BTS has a new song titled ‘IDOL’ and even though I can’t understand 90% of the words, it’s still fire.
BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. I’ve only recently started listening to their pop songs and surprisingly… I dig it. The visuals are highly reminiscent of Indian bollywood dancing. And the graphics remind me of older 90’s boy band music videos such as N’Sync and Backstreet Boys.
Wiki:
Their second full album, Wings (2016), peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200, which marked the highest chart ranking for a K-pop album ever. In their native South Korea, Wings became the best selling album in the Gaon Album Chart history at the time. The album went on to sell more than 1.5 million copies, making it BTS’ first “million seller”, and the group was subsequently awarded Artist of the Year at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards.
The group’s next release, Love Yourself: Her (2017), debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, marking the highest rank for an Asian artist in history.
Another track from the album, “Mic Drop”, was remixed by Steve Aoki with a feature by Desiigner and peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both tracks went on to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, a first for any Korean act ever. The album sold over 1.2 million copies on South Korea’s Gaon Album Chart in its first month, reclaiming its title as the best selling album in the chart’s history and becoming the biggest selling Korean album by month in 16 years, coming second to G.o.d‘s album in 2001.
Their third full album Love Yourself: Tear (2018), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making them the only K-Pop act to achieve this feat so far.
The album’s title track, “Fake Love“, became the group’s third song to reach Gold certification. Since their debut, they have sold an estimated 7 million albums worldwide.
Their latest release ‘IDOL’ was released August 24th and already has 94 million views and climbing. Also, if someone could create a zumba dance for these sick beats, that would be everything.
