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When was the last time you saw a computer that looked like this one?

Just a funny post -- (but it did occur to me that mhj chose Hanni to talk to the government commission because she isn't Korean. It would be a cultural no-no to be looking at a Korean girl --or very, very young Korean woman - like those oid men are looking at hanni.) so , just worth a little laugh

This makes me positively nauseous. Sick sick sick. I do not understand where K-ARMY is with this. They do know how powerless they probably are and how standing up to cultural and political "norms" will come back and bite them. Think "Spring Day". Still hoping that sense prevails with any conclusion.

Misogynists yes, yet the little Hanni can cry and get their sympathy - probably because she's playing the preferred "woman as victim" role. But it's good that the ceo stayed strong and was not bullied. I wonder if we really can ask Jin questions with this -:

When does Hobi get his LV ambassadorship announced? Jin is now at, what, 7?

So great to have Hobi back. And he was wonderful in the Live and became more comfortable as it went on. The regular size bouquet was from TXT. Someone posted his car arrival at Hybe. And look at his instagram - but first this instagram: he was given a party in the rehearsal/dance studio- https://www.instagram.com/p/DBO2CFVvNZy/?img_index=3 https://www.instagram.com/p/DBO0NKky4qR/?img_index=1

They genuinely really care so much about each other. (Wow -- Jin looks amazing!) I am picturing them all tonight catching up with each other and being happy totgetther,

We do have brilliant taste. None better. Okay - officially from Korea Dispatch and a separate TV station that (some will start broadcasting at 7 am) Hobi will be discharged at 9 am KST. No way of knowing if that means he'll be walking out of the gates or if vehicles will be going in. This is a different base than Jin's so the set up is likely different, but I suspect that he'll be the first one appearing. There must be some agreement with the media..... and it would be so incredibly rude to have all of the guys who are being discharged today have to exit at the same time as Hobi.

@Faithyu I think that anyone trying to follow any of our posts would be confused. We are simply not normal.

If K-Media was really on the ball here,, they'd have cameras outside Jimin/JK's base and Namjoon and Tae's locations. Or - this is possible, if they can go to Hobi's discharge, they may all will start at Hybe headquarters and head out in several of those big vehicles

Of course. The media is at Incheon hours before any members show up. Like four hours to catch 90 seconds. As it is presently 4:17 am in Seoul, I think we can relax for at least a couple of hours. If, for some reason, Hobi is given some sort of special release time to avoid the crowds (too late, Hobi), I wouldn't think any release would be before sunrise. I'd say that 8 am there would be the earliest possible time - and he's going to want to say goodbye to all his buddies there, as Jin did, so, for me 9:30 or 10 am would be the earliest. The soldiers on the base, as Jin pointed out in his Live celebrating Jimin's birthday, will have roll call and probably eat. My stomach is all butterflies. Now 4:23 am. Probably still asleep over there -

This is going to require almost continual reworking of playlists. I'm not sure what level of crossover fandoms there are but would also agree that TXT and Jin share - but Jin, I hope, will get the full "ARMY" response to his album release. There may be fewer Jin stans than some of the TXT members, but I really hope he takes #1, at least for a few weeks. Jimin and Who will still feature prominently on anyones playlists. According to @Whoopiewoop, Hobi should be getting out att roughly the same time that Jin did, so probably at 9 or 10 Korea time. Setting my alarm so I can watch the live coverage of it... I could be wrong on the timing..

More1 I actually had to post this to twitter just so I could post it here - There's also a celestial wonder happening for Hobi's return. A comet and planet alignment -

Jin is a mystery when it comes to what his musical tastes really are. He just seems to me to be a group guy rather than a solo artist (not that Epiphany isn't one of my favorites.) And they are kind of past "the charts matter" but it does make them happy when something hits #1. Hanni makes me both nauseous and livid at the same time. The ador CEO may be trying to placate her. NJ will still keep trying to tear down ador and Hybe. I don't understand the point of those hearings anyway. I wondered which of Hobi's songs would be the one his stans would be pushing in hopes he could be the 7th to achieve #1 on Itunes (or whatever it is they're shooting for.)

Evidence of "it's everywhere" -

Super Tuna isn't charting anymore? It just came out. Seems weird. I don't understand the raffles that are part of the Happy promotions. Someone explain them to me. One has to buy a "package" to qualify for the video call? Does that mean one full album plus one single? Or two albums? It doesn't seem to mean just a single album, though, and I'm not sure about this, buying just one album (and this is all global shop) does qualify for the signed poster. If you win the video call raffle, why does it seem like you have to be someplace specific to receive the call? You'd have to be somewhere to pick up the signed album, though it doesn't specify where,, or how they'd be checking one's iD. I'm so confused. (But, I can guess I'd "miss" anyway.)

Maybe "band" is losing something in translation? And there really isn't too much surprise with Super Tuna numbers (though almost 5M views on YouTube and nearly 7M Spotify streams and being #1 on Itunes all over the place is not what anyone else would call a fail) since it's not really a new song. It's as if he released it as a goof. It's not a serious attempt at a music video. I'll be hoping that there will be at least one great song on his album with watchable non-jokey MV. I suspect any MV will be more a story/little film than one filled with dance moves. I just don't see him feeling confident enough in his dancing to be out on his own with a dance mv. So - this is thought provoking --

I'm happy to see Illit nominated (bye bye nj). I am so glad the members received all the well deserved nominations but it's almost sad that they are pitted against each other. Oddly. I think the "dance" in Who is better than SNTY, but, yes, it's going to be the solo stans skewing the votes on all of these. It would be ideal for all to get an award, but based on sales and streams and popularity, Lost -- which should win over and over - probably won't. Five of them as Fan Choice Male? Is this rank choice?

ARMY created a new Hobi garden--

Butt he is the only one of the 7 to not have a #1song. I know there are fans hoping to remedy that but it would be helpful if people settled on one song to push.

Jin on Super Tuna --

I'm showing over 3.3M views but it does seem low. It's so short, it could easily be put into playlists - And Jin doesn't care about streams but YouTube does pay (it is said) $0.002 per stream and that does add up.... Weird that I went and bought the new version and on my own owned playlist,, it's the original cover than shows up and if clicked, two versions show up. Apple playlists pretty much think they are the same. Jin spoke as his friends wedding today (yesterday....) Also - Happy Birthday, Jimin! Busan has to have a special task force to deal with fans for his birthday - https://www.allkpop.com/article/2024/10/busan-government-implements-a-special-task-force-for-safety-security-during-jimins-birthday-week-due-to-overwhelming-crowds

Some stuff I've read lately that I do not at all agree with: some people say that Hybe did not promote Tae's solo work because mhj had been involved, and that she had been trying, through him, to encourage BTS to leave Hybe (which is partially believable but prettty much just rumor). I don't recall Tae's MVs and album getting different treatment or promotion than anyone elses. And 2: 'netizens", whoever they are, are angry with Hybe for NOT letting JK do the Super Bowl halftime show with Usher, instead of entering the military when he did. This is just ridiculous. If JK had wanted to delay his enlistment, that would have been his choice. I know that there are some (not ARMY) who think JK should be a solo global pop star and were promoting him as such. Jungkook entered the military with his best friend, while making an unspoken statement that he is BTS first and, while loving the limelight and the attention his solo work garnered, values his members, his work with BTS, and ARMY more than ambition to be a solo. End of rant. This is funny.