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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Yoongi x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
In a still frame from the BTS music video for Spring Day, Suga reclines listlessly in an enormous pile of assorted clothes. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "it is necessary to fall in love...if only to provide an alibi for all the random despair you are going to feel anyway."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Taehyung x Goethe #BTSxPhilosophy
In a BTS Map of the Soul: 7 concept photo, Taehyung crouches atop a pillar surrounded by a gloomy fog, murky water below him, with black wings hanging from his back. A quote from German philosopher and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe reads, "nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Namjoon/Yoongi/Jhope x Foucault #BTSxPhilosophy
The BTS rap line wear classic suits and pose along the end of a table, looking directly at the viewer. A quote from French philosopher and critic Michel Foucault reads, "where there is power, there is resistance."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Jhope x Niebuhr #BTSxPhilosophy
In a chiaroscuro image from the BTS Map of the Soul: 7 concept photos (ver. 3), Jhope sits wearing a suit surrounded by bowls of fruit and flowers. With his head tilted, he fixes the viewer with an intent gaze. A quote from American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr reads, "nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Jin x Pascal #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Jin wears amusing novelty sunglasses glasses and a white shirt on stage for encores during the LY tour. A quote from French physicist, mathematician, and philosopher Blaise Pascal reads, "the heart has reasons of its own, of which reason knows nothing."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Yoongi x Solzhenitsyn #BTSxPhilosophy
In a BTS Proof concept photo, Yoongi stands in front of a metallic target studded with bullet holes. A quote from Russian dissident writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn reads, "violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Jin x Niebuhr #BTSxPhilosophy
In a BTS HYYH Pt 1 concept photo, Jin sits on the floor wearing a white t-shirt and ripped jeans with white lilies and calla lilies scattered around him. He holds one flower and looks at it with a troubled expression. A quote from American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr reads, "my real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Namjoon/Taehyung x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
In a still frame from the BTS music video "Spring Day," Namjoon rests his head on Taehyung's shoulder, eyes closed with a faint smile on his face. Taehyung looks slightly off to the side. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the benign indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself - so like a brother really - I felt that I was happy again."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Taehyung x Wittgenstein #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Taehyung stands in profile close to a riverbank, with a grey sky and the blurred, leafless outline of trees on the opposite bank. He wears a white turtleneck and a caramel tweed long jacket. A quote from Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein reads, "I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Jhope x Russell #BTSxPhilosophy
In a concept photo for HYYH pt 1 "the most beautiful moment in life: anxiety," BTS Jhope sits sideways in an armchair wearing jeans and a varsity jacket. He rests his head on one arm with his eyes half closed. A quote from English philosopher Bertrand Russell reads, "only in thought is man a god; in action and desire we are the slaves of circumstance."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Jungkook x Foucault #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Jungkook stands on a snowy expanse with mountains behind him, holding both hands up making v signs with his fingers. A quote from French philosopher and critic Mchel Foucault reads, "do not think that one has to be sad in order to be militant, even though the thing one is fighting is abominable."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Jimin x Niebuhr #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Jimin stands in a wintery field, wearing a black turtleneck and camel overcoat. He rests one hand on a tree branch above him that slants across the frame of the image. A quote from American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr reads, "the mastery of nature is vainly perceived to be an adequate substitute for self-mastery."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Namjoon x Horace #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Namjoon sits cross legged on a grey stone wall in what appears to be a park, leaning slightly forward and turning his head toward the viewer. Behind him is a wash of green from young trees. A quote from Roman poet Horace reads, "people are enticed by a desire which continually cheats them. 'nothing is enough,' they say, 'for you're only worth what you have.'"
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Jin x Arendt #BTSxPhilosophy
In a concept photo for "Happy," BTS Jin sits on a bench wearing tennis clothes with some racquets on the wall behind him. He rests his elbow on one leg and his chin on his hand, looking to the side off camera. A quote from German-American philosopher and historian Hannah Arendt reads, "before mass leaders sieze the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion fact depends entirely on the power of the man who can fabricate it."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Taehyung x Foucault #BTSxPhilosophy
In a BTS Dope concept photo, Taehyung stands in the iconic red elevator, holding a magnifying glass up alongside his head and looking playfully at the viewer. A quote from French philosopher and critics Michel Foucault reads "one should try to locate power at the extreme end of its exercise, where it is always less legal in character."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Yoongi x Sartre #BTSxPhilosophy
In a still frame from the BTS music video for Fake Love, Suga sits in an armchair, facing away from the viewer in an abandoned, rundown room with a blazing fire exploding toward him . A quote from French existential philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre reads, "once you hear the details of a victory it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Jhope x Paracelsus #BTSxPhilosophy
In a concept photo from BTS Love Yourself: Tear, Jhope wears a green sweater and tilts his head back, eyes closed. His hair is ruffled by a breeze. A desert landscape stretches behind him.  A quote from Swiss alchemist and philosopher Paracelsus reads, "time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new...but who can understand and measure its sharp breath, its mystery and its design?"
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Jin x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
In a meme "Jin cult" image, the moai of Easter Island are pictured, with their heads replaced by Jin's head wearing comical sunglasses. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "the realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Jimin x Mann #BTSxPhilosophy
In a concept photo from HYYH PT.2 "papillon (butterfly)" BTS Jimin wears a disheveled suit, the jacket slipping from his shoulder as he spins a bubble wand on a slope of grass, dark green forest behind him. He tilts his head up in profile, eyes closed. A quote from German writer Thomas Mann reads, "war is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Namjoon x Hesse #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Namjoon sits cross-legged on the ground, dwarfed by a large, mature tree with vast outspread branches. His head is turned, and he gazes off into the distance. A bright green lawn spreads behind him with a grey, contemporary building in the distance. A quote from German-Swiss writer Herman Hesse reads, "each man has one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Jungkook x Sarte #BTSxPhilosophy
In a black-and-white image, BTS Jungkook stands on a balcony of a stadium looking out over the empty seats and the stage being prepared for a concert. A quote from French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre reads, "life has no meaning a priori...it is up to you to give it a meaning. And value is nothing but the meaning that you choose."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Namjoon x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Namjoon stands on the side of a street, peering down at the pavement with a perplexed expression. He wears a black beanie with a peaked top, a dark coat, black short pants, black socks, and black lace-up shoes. The grey grid of the wall behind him receeds into the background. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "an intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Jimin x Russell #BTSxPhilosophy
In a concept photo for HYYH pt 1 "the most beautiful moment in life: anxiety," Jimin sits crouched on the floor in the corner of an outdated hotel room. He is wearing sandals, shorts, and a long sleeved shirt, and his hair is mysteriously wet. He looks up at the camera with a troubled expression. A quote from English philosopher Bertrand Russell reads, "the principle source of the harm done by the State is the fact that power is its chief end."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Yoongi x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
In an altered meme image, BTS Yoongi sports minty green hair and a thick tweed jacket. Seen inside a car, he extends one hand through the window with his middle finger raised. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "in order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Taehyung x Russell #BTSxPhilosophy
In a concept photo for HYYH pt 1 "the most beautiful moment in life: anxiety," BTS Taehyung grasps the white rails of a balcony and gazes pensively down onto a blurred street beneath him. A quote from British philosopher Bertrand Russell reads, "righteousness cannot be born until self-righteousness is dead."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Jhope x Jung #BTSxPhilosophy
In a promotional poster for the BTS Wings tour, Jhope sits on a chair, legs stretched before him, in a small room heavily splattered with multicolored paint on walls and the floor. He turns his head slightly to look up at the camera provocatively. A quote from Swiss psychologist Carl Jung reads, "in all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Jin x Russell #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Jin sits at the edge of a pool with his legs in the water, wearing shorts and a black-and-white striped shirt, eyes closed and laughing. The ocean stretches behind him. A quote from English philosopher Bertrand Russell reads, "one should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness in all kinds of ways."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Namjoon x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
In a Map of the Soul: Persona concept photo, BTS Namjoon wears a forest green sweater over a shirt and tie and sits, leaning forward, chin resting on one hand. He looks seriously into the camera. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Jimin x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
In a black-and-white image from a stage performance, BTS Jimin stands wearing a bedazzled dark button-down shirt with one hand on his belt. His gaze is intense. A quote by French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "one recognizes one's course by discovering the paths that stray from it."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Jin/Jungkook x Descartes #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Jin and Jungkook are seen from the shoulders up. Their backs are against a wall, and they have turned their heads toward one another with quizzical gazes. Jungkook, on the left, wears a white t-shirt; Jin's is black. A quote from French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes reads, "in order to seek the truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, all things."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Yoongi x Racine #BTSxPhilosophy
In a black-and-white image from HYYH Pt 1. "the most beautiful moment in life: daydream" concept, Yoongi sits on the edge of a wooden plank hanging high over the water. Turning his head, he looks up over his shoulder into the camera somberly. A quote from French playwright Jean Racine reads, "there are no secrets that time does not reveal."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Jhope x Sartre #BTSxPhilosophy
In a still frame from the music video "More" Jhope stands in a blue and grey toned hallway, a door closing behind him. A quote from French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre reads, "man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Taehyung x Lenin #BTSxPhilosophy
In a version 2 concept image for Map of the Soul Persona, BTS Taehyung stands in a bathroom in turquoise pajamas. He holds one hand up to adjust a strand of hair, also turquoise. A quote from Russian revolutionary and first leader of the USSR Vladmir Lenin reads, "one must always strive to be as radical as reality itself."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Jin x Melville #BTSxPhilosophy
In a still frame from the BTS Blood Sweat & Tears (Japanese ver) music video, Jin raises a lorgnette to his eyes and looks through them toward the camera. A quote from American writer Herman Melville reads, "we incline to think that god cannot explain his own secrets, and that he would like a little more information upon certain points himself. We mortals astonish him as much as he us."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Namjoon x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Namjoon is seen from the shoulders up, wearing a pink t-shirt and bathed in neon light. He playfully holds two fingers to a winking eye and smiles into the camera. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "the struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Jimin/Yeontan x Kierkegaard #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Jimin and Yeontan are viewed lying down; Jimin looks up at the camera. Both are chewing on different ends of the same straw. A quote from Danish theologian and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard reads, "you cannot get to the truth by capturing it, only by its capturing you."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Yoongi x Nietzsche #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Yoongi, wearing a full-size, fluffy RJ costume, looks unsmilingly at the camera with one thumb up, ironically. A quote from German existential philosopher Friedrich Neitzsche reads, "to live is to suffer; to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Jungkook x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
In a still frame from the BTS music video Run, Jungkook sits on the floor in the dark with a chintz-upholstered couch behind him. He gazes at a flaming match he holds before his face. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "existence is illusory and it is eternal."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Yoongi x Marx #BTSxPhilosophy
In a Boy in Luv concept photo, BTS Yoongi sits at a classroom desk and turns his head to look skeptically at the camera. A quote from German Marxist Karl Marx reads, "wages are a direct consequence of estranged labor, and estranged labor is the direct cause of private property."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Jhope x Kaufman #BTSxPhilosophy
In a concept photo for HYYH pt 2 "je ne regrette rien" version, Jhope walks along railroad tracks, with a large freight train to his side. He holds a skateboard under one arm and lifts his other hand to his neck. He looks away with a distant and troubled expression. A quote from American performance artist Andy Kaufman reads, "whatever is unknown is magnified."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Taehyung x Kafka #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Taehung is seen in a black-and-white image taken by Jungkook. Wearing a beret, he leans his head on one hand. The sea is behind him, and half his face is entirely obscured by the shadow of the building to his side. His expression is enigmatic. A quote from Czech writer Franz Kafka reads, "from a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Jin x Kierkegaard #BTSxPhilosophy
In a black-and-white image from the BTS 3rd Muster skit 'House of ARMY,' Jin stands at a kitchen counter wearing a large plush banana over his head. One side has been peeled down to reveal his face, looking enigmatically toward the camera. A quote from Danish theologian and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard reads, "face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Namjoon x Augustine #BTSxPhilosophy
In a promotional poster for the BTS Dynamite comeback, Namjoon leans forward, arms crossed, looking away distantly. He wears a pale aqua jacket over a white t-shirt, and his hair is dyed turquoise. A quote from the African-Roman bishop and theologian Augustine of Hippo reads, "in the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?"
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Jimin x Sontag #BTSxPhilosophy
In a concept photo for the BTS music video Dope, Jimin sits at a desk piled with paperwork. He is wearing the spectacles, white shirt, and black tie of an anonymous office worker, though with deeply red dyed hair. The wall behind him is a lighter shade of red. He looks slightly upward and off to the side with a slightly frustrated expression. A quote from American writer and critic Susan Sontag reads, "the only interesting answers are those that destroy the questions."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Yoongi x Camus #BTSxPhilosophy
In a still image from BTS Bon Voyage 4: New Zealand, Yoongi sits gazing off across the landscape. Snowy mountain peaks and a bright blue sky stretch behind him. A quote from French philosopher Albert Camus reads, "the need to be right - the sign of a vulgar mind."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Taehyung x Tolstoy #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Taehyung sits on a road at dust, leaning back on his hands and gazing up toward the camera. The road behind him winds into a lush, green landscape, dimly lit, though he is himself bathed in strong light. A quote from Russian writer Leo Tolstoy reads, "without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Jhope x Lenin #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Jhope sits cross-legged and leans back slightly with one elbow propped up behind him. He wears a brown t-shirt under a tan windbreaker (all designer). He smiles knowingly while looking sideways at an object out of view of the camera. A quote from Russian revolutionary and first leader of the USSR Vladmir Lenin reads, "give us a child for eight years and it will be a bolshevik forever."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Jin x Chekhov #BTSxPhilosophy
BTS Jin, wearing all black and black dress shoes, sits astride a large inflatable flamingo on a beach, water behind him. Wincing slightly, he looks up toward the camera. A quote from Russian writer Anton Chekhov reads, "the sea has neither meaning nor pity."
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Namjoon x Jung #BTSxPhilosophy
In a still frame from the BTS music video "Run," Namjoon steps from a shipping container and squints as he looks out toward the sky, a lollipop stick jutting from his mouth. A quote from Swiss psychologist Carl Jung reads, "man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health."
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