Directed by Korean filmmaker Jeon Go-woon, the BTS x Louis Vuitton film has dropped!
The French luxury brand Louis Vuitton fall 2021 Men’s collection designed by Virgil Abloh dropped its Korean Fashion show today with the main models being the Ambassadors BTS. The 7 members, fashioned 34 new looks and seven from the original range that was unveiled last January. The film debuted on its website today.
BTS modeled the looks in a “moving-image performance,” what according to the show notes. The digital fashion video, directed by Jeon Go-woon, “stages a conversation between space, movement, and global connectivity central to our moment in time, and explores the city of Seoul through the lens of diversity,” the show notes said.
BTS has shared an exciting sneak peek of their music video for “Permission to Dance”!
On July 7 at midnight KST, BTS released a music video teaser for their new song “Permission to Dance,” which was co-written by Ed Sheeran.
“Permission to Dance” will be included on BTS’s upcoming CD Version of their hit single “Butter,” which is due out on July 9 at 1 p.m. KST—and the music video for “Permission to Dance” will be released at the same time.
Check out BTS’s new teaser for “Permission to Dance” below! (You can can also check out all of their concept photos for the upcoming CD single here.)
Today as part of the BTS Festa celebration a new solo song was released titled “Bicycle” and performed by RM. “Bicycle” follows Friday’s release of a pair of new remixes (“Sweeter” and “Cooler”) dedicated to BTS’ latest single “Butter,” the group’s second English-language song following their hit “Dynamite.”
This year June 13, and June 14 are being saved by the ARMY as the BTS Festa will begin with a special two-day online streaming event, ‘Muster Sowoozoo’, to celebrate their eighth anniversary.
Mix Engineer – 정우영 @ HYBE Studio Mastering Engineer – Chris Gehringer @ Sterling Sound Cover Artwork: Sungsic Moon
Note: John Eun (Eun Heeyoung) is a Korean singer-songwriter. RM previously shared John Eun’s songs – Walkin’ on Twitter (August 2019) and Heart on Weverse (May 2020), and later lent his vocals to Eun’s November 2020 single Hope along with eAeon and Han All. Shortly after the release of Bicycle, John Eun posted on his Instagram: “The feeling of making music is always exciting. But the feeling of making music with someone who makes you feel that you are profoundly connected is something that is hard to come by. I feel extremely lucky and blessed to make music with this friend that I resonate both musically and personally. Thank you RM for your friendship and for always keeping me motivated to be a better musician/human. I couldn’t have asked for a better mate.”
Always, I’ve wanted to write a song about bicycle. As it’s already been almost three years since I put out mono, and as myself was getting tired preparing the next series that has no hard plan, I decided to use Festa as a great excuse(!) to make and share a bicycle song. After many twists and turns, I laid out melodies and lyrics on the guitar played by Heeyoung hyung while wandering from place to place on a bicycle in February and March. The lyrics were actually written while I was riding a bicycle. I can’t even remember how many times I crooned the song to myself.. For the cover artwork, I made the request in person to artist Moon Sungsic, who I’ve admired. I think the artwork came out great in his own drawing style. I send my thank-you to Heeyoung hyung and artist Moon Sungsic for getting on board with this childish decision. Riding a bicycle always makes my heart flutter, but when placing my two feet on the pedals, I always feel somewhat sad. Perhaps it’s because there are many things I long for.. But the reason is not clear even to me. Maybe it’s because I haven’t driven a car since I don’t have a driver’s license. Anyway, when riding a bicycle is the time, one of the rare times, when I feel the freest physically. I wanted to portray the vague, impalpable scenery that I have always thought of when riding a bicycle since the trainee days. Feelings that are sad but exciting, a little cold but warm. I hope this song stays on your playlist for a long time and becomes your bicycle song. I would be the happiest if you listen to this song and accept it as if it’s a small gift from me. The days are getting better and better. When sad, let’s ride a bicycle ! I too will do so, always.
– Namjoon
두 발을 구르며 Getting it roll with my two feet,
볼 수 없는 그댈 마주해 I face you who I can’t see
언제나처럼 날 As always,
맞아주는 몇 센치의 떨림 greeting me is the few centimeters of trembling Note: 떨림 can be used to describe physical shaking or emotional excitement/nervousness.
I wanna keep the bass down low
벌써 내 마음은 주말 mode My mind is already in weekend mode
I don’t see no open cars, no open bars
나쁘지 않아 온전히 혼자인 road It’s not too bad, completely alone on this road
섬처럼 떠있는 사람들의 마음 [maeum, shortened to mam] Hearts of people that are floating like islands
어쩌면 오지 않을 듯한 밤 [bam] A night that feels like it may not come
지평선을 걸어가 [georeoga] 또 굴러가 [gulleoga] We walk along the horizon, rolling along,
우리가 정한 저 소실점으로 towards the vanishing point that we set
슬프면 자전거를 타자 When sad, let’s ride a bicycle
바람을 두 발 아래 두자 Let’s have the wind blow beneath our two feet
오 자전거를 타자 Oh, let’s ride a bicycle,
두 팔을 자유로이 벌리며 with our two arms spread out freely
나 나나나 나나나 Na nanana nanana
나나나나나 Nanananana
나나나 나나나 나나나 Nanana nanana nanana
나나나나나 Nanananana
가끔은 굴러가게 둬 Sometimes, just let it roll on its own
자전거 바퀴처럼 like bicycle wheels
찾을 게 있어 There’s something I have to find,
오후의 간식처럼 like an afternoon snack
이 작은 순간을 위해 살아온 것 같아 It feels like I’ve lived for this little moment
두 바퀴 위에선 다 사사로운 한낮의 꿈 On the two wheels, everything is just a trivial daydream
Feel the roof, smell the truth
멀지 않아 기적은 Miracle isn’t far away
어떤 얼굴을 해도 지금은 괜찮아 Whatever face I’m making now, it doesn’t matter right now
진짜 소중한 건 눈에 보이지 않아 Things that are truly precious are not to be seen with eyes Note: This circles back to the first two lines: “Getting it roll with my two feet, I face you who I can’t see.” This little moment that feel like a miracle, the vague, impalpable scenery in RM’s mind, and the feelings that are sad yet exciting and a little cold but warm are all not to be seen with eyes but to be felt with heart. Side-note: “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It Is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” (The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
땅에서 발을 떼 [dde] I lift my feet off the ground
저 새를 닮은 태 [tae] I spread my arms like that bird Note: A literal translation is “the form/posture that resembles that bird.”
섬처럼 떠있기로 해 [hae] I decide to stay afloat like an island Note: “Hearts of people that are floating like islands.” Side-note: The island metaphor, combined with the fact that RM likes to bike along the Han river, reminded me of Reflection. In Reflection, he raps, “when I hate myself so much, I come to Ttukseom.” In Bicycle, he sings, “when sad, let’s ride a bicycle.”
바람을 따라 춤춰 [chumchweo] I dance to the rhythm of the wind
Yeah 울어도 돼 [dwae] Yeah, it’s okay to cry
원래 행복하면 슬퍼 [seulpeo] It’s only natural to feel sad when happy
슬프면 자전거를 타자 When sad, let’s ride a bicycle
바람을 두 발 아래 두자 Let’s have the wind blow beneath our two feet
The latest McDonald’s collab is much anticipated by the BTS Army world-wide. Today select countries will release The BTS Meal which consists of Chicken McNuggets, fries, a drink, as well as sweet chilli and cajun dipping sauces inspired by popular recipes from the South Korean unit of McDonald’s.
The BTS meal will be the first signature order collaboration available nearly worldwide, in 50 markets on six continents, McDonald’s said.
BTS MCDONALD’S COMMERCIAL
RM
SUGA
JIN
JUNG KOOK
V
JIMIN
J-HOPE
BTS Meal by Country Release Dates (subject to change)
Although there will not be any merchandise related item available at McDonald’s. You can purchase them on the Weverse app.
Weverse app BTS X McDonald’s Official Logo Collection #BTS #BTSXMcD
Matthew Hoffman revealed the winners from the non-televised awards on Instagram Live earlier today. The pop group won the following categories Top Song Sales Artist, Top Duo/Group and Top Social Artist.
Top Artist Drake Juice WRLD Pop Smoke Taylor Swift The Weeknd– WINNER
Top New Artist Gabby Barrett Doja Cat Jack Harlow Pop Smoke — WINNER Rod Wave
Top Male Artist Drake Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke The Weeknd — WINNER
Top Female Artist Billie Eilish Ariana Grande Dua Lipa Megan Thee Stallion Taylor Swift — WINNER
Top Duo/Group AC/DC AJR BTS — WINNER Dan + Shay Maroon 5
Top Billboard 200 Artist Drake Juice WRLD Pop Smoke Post Malone Taylor Swift — WINNER
Top Hot 100 Artist DaBaby Drake Dua Lipa Pop Smoke The Weeknd— WINNER
Top Streaming Songs Artist DaBaby Drake — WINNER Lil Baby Pop Smoke The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist Justin Bieber BTS — WINNER Megan Thee Stallion Morgan Wallen The Weeknd
Top Radio Songs Artist Justin Bieber Lewis Capaldi Dua Lipa Harry Styles The Weeknd — WINNER
Top Social Artist (Fan Voted) BLACKPINK BTS — WINNER Ariana Grande SB19 Seventeen
Top R&B Artist Jhené Aiko Justin Bieber Chris Brown Doja Cat The Weeknd — WINNER
Top R&B Male Artist Justin Bieber Chris Brown The Weeknd — WINNER
Top R&B Female Artist Jhené Aiko Doja Cat — WINNER SZA
Top Rap Artist DaBaby Drake Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke — WINNER
Top Rap Male Artist Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke — WINNER
Top Rap Female Artist Cardi B Megan Thee Stallion — WINNER Saweetie
Top Country Artist Gabby Barrett Kane Brown Luke Combs Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen — WINNER
Top Country Male Artist Luke Combs Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen — WINNER
Top Country Female Artist Gabby Barrett– WINNER Maren Morris Carrie Underwood
Top Country Duo/Group Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line — WINNER Maddie & Tae
Top Rock Artist AC/DC AJR Five Finger Death Punch Machine Gun Kelly twenty one pilots
Top Latin Artist Anuel AA Bad Bunny J Balvin Maluma Ozuna
Top Latin Male Artist Bad Bunny — WINNER J Balvin Ozuna
Top Latin Female Artist Becky G Karol G — WINNER Rosalía
Top Latin Duo/Group Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga Eslabón Armado — WINNER Los Dos Carnales
Top Dance/Electronic Artist The Chainsmokers Kygo Lady Gaga — WINNER Marshmello Surf Mesa
Top Christian Artist Casting Crowns Elevation Worship — WINNER for KING & COUNTRY Carrie Underwood Zach Williams
Top Gospel Artist Kirk Franklin Koryn Hawthorne Tasha Cobbs Leonard Maverick City Music Kanye West — WINNER
Top Billboard 200 Album Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die Lil Baby, My Turn Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Taylor Swift, folklore— WINNER The Weeknd, After Hours
Top R&B Album Jhené Aiko, Chilombo Chris Brown & Young Thug, Slime & B Doja Cat, Hot Pink Kehlani, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t The Weeknd, After Hours — WINNER
Top Rap Album DaBaby, Blame It On Baby Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die Lil Baby, My Turn Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon — WINNER
Top Country Album Gabby Barrett, Goldmine Sam Hunt, Southside Chris Stapleton, Starting Over Carrie Underwood, My Gift Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album — WINNER
Top Rock Album AC/DC, Power Up Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts Glass Animals, Dreamland Machine Gun Kelly, Tickets to My Downfall — WINNER Bruce Springsteen, Letter to You
Top Latin Album Anuel AA, Emmanuel Bad Bunny, El Último Tour Del Mundo Bad Bunny, Las que no iban a salir Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG — WINNER J Balvin, Colores
Top Dance/Electronic Album DJ Snake, Carte Blanche Gryffin, Gravity Kygo, Golden Hour Lady Gaga, Chromatica — WINNER Kylie Minogue, Disco
Top Christian Album Bethel Music, Peace Elevation Worship, Grave Into Gardens Carrie Underwood, My Gift — WINNER We The Kingdom, Holy Water Zach Williams, Rescue Story
Top Gospel Album Koryn Hawthorne, I AM Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Royalty: Live at the Ryman Maverick City Music, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 — WINNER Maverick City Music, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 2 Kierra Sheard, Kierra
Top Hot 100 Song Presented by Rockstar 24kGoldn ft. iann dior, “Mood” Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth, “I Hope” Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy” DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “ROCKSTAR” The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”–WINNER
Top Streaming Song Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP” DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “ROCKSTAR” — WINNER Future ft. Drake, “Life Is Good” Jack Harlow ft. DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne, “WHATS POPPIN” The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
Top Selling Song Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth, “I Hope” BTS, “Dynamite”– WINNER Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP” Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage” The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
Top Radio Song Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth, “I Hope” Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy” Dua Lipa, “Don’t Start Now” Harry Styles, “Adore You” The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” — WINNER
Top Collaboration (Fan Voted) 24kGoldn ft. iann dior, “Mood” Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth, “I Hope” — WINNER Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy” DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “ROCKSTAR” Jack Harlow ft. DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne, “WHATS POPPIN”
Top R&B Song Jhené Aiko ft. H.E.R., “B.S.” Justin Bieber ft. Quavo, “Intentions” Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy” Doja Cat, “Say So” The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” — WINNER
Top Rap Song 24kGoldn ft. iann dior, “Mood” Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP” DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “ROCKSTAR” Jack Harlow ft. DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne, “WHATS POPPIN” Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage”
Top Country Song Jason Aldean, “Got What I Got” Gabby Barrett, “I Hope” — WINNER Lee Brice, “One of Them Girls” Morgan Wallen, “Chasin’ You” Morgan Wallen, “More Than My Hometown”
Top Rock Song AJR, “Bang!” — WINNER All Time Low ft. blackbear, “Monsters” Glass Animals, “Heat Waves” Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear, “my ex’s best friend” twenty one pilots, “Level of Concern”
Top Latin Song Bad Bunny, “Yo Perreo Sola” Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti” — WINNER Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin, “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)” Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái” Ozuna x Karol G x Myke Towers, “Caramelo”
Top Dance/Electronic Song Lady Gaga, “Stupid Love” Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, “Rain on Me” SAINt JHN, “Roses (Imanbek Remix)” — WINNER Surf Mesa ft. Emilee, “ily (i love you baby)” Topic & A7S, “Breaking Me”
Top Christian Song Elevation Worship ft. Brandon Lake, “Graves Into Gardens” — WINNER for KING & COUNTRY, Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly, “TOGETHER” Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, & Elevation Worship, “The Blessing (Live)” Tauren Wells ft. Jenn Johnson, “Famous For (I Believe)” Zach Williams & Dolly Parton, “There Was Jesus”
Top Gospel Song Koryn Hawthorne, “Speak To Me” Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music, “Movin’ On” Marvin Sapp, “Thank You For It All” Tye Tribbett, “We Gon’ Be Alright” Kanye West ft. Travis Scott, “Wash Us In The Blood” — WINNER
The 2021 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles May 23 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.
Billboard Music Awards finalists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data. This year’s awards are based on the chart period of March 21, 2020 through April 3, 2021. Fan-voted categories this year include top social artist and top collaboration.
BTS’ newest English single since last year’s DYNAMITE, was released on YouTube at midnight.
BUTTER 🧈 has been much anticipated globally by the BTS army 💜 worldwide. So much so that that there were 1.6 million people in que last night to view the release.
This post is a re-blog from Rolling Stone Magazine.
V of BTS, photographed in Seoul on April 6th, 2021.
BTS’ V on His Upcoming Mixtape, His Love of ‘The Godfather,’ and Being a ‘Secret Member’
“When they said I was a hidden member, I actually thought I’d been cut from the team,” V says
BRIAN HIATT
From the start, singer-songwriter-producer V was BTS’ secret weapon. His rich, deep voice is a pleasing contrast to his fellow singers’ ever-higher high notes, and he’s not afraid to delve into full-on bedroom R&B, as on the downright sultry neo-soul track “Intro: Singularity.” With a love of jazz and classical music, V began his musical life as a saxophone player, and has the most eclectic list of influences of any member of BTS, from Sammy Davis Jr. to Sam Cooke to Coldplay (BTS’ recent cover of “Fix You” was apparently his idea). Wearing a black newsboy-style hat, a zipped-up black parka, and a white mask in his label’s headquarters one morning in April, he sipped orange juice and talked about his upcoming mixtape, his Elvis Presley fandom, his favorite movies, and more.
I know yesterday you did a variety show for the first time in a long time. How was that? It was our first appearance in five years. So I was really nervous and I was really tense. So I didn’t get a lot of sleep. But then actually when we showed up yesterday for the actual shoot, the host of the program was really kind and really accommodating. So everything went really well. I felt really comfortable. And then this morning, because of our interview, I also didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.
I’m sorry about that! [Laughs] No, no, no, no, no.
I know you had been working very hard on your mixtape, and it’s been delayed, and I think you feel a lot of pressure to make it right. How’s it going now? We’ve worked and made music as a group, and as a group only. So working on my own tape means that I have to do everything related to all the songs on the album. I have to take part in writing the lyrics and the melodies for all the songs and the production process. So, it is a bit of a pressure to bear all of the load that is distributed among the other members for a group album. So it is tough. But what is good about it is it gives me an opportunity to show who I am, and show the music that really has the color of Kim Taehyung, the color of V, to our ARMY. So that’s great opportunity of course, and that’s what makes creating this mixtape so much fun and fulfilling.
So, what is your current prediction for when you will put it out? I originally thought of releasing it last year. But it turned out to be more harder and more complex than I imagined that it would be. So then I thought I would release it early this year. But again, it turned out to be a bit more tough than I thought it would be! So now I’m looking at the end of this year.
You already had the solo song “Sweet Night,” from a TV soundtrack. What did you take away from the experience of making that? That was released as part of a soundtrack for someone I knew really well [actor and former cast-mate Park Seo-joon]. but it was actually originally made as part of my mixtape. It’s one of my personal songs. That song started out from me feeling that I really wanted a good night’s sleep.
“Blue and Gray” is a gorgeous song. You said you wrote it about a time when work was really hard for you and you weren’t happy. What was it about the work that was hard? That was when the Covid pandemic was just really expanding and becoming serious. We had prepared really hard to show ARMY our “On” performances. And what I was finding difficult at the time was not being able to show what we practiced and prepared so hard. I was telling all ARMY on social media, “Get ready, we’re about to show you these great performances!” So that was really frustrating and difficult and it made me sad. I think there was a measure of being tired and really sort of burned out a little bit from the work as well.
Were there any good points of this year off the road? It allowed me to really focus on something. Pre-Covid, I was so busy that I couldn’t really concentrate on one thing or really focus on something new. If I wanted to do a new thing, I was really forced to sort of be a dilettante. I couldn’t dive deep. But during the last year I had more time. In my work, I really tried to do more producing and then go more in-depth on my music. My melodies before were not that complex, or intricate, I thought. But I was able to focus more energy into it, to listen to more music, and really sort of think about more things. And that, I think, helped me to really dive into the producing aspect of making music. And I had a lot of time to come up with good melodies, and also had a lot of time to just sort of sit and vegetate. [Laughs] And that also helped me.
I know that you like many different kinds of music. Tell me about some of your musical heroes. My musical heroes are constantly changing by the hour almost. So yesterday, you know, it was Elvis Presley. And today might be somebody else. This is sort of my personal preference, but I think I like the older Elvis Presley, the Elvis Presley of his later years. There are many famous Elvis songs, but I feel like there’s a lot of songs that are more hidden, and not as prominent in the song discography. So, what I’m trying to do, and what I want to do, is listen to every single song, even if it’s just one minute of the song. Both the big songs and even the songs that are sort of hidden among the tracks.
There’s some great 1950s ones as well, but you’re right, late-period songs like “Kentucky Rain” and “Suspicious Minds” are some of his best. If you can recommend some must-listen Elvis Presley songs, I’ll listen to them!
I’ll get a playlist to you. So what was it like to be a “secret member” before BTS’ debut? To be perfectly, perfectly honest, when they said I was a hidden member, I actually thought I’d been cut from the team.
So can you laugh about that now or is it still a little bit traumatic? I can laugh about it now for sure. As long as I can sort of toss around our CEO, our label’s boss, and shake him around a little bit by his cuffs. But yes, I can laugh about it.
I’ve heard you like old movies. What are some of your favorites? I like old movies, but also movies that are classics but not super old. Like for example, The Godfather was a movie that I really enjoyed. And Reservoir Dogs is one of my all-time favorite movies. The Godfather I actually watched recently. A friend of mine had told me, “It’s really long, I fell asleep in the middle of it.” And I thought, “Is it that boring?” And then I watched it and I was really moved by it, especially the charisma of the godfather [Marlon Brando], and all the actors and the direction and the production. And again, his charisma, and his commanding presence during the film
You did some acting of your own in the TV drama Hwarang. Do you want to do more of that going forward? It’s something that I’m thinking about after I turn 30.
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