Their eighth week in the military is now complete. It's time to celebrate this milestone with a look back at this week in 2020.
BTS was in Phase 2 of their Map of the Soul 7 comeback......
...starting with the first single release Black Swan on 17th January.
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They flew to the US on the 18/01/2020....
..where they performed Old Town Road with Lil Nas X at the Grammys on 26/01/2020.
Cr. to Minkook Eclipse
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During the week 30/01 to 06/02 they were still in the US and doing the rounds of the talk shows. These videos of them at iHeart Radio came out on the 01/02 and 06/02.
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Everyone was in high spirits excited about the release of the album and the Map of the Soul tour which we now know was not to be. They returned to South Korea the next week on 10/02/20.
BONUS
On 30th January, BTS released the 2020 Winter Package in Helsinki with all these amazing Jikook photos. I've also included JK's GCF Helsinki which was released at the end of December 2019.
K-Pop Idols have normally had a close relationship with the camera. Being called โIdolsโ instead of artists or musicians is helpful in itself, as it gives more insight to what they actually are (a long conversation for another day).
They donโt start when they are on stage and stop when they are off. Their work involves a lot more than just the music.
The camera is constantly with them, their behind the scenes, their video live chats with fans, their daily vlogs, their variety show appearances, advertisements etc.
BTS are no different from the majority of kpop groups who have YouTube shows, televised series etc.
BTS have now been active for over 10 years and so itโs unsurprising that they have a long list of television appearances outside of just performing a song or two.
Iโve tried my best to put together a masterlist of just docs shows, series, episodes etc that are from Big Hit and later HYBE for the group or the members.
(Please let me know if Iโve missed something so I can update this)
Pre-debut the members would give insights into who they were and how they spent their days with short logs on YouTube, they also had different formats of keeping connected to fans and sharing their journey through Bangtan Bombs and Bangtan episodes. Starting their formatted series journey offโฆ
Their first televised show โRookie Kingโ in their debut year 2013
American Hustle Life & Go! BTS (2014)
BTS Memories (from 2014)
BTS Gayo & Run! BTS (from 2015)
Summer Packages & Winter Packages (from 2015)
Bon Voyage (from 2016)
Burn The Stage (2018)
Bring The Soul (2019). There is also a movie version.
Break The Silence (2020). There is also a movie version.
In The Soop (from 2020)
Youtube Shows
Tour DVDs
Tour DVDs with behind the scenes and candid clips
Not to mention their lives on both Vlive & Weverse
korean jikookers are going crazy because of what jungkook said to jimin when jimin was being flirty with him. they're saying they can't explain but apparently the "you're ridiculous" translation isn't accurate enough? can you try to explain it better for us please ๐
Hi!! I'm really glad I've been getting asks about this moment because it was one of my favorites. What Jungkook says to Jimin is "๋ณ๊ผด์ด๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ" which can translate to "you're ridiculous", imo, but what makes it hard to translate is that this 'ridiculous' has to be delivered in a very specific tone to convey the meaning of ๋ณ๊ผด. Again and again, I keep finding that the show's subtitles aren't wrong, but they can't convey the subtleties in Jikook's interactions. (This isn't to blame the translator, it's a common ocurrence with subtitles due to their concise nature!)
๋ณ๊ผด is an unexpected, bizarre thing. One of my favorite examples to describe the feeling of this word comes from this dictionary:
๊ฐ:์ ย ์ฌ๋ย ๋ด!ย ์ดย ์ถ์ดย ๊ฒจ์ธ์ย ๋ฐ์๋งคย ํฐ์ ์ธ ์ย ๋ฐ๋ฐ์ง๋งย ์ ๊ณ ย ์์ด.ย
look at that person! They're wearing a short-sleeve T-shirt in the middle of this cold winter.
๋:์ ๋งย ๋ณ๊ผด์ด๋ค
They're really crazy/that's ridiculous/what a weirdo, seriously
As you can see, there are many ways to translate it, but they all convey that same meaning of 'you're being weird/ridiculous.'
Now, Jikook. To nobody's surprise, they're flirting. I think Jimin is pretending they're at a bar and he's paid for JK's drink to get his attention/flirt with him. So he's faking to be the stranger that paid his drink and waves at him coily from the other end of the bar (what's up with these guys and roleplaying...) Then, JK says 'you're being ridiculous' with a huge grin on his face.
What I think is making K-Jjkers crazy is that this response is heavily flirty as well. It can be used when couples or someone is being too cheesy or 'cringy'. JK's response is giving 'don't say such nonsense *blushes, smiles, twirls hair*'. He's flustered. Jimin fakes offense to his comment by turning around, and they break into giggles. You see what I mean? he's not really calling him ridiculous at all.
As Jikookers, we've seen this sentence used in the same way once before. Remember "my favorite thing these days is, hmm... waking up and seeing Jungkookie?" and Tae's response, "BOOO that's nonsense!" He said the same thing, ๋ณ๊ผด์ด์ผ. It can be used when couples or someone is being too cheesy or 'cringy'.
The trio was really wholesome in some moments but I'm so ready for Jikook's cozy winter times. It's literally their default setting.
This type of lighthearted mood and way of talking about the topic brings me peace for them. They looked relieved and confident in their choice to stay together. I don't know if they actually knew since September about the lottery verdict or they were just manifesting real hard ahead of time because in their mind there's no way they're separating (like no we don't accept any other answer than being together) but either way what matters is the result and their content feeling.
The way Tae was on the phone the whole time like 'yeah I've heard your enlistment talk 348392 times already' ๐ There really is a sort of "danger" to them having only one extra person on the table cause they get too engulfed in each other. They need a big group when they go out or else 1-2 ppl will feel kinda alienated lol
Jimin in this dark flannel fit got the whole fandom in shambles and rightfully so.
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Gotta say every time Jimin entertains Jungkook going on and on about topics he knows/has info about, my fondness for them reaches a whole new peak ๐ฅน
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I get they were trying to display their strength with their typical pool shenanigans but Jungkook?? You need to chill man there's plenty of other ways to "help a man from drowning" ๐(could this type of insane underwater hair grab be considered bf privileges? lol)
This towel scene is so 'boys' coded but also a little frisky you feel me? It just has that vibe you know..
This episode's cuddle was kinda my favourite so far tbh (the CT one is in its own hall of fame given how it was more of a hungry feast than a cuddle). Idk why it just felt very soft, squishy and needy.
NOW THIS is a confirmation about the perilla leaf debacle. Kook was so careful about it I was dying laughing. It can be a risky choice HAHAHAHAHA
mimi ๐ค๐ป cats kook ๐ค๐ป dogs
WALK THROUGH FIRE FOR YOU, BABY I ADORE YOU ๐ถ
This scene was the funniest of the episode. The theatrics, the dramatics, the "asking for more sausage while Jimin was leaving". PEAK
The way he was worried about his taste buds lol. Food really is his #2 priority damn. (#1 being Jimin)
Btw this scene doesn't prove anything but the fact that their hyung-dongseang dynamic is almost โจnonexistentโจ.
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I noticed they always look at the crew in front of them after smth happens or a joke or whatever. Instead they should look at the camera and break the fourth wall, it would be so funny.
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He's been thinking about it since NYC your honor..
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Out of topic but during 3 days in Jeju we could see them from time to time with a mic in their hands, especially Jimin, but they never showed any karaoke scenes. ROBBED
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The suspense about Sapporo is not good for my liking. Like they don't need to make Japan more mystical than it is already, we know it's gonna be the softest thing ever.
Why so hush hush huh? I expect an announcement video by Sunday! (max. monday!)
Jikook are so comfy and cozy. Everything they do just feels like home. Like jimin yelling "gu-ah" and jungkook's answering "Hmm?", or how jimin's legs are just comfortably all over jungkook anytime they're close to each other (in his lap, wrapped around him, you name it), or how they have such a natural rhythm and flow, always so smooth working together like when they cook and eat together out of the pan or share the bathroom getting ready, or the way they just subtly check in with each other throughout the day (are you hungry? are you unwell? are you having fun? are you laughing at my joke/silliness?).
They just have such a natural domestic ease to them. Between it being winter and their relationship, I feel like Sapporo is going to feel so cozy.