Here you can find a collection of all the Taka (OOR) and Takeru Satoh interactions and mentions on videos and interviews. I will constantly update this list, so check back to the original post from time to time
List of photos of them together (it will be in another page so that this will not be extra long)
List of videos of them together (with and without subs)
Videos of them mentioning each other (without subs):
-2013/05/31 A-Studio With Takeru Satoh (Cut)
-ONE OK ROCK 2014 “MIGHTY LONG FALL AT YOKOHAMA STADIUM”. Taka also mentioned Takeru on Day 1 before Heartache. In fact he was in the concert that day.
- 2017/01/22 Broadcast "Sunday Session" with TAKA and Takeru Sato as a special guest (takeru appears around 16:46 until the end of the broadcast. unfortunately is not a join interview with both of them)
- “40-dai wa iroiro ♫” Hikaru Utada live w/ Takeru Sato (2023/01/19)
Videos of them mentioning each other (with eng subs or at least transcripted translation):
-"Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno" red carpet premiere event (05.06.2014). It's a gif bc i cannot find the original video
-Taka birthday message to Takeru on Taketere vol 35 (2015/3/21): Cut / Full video (no subs)
-SINA ENTERTAINMENT WITH TAKERU SATO (2017/12/25)
-Takeru Sato “Taketere vol.70” (2020/12/29)
-TAKA IG LIVE (2021/04/01)
-Taka IG live (2021/04/23)
-J WAVE STEP ONE RADIO SHOW - "MY FAVORITE THINGS" WITH TAKA (2021/04/26)
-Taka (One Ok Rock) Special Interview | RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE BEGINNING
-Takeru Sato channel - [NEW COAT] THIS IS DEFINITELY A MUST-HAVE FOR WINTER (09/12/2022)
-Taka Instagram Live (2022.12.14 and 2022.12.30)
-TAKERU SUGAR LIVE WITH NOBU (2022/12/31)
-TAKERU SUGAR LIVE (summer of 2023) Note: cant find any video
-Ken Sato's 2023 Grand Prize has been decided (2023/12/05)
-Takeru Sato “Taketere vol.74” (2023/12/26). Tho he didnt not mentioned taka but OOR. He also mentioned the VS concert in the month before
-Takeru Sato Sugar live (2024/04/30).
Magazines/Sites Interviews, events and concerts (basically things that have no video)
-Takeru Satoh 2014 photobook ‘ALTERNATIVE’ (Takeru × Taka Cross Talk Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). Some photos of this photobook with a bit of better quality (1) (2)
-Talk event held in Yokohama on August 19th, 2014 to commemorate the release of Takeru first photobook “ALTERNATIVE”
-CUT Magazine September 2014 (photos 1 and 2). there is also this magazine print that i used the google translation
-Takeru went to the ONE OK ROCK 2016 SPECIAL LIVE IN NAGISAEN [2016/09/11]
-Takeru Sato attended Mimasaka University [2016/10/15]
-Sato Takeru 30th anniversary book 2006→2019
-Takeru talked about he, Taka/OOR and Ryunosuke leaving AMUSE on his online birthday event (2021/03/16)
-Taka interview for altpress (2021/05/21)
Others mentioning spending time w/ Takeru and Taka together or seeing them together
-Miura Shohei said that he, Taka and Takeru Satoh went to Korea (2012/04/11)
-Chidori’s Daigo drinking with Takeru Sato and One Ok Rock’s Taka (2019/09/12)
-Shohei and Shirota talked about Takeru and Taka ON A TV SHOW CALLED “OSHARE IZUMU” (Eng subs - 2020/11/15)
-Shohei Miura said that he, taka, takeru and yu shirota gathered together in honor of haruma (2021/07/30)
-Japanese fans saw Takeru and Nobu to the ONE OK ROCK concert (2023/04/22)
……❪ MEANING. the surname 'kang' means 'ginger' in korean origin. the name 'minju' meaning depends on different factors and can mean clever or gem ❫
˗ˏˋ nickname. pretty nerd ❪ by members ❫, 4th gen princess ❪ by fans ❫ minj ❪ by members ❫, brainiac ❪ by eric, kevin, paige, and jacob ❫ nerd ❪ by maknaes ❫, kju ❪ by haknyeon ❫, savage ❪ by members and fans ❫
˗ˏˋ birthday. august 10, 1997
˗ˏˋ zodiac sign. gemini
˗ˏˋ birth place. seogwipo, jeju province, south korea
˗ˏˋ hometown. seogwipo, jeju province, south korea
˗ˏˋ current residency. seoul, south korea
˗ˏˋ ethnicity. korean
˗ˏˋ nationality. korean
˗ˏˋ languages. korean ❪ native ❫, english ❪ basic ❫
˗ˏˋ PERSONALITY ´ˎ˗
˗ˏˋ mbti. intj-a ❪ architect ❫
˗ˏˋ description. architects are one of the rarest personality types out there. architects can be seen as rational and often think for themselves better than others. intjs are always questioning everything and often like to figure things out on their own. this personality type has the goal of being successful and wants things to work out their way with no intent on slowing down. this personality type is extremely independent and would rather be left to do things by themselves. even though the architects are insanely independent and don't care for others input, they are still very caring. this type can be very affected by others pain and sorrows, especially if caused by them. architects are always searching for new ideas and knowledge. they can often be labeled as nerds or book warms which isn't too far off. this being said, they often have trouble fitting into social events.
˗ˏˋ habits. zoning out when she uninterested, giving people the stank eye, resting bitch face, picking at her fingernails, finger tapping, freezing when she's scared, looking for her members in large crowds, holding someone's hand in crowded areas
˗ˏˋ phobias. large crowds ❪ agoraphobia, severe ❫, bridges ❪ gephyrophobia, severe ❫, bugs ❪ entomophobia, mild ❫
˗ˏˋ CAREER ´ˎ˗
˗ˏˋ occupation. kpop idol
˗ˏˋ labels. cre.ker entertainment ❪ 2017-2021 ❫, ist entertainment ❪ 2021-present ❫, kakao m; formerly loen ent ❪ 2017-present ❫, universal music ❪ 2022-present ❫
˗ˏˋ training time. 2017-2019, 2 year and 1 month
˗ˏˋ debut. december 7, 2019
……❪ age; 22 ❫
˗ˏˋ positions. visual, lead vocalist
˗ˏˋ known for. visuals, sarcasm, her iq, vocals,
˗ˏˋ representative number. 01
……❪ she chose 01 because she wants her and her members to always be number one ❫
˗ˏˋ designed color. lilac
˗ˏˋ rankings.
……❪ singing. 9/10 ❫
……❪ dancing. 8/10 ❫
……❪ rapping. 4/10 ❫
……❪ acting. 8/10 ❫
……❪ modeling. 10/10 ❫
……❪ songwriting. 8/10 ❫
……❪ composing. 6/10 ❫
……❪ choreographing. 4/10 ❫
……❪ speeches. 3/10 ❫
˗ˏˋ FAMILY ´ˎ˗
˗ˏˋ mom. n/a ❪ 1974 ❫
˗ˏˋ dad. n/a ❪ 1973 ❫
˗ˏˋ siblings. hyunmin ❪ 1995 ❫
˗ˏˋ pets. n/w
˗ˏˋ notable family. grandma ❪ 1953-2020 ❫
˗ˏˋ PHYSICAL ´ˎ˗
˗ˏˋ height. 165 cm ❪ 5'5'' ❫
˗ˏˋ weight. 47 kg ❪ 105 lbs ❫
˗ˏˋ blood type. a-
˗ˏˋ hair color. black
˗ˏˋ eye color. brown
˗ˏˋ body modifications. 12 piercings, 2 tattoos
˗ˏˋ face claim. miyeon ❪ (g)i-dle ❫
˗ˏˋ vocal claim. miyeon ❪ (g)i-dle ❫
˗ˏˋ voice claim. miyeon ❪ (g)i-dle ❫
˗ˏˋ dance claim. chaewon ❪ le sserafim ❫
˗ˏˋ INTERESTS ´ˎ˗
˗ˏˋ likes. reading, eating, writing short stories, movie nights, skinship; acts like she doesn't, chocolate, fruit, cake, anime, shopping, doing makeup, babysitting her niece, hot showers, sunsets, making others happy, documentaries, expensive jewelry and clothing, hair treatments, mugs, having her nails done
˗ˏˋ dislikes. veggies, burgers, mushrooms, bugs, rainy days, messy environments, reptiles, loud noises, driving, long plane rides, packing and unpacking.
˗ˏˋ favorites.
……❪ movies. cruella ❪ 2021 ❫, parasite ❪ 2019 ❫, the fallout ❪ 2021 ❫ breakfast at tiffany's ❪ 1961 ❫ grease ❪ 1978 ❫, harry potter ❪ 2001 ❫ ❫
……❪ shows. outer banks ❪ 2020 ❫, winx club ❪ 2004 ❫, stranger things ❪ 2016 ❫, you ❪ 2018 ❫, hunter x hunter ❪ 20011 ❫ ❫
……❪ books. harry potter, the silent patient, kim jiyoung born in 1982, the hobit ❫
……❪ emojis. 🫶🏻🥭 ❫
……❪ musical artists. red velvet, iu, shinee, sunmi, hyuna, beyonce, dove cameron blackpink ❫
……❪ songs. allergy ❪ (g)i-dle ❫, girl on fire ❪ alicia key ft. nicki minaj❫, lilac ❪ iu ❫, let me down slowly ❪ alec benjamin ❫, noir ❪ sunmi ❫ ❫
˗ˏˋ TRIVIA ´ˎ˗
……❪ she has an iq of 140 ❫
……❪ she idolizes sunmi and iu a lot ❫
……❪ she has never had a pet but she's always wanted a dog or turtle ❫
……❪ she says her mom would push her to study a lot and she grew up not doing any sports, only studying. her family wasn't very supportive of her being a trainee ❫
……❪ she has struggled with anxiety since she was very young, but she says it's gotten better since then ❫
……❪ her older brother is a well known soccer player ❫
……❪ her dad taught her how to play piano when she was young because he though it would help her become smarter ❫
……❪ her first kiss was in kindergarten because a cute boys friends dared them to kiss each other during lunch, she says they got in trouble for it ❫
……❪ she was an ulzzang on instagram during predebut and was trending for a while back in 2017 and trended briefly in 2018 when she officially deleted her account ❫
……❪ she likes alcohol and will drink often in between schedules ❫
……❪ her grandma and her brother were her biggest supporters when she decided to become an idol and even helped her pay any tuitions and fees ❫
……❪ she enjoys acting and hopes to be in a drama one day ❫
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I can’t seem to find an actual complete list of all of BTS’s physical albums and singles, especially including any of their Japanese releases and all the different versions, so I compiled everything that I could find into a single, chronological list.
1st Single Album: 2 Cool 4 Skool [June 13, 2013]
(single version)
1st Mini album: O!RUL8,2? [September 11, 2013]
(single version)
2nd Mini Album: Skool Luv Affair [February 12, 2014]
4th Japanese Album: Map Of The Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~ [July 15, 2020]
(Regular Edition) (Limited Edition A) (Limited Edition B) (Limited Edition C) (Limited Edition D) (BTS Japan FC Limited Edition) (Universal Music Store Limited Edition) (Seven Net Limited Edition)
Single CD: Dynamite - Limited Edition [November 20, 2020]
(single version)
BE: Deluxe Edition [November 20, 2020]
(single version)
Limited Edition 7” Vinyl: Life Goes On [November 20, 2020]
(single version)
Limited Edition Cassette Tape: Life Goes On [November 20, 2020]
(single version)
BE: Essential Edition [February 19, 2021]
(single version)
Japanese Album: BTS, THE BEST [June 16, 2021]
(Regular Edition) (Limited Edition A) (Limited Edition B) (Limited Edition C) (BTS Japan FC Limited Edition) (Universal Music Store Limited Edition) (Seven Net Limited Edition)
A solo stan who is thinking about checking other groups out?
There is nothing wrong with being a solo stan (as in only liking 1 group) as long as you are kind and courteous to other groups.
Also this post might not be for you.
But if you are a solo stan (usually starting with BTS) or just in need of finding new groups and thinking about spreading your wings here are some suggestions. 🙂
When I first got into kpop way back in the 2010 years I had no clue what I had stumbled on and I only liked 2 groups max for the longest time because I didnt know about any other groups. Since then I’ve come to love so many groups that I wish I knew about sooner.
Now mind you. I am primarily a boy group stan so there are not a lot of girl groups on her so please forgive me. -*edit I’ve decided to do a part 2 of just girl groups so stay tuned
This is also under the impression you already know BTS and their brother group TXT.
also if your fav is not on this list I dearly apologize. I picked groups that might be a good intro to like multiple groups.
Groups down below ˅˅˅˅
SEVENTEEN:
-13 Member group under Pledis Entertainment.
- Debuted May 26, 2015
-Popular in Korea and slowly gaining popularity internationally.
-AMAZING dancers.
-Like the synchronization is unreal for 13 people.
- Divided into 3 sub-units; Performance Unit, Hip-Hop Unit, and Vocal Unit
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Don’t Wanna Cry. Hit, Clap
iKON:
-Currently a 6 Member group under YG Entertainment
-Debuted September 15th, 2015
-Addicting Chorus’s and bad ass rapping
-Their Leader B.I recently left the group early this year, but fans are hopeful for a reunion. But that doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate OT7 right now.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Bling Bling, Love Scenario, B-Day
ONEUS:
-6 Member group under RBW Entertainment
-Debuted January 9th, 2019.
-They are a crazy good for a rookie group and have a lot of bangers.
-Their choreography is no joke
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Valkyrie (Debut song), Twilight, Lit
(Seriously they have no bad songs)
NCT 127:
(NCT is actually a massive group divided up into sub-units)
-10 Member group under SM Entertainment.
-Debuted July 10th, 2016
-Crazy Powerful dance moves.
-Look mean, but are actually sweethearts.
-Gaining popularity in the west.
-Some songs to introduce you to them:Cherry Bomb, Touch, Highway to Heaven
NCT Dream:
-Currently a 6 member group under SM Entertainment
-Debuted August 24th, 2016
-Cute Charm and Powerful stage presence.
-NCT Dream is as this moment not a fixed unit and based on idols age.
-When they get old enough the members “graduate” and join other NCT sub-units
-Mark of NCT 127 was once the leader but he reached the age limit and “Graduated” and thus no longer apart of the group.
-Many fans detest this concept and wish SM to make them a fixed unit but that doens’t mean you can’t love OT6 or OT7 at the moment.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Boom, We Go Up, Go
Stray Kids:
-8 member group under JYP Entertainment
-Debuted March 25th, 2018
-Gained a lot of popularity through their survival show of the same name
-Strong and Meaningful songs that deal a lot with self struggle and depression.
-All songs are produced by members Bang Chan, Changbin and Han who make up the sub-unit 3racha.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Hellavator Levanter, Voices, My Pace, Double Knot, God’s Menu, Back Door (I mean this list can go on and on)
GOT7:
-7 Member group under JYP Entertainment
-Debuted January 16th, 2014
-Another amazing dancing group
-Strong Charisma on stage.
-Variety Kings
-Goofballs
-Some songs to introduce you to them:Hard Carry, Eclipse, You Are
VAV:
-7 Member group under A Team Entertainment
-Debuted October 31st, 2015.
-Severely underrated
-Has lost some members and gains some as well.
-They work super hard year round with hardly and rest.
-Please stan VAV.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: She’s Mine, Poison, Spotlight.
ASTRO:
-6 Member group under Fantagio Entertainment
-Debuted February 23rd, 2016.
-Cute, Charming group.
-The boys are actual angels.
-The group is a breath of fresh air.
-Super Talented.
-Addicting songs that just make you smile
-Can have the same concept as literally any other group but still make it their own.
-Vocals are beyond this world.
-Also just overall very pretty.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: All Night, Blue Flame, Baby, Always You.
The Boyz:
-11 Member group under Cre.Ker Entertainment
-Debuted December 6th, 2017
-A really fun and charming group.
-Their song’s are very addicting
-Dance like songs
-Sweet sweet boys who deserve love.
-Member Hwall left in October of 2019 due to health reasons
-Some songs to introduce you to them: D.D.D, No Air, Giddy Up
Day6:
-5 Member group under JYP Entertainment
-Debuted September 7th, 2015
-An actual band so they don’t dance on stage
-but crazy talented
-Their songs are known to make people feel happier.
-I don’t think it is possible to have a bad Day6 song.
-Jae’s twitter is quite possible my favorite place on this earth.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: I smile. Time of our lives. Colors, I need Somebody. Dance Dance. Literally any of them.
PENTAGON:
-Currently a 9 Member group under Cube Entertainment.
-Debuted October 10th, 2016.
-Also Underrated.
-Such amazing discography.
-UNIQUE VOICES
-Strong vocals and major crackheads
-Went through their survival show “Pentagon Maker” and debuted as 10 members.
-Former Member E’Dawn was basically kicked out of Cube and Pentagon after revealing he was dating label mate HyunA. Fans are still hopeful for an OT10 reunion.
-But we can support OT9 now.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Sha La La, Shine, Like This, Cosmo (Japanese song).
SF9:
-9 Member group under FNC Entertainment
-Debuted October 5th, 2016
-FNC’s first dance boy group.
-SEVERELY UNDERRATED.
-If you want any songs to put on your workout playlist, or just get you hyped then their are your boys.
-AMAZING Dancers.
-They are almost all actors as well. If you watch K-Drama’s you might recognize Chani (their maknae) from widely popular Sky Castle and Rowoon from new K-Drama “Extraordinary You”
-Stan SF9. Stream RPM
-Some songs to introduce you to them: O Sole Mio, RPM, Now or Never, Easy Love
Monsta X
-A SEVEN Member group under Starship Entertainment
-Literally the definition of hard-working.
-Powerful Choreography, crazy stage presence, intense charisma...must I go on.
-Literally deserve the world.
-Were formed through the survival program No Mercy and have not stopped since.
-Their songs are so addicting and on top of that are actual sweethearts.
-Only want to make people smile and feel loved through their music.
-Would possibly die for their fans.
-Okay I’m talking too much.
-Gaining popularity in the Western regions.
-In October of 2019, member Wonho (the orange hair in the gif) left the group due to rumors and lies being spread about him. He didn’t want to hurt Monsta X’s reputation so he left the group but fans have strongly opposed this, fighting for starship to help clear his name and have him return. The protest continues on even after almost a month.
(Trust me, if you knew this group and Wonho, you would understand why fans are opposing this.)
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Follow, Shoot Out, Beautiful, Dramarama, All In, Alligator.
NU’EST:
-5 Member group under Pledis Entertainment
-Debuted March 15th, 2012
-Very unique style and concept with their albums. Sticks to their own specific style.
-Addicting chorus.
-Honey Sweet vocals.
-Had a sub-united called NU’EST W while Minhyun was promoting as a member of Wanna One. (The W stood for ‘Waiting’ which should tell you the type of guys they are).
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Bet Bet, Love Me, Face (Debut Song), Help Me (Nu’est W song).
BTOB:
-7 Member group under Cube Entertainment
-Debuted March 21st, 2012.
-Ballads anyone?
-Are primarily a vocal focus group
-But understandably because BTOB has one of the strongest vocals in Kpop.
-But can also dance.
-Honest to good crack heads
-Variety Kings #2
-Currently 3 members are serving their military service but you can still support them in their quiet time.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: I’ll be your man, Only one for me, Beautiful Pain, Missing You.
ATEEZ:
-8 Member group under KQ Entertainment
-Debuted October 24th, 2018.
-ROOKIE KINGS.
-In their one year so far since debut they have shown the world that they are not a group to underestimate.
-Strong Dancers, powerful choreography.
-Their stage presence is no joke.
-Songs are super addicting and go hard so if you need a workout playlist Ateez is your group.
THE DUALITY OF EACH MEMBER.
-San is Satan in disguise.
-Prepared for debut for a really REALLY long time.
-Already signed up with a US record label.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Wonderland, Pirate King, Treasure, Say My name, Wave. literally any of them.
EXO:
-9 Member group under SM Entertainment
-Debuted April 8th, 2012.
-If you know BTS, you probably know about them.
-But EXO are worth all the hype.
-Korea’s chosen representative (Whether you agree with it or not, it’s true)
-Deadly Stage Presence and Charisma
-Their songs are always iconic.
-Leader Suho just might be god I haven’t figured it out yet.
-As of November 2019, 3 of their members are not promoting with the group. Lay is off promoting solo stuff and stuff in china and america (because SM doesn’t want EXOLS happy) and the other 2 members, Xiumin and D.O are currently serving in the military.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Monster, Love Shot, Lotto, Tempo.
Golden Child
-10 Member group under Woollim Entertainment.
-Debuted August 28th, 2017.
-Underrated group x 10.
-Dancing is on point.
-Stage presence on point
-Hardworking
-cute songs
-They are just charming boys who smile more than the sun i swear.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Wannabe, DamDaDi, Genie, Let Me
A.C.E:
-5 Member group under Beat Interactive
-Debuted May 23rd, 2017
-I literally don’t understand why they are so underrated.
-They have created their own unique style in kpop with a rock vibe that is hardly used in the community.
-POWERFUL dancers.
-Rude as fuck but thats besides the point.
-Another great group if you need workout songs.
-Some songs to introduce you to them: Undercover, Savage, Callin, Take Me Higher.
Other groups that I did not talk about but I think should be mentioned:
Hello love ♥️♥️ can you help me please ? Can you make a list of sehun's all photoshoot of this past year ? Thanks love ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️(and sorry for my English)
Hello Dear Anon ♥️♥️♥️ Oh please don’t worry, your English is just fine :) I made a list of Sehun’s photoshoots & magazine appearances throughout the years for you. I’m sorry I couldn’t add the photoshoots he did with other EXO members to my post but I could manage to add the ones he did with these 2 beautiful and elegant ladies, Irene and Sara Grace Wallerstedt. Hope this helps & you like it :)
BTS being constantly busy -- touring, promoting and recording means they all spend a lot of their time with one another, but Jimin and Jungkook spend a considerable amount of time with each other outside of band duties. Honestly they spend SO MUCH time together that doing a comprehensive list of their activities is impossible. Here are just some of our favorite moments.
Rehearsals
Watching Fireworks together - Jimin was so happy! (05/13/2019)
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July 15, 2019 fireworks tweet
Staying up all night in the Soop. The mosquito net incident! (paid content - In the Soop Ep 7 behind the scenes)
When you realize Jimin is sitting behind Jungkook in the 3rd picture ;_;
Sharing cars
Jungkook telling staff he and Jimin will ride together
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This one starts with Jungkook trying to get into the same car with Jimin, but Tae drags him to a different car and then Tae goes w/ Jimin. The fact that Tae has to drag Jungkook to a different car to get to spend his own time with Jimin is hilarious.
May 19, 2019 MetLife Arena in New Jersey
Leaving Bang Bang Con
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Jimin saying how they ride in the car together all the time and how he listens to Jungkook singing 8 hours a day - Memories 2019 (paid content)
Visiting Namjoon and Hoseok on the set of their solo MVs
Eating Together
Jimin and Jungkook talk a lot about how they “click”. Even in the early days you could tell they had a lot of fun together when Jungkook let himself relax and Jimin wasn’t pushing too hard. As a result of how well they get along, they spend a lot of time together both in a work environment and outside it. Here are just a few of the Jikook dates/hangs that we know about.
Since both boys are from Busan, they have been making the trip home for the holidays together for years now. Here are just a few of the documented instances of them travelling to Busan or back to Seoul from Busan together.
January 2015 - Busan trip
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January 2016 - spotted taking the train to Busan. JM’s dad picked them up.
January 30 2017 - spotted coming home from Busan together on train.
Here are some date nights/outside of work hangs with other members, by themselves, or with friends.
March 2016 Jimin and Jungkook attended a Big Bang concert with J-Hope.
October 28 2017 Jungkook and Jimin went on a trip to Japan together during their time off from BTS. According to a fan that spotted them at the airport, Jimin’s dad, Jungkook’s dad, and Jungkook’s brother dropped them off. You can find more details about this trip in the Big Moments section.
February 15 2018 -Jungkook and Jimin went to an escape room with Jimin’s friend Sungwoon. Jimin and J-Hope had been doing promo in Japan prior to this. Jimin returned to Seoul on 2/13/18 without J-Hope. Jungkook was at Jeju Island with his family until 2/12/18 and returned to Seoul alone. Who knows what they did for Valentine’s Day. I just hope everyone had fun.
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July 2018 during filming of S3 Bon Voyage, Jimin and Jungkook used an airport layover to have a breakfast date. Not a super huge STATEMENT but they are cuddly through the entire 11 minute behind the scenes cut and the breakfast itself feels domestic as hell.
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October 4, 2018 Jimin posted this to Twitter after Episode 2 of Bon Voyage aired. BTS went on a boat ride together. At the end of the night, Hoseok, Namjoon, Yoongi, and Jin (Taehyung hadn’t arrived yet) got off the boat and Jimin and Jungkook went back out to watch the red moon together. During the episode, the Big Hit editors put [Star, Wind, and Romance Mood] as the caption for this date. (Filming was in summer of 2018)
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November 25 2018 BTS returned from their Osaka, Japan concerts to Seoul. Jungkook and Jimin immediately went skating at the famous Lotte World Ice Rink together. The video was filmed by a person who claims to have seen them in casual passing and recorded them, but many people believe they are a sasaeng (stalker fan). We’ve decided to include it here. It’s been spread around so much at this point that it’s easily googleable.
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And to lunch afterward at the Golden Pig.
And seen walking home from ice skating by fans afterward
June 5 2019 Jimin’s friends came to London to watch BTS perform at Wembley Stadium. Jimin and Jungkook went out with them for a day of eating and sightseeing. Especially meaningful when you consider that Jimin has said in the past he doesn’t really like sharing his friends group with anyone.
May 29 2019 went to see Avengers Endgame together. Jungkook loves Iron Man. Jimin said he cried at the end.
Late August/Early September 2019, Jimin decided to take a spur of the moment trip to Paris with a friend at the end of August. On August 31st at about 9:15 pm Paris time (5:15 am on September 1st in Korea, aka Jungkook’s birthday), Jimin posted a video to Twitter wishing Jungkook a happy birthday.
Jimin’s video message on Twitter
Video translation: Jungkook-ssi! Happy birthday. I sincerely wish you a happy birthday & eat lots of delicious food. May you live a long life. Let's have a drink later!
Meanwhile, actual Jimin was on an 11 hour flight back to Seoul to surprise Jungkook for his birthday. We learn from a vlive Jimin posted on his own birthday in October, that he got in late that evening, went straight to Jungkook, then got up the next day to get on another flight to Hawaii for a pre planned trip with a different friend. The things we do for love.
Speaking of literally no one would take an 11+ hour flight to spend a couple of hours with their co-worker on their birthday, let’s move on to Boyfriend Privileges!
Yet another Friday without a news dump from the federal government (woo hoo!) means that I have the room to highlight something really interesting that was buried in President Biden’s speech at the State Department yesterday afternoon. Not surprisingly, Biden announced a return to a more traditional foreign policy than his predecessor’s. But he did more than that: he tied foreign policy to domestic interests in a way that echoed Republican president Theodore Roosevelt when he helped to launch the Progressive Era of the early twentieth century.
Biden’s predecessor wrenched U.S. foreign policy from the channel in which it had operated since WWII, replacing it with a new focus on the economic interests of business leaders. Trump chose as Secretary of State the former chief executive officer of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, who oversaw the gutting of career officers in the State Department. When the department lost 12% of its foreign-affairs specialists in the first eight months of 2017, it was clear that the Trump administration was abandoning a foreign policy in which the United States tried to defend the idea of democracy and to advance its interests through diplomacy.
Instead, in his first trip overseas, the former president traveled to Saudi Arabia, where he announced the largest single arms deal in American history, worth $110 billion immediately and more than $350 billion over ten years. The White House noted that the deal was “a significant expansion of… [the] security relationship” between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.
"That was a tremendous day. Tremendous investments in the United States," Trump told reporters. "Hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the United States and jobs, jobs, jobs." Lockheed Martin, one of the world’s largest defense contractors, cheered the sale.
It was a public relations victory for Mohammed bin Salman, often referred to as MBS and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia at the time, coming as it did just a year after Congress voted to allow the families of those killed in the 9/11 attacks to sue the country from which 15 of the 19 hijackers came. It also would increase the U.S. supply of arms to his country’s intervention in Yemen, the country to its south, where a pro-Saudi president had been ousted in 2015 by the Houthi movement, whose members accused him of corruption and ties to Saudi Arabia and the U.S.
In his remarks during his May visit to Saudi Arabia, Trump backed away from the role the United States had claimed to take on since its war with Spain in 1898, aiming to defend democracy around the world. “We are not here to lecture—we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or how to worship,” Trump said. “[W]e are here to offer partnership-- based on shared interests and values—to pursue a better future for us all.”
For the rest of his presidency, Trump worked to weaken the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance among 30 nations of Europe, the U.S., and Canada, formed in 1949 to stop the spread of Soviet, and now Russian, aggression in Europe. Instead, he worked to strengthen U.S. ties to countries with strongman leaders, such as MBS and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. He sidestepped career diplomats to run his own, shadow diplomacy out of the White House, tapping his son-in-law Jared Kushner to secure peace in the Middle East, for example, and asking administration officials to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to announce an investigation into Joe Biden’s son Hunter.
And he continued to sell billions worth of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, even after Congress halted such transfers as indiscriminate Saudi bombing in Yemen created a deadly humanitarian crisis.
One of the first things Biden did when he took office was to freeze for review $23 billion in pending arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates negotiated by his predecessor (including 50 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets). Yesterday, he announced he was ending U.S. support for the Saudi war in Yemen.
In his speech to the State Department yesterday Biden immediately indicated that he was restoring traditional American diplomacy. The first thing he did was to acknowledge his secretary of state, Antony Blinken, a career diplomat with a degree from Columbia Law School and a long and impressive resume including work on U.S. policy in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.
The next thing Biden said was to assure the world that diplomats around the world spoke for the country again: “when you speak, you speak for me.” Later on, he reiterated that idea: “I value your expertise and I respect you, and I will have your back. This administration is going to empower you to do your jobs, not target or politicize you.”
Biden emphasized that he had spoken to “the leaders of many of our closest friends — Canada, Mexico, the UK, Germany, France, NATO, Japan, South Korea, Australia — to [begin] reforming the habits of cooperation and rebuilding the muscle of democratic alliances that have atrophied over the past few years of neglect and, I would argue, abuse.” The message he wants the world to hear is: “America is back. America is back. Diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy.”
Also back at the center of American diplomacy are “America’s most cherished democratic values,” Biden said, “defending freedom, championing opportunity, upholding universal rights, respecting the rule of law, and treating every person with dignity.” The case of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who was poisoned in August and returned to Russia in mid-January only to be thrown into jail, has enabled Biden to illustrate how dramatically his foreign policy differs from that of his predecessor. Biden called on Putin to release Navalny “immediately and without condition.”
Biden outlined his approach to Yemen, China, and Russia… and then he said something that jumped out.
Biden argued that foreign policy is an integral part of domestic policy. It requires that the government address the needs of ordinary Americans. “We will compete from a position of strength by building back better at home,” he said. “That’s why my administration has already taken the important step to live our domestic values at home — our democratic values at home.”
This idea—that the U.S. must reform its own society in order to extend the principles of democracy overseas-- was precisely the argument Theodore Roosevelt and other reformers made in the late 1890s when they launched the Progressive Era. When Roosevelt became president in 1901, he used this rationale to take the government out of the hands of business interests and use it to protect ordinary Americans.
Roosevelt argued that the government must clean up the cities, educate children, protect workers and consumers, support farmers, and make business pay its fair share. Biden shared his own list on Thursday: ending the so-called Muslim ban, reversing the ban on transgender troops, defending the free press, respecting science, addressing systemic racism and white supremacy, and rebuilding the economy.
“All this matters to foreign policy,” he said, “because when we… rally the nations of the world to defend democracy globally, to push back… authoritarianism’s advance, we’ll be a much more credible partner because of these efforts to shore up our own foundations.”
The tenth annual Gaon Chart Music Awards will be hosted at Jamsil Arena in Seoul, South Korea on January 13.
Note: As usual, the list also includes points claims nominated where applicable. If a points claim was nominated for the award in real life in the year it was released, was released as a single in-’verse during this year’s eligibility period and was able to experience a somewhat similar performance in-character (involves certain considerations like promoted vs. non-promoted, in-’verse charting and music show wins, etc.), it was added. If it wasn’t, it was either was not eligible following those specifications, the category was filled by nominees better fitting those specifications, or another song by the same muse was more qualified for the same category and was nominated. For solos (canon and points claims), a muse cannot be nominated for an award they do not have a matching position for (ex. a muse without a dance position cannot be nominated for best dance performance, a muse without a vocal position cannot be nominated for best vocal performance) and likewise, a song promoted as a solo cannot be nominated in a collaboration category and a song promoted as a collaboration cannot be nominated in a solo category.. If something seems to have somehow been overlooked, please bring it to the admin’s attention.
All categories should also be assumed to have at least one NPC nominee, so being the only nominee listed in a category does not mean an automatic win.
This is all for fun, so don’t take any of it too seriously! Nominations are based purely on the show’s own nomination history and do not involve the admin’s subjective opinion. These are only posted to give nominated muses more ongoing content to write about, but no one is required to write about them or even care about them! All posts related to in-’verse award season nominations and winners will be tagged #excawards, so please feel free to blacklist the tag if you don’t want to see the posts related to awards season.
Songs of the Year (Digital, 12 winners - one each month from December 2019 to November 2020)
December 2019
Lucid - “Rough”
February 2020
NPC & Jaewon - “We Don’t Talk Together”
March 2020
BEE - “I Like That”
Gold Star Soloist 1 - “Love Poem”
April 2020
Dimensions Soloist 3 - “I”
NPC & Suji - “Loveship”
Femme Fatale - “Kill This Love”
May 2020
Gold Star Soloist 1 - “Blueming”
Jaewon - “Fiancé”
June 2020
Yul & NPC - “SoulMate”
July 2020
Taeyong & Jynx - “How Can I Love The Heartbreak, You’re The One I Love”
August 2020
Fuse - “Psycho”
Origin - “Black Swan”
Suji - “Square (2017)”
Lucid - “Navillera”
September 2020
Origin - “On”
Origin - “Zero O’Clock”
Origin - “Friends”
Origin - “Filter”
Jiah - “Holo”
October 2020
Dimensions Soloist 2 - “Pporappippam”
WISH - “Downpour”
Minjung - “180˚”
November 2020
Decipher - “Where You At”
Suji - “Dark Cloud”
Taeyong - “Bittersweet”
Artist/Album of the Year (Physical, 4 winners - one for each quarter)
guess who it is beeeeech. iss me, ya friendly neighborhood nuisance demi. if you don’t know me, i’m a menace to dash, but also play sunshine sung (element), storm cloud andy (charm), and hurricane jeonghwa (lucid). this is my newest somewhat son benji, which means dumb chicken in mandarin. and that’s all u need to know to kno him. he’s the main vocal 3 of knight, and is agender but doesn’t know it and comfortably uses he/him. here’s his pinterest, profile, and plots, and there will be more info under the cut. if you’d like to plot feel free to like this uwu
OKAY SO benjis ~complex~ ive been told so let’s simplify this
personality/basics
class clown archetype
dick jokes galore
massive gay (tho bi), will gay joke often if ur also a gay/privvy to this info
dramatic bitch, mostly for the laffs
you’d think he’s a theatre kid
likes surface level relationships
enjoys people who laugh at his jokes and/or joke back
messy but likes things neat
didn’t care to be an idol, did it for the moolah
manner hands in work environments, touchy outside of them
doesn’t talk much on camera, won’t shut up off camera
has a sister he won’t shut up abt
she’s 14 and lives with him
he’s taken care of her since she was a bab and he was 12
doesn’t get angry often, but when he does it’s terrifying
mostly gets angry over things that affect his sister
considers himself from singapore, lived there from ages 7-17
has a singaporean accent to his korean unless he’s Trying
speaks mandarin, english, and korean
will roast you in singlish specifically if you can’t understand it
if you are one of the few that gets past his surface level, he’s loyal to a fault
slytherin primary and hufflepuff secondary which basically is ‘i care about my own, and the way i show that is through action and lots of love’
really just needs someone to take care of him back
scandals
nov 2012, he zoned out during an award’s show, it was caught on camera n ppl called him icy
jun 2013, caught on camera arguing with a knight member (see plots page)
august 2016, released that he’s been dating an idol since november 2013, then they broke up september 2016 (see plots page)
dec 2016, missed three schedules because his sister broke her foot and he went to take care of her
2017, a dating rumor that got shut down quickly (see plots page)