BTS Weverse, Bring the Soul Docu-series and Vacation Updates

So… with BTS being on a real vacation, you’d think us ARMY would having nothing to do, right?

WRONG!

They might be on vacation but they’ve provided a lot for us to do and with my busy life, I’m having a hard time staying afloat. First off, there’s Weverse. And for those who follow their Twitter account, there’s that, too. BTS, individually, are still quite active on both Social Media platforms. Jungkook has been the most quietest until his birthday came, where he released a preview of a song he wrote. And it’s beautiful, btw. Of course, each member posted something for Jungkook’s birthday as well.

Namjoon has been posting lovely photos of his vacation – as expected he’s taking in a lot of art galleries (he’s got great taste, btw). And a recent one he took while in Vienna. My only question is, as they are not selfies, who’s taking the photos? Hmm…

Taehyung had been posting photos of his get-together on what looks like a yacht or boat he spent the day on with some of his Hwarang hyungs.

Jin has been adding hilarious comments/replies to ARMY in Weverse (he’s so savage!). Yoongi has also been active on Weverse – we finally get to see him snuggling up with his sweet dog, Holly. Jimin sent some clips of himself while vacationing in Paris.

J-Hope stopped in LA and we think he was actually working on a solo/collab while there. The man showed up with a semi-buttoned up denim jacket which showed both is chest and his belly – we were not prepared for that. I mean, who does he think he is, huh? The nerve.

So when are they returning to the spotlight? It was an ambiguous time frame. BigHit did say it was a short hiatus but we do know they are back to doing their stadium tours starting with Saudi Arabia in October. There are, also, all the following Asian Music awards. I doubt they will pull out of those. So we shall see if October is when they start to get back into it again.

My prediction is there will be another comeback before end of 2019. With Map of the Soul, Persona is but one of four from Carl Jung’s theory so if we know BTS, they are heavily into such influences and themes. But of course, who knows? I am just happy they are getting a well deserved break while they can! Their current contract is still for several more years but no doubt they have worked in some scheduled vacations, such as the current one, now that they’ve made it big enough to not need to always be on the go.

Until they return, we also have their Bring the Soul: Docu-Series, a 6 episode package following the Bring the Soul: Documentary released in the theaters a month ago. I did make an error, though. In my last post about this, I said Weverse was releasing the movie on August 27th. And while they may still do so at some point, it was the docu-series that they released, and currently being updated each Tuesday. I bought the package for $24.99 CAD. I haven’t even had a chance to watch it but look forward to when I have some down time.

BTS – Bring the Soul Movie

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We went opening night, August 7th, 2019, mainly because it was the only night we all had free to watch as a family. Of course, I bought an extra ticket when it first went on sale because I knew my daughter would bring one of her friends.

We arrived as early as we could, being it a work night for me, and a gathering of ARMY could be seen lining up 1hr 15min before showtime. By the time we wolfed down some theater food as a poor excuse for dinner, the line-up had grown. We hopped into the line (thankfully early enough so we knew we would get decent seats) but by the time they were scanning our tickets, the line was trailing outside the theater and into the mall entrance.

The movie, or documentary, of their Love Yourself Tour was amazing. Like their first Wings tour documentary, Burn the Stage, I felt it was very artistically done. Yet there were so many differences as we witness the growth of BTS, along with each individual members, from just a year and a half apart from all the footages shown between both documentaries.

While Burn the Stage, the movie, was more poetic, this one had a more edgier feel. You will see this just in some of the music accompaniment as they go from city to city. They do this as they talk about their memories up to date while having dinner their last night in Paris. Throughout the concert scenes and them traveling here to there, the camera follows individual members as they give an informal interview, of sorts, behind the stage, during days off, in their hotel room while they continue to work on music. There was a lot of back and forth from solo members to group scenes but they all were put together quite well with smooth transitions. I was extremely impressed with the editing.

One thing which stood out the most for me was how funny Bring the Soul was. They really captured the casual, everyday humor seen across all members. These were raw moments – all very natural. And through these exchanges of humor, we get a glimpse of how in tune they are with one another and how they truly operate as a family.

Would I watch this movie again? In a heartbeat. I might try to see it this weekend on my own. My daughter actually returned the next day to see the matinee time with the same friend who came with us on opening night. For those who do not have this movie showing where they live, there was a pre-movie Bring the Soul commercial stating you can purchase the movie through the Weverse app. So if you do not have Weverse, here’s your chance to join the bandwagon!

If we can purchase it as a one-time fee, I will be happy. I wasn’t too keen on having to subscribe to YouTube Red in order to watch Bring the Soul because I simply wasn’t interested in a YouTube’s monthly subscription to begin with. I preferred, being in Canada when we did not have the ability to subscribe to YouTube’s Red, to just purchase each Bring the Soul series for $2.49 each. And I was prepared to purchase the movie even if it was going to be around $20-25. But by then, they opened up YouTube Red to Canada… and that worked against my plan.