RM JOKE - (EXCLUSIVE REACTION)

I don't think anyone is truly prepared when they hear/watch this, I know I wasn't, hahaha 🙃

Cant wait for the mixtape review, his 1st mixtape is soo underrated, but it contains such philosophical questions and lyrics that make ur mind turn a lot of ways. Also there is a song in Dark and Wild u wont survive, its called Look Here, and Joons were is just..................

Branka VMin

the sheer number of false starts had me DYING😂 and i completely understand every wheeze, shriek, collapse, and "oh no" in this reaction, because that was 100% me the first time i watched it. i replayed the video so many times just trying to get my head around it - the beat changes, the flow changes, the elasticity of his voice, his breath control, the LYRICS... i'm struggling along at the very very beginning basic level of trying to learn korean right now, and it's given me a whole new appreciation for the way he's able to play with words and utilize double-meaning sliding between korean and english. the korean and english in my brain are a couple of lunatics constantly fighting each other, but namjoon makes them dance to the music lol

corey

The duality of a man is coming out STRONG in this one.

Viviena

Also, Joke is an interesting reflection of what his mind was going through at the time. Imagine being faced with all that hate and criticisms, and being super polite and graceful on camera, but bottling up all of that angst and anger, and putting it all into this song. Man, he mush have been hella mad for real.

Kashalia

RM's Joke is my ultimate hype song. I listen to it at the beginning of the week, and go in office feeling like a boss somehow. Haha.

Kashalia

I LOVE RM!! 💜I'm relatively a new army and all I've read about this song is that it's called Joke because he was focused on his flow and not on a meaning behind the song, that he was sort of playing with it. But it's good to confirm with more knowledgeable ARMYs.

Laura Diaz

Day 100474929472 of Caitlin losing her mind 😂

Minji Kim

I love your reaction! This was my first time hearing this one, so I feel like you do! RM was given so much flack when he left the underground rap scene to become a member of a "boy band", I appreciate his comebacks--they are insane!

LibLady26

BuckuBucku is a MUST listen!

Monica Goodell

The “oh no’s” in this video had me DYING!! RM is the king of wordplay and like you said in your other reaction, “I’m in love with his Brain”. This reaction needs to go on your YT page eventually because it’s just that good!!

Monica Goodell

When it took you four tries to get through the intro, I knew it was gonna be a good reaction XD haha. I love RM so much, he's crazy smart! He's so versatile, too! The difference between his first and second mixtape tone-wise is crazy! Anyway, thanks for the reaction! I died laughing, you're so funny! XD Purple you!

Abby Potter

They couldn’t be more different, but to emphasis his range and growth, two of my favorites from RM are Joke from his first mixtape and Everythingoes from his second. You already know RM is my bias. So there is not much more I can add. I will say, in answer to one of your questions, that the guys never acknowledge that any of their work is directed towards a particular group or individual. A lot is implied by the context. This is one. that you should check with the Army that were around when this came out about. I was not, but I have heard that there is a story behind this relating to another K-Pop rapper, this time it wasn’t the underground rappers, and his Company/Agency, which was one of the “Big 3”. If you notice the flow of this, it was like he was battle rapping it out with someone (this was his response to the other rapper), hence the “hit me” at the end. Note that at that time it was rare to find a K-pop rapper who wrote their own lyrics (hence why it was the rapper and company). This is all old news, and to my understanding publicly addressed and they have no current issues with each other. Right or wrong, true or false, I make no judgment on this, but the going sentiment at that time was that K-pop rappers were trainees who didn’t make the cut as a vocalist and not “true” rappers, thus the lyrics attacking RM were not even written by the rapper and just a performance he was required to do by his company. This thought process really stands out to me in a lyric by Yoon Mi-Rae a famous female rapper in Korea, who has solo and group work with MFBTY. She is also Korean/African-American and I believe born in Texas. Anyway, the line from BuckuBucku, a collab with several artists including RM, goes: “Boss B*, self-made, you hoes just trained...”. Anyway, anyone who hasn’t heard/seen this one they should. A clip of a live performance of it is in a lot of fan videos. Ok. I got off track, but I brought this one up, because both MFBTY’s “BuckuBucku” and RM’s “Joke” were released back to back in March 2015. Just saying.

Chris Lovett

Honestly, RM is the scariest person to pick a fight with coz he'll probably tell you how you'll die in his hands in 27183 poetic ways haha

AustineC

One of his most underrated work tbh. And oh I really cant wait til you get to Mono. Its honestly the most healing album and I seek it out whenever some light in my life. Thank you for this Caitlin! 💜 Loved watching your reaction as always.

AustineC

I ALMOST BROUGHT IT OUT TO WRITE THE DATE 😂

Caitlin Benson

Yeah, this is our sweet, philosophical, nature loving leader. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Get yourself an idol who can do both 💜

maya_cloyce

Yeah I realized that after editing it..he literally said it how it’s pronounced 🤦🏽‍♀️ it’s all good I’m still learning it’s not my first language lol

Caitlin Benson

Lol first the belt then the glasses. This was really funny 😂 Can’t wait for you to hear the whole mixtape and then mono because they’re so different!

steph

Did anyone else crack up when Cait busted out into Airplane pt. 2 at the start? Great video as always girl 💜

Lissa ^_^

I haven't got much to add so i'll just tell you that unnie is pronounced uh-nee (don't really know how else to describe it lol)

Suwamagical

also, is this a Hong Kong Travel Diary entry now?

David Strate

Honestly, if the belt hadn't come out I would've been surprised lol 😅 *just a heads up... you will 100% need it for Do You. As much as I love Do You, you would not have survived both back to back. RM by himself is ALOT.* This is the same guy who likes to take nature hikes, lovingly tends a bonzai, babies a ridiculously adorable dog, & builds sand castles for tiny crabs on the beach. He is problematic AF 😊 💜

ChiariPTCSongbird

Background Suga approves of this tongue technology :D

David Strate

YES YES YES RM is deff a problem for me also especially since he’s my bias wrecker (taehyung is my bias) :)

Zoe

Yesss! Every time you said RM was a problem all I could think about was your reaction to his solo stuff (and his part in Look Here...) 🤣🤣🤣

Amber Lemons

I saw this years ago, I had never even heard of BTS.it popped up on my recommendations for some reason. I remember loving it and thinking he was FINE!! I had no idea who he was. Then I found BTS 2 years ago and realized who he was! If only I has taken the time back then to dig deeper. Oh well, but he is just straight fire🔥 on this!!

Laura B.

Haven't even clicked play yet and I know this is going to be good!!!

Sunnyssi22