1. Favorite picture/favorite member

Okay, so as the picture obviously shows, my favorite member is V. This maybe long, but I'm going to tell you the story about how this goofball became my bias. Or at least, how I finally accepted the he was.

So, I first discovered BTS on their debut date, June 13, 2013. I was scrolling through tumblr and found that someone reblogged their MV saying everyone should check them out. I was curious, so I did. While watching it, I was blown away. I wasn't really "new" to kpop (I've been a fan of kpop since 2009), but I was just recently getting seriously into it. Before, I was naturally into some American music. It was honestly something I've never really heard before. I never really liked rappers and the hip hop genre of sorts, but BTS hit me like a freight train and before I knew it, I was hooked. Moving on, you know the intro of the "No More Dream" MV, right? I watched it once but would skip it afterwards anytime I went to watch the MV again because it "took too long." lol, no wonder I didn't learn their names until a year later.

Anyways, while watching the MV there was a certain deep voiced boy that caught my attention. But again, never learned his name until later. ^^

So "We are Bulletproof Pt. 2" came out and I finally learn two members names: Jungkook first, and then Rap Monster. I immediately picked Jungkook as my bias because he was the maknae. Back then, I was weird. I only wanted to stan the maknae, simply because they were closer to me in age than the others. Now, lately, the maknaes have been younger than me (I feel so old omg). Anyways, Tae was there, looking beautiful, and I still did not know his name. I wasn't really into them much like I am today. It was more of a "I like their music only" kind of thing (boy was I in for a storm). 

Next came "N.O" and I learned yet another member: Jimin. But I still couldn't help but notice Tae ;)

It wasn't until "Boy in Luv" era that I finally learned his (and J-hope's) name. It was V. Simple, and easy to remember. But, you see, I was still stuck on Jungkook. It wasn't until towards the end of their promotions that I realized "wait a minute, he's not my bias." So naturally Jungkook was no longer my bias. Instead, I switched to...

...Hobi. 

I absolutely appreciated Hoseok's voice and rapping style. It was very soothing actually. One time, I had an anxiety attack at school and listening to him rap actually helped me calm down after it. J-hope still has a soft spot in my heart (he's my number 2 bias actually!), and I hope others appreciate him as much as I did in the short months that he was my bias.

"Just One Day" MV was released and I began to finally accept that these boys were starting to take over my life. I had two that I still had yet to remember their names, but I wouldn't remember them until "Danger". Anyways, I began to fall harder for Tae's sweet beautiful voice. It was even more soothing to me that Hobi's. After that era, I had no clue who was my bias. So I declared I had none. They still weren't high up on my list of favorite bands (they weren't even in the top ten at that point /.\) So it's not like I actually, you know, cared at that point whether I had a bias or not.

During that summer, I became obsessed with more groups. Super Junior was my number one and had been since 2011. Exo was slowly creeping up on the list. Vixx was there, as was GOT7, a rookie group at the time. Vixx, Big Bang, and Block B were also some of my favorites (and still are). I began to forget about BTS.

But that was also the summer I began to listen to Seoul FM everyday. Many of the friends I had made on there were obsessed with BTS. Once I found that radio website (I'm not sure if it's still up anymore), I heard BTS almost everyday and had many of them talking about them. I followed their tumblrs, and BTS was what they mostly posted. I began to get more familiar with their faces, antics, names, songs. It was closer to "Danger" era, and I was reminded everyday that the comeback was nearer and nearer and even I began to anxiously wait for it. 

I watched the MV and it was one of my favorite BTS songs yet. I learned Jin and Suga, and literally the only way I remembered Suga was his part in "Danger" that has "sugeo" in it. At first, I thought he was saying Suga and thought, "oh that's him," omg. I could hardly recognize Tae without the bright orange hair and them long bangs in the MV. Actually, I didn't even know that was him until later... hehehe 

"War of Hormone" MV was realeased and I was ready for it. I was so excited. I had heard the song and thought it was really good (but not as good as my jam Cypher Pt. 3). In the MV, Taehyung literally killed me. Like I could feel my soul ascending. That purple hair was beautiful, and when I heard that deep sultry voice I was hooked. I came to realize that HE was the one I had noticed since their debut. I also came to realize that HE made my heart flutter and completely beat so fast it was ridiculous. It was because of him that I wanted to learn more about BTS. I watched their interviews, showings on Weekly Idol and ASC I had never watced before. As I watched them, I realized that not only was he amazingly handsome with a beautiful voice, he was also quite weird, which is something I immediately connected to. I, too, am also quite weird. I asked one of my best friends that I got into BTS who she thought was weirder and she said "definitely you." Then again, she also said we were practically the same person with how we act. :P

As the month flew by, I began to fall even deeper in love with this boy. Tae may be popular, but to me I think he's one of the most underappreciated members. He (along with Jin) doesn't get nearly the amount of singing (actual singing and not growling) parts he deserves. I mean his covers are beautiful and even today I still find myself crying while listening to his voice. It's very soulful, and beautiful, and it's probably honestly one of the best voices in kpop. It's a wonderfully colorful baritone voice that isn't given the chance to shine enough. 

When they came back with "I Need U" I was already in deep. I learned their names, birthdays, likes, dislikes. They were up there in my rankings, and I was wondering Super Junior was still my number one (Exo was number two at the time). I compromised and now Suju, bts, and exo are all tied for my number one. 

I remember one performance especially from the "Dope" era that comes to mind. It's that one where Tae's in a lab coat. It reminds me so much of my mother, as she is a medical researcher and as I grew up she would almost always be a in a lab coat. As my ambition is to become a veterinarian, lab coats are something I absolutely love. (Not to mention he just looks absolutely amazing in a lab coat)

Now the "Run" era has come and gone. I remember in the "Prologue" I cried so hard when Tae jumped. Like the tears would not stop for about 20 minutes. My heart was ripped out of my chest. And "Run" though... omg I cried so much. I'm so proud of him for going through the water scenes, even when it was cold. I hope he didn't get sick from it...

Anyways, just recently I changed my ultimate bias from Ryeowook to Taehyung. Both are amazing singers but Tae just has a special place in my heart and I feel so bad changing my ultimates but it wasn't my decision; it was my heart's.

Honestly, just hearing Tae's name makes my heart race. Hearing his voice makes me cry tears of happiness. I'm very proud of him. He's come a long way. I hope I can stay with BTS to see not only him but the others grow into the fantastic men I know they will be. I just want Tae and all of BTS to be happy, healthy, and able to see their families. 

2. BTS in my country

I live in a small town in Indiana, USA. There's not much here but corn, allergies, empty space, and a bunch of country land. But it's a place I call home. It's not much, but I would love to take all of BTS are my hometown, the place I've lived all of my life in. I would tell them stories of my childhood with different places in this small town. I've taken steps in pretty much every single nook in cranny in this place. In almost every area, I could tell a memory. Like how I used to have soccer practice is a secluded area by some railroad tracks. One time I even slipped and fell in the mud and had to walk home. Or how right across the street from my house is where i rode a bike without being scared of faliing for the first time. My home isn't something to brag about, but I feel like BTS would find a little connection to their own hometowns in it. And for that I would gladly shown them around. 

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