Critical Analysis & Reaction To BTS V' Layover | V's LayoVer Is A Submission To Madness 

There's always been something in Tae's singing that hurts my heart. He is the master of conveying emotions so you get exactly what he's trying to say.

This was a great interpretation and articulation of the album. V is unique and distinctive in this album and very authentic, glad he didn't bow to the Kpop pressure.. I love KPOP but V album is just word class 💜

Love this,, and yes Taehyung will never give you what you want but what you need and what you deserve.. He's a genuinely smart and sensitive artist, top tier performer

He is an true artist in an out! He is not scare of showing his art! I love him for that!

V lebih cerdas dari yg kita bayangkan .... setiap langkahnya pasti sudah di perhitungkan ... love banyak untuk V

Спасибо вам помогли разложить и объяснить альбом Техёна. И он не медленный, как говорил про себя Ви, а креативный, цепкий, с невероятным воображением. Думаю он выдал всю грусть-тоску и, теперь новые надежды, радости. Ведь Техён думает об Арми, об успехе. А мы любим его талант и наслаждаемся им всецело.

My very dear Orange Crunch! Once again you managed to hit the nail on the head! I’m the light of this I found the interview with Suga so enigmatic! Stuff was said but far far more was not and yet in the not saying a great deal was expressed! I began to understand so much more but scratched the surface! While I dearly love all seven , Taehyung has always tugged on my heartstrings as I felt there is a whole lot of untold truth hiding behind his facade. Not all of it happy either! Having said that I believe being a true creative comes with its own tortures! I have always noted his relating to Vincent Van Gogh! The moment I cried in the Suga interview was when he said to Suga in relation to the I love you letter was when Tae said - I knew you would never ever say something like that-it would never come from you but it did and I realised that you were sincere -and it changed his life. Meditate on that for a while in the light of what you said! I cried so hard for the child,the boy,the man! I wish him wholeness and unconditional love all his days! You also! I have been away for some months and have been really I’ll but recovering well! Hugs

As always, I love your analysis. Your commentary is original. I think you strive to make it original. To me V is not weird but original. The world needs more originality. He is both magical and mysterious which is a wonderful combination where he is concerned. I’m reminding myself why we are here - The music, we are here for the music. Well, Slow Dancing is definitely a song that makes people sing it all day. In that way it is more powerful than I expected. As you suggested, V’s creativity and vast knowledge of music, enabled him to create something very special. I hope he does many more collections. I’m calling it a collection because it is really a collage of music that creates an internal experience for the listener. We are entering V’s world. In my eyes and ears his value extends way beyond music. Yes, I want to see V act because he is not just good at it, he transforms. But, more than that I will be looking at how he shapes his life and values. And what he decides to share with his fans. Many, like myself, are fans for life. I would like nothing more than to help this man achieve his goals. I often find myself jealous of those with access to Asian television because they get to watch the whole version of the variety shows where V is promoting Layover.

I enjoy a lot of with your analysis very deep but at the same time easy to understand. I agree with you Taehyung has not chosen the easiest and most successful path, which he could have done since he knows the industry. On the contrary, he has taken a more avant-garde path that explores emotions. He plays with his voice, uses his more natural side as an actor and finally he and his amazing team have created in their MVs a complex world with different levels of interpretation, some simple and other more deep and disturbing, giving you the option to choose the one you want. An album very interesting because of the unusual nature of his proposal and for the beauty and creativity that Taehyung offers us. I am very happy and very proud about this beautiful project of my favorite artist Kim Taehyung. Greetings from Spain 💙

I'm happy that V is doing so well. I like his promotions he's doing too. He's really using all his contacts so well. He's in every show even more then the other members. What I like about each member that each one of them are so so unique. So far RM Suga JHope Jin Jungkook V Jimin each one of them showed a very different and diverse way of showing themselves. V's album is truly amazing and some how what I suspected it to be. V has a very charismatic personality and at the moment where he wants to be. He always wanted to experience different things like acting, being a host for a radio show etc. He's greedy in a positive way. I'm really happy for him. I support each member of BTS equally. Thank you for your reaction to V's album. Warm greetings from The Netherlands 👍💜🍀🤘💪🇳🇱🌷🤗

Автор, спасибо! Вы единственная, кто так глубоко почувствовал и понял альбом V. Он не случайно говорил слушать песни именно в таком порядке. Это настолько многослойные вещи, что и правда голова кружится.

I enjoyed your analysis and enjoyed V’s first solo album even more. It’s something very unique like him and doesn’t follow trends which I like even better! Looking forward to his future works!

V’s nostalgic era that is why he expressing his feelings with this album i love this man ❤🥰very much support V’s Layover ..me i have layover album already i treasure it forever

Me encantó el análisis de todo lo que ha presentado V hasta ahora, porque realmente había partes que no conseguía unir o hilar, y solo me queda decir que V es un genio completamente, y me enamoré de su álbum. Gracias! Saludos y bendiciones desde México 💜

I love your thorough analysis of all V’s songs. My understanding of the sequence of V’s songs is almost same as yours. He does pull you into his music. The more you listen, the more you get to savor the essence of his music.

Gracias por el análisis está todo más claro ahora. El álbum es una joya es tan Taehyung que no esperaba menos de el💜💜💜

My family have gifted me the album! I am blessed beyond measure

It's so V and I'm so happy that he never shies away from showing and sharing himself. I love your analysis and I need to listen to the whole album again, kind of been stuck on Rainy Days and Love Me again...prolly have the titles wrong, but love it so far. Thank you.

Wow! Really enjoyed your analysis. I noticed some of the things you mentioned but was not sure what they were. You provided lots of food for thought. After last night’s Suchwita, I became more intrigued about V and realised that he is a very deep person. All the bangtan boys are actually. Beyond the persona or “role” they have been assigned at the beginning of their career. Chapter 2 provides an opportunity to reset and rediscover each one.

I am loving this new era of Kim Taehyung and loved your analysis as well. Listening to the album is a sweet, mellow experience that is definitely changed by watching the videos. V himself has said many times that the videos are a necessary part of creating his vision for the album. I agree with you completely that they are a slow dive into desperation. Watching him trying to create his own perfect world in each video showcased his longing and increasing desperation to recover what he had lost.

I like the way you analize every video publish. Making it easy for us to realy undertand every artist or history. Thankyou.

Спасибо Вам большое, мне очень нравятся его клипы - это артхаус, высокое искусство, по крайней мере для меня. Горжусь им, что не пошёл по проторенному пути, очень цельный человек, просто показал свое понимание музыки, жизни так, как считает нужным.

For Us Lyrics showing up under Blue Lyrics some of the Song descripts seem jumbled. I don't agree with words like psychopath or torturous in the analysis. Creating your own Happy World when you're down is healing. If V introduced drugs and alcohol as coping mechanisms, maybe those words might fit, but he didn't, he's kept it a clean and natural progression..I love the whole discography of V and 99.9% of BTS's Thank for your analysis

Thank you so much! Your analysis really helps me to organise my thoughts and increase my profound appreciation of V’s album. I’m a jazz, r&b and hip hop fan at heart. I was so looking forward toV’s work because I knew he’ll walk this musical path. You mentioned that V made the musical arrangements his. I couldn’t agree with you more. There is Jazz and R&B in it, a mix of their old and neo sounds, which in itself is experimental, but also non Jazz/R&B sounds divested from their roots, adding that futuristic je ne se quois, a flavour that is unique to V Muchas gracias, de nuevo. I love your work🍾🎉💜💜

You did a good job at analyzing his video, but I think it’s necessary, to be very careful in using words like psychopath, and Erie in describing someone he has a lot of hate towards him and people thinking of him very negatively, I think this just encourages them and gives them fuel on why people shouldn’t like him you described him as being a very scary, scary individual who is hiding his true personality and his true personality everyone should be scared of and cautious is what you pretty much basically has just said in analyzing his videos. these songs were written what did he say three years ago and he might’ve been in a really dark place and that does not mean that he’s in that mindset now . From your analysis, you’re making people think that he has a very dark side of him that’s very dangerous that he’s hiding from everyone. I think he was depressed. At the time of writing these songs, And the videos reflect his mindset at that time. when we’re depressed, I think all of us go into a very dark place that doesn’t always mean that we’re psychotic or have psychopath tendencies I also think people that have a very soft nature who are not able to express themselves they do have a little bit of anger because people seem to underestimate them or dismiss their feelings a lot of the time, but I don’t think it’s nowhere near being a psychopath I like some of your interpretation of his videos, but I do think it’s very Dangerous to use certain words in describing someone, especially when they are a celebrity words can cause a lot of damage even if you intentionally do not mean it I think we all should be careful in the words that we use and describing other people especially people in the public eye, where it can cause a lot of damage just my thoughts sorry didn’t mean to make it so long but I do think that he’s very sad inside and I think he feels broken

Me gusto mucho este video porque realmente analizo el album y las intenciones de lo que nos muestra el artista. En pocas palabras V es un genio. Gracias.💜

Whoooooo, way beyond my ability to comprehend or mentally decipher what he is up to with his songs. Enjoying the voice, rhythm, and visuals. BEST WISHES EVERYONE 💜🤗🎶🌴

Thank you for your wonderful insight; I so enjoy your commentaries. Like a gazillion other Army, I feel a strong connection with V and love his voice and perspective. He is for me, irresistibly courageous and vulnerable, and deeply honest and constrained. I love his first album and its MVs and after hearing your thoughts I am looking forward even more to his next album. Thank you again 💜

Мне очень нравится весь альбом - весь. Очень музыкальный и красивый

I think you captured components of his personality that I had noticed particularly in his relationships. He draws others in and can be so disarming and engaging, but there is an underlying power where he will ultimately get his way. I don’t think his charm is disingenuous, but I do think there is a duality to him that is definitely reflected in his solo work. Thanks for articulating it so well.

It feels so good to hear your explanation of Layover. I too felt it was about wishing for a past that is no longer available to him and then excepting the inevitable and move on. I am in love with this entire album and wish all of the songs were just a bit longer than they were. This album truly is V. V has a delicate way of walking talking and in general he has a gracefulness about himself and this album shows it. I also love the fact that he has made something unheard of in Kpop as it seems BTS in general always are the vanguard in Kpop. They have always been innovators. This is clearly seen in V’s album. I really think it’s a masterpiece. Thank you so much for explaining it. I truly like how you explain things.

Thanks for the great analysis and interpretations of V's music*****v is really a genius human being..he has his own style...a unique one..a sensitive, romantic, sweet, etc person....

Wow what a deep dive you took. I love the album it is beautiful and sad to listen to. Your analysis is shocking to me (not in a bad way). V’s weirdness has always intrigued me. I will go back and listen yet another time with your words in my ear. Of course that is an easy thing because his voice in this range is delightful. Once again thank you.

Thank you for thoughts and for your love for V and his music 💜 You are right . Songs on Layover are used to allure us - they are potentially dangerous as we are loosing our self-awareness... like a hypnotic trance These songs are like siren songs 😍 in a world where one's feelings are not regarded high, his songs are giving us the lesson we need. Feel, love, be yourself, and magic will follow.

This is so interesting! Thank you! I really want to hear more about the details and puzzles you found. It was a little bit too fast for me, especially the part you found scary or as insanity. Yeontan (I'm sure we're meant to think of the dog as Yeontan and not Rocky) plays such a major part, from the picture on the album, in the videos... His face in the bushes and water in slow dancing, and he's with V on the terrace of the same appartment building as in Blue when he's looking for the dog nanny, who let Yeontan go back in the end of that video when V is sitting lonely on a swing and Yeontan comes running towards him. However, we don't see them meet there. Why? My sad take on it is that V is preparing himself and Army for Yeontan's departure. He's got a weak heart and had several unsuccessful operations, Taehyung said. On the other hand Yeontan joined V on the Mnet stage! How adorable! Still, that sad thought is in the back of my mind. When V is knocking on the door, and the guard is checking him out, it's like that frustration when something is out of your control. Money doesn't help when he can't save Yeontan's life. He wants to use the time he has with Yeontan fully. But why is the dog so important? Giving the kind of life V's had, that is a pretty lonely life, Yeontan has a role to play as the one V had to take care of and put first, a long relationship. In Weverse magazine they hinted that the relationship in the narrative of Layover is imaginary, a longing for a relationship that never happened. The claustrophobic aesthetics in Rainy Days and Love Me Again, and the desperation in Blue, seems to point to a loneliness and isolation that in itself becomes a "character" while Yeontan seems to be the connection between V and other people. Yet, in Slow Dancing he is connecting with people without Yeontan, so it's a step forward, but Yeontan is still on his mind, still that "bridge" he needs. I keep returning to the emotional moment when V was with his friends, the Wooga squad, on a trip and started crying in bed in the middle of the night. He's a social butterfly and extrovert but at the same time introvert and we never got a real answer to why he cried. This was a while back though. So maybe it isn't insanity but part of a grief process...? Just a thought... 😅 Love your videos! 🫶

Loved your thoughts,on Taehyung album,I had written some time ago that I thought that he is very smart and would bring out a surprise pkt and he didn't disappointed. I personly lived it ,but I think he wrote them in 2020 it's he's heartbreak songs you do have to listen to them in order, he had said this at Festa.he is genius ❤❤❤❤❤

Me gusto mucho el análisis que hace al álbum de Taehyung, efectivamente con el nada se da por sentado, todo tiene un significado, es un chico muy pensante esta buscando el camino adonde dirigirse. Quiere experimentar y lo está haciendo maravillosamente bien, lo felicito por tomar riesgos en su búsqueda de lo que lo haga sentirse bien.

this is V, the unique V.

I love your in depth analysis. No one else on RU-vid has given such detailed insight. However I just have to say that the lyrics to Blue are actually the lyrics to “For Us” 😊

Thank you for your analysis. Never had it entered into my consciousness all the words and description you used. It has really affected me because I cared so much for Bts and also have a soft heart for V. I'm a grandma & cared for V that way even if he doesn't know me. Your words describing his "nirvana like calmness that is scary" and your description of "errie, almost psychopathic element of his chacter" which you say is intentional creates knots in my gut. I feel like crying because I'm not a psychiatrist nor a psychologist but if what you're saying is true & valid, isn't that something that we should be concerned about? As I said, I love and care for V like a grandson. I wouldn't want him to suffer in silence and come to a place of madness you described. I will be praying for him though so despite the emotional upheaval I'm having, I'm still thankful you highlighted these things. Gives me opportunity to pray for V to heal and come to a space of wholeness. Sorry for the long comment. ❤❤❤😊

V’s songs are all very deep. Hits that core in a calm way. His facial expression and voice is very captivating

I loved this album!!! I love V and that beautiful voice and heart. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

I am soo happy that I came across your video...I loved your take on it as it aligned with my own thoughts BUT more importantly it provides the watcher (new and old army) the opportunity to see him for the artist he truly is. Many dismiss him because of his great visuals or slowed speech, but his honesty in everything that he does cannot be dismissed. His voice, his tone, his happiness, disappointment and pain draws you in for the long haul. He is so much more than his visuals so when he takes the time to give us a gift it is well cultivated. Subscribing now 😊

This is very interesting analysis, but what i got out of his whole journey was that his longing, and loneliness was turning him delusional. Although "Blue" seems to come close to some sort of psychotic behaviour, I'll still have to wait for the actual video to come out to even try to figure out what it might be about. Otherwise, I just thought he was talking about how he was unable to get through to the girl he loved, or maybe his own depression that doesn't seem to get better no matter what he does. It's not scary to me... Rather it's a mirror to society. On some level, we're all doing the same thing. One thing I'll agree though... you cannot discount the man, you cannot take him at face value... There's layers to this ish.

Super song,super voice,super V.

I always felt V is a secretive genius!! Love how he moves

Великолепный Taehyung!

Thank you and you explained it well and now the more i appreciate his songs in the album ❤❤❤

I am glad You Tube suggested your video, I really enjoyed your analysis and loved the album

I agree about the sepia.....an artificial world where Vs narrative and sound has context.....the sound is beautifully tailored to showcase Vs unique voice.....also the mv's are focused on making us not take our attention away from his polished visuals.....V is a chameleon both visually and sonically.....its a little unsettling but easily addictive......how his next music project will be shd be interesting.....

Absolutely agree,,, like youre anslysis so much

I am a 67-year-old fan of V and thank you so much for your awesome analysis and explanation.

Thanks for giving us a better understanding on V album Layover

Don't want to spoil the moment but, i think Yeontan is not just a witness here, i can sense that most of the emotions is referring to Tannie...being gone sooon😢😢😢breaks my❤😢

love your review never thought of it as dramatic has you did but i can see it in that format. also this album release some of his frustration he seem to have experience and with the release I thing he is able to heal. did you get a chance to what his dingo story. i like to get your thought and view on it.

You perfectly put it mam. Like you ... im so proud of V💜

Тэхени на века

Loves ur explanation and thoughts on layover. Finally someone intelligent enough to understand the concept. You described it so accurately even i was feeling the same but didn't have the proper words to convey my exact thoughts. U did an amazing job to narrate the feeling and vibe of the album. Great work, keeping going the same way for For Us too

So deep analysis that i am not able to catch up well🥺. But Very happy to know that Taehyung’s efforts are paid off and well-respected by professionals.

I was suprise, his album remind me of Frank Sinatra music but without background band. Love it

V is so good at the JAZZ as always BTS FOREVER I enjoy your thoughts Thank you

Thank you! You are right!!!

This made me more amused of his work ❤

Thank you so much. I had to rewatch 3 times in order to not miss any part of your analysis and it’s brilliant. Since the announcement that there will be an MV for every song and knowing Tae’s love for acting and his unconventional way of thinking I was under the impression that he will give us a full movie, a unique arc narrative between all the song, a unique story he is trying to show us and the MV’s and your analysis confirm my thoughts. I am so impatient to complete all this with For Us, one of my favorite songs of all his discography 🫠 Maybe will we have a full movie then!!! 😌 I hope he can see your video, he said many many times that he is very curious about armys analysis of the stories they create for us, I know he will never tell us what to think of this narrative but I hope he will give us a bit of his intentions or thoughts, that brilliant out of the bucks mind of him. I am also beyond words proud of the choices he maid for this first solo album, I had very high expectations (and fears ! although at the same I knew they came from my protective side of him 😭) but he exceeded every single one of them. Tae’s soulful deep out of this world voice brought me to BTS and listening to Layover after more than 4 years being an army, gives me so much satisfaction, pride and joy… Anyway I will stop here 🤣. Thank you again and sorry for my English 💜💜💜

Its good that he slowed it down and trapped the listeners.

i like your intelligent and insightful revieew

While I didn't agree with all of your analysis regarding the album, I did enjoy hearing your thoughts a great deal. You made me think about why I have the feelings I do. Also, I missed some of the details you shared about, so thanks for your critical eye.

Alls songs Kim Teahyeon is mosts interesting give mosts emozione but layover slowdancing is perfettly Arte culturale Nature friendship and etc.....and etc...a greatest quality for alls worlds the treasure of umanity to generazione and generazione thank you Kim Teahyeon alls the best mistery boy korean V BTS AUTHOR you are explaine cleary your self but is not good to said psychopath is not true what you mine this word

This is sooo good! I love it!

THANK YOU SO MUCH i love it

At 10:10 min, the lyrics are actually For Us, not Blue.

I love this. Thabk you. Greetings from Tricity in Poland!

Wow, I really enjoyed this and you showed me a different way to look at all this album.

thank you ... really good analysis.

Great analysis as always. I believe V said he was not releasing the MV for the song For Us. What do you think that means?

Brava! Thank you!

Thank you !!

My take in many ways matched yours, EXCEPT 😅, I believe he is leaving the door open to love coming back, not being torn apart and lost forever. ❤ I absolutely love love how complex he is, and he shows this in his artistry. I agree. My favorite is love me again so far. He and JK are my biases, but you know, the rest of this amazing group are my breakers lol. Such depth they all have, yet so distinctly unique to self. If that makes sense. Thoroughly enjoyed your analysis. 👏

Thank you for an in-depth analysis of V, which helps me understand why, despite my love for his other songs and blues, I felt too much inexplicable discomfort to put this album on repeat. It's a calm melody which I enjoy, however simply too depressing at a level I could not put my finger on until you pointed it out. His gorgeous voice only adds to the lyrics on infatuation, ringing my alarm bells, furthered by the sepia looks of his MV, like a surreal imaginary world he is dangerously escaping into. It's not that BTS has not shared songs of hardships before but they were reflections, past challenges triumphed about, filled with some hope or fight. So this was an interesting experience. I am glad he is receiving acclaim but I will be using more caution listening or sharing this album than I would with any other BTS content, especially for those using BTS to help their mental health.

When V says that he's an INFP personality, he's right. This album is the inner life of an INFP soul. Welcome to our world. The real world is less real than our inner world.

We've been waiting for this tho😂

Nice analysis. So new concepts to consider.

The album is a trap where we cant help but long for more. And knowing that waiting would cost us around 2yrs makes it all the more insatiable...

From PANAMÁ CENTRAL AMERICA.❤

like ur reaction..thats why tv called layover,..maybe the next album.has the fimal dedtination

Yes some of us were talking about the Matrix idea that he was creating his own world and living in it. Even the little snails on his figure the translucent flying creature's and are the people really there with him or is it all created is he really there all or is it just his imagination his own alternative world as the real world is not for him so he's made his own world the way he wants it.

"Blue" lyrics is actually "For Us"

10:19 those are for us lyrics 😅

My initial reaction to your critique was “Really? Did V or his production team really think of all that and deliberately set out to make the song or MV that way?” You’re very convincing and just added to V’s enigma.

Hi , How can I be a member as one of you guys as an Army? Let me know please. Thanks

Весь этот альбом посвящен их отношениям с JK, и не принятие людей его и ли их... Он Умничка. Эта большая работа и открытия себя Арми ..

I am really trying to be objective here, but you made a few statements that I am questioning . This is your channel so I respect you have a right to say what you want, but your words have major impact. As a Christian I find it strange you use the words sadistic and eerie as soon as you start your review to describe BTS V Layover Album. When you used those two words in the very beginning you already psychology painted a darker and demonic prefix on pure raw emotions and artistic imagery, which is very dangerous. I ask Father GOD you come into this matter now. I didn't see any signs in his videos or the way he sings the songs that there is anything sadistic portrayed in his videos. This music is specifically about relationship, wanting, longing, dreaming and dwelling on the past so yes it will invoke an emotion if you at anytime in your life dealt with that kind of pain. His videos are in dream like state, but who hasn't felt like that when you break up or lose someone you tend to dwell more on the past then being in a present state of mind. Who doesn't feel a sense loss and tragedy when emotions are running high and you are trying to recover and move on but you are stuck between the past and present. He has poured his everything into this album and in a sense it gives closure, because if he was going through these emotions behind close doors he publicly made it known which is called self awareness and acceptance and then he creatively used everything he loves such as art, dance, singing, human relationship to help him move on. You must first recognize and acknowledge what hurt you before the healing process starts. Be Blessed!

I found the album very contrived, and yes very unnatural, it lacks to me real depth and fails to flow, the storyline is not cohesive at all... perhaps the producer failed to effectively convey the message Taehyung was trying to send. I only like Rainy Days & Love Me Again, those two songs are the only ones that conveyed to me a depth of realness and talk to me. The videos for many of the songs try too hard and come across not as artistict but as if someone was on an LSD trip, disjointed thoughts out of sequence, a jumbled mind of abstract and randomness of no real direction. Perhaps it is a metaphor of his life to the real world, glimpse of the real Taehyung with a lot of the Persona created for him, of not being in control or true to who he really is. I have frankly been left disappointed, from the promise of Taehyung to what was put out. Is it Taehyung or the producers influence??? Next time I suggest using a different producer, I am also NOT a fan of New Jeans music. I was expecting revolutionary from Taehyung & I got muddle constraint as if he is restricted from telling his real story. I am left with the bitter taste of expectation with the reality of what was presented.

Gracias por el análisis está todo más claro ahora. El álbum es una joya es tan Taehyung que no esperaba menos de el💜💜💜