"Thanks to ARMY and the many people who helped us, we were able to live a special experience."
Three of the members of BTS sent their own touching messages to their fans on the occasion of the group's tenth anniversary.
On June 13, the tenth anniversary of BTS' debut, RM, J-Hope, and Jimin shared their thoughts on how far the boy band has come and looked back on their journey.
“It's a really special thing to be enchanted by certain words. Until a noun becomes a pronoun, when BTS becomes BTS and when ARMY becomes ARMY,” RM wrote in a handwritten note posted on Instagram.
"There were countless ups and downs. There were many dawns that I don't even remember. I'm a different person at 30. We encountered a lot of rain and a lot of wind, but also love. We built our own world that no one could understand,” he continued.
“Thanks to ARMYs and so many people who helped us, I was able to experience something special that I won't be able to experience again. "Looking back, I used to kick the door open and leave as soon as I got a little carried away," he said.
“Even now, I'm still imagining our second half. I feel like it could be anything,” the BTS leader added of the band's next day.
Jimin, meanwhile, spoke of the unwavering dedication that ARMY needs to support BTS in all their endeavors and claimed that "nothing has changed" in his ten years as a K-pop idol.
"I'm an adult now too. Although I still feel like I'm 19 inside,” Jimin commented.
"I've already told you ARMYs a few times, it's not something everyone can do, it's not easy to support and love someone and give them strength for no particular reason," he said in his message.
“That's why I can understand how happy we are. You, who made us feel this way, should feel extremely happy and receive love. Must. Do you understand that?” he continued.
“ARMY, to whom I am always grateful and love, may we be happy for a long time,” Jimin concluded.
J-Hope, who is currently serving his military service in the Korean Army, also shared a message to BTS fans via Weverse and the group's Twitter account.
“ARMYs, you're all fine, aren't you? Right now, I'm probably in an extremely nervous situation with military discipline! Like a "scheduled text message," he wrote.
"To comfort all of you who are going through this time without Hobi, I will send my greetings through letters on special days like this, even if they are short!" he noted.
"I've always spent this day with you, but now that I have to spend June 13 without some people, I feel a little troubled and lonely deep inside," J-Hope admitted.
