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@gloss92.bsky.social

im so excited abt the tour i wanna plan my outfit and make freebies and decorate pcs but if i dont get tickets im gonna be so sad so i need to wait until next week at least

January 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM

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Alice⁷࣪ ִֶָ☾.

@m00nchilld.bsky.social

Wildest shit discovering the first recording of a Korean Arirang was made by SEVEN Koreans 😃
#bts
Link: boundarystones.weta.org/2020/02/12/k...

Today, the K-Pop phenomenon has taken the world by storm; but it seems that American fascination with Korean music goes all the way back to the late 1800s, 1896 to be exact. Long before bands like BTS sold out stadiums, there were seven Korean (then called Chosun) students whose singing captured the attention of “dozens of damsels” at Howard University.[1]

But how did Koreans end up at Howard? That’s quite a story in its own right. According to newspaper records, Im Byung Goo (19), Lee Bum Su (24), Kim Hun Sik (27), Ahn Jung Sik (23), Eyo Byung Hyun (26), and an unnamed student stole 400 won from a Korean bank in spring of 1896 and fled to Vancouver.[2] Having spent all their stolen money travelling, they found themselves in a web of their own making. Their lack of knowledge of English certainly didn’t help the situation either. In a panic, the runaways visited the Japanese Consulate and asked them to telegraph Suh Kwang Bum, the Korean Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary to the U.S.[2] Lucky for the runaways, Suh likely empathized with their story. He himself, in a sense, also once fled to the States out of necessity.

January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM

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TK

@tkinsights.bsky.social

So... what is arirang?

Now available for everyone! Feel free to share/screenshot/repost/etc. w/ credit.

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ARIRANG (아리랑)

What does ARIRANG mean???

so-what.ghost.io

January 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM

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𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘴

@jessolpunkass.bsky.social

okay now that we know that the new bts album is called “arirang” the dots are connecting that the “symbols” were in fact trigrams of the korean flag/taegeukgi. each trigram means something different and the ones they chose I’M GOING TO CRY Y’ALL LOOK

January 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM

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@commovente.bsky.social

illustration of a back view of seokjin. he's looking off to the side and wearing a black coat backwards, revealing his naked back, adorned with a diamond pendant necklace.

January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM

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@gloss92.bsky.social

ive been salivating over charro inspired outfits since the mexico date was announced !

laur ♡⁷ @joonlens.bsky.social · 5h

hobi in the cunty cowboy fit, next step is assless chaps

adrian⁷🦋⊙⊝⊜ @smeraldojmn.bsky.social · 6h

SOMEONE SEDATE ME

January 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM

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Jaimee⁷ 🍓 (said cutely)

@closetfairy.bsky.social

armyrang 🥺

January 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM

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adrian⁷🦋⊙⊝⊜

@smeraldojmn.bsky.social

jimin put his boots back on oh bitch we’re not ready 😭😭

January 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM

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high-functioning sloth⁷

@seesawenthooz.borasky.social

US ARMY, *PLEASE* do not order Arirang from Target!!! They are actively colluding with and supporting ICE operations in the Twin Cities as we speak. Please choose literally any other retailer.

January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM