RM BDAY WEEK! POLL 1 of 2 (SONGS) (Patreon)

Good Morning Primos!

It's time for a RM'S BIRTHDAY WEEK Polls!! 🥳🥳

**LONG POST WARNING. You can skip to the end if you truly don't want to read 😅**

BUT FIRST!!! - We need to address the ginormous elephant in the room. For whatever reason, our last several polls have created massive debates in the comment section. And while we LOVE when there's discourse amongst all our primos, it can get heated at times. So we wanted to clear the air on a few things that we've seen become recurring debates.

**Why are you watching this super old video of BTS?? They have so much good content that just came out. **

This has come up a few times and of course we get it. Something fresh comes out all the time and so much has changed in 10 years so why stay in the past. We feel that to truly appreciate what BTS has become, we also have to learn and appreciate how they got there. So a video from 9 years ago is equally as important to us as videos from today in a lot of ways. A lot of ARMY started their journey years ago and were able to experience this whole process real time and witness INCREDIBLE moments. We want to do the same. But of course as you've seen, we'll still watch new content from time to time especially when something fresh drops.

Maknae Line vs Hyung Line - Vocal Line vs Rap Line

Another source of debates is the alleged unfairness people call out when it comes to the different subgroups of BTS. This of course is NOT by design of ours. As new ARMY, we see BTS has a 7 member group. A lot of times when we pick songs it's just based on something we heard somewhere, and don't think twice about which sub-line the song belongs to. We could watch 20 videos in a row of literally any member and we would enjoy it. --That being said, we do know that this is important to a lot of people and so we are making more of a conscious effort to keep that in mind. We already have plans for Rap-Line content in the very near future so don't fret 😉.

Personality videos - Why do they watch compilations when they have so many other great personality videos??

Surprisingly there has also been some debates in regards to the personality videos we watch. Most of them come via poll but occasionally we pick them as well, and for good reason. They give us the best glimpse of who they were and are as people. Yes sometimes videos focus on one specific aspect of their personality and not the whole thing, but that's ok cause we want to see it all anyway. And yes we understand that a video showcasing and member's personality from 2014 is going to be VERY different than how they were in 2023.  But as stated above, their growth (whether in success, physically, emotionally, etc) matters to us. How can we know how far they've come or how much they've grown if we don't know where they started.

We only care to see BTS content so why include polls that have other groups?

So first things first, our journey with BTS has only just begun and we have zero desire to not get deeper in this rabbit hole. Army is right, it truly does suck you in. But one thing we've noticed we haven't experienced much of, is how BTS interacts with with the outside world and even more so, those in the same industry. We once watched a video of Jungkook having lunch with a member of the kpop group Shinhwa and we were fascinated by it. We loved seeing his willingness to learn at such a young age. There are many other moments like this including with younger kpop groups where know BTS is the mentor, that we are very interested in seeing. BTS has so much guidance and wisdom to offer and seeing that side of them is very intriguing.

You're not going to understand this video / I don't want you to watch this video cause this isn't how they are anymore and it might confuse you / You have to watch this or that in order or it won't make sense / You aren't ready for that one

There is an over-arching theme here, and it's that we might do things completely wrong. But the biggest asset that we have to help with this, that deserves so much more credit, is our admin team. We speak every single day with them to discuss new releases, changes to the schedule, CONTEXT CLUES needed for certain videos, current events, and so much more. The point being, we are very rarely in the dark when it comes to what we are watching. They go through extreme efforts to prepare us and enlighten us on things. But they do all of this without also spoiling us, they want us to authentically discover BTS but if they notice we misunderstood something or if seem to be steering in the wrong direction, they orient us. It's because of them we know we haven't done enough Rap-Line content. It's because of them we know about all the Suchwita episodes and how some need to be watched in a certain order. It's because of them we knew to watch Burn the Stage before watching Bon Voyage season 3 since it fit in the chronological order. So the key to all of this is, if you're afraid we might perceive a member the wrong cause of a video, or get confused cause we might watch something without the context, just know that we have a whole team who works DAILY to help us. (Special shout out to Juli, an OG 10 year ARMY, who helps lead the group day in and day out).

That being said, although they guide us amazingly, we choose how to go about our journey by listening to all of you, and reading all your comments on Patreon/Youtube/Discord every day. So keep the communication coming, cause it's just the beginning 🙂

***** IF YOU DECIDED TO SKIP ALL THE BORING STUFF AND JUMP TO VOTING, AT LEAST READ THE FOLLOWING*****

In the end, everyone is ARMY for a reason, but maybe they way they got there is different. So let's try to respect all the different opinions and focus on why we're all here in the first place. In some way or another, this group of guys have affected our lives. Let's celebrate that, and enjoy this journey we're on as we await their return. How CRAAAZZYY is 2025 going to be??! We got our popcorn ready 😊😁

That's it for now. We love you all PRIMOS and we cannot WAIT to get to RM's bday week. We have some exciting content coming leading up to that week 😉

We'll see you later today with poll 2!

-CCW

Here are the videos for each entry:

1. So!YoON ft RM Smoke Sprite MV
https://youtu.be/7xTQJbkwSfs?si=2mvYUdASj0dKKgLP

2. Still Life MV ft Anderson Paak 
https://youtu.be/2vfmL4q2koo?si=ZV-P2uy5HbE0Dhar

3. Seoul Lyric Video 
https://youtu.be/F8wI5ZosdRA?si=9-34p-6wMDRMUa7l

4. Closer Live with Paul Blanco & Mahalia 
https://youtu.be/0eznlND9ZE0?si=OhQsivv_lUY-6LIf

5. Trivia Love Live
https://youtu.be/maZmTuafzjM?si=yXdbKhFJamRYxJs2

***This poll will close on Sunday, September 3rd***