The mono mixtape and rm's frequent inclusion of seasons as metaphors jin persisting with his eatjin lives as if nothing changed, meanwhile quietly attending family and friend's weddings jimin acknowledging and contradicting the old, widespread fandom belief that he has low self-esteem with the brightest tone, traveling entire countries by himself last year j-hope becoming more adventurous and generous in his interests and modes of expression the maturity with which jk gave advice to the i-land trainees that kinda floored me because wow, he's grown grown. like, i don't keep up with everything about them, but there are things that have stuck with me. i'm sure the boys all share similar sentiments. That was weirdly profound to me, especially because i saw it so soon after the suga revelation. i'll just stay faithful to myself and keep challenging myself it's enough for me to pass the years with army." ( source) but because i'd slowly grown my way up, one step at a time, i'm not afraid at all of coming back down. V also said in a magazine released today that "a lot of people ask what i will be like in 5 or 10 years. just dudes wondering how the hell they got where they are, and how they'll deal with the vertigo of their inevitable descent from the top. and that makes me rethink how i tend to frame bts as fellow humans - as an excuse for their mistakes and to mitigate what disappointments they sometimes cause others, rather than seeing them as. 'the last' was a milestone for him in terms of how the world perceived his artistry, but now it's a part of his past and much better that way. it didn't cross my mind that he had hated it when it was such an acclaimed song, and it struck me that even though i empathized deeply with the lyrics, i still consumed it like a product rather than the manifestation of some of his most personal, hurtful emotions. Today i learned about suga's reflection on 'the last' - the song that converted me into a bts fan because it helped me feel heard during a dark time. even as a fan, do i know any of them better as people than their non-fans? usually it's a matter of perspective, right? (rm's 34 lost airpods, the d-2 controversies, jk's itaewon outing, song in english - to some those are innocent mistakes, and to others enough reason to write them off as people.) plus, the boys are human and curate what they show to the world. although my automatic reaction to these opinions will be to disagree, i also try not to dismiss them because there is often reason behind these opinions. Sometimes i see opinions about bts losing their magic, getting out of touch with reality, selling out for validation, etc.
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