REACTING TO BTS HARDSHIPS (2013 - 2021) 

Let's be real, War of Hormones wasn't misogynistic. It was just an honest song about what guys in that age range go through. They were straight up saying that they struggle with their hormones when they see a pretty girl, and guess what? That's just being honest. The title itself gives a clear idea to how they see it. A war. An internal conflict. And it's true to what guys in their late teens and early 20s go through. Bangtan has always been about talking about their experiences and being a voice of people their age. The entire album, Dark & Wild, was really just about the turmoils of young adulthood. In the title of the album too, you can already tell what the sentiment was going to be. The first 3 albums spoke about school and issues of teens. And then from there, the darker days of coming to terms with adulthood. And then the HYYH series. Everything was thematic with stories they wanted to tell as they go through life. Antis and fans of other groups were just grasping at straws to find something to shit on and unfortunately the media picked up on it and then some ARMY took it as truth and they themselves started talking as if the song was offensive. It isn't. We need to stop spreading this story as if BTS were misogynistic boys who needed to learn a lesson. Yes, Namjoon has learned a lot from the experience and has gone out of his way to speak to experts in women's studies, but I'm sure that whole ordeal also caused him unnecessary pain.

I feel like the reason the Hamburger incident gets to so many people is because it was the same type of petty elementary school bullying that everyone has gone through at some point, and the age difference between him and everyone else just made it hurt more (these guys were all about twice his age, he was still 18, he wasn't used to that kind of negativity because his hyungs are usually there to stand up for him, he was extremely shy at the time, AND it was his first time being on TV alone). It's like when you're a kid trying to hang out with the "cool older kids" in elementary and the absolute crushing disappointment when they make fun of you for something you thought was good about yourself.

I want to travel back in time and give all of them a hug

Ah, the Jungkook/Flower Crew issue - remember he was still 18 years old at that time, it was his first time on a show by himself, without any of his hyungs, and he was a pretty sheltered and naive boy at that time (yes, he was used to hard work that would have flattened an adult man, but the six other members were used to shielding him from the nastiness of other people). His little face, so bewildered, then sad, it breaks my heart every time I see it - I hate bullies. Tae was really close to his grandma, his parents were poor farmers and he was raised by her for about 14 years - he only made the announcement because fans saw he was down and kept asking what was wrong - he was genuinely devastated, the poor boy was so heartbroken 💔

The saddest part is that it all continues to this day. All the fandoms are against us, dragging the guys left and right, downplaying their achievements and talents... And the industry is probably even worse. Very little support, racism, xenophobia... Being downplayed by the western industry, being fed on by the kpop industry, slammed for every single thing, having hate pieces written about them and their fans, having charts reformed in hopes it would stop them... Idk, people just never learn. We've proven so many times that if you hurt the guys in any way, we'll just work twice as hard. Karma is an ARMY and she's been busy for more than 8 years. One day, tho... one day they'll finally realize.

When you cried because of Tae's grandma I started crying right with you :(

V was very close to his grandmother. He said that she was the person he could talk about everything. It was very difficult for him to talk about this. People hating about this are awful. V release a song on SoundCloud and many of us believe he wrote it for his grandmother. Winter bear. Please react to it. It's beautiful.

About "war of harmone" & misogynist lyrics bullsh*t: I don't see anything wrong with the lyrics of the song. All boys go through puberty and the things BTS sung in this are just reflective of their experience going through that phase in their lives. This is the reason I love them and their songs.. they didn't hide anything and covered all the feelings/thoughts of a person who is in his/her adolescent...one can see them growing up from then till today…I personally don't find the lyrics offensive and “most” Armys as well..as I agree they are expressing the struggles of dealing with hormonal changes in adolescence, and I'm sorry but sexual attraction is the number one pressing issue in most hormonal teens regardless of gender. There's a couple of issues I take with people who found this offensive. First, the double standard. You can't tell me young women were purely innocent in their thoughts and feelings as they watched these young men dance and sing, they just didn't make a song about it, at least not publicly. Secondly, the entire concept BigHit wanted from BTS is a representation of the youth culture and the issues youth deal with as seen and heard through the lyrics and music of BTS, and of course everyone has or will experience sexual attraction. Yes, they refer to see through clothing and high heels etc, but I've seen hundreds of posts referring to JK's abs, Jimin's body rolls and shoulder "accidents" Tae's tongue...you get the idea, and while many comments aren't necessarily teens it's not a problem. There can only be an issue if the lyrics were implying that I'm only attracted to girls who wear heels and sheer clothing, not sneakers and sweats. Anyone who has experienced adolescence knows however that if they're sexually attracted to someone the person could easily walk around in a potato sack and an adolescent would still be entranced. A lot of people were offended by that line, "Girls are equations and us men just do them". Personally, I took it as "do them" meant they were puzzles to be solved, not a sexual act. RM was honestly shocked that people were offended by the lyrics and that they could be considered misogynistic. It was definitely a learning experience for him. He apologized and has since run his lyrics through a few professionals in women's studies before releasing a new song. They don't really release songs like this any more. But to that a korean Army said translation in English were a bit off, which lead to misunderstandings and explained it saying : “I was kinda surprised it's translation was "do" because that part "do them" CAN actually sound offensive to some people, because the meaning of that word 'do' is not clear. However I can clearly say that it's not meant that way, and Korean version lyrics tell that. Words are more specific, and not controversial in Korean version lyrics, because it doesn't say 'do. That part in Korean is 여자들은 방정식 우리 남자들은 해 which says we men are 해 is a word for mathematics, and it means the 'answer/the final number'. So it means they solve. the complex minds of the girls. 해 DOES have the meaning of 'do' too, but its not appropriate to translate this part of the lyrics that way, because if u say it means "do them, it doesn't fit the sentence there. Since there's no Objectives for that Verb 'do' and that's... kinda awkward. plus. the context and meaning of the whole sentence is talking abt mathematics and Equations so what u said is true. It doesn't mean sexual way” BTS hv made few mistakes unknowingly early in their career and said things which can be considered offensive, as they were young but they hv re-educated themselves, apologized and never repeated the mistakes again..but I hv seen many k-popies and so called Multi Armys twisting many things because of that..take for example this song.. it's blown out of the proportion just to cause drama..and they were sadly successful in that..haters/antis tried every lil thing to bring BTS down & sabotage their career ngl..

The thing with the kpop industry is that small players are allowed to play the game but only if they play by the rules of the big institutions. Also, you can play, but don't even dream of winning above the groups from the Big 3. But BTS, a small group from a small company, dared to play the game while making their own rules. They used their own resources and built their own table because the big players didn't want to give them room at their table. So from the viewpoint of the big companies, how dare this small group try to succeed by rewriting the whole game? How dare they not play by our rules? So they took their established fandoms and their media partners and threw them at BTS in the hopes that the small group would be threatened into playing by their rules. Unfortunately for them, BTS has BigHit, Bang PD, and ARMY behind them. They continued doing what they knew to do, outside of the politics, outside of the media play, outside of the established rules, and continued to win by their own merit.

The Last, is Sugas most raw track till date in my opinion. He spoke everything out in it about his mental health, even when he contemplated suicide and his parents said they don’t know who he is..... a great song to react to ♥️

Anti-BTS are fans of "rival" acts. Fandoms can be toxic for sure.

They wore shirts with their names on them because none of the staff and camera operators at the shows knew or remembered their names and because of choreography and the need for the cameras to be on the right member they had the shirts made. They were asked about the shirts and RM said they would wear them until people could remember their names without them 🥺

V was basically raised by his grandmother and was incredibly close to her. The only reason he even brought it up during the Muster (which is an event just for ARMY anyway) is because he'd been visibly "off" for a while and fans were worried and kept asking him if he was OK. He was very not ok and felt like he had to explain why he wasn't his usual upbeat self. He sobbed on stage and Jimin hugged him and it was heartbreaking and people who posted all those cruel things online about it are monsters with no souls.

And this is just 20% of what they went through...and the hate and xenophobia still lingers to this day. Even people who know nothing about them hate them for no reason at all

I still remember how Jin is ready to sacrifice himself for Jimin because when they did a concert a hater posted that she'll kill Jimin so Jin copied his hairstyle, clothes, and everything just to save him

What they did to BTS broke my heart. Those antis are vicious vile nobody's who find anything to attack BTS. That's why army are so protective of these 7 amazing men who do nothing but spread love and positivity. They deserve the world and we will make sure they get it too

SUGA mentioned *G-Dragon* , who was and still is one of the main rappers of Big Bang which was THE biggest boyband back in the day (they are on hiatus atm after a few scandals). G-Dragon was also THE style icon at that time. What is so funny about the *rappers* who told them are girls - one of them who was running his big mouth (and wearing sunglasses INDOORS to be cool) B-Free had assault charges in 2020 because he attacked a fellow rapper. Additionally there were drug charges within that group of 'real' rappers which SUGA incorporated in his Daechwita song (I am not like you weak pill poppers who put on a show - something along the lines), saying that he does not need drugs to be a good performer/being a creative person (Antis unfortunately tred to spin it that he is against ppl with mental health issues who depend on meds which was stupid as SUGA was and is still very open about his own mental health issues and in some of his songs he even admits to have been in therapy and also on medication). Basically this scene just made clear how misogynistic the underground rappers were. The *misogynistic lyrics* are a joke. War of Hormones is a song about teenage boys discovering girls. They make fun of themselves for being hormonal. There is a line that the antis latched on - Girls are like equations, Boys need to do them. In Korean it is more likely in the vein of Girls are like a mystery/puzzle and boys need to solve them. *Flower Crew* : That guy who was an Olympic athlete before he became a show host picked on a 16 year old boy from day one of the shooting. When it was originally aired on a pay per view channel, it was a shock to the audience and the show which aired later on normal TV in Korea had to reshoot the first two eps as not to create even more backlash for the show host. *Antis* are usually fans from other groups, especially EXO-L fandom went crazy whenever there was a mention of BTS or when BTS had better sales than their band. And all this was even fired up by family and friends of the band members. Korean fandom culture is highly toxic in general and ARMY is part of this, too. It is in the minority but it is present - as seen beginning of this year when there suddenly appeared an alledgedly official JK spotify profile and had playlists with a strong LGBTQ leaning both in songs/subject and artists. The homophobic part of ARMY went berserk and now the profile does not have any playlists whatsoever). That day ARMY as a whole failed to be good fans IMHO. What if one of the members is part of the LGBTQ community? That was a slap in the face. As for your question *why ppl do this* , esp. the antis? A lot of fans think they are supporting their own band when they crap on other competitors. *The point of accusing them* is that in Korean media this is a SCANDAL. It doesn't matter if it is true or not. Antis hope that something will stick and the more they heap onto them the more chances there are that something will crop up. The *exemption petition* was a joke, they used BTS as an example and when the law was passed using the achievements of BTS as guidelines, they were pissed off. The big companies shot themselves in the foot here because only BTS can ask for postponement till they are 30 (which they have done) but no other groups atm. *German radio host* he was fired from the show he made the comments on but he is still with the radio channel which pisses off a lot of folks - including me. He was peeved that BTS did a cover of Fix You by Coldplay, his alledgedly most favourite band. Joke's on him as Coldplay collaborated with BTS only a few months after :) Cute baby girl :)

As an old army this hurts me alot just because they're wearing makeup doesn't mean they're gays just because they're unpopular doesn't mean they'll give up, I can understand how they feel being insulted, getting on depression, getting hated cuz i go through all those times where those happened to me

I believe there are 3 really big music labels in Korea which has owned and ruled the music industry. Korea music industry is like politics, they have a big impact in their society so knowing that a nobody, small music industry had boys coming up so fast and successfully threatened everyone in the music industry and all the die hard fans of other groups in their groups they so loved for so many years... it could be alot for others to believe or understand. Alot of these die hard fans or trolls would do anything to try and take down BTS and their company. Only til now with their success I feel some have finally either gave in or understand and respect them as artists. They have definitely paved the way and though their are still alot of haters, our boys have risen and learned to get over it... they are at a point where they know they have more confidence then to go back to all these negativities that held that back and put them down back then. Hence why I feel they are so successful. The hunger to fight and prove others/haters who never believed in them/looked down on them is a really good reason why I feel why they are so successful!

Boy In Love and War of Harmone are the 2 songs that were accused of containing misogynistic lyrics. I see no misogyny in the lyrics. It's just about boys dealing with their coming of age and their attraction to girls.

I’m crying 😭 About V , she was so close to him because she was the one who raised him for 14 years so they were really close💜🥺

Oh Lex, you have to see the 2018 speech from Mama when they won Artist of the year. It's legendary💜

Seeing Olivia was such an antidote to the sadness, I'm so glad she joined us! 💜 And if it makes you feel any better, the members' tears they showed at the very end were tears of joy from their concert at Wembley stadium.

Now you know why ARMY is so protective of our boys.

I believed that their hardships made them who they are today. Looking back, this journey is a slap to the faces of those who looked down upon them, those who disrespected them. Slap on those big broadcast media who mistreated them. Look at where BTS is now--so successful, sweeping awards left and right, topping the BB, and loved by millions around the world. and where are those underground rappers and haters

Its hard for us ARMY to see them struggle and cry and being hated but they r now legend

That's why BTS is my fav k-pop group & they are superstars 😎🙌💜💜

This is why we’re so protective of these amazing men 💜

We purple you 💜 Nd I'll be sticking by u always sister... I promise💜💜

as an asian when i started hearing their appearances on America it made me worried. though the army are big, on a global scale though we are very small and weak. bts means bulletproof boyscouts - bulletproof because they wanted to block all stereotypes. latter on it was changed to Beyond The Scene for youths to look beyond mainstream. it's nice to see people on youtube who gradually learn to like bts even though originally they didn't like them. i appreciate you being nice to bts a lot :)))

not the burgers 😭 i always cry whenever i watch it

It totally breaks my heart every time I see the clip of the rude ass guys who refuse JK's burgers he almost cried. The guy said they looked like leftovers. JK bought those with his own money. I despise that guy to this day.

I think since they do not belong to the three major music companies in South Korea, they are tailored to be hated by being manipulated by information. Three companies have their own TV broadcasting companies and newspapers. It seems that the desert has gone so far with so much blood, sweat and tears that it becomes the sea. That's why the words that people shouldn't judge people by the category they speak are very emotional......

This is definitely a video people who are getting into BTS because they need to learn where they came from , how hard they worked and what they had to go through to get to be where they are today. Its difficult to watch for sure I cried several times and I've watched this video numerous times. The one thing I know though BTS has the most loyal fans , they are also a group with the strongest bond I've ever seen which along with Army has helped then get through all of this bs and propelled them to being the biggest group in the world.

BTS only got ARMY, and ARMY only got BTS. We protect each other, and we went through everything together.

Thank you for going ahead with this reaction. 😊 ARMYs always have receipts. Believe it or not, this video is a very shortened list of the struggles BTS have gone through. Plenty of which were started by antis from other fandoms and ganging up against BTS and ARMY. That’s the reason for our saying: “BTS only has ARMY.” That is also one of the reasons why some ARMYs can be wary or suspicious of other fandoms. You can say that older ARMYs are actually like “veterans” who have gone through the hells of fandom wars. they survived but have these scars. I salute all ARMYs, especially older ones who have weathered these storms beside BTS and continued supporting the guys even through the constant hate. 💜 As you have read, antis often pretend to be ARMY and act despicably to try and put BTS and ARMY in a bad light. This just recently happened again with members of several fandoms who have always hated BTS and ARMY. The people involved have admitted to it and have apologized. So if there will be hate in your comments, I’d bet they are antis pretending to be ARMYs.

hellooooo i just wanna say i’m proud of you miss ma’am, this is a very sensitive video, thank you for taking time watching this. love you and your baby girl. such a cutie 😭😭😭

if seeing any BTS members cry makes you cry, you should NOT watch the MAMA 2018 awards acceptance speech 🥺🥺🥺. gets me every time

The Jungkook's hamburger video makes me want to punch a hole in the wall every single time 🙃

If only haters took time to look into their songs, and the message they are trying to deliver. I breaks my heart that people can be so hateful for no reason.

BTS were always the underdog. in Korea if u weren't part of the "big 3" companies, (Blackpink is from one of those companies btw) u didn't have access to media or shows. the fact that they came completely from left field and threw the whole system out is amazing. Same with the American music industry- radios didn't want to play them, the Gr*mmy's and other companies wanted to use them for clout and didn't want them topping charts but bc of the fanbase BTS always comes out on top. they try to hold them down but our numbers keep them high. so the haters can hate, but we go high bc we LOVE them. their genuine passion for music, their fans, their sense of humor- they're a group of good guys.

Great reaction. I knew you'd cry. It's so sad but ugh... show business. Some of it is extreme because fan wars are at another level in Korea. It's spilled over into international fan culture which is unfortunate. Most aren't problematic but fans of other groups are REALLY jealous of BTS's success. I get it too. They are DOMINATING. You literally will NOT win against them if the competition is fair. They are THAT group. But Exo and Big Bang were that group too and didn't receive THIS level of hate and trolling. Not that those guys haven't suffered. Exo fans...and sasesangs... OMG! Xceleste makes such great videos. Thanks for reacting and learning. I'd love to see you start some of these silly videos like "Jimin being the sweetest thing" or something. They will make you smile and love them even more. Sweet Olivia is beautiful too! Happy baby!

a lot of the crying clips in this video were from the concert in wembley, london where army surprised bts by singing ‘forever young’ .. you should really react to that. also their cover of ‘Fix You’ by coldplay is a MUST WATCH 💜💜

My sweetheart, I cried the whole video with you...as being a baby ARMY like you it affects me a lot ❤ I can only worship them the rest of my life ❤❤❤

You are the kindest, sweetest, and most gentle soul. Sending a virtual hug xx

Videos like this also become more impactful with more context :) I’d really recommend slowly working through their music as much in chronological order as possible. I noticed that the mention of Yoongi’s struggles with mental health hit you, but if you listen to his mixtapes it’ll hit much harder because he really goes into his struggles with depression and anxiety. All of them communicate so much of their thoughts and experiences through their music, I’m excited for you to get to know them more that way ☺️

War of Hormones is an example of campy satire about teenage boys getting lost in translation or in some instances being maliciously mis-translated to further an anti-BTS agenda.

After all these years and hardwork still the big3 fans deny the achievements of BTS. I like some groups of big3 but I will never be a part of their fandom ever. In 2021 some few BTS fans left the fandom because they think BTS is becoming westernised when clearly the groups they are now currently stanning have more English songs than BTS made and none of those songs have any meaningful lyrics

25:00 Olivia is adorable🥰🥰

Like you said, necessary because a lot of their music also come from these experiences.

Hi Alexa, I am a 50 y/o woman who love BTS tremendously. I am into k pop after I've discovered k drama abt 2 years ago, then ive discovered BTS and fall in love with them so much. Everyday i searched for their content becoz i just can't get enough of them. Firstly i searched their music and then i learned that the hv their own variety show BTS Run, BTS in Soop, BTS Bon Voyage, Rookie Kings, Anerican Hustle life and others. If I'm not mistaken BTS Run was created by Bang PD becoz of the Jung Kook burgers incident. I'm glad for that as I'm enjoying their BTS Run so much. Also through BTS Bon Voyage and BTS In The Soop, we can see their natural behaviour towards each other and being independant and also pampered by Big Hit. I always cried whenever i watch them having a hard time. Really love them so much

Whenever I see tem cry it breaks my heart😢😢 I don't understand how could people make such comments on a who is not in this world anymore like don't they have people who they love or something because just thinking of losing the person i have spend so much time with and who was with me in sad and happy moment hurts so much i can't imagine what tae must have felt.

Recently again another incident on Jimmy Kimmel. He mocked BTS and Army in front of an Asian celebrity who is an Army while interviewing.

i just started watching this video and your reaction is what I feel like too.. like even if one of the boys start getting emotional or start tearing up, i m done.. like i cannot see them cry.. i just cant

Everytime I see the scene of JK and hamburgers, he was young and they are not that big that time and the host whose supposed to take care of him on the show did that to him. Can’t imagine how his parents and the members might have felt. For Tae’s grand mother you can literally see the pain on his face since his he grew up with her for years and considers her as his parent too. He shared it whole heartedly to ARMY yet other twisted his intentions. Its heart breaking to see.

I am a huge multi-stan. BTS aren’t my number one group, but they are one of my top. Seeing how much they are put through any time they release something or are in the news hurts me. People really do pretend to be ARMY members and go into other fandoms and start problems, making others dislike ARMY. ARMY gets so much hate due to lies and stupidity and ARMY is very protective of BTS because of what they have been through.

Now you get why Army gets pissed anytime any of the members are critized or insulted. Antis are real! I'm glad you decided to watch xceleste video as she is the real deal. Stay strong and keep learning.

The two songs and videos that are "said" to be misogynist are Boy in Luv and War of Hormones

The worst part about the Jungkook burger situation was watching him try to be positive but seeing the hurt on his face for the rest of the show. Breaks my heart.

It’s sad that grown ass men tormented a child. And hurt him. They hurt that sweet boy how sad. I cried too.

I hate that there's actual people who don't want other (honest)people to succeed. I've been seeing it everywhere and I feel ashamed as a person. I feel afraid of what's to become of the future generations. Like, is this really what being a human is? It's just sad.

Our poor babies ...I would eat dirt if JK offered it...poor RM...God! That is why real Army has to protect our guys!!

Unfortunately the antis are still doing it on Twitter. They will pretend to be us and say something vindictive about another group and then that group starts attacking us thinking one of us actually said it. This happened just days ago 😞

On the “misogyny” issue, they are referring to Boy in Love and War of Hormone. I wonder if the word misogyny isn’t being slightly misused. The word means dislike of, contempt for or prejudice against women. The lyrics of these songs show no contempt imo, although they do objectify women to an extent (nothing like hip hop lyrics in the west tho!!). They describe the typical teenage boy/young man, and how they become flustered (euphemism) around girls - they sing about loving high heels, and how girls are perfect from the front and the back…🤷‍♂️😂 These thoughts and feelings are fairly typical for both boys and girls in their mid to late teens - I remember being dazzled by a boy (he didn’t know I existed 😂) because of how he looked in faded, soft blue jeans - and I haven’t changed as much as I thought, I go weak still when I see Jimin or Jungkook in slim-fitted jeans 🙈 So they were being authentic - but I guess it’s not PC…

I cried at that time for JK's case with hamburger.. Like.. HE'S STILL YOUNG HE'S PRECIOUS DON'T DO THAT TO HIM😭

A big shame on them who hated them

Like you said, 'they are all the sweetest, kindest...' so the only thing that makes sense is that the evil of this world KNOWS what a force for good BTS is, and wants to stop them. This group is literally shifting the culture of the world to love and positivity...why wouldn't evil hate them? I pity the people used by the 'anti' force to snuff out good.

dude your cat is so cute i cant help always looking at him/her watching these videos lmaooo

I love your videos, The only thing I could say for why there are soooo many hate towards BTS is that their growth is terrifying. They were continuously progressing and making music that is refreshingly genuine. A one of a kind that did not follow the usual kpop flow. It's unfamiliar and the people were just scared, but instead of being excited for this, they throw hate because BTS is actually doing something revolutionary and I guess those people are comforting their pathetic selves by trying to downgrade BTS.

These boys deserve all the happiness…I'm just so sad they hardest time i didn't know them…the first time i like the idol and it will never change…just like rm daying they use us to knowing lovemyself and we use bts to be happy…we are just family…once you army you will never get out,if you are real are really love them…

Your little one is so adorable 😍 💓

Aww, literal baby Army Olivia 💜💜💜

Your cat is sincere at do things 😂😂 lol

I’m just very thankful that the agency and their ceo didn’t give up on them because they know that these boys do really have a potential to be who they are right now. I’m also thankful to our older armys who have been there for the boys when they needed them the most. Thank you for supporting them until up to this day. I only became an army last 2019 & I was quite ashamed of myself for being late to get to know them. But just what like Suga said on their 7th festa, “It doesn’t matter if you’re just a new army, we’re still thankful to all of you.” I’m so proud of BTS they do really deserved where they are right now. I wanna thank them for not giving up on each other as well. I’m so proud for being a part of this family. Borahae!💜

I wanna put my 7 angels in my pocket and never let them out to these cruel people 😭😭😭 I came across this last year,I cried and I did today as well 🥺

React to BTS being on award shows you'll know how supportive and amazing humans they are and a lot of stuff about BTS like run bts episodes , bon voyage and their interviews you'll know more about them great reaction

I don't know what to say.... I have so huge respect for the boys, that they haven't given up and fought to realise their dreams. I'll always support them. Thank you for reacting to this video, borahae!

Though this was a hard video to watch, I am glad you took the time to watch it. They suffered so much more than what was shown here, but this certainly gives you an insight. Knowing this makes it easier to understand why we are so protective of them. The culture of anti fans is sadly quite prevalent in the industry which is something most westerners wouldn’t understand. I have never understood why people put so much effort and time into hate! These guys just did their own thing, made and shared their music with everyone. The fact that they stayed so incredibly humble and kind even when so many were so openly cruel is a testament to them and their upbringing. It was sad to see you cry, but I am glad you have this insight. Oh and Olivia is damn adorable!

im sorry i cant watch this again and again but i feel you. 💜

One thing this video didn't mention was Jimins struggle with his body image and the insane diet he out himself on so I would recommend also watching their individual hardships. I would recommend a video by Korea Crush on yt called bts extreme weight loss diet. It's very blunt but a short video so that it's not upsetting for too long

Well now you know some (not even all the incidents and it continues today with Billboard being so bad to them) of the reasons Army gets so insanely protective of them. Baby JK and Tae crying over his grandma (who raised him, his parents had to leave him with his grandparents because they had to work in another city and were poor, and he was intensely close to both of them but especially his grandma, he’s now bought his parents and siblings a beautiful high end apartment in Seoul) hurts so badly. The whole show they didn’t get told they were dropped from when RM was injured, they had to come out to calm Army down and you can see how pissed they are. RM and JHope getting years of hate for their looks.. both beyond attractive and stunningly beautiful souls gets me full protective mom mode. But now you know. I don’t enjoy rewatching this but I feel the need to be here in solidarity with you. The boys mostly respond to all this by working harder and putting their feelings into their music, ie the rap Cyphers and RM and Suga get very angry in their first solo mixtapes. Now they rise above and Army is karma and we support them more because of this. We work hard to chart them etc. Sadly they are doing some of the same things to BTSs younger brother group TXT who are getting bad treatment on shows etc. even doing such things last month.

Lex, you are a sweet soul and I was crying along right with you. Thank you for making this and all your other vids, sharing your honest thoughts and feelings. You have a beautiful little family and I wish you all the best💜

Because of social media we forgot the word Respect and many of us just keeps saying abusive words towards other and didn't even thinking the consequences of our actions. Human faith is at risk.

Please react to Run BTS episodes, you'll see more of their personalities and the genuine interaction between them.

The rage that I feel at the injustice. These darling boys are so sweet natured. They have a brilliant message and they change lives. They changed mine. Love them so much. Go Bts. Go army.

i want u to react to bts accidents and faints 🥺❤ or sad moments... you'll see how much they go through during concerts 😭😭

This video never falls to make me cry. They really went through s f much... I'm so proud of them, they are so strong and I'm glad they have each other, it wouldn't be the same if they haven't. I love them forever 💜

Haters are always after them but we only grow from that🔥😎

She represents me totally, whenever they harm any of the 7 my heart bleeds. Without a doubt there have always been people jealous of their innate talent and their desire to grow, but for that we are ARMY with them so that no one can get away with trying to overshadow them. If we fall, we know how to get up.

For me as a Japanese ARMY, the nuclear bomb T-shirt is a heartbreaking event. I do love Jimin, but it's a shocking thing that I can't forget even if I want to forget it. I pray for the souls of the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their lives due to the atomic bomb.

I still can't finish watching the clip of JK and hamburgers. That breaks my heart every time. And i still tear up... and yet, JK and the rest of BTS have always been gracious

The Hamburger part really made ARMYs emotional n irritated..it was a scene cut from a reality show and involved the audience directly.. There was a scene where the audience had to choose who should be placed in the best house..I felt so mad that JK even BEGGED with his hand gesture to the Audience secretly, so that no one will vote for him..just because he feels bad for the Seniors on the show, which if JK is elected the seniors are the ones who should be put in a bad house.. Although in the end after 5 years they made up on the screen, sometimes the incident still haunts ARMY.. this is one of the reasons BTS finally never again fills reality shows on any television and makes their own reality show ( RUN BTS, BON VOYAGE, IN THE SOOP etc)

It's so sad how much they had to go through, but it also shows just how incredible they are. Not only did they prove all these haters wrong, but the way they handle themselves shows what amazing people and artists they are!

It's funny that you mentioned their names on their shirts. It was intentional because no one knew their names yet (and many refused to learn them). They mentioned they would wear them until people recognise and know them without it.

"I literally wanna squeeze all of them." Girl same🙊🙈

This was because BTS did not belong to the established companies in the industry, the Big 3. No group rose to the top or won awards from outside these 3 companies. So being underdogs and outsiders, seen as threats to their monopoly they were sidelined by media and industry. The fandoms of these groups attacked BTS and Armys on internet. RM came out with these memories for the first time during their Army Corner chat in June 2021 Festa celebration. He said the difficult times and hate they received peaked around 2017/18

I am a fan before they debuted. I remember them doing all those crazy videos like Harlem Shake (without V) and Gwiyomi ✋😂 Good Old days

The song in question is Boy in Luv

Good for you that you responded to this, Alexa. And yes, I cried with you - again! You're right; it's important to watch these kind of videos as well, to really get why BTS' success is so deserving of respect and their journey so beautiful. I really feel that people doing that kind of shady stuff to others need to actually hear what BTS’ message is. SELFlove. It starts with loving yourself, and once you do that, you can never NOT empathize with someone else. Because if you truly love yourself, there’s a level of respect and empathy towards every other person because you’ll know everyone has their own demons to face and you can’t be one of those demons. Truly loving yourself and being a demon to someone else can’t coexist in the same person. Personal attacks really anger me so much, because it’s so cowardly and unjustified. So when I first saw this, I was bawling my eyes out. I couldn't believe what the boys have been put through. Especially after seeing how they treated J-Hope in the beginning (there's a video that goes more into detail about that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VENq6Rh8SMU.html). And not just that, but having the media join in? Having organization ban them or use them for their own agenda? I just wanted to pull them through the screen, hug them and tell them they're beautiful people and no matter how many people would try to put them down, there would be at least 10 times as many people who would lift them up. It heightened my feeling of wanting to protect them and keep them safe. Exactly what ARMY stands for, right? I've never seen something like this in other (boy)bands and the raw and vulnerable reactions of the boys are just both saddening and beautiful at the same time. Being able to be that open is a gift, because so many people don't show this side of themselves, but BTS does. And it just brings more people into ARMY and it fuels ARMY’s love for them. And it goes both ways; because the bond between ARMY x BTS is just rock solid and beautiful and… Okay, I’ll stop now. I just love them so much.

are you going to react to run bts..?thats something im sure everyone wants you to see omg its amazing