We made it. 2025 is here, meaning BTS will be back, is soon realized.
It's hard to believe that Chapter 2, which started during that Festa dinner in 2022, is coming to a close in six months. We did it y'all.
Thank you Jin. Thank you Hobi.
Thank you JK. Thank you Joon. Thank you Yoongi. Thank you Jimin. Thank you Tae.
Here, on the eve of 2025, feels like there is hope in the air of Bangtanland. We know Jin and Hobi are on the loose. We know JK can come live from his new batcave and do karaoke when he is off from the Army. We know Joon is hating Army life and getting his runs in and feelings out via Insta. Tae is doing Tae things, from lighting up the socials by grinding it out to Luda or singing Bing Crosby while he’s in the special forces. Yoongi and Jimin, we get the radio silence, be well, we will see you soon.
And that’s the point of this post. We will see them soon. The crazy year of 2025, which seemed like forever in June 2022, is now on the calendar page, with June coming before we know it. The guys will be out of the service, and they will do whatever the hell they want to do going forward.
It’s safe to assume we are getting another Hobi album and a world tour of some sort in the next few months. Maybe Jin will work in another few songs or something too.
Run Jin has been a delight since he returned, with the “date” with the toddler Taesha, the kidnapping of Hobi, and the Seokjin x 2 episodes as standouts for me. Tuesdays are my happy space again, and, Jin, you make me laugh so hard.
We all need things to look forward to, big and small. I know some may think it is silly that my joy can come from 7 guys in Korea who I will likely never meet, but feel like I know so well. I don’t ask for anything from BTS other than what they want to give or do. I don’t need them to be what they were before the military, I want them to be who they are now.
I see the maturity in Jin and Hobi. I know you can too, they are still very much themselves, but with more depth and grounding. I loved the way Hobi was so easily saying “Kim Seokjin” to chide his kidnapper in the last Run Jin episode. That tone was something we didn’t hear before - a real one, of like dude, really, WTF. Joon has talked about wanting to take the masks off and be real. Hobi was real, himself, and I am here for it. Jin is a goof, but a damned smart goof. They are more than the characters they get thrown into.
So I can’t wait to see what is coming ahead. Two years of chapter 2 down, and mere months to go.
To say in JK voice: Let’s get it.
What are you looking forward to the most in the next few months? Drop a comment.
Yeah, the maturity is showing! Now they don’t have to pretend like they love everything that gets thrown at them, yet still go through with it for the entertainment value. I’m really glad they had their military experience. (Although before fall of 2022 I might have been rooting for exemption.) I think it gave them a much-needed break from the kpop grind, even though service is a grind of its own. I feel they are in a position now to approach the rest of their lives and careers on their own terms. All of them having unique experiences doing solo work will also inform future decisions as a group. I’m so proud of them! We are very lucky to have all the past content to enjoy and so much to look forward to in 2025 and beyond!
Definitely looking forward to new contact, with the mature look and sound. I became a big fan because they brought so much joy to their work and their fans. I hope they are happy in their lives, whichever path they choose.