#weverse korean lesson

[bangtanhoneys]

BTS MOMENTS: Taehyung & Grace - Jinny's Kitchen

Taehyung was getting proud of his cooking and even if they were simple Korean dishes, he was getting more confident. The cooking lessons had clearly paid off as well as watching Seokjin in the kitchen and then his personal cooking lessons with Grace before he had left for Mexico. 

Right now he was making what Grace called an essential meal for everyone - a casserole. She had grown up in England and had lived on homemade food, including casseroles, and that followed her to South Korea where she would cook food for the rest of bangtan and sometimes their crew so now Taehyung was repaying the favour for Jinny’s kitchen.

She had made Mexican chicken casserole as a lesson before Taehyung had left and together they had followed the recipe, though she let Taehyung do most of it so he left confident enough to do it on his own. 

He glanced up from where he was cooking onion, jalapeno and garlic then added the already pre-cooked chicken with black beans, corn, a bit of salt, chilli powder, cumin and ground black pepper and he cooked that, stirring occasionally. 

Realising he had been quiet from what he was doing, Taehyung adjusted the mask he was wearing and leaned away from the skillet in which he was stirring. “Noona taught me how to make this to make for everyone while we were quiet and right now we’re not open yet so I wanted to make this casserole for everyone to enjoy,” he explained as he added tomatoes and a can of cream chicken soup. 

“It looks a bit odd right now, but it was amazing when I cooked this back home with noona. She made me do everything so I felt confident but she always there in case I was unsure. I’m going to ask her to teach me how to bake when I go back,” he added as he stirred before grabbing the dish Grace had sent along.

He spread half of the chicken mixture on the bottom, then he topped it with half of the crushed tortilla chips, cheddar cheese and another type of cheese. He then repeated it until he skillet was empty then popped the casserole in the oven. 

“I can’t wait to send Noona a photo of this,” he said as he turned to wash the dishes he had used. The camera soon cut to the casserole being pulled out of the oven and the subtitles over the screen read, ‘Thank you Grace-noona for your food. From everyone at Jinny’s kitchen. Please come out and feed us next season.’

In return, Grace uploaded the recipe to weverse for everyone to enjoy.

Note: recipe in question - https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a43390037/mexican-chicken-casserole-recipe/

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[cheste7]

Day 7 (23/11/23)🌟

why am i so emotional rn😭😭😭

okay, i skipped a day but yesterday it was a rollercoaster of emotions and I had a mental breakdown for so many reasons (one of them bangtan enlistment of course). i slept very few hours, skipped dinner and met again some childhood friends and I have so many memories with them and the feeling i won't be able to create new memories was a bit frustrating BUT i've learned how to say mental breakdown in korean: 멘붕

so today I started making some space in my mind and I want to create rules for my sleeping schedule (which is totally gone at the moment), eating habits and priorities. today I returned to my hometown and I met my family again i'm so happy!

uni things:

i've started the part of systemic syndromes for the infectious diseases exam (cytomegalovirus, mononucleosis, malaria and so on). 🦠

now i can say "my test is one month from now but i'm preparing in advance" in korean 시험이 아직 한 달 남았지만 미리 준비하고 있어요

Language things:

for CHINESE i completed the vocabulary part of my Superchinese lesson about hour, minutes, ... but I felt too tired to do the grammar part🥲🇨🇳

for JAPANESE i used apps like renshuu (which is a word that means practice, ive just found that!) and busuu for time related expressions. then I practiced with some tanaka san cute videos on yt about い and な adjectives. i like to learn new words especially in context so i usually practice with sentences🇯🇵

for KOREAN i just wrote in my tl journal about my feelings in this time. i wanted to practice with jungkook's letter on weverse to get something nice from this sad situation but I just couldn't. im gonna miss them a lot MY BOYS🇰🇷

in the weekend id like to focus only on my med studies and japanese, working out and then going to my friend's graduation party.

🎶:

for youth - bangtan

right where you left me - taylor swift

basically the whole seventeen's discography

[galaxymagick]

@realvixx

[VIXX 11th Anniversary]

다시 돌아온 524 릴레이 라이브 순서 정하기 방식은⁉️

▶️ https://youtu.be/7Q_Bv00MUrc

5월 24일, VIXX 위버스 채널에서 만나요💙💛

본 영상은 실제 대화 내용으로 제작되었음을 알려드립니다.💫

#빅스 #VIXX #HAPPYVIXXDAY #VIXX11thAnniversary

524 relay live is back The order setting method is ⁉️

See you on VIXX's Weverse channel on May 24th💙💛

Please note that this video was made with actual conversations 💫

video translation and credit under the cut

Relay Live VIXX Convo 

trs cr: @binbingbong_

(only the imp parts because it's too long) 🤖: I'm trying to host a relay live this year, but before that lets under what essentials starlights need to attend a vixx event ?) k: its a mess lol lol N: ID, song download history, album, fanclub membership etc ken: but importantly, an unbroken heart n: unbroken.heart (it's a meme from some Korean TV) ken: hakyeonieee ofc you know what I'm sayin kekekekeej Leo: ah, sorry (just joined) N: jaehwan a~ it's hyung (bc he referred to hakyeon by name💀) ken: daeguniiiiiii~~~ N: daeguni Leo: kekekke n: what are you doing ken: daeguniii what are you doing /image/ our maknongieee where are youuu my lover Leo: hello rovix? k: my everything (referring to hyukie) L: rovix do your work properly ken: laughing N: robic is too slow L: get a grip rovix ken: please laughing Leo: aren't you gonna work (@ rovix) ken : laughing rovix: those are all important (items that hakyeon mentioned) but most important is fast hands! (quick speed) Leo: you're not in sane mind (still scolding rovix) ken: lol not doing work(not paying attention) ken: wdym hand speed (?) (hand power?) N: I think it's taking some time for rovix to process replies N: ahhh, power hands ! k: but why you slow rovix lol N: this jerk (affectionate) N: srsly u K: if it's quick hands it's me! [ t/n 순발력 means ability to make a quick judgement/react quick in an event]   I'm using speedy/power hands because I'm assuming they're talking about catching up to vixx that's why starlights need to have speedy hands but I'm not sure completely hyuk: enter// laughing N: still the same k: you'll be shocked to see my speed h: settle down (?) ken; laugh k: okay we need to have fast hands ... rovix: to test speed it's simple go to form link, answer the questions and submit are you ready for the text agents hyuk: let's do it fast I have lessons rovix: explains the method of submitting a form (what form) ken: rovix ssiiiiiii stop nowwww the youngest has to leave for a lessonnnnn n: seems like copy paste(?) ken: laugh hyuk; talking about how there's still 55 minutes left until form opens and why rovix is already preparing so ahead n and ken talk out of context rovix says they have to wait now ken talks about how he'll go read a book in the meantime hakyeon gets confused at this because hakyeon is in disbelief hakyeon tells him his hobby is reading hakyeon asks what he's been reading (note there is a lot of kekekke in between these I'll skip them) jaehwan says he's reading shin Chan's adventure rovix comes back to say the rule is that whoever submits the form as fast as possible and is the first to submit will be the first to start the relay live on 24 may 8 pm and they will go on order or the submission speed. jaehwan says then he'll surely be the first one to press submit. ken: oh no..I have an appointment on the 24

.....but it's in June lol lol lol hakyeon: jaehwana.... ken: yes hyungnim hakyeon: cute. ken: stickers "I'm stillll babyyyyyy" ken asks where did hyuk and Leo go and calls to Leo as daeguniiiiii

rovix says it'll be back before the form time and Hakyeon scolds him for running away so rovix replies with affirmative that it's running away everyone leaves until the submit time. hyuk asks what if he submits before the 11  time but rovix says it won't count

hyuk says he'll still be the winner hakyeon says something like he's not scared of anyone here he's the scariest around but this sounds so ooc I'm confused lol hyuk shares? croissants? pretzels? in the chat

hyuk says that since he received good energy today, he's already the winner today and hakyeon calls him cute . hyuk also went to Starbucks and hakyeon says that indeed he's the winner . it strikes 11 and then they submit. hakyeon is confident he's the first one and so is ken

the results are announced . because hakyeon submitted one before 11 am his entry is disqualified. hyuk wins first place. rovix announces the winner hakyeon is in disbelief why is he not the first one ken laughs at taekwoon asking if his real name is "Leo" because

Leo submitted it as Leo and not Jung taekwoon like the rest of them. Leo wants to resumits !! rovix says he can do that but he'll still be on last place. Leo resubmits.. rovix says he's in last place. rovix tells hyuk that's he can now decide the order of live. hyuk asks "is the order not the order of the form submission" rovix says no. the winner gets the right to decide the order so hyuk says that the order of form submission is acceptable. (order: Hyuk Ken N Leo)

[struggle-but-its-all-ocean-floor]

I was reading over your asks and there was one where you mentioned that you didn’t think FACE or Layover would have had as much success in the US. I had always assumed in my years being a US ARMY that Jungkook and Jimin were the most popular members here. I went to look at the charts to see if I could find any correlation and while Jungkook does have higher streaming power due to the SEA countries they seem to be very close in the US streaming numbers. So what I did was put all the weekly chart numbers and how many versions are combined. So since the 1st week Jimin has 2 versions combined and is averaging 150k per version.

Now JK had 4 versions the 1st week, 6 the 2nd – 7th week, and 8 versions from the 8th week. Now I don’t believe that everyone is streaming all those versions so I kept my average at 4 and that would be 160K streams. (If I averaged by 8 versions it would have been 111K which is why I disregarded averaging 8 versions) (All info from Kworb)

So I think those 2 do have a comparable fandom in the US but I don't think Jimin is super comfortable doing US promo yet, but he does mention having english lessons so he may be preparing for more promo in the west for his next project.

I agree that each solo release has been a different test for Bighit to see what works to impact the charts the best, and there has been a steep learning curve that some members have been subject to. For instance I think Bighit had issues with shipping which delayed some members albums so they didn’t impact the charts. Then different versions of the album, Indigo had 1 and weverse, Jimin 2 plus weverse. Layover 3 plus weverse.

I’m sure there is something else that I’m missing but the only thing I don’t understand from Bighit is why there wasn’t a file available for radio stations to play Like Crazy, Slow Dancing etc. I tried to pull up the radio requests but only 3d and Too Much come up for any of the solos. (Not even Seven??)

Aren't those weekly charts only for songs that are charting? I don't understand how you did the math. Are you talking about Face vs. Golden? Are those Spotify numbers? Still don't know much about Kworb so...

Jimin and Jungkook do have a comparable fandom in the US, though right now Jungkook has casual listeners and Jimin doesn't, I think.

Jimin mentioned English lessons before Face came out. He might be learning English just because it's a necessity. I don't think it's related to his next song/album though one might be coming (a song with Teddy whatever).

Seven was sent to radio before it came out, right? I don't know much about these things, as I've been repeatedly told these past few days, but even the English trilogy did pretty poorly on the radio, so I guess BH didn't bother trying with a Korean song and a song which wasn't even going to be very promoted in the US (unlike Seven, for which JK did radio interviews and a Today Show appearance at least)?

[bulletproof-korean]

Weverse lessons made useful 1 - writing & pronouncing Korean

Some armys, me included, have said that the weverse lessons are a nice gesture from bighit’s side, however it was clearly made by someone who is not a teacher because it’s too hard to understand for those who need it and too easy for those who are able to understand it - therefore sadly serving no real purpose.

I have no real beginner stuff on my blog so this is a first for me too, explaining concepts that are already well known for me. Still, I think that I can explain it better for non-Korean speakers as someone who once knew no Korean at all.

This is a post that encompasses the very basics of the Korean writing system and some Korean pronunciation.  I recommend the McCune-Reischauer romanization if you absolutely must use a transcription.

Hangŭl 한글 = the “han” script, the Korean alphabet has graphemes (letters) for separate sounds but is written in syllables. It consists of 19 consonnants and 21 vowels and makes more sense than it may seem at first :)

ㄱ to ㅎ = from “a” to “z” (as you would recite the korean alphabet like 가나다라마...)

Consonants 자음

Some are pronounced slightly differently (unvoiced/voiced) depending on their position in the word as well as what consonants follow - asimilations happen then and that could be content for a whole new post. There’s 3 types of consonnants in Korean: simple ㄱ, tense ㄲ and aspirated ㅋ

ㄱ k/g  가자 - kaja = let’s go 모기 - mogi = mosquito 걱정 - kŏkjŏng = worry 정국 - jŏngguk = jungkook

ㄲ kk (tense) 꺼 - kkŏ= turn off 아까 - akka = before

ㄴ n 노래 - norae = song 한국 - hanguk = Korea  

ㄷ t/d 달려라 - tallyŏra = run 가다 - kada = to go

ㄸ tt (tense) 땀 - ttam = sweat 이따가 - ittaga = later

ㄹ l/r 리더 - lidŏ= leader 허리 - hŏri = back 달려라 - tallyŏra

ㅁ m 마음 - maŭm = heart

ㅂ p/b 방탄소년단 - pangt’ansonyŏndan = BTS 바보 - pabo = fool, stupid 밥 - pap = rice

ㅃ pp (tense) 바빠 - pappa = busy 오빠 - oppa = big brother (for a girl) 빠지다 - ppajida = to fall

ㅅ s 사랑한다 - saranghanda = I love you 네시 - neshi (an exception for s before i) = your poem / 4 o’clock 싯어 - shiseo = wash

ㅆ ss (tense) 지민씨 - chiminsshi = mr. jimin 씨앗 - sshiat = seed 쏘다 - ssoda = to shoot

ㅇ silent/ng 아프지마요 - -ap’ŭjima-yo = don’t be sick 아이 - -a-i (silent in the initial position of a syllable) = child 사랑 - sarang = love 방탄 - pangt’an = bulletproof

ㅈ ch/j 잘 자야지 - chal chayaji = have to sleep well 좋아 - choha = i like 하지마 - hajima = don’t do it, stop

ㅉ tch, sort of a jj (intensive) 살찌다 - saltchida = to put on weight 모찌 - motchi = mochi

the following 4 letters are aspirated, more air goes into pronuncing them.

ㅊ ch’ 추억 - ch’uŏk = memories 고추 - koch’u = chili pepper 찾아 - ch’aja = find

ㅋ k’ 콘서트 - k’onsŏt’eu = concert 포크 - p’ok’eu = fork

ㅌ t’ 특별하게 - t’ŭk byŏl ha ge = specially 기털 - kit’ŏl = feather

ㅍ p’ 피아노 - p’iano = piano 커피 - k’ŏp’i = coffee

ㅎ h 행복 - haengbok = happiness 호석 - Hosŏk 지하 - chiha = underground

Vowels 모음 

There’s 10 basic vowels:

아 a 아마 - ama = probably

야 ya 야단 - yadan = scolding

어 ŏ / usually transcribed as eo 섬 - sŏm = island

여 yŏ 여자 - yŏja = woman

오 o 간호사 - kanhosa = nurse

요 yo 요구 - yogu = demand

우 u 숨 - sum = breath

유 yu 바나나 우유 - banana uyu = banana milk

으 ŭ / usually transcribed as eu 아프다 - ap’ŭda = to hurt

이 i 시간 - shigan = hour

if you ask what the difference is between the two Os, ㅓ is more open [as if pronouncing a but saying o] and ㅗ is more closed [as if pronouncing u but saying o].

The complex vowels are just the simple ones combined into diphtongs:

의 ŭi/i (this one is a tough one to pronounce) 의사 -  ŭisa = doctor 주의 - chui = caution as a posessive particle 나의 - na(y)e = mine

외 oe 외출 - oech’ul = going outside

애 ae 개 - kae = dog

위 wi 가위 - kawi = scissors

에 e 세상 - sesang = the world

얘 yae 얘기 - yaegi = shortened word for story

예 ye 예술 - yesul = art

와 wa (if you say o-a fast it becomes wa) 과일 - kwail = fruit

워 wŏ (same as oa, but witth u-ŏ) 원 - wŏn = won, Korean currency

왜 wae 왠지 - waenji = for some reason

웨 we 웹툰 - wept’un = webtoon

The two Es are pronounced the same way nowadays. It used to differ in the past but unlike ㅓ and ㅗ, the pronounciation of ㅐ and ㅔ is now the same.

To put the letters together I recommend you check out this page on wikipedia. There’s nice diagrams that explain how to put together and write syllables. 

I think the entire writing system is very systematic and logical - it was created artificially in 1443 after all :)

[kimsaena88]

Social media certainly has become a cesspool for spreading rumors, creating false narratives, and insulting complete strangers whose business does not belong to the public. What happened with Taehyung was unacceptable, and he has every right to be upset. How quickly the rumors spread, from both antis and “fans” (TK shippers) alike was disturbing, and even more disappointing when the media took advantage of it. It’s interesting to note that not even a few months ago there were multiple articles featured in Korean media focusing on BTS’s lack of dating rumors and scandals. What are the odds that something like this occurred in such short time?

As I observed this unfold, I was disgusted by the utter disregard and disrespect of privacy for Taehyung, as well as for all celebrities. I’ve heard the cliché, “They knew what they were getting themselves into when they decided to become famous; if they didn’t want to lose their privacy, they shouldn’t have become famous,” before. I’m sure we all have. The problem is, though, that such an opinion is dangerous and can lead to issues like this. No matter what someone’s status is, there should always be boundaries and rights to privacy. The fact that this is lost on many nowadays, shocks me, even though it shouldn’t.

One of the glaring truths to come out of this situation was the fact that it was spread in both Korean and international spheres. The antis and the “fans” that took part were both domestic and global. International ARMY should know that K netizens and K-ARMY are not innocent by any means. I cannot stress enough that although K-ARMY is mostly respectful of the boys’ privacy, there are those who go too far. And, if I’m going to be completely honest, Korean BTS antis, and K netizens for that matter, are far scarier than their international counterparts. Maybe it’s because I’m Korean, but their words just seem to cut deeper and leave an extra bad taste in my mouth.

What’s most important to note here is that Taehyung made it known that he was aware of the rumors, and was transparent in his disgust and disappointment. The sad thing is that this isn’t the first time Taehyung has addressed the breach of privacy and false narratives before. He rather bluntly shut down a TK shipper on Weverse years ago, and also mentioned his concerns and discomfort with sasaengs/stalkers in a VLive. He isn’t afraid to speak on such things, and I respect him for that. However, it seems as though his words, and feelings, fell on deaf ears. Once again, his privacy has been invaded, resulting in baseless and hurtful rumors and threats, not just against him, but others who were involved as well.

[TW: Mention of depression and suicide]

Let this be a lesson. For those who think BTS, or any other idol or celebrity, will not be exposed to the rumors and negativity that spread like wildfire online, please take note of what has happened here. You, nor anyone else, are entitled to mess with the privacy of anyone else, no matter who they are. Be respectful and mindful of what you say in regards to someone else, including those who are famous. They are people, too. Their feelings are just as real and important as yours or anyone else’s. I shouldn’t have to remind anyone of the suicides of idols and other celebrities who suffered from crippling depression caused by the harsh criticism, rumors, and heartless words of antis and “fans” found all over social media. It happens far too often.

This is not something to be taken lightly. This is not a joke. This is a serious problem that gets swept under the rug far too often. We need to be better than this. Please, if you see this type of behavior, whether it be the spreading of rumors, invasion of privacy, or dangerous/harmful/violent rhetoric, report it. Be supportive when and where you can. You’ll be surprised how much your kind words can help. Encourage respect and the rights to privacy. Be the positive change that social media most desperately needs right now. We may not be able to put a full stop to the toxicity, but we can provide some relief from it. 

[saythenamekyz]

a guide to CRE7US (reference to kprofiles <33)

CRE7US (pronounced crevus) is a 7 member girl group under JYP entertainment. the members consist of hyoona, shine, iseul, IRIS, amber, yuA and EUN. they officially debuted on june 24 2018 with their 1st full album, "to you".

CRE7US fandom name: afterglow

CRE7US official colours: mona lisa (hex: #FF9287)

CRE7US official accounts:

official website: cre-7-us.com official japan website: cre-7-us.com weverse: CRE7US

instagram: @cre7us_official youtube: CRE7US twitter: seven_4_cre7us staff twitter: 4_cre7us vlive: CRE7US

current dorm arrangement:

floor 1: hyoona, iris, amber, shine (individual rooms)

floor 2: iseul, yuA, EUN (individual rooms)

CRE7US member profiles !

hyoona

(img © fuwa)

stage name: hyoona

birth name: han yoona

position: leader, vocalist, rapper

birthday: august 15 1997

height: 165cm

nationality: korean

instagram: @hn_yna

sub-unit:

representative emoticon: 🐹

representative animal: hamster

hyoona facts:

- she was born in jeju, south korea - was a child actor when she was younger

- among the group, hyoona has the best cooking (group voting)

- she is close friends with SEVENTEEN's seungkwan

- she is the only child

- hobby: eating, making music

- dislikes: being bored, anything boring

shine

(img © xiongzi_)

stage name: shine

birth name: cui chenguang

korean name: choi saetbyeol

position: vocalist

birthday: july 27 1997 height: 163cm

nationality: chinese-korean

instagram: @sae.guang

sub-unit:

representative emoticon: 🐥

representative animal: chick

shine facts:

- shine was born in beijing, china

- shine used to take piano lessons. she found the piano do boring but also fun at different points of her life.

- the adlib in afterglow was shine's voice - shine has 2 elder brothers. she is the youngest.

- shine is the oldest member but she acts like the youngest (sometimes)

- among the group, shine has the best confidence (group voting)

- shine is friends with (G)-IDLE's yuqi

~ hobby: listening to pop music while doing any activity

- dislikes: house pests

iseul

(img © juyeong_05)

stage name: iseul

birth name: kwon iseul

position: vocalist, lead dancer, visual

birthday: july 27 1998

height: 172cm

nationality: korean

instagram: @by.ksl

sub-unit:

representative emoticon: 🐻‍❄️

representative animal: ice bear

iseul facts:

- iseul was born in busan, south korea

- iseul was a big fan of bts before she joined pledis as a trainee

- iseul transferred to JYP when she was 15

- among the group, iseul has the best memory (group voting)

- iseul is best friends with LE SSERAFIM's yunjin - iseul has 1 older sister and 1 younger brother - hobby: memorising and repeating ads

- dislikes: her panic attacks

IRIS

(img ©: ???)

stage name: IRIS

birth name: yamazaki ayame

position: main dancer, rapper

birthday: february 18 1998

height: 167cm

nationality: japanese

instagram: @sincerely.iris

sub-unit:

representative emoticon: 🐻

representative animal: grizzly bear

IRIS facts:

- IRIS is not related to kento yamazaki

- IRIS was born in hokkaido, japan

- IRIS and amber met online through twitter. they both had similar interests in anime and make-up back then. they became closer when IRIS introduced amber to k-pop. IRIS went to a jyp audition with amber, who only tagged along, and both of them passed the audition.

- IRIS wears contacts as she requires glasses. she said she's too scared to go for lasik surgery.

- IRIS and amber were internet best friends and are still best friends, along with the other CRE7US members!

- IRIS is an only child.

- hobby: cleaning and organising

- dislikes: weird and disgusting things (especially things that are out of place)

amber

(img © binna_duri)

stage name: amber

birth name: takahashi kohaku

position: rapper, dancer, visual

birthday: december 25 1997

height: 167cm

nationality: japanese-australian

instagram: @hakurist

sub-unit:

representative emoticon: 🐱

representative animal: cat

amber facts:

- amber was born in kyushu, japan. her mother is australian and her father is japanese.

- amber followed IRIS to a jyp audition and she was recruited. the jyp recruiter recognised her ina video of her in a dancing contest

- amber loved anime and manga. she still likes it but she doesn't have the time to watch and read it so often. her current favourites are tokyo revengers and horimiya !

- among the group, amber dances the best. (group voting)

- amber appears very serious while IRIS looks like she isn't. however, their personalities are the exact opposite!

- amber has an elder brother (1995). he's a big fan of yuA

- hobby: dancing, dancing and dancing. plus, annoying IRIS

- dislikes: being annoyed by hyoona

yuA

(img ©: skyOOung)

stage name: yuA/lee9k

birth name: lee garam

position: vocalist

birthday: december 29 1999

height: 174cm

nationality: korean-american instagram: @yua.com

sub-unit: lee10+k

representative emoticon: 🦝

representative animal: raccoon

yuA facts:

- yuA was born in los angeles, america. her parents are both korean

- yuA was recruited through a worldwide online audition that she had been dared by her bullies. the video is still up and has raked around 10m views.

- yuA said she used to be bullied in school because of racism. she was mocked with names such as ching chong and chinese freak. she was also physically bullied. she took a 6-month hiatus in late 2019 because these few bullies accused her of bullying them.

- YUA loves EUN alot. they're always together. when rumors of EUN dating jeongin from skz, she revealed she got angry and requested that jeongin took good care of EUN.

- among the group, yuA has the best music reccomendations. (group voting)

- yuA has a younger sister that she cares alot about. she always pampers her younger sister during day-offs.

- hobby: pampering EUN, listening to music, cooking

- dislikes: house pests and dust

EUN

( img ©: owl_rachel_q.p)

stage name: EUN

birth name: lee eun-ji

position: vocalist, face of the group, maknae birthday: january 8 2000

height: 178cm

nationality: korean

instagram: @ecncr_OO

sub-unit: lee10+k,

representative emoticon: 🦊

representative animal: fox

EUN facts:

- EUN was born in seoul, south korea

- EUN graduated from Yego, (Seoul Arts High School), where she took art

- EUN is the youngest but is often mistaken as the eldest due to the fact that she takes care of the members alot. (she is also teased alot by the members) in addition, she is considered one of the reasons why foreglows, fans of CRE7US' variety show, recr8verse, exists.

- EUN can speak 4 languages; korean, japanese, english and chinese. she is currently studying french. because of this, she is often stuttering due to her late processing of words.

- EUN loves yuA alot since the two share the same surname and hung out alot when they were trainees. furthermore, EUN speaking english helped yuA to understand korea and learn korean at the same time.

- among the group, EUN takes the best selcas. (group voting)

- EUN is the eldest sibling among five of them. she said she practically "raised" her siblings. being the youngest now, she feels out of place.

- hobby: getting pampered by the members, romanticising life

- dislikes: being pressured and loud noises

[beautifulpersonpeach]

English and Dynamite

(This is a submission from @ichwillkeinenblognurlesen titled English and Dynamite. I'll say what I think at the end in italics, after the line break.)

I loved the answer you gave to the fearful anon about RM and the conection to HYBE.

But I still think the connection of Dynamite "targeting" the US market because it is in English is BS. Sorry. Elliot Sang has a vid on youtube "why fans love suffering artists" that touches also on this but I'm formulating this different as that essay had another target idea.

What language do you think they speak in Malaysia? How about Indonesia? Or how about the growing market in Brazil (thank you Brazilian Army! You are brilliant!)? It is not Korean. But English as a second language... you may have heard the phrase "lingua franca". That is a language people use when they do not speak each others language. But with a bit of luck they both now another language the other does, too.  English is most often because of historic reasons widespread as a second language. I read an article on Koreabo of a person who works for an Idol label and he talked about why the artist are learning English and he apologized to the US fans as he pointed out the other growing markets. (India is I believe the country with the second (?) biggest population) If the artists had to speak well in the language of every country they give concerts in the group would need more members than NCT and all multilanguage. Not likely. So English (and Japanese) and maybe a few words i the local language it is,

I went to a mathematical/exact science school after elementary but I did not get the choice if I wanted to take English as a subject. I nearly failed the year as I'm very bad at learning languages. My sister got her first lessons in elementary.

You will find that on social media the most spoken language is English: It is used for Tourism, Big Business, Influencers, sometimes in Universities for lessons. The English songs did well in SK, India and Japan and other countries. In fact a Dynamite remix, Butter and PTD are still charting on Melon.

Dynamite did not target the US market. Their specific rise there was a bonus. They hoped to reach a large audience. RM probably did it for multiple reasons: Army did need to know how beautiful life is because of the covid reactions in a lot of countries. But he was also asked because the success (and that it would be was a given) showed stability which they needed with the postponed tour, the coming enlistment and the first-time of selling stocks (that was to do something with weverse; people do not really understand stocks and how they work or that it is imaginary money till you sell them). I think Hybe maximizes the profit from the natural output of the label/artists. They are the coporate part of multiple labels and can so steamline the process (we already know that neither Source nor Pledis are good with that; and Zico seems to have been overtaken a little)

That the success was overwhelming we see in Jin's birthday song that year "Abyss" and it's explanation.

Thank you for your hard work!

You nice! Keep going! 💜

I hope I have done that right? The asks seem to have so little space so if I have done this wrong: I'm sorry (I am so new to tumblr)!

*

Hi and thanks for sending in the submission. (As an FYI to everyone else, submissions are an alternative to really long asks or statements.)

You disagree with me saying BTS released Dynamite to target the US market and you’ve made very good points to support that. You think that by making an English song, BTS were not necessarily targeting the US market, but the global music market in general. I think you're right and that's very possible.

I think it's also possible that it's a bit of both: that they targeted the US market as well as an expanded global footprint. Who knows?

Either way, I appreciate the effort you put into this. Stick around. 💜

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A bit about me as a Blogger

ME THE BLOGGER

A bit about me as a blogger

A bit more about my blogging

Tagging game

A bit about me as army

My support message for JM on Weverse

Changing my profile pic

Changed my layout

My BTS/KM journey

Do I ever have doubts?

Look what I got

I miss them

Missing JM & Jikook

If JK ain't coming to us tonight, I feel I have no choice but to bring this back.

I couldn’t help myself

Hardcore Minkook Exposes masterlist

I guess this is a milestone worth celebrating

A walk down memory lane

MY FEELINGS ABOUT THE FANDOM

This fandom is fucked

Army are disappointing

A little rant

Jikook ain’t fanservice

I make it a point not to be on Twitter

BTS Bubblegum talk - true translation of JM’s words

The not so hidden agendas behind the misinterpretations of the bubblegum talk

Being army is about loving BTS not hating other bands

The line in the sand needs to be drawn

Irony: A little fandom lesson

JK doesn’t care about what haters have to say, he cares about JM

JK IG story 29 April 2022

I simply hate the fandom hypocrisy

WHAT MEMORIES 2020 ONCE AGAIN PROVED TO ME ABOUT THIS FANDOM

MY RECOMMENDATIONS

Blue neighborhood

Rewrite the stars Jikook

Luca my impressions

Eight by IU (Prod. & Feat. Suga of BTS)

I guess I’m in love Clinton Kane

Mary queer

Oh my god (G)I-DLE

Girls like us Zoe Wees

I guess I’m in love - Clinton Kane Jikook edit

MY OPINIONS

BTS 2018 thoughts of disbandment & the renewal of contracts with BH

BTS and the question of enlistment

My thoughts about their military service

Do BHM know about Jikook

Why I think JK was the first to initiate

Freedom of discussion

Again about ‘coming out’

The discussion about Kodak Black

Taenni going public

Not again

JEALOUSY

Jealousy and possessiveness are not healthy and can be criticised; Cont. to anon

I don't believe in this narrative of Jeonlous

Jeonolous toxic narrative

Jealous JM?

This is not JK being jealous

JK & Taemin

Run BTS EP. 149

Iheart radio interview 2020 - what’s going on with JK?

Toxic Jikook narratives

My input on people calling JK possessive

FANSERVICE/ QUEERBAITING/ SKINSHIP

Fanservice or not?

BTS and fanservice

Skinship & fanservice

Jikook ain’t queerbaiting;

Jikook & queerbaiting? ;

Again with the queerbaiting

BTS and fanservice once again

Jikook ain’t fanservice nor queerbaiting - they are the real deal  

BH and Jikook are not queerbaiting

BH are not ‘pushing’ Jikook to ‘service’ the LGBTQ+ community  

Every word set in stone

What would happen if Jikook would kiss on stage

There is something about Jikook

About Minkook and fanservice again

Dynamite Holiday Remix fanservice?

Dynamite Holiday remix - back to that moment

Jikook are the real deal, not a fantasy sold by BH

Minkook’s behaviour is understandable in their situation

Jikook and ‘coming out’

Jikook push the boundaries then pulling back

JM making it clear he doesn’t like fanservice

JM making it perfectly clear - his interactions are not fanservice

The hickey added to the official content - why?  thought process

Times magazine shoot - and Jikook is not fanservice

The Rolling stones shoot - reblog

People see what they want to see

Toxic Jikook narratives

Jikook ain’t fanservice

Are Jikook signaling to us?

Why do people not see Jikook

If they are a couple they are brave

JK&JM just something more than skinship

Again Jimin is happy

Jikook want to show their true selves

The is a difference between lying and not saying the whole truth

You have said it all

On shipping and silence

GENERAL TOPICS

The racist BTS coverage of the 2022 Grammy’s by The Project  

Not all LGBTQ+ people in the public eye WANT to come out

Stay away from Quora

Homosexuality was always around - legal or not, acceptable by society or not (WRONG LINK)

Koreans tell their parents they are gay

Ikon Bobby announcement he’s getting married

JK billboards removed for promoting homosexuality

Josh Cavallo a brave young man

Josh Cavallo - take a stand against homophobia

Don’t become what you despise

Love is love - seeing it, supporting it, even if you’re the odd one out doesn’t make you wrong

South Korea LGBTQ+ rights - a step forward

They got married

Seoul Pride 2022

News flash:  You can be gay and still find someone of the other sex to be atractive

This is not OK

Misconceptions about who can or cannot be gay - y’all JK can most definitely be queer

‘My universe’ - Coldplay BTS colaboration

What was right for you might not be right for them

Bisexuality

MY TED TALKS/ RANTS

Not gonna accept hate in my blog

Another rant

Some people have lost the plot

I must be stupid

This is a Minkook/Jikook blog

Kind of sick of this

Solo stans not welcome

You guys fuck off

Letter to troll

A little rant

Just go away

This fandom is fucked

Army are disappointing

A message

I have things to say

It’s a sad sad day

What is Hybe doing?

Freedom of discussion

Came here for a bitch rant

[itslostfocus]

Learn Korean with BTS (방탄소년단): EP. 11 - 눈, 코, 입 (몸)

This lesson only mentions 3 body parts so I added more:

몸:

몸: body

머리: head

머리카락: hair

목덜이: back of the neck, nape

얼굴: face

어깨: shoulder

쇄골: collarbone

가슴: chest, breast

유방: chest, breast (female)

등: back

옆구리: side, ribs

허리: waist

배: belly, stomach

배꼽: belly button

골반: pelvis

엉덩이: butt

팔: arm

겨드랑이: armpit

팔뚝: forearm

손: hand

주먹: fist

다리: leg

허벅지: thigh

무릎: knee

종아리: calf

발: foot

발등: top of the foot

발목: ankle

발꿈치: heel

발가락: toes

발톱: toenails

얼굴:

눈: eyes

눈썹: eyebrow

속눈썹: eyelash

눈꺼풀: eyelids

코: nose

콧구멍: nostrils

입: mouth

입술: lips

이: tooth

잇몸: gum

혀: tongue

보조개: dimple

수염: mustache

이마: forehead

귀: ear

볼: cheek

턱: chin

목: neck

목구멍: throat

손:

손바닥: palm

손등: back of the hand

손가락: finger

엄지: thumb

검지: index finger

중지: middle finger

약지: ring finger

새끼손가락: pinky/little finger

손톱: fingernails

손가락 관절: knuckle

손목: wrist

Okay that was long lol I hope the pictures I added are helpful, I think this topic is better to learn it visually, it makes it easier! I didn’t add the vocab of the lesson as always cause I’m tired right now lol I wil probably add it in some moment This is all for now!

Happy learning!! ^^

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210101 Weverse Translations

Suga's Post ❇️

새해 복 많이 받으세요~! https://www.weverse.io/bts/artist/1648053113091578

Happy new year~!

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V's Moment ⭐️ [photo in link]

아미들 복 다 받아~ https://www.weverse.io/bts/moments/11/posts/1648053460969707

ARMY, have all the blessings~

(T/N: The Korean equivalent for 'happy new year' literally translates to 'have lots of new year blessings'.)

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RM’s Post ❇️

2020년이 가네요.

이름처럼 무언가 특별할 것 같던 모두의 기대를 무참히 비웃었던 해였습니다. 관객 없는 무대, 함성 없는 스테이지.. 이게 정말 말이 되나. 말이 되나. 어제도 그제도 매번 똑같이 생긴 스튜디오 대기실 의자에 ��아 무심히 되뇌고 곱씹고. 정말이지 넌센스가 센스가 되는 세상이 와버렸구나, 하고.

바위 틈으로 떨어지는 물처럼 무심히 학습되는 무기력. 좌절을 표상하는 모든 것들에 저항해보려 뭔가 자리를 박차고 일어나야할 것 같은 기분이지만, 같은 곳에 그저 있으라고, 머물라고 말하는 저 손가락들. 책을 읽고 또 읽고, 언택트ㅡ 로 시작하는 낯선 무엇무엇을 해보고. 홈트도. 배달음식도 먹어보고. 좁은 방 할 수 있는 모든 것을 다 해본 우리의 1년이 아니었을까요. 지금도 이렇게 진행 중이지만요..

이러나 저러나 시간은 가고 세상은 돌고. 영영 안 가줄 것만 같던 이 해를 보내고 살아남아 다시 봄을 기다리는 사람들. 이번엔 봄이 정말 올까, 봄 같아줄 정말 봄이 오나. 실망하기 싫어 기대도 않으려지만 그래도 실낱같은 희망 부스러기 같은 거라도 꼭 붙잡고 있어야 또 잠에서 깰 수 있는 것이 결국 사람 아닌가 싶어요. 와중에 이 추운 겨울에도 많은 분들의 사랑과 애정어린 시선을 받고 있다는 사실을 다시 또 한 번 가슴에 새겨보면서, 쉽게 꺾이지 않겠다 결연히 혼잣말 해봅니다. 아무도 없어도 내가 듣고 있습니다.

이번 해를 보내면서는 좀 짧고 담담히 적어내려가보자 했지만 또 잔뜩 꼬리에 꼬리를 무는 말들을 보니, 저는 아름드리 나무가 되려면 한참 멀었나봐요. 매일 가지치기를 해도 머리 뒷쪽을 타고 자라나는 명료하고 흐릿한 말과 상상들. 손 내밀어 허공에다라도 한 번 저어보지 않고는 살아갈 수가 없다는 생각이 드는 건 그냥 원래 제 모양 같은 거겠죠 뭐. 주변 어른들은 '너는 원래 좀 썽이 풀려야되는 사람이다' 하셨어요. 성도 아니고 썽이라고. ㅋㅋㅋ

요즘엔 미세먼지라도 없는 날이면 참 기분이 좋았습니다. 예전보다 더 그렇네요. 뭔가 기분좋음의 하한선이 한없이 밑으로 내려간 느낌? 쉽게 만족하니 좋은 걸까요. 그러면 갑자기, 혹시 지금 실제로 여러분 앞에서 무대를 할 수 있다면? 전엔 당연했던 것들이 왜이리 꿈결 같은지.. 허허. 올해를 소중한 걸 소중히 하지 않았던 데 대한 레슨으로 삼아보려고 합니다. 아직 우리는 모르지만 분명 많은 것들을 우리에게 가르���주지 않았을까요. 깨닫게 될 때까지 오랜 시간이 걸리지 않길 바랄 뿐입니다.

노을이 처마 끝에 매달려 있습니다. 이 푸른 점 속 어떤 형태로든 남아보려 애쓰며 부유하는 나와 같은 많은 먼지들에게. 또 우릴 위협하고 집어삼키려는 바깥의 저 익숙한 냉소와 질시들에게. 편지를 씁니다. 이 한 해는 헛되지 않았다고. 끝내 사랑이라는 말 밖에는 떠오르지 않지만 무언가 더 좋은, 닳고 닳지 않은 말들을 찾아 헤매어 이렇게 또 쓰네요. 지칠 법도 한 이 나날들 속 이 피로한 여정에 기꺼이 함께해주셔서 감사합니다.

그저 건강하시고, 많이 같이 웃었으면 좋겠어요. 더 봄 같은 봄날을 향해 같이 걸어가요. 사랑합니다. 올해도 고생 많으셨습니다. 저희가 힘이 되었으면 좋겠습니다.

Do remember they can't cancel the spring.

새해 복 많이 받으세요 ! (- -) (_ _) (- -)

- 남준 https://www.weverse.io/bts/artist/1648056777205145

And so it seems 2020 is now leaving.

Everyone expected that, just like its name, there would be something special about this year; it mocked us mercilessly for those expectations. Performances without an audience, stages without cheers.. Really, does this make any sense? Does this make sense? Yesterday and the day before, as I sat in the chairs of the studio and the waiting rooms that look the same each time, I kept brooding absent-mindedly, thinking in circles. Thinking, “So the world has really come to a place where the nonsensical makes sense.”

Like water falling through the cracks between rocks, this lethargy is learned without a thought. Even though it feels like I should kick my seat over and stand up to fight against all these symbols of frustration, those fingers point at me, telling me I should just remain in the same place, stay where I am. Reading books and then reading more, trying thing after unfamiliar thing that started with the phrase “untact”*. Home workouts. Eating delivery food. We tried doing  everything we could in the narrow space of our rooms; wasn’t it a year of persistence? Although, of course, things are still the same right now..

(T/N: *'Untact' is a phrase used in Korea to describe the contactless way of life COVID-19 brought about. It combines the negative prefix 'un' with contact.)

One way or another, time passes and the world turns. People send this year, which felt like it would never ever leave on its way, and continue to stay alive, waiting for spring to come again. Will spring really come this time? Will it really be a spring that feels like spring? We try not to have expectations so as to not be disappointed. But still, even if we only have a single strand of hope, a few crumbs of it, we cling tight to it, because it is the only way we can wake up again. At the end of the day, is this not what makes us human? In the midst of all this, I print this truth on my heart once again: that even in this cold winter, I receive love and am looked at with fondness by so many people. And I attempt to tell myself firmly not to be so easily shaken anymore. Even if no one else is around, I am listening.

As I bid this year farewell, I told myself to try calmly writing down something short. But as I see words lead to more words and become an abundance, I think there’s a long way to go before I become a big, large tree—one wider than hands can reach around. Even as I prune my branches every day, there are words and thoughts, both clear and hazy, that sprout from the back of my head. But I guess that’s just how I’m shaped, the kind that can’t live without stretching my hand out and waving around at least once, even if it ends up touching nothing but empty space. The grown-ups around me say “You’re the kind of person that needs to let their Anger out”. Not just anger, but Anger with a capital A. Hahaha

These days, even just having days where there isn’t much fine dust pollution in the air really lifts my spirits. Even more than it used to. It kind of feels like the baseline for being happy has gone down infinitely? Is it a good thing to be easily satisfied? If that’s the case, what if I were suddenly able to perform in front of all of you in person right now? Why has something that seemed like a given before become so much like a dream.. Hoho. I’m going to take this year as a lesson for not treating precious things as preciously as they should have been. We don’t know yet, but I am sure that there are many things we’re being taught, don’t you think? All I hope is that it doesn’t take us too long to come to those realisations.

The sunset is hanging off the edge of the eaves. To the many specks of dust that float around in the blue, trying their hardest to remain, regardless of whatever form that may take, much like I do; To the familiar cynical smiles and hateful, jealous looks of the outside that threaten us and swallow us up; I write this letter. I tell you this year was not in vain. Even though till the very end, the word ‘love’ is the only one that comes to mind, in my wandering search to find better words that haven’t been worn out, it seems I’ve come to write like this again. In these days that must be so wearisome, thank you for willingly walking this tiring journey with us.  

I just hope that you’ll be healthy, and laugh a lot with us. Let’s walk together towards spring days that feel more like spring. I love you. You’ve been through so much and you’ve done so well this year as well. I hope we were a source of strength.

Do remember they can’t cancel the spring. (T/N: This is the title of a painting by pop artist David Hockney, which depicts daffodils in a green meadow. RM has visited Hockney’s exhibitions before.)

Happy new year! (- -) (_ _) (- -)

- Namjoon

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V's Comment 💬 on ARMY's Post ❇️ [photo in link]

V: 빅히트.. 들어오세요 https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1648092466009259

💜: OP has written a long post in English about how BTS is a source of comfort for them.

V: Please come..to BigHit

(Admin Note: Art credit in the Weverse post belongs to the OP/artist, kookiechimm, and can also be viewed here: https://twitter.com/kookiechimm/status/1344677939695161344?s=20)

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BTS To Launch New “Learn Korean With BTS” Educational Video Series

BTS is venturing into a new realm: Korean-language education! On March 23, Big Hit Entertainment officially announced that BTS would be releasing a new series of short-form videos intended to help fans learn the Korean language. Entitled “Learn Korean With BTS,” the videos will use pre-existing footage from BTS’s variety show “Run BTS!” and their online content (such as their “Bangtan Bomb” and “BTS Episode” clips) to teach fans Korean words and expressions frequently used by the BTS members. Each video will be approximately three minutes long and will provide a brief lesson about Korean phrases and grammar. The new videos will be released for free through Big Hit’s fan community app Weverse starting on March 24 at 2 p.m. KST, when the first three episodes will be made available. Big Hit Entertainment currently plans to release a total of 30 episodes.

According to the agency, “Learn Korean With BTS” was created with the help of researchers from the Korea Language Contents Institute (KOLCI) and professors from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Big Hit Entertainment stated, “With the recent popularity of K-pop and other Korean cultural content, the demand for Korean-language education is increasing greatly. We ended up planning Korean-language educational content in the hopes of making K-pop content more accessible.” The agency added, “We hope that through learning Korean, global fans will be able to relate more deeply to our artists’ music and better enjoy a wide range of content.”

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[alottamoney]

Lisa anon again.Thank you for for insightful answer.But - first things first- am I not a seer or what?You saw what happened with the BP debut on weVerse.WV "mistakenly" made a technical error that basically was free promotion of BP's debut .After they apologised saying "oops!" and corrected their "mistake".In short ARMY suddenly had BP in their following tag after they made their debut.They had to go to the BP page to leave manually.This is shaping out to be a very interesting turn of events considering BTS didn't/doesn't need BP for anything,whereas bp benefits all things good from this association.Lisa has been trending non-stop since her "supposed slip up" in JK's vlive.For BTS, Nothing but money can be gained from this association.They are at a stage where they should collaborate with independent Korean artists to not only uphold them,but for self enrichment as well.

To explain about my perceived after-effect of jikook,I have to talk about a key decision that V made,which is corroborated by other members as well(Suga,Jimin). Keeping his worklife and personal life separate.He considers BTS his work life.The friends are in Wooga squad,who were like unicorn to the members.If you go back in time this change came about from Fall 2018.You can see where I am going with this.

When you think about jikook,you think about jimin.I think by now it is general consensus that bighit promoted jikook to heavily promote jimin.I don't know if I can write so much here but I am trying to provide you with the short version.I believe Taekook had disagreements about bts vs them very strongly in 2018 which was about which should they focus on more.Coupled with the fact that now they were quite openly a pair in front of the members and key company people,they were under pressure not to neglect their professional commitment.I had a hunch before that Jungkook struggled with this a lot.He confirmed it for me(supplemented by My Time and his 'all of my life' cover) when he suggested a story "The herdsmen and the weaver",which is a sad love story of two people who fell in love,but due to them neglecting their chores,were banished by the king who allowed them to see each other only once a year.The king wanted to teach them a lesson. I think bunny drowned himself with work to numb the pain.While Taehyung who didn't have as much load as bunny,wanted the opposite.Jikook comes in here because jimin's schedule is almost as full as bunny's.Here,I sincerely believe, jimin exercised some behaviour regarding Taekook's relationship,which Tae didn't like,and later the members would react negatively to it too.Jimin is a strict person regarding his work ethic.Tae is an easy going intuitive person. I think Jimin was opposed to the idea of taekook in BTS's workspace due to his aforementioned work ethic.and don't forget that jikook was ongoing too,which obviously Tae would've preferred would happen with less "intensity" shall we say.I have seen angry Tae during jikook moments and I have also seen Jimin noticing that and smirking.He didn't take it seriously but it's safe to assume that Tae was serious.It's interesting that jikook could converse and have flirty talking and Tae would be fine.But the extreme physical ones would rearrange his face. On the professional front, he was not being heard and recognized which was just a mess.

With the other members it too was easy to see.They started getting irritated with jikook for 1. BTS is not only jikook.But for a time it seemed only they were the bts.The others were just there.Jikook and co. It did not suit with other members. 2. They did not like jimin in taekook situation.I remember around that time Taekook were extremely hot and cold.And from that time(late 2018- early 2019) , vmin never seemed the same.There was a time when in interviews /place where Jikook was happening,RM and Jin would look from Tae to jikook I kid you not.It wasn't about romance.But couples are gonna fight and makeup.That's the rule of the universe.If you are picking sides in fights just remember after a while they are gonna be together and you are going to feel like shit.

Relationships that changed that you cannot deny no matter how much you look at it : 1. Suga-Jimin - Suga had a real softcorner for Jimin.Extreme is the right word.But now it is not like before.Instead Suga became extremely protective of V.

2. Jin- Jimin - I don't know what happened but again Jin has bonded with Tae for some time.Jin has had a great relationship with Jimin but now it's not reflected in their demeanor.

3. Vmin- The biggest change.They are cordial with each other.But they are not bffs no matter how much they preach it.Tae has kept Jimin outside his boundary of personal life for quite some time.They are professional so it is not apparent to the newcomers.But ARMY have seen them grow up.

I struggled with one thing.Why would Jimin not think V's anger was serious being his "bff"?I have a feeling he thought of it as silly.Not going to lie I think other members thought of it too.They couldn't put themselves in V's shoes as 1.They lacked perspective of a male who was attracted to another male. 2.They lacked serious relationship experience in general.From 2019 things changed.You can sense that the members really started giving their relationship respect.I wonder how much of it is because they have started their own serious relationships.Jin is 30,RM Hobi Suga all are way older than Vminkook.Before they used to tease Taekook and thought of them as chaotic duo,but how their attitude towards them has changed!

I also think their personal romantic relationships have taught them Tae's emotion was not a silly matter.Some things you cannot help.They also think of JK as a bit immature at times but professionally he is the mature man with excellent work ethic.I think no matter what JK does, he is soft corner of every hyung.

The members now has solo successes.They are secure.But in 2018 they were suddenly getting superstardom and they weren't ready.Insecurity about their abilities made them wary.Jikook getting the forefront most of the time was not appreciated.Jimin's overly caring attitude towards bts's future also I think pissed the members off.At 30 you want to have a relationship.Someone to go back to.You cannot be like work work all the time just slaving away.Jimin would rather taekook focus on their work more.I know each people can choose how they prioritise but taekook didn't want to abide by it. The members too.I know Jimin encouraged JK about his work a lot but there is a difference between JK and Jimin here.JK wants to be independent from BTS.Not that he doesn't want to be in bts.But he wants to sing,dance the way he wants,not because he is told to.JK is trying very very hard to be independent and establish his singer-songwriter profile and he has done a marvellous job with it.In contrast Jimin focuses on BTS as a whole.The problem is BTS is 7.6 more independent mind than Jimin. Idk what is in the future so lets wait and see.

Lisa anon😊

I thought of you when the weverse incident happened. I still stick to my opinion that a Liskook collab will not be well received by the fandoms but if it does happen then I would like to hear less of how shippers are the reason Tae and Jungkook chose not to interact with each other and how BigHit facilitated the awkward co-workers by not showing them in content.

I try not to form any concrete opinions about the BTS dynamics because like I said earlier they don't reveal much and I don't believe what celebrities say in general, they have an image to maintain after all. I do like theorizing even though I call them analysis, I don't consider them true analysis as we don't know or see enough.

I too have noticed Tae being uncomfortable during certain Jikook moments. Another one of the reasons Taekook stand out to me; why care about what your estranged bandmate does and over fanservice, which is scripted, of all things. If I'm not wrong they also rehearse fanservice so it can't be the first time he's seen it unlike the audience unless Jimin is doing impromptu stuff. He could be doing it to tease and genuinely doesn't see the problem, like you said maybe they don't consider it serious because it is different from their own experience with relationships. I don't want to assume anyone had any ulterior motives, I'm sure some of them had reservations about Taekook but not beyond a point-I'm not a fan of the hyungs know/expose Taekook trope. As much drama as Taekook can provide I'm sure they had their own personal problems to deal with.

I think the problem with vminkook and to an extent the rest of BTS is that they started off at the same point of familiarity and Taekook suddenly getting “closer” might also make Jimin and the others feel left out or annoyed. For the same reason, it's possible Jimin doesn't even think he's breeching any boundaries, I don't know if that makes sense. I'm sure and like you also pointed out that most of them seem to have outgrown that.

I admit I haven't paid much attention to Jimin and Yoongi's relationship but everyone I talk to agrees that Yoongi has a soft spot for Jimin and some who have access to Korean side say that Jimin is mostly seen with Jin and Yoongi outside of work and not with Jungkook which is the popular perception. So maybe they were able to move past it. 

I agree about vmin. I never really gave importance to the soulmates/bff narratives. I consider these things part of fanservice and their stage personas much like Tae fanboying over Yoongi and Hobi, Jungkook saying Namjoon is his role model, or even Jungkook saying Tae brought him out of his shell. These might not be outright lies just one-liners that make it easier for fans and for themselves. The interesting thing about vmin is that no one needs much to believe that they're bffs (even vmin shippers seem to ship them as bffs lol) No one cares that they aren't spotted together, no one is out to debunk them because their dynamics changed, and no one is upset even when they interact. Very few popular ships are as non-contentious as vmin. If I had to pick a pair that did "drift apart" then I'd pick vmin (they still seem close all said and done). Pinpointing Jikook as the cause seems too easy. Tae and Jimin seem like people who don't have much in common that could be a reason.

In terms of Tae and Jikook: Apart from the company endorsement which may have inturn promoted Jimin. I don't blame Jimin completely for what Jikook brought about. Jungkook was an equal participant in the early years of Jikook. Again "blame" is a strong word as we don't know the exact status of Taekook's relationship around the time Jikook was being promoted. I don't think Jikook do anything over-the-top, just standard kpop fanservice with the difference being that BTS is hugely popular with an international audience who might not be exposed to this type of fanservice. I don't think Jikook are attracted to each other, nothing they have said or done makes me think otherwise. Tae's discomfort seems to be disproportionate to all the possible reasons we have listed so far and he seems fine when Jungkook does fanservice with other members, he himself seems fine indulging in fanservice. Some say Jungkook isn’t too fond of Taejin fanservice (🤷🏻‍♀️). This seems to be one of those things that can be categorized under Taekook Being Weird lol Maybe we'll find out in a few years.

Lastly, I think Jimin says things the fans want to hear (all of them do). So him "relying" on BTS could just be him pandering to fans and not because of lack of ambition or personal fulfillment.

I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts. You can message me or I can answer without posting your ask if you aren’t comfortable sharing controversial opinions.💜

[bulletproof-korean]

Weverse Korean lessons made useful 2 - 이다/to be

자기소개 - self-introduction

안녕하세요, ___입니다. = Hello, I am ___.

Some info to keep in mind before we get into this lesson:

Korean sentence structure is SOV (subject-object-verb) so the verb comes at the end of a sentence

Korean doesn’t differentiate person or number when conjugating verbs

Pronouns are often omitted

There’s in total 6 speech levels - from very formal to very informal but there’s 3 that are used more than the others nowadays.

➽ 이다 is the infinitive form of the verb “to be something”

입니다 is the formally polite level of speech from the verb 이다. 

⇨ 방탄소년단입니다. = We are BTS. (notice that it’s written together with the noun)

⇨ 테리입니다. = I am Taeri.  (the pronoun in Korean is omitted because you can tell what I’m talking about from the context)

A slightly lower level of politeness ends by 요. The conjugation of 이다 changes according to the final consonnantof the noun it follows:

⇨ 방탄소년단이에요 - BTS ends by a consonant so you have to use 이에요

⇨ 테리예요 - my name ends by a vowel so I use 예요

These mean the same thing as the two sentences above, only the politeness level is lower. This speech level is still polite and is used most times between people that you don’t know well or people older than you.

The lowest level of politenes is for close friends and you could use it right of the bat only when talking to small children.

⇨ 방탄소년단이야 - ends with a consonant so you use 이야

⇨ 테리야 - ends with a vowel so I use only 야

The lesson on weverse continues by saying you can add whatever additional information when introducing yourself (very wise considering you don’t even know how to say hello if you watch that lol) so I am going to explain how to do it on their examples.

안녕하세요, 방탄소년단에서 굉장히 중요한 RM입니다. Hello, I am RM - very important in BTS.

The additional information is added_ before the verb_. The name in this case becomes a part of the verb (이다 = to be sth/sbd). Adjectives in Korean are called descriptive verbs because they act like verbs (중요하다) in this case and you can create an adjective form/participe (중요한) but that’s for another lesson :)

안녕하세요 방탄소년단의 귀엽둥이 진입니다. Hello, I am the cutie of BTS, Jin.

and the iconic MC JK aegyo introduction and Euphoria fanchant:

안녕하세요, 저는 방탄소년단 황금 막내 전정국입니다.  Hello, I am the golden maknae of BTS, Jeon Jungkook