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On Jimin

To my mind, Jimin is clearly the one with the most reluctance to expand beyond the wings of BTS, musically or as a public figure. 

He’s said in the 2018 FESTA vid (shortly after when we know they were very burnt out and considering not disbandment or hiatus, which I think is helpful context to remember) that he prefers songs from the group. He knows them, he knows what they’re trying to say. Of course, he’s had solo songs or performances, he’s not expressed desire for them in-and-of-themselves as new challenge for him personally as an artist. For example, in BEhind Story (my write-up here)? Contrast JK, who talked a lot about the performances he wants to do solo, with Jimin, who talked about his writing endeavors as a way to better himself in service of BTS. 

[This is your friendly reminder to watch them if you haven’t!!! Now that we know they’ve been planning these solo albums, these are doubly interesting and such a helpful view of what we can expect from them as solo artists and the journey they took to get there. And try to watch the full version of each member, which my post links!!]

And that makes sense, in a way. Unlike the other members, who have clear interests beyond BTS & their music (even Jin has gaming), Jimin really… doesn’t. 

Of course, part of that may be, as I’ve pointed him, how intensely private he is. Often when he talks, he will share something both vulnerable and yet stripped entirely of any personal details. Indeed, it’s here too, if you pay close attention to his words. 

But the other part is that he clearly sees his identity as so wrapped up in BTS. Play back his words. The other members spoke about where they are emotionally. But see… how Jimin spoke in “we” phrases the entire time? And how as he lands on the crisis as fundamentally about the transition between thinking/defining solely in terms of group identity to individual identity? (vs. Yoongi or Namjoon, who talked about it more as an issue of creative inspiration and not feeling able to foster their individual interests): 

[25:40] "We can't help but think of our fans no matter what. What kind of artist we want to  be remembered as to our fans. I think finally we've come to think about what kind of artists we each want to be remembered as to our fans. I think that's why we're going through a rough patch right now. We're trying to find our identity, and that's an exhausting and long process. 

And personally, I think there’s an amount of fear wrapped up in this. It’s no secret that Jimin has had, and continues to have, struggles with issues of self-esteem. It’s part of why he’s such a perfectionist. And though every member has, at one point or another, talked about how they would be less without BTS (off the top of my head, I remember Jin saying he’d be just normal; JK saying he wasn’t good at anything before; etc), Jimin is someone who has consistently said that the other members make up for his flaws on stage. And the way he spoke about his various songs, he often called it simple or not good before more experienced people (eg a producer, Namjoon) helped him. 

Which is honestly. So so wild to me. Because Jimin is the perfect idol, the most natural-born performer. My bias speaking yada yada, he’s got insane stage presence; charisma that enables him to charm people who don’t even speak his language; a unique voice that invariably makes experts and reactors go, ‘Woah. That’s not a voice you hear everyday’; and a dance style that combines classical training with natural emotiveness that other labels literally get their idols to try to learn. And sure, he doesn’t have the experience or even natural inclination for producing or songwriting the rapline does (though imo, ‘inclination’ can be developed)—but so what? We don’t demand actors write their scripts too.

So I get his insecurity, even see how it helps propel him to be world-class, but still, I just want to shake him and go, “You are perfect” because like Tae, I truly worry he’s too hard on himself…

…especially in the solos era. Like, look. I get that this is absolutely the right move for him to develop as an artist. As they said, everyone needs to grow up. Jimin does need this challenge. He does need to define himself away from the group. And you can tell he’s tired too. When Namjoon said it’s hard to say that they’re tired, he nodded along and said “That’s right.” But to command a stage alone with all that pressure, with his insecurities… 

But. That brings me to what actually makes me feel better: he’s not alone on this journey. Even in the dinner video (and Behind Story - again please watch hahaha), he talks about Namjoon helping him; Yoongi giving him a song; he and Tae sharing their music with each other. And I’m sure all the others will as well. As I previously said, they will be in each other’s lives whether or not we see it. It’s clear that they have each other, and I’m going to entrust them to take care of Jimin.

Anyway xD All that Drift is Anxious talk out of the way, what can we expect from Jimin in this new era? The members have been talking about it more in their Weverse magazine interview (which I hope you’ve been reading!), but since Jimin’s not released yet I’ll talk through what I know… which is that Jimin seems to want to keep it close to his chest until closer to its release xD  Here’s all he literally had to say about it in the video: 

[36:00] "I get it now that I'm working on my own album. I… It's like… After all, I want my music to tell a message to our fans. And it made me feel a lot of things."

Which basically to me translates to “I’ll let the music speak for itself, when it’s ready.” And honestly, that tracks. Think about how he talked about Lie, Filter, or even Friends (which is the one he’s shared the most about, and still there’s much we don’t know, and frankly, Tae shared more personal details about it than Jimin, haha). He’s an artist, his music should speak for him.

That said, I’d be shocked if there’s not a song written by/with Tae and Yoongi on his album - those men owe him songs, they gotta shell out now, haha. Also I maintain my prediction for a Tae subunit track with dancing.  

Outside of music? He hasn’t talked about anything else he wants explicitly, so your guess is as good as mine - if pushed, I’d predict variety show appearances, as he’s an avid watcher and seems to have had a lot of fun in Youquiz etc.. but to be honest, I think he might stick entirely to music.

Which is fine! It’s great in fact! He’s not just a singer, he’s a performer - this man lives his best life on-stage, so I’m anticipating a lot of dance interludes, solo concerts/performances, etc. And I’ve always loved him best on stage, so that works out for me. 

On Taehyung 

I have less to say about Tae in the solo era, honestly. That’s not because I love him any less, it’s just because his future is relatively straightforward, especially at work level. He said it himself, he’s excited, he’s got a lot to show with his music (he’s been working for 3 years!) and even beyond his music (more on that later). And he shared that he believes what Hobi said fully, that they’ll come back stronger.

And Weverse Magazine so kindly just dropped his interview, so we get the full list of what he wants to try (and I’ll point out it’s very similar to what I predict in Part 2 so I’m very smug): 

“I hope I can come up with a whole lot of personas: singer, solo singer, actor or, later on, photographer or regular old Kim Taehyung. Or when I get into something else. I want to create so many different personas [etc].”

So: solo singing; acting; and later on his photography - he’s even kind of provided a timeline/ranking. Whatever else catches his fancy too. And I’d probably add to that his friendships with others and variety, since we’ve got ITS Wooga coming. Truly showing all of his colors. 

Again, I’m excited! As you might already know, I have a great affinity for his songs, and I love how he filters jazz through his own lens, and sounds like we’re going to get a lot of that. 

As for what else he might share with us? 

Yes. I hear you guys. I noticed it too. It seems there’s truly something he wants to share with us, some freedom he’s seeking, that is not about musical or artistic freedom. 

Here’s what he said in the video: 

“[49:33] "I have a lot of things I want to do. I hope there comes a chance to show my music to the world. And not just music. I've wanted to show the things that are inside of me for a long time now. At some point, having these thoughts started to feel wrong. I became cautious in even mentioning the things I've wanted to try. And it was hard to even say that I'm going to try it.”

And it’s a sentiment he echoed in his Weverse interview: 

If your life were a movie, what kind of movie would it be?

V: I hope I can convey my sense of freedom—how free I am. Everyone has a different idea about what it means to be free, but I think my idea of freedom is a little more free than—compared to other people’s. I would want my movie to be one that conveys that sense of freedom all at once.

And the first thing to point out is this: The question is explicitly about his life, not his work. So it’s in his life, more broadly defined, that he seeks freedom. 

I want to acknowledge that this freedom or these ‘things inside’ of himself he wants to show could be a lot of things. In fact, his statement can be multiple things. None of it has to be related to his romantic life, let alone Vmin. I can think of some reasonable alternatives:

His friendships, which he mostly doesn’t get to talk about, especially with female friends (and he’s definitely got some, because only incels and weird men have no female friends) - heck, he doesn’t even get to express closeness with the Wooga squad without people being like “OHMYGOD Tae loves them more than BTS, Tae leaving BTS!!”

His other hobbies, like acting or photography - again, I distinctly remember moments when he expressed these interests people going “OMG HES LEAVING BTS TO DO THESE THINGS.” And you might notice that since the Hwarang days, since Winter Bear, Tae… really didn’t talk about these things anymore. Until now. So clearly, these interests didn’t go away, he just stopped expressing it. 

That said. The interviewer’s mind clearly went to romantic implications, because his follow-up question was a probe on it to see if Tae would expound, pointing essentially that “Blue & Grey” and “Christmas tree” both sound very quite romantic and since they are used in romantic scenes, his fans maybe kind of get his drift (“I feel like people understand the image you’re trying to project, considering the particular type of scenes on TV that those two songs often appear in.”)...

… Only for Tae to do the classic “block and swerve” where he, quite uncharacteristically, talked quite obliquely about fans being able to take what they want from it.

All I’ll say is: Whatever he wants to share with us, it seems he can share a little bit more in this solos era, whether within his songs or outside of it. I’m looking forward to it, and we won’t have long to wait. 

But if we wanted to put our delulu hats on and think a bit further…

My mind, I will be perfectly honest, caveating that you're on a Vmin blog and I’m obviously biased, also went to romantic implications and to Vmin. And that’s a good time as any to transition.

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About Vmin

Let’s talk about this desire to “communicate more.”

You know the last time Tae communicated so openly about being “not free”, musically? When he talked about the Christmas song he wanted to sing with Jimin. Which is romantic as all get-out. And when to my memory, he last said he’s saying something he doesn’t get to say enough? When he said “I like you most” in Let’s BTS.

And you know what I found interesting also? Jimin, in his very mild way, talked about the same desire: wanting to share things he can’t. And he left it a bit open-ended what he meant too, but they weren’t directly talking about their group challenges: “"We're kind of unique, we grew up together with our fans... But despite that we can't share everything with them. It's the saddest and hardest thing."

Jimin’s actually said this before, in Malta on BV3. In his letter to himself, at what I would consider the Peak of Vmin clinginess we’ve been able to witness (partially because it was such a vulnerable moment, neither Tae or Jimin seemed interested in obfuscating anything for the camera), don’t quote me on his exact words, but Jimin essentially said that he looked forward to a future when he gets to live the life he wants, to do what he’s put off. 

And look. Obviously when you’re queer, you read everything as a little queer-coded. But as one of my commenter noted in the comments, for a moment, Tae seriously sounded like he was about to make a coming out speech. And with Jimin, both here and in Malta, it sounds painfully like that to me as well. And I think it’s clear they have romantic p

So. Take all that for what you will. Obviously, only time will tell.

I will note this though: if it is related to romance, no BTS member will be making any statement before they enlist. And they will absolutely not be if they also happen to be queer. It’s not safe. They will likely be loosening up a little now, and particularly more after enlistment, getting some of that ‘freedom’—an innuendo there, a reference here, especially in their music. But I would expect it to be totally within plausible deniability. Nothing confirmed for a long time. Especially with a conservative backlash rolling out everywhere, including the US & Korea. 

As for my vision of Vmin during this solos era? I’m very chill. I’m literally not worried about it at all. 

First, since the video, we’ve seen them together, notably in the Proof comeback vlive, filmed after the dinner, and they were as cute and clingy as ever. 

Second, as I said in Part 2, I anticipate we’ll see BTS together less, and the relationship might change in various ways, but I don’t anticipate that meaning they become less close. BTS is too close for it, and Vmin has been a foundational part of BTS for too long a time—and they have only ever gotten closer, in their 11 years. That’s a hell of a record. And they’ve talked explicitly about learning to communicate, to intercede, to understand, to make that happen. Things will have to be very very different for them to miraculously forget how to do that and fall apart, like some true catastrophe we can’t predict, and that sort of thing is as useless to worry about and as unlikely as a plane crash. 

Third, and perhaps most importantly, they’ve already promised to each other in view of ARMY that they will remain with each other forever, after BTS, after their musical careers. Yes, I’m talking about this: 

One day when this cheer dies down

Stay (Ayy), hey (Ayy) 

You are my soulmate

Ahhhhh—my dear friend Friends, where would a Vminnie be without you. 

Seriously, I might not be insecure without this song, but I’d be less secure. But since this song exists? Just rock-solid security. And the more I think about this song, the more about this song is revealed, the more meaningful it is. 

I think I’ve said this, but the song is not addressed to ARMY, but rather Jimin and Tae addresing each other, we’re just witnesses being let in? And do you ever think about how Jimin & Tae are both very adamant that BTS is for forever, that their identity as artists are forever—and yet they posit here they will still be together “when the cheers die down.” They think of each other as even beyond these forever things in their lives. That even if all this fame and this audience disappears… they’ll still have each other. 

And now? Think about the context in which we now know Jimin & Tae put this song together! They knew the break from group music was coming. This was their musical statement to ARMY about themselves as a group and separately, their chance to communicate the things they wanted to each other too… 

And Jimin? Mr. “I want my music to tell a message to fans”? Chose to use it to affirm with Taehyung that they were soulmates and would stay together, even despite the uncertain future that they faced (and you’d bet if he’s apprehensive about it now with 3 more years of lived experience he must’ve been just as if not more so then). Told us that in this incredibly emotional album, which we now know was literally intended to close a whole chapter of their career, it is this song with Tae and his promise to each other that would make him most emotional when performing. 

Friends was competing with Zero O’Clock! Black Swan! WAB: The Eternal, which was their message to Army, their version of For Youth! And Jimin said Friends was most emotional. 

I have literally said it every single time I’ve ever analyzed Friends but I will say it again: This is the one of the deepest commitments I’ve ever seen, I don’t really care if it’s romantic or platonic, it’s so moving. 

Also I have to laugh, because some idiot slid into my asks box right after the FESTA video dropped and said since Friends was released right before they intended to break from group music that obviously it’s for fans, which is…. One of the stupidest takes I’ve had submitted to me. I won’t mince words.

If you think as a last statement before they separate musically, Jimin—he who believes the “saddest thing and hardest thing” is when he can’t share things with ARMY—would tell ARMY something untrue as “fanservice”? And you thought this right after you watched a video wherein BTS tells and shows just how important it is to them to communicate vulnerably and authentically with ARMY? Then you are truly beyond help. 

Anyway. So yeah, they’re fine. More than fine. What a high bar they set for love, honestly. 

As for what the future holds for Vmin specifically? I’ve mostly covered it. 

As a relationship, they’ll remain close, but will be away from our eyes more—and I do hope we get to see them together, hopefully in a collab, but just remember if we don’t, we’re not entitled to see them, especially in this stage of their lives; and if others doubt their closeness because of this, soothe yourself my remembering that whatever people say online has literally zero impact on their relationship. 

As colleagues, they are and will continue to support their musical development - remember that Jimin said very enthusiastically in the video that he’s listened to Tae’s whole album, seen him work; that Tae from the first in 2018, even before he had any real writing ability to speak of, promised to write songs for Jimin (and wrote one for the both of them together but let’s not think about that); that in Winter Package 2021 (remember that?), when this plan was for sure in progress already, they went out of their way to admire and encourage each other’s songwriting skills.  

And that’s as much fidelity as we have for the short-term future. For the long-term future, I’ve revisited my What if Vmin Were Real? Post… and you should read if you want to see what my ideal endpoint for them is. I should caveat it’s speculative, but then I feel like I must also say parts of it come across as rather prescient ~~if I do say so myself~~, especially the whole bit about solo work and creative freedom and letting the music speak for them.

So certainly, they’re following the steps that I thought most likely if they were real….

On their career and legacy

I really can't stress enough how extraordinary their step is, particularly within the kpop idol system but also the Western music industry.

Take a moment to reflect on how productive BTS has been over the past 9 years, by any metric, in Korea or the US: 200+ songs as a group (250+ I believe if you include unofficial releases, solo songs, and mixtapes) and 16 albums if counting all the repackaged ones! And throughout that time, they've lived in each other's pockets, physically, emotionally, and musically.

This is part and parcel of the kpop idol system, which is the epitome of "burn bright and burn fast" - there is a reason few kpop groups have ever had BTS's longevity.

But as they have said, again and again, they want to be with us for a long time. And that means they have to break away from this system and each mature. In Namjoon's own words:

The problem with kpop & the whole idol system is that they don't give you time to mature. You've to keep producing music & doing something… there's no time left for growth.

And their specific explanations just show me their musical integrity. They're at the height of their fame, with no guarantee that if they step back they'll ever be able to climb back that high, esp for an industry as fickle as kpop. But instead of "phoning in" decent music to coast on that high, they're taking a step back because they value their music authenticity too much to go on when they feel they've lost group musical identity and purpose.

Namjoon said (and Yoongi echoed right after), before they could live as BTS and continue to grow and feel like they're meaningfully contributing to the world with their group message, but that is no longer true. That they now don't know what to say as a group. So they're going to go find out, by exploring themselves.

[By the by, how terrifying for artists as gifted and productive as Namjoon and Yoongi, to feel like they don't know what they want to say to the world anymore]

And when they come back? They'll have grown from an idol group to... something else.

And honestly, I'm not sure what musical artist BTS will be afterwards. A general artist group, like Epik High, where each member also has their own thriving solo catalogue, less emphasis on dance and visuals? A possibility; and yet performance (dance, concept, visuals, etc) is so integral to BTS, but is also a direct product of being an idol group, so. Perhaps some hybrid.

But I'm excited to find out.

And the way they made this career move? Pretty darn unique in the West too. BTS is perhaps following in the (rarefied) path of groups like the Rolling Stones and ColdPlay, which take breaks and come back together to jointly run both solo and group careers.

Mostly, though, Western groups get divided by solo ambitions, and view the group as a phase you only go back to if you aren't successful solo (1D, NSYNC, Fifth Harmony). And solo artists? Typically just silently go back to their private lives after a big release, to marinate and mature as artists, and coming back when they see fit (Adele, TSwift, Gaga, Lorde etc).

BTs doesn't do either.

Their relationship with ARMY is unique. And so they sat us down, like a confidant, like family, and walk us through their career decision. And they made us a promise to come back better and stronger, as a group. And they didn't bother to communicate to media, to industry, to locals with a press conference or press statements first. This is, and has always been, between BTS and ARMY. Who else can you say has taken their fans so closely in, who view them as a true stakeholder in their career?

So, ARMY: let's be deserving of their faith.

BTS were reflective, courageous, and trusting enough to take that first step of giving themselves the space to become better artists separately, so that they can become a greater artist together.

ARMY should meet them with the same reflection, courage and trust. We should listen carefully, understand, and admire why they're doing this; face bravely an industry that will be confused, indifferent or even hostile to them solo; and trust in their promise.

As always, BTS paves the way.

On Proof

Gosh, do I have a new appreciation for Proof.

In hindsight, it totally makes sense that this announcement was to happen with MOTS7. I can see now how the concept of Proof lives as an extension of MOTS7: a synthesis and celebration of their first phase, and a gesture/promise towards their future.

I do just want to say I totally called the solo activities (though of course I didn't expect it to be so soon or so dramatic).

Yet to Come is their promise to us that the best moments are ahead. But these lines specifically? Gestures to a future where they showcase their individual colors more, then moving forward by starting from scratch, newbies again in a sense (I bolded the relevant parts that gained new meaning with this announcement.

Dream & hope & goin’ forward (We so about it)

After turning a long, long circle, back into place

Back to one

[...]

Yeah the past was honestly the best

But my best is what comes next

We'll be singin' till the morn

[Let's go] towards that day

Even more like ourselves

You and I

best moment is yet to come

For Youth - I can't believe I said this was my least favorite song out of the 3 just 2ish days ago, and now just hearing the chorus makes me start crying. I didn't fully capture this song then. It's not just a love song to ARMY, it's also a thank you letter. The edge of regret - mentioning that they wish they could rewind time to better appreciate us?—Bawling.

Wish I could turn back time

Back then when everything used to be easy

I should've said it many more times

​Run BTS - This song is really doing triple duty, huh. If For Youth is their thank you letter to ARMY, Run BTS is their thank you letter to each other (Just look at Hobi's verse thanking each member). And also the equivalent of a "Hwaiting!" cheer, to encourage each member individually in their solo promotions. Then the shift at the end, from "Run Bangtan" to "Run Beautiful?" (a play on MI 美 of AMI, aka they're addressing us?) - a request for us to run with / support the individual members; and of course pursue our own path. And when, as Namjoon says, the long-awaited moment comes when they perform Run BTS as an OT7? Then, it'll be appreciation of their hard work during the solos activities era, and encouragement for their dawning OT7 era. I can't wait ;_;

It'll be hard, to be honest. But as they say: "I'll be with you / for the rest of my life"

MOTS7,  the COVID years, and the Grammys in hindsight

This honestly totally recontextualizes the last 2-3 years. Result: I am so mad about how we were cheated out of the perfect MOTS7 era by COVID, and then a beautiful close for their English trilogy + BE era by the Grammys. 

Let’s first talk about MOTS7. The end of that era was originally when this announcement was meant to happen, which is a fact they kind of casually threw out, haha. I truly I can’t imagine the pain when it was cancelled. They put so much thought and planning into the MOTS7 era. Like, do you see how MOTS7 is just Proof, except bigger? Not just old songs collated to “show” their journey as a group, but new songs that expressed that journey from their perspective (getting drunk on creativity -Dionysus-, that creativity drying up -Black Swan-, struggling forward with ON while also showcasing choreo that lives on as an artifact of how they are at the pinnacle of hard-hitting performances. Also of course all their subunits that expressed their messages to each other and ARMY). And then each had solo songs that provide teasers for their future solo activities, like - each solo expressed their individual journeys in BTS, filtered through their individual musical tastes/colors? 

All this would've been capped off with their largest world tour, where they would've been able to celebrate with ARMY (and say ‘goodbye’, too, though we wouldn’t have know that at the time). What a beautiful ending.

... Then COVID happen and ruined it all ;_; 

And from what Yoongi said, it felt like after that, they settled into a “just wait, just one more” mentality. Pushing to stay productive, give solace to ARMY, and shoot their shot with Dynamite, then set their sights on the Grammys with BE, Butter, and PTD. And I can see that vision they had: reaching the very pinnacle of their chosen career with a Grammy for Butter would’ve given BTS and ARMY a great sense of achievement that would’ve boosted them into this new era. What beautiful closure, no?

… Only the Grammy and its racism didn’t let that dream come true ;_; 

And you know what understanding all that makes me feel?

Relief, mixed with a bit of regret and sadness - I kind of wish they hadn’t pushed themselves towards the next thing and the next thing, putting their plans on pause while waiting for COVID to end—though of course that is incredibly relatable, COVID had that effect on many people. Namjoon mentioned this very briefly, but he noted had they gone on their pause when COVID first hit they’d be back by now, and what neat timing that would’ve been? But hindsight is 20/20, no one predicted the pandemic would last so long they wouldn't be able to do the goodbye they wanted.

Admiration - What strength it must’ve taken for them to push themselves to deliver comfort to ARMY, and also to challenge themselves with everything they accomplished in the pandemic years? It must’ve been so hard, when they were so disappointed and (given their original MOTS7 plans) probably tired & burnt out? And the heights they rose to in these unplanned years? Truly astounding, boundary-breaking. 

But maybe, above all: I feel overwhelming gratitude. The real truth of the matter is, like so many people, I found them during Dynamite. I was lost and tired, and they filled up my days and my life. Without COVID, I may never have found them, and where would my life be?

And so, in a way, it feels like fate. I have no regrets, and I hope they don’t either.

A few light-hearted observations 

Because BTS wouldn't be BTS if they still don't make me laugh, shoutouts to a few key laugh-out-loud moments to lighten this post (though usually I'm not also crying hahaha): : 

Is Jungkook even a real person? The real answer is he was socialized by BTS, which means he saws off his bed to make his bed fit instead of just buying a new one even though he’s a multi-millionaire; has 10 mattresses or whatever so he can sleep wherever he wants; can’t be bothered to put laundry in the right place; and loves fresh air and scents. I’m glad he’s wealthy enough to have staff fill in the gaps lol. (And yet… he’s also such a good dad to Bam. And so freaking kind and disciplined. Truly, the duality)

Namjoon’s saltiness at Yoongi being sought out for mentorship was unexpected and hilarious. If I’ve thought about it before, I would’ve predicted newbies are more intimidated by Yoongi than Namjoon. But in retrospect, I can see why 6-feet-tall, fluent-in-English, smart-as-hell-and-uber-competent Namjoon would terrify the living daylights out of up and comers. His “do they think I’ll answer in English?!” made me laugh hysterically, as well as Yoongi just going, “Well. Moving On. As I was saying” multiple times in response.

We obviously know who rules Jimin’s heart: Hobi. God, he was so cute, red and sleepy. Jimin and Hobi reminiscing about their roommate days, ugh. (And then he cried, and made me cry too ;_;)

JINNNNN - I hope he lives well while they’re breaking as a group. You can have just two weeks to lock yourself in your room to play video games and not eat, okay, Jin!!! Then you have take proper care of yourself. Sleep well. Eat well. Be happy.

Tae & Jimin. I don’t really have “light-hearted” comments to make about them, really, and that’s because I think their stance on this new era—separately and collectively— is a bit more complex. But not bad at all! <3 Look forward.

[So seriously, xkooker shipper who keeps sliding into my dms, however many times you do it doesn’t matter, I’m literally never going to answer you. If you can’t already predict how I’m going to reply, you need to read my blog more]

Finally, I want to say: thank you sincerely BTS, for how hard you’ve worked and how many lives you’ve changed these 2.5 years. Don't ever feel afraid you will disappoint ARMY - you can't.

Let's look forward to many more years of laughter, tears, and great music together.