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Jungkook asked Jimin to eat with him, box with him, drink with him so much that he finally got his wish in the form of the travel show
(And tbh I think this makes sense- clearly jm was so busy making face AND muse effectively back to back and working SO hard, he said he basically lived with pdogg at the time lol, so he didn’t have lots of time to see jk in whatever capacity that means🥺 so bet Jimin was like “just wait for out travel together for the show! And we can be together 😙”)
I think you're right. I think Jimin was working all day every day. JK probably missed him like crazy and the shameless begging on his lives was a reflection of that.
It makes my heart race to think of how Jimin would have felt as he pulled up at the airport, ready to board a plane to meet JK in New York.
Those long smooth legs he had on display told me everything i needed to know about his intentions....
That little escape must have meant a great deal to both of them after so many months of schedules and more schedules.
Oh my heart, i wish they could dissapear together for a whole year, live wild on an island somewhere in the warm Pacific, and feast on nothing but oysters and each other...
💛💜
hey andy, loving your posts recently; was wondering what your take is on why jikook chose to film their trip and share it with fans instead of just traveling on their own? any thoughts?
Hey Anon, thanks for the ask and your kind words :)
I have a few thoughts on this actually!
After a conversation with my semi-ARMY, BTS loving, ride or die Jikooker (with caveats) bestie (yes, it's complicated but I fully support their right to choose a safe place in (or not in) this fandom that serves them as an individual 💜), I took a moment to think about how often Jimin and JK get to spend time together.
(Tldr: not often, so they take what they can get)
I think their choice to share their trips with us hinges around a few things -
Contracts, MS rules, group hiatus, ARMY, schedules, and (hopefully) themselves.
BTS renewed their contracts not too long ago and those contracts would have specified certain obligations and opportunities for each member, in line with the planned group hiatus and MS.
It looks like, with the new contracts, they all signed up for heaps of individual projects. Everyone seems to be doing at least one album, a live performance, a documentary, a guest appearance/collab, an episodic format media project, and perhaps some sort of idol-ajacent work like endorsements (or maybe in Joonie's case the MOMA docent recording.)
I assume this series is their combined episodic media project box being ticked.
Why would they choose this and not a series like Jinny's Kitchen, or Suchwita?
Working independently on their own projects for the previous year would have meant their schedules didn't necessarily align too often. Although I have no doubt they would have made time to see and support each other (Jimin going to Qatar as an example), it would have been hard to be apart when they're so used to being together.
Seeing that they had the option to take a sanctioned trip together as a couple best friends, it makes sense that they did that instead of filming a scripted /directed program in a studio with other random cast members and more schedules to try and work around.
In all honesty, the likelihood of them getting the chance to get away together on a personal trip would have been slim, i think. No time for that!
Assuming I'm right about the contracts, if they didn't take this opportunity, they would both have been involved in other projects to meet their obligations. More schedules, more time apart, more energy spent interacting with random strangers (we know they don't love that).
Three trips away together! What a boon!
And all they need to do is be themselves.
They have done so many similar projects - Now series, Bon Voyage, ITS, and even JK's GCFs... This is relatively easy for them. Plus it's a 'tried and trusted' format that ARMY loves.
And they're so used to having cameras around them, and they know the staff so well, that i don't think the presence of a film/support crew would have significantly detracted from the fun they had.
The time they spent together would have been a blessing, especially before they knew the were successful in the companion bid. And speaking of that, they could not have had these trips unless they were work-related due to MS regulations.
They still have this bizarre idea we might forget them. Hilarious, right?
We all know that the reasons they do these programs are first financial (keep those army dollars rolling in) and second, fan engagement.
Reality type shows are the best for an authentic connection to these guys, and we love that. We don't need much more than them being and doing and exisiting, for us to be happy.
Just quietly, I dont think Hybe really realise how easy we are. I'd watch jimin scroll on his phone and occasionally laugh, or yawn, or eat a snack, and I'd find it endearing and a worthwhile use of my time.
In summary, this series is a gift for us, and easy money for Hybe, its a win-win.
And if Jimin and JK have fun and get time together, its a win for everyone.
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It’s giving ao3
https://x.com/jkformj/status/1808294846895120689
it reads like a love story
Hi Anon,
I am so glad i have you to filter the toxic bullshit from ex-bird app and bring me the good stuff. Be careful in there:/ That place is too grievous to my mental safety.
But what treasures we are getting!
This is a gem.
This is the blurb of a summer rom-com istg.
I can HEAR the voice-over...
I can HEAR the OST!
They are indeed a love story. Seriously why even watch scripted films anymore, when you can watch these darlings being everything they are.
As we watch...
The sun sinks towards the horizon.
Offscreen, the director asks,
'Are you sure?'
They look at each other, and smile, 'Yes, we are sure.'
We all cry and throw flowers
OST plays
Screen fades to black
...
Oh wait, jumping the gun a bit...
that's the wedding 😅😅
Oops... spoiler hehe
Scroll back to the start:
As we watch...
The sun sinks towards the horizon.
Offscreen, the director asks,
'Are you sure?'
Jimin serves up his best righteous indignation and then capsizes his kayak/collapses the tent on himself/lights the dinner on fire
Shrieking ensues
Laughter follows
OST plays
Screen fades to black
💛 I 💜 CANNOT 💛 WAIT 💜 !! 💛