Talk! with ARMY

After Jin's appearance on Youngji's YouTube show, a recent topic of conversation has been BTS's friendships within the Kpop industry after Jin revealed that most celebrities aren't friends with BTS because they feel too pressured. Since then, a lot of people have begun putting pieces together, taking a look at BTS's friendships across their careers and figuring out why we haven't heard about certain friendships recently over others. Another more annoying faction of Kpop stans has tried to twist Jin's words into something they're not, making it seem like BTS are closer to their faves than it looks or that their fave is exempt from being criticized in any way due to their proximity to BTS. Come join us as we muddle through this discourse and talk about the reasons behind Jin's words and how some people need to stop using BTS for their own personal agendas.

Due to some recent incidents of mobbing and stalking during Jin and Jungkook's respective travels to Argentina and Qatar, many people on Twitter have decided to reopen the conversation of fan etiquette, us included. Come join us as we discuss the official fan club rules created by Big Hit, how some people have violated these rules recently, and why it's important that we follow them.

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ARMY Anonymous is a segment in which we answer all of your anonymously submitted concerns, questions, and other general comments about fandom climate! This week we're going through 27 submissions. Hope you enjoy!

We always talk about people who are deep within the fandom, but what about people who know a little bit about BTS but have yet to fall down the rabbit hole? Come join us as we talk about casual stanning, the conflict that casual stans have with dedicated ARMYs, and how we can all learn to get along a little bit better.

Something that is a constant topic of conversation when you mention BTS is their incredible performances that are often heads and shoulders above many acts in the global industry. Come join us as we discuss the qualities BTS have as top-tier performers, how they compare to others, and how BTS has raised the standard for what counts as an adequate live performance.

When it comes to BTS, the most critical thing that people need to learn in order to understand both them and their music...is their come-up story. Their journey to superstardom was not an easy road, and yet despite all the struggles they've been through to get to the top and how honest they've been about the path they took, some people still get their story all wrong. Join us as we discuss the way in which people try to alter BTS's come-up story to make it seem like they didn't struggle as hard as they say they did, only for these same people to co-opt their story and project it onto their faves for sympathy points and support.

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