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March 20th is a surprising important day in BTS history! Also, fresh off sleep deprivation, I record my initial thoughts on the Arirang album. A tiny bit of a more chaotic episode as I find a new groove.

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We talk about the initial lead-up to Arirang, how BTS have celebrated Suga's birthday over the years (including the first ever Golden Closet Film?), and also Suga's favourite song from his D-2 album, released in 2020.

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J-hope's birthday in BTS history and a discussion of the 2022 lead single Arson off the Jack in the Box album. Also, recent news - comeback and tour preparations for Arirang.

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Ticket sales, social media posts, February 5th in History and a WAY TOO INDEPTH discussion of ON from Map of the Soul 7.

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We revisit Arirang as we talk about the upcoming comeback and tour, explore January 21st in BTS history, and discover a young BTS's idea of an ideal woman, and how that both is and isn't their fans.

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It's V's Birthday! We explore Dec 30th in BTS history and also discuss the song Slow Dancing, from V's debut solo EP, Layover, released in 2023.

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BTS has had a communicative December for better or for worse! We talk about that, and then learn how BTS has spent past Christmases, before discussing the iconic track Blood, Sweat, and Tears from their 2016 album Wings.

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Was Moon the original Jin pre-enlistment song? We explore Jin's birthday through the years and discuss the ever changing plans of the pandemic and enlistment period, before talking about Jin's fan-song Moon and how Jin views his relationship with ARMY.

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Nov 13th is the 15th anniversary of the day Suga moved into the dorm and started living with RM - which means it's the perfect episode to talk about their duet song Respect. It's also the the anniversary of Borahae's origins and RM's stage name change!

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Remember that time RM's mom dissed his horcrux?! Is Go Go the best Halloween Dance Practice?! And what or who, exactly, is Go Go ACTUALLY criticizing? Is it criticizing at all!? Let's talk about October 27th in BTS History and discuss...

Jimin's birthday in BTS history features a lot of tours, a lot of love, and time spent with friends and family. I also discuss the song Like Crazy, the MV, and it's amazing choreo.

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What do performances of Butterfly in 2015 and 2022 have in common? Let's talk about October 1st in BTS history as well as this beautiful heart-wrenching song about insecure love.

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We find out what BTS has been up to on RM's birthday every year since he was 16! Then discuss how RM survives as an out-of-place Sisyphus in the song Come Back to Me from his 2024 album Right Place, Wrong Person.

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We explore two JK-produced songs - the deeply personal Decalcomania and the heartfelt fan song Magic Shop, plus what BTS were up to every year on Jungkook's birthday! Plus, Hobi has tattoos and JK's house is "very JK".

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How have BTS spent their Augusts?! Also, general podcast updates and shake-ups. Plus, we talk Rainy Days and the VU.

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Lilith by Halsey and Suga is amazing, the Show & Prove of American Hustle Life leaves Suga unconscious, J-hope had a listening party 3 years ago today, and Jungkook's entire July 14th 2023 is filmed via numerous media outlets.

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BTS are heading to the US to make their next album - coincidentally, July 5th has us talking about the other great album they made in the US. Plus, we talk about the Jimin effect in our discussion of Filter. What album would you put Filter on? Persona, Shadow, or Ego?

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June 30th gave us j-hope's music show debut as well as the iconic Good Boy Jimin. We also discuss Yoongi's philanthropic work and Jin's beautiful ballad Background.

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BTS ARE BACK! June 23rd is full of mystery, and we discuss the overwhelming honeymoon love of DNA.

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It's been an eventful and HOT Festa week. In honour of the 12th anniversary, we go back to the beginning to discuss Like off their debut album, as well as June 16th and the global group they have become.

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Ever think that j-hope's mother must be awesome?! J-hope agrees! Also, June 9th Festa festivities continue, including many classic songs that were gifts to army!

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Festa kicks off in 2014, Run BTS origins in 2015, and an iconic Wembley concert are just some of the meaningful events on June 2nd in BTS History. Jungkook also sings us a beautiful lullaby in the form of My You, his Festa 2022 song.

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We discuss Jungkook's displacement in time-space as well as May 26th, which provides the inspiration for Yoongi's song Amygdala, as well as the masterpiece that is the In The Soop theme song. All with growing anticipation for Festa!

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Ever wanted the complete history of BTS dorms? Here it is! Plus, debut MVs, losing your passport in Sweden, and other anniversaries on May 19th.

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Join me as I talk about the masterpiece that is Lie, as well as Jimin arriving in Seoul and the boys moving dorms on May 12th.

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Jin makes some big promises in I'll Be There, with a healthy look towards his future. But first, we talk May 5th and first music show wins - plus RM has a new song out!

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We cover April 28th in BTS history - it's numerous promotion schedules and upcoming comebacks, and also the postponement of the Map of the Soul tour, which leads into our Song Discussion this week of Fly to My Room, from the BE album, which wouldn't exist without the pandemic.

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Did you know that April was the month when we got 5/7ths of BTS?! We also talk about the big Jin news, and Jimin's weverse visit, before exploring love and intentionality in Jimin's tracks Interlude: Showtime and Smeraldo Garden Marching Band from the Muse album.

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April 14th touches on both 2018 hard times, and enlistment heartbreak, which ties in nicely with this week's song discussion - 2!3! Still Wishing There Will Be Better Days.

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What do Just One Day and People Pt. 2 have in common, besides Min Yoongi? - April 7th! Also, O!RUL8,2? Intro encourages to us to live our own lives, and I report back on j-hope's Oakland concerts.

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Let's take our Airplane (pt.2) from Mexico City, San Antonio to Oakland, and discuss our traveling j-hope mariachi tour, historic Bangtan Poems & Picnics that happened on March 31st, and the song Airplane pt. 2.

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March 24th is the anniversary of Jimin's debut album! Also, Hobi having no fans?! (gasp not true), and RM gives us a song 7 years in the making.

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In this episode, we talk about March 17th in BTS History - including the origin story of Jimin's moon tattoos, and whether or not RM has changed as much as he thinks he has, as we look at Change Pt. 2 from RM's 2022 album Indigo.

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It's a SUGA-filled episode, as we talk the day after SUGA's birthday in BTS History, and also dive into the epic masterpiece of Snooze from the D-Day album. The other members aren't neglected though - j-hope fills up the latest activity, and we also see the return of dancing Jin!

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Learn about March 3rd in BTS History - including JK entering high school, secret member-only trips, and j-hope's impression of J. Cole. We also learn about the differences between what V has said about Winter Bear and ARMY's most popular interpretation of the song. As a bonus, I include a snippet of episode 1 of my Patreon only podcast!

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In this episode, we talk about February 24th, one of my favourite Jin selfies of all time, and Jungkook's song Begin, from the Wings album, released in 2016.

CORRECTION: I accidentally say 95-liners instead of 94-liners in the February 24th, 2024 section... RM and J-Hope are who I'm talking about there, not Jimin and V.

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Hey DJ, play me a podcast that talks about what BTS were up to the day before Hobi's birthday every year of their career, and also Song Request by Lee Sora feat. Suga of BTS!

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In this episode, we talk about the song Chicken Noodle Soup by j-hope, and February 10th in BTS History, which takes us to a lot of lunar new years and also the grammys!

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Music Videos and Performances mentioned:

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What's in a name? We discuss Pandora's Box, J-Hope's frame and shadow, February 3rd in BTS history, J-Hope's recent performance in Paris, and all the lovely Lunar New Year notes and letters we received last week.

A lot of the information about Jack in the Box and Pandora's Box came from J-Hope's comeback live on July 15, 2022 which can be found on weverse.

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In Today's episode, we talk about the day January 27th in BTS History, and the song Tony Montana, from the album Agust D released on August 16th, 2016.

As a note: I am anglo-Canadian with a very inescapable Canadian accent. I apologize for mispronounced Korean names or words - if you'd like to see how anything is spelled, please check out the episode transcript on the Podcast homepage.

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I accidentally say "episode 24 - the pottery episode" instead of "episode 42 - the pottery episode" in the January 20th section for 2018. Oops! It's ep. 42, not 24.

A lot of the information about D-Day and Haegeum in this episode comes from two primary sources: Suga's weverse live on April 25th 2023 and the documentary Road to D-Day

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On today's episode we discuss last week's BTS news, January 13th in BTS History, and the song So What from the album Love Yourself: Tear released in May 2018.

CORRECTION: I incorrectly say that the 4th Muster is when the House of ARMY skit appears - that was the 3rd Muster in 2016. My apologies!

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Welcome to my first episode! I talk about December news, January 3rd in BTS History, and the song A Brand New Day feat. Zara Larsson from the BTS World Soundtrack.

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