Jungkook nodded. “We did it.”
“We should have stayed in Seoul,” Hoseok whispered to Jimin.
Taehyung, who had been quietly sketching the mountains, suddenly sprinted ahead. “I see a waterfall!” he yelled. Jimin chased him. Then Jungkook. Soon, the entire group was off-trail, scrambling over rocks like a pack of golden retrievers. bts bon voyage 4
For Jin, the eldest, it meant food. For Jungkook, the youngest, it meant action. For RM, the leader, it meant a quiet breath of relief. They had just finished a tour that circled the globe twice over. Their bodies were in Seoul, but their minds were still on runways and hotel rooms.
The moment they landed in Christchurch, the chaos began. Seven grown men—global superstars—stood in an RV rental parking lot, staring at two massive campervans as if they were alien spaceships. Jungkook nodded
They arrived at their campsite at 2 AM. Too tired to sleep, someone pulled out a deck of cards. They played Mafia—their eternal road trip game. Jin, as the mafia, fooled everyone for three rounds. When finally caught, he laughed so hard he fell off a sleeping bag. Jungkook filmed the entire thing. The video would later become a legendary Bangtan Bomb .
Jungkook looked out the window at the clouds. He thought about the sheep, the rain, the cliff, the kimbap, the fear, the laughter. He thought about how, for one week, they weren’t BTS the brand. “I see a waterfall
Except for Jin. Jin had stopped at a scenic bench. He pulled out a lunchbox of kimbap he had secretly made at 5 AM. “Why run when you can eat?” he muttered.