Bennie is the 8th member of the world-famous K-pop group BTS. However, her case is unique because she is the only female member of the group. And also, she is the first person of Moroccan descent ever to become an idol. Will the world accept her for...
The BTS 'LOVE YOURSELF' album is a four-part series made up of three albums and one video release arranged into four sections based on a: 起 (beginning) [LOVE], 承 (development) [JUST DANCE], 轉 (twist) [SEESAW], and 結 (conclusion) [GOOD DAYS]. Together, the rap line tells a story about falling in love through the three albums, an inevitable breakup, and an epiphany about self-love.
The first album, LOVE YOURSELF 承: HER, focuses on loving another. The album, performed by Jimin, has the vocalist believing fate brought them together with their love, the "blue penicillin" saving them. The title track, "DNA," expands on this theme, boldly declaring,
"From the day of the universe's creation and beyond Through the infinite centuries and beyond In the previous life and maybe the next too We're eternally together."
The album's final track, "OUTRO: HER," is performed by the four rappers and offers the most explicit hints that the "love" explored in the previous tracks cannot last. Yoongi's verses darkly warn,
"I can never take off the mask Because me behind this mask Is not the one you know."
Following the foreshadowing of the previous album, LOVE YOURSELF 轉: TEAR sees the destruction of the love described in Her through the intro song "SINGULARITY" by Taehyung and through the title track, "FAKE LOVE."
Masks are a reoccurring motif in the music videos for both songs. Taehyung dons one at the end of his solo after wistfully singing,
"Have I lost myself? Or have I gained you?"
The teasers and the extended version of the "FAKE LOVE" music video see all of the members hiding behind customized Carnival masks. But Bennie's mask was different from the rest.
In Judaism and Christianity, horns represent both the strength of God and goodness and the strength of God's enemies and evil; they represent the power of the truth and the power of falsity. Horns represent the Devil, who is often depicted as a horned creature. This is why Bennie wears an impala skull as a mask rather than the rest of the boys.
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Bennie's message is clear. A love based on changing or hiding your true self can never be fulfilling and will ultimately tear you apart. This builds on the underlying theme of the 'LOVE YOURSELF' series:
Bennie knew that before you can truly love someone else, you must first be able to love yourself.
While 'HER' and 'TEAR' explored the doomed nature of a life without self-love, 'LOVE YOURSELF 結: ANSWER offers a solution. Jin's solo lays out the group's message in the emotional intro track, "EPIPHANY" The full lyrics of the song walk the listener through the group's revelation and the error of trying to hide your true self, but the chorus contains the heart of the group's message,
