Reddit mentions of BTS YOU NEVER WALK ALONE BANGTAN BOYS KPOP WINGS [Left + RIGHT Ver. SET] Album 2CD + 2 Photobooks + 2 Photocards

I'm excited that my prediction about Old Hollywood, based on the Version 2 photoshoot, turned out to be correct! And I definitely noticed others picked out clues like the posters and a quote about "behind the curtain!"

Edit - Here's the link and text:

https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/b7oncm/190401_persona_concept_photos/ejt2w62/?context=3

Jin looks so cool! And Yoongi purple hair wtf?! 👏🏻😭

Edit - Okay, now that I can think...I love this concept because it depicts voyeurism with the implied camera within a mirror. Yet the subjects are also playing up to the camera, taking part. It’s a symbiotic narrative that also has a hint of exploitation to it. And the retro bathroom setting implies old Hollywood, especially with the kitschy palm trees painting. This reinforces the idea of the subjects struggling to make it in show business.

Edit 2 - There are 7 toothbrushes at the sink. This apartment has one bathroom for 7 people, reinforcing the idea of struggling performers sharing a small space. This also hearkens back to their earliest days of Bangtan.

Edit 3 - The story behind the concept aside, I think this layout is very smart, because it's immediately accessible for a Western audience. I have loved past BTS concepts, including the elements of fantasy, street, and history, and I own a lot of past albums. But I think this shoot will be very easy for Western consumers to relate to, and I think the retro American coastal aesthetic is familiar to many people around the world because of the prevalence of American entertainment in several countries.

Edit 4 - Maybe I'm thinking too much about this, but I wonder if the reference to the California aesthetic within the packaging is a shout-out to the Recording Academy, like, "Here's us doing some American stuff in our album packaging! When are you going to give us what we deserve? Are we mainstream enough for you guys yet?"

Edit 5 - Another thing (because I have no life, apparently)...the colors also remind me of the You Never Walk Alone album printings. The colors were pink and aqua. That's a pretty common color scheme, though, so I don't know how significant something like that is. I bring it up only because we know they're now referencing older works. https://www.amazon.com/NEVER-ALONE-BANGTAN-Photobooks-Photocards/dp/B06WVBK8DD?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_3