RAPPER REACTS!! BTS "FAKE LOVE" THE LYRICS HURT!! 

This the first video of kpop week fam!! Also, i said toward the end that their dancing was discombobulated lol i meant they are not all doing the same move..so its intentionally not uniform lol

*BTS is a bit different from other kpop groups they write and produce their own songs, they are credited for 200+ Songs,they put out free music on Spotify, and came from a small bankrupt company (which is very hard to even make it , when kpop groups from the big3 companies usually only make it big) , the lyrics they write focus alot on Mental health, telling their story, life itself , injustices, and songs that seem like a love song but it's actually words toward the army , I recommend watching BTS Love Myself and Magic shop live with lyrics!*

The snickers bars weren’t product placement btw, they were a reference to an ongoing storyline in BTS music videos, just like the piano and the fire/water elements in the video

I'm starting to love BTS a lot now.

"...with the BTS videos that I've watched I feel like everything means something...." You have NO IDEA just how accurate this statement is for a large amount of BTS videos. They have an alternate universe storyline (BtsUniverse) that runs through the MVs for most of their title tracks dating back to "I Need U 19+ version" including both Korean and Japanese language versions. The BU extends out beyond the MVs to include short films, concert trailers, The Notes books, a Webtoon (Save Me), a temporary blog and Twitter account based on the Smeraldo flower (an Italian story whose theme runs through the Love Yourself trilogy), and even a video game. Every art piece, flower, color, and even words can be analyzed and mean something. For example, in Fake Love the giant sculpture they are dancing in front of is an interpretation of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. The flower, the fire, the water, the snickers bars and carnival props all mean something in the context of the BU. The words Save Me seen in the MV are written as an ambigram that when turned upside down reads I'm Fine. Many MVs starting with Blood Sweat and Tears, even including MVs that are not part of the BU, directly reference and use philosophy from great works of literature: Demian by Herman Hesse, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Into the Magic Shop by James Doty, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omela's by Ursula K Leguin, Jung's Map of the Soul by Murray Stein, the Italian story La Città di Smeraldo, and the book inspired by the Smeraldo legend, La Città di Smeraldo di Oz by L Frank Baum. There are a few videos and songs that are just for fun but most get very philosophical & very deep, often making a statement about societal issues, many while telling an amazing story of love, friendship, and tragedy. When you're ready for it ARMY will be here to join you for the ride.💜

Gangnam Style is actually a commentary on how capitalist the youth South Korea now have become 👀 Gangnam is a wealthy district in South Korea where you can find all the branded and expensive stuff, so when you say you come from Gangnam, people usually think you're wealthy and all that good stuff. So Psy was actually commenting on how shallow people have become, valuing material possessions and social status over the more important stuff. Psy has a lot of songs that are social commentaries and parodies, I believe. Just thought I'd throw that random info in here lol Also, thank you for reacting to the boys! Looking forward to more BTS reactions from you! Edit: This MV is actually LOADED with symbolism and is tied to the Bangtan Universe (BU) story line that ties most of their music videos together. Nothing was randomly selected, every single frame has a meaning. I wish I were exaggerating, but our ARMY theorists would beg to differ. Another edit: Your girl has taste lmaoo and I'm glad she's pulling you into the hole. Just to caution you a bit, though. Labeling BTS as KPOP is a touchy subject for a lot of ARMYs mainly because a lot of hardcore kpop fandoms and BTS antis have disowned us and want nothing to do with BTS and ARMYs (okay, that's just one of the reasons). So just to y'know help you take in the barrage of comments that I know are gonna come, try not to put BTS and kpop in one sentence in the future 😅 bear with us and our being overprotective of the boys. They've been through so much :') they still are going through a lot of unnecessary hate and xenophobia. That's why a lot of ARMYs get so defensive.

regarding the interlude with the hourglass, there's actually a whole Bangtan Universe storyline that this video makes references to. the flower, the sand, the phones, the room jungkook goes into, they're all related to the storyline that runs throughout most of their videos. you'll see lots of references to it. it's a very complex storyline, as well. the lyrics to this song hit so hard, this is my all-time favorite bts song. you're actually the first reactor i've seen who noticed right away that it's about fake love for yourself. you try so hard to be the person everyone and the world wants you to be, this persona, and you try to love that version, but you ultimately forget who you really are and lose everything in the process. i also recommend "outro:tear" with the doolset lyrics (not fanmade youtube ones) to really get the meaning of the song, and interlude:shadow

Yeah, BTS’s choreography for their Korean tracks are a lot more intense and clean because they perform them a lot more than their English tracks. So their English tracks such as dynamite and butter have much more relaxed choreography (tho it’s still hard cuz I know I definitely can’t dance like that 😂) but the more you react to their Korean songs their choreography will become far more complex.

you should listen to their rap stuff. eg. outro:tear, cypher 1-4, agust d, ddaeng, ddaechwita, and much more!

This is one of the saddest BTS songs.. THE SADDEST song by them in my opinion is BLUE & GREY (MTVs unplugged live)

BTS lyricism and symbolism are on another level. 💜💜💜 By the way, Fake Love is their FIFTH MV to reach 1B views.

"Four star general in ARMY" - I love her already! 😂👍 - Mic Drop and Heartbeat have some great transitions whereas Save Me is one continuos take. They select them very carefully, like - *nothing* is ever a coincidence with BTS. 😏 And for great camera angling, ON Kinetic Manifesto is a masterpiece. - You should watch their performance of Permission To Dance at the UN yesterday. (And their speech 💜) 👏👏👏

BLACK SWAN next ma boy!! Won’t be disappointed Fr . Lyrics are immaculate

Also, lol, if you reaaallllyy want to understand why your girlfriend is a big BTS fan it also helps getting to know about who they are, as people. Their personalities and characters play a huge part, but, of course, their music and artistry are enough to turn anyone into a fan.

Fun fact: BTS is one of the only K-Pop bands that films in 60 fps for cinematographic beauty.

In South Korea they are so much into philosophy... And BTS expecially put it in their songs, or concepts for videos or albums... Map of the soul 7, it's an album based on a psichilogical concept... So dope. I am sure you would LOVE their Rap songs... So many Bars, flows, wordplays... Can't wait 😎💜

I have a list of suggestions that you should check out. 1. ON kinetic manifesto film: come prima 2. Mic Drop 3. Blood, sweat and tears (you may not understand all of it since it's related to their storyline that runs through MVs but it's worth watching for the MV) These are some of their MVs that made me a fan. You should give them a try! If you're interested in rap, outro:tear or ddaeng should be a good choice. Also the cyphers.

BTW absolutely NO CGI used in this particular video. The whole thing was built out. 🤯

Namjoon is one of the greatest lyrists of his generation. So meaningful, poetic and play on words. Absolutely amazing! And yes! Everything has a meaning in BTS MVs 😆

Bts is not like other kpop group, they have many genre of music, they all involved in there music, writing the lyrics, melody, producer and composer.. there korean song have all deep meaning and bts are lyricism of there music.. You are one of the reactors who instantly get the points of song" love herself" there persona.. because bts said in there self they have more than one personality. As a idol and the real one.. and fake love song is refers to the bts storyline (BU) every songs have sense of connection.. like the word in wall SAVE ME and if you read downward it read IM FINE..two bts songs..

This video is visually pleasing and as a stand alone it's very random with all the sets, but it's actually a piece of a puzzle that fits into a larger story line. The Bangtan Universe is a fictional journey that needs more attention, I feel that enough people don't talk about it anymore. Ask your girlfriend what she knows about it.

BTS music videos always more meaningful n well thoughout. I noticed that many new kpop mv recently always have random scenes with pretty shots just for getting views. They usually just make videos as long as its get high views. The songs sometimes are bad but its got saved by mv. But its not case with BTS. While its still entertaining to watch, BTS put alot more storytelling in their music video to convey message of their lyrics. Sometimes they use choreos to convey the meaning. Like this one fake love, if you notice n watch the actual performance, they dance like a puppet. Their choreos feel like a storyline. This is one example why BTS the one so popular n still very popular n widely loved.

5 years ago BTS 💜 changed my life. Got me through tests and exams 💯💜the love I have for them does not stop here🔥💜🇯🇲

When he said „I wish I could pull this shirt of“ I understoof „I wish I could put his shirt of“ and was SOOO shocked😂 I mean I can completely understand the wish to undress Jimin, but this was so random😂😂

You've been promising K-Pop week for awhile now. So extremely happy you're finally giving it a proper chance!! We prob have to thank the Girlfriend for that!!! 🤣👏👏👏💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

This was on my recommendations and here I am loving this channel. But FYI on 11:52 where Taehyung was standing in front of the mirror it says “save me” but when you flip the screen it says “I’m fine” which I thought was so cool. 😀

I really like how you paid attention to the lyrics. Most the people miss the depth and brilliance of the lyrics of bts songs and focus on the colours and dancing.

Their LIVE performance for this. They are like marionettes.... CRAZY!

Jin is a time traveler in their story line and that’s what the hour glass is and he was trying to protect the flower in it but it blew anyway. The flower and even the sneaker has meaning

I love BTS. So much meaning. Thank you for this reaction. 💜

I actually watch a lot of ur other videos on other artists, and I always loved how u pay attention and u actually know rap, and can breakdown lyrics. But I just subscribed now. Also about the snickers bars, it's actually a very sad story that is in BTS' storyline which runs through the MVs. It's a very complex storyline so it will take a while to explain but I just wanted u to know it's not a random scene just put in there. Waiting for more reactions💜😊

I 100% agree with his sentiment of how Gangnam Style kinda obscured and shaped most of the western world’s idea of kpop, great way to explain it

“I grew a flower that can’t be bloomed in a dream that can’t come true” and you can see in the first 3 seconds of the video that flower, then you see that flower die in the middle of the video were is the sand and there you see the flower’s ashes fly away in the shadow. You can’t grew a flower on sand. I think that’s the meanning

GOSH I HOPE YOU DO DAECHWITA 😩 i promise you won’t regret it

I am so glad that your started reacting to k-pop. BTS, Stray Kids, TXT, Enhyphen & Atez are all amazing.

Great reaction. You will be pleasantly surprised at how quickly you will become a fan. The problem in the U.S. is we think we have all the answers and stop listening to others. These young men are amazingly talented, hard working, caring and humble.

I always watched your reactions to NF and I really liked them, can't believe your going to react to my favorite artist. As an Army thank you!!! Funny when worlds collide

I always watch your reactions and lyric breakdowns on eminem's songs. i am so happy that you are giving chance on listening and knowing the lyrics of BTS' songs. they are all incredible writers and music producers. thank u for this!

You know what's crazy? The fact that the fire, water, falling floor and everything was real And you're right, everything means something when it comes to BTS music videos and if you really want to know what it all means then you'll have to check out the videos for the storyline because otherwise you might just be hella confused and also try watching the bts videos in order

The 'Save me' on the wall if you flip it upside down it says 'I'm fine'

Yes thank god! So exciting to see all your react of kpop world ! And especially Black Swan because it’s my favorite song by BTS !

You will not be disappointed by your deep dive into BTS. And yes, I have come to like other kpop groups but BTS is my first k-pop love and I am die-hard ARMY. If you are going to go down this path you will start to find that BTS's lyrics are very deep touching on important and real life issues. Also, they write/produce/direct most of their own stuff (there may be a few exceptions but not many). You also mentioned things in the music videos having meaning and BTS are the masters of this. EVERYTHING is so carefully done that every detail was chosen for a specific purpose. Many items you see have significance, the scenes in the MVs have a storyline that flows through their MVs and tell a larger story. Besides their music being "fire" they are the most humble and genuine guys you could ask for and are so devoted to the ARMY that they make sure that there is an actual 2way relationship between themselves and ARMY. They communicate live with fans on the regular, they broadcast other content to stay connected and are quick to never take credit for their own, well deserved, accomplishments....they ALWAYS give the credit to the ARMY for getting them there. They understand that they can't do well (ie. streaming numbers/sales/awards etc) without fans and their fans are so devoted to them that they are the reason for their HUGE success....obviously that and the fact that they are freaking amazing. But I just say that to say they are just as sweet and humble as they are musical genius.

Yes you're finally reacting to their korean songs!! Now you'll be able to see more of their actual lyricism i'm happy. Btw the b-sides are usually much deeper than the singles (i think you'd love outro:tear, especially live, or blue&grey) Ngl i was kinda annoyed last time when you said you wanted more depth but didn't want to rect to non english songs, but now i'm happy again :p

Yesss!! Everythings in BTS means something! I like your reaction!

Every single thing in this video is interconnected if you know the universe story. Through all of bts videos they have an ongoing storyline. Just for a first view it seems like it’s just a creative MV but in reality it’s literally so deep with so many Easter eggs.

Subscribed to see you understand the pull and love that we have for BTS

Once you get into it you will be amazed that there's just so much more to it. I still like that you were honest. Thanks for your reaction

I am so glad that you finally got to see more BTS and you pretty much got what Fake Love means. Thanks for appreciating them more. PS. Yes…. People became Army for reasons 💜

I already like your intro. It's akways amazing to see someone outside of KPop to break through the stigma around it and taking a closer look. Thank you for trying it out!

The translations are pretty accurate since Bts's company themselves add them

Super talented really enjoyed your reaction thanku so much love and God bless x

The snickers in the MV has meaning and it's part of the so-called BTS Universe or the BU.

9:59 are those butterflies? Is this love? Ohmygod the anime butterfly meme come to life 😂💜

I love your video even though its only my first! And I'm so glad that you're falling into the BTS rabbit hole

Been waiting for this. First found you when you first reacted to BTS. 💖

This was super fun to watch! I'm happy to hear you've reacted to Stray Kids too, I'm searching that right after this video. :D

Subbing to catch all your BTS reactions. I love seeing someone who isn't very familiar with their work dive into their world. Trust me when I say, ARMY will be here with you for it all. 💜

Omg, your reaction is something. I love it when people are focusing on lyrics visual and choreo. Nice! Already subscribed.

Why didn't I discover this channel earlier? It's amazing.

Ok Ernest! I’m giving it a shot because it’s you and I’ll always support the channel ! Here goes!!!

Fake Love's lyrics are so good. In fact, I think that a lot of BTS' songs have such good lyrics. It's seriously no joke. I enjoy spending time analysing them and getting inspired.

i loooooove your channel and i loooove bts so, this is just perfect for me

Jimin dancing is always fire. Melts my heart. OMG you're doing Black Swan next? Hold on to something. If you thought this was incredible, Black Swan will blow you away. Jimin is spectacular in that mv. He's obviously my bias.

React to their MMA 2019 liver performance. It's like a full concert and amazing!

Loved this so much! So much art and poetry and lyricism 🥰 I’m not sure if you’ve watched Spring day already, but that is gorgeous and meaningful too

thank you for reacting to BTS i was waiting for it, yes they are different none like them… the more you watch the more will like their music :)

In regards to the sand in the hourglass, at the very beginning of the video, it was a flower in the light glass. However, when the explosions happened, the flower turned to sand, aka a literal interpretation of "I grew a flower that won't bloom in a dream that can't come true"

ahhh~ one of my fave songs by BTS

It's a song everyone can relate to. Once you've realized you've experienced a fake love this, it takes a person into the next realm of love, life, and relationships.

Hello, an BTS Army here.... I'm so happy you considered BTS mv to react... 💜💜💜

dude, i love your reactions cause you actually pay attention to the lyrics lol most people who react to kpop don't do that like it's rare and they get lost etc. but yeahhhh good reaction 😭💜

BTS are different. In their songs they talk about every emotions, depression, axiety, love, love for yourself, love for the armys. They help us overcome problems, believe in our dreams and in ourselves. That’s the reason why we love them so much 💜

yeay..finally..real BTS.. I'm glad I stay... send love to ur girl.. ARMY💜

I suggest you look at the lyrics for outro: tear by BTS!

There's "SAVE ME" written on the wall at 4:51 on the music video, turn it upside down and see what you got.

The sand and the glass are in reference to trying to grow a flower in a dream that can never come true line.

yess i’m so happy you’re reacting to kpop

Not only are BTS fkn AMAZINGLY talented, the hardest workers, nicest people...but, their whole production team-from concept, cinematography, direction is fantastic! Their MV are practically movies, and their award show performances are nothing less than spectacular! Try MMA 2019, the rap line's and other solos work, all of it! Enjoy the black-hole of BTS! 💜

Their music videos for the most part all connect to create a storyline called the BU. I recommend if you want to go down this road to be able to recognize each member first then proceed in order.

Yes, finallyyyy! I‘ve been waiting for this 😁 I hope you react to their MVs “Mic Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)“ and “On kinetic manifesto film“.

It's funny you mentioned about transitions. My husband who knows nothing about kpop except for what he learned from documentaries stumbled upon several kpop groups' MV. He didn't last even 30 secs as he got dizzy with too much transitions. He said that he's not absorb the scene yet but it already moved to the next one which really put him off. Then to my surprise he suddenly praised BTS (he used to be an anti), "unlike BTS MVs where they focus well on certain subjects that it makes you feel engaged to both music and video."

I'd like to point out that the "Save Me" near the end of the music video is a fun little easter egg. If you read it upside down, it reads "I'm Fine." Those two phrases are also the names of two BTS songs. And they're directly related to each other since "I'm Fine" starts out with the same sound that "Save Me" does.

Im glad your starting to see what they are all about.

Thank you for your reaction to this! I think the idea of fake love can have multiple interpretations from their lyrics. One of them is the idea that the fake love is for yourself. Because you keep telling yourself that you like who you are but in fact you don't love the person you have become anymore. But I think it also talks about the love that becomes fake when you loose yourself for the other person. Can it really be called love when it becomes that? Also, the choreography is inspired by the idea of puppets on a string. Some of their lives performances accentuate the concept and it is mesmerizing to see how they move like they're puppets on a string.

Fake Love is part of the BU - Bangtan Universe. We come for the music and stay for the message. Fun Fact - BTS writes their own music and they produce as well, since the beginning of their journey in 2013. When they first debuted, they were a Hip Hop Idol group. and RM and SUGA were in the underground Korean rap/hip hop scene before becoming trainees and signing with their label. I am including here a medley of 7 songs (Mostly B Side fan favorites) in a 10 minute video that BTS dropped for their fanbase (ARMY) during the 8 year anniversary celebration of their debut (6/12/2013). The video should give you a good picture of their diversity and range of music over the years from debut to 2020: *(Includes fan edited English subtitles)* BTS ROOM LIVE #2021BTSFESTA - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--J-IM2hLBUc.html

Im AN BTS ARMY IM HERE BCOZ OF BTS..thank you for ur nice reaction to bts i love it 💜💜💜

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FUCKIN EXCITED I AM THAT YOU'RE CHECKING OUT MORE BTS!!!! no, listen. i subscribed to your channel to learn more about rap lyrics breakdown. i binged on your NF and EMINEM reactions... idk circa 2019? and i swear i hoped you'd check out bts - for their lyricism and visuals. when i woke up this morning, my mom said, "hey do you know this reactor? third ernest? he did fake love. he's good!." and i was like, "the hell!!! he did fl?!!! mom, i love ernest! i know he's good!! he's an intellectual! katch (my brother) and i talk about him and his reviews!" real story, man. i'm a hardcore rock and indie fan. truth be told, hip hop was a genre i took interest in because of bts, especially due to the bts rapline (they have solo works - rm, suga aka agust d, j-hope). i'm oftentimes very lyrical. however, for bts, you've been reacting to their songs catering to the general public (which isn't a bad thing) but just knowing what gets you excited, i have been waiting for those songs (bts has a very diverse genre and lyricism, istg) that dive way deeper. they deserve in-depth analysis. with that said, fake love is part of the bts fictional (mv) storyline running all the way back to 2015. their choreo will never be given justice in mv's because they try to tell a story in the mvs - as much as their choreo. they never do generic shit. fl choreo is meant to be "convoluted" since it's an era of confusion and despair. dance practices and live performances are an experience on their own. i love your take on it - feels like inception, feels like the sand of time, fake love to another and to one's self... yeah. ;) yeah. it's both - you can't truly love if you lose yourself in the process. even their albums is a storyline in itself. fake love is the title track for the album love yourself tear - the dark side of love. damn. i love this album. the one prior is revolving around the theme of the beauty, the rainbows and butterflies of love. this one (tear with fl as title track) is the darker tone of love. the last one would be love yourself answer and i'm not going to spoil. thank you, man! and hi to your gf, a fellow army. 💜 i tell you, bts is unique. they went beyond kpop.

The Snickers bars are a reference to a fake love which J Hope's character has been obsessing with inside an ongoing fictional storyline called the BTS Universe which connects different videos and songs as well as other media such as web toons, concept books, images and more. It actually was not done as an advertisement though certainly it by default has the effect of product placement in some people's minds. But those familiar with the BU will see it as a storyline placement which has real meaning as opposed to a member simply lying in a pile of Snickers.

you instantly got the meaning of the song. it's love toward self. since you don't recognize yourself, and you don't love yourself, the love that you have for your partner is becoming fake as well. BTS has said that you have to love yourself first before you can love others. This song is in the album Love Yourself:Tear, which is part of their trilogy Love Yourself albums.

the snickers are related to the whole complex bts universe of their connected music videos, there's an actual lore story with bts. Btw lyricism and artistic value exist in kpop but i don't think it's that common in kpop as it's really not the standard kpop, bts is the biggest group for a reason and them being one of the first kpop groups to have so much great lyricism and purpose behind their art is one of the many factors of their success, and it's also why the gap between them and kpop is so huge. It's also why they have more opportunities beyond the musical aspect in the industry, as thanks to this they build up a huge influence around the world, and just today they were invited by the korean president to travel to NYC to deliver a speech at the united nations in front of 100 world leaders, and they also performed their latest song inside and outside the UN general assembly itself. The korean president called them the best artists of our time, korea's pride and gifted them diplomatic passports. This is all thanks to their enormous influence all around the world, that partially comes from the general lyricism of their albums. I think if bts was a typical kpop group with average lyrics but catchy tunes they wouldn't be where they are right now, not even a bit close. They HAVE to be special since it's an industry that privileges idols from certain record labels/entertainement companies, and a lot of money and weath. a privilege that bts didn't have before becoming big, so they had to be different from the rest in order to not disband and flop after 2 months of debut in 2013.

Glad that you noticed how talented BTS when it comes to lyricism. That's what makes them different from others coz they do their own songs and the lyrics is mind blowing. They can also do all types of music genre, and did I say that their dancing skills are amazing.

That snickers was not a sponsor thing or ..it has a sad story from an older video ...well all that belongs to the BU (bts universe): a story runs through their music videos and short films in many years ,started in 2015

So cool to see you diving into BTS. I guarentee they aint anything like you expect lol. Everything has purpose and to the best of their ability.. layers upon layers and always a relatable message in their music and how they present themselves. You watch these guys and realise there has never been anything like them before... they are a one time deal. In all honesty the world needs these 7 precious souls 💜

Nothing is random...perfect example are the Snicker bars. It's related to one of their character's childhood trauma...being abandoned & left alone as a child...it's part of their fictional storyline: BU / Bangtan Universe...another layer to BTS. 💜

I really like your reaction, hoping to see more reactions from BTS and if you can give your perspective about BTS story line through their music videos. 💜

It's a story and a movie in it's self ✨

My 1st time watching your BTS reaction and I loved it 🥰

Since you like choreo, you can check their dance practices to the songs you already checked. They are just videos of their dance to the song in the dance studio. In the MV you do not get to see the whole dance, those videos are very good

"Wish I could pull that shirt off" Ernest-2021

Permission to dance is exactly the type of song they do. It has a very important message. With butter, they r flexing. I love my flexing kings. #whenbtsflex is a vid by army. Its not just as poetic as many of their korean songs. The west has its own idioms. Using American ones or some British pop culture without going in too deep that others can't understand takes skill. (Came from your mic drop reaction)