hey, babyyyyy!!!
YOU'RE PLAYING GOLF AGAIN? AHHHHH 🥰❤️🔥
I'm SO EXCITED for you!!! especially since it hasn't been that long since "golf battle", I'm glad you're getting another opportunity to playyy 🥰 once again, I know nothing about golf LOL I just like seeing you do something you like.
(why do both golfing shows have hard titles, though... with "편먹고 공치리“ I always wanna call it "birdie buddies" because that's what stuck with me in the official translation, and this one is being called "I did lifetime best today" in english? can I call it just "라베" 😅)
and I gotta say, eric, you're looking so so so SO handsome... this teaser in particular made me realize even your cheeks are looking prettier than ever, they're framing your face so beautifullyㅠㅠ happiness really looks the best on you 💛
it somehow feels like this year is even more filled with good opportunities than last year, but that sounds insane, because 2023 was such a productive year already filled with good things... no wonder you've been so busy, huh? you're doing so many great things this year, baby.
one of those great things was "선물함", which I'm already missing, and maybe because of that, I've recently had an idea... 👀 a silly one, but an idea nonetheless!!
if you read this and think it's too silly, at least I'll have made you laugh 😆 and if you like it, you will have a lot of time to think about it and plan for it, if it's something you'd like to do in the future - because I'm well-aware you & the other boyz are extremely busy right now and probably have your schedules full for the rest of the year.
so once again: no pressure!! I'm not *asking* for it to happen, nor would I be sad if it didn't happen. it's totally fine, don't worry. this is just something I've been thinking about and wanted to share because I like sharing things with you 🤗 okay? cool? then let's go 🤓
I was a little bummed recently that while we really love seeing our english speaking line/threerang together, any and all videos produced by dive studios won't be well-received... because that means we can't really enjoy the videos with you three as much as we'd like, right? and we kinda miss on the chance of seeing you three in an english-speaking contentㅠㅠ
so!!! hear me out here 👀 what if... you, jacob, and kevin made your own english-speaking content together?
just to make this as silly as possible LOL lemme do a presentation in topics. imagine me pulling up a projector and showing you powerpoint slides for this ☝️🤓📋📽️
1. inspiration: my inspiration for this comes from IST investing in original content right now - from the ot11 original content like the b university + casual vlogs, to juyeon's 동행, to the 98 회동, to the higher quality production for the birthday lives, etc - you guys are trying out new forms of content, right? just like these other videos, something lowkey, casual, with no specific schedule for new episodes could work.
2. how it would work: however you wanted! it could be fun to have guests for every episode, either tbz members or other english-speaking idols, but I don't know how feasible that is, logistically speaking. I imagine people (not just thebs!) would appreciate a new space for english-speaking content, but I understand that might be hard to arrange.
so let's say it's only you 3, or just between tbz members 👀❤️ it could either work as:
- a chill kind of content where you're just talking or doing something fun (watching things, gaming, working out, doing sports, trying out food/hobbies, etc). could even be kinda like a weverse live but without the realtime pressure! just the kind of tbz content (that I love) where you get to relax/hang out together;
or...
- a chill but also amusing kind of content where you help the other members practice their english? 😎❤️🔥 I say "amusing" because none of you are teachers and it can be hard to teach a language but listen, I imagine that has already been happening behind the scenes for years, anyway lol the guests could be the members interested in english, or the ones trying to learn it! juyeon and haknyeon are the ones I consider the unofficial english line 😂 since they seem sorta confident in their english, right? and chanhee shared recently that he bas been studying english too! so!! and sunwoo sang "honey" with you, which to me almost qualifies him as unofficial english line as well. that's already 4 guests, that could mean at least 4 episodes 🤓;
or...
- (and this is super catered to my own interests LOL) you three trying to "teach" korean to international thebs, maybe? or english to korean thebs? again: none of you are teachers, that could be hard if you took it too seriously 😅 but you could make it fun! even just discussing what it's like to be bilingual, or funny anecdotes about learning english/korean and another language (like japanese, or spanish in your case, etc). I don't know, there's tons you could do, if that interests you. especially considering how lots of thebs speak more than one language too, or rely on translations to understand your content, or even want to learn/be fluent in korean/english to better understand you and better communicate with you (🙋♀️), etc. sorry, I just think languages are fun!!! lol
3. ok but... why? because I love you three, because I like any kind of tbz content anyway, and because yes, I miss you as an mc already 🫣🎁💕 but putting my personal preferences aside, it's also because:
- sometimes you apologize for not speaking in english more often on live/bubble, right? which is sweet of you 🥺 but it makes me wonder if you wish you had more chances to reach out to international thebsㅠㅠ and this could be a way to do that, especially after the tour and everything. and it would be on your own terms too, with no pressure, at your own pace.
- I was also watching jacob and kevin's interviews for "the star" recently, and jacob said he wants to practice being a talk show host, while kevin said he wishes he had more chances to express himself in english, so... 👀 maybe they'd be up for it?
4. some rambling and a broader context: something that I've also been thinking about is how, although we now have subtitles for most official videos (thank you, iced tea!!! 🙇♀️), we don't really have subtitles for weverse lives anymore... which is kind of a pityㅠㅠ
back when things were still on vlive, there was an option for fans to submit their own subtitles. I'm sure you know that, and many older lives still have the subtitles where usually the fans would include credits to indicate who translated the video. but weverse just... doesn't have that option? every few months I look it up just in case, but nope, there's still no way for fans to submit translations in the new app 🥲 so all lives remain without subs, without even korean captions.
I'm fortunate(?) enough to understand a little bit of korean, so I can at least grasp context most of the time, and I don't get tripped by bad automatic translations on bubble... but I know that's not true of every international theb. and while I'm a BIG defender of "if you really want to understand something, learn the language", especially when it comes to kpop, that's of course easier said than done.
in practice, languages can be hard! right? especially when we don't have the means, the discipline, or the time to study consistently. (once again, pat yourself on the back for your japanese & spanish accomplishments!!) and honestly, even I have trouble sometimes... the recent ot11 live? bro, my humble korean skills struggled to follow 11 members talking at once and away from the camera 🥹 LOL
in any case, we're really, really lucky, and I'm grateful, that we now live in an era where we get official content with official subtitles 🥳 that's really cool and makes things much more accessible, in comparison to even 10 years ago. at the same time though, I think there's things that get lost in translation, and there's some truly great content (like lives) that deserves to reach a broader international audience, for sureㅠㅠ
I think tbz has done everything right, from always showing love towards fans everywhere, to doing your best to communicate with us no matter where we are 💖 that's really meaningful, and really lovely. and I think tbz is also in a really good position in relation to english-speaking fans, because there's 3 of you that are not only good in english, but actually fully bilingual! that's an advantage when it comes to reaching the international fandom, not every group can say the same 😆 so if you wanted to do more with that, you definitely could.
5. in conclusion? I just love the idea of you having an official content with the other boyz, and I also think threerang could have a lot of fun making something entirely your own 👀💕 THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!! the world is your oyster, except the "world" in this case is the tbz official channel 😂
and that concludes my powerpoint presentation! see, I told you, it was silly lol but I just wanted to share, and I'm also gonna use the opportunity to remind you once again that I'm always right by your side cheering you on 😽 no matter the language, no matter the format. you know that, right, our professional golfer? ⛳️💛
I hope you're having a great wednesday, baby. please eat well today!! okay? and good luck with whatever the plans are for today 💪 에릭티이이잉!!!
사랑스러운 우리 멋쟁이 에릭아 오늘도 사랑해요 많이많이 💖⛵️
-날루누나
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