j-hope 2/18 Live

생일생일 HoBi HB (Birthday Birthday Hobi HB)

My commentary in green.
Fair warning - I will be crashing out the entire time over how pretty hobi looks ...sorry not sorry... but it's a lot.
Also this translation.. possibly because it's been a while since any one of them went live... took me SO long to translate because I just kept staring at j-hope... it's not my fault friends. it's his eyes... face.. fluffy hair.. boyfie ways.. and menace behavior. i'm innocent.

oh why does it feel so unfamiliar..
feels ..unfamiliar (conducting the live)

(silently blinks, smiles, and waves... inducing ARMY meltdowns globally)

happy birthday j-hopeee
hi ARMY
have you been well?
it's my birthday so I came here a little bit
thank you
thank you ARMY

💬happy birthday j-hope
💬congratulations sunshine/sunbeam

"sunshine/sunbeam has arrived"
ohh thank youuu~~

it really has been a while hasn't it

💬who's 32 now huh?
💬happy birthday
💬my sunshine my hope
thank you

it's a bit late huh.. it's nearly 9 o'clock now
today was really busy, it was so busy and my *schedule was packed thing after thing

*스케줄 (schedule) = so Koreans use "schedule" as almost interchangeable with "planned activities/events" so that's how i'll be translating that throughout the live even though you may hear him say the word "schedule" to keep the meaning clear
So for example, in English we might say "I had a packed schedule" to express that you had a set itinerary of many planned activities/events
!! The way KOREANS use "schedule" in sentences is often something that literally translates to "I had so many schedules today." This doesn't translate very well literally - but if you swap out "schedule" for "planned activities/events" then it does make sense.
eg: I had so many [planned events] today

💬where's your cake?
the cake.. so .. i actually have a lot to tell you
i got a LOT of birthday wishes today ...
i did a lot of different filming today..
and baked into my schedule was like.. 3 different birthday moments - 3 times..

turns out it's nice having your birthday during planned activities/events
yea - i got 3 sep. birthday celebrations - threeee

like i'd do one thing and then the lights would turn out and they'd sing happy birthday..
then i'd do another thing and the lights would turn out and they'd sing happy birthday..
yea so many birthday wishes - i was truly so grateful

friends. he just looks like this. he just wakes up and looks like this. it is wednesday, february 18, 2026, the sky is blue, water is wet, and this is j-hope's face. these are like ...actual just.. facts. WHAT DO YOU MEAN JDKLF?GJDLF?GJ?DFGK?????DKJFG:LDKFJ:LDGKJ:DLKFJGLDKJF:GLKDJF:LKGJlkjfdg3

i was thinking about how i'd spend my birthdays when i was younger..
and i don't think i had any like.. big grand birthday parties or anything like that
even like birthday wishes [back then] - i was thinking like.. did i get a lot??
but i'm so sooo so grateful that there are days like today, where I get to receive so much birthday love

i was really able to spend such a happy birthday today

💬happy birthday hobi
thank you, ARMY

💬how many times did you eat birthday cake today?
birthday cakes.. so I received a bunch of cakes prepared by the staff and it turned out to be 7 cakes in total

so I received 7 cakes in total - for which i'm so grateful
like truly so grateful

💬happy birthday my love
thank you

so today.. all day.. starting from the morning.. i had a lot of planned activities/events
i got to spend my birthday with everyone like this

well first things first -should we blow out the candles?
first - well of all the cakes, i brought a few of them here and ... let's go with one they prepped for me

i'm your hope, you're my hope
isn't it cute?
i'm jayyyyyyyyyhopeeee
isn't it sooo cute?

and there's another one
this one, per the trend these days, is really...
::messes up the cake he's holding somehow off cam::
::flips out in bb squirrel::
oh shhh..oh my gosh.. NOOO WAYYYY timestamp
the neck just broke off.. but i reattached it

DUBAI CHEWY COOKIE CAKE

*두바이 쫀득 쿠키 (Dubai Jjondeuk Cookie) also abbreviated more commonly as 두쫀쿠 is very popular in Korea right now... it's basically like a marshmallow/butter/cocoa ball with kataifi (finely shredded phyllo dough) folded with pistachio cream inside and then coated with more cocoa dust on the outside.

j-hope happy birthdayyy
isn't it so cute??
so cute 하죠? (isn't it so cute? in konglish)
oh my goddd
it's so cuteee
totally my style
oh em geee
wow
::sniffs the cake:: it smells good

okay so .. should we do the candles now everyone?
we should blow out the candles right?

(j-hope blep)

💬i want to eat

..i wonder if you'll all even know what Dubai Chewy Cookie is..
(fortunately I gotchu if you didn't!)
in Korea, it's realllyy popular right now

💬if you're happy, we're happy too
i'm happy

(the sun itself couldn't shine brighter.)
#goodthingTKisNOToverreacting

💬mmm delicious

let's cut cake!

ughh i can't do it- it's too precious.. i can't cut into cakes like this
like i feel like i have to preserve it like this you know?
but i guess still..
okay i'll put candles on at least one of the two..

Let's go, let's go, let's go, come on! timestamp]

::tries to light the match::
::lights the match::
::shooketh by the lighting of the match:: oh my god

friends, he is a whole cartoon in this moment. jakfd;gjaldfjg;alkdfjga

oh my gosh it's so hot [the match]
i can't do it cuz it's too hot [the MATCH]
::pause for fire magic::

one sec..
i'll take this.. hurry hurry hurry (bruh is alone - rushing for no reason)
light the "J"

AH SO HOT!
waOow
okay
complete
j-hoOope
happy birthday to me
*생일 축하합니다
*사랑하는 제이홉
*생일 축하합니다~~~~~

::wishes on the candle::
i hope that everyone can stay healthy, happy, and not get sick/hurt - i love you all
::squirrel blows out candles::
woooooo

wow
::squirrel clappies::
should we eat one?

everyone, how many times have you tried Dubai Chewy Cookie?

💬the strawberry cake looks so good
i mean it does look good

💬but today is your day
thank you

and i figured shouldn't i spend it with you all like this ..

💬yea yea i'm curious about the Dubai Chewy Cookie
should we try it?

this is neither here nor there but having been in BTS brain in so long and not in a bakery.. tell me why my brain looked at the spelling of the word "cookie" and was like.. . ...is that right?? it's not kookie? kooky? cooky? i have a whole ass master's degree and LEGITIMATELY had a brainfart over how the word cookie was spelled.. someone send help. preferably in the form of 1 kookie. tysmia

i really enjoy Dubai Chewy Cookies

something here makes me wonder what his older sister thinks if she ever catches something like this from his lives/clips of his lives inevitably poking into her social feeds.. like my cute bb bro eatin cookies.. what a cutie bingbong. or like this dingus didn't bring me any.. or like oh shoot i'll get him some for the next time i see him.. potentially/probably all of the above

which one should i eat?
j-hope? happy birthday? heart?

also it looks like he's growing a lollipop out of his head here :) ....yea, i'm unwell. leave me alone.

which one?
::waits for comments to answer::

💬hamburger and sprite
that's right..

wow
okay..
what should i eat?
heart?
heart?
::points to heart::
this one?
heart?

okay heart

i will eat the heart

oh but this.. wow.. can i eat the heart part?
i'm not sure if i can eat the heart
this is actually harder than I thought it'd be

these cookies are notoriously difficult to eat cuz they're coated in cocoa, so it'll get all over the everywhere.. PLEASE tell me how he ate it PERFECTLY?!j ka;ldfjg;ladfj;glakjdf;lga

i love how Koreans all look.. lowkey a little bit pissed off when the food hits so good LOLL

(screaming. crying. throwing up. also trying not to eat my phone. #nonchalant)

mmm
mm
mm
it's yummy

so he's just gonna sit here and mmM.. and expect me to remain alive..

it's goood
[say] ah

(🪦)

💬Hoseok Jung, it's my birthday today too
happy birthday to you

mm
wow
it's so good..
but yea i do like sweet things
yea
yommy yommyy

legend says he learned this exquisite pronunciation from his older brother, one Kim Seokjin

mMmm

💬wow, hoba, you're eating it so well without getting any of it on your lips
(see above note about it NOTORIOUSLY being difficult to eat nicely cuz cocoa powder gets EVERYWHERE)

oh does it usually get on the lips?
oh actually no you're right you're right it does..
but you know, i'm a pro
i'd never get it on my lips
i'm always immaculate with it

A PRO OF WHAT. A PROOO OF WHAT???DJKGL:DFJ:LGJD:LFGJ:LDFKJG
atp friends, i've died so many times.

mMmm

oh..
some of the powder got on my pants
my pants are white
this is an emergency

💬i want a bite

#generous.

the last bite.
wow
wow

::gets up::
::rolling around in search of truth.. hope.. love.. and probably a napkin::

i have no wet wipes

물 티슈 (mool tissue) = water tissue = wet wipes/moist towelette things
this is VERY widely used/carried by most individuals in Korea, convenience stores almost always have a BOGO situation on them too

it's SO good forreall
like no jokeee.. trulyy

::finds tissue::

mm..

HOW SO PRETTY?!?! Jka;ldjf;gklajd;flgja;ldfjg;ladjf;glakjdf;gl

💬1.9million of us are watching your dubai chewy cookie mukbang

that made him smile hehehe

Dubai cake? so good.

but this is one of those *controversial/loved or hated foods, no? right??
like people who like this really like this

*호불호 (ho boolho) = "controversial" or "divisive" not in a serious sense but just re: STRONGLY liked vs. disliked kinda like pineapple on pizza, cilantro, mint chocolate, etc. - those who LOVE it, loveeeeeee it; those who hate it, HATEEEE it
호 (好, ho) = like
불호 (不好, boolho) = dislike

If you remember Run BTS episode 128 when Jin was the 'liar' - he says as his 'clue' that this food isn't very "controversial/ho boolho" re: kimchi pancakes as he gauges what the food might be - a smart comment as he wasn't certain of the food by his turn

💬did you get gifts from the members?
aghh - we don't even need gifts at this point, right?
their heart for me is PLENTY
today, i received so much birthday love
i'm just feeling really grateful

it's been a really long time since i've done a live in my studio huh?
like really.. my studio..
but my studio is like so disorganized right now.. it's like..
i got rid of my computer..
i got a new computer..
so right now.. it's a bit of a mess..
and personally.. like um..
i'm thinking about maybe changing up my studio a little bit
to make it a little bit more organized and a little bit better..
not better, but like.. i think i need a little bit of a new environment

he's so pretty. he's so pretty. he's so pretty.

if per chance ..j-hope were to.. work on the next album
work on the next solo project..
i wonder if he might work in a different studio

everything that could i could draw out of this space.. i guess my inspiration if you will??
i think it feels a bit limited now(he's kinda grown out of this space, as much as this space has served him)
so maybe it's time to move onto a new space - with a new mindset

so. pretty.
and yes, they're all so beautiful and goodlooking - but when i talk about j-hope being pretty, i specifically mean that he's SO FREAKING PRETTYYYYY. like ... how do his features look so perfectly doll-like?!

💬where are the other members?
oh they probably already left..yea

💬did you have miyukgook?
no i haven't yet..

*미역국 (miyukgook) = seaweed soup traditionally eaten on birthdays
I've written about this before but for any new readers - seaweed soup is traditionally eaten by mothers during/after their pregnancy/giving birth because it's packed with nutrients and easy on the tums..so for our birthdays it's eaten to commemorate the labor of our mothers that brought us into this world

💬outfit check?

(awww so cuuuute, outfit check?? LEMME SHOW YOU MY HEART BELT)
outfit? outfit.. like what is there to see really? timestamp
here's this belt..but this belt comes undone

(🪦)

🎶outfit outfit outfit

i just came to work like this today.. timestamp

ahh anyway
these days..
we're all a little unhinged from just all the preparations
everyone is probably a little unhinged, the members and me included..

like truly.. out of our minds..

and i mean practice is one thing
but we also have a lot of content to shoot

so from content to
well actually the most important thing.. for everyone.. is practicing for our concert performance
so we're really focusing on that right now

i mean you've all probably seen articles by now so you know
we'll be doing a very epic opening showcase at Gwanghwamun
so we've been preparing for that

so our schedule is really packed
i mean i guess to be honest.. i'm like.. 'why is it that whenever we prepare for something - our schedule has never not been like JAM packed..'

i think whenever we have to prepare for something, things always get packed so tightly..
so that's how we've been spending our time

now it's february 18
in just a little bit, it'll be March everyone

truly time makes no sense..

💬i really liked Namjoonie's IG story
i was caught off guard a little bit heehehe

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💬what'd you eat today?
well tbh everyone.. the reason i wasn't able to greet you all for seollal and stuff was because i got sick with a stomach bug outta nowhere
i was basically dead through seollal
i had a high fever like.. it was so terrible
so like.. so i rested.

i mean even now my stomach is still a little off
i mean definitely.. there's that. .like..
from a while back now..
well actually i don't know if it was like this back then but ..
but compared to similarly packed schedules in the past,
these days, re: like my stamina/physical strength - i could really feel my body taking the hit more than my earlier days

💬your eyes are red, are you okay?
my EYES ARE RED??
oh things like this..
oof.. my eyes are red
why are my eyes red..

💬What's your love song?
oh yea these days the 'Love Song' stuff is popping up a lot huh?
ARMY, what's your love song?
oh i have many love songs
i think there have been a lot of good albums that have come out recently
and also the album of my respected hyung, J. Cole, came out too
i actually texted him and said "you are my forever G.O.A.T."

FYI, just in case you may be in the same boat as 2021 Meryl Streep, "GOAT" = Greatest of All Time

::goes off screen to grab his phone to read us his text to his beloved J.Cole hyung::

"Congrats on the album, Cole hyung, the album went crazy forreal, you'll always be my GOAT"
this is how I sent it hehehe

"thank you brother, much love to you" (was the reply from J.Cole)

PAUSE. j-hope sharing this is very, very sweet because not only is he just generally sharing about a very sweet/cute exchange between him and one of his lifelong industry role models and beloved hyungs, but he's sharing what he texted to his hyung in english with ARMY

Ask anyone that is learning another language how sheepish/nervous they get when they have to ACTUALLY employ their non-native language skills that they've been practicing, how their hearts beat faster and how exciting/vulnerable it is to express something in a tongue that isn't your own - just HOPING that it lands the way you intended

...and watch how they beam with pride/validation/satisfaction when it does land and through it they have effectively expressed the sentiment they were trying to convey and it seems the other party not only 'heard' it but received/felt it

if you look at how his face squidges and beams after he shares this - he, too, a global superstar, beaming that this text landed as he meant it... i'm not crying, you're crying. ...and i'm crying. and now we're all crying.

go drink water.

it was really cool

💬everyone's taste in music is so different
of course it is..
a lot of songs are coming up right now..

💬Blue Side is my love song
💬KIG

i mean yea.. so i've grown super attached to this studio though..
later when i change it up .. idk how i'll deal with that [needing to refresh the space vs. holding on to the sentimental value of the space as is]

💬last year i went to hobicon (hobi's concerts) like FIVE times - *why is it so hard to see you these days?

*왜 이렇게 보기 힘드냐 (wae ireoke boki himdeungha) = "why is it so hard to see you"
in Korean, the tone of this phrase isn't heard as complainy/whiny/needy as it sounds in English - this is a common way to express like 'man i've missed you lately' or 'it's SO good to finally be able to catch you'

i mean we're coming back soon thoughhh~~
we're all going to be back together soon so please just wait a little longer

💬Spring Day
💬Love Maze
wow

how are you all these days, ARMY?
have you all been well?

💬a cold??
be careful not to catch a cold!

he's so pretty. he's so prettyh.e's so pretyyagthjala he's too prakfgjlafgjakldgjrpretty... every time he smiled at the camera, i could FEEL my pupils dilate if that makes sense.. so this is how unwell i have become. send flowers.

💬Louder Than Bombs?
why does this keep coming up??

💬your neck has a kiss on it
what kiss? timestamp

(🪦)

oh actually my allergies.. i do keep having an allergic reaction these days..
it was itchy
and on my body too a little bit

(🪦)

💬the flamingo toy in the back?
this is a very nostalgic/sentimental toy

these days.. just preparing and resting and practicing...
there's not all that much i can do today [presumably for his bday]

i just really want this album to come out already
i just can't wait to enjoy this album with you all once it comes out
and i really wanna go on tour too

it's always.. the preparation period is the hardest ..yea..

today, though, i posted TWO tiktoks!

@iamurhope

🥳32🥲

♬ happy birthday

@iamurhope

🫠

♬ original sound - dqrksiren

i think i wanna try to be a bit more active on tiktok too
what should i do?
tiktok is the hardest everyone

i mean since you all are wishing me..

oh the flamingo? yea taehyungie gifted me that flamingo

💬oppa, i've only ever used the [previous version] ARMY bomb 3 times, can you tell them not to disconnect it from the system?
ohh that's right, i heard something's changing.. i did hear that..
yea the globe one..
*아까워

*아까워 (akgawuh) = 'too precious for that' / 'what a waste' / too good for that / don't wanna waste that depending on context
j-hope used this word earlier when he was describing how he couldn't bear to cut into the pretty cakes cuz he feels like he sorta needs to keep them in tact cuz they're so cute
"what a waste" is not wrong but also wouldn't exactly capture that correctly, right?
it's whatever sentiment you might feel in a similar situation, like a really BEAUTIFULLY decorated cake and you have to 'ruin it' by cutting into the perfect design.. it's NOT a waste but cutting into the design feels like you're doing away with something precious
here, he's saying something similar about the older ARMY bombs like.. it's too precious to do away with like that...

But this term CAN be used to express 'what a waste' re: let's say you just bought a burger but tripped and dropped the whole thing on the ground, rendering it inedible or something.. you could say like 'ayyy akgawuh' re: lost burger

Sometimes people say this when their bestie is dating someone they think is mehhh like 'my bestie is too akgawuh for [insert subpar pleb's name here], bestie is too precious

nowadays, the light stick itself has become part of the concert experience
that like... i guess gives the enhanced concert vibe effect?
and the impact of it like.. almost like fireworks or fire.. these things have become an inseparable element of concerts by now..
now the lightstick itself like..
and so to evolve with that, the system likely had to evolve too

💬i couldn't get a concert ticket so i'm sad
oh yea.. i did see on tiktok, lots of vids of people securing their tickets and stuff..

💬of the new album, how many songs do you MOST like?
::thinking::

ENTER HAMSTER PRINCESS JIN LOOKING LIKE A WHOLE jakld;fjgl;adfjg;lajdf;lgja;dlfgj;alkfdja;lfdkjg. how are we all still alive...
how are there SEVEN of these WHOLE MENACES in ONE TEAM. ...how

even in this blurry of a screenshot, you can clock his gorgeous

🐹YOOO
hobi: oh Jinnn
🐹happy birthday broo
hobi: really? right after filming??
🐹happy birthday broo ::hug attack::
hobi: are you coming to say happy birthday to me again?
🐹i mean i at least have to stop by to say hi
hobi: oh okay okay
🐹ohh i see cake - you know i prepared that for you right?
hobi: oh i already told them...
🐹HAHAHA really?
hobi: that Jin hyung prepared it for me hahaha
(sarcasm. jin did not prepare this cake for j-hope LOLL)
🐹HAHAHAHA
hobi: wait did you really just come up? hyung did you work out or you going to workout?
🐹i workout here and there - i came to say hi to you

hobi: okay
🐹happy birthday bro. you know i was the first one to wish you a happy birthday, right?
hobi: that's right that's right, this is true - you were the very first one to wish me happy birthday
🐹ayy happy birthday j-hopeee
hobi: thank you hyunggg

hug attack, false cake credits, real first wish credits, and then peaced tfo LOL and why are 2seok so cute. loll i love so much

JUST KIDDING. i truly thought he was leaving.

hobi: yoo jinnnn
🐹turns around: want a gift?
hobi: what is it
🐹what do you want?
hobi sensing some nonsense: i just want your heart, hyung
🐹taking something out of his shirt: ..
hobi: no i'm good that's enough that's enough that's enough..
🐹from my body..
hobi actively shoving jin out of his studio: no no leave leave leave
🐹from off my body
hobi standing up to shove jin out of his studio: no no leave leave leave
🐹pick something from off my body that you'd like to have
hobi shoving jin out: no cuz i'm someone that needs to give back as much as I receive so no thank you ::shoving jin out::
🐹HAHAHAHA

hobi: let's just not hyung
🐹ah okay okayy hahaha - if you want anything, just call me anytime
hobi: okay hyunggg

[jin has left]

as you can plainly see, Jin hyung is such a kind person, indeed...
so i'm the type of person that.. when i receive something.. or like a gift.. i have to give back in return you know?
but when we were younger, we did so much of that

i mean for me.. it's like this..
even when i'd go visit a member's house, i'd try never to go empty handed

💬no cuz Jin thoughhh
he's probably here to workout
these days, he works out out the MOST diligently
i was really shocked

like when were in America last year, in July and August doing work, we all worked out a LOT
but this is a whole different level than even then
now?? he's like lifting all these weights like ::bounces:: and it's beyond crazy..

THE shy WWH mat hyung is coming out to playyyyy

COOKETHED ARE WE

so. pretty.

he's funny
he's the funniest hyung

the funniest these days are namjoon and Jin
...and Jung Kook.. Jimin..
....
Taehyung...
...and Yoongi
all members..

💬did you have fun dancing along to the Super Tuna choreography for Jin's concert??
..i mean of course it was fun
but i mean like I was ... flustered ..cuz it's ..not a style ..I'm used to doing..?

💬Argentina is waiting for you
wowww
we're going to Argentina this time! yayyyy

hope right hereee

wow i've been doing the live for over 30 minutes already wowww
so i have about 1...2 and a half hours left of my birthday..
and i figured i should chat with you all

how much longer should we do?

💬album spoiler?
nope.
nope.

💬j-hope wants to leave - no, we're gonna keep you!! (implying we (ARMY) have to do something to engage him again cuz he's getting ready to wrap the live)
what do you meannn?? hahahaha (laughing because (1) we're onto him and (2) he's onto us ..onto him.. and ARMY's scheme of tryna coax him to stay on the live longer)

wait so i.. hold on wait.. ::losing it::

ARMY, you all know me too well..
you know that when I start saying things like "how much longer do we have left" then i'm trying to end the live..
hahahahaha
that's so funnyyyy

💬oppa, are you gonna go to Paris for Louis Vuitton?
oh this time, I wasn't actually able to go to Paris.. yea..
i was too busy with album prep
we all discussed and decided that album prep should be our [collective] focus
yea so we talked about that..

but really that's so funny..

💬are you gonna dye your hair for the comeback?
everyone, i mean i know you can't really tell - but i did dye it a little darker
yea..
it feels a little different
i took out a lot of the brownish tones ..yea but right now my hair color is a little bit faded

💬it's my birthday too
happy birthday!
as far as I know, there are SOOO many people who share the same birthday today!
i mean first off- there's someone on my staff who has the same birthday as me and we were like 'we share the same birthday~ let's work hard!" #koreanbirthdays
and further, even among HYBE artists, there are a few people who have the same birthday too..

idk if there are others but I have learned DK & Vernon of Seventeen also share the February 18 birthday!

💬how's it feel to be 32?
i mean right now i don't really feel very differently
but looking back.. i do feel like wow a lot of time has passed
thoughts like.. when did even pass 30 [years old]?
sometimes i can't believe it..
i mean i can hardly believe it's 2026... right?

💬what color hair do you like?
i mean for me, i think the color that suits me best is this color right now (same.)
but as we go on tour, i think i have to think about it more..
i mean we have SO many tour stops right so .. I've considered what it'd be like to show you a bunch of different looks and i'm still thinking on it

💬have you finalized the concert set list?
i mean at this point if we hadn't - that'd be more ridiculous right?
yes, the setlist has been finalized yes

💬are you thinking of growing out your hair?
no, not really
i mean i have in the past
but more than really long hair, this kind of medium length is the neatest/most suited for me i think
i mean there's this too ...like
from debuting at ~20 years old.. to now..
now i have a much better sense of what suits me and what doesn't suit me

💬where are your glasses?
what glasses?

32.. i'm 32

💬hobi, Jin came and didn't even say hi to ARMY
!! i'll tell.. this hyung eesh.. i know right? can't do anything with this hyung..
but still, the one who's ALWAYS thinking of ARMY is Jin hyung

i love that even in jest, they might all troll and poke and prod each other relentlessly, but in ways that count - they cover each other always and wholly.

💬mr. hobi, please do another solo concert
if there's a chance, sure, after i'd adequately prepared
but actually it will likely take a longgg time
first off - my next ..anything.. work.. it'll take a while cuz i'd only wanna show you anything once i'm FULLY/well-equipped/prepared

💬Jung Kook said he's gonna share a spoiler
someone needs to rein him in a bit.. so chaotic

💬I'm 42
heh i'm 32!
you? 42 okay

uh.. so reading the comments there are a lot of people saying they can't believe this..

💬while on tour, are the members going to dance together? have you been thinking about this? i miss you
🧐🧐🧐.......who wrote this? i just wanna talk..

💬you're not always gonna be young(this seems like a poorly mistranslated comment cuz native speakers wouldn't express this this way even if they wanted to say it.. but also this is quite rude - maybe the commenter meant to say something else)
i mean that's true..

💬bro i'm..
HAHAHA
okay so many different ages are popping up right now..
yo, i'm 32
you know how there's like "how old are you?" like..
💬i'm 19
💬i'm 22
💬i'm 24
💬18
wow
💬i'm 35
woo
💬i'm 45
mmm
💬21
💬youth
💬13?!

if j-hope ever looked at me like this, i'd cry and start to apologize LOL
::STUNNED SILENCE::SQUIRREL INCREDULITY BLINKS::DISBELIEF IN 32YEARS OF AGE::
💬15.......
eh???
what is this 13 year old..

💬i'm 20
oh
💬i'm 100?
what is this..who's 100? what's going on..
💬waah i'm 2yo
💬43
💬0?? what is ZERO?? 0??? you haven't even been born yet???

lol Koreans used to count at birth, you're 1 - so at 0 = not yet born LOLL

oh i guess there are teenagers
💬18

💬i started stanning you guys at 13 and now i'm 25
wow

how is even this face so pretty???

💬i am 3
💬3rd
💬98
💬48

wow there's a really wide range of ages here
💬32
oh! friend!

💬i was 13/14 [when i started stanning yall] now i'm 21
💬i was 11
woww

hahaha the translation is so funny cuz.. it says "it's been 11 years since I've served in the military"
but i imagine that's because the original comment is something like "it's been 11 years since I became ARMY"
hahaha
but the translation [in Korean] is 'since i've served in the military'
reallyy like..

wow there's really so many different ages here

💬i was 11 when i started stanning..
if that's the case and you're 16 now it's been 5 years huh ..wow

wow so many different ages represented here
our ARMY.. you know right like..
if you like each other starting from a while back, you can grow old together
i think that's so cool.. yea like..
the whole 'i was X years old when i first started liking something and now time has passed and i'm Y years old'
isn't that all so awesome?
i think that's really so incredible
and i also think it's expected
but also when you look at it - we still have like a lot of ARMY in their teens though, if we look globally..
so you'd have to come with your parents right? to the concert - right? no?

💬i'm 18 years old.. but i've been with you for 7 years
💬it's growing old together
you're right - it's growing old together~

the way i see it, age really is just a number
like i kinda think the more important thing is that you live a health life no matter what age..?

💬started stanning you at 29 and now i'm 42, my youth was entirely you guys
my youth was also entirely BTS ARMY too

💬j-hope oppa, tomorrow is my birthday, please say something to me
oh yes happy birthday

wow that's epic..

oh the cake is melting right now

today.. before my birthday ends, i also have to post on instagram
but what photo should i post?
like do i even have any photos??

but friends.. like an important note is that i'm running low on battery right now!!

💬back in my day, HYYH was legendaryyy
i mean that's truee HYYH
HYYH was so good
that whole season was such a [sentimental/emotional] vibe

for me, personally, i really liked the Boys with Luv activities

💬i'm 15 years younger than you ...
wow..

💬what are you talking about... we need proof re: your battery life
ohh shoot ..so boldd... i'm at 22% 22% right now..

ARMY who are allllll toooooo familiar with V's 2% 3% 3-8minute battery adventures, 22% is a whole 3 business days

i mean to be honest, that's not that bad [the 22%] but this is an older phone i don't use much so the battery drains really quickly

💬oh i really liked Boy with Luv too
yea at that time.. it was just especially fun for me..
like Boy with Luv was after Fake Love... right?
yea i think that's right..

During Fake Love was really hard times..
not only the activities but also the state of all the members and everything too..

💬22% is fine
i mean true.. it's enough enough

but so when we were doing Boy with Luv, everyone's mental state was in a much better place at that point..
so i remember the tour during that time really vividly.. and i really enjoyed it too
and all the promotions were fun too

💬hobi, someone's behind you
you're still doing things like this?

-_- be more creative. imagine hearing this 4573874593879583 per live for 13 years lol get some new shit in the rotation. new puns, new jokes, new pranks, new marriage proposals.. leggo here people. they're working so hard to give us fresh material .. we gotta meet them halfway lol

💬wasn't the DNA research difficult too?
...so this must be mistranslated from something like "weren't the DNA era activities difficult also?"

💬can you show us your hand?

oh my hand's a little dirty from eating the dubai cookie earlier

💬can you do a live on April 19?
what is that date? what's april 19th? is that some kind of day?

💬why do your eyes look so red?
::leans in to look at his own eyes::

actually.. i am a bit tired so..

💬are you worried about anything?
worried? i mean .. yea i wouldn't say i don't have any worries
i mean.. honestly.. isn't it like.. all we're doing is just worrying basically?..
cuz i..

i mean you all know.. i'm the type to FIND things to worry about

I mean i'm always worried..
will our BTS activities be able to carry through to the end well?
i have these kinda thoughts..

i mean we have the tour coming up.. so i'm thinking about how to do that well..
cuz if anyone gets sick or hurt midway, it's always heartbreaking..

💬just go to sleep
i have to sleep

💬are your abs okay?
it's break time these days.. break time..
oh but be cause i caught the stomach bug recently - i did lose some weight

💬oppa, find your happiness
i hope you all find your happiness too

💬*first is health, second is health
that's right - of course!

you'll hear this a lot in k-entertainment (dramas, run bts, interviews, etc.) when people are talking about like simple priorities esp when it comes to safety or health

*첫째도 ___ (chutjaedo ____) = first is ___
*둘째도 ___ (dooljaedo ____) = second is ___
*건강 (gungang = health)

💬eat well, hobi
thank you, ARMY
eat well

💬*get permission before you get sick
i know right? ARMY, am i allowed to get sick? i'm a little bit unwell these days

*this also doesn't sound as aggressive/annoying in Korean as it does in English; it's heard from like a very playful/caring place - something sugicakes would say~ like lowkey deeply worried but shrugging it off like this; but it's not taken literally to mean like 'you need to acquire my permission before you dare get sick' or anything like that

💬i request a review of the dubai chewy cookie
DUJJONKOOO (in his signature high energy hobi squeak)
i mean.. i mean after i ate a few and i thought it was good..

💬do you remember all the old choreography?
i mean we are dancing a lot these days so ..
i wonder if a lot of you will come out to Gwanghwamun? Gwanghwamun...
hmm i'm curious, there will probably be a lot of people at that time, right?
we have to do well sighh
like the Netflix Live Broadcast is such an important opportunity so it is quite a big source of pressure

💬who are you going to dance with?
...?? i'm dancing with the members

i need whoever asked this question also to come see me after class.. cuz wdym

but yall.. i'm doing such a long live today, right?

💬when you're done livestreaming, please dance for us
dance for you?

💬i couldn't apply [for the lottery] because i'm not 14 for Gwanghwamun
oh really?

no cuz what is this now.. jakldf;gjaldfjg;alkdfjg. hobi blep 2

💬Did you see RM driving?
no..
Namjoonie is really incredible..
i mean it's always nerve-wracking to drive for the first time, right?

💬if you're tired, go to sleep after the live, maintaining your health is important, happy birthday
sighh
::smiles::

oh what does this mean
💬would TXT or CORTIS come to the first concert?
i mean i don't know?

aren't our junior artists doing SUCH a great job?
they're doing such a great job - really
incredible
i'm really rooting for them, truly

like these days.. i feel like..
all this k-content --kdramas, kpop, and all this - i think are all getting a lot of love
i feel it these days.. i think it's so incredible

💬Are you going to take another BigHit Family Photo?
oh actually yea i guess if we take one now, we'd have a lot of people in it, right?

the comments are so fun

💬can you talk about any collaborations?
collaborations?
i mean in many ways, i'm sure we'll do a lot of collaborations, right?
in many ways..
like not just in one sense/field but..
of course BTS is coming back after such a long time - surely there must be something, right?
that's my two cents anyway..

but i guess one thing i do wanna say is like..
if it's taken such a long time to come back - there must be a reason right?
and so if that's the case.. there's more to focus on..
i think it would be good for you all to think about that.. .

::reads something::
..but what is a flying kiss?
is this a flying kiss? ::blows kisses into the air:: is it like this?? and then but the kisses are flying around? i don't think i know what that is

(🪦)

okay everyone
i just wanted to take up exactly an hour and now i will say my goodbyes

💬what is your birthday wish?
i mean i don't have anything crazy this year..
i just want to be able to do the tour and the comeback without any issues and just have fun doing it
i don't really wanna get too far ahead of myself

*💬ㅇㅇ힘내요
**쿨한데?

ㅇㅇ = short for 'oh oh' 오오
힘내 (heemnae) = literally means like "put foward/muster strength" and is often translated as "cheer up" but that never made sense to me
힘 (heem) = strength; 내(nae) = to put out, so this sentiment is encouraging the hearer to be strong - a long winded, but in my opinion, the most accurate translation would be something like "i'm rooting for you to give this your all"

**쿨한데 (cool handae)= literally, that's "cool" - but the way Koreans use "cool" is mainly to describe people - and this is not like that person is so popular or awesome - but cool in the sense that the person is the opposite of 'warm' - more stoic? less emotional? sometimes even to include curt or glib - so this isn't consistently used positively or negatively, it depends on context

sometimes this kind of 'cool' can be understood as "cool" (the way we know it) - concise, short, simple, clear, mic drop - "that was so cool"
sometimes this can mean standoffish, dismissive, unapproachable, or glib

based off j-hope's smile/vibe, he's taking it as 'concise/clear/cool' not 'aloof/glib'

i mean like.. i'm not like ..
cuz i keep seeing people saying 'thank you' 'thank you' 'thank you' and stuff like that..
but i'm telling you i'm staying [on the live] because i want to
i want to spend time with you so ..

(as in, we're not guilting him to stay so you don't have to feel badly for keeping him on the live)

💬Do you have any thoughts about collaborating with Bad Bunny?
Bad Bunny is sooo awesome..
watching him during this Super Bowl.. like ohh..yea.. i thought he was so amazing...

💬Do you have the courage to be driven by RM?
uhhh.. someday..
i mean driving is actually not that hard once you get the hang of it..

💬what do you think about going on tour with the group?
oh i think it'll be so fun
so like one of the things we always talk about
cuz we each have our individual ads to film and stuff like that right? so we're off on our own doing our own things..
and then whenever we're back together for group shoots, we're always like 'yaaa group filming is so fun' while we're doing it
it's just so funny

especially Jung Kook - he says things like that the most - like "yahh it's so funn"
like even today Jung Kook's energy was .. oh wow.. like INsane.. timestamp

please look how EXHAUSTED hobi looks just THINKING about Jung Kook's energy today. this gives me uncontrollable joy.. LMAOOO kookooball i love you so much, tiny bunn

텐션 (tension) = you've probably already heard this A LOT in BTS content and other k-entertainment contexts if you watch~
Koreans have developed the meaning of 'tension' to sorta mean 'intensity/energy' and so they'll say things like 'we have to keep the tension high' or 'let's bring the tension down' if someone is too hyped, etc. and it has to do with the dynamism of the shoot and keeping a balance that makes sense for whatever type of content it is; if you go back and listen for it during some of the Run BTS episodes, you'll hear them talk about it a lot - that they have to keep it up, that they're doing a great job keeping it up, that someone needs to bring it up, that someone needs to tone it down lol

these days.. he's so high energy.. wow.. but it's so funn

💬i wanna blame this on Namjoon - please let him know
wow.. ::nods in agreement::

💬j-hope, which track do you like most on the new album?
::thinks::
me?
i really like all of them - like really, all of them
personally, i really like the first one - personally i think it really gets my heart racing

(🪦)
we. are. cooked.

💬i'm waiting for Jimin to bust through those doors and hug you like in the old days..
...Jimin has gone home.

everyone, imma slowly start to wrap up and head outt
thank you to all the ARMY that wished me a happy birthday

we're really working hard to prepare
yea working hard to prepare

like everything we can do, we're giving it our very best
truly.. like very...

💬do a lot of the songs have korean lyrics?
of course - we have to have Korean lyrics..

WHO ASKED THIS? the way it's worded, it wasn't sent by a Korean speaker - the TITLE OF THE ALBUM IS ARIRANG. sighhhh

we're all working so hard
and i know right cuz like.. normally.. if we raise your expectations too much
the potential for disappointment increases too right?
but that said, i want to raise your expectations this time. (🤰🏻) goodbye.

COOKETHED.
SESAME OIL.
GREEN ONION GARNISH.
SERVED WITH CHOPSTICKS.
WE.ARE.COOKEDDDDD.

and the thing i always want to say is that we all are SO sincerely invested in this (*진심 (jinshim)=sincerity))
everyone's sincerity was poured into these activities and into this team..
like we've really ground (yes, ground, like ground pepper) our whole SOULS into this..
so your great support and your interest in this will be such a great source of comfort and motivation for us

💬before you go, photo time?
photo time? what should i do? what should i do?

should i do this?

LMAO

::waving to the nobody that he's posing with::
welcome to j-hope's studio

i think you'd be sitting here
so now we know, we visit j-hope's studio, we sit on the beanbag, probably lowkey die, and he pats us on the head, waves, and then finger guns -_- LOLLL

love you ARMY

💬isn't that more Photoism?
hahahaha oh is it??

*photoism is a very popular photobooth company that works with a lot of celebs/idols with pre-shot poses as the photo frame where individuals can go and pose with the idols

wait then what is photo time??
what am i supposed to do?
like what - should i just stay still like this then?

💬oppa, that's photoism
oh is it photoism??
what is photo time then??
should i just stay still then?

💬hobi, your studio has remained the same through so many years
i mean that's what i'm sayinggg it's been the sameee - i talked about this in the beginning but
yea.. like the inspiration i can draw from this room is tapped out i think
so i'll probably change it up ..refresh it a bit..
it really will change this time

okay love you ARMY
thank you for your birthday wishes
fighting!!
"ARMY, I love youuuuu!!" - if i say this, it just said someone can buy BTS tickets here ...

love you
thank you
love you all

thank you for your birthday wishes

i wish everyone could be happy and that this world could be a warm place
sincerely

love you
bye
rest well

💬hobi, happy birthday
thank you love you

wait how's this for photo time? this?

bye
bye
see you soon
bye heart
goodnight