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~ 방포

[•‿• @veentaeger]

BTS IS 7

[shi ◡̈ @coupslovre]

no one’s saying casual listeners aren’t allowed to attend concerts. but saying, “kahit hindi ka fan ng bts, deserve mo naman sila mapanood kasi sikat sila” misses the point.

it’s not about being “more deserving” as a person. it’s about understanding that for some people, that ticket represents years of support, waiting, saving up and hoping for the chance to finally see an artist they genuinely love.

if you got a ticket fairly, that’s your right. but reducing it to “deserve ko kasi sikat sila” makes it sound less like genuine appreciation for the artist and more like fomo over a trending event.

for you, it might just be a fun experience. for someone else, it’s a dream they’ve been waiting years to fulfill.

[ji𓊆ྀིminmin𓊇ྀིgyu lover @jimingchlo]

PH streamers and voters are the backbone of this fandom. sila ang dahilan kung bakit may demand ang BTS dito. if you’re only a casual fan, fine. stay a casual fan. but for opportunities this limited, give way na lang dapat sa ARMYs who’ve been supporting BTS all these years.

[•‿• @veentaeger]

No Bots, No Bypass Links, No Scalping: A Petition for Fair Ticketing - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/nhmwTGlg9l via @ChangePilipinas

[ayc⁷ ❀ | ⊙⊝⊜ will not see BTS in Bulacan @ur_kimthv]

What's your biggest multo?

Me:

[Madam Puto⁷ is seeing BTS FOR REAL @k1nGnAmj0on]

Kapag next year talaga madaming bakanteng upuan dahil sa scalpers na yan putangina ninyong lahat may balik sainyo yan sunduin sana kayo ni satanas agad agad. At hindi ako naniniwalang sold out na yan sigurado akong meron pang seats na natitira sobrang imposible niyo ticketmaster.

[ARMY Pulse PH @TheARMYPulsePH]

People often ask, "Bakit mo iniiyakan 'yan? Concert lang naman."

And honestly, I wish it were that simple.

We're not crying because we missed a random event.

We're crying because for years, we waited for this moment.

Some of us stayed up until dawn just to watch livestreams, hopping from one link to another because we couldn't afford the official online streaming pass. Kaya nagtitiis kami sa malabong streams, putol-putol na audio, at mga link na bigla na lang nawawala sa kalagitnaan ng concert. Some watched grainy fancams and told ourselves, "One day, ako naman." Some saved little by little from allowances and salaries, kahit pabarya-barya pa yan.

So when people see us crying over a ticket, they're only seeing the last five minutes of a story that took years to write.

They're seeing the tears, but not the years behind them.
They're seeing the disappointment, but not the waiting.
They're seeing a fan who didn't get a seat, but not the person who spent countless nights finding comfort in seven voices when life felt too heavy to carry alone.

What they're witnessing is only the ending of a chapter they were never there to read.

They weren't there when BTS became the soundtrack of our youth. They weren't there for the birthdays we celebrated with strangers who eventually became friends. For the comeback nights spent awake until dawn. For the voting, streaming, saving, waiting, hoping, and believing.

They weren't there for the years when seeing BTS in person felt impossible.

And they definitely weren't there this week.

They didn't see the fans who woke up before sunrise because they were too anxious to crave for sleep. The fans who spent hours staring at loading screens, refreshing pages, praying their internet would hold up. The fans who watched ticket after ticket disappear before their eyes. The fans who reached the front of the queue only to be told there was nothing left.

So when you see us crying, understand that we're not mourning a piece of paper or a QR code.

We're mourning the possibility of a moment we have imagined for years.

A moment where we'd finally hear the opening VCR and realize, "I'm here."
A moment where we'd see seven people who unknowingly walked with us through some of the hardest chapters of our lives.
A moment where we'd finally get to say thank you—even if they never hear it.

That's why it hurts.

Because this was never just about a concert.
It was about a dream we've been carrying for so long that it became a part of us.

[hera⁷ @rainbowkvs]

time is the ultimate truth teller talaga sainyong mga artista at influencers na di lumalaban ng patas just because you all have the power to do so. galit kayo sa kahihinatnan sa pinas yet ganon rin pala gawain niyo??

what a bunch of hypocrites.

[ALING KOOKY⁷ IS SEEING BTS NEXT YEAR!! (아링쿠키⁷)🐰💜 @AlingKookyjEon]

it was planned all along.
nagbago ng system
inalis ang onsite

SEE?? EVERYTHING IS SO FUCKING PLANNED

[klea⁷ @kthvarkive]

top 5 na nakaka putangina

1. lnph at tm
2. mga artista at influencers na naka reserved
3. SIT TIGHT
4. mga punyetang nag hoard tas ibebenta ng x2 and ticket
5. qn na hindi gumagalaw

[•‿• @veentaeger]

To @bts_bighit @BTS_twt ,

Due to high demand of queuing and ticket selling here in the Philippines, we ask for an additional day or days of BTS World Tour Arirang in Bulacan.

#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BULACAN #BTS

[allysa⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ @rockstarpjmn]

To @bts_bighit @BTS_twt @livenationph,

Due to high demand of queuing and ticket selling here in the Philippines, we ask for an additional day or days of BTS World Tour Arirang in Bulacan.

#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BULACAN #BTS

[•‿• @veentaeger]

day 3 juseyo!!! onsite selling juseyo!!!

[michi⁷ 🪭 @xioreia]

parang ang suspicious naman kasi diba sabi nila mas madaming available seats ngayong araw tapos halos lahat ng moots ko na stuck na lang sa sit tight hanggang sa mag sold out tapos meron din namimili na ng section tapos biglang na kick binalik sa queue ???

[⊙⊝⊜ @ameviil]

In 2022, the South Korean government effectively scammed BTS out of 7 billion won for their Busan World Expo concert. Despite initially promising to cover the expenses for the event, the government ultimately left BTS to shoulder all the costs themselves. The government used this event as leverage to determine the members' military exemption status, but the members chose to announce their enlistment before the government could make a decision. Furthermore, the allocation of the 1 billion won personally donated by RM remains unaccounted for.

[•‿• @veentaeger]

☹️

[aly⁷ @hobiszen]

baka sa susunod na habang buhay na lang, @BTS_twt.

[•‿• @veentaeger]

willing naman kasi ako mag camp out pag may onsite haaaaay. awit sa sampung taon na pag aantay

[tin⁷ will see BTS 🙏🏻🍀💜✨🍇 @monohopeagustd_]

a decade of waiting is no joke, so please don't underestimate ph armys 😭 we really, really deserve a day 3 and 4... even if the dates are spaced out so the tannies can rest. we just want a fair chance for genuine fans who have been here forever

#BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BULACAN

[jeks is seeing bts 🇲🇾🇹🇭🇵🇭 @bratztannies]

you did great, army! it’s not your fault if hindi ka nakasecure ng ticket. sadyang maliit lang talaga venue natin tapos may mga tao pa na sinasamantala the same corrupt system that we are trying to fight. magsesecure ng marami tapos ibebenta ng mas #BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BULACAN

[shin ⭑ @chimsgloss]

what pisses me off isn't just missing out on tickets. It's the thought that while thousands of fans were struggling through queues, some people might've had an easier path because of connections, privilege, or pure luck.