Showing posts with label BTS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BTS. Show all posts

BTS EPISODE: Jin — RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR in Goyang

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

EXACTLY ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL I SEE JIN IN PERSON!!! 

BTS EPISODE: J-Hope — Hope on the Stage: Final

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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

I obviously couldn't be there in person, but I'm so glad I got to watch this on livestream. This will forever mark the day BTS was officially reunited in public after their three-year hiatus — so fitting that it was also on the day of their 12th anniversary. God, I can't wait to see the great things they will do together again.

BTS EPISODE: Permission to Dance: On Stage — Live Concept Photo Shoot Sketch

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Monday, July 21, 2025

Jungkook, looking around at all the snacks: "There's a lot of stuff we can take home after the shoot!"
Jin: "Jungkook's definitely going to take some stuff home."
RM: "Hey, Jungkook!"
Jungkook: "Yeah?"
RM: "You haven't changed one bit from 2013."
Jungkook: "What? In 2013…"
RM: "It's good to be consistent."
Jungkook: "They say consistency is the key to success!"

This might be the only store where you don't need a Costco membership to buy Kirkland products. TAKE EVERYTHING HOME, BOYS!

On that note, I still can't believe they were gatekeeping this from us for THREE YEARS. THREE YEARS!!! (I guess it was worth it, though; the Permission to Dance: On Stage — Live album sounds so good and makes me feel nostalgic for the Las Vegas show I went to in 2022. The BigHit/HYBE planning department is really something else.) 

BANGTAN BOMB: J-Hope — "Killin' It Girl (Solo Version)" Challenge Sketch

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Okay, I don't know like, half of these 4th gen groups but I love how excited and eager and starstruck they are when working with Hobi. So freaking cute! (Also, ENHYPEN killed this challenge.)

BTS EPISODE: Jin — RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR Practice Sketch

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

15 MORE DAYS UNTIL I SEE JIN ON TOUR!!!

J-Hope — "Killin' It Girl" Music Show Promotions Sketch

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

You know, the effort behind creating all these sets at Korean music shows never fails to amaze me. I still wonder why these types of music shows do so well in Asia, but there's nothing like this in North America. I guess the closest we have are those talent competition shows like The Voice, but there's nothing for already-established artists to perform live stages every week and have fans vote on which group wins best new release. I wonder if it's because North America is too physically big? I mean, to be fair, you could fit like, 12 Koreas inside Ontario alone, so logistics would be a nightmare…

Anyway, big congrats to J-Hope for all his music show wins. Truly well-deserved!

J-Hope — Live at Lollapalooza Berlin 2025

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Sunday, July 13, 2025

So glad BigHit got the rights to livestream this because everything about this performance was IN-FUCKING-CREDIBLE. The set list, his (very naked) fit, his live vocals, his dancing, the live band... Pardon the pun, but Hobi KILLED IT. 

Jin — Echo North America Promotions Behind

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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Jin: "I heard the [Vanity Fair] lie detector test is pretty popular in the U.S. right now, so I'm going to get a test done. It'll probably go like, 'Are you BTS?' 'Yes!' [pauses] What if it says it's a lie?! Then I'll say, 'I'm Bangtan Sonyeondan.' 'Are you a man?' 'Yes!' [pauses] What if it says that's a lie, too?! I don't know what kind of questions I'll get, but I'll try my best to lie in a way that works in my favour. It'll be a lie but I'll convince myself it's not. Yes, I'll lie, but I'll trick even myself so that even the lie detector won't detect my lies…"

Jin's thought process is fascinating.

BTS EPISODE: J-Hope Hope on the Stage Tour in Asia

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

The amount of hard work, planning, practice, dedication, endurance, creativity, and stamina — not just from J-Hope, but also the dancers and staff — that went into this tour is just remarkable. I am so glad that I got to witness a part of it in person. 

BTS — "Permission to Dance: On Stage - Live" Concept Photos (Connect ver.)

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Thursday, July 3, 2025
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Left to right: V, Suga, Jungkook, J-Hope, RM, Jin, and Jimin
(Photo source: BTS Weverse)

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RM / Kim Namjoon
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Jin / Kim Seokjin
(Photo source: BTS Weverse)

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Suga / Min Yoongi
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J-Hope / Jung Hoseok
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Jimin / Park Jimin
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V / Kim Taehyung
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Jungkook / Jeon Jungkook
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As I said, I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY KEPT THESE PHOTOS FROM US FOR THREE YEARS. THREE. YEARS

BTS — "Permission to Dance: On Stage - Live" Concept Photos (Contact ver.)

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
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Left to right: Jin, Suga, Jimin, J-Hope, V, RM, and Jungkook
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RM / Kim Namjoon
(Photo source: BTS Weverse)

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Jin / Kim Seokjin
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Suga / Min Yoongi
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J-Hope / Jung Hoseok
(Photo source: BTS Weverse)

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Jimin / Park Jimin
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V / Kim Taehyung
(Photo source: BTS Weverse)

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Jungkook / Jeon Jungkook
(Photo source: BTS Weverse)

You know what's truly criminal? THEY KEPT THESE PHOTOS FROM US FOR THREE YEARS. THREE. YEARS. (And yes, I obviously bought the full set. BTS' planning team is nothing short of pure fucking genius.)

J-Hope — "Killin' It Girl" Dance Practice Behind

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

I've been following BTS for nine years and I never take the members' energy, commitment, and consistency for granted. I know practice makes perfect, but the sheer amount of elements involved in being a K-pop idol — live and recorded vocals, live and filmed choreography, singing in tune while dancing, dynamic facial expressions, stage placement and positions, charisma and stage presence, media training, face and body aesthetics — is, frankly, beyond exhausting. I will never not be impressed and in awe of the amount of effort going into these performances, but the outcome is so, so worth it.

Jin — "Don't Say You Love Me" at Seongsu & "Hi Seokjin" Hi-Touch Event Behind

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Man, getting a spot at one of these events is truly like winning the lottery, and that's only if you live in Korea. Us international fans don't even get a chance. On that note, at least I'm going to see Jin next month. 37 DAYS TO GO!

J-Hope — "Killin' It Girl" MV & Choreography ver. Shoot Sketch

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Okay, I know filming this MV was pretty brutal for them, but there's something about dancing in the rain that makes this choreography even sexier…? 

(Also, I want to point out that it is actually hotter in Toronto than it is in Bangkok today — it is 37℃ and with a humidex of 43℃, with a heat warning across the entire metropolitan area — lest non-Canadians think we all live in snow year round. So I can attest to the brutality of being outside in this kind of stifling humidity. And I'm not even doing physical exercise.)

J-Hope on SBS Inkigayo: "Killin' It Girl (Solo Version)"

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Sunday, June 22, 2025

WHOA THERE, MISSY, THAT IS A LOT OF BARE SKIN TOUCHING. (You know, I can't help but think that if this was any of BTS' maknae line — Jimin, V, and Jungkook — a huge amount of ARMYs would be revolting at this amount of sexy touching by a female, even if it is a part of the choreography. Like, to the point where I'd be worried that the dancer would get serious death threats. An unfortunate double-standard in BTS, but it's true.)

J-Hope at MBC Show! MusicCore: "Killin' It Girl (Solo Version)"

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Saturday, June 21, 2025

I love that J-Hope is still using the original dance crew from the MV for all his Korean music show appearances. I recognize some of the dancers from his tour and the "Mona Lisa" MV, too. Imagine being so integral to these performances that J-Hope won't use any other crew, even if it means paying for them to travel the world with him. Man, they're living the ultimate back-up dancer's dream. 

BTS Suga's Military Discharge Post

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Friday, June 20, 2025
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(Translation credit: Bangtan Subs)

WELCOME BACK, YOONGI!!! BTS HAVE OFFICIALLY REUNITED!

J-Hope at KBS Music Bank: "Killin' It Girl (Solo Version)"

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Another amazing live performance, and I'm just gonna go ahead and say it — I think it's significantly better than the recorded version. The live stages have rendered the AutoTune on the recorded version completely unnecessary. I know they added the AutoTune for stylistic reasons, but I just prefer Hobi's real, live vocals so much more.

J-Hope at Mnet M Countdown: "Killin' It Girl (Solo Version)"

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Okay, first of all, this is, without a doubt, the biggest stage I've ever seen on a Korean music show. I think bigger than anything I've seen even for BTS. Secondly, J-Hope has gotten awfully comfortable with being naked on stage. Thirdly, we are just being VISUALLY ATTACKED left, right, and centre. Yeah, J-Hope, "I'm not sure if I pulled off the bad boy role," MY ASS.

J-Hope - "Charm of Hope" Concept Film & "Killin' It Girl" Concept Photo Shoot Sketch

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

"I've got to become the bad boy. I've never been the bad boy before…"

"I'm not sure if I pulled off the bad boy role… I just wasn't born to be the villain…"

"This photoshoot might be quite different from all the other photoshoots I've done in the past. It's a bit more adventurous, in a way. I'd like to think I showed off a sexy vibe…"

"Well, I wouldn't call my abs amazing… they're more functional… But I got a lot of praise from the director and now I'm feeling rather bashful…"

Okay, I know these three singles — "Sweet Dreams," "Mona Lisa," and "Killin' It Girl" — are supposed to show J-Hope's idea of love but, like, he's just become a thirst trap in the process...

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