#and then I ranted about BTS

[rainbowsuitcase]

So much BTS lore feels like fanfiction and I can't get over it

Two of the members hated each other at first. They argued a lot and one time, they threw folded clothes at each other and the member who folded them had to come scold them. And now they keep reminding everyone how long they've known each other for. They wrote a song together where they said that "respect is a higher tier than love" and then called each other "my respect."

The smartest member of the group (one the previous two morons btw) didn't know how to tie his shoelaces until highschool. He doesn't eat seafood because he loves crabs. He's a literal geniues and he's so clumsy and such a dork (and I relate so deeply). And that body, guys, I'm telling you. This whole guy was made by a fanfic author.

Their company was near bankrupcy when they debuted. One of the members, who was getting offers from so many other companies, joined this one because he admired another member who was already a part of it. When these two met for the first time, member two was only wearing underwear and member one said "wow, thighs."

Another member came to an audition, not to audition himself but to support a friend. He was the only person from that audition round to get in. The friend did not.

Another member, who was studying to be an actor, was street cast on a bus.

One of them lost confidence and tried to leave before the debut, but another convinced him to come back, because they "needed him."

The whole industry hated them when they debuted and now they're arguably the best kpop group worldwide. (Arguably, read: argue with the wall)

(Add your own pls, I want to make a collection from this)

[pigeonxp]

ok now that bt is FINALLY bones, all i really have to say is fuck yall for real. there are some of yall that arent that bad, but the overwhelming majority of you guys are actually fucking awful. i have had twitter mutuals be harassed by yall, i have had friends harassed, ive seen people i dont even follow being called horrific things and insulting their appearances, and so so much more. one thing that really sticks out is the blatant misogyny that some of you guys present. the amount of men that have gone online and confidently called women bitches and sluts and whores and cunts and hoes is genuinely fucking deranged, and i hope you all know that. there have been bt stans in my replies and my inbox and in my business, telling me that IM in the wrong for stating my opinions on the weird ass shit theyve been doing, telling me that they "dont feel welcome" in this fandom, and that they feel like this fandom is toxic and etc etc etc etc I DONT CARE BRO. i have said it once and ill say it again and again. some of you guys are just not meant to be in fandom spaces. there are block buttons for a reason. you can block people and tags and literally everything under the sun but you continue to SEEK OUT shit that makes you mad or that you dont agree with just so you can hate on the OPs in their replies. you dont seem to understand that people can have opinions on what characters they like and what ships they enjoy, and that other people have the right to criticize them. i am NOT sorry and i will NOT apologize for how i may have reacted. i do NOT feel bad for you. we all told you that this wasnt going to last, the showeunner said it wasnt going to last. the ACTOR said it wasnt going to last. and instead of using critical thinking skills and media literacy training, you got tattoos for this ship, you spent hundreds of dollars on cameos from a nepo baby, and you spent days of your lives hating on and harassing people over a FICTIONAL TV SHOW. instead of being upset at LFJR for leading yall on, you attacked oliver stark for being "biphobic"??@?!?!??!!??!÷*×(!&×,@ for having an opinion on his own character, especially after he spent time becoming genuinely one of the biggest bisexual allies i have ever seen. after he told reporters that he was planning on playing buck as bi anyway, after he made post after post saying how excited he was for bucks storyline, and after he advocated for this character he loves so dearly. you jumped down his throat for no reason. i have absolutely no sympathy for you. i really do hope you follow lfjr back to SWAT and i truly hope he gets every single line and every single scene just to keep him off of my fucking screen. 🫶

[thesafecafe]

If I see one more fucking flower wreath from the netizens for anybody else, I'mma save everyone the trouble and start whooping ass my damn self, I'm so sick of y'all's shit

[bearspiracies]

May I ask your opinion on the sinking of the Titanic, and the Titanic in general?

Primo, Rose is a wench and I would drown myself for Leonardo Di Vinci so just jot that down. Secondo, how am I to believe that the so-called "Unsinkable Titanic" was bested by an iceberg on a route known to contain them? Very suspicious.

To be completely honest, I do not fw the ocean. Not at all. You could not pay me to be smack-dab in the middle of a place we know less of than actual outer space. Who knows what funky creatures reside in those depths.

So when people ask me this, they expect me to agree 'yeah they never hit the iceberg' but when I say 'it was obviously godzilla' suddenly I'm "CRAZY" and "DELUSIONAL."

[exyrpf]

There's something different about logically knowing a great deal of nhlers are republican vs knowing exactly which ones voted for trump that just. Makes it hard to watch hockey lately. Before it wasn't EASY to ignore, but my enjoyment of the sport itself was enough. And now it really isn't enough.

Maybe the idea that players happily celebrating with and having positive relationships with out and proud trumpies means theyre okay with what's happening and support it as well is over dramatic and narrow minded, but at this point I don't really care. I'm allowed to feel like something I really enjoyed has been tainted.

Maybe one day I'll be able to feel differently, but I'm not getting my hopes up too high.

[siryyeet]

I have aquired my second album :>

[epiphainie]

so what fic am i gonna read before bed now

[eddiegirls]

i do think it's funny that there are about 5% more people on that poll who selected "i am not queer and i like tommy" than "i am queer (but not a man) and i dislike tommy"

[jmdbjk]

Bangtan Weekly Report...

So a lot happening in here in the last 24 hours. Joon's appointment took everyone by surprise. Seems legit significant and I wondered if this will affect his military service... not in the fact that he would be exempt because of it... not implying that at all. What I'm wondering is after he completes his basic training, would he just go ahead and shift into some kind of position where he is also associated with this particular activity in the military? Stationed at whichever areas are doing this activity and such...

I think for sure it will definitely add to his future opportunities and influence in the public arena. It’s so exciting for him!

Also: Yoongi headed to Japan. I love that shirt, vacation vibes. I hope he was able to rest a little bit and get something to ease his coughing though. I know he keeps saying don't worry, he's not sick, but something is up because you don't hack up a lung like that after walking a few hundred yards for nothing.

Also today: Tae headed to Japan Spain! He looked dressed for an island party. It's been a while since we've seen him wear earrings. Or, I should say an earring since its only one. AND THE HAIR! I'm not a big fan of the frizzy perm but he is squeezing all he can out of his 20s before enlistment with the ash blonde hair moment again!

How does he even see where he's going? How did anyone recognize him? That hat reminds me of a woven straw basket I used to have in my dining room.

TAKE TWO!!! A new OT7 song coming!!! Soooo excited!!! Maybe we'll get a teaser! Produced by Suga and written by RM and Hobi!!!!!

!!!!!!! NEW GROUP MUSIC!!!!!!!

Also today: someone now pointing out that Kookie discreetly moved a small object out of camera view during his garbage disposer repairman live on Feb. 27 ...

How did I not notice him doing that when I watched the live... so now someone is saying it resembles a car key fob... for a Porsche...hmmm, who do we know that drives a Porsche? ... ummm.... I don't know... it could be, or not? It's got a reflective chrome button looking area on it. It's white and car key fob shaped...

Of course, it could also be a vaper or his own car key fob or something else... a tube of lube (Kookie... please put stuff away after you use it, I know its handy there but still... TMI you know?) ... I need more visual info.

Also today: I see people grumbling (outright bitching) about the commercialization of Festa/BTS... commercialization = selling out...

This is my take on all of that (and probably an unpopular opinion, but anyways...):

People are all for their "sold-out" king when a random t-shirt or shoes they are wearing or an insulated mug sells out, but our guys don't see a penny of that.

And now you're saying official BTS merch would be somehow unsavory... a money grab... even though money from the sale of THAT DOES go into their pockets?... please think through what you are saying...

And commercialization in the form of sponsorships is not good? How is it not good?...Sponsorships are great!

Here's the deal... money makes the world go round... so that exact thing is what will help perpetuate the longevity of BTS, those sponsorships will give BTS a shit ton of money in return for licensing/promotion and underwriting big ticket projects.

It keeps BTS alive in the public eye and keeps the income coming in order for them to do first class work and endeavor to promote themselves and give us great events. Fabulous purple fireworks shows are not free. Sponsors help underwrite the cost of that. And because these events are happening will also indirectly help the many small businesses in those areas because of the influx of visitors to these events.

Turning the city purple creates excitement about BTS and reminds locals that BTS are global cultural ambassadors. Army should be hella proud of that.

What other kpop group is getting news coverage for their 10th anniversary? None.

Deep pockets allow BTS to book stadium tours, so the more chance more of us can see them in-person.

The day the money stops flowing will REALLY be the day BTS retires.

If we are who we say we are and intend to support BTS no matter what happens... IF WE ARE IN THIS BANGTAN SHIT FOR LIFE ... and what we are given right now is merch and purple corndogs, then I will buy a keychain or a book or eat purple tteokbokki, or whatever, along with whatever music is released. If you really are against it, then don't buy anything but don't act like what they are doing is disgusting.

Anyway, its been a full day. We are headed into Festa season for the next two weeks and beyond. The timeline seems focused on positive things. Or maybe that's my imagination. I am going to enjoy it while I can.

[the-irrelevant-trumpeter]

actually going to lose my shit at my secondary job. why are you, a professional teaching institution, doing a worse job at communicating and not screwing people over than my other job, a dodgy ass cafe. like WHAT.

[ihamtmus]

it's weird how jhope is Right There and he's like the Most Talented Person but some armys just. don't see him. should be studied

[chiisana-lion]

day 2 no drawing

[literalsunhobi]

my brain rn instead of letting me sleep and creating a million theories about jhope’s and bts’ schedules

[taehyungfirst]

I've been busy with finals and family stuff so I'm a bit out of the loop. Have you talked/shared about the recent insight about Tae and the company? The fact that he says "regardless of relationship with the company, he signed for the members". Seeing this after watching him during solo era -- from him choosing to go out of the immediate circle to the of investment/support during his promotion -- feels rather telling, no?

His ability to stay true to himself but also support and love his members is really something.

Hi, hope you’ve been well :)

No, I haven’t really talked about it because I’ve been saying the same things since forever and I think Taehyung already hinted to this when he wrote on weverse after festa that he had to give up a part of himself for the team. Taehyung has always been a selfless person, always thinking about the happiness and what’s best for the team.

I wanna add a thing, since it’s been brought up often on twitter too: “how did that make the cut?” it’s because Taehyung words things in a smart way, he said “regardless” of the relationship with the company, not saying if it’s good or bad, but whatever is the relationship he chose the members, the team, and armys. And if I’m not wrong he was talking about 2018 BTS, so it makes sense saying that knowing how difficult were those times for them.

Understanding what’s his relationship with the company can only happen when you pay attention to what he does and to his words, solo chapter —that happened after the documentary was filmed— I think is connected to what he said on weverse, he gave himself up for the team, he chose what was best for him this time and he went a different way than the rest.

I hope he keeps making choices that make him happy forever. I can’t believe this is the same person people keep calling “selfish” “uncaring” “tired of bts”, hating on him feels so surreal to me because he’s such a honest person, and such honesty is always a breath of fresh air in an industry where everything and everyone seems manufactured.

[facetimebuddies]

DFJAL;SDJF;ALSJDF;LASDFJAKS;DF ASFD

[hexesandroses]

I rediscover kpop every 2-3 months and lowkey get emotional every single time