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1 Dec 2020
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What does In today's top stories, BTS tops both the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 and the ARMY is rightfully losing it.
I don’t understand what “rightfully losing” means mean?
What does In today's top stories, BTS tops both the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 and the ARMY is rightfully losing it.
I don’t understand what “rightfully losing” means mean?
I don’t understand what “rightfully losing” means mean?
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- English (US)
they're crazy about it
but crazy in a good way
it's just a way of describing their happiness
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They deserve to lose the top spot.
Justice was done.
- Dutch (Belgium)
- English (US) Near fluent
@asasnrnr "losing it" is mostly used when people are angry or upset.
In this case though they mean the complete oposite (English can be strange like that). Here they mean that they are very happy about it.
So the first part, losing it, means they are very happy/excited about it.
rightfully means that they are deserving of it. the writer of the sentence thinks they should be in the first place in the rankings, and it was the right deed to place them like they did.
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I was completely wrong - sorry!
Suraiyaidriss is perfectly correct.
losing it = going crazy with joy (more often it means going crazy with anger, but not here)
rightfully losing it = going crazy with joy - and have every right to be!
I thought that The ARMY was kicked out of the No. 1 spot by BTS, but my interpretation is wrong.
Apparently, there is no Korean band called 'THE ARMY'!!
The full sentence is:
"BTS tops both the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Billboard Hot 100 and the ARMY is rightfully losing it over their victories".
Apparently, one of the members of BTS (Kim Seok-jin) was called up for military service
until the Korean government intervened (probably due to huge fan pressure).
I learn that fans of BTS call themselves 'the Army'. Now it all makes sense!
I quote:
South Korea’s National Assembly, enamored of BTS’s global success, came to Mr. Kim’s rescue by passing a revision of the country’s Military Service Act. The revised law lets top K-pop stars like Mr. Kim postpone their military service until they turn 30. Mr. Kim, who goes by his stage name Jin, will now be able to perform for two more years at what could be the height of his career.
The news instantly electrified BTS fans, who call themselves the Army.
“What a day to be alive,” one follower wrote on Twitter.
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God, but this makes me realise I'm so out of touch!
(Though music-wise, I'm so glad I experienced the 80's).
A sentiment that Danny Glover (as Roger Murtaugh) uttered in Lethal Weapon comes to mind, but isn't appropriate here!
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