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February 1, 2023

February 1, 2023 - Jk goes live! 

Jungkook mentions the song “Vibe” by Taeyang, feat. Jimin. He says he and “Taehyungie Hyung” watched the MV without subtitles, then laughingly recounts how Taehyung, mishearing the words, asked if Taeyang likes dim sum and how he now wants some.

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1620835869073735680?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/thetkglobal/status/1620837658263175169?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/taekookfolder/status/1620835723690778624?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

A comment asks Jk to tell Tae OP misses him. Jk reflexively glances back for a moment before looking back at the camera and saying he’ll tell him tomorrow. 

https://twitter.com/thetkglobal/status/1620843154114252800?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1620837117462208512?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/taekookfolder/status/1620838356467990530?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

After rapping Yoongi’s “Daechwita” he mentions Taehyungie Hyung’s latest song, a cover of “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” and says he did a great job, giving it a lot of praise and compliments. 

https://twitter.com/thetkglobal/status/1620853826369757185?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/realvkk/status/1620852694645886977?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1620852716431110144?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/vantestream/status/1620881875924586496?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

Tae enters the chat! Jk tells Tae to wait a moment while he finishes his tattoo talk with ARMY.

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1620852716431110144?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

All of Tae’s Weverse comments during Jk’s live (a personal musing, but I found it interesting he mentioned Jk yawning and walking away, which, for me, implied perhaps they spoke / FaceTimed before Jk went live) -

https://twitter.com/yourlove_army/status/1620859142268407808?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

This sweet response of Jk’s as Tae commented -

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1620857207113015296?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

Jk asks Tae if they should be troublemakers like their trainee times. They’ve mentioned a few times that they never fought, but always got scolded together. 

Jk’s response to Taehyungie Hyung’s suggestion to go on IG live together is to smile and laugh while agreeing to do so. For me, the way he readily agreed, after Tae said he’d take responsibility, shows how much he trusts Taehyung. Their entire interaction, from Weverse to IG, was so precious -

https://twitter.com/8dfzk/status/1620898778353111041?s=46&t=lWGKlngzzz8Gjfhpa-o_wg https://twitter.com/taekook2601x/status/1621053336278695936?s=46&t=sctZzPeO847frXUE2pJ06Q (:20)

Convo in its entirety (in the wise words of a moot, Tae saying he’d “take care of everything” screams loudly how much adoration and care Tae has for him) -

It’s also super adorable how Tae suggests they go live and Jk abruptly hops off Weverse, leaving 16 million viewers, to do just that 😭 He’s persistent in figuring it out, working on getting Tae connected to the IG live for close to 6-7 minutes… and then .. Taekook go on IG live at 4am in Korea!

Jk says “he’s here” three times as Tae appears on the screen. Both get shy and laugh.

https://twitter.com/taekook2601x/status/1621053336278695936?s=46&t=sctZzPeO847frXUE2pJ06Q (:27)

Taehyung saying “yo, what’s up” and Jk saying “V” at the start of their live is really endearing! Their bashful smiles and Jk’s laugh during that part🥹 Throughout the entirety of their duo live, both are shy and giggly, blushing (in Jk’s case) and eye smiling when they’re not talking.

Jk giggles and then melts in reaction to Tae’s comments, resting his head on his arm (in this part, they were talking about IG views and what drinks they’d be drinking). 

https://twitter.com/angel_hemaya/status/1620901182133907456?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621029750423818241?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug

Jk has Bam join their live! Tae smiles widely and cutely says “Hey, Bam.” Jk jokingly pulls Bam’s lips up so we can see his teeth while Tae laughs. They both smile and stare at the screen without speaking. Tae then comments Bam grew up, with Jk quick to point out he looks the same from the time he saw him. As others pointed out, they were shy during the entirety of this live, and Bam is out of the puppy stage and hasn’t grown in some time, so Tae was being facetious with this comment.    

https://twitter.com/vkletters/status/1620872704139333633?s=20&t=7uf9mony0HhQCuAjaeM0ww https://twitter.com/taekookfolder/status/1620879210721189888?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621029847496785921?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug

As Tae talks about Joon mentioning the live (Joon had commented on Jk’s live earlier), and explains Joon’s comments in the chat is how he came to watch Jk’s live, Jk smiles, laughs softly and repeatedly tucks his hair behind his ear (which he does throughout the live). 

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621037187507822592?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug https://twitter.com/taekook2601x/status/1620874727731630080?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

Perhaps it’s nothing, but I found it interesting on his Weverse comments Tae said he thought Jk was going to sleep, but in their IG live he mentioned Joon left a message in the group chat. Again, perhaps this means they FaceTimed before Jk decided to go live, but it’s entirely speculative on my part. 

Jungkook talked about his tattoos on Weverse, and Tae mentioned his own on their live. (Personal musing - I did think it was interesting Jk asked Tae to confirm he was talking about his friendship tattoo. What other tattoo could he be referring to, unless Tae has another we don’t know about? 😅)

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621037267728105472?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug https://twitter.com/taeguide/status/1620878685434949633?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ Tae’s cute, sassy face close up - https://twitter.com/taeguide/status/1620879499406741504?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

Tae’s cute, sassy face close up - https://twitter.com/taeguide/status/1620879499406741504?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ 

Jk tells Tae that Bam has a health checkup tomorrow. Tae responds “yes/right” with a smirk and twice raises his eyebrows. 

You can see it around 12:36 of this link - https://twitter.com/btsmemeories/status/1621516361691447296?s=46&t=5HSQLbJ_Ezo6c33aRTKoVg

Jk then quotes a movie line from the drama “reborn rich” which makes Tae smile (Taekook are well known to quote movies and act out skits together).

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621053632539148288?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug

Jk saying “Taehyung, TaeTae, TeTe” 🥰

https://twitter.com/btsmemeories/status/1621516361691447296?s=46&t=5HSQLbJ_Ezo6c33aRTKoVg around 13:30

Another playful moment between them is Tae wiggling his hands, then extending them up, while Jk points his index finger down towards him. Both laugh (super cute 🥰)

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1620891791011753984?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug

Tae suggests the next time he visit the company they’ll be debating if they can make Weverse capable of hosting multiple lives at once. Jk jokingly repeats his “how many grains of rice?” Skit line he made earlier in their live.

Tae then asks, playing as the company, if it’ll make money.

They both start laughing and reenacting a scene from the drama “Reborn rich”.

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621029633163673601?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug

As mentioned above, Taekook are well known to act out skits together.

https://twitter.com/_parael10/status/1621152175106969604?s=46&t=mh3njw9qUKQwV3-31UkSxA https://twitter.com/jksvnte/status/1621108321548918784?s=46&t=xO6qJ0fXWnH2jcAPK-svsQ https://twitter.com/dailyofvk/status/1621150259165659140?s=46&t=mh3njw9qUKQwV3-31UkSxA

During the live, Tae playfully barks and talks to Bam, telling him “Bam’s house” (probably referring to his kennel, since a command Jk uses to direct Bam to his kennel is “house). Notice how Tae is familiar with Bam, and around him often, for Jk to say to Bam “look who's there?” This rhetorical question on its own is a massive indicator Bam recognizes Tae from time spent together.

https://twitter.com/taehyungloops/status/1620875492655267840?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621054142147088384?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug

Tae’s soft “Jungkook-Ah” when he suggests they ask the company to turn Weverse on if they get it to be like IG with duo live capabilities. Jk agrees. 

https://twitter.com/btsmemeories/status/1621516361691447296?s=46&t=5HSQLbJ_Ezo6c33aRTKoVg 16:41

Tae proposes Jk head back to Weverse since he’s sleepy (implying he’s ready to hop off). They out a skit together to subscribe and set notifications, and sign off on “Taehyung-Ah” and “Jungkookie’s” live. Another personal musing - I find it sweet Jk stayed on live with Tae until Tae chose to log off.

https://twitter.com/_k91230v_/status/1620883507815026689?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621054473543254016?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug https://twitter.com/_k91230v_/status/1620884555027857409?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ https://twitter.com/taekookalbum/status/1620868157312491520?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

Tae and Jk give thumbs ups (noted above) then say and wave goodbye.Tae says he’ll see him tomorrow (which reiterates Jk’s earlier comment that he’d tell Tae OP misses him “tomorrow”).

https://twitter.com/thetkglobal/status/1620878767601377280?s=46&t=mh5HlshhlPjEsskjZcst-g or https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1620874285899460608?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ

Translation of their IG convo -

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1621029633163673601?s=46&t=k3Hr0DhMeIIJ7LFp3tO3Ug Thread of their IG live in video - https://twitter.com/kawaii_kookv/status/1620868585357987842?s=46&t=pSRCInHSplLXMzENEVmMcQ Whole IG part 1 - https://twitter.com/btsmemeories/status/1620884497083535365?s=46&t=m9C2d03Tlu43O2tXW4v1JA Or https://twitter.com/btsmemeories/status/1621516361691447296?s=46&t=kRemP4xsLttUVRKXYHtJWw

Also something else I wanted to draw attention to is, as others mentioned, the adorableness and flirtiness of Jk continuing to look at Tae as he kisses Bam - l

https://twitter.com/halaltkk/status/1621091009726935041?s=46&t=xO6qJ0fXWnH2jcAPK-svsQ https://twitter.com/myu_kookv/status/1621080837352755202?s=46&t=sctZzPeO847frXUE2pJ06Q https://twitter.com/taekook2601x/status/1621189814220374017?s=46&t=sctZzPeO847frXUE2pJ06Q

Cute compilation of Jk saying “Taehyungie Hyung” on Weverse and IG - https://twitter.com/taekookfoever/status/1621264797151928320?s=46&t=mh3njw9qUKQwV3-31UkSxA 

Their power 🔥

This happened two days later but I’m going to add this moment to this post. Something cute to archive is within a couple minutes of Jk’s Feb 3, 2023 live, he imitated his Taehyungie Hyung’s “Gidaryeo gidaryeo” -

https://twitter.com/tcnkv912somaek/status/1621542595032932352?s=46&t=fXzYwEdnldlAvjTPt1RvzA

He also did it at another point during his live!

https://twitter.com/taesmug/status/1621513590330261506?s=46&t=fXzYwEdnldlAvjTPt1RvzA

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Jeongguk's live!! He played "natu natu" an Indian song (a Telugu one, which is my mother tongue 😭😭) and Taehyung's watching his baby's live 😭😣🥺

All in a day a win for taekookers and desi armys

P.s : I'm literally shaking 😭😭 he knows natu natu

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"But again after some time, i still can't change my way of understanding jk from being this loud man with jimin to an extremely private one with tae" hm can you elaborate it a little bit more please....i mean you did gave an example with the live but like did't get what it's supposed to mean....sorry...

I meant I'm still struggling to comprehend Taekook dynamics. Sure, according to Taekookers Tae and JK have a very private relationship; not considered as a ship. Their relationship is real, genuine and protected by the company. Taekookers oppose this to what they believe is Jikook: a ship, so it's fake; Jikook is very blatant about them, but it still can be shown on TV, because nobody would believe they're real due to this same loudness, so no need to edit them out ("extremely loud").

You'll heard Taekookers say all shippings are fake, as in they are part of the queer culture that the companies employ for fan consumption. In Idols' world, a genuine gay relationship would have been kept private and protected at all costs and thus edited out of any filming because it’d be detrimental to the company. So, lack of content is justified because of privacy issues ("extremely private")

My point mentioning that Vlive was to think about, or more like rambling about, an instance where the dynamics in both relationships are totally different from each other, like I said: there Jimin was passive / plaything / powerless and JK was more like his hyung, dragging him, imposing on him, and so on. Meanwhile Taehyung behave like his Hyung and like assuming command of the situation while JK quickly complied, stopping the live almost immediately.

Maybe this JK's submissive (¡!) side can be better seen in their “Dream” Movie Premiere, where Tae had again that authoritative air around him, pulling JK in, holding hands and JK was so shy and glowing with happyness. Well, even I could see why Taekookers were so happy watching them. JK’s softness side regarding Tae is often mentioned as well as Tae willing to fulfill his role as his hyung, manhandling him and such.

i know after watching Tae in other instances I know he's a very passionate man, he has a temper and likes to take the initiative.

But all of these are only my vague impressions. Overall I can see Taekooker's point (I mean it's common sense if their relationship is true to keep that private), but they don't take into account Jikook intimacy... they only acknowledge they're very close friends , but I think Jikook are more than friends atp and have shared intimate moments and several times they were caught red-handed too. But well, watching other Vlives with Taekook I believe Tae is still playing a role in there; he hasn't removed himself from the conversation lol.

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Honeyy cheeks 🍯⭐💛

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Hey May do you think Jk acts different around Jimin when Tae is around? I've seen taekookers saying that you can always tell who the real couple is whenever Vminkook are together because Jk is always glued to Tae instead of Jimin and I also saw them talk about the fact that taekook mostly sat side by side on AYS.

Hey anon,

Yes I think Jk is different around Jimin when Tae is around. Jk and Jimin would obviously be different around each other when there is another person around. It could be Jin or Yoongi around them and they would still be different, them being different around each other has nothing to do with tae being there or not but just the fact that a third person will always change the dynamic of two. If we ever got a show with just tae and Jk their dynamic would be very different compared to when Jimin is around, that is completely normal.

The thing with taekookers is that they seem to have this belief that someone automatically becomes a jerk to their friends or is less nice to their friends when their lover is around and that is the narrative they have been trying to push. I saw this ridiculous thread on twitter a few days ago from a taekooker trying to show the difference in dynamics between taekook and Jikook when they are together and that post had over 4k likes even though it was filled with the most ridiculous things ever. Taekookers in my opinion are some of the most shallow, childish and inexperienced people ever because they lack the ability to look beyond the surface. As long as Jk or tae stare at each other, they see romance even if the next second they see Tae going away on his honeymoon, that wouldn’t matter because the honeymoon was set up by the company to cover up taekook’s real relationship. As long as Jk and Tae hold unto each other singing and dancing to a song at a concert they see romance even if moments later Jk is seen tongue kissing someone else, that person is a beard to cover taekook’s real and forbidden love. Taekookers would rather accuse every living thing on earth of trying to hide taekook than stopping to think that maybe they read things wrong.

I’ve seen them talk about seeing a difference between taekook and Jikook when vminkook are together, as a matter of fact that is something almost all the taekook blogs on tumblr believe in and talk about. They give examples like the HS concert in 2021, they talk about the Vminkook Vlive from 2021 and they have added AYS to the mix. Everytime I read the things they say and how they justify these points I am shocked at how shortsighted some people can be. I honestly don’t know if they really cannot see beyond the surface or if they just don’t want to look because they are afraid of what they might find or if they see but don’t want to accept it.

Let’s start with the HS concert. To them that was proof that taekook is real and Jikook isn’t because of the moment we saw of tae and Jk singing, holding hands and dancing to “falling”. There was that moment and another moment of taekook sharing drink or something and according to taekookers that was Jk and tae being glued the entire night nevermind the fact that we have footage of Jimin and Jungkook whispering to each other, sharing drinks, dancing together with Jimin’s hand over Jungkook, plus the fact that those two actually disappeared together for a while at the concert. Now, these examples of Jikook aren’t meant to prove that jikook is real either but just to show that Taekook weren’t glued all night as taekookers would like to believe but just because of those few moments they had of taekook’s interactions, they swore that the two were glued together all night and Jk didn’t even spare Jimin a glance. Now why do I say they are shortsighted? The Harry Styles concert happened on the 19th of November 2021 and then a little over a week later, we got the Vminkook Vlive (march 28th) and from this Vlive, we found out from Jimin that since they got to LA, he had been working out with Jungkook every single day, we also found out from Jimin that Jungkook was basically in his room almost all the time. Jimin said Jk visited his room about 3 times a day and that he saw Jungkook in his room way more than he saw the managers. Tae confirmed this story by telling us that he went to Jimin’s room one day and thought it was Jungkook’s because Jk was the one who answered Jimin’s door and greeted him. Mind you Jimin said Jungkook was in his room everyday and even came at night too when he was about to go to sleep, stayed there for 2-4 hours at a time and left. We also know that Jungkook was probably there every night because on the one night he didn’t go, Jimin asked why he didn’t come and he wouldn’t be asking this if Jk wasn’t a regular visitor to his room. Also, Tae thinking that Jimin’s room was Jk’s means that he didn’t even know Jk’s room. So which normal person thinks that taekook dancing together at a concert and you know, being friends proves they are dating when we know for a fact that at the same period, Tae didn’t know Jungkook’s hotel room, Jungkook was spending almost all his time in Jimin’s room and choosing to go to him repeatedly when he was lonely or bored? You see why I say taekookers are incredibly shortsighted? You don’t even have to think Jikooo are a couple but Jk clearly liked spending more private time with him that he did with Tae judging from the things they said. So how exactly could taekook be dating yet Jungkook prioritized being with Jimin over Tae? They focus on physical affection which in this case isn’t a sign of romance but of friendship, love and care and the they ignore facts because they facts shatter their fantasies. They watched the Vminkook Live and focused on 5 seconds of awkward eye contact and that to them was proof of the greatest romance but ignored everything that was said in that Live that completely debunked Taekook. Nevermind the fact that a few days after that Live, Tae attended Hobi’s live and mentioned that he had a meal with Jungkook and they had an adult conversation and Jk said he was happy. Anybody with a brain would understand that this is two people clearly catching up because it doesn’t seem like that is something they did often so after the concert Jk and Tae ate together, did some catching up and we saw Jk after he left Tae’s room still fully dressed with his combat boots on which means that he was just in tae’s room temporarily but when we saw tae a few moments later, he was already out of his concert clothes and had on more comfortable clothes you know, like he had already changed and settled in his bedroom unlike Jk who was clearly just passing by.

So let’s be serious anon, how exactly did the HS concert or the Vminkook Live show that taekook are the real couple when we know for a fact that Jk and Jimin were basically spending almost all of their time together while Tae didn’t know Jk’s hotel room? Before Tae started his Live wasn’t Jk busy eating chicken with Jimin while tae was eating alone? Tae had already showered by himself too while Jk and Jimin were talking about “we haven’t showered yet” lol. Taekookers never look beyond the surface and they don’t even realize that what they think is romance is just two people being friends and basically just dynamic.

They also think that AYS showed how real taekook is and when you ask them why, they tell you how Jk and Tae sat side by side or how Jk wanted Tae to get into the pool too or some other rubbish which proves that these people don’t have friends in real life. After watching Vminkook in AYS, I felt so validated about a post I made months ago describing Vminkook’s dynamic. Typical of taekookers to fail to look beyond the surface. Jk was seated next to Tae most of the time yet he spent the entire time interacting and talking with Jimin. How many times did taekook actually really talk to each other while seated side by side? Didn’t we all watch Jk and Jimin constantly interacting and talking while Tae’s head was buried in his phone the entire time? Let’s also talk about how taekookers claimed that “when Tae leaves the pool Jk leaves” forgetting that Jk chose to stay back with Jimin after they left the pool while Tae showered and went to bed. Jk did this on BOTH nights they were in Jeju btw. If he wanted to be stuck to Tae’s side like tkkrs claim, he would have gotten out of the pool, showered when tae was showering and gone to bed or atleast gone upstairs to be next to him while he was sleeping but that isn’t what he did. He got out of the pool, teased Jimin by locking the doors, knowing that he would have to stay back to open it for him while Tae went ahead to shower and go bed, he stayed back, played a little with Jimin, showered and they went to bed together on both nights so what exactly are taekookers talking about?

Anon, most taekookers, especially the ones here on tumblr swear they are body language experts and they can tell taekook is real because of how taekook’s bodies react to each other (lol) but ask them why Jk doesn’t seek tae out in moments of high emotions or why Jk didn’t immediately go to Tae’s room instead of Jimin’s and they pull out all the conspiracy theories under the sun. They say Jk always wanted to be by Tae’s side in AYS but ask them why Jk wasn’t rushing to his side at nights but choose to stay up playing with Jimin, showering at the same time as him and only going to bed together with him and see how fast they start contradicting themselves.

Anon, any unbiased person who watches AYS with Vminkook can very easily tell the difference between those three and no one would ever think there is anything going on between taekook. Taekookers harrassed and bullied so many unbiased reactors on youtube for seeing and mentioning how close they think Jikook are. You don’t need to be a shipper to see how clearly Jikook are different and how deeply they connect but I guess if you are someone who believes in how close people walk, or people’s sitting positions or people dancing together at concerts, then you might probably see what taekookers see. And this isn’t me saying that these things aren’t important, they are but the issue is you cannot depend only on your reading of people’s body language to prove a ship because first, body language cues could be subjective and could depend on so many things plus you cannot focus on your perception of things while ignoring all the hard facts. Jk and Tae stared at each other for 5 seconds, they are a couple/ there is attraction =Perception. Jk spends alot of time in Jimin’s room, so much that Tae once thought Jimin’s room was Jk’s, according to Jimin, Tae and Jungkook = Fact. While your perception could be wrong, facts can’t and if the fact isn’t wrong then your perception is wrong so that 5 second eye contact which you read as romance/ attraction, isn’t. If you thought taekook were a thing because you noticed that they look at each other in a certain way or they sit in a certain way, then you get to find out that in Jungkook’s free time, he mostly goes to spend time in another person’s room and also likes spending nights with this other person and basically spends almost all day with this person while Tae doesn’t even know his hotel room then doesn’t it make sense to just conclude that you must have read things wrong? But our neighbours would rather call Jimin and Tae liars before they sit to think that maybe, just maybe they read the cues all wrongs.

So anon, I do agree that when we see Vminkook together it is easy to see the difference between them and you can see it by watching them aswell as listening to the things they say. No reasonable person watches them, listens to the thing they say and comes out thinking “yea, taekook is the one” lol. That’s just ridiculous. When you actually watch them and listen to them, you actually get to understand just how complex human feelings and relationships are because so many people spend time arguing about who Jk is closer to when the truth is, he is close to Tae and Jimin in very different ways so you cannot even really compare but one thing that is clear and has always been clear is that of the two, his emotional bond with Jimin is deeper…unless someone wants to explain to me why in his moments of loneliness the one he thought of going to was Jimin even though he didnt do anything particularly interesting while he was in there with him… i’ll wait.

[goldenhickeysandramen]

This ask/commnet from @jkjmbtsarmy to @jeons-catalyst 👏

Taekook has had funny & cute bickering moments that the company has been quick to release because they know that fans generally like to see them. Even for non-Tkkrs, ARMY in general sees Taekook as the funny and cute maknaes in the BTS.

But the reality is that while Jikookers enjoy the content we have, Tkkrs do not seem to... in fact it's quite shocking to see that their episodes together in 2023 don’t get many more views than those that JK has individually

Or even when compared to Jikook... The gimbap Vlive has similar views to the Taekook making carnations for Father’s Day, which makes you think that........ the content generated by the two is not as appealing to their numerous fans as it is to think of an alternate reality where things are different... and that’s why they come up with all the theories and justifications.

Since they don’t get what they want, which is basically the dynamic that Jimin and Jungkook have, they create the desired relationship for Taekook through other means. This includes theories, (fake) couple outings, posts, plushies… in other words, justifications and inventiveness, and a reinterpretation of reality.

It has always been like this. The problem now is that some of the justifications seem to contradict each other, as taekook hanged out in the first few months of 2023 (only those months…. tkkers forget that 2023 had 12 months, the second half being clearly jikook's), putting an end to the "corporate prohibition or hiding" conspiracy theory… but ending the year without any further signs of the alleged deep emotional relationship that some fans claimed Taekook had.

In fact, once again, the deep connection was delivered by the "usual suspects", Jimin and Jungkook, in what is the most private thing they have been able to do in recent years: enlisting together

The contradictions will continue, because in reality, they have never cared too much about seeing their content and therefore, the real relationship Tae and JK have… they are better off in the imaginary, thinking that things are the way they want them to be, and not the way they are.

[floradinterlunium]

Times Tae Debunked Tkkrs and Affirmed Jikook

I know a lot of Jikookers aren’t happy with Tae right now. They hold him responsible for stoking the fire that fuels Tkkrs. And Like I’ve previously stated I’m not one to police peoples feelings or opinions. Your anger is your own, same going for your opinions.However, in the spirit of peace and reconciliation I want to remind everyone of all the times Tae has intentionally and unintentionally debunked Tkk and affirmed Jikook…because he has done so more than any other member.

Tae has a personality that you either choose to hate or you choose to love because he’s an enigma. It’s often times difficult to know if he’s as oblivious as he seems, a genius mastermind that plays the airhead card, a free spirit or all of the above…my vote goes to all of the above! 

There are moments where it’s clear Tae is up to no good and is trying to serve JM and JK their just desert for abandoning him by exposing their location. Other times it seems like he has put zero thought into the implications of his words. However, regardless of his motives (or lack thereof) Tae is pretty good at playing games in the category of “softly exposing Jikook.”

So for funsies lets kick this off with one of Tae’s favorite games called…..

“Whose Room is It Anyway?”

When on tour it appears as though Tae never knows where other members rooms are. He’s either always messaging the group chat to find out where everyone is OR he’s just plain ole confused about whose room he’s in. 

Exhibit A. Osaka V live

I don’t think there’s a jikooker alive that hasn’t heard of this Vlive. However, When most here the words “Osaka” and “V-live” what typically comes to mind is JK clearly muttering the name “Jimin” whilst being butt naked in a dark room listening to sexy time music. 

However, what’s often overlooked is the how and the why we know this sensitive information. You see this gem of a jikook moment came to us for one reason and one reason only and that reason is Kim Taehyung and his childlike innocence (then). 

Tae has never been good at operating solo on his Vlives. He tends to run out of things to say and in this live that’s what happened. He ran out of things to talk about so he called on his fans to give him suggestions. They suggested he go to another members room. But Tae being Tae...didn’t know ANY of their room numbers! Don’t believe me...I have the receipts!

See he didn’t know any of the members room numbers. He texts the group chat to get members room numbers and I guess it was Jin that replied with the members room numbers. Not JK. Jin. Tae decided to go to JK’s room (my guess is because he can pull the hyung card on him and sort of voluntell him to go along) and he messaged JK to let him know he was coming but JK never responded. We know this because when he arrived JK asked him multiple ties what he was doing there. 

Now I won’t analyze this Jikook moment because it’s been analyzed enough. What I want to point out is how in this moment  Tae unintentionally debunked every Taekook claim because HE. DIDN’T. KNOW.JK’s. ROOM. NUMBER!!! 

I don’t know about you but I’m 100% certain that I wouldn’t need a third party to tell me where my boyfriends room was!

Now some may cry...this was just one time...he probably just forgot! And I would respond...haven’t you heard the news????? Tae is the grand champion of the game Who’s Room Is It Anyway!

Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look at a few more examples

Exhibit B. New Jersey Vlive

This moment is another famous Jikook Vlive most known for Jikooks tension. However, when watching this I also noticed that while Tkkers for some reason also like to claim this live as their own, Tae debunks them. I mean he again broadcast his lack of knowledge of where JK’s room is. Take a look for yourself down below .. .

Tae didn’t know whose room he was in. My guess is he thought it was either JM’s or JK’s room.

Now to be fare... a “valid” question does arise...and that question is if he didn’t know JK’s room number, how did he get there??

And to answer that question I’d say he could have done many things including but not limited to texting the group chat...but in reality its neither here nor there because this one simple fact remains...TAE WASN’T CERTAIN OF THE ROOM HE WAS IN! If he were dating JK he wouldn’t need to ask him...he’d know!

How’s the old saying go???

First time can be a mistake.

Second time is a choice.

Third time.. third time is the vminkook live

Exhibit C. Vminkook Live

Again another famous vlive with popular Jikook moments...the most popular moment being Jimin’s TMI where he exposed how frequently JK comes to his room. It was a funny moment...a funny moment that yet again Tae used to debunk Taekook by broadcasting how unfamiliar he is with JK’s room situation.

What boyfriend would so frequently be confused as to where his partner is sleeping? Moreover, why would that same boyfriend confuse his partners room for his best friends?? Hmmm??? Either JK is cheating on Tae with JM and has been for years or JK has never been Tae’s boyfriend!! I’d bet on the latter considering Tae’s jovial expression when admitting to the fact he never knows where JK’s room is!

First time is a mistake

Second time’s a choice

Third time is a habit...a habit that spells out the phrase “GET.OUT.OF.YOUR.IMAGINATION”

Now this next round of Tae Games is pretty spicy. The game is called-->

“Karma’s a B**H ”

When it comes to Jimin, Tae can sometimes act like a jilted bride. He doesn’t like it when Jimin “ditches” him for JK. When this happens Tae sometimes makes a point to call him out …

Exhibit A: The Salty Smirk

I’m not certain if this is Tae punishing JK for keeping his JM from him or punishment for JM for ditching him or BOTH? Either way Tae was not shy about exposing JM’s and JK’s whereabouts (at god awful hours). And he didn’t just expose where they were...he exposed why Jimin wouldn’t join him...

JM wouldn’t be joining Tae because JK wouldn’t let him. UM? What? Jungkook...the maknae, the member with the least amount of seniority is keeping JM, his hyung from hanging out with him on vlive? I don’t think people understand enough how much Tae exposed them here! And that smirk...he knew what he was doing!

It’s not just oh Jimin can’t come because he’s hanging out with JK...it’s no JM can’t come because JK won’t allow him! Let that sit with you for a second! “JK is stopping Jimin from coming!” Tae is strongly insinuating that Jikook’s power structure is outside the normal hyung dongsaeng dynamic.  Tae straight up destroyed any theory that he’s dating JK by exposing Jikook’s relational dynamics. The boy is chaotic!

Exhibit B & C

Again with exhibit B we have Tae exposing Jimin’s whereabouts and why he’s not with him. It seems like Tae is quite salty about getting left at the alter and JM always running off to be with JK?!/!?! Don’t believe me....look below!

Still don’t believe me? Here’s one more moment in which Tae is in the mood for chaos. 

Now, in this moment Tae doesn’t mention why Jimin decides not to join him at the gym but look at his face...look at that smirk!! Doesn’t it remind you of something else??? Maybe it reminds you of Exhibit A. It seems like he is itching to tell us why Jimin didn’t join him but this time chose not to say it aloud but definitely hints at...that smirk can only mean it’s something spicy.

And don’t we later learn that Jikook had many drinks that same night...because they were sending Hobi off??!!?! 

I mean this boy is chaos itself! and We may be like...what the hell happened to this Tae? The Tae that loved debunking his own ship and exposing Jikook!.! 

My response to that is I don’t doubt that Tae still exist seeing that the above photo is recent...he may be  chaotic and irking peoples nerves right now but he really has done a lot to show the world that him and JK are nothing but friends! He has directly debunked tkkers and indirectly debunked them SOOO MANY TIMES! The only way they’d believe him is if photos were leaked of him with someone else....wait! That already happened and they still don’t believe him... I guess now the only thing he can do is come out with it and say he’s dating Jennie...and hell he might! AFTER his album comes out there might be an announcement!? 

I’m actually crossing my fingers that they do make the official announcement after his album drops! But let’s wait and see. In the meantime I am holding my judgement because for years the above Tae is what we got and what we loved! 

There are so many more instances of him debunking his own ship and affirming Jikook but here are just the standouts!

[dearweirdme]

I saw your comment that JKK tumblrs were struggling last year (2023), but there was actually quite a bit of content. Jk streamed a lot, especially in the first part of the year and frequently mentioned Jimin or watched Jimin shows. He even learned how to play Jimin’s song on the guitar… This video edited together all the JKk 2023 stuff (minus the travel show ofc and the leaked pics), but nothing is in slow motion or twisted:

https://youtu.be/3biU8fFMurY?si=qygdH6rTaLnBIMI5

I’m really curious what you think about stuff like this! No other duo in BTS has this much content in 2023 (I watch all the BTS content). This video is actually shorter than the JKk vids from other years because almost none of it is official company produced content— it’s mostly unscripted vlives.

Do you have any videos that you could recommend that you think would convince a skeptical person that there really is something between TKk?

Thanks.

Hi anon!

That video actually proofs my point (so clearly that it’s almost painful). It very much shows that Jm and Jk did not meet often. Jkkrs can claim Jk’s lives as Jkk moments if they want to, but those lives in essence speak of them having not seen each other. They repeatedly mentioned being busy, they spoke of wanting to meet.. but there was a huge chunk of time that they didn’t. You also can’t really use Hobi’s enlistment footage as a Jk moment right? They weren’t together because of Jkk reasons, but because of BTS reasons. Also Yoongi mentioning them to each other during Suchwita also doesn’t count as a Jm and Jk interaction. Just like Tae, Jm and Jk at Yoongi’s show. The vid contains clips of Jk singing Jm’s songs, which also isn’t an interaction. It’s all cute stuff for sure, but all members mention each other and Jk sang many songs. That vid might be 39 minutes long, but most you can conclude about it is that they mentioned each other often and their real life interactions kicked up later in the year. If you take away the things Jkkrs assume, you just see a lovely friendship of two people who had little time together in the first half of the year and more in the second half. If you reduce that vid to actual interactions, you are left with only a few real encounters and some back and forth through their lives… it’s really really not that much.

I’m pretty sure if we’re going with real interactions both Yoonmin and Taekook actually spent more time together. Now there’s always the chance Jm and Jk saw each other without us knowing, but the same would also go for Yoonmin and Tae and Jk.

I was here last year. You absolutely don’t have to believe me, but I did absolutely witness Jkk blogs and their anons struggling. If you feel like scrolling that long back I’m sure you’ll be able to find posts about it still. I know all those blogs now act as if it’s not true.. and sure I’m a Tkkr.. I must be lying 🙄.

I kinda wonder if you actually do watch BTS content, or maybe just Jkk focused? Because you would know about this if you had. If you want to learn about Tae and Jk I think starting at Kayla @taekooktimeline is a great way to begin.

Edit: just to add to this. Jk was totally free during Jm’s Face. He had every opportunity to be with him. He might’ve watched Jm on shows, but he didn’t attend one of them the way Yoongi or Hobi did, or the way Jm did for Tae, Yoongi and Hobi, or the way Tae did for Jk (while preparing his release).

[kanmom51]

What is it you are telling us Tae?

So JM didn't show up. To exercise with you Tae.

Please do tell what that grin is all about, will you?

This here people is what that grin reminds me of:

Idk about you guys, but there is more than one way to work out.

And now, with this BTB dropping, and the full on Jikookery we got, is it me is it you (you are me I am you much?) alcohol breath and having what looks like a bit of a limp to me, well...

[beautifulpersonpeach]

Hi BPP, i noticed in one of your asks about Jikook, you mentioned paying attention to their Vlives and i swear to you that one of the biggest reasons i think Jikook are not just platonic is because of their Lives especially the ones when it’s just two of them. There is this different air around them and you can literally always feel how thick the air is with tension.

I know this might sound a little delulu but i 100% trust my guts when it comes to certain things. I’m usually not very great at catching things at first glance but when someone else catches those things and brings them to my attention, I’m exceptionally good at paying more attention and catching those things many people will miss. There is nothing in the world that can convince me that Jimin wasn’t with Jk in his room during that famous “naked bread Live” where Tae surprised Jk in his room. There is also Hobi’s Live from 2016 where Armys kept asking for Jimin and Hobi went to Jimin’s room and it was clear that they were hiding something or someone. Now this one is debatable as to who it was in Jimin’s room but there was 100% someone there with him as we could literally see a shadow pass by in the tv screen. Another Live that was very telling was the New Jersey Live of May 2019. That Live where Jk started a live and later panned to Jimin. That Live is a goldmine and minus all the analysis, anybody who has a little bit of a brain could immediately tell that something fishy was going on with Jikook. I always laugh when tkkrs also use that exact same Live as proof that taekook were sharing a room because of that statement Tae made about “weren’t we sharing a room”, i mean he came into the room and the first question he asked was, “whose room is this” he literally didn’t even know it was Jk’s room in the first place lol and if they were indeed sharing a room, why the hell will he feel the need to ask Jk “weren’t we sharing a room” outta nowhere? If you live in the same house as someone, do u just wake up outta the blue and ask them “aren’t we living in the same house?” How does it even make sense? If you paid attention you would notice that, just b4 tae said that, there was a cough sound that came from maybe the bathroom or something and Jk immediately asked Tae to stay put while he went to the bathroom and while he was there, you could hear him mumble something offscreen and that is when Tae said that. I always thought maybe tae said that to cover things up or he was just being his chaotic adorable self idk but that Live pretty michconfirmed alot of things for me. Not forgetting how Jk was literally kicking tae outta the room lol.

Almost all of the lives with Jimin and Jk in them pretty much give them away and the lives are my biggest reason for thinking Jikook are/were more than friends. I honestly can’t tell what kind if relationship they have with each other these days but nothing can convince me that those two have always just been platonic. Even if they have never actually dated each other or been in a relationship, i know that they have felt sexual attraction towards eo and have probably acted on it. I mean lets be serious here, why else do you think Jk would visit Jimin’s room multiple times a day, goes there really late at night and remains in there for abt 4 hours at a time “doing nothing” as Jimin said? Especially when he has 5 other hyungs he could visit and hang out with when he is bored. We know he is really close to Tae too so why wouldn’t he even spend some of that time hanging out with him? What is so interesting about any room Jimin is in that he has continued to be obsessed with those rooms for years BPP? Since b4 their debut, we they have always liked spending their nights together. Jk would pile clothes on his bed to go sleep in Jimin’s bed, when Jihope were roomates, it was the same time taekook shared their big living space together yet we found out from Jimin and Hobi that Jk came into their room every single night to sleep there. The one time staff hid cameras in their hotels rooms without telling them, what happened? Didn’t we all see Jimin and Jk getting into Jk’s hotel room together even though all the other members got into their rooms together? Let’s not even talk about Hobi’s bday Live in 2019 when Jimin had to come back to get Jk cuz it seemed like he couldn’t get into his room without him or how during the Live itself he mentioned telling Jk he wouldn’t be able to get which suggested that they were together in the same room before joining the Live.

I dunno combing through footage of all these years, it is crystal clear that there was/is something up with those two. They are just too sus.

Sorry for the extremely long ask.

***

I agree.

[taekooktimeline]

March 3, 2023 -

Jk goes live! Tae comments multiple times during the live.

Tae cutely says “you still didn’t wash yet” (and he says it as a statement, not a question). Jk smiles really big after reading his statement, calls him Taehyungie hyung twice and sings his name as “Tae Tae.”

timestamp 1:23:48

Video - https://twitter.com/yourstrulytkk/status/1631724299164819480?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1631723602193289217?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

JK smiles and laughs when he realizes Tae is commenting, then answers him.

Timestamp 1:23:49

He then sings “how fun, Tae Tae is here.”

Timestamp 1:24:02

Jk decides to sing “Lemon” but attentively checks if Tae has commented before doing so.

Tae has commented again -

Jk reads his comment audibly - again, Tae writes it as a statement - then mutes the song to answer him.

Timestamp 1:24:49

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1631726218474315776?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

Tae comments again, stating Jk has fifty bottles of beer. Jk responds he guesses there’s less than 10 cans left now.

Timestamp 1:25:23

https://twitter.com/ging_jjk/status/1631727141300887553?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

Jk changed the lyrics in “lemon” to Tae’s name as he scrolls to see if Tae has left more comments -

Timestamp 1:28:04

https://twitter.com/kv_borahae_life/status/1632247295315185664?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpZwTVjt4DH/?igshid=MjkzY2Y1YTY=

Scrolling through comments again to make sure Tae really left, saying “Taehyungie hyung”-

https://twitter.com/yourstrulytkk/status/1631741381826822146?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVwL6RNaBY/?igshid=MjkzY2Y1YTY=

timestamp 1:28:11

[airblushbts]

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Jeongguk's so cute 🥺❤️

[stupendousfoxthing]

https://www.tumblr.com/stupendousfoxthing/756663941357256704/httpswwwtumblrcomstupendousfoxthing756661026

Oh boy. I’m talking about when the members went to Busan for the Busan concert and after the Vminkookhope Vlive Tae went out to eat with his fam and Hyunshik. Sure there isn’t any proof that it wasn’t Jk at the beach with Tae but the picture of the shadow was Tae’s not Jk’s. I know this because if you go back to the pics tae posted and zoom in on the ones at the beach with his hands in his pocket, you see that he had a black hat in his hand halfway in his pocket and that was probably the bucket hat he had on when he took the shadow pic. Jk’s hair was long too so we would have seen the shadow of his hair if the shadow pic was him and then the footprint size was way to small to be Jk’s. You can compare them to those to Tae’s right there (I know Tae probably has bigger feet but there’s no way the footprints belonged to Jk) and then, I don’t believe the people that were spotted were taekook. Probably Tae and Hyunshik since that is who tae went out to dinner with that night.

Oh boy. 🥴

Sure there isn’t any proof that it wasn’t Jk at the beach with Tae

Then what was all that "But there was no Busan beach date though" about? Did you read my post before you responded to it? I said it was confirmed for me because I looked at the same info you did and came to that conclusion. Just like you did. That's cool that you think the shoe prints aren't big enough to be Jungkook's and want to assume that the person who said they saw them with staff on the beach didn't actually see them, go with that for your theory and talk about it on your blog when someone asks you about Tae/Hyungsik rumors.

[peachjagiya]

https://www.tumblr.com/peachjagiya/749351087478292480/httpswwwtumblrcompeachjagiya7493066218434560

I hope you don’t mind if i add my two cents. I read this ask and realized that we as human beings really have a problem seeing these idols as actual human beings who have layers and complicated feelings.

This non shipper anon mentioned that Jikook stopped being as close around 2021 but that is definitely not true. First of all, many shippers especially taekookers feel like there was a sudden uptick in jikook moments around a certain time (2017) but that is not true at all. Go back and watch content from the very beginning and pay attention to the boys talk on Lives, during festas and other moments and you discover that Jk and Jimin had always been very close. Jimin was the one who Jk spoke to when he got back from the US and contemplated abandoning his dream to become an idol and go for dancing instead.

https://x.com/chicknbunny13/status/1750750874031296552?s=46

In a log they did in 2013, we had Jimin and Jungkook telling us that the two of them were in the habit of putting blankets and sleeping together on the floor outside their rooms. The very first bangtan bomb that was ever posted was a of Jk taking videos of Jimin back in 2013. During Festa 2014, we heard from the members that Jk usually piled clothes on his bed to go sleep in Jimin’s bed and even back then, when Jk was asked which hyung comforted him the most, he said it was Jimin. Fast forward to 2015 when Tae did a Live from Japan in the hotel room that he shared with Jimin and mentioned that Jimin and Jk were together even though the 3 of them had planned to do a Live together or in 2016 where Jimin was the first member Jk ever gave a birthday gift to. I am listing some of these moments chronologically just to show u that Jimin and Jungkook had always been close, very close infact it’s just that jikook as a ship gained excess popularity in 2017 after Jungkook posted GCF in Tokyo. So it’s not really that there became an uptick in Jikook moments from there, it is that people started paying more attention to Jikook after Jungkook’s GCF. The best way to see some if these things is to watch Vlives and bangtan bombs from pre 2017 era and you will see what i am saying.

As i mentioned before, non shipper anon said Jikook used to be close till like 2021 and mentioned that their last sighting outside of work was around march 2022 but that’s not true at all. Remember that in PTD Vegas Jikook were joined at the hip, they left the concert venue together on all 4 days of the concert and one of those days, they went out to eat with Yoongi and staff and some non shipper Armys visited the restaurant they went to in Vegas and said they were told that Jikook sat together on one table and yoongi sat on another with staff. Plus Jimin and Jk still boxed together with Tommy Saem (Jk’s boxing coach) and based on that April 2022 Live with Vminkookkhope, jikook were even on a diet together. So many times people forget to facture in the point that Jimin started working on his album in May. Immediately after PTD in Vegas Jimin moved in with Pdogg to work on his album because he literally had nothing prepared so i can imagine that during that period, Jk and Jimin didn’t spend as much time together because Jimin was busy and i also noticed that Taekook seemed to get really closer during that period. Infact we all saw taekook hang out outside of work more frequently by the end of 2022 and part of 2023 than we had seen in all their 10 years of being BTS. Like anon said, jikook were the ones always together everywhere both in and outside of work. Even in 2021 while they were in LA, we found out that Jikook worked out together everyday, came back from concerts together, ate together and untop of that, Jk spent alot of time in Jimin’s room hanging out with him. So i feel like the distance we sensed between jikook starting 2022 was mainly because of how busy Jimin got. It tracks.

I am not someone who really believes that any of the members are dating each other but i know that Jimin and Jungkook have and have always had an extremely close bond since debut. It wasn’t always very visible because of their somewhat complicated dynamic and because of the fact that other pairings like taekook, yoonmin and Vmin overshadowed jikook but that bond had always been there and if you pay attention, you see it.

I believe that taekook too have always been close but i also believe that there was a period where they grew a little distant. I know that, that is not something taekookers will ever agree about but it is clear to me because i have been in this fandom since the end of 2015 and have watched alot of things unfold. I agree that jikook were paired up alot at some point but i think that was because of their chemistry and closeness and not because BH had some agenda to push. How does pairing pple in subunits potray them as closest or a couple? Jikook as a ship gained recognition and popularity not because of the company but because of Jungkook and his GCF and yes seeing them together alot on content enforces certain beliefs but did yoh ever think of how you saw them? What are they doing when you see them on content? Most times you see them together in the back even when they are not the main focus of the camera or you see them coming and going together or you see them staying back to rehearse or practice together, or you see them staying back to watch and support each other during their solo practices, or you hear members talking about them as a unit. Hobi saying Jk and Jimin always stay up late together, or Joon saying after watching Jimin and Jk run around/ get along so well he got inspired or Tae mentioning on more than one occasion that Jk and Jimin were spending time together late at night, or Hobi saying that he ate with Jikook who ordered food together. It’s not one thing and certainly not company content that gives people the impression that jikook are extremely close.

Even in chapter two where it was clear that those two probably didn’t see each other as much, anyone could still feel how much they love and missed each other, especially Jungkook with his Jimin centric Lives and constantly inviting Jimin to come over for chicken, boxing, lives etc. Those two are really good friends who are very important to each other and it is normal that sometimes, when life happens and people get busy, some distance creeps in. I feel like that is what happened with Jikook after 2022. They started doing different things, Jimin working on two albums at once, Jk not working on anything and was bored outta his mind up to the extent that at some point, my man was visiting almost all the meat restaurants in korea all alone lol and then he started hanging out with Tae alot after that and then later got busy again. That is life.

I'm not going to assume this is your intent but tangentially, I'm feeling real tired of "JK hung out with Tae cos Jimin wasn't available."

Tae is only valuable when someone else isn't available? That's dehumanising.

But I'm sure that's not what you're saying because you at least recognise Taekook are close and aren't total strangers who got invited seperately to the Dreamiere and just happened to bump into each other.

Jimin was recording an album, he wasn't in solitary confinement?! Tae and JK recorded albums last year too? They all found time to go to Jeju together when JK was undoubtedly busy with album stuff.

Oh I don't know. It's ok if Jikook didn't see each other cos they didn't want to and made time for other people during their schedules, man. TKKrs accept there are times when it looks like JK and Tae might have been beefing. That is also life.