BTS Jimin’s “Like Crazy” Dialogue Is Not Actually From The Film Of The Same Name—Here’s The Full Story
Before BTS Jimin‘s solo album FACE was released, he teased that the title song, “Like Crazy,” was inspired by one of his favorite films, which led ARMYs to believe it was The Notebook since he has mentioned it many times before…
SO “ LIKE CRAZY” IS INSPIRED BY JIMINS FAV FILM “THE NOTEBOOK” ?? pic.twitter.com/Wl5qM5bnxq
— JIMIN VOCAL | threads & analyses (@PJM_vocal) March 22, 2023
#JIMIN said that The main track #LikeCrazy is inspirate by one of his favorite films.
Guess what that would be?
Maybe the Notebook 👀 pic.twitter.com/BIONvnBqgO— BTS Charts Daily⁷ (@btschartsdailys) March 22, 2023
👤:like crazy is based on the notebook
👤:like crazy is based off of the movie like crazyme thinking of boss baby instead: pic.twitter.com/kDdcAVwJDv
— Megan G⁷ (@_derpbts_) March 22, 2023
Since then, he has talked about the 2011 American romance drama film Like Crazy influenced his song of the same name. Now knowing this, ARMYs could see many references in both the song and music video.
JIMIN USED DIALOGUE FROM THE LIKE CRAZY MOVIE IN HIS SONG LIKE CRAZY pic.twitter.com/i5tmQinbZu
— JMF🪞 (@jmfolder) March 24, 2023
Still, there is one aspect of the song that some mistook. The dialogue in “Like Crazy” is not actually from the movie, contrary to popular belief.
🐥i thought (the movie) would be romantic n sweet but it's a v realistic description of a breakup. when working on main track, this movie suddenly came to mind. there r interesting excerpts of dialogue (in the track) that express exactly what i wanted to say.#JIMIN #LikeCrazy https://t.co/4HErKlemDI pic.twitter.com/7hH4xbsIWz
— adora⁷ |🪞𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘 ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵗʳᵉᵉᵗ🚏 (@dulcetbangtan) March 24, 2023
Rather than the original film actress, Felicity Jones, it was voice actress Shelby Young. She boasts 3.5M followers on TikTok!
@shelbyhyoung time to bring this back — cartoon characters turning into different cartoon characters: avatar the last airbender edition! #cartoon #morph #azula #atla #katara #voiceover #voiceactor #fyp
Shelby shared a video on TikTok after realizing “Like Crazy” had been released. She excitedly revealed that it was her voice saying, “I think we could last forever. Just trust me.”
I didn’t know this was coming out tonight! But you know Jimin from BTS? Well, he just topped his solo album and a music video for his new song ‘Like Crazy,’ and does the voice at the beginning sound familiar to you? …This is my first foray into the K-Pop world in any capacity. I’m so stoked!
— Shelby Young
@shelbyhyoung lolol not me in the laptop reflection but my voice is in the jimin’s new MV for like crazy!!! #jimin #jimin_face #likecrazy #voiceover
Naturally, ARMYs were curious about how she got the job. So, Shelby did a brief storytime on TikTok.
Basically, I just got an email from my manager in January saying that Jimin’s label reached out and requested me for the voiceover, which is wild.
— Shelby Young
Shelby also shared that she referred her friend, Joe Brogie, to do the male part. He also recently shared a video on his social media, revealing himself as the man’s voice in “Like Crazy.”
Something that was so cool is that I got to get my buddy Joe on board for the male part. The label basically just said if I had any male voiceover friends to bring them along.
— Shelby Young
The closest I’ll ever be to being in a K-pop band. 🗣️ 🥹 #Jimin_FACE #jimin #like_crazy #likecrazy pic.twitter.com/KaDhAn0qXW
— Joe Brogie (@JoeBrogie) March 24, 2023
Shelby clarified that the dialogue was also original for the song rather than straight from the movie. However, they were sent an audio sample from the movie to replicate the characters’ tones.
We were sent a script and then audio sample from the movie Like Crazy just to kind of match the tone, but it was original dialogue for the song.
— Shelby Young
The actors were able to work from home but worked together via Zoom. Shelby concluded her story by expressing gratitude to Jimin, BIGHIT MUSIC, and, of course, ARMY.
Joe and I have our own home studios to record voiceover, so we just hopped in our booths, got on Zoom to like work together, did a few takes, sent it off, and now it’s in the song. So thankful to Jimin and BIGHIT MUSIC for this opportunity.
— Shelby Young
@shelbyhyoung Replying to @taetaesh0e Storytime on how my voice ended up in Jimin’s new song Like Crazy! #jimin #jimin_face #likecrazy #storytime #btsarmy
Watch the MV below.
Read more about how Like Crazy inspired Jimin below.
How BTS’s Jimin Was Inspired By The Film “Like Crazy” For His Solo Album’s Title Track
