On March 24, BTS member Jimin released his first solo album, Face, along with a breathtaking music video for the title track, “Like Crazy.”
The sound and the visuals of “Like Crazy” has already cemented the song’s place in fans’ playlists, but many are looking forward to a Jimin performing the song live at Music Bank. After all, a live performance means choreography, and what better treat than to see him move on stage while serenading the audience with his beautiful voice?
Right? Wrong! According to the audience members who attended Jimin’s pre-recording for the show on March 24, people were fighting for their lives just because of the dance routine. In fact, Jimin already knew that ARMYs would be struggling for air and had the time of his life teasing them with disclaimers.
JIMIN IS NOW LEAVEING PRE-RECORDING FOR MUSIC BANK pic.twitter.com/5okv3fhtUn
— JIMIN VOCAL | threads & analyses (@PJM_vocal) March 24, 2023
Before starting the performance, Jimin told the audience that the choreography has a “bit of touching” and said they’d get used to it eventually. When the ARMYs in the audience jokingly whined about the dancers touching him during the performance, Jimin turned around and reassured the worried dancer that his fans are harmless.
AAAAAAAAAA
There’s a bit of touching in the choreo
Nooo~~~
+ https://t.co/EH88XJQkCD—
ᴮᴱ바다⁷
(SLOW)
Another audience member shared more specific details about the “touchy” choreography. Apparently, during the dance, a dancer touches JJimin’sstomach and face and leans against his shoulder. Jimin also grabs her wrist as a reciprocal move.
* LIKE CRAZY CHOREO *
“..at first, the woman dancer swept Jimin’s stomach and then going up, putting her hands on jimin’s face, then leaning her face on jimin’s shoulder, ya know. On that part, Jimin grabbed the woman’s wrist…”
GOODBYE EVERYONE !
#JIMIN #지민 https://t.co/OCbgfF60Pb
— Ai`⁷🪞 (@ainanazriii) March 24, 2023
At the end of the recording, Jimin again teased fans, asking them about the choreography. The audience gave him some constructive criticism about there being too much touching, but he emphasized again that they will get used to it.
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While fans are happy that he is comfortable enough to take on bolder themes and choreographies as an artist, they are also endeared by how he felt it was necessary to ease ARMYs into it. The good thing is, it worked…well, somewhat. Jealousy is a stubborn disease, after all.
jimin, lovingly: my crazies i would very much appreciate it if you don’t start crying and throwing up at the sight of me dancing with the dancers who happen to be women https://t.co/hO2iV1Z48H
— ayesha (@whooperjin) March 24, 2023
jimin after warning armys that the like crazy choreo has a lot of touching: pic.twitter.com/BnTHzHf87Q
— skya
FACE STAN (@andfuckvmin) March 24, 2023
Like Crazy 여성 댄서분들이랑 터치 안무 있다고요…… pic.twitter.com/zk38LyaUjB
— o.gu🪞 (@951230_951013) March 24, 2023
“there’s a lot of skinship in lIke Crazy choreo with female dancer touching jimin’s-“pic.twitter.com/Km8yEoeTtT
— kookoo
🪞 (@purple4_u) March 24, 2023