Director Reacts - BTS - Fake Love [MV & Extended] (The B.U. #13) 

Forgive me or not, Roscoe. You already know...if you've seen 'BTS Guide by Taylor Marie', that Kookie is their 'main dancer and on point - in the middle of ALL their Live/video/performances.'. And I remember back when (You 'learnt' that Jung Kook was nicknamed 'Kookie) .Having watched your reactions (throughout the yrs). You 'learnt' his 'Nickname' from Army. So in said vid below.. I find your 'shock/surprise'....disingenuous. Sir. 1st time seeing 'Fake Love' and it's other interpretations/live performances, which hit /since 2016? And is The Number One Song - back then - which introduced BTS ( the US Army. To the World? If you are now seeing this? Pretty sure I saw you cover 'Fake Love'.......yrs ago. If not? If you're trying to do a 'Re Do'? For present 'Baby Army'? Kudos. As a West Indian 'Army Mom' since 2016........I saw YOU....yrs ago. Cover this vid. And my memory...don't lie. Sir. So if you are presently trying to put out a 'Narrative of 'Fake Love'.....to new fans/Baby Army. Then Say. So. We appreciate it. What you WILL NOT DO? Is pretend "First Time am seeing this vid/presentation" . 'Cos as 'Old School Army'.......we know different. Mmmmkay? Borahea Darling 💜💜💜💜 Edit: Only edited my spiel above, as I spelt 'Borahea' wrong. Is 'Borahae'. Otherwise? Stand by my words. Stay safe Roscoe. Do love your BTS reactions and if this is YOU..deep diving into Fake Love? ....Am here for it . Ps......Old School BTS Fans casually check your reactions and either LOVE or move on/party around the world to diff channels. Personally? Have you on 'speed Dial.' Second your/a BTS vid drops? On it. 💜💜

The room JHope is in is all carnival themed. Remember when his mother left him at the carnival , gave him a candy bar (snickers?) and abandoned him. I really think that room is his mind, his memories, he cant get out, hes trapped. In the extended version we see just Jhopes fingers sinking in the pile of candy bars, hes drowning.

They were not frames but cell phones....representing his not being able to get a hold of RM (remember the phone booth with the chains around it). Jimin is associated with water, Yoongi with fire, J-Hope snickers as was explained below, and it was JK on the other side of the mirror when RM was looking at himself, Jin starts over in his story line every time glass shatters.(hint hint) and V seems to be having real life dreams (seer??). Just a few things to peak your journey without giving to much away.

Man I can't wait for you to start watching the behind the scenes make of the MV's special fake love.

The story line for jhope is being abandon by his mother.she left him at a fair with a Stickers bar

I think the the snickers are Hobi's trauma and memory of his mother! In the BU the we see a child abandoned by his mother in a theme park infront of carousel. Before she leaves she puts something on a ledge beside the child , it looks like a chocolate! I believe the child is Hoby.

I'm enjoying your BU journey so much! I've watched or read theories of the story and know the general character arc, but Jungkook's part has always felt more opaque. His character breaks the fourth wall and makes eye contact with the audience more than once in the BU, so I assume this is intentional and an integral part of his character.. My interpretation is that his character is prescient--that is, he has the ability to "see" an infinite number of outcomes with regard to not only each member of the group, but also the dynamic of the group itself in each "reincarnation". Over the course of several BU teasers and mv's, we see Jungkook having nightmares or experiencing sudden disjointed flashes of the other members or shifts in time periods and places. There are times he seems terrified, confused, lonely or simply exhausted and ready to accept his fate. It's like he knows what's coming and plays his part in each iteration, but he's stuck as an observer, subjected to each member's individual pain without the ability to change anything. In every new scenario Jungkook interacts in some way with each member, but he also watches them suffer from a different vantage point. For instance, In Fake Love he "mirrors" JHope's sadness, peers down through another floor at Jimin as Jimin looks up, and runs down a collapsing hallway (tunnel) that becomes a dead end, stuck on the floor which is just above Taehyung. Both the flowing water and the sand slipping through his fingers could be metaphors for time/infinity, and the blossoms floating into his vision may signify multiple timelines or multiverses. The waterfall door cracking open implies that a new scenario is beginning, but JK's expression makes it unclear whether he's surprised at seeing the doorway or knows exactly what is coming. Some aspect of each character's life twists into tragedy in every new iteration, and while Jin's character seems to be aware and actively trying to change the outcome, he unwittingly becomes the butterfly effect that ultimately, though accidently, births a new tragedy. Which then opens another timeline where Jungkook can "see" what's coming but can't avert it, and Jin remembers the past but can never fix it. This is where I think Jin's and Jungkook's characters are intertwined. They seem to be the only ones that are aware of these loops in time--but not necessarily aware of each other's role. At the end of the Fake Love extended version there's yet another twist as JK peers through the keyhole opening and enters the coat rack room, donning the last robe and mask and taking his place with the other faceless players--assumingly awaiting the next turn of the wheel. Geez, no idea whether any of this actually makes any sense. Body language and vocal inflection is soooo much more helpful when trying to discuss the BU, lol. Give me subtle inference and I'll happily overthink it into the deepest wordy rabbit hole....yikes...😜

I am so impressed with how you catch even the tiniest of details. The director in you is fascinating.

Hobi once said in an interview that he believes it was fate for the 7 members to have found each other and become a band/family. I personally believe the 7 members knew each other before this lifetime (and maybe were always together over many lifetimes) and made a pact to find each other in this lifetime, no matter how long it took. And they did. They are 7 notes of the same spirit and universal harmony.

I absolutely love your interpretation of the sand turning into flower petals in JK's hands as being our power to take control of our time to create something beautiful 💜 I never thought of it that way but it makes so much sense, both in relation to the BU, as well as in life. Thanks for that powerful reminder. It came at the perfect time for me 🥰💜

I love watching Roscoe The Director Directoring♥️ I also want a snickers but will never look at a snickers without thinking of Hobi. This was one of my first favorite BTS songs…THANKS for this deep dive…very interesting hearing others thoughts. And Roscoe…as always you made me laugh 🤭…THANK YOU 💜

Bts so smart, when it comes mv or do music storyline or even personal life it's like a movie,

RM stated when WINGS came out ,you had to listen from the first song to the last one. The whole album tells a story,each song, represents what each singer went through at that certain time. You can see a continuing story as the album continues to the end. I have my own options about what I think is going on at that time,but I will keep them to myself for now. Our guys went through so much to get where they are. Their military service is what they need right now,it gets their minds off, practice, rehearsals, traveling,even though they love their fans,they pushed themselves almost to far. Hobi said in his last vlive,going into the military is like a vacation,and he's proved right. Our guys are all doing great! So looking forward to 2025 reunion.

Omg!!! I've seen this video so many times and just realized that if you flip the video upside down when Taehyung is standing in front of Save Me, it says I'm Fine. Also, I read someone's comment before that said the lyrics from the song "I'm Fine" are mirror imaged but flipped upside down from the song "Save Me". 😮😮 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Awww Andes mints ❤ Love those too! They were my step-mother's favorite as well and always make me think of her when I have them. Thanks for the lovely memory 🥰

You’re getting there - I am so proud of you and your analysis! You make it so much fun to watch and revisit as you break down the BU! Thanks Roscoe! Keep digging ⛏️💜

Honestly, Fake love to me is one of the most important one of their videos. Over the years, you find out a bunch of stuff the group has gone through as well as individually and I personally feel like this video shows it, even just a little. Its very well done and I feel closer to each of them.

Thanks for this fascinating ride, Roscoe! Re: Hobi and the Snickers bars - if we go back to the start of the video and the concept of the Magic Shop, Hobi is confined in the room with fairground ride stuff and then gets Snickers bars through the slot. The fairground and the Snickers bar are the significant elements of his abandonment trauma. Funny you said that about Jin losing control, the room imploding around him and him being unable to protect the flower seems to bear it out. Btw, I think it was a terrarium rather than an hour glass because of the shape and given it contained a flower. Enjoyed the whole video and thanks for pointing out so many things I missed from previous viewings on my own, e.g., the Save Me on the wall. I have also previously watched the video as the visual for the song's message, rather than its BU connection.

Joon’s room has what looks like rings or hoops. Perhaps, this symbolizes the hoops that he had to jump through during this fake love relationship. I mean he changed for it, so….

The mural reminded me of See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil

Your approach as a BTS pundit is fantabulous. The strong cinema and intellectual forces you have make all the difference. More!!!!. I am sure the 7 magnificent men would savor your takes. ARMY-LYDA

In the same video where you remember pills, there was a snickers bar 😂

I love the chorus of the song, Jimin's and Jin's voices intertwine perfectly and it sounds very beautiful.

Personally I LOVE Andes mints, thankyouverymuch 😂❤ But yeah the guitar one is the "rockin" version, and Fake Love is one of those songs that hits you to your core. I remember feeling the way the lyrics describe and it really hit me before I even knew the translation. I could feel the emotion in their voices and their choreo for this is amazing and seamless.

Roscoe me & my husband love your reviews of BTS songs!!!! We love your explanation !! Its incredible!! Love!!!love!!love !! Been Army since Wembley 2nd 2019!!! My daughter loved them for years before!!! Just so lucky to go with her that day!!!!! (My ears hurt so bad )that sound of Army is something I’ll never forget 💜if you’re ever lucky enough to go you’ll truly understand !!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

I'm a bit surprised that you didn't pay more attention to the sets, especially once you realized that Namjoon's was made of storage containers. There are significant connections to their BU stories in each of their sets. Also, the set dressing is part of what establishes this MV + the Smeraldo short films as a sort of fulcrum point between the Wings-era chapters of the BU & the story going forward.

I think you're far enough along in your journey that you already know the answer - but for everyone else watching - what you missed in the Smeraldo episode was that when j-hope's mom abandoned him at the amusement park, she let him with a snickers bar. In my opinion, the snickers represents his fear of abandonment (which he traded in the teaser for the cake, which was given to him by his friend in the video you watched in the Smeraldo episode too.) I always took the hoops in Joonie's container scenes to be the same kind of hoops that hang down on public transport for people who are standing to grab onto when the bus/train is in motion. I'm not sure why I thought that though - maybe because we've seen Joonie take the bus before.

Only now you're confused??? Lololol 😂😂

Roscoe!!!! I love your analysis!! On all things BTS!!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

If u actually look carefully, you will notice that Jungkook is an observer in this. He can look into all the other’s spaces from the outside For the sets, the set from DNA actually is referenced here in that wide bright set if you look at the cery back He is the last one to wear the mantle This was released before the Webtoon which eventually proved a popular fan theory right about Jin travelling through time and trying so hard to hold on to the hope that he can fix things. But first everything he fixes, something else goes bad

you are doing an amazing job with this and have even pointed things out I hadn't thought of even connected! and I've seen this vidoe so many times!

Loving the journey!

haha i love andy mints !!!!! 💜

I just can’t believe that you’ve been down this journey with BTS so long and you’re just now seeing the Fake Love video… 🤯

I just want to say how much I love your videos. I fell down the BTS rabbit hole a long time ago, but it's been refreshing to watch your journey so far. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

RM is the main lyricist of the song fake love...he worked on rap parts...his album review vlives is awesome.

When I first watched the video explained and researched it I cried from the injustice. I will never forget them.

Oh my god. I just teared up over the teaser. Geez. My first comeback 🥺 I wanna go back. Love the rock mix. Ooo now we can watch the 2018 award show performances 😬 Since you allowed it, you forgot something you’ve noticed before

Loved your reaction. I need to go check out the other reactions regarding the B.U. Thanks a bunch. Blessings

Fake love isn't in my playlist, but this reaction was great. Thank you. Love the guys and miss them much. Can't wait for Jin to return. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

JK and the sand, turning into butterflies 🦋, water going away from him onto Jimin, Butterfly effect? Maybe?

I love how you have notes and all :) Thank you very much for reaction 💜

Gracias Roscoe!!! Quizás mi mirada sea muy simplista, pero Fake Love me retrotrae a la leyenda de la flor del esmeraldo... La genialidad de BTS 💜

I thought the whole scene with the all the candy aka snickers bars was a reference to how they couldn't have certain foods because they were so poor at one time and then again for their diets and they were craving those things they couldn't have. This is what I thought when I saw it for the first time, I'm not saying its canon.

I missed the live reaction😢 I love your reactions Roscoe. I’m new to the fam here. Trying to watch all your reactions to catch up! 😁😁

Love your reactions

Hi Roscoe. It’s an IMplosion. His world is caving IN on him. BTW, you are the only reactor who has managed to make me find the B.U interesting. Until now it was just an utter mess that made my head hurt. 😂 #couchcrew

You will get more confused when you react to the whole album😂

Okey so I watched first this one of your video and next your B.U I NEED YOU video and one thing that catch my attention was about flowers petals and your interpretation of that. My theory is that your interpretation about sand change to petals was right because MV to I NEED YOU started with flowers petals like that and let's remember that name of the album where I NEED YOU is called THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE Pt.1🧐🌸💜

To me its 1 of 2 things. Either its similar to Love Bombing (song being the love bomber, not the victim At First) until you loose control of who you are/ not recognizing yourself OR its at first loving someone enough to completely change who you actually are to make your lover happier until it sickens you, and make you stop loving them anymore resulting in Fake Love at that point. While in both options you no longer can voice yourself, how you feel mentally or what you think, staying silent. Idk might be 100% wrong and just what I see with the lyrics I relate to, ive had rough similar relationships lol/sad

Hi, Roscoe. It's me. I've been away and am now catching up with you on the BU on YT. I was away from 19 March - 3 April...and when I searched, this was the first thing that popped up (BU 13), so I watched it. Not knowing - and luckily you had mentioned it in this video - that you had done BU 12 with Kookie's Euphoria. Sigh. And I had quite forgotten which BU episode I had last watched before I went away. Anyway, I have your BU 12 reaction in line next - so I shall be watching that and you will be hearing from me. Might have to watch that another day, though, but I will. I might even have missed your reaction to BU 11 - who knows??? Anyway, just like your other sharing-of-thoughts on Bangtan's BU, I found this BU 13 quite interesting and funny as well. I mean, I laughed at certain points because your explanation just had me emitting chuckles. ..or guffaws, rather! Like the whole place here could hear me laugh - hah!!! "It's Roscoe's fault!", I'll say!! Haha! I really enjoy your reactions. Basically....it makes me smile. Alright. You have things to do and coffee to drink, so I shall leave you here - for now. Thanks again for this, and for sharing this on YT for the rest of us! Take care!! Until next time....!!!

Really enjoyed your journey through the BU Roscoe. I hope you check out and react to "BTS Universe Story 花樣年華 'MAP OF THE SOUL'" and "Film Out", these MV are tied to the BU too. They're so good. 💜💜

Rude! 😂 So funny and cute reaction ❤

Roscoe, would love you to react at some point to their performance of it at the 2018 MMAs (Melon Music Awards) - but make sure you watch the one marked FULL performance, as it inc the fantastic Intro, which I'm sure you'd love & gives me goosebumps every time I watch it, and the Outro, which is a whoa! moment! 😃If you want you can carry on & watch Airplane Pt 2 & then the amazing , and a bit bonkers, version of Idol, featuring lots of traditional Korean elements - from the intro flashes of the colours of the flag, to the musicians and hanboks and Jimin's fandance wihich earned him a cultural award - I've read that it was maybe their response to critcisms from certain quarters that they were getting too Westernised. Enjoy! ☺

Didn’t kookie have the snickers bar in in biginning ? ? The sugar addiction? Then Jin at the end?

When?

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Hobi's mom gave him a snickers and then left him in front of the carrosel

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I am just shocked at the fact that you had never watched this video before. BU aside, this is a major video that they are known for. When anybody says BTS mvs, the first thing anyone thinks of is, Fake Love, Blood Swear &Tears, and Mic Drop. I am wondering now, what else have you missed???

Annoyed I missed this on the premiere too * pouts* finally able to start to watch it now though * slaps cheeks before pressing play.* Edit : I say that and immediately have to do something else 💀💀💀 Edit 2 : #FashionRoscoe is out in full force on this one lol Edit 3 : Wow now you're basically claiming Jungkookie was trying to drown Hobi with snickers (with that amount I mean) lol 😹 but yeah not all doors equals same one Kookie can be outside a different one too 🤡 silly Roscoe ~ Edit 4 : "What was the catalyst for the explosion, when Jin started to lose control?" ...Whut even? 😹 When did you think Jin had control to begin with? 🤡 I mean... ergh no I can't explain what I mean by it. Edit 5 : Roscoe Rambles - If you can fit a snickers it's time to replace hole ✍🏻🤡 Edit 6 : 😹 It was so amusing watching you watch them stand there in cloaks with no clue what was about to happen lol honestly I'd forgotten it was a thing even until they were standing there; it's been a while since I saw the extended version last 💀 heck I even forgot it used the rock version of Fake Love... Edit 7 : I think your idea of going through everything before book two is probably a good one; especially considering how much time you must have had between the bu stuff on even these old videos to begin with... for you to forget why snickers are connected to Hobi ㅠㅡㅠ eck... Edit 8 : "The bu might even continue I think I heard recently." WE WISH! But nooooo they keep telling us to forget about it.

The best song I love

I think you missed the spring day and not today mvs 🤔 there are some clues for you too

Who gave Hobi the snickers bar???

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@14;36........."I grew a flower that can't be bloomed in a dream that can't come true". So......as a true ARMY. There is a 'story line' ....which 'Old School Army'....created. Using many of BTS videos from 2013 to maybe 2023 or beyond? Army 'created a 'Story'. A narrative. Using MANY of BTS vids incorporating many of their 'them'.........to 'tell a 'Fictional' Story'. It is deep. Profound. As a 56 yr old West Indian Mom.......I am hard as Nails. That shit...made me cry. I cannot tell you: "Where to find it" to this day? Or how to even to 'Google it'. This happened (just before) when ARMY ( and I) were in the Depths of Despair. Covid hit. Destroyed our World. A talented/beyond creative group of Army used 'Many of BTS old vids to create this Beautiful Story/Narrative.............and created a 'Story' that intertwines each BTS member and all their vids...to this day. Once heard? You will never see their vids from 2013 - to 2023. In the same light. All I can say? BTS and BIG HIT (now Hybe) recognized 'Said Narrative/Story'.....as during Jin's story ( In BTS Guide - by Taylor Marie)...he played 'a huge main character' IN that story'. And recognized...appreciated it. So BTS ( trust me) co signed on 'That Story'....back then. No words. If you ever find it, Roscoe? Please post and introduce to Baby Army. It is a story....worthy of a movie. No lie 💜💜