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I think it's hilarious that Jimin may be all over the news but he has really mastered the art of sharing while not sharing. He posted this video on his Instagram the other day and everyone was like:

Trying to find crumbs of Jimin's humble abode lol

Jimin is the most private member of BTS. Every time he posts something on social media or has an interview, I smile because he barely reveals anything. He is a mystery. He cleverly withholds personal identifying information from us. Haters have nothing to grasp but the old crap that they rehash over and over. He's so smart. He wasn't class president for nothing. Don't give those haters anything to use against you. Nothing for stalkers to chase after.

Thinking about all the measures that Jimin takes to maintain his privacy brings me back to Jungkook's situation. My heart broke when he said, "I'm human too". I have a lot of different feelings about what he said during the wlive. I mean, he can do and say whatever he wants. But sadly, it won't change the fact that people will continue to invade his privacy. Normal fans already know to respect their privacy. The crazies justified their behavior with things like this is the price he pays for fame, he's in a public space, he smiled at me so he's okay with it, etc. When he addressed the stalking situation, I almost wished he hadn't because you know what goes on in the sasaeng's heads? "OMG he noticed me." Talking about them only encourages their behavior because bad attention is still attention.

A few days after his live, fans are still. sharing. photos of him doing private activities. It's really frustrating and there's nothing we can do to change it. The issue lies with the government and its inability to enforce privacy matters like anti-stalking laws.

Here is Jimin to remind everyone of an important lesson:

Jimin fans, how are we doing the past few days? We are being fed SO WELL this March. We got a Tiffany ambassadorship, a OTS dance challenge with Hobi, fried chicken, a wlive with a marimo moss ball, covers from Vogue, a Face mood photo, and now manspreading for Suga's bday!! There's still so much more to look forward to!

I had to wait until I got home from work (torture) yesterday to digest the mood photo. First off, let me go off on how AMAZING he looks and I can't even see his face for an album named 'Face'! 😆 I'm obsessed with the taper of his shoulders to his narrow waist. Jimin is unreal. I have never seen such a beautiful man before. He's got it all: Looks, talent, and brains.

Jimin's a genius and he's playing 4D chess with us. His album logo is gray/silver and rose gold. His 'Behind the Face' video started in grayscale before switching to color. His wlive started in grayscale before switching to color. His mood photo is also in grayscale. His Hardware vs Software photos will probably follow the same theme.

The mood photo was definitely not what I was expecting but evoked a lot of feelings in me like sadness, melancholy, and hope. It's not something that makes you think of a happy, kpoppy dance track. The photo looks like he's in an abandoned home. Maybe he's packing and moving out. What is he leaving behind? His past? He mentioned several times that part of the album-making process was having to dredge up old emotions and that wasn't fun or easy. The theme of his album is a 'circle of resonance', reflections of vulnerable minds and unexposed wounds. That scares me because you know he's gone through some pretty serious stuff, from antis to death threats, to feeling lonely and lacking self-confidence.

How do the water drop and ripples play into this? I have no clue. Water has so many interpretations. You can see reflections in the water. There could be turbulence beneath the surface of the water. Water embodies the circle of resonance. Honestly, you can go hundreds of directions with water analogies, spend too much time on them, and go nowhere.

I'm supposed to go to work so I can't finish my thoughts right now. I might come back later to finish. Sorry! Thanks for reading my ramble if you guys made it this far!

Set Me Free pt. 2: Jimin you killed it.

I was writing a response to someone's post but I figured I'd just make my own because my response was pretty long. I'm not in the music industry. I just listen to a lot of genres so please forgive me if I'm misusing terms. I've seen a lot of discourse about Jimin's song and I wanted to add a few thoughts:

Do I like the song? YES. I love it. I'll be transparent though. After I watched the music video, I wasn't sure how I felt. There was so much to digest. The song is so different from anything we've ever heard from Jimin, so completely beyond anything we expected. The music video was an orgy of mind-blowing choreography, loud ass brass instruments, aggressive autotune, stunning choir vocals, and heavy chest-thumping bass. The beat is just... everyone I've seen react to this song (including myself) made a stank face and started bopping their heads and doing body rolls as soon as the bass dropped. This song is dirrrty.

I implore everyone to please listen to it on Spotify or Apple Music. By now, you should know that Youtube has shit audio quality. Even the exquisite choir sounded muffled on YT. His voice is heavenly on Spotify. His modified voice has so many layers. I know the autotune is a very controversial topic in this song but I think he used it well to transform his voice into something you have never heard from him before. BTS tends to use autotune or voice processors to add complexity and texture. How many of you disliked this song and also disliked On and Black Swan?

I get that it can be too much for some people. Music is subjective and it's okay not to like this song. It's not for everyone. But for people who use the autotune as a drag to say he's using it because he can't sing on key, you should know that the music industry has moved beyond using autotune to correct pitches/tones. We're not in the early 2000s anymore. Some artists still use it to support their vocals but that's not the case in Jimin's song.

In this song, his voice is heavily distorted when the lyrics are coming at you. "I never stop, fuck all your opps" and "Hey fool, just get out of my way / Shut up, fuck off / I'm on my way". Even when he's saying "enemy" in the background, it's heavily autotuned. I also love the effect of the call and response between "oh yeah oh yeah" and his normal voice. The use of autotune is to emphasize aggression and anger. He's basically assaulting you with this vocal distortion because it's very jarring to your ears. Look, Jimin is not interested in making another Lie or Serendipity right now. He's already done that. Jimin wants to continue to grow and experiment as an artist. So even if this resulted in mixed reactions, I applaud him for trying something new.

Another thing I want to add is that this track is the LAST song in his album. I don't even need to hear the album first to know why it's the last song. He said this album is going to be a journey revealing hidden wounds and scars. We know this album is going to be dark. Set Me Free pt. 2 as an ending is him shedding his demons, pushing back against those who inflicted pain, and letting it go. That's why the song is so anthemic and aggressive. It's triumphant and it makes me want to throw a fist up. When we get listen to the album in its entirety, I think many people will agree that this is a powerful ending. If this is how I feel about one song, I really can't wait for next week to hear everything else.