BTS Drops Introspective Song 'Black Swan' + Visual! | Billboard News
Written by contributors on January 18, 2020
The first single from their forthcoming ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ album, the members use the song to express their chilling feelings about how artists view their craft, …
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linztk luvbts On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
😒 man…… Sigh
I don't like to come back here anymore.
Disappointed .
jeje25 M On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
They did not say burnt out, even with English lyric Tamar is acting like a clown again!
They were AFRAID of losing their passion, singing and their stage.
They will continue their dream and they won't lose their passion.
Tamar Herman should stop assuming things!
Sorry Chelsea that you have to repeat the joke that Tamar wrote.
Namjoon's Dimples PABO On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
ALL YALL GOTTA DO IS DEADASS LOOK AT THE COMMENT SECTION OF THE ORIGINAL BTS BLACK SWAN ART PERFORMANCE AND YOU WILL SEE FANS REPEATEDLY COMMENT WHAT THE WHOLE SONG AND DANCE IS ABOUT. The wording was so triggering.
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ChimCel On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
Here's my own interpretation of the Black Swan dance in the art film:
0:55 – Testing his wings out as a young boy. His wings represent his passion and self-motivation to pursue his dreams.
1:32 – His wings lift him up but also takes him through unexpected twists and turns in life, even leading to his downfall / darkest moments in life (the move where they spin him and then step on him repeatedly).
2:05 – Now that he's at his darkest moments, he feels like he's trapped in a cage and cannot break out no matter how much he struggles to (you'll see the wings holding him back from escaping). By trying to escape from his wings, this shows that he's losing his self-motivation and focus in his craft and/or his dreams.
2:45 – He finally found a way to escape his feelings of entrapment. Since he associated his wings with the cage, he is hesitant to take back his wings.
3:09 – You can see that he continuously fights himself, debating whether he still wants his wings (the move where he and his wings take turns doing fighting stances against each other, and then when he runs away they also try to follow him).
3:24 – The music changes because he successfully frees himself from his wings (old dreams). This is really a moment of rebirth where he is finally independent and is struggling to grow new wings (represents leaving behind old dreams and trying to pursue new dreams).
4:12 – With his new wings, his life still seems incomplete and complicated (he descends alone on the escalator, and then he does an upside down split to show he feels lost, lonely and unhappy). He misses his old wings, which is why they come back to him and pull him out from his upside down split. However, although he misses his old wings, he simultaneously fights them because he's uncertain what he wants to do in life.
4:40 – He finally embraces his old wings wholeheartedly. He learns how to co-exist with them peacefully and use them to his advantage (you'll see that he makes flying movements, and his wings fly with him in sync).
5:00 – By fully embracing his wings, his wings in return also lift him up toward attaining happiness/fulfillment. He has fought hard to find his purpose in life, and now he has found it by rediscovering his old dreams, passions and self-motivation.
Conclusion: Remember that in the beginning, the quote says "A dancer dies twice — once when they stop dancing, and this first death is the more painful." BTS is trying to show us that as artists, while they have dreams and are passionate about their craft, at the same time they also feel trapped by their craft plus feel afraid that they might lose interest in their craft one day. What if one day RM or Suga wakes up and decides that they don't want to write lyrics and produce songs anymore? What if one day Jimin or J-Hope decides that dancing doesn't bring them the happiness/fulfillment they once felt? If that happened, it would be similar to that painful first death that the quote is referring to. If you lived without passion and self-motivation, your life would be meaningless and empty as though you're already dead. This song is to represent this inner fear and struggle that every human goes through with the shadows that linger within our minds. It definitely is not meaning that BTS is burnt out. Instead, BTS wants to convey the message that they're human just like us, and that we can relate to each other's life experiences.
JIN카르보나라 On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
I literally went to dislike button when i hear their explanation about this song.
Divya Suresh On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
Burnt out !? Ssrly?? Do they even do some research before giving info
김데렐라 On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
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Dipa Chand On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
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Legandary universe legands megastar BTS megahit song Oscar level song art film…. Video
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Iranyx On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
Stop listening to Tamar and stop letting her write trash articles for you. She does no research and she has said before that she is tired of writing about BTS and thinks someone else should be in the spotlight. She is bringing down your reputation and she is the reason why I, and many others, have you blocked on Twitter.
Chimmy 7 On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
Burnt out? Like seriously? billboard, You guys are getting on our nerves this time. Please change your writers!
delacroix On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
missed the whole point. dissapointed.
Queren Hapuque On January 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
Wtf?? 😳
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Oooohhhhh god