I still absolutely can’t believe Danger was considered a “flop” it’s one of my favourite songs and choreos…the world just wasn’t ready for this epicness

It's not misogynistic at all, It's a satirical and exaggerated description of what most teen males goes through when growing up: a war of hormones, also an appreciation towards women and their physical attributes like how is that worst than what we hear on the radio now a days???

I have always believed the war of hormone criticism was blown out of proportion. I think the main one was that it was objectifying women, which yes is valid but you also need to consider context, this song doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It was written, as a lot of this album was, from the perspective of a teenage boy going through a period of sexual awakening and discovering attraction and relationships. The lyrics are exaggerated and the delivery is excited because they’re overwhelmed by these new thoughts and feelings and trying to put them into words and process them. The title itself basically spells out the actual intention of the song, being a teenager is war with these new hormones taking over all your rational thought. I can remember thinking back then that it was absolutely ridiculous that this song was being criticised to the point that it had articles written about it when you compared it to other songs being put out at the same time, I’m pretty convinced that the media escalated it as much as possible as part of another smear campaign to try and associate controversy with bts’ name. But it just once again proved the strength of bts’s character, because it would’ve been so easy to just brush aside the criticism, or just apologise or never perform the song again and move on, but they instead made the effort to educate themselves, to actually listen to women and not speak over or for them. They’re so conscious of the messages they put into the world, and I’ll never stop being proud to be their fan.

"where's the misogyny?" i was asking the same thing, i had to fight with my life when this came out.

As a Puerto Rican woman that grew up listening to salsa and reggaeton.....i still fail to find the misogyny in War of Hormone.

Till today, Let Me Know is that ONE song that grips my heart deeply. It’s a masterpiece from all aspects. The progression, lyrics, melody, harmonies, ad libs, rap, the build up, the vocal line, the rap line, the range, jimin’s high note. the tannies sang/rap with so much heartwrenching passion, i can actually taste / feel their emotions. the yearning, the pain, the anguish, everything. I recommend watching BTS perform this song live in acapella - they did it on some korean shows to promote Dark & Wild album. i will forever be a Let Me Know fanatic & advocate.

no because that INTRO ALONE IS INSANE , THIS WHOLE ALBUM IS INSANE

As a girl, I would say war of hormone is objectification but its NOT misogynistic. Myspgyny is hate for women. Woh does not show hate or contempt for women. Even though the lyrics resort to age old stereotypes about women's fashion and bodies, it's still done within the context of hormonal teenagers. And so that song is excused. But I'm also glad bts took the criticism they got from that song and applied it to their real selves and improved themselves as humans. They are wiser and older now. And Namjoon is a Feminist. His growth >>>>>

As a women, i have the same conclusion that War of Hormone is a banger!!! and they were trying to convey with the song how a hormonal young adult thinks which I think they did a good job with

Tae'S long hair is actually fake but when he cut it, HE ACTUALLY TOOK SOME OF HIS ACTUAL HAIR WITH IT LOLOL😂💀

YESSSSSSSS! I love "Dark and Wild"! When he started popping into frame mouthing, "You in danger!" I nearly died laughing. He ain't ready for "Cypher 3"!!!

I have always been confused about what is misogynistic about Namjoon saying he is gonna buy me food.

What Am I To You remains one of the best BTS / RM songs ever and I will fight for it forever. Joonie has an insane ability to weave a whole relationship and kdrama in a short song and not lose any of the emotional impact. He showed us his genius storytelling again with Closer. I will not stop ranting about how perfect these two songs are.

I love how you're recognizing the sound from the PREVIOUS songs you've already listened to, u can tell HE'S ONE OF US!💜

LOUI, "Let me Know" is a song produced by Yoongi!!!! XD It's so good right?? All of this album is amazing. One of my favs for sure!! THANKS FOR THIS!!!!!!!

I get chills listening to that hobi verse now that he has actually collabed with j. Cole aka his ultimate role model. And the fact that he also mentioned Friday night lights to Cole at lollapalooza when they first met. Ahhhhh it’s crazy.

the way namjoon takes you through the whole journey of a relationship in intro: what am i to you. it starts all sweet and hopeful and then gradually declines ( you can clearly hear the switches in emotions in his voice ) until he's desperately asking at the end what am i to you oh what an artist you are kim namjoon !!!

0:41 - Intro: What Am I to You 7:32 - Danger 17:03 - War of Hormone 25:35 - Hip Hop Lover 32:49 - Let Me Know 40:03 - Rain 44:34 - Cypher 3 preview

I always wish I could go back in time and hear all their music for the first time again. I get close to that feeling watching you hear them for the first time! This is such a fun journey to be on with you. It feels so fated that you’re during this during their group “break”, so while a lot of are missing them so much, we get to experience it like it’s for the first time again with you!

Hiphop Lover is one of ky favourite songs ever. And BTS in War of Hormones were being very true to boys going through puberty. It's because of their hormones, they're noticing of women all the things they didn't before, they're also popping their pimples XD

your face when cypher started playing 😭😭😭 HONESTLY, SAME 😭😭

What people missed about War of Hormone's is that the meaning of the song is literally in the Title. I got the meaning the first time I heard it and the first time I read the lyrics. Plus, their over the top cringe teenage boy in puberty acting in the MV clearly shows what the song is about. But people blew it out of proportion and assumed it's misogynistic when it's just a song about teenage boys battling with their hormones in their puberty stage. It's not rocket science.

Rain is too perfect for me, I remember it was the first BTS song that I had on loop (before I knew the rules ☹)

EYYYY WE HAVE ARRIVED TO D&W LEZZGOWWWWWWWWWW. If it wasnt in the notes already they recorded and prepared for this album while they were filming for American Hustle Life. They had that apartment in LA and turned the garage into their recording studio. They was a lot riding on this album, that's why when they talked about this before they really felt that the album didn't do well. But let me tell you they got a lot of new fans on this. And taehyung really went viral because of that War of Hormone video with his styling and facial expressions. Also the misogyny thing it's because the lyrics describe women as objects. although the song itself didn't present that women as objects is an insult, it's just the word they use to describe the things they say in the lyrics. Also it's literally titled war of HORMONE, it's how young boys/guys talk about their attraction to girls. It's like exactly like that when you're young. You're immature, you focus on the physical attraction. It's what the song is about. Hiphop lover is like rapline's love letter to everyone who inspired them to rap. It's one of my all time favorites.

They were really out there doing these masterpieces at the beginning of their careers like bfr👁️👄👁️❤️❤️❤️❤️

i died when you said your knee meat look good LMFAOOOOOOOO im crying 24:08

the sudden switch up from rain to cypher pt 3 is insane 😂 gets me every time

Love Dark & Wild very much! No skips and RM’s what am I to you is just amazing! Can’t say enough about this album!

3 years ago I didn't know who BTS were, then yt algorithm suggested me their Danger dance practice and that sealed the deal right away. Fell in the reabbit hole and never came out. This whole album was treated so unjustly. They worked themselves sick for this and it never got the recognition it deserved. Danger was an absolute banger and the hate War of Hormones got? Ridiculous. All I saw was exactly what it states in the title, the hormonal war going on inside a teenager, tbh it was just akward and cute. Which makes perfect sense in the context of the song. This was their toughest era, I'm so prod of hoow they overcame the hate and worked even harder to prove everyone wrong. Look at them now.

I'm fucking dying at the end bro that's exactly how it feels listening to any bts playlist they're so good at getting you deep in your feelings and then all of a sudden it's lit LMAO

your face every time a snippet of the next song plays is killing me 😭😭

they made this album while shooting AHL so continuing AHL reaction would definitely be very fitting LOL (but of course no pressure! if you wanna continue and finish AHL, great! but if not, that's also cool. at the end of the day it's your channel and it's all up to you 💜)

YEEEESSSSSS Btw Jonathan, when are you gonna finish American Hustle Life? I really enjoyed watching it with yoy as you really knew how to enjoy watching the show. BTS, after all, birthed Dark and Wild in a garage in USA right after/during this show. Basically AHL and D&W go hand in hand. They poured whatever they learned in AHL into D&W

i just finally finished moving (moved everything by myself the last week with four flights of stairs involved) and even though my new place is currently the definition of chaos…..i’m so happy that i get to sit on the floor and watch these videos 💜 literally couldn’t have asked for better timing!!!!~ plus, i love this album so much so i’m excited to see how you feel 🥰

Omg the transition between rain and cypher killer, I felt that, Loui was activated 😆

i can’t wait for you to get into the live performances for this era… they’re as crazy as this album. also that raft story and how music saved you had my jaw dropped like what is your life 😭😭😭

me personally (as a woman) War of Hormone is one of my favourite bts songs. To me it comes off as exaggerated, goofy and fun, like I have so much fun singing it and acting it out lol. There was nothing hateful in it and I dislike the fact that antis twisted it like this, but regardless I appreciate how bts/namjoon responded and took actual meaningful actions!

Even if War Of Hormone is misogynistic, BTS did the best thing any man could do in that situation by *learning from it* . After the controversy RM submitted his lyrics to be reviewed by a university professor of women's studies, AND they went on to create a song about women's empowerment called 21st Century Girl to make up for their mistakes, which is a BANGER that you will find when you reach the 2016 Wings album.

I can have a bad day, be really tired, sleep deprived and this album will always make me jump 😂

Your alarmed look when cypher pt3 started was amazing 😂😂😂

Loved the end😂😂😂😂😂 that’s RANGE right there💜💜

Taehyung in the "war of hormones" mv is a MENACE- I mean he made feel something when i was a baby army lol Edit : i love how you edited yourself in danger 😂💜

Ah Dark and Wild! I'd forgotten how this was just stacked back to back with absolute timeless music! Such a great album. Can't believe it didn't get its flowers whet it was released. Also did think the misogyny in war of harmones was blown out of proportion. Yes it was objectifying women and yes thats not desirable to women but it was literally titled "war of hormones" and existed in an album that explored young love, attraction and relationships. It was a satirical but honest take on how a teenage boy's mind operates and I thought that was clear to all, but guess not. That said, I am glad it was brought up and that they chose to acknowledge it while actively learning and doing better in the future. I feel it was a turning point in their careers and influenced a lot of great thinking down the line. Like RM mentions in Beyond The Story, it was something everyone would have to encounter in their lives at some point and for them he was glad that it was earlier.

This is hands down my favorite album from them because its absolutely flawless and low key due to the fact that its also the album that got me into BTS. Each song has a special place in my heart.

Dark & Wild! Every track different, every track a phenomenal sound! So young and fresh (Danger, War of hormones, Let me know), so hip and raw (Hiphop lover) and then so mature and mellow for their age (Rain)…

Bro Loui! I watched your full reaction in Patreon. Another fire reaction and I enjoyed jamming with you. Can you believe that this album did not get the best reception when it came out? It actually did not sell well and they kind of have regrets about it esp since they worked so hard recording the album while filming American Hustle Life on the side (This is mentioned in the BTS book). Sad cos this album is a banger and def my fave. Can’t wait to see your reaction for their live performances and dance practices etc. Thanks Loui ☺️💜

Rain is prolly my favourite song.. I wish there are more performances for this song..

"Dark and Wild", or rather the Korean expression they used during the promotion of this album (but I can't remember it 🤷‍♀️) is an archetype/category of character in kdrama/manwha/other media. That's why in the translations of variety shows of around that time is usual "macho man" to be mentioned. I think the whole album is about teenagers/young men wanting to be "macho man" thinking that's what is expected of them, and everything that's really going on in their heads and their bodies

"I'm not pausing anymore" and other lies Loui tells himself 😂

OH MY GOD I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL DAY

I keep coming back to laugh at your 1st reaction to the bit of Cypher Pt 3 at the end of this vid 🤣🤣🤣 Golden!!!

DARK & WILD TIME !!!

AHHHH- Dark and Wild - some argue their best album! My favorite reactions are you just vibing to the music!! Wonderful!

so happy you're finally into Dark & Wild!! omg i argued with someone on twitter about WOH once, pls if u could just see how hard ppl do mental gymnastics to paint bangtan as the bad guys....as a woman its so tiring bro like its completely exagerrated, bangtan keeps being the punching bag on these topics when the lyrics are not even that bad, given that its told from the perspectives of a young boy still too immature for this world. its such a banger too (but im proud of them for handling the criticism & taking accountability when they thought they did wrong eventho they didnt)

5:38 baby izuku vibing out w his all might toy 😭 YES!! i love mha sm

rain is EASILY in my top 5 bts songs (out of a 300+ song discography LMAO) right up there with still with you. bts jazzy/rnb songs are top tier. amazing quality content as always tribe loui !!!

I heard from OG army that the hate towards War of Hormone started by antis. And eventually it snow balled into some larger. It’s no different than now. Random antis pick and choose stuff to twist and amplify

YAAAAS!! Dark&Wild one of their best and most underrated (IMO) And this was 2014!!!!!! we stan talented kings!

16:14 Him talking to Jimin's Photocard, and I thought I was the only one who did that. I have so many conversations with the boys' Photocards, poor Yoongi and Namjoon who listens to everything every day🤣

Yay you finally listened to my all time favorite song of BTS( RAIN)

Their first studio album .. and it's crazy!!!🔥🔥 well studio and garage😭

Let Me Know and Rain are my jams. This whole album is on my daily playlist. So good!

JIMIN's live high note in Let Me Know will be worth watching! Cmon🔥

36:52 this is the only possible reaction to Let me know 😄 that song just squished my hearteu every time💜

your reaction when cypher pt. 3 started 😭😭😭

Dark and wild is my absolute favorite bts album ahhh thanks for this😭

your adhd and my tism tendencies match so well lmao, i just be watching like 😮 loui LOUI loui pls like i can see the future. literally as soon as you flipped upside down i was like watch this boy break it qnd look 😅😂40:02

30 seconds into the video but i just wanted to say that you put an instant smile on my face 💜 i haven’t been able to watch much youtube for the past month or so and i’m catching up with your videos and feeling the instant boost in serotonin already 😭

37:36 i bet you won't believe me when i say they managed to make this shit sound 10× times better than this during their live performance? jimin is one crazy mf man

You popping up for danger scared the shit out of me 😂

The fact tht you laugh EXACTLY lin JIN got me deceased ! 💀 💀 😂 😂

YESSSS i've been WAITINGGGG dark and wild is one of my fave bts albums it's banger after banger

Jonathan you need to listen to Danger Mo Blue remix its so so good i cant believe they didn't include it in the album 😭

I can’t wait for you to see the live performances of these tracks😭 RED BULLET TOUR anyone??? 🌚🌚🌚Let Me Know and Rain are still one of my all time fav BTS songs and they’re even better live. Now that you’ve listened to Dark and Wild and the Skool Trilogy albums, BTS had their first concert around this time and you’ll get to see some amazing live performances of most of all those songs from the first 4 projects. And side note, I personally feel like this era is where it starts getting really good with the content, i feel like its more organized and since its their 2nd year (they’re sophomore’s now) in the industry, they are kinda getting the groove and the respect/chance (kinda) to be on more shows. It only goes up from here!

yk i realised after i listen to the reaction and then go deep diving into the album again myself its like a new feeling all over cus even tho ive been an army fr 4 years i never had the time to do such focused listening party im gonna call it, your reaction pattern helps me grow as an army even more thank you loui love you fr

30:04 bts actually made this album when in America during American hustle life... they made this album in a GARAGE 🤧💜

They've had bops since the first album. No shortage of bops with these guys since the jump

I love WoH. This song is a bop. It is satirical and makes fun of young men going through this hormone storms. Please when Jungkook, all of 16 says he knows all about women and he’s a bad boy, you know it’s not that serious 😂 The amount of hate and pressure BTS got during their career, i can never completely fathom this as a 2021 ARMY, though we get glimpses of it. I always read ARMY threads and receipts on tw and read BTS book. The misogyny accusation were exaggerated and blown out of proportion. The song Joke was also attacked with a bit more reason maybe but BTS was the target of so much hate it’s uncanny. It caused Rm a lot of anxiety. Aeon shared they had a conversation on the topic and told him sth like it was not a definitive label but an obstacle within himself he had discovered and needed to work on. RM is ah I can’t put it in words but you know, loml. 💜😭

This is one of my fave albums of theirs. I listen to it all the time!! Yes, that was Jimin who ascended in “Let me know” 2nd grade and Look Here are my JAMS!!!

War of Hormones is so wronged, I love this song so much it's a masterpiece. War of Hormones will always be one of my favorites💜

Rain is still one of my forever fav songs of BTS, instrumental is crazyyyy!

Dark & wild will forever be one of my favorite bts albums

I've been waiting for this all weekend!

YASSSSSS!!! FINALLY!!! I’ve been waiting for this!

@36:46 Jimin's high note is always the climax, just wait until you see the Live! 💜

The way you started having a crisis during war of hormone BROOO haha, I personally love the song

it's heeeeeeeeeere oh i'm so happy can't wait to get your take on those songs!!

I've been waiting for you to get to Dark and Wild. It's literally one of my favorite albums ever

yyeees, I ve been waiting for this moment my whole life🎉 thank you so much for your reaction ❤

Omg i waited so long for you to listen to THE BANGER cypher 3 🤩☺️ can’t wait for the live reaction

I'm really glad you're finally listening to the album that kick started my obsession with music! I still think What am I to you? is the best intro to this day!

Always luv your reaction cause it’s different 💜 Hip Hop Lover for live concert it’s 🔥

22:18 😭😭girl they thought deep deep to call WOH lyrics misogynist some are saying lyrics were translated bad etc etc. theres always many ways to think ig

Oh I am ready...starting this comment now, lets see where this takes us When I found out the instrumental for Outro: Propose was at the beginning of Danger ...like it took me too long to realize. Only realized when I was listening to the songs chronologically on a road trip. ARMY FAIL. War of HORMONE!!! lol the backlash that song got was literally what we see now happening with boys, taking something innocuous and blowing it up to insane proportions, getting media involved to defame them and bring them down. Hate is Hate yall, and we can see how much it blinfs people. Trash news media will pick anything up and if there is enough buzz ANY media source will write about it WITHOUT research. SOME humans have a tendency to allow others to think for them because thinking for themselves would just be too difficult so it really didnt need to get as out of hand as it did. They were being more authentic with this album you can tell it has alot more of their personality at this age. I know they apologized for the songs implications but I do think they are very thoughtful about lyrics especially when writing for a global fandom. They just needed to calm down the masses that were losing their minds. They didnt have the money or the power to tell people they were rightfully wrong which is unfortunate, but they also learned that they needed to be more careful, WAY more careful than they had been. Every situation is a lesson that they keep with them. The things that happen now with the mediaplay and accusations.....they have been there before unfortunately and they know what it looks like and how to handle it better because of all these trials. ALSO what I came down here to say about WOH was this was TAEHYUNGS awakening lmaooo he was having way too much fun with this MV. HIP HOP PHILE!!!!!!!! This is where I think the rappers in the game, the old school hip hop heads saw how much respect they had for the culture in which HIP HOP originated from. That it wasnt just imitation for the sake of concept, that they grew up on this, needed this music to get through like we all do. They paid homage to the greats and told their story in the same breathe and it is most definitely a banger!!! Its also super BIG HIT and BTS like to drop their album names in projects worked years prior like they have been planning their success since 1887. Agust D the name was dropped in Cypher 2 and Hope world was dropped here......like I love when the pieces come together to make a perfect picture. Its also a running gag that Bang PD(yes Hit man Bang) has planned all this out like in a different life time but honestly it just shows how much they knew themselves that Agust D was established in 2014 in a Cypher for his 2016 mixtape and used till this day as his second moniker and with JHope, Cole has been such an inspiration that Hope World was mentioned here in 2014 for a 2018 mixtape to be called that and then to work with J Cole in 2023 ......like sometimes I feel like this cant be real. I genuinely love Rain so much, I actually cant express what this song does to me nostalgically....I have yet to find the words to be honest but its always done something with the rain and jazz sounds and I think the way they told the story that I have an entire MV created in my mind colour corrected to feel like what this song would look like in colour form. The music production, the lyrics, the adlibs, the feeling ....I wish I could say more .... I cant .....I cant express....words are hard... I love this song. OH I LOVE how the recommendations YT gave you after rain was "134340" with a funkier jazz beat but still jazz instrumental lol and "Still with you" which is literally Rain's younger sister. Thats wild. 44:35 - I DIED LMAOOOOOOOOOO "WOOOOH" you were shook.

Tell Pimp Loui thanks for the adlibs at the beginning of Let me know. 🤣 💜

You know you're such a gift to us ARMYs. even though this season doesn't feel much like they're not on hiatus because of all the solo release, it still feels different watching the bts songs with the 7 of them in it. I miss them as a whole and thank you for these very timely reaction videos. 💜 reminds me of how great my faves are 🥺

Brooooo your reaction on the Cypher LMAOOOO exactly my reaction too when I happen to hear it the first time 🤣Can't help it, the beat just makes you hyped I totally get it 😂

Oh my God , this is one of my favorite feto😂 album , thank you for the reaction 😊

the beat from the start of what am i to you that you recognized, is from the intro mv of boy in luv, when the girl was first introduced.

im genuinely back for 44:34 .... needed this, too funny!!!