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mcfrey · 5 years

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something I wrote about BigHit on my phone at 2am to try and organise my thoughts that nobody asked for or has to agree with, but I just thought some people might find interesting to think about (it seems over dramatic with the layout but I swear that's just how I punctuate stuff in my phone sorry)

it finally happened

and by that I mean I'm gonna talk about something that's been bugging me

SO ANYWAYS

yeah

it's bighit

I felt it with answer not having all the songs on. they only left 2 songs and skits off of HYYH so like... to leave what was it like 6 songs off of answer?

sea, pied piper, paradise, love maze, 134340

okay that's the only 5 I could think of but it still applies

and it's like they chose those ones so that people have to buy all 3

I know I'm biased because those were literally my favourite ones and im still salty but

it feels like they chose to put in the ones with American producers and writers over prioritising fan favourites?

bighit

WYD

then came

burn the stage the movie

which didnt really bug me

lowkey just made me really happy but also really sad

although to have a YouTube series and a movie??? like I get that it costs a lot to make but if felt a bit weird

I got over it once I saw it though

but I still feel like their money making is hardly subtle

someone mentioned how bighit effectively make money off of overworking the boys through things like burn the stage and that's the upsetting truth. it raises awareness for what they do, but then they'll just have more fans so there will be more pressure and it will just get worse

okay wait part 2 should have been bon voyage

like yeah it's cute but breaks that are semi scripted with cameras in your bedroom shouldn't be classed as breaks

and then we watch it

we purchase it

it works

so they do it again

sometimes you get things which are meaningful out of those videos like when they were on the boat

or when they read letters on run

but are they actually meaningful? probably, but not compared to what happens off camera because

that's all we see

we dont know what goes on the rest of the time

how many actually genuinely meaningful moments there have or havent been

it's hardly news that we're not really a part of bts' story as individuals. not truly. so why fake it? why not embrace what it is?

next we have LY in Seoul screenings

kind of chill because not everyone gets to see the tour, plus even if there was a DVD it would be region locked

and it's just a nice chance to see them on a bigger screen and meet other armies so I cant really complain. nobody's making me go and for some people it's a really good thing.

but also kind of not chill because renting it on YouTube would be like 3£ and a cinema ticket is like 15£

*edit: and to do it when the tour is still going on feels strange to me? someone pointed out that some people couldn't go because it spoils it

and bighit push all this stuff about the boys overworking which we already know and feel guilty about but then they overlap this with their schedule when it makes so much more sense to promote and release this at a time when they're either on a break or working in the shadows so that we can get prerecorded content whilst they're resting*

bt21

cute and wholesome, but the collaborations with everything?

wait, this can apply to just bts themselves too

here's the thing, bighit, you may profit a lot from all these things but at the end of the day it's the partner who wins because people buy things they never wouldve thought to buy before bts' face was on it because that's just how consumerism works. bts are under your contract and by accepting every single deal presented to you one could argue that you are in fact damaging their image by contradicting the message of their music. we know that the members arent sincere in their promoting without even having to ask them. there is nothing spiteful about it. the members arent in the wrong or trying to deceive us. they're just doing their jobs. the problem is that people support bts because of their music, lyrics, and speeches which are all, just to name a few, anti capitalist, anti consumerist, and anti racist, and you make money off of them because they show those traits, and it's because it's all clearly sincere.

but you also make money off of them through their advertising campaigns with luxury products, fast fashion designs, and uninclusive makeup lines.

you cannot show two sides of BTS to the world without making one of them emotionally worthless.

and if I were you, I would not for a second risk losing the quality and sincerity of the message in bts' music that got you where you are today.

what makes it hurt more is that bts are still so passionate.

they make songs and remixes in their own time.

why arent they incorporated into the discography? why is the discography simultaneously over saturated and lacking? rushed yet milked?

their performances are still so strong, but they collapse at the end

is it really worth it in your eyes? why cant they simply perform less and better? is their hardworking image being abused for further popularity, exhibiting their sleep deprivation like its part of what attracts people to them?

and this stadium tour

now this is different

because it's not bad at the moment, just confusing

what I think it means is that bighit wasnt brave enough to try for stadiums the first time, then realised their mistake when every arena sold out in minutes or even seconds?

or worse, he knew they would sell out and wanted them to so that the show could be labelled as Sold Out

which is fair enough, and clever

but it's also really not

like there are hundreds of thousands of people missing out on the tour who want to give you their money but the venues were too small or there were too few dates

or you avoided their state, country or continent altogether

and now you could argue you're fixing that by going back with a larger capacity and giving them a chance but why with 9 days notice?

look I get that nothing can be perfect but this has just been piling up recently and I think it's the deals and tours that bothered me most

dont get me wrong, I'm much madder at the way *edit: i put a company name here* capitalizes and could probably be even more mad if I actually learnt about it rather than just using instinct (get it it's funny)

and I'm even more mad at *edit: I put a different company name here* for their poor management and neglect of what people actually want

but bighit really have bts

The BTS

and that gives them so many choices

yet they seem to make some really irrational ones

and now its 2:39am

and we'll end it on that beautiful negative note

*edit: please dont hesitate to let me know what you think about this or if you think it's just going to stir up something and I should take it down

and thanks for sitting through this whole thing*

#bts #bighit #bangtan #bangtan sonyeondan #bangtan boys #bighit entertainment #bts love yourself #speak yourself #love yourself

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imjohnnydora · 7 years

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what is this u may ask?? idk either!! so a couple of days ago i hit 700 followers (wth?!? ilysm?!?) and i wasnt in the mood to do anything Big but i still wanted to give u guys some love!! ♥ so i compiled a list of mutuals i’ve grown rly fond of!! (tho its supes risky bc any of u who know me know that my memory is the literal worst so if we’re friends and i left u out (SORRY) its 110% bc im an awful person not bc i dont love u and u should lmk so i can add u)

disclaimer: i narrowed this down to people i’ve spoken to on several occasions, spoken to recently, and/or have known a super long time. bc otherwise this would literally just be a list of all of my followers bc ur all my best friends ily ♥

**sidenote i included people (read: literally just emma) that only follow my sideblog @johnnydora bc i have no boundaries deal with it

♥♥ I LOVE YOU ALL ♥♥

!!! these are in alphabetical order btw

@alyxhathaway11 is more adorable than u could possibly imagine tbh. we havent actually rly spoken ever but i love you so much and u always leave the kindest comments on my poetry and i appreciate u a lot ♥

@dogworldchampion is my jACKET TWIN and like a nice person and my friend but jacket twin tops everything so idk wyd. anyway ur so fun to talk to and yell with and ily ♥

@elsaclack is honestly a goddess bye. pal idk i love u a lot and u write the best things and im still like 70% too scared to talk to u but ur rly sweet and fun so im working my up there. anyway the hearteyes emoji is me @ u thats all ♥

@eunoiaschaos is a poetry goddess who also yells with me about bones so like the best of both worlds tbh. and i do not talk to u as much as i should but i always see u and hope ur doin great pal ily ♥

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@three-drink-amy is a relatively new friend but i have zero (0) chill so i love her already. anyway pal i love hearing bout ur fics and reading ur fics like they Kill me every time ur so great ♥

@theodorenctt is a babe and ive known her a long time but havent spoken to her in also a long time which is bad i should do that. but ur an angel and i think ur Too Cool To Be Real and i smile always when ur on my dash ♥

#jo does things #jo does a weIRD THING #jo lOVES EVERYONE WAY TOO MUCH AND NEEDS TO CALM DOWN

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