Q: “what is your nickname from when you were a child?” (©) +bonus

namjoon’s in a very vulnerable place, trying to juggle his stage/camera persona while not losing himself to it. he’s in a very vulnerable place when it comes to attack, because he’s made mistakes – big, public mistakes before and people don’t forget those things even though he’s changed. he’s the head of the group. he’s the spokesperson. anything he says on american soil in front of american crew and cameras becomes an official statement no matter how fluent he is in the language or how casual the questions are, and he has to watch his words while watching his group and watching his personal appearance. he has to make sure the members work well together and he has to make sure the members work well together with the company on top of it 

it’s hard to be such a big name celebrity, group or no. the fact that namjoon has the pressures of his entire country, hell, almost the entire world watching him isn’t easy. and people forget that he has to write their songs too. he has to deliver the messages that bts has always promised to deliver, and there’s always the fear of disappointment when it really comes down to it.

yoongi’s personal hype man