Hiatus

I think it’s pretty obvious since I’ve been MIA for so long, but I’m officially on a tumblr hiatus. I’ve had a lot go on last year emotionally, and I also have a lot on my plate right now with work and my personal life. I love all the sweet messages I’ve received recently asking where I’ve been and I promise I’m mostly ok!!

I don’t know if I plan to return to tumblr anytime soon, if at all, but I’ve always found solace in writing and I’d love to continue to write on here when I’m in the proper headspace to do so. 

I love you all and if you ever need me, I’m just a message away. I’ll periodically check on my messages!

Thank you guys <3

I miss them

How I feel about BTS’ enlistment

Im not going into how I feel about Korean law requiring enlistment at all, that’s a whole separate story.

I feel comforted in knowing they’re not all enlisting at the same time because that means some members will continue to be active till they enlist and the others will be active when they’re done/back.

But at the same time 2025 feels really far away for them to all be done. It could very well be 2026 when they release group content (if they choose to do so) and by then I’ll be 30.

I’ve said it before but I found BTS during a time I was really struggling emotionally. Their music was my comfort. It still continues to be my comfort. I don’t see that changing in a few years but I’m scared it might. I’m scared some day in a few years I’ll just happen to see an article about them returning as a group and I’ll just say “oh cool” and move on with my day. Like I didn’t love on them as hard as I did for the last 6-8 years.

Like I said, I’m sure we’ll continue to have individual content from members. This makes a lot more sense with what they said during festa now. I’m hoping I can keep my promise to Namjoon when we said we’ll wait for them always.

Ok so 2025 is when they will ALL be done with military. Some of the members aren’t even going to be enlisting till like early 2024! Don’t worry y’all we’re gonna always have some kind of content

So we’re all gonna love on BTS a little extra hard till they enlist, yeah?

Why is Jhope acting like a seasoned veteran when it comes to performing at festivals, tf?? It’s so good???

Not Hulu lagging so much SMH

Hate is a strong word. I jokingly say I hate things/people but I don’t ever say that with malicious intent.

I do however hate Ted Cruz. Like an all consuming kind of hate.

Here’s what I think BTS was trying to convey: (and I could be totally wrong lmao)

While the members have done some solo work here and there, I don’t think they really had the opportunity to do everything they wanted to as individuals. Most of their career has been dependent on the other members as they have mostly been promoting as a group since they debuted. BTS as a whole is a brand, but we haven’t seen their full potential as individuals. I don’t even mean just in music- I’m sure they would even branch out into other fields if they wanted to.

And I think there’s a level of guilt and fear that comes with wanting to do solo work. Guilt because you’ve been part of this group for the last nine years that now the whole world adores. Guilt because you want to work on yourself. Fear because you don’t have the other members to depend on. Fear because the bar is set so high already.

What I don’t want to ever see is comparison. That defeats the whole point. We’ve known since their debut that they’re all quite different in both their sounds and personalities. I hope fans don’t end up saying one is better than the other because it will never be a competition.

There is absolutely nothing wrong in wanting to do solo work, and like RM said, it was courageous to want to share that vision with everyone because we all know there are fans out there that wouldn’t accept that.

I love them as a team and I love them each individually and as a fan I’m excited for their solo work. They’ve made it clear they’re not disbanding, and who are we to say otherwise? Sure, I’m a little sad that we won’t see too much group projects for a bit, but that’s not to say it won’t ever happen. They’re going to come back stronger as a team in the future.

I feel guilty as a fan, I’m not going to lie. They were emotional telling fans the news when they should have been excited. Instead it’s turned into a shit show this past week with press and the members doing damage control.

My one and only hope for them moving forward is they get to do everything they want to do- whether that’s as individuals or as a team. They deserve so much. And no matter what, I hope they are happy!

Not all my friends asking me if I’m ok after seeing the news about BTS.

The world could come crumbling down but this blog will always remain OT7.

While I’m still letting the news sink in, I’m glad the boys can grow as individual artists. And I’m excited to see what that’s going to look like! I’ll be here to support each and every one of their projects

I was not expecting the hiatus news and now I’m big sad at work

I miss man-bun era kook