I think in some ways, BTS must've been offered these "deals" that offers instant success and media exaggeration of false relevance when they were new to the American music industry, and when they refused those "deals", I think it's why their journey was harder +
Namjoon just said that the words that were said at the festa dinner were only for ARMY, the people who were with him for 9 years and that we are the only people who would understand his reasons and words!