Big Hit Music, BTS's agency, announced on the 17th that the group had released the studio recording for the кσяєαn version of "Normal." The music video (MV) for the original English version was also released the same day on Spotify, while the YouTube version is scheduled to premiere on the 19th.
Also on the 19th, BTS will wrap up the European leg of their world tour with their final concert in fяαи¢є before immediately flying to the United States that night to prepare for their performance at the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show between ѕραιи and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium.
With BTS's packed schedule, discussions surrounding the K-pop superstars have been nonstop across social media. And it seems the members themselves may have gotten so caught up in those lively conversations that they were... once again "caught red-handed" stalking their own fans on X!
Specifically, on the 17th, many ARMYs noticed that @BTS_twt—the official X account that has been directly operated and managed by the BTS members themselves for years since their debut—had υиєχρє¢тє∂ly followed the fan account @tetebbi. The unusual activity immediately sparked speculation that the members regularly keep up with what fans are saying about them on X, or perhaps even secretly blend into fan discussions themselves.
The incident also reminded fans of a story Jimin shared in the past about α¢¢ι∂єитally following one of V's fan accounts on Instagram. Jimin recalled, "I was scrolling through the reels and followed one of the accounts by α¢¢ι∂єит, it was a taehyung fan account." As a result, many fans jokingly speculated that this latest incident may simply have been another α¢¢ι∂єитal "slip of the finger" by Jimin—or another BTS member—while using the group's official account.
On the other hand, many ARMYs pointed out that the incident serves as yet another clue suggesting that BTS regularly lurks within the fan community on X!
Not long ago, Jungkook surprised fans by directly calling out an X post accusing him of only "pretending" to like anime. Out of the millions of posts about Jungkook shared every day, how did he happen to come across that particular one? For many fans, the only plausible explanation is that he closely follows fan discussions himself, perhaps even through a secret personal X account in addition to the group's official account.
Earlier, eagle-eyed viewers of the documentary I AM STILL also noticed Jungkook searching for his own name on Twitter immediately after his performance at TSX Times Square in 2023. The footage showed him carefully reading fans' reactions to the stage he had just finished. Based on these clues, many believe that searching his own name on X has become one of Jungkook's habits, which would also explain why he often seems remarkably well-informed about the topics fans are discussing online.
RM and V have also long been jokingly labeled by ARMYs as the two biggest "suspects" when it comes to stalking the fandom on X. RM, for example, has repeatedly demonstrated an uncanny ability to catch up with fan discussions almost instantly, almost as if he were quietly following every conversation in real time.
Meanwhile, V has left even more obvious "evidence." He once reposted a black-and-wнιтe video of his performance at Busan Asiad Stadium, which, interestingly, was originally edited and shared by a fan on X. Going back even further, Jimin revealed that V had shown him a piece of fan art created by an ARMY on X, and that artwork ultimately inspired him to add four more moons to the design of his original moon tattoo.
At this point, many fans are more convinced than ever that everything they discuss about BTS on X every day has probably already been thoroughly read—and memorized—by the idols themselves:
- joon saying jokes on army twt, taehyung posting an edit from twitter, jungkook calling out someone who only had 2k saying he wasn’t a true cyberpunk fan, and now following an army I AM TELLING YOU THEY IN OUR HOUSE
- Alright which one of you is them. The funniest part is that ARMYs used to think Twitter was the one place where we could talk about BTS without them seeing it
- Now make a search operation with armys to find that guy seriously he is living with us in x ,how do you know that may be we talk to him daily in comment section or any post with the help of x ,bro seriously i am screaming
- DEEP IN IT TOO like they’re eating out of our fridge. I am still in disbelief of them following an army here on TWITTER
- we all knew they were lurking but this just confirmed that bts do in fact have burner accounts they use to follow fan accounts.. and i fear i-army is not safe Omfg yall we gotta go on lockdown
- They’re literally on here as we speak. Everyone act normal
- I’m actually shaking! They are one of us. It’s getting too real
- Kim Taehyung better stay away from my account… baby its not a safe place leave me alone with my intrusive bts thoughts
- They’re jus lurking and refusing to post and update a ∂αми thing
