Running, running, running, just to keep my hands on you.
Disclaimer: These opinions and thoughts are 100% my own, in no way am I trying to convince anyone of anything. This is a repost from a blog I wrote a few months ago, things have been changed to explain more of my thoughts on this video. Bullying/Harassment of any kind is not welcomed and will be reported.
Truthfully, I debated if I should post this today or not, I wondered if it would be too cliche to do so, but then I realized that I don't give a fuck if it's cliche or not. LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE, and LOVE is meant to be celebrated, so I said to hell with it and here we are. I also think that since I wrote my original post on GCF in Tokyo, a lot has changed regarding my thoughts regarding Jikook and the importance of this video. When I had originally written this, I was still getting into writing blogs, I was so used to just being an observer and commenting here and there, and since then I've gotten the hang of freely expressing myself but also sharing my thoughts even if they're controversial at times. So think of this as Chikoorita GCF 2.0 but with the things I didn't feel comfortable sharing in the past.
In my opinion, no other video by BTS/Jungkook has created so much debate on what it could mean. You have people who constantly bring up that it was initially supposed to be a vminkook trip when in fact, there's no proof to show us that it was; the only mentioned we've seen of this is Jimin telling us that he had brought up the idea of traveling to Japan to both Jungkook and Taehyung, but nothing came to fruition. To put it into perspective, I've mentioned to my partner and my friends that I've wanted to go to several places in the future for my birthday, and the only person who planned something like that for me was my partner. What is said in passing is not concrete until it is something that is executed. So to use this as an original trio trip without much evidence is moot when it comes to disproving that it was not a trip that Jungkook planned for him and Jimin. Below is a picture of the interview, as well as the translation and a link to more info about the interview, from OT7 sources.
There's nothing I love more than receipts and facts.
I'm also not one to degrade BTS' bonds to prove a point. I do think Jungkook and Taehyung are close as friends, and I think their bond is special, similar to a sibling's one. So to see people constantly pit Tae and Jimin against each other, the literal SOULMATES is sad. Because not only does it belittle their bond, but it reduces them to a point where you don't see them as people but as dolls. But I digress. If Jungkook wanted to make a GCF for someone else, he could have; he's had so many years since 2017 to make one for someone else. Another thing I don't like about this narrative is that no one else brings up any other member. Would the narrative be the same if Jimin had not said Taehyung and instead said Hobi?. Exactly. Sometimes we just have to call it out for what it is, you know what I'm saying?.
Another thing that often surrounds GCF in Tokyo is how people devalue Jungkook's artistry. We often read comments from people saying we reduce his hard work to support a ship. Mind you; these are also the same people who for years said that he didn't know the lyrics to "There for you" and that he just added it because it fit the vibe, and I laugh at that because what kind of vibe do they think he was going for?. I may be delusional for supporting a queer relationship, but at least I'm not belittling Jungkook's intelligence and intentions. That man is so fucking smart, smarter than a lot of us, and to reduce him to not knowing the meaning of the lyrics because he's Korean is disrespectful and racist. You cant have it both way, either he’s amazingly talented and knows what he's creating, and us appreciating it, or you praise him while saying he's he's unaware of what he's doing, just so you can prove he's not queer. See how the math isn't mathing.
The claim that we don't appreciate GCF Tokyo because it supports that they're potentially queer is not only homophobic but also shows the reluctance to see how beautiful, and vulnerable this video is. I've said this so many times before, Jungkook's love language in terms on giving it/showing it is creative expression; how many times does this man have to give us his firsts that involve Jimin until we honor him and his work? Jungkook's creativity stems from his feelings and experiences and how HE sees the world; to share something so honest with us is something that many of us treasure. Noting that the video is QUEER CODED and that it shows his talent aren't mutually exclusive opinions, both things can co-exist; it's just that admitting that would cause people to see the true meaning of his message, and there lies the problem, for them lol, not for me, I support Jikook 1000%.
AND IF THIS was made for a woman, YOU know for a fact that it would be perceived exactly the same way many of us see it for what it is, a proclamation of love... to Jiminie. They hated Jesus because he spoke the truth.
I'm not even going to mention laguna nor the guide for editing the GCF.
<Small note lol. I had to take a 30min break to stretch and do a little cardio to get the blood flowing for this next section>
I'm steadfast in my opinion that I think Jungkook and Jimin started dating seriously in 2018, and I could be wrong, but to me, and the things I've observed, I firmly believe that 2017 was the catalyst for the Jikook we know and love. You see, you can't be Jimin biased and not notice how much he loves and cares for his members, the individual time he dedicates to each of them, and how different he is from each of them. And with that in mind, jungkook and Jimin's bond from the beginning when I became ARMY made me scratch my head in confusion and ask questions as I watched their content.
I never understood the narrative that ARMY continues to push to this day, that Jimin made/makes Jungkook uncomfortable, or that he was overbearing, or the narrative that they're like brothers (lol gross). It wasn't what I saw; whenever they said Jimin was doing too much, I noticed that Jungkook didn't mind. Was he shy, yeah? But if he didn't like it, why did he keep seeking Jimins company more than the other guys? At first, I thought it was because they were both from Busan, there was that familiarity, and then I thought, "Well, its probably because Jimin is older than Jungkook" Even then, that didn't explain the things that made me raise an eyebrow at them. BECAUSE WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING NAKED AND HUGGING YOUR BRO WHILE YOU WHISPER IN HIS EAR THAT YOU LOVE HIM WHEN YOU THINK HE'S FAST ASLEEP?
I think this perception of Jungkook that he's cold or standoffish is a disservice to who he is and was. The Jungkook I saw was shy; he had a crush, and he was someone who sought confirmation that there was something more. People often say that Jimin pursued Jungkook, but I believe that it was Jungkook who not only made the first move but wanted something more on something that was already there, blooming. Jungkook is so fucking sweet and caring, and when he loves, HE LOVES, we know this because he's told us - from his vogue interview in 2021.
Jungkook is someone who is so fucking tender-hearted, that I want to protect him and the love he has for Jimin. Jungkook loves romantic movies, he wants to recreate love scenes, believes in destiny, and wants to hear bells when he finds his soulmate. He's so honest in his love, in the way he expresses that it honestly is one of the truest forms of genuine and authentic love. He isn't the fuckboy this fandom badly wants him to be. Jungkook himself has to us "I'd rather be dead than cool". This is someone who will always do what is true to them, and their heart and coolness is dammed; he is who he is. He's so full of love, just the kindest person, truly.
Jungkook is soft, loving, sometimes sassy, and empathetic; he's a bevy of different things and complex and wonderful. He loves the people in his life and doesn't let people define him; HE'S going to tell you who he is; you just have to listen. And he has so much talent that he deserves always to be praised, and he's more than the surface-level reason for which some people stan him.
I try not to assume when someone's queer because society has made us think that men being vulnerable or in touch win their emotions means they're *whispers* gay. But having been in the closet until I was in my mid-20, you tend to notice specific characteristics in others that you used to do. Outing someone is never ok; you let people do things in their own time if they're ever ready. But what you do DO is you remind them every day that you support and love them regardless. Because sexuality doesn't change who you are, there is no shame in loving someone just because of their gender.
I honestly feared that I was projecting my own experiences unto Jikook. So dropped my inkling and accepted their bond as two incredibly close people. AND THEN I watched GCF in Tokyo, AND THEN the brain-machine started connecting the dots, and the math was finally mathing. Which is what led me to see GCF in Tokyo differently; I started noticing Jungkook and not Jimin because, after all, Jungkook gave us the GCF, right?. I know that simple truth eats away at the antis, nothing like Jungkook doing whatever the fuck he wants to really drive the point home of what this video meant.
This fandom's enormous disservice is that they place these heteronormative views onto Jungkook instead of just sitting back and accepting him for who he is. Do I think he's gay? IDK that's for him to know, but I know that whatever he has going on with Jimin isn't just some friendly-brotherly bond.
There's depth there, and at the truest core of GCF in Tokyo is it's an intimate lens of how Jungkook sees Jimin. THE INTIMACY makes so many people uncomfortable; it is why so many try to invalidate its significance. Jungkook didn't just give us his Jimin; this was a declaration of his love for someone he holds very dear. This is so important for us to acknowledge.
GCF is a confession, to Jimin, to us, and himself. I've found my soulmate in a very serendipitously manner, and GFC made sense in the simplest form I knew because I know what it's like to be in love and be loved. He didn't have to write "Jimin I'm in love with you; he didn't have to because he did it in subtle ways, like the choice of the song (a queer artist) in the zoom-in of Jimin's face full of laughter and joy, it was in the ways he highlighted Jimin being dorky. Still, the moments when Jimin wasn't doing anything extraordinary but just being himself spoke volumes. I tried to convince myself that maybe it was my imagination; I tried to keep an opposing view because we don't know, right? We can only assume, but as much as I wanted to argue against it, it was in my face.
Remember how I said 2017 was the catalyst for Jikook of 2018/ the Jikook we now know? This video was full of love, not just for us to see but, more importantly, for JIMIN to see how Jungkook saw him. The song choice, to the placement of when he used certain lyric verses to match up to Jimin, it's not for us, it's for him, it's a promise of what they could be. And you can call me delusional, IDC; Jimin was the one who needed to be convinced that this was worth it. Imagine you're someone who lives in a conservative country that doesn't support the queer community, and now deepen that, and you're famous, and your success isn't just dependent on you but on 6 other people. And now deepen that because your dreams have always been to go far, you don't do anything that rocks the boat, you're a good person, and people know you for that. And despite all that, you're in love, and that person loves you back; and that person is the same gender as you, and is in the same group as you. And you see the problems that could occur if you were to take that chance?. And that exact person shows you that your love for each other is worth it; it's worth the fucking try and risk because look at the beautiful things that could come from that.
JIMIN had no fucking chance from the start, Jungkook loves him so fucking much, and from the moment he set his heart on him he did everything he could to show Jimin how he could love him. Love isn't always grandiose gestures; it's small moments. It's how Jungkook looks at Jimin if the camera isn't/ or even when it is on him; he has made it his personal responsibility to make Jimin laugh. It's in how he cares for him and checks to see if he's ok. Jungkook shows his devotion to Jimin every chance he can; you just have to pay attention. And there in lies the intimacy.
GCF in Tokyo had nothing to do with Tokyo and you see it in the way there's very little of the scenery, you even see very little of Jungkook, and there's a reason for that. Everything after the timestamp. 3:00, towards the end of the video. The lyrics "Boy, m holdin' onto something. Won't let go of you for nothing. I'm running, runnin' just to keep my hands on you, There was a time that was so blue, What I got to do to show you" and it's the way he captures Jimin that makes me a teensy bit emotional, Jungkook is IN LOVE with Jimin just as much as Jimin is in love with Jungkook, and people are absolute idiots if they think Jimin is easily replaceable in Jungkook's life or that Jungkook is easily replaceable in Jimin's life.
The love each other, and they're going to choose EACH OTHER every single time.
HAPPY 5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO GCF IN TOKYO!. JIKOOK FOREVER!!.
"the universe has moved for us there wasn’t anything even slightly out of place, our happiness has been destined, just let me love you"
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