Hey groupies, welcome back to Form of Therapy.
I'm the video channel producer, you can call me PD
and today we are checking out "Fake Love" by BTS
It honestly feels like it hasn't been that long since "DNA" but
that was nearly a year ago if you think about it
We're actually drawing up on it, like I didn't realize it was so long ago
because BTS has just constantly been in the news all year-round
without actually having to promote their songs or a new album
in any way whatsoever so that's pretty incredible.
I am seeing them this weekend but for now let's dive into the music video
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Oh...what is that guitar?
Hold on
This camera angle is really interesting
of the dance, it's like at an angle, it almost feels voyeuristic
Ooooh...
If this is the chorus, I'm digging it
I wonder why they're playing with the lights in the shipping container setting
It's very odd, the main choreography scene right here, if you look at it
it's very dull and de-saturated but their solo scenes are all well-colored
you know, the saturation is very colorful
They're complete contrasts to one another
Also these lyrics are super depressing
Oh...
Oh...I like being surprised like this
I thought it would go into the whole Fake Love chorus
Oh, this pre-chorus is great
Also that backdrop they have
That is incredibly striking
Oh, this set is beautiful too
Jimin's voice is absolutely piercing
Jin making his two-second appearance
Also the scenery with V where the lights came on, that was beautiful
Suga
OK, he's been missing throughout this entire music video
I figured
Huh...interesting
That's a very mesmerizing visual
Oh my god, those synths
Oh my god, those synths in the background
This scenery
Man, it's really worn-down but it's very beautiful
Oh my god
Oh my god, the budget for this is insane
Wow this guitar is just ah...
I'm caught between this music video being absolutely mesmerizing
and this chorus is so good
or this pre-chorus
God....
Oh, the statuette in the background
It's the choreography, OK
Definitely subverted my expectations
I didn't know what I was expecting going into this
I figured it wouldn't be like "DNA"
I figured they would want to show a different side of themselves
I didn't think it'd be this
This brought out that little emo kid in me
going through his emo phase in his teen years
which technically may have never ended given that
I still wear an ensemble of all black
Even just listening to the instrumental
if you listen to the guitars, the bass, the way it's structured in this song
It harkens back to very old-school alternative rock stuff
I would say like Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, Trapped, Evanescence
old-school, very emotional rock bands like that
I feel like a lot of this is derived from that
It's crazy
I never honestly thought I would hear a K-pop song
use the same outline for an alternative rock emo song
I'm so surprised by the genre they went with
I'm surprised by the direction
People ask me a lot what's your favorite BTS song?
Who's your favorite BTS member?
You know, personally I've always liked Suga the most
I've liked him as an artist and I like his particular style of rapping
And when it came to songs, I really liked "I Need U"
You know, it's an old song, I know,
but I don't know why I held a candle for that song in my heart
and now I kinda realize why
I'm a sucker for very, very emotional pop songs
and this song emotionally pops off
Since "I Need U" is like my personal favorite now, like legitimately
I know traditionally not a lot of people have title tracks as their favorite song
but for me, this is my favorite BTS song so far
like legitimately, hands down, it beats out "I Need U," "Boy in Luv,"
like those were some of my top favorites, "Danger,"
"First Love," even, and I love "First Love,"
but I would put this first
There's so much about this, both in the video production and the song
I really loved V and Jungkook's vocals being paired here and
I thought Jimin killed it
I think Jimin, you know, I've been playing with the idea
since "Serendipity," and I thought he looked the best in "DNA,"
and now, I think I have just totally become a sucker for Jimin
like, I think that's just it
I think the song convinced me
I think he really sold the chorus, like I think this chorus
even if it had been given to anybody else, it would not have been the same
I think Jimin, his shrill high tones added such an emotional screeching pain
to this song so I thought that was phenomenal
And on a video production aspect, I'm actually surprised
by how different this is compared to "DNA"
"DNA" was vibrant, colorful and I mean, so is the song, right?
And perhaps the music video is a little bit more dull
to reflect the song itself
Because this song is more dull in comparison to the high level energy of "DNA"
But parts of that wasn't always the case
Looking at this music video, it looked like the main choreography dance scene
was what was de-saturated and mainly dull
and then the solo member scenes were colorated correctly
and it was well saturated
and I wonder why that was the case specifically
If that was completely intentional or if that was just a stylistic choice
And in fact, there were two main choreography dance scenes
There was that one really gray area
and then the second one which was, they played with the highlights in that one
It kind of was reminiscent of, I felt like, "DNA,"
and it was reminiscent of the color scheme they went for in the Love Yourself era
that sort of rainbow spectrum on white
and I wonder if that was actually a callback to that
And speaking of callbacks, there were other clear callbacks here because
Jimin's scene where the water comes flooding in
is a callback to the "I Need U" video where
he's in the tub and the tub is overflowing
Suga with the burning room
and then J-Hope, he passed out, you know, while overdosing on some pills
and in this one, he is surrounded by candy
and obviously that's a replacement for drugs, the pills
and so I wonder why this was all actually calling back to those previous music videos
I know that they have a story line thread going on but
I wanted to really enjoy this music video
in its full artistry in a musical sense
so I kinda wasn't looking out for story plot points or anything like that
I wanted to just judge this on a purely production standpoint
and then on a music standpoint
And production standpoint, I really liked the background sculpture they had
You know, that statue thing they had going on
It was so beautiful, it made it feel a lot classier
and I realized really late into the music video that,
I realized that the statue was actually the choreography
You see the hands, there's one going like this and then there's one going like this
and it's representative of the hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
so interesting to see that thread continuing to go on
and I thought that was a very haunting image
I thought it fit well with this music video
and I just thought overall this was well executed
And you know, I've been following BTS since pretty much the start
and I'll admit, I'm not an ARMY.
I'm an appreciator of their music, I like their music very, very much
I've listened to probably most of their discography
I will say, I have never been more genuinely, like fervently
just like, "MMM!"
Because even the Love Yourself album, I loved it, it was great
I thought it was fun but I wasn't passionate about it, you know?
I hadn't been passionate about BTS, really, since I feel like the "Blood Sweat & Tears" album
and then the actual "I Need U" album and so
those were certain points where I was just really fervent about the BTS release
and I am excited to check out the rest of this album
because this was great and honestly if this title track is any indication,
I am so excited to see what else is in store for this album so
tune in for that listening party.
Also, I'll be attending the BBMAs this weekend
I got invited as a VIP guest so I will be there in the front
watching them perform live
Unfortunately I do have to gruel through the rest of the show as well
but, uh, I'm going to be checking that out
and I will try to vlog as much of my experience as possible
and I will be doing some broadcasts on Sming
to sort of talk about that and watch some other BTS music videos
and if you don't what Sming is, Sming is basically a K-pop livestreaming app
We can't livestream music videos on YouTube because it violates copyright policy
However, we can on Sming because Sming is official K-pop livestreaming app
so all you have to do is go to sming.com and then download the app
and then follow us at FormofTherapy and that's all there is to it
I'm going to be streaming this weekend and I'm going to be streaming
probably Saturday before the show on Sunday
and yeah, I'll probably stream afterwards as well to talk about my experience
and what it's like to see them perform live
Anyways, what did you think of "Fake Love" by BTS?
I would give this song 10 out of 10
Let me know what you thought in the comments below
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