Welcome back everyone to the 6th track of Mono: everythingoes (지나가). I hope you had a wonderful Jin day and that you’re all enjoying Indigo! I am absolutely in love with Indigo oh my goodness. Did you identify some wordplay, parallels and connections to Mono and Namjoon’s story? My favourite wordplay of the moment is …
Welcome back everyone to the 5th track of Mono: Uhgood (어긋). As someone who feels trapped in destructive thoughts and constantly dreams about her ideal self, this song is like a dagger to my heart. The disappointment that he felt towards himself and constant self blaming is so relatable and my heart breaks knowing the …
Welcome back everyone to another Mono analysis. Badbye is possibly my favourite track in this mixtape. This track gives me a rush of complex emotions in a short 113 seconds – sadness, contentment, sorrow, acceptance, heaviness, lightness, shattering, bursting, endlessness, finality and liberation. It’s short, but my goodness does it create a lasting impression of …
Welcome back everyone to another Mono analysis. This post unfortunately requires a trigger warning: Mentions of death and depression. New readers, you’re about to jump into the middle of Namjoon’s life and if you haven’t read my previous blog posts where I’ve tied together Namjoon’s story from 2013 up to 2018 through his lyrics (mostly …
Welcome back everyone, This post unfortunately requires a trigger warning: Mentions of death, depression and suicide. Given the recent tragedy in Seoul, I want first to express my deepest condolences to everyone affected in Itaewon. My heart goes out to everyone who was affected. I also want to acknowledge the other tragedies that are happening/have …
Hi everyone Hope you’ve all been keeping well! I had a burst of inspiration and so I decided I better capitalise on that and type out all the thoughts I have been harbouring in my head all this time. Mono is such an exciting mixtape to analyse because Namjoon stated in his fancafe post that …
Hi everyone, I’m taking a quick break from the Love Yourself albums to write about this song. How could I not? It is so beautiful, I have so much to say, and it fits so perfectly with my theory and storyline. For those who don’t know, TXT released this song 0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love …
Welcome back everyone, Let’s dig in! As per my post Who is “Her”?, I believe there are three “Hers” in the LY albums told from the three perspectives of Joon, Yoongi and Hobi. Therefore, I am splitting my analysis of “Her” into three parts, each one dedicated to one perspective. Today, we will be analysing …
Welcome back everyone, Today we are going to be discussing the recurring motif of the “Lonely Monster”. The “Lonely Monster” that I believe is Kim Namjoon. Studying the motif of the “Lonely Monster” is important because understanding Namjoon’s relationship with his “Rap Monster” identity will allow us to clearly see his character development and growth …