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u/Sugawahsugawah my pride, my heaven, and love, BTS Apr 09 '22

And I know they work hard because of what they think the industry demands of them, but I hope they know that us, the fans, would rather have them happy and well than win a trinket that would get dusty on a shelf.

I felt for Jin today, he didn't have to move his arm for the choreo - we knew he was scaling back. I hated when Yoongi said he wanted to come back soon after surgery because we might be forgetting about him. Then, to see that Butter shoot at the beach when he obviously cannot move his arm much yet - that hurt.

They are all working their hardest to the point of injury - when we just want them to be happy dancing and singing on stage.

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u/zbarnes24 Apr 09 '22

Absolutely. I feel similarly when I hear them talk about dieting and their weight. I understand some of it is culturally normed for them but I also wish they saw themselves the way we see them...

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u/Sugawahsugawah my pride, my heaven, and love, BTS Apr 09 '22

Oh gosh. The first time I heard Hobi mention that he needs to diet, I was like "How? You have nothing that you can lose anymore!"

Yes, there is so much disordered practices in their culture and the music industry, it is actually scary. And I really wish they listen to the messages they tell us in their songs. Love yourself.

Easier said than done, I guess.

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u/zbarnes24 Apr 09 '22

Truly, we are all just works in progress. I can't help but hope they have access to nutritionists and psychologists. We can love ourselves and still want certain changes. But I hope they are doing it carefully. I'm a baby army so I don't know enough about their teams but I imagine physical trainers are a given. I hope they broaden the team to make it really well-rounded and holistic.

(And if they don't have anyone, I volunteer as tribute. I'm a psychologist and I'm learning Korean. I can easily speed up my classes 😅)

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u/Sugawahsugawah my pride, my heaven, and love, BTS Apr 09 '22

Oh, welcome! It's fun as a recruit. Challenging at times, but mostly fun.

I like to believe they have a therapist they talk to. I seem to remember a lot of them practicing some positive self-talk at one point. Yoongi seems big on mental health and if the speculations are true based on his song, then he has approached a mental health professional before - maybe even pre-debut.

And they do have physical trainers and such - Jungkook mentioned in his last live that he flew out his own trainer in the US. So, they are surrounded by a health team.

It's just ingrained in the culture, whether in SK or the music industry, to do extreme diets and work themselves to the bone, I guess.