#jinkook is a bts ship name

[bfwonho]

boy do i looooove kpop twitter

[ddaeng-angmoh]

Hdjdiif I was looking for new photos for widgets on my phone and I kept finding pics of Jin just looking so done witb Jungkook 😭😭😭 I'm sobbing lmaoo

Even the gif where he says he loves him, he is like "what even is my life" djfjfjjf

I get it tho, you can't trust a mint choco chip lover 🤧

[always-is-always]

Watching original content...

Some of the bloggers that I follow here talk about how important it is to watch original content. It seems to be an obvious thing to do, yet many never go quite that far. Especially some of the fringe people who are hyper-focused upon a single member or a particular relationship within Bangtan.

All I can say is that it does matter, whether one sees original content, or not. When a person relies only on compilations, videos that are created with a particular "focus" (relationship or idol), analysis videos, and content that has incorrect translations or interpretations, then the person is going to have a very distorted view of things.

I know as I've been there..... not realizing what I was viewing as a pre-baby ARMY. (I didn't even know what it meant to be "ARMY".) That YouTube algorythym that can take a person down rabbit holes that have never been explored, you know. Yeah. So I watched a ton of videos on all sorts of things related to BTS, before I was on this platform, and before I really had a grasp on what any of it meant.

Thankfully, one of those YT channels recommended Dalloga's blog here on Tumblr, as she is known for her translations and clarifications on Korean language and culture. I managed to find her blog, not having any clue what Tumblr was. lol It took me over a year get the nerve to create my account, and then another year before I started to follow people and post.

So yeah....As an English-speaking woman living in the States, I had a HUGE learning curve to navigate, and much of it had to do with understanding the culture around BTS. I had to learn what a "bias" was, what "shipping" meant, what the heck those combined names meant 😆 (Jikook, Taekook, Jinkook, etc., etc.), and none of it really made sense to me. Here in the US, we don't have anything quite like the culture around K-Pop. Even now, I don't get the total attachment to labels in the fandom.

So what is the point to these words?

I am finally making my way through some original content that I have never watched before. Yay for me! 🎉

Having watched BV season 1 last week, I just finished season 2 of Bon Voyage last night, and OMG. To watch from beginning to end, to see everthing as it was and not chopped up and edited to fit a storyline someone has created, has been so awesome. It's been even more eye-opening given where we currently are in the BTS timeline (everyone in the military).

And, I see dynamics and moments in their original context which helps to clarify my understanding of things. Yeah. Clarity and understanding... always a good thing.

I understand how some have mis-interpreted certain things.

I'm going to navigate away from making big statements here, that would lead down some rabbit holes that I'd rather not explore. There are plenty here on this platform who have done it already, and it's not my forte. I'll just say that it is always a good choice to look at original content, and just let it be what it is. The reminder here is that they never show everything. What we see is but a glimpse....

These months that we have on-hand are a prime time to take the deep dive into original content. Perhaps it is a re-visit for some folks.

I'm going to do my homework, and learn what I can, via tons of episodes of BV, RUN BTS, and anything else I can put my hands on. It's going to be a fun journey! 💜💜💜

[not-goldy]

You're saying, Taekook are so popular and their ship is spreading like wild fire. And you also say Tkkrs are Tae leaning.

So that means, it's Tae that is popular. He's catching more fans. Tae keeps name dropping Jungkook, so it makes sense why Tae leaning stans move towards tkk ship naturally. And it benefits JK too. I remember JK gained millions of followers on IG so fast after Tae posted a tkk pic.

And majority of the fandom are tkkrs, so it makes sense that JK is liked by them. Eventually when they figure out tkk aren't real, they'll dump JK and turn into a Tae solo cause they are Tae leaning after all.

It'll be interesting to see what happens when shippers turn solos. Tkkrs, jikookers and jinkookers form majority of JK's supporters. And his own solos are useless anyway, some kids based in India or some 50 yr olds based in Korea. Both don't know sh.t.

You stating the obvious really he is the most followed member of the group. People like to think it means nothing but clearly don't know how social media marketing and algorithms works.

The more followers he has, the more likely his account is likely to be recommended to new users and persons who search for BTS on the page. Which in turn guarantees he gets more traction and exposure than the other accounts thus more more followers 💀

I mean think about it, he has more followers because he has a higher conversion rate. He easily turns clicks and views to followers. That's a good metric to have.

On the flip side, the more followers an account has the lower their engagement rate gets as compared to smaller accounts. 10% engagement rate can easily translate to 50% to 90% engagement for a relatively smaller account because 10% of a lot of followers is still a lot of followers for a bigger account.

Do the math. If a person has 5 million followers with 50% engagement rate and another has 30 million followers with 10% engagement rate thats still 500000 more engaged followers than the person with 5 million followers.

I don't know an actual shipper to turn into a solo unless they forced themselves to ship a pair or were faking to be shippers in the first place.

Shippers are shippers because they ship two people they stan and enjoy seeing together 💀

Tae is also the most shipped idol in kpop with Jungkook trailing right behind him. So the exposure is not just coming from Tae's solo activities such as his acting, modeling, variety shows, his Wooga squard its also coming from his over ship Fandoms.

Jungkook equally has his own famous friendship group and several other ships outside BTS and that intersection can put him at an advantage.

I don't know Jimin to be part of a relevant external friendship group that can organically pull crowd towards him which is not necessarily a bad thing. He did in the past but....

His association with Kai, Taemin, Sungwoon.... well, that only goes as far as those idols remain relevant and lately, honey☹

Also numbers don't necessarily translate to much if a person has a lower conversion rate but it does help in terms of how much one gets paid by brands or platforms on those platforms.

So while Tae may be followed by too many kids on the app who may be too young too low income to support his own product release, it doesn't mean it doesn't make him a higher earner amongst brands or by IG if their goal is just to nurture his young audience, expose their products to them and ensure long term commitment to their brand, or future conversion of those young audience into customers.

They may be willing to pay him more just to gain exposure to his younger audience while persons like Jimin with a mature audience may be good to have where one aims to make a quick or immediate sale.

Marketing is a complex industry and I hate the over simplicity with which we approach conversations about BTS and their commercial value.

But..... very well.

[roo-bastmoon]

Hi I read your last post.

And I just want to give my 2 cents.

1. Why Tae is always doing it ?. I mean I get many ot7s here comparing it with hobi posting with Jimin. BUT the vibes they gives off is totally opposite. Hobi is just innocently posting his whatever updates with ALL members. You can clearly see an untainted affection to ALL members equally. But with Tae anyone with eyes can see and understand it's NOT like that. There was NO need for him to post that fake marker tattoo, there was NO need for him to come online twice or thrice just to say he was talking to JK or gaming with him, as if Jinkook was not gaming often. Fact that he doesn't mention anyone but JK, the main purpose of his visits is to inform Tkk news is so wierd. It very much rubs me in a wrong way.

2. Like you said, idk why he feels his fame will go away if he's not keeping on feeding tkkrs. JM was inactive for MONTHS. He barely posted during last 6-7 months, while he was working his ass off which now he's getting paid. But the rare times Jimin comes home it's to wish fans, say he's working, to say he miss and loves us. Even members share the same thing abt him - Jimin is working hard to prepare something huge. JK is inactive now for almost 2 months. So if 2 members of maknae line doesn't need any ship or glamor to keep their fans close why tae thinks he needs to ? Given he's the one with most followers among maknaes ? Is he not confident in his fans. Or does he know the mass breed following he has, who will disappear if he won't feed them tkk ? It's something we all knew but all of this confirmed it again, Jimin is VERY CLASSY.

3. Now boys know all the after effects of their actions. There was a reason why Tae came to weverse to clear it when he accidentally followed Jennie. So he knows it is JM's name will be dragged for everything tkk does. One can say he's not responsible for tkkrs. But one thing is spending time with your bandmate but he should also consider about his another bandmate who is bruttaly attacked each time he decides to feed them. If your action is causing major damages to people you claim to love everyone will be cautious about posting what is going behind the scenes online. Now last time he came live, I knew it was to say something tkk. And I wasn't wrong. EVERYONE can see the pattern, unnecessary pattern, but won't admit.

4. Now this is the most important. JK. If JK is with tae everytime he gives updates, then there's nothing, we as Jikookers can complain about. We may think what tae is doing is not nice BUT it's JK who's still choosing to do everything he shared with tae. Tae is NOT lying about these things. All of this indeed happened (except tattoo thing). So which is worse. Spending all time with one person or the said person saying it online ? In this sense, tae is not doing anything wrong, even if he has a hidden agenda. It was JK who spend days and hours gaming with tae, it is JK who goes bowling with his friends, it's JK who posted a cropped pic of their private trip, it's JK who went to tae before he went to Qatar or even the day JM was returning home from Paris. It was JK who didn't supported JM's work online, It was JK who's going shopping with tae. if JK likes to do everything with him, except coming online to say a Hi to his own fans or atleast give 2 fucks about Jimin's existence, tae is simply making it online. Not pulling lies out of his ass.

5. Even if this much happened which WE think is not nice from tae's side, Jimin and JK is not bothered. Jimin doesn't give 2 fucks about tkk, conspiracy theories or tkkrs. He doesn't care if JK is spending so much time with tae, not being there when he comes home, not supporting him on sm, he doesn't care of their cult fans are dragging his name, he doesn't care if these all stirs more conspiracy theories. He is doing his thing, he's making his album, he is coming online to wish fans, he is getting his deals, he seems so happy in latest contents, him and hobi share even deeper bond, he's GLOWING. Which is the MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME. JK doesn't give 2 fucks if Tae is saying it all online even in middle of his sm break, he doesn't care if it's stirring more tkk theories and rumors. It's obvious his view abt Fandom and how he approaches it changed. Now what does that tell us ? Either Jikook doesn't care about these things or it's just us reading all of this, I mean ALL OF THIS, wrongly - including Jikook.

So, I'll be honest, this ask coming from a totally blank account looks like bait. But in the interest of giving everyone the benefit of the doubt, I'll entertain you once.

Disclaimer 1: I'm a 1-year-old ARMY still making my way through content, so please take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Disclaimer 2: Your thoughts and feelings are valid--but none of us have the right to assume we know how any BTS member thinks, feels, acts off camera, or intends things to be. So understand your thoughts are your thoughts, not necessarily reality, and that we don't have a right to every sliver of these guys' lives.

First and Second Question: Why does Tae constantly namedrop JK? In my opinion, I think Tae's parents were forced by circumstances to leave him with his grandparents, and ever since then, he became an idol and an actor (and a good one) because he's afraid of being invisible. He doesn't want to be abandoned, so he will try on many different faces and personas. He will rarely share the "real" Kim Taehyung unless you're very close to him. He told us as much in an interview. I think Tae knows that he will always have a base among fans who like Taekook, and so he showcases Taekook. I notice a pattern to it, in the past year or so, though. Whenever JK or Jimin are trending or in the news (or if dating scandals are making the rounds), Tae comes online to mention only Jungkook and imply how close he is to Jungkook. And you know what? He IS close to Jungkook. Always has been. They DO hang out. I've never been in any doubt of it. Those two have been playing online and arcade games and doing sports and listening to music since they were fetus teenagers just starting out and they still are. I love that for them. I mean that sincerely. It's normal and healthy. And considering Tae sometimes hangs out with not-so-nice rich and famous folks, I'd much rather he chill with his members. Just my opinion, don't come for me. It does make me sad that Tae rarely mentions when he has hung out with Hobi, or Jin--yet they have both mentioned Tae has come over and hung with them, or had drinks and dinner with the whole group. I think this goes back to only a select few people seeing the "real" Taehyung, whereas V will share things online that he thinks fans want to see. Because he needs to be seen.

Third Question: Impact. Listen, all BTS members have Master's degrees in things like communications, entertainment, media, advertising, etc. They've been in the business for a decade. They are well aware of their impact, and likely follow it to varying degrees by using private social media accounts. I wish they each had training on how to respond to backlash or prevent backlash online, but it is what it is. So I think it's a safe bet to say they know when members get flack. But the extent of it? I honestly don't know. I'm not sure any of them spend too much time on English Twitter, gauging what rando theories nutters come up with. Creating online buzz is part of their business. Tae really seems to enjoy it. Jimin really does not. And we all saw a sharp direction change in JK, who used to come to us for Q&A sessions all the time, and now only updates for work. A decision he made round about the time the press started dragging Jimin for not getting his bills in the mail. At some point, for your own sanity, you have to stop taking responsibility for how others will twist things.

Fourth Statement: With the exception of the momentous occasion of headlining the World Cup, Jimin and Jungkook have stopped commenting on each other's social media, nor do they hype each other's projects. To me, this is so, SO much louder than if they just gave canned, lukewarm thumbs ups to things. You can take it to mean they don't care about each other's work, but, that would be inconsistent with 9 years of what they've said and shown us. The fact that Jungkook and Jimin are the ONLY two members not ever publicly hyping each other is... kind of putting a giant LOOK HERE sticker on their relationship, in my opinion. So if Jikook aren't showing us much evidence of off-stage Jikookery, then I look to the people around them.

The members, who all immediately look to Jungkook when Jimn struggles to open a food packet. Jin and Joon, laughing at Jikook acting out their own personal K-drama chase scene over gluten ramen. Yoongi and Hobi, rushing to explain why they heard Jimin's songs first to an upset JK. Joon, who teases JK specifically that Hobi is Jimin's #1. Hobi, who asks JK to do ace couples yoga with Jimin. Hobi, who explains JK is in charge of the music when Jimin is bumming around in his underwear at home. Hobi, who posted videos of Jikook playing games in the DC arcade. Yoongi, who automatically compares JK's organic approach to Jimin's hardworking style in the studio.

And never mind the members. Furniture stores that sell beds follow just them. Jewelry makers that specialize in couples pieces follow just them. Their tattoo artist has their initials forever inked on his arm. JK's brother kept up fanart of Jimin, Jungkook, and Bam online. Jimin's dad posted photos of JK's dog on his birthday. JK's mom made seaweed soup on Jimin's birthday.

I have never once seen anyone in the inner circle treat Taehyung and Jungkook like a unit this way. (Edit: I guess you could count that Wooga dudes follow JK on insta too, but, I just don't see people constantly linking Kim Taehyung and Jeon Jungkook together off stage. The only one doing that is Tae.)

Everywhere you look, the people around Jikook treat them like a couple. BECAUSE THEY SO OBVIOUSLY ARE ONE.

FIFTH POINT: While I certainly would not be comfy if my best friend led millions of fans to believe he were in a romantic relationship with my boyfriend, I am not the maknae. I didn't grow up with shipping as an expected part of my job performance, and I didn't trauma bond with all of my members in my formative years. I think Jimin (and probably JK, based on the fact he continues to hang with Tae) find Tae's behavior to be zero threat because... it's truly of zero threat in real life.

Personally? I think Tae is straight (or at least bi) and has had straight relationships and really wants to marry a woman and have children some day--not because it's expected of him, but because that would bring him joy. I do not think he actually wants Jungkook romantically. (You MIGHT make a case to me that he had a crush on Jimin, maybe. But those guys are firmly and solidly in the friends-for-life category, per Jimin's clear feelings for JK.) This is just the vibe I get. I have no way of knowing. But even though the cult gets whipped up and they go online and spout ABSOLUTE VICIOUS NONSENSE, as long as Jikook are unbothered, I gotta stay unbothered too. Because I trust Jikook to know what's best for them.

Instead, I spend my time and energy supporting Jikook and BTS as a whole. I focus on streaming, voting, buying, and hash-tagging my heart out, in between watching episodes with my friends, because I've learned to put my energy toward the things I want. And I chalk Tae's behavior up to insecurity and growing pains. It sucks but I think it's part of his journey.

Because whatever Tae claims or implies, Jungkook has been super clear with us:

So that's all I'm gonna say on this topic. Thanks for writing in. I wish you a positive and joyful fandom experience, my dear lurking friend!

Yours,

Roo

[mrs-monaghan]

https://youtube.com/shorts/W_wmxA4to8Y?feature=share

What do you think about this? I saw Jikookers talking about Namchin and Nampyeon but here he is literally calling Jin the same. And that too slip of a tongue. Meaning he is very used to calling Jin these names offscreen and it accidentally happened.

Also in his vlive he calls fans Jagiya and many more endearing names but we haven't seen him doing it, even accidentally, to Jimin not even once..all he does is teasing him calling Jiminssi.

What in the 144p bullshit I'm i looking at?? Anon I can't see dick. Seriously

I mean first of all, this ship is just wrong. It's wrong anon. And a bit fucked up if I'm being honest. You know what, I'm glad I couldn't see or hear anything from that link you sent coz

I'm not even being a dick anon, your "proof" that Jinkook is a thing, was complete garbage. This ain't the evidence you bring to court homie. Here is how you provide receipts. Okay, watch and learn.

Here is JK calling Jimin baby in Bon voyage.

Notice how clear my footage is. How clear the audio was. Did you see that? Which btw, if you were watching original content apart from shipper videos only, you would already know JK calls Jimin baby, dangshin, angtal and other things apart from just Jiminssi.

I won't mention the nampyeon/namchin stuff because again, your link was garbage. But here is JK calling Jimin baby again in Run Bts.

Again notice how clear my footage is. I'm sure you get it by now.

Bonus here is both of them calling eo Baby

2nd Bonus. Here is Jimin calling JK baby

Bonus X3 both of them calling Bam baby so cuteeeeee 🥺 right?

Anyway anon. You tried. But failed.

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[ezamevolni]

Traces: 2jin detour

So this post is strongly speculative and theory-based. Meaning that I'm reaching for the connections. But after spotting some interesting correlations between the events when placed on the same timeline, I'm putting this out there so maybe the you who's reading could take a look and tell whether there's truly a thread here.

One of my favorite YT Jinkookers moonbathingrite had made a great video that opened my eyes to the possibility of 2jin being a thing before Jin and Jungkook. (Note: she never said that they were, but did present interesting parallels between 2jin and Jinkook who came later)

2jin is the ship name for Kim Seokjin and Jin Hyosang.

Jin Hyosang, also known as Kidoh (ex-member of Toppdogg), used to be a BigHit trainee and was in the same underground rap group (DamNamhyup) as RM. He was actually in one of the final lineups for Bangtan (based off a poster) but joined Stardom Ent. some time in late 2012. The likeliest reason for switching agencies probably had to do with creative issues since BTS did go through a major revamp before debut - the original lineup of 'rappers only' eventually turned into a choreography heavy, idol group.

Kidoh was able to start releasing mixtapes with his new members in March and April of 2013, and later debuted officially in October. If you look at Toppdogg's debut album, Kidoh had writing credits on almost every single one of them. He even had a solo track, which was a major indicator of how much the agency was planning on pushing him.

Kidoh's connection to Jin is one of the rarer K-Pop phenomenons I've seen - fans shipping two male idols from different rookie groups right out the gate. This was mainly bolstered by Kidoh's fans all being acutely aware of how extremely infatuated he was with Jin, and Kidoh's encouraging responses. There was even something of a love triangle being touted back in 2013 between Kidoh, Jin and Rap Monster 😐 Ancient times were different 😺

So fan spectacle aside, how credible was 2jin being an actual item?

Truthfully, not very much. Because the affection was simply too lopsided to call it a relationship. Kidoh seemed enamored by Jin but Jin was generally aloof and cavalier in return. Of course, you could argue that Jin had always been a master of disguising his emotions but taking into account their careers at the time, it would have been impossible to date anyway (even if they wanted to).

For a more comprehensive history on 2jin's social media interactions, you could check out this 2jin blog - here (look at the number of notes under each post...considering the small fanbases att and this being the international side, it's impressive)

And if interested, here's an overview of predebut BTS - reddit

And if you're wondering why I'm bringing an ex-idol/trainee/friend into the picture, stay with me :)

Jin moved into Bighit's dorm on July 29, 2012 and the very next day, Kidoh tweeted about Jin:

When Jin...or maybe not Jin, tweeted using the group account at the end of 2012:

Kidoh possibly already left BigHit by then

Commenting on a post by BTS_twt with a candid snap of Jin:

Kidoh's tweets about Jin were always harmless but had just that unnecessary hint of... attentiveness?

So with these social media traces, his affection for Jin was known since their trainee days. He had left enough crumbs online for the shippers to gather rapidly in their debut year.

On a related note, it's amusing how there's essentially no traces of Kidoh and Namjoon's friendship despite these two being in the same underground rap group far longer than either ever knew Seokjin. Joon was there the whole time and yet, there's no signs of the rappers knowing each other. In fact, they barely interacted during their special collab stage for Show Champion in 2014.

And it might have been fine to label his affection for Jin as overly-affectionate-best-friend feels, but Kidoh definitely toed the line at times:

One more picture! Gay goosebumps..

And maybe Seokjin was also aware of the possibility of Hyosang being romantically interested in him because

Fan: Seokjinnie oppa! Who is Jin Hyosang to oppa?

Jin: not gay haha

TBH I had doubted the credibility of the post it at first because I found it on a 2015 tweet:

But I did spot this translation from way back in 2013:

Jin's response is incredibly telling of the whole situation because first of all, he had to be aware of what the fans were thinking when they asked him the question. Secondly, he skipped over several thoughts to arrive at 'I'm not gay' because the question wasn't asking if he was??

(and the response is so deeply closeted iykwim)

Meanwhile Kidoh was on another wavelength:

Q: What is Seokjin-shii for Hyosang? K: Destiny

Personally... I've heard best friends refer to each other as 'soulmates' before, but never 'destiny'. His answer seemed to imply another layer to their friendship.

Another interesting aspect of 2jin was the way Jin used to tweet about Kidoh, where his habits later carried over when he was tweeting about Jungkook.

For example, Jin would add his name to the end of a sentence:

I am too, fascinated-jin #kimseokjinhyosang

@/BTS_twt My friend is debuting, its fascinating-jin..

Jin's tweet for Jk's birthday in 2013:

Jungkook-ah  Hyung will always be on your side  I love you-jin  Happy Birthday!

It's like his little watermark to say he was the one who tweeted.

And that hashtag #kimseokjinhyosang conjoining the two of their names <3

That's a thing Jin once did during mid-2016 on the day of Jinkook's waterpark date.

Seokkookie

And of course it's cuter when Jin did it for Jk and himself, because it was half and half of their names. He will cram them together even if none of the alphabets are the same ❤️

These little things that Jin would do for his closest person/friend remained constant but of course, the two relationships were probably not of the same nature.

The difference mainly being Jin - his attitude towards Hyosang and Jungkook was like if you compared night and day. Indifference vs great affection.

Here's another set of 2jin post its famous for the contrast:

Q: What do you like about BTS' Seokjinie oppa?? K: Lips .. (Shy)

The similarity of his answers to our younger protagonist is surreal.

...And here's Jin's answer to the same question posed of Kidoh:

Q: Hyosang said he likes your lips the most. What do you like the most about Hyosang? J: Money

He's consistent. Still focused on moneys when it comes to other people 🤣😋

Other than these traces of the 2jin friendship, you can explore their lore further on the blog linked above. You'd understand what I meant by how Kidoh 'encouraged' the shippers. Jin lived rent free on his mind.. he got mentioned even when Kidoh was interacting with fans on entirely unrelated topics. It didn't seem like fan service because the moments were so random and neither of them seemed to actually care about the reaction.

There's also some Yt compilations comparing how similar 2jin's personalities were, both a little eccentric, loud and confident about their looks. It is easy to tell why they clicked.

So it's interesting how Kidoh appeared rather infatuated with Jin.. which Jungkook's attitude resembled at times. Everything else aside, his focus on Jin lasted throughout their trainee period together up to the last second of their fallout.

Considering how forward Kidoh was and how they'd still meet each other backstage at music shows, it's certainly possible that members of both teams had observed 2jin's interactions and knew about their close friendship. And for someone who was in close proximity to Jin and paid him a lot of attention, he might know they're close and perhaps had wondered about the nature of the two 92-liners' relationship.

The fallout seemed to happen out of the blue.

On November 8, 2014 Jin and Kidoh still seemed fine and had taken a selfie together

And on Jin's birthday, Kidoh tweeted a polaroid of themselves and a short message:

Isn't it funny how they looked like twins

Then before the year could come to an end, BTS_twt was discovered to have unfollowed Kidoh.

Shippers who were watching 2jin's moves saw that Kidoh also deleted many of his posts related to Jin. Following this, on Christmas Eve he tweeted:

Lamenting how he was single and surrounded by couples.

Whether it's actually related to Jin or not, I can't say. But the timing of the tweet did coincide with his abrupt disconnection from Jin. And sadly these two had never interacted, or at least publicly, ever again after December 2014.

And on a very loosely related note, Jungkook had posted his cover of Crush's Sofa on Dec 16 that year

Which was a melancholic breakup song speaking from the perspective of someone who's clearly been dumped.

As armys we know more than to dismiss the lyrics of Jk's cover songs right... so the timing of this cover seemed pretty interesting in the scheme of things.

So that's something to think about there.

My own loose theory is that there was something more than friends there going on but not enough to call it an official relationship. And for the sudden 'breakup', it could be anything. Maybe it was business - had to do with Kidoh's lawsuit that surfaced half a year later, or personal - a failed confession... the possibilities are whichever you believe in. (My dream is for Seokjin to publish an autobiography at the age of 40 and spill all the tea) As for how Jk fits in... I have no idea how much he knew (did he ever ask or did Jin ever tell), but that lil cover showed he was probably aware of events in this arena.

LOL Didn't I say that I was reaching 😋

And unfortunately, the story for Hyosang kind of kept going downhill for a while. The following year, he filed a lawsuit against his agency for mismanagement of his career, and then in 2016, was convicted for drug use along with ex-Bighit trainee Iron.

After the ordeal, he returned to the industry as a producer for AOMG and almost exclusively produced for Woo (Woo Wonjae). He's under the new monicker Khyo now. That lasted for about 2 years and more recently, he doing DJ gigs at festivals.

So he's up and still doing music 🙌

This ended in a sort of somber note with the lost connection between 2jin....

But the silver lining to it is that both of them are living well, and I'm not a 2jin shipper 👻✨

[mysmorgasbordoffantabulosa]

Hi, thanks for always taking the time to respond to people's asks ❤️

What are you favourite dynamics in bts? Not including taekook ofc. Not actual shipping but just their individual relationships. Personally, I love Jinkook because they are so cute and funny when the squabble with each other and I love how Jin basically helped raise Jk. Same with Sugakookie (best ship name) Yoongi acts like such a dad sometimes when it comes to Jk.

I love Jinkook, I also love JimJinKook, VMinKook, Sope and Yoonmin, I love OT7 too, there is just something about the whole group that just clicks in a way that's different from all the other groups I've seen. I love them all individually, and in their various groupings and pairings.

[strawberrycub]

BTS RP AD

MUST BE 18+

I’m 22 so I’d only feel comfortable with 18 over!!

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓~~ WRITING~~🍓🍓🍓🍓

I’m Semi-lit.

I try to match my RP partner's response!

No one-liners, please.

I know sometimes responses are shorter but at least give me something to work with!!

One of my rp responses :D This is only a small snippet of a much LONGER response

(it’s from a 5 nitro message on Discord)

“........."Yes, you are! even your Name min is princely! I don't think I've ever met another Min before, " Taehyung pointed out. "Your entire being reminds me of a prince." He stated, "soft and pale...just how princes should be. It shows how you've spent days inside, lounging and spoiled -" He touched his cheeks with just his fingertips."Even your hands are soft...shows they haven't had a hard day in their life..."He brings his boyfriend's hand up to his lips to kiss each finger and then the center of his palm. "You even got a nice round face, too. it means a prince well-fed. Princes should always get their full. " He looks at him, waiting for him to respond." Isn't that right, Prince Min?" He asks him with a sly smile…….”

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓AUS I ENJOY🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

Idol verse

Abo/hybrids

College

Coffee shop

fake dating

single parent

Friends with benefits

Royal au

Fantasy(vampire/werewolf/witches, etc.)

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓SHIPS🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

I love all ships!!

I would happily rp ot7 !!

Please I’m kind of desperate for all seven of them in love.

++++

OTP - Taegi

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OTHER SHIPS

Jihope

Jinkook

Sope

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Ot3s

Taegiseok

Namjinkook

yoonminseok

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But I am open to every ship but these are the ones I’d be the most excited about!

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓MEMBERS I PLAY🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

Taehyung

Yoongi

Jungkook

Hoseok

I will also do Seokjin and Jimin too! but I’m not the best about being Namjoon.

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓smut dynamics🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

I really enjoy it when the couples switch! It’s always more fun when it’s that way but if you lean one way more than the other I can work that!

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓CONTACT🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

I ONLY rp on Discord. Please just send me a friend request on Discord because this site is terrible about letting me know I got it!!!

also, side note: whenever you see this. doesn't matter if it's been months, you can message me !! as long as my discord handle is here, I'm open for it!!

Discord: strawberrycub

[pish-qish]

👋Hellooooo my name is Aishe (not real ovsly just for the interwebs!). I have a new profile pic now!!! Oh man, I tried sooo hard to make it look exactly how I do but this is the closest I got!

🥴✊So I'm in my late 20s and trying to be real graceful about it.

💜 Been a casual fan of Bangtan since 2015 but fell for them hard in 2020. I lost my old tumblr acc so I made this new one to basically get me through till 2025.

😶‍🌫️ I'm a little shy when it comes to interacting so pls feel free to say hi. I don't bite. (Only nibble).

🥳 Obviously, I'm a very funny person (if I say so myself) but my timing is off like 67% of the time? Uhh, what else...I love reading fanfics, discovering new music and trying new cuisines.

👀These days I'm weirdly into buying expensive skincare I can't actually afford and day-dreaming about styling my imaginary home that I also can't afford. (Have you seen the real estate prices lately? Insane.)

😭 I'm learning (TRYING TO) four languages (IT'S VERY HARD) and keeping a positive attitude (TRYING VERY HARD)!!!!

🤌🤌🤌Now onto important things related to bonding over tumblr + BTS:

🟣 I love all 7 of them but I have a soft spot for Jin and Yoongi because they were the first ones whose personality I really fell for. Taehyung, Hobi and lately Jimin make me laugh alot. I wish I could kiss Namjoon's sexy brain too and be as passionate about the world as Jungkook is.

⛴️Ships🛳️: I read all Jin pairings but my top favourites are Yoonjin, Jinkook & Taejin. Other pairings I've also enjoyed reading are Namgi, Yoonmin, Namjin, 2Seok, Jinmin and Taegi. But I'm open to recs too bcs I've been lazy to explore on my own.

🤡✨ I know I said I've used tumblr before but I'm a complete noob and except for postings + reblogs I dunno much. I'm also slow to respond but I will!

🍻 Cheers to good interactions going forward! Bye, thanks for reading!

[bts-trashxoxo]

why are they literally the same person

[tsingadark]

Weekly Fic Rec

Yoonkook

wait for me there by agustxxx T | 1.2k | Canon | Short domestic yoonkook fic in which Jungkook wants Yoongi to come to bed and then falls asleep in Yoongi’s studio. Seriously, so cute.

finding my feet (and other things, too) by softlyblue G | 6.4k | AU | Yoongi is a shapeshifter, who has moved to the city, and every time he gets scared, he accidentally transforms into a bunny. Jungkook’s friends think Yoongi in bunny form is Jungkook, who is also a bunny shapeshifter. My description cannot give this fic justice, it’s honestly so good!!! but honestly, if yoongi and jungkook in bunny form didn’t already convince you, idk what will. 

Love Looks Not With The Eyes by ddanghobi T | 2.4k | AU | Yoongi, who likes to paint, meets blind Jungkook. I don’t wanna give anything else away, but please read this. It’s so well written and cute and lovely. 

hello sunshine by notyoongs G | 20.8k | AU | Continuation of the vampire!yoongi and human!jungkook fic. The second chapter is about Jungkook being a moody teenager and Yoongi trying to figure out why and how he can bring Jungkook to talk to him again. this is honestly hilarious. 

Jikook

who would have thought i'd get you? by jonghyunslisterine G | 2.5k | AU | Sequel (but can be read as stand alone, although I would really recommend reading the first part bc it’s amazing!) of single dad!Jungkook and his daughter inviting Jimin over for dinner. What more than single dad Jungkook could you even want.

zero none by Anonymous G | 2.3k | AU | Jungkook likes Jimin but unfortunately, Jimin does not like Jungkook. Or at least that’s what Jungkook thinks. Magic AU! :D 

Jinkook

from summer to winter, i'll be yours by @hungline T | 6.2k | AU | Seokjin is the god of summer and Jungkook the god of winter. They meet and fall in love but they cannot touch each other without hurting the other or causing a natural disaster. I know this sounds very angst-y but it has a happy ending! and it’s seriously cute and well written!

Vmin

with you or not at all by fruitily T | 4k | AU | The story of how Jimin and Taehyung met and their friendship developed. this is such a cute fic, I honest to god almost cried because it was so lovely.

Yoonkookjoon

the kinky encounter at the auto-erotic asphyxiation house by agustxxx E | 5.9k | AU | Yoongi doesn’t believe in ghosts and yet he still accompanies his boyfriends on ghost hunts. How do I even put into words how funny this fic is?? guess you’ll have to see for yourselves. 

[jhopesforehead]

Does ANYONE know this fic? It’s Jin / jeongguk and Jin has just moved into the neighbourhood and is substantially older / older than jeongguk but jeongguk still ends up having a crush on Jin? And it’s either a growing up fic or like based on that one age but I’m leaning towards it being a growing up fic.

The only other noteable thing I can mention is that their ‘first time’ is in a car and jeongguk cums just from Jin kissing him ? (and maybe a little touching)

I’m really desperate to read it again so if you know the fic then please tell me where to find it / link it to me! I’m SURE it was Jin / Jeongguk but if there’s another fanfic you know of that you’re absolutely sure is the fic I’m talking about but it’s a diff pairing send it anyway? I’m just sure it had Jin in it !!

[kingtaejoon]

Whenever jungkook gets a new skin problem everyone and their mother rushes in to provide proof of hickeys.

[john-jungkook]

In the Hospital

Seokjin: I'm Jeon Jungkook's emergency contact.

Doctor: So you're here to pick him up?

Seokjin: I'm here to be removed as his emergency contact