BTS' 8th Member

✱ TaeHan's argument

November of 2016.

Bangtan were in the midst of getting ready for their 3rd Muster. Rehearsing everyday.

Having been touring from November of last year to March of this year. And from then working on the comeback. Wings. As well as consistently filming for the 3rd Muster DVD.

The album was dropped in October. It's truthfully been a restless year for the eight members. Sleepless nights of training, dancing, producing, perfecting.

Wings was nothing short of a success, of course not surprisingly enough many accusations were thrown their way because of the album. Consistent plagiarism claims, and so much more.

But this was not the only problems some of the members were struggling with. Two of Bangtan's very own had struggles that were really hitting at home. And it was difficult. So immensely difficult for the both of them.

Taehyung's grandmother in September had passed away. As ARMY knows, and especially the members, Taehyung's grandmother and grandfather raised him. He was extremely close to her. The months following September were long, dreadful, and heart wrenching for Tae.

And the sleepless nights weren't helping either. The consistent work, and performances, and award shows, and events, only put him on edge. When you bottle up such grief and suppress it with nothing but a smile and work, tensions can run high. Not only can they run high, but they can only be bottled up for so long. Before someone or something sets you off, and you just pop.

But he wasn't the only one.

Hana mid October after the release of their comeback album had gotten a urgent call from her parents back in New Zealand. One that truthfully left Hana shaking to the core.

Her older sister, HaYoon, got into a terrible car accident. One so bad that not only left her sister with various serious breaks and fractures, but severe head trauma. So severe that she was put into comatose.

The news left Hana in their dorm after a fansign on her knees trembling. From what her parents had told her, the treatment was going to be way out of their means. And HaYoon could potentially be in that coma for four weeks at worst. But four weeks or less was never guaranteed, what if it was longer? Her family couldn't afford that.

Which left Hana with the stress of having to pay for those medical bills. Of course she didn't hesitate to, it was her older sister. Without a doubt or question she was of course going to drop every last penny she had if that meant keeping her sister in a safe condition to be able to wake up with good treatment. Her parents weren't the richest, no one in her family was. But then again Hana was only an idol, let alone in the current point in her career, her and her members weren't making much.

But she couldn't just sit there and do nothing. She even contemplated going home, which seemed the most logical. But with everything going on she couldn't drop everything so suddenly. The schedules were so stuffed with award shows, variety shows, comeback performances, filming, and also preparing for their next album 'You Never Walk Alone'.

So she had bought her Aunt Songi a ticket and sent her to New Zealand on her behalf, with some extra money. Hana had even dug out savings and sent them home to her family with her Aunt. And all she could do was wait for texts or calls, with her parents updating her on HaYoon's condition. Which left Hana stressed, financially she wasn't sure if she was going to have enough, if her sister was in the coma longer than two weeks.

It left her sick. Knowing that it had been almost eight years since she had seen her sister and parents in person. Hana was 20 now. And here she was, trying to juggle all of this work of being an idol, putting up a front every time she had to step out of their dorms. While having a crisis strike at home, where she couldn't be, worrying about paying all of these bills, and most importantly for her older sister's health.