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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.

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: