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RM: Credit Roll (2024)
So Much Packed into 1m:14s!!!
The question asked is, "When the credits roll do you hang tight...or go off to life?". Such a poignant way to end an album that explored all the deeply buried turmoil, anger and frustrations that RM has been experiencing, I'm sure throughout his decade long storied career as the leader of BTS, but even more specifically these years of the early 2020s. After revealing all that needed to be shared, and the "show" is over, will you still be there? How will you engage with him and his art moving forward? This simple but effective mv clearly depicts this question in such a moving way. I certainly plan to hang tight for many many more years to come.
j-hope with Gaeko, Yoonmirae: NEURON (Visualizer) (2024)
Very Symbolic Imagery
Neuron, the title track for Hope on the Street Vol.1 (an OST for the docu-series of the same name), follows the theme of J-Hope reconnecting with his passion for dance and integrating all of his experiences of the past 10 years as a way to move forward with an invigorated outlook. Neuron itself is a homage to J-Hope's 1st dance crew Neuron, and the mentors who saw his enthusiasm and talent. This "motion picture" video beautifully takes us through this journey from youthful and passionate to wizened - recognizing how all experiences shape us down to our very neurons to make us who we are, and beyond that how we all shape each other.
HOPE ON THE STREET (2024)
Passion Project Through & Through
HOTS v1 can only be described as a soul project. During this chapter 2 of J-Hope's career he's been on a journey to essentially regroup and re-intregrate; he explored his shadow with Jack in the Box and now with Hope on the Street he's taking us with him all the way back to his roots and 1st love, dance, as a way to reconnect with his truest self before all the fame & accolades.
Taking a step back from his dance leader role with BTS, he's humbly invited past mentors & teachers, including Boogaloo Kin, and recognized street dancers from around the world to guide him through each genre of dance and in turns allows each to shine. A highlight to this series is the collection of 6 original songs that go with each episode. All stand along hits in their own right.
I've now watched to ep 4, and honestly each episode keeps getting better and better. The editing alone is worth the watch, creative, fun and breathtaking. I leave each episode feeling giddy, uplifted and so thankful to each and every person involved.
Qué Chulada! (2020)
Sensational Rubbish
These women used their voices to make fun and lie about what a much loved celebrity shared with his fans via a Weverse live where he asked them sincerely and kindly to not stalk him and to respect his privacy and to remember that he is also a human. Isn't that what we all want, especially women, to be treated fairly, humanely and kindly. That's what I want for myself and other's, no matter what their gender. But to say he attacked his fans was an outright lie and slander. Not only that but they were obvious and disrespectful in the way they continued to mispronounce his name and make fun of him. Not cool especially as discrimination against Asian people is on the rise. This show is definitely not my style, doesn't reflect my values and wasn't entertaining.