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I think he's had "work" done on that face - there's something unreal about it.

He looks extraordinarily pale - and young. Has to be a recent post?

Bigger debut than Hobi? I think I don't know how Spotify totals anything. Maybe it's new followers, or a new "artist", as this is his first solo effort.

I don't know if we'll hear about all 7 of them donating to this cause, but I'd put money on them all donating an equal amount. (and this pic of RM is insane!) The fires are so sad. They really do not have a lot of big forest fires in Korea and so much has been lost.

I am not at all surprised that the TXT concert was fantastic. When I saw them, I was blown away with how complete and confident they are. I agree that they do not need back up ndancers - but wonder, still, whose choice that is. They, when I saw them, were 100% perfect - and the show was a good length. Beomgyu shows in his new song/mv something I think all five felt. When Soobin left for his "rest", I bet they were afraid he would't be back and also started feeling the weight of the years of efforts. I am so glad you got to see them and hope your ears are okay(decibel reducing ear plugs a must!)

Wow!!!! (and now there is a complaint against, I think a Mexican ARMY, who went beyond a high five and purposefully touched his chest, which I wouldl be more than happy to do, but would never.

Ador had announced up front that they were going to go to HongKong to support nj, as I believe this was the last official item on their schedule (which is why they are now saytng they are on hiatus). So Ador covered their costs for this and got slapped in the face. Anything from now on will require other financing, but I hope the courts put them in their place before then. Even their profits for their basically counterfeit merch should be handed over to Ador.

I don't think we really know if they are just idiots, poorly advised or have really bad lawyers. Ador and HYBE bent over backwards to continue to support these ungrateful girls and have kept up their half of the contract. nj has not and have gone beyond idiocy by not at least following court instructions for in the interim. It definitely seems that they are pushing for the court fight and are stupidly unaware that this will cost them their careers and lots of $$$$. There is so much more than just them and their selfish interests in this. The whole trainee/debut/contract system has been set up and successful for decades. You can't walk away from your contract. No one can. The big entertainment companies would do well to have psychological assessments done as part of any audition process henceforth. And Hobi was likely given injected antibiotics and some vitamin concoction (like B-12, etc.) as well as IV fluids. At least he isn't performing for more than a day.....

I had two thoughts on this - the first is how amazingly HYBE stepped in to make it "right" for JK (Is there another major company that would do that?) and the second was mhj. But that's probably not it. Just happy he didn't lose any, in the end. But f-ing scary.

Just reading "comeback" and the fact that son sungdeuk is involved is enough to keep me alive on a bad day, any bad day. We know now. And I think there had to be a tiny doubt that it would happen. Happy happy happy. (and also happy nj LOST!!!!) Late, if at all for the watch party aas I got to Chris' last night and am not quite actually here,, brainwise, and am dealing with daughter-in-law, who is ADHD and self centered at best -

Having seen lots of videos from Hobi's US concerts, it seems to be that soundcheck is actually very large. Lots of ARMY. For some reason, I thought it was a smaller group. And what level gets a fan to be in a line and actually get a hand touch by Hobi coming by? That must be the "meet and greet" sort of level? I feel sort of cheated that being one of only 613 people at an event didn't get me even five feet from Hobi. But it was free....

Looks crazy expensive - like the special Proof. I am so out of the loop. (and Hobi is on another planet altogether!)....scratched the cat owners car today and now on my way outside to try to fix it. I hope. Wrecked my day, But:

There is never too much Jin.

Gimpo is pretty easy to get to from Seoul, but there is still no excuse. There had to be at least 15 - maybe as many as 35 to 40 assorted security people at Hobi's event in Seoul (for 600 attendees!). I get a few really big guys and his own detail and I don't think it would be lax to have a couple dozen of those guys out there to protect TXT members. And TM? Hpw can they hold back blocks of seats from pre-sale, or even the day after pre-sale? I wish I knew who to contact at HYBE. Or how to. The seat prices are set by the artists and, if left as is, would be sold out easily. This really makes me crazy. I was not going to buy a nosebleed seat for many hundreds of dollars but would have considered a great seat in the first tier for less than $200. What department at HYBE do we think this would be an issue for?

He tried to teach four people this dance challenge at his show today. Alas, not me. And the song is really catchy. It has a great chorus that is easily repeatable, even for Koreans. I think Hobi could have done this on his own without a collab. I'd have like it more, (and I'll update on the day when I'm a bit recovered from this insane jet lag,,, with the exception of a few hours of sleep on the flight, I've been going for at least 36 hours. (but will say he is MUCH cuter, even, in real life...)

LA seat are either resale or premium platinum pricing - and not all that many. TM is such a scam.

Oh - the Hobi event will be live streamed so look for me..... It starts at 1 KST Friday. Everyone is suppose to be in pink and blue.... I am so nervous, I'm almost afraid to go. But, of course, I will.

Does this mean I need to buy a dozenn packages of Jin ramen? And rapists going free is obscene. Yoongi admitted that he had been drinking and he was roasted. Drinking isn't illegal. Sexual assault is. Can't the victim press charges? (Of course, then she'd have to go public and that wold be hard....) I'm a little more than a day away from seeing Hobi!!! I hope he notices my sign with a picture of Mickey and Bella on it....

Good lord, he's the national champion for how many years in a row? Without him, Korea would not have been in the last two Olympics. Thanks for posting -

I wonder if he'll be remote or live. His first concert is the 13th in NY, so maybe? I can see him arriving in NYC a few days before his first concert -

Lisa performed - (I didn't watch any of it.....)

Namjoon's stay in the military has made us all more philosophical I think, but doubly so for him. and it has made him more eloquent. I already have a sense that he is going to break down sobbing when he finally gets released, and will probably be crying for days. Somehow, I don't see some of the others reading and thinking in philosophizing while they're in the military. But I'm sure that they are all being filled with memories and thoughts and things to write about and talk about and share. It is only Yoongi who has more than 100 days And I think about him a lot. He's been so quiet and nobody mentions him. I don't know how much he is into reading, but I'm sure he's been doing a lot of thinking and writing and introspecting.

II think he's been losing weight for some time. One rarely sees a plump Korean so I always though it a bit odd that he was a plump as he was. And Jin seems to be inches taller than Hobi. Maybe it's whatever they have on their feet, but Jin is not one who wears "tall" shoes. I SO hope i get to be close enough to Hobi to gauge how tall he really is. I did notice lots of ARMY bombs at all the Seoul concerts. I'm not planning on traveling with one but I have a tiny one (maybe 4" tall?) that's a pen/flashlight. I think I'll take that,

HYBE must be looking into it. They have to keep it under their hat, though. Seriously, who else would be trying to drag Illit and LeSserafim down? Surely, the whole nj melodrama will be nearing its end soon. And mhj, we know, wanted to usurp BTS popularity (as if that could ever possibly happen) so probably has plenty to do with blowing the Yoongi stuff way out of proportion. There is no punishment too harsh for the kind of corporate sabotage she's been playing at.

Please provide the diamond necklace. I can't find info on who write what on this, but do suspect his contribution (which maybe be the whole thing) is from actual dreams and things he's read and implied from multiple k-dramas.....