It's Absolutely Heartbreaking. His Many Apologies Will Not Appease The Audience Nor The Media Waiting

It's absolutely heartbreaking. His many apologies will not appease the audience nor the media waiting to crucify a member of BTS. My heart goes out to him, and I hope his incredibly brave heart holds. Hold him up high. Chin up. No shame. Being human, making a mistake, does not warrant this kind of public scrutiny.

Please leave supportive comments on weverse for Yoongi. Flood his latest post with love and loyalty.

I saw the actual cctv footage. It happened just like he said. He rented a scooter. He drove in a straight line down side of the road. He turned to go into 9-1 and the wheel locked up. He tripped and fell over on the sidewalk, and immediately got right back up to check on the scooter. Police foot patrolling the area came over to check on him; he was honest that he’d drank at dinner, so they took his scooter license. That’s it. Nothing damaged. No one hurt. No charges. He was immediately transparent about it with us.

The way media has been hounding him, calling him blackout drunk, playing the wrong cctv footage, saying he could have killed someone, calling for him to be expelled from BTS, and talking about him serving time in prison… is THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

In part it’s because media loves to build people up then tear them down. But also there’s all the corruption and murder of investigative journalists by the current administration to cover up.

It hurts to see Yoongi apologize again for something so small. Drinking culture being what it is in Korea, watching him trip and get right back up, and seeing this three-week-long shitstorm… it’s left such a bad taste in my mouth that I haven’t posted about it, because this blog is supposed to be a happy place that focuses on positive things.

But considering the tone of Yoongi’s post just now, and how many k-celebrities are driven to take their own lives after this kind of relentless harassment, I feel like just ignoring this circus would be neglecting someone I love. So I left a detailed encouraging comment on his post.

I urge you to take a moment to write a heartfelt message of support on Weverse right now. I really feel like he needs to see it to draw strength and regain perspective. He needs to know ARMY is not ashamed of him. He needs to hear it over and over that we love him and aren’t going anywhere.

Apobangpo.

The only toxic thing about him, there, I said it 😤

does jungkook know the pain he causes to the single people community everytime he picks jimins shoes for him ?💔

Jimin has been SUCH A SIMP for JK on this trip, he's making me believe he set up this whole show JUST to gift JK an excuse to travel together while doing all of JK's favorite things. It's not for Jimin, but it's all for JK, all there is to do for Jimin is to *see case in point*, sit back, relax and watch the boy GLOW. Tell me you know and love someone by the type of holiday you design to get them to relax.

"Finally" indeed.

Someone put Letter in the background of this moment. I can finally state that Jungkook’s a billionaire and no, I’m not talking about money

Link

Nurse, come here and get me

Hurry up

I’m too stunned to move💔

iconic 'devil works hard but park jimin works harder' moment

Hiii, thanks for this insightful answer. I especially love your last point about 'workshopping' new songs at concerts! I remember when I became ARMY I was very surprised that this not something they ever did at a concert. I was new to K-pop but having been a fan of many kinds of bands, playing new songs is a staple of a concert. It goes to show how highly rehearsed and choreographed BTS concerts are and how much they NEED to rehearse every single cue. From talking points to how they enter and exit the stage ect. Once you think about it it makes total sense (especially if they're speaking in their non-native language, duh, practice makes so much sense) but this level of preparedness is not possible with (reality) content! Sure, the production crew can talk/agree with 'the talent' about story beats they want to hit. As you mentioned a writer is often part of the crew in order to make sure a n action will make sense within an episode.

While I don't think AYS made use of a writer, they did, with the members' input, carefully plan out activities. This is the bread of the episodes, and their chemistry is the meat. Lmao..and what a beautiful show of thigh and breast we've gotten.

Sorry. Got carried away there 🫠

@myobsessionsspace made a good point about members commenting on the viability of a scene due to a lack of interesting moments. Jimin especially made a very interesting comment that I've been meaning to talk about. When he's sick in episode 1 or 2, he comments, "This show will never air," and he's sick and tired, so his voice is VERY dejected. But I believe he's also so very disappointed in the situation (f*ck you stomach bug) because if these two episodes were a bust due to bad luck, then that might mean they wouldn't be able to 'shop the show' to investors. That would mean no more traveling with a great excuse.

I think the level of 'DIY' by members will continue going forward. Yes, although I think these two are not the best to take as a 'base line' for the 7. Because Jikook are great at doing both filming AND having a great time while also thinking about blocking, shots, and story beats. No offense to other members, just. It might take all of them a while to manage. So, while ITS might have some go pro shot by member scenes/activities, I think it's still necessary to kit out and entire place with covertly set up crew to make it work.

Thanks for answering my ask! 💜

Hi CQ, Thank you for your ask! I would also like to keep this conversation going as it tickles my brain in the most delightful way.

My question is kind of circling back to your comment about the use of Go-Pro's going forward when it comes to BTS content. It's such an easy way to add a very personal and up close pov to the scenes. YET, I feel like the scaled down crew of AYS and the use of Go-Pro's and especially the lack of attention to the audio has led to some pretty egregious technical setbacks. From choppy audio to a lack of proper coverage in certain scenes. This leads to an edit that has to cover a lot of potholes, so to speak. Do you think this is purely due to the intimate nature of AYS (less crew means more comfort for jikook, easier travel in between locations) or something else? Where's that Disney money 😩😩😩?

Hi Sol, I'm loving our exchanges, so thank you for keeping it going and sending me such an interesting prompt! I definitely had to think about this one a little bit to find how to encapsulate my thoughts.

The short answer is, I think this all just speaks to how the BTS production team is approaching experimental content and the financing required for such projects. Some comparables would be Suchwita and Jin's Alcohol Journey.

Let's start with Jin's show first.

(For anyone that hasn't watched it, I highly recommend. I don't drink but I still found it fascinating.) This is a 4 part episodic show that followed Jin as he learned about and made his own batch of a traditional drink. This show was a collaboration with Chef Baek Jong-won.

Personally, I feel this show was a success. Definitely leaned into more traditional filmmaking and storytelling (appropriately given the subject matter) and was a little more heavy-handed with the promo of Jin's solo music. In my opinion, this will lean the content to feeling more dated than it truly is but that may give us a hint as to how it was funded. There weren't any blatant sponsorships aside from the partnership with Chef Baek so it could have been reconciled as part of the promotions for The Astronaut. Wooteo is pretty prevalent in the show and it aired in the midst of the promo content.

I don't remember when the deal with Disney started to become known but I don't recall anyone in my circles angry that it wasn't getting the Disney release. (Could have been happening but I really limit where I spend my time engaging in social media so maybe that's on me for not being aware. Does anyone here remember if this was an issue?)

Now, let's move on to Suchwita.

(Disregard the quote on the above gif, I couldn't find a different one from the first ep.)

If you watch the first episode, it's on a different set and aired about a month before ep 2. When ep 3 airs, they first make it very clear that the show 'survived'. This is what leads me to believe that episode 1 was filmed on speculation. They could use that as a proof-of-concept to shop the show around to brands to secure more long-term funding. Suchwita's main focus as a show in the current events space is very focused on the guest's current projects and promotions.

Getting back to AYS,

We're far enough into the show that I believe we can rule out album promotions as being a financial driver. Not only because most of the member's songs that even make an appearance in the show were long-ago released but the manner in which they were incorporated is indicative as well. They're really only mentioned in the context of bringing us into the member's lives and sharing in the joy they have for eachother's work. (Also hopefully satisfying those fans that only ask the members to mention other member's songs when one of them would livestream...but that's a subject for another day.)

I think there's a strong possibility that the US eps were filmed on speculation as well. That there was no guarantee of a Disney release at the time. Just like the other shows, they knew they knew they could release on their own if Disney decided to pass so the footage definitely wouldn't be wasted. But I believe that's why the scope of the show seems vaguely undefined during eps 1&2.

Everything else that we've been discussing regarding production honestly seems within the typical scope of BTS's content under similar circumstances. Yes, there is plenty of room for improvement, but it's far from the worst show BTS has ever produced. I think one of the points that makes ppl think it's worse than it is is the management of expectations. I mentioned this in my review of Jimin's Production Diary but if we approach that show expecting that we're going to get detailed breakdown of all of the steps to create an album, we'll be very disappointed. Likewise, AYS is not a detailed vlog of how our members spent their time in these mini vacations.

One last thought,

BTS is not really given the space to experiment and explore. True experimentation requires space for failure, realignment, and growth. And that's just not something BTS has been granted the luxury of. There is such EXPECTATION with everything they release. Everything HAS to be success. That's one of the reasons I was so thrilled to hear RM had performed an unreleased song at the D-DAY concert. Crowdworking new material at concerts was a staple of tourning bands in the west and it helps bands get such critical live feedback DURING the creative process. Now, I don't think that was necessarily the goal with RMs performance but it's so lovely to see him able to even take a step in that direction. Such a thing woukd have been completely unheard of years prior. Fans (likely still) would have been clamoring about being led astray if the song changed drastically after that performance.

Anyway, I could very easily be completely wrong about all of this so let's all take it with a huge grain of salt.

Territory of Light

Light scatters all around us. The colors that we see are the colors that aren't absorbed but the ones that reflect back to us. If KM are like light, wouldn't whatever we see in them be the one color that reflects back? Or maybe they reflect all of them, like a rainbow.

At times, people look to them to see a sign that tells them it's either love or friendship that they perceive. Some people are even worse, and they look at them and see irritation or animosity reflected back. Those people need to get their eyes checked because that's beyond bad eye sight. That's just disingenuous.

I'm sure jikook don't look at themselves from afar, like we do. We look at them like we're gazing up at the moon. To them, they're just Jimin and Jungkook. Who share a band and who have a lot of history. Words often fail to capture the complex weight of their bond. How do you define that burning feeling in your chest when you're together? Emotions are rarely just one thing. Some have often been there for a while before you realize what exactly it is that you're feeling. Feelings that run steady like a current flowing underneath all of the other ones. And then there are those sparks. That flare up whenever that person looks at you in a certain way, or grabs you by the back of your shirt.

But can words really capture a look? Or a simple touch? A touch that isn’t showy and that is barely acknowledged. But a touch that was surely meaningful because it was leaden with depth of feeling. The kind of touch that didn’t need any words to make itself felt.

Jimin felt that touch and knew that Jungkook was seeing the whole of him. Jungkook wordlessly (intimacy right here) let Jimin know that he empathized with him, struggling once again with his health. Not for show, just for them.

And then, finally, once Jimin is feeling better, as we saw in ep. 4 of Are You Sure, once he's well rested, we can instantly tell that the heavy head of the sunflower is once again looking up at the sun, that the world becomes brighter for the both of them. What a relief!

They need their light. They live in it to recharge their batteries, and they don't care who sees them. This show might be the brightest spotlight on their bond either of them have ever stood in, and they're doing it together. They're not hiding. It is both exhilarating to watch and incredible to see how much they bloom under each other's gaze.

That love is for them. Not for show. Surroundings slip away, and it's almost like it's just the two of them.