I’ve been thinking about Jin & how crucial he is to the sound & success of the group. His voice always rises to the top for me & provides an irreplaceable richness & warmth. I can relax & put myself in his hands during performances because I trust him so completely to perform well. A true pro.

7,000,000!

Aliens 👽

Make finger hearts with my tentacles

Doolset is so good, and this song is even better than I thought.

Now that the mania has mellowed out and logic and reason have rejoined the group, the songs are settling into their places in the album instead of being one big swirling explosion. This is my favorite part of the process, when my brain starts to organize the songs.

A mutual haunting is spot on

How can they be so good??

I’m awake, my favorite recliner is pushed right up to the tv, I’ve got my coffee and my ARMY bomb. Ready to roll!

Jin’s voice is one of the most heart-piercing sounds in this world.

went into the outside for a walk and some sunshine and let me tell you. hearing "I'll follow you into the sun" repeatedly with the literal sun shining on your face is the highest high I've felt in a longggg time

So far I think my favorites are Aliens and Merry Go Round

Im at the bookstore buying the album and my brain is interpreting every single thing as joyful, even the antiseptic smell of whatever bathroom cleaner they use. I’m all abuzz!

I don’t know how to say it exactly but every song sounds brand new and a little odd. There’s nothing better than a slightly odd BTS song. See, e.g., Dis-ease.

the Merry go Round has me like

It keeps getting even better with each listen. I wasn’t planning to but I BOLTED awake at midnight on the dot. This is a forever album, I’ll never get tired of it.

14 BANGERS

Goodnight, ARMY, I can’t wait to see you on Arirang day!! 💜

It's days like today when I wish my nervous system could differentiate between excitement/anticipation and fear/danger.

Four years ago I couldn’t believe we’d ever be here on the cusp of new music and a world tour, but here we are! If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s that time will pass, whether you believe it or not.

Less than 12 hours now

I wish it were Friday, but also I don’t because these last days of anticipation are a sweet and precious part of the experience. But I wish it were Friday!

260313 Decoding Arirang Spotify messages! 1/7 message from Namjoon! #RM #BTS

Omg I think the lace tablecloth in the animation trailer matches the lace curtains in the home of the woman who recorded the 7 Korean men singing Arirang

BTS gives us content that fills up not just our hearts but also our minds. Intellectual, historical, deeply thoughtful. They make sure our brains are fed. They trust that we’re smart enough to pick up what they’re putting down. I just love BTS so much. My heart is swelling with pride and devotion.

Wow, this amazing thread!

I’m taking the day off work. I live in a rural area so I have to drive an hour to buy the physical album. I’ll get up early, watch the mv with my coffee, get my daughter on the bus, then hit the road and listen to the album on the drive. I’ll listen top to bottom a few times, then read translations.

Happy birthday, Yoongi!

This is my answer, too, Yoongi. (Plus I love JK giving him a consoling shoulder rub because Yoongi doesn’t feel comfortable just going to a movie.) 💜💤

TWO WEEKS TIL ARIRANG

The interview is like seeing old friends again. I laughed out loud when Hobi said the picture that would best represent RM would be a video of a cat punching someone. ???

Oh man. Feeling emotional. I cannot fucking wait for this album and tour.

Well according to the Forbes article, SWIM uses swimming through waves as a metaphor for moving forward through life’s turbulence, so: 🤡🤡🤡. But isn’t being a clown part of the universal ARMY experience? I’m proud of my brain cell for trying so hard.

Here’s my only tracklist theory: SWIM stands for “See What I Mean?” Otherwise I have no thoughts, my single brain cell is drowning in dopamine rn

Got it!

The concert live viewings in theaters are coming to my state, which has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. This means I can go without driving 3+ hours and paying for a hotel room. Honestly this is a sign of how fucking huge this comeback is. For BTS to reach into the dark woods of Maine is unprecedented.

I had a dream that I somehow got an advance copy of Arirang and I swear I could actually HEAR the songs in my sleep. In my dream I was like “ARMY’s gonna lose their shit when they hear this”

Arirang drops in 4 weeks and 1 day

Happy birthday to our wonderful j-hope! One of the things that got me into BTS was the vlive where Hobi comes on screen in his flower hat screeching happy Chuseok. I was like, that’s the funniest shit I’ve ever seen in my life.

I love their lists so much. They’re all romantic but in such different ways.

Jimin liking Adele makes so much sense to me.

Kendrick Lamar’s LOVE is on RM’s list. That’s one of my favorite songs of all time

Re: the GQ article: One way I know it was a good idea to leave Twitter is I had NO idea that RM’s live caused such a commotion. On Bluesky it was like “bless him for speaking his mind, hope he knows we love him” and then we all moved on.

It’s really happening.

do yall like my sign?

BTS in the NY Times crossword again

This is who runs this account

*rubs eyes* is that suga of bts?

So much good news in j-hope’s photo dump today. He’s practicing, pampering Mickey, spending time with the members, wearing his favorite clothes. I’m 100% sure there’s an ASAP Rocky collab coming up. Maybe on Arirang?