Vmin at Tae's Music Bank pre-recording
Negative people: vmin are over, move on, delulus.
They truly get you when you least expect it, don't they? Just when I was sure we wouldn't get any vmin interactions beyond Jimin posting on IG, Jimin showed up to support Tae at his Music Bank pre-recording. And like that wasn't enough, we got so many cute interactions (Tae saying that Jimin came beautifully, don't mind if I scream) and things because of it, even if we didn't get to see them and only have what K-ARMYs shared with us. But what they shared? Truly brings me back to the best of times.
If you'd like to read all the translations, here's a thread.
And add to that the fact that Tae was recording For Us with a moon as stage decor when Jimin showed up. And the fact that when Jimin was sad he'd missed Slow Dancing, Tae decided to perform it again for Jimin. The finger hearts. The cuteness.
At one point Tae supposedly mentioned how he didn't bring Yeontan with him this time (unlike his performance here where he had Yeontan's debut) and said, jokingly, that maybe next time he could have ARMY next to him. Then he asked if there's anyone there with the stage presence and whatnot who'd want to do it. Lots of hands were raised before ARMY started calling out Park Jimin, Park Jimin!
Well, Tae did end up saying he'd consider it so who knows, maybe one day we'll get vmin together again. Preferably before 2025/26, but I don't want to be too greedy.
And of course, how could I forget, Tae calling Jimin 'my testicle'. You did read that right, yes. I'm not making it up, I swear.
To Jiminie
To my friend Jiminie, my testicle <3 (x)
Apparently it should be 'testicle friend', meaning a very close friend, like a childhood friend, but Tae left out the friend. It's giving me 'my dear calves' vibes. Very Tae. Love it. Truly wouldn't be vmin if we didn't get something like this.
And at the end, as they were leaving the building, we got a vmin hug as grand finale. Admin 2 thinks that the way Tae looked as they walked outside was very indicative of why we barely ever, or rather never, see vmin in the wild, (it's like that time years ago when they were at the airport and vmin came around the corner with Tae having his arm around Jimin's shoulders, but as they stepped into the space where people could see them, he immediately took his arm away and had the same deer caught in the headlights kind of look on is eyes/face as he did when they left the KBS building after the pre-rec) and also that it looks like Tae was giving Jimin hand signals a la I'll see you later. Like maybe they had plans for later or something?
Either way, this pre-recording truly was a gift that kept on giving.
And let's also not forget all the 95z appreciation from the press headlines reminding everyone that yes, 95z are and always will be love and soulmates.