Kim Namjoon , RM Hello . I ’ m RM , the leader of BTS . I ’ m standing here to celebrate the 1st Youth Day today . Thank you for your invitation . I ’ m going to imagine the day when Youth Day , born today , reaches young adulthood 19 years from now . Today , we want to send a message to the young people who will be the stars of that future . Hello , young people of tomorrow . How are you ? First , I want to send a word of encouragement to all the young people of Korea who continue to pioneer new frontiers and live their lives to the fullest in all parts of the world . Now , at age 27 , still young , I ’ d like to tell the story of certain seven young men who are living dramatic roller-coaster lives . If you are facing hardships in your life of the future , I hope you will draw some strength from our story from the year 2020 .
Jung Hoseok , j-hope Billboard chart-topping singers . Global superstars . These are the laurels being bestowed on us today . But it all still seems absolutely surreal . In fact , regardless of epoch or era , the profession of “ idols ,” or artists is a path without signposts .
We set out with nothing but music as our dream , but we don ’ t know where we ’ re going , whether we ’ re going uphill or downhill , not knowing as we tire and take a breather whether around the corner is paradise or a pitfall . That was how we started . Min Yoongi , SUGA Seven years ago when we debuted , BTS armed ourselves with drive and hubris , passion and grit to walk a path where nothing could be predicted . We wanted to succeed , more than anyone . Debuting with a small company and facing hardships and worries we went on , sometimes recklessly and hardheaded , working hard and never looking back . We didn ’ t know what to do , but we kept telling ourselves with some despair that this too shall pass , that these will become fond memories . We memorized that sentence like a spell so desperately .
Park Jimin It seems we ran without stopping , that we worked hard , but for a long time we were stuck in place . People who were by our side and helping us said , “ We can ’ t understand everything but we ’ re heartbroken , too . Let ’ s get through this together .” Commonplace words maybe , but these warm words gave us strength . To young men without direction , they were a guiding light .