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i came across this stunning flower whilst i was listening to the truth untold, IT FELT LIKE A PROFOUND MOMENT IDK

For you, I could pretend like a was happy when I was sad

Junkook :the truth untold

and when will we get the full Truth Untold cover from Yoongi?😔

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The Truth Untold

Ballads by BTS

You know when a song is timeless and you can keep going back to it, without it ever growing old? The Truth Untold is such a song.

I’ve talked about how much I like this song in my Jimin vocals part 1 post which you can find on my masterlist.

The song is part of BTS 3rd Album, Love Yourself: Tear. The song is produced by Steve Aoki and written by a number of artists including a Mr Kim Namjoon.

Before we delve into the lyrics and vocals, let’s talk a bit about the tale of the Beauty and The Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Legend of the Smeraldo Flower. What is the common theme? Falling in love but being unsure, unable, hesitant to declare it due to, what the protagonist believes is, their inherent ugliness that would scare their love away.

The Lyrics

The song is from the perspective of the protagonist in Smeraldo.

Legend has it that the man was isolated because he was an illegitimate child and so ugly could mean physical ugliness or the ugliness of being an illegitimate child (remember the tale is ancient and back then, illegitimate children were called slurs and fathers’ of girls from ‘good families’ didn’t marry their daughters off to such men). There is a line in the song which speaks to this:

너에게 다가설 수 없으니까
I can’t come closer to you

내겐 불러줄 이름이 없어
I don’t have a name to be called by

A name, is the most basic form of identification of self. A name is also symbolic of the status, class, family that the person comes from. Knowing that the man was an illegitimate child, the line makes sense - he doesn’t have a name that he can be recognised by. Essentially, he believes that since he is illegitimate (ugly), he does not have anything (a future) to give her.

I’d also like to make reference to Flower, a poem by Kim Chunsu (a poem Namjoon has referenced before, but I don’t know whether he was influenced by it when writing this song):

Before I called their name,
they were nothing
more than a gesture

When I called their name,
they came to me
and became a flower.

This amplifies the significance of the name. When the writer says:

내겐 불러줄 이름이 없어
I don’t have a name to be called by

One can assume that they consider themselves as ‘nothing worthy’:

Before I called their name,
they were nothing.

The man, having nothing much else to do in his big dark castle grows these beautiful flowers (thought: if this man was indeed so ugly, how did he grow such beautiful flowers - shows us that beautiful things come from what some consider ugly spaces) which this young lady steals to make a living.

외로움이 가득히 피어있는 이 garden
This garden where loneliness is in full bloom

가시투성이
Covered with prickly thorns,

이 모래성에 난 날 매었어
I chained myself to this sandcastle

As he observes her/follows her, he becomes enamoured and wanted to help her by teaching her all methods of growing the flowers. However, he could not find within himself the courage to come before her finding himself ‘ugly’.

외로움의 정원에 핀 너를 닮은 꽃
A flower that looks like you bloomed in the garden of loneliness

주고 싶었지
I wanted to give it to you

바보 같은 가면을 벗고서
after taking off this silly mask

But I know

영원히 그럴 수는 없는 걸
that I can’t never ever do so

숨어야만 하는 걸
that I have to hide myself

추한 나니까
because I’m ugly

He instead vows to help her by continuing to grow these beautiful flowers so she can sell them until he has the brain wave to grow the rarest, never seen before flower which would fetch the highest price when she sells it.

할 수 있는 건
All I can do is,

정원에
in the garden,

이 세상에
in this world,

예쁜 너를 닮은 꽃을 피운 다음
after I make bloom a flower that looks like the beautiful you,

니가 아는 나로 숨쉬는 것
to live as “I” that you know

Such is his love, so sincere are his feelings towards her, that he drops his angsty self and dedicates time to cultivate the best flower.

Alas, he later finds out that she passed on and he wonders how it would have been had he been able to just find that bit of courage.

어쩌면 그때
Perhaps, back then,

조금만
by just a little,

이만큼만
by just a bit,

용길 내서 너의 앞에 섰더라면
if I had taken courage and stood in front of you,

지금 모든 건 달라졌을까
would everything have been different now

I also have an unconventional thought/interpretation of this song. Because the song is from the LY series, I am inclined to assume that the writer is also singing to himself, saying that he is unworthy of (is afraid to) love (himself) because of his ugly side, that he is better off, hiding, within himself because he is so ugly. But loving oneself requires so much courage. Telling ourselves the truth, that our flaws (our ugly) is only part of what we are and not that sum total of what makes us. Loving our self requires us to exercise so much acceptance and forgiveness. It is when we have truly, courageously accepted ourselves wholly that we can truly love others. See below side note.

The whole song is about the courage of telling the truth lest it’s too late. Whether to oneself or to a loved one.

The Vocals

I’ve said this before I think…but this has to be my favourite vocal line performance. Everyone on this track brought their best. But my favourite are Jin and Jimin. Particularly Jimin because of how he emotes during 0.51 (when he comes on) and 1.51 (where he says he is the monster. Oh Jimin. Jimin. The emotion!) parts of the song.

The Production/Music

Steve Aoki is at the helm here. And for those who know of my love of Mic Drop know I have *loved* the version featuring him. TTU has a melody that is haunting (think dark isolated castle) and very theatrical (use of piano, use of the echo effect throughout the song, observe the steady rise towards crescendo at 2.58) but what I love most about it is that the music does not overpower the vocals rather it complements it (credit goes to the sound engineer, PDogg I think). According to me, one of the best produced and engineered songs in their discography.

Point to note: BTS is very intentional. So if you look at how the live performances were, note the costumes, lighting, opulent stage - all speaks to theatre/musicals and guess what was a musical? Yes. The Beauty and The Beast!

Reactions to The Truth Untold

The following are my top favourite reaction videos. These are reactors who have some form of musical knowledge or are artists themselves so I quite liked their opinions. As a Jimin bias I am particularly leaning in favour of the second link.

Link 1

Link 2

Side note:

When I was researching for this post, it resulted in a deep dive into the Love Yourself albums and the BTS Universe. I had previously seen clips/tweets of Jin being the central character and the one responsible for going back in time to save the members. Well, as I was analysing the lyrics, now bearing in mind Jin’s role…I came to the conclusion that Jin, the person, is chosen because he is 진, which translates to ‘the Truth’. As such, Jin is the one who embodies the truth or is burdened with the truth.

TTU, thus, is a tale of the boys and their ugly sides (whether due to their own actions or circumstances they’ve been put in resulting in the belief that they are ugly) which if they were to learn to accept, forgive themselves for and love, it would ultimately save them. This, is just my interpretation.

Whoever created the BU deserves kisses and flowers.

One thing I absolutely adore about BTS is how they all…fit.

They just work so well off each other. It takes an insane amount of practice but also a deep respect and understanding to reach there and I don’t think any other group can emulate that. They can try. But there won’t be another BTS.

Jimin turning to Jungkook

The Truth Untold

But— I still want you…

BTS Love Yourself Speak Yourself Final Seoul 2019 💜💜💜

small analysis of jikook's unexpected but delightful part in The Truth Untold

we always joke about how we move on from jikook moments a bit too quickly, but that's because we already get a lot of content, and don't really have time to be stuck on a single moment at the rate that jikook are going at, but i truly believe that we moved on from this way too fast, and it wasn't appreciated as enough. this moment is so significant, and dare i say, it is one of my big 3, alongside rosebowl and gcf in tokyo, and this is why.

1. this line was originally sang by jimin only, and for proof you can just go back and listen to the song again. but as we can see here, jimin and jungkook sang this line together.

for reference:

2. the line in question would be "and i still want you", but here's the thing. we can clearly hear them say "but i still want you". why the sudden change from "and" to "but"? this is the question that first comes to mind. you can interpret this however you want, but I'll just go ahead and tell you my thoughts. the "but" here, could signify a lot of things, including "them being idols", "them being in the biggest band in the world", "them being two guys", "them living in a homophobic country", and "them having to constantly be denied of showing how they truly feel towards each other, just because a bunch of people decided to be ignorant assholes". the "but" here signifies a promise, it signifies how they're both ready to sacrifice everything, and how despite every obstacle they face, they still want each other as close as possible. again, you can interpret this however you want, and these are only my thoughts. you can choose to believe them, or not, it's up to you.

3. it is important to point out the way they sang this line. when i first heard it, the only thing that came to mind was "vulnerability". they sounded so raw and open for everyone to see, it honestly felt like i shouldn't be seeing this, it just felt too intimate. the way they turned to each other, the way the whole stadium went silent, as if they were the only two in the world. to say it gave me shivers would be an understatement.

on a final note, this whole thing was definitely planned beforehand, they obviously sat together and decided to do this, they wanted to do this. their love for each other, whether it be platonically or romantically, goes way beyond anything words can describe, i wish them happiness from the bottom of my heart. it's a shame such a beautiful and inspiring bond is overlooked by many just because it's "different", and it doesn't fit most people's ridiculous dynamics. the world is truly such a cruel place, the amount of hate these two get is unbelievable. all they deserve is love and appreciation.

if you read all this I LOVE YOU i hope you have a good day :D

☁️❤️‍🩹

هناك قلوب لن تكرهك مهما أوجعتها..“

There are hearts that won't ever hate you, no matter how much you hurt them."

— The Truth Untold, BTS ft. Steve Aoki. (translation: 1, 2)

Behind a smile is always an untold story 🥀

“It is not the bruises on the body that hurt.

It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.”

people vent on social media because they aren't heard in person, keep that in mind.

Maskenizi sevin. Çünkü kırıkta olsa elinizde bir tek o kalacak.

He is a genius!!! Love his work, his songs, his voice, in short I am obsessed with him 🩵💛💚

With Jimin all things are connected

And this is just from the first 24 hours. It is going to be a fascinating promo period. I have no doubt.

Post Date: 18/06/2024

The truth undelivered

Have you ever had a secret that you have kept that you can not say. Like you know if you say it, it will change things. I mean a truth that can bring awareness to the people around you that hero worships someone that doesn't deserve it.

Well i have kept a big secret like that for longer than necessary. There is an elder in my family who is deemed to be righteous. He has been the exemplary son in law to my grandparents and has even helped out with my father's sickness and even until he died. He is someone who is well respected and loved by many. He is even an elder at church and a well respected head teacher for so many years but behind closed doors he is a pedophile.

So when i was 12 my aunt asked me to run some hot water for him to bath, because we had no geyser, i had to get hot water from the kitchen and bring it to the bathroom which was at the end of the corridor of a very big house. It was at night and everyone was in the other end of the house.

So he actually heard me going to the bathroom and came after me and waited in a dark corner so that he can grab me. He grabbed me and closed my mouth so that i can't scream and then started molesting me, kissing my neck. I was scared and terrified out of my skin, i was shocked that a man who was a father figure to me, a man i trusted so much could do something like this, and to top it all my father was sick and bedridden in the room close by. So i was afraid if i tell him he would die of stress and so i kept quiet also I was afraid people were going to blame me.

People used to say my eyes were always a problem so i started blaming myself. I mean my mother was not even alive to defend me. She was not even present for me to run to her and tell what hac happened to me so i just went outside in the dark and cried by myself. And i asked myself so many questions that still to this day i have no answers to. Did i do something to suggest that i liked it? Did he think i was old enough to want it? Am i that kind kind of person who deserve that kind of treatment?

Years later i reflected maybe should i have said something? Could i have saved at least one more person? Did someone fall victim to this evil uncle as well or even more than i did?

My cousin told me that when she was 15 he wanted to sleep with her. Im not sure what kind of advances he made towards her but she reported him to our aunt who did nothing to help my cousin out. Im sure she has been bullied her whole life and she was scared too. Aren't we all cowards? Or are we strong but stupid? Im confused.

When i was 25 i had been travelling and my aunt and uncle were meant to pick me up from the city to drive me home to our home town. I was delayed so we ended leaving the city towards the end of the day and my aunt haf made other plans already. That left me and my uncle alone. He then made an excuse and said that he had made prior arrangements with his friends to watch soccer together at a nearby hotel halfway point along the way home from the city.

Since i was the one who had caused delays i could not complain so we went together to the hotel and then i sat by the bar waiting for them to finish the game which ended around midnight and then we went on our way home. Tbh i had suppressed what had happened to me when i was 12 so i had no fear of him at all and i did not suspect anything. I trusted him completely.

So when he took the opposite road home i was like whaaat and wheeere are we going? And he was like oh yeah i need to pee. But we just left the hotel with very clean and nice toilets i mean. Okayyyy So i started praying inwardly because i started panicking inside my head. Ot was so dark and no person in sight. The area was like a forest and there was mist so many trees. He sped for like 30 minutes and then he stopped the car all of a sudden and then he kept quiet. You could tell the internal conflict was, the battle he was fighting was big. So i kept praying.

Then he just opened the door and went outside came back made a u-turn and we were on our way home. Then he said ah dear, why are you so calm were you not scared that i could rape you? I mean look outside its so dark and nobody is around, you could scream and shout and no one would ever hear you. I just had a nervous laugh and then went quiet and kept praying all the way back home.

Have you ever looked at someone and wondered what people see in them? Or have you ever wondered if you have not kept quiet how many people you could have saved? I think he did this to so many people being an influential person and respected man who is a teacher. I think so many kids' lives have been destroyed by this man but i do not jave any proof and maybe i will never have any proof. He is almost retired now.

Will we ever be able to deliver these teuths someday? Will these truths hurt me and my loved ones? Or will these truths save us?

My therapist said i will heal from this, I said I hope so...

May God help us 😪😪

*The Day the World Stood Still*

Hands damp with sweat;

Blood pulsing with spiked cortisol;

Heartbeat echoing like thunder;

"Stay or go?" pondered amidst a tumultuous mind.

This scenario was not the first or the hundredth occurrence,

Survival mode a constant, a life in endurance.

Ensnared in his narcissistic web,

Escape attempts futile, in bondage I was kept.

In the abyss of hopelessness and defeat,

You emerged, a beacon, my retreat.

Your presence, a balm to my fears,

Safety and security after countless tears.

Palms now dry, anxiety dissipates,

Heart finds its steady rhythm, liberation awaits.

To breathe freely again, a cherished sensation.

In his presence, my heart raced,

A cycle of slavery and freedom embraced.

Lost in a whirlwind, up or down, I couldn't discern,

A rollercoaster unchosen, a journey to unlearn.

You granted distance, a reprieve for my mind,

Space and time, a chance to unwind.

Yet, excitement for the future met an abrupt demise,

Self-blame lingered, as if fate comprised.

A moment froze, the world standing still,

How did it unravel, where did it spill?

You, unready to commit, moved on with feverish haste,

Soon, the distressed damsel's hero left without a trace.

Tidal Wave

Today, my guitar strums a somber refrain,

Tears cascade, a melancholic rain.

Lost in thoughts, missing you anew,

Heartache whispers, "How could this be true?"

In the grip of a tidal wave, I linger,

Longing to confess, yet courage withers.

You moved on swiftly, a hastened chase,

Left broken, my heart in a displaced space.

Navigating a whirlpool of uncertain fate,

A path unclear, in sorrow, I await.

You, unparalleled, in solitude stand,

Reluctantly admitting, love slipped through like sand.

Amidst this emotional hurricane's clutch,

Daily yearning, regret's relentless touch.

Why did you leave, why not remain?

Alone, I confront the echoes of love's refrain.

Thoughts of you persist, a haunting plea,

Hidden desires, an unrequited decree.

Facing the harsh truth of reality,

I meant nothing, a heartbreak's finality.

In this tidal surge, you claimed not ready for commitment,

Yet swiftly embraced a new sentiment.

Happy for you, but betrayed and confused,

Alone, I ride the wave, emotions bruised.

In solitude, I navigate this tumultuous sea,

Feeling used, emotions lost in the debris.

Left broken, uncertain of where I stand,

Alone, riding this relentless tidal wave, unplanned.