Agust D 'Haegeum' Official MV Reaction 

Haegum is one of the most popular instruments in Korean music and is often considered a bridge between string and wind instruments with a sound that is a hybrid of a violin and a viola. The other meaning of "haegum" is applied when it is used in popular Korean vernacular, in which it means "lifting a ban and allowing something that is forbidden”. Yoongi said “The word 'haegum' came to me. When I was young, I played rhythm games. I love rhythm action games. When beating a certain stage, you'd unlock a forbidden song; then you could play a new rhythm. It was 'freedom from forbidden. Why don't I try and break free from those things?'" His interpretation of "Haegum," is "a new kind of haegeum" which is based on "lively rhythm.", he claims that "Interpretation is free for all" and demands, "Out with the nonsense." He criticizes societal systems by rapping "Freedom of expression / Could be reason for somebody's death" before questioning "Could you still consider that freedom?". He states clearly in the lyrics, "This song's simply about freeing what's forbidden." However, he notes that it is important to "remember to differentiate freedom from self-indulgence."

I heard that this mv is basically the cycle from Daechwita repeated, over and over again. Sometimes, you're born as the corrupt forces and sometimes you're meant to tear the establishment down. At the end of the video, when the cop smirks right before being killed, it's basically a statement that "even if I die, what I stand for (corruption and power) is never really dead". Basically, Yoongi said ACAB 😌

Yes you're correct Nigel. "Scar" lol, is Agust D. He always has a scar. Representing his own scars. His alter ego, Agust D. He's always portrayed as a villain, a person in power, but nevertheless a villain. He's Suga's opposite side who holds lots of anger, fear, sadness, resentment, vengefulness his darker emotions. Previously in Daechwita, BOTH Suga AND Agust D had scars. He was in a different state of mind, he said he had lots of anger, but here only Agust D has a scar, it's not as red ig he's healing, but Suga has none. He's trying to get rid of that side of himself here. And Suga is Suga, himself. It's always been Suga VS Agust D. But he said in IU's palette that he's changed a lot and has learned to forgive and be a happier person, so Agust D can go to rest now. That side of Suga, Agust D, is gone....for now. He says he's not sure when he'll come back....IF he ever comes back, however he said if those strong emotions return, then so will Agust D. It's kind of bittersweet. He said somewhere in the physical album that from this point on, we can expect to see "SUGA"'s debut....not Agust D, but SUGA in his next album 💜

I love how the whole video feels just like a mini movie

Yoongi said to what Daechwita, Haegeum and Amygdala in order because they all tied to each other. Amygdala MV will be release 4/25

Homonym lyrics "This song is a haegeum" = the string instrument used 해금(奚琴) "a new kind of haegeum" = unlocking the forbidden 해금(解禁) And a beat made with haegeum. This fu***** guy is clearly a genius.

The cop suga is just like the king suga both corrupt in authority, but if you remember in daechwita both sugas had a scar but in this MV only the bad suga is still scarred only slightly more healed then before, the suga with no scar is to free almost jittering witg chaos but is more happy and healed, his personalities are in conflict because there is no balance....the concept is the exact same as before with similar scenes but you can feel that something is different, i think sugas slowly getting rid of his rap alter egos that he used during dark times and finally he will be free to rap as just agustd

I heard that the AgustD albums are a trilogy. In Daechwita he “killed” the first AgustD (who’s scar was pretty fresh meaning the pain was new), in this one he “killed” the second AgustD (who’s scar is almost healed meaning the emotional and mental trauma he has he’s started to deal with), and now he’s a “healed” Yoongi. That’s why he has no scars. In one of the promos for the album Yoongi said that this represents a more mature and healed version of himself.

I will never look at chopsticks the same 🥢 😂💜

Haegeum is the instrument and also means allowing/unlocking something that was forbidden.

AGUST D is the GOAT!!! I am shook AF! Such an epic movie and the lyrics oh my goodness powerful!!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🖤🖤🖤😛🔥🔥🔥

It's like watching the updated century of Daechwita. He has the scar! The war between Agust D and the King continued. Is it just me, but I find black long hair sexy AF on Suga.

"Haegeum" has several meanings in Korean. First of all, "Haegeum" is a traditional Korean string instrument. Second, "Haegeum" can be used as a compound word meaning "remove the ban" or "abolish the restriction" in Korean. In Agust D's song "Haegeum," Suga uses the word "Haegeum" as a metaphor to express his desire to push boundaries and defy restrictions, especially in the realm of rap and hip-hop music, where he often They are confronted with prejudices and stereotypes.

His acting skyrocketed 🥵

There were SO many callbacks to "Daechwita"! He did an amazing job, because he's a freaking genius. I think the dirty/corrupt cop was the reincarnation of the corrupt emperor, and the criminal Yoongi was reincarnated from the black-haired Yoongi in "Daechwita". Once again, he killed the corrupt version and took back his own kingdom. Because haegeum also means to lift a ban or to stop forbidding something, I think he's saying that he's now free from what other people say, especially keyboard warriors and politicians, and that he's going to live life on his own terms from now on. If I don't get an action movie starring Min Yoongi, I think I'm going to die. He was EXTRAORDINARY.

Guys I looked it up this is what haegeum means in the song: “Haegeum” also can be translated as “liberation,” and Agust D unpacks that idea in knotty, spat-out rhymes that take aim at conformity, the trappings of “success,” and information overload. I don’t know if it makes sense to you guys 😊😂

When SUGA did that VLIVE after the release of D-2, he explained, that the King may not be dead. Go and watch his explanation. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

6:20 This is a freakin’ masterpiece and Yoongi’s acting is FABULOUS!!!

Haegeum is also a nod to him officially killing off his alter ego August D. This album is the end of the August D trilogy. Amygdala explains why he was so angry which is why it should be listened to next.

i just realized how yoongi looked at the chop sticks at the end of the mv😭

Two strings, one instrament. Two personalitys (personas ?), One person.

His acting in this is INCREDIBLE seriously

JHOPE burned it all down with Arson, JiMin has Set Me Free pt2 and Yoongi has this song....all of them representing freedom from constraints and freedom to express themselves. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 Yoongi is a genius, a poet, a master with his words. Bravo!

У Юнги получился шикарный альбом и особенно этот заглавный трек: Хэгым! Это продолжение Дэчиты. И шрам на лице уже заживший. И снова побеждает своего короля-тирана/босса. Клип с отсылками к фильму "Лицо со шрамом" о Тони Монтана, одноимённую песню которую исполнили Шуга и Чимин. В Дэчите Шуга убивал своего "безумного короля" В Хэгыме - "босса". Это отсылка к строчкам из песни Дэчиты : "Я Король, я Босс!" Как круто он тут сделал, Хэгым - имеет двойное значение: 1) дословно оно обозначает - Освобождение и 2) как уже писали здесь ниже, это традиционный корейский струнный инструмент. Во времена династии Чосон на нем играли на парадах, фестивалях и королевских обрядах предков. Тогда, как Daechwita/Дэчита (буквально переводится как «великий удар и удар») - это жанр традиционной корейской военной музыки, исполняемый с помощью духовых и ударных инструментов в эпоху Чосон. Daechwita исполнялась во время военных маршей. Сейчас музыка исполняется, например, во время церемоний смен караула в сеульских дворцах Кёнбок и Токсугун. Так же, он и в Дэчите аналогично высовывался из машины. И изображённый в обоих клипах на одежде дракон. Более глазастые Арми рассмотрели разницу в них: в новом клипе на "добром" дракон с 5 пальцами (ранг короля) и, в таком случае,он показывает, кто здесь настоящий король. В Дэчите на "злодее" дракон с 4 пальцами (ранг наследного принца). И, как и в первом клипе, так и в этом, он с 6 другими участниками, символизирующими БТС, устраивают восстание и все остальные присоединяются к ним, спасают от казни/пыток и дают ему оружие, побеждающее зло. И новом клипе есть ещё множество знаковых символов, которые поймут лишь немногие. На вывеске перед Юнги и Ко написано 雪糖面, что буквально означает "лапша из белого сахара". Звучит это как "белый Min Suga". Цифры в номере телефона на коричневом плакате на улице, тоже символичны: 3102 - если прочесть наоборот, то получится 2013 - год дебюта BTS; 709 - "день рождения АРМИ" - 9 июля; 0309 - день рождения Юнги - 9 марта. В довершении, по всей видимости, сам Юнги уничтожил все свои альер-эго и остался только он, добившийся успеха парень из Тэгу - Мин Юнги.

I TOLD YALL ITS GONNA BE PHENOMENAL

In Daechwita Low-class AgustD kills, King AgustD who was also a tyrant with a lot of psyc problems, and becomes king himself, it also is ancient times. After low-class AgustD became the new king he isn't a tyrant but he isn't necessarily good either, a corrupt mafia cop who values money and power a lot, and got it the hard way anyways. So, in haegeum, it's newer age and time. Suga who overcame a lot of his issues kills Lower class AgustD who is also the king/mafia now. So the plan is to attack places under him, steal his money and burn it, obviously Mafia loses his temper, and hunts him down but gets killed by Suga in the end. In Amygdala, Suga explained that this scar was made by his traumas. Daechwita King had a deeper scar, mafia cop had a faded scar. Suga has none, he overcame his past traumas. So overall it's about growth. So by killing AgustD, Suga, basically said: "My fan, my hommie, my fam don't worry, I'm really fine now damn"

I'm proud of you for even being able to read lyrics. I couldn't until like the 3rd watch I was too captivated by him

It doesn’t just mean the instrument, instead, Haegeum has another meaning - lifting a ban and allowing something that is forbidden. -this is how he described how uses the meaning of haegeum

This is the end(?) of the trilogy, blonde agust d from the first mixtape became the mad king and commoner agust d killed him (means he killed his power hungry part) and right now he became this cop/detective that is hunting for alley cat agust d but in the end he’s killed too (I think in this part he’s trying to metaphorically kill the system, because he does mention “we are slaves of the capitalism and money” in the song and if you’re pay attention he never really wanted or needed the money he stole, it was all a trap to catch his corrupted by the system self) but in the end of the mv he looks like he’s looking at someone maybe another agust d that is gonna end this cycle or maybe he was the end of the cycle??? I don’t know at this point I’m out of words

I LOVE WATCHING YOUR REACTIONS VIDEOS BECAUSE I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE VIDEO. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!❤

Just finished your Album Reaction on patreon! It was amazing. Thank you Nigel for all the content on all platforms. You are a treasure to the fanbase 💜🫰🏼

I’ve been waiting for this all day ❤

It speaks about seeking freedom from anything and everything that's forbidden.

Haegeum (literal meaning - a traditional Korean music instrument) has been solely written and produced by Suga himself. The use of traditional beats to the poetic rap song written by Suga is intuitive and stands out.

nigel analyzed it perfectly 🤴🏾

I love your videos so much, you truly make my day better just by watching you, and laughing with you. thank you so much

The Disney DOC helps breakdown the songs from himself

I've been so excited to see your reaction to this ✨💛 I've also missed commenting lol

NIGELLL waiting for your live on twitch :D

I really like to think that cop Yoongi is peasant Yoongi from daechwita, and the reason he laughs right before he unalives is because he recognizes the pattern repeating

Blond Agust'D in deachwita name was greed , he was shot by the same Agust'D d (with scar) in haegum. He kills his greed in deachwita and he kilks him again in this

Love your reaction nigel the best

“I only know Korean on the weekends.” 🤣 Love your reactions always. 💜

YOU NEED TO START WATCHING THE KDRAMA CALLED "THE GLORY" ITS SOOO GOOD

A Magnificent Masterpiece! Son of "Daechwita" and More! It's brilliant!

Haegeum has two meanings. One you found out. The second is breaking free of something forbidden.

Love your reaction ❤

Nigel: I only know korean in weekend i don't know why they put caption in korean 🤣 Best line ever

"This song's simply freeing whats forbidden"...haegeum is freedom from boundaries or lifting a ban(from restrictions)...

Haegeum is also the name of the instrument, but another meaning is to lift the ban. You can interpret this song as meaning to lift the ban.

I feel like he keeps tryna kill off the king which is his alter ego, but he keeps coming back and so it's just an ongoing cycle of him not wanting to accept that the "king" will always be apart of him. There's sm more to unpack with how he used to be the one fighting against those with power (starred from the bottom and struggle) and now that he is one of those that's with it he doesn't want to come to terms with it and tries to kill the "king" constantly.

Agust D is literally talking about everything that is wrong in the world right now. Since haegeum is a traditional instrument but also means liberation of prohibition. He is really asking who's on board for the revolution, for the new world, for the new kingdom and to get on board now. So we can fix everything that is broken. This is a masterpiece. The lyrics and wordplay are incredible. This is what rap in my humble opinion should be. A way of making people aware of all the social, economical issues and more. And Suga just did that. To add further layers to this, it’s really pointed commentary on capitalism or essentially: feudalism. What became his weapon in the beginning (his tool to criticise & stand up) became a utensil. In the end he has to partake in this because of obligation. literally; to feed himself. A Thailand ARMY (shout out to Sky_hxneul) was kind enough to educate us and explain that this was filmed in Thailand and that place is called the "Thief Market" Rattanakosin Island's (Old name of Thailand from 1782-1892) and it was the first international shoping center in the period after the abolition of slavery.. This is how he explained it : so this market came to exist because the people in the palace freed from slavery when they moved out of the palace, they received some goods from the master and also stole some They then brought those goods to sell them in this area. Now we know that Haegeum is a traditional instrument but also means the liberation of the prohibition. SUGA: "Haegeum can refer to the traditional instrument but Haegeum as a lift on a ban. In the past, when I was young and I played things like rhythm games, there were songs called "unlocked songs" if you beat a stage, you get the unlocked songs. Idols... Honestly, despite not committing crimes even a little thing becomes this big or doing something that could be considered a controversy, it becomes "Are they allowed to be like that?" I didn't really understand it even when I was young. But of course, that didn't mean I went around causing trouble. So, in the music video, there are smoking scenes and things like that. If this becomes a controversy when l'm 31 then really, as a social phenomenon, it makes me strongly wonder how I'm supposed to accept this. Like, let's unlock those banned things. And since people can see so much information within the palm of their hand, imagining or thinking. Even I started not doing them. So, regarding those things, let's get liberated. With advanced technology, we're able to get all kinds of information and see the situations happening on the other side of the planet while sitting. But I strongly felt those things kind of prohibiting my life actually. I can live without walking on eggshells as much. You have to live doing the things you want." So, in order: First Agust D, blonde and scarred, killed by Second Agust D, black hair scarred: killed by Final Agust D is actually Suga, to be continued in Amygdala I think that is interesting that the original Agust D became the Mad King and the D-2 Agust D became a rich looking cop idk if that's his intention but it very much reads as a critique on corruption by money and power. Especially as he keels them both at the end.

This MV is so sick and I can’t get enough of it…My God suga why can you make a movie

yess finally 😭❤

just subbed to ur patreon and boy im ready for a good time

I was shocked but he ate

7:32 something abt a korean man stashing u.s currency in thailand is so attractive to me

When he was talking about the video during countdown, he said people should lşsten/ watch Daechwita, Haegeum and AMYGDALA back to back

Nigel please ive been checking RU-vid all day waiting for you to poat this reaction 😭😭😭😭

Haegum is an instrument with only 2 strings, so a new kind of haegum will be a person with 2 sides. I believe the video and song is related. The police yoongi is the media and society and or government and the criminal yoongi is the human yoongi. In other words if I choose to even show a glimpse of myself hence him smoking the cigarette) society and the media will treat me like a criminal because omg the perception is idols, celebrities or whatever are robots and should act accordingly. I say the ending of the video is saying LET ME BE ME and stop putting me in a box. I can’t remember the episode but BTS was sitting at a table and he said something along the effect of they have to two different people at times in this business.

You'll understand more if you watch the Agust D D-Day Glitch film

😍😍loved this💜💜

That was my first reaction to the chopsticks too😂😂. Like damn you gone let him take your chopsticks.

AMAZING 💜💜💜💜 such a good actor, singer, rapper, dancer, and the list go on and on😻😻 and also so cute stealing mandarinas😂😂

As of today, Yoongi is the best selling kpop soloist with over 1.07M (idk if its still in counting) He's also the FIRST and ONLY rapper on the planet to sell 1M+ copies in the first day. Not just kpop, but worldwide!

I mainly watch you for skz and I don’t rlly know about bts but this is a bop.

Will never look at chopsticks the same. I’ve been waiting for your reaction cuz I need to share my excitement with someone! I saw a clip somewhere that Yoongi suggests watching/listening to Deachwita, Haegeum, and AMYGDALA together? Maybe? I’m not sure it was AMYGDALA included in the trio, I need to go find the clip. Anyways, thank you for this 💜

It could just be that as you kill one corrupt version of yourself, or one version that you don't like, another one eventually takes over and then you have to deal with that one too. idk

it‘s basically the same concept as in daechwita. daechwita is about a peasant rising up to a tyranical emperor beheading people left and right and in this video, it‘s a robber and a detective/cop. he’s stealing to get by (that‘s why he steals tangerines in one clip) and also to finally feel free (which is why he burns his share of the money stolen when the detective/cop is holding the gun to his head. it reminds me of the dark knight when the joker burns his share of the earnings and says that it‘s not about the money, but rather about sending a message. this is also why he sticks his head out the cop car like joker did. it‘s basically showing that even though a lot of time has passed since kingdoms with emperors ruled with an iron fist, you‘re still being opressed and having your freedom tampered with.

First and very glad you did this

There another new music video next Tuesday and a new episode of Suchwita with RM

Hey Nigel. I love this song. I love Yoongi. I’m crying. Lo 💜💜💜😭😭😭

😮 wow 🔥 🔥 🔥 Agust d new era

8:10 YYYAAASSS!!!

HERE TO WATCH NIGEL LOOS HIS SHIT!!!!

In Daechwita there's a lyrics with "Im the king. I'm the boss." I think he kill3d the KING there. And now in Haegeum he kill3d the boss. So now he can be both. Haha

YES !!!

He is the 🐐

Watch the "Amygdala" M/V, and you'll know, what is this scar from.

I waited to watch the video just so I could react with you🎉

The location was my country, I'm so proud and jealous of the extra actors 😭🇹🇭✨🥵 And the fact that we didn't know that he comes to film this, we thought he just traveled or making song with someone there 😢 Thai's ARMY are so dumb guys🤣🤣🙂 (include myself)

I have a theory: The Mad King.....he's never actually going to die. He's like....Agent Smith in The Matrix. Agust will continue to kill him and he'll keep coming back as some other from of "control".

I haven't been over here or on patreon in a couple weeks cause I'm moving and it's been alot, BUT I just have one question Nigel, when are you gonna hang up those posters??? 😂💜

The cop car as a taxi is so funny to me 😂.. a literal symbol of oppression for most being handcuffed in the back but to the free him it’s just a car

Ngl this kinda felt like Agust D featuring SUGA to me lol, I kept thinking that the one with the scar is Agust and the one without the scar is Suga.

Yes. His acting is Blockbuster! Yes. The Scar Agust D has become corrupt. So the undercover cop destroys the corrupt old Agust D who had stolen money. Agust of D-Day clearly is not in trouble with the cops. They bring him back to his beginning. The red chopsticks. He has a NEW New Freedom. Even more than before. Suga spits out his wise sage philosophy. And we listen.

I honestly think that 'haegeum' has the modern versions of 'daechwita'

I just want to say thank you for making the video bigger to see SUGA more up close and personal🥵😂

nigel’s brain creating new wrinkles to try to figure out the connections in the mv LMAOOO

I said the same thing HE IS AN ARTIST THIS IS AN ARTIST

Little clips of you watching In The Soop Season 1 & I only do 🇰🇷 On The weekend then you got up (7:05) 😆...💜

Suga is my bias. Best choice I ever made. 💜💜💜👑

YOONGI MARRY ME

Agust D the first became a king in D2 blonde with the scar then August D with the black hair and a scar kills him now in this song suga without a scar kills black haired agust d with a healing scar and now Suga is free

❤❤❤❤

This is a modern version of the joseon

So basically corruption has always been around and always need a reset

I think this is the modern version of daewichta , now the police chief is the king as you saw in the beginnig the officer saluted heim.I think basically things have not changed with time , slavery ,corruption are worse with this generation freedon is not freedom. Also, the sword fromdaewidhta is on the table in the back, also in the window in chinese is written suga.

yoongi😍❤👍

Haegeum means canceled, forbidden, or banned.