BTS’s J-Hope Finalizes The Design For BT21 Mang Without A Mask

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BTS‘s J-Hope recently unveiled his BT21 character Mang‘s true face to the world. In the latest episode of “Inside Mang,” J-Hope goes behind the scenes to show the process of tweaking the final design.

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After brainstorming his ideas of Mang’s origins, J-Hope came in for a design meeting. Upon seeing the artists’ interpretations of his ideas, he thought it was cute…

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…but he definitely had some critiques of the design!

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J-Hope made sure to retain Mang’s original identity as much as he could. Though he’s showing a new side, he also wants to make sure it doesn’t veer too far from what we have already seen.

It feels like, even though it’s a renewal, it has become something too different. Maybe we should find a midpoint!

— J-Hope

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As J-Hope mentioned in previous episodes, one of Mang’s most important features is having a cool and adventurous personality and he hoped the outside could also reflect this sentiment.

Something I thought of was something a bit more cunning … It’s way too pretty. I’m just not sure if it should be this much.

— J-Hope

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As displayed by the intricate storyline of coming from Dotohee Village, one of Mang’s most important characteristics includes having a steadfast work ethic (Think J-Hope, but smaller!).

Serious. Adventurous. With that sort of look and adventurous characteristic, wouldn’t that be cool?

— J-Hope

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As for the physical design, he made all sorts of personal adjustments, like downsizing the cheeks and keeping the flappy ears.

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He even got to see previous designs from the artists — and he wasn’t too keen on how much Mang looked like a monkey!

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Combining his favorite aspects of different ideas, he ended up creating the character we know and love today!

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Watch the full episode here!

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