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Jimin’s Bobbi Brown Lip Balm: Bare Pink and the Current Tinted Balm Explained

Jimin’s white lip balm in Vogue Japan’s In The Bag feature was identified as Bobbi Brown Extra Lip Tint in Bare Pink. The current official Korean store uses a different name, Extra Lip Tinted Balm. That distinction matters if you want to find the item from the video rather than simply buy the newest product with a similar name.What Jimin actually showedVogue Japan’s November 2025 feature describ..

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BTS THE CITY ARIRANG Singapore: December 2026 Dates and What to Check Before Planning

BTS THE CITY ARIRANG is coming to Singapore from December 1 to 31, 2026. For ARMY planning a visit, the useful distinction is between the month-long city programme, individual attraction activities and the stadium concerts. They have different dates and may have different entry requirements.The dates confirmed so farHYBE's October 19 Weverse notice confirms the December 1–31 event window and ide..

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Jung Kook’s Bulguri Recipe: Water Amount, Sauce Ratio and Original Post

Jung Kook’s Bulguri combines Buldak and Neoguri noodles, with all the Buldak liquid sauce but only half the Neoguri soup powder. He posted the recipe on BTS Weverse on March 16, 2023. The photo above is from that post, rather than our own recreation.Read Jung Kook’s original recipe and photo →The original cooking method, in EnglishHeat 650–680ml water in a frying pan.Before it boils, add the ful..

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