More Than 5 Details You Might Not Notice When Watching BTS Jimin’s ‘Set Me Free Pt. 2” watch for the first time
btsIt is jimin released the MV for their anticipated track “Set Me Free Pt. 2!”
We knew it was going to be phenomenal, but there were still many moments that blew us away. If you’re still trying to process, check out 5 more details and references you might not have noticed when you first watched the MV…
1. Choreography and lyrics are linked.
Jimin imitates the fluttering of a butterfly while singing the lyrics “Fly away, butterfly, free at last” 🦋 pic.twitter.com/1BW5JbNg7Y
– SJM 🪞Release Me Part 2 TODAY (@stussyjimin) March 17, 2023
2. It mirrors Jimin’s previous solo song “Lie” from BTS’ second studio album. AT.
The reference to lying in the music video for Set Me Free Part 2 gave me goosebumps…it’s so beautiful pic.twitter.com/V1vUmqIOFu
— mimi CARA 24/3 🪞 (@liIjiminvert) March 17, 2023
3. The line “Go crazy to stay sane” is almost identical to the letter “ON”.
THE WAY I HAVE THE FLU ON THE ‘ON’ REFERENCE pic.twitter.com/kryPY4RSaQ
— hani⁷ ♡ (@itsbtszone) March 17, 2023
4. Jimin loses clothes and accessories that depict his path to freedom in the MV.
And throughout the video, you can see that she loses some of her clothes and accessories like rings and earrings. I think this represents their path to freedom.
—Riri⁷ (@redshoesriri) March 17, 2023
5. All of Jimin’s tattoos
“small tattoo 7, 13, never mind, youth, moon tattoo, german poem fake tattoo” pic.twitter.com/EcZkQ0swNZ
– vmin ✰ (@dailyjmthv) March 17, 2023
6. The body tattoo is actually a German Poem, I live my life in growing circles, written by Rainer Maria Rilke at the end of the 19th century.
You can check the translations below…
7. The poem also connects to Jimin’s album cover. FACE.
“Extended circles covering the world” https://t.co/Udu4aHxv7w pic.twitter.com/BinWKo5otL
– 144p-Bangtan (@144pbangtan) March 17, 2023
8. Jimin and his dancers form a shape that might resemble the golden ratio pattern or the Fibonacci sequence…
#SetMeFree_Pt2_OutToday #SetMeFreePt2IsComing #SetMeFree_Pt2_Is_Coming#Jimin_FACE
“Ancient mathematicians, architects and philosophers understood this pattern as the golden section. From the DNA double helix to the expanding universe, this is the ubiquitous pattern of life. pic.twitter.com/8xGR318xtX
—Aurelia💜 (@AureliaOT7) March 17, 2023
to the Fibonacci sequence pic.twitter.com/KKwDofBPhR
— Rose⁷ 🪞 (@taessarect) March 17, 2023
9. You can see many similarities to previous music videos, and that’s on purpose. Director Oui Kim also directed Interlude: Shadow.
Jimin’s Filter, Black Swan and ON were part of MOTS7’s Shadow section and are all represented here.
In Interlude: Shadow and Black Swan, Shadow himself is represented by an autotune, which you can listen to here.
“I have to go crazy to stay sane” means to be brave for + pic.twitter.com/zlTXE1LX21
— dr omeroz⁷ 💜 (@omermeroz) March 17, 2023
he starts controlling them and they take him. In LIBERAME PT. 2 Jimin, don’t be afraid. It immediately controls the dancers, it influences their movements and not the other way around. You are already in control of your Shadow.
He’s blank at the end to show he defeated the shadow. pic.twitter.com/yQtPm7QIJY
— dr omeroz⁷ 💜 (@omermeroz) March 17, 2023
I wanted to add that people often find it easy to have references to old work, but having so many consistent references means they all have to resonate with each other, with the art and especially with the singer.
It’s so complex and honest.
— dr omeroz⁷ 💜 (@omermeroz) March 17, 2023
10. And the moral of the story is…
The whole storm boils down to him being released not in the same angry feelings but in light and gentleness, because Jimin is nothing but the definition “let me be tender, despite despite”. pic.twitter.com/YYiN61FXDB
— JIMIN VICTIM (INTENSIFIED) (@vminkookluvr69) March 17, 2023
Did you notice any other details? Let us know!
