OKAY WHY IS THIS SO GOOD!? | The Rise Of Bangtan - Chapter 1 (FAN MADE DOCUMENTARY REACTION) 

I will be doing every episode in this series! It might take a second between each video but I will keep reacting to them! I’m gonna try to upload them on Saturdays if I can so stay tuned! So excited! 💜

"Fighting!" is like a term of encouragement or "good luck," or "do well". Something along those lines.

*Suga Appears smol* Caitlin: omg look at my baby uwu Suga: *immediately spits fire Caitlin: OMAHGAD 0_0

45:18 there is this one iconic log from 2013, jimin and jungkook are sitting, jimin says 'it's valentine’s day' then music starts playing with lyrics being 'i love bad bitches that's my fucking problem' jimin and jungkook just quietly smile and nod along

The auntie who fed the baby bangtan still celebrates each member's birthday :) fans visit her cafe on a regular, people say the food is good too ^_^

I'm genuinely so proud of BTS.

The person who compared this to training for sports made the perfect analogy for me. How much is too much when it comes to the expectations?

22:04 jungkook was actually even younger in international age, he was 15 in this video and 13 (a few months from being 14) when he started the trainee life

Still breaks my heart to see Hobi so sad nobody sent him a message way back in their debut time... I can't hold in the tears. Hobi we love you SO MUCH, you deserve all the love in the universe...

During their earliest years bangtan was actually considered the most synchronized group around (less so in recent years as they've started to concentrate more on expression and storytelling with their choreographies). They have always taken dancing incredibly serious

ARMY please make sure to head over to the docuseries' main channel and show some love to the original video! I'm so excited to watch these again with Caitlin while we wait for the next episode 💜

Jungkook literally preformed fire once looking really angry because he had an exam the next day😂

And Son Sungdeuk, the choreographer, is still with the boys, one of the og ones :)

23:39 actually one previous trainee told a story how rm had once taken at least some of the trainees aside and said how they should try supporting each other instead of trying to compete and undermine

I was looking for tae's log then I remembered that he's a hidden member 😺✋

I think it's also important to know that though JK says he's 16 in those 2013 logs, that's Korean age. If you count international age, he'd actually just turned 15 a few months earlier. He was so so young.

Me:...... Brain: dont do it! Me: "Inhales" Brain: NOoo Me: AYO HITMAN BANG INTRODUCES HIT IT THE 2ND AUDITION

Watching this now and knowing how far they've come makes me feel so emotional! BTS was a kpop cultural reset for me. I still listen to other groups and kpop artists, but they will always come second to BTS. They truly stand out and have something very special about them.

*Suga didn’t know the translation of the song LMAOOO. Also not just Suga a lot of times members were turning on some songs that sound cool but.. if they could know the lyrics. OMG MY BABIIIIEEESSS😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺🥺😂😍😍😍😍💜💜💜💜💜💜💜*

It was so nostalgic watching the guys logs. Those were what I discovered before they debuted that led me to being ARMY. I was so enthralled with their honesty, listening to their struggles even then. I had no idea they would be this huge, but I am so proud of where they are now and where they came from. I am proud to have been with them from the very beginning. They are so special, so unique.

I'm subscribed to this series & it's amazing. The ARMY making it is a professional editor. Quality is great and even after being ARMY for 3yrs, I'm discovering new things 💜

The fact tae wasn't in this video because he was a hidden member kinda hurts :|

Fighting is a way to say “good luck”, “you’ve got this”, “give it your all” that sort of stuff heheh If your friend is sad? “Fighting” You have a test tomorrow? “Fighting” You’re nervous to meet your crush? “Fighting” Heheh

16:04 Oh I love that auntie so much 🥺 They still support the boys to this day; posting for all their birthdays and achievements on Twitter.

Omyyyy you're literally the 2nd reactor that react to this series. Im gladdddd tht you reacted to it!!!!

I hadn't actually seen this doc yet. Was fun watching it with you Caitlin! Now I need to go check it out on the original channel too.

You’re really making my week Caitlin💜 Little note, Korea DOES view BTS as musicians. What the video said was that the concept of an idol was ORIGINALLY viewed as manufactured products, because it WAS. Idols were just entertainers for teenagers or nerds to consume, and they rarely made any of their own music. They were like manufactured products that would burn bright, but soon get forgotten. None of them really stood out since they were all just shaking their bodies and singing catchy but meaningless words that their company gave them. But of course, some idols broke those ‘rules’ and BTS is one of them. They are truly viewed as artists and the nation’s pride. Just wanted to make sure there was no misunderstanding because I’ve seen so many people say BTS is being mistreated in Korea, and that’s not true. Sure, they were looked down on when they first debuted, but really, every new group from small companies were treated that way. Thankfully, with BTS proving a group from a small company can be amazing too, I feel like the discrimination towards minors have decreased immensely. What I’m saying is, BTS is treated as royalty in Korea now. Of course, there are haters in Korea too, but that’s the same with everywhere else in the world. On another note, I would like to recommend you Sohyang (another Korean singer) once BTS week is over! She’s considered to be the best female vocalist at LEAST in Korea, and vocal coaches all over the world have praised her. I’ve seen your Dimash videos and how much you liked him, so I thought you might enjoy her performances too! Though all her stages are out of this world, my personal favorites are Holo Arirang, Mona Lisa, and Home. (P.s. I LOVE your song too!) Of course, you don’t have to film your reaction if you don’t want to, but I really wanted to recommend her to you! -love from South Korea💜

As a V bias watching this is so bittersweet. Knowing he was there working just as hard as the others yet watching as he is excluded from logs, interviews and not even mentioned by the others sucks.

Oooh I’m so glad you are getting into this. I’ve been watching this series since it started. More ARMYs need to watch it because it’s so professional and well done.

It's fantastic that you've found this series. It's amazing and deserves a bigger audience.

By the way, Korean middle school is 3 years and high school is 3 years so middle school includes what most American high schools have as freshman year.

Jin was only 21 in 2013 when BTS debuted, and the boys were training for years up until then. The older members were babies helping raise a baby when it came to Jungkook.

That scene where j-hope didn't get any messages still hurts my heart till this day 💔. I'm so so happy that now he gets all the love, support and appreciation he deserves. I love you Jung Hoseok 💜💜💜

Caitlin! I'm so happy you're getting into these. One of my favorite things is watching people learn about the true bts and appreciate not only their music but every aspect about them. They truly made me a better person. and you seem like such a genuine person I feel like I'm watching videos with a friend.

At 46:14 , you can see that V is missing from there. The reason why is because Tae was a hidden member for the group, and he didn’t get shown until the group debuted. Actually, I wanted to add on that you can see Tae not being in any of the diaries. His diaries didn’t get released until after debut.

I've already seen this video but I'm watching it again because it is with you. It feels nice going through it again like I'm watching it with a best friend and hearing your thoughts about it is very refreshing. I don't care how long the video is as long as we both enjoy the content. Let's keep going! :)

I don't know how I haven't seen this before, but loved watching it with you 😭

I love this so much--as new ARMY this is the first doc that really makes me understand what is was like from the beginning. They do SUCH a great job. 💜

I appreciate you watching this series, and going through the effort and learning more about BTS's history as well as how the K-Pop industry was when the debuted/how it is now. I see a lot of reactors just react to BTS's MVs and performances, but they fail to understand BTS's story and how difficult it was for them to get where they are, and how much discrimination they still face. A big part of their backstory has to do with the K-pop industry and how much control K-media has in helping groups gain success. Even now there are still media companies in Korea still try to downplay their success because they rose to the top without the help of mainstream media because they came from a small virtually unknown company (seriously, you should see some of the Korean news outlets talking about their Grammy nomination as if it isn't a big deal). And the western industry wants to paint them as this generic boyband and attempts to box them in under this label of "k-pop". And I have nothing against the label k-pop, but Western media likes to constantly talk about "the dark side of k-pop" and how none of the idols are actually artists, they're all manufactured and fake, etc. And they LOVE to write articles about it and use images/thumbnails of BTS, even though BTS never followed the original structure of the k-pop industry. They use BTS's popularity and notoriety to get clicks, and at the same time connect them to this BS narrative to non-fans that don't know any better. This docuseries has been fantastic so far. It's nice because it gives you all the info in one complete chronological narrative, rather than having to search out all the info and piece it together yourself.

Such a great documentary!!! I know I say this every time I get on here, but my mood is always brighter when I’m done watching your videos. Thank you for being so incredibly relatable, sweet, hilarious, and down to earth. Catch ya on the next video. 💜

YAY, this series is so good. Glad you're doing this!! Can't wait for the next episode. Thanksssss

such a good documentary omg i didnt even know it exists

I kept waiting for you to say, "Where's V?"😅

This documentary is so underrated..happy to see you react to it..can't wait to watch..and I really like your reaction and also your voice..😍😍💜💜

I have seen everything released so far and the editing continues to be excellent.

Thank you for reaching to this! I wouldn't have known this series of videos were around without you. I now have all 7 episodes on my watch list! To quote your angel, "you nice, keep going." 💜

It's my first time watching this video. I'm glad I'm watching it with you! Love you 💜❤💜❤💜❤💜

OMGGGGG i cant believe ure reacting to thissss AAAAAAHHHHHHH im ECSTATICCCC

Suga makes me grin and blush like a schoolgirl!☺

Yoooooo! I am one of the translator of this docu-series!

CAAAIITLINNNN you have nooooo idea how much excited i am to watch this docuseries with youuu 😭😭😭😭

I appreciate you so much, thank u for opening your heart to them😭😭 im so proud

I’ve been following this docu-series too and I love it! It really goes in depth and it’s super fun to watch!

Are you going to react to all the episodes? I hope so! It's one of the best BTS documentaries I've seen! It also really shows the early struggles RM had with the transition from hip hop to Idol and how that tied into his identity as person. Jimin was dropping facts about BTS members in that log. He had them pegged early on. 😂 J-Hope the Mom dancer.

I love this docu série, very well done ! I watch a new episode each week, it's my little pleasure of the week end Lol !

It really hits me hard knowing that back then . V was a secret member and didn’t get any screen time before their debut cause they where afraid other companies would steal him .😢😭 It’s sad cause he was always hidden until they had debuted. That’s why you never saw him in the entire video or the blog . He used to sit next to be garbage can🗑 cause they would be recording the boys . It’s must of had been hard for him to be left in the dark for a long time. But am glad now he can be free and not get aside

Thank you so much for making this week amazing! I am not sure what to say about this reaction, because there are so many things I want to point out which will come up in future episodes and I don't want to give you spoilers. What I can say is that I am really happy you are enjoying your journey discovering BTS and I am glad to be able to help you with it. Thank you for reacting to this series, it is incredibly made and I am sure the information will be really helpful. Take care of yourself and stay safe. Borahae 💜

- the song that you liked in the beginning, I THINK (correct me if I'm wrong) is We Are Bulletproof - the first one that came before We Are Bulletproof: Part 2 - it never got on an album, so not too many people are as familiar with it - I'd never seen this documentary before (and I'm liking it so far) - it's showing all the harsh parts of the kpop training process, and then contrasting it to the fact that BigHit and Bang-PD-nim did NOT do the harsh factory processes of the Big 3 entertainment companies, but they went with a more customized program for the boys - they were still harsh, in their own way - like you pointed out, you can't achieve this level of greatness without going through this - but they were more revolutionary with it (if the process was a pleasant and happy one, everyone would do it - this is why kpop idols are as amazing as they are - they are all survivors of some truly painful and difficult experiences - you can't just be world famous because you wake up one morning and think it'd be fun to do - it takes actual work and doing things you are going to be uncomfortable doing) - not sure if you noticed, but those early live streams and vlogs the boys put out, they never mention or show Taehyung - this is because, until right before they debuted, Tae was a "secret weapon" - he was there the entire time, training with them, they just didn't reveal him - fighting - since the "f" sound doesn't exist in Korean, you will also see it subtitled in English as "ppaiting" or "hwaiting", which is how it's spelled and pronounced in Korean - basically, it's an encouragement - like when in English, people say "you can do it!!!" - it's like wishing to give someone fighting strength/spirit

14:35 it's we are bulletproof pt.1 that rm and some other trainees made long before debut, they rearranged it a bit and wrote some new lyrics and also performed it with bangtan in 2015 i think

One thing, the things that are shown about kpop in the beginning are true, it was even more heavy in the earlier years, now it’s less but there is still mistreatment of bands by other companies. SM, the main reason of the convos, stereotypes the West has about kpop which was caused by them for ex. (manufactured people, slave contracts, forced plastic surgery, dating bans , extreme diets), they’re also one of the reasons BTS suffered a lot by many things, you would see in the continuing eps. i think. Even though BTS do count as kpop, at the same time, is not. Cause they were mocked by the industry for their everything. Their music, performances, their company being small and not having control over broadcasting stations like other big3. So i don’t want to definate them by just kpop. They’re more than that. People acting like they “like” them, and counting THEIR wins as a win for KPOP, for THEMSELVES, for their convenience when they please, as if their history isn’t filled with ridiculing, trying to bring them down for every little thing they did. Bang PD didn’t dictate them, they had to work hard, them and the company both, with filming from morning to the night with their managers, staff, letting them put their own thoughts, lyrics, contributiıns to their music etc. BigHit is the best company for us, they aren’t perfect but still good. They aren’t like other companies, they treat their artist generally right. So when someone comes and tries to mass eveything from the other kpop companies wrong doings, the things caused by their fandoms, attacks, hatred, ridiculousness onto BTS but then come around and say “it’s a win for kpop, a big step for kpop” with their chest, they should know they won’t be getting away with it. YES, BTS is KPOP, YES, they PAVED many ways, brought MORE attention to KPOP but THAT’S NOT what they’re limite to, so stop with the convos like that. They were alienated by both their own society, industry bc of their style, success and also by the western part, the bad talk, ridiculing, going all to them as a target. Easy right, haa, a group of people to hate on, without knowing enough/anything, conveniently, by your own will. U can see the most talked sh*t about and most loved are them. I think that’s one of the reasons people hate, get mad at ARMY, cause there are people who actually like them, are willing to protect, defend them from the bad as much as they can, while most of us are good, welcoming people, they find it convenient to even throw their own mistakes to us, mentioning our name, talking about us in whatever conversation. They are jealous that there are people who love them and are willing to be there for them while there aren’t people like that for theirself. This is what we call people who do that (haters), “showing, projecting their own self-hatred, insecurities to them”. But their number 1 hater is what they see when they look in the mirror. Ok this was a rant, sorry for writing too long. Thanks for the reaction, please also check out “the mistreatment of BTS”, it’s the newest one, it will pop up when you search it on youtube. It’s an important one. Btw. sorry if i came off as rude, that wasn’t my intention.

i loved this, i haven't seen the documentary yet so we're watching it together. i'm insanely proud of the boys :(

Fighting means kinda like “let´s do well, cheer up, let´s to our best, good luck.......”

your video editing is very good, and i like your thumbnail too. omg caitlin thankyou for your genuine reaction to our boys. welcome to bts world, i hope you're become army and join with our fandom☺️, please stay healthy happy and safe. borahae💜

"Fighting" is a term for encouragement...like: ➡ You got this!! ➡ Good luck!! ➡ Break a leg!! (Idiom) 😂 ➡ You can do it!! ➡ You go girl/boy!! ➡ Let's go team!! ➡ Whoo hoo!! ➡ Wish you the best!! ➡ Wish you the best of luck!! It's a very endearing term with a burst of positive energy on top.

I already watched all of these docs, but seeing them with you is like watching with a friend, big pleasure, thanks Caitlin 😘

I couldn't be more proud of BTS! They've come so far and haven't given up when times are tough. Love them and all their hard work.

just wanted to say that I love your longer videos tbh, it's like I get to sit down and just chill with you for a little while haha :)

I think indeed lyrics is BTS' strong point

Really enjoyed watching this 'with' you. Thanks for including all the deleted/bonus clips all in one video too. Would love to see this same reaction format for all the "Rise of Bangtan" episodes (no pressure, hehe). : )

Omg, thank u for reacting to this, I've been waiting for reaction channels to react to this documentary 😍💜 ur awesome 💜

Loved this video!! Thank you for sharing it with us. Beautifully done.💜

Yesss.... literally watching this with you for the first time. 💜💜💜

Watching this series. As a new army here myself, I think your comments are brilliant and just watching it by myself would not be as interesting as w u

im so so excited for your reaction to this series!! its a great way for you to really get to know the boys better!

this is my first time seeing this documentary and its so good! thanks for sharing it with us and reacting to it with us Caitlin, im excited to see more 💜💜

You have no idea how much I’m enjoying reliving my own joining ARMY experience by watching you go through yours. I honestly get this pure serotonin rush seeing baby ARMYs being born. You’re doing just great Sweetie! 😹. Hey Caitlin, you nice, keep going. #FIGHTING #BORAHAE

It's really hard for me to smile the whole video. They worked so hard since the beginning but what hurts me the most is that group log. They're only six there, the same feeling when i watched the Bon Voyage season 3

Oh wow! You did the series!!! I love you so much 💜

Omg yayyy I'm so happy you're watching this!! The whole series is just AMAZING you're gonna love it

I can't wait for chapter 2 so we can finally see Tae's parts, hopefully. Watching this video with him barely being shown and not being in the group logs made me as sad as when we recently had to watch performances without Suga. 😢 I know why he wasn't in this one much and it's a part of their story so I will wait patiently for the next Episode! I'm not sure if anyone else put this in the comments yet, I haven't read them all, but Seo Taiji actually passed down the torch to BTS a few years back and they did a concert with Seo Taiji. If you come across the concert videos with Seo Taiji and BTS together it was really something. The song Come Back Home was also remade by BTS but originally a Seo Taiji and Boys song. He specifically wanted BTS to remake it. There was also a KBS song festival performance where BTS performed Classroom Idea by Seo Taiji and it was amazing. Here is the link to the performance, only click it if you don't plan on reacting to it! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YvjJwk1YrUI.html

I am soooooo happy you are reaching to this it is a great documentary series. "Fighting"

thankyou this is a great ongoing series hope you'll do more of this series

Omg idk but i just like your videos so much! Thanks for reacting, I really live your reactions and your appreciation to the guys, thanks a lot!

Finally a reactor I follow is watching this series. It is so F’ing good!

I watched it for the first time with you here! Great documentary. I’ve seen most of the sources they pulled it from but it’s edited in a very nice tightly packed package!

Funny thing is that jhope and jimin performed at seo taiji and boys’ 25th anniversary performance

I'm so glad you were able to start watching this, the whole series is chock full of a lot of valuable information. Can't wait for the next episode!

I love this series. A little side note that you might not notice in the clip, when Jimin and Jungkook are doing that Valentine's Day log in 2013, the music in the background is A$AP Rocky's F**king Problems. I never fail to completely lose it when Jimin says, "Today was Valentine's Day," and in the background it's, "I love bad b*tches that's my f**king problem." LMAO

I think people don't know that the ARMY behind this series is a professional editor, the last project the person worked on was the last Batman movie ☺️

Kook was 15 in Korean age when he was signed into BTS. In Korea they calculate age differently. You should Google it. It’s very interesting. He was actually only 13-14 International age. (The age he would have been considered to be in North America.)

Hello! :) Thank you for this reaction! I'm a new ARMY as well and, for some reason, I love being educated on BTS through reaction videos, lol. I'm curious - are you planning on reacting to the rest of the chapters of this documentary? Anyway, I hope you'll have a great weekend

I never watched this video before, thank you so much for reacting to this

Wow, I didn't know this was such a good quality! This is so cool!

I am telling you ARMY is some of the best people! ❤️

I adore this documentary. The quality is just top notch! As others have said, I too am sad we don't have logs of Tae with the members from that time. I understand why, but it's just such a shame.

I honestly felt sad when ur reaction ended 😂 I've watched the docu already but watching it with u was fun, I cant wait for the next episodes 🥺💜

Blue lavender is correct, thank you for this week. No but really the year BTS debuted (2013) 36 boy groups and 31 girl groups that's 163 boys and 121 girls debuted. Most of these groups were put together by a company chose them from a hand full of auditions done by only a few agencies a year. Their music is produced for them and their look is directed by a skilled staff of artist in the field of cosmetics and fashion. Then they choreograph the songs and it is entertainment. But the entertainment agencies (the alphabet companies of Korea MBC, JCP ...) see these groups as manufactured products that they can put into slots like domino pieces. Of the 67 groups that debuted in 2013 BTS is the sole survivor to make it to 2020. In fact in kpop most groups do not last their 7th year because of clashing personalities, slave contracts, members leaving or even dying, and members marrying (which to kpop is a fate worse than death.)

hi!...i'm watching ur reaction,although i'm already watched some of them earlyer.... but i much like&love ur reaction to them,i enjoying watching U...love it,thanks for ur time to our BTS throwback....

So lovely to watch this with you... 💜

It is so sad when V was not allowed to be seen on any BTS vlogs before debut because he is the surprise member. He said he was always there away from the cameras sometimes beside the trash 😢