Path To Purple: Becoming ARMY
As new fans of BTS, we decided to document and share our journey to get to know the group better. We are taking a deep dive into their music, album by album, looking at the lyrics and discussing the themes and messages of the songs. We are also going to watch their variety show, Run BTS! to get to know their individual personalities.
Episodes
This is part 3 of our Wings discussion and we are starting off with MAMA and we managed to get through Am I Wrong? This album is so meaningful and we never anticipated that we would have so much to say about it. Thank you for listening in on our ramblings, we hope you got some insight or even just amusement from it!
It's time for the Hangawi Festival on episode 22 of Run BTS! They guys are adorned in traditional Korean costumes to celebrate Chuseok. They make dishes, play games and, of course, compete against each other! In the next episode, the guys get to spend some time with furry friends as the compete against each other with their puppy partners. And finally, the boys go up against zombies and holy crap the laughs just ...
We are back with part 2 of our Wings album discussion and WE'RE STILL NOT DONE! This time, we are starting off with Stigma and closing with Reflection. We hope you enjoy our breakdown of the lyrics and themes of the songs.
In this week's episode, we begin our discussion on the Wings album. We did not expect to get into this album as deeply as we did but man did we have a lot to say! In this episode, we talk about the first four songs on Wings. This album may go into 3 or 4 parts honestly so we hope you stick with us throughout the whole discussion!
This week, we are discussing The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever, the end of the HYYH trilogy. This series has been an emotional ride for us, especially Christen. Join us for the conversation and let us know what HYYH means to you.
Yay! Run BTS! episodes 16-18 has the guys competing against each other at a winter park and an arcade. The silly never sleeps with these guys and we are here for it!
On to part two of our discussion on The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2! We go right into Butterfly and the beautiful use of symbolism throughout the album. This album really opened Christen’s eyes to a lot of things about her own life and journey, we fully understand why this album was and continues to be so meaningful to ARMY!
We are get into The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2. We did a really deep dive into the lyrics on this album and ended up going over our time (again!) but it’s ok because we broke the discussion into two episodes. This is part one of that discussion. We hope you enjoy our analysis!
We pick back up on Run BTS! with episodes 13-15. In these episodes, we see the guys indulging in some healthy competition at a waterpark, but there is a spy among them! Any guesses as to who it is this time? Also, our hearts went out to poor Jin and Hobi, who had to endure the freezing cold for their punishment. The laughs were non-stop as Team Old faced off against Team Young!
In this episode, we are getting into The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1. We'll explore the songs that captured our attention and excited us as well as the songs that left us looking for more. Join us on our journey!
This week, we’re back in the variety show, Run BTS! discussing episodes 11 & 12. There wasn’t a moment for Robyn to catch her breath from laughing!
***Also, Christen meant to say Minesweeper, not Minecraft.
Part 2 of 2 - Welcome back to part 2 of our Dark&Wild discussion! We’re kicking it off with a look into Cypher Pt. 3: Killer, the song that started it all for Christen.
Part 1 of 2 - Christen has been waiting to talk about this album! We had to split the episode into two parts because she had so much to say. Join us as we get into the first half of Dark&Wild!
In this episode, we will take a look at the songs that make the album Skool Luv Affair. We'll discuss different cultural and social impacts on the songs as well as the love songs that round out the final album in the Skool Series.
Run BTS! BTS' self-made variety show. We discuss the first 10 episodes of the show as we experience the wacky and unscripted side of BTS. Chaos ensues for sure!
We discuss the second album, O!RUL8,2? which means we discuss the first of BTS' Cyphers, which leaves Christen excited for sure! Robyn also expresses her delight in Coffee, the song not the drink!
We discuss our overall impressions of the debut album 2 Cool 4 Skool, touching on the lyrics and music styles of the songs.
Get to know us! In this episode, we introduce ourselves and talk about how we got to this point...sharing our new found love of BTS with you! Will you join us on our journey?
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