"Philosopher who raps" This is literally the best way you can describe Namjoon, you know?

one of the most accurate theory by armys is this one in my opinion : Namjoon is portraying the standards that are pushed upon society, to have a wife and kids, to live in a polished house, the juxtaposition of his chill hang outs with his friends to the life he's "supposed" to have. In the end when he finally met that someone who made him realize he doesn't have to live according to the standards of the world, doesn't need to feel boxed into polished sets built around him, he can walk out & choose, but not discounting that life is STILL full of standards no matter what. In one of his interviews during indigo promotions , namjoon already touched on the topic of marriage, how he was scared of it until he realized he didn't actually need to do it. especially with the life he chose, it opened new possibilities for him. marriage is a lifelong promise people shouldn't be forced to commit to. HE IS A GENIUS !!!

The scar on his eyebrow is from him getting injured on set. He talked about it on live before leaving

If you listen to his mixtape "MONO", I don't think you'd be so surprised by this sound; this sound has been seeping into his music for awhile. :) He's also always had a deep voice. I can't wait to hear the other 10 tracks and see the other 4 music videos!

Also, a song that is more than 6 minutes long in this actual industry is so crazy, HE'S AN ARTIST!!!!!

the girl represents namjoon true self. notice how the first time she appeared, she's been looking for him. and when they finally met, namjoon becomes happy (despite all the expectations society has for him) because he found his true self- the one who is serene, calm and already accept himself :))

when you guys said that you weren't expecting this type of music from joon, it is bc y'all have to learn more about joon's music like mono (namjoon's mixtape) ir even indigo have a lot of incredible songs and you will understand this is his type of music

You guys it's not at all a "V vibe" This song is soooo Kim Namjoon. Y'all haven't checked out his mixtape and haven't done a full album listen of "Indigo" which is why you feel this is more of Tae's vibe than Namjoon's

15:54 Yes, that's a real scar. He was injured on the set, but apparently it wasn't serious although he needed a few stitches. The director was more stressed xD In the interview he said: “He bent down and his head hit the camera and it was a giant gash on his eye,” the director and Beef creator explained. “Immediately I thought, ‘Oh great, I’m going to be deported immediately because I’ve just scratched this national treasure.'”

It’s not a “V song”.. I can’t wait until you get to mono, indigo and bicycle, don’t, smoke sprite etc. These songs contextualise his musical journey so much clearer. You skipped several steps in your journey, but that’s okay. You’ll get there 😊

i completely agree with what Summer said! It's not about a girl, it's more about himself, about finding himself

and we have to talk about his audacity to release a 6-minute song, because even on Spotify it is 6 minutes long. Namjoon focused on showing us a story and art.

"This isn't Namjoon's style" IS A TOTALLY WRONG FACT Only if you guys have listened to MONO !!! and also Indigo then you would have known how musically diverse and artistic he is.. even is collabs with other artists are all different genre and so experimental. He is makes art !!

When you listen to the members' solo work, especially Namjoon's MONO mixtape, you'll see how it sounds exactly like him.

having listened to Rm’s solo work, this definitely sounds like Rm

When you reach to hear Mono of RM you will notice that this is definetely RM's sound, of course he is always evolving,whatever he does is art and you can see how diverse is his talent😊

This is exactly what Namjoon sounds like, yes he did rap in bts and early mixtape cz his roots are hip pop but namjoon has always been a musical genius, He never fails to amaze me with his poetic arts.. if you listen to mono, the greatest album of all time, u will understand how deep Namjoon can go! Even with his recent release indigo!! He is a genius

Namjoon is a very unique artist. He doesn't make songs following trends just for money and views. He shows himself through his taste in music.That's why i love him 🐨💜

idk if y'all have heard RM's album mono yet but when you do you will understand this RM vibe more! this is like a mix of mono and some songs from indigo...to me this is quintessential namjoon. it was such a cool and brave moment when he performed this at suga's concert too.

existing is a permanent collision of possible versions of each person

5:14 you have to listen to mono and indigo to hear more of this vibe. this is his actual vibe

I think you guys need to listern to more if Namjoon's discography if you think this doesnt sound like him :) He also whistles on a couple track in MONO

The style is actually very on point with Namjoon. Very similar to mono, which is his most 'poetic' work. He is a poet who raps and definitely encourage you to listen to mono. To me the video are not different timelines but different lives. Lives he THINKS he wants.

RAP = Rhythm and poetry. That’s what Namjoon is. 🥺💜 Did I mention he’s my bias 😜

I think bc we’ve listened to mono and indigo we know that this is SOOOO namjoon

Summer got it! Animus-Anima of Carl Jung's Map of the Soul! Namjoon was the Animus and Minha is the Anima. They found each other and finally he's happier. And get out

Namjoon creates just pure art!

I feel like y'all need to find time to listen to Joon's Mono mixtape. I love every single note of it and this song definitely has that vibe for me. If we get a whole new Mono~ish album, I will be in heaven 💜

Yeah i agree with Summer. For me too i look at the last girl as a reflection of Namjooon. Because even their clothes look very similar. For me its like he found himself (the girl) and that is how he realised no matter which path he takes (the different timelines/life stages), at the end, his happiness lies within himself and finding himself.

Summers theory seems quite right. To me the different scenes represent different realities for namjoon. He has always talked about how he thinks what his life would have been like if he chose a more generic lifestyle rather than becoming a musician. In the mv, he isn't happy in those moment. But the situation changes after he meets that girl and spends time talking with her. The girl seems to represent namjoon himself. It's after he is happy with himself and knows about himself that his relationships with the people around him become better. So basically no matter what decision namjoon would have made for his life, he would not be happy if he didn't know, understand and love himself. Goes back to their whole Love Yourself concept.

One of the most interesting theories is that the last girl is his anima. If you remember BTS’s Map Of The Soul albums were inspired by Carl Jung’s psychology, in it we had the Ego, the persona that is part of the ego, and the shadow. But they never explored the anima/animus that are part of the Shadow. Facing one’s shadow is the only way to truly become one’s self. The anima is described as the unconscious feminine side of man, and the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman. Since the Namjoon turns into the girl himself ppl have speculated she is his anima, even her smile is similar to joon’s cause she also has chubby cheeks. The anima is seen as a source of creativity which RM talked abt struggling with during FESTA 2022 which contributed to BTS group hiatus. I think this is him talking to his anima, his creativity. “Come back to me, like you used to do”, “I see you come back to me” “you are my pain divine” (him and suga have always talked abt how hard it is to make honest music). Only once he faces the girl/the anima part of his shadow, he is finally able to open the door.

saying it's a "V song" when namjoon has masterpieces like mono, don't, winter flower, crying over you, smoke sprite and others in his discography! would suggest ya'll to check those out first before coming to any assumptions. thanks!

17:18 that reminded me, Jimin did that too. In Like Crazy MV there was a girl for a few seconds, that looked like him and represented his feminine side, like Summer said. That's a good observation!

Namjoon is pure art and gives us a little of it in every release he does!!! I'm in love with this song since he sang it on D-Day Concert, and then the MV is so good and meaningful, like you HAVE to think to understand and it's up to your interpretation, just a full artist!!!! I love it and can't wait for his album!! Oh, also, the band-aid in his eye was during the filming, a camera came too fast and hit his eye he said he had to get like 5 stitches (?) or something like that, the director said he was like "wow ok i just injured the national treasure, what am i?" but Namjoon as soon as it was ok came back to film!!

When BTS retires, I would love to see them in a lecture hall talking about their MVs and lyrics from their point of view and their intentions.

Come Back To Me is a masterpiece.

The thing with rm is that his art can’t be put into a box. Once you listen to indigo you’ll understand that this isn’t just a ‘v vibe’ . This is namjoon’s vibe, everything is his vibe bc his art is so versatile and ingenious. He’s ever evolving, never stagnant and so is BTS

Let's support our leader RM everyone!! His new album is coming soon!!

RM is genuine. This might be unexpected for some, but if you’ve listened to all of his previous solo work, you wouldn’t be as surprised.

Namjoon creates pure art ✨

The scar near his eyebrow is when he got hurt by the camera on the set. The director joked about it by saying how he just damaged a NATIONAL TREASURE & will be DEPORTED soon 😂

He does have a LOT of slow, singing type, r&b songs in his albums and mixed tape

Namjoon always creates art, the thing about Namjoon is he doesn't run after trends or popularity, he makes music that he wants to make and he always goes deep with his music, his thoughts and music are always a pleasure to listen to, he's an artist in the truest sense of the word💜 And Armys keep streaming, we must not let RM and his music down, FIGHTING!!💜

This is such a perfect pre-release because ever since it dropped, i can't wait for the 24th!!! I'm soooo curious and excited for the whole album 😭😭 This song is so addictive and good, can't stop playing it

Some say it’s based on the book The Midnight Library.. I feel this is him coming back to himself.. Dealing with depression.. Feeling like a failure in so many areas, even as a disappointment to his parents by not performing as they expected. 💜 It’s deep and poetic and life. #Our_Poet_RM 😌

I know y'all didn't mean it in a negative way but this is actually very much namjoon's style and I can't wait till you guys get to explore his recent solo projects, bc they have similar vibes but are also different in their own way!! also namjoon has really nice vocals he just likes to be goofy with it sometimes like in run bts,, tbh all rap line members can sing really well and vocal line members can rap well too, that's what i love about bts they're all good at everything and never fail to surprise us (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

Some things I noticed and my take on the mv: He looks indifferent, confused and searching in the first half of the Mv as he wanders though the different sets. All the rooms or scenarios showcase diffent pressures/expectation one might encounter in their live: peer pressure (party, smoking, alcohol), societal expectations (marriage, kids), parental approval or lack thereof etc. He meets another wandering person (woman in blue-purple-ish dress), maybe part of himself, Jungian theory: his Anima?, or guide?, the conversation or the knowledgement (not beeing the only person not fitting in), results in him beeing able to enjoying all the scenarios that follow. As he acknowledged these pressures, he is able to finally open the door and exit. The camera panning out shows us, the viewer, the sheer endless sets = scenarios = pressures/expectations This knowledge/awareness sets us free. Namjoons (aka RM) comment from the 2022 FESTA also came to my mind, where he talked about parallel realities and the uncertainty of choices (there are no maybes and ifs), and how so often they had to go with the least bad option. Or as Suga put it in an interview or his lyrics: Live is a repetition of choices and regrets. Also interesting to notice: The lyrics "spring has always been there" as you see the Door for the first time. BTS mentions "spring" in a lot of their lyrics, it stands for "better days" to put it simple. So the answer/escape (door) has always been there, the key to open it is acknowledging your oddness/not fitting in "you don't have to be the everying you see" => love yourself for the door to open for your spring 💜 Damn... phoet Namjoon walking through, I love his thought process and ephathy.

The girl can be the spring or maybe saw himself...inner self. Its not about love or relationship. But himself. Its life...when he accepted the things happening in his life...he is happy. He found happiness. At fight he was searching for himself.

The style on this is more like the Indie vibe of tracks on MONO like SEOUL. RM on a live had said he had some great music yet but wasn't releasing it yet. That was before V released Layover. The duality people started with Suga and DAECHWITA. BTS seem to share a lexicon of symbolism images even lines of lyrics.

Interesting hearing your perspectives! I did think this song and video were so RM!!! He is always very deep and introspective, artistic, melodic and smart that this song fits to me perfectly and I think the new album will be a great follow up to Indigo! Very excited!!

this sound has been his comfort for a while lol, yall will see when you get into more of his solo work

RM is my comfort person. I love it when he's around releasing music.

OMG , finally this song is just magnificent 😭🙌❤️the philosophical ways in it is just amazing.. Namjoon's writing skill are top tier 🙌All his album deserve WAY MORE CREDIT 💜💜💜💜💜🇿🇦

Can't believe they finally posted a song when it first came out..l knew they could do it. Good for them..let's keep it going.

13:37 How i wish he was here to talk just a little about the lyrics 😭😭 to do his album breakdown and everything, i miss it so much

RM did a V song? No. They are both amazingly diverse artists. RM has had wide diversity in his music for years. Youve only heard a very small portion of RMs discography. So you are comparing to a small section of songs. It’s natural to want to define people by a certain look or sound but with these 7 men you really need to be able to get rid of that way of thinking. Just enjoy the music and artistry!

RM the most talented rapper, composer, songwriter, producer and human being ,every song he does has a different story and different emotions!!

RM's MONO album has almost the same vibe. Chill mode. I love it. 🥰💜

It DOES sound like RM. He has never surfed on trends, he creates not caring about anything but what he likes, what he’s into, what he wants to portray. If you listened to his mono mixtape and his single bicycle i mean even Indigo songs like Forg_tful and No.2 ???? You would actually get it 🙌🏼 “RM did a V song” absolutely not. I dont understand why you say that. There’s no “sound”. Not with bts or their solo works. They are a mix of everything🙃

RM 🔥🔥💜

I also wasn't expecting this even though, in my opinion, it does give off RM vibes lol. This song actually reminds me of his mixtape Mono, very comforting. Anyways, RM actually performed this song before during Suga's tour!! Also, the album (Wrong Place Right Person) is coming out on May 24

this song screams rm lol i cant wait for yall to get into the rest of his music. i promise u not every slow song from bts/a bts member is reminiscent of taehyung lol

Please guys keep streaming Come back to me.

17:08 It's said, You are similar to your bias or like you represent to your bias, And I love how you can just tell who Summer's bias is😂 I love how she's always so attentive and intelligent to details just like RM💖💜

you guys def need to dive into his discography. this is 100% him now, the sound and vibe are SO him

The whole album of RM 'right place wrong person' will be released on 24th may 2024. So excited to see that as well.

When you have the time to actually check out more than 1 song per bday or 1-2 random every couple months .. you would see that this is very Namjoon style. But Daniel might be right yall are barely at 2% lol

This song is about the pressure to grow up within predetermined boundaries, such as the social construction of marriage and having a heteronormative partner, it's really profound knowing how in Korean society especially, people live a lot by social pressure and what people expect of them, That is why in the end we see how he understands that he does not

You guys needs to listening to Namjoon's solo work "Mono" and "Indigo". You can’t say it doesn’t look like him if you don’t know his work.

his new album is coming on 5.24 Let's support our leader ARMY

YAYY!!! Thank you all for this reaction!!! 😊💜

Listen to his other solo work (besides and singles), you’ll be less surprise by this sound

Namjoon is a real artist

If you guys get to mono and Indigo you will see more slower songs and more vocal songs

The fact that so many people have different theories on what this means and how to interpret it just shows RM's artistry (and kudos to the video director and team as well! I love the vibe of this music. Such a great drive song. Can't wait for the rest of this album to drop! He told us this would be very different and now we get to see what he meant.

Come back to me is an absolute masterpiece, our philosophical lyrical genius never misses! And continues to show us the boys can take on any genre

I've heard that a lot of the visuals in this video are inspired by a book RM was reading, The Midnight Library. In the book, the Midnight Library is a place between life and death where the main character has access to all of the possible lives the main character could have lived and goes through some of the possibilities. I think that the final scene refers to the infinite possible lives. In the book, the library has a librarian, too, and I think that the woman that he walks off with might be that librarian. I've never read the book, though, so I don't know the details of the story. It seems to be a very RM thing to create an album around the concept of a book. It wouldn't be the first time.

It’s making peace with one’s past, present and future.

RM hurt his eyebrow when he hit a piece a camera equipment. He had to get 5 stitches on it.

I agree with Summer, I think the girl is another version of him, like his persona, also based on the shot where he transforms into her basically, before that she is doing the exact same he's doing (wandering while confused) and they are similar even physically, their outfits is the same exact color and he seems to be the only one that can see her in that last scene. So to me, she represents like a guide to self-realization

the mv starred SOOOOO many good actor 😮‍💨🤌✨

The at the end whole set of different rooms Namjoon been made me think of its possibilities we could end up depending what path & choices we are making. Also the whole sad to happy could mean 1 people society put pressure to be this to be that, while our own dreams & wants aren't talen in consideration. Like some might want kids, other don't & focus on career. Like u are living someone's dream but that don't makes u happy. Every aspect kids/career etc is fine as long u are the one who made the choice & not pressure by others. 2 U already having everything u need but u are unhappy because u think u want something else. It's about what u make it about. U could easily be happy with what u have already, u just need to change your perspective/view.

I found this explanation from a twtr Army: “It's the book "The Midnight Library"!!! He's going through each phase/regrets of his life again. They're bitter and happy. His parents, love life, unhappy wife, child, the drinking life with friends n the DOOR!! Kim Minha is the librarian!! The door takes him to various different phases! He keeps switching between the doors, running from one to another. The last scene resembles the bookshelf in the Midnight Library where each book depicts the regrets of the protagonist Nora Seed. Since most of us haven't read the book - Nora Seed, a 34 yo woman tries to kill herself due to depression. She gets stuck between life and death. That place is the Midnight Library. The Librarian (Minha) shows the books - each book represents her regrets in life like a failed relationship, sibling issues, married life, etc. This in MV is the scene where Joon runs on the corridor opening one door after the other! She's given an option to go thru her regrets. It's more of "If I had made dis decision instead of that, would my life have been better?" Finally she realises what she has currently is the best version of her life and lives it without regrets - that's the end where Joon leaves the place with the Minha (the librarian) - he goes back to his current life without any regrets!! The DOOR Joon yearns for - is the LIFE! And to understand that Indigo ended with No. 2 "No looking back. It's time to protect yourself" - a song about letting go of the past and it's okay to move on. #Comebacktome is a continuation of Indigo. He's moving on from the past and stepping into the next phase! 🫂🫂”.

I think it has a call out to Midnight Library showing the different lives one can have depending on the decisions you make. But in the MV, it also shows his struggles with the expectations people may have of him. In the scene of him in the crib, it reminds me of what he said in Festa 2022 about in the Idol industry that sometimes it doesn’t allow you to grow (up). And also him trying to process all these and losing himself then finding himself and accepting that whichever decision or path he will take it’ll only work if he is true to himself, found himself and accepted himself. And that he can also choose to leave (open the door) or get away from all these expectations and just be free to be whoever he wants to be and whatever choice in life that may be. In the last scene where we see the different “lives” like a maze but also like a set. Makes me think of the Truman show. It also makes me think that he has made the choice to not be boxed in whatever people expect him to be or that his persona outside all of this is his true self and who he’ll always remember to be.As for the woman that he leaves with, it can be a part of him or his voice of reason or can be someone he has found who is going thru the same thing as he is and together they are able to be free. It can be metaphorical of someone or people who are able help him stay grounded and pull thru tough times. Sorry long interpretation here. But that’s my two cents ☺️💜

summer always gets it

Yall are so color coordinated tooo-day!! 🥰

17:42 you can never think “too much” about their MVs/Songs 😂

RM's solo songs are really unique. Everytime he experiments and gives us something new and fresh. I love him for that❤

love that quote you read Abby! that is so beautiful and so true!

TE AMO RM ❤

if you get to mono you will see a lot of slower Namjoon songs

I'm so excited for the album! I'm already in love!💜

Yeyyyy finally comeback to me this is one of my fav track now a days can't wait for his full album 💜

Summer!! woohoo!! You nailed it!! The girl who is searching for Namjoon is his "Anima". An individual's true inner self that in the analytical psychology of Carl Gustav Jung reflects archetypal ideals of conduct, also : an inner feminine part of the male personality. The yin & yang, the male & female, the animus & anima. Love you guys!! BTS & ARMY, 4EVER

THE BEST leader 😍💜💜💜💜

I've said this before: Summer is very observant and intelligent. 😊

He's a true artist who just doesn't run after trends. I love him ❤

Someone said the word that you can use to describe namjoon with is " a philosopher who raps " and I couldn't agree more .that man brain is full of creative thoughts he always amazes me , can't wait for his whole album RPWP

In my opinion, on the first part he's so serious because he does not enjoy life at all because he feels out of place no matter what, the place o situation, he feels is not what he wants and is imposible for him to create a bond with other people, there is not conection and that turns everything against him or not enjoyable because the problem is the way he feels inside. The girl with dress represents happiness that is difficult to catch only until he finds himself, he can manage to have her close and the perspective change completly on the situations because he found himself then he can be happy. Walking out the last door and watching all the sets represents the many options in life that are always complex, so many places and situations, we should not lock ourselves into just one mindset, there is a great diversity of options. RM is truly a genius, a philosopher who raps and transmits powerfull simple messages to us through his music and videos.

Can I just say, you guys are giving “Army Brain” at this point of your BTS journey, diving deep in the mv and song & giving out your own theories. Well done guys!❤