On May 2, 2025, Tablo d’Epik High unveiled a duet song with BTS RM, entitled Stop the Rain. Put online on the group’s YouTube channel, this title sung in English is accompanied by a moving animated clip, with the visual style charged with symbolism.
As soon as it was released, the song hit the heart of fans straight. The emotional messages were quick to flower online, greeting the intensity of the song as much as the force of the message.
Stop the Rain is a silent cry shared between two artists who know the pain but choose to continue to move forward. The clip accentuates this intimate atmosphere with a significant typographic work, in particular the transformation of « forever » in « stop the rain »emphasizing the idea that even the most persistent darkness can eventually dissipate.
Here is what several fans expressed after discovering the song:
- “Thank you for opening your heart to us. You and Namjoon are incredible. The song is incredible. Art is incredible. »»
- “It is beyond beauty. Thank you very much. This song already counts a lot for me. »»
- “I don’t have the words. Thank you to you and Joon for having the courage to reveal to you like that. Thank you for not giving up. »»
- “You warned me that it would be emotional … But there, I cry in silence. How can we feel so much pain and so much hope at the same time? »»
Other fans have seen in the song a way of making sadness more bearable, by sharing it:
- “You are right. It is not a sad song. It is a song where we just share our sadness so that it becomes lighter. It doesn’t mean I didn’t cry! »»
- “I am still assimilating it. Thank you for inviting Joon to this song and for having, explored these painful places so that we can see more clearly, we too. »»
This is not the first time that BTS and Epik High have collaborated. Already in 2019, Suga had produced Eternal Sunshine For the trio. This time, Stop the Rain is part of an intimate R&B register, where vulnerability becomes an act of resistance.
In an Instagram post published a few days before the release, Tablo explained that the song was written two years ago, but that RM was not long in coming out of the army to see the day. This timing, ultimately, gives even more sense to the message carried by the song.
-The structure of the song is akin to a dialogue between two injured souls, who seek to understand and support each other. Tablo stressed that the more we listen Stop the Rainthe more we grasp the deep layers.
In an interview with Weverse Magazinehe looks back on the importance of the theme of rain in his music: a metaphor of the dark periods that must be confronted to be able, one day, to see the light.
He also specifies that despite his apparent melancholy, Stop the Rain is a song full of hope:
“When it happens, you can’t just stay there wondering: ‘Can I really write that?’ You have to write it alive. The title ‘Stop the Rain’ shows how strong we are. It is a song full of hope. »»
While RM is preparing to complete its military service in June 2025, this collaboration sounds like an open letter to fans, a promise that after the rain, something softer will always come out.
And you, what did you feel while listening Stop the Rain ?
