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1. I do not care what spectrum of the fandom you fall under (OT7, member biased, solo stan or shipper -even though I do not understand and/or condone these last 2 if it means bashing other members, that is not what BTS stands for, NONE OF THEM!). I will keep your comment (and like it if I feel like I want to take it off my admin panel, as it’s the only way to do it without replying) AS LONG AS YOU KEEP IT NICE AND ARE RESPECTFUL.
2. I will not tolerate ANY hate, discrimination, bigotry, homophobia, slander, death threats or any other disrespectful comments in the comment section.  Your comment will be reported and deleted. And if you keep on repeating bad behavior I will block you not without first gathering all of the evidence just in case I HAVE TO USE IT LATER.
3. DO NOT USE shipper slang (Taekooker, Jikooker, etc.) as I DO NOT KNOW when it’s used to attack (which I believe is most of the times) and when it’s used to admit one’s believes. Anybody referring to the BTS members can do it with their full names. Your comment will be deleted if you do use this slang.
4. If you believe any of the information a user is posting is incorrect or misinformation do not attack them and do not tell me to delete it. YouTube allows you to report the comment yourselves (there is a misinformation report you can use). Remember, I am not ARMY, I do not know anything about BTS other than what you guys see me learning in my reactions.
5. Any opinions expressed on any of my videos are MY OPINIONS in that specific moment with the specific information I have at that moment. I might be wrong, my opinion can change, etc. I am not going to delete ANY of my videos, as these are part of my learning curve. That is my decision, and I stand on it. I recommend you watch my previous videos before you prejudge me so you can see the entire CONTEXT.
6. I CANNOT control how others use my videos to feed their narrative, sadly there are many ways you can download and edit videos from YouTube. I do not condone these practices, but I CANNOT CONTROL THEM. If you see a video of me around social media, I recommend you again to report it, come back and WATCH MY ORIGINAL VIDEO with all the context there is to watch. DO NOT BELIEVE EXCERPTS of my videos taken out of context.
7. We can have different opinions and express them in the comments, we can even discuss our POV (that’s why I keep them open), but keep it CIVIL.
8. Last but not least, thanks for all your support, for joining me in my BTS journey. I love BTS, all their members and their music and I am having so much fun, keep in that way please. Borahae  💜

I think ARMYs have been dealing with so much excessive nonsense this year, with blatant sabotage/attacks/smear campaigns, etc against BTS (which has been intermittently ongoing, since 2013 debut), that there’s a knee jerk reaction to anything “perceived” as negativity toward BTS. I’m not excusing bad behavior, I’m just explaining circumstances. ARMY normally tends to be very kind, welcoming, and supportive. Most of us, are fun, kind, compassionate, and general peace makers. But, if BTS is threatened, we’re like Momma Bears. No one…not BTS…not you…no one deserves to be bullied. BTS has never stood for bullying or hate. Completely the opposite. They stand against it. So, please excuse bad apples or knee jerk behavior, it does not represent BTS, nor ARMY, or what we stand for.

Generic k-pop culture was very strict not allowing dating/limiting normal “freedoms”, likely mostly to prevent “mistakes” that may hurt the groups, add to the idol culture/increase fandoms. Because the culture is less forgiving of mistakes by idols and easily destroys groups/loss to companies. Big Hit wasn’t built like that-they defied the idol norms and BTS was built to heal, address social issues, teach others to be bulletproof. And they succeeded.

My husband has early onset dementia and he just turned 50. He was diagnosed at age 42. Now he has days that he can't communicate well. However he responds to Suga's songs. There is something that resonates with he. I will always be greatful to Suga and BTS for them sharing their hard work with us.

Sir, BTS has enough content to heal you too, just stick around. And if you submit, you will be transported to a Magic Shop.

The purple 💜s in the comment section is in a way a gift from V to our fandom !
He coined the phrase "I purple you" and "Borahae".. and since then purple has become the colour of BTS !
Today, Purple and BTS are synonymous to each other.. all thanks to V !💜

I am 73yo ARMY.  Before 'seeing' Jungguk at FIFA, life was winding down due to poor health and depression.  BTS changed all that.  Their message was clear.  I was not alone.  I got out of bed and eventually lost 35 lbs, which did a lot toward helping my HBP, diabetes, and hiatal hernia.  Still loosing weight, but I am now more sociable, spreading the love. 🎉  I am still in the rabbit hole.  Strangely enough, when I was able to face Min Yoon-Gi's pain, I cried for both of us.  I am proud to be ARMY.  I talk about BTS and ARMY all the time.  They are amazing, and they stand for the things I hold close to my heart.  Borahae!

This is what ARMY and BTS experience everyday. To strengthen yourself react to BTS hardship. They even wrote a book

BTS found me 3 years ago when I couldn't sleep anymore because of my only daughter's cancer...the comfort that these 7 boys bring is immeasurable...they have become my family. The future is brighter and my 7 year old granddaughter still has her mother...I hope that BTS will find you too because you are an upright and sincere person. Borahae!

My man, I’m a 58 year old Army and there are toxic fans or anti’s that act like fans to try and demean you and the boys. You’re right, these guys would not ever approve hate.  If you want to get another idea of V’s personality he did a fan day date on Dingo with an Army.  It was very touching.  Stay strong and know the real Army is there for you!

BTS has been the light and hope for my family for years and we are all Army. My husband's a 56-year-old retired 100% disabled US army veteran, I'm 55 and my daughter is 17. My daughter's been real Army since about 2015. They got her through the pandemic. They are about peace. True BTS Army are kind and loving people just like the boys. I'm so sorry you've not been treated well. Just know that there are people who are there beside you. I can't wait to see your reaction. I will be there at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. I am writing this Saturday night. 💜💜💜💜💜🙏🙏🙏🙏

Really sorry you’re going through this. I read you’ll have moderators and thank goodness for that. These comments needs to be monitored from now on bc they won’t stop. It might go down for a bit with the hate comments but you won’t escape it any time soon. Stay strong, and block out the negativity but always take a step back if it gets to be too much. We’ve had this issue on social media platforms in general where antis or solos have made ARMYs leave bc of all the hate they receive. Isn’t that insane? We can’t continue letting them run real ARMYs off. Thank you for still sticking around and loving our guys and enjoying their music and their content. 💜

Wow.  You went through all of that and still want to react to BTS?  That takes guts, and I think it’s really cool.  Thank you for sticking with our boys.

Many ARMY with suicidal tendency were healed by BTS' music and their positive energy shown in the variety shows. There is a documentary film made by ARMY, a chronicle of ARMY who bent through a lot and were cured by BTS' music.

ARMY’s purple you. There’s a saying in the fandom, BTS finds you when you need them most. Stay positive and remember that ARMY would never do anything that would hurt or disrespect the boys. GOD bless you and my prayers are with you. 💜

BTS는 피나는 노력 가난한 소속사 천재적인 재능 그리고 아무것도 없는 손을 주먹쥐고 탄생한 인간승리 입니다 :face-red-heart-shape:

Pre-BTS: Only Suga and RM had been solo artists before BTS. The others were still just students. Their official debut was June 2013, but about six months before, they started to create an online presence in the attempt to gain some early fans. At that time, they (mostly the rappers) started releasing song covers and some free songs on SoundCloud and YouTube. When V says he was hidden until debut, that means he didn’t appear in any of the pre-debut work. I’ve heard he was hidden for two reasons: first so he could give early fans a surprise, second because Big Hit was worried another company could swoop in and steal him.

Please stick with us. There has been a very aggressive push of other fandoms posing as ARMY and there has been a concerted effort to destroy Suga, BTS, and HYBE. ARMY is strong and we’ve pushed back to discover who is behind it and override these untruths about BTS and ARMY, but it’s been extremely difficult as it is a powerful force controlling the SK media. This is not to say that solo stans and shippers have not contributed to the hate. They are also not ARMY, but they tend to take over the comment sections of new reactors and are extremely nasty. I too have been attacked when I tell them to cool it. This phenomenon has always been around, but has increased since the guys have been in the military. We can only report them to YouTube.

What Bang PD was saying in the beginning about freedom wasn't about freedom of speech, it was freedom to participate in training and performance classes back when BTS was still being formed and the group was far from finalized. As far as I can tell, he thought it'd help differentiate the ones who really wanted in and would make the effort to participate from the ones who'd slack off and not attend.

Oh, and in addition he isn't the CEO of Bighit or Hybe anymore he's passed on the business side of things to someone else while he works mostly as a producer now, like he always had before the company blew up and became Hybe.

43:40 it is not scripted. Trust me, trust ARMY when we say they are the most genuine people you'll meet.