How Quickly Things Change

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

So yesterday I was celebrating BTS day and this morning they announced they're taking a hiatus! Whew! The company has since come out and said it isn't a hiatus but the members are going to focus on solo projects. Whatever. You don't cry over a break, you cry over a break-up and BTS' leader (Kim Namjoon/RM) was definitely crying this morning. I mean, they have the military service upcoming. And that's that.

A break-up is a break-up. I think I was an ARMY for exactly the wrong amount of time, long enough to be very disappointed at the hiatus (or not-hiatus, according to official sources) but not long enough to be 'I'll wait forever!' I'm not a 'wait forever' kind of gal. I'm a 'over is over' kind of gal.

So it was my first musical fandom, first RPF fandom, first experience as an adult being a serious fan of a band. Interesting insights into another culture. I'll spend the next couple of days sorting myself out and then I'll probably put everything in a box and put it on a shelf. So expect the collages (I've never got around to doing). And my CD of the anthology album PROOF hasn't arrived yet. But I am wondering if it will matter much when it does.

I opened my BT21 egg I was saving for a rainy day and got a Chimmy water-filled squeezie. Chimmy [Jimin's yellow dog character] is my comfort creature, and I thought it was appropriate.

Hmmm. Sad. But that's fandom life. I got to meet and get to know the fabulous bethctg! And that's wonderful.

Here is the song I liked from PROOF, which they won't perform live anytime soon: RUN BTS

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Comments

[kingstoken]

I'm sorry, this must suck, but in the grand scheme of things 9 years is a fantastic run for a boy band (are they considered a boy band?), and they left a fantastic body of work behind.

[bethctg]

♥
This dayyy. I finally got time to watch the dinner after work, and... that was rough. :( I feel like they've been agonizing over the response they would get, and that kills me. Nobody wants them to be suffering. I hope they'll be happy. I'll miss them too much, though. Kind of unhealthy how much I relied on them to make me happy. :( AND WE DIDN'T EVEN GET OUR ALBUMS YET, O.

[smallhobbit]

It's always sad when something you've invested time and emotion in comes to an end. I'm glad you got to see them though.

[write_out]

Oh no, what timing!! I'm so sorry; I know this has been a great source of fun and solace for you. I am SO glad you got to see them in concert and I'm even happier you got to meet Silsbee through fandom- she is awesome to know!

When you say you're an 'over is over' kind of gal, do you mean you don't see yourself remaining as a casual fan?

[firecat]

The way people approach fandom and endings is so interesting. I can't imagine deciding to stop being a fan because my fandom ended. But it's not easy continuing to be a fan either.