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I've been a v. casual fan of the web show Hot Ones throughout the years and, being also an ARMY, I was deffo looking forward to the day BTS would be invited to the show.

Which happened this past Thursday. It was MAGNIFICENT, LOLARIOUS, CHAOTIC, nothing more than 25 MINUTES OF SHEER AWESOMECAKINESS ON EVERY LEVEL. As expected Sean Evans and his team did some good research (digging deep into old lore, even)--which resulted on actually good questions from an USian show. Even the Tannies themselves were shocked at what was brought up in the interview.

Aside from that, this is one of the most accessible bits of content when it comes to BTS for ppl who don't know them at all: the guys are charming and goofy; their bond is v. obvious (as well as their nerdery). It's a great showcase of what BTS' dynamic is like for ppl who have never even listened to one of their songs.

IMO, it's also a fantastic episode to watch if you want some good vibes and lots of laughs.

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Among the things that BTS has mentioned here and there in interviews is how part of their return to the Kpop world as a unit doesn't mean that they're gonna be wearing flashy clothes or sporting wild looks. This statement seemed truth at first: BTS wearing sailor outfits was the most 'out there' style in the official MV for "SWIM", after all.

But then, for "2.0", they wore 'old', i.e. late 90s, clothes at the start of that video and then a more modern wardrobe.

For "Hooligan", a 3rd (and v. happy surprise) MV from the album, BTS has gone into a hyperfashion that's black leather, post-apocalyptic, futurist, warrior-like... AND EYELINER. Which is part of their ancient lore and v. early eras. (All men lie...) 🤣

I was SHOOOOOOOOOOOKETH TO THE CORE from the v. second Jin appears onscreen to the end credits, LOLsob. And so was everyone else. The song was already KILLA and this MV elevated an already fantastic song to a tremendously awesome level, NGL.

Trigger warnings: this MV has a ton of visual f/x including: strobe and flashing lights, fast cuts, distortion effects, super-imposed images, shaky cam. IF YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF LIGHT SENSITIVITY, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IF YOU WATCH THIS!

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Aaaand, shortly after airing on Netflix, the company's own YT channel uploaded this full performance of "Hooligan" from their comeback special. Same warnings of flashing lights, camera cuts, etc apply here

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ETA: Some hours after I posted this whole thing, Netflix Korea dropped the dress rehearsal for "Hooligans" perforamnce:

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There had been wishes that, after all of the ups and downs of Chapter 2's earlier part (IYKYK), BTS would drop a 5th entry in the Cypher series.

Although that didn't come to be, that's not to say that BTS decided to skip a diss track for ARIRANG. Here comes "2.0", a hip-hop song that might come across as repetitive or having extremely simplistic lyrics. In truth, this is 2026!BTS saying their piece after reuniting and surveying the Kpop landscape. I will dive a bit more when I do the album post (which will probably happen some time next week). So, for now, I can say that I clicked with this song from the get.

And now there's a GLORIOUS MV for it.

Trigger Warnings: lots of shaky cam, fast cuts, and heap of flashing lights throughout the video.

It's taken almost no time for it to become a fan fave. Everything from the many references to other works, to the visuals (both as old!BTS and as present time!BTS), the dancing, and the SWAGGER have been some of the key points that ppl can't stop squeeing abt. I love it to bits.

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A Live Performance

This is from a couple of weeks ago at the Guggenheim.

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Le Dance Practice

Even though it's not my favorite camera style, I do appreciate that they used a fish-eye lens this time around. According to Taehyung, it was his idea.

In a way, it kinda works a vibe of BTS showing up at someone's door and doing their choreo while dropping some choice lines, heheh.

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glitteryv

As part of AOTY ARIRANG's promo/rollout, BTS has opted to do a lot of YouTube content with v. few interviews elsewhere. This time around, we get two different videos that bring equal parts lulz and awww.

Starting with Jin attempting to cook while Vmin are just BRATTY AF. He's so patient with their detours and impish vibes. Taehyung, especially, is A TERROR AND A DELIGHT. I was literally wiping tears from my face cuz I laughed THAT hard.

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Then, SUGA, RM, Jungkook, and j-hope sat down to teach viewers some Korean words (including slang.) Though less wild than the cooking video, this one deffo had a lot of moments to enjoy as well.

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