💜My Home and My Forever💜⁷⟭⟬ ʲ-ʰᵒᵖᵉ♕

Long Time No See, Mi Casa ~~*~~~~*~ ○♪♫*~If I Ruled the World, I'd Do It All~~💜💕May 6th, 2017 May 11th, 2019🌌
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[💜My Home and My Forever💜⁷⟭⟬ ʲ-ʰᵒᵖᵉ♕ @Rose1220_]

365 Days With BTS

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[Ash⁷ @kthnoir7]

WINGS gave us the theory. The solo era lived it. ARIRANG brought it home.

When people talk about BTS' literary influences, the conversation usually stops at references — "WINGS is the Demian album," "Map of the Soul is the Jung album."

But I don't think those influences were ever meant to stay inside one era, it never was when it came to BU too. Before "Blood Sweat & Tears" dropped, Namjoon recited lines straight from Hermann Hesse's Demian, a novel about breaking away from who the world expects you to be and becoming someone real. That's WINGS in one sentence: every member alone, wrestling with temptation, guilt, fear, growth. The album never answers anything.

It just asks — who are you?

Three years later, Map of the Soul stops hiding behind Hesse and goes straight to the source: Carl Jung himself. Persona. Shadow. Ego. Same journey, new language — and now it has a name. Individuation.

Here's the thing about both albums though: they explain the journey before BTS actually lives it. 🧵

[Rish⁷ @cuntfortannies]

remember when Jin literally created a whole fanfic on YouTube and everyone on the tl was absolutely losing it 😭😭

[isa @solmerv]

‘What were we doing in 2016?’ is such a crazy thing to say, man.

[Ash⁷ @kthnoir7]

Normal tells its story in three acts.

It begins with celebration.

The rooms are overflowing with people, music, laughter, dancing, birthday cake, and conversation. Every frame feels alive. They're completely immersed in the moment, celebrating the simple joy of existing together. It's messy, loud, and wonderfully imperfect—the kind of night where time dissolves because you're surrounded by the people who make you feel at home.

But every celebration has a morning after.

The next time we see them, everything has changed.

The noise has disappeared. The room is almost silent. They're scattered throughout the space, each sitting alone despite occupying the same room. No one is performing anymore. The adrenaline has faded, leaving behind nothing but exhaustion.

Taehyung's bruises become impossible to ignore. Whether they're literal or symbolic almost doesn't matter. They tell us the same thing: the night left its mark. Every member looks worn down, carrying traces of something the audience never fully witnessed. The joy was real, but so was the cost of living through it.

And yet, the story refuses to end there.

In the final act, they're transformed once again.

They're dressed in immaculate black suits, standing shoulder to shoulder for what appears to be a formal portrait. Their posture is composed. Their expressions are calm. Beside them stand dogs, introducing an unexpected sense of warmth and quiet after everything that came before.

That's why I think the ending is the emotional core of the video. It doesn't erase the celebration, nor does it deny the exhaustion. Instead, it acknowledges both before showing us what comes next.

Because life doesn't stop after the party ends. You wake up tired. You carry the bruises no one else notices. You straighten your jacket. You stand in front of the camera.

You smile.

The photograph becomes the memory everyone else keeps but only the people inside that photograph know everything that happened before the shutter clicked.

Maybe that's the irony behind Normal. We often think of "normal" as a single emotional state—as happiness or sadness, celebration or grief, success or exhaustion. But this music video suggests that normal has never been one thing. It's the entire cycle. The highs. The lows. The silence after the music ends. The resilience required to get dressed the next morning and face the world again.

After thirteen years, perhaps that's what BTS are trying to say.

Life isn't defined solely by standing ovations, nor by the bruises left behind once the crowd goes home. It's defined by the willingness to experience both—to embrace the joy, endure the aftermath, and still find the strength to stand beside the people you love when the camera starts rolling again.

Maybe that is what it truly means to be normal.

[Chris @yakdrama]

Convince me otherwise

[⋆ @baesggukie]

“stop crying over an edit”

the edit:

[ً @7aesthetics_]

my forever seven.

[gigi gojo ꕤ @polartaegi]

dj dont spin that shit ever again are u crazy

[🌧️ @laughkpop]

that smile..

[💜My Home and My Forever💜⁷⟭⟬ ʲ-ʰᵒᵖᵉ♕ @Rose1220_]

This is crazy and I totally don't blame them one bit. Like ain't nothing stopping me from going and enjoying this concert. 😭😭😭😭

[Carolyne🌱⁷⁼¹ SAW BTS @mhereonlyforbts]

ACCORDING TO MEXICAN MEDIAS AROUND 40K ARMYS WHO COULDNT ATTEND THE CONCERT WERE OUTSIDE THE STADIUM STILL ENJOYING IT... THE FACT YOU HAVE ARTISTS WHO STRUGGLE FILL UP A SINGLE STADIUM MEANWHILE BTS HAS ANOTHER CROWD WHO COULD'VE FILL ANOTHER ONE... THIS IS INSANE

[Lisa ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ ⟭⟬ ⛵️🪭🥢💜💜 @GrnButterfly25]

This is so perfect 😂😂

[💜Cat-OT7💜⊙⊝⊜ @alwaysborahae]

I love Jimin’s “OK!” when he realized he got it right because of ARMYs reaction. He’s adorable. 🥰

[lala⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ @fkubluehouse]

remember during muster 2019 taegi couldn’t stop laughing at namjoon during we are bulletproof pt 2 opening and seokjin saying he looked like a shower head with the water running 😭😭😭

[v⁷ @tetedesx]

NEW MR LOVER LOVER EDIT

[lala⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ @fkubluehouse]

CRYING 😭😭😭

[⊹ ࣪ ˖ @nyhsjtjbts]

mexican armys y’all are infuckingsane

[rayna⁷ 🪷 @nycnamjoon]

yeah i’m great why do you ask

[Jinfantry @thejinfantry]

Jin having a whole ass dance battle with the back up dancer 😭

[💜My Home and My Forever💜⁷⟭⟬ ʲ-ʰᵒᵖᵉ♕ @Rose1220_]

Rey and Eddie are literal icons. 😭😭Rey was one of my favorites growing up. 🥺🥺

[abi 🌸 is seeing bts ⊙⊝⊜ @kiss_seven7]

#SUGA: "Cuando estaba en secundaria, para ser sincero, yo era el dueño de un fancafé online sobre lucha libre profesional. Mi luchador favorito era Rey Mysterio. También me gustaba Eddie Guerrero.
Me divertí muchísimo ayer, y luego esta mañana, cuando me desperté y encendí la +