(Jimin) 'LIKE CRAZY' Official MV | REACTION/EXPLAINED!!!

[@caleec]

Your understanding of this video is actually more on point than many analysis to this song. What you are saying is actually what Jimin is trying to say in his multiple interviews. He was lost during the pandemic and has been drinking until one day he asked himself what he is doing and why is he living like that. He also said he thought for a while that he's genuinely enjoying only to find out that he's not and just trying to escape the loneliness all along.

[@_LVLUP_]

I think this song was a lot more easier to understand because of how relatable it is. Its like it was genuinely speaking to me!

[@susank.548]

@caleec What you said...for sure😊💜🫡

[@ebonyblue]

I agree...he was like what my son is going through at the moment at 18 yrs old. Thank you.

[@HAB63]

Good comment, I agree!💜

[@marinal.]

aww, hugs. I love when songs do that. Save me is that song for me. As well as its partner song I'm fine. @@_LVLUP_

[@shahadhasan1500]

Jimin is a genius artist his whole album is a story about his feelings

[@_LVLUP_]

So far I have only heard 2 songs from the album and already he is 2 for 2! Both 'like crazy' and 'set me free pt 2' were perfect and creative works of art !

[@marinal.]

nods! so glad u liked them both@@_LVLUP_

[@donitapolk9413]

​@@_LVLUP_ Even BTS' song placement on their albums are meaningful. Sometimes on other artists' albums it doesn't really matter in what order you listen but especially for Face (Jimin), Indigo (RM), Layover (V) and Golden (JungKook) you really should listen to them in the order that they're placed; actually, now thinking about it maybe listen to all of Our7 solo albums in order. I mean not necessarily as reactions, but when you're ready to listen to the whole album, for sure in order ... even if you're already familiar with the title tracks.

[@jughahaha0613]

The first kpop soloist to rank #1 on Billboard Hot 100. 💜

[@_LVLUP_]

👑💜

[@OnlyForThem13]

The hand with mud is his own hand. It's him taking himself to that place where he can escape reality. He spoke about his feelings through pandemic & how he turned to alcohol but he knew it was the wrong path. It's all in his album, it's a story in chronological order of his own feelings & how he coped which eventually led to him setting himself free. Jimin is very much in touch with his own darkness & lightness, he knows they exist & he accepts them. For me I don't think this is about anyone but himself & his own struggles that he faces with himself. There's a woman in the video who he stands in front of which for me I believe is him, the next scene he's looking in the mirror. In the live version where he dances opposite a woman where they mirror each other. The dance is quite explanatory too where he seems to struggle with male/female dancers. Dancing tells a story too so it's worth watching the dance to this song too.

[@nikki4noo]

Agree. I do like Bookish theories but I think she got it wrong in this explanation. The Choreography, the choice of clothing (the pants include a very well known queer artist on them), the silver eye liner and earring appearing only on one side of him, which they also replicated on his live performances of this song - all point to many of us understanding that the female figure is the other side of him, not a past love. That understanding, by SMFP2, he has reconciled those two sides of himself. Explanations from Jimin himself are that the songs are all about himself and overcoming his own destructive thoughts and behaviours that were exacerbated by the Pandemic. He wasn’t drinking to excess but he was using it as a crutch to not feel alone. The song leading into Alone on the album is also key to understanding the meaning behind it.

[@eileencritchley4630]

@@nikki4noo yes drinking a bit more than was usual for him rather than have a problem with drink but he realises he's drinking a bit more that whats normal for him and draw back to his normal intake.

[@OnlyForThem13]

@@nikki4noo Most definitely. This whole EP was about Jimin & Jimin only & fighting with only himself. A lot like to interpret it as him & a relationship with someone else but if you really listen to what Jimin says he tells you it's all about him & his own struggles with himself. His struggles were about him locking himself away in his dark space & not about a relationship with a lover. We all know Jimin for years has faced a lot of criticism, expectations & hate which will have a negative effect at some stage. Imagine waking up everyday & especially during the pandemic, logging on to weverse & being met with a mass of death threats & demands of him to leave BTS which went on for months & still happens occasionally. All I know is that he came out stronger, wiser, more accepting yet still humble. Many still seem to look at Jimin as weak, physically & mentally when he alone came through such a difficult situation with full acceptance of these situations. Even yesterday I saw someone post saying that Jimin went to military with JK because Jimin needed him for his own mental support. Like what the hell?! For me Jimin is one of the strongest mentally because of his acceptance of his dark & light. The shit that man has been through & still endures today from people is astounding especially when you look back on other idols that have not been able to cope with the bullying Jimin has & is facing daily. Bravest & strongest man I know.

[@nikki4noo]

@@OnlyForThem13 That person also doesn't know Jungkook who has expressed that he is incredibly shy and struggles meeting new people. It was great for both of them to be together to support each other

[@kisi9121]

Yes and the Jk was who put applocation first. Jimin is very strong mentally,allways have been. But no one want to allways the strong one. Jimin and Jungkook =Jikook is very close unit ,they can support eatchothers. They wanted go together ,they did. Im happy for them❤

[@andriesnela]

I addition to what was already said in the video and other comments I’d like to mention that another generator of Like Crazy and Jimin’s entire album was being unable to perform. At the beginning of the pandemic, their Map of the Soul tour was cancelled, which led to many hours of practice and preparations vanishing along with the possibility to reconnect with fans. Over the years, the members had stated multiple times that Jimin lives to be on stage, that he was born to be a performer, which is not hard to observe in their past concerts. He as well mentioned many times around 2020-2021 that he can’t wait to meet again and have another concert. They managed to hold two online concerts with what they prepared for the mots tour and Jimin’s speach at the end I believe is something hard to erase from memory and it’s impossible not to see the pain of only performing through a screen, his tears there may be enough to break one’s heart. So the hard time of him as an artist during that time comes along with the feeling of loneliness, the uncertainty of days and getting to show different sides of himself.

[@_LVLUP_]

You can tell it really means that much to him! On top of everything you said plus the hard work I can tell goes into each of his songs and music videos! He loves to perform and make music

[@marinal.]

nods. He also loves army a lot. It hurt us to see him cry. After that he held it in and did not cry anymore until 2022 BTS Festa dinner which u can watch later. That was a hard video to see and feel.@@_LVLUP_

[@donitapolk9413]

Yeah, Jimin's speech/response after On:E (?) broke me. Literally heart-broken for him 💔😢

[@luisa4224]

In the behind the scenes making-off the video Jimin said that obviously since it was during the pandemic the way he felt his loneliness wasn't like they showed in the video, the club was just to help him deliver the message but he was all alone at home reflecting sht ton of things he lost.. the tour, the whole group plans (they planned to start enlisting in the military by 2020, they would be free from that already if things worked out back then 😩), and also in interviews he did say that during that time he also got to see who was a friend and who was with him just for what he "represent", he basically implied that the relationships that hurted him during that time where.more of friends that a romantic one, it doesn't matter they hurted him and that.. alongside alll of the other things happening got him to lean more on the alcohol than he was supposed to.. he quickly realized that and just decided to throw all that into his music and get back into his feet.. he was in charge of everything related to FACE, from composition, lyrics, concept, theme.. he even worked with only 3 in-house super close producers.. no features, no nothing just his story and artistic genius delivery 💛 he is the king of kpop for a reason 👑🎉

[@AlexaOleksa]

18:38 alcohol is definitely a theme throughout the album and from what we heard from Jimin himself, during pandemic it was hard on him and he relied on alcohol maybe a bit too much. Also he alluded to some broken relationship, either with people he thought were friends but betrayed him or romantic relationship we don't know and it's not our place to know, even that is already a lot for him to open about. If you listen to album while it is a story of struggle with yourself, your demons external factors.

[@_LVLUP_]

He shared in his music everything he was comfortable with sharing, your right in saying he doesn't owe any further explanation. With all that he did say , it was powerful and emotional. Like you get a sense of what he was going through even if you are not able to relate.

[@AlexaOleksa]

@@_LVLUP_ exactly, also album flows like a story, you get anger, desperation and coping together with depression, self doubt and then come to freedom and Set me free. Full story

[@AlexaOleksa]

@@_LVLUP_ oh, also "alluded" i mean he himself said in interviews/ streams to the album about some of the hardships he faced during pandemic. So we don't even have to guess, he himself was quite transparent about it

[@marinal.]

yeah@@AlexaOleksa

[@donitapolk9413]

The man is so brave for allowing us to see this much of himself. It takes a lot of courage to bare this much of your heart, knowing how much crap they get just for being BTS! I was so honored but a little scared for him that he was comfortable enough to share it with us. On Suchwita Suga said that he saw him struggling but that sometimes you have to allow people to work through their struggles. I'm fairly certain that had he become truly dangerous that his BTS brothers would have intervened...🤞🏾🙏🏾.

[@JIANASIR-o7t]

their is something that's called 'jimin effect'😂

[@_LVLUP_]

I think Im now a victim to it 😂

[@AlejandraHernandez-rb9zb]

Like crazy Jimins first solo #1 billboard !! Happy belated birthday!

[@_LVLUP_]

It was an amazing song tbh ! and thank you so much 😊

[@laviniasilva3130]

Now we have to react to the live performance of Like crazy and set me free pt2 and the album FACE 💜

[@_LVLUP_]

Coming Soon...

[@bnsbns-d2j]

​​​​@@_LVLUP_yes please reaction to the live performance of like crazy 🥰🙏 so amazing and also set me free❤

[@Nadia7_13]

This song was so good! Jimin has an absolutely stunning voice and I can’t help but admire him. He’s got such a good heart too, he’s such a kind guy and he rlly deserves the world. 💜

[@_LVLUP_]

Agreed 💜

[@ivy721]

Like Crazy is my favourite kpop song of all the time❤

[@abbiea1237]

♦Jimin mentioned that one of his fav movies “Like Crazy” he watched during pandemic, inspired parts of the song aside from the title of song. In the beginning as well as ending to the song, he even uses excerpt wordings, with voice over actors using dialogue more in tune with song, from it. Jimin has also said that many of the songs on the album convey what he was going through, his thoughts, his feelings, his emotions as well as despair & depression, during the pandemic in the last few yrs. He also was hoping that maybe it could help others by way of relating & going through similar difficulties during pandemic. So this song Like Crazy, could also be during that time, thinking back while laying his head down, on table in that depressing small room, dreaming of the better times in the past, when he was free to enjoy himself, as well as being with someone or with friends, or even around ppl in general, being able to be free to go out & party. Which is why he even said in the lyrics please don’t wake me up from this dream. I want to stay here.. Maybe, since dirt or mud means despair, that was what all the dirty grimyness including on his hands in the end, also represented, despair of situation, how he felt or how things were at that time, even when it seemed to even ooze into his dream state.

[@eileencritchley4630]

Don't put yourself down about it it was a time you learnt from and come out from we all make error's of judgement and we can either learn from them and grow or allow them to hold us back.

[@_LVLUP_]

Your right ! Im glad I was able to over come this struggle, and im also thankful that others like jimin were also able to overcome as well ! This song hit me on a personal level and Im glad it was so highly recommended

[@alinda412]

Jimin jimin jimin, i love him so much 💜💜💜💜

[@lizruork7877]

I think your take on alcohol was very perceptive.. this is the title track from his album Face…and jimin dealt with the pandemic by drinking which he acknowledges that in other tracks… set me free pt 2 is his declaration of moving past many things inc drinking Thks💜

[@_LVLUP_]

After listening to this song it help me to now better understand what set me free pt 2 was all about and the difficult time that he was trying to over come! Having connection makes their meaning and sound even more powerful than before ! I really enjoyed these 2 reactions 💜

[@gracemclean2098]

Ok, You have become ARMY!!! Wow😱🤯

[@_LVLUP_]

Im getting there ! Im not quite like the rest of you but I will be 🙈💜

[@TEREMAGARSA]

Jimin is the king of K-Pop. "FACE" is a masterpiece, "Letter" my favourite.💛💛💜

[@neirchim]

song of the year frr

[@dktimber8467]

you are on point Jimin talked about it on Suga show suchwicha ep 6

[@_LVLUP_]

Going to have to check it out !!!

[@suebee0619]

Jimin somehow managed to create something upbeat, hot, and unbelievably sad. After I watched it when it dropped, it took me a couple of days to go back to it because of how much it affected me. You picked up on so much that I haven’t seen other people get. AND I never noticed the hand had mud! Thank you for that! The album itself is a full arc starting with Face Off and ending with Set Me Free Pt. 2. Jimin is one of the more private members, so I was surprised at how open and vulnerable he was on FACE. It made for a really great album where you could just feel it come from his heart and his experiences.

[@OnlyForThem13]

Jimin is private when it comes to his life outside of BTS, he for years never showed his home like others did & wanted to keep his private life away from the public which he has managed but as for a lot of the mental aspects I think Jimin has been the most open when it comes to the things he sang about. He's never been afraid to speak on mental health & his own experiences within this.

[@suebee0619]

@@OnlyForThem13 I think I wasn’t clear enough, because yes, he has been to a point (I am not at all slamming him for that), but not quite as specific as he is here that I’ve seen? I’m not thinking of a better word. I will say that I don’t think he’s been the most open in his music out of the group. For me, even as a Jimin bias, that’s been Suga far and beyond all of the other members.

[@kisi9121]

Same with me..still I'm thinking about this song and hole album. Loving them. But after first time listened this i was like what,what this means..it broke my undestanding system 😂😂so i watched all even that movie (was so good,sad but..)

[@ЮлияМонгуш-х6т]

I love Jimini👑🔥😘👍👏❤

[@mimigarcia468]

Jimin nos da una obra maestra. Su voz única baila sobre la música de una forma increíble. Es un verdadero placer escucharle. El vídeo también es espectacular. Gracias Jimin

[@wyrrencat]

I'm gonna have to disagree with bookish theories. Jimin has said multiple times that his Face album was his "quarantine (covid) experience" and that he was basically drinking too much and depressed. (The other songs hint this heavily) Anyway, the dance for this song is sooo good too. You have to watch the dance practice or any performance he did, even on your own time if you don't want to upload it. Thanks for the reaction!😉

[@_LVLUP_]

I will be watching the practice dancing and performances very soon! I'm glad that I have you all in the comment section to help better understand or correct me or other when something was not interpreted correctly ! so thank you ! 😊

[@michellem6826]

@@_LVLUP_Hello! This is my second video and I wasn’t sure I was going to watch your reaction, but I am glad I stayed to the end. I have to agree with this commenter above. If you watch Jimin’s interviews about his album, he states it is not about a love interest. This is during COVID. He was depressed, drinking too much and having bad behaviors because he felt these were being done to him and it was out of his control. He lives to perform. As the previous commenter stated, Jimin is awesome on the stage. If you get to see BTS in person, your world will be rocked. If you see Jimin in person … mind blown. He is just that great! Jhope is also crazy good on the stage. Back to the video, the female in the video is another version of him. That makes more since when you listen to his song Filter from the MOTS BTS album. While he is lost in his dream, a part of him is search for his true self. In Set Me Free PT 2 he figures things out and becomes healthier. In the BTS book Beyond the Story, Jimin was the first to pull himself out of depression and was key to help the other members pull out of their various journeys getting beyond the shut down of the entertainment industry in South Korea. This was also touched on in the Disney documentary. All this being said, the members have also stated that the listener’s interpretation is valid also. You sharing your story so openly was moving and kept me with the video. As a side note, some reactor’s go overboard with praising the members but don’t really understand the music and I don’t like watching those reactors. From your opening I wasn’t sure which one you were going to be. I watch reactions and hope the reactor likes the music but mostly it is to see someone who enjoys music for music and seeks deeper understandings. Thanks again for the reaction.

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank you for the support , view and taking the time to comment ! I am truly enjoying myself watching , listening and learning more from BTS. It honestly started with JK when I reacted to him for the first time on his song standing next to you ft usher. I wont lie , i had no idea who he was and only watches it for usher and honestly it kinda hasn't stopped since than! These boys are , creative, intelligent and geniuses! They are so gifted and Ive enjoyed this journey so far ! Again thank you for the comments it means a lot and I appreciate the additional information you provided for me . It helps me learn and understand even better about the music, and group ! @@michellem6826

[@lightefilit]

Two things can be right. Jimin ALSO did say that the song is inspired by Like Crazy movie, which is a love story. The song is both that love story and his personal experience with escapism via alcohol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@abbiem7773]

solo performances of Jimin's that I so recommend & urge you to add to your list to watch :❣ *BTS (방탄소년단) JIMIN "SERENDIPITY" Live Performance (English Lyrics) 2019 BTS Speak Yourself Tour Japan kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4a2eKOwbbKpkNk (turn on cc for subs) 👍❤‍🔥🔥🥰

[@abbiem7773]

recommend the ❣Jimin “Like Crazy” Stage Mix by the channel Brilliant. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYqxfoJ7qcdno9E It shows all Jimin’s performances, edited all together. Jimin’s beautiful live vocals, (which aren’t shown here) & dancing along with interaction with the backup dancers, as well as choreography, are stunning to watch, plus definitely some moves are reminiscent of MJ! Stage mixes are only one you can watch live safely, most all performances aren’t safe to see on YT, but through the stage mix you’ll be able to see parts of all put together ever so masterfully, though audio is from the kbs music bank performance that had the best sound quality as well as loudest most spine-chilling fanchants. 👍❤‍🔥🐥😍🔥🔥

[@paolarojas2981]

Bravo!! Bravo!! Now you are theorizing like an Army 😂 I love it!!! And Happy Birthday!!!! Borahae 💜💜💜

[@_LVLUP_]

Im getting there 🙈😊 & Thank You very much !! 💜

[@jerie.morrison2346]

This song, and the album in general, according to Ji-min, expresses some of what he was going through/feeling during the two years of the pandemic that BTS was isolated and unable to work. That needs to be understood. 💜

[@_LVLUP_]

It wasnt mentioned in the explain video that I can remember but Im glad I have your comments to look forward to for additional information to help me better understand what was not in the explanation! That time was difficult for everyone but for some more than others. Im thankful he was willing to share with us his experience and open up about how difficult it was !

[@marinal.]

Hi, i am back. Good reaction, ty. Happy belated bday! It's ok to take a day or more off. Glad u like the song too. Loved Set Me Free pt.2. It's catchy. I love this one as well. He sounds so good. It's so catchy. Love the fit and visuals. Adore this 80s synth pop sound. So much hidden meaning in this. I was shocked by this MV. There is choreography, he performed it on Jimmy Fallon. =0) His album is about his feeling about the pandemic. So i try to see that in the songs. Him singing that he wants to be in the lights to me he is saying he wants to be on stage. Reading armies theories and more details from what Jimin has shared about this song I get a better understanding of what he is trying to say. Jimin is also too sexy in this. Gah. For me wasting time meant he was aware he was wasting time. And I agree with some of bookish Theories ideas but not all. ur initial thoughts were spot on to me. Him singing baby is to himself. Sometimes it's referencing us the fans. Hugs. -NY USA 2019 Army💟 Meg_Dances said on 3/25/23 In the live dance a woman reflects Jimin's dance so I think she may be his Anima adora⁷ |🪞𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘 ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵗʳᵉᵉᵗ🚏 @dulcetbangtan said on 3/22/23 from twt FACE album is about pandemic. Like Crazy movie: about the toll of long distance r/s.. Like Crazy poster: alone slumped at home in the dark, water gushing, caving in.. is it about covid forcing jimin to be apart from the ones he loves?😭 raya said on 3/25/23 loved your reaction as always! to give you some context, Jimin did say the song was inspired by the movie but he also added that it is a song that expresses the hurt after a breakup and the emotion of the moment when you try to run away from reality to forget your wounds... so you can see that he's drinking in the MV, saying he'd rather be "lost in the lights" instead of facing his reality, saying that he doesn't want to be saved, doesn’t want to be awake from this dream where everything's fine and he isn't hurt. also, I'm not sure if you noticed that the camera focused on a girl that's walking directly at him while he also walks directly at her and the theory is that she's his reflection/another part of himself that he didn't want to FACE and she's also the one who grabbed him at the beginning of the MV with the muddy hand and you can notice that at the end his own hand is muddy cause he and his reflection are finally one. :) he's a true artist and a genius. @AlexiaGable said on 1/24 Thank you for finding them. Among ARMY, there is a saying that BTS finds you when you need them the most in your life. :) My bias is Jin, but I basically love all seven of them. They all have different personalities and different talents, and they seem to combine like cogwheels to create the best balance and synergy. :) Jimin released his first solo album, Face, last March, and the title track of the album, Like Crazy, became the first Korean male solo artist to reach the Billboard Hot 100.

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank You so much for all the additional help and information! Also thank you for the birthday Wish! I like bookish theories but others in the comments are stating that some of her take was slightly off on a few points but thats why I am glad to have you guys to help guide or catch things that myself or others did not so thank you! You are also right that initially I didn't even notice the camera on the girl as well walking in his direction ! I went back to watch it again it after I read your comment and noticed it barely now. Again thank you for all your help and providing such amazing information and details to help me better understand it really means a lot ! 💜

[@marinal.]

yvw! ty for reading my comment. =0] @@_LVLUP_

[@lunasterisk]

Thanks for the reaction ,bro ❤️‍🩹🫂

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank You for watching ! :)

[@only7withU]

My angel jimin🙏🙏🙏

[@zuleyhakonak1470]

Dünya harikası meleğim muhteşemsin jimin 👍💜

[@HALPIN76]

You were more on point than bookish theories tbh 💜

[@_LVLUP_]

Idk about that but Thank You, I really am trying ! You all are the professionals Im getting better tho 😅

[@aa-l1f]

jimin💜

[@bnsbns-d2j]

This video is so perfect❤ This song is so perfect❤ This reactio for my bais so perfecr❤ And jimin is always the perfect guy 💯👑 Thank you so much for great reaction 🫶👍

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank You for you comment and support ! 😊💜

[@HALPIN76]

Happy Birthday!!! 🎉💜 and thank you for reacting to our gorgeous Jimin 🙏🏼💜💜💜

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank You So much! and Thank you all for the recommendation , this one connected with me on a personal level so I really enjoyed this reaction 😊💜

[@abbiem7773]

Recommend you read to: ❣ *[ENG SUB] BTS (방탄소년단)JIMIN performing "FILTER" day-2 live performance MOTS ONE kzbin.info/www/bejne/boevpItpi7CAjMk In Jimin's song Filter, not only does he sound the most like MJ, but his dance moves are even more so like MJ. This is another must see Jimin solo performance, also has Eng subs for the ever so important, meaningful genius lyrics!👍❤‍🔥😍🔥

[@mandeefarley1399]

Dude. You hit the nail on the head! Wow. You’re the first reactor I’ve seen to totally understand Jimin’s thought process. Also, you always pointing out nipples kills me dead. 🤣🤣🤣⚰️

[@katalinviragnekocsis9867]

You are very right about the song, Face is basically a concept album, it tells about what he went through during the pandemic and the lock down

[@jm_estefania13]

Jimin mi persona favorita ❤

[@ruby_daniellex]

Oh wow, you are on point with the interpretation🙆. Thanks for reacting❤️‍🩹

[@cruezacarvalho9606]

Like Crazy é maravilhosa linda demais parabéns Jimin 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@meggan3574]

that was insane! How the hell did you do that? I am so impressed that you figured that all out from the video!

[@_LVLUP_]

Tbh I was just as surprised as you were. Tbh I think it’s because I connected with it on a deeper level. It kinda spoke to me from the beginning idk how to really explain it

[@sauzsage]

happy birthday! thanks for the reaction

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank You! and also thank you for the support and comment 😊💜

[@crushedflora2696]

Did a good job understanding and breaking it down. It is a visual the way Jimin said he felt/did during pandemic "fun waisting time", but was able to get of that dark place once they were able to travel for work and concerts. He had something else he could focus on. I'm glad you got out of this place too, lot of us been there.

[@_LVLUP_]

It was a struggle for sure but yes I have over come this issue and moved on forward! Im glad to know that him and others that were in similar situations were also able to over come this issue !

[@elizabethdecuba]

Happy belated birthday. Thank you for the great reaction 💜

[@neirchim]

it isnt actually about love tho jimin himself said that these where what he was going through in pandemic your own understanding was more accurate

[@DanielleMDM93]

Oh I loved hearing what you had to say about this song/MV! Thank you so much💜 I also really appreciate you sharing your past struggles with alcohol.

[@vis2644]

I loved your interpretation!! Like crazy was my #1 spotify wrapped song 💃🏻

[@Khamzyqt12]

There is an explanation video of his album FACE by Boracity Magazine.. "Jimin's Debut Album: The Face of today's Pop Music"

[@sasha5829-b2t]

I haven't liked that channel since she completely diminished Jimin's position as the main dancer and said it didn't matter when people corrected her, but still highlighted only j-hope as the main dancer and JK as the lead dancer. She's also given some backhanded comments about Jimin and his works in other videos, too, and doesn't properly show sources for her claims. Not really a fan of that type of content but each to their own, I guess.

[@Khamzyqt12]

@@sasha5829-b2t i definitely agree with you,, but her analysis in Jimin's face album is good though..

[@vennie2435]

​@@sasha5829-b2tHey can you tell in which video she diminished Jimin's position ?

[@lalalolo9419]

MORE JIMIN CONTENT, PLEASE ❤

[@bayoublackjack]

Happy belated birthday! 🎂

[@VanCityGal]

You completely nailed the meaning of this song and MV!! 💜

[@_LVLUP_]

😊💜

[@pchs144]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I had never thought about the bar being the first place they met. Isn't it wonderful that art and music can be interpreted so many different ways?

[@karolinahajduk6892]

I think that the best way to better understand the meaning behind "Like Crazy", "Set Me Free pt2" and the whole album would be watching an episode of SUCHWITA with Jimin. Jimin and SUGA talk a lot about the creative process and meaning of this album, and you can listen to what he has to say about it directly from him. Also, the documentary is great as well :) Personally, I think it was very intentional to release "Set Me Free pt 2" before "Like Crazy" because fans got the message "I'm ok, I'm free" before they explored more sad and dark parts of the album. So we listened to it with the knowledge we look at the past struggles because present Jimin is in a good place.

[@leighsawyer8219]

The English version is much clearer. Less about a traditional love relationship. More about Army and just feeling isolated during the pandemic. He has some issues with alcohol, went a little crazy. Escaped into another him. Had to “face”himself.

[@_LVLUP_]

The pandemic was a difficult time for a lot of people! Im glad he overcame this issue and was able to move on forward happily with his life

[@loredell]

Glad you got it :) I find it obvious, but when I saw many reactors a year ago saying "yesss, enjoy! it's a song about enjoying no matter what"... and I was "are we watching and listening to the same thing? it's all sad and regret" T_T

[@rosangelrojas3116]

JIMIN EL MEJOR , EL No 1., EL king. lo amo.

[@blancanavarro8487]

We share a birthday!!🎂 Mine is also on the 5th!!😊 (different decade, I’m sure!!🤣) Yes, Jimin did go through something really personal and shared it with us because he feels that comfortable with ARMY. He said his album FACE was written in chronological order of how he felt through the pandemic and it should be listened to in order, but either way his songs are amazing. I personally think this EP is a masterpiece. 💜💜💜🫰🏻🫶🏻

[@lightefilit]

Please listen to his album FACE, from top to bottom! And if you chose to react to it (lyrics videos, cause there are no more MVs), there will be only two more songs: Face-Off and Alone 🥰 In the Suchwita episode, all the interviews, and his own FACE showcase, Jimin mentioned that this album is about a particular hard time that he went through during the pandemic, when he felt distant from his friends (and lost a few...), was lost as a musician and performer, felt emptiness even towards people he loved, and he was drinking a lot to numb all that pain and loneliness. The whole album is a masterfully created chronological story of his painful emotions and experiences during two years of the pandemic. Thankfully, he was able to overcome these hardships and create this beautiful album ~ P.S.: while Like Crazy is about "love gone wrong" how that creator put it, it's also about escapism (partying and alcohol in this case). Honesty, Like Crazy is the least "personal" song in the album and has more generalised concepts, but it still does have his personal feelings too as it references Jimin's own escapism along with that movie's love story. Comments are saying Bookish Theory is wrong, but they aren't. It's just not the "full story" :D

[@alipotter0613]

It makes sense to react to music videos of BTS and the solos first as that is how you get to know them. But some of their best tracks are not their main single releases, their A sides, but their other album tracks, their B sides. So once you get done with music videos I can't wait for you to really dig into their discography and find the MANY hidden gems, that aren't actually hidden if you are ARMY!💜

[@_LVLUP_]

I still have so much to learn ! 🤯

[@alex-od6vh]

im so excited about rm next hes such a musical genius

[@odgykins]

First of all, happy late birthday! Hope it was a good one for you! And second, your deep analysis on the meaning of the MV is hella impressive bro. I am not entirely sure what the director had in mind when they wrote the treatment but your analysis is pretty solid. And if you listen to the album, there’s an interlude track just before Like Crazy that is a series of what I would describe as foley or ambient noises that tells a bit of a story; essentially portraying what a day-in-the-life is like for Jimin. The interlude ends with Jimin pouring a drink and then it dives right into Like Crazy.

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank you for the birthday wish, yes It was an amazing birthday ! and Im going to have to check out the interlude as well! It seems like the album is like a story being told of Jimins life from the one point and ends with at another point. Specifically during around the times of the pandemic it seems like based on what others have also commented ! This song connected with me on a personal level, I think that's why I was able to understand a little bit better! Thank you for your comments and support it really does mean a lot ! 😊

[@susank.548]

This speaks volumes in so many ways to addictions and also love. It's subjective to the listener on how it's taken. Thank you for sharing a tough time in your life,we all have them,but sharing keeps reminding people that they are not alone. I do appreciate you for risking opening up like that. Thank you.😊💜🫡( RMs Indigo album is pure genius!!!)

[@sylviabondoc3870]

Belated happy birthday!

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank You ! 🥳

[@janethguaman2089]

Jimin💜💜💜 can you react to Jimin live performances please😊

[@_LVLUP_]

Coming soon... 😊

[@yaniravasquez8201]

OMG! I really love your reactions...you are so on point with the lyrics and MV...you are becoming one of my 3 best BTS reactors! I'm glad I found your channel!! I like your energy and sincerity !

[@aprilforgue]

Hope you do the live video he did this on Jimmy Fallon with choreo

[@eileencritchley4630]

He's referring to himself in Closer that this he refer's to ARMY as Baby as well they will use words like that as a softer way of talking to themselves or ARMY.

[@_LVLUP_]

🤯🤯🤯

[@denissepark8248]

Feliz cumpleaños❤️

[@NinaMarie7]

i think you did so well picking up on the darker implications of the song/mv underneath and people will have different interpretations as we always do with bts (that's part of the fun!) but yeah i thought similarly to you when i saw it and getting lost in distractions and alchohol and negativity was a major theme of jimins album face (which is part of what makes ending it with set me free so satisfying). i think, and he's kind of alluded to it, that jimin really had a tough time emotionally with the pandemic and this album was a way for him to get some of those emotions out and challenge himself to turn those more complicated feelings into his music.

[@NinaMarie7]

i can see why she got some of these theories but tbh i think i don't agree with a lot of her video. that's ok though! there are many interpretations of this video and that's always part of the fun.

[@anitaherbert1037]

💜😊💜. Jimin mmmm. Jimin says he found that lockdown period and immediately afterwards really hard. He says these songs are hard to sing now as hes no longer depressed. In another interview he tells how a friend had to tell him he was depressed. After that he started to get better. .... RM the tracks of Indigo are all very different please react to 2 mvs STILL LIFE, and WILDFLOWER. plus LONELY. For his Rap JOKE or DO YOU you need to press cc for captions.

[@JN-jx7th]

Love this reaction and how you understood most of it before the explanation video. 😊 For RM I'm going to recommend Still Life. I also love Wildflower, but I know most people will have recommended that and Joker. Even if you decide not to film a reaction for it, you should check it out. Happy belated birthday! 🫰💜🎉

[@philly9372]

Happy belated birthday 🎉 after RM... react to Jhope and J Cole's On The Street!!

[@Aussiecath1964]

Happy Birthday for the 5th!! I love your reactions thank you xx

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank You for the birthday Wish and Thank you for your comment and support 😊

[@HAB63]

Great reaction! Happy Birthday!🎂🎉💜

[@정미소-e4s]

🎉👍🫶🙏👌🫶🎉👍🙏❤️🎉👍🫶🫶Jimin

[@DeborahMajor-z1s]

💜💜💜

[@jazzyg.1374]

Oohhhh you reacted like crazy to this one 😅

[@_LVLUP_]

😅🙈

[@h.vgavriel5838]

Happy birthday to you ! I have to say, I really like your reaction video. The way you analyses the song, pays attention to the lyrics, catch the little details in the video, and try to figure the real meaning behind all this... You're already a true Army, man ! As our sweet and beautiful Jimin have said once: "you're nice, keep going". And if you want to have a better understanding of the entire Face album, you can watch one of the excellent video essay by Boracity magazine , Jimin debut album,: the face of today"s pop music" I put the link here kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5TUeomeZr1oo7s . Check her channel when you have time, all his videos are a "must watched" for any Army , and the people who have some curiosity about BTS.

[@_LVLUP_]

Thank You, I have saved this link for a future reaction! I do plan on watching this video and the live performances for this album and individual songs so thank you for the comment and your support 💜

[@jordanbauman7178]

He does have an English version on his EP.

[@lara.alexandrina]

Sempre que possível confira se a música/MV tem alguma explicação sou army a quase 2 anos (yay 💜) e SEMPRE me surpreendo com algo novo. Um exemplo recente disso foi que eu achei que havia entendido rainy days e slow dancing do V até ver um vídeo explicando slow dancing e perceber que tinha muita coisa ainda 😅✨

[@CeciliaAubreyAuthor]

This theory video is okay, however, I recommend you look at his behind scene videos and interviews to understand his concept and thoughts in the songs he wrote during the pandemic

[@eileencritchley4630]

I think she's Italian or Spanish eg from Spain as she sounds like an elderly Spanish lady I know and also like my elderly Italian neighbhour.

[@_LVLUP_]

Well wherever she may be from she has an amazing accent ! 🙈

[@eileencritchley4630]

@@_LVLUP_ She sure has 😃

[@Piedrazana1]

Vaya cara tio asustas

[@pslinky]

Idr but have you started the BU storyline yet? I ask because your attention to details is really good, & you need to be detail focused gor the BU. Can you recognize all the members well yet? Thats the main prerequisite to begin the BU. Mvs etc are usually more important than the lyrics for that. I believe i left a comment on another of your vids i listed the entire list of everything lol. Anyway if you decide to go down that rabbit hole to try to decipher the story yourself, id love to watch with you and i think youll be good at it! 💜💜💜 eta: 8:14 i was a social drinker. I called myself a *weekend alcoholic* even though it wasnt always on the weekend. I self medicated for social anxiety for years. I stopped as i got older, only drinking wine for religious ceremonies. Since my husband died i dont even do that. (I wanted a drink for the 1st time in years that 1st week he died. But i knew grief + alcohol arent the best way to go to fix my life, it would destroy it.) So i still haven't drank not even for religious purposes. I got lucky & didnt actually become a full blown alcoholic. Especially since ive lost many family members to alcoholism 1 way or another. 1 su*cide while drunk & 4 to cirrhosis of the liver including my closest sister and her husband, both a week apart. Im glad you stopped yourself as well. Dont dwell on regrets though, learn from them & grow from them then dont look back. Im glad you stopped. Thank you for sharing your personal stories. We will feel more connected to you that way. And i firmly believe that we need to be more comfortable talking about "taboo" topics like alcoholism, mental health, social expectations etc so i appreciate your thoughts. Thank you 💜

[@SusieQ1955]

FYI, anything personal or romantic with the BTS members is kept completely private in real life. This is because of Korean cultural expectations which they respect, K-pop industry expectations which are rigid and could damage or end their careers, and protecting them from abuse, hate, even stalking. Once the solos started they did loosen up on the clean, pure image, such as taking their shirts (partially?)off in videos and modeling gigs, and throwing words like f*** into videos. A couple of JK's collaborators were just plain crude, but he had the foresight to make clean versions of his songs. The rap line has used f***, s***, and related concepts but they're not gangsta rap. 90% of the time those were about haters. Suga has show a cc

[@lofvee]

Are u gonna do a comeback to jimin later too? Cause he has more songs too.

[@_LVLUP_]

Of course ! Either this week or next week. I just wanted to add RM now to the rotation! ☺️

[@kristannewell3455]

I don't think Bookish Theories has the best explanation for this song. One thing that Jimin has explicitly said about the song is that the "dream" he wants to stay in is BTS, not a romantic relationship. And in general I think Bookish Theories relies too heavily on the Like Crazy movie for her interpretation and extrapolation that this song is about a romantic breakup. Like Crazy the movie is about a relationship that becomes strained and falls apart because of external forces that pull the couple apart and keep them separated. And their problems are made worse when they try to delay the inevitable (basically one character overstays her Visa and then they are forever in shit with immigration authorities). I think this theme from the movie is relevant to Jimin because at the time he was working on this album, their tour had been cancelled due to the pandemic, everyone was forced to isolate, and he and BTS were facing their mandatory enlistment in the South Korean military (the group had originally planned to enlist together after their cancelled tour, but the pandemic also delayed that). Those are quite a few different external forces pulling him away from important relationships in his life, whether that's his friends and family or his fans. I can imagine he'd be worried about what this distance would do to those relationships. You're spot on about him using alcohol to temporarily escape his worries and problems though. Jimin has basically said as much. I would only add that the muck that seems to represent his negative cycle of thoughts and worries during this time appears whenever he's alone, but is notably absent when he's among other people partying/drinking. Lastly, there is the question of the 'she' referenced in the song and who draws him into this realm of escapism where "there's not a bad thing here tonight." In the MV she's the muddy hand in a leather jacket that pulls him into the club. We also get an in-focus shot of her (while the rest of the club goers are indistinct and blurry) before she faces off with Jimin on the dance floor. Then, the room spins, there's a cut, and the scene changes to Jimin facing himself in the mirror singing about his reflection, because it turns out the 'she' was him all along. In the English version of this song there are even lyrics at this part that say, "all my reflections I can't even recognize" and this part of the choreography has Jimin facing a female dancer while they mirror each other's moves. Mirrors were also a huge theme in the promotion of this album. And to reinforce that 'she' is actually a reflection of him, at the end of the MV when Jimin returns to his room alone, his hand is now muddied too, just like hers was at the beginning.

[@loredell]

To be completely honest, neither Bookish nor Celeste have the best interpretations out there. THey have been held as I don't know "go to"? But in my nerd, fantasy, sci-fi lover opinion, they are valuable but totally overrated. For Korean context: DKDKTV (no matter what, their explanation videos are mostly objective, and when assuming they say so). For lyrics: Doolset Bangtan blog. Read them, draw your own conclusions. The other, mentioned, youtubers make mistakes, leave plotholes and twist a perfectly straight up video most of the time. Avoid.