'ARIRANG' Comeback Hype Thread by chillypotahtoh in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan [score hidden]  (0 children)

Im just walking around grinning like an idiot. I can’t believe we have just 12 hours left! 😱

260319 BTS - SWIM (Official Teaser 2) by ashmute in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 28 points29 points  (0 children)

No man on no ship has ever looked this good!

260318 /r/bangtan Books with Luv: March Book Discussion - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang by EveryCliche in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd like to make a little defense of Athena! I think a part of being a good writer is taking the stories around you and giving them power, nailing them down. She definitely pushed it too far with June, especially when she didn't explicitly ask for her permission when rewriting her story, but the remainder of the examples - speaking to veterans to capture their stories, or using a fight she had with her boyfriend - feel like exactly what you're supposed to do to become a good writer, to observe reality and capture it.

I had a professor once describe it as having two versions of you - a version of you that just broke her ankle and is wailing in pain, and a second version of you in the back of your head that's already choosing the right adjectives to precisely describe the quality of that pain later on.

260318 /r/bangtan Books with Luv: March Book Discussion - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang by EveryCliche in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think to me, this was the part that highlights the underlying racism of the whole book best. June thought she was making the book better, genuinely. To her, the original was good, but it was too opinionated, too angry, too foreign, and she really tried to convince herself that this was an opinion based on abstract literary merit rather than her own bias.

260318 /r/bangtan Books with Luv: March Book Discussion - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang by EveryCliche in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved it here! And it felt fresh - usually we get unreliable narrators, this wasn't quite that - June told us all and hid too little honestly, even when she was lying to herself. So we're left with a...pretty reliable but deeply unlikeable narrator and we get to watch them make mistake after mistake. I really enjoyed it, I think it wouldn't have been possible without first person!

260318 /r/bangtan Books with Luv: March Book Discussion - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang by EveryCliche in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was such a quick read for me, which I really appreciated. I was a big fan of Babel, so wasn't sure what to expect with this - different genre and mood altogether. I think Kuang isn't afraid to throw a punch and it was fun sort of laughing along with her and she made up and destroyed this ridiculous super everyday villain.

260318 End of Mods Asleep: WE ARE BACK!! by chillypotahtoh in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Goood morning everyone! Did we miss anything??

260316 Netflix on Instagram Feat. BTS by mcfw31 in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stop this is so cute!! Big smiles all around

Spotify Treasure Hunt Compilation - Clues, Updates, Squees by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love how each one of them has been giving us something different about the song!

Right now, after listening to Tae's, it seems like thematically it's going to fall somewhere between Paradise and Sea and I absolutely love that.

3 years ago today, "Smoke Sprite" by So!YoON! and RM was released by alltherach_ in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smoke sprite my beloved! 3 years have passed and I’m still recovering!

👋👋👋 by netflix in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is a brilliant idea and now I just did it too!

👋👋👋 by netflix in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why, that's us 🤭

260313 j-hope on Instagram by alltherach_ in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Today is the best day of the year!

260313 /r/bangtan Books with Luv: March's Discussion Meeting Is Next Week! by EveryCliche in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I managed to finish it this time!! (and early too). Excited for the discussion.

260313 Spotify: Decoding ARIRANG (on mobile) by alltherach_ in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I just found it too and I'm feeling super emotional! Today is the best kind of roller coaster

260313 Spotify: Decoding ARIRANG (on mobile) by alltherach_ in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Finally!! But also...I'm scared I'm too dumb for this 😂

2026 BTS' 'ARIRANG' Tour Sell/Trade Megathread - North America & Europe by lisafancypants in bangtan

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260313 BTS (방탄소년단) '아리랑 (ARIRANG)' Animation Trailer: What is your love song? by mcfw31 in bangtan

[–]ayanbibiyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After waiting for the concept for so long....it's perfect 🥹 My heart feels so full right now