BTS RISE OF BANGTAN | Chapter 07: Persona

As a feminist, War Of Hormone, is a banger. "Girls are like equation, we just do em" erm well you can't get to the solution without the damn equation!! It's positive from me 😉

I feel like people who were the loudest were not giving criticism in good faith towards BTS over war of hormone. I've seen many songs with much much worse ways to talk about women, and the goofiness of BTS in the video almost gives war of hormone more satire than anything. I've been an ARMY for a while and the way people will blow up and add so much evil intentions to BTS doing anything just reeks of jealousy of their talent and success. Even when there is a real critique somewhere it gets drowned out by people being as loud as possible on some small thing they've done back flips to make an issue out of.

I love War of Hormone but maybe it's because I take the positives from it. Being thought of a beautiful national treasure... yes please. To me, they were doing nothing but praising women... they just happen to be in young male words.

If you want to watch Suga do a vocal duet with J-Hope, that song Jin sang that translated "You've worked hard" is from their duet Otsukaresama Deshita. Suga really surprises people with how different that performance with J-Hope is. It's the version by SOPE (their duo name). There's also one with all the members.

Hi guys, I'm so glad to be part of your journey as an ARMY, I'm gonna try to go to Aussie's concerts as I live in a small island nearby. I'd be really happy and thankful if you guys can do a reaction to these videos back to back : 1) "BTS HARDSHIPS | Antis, plagiarism, sajaegi, petitions | Struggles throughout the years" on YT by xCeleste and 2) Born Singer live performance with lyrics / Those had a big impact on me, I'd be really thankful for your reactions <3 Borahae (from an Army who lives on a small island in the Pacific)

I always viewed war of hormone as a mockery of a teenage boy's hormonal phase. there's even a part where jk goes "I'm 18, I already know everything I need to know" and that to me makes it so clear that it was satire. It wasn't conveyed properly tho.

I'm 52 years old and have boys and girl kids. The first time I heard this song I laughed so hard - it's like mockery and so fun identifying a basic part of growing up and puberty. ALL teens and young adults have similar thoughts - both sexes it's literally a war of hormones. We can learn its normal how we react is what sets us apart as we grow. I understand some take it a different way and that's valid too, but personally I think it's hilarious and on my rotation. I use it to remind my daughter as she navigates life and my boys to compare right and wrong actions. RM after that consulted women studies and they wrote more songs to empower women, even Hobi's Kiling it girl is about how attractive a self aware,independant woman is. btw ya'll should watch X-Celeste doc on the hate and racism BTS faced as they were coming up to get a good feeling for what they overcame too.

I used to say War of hormones wasn't offensive before because we literally listen to worse American songs EVERYDAY and they're unapologetically mainstream but I now see where the issue lies. It's the fact that it was about gender "men and women". If it was just about one girl let's say RM likes then it'll be no issue for the most part. The most problematic part of the lyrics isn't even about sexism but about the peaking at women or however the line goes. They tried to make a satire about how teenage boys were thinking at the time but it backfired. They are men and especially boys in 2014 where things were still more backwards. I'm glad they reflected over this song regardless of debates on whether the lyrics are good or bad or how much worse other songs. Because NOW the BTS of today is better for it

As a woman I can tell you the lyrics to war of hormone does not offend…I mean things happen in life… not all is pleasant……but when you’re going through puberty it’s a rough time. You have hormones, feelings and questions….your body is changing as well as your mind…..girls go thru it too …..to me they are simply singing about a stage in life they are going through!🤷🏻‍♀️And what they said is true

Yay! 2014 MAMA is so iconic (Jimin ripping off his shirt). It was when they performed with another group Block B. You guys should watch it. Also, "Born Singer" is one of my favorites.

I LOVE War of Hormone, It was the first song of theirs that I listen and saw on yt 🥺💜💜

War of Hormone is literally one of my favourite songs, as a girl. People don't seem to care when western rappers say far worse and more degrading things about women. Are there a few lines that are probably a bit distasteful, yes. But they explained that they wanted to give an unfiltered true look into boys' minds at that young age. And if we genuinely think all boys are going to think like a Kdrama male love interest, then you're out of touch. Being a teenager and going into your 20's is peak sexual development. Of course, treating a girl like rubbish is completely different to recognising you have certain desires and feelings for the opposite sex. As much as a few lyrics were a bit misogynistic, all the haters seemed to completely forget the rest of the song where they are praising women and how amazing they are. I can understand if someone might not like the song, your opinion is not invalid. But the same way someone might've been offended, is the same way someone else might enjoy the song or not see it as such a huge "scandal"

The song was not about objectifying women but a song that mocks these people mainly young teenage boys who actually see women as an “equation”. The lyrics translations were deliberately twisted because at that time, bighit didn’t have enough resources to upload the MV’s on their channel so the MV’s were released on the channel 1theK. And they knowingly mistranslated the lyrics. But BTS learned from this and were extra careful with the lyrics and how they get translated and RM even gets the lyrics written by him and the members verified by women’s studies professors.

as much as i adore bts, war of hormone does slightly objectify women lol.. not to say it’s THAT bad, but to completely eradicate its offensiveness just because you’re a fan is pathetic

As a woman I found not ONE word that was offensive….this is one of my favorite songs!!

man idgaf war of hormone was and remains one of the best bts songs, its one of the songs that made me an army back then, cus compared to what I hear here in europe and the west, how THEY talk about woman this wasnt even SLIGHTLY offensive

When RM became the leader, he was only 18 not 21.

Please watch and react to the ‘BTS Hardships and Struggles 2013-2021’ video. It’s amazing what they’ve been through, and how really amazing it is that they’re still together. You must know this side of it to truly appreciate how remarkable these men are. I’m leaving a link for you. https://youtu.be/EdY6wnLsetQ?si=y7X_O8_1ayneJtWC

you guys need to react to the bts documentary series next!! BTS Burn The Stage and Break the Silence

Ronnie's "I'll find that guy" who wrote that shitty tweet is exactly me when I watched this lol

I actually became an army during War Of Hormones, my sister introduced them to me and I loved that song. When I grew up (I was 11 at the time), around 14 to 15, and read lyrics more often then before, I understood the lyrics, and I wasn’t offended, still loved it, still do to this day (I am 21 now). Even now, reading the lyrics, I understand their pov, but that also depends of every woman I think, I wasn’t offended, I saw some other comments saying they weren’t either, but there may be some who were and that’s a truth. Anyway, lots o love hehe 💜

I actually enjoyed the quirky side of War of Hormone song. Only because it was these dorks singing it i never took it the wrong way.

I don't know if anyone else said this, but JHope was about to leave the group but Jungkook cried a lot and clung to him so he stayed

Guys please React to bts GoGo Halloween version Or Live Performance

Btw I love war of hormone,it’s really nothing compared to other really misogynistic songs and I still don’t understand all the criticism about it

Truly appreciate that you watch till the end of the credits even and listen to the song at the end

In the last month, Namjoon recently went live and spoke about how the team no longer requires him to be a go-between for the other members and the company, as part of his role as leader. That other members advocate and communicate for themselves and company communicates directly with all and each of them

You guys would love Born Singer live performances - maybe even to Proof Live featuring Anderson Paak! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJ_I1lHpps&list=RD9sJ_I1lHpps&start_radio=1

War of Hormone has an interesting place in BTS's discography - I still am not a fan of the lyrics but they are no where near as bad as a lot of misogynistic songs, and I love the actual music and I see the song in the context of where BTS was at the time in terms of age and awareness. Most ARMYs don't care so much abt it any more, especially since the members have shown they don't think that way anymore. I think a lot of young men/boys at that age have a period where they negotiate performative masculinity and misogyny and learn how to navigate this minefield. BTS just had that period on camera. I see it as part of a journey of growth. Not only did BTS grow out of the macho performative masculinity of their early aesthetic, but as adults the members have really challenged gender norms as they've grown in terms of their own individual behaviour, values, communication and style, and made efforts to prioritise collaborating with women artists. Big Hit/Hybe also have women in key leadership roles which is unusual in South Korea, a country known to be one of the worst in the OECD for gender equality

#Jhopeyouareperfect

Please watch Xceleste's BTS Hardships video. She talks about the hate against BTS including the hate campaign against j-hope. It's a hard video to watch but necessary to have a rich understanding of their music and who they are as humans.

War of Hormone has tongue-in-cheek humour, it's a fun banger. I'm convinced the only reason BTS got hate for it was that haters used it against them and turned it into an issue. Honestly, if you compare the lyrics to 90% of western pop or hip-hop tracks, the criticism is totally ridiculous. If you watch the musiv video for it, you will see that is was just meant to be a fun track.

It's like the guys can't go through changes within themselves, mind, body abd soul. How dare they grow up and have these feelings and thoughts!!! Just disgusting how they have been mistreated and attacked.

I am with you Roman...I don't know who can hate this 7 guys but yeah....they have receive a ton of hate, that's the price they are been paying for being the #1 artists in the world and yes...specially RM..it requires a lot of emotional and mental intelligence to deal with all the crap he is been dealing with all those years, I feel a profound admiration and respect for him and the rest of the guys for their resilence and how well they'v manage all of this, anyway guys I can't wait for the next chapter reaction because on THIS one is when all start for the guys..."I need you" was THE song but you'll see it once you react to that chapter guys, thanks again!

As a war of hormone enthusiast, it is a satirical song and not offensive in my opinion. It’s silly and fun, and meant to be an over-exaggeration of teenage hormones. It’s a song I’ve always wanted to see live but didn’t think they’d ever perform it again. So seeing Tae doing the choreo in the most recent ot7 live fueled my hope that we may get war of hormone in 2026! 🎉

please react to I NEED YOU mv firsttttt

Altough you listened to some parts in this chapter, please listen to Born Singer the whole song, and they perfomed it in 2022 with some changes in the rappers lyrics so it would be good to check it that version as well.

Great reactions as usual. You all def need to watch the BTS HARDSHIPS 2013-2021 | Racism, mistreatment, accusations + more | Struggles throughout the years - https://youtu.be/EdY6wnLsetQ?si=JwlY218qo8VqKykI This will truly show you what they went through in addition to all you see in RoB. Born Singer is in my top 10 BTS songs (it's an adaptation of J-Cole's Born Sinner). Here is a live from 2015, however they also did an updated performance in 2022 when they added it to their Proof anthology album. [Eng] Born Singer live - 2015 BTS Live Trilogy Episode I : BTS BEGINS - https://youtu.be/8cUQ3lF3_O8?si=nFWyLD50pWuM1mbh

I hate how english speakers think they are the only in the world, the "misogynistic" lyrics are a translation mistake because in other languagues "do" does not have the sexual conotation it has in english, so the line about girls being equation and guys doing them has nothing to do with "doing them" as a sexual reference. I wish Aneesa had clarify that better, she did put a disclaimer saying it was poor translation (9:15 mark) but did not really explained. I, as a female fan, don't think the lyrics are ofensive, they are simply talking from a young guy perspective but they never use any disrespectful words towards womans. I hate that they had to apologize for this but it shows how they take criticism with humble minds and work on improvements.

PLEASE WATCH I NEED U BOTH NORMAL AND 19+ VERSION BEFORE NEXT RISE OF BANGTAN PLSSSSSS🙌🏻🥺🥺🥺 AND I LOVED YOUR REACTION, I've said this before and I'll say again that; YOU ALL ARE THE MOST EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT GUYS I'VE EVER SEEN

The misogynistic lyrics allegations and the Twitter trend “Kick J-Hope out of BTS” (Army respond with ~JHopeyouareperfect) , were only the beginning of the endless hate train and smear campaigns against BTS by haters and antis, often orchestrated by rival companies and spread and blown out of proportion by trash media. And it’s still happening today, more than 10 years later. BTS have been through a lot — ARMYs too — and that’s why the fandom is sometimes a little bit too defensive.

Born singer is my favourite, you'll love it!you should watch all 3 lives of it! They all have such a different aura and came at different time sin their career! I love them all

About "War of Hormone", the lyrics were intended as a satirical depiction of the immature thoughts and hormonal struggles of teenage boys, aligning with the album's concept of young adulthood's turmoils. Also some of the most offensive interpretations were due to mistranslations or cultural misunderstandings. Antis and fans of other groups were just grasping at straws to find something to shit on and unfortunately the media picked up on it and then some ARMY took it as truth and they themselves started talking as if the song was offensive. It isn't!

Great reaction - so glad you're watching these. I really hope you'll watch the (adult rated 19 version of) I Need You MV before you watch the next episode of RoB 💜💜💜

Totally get that it's tricky for four guys to comments on issues of alleged misogyny in lyrics - think you handled it really sensitively. You're also a younger generation, with - thankfully - a more enlightened attitude than previous generations. But speaking as a 57-yr-old British woman, I completely fail to see any actual misogyny in these lyrics (you shouldhear the way (some) ARMY women talk about the boys! 🫣😂). I also think it's significant that this is one of the songs they wrote after their American Hustle Life experience, which included 'education' about how to approach women. Now look at American rap songs from the same period and compare them for evidence of misogyny! The whole 'controversy' was yet another attempt to smear BTS because they were being too successful, despite operating outside the main industry path. Thought you guys walked a difficult line sensitively and intelligently, thank you 💜

Hey guys! Love your reactions. But I suggest you guys watch I Need You (original version) before starting the next episode. HYYH (the most beautiful moment in life) was a MAJOR turning point in their career and also the start of their Bangtan Universe storyline. Link: https://youtu.be/jjskoRh8GTE?si=7KQkxD0bqItAGUKC BU Link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLinYwdbV85rp2cBGLszFPtUcAffdIyvhr&si=jNf36EjaZVaHjIww

You NEED react to "I need you" (4-1) before chapter 8. And please "Born singer" good too

you guys need to watch BTS proof live 2022. It covers all the songs you reacted to and the song here at 31:20 "Born Singer" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJ_I1lHpps

21:30, this song is called jump. Its has kinda become like an introduction to V. Whenever any member shouts "V", BTS automatically sings V's rap part from this song. You gotta listen to this song. Its amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCCsYbaxsyk

Can you react to ”2014 MAMA” It’s BTS + other k-pop group kinda like battling with dancing and rapping. You have seen clips of that like the Jimin ripping his shirt etc.

I do sincerely think Joon is a phenomenal leader. Something that I loved that he used to do is when he translates English questions for the group, sometimes he would translate it in a way that was nicer or better for the guys to hear. He watched out for them in every way possible despite being the middle child.

You need to watch the MV ”I Need You” beofre the next episode of this!!💜 It was like THE turning point in their career!

Please react to Born Singer. The version back then in that concert in 2015 and the version in 2022 at their Proof Live 💜 Links: Lyrics - https://youtu.be/5DlXeY_o4XA?si=1fM3SWV-oGi7PFPN 2014: https://youtu.be/8cUQ3lF3_O8?si=1gsoqN5iWuotGGaw 2022: https://youtu.be/hl3Ii09Z7BE?feature=shared

6:23 I've watched this episode with a Korean who says that what BangPD said was closer to asking Namjoon, 'aren't you playing it safe' and was essentially giving Namjoon permission to go for it, whatever he wants to say and if you think about it RM1, the mixtape that they're talking about isn't filled with victimization. Instead Namjoon gave us Do You, Joke, God Rap and many other tracks that talk himself up, diss rappers that talk shit about him and showed his maturing sense of self.

As a woman, I found nothing wrong or disrespectful about “War of Hormone”. The song title alone tells you what it’s about and knowing they were between late teens and early twenties, it’s clear that they were just speaking the truth of hormonal young men. I actually thought the video was really funny and cute! ☺️💜 But society has this skewed way of viewing things that have nothing to do with reality. There’s always someone who has to complain.🙄 After the backlash, RM has gone to women’s institutes or organizations to have them objectively evaluate his lyrics before releasing any song that could possibly be considered offensive. That’s how seriously our boys take their music and its effects on the fans/world. Who does that??? 😎👏🏻👏🏻💜

#welovejhopeBTS

People just love to hate for the sake of hating. My heart still hurts every time i see that , but our Hobi is very strong and full of positivity. He was able to pushed through that and literally did a “mic drop” to those haters. 2025 is such a good year for Hobi too, started with iconic performance in Paris , which by the way you can check since you haven’t reacted to live performance of More, did a historical concert, released 5 songs (2 as feature) which all ranked in billboard Hot 100, did Berlin Lollapalooza establishing himself as Festival King. So don’t worry much about j-hope , he is just too good to be dragged by miserable haters.

Thank you for your thoughtful comments on War of Hormone. I think every reactor says the same thing "I've seen/heard worse," so I'm really impressed that you guys had a different reaction and a different conversation about it. Well done. Big Hit issued an apology and pulled the song from performances. They also brought in a professor of women's studies to review future lyrics. instead of saying "other artists say worse things than us," RM, because he's a genius, read and studied up on topic. They made lemonade out of the lemons. I think it made better them artists in the long run (in my opinion). I really like the song and I understand its intent (that's what happens when hormones rage afterall - it's the song title!!!), but I really respect the way Big Hit and BTS handled the situation. I hope you can react to the MV for War of Hormone and/or a live performance, because it is a lot of FUN! I also highly recommend watching the MV for I Need U before the next chapter of Rise of Bangtan.

"RM was born to be a leader" oh yesssss

😊for me RMs MV ‘Groin’ captures him so well😊

you guys need to hear born singer!! its such a great song

BTS mentioned War of Hormone on their most recent live, and I hope they DO perform War of Hormone again. As a latina, when ppl called it "misogynistic" I had a good laugh. I'm not even kidding, if u compare it to latin music like reggaeton, WOH is baby's play. I LOVE that song and it's such a pretty message imo, like they say "women are the best gift" or things like "if the standard of beauty is the ocean, you're the deep ocean itself". Like- someone sings that to me and they've basically won me over lmao. Also- ppl keep saying the line "girls are equations and us guys solutions" is problematic but a NON-fan made a post viral years ago when they said "ain't he saying men and women are equal bcs an equation = a solution." So in conclusion: War of Hormone is an underrated queen of a song and I'm 🤏🏻 close to making a prayer circle so BTS perform it again. The world is NOT ready for that performance 🤣

guys PLEASE watch i need u mv before next ep

Regarding "War of Hormone" personally I think people overreacted. I think you guys should watch the mv yourself and decide if it was as bad as people thought at the time. Before you look at the next episode of the Rise of Bangtan, you guys should look at the mv for "I Need You" it is a pivotal mv and point in their career. In the next episode of Rise of Bangtan you'll get some background to the song , so you should watch it before. Boracity did a video " "respect your seniors, mock your juniors" | bts' lesson on respect that gives some more background on how much BTS had to face and overcome . maybe sometime you guys could check it out.

One fan fact about Suga is that when the guys do the chant "ban bantan," he doesn't look at his hands. He once said on the air that when he looked at his hands, it would mean that this was their last group activity.

Im hoping that in Chapter two, they can sing War of Hormones. Its gonna be insane..

Oh and war of hormone is a very good song. They overreacted

I recommend you to watch “i need u” MV before watch the next episode

Thank you for doing these especially if there are any new ARMYs watching this is such a great series

I‘m so proud of them but especially Namjoon. He is the most important person in bts and for their success. He has credits in nearly all bts songs but not just that. He is the very first bts member and the rest was built around him. ℕ𝔸𝕄𝕁𝕆𝕆ℕ🔍⍤⃝🔎 The sexist thing about war of hormone is so stupid. It’s literally not sexist at all, it’s just a song about guy’s hormone. I find it sexy tho, them singing about it, it’s so idiotic that they got hate from it, I wish they could just make song like that till this day as well. And if they wanna blame them for being sexist from that song, then they really haven’t listen to songs American artist put out man. No it's actually stupid because j-hope is probably the most well-rounded idol in the industry. He raps, dances, writes, sings, composes, produces, and performs and he does all of that at an exceptionally high level. J ĦØ₱Ɇ🐿🔍⍤⃝🔎

Well, personally I really love War of Hormones & would love to see the reaction to it. This backlash never made sense to me.

I still can’t listen to Born Singer without crying. If it’s a live performance then I’m in fetal position. They earned and deserve every bit of success that they have now and will continue to have. Damn man my heart 😮‍💨

Every time I watch your reactions I wish and hope you are also watching their lives. All 7 did a live last night. Tipsy Jin, V, and Jungkook did a live at 3:45 am yesterday and it was so funny. Right now, we seem to be able to share time with them via a live stream several times a week.

rm is the goat actually

You guys need to react to I’m a born singer 🥰

I think it’s okay for you guys to skip a 4-in-1 for War of Hormone so you can focus on doing it for “I Need You” instead since it’s the beginning of an important era in bts music and a big part of the next episode!! Thank you for all you do! 💜

Guys, I recommend watching the video BTS HARDSHIPS 2013-2021 | Racism, Mistreatment, Accusations + More | Struggles Throughout the Years by xCeleste. It's a tough video, but it shows a lot about what BTS has been through and why ARMY is so protective of them.

man war of hormones is a bop tho 😭

In Korea, those in the entertainment industry are largely not covered by any labor standards so they have very few protections by law. This has led to lots of abuse. While Big Hit and Bang PD were less strict the reality was they had to rise to the top as quickly as they could or their company and their group would have faded into nothing.

It was 1000% an overreaction to 'War Of Hormone'. There was nothing vulgar or anything in that song. People are honestly too sensitive. I dont care if you come at me about that. And I also heard that was antis causing trouble. Which they still do til this day so I absolutely believe that. BTS get hate for breathing and the fact that Im not over exaggerating. And its all because peoples faves didnt get to where BTS is.

Ohh i wish they’ve reacted to born singer before this episode :(((( I’m still looking forward to seeing your reaction to born singer live 2015 and the later updated version of the song by 2022 💜 there’s difference in RM’s lyrics I’d like for you guys to reflect on. I hope you could find a space in your schedule for it. Thank you 🙏

Regardless of whether individually you feel the War of Hormone controversy was blown out of proportion or not, what I love about the sequence of events that did happen was that we as fans do not ever hold back in keeping the boys accountable - when you love someone, you try to guide them to do better, after all - and they listened and took responsibility for certain fans’ feelings. That’s an amazing and incredibly rare dynamic between an artist and their fanbase. And it was a learning experience for them that shaped them into the wonderful and conscientious men they are today. Not only did they take the criticism on board, they took steps to rectify it by educating themselves on women’s rights and gender issues and making sure future lyrics are vetted by experts in those fields. I’m not going to applaud men for doing what I feel is the bare minimum but in an industry (and in their own culture) that usually couldn’t give less of a crap it is worth noting.

Loved the reaction! Born Singer carries so much raw emotion. Please react to the complete live stage mix — I think it would really resonate with all of you. 💜

Oh boy.. The hate Bts get is insane 🫩 The haters will hate on EVERYTHING they do is ridiculous. And they hate Army cause we never stopped defending them. 🥲 Anyway.. Cant wait for more reactions!💜

I wonder if you have reacted to louder than bombs and heartbeat

what about the bonus content and deleted scenes of each chapter? If you watch it later, you'll have no clue how it was connected with the belonging chapter

You have to watch the MV (I Need You) before you watch the next chapter or you will be sooooo lost!!!!

I hope before you react to Episode 8, you will finish the old songs and albums. Especially, episode 8 will talk about in the shift of sound of their music. This is the time that they are exploring more of their music and tried different genres for their album. Additionally, this is the start of the Bangtan Universe. Please watch I need U MV the 19+ version first and then Prologue MV eng sub. The one in BTS and Hybe channel doesn't sub and they cut one of the most important scene. You will know why the people in episode 8 reacted that way when they saw the MV. Thank you for reacting. I really hope that you watch it first.

Also, because of the misogynistic issue, RM reached out for women studies to let them study his lyrics and now some of their old songs has counterparts like Boy in Luv to Boy with luv. And they released a female anthem song in 2017 called 21st Century Girls.

Sorry for all the comments lol but RM - Kim Namjoon - is the absolute BEST leader! You learn so much about leadership by watching him.

Yeah honestly, War of Hormone was blown out of proportion. It is so much worse in the west. And I love War of Hormone so much honestly, and I know many of us ARMY are hoping they'll perform it on this next tour 🤣 Hobi is such an ace. It's a rough watch every time I see those clips from back then, but he sees now how loved he is and I'm so, so proud of him and everything he has (rightfully) achieved. 2025 really was his year ♥️

Born singer is part of their anthology Album Proof. It took 9 years before it became a part of the album. I was adapted from J.Cole's song Born Sinner. It was first released in 2013 in SoundCloud. They performed it in two concerts and one in special video. The first time was in BTS Begins that you saw in the end of the video. Then performed it again in Wings Final 2017 where they changed their choreo for that. Also RM changed his lyrics based on their status now. The they performed it again in Proof Live in 2022 where the song is already part of the Anthology album. RM changed his lyrics once again.

Also, you NEED to listen to I NEED U before you react to the next episode!! Do a 4 in 1 or even just watch the MV, but you need to listen to that song before you get to the next episode!

The hate for JHope makes EVERYONE mad. Every time I see it watching reactions it always grinds my gears. The hate for BTS is very unfounded, and is one of the reasons why ARMY is so protective.

As an og ARMY born singer really hits. I was sobbing by the end of this vid. I’ve stopped being a fan since 2020 and coming back to them feels like going home. Thank you Ralaz for bringing my passion back, I missed my boys.

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please react to bts hardships 2013 - 2021 by xceleste and more boracity magazine videos youll get more context and details that arent shown in rise of bangtan

def need a 4 in 1 of I need you before the next ROB episode. maybe born singer too if you want. that live makes me cry every time.

War of hormone, Born Singer and I need you before the next episode please please!!! 💜💜

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For the record, j-hope is now known widely as the Ace of Kpop. People call him the "one true Ace." He was actually very popular when they debuted (and pre-debut) but there was a nasty pushback against him by kpoppies (non-ARMYs) because he was so unique for an idol (and also, he's from Gwangju and a lot of Koreans still to this day have issues with people from Gwangju for political/historic reasons). Anyway, don't worry about him because he's known for being ridiculously talented these days. He outclasses most of kpop in like 6 different idol categories and he's known for his ambition and creativity and fearlessness in trying new things (and OWNING them). Plus he's known for being super kind and unproblematic. Every time he goes viral it's for being an amazing live performer or being an amazing human. He's undraggable these days and everyone knows it. ARMYs call him our "Golden Hyung" by the way. Jungkook is the Golden Maknae and j-hope is the Golden Hyung. They're our Golden Duo. :) So anyway, don't you worry. j-hope got his in the end.

Thank you always for your reactions guys 🙏🙏☺️☺️

Guys you HAVE to react to “I need you” the song

JUMP SUCH A GOOD SONG

I love WAR OF HORMONE i wish they can sing it again

I feel so bad everytime I see that segment of haters the hashtag kick out jhope. He was so young back then going through all that sh*t, reading those degrading comments about himself. I am so thankful for those ARMYs who trended #jhope you are perfect at that time. While watching your reaction to the haters tweets about jhope I realised that you guys have not watched the BTS hardships video on the xCeleste channel. I hope you will watch it some day. Love you guys 💜💜

Please chek out more of Boracity’s content! She has some of the greatest video essays about bts’s career and how they had to battle with music industry. I especially love:”Why the music industry is terrified of bts” “Why most armys don’t like kpop”, “the next bts” why they fail every time”, “bts paved the way, why is it so hard to accept it?”, and many many more! She’s truly amazing! 💜

I love your reactions. Please react to a full concert as well.

Thanks for the reaction, guys! 💜 You should react to BTS HARDSHIPS 2013-2021 by Celeste

You NEEED to watch rm serious leader moments compilation vid!!

I DONT FIND THE SONG WRONG... BC IF YOU HEAR THE SONS TODAY THERE A VERY WRONG ABOUT WOMEN AND NO BODY SAY NOTHING... BUT THATS THE SOCIALITY OF THAT THEY COME FROM...SADLY

As a woman, I have no problem with the lyrics of War of Hormone. It feels and sounds like my teenage years, it’s not just guys that can have those kind of thoughts lol! And honestly being born in the US and hearing the kind of music that’s out there, this is nothing compared to that, but I do understand that some people could be offended by the lyrics and I’m so proud of the guys for trying to do better!💜 I will say, from what I’ve seen people say, it since like people didn’t have an issue with the lyrics until a few years after it dropped which seems sketchy to me(Correct me if I’m mistaken ARMY, I wasn’t around at that time since I only became ARMY in 2019). And fuck every anti and solo fan that said that shit about Hobi! Hobi actually left the group for a bit(I’m not sure if this was the reason or if there was something else that caused it, but he came back because he trust the other guys(Jk cried when he left). Edit: Hobi leaving was pre-debut. Born Singer is a most listen!!! It’s the guys remake of JCole’s Born Sinner. Namjoon tweaks his lyrics every time they perform it, he updates his age each time. I hope you guys can react to it soon!💜 Namjoon is such an inspiration person, I am so proud of him. He has such an immense pressure on his shoulders, but thankfully he has the other guys and loved ones supporting him!

I'd like to leave a recommendation for you guys. There's this famous video by Boracity (the one who made that guide about the boys), and it talks a lot about how power dynamics work in Korea and in the K-pop industry, and How BTS is constantly fighting to try and change that. The video is very good and talks a lot about how this kind of dynamic hurt them, especially in the beginning of their carreira. If you could react, that would be nice. Link: https://youtu.be/aOVyPLUd6YU?si=UEV7DN1osxQVa983

I cant wait for the next episode!!!

Thank you for your love for the 7 boys 💜💜💜🥹🥹🥹!!!! Ahh! And the boy who tears his clothes is Jimin hehehehehe 🤭

Nice episode, good reaction 👍, plzz watch mma 2016 awards and do a reaction video on it. It has #taejin moment on it. I realised that time that both V and Jin can act very well.

i'll never understand why war of hormone got that hate when it just them as teenage boys fighting their hormonal behaviour which everyone goes through... also hope y'all watch I NEED YOU(uncensored ver.) before next rise of bangtan ep

ADORED this episode 💜💜💜 Deserved focus on our lovely leader Namjoon, also loved you speaking up for Hobi, he had such a hard time and NONE of it was warranted 🫣 also liked your perspective on the War of Hormone issue a lot!! Haven't heard such a good take on it from any reactor 👏👏👏 you didn't excuse the questionable wording just cause it's BTS, of course they're not flawless, they're human!! And it is a product of its time and cultural context ... not to make excuses myself just: knowing them (as far as a fan can) for so long now (over 10 years) you just KNOW there was no malicious intent behind it. But still, a lot of what was said was in poor taste in my opinion and it shows the growth they had yet to experience (also sorry, English is not my first language, hope you get my meaning ☺️). Still: just from the sound of it, I just loooove listening to WOH to this day, sue me ~ Thanks for another great reaction 💜👏

I always say, this segment is my fav. Can't wait until your reactions for the next and next and next episode. More deeper you see more deep that you can feel. Thanks guys, you work so hard. Keep healthy and happy 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

you need to watch i need u mv before the next rise!!

pls react to full concert, i love you guys

Thanks for the reaction, guys!! Please, please, please try to watch I Need U (the 19+ version) before next episode if you can!! 💜 War of Hormone is the type of song that makes me kind of happy that I don’t speak Korean — musically it’s a fun song but lyrically it’s not my favorite, so I’m still able to enjoy it nonetheless lol

Namjoon is the best leader!! 🗣️🗣️

They have a lot of japanese versions of songs but you defenetly need to listen to the original japanese songs they just hit different.

I hope u watch I NEED U song uncensored version it’s creazy it’s twist for bts as a group

thank you always. anw, before watch the next episode of Rise of Bangtan, I suggest you guys watch I Need You (MV and Original MV) better with theory explanation. and you will discover HYYH and BTS Universe. it’s never ending, so take step by step

As a woman I feel that of course the lyrics to "War of hormone" aren't great or very uplifting for women, but I also understand where that song and the idea came from. What the guys were trying to do was portray a "typical" hormonal teenage boy, which they do no matter the "theme" of the song/album. I for one love that song and can laugh at it, maybe because I'm an adult or because I feel like I know them better than that, not sure.. But it's a fun and catchy song lol Also - Can't wait for you guys to get into I NEED YOU 19+ version, Born singer and all of the album deep-dives!!

Chapter 8 is personally my favourite Rise of Bangtan episode so I’m anticipating ur reaction on that 🥳 its gonna spoil a bit of the I Need U MV tho, it would be better if you reacted to that MV before this episode but tbh idm either way, any order will definitely surprise ya’ll with that ‘bold’ scene 😊😇

Oh after this episode I rlly want you to react to the 2015 Born Singer performance, it was so powerful 🥹🥹

Literally waiting like crazy for I need u MV reaction! The song that changed EVERYTHING! You're gonna lose your minds!!!

What is crazy is how HUGE JHope is now!!!He's beyond talented- he's like a mega talented human! The way he commanded that show in Paris! It just blew me away! And then his latest music?! He's a super star!!! And I'm not a rap fan! He blew me away in Paris and his concerts! Then him, Jin and JK surprised us with Jamais Vu at encore show- Omg!

Please react to the Bonus of each chapter!You can easily react to 3 in one video because they’re pretty short

BORN SINGER and I NEED YOU next

I think this will be touched upon in future episodes, but Namjoon not only ignored the criticism, he studied it, read books, and sought advice to understand how to be better. He took it very seriously.

If you want to see the suffering BTS endured on this journey, you should react to the BTS Hardships video.

If you want to see Jimin and J-Hope's amazing dance performance and Jimin tearing his shirt again,you definitely need to watch the 2015 MAMA BTS VS BLOCK B match.

Plz watch bts hardships by xeleste's you will know about their struggles. ...must watch....💜

AAAAAAAAAAAAH I can't wait for the next ep!

Jhope actually decided to leave but Jungkook cried 'bout the idea of him leaving them, members pursue him in the end so he stay 🥹

war of hormone didn’t give me misogynistic vibes at all (it’s one of my favorite songs). people will just be saying anything because they were scared of their success.

Namjoon is truly the best leader; the biggest part of BTS's success is due to him, and that's something no true ARMY would deny 🤍

so when is the born singer reaction coming?

HAIKYU!!: "VS The Little Giant" Movie & HAIKYU!!: "The Place Where Monsters Go" special anime will be released in 2027!

Before watching the next épisode, watch I need you song

21:45 that jimin tearing his shirt off clip is from 2014 MAMA awards and yall NEED to react to that too

RM is the best leader, I recommend you listen to I need u by bts the message is beautiful and the music video conveys a lot 😓.

That whole hate towards J-Hope....it infuriates me when the headline says "Fans say J-Hope is ugly and has no talent".....In no way, shape or form was it fans saying that. It was antis and fans of other groups pretending to be ARMY and trying to stir up shit....ugh. J-Hope is a strong person to get past that....I doubt I could. He (and all of them) were working their asses off and he has always been a huge contributor to BTS's success....how disheartening for him. The lyrics of "War of Hormone" are so mild compared to what we hear in the west. I have never taken offence to a single line of the song.

Best leader of the best band with the best members 💜

War of Hormone defender here!!! It was the first song of BTS i ever heard which then lead me to become ARMY in 2015. A mistranslation originally by a non Korean speaker which then snowballed into a big pile of crap once anti's and accounts cosplaying as ARMY got behind it. I was there on the timeline watching it happen. The hate train has been going strong since their debut and comes in waves, usually just before they are due to release a new album/concert/hair colour change/if they breathe in the wrong way/a family member passes/someone wears the wrong item of clothing/they win an award/they don't win an award, the list is actually endless. You have to remember they didn't come up like other groups, they did things out of the ordinary and people actually liked it so the vultures (anti's, fans of other groups and now media) were there ready to pounce. People like to say these things didn't happen but i was someone who was there on social media watching it happen and seeing accounts be proven to be antis pretending to be ARMY behind whole schemes to personally hurt them and ruin their chances and their career. I still to this day can not understand the mindset of these people or why choose people who have never done anything but give out positivity. Sorry for my rant Also i suggest you watch I Need You before your next Rise of Bangtan recording/reaction. Thanks for your reaction guys.

I hope you'll look into the Hyyh series; it's truly one of BTS's most important works.

AAAHHHH HYYH SOON I’M SO EXCITED

PLZ watch I Need You MV but 19+ ver. 🔥🔥🔥

War of Hormone was not misogynistic in the slightest😭🙏

Guys you have to watch BTS born singer lyrics and live performance. I think its one of their most emotional songs, especeally for them. You need to hear the whole thing

I need your reaction next

Namjoon best leader ever

After many years of being an ARMY and knowing their personalities and what they’ve been through, “Born Singer” will always bring me to tears. It’s such a beautiful song with great lyrics, vocals and raw emotions. If you guys want to watch the performance where Jimin rips his shirt, watch “2015 MAMA [Boys In Battle] BTS vs BlockB (2014 MAMA) 151127”.

yes they were very raw at this point in time compared to their refined talents at present. they were still honing and learning how to use their words.

React to I need you mv before the next ep!!

Keep in mind that some of the worst, most hateful comments sent to them are not genuine. What I mean is that it is not someone giving their true opinion. It's someone with an agenda to to harm or get them to disband. Today some of them are bots and actually plants paid to go after them, cause disruption, hurt them. There are some true haters out there, but when it turns into focused, spamming hate that is usually really not genuine.

YES OUR LEADER IS THE GOAT PERIOD

War of Hormone is exactly what it means to be : a satire of the "male teenagers mind" during puberty. At that time, it was kpopies who brought the "misogynistics lyrics". The same people who trended the # against J-hope. The same kpopies who have leaded the hate trains BTS have faced since 2013. And still face today. They are jealous most of armys are not kpop fans and won't support the entire industry, especially their favorite group.

Can you also react to suga's drinking talkshow SUCHWITA...watch all the members episodes..it's so much fun💜💜💜

Thank you for the wonderful reaction.

Most ARMY do not consider War of Hormone misogynistic. Misogyny means hatred of women, and the song lyrics literally say women are the best. When the song was translated into English, there was one line that was mistranslated to something like "Women are equations and men just do them," which has a sexual slang connotation that could be taken negatively. But the Korean lines actually mean something like men just solve the equations, meaning they try to understand women. The controversy about the lyrics was started by fans of other groups trying to bring BTS down, so it is a shame the song is no longer performed. Someone who speaks Korean could explain in more detail, but basically translating the verb used to "do" does not make grammatical sense in Korean, though "do" and "solve" are technically synonyms. That is what Suga meant when he said they were picky about their word choice--they were careful about their word choice in the original Korean lyrics, but translators chose the wrong word that was taken the wrong way. Some people might think the song objectifies women, but most don't see it that way. If you see the MV, the woman gets to choose in the end, not the men, so the woman does have agency and is not just an object.

Guys thanks so much for this awesome reaction 💜 please be sure to watch I Need U (MA+ version) before the next Rise of Bangtan episode 8 🙏🏼

Thank you guys. 💜

PLEASE PLEASE WATCH "I Need U" MV BEFORE NEXT ROB EPISODE!

When are you reacting to bangtan universe 😔

Loved the reaction guys, just a heads-up. The next ROB video focuses heavily on the song "I NEED YOU" and the music video as it was a dramatic shift in the band's image and overall message. So it would be logical to watch the music video for I NEED YOU first and then approach the ROB episode 8!

Guys make sure to watch the “I need u” mv before watching next chapter of rise of bangtan because it spoils A LOT!

I swear because of these cowardly keyboard warriors, J-hope still to this day sometimes says 'visual' when someone asks if there's something he wants to improve. In the early days, I think there was also the mask he wore during We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2 because he thought he wasn't good looking enough but I dont know the extent to which this is true. These comments scar you, no matter how big or famous you are. It annoys me to my core because they're calling a drop-dead gorgeous, incredibly kind-hearted, undoubtably talented and hardworking human being not good looking or talented... HA... I don't even have words. I just hope Jhope knows how amazing he is and how much we'd love to see him face to face one day before our eyes because of how undeniably good looking he is. I can't stand these people saying such mean things to a pure, hard-working soul.

You guys need to watch the Proof Live performance!! They sang here Born Singer and this was 3 years ago. This is one of their BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES SWEAR https://www.youtube.com/live/9sJ_I1lHpps?si=sO8P4qlyRdIfuafu

Thank you guys for this ☺️. And I hope you watch the song i need you mv before you watch chapter 8 of the rise of bangtan 💜

I always get so upset about the hate train kpop fans started on War of hormone because I don't find it offensive in any way and I'm not saying this because I'm a fan, I'm just used to listening to songs with more "controversial" lyrics tbh. In fact when I got into BTS I heard about the controversy surrounding the song and immediately looked into it but the only thing that happened was that I added the song to my daily playlist because it was a banger. And yes, RM always had SO much pressure on his shoulders and the fact that he properly opened up about it a decade into his career is even more heartbreaking. He looks a lot more positive lately and I hope only good things come their way moving forward.

WATCH I NEED U BEFORE NEXT EPISODE YALL, ITS IMPORTANT. THE 19+ VERSION

Love it..... hope u get to watch something christmas themed ... christmas carole medley . To celebrate the season. N also V songs in honor of his birthday on the 30th... keep it up , loving all reactions.....💜

You should react to I Need U mv first before react to the next rise of bangtan episode 👍🏻🤍

I’ve been waiting for this episode since you started this series. It’s one of my favorites.

😂 Ronnie blinking at Jimin’s shirt ripping moment 🤣🤣🤣

I will defend War of hormone until my dying breath. The lyrics are completly fine, like the song is literally called WAR OF HORMONE. I can think of at least 5 songs that were toping the charts in 2014 that were written by MEN and performed by UNDERAGE FEMALE IDOLS that are ACTUALLY problematic and sexsual, but are STILL considered ICONIC kpop song. Even now, each year new songs written by ADULT MEN that are sexsual and actually problematic are performed by UNDERAGE GIRLS

The main outcry with WOH was really one line " Girls are like an equation... us guys just do them'... which was the poor translation.. it was closer to "girls are like an equation, us guys just solve them'...I never felt anything misogynistic about the lyrics... and still don't believe that the comments/complaints about it on the fan cafe were actually from Army... The Hobi campaign (JHope) JK cried and asked him not to leave when he said he was thinking about it... Army started a counter campaign on Twitter hash tagging ' JHope is perfect '

I can see why people were saying saying all of that stuff abt war of hormone, but I saw it as satire and like mocking the male youth and how they think at that age, especially in the mv u can see that it’s kind of like mocking. I definitely see why people said that though, and I’m glad they apologized

Please remember this times were during debut era

Oh this episode… what they said abt jhope is so freaking cruel and mean, I’m still mad abt that to this day bruh

Airplane pt 2 music video you watched is the Japanese version

They have so many Japanese songs btw which are so so soooo much different from their Korean songs..

oh, the burning anger i feel every time I see that damn hobi hate train...

#justiceforwarofhormones I love that song 😤

the thing about war of hormone is, I never saw it as misogynistic, when I watched it for the first time, I knew it was extremely satire, I guess music is subjective so people view it differently ways, but in my head it was extremely mocking of male youth, and how they view women, there’s a lot of little parts of the song and choreography that show this, in the mv they were been extremely childish, slapping eachother on the bum, doing really exaggerated movements and following a girl around while doing them, and in the end the girl in the music video only chose the guy that asked her what she wanted, (in the lyrics) which was taehyung. People view music in different ways, and this song is super toned down compared to a lot of western songs about women where they are called “bitches” etc. However I’m glad they apologised for it and namjoon said he’d be more careful with it next time, and started reading books on feminism and getting opinions from female authors and professors even having them review his lyrics.

Omg!!! I love the way you reacted to the haters towards Hobi and in full support of him 🥺🫂💜 and no there’s no way Hobi was EVER going to be kicked out by anyone in the BTS team, it was all bullsh*t… and my heart breaks every time I see Hobi’s little face looking so sad 😭 the only thing I can take comfort in is that I know OT7 was there for him. AND it was lucky he didn’t leave because BTS is not complete without him. 7 - 1 = 0 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

I love it!! Our Ralaz boys defending OT7 about the “misogynistic” lyrics 😆

Not sure if you guys seen before but as you like the info this video gives bit more insight it’s not as updated but still got good info xceleste BTS Hardships https://youtu.be/NidD1d73tXI?si=RbjWPg4dzv_qe5GK

If you're wondering about bang pd now, he is under stress due to court hearings

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before reacting to the next rise of bangtan : « i need u », please react to the mv

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Can't you make the dimple+pied piper reaction free?!if it's blocked on YT?or upload it even if it's blurred out please?! that's one of my most awaited reaction,but I can't get a patreon subscription 😭please?if it's possible?thank you so much

This vedio doesn't play for me. Can anyone tell me why ?

Hii army anyone here purchased membership of this channel in patreon

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💥PS bonus ‘Spaghetti’ featuring JHope💥

🔥Triple threat JHope’s ‘25 MVs🔥

Don’t forget about deleted scenes and bonus content 💜 they really add a lot to the show ☺️

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