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[BTS Australia⁷ 아포방포 💜 @bts_aus]

We have 8 months before Bangtan arrives DOWN UNDER, so let’s start talking about FAN PROJECTS we might like to do.

I think many can agree that sharing FAN CHANTS is a priority, we want to reach as many as we can, so that we are loud and proud AUSSIE ARMY.

I think we can also agree that PHONE LIGHTS for Come Over is a priority.

One of the projects batted around is trash bags and cleaning up. I was in Vegas and was shocked at the level of garbage left. Busan seems to have similar issues, however Busan had a LOT of issues. Is it because there are new fans, along with GP, and they don’t know our ARMY ETIQUETTE??? Aussie ARMY would be upset and embarrassed if this happened in our stadiums. We would be letting down ourselves, the fandom and worse, our beloved 7. We can provide small bags in our giveaways and we can also form teams that will provide bags to sections.

Do we want to do a fan project similar to what Stanford did? Light coloured paper works best, visually, for the members to be able to see it in a darkened stadium.

We also have some special anniversaries whilst they are here:
Feb 12th (MEL) ~ in 2014, SKOOL LUV AFFAIR was released, marking its 13th Anniversary
Feb 13th (MEL) ~ in 2017, SPRING DAY was released, marking the QUEENs 10th Anniversary
Feb 20th (SYD) ~ in 2017, NOT TODAY was released, marking its10th Anniversary
Feb 21st (SYD) ~ in 2020, MOTS:7 was released, marking its 7th Anniversary

It's jhope’s birthday on Feb 18th, and although there isn't a concert on his actual birthday, it would be lovely to plan something special, along with singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to him.

We're open to all ideas that are EASY to replicate and LOW COST. There is no reason to spend heaps of money, money that could be better spent on their music.

Whatever projects are decided, remember we need to accomodate for close to 400,000 attendees across the 5 nights.

REMEMBER….. SIMPLE is BEST. Stanford nailed it because it was EASY and everyone was able to share it around.

We also need to think about our travelling ARMY, from around the world, that will be joining us, along with fans and GP, that are not on twitter.

We're looking forward to everyones ideas. Let’s work together to make the fan projects for the Australian Tour stops memorable for everyone. We have some great celebrations to work with.

#BTS_ARİRANG_WORLDTOUR_MELBOURNE
#BTS_ARİRANG_WORLDTOUR_SYDNEY @bts_bighit

[𝐴𝑠ℎ⁷ 🪭 @kthnoir7]

In this mv, Members showed them reflecting on the years they spent separated from their real world, while asking whether the cycle that shaped them is a prison or a home.
I thought it in 3 parts.

1. The literal layer: military service
The endless corridors, identical rooms, flickering lights, repetitive movement, monochrome palette, and the carousel all mirror military life.
A merry-go-round moves constantly but never truly goes anywhere.
You wake up. Repeat the routine. Another day passes. Repeat.
The ride keeps moving, but you have no control over its speed or direction.
This is why the military imagery and carousel imagery feel fused together.

2. The psychological layer: each member confronting his own "shadow"
This is where the Jungian theory and Fake Love connections become important.
The rooms don't feel like physical locations.
They feel like internal spaces.
RM → awake room, insomnia, endless thinking.
Jimin → chasing the carousel/old memories.
Yoongi → storm, flying papers shows chaos, public scrutiny.
Jin → crossing the corridors while darkness follows him as if He's trying to get rid of smtg (pain/past self or pathetic memory) but it keeps following him. Cause The black liquid is probably not a monster.
It resembles what Jung calls the shadow: fear, guilt, loneliness, grief, exhaustion,entment.
You can leave the room.
But the shadow follows.
Notice how it never truly defeats them.
It simply exists.
That's a very BTS message.
Not "we conquered pain."
More:
★We carried it with us and kept moving.

3. The meta layer: BTS's entire career as a loop. This is where HYYH, Spring Day, YNWA, Fake Love, Monochrome, Proof, and even the solo era connect.
The carousel isn't just military service.
It's BTS itself.
A cycle of:
★debut
★growth
★success
★sacrifice
★separation
★reunion
★new beginning
over and over.
The spaceship, infinity imagery, doors, corridors, alternate rooms, and references to past eras suggest BTS are traveling through their own history.
Not escaping it.
Revisiting it.

BTS constantly open doors themselves.
Throughout their career:
HYYH
Wings
Love Yourself
Map of the Soul
Proof
now Merry Go Round
doors appear whenever a new chapter begins.
The message seems consistent:
★Nobody opened these doors for us. We walked through them ourselves.
In Merry Go Round, the doors feel like eras, memories, and possible futures.
Each room contains a different version of BTS.
Jin and Taehyung
This is the most interesting part.
If viewed through HYYH:
Taehyung is often the first to sense something is wrong.
Jin is the one burdened with correcting the timeline.
In Merry Go Round, it almost feels like a passing of responsibility.
Taehyung disappears as Jin arrives.
Not because they're enemies.
Because their roles are changing.
Almost like:
"I've been holding this place while you were gone. Now you're back."
Considering Jin was the first member discharged, this reading works both symbolically and emotionally.

Why Jimin follows the carousel?
Not because he's trapped.
Because he's afraid of losing what the carousel represents.
The carousel is:
BTS
youth
memories
togetherness
He isn't chasing a ride.
He's chasing a promise.
The same promise from Spring Day:
No matter how long winter lasts, we'll meet again.
The actual ending
This is where I disagree with the "they escaped the loop" theory.
I don't think they escaped.
I don't think they wanted to.
The final message feels closer to:
★We discovered that the loop itself wasn't the enemy.
The military years ended.
The loneliness ended.
The waiting ended.
But BTS will always be riding another merry-go-round:
new albums, new eras, new challenges, new universes.
The difference is that now they're riding it together again.
That's why the MV feels strangely hopeful despite all the darkness.
The ending doesn't say:
"The ride stopped."
It says:
"We're all back on it now."
& for BTS, that is home.

[Spotify Korea @SpotifyKR]

@bts_bighit ‘Merry Go Round’ Music Video
🎠 스포티파이 단독 공개 D-2 🎠

6/19 오후 6시, 아래 링크에서 잊지 말고 만나요!

▶ K-Pop ON! Hub: https://t.co/lNs0sDJhl6
▶ BTS' artist page: https://t.co/JykxSCkUTF

[BTS Daily⁷ @btsdaily77]

So this is how butterflies work… it’s so beautiful 🦋🥹✨

[💙 ᴮᴱ바다⁷ 💐 (SLOW) 💙 @eternalhyyh]

🐰 Please increase the volume of the 7th in-ear in the 2nd in-ear
🐯 Same here, please increase the volume of the 6th in-ear in the 2nd in-ear
🐹 Why are you guys increasing the volumes of your voices in MY in-ear?

LMAOO he can never catch a break 🤣

[CalicoCat¹³ 🐾🐥🐰 @CalicoCat13_13]

„NORMAL“ KOREAN VERSION LYRICS, ENGL TRANSLATION!

An Army caught the lyrics of the Korean version of „NORMAL“ on the teleprompter.

So Hybe Boy was able to translate them into English

Full Credits:
🔗 https://t.co/Kiubk7yXj6

[Mey⁷ @eternalwithbts]

artık izlemeyi en sevdiğim video budur 😭

[BTS_official @bts_bighit]

#KEEPSWIMMING with BTS.

🔗 https://t.co/CnpW198EZ5

To everyone who keeps swimming no matter what, we send our love and support.

[BTS_official @bts_bighit]

#방탄소년단 데뷔쇼케이스에 와주신 분들 와주셔서 고맙습니다! 모두모두 조심히 돌아가세요! 그리고 내일 엠카운트다운에서 만나요^^*

[BTS_official @bts_bighit]

데뷔 첫 엠카운트다운 방송을 멋지게 끝낸 #방탄소년단 에게 큰 응원해주신 팬 여러분들께 고맙습니다♥︎열정적인 무대에 땀바다가 된 소년들에게 응원을 보내주세요!

[BTS Charts News @btschartsxdaily]

📍#BTS SCHEDULE📍

📹 06/19 - Merry Go Round MV on Spotify
🗺️ 06/26 - BTS Arirang World Tour begins in Europe
🏆07/19 - #FIFAWorldCup Final Halftime Show
📚 09/15 - Release of 2 #BTS Books
🎤09/18 - Performance iHeart Radio Festival
🗺️ 10/03 - BTS Arirang World Tour begins in South America

[BTS_official @bts_bighit]

[#오늘의방탄]
260613 BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN BUSAN

#방탄소년단 #BTS #BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG
#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BUSAN

[jam kookie @jam_kookies]

BTS STUDIO NOTES I 'ARIRANG' Youtube link (Merry Go Round discussion) - https://t.co/IcemsDzhFr

[mehreen⁷ @taytanniess]

they’re standing in the exact same order.

[DJ JINO @DJJINO_twt]

It's 2 AM in Busan and Armys are still stranded at Geojae St. Buses are shut off bc it's the weekend and the show ended so late.

There are no Ubers and hundreds of lost confused foreigners out.

Busan, get your shit together. Security were even cursing at the guests today.

[MelbBTSArmy7 @BTSMelbarmy7]

AMAZING WORK ARMY!

Let’s keep streaming and maintain the position. 💜

[l☆rà⁷ ⋆ @7withluv__]

spring day 2017. arirang 2026.

[ɪ ѵ ᴜ ⁷ ⋆˚🪐.*･ @pjmIesviu]

La mariposa volando en el concierto de Busan Yet To Come en 2022 y apareciendo nuevamente en el concierto de ARIRANG 2026, SI LO LOGRAMOS 💜😭

[Honey⋆.🎐 @thsweeth]

Hoy hace 13 años hacían el primer
añioaseyo bangtan soyeondan 😭 y se presentaban por primera vez

[💙 ᴮᴱ바다⁷ 💐 (SLOW) 💙 @eternalhyyh]

no no no I need you guys to stop everything and LISTEN TO HOSEOK'S PART, the way he harmonizes with the vocal line like?????? HELLO???