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Jimin

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My album arrived! I'm so happy 🥰💜

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bts x idol!gf headcanons pls!!

i’ve been loooving ur bts boyfriend headcanons so far! ur so talented

Omg thank you so much 🫶🏽 I actually enjoyed writing this. Here you go & enjoy! <3

Namjoon:

• Tries to be discreet with your dating but will accidentally leave hints like some of your merch/stuff in the background of his pics/lives.

• Paparazzi pics in museums & galleries. Definitely off guard

• Always in touch when the other is away.

• Will publicly share your music/projects. Is a big supporter

• Spotting’s in clubs. Shades on dancing the night away. Y’all are definitely the talk of the night

• You both subtly post things on your story that insinuates that you both might be dating. Same location, same background, posting pics at same event or place. Posting songs that relate to each other.

• You both definitely talk through your stories. Talking to each other through songs or silly captions etc

Jin:

• Will shut down any bad rumour about you. Very defensive when it comes to you.

• Big supporter and is at all of your shows/events cheering you on if he can.

• Goes on live wearing your merch

• Lives where both of you are cooking together and bickering with each other about who’s better or who does it right.

• Idk I can see y’all presenting together?!! And kinda teasing each other. (I see this before you start dating. And this causes speculation which kind of initiates both of you dating??)

• You both definitely post pics of each other being a mess. Off guard pics 100%

Yoongi:

• Song covers while he plays the instrumental for you on his guitar or piano

• Will stick up for you and will shut down any bad rumour about you. Very defensive when it comes to you. And if you're getting hate he's gonna make sure it's dealt with

• Very protective when out in public together. Is like your own little personal bodyguard and will hold your hand and lead you away from the paparazzi/fans

• Will go on live and call out everyone for your fan edits. Even though he acts like he doesn’t like it he blushes and secretly saves them.

• He’s caught with your picture as his lockscreen

Hobi:

• Loads of dance videos and choreographies.

• Lives where you both are just dancing and vibing in the practice room.

• Duet video dance covers that he begs you to do

• Cameos in each others MVs

• Has your merch. Has your photocard hanging on his jeans or bag for sure.

• Is spotted with your initials painted on his fingernails

• Always showing you off to the cameras with a big grin on his face. Showing your photocard, merch, his lockscreen of you, showing his nails or any jewellery with your initials on it.

• Taking selfies with your posters/adverts with a big smile on his face. Or even will do a little freestyle dance in front of it lmfao

Jimin:

• Cameos in each others projects. Him more so in yours.

• Will talk about you in his lives. Will purposely make up a comment and read it out and then go on a whole rant about you. Will get shy and then wave it off

• Duet video covers that you beg him to do

• Posting pics with the same background/location so people know you're together

• Likes every and any fan edit of you both.

• You both are always spotted on little dates like cafes, pottery painting or just casual walks

• You both wear matching jewellery that he picked out himself

• Taking selfies with your posters/adverts with a happy proud smile on his face and the most sentimental and encouraging paragraph

Taehyung:

• Cameos in each others projects/MVs

• Loads of leaked messages of y'all being messy

LFMAO.

• Loads of photo shoots from him. He loves being your personal photographer

• Will purposely like and interact with any conspiracies and speculations about you dating. (Before you both went public with your relationship)

• He will beg you to go on variety shows together. He sees it as something fun. I can see you both bickering during the recording and making fun of each other/ teasing. You both would kill it though even though you don’t take it seriously you’d probably end up doing great in the games.

• Public outing spottings. You guys are always seen out together holding hands or him with his arm around you. You guys always stop for pictures.

• You both wear matching jewellery to symbolise your relationship

• Y’all are always caught kissing in public. So many pictures have been leaked

Jungkook:

• Paparazzi pics of your date nights. Holding hands and running away from the paparazzi/fans as a game

• Very sneaky and lowkey. Like you're known to be dating but you're very sneaky with it. Always hiding from paparazzi and not really speaking about your relationship publicly.

• But will publicly stick up for you if there's rumours going around or hate. He's shutting that shit down

• Duet cover videos that you guys randomly post that has the fans going insane

• Hot dance covers. Y’all both being sweaty having re-recorded many times due to fuck ups, teasing and getting distracted iykwim ;)

• Always FaceTiming and calling when either of you are away. You both miss each other so much and you can't go without communicating. He literally will keep on messaging you if you don't respond

• Fan edits go crazy and he eats it up every time. He’s obsessed with watching them.

• I can imagine him calling you during his promotion sketch videos. Seen giggling on the phone to you, excited to talk to you after his promotions. Sometimes you might even make a cameo in them

• You’re always seen discretely wearing his clothes

[honeylations]

KIM CHAEWON x FEM!READER

Prompt: All your members in Aespa (excluding yourself) are extremely close with Le Sserafim so Minjeong thought it was a great idea to invite the girls over to the dorm without letting you know. It only took Chaewon one look at you before unholy thoughts started to cloud her mind.

Warnings/Notes: g!p reader, 5th member Aespa, reader is tall, reader was born in 2003, eventual smut, unprotected sex, reader is a gamer, tomboyish reader(?)

Minjeong, Jimin, and Aeri were heard giggling at the front door with a couple more unfamiliar voices, hearing one of the Aespa members punch the dorm code in before letting their 5 guests in.

As they entered, they found Yizhuo placing the final plate in the dishwasher before she wiped her hands on her apron.

“Hi Ning!” Yunjin greeted excitedly.

“Oh hey girls! Welcome to our home”

Then all eyes found you sitting at the kitchen island eating a plate of fried chicken with rice, all while only wearing basketball shorts and your black bra. You stopped mid chewing to make awkward eye contact with your guests and your members shaking their head at you.

“Uh…hi” you smiled with full cheeks that Le Sserafim giggled at.

Chaewon blinked comically, being a little stunned at your boyish charms which was a huge contrast to how you were seen in the Aespa music videos. From pastel pink mini skirts to Lakers basketball shorts, Chaewon couldn’t think of anything else other than ‘holy shit Y/n is hot. Take me take me take me’.

Her thoughts were broken from Jimin’s heavy sigh. “Oh my god Y/n, go put a shirt on. We have guests”

“I wasn’t told about any guests!” You said in defence.

“Well now we have guests. Go upstairs and wear a damn shirt please”

You frowned, which Chaewon found absolutely adorable, before you eyed the 3 pieces of fried chicken left on your plate. “I’m not done eating”

“Go wear a shirt. Then come back down to finish your food.” The Aespa leader said in a tone. “And also, why are you at the island? We have a dining table for a reason!”

“I wanted to stay close to Yizhou Unnie!”

Yizhuo giggled and kissed your temple. Chaewon felt her heart go heavy, wishing that she was in the Chinese member’s place to be kissing you so freely. She knew it was just a big sister thing for Yizhuo to do but it doesn’t stop Chaewon from praying to the Gods.

“Our maknae is so cute”

“I’m not cute” you quickly announced as you stood up and stretched, letting everyone see your rock hard abs.

“Quit being a show off” Aeri scoffed, making you wiggle your brows and wink at Chaewon.

“Don’t get too excited ladies”

“Oh my god, just go!” Aeri laughed hard as you ran upstairs for a few minutes and returned in a matching Lakers basketball jersey.

“You go for Lakers too, Y/n-ssi?” Chaewon asked, feeling victorious that she managed to say something after checking you out since her arrival.

“Hell yeah, I’m a huge fan!”

“Like a really huge fan. You should see her room” Jimin smirked at you. “Feel free to check it out”

Your eyes went wide, knowing that your room was an absolute pig sty littered with empty Monster cans from your late night gaming, dirty laundry, and worst of all, the Chaewon photocards stuck at the bottom of your monitors.

And also your Chaewon desktop background.

Your older members knew about your adorable obsession with the Le Sserafim leader so bringing the girls in was definitely a way for them to tease you.

“Can we not offer my room like that please?” You grumbled, earning a giggle from everyone.

Ignoring the tease, you looked at Chaewon who was still staring at you like a gem. “Have you been to any Lakers game Y/n-ssi?”

“No I haven’t unfortunately. And please call me Y/n, Chaewon Unnie. Pretty faces like yours get a that pass” you winked.

Minjeong gagged and slapped the back of your head. “No flirting with the guest!”

“I WAS COMPLIMENTING HER!”

“Anyways, we’re gonna stay down here and watch a couple of movies if you want to join” Minjeong added, showing the bags of snacks and drinks she bought before coming home.

You waved your hand politely. “No thanks Unnie. I recently got a new game and want to play it!”

“Oh you game?” Sakura asked excitedly, finally finding someone who shared the same hobby.

“Absolutely! You can call me obsessed”

Chaewon pouted that your attention went to the eldest member and she couldn’t think of another sentence to bring up with you so she sighed in defeat.

“What game did you get?”

“I got the recent Call of Duty game. Have you played it yet?”

Sakura jumped on the spot like a cute puppy. “Not yet! Please let me know if you like it or not!”

“Will do. I’ll head upstairs now. Enjoy your movies!” You waved as you walked but Yizhou stopped you.

“Hey, your food!”

“Oh yeah, I’m not hungry anymore. I’ll just put it in the fridge and eat it later”

Yizhuo stopped you again. “No bub, it’s okay I’ll do it for you. Just text me if you need any snacks and I’ll send it up”

“You’re the best. I love you Unnie” you smiled and disappeared upstairs.

“You’re more like Y/n’s girlfriend than older sister, Ning” Yunjin winked, sending Yizhuo into a gagging fest.

“Don’t say that about my maknae please. She’s an only child and I swore to her parents I’d take care of her. DONT MAKE IT WEIRD!”

“I’m just teasing~ Our Chaewonie here kinda has a crush on your maknae”

The Aespa girls’ eyes went wide, looking at Chaewon in shock. “REALLY?!”

“YAH HUH YUNJIN YOU JERK!!” Chaewon whined and started punching at the taller girl’s arm.

“Is that true!?” Jimin questioned and Chaewon shyly nodded.

“Ahhh so cute!” Aeri clapped her hands. “We can totally help you”

“NO THANKS! Let’s watch the movie now” Chaewon almost screamed and walked past the girls.

Not until Minjeong spoke up. “Uh Chaewon, the living room is this way”

Chaewon came scurrying back. More embarrassed than before. “I knew that”

3 hours later, the two groups had already gone through two movies. Chaewon’s hand felt gross after going crazy on the Doritos so she stood up, confusing the other girls. “Sorry, need to wash my hands”

Jimin nodded. “Bathroom is upstairs at the end of the hall”

Chaewon thanked her briefly and ran upstairs but by the time she reached the top, she had forgotten Jimin’s directions.

‘You can memorise choreo but can’t memorise the way to a bathroom?’ Chaewon scolded herself mentally.

She looked between a bunch of doors and played eenie meenie miny moe before turning the knob on the door to her right. It was definitely not the bathroom.

Instead it was a huge bedroom that was only lit by the pretty gaming setup in the corner, flashing a pretty purple from its monitors.

Thankfully Chaewon doesn’t know that you spent all that time cleaning your room while they watch their movie.

Feeling intrigued, she welcomed herself further into the room to take a closer look at the computers and was shocked to see photocards of herself taped to it. The computer was left open so she saw the Chaewon wallpaper aswell.

“Wha—“

“What are you doing here?” A deep voice spoke from behind, making Chaewon jump back.

“O-Oh Y-Y/n hi!” She smiled awkwardly.

“Did my Unnies send you to tell me something or are you snooping around?”

“I didn’t mean to come in here I swear! I was looking for the bathroom” Chaewon reasoned, both scared and turned on at your serious expression.

Like she was on a dangerous territory.

“I didn’t want you to see this. You’re probably creeped out now right? I’ll take them down—“ You reached for the photocards but Chaewon was quick to grab your wrist, surprising herself.

“No dont! I-I mean…I like it…”

“Really?”

“It’s cute. Didn’t know I was your bias…” She blushed and looked down at her feet but you held her chin and forced her eyes back up.

“Don’t shy away from me, pretty girl. I have an extra bathroom in here. Just walk through the door next to my bed”

Chaewon gulped at the touch and nodded. She dragged her short self to your personal bathroom and washed her hands before coming back out to see you fixing your basketball wallpapers.

“You must really love basketball”

You turned around and smiled, finding Chaewon pretty under the dim purple light. “I do. My dad got me into it when I was young. If I wasn’t an idol, I’d definitely pursue basketball as a career”

“You’d suit it”

You slowly approached the shorter idol. “Is that so?”

Chaewon started to back away but you kept moving forward until her back met the wall. “Y-Yeah. You should totally teach me how to play s-sometime”

You trapped her between your body and leaned your hand on the wall, tilting your head mockingly which got Chaewon’s head spinning. “Mhm. We can play other things Unnie…that’s if, you know, you’re up for it?”

The older girl stared into your eyes, quickly flickering her gaze to your lips. All it took was your charming smirk for Chaewon to give in, grabbing you by your jersey and cursing under her breath.

“Fuck, I can’t do this anymore” She muttered and pulled you down to taste your lips.

You held her waist with your free arm and tilted your head to kiss her deeper, even boldly pushing your tongue inside her needy mouth.

“Fuck. Wait” The shorter pulled away, feeling herself fall harder at your lustful stare.

The hand on her waist moved up to her face, gently caressing it like she was treasure. The soft touch got Chaewon fluttering her eyes closed. “The door, Y/n”

You glanced at the opened door and then looking back at Chaewon. “What, you don’t want the girls hearing how good I’m gonna fuck you?”

Oh that sounded so hot. But Chaewon remembered Eunchae was also here. She can’t have the baby hearing her leader get dicked down.

“Hm maybe another time then” She heard you chuckle, pushing off the wall to lock your door and going back to her.

You swiftly pulled the jersey over your head, letting Chaewon see the glorious abs again and the silver chain resting at your collarbones. Finding some confidence, the Le Sserafim member ran her palm across the hard muscles, softly biting her lip and looking up at you.

“You make me feel crazy, Pretty girl. Want to ruin you so bad”

It’s insane how soaked Chaewon was now, practically feeling her panties and shorts stick to her throbbing cunt. “Yes please ruin me, baby. Only want you”

You hummed as you unbuttoned her cropped shirt, slowly revealing the lace bra underneath, immediately pulling the top off her body and admiring the plump clothed breasts.

“So good for me. So perfect”

Chaewon muffled her whines when you massaged her tits, going in for another messy kiss and laying her on your soft king sized bed.

“Need this off” She mumbled against your lips while she removed the rest of her clothes, finally laying naked underneath you.

“Just when I thought you couldn’t get any more perfect” You whispered, eyeing her drenched pussy.

You kneeled before the bed and pulled Chaewon in by her legs so her cunt was finally positioned in front of your face. “Been imagining this for too long. I’m gonna eat you out so good, Princess. Need you to stay quiet for me, okay?”

“Yes ma’am”

Yeah Chaewon was lying. How could she stay quiet the moment you gave a long lick up her slit? You groaned at her sweet taste and going in for more, licking her up like you’ve been starved.

She found comfort in holding your head, wanting you impossibly closer. You held her down while you sucked at her puffy clit, immediately sending Chaewon over the edge as she came on your face.

Her liquids dropped down your chin but your tongue never stopped. Chaewon started to tear up from the overstimulation yet she couldn’t escape from your strong hold on her small frame.

Your index and middle finger prodded inside her entrance unannounced, already going in and out at a fast pace. Chaewon bit on the back of her hand as she felt the second orgasm crashing through.

She wriggled beneath you, pulling your mouth away as you felt her starting to tighten around your fingers. That’s when the unexpected happen.

The older girl’s legs shook as she was squirting all over you, whimpering your name behind her palm as you slowed down.

“Holy fuck, Chae”

“I-I’m sorry. Didn’t mean to mess your bed” she cried full tears.

You crawled up and shushed her whimpers, letting her taste herself and Chaewon felt proud she tasted this good. Resting your forehead against her’s, you caressed her soft cheeks and smiled. “You’re amazing, you know that?”

“Can you not flirt in the middle of this please?” She hissed and slapped your arm.

“Sorry. You turn me on so much, fuck”

Chaewon leaned up on her elbows as you took a step back to remove your shorts and boxers, finally revealing the monster you packed underneath. The older’s eyes widened as you stroked yourself.

“So fucking hard for you, pretty face” you panted.

She crawled over to you and replaced your hands with her smaller one’s, turning you on even more. Everything about her was so small, it drove you mad.

“That feel so good, baby but we can’t take too long” you reminded her as disappointed as you were.

“Aw but I wanna stay here with you. Let you fuck me good until sun rise”

You stopped her hand on your cock and laid her down again to hover on top. “I know but it’ll have to be another day, Princess. Our members will kill us”

The older girl saw you reach for a condom in your drawer but she placed a hand on your shoulder. You halted your movements and looked at Chaewon with confusion. “What’s wrong, Princess?”

It was too late for her to feel embarrassed about what she was gonna say. “W-We won’t need that”

“You take pills?” You asked genuinely, chucking the unopened condom wrapper back in its home.

“Uh…not really, but I will after this!”

It clicked in your head instantly. “Lucky for you, I have a breeding kink aswell. Fill you up until your body is full”

Chaewon squirmed when you pushed the head of your cock inside her soaked hole, becoming a bit difficult with how she was squeezing you. You rubbed her waist and peppered her face with kisses. “Princess, I need you to relax okay? I can’t fully go in if you keep…ah…clenching”

“It hurts, Y/n-ie”

“Look at me, Princess”

Chaewon gulped and slowly opened her tear filled eyes.

“There’s my pretty girl. I’ll take the pain away, I promise”

Thankfully, Chaewon had the strength to nod in response before you gently kissed her lips. Not aggressive like before and it really helped the older girl focus on your soft lips rather than the pain she was feeling in her stretched cunt.

Giving on last peck, you hid your face in her neck and groaned. “I’m fully in now, baby. I’ll be slow”

Chaewon’s back arched as you slowly pulled out and pushed in. “F-Fuck Y/n”

“Your pussy feels so good, Princess. Will fuck it so hard you only beg for my cock and no one else’s”

Chaewon pushed your lips further into her neck while you quickened your thrusts, the wet slapping noises beginning to become louder in the room.

“Ah…Ah Y/n! Fuck me like that, yes!”

You were quick to cover her mouth from releasing any more loud noises. “Shhh. Gotta be quick, baby. Take my cock”

One hand kept Chaewon’s legs apart as you began drilling into her like there’s no tomorrow. The Le Sserafim member clawed at your back and began drooling all over your palm from the intense pleasure.

“Yes yes yes Chaewon, need you to cum on my cock. Fucking soak me like a good bitch”

Chaewon’s eyes rolled to the back of her head as you pounded into her ferociously, the knot getting tighter in her stomach before it finally snapped when you pinched her clit.

She cried hard into your hand and shook violently beneath you. Seeing the orgasm hit her so hard got you reaching your limit too, sinking your teeth into her neck as you shot all your cum inside her abused pussy.

“F-Fuck…oh fuck, Chae. That’s it, baby. Such a good girl”

You laid on top of her breathlessly before gently holding her hand. “Please don’t go yet, pretty girl. Stay with me for the night”

It wasn’t like she wanted to leave anyways. She hugged you tightly and brushed your hair back. “I’m not going anywhere”

After a quick wash up and change of sheets, you allowed the older girl to sleep on your bed while you checked your phone, finding a lot of messages from your members.

[Minjeong Unnie🥸: keep your dick in your pants next time]

[Jimin Unnie😇: your horny jerk, we continued our movie sesh at Le Ssera’s dorm. You’re lucky Eunchae was asleep]

[Yizhuo Unnie😍: We’re gonna have a talk once we get back.]

[Aeri Unnie🙄: whore.]

“Yeah seems like you’ll be staying with me” You spooned the smaller idol and kissed her nape.

The next morning, Chaewon hissed as she limped downstairs to find your (again) shirtless self sitting at the kitchen table. You had your glasses on and typing away on the keyboard with a fresh cup of coffee sitting beside your phone.

Chaewon hugged you from behind and kissed your lips. “Morning”

“Good morning, pretty girl. Made you breakfast” you winked and gestured at the plate of a full English breakfast across you.

“Thank you. Have you seen my phone?”

“Charging besides the couch right now. I got a call from Yunjin Unnie and she’ll be picking you up in an hour”

“I wanna stay with you” Chaewon pouted.

You sighed and pulled her into your lap, kissing her lips over and over again. “I want you to stay too but we have schedules to go through. I’m free this weekend if you are. We can go out for dinner”

“Yeah sounds good”

You rubbed her waist lovingly. “So Miss Kim Chaewon, does this make you my girlfriend now or…”

“Thanks for asking after a long fuck sesh” she rolled her eyes, making you huff.

She then cupped your face and giggled. “Yes I am your girlfriend, dummy. I wouldn’t want anybody else”

“People are gonna think you’re some cougar now” you joked, earning a pinch to your ear.

“We’re only 3 years apart so shut your mouth”

“I’m kiddingggg! Now eat your breakfast before it gets cold. I prepared the meds next to your juice too” you tapped her butt, letting Chaewon hop off and sit in front of her plate.

“I love you” she whispered, red tinting her cheeks.

“I love you too”

“…”

“…cougar”

“YAH YOU JERK!”

[jimin-bangtan]

MUSE, Jimin’s 2nd solo album: My thoughts 🪻

If you have been reading my posts, you would know that I have said several times previously that Jimin has a skilled and talented way of writing lyrics (or creating a story) so it could have several different meanings to different audiences. [See my Jimin’s Production Diary post & My Thoughts On Jimin’s Letter post.]  MUSE has 7 songs: 1 intro, 1 interlude, 1 main track, and 4 other songs.  All the songs have lyrics that appear to be about romantic love. There are no hidden songs, meaning all songs are exposed and can be streamed by the public.

Having 2 stories for the album does not mean the 2 purposes are mutually exclusive, especially when there are 2 actual versions of the album, with the same songs but with different photographic themes representing each story. This means both explanations could be true simultaneously. One story doesn’t affect the meaning of the other, and both explanations were intended either literally or metaphorically.

TWO VERSIONS:

(Turquoise) MusE - ME - Jimin named this version the “Blooming” story. Its photocards show Jimin as soft, sweet-looking, and casually dressed (more feminine?). Although he is in a band, the photos show him standing, sitting, & walking alone and is either with or surrounded by smeraldo flowers. The BTS-created, imaginary flower represents an untold truth. For Jimin the untold truth in this story could be his lack of excitement and inspiration professionally that he mentioned to RM during the Mini & Moni Music (MMM) discussion for his album. This career-deflating truth was not told to the public or possibly his company or bandmates for fear of how it would impact whatever was to come. The group was so burnt out before the pandemic. Their huge plans had been disrupted, then canceled, due to the worldwide quarantine. Jimin told about the tremendous distress and disappointment he experienced from that situation as well as the impending military duty that would further disrupt his career.  As BTS’s future plans as a group were shaky, and he was rather quickly thrust into solo work, Jimin may have been looking for new inspiration by working on his voice or learning more about writing & creating his own music without BTS members’ support or assistance. His first solo album involved help from other members. This album did not. Jimin realized that he first had to FACE all the pent up feelings and wounds before he could feel free enough to even have a chance at finding or rediscovering his inspiration. (Theme: His career) 

(Golden yellow) mUSe - US - Jimin named this version the “Serenade” story.  Its photocards show Jimin dressed more formally as a marching band member and in a suit (more masculine?). The marching band uniform emphasizes that he is not alone, even during his solo work. He is still in a band, and he would be serenading a loved one(s). A serenade by definition is a song(s) “played in the open air [publicly], typically by a man, at night under the window of his lover.” (credit: Oxford Dictionary) The public display intends for others to see or hear the expressions of love.  In the pre-released song Smeraldo Garden Marching Band, which was almost the name of the album, Jimin declares, ”I couldn't say it face-to-face, but just for you, I’ve made a band.” The band was created so he could sing out loud (serenade) the lyrics publicly, “I love you, Babe. I want you, Babe. I want [to be able] to hold your hand [in public without a problem]. I want you, Babe.” For this story, this relationship is the untold truth that hasn’t been exposed, but the lyrics state that it may be time to be more honest and tell the untold truth. (Theme: His relationship)

It’s worth noting that Jimin is not smiling in any of the pictures, which we know is intentional because in the behind the scenes content of the photoshoot, he was playful and light during the session. His lack of smiling for story A could be due to his dissatisfaction with his professional life feeling flat, as he told RM, in the MMM album discussion. He is searching for the inspiration that would lead him to being excited about something professionally again. For story B, Jimin also might not be smiling for the photos because, for a variety of reasons, as an idol, he has to keep any romantic relationship he has, or will have, hidden. In both stories he has felt that he cannot or will not reveal the untold truth of his circumstances. Exposing the truth could affect his career and life by disappointing many people or inviting problems and/or danger for himself and those around him. No matter what type of romantic relationship you believe him to have, this explanation could be true.

The fact that all of the songs appear to be romantic in nature, which is more directly linked to story B rather than story A, is because romance and love are universal topics that can easily explain the search for inspiration to most people. So again, this means the songs could be viewed as literal (Story B) or metaphorical (Story A). 

Like with Jimin’s album FACE, I feel the songs on MUSE are written in a particular order to tell a particular story that progressed over time. 

First song - (REBIRTH: intro) -  This song seems to pick up from the triumphant song Set Me Free, pt.2 at the end of FACE. He is reborn from the ashes of some difficult circumstances and is now more peaceful and determined to live more fully, which includes for story A, tackling any skills or knowledge he feels need strengthening or improving and engaging in professional activities that challenge but excite him. For story B it includes embracing the love he shares with another and is even ready to be open about it and perhaps even share the untold truth.  I feel the reason this lengthy, extensive song is called an ‘intro’ is because it is introducing the overall theme of the remaining songs that are going to tell the progression of each story from start to present.  A choir is used perhaps because both his career and his relationship are spiritually important to him and to who he is.  He respects and values each at a personally significant level.

2nd & 3rd songs - (INTERLUDE: SHOWTIME & SMERALDO GARDEN MARCHING BAND) - The stories begin.  Professionally (Story A), it starts with the members as trainees at BigHit Music then as members of BTS. Children open the video because BTS were practically kids when they started. The kids played rock, paper, scissors, as BTS often did, and they sang and danced together, as BTS did with each other and with their fans.  The video shows that as time passed, they continued singing, rapping, and dancing as ARMY bombs (the fireflies) ultimately waved during the show. Personally, for his relationship (Story B), the feelings of attraction were discovered.  The time was colorful, happy, fun, and playful.  The situation was exciting and progressed to Jimin realizing he was in love, but it couldn’t be exposed. It seems like he wants to shout it to the world but really can’t. So music was used as a way to say the feelings publicly that could not otherwise be said out loud.  The band represents the music and performances that were used to tell & show the affection he hadn’t been able to say or show publicly. Actual Lyrics: ”I couldn't say it face-to-face, but just for you, I’ve made a band.” The lyrics also suggested that there could come a time to expose the untold truth some day.

4th song - (SLOW DANCE) - STORY A: The early stages of building a fandom involved wooing fans with whatever methods strengthen the bond and attract more admirers.  With the early limited resources, BTS did fan meets (where they would actually hold some fans’ hands), fan signing, personalized vlogs, and small performances to interact with and engage supporters. Story B: At this stage of dating and getting closer to the person of your affection, romancing is happening. Lyrics: “Slow dance. You can take my hand.”  He is able to hold his love’s hand in private, so he can woo and romance or be wooed and romanced. There’s a lot of touching, flirting, and attention being paid to each other in an enticing way.

5th song - (BE MINE) - STORY A: BTS’s fanbase was growing quickly.  BTS was going to great lengths to show their appreciation to their fans. They thanked them at award shows, discussed them in interviews, and provided gifts. By now, the group and fans had been through so much together that demonstrated the commitment on both sides toward each other. The relationship between artists and fans was now intimate and passionate. Actions were being done on both sides to ensure the commitment going forward.  Story B: The same could be said about the personal romantic relationship as well. The interaction had now progressed to expressing feelings of love and passion to each other. He is asking for - or they both are agreeing to - an official, serious, committed relationship. Lyrics: "I want you to be mine." There is passion and a sense of urgency to establish this commitment because the intimacy and love is now very intense after all they have been through together.

6th song - (WHO) - STORY A & B merge  As an idol and celebrity, there can be a contrast between the public & professional expectation for who his heart should be waiting for (if anyone) and who his heart is actually waiting for or - for my constant slip of the tongue when singing WHO - “who his heart is BEATING for”. The video shows that after reasonable consideration, he appears certain that he ultimately knows who his heart is both waiting and beating for, but there may be problems in exposing it to the public due to the expectations created about idols not dating at all and/or dating only who is socially acceptable.

7th song - (CLOSER THAN THIS) - STORY A & Story B connected: At this point, his career and committed relationship are solidly in place, each having become deeper and more confirmed over time, collecting many memories along the way. Through lyrics and visual imagery, the song & video reflect on his history and express his commitment to his love & his fans that he’ll always be there and never let them go. He seems more comfortable with his career now but seems ready to not allow it to prevent him from committing to his personal relationship, in possibly even a public way. 

FACE ends publicly with Set me Free, part2 - a declaration of his freedom from restrictions going forward - and privately with the hidden song Letter - a letter to his loved one(s) telling them how much he appreciates them being there and supporting him and propping him up when he had difficulties. He expressed wanting to be together forever (“We’re always together.”), so he has time to repay all the promises he has made throughout their time. It points toward a future together. MUSE ends publicly with an unhidden song Closer Than This, where he is telling his loved one(s) that he still remembers all the memories and promises, and he’ll be there when needed and will never let them go.  It points toward a future together.

Jimin said that FACE and MUSE were not connected, and I can understand what he meant by that. FACE was mostly about him and his anguish both from the pandemic and related situations as well as some accumulated feelings and emotions collected over the years.  It has references to relationships with others - some good and some bad. MUSE dealt more with rebuilding and solidifying his decisions and commitments for both his career and his relationship(s).    However, I don’t think they are as disconnected as he would like fans and the public to believe. There are too many connections and “Easter eggs” that correlate to information previously known about Jimin’s life and career. As with most writers, Jimin must have dug into his own experiences to contribute to the realism and believability of the stories being told.  In addition, Jimin is someone who likes to communicate his feelings and affection. He is not someone who would allow his feelings to remain hidden so that the person(s) he loves and appreciates does not know about or feel warmed and strengthened by the outpouring of emotions. So while I believe his words and explanation, I often feel Jimin and the other members at times tell, not lies, but incomplete truths.  

The solo period of BTS has been astonishingly rich and complex. Hybe does not appear to have been well prepared for the extent of the solo creations, achievements, or fan engagement.  I complained along with many fans about the poor and inconsistent support each member received during this period, especially for promotions.

Jimin especially was dealt a blow that affected how successful his first album could have been. In spite of FACE’s huge success, it is certain it could have done far better had the company handled the promotions in the professional and effective way that is expected from a multibillion dollar conglomerate.  Simple actions, that had been done for others, were missed or seemingly intentionally omitted.  I won’t go back into the details of the problems here [See my BTS Solo Chapter series for more information.], but I will say that MUSE got a far better chance at success. The promotions were far better.

While there were still a few unnecessary balls dropped, the difference between the 2 promotions was almost shocking. Still, the fans had to kick in to do extensive pre-promotion build up and to attempt to get preparations up to par as far as streaming and purchasing opportunities. Jimin isn’t even here to be able to promote his own material, so the company and the fans had to bridge the gap for him. While the fans did outstanding work for Jimin, the company simply did better than the first time. There is still room for improvement, but it’s at least headed in the correct direction.

The results of having fan and company involvement to help showcase Jimin’s stellar work was tremendous. Like FACE, MUSE is extremely successful, but more so. The outstanding success is not just because Jimin demonstrated his growth in music, production, and vocals, but also because of the improved promotions, so new fans could find his work too.  In my Jimin & Bangtan - 2024 post,  I had stated a concern for fan engagement for his 2nd project. The success of Closer Than This eased my mind, but I was hoping that excitement would carry over to his full 2nd album as well, and boy, did it! I am so proud of Jimin and his fanbase. The fans really did show their love and enthusiasm for Jimin’s 2nd project in an organized and persistent way. I’m sure Jimin is so touched and appreciative, and I hope it warms his heart and gives him great strength as he is completing his military duties. I also hope Jimin’s fans continue their efforts for his work and achievements.

Finally, I want to express how wonderful it is to watch Jimin be so positive, relaxed, and happy in presenting both FACE and MUSE. His smile and laughter really do delight me. While denied additional videos for his vision for FACE, Jimin said that the videos for MUSE turned out exactly as he had wanted, and you could see he was pleased. For this album, time may have been the only limiting factor for how many videos he was able to complete.  We saw that he was very involved in writing and composing almost every song on both albums. He was involved in design ideas as well as in creating the choreography for the videos. He has seemed to figure out how to be dynamic when dancing yet spare exhaustion while still being able to sing well in action.  

Speaking of singing, Jimin finally began the vocal training he was entitled to at the start of his career but never got - initially due to company negligence and later due to time.  He realized he could not sustain the technique he was forced to figure out on his own and still maintain a healthy voice. He also realized that he could potentially cause damage to his vocal cords in continuing in the way he had been singing. So with time limited, military duty looming, and sheer determination, Jimin finally received short but concentrated, formal voice lessons, beginning from the basics, in order to build up his voice and technique in a healthy way.  This new vocal expression could clearly be heard on the MUSE tracks.  His voice sounded strong, more confident, and more stable while singing in the recorded live performances.  

Let me be clear. Jimin had and has a beautiful voice. His problem had been consistent stability and lack of vocal fatigue.  Because he was using improper technique with his higher pitch and light voice (possibly due to lack of air flow training), his vocal cords would get sore and tired more quickly than most. This led to a few live performance mishaps, and it also could risk injury. Regardless, he never gave up. Hopefully, not even mild damage was done after singing that way for 10+ years, since we know how busy BTS always was AND how extensively they used all levels of Jimin’s voice without proper training. Yes, I’m still salty about it, but I’m going to take a page from Jimin’s playbook, and let it go in order to focus on the present and future.  I will let it go, but I won’t forget and won’t let others forget because it denies Jimin the recognition for how far he’s come and how much he’s accomplished in those circumstances.  I’m so proud of Jimin, as always.

MUSE is a wonderful album, showcasing Jimin’s already extensive, but still growing, talent. MUSE is breaking his own records, new records, BTS’s records, and historically established records.  The success it is achieving is well deserved and continues to establish Jimin as a skilled, hardworking, creative powerhouse in KPop and in the global music industry at large.  

Congratulations, Jimin! We’re so proud of you. 

A great complementary read for this post by @stormblessed95

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Goddess of Loneliness ideas

Not sure yet if I will write GoL I'm tempted so imma just dump some ideas I have and see where it goes ^^

After coming back from the states Maya is isolated from everyone

Annika becomes a little mean spirited towards her and reminds everyone she always knew Maya was an awful person and she wasn't even surprised that Maya betrayed her family

Maya doesn't say anything but is hurt that her brother and Killian don't defend her and if anything Killian adds fuel to the fire

Gareth does however by reminding Annika she betrayed her family by dating the fucker that stabbed her brother almost got Nikolai killed and almost drove her to suicide

That did not end well with Jeremy as he defensed his sister

Gareth deciding they're being unfair to Maya remins everyone that their own partners have done some shitty things to them and they were quick to forgive them but can't do the same for Maya

It ends in a huge fight between him and Killian which had Jeremy and Niko separating them before it can escalate to something worst

Mia throws a comment how Maya is still ruining their family by pitting them against each other as she Niko and Kill leave

Gareth tries to sooth her but she decides to leave to go somewhere else

What no one knows is Maya has her own little cottage where she goes to escape

Maya writes in her diary and cries of being alone

She tries to talk to her mom who ignores her her dad who claims he's busy but she knows he's not

She tries to talk to Illya but all he does is yells at her calls her selfish and throws a traumatic event that happened to her back to her face making her feel worse than she already did

Trigger warning mention of eating disorder and self harm

Three weeks have passed and Maya has been a mess

Her eating disorder is back as she overhears Annika and the rest of the Elite girls talking badly of her Mia included

She gorges down on food till her stomach is full and vomits it out

She's done this before as her punishing herself so she does it again

She use to burn herself

She goes back to that habbit

Brandon catches her doing it

He approaches her but Maya dismisses him and tries to leave

Bran doesn't leave and threatens to tell Nikolai what she is doing

Maya says she doesn't care if he knows since she's not important to him and never was

No one knows this but Maya has a beautiful voice and sings beautifully she's also a huge anime nerd bigger than Cecily

She's also a talented anime artist

She's done commissions and has made a shit tone of money from it

Hell one of her drawings is hanging proudly on Cecilys walls but Cecily doesn't know it was Maya that drew it

Maya is a swifty and an army and part of the beyhive

In order she loves Jimin Yoongi Jin Hobi Namjoon Taehyung and Jungkook

Okay her list is always changing but Yoongi and Jimin are always on top

She owns rare merch and keeps in her little cottage

Annika, Ava, Glyn, and a reluctant Cecily and Mia think she deserved to be punished so they along with Killian tore up her posters she had at the mansion along with her Taylor Swift Viynal and Beyonce shirt that was a limited run and merch she had

When she went to her room she saw the state it was and felt like crying

The merch didn't mean a lot since she had bought it in double but it still hurt that someone ruined things she bought with her own money

She quietly packed everything and threw it away

Bran saw her room destroyed and helped her clean it

Maya didn't say anything she just picked up her things and threw them out

She was grateful she kept her sign merch, the rare photocards, and everything important to her in her cottage

Bran tried to talk to her but she ignored him

Bran was getting worried and didn't want her to hurt herself

He never told Niko but he was worried for her

He asked her if she wanted to hang out with him

Maya didn't say yes or no so Bran dragged her with him to go for some coffee

Maya didn't understand why Bran was being nice to her

Bran told her it's because no one should feel so low

Maya reminded him what she did to mia

Bran reminds her what his family did to hers

Maya smiles a little and it's the first time she actually did

She and Bran start hanging out more

The two bond and Maya can safely say she made a friend

Bran can say the same

Mia isn't happy and neither is Lan

Niko is conflicted

Maya brings him to her cottage and shows him her drawings

Bran is honored to be the first on here as well as the one she trusted with her drawings

Maya is happy

Well not for long

Maya is reminded once again of the pain she caused and how she'll ruin Brandon

She's tired of the constant harassment

The constant pain

Lan especially threatens her along with Eli Killian and Creighton

Having enough Maya runs away

She leaves a drawing for Bran and only Bran and leaves

She heads to California to start a new life

She doubts anyone will notice she's missing

She destroys her phone and anything that can trace her and leaves

[solarwynd]

Hybe is getting exposed with reporting incorrect numbers as sales for albums. I haven’t really read the whole article, but from what it sounds like, it’s mainly Seventeen, TXT & Golden (we’ve been begging for Face to be restocked, so I’m 99% sure that Jimin is safe). The way this company is just damaging the hell out of BTS’s reputation. I’m not even an army anymore, but I need them & Jimin out of there. Also probably army’s fault for being company stans, so now when people see Hybe, they automatically think BTS.

I already know the deal with Golden. Svt sales have always been sus even with the crazy photocard peddling and TXT…I really don’t pay any attention to them. But considering Bang’s still trying to make shit shake with them because they have his favor, I’m not surprised he wants it to look like they’re doing better than they actually are.

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[지민의 아미로그] 그저 머글미 가득한 영상 l Jimin ‘FACE’ 앨범깡 • ASMR UNBOXING • 포카 • 탑꾸 • ...

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박머글의 아미로그 제출합니다.… 앨범깡이요 탑꾸요 예절샷이요 (https://youtu.be/aegG5-ms4rc) 

#지민 #Jimin #Jimin_FACE #BTS #방탄소년단 #아미가하면지민도한다 #ARMYLOG

Subiendo el ARMY log del muggle Park.… Unboxing del álbum Decoración de toploader Shot de etiqueta (tomar fotos de comida con las pcs)

#IfARMYDoItJiminWillDoItToo #SiARMYlohaceJimintambiénlohará 

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♪Heart to Heart♪

(Prologue)

-summary- Y/N is the 5th member of Aespa and is going to be collaborating with Le Sserafim’s Yunjin and Chaewon for a special stage. She is excited to be able to perform with two people she's been looking forward to meeting but also has the worst case of gay panic ever so when she's around two pretty women she can't help but develop a little crush on both of them.

-warnings- swearing, kms and kys jokes, inappropriate jokes, mentions of sex

Hearing the rushed footsteps of someone approaching mine and Ningning’s room wasn’t the first thing I was expecting when I woke up on my day off today. The door to the room burst open and there is our leader herself standing there. “Karina” I lifted my head up and look at the said girl standing in the doorway. “Have you read the group chat” she looks at me with the biggest grin on her face.

“With the way you are smiling at me I don’t know if I wanna look” I gave her a look of skepticism. “It’s not that bad you’re gonna like it I think” she just keeps giving me the biggest grin I have ever seen in my life. “Okay I’ll look but stop giving me that face you look like that one meme of Dreamcatcher Sua sunbaenim as pennywise” her smiles drops and she gives me an offended look as I can hear Giselle laughing from the other room.

She rolled her eyes and left the room as I picked up my phone from the nightstand. I opened it to see thirty unread messages and a missed call from our manager. I called my manager back because I was too lazy and tired to read it the messages in the chat.

“Hello Y/N”

“Yeah hi what is Jimin unnie telling me I should call you back on” I sat up and rubbed my eyes.

“Oh yeah right…we were just talking about a special stage you’re gonna be having at music bank”

“Not again I literally embarrassed myself so fucking hard last time” I groan and sit on the edge of my bed.

“You looked so cute though with your puppy eyes staring at Taeyeon” She gave a small laugh.

“Can you blame me…I had the biggest case of gay face ever I forgot to sing my line and mumbled pretty into my mic for the whole studio to hear” She proceeds to laugh and me while I sit there listening to her.

“Who is it with anyway”

“Le Sserafim’s Chaewon and Yunjin” I hear the names of the two girls I’ll be doing a special stage with and pause.

“Y/N…..Y/N” She calls out my name but I’m too much in shock to even respond. I looked over to the signed album I practically got on my knees and begged for when Jimin unnie and Ningning went on Euncahe’s Star Diary. I remembered watching produce 48 and being the biggest fan of Chaewon and Yunjin.

I got so sad when Yunjin was eliminated. I have a bunch of old IZ*ONE albums and photocards that Giselle always jokes that the only reason I became a kpop idol was to one day meet them.

“Y/N” she practically yells in my ear.

“H-huh…yeah?” I blink out of the daze I was in.

“God you’re so gay…as I was saying you’re gonna be going to hybe next week to meet and figure out what songs to preform and other things like that okay”

“Yup…hear you loud and clear” I’m practically already sweating from nerves.

“Okay” She hangs up the phone and I slowly bring the phone down to my lap. I sat there for a second then grabbed my pillow and proceeded to scream into it. I stopped screaming after a bit and had the biggest shit eating grin of my and face started jumping around.

“Ha Minjeong owes me 10 bucks” Giselle said while scrolling on her phone. “Why” Ningning looks up from her phone to look at Giselle and Jimin on the opposite couch. “Because I bet that Y/N would scream into her pillow and start jumping around and Minjeong said that Y/N would start crying” I looked over at Ningning and she start laughing cause she can hear Y/N yelling.

“It’s not my fault I thought she would cry because remember that one time she started crying when she met Irene Sunbae and thought she was so pretty and called her mommy straight to her face without thinking” Minjeong stated and Ningning started dying on the floor from laughter and I could hear Jimin unnie next to me laughing.

“Y/N is such a homosexual I swear” I laughed to myself and went back on my phone.

-Note- well the first thing that will officially post I’m excited and nervous cause this fic seems like it’s gonna be boring by just the prologue idk if I’m satisfied but yeah let’s see how this goes.

[bookscandlesnbts]

Let’s Talk About Muse!

We have quite a bit of promo so far for Jimin’s second solo album Muse and it’s all very exciting! Half of the promo will drop when I am actually in Japan and Korea which is interesting!! So let’s talk about what we already know.

The crossword puzzle was so cute and so Jimin coded, and I must say, the graphics designer for this album has gotten the lead out because everything looks amazing so far. The tteobokki by JK had me grinning and giggling and kicking my feet. Like others pointed out, it was completely unnecessary for the rest of the puzzle, but we love Jimin showing off his man. His MTBI answer being cute sent me and I personally loved it because MTBI isn’t even “real” so to speak so to not put stock into it and just say cute was so Jimin.

Now let’s talk tracks! I think the pre release track sounds very interesting maybe SMFPT2 coded but less dark? is what we can expect the sound to be like. It supposed to be big and theatrical again with marching band production which I love. The rest of the songs seems lovey-dovey and happy. Not going to lie, I’m usually sad girl core when it comes to music, but if the lyrics are Jikook coded (which I think they will be) I could be down for some upbeat romantic songs. And if the hints of snow, you know what I like, and rain have anything to say about that, then yeah I think it’s safe to expect some Jikook references in the lyrics. Of course, the second a “she/her” pronoun appears every y/n homophobic stan will come out from the wood works to scream I told you Jimin is straight!! Please. 🙄

Now for one last thing I want to mention, which may be unpopular as I’ve already gotten doxxed on social media for stating my opinion about the Sofia Carson collab, which sorry to say but I’m very meh about it. I honestly had no idea who she was and before yall scream at me about some movie she was in, I don’t watch movies. I’m not a movie person. I’m a book person. And if she’s so well known for movies why a musical collab? So, I looked her up on Spotify and played a few songs. And I have to say, her voice is not for me. She has a heavy vocal fry (the kind I don’t like reminded me of Camilla Cabello) so I’m just unenthused about the collab tbh. If it had to be a female artist, I wish it would have been someone else. But the second I say I don’t like her voice, 10 people are commenting that they LOVE her. Do you? Show me any other time you have paid any interest in her career and supported her until now. Be serious. It’s the kind of thing that has always irritated me with this fandom. The way everyone always has to overcompensate when a female artist is featured. I would bet my left fake tit that yall aren’t even girls girls in real life. Not everything has to excite me. Not every voice has to be for me. And half the reason these people even hype up women features is because they see women as tools to ship their favs with so they can be straight. Not very empowering if you ask me, but sure I’m the problem.

If I had to pick tracks I’m most excited about it would be the pre release track, the title track, and probably Be Mine. And last thing I’ll say is that I don’t think that Jimin will have a hidden track this time as cool as it would be. FACE having six tracks and a hidden one to make 7 made perfect sense. Since this album already has 7 tracks (BTS coded again) I don’t think an 8th one is in the cards, but I could be wrong.

I also hope we get more photocards. I want alllllll the blonde Jimin photocards. So I’ll be on the lookout for luck draws and other POBs. All in all, the album drops when I come back from my trip so I can enjoy it without the stress of traveling.

[curio-queries]

FACE, LETTER, & CLOSER THAN THIS

Disclaimer: The following post is full of my own opinions and interpretations. I do not share this with the intent to convince anyone else that this meaning upholds for all. My interpretations are also limited to English and that is an important distinction to make when accessing art from another language and culture. There are absolutely intentions and meanings that won't translate. Art is beautifully subjective, and I hope you all find your own reasons to love Jimin's music.

This is quite a lengthy post. Thank you to anyone who reads. I'd love to hear your thoughts as well, so don't feel shy to share! 💜

So FACE has been out for nearly a year, why am I making this post now? Honestly, it's all because of Closer Than This and the few nuggets we can glean from the music video. The very first clip of the mv is of Jimin's team discussing the lyrics and then Jimin's recording session. Honestly, I was quite surprised CTT was written at the same time as all of the FACE songs.

So the question then rises: Why wasn't CTT included in FACE? The answer I've arrived at is because CTT is not part of the journey Jimin was describing with FACE. More on CTT below but first, we need to revisit FACE:

TIMELINE

(US dates - I have to do too much timezone manipulation in my job, I'm not spending the time here):

30 DEC 2018 : Promise Release on SoundCloud

21 FEB 2023 : FACE announcement

16 MAR 2023 : Set Me Free pt.2 Release

23 MAR 2023 : FACE Release

22 DEC 2023 : Closer Than This Release

And here's the FACE schedule:

MOTTO-THEME-GUIDE

These phrases are ALL OVER the FACE project! They're in the digital media that was released, on pretty much every side of the physical albums, on the back of the photocards and postcards... They're pretty much on everything official connected to FACE. They're not just fluff included to fill up space; these words have MEANING in this project. I've been using these phrases as guide posts to help me interpret some of the meanings behind FACE recently, and I would encourage anyone interested in Jimin's deeper message to do the same. I've highlighted my references below.

Circles of Resonance Reflection of vulnerable minds and unexposed wounds. An echo, tremor and small movement to reach you. Face of facing the deepest part of inner-self. Face, the reflection of myself in an unfamiliar appearance. Waves originated from the deepest invisible inner world, pass through the face on the surface and reach others to resonate while transmitting the inner voice. Waves spread beautifully, finding its own flow despite wounds and distortions from a smallest scratch. The face of unwavering effort despite repeated falls and pain.

When asked what the album was about, Jimin freely shares that it relates to the events during the pandemic...and then the conversation usually moves on without any deeper discussion. This interview is probably the most verbose Jimin was any time he described the meaning behind FACE. If you haven't watched it recently, I highly recommend it.

We know that Jimin rarely shares the problems he's having whilst he's going through them (with us at least). He always waits until after he's moved on so that he can tell us not to worry, that it's in the past. (This concept comes up again in this post so keep it in mind.)

The distinction that I think is important to make is that, yes, FACE is about the pandemic, but it's not a straightforward diary of events. It's about how those events affected him. How the waves caused by the pandemic RESONATE, ECHO, and TREMOR through him - effecting the UNEXPOSED WOUNDS. Jimin found something in himself through this experience and had no choice but to FACE it. There were no distractions anymore, no pushing it to the side to deal with later. And he was able to share that journey with us in such a tragically beautiful way.

THE TRACKS

I made the below gifs for each track but I think they look best as a set without the tags so you can get the full effect of the differing ripples. Check out this post to see what I mean. ☺️

FACE-OFF

I know everyone likes to meme about Face-Off and trying to find who hurt Jimin to make them pay...but I really don't associate Face-Off with an external person. You can betray yourself in much worse ways than anyone else can because you know exactly all of your own weaknesses. You know exactly what pretty lies to tell yourself. And honestly, the source of the event doesn't really matter in the context of FACE. I view Face-Off as the initial incident. The SMALLEST SCRATCH that pushes the waves to spread.

There's also a lovely bit of foreshadowing with the lyric "Like crazy, everyone shout out, yeah yeah". CIRCLES OF RESONANCE. Not singular, multiple; we are in for a bumpy ride.

INTERLUDE : DIVE

I admit, I only listen to this track when I'm doing a full album listen. I love instrumental tracks but this isn't instrumental to me, it's sound effects. And I just personally have a sensory issue that comes out to play here BUT it's important to include in our discussion so don't skip it when you're trying to delve into the meanings!

The message I glean here is just how pervasive the issue is becoming. Jimin can be going about his life, trying to disregard it but the UNEXPOSED WOUNDS are there lurking underneath it all.

The pretty music overlaying the track may sound like glitz and glam, but this is just the beginning of the WAVES SPREADING BEAUTIFULLY, FINDING ITS OWN FLOW DESPITE WOUNDS AND DISTORTIONS...

LIKE CRAZY

I've been promising a post on Like Crazy for ages and this may be the closest I get to it. Let me know if any of you are interested in a more in-depth discussion on how the movie and the song work together. My short summary for both is this: there are moments when you willfully take actions that you KNOW are against your best interest. Not in a fleeting eats-too-many-cookies way. In a I-know-putting-my-hand-on-the-stove-and-turning-it-on-will-burn-me way.

I hope none of you experience this to such a damning extent. I have. Despite being the kind of person who I thought would never venture down such a path. It's not something I wish upon anyone. This is the WAVES ORIGINATED FROM THE DEEPEST INVISIBLE INNER WORLD, PASS THROUGH THE FACE ON THE SURFACE...

ALONE

Have you ever repeated a word enough that it starts to sound bizzare? What if you got the point where you thought the weird sound was reality? And then you were confronted with the truth. This song is that point. Where you are left with the sober understanding of yourself. FACE, THE REFLECTION OF MYSELF IN AN UNFAMILIAR APPEARANCE.

SET ME FREE pt.2

The rise! Jimin was able to find a way to push himself beyond the betrayal of himself. It absolutely wasn't easy and there were setbacks, but this is a clear call to any who find themselves in similar circumstances: you CAN overcome. THE FACE OF UNWAVERING EFFORT DESPITE REPEATED FALLS AND PAIN.

Remember when I said earlier that Jimin only tells us about his struggle once it's over? I honestly believe that's why SMF was the pre-release track. He needed us to know that there was a happy ending before he would tell us about the pain he went through.

LIKE CRAZY (English Version)

As I mentioned my sensory issue above, I cannot talk about Like Crazy without mentioning the whispered English at the beginning/end. I HATE it sooooo much! It just twigs my brain in all the wrong ways. It's a huge part of why it took me a long time to appreciate LC. As much as I hate it though, it's absolutely necessary for the interpretation of LC. It firmly gives us a landmark into where and how the song relates to the movie. It also creates a bookend structure that gives the original and the English versions their own rightful places to exist.

LETTER

My very first post on this blog was a simple comparison of the lyrics in Like Crazy from the translation on the original music video to the english version. There is absolutely a difference here and I think it's a very important distinction that there are two versions of Like Crazy in the album. One is AN ECHO, TREMOR AND SMALL MOVEMENT TO REACH YOU. This phrase is for us, the audience. None of the other phrases use "you". Even though Jimin has set himself free, there are still CIRCLES RESONATING.

If you have seen any of my posts prior to this, you likely know how obsessed with Letter I am. I have the hardest time naming anything as a favorite (even favorite colour, there's just sooo many good uses of different colors) so I hope you understand how revolutionary it is for me to unequivocally state that Letter is my favorite song. Like ever. For all of my (cough*decades*cough) of music-listening, opinion-having life. Letter is THE ONE. Letter is it. I probably have stronger feelings about Letter than any relationship I've been in (but I'm aspec so take that with a grain of salt...)

I listen to Letter A LOT (sometimes on literal repeat - there's a video on YouTube that loops it for over an hour and I've definitely contributed several of those listens) and while working on this post, I would still get emotional hearing it at the end of FACE. This song is the absolute definition of the beauty that can only truly be understood after utter tragedy.

To me, Letter is about how this experience has effected Jimin to the point where there's a noticeable difference in the way he interacts with and appreciates those he loves, in all interpretations of the word love. WAVES...REACH OTHERS TO RESONATE WHILE TRANSMITTING THE INNER VOICE.

I am not using this post to debate the merits of exactly who Letter is for: a significant other, ARMY, or Jimin himself. Frankly, I don't think it matters to the meaning of the song. Use whatever flavour most appeals to you. That's the real genius and gift of Jimin's music imo. He creates it in such a way that we can fold it around our own personal stories and needs.

WHAT WAS THIS POST ABOUT AGAIN?

Right, so rewind to the release of Closer Than This. I'd had very little sleep as I traveled for the holidays and was absolutely feeling the timezone difference. But I stayed up to hear Jimin's new song. I listened to it first in Spotify and thought it sounded like a beautiful, happy, well-produced gift of a song - perfect for the end of the year and to comfort us with his departure for military service. Then I watched the mv to read the subtitles... Y'all, I absolutely was NOT expecting to see clips from the time covered in Jimin's Production Diary! I wouldn't have been surprised if it was the same team that Jimin worked with before but at a later time - he trusts them artisically after all. BUT these clips were the same angles and same conversations we saw from the development of FACE.

So I started my due diligence. Is it possible CTT was supposed to be part of FACE but they held it specifically to release when it did? I listened to FACE multiple times trying to insert CTT into the narrative. And it just doesn't fit this journey...at all. Like not in the slightest. I thought maybe immediately after Letter or even replacing Letter but no. I even tried inserting Promise as a bridge and it just doesn't work in the context of FACE.

CTT has a pretty literal storytelling narrative. It describes the journey WE have been on with Jimin. It lists his promises to US going forward. The music video being an album of memories, supports the nostalgic and loving viewpoint of the song. It has absolutely nothing to do with how Jimin was affected by the events of the pandemic or anything he found inside himself because of it.

Both songs have been described by Jimin as a 'fan song' and as I described in this post, there are many reasons that support both of them falling into this categorization. To me, Letter is more about Jimin having a deep intimate conversation with us because he trusts us. While CTT is literally about the relationship between ARMY and Jimin.

Anyway, I think that's all I've got to say about it for now. What are your thoughts? Should Closer Than This have been included in FACE? Was it just a marketing ploy to keep generating our interest after Jimin left?

(BTW I'm really happy with those FACE gifs and how the ripples look when they're together. They took some time to figure out. I just wish I had some better software to turn them into gifs so the colours display better, but alas, beggars can't be choosers. They look really great in the ppt that I made them in but I guess that's just for me to enjoy!)

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

Are you a photo card collector?

From ur last reply of "ask them they'll get a new photo card and they'll buy anything" i remembered how stray kids fans brought soo much of those albums because they got some versions of photo cards and what not like those albums sales were ONLY because they were getting photo cards. They even had"Unit" photo cards so it means even shippers will be happy and will buy it lol.

Not to mean to shame the ppl who collect the photo cards but at the same time i don't understand the obsession with them? Like what difference do they even make? Are you not happy with having a few of them in order to get every single one of the photo cards out there you'll buy anything?

If i get a photo card I'll probably put it somewhere and it'll never see the light of the day again because I'm going to forget about its existence because seeing their faces on my phone and on photo cards ain't any different to me. Like I'll feel the same way.

The only obsession i think i have is i can't go long without seeing jimin's face. Like if i don't see his face for a few days (I'm talking about not seeing his face at all like on the phone as well) i start feeling like I'm craving Lmaoo. Like at the moment i feel like i should watch his videos cause then i start missing him. But i think if i try enough I'll survive however many days 😂 I'll just have to stop myself from searching his name or opening all these apps which will show me his face first thing when i open it.

I used to have the Jimin photocards as bookmarks 💀 I mean, they're perfect for that, right?

No, I'm not a collector, but I did buy some small photo albums to gather all the photocards in just one place, but I'm not crazy over it. I don't do the entire process of adding them to 2-3 sleeves and what not. It's just laminated paper, come on. And the BH ones are in low quality anyway.

I don't understand the crazyness surrounding it and I'm definitely judging and condemning the labels who use this as a way to inflate their sales. Buying in mass and then throwing away the albums just to get photocards is insane.

[not-goldy]

What's up with Jk not knowing how to act when he sees a hot picture of Jimin? I just wanna know. He sees Jimin's photocard and he audibly grunts and just stares at it before saying its extremely sexy. Then the poor guy had an inner meltdown that he couldn't contain when they flashed Jimin's portfolio across the screen, of him dressed in all leather. Biting his lips, extra wide open eyes, breathing heavy, audible gasp out loud. The man even shifted his whole body in his seat as soon as he saw it, like he just had a gay awakening again. Like are you okay? Why is seeing your MALE bandmate in leather getting you all hot and bothered? Its one thing to be like oh, he's handsome about your bandmate and just move on, its another when your pickle gets to tingling cause of it and does a dance in your pants, where you can't sit still and full body react from seeing Jimin in Leather. I don't blame him tho, Jimin in that full leather outfit was not for the weak hearted. The pics even had my face all flushed when I saw them. Had my ass blushing and drooling all over the damn place, just like Jk. Seems Me and Jk have something in common.

He's an honest man

Keeps it real

Jimin has a lot of sex appeal and he certainly sexually appeals to Jk. No need for him to beat around the bush or sugarcoat it JIMIN IS SEXY🤭

I'm just clutching my pearls for the day Jimin fires back with "is that why you can't stay away from me?"

I'm sexy.... so you wanna eat Ramen?

How about u go to poundtown with me?

I'm literally shaking as I type this cos these two have said and done all these on live television and got away with it💀💀💀💀

Never seen two brothers flirt this hard unprovoked

The incest is real🤣

See.... let's not act like Jimin is any better dude be letting out breaths he didn't know he was holding seeing that man in police uniform and wings🥺

Jungkook air bends the winds out of his lungs 🥺

His brain when he sees men he likes