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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Sep 1

Jhope x Paracelsus
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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?"

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Aug 28

Jin x Camus
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Aug 25

Jimin x Mann
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alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Aug 23

Namjoon x Hesse
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Aug 21

Jungkook x Sarte
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Aug 16

Namjoon x Camus
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Aug 4

Jimin x Russell
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 24

Yoongi x Camus
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 21

Taehyung x Russell
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 18

Jhope x Jung
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 12

Jin x Russell
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 10

Namjoon x Camus
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 6

Jimin x Camus
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 6

Jin/Jungkook x Descartes
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 3

Yoongi x Racine
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jul 1

Jhope x Sartre
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jun 29

Taehyung x Lenin
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jun 25

Jin x Melville
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jun 23

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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jun 22

Jimin/Yeontan x Kierkegaard
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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 · Jan 22

Yoongi x Nietzsche
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jun 19

Jungkook x Camus
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jun 16

Yoongi x Marx
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jun 12

Jhope x Kaufman
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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."

alice773.bsky.social @alice773.bsky.social · Jun 10

Taehyung x Kafka
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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."