BTS‘s Jimin recently released his new album FACE with the title track “Like Crazy.”
BTS’s Jimin | @j.m/Instagram
The video unsurprisingly gained attention from ARMYs worldwide, who couldn’t get over the unreal attention to detail and how much it showcases Jimin’s talent, visuals, and creativity.
Jimin’s new music video | HYBE LABELS/YouTube
| HYBE LABELS/YouTube
In particular, aside from Jimin, one person in the video that has gained attention is the mysterious girl. Throughout the video, Jimin and the girl nearly meet several times…
The mysterious girl in the music video | HYBE LABELS/YouTube
| HYBE LABELS/YouTube
Of course, it isn’t surprising that some ARMYs had a hilarious reaction to the girl’s appearance, joking about how fans held their breath at the possibility of Jimin’s interaction with her.
I know we all held our breaths at this part LMFAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/almngNWE9w
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ᴮᴱ바다⁷
(SLOW)
While that didn’t happen, ARMYs shared that the girl has an important meaning within the music video.
Yet, while many had hilarious reactions to the girl’s appearance, others unsurprisingly found a much deeper meaning in the music video. Many believed that rather than just a person in the music video, but actually meant to be Jimin’s reflection.
Omg , the girl who pulled jimin was his other “reflection” like she was supposed to be the metaphor ????? JIMIN IS A GENIUS & COOL HE IS !!??? pic.twitter.com/heBef1xcXR
— JIMIN VOCAL | threads & analyses (@PJM_vocal) March 24, 2023
WAIT THE PERSON WHO PULLED JIMIN WAS ACTUALLY THE GIRL?!?!?! SHE’S SUPPOSE TO BE HIS “REFLECTION”?!?! OH MY GOD?!?!? pic.twitter.com/QlXF6wP6pN
— lea⁷
(@seokjinbit) March 24, 2023
In the video, the girl wears the same outfit as Jimin in the concept photos.
Jimin’s concept photo | HYBE LABELS
The girl is seemingly wearing the same outfit | HYBE LABELS/YouTube
Many fans believed the reflection is meant to embody the conflict Jimin has between his masculine and feminine sides.
While Jimin has always gained attention for breaking gender norms and being himself, including showcasing the softer side to his personality…
BTS’s Jimin has been praised for his gender neutral fashion | @bts_bighit/Twitter
Jimin’s dancing can be hard and intense but also soft and elegant | BTS/Facebook
ARMYs pointed out that the video could show that he’s coming to terms with accepting that side of himself, which is why he finally met the “female” half of his identity.
So the girl in the MV was playing the hardware version/ part of himself he didn’t want to Face and at the end he finally accepts her that’s why his own hand is muddy instead because his personas are finally one pic.twitter.com/OPTHwQgsAh
— Face by Jimin 🪞 (@minieskies) March 24, 2023
if we summarize all the theories the woman in “like crazy” is jimin but in woman’s body, his own reflection and “she” that he used is also him talking about himself. so is “like crazy” actually about having a conflict between masculine and feminine sides, trying to accept but+ pic.twitter.com/5anieXuvYZ
— yely⁷
🪞 (@bichwi) March 24, 2023
Yet, others added that in an early BTS era, all of the members had female counterparts, except for Jimin. One fan believed that the video could represent his anima (the feminine part of a man’s personality) and how he is ready to embrace his feminine side.
BTS and their female alter-egos | @sam13013/Twitter
Another reason ARMYs have this theory of the girl representing Jimin’s inner self is from the released album description. It was revealed that the album wanted to portray Jimin’s “reflection” and “inner-self.”
The album description | HYBE
While music videos can sometimes be for the enjoyment of fans, the members of BTS always make them personal, showcasing their more vulnerable sides and stories through the music.
You can read more about the album below.
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