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[SPEAKER_01]: All right, we have a lot of junk cook coverage for this episode.
[SPEAKER_01]: And we wanted to start off with talking about his Calvin Klein sponsorship that he's doing.
[SPEAKER_01]: So Calvin Klein launched their spring 2026 new denim line with junk cook as the ambassador, which we are not.
[SPEAKER_01]: new to Jungkook being an ambassador for Calvin Klein.
[SPEAKER_01]: He has been an ambassador since March of 2023, which I thought was just kind of an interesting fact, because yeah, it's been three years exactly.
[SPEAKER_01]: And he's been in this new denim line that they launched on February 24th, and the campaign is focusing on 90s inspired a relaxed fit denim featuring baggy jeans, trucker hats, and monogramtees.
[SPEAKER_01]: So it's bleeding the nostalgic styling with modern energetic and candid urban vibes.
[SPEAKER_01]: And with this release, we got so many photos and videos of Jungkook wearing all of this new denim line.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I just feel like ever since he became the Calvin Klein ambassador every time we get grazed with a photo shoot, it's just like the best thing ever.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like he is the perfect person, like the most
[SPEAKER_03]: iconic person ever to have a Calvin Klein spawn like ambassador deal and i just live for these shoots whenever they come out and he is i mean i i he's wearing the hell out of these jeans like the jean outfit i feel like this nineties relaxed fit style suit him
[SPEAKER_03]: so well like suits his body's hype and like kind of his very cool personality where he's able, like he's very much showing off the jeans as much as he's showing off of himself.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like each picture is just so damn good.
[SPEAKER_03]: I feel like we're greased with it, you know, that this photo shows us.
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh absolutely.
[SPEAKER_01]: With every Calvin Klein photo show he has to have the
[SPEAKER_01]: underwear, just slightly peeking out from the jeans.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, so we always get like some shortlessness from him too.
[SPEAKER_01]: And so we were really graced with these photos.
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, going back to what you were saying about him just being the perfect ambassador for Calvin Klein.
[SPEAKER_01]: It just makes a lot of sense because as he's wearing these clothes, I feel that these are clothes that he would normally wear.
[SPEAKER_01]: Like we would see him in these outfits.
[SPEAKER_01]: in his music videos, even with like 7 and 3D, it's just very much his style and he is so naturally cool and just edgy as well, I feel like the jeans match is just more casual edgy feel that he has.
[SPEAKER_01]: He has all of his piercings in his tattoo showing, yeah, he looks phenomenal.
[SPEAKER_01]: Absolutely phenomenal.
[SPEAKER_01]: We are so greased.
[SPEAKER_01]: with these guys.
[SPEAKER_03]: You know, I feel like he didn't go fully shirtless for this or fully jacketless because he's still kind of hiding that new shoulder tattoo from us that I really feel like is going to be revealed with this new album and come back.
[SPEAKER_03]: And you know, so there's like a couple photos you can like kind of see it poking out from underneath the white tank top, but like not quite fully there So but he's like still teasing us with it.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, yeah, I totally agree with you that I feel like these are close He would wear and normal life and like it's it is giving a little bit of like his music videos from his golden album
[SPEAKER_03]: It just feels like his style and the video that they put out, the jungle on set and spring denim, the kind of behind the scenes of their shooting, I just see him having such a great time doing this.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like, you can't say that he's effortless because, like, of course, he's like putting his full attention and work and doing stuff like this is not easy, but he's just so good at it and fully commits to the moment that you
[SPEAKER_03]: Not only does he have a great job or a great great time on set, but like he gets these amazing Immaculate shots, so Absolutely, yeah, you see the effort that goes into it.
[SPEAKER_01]: One of my favorite areas that they shot in and then all for that He was wearing was in this orange room.
[SPEAKER_01]: I have no idea the details of this room I didn't look at it very closely, but like it's like this orange carpeted area and he's like Slamming his body into the wall for this like full on committing and
[SPEAKER_01]: But something about this outfit, it's not even just the jeans.
[SPEAKER_01]: It's the white Calvin Klein shirt over the long sleeve shirt, and that is screams like early movies to me, and he has just such a heartthrob in this outfit.
[SPEAKER_01]: I like in a different way, like in a unique way.
[SPEAKER_01]: We've gotten the leather jackets, we've gotten the jean jackets, but this is kind of soft, but he still looks edgy and he's got like a...
[SPEAKER_01]: kind of like a dog, tag, necklace on, too.
[SPEAKER_01]: And, ooh, I could say, have all day long.
[SPEAKER_03]: Uh-huh.
[SPEAKER_03]: I mean, this is like the 90s, like slightly bad boy, like boyfriend, love interest from, you know, that rom-com that you love.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like that's what this outfit is giving, like you know that your dad will hate him, but like you just can't help but to love him.
[SPEAKER_03]: My favorite scene that he or like set that he is shooting in was the record store because it feels so junk for him to be in this environment that's also super 90s like being in a record store giving like nostalgia of going and like shopping around in person for records to buy and for this one when he has like this black Calvin Klein bomber jacket on
[SPEAKER_03]: And his pants, these ones are like a little bit more fitted, but he's just like he has this leg up on the other, you know, like on the record rack on the other side of the aisle, and he's just kind of tugging on like the waistband of the pants.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes he is.
[SPEAKER_03]: Very hot.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like I mean it.
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean it.
[SPEAKER_01]: Draws your eye to the jeans.
[SPEAKER_01]: Damn.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: How did you come up with that?
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, he comes up with black combat boots on too, which is very Jungkook style.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, also very 90s, so, you know, the concept for this shoot was very well done, and like very well executed, and I mean, hey, he's at it.
[SPEAKER_03]: He himself is just like the perfect person to be in this 90 style and to represent this denim line and, I mean, yeah, I just, once these photos started coming out, I was like, oh my god, it's that time of year, we're getting more jungle-clined photos, like it's like Christmas.
[SPEAKER_01]: They were everywhere all over social media.
[SPEAKER_01]: So great.
[SPEAKER_01]: Welcome back, where you're hosts, I'm Kayla, and I'm Bethany and this is Staining BTS.
[SPEAKER_01]: Your favorite informative fan-girl podcast.
[SPEAKER_01]: Alright, like we said, we're going to talk a little bit about the Auditong, come back news, just some additional details we've gotten as of recording.
[SPEAKER_01]: Truthfully, there has not been a whole lot of Auditong come back news and so we'll get more into that.
[SPEAKER_01]: And then we're going to talk a little bit about this recent weaver's live that we got from John Gook.
[SPEAKER_01]: Some of you have maybe watched it when it was live, maybe some of you have watched it elsewhere since it's kind of been taken down.
[SPEAKER_01]: But we thought it's just been
[SPEAKER_01]: in the news lately and there's been discussion around it and so we thought we're just going to talk about it a little bit here in this episode so it should be maybe a little bit of a shorter episode for you guys but not a whole lot going on we're just going to be gearing up a lot here whenever Auditong starts to become you know there's more releases to come with it.
[SPEAKER_03]: Definitely expect, like, back to back to back episodes from us as we get out of our news, as we get, you know, like, we're really hopeful that sometime this week will get, like, a concept, map, or like, a comeback map, or, you know, just, you
[SPEAKER_03]: Sometimes be able to start to get some of that content from the album.
[SPEAKER_03]: So yeah, hold on for that But yeah, we are gonna, you know, we have a little bit to talk about here this week about junk cook Before we get into it, we want to say thanks Iconics as always for being here and for all of your support If you'd like to support us even more, you could join us on patreon at patreon.com slash standing BTS Yes, thank you for being here for all of your support and for listening
[SPEAKER_03]: Okay, so we're recording this episode on Monday, March 2nd and there's been little to know news about releases for the Auditong album set to release on March 20th, like we just were talking about, there's no concept map, no concept photos, no trailers, no teasers, no leaks, no nothing and there's like I just can't believe that there's no leaks at all.
[SPEAKER_03]: The NDAs were tight, like this is, you know, this is a steeled album as of, you know, this episode.
[SPEAKER_03]: It just is a bit surprising and unusual to not have any comeback material whatsoever.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and the album is the one that is your love song.
[SPEAKER_01]: I will say, that's true.
[SPEAKER_01]: The role of the what is your love song?
[SPEAKER_01]: That has been like the majority of what we've gotten in terms of comeback material.
[SPEAKER_03]: That's fair.
[SPEAKER_03]: So we have, it's like there's been zero promo for it.
[SPEAKER_03]: Right.
[SPEAKER_03]: Being three weeks away from the album, we are used to historically there being like a Concept map of these are the dates that different things are dropping just so that we can all Watch and wait and gear up for it.
[SPEAKER_03]: So to not even have that or like no when the track list is coming out or have any Concept photos or even like a like a teaser like you know
[SPEAKER_03]: the the what is your love song was great and it gave us a lot to think about and a lot to theorize about but until something new comes out we're kind of sitting here twiddling or thums like Yeah, I do anticipate that there will be a track list that comes out.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it's
[SPEAKER_01]: But yeah, maybe it's just BTS is so big they don't feel the need to do a whole bunch of promotional material for Arirang I don't know, but they I mean they put a lot It's a part of the fan experience, but you like to enjoy it.
[SPEAKER_03]: It's a part of the fan experience And they put a lot into the what is your love song.
[SPEAKER_03]: They're not just gonna stop there and do nothing Yeah, I think it's just that it turned March and now we're all like eager for okay.
[SPEAKER_01]: Tell us what we all have Yeah, it's
[SPEAKER_01]: We were all eager.
[SPEAKER_03]: We were saying eager.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_03]: We did find out it's been reported from multiple sources that Auditong will be a pop and rock genre.
[SPEAKER_03]: So honestly, when I read this, I was like okay, like it didn't surprise me, like it's not, it doesn't seem crazy.
[SPEAKER_03]: Because if you think about their solo work,
[SPEAKER_03]: I would say most of, if not all of the members, besides maybe Tae-young, dipped into some rock genre in their solo work.
[SPEAKER_03]: Jen, yeah.
[SPEAKER_03]: Jen did, I mean, his like, his was very rock.
[SPEAKER_03]: RM did like alternative rock vibes with, right, person wrong place.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yoon-gi definitely dipped into some rock.
[SPEAKER_03]: I mean, Jay Hope with more was, that was rock and, you know,
[SPEAKER_03]: So, I could, I'm like, okay, I can see that they like this genre and for them to have all done that individually, I could see that as like a commonality and that they would bring it together.
[SPEAKER_03]: So, yeah, I'm excited to see what they do with it as a group because they all kind of did little different rock styles.
[SPEAKER_03]: So, they did.
[SPEAKER_03]: I wonder how that will coalesce, but that's exciting to me.
[SPEAKER_01]: Give me something to talk to me too.
[SPEAKER_01]: So yeah, I feel like it suits their style.
[SPEAKER_01]: I immediately think of fake love for some reason.
[SPEAKER_01]: Like, it'll be going more the rock route.
[SPEAKER_01]: And fake love and just love yourself here was a killer album.
[SPEAKER_01]: So that's where my mind goes.
[SPEAKER_01]: So I'm really, really excited for the more
[SPEAKER_01]: rock pop genre i feel like that's so up you and eyes alley too like we both really enjoy like rock and alternative music on top of just like typical pop music and so yeah i feel like you can't go wrong with this i think it's really gonna be a fantastic album of this is the genre that they're describing it mostly as although i will say just because of all of the interviews with
[SPEAKER_01]: from what you're used to.
[SPEAKER_01]: So I'm sure they'll dabble in some other genres, but I think it's so amazing to hear that rock pop is the core genre that they're describing it as.
[SPEAKER_03]: I think so too.
[SPEAKER_03]: I think it's really exciting and yeah I agree with you.
[SPEAKER_03]: We can't forget what Jungian RM of said words.
[SPEAKER_03]: It seems they alluded to dipping into a lot of different genres but for this to be declared as like the core genre of it, you know, is exciting.
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm really, really curious about what we get from it.
[SPEAKER_03]: And yeah, we do both really like rock music and, you know, like I've listened to like a blend of like, like Megan Estallion has like a rap that has like metal in it where she has a feature from spirit box in there.
[SPEAKER_03]: And it's so good.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like I really love to see what like the rappers are going to do.
[SPEAKER_03]: If like there's rock music blended with like rap.
[SPEAKER_03]: These are like I find really, really intriguing.
[SPEAKER_03]: Um, but yeah, Army is like so hungry for content about the album now that it's March that I've seen a lot of people posting online like jokes about it Like I got a Twitter notification today that was like, uh, the set list just dropped and I clicked on it like my stomach just dropped and it was just like a blank screen shot like a white screen Was just the picture like just me joking around you know
[SPEAKER_03]: for clicks and views, and so we're dealing.
[SPEAKER_01]: We both have made our little March calendars of just like our events and stuff that we shared with each other.
[SPEAKER_01]: And I sent you someone had made a BTS March calendar and the only thing, it's like all blank except for March 20.
[SPEAKER_01]: And I mean, I just thought it was kind of funny and perfect that we were both working our own calendars for March.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it's kind of humorous to see it's like kind of a, like a joke that Army is like going with it this point like, yeah, not really a whole lot of other news around on it on right now And so they're just playing around with it and yeah, I'm fun with it
[SPEAKER_01]: even though we're dying for content.
[SPEAKER_01]: There has been some leaks of collaborations on this album though that we've gotten over the last couple weeks.
[SPEAKER_01]: So John Bellian, he worked on standing next to you who and seven and probably some other songs, but it's like that he also might be working on this album with BTS.
[SPEAKER_01]: He spoke on a podcast about his excitement for the upcoming
[SPEAKER_01]: And then Ryan Tetter from One Republic, I feel like this is a newer name, that we haven't really seen work with BTS before, but he is allegedly on the album and said on stage, quote, it absolutely blew me away how talented they were and I think it's honestly one of the most crazy things I've ever worked on on my whole career and know you're going to love it, it will shock the world.
[SPEAKER_01]: which what's strong words to use that it's the album will shock the world.
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean it will it's truly that that great and for him to have worked on a lot of really popular music and have toured himself and being in a group and you know he's been in the music scene for a while now and for him to say that it's one of the crazy things he's ever worked on also says a lot that you know how monumental this was
[SPEAKER_01]: for his career and you know, he's it's not even his album.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah and honestly in the video of him on stage saying this you can tell he's holding back.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like he wants to say so much more.
[SPEAKER_03]: He wants to brag about it.
[SPEAKER_03]: He wants to like hype it up even more but like you know that he has signed NDAs where he really can't say anything yet and he's he was already like I feel like I've already said too much.
[SPEAKER_03]: I've probably said too much but
[SPEAKER_03]: But you could tell this man was so proud of the work and just super excited for it to come out.
[SPEAKER_03]: I can't imagine that people at a one-repolymic concert and BTS fans overlap.
[SPEAKER_03]: a ton in the background, you know, and he's telling like his whole audience about this album, mid-long.
[SPEAKER_03]: You know, I feel like that's how big of a deal it is to him.
[SPEAKER_03]: So, um, yeah, that really really couldn't hold back.
[SPEAKER_01]: He really couldn't hold back.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, he must be pretty excited for it.
[SPEAKER_01]: And then also dip low.
[SPEAKER_01]: Diplow worked on close to you from gold did.
[SPEAKER_01]: It probably some other songs we've gotten from Diplow too, but is also rumored to be on the album.
[SPEAKER_01]: So there's several large names that have been working on this album with BTS.
[SPEAKER_01]: And yeah, I cannot wait.
[SPEAKER_01]: It's hard to believe that we are in March at this point, but also like, we've waited so long.
[SPEAKER_01]: We were so glad, like we're finally gonna get this album.
[SPEAKER_01]: People who've worked on the album with BTS, how excited they are to share and how eager they are for it to be released.
[SPEAKER_01]: Imagine what BTS is feeling.
[SPEAKER_01]: They've talked about in their lives how like if we could have had it any other way, we would be sharing it with you right now.
[SPEAKER_01]: But they are having to wait to and it's tearing them apart too.
[SPEAKER_01]: They cannot wait for it just like we can't.
[SPEAKER_03]: It's like so close yet so far away, but you're right.
[SPEAKER_03]: We have
[SPEAKER_03]: We have waited so long.
[SPEAKER_03]: We're almost there, you know?
[SPEAKER_03]: This is like the time for us to be the most excited and anticipate it.
[SPEAKER_03]: And I feel like hearing these things from these, you know, incredible other artists that collapsed on the album, only drives and builds that excitement.
[SPEAKER_03]: In the meantime, Big Hey and BTS are continuing preparations for their comeback concert at Guanghua Moon Square that we know is going to be live streamed across the world.
[SPEAKER_03]: So for the preparations for this young book Palace will be closed on Tuesdays this month.
[SPEAKER_03]: They're close to that BTS can prepare for this live comeback performance.
[SPEAKER_03]: And according to minute notes from a cultural heritage committee meeting released by the Korea Heritage Service, Big Hit Music had earlier applied for a filming permit for the opening sequence of the show, so this officially confirms that the members will reportedly
[SPEAKER_03]: walk through all three arched gates of the square, which will be open for the event and in groups towards the square.
[SPEAKER_03]: So we had heard that this would be a thing.
[SPEAKER_03]: We had seen like drone footage that someone had filmed just to give people an idea of like what that would look like, but this wasn't officially confirmed until now.
[SPEAKER_03]: So that is very exciting to know that like I just feel like that will be such an epic walk and return to the stage.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, yes, so there had been discussion on a plan to have BTS appear against the backdrop of Gwangbuk Palace and then passing through Gwangkwa Moon and Wolde.
[SPEAKER_01]: And so like there's this raised stone
[SPEAKER_01]: platform in front of the main gate that was historically used for royal ceremonies before taking the stage, which will be installed on the northern side of the square.
[SPEAKER_01]: But what's so cool about this is just that like, not only is it such a historical site, but they are going to recreate how these like royal ceremonies
[SPEAKER_01]: took place with, like, through this main gate, walking through young book Palace and just passing through just these, like, really large siege platforms.
[SPEAKER_01]: And I just, it's going to be epic.
[SPEAKER_03]: Okay, it's, it's, it's the world of kings like, literally, we've declared it four years of, like, now they're literally, like,
[SPEAKER_03]: doing a processional walk like in the same path, and the cultural significance cannot be overstated.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, it cannot.
[SPEAKER_01]: Police continue to estimate that there's going to be up to 260,000 people,
[SPEAKER_01]: gathering for the event.
[SPEAKER_01]: But that could even be more.
[SPEAKER_01]: So there's been a lot of discussion too just about them trying to prepare as much as they can in terms of having such like crowd control and having such a large amount of people in the square.
[SPEAKER_01]: And then if you haven't heard already, the show, this comeback concert,
[SPEAKER_01]: Will be broadcasted live worldwide through the online streaming service netflix and is going to be in select maybe theaters on March 21st Kayla already forgot what time it's gonna be happening.
[SPEAKER_03]: It's gonna be in 7 a.m. Central standard time or 6 a.m.
[SPEAKER_01]: I think you can stay on my time.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, because you have to work
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh it's terrible.
[SPEAKER_01]: I know it's actually terrible.
[SPEAKER_01]: It's terrible.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_03]: So six a.m. central standard time.
[SPEAKER_03]: But yeah, that will be definitely a Saturday morning that I'll be up early for to watch.
[SPEAKER_03]: And hopefully Netflix does not crash because I'm so dubious of Netflix's ability to actually host this live stream.
[SPEAKER_03]: I feel like every live stream event that they do.
[SPEAKER_03]: fails miserably because there's so many people trying to watch it.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like even when Stranger Things came out and it was like, you know, the season finale.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like even that took my Netflix crash like two times before and I kept having it restarted it before the show would streaming.
[SPEAKER_03]: That wasn't a live stream, you know?
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm thinking back to like love is a blind reunion.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: That has even crashed.
[SPEAKER_03]: It came on like two hours later.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, yeah, hopefully they're better at it now than they were then.
[SPEAKER_01]: I also watched the Alex Hanold or Honold, the climber who played this clip, the skyscraper.
[SPEAKER_01]: Thankfully, that livestream, we didn't have any issues with.
[SPEAKER_01]: But I can't imagine that there were as many people watching it as who are going to be watching BTS's comeback performance out the day after the release of their album.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it's their first album back after military service.
[SPEAKER_01]: So yeah, kind of a big deal.
[SPEAKER_01]: We'll see how it's together nutflakes.
[SPEAKER_01]: Let's see how Netflix holds up.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yes, seriously.
[SPEAKER_03]: I mean, I guess we could go watch it in a movie theater after something.
[SPEAKER_03]: Or like, I'm sure that the stream will be uploaded to Netflix, you know, after it includes.
[SPEAKER_01]: Right, hopefully.
[SPEAKER_01]: That would be tragic if it wasn't.
[SPEAKER_01]: No, I'm trying to be.
[SPEAKER_01]: Even if I'm going to be able to watch it live.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, you'll need to watch it after work for sure.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_03]: So that's about all of the Auditong news and updates that we have really not much right now.
[SPEAKER_03]: Of course we're hoping for a lot more to come this week.
[SPEAKER_03]: But we did get that we first live from Jungkook that we'd love to talk about.
[SPEAKER_03]: yeah just a little bit yeah just a little he did a weaver's live on February 28th at like 4am and this live has since been taken down from weavers presumably by Hybe and there hasn't been any official statement from Hybe on reasons why i'm sure they felt like putting an official statement would draw more attention to it that they like were just like we don't need to
[SPEAKER_03]: Um, but we can only assume that it was taken down for a couple of reasons.
[SPEAKER_03]: Mostly, because Drunguk was slightly intoxicated, like he took a shot on camera, he was hanging out with his brother and a friend.
[SPEAKER_03]: And, you know, was just very relaxed.
[SPEAKER_03]: He also spoke about smoking, and he used profanity a couple times.
[SPEAKER_03]: To us, the live was very honest, and really had nothing overtly in appropriate.
[SPEAKER_03]: He's a 28 year old man.
[SPEAKER_03]: He enjoyed a night out.
[SPEAKER_03]: his fans and we appreciated like the candor and we appreciated seeing, you know, felt like like him unwind, you know, jumped up a little bit unfiltered, which I think is rare to see.
[SPEAKER_03]: Since it did get taken down, we watched it through high boys translation on YouTube, so shout out again to high boy.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, he did the live with his older brother and his good friend, but they were off of off camera for the majority of the time and Like you were saying Kale, it was very casual and long as most of his lives are I think it was about two hours, but he Saying karaoke he talked about his schedule and he just spoke honestly from his heart Too fans which for me this is like nothing out of the norm like this is very just who jungle kids
[SPEAKER_01]: But I will say one of the biggest things that he talked about that is more of a controversial topic in Korean culture is he talked about smoking, but honestly I kind of enjoyed the conversation that he had about smoking because he told Army that he, yes, used to smoke a lot, but that he is since quit.
[SPEAKER_01]: He talked briefly about how he worked really hard to quit smoking too, that it was an easy and that it took effort, but that he really wanted to, and he then kind of started to backtracks saying, like, oh, the company might make a big deal about this, but it's something that he really wanted to talk about with us.
[SPEAKER_01]: He said that it's a sensitive topic, which is why the company maybe doesn't want him talking about it.
[SPEAKER_01]: But like he, not only had smoked, which is like a big part of Korean culture, honestly, but they just don't talk about it, I don't, I don't know the specifics on that, but like a lot of people in Korea smoke.
[SPEAKER_01]: So the fact that he spent so much effort to quit.
[SPEAKER_01]: I could see why he would want to share that with army.
[SPEAKER_01]: It's something to be proud of, and it's something to that you could see that he is maybe trying to inspire others or support others who are also trying to quit, which to me is just a great message.
[SPEAKER_01]: I honestly appreciate him being candid and honest with us, saying like, yeah, it was tough.
[SPEAKER_01]: But I did it and it feels like, hey, like, he's an idol, like people look at him and it's not that he's out there promoting smoking.
[SPEAKER_01]: He's out there saying, yeah, I did that.
[SPEAKER_01]: But I've quit.
[SPEAKER_01]: I worked hard in my quit.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I did that, but it's not for me anymore and I really worked hard to stop doing it.
[SPEAKER_03]: And like I agree with you, I think that it's really commendable and something that could be seen as like a role model instead of something to be ashamed of that you smoked in the first place.
[SPEAKER_03]: So I see the inspiring side of it for sure.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[UNKNOWN]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: But you can tell that he felt bad after the fact thinking, oh, yeah, I probably shouldn't be talking about this, but so that it's just who he is and that he wants to share and talk about it and so that's what he's doing.
[SPEAKER_01]: He did swear, but he owned up to how his swearing might get him in trouble again with the company.
[SPEAKER_01]: He was very aware of kind of like, hey, yeah, probably shouldn't be saying this.
[SPEAKER_01]: But he talked about how he feels comfortable with the fans and he was with his brother and his close friend and he was just acting naturally And that swearing naturally happens when he is relaxing hanging out chillin with friends Pretty much saying that he was speaking as he normally would instead of censoring himself while on the live with us
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, he's so I think he's so cute that he's comes home from a night out and he's with his friend and his brother and he's like, you know, I want to talk to you right now I talked to army.
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm just gonna.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I'm like, like I imagine being friends with a celebrity
[SPEAKER_01]: And they're like, hey, I'm just gonna go live with all my fans like I wouldn't be like, what do I do with myself?
[SPEAKER_03]: But it's like, I mean, we're not he's not new to this we're not new to him doing this I love his online for like two hours like to me that is
[SPEAKER_03]: Very jungle very much of like I just love army.
[SPEAKER_03]: I miss them.
[SPEAKER_03]: I want to talk to them I want to see what they're up to.
[SPEAKER_03]: I want to share these things with them And I feel like even though you know in the moment Yeah, he seems a little regretful of like oh should I have said that but I think that comes from a place of like Oh, no, I'm breaking the rules right now
[SPEAKER_03]: not of like necessarily like I'm making myself look bad or like I don't think that like he anything that he said is reflecting poorly on him or the rest of the band you know I just think that it's out of the norm for an idol or for anyone at high to speak so candidly
[SPEAKER_03]: But honestly, it reminds me a little bit of RM's recent lives where he's been like, I wouldn't, you know, normally talk like this, but I just want to be more honest with you guys all the time.
[SPEAKER_03]: And just say what I actually am thinking and feeling and sort of censoring myself.
[SPEAKER_03]: And so maybe Jungkook is kind of taking that to heart too and running with a little bit here.
[SPEAKER_03]: I don't know.
[SPEAKER_03]: I really don't have a problem with this live.
[SPEAKER_03]: I saw a lot of army online loving that he cursed.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like the clip going around of him saying fuck.
[SPEAKER_03]: Like everybody loved it because he's so cute and like handsome and just like adorable when he says it.
[SPEAKER_01]: It might be he was not saying it over and over and over like he.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, no.
[SPEAKER_01]: This was like one time.
[SPEAKER_01]: And I just think that it's funny that he, in the moment, is catching himself like, ah, no, like maybe I shouldn't be doing this, but then he kind of covers it, like, I got to talk to the company, like I got, I got to figure that out.
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, I got to see what I can and cannot say when he, he knows that he probably shouldn't be, but, yeah, he sings to it, you know?
[SPEAKER_03]: Right.
[SPEAKER_03]: I kind of love like the say love you.
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm just going to do it and you know, like the ask for forgiveness, not for permission type of like mindset, you know, like you can do more fun with that.
[SPEAKER_03]: So yeah, I think it's a good good time for him on live and like I appreciate that he.
[SPEAKER_03]: did the live.
[SPEAKER_03]: He did get, it was kind of sad towards the end of it because he apologized a lot, and you know, presents a lot of feelings of regret and guilt for maybe saying too much, but you know, he also balances that with reminding us that he's human and he just wants to be happy.
[SPEAKER_03]: He's just trying to be himself without like the limitations too much and like the rules.
[SPEAKER_03]: And so
[SPEAKER_03]: I don't know, I feel like in the moment at least he was like, yeah, I'm doing this.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_03]: You know, like the live got taken down later, so I guess like maybe high wasn't too happy with it ultimately, but like it's out there, like we re-watched it.
[SPEAKER_03]: So, you know, it can't really ever tell you.
[SPEAKER_01]: I think he makes a comment of even if he gets taken down, he'll be up on YouTube.
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, it's like it's gonna be ours.
[SPEAKER_03]: It's here.
[SPEAKER_03]: Um, that's so funny.
[SPEAKER_03]: I wonder I kind of hoped that he does something like this again And like that it will have to be taken down, but it'll still be up somewhere else, you know?
[SPEAKER_03]: In response to this live jungle Please don't change got pushed to number one on iTunes worldwide and on the UK charts
[SPEAKER_03]: And this is significant especially because the lyrics of this song talk about life on camera but then switches to life off camera and he talked about his love for army in this song saying despite being in the limelight on camera off camera or light yours apart He loves us and asks us to quote, please don't change and that quote, I love you the way you are
[SPEAKER_03]: So I feel like army's charting the song was like us telling him, you know, like we love to support you and yeah, don't don't feel like you have to change or sense yourself or be any different than who you are like we, you know, like he spoke so honestly with us and like we think the themes of the song really talk about not changing yourself for others and that's exactly what he did in this live so.
[SPEAKER_03]: we want him to authentically be himself and to be happy and to not lose himself trying to please others and worry about is this okay can I do this can I do that and um so just seeing that come through a little bit in this live definitely made us happy that he was able to show that side of himself more jungle like this in the future we won't complain right
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I can find just joy and pleasure knowing that drug-gug is so comfortable with us that he feels that he can be himself.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: Vulnerable moments like that, where you know, you just went out, had some drinks with friends, came home, wanted to chit chat, and even if you didn't have your thoughts completely straight, we still love you.
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, we're just close.
[SPEAKER_03]: you know how to be perfectly polished and you know like we know who you are we know that you're golden mock name you're good at everything you do but it doesn't have to carry that you know perfection at all times he is perfect and wonderful to us in you know any is a lot to be any state of being that's right so we really appreciated this it was like a great you know just
[SPEAKER_03]: you know give us content and give us something to enjoy as we're still waiting for some more auditing updates so we are really appreciating jungle here at the end of February beginning of March.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes we are keeping us occupied but we will definitely be covering any other auditing content that comes out here soon just as a recording right now who knows when this
[SPEAKER_01]: We don't have anything else to report on, so we hope you guys enjoyed this episode.
[SPEAKER_01]: I would have continued to support Jungkook and Golden and stream all those songs.
[SPEAKER_01]: I've been streaming them a lot lately just because you know, love and care for him so so much and getting geared up for a comeback too and just becoming familiar with all of BTS's discography again, just getting myself excited.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, yeah, support Jungkook.
[SPEAKER_03]: stream junk.
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, we really hope that you all appreciated this episode and enjoyed.
[SPEAKER_03]: Let us know your thoughts on his Weaver's Live as well if you have any.
[SPEAKER_03]: And of course, you can always find links for all of the things in the description.
[SPEAKER_01]: Thanks for listening, and thanks for standing BTS.