it’s interesting when ppl talk about wanting the tannies to go back to certain types of music, especially darker music n you have them in their own words saying that they’ve reached a point where they aren’t angry at certain things anymore or see the world in a different
i love being reminded of the behind the scenes stuff they do to make the performance like here jin giving yoongi a mic he can drop (bc he can’t drop his expensive one lol) n then jin makes the sound 🥹🥹
i don’t personally really care much for other groups n like keeping my tl bts only but there’s a difference between ignoring those groups n deliberately saying nasty stuff ab them bc you want to feel superior - don’t have to support them but there’s no need to be a d1ck either
i think i finally fully understand joonie and what he's been saying - that he loves the team and the music they make and being with fans, but he also struggles with the pressure on them and him especially as the leader - to always have to be that perfect, that role model, polite
it’s 2023 when will journalists actually explore bts music fully and realise how varied it is 😭you can absolutely see crossovers from their group work into their solo work and it’s very lazy journalism to suggest otherwise
imagine forgetting ordinary ppl work at bh who are just making money to live, including cleaners, security, interns, part time workers not yet on a full salary etc, n being mad they get a free cup of coffee
he asked hybe if he could do In The Soop n within like 3 days they had it all organised - wtf do you mean no support 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭it’s literally a hybe show 💀💀
good thing you deleted bc we got them to number 1 with MOTS7 AND a top 2 with BE, which was only 2 bc of a cheap signed xmas album, how can you be so incorrect
@artmarket
@userbfIy
this isn’t sudden to us. he has been sharing art for years. And have you heard of CONNECT BTS, a project over 2 years ago which brought art to many locations for free?
just a casual note not to read into how the guys post/adjust or delete posts from insta - this is v new to them n they are figuring how they want to use it. i see some ppl starting the narrative that they’re being told how to post, but that isn’t what they said, they just said
like it’s so so obvious joon values his privacy n idk why ppl don’t get that 😭he even said previously he was nervous about getting a tattoo where ppl see it n recognise him. ppl need to stop approaching him abroad tbh like yes he’s a sweetie n says ok bc he’s nice but let’s try
like the amount of pressure on him even for just sharing a song he likes - the judgement and expectation on him to always defend his choices and defer to others if they think he should do otherwise, it's just oppressive 😣i'll never forget him sat there in that live saying
literally please stop sharing photos from ppl who are obviously stalking him, he has not shared a schedule of his day with us so how would they know where he is???
letting solos into army funding bases in 2020 caused them to encourage boycotting group title tracks over songs they personally wanted to boost for the next album which actively impacted charts for some countries so no, i don’t trust solo funders 😊
the thing about the shoes n performing safely right - the members do dress rehearsals and they are professional performers who want to make sure they do a good job, why do you think they wouldn’t speak up if their clothes were a safety hazard 😭 these mantis treat them like kids
anyway i think it’s very endearing and meaningful that the members decided that for the first concerts they would put on again after 2.5 years, they wanted to perform a playlist that shows them all as a cohesive unit of 7 throughout. it’s a tough setlist but that was clearly very
@BEtheBestJJ
this is a chance for him to engage with fans to share his very personal work of 4 years - its clearly a special moment for him n you need to show him n his work more respect (from one adult to another). do you realise what you are implying about him here?
you clearly aren’t here for 875 and don’t understand them or their music if you’re saying this. they have spoken out against these methods. they’ve also said that their priority now is what message and legacy they want to send, rather than quick hits at the top that get forgotten
way, eg yoongi w his musical direction, joon w looking at things more abstractly rather than showing off techniques, hobi pushing himself in new styles. jimin wondering whether they should finesse current styles or keep experimenting. tae agreeing that MU is most him vocally. jin
@benwinston
Honestly ben the show was a shambles to begin with - the disproportionate time given to categories in the premiere ceremony where some winners didn’t have time to finish their speech or redo it if there were audio issues, the appalling lack of care from one of the presenters who
@liIjiminvert
you realise they have a rights department for this? are they supposed to check w every member any time a request comes in? that’s not his job 😭😭😭
when ppl realise bh only ever posts on the day for tv appearances n they only post teasers for content they created themselves - maybe then we will have peace
maybe we should normalize citing our sources when reposting photos, e.g. source: namjoon's ig, source: naver post, source: link, source: person who took the photo. if you can't trace a source and verify it's not a sasaeng, don't post it.
emphasising the importance of relishing rest n simple moments of happiness. koo wanting to keep improving n challenging. they are all different in their outlooks but you can see they are more content n have less to prove to others so they aren’t going to go backwards in their
the thing about when jin mentioned acting in the festa dinner is that he very obviously made a conscious decision to bring it up to explain why he isn’t pursuing it right now. other members said things like “i have a lot of different things in mind”, “i’m learning xyz”, n jin was
there’s also no excuse for calling them dehumanising words like leeches or comparisons to actual racists 🤢i just don’t talk about them it’s that simple n takes no energy at all 😊
musical trajectory when they can keep moving forwards in ways that suit them n that they are passionate about. i’m really excited to see what direction they will go in 👀(idk if i explained this well but yeah)
@iamthe__i
feminism also means respecting other women’s choices, you don’t get to have a say here since it’s not your relationship (also discussing his choices with a potential future partner is v odd n none of your business)
jin never wanted the location for his service publicly known. therefore we shouldn’t even know the base to upload these letters. he has weverse n we can write to him there, why do you need another service? and we should also be aware of the base allowing certain privileges to
And the one who wrote the original post said that he considered the special situation of a celebrity enlisting. He said that it’s uploaded w/ good intention but led to an unexpected misunderstanding, & he apologized.
In conclusion, you can send a letter as much as you like!
yes we are very loyal w buying albums but we always match those numbers w streams n concert audiences like don’t lump us in w the fans who bulk buy to inflate numbers n then throw them away 😭
@benwinston
consistently mispronounced names and made jokes about marginalised groups. then the constant teasing, may I even say lying, by the show and official twitter accounts that BTS would be next on. You used them for their views alone. The show has no right making statements about
you act like they can’t be hurt by this but they CAN. they were asked to their faces unfairly about arrmys buying n that was within the limits of what was allowed. we are NOT going to put them at risk of being accused of worse just for your ego. they don’t want the numbers at +
ngl the number of ppl liking n sharing obvious stalker tweets (ppl turning up at unannounced locations but it’s clear they knew) is rlly concerning like these tweets are in the thousands of likes bc ppl feel entitled to know their every move - i just dk what we do about those 🙁
look how many countries they did the ptd live screening in, they know fans exist globally it’s just every tour n concert has different logistics n things that may impact it. it’s his first solo tour n maybe he wants to start small, maybe he has date limitations, maybe its +
you're no getting the point. we're not talking about social, economic, political privilege. we're talking about the privilege of being considered by a company as fans.
@stephenpollard
She has a platform and she should be careful how she uses it, being negative towards an already stigmatised group who are constantly discriminated against and dismissed is not acceptable.
not only did hobi post that he was coming beforehand but jimin also said he was happier w hobi there - stop treating it as a competition bc jimin still got posted about loads as the new ambassador n they both looked incredible. ☺️☺️
yet when i listened to shakiras music when i was younger id very much look up the translations to understand the lyrics yet you can’t fathom ppl would do that for korean artists? 🙁treating their music like phase is much weirder btw
lmao i want to stop talking ab this but he literally said he prepared it himself n deliberately chose one he liked, and talks about how delicious it is so that's really all that matters🥰
plus joon literally asked us to stop engaging w that stuff, unless you can genuinely critically engage w someone then i see no point arguing w antis n ppl who choose to be nasty about them, they won’t change n you just end up giving their words attention. there’s a reason cypher
black swan n set me free pt 2 using the distortion to the voice to portray a sense of being caught or trapped in some way like i rlly love how the tannies use auto tune to show specific things in their music n that’s how it should be used imo
also im sorry but one of the most exciting n vibrant releases we had was D-2 n we didnt even know it existed until tge day before 😭😭😭not everything is about the promo beforehand
just a reminder to please never hype articles that spread around things like purchases the guys make, even as a flex, they aren’t things we or anyone should know
@MiniMoniLight_
with respect you’re overthinking it, they can delete or change their insta as they want, we don’t need to make up a whole story around it. maybe he wants it to be more art focused 🤗
bg on tonight’s BRITS for non uk armys - the int group award is voted for by industry ppl (bear in mind the uk music industry has been quite hostile to them in the past) so we aren’t sure how it will go but hoping they will finally receive the recognition they are due 🙏💜
i think 875 have made it clear why they don’t like doing music shows - they’re extremely tiring n exploitative. they were miserable doing them for the mots cb w no armys and unless they decide they want to do them again for a new cb they really don’t need to put themselves n
@rm06130709
hes worked since he was 13 i think he’s entitled to take a break like he said he wants. he isn’t a puppet to dance to your tune n he can be successful as a soloist now or several years from now, stop obsessing over his age n let the guy live
Please be careful when talking ab goals for specific countries, eg if you are talking ab the US charts please include that in your tweet & so on for other countries. We all have diff goals & it’s easy to get confused 💜
it’s not a dumb meme, it’s armys showing how much we think about him n the others on a daily basis - nobody is using it in a negative way. you don’t even know who is n isn’t streaming just wanted a reason to complain 🙁
So random but turning Joon's words into a fvcking meme trend ... It's not funny anymore. Yk what annoys me more, the amount of likes those posts got if half of them stream indigo twice it will be gaining 1M+ daily.
the cafe/sandwich issue sounds complex tbh, i don’t like the way they handled it n it’s possible a staff member was involved, but if the guys were given food they don’t like they are grown up enough to bring it up w staff behind the scenes - not sure it’s our place to comment