@SugAquarius7 I hate how they're always like "this group remind of rookie bts they're hardworking like them" and it's
Bts walking on their last thread to push through with no cushion to fall on vs a group with better facilities to fall back on.
I have a favorite person in illit the OT4 made me realise it. It's Moka, like everytime I see her I get cuteness aggression. She's the cutest girl ever. She's really cute and adorable. ๐ญ๐ญโค๏ธโ๐๐
But as a fandom we can only do so much. Let's say we do male edits with every new movie that comes and we spread them, then what happens next. Rarely tiktok audiences go out of their way to give a song a listen unless it's introduced to them.
Okay so.
While I think some criticism directed at BigHit is fair, I also think we're spending far too much energy on things we simply CANNOT verify or control. Most of us don't know what happens behind closed doors, and that's okay. What we do know is what our role as a fandom has always been. And stanning BTS is supposed to be FUN and dwelling over things we CANNOT control is exhausting us out.
The company creates the opportunity. WE amplify it.
- The company gave us the "What Is Your Love Song?" campaign. WE amplify it.
- The company gave us the Keep Swimming campaign. WE amplify it.
- The company is doing BTS THE CITY: ARIRANG. WE amplify it.
- The company gave us the "Normal" promotional rollout (ik its not a lot) but WE amplify it.
- The BCD "Normal" template was there for us to use. We could have turned it into our own viral trend like BRAT by making thousands of creative versions and sharing them everywhere. WE CAN STILL WORK ON THAT.
- The tour is happening. WE amplify the performances, the stage production, the vocals, the choreography, and the live clips on all the platforms.
- WE talk about the album, the lyrics, the production, and the documentary so new audiences discover BTS through their artistry.
- WE learn BASIC editing, make fun edits, and tie BTS into current cultural moments. I spent the football season making football edits with BTS songs despite barely knowing how to edit.
Right now, Spider-Man is everywhere make Spider-Man edits with BTS music and share them. That's how fan culture grows.
There are also things that are largely OUTSIDE of our control: playlisting, radio strategy, and many industry decisions. Those conversations are VALID, but they shouldn't consume all of our energy.
There is so much more within our control than we sometimes realize and that's where our collective effort can make the biggest impact. So, lets try and do things what WE CAN DO instead of JUST dwelling on things that are NOT IN OUR CONTROL.
The is an agenda I knew wouldn't work (bts unrelated) because even though they were preaching rebirth they were still shading the other side and seeing it work like how I thought is funny and unsurprising.
Can someone make a Twitter account where every day at every 7th hour they post I LOVE BTS. Then another account that's like I love arirang and post arirang song at of the day everyday.