Chimmisshi

Hi everyone, after coming home and resting for a bit I finally feel ready to talk about Munich 🥹

Where to start? 😭

DAY 1

I went to the concert with my friend Holly, and on the first day we had to arrive early because we had VIP seated tickets. We were quite worried because of the heat. But weirdly I thought the heat was fairly ok compared to Switzerland. In the shade is was cool at least. We took the U-bahn (full of ARMYs!!!) and went to the venue. Actually we were already in Munich the day before and the city was swarmed with ARMYs everywhere. We went to the museum and seeing so many fans over there felt a little out of place lol but it was really funny. A grandma on reddit called us floawy alternative princesses and I quite liked that 🤣 Everyone was dressed so cutely. The day before we also strolled in city center and we discovered the members were at our exact same spot just an hour after us. It felt so weird to tell ourselves we were 15 minutes away from them when we saw the videos. We went back later and ate at the same pizza shop than them (pizza was really good!)

Anyway this was a side story, to go back to main event we arrived at the venue on the day, crossed the cement field and went straight to the VIP line.

The fact we could have water or not was unclear to us, so to be safe I emptied my water bottle. We checked into VIP fairly easily, didn't have to wait too long, and then we went inside the border of the stadium but there was a line there, and we couldn't go in.

When we checked into VIP I thought we would be able to go in right away but nooo, apparently we had to wait 2 hours before going in. I was shocked. Thankfully since we arrived early we were at the top of the line, and there was shade from the stadium. But behind us many had to wait in the scorching sun. The staff distributed survival blankets that were supposed to reflect the sun away but I don't know if it was very efficient.

And then we waited and waited with no possibility to get water or go to the toilet. I thought this was very dangerous given the conditions. And I had no water anymore. I took small sips from someone else's bottles (turns out you COULD take water. They should have told us?). After an hour and a half they started distributing tetrapacks of water (very late if you ask me). But there wasn't enough for everybody and I didn't manage to get any.

I was so impatient to get in. I was thirsty and started to feel also a bit queasy because I barely ate anything except a bretzel.

Thankfully they finally let us in.

I managed to get something to drink and I instantly felt better. But I barely had time to register what was happening that we got yelled at to go to our seats because soundcheck was about to start.

Soundcheck immediately started. Honestly after hours of waiting and just arriving there I couldn't really process the members arriving on stage. But as soon as they came jikook both went to our side and stayed there a little. It was surreal. We had our banners out with holly. They looked at us and it seemed they saw it.

Anyway after that the soundcheck was a complete blur for me I barely remember it because I was overwhelmed and hungry. It went by sooo fast. A few songs and pouf! They were gone.

After that I was relieved because we could finally calm down and get some food.

We had 3 hours until the concert so we found a spot outside, chilled and talked and ate and drank coke. I was finally starting to feel better and more calm. It also helped me getting into concert mode. So many armys were flooding the stadium.

We observed a lot of them and realized that sooo many of them were jikookers 😭😭 it was so incredible!! We thought "WOW OUR PEOPLE ARE THERE!!"

We spotted a few tkkers too but way less than jikookers.

Anyway after the 3 hours we went back to our seats and were ready for the concert.

I had my banner at my feet, my armybomb in my hand and my phone on the other.

And you know a funny thing that happened before the concert started?

When we were sitting outside waiting I took the opportunity to take a picture of the banner and I posted it on twitter. I didn't really check right away but after I saw that it got a lot of likes. Well when we got back to our seats the girl next to us said she saw my banner on twitter (she saw it at soundcheck) and she asked me "are you...slaav?"

😅😅😅 I was like "...Yes? Yes that's me" hahaha that was the strangest moment of my life I felt so awkward. She was super nice though and we chatted a bit. She snapped a picture of the banner and later she took my insta. Hahaha but it was so weird to me that she recognized me from the internet. What were the odds we would be sitting next to each other? Turns out she was also already following Holly too 🥹

At 8pm the concert started.

And I think you all know that when the first concerts of the tour happened I had some gripe with stage production. And I complained about the statement of BangPD who said "BTS can do nothing, just stand there and look pretty (basically) and it's enough." That statement made me mad.

The worse part is that I thought "The fucker is right (derogatory)"

Well as soon as the members stepped on the stage, and that my eyes landed on Jungkook

I thought "THE FUCKER IS RIGHT (FOND 💕💜💕💜🥰💕💜)"

Everything disappeared in my consciousness. I couldn't heart the music or the crowd. We were seated close enough that I could see them very well. I could see their faces. My eyes zoomed in on Jimin and Jungkook. The way they walked and moved. Their aura. Their expression. Everything. And I felt a piercing sensation in my heart. Like my chest was breaking open and I got flowed with a wave of intense emotion, intense love. I immediately started crying. I think I cried for the first 3 songs. It was SO SURREAL.

The people I spent so many years loving were there, right in front of my eyes. They were real. They were living breathing beings. And I suddenly felt SO MUCH LOVE FOR THEM. My heart was totally exposed, raw and vulnerable. And I tried to sing but I just couldn't stop crying. I felt a total connexion with them.

Nothing really mattered at this moment. Not the songs or the stage or the crowd. Literally nothing mattered at all except this love.

And don't ask me how this parasocial thing works, I have no idea, I don't understand any of those mechanics. I don't understand how we can love this much people we don't even know.

It was such an insane feeling. And in my brain I was like "You thought I was in this shit before...just you wait. Wait. Because I'm about to become way more insane about all of this." (And idk if this possible because I'm already DEEP deep).

Anyway after a while I calmed down and started to be in the concert more.

But everything made me feel overwhelmed. Because we had to sing, and I also had my banner and we didn't know when to put it out. So we tried when they were in our section. I also tried to film some parts but I didn't know what to focus on because SO MUCH was happening everywhere. Between the members constantly moving around stage, the crowd moving in the background, the effects, handling our personal space. I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I don't think I managed to take any good fancams. I tried to focus on Jimin and Jungkook when I filmed because I had to focus ON SOMETHING, going back and forth between them and the big screen. But then I realized I wasn't able to enjoy the concert as much because I was so concentrated so I didn't film all that much. A few shots:

Jungkook...Jungkook...as soon as I saw him I was struck by his aura. I couldn't really pinpoint what it was at first. But later I realized he had an aura...(this is gonna sound so abstract) of magic. Like....Life. Vitality. HE WAS SO VIBRANT like there was this kind of electric buzz around him. And he was SO POWERFUL when he moved 😭 He was sooo handsome.

And Jimin.

As soon as I saw Jimin and followed the way he moved...I was overwhelmed by a feeling of softness. He was so soft and elegant and beautiful and graceful. His angelic nature shined through. He was absolutely ethereal. WOW. And when he attacked us with his siren dance moves? DAMN 😵‍💫

A few other members stood out to me too. Hobi was SO COOL and energetic. I loved the way he moved. So precise. He rocked 🔥

And I was shocked by Jin because he has an aura that doesn't get captured on camera. Such striking features. So beautiful. I understand why he stands out for so many at events because his presence is huge. I have a newfound admiration for him.

V was also very funny and sweet and I loved his voice 💜

I realized by watching the full concert that many drama we think are important online are in fact not important at all. Like it doesn't matter. IRL things are so fluid and natural and normal. I think this is the danger of relying on clips and internet talks. We can easily get tunnel vision on certain narratives and get lost in unecessary drama that don't hold weight in real life. Seeing this concert gave me a bigger perspective and it made me feel at peace.

Oh and JK was right. When jikook are next to each other THEY LOOK SO GOOD TOGETHER 🤭 Mwahahaha.

It also made me realize that anything we think about jikook and how special their bond is, for us it is very special and big. But for them it's totally normal. Natural and simple.

It was soooo beautiful to see 😭

Now let's talk about the CROWD.

THE CROWD WAS SO LOUD IT WAS ABSOLUTELY INSANE. WE WERE LOUD AF ON BOTH DAYS

The members kept having shocked expressions of disbelief on day 1.

And they called us "THE BEST" and I don't have any other concerts to compare us to but it truly felt like it because it was crazy.

And when Baepsae came I LOST MY SHIT. I WAS SO HAPPY BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS.

And afterwards Pied Piper started playing AND WE LOST OUR SHIT AGAIN BECAUSE THAT WAS THE SONG HOLLY WANTED AND WE COULDN'T BELIEVE WE WERE SO BLESSED 😭😭😭😭

I was insaaaaane oh my god.

The crowd sang sooo loud.

It showed on the members face that they were so happy 😭😭😭

I also forgot to mention that at some times we held out our banners when Jimin and Jungkook were at our section.

AND THIS IS THE TIME FOR MY DELULU MOMENT.

JK was in front of us and looked up. He scanned the crowd and I saw his eyes near us and I thought "omg is he looking at our banners?!?!?!"

AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID? HE SENT A FLYING KISS IN OUR DIRECTION

Aaaaaaaaaaah

Ok I'm probably entirely delulu but WHAT IF???!?

Army time came and we held our banner out but it wasn't showed on the screen. I was a bit sad but I already believed jikook saw it already (also at soundcheck) so I thought it didn't matter.

The concert ended but I didn't want it to end 😭 I wanted to keep being in their presence...it was enough for me. I wanted more.

And I suddenly realized why the fansites go through all this trouble (VIP line was honestly a hassle) because just spending one more minute near them is worth it 😭

THE GRIP THESE GUYS HAVE ON ME I SWEAR.

We exited the stadium and there were thousands of people waiting to get to the train. We waited 2 hours simply to get on the train and people kept passing out left and right. So with Holly we considered ourselves lucky that we were feeling ok. Actually I felt more than ok I was entirely energized.

We went home to the airbnb and debriefed everything until 4am.

We couldn't believe just how great this concert was.

But for the second day I was adamant on making at least one good fancam.

DAY 2

For day 2 we didn't have VIP but we had seats in about the same section so we decided to go over there late. We arrived at the stadium at around 5.30pm and directly went for the gates. We didn't have to wait and immediately went to some spot in the shade. That's when we talked to a fellow super nice jikooker we met the day before (she also went out on the big screen with her husband) and we met a friend of Holly's.

Time went by fast and it was already the start of the concert.

This time the concert went differently for me.

I wasn't so focused on my relationship with the boys but I was more with the crowd. And once again WE WERE SO LOUD OMG. My main thoughts of the concert was "BTS are crazy, BTS are insane to do what they are doing" I was in complete disbelief because of how much energy they spent.

And the whole concert I got entirely mersmerized by Jimin.

He pulled me in and I simply couldn't take my eyes off him. I observed all his moves and I was IN LOVE 😭

Jimiiiiiiiiin 😭😭💜💕💜💕💕💜

He used his siren powers on me and it worked.

I MANAGED TO TAKE A FEW GOOD FANCAMS OF JIKOOK THAT I POSTED ON X

And then came the surprise songs

When Louder than Bombs started playing my brain glitched. I didn't compute what was happening. And then it registered and with Holly WE FREAKED OUT. THE ENTIRE STADIUM FREAKED OUT AND SCREAMED SO LOUD.

I'm sure you've seen the videos with the members face but it was priceless. We couldn't believe it. OMG

And when BS&T came out...boy...boy...I SCREAMED EVEN LOUDER.

THIS SONG IS THE SONG THAT MADE ME AN ARMY

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT AT FIRST BUT IT WAS LIKE A PERFECT FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ME

WHAT DID I DO IN A PAST LIFE TO BE THIS BLESSED

WTF

IT WAS PURE INSANITY

Guys guys guys it was so great 😭

And to add the cherry on top at army time they showed our banners 😭😭😭

It was the very end and I was about to lose hope but they showed us 😭

And I DON'T KNOW IF JIKOOK SAW IT BUT WHEN THEY CAME OUT AGAIN A FEW SECONDS LATER THEY WERE GIGGLING LIKE HIHIHI HAHAHA???

So who the fuck knows but 😭

I SWEAR I FELT SO COMPLETE WE WERE SO LUCKY 😭 AND I AM FREAKING OUT AGAIN 😭😭😭😭

I was so scared to get hate since even a 7 year old girl got hate from weirdos BUT THANKFULLY EVERYONE HAS BEEN SO NICE WE RECEIVED SO MANY SWEET MESSAGES 😭 PEOPLE SAID THEY SCREAMED FOR US

THANK YOU

I swear I am so happy 😭

And when the concert ended I thought "I wanna go to a concert all the time. I don't want this to end. I want to see them all the time."

And I was already thinking on how I was gonna save to go see them again 😭

Idk what it was on those 2 nights but the concerts were SIMPLY AMAZING. I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW SMOOTHLY IT ALL WENT AND HOW LUCKY WE WERE.

I'm surely biased but Munich were the best concerts 😭 and I still feel emotional just thinking about it 😭

My love for the boys is renewed tenfold. IT WILL ONLY MAKE ME SUPPORT THEM HARDER THAN EVER.

I'm smitten.

I'm lost into this bangtan shit for good.

With ZERO SHAME. BECAUSE THEY ARE THAT AMAZING

THE FUCKER WAS RIGHT 🌈💜💕💜🫶🏻🥰😘😍

Hahahahaha

These were the best concerts of my life

I will never ever forget it

And I will need ten thousand years to process it

I was so happy to be sharing this moment with Holly, who is such a kind and sweet and beautiful person. She has been my friend for 6 years and having this experience with her was really special 💜

Thank you to BTS. Thank you to Munich ARMYS.

Thank you universe for everything.

Perfect...everything was perfect.

Don't mind me if I'm blissed out for the forseeable future.

Oh and the next edit...yeah. Yeah. I'm gonna work so hard on it.

Thank you all for your kind messages of support.

I am full of love for all of you 💜

I bet they will come back to Europe with more dates seeing how amazing the crowd is. And you bet that I will try to go to as many as possible next time.

Next time I will get GA since there was enough space to move around. I wanna to see them even closer!!

I love you Bangtan 💜

This post has been fermenting in the back of my mind for a while now, and it started from a silly place to just relieve together with you all some of the Jikook stuff I love the most, but it turned out as something a bit more complex and that I think will have a few more parts too. It’s gonna be a long one.

All of these moments and more are actually pretty relevant to me, maybe on the same level with some of the craziest interactions Jikook have ever had that are collectively considered more “huge”. With this I don’t mean in any way to turn Jikook’s love into some kind of chart or ranking; it’s just a way to trace back to some Jikook moments that have personally made me more and more suspicious (🥸🧐) and that also happen to be mentioned less, as it becomes harder to bring up 10+ years of archives everyday.

‘Big’ or ‘small’ are words we use to describe something that’s just love at the core. But in different ways, and shades, even where people sometimes pay less attention. Especially in an era where everything is measured through a “viral” lense, or where people can struggle so deeply with recognizing love that they overlook some of the most meaningful moments in Jikook’s history.

1. “The year he was born”

During a weverse live a few months ago, Jungkook listened to a song called “Hold The End Of This Night”. As he read the year the song was published in, 1995, he said: “the year Jimin was born”.

To this day, my brain can not process how fucking loud and obvious this moment was. 5 words, casually said in a moment and a live Jimin had NOTHING to do with, out of the blue, even though both Taehyung and Jungkook’s own brother were also born in 1995.

This makes it just enormously important. This detail is like a window on Jungkook’s mind: Jimin Jimin Jimin and more Jimin everywhere.

This proves so many things we’ve been saying for ages, but most of all it proves that Jungkook’s mind is constantly on Jimin. Everything leads to him, before it leads to his own brother, or to any other member, or to anyone else he could know. Even when Jimin is not present and mentioning him is not convenient or coherent, and even when his birthday or birth year is not in ANY WAY the topic at hand, Jungkook does it anyways, he mentions Jimin.

A simple number, the year a song was published in, brings his brain to Jimin. Because he’s always in the back of it, somewhere, even when he’s not around.

This was crazy to me, truly huge, and to this day I’m shocked people have not been talking about it with the same intensity they do when it comes to other Jikook content. Jungkook is such a sweet, genuine lover boy. Seriously floating on clouds because of that blonde man, and I mean, do we blame him?

2. “Not Touching”

There are several examples of this throughout the years, but since the tour started I think it has become more obvious and we got more recent examples for it.

I mentioned it in this post, and to prevent any redundancy I just link it. Everything I say there goes for this post as well: the fact that Jimin and/or Jungkook hold themselves back from touching and hugging each other sometimes, is pretty much suggesting that the way they feel about being perceived as close is sometimes threatening, dangerous for a bond that has something to protect on a deeper level and that’s different from what the other members share.

And if this is the sad side of it, there is also a more positive outlook that we’ve recently experienced, where Jikook choose to go against those rules or impositions. It leads us to the 4th point:

4. “Sitting close”

On more than one occasion, on the Arirang tour, we’ve seen Jikook sitting close during the ending ments, even when the offical and pre-established order wanted them to sit apart.

This goes back to something I said a long time ago, about people judging Jikook’s closeness, some even daring to call it toxic or “too much”. All I’ve always said is that we have no idea how sad, torturing and cruel it feels for a human being to be a queer korean artist who also has to endure the weight of being closeted, and potentially hiding a relationship with his bandmate. At that point, the strength you gotta show up with everyday is out of this world, and every little thing you can share th ease that heaviness becomes relevant and necessary.

Even sitting close for 5 fucking minutes, or sharing a car for 10, or being in the same team for a game, or walking side by side for 3 seconds from one side of a room to the other.

It might look casual, but the fact that Jikook sat close even when they were “not supposed to”, proves the point above over and over like a tornado. They’ve spent so much time being kept apart, or hiding, holding back, controlling, pretending, re-assessing, and whether is is their choice or not to keep things unconfirmed, we can’t deny that in case there is an actual romantic connection being hidden, they definitely go through forced restrictions everyday.

So even those 5 minutes are needed, and craved, and are better spent close, melting with each other, rather than a few more centimeters apart. The cherry on top for this is, of course, their undeniable sweetness and chemistry when they can finally sit close and just…be, with each other.

The way Jimin and Jungkook act when they’re sitting next to each other and when they’re sitting next to anyone else is just more all-over-the-place. As soon as their bodies are close, the inside joking, touching, leaning, flirting, looking and smiling starts. And it’s something I’m grateful for in ways I cannot express: their bond blooms in its full beauty when it’s allowed to be expressed. And it has happened right in front of our eyes, multiple times.

5. Microphone

When this moment came out, I legitimately LOST my mind. Those who get it get it, those who don’t don’t. I’M NOT SORRY.

I’m seriously struggling to write about it because LOOK. Just LOOK. AT. IT.

Jimin has to tie his shoe and needs his hands to be free, so instead of stopping and placing the mic on the floor, or handing it to the manager, or handing it to NAMJOON, WHO’S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO HIM, or to literally anyone else, he chooses to walk towards Jungkook so he can tie his shoe.

It’s giving princess treatment, it’s giving husband, it’s giving you’re my safe space, it’s giving I wanna interact with you even for the smallest things and when it’s not needed. It’s giving “I know you’ll hold my microphone with no hesitation, while I tie my shoelaces, even if anyone else could have done it too”.

I’m not saying you’ll hear me screaming about this as much as you have heard me screaming over the Watch Moment, but we’re close. Very close. This ALTERED MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY FOREVER.

They’re each other’s. I don’t know what else to say. They’re on each other’s mind all the time, and the true example of “I’d look for you and choose you in every crowded room”. I have zero doubts on that.

6. Jimmy Fallon

As we all know, BTS were on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in March, to promote Arirang. And as we all, unfortunately, know, something very embarrassing and quite frankly disappointing happened there, and no, the embarrassment didn’t come from the misunderstanding- from the reaction to it.

Jimmy asked the guys what they missed the most about each other, and when it was Teakook’s turn, Tae said he missed Jungkook “teasing” him, but everyone - Jimmy included - misheard that as “kissing”. The audience’s reaction was loud, obvious, uncomfortable, and just proved the way most taekookers are percieved in online spaces is very accurate for real life as well.

Jimin’s reaction to that moment was very composed, as he is, an expression of uncomfortable feeling mixed with the general vibe in the room, which was filled with screams, clapping and general childish behavior.

After that, Jimmy asked Jungkook what he missed the most about Jimin, and there were two things that got my attention: the first was Jimin’s reaction to the question, saying “hey, my man”, pointing at Jungkook right after everything that had just happened with the teasing/kissing moment. And then, Jungkook’s answer itself: “I didn’t miss him because he was with me, but I miss his cooking right now”. Even if Jimin’s not that good at cooking, and we know Jungkook’s a great chef.

This makes me incredibly emotional because not only did it feel like Jimin trying to demurely reclaim his territory, his safe space, his piece of heart, but also because Jungkook’s answer was so sweet, child-like in a way that balanced the air after the previous low quality - vibe the crowd had left. Especially considering that Jimin has cooked that same dish for him during their trips on Are You Sure?!, a show Jungkook’s deeply attached to.

It is just the way I see Jikook. Two pure people who can clean any room, heal with their spontaneity, and it is very very similar to what BTS does, just more intimate and tender as it happens between two people who are very unique to each other, and not in a large group of brothers.

It all felt very special, and the more I think about it the more I realize Jimin and Jungkook are, above all, gentle with each other. All the time. Very tender in the way they talk about each other, miss the other, need the other.

7. “I need JK”

This moment right here might be one of the CRAZIEST pieces of lore to ever HAPPEN in this community. Another one I can’t understand why we stopped talking about. I mean, I understand we got just too much stuff to handle but… THIS ONE????? Let me explain myself.

If I’m not mistaken, this station head happened right after the recording of the Jimmy Fallon episode; but it could be relatively relevant. What IS relevant here is the tone Jimin said that with, which GETS. ME. SO. BAD, and the fact that it was said OUT OF THE BLUE ENTIRELY. After Jungkook had just said “I need 6 members”.

Jimin basically went I LOVE THEM ALL BUT I NEED YOU, BOY.

The raspy voice, the way he said it so fast, so abruptly, so quickly. And the fact that it feels like the tip of a much deeper and bigger iceberg where Jimin claims Jungkook all the time.

Because Jimin to me has always been that type of lover. The one who needs in a way that’s so intimate, so concrete and quiet, but also so unapologetic, honestly all over the place if you look closely; as someone who’s always there for others, always generous, always caring, and needs someone to give all that back to him. It’s just a perception, and I could be wrong, but Jimin feels, to me, like someone who dives deep into love, to the point where his person is truly all he wants in a slightly obsessive way. He’s just better at composure.

Jungkook’s the one who calms him down, who he feels safe with, understood by, who makes his eyes shine when he pops out, who he looks at, and for, and after, and who he runs to, who he enlisted with, the one who laughs at his jokes, the one he makes jokes to, the one he opens up to, the one he feels the most comfortable being alone with.

He needs JK. It is true. He does. And just like the “1995” moment, this proves us how Jungkook’s always on Jimin’s mind as well - after all these years, I personally never even had a doubt. Jimin is as obsessed with Jungkook as JK is with him: the most natural evolution of such an heavy crush like the one he had back in 2014.

8. “The Banner”

This next moment is still kind of tied to the previous ones, and it’s something I wanna focus on very, very attentively, because it involves us all.

Jimin literally sang directly to a fan in the first row who was wearing a CHIMMY AND COOKY HEADBAND (but we’re gonna put those plushies to the side for now…), after seeing her banner referencing their iconic “You are me, I am you” line, and saying “destiny forever”. Kneeling down for her and putting his hand on his chest, as to thank her. All of this considering the avoidant and… let’s say unpleasant reaction he had to a Taekook banner instead.

This moment felt huge to me, and I’m gonna bring it up again in the future, because I personally think the way Jikook - and ESPECIALLY Jimin - have been opening up more with us lately, and the fact that they’ve openly acknowledged Black n White, and that now this happens with a Jikook fan, is not a coincidence, and is very much all intertwined.

I say this all the time but it’s important here: we, as supporters, also have a responsibility, especially those who run platforms or publicly interact. It shouldn’t feel like a battle, a war, a competition, it should just be led by love and respect. No matter what your stand on Jikook’s relationship is and what the truth is, the core of it all is obviously love and affection and the fact that a big part of the fandom doesn’t accept it or treat it right is wrong and unfair, and I think the best way to fight it is to spread the love, the feelings, the thoughts, and most of all, the support.

I’m grateful for this girl, and for the fact that Jimin saw her and thanked her, just like I’m thankful for BnW, for you all, each one of you who contributes to this net. Don’t think your support doesn’t reach them. It always finds ways to get where it’s supposed to get, even if indirectly.

The fact that Jikook have never, ever shown signs of being uncomfortable or upset about Jikookers tells me everything I needed to know about my role and my goal with this space, my posts and my words. Love, connection, and support. Being there for these two people who need it and appreciate it happening.

Jimin put his hand on his heart at the supportive fan and her banner saying “destiny forever”. They both wave at and love a photographer who openly supports him and Jungkook as a duo, a pair, and who portrays them close and lovely together, with that same delicacy and warmth that characterizes a lot of jikook supporters I’ve interacted with. We’re in the right place, at the right time.

9. “ I am You, You Are Me”

In this post I explained more in detail how Jikook’s connection with “I am you, you are me” didn’t actually start with Serendipity, but with the song I am you, you are me by Zico, back in 2016. The fact that they wore matching band-aids like the main characters in the music video, is honestly one of the biggest moments that has ever happened, for me.

I’m still, to this day, waiting for someone to give me a platonic explanation for that one, but you’ve heard me saying this a lot. And you’ll hear it again throughout this post too…

Aside from all the lyrics, the romance of it all, and the fact that there is nothing platonic about all that, I think we all got so used to hearing Jikook say this to each other or to it being their iconic line that we forget to focus on how sweet, deep and intimate it is. Basically implying that they are each other’s destiny, that they’re so connected they feel like they’re the same person, like they’re one, their souls are tied. They know their connection is different.

And it started when they were kids. It was 2016, and they already related to Zico’s song “I am you, you are me”; and then they took it again from Serendipity, a romantic song about meeting someone you love while looking for something else. They started to publicly tell each other that sentence after Jimin recorded a romantic song about a fated relationship.

There is nothing platonic or friendly about that, at least in my personal experience, if you also put all of this next to the other Jikook moments we’ve got. Jikook chose those exact words to represent their bond and to tell each other while touching each other’s fingers. Like two stars meeting in the entire, infinite universe. They basically identify with a line from a love song.

10. “The Necklace”

This years started pretty intensely for the Jikook community, and I think we all remember the necklace rumors that broke the internet in April. That day will always be probably one of the loudest in the fandom, and not because it reached the news - a very much not respect-worthy media company like Koreaboo who’s not relevant, ever - but because it was collectively recognized as impactful and probably different from anything else they’ve ever done.

After being seen at the airport with the same necklace by the same brand, in silver and gold, everyone went crazy. But I think what made it crazier for me is the fact that they kept wearing it, during soundchecks for example, and that with a huge smirk, some days later, Jungkook pointed at the necklace on Jimin’s chest. Most people would think this is “smaller” in comparison to wearing matching necklaces and showing them off at the airport, but if we consider this moment below then that’s when it all becomes loud and remarkable.

Jimin’s reaction, the way he kind of gets mad/pushes JK, makes it feel like Jungkook was teasing him about it, or teasing themselves about it. Whatever it was, they definitely know about the rumors, and those Chrome Hearts necklaces definitely hold some kind of meaning for them, considering they’ve mentioned it in different occasions too, also smirking and laughing about it.

11. “Waking up and seeing Jungkook”

This moment is what I think will never fail to give me B U T T E R F L I E S.

I think this is with no doubt one of the most profound moments we’ve ever witnessed between Jikook, despite some people - but I gotta say, it’s a very small group - interpreting this as casual or flirty in a silly way.

I think Jimin genuinely wanted to express that waking up and seeing Jungkook was the best thing to him. As sweet, as romantic, as beautiful as it sounds, and it is so precious, so special, SO JIMIN, who drops bombs just like that, in such a firm and brief way, that discussing it deprives it of some beauty.

Jimin didn’t just say he liked spending time with Jungkook, or that he liked the way they connected lately. He wasn’t asked what he likes about Jungkook or enjoys about Jungkook either.

He said “the best thing these days is waking up and seeing Jungkookie”. He, Jimin, brought the attention on his JK. Not the question. And this - we’ll see it in a minute - is a JIMIN habit™.

Breathe in. Breathe out. BREATHE IN. BREATHE. OUT.

That’s how fucking whipped this man is. Has always been. Since he met Jungkook. All over him like he’s hypnotized, but in such a conscious way… so intentional. He basically said he loves opening his eyes, in his bed, when he wakes up, and Jungkook being the first thing he sees. Which tells us so much about their closeness.

He said it with that smile, with that tone, holding the eye contact that Jungkook avoided so shyly… nothing about this has ever been brotherly to me, if you ask me, but that’s not the point at all.

The point here is not proving or not proving, confirming or not confirming, being right or wrong. Because Jikook’s bond transcends labels in a way that doesn’t confuse it but rather reaffirm it as love, the kind that words can’t ever get to. The point here is not a definition, or getting to a conclusion: it’s them.

The point is that Jimin and Jungkook have been giving signs of their bond being special and unique for years, and I don’t want them to feel like all of their effort goes to waste. I don’t know if everything crazy they’ve done or said on camera was to establish their closeness to the public, or simply to express themselves and their love for each other more freely, or both; their deeper intentions are unknown to me.

All I know is that they do it, they’ve done it, they’ll keep doing it, and that I have the responsibility and duty, as someone who sees it, to cherish it and cover it with positivity and love. So I’m here once again bringing this moment up because I think we should genuinely focus on what Jimin said.

On the fact that he said, out of the blue, like he always does, that the best thing is seeing Jungkook as he wakes up. Because when he opens his eyes, seeing Jungkook probably makes him happy, or safe, or joyful. More than when he wakes up and Jungkook’s not there. Which not only makes my heart *combust* in a cloud of *confetti* but also makes me realize why it makes so much sense that they enlisted together and end up sharing beds even when they’re “not supposed to”.

It’s not just about waking up close. It’s not just about sitting close during the ending ments. It’s not just about being “too attached”.

It’s about safety and love. If I had found the person who makes me feel this way when I’m in the trenches, in bed, eating, cooking, performing, rehearsing, sleeping and crying, or traveling and filming, then I’d be chasing that person too, and that love too, and I’d be splashing it all on people’s faced. Yes, I wake up with them, and I fucking love it.

This was huge not just because it was obvious (and I’m a fangirl too, brother, I ENJOY BEING SERVER), but because the members reactions were THE EXACT SAME REACTIONS a group of friends would have to a couple being too much in the cheesy sense. With “booing” on one side, and smiling like a FOOL who’s the first SUPPORTER of all times on… on Hobi’s side. Smiling like he’s watching his best friends getting married in real time.

And it was huge because the implications of Jimin’s words are a big statement of safety and closeness.

12. “Jungkook’s stuff is my stuff”

I’m now realizing that this series is becoming a “Jimin mentions Jungkook in every interview” type of thing and it’s actually funny LOL.

“What do you always bring with yourself on tour?”

“The most important thing is not what I bring with me, but what Jungkook brings. I will gladly make good use of whatever Jungkook brings. Thank you so much”.

Uhm

🥸

Okay???

🤨

What the….

😑

Okay.

No need to explain this one. I guess. His stuff is my stuff. I don’t need to bring anything particular with me which is why in my bag there’s just a card holder a lipbalm and some car keys to a car I won’t even drive since this guy can carry my stuff and drive me around too while he’s at it.

You already won, Jimin. You already won. This was unnecessary.

13. “We don’t fight over stuff like that”

Quoting OP (who we thank for their splendid translating work🙏🏼):

“Jimin responds with a soft defensive tone disagreeing with the PD about fighting Jungkook out of nowhere after the PD suggested they could stack the cards up high 😅 Why? He seemingly misheard 싸우다 (fight, argue) instead of 쌓다 (build/pile up, stack)”.

Jimin basically misheard the director’s words and thought they assumed he and JK would fight over the placement of the cards. If you watch the video, you’ll notice Jimin’s tone and expression while he says “we don’t fight over stuff life that!”, emphasizing the “we”, as OP said.

Jungkook immediately catches on the misunderstanding and they both laugh and it turns out this is one of my favorite Jikook moments ever, that I think gets specifically lost more easily as they were locked in that black room doing AYS promotions for like 3 months, and the amount of content we got from it is insane.

Jimin saying “you don’t like sky sighting, you only like being with me”. Jungkook saying Jimin’s a “95”, meaning he’s “flawless” through a word-play in korean. Jimin saying Jungkook’s number one trait to him is that he’s a cutie. Constantly holding/shaking hands, looking shy and lovely like a couple on a variety show, even doing couple challenges and a “what’s in my bag”🥺. They were just the cutest, and the closest, and those interviews and moments they had during that promotional time are some of the fondest to me.

Jimin remarking in a very assertive way that he and Jungkook don’t fight over silly stuff just adds to the general coupley vibe and chemistry they showed. The way they looked at each other. Just the way, again, they exist next to each other. They bring the best and the authenticity out of each other.

14. “Everything was meaningless, everyone but you”

I re-shared this moment a while ago, but I feel like it still needs to be included here for coherence.

During “Make It Right”, on tour, I guess in 2019, Jimin was singing his part which goes:

“Everything was meaningless, everything but you”

And clearly, like blatantly, on camera, pointed at Jungkook.

If you wanna give yourself some feet-kicking and goosebumps-fangirling, like the good old fashioned way, you can click on the link and watch the video of the moment.

I guess it goes with this moment as well, where they looked at each other while singing “Come Over” ‘s line “stay with me on my worst day”. And so many other instances where they actually dedicated each other lyrics, or pointed at the heart and then the other - especially Jungkook. *explodes in another big cloud of confetti*.

15. “THE PICTURE”

This goes in capital letters. This is BIG. And to think that some new armys or jikookers or SOME PEOPLE in the world are not aware makes my heart ache. Why depriving yourself of a good free gay meal?

I not only need explanations for this that are not brotherly or friendly, but I need explanations AS A WHOLE.

WHY DID JUNGKOOK THREATEN JIMIN TO POST A PICTURE WITH A HICKEY ON HIS NECK?

WHY DID HE POST IT?

WHY DID JIMIN FEEL THREATENED BY IT?

WHY DID JUNGKOOK HAVE A HICKEY?

Any explanations or thoughts or suggestions are welcomed for the last point! Maybe Jimin just cared about Jungkook’s feed staying aesthetically pleasing?😊

*explodes*

I mean, I’m just being silly here, but logic is logic. 2+2 is 4, now, like in 2016. Isn’t it?

I talked about it more in depth here if you care:

To summarize, back in 2016, Jimin and Jin went live on Vlive, and Jungkook later joined them. The vibe between Jikook, as I said, was very undefined still - it clearly hadn’t been through everything it has been through, that later made it more stable and mature.

As Jungkook enters the room, he and Jimin start seriously flirting here and there, and when Jimin threatens to leave… Jungkook threatens him to post a picture of himself with a hickey on his neck. If Jimin stays, Jungkook seems to implicate he won’t post it.

Jimin stayed, but Jungkook posted it anyways.

I was lucky enough to get the tickets when they dropped a few months ago, and even after securing them something felt weird, as if I wasn’t ready enough but worried instead, and now with perspective I know it was about Hobi’s Lollapalooza. I used my savings to get those tickets as well last year, but wasn’t able to go because of a family member being sick who later passed away. I’m anyway grateful I chose to stay with them, even though missing the concert felt bittersweet.

When I entered the stadium a few days ago and got so close to the stage I could see their water bottles, I realized I was gonna see their faces from up close for the first time, and that it all was real, that I was there and I had made it, even if I was alone. It was a standing seat with general admission so being that close felt like fate.

And when they actually came out I was shaking and crying so bad that the first videos I took - especially Hooligan - are shaky, unstable, and not very worth sharing but very worth rewatching for myself and my own heart.

There are so many things I’d like to say, especially to BTS themselves. They are like family to me, with all the respect for their craft, their position, their artistry. They’re special humans but they’re also part of history, they’re making it, they’re building a legacy that will be remembered and I was there witnessing it. I wish I could tell them, even if I’m sure they know. Now that I’ve watched them, they know.

Hobi said something very special, after “Normal”. He said “we call this shit normal, but you are not normal, it is not”. And that’s true. None of that was normal. Thousands and thousands of people cheering for you at every movement or sound, people knowing your music, the new one and the old one… that’s out of this world. That’s a dream. An European crowd singing “Arirang” during Body to Body, word for word, is no joke. I hope Korea is proud with a giant capital P because BTS gave it the prestige it deserves.

And during the ending ments, Hobi also said “this is the best moment, when I look at you and you’re all one soul”. And he was right. I never felt part of something and more like myself like I did in that crowd. I was safe, understood, in love. Free. I felt connected with everyone, and when I saw a kid crying because she couldn’t see, and someone next to me helped her come closer to us, I felt like I was in the right place at the right time, after a lifetime of my passion for BTS and my music taste being mocked. It lost all its relevance because I was somewhere where everyone knew how much it mattered and none could judge me. No matter how loud I screamed, or how high I jumped, or how embarrassing my crying was.

The guys were perfectly on time, so interactive, so professional and spontaneous at the same time, so genuine. They are perfect, it’s true, what we see on the screen is absolutely real. Their beauty is unmatched. Yoongi wasn’t even able to speak at times for how loud we screamed at him and everytime he came close to drink water people would go crazy. He looks ETHEREAL in my videos like he’s made of porcelain, just like Jin. Jin specifically has the humor, that way of teasing the crowd with his WWH persona, that just makes the show something else. He’s a gorgeous comedian, and his voice can reach peaks that I felt shaken by. Yoongi’s rapping live, on the other side, is one of the most impressive parts of the show as well.

They’re so lean and tall. Taehyung is so FUNNY, he loves to dance, and wave, and smile… he’s like a kid on stage. So, so, so genuine. And beautiful. That blonde hair SUITS HIM! I’ve never seen someone with more drive and power like him on a stage. I’m amused.

Namjoon’s stage presence is amazing too, he jumped like CRAZY during FYA and Not Today above all, and there was a very funny moment with him after someone sadly passed out. Jimin was so nice, he immediately noticed and approached that section of the standing floor, worried as fuck, and even minutes later, during the ending ments, he kept saying “I hope that person from earlier is doing good”. He’s an angel. So human.

Anyway, after that person recovered, Namjoon went like “hey, guys, please drink some water… and… well, don’t… don’t pass out!”. Everyone laughed and went like DUH????? He probably didn’t know what to say and it felt so clumsy and goofy LMAO.

Jungkook with glasses and flare jeans was like a wet dream. I’m not even kidding. His confidence in the daylight is UNBELIEVABLE, and he even said it himself. He said that thanks to our cheering he felt sure of himself even in full light. He’s so excited on stage, you can feel he’s happy, he’s full of adrenaline, but also vulnerable. When the surprise songs were revealed - ON and For Youth🥲🥲🥲 - everyone went crazy, that’s the part where I seriously lost my voice, and when For Youth played Jungkook sat on stage, on my right, and started singing and closing his eyes looking at the crowd. He was emotional.

And when the song ended, he said that’s one of those old songs that make him cry, which is why I think he shared those instagram stories saying “we used to shine back then”. He probably carried that sentiment from the concert. I’m crying myself as I type this because “you’re my best friend for the rest of my life, I wish I could turn back time” is THE line. That song is pivotal in my army heart.

Jimin is a GOD. I genuinely don’t know what else to say. His hair is so captivating, and the way he goes from an absolute TEASE to a shy mess is so funny. He KNOWS people go crazy when he comes close to the barricade, and he loves to send kisses, to smile, to dance. It’s like he’s thinking to himself “I love doing this FOR them”. He’s the perfect entertainer.

(the banners and fans on the big screen were one of the funniest parts too LOL).

Among all of them, Jimin and Hobi are the ones I felt were more surprised and struck by the crowd. Taehyung and Hobi were the most expressive about Belgium being the loudest crowd - which I think depends on the fact that all the European countries who didn’t get a date were also there - and they both kept saying they will come back, and they regret not coming earlier, but Jimin felt like the one who was the most captivated. Sometimes he would stare into the crowd without saying anything, frozen, and we would put our phones down and clap for him.

I’ve never been part of such an alive, loud, reactive and energetic crowd before. Everytime they did ANYTHING we screamed, and everytime they talked we cheered, and we sang every word, korean and english, and people on the bleachers did waves, and BTS felt it. I kept thinking to myself “this is why they keep doing it”. You go on stage and so many people go crazy for you and show you love, appreciation, tears, smiles. They traveled for you, they learned your songs, they sacrificed. It means BTS created something uniting, worth experiencing, something that makes the world a better place. And of course when they see it in front of them, they get confidence, happiness, joy back. And know why they’re doing it and why the pain and the effort is worth it.

IDOL was probably one of the best parts too. They walked out through the crowd and colorful confetti kept falling down, while everyone screamed, sang, jumped. It was so exciting. Very different from the final song, Into The Sun, when white confetti fell down and the lights turned yellow, and I started crying again unable to stop. For Youth and Into The Sun were the. end. of. me.

Everyone around me was emotional. That song has a special place in my heart and forever will, and that’s the moment when I realized I was in this BTS thing for life, as long as I exist. The sun had just gone down and the breeze was nice, and the beat drop of the outro made my heart skip beats. It is indescribable.

The last things I wanna say are these. The dancers are AMAZING, so good, so energetic, and they’re a fundamental part of the show’s aesthetic. We cheered for them as much. And every person behind the show making it possible deserves recognition as well because it’s HUGE.

What we read online or feel from behind our phones, especially when filtered through social medias opinions, loses its relevance too when you’re seeing them from upclose. You realise they are singers, dancers, performers, they’re famous. They’ve got responsibility, a weight coming with all of this beauty, and they surely couldn’t care less about this or that being said about them. They’re on another level, in another bubble. They’re not as involved in some stuff as we are.

And, allow me to also say that no matter how many times you couldn’t make it to a concert, or how many years you had to wait or think you’ll have to wait, I promise you you will make it, one day you’ll be there. It can happen. It absolutely can. I wish I could highlight this enough… you will.

Every single time the odds seem “against” Jikook, these two suddenly decide to become even MORE attached, MORE annoying, MORE playful and more “니들이 뭘 할 수 있는데?” coded.

Like at this point it’s not even shipping anymore this is literally advanced behavioral science. Somebody call NASA. Call Harvard. Call that one detective from Criminal Minds because ssibal WHAT is this pattern 😭

People: “Oh noooo maybe they grew distant 😔”

Jikook 0.2 seconds later:

• Standing unnecessarily close

• Giggling like two middle schoolers in love

• Escalating physical contact like they’re trying to unlock Premium Subscription features

• Moving like they share one singular consciousness

• Staring at each other like the rent is due

• If not, somehow our dear Jungkook eventually appears on live at suspicious timing like the final boss of emotional damage control

Because WHY is it ALWAYS like this?!!!

People: “Maybe things changed…”

Jungkook: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ anyways Jimin-ssi ☺️

LIKE SIR?????? 😭

Not even directly saying anything either because God forbid this man communicates normally.

No no. Instead he arrives with: ✨the vibes✨ ✨the energy✨ ✨the smiling✨ ✨the suspiciously comforting tone✨ ✨the aura of a man that knows exactly why everyone is panicking✨

And suddenly the entire fandom is sitting there like:

“Ah… okay. Nevermind. They’re insane again.”

And the funniest part is that the MORE dramatic people become, the MORE these two seem to activate whatever soulmate rebellion protocol they have going on

Like genuinely their internal conversations must sound like:

Jimin: “They’re being annoying again.”

Jungkook: “Chanae? 🤨” (translation: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?)

Jimin: “Mhm.”

Jungkook: “Bet. Hold my microphone. I’m about to become even more attached to you out of spite.”

Because WHY do they react to discourse by becoming even more unbearable together 😭

The universe throws chaos at them and they respond with: “Damn… anyways wanna go stand thigh-to-thigh and psychologically terrorize people again?”

And Jungkook ESPECIALLY??? Oh that man CANNOT handle bad vibes around Jimin 😭

The SECOND the energy gets weird he starts moving like he was personally appointed by the Ministry of Jimin Protection.

Suddenly he’s live. Suddenly he’s smiling. Suddenly he’s mentioning Jimin-ssi with that fond little voice. Suddenly everyone who was doomposting looks dumb as hell.

It’s genuinely one of the most consistent Jikook patterns ever and every time I notice it again I feel like that conspiracy theory guy connecting red strings on the wall while yelling:

“THE EVIDENCE IS RIGHT THERE!!!”

It doesn’t bother me. It really doesn’t. Especially if you know how the K-Pop scene is and how fictional ships have existed for decades. It doesn’t surprise me one bit that outsiders would hear that a group of people think Jimin and Jungkook are a couple and deny it solely because all nearly other K-Pop ships are just people/fans being goofy.

That’s fine. 🤷‍♀️

I don’t care about people who deny Jikook because they haven’t looked into it or just don’t put stock into any K-Pop based pairing. I’m not here to make someone believe anything. If you don’t think Jikook are dating or are a couple, fine.

I DO however get annoyed, though, when the people who insinuate that I’m crazy for thinking Jimin and Jungkook just might see each other romantically BASED ON THEIR OWN ACTIONS ACROSS 10+ YEARS, are the same people who believe Jungkook is dating a woman we’ve never ONCE seen him even interact with. 🤔

Yes, I’m talking about #them. Ever since the Calvin Klein video footage and photos have released, #they have come back in full force talking about #it.

The sleeve and arm detectives with a PHD in flesh and ink analysis are up to their antics yet again. And to be quite frank, I’m getting sick of the hypocrisy. 🙄

I said this a few days ago, but I have NEVER seen a group of people so desperate to prove a relationship between two people who have never been seen together ONCE. As of the writing of this post, there is no evidence that Jungkook is even on a first name basis with that woman, but I’m the delusional one for not thinking that JK is dating her.

Like let’s ignore that fact that I believe Jungkook to be 100% homosexual, even if I thought he was interested in women, there is still not one shred of proof that he has ever interacted with the person everyone is insisting is his GF.

But I’m the weird one for thinking he’s not her boyfriend 🤨

In fact, apparently I’m delusional for thinking he could be in a relationship with the person who he’s seen almost every single day since the group’s debut in 2013.

The person he was worn matching couple outfits with on Valentines Day, White Day, and other romantic holidays, numerous times across 10+ years

The person Jungkook has been seen with on outings during romantic holidays across 10+ years, often with no staff

The person Jungkook took on a birthday vacation during a hard period in both of their lives, where he filmed a video intentionally edited to look like a couple's vlog, with a song from a gay singer that JK paid for the rights to use

The person who's sweaty ear he sucked, on stage in front of thousands of people

The person he was only briefly separated from during their solo debuts

The person who even the military couldn’t separate him from because they enlisted together

The person he traveled with before and after said military service in their own personal travel show

The person he’s always said he is closest to and relies on

The person who everyone from fellow members, to staff, to strangers have said he’s attached at the hip to

The person who he has made crystal clear he adores, in more ways than one

And most importantly, the person who has returned that same affection fully and equally. The person who was actually the first to make his feelings known before JK himself openly reciprocated to the same degree.

I’m crazy for thinking they are dating. But the people who think he’s dating a girl we have no indication he even knows are the normal ones.......... 🤨

Okay. 🫠

And you know, I blame JK akgaes for this so much. It’s bad enough that the company just lets those lunatics fester and never takes legal action again the people spreading literal nonsense. But then you have the akgaes who just allow these rumors to spread and do nothing to defend JK. They literally do not care that most k-pop stans view Jungkook as the fboy of K-pop and think he jumps from woman to woman hourly. People who have never watched one ounce of content from him think that is the kind of guy he is, because that’s the image his stans want to push. Because at least it’s better than the alternative for them.

Him being gay.

Even worse, him being gay and dating Jimin.

They’d literally rather he be known as a slimeball than a gay man in a loving, long term consensual relationship built on years of trust and mutual comfort.

And these people claim to be his biggest fans. 😑

Again, I believe Jimin and Jungkook to be in a relationship because of their own actions that I’ve seen with my eyes since 2014. But even if he and Jimin aren’t a couple, I would need Jungkook himself to come out and say something if some psychos on X and Instagram want me to believe that anything he has done is because of some woman. 🙄

Like I said, if people don’t want to believe Jimin and Jungkook are boyfriends, fine. I am not on some mission to ‘prove’ Jikook. I don’t even need to do that, they do it themselves. But whatever. If people want to consider them platonic besties after everything, go ahead.

But if you’re gonna say Jikook just can’t be real because ya’ll just can’t imagine Jungkook being gay, even though imo he’s already done the closest thing he can do to officially come out, then I better not hear one word from people trying to use blurry arm screenshots as a gotcha. Even if something is there, there is NO EVIDENCE that it's related to any woman.

I support a relationship between two people, whether romantic or platonic, because of how they have acted with each other and ONLY each other, in front of the world, since 2015. The people calling me a weirdo for that? They are shipping Jungkook with a woman who, as of this post, we have never even seen him standing next to.

The other day I saw this video of all their tour stops, like those montages where the little plane flies all over a map and creates a red string between all the countries they’re gonna visit, and it just blew my mind.

It’s their passion and what they chose to do, and it’s not their first time either, but you know how some things hardly lose their effect on you. I imagine and assume that the adrenaline after all these years away from touring is over the roof, and I also assume that they wanna do well, and that even if they’re used to mentally preparing and they’ve learned to take care of themselves, they’re also craving the best performance so they can show people how connected they still are to all of this.

And I can’t help but hope that they prioritize themselves, despite the fact that anyone in their position or with their same work ethic would die to give everything on that stage no matter what. No matter how ill, injured, sad or tired.

When it comes to touring my feelings are mixed because I know they have a great time behind their backs, and that they have each other. The amount of laughing, smiling, crying, bickering and joy they’re gonna share is just indescribable. I think that flying all over the world for two years with the same people you shared everything with is just one of those “movie-like” experiences that you can hardly explain. The memories stick with you forever and it’s a great gift they’re giving to their older selves.

Crowds chanting, milestones, the team effort, the post-concert in the car or the hotel, the lives, the eating, the mistakes, the funny moments, the instant you lock eyes with one another and realize you filled a stadium and that more people are probably outside of it just to enjoy the echoing of your songs. BTS have built an historical legacy and they’re in it together. It’s no joke.

But, at the same time, the other side of the coin is pretty dark too, and there are just so many examples I could make about this. All the things they need to be careful with, all the dangers, the people who could try to harm them, the crowd, or just the mental toll. I keep seeing that plane flying on the map in my head and I’m like…. Wow. Just wow. Both amazed and shocked. Both excited and worried. Both asking myself “how fucking huge is this boyband to be able to do this all over the world?” and “how fucking tiring must it be?”.

In the end it’s a me thing, because all I can do is support them, and stimulate the people who read this blog and will attend their concerts to be respectful, have fun, show the guys love. I hope a lot of noise and bullshit this fandom has going on stops for the sake of this new season in BTS story.

This is gonna sound probably childish but at the end of the day I’m a fan too, and so I am happy BTS know each other, that they made it, that their music can play for me. That the military is fucking gone, that Namjoon is happier, that Yoongi smiles a lot, that Taehyung is having fun, that Jungkook is so talkative, that Jimin could let his blonde hair grow, that Jin was not carried away by all the work he had to do, that Hobi still shines.

I genuinely hope they take care of themselves. That they make the best experience out of this and take advantage of all the breaks they’ll have to rest. I hope they know millions of people love them. And of course, I can’t help but saying it….I’m so happy Jimin and Jungkook will once again share a new life experience with each other, a new phase, something they’ve been through already but that they’re approaching for the first time as the new people they’ve become.

I’m happy they can lock eyes with each other on that stage and be next to one another through this extraterrestrial time the ARIRANG tour looks like already. They are, once again… together. It’s so tender to think of how many moments they’ve had side by side.

Because I know that even when the room fills with people and things become chaotic, Jimin is the person Jungkook looks for and vice versa, and that’s all they need at the end of the day. So I’m thankful they always have each other, too.

Surpriiiiiise!!

It's here!!!

I did my best in a limited amount of time.

Are you sure?! Season 2 was beyond magnificent to me and it touched my heart so deeply. I feel grateful to Jimin & Jungkook for allowing us to see such a precious part of their lives.

Hope this little tribute will make you smile.

Yes, but not the way people fantasize about it. Most people don’t want friendship and love. They want a witness, a warm body, someone to applaud the mask, forgive the mess and stay quiet about the patterns. They call that loyalty. It is not. It is a hostage situation dressed up as devotion.

Friendship is the part of a bond that tells the truth when it costs something.

Love is the part of a bond that stays when the truth arrives.

Put them together in one person and you don’t get a fairy tale, you get a forge.

The moment someone is both your friend and your lover, they’re close enough to see the rot and brave enough to name it.

That’s why most romance collapses the second it becomes real: the relationship was built to be admired, not examined.

TO FIND BOTH IN ONE PERSON, YOU HAVE TO BE SOMEONE WHO CAN SURVIVE BOTH.

You have to tolerate being disagreed with without turning it into betrayal, stop confusing comfort with care, and stop asking your partner to be your therapist, your parent, your audience, and your salvation, then punishing them when they fail to play all the roles you never earned.

A lover can be intoxicated by you. A friend cannot. A friend sees you clearly.

So yes, it’s possible, but it’s just rare, because it demands a kind of mutual maturity most people avoid: two people who can be tender without becoming blind. Two people who don’t complete each other, but compliment each other.

If you find someone who is both, you won’t feel safe all the time. You’ll feel exposed. And that’s how you’ll know it’s real.

It's dedication to the connection.

Its a belief that your partnership is a good thing for both of you even when it's hard work.

It's actively showing up for yourself and for them every day.

It's figuring out what you need and knowing how to ask for it. And having the courage to do so.

It's choosing your moment and your battles.

It's consciously listening without presumtion.

It's fighting for common ground, not to win an argument.

It's building a safe space together, so you can both talk through difficult stuff without shame or fear.

I'm pretty sure Jimin has said on a few occasions that that one of his favorite parts about going to countries where they can hide in plain sight is being able to just be themselves in public; which includes being able to just sit down and talk, or drink, or eat a meal.

So, the scene that stuck with me was at the beginning of episode 4 after Jikook had finished their shopping and Jimin stopped Jungkook to eat kimbap out in the steadily drizzling rain, barely talking, just devouring their food. The entirety of this moment (that we saw) was spent enjoying the food, JK messing with the camera, and then the two finishing up with some time on their phones. They then stood up almost as quickly as they sat down and continued on their way.

While they've had many moments like this with AYS, it felt impactful to me because this took place after the night at the bar where Jikook had drinks outside and not only talked about all sorts of things together, but it's also when Jimin mentioned how they aren't able to do things like this in Korea.

It was as if Jimin was bit by a pedestrian-bug and needed to enjoy that feeling of normalcy again, which is exactly why he wanted him and JK to plop down and eat their kimbap right then and there, to hell with the rain 🤣 they're getting rained on, the staff's getting rained on, they're in the middle of filming and have to make sure the shots are okay, but even so, it's worth it because they do not get to indulge in this kind of thing often. I wouldn't be surprised if that situation was nothing like poor Jimin imagined in his head, and yet, I still LOVED that for him.

Imagine growing up with the ability to do everything everyone else can do, and suddenly losing it because you got a bit too famous. Now, you have the money and connections, but it's too unsafe to casually go out and enjoy yourself for the risk of being spotted by fans, or antis, or scandal-hungry paparazzi. It's sad, so I love AYS and Bon Voyage and all the other neat projects that BTS as a whole can partake in to give them a feeling of normalcy, even if it's under very specific qualifications.

This is a delicate topic when it comes to him, and not because Jimin is more fragile or more cursed, but simply because some traits of his beautiful personality collide with some bad experiences he had and the general tendencies of the environment he works in, involving the public.

For a long time I even struggled with defining him as bothered by crowded streets or avoidant towards places that could easily bring attention to his presence there, because I genuinely always felt that Jimin was a perfectly functional, beautiful and empathic social butterfly, and that he was literally meant to interact, connect, communicate. So a lot of times I’ve wondered if those traits I define as “personality” aren’t actually trauma responses that he encapsulated or a way he grew into that made him feel safer and less vulnerable at one point. But maybe I’m speculating too much in the first place.

What I wanna say is that, and I take full responsibility for maybe reading into something that I shouldn’t touch, I feel like Jimin actually wants that openness and interaction with the world, he craves it, and of course has been proven multiple times that trusting the outside can either hurt you or nurture you. There is no rule, no predictable outcome, when he steps outside and chooses to live more normally and freely, and I think he’s aware of that, but he tries anyways, in specific circumstances, and it’s a huge thing.

These situations like drinking with Jungkook or eating with him in public spaces, are not obvious and are not something he did lightheartedly. But this doesn’t automatically mean, at all, that he didn’t enjoy it. I think he just bravely found balance between his rightly earned fears and his needs as a social, emotional human being.

He definitely wanted to avoid meeting people, in both seasons I recall Jungkook telling him to relax during a train ride because he was scared of the crowds, or making him feel more comfortable when they’re stepping into a crowded area. He’s the perfect emotional support for this kind of thing Jimin has because despite Jungkook himself going through harassment and stalking, they have different ways of approaching reality outside of themselves, and it’s complementary most of the time between them two.

I think that as outsiders we only catch a glimpse of the immense thought process that goes through the mind of an idol like Jimin, with his lived experiences, his nature, his life, his reasons and his shadows. So these apparently “small” gestures, that OP noticed to not be that small (thanks!), are actually the result of some inner work towards balance, and self love, and self protection that doesn’t always equate stepping back, hiding away, doing less.

I might add that, again, digressing to the “Jikook complete each other” part, this was very much possible also because not only there was a crew around them and a certain awareness defending Jimin if needed, but there was also Jungkook. And this has nothing to do with any romantic involvement we could see between them two: Jimin feels safe, at ease, confident around Jungkook. He stands tall because Jungkook’s presence goes way beyond the physical protection for him. I’m sure, at the end of the day, Jimin could easily punch a bitch on the nose anyways.

He himself has stated that Jungkook protects him multiple, and multiple times. And that protection is also and often implicit, or emotional, and healthy between two people who have brought the best out of each other for more than a decade. And I don’t think admitting it makes Jimin less powerful or valuable. He found his soulmate human who helps him stepping out of his shell, the shell that made him survive in a lot of situations where he was being attacked and hurt. It requires a specific type of person and delicacy to make that happen and Jungkook just does it, everytime.

And it just makes Jimin human, and strong, as someone who has overcome a lot of struggles and still trusts sweet moments like these, and trusts someone else to take care of him even if a lot of people have not done so in the past, and as someone who genuinely wants to step outside, and express himself, and feel part of the world.

I feel like we often mistakenly assume that private or reserved means closed up and detached. It does not. I’m sure Jimin would love to be as unapologetic and loud and assertive as anyone else, and to state and admit and deny and expose a lot of things, and has already done that in different occasions, on different levels. He just needs respect and understanding, other than love.

And it’s redundant, but I feel like ending this with precising that I’m speaking about Jimin because it’s Jimin that I support and it’s his point of view that I empathize with. But if we were to blame someone or deepen the conversation, this is not about Jimin at all. He’s responsible for nothing but being himself, and every fear or worry is on the people who hurt him only.

Fine.

Very well.

(post)

Taking pictures of the heart on his tail. You know what? Hell yeah.

Putting the heart shaped butt’s picture he just took on his nightstand? Why not.

No but keep going, we don’t mind.

Even mixing their boxes? It can happen once!

Oh.. twice? Well whatever.

Kismet? Married? Yes. Both. Case closed. I said what I said.

THE CREW

THE STAFF

THE CAPTAIN OF THE GAME

A JIKOOKER IS BEHIND THAT DESK AND THEY NEED A RAISE

Thank you @heartofbusan and @goldenhickeyss for bringing this to my attention😭

NAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

THE SAGA CONTINUES BUT I DIDNT MEAN THE SAGA CONTINUES

CALL THE POLICE

CALL THE POLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE

🚨🚔🚨

IM SERIOUS

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON BRUHHHHHHHHHHH IM QUITTING

@heartofbusan YOU DEAL WITH THIS NOW CAUSE IM DONE

IM DONE WITH THIS STUFF IM AN ADULT

IM DONE

WHEN I CATCH YOU IT’S OVER FOR BOTH OF YOU

WE’VE BECOME THE BUTT OF THE JOKE.

BT21 EDITORS YOU ARE IN TROUBLE. THIS IS THE LAST ONE I LET YOU GET AWAY WITH.

since we have many armys who may never have read the fan etiquette rules that bighit posted on weverse, I decided to post it here. these rules are not just for members of the official fan club, but for all fans.

Here's a suggestion: Every now and then before BTS's comeback visit BTS's official RELEASES PAGE on BangtanTV. You can: - help raise BTS's view totals on YouTube, - share the link with others so they're aware of this page, - or just listen with sweet fondness for their older music before the new music is released March 20, 2026.

Even though YouTube won't count for Spotify anymore, it will still count for music shows and other streaming charts. Let's keep it going for BTS in all ways possible. Go, Bangtan! Go, Army!

Did you know all of these audio releases were posted in YouTube and count toward charts? Kick your algorithm into high BTS gear with these and official BTS videos as well.

Filter hits the 500 million stream mark on Spotify.

This is a more personal post but I hope you'll read it. Originally I had no intention of saying anything about this but now I kinda want to because it seems pertinent.

I'm in London right now, on holiday. But it hasn't really been a holiday because I got very sick travelling here.

I flew from Australia through Japan and Germany to the UK, but had a pulmonary embolism getting off the plane in Japan.

I didn't realise that's what it was, i just felt very unwell, like I was going to collapse. I thought I was perhaps suffering from exhaustion. It's been a tough few months.

I had made plans for my short stay in Tokyo but instead of going out I went to my hotel and slept. When I woke up the next day I still couldn't breathe. I felt like I would pass out any moment. I could barely walk. But I had another long haul flight to Frankfurt so I shuffled along as slowly as possible and I got on the plane.

Thirteen hours later the plane landed in Frankfurt and I was still struggling to breathe. I couldn't get up the airbridge without help. I couldn't support my own weight, and my chest felt like it was being squeezed in a vice. The ground staff wanted to call an ambulance but I refused because I was a) stubborn [stupid] and b) terrified I might be in slow cardiac arrest and would die alone in a hospital in Frankfurt. I needed to get to London where my sister is.

I spent my night in Frankfurt in the same state, wondering if i would make it. The next morning I messaged my sister to let her know i was ill, and dragged myself onto the plane to London.

My sister took one look at me when I came through arrivals at Heathrow - by then I couldn't walk without leaning on the wall - and called the medics.

I was rushed to hospital and they discovered that 4 of the 5 lobes of my left lung were blocked by clots. I also had a gallbladder infection and my liver was inflamed.

I spent 5 nights in acute care in a London hospital with 3 different IV antibiotics and went back and forth for CT scans and ultrasounds and ECGs.

I really thought i would die.

I said to the doctor, "You have to keep me alive until March because BTS is releasing an album."

I wasn't kidding. The thought of missing the album and concerts... I'm pretty sure that's what pushed me to want to get better. Because last year was by far the worst year of my life and sometimes it seemed inescapable and pointless.

I'm doing well now, I was discharged a few days ago to recuperate in a hotel. I can't fly home for another 2 weeks because the clots haven't dissolved yet but I am making a good recovery.

And I will be at that concert, you can count on it.

It doesn't matter if you're old or young, or how fit or healthy you are, you can't predict or control what life has in store for you.

So find something that matters to you and embrace it with your whole heart. Live your best life.

Buy the concert tickets. 

You never know if you're getting a tomorrow.

That's all 💜

Of course JK goes live when I'm asleep, so what's new?

I haven't watched the live just yet, and with all the content that dropped and is dropping Idk when I will be able to watch the full live, so I thought I'd just post a few of JK's JM on the brain moments from the live.

Disclaimer: there might be more - this is what been shared so far in sm.

So, he was watching a Jin Abyss fan edited clip. JK loves his hyungs, every single one of them. But there is love and there is LOVE. And JM hyung, well he has exclusivity when it comes to JK's LOVE.

The way he goes still when JM comes on screen.

Yeah, it did sound like he said Park Jimin at that point, but he was reading out the creator of the clip.

It was his algorithm that found it though, so...

The huge ass smile when JM does his cutie-silly.

The man just adores his JM hyung (whom he 'forgets to address as hyung ever so often).

And when I say he adores him, well, lookie here:

When noticing a song was released in 1995...

Yes, the year JM hyung was born.

JK love, you do remember that there is another member born that year, right?

Nah...

Oh, and we also had JK talking about JM hyungs songs...

He did tell JM he was his fan.

I love that JK takes the time to come and connect with us.

JK also talked about the comeback, and although this is a JM on the brain centred post, how could I not mention this as well?