Suga Talkin Spicy

[@TheSmiley84]

So many things to say i may forget some and come back to edit, but we really appreciate you both. The reason why, i think i can safely say we here, we enjoy what you both have to say and want/ask for more, we could listen to you both for hours and gain so much insight, thoughtful points, but also want to hear more about your own experiences. You do have unique pov as artists yourselves, as men of colour, particularly in America and within the industry. We know all too well the difficulties faced by the members but also you both too. We appreciate all that it has taken for you all to get to where you are now. I would LOVE to hear that podcast and hear what you have to say on that matter. And all matters too. Incredibly intelligent, experienced, skilled, talented and good men, and I'm not just talking about BTS, but you both as well. I appreciate the time you take to share with us Deezy, the time you both spare to immerse into the music and also share your own personal experiences when thoughts are provoked. It's really good to see the representation. It's such a nice space we are nurturing here, i hope you both know, well I'm sure Deezy you know it, but Varnell you are welcome. It's all love, no hate. Looking forward to hearing your music and what we've learnt about you through this has me intrigued and curious. I will be checking all your works out that you're willing to share with us. As a fandom we do appreciate good artistry, we are an eclectic bunch that came together in appreciation of the honouring of not only music but our collective humanity too. It was an interesting point about wanting to hear contrasts and more of a human relatability and inspiration in people's music. It really is appreciated. A lot of us have wide musical tastes and hip hop is certainly one of them, you might be surprised to learn all the other influences too Varnell, you'll learn with time. I know i know, the lyric squad gets on your back, but you really will gain so much depth from watching the lyrics play alongside hearing ahead. It's worth it. There are tons of bars, but also thinking points and reflective moments that make you pause and self reflect at times too. If anyone reacting could appreciate that well, it would certainly be you. (recurring viewer here on the tv, not signed in which i suspect lots of other viewers in that demographic show up as not subscribers but i am on multiple accounts) You're part of the fam, you have our support. Good luck on the trips and at work, have a safe journey back home. I do look forward to seeing more content from you guys, i really enjoy listening to what you have to say. I'm so glad that it's become a creative outlet for you Deez, your editing skills are 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 also 😂

[@SleepDeez]

🥲read every word.. thank you and thank you for being a part of this universe 💜💜💜

[@Kristal01]

You two are good.i'm even not a fan of hiphop/rap..but wth Yoongi & RM..i hear all their song & love it.i really appreciate your love for bts.thank you sleepy & varnell.can we name this squad comment fan "DEEZY"..😂😂😂

[@moonglider7]

couldn't have worded it better 😥😥💜

[@Artfrg4]

Bars, thinking points and reflective moments. I like that! 💜

[@ChelebelleOT7]

Very nicely stated! I have to agree here 💯

[@agustnowandden]

ALL the ladies are waving their banners saying "YOONGI MARRY ME" 😂

[@Artfrg4]

Hahahaha! Love it every time it catches him off guard! And the way the band teases him with it! 💜

[@LynnHermione]

We are waving army boms and screaming SHIBAAAL, very demure very mindful 😂

[@ChelebelleOT7]

Now there is definite truth in this statement! Yoongi is so raw and authentic. He is the guy that has faced his shadow. He has a hard exterior with a mushy inside. Plus he produces music and raps like a beast. Plays piano and makes you cry. Who wouldn’t want to marry a man like that!

[@rmandilovetrees]

Thank you, Sleep and Varnell! So excited for Varnell’s discovery and exploration of D-Day. Sleep, have you considered watching the dvd of Yoongi’s live tour? For the longest time, my live experience of Kendrick’s Damn tour was one of my favorite concert experiences. D-Day live in Oakland (barricade GA) was other worldly. Yoongi is a phenomenal stage performer. Thanks again for taking us to school. Headed to upgrade my sub on that other app. Apobangpo.✨💜✨

[@liltweety]

I never particularly want to be married again, but I'd consider it for Yoongi.

[@sbtisl82]

"how are you gonna protect something that you don't even celebrate?" BAAAARRRSS

[@SleepDeez]

@@sbtisl82 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@EttehUmeng2]

Too fawking real! 💯💯💯

[@EttehUmeng2]

@himaririku9254 Nobody cares. 🥱 You under every BTS reaction video, are you not tired???

[@SleepDeez]

@@EttehUmeng2 blocked em 😉

[@EttehUmeng2]

@@SleepDeez I did! I love you guys! 🥹💜

[@vs0537]

“damn bts be like that?” the way I’m screaming at my screen rn YES MY GUY

[@AngelaSealana]

More like YES👏🏻 MY👏🏻 GUY👏🏻

[@vs0537]

@@AngelaSealana frr

[@vs0537]

“Rappers write their own raps” MIC DROP

[@patriciapineda8162]

Exactly what real Artist that own their craft think. Doesn't Yoongi words here remind you of another legend ? Eminem!!! Can you imagine a colab with the rap line

[@EttehUmeng2]

🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@susicoco1]

There was an interview of Suga saying how much he wrote per day, because He believed Rappers wrote their own Raps. Until he met other rappers and found out different. To this day, he writes daily and if it's his own name on it, he will produce on it.

[@susa5622]

Who invited you???​@@himaririku9254

[@danidanijo]

​@@himaririku9254 Okaystay its ok we love you. Theres room for everyone. Bangchan has big rizz ❤army 🇦🇺

[@katuthie]

Every time Varnell says "imagine it at a concert" I do a little jump in my seat, bc their stage presence is just on another level and I wish to see the day he sees Yoongi's tour film (any concert of theirs, for that matter) somewhere in the future!

[@VarnellHill]

@@katuthie I think I saw a little live footage but I’m not sure if that video came out

[@anitaherbert1037]

If you read the book they say during training RM was like Jack Black in School of Rock but School of Rap. The younger members laughing explain how he had tears in his eyes, begging them saying " how can you be singers and not know your music. He compiled music and begged them to listen to it. He would sit them in front of all the greats saying "see that wasnt that really cool". All the vocal line say they were influenced by the Rap line who already knew the culture.

[@shweta7796]

Frr…. Joonie is the founder of Hybes current music training regimen!

[@susa5622]

Its funny cuz in reality Suga didnt really do an ending speech at his concerts. He just sang The Last and literally walked away lol. But he does do an introduction interlude where he names the members of the his band and they have a little solo thats so cool and even his backup dancers. Mad respect.

[@boramiii]

and ARMYs were left wondering if the concert really ended😂

[@pandaninjanette]

If possible, def watch D-Day concert. Whether it’s the actual concert footage or fan cams. The songs with a live band. The energy in the arena. The songs are 100x more powerful. And you get to see Yoongi’s performance. It’s unreal.

[@joanna_bourque3980]

It played in a theater in my area. Of course, I went to see it. AMAZING.

[@lesliebowden5739]

I went to DDAY in Chicago and it was incredible🔥 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@sam693691]

The fan cams are so much better

[@StJonSays]

@@pandaninjanette yeah and the Road to D-day concert film on Disney+ is also so memorable

[@skterentiev8338]

Went to the concert in NYC and it’s still the best concert I’ve ever been to (I haven’t gotten to see BTS yet so no one come for me 😅). It’s so good.

[@vs0537]

“they’ve studied the essence of hip hop” this is sooo important. Rapline but most importantly RM really made sure BTS listen to hip hop so that they really understand music. It’s actually a system their label uses now to train their future artists - listening to different genres of music to expand the music knowledge.

[@MsKellyBean]

yes. i think this is what often sets them apart from many others.

[@vs0537]

@@MsKellyBean definitely. I don't see other artists in the industry have that level of dedication to their craft it's refreshing!

[@roguechevelle]

I think it's really cool that they saw what RM & the rapline did with making sure the other members were well versed in music of all genres and implemented that into their training system. I feel like some other kpop companies have a control/ego problem where they are so set in their ways they don't think they can learn anything directly from the idols themselves, they know better cuz they've been in the industry for so many years and are older so they are not very open minded to learn from them. What I keep thinking about too is RM would have all the members freestyle rap just randomly for fun vocal line too and I remember watching old Bangtan Bombs of them doing that. And they talked about just randomly doing it like at the dinner table someone would ask hand me this or that and they'd respond with rhymes or launch into a brief rap battle.

[@lesliemcmc]

@@vs0537 I kinda want his list, you know? Like the idol training people said they use his reccommendations to introduce trainees to lots of music genres, I want to take that class.

[@vs0537]

@@lesliemcmc Prof Joon? Yes please I’d love that too

[@LM-gm9yo]

2:18 "how do you breathe????" y'all haven't heard RM's Joke yet 🤣

[@Rainberri]

Swear RM didn't take a breath the whole damn song😭

[@LM-gm9yo]

@@Rainberri i’m convinced he’s got 2 pairs of lungs because I would’ve been blue in the face after the first couple of bars 😭😭😂

[@AnnieDHarpie]

I keep chuckling to myself “and they can do this live” 😈 what they record they can do live. And it’s amazing

[@skier___7843]

😂

[@LM-gm9yo]

@@AnnieDHarpie YES, you said it so perfectly! What they record they can do live 😌🔥

[@vaneclp2]

24:05 "my fans, keep your head high with pride because who can do it like me uh" i love this line

[@squishycoveswena]

"Send you to Hong Kong" is an oral joke 😂😂😂

[@SleepDeez]

@@squishycoveswena 🤣 did you see our faces

[@marinal.]

@@SleepDeez snickers yes

[@bayoywamgo9879]

Lol i don't believe Sleep and Varnell needed to hear from the comment squad in this.😂😂😂😂😂 ✌️✌️✌️

[@wanderingFran]

​@SleepDeez your faces were hilarious lol. I myself appreciate AgustD and bts for the fact that they don't just talk about THAT all the time but in this case, since so many people think it's incredibly hot when suga raps really fast it's another example of how incredibly clever his lyrics are ;)

[@denisse0329]

They are talking to some small Korean hip hop artists who were belittling them for becoming idols instead of staying underground hip hop artists

[@GeminiValenzuela-wg5vn]

There's inside conversation in ARMY Suga criticize the Industry/World RM analyze the Industry/World J-Hope visualize the Industry/World So technically they have theeee besst Rap Line that you could've think of.

[@rrr8990]

And Jin ridicules the industry/world (Sorry I had to complete it 😅)

[@GeminiValenzuela-wg5vn]

@@rrr8990 Yeeeees, thank you 💜🫂

[@novelverse890]

@@rrr8990 i almost spilled my drinks reading that. jin's face came in my mind when I read this

[@susicoco1]

Varnell, when we hear The Last, we do cry. Seeing him on his concert closing witht this song changed a lot. And Im not sure if you guys are caught up with the happenings. But theres a reason we made it #1 Itunes worldwide recently.

[@bayoywamgo9879]

THE LAST is like an anthem OF and for.AgustD, SUGA, and Min Yoongi. That song never fails to give me goose bumps and it's not only because he was being vulnerable but because I see his struggles in me and other people and that makes him human and that makes me human as well.. The live performance of this song is EARGASMIC! my only regret is is didn't get to watch it in person.

[@dopaminish2099]

I ugly cry almost every time I hear it. I get from sad to empty to desperate to furious to victorious in my feelings. I have a relative that never looked at the lyrics and can’t hear it because his ccptbs causes him not be able to endure the intensity of the transmitted emotions. I loved that he played it at the concert

[@dopaminish2099]

@@himaririku9254 aw look at you so in love with your faves

[@anARMY-c3x]

Varnell, my 40+ year old academic self camped overnight at the Coliseum for his show. It was AMAZING. Make him show you the concert after he plays D-Day for you. The stage design was SICK. I’ve been watching live music since the 90s and his show was one of the best I’ve ever seen.

[@anARMY-c3x]

Also this Twin Haters aside… 😂😂😂

[@dysmissme7343]

Blew my fucking mind ❤

[@randihardy6642]

“Suga rapping about murder and the girls crying in the audience over his perfection” - just call me out like that! Damn. Can confirm we were ALL dying.

[@a2g2u2s.t.d]

That part got me 😆

[@jojoyeu]

I laughed so much cause that's me too. I sometimes think it's waning the effect his music has on me then I will wake with nevermind or so faraway playing on repeat in my mind.

[@jedidar]

Saw Suga /AgustD/MinYoongi a year ago in LA he was incredible, and I had a blast. 57 yr old woman went by myself. I Will never forget the D-Day concert. He had me on my feet the entire show.❤

[@mgm_purple4153]

I went last year too! I was 60 and I went because a moot on twitter I barely knew offerede a ticket and to stay in her hotel room. That was a stressful decision but I trusted my git when she just handed me the ticket on ticket master. Best decision I could have made🤣

[@horan2673]

⁠@@mgm_purple4153I saw SUGA a year ago in nj. I am 62yr old woman from 🇬🇧,I went on my own it was one of my hi lights of the year for me💜💜

[@ReneeSimspastor2theworld]

I was 56 when I saw him twice! The concert was awesome .

[@SleepDeez]

See y'all Friday! 💜💜💜

[@Joyjoy_ak]

Can't wait🎉

[@tinaaikaa77]

youtube.com/@varnellhill?si=jrcFRq18QOOBbexS Varnells yt channel

[@francinesmith4191]

You gotta watch the round table from 2014 where the rapper came at rm and suga

[@LynnHermione]

Pleeease watch the live concert after the albums!

[@nataliacoggins6769]

​@@francinesmith4191 it was December 2013 and it was disgusting to watch grown a** men - ages 27 to 35 - bullying RM and Suga, only 19 and 20 years old at the time!!!!! B-Free got exactly what he deserved - nothing more, nothing less!!!!

[@genevievehiguera6162]

Sleep being such a discerning and enlightened musician is able to distinguish between "cultural appropriation" and what I would call "cultural appreciation". Japan has deep appreciation and love for Jazz, Funk, Blues, Rock, Popping and Locking(some of the best Lockers are Japanese). When you love music, great music, you can't be bias because OMG , what you'll be missing out on in this short life. Props to this channel dedicated to the "Appreciation of ART".💜

[@TexasThorn]

Thank you for that wording!! As a musician and educator, these conversations are being had every semester. I'm going to borrow your beautiful succinct turn of phrase. Thank you

[@Raynstor.m]

@@TexasThornsounds like you may need some guest speakers show up to class. 😉

[@lansjwpaw]

I think people assume that a song from the BTS rap line is going to be like Raygun breakdancing and Army just likes it because the guys are cute. So it's nice to hang with folks who "get" BTS and Army. Thank you.

[@dere2879]

Army in the comments are killing me. This is golden

[@JoSedunary]

Oh you had to go there Lisa.... we Aussies hoped that would never see the light of day again hahahahah

[@rheasantos1689]

You all have to watch the D-Day shows! EVERY performance of the The Last as the LAST song he performs is POWERFUL.

[@kichkabodurova0613]

“imagine the intrusive thoughts i’m fighting here” I LOST IT AHAHAHAHA pls keep doing these reactions they’re amazing

[@SleepDeez]

🤣 well I almost lost it too. I seen it in my eyes during the edit.

[@mcdglm]

same!! 😂

[@kichkabodurova0613]

@@SleepDeez good thing you held it in or varnell would never come back 🤭 hold it a bit more, we almost have him 😈

[@parisparis9928]

Went to Agust D concert, and yes Varnell...we're all cute and sweet, and when he did Agust D (the song) we just went wild! This one cute girl beside me even sang the loudest (like her life depends on it) during Daechwita, every single Korean word! ❤‍🔥

[@VarnellHill]

I literally had a funny thought of yall carrying purple uzi’s full of Purple Hearts and tears…lol…wearing purple bandanas lol

[@parisparis9928]

@@VarnellHill hahaa i know right. I love how we, ARMY, just have to embrace the duality of going hard & gangsta at times, and also soft & sweet at other times. Or just mix them all at once 😁

[@dAPERize]

The "culture is deeper" conversation is SOMETHING! I teach music for a living to kids from diverse backgrounds. So many have ZERO clue how much Black people are responsible for the roots of their faves' music, but yet they disrespect the music. Not just dislike, which is fair, but flat out DISrespect. I gotta clip that part for my students because you are totally right and it's an important conversation...necessary conversation!

[@SleepDeez]

I saw some disheartening comments from drake “fans” in reference to Kendrick having elements of jazz and funk on TPAB and it made me sick to my stomach.

[@marinal.]

@@SleepDeez tsk thats sad

[@marinal.]

nods furiously! ur a good teacher.

[@dAPERize]

@@SleepDeez when beefing is more important than supporting good music when it's made...or disrespecting the roots as such

[@dAPERize]

@@marinal. thank you that's very sweet

[@yachiro8]

“That’s why they keep saying Yoongi to me! 😮” I love Varnell smile realizations

[@sunreads]

when he said “and all the ladies are like” *random movements* (hahah) i thought he should watch some live concerts from d-day tour and see fans in action!

[@ashleyjones4157]

I was just getting ready to say this. ARMY is all in for all of it!

[@worldwidehandsome7084]

they literally were doing that and JUMPING like crazy every time yoongi did, especially at barricade. it was the most insane bts concert I've been to.

[@NelciaBrowne]

Yes pls a concert reaction ❤

[@mrgxthvn]

I watched again the first video of Varnell listening to BTS with Right Place Wrong Person and at the beginning when Sleep said "this is a member of BTS" Varnell face didn't lie, he had an idea of BTS in mind and it was really not what it truly is. And it's so good to see him realize videos after videos that he was wrong. When I say I like BTS people think I like some boys who are just good looking in a big industrie, they don't know and they don't want to know that they are real artists, that their music is really versatile and that is not only music for teenage girls

[@skterentiev8338]

Also “don’t worry I got you” and throws up the photo of burnt toast 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SleepDeez]

🤣😭

[@13alyssaross]

43:10 crying YOONGI IS HIS BIAS WRECKER CONFIRMED 😭

[@lesliemcmc]

Final thoughts for me, thank you guys for keeping this up. Varnell, I don't care if you never call yourself army, it's enough that you sit down with us, give us and the boys your time and both of yalls expertise. I probably wouldn't have found you guys if you weren't talking about BTS, but it's your knowledge (and humor) about music, hip hop, the production side of things, and the industry as a whole that keeps me coming back. Really really appreciate all the work you do Sleep. Also, Varnell, I listened to your stuff and your beats are NASTY man, I'll for sure give your next project a listen

[@SleepDeez]

@@lesliemcmc thanks for being our honorary moderator today 😂 appreciate the love and support and happy you found us here

[@VarnellHill]

Thank you for your kind words…and thanks for listening to my music…ARMY have been some of the kindest people I’ve ever seen or met…the love that you all have even shown me is incredible…you’re the kind of fans that artist like myself dream of…I just appreciate all the love

[@lesliemcmc]

@SleepDeez @VarnellHill of course!! All the love 💜❤️

[@dmbailey73]

"Stop trying to defend a culture that you don't celebrate"-- 🗣️ SAY IT LOUDER FOR SOME FOLKS IN THE BACK 👏🏽 Preach, Sleep!!

[@BrilliantHuman]

12:26 Sleep you HAVE to show him DDay concert footage to show him how ARMY really get down. We are there every step of the way. You want to be soft, okay we love soft...you want to talk your shit...We will SHIBAL with the best of them!!! Varnel DO NOT underestimate ARMY or what "ladies" actually like. We love great music, we love authenticity, we love music with messaging but we can also just be there for the vibes. BTS/members gives us all of this in spades. Actually Boracity has a great video essay on this topic (kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKHdgpJ8mL9shsksi=i6sTDEJE1hXB02z9), and just like how the Beatles were disrespected and looked down on by media and the gp bc their audience was primarily women, but once men actually tuned in and "discovered" that their music was quality THEN they became respected, etc. Beware of what your preconceived notions of BTS' primarily female audience is based on. There's also Ch.21 of Rise of Bangtan (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWi4fGSFbKqkrbcsi=IBj9XJmCn9Fu5j5l) that is focused on the mutual respect and deep understanidng that BTS has for their audience, being completely aware of how we are dismissed or called "crazy" because we are women and how they intentionally reword questions in order to avoid that association.

[@nelli9919]

This. There were a few key things that solidified me as an army for life back in 2016-17. One of them was definitely listening to this album, especially The Last and So Far Away with the lyrics and relating a little too hard to his line about going to see the psychiatrist with his parents who said they barely knew him. Another was hearing and seeing them defend us over and over again, to local and international interviewers, even Joon, adjusting translations to the members to rephrase questions that painted us as mindless and obsessive, yoongi talking to the other members about how because they are “idols” he’s afraid that the fans would be shamed or made fun of, the line in the last; my fans hold your heads up high, who does as much as me. I have to include the fact that they are such dedicated students of music, and never fail to highlight, credit and support the (often black) artists that influence and inspire them. And when they discover an area that they aren’t so learned in, they do everything to educate themselves. They did it with American hustle life. The gender sensitivity proofreaders that joon said he seeks out. They are always learning and growing.

[@dopaminish2099]

Aaand don’t underestimate the amount of gentlemen attending the concerts and loosing it 😎

[@littlelala4623]

You should have Varnell read the lyrics to The Last and So Far Away on his own time and then come share his thoughts. The lyrics to these two songs were part of the foundation that made ARMY. We still reference the lyrics all the time to this day

[@dysmissme7343]

Aye 💜

[@LotusBloom0309]

I’m 48 years old, American. I remember when hip hop was just starting to become popular. I loved it in the beginning. I especially loved the artists who really had something to say like Public Enemy, Arrested Development, Iced Tea, Tupac, etc. But honestly, as a woman, I began to feel unwelcome in hip hop spaces, bored by the same topics going around and around without really adding to the conversation and the rampant negativity. I don’t care how much money you have (whatever, I know that Ferrari in the video was rented) or how many chicks you can bang. Where is the creativity? For every Kendrick Lamar, there are 40 boring ass rappers bragging over the same old shit. Ctrl +C, Ctrl +V. Don’t they even care that they are alienating huge audiences? Anyway, I say this because BTS has made me love hip hop again, and many ARMY feel the same way. BTS speaks truth to power in the way the best of hip hop does. They write deep, intelligent, emotional lyrics that audiences, even a middle-aged white woman in America, can relate to. And while they do brag a bit about their success, everything they say is well-earned and the truth. And even their diss tracks have an underlying positivity and humility. Take Ddeng for example. Yes, this song is responding to haters, but in the end, it is a positive song about celebrating success and ignoring the noise of jealous antis.

[@blackbirdfly3153]

THISSSSSS!...... I am a 61 year old white woman that was really into early hip hop and i too felt the same as you... BTS gave me what i was looking for... rap line, vocal line, multiple genres, live band performances... intelligent and meaningful bars upon bars.... and The Last is actually the song that helped me with my struggle with depression and self loathing. lets say it was the catalyst. i was already sticking my toes in the rabbit hole when i found this song... and i havent left and i never will.

[@claudiaboniche]

Truth 🤗

[@jessicapierce3027]

We have Sleep, he's giving BTS their recognition. If it has to be earned one person at a time, that's how BTS and ARMY will fight for it.

[@athakwangshu919]

Not the “suga 93 hoodie” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@StJonSays]

Suga s one of the fastest rappers with 9.83 syllables per second. We have all type of people in ARMY, but remember, no one hates the haters like ARMY. We love singing those songs with them , throwing up the lightsticks on the beat, because we can't stand antis. Look at what recently happened and what we are streaming as a result.

[@nataliacoggins6769]

Actually during a radio interview he was asked to see if he beat his Cypher 2 rap!!!! He was timed at 11.83 syllables per second, his fastest live rap ever!!!!

[@StJonSays]

@@nataliacoggins6769 wow!!

[@Jimins_Minion]

12:49 ladies like rap. As long as it’s good. Personally, loved rap growing up until it became “pimping hoe I’m rich mumble mumble”. BTS made me love rap again.

[@enidalegria9658]

loved it! Tell you something, im 65 woman and ill be screaming my heart out to August D music anytime. Why? because he has never disrespect or used women (sex) in his lyrics. Thats why.

[@baby_yoda489]

Excellent point!

[@liliputjo3951]

True

[@KathySwampQueen]

64 almost 65....SAME!!!

[@GB-ox4jv]

How could Sleep show Varnall knee look like burnt toast😂. Also I went to AgustD DDAY tour 5/11/23 @ Kia in LA I’m a woman. Suga is my bias he even yelled Shibal [씨발] is a Korean offensive word, similar to ‘Fuck’ or ‘Shit’. While giving us the finger🖕😂😂😂 I loved his concert 🔥🔥

[@SleepDeez]

hahaha he did that all on his own

[@anARMY-c3x]

@@SleepDeezoh yeah he did. Then people were saying shibal on a live with JK and he was like “aigo ARMY no you can’t say that!” Yoongi raised a monster. 😂

[@butterflysuki7772]

Something cool... Suran, who featured on the last song! Suga won his first ever award as a producer for a song he produced for her called "Wine." High recommend. Also, does Varnell know he also was featured on Juice Wrld's album, or that Juice Wrld did a collab with RM and Suga for a mobile app game!?!? HA

[@em5522]

Just have to share it here: After the jubilation of having Megtan collab confirmed today, I found out that both Megan's and RM's MVs won at the Berlin Commercial Awards today, too (shout out to their respective MV directors, Aube Perrie and Douglas Bernardt, who were specifically named for the awards, and their team!). Big congrats to them! 💜🐎

[@natashambulo3510]

That's amazing!!!!

[@dysmissme7343]

Which video of Megan’s won an award?

[@em5522]

@@dysmissme7343 Hiss

[@em5522]

​@@dysmissme7343 Hiss

[@em5522]

​@dysmissme7343 if yt finally let's this cmmt show: Hiss.

[@Nyob]

The Last and Amygdala are two tracks where we see the raw honest Yoongi that shows us everything he is and has been through. He is the strongest person.

[@glossaria2]

There is no one more vulnerable on stage than Agust D. His whole history and heart and pain and success and fear is in his music, and he serves it up to us like a gift. Talking about mental health is a tough sell anywhere, but in SK it was particularly taboo. Min Yoongi put it all out there in his Agust D songs, and then GAVE them away. (His first two mixtapes were free SoundCloud releases.) I personally know dozens of ARMYs (I'm sure there are more like thousands) who credit THE LAST with literally saving their lives. They were able to find their way out of that darkness because Agust D's music took them by the hand and let them know they weren't alone there, that survival-- even triumph-- was possible. I was at his first concert of his tour in NY, and he performed "The Last" as the very last song-- the final encore. By that time we had all screamed and sang ourselves hoarse, and I think the drummer and Yoongi himself were the only people in the entire stadium who had sat down for the last two hours. We weren't even sure he was going to perform it live, and the entire stadium went crazy when we heard the opening bars. There was special power in hearing him rap "The heads of thousands nodding to my hand gesture" in front of a sold-out arena of ARMYs who knew every step of his journey, back to the kid who had to choose between food and bus fare because the guys buying lyrics he'd written had ripped him off.

[@blackbirdfly3153]

me it saved me...

[@sweetlorre]

​@@blackbirdfly3153 right here with you, Army 🫂💜

[@sweetlorre]

💜🫂🥹

[@Drifty-Alix]

Varnell @12:24 - Yup, I actually like that it's sort of our little secret what BTS/Suga concerts are like. Especially Suga's concert - it was amazing to go to a hiphop concert with a predominately female audience. (Sorry to men, but sometimes y'all ruin things for us.) Thanks for the videos, Sleep!!

[@AngelaSealana]

Everybody woofing at him like a dog 🤣🤣

[@BrilliantHuman]

41:20 OH MY GOODNESS...the difference between how Varnall is imaging Yoongi finished his show and how he actually finished it...I'm unalived! All I'm going to say is SHIT!!! 😉

[@dysmissme7343]

😂fr

[@yachiro8]

“That’s why they keep saying Yoongi to me! 😮” I love Varnell smol realizations

[@alittlebitmaddy]

Man, people have said it already but I agree - ya'll have gotta watch his D-Day concert. The whole concept from start to finish shows his journey as an artist through his trauma towards healing, and it's so damn impressive. Thanks for another great reaction/discovery/reflection!

[@noelmontrey7972]

The storytelling through the music, the dance performance, the videos, the stage itself ... impeccable storytelling. Vulnerable storytelling. I don't think there's anything else like it.

[@dopaminish2099]

The glitch film he released in advance of the album was already mindblowing 🤯. I’m still getting goosebumps watching everything

[@ashleyjones4157]

@varnellHill Sleep made a good point about Suga and RM talking back to the rap and hip hop haters who were jealous of them finding success with a K-pop label. But the other side of this is that BTS was getting hate from the K-pop side too. They were from a small label, they didn’t have a lot of money, and no influence. They were mocked for their name, their “concept” and their looks (if you can imagine). They fought for every step forward and every success. That is why they appreciate ARMY as much as they do. And that’s why we love to hear them talk that sh….stuff. :)

[@ZainabYounus-s5b]

I swear your promos and OST are better than most syndicated shows. Can't wait for the bias debate to finally get an answer!!

[@MeasSambath]

That was hilarious. I laughed out loud. Beef. I don't mean Bulgogi.

[@anARMY-c3x]

Please I was on metro and nearly snorted. He was SO PROUD of himself. 😂

[@dysmissme7343]

Bro I don’t even care- it works! 😂😂

[@LetsBeGoodHuman]

AgustD's AgustD and RM's Joke are, to me, their reponse to those mediocre Korean rappers who basically called them 'girls' because they became idols with make up on (not true rappers) when they joined BTS. The way Bangtan has to reply to ignorant bullies is by talking their shit on a song that not only speaks truths about those FOOLS that try to bully them but that also PUTS THEM IN THEIR PLACE through the clear musical superiority of the song. Their flow alone would shut them up already. But then they add the beat, the bars and the DELIVERY and all their bullies cry and go back to their mommas. At least, that's how I see it.

[@sabrinab4193]

7:10 the only person I know they don't really liked in the past and dissed in a song (cypher pt 2, the part where they tell the person to go to hawaii) is a "rapper" called b-free (born in hawaii), who mocked them in the beginning of their careers (there's video of him and other guys calling them girls for wearing makeup and becoming idols - mysoginy and homophobia at its peak, and none of these guys succeeded in their careers lol)

[@MsNighthawk33]

Did anyone else think of Epik High’s ‘Born Hater’ when they were talking about the hater babies, “little Damiens”? 😂

[@blackbirdfly3153]

yesssss I did! lol

[@MsNighthawk33]

@@blackbirdfly3153 It instantly popped into my head… Some people just have too much time and too little to no creativity to make good use of it. 🤷🏻‍♀️😅

[@JanB-qm2bi]

Have you listened to Hip Hop Lover, by the whole group? Or Born Singer, a take on J. Cole's Born Sinner? The vocal line talks about Suga and RM making them listen to all sorts of music to educate them. JK was a rapper too in the early albums.

[@euge2388]

About "The Last" Yoongi has been honest about having depression episodes or panic attacks that stop him from even going out to stage. Once, it hit just after a presentation that he could not attend, then went to tw (and in his lyrics for Young Forever) about how he went to that same venue after not being able to show/give his best to the fans. he made a promise to himself to find his ground and peace. This song is deep and hard bc of the beat, the lyrics and that promise: "my fans, my homies, keep your heads up cuz who is doing as much as I do/have done as much as I?". He's a man of words and a man of his word, who worked his a$$ off to grown and be his best version each time. (In fact in Daechwita & Haegeum, there's this theory that every time you see him sh00ting or k!lling himself, he's fighting against these past versions or parts of himself to build a new one, better if suited, new for sure, but always embracing that he's not a monolith and static person/a. He's him at that moment, but he also was and might be different later too).

[@karodear]

This album, as with anything they do, did not come out of a vacuum. Yoongi had a lot of sh to process and late december 2015 he was unable to perform cos of his mental health. He came on twitter early January and wrote a long thread about going back to the venue a few weeks later to kinda try to understand the feelings of the audience waiting, and of himself. That letter is still on their twitter, as a testament to how earnestly and seriously he takes this relationship between them and ARMY. All of that culminated in this mixtape. Man, I had never thought I'd see the day he would perform The Last, and then he just went and did it for every single show of the D-Day tour- and I got to see him perform it. Yeah man. We go hard for these guys. Cos they go hard for us, and our relationship. In this Bora shit for life.

[@tracydowd4013]

ARMY's be rapping right along with Yoon-gi, and jumping and waving their ARMY BOMBS. I went to the AUGUST D concert on his Oakland stop, and it was awesome. SUGA is a born performer. And his energy is on another level. SUGA did say that on his first mixtape he was very angry. By D-Day he wasn't so angry anymore. He is a master at his craft. He played songs from all of his work, his AGUST D and D-2 mixtapes, and his D-Day album.

[@StJonSays]

@@tracydowd4013 I remember when he said he didn't have as much to write about anymore, but I suspect he will be angry again when he comes back LOL.

[@tracydowd4013]

@@StJonSays I really hope so. I can't wait for Cypher 5 by the rap line.

[@lieaorganasolo]

Varnell is hitting on the head about why i love BTS. They are really hip hop, they respect the culture, and they staying TEN TOES down in this culture that we created and want to share. PLEASE HAVE THIS CONVO ON THE PODCAST

[@noelmontrey7972]

Yo, round the 12:30 mark, Varnell... we ladies have a LOT of beef with the world, and the cathartic release at the D-Day concerts was INCREDIBLE! Speaking as a 50-something woman who was there. We went to the concert, and then we watched the concert online, and then we kept watching that concert online, all the versions, and the repeats, and we went to see it in the cinema, and then we f-ing bought the D-Day concert so we can watch it whenever we want. I'm saving the one I bought to watch on my birthday. Never been into hip hop before BTS.

[@KathySwampQueen]

I'm 65...all I can say is....SAME!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@Minuialeth75]

Even if you can't film it for obvious reasons, you have to make Varnell watch one of the D-Day concerts, if only for him to witness ARMYs rapping along Yoongi 😂

[@LuchokGik]

SUGA 93 hoodie explained: So basically girls wearing SUGA 93 hoodie (merch) were fighting another people to death (they were on a MISSION). The videos of this went viral and now we have SUGA 93 squad ready to fight, ARMY are gangsters. P. S. Thanks to everybody for correcting me in the comments

[@cg558]

Um, not quite. There's three different videos of different girls having fights (you can still see them if u search). In each case, girls wearing suga 93 hoodies were beating up the other girl. I could be wrong but I've been twt army for a long time and I don't remember a vid where both girls were wearing merch. Army don't beat up other army.

[@StJonSays]

@@cg558 og ARMY speaking up! I have the knock off one with animal ears that's made to fit a 12 year old

[@valeriaaraujo9962]

​@@cg558 as someone who knows about those videos and have been in the fandom for a long time I can testify to what you are saying. Maybe the video with two girls wearing the 93 hoodie fighting does exist but I don't remember ever seeing it and that was definitely not the one that made the "Suga 93 hoodie" a thing on the fandom.

[@LuchokGik]

@@cg558 ok, thanks for the correction, apparently my memory is already failing me. I will change my comment

[@liltweety]

Everyone brave until someone with a 93 hoodie invites you outside.

[@fmoreira2727]

I got hooked by Suga’s artistry but what made me stay are his soft tender displays of affection. The way he hand wrote little messages and made party favors for the ones who came to his bday celebration, to the tenderness he called us his loves(before the fandom was named), to him keeping a small fan note as a bookmark and he casually saying he wants to grow old with us. His radio show during the pandemic helped me survive such uncertain times. Watching him worry and plan ahead so we will never be alone is what creates such a strong bond, we had and are currently going through such hard times but we know we always have each other.

[@drbat11]

lmao 'and I'm not talking bulgogi' 😂 and if he wants to know if the ladies go crazy then show him a dday concert!!!

[@lesliemcmc]

I love that as we get into this series further and further Sleep is letting his obsession slip out more and more. It's like me anytime I show someone BTS, at first I'm like, "listen to this song it's good, promise" and if they're nice to me enough times suddenly it's like "Yeah but did you know ___!!!?!"

[@blackbirdfly3153]

same!!!!

[@DrCmcho]

I hope he discovers DDAY tour! So he can see how hard the ladies went for Yoongi! Still one of the most memorable concerts ever

[@nerizzap.828]

NOT BULGOGI 💀

[@eshita7845]

12:28 we NEED to be. That man is not impressed unless we rapping it back to him, word for word. Got no choice!

[@ashaneagreen5465]

I went to Suga’s world tour in LA. When I tell you the crowd was LIT!!! Everyone knew the songs word for word. I had the best time of my life. And TRUE so many people CRIED in the crowd at how good he was! I was one of them 😅

[@annedeodatonailsart3353]

One important thing about ARMY. We support BTS and we support ARMY themselves, you two are already ours. We will certainly support your projects and launches. We are a family. Much success always! Love from Brazil!!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 And PLEASE send good vibes and energy from our boy YOONGI. 😢😢

[@Itm449]

Agust D’s “Agust D” and his “D2” saved my life. Seriously, I was lost, completely lost, numb, no longer caring about anything, just waiting for it to end, and was pretty close, when I stumbled on Daechwita. It caught my attention. From there I found his two albums, particularly The Last, Moonlight, Interlude: Set Me Free, and I slowly came back to life. Yoongi’s music, it touched something in me, it’s so expressive, he expressed the emotion for me that I couldn’t until I finally could. I’m not very eloquent, but I would not be here without him. I cried during The Last at each of the 4 concerts on his solo tour that I was able to make. Whenever the numbness sets in, I reach for Agust D and Jimin’s FACE - Jimin’s extremely good at expressing the emotion through his music as well - and I remember why it’s worth living. I very much appreciate your deep diving into BTS’ music. Thank you for giving your time and expertise and thoughtfulness to this endeavor.

[@s.susanmarandi9080]

Hope you're doing fine now.

[@JBucek88]

Varnell needs to watch a D-DAY concert

[@sarahingreen9734]

Guys when you go to Korea, if you meet Yoongi, give him a hug on Army's behalf, please🥺 It's been hell not knowing how he is💔 Varnell, we like you! You nice, keep going!💜 And yes, everybody wants Army, we know.😌💅🏻

[@JoSedunary]

His friend El Capitxn (Jang Yi-jeong Producer who was in one of the later Suchwita eps) went on his weverse live this week, some Army asked him to 'thumbs up' if everything was ok for our Yoongi after the 'lineup' and he did it.... Just knowing that Yoongi has great people around him makes me feel less stressed... he's not going through it alone.

[@jray5907]

I sure was like that at his concert 🤣🤣I screamed all the curse words in English and Korean 😂😂😂

[@ZariDV]

Man you were so right about the folks in our own community who talk down on the music that holds our creative DNA. I do actually remember hearing people at my college clowning Kendrick back in the day when he was putting out his first couple of albums. I had to wonder if we were listening to the same thing. I'm glad TPAB gets it's flowers now but some people was playing in that man's face at first. Agust D was an incredible debut project. And you're right, his music is perfect for us to get the anger and aggression out when we scream out the lyrics with him. It's cathartic. Yoongi really is pretty open with us in his music so we feel emotionally bonded to him on a level. So when the media and haters try to fuck with him, we come out in droves for him. He's saved more lives than you can imagine. We're grateful for him and try to give back to him all that he's been vulnerable enough to share.

[@djpaeg1]

Yes, ARMY studies their lyrics. We also read and watch explanation videos so we can understand the nuances and cultural context.💜

[@Jimins_Minion]

26:40 what you said about being vulnerable in your song, it reminds me if Jimin making his Face Album and RM telling him and the team to revisit the lyrics and make sure it’s his story. The Face album is amazing!

[@AMHall-op7fn]

I know it seems funny, women as fans of rap music, dancing at yoongi's concert. But we do! The thing about rap line, for me, is it's a place for me to express the anger that I can't in my daily life. Women, generally speaking, are treated with digust when we openly express rage. Daechwita, cyphers, that genre, in concert is armys screaming our defiance, without reprimand. Just my pov, though.

[@blackbirdfly3153]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@TeeAichTee]

i usually don't comment much but some of the points on this one made me smile so i had to say a little something - this might be long oops . just so varnell know there are many army who were hip hop fans first, and for me in particular i'm an hip hop old head. genx (48) born and raised new yorker, i like to tell people i was raised alongside hip-hop instead of raised 'on hip-hop'. so even though i am not black i know, love and respect the culture, because i lived in it. hip-hop has always been a part of my life. that being said i was really iffy with the whole 'kpop' phenomenon a few years back. just know i was side-eyeing it hard, especially because every group had a 'rapper' . i had gotten into a few heated discussions with some kpop fans because i told them their rappers really aren't rappers because they don't write their own raps. needless to say they were offended. and then i found out about bts - yes i was skeptical. don't get me wrong i'm a MUSIC fan. i listen to just about everything because i have eclectic tastes so yeah i liked some boyband sh*t in the past. good pop can be great. (new edition were my guys). anyway i went in with an open mind and then i found out their rappers wrote their raps, and that the lyrics weren't all nonsense or some bs stereotype of hip-hop and black culture. when i discovered rm and suga were actually underground hip-hop artists i was a bit impressed. i soon realized their vocalists were just so diverse in sound, and their dancing was actually good. finding out jhope was a street dancer made so much sense to me. the principles of hip-hop at play and ingrained in the band from day one. finding out they produce, compose , and actually knew their hip-hop history was just the icing on the cake at that point. and then i got to know their personalities with run bts and they are just great freaking dudes . i don't really consider bts 'kpop', i just consider them music artists who are korean because their range is insane. kinda perfect for a person who listens to everything. i became an army in 2018 and have repped hard for these m'f*ckers since. all this said - it has been so great to see how surprised varnell is that there are army who would understand how hard this ish goes and still love it. yes - varnell while rapline is flowing onstage we're pumping our army b*mbs in the air and going bar for bar with them screaming it back at them. it's hard to reconcile the image of a mostly female fanbase who typically are associated with what people assume are just a 'boyband' vibing out and going hard for like RAP rap and not just some rnb or pop. but we do - we know what he's saying, we know how hard it go, we love it. almost all army are proud of our rapline and value their work immensely. even those who didn't know much about hip-hop or rap before becoming army . to be fair i had gotten into some heated disagreements with some of those people as well, but i don't consider them army if they say they hate rap and only listen to bts' rap - because they have a negative view on black and hip-hop culture. you can't love bts and their music without at least respecting the music that inspired them from the start. i love the army who realize no one is asking you to become a hip-hop head but get that it's essential to understand the roots of the music that made bts who they are. and that is what you two are doing here. almost none of the stuff you share is news to me, but i love that you share your knowledge for those who don't know. thank you both.

[@amanitawn]

i don't think I've ever seen a fandom who respects music and is so eager to learn about it like army we LOVE to go deep, analyze and make theories out of it because we appreciate the artistry the boys put in their work, it's a way to feel closer to them, to understand their minds and ourselves so, yeah, i have no doubt you're gonna find open ears for that with us

[@Emma.00.00]

All the lady's said Yongiiii merry me😂..is like a trend

[@Cyxia0_]

“RAPPERS WRITE THEIR OWN RAPS” LOUDER FOR THOSE IN THE BACK FFR‼️‼️‼️ 💜💜💜 Been watching your guy’s discovery and reaction since the very start but this is my first comment and I just really wanted to say that I love hearing your opinions and the facts you share, I absolutely love learning the knowledge you’s know within the music world that I had little to no knowledge on, even if it’s something I only really came to appreciate when discovering bts myself. I’ve never not enjoyed a video from you’s, we get good energy and vibes, respectful opinions and cool knowledge, I myself know I’ve discovered more music thanks to you and these videos-overall there’s a lot more I could say but to sum everything up, thank you both for awesome, honest and respectful videos that we get to enjoy and also learn from. You guys are fcking cool, keep up the good shit!!💜💜💜

[@VarnellHill]

Thanks for being there from the start...I read the comments lol

[@yuklimka7251]

@@VarnellHill Have a great time on your "forced" trip to Korea! Loved your bulgogi dad joke.

[@ML-xh8wy]

Being an ARMY really broaden my understanding of the music industry, how much struggles small artists have. I learnt how to better support the people whose music gives you joy, relieves you of stress and that you resonate with. Through BTS, I know so much more about music of other genres, from other artists. We really put in effort to understand the music and the work our boys put out because we do not take them for granted. This is a reciprocal-parasocial relationship between ARMY and BTS. We appreciate the support you give to BTS and in return we will also support you. :)

[@AshNicRaw]

Not you writing a entire song... 😂 Love this!

[@tinyness83]

Varnell we be waving our army bombs like rent due lol // At the start of my journey this album was frequently streamed. I could feel his message even before reading the translations. Yoongi is just... genius 🤌

[@maryhduke2307]

John Eun is usually Suga's guitarist. Namjoo's too. Check him out.

[@gnatalie003]

I laughed at Varnell having a hard time imagining girls/women really feeling & understanding the aggression of AgustD when prior to BTS nearly all I listened to for 20+ years is industrial music. It's seriously about as aggressive as a genre can get. I was wild at shows 😖😆 Really enjoying everything you guys are sharing along the way. Honestly, BTS (rapline in particular) has made a lot of us more interested in Western hip-hop. Seems backwards to you probably, but most of the hip-hop stuff that's really pushed to the masses by the Western music industry has zero appeal to someone like me because I feel no connection. But because of BTS members sharing the music & artists that inspire them many of us have discovered amazing 'new' music that is buried beneath that which the Western music industry pushes. Really, I suppose it's quite similar to how many people at first assume BTS' extremely poppy English-language songs & the stigma of the kpop industry's typical substanceless image are indicative of all that BTS are about and feel no need to look deeper. Keep going guys 💜

[@noelmontrey7972]

Yes, this is true. I never would have been interested in Western hip hop without BTS. But now y'all having me listen to To Pimp a Butterfly.

[@ZoriNikolova]

I don't think I can tell who Rm and Suga diss but people are sleeping on them. They have a lot of tracks that diss so many people without naming them. I love to see that. The haters don't need to be named. They just call them out and the haters recognize themselves. Also I want to tell you that Megan Thee Stallion and Namjoon will have collab soon. They posted in their Instagrams I'm so excited 😊 I hope you check it out❤

[@em5522]

When Megan posted that twt, I was getting in my delulu stage of hoping it was abt a BTS collab, all while preparing to stream Butter Megan remix in my clown suit for getting it wrong. But it wasn't! We won 😤 and I've been streaming BTS and Megan today.

[@linseyv0613]

Awesome timing sleep min yoongi it's going to some shit right now! And he needs all the support he can get!💜💜💜💜 Trust me varnell this man has got duality he can do this while being totally hot😂 you guys should watch his d day concert he is a rockstar!

[@gostrien7874]

Suga doesn’t need to air, the air needs Suga 😂

[@stillwithyou7072]

The MV’s for all of Agust D’s songs are so good and I think enhances the enjoyment of his artistry. Yoongi is a fantastic rapper and lyricist.

[@bayoywamgo9879]

This is the only YT reaction discovery video where I take notes. Also I don't know how to be technical on music and sounds all I can tell.you is that this album is EARGASMIC!!!😂😂

[@taras2145]

I'm a little 5' white lady in my mid-50's and I'm exactly that lady you described at 12:20 I've been in love with him/them for over 6 years and had the pleasure of seeing him in concert last year. I have to say I love you both and I'm really enjoying Varmy's discovery. And I need to go buy your newest music - I listened to your older catalog and it is totally my thing Keep it up! Love and peace 💜💜

[@Itm449]

Those women dancing to the funk and jazz, they are amazing. You can feel the music when you watch them dance, even without hearing the music, it’s in their bodies. Thank you so much for sharing that. That was freaking awesome.

[@mariahadavi8162]

Yoongi's tongue technology taking all the ladies to Tokyo👅🥵 and he can RAP too! 😂🤣😅🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 You get what that means now. You cracking me up. Great review.

[@SilverSeaOT7]

A history of black musicians in the US would be a great podcast. If it weren’t for black musicians we probably wouldn’t have had the blues/delta blues, which led to Chuck Berry and Little Richard (who are often given the crown as fathers of rock and roll.) But the grandfather of rock title is often given to the little known blues artist Robert Leroy Johnson. Johnson had a short life but the gift he gave to music lives on today as his guitar music gave rise to what would be called rock and roll. You mentioned jazz, funk, hip hop, etc. A big majority of music today is based off of music initially from black communities to which we owe a huge debt. To think what music would be like if it weren’t for the great musicians who came before us…

[@nativesine5371]

Varnell will like RM’s first mixtape!!! Can’t wait!!!