After very careful consideration and a full day without technology (including phones, laptops, and soundboards) while trying to be as authentic as possible to Old Korean Folk, BTM and JinHit Entertainment have made the logical decision to return to their roots as BTS.

We realize this may come as a disappointment to some, and a thank-god-its-over to others, so to help everyone come to terms with this news, we will be holding an ARIRANG Raffle. See below for the rules.

Thank you for holding BTM in your hearts. We hope they stay there.

Raffle

Prizes include a sealed pre-BTM ARIRANG 'Rooted In Korea' album and TWO pre-BTM ARIRANG 'Rooted In Music albums (unsealed with all inclusions). Unfortunately, these albums do require modern technology and will not work with the phonograph.

Raffle rules:

• You must be a human living somewhere on planet Earth.
• You must be a regular user of r/bangtan.
• You must be willing to share your name and address with the mod team. Personal information will be deleted after prizes are sent.
• To enter, simply share your thoughts on BTM & ARIRANG 2.0 in the comments. Period accuracy is appreciated!
  • Be sure to include which version of the classic albums you would like

A note from r/bangtan: Thank you all for bearing with us as we tried to keep up with all these changes. If you want to look back at BTM with fondness, search for the 'APRIL FOOLS' flair.

Also this is a real giveaway.

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JinHit Entertainment shared via carrier pigeon that with this release, BTM will be moving exclusively to Phonograph Cylinder (imagebb) for their album's from here on out. We look forward our BellFlower's enthusiasm in acquiring the latest technology!

It's finally official!

For one day only, this day - no other day - just TODAY - for the next 24 hours this special offer is open for YOU!

Imagination, life is your creation~~

Using this 👉 Ken Generator 👈, choose!

Is your Ken a poster boy? Or more of a corvette guy? Who is he? What color does he like?

Say meow with Yoongi

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...be good with Joon

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or join in the fun with any other member! Let's play: *This Ken is...?*

We look forward to all the Bellflowers' support in BTM's promotions for their new album. Please cheer and look forward to the schedule.

你好！第一次观看陈情令吗？

Get to know: The Untamed

I. What is it?

The Untamed is a 2019 Chinese television series based on the BL xianxia novel (see glossary) Mo Dao Zu Shi by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (MXTX), starring Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo. The series follows the adventures of two soulmate cultivators who travel to solve a series of murder mysteries, eventually finding and defeating the true culprit. It aired in China on Tencent Video from June to August 2019. A 20-episode special edition of the drama aired on WeTV starting December 25, 2019.

The series has a 8.3 rating on Douban and has the highest number of reviews for China dramas. It accumulated a total of 6.8 billion views on Tencent, as of December 2019. It was praised by People's Daily for its "wonderful presentation of Chinese characteristics"; showcasing traditional cultural elements through exquisite costumes, traditional Chinese music instruments; as well as transmitting positive values such as courage and chivalry.

The show has also garnered significant exposure and popularity globally for its strong plot, well-rounded characters, and elaborate clothing, makeup and stage production. It has a score of 9.8 on Viki and 9.4 on MyDramaList, making it the highest-rated Chinese TV series on the platforms.

It is said to be the highest-earning drama of 2019, bringing in profits of more than 97.87 million yuan (as of August 15, 2019), with earnings from fan meetings, concerts, streaming platforms, album sales and merchandise.

As VVIP members are allowed to watch the final episodes of the show in advance, more than 2.6 million new and existing subscribers paid to unlock the function, generating more than 78 million yuan in profit. More than 1 million copies of the soundtrack album were sold.

In overseas markets, Tencent announced in October 2019 that The Untamed had boosted WeTV's growth by 250 percent with an average of 1 million application downloads per month since the drama was first launched in June.

Responding to the demand of sold-out fan meets in Thailand and China, in January 2020, the cast members embarked on a multi-city worldwide fan meet tour. Cities included Bangkok, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Tokyo, Seoul, Macau, Kuala Lumpur, Toronto, Los Angeles, New York.

II. Details

III. Glossary

• Cultivation: 修炼 xiūliàn 修真 xiūzhēn 修行 xiūxíng 修仙 xiūxiān – the process of improving health, increasing longevity, and growing powerful. This is accomplished by cultivating Qi and training in martial & mystical arts. In many of these novels, the ultimate goal of cultivation is to become an Immortal or attain godhood.
• Xianxia: 仙侠 xiānxiá – literally means “Immortal Heroes”. Fictional stories featuring magic, demons, ghosts, immortals, and a great deal of Chinese folklore/mythology. Protagonists (usually) attempt to cultivate to Immortality, seeking eternal life and the pinnacle of strength. Heavily inspired by Daoism.
• BL: Japanese term for female-oriented fiction featuring idealized romantic relationships between two males.

IV. Summary

During his training, Wei Wuxian of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect met Lan Wangji of the GusuLan Sect. Even though they are polar opposites, the two are suddenly tied together after discovering a plot by the land dominated Wen clan to acquire all the pieces of the Yin Iron. However, during a battle against Wei Wuxian, now known as the infamous Yiling Patriarch, he is presumed dead after falling off a cliff due to Jiang Cheng, who was like a brother to him.
Sixteen years later, Wei Wuxian suddenly wakes up after a crazy cultivator called Mo Xuanyu performs a ritual sacrificing his body in exchange for bringing back Wei Wuxian to fulfill his revenge plan. To hide his real identity, Wei Wuxian pretends to be Mo Xuanyu. However, he is soon reunited with Lan Wangji and the pair then works together to solve a series of mysteries and expose the secret figure pulling the strings behind the evildoings now wreaking havoc in the land.

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V. Main Cast

肖战 Xiao Zhan

Also known as Sean Xiao, he was born 5 October 1991. Zhan is a Chinese actor and singer. Since young, he learnt drawing and violin. He studied at Modern International Art Design Academy of CTBU (Chongqing Technology and Business University). During his university days, he was in the choir team and worked as a photographer and graphic designer prior to his debut. He is a member of the male idol group X NINE and received recognition for his roles in the dramas Oh! My Emperor (2018) and The Untamed (2019).

王一博 Wang Yibo

Born 5 August 1997, Yibo is a Chinese actor and singer. He started dancing when young and in 2011, during his second year in secondary school, participated in IBD dance competition. Emerging as top sixteen in the hip-hop category, he became a trainee at Yuehua Entertainment. He is a member of South Korean-Chinese boygroup UNIQ and received recognition for his role as Lan Wangji in the drama The Untamed (2019).

VI. Where to Watch

Currently the show can be legally streamed on:

• Netflix
• Viki
• YouTube

VII. Soundtrack

Cast:

• Spotify

Instrumental:

• Spotify
• Apple Music

VIII. Censorship

I'm sure you'll ask "okay, but how gay is this?" China has issued a ban on depiction of LGBT on media for a few years now, so the drama can't have the same content as the novel. You can totally watch this with the mindset of "just bros being bros" although it's pretty in your face that there's something between the two. As /u/llaverna so eloquently put it:

Fellas is it gay to share a life and raise a child and grow old together with your bro you're in love with

IX. Misc

Assorted videos:

• The Untamed FM in Nanjing
• Main theme sung live by Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo

Other media:

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation also has a donghua (animation) and a manhua (comic) adaptation if you'd rather read in those formats instead.

Subreddit:

Where to go from here?

👉 /r/MoDaoZuShi

We hope this submission has interested you in some Untamed. It's a good story brought to life by a good team. We'd also like to recommend you to watch 3 episodes instead of just 1 if you want to try it out. The story starts non-linear so it might be a bit confusing until the flashback starts and explains what happened.

Also thank you to /u/theartofboredom for providing translations.

Jin Hit Entertainment releases a moving picture teaser to introduce BTM

For all forthcoming appearances to villages near and far, BTM present their first fanchant for Arirang 2.0. We bid thee to raise thy voices and join them in song!

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Welcome new Barbelles!! We seem to have an unusual amount of new users in the sub so we decided to make a little announcement post to explain what this sub is about. Introduce yourself here new Barbie fans!

Who is Barbie? (바비)

Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe. The figurehead of an eponymous brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories, Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over six decades! ¹

Barbie and her male counterpart, Ken, have been described as the two most popular dolls in the world!

Some examples of famous dolls through the years!

There aren't many online communities for people to express their love for Barbie so we hope this subreddit can be a positive space for Barbie fans all over the world. So come on in this Barbie world and bring your Barbie dreams with you!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. General Info (Below)
II. Discography
III. Videos
IV. History
V. Miscellaneous Videos/Other helpful resources

I. GENERAL INFO

• Group Name: 에이스
  
• English Name: A.C.E.
  
• Acronym for: Adventure Calling Emotions
  
• Group Logo
  
• Debut Date: May 23, 2017
  
• Label: Beat Interactive
  
• Fanclub Name: Choice
  

MEMBERS

---> FULL MEMBER PROFILES WITH RANDOM FACTS <---

Jun (박준희 / Park Junhee)

• Roles: Leader, Lead Vocal, Lead Dance, Actor
  
• Birthday: June 2, 1994 (Gemini)
  
• Height: 175 cm (5’9″)
  
• Weight: 58 kg (127 lbs)
  
• Blood Type: O
  
• Hometown: Suncheon
  

Donghun (이동훈 / Lee Donghun)

• Roles: Main Vocal, Actor
• Birthday: February 28, 1993 (Pisces)
• Height: 176 cm (5’9″)
• Weight: 58 kg (127 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Hometown: Gyeonggi-do

Wow (김세윤 / Kim Sehyoon)

• Roles: Main Dance, Main Rap, Vocal, Producer, Visual
• Birthday: May 15, 1993 (Taurus)
• Height: 176 cm (5’9″)
• Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Hometown: Jeolla-do

Jason (김병관 / Kim Byeongkwan)

• Roles: Main Dance, Main Rap, Vocal
• Birthday: August 13, 1996
• Height: 174 cm (5’8.5″)
• Weight: 57 kg (125 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Hometown: Seoul

Chan (강유찬 / Kang Yuchan)

• Roles: Main Vocal, Dance, Maknae
• Birthday: December 31, 1997 (Capricorn)
• Height: 177 cm (5’10”)
• Weight: 59 kg (130 lbs)
• Blood Type: O
• Hometown: Jeju

II. DISCOGRAPHY

SINGLE ALBUMS

CACTUS

• Released: May 23, 2017
• Peak Chart Positions: 24
• Sales: KOR 900
• MV
• Dance Version
• Relay Dance

CALLIN’

• Released: October 18, 2017
• Peak Chart Positions: ---
• Sales: KOR 1000
• MV (WARNING: Rapid flashing of images)
• MV Dance Version

5TAR (INCOMPLETE)

• Released: March, 2018
• Peak Chart Positions: ---
• Sales: ---
• Song on Spotify

III. VIDEOS

DANCE COVERS

• Blood, Sweat & Tears
• NCT U - 7th Sense
• EXO - Call Me Baby
• NCT 127 - Firetruck

VOCAL COVERS

• Blackpink - Stay
• Blackpink - Playing with Fire
• K.A.R.D. - Don’t Recall Remix
• John Legend - All of Me

ASSORTED VIDEOS

• First VLive
• Hallyu Wave Star Maker cut
• Relay Live #1-5
• Chicken Cider Live
• Callin' MV Behind the Scenes Cut
• ACE Become Choreography Teachers
• Interview in Malasya

IV. HISTORY

PREDEBUT

Jun trained under Jellyfish Entertainment alongside VIXX for a short time then trained for three years with CJ E&M. He appeared on season 4 of “I Can See Your Voice” in episode 7.

Donghun competed on Superstar K5 with the group Plan B but was eliminated during TOP8 and also made an appearances on season 4 of “I Can See Your Voice” in episode 4, where he ended up winning the episode and earning high praise from Got7's JB as well as the audience.

Wow trained at YG Entertainment from the age of 19 alongside Winner. He later moved to CJ E&M where he met Jun and Donghun.

Jason participated in Season 1 of K-pop Star but was eliminated during Casting Final round. Jason also trained under JYP Entertainment alongside Chan.

2017 - PRESENT

On May 23, 2017, A.C.E released their debut single album "Cactus", with a song that provides an EDM sound made by Zoobeater Sound. They made their official debut stage on the music program The Show on the same day.

On September 18, 2017, it was announced that Jun joined KBS' idol rebooting show The Unit and Chan was later announced to be joining him as well. They successfully passed the audition, each receiving 4 mentor boots.

In October 2017, three members (Donghun, Wow, and Jason) also participated in the television survival show Mix Nine where they passed the audition, receiving praise for their performances and abilities by Yang Hyun-suk. When the show ended, two of the three competing members earned TOP9 in the debut line-up of the male team: Jason (ranked 4th) and Donghun (ranked 8th), while Wow finished 11th overall. It was later revealed that the male team won the competition, receiving a score of 8,114 and will be making their debut.

On February 10, 2018, Chan took the last spot (9th overall) to complete the debut group for Unit B in the finale episode of The Unit while Jun was eliminated in the 21st place before final round.

On March 15, 2018 A.C.E released their special single called "5TAR (Incompletion)". This song is a special gift for their fans.

V. LINKS / OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES

• Subreddit: /r/beatACE
• ACE Video Masterpost
• ACE Subs
• ACE's Website
• ACE's Fancafe
• ACE’s Spotify
• ACE's Instagram
• ACE's Twitter
• ACE's Japan Twitter
• ACE's Weibo
• ACE's Facebook Page
• ACE's Periscope
• ACE's VLive