For those who don’t know, let’s talk about Namjoon, eAeon…and just a little bit about dogs. Because SO cute (and they really are part of this story!)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">
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Namjoon & eAeon have been friends for years. Before that, eAeon was one of Joon’s childhood musical heroes. And, when mono. was released in 2018, Joon explained that it was thanks to eAeon (& Nell) that he started to believe sad music can heal sorrow https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz">+
Rewind more: eAeon is part of an indie band (duo) Mot 못 as vocalist and composer, formed in ~2001. Hugely talented, influential, with a unique sound fusing electronic elements with rock sounds & even jazz influences. eAeon also has solo work and is part of Night Off 나이트오프 +
Back in August 2013, Namjoon posted a link to the MV for Mot’s song, Cloudy Seoul calling himself Kim Gloomy… + https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/363202293736292352">https://twitter.com/bts_twt/s...
In February 2016, Mot released an album, Ashcraft. Namjoon tweeted about it the same day, saying he was/tagging himself as tracks 2, 7, 8, 10, 11
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In March 2016, Joon was excited to get an eAeon autographed copy of that Mot’s album.

(Tangent comment: he was such an adorable genuine fan!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">) + https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/707018084897284098">https://twitter.com/bts_twt/s...
In a recent interview, eAeon talked a bit about how they first met (Namjoon had reached out via twt DM saying he liked his music and asked to meet) and how it was fun when they first hung out (which seems to hv been June 2016), as they matched well in terms of music. + https://twitter.com/modooborahae/status/1385355754366976003">https://twitter.com/modoobora...
The next day, July 1 2016, Namjoon tweeted a KimDaily of himself wearing a Mot merch t-shirt, and asking eAeon to also sign ithttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">
Joon even wore the t-shirt to the airport and was papped in it, which eAeon commented on and RT’d +
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Some more context time: During this period, BTS were getting a lot of online hate & criticism as ppl pointed to lines in some songs (WoH, Converse High, RM’s Joke, etc) & also to a Yoongi 2013 pre-debut wordplay twt as being misogynistic. BH released a statement on July 6, 2016 +
Turned out that, when Namjoon was hanging out w eAeon, he had a serious talk abt the controversy, how he felt shame, guilt & couldn’t sleep. eAeon twt’d after BH’s statement, explaining they’d discussed the controversy & how earnestly Namjoon listened in order to learn & improve+
Side note: when kpoppies try to sling mud these days by pointing to those old BTS lyrics and now calling them problematic etc, there are reasons veteran ARMY roll their eyes and think of those antis as desperate, just idiotically attempting to recycle issues long ago addressed.
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Namjoon next documented himself hanging out with eAeon’s dog again in Nov 2017 (ok, also likely hanging out with eAeon)
But adorable pup!!!!
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This whole thing was so cute, I can’t https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐶" title="Hundegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Hundegesicht">
eAeon QT’d Namjoon saying
“RM vs YamMonster” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">
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As everyone (hopefully!) knows, eAeon and Joon collab’d on mono. (Joon is such a successful fanboy, it makes me so happy for him!)
Namjoon talked about the collab in that VLive (clip above).
eAeon twt’d about mono. and badbye after it was released
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And now Namjoon is featuring on @eaeon’s album on the track “Don’t” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">
Like badbye, before it, I know that the music these two have created is going to be absolutely beautiful.

Please buy and stream! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Gefaltete Hände" aria-label="Emoji: Gefaltete Hände"> https://twitter.com/modooborahae/status/1384647554181353472">https://twitter.com/modoobora...
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