No one it's forcing them into doing anything. It's also them walking around naked. There have been enough moments showing them half naked standing there surrounded by staff members for no reason. It's not a quick undressing, it's them also having pleasure in exposing themselves in front of the cameras and female staff members.
In fact there is a recording of Taehyung from last year walking around in a black shirt that was completely unbuttoned exposing entirely his naked upper part of the body.
The blame is equal on both parts.
I don't see a problem of trust being violated, BigHit/Bang Si-Hyuk aren't doing anything they aren't contractually allowed to do.
They need to have a written permission and copyrights to this material. They cannot legally record them without their permission. They are wrong for having no limits as to what they are showing, but who ever has been exposed in those situations (so far I know of Taehyung, Junkook and Jimin) , contractually agreed to that and I have no respect for it.
If they don't respect their own privacy, by all means, let BigHit/Bang Si-Hyuk take advantage of that.
I assume, since we don't see anything similar coming from Yoongi, that he didn't agreed to these terms. He might have a contract that prohibits the company recording him naked or undressing. So, he knew to respect his privacy and body.
Totally naked, or half naked - we all know what this is all about. Sexual exploitation.
Yes, it is normal amongst actors, or singers, etc, when time/location does not permit, to undress together, but in those cases you don't have someone filming and men get men dressers, women get women dressers. You don't get the opposite sex.
Also - soloists always get a single room to undress.
Some members agreed to allow those people exploit them, some didn't.
Would you allow somebody to film you in those moments and even make money out of it?
They were faking on stage after one song being "exhausted" to get empathy points. It's part of an entire agenda of victimizing oneself. Using very often words like "hardship", "hard times", "work hard".
You have ballerinas or musical dancers/actors/singers going 2 hours of constantly singing and dancing without showing on the outside whether it's "hard" or not, but 7 young guys doing playback and an easy choreography being fake exhausted after 4 minutes.
If they are so over after 4 minutes, there is something wrong with their bodies and they should stop doing whatever they are doing, or get a proper instructor.
It's weird to see a guy having a perm. Getting a perm isn't a guy's thing. It's very effeminate. I see it as a wrong. If we would be talking about Steven Tyler suddenly getting a perm and posting a selfie, I would be laughing and make a poster out of it.
With Taehyung is different because it's part of an entire series of effemination, self-absorption, narcissism, desperation and exposure. It's not just about the selfie/perm per se. It's all together. I like manly men. Not dudes wearing girls dresses, getting perm and makeup.
Taehyung always looked best when he didn't had any make up on, or women's clothes/lipstick/makeup. Even his skin flaws made him human and somehow attractive.
Do you really believe that by now they don't have a saying in what they allow to be filmed? They had a saying from the first moment they agreed to sign a contract. Their parents had a saying.
None of them are blameless.
I would burn anyone in the industry, no matter the country, who is harming children and people like this. They did it with Michael Jackson until he died. AEG and David Geffen pushed vitamins and God knows what into him, knowing very well that he is in no state to go on tour, but they thought they're gonna try as much as possible. Until he died.
Michael Jackson was aware about the people around him, but he was unfortunately someone craving for attention, which is why, despite all warnings and issues with David Geffen, he still signed with him being obsessed for starring in a Disney project, going the actor route. He was obsessed with that, he needed fame. That's what killed him.
BigHit/Bang Si-Hyul/Staff members/Government/parents...everyone participating in this heartbreaking abuse should suffer and pay for it.
Unfortunately, all members together are willingly putting themselves in this position in return for a momentary unrealistic moment of fame brushing their EGO. I can imagine for a guy 16-20 to have 100.000 girls screaming your name to be somehow nice. What they are doing to their mind and bodies though, in return for the screaming of underage girls that's something that they have to deal with.
Let's face it - there is nothing memorable in what they're doing.
If screaming fans is worth for the members to have their life ruined, nobody can help them. Because the problem is a psychological one.
Edit:check the last upload of the post, he goes on the stage afterwards looking like and acting like this. Obvious drugs are involved.
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No one forced them into re-signing the contract. All this complaining about how hard it is, etc - dude, NOBODY is forcing you. Take your millions and get out. Illuminati or no Freemasonry - there are plenty of people in Korea who have sued and/or quit their dumb ass handlers. They still live.
Yoongi, Hoseok - they had their doubts, wanted out but then realized they want the money and the fake fame more than their integrity.
Now they signed their contracts. For 7 more years, well actually 9 years due to military. By the time they are out, they will going to be between 33 and 40. With absolutely nothing except some (?) money.
If they are still clear minded.
I don't see a good ending if they keep continuing with exposing themselves infront of children and filming shows where they play games for children aging 7-10. I don't know how long this thing with 14 y old girls calling them "my babies" is going to hold on until one of them has a breakdown.
Around the age of 23-24 the mind starts to grow up, even if you act as a child. It's an automatic process, the brain starts processing childhood, teenage years, parental relation. It's a process done in the subconscious, which is why many go nuts when it starts.
The more they hold on and go through with this shit, the more damage they are causing to themselves.
Obviously there is something going on with Taehyung, whatever that is, but at the same time it is quite noticeable that he is the only one incapable of doing anything at all.
Everyone else has a sort of occupation - they all work out, except Taehyung who has the body of a grandma, lots of fat around his chest, belly and torso. That's not the body of a dancer, you need to train in order to control your muscles, as a dancer you need a certain workout. He looks "heavy" on the stage, he is not in control of his muscles, he looks as if he is fighting with his body.
They all can say some sentences in english, Taehyung was the only one who had to read his two sentences out of a block note in January when they had their trip to NY - so embarrassing.
Everyone has singing lesson, they've improved, you can hear it. Taehyung has no exercise, he sings very badly, often loosing his voice. He single handed ruined his voice. But then he goes on crying on the stage because he botched his part and ooohhhh, ppoooooorrr guy, we have a "cute" moment on the DVD, poor Taehyung crying.
Everyone else writes something on their songs. Taehyung managed to write two words: good night.
I don't buy anything about him writing and producing anything from the OST Itaewon class. He can't say one simple sentence in english, let along writing a song.
So - what is it exactly that he's doing?
From his position - if he wanted to leave the band, he must have realized somehow that he is incapable of doing anything with his life. He must see that the others are all doing something while he chooses to go in his room and play video games with minors.
I don't see how he would have wanted to leave the band while not being capable outside of the band to have any occupation or profession.
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I looked over some of Namjoon and Yoongi's rap verses. They were good for someone in their 20's, but honestly, they don't stand a chance compared with some of the top 20 rappers in South Korea.
None of them have progressed over the years. They talk quite much about childish stuff/from the perspective of a young person whose main problem is school.
The one song that I like both lyrical and musical is Tear.
I don't see how they will improve much staying in the band. If they haven't done it for 7 years, they won't do it now.