BTS: Genuine Art

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Every single time BTS makes a comeback, us ARMYs are once again put up to test.

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Theories, analyses, and countless hours are being put into serious contemplation. However, after a couple hours or so of the release, some ARMYs have been able to fully grasp the anatomy of the comeback, thus the piles and piles of theories/analyses we see today.
What is truly so breathtaking is to know that none of these theories/analyses are the exact same. All of them have different aspects and perspectives on the same comeback, but under no circumstances will you find any identical theories/analyses.
You can compare them with snowflakes.

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It's highly unlikely that you will find a snowflake that is exactly alike with another. That is the beauty of snowflakes. The snowflake may have been born or released from the same cloud, but their different journeys towards the ground allows the snowflake to differ in size/shape, thus giving each one of them a unique identity.
In contrast, ARMYs are from all parts of the world--from the hearts of South Korea, or from the large cities of New York--they're found everywhere. Following that, each ARMY has lived in divergence, therefore each one of them has experienced different things.

Even if your sister is an ARMY, or possibly your mother is an ARMY, you are related by blood, but that doesn't mean you will be able to produce the same theories/analyses.

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That is, because, most theories/analyses are mostly produced and based off the person's personal experiences, backgrounds, and tropes. Particularly, everyone has their own ways of interpreting BTS' content.
Now we can truthfully proclaim that BTS' production is art.

The most powerful and beautiful thing is that there will never be just one full explanation, theory, or analysis of any comebacks. Instead, we have highly ambiguous content which allows fans to precipitate different interpretations or thoughts.
When we can genuinely proclaim something is art is when we notice that there is no limit or end to the cycle of interpretations; art isn't supposed to absorb someone for just a certain amount of time, it's supposed to be able to clutch onto someone forever and constantly emit the urge for the viewer to keep coming back.

Art is not something that is restricted for a certain person or group, it's supposed to be able to touch one, and make one feel something that is aberrant in comparison to others.
The fact that you're having to keep coming back, be perplexed, and still continue to shed off love and admiration far past the time of the artist is when you can authentically prove that something is art.
And this, indeed, is art. 

First Written: 4/1/2017
Originally Posted Here

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