I'm really suprised by the amount of comments and private messages from you
In which you asked for the Japanese version of Blood Sweat & Tears theory
And you also sent us your own theories so you are AMAZING
I have no other choice but to record a video with the theory
It wasn't easy at all because of time
And I also tried to include important facts from your theories
I am really thankful for that
However I will focus on my own theory because I've been thinking about it for a long time
I watched this MV many times and I got new ideas
You will find out soon
But really… THANK YOU!
I am really thankful but I am also really surprised
Because I've never thought that this serie would become so popular
And that you will like it and ask us for more theories
It's really amazing but let's not waste more time and we'll move to the Japanese version of Blood Sweat & Tears
If you saw our reaction video, you know that we think that both versions are connected and I will stick to this idea
And it's always like that – Japanese versions complete the Korean MVs
If we don't know something, if anything is not clear – we will probably find the answer in the Japanese version of an MV
And it was like that now
I don't think that this MV has nothing to do with Hermann Hesse's book 'Demian'
It's the opposite – it has many things to do with the book but not directly like the Short Films
Which told us the story of Sinclair
But we can notice many, many relations to the book in this MV
The MV starts with the scene where Jungkook stands up from the bed
And this scene seem quite familiar because we already saw it in 'Begin'
We also see the walls painted with various colors
And we immediately think of J-Hope's short film because we already saw a scene like that
If we talk about those colors, we should analyse their symbolism because they appear quite often in BTS vids
Yellow colors appears really often and it means: talk to me, try to understand me, I don't wanna be alone, I need you to be right next to me so we can talk, I have many things to tell you
The meaning of yellow color fits to this story
Because all the colorful scenes we saw were a way to catch the attention so the 'you never walk alone' phrase makes sense
The meaning of orange color: I have enough Energy to acheive my goals, my goals are specific and it fits with my Not Today theory
The red color also appears very often in many scenes and the meaning is: I wanna do it, I wanna love, notice me and share my passion, appreciate my chances and let me fulfill my goals because I am the best
And it perfectly goes with 'Not Today' lyrics
For me the pink color symbolism is very meaningful because it means: love me, take care of me, look after me, love me with motherly sensitivity AND let me be a child and let me focus on myself and my needs
Green color means sensitivity, willing to focus on ourselves because we wanna find the harmony, because we miss it
It can also mean that we miss the 'previous' world, the one we knew before we got to know the evil
Blue means: I wanna be special, I wanna be original, I want spotless reputation and leave a memorial made of my own acheivements, I wanna be inteligent and creative
Purple color means: I wanna know the answers for important questions, I'm sensitive, I'm spirited, my hobby is unusual, I'm different from other people
Black means: I miss love, I wanna deal with my own sadness and longing, I want to find energy so I can acheive my goals
As you can see, those colors can be very meaningful and maybe we can also assign them to each member but let's get back to Blood Sweat & Tears
We see Jimin wearing bright clothes and holding an apple in his hand
But he doesn't eat this apple. We know perfectly that an apple is a symbol of sin and a forbidden fruit
Later we see V and this scen eis in blue, grean and yellow colors
He looks drunk or high
And he also wipes his eyes like he just woke up
We see Purple wings on Jungkook's bed but I will tell you more about it a bit later
Jin looks at Pieter Bruegle's painting – The Fall of The Rebel Angels
Again – because we saw the same painting in the Korean version of BST
It shows the moment of rebellion against God
And we perfectly know that it's the moment when the Angels become Fallen Angels
Suddenly everything becomes red and we see the same monument of the Fallen Angel we saw in the Korean version
There are many theories saying that those 2 MVs show 2 parallel worlds
And this theory makes sense if we look at the fact that they kinda fight the evil in the Korean version
But here it looks like a huge chaos, just like they opened the Pandora Box
The scene of V uncovering Jin's eyes becomes a scene of Jimin and Suga
And we already saw a similiar scene in the Korean version
Jimin moves Suga's hand away and it symbolizes the change in him – he moves to the evil side, he accepts the sin and refuses Suga's help
Because in my opinion, Suga wants to protect him from the evil and I will give you a proof for that later
We should notice that BTS members are again in pairs
So in the next scene we see Rap Monster and Jungkook sitting on the long table
In the background we can see a window and a nice motels view
It can relate to the motel in I need u MV
Or to 'Spring Day' where Omelas was a motel
I will remind you that Omelas is an utopia, a perfect place without any rules and social hierarchy
And it mixes with the passing youth because when people from Omelas are old enough,
They get to know the truth and they often leave Omelas
I think that this scene can be connected with the story of Omelas
Because it's also about becoming an adult and getting to know the other world
Namjoon drinks absinth and it's really meaningful because of the English spelling
Because there is SIN hidden in the middle of this word
Rap Mon tries to force Jungkook to drink it but maknae doesn't want to do it
But we have a proof for the fact that it's a glass of poison and sin
Because at the same time we see Jimin biting an apple and making an apple, sinful juice
We see the scene from Korean BST where Jungkook licks his finger
This scene also becomes red and means that he chose the evil side and everything becomes crazy
It can mean that Rap Mon tries to force Kookie to drink it as a symbol of becoming an adult
Jungkook doesn't want to do it because he doesn't want to grow up!
He has hallucination and he even wants to vomit as if he tries to get rid of this sin and wants to stay in Omelas
Suga appears and tries to help him but it's too late and Jungkook pushes him away and loses his conscience
He becomes a Fallen Angel and those Purple wings on his bed were the proof for that
Jin observes the Fall of the Rebel Angels so he observes his own friends
For a moment we see a scene in the car and it's the same car we saw in Run MV
And a way Jin is lying down looks the same as a scene from I need u
Many people noticed that there are two versions of Jimin, the good and the bad one so we have 2 Jimins and we have 2 options why is that:
First of all, Jimin can have a split personality and that's why he was in a mental hospital in Lie
Second of all, it can mean his inner fight – a fight of good and evil
The evil is appealing and we see it in the lyrics but he hesitates, he holds an apple and doesn't eat it because he wants to stay in his utopia
Jimin and Jungkook 'drunk' the sin and they hold V and he is a target of the dart
What's really interesting, this dart is the same color as the sinful liquid Rap Monster gave to Jungkook
So V is a target for sin and evil
V seems really scared but the other two look happy and joyful
Rap Monster, on the other hand, just observes everything and he is like Demian from the book
He showed the other world to Sinclair and he also showed him that the sin doesn't have to be bad and some actions doesn't have to be prohibited
Hoseok shoots an arrow at V
But when we see a scene with the whole group together, we can notice a huge STRENGTH on V's jeans
It can mean that V is strong, he doesnt' want to give up and he wants to fight
J-Hope gets rid of the pills and it can be related to his short film where we saw a similar scene – back then he stayed on the good side
Jin attacks V and it can be his way of getting the younger one's attention
He wants V to come back to him from the evil side
And he also says sorry to him
- I'm sorry
It can mean he feels sorry because he left them because, let's say, he grew up
However V has this insane stare and attacks Jin
It's the moment when the whole utopia breaks into pieces
V seems lost in a scene with some kind of sheets and he has 'Lone Wolf' written on the back of his jacket
It means a wolf who left his pack or was banished from his pack due to his behawior – he prefered to stay alone instead of spending time with his pack
V is a Lone Wolf and the rest is against him but he escapes and we can see a big writing on his arm
It says disorder and it probably refers to mental disorder – that's why we saw this insane stare
It is possible that in this case V has bipolar disorder
One of the symptoms are: suicidal thoughts and backing out of social relationships
That's why he's a lone wolf
We finally see the choreography against the background of two colors – blue and red
Of course, it symbolizes heaven and hell
J-Hope dances against the background of blue color and Jimin dances against the background of red color
He bit an apple so he witnessed the sin
The ceiling shows the fresc from St. Nicolas cathedral in Ljubljana
With allegorical figures floating in the space through everything – even the windows and lights seem to come through them
The red scenes symbolise those who sinned but we often see Hoseok against the background of blue color with a bow as if he fights with the evil
We see the same smoke we saw in the Korean version and the evil Jimin tries to find the good Jimin
Suga covers his eyes just in time and Jimin lets go of an apple, he lets go of the sin
And the bad Jimin is literally threw away from his life
We have chaos again, the colors change and we see the sin everywhere – whether it's a green smoke or green clouds and also the evil red scenes
Namjoon has wounds on his hands and it reminds me of Jesus Christ and all the martyrs
Jin stands on the Edge of depths, next to the same painting of the Fall of the Rebel Angels and it seems like its pulling everything inside
However, we should also notice that Jin doesn't have a heart – either he is dead or he doesn't have any feelings left
But let's get back to Suga for a moment and everything we saw in this MV which reminded us of overdosing alcohol or drugs
I found a perfect quote for that in 'Demian' but it can also seem like an absurd… But it depends on you!
„In any case, the life of a drunk is presumably livelier than that of the ordinary well-behaved citizen.
And then--I read that once somewhere--the life of a hedonist is the best preparation for becoming a mystic.
People like St. Augustine are always the ones that become visionaries.
He, too, was first a sensualist and man of the world."
If we say that sinners are also hedonists, their lives are way more colorful which can be seen in this MV
Maybe comparing Suga aka Agust D to St. Augustin is too much
But just by looking at his role in this MV and the fact that he protects others from the evil, it can make sense
Especially because St Augustin's theory was based on theory of knowledge
Epistemology studies the nature of knowledge, justification, and the rationality of belief.
and how it relates to such concepts as truth, belief, and justification,
It relates to the sources and scope of knowledge and justified belief, and the criteria for knowledge and justification.
And we could also find all of these in 'Demian' and in Orwell's book '1984'; we saw the quotes from this book in BTS Begins video
The moment when the glass breaks seems quite important in my opinion and it refers to the lyrics of Not Today
Break the glass ceiling that cages you
The glass which caged Jin breaks, the pieces of the glass becomes lilly petals
I did another research and I found out that lillies can also mean passing and it makes a whole
At the end, we see a very familiar scene – Rap Mon working at the gas station
A car approaches and the driver gives Rap Mon a lighter – it can be the same lighter Jimin played with in Fire or when he was trying to set the photo on fire in I need u
And now I will read the meaning of a dream about a lighter because it seems very meaningful
This dream means that you don't understand the basic values
This attitude means problems which will fall at you sooner or later
Trying to acheive your goal no matter how also leads you astray
You have to determine your own individuality and recognize your own potential
Discover your own uniqueness – which is inimitable and nobody else has it
You have to get to know your of life path without any worries and problems
You have to understand that personal growth can exist only because of work, personal talent and not using other people
I hope that you will agree that this description is quite meaningful
And then we have the following scene:
- Oh? Jin hyung? - Long time no see
For me it can mean that Jin finally welcomed Namjun in the adulthood
But I also have this thought that 2 years have passed
And maybe it can be related to the military service
And military service is connected with becoming an adult so it makes sense
It's all I wanted to tell you about my theory of the Japanese version of BST
This is what came into my mind after watching this MV all over again for a few hours
I think that those ideas can be possible
But it can also seem like an absurd for some moments
But the interpretation depends on you and this is what Namjoon said a few times in the interviews
If you have any theories, opinions or I didn't notice something important – let me know in the comments
I love reading your comments! Sometimes I don't have enought time to reply to all of them but I always read all of them!
Your theories were really helpful so THANK YOU again and see you in the next video!
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