Hello there 🙂
A little bit about me. I:
– am a New ARMY recruit;
– love puzzles;
– do NOT ship anyone in particular. I enjoy watching ALL shipping videos because I genuinely enjoy the different chemistries between pairings. I do not have a real desire for any of the members to be in a relationship with someone specific. I just want them to be happy;
– do not have a bias, I think all seven of them are amazing human beings;
– started this blog to share with you the connections and patterns I’ve observed when analysing the Love Yourself Albums; and
– base my interpretations on lyrical analysis.
My story
In February this year (2020), I saw the boys for the first time on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke. As many people have done, I fell into the trap of “just wanting to learn their names” and started chowing down BTS video after BTS video. #covid19 #stayhome
The reason I’ve created this blog is because I have fallen down a deep rabbit hole. It all started when I watched RUN BTS Episode 85 and was confused by the gift exchange between Jin and Namjoon. What’s up with that whale? What is that white looking alpaca thing? Why are those gifts meaningful? Why did tell Jin tell Namjoon to wear his gifts during “LOVE”? What song is that? Assuming there is a well-known backstory to it, I started researching to understand the meaning behind the exchange.
Surprisingly, there weren’t many consistent explanations out there. Many explanations felt a bit “off” and didn’t quite justify Namjoon’s strong reaction when he realised that those gifts are indeed meaningful.
I also had many questions about the Love Yourself albums that I could not find an answer to. Why do some songs in the first and second albums appear in the third album but not others? Why not have just three unique track lists for each album like what most artists would do? Why do only some songs have both and English and Korean name and some don’t? Why not be consistent and give all of them an English and Korean name especially since they mean the same thing? Why is there an Intro and Outro track in the first two albums and not the third? Why give three songs the prefix “Trivia”? Why Trivia? Why name the song 134340 instead of just Pluto? Why have two hidden tracks when they are not that hidden anyway? Why have four flowers on the cover of Love Yourself 承: Her and then not explain what they symbolise? Why create a whole Smearldo Flower folklore for one song? Why do all of these things if they mean nothing? These irregularities and oddities irked and bothered me.
Then, I found Namjin Home. And whilst, I had my reservations at the start, after diving deeper and listening to more BTS songs, I’ve realised that holy moly… Namjoon Namjoon Namjoon…. this guy has been hiding so many things in plain sight. His lyrics and messages are elegant.
Given Namjoon’s reputation as a genius lyricist, I do believe Namjoon (and the rest of the members) have delicately and purposefully sewn messages into the fabric of their lyrics, from the order of the track list, the colour of the albums, who they collaborate with, even right down to the ambiguous way they pronounce certain words.
Every word that is written is thoughtfully chosen, placed, and spoken to carry multiple meanings.
As I feel like I may have observed deeper meanings behind his and BTS’ lyrics and (for now) the Love Yourself Series albums, I felt like I had to create a blog to share them with you and so that I can clearly explain bit by bit, how things are linked together to form one big story. I sincerely do believe these are the little secrets BTS hope we may uncover one day and enjoy.
I must emphasise that many of my theories (especially the ones at the start) are built on theories that other people already had. I will always acknowledge and reference the sources where the ideas are not mine. If I happen to discuss ideas that other people have already discussed – I’m really sorry, but there is just so much content out there! I don’t ever mean to plagiarise. Please do let me know and I will always be more than happy to include your links in my posts.
Please remember, I’m only a new recruit, there is A LOT of BTS content to digest and uncover, and already I have 25 pages of scattered incomplete notes of various songs, patterns I’ve noticed and mind maps. I just need to start recording my findings somewhere and I hope I will keep uncovering more as I go along. So if you think I’ve missed things or there is something I should look into please do let me know!
And please, no hate. I love all seven members equally. I’m merely sharing with you my theories based on my interpretations of their amazing songs. Hence, enjoy, and I purple you ARMY.
x G