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Kokechii on
Me: trying to work
Namjoon: *being existential*
Oh Joon, as far as I can gather through auto-translation: we love you as you are and we did not leave nor are we going anywhere. Fighting!
blanketgoblin1317 on
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.”
Dont mind me crying at work
SnooRabbits5620 on
Ah! I’m sure when proper translations come out it’ll be even more but just from the gist of it… God, I missed him and his letters! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Joon got me tearing up so early in the morning. I know the actual translations are going to hit hard. We love you Joon 💜
Silver-Diver-9480 on
Though I know I’m not getting the full meaning, I am tearing up for sure. Namjoon 💜
alltherach_ on
every time we get a letter from joon, it makes me sob because his humility, sincerity, eloquence and the weight of his love for us seeps right through every single word.
sometimes i think about on why i spend so much time and love (and money) on these 7 men who are from a different country, who speak a different language, who i will never know personally, but who affect me so much (positively). after the posts we’ve gotten today, the ot7 live and now this letter, it made me realise why once again 💜
thank you for loving us joon, for waiting, and for persisting despite everything. i’m very much looking forward to meeting you and the rest of the members again this spring.
Expert-Clock-4066 on
God, we don’t deserve that man, the last year was hard, hopefully the next year will be amazing
sinkingcar on
He really lives with such great thoughts and emotions unlike me on autopilot, i guess thats what distinguishes me and an artist,…
anyways i am wating for lovely translaters…they are having a busy day today with preorders, live and now the letter
Ninjabenaton on
I am waiting to find a more accurate translation, but you have always had a way with words Joon. You are the one who makes is feel and think on a deeper level. We love and adore you for that. Just keep being you, the amazingly beautiful, imperfect, extremely talented human that you are. We love you Joon. We always will.
ItonOSJ on
Namjoon has been giving us so much of his inner thoughts and heart since military discharge. It warms my heart on this cold day. Sending a think-hug ‘cos I don’t wanna give him.my cold*
*you know what I mean by that
River_rain94 on
Wow. Now I’m feeling emotional 🥹
We are so privileged to have these men in our lives.
We are so fortunate that he feels able to share these kind of deep thoughts with us….
van-tae on
The way this man has with words will be studied for years to come. I’ve rarely seen a ”mainstream” artist express melancholy quite like him. So bittersweet and comforting, not just for himself, but for us reading it as well. Like a calm wave crashing onto the shore. Love you always, Joonie
vicoheart on
Anyone have a good translation?
zikachhakchhuak on
I was already out here very much in my feels, lemon tea in hand, listening to my chill BTS playlist while watching the sun set from my favorite spot, and then Joonie sent us this 🙁 as i went through the letter, it did *not* help that “Take Two” and “No. 2” played one after the other.
Yeah, I teared up bad. My heart just swells with so much love for this sensitive, gentle giant who has penned us more letters than any other person in my life except for maybe my best friend 💜 I think Weverse did a pretty good job translating most of it, but I can’t wait for our beloved ARMY translators to convey the warmth and poetry in his words.
This post reminded me of something I think about now and then…how it must not actually be an easy task for the tannies to reckon with the *force* that is ARMY, a global movement of thousands of people with such varied voices, so difficult to distinguish between the sincere and the crazy, the toxic and the unwaveringly loyal. Yet here it is – another clear proof of how Joon (and the other six) fights so FIERCELY to keep his love for us, to humanize us, to see us as the individuals we are, to still speak to us as if one on one, 13 years in. I’m just floored by the sincerity and vulnerability of it all 💜 and the LOVE, always so warm, so kind, so open.
I hope we can repay them this year with an overwhelming outpouring of love and support, and the assurance that we’re really here to join them for the whole journey 💜
NavyMagpie on
Oh Namjoon! I also feel so much for his big thinking brain and his tender heart that ponders the nature of love and connection so much.
It must hurt him at times, but it’s also what gives him his singular gift with thoughts, feelings, language and art.
To be written to like this by anyone, but particularly by someone who cares as much as Namjoon does is so rare. And as Army we should be so thankful we receive his love and that our love gives him strength.
“Some will watch,
some will leave,
and some will worry, regret, and criticize.
Still, if there’s a heart waiting for us in any form,
if that’s your love,
then I want to stand up again, no matter how many times I stumble!”
chinafish81 on
Reading the weverse translation. It’s so poetic.
Is it typical of NamJoon to write like this? Because I could totally see someone putting some music to it and it’d be a full on proper song.
Is there a possibility that it’ll be lyrics to an upcoming track? Or would they never spoil a track like this and it’s just NamJoon expressing himself?
phoenixwinged on
His words are always so beautiful.
violetsblue on
Oh Joonie. I don’t understand it all but I feel the yearning, the searching for meaning, the effort to connect. I too love Rilke.
aritamsantos on
This man is a poet! His words are so ram and profound, even with a lousy translation. He is a rare gem, that deserves the world, as RM and as Namjoon.
Hope life gives Namjoon the pure love, happiness and health he deserves.
And is up to us Army, to give RM our love and honestly the most sincere thank you for being the leader, the voice of reason, the one that has the weight on his shoulders. We must “have his back”.
I may sound like an idiot, but one of the reasons why I want to attend one of their concerts is to “say thank you in person”. They won’t listen of course, but being in the same venue as BTS, that brought me so much light in dark times, is my chance to say thank you.
yjmdt on
Namjoon is always so beautiful with his words. I just love his mind.
Fabulous_Pen_3350 on
Why does it feel like bro had a heartbreak in life?
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Me: trying to work
Namjoon: *being existential*
Oh Joon, as far as I can gather through auto-translation: we love you as you are and we did not leave nor are we going anywhere. Fighting!
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.”
Dont mind me crying at work
Ah! I’m sure when proper translations come out it’ll be even more but just from the gist of it… God, I missed him and his letters! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
https://preview.redd.it/76uy1lzc4pdg1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a05f3bf542a3e7080228f1cc0eedcceea397976
he always has a way with his words 😭💜
Joon got me tearing up so early in the morning. I know the actual translations are going to hit hard. We love you Joon 💜
Though I know I’m not getting the full meaning, I am tearing up for sure. Namjoon 💜
every time we get a letter from joon, it makes me sob because his humility, sincerity, eloquence and the weight of his love for us seeps right through every single word.
sometimes i think about on why i spend so much time and love (and money) on these 7 men who are from a different country, who speak a different language, who i will never know personally, but who affect me so much (positively). after the posts we’ve gotten today, the ot7 live and now this letter, it made me realise why once again 💜
thank you for loving us joon, for waiting, and for persisting despite everything. i’m very much looking forward to meeting you and the rest of the members again this spring.
God, we don’t deserve that man, the last year was hard, hopefully the next year will be amazing
He really lives with such great thoughts and emotions unlike me on autopilot, i guess thats what distinguishes me and an artist,…
anyways i am wating for lovely translaters…they are having a busy day today with preorders, live and now the letter
I am waiting to find a more accurate translation, but you have always had a way with words Joon. You are the one who makes is feel and think on a deeper level. We love and adore you for that. Just keep being you, the amazingly beautiful, imperfect, extremely talented human that you are. We love you Joon. We always will.
Namjoon has been giving us so much of his inner thoughts and heart since military discharge. It warms my heart on this cold day. Sending a think-hug ‘cos I don’t wanna give him.my cold*
*you know what I mean by that
Wow. Now I’m feeling emotional 🥹
We are so privileged to have these men in our lives.
We are so fortunate that he feels able to share these kind of deep thoughts with us….
The way this man has with words will be studied for years to come. I’ve rarely seen a ”mainstream” artist express melancholy quite like him. So bittersweet and comforting, not just for himself, but for us reading it as well. Like a calm wave crashing onto the shore. Love you always, Joonie
Anyone have a good translation?
I was already out here very much in my feels, lemon tea in hand, listening to my chill BTS playlist while watching the sun set from my favorite spot, and then Joonie sent us this 🙁 as i went through the letter, it did *not* help that “Take Two” and “No. 2” played one after the other.
Yeah, I teared up bad. My heart just swells with so much love for this sensitive, gentle giant who has penned us more letters than any other person in my life except for maybe my best friend 💜 I think Weverse did a pretty good job translating most of it, but I can’t wait for our beloved ARMY translators to convey the warmth and poetry in his words.
This post reminded me of something I think about now and then…how it must not actually be an easy task for the tannies to reckon with the *force* that is ARMY, a global movement of thousands of people with such varied voices, so difficult to distinguish between the sincere and the crazy, the toxic and the unwaveringly loyal. Yet here it is – another clear proof of how Joon (and the other six) fights so FIERCELY to keep his love for us, to humanize us, to see us as the individuals we are, to still speak to us as if one on one, 13 years in. I’m just floored by the sincerity and vulnerability of it all 💜 and the LOVE, always so warm, so kind, so open.
I hope we can repay them this year with an overwhelming outpouring of love and support, and the assurance that we’re really here to join them for the whole journey 💜
Oh Namjoon! I also feel so much for his big thinking brain and his tender heart that ponders the nature of love and connection so much.
It must hurt him at times, but it’s also what gives him his singular gift with thoughts, feelings, language and art.
To be written to like this by anyone, but particularly by someone who cares as much as Namjoon does is so rare. And as Army we should be so thankful we receive his love and that our love gives him strength.
“Some will watch,
some will leave,
and some will worry, regret, and criticize.
Still, if there’s a heart waiting for us in any form,
if that’s your love,
then I want to stand up again, no matter how many times I stumble!”
Reading the weverse translation. It’s so poetic.
Is it typical of NamJoon to write like this? Because I could totally see someone putting some music to it and it’d be a full on proper song.
Is there a possibility that it’ll be lyrics to an upcoming track? Or would they never spoil a track like this and it’s just NamJoon expressing himself?
His words are always so beautiful.
Oh Joonie. I don’t understand it all but I feel the yearning, the searching for meaning, the effort to connect. I too love Rilke.
This man is a poet! His words are so ram and profound, even with a lousy translation. He is a rare gem, that deserves the world, as RM and as Namjoon.
Hope life gives Namjoon the pure love, happiness and health he deserves.
And is up to us Army, to give RM our love and honestly the most sincere thank you for being the leader, the voice of reason, the one that has the weight on his shoulders. We must “have his back”.
I may sound like an idiot, but one of the reasons why I want to attend one of their concerts is to “say thank you in person”. They won’t listen of course, but being in the same venue as BTS, that brought me so much light in dark times, is my chance to say thank you.
Namjoon is always so beautiful with his words. I just love his mind.
Why does it feel like bro had a heartbreak in life?
I always wait for my new year joonie poetry 💜