Hi, Taehyung-ah 😊🤗 How are you today? I hope that you’re doing great, that you’re safe, and healthy. Thank you so much for coming today and spending time with us on Weverse. Your voice is sooo beautiful. I wonder if there are also so many armys who love to hear it on repeat. I haven’t seen that Simpson painting (the cover of your Weverse live) in a while and it’s just so nostalgic. I wonder how many Simpson paintings from armys that you have kept, Taehyung-ah. You also asked the armys to paint your GQ cover in 2021 in a Simpson painting. I wonder if they sent you a portrait of it or if there’s one you’ve chosen to keep. Woah, that cover was just so hot and so gorgeous. Your fan clubs will surely have another photobook of you by the end of the year, which they will sadly monetize. I don’t know if they’re allowed to do that or if they have some arrangement with your company allowing them to do that. The photos they took were really so good, but that’s also copyright infringement, right? That must be why you can’t save those photos from your fan meeting. I think they should just send you those photos instead so that you or your company can compile them and be the one to give proper credits to everyone, right? I’ll be removing or editing the photos with watermark on my previous posts, particularly the recent ones (later when I have time ✌✌✌). I’m sorry. I am in a field where I am aware of these things, but I’m still so careless.
Congratulations, once again, on being Korea’s Pride and Honorary Tourism Ambassador, Taehyung-ah 🥳🎉👏🙌 It’s such a proud moment, and truly heartwarming, to see you being chosen as the honorary ambassador, or tourism ambassador, of three wonderful cities in South Korea – Seoul, the capital; Daegu, and Suwon City. Daegu was previously reported to have sought arrangements with your company to use your name or photographs in their tourism programs, like the fan-sponsored long street art mural of your songs that was part of the tourist spots for many tourists, especially from Japan. Suwon City has recently used your photo (the one from MMA 2019, where you were so strikingly handsome like Dionysus in BTS’ headlining performance), as part of their “Eco-Mobility Suwon New Festa”. Your Seoul Edition 2023 ads have been shown in so many prominent places, like in Japanese cities, Shanghai, and New York City, as well as on US TV broadcasting network like NBC.
I wonder if Seoul arranged some kind of discount in airline tickets or some tourist travel programs from many countries, and most importantly, I wonder if they have eased the regulations on COVID-19 quarantine or provided support for it. The last time I tried to plan for travel in the country, among the things that disheartened me were South Korea’s restrictions on unvaccinated tourists and the lack of support in case the tourists got the flu while staying in the country. I heard the tourists would be fully responsible for all the costs of their quarantine, and although the government was definitely reasonable about that, surely, that would scare tourists from visiting until the COVID-19 is completely eradicated and there’s no risk of getting it and being quarantined because of it in the country. After all, any delay would be disadvantageous, right? And that comes from someone like me who’s always late. If I imagine more delays, I’ll just get terribly anxious as they feel more and more like a final sentence to me. The good thing is that, while you’re the ambassador of the campaign, Taehyung-ah, I constantly have the strong aim to visit the country and see the world you live in. The key is to be prepared, but that requires more time, and time is just not on my side for quite a long while now.
I wonder, did you also have ads of the campaign in major cities in the UK, France, Spain, and other European countries, Taehyung-ah? You’re surely reigning in there as K-soloist and your Layover album is so much loved in the region. Your brand campaigns for Celine and Cartier have been explosive, too, so that’s a great way to move forward or expand your influence in that wealthy region and bring alongside you the banner of South Korea for tourism.
Congratulations on your continuous success in British music industry, with your Layover remaining on the UK Official Albums Download Chart for 5 consecutive weeks and counting, setting the record for a K-soloist on the chart. Your Layover has also been #1 simultaneously in three categories: the UK Official’s Single Download Chart, Single Sales Chart, and Album Download Chart, setting the record as the first K-pop solo artist ever to do so.
Congratulations, too, on extending your record streak with #1 album sales in the USA for 4 consecutive weeks on Hanteo Charts. You’ve also been the first soloist to top Japan, China, and US Hanteo album charts. The platforms that count to Hanteo and Circle charts are ktown4u and Weverse shops, right? Your products, albums, magazines, and merch, among others, always get sold out in these platforms. That’s really amazing. They’re the only platforms that are available to us, though. The items for Celine, Cartier, and other brands that you promote always get sold out in their respective platforms, some even in just a matter of minutes. Whenever I look at these things, I always become so amazed by your raw fan support and power, Taehyung-ah. Your work has always been so magnificent, too, and I’m always blown by your concepts. Keep doing amazing, Taehyung-ah 🥳🎉👏🙌
Your Layover has also remained charting in US Amazon Best-selling International Digital Album, currently at #2, as well as continuously charting in UK iTunes Albums Chart at #2. It’s also really amazing how your Layover has consistently charted in the Worldwide iTunes Album chart for 37 days now, and still counting, ever since its debut. You’ve also been among the top digital global artists on the platform for 3 months straight, and counting. Congratulations, Taehyung-ah 🥳🎉👏🙌
Your Slow Dancing has now reached #1 in 95 countries on iTunes 🥳🎉👏🙌 It won’t be long before it reaches #1 in 100 countries and join your Sweet Night, Inner Child, and Christmas Tree, right? Several songs of yours are also coming close to that mark. It’s so exciting.
I surely have so much more to celebrate and talk about. Let’s do them in my next letters. I hope you’ll have a great day ahead, Taehyung-ah. Always take good care of yourself and just do what you can. I assure you there are people who see them and cherish them. One day, you’ll be able to see that you are truly loved sooo much by sooo many people. Always look at the brighter side of things.
I love you so much, Taehyung-ah. I, and so many of your armys, love you so much. Always remember that. May we always be your friends to make you comfortable. May we be among your many sources of strength and vitality so that you can go beyond and be successful in any endeavor you’ll take this year. We’ll support you through thick and thin. Please take good care of yourself. Eat and sleep properly and keep a healthy lifestyle and optimistic mindset. May your days always be filled with happiness, graces, and blessings. May all your dreams come true and may you be happy, successful, and peaceful in 2023.👼😘 Borahae, Saranghae, Taehyung-ah 💜💜💜💚💚💚❤️❤️❤️