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~A thread on the BU~
The BU is presented in the pictures below. The next tweets will include links such as translations, a detailed timeline, and observations.
Here's the list of the BU content:
…https://behind-the-screen-of-bangtan.tumblr.com/post/168584604740/bu-content-certified-by-big-hit-entertainment
And a link to the Save Me webcomic: https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/bts-save-me/list?title_no=1514&page=1
The BU is presented in the pictures below. The next tweets will include links such as translations, a detailed timeline, and observations.
Here's the list of the BU content:
…https://behind-the-screen-of-bangtan.tumblr.com/post/168584604740/bu-content-certified-by-big-hit-entertainment
And a link to the Save Me webcomic: https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/bts-save-me/list?title_no=1514&page=1
TRANSLATION
Love Yourself albums: http://ktaebwi.tumblr.com/post/178210009282
Last page of 花樣年華 The Notes 1: https://twitter.com/ktaebwi/status/1112638509335011328
Map of the Soul Persona: https://twitter.com/i/moments/1117004515234856960
TIMELINE
Structure of the Notes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Mjn6tmRsgpCZGK2QPpm9XZil5v20qKzgPldzYAxitYA/edit#gid=0
Detailed timeline: http://bucontentgui.de/
Love Yourself albums: http://ktaebwi.tumblr.com/post/178210009282
Last page of 花樣年華 The Notes 1: https://twitter.com/ktaebwi/status/1112638509335011328
Map of the Soul Persona: https://twitter.com/i/moments/1117004515234856960
TIMELINE
Structure of the Notes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Mjn6tmRsgpCZGK2QPpm9XZil5v20qKzgPldzYAxitYA/edit#gid=0
Detailed timeline: http://bucontentgui.de/
AROUND THE BU
Summary of Smeraldo: …https://behind-the-screen-of-bangtan.tumblr.com/post/183967453340/summary-of-smeraldo
References in the BU (IRL elements, nods to other works, parallels with BTS works that don't belong to the BU): …https://behind-the-screen-of-bangtan.tumblr.com/post/187221045645/references-parallels-with-non-bu-elements-in
Summary of Smeraldo: …https://behind-the-screen-of-bangtan.tumblr.com/post/183967453340/summary-of-smeraldo
References in the BU (IRL elements, nods to other works, parallels with BTS works that don't belong to the BU): …https://behind-the-screen-of-bangtan.tumblr.com/post/187221045645/references-parallels-with-non-bu-elements-in
As I can't really edit/update a thread, you can refer to here for new content: …https://behind-the-screen-of-bangtan.tumblr.com/masterpost#BU 
And now, a few things about the map!
And now, a few things about the map!
It was made by combining the English, Korean and Japanese version of The Notes 1. With the Spanish version coming soon, more parts will probably be revealed.
My bet is on the zone of Yeongsan-dong, since it must be where Magnolia Mansion, Taehyung's house, is (close to the +
My bet is on the zone of Yeongsan-dong, since it must be where Magnolia Mansion, Taehyung's house, is (close to the +
police station as said in Hoseok's 20 May YEAR 22 Note). Also if you check the episode 7 of Save Me (here: https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/bts-save-me/ep07/viewer?title_no=1514&episode_no=8), you'll notice it's also where Yoongi's motel is.
Now concerning what we have.
Songju is a fictional city. Some of its administrative divisions exist IRL though (there's a Nam district in Busan and Daegu for example) but there doesn't seem to be any intended reference. If you're curious, I'll write everything I found below
Songju is a fictional city. Some of its administrative divisions exist IRL though (there's a Nam district in Busan and Daegu for example) but there doesn't seem to be any intended reference. If you're curious, I'll write everything I found below
There's a Munhyeon-dong in Nam-gu in Busan (note it's not Mun-hyeon but Munhyeon-dong, they're different types of divisions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Korea, which, yes, means the map may be wrong since I'm not a pro in Korean administration).
In the same way, Munhyeon-dong doesn't have a Mun-hyeon Heights complex but a Munhyeon Heightsville complex
There's a Yeongsan-dong in Naju. It does have a community center and there's indeed an elementary school not far but the school is outside of the dong
Now for the places!
Note that Nae-ri gas station is actually the real one they went to in the Prologue
Note that Nae-ri gas station is actually the real one they went to in the Prologue
There seem to be Yangji orphanages IRL but I can't find details. There's one fun thing here though: http://www.culturecontent.com/content/contentView.do?search_div=CP_THE&search_div_id=CP_THE004&cp_code=cp0238&index_id=cp02381846&content_id=cp023818460001&search_left_menu=3
I don't really understand what it is. It seems to be for writers to create universes. This entry is about a Yangji orphanage and the author is Kim Taehyung
I don't really understand what it is. It seems to be for writers to create universes. This entry is about a Yangji orphanage and the author is Kim Taehyung
Last detail about the orphanage. Yangji can mean "sunny spot"
And finally... a thing I don't understand
When you type "송주문화회관" (Songju Cultural center) on Google, you get 4 results. All are news articles about an event (a performance of the Sound of Music in July 2018) held in a few places, including Songju cultural center.
When you type "송주문화회관" (Songju Cultural center) on Google, you get 4 results. All are news articles about an event (a performance of the Sound of Music in July 2018) held in a few places, including Songju cultural center.
Except that this cultural center cannot be found anywhere else than in those articles. I suppose it's actually another name for Hongseong cultural center, the one Google and Naver bring up when you try searching for it. But it's still weird this name was only used for this +
event and nowhere else so if anyone with a better understanding of Korean than me can explain, I would be really grateful^^
Here's one of the articles: http://www.canews.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=953
Here's one of the articles: http://www.canews.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=953
Arg, I forgot a place
There's a building that seems to really exist IRL. It's the Chowon Hyundai apartments, that's situated in the North of Songju.
IRL it's in Seoul, here: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.4852479,127.0192202,3a,75y,155.57h,114.8t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sjmjvQnOuIEft1lUovnNsIQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i38
I haven't found any connection between this place and BTS though
There's a building that seems to really exist IRL. It's the Chowon Hyundai apartments, that's situated in the North of Songju.
IRL it's in Seoul, here: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.4852479,127.0192202,3a,75y,155.57h,114.8t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sjmjvQnOuIEft1lUovnNsIQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i38
I haven't found any connection between this place and BTS though
And that's it! I didn't find anything for the other locations.
In the end, Songju was probably created as your average Korean city to give a familiar feeling while remaining fictive. All the names can be found in several parts of Korea so there's probably nothing to analyze +
In the end, Songju was probably created as your average Korean city to give a familiar feeling while remaining fictive. All the names can be found in several parts of Korea so there's probably nothing to analyze +
here. The only meaningful one is the gas station but the creators had to include that one since the Prologue was released before the BU.
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BONUS
Everyone says thank you Jimin!
Thanks to his tweet, we have a picture of the bus stop from House of BTS, the BTS pop-up store opened in Seoul between October 2019 and January 2020 https://twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/1186901699312533504
Everyone says thank you Jimin!
Thanks to his tweet, we have a picture of the bus stop from House of BTS, the BTS pop-up store opened in Seoul between October 2019 and January 2020 https://twitter.com/BTS_twt/status/1186901699312533504
Three stops are written (from left to right):
-Central park
-Songju Jeil middle School (where Jimin "is")
-Gyeongil Hospital crossroad
The first two can be seen on the map of Songju.
Maybe it's because Jimin was the one to post it but it reminds me of the 19 May YEAR 22 Note
-Central park
-Songju Jeil middle School (where Jimin "is")
-Gyeongil Hospital crossroad
The first two can be seen on the map of Songju.
Maybe it's because Jimin was the one to post it but it reminds me of the 19 May YEAR 22 Note
The art toys came with a bus stop too ( https://twitter.com/bighit_merch/status/1165806175536893952).
The stops are:
-Nae-ri three-way intersection
-Nae-ri bridge
-Yeongsan-dong Community Center
Nae-ri is the district where Namjoon's gas station is. The graffitis hint it's the stop from the Highlight Reel
The stops are:
-Nae-ri three-way intersection
-Nae-ri bridge
-Yeongsan-dong Community Center
Nae-ri is the district where Namjoon's gas station is. The graffitis hint it's the stop from the Highlight Reel
With so little info, it's hard to locate either the stops or the bus routes but it's always nice to see Big Hit put such application in what they do
