I Forget With Whom, But This Is What I Was Discussing With Someone The Other Day.

I forget with whom, but this is what I was discussing with someone the other day.

“The thing about idols is that we don’t have to commit a crime or do something that’s controversial for people to blow little things out of proportion and judge us. I could never understand the mentality of those people.”

you said the production diary was assembled poorly, and yet you don't want to get into financial backing by the company? the company can keep jungkook's music playlisted for months, but chooses to let jimin's songs drop off playlists because they don't want to pay for it. the writing's on the wall and it shows who decided to allow bh to have more control over their work and it's jungkook. you really think jungkook, who, until seven, said he was sitting on his couch and had no intention on making music, had a documentary crew waiting for him to accept the song and film everything from that moment to his album release? the company planned it and you know that. it's ridiculous to not discuss that when you're a shipper.

Oh anon, your timing is impeccable. I was just discussing the other day how I don't get these types of asks. I'm answering this one because you briefly touched on a subject I do have some thoughts to share but the majority of this ask is steeped in bad faith statements. I won't be entertaining any further that don't provide for further discourse. Like I said before, the fanwars just are not interesting to me, so any of you that are looking to battle on that front will have to go play elsewhere.

Now, back to the parts of your 'ask' that are interesting:

Yes, I dont think too highly of how Jimin's Production Diary was assembled. But I feel that way about most of BTS's content. I've reviewed over 80 episodes so far of Run BTS and 66% of my rankings are mid to poor. (Sidenote to any that are following along with these, I know I'm so far behind on my postings. The next Episode has proven to be a challenge making the silly gif so I end up using the time to watch more instead of post. I'll get back to it eventually.)

Anyway, like I said at the start of my JPD post, I'm a very critical consumer when it comes to film so I always find something to critique. That doesn't mean i don't enjoy it or find value in the content. Quite the contrary actually; if I didn't enjoy it, i wouldn't spend the time evaulating. The part where you and I seem to be misaligning is, you seem to think any critique can be used as evidence in whatever battle you've decided to wage. Alas, that's a lesson you'll have to learn for yourself. Here's something I CAN help you learn though:

There's a spectrum in the planning and execution pipeline of knowing how the content will be released. Not every piece of content we receive is released as it was planned. Sometimes, it will be captured without having any definite plan for release at all. Let's go through some examples:

On one end of the spectrum is BTS's music videos. As a key component of the main product, these have the utmost level of planning. It is clearly outlined how this content will be released. The edit is highly controlled and scrutinized. The scope is defined, everyone involved knows what the goal is and what the deliverable requirements are for their participation. Another example of this level of planning would be their brand deals, commercials, ambassadorships, etc.

Below that, I'd actually list current Run BTS. This show has evolved over the years but the last chunk of episodes as very formulaic. They clearly have some dedicated resources that ensure the quality aligns with the approved standards. This is why brands have been able to sponsor specific episodes. They are able to make assurances about exactly how their brand will be featured, they content surrounding it, and an expected level of engagement.

But Run BTS wasn't always this way. In the early stages, it's very clear that they didn't have everything nailed down and some episodes were expanded into multi-parters when they likely weren't planned that way. There is a lot more to say about some supposition I have regarding the development of Run as a show but I'd like to get through reviewing all of the episodes first.

Next, I'd like to talk about Are You Sure?!. I'd wager this show was initially pretty small scope-wise. Yes, it was always going to be a travel show and when I say small, I don't mean impact/anticipation. I mean the scope of production: the idea to create a travel show with only a partial roster of members. There was absolutely some likelihood that brands wouldn't be as interested in this kind of show which would impact the kind of content they'd be able to create.

Again, I feel the need to remind us all that there was HUGE speculation regarding BTS's transition to the 'hiatus'. Would it be just one giant pause? Would ARMY stick around? Would there still be enough of a draw for brands to want to continue investing. Shows like Bon Voyage, In The Soop and Are You Sure would typically not be paid for by album sales. There is absolutely sponsorships and a partnership with wherever it is being released.

That's what's so interesting about AYS. I'm hoping by the end, we'll have some more clues but right now there's absolutely a possibility that this show started filming without knowing that it would be released on Disney. They could have shot the bits in the US as proof of concept to shop it around. They knew they'd be able to direct release on WeVerse even if it didn't get bought. So the risk is relatively low but still none of us are privy to the details of their partnership with Disney as a distributor so any statements made in that arena are purely speculative.

Like I said in my AYS ep.1&2 post, Jimin was leery enough of the content they captured to state that it might not get released. JK also makes a statement in ep.3 that he's not sure if this content will be classified as a new season. Which leads me to a point that I was expecting to talk about at some point in the airing of AYS:

Don't forget that certain elements known to us when we consume content, are not known to the members when they are filming it. In regards to AYS, we know exactly how many episodes there will be and the locations of these episodes. We know roughly how long the members were in each location. We know exactly was other content has been released as of the time AYS is airing. Even if they already had the deal with Disney in place, and if the release dates were already blocked in, there's no guarantee of the surrounding content. We've seen that they do shift around and delay their album releases. We know it, they know it, I just see many people forget that there are certain variables that surround any content released by BTS.

Getting back to JPD, the content left me wondering about the scope. I still haven't been able to properly watch any of the other BTS documentaries released on Disney so I can't yet form any thoughts if there's any discernable differences in content that was released there vs weverse. It's absolutely something I'll be on the lookout for when I am able to watch.

I'm not really sure how to wrap up this post since you didn't actually ask me any questions other than listing statements I didn't make for verification. Hopefully you're at least open to discourse rather than declarations but in either case, there is always more we can learn about the content we consume.

jimin himself said that 90% of the content they filmed for the production diary was by themselves (him and his team) and over half of it was their legs. it obviously did not get even a smidge of the backing that are you sure got financially from the company.

Anon, bless your heart. And I mean that in the full southern US context.

Again, this 'ask' has no actual question. Do you have a question for us to discuss or would you rather continue making statements of your opinions.

I've already said JPD has lots of issues. If you'd like to continue listing more of them, you certainly don't need to send them to me. Did you know that you can do that inside your own blog? It's amazing, you get to write whatever you'd like, with whatever logic (or lack thereof) that suits your fancy! You can add pics and gifs and links to make it pretty too if you'd really like. Highly recommend. Try it yourself and find out!

okay then my question is what is your aversion to talking about the discrepancies of financial backing between jimin and jungkook from the company? why do you not want to discuss how jimin is the one who primarily filmed his production diary? he said from his mouth that evan is the one who would be in charge of the camera and set things up. it's tedious to comment on jimin's production output (from a shipper no less) and to not comment on the lack of company support in comparison to jungkook's output that has full company support. it'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on jungkook's documentary knowing full well how much money the company has put into his solo career.

Hello again anon,

Thank you for asking a question this time. As to why I have nothing further to discuss on this topic, it's simple. There's literally no way for us to accurately conclude what the root cause of the supposed differences in quality between the 'documentary' projects. It should be obvious but comparisons between JPD and JKs documentary are literally impossible right now. It hasn't even been released. But mostly because much of the evidence required for such an investigation will never be available to us as the audience and not participants in the production.

Allow me to further elaborate:

The widely-accepted process for such a question is to complete what's called a Root Cause Analysis (RCA). There are dozens of ways for approaching this, and one of the points of the RCA is to denote why any particular method was applied. It's not rare that multiple methods will be utilized for the same investigation either in cases where the Risk/Impact is high enough.

Here some diagrams of common methods:

In this instance, I'd likely start with the fishbone diagram and the 6Ms because of the scale of touchpoints. But like I said in my original response to these, there is no way for us to know the details regarding the materials, methods, manpower, etc.

Theorizing is one thing if it's an enjoyable activity but I personally find no joy in fanwars, let alone in investigations that will be inconclusive by design.

So there's your reason why I have nothing to say on the topic now. Maybe I'll have some thoughts to share if I do see JKs documentary and once I'm able to watch all of the others that have already been released but who knows when that will be.

(As a sidenote, calling ppl shippers is not the insult you seem to think it is. I have an odd viewpoint when it comes to shipping spaces due to my ace/aro-ness but I'd recommend you drop that tactic as it doesn't seem to have the impact you're looking for.)

Just a quick lil post to clear up any confusion about me. I don't really do intro posts but there is one thing I'd like to be clear about.

I don't work in the film/tv industry. I just have always been very interested in how everything is made, especially things that catch my interest. My professional experience is in process/systems design, implementation, and maintenance for regulated industries. Mostly pharmaceutical and mostly US-based. Everything I know on these subjects is merely transference of similar requirements in my own industry and observations from the same content that we all can access.

Please don't take my thoughts as definitive on how things absolutely work. If anyone has any insight or knowledge that contradicts my suppositions, I would love to chat with you about it!

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