#edit: sorry the words are ugly. i typed this on mobile

[videoworm]

People always make those weird claims based on nothing. And if they would just do a little research they could debunk themselves. Like there are studies for reasons.

Like i could make up compelling arguments for almost anything. But that doesn't make that claim any more true. Hand in some proof

[sunnyoongi]

FAQ - mobile version

Important pages

About = What this blog is about.

Tags = Where we have all our tags accessible.

More Melanin = Where we promote other anti-whitewashing sources/blogs.

Explanations = Contains links to answers we give to complex questions/topics.

Fansites = Page/s that contain fansites.

Fansites to avoid (for bad behavior) = Page/s that contain fansites that are sasaengs, stalkers, scammers etc.

Fan Ettiquette = Rules by BTS Official Fan Club on how to interact with/respect BTS.

Whitewashed or Lighting? = Tips on how to tell if a photo is whitewashed or not.

Make Up = What we assume their foundation shade is.

Sunny Yoongi Merch = If you want to support us/wear our stuff.

We also have an "faq" tag you can look into as well.

Restoring

1. What does “Restored” mean? Please check this ask

2. What program do you use to restore? (Tutorial included) We currently only restore on desktop: all admins are using Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, which is a more advanced and professional software. And rarely we would use Photoshop when we need to layer things. We also used to use Photoshop Express for desktop, we made a tutorial for restoring with this application.

When we used to edit on mobile: we used the free app Photoshop Express. You can also use camera360 and facetune. To be honest though, the photos are not going to be as high quality as the ones on desktop and might come out really noisy.

Further help and assistance for restoring: assist tag

3. What kind of process do you go through while restoring? Here is a short explanation of what we analyze in order to restore and here is a post discussing the rules we have to follow during the process.

4. How do you know your restore is accurate? Please refer to this ask.  And this one.

5. Can I restore too if I am not East/Southeast Asian? Not by yourself, no. The reason why is linked to this ask and this ask. If you would still like to restore by submitting your restores to us, please refer to this ask.

6. Can videos be restored? Yes it's possible. We don't do it because it's too much work and a very tedious one. We don't feel that it's very necessary since there are usually other unwhitewashed videos/content available.

7. You're making them too light. You're whitewashing them just the same! Please check this ask. If you have an issue with a certain restore , please politely tell us about it and we will look into it and possibly redo the restore. Don't be a dumbass and wait to the last minute before sending us hate. 

8. I don't think you're doing an accurate job! This ______ restore doesn't look good.  If you have an issue with a certain restore , please politely tell us about it and we will look into it and possibly redo the restore. 

Skintone

1. How do you know what their natural skin tone looks like? Please check this ask.

2. What make up foundation might they wear? Check this page please.

3. How do I know my own undertone ? Check this ask please.

Whitewashing

1. How does a picture get whitewashed? Please check this ask.

2. I don’t know anything about whitewashing / colorism ? Please check our Explanations Page to look for discussions regarding complex topics within whitewashing / colorism / restoring / racism / etc.

3. How are you so sure the pictures are whitewashed? Please refer to this ask.

4. I can’t tell when they have been whitewashed or not? This page might help you.

5. How do you know it’s not just the lighting? Please, check this page.

6. Why do people whitewash? Please refer to this ask.

7. Can videos and gifs be whitewashed? Yes they can. Please check this post.

8. What about just lightening photos? Is it whitewashing as well? Please check this ask.

9. Do the BTS members whitewash themselves too? Yes and no. Please check this ask.

10. Is it possible to whitewash pale skinned individuals? Yes, it is. Please check this ask. 

11. Can pictures be whitewashed accidentally? Yes, they can. It's due to inappropriate camera settings. 

12. Is there a difference between a whitewashed picture and a picture that was edited (brightened) because it originally had bad lighting?

Please check this ask.

About SUNNYOONGI

1. How do I use the search bar? Just type the words you’re looking for, like a member’s name or a tag.You can search on multiple tags just by typing them down separated by the space bar (ex: “taehyung daw” - when looking for restores of taehyung during dark and wild era). Tags for eras are the abbreviations of it’s names, check the Tags Page for all of them.

2. What do all of your “uww” tags mean? UWW is an abbreviation for the word unwhitewashed. So all posts on that tag are considered unwhitewashed or “natural” by the admins.

RUWW = Reblogged Unwhitewashed, unwhitewashed content that we reblogged.

OUWW = Original Unwhitewashed, unwhitewashed content that we posted ourselves on this blog. 

Here is the Tags Page if you need other tags.

3. I’m looking for references that have not been whitewashed/restored? Just use the uww tag or the fansites with the sun symbol or go to @sunkissedbts.

4. Do you have permission from the fansites to edit their content? Hell no. Here is why we won’t reconsider.

At the very least, we will give credit. But we also refuse to link their content. We have only started giving credit recently. We might go back through our old posts and credit old edits, only when we have time to do so if it doesn't halt this blog's activity or our lives.

5. Can you restore selfies/selcas? Sorry, but we won’t restore selfies. Check this post for more info.

6. How many pictures can I submit for restoring? As many as you like! We just ask that you pay attention when submitting the pictures or giving us links so that what you’re giving us is in high definition and not cropped or furthered edited by the fandom (after it was released by the fansite etc).

7. Why haven’t my submissions been posted/ restored yet? Sometimes we take a while to restore them cuz of personal issues and just life in general.There’s always the possibility of Tumblr eating your message. If you submitted a selfie, it won’t be restored.Or if you submitted a Black and White photo or any graphics editing. Unfortunately, not all whitewashed pictures can be decently restored. Sometimes we just can’t undo all the damaging previous editing. Here are examples of photos than we couldn't fix at all. Some pictures actually do not need to be restored even if they might look like they have been whitewashed. In such cases we will post the picture and explain it.

8. Can we use your restores for icons/headers/graphics editing etc? (Plus tips) Yeah, sure! This ask may help regarding how to edit without whitewashing plus additional resources. We are here to spread awareness, provide a safe space, and educate others. We will focus more on the social aspect. Aesthetics or graphics is not our goal. It is up to the individual person on how they want to edit it/crop it. Whether they give credit to us or the fansite is up to the individual’s own choice. We will no longer ask for credits for photos, graphics, or any of our restores. We just ask that others do not whitewash the photos.

9. Do you know about fansites that don’t whitewash? / Any fansites I should stay away from? 85~90% of fansites whitewash. It would be easier to focus on the ones that don’t whitewash rather than the other way around.

Please check our Fansite Compilation Page.

Also please follow@sunkissedbts for fansite/news/official/endorsements photos that are not whitewashed/minimally edited photos.

10. Do you recommend any other restoring/melanin/anti-whitewashing blog(s)? Actually yes, we do. Check in the More Melanin page.

11. Can we know more about the admins of this blog? Despite choosing to remain anonymous for the time being, you can find out some things about us on our About Page and we also take personal asks.

12. Did you call Yoongi ugly? Yes we did, please check this ask. 

13. Are you guys on twitter? We only have personal accounts, nothing sunnyoongi related. You are welcome to share our stuff there if you want!