Hi, Taehyung-ah 😊🤗 How are you today? I hope that you’ve had a blessed, and hopefully restful, weekend. I wish I could have shared with you how I had a super great day today. Nothing huge happened, there’s just some re-awakening in myself. I was really affected by what’s currently happening in Israel and Gaza, and I’m torn with taking sides since both are destructive and offensive. It’s striking the core of my faith, especially with all the things that I am, or have been, going through. I want to do better, but I’m often challenged and put to edge. There’s nationalism, and with it comes the values of global community, the United Nations, history, and of course, religion, since nationalism is replacing the role of religion in legitimizing why many people, if not all, are demanded to die for their respective country (where it used to be dying in defending or standing up for God in ancient history). I don’t want to dwell into politics, but it seems nationalism is a political agenda, and I’m afraid people die unnecessarily, that instead of serving for their country, they serve the political front or the politicians who mandate such mandatory service. You get what I mean? So, in that sense, I’m sharing this. Also, I’m trying to get ahold of myself again, to strengthen, to find the drive – a drive so intense I’ll be forced to focus. I wonder what feels so urgent for you today, or for the past days, Taehyung-ah.
You must have been preparing for your “Slow Dancing” remix, right? I’m happy, you’re giving us this. Your live band performance with “Slow Dancing”, both on Tiny Desk Korea and the one on Weverse, were really admirable and I thought you could release that raw version of the track. I thought for sure that your stage performances with Slow Dancing will earn you nominations for several year-end Korean music or awarding shows. You agree, right? They’re so splendid and so praiseworthy. The concept or creativity for the songs, including other tracks in the album that you also performed together with the focus or main track, Slow Dancing, were so beautifully enacted or displayed and there’s so much thought put into them. You know what, I’ve been watching several videos of Mnet, Music Bank, and other music shows for several idol’s comeback before, out of curiosity while trying to find how distinct and outstanding BTS’ performances were. I could contend that your concept, like the backdrop, and vocal performances were amazing, Taehyung-ah. You present art, not just any live performance of the song. You’re putting serious and admirable thought in your artistry, and you’re showing it’s yours. You are there not just for show, but for expression and introduction of your art and musicality. There are only a very few singers/musicians who mean to do that, and most of them are legends. You could see that substance, content, respect ore reverence for music or what you’re singing about. I’m revisiting the concept of your Singularity today, Taehyung-ah. Your song, Singularity, is telling us about how you were pushed into obscurity. There are some people, perhaps around you, whom you might be working for or with, that might rationalize how silence was good for you and that they prevented you from seeing some enlightenment because when you’re confused and unable to move on your own, it was easier to pull you into doing something you might otherwise agree if you could think straight, or love yourself. I think it was very ironic, and isn’t that why BTS’ members often say the movement, Love Yourself, made them love themselves, too? That made me think the ideology might be inspired by you, or all of you, but they did not come from or were not decided by any of you, and that’s making me feel sorry for all my arrogance, thinking I know a lot just by seeing what you all want us to see.
Am I making sense, Taehyung-ah?
Taehyung-ah, I’m sorry for closing myself when I don’t understand you. I’m sorry when I get defensive and take what you were saying or doing in the wrong way. I’m slow in catching up, so our timing and intentions haven’t matched with each other. I wonder if your fans and armys have these moments this year. I’m thankful they were stronger, more capable of rationalizing, more reliable, got more connections, and had wider network from where they could generate diverse ideas and conclude objectively.
Thankfully, there are way more wonderful memories, even this year, to remember and that pull me out of obscurity. Really, I love you sooo much. Thank you sooo much for all the things you’ve shared with us, Taehyung-ah – your praiseworthy album, awe-inspiring performances, creative and meaningful brand ambassador projects like SimInvest’s friendship concept, sexy and alluring Elle Korea, Pop, Arena Homme+ Korea, W Korea, and Dicon covers, highly rated variety shows, beautiful photos and videos taken in awesome lands, like France, Spain, and Japan, exciting everyday life post on IG or Weverse that got us waiting 24/7, and a lot more. I couldn’t imagine going through all the ups and downs of this year without you, Taehyung-ah. I feel hollow and incomplete without you. Be yourself with me, Taehyung-ah. We’re okay even like this.
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. 💜💜💜💚💚💚❤️❤️❤️ (P.S. I’m sorry. I’ve sent you a morning greeting today but I didn’t know it was only the pictures that were uploaded and not the content and I didn’t have a backup copy 😭😭😭 P.S.2 Sweet night and sweet dreams 🤗🤗🤗)