Ma-an Tan⁷ ⟭⟬

My name could either mean beloved or rebellious but my other name defo means messenger. Maybe I am all of them.

[ela⁷ ☉ ⊖ ⊜ @glhaie]

hindi ko kinakaya humor neto 😭😭😭

[Sara 2.0 @SaraBangtan07]

I think RM felt uneasy with what the Love Yourself era had become. In 2021, he told Zach Sang that when they first reached BB in 2017, they thought Love Yourself might be their direction for “half a decade or 4-5 years.” Instead, “it ended really soon, like in 2 years”

In his Persona behind, he explained that the LY message had become too grand & that things were becoming “too big for us to handle.” They deliberately turned inward and toward “smaller things”

On The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge, he shared, “There was a time when BTS had become representatives for minorities around the world.” He found this “extremely confusing.” He had simply been saying what he wanted to say, yet their support helped carry them to places like the UN & the White House. He questioned whether he was qualified for that position & whether believing he possessed some moral or social mission demanded by the times might be arrogant

And I understand the temptation to put him on a pedestal. He asks profound questions. Some of the ideas he’s been working through for years about identity, love, art, contradiction & how to live are enlightening. It’s easy to start expecting him to be a role model or even President

But he’s resisted this framing for years. When asked how he reconciled his identities as RM & Kim Namjoon, he replied, “I don’t have the answer”

He had ended the Love Yourself tour with a similar answer. More than 2 years after the start of the tour, he confessed that he still didn’t really know if he loved himself

He put it even more bluntly in Groin:
“I can’t be a monk”
“Not a f— diplomat”

Rejecting the assumptions that he knew or could represent something beyond himself

I think this comes back to the role of the artist in society. Artists experience life, notice things & make something from it. Their work can move people, help us see ourselves like a mirror & preserve a moment so others can encounter it years later. Almost like time travel. But making art & being articulate about the human condition does not make him a saint

He’s been saying this for years. He doesn’t have the answers. He questions his right to represent others. He’s trying to protect his own humanity. He wants to keep making music

This sounds like a very human artist to me

[⊹ ࣪ ˖ @nyhsjtjbts]

wdym green day’s drummer listens to bts?

[(slow)𝓦𝓸𝓸𝓫𝓲⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ 🇦🇺 ⟭⟬ @BaseLineWoo]

I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION!!!

I have spent TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS on Bangtan over the last decade of being ARMY!!! Why the FUCK is there so much material missing or is completely thread bare?!?!?!

WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE SHIRTS AND YOUR PANTS???

And how do you explain this to your straight male audience and your apparently desperate need for their validation?!?!

I PAID FOR THE MUSIC AND MERCH. I AM THEREFORE ENTITLED TO CONTROL YOUR WARDROBE, YOUR CHOICES AND YOUR ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE.

THAT'S HOW THIS WORKS, RIGHT??? 😂 😂 😂

#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_CHICAGO

[𓂋 @archivefortae]

“next up… i dunno what it is”
“you don’t know what it is”
“but…”
“someone must know”
“whatever it is”
“let’s enjoy it together, okay”

NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH HIM😭

[grace⁷ is seeing bangtan 🥢 @agustdxminpd]

a reminder that the tannies are flawed people, just like us. they make mistakes. they make bad decisions. and that doesnt mean we shouldnt call them out or hold them accountable.

BUT it also doesnt mean we should immediately throw them under the bus. if one mistake is enough to make you hate them, turn your back on them, or erase everything they’ve shown us about who they are as people, then maybe you never really gave them the grace to be human in the first place.

accountability and compassion can coexist. we can be disappointed in them, criticize their choices, and still choose not to abandon them the moment they fall short.

[Tub Gojo🎐 @theebathtub]

Together, we can help support organizations working to protect survivors, prevent violence, and create safer futures for women and girls around the world. 🌎 💜

Here are a few resources & ways to help:

• UN Women — Ending Violence Against Women https://t.co/hvfubTagkk

• UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women
https://t.co/fYQrYKELVJ

• UNFPA — Stand with Survivors
https://t.co/Depyvh3LYZ

• Global Network of Women's Shelters
https://t.co/LxG7tOkB8p

• World Health Organization — Protect Women Against Violence
https://t.co/6CQdcVdwIW

• The Salvation Army — Ending Domestic Abuse Support
https://t.co/Ey46XsW2b1

And for tracking 👇👇👇

[⋆ @koostrous]

retweet if you’re in this bangtan sonyeondan shit for life

[Lizz💤🥢⊙⊝⊜ taegi enthusiasts ᯓᡣ𐭩 @polarnight613]

I loved the way he described, this is truly a moment to be proud of 🙇‍♀️

[Ma-an Tan⁷ ⟭⟬ @rebelmessenger]

The past 2 days feel like I’m back in high school and my “barkada” (friend group) and I were hanging out but then his mom asked him to run an errand so he needs to go and leaves you to just enjoy his playlist while he’s away. ⁦@BTS_twt⁩ https://t.co/B7Faa8VdaP

[anna 𝜗𝜚 vai ver o bts @byannakook]

eu me mijo de rir com No.29 kkkkkkkkkkkk, fico me perguntando se esse tive de vídeo aparece pra eles

[Ma-an Tan⁷ ⟭⟬ @rebelmessenger]

A popular YT personality dared say that this performance was disappointing and that the boys were lip synching. And the boys look tired as if they’re jet lagged. I guess she didn’t know they flew straight out of Paris after their 2 day concert.

[Rebecca⁷ | miss BTS in München @hopeingmonster]

This is a real long shot but on day 2 in München i found this lovely polaroid on a toilet at the arena. I didnt have the heart to leave it there in the dirty toilet so i took it with me. It might be really hard to find the people on the photo but pls rt and they mifht find it💜🥹

[Ma-an Tan⁷ ⟭⟬ @rebelmessenger]

Happy ARMY Day!

[방탄소년단 @BTS_twt]

드디어!! 저희 팬클럽 명이 정해졌네요!!! A.R.M.Y
많은 후보들 중에 저희의 찬성표를 많이받은A.R.M.Y!! 아르미여러분들 아름아름 하네요~ 아이좋아 엇능가서확인해보세요!! @-@

[⁷ @teeheehyung]

did you know why One More Night was placed as track 12?

Why is the ‘romance’ in the album is placed at the end?

the clock is actually the antagonist. In this story, the true villain isn't distance or a rival lover; it is the clock itself.

the text explicitly tracks time with a clinical precision: "Twenty-four hours in the tub / Twenty-four hours of your thought." In sociology, that 24-hour cycle represents the ultimate metric of post-industrial capitalism: the standard shift, the daily grind, the automated reset of modern labor. (the system dictates exactly when we work, when we sleep, and precisely how much time we are allowed to spend with the ones we love).

so after BTS was done with tracks like Like Animals, Merry Go Round, They Don’t Know ‘Bout Us, Normal, Aliens (songs about calling out the oppressive system that they navigated daily), them placing One More Night as track 12 was the perfect ending to where they shift from a state of political anger to one of intimate, revolutionary survival.

they want to be with human connection, a lover & intimacy. it proves that despite the panopticon, the burnout, and the systemic cages they navigated daily, their final, most defiant answer to the world is an insatiable demand for more love, more time, and more humanity than the system ever intended to give them.

philosophy argues that the highest form of human existence is not found in political systems, but in looking at another human being and seeing them completely as a sacred soul, completely uncoupled from their economic value.

the romance becomes the ultimate antidote to the alienation ⁠♡

[Kiara⁷ @kthnoir7]

There’s a lot to unpack here, and I’m going to say it directly. I dont care if I get cancelled but this needs to be said.

For years, BTS were told they weren’t big enough, mainstream enough, or "Grammy material." Then they became one of the biggest acts in the world. They broke records, sold out stadiums across continents, topped charts repeatedly, and built a global cultural impact that few artists in history can match.

And when they became too successful to ignore?

The Grammys nominated "Dynamite" and "Butter"—both English-language songs.

Let that sink in.

The songs that got BTS into the major Grammy conversation were the songs that fit most comfortably into the Western industry framework. Yet BTS's discography is filled with critically acclaimed Korean-language music that has had enormous cultural and artistic impact.

Now we have a "Best Asian Pop Music Performance" category.

And before anyone calls that progress, let's ask the obvious question: why does there need to be a separate category at all?

If Asian artists are good enough to dominate global charts, sell millions of records, headline festivals, influence culture worldwide, and compete with every major artist in the industry, then they are good enough for the same categories as everyone else.

Inclusion isn't creating a separate lane after Asian artists prove they can win in the existing ones.

Inclusion is treating them as equals.

That's why BTS's lyrics in "Aliens" hit so hard:

"어쩜 그래 shameless
예의를 차려 we aliens
해는 동쪽에서 risin'
Aliens, aliens"

No matter how successful some artists become, there are still systems and institutions that treat them as perpetual outsiders.
And that's exactly why this conversation matters.
Because when BTS were impossible to ignore, the response shouldn't have been to create another box and place Asian artists inside it. The response should have been to judge them by the same standards as every other artist competing for the biggest awards in music.

ARMYs, we have a mission.

Talk about Arirang everywhere. Put it in AOTY conversations. Put it in ROTY conversations. Write threads. Make edits. Share analyses. Start discussions.

If we believe it deserves those nominations, then let's make enough noise that nobody can pretend it doesn't belong in the room.

They ignored BTS until they couldn't.

Let's make sure they can't ignore Arirang either.

[♡ @ARCHV9793]

if your man does not yearn like this leave him, ladies

[Ma-an Tan⁷ ⟭⟬ @rebelmessenger]

Was busy hosting my ARMY friends during the online concert I wasn’t able to post anything. Enjoying post 613 with this Oreo. Happy 13th @BTS_twt! #APOBANGPO

[Ma-an Tan⁷ ⟭⟬ @rebelmessenger]

@SUGA_PH Wala ka pa din?