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lol if Taehyung and RM didn't approve of the Qatar performance they wouldn't have posted photos of them watching it. Watching it (live, legally) is supporting it too. The only one who didn't post anything is Jin, but I doubt it's bc of Qatar, he's probably busy with his enlistment.

I agree, it's weight loss. Not to mention that pronounced cheekbones are pretty much against Korean beauty standards.

I agree. I also think it's very plausible that he doesn't (or didn't) know about the controversy surrounding the World Cup. I know, I know, people will say "well Koreans can read the news!" but Jungkook doesn't even read books, I don't think it's a stretch to say that he doesn't look too deep into the news particularly bc 1) he has never showed himself as a big football fan and 2) this has never reached the headlines in Korea. Not saying this to excuse him bc even if he's aware now, I doubt he cares. He's most likely just thinking about himself and his solo career and at most about Korean fans, who all seem to be happy for him.

The most I can think of him showing support is him clapping when Harry Styles talked about someone coming out at his concert. But tbf you could say this about everyone in the group except for Yoongi and J-Hope.

Tbh nowadays the only people who call him a lgbt king are 1) shippers or 2) those weird OT7 fans who are obsessed with poly bangtan bc deep down they don't want the members to be in public relationships with women. In this thread the consensus has been that he's straight for a while. Tbh if he is part of the community this would make him look worse imo. I agree with your assessment, he just seems like an insensitive straight guy who probably doesn't care about issues that personally affect him. And while I'm sure he's getting paid a lot this is more about the opportunity which is undoubtedly huge. Yes, I just saw this. I'm really glad. Armys are doing all kinds of whataboutism right now but she's perfectly right. Even if you ignore the homophobia there are still thousands of migrant workers that died bc of this world cup.

I'm actually really shocked that Dua is participating. I mentioned in the previous page that I'm not surprised by Jungkook participating bc 1) this is a huge opportunity for him, especially as a solo artist and 2) they're so quiet about social justice issues that I genuinely don't know what they support or don't (I mean, for all we know he could be a homophobe lmao). But Dua has been pretty open about supporting all kinds of things, from Palestine to the abortion debate in the US so I'm pretty surprised she agreed to do this. Just shows that money is everything to celebrities lmao. The most recent blatant support I can think of is Lesserafim's Yunjin posting a message during Pride month which was very cool. If she can do it, I'm sure others can. Then again she's Korean American so there's that too.

This isn't specific to BTS lol, kpop fans are like that. I guarantee you that if any other kpop group was performing at the Opening Ceremony their fans would act the same. Kpop fans have no morals when it comes to their faves (see Seungri still having fans). Hybe and Jungkook won't care unless Korean fans speak up. That's how it's always been. And Korean fans don't care from what I've seen, they're all proud of Jungkook.

I think they probably wanted all of them but since the group is on a hiatus (for real now) bc of Jin then they only sent Jungkook. If armys were fine with the Saudi concert they shouldn't have a problem with this. You can't just pick and choose. But yeah, I like Jungkook, but it's disappointing. At the same time what did people expect? They have never showed strong opinions on social justice. Even before they've never showed strong support for the LGBTQ community, when they were asked about it it was just Suga who said something supportive, the others stayed silent. Recently Rose was asked if she supports the community and she gave a non answer. I feel like the biggest support I've seen from a top act is Twice performing Born This Way lol.

I'm and Abel fan but the album wasn't all that. I saved some songs like Is there someone else, Less than Zero, Gasoline, Out of Time. But it pales in comparison to his other albums. I do wish Take My Breath got more hype but oh well. That said he's currently on a sold out stadium tour so he's doing well.

He looked really skinny in the face during the Busan concert. If he's that skinny in the face I can imagine how skinnier his body is. Remember when he was known for his thighs during HYYH? Now people focus on his waist more and I imagine he feels pressured bc of it. It's not only some of the things he said, it's even things his members have said about him. Jimin and Taehyung looked worried in a vlive where Jungkook refused to eat, in the most recent live they had they said he has to eat. But armys pay no attention to it. It's really weird. I distinctly remember people worrying about Jimin but everyone's ignoring Jungkook's issues. Obviously I don't know Jungkook and I don't know what might have triggered this. But in 2020/early 2021 he was bulking up more and clearly doing more weight lifting and I remember some of this antis called him fat (even though it was clearly muscle that made him look bigger), I think there was even a tweet with many likes about his look at MAMA 2020 that was insulting him. I'm guessing bc he has the looks of a so called flower boy people think a bulky look doesn't suit him (unlike, say, Taecyeon). I remember Big Hit didn't let him work out when he was younger to maintain that image.

Yeah, I talked about Jungkook and his blatant weight issues a couple of pages ago (he also gets praised a lot for his waist). If a female idol said half of the things he said there would have been a bigger outrage.

It's interesting bc you can see the bump in the photo on the right in the thumbnail. Which iirc is from the BE press conference, so late 2020. So it's something that happens frequently it seems, I'm guessing it's the implant he had years ago that is straining and he probably uses fillers from time to time to get rid of the bump.

That video makes it even worse bc she's immediately followed by Haerin who looks skinny but healthy. I imagine having someone like Wonyoung being the current IT girl isn't helping. Underweight idols have always been a thing but I swear it wasn't like this before.

I actually disagree bc for Korean celebrities it's perfectly normal to stay single even into your 40s. That's bc once you get married you will lose parts of your fanbase bc even actors need to be seen as available. No one cares that Lee Dongwook or Gong Yoo or Jung Woosung aren't married. Your career is at risk if you get married, especially if you're a pretty boy lol aka someone who got to where they are primarily with their looks. As for idols and queerbaiting I think idols def do queerbait despite being real people. Bc idols sell a persona, it's literally in their job description. And fans will sooner stomach the thought of their idols dating each other then their idols dating some random woman that's not them. Think about it, why it the most popular BTS ship made up of the two most popular members? Taehyung and Jungkook always do some kind of fan service at concerts which is the best place to do fan service bc it's literally in front of the fans. And that includes queerbaiting.

A combination of Botox + fillers + ashy makeup imo.

The last photo isn't from a couple of years ago, it's from last December. Honestly it's clearly not a pimple but I can't tell what's going on although he does look really skinny in those gifs so maybe his weight loss isn't helping.

Idols can also afford expensive skincare and frequent visits to dermatologists.

Gahyeon's lips are ridiculous imo. It would be funny if all of this Jungkook talk is over a pimple lol, we will see on Saturday if it's still there.

Could it be that he just got an implant years ago and he keeps using fillers instead of several nose jobs? I'd be interested in a timeline of Jungkook's nose lol.

...or you could use photos from press, those are not photoshopped. Why is it either selfies or fansites and nothing in between?

About Jungkook's nose, someone on twitter said that implants can put pressure on the skin as the years go by so maybe that's why it looked pointy? Bc I don't feel like he got it inserted again bc it doesn't make much sense since it looks similar to the one had before but just pointier. It looks wider in the 2013 photos. But what's your point about them being selfies? Wouldn't it make more sense to analyze selfies since fansite photos are usually very edited?

How can you look at those 2013 photos and still not see it? Even his nose bridge looks more defined now.

There was a post but they deleted it, they said they'll post it again eventually.

Yeah but other idols have managed to tour normally in Japan. I'm not sure though if quarantine is still required but if others could do it, why couldn't Loona? Still feels like an oversight from BBC's part.

They just announced they'll open borders for everyone from October 11.