ℳ𝓜 ⁷ (˶ˊ ꒳ ˋ˶).•°꒰​⊙⊝⊜꒱

⚛️♀️♓️🐎 ------- ⟭⟬ BTS 방탄소년단 ⟬⟭ 🎤⚡️💣 💜 OT7, hard & soft stan, bc 'yolo yolo yolo yah~'
✨️HYYH era ARMY(2015)✨ 🔪 🦋 👟🥄🐳 🍂
'90 liner, Kpopping since '08

[ℳ𝓜 ⁷ (˶ˊ ꒳ ˋ˶).•°꒰​⊙⊝⊜꒱ @MagneticMochi]

We are truly living through Jimin's hottest era to date... hotter than Perfect Man, hotter than Kitty Gang.

The debut era body/muscle tone + current era self-confidence and emotional maturity + long luscious hair I've always dreamed of = the most LETHAL COMBINATION POSSIBLE 😫💓

[maia ✿ @jmnmusee]

the fact that we live in a world where jimin is a real person and these are actual photos of him will never stop being insane to me 😭

[ℳ𝓜 ⁷ (˶ˊ ꒳ ˋ˶).•°꒰​⊙⊝⊜꒱ @MagneticMochi]

Wait.

...Are you me? 🥺😢

[Lammy @Lammyisback]

THE LATE-DIAGNOSED MILLENNIAL REALITY.

1. Born between 1981 & 1996
2. Raised being told you were too much
3. Learned your worth through how well you could mask
4. Spent decades thinking you were broken
5. Told anxiety and depression were the problem
6. Pushed through burnout because "everyone struggles"
7. Recognized neurodivergence in your 20s or 30s
8. Grieved for the child who deserved support sooner
9. Realized no one taught you that your brain works differently
10. Started unmasking and don't know who you are
11. Tried quietly to rebuild your life with this new lens
12. Wonders why understanding yourself feels like mourning the person you could have been

[Malak @jiminourdiva]

He is allergic to not serving

[moonie⁷ ☾ @kookies_laugh]

“jin is naked!!” jin unbuttoned some buttons on a long-sleeve shirt
“joon is naked!” he was wearing a tank top
“jungkook is naked” jungkook is in fact naked

[(slow)𝓦𝓸𝓸𝓫𝓲⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ 🇦🇺 ⟭⟬ @BaseLineWoo]

Here is some context for those asking/wondering what we’re talking about…

The Story of QDEOKS (a.k.a. Q 🦆)

So, QDEOKS, a.k.a. Q 🦆, was an ARMY who became something of a legend in the streaming trenches sometime around 2019 to 2022, if I remember correctly. 🤔🤔🤔

During those years, QDEOKS was extremely active in helping ARMY access streams for BTS content that was either paid, region-locked, or otherwise inaccessible to international fans.

QDEOKS became so synonymous with getting ARMY access to paid content that the name became pretty well known within the fandom and, apparently, to the people on the other side of the paywall too. 😂

But QDEOKS wasn't just about finding a stream when BigHit put something behind a paywall.

When COVID hit in 2020 and the Map of the Soul tour was postponed, BTS and ARMY were suddenly stuck at home, the world was falling apart, and we were all desperately looking for ways to feel connected to each other and to BTS themselves.

And this is where QDEOKS really cemented their place in ARMY history.

Before BigHit officially announced BANG BANG CON, QDEOKS organised a massive fan-run online concert marathon, streaming archived BTS concerts, and Musters across platforms and creating an actual schedule so ARMY around the world could all tune in together.

And when I say massive, I mean this was not QDEOKS sitting in a corner with a laptop going, "Hey guys, wanna watch a DVD?" 😂

It was a whole damn production.

There was a fan-made concert schedule, streams running back-to-back, tens of thousands upon thousands of ARMY tuning in, and live commentary on the TL absolutely losing our collective minds.

It gave ARMY something that was desperately needed during lockdown: a reason to gather and find some happiness.

And then, shortly afterwards, BigHit announced BANG BANG CON.

Now, I don't want to claim that QDEOKS single-handedly invented BANG BANG CON because unless Big Hit themselves have gone on record saying that, we simply don't know that. But the timing is 👀 😉

QDEOKS had already demonstrated that ARMY would absolutely turn up for an organised online BTS concert marathon, and then Big Hit launched an official version of essentially the same basic idea.

So whether you call it inspiration, influence, coincidence, or BigHit seeing what ARMY were already doing and thinking "hmmmmm, perhaps we should be doing this ourselves"...

QDEOKS's contribution to that moment in ARMY history is pretty damn significant.

And honestly, during a global pandemic, when people were isolated in their homes and couldn't go anywhere, BANG BANG CON became one of the things that brought ARMY together.

So when people talk about QDEOKS as just some account that used to find streams, they're missing a pretty big part of the story.

And THEN we get to another part of the QDEOKS story.

During BTS or BTS-related broadcasts, particularly region-locked ones, unofficial streams would frequently get taken down, only for another one to appear shortly afterwards.

It basically became Whac-A-Mole: BTS Broke-ARMY Edition.

🔨 Stream taken down.

🦆 Q1: New stream appears.

🔨 That one gets taken down.

🦆 Q2 has entered the chat.

🔨 TAKEN DOWN.

🦆 Q3 HAS ENTERED THE CHAT.

You get the idea. 😂

One particularly memorable example was the December 31, 2020 to January 1, 2021 New Year's Eve Live concert.

The screenshot below shows the message that appeared on unofficial streams while the concert was in progress, warning viewers that the broadcast was unauthorised and directing them towards the official service.

QDEOKS was reportedly one of the largest, if not the largest, unofficial streams being targeted at the time.

So yes, somewhere in BigHit's control room there was apparently a team of people watching illegal streams and trying to shut them down.

And they still do this now.

So don't be surprised when some rando account suddenly DMs you asking, "where are you watching?" That could be a BigHit intern. 😂😂😂

QDEOKS also had a website that served as a repository for streams and video content. And that site, unsurprisingly, also found itself repeatedly dealing with takedowns.

I honestly don't know exactly what eventually happened to the site. But after years of dealing with copyright enforcement and the general headache of running an unofficial streaming operation for one of the most heavily image-protected acts on the planet, QDEOKS eventually appears to have hung up the streaming boots and retired from the game.

And honestly? Fair.

Imagine spending years playing digital cat-and-mouse with BigHit's lawyers and copyright department just so some ARMY in another country can watch BTS on a stream at 3 a.m. 😭

As far as I know, QDEOKS is still around and still an ARMY, occasionally appearing here on the TL.

But the streaming era of Q 🦆? Retired.

She served her time in the trenches so that ARMY could watch Bangtan. 🫡

QDEOKS, wherever you are: thank you for your service. 😂

#BTSARMYHistory

[chrys⁷⁼¹⊙⊝⊜ @goldenlitlsmile]

Namjoon is a normal good hearted dude.

He’s not the pinnacle of morality, he’s not an activist, he’s not a god, just a kind and smart guy that wants to live a good and happy life doing what he loves with his friends.

Stop trying to psychoanalyze his every move

Touch grass :)

[enas @vmnjieun]

I'll never get over them

[ℳ𝓜 ⁷ (˶ˊ ꒳ ˋ˶).•°꒰​⊙⊝⊜꒱ @MagneticMochi]

@cuntfortannies The impassioned SKRRR SKRR in the back is taking me tf out 🤣

Anyway, good job Joonie~♡

[Ash ᵇᵗˢ ⟭⟬ got Run, GoGo, Autumn Leaves & Dis-ease @svnbangtan_x]

Lemme introduce you to my bias wrecker

[Dānī⁷ 💜 ⊙⊝⊜ saw MA CITY live! hudcon pilled @hyyhddaeng]

BigHit: and what will your fandom name be?

BTS: ARMY

BigHit: oh because you expect them to fight alongside you in this uphill battle of fame?

BTS: no 🥹 it means Adorable Representative MC for Youth

Bighit: perfect, I'm sure that's exactly how it will go.

[giniya ㉧㉣㉣⁷ 🪭 𝟙𝟛𝕋𝕊 @75gina75]

Who the hack is still a soft stan at this point? 😭

[ˢʲᵐ𓍯𓂃𓏧♡ ⑅ @deantyjm]

HOLY SHIT THIS EDIT……🫦

[ℳ𝓜 ⁷ (˶ˊ ꒳ ˋ˶).•°꒰​⊙⊝⊜꒱ @MagneticMochi]

@stapleskeri @Maria_26596243 *JINius 😘

[the smallest chilli is the spiciest @jmspinkie]

Disney Prince but make it bdsm

[liane⁷❀ saw 00:00 & TEAR @unotaehyung]

they're live streaming all FOUR days?!??? they never do that unless its in south korea 😭 SOMETHING BIG IS GONNA HAPPEN

[BerryMinMin of House Sonyeondan🍓 @Miss_Mochi_72]

What the BTS 2.0 era looks like

[lisa⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ @lisaSUGAfocus]

Oh wow!

[lucy⁷ 𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙶 @HSK_HOPE13]

taehyung looking so good. i did what any responsible person would do: liked, bookmarked, posted, and rewatched like 716252 times

[mon⁷ @knjgIoss]

i love whatever’s wrong with them

[ajk ⋆ @archiveforJK]

i gasped…💘