SUGA is a definition of true artist. He is honest, straightforward, intelligent and it shows in his raw and emotional lyrics. His whole existence revolves around music. As Jin said "our SUGA, he’s a friend who has an immense passion for music. To the point i wonder if he didn’t become a singer or songwriter/producer, what would he be? Everything surrounding him -hobbies, personal life - is all tuned around music. He’s someone that makes me think: “he looks amazing as a singer, as someone who makes songs.” SUGA started writing songs at 13 years old and when he had multiple part time jobs he was working at record studio and was giving MIDI lessons. He wrote 16 bars a day when he was a teenager and then one song a day. He says he writes music not because he thinks he should but because it's his best amusement, lyrics are just writing themselves in his head. He always brings his equipment on vacations and makes music everywhere, even on sets. When they've been asked what they would do without BTS other members answer different jobs, but SUGA is always consistent about his answer and says that he will be producer and songwriter even without BTS. He is an established producer, who works with other artists and wins awards, he is very deep lyricist, who writes about important problems in society, he is versatile composer. He can play piano by ear and credited for piano in many songs. He can read music sheets, he has perfect pitch and he can hear a musical note and identify or recreate it perfectly. He plays guitar and practiced his guitar 6 hours a day. He is learning drums as well. His studio is named Genius Lab and Media calls him "miracle writer", "worldwide music producer", "musical genius", "Daegu wordsmith", "king of the music industry"

Andrew, all of us here love hearing your opinion about music, please don't ever say "this is gonna sound stupid". We all connect through music here and getting emotional over a BTS song is always the norm lmao. A bit of context about some of the lyrics in the song- there was a line that said " clutching my smashed shoulder": Suga actually got into a car accident where he was a delivery boy and a car crashed into him, dislocating his shoulder a few months before BTS's debut. He was too scared to tell his label and he went through training with his injured shoulder. He finally got surgery for it last year. He was also very poor as a teen, This song is deeply personal for him. I really liked your reaction, were glad to have you! :D (Sorry if there are any errors, my native language isn't English)

When people call them “just a boy band” or dismiss BTS this is one of the first things that comes to mind. I think it’s my absolute favorite song by him but it hits me every time what a stunning beautiful overwhelmingly honest look into his emotions and love for his piano and for music. He’s a genius who really seems to just breathe to make music taking his equipment everywhere. He cried through recording this and kept the sounds as some of the background because that’s who he is as a producer. In a recent interview they asked him what song he’d like to re record and said none because reMastered editions lack the passion the original has being too cleaned up. Fair warning in most of his sings he just pours himself into the topic be it swag and fussing people (he is so feral and savage in the Cyphers he had yo go last in all 4 of them it’s hilarious), talking bout mental health (in Shadow interlude or the Ladt), about social commentary (Strange). We love him so much and he used the actual piano from his childhood in the live version he’s so emotional he almost can’t finish. In songs he has produced like Eight with IU (about loss of friends 3 of her best friends whom were overwhelmed by the dark side of kpop and in a short period of time all died by suicide) he worked with her to make a sad but uplifting stunning beautiful song. So Far Away with Suran is also beautiful, and his collab with Halsey Sugas Interlude on her album. I am so glad I took a chance on kpop and discovered him. The damn man made me relisten over and over to a damn Samsung ringtone (he produced a short song remixing their ring tone and it’s produced to beautifully). Btw the video for this might be confusing because it’s about the BU storyline. The feeling in this is about music/piano but translates to anyone with a passion for creating. Thank you so much for sharing your song for us it’s beautiful too. Also don’t know if you know yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of the release of this masterpiece. Yes the solo sings are wrecking. Euphoria is happy. Watch the live at Wembley version. Persona by RM is great not uplifting but upbeat sorta and I adore Ego by JHope (it’s a solo trilogy by the 3 rappers about the Carl Jung Map of the Soul each song touches on the Persona, Ego, Suga does Shadow -interlude which is… also extremely intense not as depressing but not upbeat confronting his shadow self). The BTS rabbit hole will get you especially with their ginormous catalog. They do have sings that sound light pop and have silly/sexy choreography (Bapsea and Go Go) …. That disguise some big ole social commentary lol. Or playful sings about how fans should stop listening to their songs and go do their homework (Pied Piper)… while doing some of the most devastating sexy moves (they know exactly what they are doing).

You know i've listened to this song so many times, but each time i cry when i hear it. It was first SUGA's song which i've heard and first BTS song. I didn't know anything about SUGA, but i felt his love for music and his passion. I understood that it's not fake, that he and music are inseparable

SUGA's work is always so raw, honest and real. And he is an amazing storyteller

Suge mentioned in on of the interview that First love as very personal for him “‘First Love’ talks about the piano that i used to play when i was young which also means it’s the only friend i had. I cried alot while recording and kept crying at the emotional explosion at the later half.” This is about SUGA’s love for music and piano that prevailed even through his hardships. ( the lyrics mentioning his shoulder it was because of an accident that happen i think in 2013/2014 you can look it up) In the song you’ll hear him rapping from both his and the piano’s point of view. So you’ll hear him change his voice throughout the song to convey the story. #5yearswithfirstlove 🖤 I really love your pure insight and opinion. I STARTED CRYING WHEN YOU WERE TELLING YOUR STORY!! You are a great person & a very talented individual! Sending you a virtual hug! 🤍

From the little I know suga had a tough time when he was a teenager, he had to work a lot of part time jobs, had an accident that gave him a really serious shoulder injury which he carried for years until last year when he finally had surgery….His parents were also against him doing music. It is really sad, but I love that he talks a lot about the depression and anxiety he experience with his music

suga is a great storyteller actually , his rap always have emotions like this , he is so open about his personal life with fans i think you would like "the last " he talks about his mental health and how is to be an idol

I do not know how may times I have heard the song but every time I do it makes me cry. He is an exceptionally unique lyricist with approach to writing that some can perceive as almost too intimate and too personal but that´s what makes him so incredibly powerful and impactful. The song is incredible as an isolated piece of music on its own BUt when you get to know a little bit more about Min Yoongi as a person, his struggles and hardships in life prior to BTS and in the beginnings of BTS, it hits you ten times harder. "First Love" is gorgeous and raw, that´s his BTS material, but then we have AgustD´s music outside of BTS ( Suga´s solo stuff) and that is raw, raw, and even rawer. Songs like " So far away" ( my personal favorite of his ) and "The Last" are hard hitters that have been literally saving lives ..... I love the man. Nothing like him out there.

Your song for your grandad was beautiful - I could feel the emotion in your playing - just like I could feel the emotion in Yoongi's rapping. I'm sitting here with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. I'm not a musician really - I play the acoustic folk guitar a bit and my first guitar was an old one of my uncle's that he gave me. He said if I could learn to play it he'd buy me a new one. I was 13 and taught myself to play (from a Bert Weedon guitar book - well before such a great invention as the internet!). A year later I went back (he lived abroad) and got my new one from my uncle. A few years ago, I gave that old guitar to my granddaughter and she now plays beautifully, acoustic, electric, keyboards and drums. That guitar instilled a love of music in me and in her and she's the one that introduced me to BTS. Thank you so much for such a heartfelt reaction 💜💜💜

Suga is my favorite musician. The stories he tells and the way he tells them make him my favorite. Also I say to people sometimes that BTS changed my life and I mean it. And it mean it in many different ways. But more specifically Suga and his music saved my life. I was in an especially dark place one and something just told me to pull up a lyric video for a song of his where he first openly mentioned his struggles with mental health. At that the time I was terrified and paralyzed to tell anyone how I was struggling. I figured if he had the courage to tell the world maybe I could find the courage to tell one person. I did. That very same night. And how? I couldn’t even say anything myself I just played the same lyric video for that person and told them that was where I was at. They helped me and helped me find the further help I needed. And just TELLING someone helps immensely. Without Suga’s music I don’t know if I would have made it. And maybe I would have. Maybe I would have found some other song by some other artists that would have inspired me to get help. But it was Suga who gave me that glimpse of courage that made me think maybe i could be brave too. Maybe I could get better too. So I think he will always be my favorite musician.

The strings and piano instrumentation in this song are also prominent in SUGA's reinterpretation of the Samsung theme, "Over the Horizon." To jump from this, to Over the Horizon, to SUGA joyfully conducting with his entire being in the video for "[SEOUL X BTS] EoGiYeongCha Seoul BTS" is to hope that whatever penance he thinks he owed has been paid. Thanks for celebrating SUGA's vulnerability and how it expresses itself musically. Thanks for sharing your vulnerability and love for music. ^_^

I’ve always avoided rap music as a whole because it’s not my cup of tea and usually makes me feel a bit anxious and on edge rather than enjoying it, however there’s just something about BTS’ lyricism and the musicality of their individual rapping styles that have turned it into one of my favourite aspects of their music. Suga’s way of rapping is so incredibly emotive to me and can be heart wrenching yet therapeutic at the same time and he can make you feel a million different things depending on the song. I’ve not experienced anything like it musically before. I hold my hands up now and say I won’t judge before I listen, though BTS does still remain the exception to my rap rule! Like you say, you don’t even need to necessarily read the lyrics to feel the music and understand its language and to me that’s the highest praise there is for someone creating music. As a group, their music regularly makes me feel and recognise I am feeling things I hadn’t realised I needed to feel if that makes any sense… I’m not sure that it does but it’s definitely it’s own form of therapy. Really made me chuckle when you said you’d subject yourself to the live performance just to cry some more like yep, sometimes we’ve got to do it and you just know it’s going to be taken up ten more notches live 😅 Side request - please can we hear more of you and the sax sometime?? I might also manage to comment on one of your videos without writing a novel someday.. 🤣

this song and “the last” always hit me a lot, he has a grest way of conveying his emotions in his rap, both in the lyrics and in the actual way he raps them, such a great artist

Suga was born for music. It is in every fiber of his being. First Love and The Last are some of his most famous emotional songs, but there is also Dear My Friend that really pulls at your heart. There is amazing behind the scenes of him creating songs, and him rapping. He not only writes music but also produces for BTS and other artists. One of the most beautiful moments I have seen of him reacting to music is from the 2019 MMA Awards as he watched an artist perform the song he wrote and produced. It was beautiful ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7h_h5lktZOWlYU.html Here is the reaction, Its 3 minutes so just taking the time to see it for yourself outside reacting is really worth it.) He gives his soul into his music, and has a habit of never throwing away anything he works on. Small sound bites we heard in 2016 were in songs he released in his 2020 mixtape. He doesnt hold back how he feels when he writes songs, and uses it as a way to release and say goodbye to those moments. My favorite song he wrote for BTS is Tomorrow. Small Edit You'll also notice Brown Pianos showing up around Suga in some Music Videos and Short Films.

Dear I am crying here with you to Yoongi's story and your story... You are over there, I am in Turkey, and BTS is in Korea, all corners of the world we are golden

Thank you for sharing your story with us Andrew. The Army is a family and a safe place where we can be vulnerable. So when you need a hug we're here 💜

Suga (Yoongi) is also known as Agust D when he does his solo stuff. I totally get where you're coming from. He has a way of describing emotions and connecting with his audience that is very unique. I think that's why he's my bias, and why I connect with him the most. This song hit me hard too. I would also recommend "People" off of his D-2 mixtape later on once you get the time.

If you are interested to hear more songs from him, in which he tells his story: - The Last - Dear my friend - So far away ft. Suran - Never Mind - Interlude: Shadow Don't feel pressured to react to them. It's just in case if you want to hear more

*Suga cried while writing/recording first love , suga also had his childhood piano on stage!!*

And that's why he is my bias. I think this is what it means to be genius songwriter and this is why people call him genius musician. By telling his own story he makes you think about your own life, he helps you to find answers, he gives you motivation. I love all BTS members, but Suga's rap and lyrics always get my attention. His verses are my favourite parts of songs and his music really helps me to get through each day

As a former musician, this song broke me. I love my instrument to this day, even if I don't play anymore. And you are so right about the relationship & "personalities" each instrument has.

Like... we're so accustomed to hearing love and breakup and longing songs ad nauseum about intimate relationships, but BTS use their music to remind us about the other loves in life that are just as meaningful, if not more. And it's so rare to hear about those things in pop music. Love of an instrument? Your parents? Brotherhood? Self? They do this so well and cover a whole range of the human experience outside of romance and parties, and it's REAL topics that touch us. Suga is particularly talented at grabbing your heartstrings just with trankly addressing something he's experienced. I love them so much.

Every new ARMY meets this moment right here. A moment where they finally strip everything down to vulnerability. Suga's solo song "So Far Away" was that song for me on the August D album. I know they actually brought in his childhood piano for some things, but not confident enough to say which ones. It kills me when he says after his smashed shoulder that he felt he would never be able to do this again. For him to have gone through that again this year with corrective surgery on that shoulder. I can't imagine how afraid he was to possibly risk it again. He is by far my favorite lyricists and composer/producers. All his music is like...setting a fire in your chest. BTS are so talented it is sickening. Lol. In the best way.

I'm not the type of person that leaves comments at all but this reaction is so beautiful I had to say it. Thank you for sharing it, Andrew 💜

even now, all these years later, i still tear up listening to this song

Well… you are so right! Yoongi is the embodiment of emotion for me, based on his personality, lyrics and the way he is delivering every mood ! Listen to his song called “ The Last” for me is a rollercoaster of emotions!

Thank you for sharing your story. The power of music is amazing and I will forever be grateful towards BTS for being able to really connect with music and be a bridge to the listener. For me, 'Awake' (Jin's solo) from the same WINGS album was the first BTS song to make me emotional without even reading the lyrics. Music had almost become a source of pain for me until BTS. I had pretty much lost my passion for it after several heartbreaks related to music/art. Thank you for letting us follow you down this BTS rabbit hole. Thank you for sharing your emotions with us. ARMYs share a bond in the emotions BTS evoke in us.

It's so true. Suga always pour his heart into making and rapping his songs. I think that's why we feel emotion by listening tp it. I've never felt so touched by listening any rap songs before listening to Suga's.

You made me cry, Yoongi made me cry. I love it. This is why ARMY sticks around. How can you not admire and appreciate this raw honesty, in this world of superficiality? Thank you for reminding me again why I am a BTS devotee haha. Looking forward to your reactions. SO much thought goes into them and I always leave with some knowledge 💜

SUGA is the most open out of all members because his lyrics are intensely personal to him and he shared very personal stories in his music. He writes about what is important to him and he does it in the most honest and raw way. Would love to see your reaction to his second mixtape D-2, which became the most streamed album by a Korean soloist and there is a reason for it. D-2 brings so much comfort and at the same time makes you reflect on your own life

"I don't think I've heard any rap song that made me feel emotional before " same here. If I were to recommend one more it's OUTRO:TEAR by bts rapline. I think u would like it too.

Suga/Agust D/Min Yoongi’s music always hits me in the feels and this one, this one pulls at the heart strings so much regardless of whether I’m reading the lyrics or listening to the music. You shouldn’t worry about getting emotional here, you are among friends and many of us feel the same way. His “The Last” is one I can’t listen to unless I’m in a safe place because I lose it every time. There is a reason why it was Min Yoongi’s rap that broke through to me when I had gone numb to all feelings last year. I was depressed and to be honest was just waiting to die. His rap, which I stumbled upon by accident due to a weird random YT recommendation, reached me when nothing else had and caused me to feel emotion again. I had never heard rap before that I even liked before that, much less caused me to feel such strong emotions. The BTS Outro: Tear is another one that causes strong emotions as well. It is stunning. Thank you for sharing your music and your story about your grandfather. Your music was beautiful. 💜

First Love is one of the songs that finally let me know that Yoongi was my bias within the group. He's the only one who has been able to make me cry with his solo work - either within the group or as Agust D. The amount of emotion he is able to put behind his lyrics when rapping just makes my heart hurt when he's performing certain songs such as First Love. During BangBangCon (the first one) we were given the chance to see the Wings Tour Finale. Let's just say I was an ugly mess after when Yoongi had tears in his eyes and couldn't finish the last few bars of the song. You can't FAKE that kind of emotion and I know that it's hard for him to open up but ARMY is allowed to see his inner struggles through his music. Ironically enough I was never a fan of rap until I discovered BTS and the rapline are incredible since I know that whatever they're rapping about is going to be deep.

first love is one of the only songs that has ever made me cry and THE ONLY rap song to make me cry. as a pianist, this hits so so so close to home. yoongi actually got really emotional in the studio and had to take breaks in between lines because he couldn’t hold back his tears. as the instrumental gets really intense, you can hear him fighting for breaths between lines. this is in my top 3 bts songs and probably top 10 songs of all time.

I am not a musician but this song moved me, too and makes me cry every time. The power is in his honesty and sincerity. Suga said he cried too while writing it and we're all with him there. 💜

This is why i really love suga's songs. He is not afraid to be vulnerable, he don't want to sugarcoat just because of his image as an idol (the perfect human image, which is riddiculous), he is really putting his passion and love towards everything, especially music. He really tells that behind the idol image, there is this strong yet fragile human being who the first love is his piano and his eternal love is music. He shows that he is still a human and have so many emotions, both dark and light, through his songs and that's why i love it so so much. I'm glad that you finally listen to one of his songs 💜

when he says “without you, I am nothing” i want to scream it at the top of my lungs so maybe he can hear me because i feel the same way about bts

SUGA was born to be a musician

Suga is such a unique character and a fighter…. He worked so hard for his dream to the point of not telling anyone that his shoulder is broken 😞 he was alone with his music most of his life before meeting BTS members …this guy have so much to tell I really want to talk with him about everything (( I love writing so much in my native language so I relate to his passion))

First, thank you for sharing your personal story about your grandfather, his gift of music to you, and his song. I cried with you. I'll bet that when you first reacted to Butter you had no idea what an emotional journey seven young men from Korea could take you on. This is why I love them so fiercely and I would wager that this is why Army stand so strongly behind them. I genuinely wish that some of the journalists who have blown them off as just another boy band would take the time to listen to some of these more substantive songs. Sure they can make us happy with their uptempo pop songs and their dancing but there is so much more depth there. I am happy to go on this journey with you! Take care.

Thanks for sharing your story. I loved listening to the song for your grandfather. I actually play the piano. So when I heard this song I was really touched. Yoongi is amazing with words and storytelling. Piano is a great way for me to take a break from life and playing the piano gives me a lot of joy and peace even if I am not the greatest at playing it.

Im crying in the parking lot at work crying. Thank you for sharing, reacting and enjoying Andrew. Music will indeed watch over us from our birth to our death. It will always accept us. Out of practice or in our primes.

God, I remember the first time I listened to this song. I was working and had a BTS playlist going in the background (was trying to get familiar with their music, I had just discovered them) and when this started playing I legit just stopped and cried. After that I had to go check the lyrics and to this day it's still one of my absolute favorites 💜

I love so many things about your reaction to this song. I love that it made you emotional because you could see the beauty and powerful emotion in Yoongi's lyrics. I love that your mind was open enough to explore and embrace this K-pop group and their music and that you didn't just write them off as frivolous. I love that you can see how brilliant Yoongi is, and you appreciate him. And I love that you are not afraid to show us when BTS's songs make you emotional. There are several of their songs that make me tear up every time I hear them. Thank you for your reactions!

Yoongi has been writing music since he was a little kid. He knew that he would be a musician from the very young age and he told a lot of times that if he wouldn't be a part of BTS, he would still become a producer. His family didn't support it, they threw away all of his sheets with lyrics, that's why in First love he is saying that he pushed away the piano. He pushed away music, cause everything and everyone was against him. And even when we went back to music it didn't work out, he was selling his music on streets, he didn't have enough money to buy food or take a bus. So when he passed an audition for Bighit as a producer it was his oportunity to make music like he's always wanted. "Grusping my crushed shoulder" part is about that time when he got into a car incident during his delivery job and severely injured his shoulder. He was afraid that Bighit would kick him out if they found out about that, so he didn't tell anyone and continued to train with a broken shoulder. It could never heal proprely so for 8 years he was often in pain while dancing, last year he had surgery because of it. Yoongi went through many hardships in his life but he never gave up. He is so strong. It is so great to see that he became a respected producer, with whom many artists want to work. He is called Genius Producer by K-media, because everything that he creates is bound to succeed. And he writes music, which resonates with people

Yoongi is the only rapper that can make me cry... Specially the song "the last" and this song.. but there are BTS songs that when you hear it you'll cry coz it will hit you hard specially when it's about mental issues.. you think you're ok but something in your subconscious mind rise up and you'll realize yeah I'm not ok.. it will help you heal and be conscious with your mental status..

You can't even imagine how much respect and admiration I have for Yoongi. He is my all time favorite musician. I truly consider him one of the best musicians alive. His music has so much power that is saves lives, including my own

Thank you for this reaction and thank you so much for sharing you story with us! 💜 First Love is from the Wings album and the whole album is truly a piece of art work! Each member’s solo song has a very personal meaning to themselves(As well as each song connecting to their fictional storyline, the BU). And the meaning for some songs like V’s(Real name Taehyung) song Stigma, is still unknown because he hasn’t spoken about what it means to him. Also from what I understand, Suga(Real name Yoongi) never planned on being a Kpop Idol. He audition to be a producer/songwriter for BigHit(Aka Hybe). The CEO convinced him to join BTS, which at the time was only going to be a Hip Hop/Rap group, but because of certain reasons some of the would-be members left. Only RM(Real name Namjoon), Suga and J-Hope(Real name Hoseok) were left so the CEO decided to add some singer and debut BTS as an Idol group. The reason I bring this up is because he has always had a passion for music and he has taken risks and gone out of his comfort zone(Suga has spoken about how he has/had a fear of crowds) to pursue his love of music.

This is a hard song to listen to, particularly if you are a musician, I think. Suga has a way of putting his emotions to music that not many people have. And he's used it to talk about his struggles, and it helped him work through them and brought comfort to many people. A lot of comments already mentioned his motorbike accident when he was doing deliveries to make ends meet. You'll see references to that in Shadow and We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal. I'm glad he was able to take time last year to get surgery so his shoulder can properly heal. Even with the pandemic, BTS adjusted their schedule so he could do that, and he was absent from their MAMA 2020 performance. When I was first looking at BTS, one of the first compilation videos was called something like "How BTS support each other" and the scene that stayed with me the most was Suga spotting his parents in the audience when they were in the middle of a concert, and he just broke into tears and gave them a "big bow". Thank you for sharing your story and your song. It is beautiful. If you want more upbeat songs to check out next, I recommend Dynamite (I have an ulterior motive), DNA, Boy with Luv, Airplane pt. 2, Idol, Dimple (vocal line), Outro: Wings.

I am not a musician and this song makes me cry every time. They have such a beautiful lyrics.

ive always felt like out of the rappers suga has the 'emotional rap tone'. just the way he pronounces the syllables relays his emotion at that point and how it switches up throughout the song

And this is why BTS is so loved. I have never experienced so much through music as I do with BTS' music and their lyrics. It hits you on a whole other level and leave a mark on you. The things they and their music did for me and my live, I can't even begin to tell. I am so gratefull for them.

The reason why Yoongi became my second bias is how he raps… i can feel his emotions. I won’t dig into how amazing he is anymore because everything that has been said in comments are true. Anyways, I wanted to say that the song for your grandpa is so good. I’m sure he was smiling from heaven when you first played it for him. Love your reactions… solo or with wifey… you nice, keep going 💜

Its always great to see when people really get emotionally attached to a song, be it any song. For me the BTS song I got personally attached is "whalien 52". It was the first song I heard from BTS. It still makes me tear up.

violinist here, but when I was in kindergarten the first instrument I wanted to play was the piano in my school's music room. (it did indeed "feel so nice.") I cry every time I listen to this song, too. thank you for another great reaction of a great song 💜

I was crying along with you man! Yoongi is such a good storyteller...I really admire him because he never gave up.

This song and Epiphany were the songs that made me an army. I was a casual fan years before but when I heard Epiphany and First Love back to back, tears... Yoongi is such a great storyteller, I didn't even know what the words he was saying back then but it affected me that much that I cried so much (and I am not really a crier) lol.

Damn... you literally stole words from my mouth. I became a fan after Butter so I'm a baby army. I only thought their songs always bright and happy. But now I cry listening to mostly all of their songs. Even the happy songs like Boy with love and Permission to dance or powerful songs like Not today because more I get to know them, the words hit deeper. They truly give comfort and happiness.

Thank you for your raw reaction to Suga’s raw song. We all connect to something and the underlying emotions we have tied to it is similar. Hence our reactions are emotional. So beautiful. And that was a beautiful song you created for your grandfather. Thank you for sharing. I can see why Suga’s song connected with you so much.

Yoongi is raw and powerful, intelligent and playful too. His intensity is incredible. The first time I heard this song my reaction was similar to yours. I couldn't understand why I cried.

Thank you for your reaction, I maybe teared up after reading your story, and also I was caught up in SUGA’s song and performance. A thing I love about BTS as artists is they inspire the rest of us to look more into ourselves and comb through our passions, our fears, our shadows, our selves. As they share their personal stories through their music, they manage to bring out ARMYs’ stories as well. When I was a child I used to play the piano and violin, but I never really had the passion for playing music. I just went through music lessons for my parents. But looking back, those summers of music lessons are some of the happiest moments of my life. It’s really nice to see your story as a musician, how that saxophone inspired you, and how you pursued music as a passion and as a way of life. And reading through the comments of other ARMYs, my heart is now full, knowing that even if we have different passions, we aren’t alone in toiling towards that passion. We all have our own stories of hardships, but also accomplishments, and joys. Actually I’m not sure where I’m going with this comment, but your reaction just made me so emotional that it had me spilling my feelings 😂 Anyway, thank you Andrew for your heartfelt reaction! Looking forward to more!

Their solo songs are their stories and that is the reason why it was really emotional. And it is emotional because you can relate to it. That is one of the reasons why BTS is different from others. Their honesty with their music makes you relate and feel things. Whenever I listen to this song, I remember my young self playing instruments at school's l marching band. And then asking myself, what happened? What made me stopped all of this? My lyre and flute recorder was burned down together with our house almost 11 years ago. And since then, I never touched any musical instruments but hearing this song made me try things again. Music is my first love. I forgot those things when I grew up and because of the painful things that happened in the past. When I bought a lyre and flute recorder some years ago. I cried when I tried to do the first note. Now, maybe I am in a different path that I learned to accept. But, my heart will be still with music. At my free time, I play some instruments and learn some more. Anyway, thank you for your genuine reaction. And thank you for sharing your story to us. I know it is hard and I saw it through your eyes as you reacted to this song but thank you for letting us hear your story and your music. 💜

Hello Andrew! Loved your reaction, here goes: 1. Many of us we cry every time hearing this song. 2. Yoongi touches a lot of subjects in his rap songs. It's not any rap talking about nothing like others ( even though I can enjoy other rap songs talking exactly about nothing) but he has a special and unique way, hence he and the other two members of the rap line are recognized for this. 3. I hope you will be hearing more rap from now on 😉🤣👍🏼 4. I absolutely adored you saxophone song. I personally prefer a very very joyful saxophone melody. But if it's raining nothing compares to listen jazz, cup of coffee, couch and a fluffy blanket. My mother was an absolute freak of jazz, she didn't hear music if it wasn't jazz 🤣. I'm more of a rock and rap person but I always remember my mom enjoying herself hearing jazz while raining ♥ 5. I think Caitlin will love Suga's rap songs. Stay healthy 👍🏼

This is what bts is for most of us. A song will come to you and touch something that changes you somehow. It’s not the same song for everyone, in fact I don’t think I’ve talked to two people who have the same song, but there is always at least one that will never leave you.

What a beautiful song and tribute to your grandfather. And what a gift he has gifted you.

I watched this performed live 2 times. Both times, just like in this video, the audience, after the first tiny bit of the song, became completely still & quiet. Like we were all holding our collective breaths. During the entire performance we all were captivatedly watching him - completely absorbed in his voice, music, & story. The emotions he evokes when he performed this song were visceral & indescribable. I've never felt or experienced a performance like that before or since. Yoongi has always been my favorite rapper (not just in BTS but overall). His ability to convey extremely deep emotions & connection with how he raps is unlike anything I've heard before & his lyricism is amazing. It's honestly hard to find the right words to explain the phenomenal anigma that is Yoongi

I bawled. Even right now, i know i will tear up. I'm not even a musician, but his storytelling can relate to any kind of passion. His was piano (music), mine is writing.... The emotion in his voice just captures me everytime. Not a lot of rap music affects me, bit his usually do, from First Love, The End, and So Far Away. His poetry and story telling just always makes me emotional.

First Love gives me goosebumps and makes me tear up every time. Suga raps with such emotion and you can feel it. If you now enjoy rap that makes you emotional: RM's entire album 'mono.' is an experience. It's very emotionally cathartic.

I had goosebumps when I first listened to this…it’s so raw and deep. 💜

9:50 100% I said the same thing before I watched your video here lol that’s his artistry and it’s insanely beautiful. I don’t know many people that don’t get emotional hearing this and reading the lyrics… and the live…. Wow… it’s so good …. And I agree about not knowing the words but still feeling it.. bc that’s how I first saw it and was in tears 😭 One of my favorites… yoongi is so special .. absolute genius and SUCH a suga thing to have that ballad instrumental with his rap that’s pure emotion building and especially the live performance is absolutely stunning . The words, the piano, the power… he’s the only rapper I know that can give me chills every single time… as loved as appreciated as he is… he’s underrated and under appreciated for the level of an artist and creator that he is. Songs like this are 100% him… heartbreaking every single time… it’s seriously perfection.

One of the things I enjoy more and more about your reactions is how genuine you are, especially when, as today, you are willing to share your feelings and vulnerability with us. Keep it up!

Thank you for taking us on your journey Andrew. Tears streamed down my cheeks throughout this whole video as well so I hope you won't ever feel sorry for just expressing yourself. Honestly this is why BTS is so loved. They give us a piece of their soul in every song they write. Their honesty in their lyrics reaches somewhere deep inside of us and expresses what we feel but never managed to say out loud. The feelings you feel right now is how I felt when I listened to Tomorrow. Never ever, had I heard someone express my deepest darkest fears and doubts. I may have said this before but Yoongi's songwriting is just like how Roberta Flack described in 'Killing me softy': Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words. Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song. Telling my whole life with his words, Killing me softly with his song.' The more I listened to them the more I found music that resonated with me. The best thing is that this is the case with all their songs. In each album you'll find a song that you thought you couldn't love more than the ones you already heard. BTS are that kind of artists. They strife for perfection with each song and work so incredibly hard for it. At the first glance one might suspect BTS to be just like any other music group. But they're not. They're so much more and that's why we ARMY are so passionate about them. Music like theirs deserves to be known by everyone. Not just for commercial purposes but for all the people whose heart will be comforted once they listen to their music.

I still cry every time I hear this song. It doesn't get any easier. I wish there is a live version that is not fan-made. There is one version where he cried at the end. Yoongi wrote and produced this song. He is a true artist and you can see his passion for music.

As someone who listens to a lot of rap, the way Suga uses his voice in his verses is so damn good. A lot of mainstream rappers now have one flow or two monotonous flows for one whole song and that comprises A LOT of their new music and after listening to the BTS rap line, other mainstream western rap just ain’t doing it for me for the most part

I feel deeper every time I listen to this song. Tears pile up until the violin sounds, and the moment it plays, it lets itself go. That violin sound may be the last point for me. Suga is truly a great artist. The meanings he carries while writing his songs and the messages he gives from his life make you feel very different and emotional. I can not find words to say

all i want to say....thank you.

I didn't remember any member yet when I try to listen to their discography, but I like this song first and now Suga is my forever bias 💜

First Love and Reflection are two of the few songs by BTS that are extremely beautiful but I can only listen to them once in a while. I'll cry every time. Thank you for sharing the story about and the song for your grandfather, beautiful💜

Thank you so much for the amazing video! I totally understand how you feel. Yoongi (Suga) truly has a way to convey emotions through music. A little background story and my overall opinion on the song! Yoongi has always said that he cannot see himself doing anything else besides music, quote: "I just feel even if I was not an artist I will keep doing music, music is the only thing I truly know how to do". His parents in the beginning weren't the most supportive about him taking music as a profession (now they totally support), however, yoongi decided to just go for it anyway; taking multiples jobs (he was delivering something and had a bike accident that ended up injuring his shoulder, hence the lyric of "crushed shoulder") and selling songs that himself produced for very cheap prices. He has a song called "Intro: nevermind", where we kind of let us know about his parent's disapproval, him still deciding to continue, and his perseverance for his art. Truly one of my fav BTS songs! Now the song itself is so powerful, even someone like me that doesn't play an instrument could connect with it. The way I interpreted the song is not only about him and his piano, but music in general. Fiding your passion at a young age but not really understanding its meaning, then taking a break because life just put things in our way that sometimes make us forget or delay our passion, and then finding his way back to the thing that makes him happy and deciding to not leave it even when things become difficult and bringing so much suffering. Music is such a powerful tool for comfort indeed. BTS had a feature on the rolling stone magazine, where the interviewer asked Suga about this song, so let me put it here: Interviewer: I love the song “First Love,” where you talk about your early infatuation with your piano and with music. The lyrics suggest that your love for music is also a source of torment; what was going on there? Suga: When I was working on “First Love,” I wanted to express a mix of different emotions, because first love is not all good things; there’s the bitter things as well. So I was talking to Mr. Bang about attaching the metaphor of first love to the first moment I came to know music. The target of the love is a piano, but it could be anything - a friend, some other entity. Then, I wanted to show the emotions you go through. Link in case you want to check it out: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/suga-bts-band-cover-story-interview-dope-my-first-love-1167260/ Yoongi as an artist is very hardworking and honest with his music, touching topics of mental health and depression in his own mixtapes. Ok that was all! sorry for the long post~

I have no clue if someone has said this already but the piano he was sitting next to in the beginning of the live performance is the same piano that inspired the song. It made a apperence in their last concert of the tour which happened in Seoul.

This song makes me cry and I'm not even a musician also loved listening to A Close Goodbye 💜

Thank you for sharing your story... It must have been tough... A CLOSE GOODBYE was beautiful and heartbreaking... I'm sorry for your loss, but I think it was beautiful parting gift...💜

i've heard this song many times but it never fails to give me goosebumps every single time.. his lyrics and storytelling, his voice, rap, passion and raw emotions, using the piano as the main instrument to push the track, his story itself and how much it you can feel everything he's saying even if you don't play instruments yourself and knowing just how much he suffered back then to follow his dreams, he had to work in multiple part time jobs, he made beats to sell but people would take his beats and then not pay him, his parents were against his music and he got into a car accident while working in a delivery job and caused him a serious shoulder injury that he suffered from for years till he finally had a surgery last november (note the lyric here where he said “grasping my crushed shoulder”) because when he first got accepted in bighit as a producer then they convinced him to join the group they we're forming (bts) so he didn't tell anyone about his accident so they don't kick him out but i think for more details of his story you should check out “the last” from his 2016 mixtape agust d sorry for the really long comment i kinda got carried away 😅

There was a time where I wasn't able to listen to this song. I don't have a special connection like that, at least not to an instrument, but I still feel the longing and pain he poured into it. To him his piano, the love for music, is his life, and I am glad that he wants to and can tell us his stories through it. I recommend listening to Black Swan next. I don't want to spoil anything but it also has a deep message centered around "passion". There is an orchestral version with a performance of a contemporary dance crew plus the actual studio version that has a MV. I think it's good to watch both and maybe also a live performance (the James Corden one is good. It's the only performance with a live audience, just be careful with copyright).

My grandparents bought a keyboard, so that when I would come over, I could play at their house. When we moved, I inherited it, because it has MIDI capability. That was back in 1997, I still use it as my MIDI controller, and I pretty well adamantly refuse to compose on anything else. Thank you for sharing. Thank you to Yoongi as well. :)

I’m not even a musician or an artist but this song just hits me. The emotions resonates with me. Also musicians and artists, you all are very special people and I have so much respect for artists and your craft and it’s fascinating to see the artist’s relationship with their art or in this song, their instrument.

The song is the perfect example of my favorite quality of Yoongi's musical genius. He masters expressing emotion through music. Every lyric, note, and pause is intentional to make you feel the song. This song is the first song to bring actual tears to my eyes. I'm not a musician or artist of any variety but I experience every feeling he had while listening to it. I love him💜

Thank you so much for sharing your story about your Grandpa and your beautiful song with us. Don't ever apologize for feeling things, even when they are overwhelming, while listening to BTS music. Those emotions are part of all of us, and the ability for their music to make you feel them is a large part of what makes their music so special to so many of us. If you have the time, you might want to watch this (non fancam) version (it would likely be blocked in a reaction so on your own would be better). This is honestly the first BTS song that made me cry and it was this very performance. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/acecgNpqmLnZmY0.html I hope you are having a lovely Thursday and can't wait until your next reaction.

Second comment, I wasn't sure if you caught it but the piano has a whole verse as well, you can hear Suga's cadence and tone change as he raps: “Don’t worry even if I leave because you’ll do well on your own I remember when I first met you Without my noticing, you grew up so much Although we’re putting an end to our relationship, don’t ever feel sorry for me You’ll see me again in any form Greet me again then” (credit: doolsetbangtan)

I know this comment is pretty late but I just felt the urge to write after watching your video. I love this song a lot. I've always thought that Yoongi wrote this with not just his instrument in mind, but his love for music in general and making music. I'm not a musician, but I was a dancer for many many years, since I was 5 years old, and when I listen to this song it reminds me of how I feel about dance. Although I wasn't able to pursue it professionally for several reasons, it's always been something that has been there for me throughout my entire life as a kind of therapy and outlet for my emotions. Yoongi has talked a lot about his struggles with depression and anxiety and how music has always helped him channel those feelings. He's said he writes and composes constantly because he can't not do it. It's like breathing to him. I've struggled with many of the same things and dance was always that for me. A way to make sense of the world and keep myself from exploding with all the pain and fear and sadness that I've felt in life. Over the years I've had a lot of feelings about dance. I know what Yoongi means when he writes about that desperation of feeling like you just can't keep going. I quit a couple of times, it's caused me so much joy and so much pain. But I always think of it as being my "first love". Even now, I've never found something that soothes me as much as putting in my headphones and just moving, in my room, in my backyard, in a random park. It is something that I think will be a part of me for the rest of my life. It's not something that's easy to put into words (which I think any type of artist will understand) but it's like dance (or music or whatever your passion) is this heartbeat pulsing in the back of my life. It's a huge part of what made into the person I am today and every time I tried to let go of it I've always felt so lost without it. Anyway sorry for this essay but I've watched a few of your videos and this one really impacted me a lot. Probably no one will read this but I've just never gotten this all out before and felt the urge to do so here. Thank you for your sincerity in your videos and I'm glad you have found something about BTS to connect with. They've truly helped me in so many ways and I'm always happy to see them resonate for others as well. Best of luck on your journey! There's so much to cover (I've been an ARMY for almost 3 years now and I still find new stuff every once in a while) but just enjoy it as it comes. BTS are really incredible artists and people and moving through their discography, MVs, and other content has been some of the most fun I've ever had.

I’m not crying!! I’m not fucking crying!!! Suga!! Hajima!!!! Hajima!!! 😭😢😭😢😭😭

I don't think anyone else has mentioned this but fun fact the brown piano they bring on stage during this performance is the original piano he's talking about from his childhood home.

i cried so many times listening to first love. i can relate to this song so much, me and my violin the same as yoongi's connection with his piano & music. due to some circumstances, i had to give up playing it. it makes me so much happy that suga never gave up on his dreams and he can freely do music now. you can really feel suga's love and passion on music listening to his songs. his music comforts me in so many ways and makes me feel that i'm not alone. that's why he's my bias, i truly admire him as a person and as an artist

I always tear up when I listen to this song 🥺 Yoongi bares his soul for us💜

I cry every time I hear this song.

Like BTS's Black Swan, this song reminds us that "an artist dies twice, first when thet loose their art (that is their heart and soul) and second thime when thet loose their body - and that the first death is more painful." I'm not fully honoring the real quote from Martha Graham "A dancer dies twice - once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful." because it actually is true with everything we feel strongly about, be it sports, art, or a bobby. 💜

I love suga so much

Please also check out other Suga's work such as "The Last" and "So Far Away- Jin, Suga, Jungkook"

In the end of live performance First love transforms to his another song - So far away (he released it as Agust D). Very beautiful and inspiring song, recommend you to listen to it, i'm sure you'll love it