#방탄생일ㅊㅋ

[lesbiansloveseokjin]

day 104/547 of seokjin’s military service x

this selca was posted on 140612, the day they celebrated their first anniversary, with the caption:

We will start the birthday table/meal #bangtanbirthdaymeal

and the reply:

Oh! Hyung, before making it! Monie hyung ~ you look like Piccolo today?ㅋㅋㅋ

(trans cr: Nika @ bts-trans x)

following this selca, jungkook live tweeted bangtan cleaning the dorms and preparing their birthday meal. see more under the cut

all tweets below signed #bangtanbirthdaymeal are by jungkook. the few without that hashtag are by other members (yoonmin in particular). all trans credits to Nika @ bts-trans (x) unless specified otherwise.

> I should make cake~~~ 

Why is our dorm so dirty....... @ㅠ@ We'll go clean #bangtanbirthdaymeal

Kim Rapmon hyung who is washing the tiny octopus. #bangtanbirthdaymeal

Failed the cakeㅋㅋㅋㅋ 1st try is a failure~ㅠㅠㅠ

Failed the cake hahaha Why does whipping cream melt? (Sulks)

Hobie-hyung who is working hard vacuuming around. #bangtanbirthdaymeal

Kim Rapmon-hyung who is cleaning the cabbage Jin-hyung spilled.  #bangtanbirthdaymeal

Now we just need to put it in a pot. #bangtanbirthdaymeal

V hyung, Hobie hyung finished cleaning. Now we'll decorate:) #bangtanbirthdaymeal

Blowing balloons. :)))) #bangtanbirthdaymeal

yoonmin aka cake team made a second attempt at a cake and tweeted:

*static noise*.. *static noise*... Ah, ah this is the cake team. Ah, ah this is the cake team. The cake we remade is really good *static noise*.... *static noise*.... Look forward to it *static noise* #bangtanbirthdaymeal

ㅋㅋ We finished making everythingㅋㅋㅋ It's nicer than we thought~ I think I made it better than the person behind me. Hm. #bangtanbirthdaymeal

Didn't even clean, he's totally a king. King Min Yoongi. #bangtanbirthdaymeal 

Jin hyung's actual back. #bangtanbirthdaymeal 

I came to buy pizza cheese:D #bangtanbirthdaymeal 

Finishing it up. #bangtanbirthdaymeal 

Bangtan's 1st year birthday meal is completed! #bangtanbirthdaymeal

jungkook signed off with this tweet:

Up 'till now, it's been Jungkookie. #bangtanbirthdaymeal End! :)

and jin posted his anniversary tweet around midnight:

Hi This is Jin Bangtan is already having first anniversary  ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ  first anniversary first anniversary! Happy birthday bangtan haha #방탄생일ㅊㅋ 

(trans cr: Ellie @ bts-trans x)

[myobsessionsspace]

[PART 3]  10 Years with BTS & ARMY.  The Evolution & Reality of the relationship between BTS, ARMY, The General Public and The Company

This is the third and final part to what I had to get out of my head and heart whilst celebrating 10 years since debut with BTS. Throughout the day I have enjoyed walks down memory lane on social media, watched the live performance of Take Two from Bangtan to us and still carried on with my day to day responsibilities (all while streaming, it is possible). I have also felt the burning need to write down my previous two posts and this post. all three were written together but evidently too much for one post. I'll now finish with the last of it.

The Company:

I’m not going to sugar coat it, how BTS see ARMY is *not* how their entertainment company/agency see ARMY. I cannot see any different given all the examples they’ve shown with their growth and evolution.

How the company see ARMY:

ARMY = ₩ /$$

The relationship with ARMY is true for the group, for the group it is ARMY they think of who will be the ones to listen to their music, because they know it is them who will seek it out first before the GP even knows anything is due to be released. They know it is ARMY first who will be looking forward to summer, winter packets, year end memories, albums, merchandise etc before any general public. YES ARMY is always first on their minds when they do anything, because they know we seek that from them. 

However do not be misguided into believing they do not also know of their responsibility to the company that ‘raised’ them from trainee days, the company that tells them where to go and what to do, the company that fed, clothed and housed them for years. 

This is why I covered in my earlier posts about their trainee days and their management. 

It is the company above ARMY that they have to truly consider first and foremost, because it is the company who can shut anything down in an instance, who can give opportunities and take them away, who can back any endeavour or road block it. 

It is their company who they have chosen and in comparison to recent information coming to light about other companies, the far lesser of all evils. It’s come to light about some companies signing their trainees even before they have debuted to 5-12 year contracts, which would start AFTER they debut, bare in mind debut dates are never guaranteed and some trainees have been know to be trainees for company’s for as long as 7 years before debuting. Then these companies have been known to a few years into debuting coercing their idols to sign on further contract renewals for an addition 12-18 years after their first contracts run out. In essence trying to keep the idols for all of their working years.

 All companies have their faults and questionable practices, but who could have given half of the creative autonomy that BTS had with their company. JB & Jackson from GOT7 have spoken numerous times about the constant struggles their group had with one of the Big Three Companies JYP in regards to management, how their fans were treated, how they were treated, creative control and autonomy etc. EXO are currently going through a lot, another Big Three company group, a group known as a pillar in k-pop. Key from SHINee has been vocal about head butting issues within his company and making a clear distinction between company and the ‘the company is my family’ as through his 15 years long post debut career he has a wealth of experience. I don’t want to make this about how dark, fatal and far it can go within the industry but it needs to be remembered how all consuming idol life and being apart of the k-pop industry is. 

That’s not to say Bang PD Nim & the members do not have a good relationship. The members were definitely given more freedom with Big Hit than they would have had with *any* other company during their trainee and debut days, however this in comparison with the closest western equivalent, such as American Idol, Pop Idol, Nickelodeon, Disney etc is still very limited in comparison. This in part was due to limited funds and resources and is still due to cultural differences and the difference in ‘idol’ culture in comparison to others.

However it was built over time, with a professional hierarchy still having to be maintained irrespective of anything else as he had not just them to look after but other employees and a company to grow. We can also see the changes with their growing success, global demands and growth of the company. 

Nothing is sacred within the k-pop industry and BTS *are* apart of that industry, though there have conquered the global market successfully, that is part of the k-pop diagram. To the letter, trainee, debut, music shows, college festivals, awards, Japanese market, Chinese market (if the group has enough Chinese members to form a subunit and cross over), acting, MCing, reality shows, advertisements, touring, western market repeat all the formerly mentioned. BTS are not unique with any of the formula, which is why it baffles THE WHOLE industry who they have reached the levels that NO ONE has been able to achieve. 

*an example of one of the opinions on the model for k-pop success. Not fact, not the only model, just a visual example*

BTS are literally one of a kind, all they have done from the formula, many before and after have to do different degrees of success. The Tannies are special. Plain and Simple. Even the people that invested, trained, ‘made’ them can’t replicate them. There hasn’t been and will never be another BTS. 

BTS have a relationship with ARMY as their number one supporters, their contstant companions, the ones they know look forward to anything the do and want to hear their thoughts, words, music. Want to follow them from country to country and cheer their performances on tour or watch them on lives and respond to them on sns etc. BUT BTS also know they have a responsibility to their company and in turn the General Public as well as ARMY, because though ARMY may help maintain their longevity and help with a baseline of income in regards to supporting them with buying their merchandise, membership & music, it is the General Public that will help with securing advertisements & sposorships that pay the company staff and fund their work, tours, security, overheads etc. 

Yes ARMY helped in their western crossover with getting their music to the right ears etc. but General Public is necessary to *keep* them growing, to bringing new fans who turn into ARMY. Remember ARMY is made of people that were the few sending them letters and reading their online blogs and watching their logs at the time they were made, ARMY were the ones they were on the streets brake dancing to getting their attention to watch their small show in ‘American Hustle Life’ who went from giving them a chance with one performance and becoming ARMY and ARMY are also the ones who found them when they were already multi Daesang winning, multi Billboard Number 1, AMA Award winning, Grammy nomination artists. ARMY are their companion and General Public is their constant goal. 

If you don’t take anything away from this just take the fact that ARMY and BTS do have a love and respect, but BTS also have a responsibility, to not just ARMY but themselves, their company and its staff and the General Public. Always keep all of that in mind, keep their history, their training, their surroundings and responsibilities in mind and it will go a long way in grounding you and understanding them. 

아포방포 💜

[jungkookiexxx]

230603/210613 - BTS on Twitter

[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린💜✨ #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

[#Today'sBangtan] We were always speaking the same thing 💜✨ #MissedYouARMY #BangtanHBD #MUSTERSOWOOZOO13thConcert

[voxyldy]

06.02.2023

[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린💜✨ #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

TRANSLATION:

[#Today's BTS] We were always saying the same thing 💜✨ #I missed you ARMY #BTS birthday celebration #MUSTER mini-space performance on the 13th

Source: @bts_bighit

( Originally aired 2021 this was an online concert because things had not started opening up after COVID in 2020 )

[arreisstorm]

I can't believe it's already been 6 years!!!!

From debut, to playing small venues, to literally selling out stadiums worldwide and earning every award and record along the way, BTS have managed to capture the hearts of practically everyone around them, and that includes my own.

Although it's true that I'm not part of the OG ARMY (I really wish I could say I am), I have still come to love BTS as if I am one. I can honestly say that I owe so much to these boys and I'm beyond grateful for every single one of them. Whether it's lyrics, music, choreography, or simply theme/concepts, everything is symbolic and everything always seems to have a purpose, as each individual part comes together they work in harmony to form this inspirational, genuine, and in-depth message that so many, such as myself, find relatable. It's beautiful and it's definitely something the world needs to focus more on these days, so thank you BTS for using your voices and platform in such a monumental way.

Now I hate to bring the celebratory atmosphere down, and although I feel like this shouldn't even need to be said, I'm going to say it anyway. I've seen a lot of hatred being spread around social media for a while now, both between "fans" and also singling out members of BTS, and I'm kind of tired of it. Look, I don't care about popularity contests, plain and simple. Yes I'm aware that some members are talked about or referenced more than others, but I could care less about that because, and I say this with absolute certainty, I love and respect each member equally, and no matter what I will continue to support them all through thick and thin; success or failure, because they would not be the BTS we know and love if one of them was not in the picture.

You see, when it comes to people I truly care about, I focus more on a person's character than anything else. The way these boys show their appreciation towards their fans and also the bond we see them share with one another tells me everything; these 7 are a family and it's going to take more than haters and negativity to destroy that. So with that in mind I just want to say one last thing: Can we stop with the disrespect and damaging behavior? I mean BTS is all about love, loving yourself as much as loving others, so I would think as fans and as ARMY the least we can do to honor that, is to reciprocate those feelings towards one another. So let me start. Even though I might not know you all personally, I do still wish you all the best, and now I hope you will do the same for one another. Thank you 💜

방탄 생일 ᄎᄏ!!!!

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[pikaemily]

💜 HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY TO BTS 💜 . even though i wasn't a fan from the very beginning, my first BTS era was War of Hormone, i can say that BTS is my ultimate bias group 😊 . thank you bangtan for all the wonderful memories you've given me all these years. . no matter how many years pass, i will appreciate all the meaningful songs that you have created that got me through some rough times and also all the bops that i blast from my car radio 😂😂😂 . and of course ARMY would also have to say thank you to bighit and all the staff that has helped BTS through the years!!! thank you for keeping the boys safe!!! . i hope there are still many more anniversaries to come and happy years to live 💜 . . . . #kpoptrashcrafts #btsfanart #namjoon #rm #seokjin #jin #yoongi #suga #hoseok #jhope #jimin #taehyung #v #jungkook #bts #bts6thanniversary #6yearswithbts #HBD_BTS #방탄6주년보라해 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ https://www.instagram.com/p/ByqPftkFrwj/?igshid=1hwuj47qzpexz

[moonshibu]

벌써 6년 😂😂 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ • • • • #btstwitter #bangtanboys #kpop #btstwitterupdate #twitterupdatebts #bts #방탄소년단 #btsjungkook #btstaehyung #btsjimin #btsyoongi #btshoseok #btsnamjoon #btsseokjin #jeonjunggukbts #kimtaehyungbts #parkjiminbts #minyoongibts #junghoseokbts #kimnamjoonbts #kimseokjinbts #maknaeline #btshyungline #6yearswithbts https://www.instagram.com/p/ByqVW3eAQ9r/?igshid=1ao7bntisod8q

[bts-trans]

210613 BigHit's Tweet

[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린💜✨ #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

[#Today’sBangtan] We've always been saying the same thing* 💜✨ #MissedYouARMY #HappyBdayBangtan #MUSTERSOWOOZOOConcertOnThe13th

(T/N: Lyrics from Mikrokosmos.)

Trans cr; Aditi @ bts-trans © TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS

[btsx50states]

From @bts_bighit on Twitter:

[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린💜✨ #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

[ENG]

[Today'sBangtan] We are always talking about the same thing💜 #MissedYouARMY #BangtanHappyBirthday

#MusterSowoozoo13thConcert

[sugadaily]

210613 @bts_bighit:

[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린💜✨ #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

[fyeah-bangtan7]

[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린💜✨ #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

[for-yoongi0309]

[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린💜✨ #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

[sherwynphilip]

BigHit's Tweet | 9:53 PM • 13 June 2021

[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린💜✨ #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

(trans) 👇

[#TodaysBangtan] We were always speaking the same thing. 💜✨ #MissedYouARMY #BangtanHBD #MUSTERSOWOOZOO13thConcert

source: @bts_bighit

Yoongi leaning his chin on his precious 'Daechwita' sword! 😍

[aricastmblr]

[#오늘의방탄] 방탄의 목적지는 언제나 아미 #방탄에겐아미뿐 #우린우리대로빛나 #MUSTER소우주14일공연

[HoyBangtan] El destino de BTS (Bangtan) siempre es ARMY -BangtanSoloTieneaARMY (SoloArmyParaBangtan) BrillamosaNuestraManera     MUSTERSOWOOZOO14thConcert

bts_bighit·13 jun. 2021[#오늘의방탄] 항상 같은 말을 하고 있었던거야 우린 #보고싶었어아미 #방탄생일ㅊㅋ #MUSTER소우주13일공연

[jiminmochi-chimchim]

Jimin Tweet:

방탄생일 축하해 주셔서 감사해요

저도 작은 선물 준비했어요

☺️🙏❤️

#JIMIN

#방탄생일ㅊㅋ

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Thank you for wishing Bangtan a happy birthday

I prepared a small gift as well

☺️♥️🙏

#JIMIN

#BangtanHBD

[moonshibu]

6주년 축하해 !!!!!! #방탄생일ㅊㅋ • • • • #btstwitter #bangtanboys #kpop #btstwitterupdate #twitterupdatebts #bts #방탄소년단 #btsjungkook #btstaehyung #btsjimin #btsyoongi #btshoseok #btsnamjoon #btsseokjin #jeonjunggukbts #kimtaehyungbts #parkjiminbts #minyoongibts #junghoseokbts #kimnamjoonbts #kimseokjinbts #maknaeline #btshyungline #6yearswithbts https://www.instagram.com/p/ByqVU1hAy0L/?igshid=6vxoraw4sfhd