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Like this??
In all seriousness, I do love this song but I don't think that was what op had in mind ?? 😅
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It's my 1 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳 I guess I'm out of my infant stage here??
Anyway, I think I'm going to have time to make my next set of run gifs this weekend so I'll be able to start posting those again. I've definitely been missing it.
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💜BTS is/in Art💜
Where are you, Min Yoongi? 🤣
ART USED: Saint-Malo, Arnold Lakhovsky (1880-1937
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Arnold Lakhovsky (1880-1937) was a painter and sculptor of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, he was known for his landscape paintings. He later lived and worked in Paris (where Saint-Malo is) and New York City.
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https://vsemart.com/russian-jewish-painter-arnold-lakhovsky-1880-1937/
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#min yoongi#bts in art#seriously tho like we're not gonna get a sign of life at all?#actually i kinda respect it tho as much as it kills
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This was so weird. My aspec self did not appreciate the lack of nuance in the dating question but I decided to take it as a friendship date. There's also just the weird parasocial element to normalizing the idea of self-insert theoretical dates that squicks me just a little bit but I think that's showing my fandom age more than anything else...
Any of you get this 'personality quiz' also? I'd love to see everyone's results.
My result:
and here's everything else it gave me:
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If you haven't watched it yet, check out this video on bangtan tv.
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They drop this on the D-Day anniversary?? Please, I can't handle it. It's so heckin cute and just absolutely radiates Yoongi's personality. The Jimin clip was so adorable.
I actually went and saw the concert film at a theater yesterday. Overall, I liked it, but it's absolutely been genericized to not be confusing to an audience that doesn't know anything about BTS, a little disappointing but oh well. There was only one other person in my theater, so I felt like I was just comfortably chilling, absolutely what I needed right now in my life.
Happy one year anniversary to D-Day!
LAST CALL: Do you have a BTS-related ringtone?
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I'd love to hear which ones y'all are rocking!
LAST CALL: Are we getting a Jin solo album BEFORE the end of 2024?
#fake love#specifically JKs part in the mv right after the extra scenes#I've talked about it before but i love it so much#i actually enjoy getting spam calls now because i get to listen to this
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Reality checks in Army
Your fav doesn't inhabit a dystopian world where everyone (fandom, company, members...) universally despised him, with you as their sole supporter.
Your fav is an adult living in a democracy as part of the artistic and affluent elite, with the autonomy to make their own choices, free from external control [maybe you are not because of age or type of culture or society, but he is].
Your fav possesses greater knowledge of the music industry and his career than you do. Respect their decisions and give him credit.
Your fav is just that—your favorite. Embrace the diversity of artistic tastes in Army and respect everyone's freedom to choose who they support and stream in this Chapter 2
K-pop incorporates cultural elements like fanservice, skinship, bromance, and the “single” idol for his fans, which are inherent to the industry. So, you will always encounter "shippers" "supporters" " solos". Be respectful of the variety because that's the commercial goal of the whole fucking industry.
Thus, avoid adopting a moral high ground; being a "better fan" isn't solely determined by your hours of support/stream. Respect your fav and the diversity of his fan base +
Remember your fav simply asks you for support in their artistic work and respect for their personal boundaries. If you don’t agree, you have the option to step away.
Your fav is surrounded by a robust support network, including family, friends, advisors, counselors, and lawyers who offer professional and personal guidance when needed. They, along with your favorite, know what's best for them, not you.
You might not have affection for the people your fav cares for and decides to share the time with, but you need to respect them. You cannot alter your fav's relationships, no matter how much you wish to reshape reality. At the very least, refrain from insulting their loved ones; that's not to be the good and supportive fan you claim to be.
Your fav is their own person, not a reflection of your desires. They experience their own emotions, not yours. They lead their own life. Focus on appreciating what they offer you, and don’t try to create your own version of him (the fall will be harder)
Embrace a live-and-let-live attitude within the fandom and be respectful.
The joy will be greater 💜
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I think I've mentioned this before but Dynamite was my gateway into BTS. And I legit think I imprinted on Tae in that green suit.
LAST CALL: Which member would be the most successful going incognito in a crowd and NOT being recognized?
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Y'all know how much I adore Letter. I'm always grateful for any nuggets of info we get about this beautiful song.
There is something very endearing about Pdogg proudly showing Jungkook how Jimin played guitar for Letter and how they recorded it.
He wants to praise his work and effort in front of a person whose opinion is very important to Jimin.
I honestly think this he vid says much more than what is expressed in words 💜
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This one reminds me of an art assignment I once had to create a repeating pattern and then find a use for it. I was not very innovative and just made a wallpaper for a hotel lobby. Lol.
This edit is so CLEAN though! What a perfect pairing of artwork and BTS moment! 💜
💜BTS is/in Art💜
It's finally happened! The last piece of my Morris series is complete! I'll share the series all together tomorrow!
ART USED: Grapes, William Morris (1874)
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William Morris (1834-1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement.
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https://www.theartstory.org/artist/morris-william/
SHORT VIDEO: https://youtu.be/9UF3M2ovZU8?si=fK_F_deO6rLGwkTB
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Preach!
Three weeks orbiting the BTS twitter sphere and oh, good morning smear articles… Let me rant about that…
First of all, let me be clear, I have only been there for FRI(END)S and HOTS releases. And I understand mistakes happen, but I have witnessed many questionable incidents during those two releases that make me wanna bang my head against the wall, FRI(END)s especially (seriously, what the fuck). And army and solos alike seems to be getting flashbacks from Layover as well, so it doesn’t look like an isolated incident. I am side-eying hybe for this.
Also, I am in no way singling out or victimizing Taehyung or Hobi. Actually, as per my reading, this has been happening with almost all of the members during their solo era to variant degrees.
Now, does that give ME, or anyone else, the right to beef with Hybe/BigHit?
No. The guys are adults, they have their own contracts and relationship with the company (that we know nothing about) and this is their battle to fight. Do not discredit the guys, any of them. Fucking adults who have been in the industry for 10 years, right there.
Does that give me the right to insult and start smear campaigns against other members who got the longer end of the stick?
No. Absolutely fucking not. No one needs to be brought down or discredited to bring up another. And this jealousy is strictly between the fandom(s), it should not fucking result in this. It should not bleed into smearing their talent, person or ethics. You can call out unfairness without discrediting the rest of the guys. The guys have been nothing but absolutely supportive of each other. If you will not support them along with your favorite, then shut the fuck up. Stop shading the others and stay in your lane. How hard is that to do?
When you start those smear campaigns, when you criticize someone’s favorite, you are only setting your own guy up for a smear campaign of his own. What, think they won’t retaliate? We’re just spinning in circles here.
They don’t deserve this bullshit.
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FRI(END)S : the Music Video
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This post is part of a series of my thoughts on this release. Here are the other posts:
QUICKCOMBO: Continuation
QUICKCOMBO: Termination
The Song
The Music Video (this post)
The Promo
THE PRODUCTION
First, I don't claim to have any expertise when it comes to film-making, I just know what makes sense to me. Please remember take all of the following as a personal interpretation and not fact. I'd avoided reading anyone else's reactions during the initial release as I wanted some time to formulate my thoughts...but here we are. If any of you made posts discussing this release, I'd love if you shared a link so I can go check them out now!
I don't remember if there was any speculation prior to the release if this was going to be a fan song for ARMY. There was some precedent for that with other recent solo songs by the members so I remember going into my initial watchthrough wondering if that would be the case. In any case, it's exceedingly clear when watching the mv, that this song is not ABOUT us. And there's a very clear indicator that this is the case. Two words: EYE CONTACT.
There are exactly four times in the mv that V makes direct eye contact with the camera: when he's alone at the convenience store, both zoomouts in the restaurant, and at the end after he greets his doppleganger.
The convenience store moment is very brief and is immediately followed by a shot of what he's seeing and how he reacts to it. This is giving us a window into how this world is effecting him.
The first zoomout in the restaurant, when he's alone is the moment I knew this song wasn't about us. It's such a deliberate breaking of the fourth wall and it lingers foreeeever. The shot is so long. It's beautiful, don't get me wrong but it firmly puts us in our place as the recipient of this message V is delivering to us.
The next zoomout actually stands out to me not because of V's eye contact with us but because of the girl's lack of it. All of the couples in this world have been obvious about being the same with each other. Whether they're loving or fighting, they're both equally in it. Her NOT making eye contact with us while V does, also highlights the idea of this being a conversation that V is having with us. This whole mv is about V telling us how he's effected by the world around him. She can't connect with us because she's part of the world and not part of him.
The end is such a cheeky little moment. V acknowledging that the past few minutes were bananas and that we will do what we do best with their content: extrapolate and theorize. He's giving us his blessing to take it and roll. So let's do it!
THE PLOT
When V makes his bid to end the friendship, there are two possible results: termination or escalation. So let's go through both.
Termination:
V is alone in a world that is seemingly only populated by couples. Everyone else has someone and they are hyper-focused on each other. In this part of the story, the couples are clearly focused on a romantic/sexual connection.
Escalation:
V is no longer alone. He has a lady with him going through the same activities he did previously. But now, all of those couples are fighting with eachother rather than loving, to the point of destruction.
So which side do I subscribe to? Honestly, neither... lol trust the aspec to choose 'none' when presented with a multiple-choice question.
THE END?
That's it. Honestly that's all of my thoughts about the plot. Excellent storytelling and they do a wonderful job of bringing us into this bizarre world in an entertaining way. I do think it's interesting yo contemplate if this is actually describing a weird other world or if this is all in V's head, showcasing how he perceives the world differently based on his relationship status.
...but that's not all I want to chat about regarding this mv. I think this honestly has more to do with my personal mix on the ace-aro spectrums and the self-sacrificing culture I was raised in. Buuuut I've always had this little thought in the back of my mind that getting into a relationship is actually a really selfish thing to do. I realize this is a highly targeted viewpoint but hear me out for a second on why this mv has got me thinking about this. I'm curious if anyone else on the ace-aro spectrums have had similar thoughts so I'll be posting this over on @aspec-kpop as well. Please tell me if this makes sense to any of you!
So, in this world, V is miserable if everyone else is in relationships and he's alone. Or, if he's seemingly happy with his lady, everyone else around them is in absolute chaos. Either way, both stories end up with him bleeding in the street but in the latter, everyone else is miserable, including his girl who now has to suffer the pain of losing a loved one.
As a teen, who didn't have the luxury of knowing about aspec identities, I remember being absolutely haunted by the admonition that 'it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all'. As I got older and it was becoming increasingly clear to me that I would not have the traditional life experiences that were expected of me, this weighed very heavy on my soul. I would then see my friends go through the heartache of breakups, and older relatives suffer at the passing of their loved ones. Maybe the saying was wrong after all; since loving someone would always lead to pain anyway?
Yes, I do realize that this is a fictional world created to be a backdrop for a fun pop song and I'm likely exposing a little too much of my own psyche for strangers on the internet. But I do find it interesting also that in this fictional world, there is no good choice for V to take. Either he's miserable and everyone else is happy or the inverse is true. He is in a position where it's just not possible for him to choose both his own happiness and the happiness for those around him. Sound familiar?
BONUS THOUGHTS:
(This whole section was worded much better and I feel like I had another point but that is now lost to tumblr eating my original post so this is going to have to be what we get.)
Like I said before, I'm curious how y'all reacted to this release. Do any of my points make sense to you as well? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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Just a couple of thoughts from watching the making film:
Tae is so technically competent! It's so satisfying to watch. Did y'all see that moment where he hits his mark walking backwards before the car? Trust a dancer to be so spatially aware.
He's also so good about giving them options with his reactions and expressions. We only get to see the more entertaining ones here but to be so on the ball with a production team that doesn't speak your native language, it's very impressive. Not that I expected any less but it's sure nice to see.
WAIT WAIT WAIT
While rewatching this to see if there were any other interesting tidbits, I noticed the sign that said ACE behind V when he was outside of the restaurant. I'm not usually one to research these kinds of things but I am somewhat partial to the term ACE soi was curious. I found it! It's the ACE CAFE of LONDON.
I no longer feel bad about my aspec interpretations. Aces, this song is OURS! lol
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Y'all...tumblr just ate my Fri(end)s post. I'd finished it finally. Clicked post. Nothing. It's gone. Its not in my drafts anymore. It didn't get somehow posted to a sideblog. It's just gone. I've had posts disappear before but this one took me so long. I'm going to have to recreate the whole thing...so disappointed.
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Thank you absolutely lovely @myobsessionsspace! Completely feeling the imposter syndrome for my silly little gifs.
I love our chats and am beyond tickled to have been included in a list with such quality blogs.
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Some of My Obsessions
💜💛Jikook Blogs💜💛
Jikook Historian:
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Check out her masterlist and threads on Twitter
For cool BTS Show GIFs and Song GIFs:
@curio-queries @cq-gifs
Jikook & Bangtan GIFS
@minieggukie
search their blog for #seaottersgifs
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@sunandmoonjikook
@sweetjikook
@seoul-bros
@irmi3454
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