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jmdbjk · 1 month

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White Bear Artillery Brigade.

I'm not here to share anything earth shattering or reveal new information. I'm just going to elaborate on what I know and how I see it. Feel free to form your own opinions.

Ok so, from everything I know, this is how I'm understanding it (long ramble)...

Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world. At any given time, it consists of about 600,000 active duty soldiers and approximately 3 million reservists.

Soldiers are automatically transferred to the Reserve Forces upon discharge from their initial active duty service and serve four years in the Mobilization Reserve followed by four years as a Homeland Reservist. No one ever talks about this. They are not "free" following their active duty service. They are still considered reservists.

Jimin and Jungkook are in the White Bear Artillery Brigade of the 5th Infantry Division of the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA).

ROKA itself, the Army, is the largest of the military branches. The other ROK military branches are ROK Navy and ROK Air Force. The ROK Marines are part of their Navy forces.

It might be difficult to fathom the scope and size of ROKA. Here is an outline of the structure. You will need to scroll down a ways to see where the 5th Infantry Division falls. It is under Army Ground Operations and then under V Corps (Corps 5).

The White Bear Brigade consists of the: 195th, 196th, 205th and 988th Field Artillery Battalions. The 196th is also called YELLOW DRAGON.

I do not know which Field Artillery Battalion Jimin and Jungkook are assigned to.

Each of these Field Artillery Battalions are scattered in different locations but tied to the 5th Infantry Division. The 5th Infantry Division's top general controls these Field Artillery Battalions.

And the term "field" only means they are not located at the training base where Jin is.

It means they are out in the "field" in another remote, secluded strategic location, away from the main base, where if necessary, they and their artillery, can be deployed efficiently and rapidly should this action be required.

They don't see Jin any more. He is at a separate location.

The front line between South Korea and North Korea is lined with hills and low-lying mountains, they will be nestled up in there somewhere.

"Field" does not mean they are living in the middle of a farm field in tents, cooking food over campfires. It means they are at a base somewhere in the hills and mountains. This base will hold lots of other soldiers, though not as many soldiers as there are at the original training base where Jin is because that's sort of a hub where they deploy the newly trained soldiers from.

Simple terms: Jimin and Jungkook are out there in the middle of nowhere near the front lines at a base where they take care of weaponry like tanks and the ammo for tanks in case they have to quickly respond to an attack. Heaven forbid.

Anyway. How many ways can I explain that? Obvs a bunch.

Military jobs.

There are probably dozens of jobs that an Army base like theirs requires.

Cooking food to feed all the soldiers is one of those jobs. Cleaning the kitchen after cooking is part of that job. There were rumors since January that Jungkook was a kitchen worker. Those in the K-military call it Kitchen Police. And then JK just said he is cooking rice and cleaning up to the ceiling so that pretty much confirms he is indeed a Kitchen Police.

In the context of him being enlisted in the military and him coming to tell us he is doing good in the military, he is telling us he cooks rice and cleans up afterward.

He didn't mean he sometimes randomly cooks rice in his room. Nor did he mean he made himself a snack. It doesn't mean he also has a second job of cleaning. Everything he does will be associated with the Kitchen Police.

Their days are very regimented and structured. He will be one soldier on a team of soldiers tasked with creating enough food 3 times a day to feed the entire base. It is a full time job.

The rumor for Jimin is that he might be in a role that involves maintenance. Maintenance of what? We don't know. But what we know about Jimin is that he was on the robotics team in school, he has leadership skills, and he made a bunch of LEGO kits and a miniature house model in front of us during several weverse lives. Is he putting together computers? Is he reassembling machinery? We don't know.

The Companion Enlistment Program.

The buddy system was created in 2003 in order to foster better outcomes and psychologically stronger soldiers. It allows those who choose to enlist under this program to be with someone who they can gain this support from throughout their enlistment. That's the whole point. To be together during their enlistment.

The age range is dynamic. Every year this range progresses one year.

For 2023, the age range for this program were those born between Jan. 1, 1995 and Dec. 31, 2005. For 2024, the age range will be those born between Jan. 1, 1996 and Dec. 31, 2006. And so on.

The reason is because only Korean men between the ages of 18-28 are conscripted. 2023 was the last year Jimin was eligible for this program.

The criteria is very specific when choosing this type of enlistment. You can't "game" the system by enlisting in this program for reasons other than the ones the military has set for this type of enlistment. It's the military... they are masters at the "game." Strategy, out-thinking the enemy, creative warfare... that's their gig.

The barracks where Jimin and Jungkook sleep will be the same. The bathroom where they wash up will be the same. The cafeteria where they eat will be the same. Their recreational facilities will be the same.

It's the same base, same facilities. They may not be in each other's faces while they perform their jobs every day, but they see each other EVERY DAY. They sleep together EVERY NIGHT.

Delulu time.

Every time I say that I go "hammer time" and think of MC Hammer and the song starts in my head...anyway... I'm a dork.

I can imagine Jungkook's day starts a little earlier than Jimin's because the kitchen will need to be ready to serve breakfast for the rest of the soldiers.

There might be other teams/groups who also begin their day earlier than others. Perhaps they all gather and do some sort of brief, early morning drills or general chores before heading off to their respective posts/jobs for the day. I don't know, just guessing.

The kitchen team would do things like take in supplies, store the supplies correctly according to regulations, place orders for more supplies, gather the ingredients to make that day's menus, prepare the foods according to specified recipes, serve the food, maintain and clean the serving area, maintain and clean the cooking appliances, cookware, cooking utensils, clean the food trays and eating utensils, clean the kitchen from floor to ceiling, plan and prepare for the next day's menus, doing any preliminary prep like thawing frozen food, etc.

Menus are not decided on a whim. The Army will have set daily menus and have contracts within the country's food industry to provide ingredients and supplies in bulk.

I used to think it was slightly odd to obsess over the food they were being served in the military. But now I'm keenly interested. Is there a jikook food tray account on X?

As I don't really know the details of Jimin's job, I can only guess that he reports to his job, carries out his duties just like Jungkook and just like all their fellow soldiers. His duties may be similar in that he inventories supplies, orders new supplies/parts. Or he might be training for a specific skill like polishing glass for gun scopes or something. I just made that up to use as an example.

Of course, duty on base would be vastly different from combat if they were to actually be activated to fight. I don't want to think about that.

Perhaps during the course of their week, they all attend classes or lectures or informational meetings or whatever. I don't know. That's just a guess. But somehow, information would need to be shared and continuing training would need to occur.

At the end of the day, they'd head back to their own barracks and enjoy their evening of free time. They'd get their phones for a short period of time. From what I understand, depending on their location, their wireless signal may not be reliable or strong.

Maybe they work out. If so, they do it together. They are accustomed to doing that so there's every reason to think they'd also work out together while enlisted.

They can decompress in the company of each other, relaxing, being themselves in the comfort of familiarity. They can talk about things that they accomplished, things they learned or situations they got embarrassed about.

They can make jokes with each other, poke fun at each other, commiserate, empathize, laugh, express frustration or joy with each other.

If they have enough moments of privacy, they can vent about assholes they had to deal with or they can hype the nice people they interacted with during their day.

Or they can just relax in the company of each other in silence and nothing else.

You know... all the things you do with the person you are most comfortable with... the person they wanted next to them sharing the ups and downs of this period of their lives. It works out wonderfully for them.

Then lights out and go to sleep and do it all over again the next day.

Anyway. I send up my thoughts every day that they are safe, healthy, eating well, and that their bodies and minds are strong. I am thankful they have each other. It is day 97 into their service. 451 days remaining. FIGHTING!

#i know more about the korean military than i do about my local school system #jimin #jungkook #jikook #minkook #kookmin #bts military service #i've said it before - washing rice is a chore #someone please start a kookmin food tray account on X

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bl-bam-beyond · 4 months

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Mandatory Military Service Completed. PARK SEO HAM is back in circulation.

In honor of that a Semantic Error APPRECIATION POST

The First Official Meeting of Jae Young & Sang Woo

Semantic Error (2022, SOUTH KOREA)

Chu Sang Woo (PARK JAE CHAN) is an emotionless take no prisoners college student forced to do the work of a group project all alone. The other group members in his phone as FREELOADERS.

One of those freeloaders is Jang Jae Young (PARK SEO HAM) labeled as FREELOADER # 3 and because Sang Woo removing the names of the members of the group project Jae Young has been denied graduation and he wants revenge. Sang Woo avoids him successfully until Sang Woo sets himself up to meet Freeloader # 3 as a designer for his game.

@pose4photoml @lutawolf @kingofthereblog-boysloveed

#PARK SEO HAM MILITARY SERVICE DONE #SEMANTIC ERROR #SOUTH KOREAN BL SERIES #CHU SANG WOO MEETS JANG JAE YOUNG #ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE KBL'S #THE PARKS #My GIFS #MYGIFSET #MY-GIF-EDIT #BL-BAM-BEYOND FAMILY OF BLOGS #REWATCHING ON VIKI THIS WEEKEND

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dearedwardteach · 5 months

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I'm probably going to regret this but what have people been saying about jimin? I haven't been on Twitter all day.

im not on twitter at all but still i read about it i cant seem to escape the drama 😩 apparently (cuz i went looking into it a bit more and nothing has been confirmed by hybe or the sk ministry of defense so it might be false in the end and we'll probably never know anyway) some jk solos/taekookers have addressed a formal complaint to the ministry of defense towards jimin, arguing that he is gay and should not be put in the same baracks as jk for the later's safety (completely bonkers, they literally lived in the same cramped dorm room for years. ANYWAYS). since there are laws that discriminate against queer ppl in the sk army they have to investigate that claim (if you are known to be queer the army will categorise you as having a mental disability, you can also be dishonorably discharged... also if i understand correctly, if you have sex while in military facilities and while not being off duty, it's authomatically considered sexual assault/harrasment). anyways all that to say that if the rumours turn out to be true i hope hybe will take legal actions against those ppl. i mean they never have before no matter how far solos/shippers/stalkers have taken things but this is endangering jimin on a whole new level. cause it doesn't matter what his sexual orientation is: what matters is that there's a doubt, that's plenty enough for bullies, they don't need you to actually be queer they need you to be an easy target. the good thing for jimin (which isn't the case for most kpop idols who experience a lot of bullying and harrasment during military service), and for bts as a whole, is that they are so famous and so indispensable to sk as a political weapon now nobody will let random men bully them. but you never know yk? and the same ppl who claim that two members are queer and in love are being the most queerphobic pieces of shit possible. i hate shippers with a passion those ppl have always been on another level of queerphobia and queerphobic violence.

#god if i met those ppl in real life id beat them up #like those hardcore shipper are mostly straight women who fetishize men for their own enjoyment #they do not see them as human beings but as products #and this shows it well if it turns out to be true #they are literally playing with jimins life #god it echoes the ask i had the other day about namjoon taking an interest into queer artists for clout #what those ppl dont understand is that being queer IS a matter of life or death #you are a korean man (or assigned so) who hasnt gone through their military service yet you do not hint #for one second #at being queer #bc that could earn you pain bullying harrasment and even death #being queer is not a joke #queer ppl are not toys #ill fucking kill you #anyways once again it might not be true and just something some random anti jimin started on twitter #park jimin #ask #answered #frogtansonyeondan

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always-is-always · 2 months

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Can someone who has an understanding of Korean culture please explain something for me?

Why do the members make references to their weight in messages from the military? Is it good? If so, why?

Jin just did it, today…. I don’t understand why, and would like to.

Help! Thanks! 😘💜

#bts #bts military service #why do they post their weight #it is a valid question #im obviously not korean #please translate beyond the basics #understanding different cultures is important #thanks for your help

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fuck-em-up-your-grace · 3 months

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Academia is so left-wing until you actually have to read research papers and then it’s just 20 different papers on why colonization was okay

#I swear to god I read a paper that said the Koreans should’ve thanked the Japanese #and another on why settler colonization was actually beneficial for North Africans #several others I should say #and it’s always like ‘these Africans were so eager to help their new rulers so many of them joined the military and showed theirpatriotism!’#and then you figure out by painfully piecing things together that no. actually. it’s just that the colonizers controlled the economy & jobs.#none of those Africans really had any choice at all— the only way to make money & keep their families alive was through military service #serving for a country you hate to help them suppress other groups just like you. and then the world asks for your *gratefulness*#like no! colonization is fucking bad!!!!#to delete later #was gonna write a fic to vent my emotions but I have neither the time nor the skills required for what I want to do #might try anyways but unlikely #academic discussion: slavery is the last stage and end goal of capitalism and the very principles of American society perpetuate racism #academic research: :( black people have it so easy whites are soooo overhated :( :( :(#also featured here: me vs the character count limit on tags

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whysojiminimnida · 2 years

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Don't Storm The Airports BUT

BTS is coming to the US again ...

You know what that means. FOUR DAYS UNTIL STATESIDE JIKOOKERY COMMENCES KIDS.

I'm kidding, mostly, because ALL the guys will be on the international political stage again, no doubt with diplomatic passports in hand. And this is really our President Kim Namjoon's wheelhouse.

If this means what I think it means, given the timing, it may be a very big credit toward their military service requirements. Which: not a bad thing, given Seokjin's current time crunch for enlistment paperwork. ALSO WHAT IF JEON JUNGKOOK SHOWS UP LIKE THIS AGAIN SOMEWHERE OMG

#bts #ot7 #stop asian hate #stop asian violence #unless the violence is perpetrated by jungkook in the form of those vuitton pants #good heavens #diplomatic passport holders #president kim namjoon #kim namjoon #kim seokjin #min yoongi #jung hoseok #park jimin #kim taehyung #jeon jungkook #korean military #seokjin intent to enlist paperwork #diplomacy as military service maybe #i been sayin

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eveninglottie · 6 months

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#if you were to tell me at the beginning of the year that i would develop an actual parasocial relationship with a 26 year old korean man #like if you told me i would spend three straight months of my life reading real person fanfic of two kpop idols #i would have laughed in your face #i would have told you you were silly and that i would never have real life emotional attachment to fucking jungkook of bts #because thats Insane and i know better than to project Actual Fondness onto a person i have never met whose job is to make you love him #like bro i did not understand it #i did not get it like the whole idea of it skeeved me out i still don't get it and yet here i am #three years ago i was like 'that jimin is pretty and i like the one with the eyebrows'#and now i watch taekook videos on youtube and analyze new tik toks like i'm trying to solve a fucking murder #what am i going to do when they go do their military service #anyway this brought to you by having an existential crisis after watching that man dance shirtless as a 32 year old asexual queer #i am going to have to tell people that my book is inspired by fucking abo taekook fanfiction #like real people i will have to tell #never stop taking your meds kids or you'll develop an unhealthy obsession with a kpop boy #learn from my mistakes

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uwu-fangurl · 2 years

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Armytwt is the funniest when we go through trauma 😭💜💜

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army-in-the-stars · 2 years

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Kang Tae Oh x Y Magazine

#his cheeky smile #i love with how much content he provided us before his military service #love him #i will miss him #y magazine #korean actor #kactor #netflix kdrama #netflix korea #netflix #extraordinary attorney woo #extraordinary woo young woo #kang tae oh #kang taeoh #5urprise #tae oh #taeoh

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bl-bam-beyond · 4 months

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Semantic Error Appreciation Post...(Post 2 of 2)

Featuring: PARK SEO HAM & PARK JAE CHAN (as Jang Jae Young & Chu Sang Woo)

Semantic Error (2022, SOUTH KOREA)

Now with Jae Young (PARK SEO HAM) back in his orbit Sang Woo continues to keep his sudden feelings close to the vest.

However, as Sang Woo (PARK JAE CHAN) loves Jae Young New design for his game he rewards Jae Young with a seductive head/hair pat the leaves Jae Young surprisingly aroused.

And like a moth to the flame...

@pose4photoml @kingofthereblog-boysloveed @lutawolf

#SEMANTIC ERROR APPRECIATION POST #A KINDA SORTA LOOK BACK #THE PARKS RULED KOREAN BL IN 2022 #THE LEES (OUR DATING SIM) TAKE IT FOR 2023 (AT LEAST FOR ME)#THE HEAD PAT WAS KINDA HOT #JAE YOUNG IS SPRUNG #SANG WOO IS CONFUSED AND EXCITED ALL AT ONCE #GRAPPLING TO UNDERSTAND HIS FEELINGS FOR JAE YOUNG #My GIFS #MYGIFSET #MY-GIF-EDIT #BL-BAM-BEYOND FAMILY OF BLOGS #PARK SEO HAM COMPLETES MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE (DECEMBER 9 2023)#WILL THERE BE A SEMANTIC ERROR 2?

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cyberhobi · 2 years

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naur but i rlly think the busan concert will be the last ot7 concert before enlistment

#i see so many non koreans say bts shouldnt enlist but i feel like its not rlly our place to say sth?#imo military service shouldnt be mandatory anywhere in the world and it always just irks me when #ppl say they’ve done sm for their country etc it’s like i cant explain it but what about all the other koreans who have to go and imagine #and luterally are providers for their home and now just leave or everyone who is trans #idk man the system is fucked

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6ebe · 1 year

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Pierre after he breaks up with his gf during the winter break

#A GUY I GO TO UNI WITH POSTED THIS STOP #IT SOUNDS SO BAD #and it kinda is he’s like 22 she’s 20 #they started dating at like 17 and 20 idk ages #I acc don’t know his age he’s Korean idk if he did military service before Uni or not ?#f1 #anyway I raised eyebrow at age gap in first year but obvs by now it’s tame

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fkive · 2 years

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"Adoro questa esibizione, chissà come si chiamano loro 7"

Nella barra delle notifiche ho ancora il comunicato della Hybe dove annuncia l'inizio, e la fine, dell'arruolamento dei Bangtan al militare.

Non riesco ad aprirla, tanto meno ad eliminarla del tutto. Nella mia testa era nata quella famosa "convinzione" che alla fine viene portata via dalla realtà.

Ovviamente in cuor mio sapevo sarebbe successo, cercavo semplicemente di negarlo a me stessa per il semplice fatto che non ero pronta. Questo giorno sembrava così lontano eppure è arrivato senza avere le forze di reagire.

Ho conosciuto questi sette angeli nel 2018 e la cosa buffa è che sapevo solo il nome della band. Ero così innamorata di Mic drop feat. Steve Aoki che la misi nella mia playlist senza cercare alcuna informazione sull'mv, sui cantanti stessi e sulla traduzione della canzone. Mi donava tanta carica e questo come tutte le tracce presenti sul mio account Spotify.

La curiosità aumentò quando, ad ottobre 2019, una mia cara amica che viveva a Londra, decise di consigliarmi delle nuove canzoni e soprattutto nuove band.

"ascolta le Blackpink, gli Exo e i BTS" quell'ultimo nome mi sembrò così familiare che decisi di cercare su YouTube la band e come risultato mi diede "Make it right" che diventó la seconda canzone dei Bangtan aggiunta alla mia playlist.

Col passare dei mesi continuò ad essere una delle mie comfort song, ma anche in quel caso non iniziai ad approfondire, sapevo solo che erano sette e venivano dalla corea. Provenivano dall'industria del kpop, di cui avevo sentito parlare già dal 2014. Una mia ex compagna era tanto ossessionata dal kpop che quell'anno lì di raccontò tutto quello che c'era da sapere, anche sui cantanti che seguiva.

L'ho sempre trovato affascinante. Questi/e cantanti che ballano in un modo così sincronizzato e quasi perfetto mi faceva impazzire. Tutt'ora mi pento di non averlo seguito (o di non aver seguito i BTS) in quegli anni lì.

So che non sono i tanti anni passati con loro a definire una persona dall'essere fan, army o no. Lo so benissimo ma sento di aver perso dei momenti d'oro che avrei amato tantissimo, e sicuramente avrei iniziato già da tempo a donargli tutto il mio supporto.

Ormai son passati quasi quattro anni da quel primo "incontro". Mai come quello definitivo nel 2020. In una data che non dimentico facilmente, durante uno dei periodi più difficili. Il Covid ormai aveva preso piede anche in Italia.

Il 27 aprile 2020 passai l'anniversario della morte di nonno a casa a causa del lockdown. Era davvero a pezzi, sia per la situazione di totale blocco in casa, sia per il ricordo di quella giornata in sé che mi faceva sentire sempre di più la mancanza di mio nonno.

Ricordo che per non buttarmi troppo giù decisi di aprire YouTube e di guardare qualche performance dei cantanti che seguivo volentieri. Nella home trovai quella di Airplane pt.2 dove tutti loro mi lasciarono piacevolmente sorpresa, dava una carica pazzesca e il modo in cui ballavano non mi fece staccare gli occhi da quella clip. Il mio umore era letteralmente cambiato, e la domanda sorse spontanea, dovevo sapere di più. Per questo cercai altri video da guardare nei prossimi giorni e all'aumentare della curiosità iniziai sempre di più ad affezionarmi.

Ogni canzone riusciva a toccare tutte quelle emozioni che fanno tanto bene al cuore. I video dove parlavano mi lasciavano un senso di ammirazione smisurato verso questi ragazzi. Li trovai davvero saggi, umili e con un animo così buono per essere così famosi e per avere quell'età. Incredibile quanto genuinità si poteva, e tuttora, si può percepire. Sono davvero speciali e tanto preziosi.

A distanza di anni mi sento davvero grata ad averli nella mia vita.

Grazie a loro ho conosciuto persone nuove, creato nuove amicizie, iniziato a non soffrire più la mancanza di nonno e ad amare di più me stessa sentendo di aver uscito soltanto il lato migliore di me, grazie proprio a loro che sono la mia più grande ispirazione della vita insieme ai miei genitori.

Piangere è stato facile nell'apprendere la notizia sulla leva militare. É stato difficile contenere le lacrime. Mi ha tanto terrorizzato l'idea di pensare a questi 2 anni (credo e mezzo) come un periodo dove dovrò affrontare nuove sfide della mia vita dove probabilmente ci saranno momenti dove loro non ci saranno. So che in parte non sarà così ma è tutto un'incognita se ci pensiamo.

Non riuscirei mai a dubitare di loro ma spero solo di utilizzare tutta la forza che mi hanno donato in questi anni pensando che potrebbero essere fieri di me.

Spero solo che possano star bene, che non stiano male fisicamente e che trovino sempre la forza di essere così come sono, audaci e pieni di speranza. Potessi donargli l'1% dell'amore e della grinta che donano loro a me e a tutt*noi Army. Meritano il mondo ma non basterebbe neanche.

Yoongi durante il concerto a Busan non ha guardato le loro mani ed è inutile spiegare il respiro di sollievo che ho provato. Quel gesto mi regala sempre tanta fiducia e sicurezza oltre che tanta speranza. Non lo ringrazierò mai abbastanza per quel gesto.

È arrivato quel momento dove si cresce e dove loro devono portare avanti questo compito. Difficile da accettare ma finché loro saranno uniti e legati a noi io sarò sempre qui ad aspettarti. Sono troppo importanti per poterli perdere.

Per questo posso dire di aver trovato il mio tesoro di inestimabile valore per me.

"Please, promise us that you will stay until the very end" Perché "Life goes on" e "The best is yet to come" e noi siamo a prova di proiettile, sempre lo saremo.

💜

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