It feels like a dream, to be honest. It’s been two days. Yesterday, I couldn’t believe that it actually happened. It didn’t feel real at all. But when I woke up this morning, my body ached all over. That’s when I realized that I really gave it my all. I finally started eating again after the performance. I can finally eat now. I couldn’t believe it.
Someone on twitter said Jimin only had 11 secs of screen time in bs&t.
Why do I only remember Jimin from that though? Haha.
That was one of the first MVs of Bts I watched and the only face I had remembered even then was Jimin.
Sometimes, a metric such as screen time and its length is not the right tool if we want to assess someone's performance or impact on an audience. This might be one of those situations and I find the effort of counting seconds completely irrelevant here.
Jimin could have the most or the least screen time, when it's obvious that including when it was released, its impact comes from the opening line and its accompanying choreographed movement that has since then remained iconic for BTS and K-Pop at that time. Not to mention that he is somewhat the center of the entire number. Add the revealing sholder movement and there you have it.
I’ve always heard about how Blood, Sweat and Tears being sort of a turning point/ another milestone. At least from what I’ve read. And you mentioned it again in your reply about the targeted hate. But what was it like, when it dropped, what happened? How was it different? Can you share a little bit more?
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The thing to remember about that era is, when people first heard/saw Blood Sweat and Tears, they hadn't yet seen Lie. The beauty and anguish expressed in Lie, they hadn't yet seen that choreo that would come weeks later.
It was a double whammy. The stragglers that had been denying BTS's talent after Blood, Sweat and Tears, practically broke down after Lie. Everybody had to admit that BTS and Jimin in particular were on another level. No matter the fandom, you couldn't deny BTS had to be at least one of the best. That was BTS three years after their debut. In my mind, that was the point of no return for the group. And so it's fitting that Cypher Pt 4, their rap anthem on self-love, is on their Wings album.
Anyway, taking it back to Blood, Sweat and Tears, we have to talk about Jimin. He did real damage just in the first 10 seconds of the song. That stare is something I saw people talk about for days. The whole group impressed everyone tbh. I mean, once people saw the choreography on the comeback show, the only thing to say was that yes, BTS is a top group. And yes, they aren't from the Big 3.
BTS at Mnet MCountdown backstage 🧶⛑️💼🐬🍄☄️🍓🥬 selca moments for ‘Wings’ (2nd studio album - 10 October 📀) comeback performances of lead single “Blood Sweat & Tears” 💦 🦪🥟🍣🍲🍟🌭 - 20 October 2016
BTS at Mnet MCountdown backstage 🧶⛑️💼🐬🍄☄️🍓🥬 selca moments for ‘Wings’ (2nd studio album - 10 October 📀) comeback performances of lead single “Blood Sweat & Tears” 💦 🦪🥟🍣🍲🍟🌭 - 3 November 2016