BTS I Need U (MV + Explicit + Dance + Live)

GUYSSS PLEASE READ THE COMMENT!!!! To understand the mv you have to watch the video of the BU universe by XCELESTE on youtube, she explain everything because there are not onlu mv but books and game made by BTS. this whole MV and others like RUN, EUPHORIA, BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS ... are part of the story.

that was Jimin doing the high adlibs 😍

I GENUINELY beg you to react to the BU (BTS UNIVERSE) you guys will have your minds blown, whatever you are expecting it to be, it's wayyy more than that. You guys will genuinely open a door to whole new part of BTS you guys didn't even know existed. Watch xCeleste's video that explains this universe: https://youtu.be/2-DEu3ZJtEU?si=zVU7lQddjary0HuY

Please watch "Begins Youth"; it explains everything. Each act/Character in that 12 ep Kdrama is depicting a member and their character's story in all of the "Most Beautiful Moments in Life" era and albums.

Hi!!! After you finish Rise of Bangtan and all the behind the scenes and deleted scenes please react to Are You Sure?! It’s a two season Disney+ which follows the trips that Jungkook and Jimin took before military in season 1 and after they get out of the military in season 2!!! I will think you’ll absolutely love the show!!! You don’t have to watch it, it’s just a request!!. I absolutely love your channel!!! Keep it up!!

After binge watching your reaction to "The weak Hero". recommend you guys to watch and react to "Begins Youth" PLEASE! BEGINS ≠ YOUTH is a 12-episode kdrama based on the BTS universe fictional story of 'The Most Beautiful Moment in Life,' that BTS has been showcasing through their albums, music videos, and other official content like BTS universe game since 2015, and it depicts the friendship and growth of 7 young boys. It has the story of the i need you and run mvs. This drama covers the entire fictional universe storyline, and the actors also have the similar characteristics as the members as well, it will be fun to recognize them. It will help you understand their mvs better. This drama is the only thing you need to watch to understand the bts universe. Please🙏🏻🙏🏻

You have to watch begin youth( kdrama) which is based on this album which consists 7 bts members I'm telling you you have to watch it This kdrama is so underrated

The adlibs in the end after jimin were from jimin himself

Please react to BOY IN LUV

it was jimin’s backtrack ad-libs

the whole point of the video is about jin trying to save all the members. It's an endless circle, Jin wakes up, and it all starts again. however it still ends with someone getting into trouble. jungkook gets hit by a car, yoongi’s suicide (he burns his home), v becoming a murderer and etc. That’s why Jin’s flower keeps collapsing. It only ends happily when Jin saves everyone. It’s his mission. Of course it’s the shortest explanation of BU

you should react. to this video! it helps explain this mv storyline and the bts updated storyline in a clean summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-DEu3ZJtEU

Okay, I admit I haven't read all of the previous 310 comments! But just to say, you can enjoy all these music videos without knowing the story of the Bangtan Universe. I actually just learned the whole story like 4 years in to being ARMY. Before that I didn't have the time or energy to devote to it, My goal was to get it figured out while they were on hiatus. Even then I didn't watch the whole TV series (with actors playing the 7 boys) or the webtoon. Whenever things seemed odd, or unlikely to be the boys' actual experience, I would just say, "That must be part of the BU popping up again".

Many ARMYs surely already told yall about this atp but jic i'll share it too, so the lyrics "I need u girl" werent suppose to be towards a girl/gf specifically.. It was suppose to be "I need u FRIEND" but since "girl" seemed more fitting for the lyrics, they used that instead. Also this entire MV is part of the BU (bts universe) which is a fictional storyline that runs across many of these mvs.. can't wait for you guys to dive into the BU!

RM goes hard 🔥 Jin goes gentle 💔

I had to come here and ask who’s recommending them the lives, and if not someone needs to start giving links, cause these are some of the worst camera works and older BTS lives from these shows MBC, Mnet, KBS all have really bad camera work, I can only count a few that might be decent, they were sabotaging the shots, over zooms or zooms out skips over choreos and who’s singing, randomly shows crowd shots or decides to do some fancy camera effect completely unrelated or spinning around, one time BTS had to literally do a video on their own bc the show messed up the shoot, teaching them how to shoot the camera (yes they shaded on that themselves). BTS was not getting good camera work until late 2016-2017 from these shows, safe to say after 2017. Might as well react to their concerts or fancams that actually showcases the show they are putting on for the song.

Mbc has the worst camera work it didn't capture the wonderful choreography at all Why all the transitions and the low camera shot It did get the group choreo full It is better on practice video

Rowan and Biraj loving the "Charari Charari" a little too much lol

As someone said in the comments do react to the highlight reels and the solo mvs from wings and euphoria mv to understand the BANGTAN UNIVERSE explanation

That's Jimin with the high note 😭🔥

That's Jimin 😭

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Y'all NEED to react to the bu storyline explanation by xCeleste (get your pen & papers ready

The hignote was sung by Jimin ... Since both main and bg are by himself in the studio version and the double layering is not possible in live, it was playbacked when he was singing the main portion. I always get goosebumps listening that part 😍. What a great song is this ❤️

guys, If you want to understand the storyline, you also need to watch the Highlight Reels and the Euphoria music videos. They are connected to this story as well. Yes, in the music video, all of them portray characters from the BTS universe, and all of them die in the clip — only V kills. The flower in Jin’s hand is a white lily, and when it burns, the smell can be poisonous, meaning it can be deadly. V kills his father because he treats his sister or mother badly — I’m not sure which one, but whoever it is. Jungkook runs away from home, ends up on the streets, and gets beaten there. That’s the general story.

Namjoon originally wanted to use 'I need you friend" as a lyric but the Korean word for friend didn't fit properly so he switched it to "I need you girl'. The song isn't about any particular girl or love interest. And yes! They're playing characters. You guys have entered the BU (Bangtan Universe or HYYH era) there's a continuous underlying storyline that unfolds as you go along the album/music journey. I am not sure how much I should or can tell about it without spoiling everything. But there are videos that put the storyline together and give explanations that you can watch down the line. Also you can read notes (books related to BU published by BH) that are sort of connecting parts and some background to the storyline from each character's perspective. There are PDFs of it available online if you are interested. There's a webtoon based on it called Save Me and the end of the webtoon is where the story's at as of now. Also remember April 11 is a very important and significant date when it comes to HYYH. It was the most exciting and chaotic time in the fandom with each MV release and song. Theorist armys worked extra hard to piece everything together LOL Hope you guys enjoy it too

Just joined this patreon omg I hope they react to the solo videos and lyric videos. Like J-Hope's mama, Jungkook's begin, v's stigma, etc. I want them to get into the stories

34:10 jin is the ultimate yearning boss, you'll know listening to his solos

The ad-libs at the end were Jimin's; they kept the original ad-libs from the song because he had to sing while his ad-libs were playing in the background.

You know those songs that just hit you in a special place and never leave? That´s I need you for me since it came out lmao. You should get into BU like others mentioned!

You should react the storyline

BU is gonna blow your minds guys!!! There videos that explain the main things, they are a must!!!

This was THE ERA i became an ARMY. This MV shock me. You guys love anime so you guys will definitely love the BTS Universe and the storyline behind this MV that started everything!!! Youuu really need to react on them

u really need to dig into BTS Universe. it's gonna blow your minds. anda after, react to BTS in Brazil. It will make u cry. we rock >.<

Ummm so you need to know the BU to understand the mv. 😂

so yall clearly need to watch an explanation video lmao

I really recommend you watch the BU (BTS UNIVERSE), it will make everything clear and it's such an important and interesting touch that BTS have added to their music and masterpieces. I highly recommend checking out xCeleste's BTS STORYLINE SUMMARY video, she covers everything and makes it so easy to understand the story line and the ideas behind each video.

You'll see how fire and water always follow Jimin and Yoongi. And the flower with Jin. The mirror/reflection with Namjoon, which he has a solo song called, "Reflection". The lollipop/sucker. Getting hit by a car. They all have a theme. Everything has symbolism. Like in the Fake Love video. Remember, everything is connected. The whole story arch. And definitely, definitely watch the highlight reel!!! It's a masterpiece as well. It's speculated that Tae is saving his mom from a boyfriend/stepdad/his dad.

One of my favs again

ya'll should watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-DEu3ZJtEU which is an explanation of the BU until 2020, idk if its good tbh since i havent watched it myself but a lot of other ARMIES have so it should be good.

With music show performances, they will have a backingtrack playing! So the adlib in the back at the end was Jimin's voice from the backing. You can tell if you watch his mouth, but he was singing the high note and the chorus live on top of the track! Backingtracks are basically unavoidable in kpop. Some use it to their advantage where it can help them harmonize with themselves or they can pick and choose which parts they can sing so they have enough breath to sing and dance. While others just completely rely on lip-syncs for their performances. There have been a bunch of times that BTS has lip-syncs, but they also can't lip-sync for shit, so you'll see how bad they are at mouthing words. It's so funny. But they definitely sing live as much as possible, and you can tell with how much effort they put into every performance. And usually with music shows, when artists perform with handmics thats when they are all singing live! Not to say the headmics = not live. But handmics insure theyre singing because if you aren't holding them up, yet their voice still comes out of the speaker, clearly they're faking lol

You guys also watched the mvs backwards! in the top right corner it has the age ratings "19" for the first one "15" for the second. The first one was a higher maturity rating BECAUSE taehyung attacked and killed his dad with a broken bottle because he was abusing his sister!

HYYH is extremely important to bts' music from 2015 onward. The Meaning of HYYH is translated two ways. In Korean, it's "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life". While the Chinese characters translate to "The Flower Like Years". Flowers and growth are a significant part of the storyline and the metaphors they bring to the table. Flowers are beautiful, bright, and any other positive word you can associate with them. But they wilt and wither away, while also being trampled on by humans and might not fair well in bad conditions. HYYH is about all the ups and downs of life, specifically in your teens and early 20's. Yet even with flowers wilting away every winter, they come back just as beautiful in the spring. Bts know their stuggles and the amount of hate and opposition they face even this early into their career but believe in themselves so much they contiune to grow and bloom brighter every time they have a comeback. AND its proven with this exact comeback BECAUSE they get their first music show win. Not just rookie awards or dance awards, but finally a MUSIC releated award.

Still a little behind on videos but please dont give into the comments telling you to watch explanation videos this early into you watching the mvs! Whats so fun about the BU is that it gets so confusing that its fun seeing reactors' theories about whats happening!!!

The ad lib at the end you kept saying who was that is actually Jimin

welcome to the Bangtan Universe!

You really need to watch the explanation video on YouTube about all the videos in order. My First Love, Euphoria, stigma... and more all go together to tell one story. It's so extensive you really need to watch the explanation video. I know you guys will love the backstory to this!

It’s BANGTAN UNIVERSE time!!!

welcome to the official start of the BU guys! you're in for a wild ride haha. the more you get into it the more crazier it gets! there are explanation videos and i wanna say more but i dont wanna spoil anything!

Yesss I'm so excited for you guys to get into the BU. :) I've been waiting since the very beginning for this. 😆😅

Watch tullido the end please

WELCOME TO THE BU

Rm said he actually wrote I need you friend and it’s meant to talk about the feelings of lonely youth but since the song didn’t flow well with the word friend they changed it to girl and also for general pop appeal it sounded good that way but if you react to the whole album you’ll get the feel of what they are saying in this song

From this album onwards bts actually started getting profits and started getting more popular before this they won some minor awards but from this they actually started getting similar results like that of big three companies

This song isnt about a girl lol, and that was V's sister in the story not his girlfriend, and the man he killed was his abusive father. This is all part of their fictional storyline called the BU. i recommend checking it out at some point.

Omg! Guys, u need to watch to the end post credits !!! THIS IS THE STORYLINE !! I actually got frustrated that u didn’t watch til the end. BTS Mvs are ment to be watched from start to end because everything has a meaning… this storyline is one of the reasons they got so famous

32:41 This is Jimin🫠😂

It wasn't meant to be "i need you girl." it was meant to be friend, but it didn't sound good, so they switched it.

The song isn't about a girl btw lol

I have a Playlist with the correct order for the BTS BU Storyline and the explanation, I highly recommend you do it right to understand: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFl0pT9KHUgWJwB4wz04j8L2kegbgVejF&si=-MxLOKcrRgk-y-bB After time, you can read their Webtoon "Save Me" or investigate additional information in their albums if it's your style.

This song was a turning point in their career. If you'll notice, most of their songs before this were very rap-heavy. I Need U was their first song breaking through more to how the BTS of today is. It was also their first big hit and their first music awards win. So this whole era was a significant moment for them. It will talk about that in the Rise of Bangtan.

I hope we guys just enjoy first the music and the mv's without complicating it with a lot of BU (BTS universe) theories. Just keep in mind that some of their mv's were interconnected and they're playing different sort of characters. Just pls enjoy watching them first, the lyrics, the dance and the vocals 🥰💜

They have backtrack vocals whenever they sing live that have alot of the adlibs and sometimes high notes or when its dihnle layered by the same voice. The adlibs that u are hearing is actually sung by jimin

You guys should watch the acoustic live version of this song. Jimin does the adlibs in that performance

I hope you guys will follow the BU storyline because the next comeback I believe that will be the continue of the storyline. Am I ready?? YESS BUT NO BUT YES AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Please provide subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese🙏🏼. I’m following you here from Rio de Janeiro🇧🇷

I really hope you all will watch the other music videos of this storyline. The Prologue, Butterfly, etc.

I really like that you guys are watching the live, but it would be better to watch both the music stage old one and the newer one at the concert. The energy of the concert ones is insaneeeeeeeeee.

I just want to reassure you guys that you don't need to understand the BTS Universe storyline to be into BTS- it's REALLY complex!! But this is a popular explanation of the whole BTS Universe storyline by a respected ARMY youtuber XCeleste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-DEu3ZJtEU

Just for context - the "girl" wasn't originally in the I Need U lyrics, the lyrics were originally going to be "I need you, friend" which I think fits better with the storyline and makes it make more sense.

Welcome to the BU (Bangtan Universe) :) It's a very complex, fictional story that runs through BTS' music videos

Oh, I love BU and HYYH era so much! I even read their manga 'Save Me' (which explains this whole universe further) and kdrama 'Begins ≠ Youth' (BTS didn't filmed there, but they've choose actors that are quite similar to the members). But kdrama's not one-to-one retelling BU canon. In short, the original Bangtan Universe has a mystical element, while the k-drama leans more toward realism. Welcome to BU, guys! 💜

Day 3 of asking you guys to get to know a group called Stray Kids too ❤️

You guys mixed up the first two

Oh my god. You said it! This is why when people say they’re doing HYYH part 2, I was like — can I go through it again?!? It was so intense that it would really get to me back then! 😁

fun fact: in korean entertainment, a lollipop is often used as a placeholder for a cigarette so that they can show it on tv without issues. so, yes, it is implied that RM is smoking in that scene. also, multiple of the members smoke in real life so it's not that crazy lmao

You missed „One day”

damn, i really hate the mcount videos hahahaha

You guys should really dive into the BU - it isn't all about romantic love.

The girl is actually Taehyung sister and the man is his father in the BU 😄

I Need U in 2015 is when I discovered BTS 🥹🥹 as you watch more MVs I would say pay attention to the pairings! RM/V, Suga/Jungkook, J-hope/Jimin, Jin is by himself for a reason!

The first MV you played was the full, more violent version and the second one was toned down. Lyrics have nothing to do with what is happening in the MV which happens with several BTS MVs. As mentioned it’s really I need you friend, it’s about the strength of the fictional characters’ friendship that pulls them out of their turbulent personal lives.

the highnote/ addlip was jimin but it was backtracked since jimin also sang the other part at the same time aka double layering

Well, I'll say this... you love BTS for their music!! This was the first reaction I've ever seen where there was little to no reaction to the violence in the storyline- It tore some of us up!!! But yall were more focused on the music- which I don't hate!! Thanks guys!! Love your channel 💜

It’s part of their fictional storyline which runs throughout their different MVs. Not all but some. Creator xCeleste has made videos for the same. You can watch them but they will have spoilers for other MVs as it’s connected by MVs, WEBTOON, books & other media. Here is the most updated video for BU timeline - https://youtu.be/2-DEu3ZJtEU?si=_6zz3FN2HF9wISm7 There is another from this creator which is also good. But this is again for BU in general - https://youtu.be/n4o70iBIDNs?si=nfQe27BaIeXLhtPz

Welcome to the Bangtan Universe, an alternative universe where life gets dark. This was the ARMY's first introduction to the BU. They had no idea what was coming their way. They felt, as you did, of getting dropped into the middle of the story. The story is pieced together with MVs, short films, notes in albums (now gathered into a book called Notes), a webtoon, even a mobile game. Some ARMYs will encourage you to watch an explanation video that tells you the entire story of the BU. Personally, I would love for you guys to explore the universe on your own. It starts with the Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa (HYYH) era, also called The most Beautiful Moment in Life and continues through all of their albums (except BE and their anthology Proof). There are a couple of sources that list the order to watch, and has the links to videos and other content. "HYYH on stage: prologue" is the second video to watch for BU content. IT is a short film. It came out between I need You and Run MVs. This version has English subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xVah8oLJmk&t=207s

So RM said the song was supposed to be I Need You Friend but that didn't sound or fit right so he changed it to girl. But it is about the struggles that they and people in general go through in life. It is also part of the BU which is a huge story line. It is very in depth and even confusing without some help with the story line. Xceleste has an amazing explanation video for the BU if you do ever choose to take that very deep dive, lol. And the girl V was defending was his sister from their abusive father. Not his girlfriend.

Yay! Exploring the BU Era. I remember when i first watched this and i was like wtf is happennninnnggg!?! Mind you, i didnt have a guide on how to watch the mvs so booyyy was I hooked on trying to understand what was happening. 😆 enjoy the older vids. 🙂

If you pay attention, Yoongi/SUGA throws a couple of “shibal” on his verse at the beginning of the song. Actually Yoongi is the shibal king in BTS. He’s the one throwing the most shibals (and many other Korean curse words) throughout BTS’ and Agust D discography. Yoongi/SUGA curses mostly in Korean Namjoon/RM curses mostly in English

The one harmonizing was Jungkook when Jimin was singing the high note chorus.

Welcome to the BU guys!! RM said when he was writing the lyrics it was originally meant to be "I need you FRIEND" but it didn't flow as nicely and commercially he knew girl would work better than friend, so they changed it.

YALL NEED TO WATCH JIMIN'S FILTER PEFORMANCE DAY 2, YOU'LL DIEEE

WELCOME TO BANGTAN UNIVERSE

Welcome… to bangtan universe

💜💜💜💜

Love the reaction. Welcome to the Bangtan Universe. As you rightly said, the songs now come with complexities & layers, it doesn't necessarily mean the romantic relationships, even though this is the first song HYYH is a close-knit journey of the Youth. I personally suggest you go through the MVs so that once you get to the explanation part later, you'll have the context of the songs. People must've suggested the same in the comments for sure.

If you really want to dive into the Bangtan Universe, here is a good overview by US BTS Army: https://www.usbtsarmy.com/bangtan-universe-guide And so you won’t be overwhelmed with all the content, here is the BU playlist and watch order spanning through multiple BTS eras: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpdemoTlvL0vAT9yRRYDeb189ZXIDOotK&si=grR17PAM609V36l8

Y’all need to watch I Need U switched roles version too: https://youtu.be/RrynQjt_tV4?si=t_KfFwcCzU3td7nN just for fun lol. If you guys are going for chronological order, the one that comes after is On Stage Prologue. The video from Hybe doesn’t have subtitles though so it’s better to watch this one: https://youtu.be/7xVah8oLJmk?si=yyIE_yzVXh40tCVh slightly lower video quality but at least you’ll understand the lines they say. Anyways HYYH best era 😩🙏

I Need U is such a moment in itself

Welcome to the start of BU (Bangtan Universe) guys :D

The high note is Jimin💜

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE how you four are in this wonderful ARMY world with us and now you are realizing you need a Bangtan degree to follow along. It will happen over time and, as you continue this journey, you will find that your life will never ever be the same again because you will know too much. And on another note - Please don't miss out on exploring the Weverse App to see the Lives. I hope you are already doing so as the members went live three times last night and multiple times over Christmas. (You won't need to react to the members' LIVES but do enjoy them for yourselves.) Okay, I won't mention that again. Have a blessed New Year!

For the context RM said in on of his lives that the lyrics were originally “I need you friend” but since It sounded weird they replaced it with “I need you girl” however It talks more about individual struggles and being happy with friends, kinda forgetting in what situation you are in but of course this is all part of the BU storyline so there is much deeper meaning in this MV and all the others connected to it.

You guys!! Again!! This is my 3rd comment!!!!! PLZ!! No spoilers!!! Let them react and discover it on their own like we had too! I see several unnecessary COMMENTS GIVING THE WHOLE PLOT AWAY!! Plz let them discover and navigate the BU with their own theories in their own way!

Welcome to HYYH, been hoping for this

Quando vocês vão reagir a um show? Por favor, eu preciso disso

I Need U is placed in the Bangtan Universe (BU) because it marks the exact psychological breaking point of the story, where attachment turns into self-destruction and every character begins to lose control in a very specific way. the “you” in the song is not one person but a projection of what each character clings to in order to survive. Jin clings to guilt and responsibility, feeling he must hold everyone together; Suga clings to music and success while fearing failure; J-Hope clings to escape and denial; RM clings to anger and recklessness; Jimin clings to guilt and self-punishment; V clings to unresolved trauma and rage; and Jungkook clings to the others out of fear of being left alone and the lyrics about knowing something is painful but still needing it directly reflect these patterns, while the MV visually shows the first irreversible cracks (violence, fire, drowning imagery, emotional collapse), making “I Need U” the moment in the BU where the characters stop coping and start spiraling, which is why it is essential: it establishes the emotional logic of the universe love, guilt, dreams, and even friendship can become destructive when they are used as lifelines instead of support, and everything that happens later in the BU grows out of this single point of collapse.

Just a bit of context for I NEED U: this music video is part of the Bangtan Universe (BU), which is a fictional storyline BTS tells across selected music videos and related content. The BU focuses on youth, pain, friendship, loss, and the characters trying to save themselves and each other. Other BTS music videos connected to the Bangtan Universe include: I NEED U RUN RUN (Japanese version) Butterfly (Prologue version) Epilogue: Young Forever Blood Sweat & Tears Spring Day (symbolic connection) FAKE LOVE (Extended version) Euphoria (Jungkook solo) Not all BTS music videos are part of the BU. Also, Film Out is not part of the Bangtan Universe. While it is emotional and cinematic, it tells a standalone story and is not connected to the BU timeline.

Glad you guys watched this before checking out the next episode of Rise of Bangtan. You're obviously not gonna get it all in one watch. I will note that the song was called I Need You Friend, at first, but was changed to make it more pop song friendly. You can really take the lyrics many ways. The song and the BU in general hits on the confusion, turmoil and angst of the transition between childhood and adulthood. "Girl" can refer to many things, whether it's an actual girl to a possible addiction, trauma, friend etc. Each member is playing a character outside themselves. IMO the next album will be the continuation of the BU and the Most Beautiful Moment in Life era. So, buckle up and learn as much as you can before it drops. 💜

The high note you were trying to find in the live performance is Jimin on the backing track

Them: Who was that???? Me: JK, the king of adlibs, of course. 💜

It was so long ago but I believe their were trailers attached to the music videos too, right (correct me if I'm wrong)? I hope you get to check those out too as you get into the BU; the guys do lots of acting!

I NEED U and HYYH era was the spark that made BTS speak more about the hard topics and reality that everyone was afraid to speak about in kpop. They chose vulnerability to be shown through their music and mvs after INEEDU which was very important for army to pick up on the smallest details in order to understand the basics of the storyline that would lead later on to their LoveYourself era. So, if you guys are intrigued to know more of the BU story. After dissecting and reacting to the music videos, I would recommend to you to watch the Kdrama “Begins ≠ Youth” (2024) in your other channel. It’s an adaptation of the BU storyline and was a very good adaptation of the original story. You will enjoy it…. But just a warning… it’s really… really emotional yet the reflection of the hardships young adult face in SK regarding school, family, future and many other topics was peak. 👌🏼 Looking forward to your reaction on RUN mv, it will add more depth to the INEEDU one and address more back story of each character each member plays.

Oh, so you accidentally got into our loved BU (BTS Universe). Just to make it clear: yeah, they're acting. They're characters. Everything makes a lot of sense once you get into BU. There's a great video that explains everything very well, and you will be able to understand so much, BUT I won't link it here because honestly I think it's not the time yet. What I would say: first, deep dive in the first four mini albuns. Get to listen all songs, watch the MVs, get a little more used to BTS' lyricism and way of translate feelings into songs. Then, when you go into the HYYH, you can watch the BU explanion video, so you won't feel so lost watching the MVs. I (and every army I know) promise it will be so, so worth it, and your minds will surely get blown by the BU. Can't wait to see you finding out more of this crazy universe! <3

Not sure if it’s in the works guys but can you please do a Taehyung reaction it was his birthday yesterday, thanks love your work 💜💜💜💜

youth is never coming back

There is a whole lore to the most beautiful moments in life era. It will connect to the next era Wings. Which you all reacted before to Blood Sweat and Tears.

"BTS storyline explained by xceleste" can help you understand after watching the main mvs related to it in the right order. The storyline is very beautiful yet can be complicated but i think you're gonna love it since you enjoy analyzing and stuff💜

You accidentally stumbled into the Bangtan Universe! For some back story, after the Dark & Wild album didn't perform the way they needed it to, BigHit and BTS were desperate. They would either have to fold and declare bankruptcy, or they had to make a serious change quickly. This is where Yoongi stepped in and created idea for The Most Beautiful Moment in Life series with and the Bangtan Universe (BU). I won't get into the BU here, but its a fictional storyline that runs though several albums, books, webtoons and a mobile game. This is the first video in the BU. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life is about all of life's moments, the good and the bad that come together to form one beautiful life. It is about growth through challenges and experience, learning from mistakes and finding happiness in the present instead of waiting for some far off future happiness. They ditched the dark clothes and eyeliner and decided to just be themselves. "I Need U" was a pivotal song for them, because it turned their entire trajectory around. It was the first time they ever got first place on a music show. It was also the first time they had some hope that they would be able to continue their dreams. I can't stress enough how important Yoongi was in this. It was his idea, and he had the basic ideas for the BU storyline also (which is complicated and vast). The Most Beautiful Moment in life could be a once in a career masterpiece, but he did it again with his AgustD persona, albums and releases. He came up wit hthe storyline for the trilogy and wrote and produced all of the music to tell his life story. I love all of Bangtan, but I just want to highlight that when we say Suga is a genius, we mean it. He truly is.

welcome to the bu guys :) prepare for a VERY emotional rollercoaster. this’ll be the most intense version of bts you’ve seen yet. but it’s also painfully beautiful 💜

Oh! You're going deeper. ✌️ The Bangtan Universe is waiting. 😸

i'd love to see you guys get fully into the BU (bangtan universe). considering how thoughtful you are with your reactions, it would seriously blow your mind. there are many helpful explanation videos on youtube that you could potentially watch!

yesss!! omg im so excited you guys are really starting the most beautiful moment of lifee 🥹

(This is gonna be long I'm sorry but i really really hope yall can read it for context) i think these guys are ready for the BU (Bangtan Universe). BU is a fictional storyline that runs through BTS's music videos, concept trailers, books, webtoon and other contents most noticeable from this point forward. You are absolutely correct in assuming there's something more going on in the vidoes than "i need u girl". The BU doesn't necessarily always correlate with the lyrics in the video. Do you guys want to watch all the BU videos by Era by yourself first and then watch the explained or do you wanna go straight into the explained? There are Eras to the BU, first this is the noticeable start "HYYH - Hwa Yeong Yeon Hwa aka The Most Beautiful Moment in Life", next phase or Era is the "Wings" Era and then the "Love Yourself" Era till now that we're aware of. I personally recommend watching the videos by Era and trying to come up with your own theories and then watching the XCeleste explained videos on youtube. It'll be fun seeing you guys compare theories and see how much you got from the videos lol. I'll list all the videos in order to watch in my replies.

Also, the Japanese MV version of the songs are part of BU hehehe

Jin is a professional yearner lol

Please do watch The Prologue before going to RUN MV because you will understand the first scene in the MV. I Need U - Prologue - RUN

https://youtu.be/2-DEu3ZJtEU?si=_DikThuGhEIvTk9N is a good explanation but it's best AFTER you watch the story in it's entirety

Just a little background of each character that they played. Again, all of it are fictional. Jin's character is important in the BU. You will know it once you dive deeper in the BU RM's character background is a boy who works in the gas station. He is someone that grew up in poverty and needs to work at a young age to support his family. Suga's character background comes from a trauma that happened when his mom died in their burning house. The only left to him is a piano key. In the MV, he burned the Motel together with himself. (The reason why Suga is seen with a lighter or fire in a lot of their MVs) J-Hope's character background is a child abandonned by his mom in an amusement park with a chocolate bar. (If you already watched Fake Love music video, you already see the Snickers and the Carousel toys in the room that Hobi was in). You will see more about him when you watched the WINGs short film. Jimin's character is a bit vague in almost in all the MVs unless you will read the webtoon Save me. His character has a trauma when he visited the flower arboretum and witness a crime there. it made it hard for him to see blood. The scene in the bathtub is the only thing that he knows to escape. Taehyung's character background is having an alcoholic father that hurt both of him and his sister physically (The girl in the MV is his sister). Jungkook's character background is a child being left out. His mom wed another man and his new family don't notice him. His hyungs (the members) stand as a family for him.

no guys its not much more of symbolisms here.... everything is literal according to the story... u will get its eventually

Guys I literally love your reactions you don’t understand ❤️

This is a link to the playlist for the full BTS BU in order. It has all of the content that comprises the BU incuding Mvs and short films they released. It's long but I need you is the very first song so you're right at the start of it. I won't give more details since I don't wanna spoil anything but its a part of their art you def don't wanna miss out on experiencing; https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-Lf019nJf41kIbxdPnNP5ATbKfEjFoP

8:07 army this rony dude is mad clever.. how did he understand....... the whole story is gonna blow their mind

You started the BU. The Most beautiful Moment of Life in general or what we called YOUTH Trilogy talks about the struggles of youth and the beauty amidst of the pain. Also, the lyrics "girl" in I need you girl is "friend" in the original lyrics that Namjoon wrote but change it because it's doesn't fit. So the song is talking about friendship or relationships in general. After this MV, the next MVs and short films will tell you the background of each characters.

BTS universe ,💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

yeah u have heard this.... remember jimin s contempry dance in full white with a cloth...in mma live..it was the soothing version of this track

I think you may be ready to react to BU....BTS Universe guys...the way you handle your reactions, how you pay attention to every detail and dissect the songs with care makes me feel that you can enter BU but if you do believe me you'll lost your sh*t because that's another whole world, a complex galaxy full of theories and puzzles still unresolved...is really fascinating!!, with I Need You there is an after and before on BTS career at least in Corea...this song was a phenomenon and I still feel shivers in my body when I read the lyrics, watch the mv any version and the choreography is just perfection...for me is at least on the top 5 of BTS best choreographies of their career!! this era of the BU and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life is one of BTS's best eras for sure, the flower boy concept, photos of that album and songs were tailor made for them, PERFECTION!! period!!

THE BEGINNING OF PINK MON!!! 😭😭😭😭 my fav 🥹

butterfly, run and young forever next! then fire not today!

Random suggestion: please react to War of Hormones dance practice Halloween special ☝🏻🥲🙌🏻🥺😀plsssss

Ohhhh Boys, you've entered the BU. Have fun in this rabbit hole. The lyrics have nothing to do with the MV. The MV is part of a fictional storyline (BU) that goes through BTS' albums.

yesss this era was my favorite bts era ever.!! Do Butterfly (Prologue)+ dance practice + live reaction pls

I can't wait y'all to get to the BU storyline explanation!!!! It'll all make more sense! Also react to run and butterfly pls

Guys, they will not react to the 2nde album ? Because they didn't react to N.O. I am wrong ?

The first music video is the explicit version. The second version has deleted scenes of V stabbing a person. V's character is stabbing the person because the other person is portraying his father that is abusing his sister.

Next one is "Butterfly" MV+live+dance practise

“Dare I say this is up there” Yessss taste haha this is when they started to really blow up in popularity and winning award shows etc!

the grip this music video had on 16 year old me

Their ability to portray such deep emotions through their choreography is one of the most amazing things about them!! It’s so rare to see a group consistently perform better live than in the MV/dance practice but they always take it up a notch on stage and the live vocals ahhh thank you for appreciating namjoon’s live vocals he really is so captivating and his voice so commanding I love it!! And the fanchants always bring so much energy too

By accident you boys watched the explicit version before the original version. Which is okay ☺☺ Jin is the main character of the BU for a reason. He's an amazing actor ❤

Hello guys, pls react on remaining songs from Yet to come in Busan concert here: Fire, Yet to come, For youth, Butterfly, My city

Guys pls no spoil

Guys, you've officially started the BU (BTS Universe. To truly understand the story, you should try watching the MVs in the correct order. In my opinion, the best order after I Nedd U is: - Prologue (the song "Butterfly" is used here, with subtitles because there's dialogue) - Run MV (if you've seen the prologue, some scenes will make more sense) - Epilogue Young Forever MV - Wings Short Films 1-7 (Each short film includes a solo song. Perhaps you could create a 3-in-1 package for each one (short film + lyrics + live performance). - Love Yourself Series: Highlight Reel, Euphoria: Theme of LOVE YOURSELF Wonder MV (yes, it's over 8 minutes long, but important), Fake Love Teaser 1 and Fake Love MV (even if you've already seen the MV, watch it again; you'll understand it completely differently), Jin's Epiphany MV This is all content that is officially part of the story. The video description states "BU content certified by Big Hit Entertainment" Sorry for my bad English, but I'm always happy when new ARMYs start with BU and I really wanted to help.

Also, this song was HUGE for BTS, as you'll see in the next chapter of Rise of Bangtan. This showed a completely different side of BTS that they hadn't shown on their MVs and main tracks before. It was a great risk for them, but it also helped them gain traction worldwide and many people were enthralled by them after this song. It is amazing!

Your interpretation of the song is so fascinating to hear! It can be confusing, but WELCOME TO THE BANGTAN UNIVERSE!! I won't spoil anything, but just know that the BU goes through their songs, but doesn't necessarily 100% correlate to the song. I'm so excited to see how you guys analyze the songs, the music videos, and the storyline BTS gave us!!

Those crazy adlibs at the end was Jimin. Also to get a better understanding of these music video's where you see a lot of acting involved specially The Most Beautiful Moment in Life series you need watch videos of BU (Bangtan Universe) it's a fictional storyline that runs through BTS's music videos, there are also short films, webtoons, books like the HYYH Notes, and games, using characters inspired by the members to explore themes of youth, struggle, and self-love. The BU started with the "I Need U" era.

Welcome to the BU!! I can't wait for this Journey. If I recall this isn't a spoiler. But I believe Namjoon said the original word was suppose to be friend and not girl. But the word play and melody didnt sound as good. Here is the BU order of MVs https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5PHl_lj6Y7pgH_tAjZA7U72J8flCDpao&si=KRqm9mTnTgzfCLx7

The flower in the video is a smeraldo flower. It's a fictional flower that BTS uses in the Bangtan Universe storyline. It symbolises truths not spoken.

Please do not spoil the entire storyline for them!!! Please edit or remove your comments! Do not take away their opportunity to discover and experience the storyline for themselves just like each of us had a chance to experience for ourselves! 💜

The music video has nothing to do with the song. The mv is the start of the BU bangtan universe. All mv marked BU after this are released to the storyline.

Welcome to the BU 💜

bts hardships https://youtu.be/EdY6wnLsetQ?si=zxFAeRQE18xj8qcD

You guys!! PLZ!! No spoilers!!! Let them react and discover it on their own like we had too! I see several unnecessary COMMENTS GIVING THE WHOLE PLOT AWAY!! Plz let them discover and navigate the BU with their own theories in their own way!

The backing vocals at the end are Jimin singing. The song has recorded vocals in some parts.

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OMG!!! YES!!!!!! Welcome to The BU storyline rabbit hole, "Bangtan Universe, The Most Beautiful Moment in life" I am sooo excited to see y'all's journey, your theories, trying to piece the puzzle together!! This is my fav era of BTS, and my fav albums!!! I am beyond excited for you to discover the storyline!!

I would absolutely adore seeing you guys dive into the Bangtan Universe. It's a fantastic way for you all to see just how unbelievable BTS AND their entire team really are. While it's quite a journey to take, and very intense content, it's well worth your effort!! I am 65 years old and I have never seen such exquisite visual storytelling EVER. It's amazing! There are 3 of the MVs that make me just bawl like a baby even now. Also, all the guys are just wonderful actors in the MVs.

Ah BU universe

"Like Spring Day, for example, when they're main characters." Oh you're so close! Welcome to the BU ... have fun! 😏🤪😉

Guys, the videos and songs related to the Bangtan Universe (a parallel universe created by BTS based on Chaos Theory or the butterfly effect) are very interesting. It starts with the album: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life and the music videos for the songs: I Need You, Run, Forever Young, and Euphoria. Then this story continues with the album Wings (see Short Films 1 through 7 and the video for Blood, Sweat & Tears). The Wings album is based on the classic literary work Demian by Hermann Hesse and the psychological theories of Carl Jung. It then continues with the album Love Yourself (see the featured Reel and the video for Fake Love). All these videos are interconnected. In short, they show seven friends who go through different self-destructive situations (suicide, depression, murder, abandonment, drugs, poverty, prison, etc.). Although their lives are better when they are together, when each of them is alone, they return to their self-destructive world. There is a whole psychoanalytic concept behind each song and video.

I think the confusion you're having around the subtitles/different scenes is because the first MV you watched, the 'original version' is the one released on Hybe channel and that one IS the explicit/19+ version, whereas the second MV you watched is the shorter version released on The1K which came out first (The1K is the channel BH used to release their earlier MVs on as well). Since they're different channels, its its possible the variation in subtitles is because they each used slightly different translations. The same shorter, non-explicit version is also on Hybe channel - basically they exclude the violent scenes, the scene where Namjoon drops his lollipop and you see a cigarette (that's what the lollipop represents btw) instead, Yoongi lighting the room on fire etc.

Jimin guys, Jimin's high notes

HYYH era will always be my favorite 🥺

Welcome to BU guys .. 😊 Hoping that you guys dig in....

Welcome to the BU universe. Good luck, hahahaha, it's a real rabbit hole!

Wohoooo 🥰🔥💜 this song aged so well!! Forever loving this ... almost wish you did even more content to this although this was already plenty of course, thank you so much ~~ this song changed so much for them and for me personally this was the era were I connected most with them I think ... only topped by RUN 💜 which is my alltime favourite title song of theirs (absolute fave in general of course is impossible cause they have too much incredible music, but that's probably a b-side for me since they're their true gems in my opinion) 😊

This song hit even harder when you you they wrote for the members. RM said that it was supposed to be "I need you, friend". They were having a hard time at the moment. For your future reation, you should include an explication video to better understand the meaning of lyrics, dances and videos. Those men are storyteller. Sometimes even with the explication still get confused. And you will see the terme BU a lot. It just means "bangtan(bts) universe", it include everything from mv, webtoon, novel and kdrama. It really long and kind complicated but extremely interesting. So take time and go at your pace. Good reaction. See you at you next reaction. 💜💜💜💜💜💜

Thank you for your reaction! BU = Bangtan Universe in case you wondered. The content around it is complex. There are even books, along with short videos, other songs and symbols, webtoon, etc. There is a storyline, though right now it seems in my mind there are two storylines. I don't know much - I came for you and other commenters who know more than I do. Also, I was shocked at the violence when I was new and ran into this video. Now I know, but omg, it's a side to their work I couldn't imagine. And has nothing to do with a girl.

Welcome to the Bangtan Universe! As others have mentioned, the BU is quite extensive and spread out across multiple albums and other media. The BU is a fictional world (hence the name) where each member has a character (a role they're playing) with their own storylines. These stories are shown through multiple different MVs, the prologue video, comeback trailers etc. There were also notes included in some of the later albums, written from the POV of each member's character. Then finally, there is the official webtoon they released that you can read which contains more of the overall plotline - called Save Me, plus other bits of media to support it all. There are many, many explanation videos / fan theories out there about the BU, because it spans across 3 eras of BTS music - HYYH (The Most Beautiful Moment in Life) trilogy, the Love Yourself trilogy and Map of the Soul duology. The songs generally do tie-in, but not always directly, instead they are used as visual storytelling of the themes of the song/album itself. For I Need U, if you look at the song from the perspective of a group of friends instead of a relationship (i.e replace girl with friend), then the video demonstrates this well - when they're together, they're happy, but when they've all separated and are no longer together, they are miserable and struggling with life., If you don't want to try and navigate through it yourself and decipher the clues, I would recommend these videos: https://youtu.be/2-DEu3ZJtEU?si=seXttyS8wK7X2A3N - BTS STORYLINE SUMMARY + EXPLAINED | 2020 UPDATE by xCeleste https://youtu.be/CiKgPJ6s7LM?si=xwWpkg33W7-KRM5i - BTS Universe Story SUMMARY by xCeleste You can also check out this detailed page from the US ARMY wiki site which includes links to the videos that are related to the BU (although I don't know how up-to-date it is) - https://bts.fandom.com/wiki/BTS_Universe

Welcome to the Bangtan Universe (popularly called the BU) Guys!!! It’s gonna be a wild ride. If you guys want to take a deep dive into it, I promise you won’t be disappointed. I just love how even though y’all were confused about what it all means, Ronnie still hit several nails on the head. The MV wasn’t about the guys themselves, but about characters they are playing in the BU. Also y’all watched the explicit version first. Lovely reactions as always Guys. Borahae 💜💜💜💜 PS: The high adlibs at the end were sung by Jimin.

Also the BU inspired a real like kdrama about the characters lives a few years back. But keep that till when u have understood the BU

Well, welcome to the BU hahaha. It’s basically a parallel universe where each of the boys tells their own story. There are games, K‑dramas, and connected MVs that all follow the same storyline. It’s super cool, and I hope you guys get to dive into that world. And about the song I NEED YOU it’s honestly one of the most special songs for both the group and the fandom. It was the one that gave the boys their very first win after 3 years working so hard. It went super viral at the time, and besides that, it’s just an amazing song. Anyway, thanks for the reaction, guys, out of so many channels, I really feel a genuineness in the way you appreciate the boys’ art it’s always beautiful to see how talented they are, borahae

Thank you so so much for this!! Welcome to the BU 💜 and I know I sound like a broken record saying you guys are AMAZING reactors!! THE best I’ve seen 🫂💜

Oh my god, Ronnie's first comment was so accurate! He said, "It's like they're all telling the story of one character," and wow. Again, I'm amazed by how spot-on your analyses are. I'm so happy that you do deep analyses instead of making simplistic comments. I can't wait for you to watch and comment on the BU! 😍💜🫂

Thanks for the reaction again, please do look back on some of BTS earlier songs as u missed lots of gems that are part of the sound of BTS. I have only seen a lot of upbeat and quite aggressive Early BTS and they was always a duality. Thanks again and welcome to the BU

Was soooo worth the wait!! Thank you Guys!💜 Happy Birthday TAEHYUNG!!🎈🎂🎉

You’re right, it’s part of the Bangtan universe where they do play a role (note it’s a role not their actual lives). This song explores tragic aspects of youth: depression, domestic violence, suicidal ideation, broken relationships, uncertainty, struggling to cope, overdose etc.., In this, V was attacking his own father who is abusive to his sister… he snapped one day and ended up stabbing him… Jin play a character who keeps trying to save his friends, also leans into the loss of innocence, and struggles “growing up” into an adult RM plays a gas attendant with repressed self, and an addiction (the lollipop there help him repress the addiction to a substance) Jimin with depression and suicidal ideation JHope struggle with illness to the point of depression and eventually suicide Suga - self hatred and trauma and internal struggles and depression/ suicidal ideation

welcome to BU 🥹

Welcome to the BU💜✨ goodluck

Hey guys, it would be really nice if you could watch some of their concerts. Especially group concerts like sowoozoo or PTD on stage😊

Also Dont forget the prologue of run it has scenes of I need you and run🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I know you wanted to do these videos to keep up with the Rise of Bangtan episodes but you should definitely touch back on other Dark and Wild album songs like Hip Hop Lover, Let Me Know, Rain…don’t miss out!!

please dont forget that "on stage: prologue" is next, before "run mv"

I love watching you all get so captivated by it all, and the appreciation you all have for each member’s strengths. I honestly have never seen a music group like them before. They are so extremely talented. They NEVER break character, and remain locked in to whatever performance they’re doing. If you react to the ON MV, you’ll be so pissed that they didn’t win a Grammy and an Oscar. The ON MV is so insanely good. It’s like a 4 min movie. I love these men so much! I love tagging along to watch your journey. 💜🫰🏻🫶🏻

Don't miss to follow the bangtan universe storyline line, this is only one of the many videos. It such a beautiful story and mind blowing

This is part of the bangtan universe storyline. I hope you'll be able to follow and understand it. Watch explanation videos tho, it can help.

This is the BU and there are explanation videos available. It's interesting. It's also fiction and that is important to remember in some of these videos.

Welcome to the BU 🤣

aaah im so excited for this BU era

Happy birthday, V! 💜x7 in 2025! #RoadTo2026 #LoveAllSeven

RM said in one of his lives that this song isn't about a girl but a friend. They felt it wouldn't sound nice/right if they sing "I need you, friend"

Ah yes the confusion of getting into the BU/HYYH storyline 🙂‍↕️ Personally I was also very confused when I first got into it, but i think you guys will catch on pretty quickly after reacting to the storyline sequence 😊 There’s a playlist on Youtube called “BTS storyline (in order)”. Link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLog8l4FEE-QPmsizDcUo0Nc3wdvEIvYAa&si=iOtIiB0mzHy_LY5x I suggest you guys try watching those videos first (you can skip the MVs that you’ve already watched) for this journey to understand the BTS Universe storyline, before you jump into any explanation video. For explanation I’d recommend XCeleste’s BTS Storyline summary ( https://youtu.be/2-DEu3ZJtEU?si=thHbS34kISBfPGt7 ). It also includes explanations from an official webtoon that touches more on this storyline, so you’ll get more understanding from it.

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The adlibs at the end was Jimin's

No one beats the ultimate yearner kim seokjin! Also the adlibs is jimin. Also if i can make suggestion, i think it will be great if you also react to the bangtan bomb/episode of the mv making behind. Thank you so much as always for your reaction!!

The thing about the Bangtan Universe storyline is you aren’t supposed to know the full story immediately. Instead you piece it together through subsequent music videos - starting from I Need U in 2015 and continuing throughout the years. Even songs like Fake Love you saw kind of reference the BU - remember Suga was in the burning room, Jimin was in a flooded space, Hobi with his addiction (to Snickers) etc. As it’s a fictional storyline I chose not to do a deep dive on it when I became an ARMY as I had heaps of ‘real’ BTS to catch up on. But I’m ready now to delve into it so I hope to learn alongside you if you guys end up studying it in detail.

I believe the high add lips on the back you guys want to know belongs to Jimin, correct me if I’m wrong y'all. But I’m pretty sure it’s him.

This was awesome! Welcome to the BU! 🥳💜 This was a literal beautiful moment of their career, they discuss some deep topics. I know you will have a lot of fun! The lyrics don't actually match the storyline here but I loved your understanding of the song 💜🥰

YALL ARE IN FOR A RIDEEEEE, this is a whole journey

Welcome to the BU era! Arguably the most artistic and well written album+ concept + production in the history of music. I think bts comeback next year might be related to this HYYH era (based on the hints theyve given) so it's worth to deep dive into it.

I look forward to you guys videos

Welcome to the BTS Universe

With regards to RM and the lollipop- smoking is often censored on TV so they replaced it with a lollipop to pass the checks (this is common in east asian media), as well as being something an idol should never be seen doing. But it's absolutely supposed to be seen as a cigarette! It becomes a cigarette when he drops it at the end of the video and it burns the money. This is why Suga smoking in Haegum is so important and part of the point of that song

This song has so much passion 😭😭😭 (hehehe) and yes, Jin evokes so much emotion in the choreo, i hope you get go see a concert of their hyyh tour!!! It's crazy energy

WELCOME TO THE BU (Bangtan Universe)!! I can’t wait for you guys to get into it💜 I don’t want to spoil anything but from now on I think you guys should focus on which members are seen together/in pairs. Also I’m pretty sure the lyrics were supposed to be “I need you friend” but the members thought it sounded awkward so they changed it to “I need you girl”

You guys need to know about the BU so you can understand the MVs better :) You will be mind blown!

the mv might seem like a typical sad boy love story but it's actually not, you'll be shocked to find out what the stroryline is about. Like tae stabbing his abusive dad to save his sister and from then on shit started to go downhill with jin trying to save all of them.

Welcome to the HYYH (The Most Beautiful Moment In Life) era guys! My favourite era of all time.

Did they mix up the explicit and normal mv? 🤨

Edit: I'm gonna put this at the top of my comment so hopefully the Ralaz guys see this. Before you watch the Run MV I recommend watching the short film called The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: On Stage: Prologue, it is the next part of the story, but the original video on Hybe/BangtanTV's YT channel doesn't have subs so use this link - https://youtu.be/7xVah8oLJmk?si=lAGAx7302yA67WrM So this song was the official start of the BU(Bangtan Universe, which is a fictional storyline of seven boys with the same names as the BTS, but different life stories. Moving forward the BU MVs are officially recognized by this disclaimer in the description, "BU content certified by Big Hit Entertainment"). The BU is told through multiple platforms that Interweave together like puzzle pieces to tell the story of seven boys youth, MVs, some short films, small notes in albums(Which later was compiled in two books called The Notes), A Webtoon called Save Me, a mobile game(Which sadly has since been deleted, but you can find YT vids of the storyline in the game), a fictinal blog website and more recently a Kdrama called Begins ≠ Youth which released in 2024(I'm not sure if there's anything else). As for the lyrics, BTS has said before that they originally wanted the "I need you girl" line to be "I need you friend", but it did sound right so they used girl(Which thinking about it now can kinda work as well if we're including ARMY as a friend because the large majority of fans, especially back then, are girls/women lol). For the most part the MV and song are considered separate stories, but when you keep in mind that BTS wanted the lyric to be "friend" it makes sense in a scenario where friends are at odds with each other. In the fictional storyline all the guys are suffering one way or another in their lives separate from their friends which then bleeds into their friendships because none of them fully share what they are going through alone with each other. I Need U was the first song BTS win an award for from one of the Korean music shows, SBS MTV's The Show in 2015. The Explicated version, which is the first MV you guys watched, is the original version which is 19+ because of Korea's strict media viewing laws. The other version just cuts out any of the violence/blood/drug abuse/self-harm so anyone could watch it and adds a few different scenes and perspectives, which to me makes it a different story. 2:29 - It's mean to look like a cigarette. BTS are true actors, no one can tell me different. Each of the guys were incredible, but Tae and Jimin really stood out to me in this MV. And the contrast of when the guys are together and happy to when the guys are alone and suffering, incredible! They need their friends😭 5:10 - Because BTS's label was still struggling they had to us their managers as extras in the MV. In their Run MV(Which is also a part of the BU), they used some of the staff's cars as well. Omg, I just realized at 24:48 Tae and RM are at opposite sides and as they move/pass, they miss meeting each other. I don't know if it was intentional, but knowing some of the BU story and what their characters relationship is like it just feels intentional now that I noticed! 25:08 - Then Jin being separated from the others and 25:44 - Jin and Tae now passing each other, gosh I love BTS!!! They are literary my favorite artist ever.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 Oh I forgot about the award show camara work lol, whenever you guys get a chance I recommend watching a live performance of I Need U at one of BTS's concerts someday! 32:40 - that was Jimin, but it was a part of the backing track. Okay last one I promise lol, I only recently learned this so I thought I'd share in case there's anyone like me. At the end of video there's that video recommendation window that pops up and blocks some of the video in the left hand corner, if you want to hide it so you can see the full video there's a tiny button that pops up in the right hand corner that says hide.😊

Personally, this is BTS' best era 🤭

i think you guys watched the other way around, it was the extended/explicity/original ver before and then the regular MV after hahahah

'I feel like they were playing characters that weren't themselves' *clears throat* BU (Bangtan Universe) *clears throat*

Thank you. Silver spoon (Baspae) please. Ugh and cypher medley live.

What an accurate observation by Ronnie! They did play a different characters, in what is called Bangtan Universe (BU). I Need U is the first mv in this universe, which will expand across their future albums. You can find more explanation, mv chronology, and timelines here: http://bucontentgui.de/

yall need to start with the bts universe theories

It seemed different because it's part of BANGTAN UNIVERSE series!! U must see it all in the correct order 🙏🏻

Youth is never coming back! 😭

the instrumental of i need you is probably one of my favourites of all bts song - especially the piano version that yoongi plays (with orange jimin in the background iyk)

You need to watch BU explanation video to help understand the characters you said. BTS universe story and characters

It was Jimin adlibs

you finally got to the most beautiful moment of life. this is the start of their BTS Universe where they play a fictional character for a fictional story that gets told within the music videos they release thru out the years. from 2015 upto 2020. their nusic videos are almost all related to the BTS universe. if youre interested it has a webtoon called save me and it also has a kdrama made aboutithe whole thing

The original lyrics are ”I Need You Friend” if that makes more sense. And this starts ”BTS Universe” it’s a long story and even i don’t get it fully, it’s storyline they created and it’s goes for years in different music videos and other things.

can't wait you guys to react to RUN JIN EPISODES

Oh, lyrics to i need you do not connected with the mv, RM said that he wanted to say i need you friend, but it's don't sound beautiful as i need you girl🤔💜

I noticed you missed a few older BTS MVs. They’re really great, so I hope you’ll have a chance to react to them soon as well 😊 they are N.O, Boy in Luv, Just One Day, War of Hormone, and For You

well... all i want to say is Welcome to the BU!! i'm excited to you guys to get into this rabbit hole (i know it will only be in the future) maybe you guys will see some resemblances in the mvs i will not explain anything about the BU's story because the fun part is discovering as we go

Thank you! And welcome to the Bangtan Universe 😆💜

The song isnt really related to the song so yes in the song they’re talking about a girl but this mv is the start of their Bts Universe where the mvs are connected and tell a hugeeee storyline

WELCOME TO HYYH ERA!!!! ( the most beautiful moment in life) … I got into BTS during this era and let me tell you 😫 its one of the most special BTS Eras!!!

omg yes

Not sure if you are going in chronological order but are you not going to react to the Just One Day MV?

Guys, don't forget this is a beginning of BU!

Let's get it!!!

YESSSS

Thank you omg

THANKS !! To explain a little, this song belongs to the Bu Universe (it's a must-watch)

AAAAAA

Yay!

OMG YESYES!!! I need you girlll 💜🥳