BTS - Run MV Reaction 

5 years later, still the best reaction for this MVs ever

The person you should be focusing on is Jin {the one in the white room in I Need U, the one who had the pink camera and recording everything in the prologue, and the one who was building the house of cards in this mv} We believed that he was the only one alive because of the theories that everyone died in I Need U except for him and V {the one who killed the man who we believe to be the father} and in the prologue they were believed to be the ghosts of the ones who died. BUT in Run at the end, they had a picture and Jin wasnt there... it is believed now that Jin died and that is why they are emotional. Suga went into drinking and Taehyung and Namjoon went into a life of vandalism.. Hoseok was in the hospital from overdosing. Its very surreal and we need answers. Jungkook {the one at the end} looks back and smiles because he has accepted Jin's death but he knows that Jin will always be trailing behind them... watching his friends.

guys!!! look at the photo at 7:27 they are all there together but at 7:32 jin isn't in it and the door is open maybe he left or maybe he died and they and jin are both living in different worlds.

did you guys notice.. in the polaroid jimin burnt, jin is missing. whereas in the picture shown just a second before they are all there. so this says everything i guess. jin is the one who died actually

"No matter how the waves the look, after it all happens and the waters calm down, you surface." ...Wow... Just.. Wow o.o

Here's to clarify your confusions Josh! The one who killed the man is V (in I Need U), he's the one who wipes the blood off himself at the beginning of the prologue. Then he crumbles up the picture of the guy he kills. We assume that is his father he killed who was abusing his mother. He later drowns again in Run but then stands up to get out, plus he's the one with the spray paint. So connect all the dots there. The one who was with the camera is Jin, he's the one who at the end of the prologue pulls out that polarized picture from the glove box and only sees himself in the picture when we clearly have seen it being taken with another person in the background. He's the only one with the camera in hand and just seemed to be in the background. Plus, he's the one missing from the ending photo when there was suppose to be 7 of them but there was only 6 in the picture before Jimin burns it in the bathtub. The one in the bathtub is Jimin, I think he tried to drown himself in the bathroom or have something to do with bathrooms cuz he's always related to it somehow someway some form. He's the one that gets pulled into the bathroom by Jin. You will have to pause this scene to see it. When Jimin (the orange hair guy) opens the bathroom door, he sees everyone. Jin gets up and pulls him in, before the door fully opens. There are three words written on the door. Inhale, Exhale, Breath. and something is crossed off on top of these three words. Telling him to live. Rap Monster was the one who opened the door to those storage and found that black butterfly ace card. Which if you search, signifies death. Suga was the one with mint color hair that threw the chair at the mirror in denial and anger, plus maybe sadness. Jung Kook was the one who hugged him and tried to comfort him. Jung Kook also was the one who turned around to look into the car. J-Hope was the one hospitalized for most likely overdosing. I think these are the after effects of what happened in I Need U. The struggling to move on but all they're doing is running in place. And then finally coming to terms that they can no longer go back to those fun days all together.

From the beginning it was apparent that something was going on with Jin, one of the oldest in the group. In the story belonging to this album, he is seen as different, as an outcast. For a lot of the promo pictures to this album, BTS members are seen laughing and playing games while Jin is standing with a jar of pills in his hands. In group pictures Jin is on the side or in the back with a serious expression. There are several point of views and hypotheses on the story and meaning of these songs and videos. Some say Jin mourning, trying to cope with the death of all his friends. Other say that Jin is the one who died, while the others try to cope. No one is completely sure and BTS themselves have said very little. However, I present to you the most logical explanation I have come up with. I originally thought that they were all dead but Jin who was alive. Now I think differently. As mentioned above Jin is showed on a poster with pills in his hands. This shows he is sick and not healthy like the others. This is the idea I will use as I continue this investigation. Firstly, lets talk about the time line of the videos and where they take place. “I Need U” is from the boys perspective on Jin's decline, I think the prologue is happening in Jin's head as he is dying, but also has some moments of reality, and “Run” is after his death. Lets now take a look at “I Need U.” I believe this is the boys copping with Jin. Jin is dressed in white, in a white room, starring through the window. He sets white lilies on the floor than eventually catch fire. Around the world but especially in Korea, lilies represent innocents but also death and are often seen at funerals. It is said that when this flower catches fire it releases a suffocating scent. Suga thinks about suicide. We see him in a room, closed off from the rest of the world. He has a lighter in his hand that he flicks on and off. This lighter represents the alternation of his anger and sadness. Suga even goes as far as lighting his room on fire. J-Hope is depressed and thinks about suicide. We see him starring at himself in the mirror. His face is colorless, he opens a cabinet and pulls out some pills and swallows them. Later we see him collapse on a bridge do to the overdose. Jimin is depressed and thinking about suicide. He sits in his bathtub. We see him burning a piece of paper. Soon the water is over flowing and he cries as he tries to drown himself. Jungkook is lost. We see him wander down the streets, accidently run into people because his mind is somewhere else. He gets into a fight with two people in the ally. We also see him wander across the street as a car almost hits him. Rap Monster (Rapmon) tries to live a normal life and goes to work at the gas station but is having trouble. We see him continuously suck on a lollipop as he goes on working. Eventually, he can’t take it anymore and throws the lollipop. Finally there is V, he walks around with his hood on bottling up his anger and sorrow until he burst. He goes to a familiar house. He finds a man abusing a woman and looses it. He grabs a wine bottle and attack the he man, and kills him. Some say it was his father, others think it was a girl, that he fancied, boyfriend. All we know for sure is her killed him. (I personally think its his father.) Many people say it is the other boys who die, however we never actually see it. J-Hope's eyes flutter open after he collapses. We never actually see Suga burn, Jimin's head never completely disappears under water, and the car stops before it hits Jungkook. Now look at the Prologue. Its starts with V covered in blood (the man's blood, this takes place after he kills him) he cries and he takes out his phone, calling someone "I want to see you, Hyung" he says. “Hyung” in Korean means brother. This, however, is only used between two boys (no girl calls her brother Hyung). However in most Asian culture (Korean, Chinese, Japanese) if you are close to someone you would call them sister, brother, aunt, uncle etc. Yet, notice he says “Hyung” singularly. So, is he talking about one of other boys (maybe Rap Monster), or perhaps our dying Jin. Jin is very distant from the boys, once the video goes on that gap is shortened, however there is still this separation. This is because almost the whole thing is happening in his head. When Jin is first introduced the others seem surprised to see him “Oh, its Jin Hyung!” Jungkook says. Jin is obsessed with filming the boys throughout this. The camera represents Jin's eyes. We are seeing this through his eyes. Jin is going over and replaying all his best memories. However, every now and then he stares off as if thinking about how perfect this place is; how its dream like...its not real. Proceeding is a scene where Rap Monster writes in the fog on a window, “You need to survive.” Later on in the video we see Rap Monster take a picture of Suga and Jin, then get into the front seat with Jin. J-Hope comes back from the gas station stop and gets into the truck. But before doing so he fixes the blanket on Jimin who is sitting in the back of the truck. We notice there is only Jimin in the back. This is strange. We know there are only 5 spots available inside the truck. Two boys in front, 3 in back, and Jimin in the trunk, that makes 6 boys. Additionally, in the video we see Rap Monster with that same lollipop, and Suga with his lighter. There is a scene by the campfire where Jungkook is laying on Suga’s lap. He leans over and blows out the lighter. Showing the end of all pain. This place truly is perfect… In the last scene before the credits, V climbs up this structure looks back at the boys then jumps off. This can seen so many different ways, but for theory we will interpret it as V (this one Jin has made up in his head) trying to escape this fake world and trying to deal with his internal conflicts. Lastly after the credits, Jin is alone in this peaceful place and pulls out the picture Rap Monster took of him and Suga. Suga is absent. Jin is all-alone In the opening of “Run” V falls backward into shadowy water. Throughout this entire video V is struggling in that water, he's drowning. In “Run” we see the boys acting out because of Jin's death. We see bonds that were slightly present in the Prologue strengthen and become very apparent in “Run”. There is Jimin and J-Hope (both depressed). We see them (at the beginning of the pillow fight scene) in a mental hospital (gray, plane walls. white sheets. medical supplies in the corner). Next we have Suga and Jungkook who are both lost. They get pretty close and often have arms wrapped around each other. We also have a fight scene between them. Perhaps Jungkook is trying to get Suga to realize the truth, Jin is dead. We finally have Rap Monster and V. We see Rap Monster support V in the Prologue and in “Run,” they both graffiti and get into mischief together (Jin once again is standing out due to not having a bond with an individual). Of course we could go into more details about the pairings, but for the sake of keeping this under a certain number of pages I will not. The boys create a fake party. All seven seem are present. There are several scenes when all the boys are together laughing. We even see J-Hope throw his pills into a fire. At the beginning of this party we see V spray paint a big X on Jin’s chest showing he is different. There is a scene at the party where V destroys Jin's House of Cards showing this perfect world isn't real. At another point in the video, Jimin opens the bathroom door to find all the boys in there partying. It is Jin that pulls him into the bathroom. This is very important! Jin then pushes him towards the water filled bathtub. Jimin is splashed on and even shoved under water for a few seconds. This ties in really tightly with Jimin in “I Need U,” and we can infer that it is Jin who is drowning Jimin. It is Jin who caused all this pain. Furthermore, when the boys are jumping on the cars, screaming and throwing things, Jin stays in the van watching but not taking part in the destructive behavior. Then the police come and the boys run away. Jin follows in the car. This can be interpreted as him protecting the boys, but also him being the thing that makes the boys run. Jin’s death is what is making the boys run (hens the title of the song). Jin catches up, and the boys jump into the car as it drives away. We notice there are only 5 boys in the back; Rap Monster is driving the car just like he was in the prologue. Jin is only present spiritually. Finally, as the group walks away, Jungkook stops and looks back at the viewers and "Jin.” He is accepting his death and letting Jin know he'll be ok. V comes up from the black water for he no longer is drowning. He too has accepted Jin’s death. After the credits, there is one final scene, Jimin is back in that bathtub he has a memory where all seven boys are at the beach. However, when he looks at a polaroid picture, Jin isn’t there. Jimin slowly realize the truth, but he quickly burns the picture (this ties in with “I Need U” when Jimin burns the unknown paper). He refuses to accept the truth that Jin is dead. There is a huge butterfly motif in these songs and videos. To start one album cover has butterflies on it and the other has branches and flowers. In “Run” there is a playing card with a butterfly on it. There is a moment of realization in the Prologue where Jin stares at butterflies. A song in the second album is called “Butterfly” (it also plays throughout the Prologue). Butterflies normally represent grace and peace, but they can also represent power and fragility. Flowers represent youth and life. In the prologue the words, “You can smile as long as we’re together.” Perhaps this is meant to show the power of friendship and love but how fragile it can be. But thats just my theory :)

To me, only two theories completely clicked. The butterfly effect theory, in which Jin is the into one alive and is hallucinating his friends but in the run MV he does something (bitterly effect) and brings them back to life exchanging his life. So he ends up being the only one dead. The members not being able to accept, kill themselves anyways and this other one, the one I'm gonna post about. I wanna give all credits to +Shirayuki Rei who posted this awesome theory as a reply to a comment of mine. This theory is just amazing."Explanation of everything There isn't a right chronological order for I Need You, Prologue and Run. We can consider all 3 as a whole, all of them being made up of random sequences which intertwine together. Everyone dies aside from Jin yet I don't consider him to be that important, rather it is V that drew my attention. In I Need You, all of them, aside from Jin and V, die in some way. The interesting fact is that everyone dies except for V who kills someone. That's why the prologue begins with V, his hands stained with blood, calling his hyung, saying he wants to see him. Meeting up with his friends, we see all of them having fun, except for V who seems thoughtful and spaced out. He has regrets for the murder he'd committed, that's why he ends up throwing himself off that platform in the sea. The Run MV begins with V falling into water, then throughout the video we have glimpses of him under the water looking frightened. This could represent his second thoughts as he is on the brink of death. He doubts his decision, thinking about how life for his friends would go on without him, but it's too late now. At the end of the video, V coming out of the water is symbolic and makes reference to the fact that a right choice at a time can prevent a series of tragedies. After V's death the members are devastated and a chain of suicides is triggered. For each member, before they commit suicide we see them remembering a happy time of all of them together and a separate memory with one particular member. Aside from this, we see projections of Jin's imagination.V & Rap Mon V's death is influential to RapMon, he has memories of himself and V doing Graffiti and being caught by the cops. Rapmon thinks he had been a bad influence on V and feels somehow guilty for his death that's why he sets himself on fire at the petrol station (in I Need You, with that cigarette).Jungkook & Suga Suga is affected by the other members' death and starts drinking. Jungkook doesn't like this and a fight between the two takes place. Jungkook, being very sad because of this, decides to clean his mind and so goes for a walk. Having a lot of thoughts on his mind and not paying attention when crossing the road, he ends up being hit by a car ( He's the only one who didn't die on purpose!). Suga is visibly devastated by Jungkook's death and feels guilty because of their fight before so he decides to set himself on fire (in that room with the lighter and the gasoline)JHope & Jimin JHope has narcolepsy. He is hospitalized. With Jimin's often visits, JHope is constantly reminded of their fun times together and suffers even more thinking about the cruel reality he has to face. At first glance he looks like he's getting better, but in reality he's not. After he is released from the hospital, he takes a medicine overdose and collapses on the street. Jimin finds out the news and when he opens the bathroom's door he remembers what a good time they had there when they were all together. That's why he decides to drown himself in the same bathtub where he had previously had such fun with the others. JinAfter all his friends are dead, Jin has hallucinations and tries to live the happy moments with the other members all over again, imagining that they are still alive. Sometimes, however, he has moments of realization when he notices nothing's real and he's just fooling himself. Eg.: 1.In the prologue, the scene from the petrol station when he has a photo taken with Suga, he later discovers that he's the only one who appears in the photo, suggesting that he's the only one alive. In fact, many of the scenes from the Prologue are just Jin's attempts to relive certain events that actually took place in the past. (For eg. the scene where they all sit round the fire, or when they are on the beach) 2.In the tunnel he imagines that the boys are vandalizing, but no one does anything about the boys, everyone honks at him, so he is the only one present there.Others Many times in Jin's hallucinations Jungkook (the only one that didn't intend to die) looks at him in a comforting way and at the end of the video, he winks at him, somehow telling him that it's ok to move forward.The scene with the cards is also symbolic. V is the one who destroys the balance represented by the cards structure which Jin so eagerly tries to rebuild. And, obviously, the black butterfly on that card represents death.Possibly a plot hole - the scene at the end of Run where Jimin burns the photo in which Jin doesn't appear is separated from the other events in all 3 videos and is probably just a clue for us to understand that with Jimin's death, they will all have passed away, all but Jin. In the end, Jin manages to get over all this and we can see this by the flower which grows on his chest (this symbolizes the fact that he will always bear them in his heart) and the petals he lays on the floor meaning that however difficult it is, he will move on."

Biggest comment ever written I'm honestly so sorry but anyway so,,,, Honestly i didnt bother reading all the comments so this probably has already been said, but I think what it all is about is basically like, the peter pan syndrome. Jin is the oldest and they really make that a point of focus through out all the videos (him driving them around, taking photos and videos, buying food, etc etc) And here I believe they're also trying to make it obvious that he's growing up and letting go of his ~youthful recklessness~, all the mistakes he's made (him and the rest of the members); he's moving on... The other members are having a difficult time doing the same.. it's easy when you're young to get lost in the moment and do whatever the fuck you want (which is obvious by how Jin is the one taking pics/vids while the others are, for the most part, "living in the moment"). That particular kind of recklessness is also like, a sign of difficult backgrounds or situations that they were put in or put themselves into. The contrast of them partying all the time and then the scenes where they look lost and/or upset (like when V is walking alone or when Suga fights with Jungkook while being piss drunk) really drives the whole "lost boys" concept where they're stuck between feeling great together and feeling shitty alone to the point where the two sort of start to mix, making their friendship unstable, like a house of cards And then like if you go back (or well, technically forward in the story timeline) to I Need U, I think that's when Jin has sort of left the friend group/started distancing himself from them, since they were becoming more and more reckless and you can see that they all have their own shit to deal with too and that Jin doesn't wanna fuck with the more intense/extreme situations his friends are finding themselves in, which I think is a direct result from them just not facing reality and not wanting to grow up (growing up's scary, yk? yk) Which is why in the Prologue video, it starts with V calling one of his "hyungs", saying he misses him/wants to see him, and if you connect all the dots, that hyung can only be Jin And in I Need U, for Jin like, he has the flower petals that he burned and then the same type of flower that was on his chest later in the video... I think it's like, wanting to burn bridges to live an easier and simpler life, but letting go of people you deem the closest is like deliberately suffocating yourself (which is related to the type of flower shown), and he realizes/already knows that he needs the rest of the members to feel happy and whole (WHICH again is linked to all the times they're super happy when they're together and all), hence why he opens the curtains again, instead of keeping himself in the dark too, as well as like, possibly taking up the role of the oldest again and setting an example (since the other members are in metaphorical dark places as well) And at the end of the Run MV just before the credits, the fact that Jungkook is the one who looks back straight at the camera... well for one, he's looking at Jin, who's the driver, and what can only be an exchange of looks between the two shows that Jungkook understand Jin's decision/wanting to, well, grow up, and move on to bigger and better things. Personally I think the reason why they chose Jungkook to represent that is because outside of these MVs he's a pretty mature kid to start off with, idk but it would make sense. (plus, in the MV, i think he had a moment of clarity after the fight with Suga and how everyone somehow just goes back to partying instead of dealing with their shit, which can really isolate people in a friend group who WANT to improve things) For, like, V being the one who gets in the deepest shit and who jumps off into the water, that jumping off is definitely synonymous with facing life and its hardships straight on no matter what and growing up, and I think seeing him in the water through out the Run MV is him sort of going through different emotions like regret, uncertainty, doubt... and then at the end, he gets out pretty calmly, and I think there too is him accepting it all and wanting to follow in both Jin and Jungkook's footsteps There are other details from the members and scenes that are obviously important to the plot and all, but I really think they all drive the point of the whole reckless youth/lost boys concept, as well as just adding more drama to make it even more interesting to watch. With all the main ideas, it's pretty easy I think to link everything together real nicely, I just don't want to make this into a 5 page essay, it's already as long as it is hdasjkhfsfajk sO YEAH, the most beautiful moment in life is the most fleeting one, that's why it's so hard to let go of, but as long as you live fully as much as you can, you won't feel the need to hold onto it until there's nothing left ... bc growing up sucks for punkass kids but life's a bitch and you just gotta face it and continue living and doing your goddamn best anyway and always keep your true friends close bc they'll be there for you through thick and thin, forever -- ---- BTS, forever. i am now going to cry i love these kinds of concepts they really get me right in the heart goddamn

You guys should watch it a couple more times because you keep getting the members mixed up as the main guy. XD

omg I laughed so hard each time you got excited XD you are all smart btw and you get deep into stuff..

I love how you guys were talking about loving yourself and now "LOVE YOURSELF" is their new concept.

What I think is that run is the first thing... where Jin is dead (The one that gt X'ed out) and the others can't cope, except from Jungkook (the one that stares into the camera alot) he get's that Jin is gone.... But the others can't..... V and Rap monster does grafitti on the wall, which is what they used to do on/with Jin.. but you can see that V suddenly realized that Jin is gone. Suga drinks and get's violent, many thinks that he and Jungkook is a couple, and that's why Jungkook tries to hard to stop him and ends up punching him. When they ruin the cars, they are probably being rebelious since Jin used to take care of them. So when they run away and jump into the truck, only 5 is seen there.... at 4:14 in yoyur video you see Jungkook seeing Jin alone, observing them, which he also did when they crashed the cars, he always looks over them. Before the endings, you can see carlights lighting up their way, looking over them and then Jungkook turned around and smiles, telling Jin that they're going to be okay, that he is going to look after the others and that Jin can move over to the afterlife. After the credits you see all 7 at the beach, but in the photo Jimin is holding when in the bathtub there is only 6, sugesting 1 is dead. Then it's "I need you," where they're even more messed up. Jin is alone in a white room, meaning he is dead. The others are all getting themselvs killed some way or another. Until V stabbs that man, which is his violent-step father (In the proloug you see him holding a photo of a woman and a child, probably himself and his mother, showing that they didn't have a father before)Then I think maybe V really misses his friends support. Then in the proloug he imagen them together again, joking like before. But then he ends up jumping into the water to kill himself. and they can all meet in heaven - the original proloug, the one you watched, was deleated from their acount.... and the new version dosen't include the last seen with Jin alone in the car... which means that Bang PD. may have changed his mind a little about the storyplot... But some have another plot, which includes NEVERLAND and the whole peter pan thing, but I'm sure someone will comment that as well :P

i never clicked so fast

Such great theories! Well, for Run, The Prologue and I Need U, there are MULTIPLE theories but the two that seem to be the most popular is Jin (The one with the pink camera/the theory I support the most) being the only one that died while the others learn to cope with it and soon learn to let Jin go. OR Jin is Peter Pan and the other six are The Lost Children and Jin is leading the other 6 so they can move on peacefully and not have to be scared about dying and moving on to the afterlife. I mainly think that the Peter Pan theory COULD be in the Jin is the only one dead theory in the sense that Jin was pretty much their guidance, guiding them away from harm and other things but since Jin died, they have to learn to cope without that special guidance and soon they do learn to cope without his help.

I just happen to watch this again... and you mentioned "Love Yourself", omglol

Loved ur reaction trilogy of the most beautiful moment in life from BTS!!! Would u mind if I repost ur videos on a chinese video site, cuz I think a lot of chinese ARMYs would love it just like I do...

lol they're not his emotions though. based on the analysis of Run from some fans, Jin has died (the one that had white flower petals in I Need U) and all the rest of the friends are grieving in very wrong ways. They get drunk(like Suga), beat each other up(Suga and Jung Kook fight), meanwhile Jimin and Jhope seem to be in a mental hospital. the only one that has accepted Jin's death is Jung Kook. he wants others to snap out of it and accept it too. at the end of the MV he turns to Jin and smiles at him, meaning that they're ready to move forward without him and have accepted his death. (and you can see all of the other members EXCEPT Jin leaving. Jin is inside the car when Jung Kook turns to smirk at him!) ALSO in the last picture in this MV, when they take the picture all 7 members are there, but when the picture comes out..only 6 members are there, meaning that Jin has indeed died.. there are sooo many other details and hints I didn't include and honestly I don't remember them all. so I suggest you to check some of the analysis done by fans cause they're so interesting and make a lot of sense!!

a thing that you guys didn't notice is that at the end of the music video there is the picture but when jimin (the guy with orange hair) is burning it jin (the one who was driving the car in the tunnel) disappear before jimin burns it. the most 'famous' review of all the videos is that basically jin in I need you was the only one alive ( at the prologue when at the end he is on the truck with the picture he is the only one who appears) while the guys where struggling with things like drugs etc.. , while in run jin is the one who is dead while the guys are alive and they don't want to confront the real life without jin (which in the scene of the tunnel he represents that person that is always saving the others, in fact he takes care of them bringing them away from mess they did) in fact j-hope and jimin where at the hospital, while suga (the one with green hair) was getting drunk to not feel any pain, jungkook (the one who kind of stop suga) is the only one who actually accepted jin's dead even from the last scene where he blinks and he tries his best to make the group still together even after jin's dead. so this is basically 'heaven' and 'real life' mixed together. idk if I said it correctly I tried my best to explain it but there are a lot of other theorise about this video (one person even said that this was probably the representation of Kurt Cobain's life since all the nirvana T-shirts and the fact that kurt's life is a lot similar to the story in the mv's). there is not a certain explanation to those because suga (the one with all green hair) on a broadcast said that they will not tell the real story but they will let the fans guess but they will also not tell which story is correct and which not. other two things 1) when one of you said house of cards, that actually one of bts's new song on the new album (the album is really good you should check it out it's called 'in the mood for love pt.2', second I'm so happy that bts's actually grew on you I still remember the day that you said that you kind of didn't like them (because how they treated the girl in some of their mvs) so I'm happy that you guys like them cause they're really good singers/rappers/etc.. and they're also really nice, kind and funny off stage it's just they're label that at the beginning wanted to have them this image of bad boys but I'm happy he changed his mind and let bts do more things in their own way

Another interesting part about BTS Run is that many of the lyrics mention their other new songs that is in the new album with Run. For instance when you guys mentioned how the house of cards was always unstable there is actually a BTS song called Outro: House of Cards that literally talks about how they can't escape their fate etc and know they'll fall/break like a house of cards. Also the lyrics in Run also mentions how they feel like they're withering leaves falling away. In the BTS Run Album there is also a song called Falling/Dead Leaves. AND Run lyrics mention butterfly and dreams which is a key component to the BTS song Butterfly that you heard playing in the very beginning of Run MV, in the Prologue; and there's the card picked up in Run that had a Butterfly too. For BTS albums all their songs within the same album share/extend upon the concept that the album is trying to portray, meaning that it's plausible all the new songs in the BTS Run/The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Part 2 Album coincide with each other to extend upon the concept of this trilogy.

Also guys.. Just to let everyone know there is no wrong answer because it's all the interpretation of the individual.. Theories are just theories because there is no confirmed story so... It's just all about everyone's own interpretation.. It's like art you know?.. But anyways I loved your theory guys!! It's better than what I could come up with lol ^_^

Here's my theory: Let's recap a little first, In I Need U, 5 members commit suicide, V kills his father and Jin lays down 6 petals, but we can also see them having fun with one another. I suspect that those were flashbacks. In the prologue, we all suspected that the 5 dead members were ghosts or hallucinations and I think we were right. V commits suicide by jumping into the ocean at the end of the prologue. At the start of Run, his journey into the water continues. There's a famous saying that your life flashes before your eyes when you're about to die. I think this whole MV "Run" was V's life flashing before his eyes, Jin remembering the good old days and lastly, the continuation of the prologue (V & Jin's conclusion). The days that they used to spend together, having fun. Majority of what V could remember was all the fun stuff he did with his friends and that's why he suddenly started to struggle in the water. He realised that he didn't really want to die but when he reached the surface, it was pitch black. He had already died. It was too late. For Jin, he was also remembering all his friends and he felt that life was not worth living anymore because he had lost his brothers (including V), in other words, the people that made him happiest. That's why at the end of the prologue, I suspect he committed suicide by driving into the water. That's why in the closing scene when Jungkook smiles at him, the end of the scene resembles an eye closing. It could symbolise Jin's death. I was reading some of the comments below and apparently Kurt Cobain's death anniversary (the day he commits suicide) clashes with the release of I Need U and coincidentally, we see the boys wearing Nirvana merchandise. This could suggest the fact that they died. If I remember correctly, the cover of the Nirvana CD is also a baby floating in water. For the last scene after the credits with Jimin, him burning their group picture could represent the fact that all of their lives have ended (like the end of a story). I some scenes, he and JHope are completely wearing white. In Chinese culture, white signifies death. I think the reason why we see all of them suddenly staring into space is that these were the same memories that flashed before their eyes when each of them died. In conclusion, they all died. On a side note, I think that Ma City is supposed to represent heaven or wherever they all went after they died and that's why we can only hear the 5 members that died in I Need U. They were welcoming V and Jin into the city of death.

im so happy that you said it was the unstable house of cards, because the outro of their new album is called exactly it

Omg this is from 5 years ago. now they are the biggest groupband in the world.thank you for your reaction..

Here's a little of what I've gathered from the videos. Some people say that Run(Them running away from all the bad things in their life) is their life before I NEED U and then the prologue is where things went wrong, and then I NEED U is last. Most people believe that this video is a representation of the 'Butterfly Effect' Another thing is that everyone except Jin is dead or Jin is dead and the others are alive. That hasn't been clarified yet and people have different opinions about it.

HE LITERALLY JUST SAID 'LOVE YOURSELF' OMG

I swear they always make me see BTS in a different light. They show me that BTS is deeper than I ever expected. That they're more than just their style,their looks, and their dancing. They are actually saying something and it's up to us to find it

They basically tell the story backwards. Run comes first then Prologue then I Need U. Jin is the only one dead and all the other members are alive. JHope and Jimin are in the hospital (mental?), Rap Mon and V are criminals, Suga is an alcoholic, and Jungkook is fine. He is the only one that comprehends Jin's death. In the tunnel scene Jin is the only one in the truck. the other members are running outside of the truck. Jin is always behind the camera, observing them from somewhere else. There is always some sort of barrier between Jin and the other six. The end of the video also shows Jimin burning a picture of them. Jin is the only one not in it. It's the same scene from I Need U where he burns the picture in the bathtub only this time we get to see what the picture is. After that the screen says "2015.04.29 - FOREVER." That is the day I Need U came out. Before the credits V surfaces. He was the one who jumped into the water in the Prologue. Throughout Run it shows him drowning but in that ending scene he comes up out of the water....almost as if his mind is clear. He's done struggling and done fighting the truth that his friend is gone. He accepts it and joins Jungkook. Something to add to that thing with Jin always behind the camera is that right before V surfaces it shows Jungkook staring at the camera. He's looking at Jin as the other five members are walking away. It's the same scene as I Need U where he walks out into the road and is standing staring into the headlights of a car. The only difference is that in I Need U he looked scared and hurt. But in run he looked loving and content.

Wait Josh, did you just called it out?! I mean the new album concept "Love Yourself".'Cause at 07:19 you're talking about loving yourself and I think you pointed it out spot on! "You can't love someone else if you don't love yourself"

you guys' theories are always hilarious and interesting to hear 😂

I still love coming back to this & watching you all talk about the theories

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL! You guys excitement was completely infectious. I got great joy out of watching your theories.

I finally found boys who likes bangtan ☺ .. kamsa ❤

i love your theories i was waiting for your reaction but just to let you know in the last scene they guy burning the photo wasn't the same guy who was in the last scene of the prologue. Also the scene before the pic the guy (Jimin) burned, had all members but in the picture of the scene that the guy was holding in the bath tub had all but one and it was the guy from the last scene of the prologue (Jin) and in the prologue Jin was the only one in the picture and in here he was the only one not in the picture, there are also so many theories about this story and many deep theories for this like a Peter Pan theory and many more and no one really knows what its exactly about but we all make out guesses

I'M SCREAMING! You guys are so excited and it's awesome how deep you go right away with the meanings! Good job! This was so, so much fun to watch :D

woaaah finally you did it!!! well that's exactly what they talk about on their music video and im sooo glad you guys got the message of the videos, and fyi as a kpop group bts is the type of group that will not only boast a more passionate fan base for the way they made them feel from a certain hit single but also one that can help push a society forward while they're at it ANYWAYS I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!

YOU MISSED THE MOST IMPORTANT PART THAT IS WHEN JIN DISAPPEARS IN THE PHOTO AT THE END OK

I think you guys' theory is pretty good, but you guys were kinda getting confused with each member and what they were doing. The one who murdered the guy in i need u is v, and he was also the one who jumped off the thing in prologue and was under water in run. He was also the one laying on the mattress in prologue. The one who drove the car in run was Jin. Jin also was the one filming them in prologue, and the one who took the photo of himself and the other members and later realized he was the only one in the picture. Also, in the final scene you guys missed the part where it shows the 7 of them standing by the truck, then the screen flashes white and Jin disappears from the image and jimin burns it in the bathtub? Jimin was also in the bathtub in i need u and burned a paper in that mv. The one fighting in the one scene were suga (with the bright green hair) and jungkook. Rap monster was the one who always had a lollipop throughout the 3 videos.

For me, this whole THING is all memories being showed and these "happy" memories with your "loved" ones are The Most Beautiful Moment In Life...

Honestly, you guys have the most in depth analysis of this trilogy I've seen so far. Everything you said was new and it wasn't from the internet or anything. You guys are really damn smart and gosh, thanks for making me see it another light amidst all the other theories. I really don't mind another video discussing theories again. As always, great reaction and commentary guys!

Haha they actually have a song called House of Cards in this album...

Wow it's good to see someone figure out a theory that not about the members at all, causing me rethinking mane things:))

Loving this reaction!! Good job guys!!! I love that you always give positive reminders and motivational speech.

OMG! I just realized who Josh reminds me of! Okay, storytime: A few years ago, I had this technology teacher who was literally the BEST teacher ever! He was always smiling and happy. And now I miss having him as a teacher. And ever since I watched these reactions, I always thought Josh reminded me of someone. I finally got it! Anyways...great reaction and hope to see more:)

wish you guys could reach to BTS MAMA performance and their dance practice tbh

There will be a Part 3 as i've heard~

I have to be honest... one of the main reasons I LOVE y'alls reactions and come back over and over to watch is how you guys go SO deep. You see things and come up with things I'd never have gone there... sometimes I feel so shallow and sometimes I'm just like OH MY GOD, I SEE THAT! You all are awesome. Keep up the great work! :)

Lol, I´m watching your reactions on these for like the 3rd time, I love how you actually react and talk about what you think about everything and point things out. And the cinematography really IS amazing, I love the visuals so much. If I´d take nothing else from these, I´d at least had the impresions it made on me.

That's an interesting theory xD man, I don't know what to believe anymore. I feel like it would be best if BTS explained it themselves.

YO THEY HAVE A SONG CALLED HOUSE OF CARDS ON THEIR ALBUM THE GIST OF IT IS "A house of cards and we're the idiots inside" (????) So three important characters: 1. V: The guy who killed someone and jumped in the water 2: Jin: The guy with the camera, the guy whose friends disappeared in the photo, the guy driving the truck 3: Jungkook: The guy who almost got hit by the chair, the guy who was alone at the party, the guy who looked back right before the chorus I really wanna know what their purpose is

I love how you guys reacted to it all in order and I love your guys' reactions and analysis. So thank you because I've been waiting for this for so long haha

There's a lot of theories. The one I've seen is that Jin (the one in the truck) is actually dead and Jungkook (the one that looks back at Jin) is the only one that has accepted it. Which explains why he is trying to console Suga but he fights him back. Jin isn't in the photo with his friend in prologue and he's not in the last photo they show at the end of run either

There's one more video thats apart of this short story/film, it's: Young Forever by Bts

Please check out the Peter Pan theory!! It makes a lot of sense

I love how excited you guys got over this. I also like reading the theories in the comments, although they all make me sad, like the MV.

You guys have like the best reactions! definitely one of my favourite channels!

You guys should try to learn the names of the members and watch the videos again so you don't get confused about who is doing what :)

Hahaha I love how u guys were so into the theories. But, u guys r kinda wrong in a lot of parts 😂😅 there r so many small bits that are important too! I would recommend looking online for those theories cuz lots of fans wrote blogs about it! In every music video, there are hints to the next one~ and that just adds up! The theories r never over lol BigHit turns us into detectives haha

you put everything on point and i looove it so much!

You guys are amazing. I cried watching this. I felt everything you said. growing up with those types of emotions is awesome after knowing BTS

your wrong. in run everything starts jin the oldest dies and everyone is suffering because of that. in the part where their destroying cars jin isn't with them but smiling at them his ghost is looking after them. in I need u it got to hard for them they took their separate ways and they end up killing themself. in the prologue v is the only one alive and you use the other members running toward him. I think everyone is dead and v is the only one alive

Lmao you mixed up a lot of the people so your theories are wrong :(

I just have to say, I have freaking loved watching all of the BTS I NEED U/Prologue/Run reactions. I think it's wonderful that KPOP videos can stir up such deep emotions and discussions. It's not just all hip thrusts hahaha. And I'm so happy it was BTS who did this because I have always loved and respected how they manage to slip social commentary and pieces of themselves and their lives into all of their songs. As a KPOP fan and an ARMY I'm just so proud :D

So glad you guys watched all three back to back! Really interesting theories. Idk if you guys noticed but when he's looking at the picture in the tub, Jin was no longer in the picture. In case you guys didn't catch that. There's a lot of theories out there, but who knows! You should check some of them out. :D

I really love the way u guys interpretate each n every scenes in i need u + prolouge + run...yaaaa i loved this feeling theory kinda thing :) Nice reaction vid

your every reactions was the best reactions ive ever watched so far!!! not even pretending to be hook... 😊😊😊 you really into it.

Boosting time: -already 3 win with Run -Run is #171 in Billboard 200 -Run is 8th on Gaon Digital -"Most Beautiful Moment pt2" album is 1st on Gaon physical,Billboard Heatseeker,Billboard World album chart. -Over 150 000 copies has sold. I'm proud of this guy.Starting from unknown company now they're big star.

I enjoyed watching u guys!! Thank u. 💜

You guys are like some of the only people who paid attention to what may be the meaning of the video with company.

OMO! 😲 you guys are genius. i think the emotion theory is the same as the alter ego theory. After releasing the Wings short films esp. Jin's, it came that you guys are really correct. i actually read some other theories but this got me goosebumps.

Whether your theories are right or not, I'm honestly just so happy to see you guys so invested in the video, theorizing, and appreciating the cinematography, music, and acting. And your reactions are so enthusiastic, I love it!

I've been watching your videos for quite some time (since J.A.J actually) and I just think it's so nice how you got more involved in kpop and this video is just a really good example. There are so many people like you (older - don't be offended please ahaha I'm actually also older than most fans, male, white) who don't get kpop/don't respect the artists and you can obviously see how much effort was put into this video, how hard kpop stars work... Everyone is talking about their theories and all but I really liked this video and I felt like I needed to say this. I really like your content :) And your friends are also great, obviously!

Actually, there is going to be one more music video in this series. Most Beautiful Moments in Life (the album these songs come from) is a trilogy. I Need U was for MBMIL Pt. 1, and Run is for Pt. 2. There's one more part to go, and I believe (or at least hope) that the answers to our questions will be brought to light~ But dudes, you haaavvve to listen to the album tracks for those two albums. BTS has some of the most heartfelt and artful music I've evvvveerrr heard frfr

Damnnnnnnnnnnnn, I just started watching you guys. I'm so surprised how you got all of that from those three videos.

I just want to say that I really LOVE your reactions :)

Many theories of this storyline might be that Jin (the guy in the last scene of the prologue) had died or left and all the members of the group couldn't handle it since he was kind of like their rock but in many scenes you can see that the members were paired off (Suga & Jungkook, RapMonster&V, Jhope&Jimin) and the only one left out was Jin, in I Need U Jin was holding a flower and in Korea it can represent grief or there a legend that if you sleep in a room with close windows with that flower you can suffocate and there is a scene where Jin opens the blinds to his window kind of also in the scene where V and Rapmonster are getting arrested V starts to frown a bit but they don't show rap monster after that scene and I was thinking V could've been imagining Rapmonster as a memory like how it happened before when they were reckless and then he was actually getting arrested for murder. Also another thing is that Jungkook in the party scene (he punched Suga) the say he is the only one who accepted the death of their friend, Jin while everyone tries to get drunk and party and forget about everything but he tries to knock some sense into Suga, trying to hug him instead of hit and try to tell him that he's gone and accept it, that's also why Suga screams and fights back cause he doesn't want to believe it. This is just a theory though! Another thing might help with the theory is the Nirvana shirt that Rap Monster wore in the Prologue and V wore in Run, it could do with the word or the band and their track intro is also called 'Nevermind' so it might have something revolving around that too

I really like Akbar's theory about emotions. Haven't thought about that. Such a great suggestion! Love it. I liked how you talked about resurfacing and all. In my opinion, the best theory out there. I've watched your reactions to "I Need U" (the original) and "The Prologue", and I would like to say how awesome this experience has been :) I like that your discussions are interesting, deep, and don't come across as a joke. It really does feel like the three of you are into it, like you're invested.

There're a lot of theories going around, most of them agree that the 3 videos intertwine and that there's no order on the vids but by scenes; one of the theories says that Jin (the one drivig) died prior to I need u and that the rest of the boys couldn't handle his death and that's why they started doing bad things and trying to commit suicide etc ... and that the main point of these vids it's the message of moving on no matter what you've been throught. Other theories talk about the butterfly effect / parallel lines, while others say that It was just a rupture on their group since the oldest one (jin) wanted to move on from the kind of life they were living (vandalism and stuff) I guees we'll never know for sure but your theory was really fresh and interesting

I saw some people saying that Jin (the one making the house of cards) died and that each member deals with his death differently which was shown in I Need You. For example, Jhope ends up in the hospital because he was overdosed, Rap Monster and V got arrested by the police, Suga becomes alcoholic (the one with mint hair). Jungkook (the one with Suga) is the only one who accepted Jin's death and so in his scene with Suga he tries to calm him down, thus getting violent. And that at the end of the video, you can see that Jin is the only one in the car not causing trouble, so in a way he was their guide something like that. And as you can see at the end of the video Jungkook was looking back as if he's trying to tell Jin that he can now be at peace as they now accepted his death. Also, right after the credits, Jimin was burning that photo and Jin wasn't in it which kinda tells that they're no longer a group without him. There's probably some parts I missed but this is only like a summarise

OMG YOU GUYS MADE ME CRY YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS FREAKING ADORABLE

Thanks a lot for your reaction, I wait this video all day 😍😍😍

You guys are so into it i love it xD So many theories i dont know what to believe anymore

omg i fangirled when you mentioned kh i just love kingdom hearts god

You guys hugging is the cutest thing ever!!! I want to see you 3 together again,,, please Josh!!

lol I love these reactions! I like to see people fully react to mvs like this.

One of the theories there are is that in I Need You, Jin is dead (that's why he's the only one not shown going through troubles and wearing white). All the members are dealing with his death in their own ways. The flower petals he places on the floor is the hope that he has for his friends. The scenes of them together are memories that Jin has of being with his friends. In the Prologue, it's basically showing Jin looking back and thinking he is still with his friends. At one point while he is recording, he lowers his camcorder and looks around. This is him realizing that everything is strangely perfect. In I Need You, you see everyone has their own problem, but in the Prologue, everything is too perfect. At the end when he looks at the picture he took with his friend, he notices that only he is in the picture and realizes his friends are no longer with him. In Run, the rest of the members are beginning to accept Jin's death and try to forget about it when they are all together. When they are alone, you can see they are still struggling. While the boys are having fun again, Jin is building a house of cards, starting to think that he is with them again. But when the house of cards falls apart, he is reminded of his death. When they vandalize people's cars, they are running away when Jin drives a car up to them and they get in. This is him watching over them, but as the car drives away, there are only five members in the back, not six. There are seven members, so if Jin is driving, the remaining six should be in the back. Instead, there only five because one of the other members is driving and Jin isn't actually there. There are then two important moments at the end. When the boys are walking away and one of them (Jungkook) turns around, if you count the members shown, there are only six because Jin isn't there. And then, at the very end of the music video, it shows the members around the truck and then it turns to a picture of them around the truck. The only difference between when when it actually happened and the picture is that, again, Jin disappears when it changes to being a picture. The member holding the picture (Jimin) burns the picture because he doesn't want to be reminded that his friend is dead.

I thought after 100 times i will watch it without emotions, BUT you guys back it to me, i had goosebumps

I really like reactions like these where they really focus on the message of the music video since they do not understand the lyrics or maybe they do because there are subtitles. Not like other reactions where they just WATCH and not ANALYZE. These folks are also quiet throughout the video which made me love them because they seem so interested. Gained a follow guys!

You guys got the best reaction on the trilogy!!

I'm in looove with ur reactions ! U, guys, squad af )

I think that this is my favorite reactions and amazing theory for these music videos!!!

it is nice to see you guys again

u guys are so smart to come up with all these ideas ..just woow !!!

Wow. That was the best reaction video I've ever seen in all of the internet.

I absolutely love your theorie as the members reflecting the emotions ^^ I'm sure Jin is the one who died but your theorie is awesome

you guys are great... i liked your analysis of the 3 music videos... keep it up

I love your theory love love love I already subscribed ❤❤❤

Hey Josh, just wanted to thank you and your friends so much for making the effort to try and understand the plot of the music videos 😊😊😊 You always have more in-depth disccusions and that is honestly why your reaction videos are the best! And your theory is really cool, don't be too overwhelmed by other Army's bombarding you with their own theories because none of us know the truth other than Big Hit lol

I'll just tell my theory cuz I think it make the most sense out of all the theories out there xD the only person who died is JIN. at the end they showed all 7 of them around the car on the beach, but when jimin was holding the picture JIN DISAPPEARED. also when they were in the tunnel, he was watching them while sitting in the car, but when they were running away and he pick them up, we could only see 5 members!! and the 6th member is driving. JIN IS NOT WITH THEM! ever since Jin died all of them were going crazy and do crazy shit but you could tell that jungkook is the only who's accepting Jin's death, you could see that when he was trying to calm a drunk emotional suga, and when he was sitting in the floor watching the others going crazy. and the scene before the credits where there's only 6 of them walking on the street and jungkook look back at the car (which resembles Jin) and smile to him assuring him that everything is fine now, and jin closes his eyes as the screen closes. but theres also some kind of weird relationship going on between jin and v that I don't really understand. v spray painting X on Jin, v destroying the house of cards that Jin built, and v crying in the railway and later you could notice jin is also there in the railway! I really don't get what that means

i love your reaction so much!!!