BTS - 'ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film Come Prima

That’s the full choreo for the song! It’s sooooo incredible live! Like, it’s so intense, it gets your heart racing. And JK 10000% can hit those high notes live, it’s insane!!

Rachiepants3

Ill add it to the list

Thanks, this helps!

Jim, seems you struggle with his name, so this might help(?): 1) 🔊 Hō-bē "Hobi" is derived from shortening/simplifying "JHope", and so it is pronounced with the same long "o". The English consonant 'p' is moreso a soft 'b' in Korean, and the suffix "-ie/-i" (pronounced as "ee") is attached to someone's name when addressed (simplification of a complicated rule). JHope-ie > Hope-ie > Hobe-ie > Hobi 2) Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima Kinetic refers to movement. The lyrics are their manifesto (proclamation of intentions) and they're acting out the lyrics/manifesto through dance... Hence, their manifesto is being expressed kinetically (as well as filmed kinetically with drones)... versus being expressed cinematically in the official MV. At least that's how I took it. Come Prima is a term used in musical direction as sort of shorthand to show where a reprise of the entire orchestration of the starting theme is to occur. This could be (somewhat) literal in the sense that it's one of 2 films/MVs for the same song, but i think it's more poetically referring to some lyrical themes about going through all the pain as many times as it takes.. Other recent theories as well, related to Namjoon mentioning (translations are all slightly different though?) that ON was initially to be the last title song of BTS' First Chapter, but everything went off (ironically) plan because of Covid.

viperine

Jim, there is a documentary by Bighit about this..the instumentation, the UCLA band, the church choir.. hope you check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npfs6afvIhk Also, the dance practice of this song is fire! hope you can react to it as well.

Jona Manalo

Kinetic meaning related to movements; Manifesto - a declaration. To me, it means their declaration of the acceptance (of their shadows, pain) through movements / intense choreography. The fighting aspect of the dance doesn't seem accidental at all in that sense. In ON they seem to want to face the pain straight on, as they always have, with a fighting spirit.

frejan

imagine doing this flawless live, that´s what they do every time. even the backup dancers. this was the song we thought they would perform on the grammys. could imagine peoples reaction to this?

leat

Please react to tvxq bolero https://youtu.be/UqCL0UzyZno

Thank you Jim!

mel bird

It's not one shot but the filming of this music video was still crazy 🤯 I recommend watching the behind the scenes of the MV! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dc6tHgXp88

And

Hey Mel, that video will be up real soon.

Wait when and where did he watch the explenation? Can anyone help me find the video, I think I missed it

mel bird

Im so happy u finally got to the Kinetic Manifesto. This is my very first BTS MV and I was in shock when I first saw it. The dance break came on and my heart stopped and my jaw hit the floor. It's like a battle cry, the lyrics, the dancing, the attitude and ur left saying: yes! Bring the pain.

Bea