#MV Park phase

[atiny-for-life]

Ateez's Full Storyline Explained - BONUS

Masterlist

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Based on the GOLDEN HOUR Intro which was released prior to the first teasers and is all about Atiny and Ateez's journey thus far, plus the lack of storyline queues in the music video itself, I believe this is one of those instances where the MV simply falls outside the storyline, much like Turbulence and The Real

I believe this time, it's because they were invited to Coachella and simply didn't have as much time to prepare for the album and get access to the sets they'd need to tell the story visually the way they wanted to which is something I talked about more here

However, let's still dive in and dig up some easter eggs and other fun little moments strewn throughout the video so we can appreciate it better!

Kicking things off is "maknae on top" Jongho buried in the dirt, playing the flute (which sounds like a clarinet) while the others stand around him, four out of seven holding spades and shovels

And it's not just that they felt justified in burying him with extra holes for his hands so he could play the flute, they also felt the need to do it right outside a motel in the middle of the desert

Giving the meaning of this album, this starting from a dirt-hole in the dessert setting could be a reference to Pirate King and Treasure which were both shot in the dessert way back when

If that's the case, it'd also make the red car more meaningful since Yunho also had one during Wave

From here, we move on to a roadside diner/shack situation where our boys are working the counter, preparing counterfeit money burgers

Inside, we can see a bunch of Ateez's awards (bragging rights), including a MAMA award, the Billboard #1 plaque and more, with TYUdeongi and Mito (the two little plushs) front and center

Next up, we've got Seonghwa rolling into town on an ostrich, carrying the flags of some of the countries they visited during last year's world tour while Yunho, San, and Yeosang are counting their money and drinking around a table outside the motel

The next clips show us Yunho reading a burning newspaper with the headline proclaiming something along the lines of "Anonymous Philanthropists Change [...]", likely referencing all the money they've been handing out at their diner

The scene is accompanied by the lyrics "Breaking News popping up no matter where I go" which is very reminiscent of 'Matz'

Wooyoung's vibing outside with a Mariachi band and Flamenco dancers (don't ask me why... I guess they're having a Latin American phase right now - let's see if they end up fluent in Spanish or Portuguese some time soon)

Up in the mountains, we've got them mining for gold far away from any visible mining shafts, and singing about geese laying golden eggs in Spanish (giving Aesop's Fable), followed by a line about building towers 24/7 in Korean (giving Billionaires' Row in Manhattan) before San eats the gold nugget he'd been holding (the effects of eating gold are not well studied, please do not attempt at home)

Next, we've got Yeosang cutting out counterfeit money with a large pair of scissors (we're already struggling with inflation, put those scissors down) while singing about being an introvert

He's in the same office Yunho was in earlier when he was reading the burning newspaper (I'm glad the place didn't burn down)

Moving on, we've got Mingi in the parking lot dressed very Willy Wonka-esque (Gene Wilder version)

He's sporting two pins on his coat - one which looks like a painter's palette and the other looking like a cross, somewhat reminiscent of the Maltese Cross (shoutout to Malta, I feel like no one ever talks about you) or the Iron Cross (popular in early 20th century Prussia)

Everyone's partying, it's raining counterfeit money, we've got car hydraulics in the back (it's been 70 years, I didn't think these were still popular) and our Flamenco dancers are back before we cut to Jongho in his hole, and back to Seonghwa on his ostrich which is now joined by some very talented, head bobbing, CGI chickens

Moving on, we find Hongjoong dancing in another parking lot, surrounded by his members and some strangers on golden bikes, all wearing sunglasses

In the lyrics, he's referencing The Real which strongly matches the vibe they're going for in this sequence, both in terms of costumes and with the general setting

Within the same rap verse, we also see Hongjoong in first parking lot where Wonka-Mingi was kicking off the party earlier

Here, he's dancing with two kids in costume (a chicken and a wrestler), while looking super delighted, just all around happy to be here, much like the guy on the bike we can see in the back (it's very wholesome)

We briefly cut away to a shot of a lone massive golden egg stranded on a deserted hill surrounded by some dry shrubs. Keep it in mind. We'll come back to it later.

Back in the office, Yeosang's happy with his robot chicken (Brian) which seems to be capable of laying golden eggs, going by the tall stack of them presented on his desk

While Yeosang's hogging the office, Yunho's off in some basement, taking the term "money laundering" far too literally as he pulls a stack of bills from a washing machine

Seonghwa, once again on his ostrich, now enters a gas station where Wooyoung fills up the bird by inputting a fuel pump in its side. We can now definitively confirm that this alternate universe is weird as hell.

Moving on to a miniature city, we've got our two main rappers attacking a money-monster with some ray guns ( because, on this ship, we're anti-capitalism)

They're wearing fur coats to match the lyrics, which may also be a throwback to Say My Name

Returning to the diner, we've got Jongho building a money burger abomination with some added CDs because, clearly, that's his favorite breakfast

And over in the kitchen, we've got head chef Hongjoong cooking up some hellfire concoction which is literally on fire but he doesn't care - he's still just making a noot-noot face and giving us a straightforward reference to Bouncy by cutting in some more green chili peppers

Honorable mention to Mingi's GTA reference

From there, we get some shots of Ateez gathered around the camera (Don't Stop End Credits style), a short scene of Seonghwa in the hydraulic car, many people's favorite clip of half-topless San twisting a valve or something near some desert oil rigs, and more, before we finally move on to Jongho in front of a food truck

The truck seems to go hand-in-hand with Ateez's roadside dinner since it also offers their famed money burgers

Next, we've got Yunho and Yeosang carefully watching an extra large golden egg in their office

After a few more super quick scenes flash by, it begins to crack before we return to the lone massive golden egg in the desert we saw earlier which now busts open and out pops Seonghwa

There are some Korean folktales about men being born from eggs, all of them rulers which were used to keep the myth alive that kings were picked by a higher power, not born the conventional way - I assume that's what's being referenced here

[cycle-hit]

kotoko's timeline based on moon phases

(in chronological order)

minute 1:00 in harrow, the first glimpse of a moon phase:

waning crescent, comes right before a new moon.

1:54 in harrow, the second glimpse of a moon phase:

still a waning crescent. the events we see in those 54 seconds happen within a week of each other!

3:01 in harrow, the third and final time we see a moon phase:

full moon! its been quite a bit since 1:54, where she beat up that guy in the alleyway and sat emo in front of her bulletin board of crime. between that point and 3:01 (her getting information and killing the kidnapper), it's likely been two weeks assuming the crescent we see at 1:54 is at the end of its phase.

0:56 in deep cover, the first glimpse of a moon phase:

waning crescent, again! you have a pattern, kotoko. its been 2 weeks since the ending of harrow/the beginning of deep cover, assuming more cycles of the moon havent passed. i assume she was probably busy with court proceedings in those two weeks.

1:41 in deep cover, the second glimpse of a moon phase:

still a waning crescent! at this point in time, kotoko has finished hunting down all the criminals on her bulletin board in at least a week since 0:56.

1:51 in deep cover, the third glimpse of a moon phase:

last/third quarter, right after the waning crescent at 1:41! (as stated above, its been a week) at this point in time kotoko is seen in the park + in the city with lucky.

2:28 in deep cover, the fourth and final glimpse of a moon phase:

full moon, once more from the top! this passage of time is the largest one so far. its been roughly at least three weeks between the point in time we see kotoko walk off from lucky in the city and whatever event is happening at the end of deep cover.

in total for harrow, all the events took place over the course of 3 weeks.

in total for deep cover, all the events including the 2 weeks between her mvs happen over the course of 6 weeks, or a month and two weeks. excluding the 2 weeks between her mvs, its been 4 weeks/a month.

in total for BOTH harrow and deep cover, the mvs in their entirety cover 9 entire weeks, or two months + a week.

of course, this is all assuming that the moon phases actually correlate to time passing and arent just symbolism, as well as assuming that no extra cycles have passed.

i can also give a very rough guess of the months- in harrow the sticky notes on her map mention that through the 7th to 31st of a month shes investigating what's presumably the warehouse. this rules out february, november and september for harrow. based on the fact theres also flower on the streets without them beginning to wither, its likely not autumn or winter as well. plus, there is one (1) green tree in harrow

that leaves us at summer or spring! personally for harrow my vote is that it takes place in spring just bc i think itd fit her "newly born" thing. yknow. the season of "new life". summer in harrow would also make a lot more sense though, especially since in deep cover you can argue that the trees here

are starting to take on yellowish or red hues, plus two trees there are barren! signaling that deep cover may take place in autumn. if we use this theory, it means "harrow" likely took place in the entirety of august. this would also fit for the two flowers here that i can identify-

pink roses and longiflorum hybrids lilies. pink roses bloom early-spring to late fall (meaning theyd still be blooming in the summer, which fits since there seems to be unbloomed parts of it if that isnt a tulip), while longiflorum hybrid lilies bloom mid to late summer. its entirely possible the tiny white flowers could go against this evidence by blooming in like. winter or something but i physically cant tell what those are.

so, harrow's in the entirety of august most likely, while deep cover spans september to october!

[nightswithkookmin]

SET ME FREE REVIEW #1

I said I wasn't going to write a review so I'm not writing one. This is just a commentary. Take a deep breathe, unclench your jaw amd brace yourself for this ride.

I want to start off by saying, admiting, and testifying that Jimin is a genius point blank period. His creativity, his duality, his delivery and execution in every single art work is an attestation to this fact.

If ever his ingenuity was in question, Set me free sets the record straight. It is only Park Jimin that can dare to assemble such imposing sounds, competing talents, daunting expanse and fine rhythm in one room under the single gaze of an equally brilliant director and not get lost in all that magical mashups.

The song is huge. BTS level huge. And for him to attempt to take on a song that takes 7 brilliant minds of our generation, him included, with varying vocal skills and talent- I must say, Jimin has some big balls on him and I respect him for that.

When I tell you my mind is blown, it is.

The song reminds me so much of BTS and everyone seems to agree. However when they say it's a nod to the group I disagree. I'll explain in a minute.

He draws on familiar elements and artistic devices that's signature to BTS as a group thus infusing among other things, nostalgia and that feeling of excellence and excitement we associate with BTS.

But that was the plan all along wasn't it? To show you he is not afraid take on a big shark like BTS or even to be compared to the brilliance of the group? Namjoon told us in words, Jimin just walked the talk.

I don't think this is a nod to BTS however. Because then we have to ask ourselves, is Jimin celebrating the band or has the band been celebrating Jimin all along.

This is bringing to light the artistic inspiration behind the creation of almost all BTS' master pieces. It's jimin. It's always been Jimin, the choreography, the beat, the visuals- everything has been inspired or created around him and his capabilities. The group has always leaned into his strengths in that way. It's why he transitions so well into it even as Solo.

Blackswan comes to mind. The stunning visuals, the contemporary dance styles, the concepts- everything was woven around Jimin. There are pieces of him intricately woven into the fabrics of BTS.

You can't have BTS without Jimin.

He is the secret ingredient that spiced up the group and this master piece of an MV shows it.

It makes sense to say there are songs that were made for BTS with Jimin in mind, choreographies inspired by him and that played to his strengths and uniqueness too.

It's why people accused him of being Hybe's favorite or the director's pet. The writing was on the wall.

Does this mean the others suck?

Yes.

I'm kidding😆

If you want to look at the strength of BTS you only have to look at the strength of the individual parts that make up BTS. From Namjoon's lyrical intellect, Hobi's versatility, Suga's unmatched flow, to even Tae's radiance- you cannot dispute that these men rose not by luck but by substance.

I used to think their Solo phase was them moving apart and away from their shared identity but now I think its the phase for each of them to model and strut across the biggest runway to show the world what they each bring to the golden table that is BTS. It's not a competition among themselves. Not at all. It's a review and examination of the parts that make up the whole and they all have something to prove.

And by Odin's beard, THEY WILL PROVE THEMSELVES. EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. IT'S IN THEIR BLOOD. IT'S THE BANGTAN SPIRIT.

He killed it.

He delivered.

Part two will focus more on the themes, visuals and vocal delivery. Look forward to it.

Hashtag drinking Hennessy. I saw what you did there Jimin. And if you read my blogs closely you'll see what I'm getting at.

Cheers Jimin 🍻

YOU DID IT

[melxncholymermxid]

Some more (music) headcanons for Jotaro because why not?

Did anyone's parents ever tell them what celebrities they liked? (My dad had a big crush on Amy Lee)

I know for a fact Jotaro liked Sade, it makes too much sense. And when the No Ordinary Love MV dropped? Mermaid Sade? Say no more

Linkin Park, bc teen angst never really goes away

I wonder what old music that Joseph showed him that he liked. My nana used to buy Best of [decade] CDs for road trips and I fell in love with a lot of music that way as a kid. This of course also depends on what Joseph listened to. I bet Jotaro likes some Beatles songs, the more upbeat ones, and probably a lot of jazz and big bands. Sinatra for sure, probably the whole rat pack, Glenn Miller and so on. Oh, and you know this man, probably closer to part 6, see's Elvis as a guilty pleasure.

Now go with me here

You know how lots of American dads in the 90's and early 00's had a king fu movie phase? I feel like he'd really like Blaxploitation movies (Foxy Brown, Black Dynamite, Cleopatra Jones etc) and as a result like Curtis Mayfield and other artists of that time

Also, bros in Florida, and if you ever moved to the south (not from there but specifically moved) you know that even if you don't listen to it ever again once you leave, you have a few country songs you have a soft spot for. He'd definitely like Johnny Cash, maybe some Dolly songs.

His wife looks like an ABBA girlie, and I bet he'd sing and dance with her in their first apartment together

You know he's gotta like Prince, and specifically I hc the song 'In Love'. We're never gonna get to see what went on between the parts, and lots of people love to hc that Jotaro either needed to pass on the Joestar bloodline or got shot gun married, but I like to think he actually fell in love with Jolyne's mom. Imagine college Jotaro, adjusting to life at school in America and dealing with the horrors™️ from part 3 and finding someone he has such strong emotions for and for the first time imagines a future and a life with someone. (Personally In Love is the best love song ever made, it literally sounds like what it feels like to be giddy and infatuated with somebody)

[aromanticgarbage]

Hi!!! What do you honestly like about our boy Joji? What got you into him? Favorite song? Favorite quote from him?? Cool blog BTW. ❤️

Hiiiii <33333

Putting this under a read more because it got long af.

God i think part of the reason why im so obsessed with him is the duality of his character and artistic expression. He used to describe himself as conflicted a lot, especially in his earlier interviews and that pretty much hits the nail in the head i think. I love both his music and filthy frank a lot but I wouldn't be so fascinated with the person behind either of these things if they weren't made by the same guy. I just think he is a fascinating character.

What got me into him? I'm honestly pretty late to the party, i stumbled upon slow dancing in the dark on some random playlist at some point mid 2023. Slow dancing in the dark got famous for a reason: its so fucking good, i was playing it on a loop for weeks. Later i stumbled upon pretty boy, once again by pure chance. I was playing it on loop for a looong time as well. I hadn't even noticed that both of these songs were by the same artist at the time.

Fast forward a few months later, someone i follow here on tumblr dot com rebloged a post that expressed ops utter bafflement that filthy frank had turned his career around so dramatically and that he was a "sadboy musician now". The term slursona was thrown around. The ballads 1 album cover was included in the post and i recognised it imediatelly but i also recognised the name filthy frank.

You see, back in the day my older sister was a huge fan. She was really into this era of youtube bless her heart but ff was one of her faves. She had showed me human ramen AND hair cake back then but i was pretty young and I didn't really speak english well enough to fully understand what was going on. Nonetheless, i was morbidly fascinated but i never got into ff myself. Still i knew who he was.

Finding out that i was listening to his music a DECADE later from a random tumblr post gave me the whiplash of my fucking life. I genuinely got so scared i went and removed sditd from my character playlists and spotify liked songs lol. I let that revelation shimmer within me for a few months until one day i finally decided that i should do some research on the matter. I think i watched the slow dancing in the dark mv first and it completely blew me away. Then i watched the weeaboos video and it made me cry from laughter.

Somehow i ended up listening to his entire discography and watching Every Single filthy frank video ever made. At some point i discovered the notorious filthy frank exposes himself video and that once again blew my mind. I realised that he was the one who accidentally started the harlem shake trend back in 2013. Blew my mind. I listened to pink season ans i realised that the help song ive been seeing around since forever was a pink guy song. Blew my mind. I went home for the holidays and i talked to my other sister about my newfound obsession. Turns out she knew him from glimpses of us. Blew her mind too. Talked to my brother, he knew him from glimpses of us as well. We were all screaming about it for a few days.

This whole phase of mine started at some point in March and its only been getting worse. I don't know how we got here but im not complaining.

If i had to choose a favourite song.... sanctuary is my most listened to song of the year so far, so i probably have to go with that but also sditd, you suck Charlie, like you do, pretty boy, yukon, Mr Hollywood, no fun, demons, see you in 40, nightrider, modus (just to name a few)..... they all hold a very special place in my heart... I just love pretty much most of his songs a whole lot.

As for favourite quote im afraid I don't have a super serious answer to this question fjdksdks. "I just wanna make people sad and horny" is a strong one but also "sorry for being An Fag" and "fucking everyone smokes weed in central park...." fascinate me to no end.

Thank you so much for your questions !! <33 its always nice to have an excuse to ramble tehe.

[samyelbanette]

In May 2021, I saw some random shitpost saying “Finland’s Eurovision act is giving the emo kids everything they want.”

Being an MCR stan at the time, I was like hm? well, I’m an emo kid. let’s see what this is about.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I could watch the recording of the Semifinal, legally, on Peacock. I had watched ESC once before, in 2016. But for years after that, there was no way to watch the contest in my country (at least, not without a special cable television package that I obviously didn’t have 😭). It’s never been a popular show in the United States. But.

I saw Blind Channel perform Dark Side and I immediately thought omg, they sound just like Linkin Park. I tend to think of LP as a nu-metal band, and not an emo one. But I went through a huge LP phase back in high school, so ofc I loved the song.

I demanded that my friend (who, like most Americans, had never heard of ESC up until that point) come over and watch the Grand Final with me. He went out and ordered a copy of Violent Pop the next day.

….Ironically, it took me longer to get into BC. Like. The day after ESC ended, I watched the Died Enough For You MV on YouTube, and I thought it was great. But my mind was (hyper)focused on someone else.

Måneskin won ESC 2021, and I developed an immediate special interest in them (along with a huge crush on Damiano lol). This house was in a Teatro D’Ira lockdown. I had no interest in listening to anything else but that - and Il Bello Della Vita - on repeat. I watched all the interviews and obsessively worked on a Damiano/Reader fanfic.

But then in August, something happened. My laser focus on Må began to fade. Balboa was released as a single. BC performed at Allas Sea Pool. And suddenly I was reading Niko/Joonas fics every day.

My one-track mind had switched to a different track. And there was no going back.

In October 2021, I wrote Flufftober With Blind Channel (a huge reader-insert oneshot collection). As of rn, that’s still my #1 most kudos-d fic on AO3. 😅 And then in December, I wrote my first Joeleksi fic, as part of a holiday gift exchange.

I watched Blind Channel perform on Finnish television for New Year’s Eve. And when February came, I watched them perform again at UMK 2022. I cheered for The Rasmus when they won the competition, but they never stole my heart. BC still owned it.

On March 3rd, 2022, I finally saw BC live for the first time. It was in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, on Day 1 of their tour with From Ashes To New. Their first performance on American soil.

And then on April 11th, 2022, I saw them again, at their headline show in New York City. I had the honor of meeting one of my fellow fanfic writers, pastlink! And then I met Niko and Joel after the show. 😍

It was one of the best days of my life.

Time continued to pass. ESC 2022 came and went. Kalush Orchestra were…fine. They deserved to win, but they didn’t stay on my mind after the credits rolled. Not like BC did.

LOTSAD dropped in July 2022, and it was everything I’d hoped it would be.

In October 2022, I wrote Flufftober With Blind Channel 2, this time focusing on M/M relationships.

On November 18th, 2022, I saw Måneskin live for the first time (ironic, given that I loved them first). It was at this show that I had the honor of meeting another BC writer, lnights, in person. 🖤

Then, in December 2022, I moderated my first ever fandom event - BC Blood Mass. There was some controversy in the beginning, but it ended up being a huge success. I’m still so grateful to everyone who participated.

On May 13th, 2023, the ESC Grand Finals came around again. And I finally got to do something, that I hadn’t been able to do in 2021 (or 2022): vote for Finland. 🇫🇮

On May 16th, 2023, I saw BC live for the third time, when they returned to the US and opened for Lacuna Coil. This time, I got a picture with Joel, Joonas, Olli, and Aleksi. It ended up on Joel’s Instagram story, and when I checked my notifications the next day, I got emotional.

Dozens of people from Finland and Germany and other places around the world, who I would’ve never encountered without this silly band, were saying:

Look. That’s Kelley. We know her. She’s our friend.

….And now it’s September. Goddamn. I’ve been in this fandom for two years now. I’ve written thirty-four BC fics. And I’ve made so many amazing friends. There have been many times where y’all have been kinder to me than my own family. I’m so happy to have gotten to know all of y’all.

…And there’s still more to come!!!

BC Blood Mass is coming back for December 2023. BC’s fifth album is going to drop sometime in 2024.

I can’t wait to see where this Wolfpack takes me next. 🐺🇫🇮🖤

[behind-the-screen-of-bangtan]

Indigo

Release date: 2 December 2022

Official page

Notices:

Announcement

Pre-order notice

Content Recording Participation Details

Identity Film: Twitter, Youtube

Photo (see below)

I-Log Puzzle: 1/6  (translation, alt text), 2/6 (translation), 3/6 (translation), 4/6 (translation), 5/6 (translation), 6/6 (translation)

Tracklist

MV (see below)

Album Magazine Film (teaser)

Weverse live

Indigo Short Behind on Weverse

Naver post

Official Youtube playlist

[BANGTAN BOMB] RM's Cyanotype Experience with SUGA and Jimin

Stories on BTS Instagram

RM’s SNS posts: Weverse (Eng), Instagram stories, post #1, post #2, post #3, post #4, letter on Weverse (Eng)

Performances

Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (Today’s Bangtan) (RM’s Instagram post)

Live in New York @ Dia Beacon (Today’s Bangtan) (Episode) (RM’s Instagram post)  (thread presenting the museum and the featured art)

Live in Seoul @ Rolling Hall (Episode) (RM’s Instagram post) (video of the special gifts that were given)

Photo Sketch

RM’s Instagram post about all the performances

Thanks to (Eng)

Official merch:

Concept Teaser

Texture Teaser

Mood Film

RM is the third member to do a solo release in Chapter 2. According to his posts, notably the identity film and the preview of the content, this album is:

Record of RM : Indigo From the colors of nature, human, etc.

Use it

While taking a walk a shower, drive, coffee-break, work, dance, read a book, when flowers bloom or fall.

Documentation of my youth in the moment of independent phase. An honest, unadorned record with shades.

Sun-bleached record faded like old jeans.

the last archive of my twenties

He explained in the episode of the jacket shoot, that after releasing Mono that’s black and white, Indigo is the color that express himself (he also mentions it in the interview of Proof collector edition (src)). He adds brown too, with natural and warm shades.

The studio Sparks Edition was in charge of the album design.

Some people also noticed that in Korean, indigo is written 남색, which can be interpreted as an acronym for 남준의 색깔, meaning Namjoon’s colors (cr.).

RM posted several stories on Instagram before the release, including a picture of Oregon blue, a pigment considered as the bluest blue (src).

Tracklist

Yun (with Erykah Badu)

Lyrics

Doolsetbangtan’s translation

@immbbzxbangtan noticed that the song was used 3 months before Indigo’s release, in the teaser for RM’s Me, Myself &

Still Life (with Anderson .Paak)

Lyrics

Doolsetbangtan’s translation

All Day (with Tablo)

Lyrics

Doolsetbangtan’s translation

Rin’s (ktaebwi) translation

건망증 (with 김사월) (Forg_tful with Kim Sawol)

Lyrics

Doolsetbangtan’s translation

Closer (with Paul Blanco, Mahalia)

Lyrics

Collabo MV: a video associating a lo-fi remix of the song with extracts from the movie 헤어질 결심(Decision to Leave)

Interview for Park Chanwook’s anniversary book. He’s the director of 헤어질 결심(Decision to Leave)

Interview with art director Ryu Seong-Hee about the collaboration.

Change pt.2

Lyrics

Lonely

Lyrics

Doolsetbangtan’s translation

Hectic (with Colde)

Lyrics

Visualizer

Doolsetbangtan’s translation

들꽃놀이 (with 조유진) (Wild Flower with youjeen)

Lyrics

The title is a wordplay on 불꽃놀이 which translate to fireworks but literaly means “fire flower” (src)

Youjeen is the vocalist of the rock group Cherry Filter. The collaboration was announced even before the release of the tracklist (src #1, src #2)

Several people noticed the title is connected to a letter RM published on the fancafe in April 2017 (src #1, #2)

ZIN and Youjeen's"Wild Flower" recording VLOG without RM

Doolsetbangtan’s translation

No.2 (with 박지윤) (parkjiyoon)

Lyrics

Visualizer

Doolsetbangtan’s translation

Rin’s (ktaebwi) translation

Producer John Eun talked about the song during an Instagram live (summary)

Photo

Photo: Twitter, Weverse

Photo Sketch

Episode of the Jacket Shoot Sketch

RM’s Instagram post

In his photos, RM is surrounded by props meaningful to him:

a painting (see below) by Yun Hyongkeun, called Blue, 1972 (src #1, #2, #3, you can also check page 4 of this PDF for more info). RM admires Yun a lot, to the point that the first song of the album is named after him and has citations from him in the lyrics

Pierre Jeanneret’s desk and chair. He’s a Swiss architect RM likes

Namjoon’s old jeans and stools. He mentioned that jeans feat well with the concept as the more you wear them, the more comfortable they get

들꽃놀이 (with 조유진) MV

Teaser

Photo Sketch

Episode of the MV Shoot Sketch

Outfits and accessories

You can see traditional Korean firework in the MV, called Nakhwa Nori (src #1, src #2)

The exterior scenes were filmed at Mount Hwangmae in Hapcheon (Gyeongnam) (src) and in Saemangeum (Jeonbuk).

RM 'Still Life (with Anderson .Paak)

Teaser

MV Photo Sketch

Episode of the MV Shoot Sketch

The female crew member was played by Emiko Tokuda (Instagram)

Press releases/Promotion

Weverse magazine: “The musicians on RM’s Indigo: Part one”

Weverse magazine: “The musicians on RM’s Indigo: Part two”

Weverse magazine: “RM paves the way”

Weverse magazine: “Development notes on RM’s solo album, Indigo”

Press pictures

Spotify: teaser, Hero Film: Behind the Scenes, K-Pop ON! Track catches up with RM of BTS

NME: “RM of BTS: ‘My whole twenties were an exhibition… but I chose to be a star’”

Variety: “BTS’ RM on His ‘Indigo’ Album, Duets With Erykah Badu and Anderson .Paak, Military Service and Why Solo Careers Will Bolster the Band”

Consequence: “With Indigo, RM Makes Fleeting Moments Feel Permanent”

RM on Melon station (English translation: episode 1, episode 2)

Rolling Stone: “BTS Leader RM Pushes Against the Weight of Fame, Looks Towards a Bright Future on ‘Indigo’”

Zach Sang Show: “RM Breaks Down His Debut Album 'Indigo'“

Artnet:”How K-Pop Star and Budding Mega-Collector RM Wove His Favorite Art and Artists Into His First Solo Album, ‘Indigo’”

KBS news: Behind story of ‘Indigo’ / KBS 2022.12.19. (unreleased footage)

Hypebeast: “RM of BTS Wants To Be More Like a Wildflower”

Psick Show: Asking RM of BTS on Income tax (teaser)

Newsis: “’RM and Soyoon collab.’ Park Jiyoon, the ‘old future’ of young writers musicians” (eng trans)

Promotion in Spain

El País: “RM, the leader of K-pop band BTS: ‘We work so hard in Korea because 70 years ago there was nothing’” (original English version of the interview)

Vogue Spain: “RM, líder de BTS: “Si me muriera esta noche, creo que nada cambiaría. Un granjero o un barrendero son más relevantes para el funcionamiento de la sociedad”” (English translation)

EFE: “BTS leader isn’t thinking about future, but would like to work with Rosalía” (English version)

[mysmorgasbordoffantabulosa]

The latest CK ad in the parking garage…so I realize that idols are meant to be blank canvases, but these photos (with the hitch kick to boot (and in boots, btw) are a choice. The androgyny and non-binary vibes are a choice. The crop top and hair are a choice. Idols are designed to provoke us, but whose choice is his styling now that we’re in the solo era?

I’ve always been somewhat confused by JK’s presentation. For a period, he kind of came across as the cocky jock. Then moved into a softer/sexier boy thing. During the pandemic - when he had the blonde hair - I was very confused. Permission to Dance MV JK is screaming Village People.

What best represents the real JK? Personally, I’ve always gotten a huge non-binary feel from him. He always looks like he’s in drag when he’s wearing a suit.

I see where you're coming from. With JK I'm constantly reminded of this quote:

Also, don't forget all the gender-neutral brands he wears all the time.

I think there are 4 phases when it comes to JK's fashion:

Try it because I think it looks cool. (Pre-Debut to 2016) - It's clear JK doesn't know how to style himself and so sometimes makes amazing fashion choices and other times... not so much.

JK clearly has a stylist era (2017-2018) - I think BH stepped and helped JK hone a style, that he still today occasionally wears.

Dark Days (2019-Mid 2020) He'd basically wear, black, brown dark greys, usually with bomber jacket, cargo pants, thick boots etc, it's also a fashion trend called streetwear, that also has tones of gender neutrality.

Gender-fluidity (Mid 2020-present) - wears lots of gender neutral brands/clothes, as well as opposite gender items. JK plays around with gendered fashion in subtle ways. This is exemplified by the hoodie he designed and the fashion Brand his brother set up (and something I still feel JK is closely linked to.

So I think as JK has evolved he's become more assured when expressing himself through fashion, and yes that can feel non-bianry.

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Trafford MV continue good run of form winning Tyldesley 29-10

Written by Wilf Dooley With the season nearing an end Trafford MV welcomed Tyldesley to MacPherson Park on a bright and breezy day confident in the fact they had not lost a game since Christmas. Tyldesley started well but MV were matching them in all phases. Trafford worked the ball to their right wing Sean Gachara who made good ground before feeding inside to Pat Eccles who opened the scoring…

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Mountain View

[wingzie]

Jikook and their “Don’t give a **** “ era ?

There is something that I have noticed recently whilst researching for my Live Reaction threads. That is, 2021 seems to have been claimed as the "jikook don't give a **** era." This isn't just from jikookers, but from the fandom and general public too. I have seen this phase used a lot when looking back into 2021 moments and also with the recent release of Memories 2021. One example of this was during the second Seasons Greetings 2022 teaser. Just like the change of reaction to the ramen comments, the way people responded to this was vastly different to how the fandom reacted to 2021 Seasons Greetings. I shall explore where this phrase has come from and what has caused it to start.

The end of 2020 going into 2021

The first teaser for Seasons Greetings 2021 came out on the 9th November 2020, giving us an idea of what the concepts would be to begin with. The second teaser was uploaded on the 11th November. During this video, you could see a clip of Jimin and Jungkook in similar attire. It was obvious by the clips of the other members that Jikook would be in a unit together. 

Fast forward to December 16th and clips from the DVD were slowly being uploaded. However, a certain unit clip was missing from the Twitter timeline. This was Jimin and Jungkook's pizza unit. We did not see it in full until Peaches had uploaded it, causing jikookers to thank them for all their effort. JK accounts at the time were asked why they did not include their unit scene with no response. It included Jeon Jungkook, so why not include the content clip when he is with Park Jimin?  

Around the same time of Seasons Greetings we had a flurry of jikook. MMA Black Swan was on the 6th December, which showed Jimin and Jungkook’s clear dance skill and chemistry. This was quickly followed by the Dynamite Holiday Remix on the 11th, showing a very comfy looking jikook being intimate with each other. We also saw some very sweet moments between jikook in early 2021 when Winter Package was released on February 27th. All of this footage clearly highlighted the bond between Jimin and Jungkook. Nothing new to jikookers who are used to seeing them being close, but to some these clips had started a certain spark.

Butter Era On the 21st May 2021, Butter was released with a press conference and vlive on the same day. After the press conference @bts_bighit posted a group photo. In it, Jimin is leaning his head on Jungkook’s cheek with their bodies turned to each other. There was a slight murmur in the fandom. Nothing big, but Jimin and Jungkook’s stance in the official photo was definitely noticed. It’’s this photo that sparks the catalyst for the idea that Jikook were showing more than previous years in 2021.  We later got Bangtan Bombs of Jikook being together for the photoshoot for Butter and during the making of the MV. You couldn’t ignore that they were often together in these videos where Jimin and Jungkook are playing or goofing around, whilst the other members rested or played with their phones. Again, this is nothing new.

There were no shortages of cute jIkook moments. From cute moments from Run BTS, with Jungkook’s Mother saying she loved Jimin. To interviews with Jikook yet again ending up in their own little worlds. We had Jungkook admitting that he is Jimin's Copycat. With VLives where Jimin and Jungkook can’t keep their eyes or hands off each other. Then seeing Jikook sing “Anyone” together followed by Jimin literally jumping into Jungkook’s arms. Something that is clearly natural between them. Throughout the entire year, there were countless clips of Jikook being together.

The End of 2021

Just like 2020 there was an influx of Jikook towards the end of the year. On September 10th we got the release of MOTS ON:E DVD, with the famous hickey clip. Followed by Jimin and Jungkook posting selcas whilst it was trending. A few days later,  a selca was posted of Jikook together at the airport on their way to the UN. With some saying it reflected a couples trend at the time. At the event itself, Jungkook gave Jimin a look of support after he lost his place and defended him during the Vlive afterwards. You will know from other clips that Jikook communicates through looks or smiles, giving support even in important events.

On Jimin’s Birthday we got the very domestic Vlive, where Jimin rang for Jungkook. Jungkook arrived very quickly and the two could NOT stop holding hands and being very sweet together until Jimin continued his vlive alone again. You could not deny the vibes here as soon as Jungkook entered the room. The same happened during the Vlive with Jobi, Tae, Jimin and JK in America. As soon as Jungkook was there, JImin lit up and his body language changed. The tones they both used. The way they acted and spoke about each other. ARMY must have felt the same way, because this VLive had such a positive reaction and they recognised the same behaviour in future vlives.

It had been a long time since BTS had performed in front of an audience. The atmosphere was huge in the US and Seoul. You will see Jikook behave the same way in 2021 and 2022 as they have in previous years. The fun dances, the flirting, the butt smacking. All of it. However, to those that are unaware it was like they needed a reminder. The reactions to all the concert performances in terms of Jikook were the loudest. ARMY could not believe that Jikook was doing this in front of so many people in a stadium. Forgetting moments at locations such as Rose Bowl and Hamilton.

To me, it is obvious that 2021 was not a “don’t give a **** era” for Jikook. It was just a period of time where the fandom and public became more aware of them. They have always had fun during DNA. Always supported each other. Always behaved the same way. However, this time, some ARMY have indeed opened their eyes. It’s not just jokes that last a few days, some are really looking back and asking themselves if there is something there. It’s not Jikook that has changed, it’s how they are perceived by their own fandom.

[old-childhood-drama]

Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas Masterpost (Toe/Jaylor)

Before dating (May 2008)

We start with the Taylor lookalike

In May 2008 the Jonas Brothers are filming their music video for Burnin’ Up [x]. Joe’s love interest in it is played by a blonde girl who looks quite a bit (and she’s also styled) like Taylor Swift, for reference, this is the music video that has Selena Gomez as Nick Jonas’ love interest.

As far as we know they hadn’t even met so we don’t know exactly what this was supposed to mean, maybe Joe had a crush on Taylor or maybe it’s a coincidence.

We do know that Nick and Selena were dating when this was filmed and that by the time the MV was released (July 4th, 2008) Joe and Taylor were officially dating.

Toe is alive! (July 2008 – September 2008)

On Tour

Fans claim to have seen Taylor around the tour in early July, which matches with Taylor’s lyrics in "Last Kiss".

Last Kiss. Taylor Swift.

I do recall now the smell of the rain

Fresh on the pavement, I ran off the plane

That July 9th, the beat of your heart

It jumps through your shirt

On July 14th, Taylor and The Jonas Brothers perform “Should’ve Said No”[x] from her debut album, and this performance now forever exists in their 3D movie (a classic), a cute fact is that some fans have said that Taylor tripped when she first came out, so they had to repeat it for the movie.

On July 20th Joe flies to Wyoming to watch Taylor opening up for Rascal Flatts, and they flew back and she was spotted at the Omaha show.

She’s seen in a couple shows more and she joins the stage again for their Madison Square Garden shows in August [x]. They sing “Even now just looking at you feels wrong”.

They’re together but they’re not together.

For more context, we must remember that Taylor was a very new artist from a small label and The Jonas were pretty much at their peak and Disney’s biggest act, and they were managed like crazy and could never even think about being seen with someone in a romantic way. Any rumors were denied so fast, and Disney did the absolute most to keep it secret. So according to everyone they were just good friends, at the time both Taylor and Selena were annoyed by all the secrecy.

Now back to the timeline:

Taylor is backstage of the tour A LOT for the next couple of weeks right next to the other not-girlfriends Selena and Danielle.

She films a cameo for the “Love Is on Its Way” [x] video for the concert in New York. She was said to be only interested in hanging out with Joe and they were seen hugging *gasp* I know it doesn’t seem like much now but back then this was the hottest gossip and again the Jonas were not supposed to breathe near any human of the opposite gender.

Taylor and the Jonas were staying at the same hotel a bunch of rumors ensued, but I will not talk about the whole Olympics and Toe locking themselves in a room at midnight thing. If it’s real, we really needed to touch some grass and stop staying outside of people's rooms all night.

On August 17th Joe goes to Ryan Seacrest's show and denied that Taylor is his girlfriend in the best way a corporation like Disney can train you to deny something that’s true. Saying Taylor is “a great girl and I think anybody would be lucky to date her. I think anybody would love to go on a date with her.”

And Taylor tells People Magazine “He’s an amazing guy and anybody would be lucky to be dating him” Cinematic parallels.

Taylor is spotted in the back (in a mirror) of one of the Jonas youtube videos [x]. Basically, we all knew they were together.

The Central Park date (August 28th)

Now if you were a fan of either the Jonas Brothers, Selena, or Taylor you know this next part and it the iconic triple date of Central Park.

Again, this is kind of famous at this point and Selena has been quoted saying how awful it was because the boys were not allowed to be seen with them so they all went to Central Park (Selena’s first time in Central Park) and Taylor and Selena walked about 20 feet of distance from the guys so nobody would think they were together but we all already knew because it wasn’t like they were that good at hiding it and there are pictures of them together that night (the clownery of it all).

These backstage tour adventures are the reason Taylor and Selena are friends today and in Selena’s own words the best thing to come out of those relationships.

VMAs (September 2008)

With how many pictures of them together that night [x] [x] [x] exist you would think they had gone together as a couple but no just two besties! The 2008 VMAs are so the show where Russell Brand mocks the Jonas Brothers and their purity rings and Taylor publicly defends them.

Toe seems happy for the rest of September but as we know now the end is near.

The Break-Up (October 2008)

Social Media was different back then and Taylor did what every teen girl with a broken heart did in 2008 and she went to myspace with an edited post to make a statement about the Toe current situation.

Post-Breakup

The 27 seconds Joe Jonas will regret for the rest of his life.

Taylor went on Ellen and I don’t even think I need to say much this interview is THAT iconic she sat on that couch and told the world exactly how Joe had broken her heart in the following two quotes:

“There’s one that’s about that guy, but…that guy’s not in my life anymore unfortunately. That guy…that’s an ouch.”

“I’m not even gonna be able to remember the boy who broke up with me over the phone in 25 seconds when I was 18…it was like 27 seconds, that’s got to be a record.” [x]

She also went on Ryan Seacrest’s and when asked about the perfect guy she saw an opportunity and took it, saying “I used to always say sense of humor, but I think that it’s important to have the same kind of sense of humor. I have a really dry, sarcastic sense of humor and if somebody doesn’t think that my sense of humor is funny, then that’s not something that is good. Um, so sometimes you know, that can be a wrong match. If they’re not allowed to go in public with me, that’s sort of an issue too.” [x]

Bonus the amazing youtube video Taylor posted with Joe’s Camp Rock doll and how he comes with his own phone to break up with other dolls [x]. Taylor eventually went full out and cited Camilla Belle (then girlfriend of Joe) as the reason for the breakup. And you know someone at Disney’s PR office wanted to die when this was going down.

So finally, Joe was forced to acknowledge the whole situation with a Myspace post:

"I never cheated on a girlfriend. It might make someone feel better to assume or imply I have been unfaithful, but it is simply not true. Maybe there were reasons for a breakup. Maybe the heart moved on. Perhaps feelings changed. I am truly saddened that anything would potentially cause you to think less of me. For those who have expressed concern over the "27 second” phone call. I called to discuss feelings with the other person. Those feelings were obviously not well received. I did not end the conversation. Someone else did. Phone calls can only last as long as the person on the other end of the line is willing to talk. “

Forever & Always

Now this song is known as THE Toe song and it was born out of the end of the relationship when she felt Joe was getting distant, but she couldn’t do anything to help it, it was made really late into the production of Fearless so she had to rush to finish it in time (so no other breakup songs are about Joe in the original album).

Forever & Always Was I out of line? Did I say something way too honest, made you run and hide Like a scared little boy I looked into your eyes Thought I knew you for a minute, now I’m not so sure

In the 2009 Grammy's Taylor and Miley (insert The Ex-Girlfriends Club Theory here) performed Fifteen (obviously not about Joe) and the Jonas were in the audience. I believe this is probably around the time Taylor writes Mr. Perfectly Fine and You All Over Me, which we know get to have thanks to Fearless (Taylor’s Version) 13 years later.

You All Over Me

The best and worst day of June

Was the one that I met you

With your hands in your pockets

And your 'don't you wish you had me' grin

But I did, so I smiled, and I melted like a child

Now every breath of air I breathe reminds me of then

Mr. Perfectly Fine

'Cause I hear he's got his arm 'round a brand-new girl

I've been pickin' up my heart, he's been pickin' up her

And I never got past what you put me through

But it's wonderful to see that it never phased you

In November of 2009, she also goes to SNL and mocks Joe in her monologue. "You might think I'd bring up Joe That guy who broke up with me on the phone But I'm not gonna mention him *rolls eyes* In my monologue [Spoken:]Hey Joe, I'm doing real well, tonight I'm hosting SNL [Sings:]But I'm not gonna brag about that In my monologue [x]"

To make things even more dramatic and very awkward The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and Taylor Swift spent NYE together watching the ball drop on TV and this was probably not how they wanted to start their years. [x] [x] [x] and a video [x]

Now let’s discussed some of the songs that came out at the time. The Jonas response to Forever & Always was Much Better. Nick described it as a song that was very personal to Joe and Joe went on to say that it was based on his very interesting year. They also at some point wanted to pretend the song was about their love for their fans but come on. Joe also changed the lyrics from ‘superstar’ to ‘country star’ and later changed it to ‘movie stars’ when he broke up with Camilla who is the ‘Much Better’ girl from the song.

Much Better - Jonas Brothers

I get a rep for breakin’ hearts

Now I’m done with superstars

And all the tears on her guitar

I’m not bitter

But now I see

Everything I’d ever need

Is the girl in front of me

She’s much better

Taylor’s iconic response in Better Than Revenge seems to be more of an attack on Camilla. She’s spoken about her regret for this song since then and hasn’t played it in years and Camilla seems to be ok we never forgiving her for it [x] [x]. Regardless this song remains a staple of the genre ‘Feminism OFF, Bops ON’.

“I was 18 when I wrote [“Better Than Revenge.”] That’s the age you are when you think someone can actually take your boyfriend. Then you grow up and realize no one can take someone from you if they don’t want to leave”. - Taylor 2014.

Better Than Revenge - Taylor Swift

Let's hear the applause (Come on, come on)

Come on, show me how much better you are

(So much better, yeah?)

See you deserve some applause

'Cause you're so much better

She also released "Last Kiss" about the nicer part of their relationship, and some believe other songs such as If This Was a Movie, Haunted (Speak Now) and Jump Then Fall (Fearless) are about Joe. From the Jonas, the other song believed to be about Taylor is Paranoid (Lines, Vines and Trying Times).

Jump Then Fall

Well, I like the way your hair falls in your face

You got the keys to me

I love each freckle on your face, oh

I've never been so wrapped up, honey

Probably a song was written about and in the early days of their romance and the long hair freckles [x] thing definitely fits 2008 Joe.

If This Was a Movie

Baby, what about the ending?

Oh, I thought you'd be here by now

Thought you'd be here by now

According to some this song is a sister song to "Last Kiss" in the same album and that is confirmed to be about Joe.

Haunted

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Something's gone terribly wrong

Won't finish what you started

This song would be a sister to Forever & Always since Taylor described both to be about a relationship that was fading in the end and that she was confused as to how they got there in the first place.

"‘Haunted’ is about the moment that you realize the person you’re in love with is drifting and fading fast. And you don’t know what to do, but in that period of time, in that phase of love, where it’s fading out, time moves so slowly. Everything hinges on what that last text message said, and you’re realizing that he’s kind of falling out of love. That’s a really heartbreaking and tragic thing to go through because the whole time you’re trying to tell yourself it’s not happening. I went through this, and I ended up waking up in the middle of the night writing this song about it.” Taylor

Friendlier days are coming (2010- )

I guess time can heal a lot of wounds and Toe is seen hugging and on friendly terms at the Clive Davis party on January 31st of 2010 [x].

The world was so shocked when we realized that Joe went to see her perform in a couple of her shows in September 2011 [x] [x], and in here Holy Ground is born about her new evaluation of their former relationship rather than the bitterness of the breakup. The lyrics' secret message is “when you came to the show in SD” and the potential parallel to "Last Kiss".

Holy Ground - Taylor Swift

We blocked the noise with the sound of ‘I need you’

And for the first time I had something to lose

And I guess we fell apart in the usual way

And the story’s got dust on every page

But sometimes I wonder how you think about it now

And I see your face in every crowd…

… Tonight, I'm gonna dance

For all that we've been through

But I don't wanna dance

If I'm not dancing with you

Last Kiss - Taylor Swift

I do remember the swing of your step

The life of the party, you’re showing off again

And I roll my eyes and then

You pull me in

I’m not much for dancing

But for you I did

They're seen talking in the MTV's EMA's 2012 [x].

From here they seem to be friendly and in May of 2015 after the Billboards. They even go on a double date later that year with Gigi Hadid, Calvin Harris, and Karlie Kloss (this picture feels so cursed). Nick and Joe get invited to Taylor’s 4th of July party and they seem somewhat distant after his split from Gigi.

Present (2020- )

In 2020, we got the amazing surprise of folklore with the song ‘Invisible String’ that makes a reference to Taylor’s past songs about exes being harsh and how she sent Joe and his wife Sophie Turner a present for their baby girl’s birth. In 2021, she has now released the re-recordings of Fearless and we are all reliving the drama and enjoying the chaos of Taylor’s and Sophie’s friendship not letting Joe know peace for those 27 seconds over a decade ago.

Invisible String

Cold was the steel of my axe to grind

For the boys who broke my heart

Now I send their babies presents

[notyuta]

ze:a and teen top for the ask game :) ^^ 😋🤪

ALINA BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS 😳😳

ze:a

my bias: i only know kwanghee siwan park hyungsik and dongjun 😌😤💅 literally i only know them ajsjbs but i think if i was a stan back then i would have liked the pretty dude who only ever has one line too 😔

first time i heard of them: when spotify kept making you listen to them ? NO WAIT when i googled park hyungsik after strong woman do bong soon

when i became a fan: like two months ago

favorite (and least favorite) title track: favourite is watch out because i am unwell. least favourite you know. mazeltov 💀😔🥴😭😋🤔

favorite b-side: DIRTY CAT JEHSBSBBSBS

favorite (and least favorite) mv: ok i haven't actually watched them all but favourite is here i am because kwanghee is dressed like inspector gadget. least favourite the nasty nasty mv because of horny-baiting

favorite (and least favorite) album: they have. they only have one.....

a concept i wished they’d try: 😭😭😭😭😭😭

what i like most about them: when kwanghee says his line like 🎤☺️ even if it's a dramatic breakup song. also im siwan's styling in general no actually all their outfits in general.... they're 100/10 or -65/10 and i love that for them 😄

teen top:

my bias: if niel has a million fans then i am one of them. if niel has ten fans then i am one of them. if n-

first time i heard of them: 👁️👄👁️ no clue...

when i became a fan: either summer 2019 or 2020 time is not real I don't remember but i regularly go through teen top obsession phases

favorite (and least favorite) title track: right now i am very into warning sign! least favourite no more perfume on you but i have been actually listening to it a lot more lately bc of you 😳

favorite b-side: currently girl friend because it's hilarious. i enjoy laughing at teen top 😄

favorite (and least favorite) mv: i have to say this. their mvs are all so bad <3 we'll say favourite supa love or to you and least favourite *throws dart* whatever the fuck is going on in be ma girl

a concept i wished they’d try: KINGS (not complimentary) JUST COME BACK

what i like most about them: niel's hair

[truecrimesstuff]

The Mumbai Attacks:

On 26 November 2008 ten terrorists entered Mumbai through the sea route and created havoc that lasted for 4 days. The terrorists were the members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamist terrorist organization from Pakistan. According to reports, around 174 people died and a further 300 were wounded during these attacks which shook entire India.

The 10 heavily armed men started from Karachi, Pakistan in a small boat on 22 November 2008. After 40 minutes they shifted to a larger boat known as "Al-Husseini" which belonged to the chief commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. On 23 November 2008, they noticed an Indian registered fishing boat "MV Kuber" docked beside "Al-Husseini". This boat had five crew members four of which were shifted to " Al-Husseini" and the captain of the trawler, Amar Singh Solanki was allowed to stay with them in the boat. The four other crew members who boarded the Al-Husseini were later killed by the members of Lashkar-e-Taiba. The terrorists boarded the "MV Kuber" and Solanki navigated the boat to point four nautical miles off Mumbai. The terrorists killed Solanki here and they traveled the last four miles in an inflatable speedboat reaching Badhwar Park, South Mumbai at about 8:00 P.M. The group of ten was subsequently divided into smaller groups as they set forth to attack the most popular areas across Mumbai.

The places targetted during the attacks.

They first started their attack at the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. The station being one of the busiest hubs in Mumbai was packed with people, some arriving at their destination while some others waiting to board their trains. Two terrorists Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab(20 years) and Dera Ismail Khan(25 years) entered the train station at about 9:20 P.M armed with grenades and AK-47. They open-fired at the people. A railway announcer named Vishnu Dattaram Zende immediately alerted the people through his announcements to leave the station and was able to save many lives. The attacks continued until 10:45 P.M and resultingly 58 people were killed and more than 100 were severely injured. They fled the scene all the while firing at the pedestrians and policemen.

The aftermath of the attacks at the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.

Their next target was the Cama and Albless Hospital, famous for its gynecology facilities. The two terrorists had barged into the hospital and had immediately killed two guards Bhanu Narkar and Baban Walu. As soon as the doctors and nurses got a whiff that the hospital was under attack, they immediately set into action. They locked all the ward doors, switched off the lights, and even prepared themselves to conduct deliveries in utmost silence. By the time the police arrived the terrorists had placed themselves on the terrace along with doctors who they held as hostages. They went on to haul grenades at the police and even indulged in an open fire. After 40-50 minutes of continuous firing, the terrorists fled from the scene. By this time an anti-terrorist squad led by police chief Hemant Karkare arrived near the Hospital. Kasab and Khan fired on their vehicle, and the police retaliated. Karkare, Vijay Salaskar, Ashok Kamte, and one of their officers were killed. The only survivor, Constable Arun Jadhav, was severely wounded. Kasab and Khan seized the police vehicle and fled from the scene but later abandoned it in the middle of the road and seized another passenger car. They then ran into a police roadblock. As soon as the terrorists and police came face to face a gun battle ensued which resulted in the death of Ismail Khan. After a physical struggle, Kasab was arrested. A police officer, Tukaram Omble, was martyred as he courageously tried to disarm Kasab by wrestling his weapon away from him.

Bullet marks left on the walls of the Cama and Albless Hospital.

Another early site of the Mumbai attacks was the Leopold Cafe. Two terrorists namely Abu Abdar Rahman(25 years) and Abu Umar(23 years) open fired inside the restaurant which being a popular watering hole was packed with Indians and foreigners alike. They exploded a grenade in the cafe and killed 10 people and injured many others. They spent about 5 minutes in the restaurant and rushed towards the Taj Mahal Hotel. The cafe which was established in 1871 underwent extensive damage and even today one could see bullet marks still left on the walls from the attacks. Even after all this, the cafe reopened after 4 days to signify their war against terrorism.

Bullet marks in Leopold Cafe which were never repaired and are kept as a reminder of the dark phase.

Around this time in other parts of the city there were two blasts in taxis caused by timer bombs. The first one occurred at 10:40 at Vile Parle which killed the driver and a passenger. The second explosion took place at Wadi Bunder between 10:20 and 10:25. Three people, including the driver of the taxi, were killed, and about 15 others were injured.

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and the Oberoi Trident were the next targetted locations. The Taj Mahal Hotel is a heritage building in Mumbai. Four terrorists namely Abu Saheb(21 years) and Abu Ali(22 years) along with the two who attacked Leopold cafe entered the hotel divided into two pairs. The first pair entered the main lobby at 9:38 P.M while the other entered the North Court entrance at 9:43 P.M. They started an open fire as soon as they entered the Hotel and even started hurling grenades. They moved from one floor to another killing any and everyone they crossed paths with. They even set fire to a part of the hotel causing massive damage to certain floors. The hotel staff showed presence of mind and tried alerting as many guests as possible regarding the attacks. There was a hostage situation due to the attacks as many guests locked themselves up in their room and many were isolated in different parts of the hotel. Even at these trying times, the hotel staff showed incredible courage and wisdom as they risked their own lives trying to save as many people as possible in any way present and materialized the famous Indian proverb "अतिथिदेवो भव" which means Guests are God. According to reports, none of the employees fled the scene at the face of danger to protect themselves, even when they had the option to do so. In the Taj Mahal Hotel, 32 people were killed with the majority being the hotel staff.

The Taj Mahal Hotel under attack.

In the Oberoi Trident, at about 10:00 P.M two terrorists namely Abdul Rehman Chotta(21 years) and Fahadullah(23 years) entered through the front entrance and started indiscriminately firing at the people. Here, they detonated two IEDs and moved up towards the different floors to kill more people. On the 16th and 18th floor they collected some guests and kept them as hostages. Here, 33 persons were killed.

During the attacks, both hotels were surrounded by Rapid Action Force personnel and Marine Commandos (MARCOS) and National Security Guards (NSG) commandos. Security forces stormed both hotels, and all nine attackers were killed by the morning of 29 November. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan of the NSG was martyred during the rescue of Commando Sunil Yadav, who was injured during the rescue operations.

The Nariman House, a Chabad Lubavitch Jewish center in Colaba known as the Mumbai Chabad House was occupied by a Rabbi and his family who generally accommodated visiting Jews. At about 10:25 P.M two terrorists, Abu Akasa(25 years) and Abu Umer(28 years) entered the five-storied building all the while firing in the air. Inside the house, they went from door to door searching for people to kill. Many of these people were taken as hostages and were bound and tortured. The terrorists during the attack in the Nariman House were involved in continuous fire with the police throughout the night of 26 November and up till the next day. The terrorists hurled grenades in the nearby lanes and even detonated an IED which blew away the rear wall of the house. Rescue operations were conducted and 14 people were rescued. 173 people were killed in the attacks along with the owners of the house Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and Rivka Holtzberg who was also 6 months pregnant during the attacks. Sandra Samuel, who was working in the center for the previous five years and was the nanny of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg's and Rivka Holtzberg's son Moshé Holtzberg showed incredible courage as she rescued the two-year-old Moshe from inside the house even when the terrorists were continuing their attacks.

The destruction in the Nariman House due to the attacks.

On 28 November, NSG commandos came in to conduct rescue operations in the Nariman house, and a Naval helicopter took an aerial survey. During the first day, 9 hostages were rescued from the first floor. 22 NSG commandos on the following day fast-roped from helicopters onto the roof of the Nariman House, covered by snipers positioned in nearby buildings. NSG Commando Sergeant Gajender Singh Bisht was martyred after a long gun battle with the terrorists. Both the terrorists died here.

The NSG was successful in rescuing 250 people from the Oberoi, 300 from the Taj, and 60 people from Nariman House.

The photo of Ajmal Kasab that Sebastian D’Souza captured in Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.

Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist arrested alive by the police. His trial was initially delayed as no lawyer wanted to represent him. Later on, a lawyer was somehow found to represent him in court. On 25th February 2009 Indian investigators filed an 11000-page charge sheet against Kasab accusing him of murder, conspiracy, and waging war. On 3 May 2010, Kasab was found guilty of all 86 crimes. On 6th May 2010, he was sentenced to death by hanging. He further appealed in the Bombay High court. On 21 February 2011, the high court upheld the previous sentence. On 29th August 2012, the Supreme Court too upheld the death sentence for Kasab. On 21 November 2012, at 7:30 A.M Kasab was hanged in secret in Pune's Yerwada Jail.

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it's pride month and i just want to say i love how female fans asked sua and chungha to marry them and they said yes without batting an eye, taeyeon said snsd could be the ideal types of both guys and girls, loona are out there openly supporting the lgbtq+ community and they aren't afraid to include them in their music/story, k.will, snsd, sistar, anda, 10cm, after school, dia, red velvet, tenny, suran, gfriend, loona, day6, monsta x have all included lgbtq+ themes in their mvs, boa performed during pride, holland, marshall and maman are out and proud in a country that doesn't approve of or wants to acknowledge them in any way, yet they still give their all and live their dream, seohyun was more than excited when a fan told her she brought her girlfriend in one of her fansigns and it turns out she was talking about seohyun herself, just a few days ago sunmi held both the gay and bi flag and proceeded to say she loves her fans, didn't hesitate to say gay rights on stage and even comforted a gay fan who was crying, twice sang born this way and chaeyoung has talked about the lgbtq+ community in the past, clearly showing her support and understanding, yeri, rosé and lisa have all held the gay flag on stage, while sf9 didn't hesitate to hold the lesbian one, both hoya and takuya portrayed gay characters in reply 1997 and the lover respectively and have only said positive things about the community, tiffany wrote a letter to her gay fans cause she's an angel, heechul and cl have also been very supportive and not afraid to show it, wooseok and kino got inspired to write a song after watching a show about a lesbian couple, amber and shinee's jonghyun and key have all showed their support in various, touching ways, a fan asked nct during one of their vlives what to do because they have a crush on their friend and the guys wondered if the fan was male or female and if they were talking about same sex love or not and they weren't phased at all, they gave advice instead, chanyeol said that love isn’t just something between a man and a woman during an interview, an mc said dreamcatcher's yoohyeon's ideal type are hardworking men and she quickly corrected him by going “people, hardworking people”, got7's mark is an ally, very supportive of his openly lesbian sister and during a concert when bambam asked if they are any couples around he spotted a lesbian couple and they had a cute interaction, mamamoo and exid have always been very supportive of their gay fans, jo kwon has been faced with great criticism yet he's out there being extremely supportive and unapologetically himself, stray kids went to pride, dreamcatcher kept the same pronouns while performing lucky strike, kard's bm recently showed his support during one of his lives, wonho dated someone before their transition to keep them from getting outed, gdragon, jay park, peniel and many more posted about orlando, namjoon has been showing his support for the community since 2013 when he shared macklemore's same love and bts as a whole have been very supportive as well (gender neutral songs, collabing with an openly bisexual artist and showing support for more of them, yoongi saying “there's nothing wrong, everyone is equal” during an interview). they're still so many moments and people i haven't included cause this is getting too long, but i'll always be happy and grateful for all the support, especially knowing these people come from a very close minded country. happy pride month, everyone! always be happy and proud!

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please tell me about your serious real life opnions about check yes juliet i would like to know them

check yes juliet is the best pop punk/ emo song ever and i will die on this hill.

(sorry in advance but i have too many opinions to not section it off so see my dissertation or w/e under the cut)

why it is the best:

- Forbidden love between misunderstood weird kid and girl next door trope, choose ur character

- angst but not like, an amount that makes u cringe at ur younger self for

- just enough teenage rebellion that ur parents probably wouldn’t forbid you from listening to it/ watching the video even if they were super strict about ur music but ur still like hell yeah i got away w something

- the one parent in the song that eventually understands that their child is gonna live their life and do teenager shit and its part of being a kid and maybe they understand bc they remember what it was like to be they were a parent (ah, if only, ykno?)

- everything abt this song and mv is queer-coded no i will not elaborate

- the lyrics “run baby run dont ever look back theyll tear us apart if you give them the chance” and “they can change the locks dont let them change your mind” do you understand how much this Hits when u have incredibly strict parents and also when ur Not Straight

- is somehow one of the very few songs that you can mosh to And just dance to at emo night like idk what it is but this is just one of those songs that it didnt matter what type of alt kid u were like. u knew this song. u love this song. its everyones song (songs like tbp can be more emotional and often have vastly different impacts on different people. check yes juliet is just a completely level playing field)

- like its literally the mr brightside of pop punk/ emo

- somehow doesnt get annoying if u play it on repeat

- literally the perfect length for itself

- iconic intro guitar riff

i could very well just have a heavy bias, bc check yes juliet is The Song that got me fully into emo/pop punk music when i was younger; i discovered it accidentally the one time i managed to get onto youtube on a computer at school (bc youtube was blocked at my house until i was like. 16 probably.) while i was looking up the soundtrack to a very old wii game that had The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls on it (this game is also responsible for my simple plan phase) and it was recommended.

my parents both listen to similar music, my mom really likes evanescence and linkin park and green day and fob and my dad loves anything grunge so i still loved this type of music growing up but it was like. My Parents Music, not mine? and i was Very into grooveshark and 8tracks playlists bc i could finally like. discover My music ~secretly~ and i guess i heard Check Yes Juliet and something cliqued in my little pea sized brain and i think other than like some simple plan and five for fighting, this was the only song on all of my grooveshark playlists for a year (this was back when i didnt know how to make accounts on websites so i literally had to remake my playlists via screenshots and lists from songs i heard on the radio every frigging time)

idk dude i fucking love this song and i genuinely think it is the best song from that genre from that era of music, like objectively, closely followed by the great escape, the middle, im not ok, and misery business (in no particular order) <3