FIRST TIME WATCHING "BTS HARDSHIPS 2013-2021"- Racism, mistreatment, accusations + more

[@debbiejackson8261]

BTS finds you when you need them the most.

[@PrisciladeCarvalho-w1m]

Yes! Just like thousands of other cases, it was like that with me too. They are my daily dose of joy. True angels on earth. 💜

[@marinal.]

@@PrisciladeCarvalho-w1m nods

[@marinal.]

facts

[@ejentabi]

When death threats appeared to Jimin, you saw true brotherhood among them. Suga literally requested to wear the exact same cloth as Jimin in order to protect him. Throughout the whole event Suga stayed alert like a body guard.

[@goddessaspire]

Awh Suga I’m gonna cry 🥺😭

[@noorhayati135]

Same goes with Jin. All of the members protect Jimin

[@maryhduke2307]

Jin, not Suga

[@ejentabi]

@maryhduke2307 pretty sure Suga, because the reasons behind are they both have similar height.

[@ejentabi]

@@maryhduke2307 ah, you might have watch the short clip from KZbin. That counted right. Suga literally disguised as Jimin to the airport. I believe that was also in their earlier's Memory, can't remember which year.

[@katiemarie8580]

I know this was a hard video to get through, but thank you for doing it anyway so you can understand what they and ARMY have had to fight against from the very beginning, and sadly it's still happening. Just a few things in the last year: V was hated on and lost a ton of Instagram followers just because he posted an old pic of eating at McDonald's (some are trying to boycott it, which is so dumb...), Suga has faced a lot of hate and backlash for stumbling off his electric scooter while tipsy and people petitioned for him to be kicked out of BTS, fans of other groups have slandered Jimin's latest solo album, Muse, saying he's untalented and can't sing, and so on. But what I love about BTS is that even with all this crap, all they want is to spread love and positivity to ARMY. They are genuinely such good men and deserve the world!!

[@maricelaarce4375]

Dont cry, we love you ❤

[@Vsutter7]

I have been Army since 2019 and I cry everytime I watch this video including today during your reaction. I can’t even watch some of the clips especially when Jungkook bought the staff the food. He was being so sweet and they crushed him and he was only a teenager. BTS have saved so many lives and they found you when you needed them. Now you can see why Army is so protective of them.💜💜💜

[@goddessaspire]

@@Vsutter7 I’d take the burgers and ask Jungkook to eat with me 😢

[@leyang4807]

@@Imme_begin at the end, he won the game anyways. He out smarted them all.

[@terifyfe4502]

And yes, unfortunately, the hate and jealousy continues to this day. It seems to be mostly from the fandoms of other Kpop groups being angry when BTS wins awards or breaks records and their groups do not. Now, to be fair, many of the members of those groups themselves are, actually, fans and friends of BTS so it is always mind boggling to me that their fandoms are so toxic. I always felt if the toxic parts of the these fandoms or antis would put as much effort into supporting their groups instead of trying to tear down BTS their groups might get more success. There are so many "behind the scenes" toxic people looking to destroy BTS and Big Hit that it's almost like something new pops up every day, especially while BTS is off for their military service. Right now it is a false narrative being spread regarding a badge displayed on RM's uniform. Many have accused him of displaying a nazi swastika. The symbol on Namjoon’s uniform is believed to be a Buddhist military badge, signifying his role in religious duties during his service. It’s a military insignia worn by officers tasked with overseeing religious ceremonies and practices, not a symbol of hate or hate speech. The symbol is an ancient one dating back to Hinduism and predates the nazi form by centuries. You also might want to look into the horrid and hateful things being said about Suga after his unfortunate accident last August where he fell off his kickboard scooter in front of his residence and was subsequently found to have a higher than acceptable blood alcohol level. He paid the fine but was subjected to months of hateful comments and false media reporting. Toxic antis even went so far as to pay for and have delivered to the HYBE building, hundreds of funeral wreaths calling for him to be kicked out of BTS among some of the milder statements. Our poor, humble Suga had already apologised on Weverse immediately after it happened for his actions but also felt the need to apologise 2 more times for his error. It was heartbreaking and still angers me to this day. Fortunately ARMY and several world renown celebrities jumped right in and countered the hate and misinformation with massive support campaigns and love for Suga. So, ARMY is ever vigilant to protect our guys when needed.

[@PrisciladeCarvalho-w1m]

I completely understand your reaction. I still feel my blood heat every time I watch videos like this. I just can't understand how anyone could hate them. I know they are not perfect, just like all human beings. But they are so incredible and humble, they give us so much joy, good examples, love, dedication and pride. They spread positive messages and encourage us to overcome our difficulties. No one is forced to like them, but this hatred is unacceptable.

[@dahliafortes958]

Thanks SO much for your heartfelt reaction ❤ It's a hard video to watch...for sure. Ignorance and hate runs everywhere sadly. We will all continue to love and support the boys forever 💜

[@MA-JJ]

BTS 💜 ARMY

[@kerriritter6591]

We love you 💗💜 don't cry we army are family

[@cuesegue]

Just an FYI, the members do watch a lot of reaction videos and I genuinely hope they see this one some day because although they know we love them, it’s always nice to hear it personally! Your emotions are identical to all of us when we watched this video, and were even more intense at the time these events took place. If it’s any consolation, many of the people who lashed out have definitely received their karma. 💜

[@sava9e266]

BTS is the biggest Kpop band of all time and the power that opposes the regime and the music industry in Korea 💟💟💟💟💟💟💟

[@airfei2210]

Same, they are my Happy place 🫂

[@Cookie-K]

Now you see why ARMY is so protective of BTS. LOOK....I am not even ARMY but I have so much respect for BTS. I actually owe them so much for getting me into Kpop. I found BTS when my mom was really sick. I knew I was losing her and they helped me so much. I found them when I needed them the most. When my mom sadly eventually passed away... I was in a depression. The only ones that could make me crack a smile were these 7 amazing guys.They mean the world to me and they don't even have a clue how important they are to me. Its hard for me to see that they went through so much ...yet they helped me through one of the darkest periods in my life. It makes me physically sick to see how heartless and cruel someone can be to someone else just because of the way they look, or sound, or act ...whatever it may be. Thank you for this reaction. I can see by the way that you responded to some of these facts...that you are a genuine person. 💜

[@goddessaspire]

I’m so sorry for your loss 😔 I’m glad BTS found you when they did and I hope you are better now❤️

[@ahmadedits786]

They have faced a lot of hate but still together thats why i love that group ♥️✨🫂🫠 and u r so much special to m 🫂✨♥️ i watched ur reaction everyday dont cry plzzzz ♥️🫂 U r the best

[@fleurinesikebebey281]

Aaaaawww you made me cry...We love you #ArmyFamily 💜

[@goddessaspire]

@@fleurinesikebebey281 I’m sorry I didn’t want to make you cry 😭 I love you too ❤️

[@ruthbrazel7883]

A brilliant, honest and forthright reaction. Your heart is true. Thank you for for showing your support and sensitivity ❤❤❤

[@lara.alexandrina]

10:06 Sim, quando não há problemas eles inventam ou aumentam, basta olhar o que ocorreu com Suga ano passado: ele caiu de patinete na frente da casa dele, se você olhar as notícias vai certamente achar que ele matou ou atropelou alguém, ele literalmente teve que, na frente da imprensa depois que saiu da estação de polícia (sim tudo isso), pedir desculpas publicamente pela sua "má atitude" 🙄 de verdade, no mesmo momento enquanto outro artista estava sendo acusado de ser um perseguidor de adolescentes (e tinham provas disso contra ele), a primeira dama sendo investigada por envolvimento de causas suspeitas e seu marido a um passo de impeachment, a mídia coreana achou mais importante falar mal do Suga do BTS caindo de patinete, espalhando várias fakes news ainda por cima. (em 2024 foi oficializado que certos modelos de patinetes na Coréia seriam considerados veículos, então tem que usar equipamentos como capacete, estar com carteira de habilitação e não beber - o que é claro ninguém respeita isso mas como era com alguém do BTS imediatamente teve que servir como exemplo - mesmo que Suga tivesse se deslocado só 500 metros do seu estúdio para a sua casa, devidamente equipado e em baixa velocidade, ele bebeu no estúdio mas de verdade, o máximo que era para acontecer era uma advertência e multa média mas com ele o mesmo teve que pagar uma multa pesada, perdeu a carteira e teve que fazer uma carta de desculpas pública) Semana passada descobriram que o governo coreano não pagou o BTS pelo show Yet to Come (e outras coisas das quais os meninos fizeram - que não era de responsabilidade deles ainda por cima), totalizando bilhões de wons não pagos a eles. Queriam ainda que eles trabalhassem como Idols (sob o governo) durante o período militar - só que nesse período soldados não podem receber como cívil, ou seja queriam que eles trabalhassem totalmente de graça durante o período militar 🫤 Perdão pelo longo comentário.

[@sandraheasman7908]

Vs grandma brought him up until he was 14 because mum and dad were farmers and worked full time and also he wanted to let her know and see him famous but she died before that happened ! Bless Him!

[@Brightney_Khloe]

BTS get a lot of hate from antis. But get so much love from the ARMYS and would protect them at all cost.

[@Jena6792]

There is a saying with ARMY that BTS finds you when you need them the most. 💜 They have saved many lives and brought happiness and acceptance to ARMY. Love your reactions 💜

[@nynex4]

about the misogynistic lyrics in "War of Hormone", I personally don't get offended by them, but I can also see why people say that they are. The entire song is about young teenage hormones, it's entirely part of the concept. And it's exactly how young teenage boys are at that age (in fact, BTS is tamer than IRL boys). But there is that time in life that everyone goes through, and we shouldn't be condeming all youths for being youths, but rather being mentors so they grow to be respectful men.

[@sandraheasman7908]

V lived with his grandma up until he was 14 because his mum and dad were farmers and had to work full time and he wanted her to see him dance and sing on stage but she died before he got famous! It was sad!

[@anit3976]

That’s not true!!! Although a lot of armys may still think this his parents were not actually farmers, nor were they poor. It’s his grandparents that owned a farm, his mother worked at a bank and his father owned a fashion store. Don’t know the specifics but he lived with his grandmother because his parents traveled a lot for work

[@sampras9216]

BTS for a better life for sure 💜 thanks for your emotionnally réaction again bb army 😊

[@G-grandma_Army]

If you ever watch this again and stop to read all the screenshots of tweets, etc. you’ll be even more upset and outrage. I think this is an important video for Baby ARMY to watch. It gives a better understanding of the dynamic between ARMY and BTS.

[@marciareginabragavianna7272]

A mix of anger and indignation in the face of these injustices. BTS is where it is through a lot of blood, sweat and tears... The Army will always be by their side. They are unstoppable!

[@liavalentina5420]

I cried watching this with her. I love you girlie borahae 💖💜💜

[@goddessaspire]

@@liavalentina5420 🫶💜🫰

[@SomolMean562]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 I’m glad that BTS found you!

[@sandraheasman7908]

Jin and j hope are out all the others are due out of military in June this year can’t wait!

[@SalemSalemAlemayehu]

They saved me from depression to and seeing the mass hate they get it broke my heart even the Korean industry never support them that's why we say bts only have armys and that's why we are so protective of them thank u and pls support our boys with all ur heart we love u💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@ejentabi]

21st Century Girl is a great song, and the choreography is super cute too. Go check it out.

[@OwenDevonshire-jr6tp]

I haven’t watched this before because it’s rough obviously but I knew most of it. They had a lot of haters early on.

[@Cheese-s7r]

With the current situation going on with bts and taeyang.. saying that bts should say something to army When has any other idol ever spoken up about the hate that their fandom has given bts..which is a lot of hate and since so long

[@judithstaley3642]

Good reaction. This was triggering for me too when I first watched it. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of haters out there currently, both hating individual members of BTS and the group as a whole. The racist blue-haired guy really upset me (my two children are Korean) and actually made me cry the first time I saw this. You're not crazy . . I lot of us feel this way.

[@marinal.]

Hi, i am back. Good reaction, ty. Rosan(xCeleste) does a good job with this summary. She is a 2014 army. I hope she updates this video or does a part 2. Not pleasant info to hear but I don't want to run away from things that make BTS who they are today. I was really taken aback by 1st listen/watch as baby army. And u know the USA media do the same thing. They barely talk about BTS. They make u think oh this music is for young girls. This will not be my thing. But that is so wrong. I ignored BTS for years. It makes no sense. I love anime and am a big otaku. I like Asian fashion and food. Why would i ignore BTS? I am still mystified years later. Appreciate your honesty. Liked your passion too. Really happy to be your sub. Love hearing ur thoughts. A few months ago i watched the full video of that doc explaining BTS and the white paper project. Army is truly amazing. BTs calms me down too and give me joy. I am glad ur here. Hugs. -NY USA 2019 Army💟

[@patriciamcmillan1198]

People could not handle their success. As RM stated we are just 7 normal Korean boys. The world is a sad place that these wonderful men are not celebrated 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 Army Forever

[@johnnyblaze1098]

14:12 You must react to V's song Winter Bear which is a song he wrote dedicated to his grandmother after her passing. Truly a touching song and one of my favorite Tae solo's

[@Jane_Rose7]

BTS‐FAMILY 💜 7-1=0!!!🦋💖BTS THE BEST!💜🦋

[@Nmiller4486]

I don't why people are just so horrible to them. I've been a fan since 2017, I've watched their lives, their variety shows, their interviews, their music videos and i never saw anything bad about them 🤷‍♂️ people always need to find something to complain about, I was a big fan already and then I went to their concert....and that's when I saw their true colors in person, what an amazing group of guys, when they were talking to the audience you can tell they weren't trying to put on a show for you, no pun intended lol, they weren't fake they were just their normal goofy, nice guys, listening to them talk was like listening to your best friend talk. And might I add, they put on a damn good concert, best one I've ever been to

[@chrissy8136]

You would think that racism was a big part of most of the death threats and that may have been true back then. These days the death threats are usually born from delusional shippers and solo stans. It's a daily thing on Social Media, towards any of the members but in my experience, mostly towards Tae and Jimin. (Speaking about social media and how toxic it has become over shipping wars, In June of 2023 both Jimin is a Pedo and Taehyung is a Pedo were both trending on Twitter. A truly embarrassing day for so called ARMY.) One that made the news more recently was Jimin receiving death threats from a Japanese TK shipper. It was very frightening and sad to see that level of crazy.

[@johnnyblaze1098]

This video gives you a glimpse of the crap that idols go through in the Kpop industry and it's beyond annoying and infuriating. This is why some idols have taken their own lives, this is why idols have to go on hiatus for depression and anxiety. I think it's far worse for girls who are always slut shamed, fat shamed, etc. It's mindblowing the sht that they go through. If they're on VLive and a fan asks them to do something and they don't do it, they're called out for being rude,bish or a-h*le. Have stalker fans follow them EVERYWHERE. Sometimes they're given toys with hidden cameras in them as "gifts" during fan meets. Some kpop fans are psychotic and it's SO TOXIC. I love the kpop industry for their music but the industry and fanship is beyond toxic.

[@imajinallthepurple]

And they're still under attack to this day. There have been several incidents since xCeleste made this video, not to mention a huge problem with antis pretending to be ARMYs and behaving horribly online to discredit both the fandom and BTS themselves, a strategy they also used as part of the Break Wings project mentioned in the video. If you want to know what the alleged misogynistic lyrics was about, it was three things: The mv for Boy In Love (where they emulated the behaviour often found in K-dramas at the time), two short tweets of RM covering a couple of lines from US rap songs with slang that translated very poorly, and especially the song War of Hormone, a fun, clearly ironic look into the mind of a teenage boy. As a (western) woman I have absolutely no problem with any of it and in fact WOH is an absolute banger. Sadly, because of the controversies, they don't perform it anymore. But give it a try - the mv is a lot of fun (and the Real War version of the dance practice is even funnier. 🤣) I agree that this video is pretty infuriating but it's still an important part of their story and shouldn't be overlooked. I do love that XCeleste chose to remove the names of the other groups because that really isn't the point and in fact the different members in the groups are often good friends behind closed doors. It's the fandoms that don't always get along, to put it mildly. 🙄 Anyway, thank you very much for sitting through this, imo, very important video. 🫂 💜

[@heathernile4700]

I am with you. I am happier with BTS and ARMY 💜🫰💜

[@clarasilva2328]

Eles passaram por tanta coisa, por isso os apoiamos tanto ❤ obrigada por conhecê-los melhor

[@direnis.JK.]

Unfortunately, these hostilities won't stop as long as BTS and Army exists .use a number of people BTS as a rung, springboard gossip to just stay in conversation and unfortunately there are also many antis                                                                                                                                                                                                        In other fan base against BTS but the worst thing is the people who call themselves an army but are solo and tackle the rest of the members...drumm we are very protective and have to Fighting we love them all...,💜💜

[@nycjt6267]

somehow its worse today......

[@OwenDevonshire-jr6tp]

Yeah it sure would be great if we addressed racism seriously

[@azrosundunyas2673]

Ben dünyanın 7 harikası olan bu çocukların her birini çok seviyorum.Oldukları yere hiç kolay gelmediler.cok zorluk sıkıntılar zorbaliklar yaşamışlar. Ölüm tehditlerine kadar bu adamlar sadece müzik yapiyorlar sevmeyebilirler ama saygi duymak zorundalar.Jungkook'un kısıtlı parasiyla aldigi hamburgeri bile begenmeyip çöpe at diyen adama bile yillar sonra sarılıyor kucakliyor onu o kadar mütevaziler ki şöhret ün para onlari hiç degistirmedi.Onlarla ayni zamanda yasadigim için şanslıyım ama ayni zamanda hayatim boyunca hiç göremeyeceğim içinde çok üzgünüm.Video icin cok tesekkur ederim.BTS'in sahne arkasinda yasadigi zorluklari da izlersen sevinirim cok üzücü kendilerini 100%100 performansa veriyorlar ve bayginlik geçiriyorlar,sakatliklar lütfen izle umarim yazimi çevirir okursun

[@cola5473]

You misunderstood some of the items on here. When talking about the Japanese/t-shirt incident they referred to "Their Crimes" It was referring to Japan's war crimes in WWII not BTS crimes! Also, at 28:36 when the two journalists were talking about how news on BTS accomplishments was downplayed when he said "no reason for their existence" he was referring to the media and institutions because BTS made it big without them.

[@Jane_Rose7]

С песней "War of Hormone" их обвинили в мизогинии и неуважении к женщине,но я там ничего плохого не увидела!😡Просто ненавистники хотели их обвинить в том чего не было!😡

[@OwenDevonshire-jr6tp]

They should all be out of the military by June

[@johnnyblaze1098]

Also let me say this about some ARMY. I consider myself to be ARMY. LOVE BTS but there are some ARMYS out there that are WAAYYY OVERLY protective of BTS. They think BTS are complete saints, they like to think they don't smoke, are still virgins, etc. C'mon. Let's be real. I'm sure they've slept around. They're not 100% pure. Whether or not it's true but I hear JK sleeps around A LOT but guess what. THEY'RE HUMAN!!! They're young, of course they gonna do stuff like that. Some fans hear this kinda sht and they GO OFF. Again, some psychotic fans out there that think these idols are PERFECT. FLAWLESS. PURE. If they drink, smoke, or sleep around, it doesn't make em bad people (unless they're in a relationship) but I don't see them being unloyal people. Its unreal the standards these fans hold these idols to.

[@beccal.5369]

The misogynistic lyrics in War of Hormone was just a bad translation... Girls are like a maths equation we have to solve... became... Girls are like a maths equation we just do 'em. (Badly translated.) Essentially they were making fun of the way hormones can make a young man go crazy over girls... it's actually a fun song.

[@dariajaruszkiewicz4126]

How about you check out BTS ,, Spring Day " MV explain by Italian ARMY'S... Actually, She was talking about ,, Boy in love " and ,, War of Hormones "

[@cathydimaria6454]

At the beginning you gotta understand the royalty entertainment companies of South Korea with the 3 big companies And it's like BTS was a threat to them .fans of these groups try everything to destroy them.why one group I won't ever watch due to there fans exo

[@cathydimaria6454]

The group in the chat call Accusing BTS of not winning that award was an exo member

[@JeonJungkook-wr4yr]

Trust me bts goes through KZbin videos they watch reactors and people covering their videos so you never know when they watch your video lol but it happens 💜☺️😊🫰

[@goddessaspire]

@@JeonJungkook-wr4yr Oh no they might see me fangirl haha😭😭

[@cathydimaria6454]

War of hormones with the song they're talking about

[@johnnyblaze1098]

We want to see you learn while you cry 😈

[@CelestialBaecon1997]

Please It's A Must You React To BTS Rabbit Hole: Mastering Fandom Culture, it's a deep video on BTS success & it's fandom "ARMY"... Armys love really long videos thank to BTS so don't worry.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/goWyZKBjYrGip6Msi=r7RXCK-vYC1iwuFs

[@cathydimaria6454]

S korea never Deserved BTS.all the money they made for that country.all touristism BTS brought to korea.