Love Maze | BTS 8TH Member

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January 26, 2014

*Arin POV*

We were shuffling around the small room, trying to get ourselves seated properly before starting the recording. From left to right, we finally decided to sit in the order—Seokjin, Yoongi, Hoseok, Jungkook, Namjoon, Taehyung, Jimin, and then me.

Since I was closest to the camera, I reached out and started the recording. All the members start cheering and clapping. 

Namjoon initiated, "Two, three! Bang!" 

We all replied with, "Tan! Hello, we are BTS," and bowed our heads while seated for the greeting.

He continued, "Really, first of all, we are gathered here on the 26th of January. It will be New Year's break starting from the 30th of January, won't it?" 

We all nodded. He resumed, "So really, after our debut—" He paused to think and then asked, "Wait, when was it? Is it the first time since the very beginning of our debut?"

Yoongi answered, "We did it once more, after that." 

Seokjin said, "Yes, we did it once, then—" 

Namjoon added, "And after our first performance." Yoongi nodded. 

Were they talking about all of us sitting together and doing a BTS log after a long time?

Namjoon continued, "It's the first since then, and we've all come together as a group." Hearing that, my thoughts were confirmed. 

"The new year's already here. What did we do last year? I seem to recall we went on a trip to the countryside together," Namjoon thought out loud.

Yoongi confirmed his thoughts. "Yes, we all went home. After that, we haven't been back home. I think that ever since last New Year's break, we haven't been able to go back home even once." 

I nodded, remembering last year's New Year, when me and Seokjin had gone back to Gwacheon to our families. They were elated due to our surprise visit.

Namjoon recalled, "Last year, Jin hyung made us some rice cake soup, so we had a delicious meal with that, and I remember we went home after that. It's already been a year." 

Yoongi agreed. "That's right. Ah, the year flew by, so fast!"

Hoseok spoke up for the first time since the recording started, "One year," he added, "Still, we've changed a lot. I became a fashionista." He chuckled. Everyone laughed at his last sentence. He stood up and flexed his outfit, which kind of resembled Michael Jackson's.

Namjoon laughed, "During one year, the fact that Hobi bought some new pants, and a hat—" 

Hoseok cut him off. Pointing to his hat, he said, "Yup, I bought a new hat!" Everyone chuckled at his enthusiasm.

Yoongi spoke up, bringing everyone's attention back to the main topic. "It's the new year, and for each person, facing the new year, it's a new start." He then suggested, "So to be refreshed, let's each say a good word to each other."

Jimin asked, "A blessing?" Namjoon and Yoongi nodded. To decide who would start first, the boys all targeted Jimin and asked him to begin. 

Taehyung asked to confirm, "Ah, we have to say a good word to the person next to you?" Hoseok confirmed his doubt, then turned to Jimin and asked him to be speedy.

Jimin turned to me and started, "Noona takes great care of all of us. While Namjoon hyung is the leader, she's like the second leader of Bangtan. Noona, I want you to take care of yourself too, just like you do for us. And please, stop trying to practice your dance so much. Why don't you listen to me when I say that you're good at it?" He pouted.