person sitting in a chair leaning forward essentially locking in to focus like me with macks weekly movie podcasts i get
me when i realize the voice note i got is actually my weekly movie review from mack
"What if ARMY from 190 countries around the world gathered in Gwanghwamun at the same time?" On the 21st, the excitement of Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square, which will be dyed purple, will be broadcast live through Netflix to living rooms around the world. Ahead of BTS's historic full-group comeback, Netflix has begun what it calls a "flawless broadcast operation" that allows not even 0.1 seconds of error. It is a project designed so that hundreds of millions of fans can connect simultaneously and enjoy clear video without buffering. According to Netflix on the 15th, the stage "BTS Comeback Live: Arirang," which will take place at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul at 8 PM on the 21st, will be broadcast live on the Netflix service. Netflix has completed the construction of a live-stream-specific infrastructure to deliver this content stably in real time to more than 190 countries worldwide.
Netflix's most powerful weapon is its proprietary content delivery network called "Open Connect." Normally, internet data travels a long route through servers in the United States. However, Netflix installs its own cache servers (temporary data storage) in the servers of internet service providers around the world. This works like picking up an item already stocked at a neighborhood convenience store, instead of waiting for a product shipped from overseas. Because data is delivered immediately from the server closest to the viewer, screen freezing and delay are drastically reduced and picture quality becomes more stable. For Netflix, this provides uninterrupted high-definition video, while telecommunications companies benefit from greatly reduced overseas network usage costs.
Live video watched simultaneously by tens of millions of people creates enormous data loads. To solve this, Netflix applies video encoding technology that compresses the original footage in real time. Even with the same 4K high-definition video, this process reduces the data size to about one-tenth. Especially for live broadcasts where every second matters, sophisticated algorithms are deployed to maximize transmission speed while minimizing quality loss. Traffic-management technology is also crucial when large numbers of viewers connect at once. Load balancing technology distributes connection requests across multiple servers so that they do not concentrate on a single server. Just as more than 100,000 people rushed to apply for BTS concert tickets, massive numbers of viewers could flood the livestream simultaneously. This system manages the traffic in real time so that no server becomes overloaded.
Netflix also has a multi-encoder automatic switching system in case broadcasting equipment fails. Even if broadcasting equipment suddenly stops, backup equipment connects immediately, so quickly that viewers cannot notice any interruption. To ensure uninterrupted service, Netflix tests its system using simulations harsher than real-world conditions. They even conduct extreme training where operating servers are randomly forced to shut down, ensuring the system automatically finds alternate routes or activates backup servers. The goal is to create a viewing environment where even if technical problems occur, viewers never notice. A Netflix official said: "This BTS comeback live event will be a historic moment where viewers around the world share the same emotion in real time. We are concentrating all technological capabilities on creating a stable global streaming environment even in unexpected situations."
“What if ARMY from 190 countries around the world gathered in Gwanghwamun at the same time?”
Netflix Launches ‘Flawless Broadcast Operation’ for BTS Comeback
BTS - Netflix Colombia
💜 #BTS ⊙⊝⊜
🤣🤣🤣
🔗 vt.tiktok.com/ZSufTFxtE/
Screenshot of a bsky profile for user jinhitpicts, showing that several people I know follow them (but I have covered the names of the known followers). Below the bio is a post showing AI generated images the account made of the BTS members from the Arirang vinyl teasers.
Just a heads up to my moots following this account, they're posting AI images that are generated from the blurry teaser posters we got on Weverse.
Cookie Monster (a blue, fuzzy muppet with round googly eyes on the top of his head and a giant smiling mouth) sitting at a table with a glass of milk and three chocolate chip cookies in front of him)
BTS members Jung Kook and Namjoon sitting at a table with soda, water, and what looks like noodle containers in front of them; it's early in their career, so Joon is probably 18 or 19, JK 15 or 16; Joon is wearing a white t-shirt under a yellow and black plaid blazer, and his hair is black, cut with an undercut and styled so that it sweeps up and away to the side in an honestly gravity-defying way; JK is wearing a white sweatshirt that says "GRA1" on the front, over a hoodie with a yellow and black plaid that matches Joon's shirt, and his hair is reddish-brown and purposefully messy; they are both staring at the camera with serious, almost annoyed looks, as if you interrupted something important and they're not amused.
Cookie Monster - Kookie, Monster
periodic reminder to please don't use AI to "enhance" bangtan's pictures 😒
jungkook and namjoon lioking like they swapped pants in the backgroynd of hoseoks ig video im gnabe sick
itlooks liekthy swappp ed pants i mgona besick thank you ao mux hoseokcsj
a nose i could identify even in 144p
the squidward window meme but instead of spongebob and patrick running outside it’s a screenshot of pokopia
pov: you only have a switch 1
Why is every tech ceo the villain from the Lorax
no one gets this song like me
ARMY! We left some surprises for you in the 'Proof' album lyrics on @/AppleMusic. Can you find them? 👀
✨ apple.co/BTS-L
#BTS #방탄소년단 #BTS_ARIRANG
[Jin voice] you think you have it all just because your hair matches your vinyl
Jungkook once again approaching the English language as a series of disconnected vocal sounds that come as a total surprise as they flash into his brain, what a hero and legend
bts vinyl cover, their names at the top with their seven tattoos behind their names
all of bts’ matching seven tattoos
what if i cry
bts in black and grey suits on the bts official site for the tour and album information and countdown
oh my god OH MY GOD
LOOK AT ALL THOSE HUMAN ARTISTS WE LOVE TO SEE IT
🐰
bubbles from the powerpuff girls in a white bunny suit as she holds a pink box with a white bunny on it
jimin in a gray sweater with bunny ears on it, he holds them up with a smile on his lips and black pants. his blonde hair falls in his face.
no bc wait….
stay away from his hubby 😾
#Yoonjin #digitaldrawing
Arirang merch items re-imagined as safe adult toys with a flared base and string for removal. Caption says "STAY SAFE!"
PSA: FLARED BASES ONLY 🫢
#kinkaminkart
BTS x Netflix
💜 #BTS ⊙⊝⊜
🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DVylxjK...
ARIRANG IN SEVEN DAYS EVERYONE GET MORE BORA NOW
One of the biggest and least understood shifts in immigration enforcement isn't happening at the border. It's happening at your local sheriff's office. A thread on 287(g). 🧵
We need a whole fic where people keep thinking that Namjoon is an alpha and trying to square him up, only to get hampered by a 5 foot 9 alpha Jimin who knows martial arts and has a possessive streak.
The way namjoon is tiny in jimins arms. That's alpha Jimin's omega, that is.
EXACTLY EXACTLY YOU ALWAYS GET IT
my boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
