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210422 - BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E CONCEPT PHOTOBOOK Preview cuts CLUE VER. [SHADOW]

2 years ago today, I watched a music video that changed my life, and now I never walk alone because I have Bangtan. Being an ARMY is one of the greatest joys I ever stumbled on. @BTS borahae forever

◥꧁ད 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖉𝖔𝖜 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖒𝖊 ཌ꧂◤

"You just have to look at my galaxies, you just have to be showered by those stars. And I will give my world to you"✨🌦️ #bts #kimtaehyung #vbts #fanart #innerchild #mots7 ##tears #taehyung #btsarmy https://www.instagram.com/p/CN8ZIBQp1Sc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Please I beg all of you reading, go to this link on Instagram and vote for Louder Than Bombs!

We’ve never had a performance of it and this is probably the only chance we’ll get.

MOTS 7 Taehyung Version 2

Hey y’all, found this in a group chat on twitter thought I’d share

https://x.com/clownlordjm_/status/1780589934119653457?s=46

Do you know where this info is from? Tkkrs been saying this but i dunno the source. I’m scared that it might be a mistranslation again.

So that screencap is from MOTS7: The Journey Japan Showcase but I don't think this quote is in that video.

I've been clicking about for ages. The closest I have gotten is TKKrs saying Hobi said it but unfortunately, I can't actually find proof anywhere.

Anyone else have any ideas where "If you need JK, call Taehyung" came from?

I just listened to Louder than bombs for the first time in like 2 years and what a piece of art 🩶 MOTS7 in general is.

I remember watching the ON:E concert at iota o’clock with my cousin and crying horribly (the boy during Inner Child made me sob and Jimin with his outfit change had me gagged and I actually Paid for the concert lol ) because it was so good? I don’t know if I would feel the same now, but back then I was so enamored by them that I was eating up everything.

But anyways, Louder than bombs is that queen for me, it was on shuffle the whole pandemics and when the 2 broadcasted concerts ended and they didn’t sing it I was AGAIN crying because she was my favorite that I was rooting for but then the era ended and bye LTB skksndksjd.

The song, for me, has three highlights, even though I give her a solid 10 because she is my baby and I am biased like that BUT Jimin Taehyung and Jhope (because of his adlibs. Have I told you I am a s*cker for well executed adlibs?) Jimin and TH have such different vocal ranges but they have a distinctive factor when they sing and I firmly believe that when you listen to a BTS song (specially when you don’t know them well) both their voices sharp and deep are THERE and you are obligated to listen to them creating such a pretty contrast. While JK is like the neutral and bridge between both playing the harmonization part alongside Jin. Or at least thats how I feel about the song in particular.

When I listen to a song I am more feelings driven so whatever makes me feel a certain way, I appreciate, and I really really appreciate those three members parts, it’s like they are feeling it too. The “aaaah” (?) still haunts me and Jimin (and Th) just nailed it.

⁂ 45/100 days of kim taehyung | mots7 jacket shoot

the real soulmates in bts are jihope and have been all along. scratch brothers, they're like real blood sisters fr. incidentally they're one of the least popular pairings in bts and their solo stans hate each other the most, i say good for them

it's the way both hybe and armys tried to convince everyone for ten years that vmin were soul mates.... like that stupid ass song from mots7 was so cringe and look at where we're at now 😭 jimin and taehyung haven't been seen together in MONTHS unless someone else is in the room lmao

210421 - BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E CONCEPT PHOTOBOOK Preview cuts ROUTE VER. [EGO]

I can see a massive reunion tour, spanning all continents and going on more than a year, while they work on solo music and then solo tours after the group one, once they put out enough solo songs. The group is over, they are too different musically, they will just use the brand and live off their back catalog. Maybe just a couple of new songs to put in a re-edition of the HYYH trilogy and grab more cash on top of the tour... Or another album like BE : solo songs adapted to the group, no coherent style.

I'll just be forever sad they couldn't close the group chapter with the MOTS7 tour as intended. Now they are just longing for that tour, when the public will be so different with all that happened in the fandom since the English trilogy

Yeah, I could definitely see this being one possibility about how things could go for them in CH3. And I agree with the timeline that after their group tour they’ll probably take a sizable break to focus on solo activities/solo tours, I could totally see that. I don’t think they’re ever going to be as active as a group as they were in CH1.

But see, I actually just think they’re way too ambitious and prideful to release anything but the best for their next album. Literally everyone is going to be tuned in and I think they’re going to have something to prove. I just don’t think they’re ready to give in yet, I think of that Busan Run BTS performance for example. I just can’t imagine them coming back, releasing their first album in six years, and putting out something like YTC 💀 Could you imagine the backlash? I think they’ll want to take back whatever records and show their dominance in the industry again, you know? BTS members are known for their work ethic and drive, I just can’t see them agreeing on anything that’s not like… impeccable quality for their first comeback as a group in years. ARMYs didn’t support their ballads the same way they did the English trilogy, or even YTC compared to Run BTS. So if they want to continue upwards they’re going to have to release something exciting. I think they probably know that and want to rise to the occasion? And I think their feelings going into it are going to be very different to what they were feeling during BE and the pandemic or right before their hiatus. I think they’ll have a completely different mindset. I also think they have this… anger/defiance about them still sometimes? Like Namjoon’s letter about how the media talked about their hiatus. I just think they still have something left to prove as a group, idk. I felt differently during FESTA because they were so broken down but I just think watching the way they’ve talked and kind of moved during the rest of CH2 I feel weirdly optimistic about it?

Also the fact that they have solo careers they can use as outlets I think will make it easier for them to compromise and put out a solid group album. Like if Taehyung wants to make an obscure jazzy song he can easily do so as a soloist instead of being so dependent on BTS as his only creative outlet. I think that will make it a bit easier to be cohesive and compromise. I remember yoonmin talking a bit about the future album and how it would be nice to do it themselves, write about their own stories this time, JM said he would do the melodies ect. And I think they’re pretty flexible musically too. I mean, looking at their solo work a lot of them experiment with different sounds and styles so I think they’ll be fine trying out different things as a group again. I just hope that they have a lot more creative control over their next album (let JM and smeraldo garden marching band collab again! I know they’ve got his back and they’re like the regular BTS collaborators).

And honestly just the way they talk about it, idk. Like on Suchwita JM talks about wanting to improve and become more independent to make the team stronger specifically. And they say this

There are a lot of quotes and conversations where they emphasize the group being their priority like this. I mean, doesn’t mean it’ll work out that way? You never know. But they sure say it a lot, and go into detail quite a bit about it too, not just platitudes. I think the only thing that really throws people off is what’s going on with JK, which I do side-eye. But JK was the only member who was about to enlist without even releasing anything. He’s ambitious but I don’t think he has the ambition or desire to try and eclipse the group either (and it absolutely wouldn't be that easy).

Also the members seem to be in a really good place with each other generally speaking. 2seok text 100 times a day? JM knows their phone schedules? The vminkook revival? The way they low-key doted on JM during his birthday with that cute bd hotteok and the mushroom pouch? They seem on pretty good terms to me which I think means something. And working as a group and being able to feed off each others energy is just very appealing, so I don’t think they’re ready to throw in the towel as BTS, not when it's their best chance of continuing to do and accomplish crazy things. Everything with HYBE US and some of what's happening I really, seriously don't like. But like two random articles calling JK Justin Timberlake and a moderate hit song aren't going to be enough to break the group up, nor does it change the reality of the BTS members being seven of the most famous people in the world. Idk, I guess time will tell.

Anyways, yeah, the MOTS tour will forever be a tragedy. I think they do clearly want to make up for it. But I do think it goes beyond that. And the fandom is trash lately, imo, at least in most public spaces online, so here's hoping things clear up a bit in 2025. But BTS is a once in a generation phenomenon. I just really just can't see them going out with a whimper.

jake's giving me real taehyung vibes with his fit and hair from the prada show

it reminds me of tae's styling during mots7

What’s on my mind…

Park Seojoon and Xooos are dating…she’s friends with Jennie, which puts his interactions at Chanel events with her in better context.

I feel that Taehyung looks slimmer than usual…and am sad to think he was dealing with Taennie rumors while making his jazz dreams come true.

I’ve been wondering about military service like your other anon. Not the blind article, but which arm of service Taekook will join. I disagree that Namjoon won’t go the public service route. I think JK will go for the most demanding there is.

Park Seojoon and Xooos are dating…

Interesting I guess, though I'm not so clued up on the wooga's personal dating habits.

Taehyung looks slimmer...

He does, kind of reminds me of MOTS7 promo tour. Makes me think he's working hard for his music debut. Is probably on a strict diet. It could also be Taennie connect but who knows.

I’ve been wondering about military service...

I think, aside from Yoongi, all will do normal military service, in the Army. I also think they will get positions in the Army that's tough but away from danger. I could see Namjoon doing something more analytical or communication based. Not sure about the other mind, but JK I think will be more hands on, I wonder if he'll do something fitness based as that might be his bag.