Matt Walsh Listens to BTS For The First Time
Summary
TLDRThe video script is a humorous music review of BTS's song 'Butter'. The reviewer humorously admits to being late to the BTS phenomenon and initially confusing them with a serial killer. Despite this, they appreciate BTS's global appeal and unity among fans with diverse tastes in music. The reviewer finds the song and video comfortingly similar to boy bands of the past, noting the lack of change in the genre over 30 years. They critique the dancing and the incoherence of the lyrics, concluding with a preference for the company of a serial killer over enduring the song.
Takeaways
- 🎤 The speaker begins by admitting they were unaware of BTS until recently, mistaking them for a serial killer.
- 🌐 BTS is described as a globally successful South Korean boy band that has brought together diverse fans with varying tastes in music.
- 🎶 The speaker decides to review BTS's song 'Butter' to show appreciation for their impact.
- 👥 The speaker acknowledges the existence of the 'BTS Army', a devoted fan base, and expresses caution about not offending them.
- 🙏 An apology is extended to BTS fans for the speaker's initial ignorance and potential offense.
- 🎵 The speaker finds 'Butter' to be standard boy band music, similar to what was popular 25 years ago, which they find comforting.
- 💃 The speaker questions the quality of the dancing in the music video, feeling it is not impressive.
- 🎭 The speaker humorously compares their own limited dancing ability to one of the BTS members' performance.
- 🔊 The speaker expresses a strong personal preference against the song, even humorously preferring a serial killer over listening to it.
- 📝 The speaker critiques the song's lyrics for being incoherent and lacking complete thoughts, contrasting them with older pop music.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the video script?
-The main theme of the video script is a humorous and somewhat sarcastic review of the BTS song 'Butter', highlighting the reviewer's initial misconceptions about BTS and their eventual critique of the song and music video.
What was the reviewer's initial confusion regarding BTS?
-The reviewer initially confused BTS with BTK, a serial killer, before being corrected that BTS is a popular Korean boy band.
How does the reviewer describe the global impact of BTS?
-The reviewer notes that BTS has been able to bring together diverse groups of people from around the world, all sharing a common interest in their music, despite the reviewer's sarcastic comment about 'bad taste in music'.
What warning does the reviewer receive about BTS's fanbase?
-The reviewer is warned about the potential reaction from BTS's devoted fanbase, known as the 'BTS Army', and is advised not to upset them.
What is the reviewer's opinion on the 'Butter' music video?
-The reviewer finds the music video to be standard for a boy band, noting that it hasn't changed much from boy band styles of the past, which they find both unimpressive and comforting.
What does the reviewer compare the dancing in the 'Butter' music video to?
-The reviewer questions the quality of the dancing, comparing it unfavorably to their own lack of dancing ability, likening their potential dance moves to those of someone having an epileptic episode.
What specific part of the music video does the reviewer criticize?
-The reviewer criticizes one member's solo dance move, where he is seen 'half-heartedly' snapping his fingers, which the reviewer finds unimpressive.
How does the reviewer feel about the lyrics of 'Butter'?
-The reviewer finds the lyrics incoherent and lacking in complete thoughts, comparing them unfavorably to older boy band lyrics which, while not profound, were at least intelligible.
What does the reviewer conclude about BTS after reviewing 'Butter'?
-The reviewer concludes by giving BTS a 'thumbs up' for not being serial killers, as he had initially mistaken, but gives the music 'two thumbs down'.
What is the reviewer's final personal preference stated in the script?
-The reviewer humorously states they would rather be in a room with the BTK killer than listen to 'Butter' for one more second.
What does the reviewer suggest about the English language proficiency of BTS?
-The reviewer acknowledges that English is not the first language of BTS members and suggests that this might be a reason for the incoherence of the lyrics.
Outlines
🎤 BTS Music Review Introduction
The speaker begins by admitting their late discovery of BTS and a humorous confusion with the serial killer BTK. They express surprise at BTS's global popularity and their ability to unite diverse groups of people who share a common 'bad taste in music.' Despite the jest, the speaker shows appreciation for BTS's impact and decides to review their song 'Butter.' They also acknowledge the BTS Army's devotion and warn that they do not intend to offend, humorously adding an apology for implying the fans' deafness.
🕺 Critique of 'Butter' and Dance Skills
The speaker reviews BTS's 'Butter,' noting the song's standard boy band formula and expressing mild disappointment for not being more outrageous or different from boy bands of the past. They find comfort in the consistency of boy band style over the years. The speaker questions the quality of the dancing, particularly singling out one member's solo, and compares their own lack of dance skills to the performance. They also mention the song's lyrics, finding them incoherent and less intelligible than older pop music, but they cut BTS some slack considering English is not their first language. The review ends with a preference for the company of a serial killer over enduring the song, but they give BTS a 'thumbs up' for not being serial killers as they initially thought.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡BTS
💡Boy Band
💡BTS Army
💡Music Review
💡Butter
💡Serial Killer
💡Dance
💡Lyrics
💡Cultural Impact
💡Personal Preference
💡Humorous Critique
Highlights
The channel usually reviews new music but has never reviewed BTS songs.
The reviewer didn't know BTS existed until recently and initially confused them with a serial killer.
BTS is described as a Korean boy band and a global sensation.
The reviewer finds it inspiring how BTS brings together people with different tastes in music.
The reviewer appreciates BTS's ability to unite diverse groups.
The reviewer decides to review BTS's song 'Butter' to show appreciation.
A warning is given about the BTS army, the group's devoted followers.
The reviewer extends an olive branch to BTS fans before starting the review.
The reviewer finds 'Butter' to be standard boy band music.
The reviewer expected something more outrageous in the music video.
The reviewer notes that boy band music hasn't changed much in 30 years.
The reviewer questions the quality of the dancing in the music video.
The reviewer humorously compares their own non-dancing to one of the BTS members.
The reviewer finds the lyrics of 'Butter' incoherent.
The reviewer compares the lyrics to older boy band songs, finding them less intelligible.
The reviewer gives BTS a 'thumbs up' for not being serial killers but 'thumbs down' for the music.
Transcripts
you know we like to do uh music reviews
on this channel we try to review
the hot new joints whenever they drop
and so forth but we've never reviewed
um any bts songs that is those are those
are the hot joints that we've kind of
we've overlooked and part of the reason
why we've never reviewed anything from
bts is that um well one reason is that i
didn't know bts existed until very
recently and then when someone told me
told me about them i said oh you mean
the serial killer right and they
explained no btk was a serial killer
fine torture kill bts is a korean boy
band and they're a huge global sensation
and i said you mean you mean btk was in
a boy band and they said no you idiot
these are two different things and i
said oh
anyway it's really kind of um inspiring
what bts has done and that they've
they've been able to travel across the
globe and um
you know bring together all kinds of
people all kinds of different people
with bad taste in music
all these different disparate groups
with bad taste and music they can all
kind of come together it doesn't matter
if you're black white boy girl asian
uh transgender whatever you are if you
have bad taste in music
they're here for you
so i kind of appreciate that and to show
my appreciation i will today be
listening to and reviewing the latest
um what i think is the latest bts joint
called butter
let me say one other thing from the jump
here
before we get into the song
i'm told that this is this this group
has a legion of devoted followers an
army of followers they call themselves
the bts army
and uh you don't want to upset them
and i've been warned about that
and and i take that warning seriously
so please allow me to say to uh these
fans if you're watching this i mean no
offense to you
uh and um
i don't want to upset you
and i'm very sorry sorry that you're all
deaf
you know
i know that it has to be difficult
so with that olive branch extended let's
uh let's get into the song this is
butter from bts let's watch
smooth like butter like criminal
undercover young pop like trouble
breaking into your heart like that
cool shake stomach
[Music]
break it down
[Music]
okay so i mean this seems like pretty
standard issue boy band stuff i had to
say i was expecting
um i was i was expecting something else
i don't wanna say expecting more but i
just
i was expecting something more
outrageous
you know to keep up with modern times
uh i thought a boy band music video in
2021 would be a bunch of like
genderless furries cannibalizing each
other or something you'd have to get
really
outrageous and actually they do appear
to be pretty genderless but the point is
i i didn't think that it would look and
sound almost exactly like
in sync 25 years ago
don't get me wrong this is not a
complaint in fact it's sort of it's sort
of comforting in a way
that everything else has changed in the
world you know
everything is changing so quickly and
oftentimes for the worst
but boy bands have remained exactly the
same for 30 years it has not changed one
bit
and so it's it's like an oasis i guess
it's a shelter in the storm
we have the stability of the boyband
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
get it let it move
um so question this is and this is
honestly it's an honest question is this
good dancing
is it actually good dancing because i i
feel like
the dancing here is not very good but i
don't know because i can't dance at all
if i tried to dance it would probably
look like i was having an epileptic
episode or something
but i'm not impressed with the dancing
ears especially the one dude who's the
dude there in the in the uh the white
the white uh suit jacket
you know his solo dance he was just
standing there snapping his fingers
half-heartedly not impressed with that
that that's my move if i'm in a wedding
party and you know if you're in a
wedding party and they do the thing like
they do at all weddings now where at the
reception they make you walk in to music
with entrance music and you're supposed
to have this nice little cute little
dance with whatever bridesmaid they've
matched you up with
and so for me it's just that i'm just
doing this as i walk down or maybe i'll
you know i might shake the finger like
this this is my dance you know
that's all i'm doing
so i can appreciate i can relate to that
guy in that way that he can't dance i
can't test but i expect a little bit i
expect a little bit better dancing from
a boy band um okay let's uh we'll we'll
we'll dive back in and watch just a
little bit more of this
i'm the nice guy got the right body in
the right mind rolling up the party at
the right time
[Music]
[Music]
okay
you have a headache uh i
that's about all that i can take i think
that's almost the end of the song goes
on further
you get the idea honestly i would rather
be in a room with the btk killer i think
i'd prefer btk over this and i don't
mean that as an insult okay i no
disrespect intended to these artists or
to their fans
uh i don't mean any insult i'm just
saying that i personally would rather be
tortured and killed by a serial killer
than listen to this for one more second
that's all it's my personal preference
that's all i'm saying
uh but i did appreciate how they got
into a little bit of a rap there and uh
and i i didn't quite understand what
they were saying so i did look up the
lyrics out of curiosity
just because i thought i i don't wanna i
don't wanna miss
the message
and so here's the lyrics that were just
performed for you
ice on my wrist i'm that nice guy
got that right body and that right mind
rolling up to the party
got the right vibe smooth like butter
hate us love us
fresh boy pull up and we lay low
all the players get moving when the bass
low
got army right behind us when we say so
let's go sidestep right left to my beat
i like the moon
rock with me baby
wow that is i mean even by the standards
of pop music that is some
incoherent i've got to say
there there isn't one complete thought
to be found there they're not even
writing
in full sentences at least insync was
basically intelligible you know like i
want to see you out that door baby bye
bye bye you know that that's a classic
lyric that's not shakespeare but it's
comprehensible you understand what
they're trying to say what they're
saying is get the hell out i don't want
to see you okay fine
got that right body and that right mind
what
what are you
first of all who are you taught who who
has the right body and right mind you
you're talking about yourself
because it sounds like from the from the
context you're talking about yourself so
you're saying about yourself
that you got that right body
hey girl i got that right body if you
know what i mean
what
oh don't worry i also have
that right mind
but i guess i should cut them some slack
because english isn't their first
language i realize and all of that all
in all i have to give uh bts
thumbs up
for
not being serial killers i guess as i
had originally believed
but the music i'm afraid gets two thumbs
down
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)