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When II first saw these on Weverse, I wasn't looking closely. I love it. I wonder if there will be more like this with other members. With all the activities both these guys have been busy with, It is clear that ARMY is their priority. And they feed us. And @Whoopiewoop quick register for this raffle. I went for 3-4 on the 13th since I have a dentist appt that morning. You can try for two different time slots but I didn't realize that you need to do that on the same screen. Once you hit reply or whatever it is, you don't get a chance to try again.

Ditto. I am presuming that Weverse will eventually offer up one of the final Seoul shows. Festa! I do hope there is a release of actual events other than the Hobi concert. Anticipation is thrilling and all that but hardly a spoiler in the LIve. I suspect there will be something happening at Hangang Park, but really wand to know where or when multiple members will show up publicly. It's going to be madness!

I don't see all of them going shirtless. And expect it to be a rarity, not the norm. Calvin Klein can probably get JK out of a shirt. But I doubt Jin, Yoongi and Namjoon will be going shirtless, especially on stage. And even Hobi, in his insane hotness, is unlikely to do an entire number without a shirt. I forget what group I saw a video of - a previous "generation" where the members were shirtless and I think it actually distracts from good choreo. We can stare, though.

I think it feels like forever that we saw all members together. But I guess it has flown by - and that's because they all (except maybe Yoongi) made a point of having content ready to go at reasonable intervals. There has not been an actual drought. And - look - RM just got an AMA award? Jimin and JK and Tae still setting records while being basically unseen for 18 months. Jin pre-recorded messages and has been insanely active in the last 11 months. I'd say he's been a little short on Lives except around releases, but Hobi has been making up for that. 10 days, 11 days.Two weeks to Festa - will they have anything planned? ARMY does, but do they? Will Yoongi be able to at least send a message? I'm feeling almost nauseous with excitement

So much press about BangPD - the timing, alone, pretty much lets us know this is an attempt to dampen the return of BTS. Also - if you own all the stock, insider trading seems implausible. There are 7 good reasons the other entertainment groups are trying to trash BigHit. And on a positive note: (you'd think that there would be someone on their legal team that would have told them this was inevitable- though possible, with the financial woes, they have no competent people on their legal team. Talk about being in a hole and just digging it deeper -)

I, for one, am a little surprised yet not surprised that Jimin is spending probably his last, or one of his last, days off cleaning his own place. If me, I'd have hired a cleaning crew. Evidently, any time Jimin has spent at home has not involved cleaning in any way. I love his relaxed attitude and love that he is cleaning now because he knows that as soon as he is released from the military, he's going to be busy with the members and with ARMY. Somehow I think that Namjoon's place has remained clean and tidy the entire 18 months. And Hobi, why are you doing this to me? My god -

Yes - we knew there would be drama. The other agencies are legitimately in a panic.... I love theother members getting in on the Lives. Soon, there will be a Live with multiple members there!!!! Here's some fun memories:

As the person who posted this says - content never before seen- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJMnYdNNIF8/?igsh=aHAzcGt6NjJlYjNw

Subs are there when I pull it up on YouTube

This part of his post was the most heartening to me. OT7 will be back. And I did vote - lots. I, too, am surprised, especially with Jimin and what had to be a split vote but it is so amazing for Namjoon that (and this is hardly the forum, the AMAs, for iitt) his brilliance has been recognized. I bet he cried. I am so happy for him.

Nope - Jimin is already back in Seoul. He came back today (meaning Tuesday -and within a day of Hobi's return to Seoul) But something must have been up... On a higher note: And:

General consensus seems to be that any airport photos were sasaeng- and someone on Reddit thought they were all going to a members wedding (!) in Japan, but Hobi is in Taipei. Also- it would be a smart place for JK and Jimin to travel to if they wanted a couple of days together sort of under the radar. Once they're out of the military, it will be hard for them to have any privacy. I doubt they'd show up at the Osaka concert - they can go in Seoul. i didn't see the Live but sad to hear Mickey isn't well. I don't think Mickey has been well in a long time and was actually surprised he survived Hobi's 18 months away.

Jin does a pretty good job of defining why BTS is both successful and his lifesaver. How many young men really know that the ones we love are what makes us whole? https://bsky.app/profile/dailyseokjin.bsky.social/post/3lpyx72hofs2a Also - whats with people posting that JK and Jimin (separately) flying to Japan? Can't be true - I don't think they'd be allowed to leave Korea. Has to be old news.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJtaV-0sSfx/?igsh=MWRocDk1dnFhcTZydg== some of the guys involved with the mixes- https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ90xyuoANA/?igsh=Y2N3bmVrNG56ZDU5 Seoul is getting ready = and Jin does call the members "lifesavers'. Thiis stops short of hiimm sayinng - and II love this from the eldest hyung - he wiil "take care of them".

He is so funny about this because he doesn't actually say "can't wait" or the energy will be great or OT7 is everything - he actually says he likes working alone, and respects all the members for how hard they have worked. But I think he's being coy and is very much looking forward to the reunion. Maybe any news of actual performing or recording anything will not be announced until all 7 are out and spent time together. Hobi has been as obtuse as Jin is. There isn't one of them (and Yoongi says nothing-) that hasn't remarked during Lives or in artist comments about the reunion. Jin looks a little tired in his event - but who can blame him? He didn't have to do this. It's such fan service. Like Hobi interacting at the barrier in his concerts.

Two instagram bits, one from the show and another bonus one - Jin is so up for fun.... and his confidence level is so improving. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ8So9ng8LA/?igsh=MWl5M2NuOW0weHF3dQ%3D%3D https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ9SdEsg02k/?igsh=MWExOGQyeGE4eTN1Yg%3D%3D Also, just a side note: I think Yeonjun has inspired by Tae and JK working out. He's obviously using the gym.

Jin doesn't show up on this until almost 50 minutes in but is pretty Jin funny and does sing at the end. You don't have to watch the whole Tonight Show....I had it minimized on X until the end.

This is the whole YouTube of the EST visit - with subs. Jin is introduced at about 3:47 -

Well, I guess this isn't a surprise, just because they had been depressed and the song was ll English. The fact that they weren't thrilled with Dynamite just makes their MV's and performances of it more impressive, because they sure look like they're enjoying it. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/bts-jin-reveals-members-were-less-than-thrilled-about-their-2020-chartbuster-dynamite-heres-why/articleshow/121280485.cms?from=mdr

I love that he's wearing a suit that would be big on Jin. Sexier? It's as if he's just now actually realizing that he's sexy at all. He's been doing the moves and hearing the screams for years, but must have woken up one afternoon and was hit by a bolt of lightening revealing the reason for all that screaming. Jin and Tom Cruise ; "the" question. Do we think Jin still wonders about that? Like Hobi finally recognizing he is (beyond) sexy, Jin finally knows that literally the whole world knows BTS (because if someone as big as Tom Cruise knows BTS.....). Tom was sweet in that call to Jin's mom - and Tom is not known, here in the states, as a particularly sweet guy, especially with people in his business (Chris did work on one of his films, Collateral.) And just a couple of weeks late, Interpark finally responded to my barrage of HELP emails I sent them way back when I was simply trying to have my ARMY membership verified - Thanks alot for your help, Interpark.... Dear Customer, Hello and thank you for using Interpark Global. Regarding your inquiry about the [password], we have confirmed that emails are being sent normally. We kindly ask you to try again. Please understand that we are unable to reset the password or send the email on your behalf. Thank you. Interpark Customer Service.

Oh, right - though his concert tour doesn't start until much later. Keeping busy....

Aside from the fact that TXT has been like little brothers to BTS members forever, I think Hobi knows Yeonjun is the one who most shares his passion for dance. The are both made of rubber. So, Jin went to Japan (probably brought home some Nintendo stuff) and immediately turned around to fly to NY? Hope he gets some sleep on the flight. When it was announced he'd be on with Fallon, I had presumed it would be a remote setup, but evidently he is willing to fly halfway around the world for the one appearance. I wonder what else he has planned on this trip.

I'm so glad he made it clear to ARMY to be gentle - don't assault him! I'm a tiny but surprised he's willing to even try this sort of event again, but it was a smaller crowd and just by asking to be "gentle and not hurt me" was sufficient. Also - Having a TXT and a BTS Live at the same time doesn't seem like a great idea. I'd think that the TXT members would be aware, at this point, that Hobi is going to do a Live after every concert.

He cut his hair? Which one? Doesn't look like a cut to me. Jin is such a sweetie - I want to watch the entirety of Wendy's show, with subs. (Still waiting for subs on his Live when the chaos occurred). Is this part of the Wendy post here? And a Tom Cruise reference (again - probably from this interview) - showing, again, how close in age Tom must be to his parents.... https://bsky.app/profile/dailyseokjin.bsky.social/post/3lpeqrzg62s2w https://bsky.app/profile/dailyseokjin.bsky.social/post/3lpep554zoc2w Oh - and an article from USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/05/16/jin-bts-k-pop-solo-album-echo-us-tour/83645460007/

Well, I missed the live and I suspect it will take some time to read all the group chatter. RM posted the song when he posted on Insta - so it's only Yoongi, again, who we have heard nothing from. I sure miss him. It's going to be so chaotic when they all can finally do a Live together. Can't wait. About to walk the dog and listen to the whole album. Ticket update. No. I did a lot of trying. Yesterday, before Korean ARMY would have been awake, there were less than 8K people in the queue - so now I know, with reasonable certainty, that one can expect to wait an hour for every 1000 people ahead of you, and have to keep interacting with the computer or you get kicked out. So after more than 7 hours (and I brought my open computer to the dog park, even), the queue had grown to over 17K. I swear that there wasn't a single seat available so I am going to hold off on even trying for a couple of weeks. I'll plan on staying in Seoul until the morning of the 14th just in case I can get a ticket. The bloodbath that will be their first tour looms large.