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👣. !!: BURN THE STAGE EP.1 ‧₊˚

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RM: “You do shows in the US with an audience of over ten thousand? And the tickets sell out? Yeah, I’ll show you.”

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2O17 BTS WINGS TOUR PART.1

???: “Sensation BTS is hitting ‘Not Today’. They’re getting ready to take over the US in just over two weeks. They’re going huge!”

???: “Get this. Their arena shows in Chicago, New York and L.A. They’re all sold out.”

???: “BTS is the first K-pop idol group to be awarded at the Billboard Music Awards.”

???: “The Top Social Artist Award had been awarded to Justin Bieber for the past six years which makes it more meaningful.”

???: “Fans from Bolivia, Peru and Argentina are now here, too.”

???: “BTS just announced a series of brand new albums and the internet has lost all chill.”

???: “This team first became popular abroad so they’re already doing a world tour visiting thirteen countries.”

???: “BTS. If you don’t know them, you need to know them. They’re a K-pop group, a Korean pop group, and they’re huge on social media.”

???: “They were the only one who had triple millions.” — “Holy moly.” — “Historic moment.”

2O17.O1.O7

THE WINGS TOUR, D-42

The members are all sat in a circle on the floor as they are being recorded.

SUGA: “What I can say for sure is that there’s a reason we do this. I want this to have a reason.”

J-HOPE: “I think fans would be curious about what we do backstage.”

RM: “I think it has to be more raw.”

J-HOPE: “What happens before we do make-up, what we do when we’re at hotels.”

SE3OUL: “I think so too. I mean, we keep up this strong image, but I want them to see our vulnerable sides, moments where we struggle just like anyone.”

RM: “Yeah… honestly, like, sometimes we argue. It happens, you know?”

SE3OUL: “We just need to show them plainly, without hiding anything.”

RM: “There needs to be a meaning so they have a reason to watch this.”

SUGA: “That’s how people think of us. They think we show our lives without filtering anything, but we hide a lot of things. I tried really hard so that my weaknesses don’t show. We should get rid of all of that and show them the raw side.”

SE3OUL: “I think from their perspective, it would also help them. Because online – you know, people are always showing their best side, but if they know that there are moments where things aren’t as perfect, it’ll feel more real.”

RM: “When we’re under pressure, for example, we get annoyed at each other. We get sensitive. I think we need to show them some of that, too.”

SUGA: “During our performances or preparations, we always show…”

SUGA, SE3OUL & RM: *at the same time* “The finished product.”

SUGA: “Right. Honestly, we don’t want to show them the entire process because there are a lot of things that we’re not good at.”

RM: “What I’ve always emphasised ever since we made our debut is that we want to interact man to man. I struggle internally every day. I actually have these kinds of thoughts and have these other sides. But if I let them see it, they might worry and they might not like me. But I really want to break out of that.”

SE3OUL: “There’s this sort of uneasy feeling lurking a lot of the time. As artists, let’s say you do something. If someone has a negative view of it, it looks bad. But then if you see the positive, it can be good. It tends to depend on a person individually.”

SUGA: “To our fans, at least, we try really hard to show them everything honestly. I want them to think, ‘Oh, I didn’t know they had that side.’ It’ll be an opportunity to show them more by filtering less.”

RM: “Our biggest strength is that human touch and we can show them more of it. So they think, ‘they’re just like me.’ They get irritated under pressure and they also cry.”

SE3OUL: “That’s right. I want them to be able to relate to us, to see us as their equal and not to put us above them or on a pedestal. We’re simple humans at the end of the day. We laugh, we cry, we argue.”

RM: “Honestly, I was only lucky to find what I wanted to do earlier in life. I was lucky to find good friends and that’s how I made it here. If I get frustrated during work, I just read webtoons for five hours. And some days I don’t want to work.”

RM: “People think I always work hard, but sometimes I just lie down and sleep. Things like that.”

SUGA: “They said that we’ll cry if we watch this 10 or 20 years later. After I heard that, I could imagine myself watching this in 10 or 20 years. When I see this camera, I feel like I’m going to cry. It feels strange. I think it’s going to be a life…”

SE3OUL: “Already?”

ALL MEMBERS: *bursting into small laughs*

RM: “We haven’t done anything yet.”

RM: “But I know what you mean.”

SE3OUL: “Yeah, we know.”

???: “But what if BTS advances to the attack?”

INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW PHASE

RM: “I’m the leader in BTS and my name is RM. I wish something spectacular would happen, but at the same time… erm…” *kisses teeth* “I hope nothing goes wrong.” *laughs*

SUGA: “I’m the rapper in BTS. I also write music. Yeah that’s what I do.”

JIN: “I’m the big brother of BTS and my name is Jin. I’m in charge of having the amazingly handsome face. Are you, by chance, a celebrity? You’re so handsome. Needless to say.”

J-HOPE: “I’m J-Hope of BTS. I’m like the person that connects the younger and older members.” *chuckles* “Yup.”

SE3OUL: “Hello, I’m the main vocalist of BTS and my name is Se3oul. Uh…. I dance, I sing, I rap, I write music. What can I say? I’ve got it all.” *cute shrug*

JIMIN: “The youngest isn’t doing his job as the youngest, so I’m doing it for him. I’m Jimin.”

V: “I’m 22… wait. Am I 23 this year? I’m V. I’m living a nice life.”

JUNGKOOK: “Introduce myself? Hello, I’m Jungkook of BTS.”

2O17.O2.O4

THE WINGS TOUR, D-14

Pre-production Rehearsal

The members are gathered around on sofas eating.

JIN: *multitasking as he eats + checks his phone* “Here’s the cue sheet. Not Today-”

JIMIN: “For today?”

JIN: “Yes. Am I Wrong, Crow Tit, DOPE, War of Hormone, 21st Century Girls.”

RM: “Stigma comes last in the second part.” *also checking the cue sheet* “Taehyung, come with me.”

J-HOPE: “All we have to do is make them sing along.” *talking to seongie beside him + laughing*

SE3OUL: *side eyeing him tbh*

JIMIN: *laughing + leaning into seongie from his other side* “Hyung, he looks like he wants to kill you.” *talking to hobi*

V: *amazed at seongie when he notices too* “Wah, hyung….”

SUGA: “He does it so Hoseok-ah knows he doesn’t find him funny.”

SE3OUL: *smiling through a mouth full of food + showing a finger heart to yoongs as an indication that he’s right*

RM: “I feel drowsy and watch stuff with no purpose if I stay in the studio.”

JUNGKOOK: “The moment I opened the Japanese book I felt so sleepy.”

JIMIN: “I just want to sleep.”

SE3OUL: “No, the best way for studying is with me.” *talking with his mouth full*

JIN: “Aish…” *disgusted lmao* “Can you not talk with your mouth wide open? Chew your food properly and eat.”

SE3OUL: “Why is this guy talking? Isn’t his mouth always full of food?” *smirking as he talks to jm + pointing to jin*

JIN: “What? ‘This guy’? If you don’t watch your mouth…” *about to pop a vein*

RM: *laughing as he consoles jinnie* “He’s doing it on purpose. Let it go. But yeah,” *changing subject* “I get all ready and went to Starbucks and sat down. I opened my book and I realised I didn’t bring my pencil case.”

A few of the members laugh. Everyone is doing various things.

SE3OUL: “Leave it up to this guy and he’ll make his name on the Guinness book of world records under ‘Most Forgetful’ and forget he even owns the title.” *shaking his head in amusement as he finishes the last of his food*

The video cuts to them now talking about the humidifier in the room.

J-HOPE: *pointing at the humidifier* “Some steam and some don’t. What’s the difference?”

RM: “I feel good when it steams. It feels more humidifying.”

SE3OUL: “I like to close my eyes and imagine I’m going on a walk through a misty park when it steams.” *currently doing exactly that*

RM: “Is that some sort of meditation technique?”

The video cuts to Jeongguk now placing a napkin over the humidifier where it releases steam.

JUNGKOOK: “Create fog like with dry ice.” *stands + hovers his hand over his mouth*

ALL MEMBERS: *watching intently*

JUNGKOOK: “You shouldn’t trust~” *mimicking jinnie’s awake*

ALL MEMBERS: *immediately burst into fits of laughter and clapping*

The video cuts to Jeongguk now near the camera which is recording them.

JUNGKOOK: “The camera was on, guys.” *informing his hyungs* “I didn’t know.”

SE3OUL: *was busy on his phone until he hears jk and his head immediately perks up, looking at the camera* “The camera’s on? It’s filming?”

JUNGKOOK: “Yes.” *making his way back to his seat + beginning to clean up his rubbish*

JIMIN: “You didn’t know?” *watching seongie in amusement as he too starts to clean up his rubbish*

SUGA: “Wait, the camera’s on?” *another hyung who wasn’t aware*

SE3OUL: “Ah, you guys are so ill informed.” *tsking as he cleans up his space* “You thought the camera was off and your true colours started to shine. Look at this mess you’ve made.” *cheeky bastard*

SUGA: *quickly beginning to join in on the cleaning*

JIMIN: “Oh? Look at them. Hyungs, why are you suddenly cleaning up?” *having fun teasing*

SUGA: “Jimin-ah, you don’t clean up after eating?”

SE3OUL: “Don’t put on an innocent act now after you made me throw your rubbish in the bin by acting all pouty.”

JIMIN: *in lighthearted disbelief* “What? All pouty? Everyone here cleans up apart from the two of you. Don’t get it mixed up. Everyone but the two of you.”

SUGA: “Jimin, you should clean up after eating.” *good at acting + scolding*

SE3OUL: “Maknaes these days are so lazy…”

The video cuts to the members now heading onto an empty stage for sound check.

???: “Cut. Five seconds. Two, one, three.”

The video cuts again to the members talking backstage.

JIMIN: *talking + putting on his blazer* “And then it’s War of Hormone.”

J-HOPE: “No, War of Hormone comes last.”

SE3OUL: “It’s after the medley of the title tracks.” *informing*

JIN: *talking to jm, accusatory* “You didn’t memorise your cue sheet?”

J-HOPE: *talking into his mic + pointing* “Look at him. You don’t deserve to be a singer. He hasn’t memorised the cue sheet yet. What do we do?”

SE3OUL: “I told you to memorise it before anything, Jimin-ah. You forgot again? You need to set reminders on your phone.”

JIMIN: *also talking into his mic* “I’ll be sure to learn it.”

The video cuts to the vocal line watching the rap line practice Cypher pt.4 on stage. Vocal line is playing and joking amongst themselves before we transition to Hoseok.

J-HOPE: “Today? Rehearsing on the stage here really feels like we’re performing in the concert hall. Like we’re in Gocheok Sky Dome, right?” *placing a hand on jm’s shoulder as seongie stands beside him with crossed arms, amused*

J-HOPE: “I’m not asking him because I already know his answer and it’s useless.” *talking to the camera about seongie*

SE3OUL: *whispering in jm’s ear which causes the younger to laugh*

JIMIN: “No, not at all.” *finally answering hobi’s question with a cheeky smile*

J-HOPE: *laughing at the camera before resting both hands on the two members’ shoulders* “Right, let’s have a talk somewhere.” *guiding them away jokingly*

J-HOPE: *can be seen in the close distance wrapping his arms around their necks* “How can you do this to me?”

SE3OUL: “It doesn’t feel like Gocheok Sky Dome at all. This guy just says anything.” *speaking loud enough for camera to pick up on it*

The video cuts to the three members now standing in front of the camera again.

SE3OUL: “You see, when we do rehearsals, we usually… we practice the day before to be sure it’s like the real thing. But it’s nice to practice two weeks ahead. What do you guys think?”

J-HOPE: *laughing + patting his shoulder* “They couldn’t hear you at all thanks to Yoongi hyung.” *yoongs is talking into the mic*

SE3OUL: *looking in the distance to where yoongs is* “HYUNG, SHUT UP I’M TRYING TO SPEAK!!” *yelling but yoongs continues talking* “RAHHHH!” *roaring now, causing hobi and jm to fall into him as they laugh*

SE3OUL: *arriving back to the camera* “He’s trying to look so professional. He’s not usually like this.”

INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS

SUGA: “The total number of concerts during THE WINGS TOUR is as many as the number of concerts that we gave so far, I was told.”

JIMIN: “Throughout this tour, first of all, we’ll go to many different countries though we can’t go to every country. We have fans that support us from afar so it’s nice that we can go and meet them. I believe they expect something from us – something that they can’t usually see. Like the performances that they only saw on TV from afar. I want to show them as is.”

SE3OUL: “From an outsider’s perspective, this tour… it can look like a big leap. All of a sudden? Since when? These kinds of reactions may be common, but it’s also a new experience for us to learn about ourselves. Right now we’re doing thirteen countries, but with time, I want to meet fans from everywhere at least once. I think our perseverance has always been our biggest strength.”

The video then cuts to Jimin practicing his solo stage for the concert.

STAFF: “Yes, thank you.” *calling a cut to the practice now*

JIMIN: *bowing to the staff* “Yes, Jimin of BTS.” *now jumping off stage*

JIMIN: *surrounded by other staff now* “How was it?” *adjusting his mic* “Huh? Ah, I totally let go, right?”

STAFF: “But you’ll have other dancers.” *explaining*

JIMIN: “Tell them to do it this way. If it doesn’t work, I’ll go in.” *high fiving staff*

STAFF: “Good job, good job. I’m trusting you. You’re the only one.”

The video cuts to Hoseong as the staff with Jimin leaves.

SE3OUL: “I think we might have to slow it down here.” *showing the move he’s talking about* “The run isn’t working. It’s too quick.”

STAFF: “We can place it on the dancers if you want to stick to just vocals.”

SE3OUL: *trying to practice the move again* “Ah, seriously…” *annoyed at himself + grabbing a towel to wipe off his sweat* “No, let’s switch to a walk. Staying stagnant isn’t an option for me.”

STAFF: “We can try a walk with the dancers running on either side. It’ll create a better focal point.” *discussing ideas*

The video then cuts to Taehyung as Hoseong continues to practice with the staff watching.

V: *drinking water + on stage* “We’re not practicing live, are we?” *proceeds to walk around and do vocal exercises*

V: “Can’t be removed~” *practicing his song*

The video continues into showing Taehyung and Jeongguk both practicing for the upcoming concerts individually.

JUNGKOOK: *lying down* “No… I didn’t plan well.” *wiping sweat off his face* “I slept too early and woke up too early. I didn’t get to sleep before the rehearsal.” *now sitting up* “But the live performance was good.”

The video cuts to Namjoon.

RM: “Every member has a keyword. For example, Jeongguk, just like you saw on the stage, his keyword is Begin. He joined BTS when he knew nothing and he grew up here. It’s the story of the beginning of his life. And I think about myself a lot. So they said that could be my keyword.”

RM: *writing on a board* “It’s my life. The graph of my life. That’s right. Life has ups and downs.” *arms crossed*

The video cuts to Jin.

STAFF: “We spent a lot of money on this scene.”

JIN: “Oh, really?” *asking into the mic*

STAFF: “Yes.”

JIN: “It has to be more money than Hobi’s.”

STAFF: “The most money went into the resources.”

JIN: “Then please don’t tell the members.”

The video cuts to Jin now practicing his song for his stage before we switch to Hoseok who is being helped into a jacket on stage.

J-HOPE: “Oh, this is hard.” *talking about putting on the jacket in time*

INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS

J-HOPE: “The BTS that I thought… ‘The BTS that I saw on social media is not this.’ We don’t want to deliver that. We want to make sure they feel our energy.”

RM: “It’s a show. A performance. We don’t want the audience to come and say, ‘I wasted two and a half hours of my life.’ We want them to get more value, show them everything we prepared and see how they react to it.”

The video cuts to Yoongi with Hoseok and Hoseong (who are seemingly always together).

SUGA: *as hobi holds onto both of his shoulders* “He’s the man of THE WINGS TOUR.” *pointing*

SE3OUL: *shoving hobi aside and walking up close to the camera* “That’s not right. ARMY, you’ll keep your eyes on me at the concert, won’t you?” *rizzing up the camera*

SUGA: “Yah,” *trying to pull him away* “They won’t even see this until after the tour’s finished. Stop wasting your breath.”

J-HOPE: “No, no. The real man of THE WINGS TOUR is Hoseong-ah.” *grabbing seongie’s shoulders now*

SE3OUL: *grabbing his face in a jokingly aggressive way* “Is this your way of confessing to me?” *now pretending to lean in*

SUGA: “Yah! What’s wrong with you guys?” *shoving them both away*

Hoseok and Hoseong burst out laughing as Yoongi walks up closer to the camera.

SUGA: “You see… this- this is something I have to go through every so often in this group. They start acting like wild animals without supervision.” *disappointed shake of the head*

The video cuts to Jin.

JIN: “It’s been a long time since I sang so many songs. My legs are shaking.” *laughing* “I’d better work harder.”

JIMIN: “Your legs are shaking already?” *walking past onto the stage*

JIN: *pointing* “He has to say that.”

JIMIN: “It’s because you’re old.”

JIN: *pointing again as he talks to the camera* “There’s always one person that will diss you. It’s usually the younger ones together, Seongie included. This is the one time he’s with the maknaes. If you’re so good, you do it.” *complaining*

JUNGKOOK: *overheard* “What’s wrong? My Jin hyung is handsome.”

JIN: “Yah… there. Isn’t he an uptight friend?” *pointing at jk and laughing, satisfied*

SE3OUL: *the man who is everywhere joins the duo, wrapping his arm around jk’s shoulders* “Oho, our maknae. Aren’t you trying too hard to get into our hyung’s good books?” *leading him away and leaving jinnie behind dumbstruck*

JIN: “Did you see that? This is what I meant. He’s getting in with the younger members, this guy born in ‘94. Ah, he’s sharp. I’ll show him.” *following the rest onto the stage*

INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS

JIMIN: “It’s going to be a long journey. I hope that there is something at the end of this journey. I’m doing this tour with that in mind. It’s not that I’m already thinking about the end, but I think I hope I see a better me at the end of it.”

JIN: “What BTS tries to accomplish is… actually, we accomplished everything we planned. We made most of our dreams come true. Now we have to move on towards a new dream. And I want to be in it. That’s my dream.”

The video cuts to Jimin, Jin and Namjoon practicing.

JIMIN: *dancing + singing spring day* “From the beginning. Snow comes down. And it comes down slowly again.”

The trio are slowly joined by the rest of the members. Hoseong joins in on the little dance.

SE3OUL: “Everybody I miss… yeah!” *silly lil dance*

JIN: *laughing* “That was a good one.”

RM: *amused leader* “One more time! I miss… yeah!” *following the younger members’ lead*

JIMIN: “Do the dab. You need to come forward for the second part.” *talking into his mic*

INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS

JIMIN: “The members are my motivation. They’re one of my biggest motivations. I enjoy it when I do things with these people. They make me think that we can do so many things. And that motivates me more. Just having them by my side encourages me as well. Really, these guys make me move.”

SE3OUL: *long silence + pondering* “Well… when I first joined BTS, I don’t think I had too much passion for myself. My focus was always on my parents, and I don’t regret that, but I really started living for myself because of these guys. They showed me a new purpose. They gave me a dream, a reason to look forward to each new day.”

JIN: “We want to be the number one song on Billboard. Give a concert in a really big concert hall. That’s also part of my dream, but if I must share something more personal, my dream is to perform with these guys for a long time.”

The video cuts to the members practicing together now and getting a feel of the stage.

INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS

SUGA: “I also wonder how much more I will have grown after one year.”

RM: “I’m hooked on workwear lately.” *showing his clothes* “I wonder if you’ll still be hooked on it later in time.” *speaking to his future self* “I hope you are. People say it looks good on you.” *laughing*

JIN: “I hope my face isn’t as puffy. I danced hard, too. By then, I’ll probably dance better than RM.”

J-HOPE: “I’m not sure who I really am yet. What I can tell you for sure is that through this I want to find out what kind of person I am. I hope this process helps me find who I am.”

SE3OUL: “I always wonder about these things. A day, a month, a year… have I changed from the me that I used to be? Can people notice a difference? So I think this will help me find an answer. Seong-ah, let me speak to you casually. You better be working hard, huh? Don’t get lazy just because you’ve made an achievement or two.” *threatening + laughing*

JIMIN: “I don’t know how much time it will take to fulfill it, but I hope you become a good singer.”

JUNGKOOK: “Jeongguk, big bro. You’re 22 now, so I’ll call you big bro. I only have goals, I don’t really put things into action. I hope you’re putting your utmost effort into practice by that time.”

V: *pursing lips* “Hello, I’m the V from last year. I’m trying to do my best to grow a bit more each day. I’m trying to focus a lot. If there’s anything I hope is that you don’t get injured. I hope the tour ends safely.”

RM: “You’re not really that smart. And you’re not so selfless either. I hope you know your limits well. But don’t stay within those limits. Overcome the limits each day.”

SUGA: “I hope we don’t become stagnant. Neither BTS nor I. It could be slow and difficult, or we might enjoy it, but we can go on slowly experiencing all of that.”

The video cuts to a clip of the boys practicing Wings together, goofing around and having fun.

INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS

JUNGKOOK: “I’ll try to be the you that you are now. Because I’m becoming you.”

JIMIN: “I hope people want to see you just because you’re Park Jimin.”

V: “I hope you’re a better person now.”

SE3OUL: “I hope you’ll continue to stay humble,” *a slow, almost shy smile is approaching* “But work hard to a point where your face is plastered everywhere.”

J-HOPE: “I think I’m a loved person.” *laughing*

JIN: “I’m sure you’re still very bright and childlike. I have no doubt.”

RM: “For those wishes and good fortunes to come to you, I hope you’re able to overcome your lazy moments. So that when you see this message, you can say ‘I worked hard.’”

SUGA: “It was always… Let’s take it slow and do what we can. I said that was our goal.”

The first episode concludes with a glimpse of ARMY cheering for the boys at a packed concert venue.

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