.@BTS_twt RM: "I’ve been feeling myself pushed to limits, trying to remember what I did, who I was. But I knew I’d be able to remember when I came here. And although V had to sit out and you guys aren’t here, I realized I won’t need any motivation if I could just hold a concert.”
.@BTS_twt J-Hope: “We filled the whole setlist by all seven of us. It was a challenge for us, and there were difficult moments, figuring out how to maintain the tension. We really put in a lot of effort, our souls into decorating PTD On Stage. We wonder how you guys found them.”
.@BTS_twt Jimin: “The Olympic Stadium is really big, and without anyone here, it feels half like doing a rehearsal. It’s becoming more difficult to think of what to say now that I’ve said so much without you guys here. But I feel we’re gonna meet soon, so let’s talk more then.”
.@BTS_twt Jungkook: “My motto is ‘Rather die than to live without passion,’ but recently I’ve been feeling the embers faltering inside me, soulless whatever I did. But standing here, on the stage where ARMYs are watching from far away, I realized that I needed to see you guys.”
.@BTS_twt Jin:“Turning thirty, it aches here and there, and I really want to hold more concerts before I become too old and it becomes hard to keep up the energy as before. With the LA concert as the start, we’ll find more chances to meet you guys so please look forward.”
.@BTS_twt Suga: “I looked up our Final Concert, and it just felt like a dream --this whole place packed with no one wearing masks. Although it wasn’t easy to fill all the stages together, I grasped we’ll be able to reunite with you guys here at the Olympic Stadium next time.”
.@BTS_twt V: “I actually felt sad (today). The injury came all of a sudden. I practised anticipating how happy I’d be during the concert, but shamefully, I had to sit out for the actual concert. I’ll take proper care of my condition and show you guys what I couldn’t tonight."
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.@pledis_17’s Seung-kwan says he misses his other two Chinese bandmates The8 and Jun. “From being on stage to my daily life, I miss them. We pre-recorded our stage today, and the two members thanked us for singing their parts. They’re doing well in China, and so are we.” #Attacca
Talking about what fans should pay attention to, DK said @pledis_17 has become more mature this time. “We talk about love in our songs, but compared to our previous album, this album is about passionate love.” #Attacca_Dday
.@pledis_17's Hoshi said he tried to blend in the song's energy into the choreography, likening the energy to as if the 13 boys are scudding. "We haven't come up with the name for the moves, but the 'baby hold on' part is an easy follow." #Attacca
.@BLACKPINK members will soon livestream a global press conference about their upcoming Netflix documentary "Blackpink: Light Up the Sky," joined by the film's director Caroline Suh. The event is media-only but we'll be updating key comments on this thread, so stay tuned Blinks!
Jennie: It felt new even for us to face our young selves. We've only shown the flashy sides of us since our debut, so with the documentary we wanted to share the more ordinary sides of us up close to our fans.
Rose: To be more honest, we all answered in our most comfortable languages. Jennie and I spoke in English, Jisoo in Korean and Lisa in Thai. There's a lot of language, but I think this in itself also symbolizes us.
The surprise media event celebrating the success of "Dynamite" is beginning soon! @BTS_twt members will be sharing their thoughts and reactions about topping the Billboard chart. Stay tuned in our thread to get live updates.
J-Hope: I feel overwhelmed because my team's sincerity seems to connected with the world. It is an honor for our fans too. The fans' support is my driving force to work hard, and I think that power permeated into making BTS and J-Hope. I want to give all the glory to our fans.
Jimin: I never imagined it. There was a certain expectation, the members expected it too somewhat, and the fans looked forward to it, so I wanted to receive it at least once in a lifetime, but I still can't believe it, I'm so happy. (MC: I heard that Jimin cried and cried.)
Big Hit just shared @BTS_twt' reactions on topping the Billboard Hot 100. (1/8)
RM: I still can't believe it and it feels like I'm dreaming. Thank you to the composers for the great song, and I believe all of our achievements have been made with ARMY. (2/8)
Jin: "Dynamite" was a song we started making purely to have fun with our fans, and I'm surprised and really happy to hear about its unimaginable success. (3/8)
We're waiting for @BTS_twt' press conference for "Dynamite" to start in ten minutes! It's for media only, but we'll let you posted on what the members say -- stay in this thread💜
The members just gave short introductions, and Jimin stuttered a little bit because he felt nervous and excited. Suga said, "We had a lot of fun working on the song. It gave us a lot of strength, and we hope the song will give you strength too."
Suga: "Dynamite" is a bright, cheerful disco pop with a message of confidence and happiness.
Jin: It's a song that BTS wants to say at the moment.
We are at the global seminar “K-Pop Beyond BTS: Media technology, creative industries and fandom culture.” Stay tuned for our live tweets!
BTS & K-pop offer a "soft masculinity" alternative against the backdrop of growing toxic masculinity -- Hong Seok-kyeong, professor of SNU
"While the media tends to dismiss fans as young people who have been brainwashed by the capitalist entertainment industry, this research argues K-pop fans possess their own agency and fully understand the Korean music industry system" -- Areum Jeong of China's Sichuan University