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The King of South Korea 👑

Spotify South Korea celebrated Jimin’s triple crown!

Jimin was the number one artist with the number one streamed song and the number one streamed album in South Korea in 2024.

We love to see Jimin celebrated!

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Wowza! All this while he just minds his own business, serving in the military! Powerful!

All of this happened in the last 12 hours 😅

1. Jimin was named the Best K-Pop Center in 2024!

2. Who topped the TV TNT Top 50 Songs of 2024 list!

3. Jimin won the iKPOP Artist of the Year award!

4. Jimin was named the Most Beautiful/Handsome Face of 2024!

5. Who was announced as the most requested song in 2024 on Most Requested Live!

6. Jimin and Taylor Swift were named as the top artists of 2024 by Chart Data readers!

When we say Jimin is the It Boy, we mean it!

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Imagine that. Jikook together, even on leave!

Jikook at a restaurant today?

It's a Christmas miracle.

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Hiii. How are you? 🤎

Did Jungkook say he sang in the shower with Jimin in the present or the past?

Hi! His sentence was kind of left unfinished but judging by context and his use of "every day" (맨날) I'm assuming it's at least recent, in the military showers! :)

Full sentence: 이거 지미니 형이랑 둘이서 막 엄청 부르고 막- 같이 샤워하면서도 막 맨날 부르고 - Jiminie hyung and I sing this one so much, even when showering together we'd sing it every day

Hope this helps!

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To those who are willing to ACCURATELY translate and interpret what Jungkook says in his lives… I say THANK YOU!

Jungkook telling it like it is...

He did tell Spotify that he'd use the blanket they gave him. Just not the way they probably thought he would: Jungkook's glossy black marble floor shows his bare feet prints on it and he used his Spotify blanket to clean the floor. He says he'll have to always wear socks or slippers. I can see him leaving a pile of toe socks at the door just for him to put on when he's in that room...

He says he briefly and unseriously considered quitting the business to be a full time cook. (JK, you can't do that, you have to make enough money to pay for the utilities and property taxes on your new fortress...) But that's his introvert kicking in, the routine, the comfort zone, the way his job holds his interest enough to make him want to keep doing it. But he is aware and he knows this about himself and knows he has to return to his "spot" as he called it.

He seems to accept the fact his place of residence is going to be known by the fans just like many other aspects of his life such as details of his military service. He seems to take it in stride but he also sets boundaries by asking fans to not come to his house and do not send packages, not only to his house but to his army base. He explains why, that he cannot accept them and that packages containing food are restricted. He clearly instructs to send letters to the company.

How do people know where he lives? Here's the answer, or at least part of it:

We all know if you spend time on Youtube the algorithm will feed you videos and channels similar to what you've watched. If you are restrained enough to limit your viewing to only BangtanTV I applaud you. But if you watch anything else, youtube will serve you similar. We all know that through the anecdotes of Armys talking about being flooded with edited, slo-mo shipping videos.

Personally, I like watching youtube channels that show walking tours of Seoul. The city captured my attention and I've learned so much about it. But because of this interest I have in Seoul and Korea, more "walking tour" and Korean travel type channels are suggested to me. Some are better than others. Some are actually run by K-Army. I am very interested in K-Armys' perspective about life in Seoul so I watch. We get to see the birthday cafe events and such that I'm probably never going to experience.

Inevitably one of these channels is going to walk by the members' homes... because they are Army and can. Streets are public. And this is how other people find out where the members live. The videos show that none of the homes are accessible. They are all behind walls and gates. None of the videos show hoards of fans congregated in front of the homes. The only place you ever see that is in front of the Hybe building.

Yes, it is controversial knowing these things but it is also one of those things that is almost unavoidable. What do I do with the information I gain by watching? Nothing. I satisfy my curiosity and move on.

Jungkook knows we are curious. He knows with his position in life there are things he cannot control and he's aware of it. It's pointless for him to pretend he isn't aware of this. That's why he sets boundaries. And he's very kind about it when he does set boundaries.

Are there bad actors out there who will take advantage of the knowledge? Of course. But that's on them. Are there people who will post every detail they learn? Of course. That's how the information spreads to other social media platforms.

Anyway... the Weverse translations are sort of skimming over what he says. There's a little bit of nuance being left out sometimes.

The Weverse English subs say "We'd sing it every day while taking showers." But Jungkook more accurately said: "We always sing together while taking a shower." (begins at 1:00:00)

The Weverse English subs say "Recently, with Jimin, now during our clean up time I finished up in the kitchen and came back up we talked a lot about music and we'd always be humming (he hums) and I'd go far away and sing songs (he gestures away from him). I'll try to practice more when I have time." But more accurately he said: "So these days I'm with Jimin and now when its personal maintenance time I go upstairs after finishing kitchen work. We talk a lot about singing and we're humming along to each other all the time (he hums) like that and we go far away and sing and stuff (he gestures away from him). I'll practice more in my spare time." (begins at 36:48)

The Weverse English subs say "I've been doing well with Jimin in my military life. I've been well." More accurately he said: "I'm/we are working hard and doing well in military life together with Jiminie-hyung. I'm doing well." (at 8:18)

He showed us his entertainment room, he clearly states he can't show us the upstairs but he does not give a reason why but as he talks he explains he has not "organized" his house. Maybe he won't show it because he doesn't want to or maybe he won't show it because in his opinion, its a mess right now. Regardless, its his choice what he wants to show us and we are privileged when he does so. I'd bet that at some point, we'll see his kitchen because he's Jungkook.

He talked about his job as a cook in the Army. He said he prepares many Korean dishes and they are either boiled or braised. He mentions that they cannot grill food. He says its not easy making large amounts of food. He says he does his best to make them tasty. I've noticed on the timeline the accounts that post military menus that on most days, meals include stews and soups so he is definitely learning how to cook a wide variety of dishes.

He sang about 30 songs including several off Golden. He sounded really good singing Standing Next to You, in fact, his off the cuff live singing of all the songs from his album was pretty exquisite even if he didn't sing most of the songs to the end.

He spoke with a slight reverence regarding only singing BTS songs with the rest of the members. It gave me the impression he knows it will be a special moment for them as well as us.

He picked at his lip, bit his cuticles, touched his lips, scratched his head under his beanie and yawned many times before finally telling us good night. Until we see you again soon, Kookie! Be safe and keep practicing with Jimin!

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NOOOOOO.....

Well yesssss.

But NOOOOOO. Not again.

Are we back to me waking up to missing JK's lives?????

Oh my friggin god.

And what a live it seems to have been.

I'm off for a couple of weeks vacay for Christmas and New years, so I guess I won't be able to watch the translated live for a bit now, not to mention to write about it. Seriously JK, I need to have a word with you about your timetable... Well, with your superiors too, given they gave you the leave and permission to do this live...

I do want to remind you that neither Jin nor Hobi came live during their time off when in service. They posted on IG at times, but never came live. Just thought it needed to be mentioned. JK could have posted on Weverse. He actually did that too. He could have taken a photo and posted. He could have recorded a short message and posted. He didn't. He chose to come live because he had something to say. In that all so very special JK way. Matter of factly during his live.

Oh, and if we are on that one, do I mention karma is a bitch? Or more so, JK is one. Cause if anyone thinks for one second that the timing of this live was a coincidence, they have another thing coming. Just like every single live we had back in 2023 that followed up a shit show (Tae lives created or fan created - "I don't have a girlfriend").

This hate wave I mentioned in my post yesterday was beyond others I've seen. Disgusting hits made at JM's dad and family forcing him to shut down the comments on the IG account. Hits made at Bam. All beyond the vile hate towards JK and JM as well. And not only on X, but also on JM's dad's cafe IG account and Bam's IG account. So yeah, JK does things for a reason.

And just for the vile haters, JK made sure to mention JM multiple times.

INCLUDING MENTIONING THEIR SHOWERS TOGETHER.

And if anyone wants to go down the path of "they have communal showers" road, I say stop!! No!! They do not shower with other soldiers. Not with JM's body image issues. Not with previous idols being photographed in the shower. This is a HUGE issue that idols have had in the past and were granted private shower times due to. They just don't shower with others.

But they do shower together.

So I guess deal with that one haters!!!!

And OMG, he sang Die with a smile.

Man sang Die with a smile.

And people!!!

He knows the lyrics off by heart!!!!!!!

Now hold on for one second.

They sing in the shower together.

Just take that one in, and add Die with a smile...

And there we have our dream come true. Jikook singing this song together.

Meant to be!!!!

Oh, this too:

They go a little away from others and sing loudly....

Ok then.

We call it signing nowdays.

That's what they tell the others I guess.

Oh, there is so much I could add in this matter...

But I'm very demure, so I will refrain from going down that road.

All I'll say (and leave the singing to them) is....

I will emphasize this one last time before I say my goodbyes.

JK KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING.

He knew what he was doing when he came live after Tae's lives and debunked stupid conclusions fans (the cult) made.

He knew what he was doing when he told us things he wanted us to know and understand about him in his 2023 lives.

He knew what he was doing when he did his "I go the other way" TikTok.

He knew what he was doing when he told us he doesn't have a girlfriend.

He knew what he was doing when he mentioned JM in this live.

And he very well knew what he was doing when he told us about their singing in the shower together.

He didn't have to mention the shower.

He really didn't.

He wanted to.

And you can see it written all over his face. You could hear it in his voice.

Eat on that cheeky grin haters!!!

Haters will hate and Jikook will keep having showers together.

T'is what t'is.

JK came home (literally) to give us his holidays gift.

Merry Christmas and Hanukah to y'all and Happy New Year!!!

From myself, Jikook and JM's chestie besties...

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Wow, color me shocked to see Jungkook on live the other day! Somehow, I just didn’t expect that, but it was nice to see his face. His new house seems so “him”. I mean, only Jungkook would build his own party room in the basement, lol!

Of course, me being…well, me… I started pondering. I’ll address one of my “ponders” here.

WARNING. OPINIONS or WILD GUESSES AHEAD!

Jungkook stayed true to form, mentioning Jimin (multiple times) and their time together in the military. I grinned ear to ear, I tell you! Of course, not everyone found it as endearing. TKKrs are currently screaming about how showering in the military is “communal, so stop making it something it isn’t!” It’s interesting to me that people (tkkrs) who clearly don’t know anything about the military, feel qualified to make bold statements about how things are. Like, they seem to think that Jikook’s experience is like they’ve seen in movies.

🎥 Scene: A bunch of sweaty soldiers, packed in like sardines in a bunk room. Just when the soldiers are getting comfortable, some super mean, screaming sergeant comes in with a bullhorn and yells for everyone to get into the shower together with two minutes to scrub down. Afterwards, JK scurries to the kitchen to peel a 5 foot high pile of potatoes while Jimin marches off to ride around in his tank, head poking out of the top. End scene 🎬

Sheesh. What they don’t seem to understand is that the military is very hierarchal. In the beginning, they enter a boot camp. Everyone is on the same level. They are stuffed together in a bunk room, they have communal showers, and I bet they even have screaming sergeants! But once that’s over, they move on to their assigned base and job. They are still the lowest rank, so they continue to live in a bunk room, most likely. It’s probably smaller, less crowded, less smelly, but still a bunk room. BUT. There is a saying….Rank has its privileges. Once they start ranking up, things change a bit. They get better living situations, potentially more privileges. The might move out of the bunk room and into a dorm situation like you see in college, with a small group living in a space with a communal living room and bathroom. Or they may move into smaller rooms with a roommate, sharing a bathroom. It just depends on the set up available. Once they reach corporal, things look up considerably.

So, based on the hierarchical nature of their situation (higher rank at the least), my bet is that they now have a more private living situation. I’m not saying there aren’t communal showers, because of course there are. But, if showering with the masses is avoidable, then they avoid it, trust me. I mean, as an Idol, I can’t imagine this would be much fun… 👇

Listen, I’m just enjoying picturing Jikook singing together at the top of their lungs in the shower. I bet the acoustics are great 😉

Anyway! Just my ramblings about the silliness de jour regarding Jimin and Jungkook.

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Well, it’s nice to see that some things haven’t changed!

WE ARE SO BACK!

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I know it’s gonna hurt..:: but in every episode of Jungkook’s documentary, just like in his life, there is Jimin 🥰

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

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Jimin won the Daesang!!!

Everyone worked so hard to get him this award 😭🥳😭😭🥳😭🥳

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Great observation! I often wonder if these types of things are by design, but in the end, I just think the universe moves for Jikook 😍

3 songs for 3 trips

Jungkook’s three main songs all share a similar storyline: the need to be close to the loved one 🥰

Coincidentally (or maybe not), each song was released during an AYS trip, perfectly fitting the mood between Jimin and Jungkook each time and becoming their unofficial soundtrack, especially Jimin's 🤭.

This full video is my tribute to the songs & the 3 trips, and all the ways they overlap ☺️

SEVEN

“Seven” was the USA trip’s anthem. It was released the same day they started their journey, and Jimin and Jungkook kept singing it together throughout the whole 3 days. JK even playfully asked Jimin to do a cover of it ☺️

Seven is the ‘serenade’ of a lover who wants to be with their beloved every day, loving them, easing their mind or spending quality time (FINALLY!!! as JK said).

Originally, AYS was only supposed to be a one-season show, but they extended it, which totally captures the spirit of "Seven"

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Then there's "3D", which also talks about wanting to be with someone but in a more physical way. The song’s definitely more cheeky, like how Jimin and Jungkook were with each other in Jeju. They had this lighthearted, playful energy—especially in those moments when it was just them 😌.

Their little “ppeuriri” joke—after coming out of the pool and chatting about RAMEN— didn’t feel random LOL

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Finally, "Standing Next to You" is all about commitment and standing by each other: “I’m here with you, no matter what life throws at us.” And this is the song and mood of Sapporo and the end of that year:

"Let's create memories together"

"We had to go back to Japan together (because it's our place)"

"These are the best trips of our life"

"We will enlist TOGETHER".

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This is such a good point. I might grouse about my dismay over how the company operates, how they treat the members, etc in my private chats, but I TRY to be positive on the timeline for the most part. (Ok, ok, I’ve been so outraged by some of the craziness that I’ve reposted or commented on it…but I try to stay positive, I really really do….) I liken this to a situation where you’ve got a friend who is in a terrible relationship. You see it, you worry for them, you might discuss it behind closed doors with them or a close mutual friend…but you don’t go on social media calling the relationship out. You don’t openly demand that your friend leave the relationship because “you know what’s best for them”. Of course, leaving the relationship probably IS what’s best for them, but your friend is the one who has to decide that. As a good friend, you help them more by building them up and supporting them. We, as fans, have the power to do that. We can stream their music, make positive posts about them, support their choices, and just love them.

(P.S. Jimin is anything but weak. He is not helpless, he is not a bad business person, or someone how can be forced to behave in a way that he doesn’t feel comfortable with. Anybody who thinks otherwise hasn’t been paying attention. Our Jimin is FIERCE!)

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It's must feel very empowering to take up the mantle for a person who has been wronged, on many levels, but it's also becoming something like a fetish to claim that the whole world is against this person and 'I am the only one defending them'. This kind of attitude doesn't actually serve the person they are defending at all and especially not when you use conjecture to make broad statements that read like fact, but that are, in fact, your opinion.

By doing this, you implicitly strip that person's own choice in this situation, their ability to stand up for themselves. Something they have shown us to be able to do time and again, and you make them into a victim apparently unable to defend their own bodily autonomy and that of their loved ones.

Time will tell, I do believe that. But let's not make assumptions and ignore the incredible force that is Park Jimin. The power he has to enact his influence upon his work in front of and behind the camera.

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It’s so important to keep requesting Jimin on the radio!

We must keep Who In the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 20 weeks or it will hit the recurrent rule and leave the chart no matter where it is charting in the next 50.

Request using the links below!

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Jikook Karma strikes again.

For all of those people that said Jimin was using Jungkook for clout by mentioning him in his Weverse updates…..suck it. Because here we have Jungkook mentioning JIMIN in his post, reminding everyone that they are serving together and that they have 238 days of togetherness to go. Oh, and not a “hyung” in sight, just sayin.

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The way Jungkook couldn’t stop saying how much he loved the trips, that he was so happy, that he felt free. And Jimin was right there with him with grins, giggles, and endeared looks. Just ignore all of the noise around these trips and listen to them. Really LISTEN. Clearly, being together was essential. It made my heart so happy for them!

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For my Brazilian friend, @hodiaul, who doesn’t have Twitter/X. (Sorry for the clumsy screen grab!). Xoxoxo 🥰

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Ok, so whoever did this….I want to hug you. (@ekpcakes?) This is perfect.