#uhgood-ask

[uhgood-girl]

Do you think Jungkook of the past was someone who wanted to become Jimin’s equal in every way and then some? Perhaps a man that he imagines Jimin might lust after? A bit dangerous, with thick muscles, yet killer on the dance floor? A man every bit as dedicated to his craft as Jimin is? To find that hunger for the stage, for improvement, not wanting to settle for status quo and this album is his portfolio of dance styles, working towards the dream of becoming partners, co-choreographers with Jimin and J-hope, possibly Taehung at some point in Chapter 3? For years I have watched them behind the scenes communicating on how best to approach the MV camera angle, improvising, capturing the important details of the choreography and rehearsing while adjusting to abilities and stride and I think how valuable their combined experiences are to the industry, not solely K- pop, THE worldwide industry. Will they still tour and make music as BTS and individually? I believe they will. But is that fulfilling enough for these talented artists, composers, producers, choreographers who have been running in bare feet since the beginning? I wonder.,,

i feel the need to start my answer at the end of your question, which i really love, by the way. it's actually my first official one on this site, thank you for sending it. 💜 however, i apologize now for the can of worms you cracked open, you basically just gave mcdonalds sprite to a loquacious victorian child lol.

but back to the end - fulfillment is an interesting concept, isnt it? this idea that everything you've ever worked towards will hopefully lead to some sort of innate feeling of satisfaction eventually, a dream realized, a list of ambitions played out. is it even possible, really, truly? especially when it comes to being a creative or artist of any sort, bonus points if it's how you make your living. being a professional creative is a bit oxymoronic imo and i say that as someone who does art as their day job. getting paid to bleed your ideas really adds an extra layer of complexity around the whole process.

because i would already equate finding personal fulfillment through art like trying to cling to sand. you can grab huge handfuls of it, maybe pack it with water, even shape it to your desire; you can for sure slow the whole process down long enough to enjoy it but at some point it will slip from your grasp and you will have to reach for more. you become the sisyphus of sand castles, forever betrayed by a strong breeze or a crashing wave or the simple design flaw of your own hands not meant to cradle something so small for too long.

fulfillment through art is fleeting because a true desire to create doesn't have a finish line. (burnout and death aside) i think most artists even when they create their magnum opus (if they're lucky), step back, bask in it for a bit and then immediately feel the ever present creep of what will i do next? can i top this? and when you do it as a career, your boss and/or audience (who is a boss of sorts in itself) walks up next to you and goes yeah! what's next? how are you going to top that? so the snake eats it's own tail ad infinitum.

but i do believe bts to be genuine artists in this sense, ready to chase that fever dream their whole lives because that's the real fulfillment, if any, of it all. just to continue to do it, in any shape, fashion, or form for as long as you can stand it. and i think all people are capable of art (i hope it's clear when i say art i'm encompassing the entire medium, music obviously included) and creativity and i would encourage any and everyone to pursue it, it's definitely worth it, but the desire around it doesn't affect everyone the same. you don't run bare foot through a dark tunnel you can't see the light at the end of unless you feel you have no choice. unless you are compelled.

i think the great news here is that the light is visible now. all of their blood, sweat, and tears (manhi, manhi, manhi) is paying dividends these days plus interest but even beyond the recognition and money, they have the buoyancy of creative freedom. overall, it's something i still think they're trying on and exploring, getting used to the feel of, but i also think all of the solo projects so far have been an incredible show of confidence towards taking risks and i love that for them so much. i love that they feel safe enough at this stage to pursue whatever they want, criticism from the peanut gallery be damned. i'm so excited to see what they will do in chapter 3 after having all of this under their belts. i agree that their combined experience is utterly invaluable.

but about jikook - can you imagine having the park jimin in your life? tbh i could give a rant similar to this about all of the members, but even then, i agree with my bias in that there's just something about jimin in particular that pulls your heartstrings. he's just good in a way that is hard to come by, in a way that seems to transcend his being a celebrity even, something that brings out the worst in so many far too often. and i think wanting to be worthy of him, to try and be his equal would be near subconscious for how naturally i imagine the people in his orbit would be persuaded. and because god knows you aren't sticking around if he finds you wanting. 👀

now imagine all that pjm goodness focused on you, singled out, romantic in flavor and during the height of puberty, no less? i think we and jk are lucky that jk is jk and has never met a challenge he couldn't face head on lol

however, i will raise you one better and say that while i'm sure jimin's type has definitely influenced the jk we see today, i think jimin's type would have been whatever jk grew into. because that's one of the things i've loved most about watching them evolve over the years, how they've done it together. if jimin's overwhelming goodness and exacting nature helped pull the very best out of jungkook, i think vice versa, jk's unconditional support and willingness to both call him on his bullshit (i'm thinking of the dieting incident in particular rn) but still love him through all of his stages has allowed jimin to flourish.

i've said it before, but the natural dichotomy of their personalities and ability to fill in where the other potentially lacks is so special. our sun and moon couple for real. but even in a non-romantic light, to find someone who fits you in such a way is genuinely rare. (the fact that bts as a whole are who they are and have each other is just so *clenches fist* ugh)

i honestly can't wait to see what heights they continue to race each other to.

[ugh-yoongi]

because of your previous answer, top 5 favorite bts sub-unit songs?

ok i will do unit songs & solo songs in separate lists bc once again i will be here forever and i just have to.

top 5 subunit songs

ddaeng

all cyphers (3 > 2 > 4)

ugh!

outro: tear

waste it on me

top 5 solo songs

people

1 verse

intro: what am i to you

uhgood

super tuna

[retvenkos]

🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

five songs? only five? blasphemy but i guess i'll play along and offer the first five currently on loop in my abandoned underground parking lot of a mind:

scenes from an italian restaurant — billy joel (the stranger is a superior album - not a single flop in sight - and my favorite song changes daily, but i am always in the mood for this song.)

1812 overture — tchaikovsky

daniel in the den — bastille (listen, there is always at least ONE bastille song on repeat in my mind, and 90% of the time it's daniel in the den. i don't make the rules, friends, i just suffer the consequences.)

runaway goliath — mantaraybryn

uhgood — rm (tied with seoul though!!!!! and lowkey tokyo... i have not recovered from mono. - namjoon's music is just like,,,, exactly my taste. i am weeping on the bathroom floor to mono. at any and all times)

[dorefasolsido]

6. BTS-related 1

In celebration of 2023 Festa!

***credits to the original creator***

what's the first bts song you heard?

I think honestly it was Mic Drop back when it came out, but I wasn’t particularly interested at the time, so I just heard it and moved on with my life.

what's the first bts music video you watched?

Again, it was Mic Drop. I remember seeing somewhere how it was a big deal that a K-pop act was collaborating with an American artist (Steve Aoki). So I was like, well I don’t really care about either, but let me see what everyone’s talking about. That was my first proper introduction to BTS aside from all the comments and gifs I was seeing everywhere.

who/what made you start stanning bts?

No one in particular. It just kind of happened last year when my sister and I randomly wanted to show our mum what K-pop is. Neither of us was a K-pop fan, so the only two groups we were aware of were BTS and Blackpink. My sister decided to check out BTS. And the rest is history.

who was your first bias and is now your current bias?

My sister and I decided to choose our biases in the very first performance we watched, even though we knew nothing about the boys and could hardly even tell them apart :D So at the time, I chose Jimin because he had silver hair and I really liked that, but I think Jungkook was more my style. But now that I know more about the boys, I 100% agree with my first instinct to bias Jimin.

you can only listen to one album for the rest of your life. which?

Uhhh, that’s tough. Maybe Map of the Soul: 7? Or Wings? Or maybe I can just choose Proof, so I have everything in one place :P

what's your favourite collab?

Collabs with Steve Aoki always serve. Mic Drop remix, The Truth Untold, what’s there not to like?

what's your favourite bts japanese song?

Tough choice, but I think Don’t Leave Me. That song’s intensity and emotion is on another level, especially when you know what the boys have been going through at that time.

you can only choose one cypher!

Cypher 3: Killer! I heard it for the first time when the rapline performed it at Yet to Come in Busan and that sealed the deal for me. The energy is off the charts!

if your @ is bts related what does it mean?

I don’t think I have any BTS-related usernames, I’m way too new of an Army.

whose birthday is closest to yours?

Jungkook’s is a little over a month after mine.

favourite rap line song?

Hmmmmm probably Outro: Tear.

favourite vocal line song?

Maybe House of Cards, it has that dark vibe I love and everyone’s vocals really shine.

zodiac compatibility with your bias?

Hahahah, actually if I remember right Leos and Libras are pretty compatible. I normally tend to really love Libras too.

what’s your mbti compatibility with your bias?

I’m INTP, my bias is supposedly ESTP (honestly a huge surprise), so I don’t think we’re super compatible. BUT my sister is ESTP, and we’re very different but get along great.

favourite songs in D-2, Agust D, and D-Day?

Agust D from Agust D and probably Burn It from D-2. From D-Day, it’s Amygdala no questions asked, but Snooze is a very very close second.

favourite songs in Hope World and JITB?

Blue Side from Hope World and either Arson or What If from JITB.

favourite songs in mono, RM, and Indigo?

I’m not sure about RM yet, but from mono it’s uhgood, and on Indigo I have three favourite songs which I call the night trilogy since they all have a perfect vibe for evening/night listens: Closer, Change pt.2, and Lonely.

what official merch do you own?

I don’t have much; I only bought Jungkook’s photofolio and JK TinyTan keychain for my sister. Weverse Shop shipping to Europe is super expensive, and I usually end up paying double the price for that alone. So, it’s easier to buy unofficial merch.

ever seen the tannies live?

Nope, but next time they go on a European tour, you bet I’ll be there.

who are tannies to you?

Comfort.

[damianito]

I have a feeling you listen to soft spoken music. Like 24/7 studie beats.

Yeah, i do listen to music like that,,,, wouldn’t say all the time but i do listen to it when i need background noise.  The music i listen to depends mostly on my mood or on what mood do i want to feel ig. Fun fact, i make playlists on spotify. Tons of them. Not necessarily for someone to listen to them but mostly for me to have an order.

Here is the link of my playlists so y’all can check them out if you want.

[inkedtae]

Bee, thank you so much for being a queen of body positivity, it’s such an amazing thing to see on my feed everyday! Still working on looking in the mirror and liking what I see, but DAMMIT I WILL GET THERE 😤😌😘 (read this as: you inspire me and make me feel better about myself and now imma go reread Starfruit bc that shit makes me feel sexy af 🙃)

HAHSJSISJSJ KIKI!! I do my best!! I know it’s really hard to remain positive when it comes to loving yourself and your body because of the shit you’re surrounded by (i.e social standards, family pressure, media) so I try to combat that with positivity as much as I can. I’m glad you find me and my work inspiring! It really means a lot to me and I really really appreciate it!! Everyone who has dropped an ask about their body image (may that be concerns or empowerment or anything really) I find it really inspiring for me too!! Thank youuuu~

[dreamcatcherjiah]

WE'RE IN MONO LOCKDOWN MY LOVELIES!!

To celebrate the first anniversary of this marvellous work of art, that changed my life the best way possible, I'll be writing mini drabbles of Joonie if you'd like, and publishing them until Friday :))) If you have any ideas, my ask box is waiting for you, lovelies. If not, I have some cute ideas ready. See you soon 💜💜

💜🌙

[regular-lord-reckoner]

so, my 10 year high school reunion was this past weekend.

i did not attend. instead i went to a weekend retreat to pigeon forge with people from work.

had a pretty decent time. the second night got a little ehhhh after everyone had been drinking a lot, but all in all it wasn’t too bad.

had a really nice conversation with a lady i hadn’t properly met since she works at a different office than one i’m usually at on the rare occasions i’m called in.

we started talking about the paranormal and somehow we ended up talking about her kids and stuff they’d been going through as a whole family and she really confided in me and i opened up some to her, too and it was just a nice moment. she gave me a big hug before we left and said she really enjoyed talking so that made me feel pretty good.

i’d really been struggling with this feeling of like...what the fuck do i have to be proud of at this point in my life?

like...as of next month i’ll be 29. i turn fucking 30 next year and i realize that’s by no means old, but when you’ve been over life as a concept since you were a child it’s a very, very, VERY long time to be alive and it’s VERY exhausting.

i feel like in part because of that i’ve just kind of...wasted the last ten years of my life. and i dunno, maybe this is just how my journey’s supposed to go and for whatever reason it’s only now that i finally feel capable of getting a handle on my shit, but it’s hard when i’m seeing groups of friends i used to hang out with and be kinda close to all over social media talking about how great it was to catch up and i know they’re all doing amazing shit and yeah, none of them are probably 100% satisfied with their lives either, but by comparison i feel like i fall so short.

even if i’d gone just a few months ago i could have at least shared that i was doing something that was important with the work i was doing even if i had nothing else to show for my life and where i’m at by this point, but now it’s like.......ohh, i couldn’t hack it at that because my anxiety was eating me alive so now i’m back at a job i swore i’d never be doing, something that before i can finish explaining to people i can see the interest leave their eyes so......yeah, cool.

i guess it sounds shitty to say, but after being the weird kid my whole academic career in small town fuckville deep south usa i’d always kind of fantasized about one day purposefully blowing off my reunion because i had better shit to do or because i’d have moved far, far away and couldn’t be bothered but instead i’m....one of the few who never left and i live with my parents and i’ve got nothing going on for me nor did i even get to fucking glow up but i’m......here, i guess.

idk. i’m really trying here not to let it get to me because i know this is one of my worst habits and one of the easiest ways to ensure i’ll spiral into a month’s long depressive episode but i’m just a little sad about it nevertheless. i know this entire time hasn’t been a complete waste and there have been a lot of really cool things i’ve gotten to do and experience so i’m grateful for that, i guess right now it’s just hard not to be disappointed in myself and wish i’d done more.

idk. i think i’m happier being where i was this weekend and i feel like i needed that conversation more than i needed to see a bunch of people i haven’t seen since the time they came to my house right after my sister’s funeral, so i think i’m good.

the good news is, i finally got the stuff for my insurance today which means pretty soon i get to make good on my promise to myself to start therapy for real this time so........oh boy!!!! can’t wait.......for that!!!!!!!

[lovbot]

Have u been enlightened bout Casey being a legit dancer

what does... legit dancer mean

[banghwa]

Omg I just wanted to say I love ur tags like idk what they mean but there’s something so cute to me about the ou sound like roudoudou.... unmatched 😖💞

omggg 😖💞 thank uuu lmao i never thought anyone actually noticed them... theyre all french petnames !

namjoon: nounours = teddy bear

seokjin: mon coeur = my heart

yoongi: minou = kitty (dont fucking @​ me!!!)

hobi: chouchou = literally either cabbage or cream-filled pastry, depends on who you ask, generally means favourite

jimin: mon trésor = my treasure 

tae: roudoudou = its like. a caramel-type sweet made of cooked sugar, kinda like taffy? and its served in a tiny seashell  :o theyre the best

jungkook: lapinou = bunny

[jinsbts]

when’s ur bday cos I know ur an Aries and for some reason I’ve been thinking march Aries... I hope I haven’t missed it 😔😔

omg no you haven’t missed it! i’m an april aries, my brthday is on the 17th!

[uhgood-girl]

people are having a lot of interpretations on the line jk used in his apple music interview my views were different but messed not clear when he said I will never cross the lines with armys which a singer or artist should maintain everyone taken it as he is saying he will not use them for his benefit, sexual desires, hook up nd all crap they assumed but I don't think he want to say that can u please explain ur point of view not share it please.

hi anon, i hope you can forgive that i'm not sure how to answer this without sharing it? maybe i was supposed to post about it unprompted but to be perfectly honest, the quote in question didn't stick out to me at all before this.

i personally haven't seen any discourse over it either and am confused as to why there would be any as it seems within the lines of the normal boundary setting most of the members have done at some point or another to me.

but to be fair to you and this ask, i went back and watched it again just to make sure i didn't miss anything. the section being discussed starts around 26:13 and ends around 27:40 and in summary the interviewer asks jk about the special relationship bts have with army, how unique and symbiotic it is and what is jk's favorite part about this dynamic. jk answers that he agrees it's very special and how it's important to him personally to continue to try and have "authentic and comfortable" convos with army that show a real version of him. he adds the disclaimer that he knows that there's a line that shouldn't be crossed between performer and audience and he won't cross it but he wants to be our "friend" as much as he can.

so, do i think the "line" he has no intention of crossing here refers to not using army for his benefit/sexual desires/hook ups? uh, no, i'm with you anon, i don't think that's what he meant at all. but not because that line doesn't exist for him, i think it does, but like, that goes without saying, right? assuming jk is a decent human being who would never use his fame or money to unfairly take advantage of anyone, which is something i hope we're all on the same page about here as i don't know why anyone would ever willingly be a fan of someone they thought with high probability would do such a thing, would that not be saying the quiet part out loud? is there some group of genuinely delusional y/n's in a foxhole some where needing this spelled out still? (rhetorical, please don't make me think about saesangs today)

i put quotations around the word "friend" up there because at the end of the day, there will always be a (needed) barrier between idol/artist/performer and fan and jk can't really be our friend in the true sense of the word, which he's aware of. the nature of this type of relationship as a whole already maintains a weird, fluctuating power imbalance between both parties as one cannot exist without the other and you won't get very far, on the artist side of things especially, without understanding this.

but jk has kind of, sort of already crossed some "lines" with us in how willing he has been to show and share so much of himself with us, over the last year, in particular. in case you just fell off the turnip truck yesterday, as my very southern grandmother would say, getting to witness someone as famous and untouchable as jk chilling in real time in their home and bed even, is highly unusual. most celebrities with that level of status wouldn't be caught dead sharing something like that and understandably so, tbh, as most fans couldn't handle that level of intimacy with their idol. hell, a lot of people who consider themselves fans these days apparently can't handle it either, which makes me very sad and tbh how dare you potentially ruin the trust so many of us have spent years building up with them. rude. taking things for granted is how you lose them and the special relationship bts and army share only stays special with effort, but i digress.

i think jk's disclaimer here was an assurance that he's very aware of what he has chosen to share could be perceived by some as having already gone too far but that his boundaries are still firmly in place. "authentic and comfortable" are a priority to him but he's not going to exceed our shared comfort zone. he may be a lot more candid than some, say seokjin, who may as well be an international man of mystery for as much as he's willing to show off the clock in comparison, but jk knows what he's doing. and considering how young he started and how long he's been in the spotlight, he seems exceptionally well adjusted and savvy overall at navigating these extremely tumultuous waters, imo.

anyway, respect your artists as human beings and know your own fan boundaries, folks. there's always some nuance to be had, especially on a site like this where it's a mostly contained bubble for us, the audience, to throw around our fiction and theories and odes to how beautiful they all are but when you leave this space with any of that (minus the odes, maybe) and put it in front of these very real people in question, you've gone too far. don't be that asshole. everyone despises that asshole. (including said artists! they're never going to say it that frankly but i will ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

[imisswonho]

🎄

@uhgood TEEEEEEE 💞🌟🏩💖🧸💕🥂☁️🎀✨💓🏹⭐️🌸💗ur probably celebrating atm cooking up a storm (wish i could be there tbh) but anw henlo ino we always jokingly call each other bonch n other names but ur literally my best friend n i wish we were in the same timezone bc when i go back to cali we’ll have to switch between me going to bed n u waking up n visa versa but just having u on snap is enouhg for meeeee 💓💓💓if i ever meet jin i’ll make sure to ft u first lol I LOVE UUUU!!!

send me “🎄” on anon n i’ll randomly @ someone n compliment them!!

[sokjin]

Happy birthday love 😖💕💖💗💓💞✨ I hope you’re having an amazing day you deserve everything!!

thank u so much teefah!!! love u!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹

[lovlettres-moved]

I just wanted to say that I read your newsletter that was sent out recently and it made me feel like connected... I read your words and they felt like my own and I think it’s cos you have this familiar way of writing? It’s very beautiful I love it 💕💖💫✨

oh, oh thank you so much! i’m really glad you could connect with it, that makes me both happy and calm to the fullest! hope you’re having a great day angel, thank you for taking the time out to send me this, i really appreciate it 💕💕

[jinsremedy-remade]

9,18,25 😳💕

teefah 💕💕💕💕

9. tall girls or short girls?

omg both... 

18. do you like the lesbian flag?

she’s cute yeah!

25. has anyone ever come out to you?

actually yeah, some of my friends came out to me! also my best friend came out to me about a year ago and i’m v proud of him

send me some of these soft wlw asks!