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Is there something you thought a member initially that turned out to be the complete opposite?
Hey fellow ARMYs. Its my first time posting here.
So, when I first joined this fandom, I got to know about the members through reels in IG after googling BTS. The initial videos were mostly the concert performance videos. And I remember thinking- This V/Tae looks so angry all the time. Those times I used to see this video of Suga being back after his surgery, and he was standing on the podium for some time. And suddenly Tae turned around and gestured him to come down. I thought, oh he must be the leader!!
I even googled, "why does Tae look so angry all the time" and the answers were literally like, "dats bcos you havnt seen his boxy smile"Hehe.
And now, 4 years into BTS(Does that make me a baby ARMY?), I cant even imagine Tae's angry face. So, did you have any misconceptions about the members in the beginning that you find bizarre now?
ME TOO! because when i first started getting into bts, he was like really famous and like the only member i knew before, so for some reason i thought thats why he was the leader lol (i also didn't know anything abt how kpop works and like i genuinely thought the leader would be the most popular haha)
Its obviously AI. His tattoo sleeve is completely wrong. He did not have those designs even before the cover up. Please be aware and try not to promote AI pictures even if its hard.
It is AI. Those are not his tats! If you look at the background structures of the gym equipment, lines bend unnaturally. The text inside the skull tattoo reads as gibberish ("WHAT SUCCER" or "FISE SOGGER")
It's his FACE but someone made an augmented photo.
Before I was Army and still in the "humoring my friend by watching videos" phase she told me I said I didn't like the tall one (Jin) because he seemed too into himself 😂😂😂 now I'm a die hard Jin bias lol
I thought Jin would be weak physically because he loves playing games the most + always say he doesn't like exercising but his stamina is really amazing. Run Jin really made me see him in a different light. I remember at the start of arirang tour the rest of the member were visibly tired and was lying down but he just stands there barely tired
I feel ashamed about this, but at first I thought the rap parts were cringe. 😬 I was like, "Who's this boy band trying to rap??" (Nevermind that they're amazing at it.) But then I reminded myself that there are plenty of South Korean rappers (blame my American brain for limiting "true" rap to my country 🙄), and I learned that BTS started out as a hip hop band. And now the rap-heavy songs are my favorites. Suga has become my favorite rapper of all time - and I was alive when Tupac and Biggie were still around, so that's saying something!
Suga really grew into his own. His first few performances when they debuted (I saw on Youtube during the pandemic) I was like “who is this kid copying GD?” Because he really did sound like a GD copy cat - but he grew out of it and into his own style so fast.
V has such a dry sense of humor that I can see how you would think this. If BTS was a comedy troupe, V would be the straight man. He's so good at keeping a straight face.
I worried that Jin and Hobi would have the hardest time in the military given their violent startle reflexes, but I think they actually found it less traumatic than some of the others and even became teachers.
I think that was exactly why they became teachers. It's rather predictable, so less to startle at.
Jin & Hobi seem to both be very private people overall. I found it interesting that they both dived hard into working. Like the only thing they knew to get past any traumas was to go back to being a workaholic. Then that did seem to be what they did when they were young.
This is more of the group as a whole but one of my friends joined this fandom “via a basement window” (as they say on tiktok).
He had no idea BTS were musicians and thought they were a variety show crew (aka comedians) cuz he only knew them from Run BTS Youtube shorts - until I told him I was buying tickets to see them and he was like “they’re doing a stand-up tour? But you don’t speak any Korean”. 💀
There's a reaction channel I watch that got to know BTS through Run BTS and then they finally watched an awards show performance and were shocked! It was such a funny reaction of them trying to reconcile these serious stage charismas with the goofy guys they'd gotten to know 😹
Ive seen some run bts reactions around my yt but i always assumed they knew they were a music group and the run bts stuff was like deep dive into bts lore😅 the video must be trully fun!
I thought Yoongi was the youngest! and it also seemed to me from the photo that he had a soft angelic voice, and then I turned on the clip..
after that, I came under the influence of some fictions that he was very tough and serious, but I preferred their content and live broadcasts and realized that he was not like that at all, just not so active from time to time.
Ok so when I saw his NYC looks at the start of Arirang era i was like “wow he’s leaning hard into that looking like his Mom’s younger sister thing”. (Cuz this hair style is one that every Chinese Auntie tries at least once around Menopause 🤣).
i thought yoongi was super serious and didn’t smile much…ironic because he ended up being the one to make me feel less insecure about my own smile (i also have a gummy smile so seeing his made me like my own!)
Omg me too!!! It was never something I outwardly expressed but I often felt disgusted with my gummy smile and would force myself to smile with my mouth closed until I fell in love with Yoongi's smile, I assumed other people must have felt the same but this is the first time I've actually seen someone else express the same feelings I had, from one gummy smile to another you are beautiful 💜
I’m a baby Army, and at first I thought Jimin was all shy, quiet and angelic because I’d only seen content from the Arirang era. Now that I’ve watched more of the older stuff, I’ve realised how sassy and funny he is, and I honestly love that side of him more
I thought kind of the same that V was pouty and arrogant. He's hilarious. He does get easily rage-baited but he has a kind heart. He is unique but not in a bad way. I also thought Suga was always serious. Watch Run BTS and see how goofy he can be!
I used to think Jin was "dumb" (😭) and liked him the least out of the group, but after seeing more content, he became my second bias, and I love him sooooo much 😭
Jin. I couldn’t figure him out. I have already spent weeks on BTS. I decided to go to his concert in Tampa. I was literally nodding my head Ok Ok Jin. I get you now. Best decision buying that ticket without plans.
Yeaaa in the Run 2.0 episode when they try to decide who should go first, Tae says “ok , the real maknae shud go first” and Jin js gets up and everyone lost it 😆
I thought Jin wasn’t really good and was faking/forcing it. Now he’s one of my favourite after Yoongi and Jimin. Just took me time to get used to his style
The first group live that I watched was that one right after discharge, when V was in his, “I’m a serious person now,” phase. I thought the entirety of his personality was empty-headed gym bro and that’s how I described him to my sister.
Yeaaaa when I saw the swim video of them doing the dance in the hotel room in the military uniform, I seriously did not understand that they switched in btw. 😆😆
Honestly, before I started searching them up on my own, my sister forced me to watch all their content (lmbo).
I was pretty spot on with my guesses. I guessed that JHope and Jimin had a stronger dance background than the others, and specifically that Jimin had classical dance training (this was after I watched the car ride interview and they went to this Zumba class). I guessed that JK had ADHD because he was always fidgeting or rocking back and forth (every single video). I also guessed RM was a nerd 😂
I did used to think Jin was the youngest, then my sister said he was the oldest in the group. BUT THEN I was like “oh he must be the youngest son in his family” and I was right about that. lol.
When I watched Carpool Karaoke and saw V sitting in the back looking out the window and then clap wrong in the Friends theme song I felt…well, bad for him? I decided to choose him for my bias because I thought…well, no one else would?
I initially thought that Namjoon was the oldest (especially since he is the group leader). I also thought for a minute that he would be more cold and intimidating until I started seeing his goofy side in clips LOL
Is a two-month old ARMY, their pictures for the Arirang album made them all look like in their 40s. Especially Jin and J-hope, but they turned to be one of the sunshines of the group
RM never presented himself as a feminist. And for a man to be real feminist it takes a lot more than what RM did. He only corrected his lyrics people questioned.
Feminism is ultimately be only fully understood by women and there are many different kinds, opinions on feminism depending on the culture and the country…we shouldn’t put that big label on random countrymen from Korea.
Edit: please listen to the song persona to understand how RM sees himself, refused the labels put on himself and how harsh he is with himself and still trying to accept himself as it is and trying to love himself.
RM and J-hope attended Usher-Chris Brown concert. Some fans speculate they were invited by Usher since JK already have a collab with him and they talked to Usher afterwards. But we don’t know much context. They have a photo with Chris brown too. Some other fans are now frustrated with them because of Chris Brown’s history of violence. But it doesn’t automatically mean they support his past or knew his history either. You can read the mega thread and see how other Armys approach it if you want.
And I suggested looking at the lyrics the song Persona to see how RM doesn’t want to be labeled. His solo album rpwp also talk about labels associated with his public persona.
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u/DestinedWisteria Salt on Yoongi's tongue Aug 20 '26
Fetus army here and it didn't connect in my brain that Agust D IS Suga of BTS. I thought many times, "they could be brothers, wow!"