Jikook4Ever

I support not ship Jikook. 👌🏾. Jimin is my bias but loving Suga is my guilty pleasure. 🥰

[kookiephoria10130901]

Jiminnnnn Jiminissi

Like Jimin what are you doing to us?

Baby the chest is showing and I can’t take it.

While we are out here freaking out, Jimin was minding his business not giving a flip about anything the fandom was stressing out about.

I’m so excited to see him on my screen again.

[kookiephoria10130901]

It's been a long time...I am mostly on Twitter.

[hon3ymo0n]

Love❤️.

[jmloverclub]

park jimin 🫠 words like pretty, beautiful, gorgeous, aren't enough to compliment you, you're so beyond that, your beauty is just unexplainable..

[hon3ymo0n]

I’ve been under a spell hypnotized at the wall since this look dropped

[kanmom51]

Jikook - what we see is what we get

When we get to see it.

Not seeing it doesn't mean it's not there though.

Was sitting today BTS songs just playing in the background while I'm working on my post. All this shit just happening around us, around JK and JM (yes, JM is part of it, he's also affected by it all), and The truth untold comes up.

This version:

One of, if not their best performance imo. The emotion just pouring out of them.

This song. It kills me every single time. Brings me to tears every single time. JM turned away from JK singing "and I still want you" in every performance. Well, other than their last 3 in Seoul, changed by them, performed by them, ending facing each other JM singing "but I still want you". Defiant.

All about the need to wear that mask to hide your true self for fear you might not be loved for who you truly are, that you might be seen as ugly, a monster. And the two of them, changing the staging, turning to each other, looking into each other's eyes, while changing the "and" to "but I still want you"... do people understand this? The enormity of this moment?

And then this song comes up, this performance:

This was on day 2, while on day 3 we had this:

(191029) Jungkook cry so hard during Mikrokosmos performance 😭😭 and Jimin is there for him.

(191029) Jungkook cry so hard during Mikrokosmos performance 😭😭 and Jimin is there for him.It is fancam to share this video have only one in

Omg, my YT logarithm is trying to kill me today.

And got me thinking about this moment we got on day 3 as well.

This love, people, this chemistry, us not seeing it as often for the lack of BTS ot7 content doesn't mean is gone. It's very much still there. We just aren't as lucky to be able to see them in that one frame as often or even at all. But when we do, there is no denying it. Even if it's for the shortest of moments.

We saw it in 2020 (have people forgot memories 2020 for god sake?)

We saw it in 2021

So much more, so little image allowance... But you can find it all in my masterlist.

My Masterlist

◐ About me as a Blogger Here you will find: Me the blogger My feelings about the fandom My recommendations My opinions Jealousy Fanse

We saw it throughout 2022 in their Seoul and LV PTD concerts.

PTD Seoul 2022 Masterlist

DAY 1 Jikook are back - sound check Sound check - different angle DNA Having fun More fun Ok then JM Something about their necks Got

PTD LV 2022 masterlist

PTD LV concert day 1 Soundcheck Jikook Backstage with Steve Aoki Concert delay - boys come out to cheer Army Jikook and their DNA thing

And in JITB even if briefly,

And in Busan and Run BTS episodes.

Run BTS Telepathy part 2

Let’s just start with a these images for a second before we talk about this moment, shall we? Ok, now we can move on now. It’s always thes

Bonus clip. Indeed bonus. Once again, let's play the game of spot the couple.

And we even got a little touch of it in 2023, when there was no way of keeping them out of the frame, like in Jhope's enlistment BTB, D-Day in Seoul and even when not being in one frame, in those lives we got to enjoy when the one joined the other in their comments and even without the other even making that kind of appearance.

Jungkook W-live 28 March 2023

I knew it. I bloody well knew it. I had this feeling in my gut that JK is going to show up for a live on that fateful eve of the 28th Marc

JK 28 July live

I'm exhausted. Can't seem to catch up with the speed JK's doing these lives. And every single one is louder than the one before it. So, t

Letter, goddamnit.

I know it's been talked about and chewed over and over already, but I want to put in my two cents as well. Shall I start with the bottom li

Oh and then we had JM literally flying across the world to be with JK for his Solo debut (if only GMA concert wasn't cancelled, damn it), and them dipping off for their 4 day private trip in CT.

It's sad how short people's memories are. Really. I am reading all sorts of fanfictions being put forward as "this is what happened with Jikook over the years", stating facts that are not facts, creating non existent drama, because people love the drama.

This is a loving couple in a long term relationship. You know, that boring kind. The stable, loving, filled with respect and no drama. The one where one supports their partner when they are struggling. One where just being with each other is fulfilling (cough JK coming to JM's room in LA just to be with him in the same room for hours cough).

Funny how people are talking about them breaking up 2020-21 during the pandemic when JK literally had a slip of the tongue spilling the beans they live together, they are one household, in Run BTS episode 142 they were each gifted a knife. JK all proud and piping up "we got 2"...

JM just sitting there all quiet, smirk on his face.

Stories about breakups. Stories about sexually experimenting but no actual emotional commitment. All while ignoring the constants. Those things that are just there, all the time, whenever we do get to see them:

That electrical chemistry between those two.

The way they look at each other constant over the years.

The way they talk to each other constant over the years.

The way they touch each other constant over the years.

The way they talk about each other.

The way their interactions are so different from the others or their own with the others.

The way the others are around them, their reaction to Jikook.

All still there!!!

*PS:

I wrote this post yesterday before JK's Radiohead appearance and his TikTok post-delete.

I guess now would be a good time to repeat what the wise @ourwinterspring (yes, I'm mentioning you again, lol) once said (well a couple of days ago, that is):

Rumors are created by haters

accepted by fools

and spread by idiots

[shellbells-things]

So, the boyfriends were boyfriending again. HARD. The first of two Photo Folio reactions came out, and WHAT A TREAT it was!

But seriously, the boyfriend vibes in this are off the charts. JK’s arm across the back of Jimin’s chair, leaning and turning towards each other, even their feet were doing the usual Jikook feet thingy! And their reaction to each others photos were predictably perfect. Eyes wide, lots of “Ohs” and compliments. Maybe a little fluster…. I loved it.

And the body language! Those two just can’t help themselves can they?!

(P.S. this vid is NOT sensitive content, it’s Jikook’s legs lol. But how puritanical of Twitter or Tumblr to suggest otherwise 🤣)

Those feet though… like, do they have magnets in their shoes!?

It’s like the Jikook gods KNEW that I needed this boost today. Just when we are feeling sad and missing our boys, TOGETHER💥 BAM! The content is on a slow trickle these days, but when it does drop, there are always delightful Jikook moments. So consistent, those two. What does that say? You know. I know. WE all know. 😉

[minyoonjin]

reaching a state of armony

{cr. 0613data}

[heartofbusan]

This was never a joke to me.

I am so freaking serious when I say he is the most beautiful human. Kind on the inside, pretty on the outside and the ponytail isn't helping me stay sane.

NOT HELPING AT ALL SKSKSKWKAMXNA

[koousagi]

jk said we got yaoi at home

[gimbapchefs]

i love that arirang is the title and also when they say armyrang as a pun, it’s also 아미랑 which means ‘with army’ 😭😭😭

[minggukieology]

Did you guys understand this moment?

In this particular interview, Jimin responds with a soft defensive tone disagreeing with the PD about fighting Jungkook out of nowhere after the PD suggested they could stack the cards up high 😅 Why? He seemingly misheard 싸우다 (fight, argue) instead of 쌓다 (build/pile up, stack). I will break it down shortly below:

Discl.: In my translations I tend to stay closer to Korean phrasing to bring the reader closer to how Korean sentences are structured, therefore my translations may vary from others and may not feel as natural in English. Assumed pronouns not included in the original Korean sentence are in brackets.

JM: 쌓겠습니다~ | (I) will stack (them now)~

JM: 요정도 각도?! | About this angle ?!

PD: (높게) 쌓으실 수 있겠는데요? (heard 싸우실 수 있겠는데요?) | (It) looks like (you) would be able to stack (them) quite high? (heard as It looks like you could fight?)*

JM: 아니요, 우리 이런 걸로... 저희 이런 걸로 싸우지 않습니다. | No, we <over stuff like this>... We don't fight over things like these. (formal tone, JM emphasizes we)

JK: (?)

JK: 아니, '높게 쌓을 수 있을 것 같은데요' 라고 했는데, 뭘 싸워 ㅋㅋ | No, (they) said (it) seems like (we) could stack (them) high, what fight 😂 (informal tone)

JM: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

JK: 뭔 소리야~ | What (you) talking about~ (informal tone)

JM: ㅋㅋ 질문 조심 대답해보겠습니다. | (I) will try answer (your) questions carefully 😅 (formal tone)

*the difference here is basically only in the eu and u pronunciation, as the ㅎ is not pronounced in the word 쌓다.

A few things I wanted to highlight here: As I remarked today while writing about another moment, during these interviews Jimin seems to lead the conversation and conduct it in a very polite way and in the high formal speech. That is nothing out of the ordinary, when talking to staff like a producer or the audience in an extended context. This seems to change though when Jungkook replies directly to him and often uses casual speech. Then they bicker/have a short exchange and go back to being formal. It's a very funny dynamic 😄

Another thing I always wanted to mention is the captions in Korean you see appear on the screen. They do not only transcribe what's being said but they appear to often add another layer to the jokes or the situation playing out on the screen. They are usually very well done and witty in AYS episodes. Unfortunately, they sometimes get omitted in translations and don't seem to appear in YT subs at all (due to YT limitations).

Found these pretty funny:

[What is this hyung on about🔥]

[ Error occurence from the start]

😅 [Please give me your questions quickly...!]

(original post here)

[missingmyjikook]

The Chicken or the Egg: Jikook Travel Show

This is my unhinged theory. It is just a theory. I state nothing as fact except the things that I actually listed that are facts. Enjoy!

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For those of you who really don’t want to read all of this, I will open at the close with a brief summary.  I propose that there was never a chicken at all.  It was always about the egg and only the egg.  The chicken was just a clever ruse.

Thank you for reading.  You may scroll on. Have a wonderful day💜

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Some of you appear to still be reading. Ok. For those of you are inexplicably still here, I will carry on with my convoluted theory of eggs and chicken (all this talk of food is making me hungry). I think I want some chicken and eggs.

So, let’s start shall we?

When I first started stanning BTS back in November of 2014, I immediately learned about this thing called mandatory military service. MY IRL who pulled me into ARMY life spoke about it often, almost as a warning to me of what I was getting into. 

As an American, the concept of mandatory service was foreign to me because our draft in the United States has been dormant since Vietnam in the 70's.  But as I learned more about the SK culture and the precarious “active war” situation that they were living in, I began to understand more about why the country deemed mandatory service necessary.  

Even though I knew all of this, it still didn’t really register in my mind exactly what it would mean down the road. In my mind, it was sooooo far down the line, that I wondered if I would even still stan BTS by the time it happened. I had no idea that I was embarking on a life long journey that would change my life forever. My IRL friend who was Korean, warned me from day one. She told me to protect my heart and be ready for the day that they would eventually have to leave. She insisted it was a thing, a thing that could tear my heart out if I wasn’t ready.  (Needless to say even with nine years warning, I still wasn’t ready when it actually happened)

But in addition to the warnings that she gave me about everything else, she also mentioned something casually in passing.  I believe her exact words were - “Yeah and they probably won’t be able to tour much either in the 6-12 months before they serve because they are not allowed to leave the country just before they enlist.” 

Pin that thought because it will be important later.

I accepted all of this back then, not fully understanding the impact it would have on me later.

Now let’s skip to later.  

Jikook has always stood out to me as “careful” about revealing what REALLY goes on between them; except during the rare times when they just can’t help it.  They willingly give us hints - some to garish to overlook. They give us enough to come to the conclusion that they have a relationship that is possibly romantic. But overall, they are careful not to share too much. It's not because they particularly care what we think, but because they are protective of the true nature of their relationship in general. There are things they show us and things they don’t.  It all depends on their comfort level.

But it wasn’t until late December of 2024 that I realized just how truly stealthy and protective they really are.  Forgive me for not remember the exact dates, but I believe it was late December 5th when we learned of their plan to enlist together.

And this is when we learned that despite months and months and months of planning, plotting, paperwork, interviews and work behind the scenes, they never gave the fandom a single clue about what they had planned for MS.

In fact, to the world at large, Jikook appeared to really embody the spirit of individuality of Chapter Two. We saw them with other friends, other members, in other cities, but never together. For us who were watching it all play out, it appeared as if Jikook barely saw each other, barely spoke and were living their "true lives" which did not involve always being together. 

Think about it - they wouldn’t even do Tik Tok challenges together even though they did them with everyone else.  Sometimes they would even tease us by doing the same challenge in the same building with different people. Think about it. It was so strange and Jikookers were giving them the bombastic side-eye because we knew something was off.

They kept their distance and really fooled some of us. Let’s be fair, both were busy with their own projects. Jimin truly was working.  Jk was truly working.  They were putting together incredible projects for us - both of which were some of the best music and performances of my lifetime.

Still, there was a perception in the universe that they were spending less time together and barely even talking. Jk spending his time begging JM to come and see him and even crying at some points and dressing up for white day - didn't help matters either.

But we soon learned that there was a much greater plan in play. As the saying goes, we were playing checkers, but they were playing chess. In my opinion, allowing the fandom to think that there was some sort of natural drift between Jikook as part of Chapter two was very intentional. However, Jikookers were never fooled. Even with what we saw in chapter two, most of us Jikookers knew they were in constant contact because our Spidey senses told us.  We are in sync with them and we know how they move behind the scenes. We know their history. We understand their preference for each other. 

 But even the most dialed in Jikookers never saw the buddy enlistment coming.  It shocked all of us, to the point where we spent days and days trying to verify if it was really possible. We were bamboozled because the truth of what was really going in the background was nothing we could have imagined.

Was the entire fandom victims of a con job? Yes. Yes we were.

This entire scheme was very well-played.  Very well organized, very Jikook-ish and I applaud them.  They protected their plan vehemently which probably aided in the success of the overall scheme. And I call it a scheme because it takes alot of work, forethought and planning to keep this kind of information away from ARMY. Given all of the leaks, even out of the military, the planning had to be coordinated from the very highest level.  And I think we all know why they kept it a secret.  It’s just further evidence that they know how toxic this fandom can be and how toxic fans (or even supportive fans) could have intervened and caused significant problems for them and their bid to enlist together. I mean GOD FORBID, members of other ships send protest trucks to military bases to keep them from enlisting together. In fact, someone can remind me in the comments, but didn’t another ship send emails directly to the military demanding that they not be allowed to serve together?  Wasn't there even a formal complaint against them?

Well it didn't matter. Because by the time we found out, it was too late for anyone to sabotage their plan. Again I say WELL PLAYED JIKOOK! If this information had been leaked earlier, it could have easily affected their ability to get approved for this very competitive program. But these two were so skillful in the execution; so methodical and intentional which proves just how much they wanted this to happen.  Its a sign of how desperately they wanted to be together.  Hats off to Jikook. 

But here is where I get back to the topic at hand - the egg and chicken situation.  After all was said and done and Jikook learned that their bid for buddy enlistment had been approved, we started to see them act a little less “careful” didn’t we?  After months and months and months of their keeping their distance and seemingly not spending any time together, we suddenly saw them together alot. I mean ALOT alot.  It felt like a switch was flipped and the coast was finally clear for them to return to baseline. The mission was completed and there was nothing that fans could to do to change the outcome. So for the first time in a looooooong time, they made their interactions public because it was safe to do so.   

[On a side note, my heart breaks when I think back to how much JK was missing JM and how many times he begged him to come over or got overly excited when he saw him in the comments. He single handedly held a three hour launch party for FACE. He's just such a sweet man and JM means so much to him. (In a later post, I will talk a little more about just how much JM also missed Jk during their time apart. But that will be in another post.) Jk's behavior during their down time was a reminder that these two are organically joined at the hip. Denying themselves the ability to be together was a great sacrifice within itself.]

I don’t have all of the receipts or the exact dates for when Jikook suddenly began their private travels, but I think you get the point. They were everywhere together.

They kicked off this season of togetherness in the BIGGEST way possible. Jimin showed up in NY for JKs debut.  This was the start of Jk's solo career and he was so nervous.

And then out of the blue without any warning, Jimin showed up. Remember that picture of him stepping out of the van in NY with those sexy freshly waxed legs? My guy was ready for ANYTHING.  Smooth and sexy.

Not only was Jimin there, he seemed to be very discreetly traveling to some of JKs venues with him. We learned later when Jk was absolutely ambushed by the interviewer, that JM was likely there with him on the GMA set.  Jk pretended not to understand what she was asking even though he knew damn well she said Jimin’s name. He waited for the translator in order to buy him more time to think of his answer. Remember the infamous gesture towards the back stage when he answered the question about Jimin?

But YES, Jimin was possibly there on set with him, we can reasonably assume even though we don't know for sure. And once again the fandom was stunned. Out of nowhere, he showed up at the most important moment of Jks life.  So many people tried to downplay it and say he was there for EVERYBODY. And he was there for as many of the members as he could be. But that doesn't mean his presence at Jk's premier wasn't special.

I would argue that Jimin's visit to NY with Jk was very special because of what happened next. Jimin didn't just go home.

There was constant garbage being spewed about how Jk was working and JM was there by coincidence because he was working too. Although we never got confirmation that JM was working at all. And we know for a fact that Jk had a few days off where he WAS NOT WORKING just before traveling to London. The answer to if they were working or not working matters. I will share later.

And guess what JM did? He stayed with Jk during his time off. We were stunned once again when we saw them leave NY and go on a private vacation, isolated away from everyone, including management per some of the reports. Jimin gave us the first official clue, but it was to be the last that came directly from them.

The first clue that they were alone together on vacation came quite accidentally. But it didn't stop there. For FOUR looooong days we had no idea where they were or what they were doing. It was a complete mystery and they once again went into stealth mode. The only reason we knew they traveled to Connecticut was because of more witnesses who barely knew who they were. We know staff was with them on the boat. But when they were seen in the convenience store and then in the bar, they appeared to be alone. (Not sure if we verified that, but going off of what I read at the time)

And look here, there is a low quality camera in JKs hand. Considering how much he likes to film and how talented he is, it seemed odd to me at the time that he would have such a mid-level camera instead of asking one of the staff members to bring his personal equipment. Strange right? Well, I have an answer for you - keep reading.

These two disappeared and not a soul knew where they were. They COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED! Like VANISHED. We heard some rumblings about them filming something, but it was such a strange mystery to everybody. The most famous two members of the most famous group in the world were suddenly just lost somewhere in America. Well played Jikook. Another successful game of chess while the rest of us were playing Go Fish.

And one thing that I need to add... everyone remembers how JK, presumably naked under the sheets, flirted like a stray puppy when Jimin entered his WeLIVE. Once again Jk begged him to come over WHILE HE WAS LAYING IN BED NAKED. They had just returned from a full vacation. They had just spent days together before JK's London trip yet he still was BEGGING for JM to come over. Like what kind of magic [redacted] does Jimin have to make JK that hot for him? JK acted as if he had just had his [redacted] by the love of his life. And before anyone gets upset, let me be clear I am not saying factually that anything in particular happened on that trip. I am just saying that JK is BEHAVING as if alot if really good things happened on that trip.

Again, just my observation. But it was an eye opener even for non-jikookers because the fandom had never seen JK act like that before - especially the naked pining for JM part.

Jimin entered the chat and our baby lost his mind! And let's not even mention the way Jimin flirted back. Yall, they had just seen each other. I ask you - what the hell happened on that trip to make them behave this way? It was giving major post-GCFT vibes.

Sorry...I still can't get over this, but back to my theory.

There was more. The next trip that also popped up as a surprise was the trip to Japan. We know for sure that JK was working. So that checks the box. It was work.

But this time when we saw airport pics. We were shown something that we hadn't seen in months; some of the most intimate moments between the two of them that we've seen probably since 2018. And they were looking VERY VERY VERY coupley during that Japan trip.  To the point where someone thought JM was JKs blond girlfriend. It was truly a jaw dropping moment. Where we even saw them matching again, like old times.

These pictures and the magnetic pull that you can SEE between them, plus the news that they were enlisting together but still traveling alone together WOKE UP THE WORLD!

In addition, by this time it was mostly undeniable that Jimin was NOT working on anything official. Yet we all kept hearing references to their "travel show". And the question kept popping up amongst Jikookers. why are they working so close to the time of their enlistment when they should be spending time with their families. Why is this "travel show" so important to them?

So now you're thinking, did this crazy bitch just put "travel show" in sarcastic quotes? Yes. Yes I did. Keep reading.

And then there was Sapporo, the most romantic getaway location that two couples can escape to in Japan. It was yet another seemingly romantic getaway with just the two of them where they COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED! We saw noting. Not a single sec of footage or photos from this trip. (other than the airport stuff) Once again, Jikookers gave the bombastic side-eye. Our lot can always tell when something is not quite right.

As someone who invests most of my time in thought equity, I thought alot about these sudden trips. We were constantly being told they were for work. It’s work. Nothing but work. "Travel show" this, and "travel show" that. We were told not to read anything into it other than work.  And that’s when a conversation from 2015 popped right into my head. I asked myself the question - How is it that JM and Jk can travel all over the world when they have just a few weeks left before they have to report for service?  Why are they allowed to leave the country at all? This question plagued me. I even tried to reach out to my friend who told me about this because I had to know. She had never thought about it either. From everything we both knew, soldiers who were about to enter the military could NOT leave the country at all, no exceptions.

Well in typical nerdy-as-fuck Dawnie fashion,  I jumped head first into Korean military code of ethics and Military Manpower Administration to find answers.  Which of course led me to the Enforcement decree of the Korean Military Service Act. What I found changed everything for me. It fundamentally shifted how I perceived the final weeks of Jikook travel patterns just prior to the enlistment.

Let’s get into it:

Please keep in mind that I am not an attorney. I am not a Korean citizen, nor military, nor anything that makes me an expert in this area. I am just reading and researching and drawing my own conclusions. I listed my references so that you can read and draw your own conclusions as well. The entire MMA code is there for you to study.

But the way that I interpreted this: Anyone between the ages of 25 - 37 who has NOT yet fulfilled their military service duty must receive an overseas Travel Permit. Contrary to what I was told back in 2015, members CAN INDEED travel overseas within 12 months of service.  They just have to get permission.  And that makes sense because we know that our guys have been all over the world. Article 145 and 146 are referenced below. This applies to all members because we know they all traveled and none of them at the time of this post had completed their military service.

BTS is not exempt.  If they were, then they would be exempt from serving at all.  They get the same treatment as everyone else, which means they had to get permits to travel.

Statutes of the Republic of Korea

The next thing I stumbled upon was HOW permission was granted. What were the circumstances under which they would be allowed to go to either Japan or United States? And this is where I broke out into feverish, uncontrollable Jikook giggles. 

There was only ONE way that the members could qualify. Check out #7. THEY HAVE TO BE WORKING!

Ok, let's land this plane shall we?

I don’t know about you, but if I wanted a reason to travel on romantic vacations with my sexy boyfriend to other countries and spend quality time alone while showing off my freshly waxed legs, I could easily pull out a go-pro camera and say that I was “working”. 

Are you following me? Are you picking up what I'm putting down? (My dad says that all the time and I never know what the hell he's talking about)

Now don’t crawl up my ass with your complaints, because this is just my theory.  

For many of these trips JK was working. But JM WAS NOT.  We've already established that he had no verifiable schedules. Sure he may have done a little something here and there, but nothing that matched up with the full timelines that he probably had to add to his travel permit. So how was he allowed to go? The only way he could be granted a travel permit so close to his enlistment is through a working assignment in the country to which he was traveling.  Remember Jk said that the "travel show was not planned." It just kind of happened. 

My theory is that it wasn’t planned because the travel show was just a chicken. 

So Dawnie are you saying the travel show wasn’t really real? Yes, I am. The "travel show" was an event that was never really meant to happen.  It became a convenient excuse to justify them being able to travel for a work trip. The chicken that was just a clever ruse to hide the real intent of this last minute travel.  

But the egg is what actually came first.  And what exactly was the egg? The egg was the very romantic travel between two members who wanted some freaking time alone. They needed to make up for lost time.  They needed to say things that they hadn’t been able to say before.  They wanted to relax in each other’s arms without the world peering in. They wanted their last moments of freedom to be with each other.  Jk had repeatedly begged for JM and JM had repeatedly said no out of necessity. But do you really think there is a world where JM wouldn't give JK exactly everything he wanted? Especially given how miserable they both seemed to be without each other.

Ok so am I possibly over stating this? No, not really.  I don't claim anything sexual happened or that they got married or any other such speculation. But I do claim that this egg - was indeed a very intimate trip based on whatever intimacy means to them. In fact all of the trips were, possibly even the one to Jeju island.

Why else would they spend this time alone at such a pivotal moment when they should have been with their families, pets, parents, friends?  They needed this time together.  And the wildest part is that they knew they were going to be together for 15 loooong months yet they had these very private days alone anyway. We cannot compare the time they spent alone to the time they will spend by each other's sides in military service. We all know that they will have to adopt completely different personas and methods of interaction once inside the military. 

So the last few days alone before going in, allowed them to be themselves and interact organically.  If you don’t believe me - take a look at just how CUDDLY they were after returning from Sapporo. (Jk was fresh off of filming with Usher -another tribute that I feel was for Jimin). But it was their first time seeing each other publicly since their Sapporo trip. It's that same post-vacation cuddly bliss that we saw right after GCFT. I mean just look at them!

HELP!

There is absolutely NO reason to hold his hand! You didn't just meet. You don't need to introduce yourselves. They do this whenever they want to hold hands. We all know. HELP!

HIS FULL FACE IS IN JIMIN'S CROTCH and Jimin just allowed it. How comfortable do you have to be with someone to casually allow this and not flinch or wince or jump AND keep your hands behind your back like nothing is happening. Yet a few minutes ago they shook hands like they just met. Give me a full break LOL!!! But you can imagine why we were all very suspicious about what happened on that trip. When the two of them disappear from the world and then come back and suddenly can't keep their hands off of each other, isn't it normal for all of us to wonder what happened on that trip?

Like what in the hungry-hungry hippo was going on here? This was soooooooo clingy. Keep in mind, at the time of this filming, these two presumably hadn't spent quality time with each for almost an entire year up until they were finally able to travel together. They missed each other alot and it shows.

I am going to link a full video for you down at the end, but watch at 0:34 JK is rubbing his back and they are staring at each other so hard that Namjoon has to break them up and bring them back to earth. Y'all WTF? I am flabbergasted by their post Japan behavior YET AGAIN! You cannot tell me that these two did not bond ever more on that trip. My point here is that these two were acting like they were about to separate for years and never see each other again. But in reality, they were off to the same damn place where they would be stuck together for 15 months. This is why I believe in the egg - not the chicken.

The "travel show" is real and I believe we will get it. However, I don't feel the need to see it like other Jikookers. The reason I am not super amped to see it is because I truly believe it was their egg, their private time. Sure there will be some fan friendly moments that they will have to show us to prove they were on "work" trips. But I think the truth of what those trips meant to them can be seen in their final goodbye above. The smiles, the chemistry, the stares, the reconnection that they so badly needed. That is the true purpose behind those trips and in a way, I wish they could always keep them private. The show within itself is not as it appears to be IMO. It really is just a thinly veiled cover up for two people who wanted some alone-time with each other without having to explain to the world why they needed it.

When it comes, I will watch it of course because I love these two with my entire heart. I will watch anything they share with me.

Again, these are only my theories. We won’t really know for sure what went on until we get the actual travel show.  But again, JK already told us it was a mess and it was unplanned. And that is because it was just a chicken.  Now I shall close where I opened. The age old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg?  The egg of course. The love that these two share, the companionship, the preference for each other, the willingness to sacrifice for each other is the egg. It has always been the egg and it has always come first no matter what.  Everything else we see is a life spawned from the fertile core of their bond. I've always been a feverish delusional Jikooker, but these days my thoughts are grounded I the reality of what I see right in front of me. These two chose to be together during one of the most volatile times in our global. history. They chose the front lines just so they could be together. They sacrificed everything just so they could be together. They will forever be linked by their decision to serve together. I am not even sure any other Idols have ever done this. I tried to find some, but I couldn't. SO they may very well be the FIRST to ever do this. They set history together. They made sure that forever their names are spoken together.

Lastly, I leave you with this. How long have they been planning this? I suspect it was a very long time. My very last theory is this.

Do you remember how strange it was that JM and JK were the lead characters in the Magic Shop? In fact Jimin owned the Magic Shop. Why was there so much emphasis on the storyline between Jimin and Jk? Well guys, I think this is the answer. I think it was back here where they started planning to enlist together. It's also the answer to why they were the only two names listed in the Magic Shop archives.

It is my theory that Magic shop was indeed about Jikook making the decision to commit to enlistment together. I also believe THIS is why they were the only two names listed during the last Magic Shop scene where they closed the files. (Pic above). Remember how mysterious that was? Well I think we finally have our answer.

Well that is all I have for now. Thank you for reading all of this. I love you, be healthy safe and happy please. See you next time.

[kimchibrat]

this aged like a fine wine 😁 i have always been a believer of "just bcz we dont see jikook together doesnot mean they are not together most of the times " also 2025 jungkook admitting ays2 was a disguise just so that they could travel and have fun together wasnot on my bingo card .....jikookers are never wrong ...just early ✌️✌️

[andy-wm]

Liminal spaces: (BTS (and) Jimin and Jungkook)

Love Yourself Speak Yourself 2019

Photos and memories and change

I've been scrolling through old photos and stumbled on this one from 2019. This is my earliest photo of Jikook together. I didn’t have my phone out until the very end of this concert because the 'no recording' policy in Korea was so strict in those days.

Right at the end of the night Joonie told us to put away our ARMY bombs and use our phone torches for Mikrokosmos, and that's the only reason I have this gem. I've transferred it to every new phone since 2019 because looking at it takes me back to another time and place. I was living a different life. Everything was about to change for me and I had no idea what lay before me - good or bad. The memory fills me with emotions I struggle to name.

Transitions

For BTS too, that was an in-between time: They had reached the end of their long running LY & LYSY tour, and they were getting ready to launch what they thought was their final album before military service.

Covid changed everything and we were all stuck, unsure of what the future held. I can't talk for everyone but that time was a purgatory beyond anything I could have imagined. And it had barely ended we were hit with Festa 2022...and the hiatus that wasn't.... and the end of an era for them especially, but also for us when they officially moved out of the dorm.

Chapter 2

The group might have gone on hiatus but the members did not. It was another evolution. They embraced their own musical journeys, took chances with new projects, served their nation, and found time to rest.

So much complicated change happening all at once must have been incredibly hard on them.

And it's not over yet.

We are still in that transitional space between getting all seven members back, and the launch of their new album. And we will wait patiently and not make demands and respect their process and their right to personal time because of course we will.

But the in between is a difficult space to live in. Waiting can seem endless. We search for signs that something is happening and when we don't find them we get restless, we antagonise one another, we regroup and we go back to waiting. We exist on crumbs and hope. And waiting.

Seismic shifts for them

Don't forget it's not only ARMY living in this liminal space. Until that album launches, BTS as an entity lives there with us.

And what about the members individually?

They're each undergoing their own transition, from Idol, to soldier, back to Idol. From group, to solo, back to group. Their homes were empty for 18 months*. Their bodies and minds had to adapt to extreme demands. And they've had to navigate these physical and psychological transitions as individuals and as a group.

As always, it comes back to Jikook

All of this got me thinking about Jimin and Jungkook and the way all these sliding doors would have affected their relationship.

I'm not suggesting all the other members don't exist in a similarly complicated space. They all have parasocial connections and the constant cameras in their faces and the determined fans who pour over every detail. The combination of all these means they endure a level of scrutiny that must sometimes be exhausting and unbearable (I know this is not news).

Its like living in a house with transparent walls.

But for Jimin and Jungkook there's a whole extra room in that house. It's the room they share, a private space made public. And the livestreams and behinds and Bangtan bombs and, yes, the travel show we're currently enjoying... all of these combined give us a wild amount of personal information about them. When you think about it, we see way more of their relationship than we probably do of our friends and even our families.

Not only do we see them, but we can watch them over and over. We can zoom in. We can slow the playback to 25% and seek out micro-expressions and secret touches, and the things and moments they thought were hidden (helped in no small way by the often shoddy editing).

Add to that the compulsive, intrusive narrative that follows them around (and yes, we contribute to that too). Both supporters and haters watch their every move waiting for a look, or a soft word, or an errant touch. A silhouette in a doorway, two pairs of shoes where there should be one, or a car key that belongs to someone else. We pounce on these things and catalogue them as another look or touch or private joke to add to our collection of treasures.

The ultimate liminal space: Jikook

Jimin and Jungkook's evolving relationship creates an extra dimension for them - and us - to navigate in all of this change.

For a decade they have toed the line of showing and hiding, saying too much and not enough, so that we are always on alert for something that moves the dial.We've seen enough to know they're something special to each other but what exactly that means remains unknown. As I've said before, they're not performative. They're not doing any of it for us. What and who they are to each other has been for them alone, and I love that for them.

In the case of media like Are You Sure 2, I do believe we owe a lot to the editors who keep their secrets but sometimes expose them too. We see the clumsy edits and we smirk or grumble, but we also see the beautiful moments they choose to show.

We see how gently jikook tease one another when they're losing a game, and how seamlessly they move into and out of each other's space when they cook together. We see how attentive and generous they are, and how they acknowledge every small generosity with a touch or a compliment.

Everything they do speaks of love and warmth and connection, but we never see anything that would force them to confirm or deny their relationship. That seems to be where the line has been drawn so far. Reading between the lines, they are lovers. The subtext confirms all our suspicions, but they escape the enormity and intrusion of being expected to make a public declaration.

A small but significant moment - JK cutting meat up for Jimin

Romance and youth

We've debated this back and forth and I hold by my view that they're referring to the sensibility of romance in this context. But the more I think about it, the more I believe that the subtitle editors are using the word Romance purposefully. It's another grey area, another space in between.

They knew how it would sound when they used the English word even though we all know the meaning is different.

Romance is a mood that encapsulates an awakening of the senses to beauty and bliss, and a yearning for meaning.

But is that not also love? And when the two of them say over and over "this is romance and youth" are they not also saying "this is love"?

Because to my ears, "This is romance and youth" sounds very similar to "The moon looks beautiful tonight"

I watched them again, just to be sure and can't hear it any other way.

I hope, when they look back at the photos from this trip, they will smile and remember the romance and youth of it.

💜🌟💛

*A cat lived in one of those houses

[jikooklove9795]

When the photos speak for themselves:

Jungkook openly signing "I love you" to Jimin in front of every camera and every watching eye:

Jungkook lifting his and Jimin's intertwined hands and holding them up proudly.

The iconic RB ear suck moment which broke the internet:

Its no surprise that Jungkook always finds a way to be close to Jimin. He’ll intentionally lose games just to room with him, give up a room he won so he can sleep on the couch beside him, squeeze himself into cramped spots just to sit close, and even in the military, their helmet numbers made it clear he was the one who initiated the companion system so they could stay together. For Jungkook, the priority has always been the same: spending every possible moment with the person he loves.

The way they're practically molded into each other in these pics:

This picture is so sweet and romantic. The way they’re both turned toward each other—especially Jungkook, who’s facing Jimin instead of the sunset, even though the sunset is one of the most beautiful sights you can look at. But honestly, it’s not surprising. For him, Jimin is prettier than the clouds.

This is the same man who called the garlic Jimin chopped “pretty.” Garlic. Chopped garlic.

Sir, we say finely chopped nicely chopped—not pretty.

JUNGKOOK STAND UP BRO!!!

This picture is waving a giant rainbow flag at us 🌈

The "My bf got tickets and arranged everything to celebrate my birthday" pic:

They completely owned this night—just like the night they attended Jin’s concert. When you’re that in love, the whole world fades and it’s like nothing else around you even exists. You don’t even notice the crowd—you only see each other:

Jungkook's foolproof method to fluster his bf:

Stare at him with that quiet, devoted look... the kind that makes Jimin blush, his cheeks turning pink and unable to hide his smile

Jungkook's smile and the hand on his heart after this moment. He got so overwhelmed. It hit him right in the heart and he couldn't hide it:

A pic showing an ungaurded moment:

No words are needed. Their love shines through in every look, every smile, every gesture. Even in photos captured unexpectedly, their emotions speak louder than anything they could ever say. Each touch, each glance, each quiet moment together spills through the camera in its most raw and honest form, making us feel the depth of their connection as if we were there with them. It’s a love so natural, so unguarded, that it reaches across the screen and reminds us just how powerful and tender true affection and love can be.

[jikooklove9795]

We all remember the 2023 weibo video, right? I once made a post saying I believed it was a staged video—intentionally done by people trying to sabotage Jungkook:

Post by @jikooklove9795 · 3 videos

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At that time, Jungkook was living in Brunnen, and the apartment was rented by his company. He lived on the ground floor, surrounded by a courtyard with walls around it. But the weibo video showed a completely different location—a top floor in the apartment complex, to be precise.

The people who staged that video pulled together furniture similar to what Jungkook had, got a Doberman similar to Bam, found a man with a silhouette similar to Jungkook's, and added a woman. They opened the curtains and windows, placed someone in the building opposite, and asked them to film it in the lowest possible resolution for just 13–14 seconds. Because if the video had been clearer or longer, everyone would have immediately caught their lies. The open curtains get me every time. Of course they had to open them—otherwise, how would they film it, right?

The video was posted, and what followed was a planned smear campaign against Jungkook, spreading malicious lies and character assassinating him. I’m sure the people who orchestrated it were those with power, and that it came from within the industry.

And now it’s happening again. This time its AI videos, edited clips, photoshopped tattoo pictures, baseless rumors, and fabricated narratives being pushed everywhere. This isn’t random. What’s happening now is a coordinated attack that was planned months in advance by companies within the industry, with SM being one of them. And Hybe isn’t innocent either—they share responsibility in all of this. These labels treat their artists like disposable pieces on a chessboard, using them as pawns for their media plays and industry politics. Instead of protecting them, they exploit them, seeing them as nothing more than cash cows to milk for profit. The lack of protection and the willingness to use their own artists to push agendas—it’s all part of the same toxic cycle.

Notice the timing when these rumors pop up. Expand your understanding, do your own research, and keep track of the industry as a whole—labels, stocks, company politics, different artists, different fandoms, the media, and even the political situation of the country. Only then will you be able to understand what’s happening behind closed doors.

Always trust the artist. Trust Jungkook. He has always been sincere, honest, and genuine with us. He has given us so much of himself, trusted us with his vulnerability, and shown us his truest self without filters. And it’s during times like this—when there are lies, rumors, and noise—that our trust matters the most. This is when we stand by him, when we return the love, loyalty, and faith he’s consistently shown us throughout the years. He’s trusted us deeply, and the least we can do is continue giving him that same trust and support.

[kanmom51]

Did you see jk and winter matching tattoos?

If we're playing the "did you see" game, I will throw this one back at you.

Did you see JK was voted #5 sexiest man by Grindr?

You do know what Grindr is, right?

Why don't you sleep on that?

Wait, wait, I have another one. this time for that "did you see the tattoo" game.

JK karma is a coming!!

[kookiephoria10130901]

Vietnam

I’m enjoying the first two episodes of Are You Sure Season 2 but it’s causing me a lot of anxiety because I have so many questions and plus I have been cheesy the entire episodes at how lovely dove they are.

Okay here’s my question. From what I could deduce, they only planned to travel to one country because they kept asking Where are we going? What country are we visiting?

During the flag game they only ask one country not two destinations?

So where does Vietnam come into all of this? Half way through the trip, did they request to visit to go to Vietnam? In the main trailer for AYS2 they only show 2 seconds of Vietnam and the rest for Switzerland. Unlike in season 1 where show equal parts of all the travel destinations.

So what happened in Vietnam. On my twitter a week ago, I was like something meaningful is going to happen in Vietnam that’s why they are being so secretive about it. Then bam, they accidentally posted the trailer for the Vietnam episodes. I just saw the screenshots, I hope my suspicions are correct.