QuickCombo: EGO | BOY MEETS EVIL | MORE

QuickCombo: EGO | BOY MEETS EVIL | MORE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOBI!!

So excited to have him back before his next Bday!

Listening links and my thoughts on this QC below the cut:

Ego was one of the first solo BTS songs that I remember falling in love with. I think it perfectly encapsulates Hobi's ability to take a concept and translate it musically. It's such a fun listen but also informs in an interesting way. It's also my favorite of all of J-Hope's solo songs.

Boy Meets Evil was one of the first videos that actually helped me start to appreciate dance in pop culture. Dance was definitely not a huge draw for me at the start of my BTS journey and this video stands out in my memory.

More was such an interesting journey of song in itself. We were all so curious how the solo releases would be handled logistically as well as musically. Absolutely loved the rock elements and seeing Hobi get to transfer his skills outside of the typical soundscape of BTS.

I admit, I don't recall a lot of details of my first exposure to kpop. Combining a memory issue with the whirlwind that is learning about the Korean culture as well as current tactics in the music industry and it doesn't leave me with very clear memories of my journey.

There was simply a time before and a time after. I'd happily expected just be listening to emopunkrock and Broadway music for the rest of my life.

But suddenly there was this music that just kept speaking to me.

And there were layers of meaning to delve through the music videos.

And funny variety content to watch.

And engaging behind-the-scenes.

...I'm sure you get my point.

But one thing just wasn't sitting all that great with me. The only person I knew in real life that also enjoys kpop never failed to mention the members attractiveness as the main reason for being into them.

Which, I understand to some extent....I do understand how attractive they are. But I can honestly say, I never would have given kpop as second glance if the music and compelling content didn't draw me in first. I'm not saying that's the superior way to be a fan but it does just feel off thinking that's the only reason some may have to invest their precious time on earth into these fandoms.

This is still one of the main disconnects I feel as an aspec from the allos in kpop spaces. Anyway, I'd love to hear more about y'alls experiences whether you're aspec or not. I've got a few more drafts rattling around but wanted to get this little bit out today.

KPOP JOURNEY AS AN ASPEC

Hello my aspec-kpop friends! I want you all to know I'm thinking about you today and hope you know how wonderful our viewpoints are!

I've been wanting to delve further into how the aspec and kpop journey was for me and invite any of you to share anything you're comfortable with as well.

I promised I'd try to not post my personal opinions from this account since I view this blog more as a gathering point for all of us, so if you're interested, check out the reblogs.

In any case, please know how glad I am that each of you are here experiencing this crazy journey as well!

RUN BTS: THE ANALYTICS | Episodes 21-40

I don't know if this is interesting to very many of you but i've been having so much fun gathering this data. NERD! lol

Overall stats:

I definitely was struggling to want to watch some of these for a bit there. I was yearning to get to some of the later episodes, but the last half of this batch really turned it around for me, and I was having a great time with the rewatch! My average personal rating has gone up along with the YT subs percentage and the average duration. I realized I'd forgotten to include the average part counter in the first analytics post, but it's here now.

Title Songs:

No surprises here, we're in the trenches of the Blood Sweat & Tears Era for the show.

Wins:

LET'S GO J-HOPE!! I feel like Hobi is always overlooked when it comes to his performance on Run, but he's actually got some great wins. Jimin has been doing pretty great as well. Poor Yoongi, more about him in the losses section.

Losses:

I really wasn't expecting V to have such a big chunk. I'm having a vague thought that V usually only gets losses as part of a team and never on his own merit though...that would be some interesting data to look at...maybe for the end of the series evaluation...

Yoongi... bless your little heart. He always seems to actually be the one with the punishments when on a losing team that punishes only one. He definitely fulfilled some great punishments these episodes! So many BT21 costumes!

Best Cheater:

No surprise that V still occupies a large chunk. Boy loves himself some chaos! I was beginning to wonder if we'd ever get Jimin on the list. I think this is what makes him such a good slytherin, we all know he's a devious lil thing but he absolutely knows when to hide it! Lol. Now we just wait for a Hobi cheating moment!

My favorite cheating moment this batch was definitely JK pushing JH in the photo zone game. No one actually berated JK for it and he was just so pleased with himself. Maknae privilege for sure!

See you at the end of ep 60 for another analytics post!

Check out this post for links to all of my Run BTS episode reviews and analytics posts.

Tumblr cultural knowledge

The phrase 'cultural knowledge' is basically an insult and a criticism in my industry. If something isn't written down and shared in a way that's identifiable, accessible, and clear to the applicable individuals, it doesn't exist. Meaning that the correct usage will be lost as time and people change.

Here are a few things I've gleaned in my relatively short time of being an active tumblr user. (NOTE: 95% of my time here is via the mobile app). Please correct me if I've got anything wrong. I'd adore to see any that you've picked up as well.

Continue Reading Button: it's the last one in the tool bar. Looks like a zigzag line between two straight lines. I've added one to this post after this point. Even if you've selected the 'shorten long posts' option on your profile, that won't apply to reblogs. Save everyone's feeds and add it yourself to posts longer than three standard paragraphs.

Gifs: the search utility for gifs legit sucks. There is a logic applied but I can't say I've fully cracked it. What you CAN do if you want to add a specific gif to a post is paste the url of the gif's post into the gif search. Grab this via the three dots menu of any post, there'll be a copy link option. This will only grab the first image of that post though. BUT it will include the proper credit below the gif. Here's an example:

Gif credit: tapping the username below gif will open the source post.

Reblogs: the reason reblogs are so important for tumblr specifically is because the feed doesn't present posts to you outside of your parameters. Those parameters are mainly: 1) blogs you've followed and 2) tags you've followed. You reblogging a post gives it a chance to be seen again within the parameters you influence. So if you don't have any followers, you've got to add tags that ppl may have followed. If you don't use tags on posts, it can only be seen by those who follow you (theoretically, I've chatted with a few moots about the fact that we don't see each other's posts in the feed).

Post Edits: Reblogs don't sync with the original posts. If you edit a post, all of the reblogs will not update with the edits and will exist exactly as the post was when it was reblogged.

Was this helpful? I've got a few more oddities I've encountered but they seem more like workarounds to defects and I've tried to list the pain points I've personally noticed that seem to result from the intended design of tumblr.

Run BTS: 045 | BTS Cafe

Original Air Date: 20 MAR 2018 Episode Length: 32:39 Total Parts: 1 YouTube English Subtitles: Yes Title Song: Blood Sweat & Tears

Synopsis: At a cafe, learning to make various drinks

Production: I do think this was a really great idea, they just had a location that wasn't the best for filming. Jin even made a cute moment of it but trying to show this kind of skill to both the guys and present to camera, not ideal with the set up they had, they really missed not having top-down footage as well. i will say the editors did great with keeping the pace going. it's not easy when there's 7 guys repeating the same thing over but I don't feel like we missed TOO much even though we know there's a lot that had to be cut.

Endearment: I've always watched this kind of content of people showing skills and trying out things they've never done before. So i realize I'm biased but I do think the guys did a good job with it. they didn't get too caught up with what they were doing that they forgot the perspective of the audience. and they're always so curious and amazed that it's easy to get drawn into the experience with them.

Winner: JN

Loser: RM

Best Cheater: I didn't see any shenanigans but it seems like there was a lot that needed to be cut for time/pacing.

Member Moments:

RM: awww, RM being proud of that lil latte. how adorable!

JN: Jin's jokes getting the staff to laugh but BTS isnt impressed until the 2nd one, then theyre all laughing too.

YG: Yoongi's quiet competence is one of my favorite traits and it shines so well in the episodes where they're learning something.

JH: is it just me or was Hobi more present during the trivia part than he usually is?

JM: of course! jimin getting rushed for being too slow. Should we be concerned about how much caffiene Jimin was getting? he was sipping on ALL of the drinks lol

V: Poor V. an entire episode about coffee when he doesnt like it. I'm there with you buddy, i dont like it either.

JK: JKs face when he tries the espresso! you can tell he WANTS to like it but he just doesn't. OF COURSE JK has too much strength tamping!

Bonus Content: Awww, Hobi said he hoped someone wore Mang's costume...🥹 Make sure you check out the bonus footage if you wanna see some of the guys taste the fancy drinks they made. Seems like they were in a rush to get to whatever they were doing after though and that's why we didn't get footage of this in the ep.

CQ Rank: 3

(CQ Eval Date: 24 JAN 2024)

Check out this post for my Masterlist of all episodes and descriptions of how I'm evaluating these.

Previous Episode: 044

Next Episode: 046

Run BTS! Episode 51 - the Amusement Park one...

this episode man!😂 I just can't with how funny and endearing all of the guys are. I rewatched this fave of mine, yesterday @ work during lunch break, because I just nedeed a little lift me up, and they delivered.

this episode also has 2 instances of bangtan millionaires getting all excited at the prospect of winning a big prize...

(taehyung's expression kills me everytime) and then oooohhhhing and aaaaahhhhhing at the end over a ramen cooker. I love how evident their joy was, even though yoongi looked a little dissapointed.

my bias line looking cute throughout the episode 😍. (btw I so wanna steal jimin's shirt)

the premise of the episode was pretty simple and fun. they were divided into 3 teams - jungkook + taehyung, namjoon + hobi + yoongi, jin + jimin, and they were made to go on 3 different rides while performing some tasks.

the first ride has to have one of the most legendary moments from run bts! I die laughing everytime.

who knew that watching sope crying and screaming while taekook next to them are laughing hysterically is made of just pure joy! I would have never thought until this episode that yoongi who can be so fearless sometimes, also hides within a cute scaredy cat.the editors are again going for the win in this episode, and hobi+grayscale filter+ windows shut down sound = GOLD! always!!

also poor jimin screaming for his life and holding taehyungs hand in a vice grip is both endearing and funny as hell. love how jungkook is just there for the thrills.

the next ride was a little more relaxed and I think this was intentional, to induce more of a safe feeling for the guys. (and can I just say that I will never stop laughing at hobi's crow scream...💀)

the dissapointment on both jungkook's and taehyung's faces when they realised that they failed the bubblegum challenge is just 👌🏻.

the third ride is again full of gems.

I gotta say I was a little impressed by taekook's ability to keep reading and reciting while riding a rollercoaster, bc I would have screamed my heart out. also for the life of me I can't understand the game that they were playing here, I would have also pulled a jin attitude - 'fck this...we're screwd' 🤣. also yoongi's face while riding the rollercoaster is too precious...omg 🥺.

surprisingly the team with the 2 scaredy cats won!

hope you had as much fun as I did going down this memory lane. 🫰🏻💜