- There's so many of them and they're all so talented.
- I feel like I could see myself raving to this song, like...
♪ (rock intro) ♪
- ♪ Call me artist You can call me idol ♪
- Yes, it's K-pop.
- Is this one of those K-pop groups?
- Oh, it's BTS.
- I don't know much about K-pop,
but I do know about BTS.
- ♪ I'm proud of it ♪
- I haven't actually seen this yet.
- People are gonna hate me, but I am not a K-pop fan.
- Is it half in English?
- ♪ You can't stop me loving myself ♪
- The visuals are insane.
- Oh, sh-- very colorful.
- It's like boy bands on steroids I feel like.
- Okay, okay. The choreo.
I see the choreo.
- Decapitate a thousand people?
- (singing along) ♪ Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
- There's so many of them and they're all so talented.
- So beautiful.
- Nicki! NIcki?
Oh my God, yes queen.
- Is that Nicki Minaj?
- Nicki Minaj did a-- okay.
- What is Nicki Minaj doing with BT--
what? I did not know this.
- ♪ If you getting money rubber bands in the air ♪
♪ Never gave a eff you can cancel my care ♪
♪ 'Cause if he look good throw my pants in the air ♪
- She's smart for going international like that.
- (speaking Korean) What just happened?
- It's actually kind of insane that Nicki Minaj was there.
I've been kind of removed from the K-pop scene
for a little while now. It's kind of crazy,
'cause that's not something I would have imagined.
- (FBE) That was the music video for BTS's Idol
featuring Nicki Minaj. - BTS, okay.
Yeah, I've definitely heard a lot of people talk about them,
especially this year.
- (FBE) So, BTS recently performed the same song
on America's Got Talent and we have that
live performance to show you next.
- Oh, that could be interesting.
- (FBE) I will say though, it does have somebody
in it that you might recognize. - Wait, wait.
I know about this one. Our boy is in it, right?
Our boy big Will. Let's get it!
- ♪ It's okay I'm in love with myself ♪
- Big audience.
- They're literally taking over.
- ♪ You can't stop me loving myself ♪
- I like it more live.
- Yeah, this was actually a really cool experience.
I'm not gonna lie.
- I'm trying to look for Will.
- This is so many people. Imagine the choreography
that went in to this. It's so many people.
- Is that Will?
- Oh, there's Will. There we go, okay.
- Where's my man? Is that him back there?
Is that Will? There he is.
- I see him. Oh wow.
Wow.
- Oh, there I am. Ay.
To see how crazy this was gonna be
and how fast it blew up is unreal.
- I'm just looking at Will. So cool.
- That's so awesome.
- It was really good and the fact that Will was on it
makes it ten times better.
- I don't listen to BTS that much because it's not really my thing,
you know what I mean? But I respect what
they're doing and I know the significance of them,
so seeing Will on with them, I was like, "Oh my God.
This is amazing."
- (FBE) So, how did you become a part of this?
- Okay, so my director, he was actually the choreographer
for them three or four years ago, before they went big and famous
and then they actually reached out to him
and was like, "We wanna-- we're going to the USA
to perform at AGT, but we need 40 other dancers."
So then, they kinda brought us in and that's how
I got to perform with BTS, which was a really cool experience.
I've never seen so many girls scream.
We had only one rehearsal for an hour and a half
and then we just came in early that day,
just to do a couple blockings for the stage
and then we only did it twice for camera.
So yeah, it was a super short thing, but super fun,
super easy and I even got to party after.
- (FBE) So today, we're actually gonna be
showing you more than just Idol.
We're going to be showing you a bunch of songs
off of their compilation album, Love Yourself: Answer.
- Oh yeah. No, I've listened to them.
- (FBE) Since there's so much on the album,
we'll be focusing on some of the brand new tracks.
We did our best to provide accurate English subtitles
for these songs so you can have
a better understanding of them, but apologies if they're
a little off. The first song
is called Euphoria and it's sung as a solo
by member Jungkook. - All right.
Looking forward to it.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪ - Okay, it has a nice vibe to it.
- He has such a pretty voice.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪
- That's pretty good.
- It's a nice beat. I'm not gonna lie.
It's kinda cute.
- It's cool. It gets really pop-y,
but it's good. I have no problems with this.
- I like the beat. It reminds me of
a summer song out here.
- I like the vibe of it. I could see myself
going down the beach just listening to this song.
- It's interesting that they have solos,
'cause there's like, a hundred of them.
- (FBE) So, all three rappers in the group received
individual trivia singles on the album.
Together, the singles form a part of a cohesive story.
Each trivia track features a corresponding character
that together refer to a storytelling form in Korea.
- Okay. That's quite complicated.
- (FBE) Rapper J-Hope takes on the first one
with Trivia: Just Dance, which follows the story
of two people falling in love at first sight
while dancing together. - Aw, that's cute.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪
- I'm into this.
- I really like the beat to this, I'll be honest.
- ♪ I really wanna, wanna, wanna just dance ♪
- I could see this like a dance song.
- Ooh, oh, okay.
- Aw, that's so cute.
- It's like rapping, but these are the nicest
lyrics possible.
- ♪ (Korean rapping) ♪
- I wish I spoke their language so I can fully be in it.
- It's a lot better than I thought it was gonna be.
I'm gonna be honest. I wasn't expecting myself
to like something like this, but it's actually pretty nice.
- The lyrics are really sweet. You've never heard a rapper
refer to someone as a stem flower in English.
- It's interesting how they're experimenting more
with sounds and everything, 'cause I feel like now
they have the freedom to actually help define the genre,
whereas before, they had to more play to it
to get popular.
- (FBE) So the next song is Trivia: Love
by rapper and leader of the group, RM.
The track finds the group out on the honeymoon stage
from the previous track and has RM questioning
whether or not to end his relationship.
- It's getting real. All right.
- ♪ Is this love? Is this love? ♪
- Okay, I actually really-- who is this?
RM? I'm feeling this.
- It's like he doesn't know what to say.
- I just love the vibe they're going for.
- ♪ I live so I love I live so I love ♪
- This is nice. This sounds like a radio song.
- I've been sleeping on this. Wow, this is really good.
- ♪ I to an O ♪
- Ooh, ooh. Let's get it.
- That's so cute. This is adorable.
- I think that's cool how it's a storyline.
- Obviously you can see how it progresses and how
Just Dance, they were all so happy but then here,
it's like, what's gonna happen?
- (FBE) Third rapper, Suga, takes center stage
on Trivia: Seesaw, the turning point
in the relationship narrative who compares the ups and downs
of a relationship to a seesaw, ultimately deciding
to break it off. - Uh oh.
- Ah, that's sad.
- It's exciting to see what you can do
with a genre. I see why people like this.
- ♪ All right ♪
- Oh wow. I really like this.
- It's funny 'cause it's to such an upbeat tune.
- ♪ All right (Korean singing) ♪
- Someone has to get out of the seesaw.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪ - Uh-huh.
- Yeah, seems like he really just wants to end it.
- Even though there is a language barrier,
I can still read it. It's so different than Americans,
what they would say.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪
- He's saying let's not drag things out
because being on a seesaw for too long's really boring.
- It's nice to see a breakup that's not toxic and mean.
- The tone of each song was so different,
but that's indicative of what a relationship is.
- (FBE) The next song is member Jin's solo single,
Epiphany, so this is kinda disguised as a love song,
but this is actually about self love.
- Aw, self love.
- It's definitely more dramatic with the piano.
- Now I'm getting early 2000's intro vibes from this one.
- I like this tune a bit better. It's a bit more mellow.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪
- His voice is so pretty.
- I think that's really nice that they're able to make music
and express a message out there to the people
that are listening.
- That sounds nice. That sounds really nice.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪
- Oh wow, it tells it like a poem.
- Damn. Whoever made this
was a poet.
- ♪ I'm the one I should love ♪ - I mean, it's a good message.
- I like the beat. It's all very dramatic
to build up to a very important message.
- That's so crazy, 'cause in America,
you would never hear a song like this sung
from a man.
- ♪ So I love me ♪
- A lot of people need songs like this,
'cause there's not a lot of songs that actually talk
about loving yourself after a toxic relationship.
- ♪ I'm the one I should love ♪ - It's a good message
to put out there.
- It's not as super upbeat, poppy and a bit more
focusing on the vocals.
- (FBE) The next song, I'm Fine, samples
the 2016 single Save Me. In the track the members
pray for someone to save them from the dark
of the world that they are in, but I'm Fine does the opposite.
In this track, the members are finally able
to stand on their own. - Okay, that's cool, that's cool.
- I remember when Save Me came out back in my day.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪
- Wow, it's really poppy in this one.
Very electronic.
- ♪ I'm feeling just fine, fine fine ♪
- This has got a little bit faster of a beat.
This is a big switchup from the last couple.
- ♪ 'Cause I'm just fine ♪ - Yeah, I could see myself
jamming out to this in my room.
- I feel like I could see myself raving to this song, like...
- ♪ Sunshine, shine, shine 'Cause I'm just fine, just fine ♪
- I'm glad they're fine.
- I haven't seen songs or-- well, an artist do so many
different genres and release it on one album.
That's real cool.
- (FBE) Finally, the next song is Answer: Love Myself.
The song flips the title of the album and closes
the entire series with another positive message
of self love. - Wow.
- That's good. I'm glad that they're out there
promoting that.
- ♪ (Korean rapping) ♪
- "The thick tree rings in your life."
- ♪ (Korean rapping) ♪
- Wow.
- Wow, the rap is good.
- I can see why they're mainstream a little bit now.
I like it, I like it.
- This is good de-stressing music, I feel like.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪
- Aw, that's-- I like this one, too.
- The instrumentals have stayed consistently good,
which I like.
- ♪ (Korean singing) ♪ - The lyrics are so pretty.
Oh wow.
- ♪ You've shown me I have reasons ♪
♪ I should love myself ♪ - That's nice.
- It's so calming and the message is so sweet.
- The guy's voice is really good.
- Wow, it was like a whole journey,
their whole album. I wonder if an American artist
would ever sing this.
- I'm just glad that they're being so positive right now.
They're basically one of the biggest bands
in the world right now.
- (FBE) So BTS has a massive international fanbase.
- Oh yeah.
- (FBE) Their latest album exceeded over 1.5 million
preorders from their home country of Korea,
making it the most preordered album
in South Korean history. - That's a lot.
- Just in South Korea alone.
- (FBE) The album also debuted at the top of the Billboard
Hot 200 charts, becoming their second
number one album in the US. BTS remains the only
K-pop act to debut at the number one spot
in the states. So after hearing a bit
of their album, why do you think BTS
has earned such massive success across the globe?
- Well, I think that they do have really good beats
and once again, a lot of the lyrics about--
mainly about love and also loving yourself,
that appeals to a lot of people.
- The lyrics are very refreshing and new and different.
- The stuff they talk about is relatable.
There's so many different genres that they can
attract a lot of different people.
- Their music is good. They have so many people
in their group that they're actually stable together
and they don't mind having someone do a solo.
I feel like that was just something that a lot
of groups are missing.
- They brought over a lot of elements of the Korean
culture of music that's developed, but in a way that was
very palatable to the American audience
and I think that that's probably one of the reasons
why thy were such an international success.
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- Let us know which albums we should check out next
and shoutout to all my fellow ARMYs out there.
- (speaking Korean)
- Hi everyone, it's Nora. This is my last Teens React.
Thank you guys for watching me all these years.
I've had a great time, but I'm moving on to Adults React.
Make sure you catch me there. Goodbye.