Omega Francis

I have a bit of a secret, I am a BTS fan and have been for about 3 years. I discovered them in the latter half of 2022 and how I found them would always be a story I love sharing. I had just decided a few weeks before to download TikTok, (after being hesitant about it forever). Soon I realised I had been hearing this one particular song on almost every video I watched or scrolled past. Initially, I thought it was a new Bruno Mars song (Love him!), so I clicked on the sound and saw ‘Dynamite, BTS’. I thought that was the song and album name because I had not honestly heard too much about BTS before. So the next step was to head to YouTube to find the full song because it was a vibe. YouTube delivered the video, but no Bruno Mars. I realised the ‘Bruno Mars’ I was hearing was Jungkook (hilarious to think about on looking back). But, then a surprising thing happened: I kept watching (because the song is a vibe), and I saw him: Jung Hoseok/J-Hope in that now iconic OBEY t-shirt and mustard-coloured pants, with matching shades. It was a moment that gripped me and I felt as if I knew him. It was weird, but I leaned into it. Then, YouTube did its thing and sent me down the rabbit hole. I watched Mic Drop next (the SNL performance) and let me tell you those hip movements gave my Caribbean girl’s heart a thrill. I needed to know more about this man and how he managed to move this way!