Alicia⁷💜㉧㉣㉣

writer, reader, grown-up (GenX) | OT7 #BTSArmy

[𝐴𝑠ℎ⁷ 🪭 @kthnoir7]

I watched FESTA 2022 and FESTA 2026 back-to-back, and was it one of the best decisions I've made in my life? Yes.

I could finally see what Hobi was talking about when he said, “I think we should spend some time apart, to learn how to be one again.” Looking at them today, it really reflects in everything they've become.

I remember Namjoon talking about finding who they were as individuals and how their solo music might strengthen Bangtan's overall music. He wasn't wrong. Their adventures as solo artists really did shape Arirang and what BTS 2.0 looks like today. You can see pieces of their individual journeys in what they're creating together now.

One thing that stayed with me from the 2022 dinner was Namjoon saying, “It feels wrong even to say that we're exhausted.”I'm glad now they're taking things slow and moving at their own pace. I'm glad they're making memories that will stay in their heads and hearts, memories that aren't constantly filled with pressure, high emotions, or trauma. They look lighter somehow, and that makes me happy.

They said, “Trust us. Stay with us. Be with us.”

And we did.

It doesn't matter if you joined ARMY yesterday, during Chapter 2, or before the 2022 dinner. You did. We trusted them, and they trusted us. Looking back now, I think that's what makes all of this so emotional. They asked us to believe in them when the future felt uncertain, and four years later, we're here watching it all unfold exactly the way they said it would.

I don't know. Watching FESTA 2022 and FESTA 2026 back-to-back just made me feel grateful. Grateful that they took that time. Grateful that they chose themselves for a while. And grateful that we all got to witness them learn how to be one again.💜

[Heidi⁷ 🪼 @borahaestarrr]

And then, tired of watching that embarrassment, Kim Taehyung decided to become the first Kpop idol to do the Smoke challenge without looking like a maniac 😭

[Bangtan Tea Room @Bangtan_tearoom]

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[BTS News @style_bts89178]

ARMYyyy!!!💜🍪

Oreo is creating the world’s largest love letter to BTS!

Share how they’ve changed your life → https://t.co/Kw1kbJuU0L

Let’s fill it with love and make history!😊

#BTS #ARMY #OREOxBTS

[Bangtan Tea Room @Bangtan_tearoom]

Hey ARMYs! The wait is finally over‼️ 🥳🎊

Welcome to the Bangtan Tea Room🫖! We are so hyped to finally hit your timeline. We’re just a team of dedicated ARMYs who wanted to bring a fresh, fun, and totally positive energy to our Weverse Live chats 💜

The goal is super simple: we just want to uplift the live stream vibe for both the boys and the fandom! We all love catching their insights on different topics, and we think the chat is the perfect space to show them love with thoughtful, heartfelt, and fun topics so they genuinely enjoy connecting with us. Think of us as a community bridge helping highlight the absolute best, most respectful "tea" in Bangtan Village! ☕️✨

This project belongs to all of us, and you all get to help choose the most creative, safe, and fun questions to highlight during the broadcasts! Let’s work together to make the best possible space for BTS and ARMY. Drop a follow and stay tuned for our first update‼️🐋

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[𝐒𝐨𝐚𝐡⁷🥢𓊝 @Yoon_kookie97]

OMGGG “Into The Sun”, “Merry Go Round” & “Please” RE-ENTER at #188 , #199 & #200 on this week Billboard Global 200 Chart 🔥😭

CONGRATULATIONS BTS

[BTSX50States @BTSx50States]

"SWIM" is down to #7 on the Rate the Music Top 40 survey. If you haven't taken this week's survey, please take a few moments to do so!

If you want to learn more about Rate The Music, visit our Radio edu FAQs (link below).

[JRJ ㉧㉣㉣ @LetsBeGoodHuman]

it's the weekend but 4.5M is too low one week away from Festa, imo.
Do you have a playlist on?
Otherwise, consider using this one
https://t.co/j4AQF8RcM6

[JRJ ㉧㉣㉣ @LetsBeGoodHuman]

Why HOOLIGAN is a GREAT song.
I love analysing music -though I usually don't share my thoughts on it much- so it's long and detailed. You may scroll on.

Hooligan is a lot more than the knives bit.
It's the fact that there are SEVEN DISTINCT SECTIONS in it, and they all mesh together so well that it takes a group like BTS to sew them together so seamlessly.

Section 1: violin arpeggios. Present over most of the song, it gives the song a lightness that would be missed if it was all hard beats & snares and bass. When it stops it's to emphasize the impact of the lyrics.

Section 2: yes, obvious, how most would say the song starts, THE KNIVES together at that precise rhythm and with that specific pitch grating against each other.
They warn you there's something dangerous about to happen and attests to the title of the song.

Section 3: that's when the beat drops and the bass & percussion with clinking sounds shake your chest with the 'Watch This Watch This Beat'.
Here the rappers can do their best at using cadence, voice effects like fry and growl and of course the HAHAHAHA to give it the grit, the intensity and the punch those lyrics need so as to match the beat.

Section 4: here's where it gets genuinely different from anything done by any rapper/hip hop artist. It goes from a rap beat to a r&b/pop beat thanks to the reintroduction of the violin arpeggios.
The vocals are so smooth and the notes are held longer than expected in 'Why this bassline slapping so ruuuuuuuuuuuude' to break the rhythm of the rap verses. It gives the track a lightness and playfulness/coolness in contrast with the rappers' heavy beat and delivery. It's Bangtan's signature 'we can sing too, are you surprised?'.

Section 5: j-hope, SUGA doing their verses at a different speed than WatchThis-WatchThis, different cadence in their rap, double-timing their flow at times, half-timing it at others, as advanced-level rappers like them would feel comfortable doing. All while the beat at the background remains consistent and holds the listener's attention and rhythm.

Section 6: Take You Out. We're taking the song back to R&B but with a different melody (the FOURTH by now in the song). The last phrase is high, with no percussion, taking the words 'Make it Unforgettable' and making them a cliffhanger so the listener's never sure if the song is going back to WatchThisWatchThis or they're going to hear yet ANOTHER melody.
Bridge 1 of the TWO THAT THE SONG HAS.

Honorable mention to 'Crowd Looking like a Campus' while we're going back to the start with nothing but the sound of the knives grating each other.
Using the knives here tricks the listener's mind into thinking that the song is actually starting a second time, making it feel shorter.

Section 7: Namjoon's bridge, the SECOND IN THE SONG. The FIFTH melody too, no violins, no knives, no clinking sounds to ensure his WORDS are heard. Because it's the verse explaining the purpose of the song. The distortion in the bass goes so hard to make it sound like he's on huge speakers delivering a speech to the crowds.

Then the violins come in again to wrap the song up delicately with their ethereal but laser-focus vocal power, their HAHAHAs and the knives scraping going back to the beginning, full circle.

THAT'S why Hooligan is so good, in my opinion. Because so much is happening in the song but it's so seamlessly sewn together it makes you feel it went by in a minute when it's actually 4 and you listened to 2-3 different songs when it's just one.

It only took me minutes to write this, I can't even imagine how long it went into producing the track.

Have a great Saturday, Keep Swimming, here's a playlist with a lot of Hooligan in it:
https://t.co/myYrhkEVlq

[JRJ ㉧㉣㉣ @LetsBeGoodHuman]

This playlist has:
-Hooligan
-Hooligan performance
-Hooligan Dance Practice
-SWIM + performance + pool version
-2.0 + dance practice
-All ARIRANG
-100M, 1B,2B goals
I play it DAILY for K-awards and IFPI.
https://t.co/StEARLLLae

[K⁷ | 13TS @tksovers]

"ARIRANG" officially takes the crown as the Album with ALL of its songs charting the Most Days on Spotify Global Chart in HISTORY (62 days) !!

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

every time I buy a new notebook there is a brief but powerful moment where I genuinely believe I am about to become the most organized human alive

[gabbie៹ @vmincartier]

2 dias. isso é oq separa o bts de deter o recorde de álbum com mais dias charteando TODAS as suas músicas no spotify global. não é recorde asiático, masculino ou o primeiro ato no kpop. eles podem conseguir o recorde de um ARTISTA GERAL entre homens e mulheres a conseguirem isso

[★ @97STARRYKOO]

I never moved on

[Rafranz ⁷ @rafranzdavis]

You can pre-order the new vinyl on Amazon. https://t.co/5r7lUWkvdP

[♡⁷ @amlysbang]

Spotify has uploaded the performance of NORMAL.

Watch Now:
https://t.co/oeowLlcgxr

[K⁷ | 13TS @tksovers]

Okayyyy but they kinda gave us the perfect picture for festa cult…..yall what do we think

[chels⁷ @highwavescoming]

The pettiest part of me wants to push BTS up to 43K just to make those "news" stories talking about BTS being surpassed on "global" charts look silly.

[ARMYONAppleMusic 🍎⟭⟬⁷⁼¹ @USARMYonAppleM]

💡 There’s only 16 songs on the Apple Music US Pop Genre chart right now that were released in 2026.

SWIM (#64) and Hooligan (#183) are two of them.

[ARMYONAppleMusic 🍎⟭⟬⁷⁼¹ @USARMYonAppleM]

Apple Music US 🇺🇸 Top Albums Chart (All Genre) 9AM EST

#13 ARIRANG (+1) 🔥

Apple Music US 🇺🇸 Top Albums Chart (Pop Genre) 9AM EST

#3 ARIRANG (=)