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I had it on mute. RTV, I think. No subs, don't know what they had to say but, damn, those two are HAPPY!!!! edit: it was 9am local time

Just landed in Seoul and waiting to go through immigration - I, too, won! Friday from 3-4!!!! But expect to see @Whoopiewoop before that. Really lousy flight would really love food, but, the person sitting next to me is ARMY and comes every year for Festa. She's in the Dallas area and was supposed to fly an American, but reflect got canceled. She was the first at customer service and insisted that she had to get to Seoul today. So she was put on my flight. She got the very last seat.(she won Busan!!) It was packed. I'm sure there are other ARMY here because I have seen BT 21 characters hanging about more later.

I cannot wait! I suspect Namsan Tower will be lit in purple. Currently at SFO and waiting 4 more hours for my flight - blah blah. I'll miss MOnday totally and get into Seoul pre-dawn Tuesday. OMG. And who didn't know Jin would come right back? Taking bets on if Jimin had his tooth straightened....

Always in one of his "brands". And bet he's back by Tuesday.

The hardest working to two in Seoul (though Hobi did take time to go to LA unpon discharge,, we know he was actually working -) And - I'm not crying. You're crying.

Yeoman's work by these two. Soon SOON they won't be carrying the full weight of FESTA celebrations. (How many days do we think Jin has actually taken off in the 11 months since his discharge? )

Two weeks until it's OT7. Show times of Festa release content - To play on the 21st: And demonstration of how I feel -

Hmmm - smart decision to keep safety at the bases. Also, not in Seoul. Will anyone go greet them (from the group)? I suspect that ARMY crowds will go to these two locations but also to HYBE and to where any member is known to live (there are YouTube videos with walking tours of known domicile locations). Jimin (and Jin) have condos at Hannam so they have security already there. I'm sure there will be ARMYs who will completely disregard the members personal space. The members must know that and should know that an appearance, like just driving into the HYBE underground garage, would be enough for most. I'm still hoping for a Live or two.

Never a "ship" I would have believed (and still wouldn't). Love Hobi's sense of humor in this....

Unconfirmed. Aside from Jin's schedule,, nothing will be announced for anyone or all of them until after they are reunited. And solo tour for 3 1/2 months into Dec would absolutely crush any possibility of OT7 album or tour for either the end of this year or early 2026. JK does say in the documentary (I think Monument of the Stars) that if the members want to reunite, he is THERE. Already bought the 2-day streaming ticket. Still holding out a glimmer of hope that I can get a ticket or the 13th but the odds are not in my favor, even remotely. I'll try to be back in the hotel after FESTA for the first show but won't be able to watch the 14th until the replay. I just want to be sure I see who shows up.

Oh - and this article from the Korea Herald - https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10501058

Releasing anything on next week, let alone on the 13th, shows a complete lack of attention to what has to be huge news in Seoul, eclipsed this week, for a couple of days, by the election. Their manager didn't look at a calendar? Jin asks "Do you know BTS?". This is sweet -

Didn't he purposely request service in the military band? I wonder if he would go to training at the same base that Namjoon is at.. It seems than all Korean members will need to enlist relatively soon, leaving only non-Korean members to carry on. I think their 10th birthday must also have been a kind of swan song for a while. Will Jimin have done Invislign while he's been away? If Jin and Hobi go greet members, I bet Jin goes to get Tae. And hope four show up to Jimin and JK - but imagine that Jin would show up for that, too - because it was his base and he must know professional army dudes there.

Remember - there are no losers. If you don't get a spot, they'll simply say "you missed". i don't know if they think that spares me disappointment, but i know losing. One week! Initially, I wouldn't have thought it would be Namjoon so "vocal" about getting discharged. Will Jin and Hobi go meet him at discharge? Or Tae? They can't be in two places at the same time. And for Jimin and JK discharge? I think we can expect a Live one of those nights, if not both. Welcome back, chaos!

I chose a session but my acknowledgement of application simply has the date, June 13 and 10am - which is the first session and not the one I requested. I also wrote them about this matter, explaining that I wasn't able to choose a second time and does that 10 am mean 10 am? Maybe your sister was the 50000th applicant and they are kind of keeping a list of "standbys". Did she get a QR code on the event application details page? I don't know what the code is about because it says "applied" but doesn't say I have a pass. And k-pop stagnated? The BTS solo work alone has lead the field and so many other groups are touring and doing great.