The Kulture Study: Agust D "Daechwita" MV

[@malaki.h]

The guy who was supposed to behead him is the butcher from the beginning of the mv, we see yoongi looking at him and nodding. So they were conspiracing together to kill the king.

[@dariajustdaria2292]

Bookish theories channel pointed out my favourite little detail - Rebel!Yoongi is wearing a pendant shaped like a mask from traditional Korean theatre...and this mask stands for the butcher\the untouchable. The level of detailing, chef's kiss :)

[@cutenghi]

I also love the cinematographic detail of the (dead) meat appearing at the beginning before we get to see yoongi commoner’s face, foreshadowing his own beheading (which didn’t actually happen)

[@ruthlessrays9761]

Yoongi himself said that as well in his D-2 vlive broadcast.

[@PatriciaKotur]

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[@kurasuta3715]

Yoongi himself spelled it out pretty clearly that the MV is about him killing his old self. It's also important to notice how the king has blonde hair, like Agust D in his debut

[@pr7903]

This💯

[@leekguitar]

he never said killing! in his vlive he said he shot the king but he doesn’t know whether he’s dead or not

[@kay9301]

Angie Nguyen oohh that’s interesting!

[@melissa8592]

yeaahh

[@hoshihamz]

Angie Nguyen I think that means he’ll pick this back up in his next mixtape and address it, especially since he said that there won’t be any other MVs for D-2

[@ghost._.127]

9:08 yes they are jin and jungkook 😂😂

[@SnowxXxAngel]

Yeah, jinkook fighting behind Yoongi was hilarious 🤭😂🤣

[@Evute02]

Doin what they do best, fighting the shit out of each other.

[@larissinhafadinha]

The model of the Colt is named ARMY

[@lou-pf6sj]

Is it actually??

[@nirmalmanandhar8124]

@@lou-pf6sj Colt Army Model 1860

[@ailahkathrina53]

Whoa this detail

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

Even the gun has been detailed well. lol We're given so much to look into.

[@m1jime]

Wowwwww Yoongi’s mind is 😳

[@YeouFox147]

"Is that Jin?..." "Is...pfft Hold on." I laughed out loud at your lil pfft lmao

[@evelyncastilloleiva124]

I think it destroys his old self, who lived in hatred against his haters and now no longer has to demonstrate his talent to others. That is my theory. Very good your reactions, hopefully you will make one of the complete album of agust d.

[@T7Karou]

He explained on the shooting video that the king is his greedy/monster self ;)

[@anton_lezama_art]

Nah, he still doesn't like haters. Did you listen to 'What Do You Think'?

[@evelyncastilloleiva124]

Lord Drawkage I have listened to the whole album but in this particular song it gives me that impression. Like leaving hate behind and just enjoying how their haters envy it, something like that, that's my perception.

[@razb8888]

oh... that's awesome but a little sad, too. even if that's really enlightened, all those choices and that past self led to where/who he is now. but hey that's growth. i'm trying to decide if i think that's a privilege, too that it's easy to focus on yourself/enlightenment when you're rich and famous but there are plenty of rich and famous folks who have it all but focus on the emptiness they still feel instead of seeing it as a lesson about what's most important

[@T7Karou]

@@razb8888 well, that's just one interpretation. To hear it from the artist's mouth, you can go to his interview and behind the scene in bangtantv or search for his latest live (i'd also recomend to read the lyrics of The Last). Regarding finding/accepting yourself, i think that's always difficult and it doesn't get easy if you're in certain circunstances nor if you're a certain age, since it has to do with your unconscious as well (and to have a good relationship with it, it takes a life time and/or proffesional help). Though i do agree with the part about past choices, the artist also talks about it (if it's ok to forget it all or not) in Burn It and in a group song called Love Yourself. Just commenting since i'm between classes rn lol. Have a good day!

[@mintyhoang]

To make this short, basically this mv is based on the movie Masquerade about a fake king. Someone pointed out how slave Yoongi's scar looks healed while the king's looks freshly cut, like he cut himself to disguise himself as the real king. In the beginning Yoongi nods to the butcher who is actually the beheader, showing that he has a man on the inside who will help him. The king makes everyone bow to him and even steps on them, while at the end the people bowing head bang, showing their solidarity with the real king. As for how this could related to irl yoongi, he talked about how the other name for blonde Agust D is "Anger". He says he doesnt actually know whether he is dead or not, though. It can show the humbler him trying to kill the monster in him that wants fame and wealth (like he talked about in The Last)

[@TheLaura4422]

Yoongi himself said that the scar has no meaning though 😂

[@puilamchan7397]

@@TheLaura4422 The way he said he wants ARMY to go Wowwww when he lifts his head XD

[@kryssyb3368]

It's a good story, but that's not the meaning behind it lol.

[@laurazore2503]

I think and this goes for a lot of bts music is that everyone has their own interpretations and find their own meaning in songs and bts themselves have pointed out that before how they don’t want to “explain deeper meanings” because of it

[@carebodai1440]

ironic. on his first mixtape he have a song called tony montana. the scarface. so i really doubt the mv is based on masquerade.

[@hithere1142]

The scar on his original self is healed while the king’s scar is fresh, something that was interpreted as original yoongi being the ‘real king’

[@brukrblt]

I wasn't sure if that's really important as I noticed it but your comment just made me realise again. Thank you

[@larissinhafadinha]

In one of the songs of his mixtape, called Burn it he says he wants to burn the him from the past, so he killing the blond Agust D, he's old self, kinda simbolize that. I wold love if you could too a listening party for his Mixtape D-2. Thank you for the reaction PD

[@Minmeowsaram]

PD does the best reviews in my opinion :D

[@stephaniee6444]

Yesss I think so too! ;)

[@emosekki]

Definitely. His opinion is the only one I wait for and respect. It's always honest and always worth watching.

[@blvemaze]

I agree!

[@Dino-zu4qg]

And he know music so well ! Like he know the technical part and explain it so well to us profane !

[@jerryqueer]

agreed dood!

[@dani2086]

Suga said in his D2 "behind the scenes" vlive that the black haired august D might have missed the target. He said that the blonde hair august d is called anger.He will reveal the name of the black hair august d in his next mixtape

[@StardustK]

actually the phrase “time is gold” is the same in arabic and i think it would’ve been better in literal translation

[@fi0rella]

It's the same in Spanish!

[@fi0rella]

El tiempo es oro :O

[@clemclem4076]

Oh it’s interesting because in french we say time is money litteraly, and it’s a saying often used in an ironical way : le temps c’est de l’argent (with the sub meaning « we got no time to loose »)

[@xy1784]

In german we say "Zeit ist Geld" which means "time is money"

[@malaki.h]

Yes in arabic we use that!! Also there is a full saying that literally translates to time is gold if you dont realise it it's gone, and that's because in arabic the written word for gold is the same for the action go

[@grff_]

A lot of you haven't seen yoongi's vlive. He explained a lot in there

[@DEE-305]

Forget Vlive. He explained enough in the interview on KZbin itself + behind the scenes. I understood the whole thing with those two. Vlive added to that.

[@barbarapereira4040]

I personally love how LUMPENS always prefers to use a real scenario instead of a green screen, yes they do use it sometimes but most of the time they film the MVs on a real set.

[@rositalistens]

oh and a cool funfact is that yoongi decided the concept of this whole mv himself!! the company wanted to do a clean and modern type of music video, I'm glad they agreed bc this is so iconic

[@Umla80]

the guns model is called Army :)

[@Person-vg7br]

I also thought of your initial theory as the interpretation. The commercial persona being beaten by his real persona. Kind of bringing himself back down to Earth, although the lyrics state the complete opposite. Or his present self beating his past self, being more content with not being at the top, so to speak. But your second theory is interesting. Didn't really pay attention to the modern vs. traditional aspects of the MV. Although I did question why the king was wearing sneakers....

[@aatreyibhatia9879]

The whole D-2 album is really good and is a great follow up to AGUST D. I don’t know if you’d do a listening party or not but do listen to the whole album if you haven’t yet♥️

[@mbunni]

Another channel analyzed this MV! (The channel is DKDKTV) Suga makes various references to Gwanghae-gun or Prince Gwanghae (In the line "Gwanghae flow") who was the 15th king of the Joseon dynasty, to rice chests, and many other historical facts that are really interesting and add a lot of significance to the lyrics. Basically, the king represents the Suga of the industry and the industry itself, one who has achieved everything and is the King over everybody else, the Suga of the past, and the other Suga represents him now, humbled after having achieved so much and fighting off his demons, and he wants to come back down to earth and ground himself again. He kills his past self because he wants to get rid of that and get rid of the industry, he wants to keep true to himself and not lose himself like the King did (as we see him beheading everyone that he doesn't like in the MV). The old August D just beheads all that have concerns and that go against him because he is too scared and paranoid to properly confront the problems. The lyrics often switch perspectives from King Suga to Humble Suga, that's why they may seem contradictive, but this song overall is genius and the message Suga sends is very important.

[@tokyopt]

Jin gets a full, long, head on face shot. Everybody: is that Jin?! Jungkook's one second side profile/bit of hair/glance of jaw. Everybody: that's Kookie!!! Jin's beard really threw everybody off. Some people even recognized JK before Jin. lol

[@leekguitar]

guilty hehe

[@billy6678]

No one: The whole reaction: *Pd silently agrees*

[@andyruiz2558]

I kept asking myself if they would notice Jin and Kook the first time around, and then the second again bc I took soooo long to notice them but ey sharp eye PD

[@nineplustentwentyone26]

I am glad that I am not the only one who prefers 'DAECHWITA' more than 'AGUST D'. Both are really iconic but there are so many themes, more meaning and so much more thought put into the music video. I have been watching it very often because the whole storyline still fascinates me. It is amazing how one 4 minute music video is able to show so so much (not that I am not used to it being in pop mvs already but just saying) and the way that the scenes are shot are really beautiful. Also! Yoongi's sword skills are amazing haha

[@blvemaze]

9:10 yes HAHSHSH they're jin and jungkook

[@hottestgloss5576]

Yoongi has done incredible job on D-2 and Daechwita

[@tia5845]

this is why i love your reactions so much. not only is your understanding of videography deep and critical because of your profession, but because you're korean you're able to teach us about the culture and the language as you break down these videos in a way that many reactors can't. love your work, PD!

[@bleuside]

I see the whole mv as depicting the tension between the suga who fought rise up and conquer those at the top who looked down upon him vs. the suga who realizes he himself is now at the top. At the end we see suga aligning himself with the former suga when he outsmarts and kills the king. Thus stopping him from inflicting his reign of terror on anyone else. I also think it’s interesting that he kills king suga while standing below him. He’s defeated the most powerful person while remaining (visually) more grounded. Which to me seems like what yoongi is striving for in real life.

[@nichellemonteiro4655]

You're literally THE ONLY reaction channel I follow and trust.

[@meepmeep4665]

"Time is gold" makes more sense, tbh

[@kenyanbee753]

Can't get over Jin saying how Yoongi begged him and JK to be in the MV 😅😅

[@puilamchan7397]

He said in his vlive, whether the king was killed at the end, it might be revealed in his next mixtape haha. That's our savage king~

[@u_u2406]

not to be corny but watching pd's reactions really feels like a form of therapy

[@febl76]

He told he wants to have contrast. Modern vs old, the unexpected combined.

[@recommended1782]

I have seen the most MVS this year but the storyline and camera work and symmetry in this is best best mv in my opinion so good lighting and everything perfectly done props to the person who did it it's like slave Vs king suga Vs August d

[@moonstar2716]

I clicked as fast as yoongi's rap

[@kennethmelchor133]

PD: 8:22, is that.... PD: 8:51, hold on... Me: YES!!!!

[@user-qr2zj8ox9i]

all of those channels surrounded around aesthetics got nothing on pd's background

[@Jackiiiieeee97]

My theory is that blond Yoongi is the part of him that is arrogant because of his power and success. Dark haired Yoongi is the part of him who wants to stay grounded. Both parts of him are working against each other and at the end the grounded part of him wins over the arrogant one.

[@DEE-305]

You are actually right except we don't know who won. The bullet may have missed the target. You see these two sided of him are his internal conflict. Suga called the blonde Agust D "anger". Or like u said it could be arrogance. He is trying to stay grounded. But in the end time will tell. Future is uncertain u see.

[@Jackiiiieeee97]

@@DEE-305 Yes, you're right. We don't actually know if the bullet hit.

[@hannah-elea]

Okay so I don't know about Korea, but in ancient Rome, the ruler (aka Ceasar) would give a thumbs up or thumbs down at the circus (gladiator battles) to show if he wanted the competing gladiator to live or to die. I'm pretty sure this is where the inspiration for the thumbs up/down scene came from.

[@iridescentdemon]

My favorite music video any of them have put out. The colors, the setting, the acting, the costumes, no contest. And his traditional inspired tracks with Korean references in the lyrics are also my favorite. I'm so in love

[@allisonmeier171]

I have much appreciation for this video. Suga has overcome so much, I am sure in his life. He is brilliant and I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I feel like the ending gave way to him bedding his past and not letting it own him. He is ready to move on.

[@stanningbtstrash]

Yoongi, as others have commented, said that the intention of this video was to show him "killing" his past, which was full of anger. Thinking about how far he's come in his personal life and how much happier he's been, especially in the last two years, makes this message even more appreciated by fans who have been with him for a long time. He deserves that closure and to be happier in the future

[@robynbrowne1277]

I swear everyone has that reaction to car out of nowhere just drifting like what?!?!? lolol

[@Karen-ib4wf]

Daechwita is the best MV I have seen this year.

[@smolkaye1237]

finally! been waiting for your review ❤️

[@odgykins]

BANGTANTV has behind the scenes of this MV, Jin claims that Suga "begged" them to be extras hahaha 😂🤨

[@gwenancheta2976]

OMG FINALLY!! THANK YOUUU

[@BeatutifulLie]

I see this as him talking to his inner ego and bringing it down. Honestly, it’s heavily moving. The amount of anger and spite he feels toward the king mentality really helps him drive his views of staying humble.

[@jonalynetinio3874]

I really waited for this!!! I hope that you also reacted to his full mixtape ❤

[@kryssyb3368]

I have been waiting for you to do this yay ♡ I dont know why people are commenting incorrect meanings, Yoongi literally posted a video explaining it lol. There isnt some huge complicated story, the King is the old Agust D and the black haired Yoongi is his current self. So he is getting rid of the angry and greedy Yoongi.

[@Sarah-lj1fy]

You kind of contradicted yourself there towards the end though. If the king is the old Agust D, that’s who he tried to get rid of, not Yoongi. Also he said that it’s not clear whether he succeeded or not.

[@kryssyb3368]

@@Sarah-lj1fy How did I contradict myself? lol. Yoongi and Agust D are the same person, I said he was trying to get rid of his old self. It doesn't matter that I called him by his actual name lol.

[@toxi3228]

You should react to Lays song Lit! It’s almost like a movie, the scenes are beautiful.

[@rmarshall7744]

Daechwita going into Lit off autoplay is so fitting. The two songs really fit together, there's a great mashup of the two and it's honestly the most seamless of these mashups I've seen. But LORD, PD REACT TO LIT. FOR REAL. IT'S AMAZING.

[@julietstoebner5677]

I saw the autoplay go to the first second of lit. but YES he needs to react to lit. PD would love it. I've watched it so many times

[@toxi3228]

IKR it sounded so good! I can’t wait for the day he sees it lol.

[@rand1735]

i heard yixing spent a million dollars on the music video, and you can honestly tell!!

[@yoonglebellz]

Yoongi said he played a lot with folk/traditional instruments because he finds it fun but didn't want to do it too much so he just threw it all into daechwita 😂 I love it personally but I'm not familiar with traditional korean instruments so it's new and exciting for me!

[@yunki4598]

Thank you for this reaction, you were able to comment a lot of important stuff related to it!! Hmm now we gotta wait for your We Are Bulletproof:The Eternal, their MV that they dropped during their festa. You’ll love it 💜

[@ceci8556]

I've been looking forward to this reaction...we'll see. See, you always have something different to say and you choose your comments carefully. I think you are a BTS appreciator who is able to stand back and be objective. Pretty cool.

[@mistya1989]

Love this! My take: the King is Agust D who took the crown with his debut album, the lower class Agust D is him now. His first album talked about feeling alone and not having people support him, there was a lot of anger in it. The King is a tyrant and treats his court badly, takes the heads of anyone who opposes him. The peasant has a crew and is friendly with the people. I think it represents his realization that he doesn’t have to be a tyrant to be the king. The new takes out the old.

[@CaroHF]

It's 2020 Agust D 👦🏻 & 2016 Agust D👦🏼. His mindset has changed, he said he had a lot of anger inside when he released Agust D in 2016, but now he's calmer. However, he's still the king who dethroned the previous king (himself) The 2 guys fighting in the back are in fact Jin and JK 🤣

[@lolalo6344]

Yoongi actually explains most of it in the behind the scenes

[@EmiIy7662]

Pretty sure there is this hidden meaning of "getting over your past". Suga was blonde when he released Agust D and when he talked about his dark days (The Last), that is his past self. Here we see a historical king represented by himself. Agust D (now, black hair), goes back in time to kill his past (negative) self. But he is still bearing the scars of his past until this day (scar on his eye).

[@vivibangtan0613]

There are many interesting interpretations to the video. I think this video is surrounding around the line where he says he climbed the highest possible and he has everything he wanted so now he needs to put his feet to the ground. So the common man is killing the ‘mad king’ representing how Yoongi prevents himself from turning into a ‘mad’ celebrity who forget his values and where he came from. I still don’t know why he chose to combine two different eras but it makes the video interesting

[@schwarzkopf7777]

After watching several reactions and the MV itself few times, I got a feeling Agust D is spit fire for those rappers/whomever diss BTS, incl. in SMTM. The lyrics sent the message that “hey look I’m above y’all.. i.e. now BTS got Grammys nominee. I’ve talent & genius, not pill-popper like you.” Proven by Big Hit revenue going up up up up, even BTS help the country economic growth for past years.

[@Ram875]

I seriously love your reviews PD, you're so objective and I really appreciate that. :) As pretentious the lyrics are they're supported by what's happening on the video, it is so well produced, and I agree with the color scheme and the cinematic approach to it. He's a very good artist overall.

[@breelix8672]

🥺 finally. Thank you for the video 🙏🏽

[@monib1321]

Thank you for reacting to this! Had been waiting for your reaction. 💜

[@sheheeteehee2964]

For those you are saying a bragging rap song, Daechwita is unique and outstanding, through the verses, rap flow and the content. Also, some theories regarding symbolisms there which BTS is know for and they popularized it, for me. Anyway, I really love Agust D.

[@cese5675]

Thanks for the reaction! I thought I had missed the notification but it just hadn't come out yet

[@clairel4942]

YES omg i have been checking your channel religiously waiting for you to react to this!

[@BrodieVale]

The Suga we see as the King in the MV is Agust D from his past mixtape symbolising he's been on the throne this whole time, his new self conspires with the butcher to help him kill the King so he can become the new King.

[@O_Ciel_Phant0mhive]

Thank you for your reaction, interpretation and the fact that you told us about the 'time is gold' translation. That is super important! Plus you are super charismatic so you got a new subscriber

[@clairel4942]

I really appreciate your thoughts, especially in the last few minutes of the video when you really get into the meat of your ideas and reflections after taking the time to watch the video as a whole and then the details. great work!

[@lina808waterwings]

PD I appreciate your nuanced translation. You had me thinking and researching. Not just google and friends. I know you are well since it's BTS catch up time, too. Enjoy! I recommend Tony Montana. His stage presence and handling the crowd there is powerful. Let me know your thoughts. Where are we headed with all this Billboard tracking.

[@ciarapark2944]

OMG I was super thirsty for your reaction!!!

[@nyanpark299]

I waited for this video 😭

[@dharling97]

Honestly there is a lot of symbolism in both the video and lyrics, and the only reason why I can follow is because I watch the KZbin channel Bookish theories, like those are so amazing and detailed while it's able to explain it in a way that even people not good with keeping up with the different theories understands.

[@DH-dq9iq]

Finally! I've been waiting for this. Thank you~ 😄🙏

[@hayleylow]

Pd, absolutely no pressure, but would you be open to react to the whole mixtape? 🥺

[@myfirstlove7788]

Yesssss,D2 is worth it!

[@arty1508]

If it’s possible , can you please make a listening party for the whole mixtape , every song is incredible and i reaaaallly wanna see your review to every single one , thanks a lot for your vids 💜

[@starryky8823]

i saw that lit played right after omgg, i hope that review is soon!!

[@rayaaquino2256]

You don’t know how long I’ve waited for this 🖤 This song is bomb 🔥

[@amudo425]

ive been waiting for this reaction for so long

[@amyclare1220]

Thank you!💜 Estaba esperando tu reacción desde que salió el video 😁.

[@rownyncurry9215]

the way i have been waiting for this

[@alahere]

I really enjoy watching your reaction especially since you word your thoughts with no prior searching and so they’re raw opinions 😄

[@ashrafdanish1077]

OMG YES FINALLY THANK YOU PD WAS WAITING ON THIS REACTION!

[@eliseg7888]

I was waiting for this reaction! Loved it!!!

[@ajmonbarmy2927]

It feels like been waiting forever for this one 👏👏

[@margplsr3120]

It is a masterpice! Amazing song and music video! so much culrural and history refrences..... blow my mind everytime! Greetings from Tricity in Poland

[@miam5795]

Thank you for translating the lyrics more literally💜

[@amazaynfar13]

I would recommend to listen to the whole mixtape Especially Burn it - it has a link with daechwita mv

[@katelyn6194]

i have been waiting for this vid !! love your reviews

[@Yen-PhuongNguyen]

OH DAMN DIDNT EXPECT THIS TO COME OUT YAYYY

[@tarinisharma7940]

I've been waiting for this for so longg

[@nimbus_r]

I've waited for this!!! Thanks pd!

[@carinag4961]

I love this mixtape so much 😍 you should listen to the whole mixtape if you want to

[@FreakyCore800]

5:43 nice lit preview :D guess it'll be here soon!

[@suekim630]

You have to do a listening party of his album!!!! Please!!!

[@arjaycl]

I was waiting for this! Looking forward to your D2 and TDC: Eternity reviews

[@samanthaalvarado1038]

I was waiting for this reaction 🙌🏼

[@aphrcchi]

finally!!

[@tiffanykim2773]

Was waiting for this FINALLY!!! 💜

[@haylyryanlilyjane]

the orbital shot... rrrrrh so good. yeah i have nothing more to say edit : i do have something more actually. YES THE CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THE NIGHT TIME. Obviously it's a known fact that yellow,orangish hues/blue hues work well together as they create a complementary colourscheme but I think that it's particulary well handled here. Because it's also really easy to have those type of colours looking cheap if poorly done. It also highlight the actual 'duality/conflict' taking place in the storytelling. awesome work