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The fandom is the sum of its members, it is that mikrokosmos made up of millions of lights. I know we tend to call the troublesome ARMYs "toxic" "bad apples" and we are expected to want to get rid of them. But there is another way to look at this +
The fandom is the sum of its members, it is that mikrokosmos made up of millions of lights. I know we tend to call the troublesome ARMYs "toxic" "bad apples" and we are expected to want to get rid of them. But there is another way to look at this +
#ARMYAppreciationDay @BTS_twt
I kept rewatching Joon's UN speech and it dawned on me that everything he said about his own journey mirrors the fandom perfectly. Just like a human has many sides / personas, the fandom has many faces and you get to see different things depending+
I kept rewatching Joon's UN speech and it dawned on me that everything he said about his own journey mirrors the fandom perfectly. Just like a human has many sides / personas, the fandom has many faces and you get to see different things depending+
#ARMYAppreciationDay @BTS_twt
where you look/what window you use. We all have our shadows that only certain ppl. get a glimpse of. Does that mean we are JUST our shadows? No. But even if only 1 person gets to see our shadow, can we pretend it doesn't exist? No. The fandom is a +
where you look/what window you use. We all have our shadows that only certain ppl. get a glimpse of. Does that mean we are JUST our shadows? No. But even if only 1 person gets to see our shadow, can we pretend it doesn't exist? No. The fandom is a +
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very complex entity that, undeniably, has a soul of its own. How fitting that BTS invited us to embark on a journey of self-reflection with the goal of exploring the map of our soul. We can do it both on a personal level and as members of ARMY. +
very complex entity that, undeniably, has a soul of its own. How fitting that BTS invited us to embark on a journey of self-reflection with the goal of exploring the map of our soul. We can do it both on a personal level and as members of ARMY. +
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Not everyone is fit for the fandom life. Like any form of community, it comes with perks, but also pressures and liability. We came a long way, we have 7 years of memories and trials and errors. We have many achievements and many losses. But it's +
Not everyone is fit for the fandom life. Like any form of community, it comes with perks, but also pressures and liability. We came a long way, we have 7 years of memories and trials and errors. We have many achievements and many losses. But it's +
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ok to continue to be troubled and to keep searching for the map of ARMY soul. Don't let others tell you you should stop searching! Listen again to all BTS music and to that UN speech! They are not meant to give us the key, the "answer", but they're+
ok to continue to be troubled and to keep searching for the map of ARMY soul. Don't let others tell you you should stop searching! Listen again to all BTS music and to that UN speech! They are not meant to give us the key, the "answer", but they're+
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a reminder we are not walking alone while looking for the answers about us as people and us as fandom. Each of us is a piece of this huge global jigsaw puzzle. It will naturally take a huge amount of work to fit all of us together, but it is also+
a reminder we are not walking alone while looking for the answers about us as people and us as fandom. Each of us is a piece of this huge global jigsaw puzzle. It will naturally take a huge amount of work to fit all of us together, but it is also+
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important not to throw away the pieces that seem to not fit. Maybe we just didn't find their proper place yet. What if tomorrow they turn into that missing piece you can't complete the puzzle without?
Imo this
is ARMY right now, under scrutiny
important not to throw away the pieces that seem to not fit. Maybe we just didn't find their proper place yet. What if tomorrow they turn into that missing piece you can't complete the puzzle without?
Imo this
is ARMY right now, under scrutiny
Every day we wake up to new challenges as a fandom. Many ARMYs are growing scared and tired under the pressure of media, gp and other fandoms. Because of that I can see us trying to shove the fandom into the moulds others force on us. But then we will not be ARMY, would we? Why?
"No one called out my name, and neither did I" does not apply to us. The boys keep calling ARMY, shouting our name at the top of their lungs. They keep sending us love letters through their music. They always pat our shoulder and call us their HOME. The music is BTS & ARMY's home
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Was it ever easy for anyone to chase their dreams and follow their heart? No. But walking together def. makes it easier. People keep calling us out, as if it isn't the most natural thing to stumble or take wrong turns. Don't let them fool you+
Was it ever easy for anyone to chase their dreams and follow their heart? No. But walking together def. makes it easier. People keep calling us out, as if it isn't the most natural thing to stumble or take wrong turns. Don't let them fool you+
#ARMYAppreciationDay @BTS_twt
If we stopped every time someone tried to reduce us to our shortcomings, so many amazing things would have been lost or never even started. Just take the time to look back at the big or small achievments, at the buzzed about or quiet victories, at +
If we stopped every time someone tried to reduce us to our shortcomings, so many amazing things would have been lost or never even started. Just take the time to look back at the big or small achievments, at the buzzed about or quiet victories, at +
the explicit or subtle ways ARMY has impacted this world. Don't let narrow sighted people narrow your vision! Yes, we did mistakes too, but who can ever undo all the good this family has done by coming together as one? There are many people, from kids to elders, from animals to+
nature that were touched by ARMY. Oe good deed does not delete a bad one. But one missed opportunity for a good deed is a huge loss. Why should we chase this unrealistic standard of perfection? We are flawed and it's fine. As long as we keep trying to improve and we make ammends+
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we should be ok. So coming back full circle, those "toxic bad apples" that we are told we should just bash and club out of the fandom, how about we try once again to acknowledge and embrace and maybe find a way to coexist with? Each one of us is +
we should be ok. So coming back full circle, those "toxic bad apples" that we are told we should just bash and club out of the fandom, how about we try once again to acknowledge and embrace and maybe find a way to coexist with? Each one of us is +
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part of this galaxy, even the so called bad apples. Let's just admit we need shadows to be able to appreciate the light. We need to make mistakes in order to learn and mature as a fandom. We need to be kind to ourselves. There is so much good we +
part of this galaxy, even the so called bad apples. Let's just admit we need shadows to be able to appreciate the light. We need to make mistakes in order to learn and mature as a fandom. We need to be kind to ourselves. There is so much good we +
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can do going forward. It's not just about BTS anymore, the community has long been an entity with its own soul. We can move mountains. Yes, we can also fall and get bruised, but we'll at least have some stories to tell. I for one am grateful I got+
can do going forward. It's not just about BTS anymore, the community has long been an entity with its own soul. We can move mountains. Yes, we can also fall and get bruised, but we'll at least have some stories to tell. I for one am grateful I got+
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to live so many years taking this identity alongside all of you. This ARMY persona has not always been rewarding (by the standards of short term payoff). But looking back on the ride? Oh boy, I would never change my ARMY years for anything!
to live so many years taking this identity alongside all of you. This ARMY persona has not always been rewarding (by the standards of short term payoff). But looking back on the ride? Oh boy, I would never change my ARMY years for anything!
Every time those 7 boys shout ARMY, I remember that it is ok to be flawed and bruised, as long as you have someone that has faith in you and gives you unconditional support. ARMY is one of the most amazing global support systems right now. Don't let others blurr your perspective+
We might not be PERFECT, but we are highly functional and we have a huge potential for good. We can make a difference in these troubled times. Music brought us together, but it also enabled us to open our eyes, widen our horizons and start speaking! #ARMYAppreciationDay @BTS_twt
We are flawed, yes, but we are not monsters. We have shadows, yes, but we also shine brighter than many other galaxies of people! There are way more kind and compassionate and wise people in ARMY than immature ones that end up hurting others because they don't love themselves
So let's just embrace ourselves and keep on this path! And let the haters hate and let us be fools and dreamers! As Joon said, eventually fools are the ones who change the world. I am grateful for this jigsaw puzzle of a virtual family!
I
us!
#ARMYAppreciationDay @BTS_twt
I
us! #ARMYAppreciationDay @BTS_twt
