An author is under fire for “vilifying” BTS‘s Jimin.
The author in question is Emma Emonds (also known as Akimasaaa on Wattpad).
The controversy started when Emonds published Oceans via Wattpad. It’s a BTS fanfiction, but focused on “Taekook,” the ship name for V and Jungkook. However, many felt that Jimin was used as an antagonist to drive the plot, which sparked unnecessary hate for him. Consequently, ARMYs called out the author for this and advised them to take it down.
Taehyung enters his senior year at the prestigious Seontaeg High School in Seoul. With
good grades and a smile on his face, the young man does not expect to meet these two
boys who are after him from the first day. If he thinks at first that it is just teasing,
Taehyung quickly realizes that everything is taking a darker, more worrying
turn, and that he is drowning a little more each day at the bottom of the dark ocean
of harassment.
And all this without counting on Jungkook, a violent young man in search of
perfection, whom Taehyung discovers to be much darker than the depths of
the waters.
Taekook.— Ocean (Automated translation from French to English)
Emonds has defended themself on social media, claiming to have taken it down. They requested to be left alone.
FOR US ARMYS
The names have CHANGED. This is not about BTS or even Korea anymore. This is not a BTS story anymore but an original story with MY own characters.
I would be very angry too if a Taekook story was published but my book is not a Taekook story anymore AT ALL ! 🤦🏻♀️ https://t.co/85OxtRcGIJ
— Emma (@Akimasawattpad) September 24, 2024
I deleted Ocean from Wattpad. And I remind y’all that the book version isn’t about BTS anymore. Ocean doesn’t exist anymore with BTS in it from now on.
Please, leave me alone now. Please.
— Emma (@Akimasawattpad) September 24, 2024
Yet, Emonds is still promoting the book version of Oceans, which they claimed “isn’t about BTS anymore.” They changed the character names for the book version to be published.
As Adam drowns in an ocean of loneliness, his encounter with Jian, second in the rankings and his main rival, calls everything into question. Debut novel.
— Ocean (Automated translation from French to English)
Océan, COVER REVEAL 🌊💥
Le 29 août en librairie 🔥 pic.twitter.com/AQZOiPo4tc
— Emma (@Akimasawattpad) June 27, 2024
ARMYs aren’t satisfied with this response, considering Emonds included “Taekook” as a hashtag on a recent TikTok promoting the book.
Additionally, Emonds used images of the BTS members for their mood board, again advertising the book. ARMYs are calling out the author for capitalizing off their image while promoting their story.
Many ARMYs are continuing to report Emonds.
User deleted the ocean but we dont stop here the book is still there and her acc is there too jimin every time gets hate and she chose to ignore them so we chose not to leave her acc
– REPORT https://t.co/jo9XyW4i00
SUBMIT
– https://t.co/ZmY74KNvH8
+ pic.twitter.com/CCk8zyNsNB— 뱅스💜 (@army__tww) September 24, 2024
The damage is done and we don’t settle at her deleting that sick fic from Wattpad – keep reporting on copyright infringement to hybe/bighit and report all her social media accounts.
There are countless “armys” accounts reviewing the book on TikTok as well
…now let me go to… pic.twitter.com/LpsoyuSknq
— JIMIN NOONAᴾᴶᴹᯓᡣ𐭩 (@jiminiemelody) September 24, 2024
She did change the names of characters in the book version to avoid legal risks but everything else is the same. There is mood board with members images and she made reference to her original wattpad story, taekook etc on all her social media accounts.
..and we just learned… pic.twitter.com/yKNDA4wEhA
— JIMIN NOONAᴾᴶᴹᯓᡣ𐭩 (@jiminiemelody) September 25, 2024
“deleted ocean from wattpad” yet you’re using the tags. For fucks sake free jimin, tae and jk. You’re ignoring all the hate comments against jimin. And honestly, fuck yourself b!tch https://t.co/ETFEMEg6Ko pic.twitter.com/jk9bJuD4A7
— Kashish⁷🌙 (semi ia) (@with__bts) September 25, 2024
