Janina

[JA 진 @jinniesarchives]

JIN FOR ELLE KOREA

[RM_Moonchild @RMMoonchild101]

Rolling Stone just ranked the Top 100 BTS songs of all time... & GUESS WHAT?

RM has songwriting credits on 87 out of the 100 songs 🔥👑

EIGHTY fucking SEVEN songs.

This is exactly why he's called the KOMCA KING and the God of Pen Game 🔥

The impact. The artistry. The legacy.
So proud of our Namjoon. 💙🔥

#RM #방탄소년단RM #BTSRM #김남준 #Namjoon

[HobiCasa ⊙⊝⊜ARIRANG l🏊‍♂️🔴 @HobiCasa]

13 years in the industry and still on top of his game 🔥 No wonder he is called an ACE🙇🏻‍♀️

[TouringAsiaPop @TouringAsiaPop]

Today is the 13th anniversary of the largest fanbase in the world, ARMY, the fanbase of BTS.

From creating the Purple Ribbon ARMY at LAX airport, to the oversold stadiums of Mexico with ARMYs attending outside, to the protest marches of Chilean ARMYs, ARMY is both a fanbase and a movement, and the most protective fanbase of BTS this world has ever seen.

ARMYs sees BTS as seven and nothing more, hence 7-1=0 and Seven or None. ARMYs have considered each other, family.

@bts_bighit

[AGUST D CHARTS @DataAgustD]

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SUGA’S ending ment - London D2

“I arrived here a day before the members and went to the Metallica concert. Apparently, it's their 45th year. Since we're still on our 13th year, there's 32 more years to go for us. You'll keep watching us until then, right? You've all worked hard alot, see you guys next time! Thank you!”

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

Rolling Stone names "Spring Day" the best BTS song of all time.

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

Rolling Stone praises BTS' SOLD-OUT London concert, giving it a perfect 5/5 score.

— "The South Korean group reclaimed their throne as the biggest band in the world in style."

[ARIRANG WORLD TOUR @ARIRANGWT]

[The Mirror, 5/5⭐️, Review]

‘Review: K-pop kings BTS deliver a dazzling London comeback worthy of the wait’

”Pop royalty BTS returned to London after seven long years away with a spectacular stadium show that was among the slickest, most immersive and unquestionably the loudest the capital has seen in years…

…Seven years after their last London show, BTS returned with a performance that felt less like a comeback and more a reminder of why they became global superstars in the first place. If this was the beginning of their next chapter, it was one worth waiting for.”

#BTS_WORLDTOUR #BTS #BTS_ARİRANG_LONDON #BTS_WORLDTOUR_LONDON #BTS_ARIRANG_WORLDTOUR

[christa⁷ 💜 아리랑 @ryuminating]

🐻 We feel really grateful for your welcoming hearts, but we'd like you to refrain from coming to the hotel if possible. We don't really want to share where we're staying and it affects our condition for the concert and so we make this request of you. And as we go on our tour, it's really important to us to be able to try out delicious restaurants, walk along streets, and comfortably enjoy those countries. I hope there won't be any more times when you come to our hotels. We ask for your understanding!

[seeingbtsinamonth💜 @orul8ce]

Bighits press release 🔥🔥 My goated legends🔥♥️💜

22 Years After Queen: BTS Achieves an Extraordinary Record in Japan🔥🔥🔥👏

BTS has once again written an unprecedented chapter in history, taking Japan by storm with another remarkable achievement.🔥According to Oricon’s “First Half Ranking 2026” (tracking period: December 8, 2025 – June 7, 2026), announced on June 25, BTS’s fifth full-length album ARIRANG simultaneously topped both the Album Ranking and the Combined Album Ranking, earning a double crown.🔥🔥👏

This marks BTS’s second No. 1 on Oricon’s first-half Album Ranking, following their Japanese fourth studio album MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 THE JOURNEY in 2020. They have now become the only overseas artist to achieve two or more No. 1 albums on this chart.🔥🔥🔥👏👏

In particular, ARIRANG sold approximately 728,000 copies🔥🔥. BTS became the first overseas male artist in 22 years to surpass 700,000 album sales on the first-half album chart, since the legendary rock band Queen achieved the feat with Jewels in 2004.👀👀🔥🔥

In addition, BTS became the first overseas artist to ever top the Combined Album Ranking, amassing an impressive 922,000 points.🔥🔥🔥👏👏

Previously, only Japan’s hugely popular groups King & Prince and Snow Man had ever exceeded 800,000 points in Oricon history. BTS became only the third act overall and the first overseas artist to comfortably break the 800,000-point barrier, 👀👀👀adding yet another record to their name. 🔥🔥They also ranked No. 3 on the Digital Album Ranking, proving their powerful influence across both physical and digital music.

Through Oricon, BTS shared“We are truly honored and happy that an album reflecting who BTS is today has received so much love. We sincerely thank everyone around the world who always loves and supports BTS and our music.”The group expressed their gratitude to ARMYs around the world.🔥💜

Meanwhile, ARIRANG has been selected as one of the best albums of the first half of 2026 by major international media outlets, including Billboard, Rolling Stone, Complex, and NME.🔥🔥👏👏👏👏

In particular, Billboard praised the album, saying“The result of BTS ending their hiatus and returning speaks for itself.”🔥🔥💜

The publication also highlighted the title track “SWIM,” calling it“A massive hit that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and one that will remain a classic in the group’s history.”Billboard also praised every album track—including “Body to Body,” “Hooligan,” and “Like Animals”—for showcasing BTS’s refined musical artistry.🔥🔥🔥👏

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[ᴱᶜᴴᴼ Noura_GMT @Noura_GMT]

“I Well Come To You “
No music, no pre-recorded audio, and no sound effects just him, the pink mic, his piano playing, and his SILVER VOICE ..! He is a rare talent in the world of K-pop 🤍🩷

“Applause from the Japanese audience at the end..” 🥹

#방탄소년단진 #진 #BTSJIN #JIN

[el-mariaJIN @jinisnotaloser]

Not only did Jin carry The Truth Untold, which is a vocally challenging song but he also performed it on the piano. And it wasn't even on the main setlist. He learned to play this song in such a short amount of time. Just imagine how talented Jin is

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Ten years after losing her father, Jeni Stepien found a way to have him by her side on one of the most important days of her life.

In 2006, Jeni's father, Michael Stepien, was tragically killed during a robbery near Pittsburgh at the age of 53. An organ donor, he gave the gift of life even in death.

Just two days later, his heart was transplanted into Arthur Thomas, a New Jersey man who had spent years battling congestive heart failure while waiting for a donor.

For nearly a decade, the Stepien family and Thomas stayed connected through letters, holiday cards, flowers, and small gifts, but they had never met in person.

As her wedding approached in August 2016, Jeni wanted her father to be part of the ceremony in a meaningful way.

She wrote a heartfelt letter to Thomas asking a simple but emotional question... Would he walk her down the aisle?

Thomas immediately said yes.

The pair met face to face for the first time during the wedding rehearsal. In a deeply moving moment, Jeni was able to place her hand on Thomas's chest and listen to the heartbeat that once belonged to her father.

The following day, at St. Anselm Church in Pennsylvania, Arthur Thomas escorted Jeni down the aisle, symbolically carrying a piece of her father with her as she began a new chapter of life. He also shared a father-daughter dance with her during the reception, helping fulfill a moment she thought she had lost forever.

Jeni later said that having Thomas beside her made her feel as though a part of her father was physically present on her wedding day. Thomas described the experience as one of the greatest honors of his life and hoped their story would inspire more people to register as organ donors.

[chart radar @chartradar_]

ARIRANG by BTS: Notable Recognitions Received in 2026 So Far.

1. NME — Best Albums of 2026
2. Rolling Stone — Best Albums of 2026
3. Billboard — Best Albums of 2026
4. Complex — Best Albums of 2026
5. The Telegraph — Best Albums of 2026
6. Genius — Best Albums of 2026
7. Salon — Best Albums of 2026
8. Eric Alper — Best Albums of 2026
9. Consequences: Best songs — Swim
10. Consequences — Best Albums of 2026
11. Genius Korea — Best B-Side of 2026
12. Genius Korea: Best MVs of 2026 — 2.0
13. Billboard Philippines: Best MVs of 2026 — Swim
14. WatchMojo: Best MVs of 2026 — 2.0
15. Yahoo: Best Work Out Songs — Swim
16. Genius Korea: Best K-pop songs — Body To Body
17. Billboard: Best Songs of 2026 — Swim

[HobiCasa ⊙⊝⊜ARIRANG l🏊‍♂️🔴 @HobiCasa]

We finally have the moment where j-hope had the photo & conversation with Pharrell that he later shared on IG. 😍 Fashion Photographer Stephane Feugere shared about j-hope truly loved the show 🥹

“For all the Army!😌❤️
My exclusive shooting and beautiful moment in Backstage between J-HOPE, the K-pop star, and Pharrell at LOUIS VUITTON mens show. Grinning from ear to ear, you can immediately tell he loved the show. He comes over to congratulate Pharrell with an ultra-sincere vibe!
These are the moments we love: talent, respect, and energy flowing freely! 💥❤️”

Please season the post here

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[KpopHerald @Kpop_Herald]

.@bts_bighit’s fifth LP “ARIRANG” is earning widespread praise, with Complex, Rolling Stone and NME naming it among 2026’s best albums. 🎵

@RollingStone called BTS’ return the biggest music event of 2026 and praised the group for bringing Korean identity to the forefront through the album. @NME described BTS as “the biggest boy band in the world” and highlighted its ability to blend Korean cultural heritage with global musical influences.

#BTS #ARIRANG

[Rani⁷ @1jin_rr]

All-rounder? No. That’s Kim Seokjin.

Piano player, talented cook, sports lover, entertainer, CEO, gamer, actor, and a man who somehow succeeds at everything he tries.

Kim Seokjin isn’t just an all-rounder—he’s in a league of his own.

[Crazy Vibes @CrazyVibes_1]

Michelle Obama had a problem.
She was standing in Buckingham Palace, about to sit down to a state dinner hosted by Queen Elizabeth II — one of the most formally dressed women in the world, wearing jewels that had adorned British royalty for centuries — and the gift she had brought was a $50 brooch from an antique shop in Washington D.C.
It was May 2011. President Barack Obama and the First Lady were on a state visit to the United Kingdom — only the second time in history a sitting American president had been granted that honor. The palace had pulled out all the stops. Chandeliers blazing. Footmen in livery. The Queen in full regalia, diamonds catching the light.
And Michelle's gift was a small moss agate brooch from a vintage store called Tiny Jewel Box.
Barack Obama would later recall the moment with a smile. "The Queen was dressed up quite a bit for the state dinner," he said. "It was a little bit concerning for Michelle, because as a gift to Her Majesty, Michelle had selected a small, modest brooch of nominal value."

The brooch was beautiful, in its quiet way. Made in 1950 in America, crafted in fourteen-karat yellow gold, set with diamonds and pale green moss agate in the shape of a small flower. Delicate. Personal. The kind of thing you find when you're not looking for something grand — when you're just looking for something true.
Michelle presented it to the Queen that evening, alongside the official state gift — a carefully assembled album of photographs and memorabilia from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's historic 1939 visit to the United States, something the Queen was said to have been visibly moved by as she turned the pages.
But it was the little brooch that told a different story.
The following evening, the Obamas hosted their own reciprocal dinner at Winfield House — the official residence of the American Ambassador in London. It was a room full of heads of state and royalty, an evening of its own formality and grandeur. The Queen arrived.
And on her lapel, she was wearing Michelle's brooch.
Not one of her legendary pieces. Not a diamond parure gifted by a Commonwealth nation or a sapphire set that had passed through generations of the royal family. The small American flower from a Washington antique shop — worn the very next night, in front of everyone.
Obama said: "The one thing we immediately noticed is that she was wearing the brooch that Michelle had given her. It was an example of the subtle thoughtfulness that she consistently displayed. Not just to us, but to everybody who she interacted with."

The Queen understood something that is easy to forget in rooms full of expensive things: the value of a gift has nothing to do with its price. It has everything to do with what it says. That brooch said — I chose this for you. I thought of you when I saw it. I wanted you to have something made by American hands, something personal, something that wasn't pulled from a state inventory.
The Queen heard every word of it.
She kept the brooch. It became known in royal circles as the American State Visit Brooch, and it appeared on her again on notable occasions over the years — a quiet signal, each time, of the warmth she carried for the people who had given it.
The exchange, it turned out, went both ways. The Queen gave Michelle a gift of her own that visit — an antique brooch of red coral and gold, shaped like a rose. Two women, surrounded by all the machinery of state protocol, quietly giving each other flowers.
When Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022, Barack Obama released a video tribute. He talked about how she reminded him of his grandmother — the same wry humor, the same no-nonsense grace, the same ability to make everyone around her feel genuinely seen. And he told the brooch story. The $50 antique. The state dinner. The moment the next evening when they walked in and saw her wearing it.
"She could not have been more kind or thoughtful to me and Michelle," he said.
Queen Elizabeth II owned jewels that belonged to empires. Pieces that had passed through the hands of kings and queens across centuries of history. Stones worth more than most people will ever see in a lifetime.
And when she wanted to tell someone that their gift had mattered — that the thought behind it had reached her — she pinned a small moss agate flower to her lapel and walked into the room.
That is the kind of person she was.
Kindness, when it comes from a genuine place, doesn't need to be expensive.
It just needs to be worn.

[kin @sakinayoongi]

The newly released 2025 Severance Hospital Annual Donor Report also shared new updates regarding the Min Yoongi Treatment Center.

"Currently, treatment rooms for speech and behavioral therapy and music-social group therapy rooms are available, and there are plans to expand and relocate the facilities in the future to accommodate the specialization of programs, sustainable long-term development and increased demand.
Professor Cheon, Director of Min Yoongi Treatment Center, plans to continuously develop the program by incorporating various artistic activities such as art and physical education, in addition to music, into therapy, and to train experts such as speech therapists and behavioral therapists specialized in the program".

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

My son Jack was diagnosed with autism when he was eighteen months old.

He went to an integrated preschool.

He was referred out of district in sixth grade.

He graduated from a very small high school.

Three years ago, after a year in a community with a lot of support, Jack was accepted into college.

Yesterday, I offered to share our story with a major online platform. They declined. They said they are only interested in traditional success stories.

What is this, I thought, if not a success story?

It's not a pretty story, that's true. It's not traditional.

It's not a s story wrapped up in a perfect GPA or glowing recommendations.

It's a story about a boy, a diagnosis, and a whole lot of grit and determination.

"Mom. I am a college student now."

Story by His Mom: Carrie Cariello