Updated intro post! I'm Emma, older UK-based ARMY and mum of 2 girls aged 23 and 18. I've been ARMY since early 2018 and am OT7 with biases Taehyung (ult),JK & Yoongi. I love travelling, taking photos, playing sax in a big band and drinking excellent coffee! Nice to meet you ๐
Couldnโt decide on Yoongiโs charm for ages. It was going to be a cat but I wasnโt keen on the ones I saw. Then I thought about a piano but still wasnโt convinced. Then I saw this purple lotus flower and it just felt right!
Top tip for visiting Seoul - make a Naver account, download Naver Maps, pin ALL the places you want to visit and your accommodation to a list. Naver will give you detailed navigation, both walking and public transport. Itโs easy to use and absolutely essential!
#SeoulETC
As soon as I saw the inclusions for the Indigo albums, I knew I wanted to display the cyanotypes in my house! The larger frame isnโt exactly the right size but I still think they look pretty ๐๐ Theyโre on my kitchen wall now.
Last night we had out gc Christmas Zoom gathering and Secret Santa opening. I received a life-sized cardboard Taehyung and am now planning all the places I can hide him to spook the rest of the family ๐๐คญ๐คฃ
@BTS_twt
New intro post! I'm Emma, older UK-based ARMY and mum of 2 girls aged 22 and 17. I've been ARMY since early 2018 and OT7 with biases Taehyung (ult) and JK. I love taking photos, playing sax in a big band and am obsessed about good coffee! Nice to meet you ๐
Wasnโt ever going to post this but I feel itโs appropriate for the โnever felt so youngโ trend! This is me, 51, in a photo booth in Seoul earlier this year ๐๐๐
#TakeTwo
#BTS10thAnniversary
Iโve been dreading this birthdayโฆthe big 5-0 ๐ฌ but I actually feel pretty good today! Covid isnโt going to spoil things, Iโve had some wonderful gifts and messages and am now really looking forward to my second half century, full of
@BTS_twt
and ARMY friends ๐
I absolutely LOVE seeing photos of the BTS members with their natural skin colours and textures...they're so beautiful, they don't need to be white-washed and airbrushed ๐๐
We booked to do a Moonlight Seoul tour and we were going to cancel because of the rain. Glad we didnโt - been such a great evening. First stop was Changdeokgung Palace ๐
#SeoulETC
Feeling very jealous of my student daughter, currently in Seoul. She has music festivals at her uni and last week she saw Epik High and Crush and this week it was Hwasa and Psy!! Didnโt pay a penny ๐ฅ
My daughter is home from Seoul for a visit, and she managed to bring back all the things I ordered to her address from Weverse over the past 5 months! Itโs better than Christmas ๐๐๐ Saved a fortune on shipping ๐
Itโll probably make no difference but I registered on the Incheon Airport website and submitted a โsuggestionโ that they stop crowds of fans/media congregating before celebs pass through and improve barriers/security as itโs unsafe and chaotic for all airport users.
Got my Sowoozoo DVD from Cokodive and I pulled my ult bias Taehyung in all his fluffy glory!!! I hardly ever get Tae, must be my lucky day ๐๐๐
#Sowoozoo
#BTS
@BTS_twt
26 years married today! Still waiting to celebrate our 25th anniversary in New York...maybe next year. After 3 years of me being ARMY, my husband will now admit that
@BTS_twt
are pretty good. I'll keep working on him!
#BestFanArmy
#iHeartAwards
#BTSARMY
A year with Suchwita! Who would've thought this show would become such a frequent highlight over the past year. The BTS member episodes were fantastic, as expected, but we also got to meet so many fascinating figures from the SK entertainment industry. Long may it continue ๐ท
I love Taehyung's enthusiasm for jazz. I've recently rediscovered my love of it, having played in big bands until 21. Just in July I dusted off my sax after many years and joined a local big band and it's so much fun ๐๐ท๐ต
#MAMAVOTE
#BTS
@BTS_twt
#MAMA2021
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Itโs a month since my daughter arrived in Seoul for the 3rd year of her Korean degree. Sheโs settled so well, Iโm really proud of her ๐ฅบ. She was all on her own as her best friends were placed at a uni in a different city +
Loving reading all these
#ARMYAreDiverse
tweets! Here's mine
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Country: UK
Religion: none
Language/s: English, learning Japanese
Occupation: Charity administrator although I have a music degree!
A lacklustre phone pic of the big screen but capturing a very pretty JK just before he said "eezy peezy lemon sqeezy" at D1 Wembley ๐ฅฐ
#BlurryARMYMemories
@BTS_twt
After 10 months, my eldest daughter is home again after studying for the 3rd year of her degree in Seoul. She had an incredible time, made great friends and had lots of new experiences. There were hard times too but on the whole, it was life changing. +
Had my big bandโs Christmas concert last night and I played a solo, for which I received lots of compliments โบ๏ธ
I lost my confidence and motivation after I finished my music degree but itโs now been 2.5 years since I started playing again and Iโm having a great time! ๐ท๐ต๐
Just saw the D-Day Live Viewing at my local cinema and Iโm fighting an overwhelming urge to add Yoongi to my bias line! What an incredibly beautiful and talented man. So glad I went without seeing any performance spoilers ๐คฉ๐คฉ๐คฉ
#D_DAY_TOUR_Japan
#D_DAY_LIVEVIEWING
It's been 3 years since
@BTSMamaChrissie
dragged me out of my socially anxious bubble to go meet her for lunch after discovering that we were 'local' real life ARMY. Now we're planning a trip to Seoul in just over 2 months!!
To mark my 4 year ARMYversary, 50th birthday and reaching 2.5k followers, I'm running my first ever GA! Existing followers only please. There's 2 prizes as I have 2 biases! Please read whole thread before entering.
Iโm voting
#BestMusicVideo
#Butter
at the
#iHeartAwards
@BTS_twt
Added a few new followers recently so thought I'd do an intro post that I can pin on my profile! Hi, I'm Emma, 50, UK (Devon) ARMY mum of 2 girls aged 16 and 21. INFJ - shy but love to chat BTS with my friends on here. OT7 of course but have Tae (ult) and JK as biases +
For those who asked, here's a rough summary of our Seoul itinerary. I'll post some additional travel tips when I'm less jetlagged in a day or two!
#SeoulETC
Been on a rollercoaster of emotions todayโฆlaughter and joy with RUN BTS and Yoongi live, sadness that Yoongiโs tour isnโt coming to my continent. Decided to crack on and finish my little Lego project - arenโt they pretty!!
My dear friend
@ukARMYmum
is on the verge of adding Yoongi to her bias line... She says she's 0.01% short. Please help me drop kick her over the edge by sharing some extra hot Yoongi..?
Next was the original Big Hit building, covered in ARMY graffiti, then a tasty lunch at the restaurant BTS frequented when they were trainees ๐ฅฐ
#SeoulETC
Tonight we met with some fellow Euro-ARMY (and a K-ARMY) for BBQ and noraebang in Hongdae. Had the most fun, singing BTS and classics from the 80s and 90s ๐ฅ๐
#SeoulETC
Young Forever at Wembley...I still can't believe I actually got to experience this live! I originally wasn't going to get a ticket for day 2 but I thought I'd try for one of the cheap seats at the top (less than ยฃ50, amazingly ๐คฏ) and it was the best decision ever ๐ฅฐ
When
#BTSARMY
serenaded
@BTS_twt
celebrating & reassuring the that weโre here for the long haul๐ and that more of the most beautiful moments in life are still yet to come๐
#BESTofBTS
#BESTofARMY
Hope you have the best time in ๐ฌ๐ง Namjoon. Weโre honoured to have you here! Any chance you could stay and become our Prime Minister for a bit? ๐ฅน
After the palace, we met up with my daughter, who is studying in Seoul for the year. She wanted to show us around where she lives and we visited a great local BBQ place for dinner ๐๐
#SeoulETC
As Jimin warned us, there was lots of heavy rain in Seoul today, so we decided to make it our museum visit day. Both the Hangeul and the National Museums were excellent and we enjoyed finding the BTS locations!
#SeoulETC
Thought you might like to see the response from the airport. Seems a bit of a cop out to me, blaming fans for not behaving themselves and then saying they don't always know when a celeb will be passing through. Why can other airports manage this sort of situation so much better?
Itโll probably make no difference but I registered on the Incheon Airport website and submitted a โsuggestionโ that they stop crowds of fans/media congregating before celebs pass through and improve barriers/security as itโs unsafe and chaotic for all airport users.
No time to wallow in my melancholy, I'm off on an adventure to Germany to spend some lovely quality time with a few of my ARMY besties. The timing is perfect, sharing thoughts and feelings with likeminded friends over a soju or two will be a great comfort ๐๐ฅบ #์ํฌ๋ฐฉํฌ
JK and Jimin showed their tattoos at Yoongiโs concert so thought it would be cool to all show ours! Post your BTS tattoos with BTS & Army forever hereโs mine ๐๐ฅฐ BTS & Army forever ๐
Our AirBnB is in Hongdae. Went for a wander around, mainly to find iced coffee and food. Ended up at Gyeongui Line Forest Park, along with most of Seoul it seemed!
#SeoulETC
Day 3 has been a bit quieter. Kept my friend company while she got tattooed for a few hours and then we went to eat yummy street food at Mangwon Market! Rainy day tomorrow so doing museums.
#SeoulETC
This time next week, I'll be saying goodbye to my eldest daughter at Heathrow as she sets off for 10 months in Seoul. She'll be studying Korean at SKKU for the 3rd year of her degree. I'm ridiculously excited for her but also a very nervous mum because she'll be on her own +
Things you must buy if you go to Seoul, part 1 of ?
Socks! Theyโre sold everywhere but the stalls in Myeongdong have them for sooooo cheap and theyโre such cute designs and nice quality. ๐
#SeoulETC
Heading up to London for the day to meet with lovely ARMY friends and eat Korean food. Couldnโt think of a better way to spend my Friday ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
Had the most wonderful long weekend with 3 of my closest ARMY friends. We stayed in a country farmhouse in rural Somerset and had so much fun, visiting beautiful places like Bath, eating great food and watching BTS content on a nice big TVโฆ+
Having a little day trip to London to meet up with my daughter and then weโre going to see Se So Neon! Any moots going too? If so, please say hello - I have a Wootteo on my bag ๐๐
If you'd like to follow the adventures of three ARMY friends on their first trip to Seoul, we'll be posting pics and updates using
#SeoulETC
(ETC for Emma, Tess and Chrissie) from Saturday for 2 weeks!! If not, feel free to mute us ๐
And just like that, the out-of-office auto reply is on!
A whole year in the planning, and now just 3 days until me,
@ukARMYmum
&
@TessArmyMom7
(& half of Army twtr) descend on Seoul.
The adventure starts now ๐
@BTS_twt
Having a nice day trip to London. First stop was the big H Mart in New Maldenโฆbought loads of Korean stuff, including perilla oil and Mic Drop socks! Now lunch on Richmond Green, the weather is perfect for sitting in a park ๐
My daughter just texted me to say that MORE is playing on the radio in the restaurant where she works!! So rare to hear any BTS solo stuff on the radio in the UK so well done Hobi ๐ฅ๐
#MorebyJhope
#jhope_MORE
#MORE
#JHOPEJackInTheBox
I want a winter Bon Voyage so badly...snowboarding skiing, ice skating, sledging with dogs and cosy chats by the fireside...how lovely that would be! โโโ
#PCAs
#TheMusicVideo
#BoyWithLuv
@BTS_twt
Our final full day in Seoul ๐ข๐ข๐ข. We went to Gwanghwamun Square and the DDP, followed by gimbap by the stream and some final shopping in Hongdae. Time to pack now ๐๐๐
#SeoulETC
Today we went to Gyeongbokgung Palaceโฆa lot of other people had the same idea, it was very busy! Such a beautiful place - need to rewatch the BTS Tonight Show performances now ๐๐
#SeoulETC
Wouldnโt it be funny if we make the very official BTS 7 Fates Chakho comic books get the number 1 spot instead..
Just sayinโ. Already have the first, but pre-ordered the 2nd & 3rd today ๐
After the DMZ, some of us hit the shops of Myeongdong. Iโve spent a small fortune on skincare and a few won on super cute socks! If anyone wants a skincare haul at some point, let me know ๐
#SeoulETC