I Also Believe They Were Referring To Standing Next To You. JK Mentions Concerns He Has About Dancing

I also believe they were referring to Standing Next to You. JK mentions concerns he has about dancing alone when JM compliments how effortless he makes the dance look. Aside from JKs obvious solo scenes, there is a bit in the mv that JK would likely have recorded alone and the dancers were edited in.

This youtuber mentions it briefly if y'all would like to see a little more on it.

one thing i did not understand about the jeju timeline was that how is it possible they were in jeju by 26th september and jungkook said that as soon as he would go back to seoul he had to shoot the 3D music video but the 3D mv was out by the 29th? so in a couple of days they shot edited and premiered the mv? that never happens usually

actually let's not forget he also went home to busan after jeju so basically there were no days in-between to do anything

i either have all my dates wrong or the translation was wrong and he was not going to film the MV but something else related to the song

Anon, I’m actually at that part of the episode right now, and Jungkook didn’t specify which MV he was going to film when they got back to Seoul. Jungkook did film the MV for his song 3D in September, but I think that was before his trip to Jeju. I’m assuming he was referring to the video for SNTY. A few weeks after that, he travelled to Budapest to do exactly that, right? So I guess Jungkook just wanted to watch his diet because that was coming up.

This is another example of the tonal shift I mentioned in my production notes post for ep 3. It's edited this way to be humorous but keeping this story beat and speeding through it leads more to the fast pace we feel with this episode rather than intimate tone of eps 1 & 2.

There are some other conclusions that can be drawn as well but that starts to get heavily influenced by personal experience and perceived intention so I won't influence y'all with mine. Do make your own opinions about it!

Edited to add:

Are You Sure?! MasterList

cool story bro

...I smell a conspiracy... I literally just finished making my 1000 likes post for @bts-polls and now j get it here too?? Something's definitely afoot here.

In any case, I do want to Thank everyone who got me to 1000 likes! It's been a little crazy here the past few weeks with so many new-to-me blogs finding my little rambles.

Just as I did on my other post, here's a special shout out to @jimin-bangtan as the one that pushed it over 1000. There are so many of you that have made this an overall positive space for me and I'm very grateful for that. Social media can be rough but I hope you're getting even the smallest amount of joy that I get from y'all.

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.

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.”

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!