26, singer, writer, and reader. K-pop and J-pop lover.🇺🇸Your life is made from the days you have lived so far. But don't forget; everything following this second can be brand new. Nothing is too late to start.毎日が新しい日🤟
“I was just a little Korean boy. But now. I became someone’s love, someone’s pride, beyond races, countries and languages. It’not easy at all. So it’s amazing and unbelievable.”
“Anyway, what I was trying to say is: You are the answer. ARMY. The answer of all my life. Thank you for enjoying this show. I really, really, really, really love you, and thank you. Thank you Wembley London!”
“These two nights were just more than dreams. Actually, it was better than dreams.
These two nights would and could mean so many things so much historically , musically ,and businessly, but more important than that, I just want t o say that we had so much fun
We had fun, right?
You know, we surely speak the same language.
I don’t mean English. I don’t mean Korean. Eye to eye, looking at each other , dancing and vibing together, that’s all we know
I don’t know if we could come here in the big stadium again, but let’s have even more fun next year, okay? Let’s have more fun!
I just hope these two night were worth all the waits and all the coming.
Thank you some much. 사랑해요 진짜러 사랑합니다.
Each one of you have your own light and story. We can see countless lights in front of us.”
“when it comes to great art, we really only enjoy the end result. However, if we can talk about the artist’s pain and suffering that gave birth to such works, not only would it give courage to people who experience the same kind of pain, but the way it would eliminate people’s preconceptions would be a huge contribution to society.”
“Since their debut, BTS have made it a part of the group identity to tell their stories candidly, and to expose their emotions rather than turn away from them. Starting with BE, they have taken this a step further: They have gone beyond individual mental health to explore that which was happening “Behind The Scenes” all along—prejudices that we had collectively accepted without knowing.”
Wall Street Journalは、彼らを支える方々(プロデューサー、ARMY、音楽業界の人)の声が多く拾われており、Kpopやアメリカンポップカルチャー(boy bandsの推移など)についても記載あり。正直このあたりはTIMEs Magazinesの方が詳細には書かれていると感じた。もちろんお写真たちのビジュアルは素晴らしい。。
Esquireは彼らの声が多めな記事だった(個人的には嬉しい)。
少し抜粋する。
SUGA: “People won’t say you’re a weak person if your physical condition is not that good. It should be the same for the mental condition as well. Society should be more understanding.”
JIN: “How can we win everyone’s respects?””I think it’s enough to get respect from people who support us. It’s similar everywhere else in the world. You can’t like everyone, and I think it’s enough to be respected by people who really love you.”
“Sometimes there is a whole universe alongside your own, bursting with color you’re too stubborn to see, bouncing with joy you think is for someone else, with a beat you thought you were finished dancing to.“
“Maybe it’s because they are adored by screaming teenagers and we live in a society patriarchal enough to forget that screaming teenagers are nearly always right.”
“Each of us is the program director for our own private radio station, letting our own past habits and streaming-service algorithms serve up something close to what we want. Which is great, except that huge moments can whiz right past our ears. Each of us, even if we’re more clued in than our parents were when they were our age, can mis some era-defining, excellent shit.“ “But we shouldn’t. “Honestly, I think it’s history that we’re living through with BTS,”(Jimmy) Fallon says,”It’s the biggest band I’ve seen since I’ve started late night, definitely.””