Entertainer Debrief
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pomegranitemilk(Questions based on one's I've received)
1. Why is Jungkook in Seoul?
I picture it goes like this: Jungkook has bad memories in Busan and thus moves to Seoul to go to university. He studies art but then drops out because he fixates on being a singer. This kind of thing happens three times in the story, first when he’s a singer (drops university), then when he dresses up for Namjoon (drops singing), and then when he meets Yoongi (drops Namjoon). However, Jungkook doesn’t tell anyone why he’s in Seoul because he wants those that meet him to project what they want to see onto him, ultimately making him more interesting and dynamic.
2. What is Jungkook’s past?
This is the one thing I’m hesitant to explain—his character is so reliant on this air of mystery. However, if you must know, you are open to dm me and I will gladly send you his whole biography. As for the little things with his childhood, when he was a kid he used to turn to anger & physical violence because it was the only way to get the attention he craved. This anger peaks when he’s 9 years old, but then it turns into singing and entertaining. Hopefully this explains why he acts/has violent thoughts whenever he feels cornered (bathroom scene, Namjoon dropping him scene).
3. Can you explain the other members and their roles?
Can I? Yes, of course, these characters have been consuming me for three months.
Yoongi — He grew up under a rich family and found it really lonely. So, when he was young, he’d dream about a future where he had a lover who'd ‘complete’ his image, his fairytale-happy-ending image where he's successful and settled and loved. He wants Jungkook to be that lover.
Hoseok — Basically, he’s the only person that Jungkook can’t manipulate, or even touch for that matter. He’s the dancer who sings guides for Yoongi before Jungkook comes into the picture, and because of this he’s a part of Yoongi Jungkook will never get to ‘claim as his own’ or control. Jungkook never really interacts with Hoseok, he’s always just hearing about him, and it drives him crazy. Hoseok’s only words to Jungkook are “Busan’s a really beautiful city” and it’s just a cluster-fuck of everything Jungkook hates.
Taehyung — (I feel like I could write an entire separate fic about him) He knew Jungkook since they were kids, and he’s one of the only characters, along with Jimin, who genuinely wants what’s best for Jungkook. You could say the only time Jungkook’s not ‘acting’ is in his scenes with Taehyung & Jimin. They see him as a person, not a character, not a body. (that's why what they say to him holds a different weight) There’s some play with accents and light to hint at this. Taehyung speaks in his Daegu accent to Jungkook and when they’re together the lights are usually off (the absence of the spotlight). Taehyung wants to support Jungkook in whatever Jungkook wants, and he views Yoongi as someone who’s just using Jungkook and preventing him from singing, which makes him mad. It gets worse when Jungkook practically tells him to fuck off during the “you don’t need to support me anymore” scene. In Taehyung’s last scene he tells Jungkook to write something that isn’t a song, but he says it in a perfect Seoul accent, implying that he still cares about Jungkook but doesn’t see them as close anymore. I’m already saying too much, but, yeah. Jungkook never really needs Yoongi at any point in this story, but he needs Taehyung. I view Taehyung as the person Jungkook could've been if he chose a different path and had better coping mechanisms. Taehyung's pretty brutal when he wants to be, but he handles it well. Jungkook's just brutal all of the time.
Jimin — He’s a less severe version of Taehyung. Like Tae, he cares about Jungkook, but he sees Jungkook as that hurt kid from back when they first met. He’s more gentle and less blunt (cuts Jungkook’s hair for him, never accuses JK of anything unlike Taehyung who upfront asks whether Jungkook’s scamming Yoongi)
Seokjin — He's Yoongi's friend and sees Jungkook as a leech. Also, he is an award winning actor and singer. The world kisses his feet. (a bad bitch I love him)
Namjoon — I feel like his character is the most transparent so I really have nothing to add.
4. Is Jungkook in a better place mentally by the end of the story?
I do think he's mentally better at the end of the fic. He goes to look at himself in the mirror and doesn't recognize the reflection, which is a contrast to before. He finally realizes that the person, the body, in the reflection is just a reflection and not him. When he was a kid he'd always see himself in the mirror,and he thought he really was a monster (how the outside world saw him). He couldn't grasp that he had autonomy beyond what other people saw him as. This is Lacan's mirror theory, which interprets looking in the mirror as seeing yourself from an outside perspective. You have to realize that the reflection isn't actually You, just you from others' perspectives. At the end, Jungkook finally sees that. What that entails, however, is up to the reader.
5. Do they really love each other?
The question of all questions. It really depends upon how the reader interprets love. From my perspective, both of them are incapable of loving each other for who they truly are. That love is just a mirage. Jungkook loves Yoongi like how he loves a good performance, and Yoongi loves Jungkook as a character who fills a missing role in his life. They are both content with lying to themselves in order to get what they want, in order to love. Is that real?
6. Anything else you want to add?
Hm, I already feel like I've said too much. But, if you want to do different readings of Entertainer, consider things like lighting, days of the week, clothing/hair, accents, money/alcohol, crossing out and rewriting songs, 1+1=2 & 1+1=1.
1. Why is Jungkook in Seoul?
I picture it goes like this: Jungkook has bad memories in Busan and thus moves to Seoul to go to university. He studies art but then drops out because he fixates on being a singer. This kind of thing happens three times in the story, first when he’s a singer (drops university), then when he dresses up for Namjoon (drops singing), and then when he meets Yoongi (drops Namjoon). However, Jungkook doesn’t tell anyone why he’s in Seoul because he wants those that meet him to project what they want to see onto him, ultimately making him more interesting and dynamic.
2. What is Jungkook’s past?
This is the one thing I’m hesitant to explain—his character is so reliant on this air of mystery. However, if you must know, you are open to dm me and I will gladly send you his whole biography. As for the little things with his childhood, when he was a kid he used to turn to anger & physical violence because it was the only way to get the attention he craved. This anger peaks when he’s 9 years old, but then it turns into singing and entertaining. Hopefully this explains why he acts/has violent thoughts whenever he feels cornered (bathroom scene, Namjoon dropping him scene).
3. Can you explain the other members and their roles?
Can I? Yes, of course, these characters have been consuming me for three months.
Yoongi — He grew up under a rich family and found it really lonely. So, when he was young, he’d dream about a future where he had a lover who'd ‘complete’ his image, his fairytale-happy-ending image where he's successful and settled and loved. He wants Jungkook to be that lover.
Hoseok — Basically, he’s the only person that Jungkook can’t manipulate, or even touch for that matter. He’s the dancer who sings guides for Yoongi before Jungkook comes into the picture, and because of this he’s a part of Yoongi Jungkook will never get to ‘claim as his own’ or control. Jungkook never really interacts with Hoseok, he’s always just hearing about him, and it drives him crazy. Hoseok’s only words to Jungkook are “Busan’s a really beautiful city” and it’s just a cluster-fuck of everything Jungkook hates.
Taehyung — (I feel like I could write an entire separate fic about him) He knew Jungkook since they were kids, and he’s one of the only characters, along with Jimin, who genuinely wants what’s best for Jungkook. You could say the only time Jungkook’s not ‘acting’ is in his scenes with Taehyung & Jimin. They see him as a person, not a character, not a body. (that's why what they say to him holds a different weight) There’s some play with accents and light to hint at this. Taehyung speaks in his Daegu accent to Jungkook and when they’re together the lights are usually off (the absence of the spotlight). Taehyung wants to support Jungkook in whatever Jungkook wants, and he views Yoongi as someone who’s just using Jungkook and preventing him from singing, which makes him mad. It gets worse when Jungkook practically tells him to fuck off during the “you don’t need to support me anymore” scene. In Taehyung’s last scene he tells Jungkook to write something that isn’t a song, but he says it in a perfect Seoul accent, implying that he still cares about Jungkook but doesn’t see them as close anymore. I’m already saying too much, but, yeah. Jungkook never really needs Yoongi at any point in this story, but he needs Taehyung. I view Taehyung as the person Jungkook could've been if he chose a different path and had better coping mechanisms. Taehyung's pretty brutal when he wants to be, but he handles it well. Jungkook's just brutal all of the time.
Jimin — He’s a less severe version of Taehyung. Like Tae, he cares about Jungkook, but he sees Jungkook as that hurt kid from back when they first met. He’s more gentle and less blunt (cuts Jungkook’s hair for him, never accuses JK of anything unlike Taehyung who upfront asks whether Jungkook’s scamming Yoongi)
Seokjin — He's Yoongi's friend and sees Jungkook as a leech. Also, he is an award winning actor and singer. The world kisses his feet. (a bad bitch I love him)
Namjoon — I feel like his character is the most transparent so I really have nothing to add.
4. Is Jungkook in a better place mentally by the end of the story?
I do think he's mentally better at the end of the fic. He goes to look at himself in the mirror and doesn't recognize the reflection, which is a contrast to before. He finally realizes that the person, the body, in the reflection is just a reflection and not him. When he was a kid he'd always see himself in the mirror,and he thought he really was a monster (how the outside world saw him). He couldn't grasp that he had autonomy beyond what other people saw him as. This is Lacan's mirror theory, which interprets looking in the mirror as seeing yourself from an outside perspective. You have to realize that the reflection isn't actually You, just you from others' perspectives. At the end, Jungkook finally sees that. What that entails, however, is up to the reader.
5. Do they really love each other?
The question of all questions. It really depends upon how the reader interprets love. From my perspective, both of them are incapable of loving each other for who they truly are. That love is just a mirage. Jungkook loves Yoongi like how he loves a good performance, and Yoongi loves Jungkook as a character who fills a missing role in his life. They are both content with lying to themselves in order to get what they want, in order to love. Is that real?
6. Anything else you want to add?
Hm, I already feel like I've said too much. But, if you want to do different readings of Entertainer, consider things like lighting, days of the week, clothing/hair, accents, money/alcohol, crossing out and rewriting songs, 1+1=2 & 1+1=1.
