4/5
Disney D-Day +.
Driving through a highway in the mountains, Min Yoongi, AKA Agust D, better known as Suga of the worldwide K-Pop phenomenon BTS, is on a journey. At a loss. Searching for something he's sure to find on 'The Road To D-Day'. An album released this new music Friday gone after 'D-2' and his BTS brothers Jimin ('Face'), RM ('Indigo') and J-Hope ('Jack In The Box') before him. And the aforementioned documentary as this musical accompaniment. Suga featured heavily on Hope's own Disney documentary ('J-Hope In The Box'), and there's a whole host of all-stars that join this newly minted NBA Global Ambassador's own film (even a familiar 'Face'). Proof that the Big Hit world of BTS still turns like their platinum records, long after the dynamite has turned into butter.
Success has found Suga and it's oh so sweet. But he's not sure what to write about any more and the deadline for his new album is approaching like a 'D-Day'. This intimate and inspired film shows not only the influence of a true artist who is prolific in his own production, it also shows our ignorance in this social media saturated age of everybody thinking they know the whole story. It's all smoke and mirrors like the cigarette in his 'Haegeum' video, sharing a tote in support for V after the Grammys. A middle finger to the judgement. After all, this man has just turned 30. He's had the best part of a decade to do whatever the hell he wants, but a milestone like this age really puts things into perspective. His age surprises producing friend, rapper Anderson .Paak , but this is no 'Mic Drop' to legendary DJ Steve Aoki who has supported this band from the start. 'Boy With Luv' collaborator Halsey shows up on this American tour like J's Windy City Lollapalooza, from the Golden Gate of San Francisco to the Grand Canyon just outside of Vegas, but it's one stop that really strikes a chord.
From Seoul to Tokyo like a RM '.mono' mixtape, Suga heads to Shinjuku's Park Hyatt hotel for a grand meeting like the time Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson fell in love, lost in Sofia Coppola's translation. Here in a suite that's almost as iconic as the moment itself Min Yoongi meets the late, great, legendary Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto who passed away just a few weeks ago, last month. This meeting of the musical minds across the piano produced 'SNOOZE' with Woosung that really wakes up classic crossovers. But their conversation is even more compelling as they trade techniques and the desire to keep working, even in the face of defeat...or death. Spiritual, soulful and heart warmth in a cold night.
To see this iconic maestro of music one last time and so intimately is purely moving. Making this documentary, previously just a nice behind the scenes piece, much more legendary. Figure in some alive musical performances for the film amongst the studio sessions and postcard planet pit-stops and Disney haven't had it this good since they were given 'Permission To Dance'. Agust D has battled himself for a long time. From 'Daechwita' to the latest single, but he's all about the moment right now. Not thinking about his past with BTS, or even what's on the horizon and the cards for the future. Even if the best is clearly yet to come. TIM DAVID HARVEY.
Further Filming: 'BTS: Yet To Come', 'BTS: Permission To Dance-Live In LA', 'J-Hope: Jack In The Box'.
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