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Japan Official Fanclub Magazine Vol.6 — BTS's Holiday: translation by @bantan / @kocchi on twt

Laid back, relaxing, healing in the mountains ♪

At a pension by the mountains and rivers far from the city, BTS gathered to relax in nature. With BBQ, board games, and even a surprise party for their 4th Japanese Anniversary filled with love for ARMY, this is the start of a fun-packed BTS HOLIDAY!

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JP FC Vol. 1 - My Biography with BTS: J-HOPE edition

BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB MAGAZINE VOL.1

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[P10-11] My Biography with BTS: J-HOPE edition

A long interview covering the members’ early childhood until now. In volume 1 we bring you the hope-like existence, J-HOPE!

A childhood full of energy, his first dream was to become a tennis player!

I’m honoured to be the top batter! I’m the main character, fufufu. I wanted to show more of my older photos but I lost my mobile phone and all the photos from my middle school days. This was all I had left… It’s a shame.

I was born in Gwanju, a provincial city to the south-west of South Korea. I was a cute child, overflowing with hope ever since I was a baby! I went to a kindergarten that was very art-focused, but as everyone knows, my art sucks. (laughs) I have memories of being unable to draw well even back then. I probably only went there because it was close to my house. I remember at kindergarten I was embarrassed “changing clothes” before playing in the pool. They made the boys and girls change together because we were all still young. I was really embarrassed by that! I was thinking “Why do we have to change with the girls…” That’s why I have memories of secretly changing away from everyone else. But when I played in the pool I went all-out playing. Even after I got home from kindergarten, I would play outside until the sky turned dark every day. Those times were really the most fun.

I moved twice when I was a primary school student and transferred schools in grade 2. I was a very active child and loved to do sports! I especially loved tennis, so my first dream was to become a tennis player. I was really bad at it, but for some reason I had a dream of getting really good and becoming a tennis player!

After discovering the fun of dancing in front of others, he decided on the road to becoming a dancer.

The turning point was when I was in the third grade of primary school. The school I went to had a dance lesson for thirty minutes in the morning. They would play a dance video and we would copy it as exercise. That was when I realised I had a talent for dancing! My friends around me would praise me, saying “You’re really good!” and I even appeared in those videos as a school representative. Every morning, the entire school would watch my dance and follow along. Fufufu. After that I became really interested in dancing, but that feeling intensified during my school trip in fifth grade of primary school. We had some time to show off our talents and I danced freestyle to some music my teacher played. Everyone praised me, saying I was great.

In sixth grade, I told my parents I seriously wanted to learn dance. My father vehemently opposed it. I was a fairly good student in primary school, so he wondered why I needed to dance. My father is a high school literature teacher, so I believe he wanted me to pursue an academic route more. But I loved dancing, so I told him “I want to dance from now on, I want to live on this path.” I never gave up trying to convey that feeling to him. Then one day, my father said to me “Dance right there. I want to see how good you are at dancing.” I danced with all my heart and soul, with no music at all. After seeing that, the only thing my father said was “Alright. If you insist on it that much, then give it a go.” The only thing I could say after hearing that was “Thank you very much.”

Participating in a local dance team, he dreamed of becoming an artist.

After I seriously started down the path of dancing, I joined a dance team when I entered middle school. There was a team that was created around me as the centre, and in the second year of middle school I joined a certain dance team as the youngest member. If you search on the internet you can probably find lots of videos from that time. (laughs) We participated in dance performances at other schools here and there. We joined street dancing competitions and won lots of awards too, so we were pretty well known for being good at dance. Because I started activities such as these, I started to dream of becoming an artist. I auditioned, won a popularity award at a JYP Entertainment competition, and even received a 300,000 won prize! (laughs)

Then in the spring of 2010, I passed the audition to my current company, Big Hit Entertainment, and started to receive proper lessons as a trainee. That’s why I have memories of middle school, but barely any memories of high school. Not having any memories with my friends is a shame… Even with graduation, the only one I attended was my primary school one. My middle school graduation overlapped with my auditions and everything, and my high school graduation was right in the middle of our busy preparations for debut, so I couldn’t attend either.

During the trainee days in Seoul, he learned the charms of rap.

For high school, I enrolled into the school where my father was teaching. After I became a trainee, I received lessons in Gwanju through a contract education system for a while. My father supported me so that I could do it alongside my studies. I really am grateful to him. Then, during Christmas of my first year as a high school student, I moved to Seoul alone and took lessons every day at the company. Immediately after I moved, I met Rap Monster and Suga-hyung and we began living in the same dormitory. I really couldn’t get used to it at first, and looking back now I must have seemed like a country bumpkin back then, but everyone treated me so kindly I was soon able to fit in.

I started rap around this time. Back then every member was a rapper, so rather than saying I was forced to learn rap, it was more like I naturally absorbed it through my daily life. I would return to the dorms and some beat would be playing, then a freestyle rap would begin… In the beginning I would wonder incredulously “How are they were able to do something like that?”, but I could feel through my skin that this was what defined rap. It was very interesting watching them fool around, dissing each other through rap, talking to each other through rap.

Oh, that’s right! This one time when Suga-hyung and I were trainees, we freestyle rapped a whole night away. (laughs) We would diss each other and say all the things we couldn’t say to each other until then through our rap. Even now I can’t forget that time. It was really fun… Also, I was interested in vocals as well as rap, so I took some lessons while I was a trainee. Those days were filled with so many lessons every day, I didn’t even have the freedom to go out and play. But that’s nothing compared to now, probably. Looking back now, I should have played more back then. (laughs)

After I became a trainee, the member lineup changed and for a year and a half it was just Rap Monster, Suga-hyung, and me. Those were the times I fell into a slump, wondering when we’d be able to debut. It was mentally tiring and the three of us would often talk at the dorms about it. Then the BTS project was settled and Jungkook joined us. After that, the vocal line was added and our group finally had taken shape. Among the members, V left the strongest first impression on me. He might be cool and popular and overflowing with talent now, but back then he was different! He was super loud and kinda smelled like sweat. (laughs) Hahaha.

Once our debut was decided, practice got even harder. We filmed the dance for ‘We are bulletproof PT.2’ every day for three months leading to our debut, and even the slightest difference in angle between our bodies or movements in our fingers meant we had to film it again. Those days were truly difficult, I even collapsed on occasion. It’s an intense performance, so I injured myself lots. I even had too much blood accumulated in my feet and had to get it drawn out… We really suffered a lot. But it’s because we had that past that we were able to debut and receive the support of so many fans now. It feels like all our efforts and hard work until now have paid off.

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JP FC Vol. 5 - My Biography with BTS: Jimin edition

BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB MAGAZINE VOL.5

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My Biography with BTS: JIMIN edition

Following J-HOPE, SUGA, V, AND JIN, this volume’s edition of My Biography features JIMIN and his path from childhood until debut.

Going from a middle school student obsessed with dancing to a member of BTS…

My oldest memory is from when I was 4-5 years old (Korean age), when I moved houses to another house right nearby. I remember helping out by carrying a rice cooker pot filled with rice grains. When I was little, I loved playing outside and would spend every day playing with my friends and the older neighbourhood kids. We played soccer and cops and robbers. I once ran so far I ended up in the next town over. (laughs)

Even in primary school I loved to play with my friends. We’d often spend lunchtimes playing soccer. My favourite subjects were arts and physical education, and maths. I liked to draw pictures but hated colouring them for some reason. My dreams for the future changed every day. If I read a cooking manga I’d want to become a chef, if I watched “Galaxy Express 999” I’d want to become a Galaxy Express driver, and if I read ONE PIECE I’d want to be a pirate.

I’m very close to my brother, who’s two years younger than me. We’d play games and watch movies together at home. I remember watching the anime “Dragon Ball” and the movie “The Host (괴물)”. We were like friends.

I was friendly with everyone in middle school too. There were six classes and I knew almost everyone. I was a part of the soccer club and table tennis club, and every day was lots of fun.

I became interested in dance in the 2nd year of middle school. I started dancing after school and wanted to learn it properly, so I started going to dance school in 2010. Dance school was really fun. Whenever I had a spare moment, I’d go there and practice. I even entered competitions, which was utterly nerve-wracking. I actually still get nervous when I stand on stage even now.

I decided I wanted to go to an arts high school one year before I graduated middle school. I was even unable to concentrate on studying during my free periods, pondering “Which high school should I go to, what do I want to do…” As I was thinking, I eventually decided I wanted to stand on a stage. So I aimed for Busan High School of Arts, and as I wanted to learn more modern types of dance, I chose to do contemporary dance. I threw my entire self into dancing during high school -- all I had back then were my friends and dancing. I’d meet up with my friends and practice, play, then practice again… I attended my dance school concurrently to high school, so I was worried about the lesson fees and said “I won’t go to dance school.” But the dance school teacher said to me “You don’t need to pay anything.” I was very grateful to them and practiced my hardest to meet their expectations, and I learned a lot from that teacher. I have never once thought I wanted to give up dancing.

In the spring of 2012, my dance teacher from middle school contacted me and I ended up taking the company’s audition. I passed and moved to Seoul in May. The first member I met was J-HOPE-hyung. He greeted me by saying “Let’s work hard together!” The other members also talked to me first, and I remember as soon as I arrived at the dorm we all went out to eat. The most fun part of the trainee life was eating and playing with the other members. I still carry the ticket from when we all went out to the amusement park together in my wallet. It was the first time we all went out together to play, so it’s one of my most treasured memories. I’ve carried it around for 5 years already.

I transferred to the same high school as V in Seoul. I was in Class 4 and V was in Class 2, but V had lots of outgoing friends so he came to my class and told my classmates “Please treat JIMIN well.” I get really shy around people, but thanks to that I was able to become friends with my class.

The most difficult part of being a trainee was how unsure the future was. It was hard hearing discussions about how close I was to being kicked out this time. That was why I wanted to get in as much practice as possible, so I’d stay up practicing until 3-4am then go to sleep, then head back to the practice room at 6 the next morning and sing for an hour before heading to school. I continued that for a year. At that time, I never even dreamed I’d be able to debut as a part of BTS. But then I was placed on the candidate list for BTS members and the hyungs said “We want to do it with JIMIN,” so I found strength in that. I really felt “I want to debut with these hyungs.”

I was filled with so many emotions when I debuted. Receiving our first cake from a fan after the showcase, the members and staff crying together after it ended, appearing on a music program the next day, JIN-hyung crying afterwards… I have countless memories of those times.

I have nothing new I want to challenge from here onwards. I simply want to challenge myself into going as far as I can with what I’m doing now. Other than that, I want to learn to speak Japanese better too. I’m studying hard!

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JP FC Vol. 2 - My Biography with BTS: SUGA edition

BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB MAGAZINE VOL.2

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My Biography with BTS: SUGA edition

A corner to look back on how the members were raised. Volume 2 features the calm and fatherly presence, SUGA!

Growing from a cheeky child to a boy who loved books

I was born in Daegu, the third city of southern South Korea, and raised there until I moved to the capital. I was a very normal child when I was younger. I liked to fool around, so I don’t think my kindergarten teachers liked me very much. (laughs) I remember they’d scold me to “Be careful!” a lot. I liked sports and I was good at running. I was chosen as a relay athlete from primary school all the way to high school. Study-wise, I was above average.

I liked to play with my friends outside when I was young, but that changed as I grew older. You know how when most kids go out, they just gather in the park and don’t do anything in particular? I didn’t like that, so I stayed in my house on the weekends more often. My mother even told me “You should go outside with your friends once in a while.” (laughs)

I have an obsession for collecting things, and when I was young I used to collect tons of books. I wanted to become one of those refined, educated adults, and I was at that age for that kind of behaviour. I read novels, poems, essays, newspapers… mature genres that didn’t suit my age. Also, for some reason, up until middle school I had the habit of reading things from the last page backwards. Even now I read books on occasion. I can process lumps of text at once, so my reading speed is really fast.

My memory of my first love in primary school… doesn’t exist. I really don’t have one. The further you go from Seoul to the rural regions, the more conservative everything is. The boys and girls didn’t talk to each other in the school I went to. Just being near a girl was super embarrassing, so I really didn’t even talk to them.

Started making songs in middle school after meeting hip-hop

The first time I became interested in music was when I saw a Korean artist named Stony Skunk on TV. It was the era of ballads at that time, and on a music show of 18 groups you’d get maybe 10 ballads, 5 idols, and 3 other genres. They were one of those other 3. It was really cool how they were different from the others. I didn’t have any interest in music until then, but thanks to Stony Skunk I started listening to hip-hop and reggae music. I also received influence from Epik High. It was just around then that the MP3 player came out, but I listened to them on my Panasonic CD player.

At the same time I started listening to music like that, I also started to write lyrics. It wasn’t like anyone told me to, but for some reason I felt like I had to. I started making raps in primary school and started making music in middle school. Back then, there was no one around me that liked hip-hop… Now it’s really popular in South Korea again, but back when I started listening it was like an outdated genre from the past. I was probably the only one in the town that rapped. My friends would complain when I rapped at karaoke. You know how hip-hop has gestures where you move your hands? They teased me for that too.

But I’ve always liked hip-hop and I believe it was in my second year of middle school when I stood on the stage for the first time at the school festival. I performed Dynamic Duo’s “Go Back” with a friend. I didn’t like standing in front of other people, but for some reason I felt like I had to at the time. I wanted to show the rap I practiced too… even though I was really bad. (laughs)

I actually wanted to go to an arts high school, so I composed classic songs when I was in middle school. But the school fees were so expensive, I ended up going to a regular high school. I told my father “I’ve already done enough music, so I’ll study hard in high school,” but I didn’t end up doing that. (laughs)

Properly began rapper activities after joining a local crew

In middle school I only composed for my own benefit, as a hobby. I seriously started creating songs after changing my MIDI program. In my first year of high school, I gave my song to a person who was like a teacher to me to listen to, and they really liked it. That was when they introduced me to a hip-hop crew called D-town, which I joined. That song was like a new age beat, a hip-hop beat song like Nujabes. By the way, that teacher who praised me ended up going to Berklee College of Music and is now a music director for movies.

I started rapping properly once I entered the crew. While I had dabbled with rap from primary school, there was no one around me who rapped too so I thought I was the best. (laughs)

So that’s how I started activities in the Daegu underground. But even then I knew that I couldn’t feed myself by doing music underground. Many of the hyungs who did music with me back then were around 10 years older than me, some of them even in their thirties. The hyungs would do part-time jobs as they did music, and that looked really tiring to me. Even during our lives, it was difficult getting 100 people in the audience, and I hated that… I thought if I succeeded, I could be the bridge between the underground scene. There are so many cool people doing music in the underground, I wanted to become famous and put them in a better environment, I wanted the world to know about my hyungs music.

It was at this time that I found out Big Hit was holding an audition in Daegu. The only thing I knew about it was that it was a company the composer Bang Shihyuk had created, but I tried out anyway. The next day, I was immediately informed that I passed. From what I heard later on, he took one look at me and decided I passed right away. Even though I was really bad at rapping then too. (laughs)

An unexpected trainee life after first arriving at Seoul…?

I came to Seoul in my second year of high school on November 7, 2010. I remember it even now.

I joined the company not because I wanted to rap, but because I wanted to compose. That’s why I didn’t have to dance, could leave rapping to the people good at it, and just focus on becoming a producer myself. Yet it ended up completely different, huh? (laughs) Back then, the company planned to have a full rap group rather than an idol group, but that all changed. The members back then were RM, J-HOPE, and me. And also i11even and IRON. If we had debuted like that, I believe our rap would have been good but the group would have failed. (laughs)

The future SUGA aims for as a rapper and producer

The reason why I was able to pursue the path of music like this is hugely thanks to my brother, who is 4 years older than me. He started liking hip-hop because of my influence, but the only person in my family who didn’t oppose me taking the audition was my brother. They didn’t like the fact I was doing musical activities in the first place, and my relatives would say “You, doing music? Study more instead,” to me. That’s why the only one I let listen to the songs I made was my brother. I also told my brother first when I passed the audition. We really get along so well, like best friends. I normally don’t drink alcohol, but the only time I make the exception is to drink with my brother.

Of course, everyone in my family now supports me. The relatives who told me to study now ask for my signature. (laughs)

I still have a desire to do producing activities from here on out. I don’t have any greed towards the centre position, I just want to do music. I don’t have any interest towards the entertainment industry, so while everyone else wants to act or go on variety shows I don’t want to at all. (laughs) But first, I believe BTS has to become number 1 in both South Korea and Japan. And I want to aim to be the best in both rapping and producing. It may take some time, but we have to do it.

BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB MAGAZINE VOL.2

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JP FC Vol. 4 - My Biography with BTS: Jin edition

BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB MAGAZINE VOL.4

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My Biography with BTS: JIN edition

The corner that looks back on the lives of the members from their childhood until debut. The 4th main character after J-HOPE, SUGA, and V is BTS’ oldest hyung, JIN!

A gamer since kindergarten with a lively early childhood.

I was born in Anyang of Gyeonggi province, moving to the neighbouring city of Gwacheon only one or two years later. That’s why my memories start in Gwacheon. Up until just before debut, I didn’t like getting my photo taken, so I barely have any photos of my childhood. It was really hard to find old photos of myself. You know how you have to stay still to take photos? I was really bad at stopping when I heard the words “Wait, let’s take a photo!”

When I was in kindergarten I liked this dinosaur video game that was popular at the time. I loved it. Back then, we only had one console and my brother would always hog it, so I couldn’t play even though I really wanted to. That’s why I love video games even now.

In primary school, I was a very lively child. I’d play with my friends after school, go home for dinner, do homework, then sleep. That was an ordinary day. I had lots of friends too. Since I played every day, I was terrible at my studies. (laughs) The subject I liked most was physical education. The complete opposite to how I am now. (laughs) I liked running and did sports like swimming, tennis, and learned golf from my father, which I liked too. I started snowboarding when my ski-loving father took me along to the ski resort too. My father went on business trips often, but whenever he came home he would take me to do sports as a hobby together. And he also took me overseas a lot. Japan, Europe, Australia… But I don’t really like travelling, so I was mostly coerced to go. (laugh)

I contact my two-year-older brother every day. We play video games together and talk about all kinds of things, so it feels like we’ve gotten closer than when we were kids.

Attending a boys’ middle school and high school resulted in becoming a late bloomer?!

In the first year of middle I really got into gaming and stopped playing outside anymore. (laughs) I’d spend all of the summer holidays playing at the internet café with my friends.

My best friends are my middle school friends. There were four of us in our group, but we went to different high schools. We’d go to valleys in the summer holidays and snowboarding in the winter ones. We still contact each other every day, sharing dad jokes with each other. (laugh)

The music I liked was Lee Seung-gi’s Delete, KCM’s 흑백사진 (Black and White Photo), the Turtles’ Airplane. I listened to BUZZ’s songs the most, and I liked rock ballads even now.

Both my middle school and high school were boys’ schools. That’s why I had no points of contact with girls for six years and couldn’t look at girls in the eye in university. I’d avoid eye contact while saying “Hey, how’s it going?” (laughs) I made friends with an easy-going girl in university and eventually overcame that. She would hit me while saying “Make eye contact when you speak!” But I still hung out with my male friends more. (laughs)

Scouted onto the path of a singer, earnestly working on songwriting!

During my first year of high school, my dream was to become a newspaper reporter. I wanted to help the socially disadvantaged and would read the editorial column of the newspaper every day. I started to dream of becoming an actor when I saw Kim Nam-gil in the drama “Queen Seondeok” during the second year of high school. I was so touched, I wanted to act in a way that could bring someone to tears too. That was why I chose to major in film studies for university.

Three months after I enrolled, I was scouted by BigHit and became a trainee. The three rappers were already there, and JUNGKOOK joined two days after me. I went to the practice room one day and saw a kid with Bambi eyes sitting all curled up. When I asked “…Who are you?” he stood up and said “Ah! My name is Jeon Jungkook!” Even when I told him he could sit down he would say “No! I’m fine!” (laughs) The one who left the deepest first impression on me was RM, who was practicing his dancing. It was the first time in my life I was seeing someone practicing dance, so I thought “Wow, it’s a trainee. How cool.”

The trainee life was fun. We would go out and eat together between practices. I actually liked dancing during those times too. After I debuted, I would be told “Your dancing is bad”, which made me lose confidence… But because ARMY would tell me “It’s cute!” and “You did well!” I regained my confidence and was able to keep dancing until now.

I like my life right now and am satisfied with being in BTS. I only began to feel interest towards music after meeting the other members. I’d never imagine myself songwriting music back when we first debuted. Because of the influence I received from the other members, I’ve been songwriting until now. It’s not enough to be used on the albums, but I’m told it’s good and will continue working hard on it.

I’d act if the opportunity ever presented itself. V’s the one acting right now, so I’m satisfied with just that. My current priority is to get better at singing and performing, and have lots of concerts. It’s exhausting, but it’s really fun.

BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB MAGAZINE VOL.4

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JP FC Vol. 3 - My Biography with BTS: V edition

BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB MAGAZINE VOL.3

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My Biography with BTS: V edition

The third installation after J-HOPE and SUGA is the beloved V with his unique personality. We had V speak about his everything from his childhood memories to his future aspirations.

Grandma’s little boy from childhood, bright and full of curiosity.

I was born in Daegu like SUGA-hyung, spending a few years living in a place called Gochang too. I’ve been a very bright child ever since kindergarten, and all the teachers loved me! Whenever I found something pretty, I’d bring it to them and they’d praise me like “Wow! Well done!” which made me happy. I also have a fond memory of sharing these green candies that were popular at the time with my friend in the same giraffe class as me.

I have lots of memories with my grandma in my childhood. My grandmother would send me to and from kindergarten, so at the end of every day I would wait eagerly for her to come. She would always buy yuzu tea for me at a vending machine, and we really had a lot of fun…

When I was a primary school student, I was overflowing with curiosity and wanted to try everything. I wanted to sleepover at my friend’s house, I wanted to go to the training camp for taekwondo, which I was learning. There were many students that came from my kindergarten, so I had many friends. I’d play at the park with my friends every day until the sun set.

But I wasn’t only playing! I attended coaching school too. (laughs) I went from 6th grade to the 3rd year of middle school. Because I lived in the countryside, I could only imagine a future working in agriculture, so I believed I had to study properly. However, that all changed when I got into music. I don’t remember when it started, but I begged for an MP3 so I could download all kinds of music and listen to it. Then, around the end of 6th grade, I started to dream of becoming a singer. That was the first time I had a clear dream for myself.

Learning saxophone and dance to aim for the artist dream!

I started to act towards my dream in the 1st year of middle school. My father asked me “What do you want to be in the future” and I answered “A singer.” My father used to dream of becoming an actor, so when he heard that he said to me very seriously, “If you want to become a singer, you have to learn an instrument.” And so I learned the saxophone for around three years. It looked cool, but it hurt my lips and was heavy to hold. But still, I believed I had to learn an instrument to become a singer so I kept at it. Because I practiced my hardest, I even won a gold medal at a South Gyeongsang Province competition!

In middle school, I was part of a club called the broadcast dance club, where people who liked dancing gathered to dance to K-POP songs. With saxophone, dance, and coaching school, I was pretty busy.

In my free time, I looked forward to playing basketball with my friends. I wasn’t any good, but my friend was a huge basketball fan, so I was influenced by them into playing all the time.

The reason why I quit saxophone was because I wanted to put more of my effort into dancing. Wouldn’t it be lame if I became a singer that couldn’t dance? I wanted to learn properly, so once I became a high school student I joined a dance class. Then, half a year later, there was a private BigHit audition. My friend was going to audition, and I had some free time so I tagged along. For the audition, I had to dance, rap, then show off an imitation and one-line gag. I was sure I failed. Then the notice that I passed came. I thought it was a lie. I was the only one who passed in Daegu.

A trainee era filled with memories with the members.

I came to Seoul in September of my 1st year of high school and started living in the dorm while attending an arts high school there. I joined after JUNGKOOK, SUGA-hyung, J-HOPE-hyung, and RM-hyung. I don’t get shy at all, so I was able to become friends with everyone quickly. I was happy simply becoming a trainee and had fun every day. That being said, I practiced lots and didn’t have a life of a normal high school student, but we managed to make our own memories of the dorm and practice room. What I remember even now is how the seven of us went to the amusement park on the 1st of January. We all tried to dress up fashionably for the occasion, which ended up with everyone wearing black. We really stood out. (laughs)

By the way, my fashion was always coordinated with the clothes my grandma bought me. My grandma had always had great sense in picking clothes.

Even after our debut was decided, my existence was hidden until the last minute as a secret weapon. Because of that, I couldn’t tell anyone I was going to debut, which left some painful memories too. All the other members had schedules, but I was left alone at the dorm… That’s why when it was finally announced, I thought “My dream from 6th grade has come true!” and was really happy.

BTS is the first and last team of my life. I want to climb upwards with the members until the end. Once we climb to the top, I want to look back and think “This is how hard we’ve worked until now.” If given the chance, I think I’d want to try acting too, but doing anything half-heartedly is bad, so I’ll have to studying acting properly until I’m satisfied with myself.

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