Even when BTS has enlisted, it seems there are still many stories about the members shared on SNS. However, there are also many stories that cause confusion in the fan community because they are easily misunderstood.
One of them includes the story that ARMYs have been paying attention to recently regarding the gift Jin supposedly sent to his coach. The gift was posted by Jin's coach on his Instagram along with a cute message that quickly attracted hundreds of thousands of fans.
However, after some fans researched it closely, they realized a surprising fact compared to what some of the original fans had αssumed:
These days, it's clear that ARMYs crave information about BTS members more than ever. Because of m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ regulations and the fact that all 7 members have enlisted, it is difficult for ARMYs to update any pictures or news about them. That makes the nostalgia for ARMYs members grow even more.
Perhaps because of this mentality, any news related to BTS is noticed by ARMYs, sometimes misunderstood. Recently, a topic quickly attracted great interest from fans when an ARMY shared an Instagram photo of BTS's tennis coach - Kim Sang Gyu. He is BTS Run's tennis coach and has a close relationship with Jin.
In the photo, a gift fans initially thought was from Jin to his coach. This fan account noted the message Jin wrote on the gift: "Seokjin gave to bts run tennis coach a Christmas gift and the way he wrote in the message: Jin: "Next time go down the tube (about the Super Mario bros gift) kekeke WWH you KNOW?"/ The coach: Thank you". Since then, the post has gone viral with more than 700,000 híts and many fans expressing admiration for Jin's cuteness.
Many ARMYs commented below the tweet that:
- I KNOW THAT DESIGN!!! ITS bloomwithluvshop on etsy!!!! Omggg him using ARMY made stuff!!
- no cause seokjin used his own personalized sticker and personalized note pad. im gonna scream why is he literally the most adorable??? guy ever
- I AM READY FOR SEOKJIN COMING BACK HOME ERA 2024
- HELP OUR NINI IS STILL THE MOST FUNNY PERSON
- Somebody please tell me where to buy the stationary!
- Omg the tape tho... and the notepad... where do we get it
- whoa congrats!!!! it's seems really full-circle to be an army, make Jin stationery, and then have Jin write on it
- He is also dedicated army & RJ lover
But not long after, some fans also discovered soṃệẗḧing suspicious about the letter Jin supposedly wrote. They compared the handwriting on the gift and previous letters he had written and saw the difference. Specifically, Jin's ㅅ ㄹ and ㄴ looks consistent in his letter and doesn't match this note. Moreover, Jin's use of tapes made by fans is quite puzzling.
Along with that, many people objected to the statement that Jin was the one who sent the gift:
- Did it say it was from Jin? Am I ṃïṩṩïńġ soṃệẗḧing? The handwriting looks so off. Maybe
- This is misleading.. "Wwh you know" is printed on washi tape, it is not written on the note. Probably this is gifted by a fan to tennis coach (not jin himself), or delivered to him by a staff.
- I don’t think so.. it’s not his handwriting
- I’m sorry but why are we αssuming this is from Jin?
- He didn’t say this was from Jin in his post, and the “WWH you KNOW?” isn’t in the note, it’s part of the washi tape holding the note on the gift. A pretty innocuous thing to misrepresent, but it’s still spreading misinformation. Maybe an honest mistake! Pls correct?
- Why do you αssume that this is coming from seokjin???? If anything, this rather looks like it's coming from a Jin's fan
- I don't think it's from Jin From where you confirming that Jin sent him this gift??
Ultimately, ARMYs concluded that the gift Jin supposedly sent to his tennis coach was not actually sent by him. Furthermore, with the strict regulations in the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴, it is difficult for Jin to do these things these days. Meanwhile, fans also remind each other to be careful before making any αssertions about the members.