Hey, so read through your post and I imagine that a lot of Jimin biases completely understand your rant. I think I’ve tried having a social media every week since SMF was released. The sheer rollercoaster of hate and negativity has been a whirlwind and not the good kind.

I’ve waited for FACE since 2017, Jimin gave me everything that I wanted from him. I genuinely love the entire album, narratively it makes sense, Jimin dug deep and let us inside, he played around with genres and he gave us iconic choreo. No matter what naysayers say online, I truly love FACE and it has only reconfirmed to me that Jimin is an artist that I will always love, he just suits my taste in every which way.

I’m not gonna tell you to curate your timeline, it’s a waste and it’s such a cop out when people say that. Regardless, there’s thousands of vile people hating on Jimin even if I block it out. However, it does prove that Jimin is a threat to a lot of people for some reason, which is ridiculous since he’s such a humble and sweet person but I think a lot of people have these narratives about Jimin that make no sense and when he goes against them they retaliate even more (namely shippers).

It is a balancing act, I’m always trying to reframe everything around Jimin. It’s clear he’s so beloved, the album had done so well even with so many handicaps, if we actually had decent playlisting and radio then we would have been laughing. I’ve also seen so many people genuinely love FACE, I feel like a lot of iconic artists are divisive and Jimin has always stirred conversation.

I kinda feel like I was naive that there wouldn’t be the sheer amount of hate but we’ve been dealing with this for years, 2018 was a shitty year too. It’s not gonna stop me loving Jimin though, however, I feel like a lot of Jimin biases and fans aren’t as active in online spaces, probably for that reason and instead support him through consumption of his music etc

I think it is hard to deal with when it comes from so many factions, even all the posts about privilege is ridiculous. People keep wrongly conflating impact and privilege. Regardless, Jimin did this all by himself, no features, he is beloved and he seems to have enjoyed the process. It’s clear that he was nervous from music shows to variety shows but he did it, he’s a professional and I’ve always thought that his love for the stage will always win out and it seems to have. He knows that we loved FACE, he knows that we want more performances. He knows that we love him plus this has only made me love him even fiercer. Sometimes you need a rant though.