[MV Review] BTS (Bangtan Boys) - "Fire"

"Fire" as a song is another solid track in BTS's already solid discography. It's similar to "Dope" (the intro even has "Dope" playing in the background) in the sense that it is an upbeat dance/hip-hop number however it seems to have more "electronica" beats. It's honestly a well welcome to the groups sound.

The verses aren't boring which is a big plus for this song. J-Hope and Suga's rapping is all over the place (more than usual) which would fall on borderline overbearing had it not been for the awesome instrumental. JiKook's bridge before the chorus is flawless and build's up perfectly and the actual chorus has impact and hits hard without making you want to Van Gogh your ears. This is the shit YG has been trying to do for years but has been failing so badly at.

Speaking of YG, I see a lot of people comparing this song to "Bang Bang Bang" (even flat out calling it plagiarism-lmao.) That makes me laugh. "Fire" isn't nearly as terrible as "Bang Bang Bang."

What is similar about this release and BBB is the music video. It's all over the goddamn place and makes zero sense which is rare for a BTS video. Hell, BBB made more sense than this video. A dude appears in all black to which Yoongi jumps over the gate and lights the dude on fire with a mixtape....okay?! Then everything that follows is a montage of: dancing outside the company's studio, watching someone ride a bike while on fire, ironing Jin, watching a car fall from the sky(?), playing with lighters (while he does look adorable with it, don't trust Jimin with one), dancing in Beyonce's pool(?), playing on an old school Nintendo that just so happens to blow shit up(?), chilling with the leftovers from GD and Taeyang's "Good Boy" MV, being amazed that a fucking stove lights fire (?), then performing in front of a crowd with flames behind you. If that made any sense to you then congratulations, you're very high.
Crazy-ass MV aside, only one member got the short end of the stick with styling-and it's Namjoon. Why oh why did the coordie give him that ugly turquoise shaved bowl cut?! Why did they take one of the hottest members of one of the hottest boy groups and make him look like premature piece of broccoli? I need answers. Aside from that flop hair due all the other members are styled nicely. Jimin has black hair again and it's grown out which means he's practically on the same level he was pre-"I Need U". I don't know what Jungkook's been doing however he needs to keep doing it because he's insanely hot here. Yoongi's silver hair is a step up from the blonde. I don't know why he's styled like a Miami coke dealer but it's odly suiting for him. V got his 2014 hair back. J-hope looks like he normally does which is GOOD. And then there is Jin, who's blonde hair turned out waaayyy better in the MV than I thought it would because based from the teaser pictures it looked like Big Hit had given him the "fuckboy" haircut. He looks hot in the MV though. Really hot.



Overall "Fire" is a certified banger. While it's not going to get as such a rave response as "Dope" it's still something that I see myself listening to a lot in the future.

*Side note - sorry this review took so long. I've had the flu and I've really only been active on Twitter.