OT7 x reader, idol!bts x fan!reader, amnesia au, takes place late 2019 and covid never happens, involves heavy manipulation from the boys, reader loses three years of memory (permanently? 👀), dark fluff, mostly cute, Namjoon just loves his boys man 😔, jimin's hornee in this au I will not apologize,, this prequel is about three years before the story starts tho
A/N: sorry for not being so active lately guys, I was busy for the week of my birthday, and then my phone broke and that’s where I do most of my writing, so I got a new one! But this is the prequel to Fake Love :) if u wanna be on the taglist, reply to this post <333
It was Namjoon who noticed you first.
He was at the end of the table for the meet and greet, the first person the fans talked to when it was their turn. It always felt like a new experience whenever they did meet and greets in the States though, just because of the absolute culture shock. Fans here were so touchy, so ready to grab their hands and lean in across the table towards them and almost always flirty. It was something some of the other members took in stride, Jimin hardly faltering before tossing a flirty comment back and Jin responding with a squeaky laugh and a cheesy joke that he struggled to tell in English, but Namjoon could only smile awkwardly. Especially when he would talk with a fan and notice their eyes were only glancing down the table at members they were clearly more excited to talk to.
To put it simply, Namjoon kind of hated meet and greets. To be honest, the other boys did too, even if they were good at faking it. They loved being performers and having people scream their name. After a while, it started to inflate their egos. Of course they were the most popular group in the world, of course they worked harder than everyone else, of course they deserved everything they got. Their fans practically worshipped at their feet and they had every reason to. The humble attitude they kept up was a disguise, a persona only made to fish for more of the praise they thrived on.
He could see the line of fans clearly from where he sat, boredly inspecting the people in line while waiting for the next fan to take their seat in front of him.
That was when he first saw you.
You weren't necessarily different, not when he first looked at you. You were as fashionably dressed as almost everyone else there, BT21 merchandise of all their characters woven into your outfit, meant to impress them obviously. A cute Koya headband, Mang charms on your bracelet, Shooky charms on your necklace, RJ charms dangling from your ears, small Chimmy and Tata keychain plushes hooked into the front belt loops of your shorts, and a little Cooky ring. Actually, after getting a good look, Namjoon was pretty sure half of that wasn't even merch they sold. You could've made it yourself, fans have done similar things before. Nothing special. But he kept staring, eyes fixed on you. You were alone, not taking to anyone in line like others were, but you seemed perfectly content with that, like you were used to it and made your own peace with it. Namjoon couldn't remember the last time he'd been alone, really alone. He always knows he has the boys to rely on, to go back to when he gets lonely. It made him pity you a little and wonder what it'd be like to live a different life.
This sort of life got monotonous, being constantly surrounded by people and barred from dating by the company led to some irritation with their work. Having someone to spoil, someone to love, someone to have, would make up for all the time they've spent lonely in rooms full of people. He found himself distracted watching you, giving half-hearted answers to the people who sat in front of him, counting them down until it got to you. You were smiling excitedly when it was your turn to walk over to the table, a cute shy thing like you weren’t sure if you were really here right now. You walked over with wonder in your eyes, looking at him as you sat, only at him. He returned the smile, almost surprising himself when it came easier to his face than before. You bit your lip nervously as you sat before him and he found himself focusing on the action.
"Hello, I'm RM." He introduced, realizing he was silent for far too long. His voice seemed to startle you, you choked on air before composing yourself. Cute, maybe you weren't as put together as you seemed, he internally chuckled. The thought that he made you nervous made him weirdly proud.
"Sorry, I just-- Hi, I'm Y/n." You stuck your hand out suddenly, almost knocking over his water bottle. "Nice to meet you." You finished weakly.
Instinctively, he went to respond before stopping himself. It took a moment to realize, but you hadn't answered him in English like he expected. You were speaking Korean. Putting aside his shock, he went to answer. Fans often learned Korean for them, it wasn't anything too surprising, but they usually didn't speak Korean with him, since he spoke the most fluent English. You speaking to him in Korean was something that put him more at ease. His smile grew, even more genuine as he took the chance to tease you. "I'm supposed to be the clumsy one." He chuckled, pulling his water bottle aside to avoid any further accidents. That got a laugh out of you, a cute snort, but judging by the way you covered your mouth after you heard it, you didn't think it was as cute as he did. "You speak Korean?" He said instead, to distract from your embarrassment.
"Ah, yes, I've been learning for a couple years now. I wouldn't say I'm that good though." You said sheepishly, biting your lip nervously again. He chuckled inwardly. You better not do that in front of Jimin. With your cute mannerisms, seeing you bite your lip would probably make the other man determined to fluster you.
"No way, you're a natural." He insisted.
"It’s been a lot of hard work. Thank you, Namjoon-ssi." You responded softly, flustered by the compliment. "You inspired me actually."
"Me?" He blinked in shock. Well, he wasn’t really shocked, he heard people say that he inspired them all day long, but for some reason hearing you say it warmed his heart more than any of what he’d heard before.
You continued, unaware of his internal plight. "Yes. Well, yes and no. I was originally learning because I loved variety shows. I wanted to understand the jokes the way they were told, not just what the captions said." You explained, fidgeting nervously with your hands. He had to hold himself back from grabbing your hands to settle you, something in him racing to comfort you. "But I became quickly unmotivated. When I heard about how you learned English through watching Friends, I thought it was hilarious, and impressive. It reminded me that I only have to take it one step at a time. Or one episode at a time."
"Wow that's," he paused to laugh, his turn to be bashful, as he covered his mouth with a hand. “That's really sweet, actually. Are you this kind to all the other bands you do meet and greets for?" He teased.
"You're the only band I really follow closely. I listen to music of other groups, but there's something about your personalities, they mix so perfectly. Even if you weren't musicians, I'd be drawn to you." Your sweet voice said, and knowing that they were the only band who managed to catch your attention so firmly made him strangely proud.
"Drawn to us, you say?" He asked, voice trailing off as he leveled you with a look that, judging by the tilt of your head, was unreadable to you. But the mysterious look in his eye was a sign of his brain working, cranking out possibility after possibility. A flicker of hope burst inside him that he quickly extinguished. Be realistic, Namjoon, the leader needs a level head.
But his head was telling him only one thing.
Eventually your time was up, you having to move back down the table to his other members, but he kept a close eye on you as you moved. It looked like the rest of the boys were easily charmed by you, too. He could see you conversing with them easily without missing a beat, going from chair to chair with the same energy, leaving a bright smile on each boys face that was different from the practiced ones they usually had.
Jin hadn't laughed louder all day than when you were in front of him, and you and Taehyung seemed to have immediately entered a hushed serious conversation, though a light hearted one if the smile on both your faces was anything to go off of. Jungkook teared up at something you said while you were with him, and judging by the way Jimin was giving you his fuck-me stare (complete with his flirty smile) at the other end of the table, you were charming them exceptionally well. For the rest of the night after you left, the members were distracted, giving stilted conversation to the remaining fans. Namjoon caught himself drifting from reality at least twice, and if he was that bad off, he knew the rest were struggling even more.
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When the fanmeet was finally done, they headed to a break room, waiting for the managers and staff to tell them they finished up for the day and were ready to leave. As Namjoon settled on the couch, chugging a bottle of water, the maknaes were still talking about you, huddling together on the floor and giggling like children. Namjoon was both surprised and unsurprised, he knew the boys all took a liking to you, but they weren’t usually so lively after an event like this. Usually they would be drained and be silent or half asleep.
Jimin sighed, melting against the couch as he stared up at the ceiling. "She was so perfect. You know, she said Chimmy was her favorite BT21 character." He sat up, boasting to the other two.
Yoongi chuckled, not moving from his position leaning against Hoseok’s shoulder as he spoke, eyes closed. "That's Jimin for you, give him one compliment and it's the only thing he'll talk about."
"Are they still talking about that girl?" Hoseok asked, cracking open a water bottle.
"You noticed her too?" Namjoon asked him. Hoseok was the impersonal out of all of them, honestly. He didn’t usually pay attention to what girl he was talking to, knowing they all wanted to hear the same generic spiel about how each and every one of them matter and he was just so excited to be meeting all his fans. Playing the happy one got tiring for him, Namjoon knew, and honestly he didn’t envy him.
However, Hoseok was smiling too, a genuine one as he fiddled with his water bottle. “She was nice. She just talked to me like a regular person. She called me Hoseok. Not Hobi, or J-Hope, or anything.”
Jimin sighed, leaning his head back against the couch cushion. “She had the cutest smile when I talked with her, she didn't even get half the stuff I was saying." He chuckled.
"Because she's not a native speaker and you were saying dirty things to her with your accent." Jin pointed out.
"So fucking cute, hyung" Jimin smiled, sliding down until he was laying flat on the floor.
"That girl is my soulmate--" Taehyung said, dreamily gazing at the wall with a twinkle in his eye.
Jungkook cut him off, "You mean my soulmate!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, did you exchange all your deepest secrets in five minutes? I didn't think so." Taehyung gloated.
"That girl was pretty charming. She actually laughed at all my jokes! And she wasn't faking it either." Jin agreed, smiling as he thought back on the pleasant conversation with you.
"She must be insane." Jungkook teased.
Jin huffed. "No! She told me she didn't know all the figurative language and slang. The jokes were all new to her so she found them funny."
"We talked about dance! She said she did ballet when she was younger and looked up to me as her inspiration for getting back into dancing. What I wouldn't do to see her in some tights. And the way she bit her lips, oh my god." Jimin babbled, slapping the floor excitedly.
"Stop being horny, Jimin." Yoongi scolded, flipping through the channels on the TV boredly.
"Like you have any room to talk, hyung. You were staring at her so hard I thought your head would pop.” Jimin teased, Yoongi turning pink.
"Was not!" He denied.
"Was too! What did she say?"
"She just said she liked my music." He replied, not meeting anyone's eyes.
"Bullshit. What did she really say? There’s no way she'd say something generic like that."
Yoongi hesitated for a moment, then said, "She said when she listens to my music, her soul yearns to be comforted."
"Woah.”
"And that got you all hot and bothered?" Jimin continued teasing.
"Shut up." He rolled his eyes but continued. "She was just so genuine. The passion in her eyes was... magnetic. I could understand her and see myself in her. It was... an instant connection."
"With me as well. We talked about art. She speaks so many languages, did she tell you hyung?" Taehyung said, turning to Namjoon.
Namjoon shook his head no. "She only told me she learned Korean."
"She also knows Mandarin and Japanese and French and Spanish. She's incredible. She says she envied us for being she to travel the world. It's a dream of hers."
"She wants to travel the world?" Namjoon said, brain overworking again.
"She said that when she heard my story, it made her sad. She heard about my past and how hard I worked to become an idol and she related to it, she said she felt the same way I did. We're the same age but hyung, her life is so sad. She's been so alone for long." Jungkook added, looking up at Namjoon with his puppy eyes. It always made Namjoon’s heart hurt when he had that look on his face.
Hoseok nodded. “That's kinda like what she told me. She said she envied my charisma, my personality. She said she loved my confidence and how I always had the strength to keep going. She told me to never stop loving myself."
"Hyung, we have to see her again." Jungkook turned to Namjoon again, puppy eyes in full force as he pleaded.
"Ah, Jungkook, this has all been good fun, but I don't think that'll be possible." Namjoon scratched the back of his neck. He’d been thinking about it, sure, but Namjoon thinks about a lot of things. Treating this like anything other than an indulgent daydream would be crazy.
But Jungkook was persistent. "No, hyung, you can do something about this, can't you? You always know what to do."
Namjoon could feel his resolve straining, "I don't know, koo."
"It would be nice. Just to see her again, at least once." Yoongi hummed.
"Can't you get her address off of the raffle tickets or something?" Taehyung suggested.
"That’s crossing a couple boundaries." Namjoon said, slightly concerned.
"So? She's a fan, she'd be happy to see us." Jin shrugged.
"And she's already made us so much happier! Please?" Jungkook whined.
"I’ll... see what I can do." He acquiesced finally, unable to deny any longer.
"Yay!" The maknaes cheered, and while the hyungs rolled their eyes at their blatant enthusiasm, Namjoon could see their moods brighten too. He won’t deny he was eager to see you again as well. Having you in their lives would definitely make it better.
After meeting you, he was sure. The impact you had on him, on his band mates. They needed you.
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Luna (BTS) Facts and Profile
Luna Profile and Facts; Luna's Ideal Type
Luna (루나) is a member of the South Korean co-ed group BTS under Big Hit Music.
Stage Name: Luna (루나)
Birth Name: Park Aera (박애라)
Birthday: February 27, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 153 (5'0)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: AB+
MBTI Type: INFP
Representative Emoji: 🐼
Luna's Spotify list: LUNA's comfort tracks
Instagram: luna
Luna's Facts:
- She was born in Jinhae-gu, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
-Her family consisted of her adopted Mother and Father.
- Education: Seoul School of Performing Arts; Global Cyber University
- She attended Baek Yang Middle school.
- Luna attended Seoul performing art high school, she graduated in February 2017.
- She is the only girl in the group.
- She loves eating spicy food, sweet food basically everything.
- Her favourite colors are pastel colours. Mostly lavender.
- She speaks Korean, English and Japanese.
- She either needs to sleep on a low height bed or with someone who can hold her because she falls off bed while sleeping. (BTS Run ep. 31)
- She has Arachnophobia (fear of spiders).
-She is a lefty.
- Although she catches a cold easily, she still loves rainy or snowy weather.
- She has a dimple on her right cheek.
- Loves plushies so much that every corner of her dorm (room) and the studio has a plushie there.
-Luna is very clumsy
- She trips, falls, and bumps into things so much that the members had to put corner guards on the furnitures in their apartment. (V-Live)
- She has helped write many songs for her group. Some of them are Magic Shop, Spring Day, Pied Piper, Fake Love, Filter, Make It Right, Life Goes On, Mikrosmos, Young Forever, Serendipity, Whalien 52, 00:00 (Zero O'Clock), and many more songs.
- She knew BangChan from Stray Kids before debuting.
- She is a fan of many groups.
- She is extremely flexible due to learning contemporary dance at an early age.
- Her most comfortable sitting position is wariza or w sitting as everyone says. When the boys noticed her sitting like that they also tried to sit but everyone ended up almost breaking their legs except Hoseok. (Knowing Brother ep. 94)
- One of her favorite things is to play the piano.
- She can also play the violin and guitar very well.
- She is mostly paired with Jungkook or is on his team during Run BTS. There's just some unnatural force that pulls them together (as stated by Jin).
- Has been in many false dating rumors just because of her friendliness.
- She has PTSD and panic disorder due to her biological parents.
- She has said that because she didn't receive much love in her childhood, her members make sure that she feels loved 24/7.
- She is very innocent.
- The members have said that she smells the nicest in BTS. Jungkook even mentioned that Luna's scent is his favorite.
- She loves Taehyung's fashion sense and thinks only he can pull off the outfits he wears.
- The most popular ship in the whole KPop involves her and Jungkook.
- Luna placed 3rd on TC Candler's "The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018", 2nd in 2019, and 1st in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
- She's very good friends with Ariana Grande.
- Her shoe size is 210 mm
- She is said to be a very skilled cook.
- She loves reading books, mostly romance novels.
- The members say that Luna smells very pleasant.
- Luna likes collecting souvenirs.
- Luna's ideal date: "Something sweet, like cooking together at home, eating then cuddles. But if he wants to go out then we could go to a cafe... or a library!"
- Some of her popular quotes are: "You got this, girl! Fighting!" and "Am I dreaming?"
Other members about Luna:
- Suga: "Luna is both just like me and opposite of me at the same. Watching her grow from a little girl to the beautiful women she has become now makes me feel like her dad. (laughs)"
- RM: "Wants to be loved. Very kind and gentle, is timid, selfless. She responds and listens well. Says she wears anything but you can see she's got style, very cute type of clothes. Is bright for everyone but dark for herself, very hardworking and self-criticising. Somehow smells pleasant all the time. Very supportive of others, will cheer for you even for the small achievements. She is a cutie."
- Jin: "I've raised her well, she is my child."
- J-Hope: "I love her personality, although I'd have to say that she is too selfless. Doesn't think about herself, her priorities are always the people she loves. She cares for everyone and makes sure that we're eating well."
- V: "She's very cute, I can never say no to her. I talk to her a lot, she is my safe place. She doesn't get angry, and if she does you don't need to fear her. I actually think she seems cuter when she is angry, and she gets angrier when I say that to her."
- Jimin: "She is too selfless, kind and caring. Very gentle, and innocent. I always talk to her about my feelings and she listens without interrupting, giving me her full attention. Very cute."
- Jungkook: "Too innocent and precious for the world. Very cute. She smells so pleasant all the time. Keeps our dorm room clean, although her plushies are everywhere. I love spending time with her. She's the closest to me, we've been best friends since debut."
- Suga about Luna entering High School: "Luna was the most beautiful one there."
- V about Luna entering High School: "She probably was the shortest, you couldn't see her. She was holding Jungkook's hand or we couldn't have found her in the crowd."
- In the dorm, she shares a room with Jungkook. (180327: BTS' JHOPE & JIMIN - MORE MAGAZINE MAY ISSUE)
- Luna's ideal type is someone who would love her unconditionally. She would like someone with tattoos and piercings. Someone who stays fit. Has a cute personality.
Do you like Luna? Do you know more facts about her? Feel free to comment below.
Asks like these makes me realise that people still don't understand people tbh. You don't have to believe in taekook to comprehend human interaction with themselves and society. Everyone lies and especially people behind cameras. There is nothing wrong with it if the intent is good. This whole omission/tweaking of facts made me realise how bh sticks to jkk narrative with subtitles, cuts and emphasing on moments. Remember: serendipity as a choice for Jk's fave, hickey emphasis, them sharing cars. Bh also does it for taekook but in reverse like telling Jungkook even v left him after the tasks etc. the issue is not whether he left or not but to point out things to suit their narrative.
Unfortunately members also have to play their parts as well. Like I found it weird that jin had to emphasize twice on Tae's being absent for Jungkook's birthday last year. And it's not only members but taekook themselves who have done it. In fact Tae has alluded so many times that Jungkook doesn't give him time in the earlier days but goes to Jimin but then we see incidences like Jungkook's shoes outside his room and speaker in his hotel room. Anyone remember that may 2019 live where taekook showed such a big drama of tae exiting the room and mysterious flying wrappers. Yeah his room was def haunted. 🙄
It's not like they have never been on individual lives when the other is present (the live before Jungkook recorded his GCF Newark, Tae is clearly present and shown sitting near the table, though Jungkook shifted the camera so quickly). My point is they have to show that taekook don't spend time together without members or other people.
My advice to the anon is to keep an open mind and see how taekook drives the narrative that they are close but not like a couple coz they gotta protect themselves. Them implying they are not sharing room, when they do sometimes. Not staying together after outings (reverse lives) or mostly only disclosing their group outings. That whole its awkward talk. Though sometimes I feel Tae gets frustrated with how people hate taekook and let's it slip how he and Jungkook are so close. You see all this them not being together on important days are their way of protecting themselves. It's not a matter of if they were or were not but to make their point home that there is nothing between them.
They live in SK darling. We don't know how their families, friends, company, military, general public gonna react if they get outed. So even if they don't like they have to drive this narrative home. It's sad though when I really think about it but feel very proud when I seem them treasuring and protecting what they have in adverse conditions.
Sorry Jo for the long "essay" 😂
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There's so much to protect for all 7 of them. Not just potential same sex couple in their group but potential girlfriends they might have, opinions they might hold, habits they might have that fans won't like.
History shows fans act very entitled with stuff they don't like. So of course they'll limit our access to it.
None of this essay was calling TKKrs delusional and generally being really really rude so you're fine 😂💜
Do you think Jimin and Jungkook took a break in their relationship?
And by break I mean break. Not break up. They have never broken up. JK would not accept that lying down 😂😂 Not that Jimin would be okay with it, but JK would never allow for that to happen. They take breaks and give eo space. But never an actual break up.
If I'm talking to Jikookers then we already know these 2 know everything about eo. Like it's very rare to see them not know something about eo. So when that happens, it can be eyebrow raising.
For example here i point out how JK didn't know Jimin, and 2seok went to an escape room together. That is weird. Jimin not only went to an escape room with Jhope and Jin, but he never told JK. Like I said, it's weird. So if I were to guess I'd say Jikook fought and Jimin temporarily went to live with Jhope. And I think it wasn't the first or last time they both did something like that.
And u know what guys? This is absolutely normal. It's what couples do. They fight and sometimes to the extent of moving out. But then they will miss eo and reunite. Especially if you are as interdependent as Jikook are. Then you cant stay for long without your person.
Some people say when Jimin left and went to Paris they were on a break. That JK looked like he was crying because he expected to spend this birthday without Jimin
Now while idk if they were on one of their breaks or not, I do agree that JK could have cried tears of joy when Jimin surprised him. JK has had Jimin for his birthday every year since they met and I imagine he was kinda down thinking 2019 would be the first birthday without him. I can imagine the happiness and relief he felt when he saw Jimin. 🥺
Another time I personally also agree things may not have been okay at home is during this BB of Jhope's MV
Jikook were... off. First of all they arrived separately. Which would mean nothing if it wasn't for how off they seemed. I can't explain it you'd have to watch for yourselves and see they weren't really acting like themselves. Even if they left together. There is an analysis out there but I wouldn't know where to find it now. But I know some Jikookers say Jikook were not alright around this time and when I watch the bomb I see the strange vibe.
So yes, anon. Like any normal healthy couple, I do think Jikook have taken breaks. But I have a feeling they don't really last that long..
i'm not being hypocritical, i'm being realistic. the members can show support (and do!) for each other in private, but i'm talking about what we see of the members and what they tell us. taehyung didn't show up for jungkook's birthday. jk didn't show up for jimin's schedule too, you're right. i didn't even mention jikook but since you did let me make it clear that i don't think they're dating. i don't think anyone in bts is dating a member. if they were dating i would expect jungkook to physically show up for jimin like jimin does for him. jimin is the type of friend that shows up for everybody whenever and wherever so it's not out of character for him to cross oceans for his friends. while jk is an introvert so i never expect him to do that for anybody (unless it's a romantic partner)
so if taekook are a couple, how come jungkook and taehyung are never there for each other on important occasions? (again, unless we speculate with no proof. and yes, proof does matter otherwise we'd be venturing on deulu land). taehyung went back to korea to support a wooga member last year (i can't remember who) but he can't do the same for his boyfriend? i even remember it happened one day before jk's birthday and people speculated he came back for jk, only for jk to confirm on live that he only saw jimin and jhope (and jin who was there on live).
if jungkook says taehyung didn't show up for his birthday even though taehyung was in the country then that tells me they're not dating. because it's not unrealistic to hold couples to that standard. if they are a couple, certain behaviours will be expected of them by observing fans who want to have a healthy mindset and not go off of theories.
we all have the same amount of information about the members and we all make different conclusions based on what we know. if some people see a romantic link between jungkook and taehyung, then it's healthy to have certain expectations of them that keeps us grounded. we can't just say "it doesn't matter if they do this or that. they're still a couple" based on what?? there's no definite proof that proves they're dating each other, people can only speculate based on certain behaviours. and nothing about their behaviour so far screams "we're a couple!" their behaviour is pretty platonic unless you're biased and leaning towards shipping them as a couple. but what kind of boyfriend doesn't show up for his boyfriend's birthday?? multiple times at that. if jihope can never miss jungkook's birthday even if they're across the ocean, then what's taehyung's excuse for missing it even though he was in the country? in 2019 BTS were on vacation and all of them were in different countries (except for vhopekook who were in korea i think) and yet jk said he'd only seen jihope during the whole month of vacation they had. mind you, jimin was in france and took a plane to seoul just to not miss jk's birthday before resuming his trip. if a friend can do that then why couldn't taehyung who was in the country?
i know this ask has been focused on the birthday aspect of things, but i can apply this logic to many of taekook's behaviours that are inconsistent if we consider them to be a couple. but this has been long already so i won't indulge into that topic now.
Hi again anon!
Well, this is a better way to start a conversation than immediately calling me out for gaslighting. Thanks for clarifying you’re not a Jkkr, I get a lot of those.. so I was assuming a bit there.
The main difference between you and I is that you are looking for proof for a normal relationship, between people who are out and in the open. And that would make you correct. And if I were to look at Tae and Jk like that, I would maybe also not think they were together. But, say I’m correct.. we would be talking about a relationship that is hidden from the public and possibly from even more people than just the general public. I don’t think a queer relationship between two bandmembers would be allowed in SK. So when you start looking for normal signs of a relationship, you will come up empty handed. I can indeed not give you proof of that. If it was possible to actually proof Taekook at that level, these conversations wouldn’t happen.. Jikook as a ship would not exist. So in that sense you would be right.
But I look at it as them being closeted. And I do think there is evidence in support of that, though it is not the hard kind of evidence you would need to be convinced. But then again, it’s impossible in a situation like this to find that sort of hard evidence. I disagree for instance that Tae and Jk’s interactions are purely platonic. There’s several (quite a few actually) instances of attraction, jealousy, flirting, and even occasional lust between them. Body language is often overlooked as proof, because it is to a certain level up to interpretation. But when the same instances of body language keep repeating themselves over and over, I think that as a whole can be looked upon as evidence. The same goes for the times Tae and Jk got told to separate while on camera. One time might be excused as an incident, but it’s happened quite a few times, which establishes a pattern. Basically the whole fandom agrees that Tae and Jk were super close in the early years, their friendship was even highlighted and used in official content a lot. It is also clear to almost the whole fandom that something changed. I know the official explanation is that they drifted apart (due to awkwardness or Tae having made others a priority), but to me that doesn’t account for the quite obvious change in official content. Their change in closeness could not have been that bad for the company to stop making official content with them, not unless they were actually on the outs and didn’t even want to work together much, but that clearly wasn’t the case. If you look at content from that time, they were just as comfortable with each other as ever.. they were just shown differently by the company. To me that is visible proof for something not adding up. And yes I do combine that with how I see Tea and Jk interacting.. so maybe that is speculation. But to me speculation can absolutely be true. I always say that I am not a 100 percent sure, we cannot be. But I do trust my own observational skills and my way of reasoning.
To you that means nothing and I totally understand that. It’s like me, a stranger on the internet, telling you: “trust me bro”. And you shouldn’t trust me because of that. But I am not here to convince anyone of my thoughts. I know I cannot proof everything. I have a clear view in my head of what I believe happened. I am sharing my opinions on here and I try to explain to others why I see what I see.
You are saying: “if they are a couple, certain behaviours will be expected of them by observing fans who want to have a healthy mindset and not go off of theories.” and: "if some people see a romantic link between jungkook and taehyung, then it's healthy to have certain expectations of them that keeps us grounded.". But they aren’t trying to proof they are a couple, if they actually are closeted that would even mean they actively try to proof they aren’t at times. I am also not trying to proof they are a couple, I just think they are. I am sure enough of my observations to blog about it the way I am. That says something about me and my thoughts. But I understand that is not enough for you. I feel comfortable enough with not knowing everything, you don't and that's fine.
so if taekook are a couple, how come jungkook and taehyung are never there for each other on important occasions?
I think that is just as much an assumption as me thinking they actually have been there for each other.
P.S.: I used official links for all media except fancafe, fanclub and jpfc (not everyone have an access there), so i just put links to my related posts.
Alt - alternative link aka my related posts (just in case) for the rest of the media
I think you answer did help a bit, Jimin is definitely a shy person and can be both introverted and extroverted. Yet, I think I was too vague in my question, so I apologize for that. For me, I was focusing more on the camera portion, like with vlive itself and the vlog being a recent example of him being vocal about being shy himself to us. Him being on vlive in the past, I haven’t seen him really mention being uncomfortable in front of the camera and really wanting his members with him while he does his solo live, his 2019 birthday would be a good example of him maybe not talking the entire time but he didn’t seem uncomfortable being in front of the camera by himself on live. Yet, recently it’s been brought up a few times by him, which isn’t bad- I love that he feels comfortable enough to share that with us.
I think that might be more detailed of what I’m thinking lol 😂 (also this gif is definitely not him uncomfy on camera 👀) 💜💜💜💜 보라해
Lol I mean he has shared that before too! On 2018 solo vlive, he shared how he was feeling embarrassed and shy on camera alone on vlive and that all the other members were currently taking a rest.
2019 on vlive, he invited Jin to show up for a bit and later Namjoon showed up unprompted too lol
2016 on vlive, he joked about how army would only want to see him but he thought it would be nice to have a guest
In 2018 again, he literally mentioned fairly clearly that when on vlive by himself he feels awkward and shy. Lmfao so for this one he literally took Jins dinner to his room so Jin would show up for it 🤣
^ and thats even the one where you said he is definitely not uncomfy on camera! Lol same vlive! And he clearly was feeling shy and awkward a bit then too! Wanted his hyung to do it with him 🥺
I don't think he is uncomfortable necessarily. I think he is just shy, worried a bit about not knowing what to talk about. And also just simply being MORE comfortable when other people are with him. So while he might be just fine on his own, he still finds a peace and comfort in having his members there with him. And that's not something new I don't think. Even if he hadn't in the past made comments saying he was feeling shy on vlive, I think he did also still make it clear, he felt more comfortable when with his loved ones too. As "guests" with him on his live. Lol it's very sweet and I'm glad he feels so safe and happy and comfortable around his members 💜
Scooted by SM then Big Hit, Jin joined the second because he knew Bang Sihyuk’s name. Changing his plan to become an actor to becoming an idol, he worked tirelessly to learn singing, dancing and later composing.
Despite his shyness, Jin has become a bright figure of the group and an essential support for the members. He has invested himself in several personal projects to show ARMY his appreciation. He notably organized on his own the heart event where during the encore of each concert, he would come on stage with a heart he made himself.
For a more complete biography, you can check these ressources:
Biography from the volume 4 of the Japan Official Fanclub magazine (trans by kocchi, ktaebwi)
Jin has also shared tidbits of his daily life:
[VLOG] How far have you been fishing?! (2019)
COOKING VLOG (2022)
n월의 석진 | Message from Jin 💌, June, August
To help us wait during his enlistment, Jin prepared short videos released monthly
You can find Youtube playlists of the songs he shared on Spotify and on Twitter or during interviews.
Books/Movies/Series/Anime
Google sheet of his recommendations
Solo activity
Music (discography)
Rap Monster, Suga & 진 - “어른아이” (Childish Adult) (2013)
“엄마 (cover)” (mom) (2015)
“난 너를 사랑해 (cover)” (I love you) (2015)
“Awake (christmas ver)” (gift for the Jinsta (see below), 2016)
Jin, V - “죽어도 너야” (화랑(Hwarang) OST, 2017)
“So Far Away (SUGA, 진, 정국 Ver.)” (gift for the Festa, 2017)
“가을 우체국 앞에서 (cover)" (In Front of the Post Office in Fall) (for the Festa, 2018)
“이 밤" (gift for the Festa, 2019)
“Abyss” (for his birthday, 2020)
“Yours” (지리산 OST, 2021)
"슈퍼 참치” (Super Tuna) (for his birthday, 2022)
--- Chapter 2 ---
“The Astronaut” (2022) (see this post)
For more details about the songs that don’t have their own post, I listed all the info I had here. For Chapter 2 songs, please check here.
Shows
EatJin (2015, anchor)
Prerecorded: Youtube/Weverse
Live:
151015 BTS Eat Jin Live : 배고프지 않아요?
151217 BTS Eat Jin Live : 배고프지 않아요?
151217 BTS Eat Jin Live : 배고프지 않아요? 2
160226 BTS Eat Jin Live : 배고프지 않아요?
160611 BTS Eat Jin Live : 생일상
160713 BTS Live in Osaka (만다꼬 + Eat Jin)
161201 BTS Live : Eat Jin🍴
161215 BTS Live : Eat Jin + chimchim😂 + kook
170423 BTS Live : EAT Jin + JM&JK
170621 BTS Live : 잇진
171014 EAT Jin!🍴
180905 BTS Live : EAT Jin
190319 BTS Live : 홍콩 잇진
190519 BTS Live : EAT Jin (with Jimin)
190914 BTS Live : EAT Jin
191123 EAT Jin
200408 Eat Jin🍳
200524 Eat Jin
200710 Eat Jin
Jin films himself while eating. Before that, he used to write posts (Eng trans) about cooking on the group’s blog. Starcast made an article in the same style for New Year’s Day
Lee Youngji’s No Prepare (2022, guest)
취중JIN담 (Jin’s traditional alcohol journey/Drunken truth) (2022, anchor)
Jin brews alcohol with Baek Jongwon, the famous chef who also made apparitions on Run BTS!, and some other guests
Jin’s Instagram post: #1, #2
behind-the-scenes video on Park Rokdam’s channel
Naver blog post from Kim Namgil’s agency
Brands endorsement
Otogi Jin Ramyeon (2022): Youtube playlist, photo
Interviews
BE comeback interview: “It feels like my memories of ARMY were all a dream”
Butter release interview: “I just hope anyone who likes me is happy”
Proof release interview: “I’m living my life all thanks to ARMY’s happiness”
Trivia
Weverse magazine: “Eight ways Jin loves the world”
After being called as such by fans, Jin started refering to himself as Worldwide Handsome. Indeed, he’s regularly noticed for his good looks.
In 2016, Jin organized a Jinsta for his birthday. Following the Festa they do for the group’s birthday, he released content from the 1st to the 4th of December:
161201 Opening on Vlive (now on Weverse)
161203 EatJin blog post
161204 Jin remix ver. (”Awake (Christmas ver.)”)
161204 Letter on the Fancafe
161204 Photos (Facebook)
161204 Games together with Jin (Vlive, now on Weverse)
Jin used to have two sugar gliders, Odeng and Eomuk. He posted several times on Twitter with them: x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x. We also saw them on Mnet’s BTS Comeback Show. You can see them near him on the poster for the 4th Muster.
She has lived in Korea for most of her life , her dad is also Korean.
;➵Japanese → 95%
Her Stepmother is Japanese , She only spoke to her in Japanese.
;➵English → 67%
She has a very small British accent , tends to make little mistakes , Her aunt studied in Britain and she taught her.
;➵Thai → 30%
Needs more improvement. Takes lessons every week.
横顔 ↬WEIGHT ;➵ 45 kg
横顔 ↬HEIGHT ;➵ 167 cm (5'6)
横顔 ↬BLOOD TYPE ;➵ A positive
横顔 ↬PRONOUNS ;➵ she/her
横顔 ↬SEXUALITY ;➵ Doesn't like to put labels
横顔 ↬RAP CLAIM ;➵ Swervy (Soloist)
横顔 ↬VOICE CLAIM ;➵ Jeongyeon
横顔 ↬DANCE CLAIM ;➵ Chungha
横顔 ↬ REPRESENTATIVE EMOJIS ;➵ 🦋 🐼
『Career』⬎
経歴 ↬OCCUPATION ;➵ model , musician
経歴 ↬AGENCY ;➵ YG Entertainment
経歴 ↬TRAINEE PERIOD ;➵ 6 years , 2 months (June 2010 - August 2016)
経歴 ↬ JOINING STORY ;➵ She was visiting her aunt due to her being ill when she saw the advertisement for the audition, knowing her fascination with SNSD her aunt encouraged her to audition so she did. She did not hear from them for quite some time until on her last day she got a call saying she had passed, She made an excuse with her parents saying that she had to stay some while to help her aunt and joined her agency, Her aunt paid for the expenses. Eventually her parents found out and they made a deal with her saying that if she wasn't debuted by the time she was 21 and that if her grades start to slip she would be taken out immediately. She originally auditioned to be a vocalist with Chasing Pavements (Adele) and 8282 Davichi but was later asked to switch to dancer due to prior dance training .
経歴 ↬GROUP ;➵ Blackpink ( 2016-present )
経歴 ↬POSITIONS ;➵ Main dancer, Lead vocalist, Rapper, Centre, Maknae
物的 ↬ ASSETS ;➵double eyelids , v line jawline , pale skin , aegyo sal , small waist , full lips , fierce small eyes , slim body , Sleek eyebrows , Great abs
物的 ↬ MODIFICATIONS ↴
;➵ total of 5 tattoos out of which only 3 are known
While it looks like a spontaneous action on Tae’s part, I cannot help but notice how this looks like a next step in how they want to show us ‘them’."
Se that's the thing I can't shake about things like this. I get that people see it as spontaneous, but there is something in the back of my head telling me... "It's part of the plan, to get us (but many the wider fandom" used to seeing them together... alone//
I get both your opinions but my confusion is why jk’s passive and defensive when it comes to tk and how this is gonna work when Jk act like this.
Even tho tae tried to show he was there jk said he invited them all plus said “why did he on the live”. So implication was tk isn’t anything especial ( be it friends or more) and appears to be jk was uncomfortable with tae going live. lot of others were taking like that, tae trying to insert himself with jk and jk doesn’t care. Same happened before too. Vminkookjin live after a concert jk kept saying tae to leave his room who was quiet happy with Jin and jm before
"Even tho tae tried to show he was there jk said he invited them all plus said “why did he on the live”"
At least try to be more accurate with what JK actually said....
According to Weverse it was this:
Although some ARMYs translated that as... "I had no thoughts of doing a live, but he turned it on (taehyung) right before he left…"
So, it possibly wasn't just Tae who turn the live on the implication is Hobi too.
Also, this notion you have that JK was uncomfortable with Tae is you projecting, nowhere in that Live or the one he did afterwards suggest that JK felt uncomfortable.
As for the Vminkookjin live you're talking about I have no idea, considering the last time Vminkookjin I can recall being in a Live alone together was during Jin's birthday back in 2019 straight after MAMA 2019. Also, that one was in Jin's bedroom. And if you're talking about the one before that with the two suitcases, Taekook gym session reference and clear bedroom sharing, then you don't know what you're talking about and obviously can't see what's in front of you.
But.... I suspect you can see what's in front of you, but you wouldn't care anyway, because so far everything you've written makes me think you're a Tae anti, and you've come on here to vent hoping to get a rise out people.
People were doing all that yelling about Tae flying to Korea for Jungkook birthday just for him to not visit I have to laugh. Jin visited and did the live but other than that it was Jimin and Hobi as usual. Throwback to when they went on break in 2019 and Jungkook said those two were the only ones he saw when will people learn.
How about not paying attention to every single bullshit that comes out of the cultists' mouth? It saves everyone a headache.