RM has compared your time in the military to chronos, meaning measurable, chronological time, and the time spent with the rest of the group to kairos, a noteworthy point in life that creates its own meaning. It seems like this tour, too, must be kairos thanks to the memories you get from visiting all these different places and the memories you make there with ARMY. What moments from the tour have made it to kairos?
RM: I feel that way whenever I get to visit what you’d call the truly local spots in a city. Especially somewhere unexpected … When I go to a famous tourist spot or museum, my expectations are already so high that it’s hard to actually be moved by it. It’s more the restaurants, cafes, and small shops I stumble across while wandering the streets where I can really feel the place. It’s like, “So this is how people here live, this is how ARMY here lives. These are the sights they see every day.” I cherish time spent like that.
— Weverse Magazine: «BTS: ‘We’re talking about 13 years of history that the seven of us and ARMY have been building together’»
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