First , congratulations on your graduation . But at the same time , I am worried for everyone . I think about your health , and whether you ’ re doing okay , whether you are holding on tight during a time when nothing seems to go as planned , whether your body and mind are all safe and sound . I hope you are all doing well , but if things are not okay even in the slightest : We send you our most sincere consolation with all our hearts .
SUGA likened the stage of today to being deserted on an island , but I hope you will never give up . Remember there is a person here in Korea , in the city of Seoul , who understands you . We are all in different parts of the world , in different environments and circumstances . But at this moment , I hope we can all give each other a warm pat on the back and say : “ It ’ s okay .”
Jung Hoseok , j-hope Hi , it ’ s your hope , j-hope .
I ’ m not much different from all of you . At times , I feel as though I ’ ve reached a dead end as I perform and make music . Sometimes , my mind is bleached white , and I can hardly take another step forward . It ’ s a regular occurrence as I work . At these times , I think , “ Just this once . Just this once ,” and I pick myself back up . I decide to trust myself .
The next attempt might not be perfect , but the second is better than the first , and the third is even better than the second . And that is the moment I decide , “ I ’ m glad I chose not to give up .” There will be times in your life when you question your own decisions , whether it be about your major or your profession , whether you have made the right choice , whether you are doing well or walking the path of failure . And when you do , remember : You are the leader of your own life . And chant it over and over again . “ I can do it . You got it . I can do it well . I can do it better than anybody .” Like this .
Kim Taehyung , V Hello , this is V .
I ’ d like to congratulate all of you who are graduating on this very special day . When you look back to today years from now , how will you remember it ? Many of us are at war with reality right now . But I hope we can take bits of this moment with us , in a photograph or a memo , to look back to and remember June of 2020 , and how it compares to the new today you will be embracing .
In all honesty , I wasn ’ t born with the talents of singing or dancing , and wasn ’ t much the persevering type either . I began later than my friends and was lacking in some aspects , but I soon developed a joy and passion for singing and dancing .