#jimin x taeyang collab

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

I don't want to get my hopes up because I've been disappointed way too many times, but I just wish they would go all way out with the promotions for this Jimin and Taeyang collab. I want joint interviews. Not one, but multiple. Live performances on music shows. Behind the scene content. Actual human interaction and talk between them and not just the actual music video and that's it.

There's reason to believe it will have a choreography so it would be a shame not to see it live.

[beautifulpersonpeach]

BPP why do you think some armys don't support Jimin collab? Is Taeyang hate so bad? Why only Jimin?

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Hi Anon,

Some ARMYs refused to support Hobi's collab with Crush because they believe he's a racist, some ARMYs refused to support Dreamers because they believe 6,000 people died building a stadium and that it's reflective of Jungkook's politics, some ARMYs are refusing to support Vibe because they think Taeyang is bffs with a pedophile. All these things are representative of modern online culture where a lot of people get their information from social media or journalistic sources that rely on sensationalism for traffic plus fail to fact check their sources, and a purity culture with philosophical ties to nihilism. In my humble opinion.

Still, Crush Hour performed well, Dreamers did too, and so will Vibe, because at the end of the day, some people still do their homework, have different tolerances for perceived issues, and the fandom is so big that its core still shows up to support BTS and it's enough to leave an impact.

I suggest you focus on what you love. If you like the song, or like Jimin, and/or like both, I see no reason why you shouldn't support him on Vibe. And frankly Taeyang did nothing for my taste but he did a decent job on the track and that should be recognized. I keep saying, everyone in this fandom really just does what they want. Contrary to popular belief, I don't think anybody here is being coerced in one way or the other. So do what you want, worry less about random takes online, and stare at Jimin's booty for comfort and peace of mind.

Good luck anon. 💜

[lokisasylum]

[jikookisrealerthanmylife]

☝️ This is who we call a 'pick me' person .

If jimin was there physically, this scene would've been his reaction

he'd literally go " my collab is the reason you're having a talk with him right now . Your comments are not important"

yoongi praising jimin and jungkook saying they’re both geniuses in different ways 🥹

[flolvsbts7]

VIBE IS COMING

[joyswonderland1108]

“You guys have changed”

Hi hello, i’m back again with my “this fandom is shitty” rant.

On today’s live (or yesterday depending on where you live) Joon said this very sentence after reading some comments and what can i say? Surprised? Not the slightest, if anything y’all already know where i stand when it comes to this fandom. 

“Yoongi marry me” “I’m X member’s wife” “Touch your nose if *ship* is real” “Speak English”, etc etc.. 

Let’s talk about each “category” separately. 

“Marry me” “I’m X’s wife” 

It’s okay to joke once or twice about one thing but when it gets too repetitive.. Why the fuck do these boys even bother coming live if every other comment is “marry me” or “I’m X member’s wife” at least be original? Make it funny? Stop maybe assuming that they even want to get married or even intend on marrying the opposite gender? 

I’m going to set the point on my last sentence here. At some point it starts to get a bit too offensive when the boys keep on trying to share things that are personal to them, whether it’s in a direct way or indirect way, just for this fandom to completely misunderstand them or not even bother trying to understand in the first place. It’s bad enough that the boys can’t really say things literally as they are but they still try to get the message out there just for this fandom to completely dismiss it and not give them a chance to be understood, but the fact that they also have to remind them through direct comments that they don’t give one flying fuck about what the boys are trying to share with us, trying to let us understand. 

Yoongi didn’t say that "i focus on personality and atmosphere, i don’t have an ideal type and it’s not limited to a girl”  Just for your asses to be commenting “I’m Yoongi’s wife”, i bet if one of y’all sickos could’ve thought about switching the heteronormativity in this “joke” at least once despite being a woman yourself and go for a “I’m Yoongi’s husband” that would’ve made him smile for the sole reason that it’s not the same bullshit he sees every single time. 

I remember a few days ago i came across a snippet from an SKZ live on tiktok, well it was originally Bangchan’s live and Han decided to join

The way they had fun with that question, the way they just answered it like it was just another monday, the way it didn’t feel annoying, the way it was an open door for them too to crack jokes with stays.. Lemme just tell you beforehand that stays are original and so far from what i noticed their comments are mostly fun they also like to mention memes in the comments to which, i believe usually it’s Bangchan, who actually let’s them know that he DID see this and that, that he did see some edits, etc.. It’s basically a whole conversation in the comments not the same lame ass jokes every single time. 

Mentioning other idols in the comments.. 

And for what? If said idol has NOTHING to do with the members, why even bring up their name? If it wasn’t part of some type of collab, some type of acknowledged outing, or something similar why are we even talking about someone else in the boys lives what are they? A directory service? Mentioning the collab with Charlie Puth to JK is OK, mentioning the collab with Psy to Yoongi is OK, mentioning the collab with Taeyang to Jimin is OK, mentioning the collab with So Yoon to Joon is OK, etc.. but randomly mentioning some idol unprovoked? 

I’m going back to a Bangchan live, the very recent one when he was asked if he saw how Jimin mentioned Felix in Pixid 

The question didn’t come out of nowhere, they didn’t just ask him about Jimin and called it a day, they precisely mentioned the part where Jimin mentioned Felix who is Chris’s (Bangchan) fellow bandmate and friend, also can you just see how genuine Chris’s reaction is? The way he was so happy to talk about that, the way he was so excited, the way he was just like you and i. And we did end up getting Felix doing the “Like Crazy” challenge after all

“Speak English” 

Well no bitch how about YOU speak Korean for a change? YOU decided to stan a South Korean boy group and for all we know the official language in South Korea isn’t English, they don’t have to speak YOUR language or the language YOU best understand just to soothe your entitlement, if they do speak it from time to time it’s just out of generosity from them that they don’t even have to give to this shitty fandom.

It’s also the fact that they repeatedly keep on telling you that they don’t speak English or their English isn’t really good, that they don’t feel comfortable enough to speak English, but the comments keep on repeating the same bullshit order not even request, not only on every live but on the same live right after they say that they can’t speak English other comments pop up asking the same shit.

YOU go learn Korean, YOU go make the effort, they already make enough effort to give you high quality content, to stay in touch with a much undeserving fandom, to keep this fandom satisfied, you name it, so why on earth are we trying to burden them even more? 

“Do this and that if *ship* is real”

No comment really.. It’s like the whole “blink if you’re being held hostage”, why the fuck would anyone with a sane mind think it’s okay to ask any member to do some type of sign to hint at a non-existent romantic relationship and to make it worse it’s sometimes about some very unrealistic pairings too, people they barely even interact with if not at all. Y’all go read some aus or something if that’s all you ever want from the boys. 

Members could be talking about something serious, something touching, and the comments are basically just not caring about any of that more focused on getting their fantasy fulfilled. You should know that if the boys want to hint at something they don’t need a comment asking them to do it, if they’re trying to be cryptic or hint at anything it’ll spontaneously come from them, the same way JK decided HIMSELF to hint at “Letter”, it was his own decision, what HE wanted and if they want to hint at a relationship believe me you won’t even need to bother asking, they’ll be dropping the hints themselves and it’s up to attentive Army to notice. 

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I love how through years Jin, Joon, Yoongi and Tae have set some boundaries with Army, it’s like.. They’re already so fed up with all the toxicity and the entitlement, on the other hand our 3J are just way too fucking kind for this damn fandom, despite all the crappy things this fandom does they still manage to make time for us, manage to interact with us, manage to play a bit with us, jokingly flirt with us, heck Hobi gave us a whole boyfriend pov during his live and i don’t know if Army are actually dense or.. But do they really think it’s meant in a serious way? That JK being flirtatious some times means he wants to hook up with Army? That Jimin being kind enough to reply to silly questions makes him easy enough? Do they seriously not notice how they just genuinely want to make those interactions more fun but Army make everything regrettable.

Gosh i feel like i had much more shit to say about this but i’m already exhausted enough with long posts and my brain isn’t braining. Can this fandom get any shittier? 

[rantingravingliving]

So so ready for Jimin to ruin me on the 13th!

Taeyang - Vibe ft. Jimin of BTS - MV teaser

[ask-serendipity-sky]

I actually agree that jikook are more solid now and it's unlikely jealousy would get in the way of a jm x taemin collab. also if jk had no issues with a taeyang collab he probably won't have an issue with a taemin collab either.. I mean jm used to thirst/fanboy over taeyang really hard back in the day haha. although admittedly the situation is different... (also taeyang is very straight and married which might be an important factor lol). regardless it would definitely be interesting!

Hi anon,

Ahh I wish we could see a behind the scenes of the most beautiful dance challenge with Jimin and Taemin!!!

Would we be able to spot a hidden Koo checking up on Jimin the choreo?

Thanks for stopping by.

[coffeebeannievmin]

2023 just started and it's already looking good for us Vminies! Yes!!! We got the behind the scene of Japan Army FC Magazine and Vmin look so comfortable doing that photoshoot, they looked like they want to smooch! 🥴🤡

Jimin x W Korea is also coming and the collab with Taeyang will be out soon too! Are we getting closer to PJM1??? Ugh!! I'm so excited for all the things that coming!

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

That's Jimin×Taeyang Collab rumor got both fandoms crying lmao

I hope it's true tho... he was someone jimin had looked upto and I would love to see both main dancers to a choreo song !!

And considering jimin was the only member invited to Bigbang docu screening back in time he must be close with T and the rest

Also saw this and I hope its true🤞

https://twitter.com/itboypop/status/1601041173979615232?t=7w5eY-_OlY0EEGaT_eYbGQ&s=19

Anon 2

Really don’t know how to feel about it. This group makes my skin crawl. You can’t tell me the others didn’t know what Seungri was doing. I know Jimin is a fan and seemed in good relationship with these men. I always side eyed him because of it, but because he stopped interacting publicly at least with them I thought he is no longer associates himself with them. Just to see this.

Alright, this needs to be unpacked.

As far as I know, only Seungri was convicted for what he did, so why would the people that are associated with him, including coworkers such as Taeyang, be judged? Especially since he hasn't done anything of the sort? Because if we are to apply this logic, then we should judge a lot more people which once again, puts us in the position of the moral inquisition, as if we're all morally superior. Which I guess it's easy when we do this in internet discourse. This is not on the same scale and situation, but as much as I personally side-eye Bogum and his religious extremism, I don't actually believe that in association, Tae is exactly like that. Or if he is, those views did not rise to the surface. But ultimately, regardless of who they are, what they do, I can't stop you or make you change your mind because it's your choice and right to do so, but I'm perfectly aware how these stances came to be in online spaces. So I don't agree with it, but I get it. Also, no one sent me any similar complaints when Taeyang was at Hobi's listening party and how him and RM took a photo together. Or how Hobi clearly hangs out with groups that G-Dragon is part of. Was the moral police on vacation back then? Lastly, just because someone is not seen in public with another person, doesn't mean they can't have any sort of relationship. It could be simply professional.

My advice to anyone who hates or dislikes artists because somehow they wronged BTS in Army's views, to prepare themselves to either adapt, or stop with the imaginary conflicts. Because it's ridiculous and pathetic to bring out something that happened in 2015-2016, when in present day, BTS has no fucking issue. Army fighting with VIP and vice versa is dumb fandom drama, but hating group members and calling them irrelevant, fossils, bad singers, etc., while Jimin and Taeyang clearly want to work together if this rumor has any truth to it. So, what the actual fuck?

And now to answer the first anon, I am excited. Seeing the fandoms crying is annoying, but also satisfying because clearly they have no say in this, but they keep acting stupid. Let them cry, I really hope the collab is real and is happening. I was so tired of the Chris Martins and the Charlie Puths, that this one might be a breath of fresh air. Similar to what Yoongi did with Psy, which was clearly a successful collab. We know Jimin was a fan of Taeyang since his rookie days and for those who say that Taeyang needs Jimin to be relevant and to get some attention, is clearly an army that doesn't know their kpop history because for them kpop is only BTS.

And in doing that, they fail to understand how huge this thing is. And if they could leave their hate aside, they would see that Taeyang and Jimin can be such a good match vocally. They have the range and it could result in something really good. Either a ballad, or a song for fucking. I hope it's the latter, but I'll take anything, lol. And if they do only one live performance, I'll be happy. I really want to see them both on a stage, with or without a choreo. Rookie Jimin could only dream of this. And now it's (possibly) happening.

And if all this is nothing but a rumor, at least we get to entertain the idea for a few days.

[peppertaemint]

different anon but i feel like i'll die waiting for a tm x jm collab (yes, i'm dramatic) and lately I've been thinking about kai x jm as well. The three of them have been my fav boys for years and now that jimin is (kind of) free, I can't stop thinking about the possibilities, even though I know I shouldn't get my hopes up, especially because I don't remember the last time we saw a SM artist and a hybe/bighit artist interact 👀 and i'm just speculating, but I find it weird how since bts started to open up a bit, they started mingling publicly with artists under different agencies but not a single one of them from SM, not even invited to the JITB party? ANYWAYS I hope this is just me being paranoid and subconsciously looking for drama, because I need some things to happen and I don't have the time for them to play montagues and capulets

Oh Anon, I do think there is probably at least the undercurrent of legit drama somewhere in all of this, but it’s not quite Montagues and Capulets. It’s BTS being isolationist for the last few years that makes it appear that way.

If you look back at old vids, there was lots of interaction between BTS and SM groups, most notably SHINee IMO. Jonghyun praised them on his radio show, and there are cute vids of baby BTS in their orbit and having cute exchanges. Minho worked with Taehyung, too, and they have some cute moments. One underrated gem is SHINee going HAM over a cover BTS did. SHINee really are those ppl everyone stares at like wtf is wrong with them. BTS are performing an old school Shinwa jam and yeah, they like it too much LOL.

But you want mingling and interaction and collabs. Realistically, unless private social events are shared publicly, we’re only going to see stuff happen at events. I don’t know the full guest list for the JITB party, but I had wondered if Key might be in Jhope’s orbit for a few reasons. The question will be who might be around when Jimin goes on music shows with Taeyang? It would be cool to see Jimin mingling with everyone.

If you want to see recent instances of Hybe artists interacting with SM artists, then look at TXT and Enhypen. They both have shawols as members and there are lots of recent things. I think Nikki reunited with Key just this past year (he was part of a baby SHINee performance as a kid 🥺).

Back to the matter at hand: will we ever see Jimin with Taemin or Kai in public for work or fun again? It really seems unlikely because when was the last time we saw him with that friend group? Obviously he’s still close friends with Ha Sungwoon and he seems to be the person Jimin does the most with. There’s no reason to think they aren’t all still friends.

Remember the dance video of Kai, Ten and Taemin? How cool would it be to have Jimin in something like that? I just see a bit of a problem with this happening. Black Swan was the last artistic dance Jimin or BTS did. It’s been years. And look at the collab choice. This is dance “lite” - I have no idea if Jimin is interested in pursuing a dance heavy solo career. Hybe’s strategy for BTS still sounds very US top 40 to me. The Taeyang collab certainly has some of that. RM’s Indigo was majorly US top 40. And let’s be real. Although SuperM’s sales were fine and they have loads of US fans, their sound so far doesn’t match that. We can argue till the cows come home about how American culture and presence have influenced the Kpop genre as a whole, but I still wouldn’t describe most SM artists as capturing a contemporary US top 40 sound. I think SM has a signature sound (which it deviates from at times) and that they lean toward timeless or classic or even out-of-time with their music. So I don’t know. I can see why artists from labels like YG are a more natural fit for BTS collabs. There’s also a stronger k hip hop influence there.

So will there ever be something of a collaboration? Who can say? Sigh.

[lokisasylum]

Gentle reminder that when "VIBE" drops this is still part of Taeyang's comeback. So be respectful when tweeting and praising achievements. We are supporting Jimin who is finally collabing with the idol he has always admired and we have no doubt this song will SLAP (especially now that we know Jimin partook in the team of Composers for the song).

SO IGNORE THE INSECURE STANS 💅

That includes the other fandoms AND those alleged "armies" who only wear the 7 as decor, yes the same ones who post/tweet "I Love You Jimin", "Jimin my ult. bias", "My sweet baby mochi" but then turn around and ignore his achievements while also belittling his talents as an individual. (We know who you are, we got you on our blacklists already 🧐🔪).

"Oh but the other fandom said---"

"Oh but I wont forget what they did back in ancient Rome---"

I 👏DON'T👏 CARE👏. This isn't pre-school, Karen. Ya'll always the first to dismiss past shit that others try to use against the boys cause "people change/mature", "ppl should stop beating a dead horse" but never prove it yourselves.

Either support it FOR JIMIN or stay silent. Ain't nobody out here giving medals of honor for screaming into the void that you didn't show support for the sake of your own selfish pride.

[jikookisrealerthanmylife]

Where are you?? Vibe is great!! Jimin killed his parts and his intro omg my jaw-dropping moment, I'm in love with him again 😍 taeyang did well too! Overall such a beautiful Collab of two cool dudes!

The song is just phenomenal! Undoubtedly!

i was staying away from sns to enjoy "look at me , look at me Nicki Minaj" 😝 in my own pace , savouring it with no haste 😇

The synergy of them together blending perfectly , it's too hard and rare to get to see collabs like jimin x taeyang Vibe where they both are cool , stylish , strong musical presence ,charismatic with good moves and that dominating aura .

As a fan who got to witness this era live I'm feeling very thankful to jimin for giving a feast to our eyes and ears.

Having said that , i think it's really commendable that Taeyang feels Vibe will reach legendary status ,more than what his best hit Eyes, nose, lips had achieved given that it was written for his first girlfriend and now wife . It shows how much he respects and treasures jimins contribution and involvement in this collab . It's so lovely

[andreakedavra]

OMG???? FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS!!!!!! Wishing you all the best 🥺✨❣

getting a taeyang x jimin collab plus tank top louis are the best gifts anyone could have asked for hahahah

MUITO OBRIGADO AMIGA!!! 🥰

ugh I KNOW. i turned on the tv this morning, clicked on the mv and goddd the song, the video, THEM! everything was *chefs kiss* and louis wearing a tank top after so long and having a wonderful time in méxico is something that can be so personal augh thank you lord 😭

[kpoptimeout]

K-Pop Debuts and Comebacks for the Second Week of January (Jan 9-Jan 15 2023)

Jan 9

MONSTA X - Beautiful Liar

Top boy band MONSTA X is back in this confident performance!

SF9 - PUZZLE

The boys of SF9 are back with their suave sound in this addictive comeback!

Jan 10

No releases.

Jan 11

Byul - Afternoon

Veteran soloist Byul is back in this heartwrenching piece.

J'Kyun X Marco - dontbenervous

Rappers J'Kyun and Marco collab in this vibey and experimental hip-hop track!

Jan 12

No releases.

Jan 13

ATEEZ - HALAZIA

Popular boy band ATEEZ returns with their powerful and dramatic sound!

Kim Myunghoon X Kim Chaewon - Forever & Forever

Kim Myunghoon of famous ballad group Ulala Session collabs with solo vocalist Kim Chaewon in this beautiful OST-worthy duet.

PRIMROSE - PLAY & PRIMROSE

New girl duo PRIMROSE releases two pre-debut tracks - one refreshing and one girl crush!

TAEYANG - VIBE ft. BTS JIMIN

2nd gen king TAEYANG collabs with his most successful fan boy BTS' JIMIN in this amazing RnB banger.

Thru, SUZO, AVND - Supernova

Indie artists Thru, SUZO and AVND work together in this amazing bop!

Jan 14

No releases.

Jan 15

No releases.

[aajjks]

taeyang x jimin collab was a dream come true, literally 😭😭💕