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So I want to start another tag. It’s called “army loves bts”
I’ve been doing this for a while now: I’ve been writing under one long post about the different things I love about each BTS member, and it’s a hefty list because almost every bullet point is a whole paragraph in itself, in total, it’s already 7 pages. I’ve kept it in my drafts for a long time because I always feel like I always have more to add. But now I figure, I can always just post new posts. It’s most likely to happen because they always do things that make me love them.
My feels are just too much, like damn, heart, can you please chill for a second?!
Nope, my heart has no chill.
I would write it on my personal blog, but I have more followers here and I want to spread the love more. My blog is not only creative writing anymore apparently. A bit disappointing, but I’d rather show love here than not.
Since the post is so freaking long, I’ll just do one post per member. Still about a page per member, omg LOL.
But come on, I never want to not spread love, especially not for BTS, so despite it’s length, I won’t keep it under keep reading since it’s not one 7-page long post.
After I’m done, I fully encourage you to join me in spreading love by sharing what you love about BTS. Either share your own feels, or add on to what I’ve said so far.
Just like the “type of boyfriend” imagines, asks or submissions [every format (text posts that show appreciation, quotes you love from them, pictures that show their style that you love, videos that show the moments that you love about them (would be great if you could share why you love it), links to other love posts you’ve seen on tumblr that you want to share and other type of links that are love and bts-oriented) are all welcome), long or short. It doesn’t matter. When you start to see what I post, you know length does not matter.
1 thing, 2 things, red things, blue things, I don’t care how much you send, because love is supposed to be awesomely infinite. Don’t be intimidated by how large each of my bullet point is. By no means do you have to express love in the same way I do.
If you have to send in multiple asks per member, I would rather you submit it. Submissions don’t allow anonymous submissions, at least not from what I’ve observed. If you want to stay anonymous on my blog, you can let me know at the bottom of your submission, and I’ll just copy and paste your submission onto the blog without adding your name, and write anon as your submission tag name.
I’ll also have an extra tag “army loves *insert real name of member here*” so specific members can be searchable too.
I’m so excited, are you ready? I am. Love makes me happy :)
My love posts will start very soon.
What I love about Kim Seokjin
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
Playful interactions Jin has with ARMY (cheerleader Jin, twitter Jin with his dad jokes and filtered photos, concert gifts jin). It makes him one of the most interactive members with ARMY (even if he is the most understated, and it breaks my heart for the life of me) and he’s super playful about it
Beautiful voice (converse high and hip hop lover during the HYYH concert, and does no one talk about his harmony in the Perfect Man cover?). Does anyone actually realize that he’s worthy of being on Bangtan, more than him being the visual? Does anyone actually think that Bang PD doesn’t know what he’s doing (guys, BTS is the most important project of Big Hit, he did NOT he blew it when he chose these 7 members? Hell no, fight me!) Tbh, he is my favorite vocal. I love all the vocal’s voices, and they all stand out to me, but Jin’s is truly my favorite vocal.
Harmonious Jin (HYYH on stage talk [skip to 6:35 to follow what I’m talking about]): how he settled between Suga and Jimin’s answer, and to be honest, even without the fact that he settled the “argument” between the two as well as moved away from the silly banter between the 95z, it was my favorite/most agreed answer out of what all of them said, as well as having ARMY agree with him so the boys can’t disagree. He’s so tactful about it. How do you not love and respect him after this?!!
How he dealt with a crying girl on an elevator. The sensitive soul that he is, couldn’t bear the fact that a beautiful girl is crying in his vicinity, he asked if she was okay!
Childish Jin: his childlikeness is one of the sweeter things in life I love to cherish. Let your heart stay in Neverland, Jin, i’m with you right there
Knows how to be a hyung. Put Suga in his place, drive Jungkook to school, cook for 7 boys, be the harmonious hyung.
Actor Jin. The boys have said that he is the most relaxed, the most natural in acting when filming the prologue. Also, remember the epilogue trailer, when they all became the car door guy and with the high-class heir air to them all? I’m convinced that the hour before that, Seokjin sat them down with a metal pointer, whiteboard and marker, and a powerpoint to shape them up to do so well.
He came so far. He came in as a trainee who did not know how to sing or dance. WILL YOU LOOK AT HIM NOW!
Sporty Jin. He’s actually quite the active guy who’s really good at enjoying and experiencing life. It’s something I lack so I admire him for it
The little things: Cooking Jin, Confident Jin, ARMY bomb lover, beautiful, second best in Bangtan with English, i have a similar laugh with him, sassy jin (OMG his sass rivals Suga), everytime he MCs, advocates men wearing pink, well-connected with different idols in the entertainment industry
What I love about Min Yoongi
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
Sweet Suga. He takes care of the members so well, even if he doesn’t choose to show it outwardly. Let’s not forget the fact that his stage name is Suga because he has a sweet smile and he “wants to promote sweetly”
Savage Suga. He’s ready to roast you faster than a flash of lightning. Such quick thinking. Quick-witted people are my Kryptonite
Genius producer. I’m so excited about his music because all of it is so on point. I don’t think I have to explain it further. BTW people, he’s there for his music from start to finish. Lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, pianist, rapper, performer...like damn kid. That’s legacy.
Thoughtful to people. When he was class president, he always remembered people’s birthdays and such, making sure that people didn’t feel left out or unheard. He values everyone in his life and he knows what he values about them. He really does
Thoughtful in his lyrics. Do I really need to explain this?
Thoughtful in his every day life about what he does. He writes down just about everything every day. He spends his alone time going through his day, thinking through about what he had to do.
Goal oriented/Determined/Ambitious. First of all, he is so serious about figuring out what he wants to do with his life. He makes his goals and dreams really clear to himself. Second, he’s willing to work hard to achieve it all. Third, even when he’s there, he knows how to stay motivated to keep going further, reaching higher and higher, and even if there are no more steps to climb, he’ll build it himself.
Hardworking. This is such an admirable trait in itself. As previously stated, he’s working so damn hard to achieve his dreams and goals. Of course, the negative side of it is that it makes everyone worry sick about him, but I cannot stop my respect for the origins of why we worry sick about him, because he works so hard.
Spit raps out faster than bullets. Do I really need to explain this?
He doesn’t always share with us, but when he does, he’s genuine about what he shares. His long fancafe post about his feelings after the concert in Tokyo was canceled. He flew over to Tokyo by himself during break to visit the concert venue, gathered his thoughts and feelings, and spilled it all out. What he spilled out and my feelings towards it is a whole essay in itself. His mixtape. He’s been working on it for years, his lyrics is so raw Agust D, he carefully chose every single word, none of it was a happy accident. He’s so detailed oriented and he was willing to open up in so much depth.
His strong will to be himself. The fact that he doesn’t change his perspective or act a certain way that’s catered to the fan’s desires (I know it sounds weird, seeing that I’m a fan, but I really admire his steadfastness even as an idol to be himself, and when he is himself, that’s how we can love Min Yoongi more, not Suga). In addition to that, if he wasn’t so strong willed to do his own, he would not be the Min Yoongi we know and love today. Despite experiencing push back from their parents (namely the rap line, because we hear it from them the most), he remains humble and respectful to his family.
The little things: his style (he dresses so well, and every time i think of MYG in calligraphy, i think that it sounds like a very high-end accessories brand), hands, gummy smile or no teeth shy sweetness smile, black eyes, dedication and responsibility he feels over his work and duty, the pride he has in all his self-produced works (he’s so funny and adorable when he advertises BTS or his own works), fawning over Holly (I bet with my life that this is what he will feel when he finds the one he loves), on-stage swag, always and forever taking out his in-ears to hear ARMY sing his part or simply hearing us cheer for him, I love every time we see BTS interact with one another, but no one truly messes with Yoongi without his permission.
What I love about Jung Hoseok
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
Golden Hyung
Singing. This was what he originally wanted to do, as well as dancing. He has such a sweet voice when he sings
Dancing. Do I really have to explain this? I mean, come on guys, best dancer in the academy he went to
Rapping. He did not know how to rap, coming in as a trainee; he learned it within his 2-3 (?) years as a trainee. His voice went from smooth and soft singing to raspy and versatile rapping. His rapping style is the most unique of the rap line in terms of how he uses it to make different sounds
Extra skills include: beat-boxing, lyrical composition, musical composition, choreographer (that’s it’s own bullet point below, stay with me here). People, his resume looks pretty damn good. Probably better than most of us.
Hoseok has a lot of patience and very flexible. “If someone makes Hoseok sad, that person must be a really bad person”. He does get sad, he does get exhausted, it happens to everyone and I’m glad that he admits it as well, because I would be even more worried if he didn’t. Suga says that it’s very obvious when he’s unhappy because his mouth makes the “ㅅ” shape (I’ve seen it and it scares the crap out of me to see his mouth make that shape), but it’s so rare, it’s so hard to make it happen, he tries so hard, I could cry for him about that. When I say he’s flexible, it’s because time and time again, he emphasizes his need to be loved and paid attention to. What happens when people start asking for the other members on Vapp even when he’s the one who started the BTS live video? (See link for why so much ARMY is upset for him) When he was bored or thought ARMY was bored, but it turns out they didn’t want to see him? He backed off. Note how he didn’t’ make the “ㅅ”. You can pass it off as the fact that he’s a celebrity who was given the spotlight at that moment, but it’s still because of his patience and flexibility, that he’s willing to adapt to the fans and not complain about that, no matter how much it might hurt. He loves ARMY too much to show them that they are the cause of his “ㅅ”. Seriously, any tears he sheds, I can’t stand, want to cry with him. I want to kiss them away
Knows how to bring people in together. When everyone was a trainee, he made people feel comfortable even if they didn’t like/know dancing. He’s one of the extroverts, as well as the oldest extrovert in the group. He first glued everyone together until they were all ready to actually connect to each other themselves.
Choreographer. It takes creativity to do this, to not just follow the steps, but create them into such memorable pieces. He’s willing to learn from the main choreographer teacher, and he’s willing to teach to the other members. It’s so much effort right there to shape the boys into how they are now. He’s so detailed oriented when it comes to this because he knows the members count on him, he’s very responsible.
Braver than most people give him credit for. He hates snakes, roller coasters, and heights. What have we seen him do for the mere sake of ARMY’S entertainment? Take pictures with a huge ass snake, ride roller coasters, and bungee jump. I’m deathly afraid of snakes and freefall. If it were me, I would not even hug a person who’s touched a snake until they wash themselves (idc if they were bts, I freak out so bad). Im not sure I could bungee jump even if I was strapped to the bravest of them all, Jungkook (I’m not sure, it’s possible though). I dare you to tell me that he’s a wimp, I dare you.
The little things: Sunshine smile, his basic skills in many languages greetings, his power to calm dogs down is the cutest thing, his dog Mickey, he likes to read on good mornings
What I love about Kim Namjoon
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
His depth. When he’s looking into something, he dives in deep, until he can’t breath. He’ll come back up for air and dive again. He makes sure his thought process is so thorough and he can explain it well in his own words. He needs to make sure he gives enough for people to understand him, but it might backfire sometimes.
His artistic side. His poetic nature, his lyrical sense, his AMAZING skill in rapping, his sense of fashion (unusual but sure as hell unique). All of this is like his depth, he’s very thorough. He is a perfectionist that is different from Suga’s perfectionism. Suga’s perfectionism is to make sure that there’s no mistake in it’s delivery and getting the point across. Rap Monster’s perfectionism is to make sure there is no mistake in that he is sure it is how he believes it to be, there is no room for him to second-guess his own thoughts. (combine them two together and you have a dream team, oh wait, it’s real)
His humility. I won’t get into the controversies that surround his name, but all I know is that he always makes sure he’s open about it and addresses the issue. He’s far from perfect, and he gets it. He’s not pretending that everything is okay or that whatever he did was justified. He reflects, acknowledges his mistakes, and apologizes personally. All of this are the marks of a progressive man, that is admirable and respectable, don’t ever tell me otherwise.
His thoughtfulness. How about when Jungkook was sick and he worried about his emotional health and how he hopes Jungkook won’t feel too bad about not being here. Rap Monster has been there before and hopes the youngest doesn’t feel like that. How about when he was V’s secret friend in Dubai and he put meaning into what he chose, not just “Oh, he’ll like this”
His tough love. When Jimin lost his luggage in Bon Voyage, Rap Monster prepared the way and then set Jimin off to do things independently. If it were me, I would have fussed over Jimin like he was a child, but not Rap Monster. He recognizes that Jimin is an adult and he should learn to do these things by himself because it is a good skill to be independent when problem solving. Did you see the proud look on his face when Jimin came back successful?!
His leadership. Speaking of problem solving, as a leader, he has the responsibility of problem solving for his teammates. It’s not simply because he has the IQ of 148 or that he can speak English fluently. He feels the weight of responsibility, he’s willing to carry it, and he’s doing a diligent job. Everyone in Bangtan recognizes that only Rap Monster can pull off the job of a leader, he’s so respected by that alone, and he has even more qualities that needs to be respected.
The little things: clumsyjoon (it’s actually kind of adorable), he’s SHY (omg, outspoken badass rapper who’s very open about his thoughts is SHY!!!!???), his height, so proportionate, his appreciation for nature, his freestyle rap in Norway when he needed to go back for his backpack (omg, i do not want to explain the depth of how much of a turn on that was), sexy brain man, never forgets int’l army, smooth ass pickup lines, English and all other languages
What I love about Park Jimin
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
His performance. Every time it’s a new show, performance, Jimin finds some way to make his performance different from the last one. After promotions and what not, when he’s doing performances on different stages and concerts, he does something new in his delivery, be it his singing, his dancing, or how he moves when he feels so lit. He is the best performer in BTS because of this effort. It does not go unnoticed. He knows that what he does is for an audience, so he makes sure he puts on a good show, making his actions audience-oriented. Everyone else is there to deliver their parts (excellently; don’t think I down play their efforts), and having a good ol’ time. But Jimin is more aware of an audience than everyone else. His performance has quality assurance.
Good listener. Everyone in Bangtan would vote Jimin as the person to go to when they need to relieve stress. As trainees, Jimin would always listen to Jungkook as he poured out his feelings, and Suga acknowledges that Jimin is always there for him when he needs to talk.
Sweet and considerate. Thinking of Yoongi and Hoseok when they weren’t allowed to eat the same yummy foods and is willing to share with them. Going to visit the orphanage BTS visited as a group, just to hang out with them and let them know that he hasn’t forgotten them.
Modesty. It took him awhile, because he’s changed the most out of all the BTS members since debut. He used to not see himself in a light of confidence, not until the audience validated him and made him feel valued. That is when he started to believe in himself more. As confident as he is now, he’s still making room for improvements. He wants to make sure he continues to grow, be better, and learn anything people will teach. Even now, he still thinks he’s lacking and that he needs improvement. As an artist, it’s impossible to ever not feel this way, but damn, that boy is doing so well and it hurts me to think that he doesn’t just think that he can improve, but he thinks that he lacks. (Lie is the greatest example of how he never feels like he’s good enough. Doesn’t seem like modesty as much as it seems like lack of confidence, but I believe through our love, he can wrestle that away :))
His bond with everyone. He’s there for everyone, straight up. His care for Jungkook is apparent and cute. His friendship with V is the ultimate friendship goal kpop, or anyone, has ever seen. He and J-hope are partners of mood making and they’re so similar to each other in that way. He and Suga are the most comfortable balance of all the brothers. He and Rap Monster is a very respectful bond, and they have both once agreed that off-camera, on down times, they actually think a lot alike. Jin and Jimin are mother and child goals. He shows the most and greatest support to all the members in every one of the members’ solo acts (Every Wings short, he comments on Twitter about it, RM’s collab with MFBTY, RM’s mixtape, Suga’s mixtape, etc.) He leaves no man behind.
The little things: speaking of little things, little hands :), shy and smol (so freaking different from his on-stage confidence), his effort in everything he does, eye smiles were never important to me until he was introduced into my life, cutest antics in all of Bangtan, toned arms (love him with or without, but when he has them, I can’t stop staring)
What I love about Kim Taehyung
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
Ingenious. Example 1) Run BTS! ep 4 - At the pool, the members had to transfer coke from one bottle to another. V was the most successful in a very ingenious idea to transfer directly, rather than pouring it in. 2) During this talk show, the members had to tell truths and lies about themselves and J-hope was the secret liar. Before seeing his card, V already knew J-hope was the liar because of his face. He quickly decided he would act suspicious in order to throw other people off. 3) BTS Bon Voyage, he figured out everyone was pranking him and played them back. V thinks outside-the-box to problem solve, he is knows his bros so well and thinks on-the-spot, he is super observant about everyone and can figure things out easily. He has once said in some interview that he actually can be very serious sometimes and thinks a lot. Seriously, don’t sleep on his ingeniousness, don’t underestimate this. He’s not an alien just because he can think differently from others.
Family-oriented. Before BTS, as a trainee, as an idol, his family is on his mind every day. He is super filial and always thinks of how to give back to his family, how to show love, and almost contacts them every day! We always get to see him play with his cousins and little siblings, third wheel his parent’s date, and still plans to have a big family. It’s super cute and I can’t wait to see the family man he’ll become. Can you imagine if he ends up on Return of Superman?!!!!!
Super considerate. Remember when he and Suga was sick around Christmas/New Years and they had to skip out a couple of events? Do you remember what he did because ARMY was worried?! Twitter post:“Don’t worry, oppa is superman”!!!! Seriously, my heart absolutely melted for him at that moment. He once posted on fancafe how he reads all of ARMY’s fan mail to him, learning about their struggles and troubles. He felt bad that he can’t do anything for them, but he tried to cheer them up! How cute is he?!
Multi-talented. Singer, dancer, actor. He’s not officially particularly well-known in any of these three aspects, the other members of BTS take the title, but he’s definitely not underappreciated/underrated in any of these three. His deep voice is super important to all the BTS songs because his voice is actually stands out the most out of all the vocals, he’s not a part of the dance line but all of ARMY basically consider him honorary, Jin is the most experienced actor and amazing at it, but there’s no way around it that V is currently the one with a drama role. He has a wonderful sense of variety and I consider him most entertaining. He also deals with lyrics and melody composition, just like Jungkook as well [link about both their works in Run below in Jungkook’s bullet point)
Sociable. Did you know that he is considered as one of the idols with the most connections, known as the most sociable? I just learned about it here and it was fabulous! It truly is a gift to be so sociable, to make such quick and genuine connection and be able to maintain it. Some consider it hasty to make friends that quick, but when you’re someone like Taehyung, those friends stay as friends, not friends-from-some-period-of-your-life. It’s a gift and it’s admirable for someone who doesn’t make friends as quickly/as easily.
“Weird” moments. okay. the thing is, he wasn’t afraid to be himself in private or public. When the rest of the members first met him, they didn’t think he was normal and thought it was an act. Hell no, that’s the way he is and my favorite part of him is when I see him relaxed and himself, you really have no idea how much I love him as himself. It pains me when I see him even a little reserved because that’s not how he originally was. I’m always worried for him because within the entertainment industry, it’s way too easy to be criticized. I feel like confidence in him to be himself has been slowly stripping away, I really wish there was some way we could bring it back to him. I love this part of him because it helps me feel like it’s okay to be myself, and it would bring me confidence to be different as I am.
The little things: boxy smile (my favorite smile [suga’s sweet smile is very damn close though]), big hands (i want to compare mine to his…or just hold them :)), deeeeeep voice but looks like a 12 year old, cypher lover, blank tae moments, biking expert
What I love about Jeon Jungkook
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
Golden Maknae. As much as I don’t really like using this term because I think it puts more pressure than it should on him, there’s really no escape to the reality of him being multi-talented. Singer, dancer, rapper, artist (let’s not forget his humor, I keep cracking up at his Bang Shik PD-nim at 6:37), lyrical composition (made the Run cut above many other lyrical opportunities he’s done), musical composition (but he was too good for Run lol)
Smooth but shy. I personally love the fact that he’s got his flirting game on with ARMY, with the camera, etc., but he can’t have any unprepared woman contact within 5 feet of him (in his head, it’s all “abort mission”). It’s super cute because I think he’s one of the most innocent, despite how adult he wants to be. Makes me think how young he is because he’s actually quite excited to grow up in a couple ways. This is super cute.
His feels. Dude…We all know Begin is about his feelings towards his BTS brothers. He can’t get cuter than that. He’s one of the members who’s terrible at expressing his feelings, but I know he’s got a lot of them, he’s no robot. I’m so proud that he’s able to figure out his feelings and express it in the song. It shows how far he’s gone. I’m a family person, so I really hope one day he’s learns to be good at expressing his love to his family, and maybe one day to his future girlfriend too.
Musical talent. Speaking of how far he’s gone, I know I touched base on it above, but let’s dive deeper. He’s very ambitious about becoming a great singer, and some of that translates to knowing how to be a part of the musical process every step of the way. The rap line takes care of a lot of the music, but of the vocal line, Jungkook is the most involved with the music making portion. He’s working so hard, learning so much, and I’m absolutely, so proud of this kid. And he just became an adult. His achievements at his age is something to be admired.
The little things: bunny teeth, nose scrunch, f*ing police uniform (Dope was how I found out about BTS. Came for Jungkook’s hair and police uniform, stayed for the music, the dancing, the lyrics, and overall dopeness/derpness of BTS), the way he says “noona” (I swear, I’m getting a noona kink because of him and I don’t like it!), competitive, memelord, muscle pig, sense of humor, eyebrows
OKAY EVERYONE, I’M DONE...wooo, fun ride. full of feels. okay. your turn!
What I love about Jung Hoseok | 2
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
His name: J-hope. He wants to spread hope to ARMY. Do you know how daunting the responsibility of that name bears? Do you think it’s easy to carry that name? I realize it’s a kpop boyband stage name. But i’m thinking like an ARMY okay?
The reason he has this name is very consistent with the personality that he is that I’ve pointed out in my previous What I love about Jung Hoseok post. He’s always been a happy and optimistic guy. It’s such an important personality to have in any occupation, especially in such an industry because criticism comes from every angle and in all places.
I don’t know about you, but I find being happy all the time exhausting and hurtful for me on the inside. Can you imagine him? His role in BTS is to be that person. Every performance, show, concert, interview, etc. Even at home, he’s the optimistic and happy guy. For the members, he’s the one who cheers them up. Who the hell would ever think that being the mood maker is easy?
The moment his smile drops even for a second, we freak out because it’s the only expression we ever see on him (also we love him, and we can’t bear to see the one we love unhappy right?). But because of this, he feels bad to make us freak out. He doesn’t want us unhappy. So what is the natural thing to do for him? Keep smiling, even when it hurts. Even when he’s tired. Even when he doesn’t care.
(because this is no longer the original post, my love rant is starting to make paragraphs...)
Wings: THIS IS HIS ALBUM, PEOPLE. He finally made his own intro song, and when I first read the lyrics. OMG. The rap line is always so on-point in creating an intro song that really sets up the album perfectly. He’s also the only one on the rap line who can dance to his own freaking intro, okay?!!!!! What’d I say? Golden! MAMA!!!! He wrote a song about his mom! Not only that, because many idols sing about their mom, but his style is so different from others. Listen to him talk about his song! (starts at 25:05) Let’s not forget...J-HOOOOOOOOOOPPPE! All in all, he’s absolutely outstanding.
The little things: cutie dimple, fore.head.hobi.
Blog Announcement - Updated ARMY loves BTS posts
So I finally spent three nights searching up the links for most if not all of the points in my appreciation post, and I’m going to post the new posts very soon. And between the time of the first post and now, I added more to love, so yay!
I’m going to post them up very soon.
And then work on the last chapter of Instinct. Yay!
What I love about Kim Seokjin | Updated
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
(this is a combined post of my old appreciation post, now with links and more things to love about this guy!)
Appreciation Posts Masterlist
Playful interactions Jin has with ARMY: (cheerleader Jin, twitter Jin with his dad jokes and filtered photos, concert gifts jin). It makes him one of the most interactive members with ARMY (even if he is the most understated, and it breaks my heart for the life of me) and he’s super playful about it
Beautiful voice (converse high and hip hop lover during the HYYH concert, and does no one talk about his harmony in the Perfect Man cover?). Does anyone actually realize that he’s worthy of being on Bangtan, more than him being the visual? Does anyone actually think that Bang PD doesn’t know what he’s doing (guys, BTS is the most important project of Big Hit, he did NOT he blew it when he chose these 7 members? Hell no, fight me!) Tbh, he is my favorite vocal. I love all the vocal’s voices, and they all stand out to me, but Jin’s is truly my favorite vocal.
Harmonious Jin (HYYH on stage talk [skip to 6:35 to follow what I’m talking about]): how he settled between Suga and Jimin’s answer, and to be honest, even without the fact that he settled the “argument” between the two as well as moved away from the silly banter between the 95z, it was my favorite/most agreed answer out of what all of them said, as well as having ARMY agree with him so the boys can’t disagree. He’s so tactful about it. How do you not love and respect him after this?!!
How he dealt with a crying girl on an elevator. The sensitive soul that he is, couldn’t bear the fact that a beautiful girl is crying in his vicinity, he asked if she was okay!
Childish Jin: his childlikeness is one of the sweeter things in life I love to cherish. Let your heart stay in Neverland, Jin, i’m with you right there
Knows how to be a hyung. Put Suga in his place, drive Jungkook to school, cook for 7 boys, be the harmonious hyung.
Actor Jin. The boys have said that he is the most relaxed, the most natural in acting when filming the prologue. Also, remember the epilogue trailer, when they all became the car door guy and with the high-class heir air to them all? I’m convinced that the hour before that, Seokjin sat them down with a metal pointer, whiteboard and marker, and a powerpoint to shape them up to do so well.
He came so far. He came in as a trainee who did not know how to sing or dance. WILL YOU LOOK AT HIM NOW!
Sporty Jin. He’s actually quite the active guy who’s really good at enjoying and experiencing life. It’s something I lack so I admire him for it
The little things: Cooking Jin, Confident Jin, ARMY bomb lover, beautiful, second best in Bangtan with English, i have a similar laugh with him, sassy jin (OMG his sass rivals Suga), everytime he MCs, pink lover, well-connected with different idols in the entertainment industry
Mario fan: I believe he’s one of the very few idols who shows such love for something, even Mario artists recognizes it
Doesn’t care about eating little for idols: he’s gonna do what he wants and he’s going to be happy with it. He’s also Eat Jin
Strangeness: Why does everyone only focus on Tae’s uniqueness? Seokjin is quite out there himself. I love every part of all the members who do what they want. The members I feel like who most advocates “do what you want” mentality are Seokjin, Yoongi, Namjoon, and Taehyung. And they are an example of it and live it out despite so many eyes on them 24/7. I love that.
The little things 2: Awkwardness, closet pervert (i just know it) (Your question: Smiles...why do you like this part of him? My answer: :P)
Extra posts that back up my many points (in this appreciation posts or others: Jin’s choice to be childlike despite being a hyung, multiple jin stuff, others
What I love about Min Yoongi | Updated
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
(this is a combined post of my old appreciation post, now with links and more things to love about this guy!)
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Sweet Suga. He takes care of the members so well, even if he doesn’t choose to show it outwardly. Let’s not forget the fact that his stage name is Suga because he has a sweet smile and he “wants to promote sweetly”
Savage Suga. He’s ready to roast you faster than a flash of lightning. Such quick thinking. Quick-witted people are my Kryptonite
Genius producer. I’m so excited about his music because all of it is so on point. I don’t think I have to explain it further. BTW people, he’s there for his music from start to finish. Lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, pianist, rapper, performer…like, damn kid. That’s legacy.
Thoughtful to people. When he was in student council, he always remembered people’s birthdays and such, making sure that people didn’t feel left out or unheard. He values everyone in his life and he knows what he values about them. He really does.
Thoughtful in his lyrics. These posts will explain for me.
Thoughtful in his every day life about what he does. He writes down just about everything every day. He spends his alone time going through his day, thinking through about what he had to do (fifth to last question).
Goal oriented/Determined/Ambitious. First of all, he is so serious about figuring out what he wants to do with his life. He makes his goals and dreams really clear to himself. Second, he’s willing to work hard to achieve it all. Third, even when he’s there, he knows how to stay motivated to keep going further, reaching higher and higher, and even if there are no more steps to climb, he’ll build it himself (this whole interview).
Hardworking. This is such an admirable trait in itself. As previously stated, he’s working so damn hard to achieve his dreams and goals. Of course, the negative side of it is that it makes everyone worry sick about him, but I cannot stop my respect for the origins of why we worry sick about him, because he works so hard.
Spit raps out faster than bullets; raps more than he eats and breathes. Do I really need to explain this?
He doesn’t always share with us, but when he does, he’s genuine about what he shares. His long fancafe post about his feelings after the concert in Tokyo was canceled. He flew over to Tokyo by himself during break to visit the concert venue, gathered his thoughts and feelings, and spilled it all out. What he spilled out and my feelings towards it, is a whole essay in itself. His mixtape. He’s been working on it for years, his lyrics is so raw Agust D (I know, it’s just fanart, but it just hits me in the feels so much), he carefully chose every single word, none of it was a happy accident. He’s so detailed oriented and he was willing to open up in so much depth.
His strong will to be himself. The fact that he doesn’t change his perspective or act a certain way that’s catered to the fan’s desires even if he doesn’t want to do it (I know it sounds weird, seeing that I’m a fan, but I really admire his steadfastness even as an idol to be himself, and when he is himself, that’s how we can love Min Yoongi more, not Suga). In addition to that, if he wasn’t so strong willed to do his own, he would not be the Min Yoongi we know and love today. Despite experiencing push back from their parents (namely the rap line, because we hear it from them the most), he remains humble and respectful to his family. Of all the members, he’s the last one I worry about for being anything but himself.
The little things: his style (he dresses so well, and every time i think of MYG in calligraphy, i think that it sounds like a very high-end accessories brand), hands, gummy smile or no teeth shy sweetness smile, black eyes, dedication and responsibility he feels over his work and duty, the pride he has in all his self-produced works (he’s so funny and adorable when he advertises BTS or his own works), fawning over Holly (I bet with my life that this is what he will feel when he finds the one he loves), on-stage swag, always and forever taking out his in-ears to hear ARMY sing his part or simply hearing us cheer for him, I love every time we see BTS interact with one another, but no one truly messes with Yoongi without his permission.
His extra names: Son of Naver, Min Suga Genius Jjang Jjang Man Boong Boong, Father Louis Williams Suga Adams the 3rd, Min PD, Motionless Min, and Syub Syub
The little things: Wonderful DJ, flirting game, basketball skills, Bangtan loyalty, Mr. Fix-it (#10), meticulous, smart/intuitive
Extra posts that back up my many points (in this appreciation posts or others: Suga’s production skills
What I love about Jung Hoseok | Updated
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My answer: read this and then join me
(this is a combined post of my old appreciation post (2), now with links and more things to love about this guy!)
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Golden Hyung
Singing. This was what he originally wanted to do, as well as dancing. He has such a sweet voice when he sings
Dancing. Do I really have to explain this? I mean, come on guys, best dancer in the academy he went to
Rapping. He did not know how to rap, coming in as a trainee; he learned it within his 2-3 (?) years as a trainee. His voice went from smooth and soft singing to raspy and versatile rapping. His rapping style is the most unique of the rap line in terms of how he uses it to make different sounds
Extra skills include: beat-boxing, lyrical composition, musical composition, choreographer (that’s its own bullet point below, stay with me here). People, his resume looks pretty damn good. Probably better than most of us.
Hoseok has a lot of patience and very flexible. “If someone makes Hoseok sad, that person must be a really bad person”. He does get sad, he does get exhausted, it happens to everyone and I’m glad that he admits it as well, because I would be even more worried if he didn’t. Suga says that it’s very obvious when he’s unhappy because his mouth makes the “ㅅ” shape (I’ve seen it and it scares the crap out of me to see his mouth make that shape, I don’t even wanna show you), but it’s so rare, it’s so hard to make it happen, he tries so hard, I could cry for him about that. When I say he’s flexible, it’s because time and time again, he emphasizes his need to be loved and paid attention to. What happens when people start asking for the other members on Vapp even when he’s the one who started the BTS live video? (See link for why so much ARMY is upset for him) When he was bored or thought ARMY was bored, but it turns out they didn’t want to see him? He backed off. Note how he didn’t’ make the “ㅅ”. You can pass it off as the fact that he’s a celebrity who was given the spotlight at that moment, but it’s still because of his patience and flexibility, that he’s willing to adapt to the fans and not complain about that, no matter how much it might hurt. He loves ARMY too much to show them that they are the cause of his “ㅅ”. Seriously, any tears he sheds, I can’t stand, want to cry with him. I want to kiss them away
Knows how to bring people in together. When everyone was a trainee (gotta scroll down for this link), he made people feel comfortable even if they didn’t like/know dancing. He’s one of the extroverts, as well as the oldest extrovert in the group. He first glued everyone together until they were all ready to actually connect to each other themselves.
Choreographer. It takes creativity to do this, to not just follow the steps, but create them into such memorable pieces. He’s willing to learn from the main choreographer teacher, and he’s willing to teach to the other members. It’s so much effort right there to shape the boys into how they are now. He’s so detailed oriented when it comes to this because he knows the members count on him, he’s very responsible.
Braver than most people give him credit for. He hates snakes, roller coasters, and heights. What have we seen him do for the mere sake of ARMY’S entertainment? Take pictures with a huge ass snake, ride roller coasters, and bungee jump. I’m deathly afraid of snakes and freefall. If it were me, I would not even hug a person who’s touched a snake until they wash themselves (idc if they were bts, I freak out so bad). Im not sure I could bungee jump even if I was strapped to the bravest of them all, Jungkook (I’m not sure, it’s possible though). I dare you to tell me that he’s a wimp, I dare you.
The little things: Sunshine smile, his basic skills in many languages greetings, his power to calm dogs down is the cutest thing, his dog Mickey, he likes to read on good mornings
His name: J-hope. He wants to spread hope to ARMY. Do you know how daunting the responsibility of that name bears? Do you think it’s easy to carry that name? I realize it’s a kpop boyband stage name. But i’m thinking like an ARMY okay? The reason he has this name is very consistent with the personality that he is that I’ve pointed out in my previous What I love about Jung Hoseok post. He’s always been a happy and optimistic guy. It’s such an important personality to have in any occupation, especially in such an industry because criticism comes from every angle and in all places. I don’t know about you, but I find being happy all the time exhausting and hurtful for me on the inside. Can you imagine him? His role in BTS is to be that person. Every performance, show, concert, interview, etc. Even at home, he’s the optimistic and happy guy. For the members, he’s the one who cheers them up. Who the hell would ever think that being the mood maker is easy? The moment his smile drops even for a second, we freak out because it’s the only expression we ever see on him (also we love him, and we can’t bear to see the one we love unhappy right?). But because of this, he feels bad to make us freak out. He doesn’t want us unhappy. So what is the natural thing to do for him? Keep smiling, even when it hurts. Even when he’s tired. Even when he doesn’t care.
Wings: THIS IS HIS ALBUM, PEOPLE. He finally made his own intro song, and when I first read the lyrics. OMG. The rap line is always so on-point in creating an intro song that really sets up the album perfectly. He’s also the only one on the rap line who can dance to his own freaking intro, okay?!!!!! What’d I say? Golden! MAMA!!!! He wrote a song about his mom! Not only that, because many idols sing about their mom, but his style is so different from others. Listen to him talk about his song! (starts at 25:05) Let’s not forget…J-HOOOOOOOOOOPPPE! All in all, he’s absolutely outstanding.
The little things: cutie dimple, fore.head.hobi.
Extra posts that back up my many points (in this appreciation posts or others: Hoseok’s choreo captain, what he thinks about the others
What I love about Kim Namjoon | Updated
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My answer: read this and then join me
(this is a combined post of my old appreciation post, now with links and more things to love about this guy!)
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His depth. When he’s looking into something, he dives in deep, until he can’t breath. He’ll come back up for air and dive again. He makes sure his thought process is so thorough and he can explain it well in his own words. He needs to make sure he gives enough for people to understand him, but it might backfire sometimes.
His artistic side. His poetic nature, his lyrical sense, his AMAZING skill in rapping, his sense of fashion (unusual but sure as hell unique). All of this is like his depth, he’s very thorough. He is a perfectionist that is different from Suga’s perfectionism. Suga’s perfectionism is to make sure that there’s no mistake in its delivery and getting the point across. Rap Monster’s perfectionism is to make sure there is no mistake in that he is sure it is how he believes it to be, there is no room for him to second-guess his own thoughts. (combine them two together and you have a dream team, oh wait, it’s real [scroll to the last question])
His humility. I won’t get into the controversies that surround his name, but all I know is that he always makes sure he’s open about it and addresses the issue. He’s far from perfect, and he gets it. He’s not pretending that everything is okay or that whatever he did was justified. He reflects, acknowledges his mistakes, and apologizes personally. All of these are the marks of a progressive man; that is admirable and respectable, don’t ever tell me otherwise.
His thoughtfulness. How about when Jungkook was sick and he worried about his emotional health and how he hopes Jungkook won’t feel too bad about not being here. Rap Monster has been there before (this is about another Namjoon incident, after Jungkook was sick[beginning of the year(?]]) and hopes the youngest doesn’t feel like that. How about when he was V’s secret friend in Dubai and he put meaning into what he chose, not just “Oh, he’ll like this”
His tough love. When Jimin lost his luggage in Bon Voyage, Rap Monster prepared the way and then set Jimin off to do things independently. If it were me, I would have fussed over Jimin like he was a child, but not Rap Monster. He recognizes that Jimin is an adult and he should learn to do these things by himself because it is a good skill to be independent when problem solving. Did you see the proud look on his face when Jimin came back successful?!
His leadership. Speaking of problem solving, as a leader, he has the responsibility of problem solving for his teammates. It’s not simply because he has the IQ of 148 (Top 1.3% in SK) or that he can speak English fluently. He feels the weight of responsibility, he’s willing to carry it, and he’s doing a diligent job. Everyone in Bangtan recognizes that only Rap Monster can pull off the job of a leader, he’s so respected by that alone (Scroll down to the ask about the most manly man in Bangtan), and he has even more qualities that needs to be respected.
The little things: clumsyjoon (it’s actually kind of adorable), he’s SHY (omg, outspoken badass rapper who’s very open about his thoughts is SHY!!!!???), his height, so proportionate, his appreciation for nature, his freestyle rap in Norway when he needed to go back for his backpack (omg, i do not want to explain the depth of how much of a turn on that was), sexy brain man, never forgets int’l army, smooth ass pickup lines, English and all other languages
Supportive and loving to BTS: 1, 2
Supportive and loving to ARMY: 1, 2, 3, (there’s a f*ing fanart about him being supportive, Homes!), 4
How much he thinks about his own music and his passion for it: 1, 2, 3
Extra posts that back up my many points (in this appreciation posts or others: Namjoon’s thoughts and depth, Namjoon’s thoughts on the other members
What I love about Park Jimin | Updated
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
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His performance. Every time it’s a new show, performance, Jimin finds some way to make his performance different from the last one. After promotions and what not, when he’s doing performances on different stages and concerts, he does something new in his delivery, be it his singing, his dancing, or how he moves when he feels so lit. He is the best performer in BTS because of this effort. It does not go unnoticed. He knows that what he does is for an audience, so he makes sure he puts on a good show, making his actions audience-oriented. Everyone else is there to deliver their parts (excellently; don’t think I down play their efforts), and having a good ol’ time. But Jimin is more aware of an audience than everyone else. His performance has quality assurance.
Good listener. Everyone in Bangtan would vote Jimin as the person to go to when they need to relieve stress. As trainees, Jimin would always listen to Jungkook as he poured out his feelings, and Suga acknowledges that Jimin is always there for him when he needs to talk.
Sweet and considerate. Thinking of Yoongi and Hoseok when they weren’t allowed to eat the same yummy foods and is willing to share with them. Going to visit the foster home BTS visited as a group, just to hang out with them and let them know that he hasn’t forgotten them. This. This
Modesty. It took him awhile, because he’s changed the most out of all the BTS members since debut. He used to not see himself in a light of confidence, not until the audience validated him and made him feel valued. That is when he started to believe in himself more. As confident as he is now, he’s still making room for improvements. He wants to make sure he continues to grow, be better, and learn anything people will teach. Even now, he still thinks he’s lacking and that he needs improvement. As an artist, it’s impossible to ever not feel this way, but damn, that boy is doing so well and it hurts me to think that he doesn’t just think that he can improve, but he thinks that he lacks. (Lie is the greatest example of how he never feels like he’s good enough. Doesn’t seem like modesty as much as it seems like lack of confidence, but I believe through our love, he can wrestle that away :))
His bond with everyone. He’s there for everyone, straight up. His care for Jungkook is apparent and cute. His friendship with V is the ultimate friendship goal kpop, or anyone, has ever seen. He and J-hope are partners of mood making and they’re so similar to each other in that way. He and Suga are the most comfortable balance of all the brothers. He and Rap Monster is a very respectful bond, and they have both once agreed that off-camera, on down times, they actually think a lot alike. Jin and Jimin are mother and child goals. He shows the most and greatest support to all the members in every one of the members’ solo acts (Every Wings short, he comments on Twitter about it [edit: I stand corrected, he did not, but STILL!], RM’s collab with MFBTY, RM’s mixtape, Suga’s mixtape, etc.) He leaves no man behind.
The little things: speaking of little things, little hands :), shy and smol (so freaking different from his on-stage confidence), his effort in everything he does, eye smiles were never important to me until he was introduced into my life, cutest antics in all of Bangtan, toned arms (love him with or without, but when he has them, I can’t stop staring[This whole video])
Extra posts that back up my many points (in this appreciation posts or others: Jimin’s thoughts of what he lacks, Jimin’s thoughts about each member
What I love about Kim Taehyung | Updated
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
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Ingenious. Example 1) Run BTS! ep 4 - At the pool, the members had to transfer coke from one bottle to another. V was the most successful in a very ingenious idea to transfer directly, rather than pouring it in. 2) During this talk show, the members had to tell truths and lies about themselves and J-hope was the secret liar. Before seeing his card, V already knew J-hope was the liar because of his face. He quickly decided he would act suspicious in order to throw other people off. 3) BTS Bon Voyage, he figured out everyone was pranking him and played them back. V thinks outside-the-box to problem solve, he is knows his bros so well and thinks on-the-spot, he is super observant about everyone and can figure things out easily. He has once said in some interview that he actually can be very serious sometimes and thinks a lot. Seriously, don’t sleep on his ingeniousness, don’t underestimate this. He’s not an alien just because he can think differently from others.
Family-oriented. Before BTS, as a trainee, as an idol, his family is on his mind every day. He is super filial and always thinks of how to give back to his family, how to show love, and almost contacts them every day! We always get to see him play with his cousins and little siblings, third wheel his parent’s date, and still plans to have a big family. It’s super cute and I can’t wait to see the family man he’ll become. Can you imagine if he ends up on Return of Superman?!!!!!
Super considerate. Remember when he and Suga was sick around Christmas/New Years and they had to skip out a couple of events? Do you remember what he did because ARMY was worried?! Twitter post:“Don’t worry, oppa is superman”!!!! Seriously, my heart absolutely melted for him at that moment. He once posted on fancafe how he reads all of ARMY’s fan mail to him, learning about their struggles and troubles. He felt bad that he can’t do anything for them, but he tried to cheer them up! How cute is he?!
Multi-talented. Singer, dancer, actor. He’s not officially particularly well-known in any of these three aspects, the other members of BTS take the title, but he’s definitely not underappreciated/underrated in any of these three. His deep voice is super important to all the BTS songs because his voice is actually stands out the most out of all the vocals, he’s not a part of the dance line but all of ARMY basically consider him honorary, Jin is the most experienced actor and amazing at it, but there’s no way around it that V is currently the one with a drama role. He has a wonderful sense of variety and I consider him most entertaining. He also deals with lyrics and melody composition, just like Jungkook as well [link about both their works in Run below in Jungkook’s bullet point)
Sociable. Did you know that he is considered as one of the idols with the most connections, known as the most sociable? I just learned about it here and it was fabulous! It truly is a gift to be so sociable, to make such quick and genuine connection and be able to maintain it. Some consider it hasty to make friends that quick, but when you’re someone like Taehyung, those friends stay as friends, not friends-from-some-period-of-your-life. It’s a gift and it’s admirable for someone who doesn’t make friends as quickly/as easily.
“Weird” moments. okay. the thing is, he wasn’t afraid to be himself in private or public. When the rest of the members first met him, they didn’t think he was normal and thought it was an act. Hell no, that’s the way he is and my favorite part of him is when I see him relaxed and himself, you really have no idea how much I love him as himself. It pains me when I see him even a little reserved because that’s not how he originally was. I’m always worried for him because within the entertainment industry, it’s way too easy to be criticized. I feel like confidence in him to be himself has been slowly stripping away, I really wish there was some way we could bring it back to him. I love this part of him because it helps me feel like it’s okay to be myself, and it would bring me confidence to be different as I am.
The little things: boxy smile (my favorite smile [suga’s sweet smile is very damn close though]), big hands (i want to compare mine to his…or just hold them :)), deeeeeep voice but looks like a 12 year old, cypher lover, blank tae moments, biking expert
He plays piano: I know, stereotypically, all Asians play an instrument. Suga does (1, 2, 3), Jimin does, and apparently Seokjin is learning. BUT I will never let go of any chance I get to see them play real instruments! (btw, I’m Asian myself and I don’t know how to play an instrument, so yes, I know there are both sides of the coin)
Optimism: Not only was he optimistic here, he was relaxed and happy whereas most people would freak out and be scared of being lost in a place they don’t know.
The little things: dog lover, child, and this
Extra posts that back up my many points (in this appreciation posts or others: Taehyung’s sociability, Taehyung’s thoughts of each member
What I love about Jeon Jungkook | Updated
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
(this is a combined post of my old appreciation post, now with links and more things to love about this guy!)
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Golden Maknae. As much as I don’t really like using this term because I think it puts more pressure than it should on him, there’s really no escape to the reality of him being multi-talented. Singer, dancer, rapper, artist (let’s not forget his humor, I keep cracking up at his Bang Shik PD-nim at 6:37), lyrical composition (made the Run cut above many other lyrical opportunities he’s done), musical composition (but he was too good for Run lol)
Smooth but shy. I personally love the fact that he’s got his flirting game on with ARMY, with the camera, etc., but he can’t have any unprepared woman contact within 5 feet of him (in his head, it’s all “abort mission”). It’s super cute because I think he’s one of the most innocent, despite how adult he wants to be. Makes me think how young he is because he’s actually quite excited to grow up in a couple ways. This is super cute.
His feels. Dude…We all know Begin is about his feelings towards his BTS brothers. He can’t get cuter than that. He’s one of the members who’s terrible at expressing his feelings, but I know he’s got a lot of them, he’s no robot. I’m so proud that he’s able to figure out his feelings and express it in the song. It shows how far he’s gone. I’m a family person, so I really hope one day he’s learns to be good at expressing his love to his family, and maybe one day to his future girlfriend too.
Musical talent. Speaking of how far he’s gone, I know I touched base on it above, but let’s dive deeper. He’s very ambitious about becoming a great singer, and some of that translates to knowing how to be a part of the musical process every step of the way. The rap line takes care of a lot of the music, but of the vocal line, Jungkook is the most involved with the music making portion. He’s working so hard, learning so much, and I’m absolutely, so proud of this kid. And he just became an adult. His achievements at his age are something to be admired.
The little things: bunny teeth, nose scrunch, f*ing police uniform (Dope was how I found out about BTS. Came for Jungkook’s hair and police uniform, stayed for the music, the dancing, the lyrics, and overall dopeness/derpness of BTS), the way he says “noona” (I swear, I’m getting a noona kink because of him and I don’t like it![I can’t find you a clip of it, but Bon Voyage, Ep.3, around 5:10]), competitive, memelord, muscle pig, sense of humor, eyebrows (extra link ‘cause it’s funny), he’s simply hella cute, but his smug makes all Jungkook stans want to punch him
Food is his problem solver for anything: He’s upset? Eat. He wants to confess to a girl? Eat, and then confess. See his girlfriend after a concert? Eat…and bring Eomma Jin because he needs that parental chaperone :P. Meet new people and want to get along? Bring/buy food for them. If I ever get lucky enough to go to a fansign and know how to speak good enough Korean, I will bring them homemade food for them to eat at the fansign (and whip out my own eating utensils so I can say I ate with BTS before).
The little things: his imitations are hilarious, satoori (bonus: with jimin’s satoori as well), sass, beloved by all (I’m sorry, this is totally irrelevant, but I really wanted people to see this), His look is so iconic
Extra posts that back up my many points (in this appreciation posts or others: The pressure of the “Golden Maknae”, Jungkook’s thoughts about each member
What I love about BTS Music
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me
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BTS mission statement. Defend this generation. I’ve seen people talk about how they started to chase their dream because BTS helped them realize that surviving isn’t living. I’ve seen people talk about how BTS music gets people through the rough times, the dark times.
Bridging genres. Kpop category isn’t big enough for me. Agust D’s right, it isn’t. Is BTS acknowledged as kpop? Yes. Is it also acknowledged as hip-hop? Yes. Many people put it as either or. They want to do better than that. They want to be in this industry as well as keep their original intentions. Back then, they came into kpop thinking they could just do hip-hop and present themselves as kpop. And then they were judged. Now they don’t even choose a specific genre. They just say, “I’m just making music.” They’re making themselves something that is neither nor.
Not just the same old song. Too many songs in this world are talking about love/lack thereof, being themselves, having fun, and BTS does too. But, just one more subject for them: they actually address social issues. I know many artists do, they’re definitely not the first. And I don’t know too much about other kpop groups, but I’m pretty sure they’re the only ones in the kpop industry to do so. From bullying, to politics, to society classes, to women’s empowerment (from a kpop boy band).
Progressive music. It’s kind of funny to me how they release albums in trilogy eras. And at each trilogy, there’s a sense of growth to the music. There’s actually meaning and patterns that connect their music in three albums to create one message. You’re watching them grow and we grow with them. Same boys, added maturity. Something that they do different from other groups, I feel, that each album is the next step in life that they take. How cool is that? It’s not just “This album is done, now let’s forget about this album like it never existed in our productions.” Nope. Call me baepsae or a fierce character. Yoongi references in Cypher 4 back to Baepsae from The Most Beautiful Moment in Life p.2. Baepsae didn’t just exist once upon a time. It’s still there.
Timeless still. Despite the old albums were their old selves, we’re still listening to all of them even all the way back to No More Dream because they’re lit af. And every once in a while, someone finds a performance that was actually really really awesome but no one paid attention to it, and then all of the sudden some one finds it and we mass obsess over it, even if it’s their old stuff. We go “Why haven’t I seen this before?!”
Live Band Concert. I think many concerts do not use live music with their artists. It takes a lot of skill and practice for that collaboration. It’s very authentic and genuine for them to have a live band to play. (I’m talking about HYYH Concert Live. Idk if they’ve done this at other concerts. Epilogue maybe? Someone correct me if I’m wrong.)
Credit where it’s due. After the HYYH Concert Live, they introduce the bandmates, this post explains it better, but Am I Wrong is actually a cover song, and unlike many bands, they actually give back credit in their album to the original artists. This is all very humbling of them. Because they always recognize that they are not alone, that none of their success came alone by their 7 pairs of hands.
I didn’t really want to seem like I’m doing this post as advertisement, because this has always been on my mind about them. But as of right now, I think it’s important to point it out:
Read those bullet points again. Tell me it’s worth 5 minutes (maybe 10, depending how many resources you have) to vote for BTS on MAMA. Through emails, twitter, facebook, kakao, iqiyi (with changing vpn. And hell, even if you don’t, it’s still one extra vote). All these are available to us if we just take it. Tell me that each of these bullet points are worth one vote. Tell me that you agree with me that they deserve it.
They’ve given us so much in three years. Even in just this one year, we’ve gained 1 mixtape (2 mvs), 1 cypher, 1 official fan song, 2 albums, 7 solos (each with it’s own mini trailer), and everything else in between. Can we please give back?
I’m an American ARMY, so obviously I voted for my country’s new leader. Either way, I would have lost, and this round, I lost to the greater of the two evils (in my opinion). I know that MAMA is no where near as important as choosing a country’s leader. But I lost that vote and I’m devastated. I don’t want to lose my vote again. Not twice in one year, come on!
To me, just having BTS win the Best Music Video award is not enough. And to have them lose it all is just heart breaking. Every time voting resets, BST lose <1% to Whistle. At this point, they will lose this award by the time MAMA comes around. Can we not?
On YouTube, Twitter, and Vlive, there are at least 3 million subscribers. Does that mean that there are 3 million ARMY out there? Do you know what 3 million can do? 3 million votes through facebook, twitter, kakao, and an email (even if you don’t have the first three, I assume anyone who’s current enough to follow BTS has a damn email). That’s 3-12 million votes per day. If we go on iqiyi as well? Up to 15 million votes per-day!!! Guys, ARMY is legen-wait for it-dary! LEGENDARY! Let’s hold to that.
I don’t care how much EXO-L is in China or how many IGOT7 are in China, or anywhere else in the world for that matter, I’m not doing this to beat other fandoms, I’m doing this to help BTS. I’m doing this to not let myself down knowing that I could have helped. I’m doing this to make sure I did my due diligence.
What I Love about Kim Seokjin | 2
First post: What I Love about Kim Seokjin
Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me. Also, bonus, to celebrate his birthday!
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This is a very specific, but I love his Dec.1, 2016 Vlive. He was very entertaining from start to finish. I see his sass and savagry. I see his lovable and super photogenic face. He spoke in beautifully soft-spoken English and it was the best! He’s very flexible on camera and relaxed as well. He talks well with us despite all the limits of communication on the Vlive app and I barely recognized that barrier with him. He makes me laugh so hard when he eats his steak. That was a quality Vlive, a quality video. This guy was born to be in front of a camera.
Pleasant company. I think I would really truly enjoy his company. He’s the most easygoing and he’s sociable. He takes teasing like a champ. Think about it. I’m not sure how to explain this but Namjoon and Yoongi are a very specific type of company where you will want them forever and a day during your most sober moments; and while I would love to be around them all the time and I believe they are good company with or without sober moments, “pleasant” company isn’t how I would describe it. Taehyung and Hoseok are super sociable but they might wear me out because they’re both easily bored. Jimin is very people-prompted and I’m not a person who willingly prompts people all the time because I feel like I would be very insincere and I’m just trying to fill in the silence. Given that, I don’t want us to have that lull because we depend on each other to keep up the atmosphere. I’m a girl so Jungkook will only make genuine contact with me if we knew each other for at least a year which we don’t. I think of all the members, I would feel most relaxed around Seokjin, and I have a feeling that the rest of the members will agree with that.
Despite how he says he’s not eloquent, he’s really good at talking. He’s good at making his speeches every time he needs to talk at concert ments, thank you speeches at awards, etc. On the Vlive mentioned above, he was asked about his feelings of doing the OST. This guy doesn’t hold back or feel uncomfortable with expressing how he didn’t think he’d get it before the other vocal members. Even how lately he expresses that he lacks confidence (which is a;lsfjiawofwjfie;jfa because omg: such a handsome guy who feels so free, and has expressed a lot of confidence is starting to doubt because he feels that others are gathering more attention or being noticed for their talents more than he is), he will express it freely while others would hesitate to admit to it. He’s very honest with us and I appreciate that so much.
The little things. His Jin kisses are becoming an iconic part of his image.
What I love about Kim Taehyung | 2
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Your question: Hey Smiles, what are you doing?
My answer: read this and then join me (And today is his birthday, so woohoo!)
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Good-natured. This guy helps ARMY who’ve slipped and fallen. This guy always reminds ARMY after all the different events they’ve attended to go home safe and to stay warm/not get sick.
Pure. This guy really goes by instinct. Goes on a whim. Goes on the fly. Three examples of this come to mind: impulsively sneaking out with Jimin to go to eat and play games in an arcade, him singing Big Bang’s “Loser” after BTS win at M!Countdown, and him sharing nude photography on fancafe because he likes the artistic style of that one photographer (not his own nudity, people). I’m not getting into the controversies about the last two. But these moments show that he really doesn’t consider these things. In many ways, it’s a very child-like innocence. Intentions aren’t on his mind whether they’re pure or evil, he just thinks this is what I want to do/ this is what I will do. There’s no should, no would, there’s just is. Without intentions in mind, without fear of consequences, that shows me that he has pure mentality.
Humble about his looks. He doesn’t think he’s the best looking/visual in Bangtan. He doesn’t care to be it either (first paragrah). He gives us his best derp-faces because he feels like it and it makes us laugh. Whereas the other visual in Bangtan, Kim Seokjin, who shows overflowing confidence that gives us all motivation to feel good about how we look, this guy is on the other side of the spectrum (neither sides are better than the other), and stays humble and simply thanks for the compliment. You know the the difference between humble and modesty vs fake? A fake person pushes for more compliments (e.g.: “Oh no. I’m horribly ugly! Now tell me more about how you think I’m wrong to think that I’m ugly”). The humble or modest person accepts and moves on without letting the compliment to further continue and makes his head grow big.
“Unique” language. This guy isn’t the best speaker on his own. He often needs “translations” from yoongi and namjoon. If he doesn’t have a prompt, like when he’s an MC, it’s really hard for him to really relay all that he wants to say in the best way possible. When people speak about him negatively, he’s speechless because he doesn’t know what he can say to defend himself. In many ways, I think this goes back the the pure point. There’s really not much for him to think through to filter because honestly, it doesn’t feel like it should be so complicated.
His taste in women. He’s stated before he wants a woman who can handle his money properly and even scold him when he’s not using it properly. He wants a big family (Ideal type and 2nd bucket list), he wants a woman who can cook. He wishes his first love to be the one he marries (last sentence). He basically wants a woman ready to be a mother, ready to be someone to look over his household in the future. Once again, as pure as he is, his intentions are not to put woman “in their place” by finding a woman who can do the traditional motherly things. But he values a woman who can be a good mother and a good wife. Is that so wrong to find value in these traits? I don’t think so. In fact, I think as traditional as those traits are, I think he’s very forward thinking in having a family because he’s such a family-oriented person. And in having a good family, find a good wife who can be a good mother. I’m glad he thinks like this because many people are very present-based and goes “I just want this girl to have these superficial traits, and it would be cool if she’s kind, caring, funny, and smart”. Please, those are the basics of every person’s list. The more specific you are, the more you know what you want. And he knows he wants a family.