#jikook GCF

[btstulip]

They are together and want to be seen

Possible delulu time here, but I can't get over how GCF Tokyo keeps coming up in the promotion for Are You Sure?! Once in an article and now in this video... out of the boys mouths themselves... while clips are being shown! GCF has probably gone under the radar for a lot of people, so bringing it up now and tying it to the travel show is.... interesting.

Someone on Tumblr posted a fantastic breakdown of the BTS content levels and how the majority of people are not familiar with or consuming some of the less mainstream content. (I am bummed I couldn't find it, but if you know what I am talking about, share the link!) I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I think there are a lot of BTS fans out there that haven't explored enough content to see the GCF videos. There are a lot of people oblivious to the special bond Jikook share with each other. That's why I think it's so interesting to bring up GCF Tokyo.

It's an obvious consequence that referencing GCF Tokyo will cause new people to watch it, people interested in the travel show. I was shocked the first time I watched GCF Tokyo and I am sure others will be too. You can read my post about that experience here. Even people that don't know BTS think that video is about a romantic couple. Now there will be new people watching GCF Tokyo looking at Are You Sure?! through that lens. (or maybe viewers won't even need that lens to make Jikook look like a couple... we shall see)

I just can't help it... bringing up GCF Tokyo feels very loud to me. There is ZERO way they don't know how some people interpret GCF Tokyo. The only reason to bring that up is if they intentionally want to shine a light on that video AND link it to this new travel show. It feels to me that they are continuing navigate having plausible deniability to protect them from the hate while also wanting to been seen by the people willing to see and support their connection.

We see you boys and love you exactly as you are.

And a fun post from @stormblessed95 about GCF Tokyo just because:

[btstulip]

They kill me

This made me think that Are you sure was their way to have some travels toghether before ms without speculation arising as to why they are toghether. Jimin seems to have had this idea for some time.

[userjiminie]

jikook and japan ♡

[jeonscatalyst]

Sometimes, I sit and think about the fact that all fetus Jimin ever wanted was to go on trips with Jungkook, hand in hand…and years later, Jungkook made it happen entirely on his own.

Do you realize what it means for someone to understand how much something matters to you and then take it upon themselves to make it happen, just to see you smile? The little context we had about their 2017 trip to Tokyo years ago was already sweet, but learning years later that, at that particular moment, they…especially Jimin…were going through a difficult time makes it even more profound. And the person Jungkook chose to escape with wasn’t just anyone….it was Jimin. He must have known that the trip was exactly what they both, but particularly Jimin, needed at the time. According to Jimin, Jungkook planned everything, bought the tickets, and took them to Tokyo. Nothing could ever compare.

This feels especially significant to me because so often, I see people assign deep meaning to friends or even acquaintances going on leisure trips…simply to have fun or pass the time, without any real emotional weight. And while I believe to each their own, nothing will ever come close to the thought of these two, at their most vulnerable, choosing to be with each other in a moment of hardship…when all you crave is the presence of the person who feels like home. They could have been with anyone else, yet they sought comfort in each other.

And the beauty of it all is magnified when you remember that this was something Jimin had always wanted…..going on a trip with Jungkook. Despite Namjoon and Hobi mentioning that Jungkook wasn’t particularly fond of outdoor activities at the time, he willingly traveled to Tokyo with Jimin, walked alongside him for hours until their feet ached (one of the memories Jungkook cherishes most from that trip), and even spent an entire day at Disneyland with him taking the most beautiful and unadulterated photos and videos of him in all his glory.

That, my darlings, is the purest form of love. And I will always cherish the fact that Jimin and Jungkook have consistently found comfort in each other…..not just in moments of joy, but even in moments of struggle. That, to me is GOALS!

[goldenhickeyss]

Doesn’t it just melt your heart a lil knowing Jungkook recorded Jimin’s favorite song from Golden while they were together in Tokyo, a place they wanted to go back to? 🥰

[heartofbusan]

Jikook inspire so many people to believe in the kind of love songs are written about.

The kind of love found in books and movies and art.

Love is such a simple yet powerful emotion. Can it really be just a feeling? Sometimes, it's so powerful, it can barely be contained in one's body, thrumming to the surface, making your hair stand up, your cheeks blush, and your body to become like a magnet. The pull of the moon is strong between them.

They've been given a gift, really, and they share it with us. Keep it safe 🥹💜💛

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I loved reading this thread. It's a compilation of people realizing...

Because you can't deny what's happening right in front of your salad.

What was your moment?

Mine was GCFT. I work in film, and I know how much time and effort goes into making any video, be it short or long. This was a labor fueled by love.

Any video is born from an idea, a spurt of inspiration that transforms into concrete steps and actions. Jungkook constructed the narrative by, first of all, bringing along the camera. Maybe even while planning the trip. He consciously turned his lens towards his subject, his muse, by placing said subject in a variation of wide shots, the 'Tokyo' of the title becomes the backdrop of the narrative: a young man, enjoying his freedom in Tokyo.

The close ups always get me. First, the Jimin we see glancing around his shoulder in the tunnel leading towards the plane. He's in 'disguise', hiding his appearance, hunched over a bit. Hiding, but unable to keep up appearances, he busts a funny move when he catches Jungkook looking at him. This is the beginning of his transition. The shedding of a layer.

Then, comes the silly faced Jimin, bathed in yellow light.

Here we see Jungkook's Jimin emerge.

Funny, yes, but more importantly, UNINHIBITED. Free. Guys, I'm crying again. Nobody puts GCFT in a corner because she needs to shine.

The golden light cast upon his face, and he emerged into his truest form.

😭😭😭😭

Almost at the end of gcft, we see the most beautiful of all the Jimin’s. He is free to laugh and be silly, free from control, his own, and others. And Jungkook is right there with him, catching him if he needs.

Also, Jungkook is immortalizing this moment. For Jimin to see: this is how I see you. This is how beautiful you are, to me too. Guys, really... I cannot. Drink water pls.

As I looked for stills I stumbled upon a THOROUGH analysis of GCF's videos that I sincerely recommend. Read it on this (hopefully) lazy Sunday. Thanks to @kanmom51 for reblogging it since OP deactivated 🤧

Wow. This started as a way to hype that first thread, and before I knew it, I spent an hour looking for pictures and stumbled upon that blog, and my lazy Sunday became a GCF rabbithole. 😃😃😃 I am normal, I swear.

Have a lovely day, my sweets, I admire all of you for supporting real love. For believing in romance, even if you haven't experienced it yourself, or if you lost it, or if you don't desire it at all. It's all good. Life is about growing into your truest form.

Jikook grew from separate branches, only to entagle with each other, and GCFT is proof.

[ambivertedme]

Ah, I suddenly wanted to write this, although I’ve always been thinking about writing about GCF in Tokyo. What better occasion than its anniversary? Let's go...

I take immense pride in being a JiKooker. They warm my heart, soothe my soul, and somehow restore my faith in love.

This ain't your Jimin, this ain't my Jimin—this is Jungkook's Jimin. "GCF in Tokyo" is everything you'd ever want to understand about how Jungkook sees or feels about Jimin. It's one of the most authentic versions of Jimin I've ever seen: goofy, beautiful, adorable, with a smile that could light up galaxies far away. But who was that smile for? Me? You? No—it was for Jungkook, and only Jungkook. The love they have for each other feels like it could spill out of the screen. It makes my heart feel so soft.

In previous radio interviews, you'll often hear Jimin mentioning how he wants to go on trips with Jungkook. Jungkook would stay quiet in those moments, just smiling, only to plan such a beautiful trip for Jimin in the following years. That baby was always listening to what Jimin wanted, and boy, did he surpass all expectations. He did it with utmost charm.

There's something so classy and attractive about Jungkook—he doesn't care about being judged by random strangers. Don't you think he knew how love and hate would come hand in hand if he made something like a confession in this video? He knew it, but he just doesn't care, and that makes him so magnetic and irresistible. I could gush about Jungkook all day, about GCF in Tokyo, and about Jimin too.

JiKook and Japan goes way back. its something which belongs to 2 of them.

You can see Jimin shrugging at the camera because he didn’t realize why JK was making a video. And that’s why it makes me feel so much in my heart—it shows that Jimin wasn’t aware of the GCF in Tokyo video, and that just adds to the sweetness of it all.

Anyways, it’s the anniversary of GCF in Tokyo (featuring Jimin 😂). This will never not make me laugh—it's more GCF of Jimin (featuring Tokyo). Where's the Tokyo, JK???"

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I could write and write about JiKook, but I still wouldn’t be able to fully express what they are and how they make me feel. So, I’ll just shut up now.

Have a great day, people 💜

Don't forget to watch GCF in Tokyo

https://youtu.be/XrTNLkqGrlc?si=CmNtykhPSHJ6-xvM

Will always search for Tokyo in this video😂💜

[always-is-always]

Loosing count as to how many times I've watched this.... I've shared it a few times, too. 😆 I'm blaming YouTube as it just popped up in the algorithm, tonight...

Just love the joy on Jiminie's face. Never gets old.... 💜

[jmjkmellifluous]

"I like me better when I'm with you."

[seoul-bros]

Jikook Week 47 Complete (29/10-05/11/2024)

Their 47th week in the military is now complete and we celebrate with a look back at this week in 2017.

It was a very special week for Jimin and Jungkook marking their first trip together. They went to Tokyo between 28/10 and 31/10 on a trip that JK organised as a birthday present for Jimin, a trip that they are still talking about seven years later.

"We were walking down an alley, there weren't many cars, there was the light from the street lamps.... It was really beautiful. And then Jimin said that his feet hurt and so we walked slowly. These simple things were so fun" Jungkook, Real Love, Beyond the Story

"We went around wearing masks from the move Scream with black fabric covering our bodies, and black umbrellas. When people came over, we took picture, it was fun. We went around people watching, and when we went to the restaurant, we took off our masks and ate" Jungkook, Real Love, Beyond the Story

They wandered the streets, went shopping, ate good food and visited Disneyland before returning to Korea on the 31/10.

The first Golden Closet Film came out about a week later on 08/11 much to JK's delight as its talented creator and Jimin as its star.

No one before or since has shown Jimin quite like JK does here. He is completely open, relaxed and joyful. He beams at JK behind the lens. This is what it must feel like to be in Jimin's inner circle and have his complete trust. It is a Jimin that we don't really see anymore, although perhaps, in Are You Sure? we caught glimpses of that guy.

On 31/10, Jimin posted this photo of them looking relaxed and happy with an emoji caption. The trip seems to have done them a lot of good and brought them even closer.

😊💐

The trip took place during a break in the Wings tour between the Taiwan concerts on the 21-22/10 and the Macau concert on 04/11. If you want to know how crazy this time was for them and how hard they were working nothing can demonstrate that more clearly than the Burn the Stage series and in this case Episode 8 which shows the October and November leg of the tour and its final concert in Seoul on 10th December 2017.

It is in this episode that Taehyung asks us to love all seven of the members of BTS which seems worth repeating at this moment.

Watching their 2017 selves talking about what they learnt about each other and about themselves during the Wings Tour made me nostalgic for a time when I wasn't even in the fandom and hopeful for the future that they deserve, pursuing the next steps of their musical journey together as a group. Just over seven months to go before that future can become a reality and all we need to do until then is hold it together, ensure we put out our share of positivity to balance the incessant toxicity of SM and TRUST IN BTS.

Post Date: 05/11/2024

[akookminsupporter]

Emotional healing ♥️

[jikooklove9795]

Jungkook knew what he was doing when he aligned those " specific lyrics " with shots of Jimin and Jimin alone

Credits to the owner of the video

[jeonscatalyst]

Unpopular opinion: GCF in Saipan is actually my favorite GCF created by Jungkook. While GCF in Tokyo holds a lot of depth and significance , I swear I can’t get over the way Jungkook captured Jimin in GCF in Saipan. Jimin looked so beautiful and ethereal, and, call me crazy, but you can almost feel how much Jungkook loves Jimin just by seeing things from his perspective.

The lyrics, “I don’t wanna lie no more, I don’t wanna hide no more, what I found in you is so real, I’mma let you have the best of me” are so beautiful and meaningful. To me, they speak volumes. It feels like Jungkook was trying to express his feelings in the best way he could under his circumstances. I wouldn’t have thought much of it if other members appeared when those lyrics played, but the fact that Jimin and only Jimin was shown both times during that part of the song cannot be a coincidence.

For me, this was one of the boldest and most expressive moments Jungkook has ever had. While the entire video is stunning, it is also incredibly heartbreaking when you really think about it. Anyone unbiased who watches these videos can’t help but notice how Jimin seems to be the centerpiece of it all. The way Jungkook intentionally pairs those lyrics with Jimin should speak volumes about what he was trying to convey.

Say what you will, but some of the GCFs Jungkook created were his outlet…..a way for him to express how he felt about Jimin without directly saying it.

PS: The way all these people watching feel and see exactly what we see……🫠

[goldenhickeyss]

Happy 7th anniversary GCF Tokyo

And probably Happy 9th anniversary to Jikook too! 😊🐾🎉

For those baby army or baby kookminers, let's remember the importance of this date (thread):

Last time one of them used the reference 8.11 was Jungkook in his White Day Vlive. The one when "There for you" also was played ;)

SO....HAPPY ANNIVERSARY OF THE FILM THAT SUMS UP A JOURNEY THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO THEM

SO IMPORTANT ....THAT THEY WANTED TO COME BACK 🥺

[heartofbusan]

Going back.

If I asked you now, what was the moment that cemented jikook for you? How many of would answer with GCFC Tokyo?

I would.

As a person working in the world of films, movies, and videos, this medium of storytelling holds such a grip on me. Moving images, music, and sound (underestimated storytelling device!) arranged in such a way as to bring one to tears. Moving levers within the viewer through unconcious connotations. Moving someone to tears even on repeat viewings because it touches something inside that person. It speaks to an internal void inside themselves that's been given a voice. Glorious. GCFT does that for me. And sure, Scorsese, it's not CINEMA, but this video Jungkook made is most definitely special. The combination of the song, the editing highlighting the lyrics to hold sway over the images, the colors, the duality of our protagonist through many expressions. He's shown to be a human, goofy, sweet, kind, embarrassed, overjoyed, hungry, and tired.

That's your first clue as to what the director thinks of this boy.

He frames him in such a way as to make us fall in love right along with him. He holds power over us.

Jikook in Japan, back to Tokyo, and traveling on to Saporro, making sure to mention their first trip because it's special to them.

Because it still holds power over them.

The first also means there is a promise of more. It set the tone and became a tradition.

Traditions are special if you put import into such things, and these two really love going back to things that hold meaning and that are rooted in silly little meanings only they know. They love to tease a thing but to have the meaning make sense to no one but them.

Mentioing the first time felt like such a conscious way to adress the importance of this place during this time in their lives. So intentionally clear.

This is our little piece of peace. Our Safe Zone. To be together. To make memories we can cling on to before great unknown swallows us up. A place where we can be free from the many schedules we've overcome in order to journey back to this place where they will always be 'just jimin 💜 and just jungkook'.

[myobsessionsspace]

The moment Jungkook uploaded GCF in Tokyo. His first video recorded and edited solely by himself with Jimin as the only person focused on.

Can we even be more excited for their show than Jungkook was for his present to Jimin?

Excerpt from BTS Autobiograpy ‘Beyond The Story - 10 Year Record of BTS’

The moment he uploaded GCF Tokyo their trip together planned and paid for be Jungkook for only him and Jimin.

Spending sleepless nights editing and putting such a meaningful and loving song to it.

Finally presenting it to the world, a video with one leading person, the reason for it all.

I don’t know if we can match Jungkook’s euphoria in that moment…

But I’m damn near close.

I CAN NOT WAIT for their show!

Anything with THEM is just 🤌✨

🖤🤍