this is something my friend linked me to and i just had to share it to every single army on this site. this is a post from a malaysian(?) fan who, after reading a post bashing bangtan, decided to write out some important things about our boys, and some things that us as fans usually forget.
i did a rough translation bc i dont really understand simplified chinese, but i know enough.
阿米必看，不喜勿喷。
看见一个帖子说BTS是个忘了初心的团体，没别的意思，就只是想分享一些关于防弹微不足道的小事。
This is something ARMYs must read; if you don’t like it then don’t leave hate.
I saw a post saying that BTS is a group that has forgotten their original intentions. I have no other means for this post, I’m only going to share some of bangtan’s small, insignificant moments to you all.
如果有一个人在偶像运动大会，会拿着应援棒，在那边跳舞让粉丝开心，明明已经跳的累得要死。
如果有一个人会拿着摄影机装成摄影师，和粉丝互动。
如果有一个人明明四肢极度不协调，基本上能拿得出手的就只有交通舞，但是为了跟上团队，花了比其他团员还要更长的时间练习，只为了可以展现最好的表演。
我不知道还有谁会这样，但是我知道防弹的金硕珍就是这样。
If there’s a person who, despite being completely tired and drained, would hold army bombs while dancing to songs only to make fans happy at ISAC –
A person who would carry a camera around and pretend to be a cameraman, and interact with fans –
A person who knows well that he himself has a very uncoordinated body, basically can only do the ‘traffic dance’ well, but in order to keep up with the members he spends so much more time practicing, only so that he could show off his best performance to the fans –
I don’t know who else would do something like this, but I do know that Kim Seokjin of BTS would.
如果有一个人是个完美主义者，做出来的歌曲为了力求完美，每天作曲到凌晨，还让自己有了每10秒就存一次档的习惯。
如果有一个人在每次拿了一位的时候会一直握着和盯着奖杯，一直看着奖杯，眼里包含的是满满的感慨。
如果有一个人因为过度劳累而晕倒，无法完成公演，之后他会特意回去公演现场，坐在粉丝们的位置上，感受着当时粉丝们的的失落，然后发很长的推文自责。
如果有一个人他会在自己每一年生日的时候，亲手写下便利贴还有信，买了各种零食和交通卡，当作礼物给粉丝答谢他们，发现不够分发给粉丝们的时候，还会特意在多写几张。
我不知道还有谁会这样，但是我知道防弹的闵玧其会这样。
If there’s a person who’s a perfectionist, in which every song he produced must be done to perfection; composing and writing songs till midnight, even letting himself have a habit of saving his files every ten seconds –
A person who, every time they get first place at an music show, would grip the trophy and wouldn’t stop staring at it, eyes filled with complete gratitude –
A person who had overworked himself to the point of fainting, unable to perform onstage and later returned to the arena, sitting where the fans had sat, trying to experience the utter sense of loss the fans must have felt, and spilling out all this thoughts and apologies on twitter afterwards –
A person who, every year on his birthday would handwrite post-it notes and letters, buy all sorts of snacks and even transportation cards as gifts to thank the fans, realizing after that he had missed a few fans and then wrote a whole new batch just for them –
I don’t know who else would do something like this, but I do know that Min Yoongi of BTS would.
如果有一个人他是Rap担当，但是在刚进公司的时候是不会Rap的，而且当时公司只有他没接触过Rap，因此他特地花了很长的时间从头学起，而让现在的自己成为了作词和Rap的能手。
如果有一个人如同他的名字是希望担当，实际上他是比较沉默的人，但是为了带给大家希望和快乐，总是在镜头前面展现开朗的样子不顾一切的搞笑，从出道到现在从来没有哪一天让人觉得他没有正能量。
如果有一个人他会在偶运会过完了之后特意叮嘱粉丝夜深了要小心回家。
我不知道还有谁会这样，但是我知道防弹的郑号锡会这样。
If there’s a person who’s part of the rap line, but didn’t even know how to rap when he first entered the company; then realizing that he was the only one who didn’t encounter rap before and had spent such a long, long time learning it from the beginning, turning him into the lyric-writing, rapping expert he is today –
A person who is in charge of hope as of his name, is actually a quieter person in reality; but in order to bring everyone hope and happiness, he’s always showing off his smiley, happy self in front of the camera and being funny non-stop, never missing a day without giving off positive vibes since their debut –
A person who, after a late ISAC event, would tell the fans to be careful at night when they go home –
I don’t know who else would do something like this, but I do know that Jung Hoseok of BTS would.
如果有一个人IQ148，学习成绩全国上位1%，自学托业800分以上，不顾父母反对，放弃进入名校读书的机会，而选择里继续做音乐。
如果有一个人因为某粉丝对他说：“我抽中了你的小卡。”他却说对不起。他还可以微笑的念出黑粉们发给他的留言。
如果有一个人在老板问他你到底要选择单飞还是防弹的时候毫不犹豫的选择了防弹。
如果有一个人在粉丝不愿跟他握手时，得知是因为粉丝的手有皮肤病，怕传染给他，他拉着粉丝的手说，那位粉丝的手是他见过最漂亮的手。
我不知道还有谁会这样，但是我知道防弹的金南俊会这样。
If there’s a person with an IQ of 148, whose grades is in the top 1% in the whole country, self-learned TOEIC of a grade of 800 and above, didn’t care about his parents’ opposition, given up on opportunities to study in good schools, and chose the path of music to continue doing what he loved –
A person who, when some fans tell him that, “I got your photocard.” he would say sorry to them; who could still smile at the messages anti-fans sent him –
A person who, when the boss asks if he would choose to go solo or continue with bangtan, chose bangtan without a single trace of hesitation –
A person who, when a fan refused to hold hands with him because of a skin disease and was afraid she would infect him, he held her hands and said that her hands were the most beautiful pair he had ever seen –
I don’t know who else would do something like this, but I do know that Kim Namjoon of BTS would.
如果有一个人因为被嫌弃有婴儿肥，而且又是腹肌担当，所以一直不停努力的减肥，两年里整个人都瘦了不知道多少圈。
如果有一个人他在第一次拿了一位的时候后，全部人都开心惨了，只有他一个人在电梯里哭。
如果有一个人总是为了表现的更好而努力的练习，却因为害怕出错而常常导致失误，害怕自己在No more dream的编舞里不小心踹伤队员而连累别人。
我不知道还有谁会这样，但是我知道防弹的朴智旻会这样。
If there’s a person who was rejected and criticized for his baby face and yet is the ‘abs of the group’, continued to diet and diet and starve and starve; after two years his whole being had been thinned god knows how much –
A person who, when they got first place for the first time on a well known music show, while everyone else was extremely happy, he was the only one crying in the elevator –
A person who would practice so hard only to show a better side of himself, and yet always being afraid of making mistakes, causing him to, for example, hurt a band member during the choreography of no more dream –
I don’t know who else would do something like this, but I do know that Park Jimin of BTS would.
如果有一个人在粉丝的牙齿上沾了口红的时候，会温柔的提醒。
如果有一个人在演唱会上说过，自己的父母能够和粉丝们坐在一起听他唱歌，见证这一切他十分感恩，希望未来的日子也能一起走下去。
如果有一个人他是唯一在出道前没有被公开的成员，所以在第一次收到粉丝的信的时候，激动的反复的读了很多篇。
如果有一个人因为性格很坦诚不太会看眼色，真实的表达自己却不被别人理解或被曲解本意，所以开始收敛自己，离开成员的时候会感到不安，做单独mc结束的时候还落泪。
我不知道还有谁会这样，但是我知道防弹的金泰亨会这样。
If there’s a person who, when a fan had lipstick on her teeth, would kindly remind her and hide it for her –
A person who said during a concert once that seeing his parents and fans sit there and listen to him sing makes him incredibly thankful, and that in the future he hopes everyone would keep on going down this road together –
A person who was the only member that was hidden before debut, so when he received his first fan letter he reread it dozens of times on end –
A person who has a very honest and open personality and doesn’t usually think much about other’s opinions, but when he tried to express something he was wrongfully interpreted by other people, thus beginning to restrain himself; when his members weren’t around he would panic, and after being a solo mc he even shed tears –
I don’t know who else would do something like this, but I do know that Kim Taehyung of BTS would.
如果有一个人虽然被称为黄金忙内，看似什么都做得很好，但是是个典型的处女座，在演唱会彩排完毕时，觉得自己做得不够好，在休息时偷偷抹眼泪。
如果有一个人他希望在自己的努力下,粉丝们可以很骄傲地告诉别人:我是防弹少年团的粉丝。
如果有一个人性格十分内向怕生，也比较安静（当然私底下除外），不常在推特上发文，但是却会默默地看粉丝们的留言，会在哥哥们注意不到其他粉丝的动作的时候，报以一个微笑或说谢谢。
如果有一个人在鞠躬时候总是标准90度，而且鞠躬的最久，不分男女老少见到人就来个鞠躬，还会在吃了快餐后亲自来个垃圾分类，偶运会时找不到垃圾桶还特地去找工作人员求救。
我不知道还有谁会这样，但是我知道防弹的田柾国会这样。
If there’s a person who, although nicknamed the Golden Maknae and seems as though he could do anything and everything perfectly, is a classic Virgo; after each rehearsal or concert would think that he didn’t do well enough, and would secretly wipe away his tears –
A person who hopes that after all his hard work, fans would be able to tell others proudly: “I am a BTS fan.” –
A person with a slightly introverted personality and would be intimidated by strangers, also kind of quiet most of the time (apart from their private life), usually not posting much on twitter but would silently read fans’ comments, and when the older members don’t notice a fan’s action or words, he would kindly return the fan’s smile or say thank you to the fan for his member –
A person who bows the standard 90 degrees, and usually bows the longest; doesn’t care about the age or gender and just bows, and after meals he would sort out his own trash, and when he couldn’t find a recycling bin he would ask for the staff’s help –
I don’t know who else would do something like this, but I do know that Jeon Jungkook of BTS would.
这就是阿米们爱的防弹。或许别人无法理解但是我们能理解。我自认是个理智饭，看到别人黑自家偶像时当然会生气，但觉得这种事是见仁见智。每个人的偶像都有自己的好自己的特点，我相信每个偶像都曾做过令你难以忘怀感动的事，所以我们只要以他们感谢我们的心那样继续支持他们，所以我们只要做好自己的本分就好了，不要为了一些无关痛痒的事而吵架，一个偶像在大众眼里的评价，我觉得粉丝占了很大的部分，我相信一个有理智且有素质的粉丝，是不屑于理会这些事情的。有多余的时间掐架，还不如去看看自家偶像今天发ins还是发推了没，还不如去yy自家偶像的cp我觉得这还更实际。希望以后各个偶像的饭圈都能平静不要再吵架了。
This is the BTS that ARMYs love. Maybe others don’t understand, but we do. I think of myself as a rational fan; although when I see others bash my favorite idols I of course would be angry, but I do believe that these things are a matter of opinion. Every fan’s favorite idol would have their own good pointers and their own specialties, and I believe that every idol has done something unforgettable and touching; so all we have to do is to use the spirit in which they thank us with, and continue supporting them. We shouldn’t fight all the time because of silly, irrelevant things; I think that when an idol is assessed, their fanbase stands as an extremely important part. I believe that a rational fan wouldn’t care about small silly things. While we have the free time to start fights and arguments, why not go check up on our idols, whether or not they’ve updated on instagram or on twitter, or maybe even fantasize about your otp? – even this seems to be more practical than fanwars. I hope in the future that all fans and fanbases would be peaceful with no more fighting.
translating is so hard OTL i feel like dying
i feel like everything in this post is so relevant, i just had to share it.
again, this is just a rough trans; some of it may seem a bit confusing because i’ve never really translated anything before, but i hope most of it makes sense.
please remember the last paragraph clearly.
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