with bts returning a quick reminder not to comment on their bodies in any capacity even if it’s currently pervasive on social media. because i see people very fervently arguing on what they prefer on them (muscles, their skin tan, more or less weight, keeping their military build, telling them to eat, rehashing weight cycles during their career, “i’m okay with his form” talk - ew, guessing how comfortable bts are in their skin, comparing comparing comparing, whether they look ‘flat’ or bulky, what the company should do, their BMI and whatnot) so please refrain from engaging in that for obvious reasons - diet and beauty culture is already beyond down the drain globally and in south korea/kpop especially, and it reflects back to all of us with its rigid templates. and yes, just because they’re men and they post shirtless stories doesn’t make it okay to keep this downward spiral going since it goes both ways. no, a bulging muscle pic is not a free ticket to go off on your knee-jerk fantasies/diet prescriptions for bangtan. that’s just invasive.
guys are already subject to the whole losing fat + strength scrutiny that glorifies superiority/physical violence as we see on every billboard which i hate with a passion, plus weight is touchy for men as well, the kpop industry goes to extremes with this (idols get weighed every week by pretty much all companies out there, not just trainees talk about this) - so even if the members talk about their physique or post pictures of it, wildly debating and putting pressure on their appearance verbally, intended or not, is still a no-go as with everyone else (toward girl groups, toward yourself in the mirror, and strangers on the street, no difference). you don’t know what kind of reaction they want to hear and what they really think about their looks: you’re not inside their heads. i see too many strange salivating posts about it directly in front of the members and was reminded of the many body image talks they’ve shared over the years - lets not make it worse and push the members into another heavy food/gym odyssey with brainless comments on their streams - instead be the person writing “he looks as sweet as ever 😊”, call it a day, and i promise you’ll be fine just exercise some restraint please