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With no actual ability to translate what he's saying, we are at the mercy of translators so will probably never get an thorough explanation. One of us needs to learn Korean (LOL - i have tried and it's HARD)

Hey - I was right about him going to London! This is one of his US radio interviews - note: Latto was suggested by someone else and wasn't something he came up with on his own....

Tae, Cartier. Yes.

So - if JK's dance team just flew to London, does that mean so did JK? Could be something unrelated but... i cannot upload this instagram post but I'm trying - Just saying it since I can't get an image..... Maybe JK will be some UK shows next... This doesn'tseem to work... https://www.instagram.com/stories/noah_nakta/3149946404819687541/?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D

Tae hasn't mentioned NewJeans at all - and when did he go to Spain? (when he was in France?). No one seems to be saying he participated in any way other than "appear". And interesting that the US Awards were there at all. Of course, with Hybe Insight closed, I guess they have to go somewhere. They had a huge, tall wall there with all the awards displayed. It's wildly impressive.

A quick trip. I wonder why, if he was there for support, that he didn't show up in the Live. JK did seemed bummed about the way the show unfolded (because of the weather and that he thought he could have done better with rehearsal) but my favorite moment of his whole appearance on GMA was when the nervousness and maybe even a little fear disappeared off his face when he "felt" ARMY there. He knew they were there and he was "on" as he walked down the stairs and went to center stage, but he had a kind of blank face when he got out there and that melted away.

Speaking of Agust D - I thought his upcoming concerts, or at least one, was going to be live streamed but there hasn't been anything on Weverse about it. It's 2 1/2 weeks away - isn't it about the time they'd be trying to get ARMY to buy a stream? And - where is Jimin???? Yes, to support JK, but is that it? There, of course, been speculation that he and JK would be shooting a MV or recording something. I can understand that Hybe may want to keep that under wraps but as Seven featured an actress, if there are any plans for shooting something in the states, they wouldn't be able to use any American actors (or writers) because of the strikes. JK talks about future performances. No schedule released on any of that?

I'd like them to offer Yet to Come in Busan as a purchase on Weverse,,,,

It actually hasn't been officially released as a single, as a song, though you can stream it on YouTube. Maybe the release date is meant to happen the day before Lollapalooza. It seems odd timing since the song is clearly available, but, on the other hand, they weren't going to be able to hold #1 with JK coming a week later. It seems like the release timing was screwed up at Hybe, so maybe re-doing a release date is a good thing. And Hobi. I am so excited that, with the stupid new Billboard rules about digital releases, maybe Jack in the Box can show up high on the charts. It's far more appealing to the general listening public that D-Day because it has more lyrical stuff on it. And I think ARMY will support it. I am - and was disappointed that all we got was the digital when it first came out..

And, in response to queries about hand/finger movements and "did I just see that?", I have a very simple explanation. After watching an Instagram post that featured four of the background dancers for JK (and also Yoongi.....), in individual clips, doing some of the choreo from Seven. They - and JK - are using fingers to indicate what day of the week it is. One for Monday, two for Tuesday - etc.... so movements more innocent that previously speculated on -

Needed.

I have absolutely no doubt that Latto was Scooter

The performance video is great - but I seem to be the only one who absolutely hates the addition of Latto. And the explicit version. Why? Because it's gratuitous. It isn;t because our baby bunny is all grown up, it's because he (or others) seem to think that you can show "maturity" by being explicit and, frankly, disgusting - Latto. When nudity or sex scenes are in movies when they add nothing but titillation or exploitation, it's pointed out as gratuitous - not necessary for the story or not necessary, period. In Hollywood, most actresses will not do nudity or partial nudity or explicit sex scenes - and especially if it really is not necessary for the plot or the story. Hence - the explicit version is gratuitous (how many times does he sing "f-k"?) as is the addition of Latto into the MV. Yes - I'm older, but I do remember when the attitude towards the gratuitous sexualization of women in film changed and it was for the better. I also think this MV and Seven, in general, only topped Jimin because of pre-promotion and promotion. The story parts of the MV are cool and would have been better left alone - We all wondered (and I still do) why JK's solo outing was so heavily promoted, while none of the other members solos were. I still wonder. I'm not being a prude - I'm being sad.

Okay - haven't watched GMA yet and have to run to a dental cleaning (and poor Bella had three teeth removed yesterday at doggie teethcleaning). So I'm behind - but I have to say that the explicit version totally unnecessary (what? we don't have imaginations?). I'm not wild about the song at all. The MV is cool but---- As far as the solo outings, I;'m much more into Jimin's two latest MV's and Astronaut and On the Street )and not crazy for J Cole, but a lot less fond of latto- whose idea was she?). I actually hope it does well but doesn't knock Like Crazy out. Or Take Two. I'll try to get to the viewing party but have to run now!

Jin will be out four months before Hobi - so that's the longest he'll be alone. And Jimin going to NY, just to support or does he have something else going? If he was promoting Tiffany or someone else, they'd have that news out there.

I wonder what is meant by "featured"? I'm annoyed that anyone needs to be "featured" - as if JK isn't enough. This person is a rapper but so crude and not really talented. If Justin Bieber and his wife are featured, it's the work of Scooter. And if any Kardashian shows up at all, I'll be ill. Why, why, why would there not be enough confidence in JK's draw and popularity to allow him to be solo (not counting his backup dancers)? It's weird that there seems to be this huge "he'll be #1" pre-release press when there wasn't for the other guys, yet he doesn't need any of it.

Seven has two versions - regular and "explicit". Amygdala was age restricted - at least in Korea. 'YouTube warning cited that the video “may contain topics related to suicide or self-harm.”' I noticed when I was in Korea that I couldn't watch it unless I gave them a Korean phone # and agreed to something.... Any radio station will be able to play the one - but maybe not the other. I think that the iTunes offer of both implies the lyrics are explicit. I don't know, but it's possible there will be two versions of the MV, based on lyrics. I still don't expect to see anything I would call "explicit" from JK in a MV. I wonder if both versions will count as two songs (like the english version of Like Crazy is counted as it's own song for streaming counts and then both versions of Like Crazy are totaled together -)

I get more Jin updates than Hobi on any given day - jin files @seokjinfile . As sultry and sexy as JK has been appearing lately (Jimin, too), I think we can expect him to NOT violate standard SoKorean mores in his MV. It simply wouldn't be okay to do so. There may be suggestive things, but nothing explicit. (I have to think that whoever wrote the line "Give me a good ride" for Jimin was unaware of how that was going to hit in other cultures....).

TXT - And I'm very into trying to give our guys as much play time as possible, especially when a new song comes out. Jimin dominates my Amazon Music list and Chapter Two for Spotify and YouTube. I plan on redoing all of them after JK's song comes out. I'm still a little sad that Astronaut and all of Jack in the Box didn't do better - Indigo, too - but I think it was so close to Proof still being streamed. Don't know. Thanks for the research! Also - no to camping out -

I think he takes his music very seriously, though he's not a serious guy ( not in the same vein as RM -). Isn't the dichotomy part of being a 25, almost 26 year old? And RM and his hair - you had speculated that he would wait until after ARMY day to say he is entering the military. Now I am wondering if he'll announce this week (maybe Jimin?) before JK's single comes out, knowing that JK's song and success will take some of the sting away. Jin ("you can't look at this face")and Hobi announced at least a few weeks before having to show up and the hair didn't go until almost the day. Still, I suspect having his hair shorter and shorter will make it easier for him....

My copy of the book arrived today (Amazon delivers on Sunday -) I've read about 20 pages so far - Tae - I think it is very possible he would be collaborating with both Billie and Lady Gaga. Even his two-song tiny release of Christmas Tree and Heaven had him singing with someone (on Heaven). His solo album has been in the works seemingly forever and he has made a number of trips overseas, though usually to Paris. It's possible that production of his stuff has been happening for over a year. I don't think there will be a lot on it that he wrote himself - he's just too inclined to throw his own stuff out. Hopefully, there will be one.

This seems more a TXT song than anything else. Oddly, I heard it several times before seeing this MV and I thought it was all TXT. And JK. OMG - and they are pushing him hard (Scooter, etc..). Jimin and Yoongi are #1 and #2 on sales for the first six months of the year. JK will be right up there and will unfortunately crush this in a week. JK is not going to leave BTS and be a break-out solo-solo artist. This is part of his solo project. Maybe his promotion heat has something to do with him being the youngest and his CK promotions, but he'll be going into the military just like the rest of them. And there's still Tae - who is considered the hottest looking one, and what a voice. They all have their own brilliant charms. I just really hope OT7 gets the kind of heat and promotions when they are back together. (also, sitting at SFO between flights....just a horror getting back... but six hours from being home and with the dogs and being in the scorching heat.

Celine show has been cancelled. I saw one pic of him at some concert but suspect he'll head home soon. And this blond looks softer than blonds on him have been. The tweet doesn't make it look as good as he did at Incheon when he was leaving Seoul.

That is likely but doesn't explain why he doesn't keep Brian as a coach. He still could train remotely and still could be at TCC for a couple of weeks here and there and also have Brian meet up with him prior to competitions. He is obviously allowed some leeway to attend competitions. And he has some summer time off. And about six weeks starting mid-December so he could theoretically spend up to six weeks (or 4 weeks if he wants to be home at Christmas) before the big competitions in late winter - Who knows? I don't see what other coach he may have picked up.

I tried to follow the person who posted these and twitter says I've reached my max for how many I can follow - and i follow, in addition to BTS-related posts, maybe 10 people. Musk is really annoying me.