#txt fanservice

[cocamalfeta]

Hybe report encouraging fanservice to keep fans engaged

"A need for dramatic stories remains a key element in moving the core fans at the heart"

"[TxT] could benefit from an extremely dramatic event"

In another story, someone mentioned BigHit included fan fiction content in one of their early lyrics. I believe it was for Yeonjun/Beomgyu:

HYBE Internal Documents Seemingly Confirm Suspicions That TXT’s “0X1=LOVESONG” Was Written Based On A Yeonjun X Beomgyu Fanfiction

"Fans have been suspicious for a long time.

Fans have been suspicious for years that TXT‘s “0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)” was based on a famous OTP Yeonjun and Beomgyu fanfiction for years. The fanfiction, Mad Summer, was posted on PostType by a writer called Kyrie. The fanfiction became so famous that an official book version was eventually released with the names changed. As such, the writer only releases their story on PostType for a short period each year as a service to fans who still want to read it with the original names.

Suspicions were raised since 2023, when the fanfiction experienced a huge boost in virality despite having been published years prior. Fans found too many similarities between the lyrics and music video for “0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)” and Mad Summer. Here are a few of the most obvious similarities.

1. “Bottomless Pit”

The word for “abyss” or “bottomless pit” in Korean is often “shimyeon.” Mad Summer used the unique word “mujeogaeng,” which is a term unfamiliar to many Koreans even. “Mujeogaeng” is used in the lyrics for the song.

2. Romeo and Juliet

According to this fan, Mad Summer‘s Yeonjun loves the movie Romeo and Juliet. One of the most iconic scenes from the movie is the fish tank scene where the two leads meet for the first time. A similar scene appears in the music video.

3. “Say You Love Me”

The lyrics to “0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)” contain the lines “say you love me, say you love me.” In the music video as well, Yeonjun hums the song in the outtro. A famous paragraph in Mad Summer reads “Yeonjun suddenly looked back at Beomgyu. Beomgyu answers [redacted]. ‘Love me, love me, say that you love me.’ Yeonjun follows Beomgyu’s humming and continues, ‘go on and fool me.‘”

4. Drug theme

In Mad Summer, Yeonjun is a drug dealer and Beomgyu passes away because of drug usage. The theme of drugs is prevalent in the music video and lyrics for the song, which read “Please use me like a drug.”

5. Heaven theme

Mad Summer relies heavily on the theme of heaven and redemption. In the lyrics to the song, the lines “I probably can’t go to heaven. It doesn’t suit me. There’s no place for me in heaven” are present.

Although it could have been a coincidence, fans wondered how so many themes were used at the same time. Their suspicions were seemingly confirmed when HYBE’s internal report was revealed at a recent audit. The report contained information about Mad Summer as a famous fanfiction amongst the fandom. It showed that the staff were acutely aware of its presence and content.

[ezlo-x]

ACTUALLY WHILE IM AT IT i have come with peace with the Hyrule Warrior games <3 time traveling egg robot? sure why not <3 time traveling hot mage? sure why not <3......hey wait a minute

[stormyoceans]

SORRY BUT THEY WON THIS CHALLENGE EVERYBODY ELSE CAN GO HOME

[miquellah]

the vague implications that in ranni’s ending she leaves you forever but not without calling you her Eternal consort. and the fact she leaves behind her miniature doll form (an image of herself a token to remember her dearly by)

[buckleydiazes]

the thing is, if byler isnt endgame, i'm not going to be angry about shipbaiting or mike not being confirmed queer or 'losing the ship war' against melvins or whatever. what i'll be angry about is that it would be a shit writing decision that leaves all three characters in the love triangle ultimately miserable, even if they try to cover it up with a no really everyone is perfectly happy! sort of ending.

m*leven does not work at its core. aside from liking to kiss each other, their relationship is regularly in turmoil. they don't communicate well. their relationship is shallow. they make each other insecure. they do not meet each other's needs, despite caring about each other deeply.

comparatively, byler does have a basis for a good relationship. they know each other better than anyone else. they communicate both verbally and nonverbally. they have shared interests and enjoy talking to each other about things beyond kissing or the latest monster/villain. they make each other feel secure and safe and cherished. they are complimentary in basically every way.

if the duffers decide not to go the byler route, then mike & el continue to stay in an unhappy relationship for the sake of... fanservice? convenience? conventionality? and will continues to be another sad gay character who is in unrequited love with a straight boy but it's okay because he's just so selfless. how groundbreaking. definitely what we need more of on tv. /s

[kpop-bbg]

[br1ghtestlight]

tbh i never intended my big bob and lily fanfic to have very long.... scenes?? it kinda jumps around in time a lot and most of the moments in their life are a few paragraphs at most. but suddenly i am very intriged by the idea of just writing 10k words about big bob and bob processing their grief after lily's death in excruciating painful detail

[banqanas]

"time for punishment game! the punishment is saying sweet talk to the camera!"

fantaro who are already used to fanta's sweet talking from fantacasino: heh, easy

[incesthemes]

unfortunately i'm the exact opposite of the target demographic for fanservice. equally unfortunately i didn't really like lebanon, which sucks bc i was super looking forward to it!

[theforceawakens]

not exaggerating lol i think deadpool & wolverine cured the superhero fatigue i’ve had since the start of phase 4

[adelle-ein]

summer alear is really so cute though, it's astonishing how much better the ponytail looks than the loose hair designs (both m/f)

[ursawood]

I will forever be mad that Malenia BLADE OF MIQUELLA was ignored in the dlc that was about Miquella. Also I had no idea people wanted Godwyn as the final boss lmao that's so funny to me. What were they expecting??? To walk into the boss arena and his dead unmoving corpse is there and expect it to throw hands??

like i know it would probably be awkward to work around whether she's alive or dead (and making her a required boss would fuck a lot of people over) but like... no mentions outside of an item description? and the item description is just about her running miquella's errands? what happened to #FEMINISM

ALSO yes they genuinely did expect/want that 😭

[litchi-tea]

*pops bottles* We won lads🍾🍾🎉, now all they need to do is drop swimsuit Ulquiorra, Aizen, Gin and Shinji so I can live peacefully

[janpawlak]

dass ich in diesem leben noch ein “sebastian, ich liebe dich” bekommen würde, hätte ich nicht gedacht. dass thorsten dabei völlig zugedröhnt ist, hätte ich eventuell genauso wenig gedacht lol.

[kpop-bbg]

[br1ghtestlight]

sorry brian koch for exposing you to perhaps DOZENS of bob's burgers fans via tumblr post. An honest mistake on my part 💔