Hi guys 😬

perfect timing LOL permission to dance just debuted at #1 on the hot 100!!!

There are always people who do not like a song and that´s totally normal, there are also people who don´t support a song (see what they did to Black Swan) but if you don´t like something it doesn´t mean that it´s a bad song, you don't have to literally throw sh¡t at the artists who sings it (BTS) or at one of the writers (Ed Sheeran). If you don't like something move on and let others enjoy

I have been an ARMY since the end of 2016. Spring day and Not today were my first comebacks and EVERY TIME there are 'ARMYs' who hate the song and the concept, it is just the way it is. With Spring day they didnt like how the video didn't have choreo and a lot of people wished that Not today was the title track and not Spring day (and now Spring day is considered the Queen out of all BTS songs and is STILL on the charts) ... basically, just ignore the people complaining, because there are always people hating for no reason: BUT THE NUMBERS DONT LIE; because while some people complain about the music the truth is that each BTS comeback is always way more successful than the last

my day has just started and two things already made my day 1. Permission To Dance debuted no. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 together with new history breaking records BTS has set, and 2. A NEW VIDEO FROM ALEX AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Fun fact: The balloons that were released in the video were actually a CGI. & The one with the kid was tied with another thin thread, so after it was let go in the mv, they would actually pulled it back down again. They did this ofc for the sake of the environment. So, no actual balloons were released into the air that would cause harm for out environment 🙏🏼

Alex getting excited over those behind the scenes photos at the end is so cute. Alex, you might be the cutest reactor on KZfaq.

The dreamcatcher is potentially a reference to V and Jimin’s close friendship-they’re both born in ‘95 and went to school together when they were trainees, so they’ve been friends before either of them were apart of BTS. Jimin gave V a dreamcatcher one day after V had a nightmare. They reference it in their duet, Friends. It could be that the dreamcatcher is used in this MV as a reference to strong friendship in general!

The main reason why I love this song and mv so much is the amount of joy and happiness they had during the process and performances. They really enjoy what they do and that's what really matters. Thanks for the video) Hope you're feeling better 🥺 And ARMY, congrats on bb HOT100 with PTD on the 1st place🤸‍♂️💜

The little boy that Jimin talks to is Mr Lumpens son! He’s the genius Director of all BTS music vids. Isn’t that cool!

the song is better and better while listening more often, after second time I was in love and touched by this song

Alex, do you notice the kids when Jimin and V do their cuts in second day, the balloon that they supposed to get off float got a long string so the balloon wouldn't actually let off to the sky, they'll take it back 😫

Who that says is an army cannot like this song, it’s still beyond me! Great vid btw 🥰

Lumpens (Yong Seok Choi) seems to have been the BTS MV director from very early days. He is also the director for Tomorrow X Together MVs (Blue Hour, 0X1 Lovesong, among others) and ENHYPEN MVs (Given-Taken, Drunk-Dazed, among others) and for other KPOP artists. He has quite a resume.

Congratulations to BTS for debuting at #1 on the Hot 100 with Permission to dance

I like the sound you make when you're having fun or simply reacting. You go like - eh heh heh ( 😂 I don't you how to write the sound of you chuckling ) I just love the sound. I don't know why 😊💜

Every time BTS drop a song my other army friends are always like "I don't really like this song," but then the next day they will be singing it and it will suddenly be their favourite 😤 like just show support if your gonna like it in the end 💜 it's the BTS effect~

I live in Daegu, South Korea which is the hottest part. We are literally at 34C daily but the humidity here is so high it feels like 39-40C every day. It's HELL. I step outside for 1 minute and I'm a sweaty mess.

PTD officially #1on BB100 So watching this double my happiness😍

Today we found out that PTD is debuting at #1 on the Billboard hot 100.

I really love this song! I don't understand how can an ARMY not smiling watching/listening to this. Even bts themself said that this song makes them happy. We are all so tired of this panini so this song really is a gift, on ARMY's birthday!!

I think that this is the happiest song of bts and idc if others like it or not armies will always support such a beautiful and happy song😊💜

yoongi said jungkook haired like "danger" yes! cause in the Danger MV jungkook's hair like that tho😆

that is what i love about bts is that they enjoy what they do and you can see and feel that. it makes a big difference. even when they work so hard they still enjoy it because its something they love to do and we get to experience the happiness with them 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

I personally loved this song and the concept of the video💜The number of ppl who liked this song is definitely more than those who didn't like it cuz PTD debuted at #1 on Billboard hot 100 today💫👀

how hard it must have been for BTS to learn 3 new songs in english back to back like they have? they’re amazing! and how great to really get to hear the rap line singing-and so well ofc!;)

Thanks for this reaction 💜

Thank you for the reaction! I love a lot of things about this shooting sketch. - The set. The way they built a building and use pretty much all sides of it and the interior is really cool. Like the front has the scenes with Jimin coming out, the kids and then the flash mob. The back has the seating area with the piano and is also used for some scenes shooting from inside the building, the left side has the truck, and the right side has the big colourful mural (but you can only see the colours from that side). - The way we see Jimin working through his scene, first wondering what he's going to do with the magazine he's holding, and then settling on doing the part of the choreo that goes with that part of the song in the live version. - That Jungkook came in 2 hours early on the first day so he could pop up from behind Suga. - The amount of takes they did for some of the scenes, like the group shoot, where they did it outside and inside, or some of the choreo that was also filmed in different places and not actually used in the video. - The amount of fun they are having. It definitely shows in the video, and also in their reaction video. They were really happy to see how the final product turned out. I wasn't sure about the song when I first heard it (I'm a bit of a neophobe sometimes), but it quickly grew on me. It's really catchy and it definitely puts you in a good mood when you listen to it. I'm happy to see it doing well. The boys deserve it!

PTD #1 ON HOT 100 BATON PASS SUCCEEDED

Hi Alex, as HYBE is becoming a global Enterprise I I think it"s time for you to send them your CV. Who knows? Next year you Will be directing BTS 2022 comeback. Greetings from Peru. I like very much your channel.

Hi! I hope you are doing well and things are going better for you 🥺💜 Also this song just hit number one on billboard hot 100 chart today!

You're gonna love Stay Gold 👏✨ it's so aesthetically pleasing

Funny how you mentioned reacting to paid content when just yesterday they released an ad for Memories of 2020. This is a DVD where we get to see the most important moments of BTS throughout the year. Alongside with a lot of stage and live performances preparation, we'll get more in depth shooting sketches from all of their MVs of 2020. Shadow, Ego, On (kinetic manifesto and official MV), Black Swan, Dynamite, Life Goes and DAECHWITA!!!! So excited for this 😚

I like your reactions. You sincerely admire our guys and their staff. And you show other people how great and difficult job they do. Thank you!

Not going to lie, I didn’t vibe with Permission to Dance when it first came out. (Probably because I was exhausted after a long family vacation…) But the song has grown on me quickly. I do like watching the video back now…also, Suga actually looks really good his outfit. Great video! Hope your house gets cooler soon, Alex!

I'm binge watching ur videos lately

If there’s a competition for the best reactors/reaction vlog, Alex would be the winner! I mean, soooooooo professional and so much information about filming thing we learned from him. His content is just soooo satisfying for the both of us~He learned from Army and Army learned from him too. I have some favorite reactors but Alex is on top! So genuine, so honest and so simple. To top it all, his reaction is just simple but full! Not exaggerating unlike others. Thank u 🙏 Keep it up Alex! Don’t feel pressured for your next content. We’re here to see your honest / cute ☺️ reaction and not for you to please us. Mmkay? 😉 we purple you too 💜💜💜

Thanks for the video! Yayyyy. Really good timing since PTD just debuted at No.1 on hot 100. More power to you! 💜

When they release something, there are always a lot of people having different opinions. During my first comeback as a fan I was so confused bc there were a lot of people saying things like "this is their weakest comeback" or "they changed" "this doesn't sound like them" etc. But after over 4 years of being a fan, you get to realise that this happens every time. And while I am all for people having an opinion (I myself don't like all of their songs, the edm part of their discography is not my fave) I still think that people who say the things I mentioned up here are not real fans bc if they were they would know to at least respect the hard work the members put into those albums and they would know that bts never stays the same, they always change their sound.

Is everything ok? I've waited the whole day for ur video.

this song makes me so happy, and seeing bts so happy and smiley like this makes it 100x better 🥰

Just saw the news of PTD on billboard no 1 and your video came. Perfect timing for your video. Love your videos. Borahae 💜

It's funny cause June/July is Winter here in Brazil but it's still a good song to listen to

As soon as I watched this shooting sketch I knew you were going to love it because there's almost as much focus on the set and equipment as there is on the BTS members.

It's really nice to watch BTS' MVs, even their stage/concert/awards season performances, because it all comes with shooting sketches. Editors, cinematographers, producers, and others like you can enjoy watching their behind the scenes. BTS are nice to watch because you can see their personalities, how they treat each other and staff, how much fun they have, and their passion/professionalism/work ethics behind the camera.

I will join your Patreon tonight 👏👏👏

'cowboy hero' is one of 2021 trends meaning to overcome pandemic era. and anagram of 'permission to dance' is 'stories on pandemic' ;-)

Thank you. 💜 Please react to Save Me. It is very special and you will enjoy the behind the scene filming.

Loved the reaction...your reaction is always gold and bring something new to the table..really appreciate it 💜💜 People not liking a song is complete fine and normal..like not everyone can like everything and people's taste in music differs.. my family who are not interested in BTS actively listen to this song by themselves which was quite surprising... So it's normal!! But using that to spread hate and mislead people is a big no... For example, tagging a song an anti-mask anthem when they just wanted to give hope for a post pandemic future then manipulating the audience to think that the boys and the creative team is something I've been seeing a lot on internet ever since this one big KZfaqr's video (you know who it is lol).. which makes me mad and sad at the same time..! I mean I don't have to explain how problematic it can be to do that to 7 Asian men that too! So it's better to let people enjoy what they wanna enjoy and walk past if anyone doesn't like it..!!

This is just my 3rd or 4th comeback, but the first I've heard of some 'fans' not liking the song. Some say it's because it's the third all-English, 'American-style' pop song in a year and apparently these so-called 'fans' expect BTS to only make a certain kind of music instead of exploring and having fun musically within whatever genre they want. These same 'fans' hate it when ppl ignorant of BTS try to pigeon-hole them into 'kpop' or 'boyband' categories -- pot, meet kettle

I love how BTS is all about telling their/our story. Its great seeing Permission to Dance from your perspective. Also, I can tell your original video where you were introduced to each of the members was time well spent. The reflections you've made on this review, show that you 'get them.' Often people take a song at the spoken value and don't consider the importance and value of the artistic license used in the video. Being a filmmaker, you are well aware, that nobody makes a video without wanting to make a memorable point. Your joyous fascination of the process was very fun to watch BTW. As you've proven here. (in my eyes anyway) While Permission to Dance is a very upbeat song, the story behind the scenes clearly reflects so much more; a sense of relief, optimism, and even perhaps a bit of rebellion against the pandemic as we've still not completely overcome its effects, and perhaps may have to live with it indefinitely through our lifetime via one variant or another. A new world - never quite back to the old world. If you've checked out some of their other videos during 2020 - you will see a progressive continuation of their journey through the COVID pandemic in a way no other artist has portrayed. I love that they are not what I consider a 'fluffy' group, and are true artists in everything they share with us. On another note - you mentioned your awareness of this song being one of the only songs where you saw mixed reviews from ARMY... I believe as BTS is striving toward that GRAMMY and are changing their sound, and sharing some of their music in English - As you know - they've produced 3 English songs since 2020, and perhaps ARMY are unsure what turn BTS is moving toward next. Myself personally, because their English songs are outwardly light and quite unlike their bilingual songs we are used to - I needed some time to digest the different ... tone of their music and decide what I thought. I kind of feel that they believe they need to speak to their all English audience in a different way than they would when addressing their Japanese/Korean demographic. I thought it was GREAT they invested a huge amount of effort to speak to us all in English, but I had to look inside myself to consider what I thought about their different tact. Having done so - After several re-plays and reviews of the videos - I appreciate their vision, and respect what they are striving to accomplish and the song(s) grew on me. (They have a few other all English songs, not so well known which are more in line with the persona we are more used to.) I believe as ARMY, we just needed to hear this song a few times, watch the video a few times and absorb their vision, sit back and ponder BTS's headspace, and do what you've done here - look beyond the pop song, and see all the visual cues they've provided. Thereafter - the love of the song comes forth. (or did for me.) Another observation which you will note if you review a few examples of their videos over the years. (which also might account for some of the mixed feelings of the song.) Some of the boys changed their singing styles for this last video. V' for example - you don't hear his usual deep rich earthy tones in this song - which is something he is loved and respected for. I hadn't considered this until it was brought to my attention by another blogger which made me take note of all of them. He chose a higher lighter sound, and I found each of them had chose a bit of a different sound in some way - slight differences, but they were notable. I am curious how they will be carried over during a live performance. So, not only is there a different musical vibe from their normal persona, full English lyrics, but also, a different sound to the performers, which some ARMY might need to step back, decide their feelings and if this is possibly an indicator of BTS's intent to change yet another direction for the group moving forward. Just my two cents. :) I enjoy your reviews very much. They get me thinking.

HI AHHH PTD IS NO.1 ON HOT100 💜🎉

prolly we’ll get more behind the scene in the upcoming 2021 memories DVD next year

Thank you for the video!! Stay healthy :)

Hahahahaha I was with you, just one picture… more please 💜

I love how you read the captions. Keep up the great work💜

For myself, I've come much more over to the song after seeing the live performance on Jimmy Fallon. That's how it is with BTS - they are SO charismatic when performing live, they bring that extra energy and emotion that is uniquely theirs, it just shouts out of their pores! I'm not sure why the MV just didn't resonate (the outtake did - it was cool seeing their staff getting into it, hearing the wind howling, BTS goofing off - that was way more fun!). If you ever look up Cameron Phillip's dubs of BTS MVs, his dub of PTD is hilarious! (They're all hilarious, sweet and hilarious - JK is a fan!)

Love your reactions. You seem like genuinely amused and liking it.

yess i think the setup of the disco ball scene was so pretty

Been waiting for the video 😄 thank you for the update totally enjoy your videos where I live it goes beyond 50 degree Celsius 🥲😅

Another day, another great video from Alex. I love watching your content 💕

Korea's got interesting terrain and weather. It both gets really hot and really cold. I was curious about how hot it was in this video, bc when I saw 4minute's hate video, it's also filmed in a desert area in korea and looked hot, but the 4minute members were actually freezing cold, the temperature at the time was -15 degrees Celsius when they filmed it. Since Korea is close to some south east asian countries, a lot of people assume that it has tropical weather year round, but that's not the case. lol. If your looking for more recommendations, i'd like to suggest IU's eight. It's co-produced with BTS's Suga, and he has a rap feature in it as well. IU is one of Korea's top female soloists.

please don't apologize for nothing we know youtube has own problems so dont be nervous love your reactions💜

Big Hit save enviromemt ,they attach invisible strings to the balloons and use photo editing techniques to the baloons sky scene . We can see that in 13:35

Hi! Just wanted to say that I really like your reactions and comments. I'm also interested in the technical parts of the videos and it's refreshing to find reactors that look at those aspects as well. I also liked the added explanatory videos. Keep up the good work!

I was waiting for this 💜💜💜

PERMISSION TO DANCE #1 BB Hot 100 congratulation king

When you said 120 degrees I gasped thinking you should have melted and then I thought "Oh, they use Farenheit over there" 🤣🤣🤣

Sooo if you want photos of sets etc... You should look into tweeter or IG of stuff working on MV they put photos from sets and that how Army get a lot of info how set was made. Like in "Stay gold" how they make meadow and in "ON" how they film animals... Or simply search in google: BTS "MV name" set, or something like that if there were some photos you will find them 😉

I think a lot of the folks who don't like the song are missing the point of it. After how hard this last year has been we all need more positive vibes in the world. BTS has been having a hard time with the pandemic, which you can see from the super melancholy songs on their last album. They've made the best of it but you can tell in a lot of their interviews that they've been frustrated at not being able to tour. It probably does their hearts good to work on a song and video with such positive meaning as well as have choreography that doesn't kill them as they start building back up to touring level again. They look like they're having a blast. As much as I do prefer their Korean songs I also recognize that they're artists and it's good for them to explore other sounds. They've busted their tails for quite a while now. They have a right to have some fun with their music too.

Thought I would let you know, it was a shaved down part of a mountain and an airport was going to be developed there. But as of now, it is used for movie or mv shootings. It was in Incheon I believe. I am not sure what the exact name of the place was.

Hope you're doing better! This song gives me such happy vibes and I love it, also butter to permission to dance no.1 hot 100 yessss lets go!!!!

Me encantan tus reacciones. Thank you! 💜

did you know they tied a fishing string around the purple balloons and reeled them back in after leaving them for the shoot because of environmental concerns? it is visible in the behind the scenes,the vmin unit cut with the kids :)

Dreamcatcher is a symbol of the friendship between Jimin and V. When V had a nightmare, Jimin gave him a dreamcatcher as a gift.

Thanks for this video! Your commentary is really interesting and helps my appreciation of the video. I had a feeling they might have created the desert. There's nothing like that in Korea and they can't really travel. I'll be glad when they can finally get on the road again!!

I’m in east coast southeast Virginia which is a swamp. It has been HUMID and in the 100s. Oh and I was diagnosed of being allergic to heat, not sun, heat. For 2 years I’ve broken out in hives and my face has turned so red it’s purple. I blister, again not from sun from heat. Happens in winter with heat on, I sleep with my window open all winter.

The struggle of heat akdshcsbdlajf I live in South India and my AC leaked (destroying my laptop in the process) so I've been suffering without an AC since May. Yeah I somehow spent a whole summer in INDIA with a broken AC

People who just prefer a different sound and didn't like the song usually will just move on and not make a fuss out of it. If I don't like a song, I just don't pay attention to it and ignore it and don't say anything about it. The people who claim to be army and are loud about not liking the song often are people with ulterior motives. They either want clout or they are people who think bts are being controlled by the industry which is extremely dumb after everything bts has said and proven to us. There's a subgroup of people who claim to be fans of bts that just hate all of their "pop" songs and repeatedly say they prefer their older music and wish bts would go back to that. BTS music is autobiographical. They write and release songs that coincide with what they're feeling. The people who want bts to make sad or dark songs need to suck it up because the only way bts would do that is if they were actually feeling sad or were suffering, and that is something any true army would never ever want to see them go through again. If you don't love and support all 7 of them and want to control their art, you aren't army.

"i dont know what im gonna use it for but i want one" a mood

Thanks for your reaction 💜

My only complaint about the song was the auto-tune seemed to be a bit too much on their voices, but I've come to still enjoy the song a lot more after a few more listens!

I just noticed, right after the shot with all the locations on arrows where you said maybe they're getting ready for a new tour, there was a yellow sign that said, "We come to you". Another clue?? Perhaps!

Permission to Dance is a b-side to Butter and it was released on ARMYs birthday, I don't care if people like or don't like the song but the way they trashed on it, hated on it and acted like it's the worst song to ever exist when it's such a non-controversial song doesn't sit right with me.

PTD is a great and uplifting song, and the people disrespecting BTS simply because they didn't like it can kindly get out :)

The fact that people are dying from heat and here iam freezing from the rain and chilly breeze 🥶

Did you see Idol from BTS? That's a heck of a video

The photos of set making was posted by the Art director / production designer. So unfortunately we have only 3 photos.

omg yeyy you posted

In 1:09 , really touch me that they’re going to go on tour start with LA 🎉

Army all universally liked the song. The ones who don't are fakes and kpoppies. Army love and support ALL BTS choose to do.

Me to everything I've added to cart: "I want one. I don't where I'm gonna use it for but i want one"

1:58 i agree with that. Cause at first I just knew PTD is not the song for me/ mystyle. It feels like not a BTS song. But overall its still a good song, and i love the message 💜🎈 the i wanna dance the music got me going🎶 part is always on my mind for the past week hahaahha

It is sometimes because they expected something different and want something else or some really be like so entitled. Just because they're a fan of BTS and supports them, it doesn't mean you have the right to decide for them, put on some limits and know you're place. And also, we have different preferences but if you're stanning BTS, be ready for some unique and new creativity from them, things you didn't expect. If you don't like them, okay, but hope you won't go on spreading hate about it. Permission to Dance is a good song and it touches the hearts of people even outside the fandom.

I JUST WANNA SAY IT HERE (because twitter is scary): Whenever an artist is being versatile by trying out a bunch of genres and new things, there are a gonna be some people who won't like it, but at the same time the artist won't grow if they stay on their comfort zone. I'm one of the people who's not really into Permission to Dance song-wise, it's just not the genre I'm into. It's too "simple pop"-ish for my liking, with a bunch of cliché and repetitive chord progressions. I personally think for the more "Mainstream Pop" genre of their discography, there are ways to make them sound tasteful, like Butter or Dynamite. BUT I can totally appreciate it, there are a lot of people working on this song and music video, hard work are being poured into them and I can see why people like it. I love the message and the music video, it's just the song that's not my cup of tea, doesn't mean it's a bad song. (I don't hate Ed Sheeran, but it just happens that the song he wrote/produced for BTS, both "Make it Right" and this song are a miss for me) People have their own individual taste, even the most similar ones have some differences, and a lot of ARMY should know the difference between hating the song and just not being into it because of different preferences. You know when there are some songs from an artist you love that you just don't listen to often? It's completely okay and that doesn't make you a bad ARMY. As long as you love BTS and support them any way you can, you're an ARMY enough. 💜 That being said, thank you Alex for all these videos! I really appreciate your channel and you're probably one of the best filmmaker reactors who's not only follow up with their behind the scenes, you also take time to understand the lyrics. Aaand we also learn from you from a filmmaking perspective. Cheers and stay healthy!

I am waiting for BTS Idol MV reactions! 😍

I totally enjoyed this 😬

It's news that BUTTER couldn't do Billboard for 8 weeks and unfortunately gave PTD a baton touch. ARMY, congratulations on PTD's Billboard #1! 🎉

Korean summers are not as hot as Las Vages; It is 35~40 C so about 95~104 F I guess. But it is quite humid in the summer; from 40~60%. I think Korean weather is somewhat similar to NYC.

I just slept for like one hour then I suddenly woke up and can't get back to sleep. Decided to check my notifs then saw this. Maybe this is the reason.