RM Weverse Post - 12/8

My commentary in green.
Original Korean in black
Translation in purple.

이틀 전 라이브로 많은 아미들 피로하게 해드린 것 같아 죄송합니다.
I'm sorry if I troubled many ARMYs with my live two days ago.

피로하게 해드린 것 (peerohagae haedeurin geot): literally "made you tired," but in this context, it means like 'exhausted from the burdens' not like sleepy tired

걱정해주시는 연락 많이 받았습니다..
A lot of people reached out to me worried..

키지 말 걸 후회되는데 그냥 답답한 마음이 앞섰습니다 미안합니다 ㅠ 조금만 예쁘게 봐주십쇼.
I shouldn't have turned it on.. but just.. my frustrations got the better of me. I'm sorry 😢 Please *show me some grace/try to see me in a positive light

예쁘게 봐주십쇼 (yeppeuge bwajusipsyo): literally "please see me prettily"

this phrase - and similar ones like "귀엽게 봐주세요" (guiyubgae bwajusaeyo) "see me cutely"

these are phrases that many Korean people use that doesn't have an English equivalent phrase/sentiment

literally meaning "see me cutely/prettily" makes no sense in English but it's a very common, endearing, humbly-postured way of expressing 'in anticipation of my efforts (flaws and all), please try to see me in a positive light/with grace/extend the benefit of the doubt'

this is commonly spoken in situations like when you're starting at a new place of work, you might say something like this to your new boss/team - like "I'm excited to work here. I'll be trying my best. PLEASE SEE ME PRETTILY/CUTELY"

it's a really sweet, disarming phrase that I think speaks to the tapestry of Korean jung
as earnestly as this is asked for - it is readily given [by the boss/new colleagues/etc.] unless/until you maybe regularly start to screw up or something

음악이나 만들고 같이 안무 연습 열심히 하고 새 컨텐츠 고민이나 하고 잘 자고 그러고 살겠습니다.
I'll just continue to live well -focusing on making new music, practicing our choreography, and thinking about how to go forward with making new content

Honestly, and this may be colored by my opinion a LITTLE bit but this sounds exhausted/defeated a little bit.

Please see my translation of RM's live here.

The trust that he had in ARMY to be able to handle even difficult/dense news seems to have been sorta.. popped? I don't think it's gone or destroyed or anything like that but the reason I felt like the last live was so healthy/important/good even - was because it felt like he felt safe enough with ARMY to kinda unravel and trust that we'd calibrate to his intentions

I can't help but feel more deflated after this sentence than I did from the live.

But nevertheless, I've seen ARMY rallying to spam WEVERSE with meaningful content for BTS to enjoy, beautiful efforts to stream/chart ANPANMAN WITH LIGHTNING SPEED, etc. so I'm sure we'll all be fine in the long run. Let's keep going, loves!

주행시험은 곧 치고 어제 주행연습 스티커 붙이고 코스 4개 다 돌았습니다 무섭습니다(사고 안 났습니다).
I'm taking my driving test soon and yesterday I put the practice sticker on the car and drove through all four courses. It was scary (thre were no accidents).

😭😭😭 the kim namjoon sharing his bb koala driving adventures to soften the heaviness.. as much as it is to update us on the driving progress
his softie heart - i hope he has all the best people around him to smush him with love in all/only the ways it makes him actually feel it

그리고 어제는 석류의 빛깔 영화를 봤고 집 인테리어가 다 끝나서 곧 반년만에 다시 집으로 들어갑니다.
and yesterday I watched The Color of Pomegranates and my home interior work is all finished so I'll be moving back in after nearly half a year.

나중에 다 꾸미고 소개할게요.
Later, when I've set/decorated it all, I'll show you.

눈오리 만들려고 집게 꺼냈는데 다 녹아버렸습니다.
I took out the mold to make snow ducks but all the snow melted.

Please, skies of Korea, open up and snow just enough that he can make his snow ducks.

너무 추운데 따시게 입으시고 감기 걸리시면 안됩니당.
It's super cold so please dress warmly and don't catch a cold.

그럼 이만 !
okay then, that's all !

JIN: ALWAYS cheering/rooting for you, our namjoonie
RM: ayy, Kim Seokjin is the best

Just my POV, this post hits really bittersweetly. Even his sweet little updates feel like updates that are deliberately trying to cheer up ARMY. But at the end of the day, I trust his judgment. Whether he decides to cheer us up or has very understandable honest crashouts - he's doing what he thinks is best in each moment. If nothing else, RPWP music and the documentary and all his commentary around the creation of the music/album speak to the fact that he really wrestles, moment-to-moment to find the balance between just raw honesty and his responsibility as such an influential public figure beyond just a musician/rapper/entertainer but as a person, that whether he likes it or not - wants it or not - has captivated the attention of many and that's not a role/responsibility he'll take lightly or wield carelessly.

As ARMY witnesses these ebbs and flows, I hope we all attempt to self-regulate best we can, keep our eyes on the bigger picture, remember their demonstrated sincerity and commitment to growth, and continue to root for/support them best we can.

One last thing - I'll always ALWAYS always include this too:
To ARMY, as impressive as you/we are as a fandom, you are more than just a great fan - right? I've talked about this in the past in my earlier days on threads but the BEST way to root for them is not aim to be the best fan - but to use all the ways that they've inspired, challenged, CHANGED/improved, healed you and to bring it into your corners of the world through YOUR creativity into everything you touch. Share THAT with them!

And finally, for anyone that may not know, ARMYs are rallying to post vlogs, life updates, share about hobbies, etc. so that rather than asking BTS to constantly entertain us, we can show up and give THEM content to watch from our side. This initiative, started by @hyyhddaeng on twitter/x is called #RUNARMY - I designed these graphics for it that you're welcome to download to post along with your updates so they can see our GLOBAL collaboration visually.

This is all hand-drawn, inspired by this iteration of the RUN BTS logo, without using ANY AI ART!

Thank you! Love always, TK