It Would Seem Like Nothing To Anyone Else But THIS MATTERS.

It would seem like nothing to anyone else but THIS MATTERS.

Changing your brand of undies is actually a big deal as far as I'm concerned. Some styles and cuts just fit your booty better than others and, while I am so NOT interested in the status of brands, there's a certain feeling that comes with knowing you've treated yourself - and your butt - to a luxurious experience.

So trading down to a cheaper brand (no judgement, just facts) is an interesting choice. Its not like he can't afford to wear whatever the hell he chooses...

WHY TF WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT JMXCK ???????

Emporium Armani have been sticking to his booty his since 2018. He has never wore any other brand for 6+ years except his off stage convenience store colorful undies.

The ONLY time he wore CK was for 2018 CK denim shoot bts did. Now in 2023, when his bf became ambassador he SWITCHED cuz now he gets free branded undies ????

Also... he wore those lil briefs ☻️ like he mostly does ☻️ when he got into pool his shorts were flowing around but we didn't saw any boxers underneath ☻️ but he was wearing an undie cuz we saw the band ☻️ just saying ☻️ his bf specially orders lil briefs etc for him in size small ☻️ as CK only sents him boxers in his size only ☻️

1+1=2 I dont make the rules

🤭

Now all Jimin has to do is post this on JK's birthday this year and we'll be good

Not but seriously her art keeps coming to life wtf?!

But anon, we can't talk about half naked Jimin wearing CK and not talk about this

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JK blatantly checking out Jimin lives in my brain rent free 😭😭😭 he did it not once, not twice, but three times! 😂 even after all this time

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Sidebar: that one time we wondered about those smaller boxers JK folded during his live 🧐

"I am Still - Jungkook"

The BangtanTV short:

Footage of JK performing, with voice-over: "Others should approve of it, that way I'd feel proud. I strive to be better too. I always say this, but ARMY always fires me up."

And then footage of him in a car.

"I just follow my own compass."

The clip ends with a close up of JK's hand, angled so his ring finger is closest to the camera.

It's pretty difficult not to focus on the JM tattooed on his finger...

"I just follow my own compass."

AYS Behind the scenes: behind the paywall

Now that the Disney+ episodes are complete (sob), my attention is firmly fixed on my mailbox as I wait impatiently for the AYS photobook and QR code.

I was always going to buy the Jikook photobook, even though I doubt there will be much we haven't already seen in the episodes. But the inclusion of the QR code was the clincher.

I must admit, Hybe locking up the behind the scenes for AYS was not on my bingo sheet.

Making behind/additional clips available on Bangtan TV would have been more in line with their regular MO. We don't generally have to pay for what really amounts to outtakes.

Okay, yes, we have to pay for behind cuts of Run BTS, but the actual episodes are free. With everything else the behind clips are included when you buy the series (I'm thinking of BV, ITS, and concert boxed sets).

In fact I can't think of any other time a behind/ bonus clip hasn't been available to fans who pay for the main content.

Maybe it is because Hybe was only contracted to deliver 8 episodes to Disney+ and the price was fixed. Maybe they saw an easy way to make the series more profitable.

We know they will take any opportunity to lighten our wallets.

But I think there's more to it

Let's talk business:

If Hybe wanted to make money from this, having the sale point directly on Weverse would make more sense. That way anyone could buy it any time without having to buy the photobook as well. Even if they charged just a few $$ for these extra clips, the return could be substantial over time. Long tail products can be very lucrative and Hybe clearly knows this - they have heaps of old footage for sale on Weverse. Since they're hosting the content already, it makes sense to keep that 'buy now' button active and let the dollars trickle in.

So why reduce the potential pool of buyers? Why limit this to those who buy the photobook??

Well, let's consider who is going to buy the photobook?

Who is going to fork out US$28 plus postage for a keepsake of these two on their third honeymoon?

I doubt OT7 ARMYs would buy it. Even ARMYs who bias JM or JK - if they aren't part of the SGMB they probably don't want it either.

Solos sure as hell don't want it - they are probably wishing the whole thing never happened... sucks to be them haha

Who really wants to see these two living their best lives together?

We do!

And by we, I mean Jikook supporters.

People who want to see more of this:

and this

And this

We are the people who will buy this photobook (and probably never look at it more than once, let's be honest)

But let's get back to the topic at hand....

The photobook/behind combo seems like a chicken/egg situation to me.

Which came first - as a concept - the photobook or the behind clips?

Did they decide to offer a photobook, and then think of adding the extra footage to make it more appealing?

Or vice versa?

Did they decide to make the behind clips, and think of the photobook afterwards?

Hard to say, since behind clips have always been a thing and recently Hybe is putting out photobooks for everything.

But I think I have a fair idea

Consider the price point for this photobook - it's the same price as most of the others produced recently: +-US$28.

AYS photobook & behind is the same price as the Photo-Folios, Tae's Type 1 (magazine version) photobook, and the Beyond The Stage photobook

🗣 So they aren't charging any extra for the behind footage?

No, they aren't. They're basically giving it to the buyers of the photobook as a gift.

🗣 Could they be making money off it?

Yes, the could.

Long tail, remember?

Looking at the profit-making potential, it makes WAY more sense for Hybe to offer the behind footage on Weverse for a few meagre dollars and... wait for their ship to come in...

See what I did there? hahahhaha (laughing by myself)

They really aren't making any money off this!

how unlike Hybe...

So why go to the effort of setting up QR codes and putting it behind a paywall? It costs money to host content this way. They are in fact SPENDING money to bring us this footage.

Not only through the hosting costs there are also production costs to consider.

Wouldn't it make more sense to just freely share it with ARMY via Bangtan TV? Or not release it at all?

Yes, it would...

So there's only one logical answer...

Hybe has chosen to make the content available - but also make it just that little bit more difficult to access.

This whole exercise seems to be about releasing additional footage without releasing it to the general public. It's being shared specifically with those of us who support them.

Does that mean we'll see slightly more personal content?

Maybe it's a little more revealing of their undeniable bond and their hot chemistry...?

Whatever they contain, these behind clips are definitely for a limited audience - and purposefully so.

The only reason for it, that I can think of, is to safeguard Jimin and Jungkook from too much scrutiny and criticism - from within the fandom (unfortunately) and outside of it.

We will find out in a few days I guess.

In the meantime, I'm camped out by my mailbox

Tae, scoot!

The real reason Tae had an unscheduled joyride around Jeju...

So just to recap, in episode 3 of AYS, they're at the villa on Jeju Island. Jungkook has been swimming. He gets out of the pool and walks over to Jimin who is peacefully asleep on the patio.

To me Jimin looks like an angel that drifted down gently from heaven. But by all accounts, to JK, Jimin looks like lunch.

Jk watches him intently for a few minutes, and then announces he's going to shower while Jimin is asleep.

And 🎬 Cut!

Suddenly, with no warning, Tae is out riding his cute little scooter. Apparently off for a joy ride ...

Apparently.

The editing makes it look like he was out for a short ride but i believe thats not the case.

I'd guess he was out for a couple of hours at least...

It's all about the length of the shadows.

The morning shadows were visible when the 3 of them arrived at the villa.

Tae and JK were soon in the pool... and the shadows were still easily visible.

Tae went inside a little earlier than JK, but it was around midday when JK finished up in the pool.

You can see that the sun was overhead when he made his last attempts to spray Jimin with the water gun. The shadows are very short, and directly underneath him (and the furniture).

Jimin's shadows too, are directly beneath him.

There is an abrupt change of scene and suddenly we are away with Tae. We've been sent off to entertain ourselves....

We have footage of Tae on the scooter at around midday: The shadow is directly beneath the scooter and the smallest it wil be.

Then we see him a little later in the day - the shadows are growing longer.

And a little later, now going in the opposite direction, the shadows are longer still.

By the end of his ride it's mid/late afternoon. Look how long the shadows are now...

My question isnt 'Why was Tae out for a solo scooter adventure?'

I think we all know the answer to that question.

My question is, how long was Tae out on that scooter for???

No wonder Jimin is so tired...

No one:

Absolutely no one:

JK every 5 seconds: I’m so happy

Also No one:

Absolutely no one:

JM every 5 seconds: standing next to you 🎤

There's even a term for this where i come from:

Couch rugby.

It is so much fun! And when else do you get to roll around with your SO in a playful way like kittens?

If you're not getting wrapped around your lover in a game of couch rugby at every opportunity, what are you doing with your free time???

idk how people are bushing over saying ist normal for jikook to behave like in the ham scene , i cant think fo one example where they do do that not eve one. so how is its normal for them? i am confused. bc if anything that showed that they are close bro type of friends thatlike rough housing and not a couple def not a couple type of close people.

Oh look, another child who has never rough housed with a SO before.... Won't argue with a child, I'll just give some information....

Yeah, play fighting IS super normal for them. And if you haven't seen it before. You haven't watching that much content I guess. Jimin's even pretended to raise a hand against JK before, in the SAME WAY. Ya dumbies.

And let's stop pretending that rough housing or play fighting debunks anyone as a couple. Even straight couples do that shit. Constantly. Lol boys especially like fight flirting in my experience 😂