finished watching the minimoni episode and wow!!! what a treat and emotional rollercoaster. it was so so nice to see them together
i was hopeful / looking forward to seeing jimin's reaction and hearing namjoon's thoughts about nuts & around the world in a day, but i also understand for various reasons why they didn't (timing? perhaps unfinished? maybe joon's comfort level? as jimin says, his albums feel like a diary, and diaries are personal!)
There is still SO MUCH CONTENT I haven't watched! But I highly recommend Suchwita. It's quite low key compared to many South Korean antic variety shows. It's also fun to see how Yoongi interacts with different members.
The one with Jimin is a lot of fun - they're constantly squabbling like a couple of brothers. Jin's episode is nice, and you can tell they're good friends. They also have a surprise guest in that one.
JK actually gets two episodes - the first ends with a joyous karaoke, and the second has another surprise guest.
Personally, I find the Suchwita episodes with RM to be off-putting/frustrating. It seems like they admire each other so much, but they also talk past each other.
Yoongi: You're a genius, RM!
RM: Look, a squirrel!
...and vice versa.
I thought it was so nice during MMM when Jimin praised RM and RM just said "Thanks." So maybe Joonie has grown up a bit, or gotten therapy, or both.
I love how Yoongi shows his affection to the members by cooking for them.
Jimin is always there to give confort.
Tae and Hobi make them laugh.
But I really like the special greeting ritual Jin and JK are doing every now and then.
(Sorry for the bad quality of the video, I couldn't find a better one.) https://youtu.be/LkD-Q5pKmbI?si=7KSz95nm8z9JlnW7
It's not easy to be a kid in show business, and I'm just grateful forever that JK has Jin. That is such a total big brother/little brother thing. 💜 I love those two big idiots.
This is nothing super deep, but RM confirmed my impression that he was straining under the pressure of being the leader of the biggest band in the universe, and relieved to just have some time to himself.
And Jimin is just a great person to talk to. He likes shoegaze! I never would have guessed.
I didn't want my plague (allergies) to taint my RPWP re-listening experience, so I tried again just now. But alas, all the coughing I did today has given me fucking heartburn and a headache. Typical. :clippy: Hoping I can catch up with everyone tomorrow morning with coffee and MiniMoni :catjam:
Seen this meme (and variations thereof) floating around as "JINHIT's new girl group." Gotta say, when our rap line does drag, those boys lean in. Vocal line, up your game!