Portrait of a Young Man (Portrait of a Gentleman in His Study)
Lorenzo Lotto (Italian; ca. 1480–1556)
ca. late 1520s
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia, Venice, Italy
SEVEN is a fun song but I think the overall message of sexuality and Jungkook like freely showing off potential romantic and sexual desires (even if it’s just for a music video) is sooooooo important. Like BTS, and basically every kpop idol, spend so much time fulfilling an ideal for their fans and toxic fans act like they own their identity and personhood. It must be so exhausting to live like that, and I’m proud of Jungkook for creating a song that goes against an image he’s been forced to adhere to for a lot of his career. Stream SEVEN for clear skin and stream the explicit version to hear Jungkook say “fucking”