The first month of 2023 has absolutely flown by, yet it seems like 2022 was ages ago. Y’know, in the closing track of his album, Indigo, Namjoon sings, “No lookin’ back, naur, don’t look back naur maur,” (yes, that’s a direct transcription) but how can I resist? I simply must take this opportunity to tell you what my favorite pieces of 2022 media were, or I’ll crumble from the lack of attention.
I wrote these ranked lists in late December and have not edited them since, because I feared that if I did, they’d be inauthentic to what I was feeling at the time. Please enjoy these glamorous Google Doc screenshots!
This week, BTS is releasing their 2022 Busan concert in theaters around the world, and I am so, so excited to watch it with my sweet friend Inna. (Happy birthday to an Aquarius queen, btw!) You may recall that almost a year ago, I went to a BTS concert movie and unexpectedly made a friend who (very generously) whispered translations of BTS’s end-of-concert speeches in my ear, and when we left the theater, she gave me a Shooky bracelet that I wear to this day. Truly such a treasured memory, and I loved sharing space with other ARMYs, so I’m really looking forward to doing it all over again.
In other news, Yoongi has been… very well-dressed and very handsome in public lately, and it all feels like a direct attack on me. Why is this man already trying to prepare me for the sheer power of Pisces season? It’s not here yet, sir! Calm down!
I’ll leave you with this gorgeous edit of Namjoon’s song “Wild Flower” over a clip from the ending of Moana. Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend, friends!