Jimin went live recently, and what should have been a moment of connection with ARMY quickly spiraled into another round of online chaos. At one point during the stream, he reflected on his life, saying, “I’m living with the realization that being a good adult and living a good life aren’t easy. I’m just pretending to be an adult.”
For most of us, it was classic Jimin—raw, self-aware, and painfully honest. But some corners of the internet decided to twist it into something else entirely. Because the timing came after old dating rumors resurfaced around an elevator video with Song Da-eun, netizens took his words as an indirect acknowledgment of that controversy. And instead of seeing a young man admitting how hard it is to navigate adulthood under a spotlight, they called him “avoidant.”
Comments started piling up on online forums, with people mocking him for not addressing things the way they wanted. Some even claimed it would’ve been better if he hadn’t said anything at all. Others threw around petty insults, criticizing his phrasing and suggesting he hasn’t changed. Because apparently, unless Jimin delivers a full press conference every time he breathes, it’s never enough.
But ARMY knows better. What people called “avoidant” was actually restraint—choosing not to fuel rumors, not to drag others into unnecessary drama, and not to let the noise overshadow what matters. It’s not avoidance. It’s maturity.
And that’s the irony. The same netizens accusing him of being “childish” are the ones dissecting every syllable like a middle-school debate club. Meanwhile, Jimin continues to show his heart, his struggles, and his desire to live a good life in a world determined to pick him apart.
At the end of the day, he’s not the one who came out looking foolish. He reminded ARMY that being human is complicated, messy, and not always wrapped in perfect words. And we, as always, heard him loud and clear.
