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— V - (2. Bölüm: En Kötü Zamanlama)Kitabı okudu
V
—l was, actually, a different person.
On what he was like as a trainee, V remembered himself less as a person who did his best unconditionally and more as someone who had to “like” something to do it. He needed, therefore, the leisure to recharge and take stock just as much as he needed practice to improve. He referred to this as “the adolescence of the mind,” which could be interpreted as the determination to attain personal happiness over material “success.”
—l tell myself a lot that l will become a better person. But l think l
have to become happy myself first or somehow receive a kind of energy in order to take a step closer to becoming that better person.
lt’s the same when l’m inspired. ln the beginning of the pandemic, when our entire schedule was canceled and we could rest a bit, l
suddenly had this craving to see the ocean at night. So l went with an old school friend to Sokcho in the middle of the night. We lit sparklers, recorded the sound of the ocean, and tried writing songs over the recordings of the night waves. Seeing the ocean at night when l really wanted to see it as opposed to when l really didn’t was incredibly different. When my heart is satisfied this way, l take note of the emotions that come to me and write them down.
One Month
SUGA
Bang Si-Hyuk said to me, “You’ll never quit music” (laughs).
That l would never be able to quit of my own volition, that l would always return to it. l’m no longer tortured by music. Because l’ve accepted it. l’d hoped never to live always forcing myself and being worried all the time, and now it’s come true, like, ‘So what. This is fun in its own way, right?’
One month
J-HOPE
l was having a drink with Bang Si-Hyuk, and it’s a little embarrassing to say but he once said this to me: “To others you are hope itself, and without you, there would be no BTS” (laughs). l’d relied so much on him and the members of BTS, which l suppose meant a part of me had always sought his approval. So hearing him say that did put my feelings in order a bit… ln any case, l’m surrounded by good people and beloved by our fans, so how could l ever fail?
The Portrait of a Young Superstar
Jimin
l think the most ideal kind of person is an honest person. ln the past l tended to sweat the small stuff, and l would often hesitate in speaking out even when l had something to say. l wanted people to be smiling and have them near me, which is why l would sometimes resort to exaggeration. l’d be acting like someone else, in other words. Then, from 2019, l would stay silent when l wanted to be silent, and tried speaking out against things when l didn’t like them.
And that’s when l began to see it clearly. lt’s not that l didn’t want to be alone, l just didn’t want to be left behind.
Jimin
Sure, there are personal things about me l don’t necessarily want to reveal to the world. But the work l’m doing now is something l chose to do, and what you see is the way l really am.
V
l just wanted to do a song with Jimin. l really like him as a person, especially the Jimin who performs onstage. Which is how l got to think, ‘If Jimin and l do a song together, shall l try being like him a little?’ l thought of doing a song that required a dramatic performance. But Jimin said to me, “You and l have lots of stories together, and we’re the same age, why don’t we just make a song out of that, just as friends?” And he came up with some preliminary work on the track and l just really loved it. So l told him, “Hey, just finish it, why don’t you” (laughs). Jimin got so fired up that he made it even better than it already was.
7
J-HOPE
l wanted to spend each year after that being grateful for my life and feeling blessed but… Wow… l don’t know why this year is so horrifying.
200417 RM
SUGA
it’s titled “Morning,” but it was also titled “Worry.” When l look back on my anxious moments, they tend to be at their worst around 5 A.M. in the morning. Which is why my least favorite color is that bluish shade right before the sun begins to rise… But when l drew, l didn’t have a plan in mind. l just wanted to do what came to mind, and l had no idea l would end up with such a dark blue color.
A Record of Mornings
Jimin
That they would listen to our songs and like them and enjoy them with us… Wouldn’t that be it? Success and fame and the money that follows are not the biggest meanings in our lives. I just want to do one more performance, to converse with more people. Even if we can’t have a long and deep conversation with each and every individual, at least a conversation where we look at each other and shout together and exchange glances, that kind of conversation.
That’s what’s more meaningful.
People Who Pray
rm
This music … i wanted to believe that the music in this file would be valid for a long time, but the world changes so fast that i kept thinking, ‘What if it’s thrown away in just a year or two?’ So i
switched to the side of trying to be more universal and long-lasting.
My music can be meaningful to someone, or not … But i thought it would be good if it were more, just a little more timeless.
BTS UNiverse
if God indeed existed, clearly BTS were blessed onstage—or more precisely, through determination and effort, they had flown as high as they could fly and touched the face of the divine.
Grammy Awards
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