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An ARMY made a Twitter post about a new OT7 project on Sunday, August 20, 2023, which was called out by fans for sabotaging BTS V and his solo debut album Layover. The tweet was made by the user @t_gasp_official and it kickstarted a project titled #2023GlobalARMYSong. The project takes a look at BTS' musical journey over the years and will go on for the rest of the month.
However, the project clashes with the promotional plans of BTS V's album and fans' streaming schedules to support the same. Needless to say, when they saw the tweet, V's fans were left incredibly angry and frustrated and took to social media to express their feelings. In an attempt to redirect the attention to and support him as debuts solo, fans began using several hashtags across social media. One of the hashtags they used was 'ARMYS STOP SABOTAGING TAEHYUNG'.
Fans frustrated following fellow ARMYs projects to sabotage BTS V's solo debut, Layover
As mentioned earlier, a Twitter account posted about the upcoming OT7 project of the band, titled #2023GlobalARMYSong on Sunday. The project will take ARMYs down memory lane to the start of BTS' journey. While it was something fans were excited about, many were left enraged. They were upset that the project clashed with BTS V's solo project schedule. Some even believed that this would take the crowd's attention away from the idol's debut.
Fans noted that V has already rolled out two music videos from the album, Rainy Days and Love Me Again. However, they said that there has barely been any support for the idol's solo debut. They also said that ARMYs have been deliberately avoiding interacting with BTS V's solo songs and have been concentrating on other BTS soloists.
Fans initially noticed that not a lot of ARMYs were streaming the tracks that V had already released. However, they later pointed out that some fans had been using V's songs as fillers to stream the solo tracks of other BTS members.
It is worth noting that many ARMYs see the solo debuts of the band members as a competition among the band itself. Therefore, it was no surprise when they expressed their displeasure and unhappiness about the same.
There were some fans who did understand that not streaming or supporting V's work was acceptable to an extent. However, they were unsettled by the fact that many ARMYs seemed to be plotting against BTS V and the success of his solo debut. They were hurt as V had reportedly been working on his album for months and had put in a lot of effort to make sure that the album had what fans wanted.
Fans pointed out that V's agency, BigHit Entertainment, also seemed to express a similar attitude. They noted that the company hadn't released his SoundCloud songs, Winter Bear and Scenery as it did for the solo debuts of the other BTS members. They said that the company should have done so as it would expand the singer's discography and would also bring more attention to his solo debut album.
Some fans went on to say that the organizers and management of BTS V's solo debut album were planned weakly and failed to be fair to him. As many other releases and projects are happening around the time of V's solo debut schedule, his fans are demanding a more respectful and fair approach toward the idol.
