we’re almost in the ‘20s and dadaism is thriving, europe’s in a shambles, everyone is broke and the right wing is on the rise so i guess we really don’t learn a goddamn thing huh
So everytime I type something wrong or use the wrong word or the wrong tempus or grammar etc. I always get paranoid that someone who has english as their native language, will read what I wrote and spot all the mistakes I made and think, “Is she stupid or something?” or “Daamn, her english is horrible, I am never going to speak to her”.
Lets face it. This skill doesn’t come in a day. It is being ridiculed by your fluent dad.
It is being marked 20/100 in your exams since 2001. It is to watch, read and sing in foreign language. It’s to read books with a dictionary next to each other.
It’s to build vocabulary, translating, using and bringing your thick face to the teacher when you made grammatical error.
It’s to speak in English even when your schoolmates snorts in your face and say, ‘speak the native language you western-wannabe!’
The bones I carved to get to this point. And bloods I shed and tears I’ve cried for being ‘different’. Talking English is scorned here, where I lived, typically in my community. So fuck yeah, I’m proud that English isn’t my native language, but it doesn’t stop me to do what I love.
Most MVs do not contain the BU logo said to represent the ‘Bangtan Universe’ where the events happen. I explained it HERE more detailsHERE(but there is also the theory that at the time BigHit created those MVs they didn’t think of BU until recently and that’s why it’s not included)
Some do not include some MVs in the analysis like Fire or Not today … but I think it will still be interesting to take some clues in each MV into consideration. And thank you sooooo much for enjoying this blog ^^
[EXPLAINING THE BU] Also what is usually called the HYYH universe or the Bangtan/BTS universe (This will help you select which MVs/videos to analyze)HEREandHERE
[HYYH NOTES]: They were included with BTS love yourself Her album and you can find them translated into English (We thought these notes will guide us but they put us in more depths) HERE
[TIMELINE / SUMMARY – HYYH NOTES]: (including highlight reel dates, references from MVs). This is an amazing document made by @dreamxing_ where if you don’t want to read the notes and feel so lost, you can read this summary and feel less lost HERE
[SOME HYYH THEORIES AND MORE] If you want to know how to make a good theory, take some of those as an example but never take a theory as a factHERE
[END OF YEAR CEREMONIES ANALYSIS]: BTS are known to drop clues in them so here you go: HERE & HERE&HERE
[YOUTUBE PLAYLIST – ALL BTS MVs IN ORDER] This will help you if you want to make your own theories, the only downside is that it excludes secondary releases for the same song A.K.A Japanese versions HERE But in this list HERE you will find them
T/N: HYYH stands for the most beautiful or happiest time of one’s life.