bts wings album: first listen, a commentary
comments for every song, under the cut
intro: boy meets evil
for the sake of completeness:
the introduction, very dramatic, sexy etc
i like how hoseok drags his syllables for emphasis
it suits him a lot and makes his songs/parts reaaaaaaally interesting
i can’t even listen to this without imagining his dancing, which i have committed to memory
the little sounds in the background like the whooping and the popping sounds and the biting sounds?? (hehe pleasantly reminds me of yoongi, and incidentally jihoon/woozi)
too bad!!! but it’s too sweet
wait does that sound like jungkook??
blood sweat & tears
also for the sake of completeness, although the video still makes me feel chills
the “ka” sound at the end of the second line - very nice; how do you call this in like... technical terms? like the rising and fall?? IDK
jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam
namjoon’s part works oddly enough!!!
shit i think i like taehyung’s voice voice because it reminds me of my own? like... raspy and stuff........ oh noooooooooo how conceited hahaha
what is hoseok saying i’m sorry :/ anyway you go girl get that spotlight
wish there were a short stop/rest before the “kill me softly” SO THAT I HAVE TIME TO GET READY
good choice for a title song, i think
and complimented by keone’s choreo too? hmmm!
for their next choreo will they get a different choreographer? hmmmmm
begin
i quite like the sound of the pre-chorus and the guitar thing-o
this song shows how young jungkook is, i’m sure he’ll have even more to show us as he grows (as a person)
i wonder who chose the order of the songs!
i like jimin's lie
it's eerie
that’s a traditional-sounding string-instrument intro
and i like the background singing
and then the ballad chorus
honestly didn't expect this from jimin, it's badass and dark!
good use of drums
and the guitar riffs man
good job, jimin! you sound really confident :)
stigma
i knew i would like this!!
that change in tone in the fourth line though AAAAAH surprising me in the best ways
the snare drum?? tribute to agust d?? HAHAH
almost thought the lyrics were changed to "brother" but then yay there was a "sister" a few seconds later
PLEASE DRY MY EYESSS
taehyung just keeps singing higher and higher into the song
FIRST LOVE
huhuhuhu
yoongi loves that piano :(((
he was basically just reciting a love story with music and it was so beautiful and the piano music was so perfect i could imagine him playing it
TYPICAL YOONGI making me emotional
(i also like how there weren't any english words [except piano!? or does "piano" sound the same in both english and korean????])
thank you yoongi
reflection
ah yes the background sounds you mentioned
what instrument/sound is that??
naaaah don't hate yourself namjoon
where is ttukseom??? what is it?????
i wonder what this would sound like with a different, less harsh sound?? idk??
i really like the story and lesson behind this and i honestly connect the most with this
mama
love that intro already
hahahaha your musicality is showing hoseok damn i love you hahahaha
it wouldn't be complete with hoseok calling out and hoseok also answering back i guess
that chorus singing
how uplifting is this song???
eeeeeeey whoooooooaaaaaa
awake
(really i was upset jin didn't have a lot of parts in bs&t)
it's my truth OOH-AH
i can't speak korean but i am jammin'
the stringzzzzz
i like the variations in the "wide awake" part
yeaaaaaaaaaaah girl
lost
for some reason the beeping sound is soothing to me (might annoy others though)
this is the vocal line's song??
"lost my taehyung" never forget
cute ant analogy!!!!!!!
the constant shifts in who is singing keeps it interesting i like it
cypher 4
the bass hahaha
"sorry bae" hahahahaha
do you think they just repeat the recording for that hahahaha
bullets *onomatopoeia*
ah ah woh woh
i'll be honest i'm looking forward to yoongi's the most
here we go
<thing> to the <thing2> is yoongi (a.k.a. a to the g to the u to the std)
from "i wish i could love myself" from reflection to "i love i love i love myself" in this, good for you nam hahaha
am i wrong
i was shocked when it hit hard in the very first second
haven't heard the original "am i wrong" hmmm
i'm sorry i laughed at selfish
"NO I'M NOT"
mostly just heard namjoon, jimin, and jungkook was i not listening enough for the other members haha
21st century girls
i'm glad as hell this isn't the song dedicated to army HAHA
i liked the empty space (?) during the "You x3" and the camera clicks
where was yoongi?? sorry i keep looking for him haha
this better have an epic dance break yo
2! 3!
first 5 notes sounded really sweet hope this goes well haha
first verse was a slap to my face hahaha i h8 u
i love taehyung's voice
thanks bangtan for teaching the world how to count from one 1 to 3
the group vocals haaa
imagine them singing this during their concert
it feels like a follow-up to born singer for some reason
interlude
<my notes have become shorter, jsyk it's 2 AM now>
what does this interlude signify though? as people have been pointing out, why not "outro"
it's a good sort of "wrap up" song to the album, may have worked out better if it were more somber?? but idk haha i'm tired
aaaand this was the end of my first listen to the wings album thanks to all those who made my listening to this album possible, a.k.a. the boys of bts and the people from bighit etc, the fansites, the dedicated fans, tumblr, the internet, my parents for creating me, the first person to have ever created music, and of course... myself, for the perseverance even at 2:00 AM on a monday morning although no one will read this anyway good night, wherever you may be (i've been thinking of creating music, this has inspired me; something important is coming up next week, and this has inspired me)
rest well, bts. you did well.