so many people are commenting “ahhhhhhhhh it’s out, it’s out” if I didn’t know what’s going on, i’d think people are giving birth…

*all screenshots were taken within 1 hour-ish of release when everyone was still trying to process everything without translations

*if interested, a poem i wrote + comments: please, forever rain

one of my favorite comments (but sadly, idk who wrote it)

in the first mixtape, he told everyone that “he is RM,” mournfully telling everyone, “even if you bash me, you still listen to my music.” he faced everyone, wishing to receive recognition.

3 years later, he used his second mixtape to tell everyone “why he’s called RM” because he knows the world is willing to sit down, put on earbuds, and listen to him express his inner monologue. after becoming famous, he lost the thirst for fame and ferocity. he turned and walked deep inside after clashing with reality to know himself better.

from rap monster to real me, from mon studio to rkive, each step is a process of self-examination.

he turned from a monster to a superman. he doesn’t have the youthful showing-off of skill, but his songs are still moving. different from the criticism and mockery of 3 years ago, mono is more like an old friend telling you his story–stable and gentle.

he’s the foundation, he’s the man who gave a speech at the UN, but for some reason, I hear sadness in his songs. his sensitive and angst are his weapons, but I’m afraid this weapon will hurt him one day.

really, I cried while listening. I can’t understand the lyrics, but just hearing him sing gently, it’s like I can suddenly understand what he wants to tell us. I’m not sad because he’s grown up, but because he’s completely grown up.

When the whistling in Tokyo started, my tears spilled. it’s him with the deep dimples, the clumsy but handsome him, the him who loves crabs, the big boy, kim namjoon. he’s grown up and matured, but he hasn’t changed that much.

the little monster won’t exist anymore.

very honored to go down this road with you. so, RM, mr. kim namjoon, let’s continue down this road together.

–taken from #kim namjoon topic# on weibo

reaction to forever rain/mono overall

I can’t understand the lyrics but it feels like my heart was taken away

for some reason, I felt like screaming and sobbing at the climax. music really knows no borders. there aren’t translations but namjoon’s wish to make good music is really impressive

you must have said what you wish to say, right? I’ve been listening, please take your time

what kind of (god-tier) poet is kim namjoon. goodbye-badbye

ungood-uh good: it’s uh, pause, i’m good

everything-goes: took out the g to connect it all

I remember namjoon said that he likes to walk in the park and it would often rain. he’s so enthusiastic onstage and his rap is his fatal weapon, but offstage, he wishes for a gentler and calmer life. the tempo of modern life is quickening and very few people can find time to give their hearts a break. even with his crammed schedule and rising fame, namjoon can still anchor his heart

reaction to credits & mon studio -> rkive

my music, my passion, my pain, my life, my archive / my everything for you / feel with your heart / I don’t want an audience, I only want readers

all of the RMs one after another is so great. joon did the whistling too. I remember little bear couldn’t whistle before. he must have practiced for so long. i’m crying like a pig again

the emotional reactions

#geniuscomposerkimnamjoon #kimnamjoonMONO

this emotionalness unique to namjoon / he put away his sharp brilliance to show his gentleness / he tells his story alone in the rain / I hope he will not be sad or lonely anymore

I always get the feeling that he was never a child. Ever since I started noticing him, he seemed to have grown up. Namjoon is an adult. An adult needs to think a lot, take care of a lot, and bear a lot of responsibilities. He’s done so well that I never thought about if he was born to be good at this. He’s used to making his frustrations beautiful and emphasizing that everything will be alright, so that I always forget how painful the pain is. Today, it’s like I suddenly realized that it is pain. No amount of thinking or analyzing will refute this. I suddenly realized that he has pain too and this makes me so sad.

and finally, something small and personal for me to be happy about…

(because my chinese name means peace dove lmao)