Hello. This is going to be a translation thread of the character intros for Twenty-Five Twenty-One ()
Thread will be updated as I go, graciously edited by my Go Yurim,
@wishawrites
. (lol)
Please credit me if reposting.
#TwentyFiveTwentyOne
👤 As you know, a group like (the scale) of BTS would have many options, so as the head of a management&record label, just the act of them re-signing with us <for the 2nd time> to me is a sign of acknowledgement of our history (and that we’ve done them well). It sort of -
“People keep saying that BTS didn’t do well in the beginning but that wasn’t the case. Things went well from the beginning”
“But it sounds good you know? ‘At first it didn’t work out well? But then they went to the US and came back a success.’ But that wasn’t the case at all—
0:46-1:48
Q. Was there a moment where you felt ‘oh, BTS’ popularity isn’t just ordinary’?
👤Yes, there were a few. BTS was the opening act of 8 teams at the 2014 KCON concert in LA. The LA Times specifically mentioned BTS in their headline covering the event. At that time, —
3:25-6:06 summary
There was a tour planned for after the release of FIRE (wings tour) and preparations for that started ~1.5years before, which is not so typical in Korea. In order to make BTS more well known, they used a “they’re famous for being famous” strategy. Bang PD —
1:49-3:17
👤But 2015 was a big turning point for BTS. HYYH was a huge hit & at that point I was sure. This is different. Up until this point there hadn’t been this type of a response <to smth> in kpop.
At this point, I said we should test out the US market. We’ll make music —
“I won’t spend anymore money on BTS stuff for the rest of the year,” I said.
“I’d bought enough this year already as it is,” I said.
“but I diDNT KNOW THERE WOULD BE TIME POSTERSS!!!!!,” I screamed.
felt like a compliment/praise. To be honest, we always talk as if there are only good times but most of the time is spent on fine tuning/compromise. So when BTS said “we’re going to trust you and follow you one more time, hyung”.. it was the happiest period of the 20+ years -
it felt different to me so I told other people in the company so, but they were like “here Sihyuk goes making a fuss again” and “it’s bc this is a first for Kpop artists, but this amount of a response comes for everyone” and jokingly “can you just plz chill bro” —
And that was bc at the time, I had made the decision to <start forming/develop> BTS right before the company was about to go bust, & at that time I realized that <the reason company wasn’t doing well> was bc I was the one making management decisions, —
gives the example of “there are several cases where someone is famous but WHY they are famous, we don’t know. They just are.” And they did this basically to prepare BTS’s entry into the US market.
So they strategically picked tour locations in South America to garner curiosity —
radio & TV promotions in the US so by the time the group got to LA, they had built up this sense of “we don’t know where this group came from & honestly we don’t know much about them, but we know they’re famous” and people wanted to share in this experience. Bang PD mentions —
in New York. The SA leg of the tour created such a buzz - Bang PD mentions that regular broadcasting there was interrupted to show BTS..? - that this echoed all the way to New York & made people there curious to know who & what BTS were.
They then used this momentum to do —
There was an article that said someone at SK innovation (ex. SK energy) said that Joon’s dad was so low key about being Joon’s dad that only a few people within the company knew he was a BTS member’s dad.
that appeals to the US market & see how US fans react to it.
The company was not pleased & was like “he’s trying to meddle in the management side again.” “Things are going well in Korea right now & we need to take advantage of that…. Why are you going on abt the US market —
again?”
I really fought with the company but this time I couldn’t give in & so we released the song FIRE. And that exploded globally. And starting from that point we started to analyze the records. We analyzed the G**gle search index and if we were to follow the current rate, —
we could probably reach a similar level to 0ne d!rection at their peak. In the history of idol groups, OD is one of the biggest groups. At an awards ceremony later on the members said that they thought I was going senile bc I was having a hard time, —
Q. Who is Bang Sihyuk PD to you?
🐹 a comfortable hyung I can lean on
🐿️ a hyung I want to get closer to
🐥 a hyung who I <hope> would go on a diet
🐱 a person ahead of the times
🐰 chairman
🐨 an sort of…air pressure? that blew over from Siberia. Like… a person who -
This is a cute animation going around Indonesian ARMYs.
🙇🏻♀️: 🎶 camping, camping, camping with Nopal, Nopal, Nopal, Nopal, Bahenol, Bahenol, Bahenol’s kid! Yeeeeiiiihhhh🎶
👦🏻: I want to go home
🙇🏻♀️: so I sort of have a question...
This hoddeok restaurant made a big ass sign congratulating Tae on the release of Layover & showing his signature to the store bc he ate there. Look how big that sign is 🤣🤣🤣
Do you want to be the first to see exclusice content about these seven?
Tomorrow at 7pm* we are gonna clarify everything on TOKOPEDIA PLAY about
#CanyouGuessWho
& such.
So, don’t let it pass, download the Tokopedia app and go on Tokopedia PLAY at 7pm!
*Probably Jakarta time
Mau jadi yang pertama lihat eksklusif konten tentang mereka bertujuh?
Besok jam 7 malam di TOKOPEDIA PLAY kami akan beri Klarifikasi
#BisaTebakSiapa
& informasi lainnya!
Jadi, jangan sampai kelewatan, download aplikasi Tokopedia & masuk ke Tokopedia PLAY pukul 7 malam besok!
HYBE & MBC have signed an MOU following the squash of their beef. In summary the MOU is trying to set a criteria to better the working environment for all artists.I’m seeing ppl say that the article says MBC are to publicly apologize to BTS which I don’t see explicitly…
Namjoon IG story is a ss from the comment section of a yt video (linked in quote) titled
‘Balthasar Gracian’s level headed advice’
Grecian was a Spanish writer & philosopher.
If I end up translating it it will be as a 🧵 below 👇
So the contestant says it’s her lucky charm and then
🙍🏻♂️ do you rly wanna be in master chef??
🤦🏻♀️ could you maybe like... move it aside a little...?
😂😂
@jeeyonshim
The only way to be a cishet woman that enjoys dating cishet men is to not discover the misogyny that accompany every interaction with your partners.
I didn’t realize how much love and toil our translators put into their tweets until I saw for my own eyes how hard they think about maintaining the tone, accuracy and wording of their translators. That shit is hard...
#ArmyTranslatorAppreciationDay
For Toppers* who don’t know yet, Tokopedia Play** is available in the Tokopedia app. Search the keyword “Tokopedia Play” or shake your phone to activate!
Don’t forget to click the “Remind Me” button 😁
Buat Toppers yg belum tau, Tokopedia Play ada di dalam aplikasi Tokopedia. Search keyword "Tokopedia Play" atau kamu bisa shake2 dari HP kamu!
Jangan lupa klik button "Ingatkan Saya" ya 😁
when I learned abt the holocaust in school there was so much on hitler & barely anything on the politicians who enabled him
If ur reading this from the future - it wasn’t just netanyahu/israel, it’s the ENTIRE WESTERN COLONIAL WORLD who are responsible for this genocide.
Best ever response to the Zionist propaganda line: ‘why don’t the neighbouring Arab countries want the Palestinians?’
@normfinkelstein
: ‘you’re smiling but your stupid smirk won’t change the fact the argument you used was used by Hitler to justify the extermination of the Jews’
HYBE•MBC MOU “establish a fair partnership”
On the 6th, MBC & HYBE entered into an MOU in order to foster a healthy working environment & improve artists’ rights at the HYBE HQ
Specifically <the MOU> is an effort to create a production environment that prioritizes the safety-
As an I-Army I often wonder how I would understand BTS content of our translators did not exist. Would I be as strong of a fan of our Boys? Probably not. Thank you for being our Bangtan Glue 언니들 보라행!! 💜💜💜💜💜
@BTS_twt
#ArmyTranslatorAppreciationDay
#IMLD2019
Because you guys have been sooo good, we want to give you guys
#TokopediaXBTS
wallpapers so you guys can continue into your weekend in an even better mood!
We hope you like it!
#TokopediaSaja
💜💚💜
To Armies who I love
We’re almost at the end of November. The wind is cold now.
I’m sure you guys know <why I’m here> so I’m here to leave a short letter I’ve written for you.
This coming December I’ll be starting a new journey. In order to complete my military service —
This is from
@tokopedia
’s Instagram. Basically there is a sort of online giveaway thingy going on. Seems like they boys will be tokopedia’s new brand ambassadors? 🧐
@natziepatzie
@agustdznutz
I was in your same section about midway through… I even told the person in front of me to be careful with the army bomb but the person in front of THEM was filming so high… it didn’t used to be like this, only these concerts… sigh
“MOJA HOTTEOK
We are a restaurant that BTS V has visited. Moja hotteok will be rooting for “Layover”
The original autograph is inside the store”
Plz 🤣🤣🤣🤣 why is this so cute and funny
@arlenparsa
@roslyntalusan
’s tweets are pointing at an unfair system which favors white people’s “expertise” over POC rather than a personal attack. That is inclusive in white supremacy. Also as a white (or white passing) man, your comfort is definitely not what’s most at stake here.
& physical and mental health of artists & improve public awareness through respect for workings in the entertainment industry
Particularly 3 things will end
🔺broadcasters using their status to pressure artists to be on their programs/awards shows —
Fun look at semantics:
In this article from Hankuk Gyungje, MBC prez does not apologize but “expresses regret,” while Bang PD is quoted thanking MBC for apologizing
In this article from MBC, MBC prez expresses regret but no mention of apology from either
🚨Deleted this thread bc I translated it thinking there was a longer video of hobi saying this but the second para is actually OP’s opinion!!! And it went a little nuts but I’m not trying to spread misinformation so if u see it anywhere pls disregard!!!
(In the future please keep watching over the boyz!)
To RM hyung!!
Hello hyung! This is The Boyz’ Eric :) this is our 2nd full album. I’ve always respected and learnt so much from you. Thank you for listening to my concerns & giving me advice ❤️ hyung… please carefully & —
🔺unilateral changes in production schedule
🔺restricting appearances without mutual discussion
HYBE CEO Park Jiwon “thanks MBC for agreeing that improvements need to be made in the production process for the advancement of Kpop, —
If you are reading this, I hope you can find the time to read our project. As our fandom grows, my wish is that we always find a way to sift through the fog. A lot of love and thought was poured into this by a group of diverse, wonderful ARMYs 💕
#WPP
#WhitePaperProject
Bruh how bout u figure out how 2 consume bangtan content w/o the use of subtitles or translations b4 u come at a dude who literally taught himself a whole mfin language thru a sitcom..... yikes...
hopes that this MOU will set a new standard & starting point for entertainment companies that innovate & broadcasters that spread the power of music globally”
@DrunkenTigerJK
Really appreciate how you are focused on and aware of need for growth, obviously don’t know how your company works but perhaps an internal review system would be helpful...
I’m blessed with the sweetest mutuals!
@Ari_Champagne
and
@ZomBrieee
decided to send a huge box of gifts for Jacob and I! We’re so grateful! I condensed a 20 minute video down to two minutes. It was easy, I didn’t want to show my ugly crying through the whole thing. Ily😭💜