the dark truth behind Jimin’s childhood backstory in HYYH - a thread
his past is based on the korean movie Hope (2013)
[twigger warnings: child molestation, child rape, sexual assault. please proceed with caution ]
his past is based on the korean movie Hope (2013)
[twigger warnings: child molestation, child rape, sexual assault. please proceed with caution ]
before i explain, here is a summary of what we know of Jimin’s character:
- he is usually seen with water
- he undergoes psychotherapy in the Wings short films
- a traumatizing event happened at the Flowering Arboretum when he was a child. he has seizures whenever he remembers
- he is usually seen with water
- he undergoes psychotherapy in the Wings short films
- a traumatizing event happened at the Flowering Arboretum when he was a child. he has seizures whenever he remembers
tw:child rape
Jimin’s backstory is a reference to the infamous Nayoung case in Korea- a young girl raped on a rainy day when walking alone to school
he is always in water trying to cleanse himself.. from the sexual assault
his first lie to doctors “I don’t remember anything”
Jimin’s backstory is a reference to the infamous Nayoung case in Korea- a young girl raped on a rainy day when walking alone to school
he is always in water trying to cleanse himself.. from the sexual assault
his first lie to doctors “I don’t remember anything”
Jimin’s story is about the struggle to recover after a sexual assault. He lives pretending that it never happened. knowing he was assaulted makes him feel “dirty”, hence he’s always in water
at the sight of blood, he desperately washes it off & reminds himself that he isnt hurt
at the sight of blood, he desperately washes it off & reminds himself that he isnt hurt
we know from the Tear notes that Jimin is traumatized from an event at the Flowering Arboretum. The background: after a school trip, Jimin walks back home alone in the rain. sound familiar?
Jimin is also seen biting an apple (a sexual symbol) representing his loss of innocence
Jimin is also seen biting an apple (a sexual symbol) representing his loss of innocence
“I lied because there is no reason to love someone like me”
jimin continues to live life denying it happened. a familiar thought among sexual assault victims
In Love Yourself, he realises that to overcome his trauma and truly heal, he must first accept the past
jimin continues to live life denying it happened. a familiar thought among sexual assault victims
In Love Yourself, he realises that to overcome his trauma and truly heal, he must first accept the past
can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that bts has no fear in tackling stigmatized topics that may be hard to swallow. the bangtan universe is more than just “a storyline”... it addresses loss, domestic abuse, sexual assault, child abandonment, identity conflict. wow
Jimin’s Fake Love set has a corner that resembles a storage closet. im telling y’all... something ugly and traumatizing happened to him at the storage space of the Flowering Arboretum :/
im gonna add onto this thread because i feel like everything I’ve pointed out so far seems circumstantial :/
im posting a screenshot of the wiki description, which details what happened in the Nayoung case, to show the similarities. please do not read if you can be triggered
im posting a screenshot of the wiki description, which details what happened in the Nayoung case, to show the similarities. please do not read if you can be triggered
TW: Child rape description in pics!!!
The victim’s father emphasized psychotherapy for recovery (Wings)
In the movie, she expresses her wish to go back to school but is ashamed of what happened to her. Similar to Jimin
The circumstances it happened and the drowning imagery..
The victim’s father emphasized psychotherapy for recovery (Wings)
In the movie, she expresses her wish to go back to school but is ashamed of what happened to her. Similar to Jimin
The circumstances it happened and the drowning imagery..
linking this here! i’ll get around to finishing it by this week since my last paper is tomorrow phew https://twitter.com/seokidokie/status/998301577906552833?s=21
just realised i forgot to explain the background:
Hope is a movie based on a true story that caused public outrage in Korea- the Nayoung case. Its an awful tragedy and I hate that it‘s real
For Jimin, we dont know the extent of what happened but its clear that he is traumatized
Hope is a movie based on a true story that caused public outrage in Korea- the Nayoung case. Its an awful tragedy and I hate that it‘s real
For Jimin, we dont know the extent of what happened but its clear that he is traumatized
jdhdjdj ok now that i’ve finished exams i can see how disorganised this thread is so ill just add on some missing details i forgot to add :/ ill probably re-do this when the next set of notes or films come out
The sign of the Flowering Arboretum appeared in the short film too. The ‘traumatising event’ is definitely related to why he was receiving therapy- and the reason why he started lying to himself & the doctors.
Whatever happened in the storage was what he chose not to remember
Whatever happened in the storage was what he chose not to remember
the mentions of Jimin’s family make them out to be unreasonably controlling about his life- switching schools after every seizure, keeping him away from the world etc
its like they’re overprotective, but ashamed about the truth about their son
stigma of a sexual assault victim?
its like they’re overprotective, but ashamed about the truth about their son
stigma of a sexual assault victim?
and that’s it for now :)
sexual assault is just a theory! imo since hyyh, people have been debating if jimin‘s story was about being suicidal, loneliness, self harming, mental illness etc but none of them seemed to fit all the clues we’ve been given
unlike this.
sexual assault is just a theory! imo since hyyh, people have been debating if jimin‘s story was about being suicidal, loneliness, self harming, mental illness etc but none of them seemed to fit all the clues we’ve been given
unlike this.
wow it’s been two years but this got revived from the dead? just adding on webtoon content that confirmed parts of this old theory about the mv imagery :(
- jimin scrubs his skin raw bc he sees his body as disgusting/unclean
- seizures after a traumatic event at the arboretum
- jimin scrubs his skin raw bc he sees his body as disgusting/unclean
- seizures after a traumatic event at the arboretum