I'm not going to say too much in this post because I think the 7 of them said way too much in the few words that are tagged the "saddest things they've said". I do listen to songs from BTS but I've never really learned about their lives on a personal level until yesterday when a video of them came to my random view play. These words were not just sad, they were so real that it hit me.
So here are the words from the 7 members of BTS that I think everyone else should ponder on or just know depending on where it hits you for real. I'll share it in the same format I watched it.
RM - No one is born ugly, we just grow up in a judgmental society.
Over a month now, I've been researching about what I can do for my facial skin to look better until just yesterday, someone called my attention to something that reminded me that I was doing too much trying to follow up on what the society has made me think. Truly, nobody is ugly, we just want to look, feel or be loved in a certain way.
Jin - One day, I'll leave my six flowers and millions of butterflies.
This one hit me on a deeper and sadder level, reminding me that one day I'll die and like the culture for some, flowers will be placed at the graveside which will attracted a lot of butterflies. Imagining this made me feel even more intentional about how I want to live my life with the hope of touching lives that will drop flowers.
Suga - If I had one wish, I would want my father to love me.
When I see or hear statements like this, I feel so blessed and grateful over again that I have my dad with me right from my first speech to learning to become an adult and my dad made sure to put in me virtues that will carry for the whole of my life. I need no one to tell me I am loved by him, I really pray others experience this.
Jhope - Some smiles are like bandages, they can cover the wounds but not the pain inside.
We've all been told to smile more, it gives positive vibes, it keeps us younger, it brightens our mood. Smiling is all that but it is also a cover for many who come off strong all the time. I believe everyone of us have wounds that healing as we grow older but only few actually show it out, we just smile them in and stay hopeful for healing.
Jimin - I'll be sad for the tears that the army will leave behind me when I'll die.
Not so different from what Jin said but I saw it as an emphasis on the fact that we really need to consider what happens after death. For Jimin, he is sad about the tears he would cause people behind when he dies. We've all got people who love us, consider the tears and you'll live better.
Taehyung - Grandma, I gained weight.
I found this statement playful until I learnt of the story behind it... V grew up with his grandma who had little to nothing to feed him, she is late now. That statement is like a "Grandma, I have enough to eat now" and I think it's very sad thinking how much they must have suffered before her death.
Jungkook - I couldn't live my childhood.
This statement is so related to how soon he started his career as an artist so it's one anyone can relate with immediately but not thought about until he actually said it. Most of who we are today, our childhood shaped it especially that playful side of being a child. I imagine he didn't had that and it's sad to think of others who didn't.
Let me know which of these statements hits you.
Images used are from Imdb.