I had fun doing this for Blackpink’s album, so I thought why not do it for BTS as well. I literally just finished listening to the album, so these are all initial thoughts.
Someone give Jung Hoseok his motherfucking Grammy. Like as soon as it started, I was screaming. Initially, I was like “ooh rap line killing this shit, they own this song”. But then I heard the goddamn bridge. Y’all, I cried. Like actual tears. This is why I’m in this Bangtan shit for life. Side note: this kinda gave me of “Dark & Wild” vibes. So if you’re one of those folks who for whatever reason think BTS peaked with that album, you’ll enjoy this song.
So before this album came out, I was really worried how Dynamite would fit into this. Like I really enjoy cohesiveness in albums. Anyway, I heard the first part of this song and it eased all of my worries. This song is sooo fun to listen to. Like I really want to see this live immediately. The only downside of this song is that it feels so short. It’s not, but it feels that way. Someone tell BTS to release a 10 minute version of this song.
Do y’all hear Seokjin in this song? Do y’all hear Taehyung? My boys killed it! I keep thinking of that one meme “it’s about the yearning”. Like the line “I just want to be happier” hits way too close to home. I feel some type of way.
This song makes me feel like I’m on a road trip or something. Like peak “staring out the window while on a deserted highway heading home” vibes. Like a couple years ago, I went on a road trip to LA with my aunt and my cousins and we drove this one area full of windmills. It felt magical. That’s what this song feels like. I initially wondered why it was so close to the beginning of the album because I thought it would be better suited towards the end. But I get it now.
100% understand why they chose this as the single. It represents the album perfectly. It gives me strong Adult Contemporary radio playing at a coffee shop vibes. And the video felt like a GCF video with singing. Super personal. Like I low key felt like I was intruding by watching it. I really liked the end where they were all in the empty arena, sitting on stage. I like this side of BTS. One criticism, and maybe this was my fault for having these expectations, it did not give me Spring Day vibes AT ALL. Which is technically fine because we don’t need another Spring Day. But I wanted that same emotional impact I got when I first heard Spring Day and I didn’t get it. It’ll probably grow on me though, especially after the live performances.
This song has been out for a while. Thankfully I didn’t play it out before this album came out, otherwise I would have been sick of it by now. Like I said earlier, this song fits the vibe of the album a lot better than I thought it would. Musically speaking. Lyrically, not really. Dynamite did what she came to do and I appreciate her.
I have no idea what they were saying because I couldn’t find an English translation yet. But the boys sounds happy and that’s all that matters 🥺
To be honest, the beginning was a bit meh. Like I didn’t hate it, but it’s like Jamais Vu, where I never seek it out and will probably skip it on shuffle 75% of the time. BUT as it progressed, I think an EDM remix of the song would be pretty fun. Like if they ever perform it live, they need to lean into that. If it gave me more So What/Best of Me vibes or even Make It Right vibes, I’d like it more. Now I know that’s a controversial statement because I know a lot of fans don’t like any of those songs. But I do, so sue me. Unfortunately , it’s my least favorite. I mean, obviously, I ranked it below a damn skit. Oh well
Overall, I love this album. It almost doesn’t feel like a BTS album though, but I think that’s a good thing. I appreciate this side of them. It’s almost like their version of Taylor Swift’s Folklore. Good album, not necessarily groundbreaking (except Dis-ease and Telepathy are cultural resets), but a nice change of pace. And since MOTS7 was kinda disappointing (don’t kill me), so I’m glad BTS released an amazing album this year.
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