During an episode of ‘Bon Voyage,’ the BTS members judged Jimin for his behavior that was far from what “men” are expected to do, but the idol responded in an epic way by questioning the masculinity of his peers.
Among the talents that each of the members of BTS possess is their ability to challenge the stereotypes of the music industry in every way, from breaking the barriers of K-Pop onto the world stage, to questioning gender stereotypes and masculinity, just like Jimin has done.
Since joining the South Korean group more than eight years ago, BTS’s Jimin has distinguished himself by defying the conventions imposed by society regarding what “a man” has to do, how he has to look and what practices he can or not perform in front of everyone.
It is true that South Korean society has been characterized by its conservatism in certain aspects and that of the expression of gender and sexual orientation is one of the best known. We have previously discussed how a manifestation other than heterosexuality within the military service can get you in trouble.
However, and although currently the members of BTS are promoters of plurality and diversity, there is the capture of a moment in which they judged Jimin roundly because his behavior did not fit too much with what is expected of the ” masculinity”.
This happened during an episode of the first season of ‘Bon Voyage’. After ChimChim and Jungkook take a selfie, the “Serendipity” singer asks to be allowed to see how he came out in the photo, to which the “golden maknae” tells him: “men shouldn’t review selfies.”
Jimin just laughs and points out, “What’s the point of that?” Taehyung reiterates the position of the youngest of BTS: “Men take selfies but they should not review them,” he adds. J-Hope continues: “Men don’t do that.” Given all this, the critic limited himself to saying:
Here we go again, what the hell are men?
Jimin’s response to the remarks was undoubtedly epic and he reiterated his position as an advocate for diversity. This awkward moment dating from around 2016 has been kept in the teachings of Bangtan Sonyeondan.
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Years later, they would even celebrate the challenge to social practices imposed by gender roles, when, during the intro of their interpretation of “IDOL” at the MAMA 2018, they staged a choreography in which “Baby Mochi” stood out for its performance of the Buchaechum, a traditional dance also known as “Fan Dance” and generally performed by South Korean women.
