BTS returns with "SWIM," a song that sings of a love for life.
BTS posted the tracklist for their fifth studio album "ARIRANG" (Arirang) on the group's official social media on the 4th. The album logo and red tape-shaped graphics leave a strong impression. The new record includes the title track "SWIM" as well as "Body to Body", "Hooligan", "Aliens", "FYA", "2.0", "No. 29", "Merry Go Round", "NORMAL", "Like Animals", "they don't know 'bout us", "One More Night", "Please", and "Into the Sun", for a total of 14 tracks.
The new album encompasses BTS's identity and the emotions accumulated from their journey so far. The title track "SWIM" is an upbeat alternative pop song. It sings of the attitude of not stopping and continuing to swim forward amid life's waves. Rather than resisting the incoming current, it expresses the will to calmly move forward at one's own pace as a "love for life." RM took charge of most of the lyrics, adding authenticity to the song's message.
The first track "Body to Body" is a song that proclaims enjoying the show together with the audience who came to the venue. "Hooligan" contains the time spent paving the way while traveling the world. It also includes "Aliens," which carries ambitions toward the world, and "FYA," which shows the heat of the comeback. "2.0" shows the seven members' present as they enter a new phase.
The sixth track "No. 29" and, following the title track, "Merry Go Round" tell stories of enduring the repetitive cycles of life. "NORMAL" deals with feelings experienced on and off stage. "Like Animals" expresses the will to live passionately, and "they don't know 'bout us" reveals the confidence of "we are simply ourselves." "One More Night" sings of wanting to linger longer in a blissful moment. "Please" contains honest feelings of wanting to be together in any situation. "Into the Sun," themed around a confession to run to you, decorates the finale.
BTS held songwriting sessions and worked on the music last summer in Los Angeles, U.S. Grammy Award-winning producers Diplo, Ryan Tedder, and El Guincho, among other star producers, lent their talents to enhance the record's completeness.
Meanwhile, BTS will release "ARIRANG" at 1 p.m. on March 20. On the following day, the 21st, they will hold "BTS comeback live: ARIRANG" (BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE｜ARIRANG) around Gwanghwamun Square. The performance will be streamed live on Netflix.<
[Photo] BigHit Music
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