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Jay ☆ 30s ☆ they/them Bangtan OT7 since 2014 This is a BTS fan account, but I like all kinds of music! AuDHD disabled queer leftist. White, Jewish, pro-Palestine. Some political posts. Let's try to make this space positive and thoughtful 💜
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Absolutely love this analysis! I love how BTS use text painting so much, and soch does a wonderful job of breaking it down for Autumn Leaves 💜
A collection of (probably too many) idle thoughts I've had in 고엽 (Autumn Leaves): As doolset mentions in her translation, 고엽 [枯葉] is much less common, and sounds more poetic than 낙엽 [落葉]. +
I love when he does this! It's obviously much easier for me to catch when he writes in English, but it's great to see through translation how he does the same in Korean. There's this absolute confidence with language, a feeling of almost... putting his hands into the substance of it and playing.
And then all NJ's -어지네 constructions. So NJ sometimes does this thing where the kludges grammar that doesn't usually go together, and you know what it means, but it's not how you'd normally say it and it's interesting. +
It's Textile Tuesday, and you know what that means: a piece by artist Faig Ahmed called "The Dragons of Karabakh" that's woven to look like an antique Central Asian carpet is melting off the wall into a puddle. More about the artist here: faigahmed.com
This thread is so nice, I love reading people's little details from the shows! The amount of joy that can be created by these 7 guys being in a stadium full of fans could power a small country I think 😊
i’m just gonna wrap up my thoughts of the shows in this little thread of things i loved, things i noticed and realized about the members, and etc. 😌
This article by an Asian Grammy winner gives perspective on the structural limitations of the Grammys, and sets out specific changes that could be made if they want to win back global stars like BTS. It also asks bigger questions about the industry overall. 🧵 rollingstoneindia.com/bts-grammys-...
Ricky Kej on Why the Grammys Asian Pop Category Fails Asian Artists Like BTS
Grammy winner Ricky Kej says geographically bounded categories like Best Asian Pop or Best African Music Performance, fail to fully integrate world music into the main stage
rollingstoneindia.com
wait i didn’t know this was the origin of “but i’m jungkookie” oh it goes WAY BACK 🐰 are you done? 🐯 no, are you? 🐰 who are you writing to? jiminie-hyung? 🐯 jiminie! 🐰 👀 🐯 don’t look!! 🐰 🥺but i’m jungkookie…✨ 🐯 go away! 🐰 what!! i can’t see it from here 🐯 i’m gonna get you! 🐰😆
so... this art is captioned 나 정구긴데? “but i’m jungkookie?” (said cutely) which is a short hand for JK’s maknae privileges in a situation where a hyung may ask “why should i let you do this? why should i do this for you?” all JK has to say is “but i’m jungkookie?” (said cutely)
I was a guest on @wbur.org's HERE & NOW with Scott Tong to discuss BTS' decision not to submit songs from "Arirang" for Grammy contention. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Unpacking BTS' decision to boycott the Grammys
BTS announced last week that the group would not be submitting an entry for consideration.
wbur.org
A bit of a more unique post: The site's ChatGPT source prevention screen!
PLEASE DONT SHARE THIS PERSON’S FANCAMS! they’re a stalker! (@ venkawithu_suga on twt & maybe other platforms) as well as chelsea__tae , also a stalker
so... this art is captioned 나 정구긴데? “but i’m jungkookie?” (said cutely) which is a short hand for JK’s maknae privileges in a situation where a hyung may ask “why should i let you do this? why should i do this for you?” all JK has to say is “but i’m jungkookie?” (said cutely)
The thought of jungkook directly experiencing The Great Army Yoonkook Crashout of 2026 and even reposting this cute fanart (dalgorang_ on insta). I wonder what else he has seen😂
Run bts idea they recreate unhinged old photos of themselves
"BTS didn’t just skip an awards show, they named the actual question the Grammys have been dodging for over a decade: does this institution want to sort music by identity, or does it want to trust identity not to determine the outcome in the categories that matter most?"
BTS Just Shined A Light On The Grammys’ Diversity Problem
BTS proves a category built as a compliment can still function as a fence.
forbes.com
“Music should be competing based on artistic excellence, not separated by geography or ethnicity. The long-term goal should be for artists from Korea, Japan, the Philippines, India, or anywhere else to compete naturally in the same categories as everyone else.” - SleepDeez ❗️📰 No paywall.
BTS Boycott the Grammys, But Will Other Artists Follow?
After the Grammys announced a Best Asian Pop category, BTS announced they won't submit their album. Will other artists follow their lead?
au.rollingstone.com
When your hero tells you you were amazing. Nas reshared Joon's story and added his own caption.
WDYM AUTUMN LEAVES (PROD. BY SUGA) & COPYRIGHT OWNED BY MIN PD WAS SUNG TONIGHT
dis-ease bridge for your looping pleasure
when I tell u Normal was telling us to listen to the whole album in reverse. A story of them chasing a dream & slowly becoming more bitter along the way. But they decide to keep swimming. No. 29 resets &they come out as fucking beasts to end it singing Arirang. Sunday thoughts
throwing tf up thinking of these two as basically kids having to lead the others in hip hop and how they have spent countless hours talking about their idols, pointing out parts of songs they love, and HERE THEY ARE WITH THE NAS. THE MAN WHO WAS NAMJOON'S BEACON. THE ONE NAMGI ADORE AND RESPECT.
a cramped shared studio. blue walls. a bedroom crammed with bunk beds. friends leaving for good. friends who left but came back. arguments and writing songs together by the han. facing down those who want to tear your dream apart. succeeding. living. yoongi, namjoon ... look how far you've come 🥹