Celebrities are always considered to be more prominent figures in society. In particular, superstars like BTS are the center of attention wherever they appear. They are warmly welcomed and pursued because of their outstanding reputation.
However, that also means they have to face privacy violations, public attention and even negativity, stalking eyes and cannot do anything without being watched even when not carrying out an official schedule.
There are many conflicting opinions surrounding the connection between “fame” and “celebrity privacy”, with almost no absolute answer. But that does not mean that fans can freely pursue, bother artists or generally have no responsibility to respect the privacy of idols.
With mutual understanding and respect, we can absolutely create a better society where celebrities and the public can coexist and develop sustainably.
On this day, V's post from 4 years ago on Weverse went viral again as an example of the above. In the post, V shared that he felt very happy when traveling to Hawaii because ARMYs knew he was there but they completely ignored him, allowing him to have a comfortable trip. The absolute respect made him extremely touched!
When reading this post, at the time of 4 years ago or now, fans must have felt relieved and proud because it was a good deed. V's post also reminded fans to realize that just from such small actions, it is enough to show the great, sincere love of fans for their idols.
In the context of recent days, there have been many news and photos secretly taken of BTS members, especially RM, Jimin or Jungkook during their overseas trips, this post was shared by ARMYs as a warning to other fans about their actions.
Spreading private photos of artists, following them on trips or stalking their personal information and schedules are all bad behaviors, and cannot be considered "true fans". ARMYs hope that fans can respect and let the members enjoy their own space and time like they did with V.
On X, fans have many opinions around this topic:
- This is what they want. Respect to their privacy. You do it, you get love from them. You make them uncomfortable like those sasaengs all you get is disgust from the members. Let the boys enjoy their time cause they are ultimately sharing those moments with us like dear ones
- He loves it when ARMY respect BTS privacy. Every BTS members appreciate this if ARMYs protect their privacy. Please respect them!
- This is what happens when people treat the members with respect and don’t follow them or вσмвard them at the airports or when they’re on their outings. I’m happy and thankful to those armys
- He really shouldn't even thank us for doing the bare minimum and let him have a comfortable time, but at the same it's so sweet he wrote that and he know we respect them. Both BTS too. ARMYs please don't spread and stalk RM, Jimin or Jungkook these days
- Meanwhile others try to stalk them to make them acknowledge their existence. Look at those beautiful Hawaii Armys who didn't bother Taehyung.
- This the most sweetest fking thing ever... Let them be proud of us again ARMYs
- see this is what you get when you respect their privacy!! you make them happy
- This is why we are not like the others… Please remember whenever you see them outside
- This is how a real army should act if they ever see bts in public especially when they are in vacation
- There are a lot of people stalking and posting pictures of Jimin and Jungkook these days. Know what is public news and what is private schedule. Remember what V said
- This is so wholesome. I’m so glad that armys were so respectful when it came to him travelling. He & other BTS members deserve to travel in peace and true armys never fail to understand the αѕѕignment.
