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JM JK timeline.- my observations how they grew over the years - 2018

Disclaimer: these are my own opinions and conclusions. Feel free to disagree, but hate or aggression will be unacceptable.

As per previous years, this one is pretty long, so it will be posted in several parts.

Part 1

2018 was a bitter sweet year for BTS. This was a year the option of disbanding was on the table.

This is the year Tae’s grandfather passed away days before the members were about to leave for Malta and the filming of BV3.

We don’t know exactly what happened between the members, did they all want to disband or only certain members thought they had enough? Was there a personal issue in the mix? We have no way of knowing.

What we do know, because that’s what they chose to share with us, is that for the band members this was a year filled with doubt, insecurity as to what their communal future holds.

It was also a sweet year which brought more love and recognition worldwide for the band.

Within that context JM and JK’s relationship only became stronger. They had each other to turn to, to depend on, to be their crutch in this emotional hard time.

2018 is post the couple’s Tokyo trip, a trip they come back from with a stronger bond. This much needed private trip gave them the time to solidify their connection.

Yes, prior to the trip they spent much time together, but how much out of that was in private? In Tokyo they had the time to be fully themselves, by themselves, 24/7. Do whatever they want, mostly wherever they wanted (within the limits of being an idol that would be recognized out in public).

This freedom can be intoxicating. And coming back to ‘real life’ from that is not easy. They are aware that nothing has really changed back in ‘real life’, that they still need to be hidden, but it’s so much harder to do that, when your bond has strengthened, when you see how good it can be when you are left to be alone, to be yourselves together. So, this confidence they gained during this trip shows throughout 2018, they are pushing the boundaries of what is allowed to show even more.

I also believe that they do so even more in the aftermath or lack thereof to GCFT. JK knew that GCFT could most definitely backfire. JK is not stupid. He was fully aware of the possible repercussions, and yet he decided to put it out there for all of us to enjoy. And awaiting for the shit to hit the fan, imagine his surprise when nothing, absolutely nothing, happens. The take from that, in my opinion, for both young men was that boundaries can be pushed, that maybe they can really get away with so much more, and that allows them more freedom (not total freedom just yet) with each other, even in public, even on camera. That is the basis, to me, for Jikook in 2018.