finally an american interviewer that asks them about their music and not just “what american artist do you want to collab with? what’s your favorite american food?”

7:28 *"I think your the first one to ask about it"* YOU HEAR THAT *cough cough* reporters please ask real questions not just "whos your celebrity crush"

When yoongi starts to get comfortable answering questions, you know it's a good interview.

Yoongi's smile when he told them to keep using Korean lyrics is everything for me After all those shitty interviews in other radios where they were asked to realise music with English lyrics, they got to this interview with REAL question, asking what the fans really want to hear and were told to keep doing what they were doing, when namjoon said it was consoling, he really meant it.

I think he was one of the only interviewers that saw BTS as people, and valued them as people, rather than "that strange Korean group that we have to talk to." Not as a commodity. That's what made the members so relaxed and that's why it was so refreshing to watch.

yoongi legit understanding all the questions lol #fluentsugaconfirmed

"Keep using Korean language" Honestly at this moment, this statement brought tears in my eyes. At least there is someone who appreciated BTS's mother language & encouraged them to keep using it & not asking then to do an English cover, because that's freaking ridiculous. Watching this after their interview with Zach in BBMA. I loved this interview so so much, I mean it's the best interview BTS ever had. RM looked so happy, actually everyone felt grateful you can see that in their eyes, that sparkling appreciation. This is how interviews should be like. Can't wait to see a big Bts & Zach interview.

That smile Yoongi made when he realized that this is a real interview.

"keep using korean lyrics" what a man! i salute you zach not forcing them to do an english lyrcis album.

Zach: "DO YOU HAVE A DESIRE TO LEARN ENGLISH?" J Hope: YESS!!....A B C D E F....." J HOPE HAS ME DEAD AHAHAHHAHAA "

“You know us” the moment joon realized Zach actually genuinely did his research

"You've made songs about going to school and being turned into studying machines" "yes, you know us!" omg.. zach was talking about N.O. era dangggggg(if you remember the mv for N.O. that was the message)

Thank you for being the one interviewer who asked about their music, their journey, and all their charity work instead of just what they liked about America and how crazy ARMYs are

Interviewers need to learn from this man. They're more than just dolled up men who sing and rap on stage. They're human beings that are knocking down so many barriers to connect with others through their music and experiences. They're trying to make a change. And asking questions about their celebrity crushes is bullshit for all the hard work they've done since they've started.

3:34 I love that Namjoon specifically said "it'd be good if Suga hyung or Hobi answers this" because he knows exactly what they're going to say

Everyone is talking about how good of an interviewer Zach, and I agree 100% But is no one going to talk about the English captions??😂

0:49 SUGA’S “I made it” KILLED ME

You know it's a good interview when Yoongi volunteers to answer questions

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Zach. His questions were thoughtful and you could feel that they felt comfortable around him. and let's not forget this happened in 2017 were BTS weren't as popular s they are now, they received a lot of hate. This is why I am so thankful to him because he made clear in this interview what Army loves BTS for not just simply their looks but their massages and them as individuals. He also validated Army and understood that this fanbase is so great because we Stan a group that does not just simply wants our money but wants us to become stronger by loving ourselves and believes in our future as a generation. Thank you so much Zach.

Does anybody in the group plan on learning English fluenty? JHope: AYY!! BEE!! SEE!! D!! E!! EFF!! GEE!! 😂😂

I love the difference here between "Thank you so much for saying that" and .... *"That's the question?"*

Honestly, I get teary-eyed when I watch this interview. RM seems so surprised and pleased at the level of TRUE interest and REAL questions that matter. I can't expressed how appreciative I feel for Zach Sang.

1:11 RM: You feel that? Thanks for saying that. I have never seen RM so pleased in an interview... This is by far the best interview BTS has done

I know that Namjoon is very surprised and thankful that Zach actually really knows them and what they stand for, but just look at Tae's reaction at 4:20 when Zach brings up UNICEF... it really shows how all the members are very appreciative for Zach's meaningful questions. This truly is an insightful interview.

Omg this interviewer is the best 1. He casually sits next to them and don't stand akwardly 1 meter away 2. He asks questions with deep meanings like, you know he is truely interested and thought about it 3. He asks questions that NOT EVERY INTERVIEWER ASKED BEFORE HIM 4. He compliments them in a nice and honored way, not like *aww you're soooo cooool* I like him

I lost it when jhope started singing his ABCs 😂

Let's hire this person to be a traveling interviewer for BTS.

I'm here after Namjoon's Indigo interview with Zach in 2022. If he decided to choose you to share about his debut album, then Zach, it's cause you are the best out there. Among all those nonsense interviews & silly questions they recieved during their US debut, you were the only one who appreciated what BTS did. We'll always be grateful for it 💜

It's times like this where I realise that Namjoon's English is a serious blessing

1:08 i see namjoon understand this isnt an ordinary superficial interview like all those others they had to deal with. his smile says a lot.

I love how Namjoon gave tips on how to love yourself, and he even told Zach that he is special like you will never meet more genuine real honest sincere people than BTS. this is why they have so much success because they are good people and they care and love everyone especially their fans. BTS will never be forgotten brrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

When Zach asks "What's your end goal?" and Yoongi answers "Go to the billboard" I got emotional aaaAaahh!!! I wanna scream like "YOU MADE IT!!! YOU TOP #1 IN BILLBOARD!!!! OUR TOP #1 BILLBOARD SINGERS!!!"

6:49 thanks Zach for telling them to keep using korean lyrics and not asking if they plan to make an album in english

When RM said "you know us" I felt so happy because I feel like for the first time, the American interviewer is truly knowledgable on their music and history :)

2:03 look at jungkook who keeps nodding even he doesn't know what they are talking about LOL he's so adorable😭

Here in 2022 and my heart is still fills with joy remembering how BIG this was for us as a fandom. Seeing someone actually respect them as artist and showing their appreciation to their work.

Not to throw shade but American Media should take notes 💅

"Go to the billboard" "I made it" OMG IM SO PROUD OF YOU SUGA LOOK HOW HAPPY HE WAS OMG IM PROUD OF BTS

1:44 Namjoon looks so shocked here. They always deserve to be interviewed by people who actually do their research. But Zach is always on another level. Love you and thank you Zach❤

there was so much peace, depth and healing in this interview. they were raw with what they felt and shared their perceptions in an intimate way. it didn't even feel like an interview, it felt like being on a rooftop during the night, talking about life's reality and what more it could offer.

YOONGI ANSWERING THE INTERVIEWER IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT NAMJOON'S TRANSLATION PROVES HE CAN SPEAK ENGLISH AS WELL MY YOONGI BABY

I almost cried when he mentioned the UNICEF campaign. Even RM seemed surprised. Finally, someone cares enough to look into them like this. I'm so grateful to Zach for this and as always our Namjoonie killed it with his conversation skills. Such an intelligent person. Edit: And oh my god, I freaking love them so much more. Talking about how you need to love yourself and tell the interviewer to practice self love? That's truly inspirational. And because of this campaign, I've been working on self love myself. I remind myself every day that I am not a bad person and I am not ugly and I am worthy of love even if it's mostly myself right now. It's okay, find the love within yourself and make sure you're doing well, physically and mentally and emotionally.

"go to the billboard" "i made it" 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

5:57 Jimin cringing is literally EVERYTHING ❤😂💜

Ok suga ok..... he made it 😂😂

RM was really impressed by Zach. He was thanking him again again for such thoughtful questions.😀

6:52 my favourite part honestly, he tells them to keep using Korean lyrics❤️ takes me back to that one radio interview where one bloke was like when are you releasing an English album and joonie was just like🙄 Look how far they’ve come using a language that numbers wise, barely many people speak, it’s incredible. The reason they can write so beautifully is because they are writing from the heart, in their language. Honestly being a bts fan requires effort, if we want to know what they are saying we have to look at translations. It forces us to look at and really analyse the lyrics so we truly understand what they are saying. We are not just casually listening, we are receiving the message they wanted to send. It’s beautiful.

The way namjoon said you are too when zach started talking about armys being special is so wholesome 😭😭 I love bts so much

If Zach Sang isn’t blowing up then he will be after this. BTS is only paving the way for more international artists that don’t speak English fluently/barely speak it at all and for ZS to not follow the trend of other interviewers looking for juicy gossip but talk about purpose, mindsets, collabs that actually mean more than music, to encourage them to keep true to themselves and CONTINUE TO SING IN YOUR NATIVE TONGUE REGARDLESS OF FOREIGN SURROUNDINGS is incredible. I’m sure when BTS returns to South Korea that they’ll talk about this guy. And when they come back to America they’ll hope and seek out this dude for more interviews. He’s a comfort zone and a breath of fresh air, not one fake smile was on none of their faces the entire time. And the fact that he patiently let them converse in Korean before Rap Monster translated was also such a great thing to me. It’s normally Rap Monster being the mouthpiece due to his fluency and some of the other members might jump in, but here everyone got a chance to say what they wanted to say. Just incredible, and I wish both Zach Sang and Beyond the Scene the absolute best.

Aw everytime Zach asks a question, I can tell Suga is trying so hard to understand and he really does! Sometimes he doesn't even need RM to translate, other members as well but Suga is doing amazing, can we just take a moment. They've learned so much English yayy👏🏼👏🏼

4:24 the way their faces light up when Zach mentions Unicef they were so happy nooooo

Just love the way Namjoon kept shoving the mic for Jungkook to answer a question and JK simply stares at him and doesn't

"Keep using korean lyrics" THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU the Korean language is beautiful and they have so many words that can just be translated with exact meaning through english. They wouldn't be able to tell the stories they do in a language that isn't their own. If the make English music it just wont have the same affect, the same meaning. This is something people need to understand, cause their music isn't just about sounding nice, it's about the stories they have to tell. Thank you so much Zach for this interview, truly it was the best one and probably will be the best one we are gonna get out of this whole trip. ARMY's respect and support you

“My hand is sweaty, sorry” haha, omg the whole interview was so wholesome, he didn’t ask them about their personal life, didn’t make them feel uncomfortable, and just kept asking real questions, I wish more interviewers were like Zach. I love how he actually prepares himself before his interviews, wow, he’s just so good

literally the person who put up the subtitles needs a raise ASAP😂💜

4:42 the caPTIONS OMG: " highkey shade @ bad interviewers lmao -_- " they are so accurate!

6:09 Zach you're doing great ZACH YOU'RE DOING AMAZING SWEETIE

Zach for president

that`s it! i officially love this man! this is what an interview is supposed to be like. ask the artist relevant questions,make reseonable reserches about the artist. making them feel appriciated for their work. sir you gained my big respect. i saw yiur interview with monstaX too, it was dope and matured. keep up the great work.

I literally cried when RM said just tap yourself and say you are doing great I did that. I'm in love with this interviewer he really asked the such great questions and appreciate them for what they are doing.

Sorry, but I can't help but notice Yoongi really understands well what the interviewer is saying. He needs to give himself more credit when it comes to English. He knows more than he lets us believe.

CAN WE GIVE HIM A BBMA OR AN AMA FOR THE BEST INTERVIEWER?! 👏👏👏👏

5:09 The captions keep saying RM being a good dad, translating for the kids, J-hope laughs like a little bunny I love the captions omg

5:04 oh that's subtitle touch my heart Rm translate for his kids 😭🤧

This interview is the freaking best interview that BTS had. Even in 8 minute short time, he actually scope all the necessary topic that relevant and important to be discuss in an interview. Zach really did a research and studied BTS and delivered the interview just right. It didn't have any repetitive and useless questions like other interviews. Zach is the real interviewer. You can see how interested RM and Suga to answer the questions and how happy they are when Zach mention about their UNICEF campaign. And I love on how Namjoon is shook and happy when Zach mention BTS's song 'N.O' by saying "going to school and turning into study machine". And my favorite part is when Zach said " My ask is always write your lyrics in Korean ". This interview cleanse all my cringe and my urge to slap someone when hearing/watching crap interview.

I'm honestly so glad that this interviewer encouraged them to continue producing their songs in Korean rather than ask them about English albums. I feel like he did proper research on them before anything, and he brought attention to their campaign as well as the message they are trying to give. Nobody wants to know their American celebrity crushes; we want to know who this kpop group is and why they are so influential. Thank you Zach for not making the boys feel uncomfortable and being respectful.

I love how Zach has interviewed Bts four years in a row.

Oh look, an American interviewer who actually seems like he cares about their songs and message, rather than just their fame. And who has clearly done his research and actually listened to their music and read their lyrics. I mean seriously, this is what all the interviewers should be doing. (Also my bby Suga talked so much, goes to show he actually thought the questions were worth answering)

Sugas low-key amazing at English. He’s just very shy I love him so much. Such a beautiful baby🤣

Zach did such a good job with his questions, oh my goodness

Yoongi makes me wish I was fluent in Korean because he’s such a deep thinker. It’s so great to hear him talk because he’s otherwise so quiet.

zach sang needs to do a full interview with BTS. his interviews are the only ones I actually watch because he asks so many great questions and makes every artist feel so comfortable

Interview is meant to be for the fans to get to know their idols better. Yet majority of the US interviews asked the exact same questions, which didn't matter for the fans. It was a waste of time for them and BTS. Zach however demonstrates how an interview is done. Research, try to understand who they are and where they come from and know what current topics are important for them and their fans at the moment to be discussed.

I️ honestly respect Zach so much for asking questions about the actually important things about bts, and especially the fact that he was the only interviewer to tell bts that them singing in Korean proves how music is beyond language.

HAHAHA OMG THIS WAS THE SAME DAY AS THE "BTS WITH THE MESS' INTERVIEW. the contrast lmfaoooo

watching this 5 years later & like.. you could TELL the trust in Zach was instantaneous for Namjoon (and the rest of the members). you're a real one, Zach.

you know the interview is good when yoongi is actually interested and happy

You can tell that Namjoon was relieved that they weren't being asked meaningless questions again

01:27 j-hope is like: give this man a raise

Zach is one of those few MCs/hosts that I trust with Bangtan.

I feel like suga can understand them talk to eachother

He said and asked all the questions we wanted them to ask, he didn’t treat them like children like some of the other interviewers. ZACH SANG YOU DA REAL MVP! THANK YOU!!

You know BTS was really pleased with the interview when RM repeatedly said “Thank you for saying that.”

Zach asks the best questions he doesn’t talk about stupid things like whats your favourite colour he genuinely has a huge interest in BTS and their work huge respect for you zach

Finally a interview with relevant questions

THIS is the interview we want!!! we don't care about celebrity crushes!! we're so happy you asked about unicef and told them to keep writing korean lyrics. thank you zach!!!

Stumbled upon this interview after listening to RM's recent Indigo interview with Zach, where he admitted he specifically requested that the western interview be with Zach. Now I know why 😭🙌💜 This was an excellent interview, especially for that era!

This is my comfort interview

Finally an interview that focused on their campaign,their album and making them continue to wrote their songs in Korean and not English I STAN YOU #thankyouzach

I'm waiting for all the dank memes of Jhope suddenly singing the ABC song because Im crying he's so exTRA

I swear there’ll never be an interviewer as introspective and excited as Zach

namjoon even told yoongi when they were asked about their hardships and stuff “just say whatever you want to say” i love zach this interview made them 27292728x more comfortable than most other interviews they had in the us

Suga and jungkook with them nods tho💀💀💀💀💀

Watching this for the first time because someone mentioned it because of Zach's interview with RM now in 2022, (I'm 2020 ARMY), and I love their interaction here. Thank you, Zach, for showing a genuine interest in multiple sides BTS's work, musically and philanthropically. And just in them as human beings that are growing and changing and going through such an intense time. And i love that you said to stay as they were, with Korean lyrics, with the content, and with themselves. Much appreciated!

Zach Sang is one of the best interviewer I've ever seen in my life.

Suga is sooo good at english. His english has improved so much. And the interviewer finally talks about something that relates to BTS and not just about America

Zach: keep using korean lyrics MY PRESIDENT

Zach sang saying “Crack western pop culture” is basically saying BTS PAVED THE WAY. So true!!

I will never stop being grateful to Zach for doing his research and asking thoughtful questions. Namjoon's eyes lighting up, Yoongi's soft smile.

This guy did his homework. You can see how very chill BTS is with him. Zach was asking "important" queries about their music, UNICEF campaign, etc. and not those irrelevant bullshit Mickey Mouse ones. What amazed me---and Bts too was how he encouraged them to continue their music in their mother tongue, like wow! Zach may not know it, but I believe he left a ENORMOUS impression on the men after this interview. Truly truly. And J-Hope is such a kind-hearted sexy goofy dork! LOL him singing the alphabet cracked me up. I love his sense of humor :) The next time Bts return to America, I hope they reunite with Zach; get interviewed by him again. Props dude. Zach is the man!