The Kulture Study: BIGBANG 'Still Life' MV REACTION & REVIEW

[@junkyubaby901]

"i hated how they made me feel" FELT. everyone's anticipating for their return but it feels like they just came back for a closure. i tear up everytime i think about that. i would be selfish for this but i wanna keep waiting for them. so long as they promise to be back :((

[@rosemercado6962]

Same feels

[@Sosooxc]

Excited when debuted and tears when goodbye

[@mery6960]

Dont stop waiting, i waited everyday and put a little hope they will coming back, i checked YG’s account everyday just to make sure there a teaser and that also gives me disappointment for all these 5 years… but here we are. Lets move on.

[@fzfxfcf]

same, exactly the same

[@junkyubaby901]

@@mery6960 i never stopped waiting. it's just that, obv, they're not gonna make music forever,, but i want them to keep making music even if it takes years. and im too selfish for that :(( but what can i do,, they were a huge part of my youth and i cant imagine continuing without their support :((

[@spectral__]

I am unsure about the other members' activities, but T.O.P has said he is releasing a solo album this year, accompanied by a film. He said that during his time in darkness, he had made 100 songs to help him through it. And that the album's songs would be pulled from that 100. So please look forward to that and support him. He is still hurting and still needs love.

[@andreaandrea6540]

Omg... is this for real? May I ask when did he said that? I am still an emotional wreck due to this MV but your comment has lighten me up a little. Felt like there's a new ray of hope...

[@fufulam]

@@andreaandrea6540 he said it in a recent interview with Hong Kong magazine Prestige. you can read the article online.

[@andreaandrea6540]

@@fufulam oh nice. Will check that out. Thank you 😊

[@ghangshonnyizer191]

holy fuck lesgooooo i loved doom dada

[@DeanBabe65]

I can't wait for T.O.P's solo album! As much as I love Big Bang, I love T.O.P!!

[@jessi5288]

The song is about saying goodbye, but I don’t think it’s a final goodbye. When I first saw/heard it, I told my gc that it sounded very much like a farewell song, but after talking about it, it’s more see you in the far later. I think they’re all at different stages and paths in life and they have to wonder down their own roads before those paths merge back together.

[@samgyupshi]

i felt like it was like 2ne1’s Goodbye also 😫

[@ElaineDeuna]

@@samgyupshi yes I felt that too 😩

[@unorthodoxpeach]

This feels like a goodbye to youth. This is the time to grow up and go on type of song

[@spectral__]

Yeah. They're all in different places in the MV and they never meet. They are singing together while apart. I think the 4 chairs represent where they will eventually meet again, if they do.

[@lotustew]

Sounds more like a good bye to an era. Like they’re onto new things now. But not a final song.

[@KPOPJunkee]

BIGBANG was the group that got me into KPOP, so I didn't even know how to describe how I felt listening to this. The way you so eloquently described your emotions while watching this MV was beautiful, PD!

[@tyrendemery2095]

Same

[@prithiviraj7435]

Same.

[@AdrianSanchez-oh4sn]

Seriously same !

[@Jadeddoxy]

Same man Big bang is amazing

[@gazngl2134]

Ditto

[@ChiZillaaa]

I just want to hug TOP so bad. It just seems like he's been hurt so badly and needs a friend.

[@nyetwone9957]

The way that he got a lot of hate for just smoking weed is just..🥲

[@ChiZillaaa]

@@nyetwone9957 Same thing that happened to Bom and her PRESCRIBED antidepressants. As forward thinking as they are in technology, they really have to catch up with so much socially.

[@billy6678]

Can someone tell me what happened with TOP?

[@nyetwone9957]

@@ChiZillaaa yep bom got hate just bc her meds were “illegal ” in SK is just stupid

[@yuhsuanli9235]

​@@billy6678 A trainee told the police that he smoked weed during his days in military, the case is kinda like "he says she says" situation. But they did find something, so he had to go through trail.

[@freezenut]

BIGBANG's music was with me for my high school years during that crazy time. Now I'm figuring life out as an adult, so just as much as they're saying goodbye to their youth, it feels like I am too.

[@yeahright1089]

Ahh exactly i can feel ya

[@pamp.5590]

THIS

[@Chideera]

Well said!

[@Loanle-vy9gu]

I feel you 😞

[@kirstiekalopsia7024]

This 💙

[@graceababan]

I'm not even a VIP but I have never seen anyone dethrone them as the kings of kpop. No popularity contest/record sales can convince me otherwise... 2nd gen era was the best. I got teary-eyed when TOP removed his mask, all he did was stare at us straight in the eyes and it already meant a thousand words. I miss their voices, I miss their presence, I miss seeing them make magic through music. Bigbang was part of my youth. This song just hits home.

[@2870arvin]

They are still the kings of kpop definitely

[@jmrp05]

Im crying 😭😭😭😭😭

[@yeahright1089]

The kings 👑 BIGBANG

[@wonbebe18]

I can't even look straight into TOP's eyes. I feel like im about to cry so hard if i do it. I hate the feeling that they are saying goodbye. I hate goodbyes!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@doannguyen1149]

@@jmrp05 p

[@alicewonder40]

I could feel the hurt in TOP's words and that solemn tired expression he gave was so hitting! God, I feel so sad listening to this. The music is so beautiful yet heartbreaking. It shows that things HAVE already changed and now, no matter how painful, it's time to move on. I just really hoped they'd all be together in at least one frame in the video - I guess that not happening itself shows that for them, this journey is over, just four empty chairs left. I'mma cry all night!

[@laurieb5]

I just can not come to terms that this is the way they leave us no no noooo, like I previously said this is the bittersweet end to the first chapter the second one is about to start this is not the end..⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@TianaBane]

it is not an ending! IT IS A NEW BEGINNING!

[@lilimoli506]

The 4 chairs remaining is for the four members and the director chair is for gd🥲

[@Nuyulemon]

Why i feel like they try to say goodbye or kind of farewell song. Its so sad yet beautiful.

[@spectral__]

He has said in interviews he is planning to release a solo album this year, accompanied by a film. Very much his style.

[@CherryGryffon]

As far as what the sets mean, this is what I got out of them: Taeyang's set is Spring. With the bible verse behind, the crashed ship, and the *lamb (Side note, a lamb also suits the new beginnings and bible verse) and comfortable way he's sitting, it's like he's telling us he's grateful for the ship (VIPs) that took him to his new Life, his Spring. He's content and happy and grateful with where he is. Daesung's set is Autumn. Somehow, his is the saddest. His lighting is darker, it looks like he's in an old house/museum looking into rooms he used to live and work in. He never really goes into them, just looks and turns away. I think he's telling us he misses the way things were, but he understands time changes everything and he can't go back. GD's set is Summer. As you mentioned his scenes are full of things that look like stage sets, or MV sets. He's got colour all around him but it's muted. He's the least ready to leave it all behind, he wants to perform, he wants to be in front of the audience even if he's gotta do it alone. And then there's TOP. His set is Winter. He's on a snowy planet in exploration gear, gazing fondly back at the Earth, with its people and lights all lit up. I think he's telling us he's exploring. He's been exploring, and at the end of the video he's walking towards the Earth, which is lit up with lights from civilization (VIPs reference again, like GD?). It gives the feeling that he'll be back on his own, hence leaving the label, to share with us what he's explored. His being Winter tells us of a hibernation, a preparation for Spring. TLDR I think Tae is happy with his life without performing, and grateful that performing gave him that life; Dae is remorseful that it ended, but not exactly ready to keep going either. More just... reminiscing; GD hasn't STOPPED, and isn't READY to stop, and doesn't know if he even CAN stop performing at this point; And TOP has been hibernating, but wants to show us the changes when time turns to Spring for him again. Editing to add: I do agree that DS could be Summer and GD Autumn. Initially, I had them that way myself, especially because it's in the transition order. However, looking at their meanings, the words they're giving us from their hearts, I feel like they're switched. Whether intentional or not, the mood the two are giving is different. I definitely support the idea of DS being summer and GD being Autumn though!

[@yenchoe7026]

🙌🙌🙌

[@mandyc3524]

This is so well said

[@Xia-hu]

I think daesung is summer, and GD is fall. they also transition that way: from taeyanf to daesung to gd to top. GD also has autumn colors all over him, including his hair that looks like autumn foliage

[@beahartemisia5249]

GD basically breathes art, literature, and music. He would be dead inside if he ever stopped doing what is essentially his soul.

[@kaylen922]

this isn't related but, apparently the animal was a goat 😭

[@Mommyandjilly]

I was 15 years old back then, being their biggest fans, falling asleep with their songs smiling or crying. And here I am 15 years later married with kids. If this is a goodbye song/end of their group it makes me feel like the end of my youth and changing from young girl turn into a wife and mom

[@haiqalkhosim1807]

I don't know why, but when I heard this song, i suddenly got a flashback at every performance of them

[@kathleenj.l.delossantos3904]

same here pal :'))

[@samueljamesagod6969]

sameeee

[@__SenjoGhale__]

I swear

[@mariaelizatanquion4904]

Same

[@_CL]

Me too. I'm still regretting not travelling a couple hours to go see them at a MADE concert, will never happen again tho🥲

[@znzn2599]

GD's longing of the glorious times. Dae was walking away from his young self. Tae's in a beautiful scene indicating where he's at with his life right now. And TOP is in his own winter, away from them with a mask, probably ashamed and taking it off to start anew.

[@m888-w5q]

What confuses me is that GD and the other 3 are still in their glorious times, regardless of the past scandals. I hope he doesn’t feel that he’s lost that adoration from the fans, because he could still sell out concerts today. People’s opinion have come around for both GD and TOP I think

[@koriskifamily2575]

Ashamed of what? The man has many plans for the future and said that he happy

[@naenae9747]

@@koriskifamily2575 You forgotten his live video? Where he looked hella depressed? And even mentioned that people are so mean and he didn't wanted to do comeback anymore.

[@Lilacsinm]

@@naenae9747 He said he doesn't want to make a comeback in South Korea because people are mean, not that he doesn't want to make any kind of a comeback and it was a long time ago. He had a photoshoot and an interview with Prestige and is talking about his own solo album. Even in this MV, he's talking about anger, not shame.

[@Deathisdark05]

@@koriskifamily2575 TOP's admitted to having mental health struggles (to a very serious degree tbh). He also said at one point that he did not want to do a comeback. Considering what the lyrics to his rap are, I imagine his aesthetic and that are entirely related to those events.

[@sohsaturno]

wow... i got chills seeing the four of them in this MV, it feels like catching up with friends you haven't seen in forever

[@AshenSnow]

Except for the friend that went to prison lmao

[@KingKpop]

THIS!

[@gazzakeh26]

True, they're the greatest kpop idol in my opinion, i've spent my teenage year listening to their music and i still can't believe seeing them coming back after all that happens in the past 5 years Btw@@AshenSnow, thx for camping and giving views and traffic to our kings

[@rosemariesy4855]

You pointed out what 90% of vip's are feeling now....

[@Airestotle09]

I stopped caring about Kpop when BigBang left tbh. But just like the rest of us, our lives have moved on and so have theirs. Forever will be the greatest musical talent to come out of Korea. Have a Good Life Legends

[@Teddy-rh8vl]

Agree ! Kpop died once all the 2nd gen either left or stopped making music. Nowadays it’s all about records, streams, number of views, stupid 10 sec dance challenge. I miss true kpop ❤

[@Astropuppers]

Same.. No disrespect to other artists.. I know Kpop is hitting a huge wave for the past years but it still lacks something and I think it's the absence of Bigbang flavor in it.

[@jasonhong1998]

Felt that way too, but ngl Seventeen is giving me some good vibes tbh.

[@broskiyt12]

​@@jasonhong1998wait,thats actually same with me,i lost interests in boy group after bigbang stopped making music,and i just recently discovered super by svt and started to discover their whole discography and ended up being my fav 😂

[@bryansl0587]

Man TOP's part actually had me tearing up. That "For Life" part almost toppled me

[@xivi13ix]

Me too

[@alifiaalindar2561]

RIGHT?!!

[@znzn2599]

TOP's scene 😭 Going thru his own winter, with his mask cos he's probably ashamed of the past and then took it off to start anew. He's also away from them, the earth. Also 4 members chairs and 1 leader chair 😭 I can't.

[@shibutheshiba4047]

4 chairs and one of the leader, the last scene is 5 lines from MADE album. They miss Seungri

[@rezadyn87]

@@shibutheshiba4047 they don't, he is a criminal and will always be one

[@shibutheshiba4047]

@@rezadyn87 they do 🙂 if they don’t, they can change 5 lines at the end to different scene or symbols 🙂

[@rezadyn87]

@@shibutheshiba4047 if you say so :)

[@shibutheshiba4047]

@@rezadyn87 of course I say so 😛. Furthermore, you need to acknowledge yourself about which charges Seungri was convicted, not using LSD/heroin or prostitution. He was convicted by other charges, and for me, that’s normal 🙂 maybe you are living in third world country or South Korea, It’s a big deal to you. But at where I am living, it’s nothing to use crime to look at the whole people’ life

[@thatgeminidreamer]

"I forgot how much I missed TOP's rapping" SAME FEELS. No one can rap like TOP.

[@raulgillette3669]

The transition from GD to TOP hit me like a truck, that was dope af!

[@emmanuelronald3870]

TOP rap is one of a kind.. PO also have similar vibes but both of them is nowhere to be seen these days.. Hope TOP later solo project can feel the blank..

[@2twst4u]

I teared up with TOP said “goodbye “ while looking at the camera. Made me felt that he was saying goodbye to me personally 😭

[@ladyrose1166]

Yes I felt that too

[@fxli1319]

Me too 🥺

[@xtiina2782]

it actually makes a lot of sense to use Still Life as the song's english title. "Still Life" - in art is a depiction of something that doesn't move.. much like what BIGBANG has went through for the past few years.. they were inactive, no new releases or public appearances as a group. i dont necessarily think this is a goodbye song.. its more like them (a group that has not moved for a long time) telling us about their emotions and reflections going through what they all went through for the past years that they were inactive..

[@gemella]

That's how I felt, that this was their way of sharing their feelings on all the controversy. But I'm hoping that they will continue to move forward

[@SovereignSlate]

T.O.P left the label, this group won’t be the same with out him, so I’m sure it is a goodbye song.

[@xyarte9524]

@@SovereignSlate he left YG entertainment, not Big Bang, he even said he will do activity with any members of bb, as long as it was the right times and when he not in busy with his solo debut...

[@dausjay]

@@xyarte9524 actually? he said that? IM SO GLAD HE IS STILL WITH BIGBANG

[@xyarte9524]

@@dausjay yup, it was online interview on prestige. He did says he wanted to break from BB for a while' until he ready to comeback again as T.O.P in big bang. But for now he wanted whatever he likes to be, make a solo debut with his own company, making wine, making art. Everything he loves the most. And his Instagram account said, he still in big bang activity whenever the times match. So yeah we gonna wait again 🙌🏻 probably reunion songs, due he will absolutely busy with his company

[@sunstella]

15:40 "Back to their debut song La La La" The way I had to pause because THAT was always the most heartbreaking part about this song to me and im so glad someone else shares that sentiment

[@mariar3767]

The most sad part is thinking about the music we will never get . The songs they were planing to release originaly because we all know they went into hiatus with a plan before all hell got loose .

[@meandme4385]

True. Gosh you made me cry again.

[@LockTheLastOpenDoor1]

true + even in 2020 they were planning to perform at coachella. I wonder if the pandemic didn't happen, would they have had comebacks and promotions and concerts? it hurts to think about

[@920tweety]

@@LockTheLastOpenDoor1 right i was waiting for their coachella comeback ..that f***ing pandemic held them back.but what happened to the 2022 ..didnt they get invited again?😞

[@mochibun3890]

good riddance

[@Y8N242]

This is exactly what’s on my mind. What makes me sad is when they had their last concert before hiatus, they were very hopeful and will try to comeback as soon as they can. TOP even said in MMA 2015 when they won the artist of the year, they were on their 10th yr that time and he said he hopes bigbang will continue making music in the nxt 10, 20 years. Pain really changes people.

[@sydneyn6108]

I didn't think I would start crying but I did throughout this video, especially after PD's comments about the whole video. Was excited for this reaction, thanks PD!

[@theashleto6514]

When he said “the end of an era“ I literally broke down into tears. I can’t handle this. I’ll miss them so much if this is truly the end. 😭

[@kirajung8769]

후후후

[@czarinakeith6936]

same here. wept like a child

[@ladyrose1166]

Me too

[@TeumeVIP]

They're heading into their own paths for now. Ahh-- my VIP fam, lots of hugs for y'all.

[@elina7038]

Somehow that hug really helped. Lots of hugs back to you and every VIP💛

[@03shanemcgregor]

Like our VIP fam heading to our own paths too. We grew with them and its time for maturity.

[@miminlenthang1047]

Love y'all 🤗💓💓

[@rosemariesy4855]

Thanks for that hug. We needed that 💛

[@senmingrai4023]

Bigbang’s “Still Life” earned the biggest streaming day in South Korea Spotify history..See general public still love them..Bigbang is not over yet..it’s just the beginning..You can get lost..

[@tatiana-bi5fq]

Entonces porque corea los margino😡😡😭😭.a los fans internacionales no nos interesa sus escándalos,los amamos tal como son

[@riry0ku]

The fact that the song "isn't long enough" feels in itself like a poingant metaphor for youth and for life. It leaves you reminiscent and yearing for more. The fact that there is no chorus also leaves us feeling that something is missing. Like Seungri is missing. Even though it hurts, the song is perfect. It's a masterpiece.

[@activelydyingphase]

It’s hard to say goodbye to seungri but I need to accept that he’s gone and needs to stay gone

[@munirahmokhtar9006]

@@activelydyingphase I agree with seungri needs to stay gone.

[@Ariaess]

agree

[@aletheasachi7486]

I'm totally agree with you, don't know why but this song give me chills in a weird ways..really heartbreaking

[@thelowkeygeek]

I think part of it is the fact that you never see them in the same shot, together, and I think that was on purpose, especially with that shot of the four empty chairs together. It seemed like an acknowledgment that they've drifted apart to do their own thing but that they still remember, together, what it means to make music as a group. It's very bittersweet.

[@theblob4741]

I said the same thing 😩

[@theblob4741]

@@thelowkeygeek dude, that makes me so sad and im not even a fan of them.

[@aletheasachi7486]

@@thelowkeygeek no, start from Daesung lyrics "goodbye now to my beloved young days" already made me tear.. It's so sad, but I'm proud to call myself VIP. Their music speaks louder than anything, and public know that

[@janicedeasis4247]

Daesung's is one of my favorite voices in kpop. There's just something about his voice, it has a way to pierce thru.

[@rapunzeltt1838]

Yes, me too. I specifically like his voice in If You the most

[@gita9635]

Me too..

[@Catglittercrafts]

Yes. 🥰

[@kakiForme]

@@rapunzeltt1838 I love him in most their song

[@sheiladelarosa_]

His voice is warm and familiar

[@solanged.0325]

i feel you so much in this one pd. the song that got me into kpop is lollipop (bb and 2ne1) and since then i couldn't stop. and even tho there are amazing groups nowadays, bigbang legacy is untouchable. the true kings of kpop. so i love the song but it made me feel so emotional, kinda sad honestly aaaa i just hope this is not the last thing we see of them

[@koriandr22]

That’s the same song that got me into Kpop! I was obsessed with all they style, charisma and talent. Bigbang and 2NE1 will always be my favorites.

[@leastselfawarepotassium]

Wowee haven’t seen many people talk about that song. That was also one of the first songs I listened too.

[@salmaaqila2550]

I'm also into kpop when i heard lollipop T.T

[@jionthefangirl]

same here 😭✨👑

[@narunyanmaru]

totally agree~

[@zinja0830]

It's interesting that you clocked the "la la la" reminding you of their debut song, even if it wasn't intentional, when at the same time I felt reminded of Hey Jude, which I think was the last single by the Beatles, which adds another layer of sadness. I especially missed TOP so much. Seeing his face, just...man.

[@Amtan.Personal]

I totally felt the Beatles vibe too 😭

[@Amtan.Personal]

It feels like goodbye and it kills me. The song is beautiful and the emotion behind it is so bittersweet, but the fact that it feels like goodbye in leiu of TOP’s departure and the imagery of the 4 empty chairs, it feels gut wrenching and heartbreaking. Your analysis brought that to my attention, and I wasn’t crying before I watched your review, but now I’m sobbing. I’ve been a VIP since 2011ish and big bang has been the one and only kpop boy group that I truly love, give a shit about, and stan. I want them to stay together and continue to make amazing music- I feel like GD has so many more bangers left in him for him and his boys to make, so many more stories left to tell… but I also just want them all to just be happy. If this was their last song together, I’m so grateful; this song was such a gift. I just love big bang so much… I love their sound, they have sooo many bangers, they bring the most INSANE energy and talent to their live performances, they’re easily the MOST swagged out group while also being so cute and hilarious on the inside, and they have some of the MOST ICONIC voices in all of kpop. So cool, so swag, so distinct- but they don’t rely on being pretty even though they’re definitely all super fucking hot in their own right- like there is not a single guy out there who ISN’T gay for TOP. Like. Being gay for TOP actually makes you straighter LOL that’s just how that works. They’re simply the best. No understatement. G dragon is a consummate master and a genius; the true genius behind most of their songs. He’s my one true husband. Absolute swag overload, but a kitten on the inside, androgynous king, fashion icon, trend setter of trend setters. Totally obsessed with him like his millions of other fans lol. I just want my boys to be happy whatever their next moves are 😭 and I think TOP is literally going to space LOL quite the literal representation in the video. You should review some of big bang’s prior greatest hits!! You will DEFIANTLY get VIPs to watch and support 😆 (this VIP will~) i loved this review and analysis, but only BB will bring me back 😂

[@Chaeyi]

BIGBANG discography of ballads is legends.. no other bands can denied it.. that’s why they are the KING , VIPs are in emotional wreck rite now.. just a roller coaster. We love them to the moon..

[@sarassati2090]

Still shed tears everytime I listening to it

[@cxli3621]

i honestly felt like this was a good bye to their "youth" in a way instead of an actual "we're gone" like the beginning of a new era and now they're entering their more mature era where they are doing their own things but at the end of the day they are still a group didn't articulate this too well but hopefully y'all understand what i'm trying to say

[@valentinakpop]

I really hope you're right

[@kamixmachina-3293]

True, that's the feeling I got from this

[@gladys8007]

Yeah, hope so. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@laurieb5]

I agree it’s a bittersweet end to their past the next chapter of BB is about to start this is not a goodbye…

[@nyzamhariz]

yes. it's a goodbye to old bigbang and a hello for the new start as 4 members.

[@taeblends]

I just watched their MV. Crazy how this is my first Bigbang comeback since I became a kpop fan, which was nearly 5 years ago. I've been anticipating this one.

[@lilhonni]

Like the person said in the video, I don’t think it’s an official comeback unfortunately

[@taeblends]

@@lilhonni I don't mind if it's not an official comeback, I just hope it's not their last song together🥺😭😭🙏

[@mit0sgayguerdiaz255]

Me too.. 🥺🥺😭😭😭

[@lenlencelino3139]

@@taeblends Let's pray that together... I'm ugly crying huhuhu

[@nguyenhatien1787]

To me, I feel bittersweet about this song. Saying goodbye to youth, to the old "glorious" days, to the happy memories is something quite heart-wrenching, but at the same time they say "we have matured, life is still ahead and we will keep on going" and I feel happy about that. With all they have been through, seeing them moving on relieves me. We still have a long time ahead, and let's hope to see them on stage together again in the future.

[@rachelm3916]

The second the song started playing it just hits. It doesn't take 30s for it to settle it, it hits straight away. You feel nostalgic and you feel their pain and that's such a beautiful thing. BigBang have this ability to make you reminisce and live through the emotions they experienced. They always nail every song, and as much as this feels like a goodbye, we all hope that it's just a goodbye to that still chapter and hello to the next season

[@rjaw_itzy]

I discovered Bigbang when they were already in the military but the were one of the first groups I really loved. Personally I saw this song as more of a goodbye to their previous era as Bigbang, as 5 members, as welcoming themselves back but acknowledging that it won't be the same as before.

[@peachyonomatopoiea]

Samee, I have the interpretation such as yours. 👉👈😭 KPOP OG STAN since elementary school until now in my college days

[@duckieQ]

Very true! And they even paid homage to Seungri. GD sang his verse.

[@Christinezailo]

Honestly I teared up multiple times realising that this is a goodbye song :( Edit: yg has now confirmed that it's not a disbandment song. Thank god made me feel better

[@Doyoungismyfave]

I don’t think it is. They have all stated they are staying together

[@Christinezailo]

@@Doyoungismyfave I'm not sure either even I'm confused and sad but I guess this is it since there was a line in the song saying goodbye and all. What I think when they stated they are staying tgt is by our hearts no matter what comes and not tgt as a group and it really makes me sad.

[@Doyoungismyfave]

@@Christinezailo no gdragon already stated he has been writing new music for Big Bang 😊

[@gracia775]

I think it's a farewell song for seungri (I hope so) because he won't be with BigBang anymore.

[@cosmicalsims]

@Gracia I hope it isn't correct him because he litrally admitted doing the things he did.

[@laolaapanda3723]

The tone of the song, the symbolism, the fact that this is a sad song with 1 less member... it really feels and hits the same as 2NE1's Goodbye

[@sugarsugar3044]

🥺😭

[@anamilagrosalvarezflores7400]

This is exactly how I felt after seeing the video😭😭😭

[@shelleyburr3988]

agreed

[@serpenthroned]

it doesn't. this is a song of grieving, forgiveness and rebirth, not the same as 2ne1

[@shelleyburr3988]

@ヴィちゃん It doesn't feel that way to you. I'm not you, nor am I projecting my opinion onto you. Your opinion is noted but not shared.

[@bywydpia]

TOP's rapping is so unique that many idols have tried to imitate it but his flow is only his, it's his trademark and I'll always come back to him whenever I hear others do the same. And yes, the way he went into the verse of GD is so perfect, like how I always imagine it. GD&TOP are the best duo ever.

[@pinkblueberryyy]

The biggest mystery to me still is what type of performance they wouldve put on for Coachella 2020 and if they wouldve done a comeback and promotion around that time period to ride the coachella momentum or would it have been a farewell comeback too 🥲

[@Owen-Rich]

Dammit PD, I didn’t piece together that the “la la la” part could be interpreted as a callback to their debut. Now my eyes are sweating 😭😭😭

[@CarterLa_14]

I cannot believe that BIGBANG is back. it’s so nostalgic and just good to see them here. I hope this is not the end, it shouldn’t be the end…

[@sopinggrro1702]

" Everyone's excited about the bigbang comeback but this is not a bigbang comeback because this is a goodbye song" I am not a fan of Bigbang nor do I never listen to their songs, but after seeing the MV and listening to the song I was just so hurt, it really feels like I have known them through this song. it is just so heartbreaking.

[@andreagroothuis8843]

3 out of 4 have just renewed their contracts.

[@bbruna]

I felt the same. So sad to imagine that in a few years it might be my fav kpop group saying goodbye.

[@user-rr1jn9km2g]

this is what drag me to bigbang too, the power of emotion and nostalgia in their music. the first song that i really like from them is BLUE. it was always played every morning in our local tv station and every time i hear it, i feel like i’ve known them for a long time, like i’ve lived the emotions of the person in the song, like i’ve lived in a different place and time. try listening to their other songs too, for me all of their songs are non-skippable, even their japanese and solo songs.

[@ohhhsnap]

I will always remember the 2012 (?) MAMA when GD opened the show as a blonde, and then performed as a red head and I was yelling “He dyed his mfing hair DURING the show!!!” This song made me weep before I even read the subtitles. I have been a BIGBANG fan since 2010

[@jojiwaifu2180]

THIS RELEASE REALLY FEELS LIKE THEY MADE THIS STRAIGHT OUT FROM THIER HEART BECAUSE IT TOUCHED MINE

[@sendonglem1798]

Bittersweet Feeling for someone who has been following them since 2007. Cried like a baby watching this video. Still I am wishing this is a to be continued... I hope they take their time and come back. They have make my life always better with their music. Kings!!!

[@PizzaPartyTime]

Listening to the lyrics, I don't get that this would be a goodbye song. I think it's goodbye to their youth and goodbye to their past but also hello to a new version of them. I don't know what the new version of them will be, but I think we'll be getting more from them.

[@inggitmirna8667]

Agree😎

[@peachyonomatopoiea]

Same take on heree 👉👈💗😭

[@fritzb210]

i have the same thought actually

[@yesterdaywasADTR]

I fucking hope sooooo 🥺 I haven't even seen them live as BB yet! I saw GD in 2017 for his Motte tour but that's it. I really hope they tour again as Bigbang!! 😭😭

[@gladioluspalustris]

I started to listen to KPOP around 2008 and Big Bang was one of my favourite groups from very early on. This comeback is extra emotional for me beacause it reminds me of that youthful vigor but somehow laced with nostalgia. Big Bang really grew into artists way beyond pop music.

[@rosemercado6962]

Yeah not just an idol but a great musician GD artistry is beyond

[@nadii_behati7691]

I didn’t know them in their prime nor their history. I feel that even non-VIPs or non-Kpop fans would still get their message. I was even emotional because it was beautifully constructed. It was very simple, but I saw their “colors” and current state of mind. TOP and Daesung really have beautiful vocals and visuals.

[@vvinzhe]

Watching this again, after 2 years, it still feel ver heavy and very sad 😔😢😢 still hoping to see them again one day..

[@kathysmurfy15]

I also think their sets each represent a season, but each season is reflective of where their individual career is: Taeyang is Spring. He's married now and if he were to retire now to focus on family, he retired after a long, successful career. His recent comebacks were well received and he is still widely loved. G-Dragon is Summer. He's arguably still the hottest member, with the most leeway to continue on a solid idol career. Still beloved and any comeback he makes would be a hot topic. TOP is Winter. Due to various things, he's probably the least popular member in terms of the Korean public. He's out in the cold essentially. Daesung is Fall. He's not quite as hot as G-Dragon as he's never had quite the same solo success, but he's also not out in the cold. When you see the four chairs together, they're in a neutral area, not any of the seasons. The background looks like winter, perhaps due to scandals and what not, but that's behind them now. Hopefully, we see them all together again, but for now, it's a see you later.

[@Y8N242]

In my opinion, TOP is winter because he went through depression. The last 5 years for him was the darkest time of his life as he said in his recent magazine interview. After the scandal, we never heard from him. He just disappeared from the public eye dealing with the trauma on his own. He recently admitted he tried to commit suicide. Winter kinda gives a very cold lonely feeling. And that is why he is winter and is in another planet, away from earth, away from the prying eyes. I also thought TOP is the least popular after the scandal, but as what I have observed, his fans never left. He is still stronger than ever. I watched korean reaction videos, and they still love him. They cant deny his charisma.

[@destinyeph2.10]

Taeyang Spring.. but look at the boat...the broken boat now full of beautiful flower.... in the past he have pass tru the broken heart for their group's storm.. ...and this is after the storm... the flower blooming..

[@xxDxxism]

Daesung is huge in Japan lol

[@tulgatuvaanjav4107]

Taeyang Spring, Deasung Summer, GD Fall, TOP Winter and they appear in order. It is easily recognizable in the theme.

[@Owen-Rich]

“This is either the end of an era, or just the saddest ‘to be continued’ video I’ve ever seen” … well said man 😭😭😭

[@lottie_tingw9117]

The reason why there's no shot for them four together is four-season would not appear at the same time! When you expect that your youth is back but you can't believe that your youth is saying goodbye to you.😭

[@anjallama4986]

That's an interesting theory.

[@wendyseah7854]

It is a goodbye song to the old BB but this song n mv concept is a masterpiece nonetheless. It retains the DNA of the original BB and yet is a gorgeous piece of work showing their maturity and future individuality. I will always be a BB fan.

[@Sienna1919]

I don't think I can ever watch this music video without crying. Big Bang has been with me for 10 years since I got into kpop. Throughout my youth, my young adult life, so much.... When I realized what this song was it shattered a tender part of my heart.

[@nannybannany]

I didn't cry until TOPs part. The emotion in that. The sadness, still soft rage, etc.

[@generosazimmerman1224]

I genuinely think they chose this song to gauge the reaction of SK general population of their comeback…it would have felt awkward for a party or banger song considering the last few years. This was more of a “we’ve changed & we’re grateful to those still here”.

[@shokohdelnavaz8581]

Yeah, I think so, just by Korean reaction to the song I can say it's good strategy If they'd come with banger, the Korean reaction wouldn't be even with international success

[@mithas.2609]

"This song is quite literally breathtaking." I can't disagree with you. This song makes us sad to imagine that we won't hear they sing together again someday. I hope this is not a farewell. I sincerely hope for it.

[@Mikasaxx0]

Bigbang bought me to KPOP in 2008 with Haru Haru. I'm VIP and was always with Bigbang through out their journey. I'm so happy in 2022 i was able to witness their comeback. There will be no kpop group like Bigbang and that's fact.

[@cookie_crumb2]

This song definitely feels like the end of an era/new beginning, whatever that means for them. I don't really listen to them, but they definitely influenced my journey into kpop over the years.

[@y.chilly3791]

TOP scene hit me so hard everytime. This is exactly at this moment i start to cry. This song is perfection and i really hope this isn't a goodbye song but if it is, i will accept and will keep cherish my journey with them since 2006.

[@mulesa101]

If you look at this with closer introspection, take notice of the setting Top is in. He represents the Winter- pain, loneliness. He is in the snowy field on the moon, far away from Earth. This might be a metaphor to how TOP has been feeling alienated and distant from everything in his life- his fans, community, idol life, etc. And yet, we VIPs are still here for him... even with the Earth being hundreds of thousands of miles away, the twinkling yellow lights that you can see are us still supporting and cheering him...

[@y.chilly3791]

@@mulesa101 so you came here just to make me cry harder, but yeah I can feel it and see what you mean and this is beautiful !

[@mulesa101]

@@y.chilly3791 This entire music video is filled with deep metaphors. I'll give you another one. Taeyang for example: He represents Spring- life, happiness, love and joy. This fits Taeyang's current situation perfectly: happily married, has a baby boy now, his albums are doing great, and just overall he is thriving. And us VIPs are with him every step of the way (notice how he is surrounded by yellow flowers = VIPs). But, even with this all being the case, he is shipwrecked... he alone is basking in this happiness, and none of the members are with him to share this joy. T.T

[@y.chilly3791]

@@mulesa101 oh yes I understood that yellow flowers were VIP but the loneliness of this shoot is heartbreaking...

[@kiralye9197]

I hope to god this isn’t a goodbye song. 😭I need to see bigbang live in person one day. I grew up with their music and they were what brought me into K-pop. Idk what I was expecting but I was absolutely not ready for this song. It’s the first time I was ever speechless after watching an MV. I was so emotional, still am. These guys have done so so much for the K-pop industry. I’m just so glad bigbang exists. Their music is truly ❤️‍🔥.

[@bordge]

its such a graceful goodbye. its doing so much to tell you something important and life changing but in such a gentle manner instead of going out with a bang. hugs for you PD. Its ok to be sad about whatever this cb/mv delivered.

[@Doyoungismyfave]

I feel like this is more a goodbye song to seungri based on the video

[@shouayeevue5920]

When you pointed out the "la la la" part, I cried. It hit me so hard.

[@Geraldinelujan]

I agree that all of Bigbang's songs are so good, the lyrics of their song seems to having deeper meaning than what may seem initially. My favorite is Taeyang but every single one are awesome and each of their voices are are unique. Their voices always complemented each other, never clashing or competing with each other.

[@lininbloom]

top taking off his mask took me out, i was for real stunned when i first watched it for the first time. It was so impactful.

[@NexX35]

I missed big bang so much Was so good to see them again Hopefully we are getting more big bang in the future

[@helloitsjoanne2904]

hearing their (recent) voices after so long really affected me like i did not expect to start tearing up. i hope you're wrong PD; this better not be the end i really want to go to their concert at least once in my lifetime and i'm finally old enough to go on my own ;') the description on apple music (yes, i use apple music) says it's a comeback, and i hope it is not their end. i feel like they would make it more clear if it was their last song as a group like 2ne1...

[@kathleenj.l.delossantos3904]

same here pal, just when I had work and money to buy ticks for their concert huhuhuuuuuu

[@Sanyama10]

I only started listening to Kpop 1 1/2 years ago, so many 3rd gen groups are still not all that familiar to me and 2nd gens even less so. So Still Life was actually the first song by Big Bang I listened to and the first MV I watched. From the first few secons their voices blew me away! That hardly ever happened before, twice I guess, but never with a group and voices I didn't even know! There is something SO incredible sad about this song, they had me in tears. And still do with every single listening. Melody, lyrics, voices, MV. Everything is layered on each other beautifully. Without having known any of their history while listening, it really made me think that them and in that case V.I.Ps went through real painful times....For me and my battered emotions there was not a single doubt it was a goodbye...But I really hope it's not the forever type. I HATE that I only found them now.

[@johnmichaelordiales2274]

Untitled 2014 by gdragon. Full of emotion. Blue by bigbang

[@daydreams5506]

bigbang is, and will still being the icons of kpop. newbies won’t understand how they changed the whole industry. When we call “bigbang” kings of K-pop, we aren’t talking about global fame or prizes, we are talking about how they changed the sound of kpop, the fashion industry, how they broke barriers and set up a before and after in the industry which is seeing even now. They took kpop out of corea and Asia in 2006-2010 when technology wasn’t on everyone’s hands, but they did it. Gdragon changed the whole industry and he’s the one and only idol of idols. They’ll be down in history ❤️‍🔥 they’re the one and only kings of kpop

[@revlz11]

frrrr

[@mochirara]

I'm a VIP first before becoming a KPOP fans and that's nearly 10 years ago. I basically grew up with them, Big Bang help me go through the hardest time of my life, I'm agree with one of the comments that's saying hearing this song feels like talking with an old friends after a really long time This song sounds like the four of them is catching up with us with all the things they've been through. For the time, for the memories, for everything that left unsaid for these past years Especially TOP's verse. My God.. he said so many things with that verse. An apology, a goodbye also a promise to come back. It's painful but comforting at the same time But at the end of the day, I just feeling so grateful that if this really is a goodbye song, then they choose to close it with us with no regret. But let's hope it is not and like you said PD, we also hope this is just their way to say "we'll come back again someday"

[@saragenovese7]

I feel you so much PD, this has been an extremely emotional day for all Bigbang fans. They are so special

[@divinacommedia4000]

I've been a fan for 10 years, I've discovered them with ALIVE. Overall I'm just so so grateful that they came back one more (last) time, this song left me with a bittersweet feeling, but it's truly beautiful, they can still deliver many different emotions so perfectly. For long time fans is definitely a powerful message and A LOT to take in. I agree on 'it's a goodbye for now', towards the end they were all leaving, TOP disappeared completely, so I guess they're going on their separate ways now, and it's fine, this is how life is. After what he has been through TOP definitely needed a change, and leaving YG to pursue his solo career seems the right choice (he said he's happy) so I definitely support that. We're gettin his solo album soon so that's good news for sure. He said he almost quit music completely but I'm glad that working on music helped him healing instead, so I'll look forward to whatever he puts out. All the others are incredible soloists, so I hope they'll release some music as well. I don't wanna say BB is done for good, they haven't disbanded yet, but as TOP said it just might take a while before we get to see them together again as 'BIGBANG'

[@francessangelasantibanez9415]

As soon as I saw TOP my tears could not be stopped TToTT .. He's all alone on the moon--its snowing and its cold. He seems so lonely. He's looking back toward Earth and civilization as if he's remorseful, sad, frustrated --wanting to come back--almost as if he's asking if there Is a way back--if he can come back--if we can accept him.

[@GCBami]

My second time watching the MV, cause I just couldn’t not cry when TOP’s part came up. Big Bang got me into Kpop when I was 16, now 26 and I’m honestly not ready to let them go

[@pauli_joy]

This group literally bred an entire generation with their music Even tho I got into them in their hiatus year they're still the best for me Best type of happy sad songs in the industry 😩✊

[@SilenMonser]

I think TOP’s bunny on the moon might have a double meaning of that rabbit and the moon fairy/princess folk tale… the rabbit was supposed to find happiness with the moon fairy but there’s no fairy. Or he’s left Earth to find that fairy princess that will bring him happiness. He’s also born in the year of the rabbit under the Asian zodiac (1987).

[@Jisoonieee]

I've been a fan circa 2009. Was introduced thru the song Haru-Haru and Lie and it was such a journey. Big Bang as you have mentioned if not the one, but one of the legendary kpop group of all time. They changed the game, set trends, and became an inspiration and model to generation to come of new kpop idols. They have set the bar so high that a lot of company also tried to follow their suit and mimic their success but Big Bang is so unique and so rare in this industry that they are just unmatched. Musicality wise they are 100 steps ahead in their game. Individually they are successful as an artist but together they are unstoppable. Kwon Jiyong, BinguTop, Dong Yongbae, and Smiling Daesung will always have a special place in my heart. I would say it is a Goodbye to their youth, A Bow to their Glory Days, a Thank you for the Memories, and A step to a New Beginning. Season changes but it comes back Full Circle and they continue to live their lives to the Fullest.

[@ayouspace4780]

Every single time the moment i can't hold back my tears is when T.O.P shout "for life" ang gives the camera that look, as if he's saying "are you happy now? Look where you got me now. Am out of the whole earth" and then comes GD's part. OMG every single time, i sob in tears

[@tatiana-bi5fq]

Cómo lo lastimaron,😭😭😭😡😡

[@stormauror2642]

I wanted to stream the video for weeks. Months. But I couldn't. I just can't. I don't want to stay in this reality where they're saying goodbye. I am clutching any news any updates from them. I miss our days together, i miss being a fan girl of these men. 🥺

[@Since_2048]

As a V.I.P this truly has been my Form Of Therapy ❤. You have always been one of my favourite KZbinr reactor along with Andy and Jas. Thank you ❤️

[@svlly9896]

Big Bang is the group that brings me to k-pop. Their comebacks never disappointed me, I love Big bang T.T

[@drww1]

it definitely feels like a goodbye song but considering how long it has been it could easily be a goodbye to the last BB era and clearing the way for a new step from the lads.

[@julieduong6571]

"my God it's way Too short" S A M E

[@ernestineshaneamandy2947]

I only watched this MV 3 times. First, release. Second, in this channel. Third, here again for the feels. It’s not even saved on my spotify. That’s how hurt I am. Your reaction made my feelings valid. As a fangirl of BB for more than half of my life, it’s a hard watch. Still, love watching your reaction.

[@riaaeniutami]

"I hate that, I hate how it makes me feel." literally my reaction too. It just sounds like a bittersweet closure to me.

[@langlang4455]

"they never have a weak song" 💯

[@zakitorres16]

I'm waiting for this. Thank you PD. VIPs were all crying. I miss their voices!! 😭😭

[@shonx4877]

I interpreted each member as representing a different season. The most obvious being TOP's set which is very similar to winter. And this ties into the goodbye of the song, because seasons never meet each other.

[@silversmith8995]

"The seasons never meet each other" you killed me right there 😭

[@haking7061]

I have my favorites in kpop but...how to say?...after listening to BIGBANG's songs and watching the MVs, I can't stop thinking that ALL the others are looking so small compared with them. BIGBANG are with no doubt, the Kpop KINGS

[@evydeea]

I was waiting for your reaction. Maybe because I'm an old kpop fan too, but your reactions always express exactly how I feel. Bigbang is my first kpop love and they will always have a special place in my heart. Let's hope it's not a goodbye song and they'll come back again, because VIPs will always be waiting for them.

[@lindanowak1502]

This hit me right in the heart 😞😞 and I really missed them. Their voices …

[@vanessarl8]

That line of TOP "For life" when everything like slows and stop with the sounds as well!! IT'S SO ;#)"((#(€ so many feels

[@Cherubebo]

That’s my favorite part ;-;

[@hidayahnazri4757]

Finally someone said this! I brawled my eyes for him 😭 like we knew what he went through before

[@MsCookieday]

My K-POP journey: TVXQ got my attention first because of their existence in Japanese music industry. At that time, I was Ayumi Hamasaki’s fan. That is how I started to know K-pop. Then, “Lies” was the song really getting me into K-pop. I soon became Bigbang’s fan. I LOVE their ballads so much.

[@libra.tzzzzx]

"I don't think KPOP would be where it's at" ABSOLUTELY

[@whatchahowsya8688]

My earliest memories of KPOP are Koyote and SES. DBSK, BOA, SUJU were my actual dive into KPOP. But Big Bang and 2NE1 were the most impactful musical influences of my youth and the only ones that stayed constant. The only time I was emotionally wrecked with a disbandment was with 2NE1. Now that Big Bang seems to be saying their farewells, I'm not sure if I can handle it. UPDATE: 2NE1 made a surprise reunion at Coachella!! Just when I thought I used up my all my tears for Still Life, CL came out and brought more life to us.

[@cweet_megz2922]

Its soo beautiful yet bittersweet!

[@kyu8481]

Hearing this song, I just felt the same as when I heard 2NE1 - '안녕' (GOODBYE) few years ago... T.O.P's verses really hit strong.

[@grachie17]

Yeah. That's so true. BIGBANG has no weak songs. I love all their songs, too.

[@Judy-mn7rq]

I think I saw a clip of u before on twt saying bigbang is no more