Metal Vocalist - BTS RUN / I NEED U MV ( REACTIONS ) 

Oh boy, you have now entered the Bangtan Universe storyline. Good luck!

9:58 no, it's actually the other way, 'Run' is a continuation of 'I need you' "I need you is about happiness behind sadness and Run sadness behind happiness" -Jungkook I always enjoy your reactions 💜

Shiv: a knife type weapon Shank: to stab/slash The story of V’s character is that he and his sister have an alcoholic abusive father And the story about “girl” in the lyrics is that it was originally supposed to be “friend” but “girl” flows better

If u doing BU storyline, ur order is wrong. I need u first, then on stage prolouge and then Run. For V diving on the water, is a continuous story on prologue stage, when V jumped to the sea (he want to commit a suicide after he stabbed his father), in i need you MV, Jimin also want to commit a suicide with drowning himself in bathtub, Suga burn himself in fire, JK get car crash (in other alternate time, he jumped off from building). So there is 4 members is supposed to be death on first and some alternates timeline. So in RUN is the continuously story after he jumped into the sea, that he is struggling inside the water, but later he comes up. It can be described that V struggling n drowning for his guilt but later he can get through it (survive). There is so many interpretation for that

To this day, I Need U still gives me the chills. And you were right when you said there’s a huge contrast when they are together vs when they are alone. It’s the main theme along the BU: their friendship. As for V, the man he killed was his abusive, alcoholic father. The girl was his sister. And yes, there are themes of suicide in the BU (e.g. Jimin tries to drown himself, JK jumps off a building, etc.). I love that you reacted to these songs, thank you! Just know that the BU is very complicated and confusing even if you watch all of the videos in order. The storyline also includes books, webtoons, short films, etc… I would strongly recommend watching xceleste’s 2020 update explanation video once you are done experiencing the BU for yourself. Her video is the best one out there.

They don’t typically sing about traditional girl boy romance so the girl here can reference any kind of relationship. The beauty of their lyrics is it’s up to interpretations. There’s also theories that the “girl” they sing about is the music industry. Re listen with that interpretation in mind. I was mind blown bc it fits too. I forget which quote for which song, but JK says one is the sadness behind happiness and the other song is happiness behind sadness.

💜WELCOME TO THE BU...Hint - just know that the songs lyrics do not always reflect everything in the MV in the BU.... it is what you are seeing - not hearing that's important. If you get further into the BU the fact that when apart their lives are horrid and together their lives are great is important. In the song the word - girl, ... doesnt always mean that specifically - it can be anyone/anything you love or need that you have a toxic relationship with a girl/guy, parents, friends, drugs, alcohol. Also fun fact - this song was going to be "I Need You, Chingu (Friend)" but "Girl" sounded better. However of course the BU MVs can be held as stand alone MVs - people have many interpretations for the way BTS art speaks to them. RM has said that he won't give us the all the answers to every song/mv rather it is the journey we take with each song/mv and how it speaks to us specifically that matters. He wants to get people thinking for themselves. And Tae killed his father after seeing him abusing his sister one too many times. (Each member of BTS has a ficticious role in the BU none of this reflects their actual lives.... xCelestes guide to the BU will explain the storyline) Synopsis and MV order - credit to BTSWiki - bts.fandom.com/wiki/BTS_Universe "Seven boys. Best friends. Their fates intertwined through the good times together, but also the tough times, as they have gone their separate ways and suffered greatly as a result. When all is almost lost for these boys, one is given a special chance to go back in time and help his friends fix the mistakes that led them down this path. He’ll do anything to save them, but can he? Or is he too late?" - Plot summary of the 花樣年華 Pt.0 webtoon. Youth Trilogy 'I NEED U' Official MV Music video April 29, 2015 'I NEED U' Official MV (Original ver.) Music video May 10, 2015 화양연화 on stage : prologue Short film September 8, 2015* 'RUN' Official MV Music video November 30, 2015 'I NEED U (Japanese Ver.)' Official MV Music video December 1, 2015 'RUN -Japanese Ver.-' Official MV Music video March 11, 2016 ‘EPILOGUE : Young Forever’ MV Music video April 19, 2016 WINGS WINGS Short Film #1 BEGIN Short film September 4, 2016 WINGS Short Film #2 LIE Short film September 5, 2016 WINGS Short Film #3 STIGMA Short film September 7, 2016 WINGS Short Film #4 FIRST LOVE Short film September 8, 2016 WINGS Short Film #5 REFLECTION Short film September 9, 2016 WINGS Short Film #6 MAMA Short film September 10, 2016 WINGS Short Film #7 AWAKE Short film September 13, 2016 '피 땀 눈물 (Blood Sweat & Tears)' Official MV Music video October 10, 2016 '血、汗、涙 -Japanese Ver.-' Official Teaser Teaser May 1, 2017 '血、汗、涙 -Japanese Ver.-' Official MV Music video May 10, 2017 BTS WINGS CONCEPT BOOK Book June 29, 2017 Love Yourself #LOVE_YOURSELF Poster Posters August 11-13, 2017 花樣年華 The Notes: Seokjin - 13 June Year 22 Short story August 14, 2017 LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '起' Short film August 15, 2017 LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '承' Short film August 16, 2017 LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '轉' Short film August 17, 2017 LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '起承轉結' Short film August 18, 2017 花樣年華 The Notes in LOVE YOURSELF 承 'Her' Mini book September 18, 2017 'Euphoria : Theme of LOVE YOURSELF 起 Wonder' Short film April 5, 2018 花樣年華 The Notes: Jungkook - 22 May Year 22 Short story May 4, 2018 'FAKE LOVE' Official Teaser 1 Teaser May 14, 2018 'FAKE LOVE' Official MV Music video May 18, 2018 花樣年華 The Notes in LOVE YOURSELF 轉 'Tear' Mini book May 18, 2018 'FAKE LOVE' Official MV (Extended ver.) Music video June 1, 2018 花樣年華 The Notes: Seokjin - 3 August Year 22 Short story August 7, 2018 LOVE YOURSELF 結 Answer 'Epiphany' Comeback Trailer Comeback trailer August 9, 2018 花樣年華 The Notes in LOVE YOURSELF 結 'Answer' Mini book August 24, 2018 花樣年華 Pt.0 Webtoon January 16, 2019-April 10, 2019 花樣年華 THE NOTES 1 Book March 5, 2019 Map of the Soul 花樣年華 The Notes in MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA Mini book April 12, 2019 花樣年華 Art Toy Art toy September 16, 2019 花樣年華 The Notes in MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 Mini book February 21, 2020 함께라면 웃을 수 있다 Graphic lyrics June 24, 2020 花樣年華 THE NOTES 2 Book August 25, 2020 BTS Universe Story 花樣年華 'MAP OF THE SOUL' Short film September 16, 2020** 花樣年華

I need you made me an army. I couldn't get over how knowing full well that over 59% of their audience is teenagers they address mental health with an effing jackhammer. I got "DO NOT stay alone" out of this. Then I found out about the BU and holy motherbugger! Mind blown 💜💜💜💜💜💜 You need to see epilogue ASAP 🤗

13:28 actually they're his father and sister. The story is long and you should watch many videos to try to understand, the theory says that his father abused her. Don't think of I need you as a romantic love song, it's nothing like that lol, in fact RM mentioned on live that it was initially "I need you friend" but they changed it to "girl" because it didn't sound as good. Thank u for your reaction 💜

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 BU - I Need You - On Stage : Prologue - Run - I Need You Japanese version - Run Japanese version - Epilogue : Young Forever - Wings Short Film 1-7 - Blood Sweet and Tear teaser - Blood Sweet and Tear - Blood Sweet and Tear Japanese version - BTS Live Trilogy Wings Tour Trailer - Love Yourself Highlight Reel - Euporia : Them of Love Yourself Wonder - Fake Love teaser - Fake Love - Fake Love Extended version - Love Yourself Answer : Epiphanny Comeback Trailer - BTS Universe Story 'Map of The Soul' - Film Out (Not Confirmed) - Webtoon "Save Me" - BTS BU The Note (Book) 1 and 2

I think you maybe didn't get many recommendations for these songs because they are the BU and it's a whole other rabbit hole to jump into, and you're still learning the basics 🤣 I love the effort. A good rule of thumb is to not assume romantic love and to think of other forms of love as well, especially friendship 💜

I Need You always stays stuck in my head for days after hearing it so here we go with the being haunted by this song...

As I'm sure other people have advised you, you watched these in reverse order. "I Need U" is the first video in the BU. You did a good job in noticing the different stories that BTS can tell with a single song and MV. I've seen them telling as many as 5 stories, all with the same song and video. As you noticed, "I Need U" is one of those. Another aspect of the guys in this video is that they also each represent a particular problem that young people, in particular, face. It can anyone of any age, though. RM is poverty. V is domestic violence. J-Hope is drug a ddiction. JK is homelessness. Jimin is depression and Suga is suicidal tendencies/thoughts. You mentioned going through the BU, but the BU isn't just MVs. It's also short films, a webtoon, a video game, and a couple of books. Also, I'm sure that people have said that you should ignore the lyrics in the BU songs, because they aren't relevant to the BU. That's not entirely true. All 7 of the guys have solo songs in this era that are relevant to both their real lives and the BU. V's song, Stigma, even has a line in it about "pieces of broken glass that I can't reverse". Considering that you just watched his character kill his own father with a broken bottle, it seems pretty relevant to me. Feel free to make your own decision, though, of course. I just wanted to say that I disagree with the people who say to ignore those songs. Have fun!

Ok, so you’ve gotten yourself into the Bangtan Universe (BU). Videos associated with the BU over the years are marked as BU Content. Not only that, but you watched the first two videos out of order. I Need You was first, then Run. And, these aren’t the first 2 songs referenced in the “Yet to Come” video. No way you could have known this! So, here’s some additional info to help you out on this journey. The opening scene in YTC (Yet to Come), you see desert, but hear the ocean. This is a reference to the song, Sea. It wasn’t on an album. Next, you see JK holding his hand up to look through a “finger” telescope. This is the exact motion he did in Epilogue/Euphoria except in that video, he was looking at the ocean. Next, BTS sitting on the chairs in the desert is what JK actually sees through his looking glass. This is the exact way that they were sitting in their Just One Day video. That’s all in the first few seconds of YTC! and it just continues on from there with constant references. React to xCeleste’s Explanation Video for YTC for a detailed breakdown. Honestly, that video doesn’t even catch every reference, but it’s the best I’ve seen so far. I’m a 55 year old ARMY from here in the USA. BTS found me just over a year ago when I was having a really difficult time in life. They changed everything for me. I know you don’t, but never under estimate the power of music delivered by incredible human beings! As Jimin would say…”You nice, keep going!” 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

I'm so glad you mentioned Chester. The boys were huge Linkin Park fans when they wrote younger - Mike Shinoda has acknowledged them and mentioned how much he loves their work. There's an iconic backstage video of them lipsyncing to Given Up when JK is about 16 (linked here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0-XR2iLEUQY.html) I mentioned that I have Nightwish and BTS tattoos. Linkin Park should be added to that. They literally saved my life as a kid.

There is funny behind the scene when Yoongi fight with Jungkook on RUN mv. JK scream "buy me a lamb screwer" when he practicing the fight scene with yoongi 🤣🤣🤣🤣 both Yoongi and JK is addicted eat lamb screwer at that time, Yoongi often bought it for JK. They even half joking half serious when they are retired later, they will open lamb screwer business together 🤣🤣

V is the award winning actor and most in-demand actor in korea fir a reason. That man was born to be a superstar.

OMG I love Chester too. He's an incredible person and my heart broke when he passed away. I had no idea that he was going thru something like that. I was able to attend a concert of Linkin Park when I was younger. It was awesome! Anyways, I believe "I need you" has happiness behind the sadness. While "Run" is sadness behind the happiness. This BU (BTS universe) is really deep and way too much for my 143 sexy brain can understand Lol! But yeah, when you get to more of their vids, everything will all start to come together. Like you'll realize even on your own that like "ohh so that's what it means". Just enjoy the journey and we're just always here with you John!! 💜

R u doing the BU? 1st I Need U, 2nd On Stage: Prologue, 3rd Run and so on haha. It's okay, a lot of post HYYH Armys, also watched some vids out of order at first. HYYH (The Most Beautiful Moment in Life) is the album when BU started :)

i need you is before run, and yes there is a storyline, the BU

My dude....2 words: *Bangtan Universe* 💜 BTS goes deep within the art they create...they go beyond their music and this is barely touching the surface of who BTS are as Artists and individuals. This next/new chapter of BTS is a much needed "break" to focus on themselves as individuals. As BTS...as a group, I'm excited for their next chapter with ARMYs. It's definitely growth for sure. Forever BTS x ARMY 💜💜

i need u - on stage prologue (eng sub) - listen to butterfly (lyric video) it's about the fragility of youth and is played as the main music of onstage prologue - run - young forever - But then continues into the Wings Short Films and songs and Love Yourself Series - Their personal journey is mirrored in the storyline - which is why Map of the Soul Persona, and 7 also help complete their journey from the brashness of adolesence, fragility of youth, taking courage to spread WINGS and fly into adulthood, thinking love is about finding love with someone else and then realising true love starts with yourself and to embrace all your scars. This is why at such a young age, they already have an anthology album. I really recommend you watch the Rise of Bangtan Series.

I feel like Armys lowkey dancing to these songs already 💜🥰🥰

Some of the scenes in both MVs can be seen in their Yet to Come MV.. Each of the boys have their own struggles in each of their storylines in the Fictional Bangtan Universe and these resonate to many people too. Just check out the explanation video by XCeleste to help answer your questions.

When RM wrote the lyrics he wrote "I need u friend", but if you sing it like that it doesn't sound good, so he changed it to "I need u girl". The real meaning is that of I need you friend, so it's a breakup song and at the same time it fits into the story they're doing. So there's a thing called BTS Universe. It's a story line. You need to watch all the MV's in order to understand the storyline. It's almost like a puzzle but lemme tell you it will blow your mind. The storyline itself is very deep. BU timeline - I Need U MV (original ver.) - HYYH on stage prologue video (need subs) - Run MV - I Need U MV (Japanese ver.) - Run MV (Japanese ver.) - Epilogue Young Forever MV - WINGS SHORT FILMS (ALL NEED SUBS) >#1 Begin >#2 Lie >#3 Stigma >#4 First Love >#5 Reflection >#6 Mama >#7 Awake - Blood Sweat & Tears MV - Wings Tour Finale VCR - Wings Concept Book + Smeraldo blog posts (these are images, notes, interviews & blog posts that explain a bit of the storyline but you can read them in your own time when u reach this point) - Love Yourself Highlight Reels video - HYYH Notes : LY Her - Euphoria Theme of Love Yourself Wonder Video - Fake Love MV Teaser #1 - HYYH Notes : LY Tear - Fake Love MV (extended ver.) - Epiphany MV - HYYH Notes : LY Answer - Save Me Webtoon (yes, a full webtoon) - HYYH Notes 1 BOOK - HYYH Notes : Map of the Soul Persona - HYYH Notes : Map of the Soul 7 - HYYH Notes 2 BOOK (I cheated a bit from Landon Mark's Roadmap since i forgot where the different notes were placed) If you don't feel like doing all the research and theorising, I highly recommend you watch XCeleste's videos on the BU. And you're right, when they're together they're happy. It's basically the only time they're actually happy. RM - works in a gas station, the clients treat him like shit (throwing money on the ground instead of giving it to him) and imagery of him smoking. Jin - in a room alone, the flower petals (from a smeraldo flower) start burning, he is a very important character in the storyline. (All the MVs under the same storyline can be found by looking at the description of the videos, they are marked with "BU content certified by Big Hit Entertainment") Suga - in a motel, missing someone (scene in the bed), buys gasoline and burns the room with himself inside (suicide). *RM did not burn his room that was just a very good video transition 😂 J-Hope - is sick and needs meds (apparently suffers from narcolepsy, he actually has munchausen’s syndrome), but abuses the drugs and passes out in the sidewalk of a road from an overdose Jimin - in the bathtub burning a photo, he seems in distress and scared, tries to drown himself. V - catches his dad abusing his sister, in anger and adrenaline attacks his dad and accidentally kills him Jungkook - gets into street fights, seems to not care about anything (depression), ends up being hit by a car at the end

It's amazing how they make an ABSURD connection between the songs and the others. Like, they're a connection that's always there. I'm loving that you're digging deeper into this wonderful rabbit hole. And by the way, loves your spoken and facial reactions lol. 😊💜

I was surprised you didn't put the nirvana tee and the drowning baby album cpver reference together

Loved your reaction!!! Just wanted to say that thank you for going back and watching the MVs’ so you can understand Yet to Come references!! Second, their will be a large influx of people who will push you to do the BU. I HIGHLY encourage to do what you feel right to do or want to do. Personally I just not fully interested in it (is it too hard to keep up with for me and I not the biggest fan of puzzles). So do what you want. If you want to do the BU, do it. If not then don’t. If interested here are two ways of doing it, in my opinion: -Watching xceleste’s explanation video (THEORY) first then go explore it yourself Or -Do the BU by yourself start to finish…Since I haven’t watched the BU and everything fully I can’t say the next thing is for certain; however come up with your own theory/explanation. It is alright to have your own thought and ideas of it, their is no right or wrong way. (Idk if there is a right story for the BU; I could be wrong) -Take it slowly and go at your own pace (THEIR IS A LOT involved with the storyline from; MVs, books, games, etc) Edit; I think an amazing thing about BTS music is you can enjoy the song without having to know the deeper meaning. However if you are willing to read the lyrics and dive deeper the songs get so much better and deeper. It is like pilling an onion but instead the more you peel the sweeter and taster it gets, lol.

I know you won't get it but the Run MV had an important scene after the credits. 'I need U' MV came out first, then it was 'HYYH Prologo' and finally 'Run'

Welcome to the BU (BTS Universe)

I need U is the song that changed everything for BTS , they changed they clothing styles and they songs styles. You entered the BU universe , so certain videos goes along with a storyline, but ill leave that up to more experienced Army im still learning it and my 51 year brain is struggling lol. I love the videos , the acting is amazing. Thanks for the reaction.

Now you got a taste of the BU, like I said before it is really intense and dark but sweet and beutiful at the aame time. Some song are tied to the story and the MVs are realated to it as well. Thank you again for these songs, I love them both and your reaction to the scene with V was the same I had "what the f#%@just happened". I need you was their first super popular song. Looking forward to more reactions. BORAHAE AND TOODLES.

These MVs are part of Bamgtan Universe (BU). You should've watched I Need You first, anyway, thanks for reacting to these masterpieces💜 In I Need You, it was his father V was stabbing cause he was abusive to him and his sister. The "girl" was supposed to be "friend" but they decided to change it to girl as it rhymes perfectly more than friend says Namjoon.

I'm sure someone has mentioned this to you by now but BTS has a storyline that carries through alot of their videos including these two you just watched.. so yes they are most definitely connected. it's a very long and very deep storyline that is hard to follow if you don't know the backstory and watch it from the beginning. There are way better Army's out here than me to point you down that path. You are right in that they are always happy and things are good when they are together, and everything goes horribly wrong when they are apart. That being said.. the songs are definitely able to stand alone and still be enjoyed for what they are. I'm loving taking this journey with you 💜

I miss this I was just 13 when they released this mv

Thank you I didn't know I needed this reaction from you today. You're awesome

Great songs and reaction John!

I needed to tell you what I'm going to tell you now; when I was watching the I Need U MV and my four year old nephew saw it, he started singing the part "I need u girl" seriously I fell in love. 🙈 At first he heard the song he liked it and was whispering the part... the cutest little thing to see. It became your favorite song 😊.

As other commenters said, welcome to the Bangtan Universe! It gets pretty complex and spans a variety of BTS mediums. XCeleste has a great explanation video you can check out after watching all the related MVs. There have been more BU updates since this was made so just know the story continues all the way through Yet to Come (she also has an explanation video on that MV). Here’s the link to the most recent one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2-DEu3ZJtEU.html have fun! Not going to lie, I cried when going through all the backstory so it can get intense.

Awesome music videos man

In order: I Need U > On stage prologue > Run. V stabbed his dad cuz he was abussing his sister.

I thought you would be shock to see it😭 But that scene taehyung is so mad with the guy (the father), because he is always torturing his sister .. And taehyung become a suspect (you can check it in the mv and short film "STIGMA" by Taehyung)

OKAY. SO I SEE NO ONE WARNED YOU ABOUT THE BU! 😂 So starting with the album 'The Most Beautiful Moment in Life pt.1' (known also as HYYH 1) and its title song you just watched 'I Need U' the Bangtan Universe or the BU enters the scene. It is basically another universe created by BigHit that is showing the story of seven young guys which the members are playing (remember that things happening in the BU are not real happenings in their real lifes!). BU story is mostly told us in the MVs but there are also additional short films on youtube, notes and books attached to physical copies of albums, a webtoon, a mobile game, fictional social media accounts and blogs, photos and more... And all that content is telling us an amazing, extremely engaging, beautiful but sometimes very complicated story of their lifes where their struggles are portrayed. Unfortunetely, no one warned you and you got the order wrong: 1. Enters 'I Need U' - we see certain struggles of the members: Namjoon is working at the gas station and lives in contener because he's dealing with extreme powerty, he is living a humiliating life, Yoongi has his struggles (I won't tell what because I don't wanna spoil things for you) which lead him to setting himself on fire, Hoseok is taking pills/drugs and falls down on the bridge, Jimin also struggles and tries to drown himself in the bathtub, Jungkook is lost and gets beaten up by some thugs and finally Teahyung has family issues, his father is addicted to alcohol and is beating up his sister and him, finally he loses it what we can see at the climax of the MV and kills his father. The only one without visible struggles is Jin, he has a special role in the whole story. And as you noticed - when they are together they have fun and are happy but when left alone they have to deal with their own lifes and struggles and are suffering. That's the most rough idea of what is going on. Also a fun fact - original lyrics were supposed to be "I need u, friend" but because they didn't sound good enough they changed it into "I need u, girl". 2. Next one you should watch is 'on stage: Prologue' which shows us a bit more hints about the story. 3. And after that is 'Run' which you just watched as well and as you noticed it is similar to 'I Need U' because it continues the story. It is also telling us the general idea of that they are happy when together but suffer when alone. If you wanna continue with the BU, watch the 'Prologue' and let us know, we will let you know what is the correct order of watching things and recommend you next content. Also it is not necessary to know and understand the BU to enjoy their songs, MVs and the band in general. But you will most certainly miss out on some stuff that connect to the story and may just miss some hints, analogies, symbolics etc. And the last things is that the lyrics of the songs and what is happening in the MVs is not always cohesive and usually have only a bit of connection. MVs for the BU are telling the story separately from the songs. So you can perfectly enjoy the songs without understanding the MVs. However, for a complete understanding you have to know the BU. :) For example: you can interpret 'I Need U' as just a song about break-up/relationship problems/dealing with the struggles of youth and it's completely correct, BTS are always saying their songs have many interpretations. But you can also dive into the BU and interpret the song as that you need a friend (or another close person) to deal with your struggles and you cannot always deal with everything on your own. Enjoyed your reactions as always! Thanks. (though I got a bit annoyed you watched it in wrong order, lol) :)

Guys you gotta let him know which videos to watch in what order lol maybe you did and he just kinda did it however … seems like he does less of what people ask for and more what seems more interesting to him. It’s totally fine to not be into the whole BU and everything or wanting to dive deep into it anyway for sure. It’s def not a necessity but is a cool little piece of their artistry and what is so different about how they did things.. especially when it comes to such taboo topics in Korean culture. I always really wish people would react to “rise of bangtan” when they have questions about bts and how it started… the BU and how their music style changed… you can’t understand why bts is so far outside what is the norm in Korean popular media if you don’t understand the Korean music industry or Korean culture. The earliest songs are very specific and the way the albums are ere so structured to provide an outlet for those suffering in silence. The “rise of bangtan” docuseries really elaborates that the whole school concepts from the beginning … and the importance of the words and them being open with their own experiences in their music. All of the school stuff and mental health from this one hit hard especially when you have a better understanding of school in their culture.. and how damaging the societal expectations are for the youth there that lead to them choosing the only way out that they see. Korea has the HIGHEST suicide rate in the world for kids 10-19 years old…. And the major cause for them is the pressure put on them about school and lack of resources for mental health, addiction, abuse… and many other subjects that they’re expected to hide. Again.. the rise of bangtan will give him the actual info he is looking for… and asks for in every video but he just doesn’t really listen to these things and does what he feels like. It’s a bit frustrating to not have the context bc he’s forming so many wrong ideas bc of it. Bc he won’t learn the foundation of their culture and industry then he’s never going to really understand so much of what’s the core of bts

BU the most depressing rabbit hole you will ever fall down, and it hasn't even ended yet.

Omg... Epiphany piano bg is awesome

BU {BANGTAN UNIVERSE} IS ONE OF THE REASON WHY BANGTAN IS SUCCESSFUL BCUZ THEY ARE SO CREATIVE

Welcome to the Bangtan Universe! The BU started with I Need U and then follows with ON Stage Prologue and then Rn - you watched them in the wrong order. If you want to dive into this you can either try to follow and figure it out or ask for help! You started well though, without realising it. In this fictional story they are happy when together but alone they have issues. Ironically the song lyrics do not follow the storyline. RM changed I Meed You Friend to I need you girl in the lyrics because it sounded better. Let us know if you prefer help or to figure it out yourself and we can help with the order. Love the reaction 💜

RIP Chester 😢 you would probably like the Bangtan Universe.

these songs mean alot to me...love your reaction...these 2 music videos are part of the BU storyline..also in their new song yet to come music video they had some of references from these two songs...cant wait to see more from you 💜💜

The BU is confusing enough but even more since your are not doing it in the correct order.

I’m not going to get into it because I’m sure you’re going to have a lot of people telling what this is about. Great reaction as always, please don’t stop reacting to BTS 💜 ARMYS will love these reactions while BTS takes their break, well some what break although they are still going to put out solo albums and stuff like that. Can’t wait for the next one! Especially the MMA reactions 💜💜💜💜

hahahaha I enjoy these reactions plus the impact of I need You, this is the world of BTS

I'm already 1year+ into army but I still don't dare to touch/ explore the timeline of BU bcs it's so complicated and heart-wrenching. I know bits and pieces as ARMYs always discuss and theorize about the storyline but I don't want to jump into it yet 😂 but as someone who study literature these BU intrigued me the way they put out a storyline in music videos, webtoons, prologues and epilogues of their concerts and albums. It leaves impact on their arts and fans often theorize abt it. It's fun bcs the storyline are separate and its up to fans to connect the dots and make up theories where they see fit. The BU created this multiverse stories within their real identities. It's so fun seeing the way we connect stuffs even tho sometimes we overthink and exaggerate them 😂 like we connect everything even tho initially it meant nothing, we are so into it lol. I love how BTS MVS are always artistic and cinematic. It has symbolism and meaning. It connects to the BU but still makes sense with the mood of the song. BTS entire discography can be confusing for non army, bcs everything is related and tells a story. HYYH (the most beautiful moment in life) album has a deep meaning for bts and army, maybe bcs it encompasses the youth theme, tht contains raw, real, experiences and struggles of youth. The carefree and youthful vibe, but also real and dark.

Yet to come includes tons of references, but you need to watch the MVs in order to get the idea of the timeline.. oh the timeline welcome to the BU rabbit hole 😭😭😭😭😭 you in for a RIDE

These 2 videos are part of the fictitious Bangtan Universe (BU) storyline. I need You comes first followed by HYHH: Prologue and then Run followed by the rest. The story is told in MVs, Short films, webtoons, notes in their albums etc and is quite complicated involving time travel and different parallel universes. The story hasn't actually been finished. XCeleste has produced an explanation video which might interest you - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2-DEu3ZJtEU.html 💜💜💜

Actually these are both important visual parts of the BU (BTS Universe) !! The videos go in order of I Need U, then the HYYH on stage Prologue ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bt8648TNX1M.html ) which I highly recommend you watch if you're interested in the storyline ! (It also includes some other songs from this era like Butterfly), and then Run and then the Young Forever Epilogue. The BU content runs further than the HYYH era, but these are the music videos from this time. But BU content is kind of a deep rabbit hole to go down, so I understand if you don't react to these !

I've just thought about suggesting you to also react to the Shooting Sketch of each MV (there's one for every official MV) and the MV itself altogether since you are so enjoying their music and their MVs and lives. They are always so fun and its a good way to see their personalities and how chaotic they are :D

Please follow these MVs in order: I NEED U PROLOGUE RUN I NEED U JAPANESE VERSION RUN JAPANESE VERSION YOUNG FOREVER BTS WINGS SHORT FILMS: 1) BEGIN by Jungkook 2) LIE by Jimin 3) STIGMA by V 4) FIRST LOVE by Suga 5) REFLECTION by RM 6) MAMA by J-Hope 7) AWAKE by Jin This is the story line if you won’t going deeper

run is one of my favorite bts songs

You have entered the BU...Bangtan Universe... Good Luck!

"Who hasn't wanted to hit somebody in the head with a freaking glass bottle? Hmm?" 🤣😅

There are always shooting sketch videos showing the guys on set, normally goofing off and being funny. These are nice to watch with the videos.💜

Two more MVs marked with the BU~

Heya! As many have told you already, these are part of the BTS universe, or BU. It's a continuous story that spans mv's, a mobile game, a web toon and notes from the album. If you want to go down the rabbit hole pls do. I know some people suggested you watch the explanation video by xCeleste. If you're wanting to check out all the mv's in the storyline, I recommend saving the explanation for after you at least check out the mv's 1st. The story rly kinda needs at least the webtoon game to understand, but based on your reaction to these 2, you're really good at it, you've already picked up on some things, like the fact that when they're together it's good and apart they're bad so you already have a knack for deciphering things. I'd watch the explanation video after watching the mv's, because your theories so far are correct (except it's not a girl they're singing about is actually each other. , Hence you noticing the theme of togetherness vs apart) if you don't want to figure it out yourself then the explanation would be good to watch just so you'll understand future mv's. Be aware in the comments some people have a couple spoilers, so if you see this 1st and don't want spoilers, be careful reading the comments. Either way, just enjoy your BTS journey! We're here for it no matter what you choose. 💜 Borahae 💜

So exited🤩🤩🤩🤩

You should react to I need you girl live, acoustic version. Soooo good!!

Please react to the live stages for these too, they are hauntingly beautiful!! I Need U marked a significant change in their recognition in Korea. They actually started to win some awards and actual air time on shows.

Their acting is top notch.

That not his gf with new dude, but it's his alcoholic father abused his sister.

For 'Toxic Relationship' see FAKE LOVE. It's also part of the BU but the lyrics to all of the songs in the BU can interpreted on their own independent of the MV's.

Welcome to BTS universe 💜

Back from Vacation and see you have stumbled head first into the BU (Bangtan Universe) storyline! It’s fun - they are even making a series about it with actors and stuff. It’s all really confusing though and layers and layers of research and reading of literary masterpieces, psychology studies, Korean culture and myths/legends. It’s a fun thing they did to keep us entertained for years (and still going btw). Have fun down this other BTS BU rabbit hole!! 💜😈

Geez, your "gut feelings" are pretty good," which is why I really love watching your reactions. This song was the one that gave them their very first award (daesung) and began their rise. The one V stabbed was his abusive father who was hurting V's sister - their mother had long left them behind. This is all about mental health and runs alongside their BU storyline, which is really deep. Enjoy this, the world's deepest rabbithole. ~saphire~

Yes to the "House of Cards" reference, it is on the same album.

I love your bts journey oh you kinda getting into the BU uff thats a lot if u want to do it

BTS has a new song also called Run

There is Webtoon that helps put the pieces together on what is happening in the BU storyline.. All I can say is good luck and enjoy lol

Glad you liked songs and videos! Also even though it is not fully connected to the meaning of them, but i agree on Chester and Chris, it was shock and a lot of people and even close said they had no idea...like it was such a blow one, after another, i believe Chris was triggered by Chester death as far as i jeard

The two videos are so BTS BU content! Note that there's a THISISNEVERTHAT notion in BTS lyrics and videos (this sentence is in JK's Save Me video Tshirt) meaning that never is what it seems. That's the beauty of BTS work. Exemple : only 2 songs in their work are in fact directed to a girl. None of these 2 here reffers to a girl nor the other BTS songs. 😉😅💜

I need you is a special song for BTS , it was their First win , it was during the period they were going bankrupt ,if I need you and Run didn't go well , things would have gone bad.... ah also Run came after I need you i need you is also one of my favorites son ever.

These songs can be experienced for what their lyrics say at which point the mvs will feel confused and not quite aligned with the songs. Or the mvs can be viewed as elements to a long storyline which carries through videos across a number of years called the Bangtan Universe or BU. In the later case, which I think provides the most reward, I Need You would be an introduction the each of the characters, their situations, and a tease at a rather complex and dark story to come. Run would be a couple chapters later after Prologue, a short mv film tied to the song Butterfly which lyrically starts the process of laying out the dynamics of the story

JR - … “this is so deep”, Mv break: … JR - “Is ThAT a House of Cards Reference?” -Reeves Brain Melts 2022 🙌🏻🥰✌🏻

All MVs under the Bangtan Universe (BU) have a line under the video sayinv "BU content certified by Big Hit Entertainment". There is a particular order to them that builds the story, BUT most of us probably watched the videos at least somewhat out of order before we realized it was a thing. You don't have to watch them in order now, but I would suggest it in the future. There are playlists you can find that already have them in order. 😊

Conratulations... You've now entered the BU (Bangtan Universe) 😂. There's an order to watch these in to get the full story but even then you'll be confused by it all, loads of army still are. ✌

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Not you watching the two videos back to back but in reverse 😂💜

BTS te amo gracias

I thin I will need to complete reading the Save me webtoon in order to understand de BU.... there is so much information!!!!

"BU" Entering the Chat

The BU will leave you reeling. They put so much thought and looked so far ahead to do this. It goes paralleled with songs and MVs. But they go so beyond that by doing albums in series and linking them to literary works. Please watch Xceleste explaining the BU. It will open ur eyes to everything you will see regarding MVs and some songs. Key books are "Demian" by Herman Hesse (Wings Album) "Into the Magic Shop" by James D. (love yourself series) "Jung's Map of the Soul" by Murray Stein. Stein actually published a book about BTS "Map of the Soul 7" album and how they implemented Jung's Concepts. Those 3 books, (many more, but essentially those 3) encompass BTS' philosophy. I love your reactions! You're awesome!.

“What a fun music video,” he says. Oh, man. If only he knew. Hahahahahaha.

You watched the backwards 😅 see how here JHope takes the pills( I need you girl) , on Run, he is waking up in the hospital.

when it comes to BTS there's never such a thing as thinking too much about something's meaning

13:55 This is actually perfectly normal for a BTS song. A LOT of their music does this, they are really good at it. There is kind of a running joke about "depressing, but make it sexy". The sound of the song, the lyrics, the music video and the choreography all have a different feel to them.

Yes! Chester Bennington was amazing, saw Linkin Park in concert for my 21st birthday and I still brag about how wicked it was! It hit me hard when he died (and Robin williams too) because i've always been "the funny one" of my friend groups and everyone always says i'm so happy all the time but not many realize how hard my depression hits me and how often I hafta give every ounce of effort to get out of bed and be a good mom for my daughter. To say i'm constantly exhausted is an understatement, but I Need You is such a powerful song, lyrically and visually! I also feel like V was shanking a guy that was supposed to be their dad abusing his sister? Or something along those lines, not necessarily a new boyfriend haha.

This is a BU, it's a bit complicate but in the other impirtant things you need to know that Jin is a man who can travel in the time and the unique person who can save the other members. The most sad thing is that Jin can do it but he understand that is not possible, he try it but always come to the beggining

Haha welcome to the LEGENDARY Bangtan Universe. Deeper than Marvel. 🤭

S word is a big part of BU.. Hence the Love Yourself campaign. Or at least part of it

i love them all so much, V is my bias, ugh he kills me. i tear us when i watch V's part alot in i need you with his abusive dad, V is an actor in a k drama did you know that?