the world in general!) first and stayed for us. MANY, many ARMY found them during the pandemic and have said BTS literally saved their lives. We do not deserve them.
They got their passion back...jhope, RM, Jimin, and Suga/Agust D have all since put out albums. They've all been doing their solo work and collabs, with more albums on the way.
Happy ARMY birthday to you! They just released an autobiography today, which you might want to read! If I haven't yet, I do want to recommend Taylor's Guide. You are so genuinely interested; I think you would really like it. krplus.net/bidio/mNmOkal7lq--gYo
Sorry this is so long! I so appreciate your reactions and respect for the guys. Thank you very much!

just a small correction. Basically dynamite is not a commercial song it later became so because of its popularity.
after the release of the album Map of the soul 7 came out BTS had planned a big world tour.
Unfortunately the Cov stopped everything.
They found themselves in a very difficult situation for an artist No more concerts, No more face-to-face contact with their fans.
But they didn't let it get them down, they decided to release dynamite in order to ask us the fans not to let it get us down either.
Even if the lyrics of the song are not very deep the message behind this song is deep.

Yaayyy! I was waiting for this! Thank you for your reaction 🫶🏽💜

the shadow dancing throughout the mv is jimin!! (the guy with blue hair) his background was contemporary dance in his high school days

House of Cards, Singularity, Stigma, Truth Untold...so many on the list of absolute masterpieces that these 7 masters have gifted us.

1) This beat we believe is one that yoongi put together ! It bears a striking resemblance to one that he had played around with on a video where he reviewed a midi board. The video is up on BangtanTV
2) Yes, ALL of rapline can sing as well as rapping, dancing, producing, etc
3) A lot of ot7 BTS music is not strictly pop / isn't pop at all ! That's why we sing the praises of the range they have in sound across all their work xx
4) The lyric is correct "Film it now" and is commentary on how public their lives are, how sensational and televised every mistakes, misstep, how even their downfall would be in front of a camera; They were feeling burnt out, and had planned to release and tour MOTS7 before completing their military service. Plans changed due to COVID
5) The title "Black Swan" is based of the theory/metaphor of the same name ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory )
"The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight."
Alongside doolset's blurb about their fears of their own 'first death' as artists & performers and the lyrics of the song itself talking of how the one thing they love more than anything; if it cannot resonate or if they feel nothing by creating, performing etc, if and of that, if music no longer inspires emotion in their hearts that would be their "first death"

i recommend you dionysus (mostly the live performance)

Black Swan on stage is so fkn beautiful

Check out the MV for j-hope’s ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’ featuring Becky G. The lyrics are in English, Korean, and Spanish. Afterward, you can appreciate the live SoWooZoo performance of the song with all the members of BTS.

Happy ARMY Day! Black Swan was the song that made me fully ARMY as itmwas the one that showed me how different and raw the boys coukd be. If you want something totally different Airplane Pt. 2. If you want some of the hardest choreography either On: Kinetic Manifesto or Dionysus.

'Film it now' is correct.
Every moment, even the moment where they struggle, becomes eternity because it is filmed. BTS has so much content being documented. Almost 24hrs of their daily lives were in front of cameras. Especially in the beginning of their career.

Everyone in BTS dances since the beginning because thats the main point of a kpop group. They sing while doing choreographed dance. Also I recommend the Mic Drop music video because the song and video are awesome which is probably why is has 1.3 billion views.

Heyyy youurr back on army bdayy owemjii🥺🥰

If you want to check out the vocal line, here are some suggestions:
The Truth Untold
V - Stigma (The live version)
Jimin - Like Crazy (more upbeat) or Alone (a little darker)
Jin - Epiphany
Jungkook - Dreamers (Worldcup song, most recent one) or My Time

Mic Drop and Burn it up (fire) are their most representative of their vocal and rap line mix. Plus mad good choreography. Dionysus MMA 2019 live! Performance is crazy.
Run BTS dance practice is my favorite choreo and video to watch. You see their skill real in practice

The song is about the loss of passion. This is BTS, they can all rap, they can all sing, they can all dance. They write slmost all their own music. They are very versatile. Just don't ever get on the wrong side of ARMY

Maybe listening to their old albums then to their recent ones is the way to go. Ask army for help because there's this *correct order* of watching it for you to understand every concept. This is a WHOLE MASSIVE STORYLINE that you must understand.

It's a little bit different from your usual content but I highly recommend watching A Guide to BTS Members: The Bangtan 7 by Taylor Mari if you want to know more about them. It's a longer video but I'll be willing to watch the whole thing to hear about what you think! You'll also know how wide their genre is through that video.

I can't believe no one has suggested FAKE LOVE!!! Now that I saw you liked this one, I'm sure you'll like that song too. It's such a good song. And if you want surprises, I feel like "I Need U" will be one for you. It's from 2015, the time they started to get popular.

FYI Black Swan is a movie about a ballerina's struggle with her innerself (Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis) and the ballet it's from is Swan Lake for further context. Just goes to show BTS draw inspiration from all places and aren't ever just out to make money by playing safe club bops or whatever. Black Swan the song is so helpful for artists who fear they day they lose passion for their art, and our guys even the rappers are out here doing contemporary dancing in bare feet. Not your average pop idols :)

Yooo you are back, how is everything?

Since you want to know the vocal line better and want to be surprised- Still with you by Jungkook. He is their main vocalist. Or Stigma by V. Stigma is DEFINITELY R&B.

autumn leaves by bts is INCREDIBLY underrated and one i think you’ll love

I swear, the world would plummet into the sun before they put the some of the more "real" BTS songs on the radio. People who dont know them would just assume everything is like Dynamite, which while a good song isn't truely indicative of BTS' sound as a whole at all.
You want a really good song that hits every hip-hop recipe check? We On.
Want a west coast vibe? If I Ruled The World
Want something cute? For You
Want something to make you sob? We Are Bulletproof: the Eternal
Want a jazz vibe? Look Here
BTS does it all and does it well. There's a reason Army is so devoted, and not enough people take the time to really experience it. But once they do, they never go back

krplus.net/bidio/m8awYptpi2maknY This is No More Dream performance live with English captions. You will like it. 💜

One of my favorite's from their earlier years is We On love the beats and Rap Line is really sleek.

Is funny how I also have heard dynamite before, and just knew that it was from bts when I listened to butter. At first I thought they were this general pop genre, like other kpop groups I already had listen to. But god, I was so wrong... In my opinion they can transcend any genres of music, cause they use so much references in their songs, it becomes truly a masterpiece. Its okay to have pop songs like dynamite (which refers strongly to Michael Jackson, I really like it), butter and permition to dance. I think they did those songs to reach more public, but their korean essence is on another level!
Also, the pop songs are so great when you want to dance without thinking of anything.

omg omg MY FAVORITE SONG! I really like on how you just go "Let's listen to Black Swan, Idk it sound cool" I mean you're not wrong though! This is like the best bop, man it also goes deep like OMG

That second paragraph where you stopped reading (in the recording) is where it explains the quote that people keep quoting. When we first got this song the only video we got with it was an orchestral version with a Dance Company performing to it and the beginning of the video starts with that quote. After, we had a surprise music video drop for this song! We had no idea they were going to make a MV for it! Great surprise.
I suggest 134340 (Pluto) think of a good smooth jazzy pop beat talking about a break up but in metaphors of pluto

Randomly want to compliment you on your sound levels. So many youtubers either too loud or too quiet. You're *just right* with or without headphones on my side. :D

In RM's Rolling Stone interview with Pharrell, he even talked to Pharrell about that exact fear. "Music isn't my first thing anymore". But I think just having those thoughts speak to how much music means to them, that I think music will just remain in their lives no matter what. I'm also glad Pharrell could give him his insight and some reassurance. You should watch that interview too, it was interesting and RM asked Pharrell good questions.

In truth this song touches upon a very serious subject. That many artists are faced with. And sometimes the saddest part is that for so many, it isn't even a choice. It isn't something that is chosen.
For example, what the original Black Swan, speaks towards...
and that is what can be commonly seen as the death of a dancers career.
But in reality it isn't just their career all the time. For many, it can be a sort of death on a much deeper level. It can be a sort of death of part of who they are as a person. Because dancing is more than that to them. It isn't just a job or a hobby, but it is a part of who they truly are, mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. A part of who they are down to their very base selves.
I think from what I have learned, some dancers refer to this as a sort of first death. Because in reality, for so many, they truly do lose a part of who they really are, when they can no longer dance, or perform like they used too, after their bodies come to the point where they just can't do it anymore physically.
To me, I think I can undertand many parts of this quite a bit.
In all honesty, it can be such a hard thing to even just think about, or atleast for myself that is how it can seem.
For so many, I eould assume that it all can be such a regretable reality.
A completely dark and unfair truth, that becomes all too real.

As far as the Rap Line dancing... J-Hope started as a dancer and learned to rap. Neither RM nor SUGA wanted to dance... they were actually specifically told they wouldn't have to dance when they joined, but in the three years before they debuted... that changed. NOW they both love the dancing, but took some convincing on J-hope's part. :P
"Dynamite" was specifically released during the pandemic to cheer people up so it was bright and poppy on purpose. It's also one of the reasons they kept it in English... so it would be more radio friendly on a global scale and reach more people.