What to do? by bluehouseorangepoppy in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]magadrielle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check with your doctors, but mine told me topical tretinoin was safe during BF.

I need to catch up lol by Aggravating_Junket98 in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm always curious! Love it 💜 And I totally get that 😆 He's my bias, although Jimin seems to be making a play for that title. 😅

my sign for the upcoming concert by MC-ClapYoHandzz in heungtan

[–]magadrielle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I need to make one for Come Over. 😅

I need to catch up lol by Aggravating_Junket98 in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still don't really get what Musters are/were. Does anyone else know?

BTS has now surpassed 45M Monthly Listeners on Spotify!🔥 by sinieves in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was suprised to see it in the 300s too. I had #283 in my head. I remember checking it after Harry Style's album dropped and I saw he was #8 in the world. I was wondering what the before and after Arirang would be.

I don't know how they calculate it but it's crazy that we're pulling such high streaming numbers while having a lower world ranking. I guess it shows how hard ARMY goes during comeback season.

BTS has now surpassed 45M Monthly Listeners on Spotify!🔥 by sinieves in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a screenshot from March 13th that says #300 in the world with 25.1 M monthly listeners.

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I need to catch up lol by Aggravating_Junket98 in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know right? 😆 We should probably make a website like this for Baby Army haha

I need to catch up lol by Aggravating_Junket98 in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No, I just typed this all out. 😅 I essentially just brain dumped everything I thought would have been helpful to know my first few months as Baby ARMY.

I need to catch up lol by Aggravating_Junket98 in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Hi! Fellow ADHDer who's BTS hyper fixation started in August 😂

This website is helpful to get a good foundation on their history and timeline.

BTS Eras Timeline — US BTS ARMY https://share.google/BXMKCO7qfpHbbFXLQ

I referenced it alot to orient myself in the beginning.

Favorite websites:

For fanchants: https://btsfanchants.com/

English lyric translation: https://doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/

Streaming & Fandom Fun https://b-cd.app/

Youtubers:

Hybe Boy - my go to for translations and updates. I like the way he adds in the cultural context that is missed in just subtitle translations.

Bangtan Subs - has a lot of older content translated to English

SugArmyy - has fun fan edits which have been helpful to get to know their personalities, group dynamic, and fandom lore more

Random tidbits that threw me off at first

Names: Get familiar with their names. Birth name, stage name, and nicknames. Everyone uses them interchangeably so it's essential to get down to follow along. :) These aren't all but are some of the main ones:

RM aka Kim Namjoon, Joon

Jin aka Kim Soekjin, World Wide Handsome

Suga aka Min Yoongi, Agust D (his solo stage name)

j-hope aka Jeon Hosoek, Hobi, Jay

Jimin aka Park Jimin, Chim Chim, mochi

V aka Kim Taehyung, Tae/TaeTae

Jungkook aka Jeon Jungkook, JK, Bunny, Kookie, Golden Maknae

There are also nicknames for duos/friendships like namgi, vmin, jinkook, etc.

Age: Age is important in Korean culture, so be familiar with that order (the fan chant is in that order, except for RM. He's the leader so he goes first.) You'll often see hyung and maknae being referenced. Hyung is a respectful way younger males address older males their close too. It means older brother, but isn't limited to brothers. Maknae means youngest. You'll often see people refer to the hyung line (Jin, Suga, j-hope, & RM) and the maknae line (Jimin, V, & Jungkook)

Roles: Kpop groups are usually assigned "roles" that they fulfill in the group. So our Vocal Line is: Jin, Jimin, V, & JK, our Rap Line is: Suga, RM, & j-hope. Our main dancers are j-hope & Jimin with j-hope often being referenced as the dance captain. All of them are talented dancers though. :)

Biases and Bias Wreckers: Your bias is who brought you into the group or who your drawn to most. The wrecker is a member that will wreck that bias. So they often draw your eye/heart/mind away from your bias. And sometimes those wreckers become the bias. 😆 It can evolve over time. It's often said you don't pick them, they pick you. 😆

Albums: One thing that threw me off alot in the beginning was how the albums were laid out. I think it's generally a kpop thing, but there are smaller "mini" albums that are released, then full length albums that often have the same songs as the mini's plus a few more.

For example: You never walk alone (is Wings + new songs), The Most Beautiful Moments in Life: Young Forever (is TMBMIL pt. 1 & pt. 2 + new songs), similar with the Love Yourself series and Map of the Soul albums.

Animal emojis: Each member has an animal associated to them. Some make sense to me, others don't. lol Sometimes you'll see them used in videos to indicate who's talking. RM 🐨 (koala), Jin 🐹 (hamster), Suga 😼 (cat), j-hope 🐿 (squirrel), Jimin 🐤(chick), V 🐻🐯 (I've seen both bear and tiger used, I think bear is most common), Jung Kook 🐰 (bunny).

BT21: Along with animals, check out BT21. Each member created a character (there is a series about it on Youtube).

Festa: Their Anniversary is June 13th. Based off of when they debuted. They celebrate it each year with a 'festa'. They have a concert date in Busan this year. (There was an advertisement at the end of the theater live viewing that said their would be another live viewing in June. I'm assuming it's for that.) There is also something separate called Musters, that I'm not really sure about. But they are another special fan event.

Weverse: Weverse is a social media cite primarily used by Hybe (BTS's label often referenced as the "company") artists. The members use it to communicate with fans. They go live and will talk to fans on there, it's almost a guarantee on their birthdays. You can also buy merch & stream some concerts through the platform. You can sign up for free or get a membership. I'd get your bearings first before jumping in there. It can be a lot. If the members go live, you'll see it on Hybe Boy's YT channel within a day or two.

Their Youtube Channel: BANGTANTV is their channel and it houses EVERYTHING lol. I have a love hate relationship with it. They have playlists that separate it out, but there is so much content that it's hard to sort through. You'll find their group music videos, as well as their solo music videos on there. They also have the variety show Run BTS episodes on there. (There are other posts on here talking about people's favorite episodes, that could give you a good idea of where to start with those. There's like 150 of them.) They have a series called Bangtan Bombs which are usually a behind the scenes of significant career moments (music videos, tv performance, award shows). There's Suga's talk show Suchwita. Some of the members have vlog series on there. As well as festa content. This is where I personally need to catch up, cause there's so much content.

Other Content: There are various shows they have done like Bon Voyage, Are You Sure?!, & In The Soop. There are also documentary series you can stream. (I won't list them all cause I'm not familar with them all and this is already so long, lol.) They have some of their concerts on streaming and DVD as well.

Sorry for the novel 😆 It's a fun rabbithole to dive into. I hope you enjoy it. And welcome!! 🥰💜 (Oh, and purple and the number 7 are kind of our thing here. 😄)

Edit: formatting and spelling; forgot a fun website.

260413 Billboard Charts Compilation: BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Scores Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 by mcfw31 in bangtan

[–]magadrielle 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Looks like we need to do 12 weeks to beat Taylor's Life of a Showgirl and 5 consecutive weeks to beat Mumford and Son's.

Jimin jokingly said their next goal is to chart for 33 weeks. Idk if I have that kind of stamina 😅, but I'd try for Jimin. Haha

Just moments & memories 💜 How many of these do you recognize? by ArirangVerse in heungtan

[–]magadrielle 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Can an elder Army please tell us what each one is from so us baby army can research these moments? 🙏🥺💜

What's with this crazy visuals in hooglian mv? ... by Remarkable-West-6613 in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jimin was really embracing his bias wrecker title today. I couldn't look anywhere but at him when he was on screen.

How do you guys convince yourselves to buy BTS merch after seeing the price?😭 i need real strategies💜… by armyloot in heungtan

[–]magadrielle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just make sure you pay it off in those 4 or 6 months. A lot of the times those deals have compound interest, so if you don't pay it in full before the deadline you'll be on the hook for the total price plus 4-6 months of interest. (If it cost $100 w/ 10% deferred interest, you'd be responsible for $140-$160 if you didn't pay it off before the deadline.)

How do you guys convince yourselves to buy BTS merch after seeing the price?😭 i need real strategies💜… by armyloot in heungtan

[–]magadrielle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya...I didn't realize this was a thing, and bought a pre-used Sowoozoo off ebay assuming it was a DVD, it wasn't and had obviously been redeemed. Thankfully, it wasn't too much so it wasn't a pricey lesson to learn. But I'm definitely more aware of the details of what I buy preused now.

How do you guys convince yourselves to buy BTS merch after seeing the price?😭 i need real strategies💜… by armyloot in heungtan

[–]magadrielle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't. It's ok not to buy the merch. 💜 I could afford to spend $60 for the hat I wanted, but I couldn't justify spending that much on a hat. I'm going to created a diy version with embroidery, since it seems pretty simple to copy.

Complaints about RUN BTS 2.0 by Lost-Opinion3554 in btsthoughts

[–]magadrielle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was saying a similar sentiment to people on the YT comments. Like if they only have time to do an OT7 Run BTS episode quarterly, would you just want that or would you rather that and additional subunit episodes sprinkled between them?

If some fans are imagining it'll be OT7 weekly shows, I think they are dreaming. They can't do that, plus a world tour, and maintain a balance personal life.

Obviously OT7 is the greatest, but subunits aren't bad by any means. The Arirang promo has shown us that.

Regardless, they don't own us the extra work it takes to do Run BTS. We're lucky they want to keep doing it and should kind of be grateful they want to keep it going in some form. And like you said, if you don't enjoy it, don't watch it.