How much pressure were they under? How many more nights & days did they devote to practices & schedules? How long did they not meet their loved ones? How long did they not sleep or eat? How many nights or days did they shed tears in secrecy or together. Every win, every new accomplishment, every new award, they celebrated it with us. Their faces beaming with pride & our hearts full of joy…but little did we stop & think about the toll it was taking on them. We were so close to losing them… The pressure that everyone was watching them & they were placed under scrutiny, they had to speak & live like they were walking on eggshells. How did they not show a single sign of the immense pressure they were under, the toll this was taking on their mental & physical being. I’m so fucking grateful they have each other, they trusted each other & they have the same love & passion for each other individually & as a group. 

Thank you Kim Namjoon, you worked, you did well. 

Thank you Kim Seokjin, you worked, you did well.

Thank you Min Yoongi, you worked, you did well.

Thank you Jung Hoseok, you worked, you did well.

Thank you Park Jimin, you worked, you did well.

Thank you Kim Taehyung, you worked, you did well.

Thank you Jeon Jungkook, you worked, you did well.

Thank you  방탄소년단, you worked, you did well.

Thank you ARMYs, you worked, you did well.

Thank you for being a family & letting us be a part of it. 

Thank you for believing in yourself. Thank you for believing in each other. Thank you for believing in BTS. Thank you for believing in ARMYs. 💜

Today was truly an emotional day. We gained so much, we also got a little peek into not BTS as international artists, but as humans. I’m glad they shared their feelings with us, it really shows how much they trust us & the bond we have with each other. Let’s love them, support them, be proud of them but let’s never forget they are humans too. They need their space, they might feel a certain way. They can get hurt. They do get tired. Let’s be respectful. Let’s try to understand them a little more and see them as humans. As men in their 20s trying to be the best they can & trying love themselves. They deserve everything they are achieving. 

I’m so proud of BTS. 

I’m so proud of Kim Namjoon

I’m so proud of Kim Seokjin.

I’m so proud of Min Yoongi.

I’m so proud of Jung Hoseok.

I’m so proud of Park Jimin.

I’m so proud of Kim Taehyung.

I’m so proud of Jeon Jungkook.

I’m so proud of ARMYs. 

I’m so thankful they decided to trust each other & themselves to push forward. I’m so thankful they decided to stay. I hope in 2019, they heal, they grow but most importantly I hope they find & do things that make them happy. They take time off when they need to or want to, to focus on themselves & their loved ones. 💜

I have never felt so ATTACKED in my life 💀💀

monet art.

Chan: Shrub Verbenas (Lantana)

Woojin: Blush Italian Cloony Ranunculus (Italian Ranunculus)

Minho: Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos Atrosanguineus)

Changbin: Onyx Odyssey Helleborus (Lenten Rose Helleborus)

Hyunjin: Tickseed (Coreopsis)

Jisung : Sweet Pea (Lathyrus Odoratus)

Felix: Spider Flower (Grevillea)

Seungmin: Water Lily (Nymphaea)

Jeongin: Cherry Blossoms (Prunus Serrulata)

Me:

RM/Jaebum, exasperated: God, it's so hard having six kids!

Chan: Fools! I have eight!

Suho: Oh please, bitch! I have ten, two of which are gone! THAT'S hard!

Seungcheol: Oh word? *clicks tongue* It's hard having ten kids? Ok.

Olivier Levasseur, a famous pirate known for allegedly hiding a treasure and leaving behind a cryptogram regarding its whereabouts during his public execution ( does this remind you of anything ?)

 All the known members of Monkey family have a mark on the left side of their faces. Both Luffy and Garp have a scar,  Dragon has a large tattoo.

Robin’s tragic past ( the annihilation of Ohara ) might be inspired by an incident in the Qin Dynasty of Ancient China ( 焚书坑儒 ): scholars were executed and books were burned because Emperor Shi Huangti believed that uneducated people were easier to control.

The chapter where Rosinante’s burns down a hospital where doctors refuse to treat Law is similar to a scene from The Dark Knight where the Joker makes a hospital explode.

Universal Studio Japan has actually built a replica of the tombs of Ace and Whitebeard as a tribute to the series.

Oda stated that if he could have any Devil Fruit power,  he would have Robin’s power so he could draw quicker. WE DON’T DESERVE THIS MAN

Luffy’s hat was originally going to be given to him by Garp. Oda also stated that Garp was going to have magic, a plot element absent from One Piece itself.