BTS (방탄소년단) 'Black Swan' Art Film performed by MN Dance Company 

BTS releasing a song about how an artist losing his passion is worse than death in their 7th year in the industry shows how genuine their love for music is. This whole comeback clearly wasn't made with breaking records in mind (even if they did pull out mind-blowing numbers anyway), it was about celebrating art in its many forms. For the making of the album they worked with many different artists, the marching band of 'ON', the choir in 'Friends', and now this dance company. They released 'Black Swan' as a single a month before the album and this was the MV that was released first. I do think that they truly wanted to spotlight these amazing dancers. I also want to highlight something : they released 'ON Kinetic Manifesto' the day of the comeback, and a few days later they released the official MV of 'ON', not caring if it was going to impact the views on the first 'ON' video. And a few days later again they released another video for Black Swan. I want you to understand that this isn't normal, this isn't common to release 3 MVs during comeback week. They also released the 'Shadow' and 'Ego' MVs. They didn't care about the views or money or whatever, they only cared about their work and art. I think that it's quite amazing that they did this knowing that they wouldn't get as many views as usual. It doesn't surprise me though, after years with them I've witnessed many times how passionate they were for music. I'm so proud of them and I'm really learning a lot about music besides them. I just wish more people would recognize that they are far from your typical boy band or even typical artists. They do this out of passion, which is not that common nowadays in an industry run by money, clout and mediaplay. I'm hoping that their music will get the recognition it deserves and that they will also get credited as the amazing songwriters, producers, singers, rappers, dancers that they are.

I personally really adore the orchestral version it gives off a bit more of a sad vibe which makes the message of this song even more clear.

This was one of the most extraordinary moments in BTS' career, and it was game changing. No Kpop group had ever done anything like this, and it was glorious. I miss them and can't wait to see what else they have in store for us when they all get back safely from the military. Black Swan is a classic and this art film and their MV were both wonderful.

the most grammy worthy song i've EVER heard. from the lyrics to the music to the raw PASSION and PAIN that drips from this song. got me feeling some things fr

The orchestral version of black Swan is something else

I used to be a dancer but I can't dance anymore because my arthritis makes it too painful and I'm currently getting evaluated for early onset Parkinson's Disease because I shake alot. Black Swan is heartbreaking because they hit the nail on the head, this is exactly what it feels like to not be able to do what made you passionate anymore. My 1st death truly was when I stopped dancing and honestly I don't think my next death will be as heart wrenching as grieving the person I was when I was enveloped in passion and love for dance.

this version of black swan is seriously the peak of bts's artistry! this was so surreal and it is still as impactful as ever!

How does BTS have so many amazing, heart wrenching songs? I don't get tired of this. I think 50 years could pass and I'd still be here.

I really hope that this version is performed in year end award shows because this version deserves to be heard by other artist.

we don’t talk about this enough, this version of black swan, the choreography, the aesthetic, the dancers, the place, this mv is beautiful and deserve more views and recognition!

I'm not a dancer, but I can't not to cry everytime i watch this. This performance and song resonate with me a lot more than all people in my life.

Had to comeback to this absolute masterpiece. What was BTS & Bighit on!? They outdid themselves with this one

2 years and i still think that this song is a unique and incomparable piece in the entire bts discography. black swan is a true masterpiece.

i love both versions of black swan and think they’re both beautiful but the orchestral version hits different

Let's be honest BLACK SWAN DESERVE A GRAMMMY

I still can’t believe BTS musical diversity and their level of artistry. They’re so complex. They don’t treat the music industry as a way of making money, they don’t try to release music just for the sake of releasing. Each song and lyric that is shown in front of their listeners/viewers is so well prepared, picked up with such a meticulous care. You can hear and feel their love for the music. Discovering their music is such an interesting ride. You don’t get bored at all with their sound and story. I wish more people could give them a real chance and listen closely to what BTS wants to delivers to the entire world.

The fact that the orchestra version of black swan is not on Spotify is a crime

I'll never stop talking what a piece of art this is

It's been over 3 years since this song came out and it still gives me goosebumps. Black Swan is truly such a unique song specific for creators and artists

Unpopular opinion - black Swan is one of the bts best song but is very underappreciated as many people don't know this song exist

This is honestly one of the best arrangements. This is just ART Update: Do y'all imagine watching a performance like MMA 2020 in concert 🥺 I guess I'd die if that ever happens

something so deeply painful but hopeful about this song. wouldn't call myself an artist and yet i deeply identify with the message

i love the orchestral version and need this on spotify!

Someone interpreted the dance like this: “You can see in the beginning how he tries to stretch his wings and fly...but the shadows retaliate and begin to kick him down. He tries to escape, but they refuse to let go, pulling him back into their embrace to torment and consume him. Suddenly, panic overtakes him and he breaks free. He refuses to let the darkness suffocate him so he shuns them, throwing them back each time they come for him until they're gone. He's finally free. He begins to stretch his wings again but nothing happens. The shadows are gone, yet he is still unable to fly. Why? Were they not the ones smothering him? We then see it dawn on him that he cannot do this on his own. He goes back to face the darkness. They once again throw themselves at him, trying to suppress him and at one point, they threaten to completely devour him, but he throws them off and this time, he takes control of THEM. You can see that now when he begins flexing his wings, the shadows mimic his movements as opposed to fighting him. The scene ends with him stretching his wings and the shadows lifting him up, allowing him to finally fly. The darkness that he had fought and run away from so vehemently, was in fact the very force he needed to succeed. The entire performance perfectly reflected the message of this song. We cannot run away from our shadows. We must learn to accept them, make peace with them, and realize that they are often the driving force that propels us forward." Knowing the lyrics just made this performance all the more powerful and moving for me, personally. I hope more people can appreciate this masterpiece. It deserves more than a quick once-over.

I am not an army, i just found this video but let me say it: This is a masterpiece. This dance performance gives us such a powerful message and the song is wonderful. Good job to the dancers and BTS.

the dance is so powerful. MN Dance Company, thank you for giving such a phenomenal performance! It is super not easy and could be dangerous to performance in a venue like this with bear foot. somehow i still see little rocks on the floor. This performance, omg... it translate the message so well. the struggle, the resist, the change. At the end became like the king of the swan. I love it. This is beautiful.

One of the best BTS's song and music

No other songs can beat THIS. I feel sorry for people who doesn't understand the magic behind this boy band. They truly one of a kind. Every time I listen to this, I feel some type of way. The dancers have portrayed the emotions so perfectly, the lyrics about the fear of losing passion for music and the song itself is a masterpiece. Now I understand why people think BTS isn't just a typical boy band, they're more than just handsome guys who can sing and dance, wear fancy clothes and colorful hair. This is some real musician stuff here. I hope people understand that BTS are where they are today is not because of their popularity but their love for music and what they do. The only thing their popularity did was to help getting recognized by the world. If only this song was released on the music platforms, this song would probably be the perfect candidate for SOTY.

oh man Black Swan deserved better. Black Swan deserved to be treated like Dynamite and Butter were and you can't change my mind

For some reason, I really felt the song and the message there. I listened to the song a lot but now it hits me. Losing your thing, how terrifying and empty you feel although you can't do anything about it. I lost interest in my passion when I had my burnout and depression and I feel empty and changed from no longer being able to live it and spend time on it, dedicate my soul to it. It is an excruciating silence in your life....

"I'd rather die than live without passion." -Jungkook Black Swan is the struggle of losing the passion for music which is their shadow. However, in the end, accepting those shadows and overcoming them makes them fly. The song is so beautiful!

the sea that they wished for is now full of dark waves consuming them except they have the strength and the will to jump and never be dragged again. this song speaks to me on a personal level and I must admit I have been crying all day but in the most cathartic way. if you listen with an open mind and expand yourself to the vast musical catalog of BTS's body of work you will find BTS are truly artists for healing and their attention to detail is remarkable.

We want this masterpiece on Spotify!!

ART !!!!!!

This version just sounds more sad than the actual one. Like the actual you just feel like dancing too and don’t really read the lyrics, but with this one you feel something different and actually understand the lyrics Idk if that made sense...

I don't want to be that person but I prefer this version of Black Swan. It's much more haunting, terrifying in the sense that you can feel the pain, fear of Bts losing their passion for music. The emotions captured here differs from the other version. But of course, I still love both, it's just this one makes you feel something else entirely

Today marks one year since I discovered BTS, fell down the rabbit hole and became an ARMY. Finding hidden masterpieces like this video makes me really happy, realizing that BTS are 360° artists appreciated in all art fields, from people with different backgrounds and ages, this somehow makes me proud. I'm afraid, I'M IN THIS BANGTANSH*T FOR LIFE!!!!

It's been 4 years and I still have chills every time I hear black swan

this isn’t music, it’s art. literal art. and it’s expressed really well with this version. it really expresses their fear for losing their passion in music. most artists would be more worried about their fame, but bts is different, and i find that so inspiring. i have the same fear with both music and acting so i can definitely relate. i thank them so hecking much for doing what they do.

Can't believe this didn't get nominated for a grammy

this version of black swan will always be iconic

3 years later i still think this is their magnum opus

Black Swan is so underrated. For me this is BTS rawest song it’s so beautiful.

It's been SEVEN years and they still put out surprising music that stays with you. I am so proud of you, BTS. Also, the dancers in this art film did an amazing job.

This orchestra version is still in my top 5 fav BTS songs of all time..

this song deserves a GRAMMY! A masterpiece 👏👏

Black Swan is a classic example of "do not judge BTS by their title songs." Its funny how their best hits are not even their best songs.

I think this “first death” applies to anyone who has lost their passion due to depression or something similar and the fact that BTS is able to capture the feeling of this in a single song is absolutely breathtaking

happy 4 years to this masterpiece 💗 still remains one of the most special songs i've ever heard in my life and will forever hold a special place in my heart 🦢🖤

MOTS7 deserved A LOT a Grammy nomination

At first, the black swan was caged with their shadows. Then, they fight back the shadows and start to walk alone. But in the end, the shadows is the one who help the black swan to fly. The message is amazing.

" a dancer dies twice -- once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful" wow this song has such a deep message and seing that in this mv it isn't BTS dancing and namjoon's verse where he says " if this can no longer resonate, no longer make my heart vibrate; then like this may be how I die my first death, But what if the moment is right now," the lyrics are so deep and as an artist, I do understand these feeling where we can easily lose apart of ourself and it can be hard... but that's just my interpretation of it. its truly so beautiful and thank you bts!! be happy army! stream this masterpiece!!!

No matter how much I watch this masterpiece, I cannot get enough of watching it. I can listen to Black Swan forever without getting bored. It gives me energy and the music lets me forget everything around me and I can focus. It is the most wonderful work ever released in K-Pop. BTS are the best forever.

I am still here. I just really love black swan

This version of Black Swan *NOT* being available on Spotify is a CRIME 😭

girls dont want a boyfriend they want black swan instrumental version on spotify and apple music (edit: yes boys want it too, everyone does i was just making a general statement lmao)

The nostalgia, how i felt when it first came out, the shivers are still here. This is a masterpiece.💜 Still not on spotify...

Black Swan no es solo una canción es un sentimiento que sale desde el alma

Can’t believe this masterpiece will be 1yr soon, just like yesterday.Edited…. Happy 2yrs to this pure art

For ARMYS who don’t know what this song means, Black Swan is “a confession of an artist who has truly learned what music means to himself.”

sigo sin entender por qué 'black swan' es tan infravalorada siendo una canción increíble que muestra facetas magníficas. literal, de toda la discografía de los chicos, está es como un abrazo al corazón.

ya cuatro años desde esta joya, me sigue produciendo los mismos escalofríos de cuando escuché y vi el MV por primera vez, definitivamente es una obra de arte, el equipo de MN lo hizo increíble.

This is the most beautiful thing that BTS has ever released, lyrically, musically, artistically wise , the producing team did an amazing job

"A dancer dies twice, once when he stops dancing and this death is the most painful." A beautiful and deep message, we must make this comeback the greatest that BTS has made!

"El bailarín representa al cisne y esta atrapado por sus miedos y decepciones, pero el lucha por huir y aunque lo hace estas figuras oscuras siguen apareciendo tratando de poserlo de nuevo y el cisne lucha contra ellos, lucha consigo mismo para poder por fin crecer y ser libre su yo desde el inicio pero ahora puede volar su yo fortalecido y esas sombras que al principio lo detenían ahora son las bases de lo que es y le ayudan a volar". That means for me.

I still remember when this came out and everyone were so excited with the anticipation that an mv might came out yet confused at the same time why the members weren't in it

black swan is just art. its not even a song anymore, its way beyond that

This song portrays all the hardships that come with creating art. The fear of reaching a point where ur passion is gone and the moment where u rise from this struggle.

4 years and this still amaze me. bts is like no other

the dance and orchestral ver still give me goosebumps

I was actually very disappointed when this version wasn't included on the album or even simply released on Spotify. I love the album version, but I also really enjoy this one too.

I mean The fear of losing passion for music by practising nonstop, and becoming obsessed with music (because of fame) its really a big shout out to what bang pd said of treating their artists as humans before as artists, and with what the kpop industry is facing.. (sulli, go hara, jonghyun... and twice that are working nonstop) I think this comeback has the most meaningful meaning.

there will never be anything like this one. truly a masterpiece. bts magnum opus.

BTS is an impact group that leads to a company and will always depend on our boys.

When its dynamite era but you're still not over this masterpiece Thank you for the 3k guys 😭😭

I sincerely hope that the music industry in Korea take notes. That having a dark concept doesn’t mean slapping trap hardcore music and fitting black leather onto idols isn’t always the way. A dark concept can be expressed in any form - art, music, performance, etc.

i remember watching this when it came out but now that i’m actually studying modern dance in college, my appreciation and perspective of this piece is completely different and wonderful

Black swan es una obra de arte inigualable!!!! El instrumental, la letra , los bailarines, el escenario, las voces de los chicos , TODO ES ARTE !!!

The lyrics really hit me. Whenever someone loses this thing they love so dearly, be it dancing, music, art or even things far from the traditional idea of art such as science and cooking, a piece of them dies and fades away. No matter what method leads to this loss (aging, losing popularity, injuries, financial issues etc), the hurt is the same- still so enormous that one feels swallowed up in a dark hole. And this could happen any second. My interpretation of the message is that knowing the importance of our passion, it is totally understandable that we fear losing it. But we should not stop pursuing our passion, because by doing so, we immediately cause its death, and thus the death of a part of us. Thank you BTS for such insightful lyrics in a beautiful song and thank you MN dancers for depicting this feeling physically and with lots of emotion. Wow, BTS never fails to impress us.

The first half of the lyrics really got me. As someone who's been struggling with depression for years, when I'm at my lowest, it's truly scary the feeling of falling out of love for the things that used to make you happy. Suddenly, nothing seems to matter and you feel like your whole existence has no purpose. There's just this numbness. Fortunately, the song ends on a high note with a comforting sense of hope. Like Yoongi said in the intro, he's the shadow and the shadow is him. And he won't let it break him.

this is one of my favorites truly so so beautiful.

This song, this version was and still is the greatest piece of art someone has ever made. It's not possible to describe what I feel when I listen to this version of Black Swan, but all I can say is - majestic.

Let's be honest BLACK SWAN DESERVE A GRAMMY.

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Black Swan orchestra version deserved to be part of the album

Pasarán los años y esta canción siempre me producira algún sentimiento

a year ago today, black swan was released. a song that tackles about an artist's fear of losing passion for doing a thing that once made their hearts race-music. an achingly beautiful masterpiece. and somehow, it deeply resonates with some of us because a few us might've already experienced our own "first death" where we lose our passion to the things we once loved doing. this is really a pure artistry and a proof that bts really values their craft to the point that they're not afraid of talking about their fear of loosing their passion.

It feels like the shirtless dancer is battling his “shadows”, the dancers in black clothing. Especially at the end where the “shadows” copy his movements, symbolising how he’s conquered them and they no longer control him and the video ends with him soaring above them. The choreography definitely encapsulates the whole message of Shadow.

演算法重新帶進來，再看一次還是震撼，這首歌真的被低估了，它是藝術是傑作

nunca vou superar que ja fazem 4 anos dessa perfeição, estou em prantos chorando agora mesmo.

“A dancer dies twice - once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful.” - Martha Graham. This feels so raw and slightly unnerving to me because what BTS are trying to express here is their fear if they lose their passion and love for music, which is like their life to them. To lose that passion would be so painful it's as if they went through death itself, ie the first death. This is honestly very powerful stuff.

As a dancer, i for sure can relate to what the dancers have illustrated for us. i’ve hit a point where i lost my passion for dance...i felt like it was this weight which i was forced to carry, and i hated it. after that dance season ended, i stopped competing, and started to not show up to classes to train. at first i felt free like the invisible weight was lifted off of me...but then i felt like i lost a part of me. i felt clueless on what i wanted to do besides studying...i kept debating “do i want to go back to dance” but the thought of “what’s the point if i don’t feel this fire anymore” kept pulling me back. I later went to this show that my friends were performing in, and when i saw them, they relit this fire, this motivation in me. i saw how passionate they are for their craft and that just hit something in me. it pushed me to come back to dance, and start training again. yes it was rough at first, but then i slowly started to enjoy it. this opportunity then opened up for me where i’d be on the dance team for this pro basketball team and i felt like this was my chance. while at auditions, i felt so motivated and kept pushing myself. the energy in the room was amazing too; people were hyping each other up, saying “ayeee” and “let’s goo!”. it made me feel good. i realized that this is why i loves dance. this is why i’ve stuck with it for so long. i later found out that i made the team and i felt so happy, so grateful...i felt like my hard work indeed paid off...after that i began to train more, and get back into competitions and conventions. dance now is not just a sport, an art, a hobby. it’s now my passion that i am extremely grateful for. my wings have begun to work with me and eventually lifted me from one of the darkest times in my life. thanks bts for doing this :)

I remember when this was first released. Incredible

i'm never gonna let go of this performance and this version of Black Swan. This is BTS best song ever.

The fact that they're scared of losing their passion not their fame says A LOT tbh

Dear black swan: My immortal queen, you have done so much for bts's discography. One day we will make justice and the world will know how much you shine. Love you forever

solo BTS tiene esta obra de arte AMO AMO AMO

Standing ovation for the MN DANCE COMPANY! BLACK SWAN, my most favorite Jimin ballet with Jungkook lifting him! Look at the BLACK SWAN BTS did with water on the floor and they danced through it..totally gorgeous! ☮️

Im not going to lie,i love the orchestral version of black swan alot better then the other one.This version really captures the beauty and sadness of the song,and i really wish they would put this version on spotify.Anyway thanks for listening to my ted talk.

i think one aspect that is being missed with the imagery is the visual of how the shadows are the wings in the beginning and end. for many artists, its dark pasts or “shadows” that inspire their art and make it feel authentic. but the other part of that is that it can be what ends up holding you back despite helping you “fly” (like wings do) in the first place.