1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 3 00:00:10,135 --> 00:00:12,345 [Jimin] I think we need to turn a bit this way. 4 00:00:12,429 --> 00:00:14,681 Right. With the sun on this side. 5 00:00:14,764 --> 00:00:16,850 -[Jung Kook] Like this? -[SUGA] You sure it's working? 6 00:00:16,933 --> 00:00:18,059 -[Jimin] 'Kay-- -[Jin] Hello! 7 00:00:18,143 --> 00:00:20,020 [Jimin] Wait! Wait, I don't think we're live yet. 8 00:00:20,103 --> 00:00:20,979 [j-hope] You sure? 9 00:00:21,062 --> 00:00:22,105 [Jin] Come on! 10 00:00:22,188 --> 00:00:25,608 -[j-hope] Don't get carried away, hyung. -[Jin] What? Aw, c'mon, man! 11 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:27,402 UP TO THREE PEOPLE! 12 00:00:27,485 --> 00:00:29,070 [waves lapping] 13 00:00:29,154 --> 00:00:29,988 [SUGA] Aw. 14 00:00:30,071 --> 00:00:33,033 [Jung Kook] I think the Internet's bad. I don't see any… 15 00:00:33,116 --> 00:00:34,826 -Oh! -[Jin] Hey, there's a comment! 16 00:00:34,909 --> 00:00:36,786 -Yay, we have a comment! -Hey! 17 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:40,415 -[keyboard tapping] -[beeping] 18 00:00:43,793 --> 00:00:45,754 [RM] Let's go. They can play it back later. 19 00:00:45,837 --> 00:00:47,338 -Hello! -[SUGA] You're right, let's go. 20 00:00:47,422 --> 00:00:51,092 -[Jin] Ah! Ugh, come on! -[RM] It's complete chaos already. 21 00:00:51,176 --> 00:00:53,636 -[Jimin] Jung Kook, turn the camera a bit. -[Jung Kook] 'Kay. 22 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,222 -[SUGA] We've been working hard. -[RM] On the album. 23 00:00:56,306 --> 00:00:57,640 -Yeah. -Yeah, it's our day off. 24 00:00:57,724 --> 00:00:59,768 -[RM] Back to work tomorrow. -[SUGA] Here for a break. 25 00:00:59,851 --> 00:01:02,395 [Jimin] Taking one day off a week seems excessive. 26 00:01:02,479 --> 00:01:04,689 -[RM] Nothing we can do about it. -No, the signal. 27 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:06,566 [RM] Let's put our military experience to use. 28 00:01:06,649 --> 00:01:08,818 -[Jung Kook] It's working. -[Jimin] Comments are popping. 29 00:01:08,902 --> 00:01:09,944 -Nice. -[RM] What's that? 30 00:01:10,028 --> 00:01:11,196 [V] Probably an old reference. 31 00:01:11,279 --> 00:01:14,324 -[RM] What're they saying? -"Miss you, my husband." 32 00:01:14,407 --> 00:01:15,617 [RM] Miss you, Wife. 33 00:01:16,284 --> 00:01:17,952 -Oh God. -[RM] Oh God. 34 00:01:18,036 --> 00:01:19,287 -[Jin] Oh God. -[Jimin] Oh God. 35 00:01:19,370 --> 00:01:21,206 -'Kay. All right, guys. -[SUGA] Time to go. 36 00:01:21,289 --> 00:01:23,833 -Say goodbye. What do we do? -[Jimin] Sign off like we always do. 37 00:01:23,917 --> 00:01:26,920 Okay, okay. This has been BTS. Two, three. 38 00:01:27,003 --> 00:01:28,129 Thank you! 39 00:01:28,630 --> 00:01:29,714 -Bye-bye. -[RM] Peace! 40 00:01:29,798 --> 00:01:32,133 [exciting, rousing music playing] 41 00:01:32,217 --> 00:01:35,303 [crowd roaring] 42 00:01:38,306 --> 00:01:40,642 [man 1] International music phenomenon… 43 00:01:42,811 --> 00:01:45,355 [man 2] One of the biggest groups on the planet. 44 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:49,984 [cheering intensifies] 45 00:01:50,777 --> 00:01:53,780 [man 1] They have made TIME Magazine's Most Influential list. 46 00:01:53,863 --> 00:01:55,281 [crowd cheering] 47 00:01:55,365 --> 00:01:56,199 [inaudible] 48 00:01:58,868 --> 00:02:01,162 And they just became the first group since the Beatles 49 00:02:01,246 --> 00:02:04,791 to earn three number-one albums in less than a year. 50 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:06,918 The biggest band in the world. 51 00:02:07,001 --> 00:02:08,795 [RM] Make some noise! 52 00:02:08,878 --> 00:02:11,172 -[man 2] BTS! -[crowd cheering] 53 00:02:11,256 --> 00:02:15,844 [crowd chanting] BTS! BTS! BTS! BTS! BTS! BTS! BTS! BTS! 54 00:02:15,927 --> 00:02:18,346 [reporter] Despite being at the height of their popularity, 55 00:02:18,429 --> 00:02:21,099 BTS has announced a sudden hiatus. 56 00:02:22,225 --> 00:02:24,561 [presenter 1] A tough day. A heartbreaking day. 57 00:02:24,644 --> 00:02:27,063 [presenter 2] They're actually going on a hiatus. 58 00:02:30,567 --> 00:02:32,485 [reporter 2] The BTS ARMY will have to wait 59 00:02:32,569 --> 00:02:36,364 to see their favorite band again because of mandatory military duty. 60 00:02:36,447 --> 00:02:38,324 [buzzing] 61 00:02:38,408 --> 00:02:40,827 [presenter 3] It usually means they're breaking up. 62 00:02:40,910 --> 00:02:42,996 [reporter 3] A cry of distress from fans. 63 00:02:43,079 --> 00:02:45,832 [fan 1] I was in denial. [chuckles] Complete denial. 64 00:02:45,915 --> 00:02:47,333 [fan 2] I also cried a lot. 65 00:02:47,417 --> 00:02:50,461 [fan 3] Genuinely feel like part of my soul just died. 66 00:02:50,545 --> 00:02:52,630 [heavy, brooding music playing] 67 00:02:55,592 --> 00:02:58,595 [rapid string music playing] 68 00:02:58,678 --> 00:03:00,054 [reporter 4] "Dynamite" news! 69 00:03:00,138 --> 00:03:04,809 For the first time in nearly three years, all seven members are together again 70 00:03:04,893 --> 00:03:08,688 after completing mandatory military service in South Korea. 71 00:03:08,771 --> 00:03:10,815 WWH ELITE SOLDIER, SEOK-JIN! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DISCHARGE! 72 00:03:10,899 --> 00:03:12,150 [fans screaming] 73 00:03:12,233 --> 00:03:15,195 [reporter 5] Princes of pop could soon be reunited. 74 00:03:16,487 --> 00:03:19,407 [reporter 6] It's official. BTS is back. 75 00:03:20,491 --> 00:03:22,368 [reporter 7] They're heading to the US this month 76 00:03:22,452 --> 00:03:27,415 to begin working on new music, slated for a spring 2026 release. 77 00:03:31,169 --> 00:03:33,713 [moody synth music playing] 78 00:04:33,439 --> 00:04:35,400 [music fades] 79 00:04:45,535 --> 00:04:47,120 Hello. 80 00:04:47,203 --> 00:04:48,496 [j-hope] "Hello"? 81 00:04:48,579 --> 00:04:49,872 -[Jung Kook] Hello? -Those for me? 82 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:51,874 -[j-hope] Welcome back, Jin! -[Jung Kook] Hey! 83 00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:54,002 [j-hope] And congratulations, Jin. 84 00:04:54,085 --> 00:04:56,546 Aw, thanks guys. You didn't have to do that. 85 00:04:56,629 --> 00:04:58,756 What? "Worldwide handsome"? 86 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:01,384 It's a cute shirt. Here, check out the back. 87 00:05:01,884 --> 00:05:05,430 Man, you guys all bulked-up, didn't you? I did too. Look. 88 00:05:05,513 --> 00:05:07,640 [j-hope] Yeah, we've been working out a lot 89 00:05:08,474 --> 00:05:11,019 -Dude, there's nothing here. -What are you talking about? 90 00:05:11,102 --> 00:05:12,645 -I trained hard! -Look at it. 91 00:05:14,564 --> 00:05:17,275 You did well despite the sore throat, you know. 92 00:05:17,859 --> 00:05:19,986 -I took a lot of meds. -Ah. 93 00:05:20,069 --> 00:05:22,530 I mean, you kinda need the meds to push through. 94 00:05:22,613 --> 00:05:25,158 No. I had to get an IV, like, five times. 95 00:05:25,241 --> 00:05:27,910 -[Jimin] Well, whatever works right? -Thanks, man. 96 00:05:27,994 --> 00:05:29,203 [chuckling] 97 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:33,249 I mean, I'm kind of underselling it a little bit. 98 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:34,792 I'm so tired. 99 00:05:35,460 --> 00:05:36,878 Like, I wrapped last night. 100 00:05:36,961 --> 00:05:39,464 I finished my last show and came straight here. 101 00:05:39,547 --> 00:05:42,008 -[j-hope] Uh-huh. Yeah. -Yeah. 102 00:05:42,091 --> 00:05:46,095 That's why I asked if we could move the dates up a bit. You know? 103 00:05:50,767 --> 00:05:54,312 [Jin] So, right now, are we still planning on a March release? 104 00:05:54,937 --> 00:05:56,522 [RM] We've got the framework. 105 00:05:56,606 --> 00:05:59,734 But it's possible that we… might get inspired 106 00:05:59,817 --> 00:06:01,903 and create some new, better songs. 107 00:06:02,403 --> 00:06:04,822 So that's why we're continuing with the sessions. 108 00:06:04,906 --> 00:06:06,324 [SUGA] The album's almost done. 109 00:06:06,407 --> 00:06:09,327 We just need to write the lead single and another song for tour. 110 00:06:09,410 --> 00:06:11,079 But nothing's been confirmed yet, 111 00:06:11,162 --> 00:06:15,666 so, right now, I think we should test out the first two things they've approved 112 00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:16,959 and see if we like 'em. 113 00:06:18,628 --> 00:06:21,422 To be honest, we've been stalled for about a week now. 114 00:06:24,092 --> 00:06:25,676 [Jin] Right. So we're in a rut. 115 00:06:31,599 --> 00:06:33,726 [V] At least the view from here is amazing, right? 116 00:06:33,810 --> 00:06:36,521 -[j-hope] Here? It's nice. -[RM] We've got a perfect view. 117 00:06:52,787 --> 00:06:56,040 [RM] Life of BTS, for 12 years, it was blessed. 118 00:06:57,500 --> 00:07:01,921 Normally, life of K-pop artist is really short. 119 00:07:03,172 --> 00:07:06,759 But luckily, our life has ex… extended. 120 00:07:06,843 --> 00:07:09,679 The pressure is that we still… 121 00:07:09,762 --> 00:07:11,722 I mean, we have to decide 122 00:07:12,723 --> 00:07:15,184 what to keep and what to change. 123 00:07:16,018 --> 00:07:19,522 But for those kind of questions, no one knows. 124 00:07:19,605 --> 00:07:22,358 -[car horn blaring] -Bang is the Chairman of HYBE. 125 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:25,653 Even he doesn't know, because he's never been there. 126 00:07:25,736 --> 00:07:27,321 There's no references. 127 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:30,658 So we're doing a lot of experiments. 128 00:07:31,409 --> 00:07:33,161 Just trying to find out, like, 129 00:07:33,953 --> 00:07:38,249 what makes us… special and what makes us BTS. 130 00:07:39,792 --> 00:07:41,127 [sighing] Okay. 131 00:07:41,210 --> 00:07:42,545 [claps hands] 132 00:07:42,628 --> 00:07:43,963 Time to work. 133 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:50,219 [car door opening] 134 00:07:51,637 --> 00:07:52,638 Thank you! 135 00:08:00,354 --> 00:08:02,940 -[beep, click] -[buzzing] 136 00:08:03,024 --> 00:08:03,941 [beep] 137 00:08:04,984 --> 00:08:06,402 -[V] Yes. -[j-hope] Yes. 138 00:08:08,154 --> 00:08:09,238 [V] Nice to see ya! 139 00:08:10,239 --> 00:08:11,741 [j-hope] Whose eyes are whose? 140 00:08:11,824 --> 00:08:14,410 [V] Welcome to the BTS documentary. [chuckles] 141 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:17,038 -["Intro." playing] -[BTS members rapping] 142 00:08:29,008 --> 00:08:31,385 All right, let's show you the studio. 143 00:08:31,886 --> 00:08:34,013 Oh! They're in there working right now. 144 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:37,558 ["Intro." continues] 145 00:08:37,642 --> 00:08:38,935 I'm hungry. 146 00:08:49,445 --> 00:08:52,740 [V] In terms of having a space to be creative, 147 00:08:53,241 --> 00:08:55,535 LA's kind of like an amusement park. 148 00:08:58,454 --> 00:09:01,707 [RM] We've been in LA all summer to find the sound for the album. 149 00:09:01,791 --> 00:09:03,751 [energetic music continues] 150 00:09:04,585 --> 00:09:06,671 [RM] I think that's good. I love it, actually. 151 00:09:07,630 --> 00:09:10,550 LA gives us space to experiment. 152 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:14,011 Different energy from what we've done before. 153 00:09:16,347 --> 00:09:19,976 After this, straight to Korea to mix the album. 154 00:09:20,476 --> 00:09:23,104 And spring 2026 is the big comeback. 155 00:09:23,688 --> 00:09:26,190 We promised our fans that we'd be back. 156 00:09:26,274 --> 00:09:28,234 -[music stops] -[zipper closing] 157 00:09:28,317 --> 00:09:30,736 [members vocalizing] 158 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:32,613 -Two weeks? -[woman] Yeah. 159 00:09:32,697 --> 00:09:33,948 [SUGA] Wow, that soon? 160 00:09:34,865 --> 00:09:36,200 [groans] 161 00:09:36,909 --> 00:09:38,077 Well, shoot… 162 00:09:38,786 --> 00:09:41,163 [woman] So, the official recording sessions 163 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:44,709 are currently scheduled for the majority of September. 164 00:09:44,792 --> 00:09:46,794 We understand that you're very tired, but-- 165 00:09:46,877 --> 00:09:48,796 -[Jung Kook] No, we're fine. -[snickering] 166 00:09:49,297 --> 00:09:51,132 -No risk, no reward. -[SUGA] Yeah. 167 00:09:51,215 --> 00:09:53,301 [woman] In that case, we're looking forward to it. 168 00:09:53,384 --> 00:09:55,219 The higher we go, the farther we fall. 169 00:09:55,303 --> 00:09:56,721 Hey, hyung, how 'bout we try this? 170 00:09:56,804 --> 00:09:59,181 Let's set up the mic, and not listen to anything. 171 00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:01,726 -Just go for it? -[Jung Kook] Yeah, let's just go for it. 172 00:10:01,809 --> 00:10:05,438 I do that anyway. So let's start as soon as we go in. 173 00:10:05,521 --> 00:10:06,939 [harmonizing] 174 00:10:07,023 --> 00:10:09,066 [singing in English] 175 00:10:09,150 --> 00:10:10,943 [man] No, it's more like… [sings line in English] 176 00:10:11,027 --> 00:10:14,155 -Punch it up. -[sings line in punchier fashion] 177 00:10:14,238 --> 00:10:16,991 [man] And make the tone more… [sings in nasally voice] …more annoying. 178 00:10:17,074 --> 00:10:20,411 -[singing in nasally voice] -[BTS laughing] 179 00:10:20,494 --> 00:10:23,789 -[Pdogg] You're throwing it out there. -Throwing it out there? Okay, let's try it. 180 00:10:23,873 --> 00:10:26,208 -[Pdogg] Let's go. -[singing in nasally tone] 181 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:28,294 [recording plays back] 182 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,715 But now I feel like the vibe is off. This is hard. 183 00:10:33,758 --> 00:10:36,135 -[Pdogg] Yeah, I do think it's a bit tame. -Right. 184 00:10:36,218 --> 00:10:38,095 [Pdogg] There's needs to be that "swag", right? 185 00:10:39,055 --> 00:10:40,264 [RM] It's a little slow. 186 00:10:40,348 --> 00:10:41,724 [vocalizing] 187 00:10:41,807 --> 00:10:43,059 It's like… 188 00:10:43,601 --> 00:10:44,602 [vocalizing] 189 00:10:44,685 --> 00:10:47,480 [recording of singing in English playing] 190 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:55,529 [SUGA] What about… 191 00:10:57,323 --> 00:10:59,325 [RM] Let's, like, move on to another melody, maybe. 192 00:10:59,408 --> 00:11:02,411 -Yeah. -Yeah. Because, we got, like, tons… yeah. 193 00:11:02,495 --> 00:11:05,748 [man singing melody] Yeah. 194 00:11:05,831 --> 00:11:09,085 [RM] Yeah. We can arrange it once we get a solid topline. 195 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:12,630 [Pdogg] Tae-hyung, you wanna try? 196 00:11:12,713 --> 00:11:14,548 [V] Nah, I'm good. It's too hard. 197 00:11:14,632 --> 00:11:16,884 [RM] Could we try it with a 130 bpm? 198 00:11:17,843 --> 00:11:19,845 [beat playing back in 130 bpm] 199 00:11:22,431 --> 00:11:24,433 [singing in English] 200 00:11:28,062 --> 00:11:29,063 [RM] It's upbeat, 201 00:11:29,146 --> 00:11:32,274 but it sounds like what I'd listen to in my early twenties. 202 00:11:32,358 --> 00:11:34,276 It doesn't feel "cool." 203 00:11:35,277 --> 00:11:38,447 [Pdogg] At this point, should we kill it, or keep working on it? 204 00:11:39,490 --> 00:11:41,909 [recording of demo playing back] 205 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,416 [Pdogg] There's something subtle we're missing. 206 00:11:48,499 --> 00:11:49,667 [sighs] 207 00:11:50,251 --> 00:11:53,629 Trying to make music sound "trendy" is harder than you'd think it'd be. 208 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:55,631 -Let's go up half a key. -Okay. 209 00:11:57,091 --> 00:11:58,217 [Jimin sighs] 210 00:11:59,009 --> 00:12:02,304 I think it might be my vocal range. That's the issue. 211 00:12:02,805 --> 00:12:05,933 -[Jimin vocalizes half a key higher] -[RM] We're in a slump here, aren't we? 212 00:12:06,434 --> 00:12:08,436 [Pdogg] "Slump" would make a great song. 213 00:12:08,936 --> 00:12:11,063 What if we made something super depressing? 214 00:12:11,147 --> 00:12:12,148 [giggling] 215 00:12:12,231 --> 00:12:15,860 Maybe we need to stop writing the "lead single" and just have fun. 216 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:19,447 -[man] I think that's the right way to go. -Should we just have fun with it? 217 00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:22,783 -[SUGA] Sure, let's see what happens. -Fuck it, to hell with the "lead single." 218 00:12:22,867 --> 00:12:24,034 [SUGA] Let's stay in G. 219 00:12:24,118 --> 00:12:25,870 [powerful music intro playing] 220 00:12:29,540 --> 00:12:31,542 [upbeat music playing] 221 00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:40,176 [playing subtle riff] 222 00:12:48,934 --> 00:12:50,102 I mean, 223 00:12:51,145 --> 00:12:53,105 we'll write one eventually. [chuckles] 224 00:12:59,361 --> 00:13:01,322 [Jin] I'm not even sure where I am right now. 225 00:13:01,405 --> 00:13:04,617 [V] C'mon, don't be like that, hyung. Snap out of it. We got this. 226 00:13:04,700 --> 00:13:08,871 [vocalizing melodically to rhythm of Jin's guitar] 227 00:13:16,212 --> 00:13:18,923 -Get it together. -Stop trying to kiss me and go. 228 00:13:19,006 --> 00:13:20,466 -Hyung. -[chuckling] Stop it! 229 00:13:21,217 --> 00:13:23,636 -You gotta snap out of it. -All right, all right. 230 00:13:25,012 --> 00:13:26,013 Are you okay? 231 00:13:27,306 --> 00:13:29,725 [chuckling] I honestly don't even know anymore. 232 00:13:30,351 --> 00:13:33,020 -Hyung, it's gonna be okay. -[giggling] 233 00:13:33,103 --> 00:13:34,980 [rock music playing] 234 00:13:40,986 --> 00:13:43,239 -[thudding] -[vocalizing in background] 235 00:13:44,448 --> 00:13:45,658 -[grunts] -[ball thuds] 236 00:13:48,077 --> 00:13:48,994 [grunts] 237 00:13:49,703 --> 00:13:50,538 [groans] 238 00:13:50,621 --> 00:13:52,957 It doesn't go far if I throw too hard. 239 00:13:54,667 --> 00:13:57,211 What if I can't throw it that far at the stadium? 240 00:13:59,421 --> 00:14:00,297 [grunts] 241 00:14:03,384 --> 00:14:04,218 Got it! 242 00:14:08,055 --> 00:14:10,432 [V] I haven't been out of the military for long. 243 00:14:12,351 --> 00:14:13,435 [laughter] 244 00:14:14,019 --> 00:14:16,146 [V] But I think I've always had this desire 245 00:14:16,230 --> 00:14:19,483 to spend some time living abroad, like what we're doing right now. 246 00:14:19,567 --> 00:14:21,402 [intriguing music playing] 247 00:14:23,571 --> 00:14:26,824 [V] We've been living in LA for about two months. 248 00:14:28,826 --> 00:14:29,994 It's great. 249 00:14:30,077 --> 00:14:30,911 [grunts] 250 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,413 But I do miss Korea. 251 00:14:34,582 --> 00:14:36,000 -[V grunts] -[ball thuds] 252 00:14:37,376 --> 00:14:38,252 [music fades] 253 00:14:38,335 --> 00:14:39,962 [meat sizzling] 254 00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:45,759 [j-hope] It's pork belly time, baby! 255 00:14:45,843 --> 00:14:47,803 -[Jin] My stomach… -[Jimin] It's good. 256 00:14:47,887 --> 00:14:49,179 What is this? 257 00:14:49,263 --> 00:14:52,433 [Jin] Oh! Now I'm hungry. You want another drink? 258 00:14:52,516 --> 00:14:55,728 -[j-hope] All right, cheers! -[all] Cheers! 259 00:14:56,312 --> 00:14:58,647 -[j-hope] I really don't like soju. -[Jin] Great job today. 260 00:14:58,731 --> 00:15:00,608 -[V] Thanks. -[Jimin] It's not about drinking it. 261 00:15:00,691 --> 00:15:02,610 [j-hope and Jimin] It's about accepting it. 262 00:15:02,693 --> 00:15:04,278 -[all laughing] -I knew it. 263 00:15:04,361 --> 00:15:07,448 -I knew you were gonna say that. -[all giggling] 264 00:15:07,948 --> 00:15:10,993 Soju isn't something you drink with your mouth. 265 00:15:11,076 --> 00:15:14,538 You drink soju with your soul, man. Open your heart to it! 266 00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:16,457 -[chuckling] -[j-hope] Ah. 267 00:15:16,540 --> 00:15:19,460 You know, that's kinda beautiful when you think about it. 268 00:15:20,669 --> 00:15:21,670 [Jin] Oh man… 269 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:24,924 [SUGA] All right, I'm done for the day. Enjoy, guys. 270 00:15:28,177 --> 00:15:30,930 -[Jimin] Hyung, come eat with us. -[RM] Eat what? It's all gone. 271 00:15:31,013 --> 00:15:33,807 It's been, what, an hour, an hour and a half since we ate? 272 00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:34,892 [RM] Oh, really? 273 00:15:36,060 --> 00:15:39,563 [V] This is a challenging album. And that's the point, right? 274 00:15:39,647 --> 00:15:42,816 We're trying to push ourselves and experiment more. 275 00:15:42,900 --> 00:15:45,069 But I don't feel like we've changed much. 276 00:15:45,152 --> 00:15:46,362 -You're wrong. -It's the same. 277 00:15:46,445 --> 00:15:48,989 Listening to what we've made already, it's really different. 278 00:15:49,073 --> 00:15:52,034 [j-hope] Well for me, I'm honestly not too stressed about that 279 00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:54,578 but what does kinda stress me out a little bit, 280 00:15:54,662 --> 00:15:56,330 I mean, speaking for only me, 281 00:15:56,413 --> 00:15:58,457 is that I just wanna have fun making music. 282 00:15:58,540 --> 00:16:01,335 But I feel like we're all restraining ourselves. 283 00:16:01,418 --> 00:16:03,462 We're kind of operating like a factory. 284 00:16:03,545 --> 00:16:04,880 [Jimin] Well, here's what I think. 285 00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:08,926 Obviously, this album is special to us because it's been so long. 286 00:16:09,009 --> 00:16:10,344 But that's the issue. 287 00:16:10,427 --> 00:16:13,347 We wanted to avoid taking a long break after being discharged, 288 00:16:13,430 --> 00:16:14,890 so now we're rushing, 289 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,558 when it's a special project. 290 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:18,185 And we're a little short on time. 291 00:16:18,268 --> 00:16:20,396 We've got the album shoot as soon as we get back. 292 00:16:21,230 --> 00:16:22,356 [RM] It's a lot of pressure. 293 00:16:22,439 --> 00:16:25,693 Look, we don't want people to think, "What was that?" 294 00:16:25,776 --> 00:16:27,444 -"Guess they're past their prime." -Exactly. 295 00:16:27,528 --> 00:16:28,946 "It's not as good as we thought." 296 00:16:29,029 --> 00:16:32,324 We want them to think, "We always knew BTS was next-level." 297 00:16:32,408 --> 00:16:33,492 That's the goal, right? 298 00:16:33,575 --> 00:16:35,494 [Jung Kook] I'm confident that's how they'll react. 299 00:16:35,577 --> 00:16:37,913 -We're good then, right? -Yeah, we're good. 300 00:16:37,997 --> 00:16:39,581 -No pressure. -Pressure's off. 301 00:16:39,665 --> 00:16:40,582 [RM] Yeah 302 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:43,627 -I don't feel any pressure. -[RM] Really? 303 00:16:43,711 --> 00:16:46,463 It's like, I know there's a lot to consider, 304 00:16:46,547 --> 00:16:49,049 but if we can just be happy making the album, 305 00:16:49,133 --> 00:16:51,135 and if we can make our fans happy, 306 00:16:51,218 --> 00:16:53,595 and all of us are happy together in the end, 307 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:57,099 then I'm pleased with that outcome. And I feel strongly about that. 308 00:16:57,182 --> 00:16:59,309 I just wish you could've been here the whole time. 309 00:16:59,393 --> 00:17:01,603 Especially because it's been such a good experience. 310 00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:04,565 -Like, I enjoyed making it. -We've learned a lot too. 311 00:17:10,070 --> 00:17:11,864 [saxophone plays a scale] 312 00:17:12,823 --> 00:17:14,742 -[RM] Okay. -[Jimin] Oh, RM. 313 00:17:15,784 --> 00:17:16,994 [RM] All right, begin! 314 00:17:17,077 --> 00:17:18,871 [saxophone plays anthemic melody] 315 00:17:18,954 --> 00:17:21,165 [Jung Kook] Ugh, I hate this. 316 00:17:23,375 --> 00:17:24,710 [Jin] Okay, hold up. 317 00:17:24,793 --> 00:17:28,338 [members humming along to saxophone] 318 00:17:35,304 --> 00:17:38,223 -[giggling] -[Jin] Man, you killed it, Nam-joon. 319 00:17:38,307 --> 00:17:40,976 ["For Youth" by BTS playing] 320 00:17:41,685 --> 00:17:42,853 You so look good. 321 00:17:42,936 --> 00:17:44,938 [singing in Korean] 322 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:49,026 [j-hope] Tae-hyung, you still look exactly the same! 323 00:17:49,526 --> 00:17:51,028 -Really? -[j-hope] Yeah. 324 00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:53,447 [RM] But you've become a man now. 325 00:17:56,784 --> 00:17:58,202 [in Korean] How do I look on camera? 326 00:18:00,579 --> 00:18:02,664 -[man] What's that? -Right, we made… 327 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:04,541 [poignant music playing] 328 00:18:05,667 --> 00:18:10,172 Hello! I'm V, I'm 19 years old, and I'm a vocalist in BTS. 329 00:18:11,256 --> 00:18:13,383 -[Jin] It's our youngest-- -It's hot, right? 330 00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:14,301 Is this good? 331 00:18:14,384 --> 00:18:15,844 [laughing] 332 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:18,347 My name's Jung Kook, I'm 17 years old, 333 00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:20,432 and I'm a vocalist and dancer for the group. 334 00:18:20,516 --> 00:18:22,142 I wish I were an adult. 335 00:18:22,226 --> 00:18:23,685 I can't wait to grow up. 336 00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:25,938 Then all BTS members can get together and throw a party. 337 00:18:26,021 --> 00:18:27,439 [laughter] 338 00:18:27,523 --> 00:18:29,191 [Jung Kook in English] What's wrong with me? 339 00:18:29,274 --> 00:18:31,318 Why am I drinking somaek while watching this? 340 00:18:31,401 --> 00:18:33,487 [j-hope] Hey, look, you're in this video too! 341 00:18:34,947 --> 00:18:39,076 [in Korean] Hello. My name's Jimin, and I'm a dancer and vocalist. 342 00:18:40,828 --> 00:18:42,037 Nope, too scared. 343 00:18:44,081 --> 00:18:45,666 -[group] Whoa! -[chuckling] 344 00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:47,835 [Jin] I didn't see. Do it again. 345 00:18:47,918 --> 00:18:49,086 -We recorded it. -Do it again. 346 00:18:49,169 --> 00:18:51,839 -C'mon, I didn't see it! -Then you can watch it later. 347 00:18:52,756 --> 00:18:53,632 [laughing] 348 00:18:53,715 --> 00:18:56,510 Hello! I'm Jin, the eldest member of BTS. 349 00:18:56,593 --> 00:18:57,636 Hi there! 350 00:18:57,719 --> 00:19:00,848 I'm gonna film a lot of content, so please keep watching. 351 00:19:00,931 --> 00:19:02,391 -Hello there. -Hey. 352 00:19:02,474 --> 00:19:05,561 -[Jin] What'cha doing? -Uh, I am currently "standing by." 353 00:19:06,270 --> 00:19:08,021 [RM] Yoon-gi, we're all so young. 354 00:19:09,356 --> 00:19:12,401 Hey there, I'm SUGA, and I'm a rapper for the group. 355 00:19:12,901 --> 00:19:15,779 -[Jin] "It's your hope, j-hope!" -I love you, BTS. 356 00:19:15,863 --> 00:19:19,199 My name's j-hope, and I'm a rapper, dancer, and singer. 357 00:19:19,283 --> 00:19:21,160 [RM in English] Holy shit, j-hope. Whoo! 358 00:19:21,243 --> 00:19:23,287 -Love you, j-hope! -I love you! 359 00:19:24,121 --> 00:19:27,749 [in Korean] Hello. I am Rap Monster, and as the name suggests, I'm a rapper. 360 00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:30,961 Right, signing out, this has been BTS. 361 00:19:31,044 --> 00:19:32,963 -Two, three, Bang… -[all] Tan! 362 00:19:33,046 --> 00:19:34,715 Thank you! We'll do our best. 363 00:19:34,798 --> 00:19:36,341 ["No More Dream" playing] 364 00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:39,720 -[in English] Okay. Stop! -[Jung Kook] No, keep going! 365 00:19:48,896 --> 00:19:52,357 -[RM in Korean] Busan, make some noise! -[crowd cheering] 366 00:19:54,568 --> 00:19:56,570 [poignant music playing] 367 00:19:58,989 --> 00:20:01,033 [Jin in English] It's been three years already. 368 00:20:03,243 --> 00:20:06,038 -[no audible singing] -[poignant music continues] 369 00:20:12,669 --> 00:20:14,046 [RM] I started making music 370 00:20:14,129 --> 00:20:17,341 because there was something I wanted to say to the world. 371 00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:23,764 But being a K-pop idol means you're always producing something, 372 00:20:23,847 --> 00:20:25,891 'cause you need to be doing something. 373 00:20:26,516 --> 00:20:29,353 So there was a point where I didn't know who we were. 374 00:20:30,604 --> 00:20:32,481 If I say, "I need a break…" 375 00:20:33,106 --> 00:20:36,401 [sighs] …it almost feels like I'm committing a crime. 376 00:20:38,445 --> 00:20:41,531 Aw man. Seeing Nam-joon cry is making me cry too. 377 00:20:41,615 --> 00:20:42,449 [Jin] Hey! 378 00:20:42,532 --> 00:20:44,826 I want us to be together for a long time. 379 00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:46,995 [SUGA] Then we have to do this. 380 00:20:53,210 --> 00:20:55,545 I don't think I really need to say anything. 381 00:20:55,629 --> 00:20:58,090 I think you all know how I feel right now. 382 00:20:58,173 --> 00:21:00,550 [crowd shouting] 383 00:21:04,012 --> 00:21:06,765 [RM] Uh, all seven members of BTS 384 00:21:06,848 --> 00:21:08,100 feel the same. 385 00:21:08,183 --> 00:21:10,102 And if you're able to trust in us, 386 00:21:10,185 --> 00:21:12,479 then, no matter what the future holds, 387 00:21:12,562 --> 00:21:14,982 we're determined to overcome any challenge. 388 00:21:15,565 --> 00:21:17,567 So please, have faith in us. 389 00:21:19,653 --> 00:21:20,821 [j-hope] All right, cheers! 390 00:21:20,904 --> 00:21:22,990 -[Jin] Well done! -[RM] Great job, guys. 391 00:21:23,490 --> 00:21:25,242 -[Jin] Drink up, everyone. -[V] Watching that… 392 00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:26,952 and now seeing all of this 393 00:21:27,035 --> 00:21:29,663 -[crowd cheering] -["EPILOGUE: Young Forever" playing] 394 00:21:34,084 --> 00:21:36,420 [singing in Korean] 395 00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:43,260 [in English] ♪ Forever, we are young ♪ 396 00:21:43,844 --> 00:21:44,761 [Jung Kook] Damn. 397 00:21:46,096 --> 00:21:47,556 Aw, look at them. 398 00:21:49,224 --> 00:21:54,688 -[Jung Kook] Aw, I really miss them. -[fans] ♪Forever, we are young ♪ 399 00:21:55,772 --> 00:22:01,486 ♪ Forever, ever, ever We are young ♪ 400 00:22:02,279 --> 00:22:05,824 [fans cheering, whistling] 401 00:22:08,869 --> 00:22:10,287 [Jimin] Time for a comeback. 402 00:22:10,370 --> 00:22:13,957 [fans chanting] BTS! BTS! BTS! 403 00:22:19,921 --> 00:22:21,798 [singing sweetly] 404 00:22:24,051 --> 00:22:27,095 [j-hope] I think Jimin briefly mentioned it to me yesterday. 405 00:22:28,138 --> 00:22:31,808 We were talking about how there always seems to be this 406 00:22:31,892 --> 00:22:36,021 wave of poignancy that creeps up whenever we're talking to one another. 407 00:22:37,814 --> 00:22:41,193 But after we all got together last night, 408 00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:44,279 and after re-watching those old videos, 409 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:48,158 and looking back on all the experiences we've shared together, 410 00:22:48,241 --> 00:22:50,035 I think I get what he's saying. 411 00:22:50,118 --> 00:22:51,995 It resonates with me a lot. 412 00:22:52,496 --> 00:22:53,955 And I wonder if 413 00:22:55,290 --> 00:22:59,211 that collective sense of longing that all of us seem to share, 414 00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:01,421 and the thought of being together again, 415 00:23:01,505 --> 00:23:03,131 and being BTS again, 416 00:23:03,215 --> 00:23:06,551 was the thing that got us through these past few years. 417 00:23:14,434 --> 00:23:15,477 [SUGA] Is this it? 418 00:23:16,436 --> 00:23:18,730 I think it's been 11 years now. 419 00:23:23,276 --> 00:23:25,779 Yeah, this is it. I remember. 420 00:23:26,988 --> 00:23:30,325 ["We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2" playing] 421 00:23:34,496 --> 00:23:35,956 [music fades] 422 00:23:37,541 --> 00:23:41,795 [SUGA] For me, creating music is a way of documenting myself, 423 00:23:41,878 --> 00:23:44,381 or the version of myself in that moment. 424 00:23:46,758 --> 00:23:49,344 But I want my music to be intentional. 425 00:23:50,011 --> 00:23:53,098 I want the art I create to have a distinct message. 426 00:23:53,890 --> 00:23:55,434 So, you know, 427 00:23:56,810 --> 00:23:58,937 it's a pretty interesting conflict. 428 00:23:59,896 --> 00:24:02,983 It requires a little more consideration to solve. 429 00:24:04,025 --> 00:24:06,027 [leaves rustling] 430 00:24:11,199 --> 00:24:13,452 [RM] I feel like we keep missing the forest, 431 00:24:13,535 --> 00:24:16,329 and now we're starting to hack away at the trees. 432 00:24:16,997 --> 00:24:20,000 It's almost like we just keep running in circles 433 00:24:20,083 --> 00:24:22,002 trying to finish these last two songs. 434 00:24:22,085 --> 00:24:25,755 And right now, I don't have any real sense of what this album's supposed to be. 435 00:24:28,717 --> 00:24:30,677 [woman] When we were thinking about the album, 436 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,637 and the kinds of ideas that we needed 437 00:24:32,721 --> 00:24:35,515 to keep building on the legacy we've created, 438 00:24:36,099 --> 00:24:40,437 we thought, "What if we took inspiration from a legendary story in history?" 439 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,023 Now, you may have heard this story before, 440 00:24:43,106 --> 00:24:45,984 but… in the year 1896, 441 00:24:46,067 --> 00:24:48,778 a group of young men from the Joseon Kingdom 442 00:24:48,862 --> 00:24:49,905 arrived in America. 443 00:24:49,988 --> 00:24:53,950 They traveled to Washington, D.C. in hopes of receiving an education. 444 00:24:54,743 --> 00:24:57,662 Alice Fletcher, an ethnologist whose work paved the way 445 00:24:57,746 --> 00:25:01,082 for music production as we know it today met these young men. 446 00:25:01,166 --> 00:25:04,628 Since they didn't speak the same language, they had to communicate through music, 447 00:25:04,711 --> 00:25:07,088 and that's how they shared their cultures with one another. 448 00:25:07,964 --> 00:25:09,508 These men were trailblazers. 449 00:25:09,591 --> 00:25:12,219 They put everything on the line to go to the US. 450 00:25:12,302 --> 00:25:16,431 And so, this was the first Korean song to be recorded in America. 451 00:25:23,021 --> 00:25:26,358 This song holds deep cultural significance for our people. 452 00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:27,817 -What song? -So then…. 453 00:25:27,901 --> 00:25:32,113 -It's "Arirang," right? It was "Arirang"! -[RM] That's what I thought. 454 00:25:32,197 --> 00:25:33,698 [folk music playing] 455 00:25:33,782 --> 00:25:35,367 [Boyoung] It's a very old song, 456 00:25:35,450 --> 00:25:38,036 one that dates all the way back to the 13th century. 457 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:39,412 And like most folk songs, 458 00:25:39,496 --> 00:25:42,249 it was spread orally by members of the working class 459 00:25:42,332 --> 00:25:44,459 as they crossed mountains and rivers. 460 00:25:45,961 --> 00:25:48,630 The origin of the word "arirang" isn't clear, 461 00:25:48,713 --> 00:25:51,007 but according to linguists and scholars, 462 00:25:51,091 --> 00:25:53,760 "ari-" means "charming" and "beautiful," 463 00:25:53,843 --> 00:25:56,388 and "-rang" means "longing." 464 00:25:58,431 --> 00:26:02,435 Roughly translated, "The longing for the beautiful people we love." 465 00:26:07,357 --> 00:26:09,609 And with your passion for Army and music, 466 00:26:09,693 --> 00:26:14,489 we felt that "Arirang" really resonated with BTS as a whole. 467 00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:21,955 I love that. It's an incredible reference. 468 00:26:22,038 --> 00:26:24,374 [man] I really like the phrase "Legacy in motion." 469 00:26:24,457 --> 00:26:26,084 This represents BTS very well. 470 00:26:26,167 --> 00:26:28,795 So, I think this is an excellent framework 471 00:26:28,878 --> 00:26:31,673 for you to try and guide your creative decisions. 472 00:26:31,756 --> 00:26:34,342 But, ultimately, you need to try and show everyone 473 00:26:34,426 --> 00:26:36,303 that… this is who you are. 474 00:26:37,679 --> 00:26:39,556 [RM] Well, is this who we are? 475 00:26:39,639 --> 00:26:40,890 [laughter] 476 00:26:41,474 --> 00:26:43,310 Like, logically, I get it. 477 00:26:43,393 --> 00:26:46,229 But personally, comparing ourselves to heroes and legends 478 00:26:46,313 --> 00:26:47,606 gives me an icky feeling. 479 00:26:47,689 --> 00:26:49,566 -Yeah. -[Boyoung] I understand. 480 00:26:50,317 --> 00:26:53,403 I mean, yeah, at our core, I think… 481 00:26:53,486 --> 00:26:54,779 Here, how 'bout this, 482 00:26:54,863 --> 00:26:58,116 "We're not global heroes. We're simply humble Koreans." 483 00:27:01,411 --> 00:27:04,122 -I can't get a feel for it. -[Jung Kook] Wow, look at all of these. 484 00:27:04,205 --> 00:27:05,999 [Si-Hyuk] What specifically aren't you feeling? 485 00:27:06,082 --> 00:27:07,959 I just can't wrap my head around it now. 486 00:27:08,043 --> 00:27:09,836 We need to feel it out ourselves. 487 00:27:12,088 --> 00:27:14,299 "Ari, ari, ari… Arirang!" 488 00:27:14,382 --> 00:27:16,301 [sophisticated beat playing] 489 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:21,473 -[performing "Arirang" on guitar] -[singing in Korean] 490 00:27:35,737 --> 00:27:37,489 Yeah, and then the riff can come in. 491 00:27:40,158 --> 00:27:41,117 [music stops] 492 00:27:41,201 --> 00:27:43,078 [SUGA] We're losing our minds. 493 00:27:43,161 --> 00:27:46,665 [Jimin] I guess you'll get sick of anything if you hear it for five hours. 494 00:27:47,248 --> 00:27:48,166 [Pdogg] Oh, shoot. 495 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,585 -[Jimin] Hyung? -What? 496 00:27:50,669 --> 00:27:53,421 -[Jimin] How screwed are we? -Only a little. 497 00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:55,882 At least we got something out of it. 498 00:27:56,383 --> 00:27:59,010 -What exactly did we get? -We got a starter, right? 499 00:27:59,094 --> 00:28:00,261 And we had fun. 500 00:28:01,930 --> 00:28:04,849 Besides, this is how we figure out what not to do, right? 501 00:28:04,933 --> 00:28:05,934 [SUGA] Exactly. 502 00:28:06,434 --> 00:28:09,896 [Jimin] "Failure" doesn't exist. It's all a part of the process. 503 00:28:11,815 --> 00:28:14,025 [pensive music playing] 504 00:28:18,279 --> 00:28:19,823 [no audible singing] 505 00:28:28,832 --> 00:28:34,337 [singing sweetly along with guitar melody] 506 00:28:36,423 --> 00:28:37,465 [music stops] 507 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:01,906 [Jimin] Straighten your back. And reach… Yep. 508 00:29:03,783 --> 00:29:06,578 I should go work out with them, but… [groans softly] 509 00:29:06,661 --> 00:29:09,080 Man, why are they working so hard? 510 00:29:10,457 --> 00:29:11,791 -[RM] Damn it. -Eight. 511 00:29:12,375 --> 00:29:14,711 -Nine… Ten. -[RM groans] 512 00:29:14,794 --> 00:29:16,629 [lightly energetic music playing] 513 00:29:16,713 --> 00:29:18,923 [Jung Kook] Here, like this. Like your pushing them. 514 00:29:19,007 --> 00:29:21,426 -[V] All while you're holding this? -[Jung Kook] Yep. 515 00:29:22,510 --> 00:29:24,929 -[breathing measuredly] -[grunting in background] 516 00:29:26,848 --> 00:29:29,058 -Just close your eyes. -[Jimin] Three. 517 00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:31,686 [Jung Kook] The first one's a warm-up. 518 00:29:32,187 --> 00:29:35,190 [breathing measuredly, grunts] 519 00:29:47,702 --> 00:29:48,703 [music stops] 520 00:29:54,501 --> 00:29:56,753 [V] Oh, I see. That's what these are. 521 00:29:56,836 --> 00:29:59,005 "Off" and "Play…" 522 00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:07,806 [dreamy music playing] 523 00:30:17,982 --> 00:30:23,029 [V] Maybe it's just me, but… between the streets… 524 00:30:25,657 --> 00:30:27,158 the recording spaces, 525 00:30:28,368 --> 00:30:30,286 and even the restaurants I visited, 526 00:30:30,370 --> 00:30:32,831 everything started to feel the same. 527 00:30:34,624 --> 00:30:37,210 "Am I the only one who hasn't changed that much?" 528 00:30:38,419 --> 00:30:40,296 "Has time stopped for anyone else?" 529 00:30:43,216 --> 00:30:46,803 For the first time in… four, maybe five years, 530 00:30:46,886 --> 00:30:49,097 we're going to see ARMY again as BTS. 531 00:30:49,180 --> 00:30:51,307 And I can't help but think 532 00:30:51,391 --> 00:30:54,894 about how much ARMY may have changed since the last time we were together. 533 00:30:54,978 --> 00:30:57,272 [fans cheering, whooping] 534 00:31:01,734 --> 00:31:02,902 [inaudible] 535 00:31:04,696 --> 00:31:07,115 Dave Roberts. Nice to meet you. 536 00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:10,285 Welcome to Dodger Stadium. Good to have you. 537 00:31:13,496 --> 00:31:15,999 [rousing, upbeat music playing] 538 00:31:25,592 --> 00:31:28,803 [announcer] Fans, please join us in welcoming a special guest now 539 00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:30,763 for tonight's ceremonial first pitch. 540 00:31:30,847 --> 00:31:32,932 Throwing out for tonight is V! 541 00:31:33,808 --> 00:31:36,185 V is set to return with his fellow members of BTS 542 00:31:36,769 --> 00:31:38,438 for a highly-anticipated reunion 543 00:31:39,022 --> 00:31:41,107 that the world has been waiting for. 544 00:31:43,443 --> 00:31:44,861 We're all waiting now, V. 545 00:31:45,695 --> 00:31:46,905 The mound is yours. 546 00:31:51,075 --> 00:31:52,201 [man] And throw. 547 00:31:53,411 --> 00:31:55,747 [crowd cheering loudly] 548 00:31:55,830 --> 00:31:58,249 [commentator] That's V throwing out the first pitch. 549 00:31:58,333 --> 00:32:00,335 The place is going nuts behind us. 550 00:32:00,835 --> 00:32:03,087 ["Mic Drop" playing] 551 00:32:04,505 --> 00:32:06,549 [fans cheering wildly] 552 00:32:16,726 --> 00:32:20,104 It's time for Dodgers baseball! 553 00:32:20,188 --> 00:32:22,649 [fans cheering] 554 00:32:28,363 --> 00:32:29,614 [mouthing] 555 00:32:33,868 --> 00:32:35,161 [music fades] 556 00:32:36,412 --> 00:32:39,248 [RM] So, right now, how many songs have we confirmed? 557 00:32:39,916 --> 00:32:42,001 -[woman] Confirmed? -[RM] How many have we decided on? 558 00:32:42,085 --> 00:32:44,462 -[woman] We have 14 songs confirmed. -[RM] Fourteen? 559 00:32:44,545 --> 00:32:46,339 [woman] Yeah. And that includes "Body to Body." 560 00:32:46,422 --> 00:32:47,382 Oh, of course. 561 00:32:47,465 --> 00:32:49,258 [woman] Speaking of "Body to Body," 562 00:32:49,342 --> 00:32:52,345 you were gonna sample that first recording of "Arirang" right? 563 00:32:52,428 --> 00:32:54,263 -[RM] Yeah. -[woman] Did you end up going with that? 564 00:32:54,347 --> 00:32:55,390 Well, we tried it, 565 00:32:55,473 --> 00:32:58,267 but no matter what we did with the track in-studio, 566 00:32:58,351 --> 00:32:59,936 we couldn't really hear the vocals. 567 00:33:00,019 --> 00:33:03,106 [woman] Got it. Since we're still working on it, let's get some feedback 568 00:33:03,189 --> 00:33:05,191 and we can go from there, okay? 569 00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:07,986 We might be able to use "NORMAL" if we need to. 570 00:33:08,069 --> 00:33:10,405 -[j-hope] So "NORMAL" is good? -[RM] We got it. 571 00:33:10,905 --> 00:33:12,949 I think there's too many English lyrics. 572 00:33:13,032 --> 00:33:15,076 I wanna go back in and add some more Korean. 573 00:33:15,159 --> 00:33:17,286 -Especially in those rap verses. -[woman] Yeah. 574 00:33:17,787 --> 00:33:21,332 I agree. There's a level of authenticity we need to have here. 575 00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:23,167 So, if there's too much English… 576 00:33:23,251 --> 00:33:25,920 [Nicole] I agree that authenticity is important here. 577 00:33:26,004 --> 00:33:27,672 But I think there's a way to do that 578 00:33:27,755 --> 00:33:29,465 while still appealing to the global market. 579 00:33:29,549 --> 00:33:31,551 We just need to figure out how. 580 00:33:31,634 --> 00:33:34,053 [RM] And how to do it within the timeframe. 581 00:33:34,137 --> 00:33:34,971 [SUGA] Right. 582 00:33:35,054 --> 00:33:37,098 Because the reality is, at this point, 583 00:33:37,181 --> 00:33:40,268 we don't have the time to check for the English pronunciations. 584 00:33:40,852 --> 00:33:42,895 [V] "Kerosene," "melatonin…" 585 00:33:42,979 --> 00:33:46,149 [RM] I mean, I can still send you a voice note of the pronunciations. 586 00:33:46,232 --> 00:33:49,736 -"Kerosene, dopamine, chemical-induced…" -[RM] Yeah, don't worry. 587 00:33:51,738 --> 00:33:54,449 [singing melodically] 588 00:33:58,411 --> 00:34:00,663 [upbeat pop music playing] 589 00:34:02,999 --> 00:34:04,709 [singing in English] 590 00:34:04,792 --> 00:34:06,461 Ah, sorry. What did you want again? 591 00:34:06,544 --> 00:34:08,421 [Pdogg] No, that was good! I like the vibe. 592 00:34:09,589 --> 00:34:11,758 [singing, then stops] Sorry! I'm sorry. 593 00:34:11,841 --> 00:34:14,594 [singing in English] 594 00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:22,643 [Jimin] Oh! The pronunciation. 595 00:34:22,727 --> 00:34:26,773 [singing in falsetto in English] 596 00:34:31,611 --> 00:34:33,029 [Pdogg] Oh, that's tough. 597 00:34:33,529 --> 00:34:35,948 [recording playing back] 598 00:34:36,032 --> 00:34:38,242 "They thought that we would." Does that fit? 599 00:34:38,326 --> 00:34:40,661 'Cause it's only three syllables in Korean. 600 00:34:41,370 --> 00:34:44,707 Are we able to say all that in just three syllables? 601 00:34:44,791 --> 00:34:47,835 -[upbeat backing track playing] -[singing in English] 602 00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:54,884 [rapping in English and Korean] 603 00:35:03,726 --> 00:35:07,313 [singing in English] 604 00:35:17,782 --> 00:35:19,033 [Pdogg] Let's play it back. 605 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:21,119 [recording playing back] 606 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,379 [Jung Kook sighs] Today's soju. 607 00:35:31,963 --> 00:35:33,214 That hits the spot. 608 00:35:34,590 --> 00:35:36,092 -It's good. -It's sweet. 609 00:35:36,759 --> 00:35:39,971 -That means we had a good day. -[laughter] 610 00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:44,058 -[Jin] Did you write new lyrics, Nam-joon? -[RM] Yeah. 611 00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:46,686 But I'm a little worried about how they might sound. 612 00:35:46,769 --> 00:35:49,856 I don't want them to come across as awkward or off-putting or something like-- 613 00:35:49,939 --> 00:35:51,732 -[V] Pronunciation? -Yeah, that too. 614 00:35:51,816 --> 00:35:53,985 -[V] It's really hard. -[j-hope] That's why we practice. 615 00:35:54,068 --> 00:35:56,737 We practice the English lyrics more than the Korean ones. 616 00:35:56,821 --> 00:36:00,658 But if the lyrics are a little clunky, they'll sound bad, even if we practice. 617 00:36:01,659 --> 00:36:03,703 [Jung Kook] Don't worry, Jimin. You'll get there. 618 00:36:04,871 --> 00:36:06,539 [j-hope] It has to be more… evolved. 619 00:36:06,622 --> 00:36:09,083 -[SUGA] Yeah, especially in our lyrics. -[RM] Mm-hmm. 620 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:11,752 [SUGA] They gotta be a bit more mature than they were before. 621 00:36:12,253 --> 00:36:14,463 [upbeat music playing] 622 00:36:15,256 --> 00:36:19,093 [singing softly] 623 00:36:19,677 --> 00:36:21,095 -Till the dawn. -[woman] Hm? 624 00:36:21,762 --> 00:36:26,559 [RM] Or like… Like something like, "I could hear they come. " Stuff… 625 00:36:26,642 --> 00:36:29,937 -Well, then, that's… that should be said. -Um… 626 00:36:31,856 --> 00:36:32,982 [RM sighs] 627 00:36:34,483 --> 00:36:38,571 Like "they" could be, like… the bad dreams or, like, insomnia, 628 00:36:38,654 --> 00:36:41,616 or like… I literally just don't know what I want. 629 00:36:41,699 --> 00:36:44,368 Like, after work, I just, like, you know, after the session, 630 00:36:44,452 --> 00:36:47,079 we go… we go home at, like, eight. 631 00:36:47,622 --> 00:36:51,709 And, like, we have, like, I don't know, like, five, six hours before I sleep. 632 00:36:51,792 --> 00:36:53,586 I just don't know what I want to do. 633 00:36:53,669 --> 00:36:57,632 [A.Chic] So, then, that's the line, then. Because that's your real emotion. 634 00:36:57,715 --> 00:36:59,967 -You don't know what to do with yourself. -This is normal. 635 00:37:00,051 --> 00:37:01,093 [A.Chic] That is normal. 636 00:37:01,177 --> 00:37:04,597 "Kerosene, dopamine, anything you want." It could be that. 637 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:07,141 Or, like, "Chase it to… Chase it till we know." 638 00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:09,644 Like, or it could be, like, 639 00:37:09,727 --> 00:37:12,021 "They don't even help to turn me off." 640 00:37:12,104 --> 00:37:14,398 But doesn't it sound awkward? 641 00:37:14,482 --> 00:37:17,485 Like… [hesitates] Like, m… 642 00:37:17,568 --> 00:37:18,945 Like, melody-wise? 643 00:37:19,028 --> 00:37:20,112 [A.Chic] Not to me. 644 00:37:20,196 --> 00:37:22,740 -I'm not a native, so I don't know, so… -[A.Chic chuckles] 645 00:37:23,658 --> 00:37:25,993 [scatting softly under breath] 646 00:37:28,454 --> 00:37:30,623 [gentle, pensive music playing] 647 00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:47,848 [RM sighs] 648 00:37:51,519 --> 00:37:52,436 [grunts] 649 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,481 Personally, I really hate to be stuck in a routine. 650 00:37:59,485 --> 00:38:03,572 But, funny thing is, we spent a year and a half in the military. 651 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,575 And now, it all feels like a dream. 652 00:38:07,785 --> 00:38:10,579 It feels like we were never there. 653 00:38:12,707 --> 00:38:17,920 In old Greece, there were two ways of thinking about time. 654 00:38:18,629 --> 00:38:22,091 One is Chronos, and one is Kairos. 655 00:38:26,178 --> 00:38:29,390 In the military, we had to do the same thing over and over again. 656 00:38:29,890 --> 00:38:32,101 Time just passed by. 657 00:38:32,727 --> 00:38:33,936 That was Chronos. 658 00:38:36,731 --> 00:38:38,691 But here in LA… 659 00:38:44,780 --> 00:38:46,282 time with the members… 660 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:53,289 my second family… 661 00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:03,507 this feels like Kairos. 662 00:39:08,179 --> 00:39:10,139 Time really stretches. 663 00:39:11,265 --> 00:39:13,184 And you really feel… 664 00:39:17,521 --> 00:39:19,065 I don't know how to say it in English. 665 00:39:21,025 --> 00:39:23,277 The "impermanence" of time. 666 00:39:30,576 --> 00:39:31,952 [j-hope] JK, swim for us! 667 00:39:34,663 --> 00:39:36,165 -[gasps] -[both chuckling] 668 00:39:38,584 --> 00:39:40,086 [V] Hey. [grunts] 669 00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:43,631 -What was that? -[laughter] 670 00:39:43,714 --> 00:39:45,716 [uplifting music playing] 671 00:39:51,972 --> 00:39:53,224 [V] All right, ready? 672 00:39:54,016 --> 00:39:56,394 Let's see who can hold their breath the longest. 673 00:39:56,477 --> 00:39:57,937 [laughter] 674 00:39:58,020 --> 00:40:03,150 ♪ Acres ♪ 675 00:40:04,318 --> 00:40:08,155 ♪ A visible horizon… ♪ 676 00:40:09,073 --> 00:40:10,032 [giggling] 677 00:40:10,116 --> 00:40:14,703 ♪ Right where it starts and ends ♪ 678 00:40:16,288 --> 00:40:20,876 ♪ Oh, and then we start the end… ♪ 679 00:40:21,460 --> 00:40:23,087 [laughing hysterically] 680 00:40:23,170 --> 00:40:27,967 ♪ Acres ♪ 681 00:40:29,260 --> 00:40:32,430 ♪A visible illusion… ♪ 682 00:40:32,513 --> 00:40:35,057 [playful laughter] 683 00:40:35,141 --> 00:40:39,520 ♪Oh, where it starts, it ends ♪ 684 00:40:39,603 --> 00:40:42,815 ♪ Love like a sunset ♪ 685 00:41:08,716 --> 00:41:10,676 [music fades] 686 00:41:11,260 --> 00:41:14,513 [V] I think this needs to change a bit in 2.0 as well. 687 00:41:14,597 --> 00:41:18,684 The audience won't like these lyrics 'cause they only matter to us. 688 00:41:18,767 --> 00:41:21,312 [Nicole] But if you look back at some of your previous songs, 689 00:41:21,395 --> 00:41:23,105 like "ON" or "Black Swan," 690 00:41:23,189 --> 00:41:25,691 those didn't initially seem to be relatable either. 691 00:41:25,774 --> 00:41:27,193 -Yeah, that's fair. -[Nicole] Mm-hmm. 692 00:41:27,276 --> 00:41:30,029 So let's use "SWIM" as an example. 693 00:41:30,738 --> 00:41:33,741 Let's say we decide that's gonna be our single. 694 00:41:34,575 --> 00:41:36,035 But when it comes to singles, 695 00:41:36,118 --> 00:41:39,622 we want to push the songs that we feel are more inclusive, right? 696 00:41:39,705 --> 00:41:41,749 At least, I think that's what they're saying. 697 00:41:42,249 --> 00:41:44,835 [RM] Well, single or not, it's still an important song. 698 00:41:44,919 --> 00:41:47,796 I think we should at least try some different things. 699 00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:49,882 We just have to make sure we don't lose focus. 700 00:41:49,965 --> 00:41:51,258 -[RM] Yeah. -[j-hope] I agree. 701 00:41:51,342 --> 00:41:55,471 [RM] The energy's different. It's just a more "mellow" song, you know? 702 00:41:55,554 --> 00:41:58,933 Which is… Honestly, it's just not our typical vibe. 703 00:41:59,016 --> 00:42:00,142 It's different. 704 00:42:00,226 --> 00:42:02,686 But there's nothing stopping us from picking that. 705 00:42:03,187 --> 00:42:05,940 And I think we're at a point where we can at least consider it. 706 00:42:06,023 --> 00:42:06,982 "2.0." 707 00:42:07,066 --> 00:42:08,234 [sweet music playing] 708 00:42:08,317 --> 00:42:10,319 There's nothing to it. Like, right here? 709 00:42:10,402 --> 00:42:12,112 [Pdogg] Yes, exactly. Exactly. 710 00:42:14,615 --> 00:42:16,242 At the… [sings melody] 711 00:42:16,325 --> 00:42:19,370 …it'll be fine once it's been edited and mixed. You know? 712 00:42:19,453 --> 00:42:21,121 -So, like here? -[Pdogg] Or something like… 713 00:42:21,205 --> 00:42:23,040 -No, that's not it. -It keeps going after that. 714 00:42:23,123 --> 00:42:25,292 [Pdogg] I meant we can add effects on top of the vocals. 715 00:42:25,376 --> 00:42:27,336 We need to make room for the rap verse. 716 00:42:27,419 --> 00:42:29,588 We'll just have to work out the structure later. 717 00:42:30,339 --> 00:42:32,466 -For now, though, let's fix the hook. -[man] Right. 718 00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:33,384 Got it. 719 00:42:34,343 --> 00:42:35,719 [Jin singing softly in English] 720 00:42:35,803 --> 00:42:38,097 [GHSTLOOP] Just let me know when you're ready in there. 721 00:42:38,180 --> 00:42:40,266 -I'm ready. -[GHSTLOOP] Okay, let's go for it. 722 00:42:40,766 --> 00:42:43,561 -[metronome clicking] -[Jin singing sweetly in English] 723 00:42:51,986 --> 00:42:53,821 -[GHSTLOOP] Nice, one more. -Okay. 724 00:42:53,904 --> 00:42:56,365 [sings lines again] 725 00:43:00,953 --> 00:43:02,705 -Sorry. -[GHSTLOOP] No worries. 726 00:43:03,706 --> 00:43:06,208 -[sings lines again] -[metronome clicking] 727 00:43:23,976 --> 00:43:27,938 [RM] When the song keeps, like, singing "swim," 728 00:43:28,022 --> 00:43:30,149 it's, like, just, like, it's not, like, a command. 729 00:43:30,232 --> 00:43:31,942 It's not, like, recommending. 730 00:43:32,026 --> 00:43:35,112 It's just, like… "Swim." "Swim." 731 00:43:35,195 --> 00:43:39,575 It could be, like, just describing, you know, 732 00:43:40,451 --> 00:43:42,494 somebody like, or myself 733 00:43:42,578 --> 00:43:47,374 almost give up but not give up, like, 100%. 734 00:43:47,458 --> 00:43:50,753 [j-hope singing in English] 735 00:43:50,836 --> 00:43:51,920 I'll try again. 736 00:43:53,464 --> 00:43:55,382 I'm not sure if we're making it work. 737 00:43:55,466 --> 00:43:56,884 [singing in English] 738 00:43:56,967 --> 00:43:59,803 Damn, where was I? This is hard. 739 00:43:59,887 --> 00:44:02,431 Of course it is. Otherwise, everyone would do it. 740 00:44:02,514 --> 00:44:04,892 -[Jimin] You sure I should sing it? -[RM] Just try it. 741 00:44:10,481 --> 00:44:11,482 [music stops] 742 00:44:11,565 --> 00:44:14,485 [RM] The idea of waking up every day freaks me out a bit. 743 00:44:14,568 --> 00:44:17,029 Not the actual waking up, 744 00:44:17,112 --> 00:44:20,866 but the idea of days repeating themselves, like in the military. 745 00:44:22,201 --> 00:44:25,120 Nowadays, everything changes all the time. 746 00:44:25,204 --> 00:44:26,872 Trends shift every quarter. 747 00:44:26,955 --> 00:44:29,792 A bunch of talented new artists are breaking into the industry. 748 00:44:30,626 --> 00:44:32,336 And we have to change too. 749 00:44:33,587 --> 00:44:37,257 How are we supposed to evolve if we keep pushing against the tide? 750 00:44:37,758 --> 00:44:39,218 That's just existing. 751 00:44:43,055 --> 00:44:45,224 [singing in English] 752 00:45:03,659 --> 00:45:06,328 -[GHSTLOOP] That's good. -[click plays, then stops] 753 00:45:11,709 --> 00:45:15,003 [Jin] The guys have made a great album so far. I love the songs. 754 00:45:16,463 --> 00:45:17,673 But I got here 755 00:45:18,799 --> 00:45:20,426 really late in the process. 756 00:45:22,594 --> 00:45:25,723 So coming in late, not really knowing where everyone's at, 757 00:45:25,806 --> 00:45:27,349 is extremely stressful, 758 00:45:27,433 --> 00:45:30,144 because you have to figure out how you fit into everything. 759 00:45:31,103 --> 00:45:33,939 But having spent the last 12 years together, 760 00:45:35,107 --> 00:45:38,193 I've kind of figured out what to do without being told. 761 00:45:39,570 --> 00:45:41,155 I just have to catch their eye. 762 00:45:44,950 --> 00:45:47,327 Ooh! We're at the beach! 763 00:45:47,828 --> 00:45:49,663 [energetic music playing] 764 00:45:57,254 --> 00:45:58,756 [grunts playfully, giggles] 765 00:46:00,257 --> 00:46:01,258 Oh shoot! 766 00:46:02,801 --> 00:46:03,677 Sorry! 767 00:46:06,472 --> 00:46:07,598 Here we go. 768 00:46:07,681 --> 00:46:09,767 -Ah… -[others] Whoa! 769 00:46:11,602 --> 00:46:12,603 [RM] Damn it. 770 00:46:13,353 --> 00:46:14,646 Sorry. We just broke it. 771 00:46:16,690 --> 00:46:18,025 [j-hope] Can we walk on the beach? 772 00:46:18,108 --> 00:46:20,110 -[Jung Kook] I think so. -[RM] Yeah, let's go! C'mon! 773 00:46:33,999 --> 00:46:36,251 [waves lapping gently] 774 00:46:40,005 --> 00:46:41,423 Vocalists versus rappers. 775 00:46:41,924 --> 00:46:45,135 -[Jung Kook] Is that what we're doing? -[j-hope] Yeah, one of us can sub in. 776 00:46:51,934 --> 00:46:53,393 [all] Oh. Oh-oh! 777 00:46:54,895 --> 00:46:58,357 [playful chatter, laughter] 778 00:46:59,316 --> 00:47:00,901 That was all you, Jimin. 779 00:47:01,985 --> 00:47:04,154 [Jimin] Aw, come on, hyung. It's hard! 780 00:47:04,238 --> 00:47:05,781 [Jin] You can do it. 781 00:47:07,157 --> 00:47:09,409 [playful gasps, laughter] 782 00:47:09,493 --> 00:47:12,329 -[Jung Kook] Very impressive. -[Jin] What a man! 783 00:47:13,163 --> 00:47:15,207 [laughing gleefully] 784 00:47:17,042 --> 00:47:19,837 -[RM] Come on! One more time! -[all giggling] 785 00:47:25,384 --> 00:47:26,677 [Jin] That was fun. 786 00:47:28,846 --> 00:47:32,307 Wow, look at him go. LA suits him, doesn't it? 787 00:47:32,808 --> 00:47:35,519 -You guys aren't gonna come in? -[others giggling] 788 00:47:35,602 --> 00:47:39,064 Jimin, LA suits you. Doesn't this make you happy? 789 00:47:39,147 --> 00:47:40,482 [laughter] 790 00:47:40,566 --> 00:47:42,025 -[Jimin] Wow. -[j-hope] Look at that! 791 00:47:42,109 --> 00:47:43,193 [Jin] Beautiful… 792 00:47:45,821 --> 00:47:47,197 [RM] Think we've done good? 793 00:47:48,115 --> 00:47:49,283 [SUGA] I hope so. 794 00:47:49,366 --> 00:47:50,951 [Jung Kook] We've been working hard. 795 00:47:51,034 --> 00:47:53,161 [Jimin singing in English] 796 00:47:53,245 --> 00:47:54,538 [Jimin] j-hope? 797 00:47:56,039 --> 00:47:57,624 -[j-hope] Huh? -[Jimin] Did you hear me? 798 00:47:57,708 --> 00:47:59,126 [j-hope] Sorry, I was distracted. 799 00:47:59,209 --> 00:48:01,461 -[Jimin] Come on! -[j-hope] Someone's taking wedding photos! 800 00:48:01,545 --> 00:48:03,130 [all laughing] 801 00:48:03,213 --> 00:48:05,883 -[j-hope] Killin' it, girl. -[laughter] 802 00:48:08,218 --> 00:48:09,970 [Jung Kook] Man, look at that view. 803 00:48:15,601 --> 00:48:17,895 [dreamy music playing] 804 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:22,816 [Jung Kook] Whoa! What was that? A dolphin? 805 00:48:22,900 --> 00:48:24,234 [V] Yeah! It is! 806 00:48:24,318 --> 00:48:25,402 [j-hope] Where is it? 807 00:48:26,361 --> 00:48:28,989 [RM] Over there! Over there! There it is! Right there! 808 00:48:29,489 --> 00:48:31,658 -[V] You sure that's a dolphin? -[Jung Kook] Yeah. 809 00:48:31,742 --> 00:48:34,161 -[RM] See? Look! There it is again! -[Jimin] Dolphin! 810 00:48:39,458 --> 00:48:42,377 -[j-hope] Should we do a live stream? -[SUGA] Let's do it. 811 00:48:50,093 --> 00:48:52,471 -[Jin] Nam-joon, you got this. -[RM] Thanks. 812 00:48:52,554 --> 00:48:54,014 [Jin] I'm rooting for you. 813 00:48:54,681 --> 00:48:56,224 -Good luck, Nam-joon! -[RM] You too! 814 00:48:58,060 --> 00:48:59,102 [Jin] I'm off, j-hope. 815 00:48:59,186 --> 00:49:00,562 -Goodbye, Jin. -Okay, bye-bye. 816 00:49:00,646 --> 00:49:05,359 Work hard. Do your best. Don't give up. Don't cry 'cause you miss me. 817 00:49:07,152 --> 00:49:08,362 Don't cry. 818 00:49:08,445 --> 00:49:10,197 Hey, Yoon-gi, I'm leaving. 819 00:49:10,280 --> 00:49:12,366 -See ya, man. -[Jin] Bye. Great job! 820 00:49:16,578 --> 00:49:18,205 -[Jung Kook] Hungry? -[Jin] Bye, Jung Kook! 821 00:49:18,288 --> 00:49:21,291 -Are you leaving right now? -[Jin] Yeah, I'm the first one out. 822 00:49:21,375 --> 00:49:24,127 I'm so jealous. I wish I could leave in the morning. 823 00:49:24,753 --> 00:49:26,254 [laughing] 824 00:49:26,338 --> 00:49:28,507 Oh, oh, oh. Hey, let go! 825 00:49:29,591 --> 00:49:31,134 Let go of me! [giggling] 826 00:49:31,218 --> 00:49:32,803 [Jung Kook] Isn't Jimin coming? 827 00:49:32,886 --> 00:49:34,513 Yeah, he'll be here in five. 828 00:49:35,722 --> 00:49:37,307 [Jung Kook] Then stay for five. 829 00:49:37,391 --> 00:49:40,268 -Or longer. -[groaning] 830 00:49:40,769 --> 00:49:43,981 I swear, I used to be more flexible. [groans] 831 00:49:44,898 --> 00:49:46,984 You know how you wanna go home? 832 00:49:48,235 --> 00:49:52,739 Even though you're already home? Ever feel like that? You know what I mean? 833 00:49:52,823 --> 00:49:56,243 No? You're home, but wanna go home? 834 00:49:56,743 --> 00:49:58,161 [Jin] Yeah, you get it, right? 835 00:49:58,912 --> 00:50:01,790 -Once we get back, can I come over? -Of course. 836 00:50:02,624 --> 00:50:04,626 -[Jin] When you're not there? -Oh. No. 837 00:50:05,168 --> 00:50:09,006 [Jin] Come on, we're family! You can use my place when I'm not there. 838 00:50:09,631 --> 00:50:12,092 -Give me your house code. -[Jung Kook] No way. 839 00:50:12,175 --> 00:50:13,927 [chuckling] I can do fingerprints. 840 00:50:14,011 --> 00:50:15,721 [Jung Kook] No, we're not doing that. 841 00:50:15,804 --> 00:50:18,181 -Register my fingerprints! -[Jung Kook] No. 842 00:50:18,265 --> 00:50:19,808 [Jin] Jimin's here let's go! 843 00:50:21,393 --> 00:50:27,315 [singing in Korean] 844 00:50:34,489 --> 00:50:36,241 Jimin! I'm leaving now! 845 00:50:36,742 --> 00:50:38,827 [Jimin] Wait. Why are you still here? 846 00:50:38,910 --> 00:50:40,579 [Jin] I wanted to wait for you. 847 00:50:40,662 --> 00:50:41,705 Ah, thanks, man. 848 00:50:41,788 --> 00:50:45,042 [Jin] Also, I know it's not much, but here are the PJs I mentioned 849 00:50:45,125 --> 00:50:47,002 -All right, I'll wear 'em. -Here you go. 850 00:50:47,085 --> 00:50:49,880 -I'll send a photo as proof. -I've actually had these in my room. 851 00:50:49,963 --> 00:50:51,048 This whole time? 852 00:50:51,131 --> 00:50:53,508 Yeah, I waited a week, but at least you get them now. 853 00:50:53,592 --> 00:50:55,761 -All right, I'll see you. -[Jin] See you in Korea. 854 00:50:55,844 --> 00:50:57,471 -Keep working hard, okay? -All right. 855 00:50:57,554 --> 00:50:58,847 -[Jin] You've got this. -Thanks. 856 00:50:58,930 --> 00:51:00,348 [Jin] Of course! You're welcome. 857 00:51:00,432 --> 00:51:02,225 -[Jimin] Safe travels. -[Jin] Bye-bye! 858 00:51:09,191 --> 00:51:11,985 [Jung Kook singing] ♪ Ari, ari, arirang, sari, sarirang ♪ 859 00:51:12,069 --> 00:51:14,446 [RM] "Arirang" would be a fucking awesome title. 860 00:51:15,530 --> 00:51:18,408 Because… whenever you think of "Arirang," 861 00:51:18,492 --> 00:51:21,453 we all get this visual of what that looks like, right? 862 00:51:21,953 --> 00:51:24,414 We just gotta channel that into our concept. 863 00:51:24,498 --> 00:51:27,751 That's right. "Arirang" is "arirang" because we do what we want. 864 00:51:27,834 --> 00:51:30,378 That's the new "Arirang." That's the idea. 865 00:51:30,462 --> 00:51:32,672 -[Jung Kook] It's our version. -It's our "Arirang." 866 00:51:34,174 --> 00:51:36,510 That's K-pop. [blowing in bottle] 867 00:51:36,593 --> 00:51:37,844 The pitch dropped. 868 00:51:39,679 --> 00:51:42,682 -[RM blowing in bottle] -[Jimin tunefully blowing in bottle] 869 00:51:42,766 --> 00:51:44,101 I used to play the danso. 870 00:51:45,519 --> 00:51:47,395 [blowing in bottle] 871 00:51:48,313 --> 00:51:49,648 [blowing weakly] 872 00:51:49,731 --> 00:51:51,399 [RM and Jung Kook chuckle] 873 00:51:51,483 --> 00:51:53,401 [Jimin] Okay, I think it's time to go. 874 00:51:55,612 --> 00:51:58,907 [singing softly in English] 875 00:51:58,990 --> 00:52:01,660 [laughter] 876 00:52:01,743 --> 00:52:05,455 Maybe we could do that, or something like, uh… 877 00:52:05,539 --> 00:52:06,748 [RM] All right. Think about it. 878 00:52:06,832 --> 00:52:09,709 [Jung Kook] I think I'm gonna feel a little numb once we're back in Korea. 879 00:52:09,793 --> 00:52:11,628 I was talking to Jimin about that. 880 00:52:12,129 --> 00:52:13,964 [RM] I'm gonna miss this place. 881 00:52:14,047 --> 00:52:17,801 I mean, it's not really the place itself. I think I'd hate being alone here. 882 00:52:17,884 --> 00:52:20,971 But I'm gonna miss being with you guys 'cause it's been so long. 883 00:52:21,054 --> 00:52:24,891 Like, waking up to grab a glass of water, and seeing you up, playing Pokémon… 884 00:52:25,392 --> 00:52:27,936 -It's like how it used to be. -[Jung Kook] Wanna share dorms again? 885 00:52:28,019 --> 00:52:29,771 [laughter] 886 00:52:29,855 --> 00:52:31,314 [Jung Kook] I've had a lot of fun. 887 00:52:31,398 --> 00:52:33,900 [Jimin] Let's do it again sometime. I'd be down. 888 00:52:36,611 --> 00:52:38,697 [laughter] 889 00:52:38,780 --> 00:52:40,699 -Weren't you just saying that? -[Jung Kook] Let's do it! 890 00:52:40,782 --> 00:52:43,118 -[Jimin] This is for you! -Yes, yes, yes, yes! 891 00:52:45,162 --> 00:52:47,038 But in all seriousness, 892 00:52:47,581 --> 00:52:49,040 I'm gonna miss this place. 893 00:52:55,422 --> 00:52:58,300 [humming softly] 894 00:52:59,885 --> 00:53:02,137 We're always talking among ourselves, 895 00:53:02,220 --> 00:53:04,514 especially when we're drinking together at night. 896 00:53:04,598 --> 00:53:07,517 I mean, it's nice to chat about the music we're working on, 897 00:53:07,601 --> 00:53:12,898 but it's also nice when we get to chat about meaningless things too. 898 00:53:14,441 --> 00:53:17,402 Look, obviously I'm a member of BTS. 899 00:53:17,944 --> 00:53:20,864 It's part of the job. The seven of us have to get together. 900 00:53:20,947 --> 00:53:24,492 We create music as a group. We perform as a group. That's who we are. 901 00:53:24,993 --> 00:53:28,079 So a part of me's like, "Yeah." 902 00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:31,666 "Now that we're together again, 903 00:53:31,750 --> 00:53:34,127 I can go back to doing what I'm supposed to do." 904 00:53:39,841 --> 00:53:42,010 [whistling] 905 00:53:43,511 --> 00:53:45,388 [Jung Kook] I hope we've done a good job. 906 00:53:48,475 --> 00:53:49,559 Ultimately, 907 00:53:50,435 --> 00:53:53,521 I do think the concept should be "Arirang," no matter what. 908 00:53:55,273 --> 00:53:59,569 But there are a lot of different ways to express "Arirang" and its meaning, 909 00:54:00,445 --> 00:54:04,908 and how it's expressed is ultimately up to us as the artists, 910 00:54:05,575 --> 00:54:07,786 so yeah, I'm keeping that in mind. 911 00:54:09,829 --> 00:54:11,706 I have a lot of different thoughts about it. 912 00:54:13,750 --> 00:54:15,126 It's tough. 913 00:54:15,794 --> 00:54:17,879 I wish we were able to finish everything. 914 00:54:19,005 --> 00:54:21,174 But we're leaving in two days, so… 915 00:54:23,843 --> 00:54:25,679 No, wait, we leave tomorrow. 916 00:54:25,762 --> 00:54:29,724 [sensual K-pop music playing] 917 00:54:34,854 --> 00:54:36,147 [Jimin] RM! 918 00:54:40,068 --> 00:54:41,278 [Jimin] I'm hungry! 919 00:54:42,487 --> 00:54:43,989 I am hungry. 920 00:54:44,739 --> 00:54:46,491 -[V] Seriously? -[Jimin] Jung Kook! 921 00:54:46,574 --> 00:54:47,826 [V] They're gonna kill us. 922 00:54:48,326 --> 00:54:49,160 [clears throat] 923 00:54:49,661 --> 00:54:51,037 [Jimin] Jung Kook! 924 00:54:51,955 --> 00:54:53,707 So, are we starting a new thing? 925 00:54:53,790 --> 00:54:56,001 [Pdogg] No, no. We're adding to "Body to Body." 926 00:54:57,294 --> 00:55:00,130 -[j-hope] Nice, like that? -[Pdogg] Yeah, just like that. 927 00:55:00,213 --> 00:55:02,173 [j-hope] I really like adding it there. 928 00:55:02,257 --> 00:55:05,010 I think it's good. It's like we built it off the sample. 929 00:55:05,093 --> 00:55:07,345 [powerful track playing] 930 00:55:08,471 --> 00:55:10,432 -[rapping] -[melody becomes thumping beat] 931 00:55:11,224 --> 00:55:12,726 Yeah! 932 00:55:14,144 --> 00:55:15,854 -[Jimin] I think it's good! -I like it! 933 00:55:15,937 --> 00:55:17,981 -Yeah! I got chills, man. -[Jimin] Me too. 934 00:55:18,064 --> 00:55:20,358 -It hit us both at the same time. -Yeah, that was freaky. 935 00:55:20,442 --> 00:55:21,526 [V] What did you feel? 936 00:55:21,609 --> 00:55:23,737 [j-hope] It's like a bolt of energy surging through you. 937 00:55:23,820 --> 00:55:26,239 -It like creeps up on you! -You can feel it all over your body. 938 00:55:26,323 --> 00:55:27,365 -[V] Oh yeah? -Yeah. 939 00:55:27,449 --> 00:55:29,826 -[j-hope] Has Nam-joon heard it? -[Jimin] Don't think so. 940 00:55:29,909 --> 00:55:32,329 ["Arirang" playing over heavy beat] 941 00:55:37,959 --> 00:55:40,170 [inaudible] 942 00:55:45,133 --> 00:55:46,718 What? I think it's good! 943 00:55:47,802 --> 00:55:51,765 [RM] The rapping, the music, the singing, it's like three songs mashed together. 944 00:55:51,848 --> 00:55:53,683 [j-hope] You don't like it? I think it's amazing. 945 00:55:53,767 --> 00:55:55,185 It's like you made bibimbap, 946 00:55:55,268 --> 00:55:57,937 but you added sliced bread and pork cutlet and kimchi. 947 00:55:58,021 --> 00:56:00,523 [Jimin] I mean, that sounds fucking delicious to me. 948 00:56:00,607 --> 00:56:01,608 [laughter] 949 00:56:01,691 --> 00:56:03,360 -Doesn't it though? -Not if you mix it. 950 00:56:03,443 --> 00:56:05,987 [laughter] 951 00:56:06,488 --> 00:56:07,655 It's too much. 952 00:56:08,323 --> 00:56:09,824 [singing happily] 953 00:56:09,908 --> 00:56:12,160 It's kind of… It pounds in your ear, you know? 954 00:56:12,243 --> 00:56:14,245 [Pdogg] To be fair, Si-Hyuk did suggest 955 00:56:14,329 --> 00:56:16,623 that we hire an actual traditional folk singer 956 00:56:16,706 --> 00:56:18,541 to record that part of the song. 957 00:56:18,625 --> 00:56:21,211 [RM] Maybe it's 'cause we're Korean? That's why it kinda sounds off? 958 00:56:21,294 --> 00:56:22,629 [j-hope] I thought it was fucking awesome. 959 00:56:22,712 --> 00:56:25,465 'Cause if we're already calling the album Arirang… 960 00:56:25,548 --> 00:56:27,384 [SUGA] It does sound like an event song. 961 00:56:27,467 --> 00:56:30,637 [V] So, from a Korean perspective, they might think, 962 00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:33,515 "Oh, wow, these fuckers went all in on the patriotism, didn't they?" 963 00:56:33,598 --> 00:56:35,350 -[Jimin] "They went full Korean." -[RM] Exactly. 964 00:56:35,433 --> 00:56:38,686 -[Jimin] But, like, that's why it's cool! -Would that make people uncomfortable? 965 00:56:38,770 --> 00:56:41,439 [j-hope] So I'm not a foreigner, but, I think, usually 966 00:56:41,523 --> 00:56:44,025 when people from other cultures hear something like this, 967 00:56:44,109 --> 00:56:45,735 they think, "Oh! That's so cool!" 968 00:56:45,819 --> 00:56:47,529 -But it's way too direct. -[j-hope] It's not. 969 00:56:47,612 --> 00:56:49,322 -[Jimin] I don't think so. -"Arirang" is… 970 00:56:49,406 --> 00:56:51,491 -Can I just say-- -[SUGA] You should do this part. 971 00:56:51,574 --> 00:56:53,451 -[RM] Wait, wait. -[V] Hold on, one at a time. 972 00:56:54,452 --> 00:56:56,913 Okay. So, I really do get what you're saying here. 973 00:56:56,996 --> 00:56:58,581 -[Jimin] Me too. -I get your critiques. 974 00:56:58,665 --> 00:57:00,500 But when I heard it, I fucking loved it. 975 00:57:00,583 --> 00:57:02,961 Maybe it's 'cause I'm Korean, but it gets me pumped! 976 00:57:03,044 --> 00:57:05,547 -[Jimin] Absolutely. -Look, I'm not against it. 977 00:57:06,172 --> 00:57:10,093 It's just… Well, "Arirang" does fit thematically. 978 00:57:10,176 --> 00:57:12,387 "Body to Body." Bodies against bodies. 979 00:57:12,470 --> 00:57:14,848 Let's fuckin' jump around and celebrate. That's the song. 980 00:57:14,931 --> 00:57:17,183 -[Jimin] Exactly. -[RM] I think we can do it. 981 00:57:17,267 --> 00:57:19,602 I think we can make a version we all agree on. 982 00:57:19,686 --> 00:57:20,937 [RM] Half of us agree. 983 00:57:21,020 --> 00:57:24,649 The album's gonna be called Arirang, so why not go all in on the sample? 984 00:57:24,732 --> 00:57:27,360 -[j-hope] That's what I'm saying. -[RM] Let's listen one more time. 985 00:57:27,444 --> 00:57:29,237 -Okay. I don't know the song. -[V] Okay. 986 00:57:29,320 --> 00:57:32,657 Brand-new BTS album. Let's start at the top! Let's go! 987 00:57:32,740 --> 00:57:34,117 [j-hope] Ooh, goosebumps. 988 00:57:34,200 --> 00:57:36,202 ["Body to Body" playing] 989 00:58:00,393 --> 00:58:03,813 [crowd cheering] 990 00:58:10,570 --> 00:58:13,198 ["Body to Body" continues, echoing from car] 991 00:58:16,159 --> 00:58:18,369 [j-hope] We still have a good amount of work to wrap up 992 00:58:18,453 --> 00:58:20,371 now that we're back in Korea. 993 00:58:20,455 --> 00:58:22,707 [rapping] 994 00:58:22,790 --> 00:58:26,252 Lots of stuff hasn't been finalized. It's gonna be tough. 995 00:58:26,836 --> 00:58:30,173 The older we get, the harder it is for us to be on the same page. 996 00:58:30,256 --> 00:58:33,051 [singing in English] 997 00:58:38,097 --> 00:58:40,642 [singing in Korean] 998 00:58:40,725 --> 00:58:44,687 [RM in English] This album marks the start of our second chapter. 999 00:58:44,771 --> 00:58:47,023 ["Arirang" playing over upbeat music] 1000 00:59:03,081 --> 00:59:06,042 [RM] No matter how much BTS might evolve with our sound, 1001 00:59:06,668 --> 00:59:10,255 at our core, we're still just a group of kids from Korea. 1002 00:59:12,048 --> 00:59:13,883 And that's never gonna change. 1003 00:59:17,011 --> 00:59:18,680 [singing in English] 1004 00:59:18,763 --> 00:59:20,765 [metronome clicking] 1005 00:59:21,933 --> 00:59:23,935 [indistinct chatter] 1006 00:59:26,354 --> 00:59:28,565 [suspenseful music playing] 1007 00:59:30,149 --> 00:59:31,651 [camera clicking] 1008 00:59:38,241 --> 00:59:40,076 [indistinct chatter continues] 1009 00:59:40,159 --> 00:59:41,995 [hip-hop music playing] 1010 00:59:46,916 --> 00:59:49,794 [camera clicking] 1011 01:00:05,977 --> 01:00:08,229 It's been years since our last album. 1012 01:00:08,313 --> 01:00:10,148 Sorry, I keep looking over. 1013 01:00:10,231 --> 01:00:11,608 [sighs] 1014 01:00:14,485 --> 01:00:15,320 Okay. 1015 01:00:15,903 --> 01:00:17,864 [interviewer] While you were working on this album, 1016 01:00:17,947 --> 01:00:22,368 did you get the sense you were creating something completely new? Or no? 1017 01:00:22,452 --> 01:00:25,830 As an artist, what would you say has been the biggest change? 1018 01:00:25,913 --> 01:00:28,666 Do you feel like you've gone back to something familiar? 1019 01:00:33,087 --> 01:00:35,256 [V] Okay, cheers. [chuckles] 1020 01:00:35,340 --> 01:00:37,300 Man, it's been so long. 1021 01:00:37,383 --> 01:00:40,053 [PEAKBOY] Way too long. Cheers. 1022 01:00:40,720 --> 01:00:43,473 [man] Do you ever dream about being back in the military? 1023 01:00:43,556 --> 01:00:44,432 [V] For sure. 1024 01:00:44,515 --> 01:00:47,894 I dreamt I was discharged and woke up as a Private Fourth Class or something. 1025 01:00:47,977 --> 01:00:49,270 [laughing] 1026 01:00:49,354 --> 01:00:51,564 [PEAKBOY] You were already dreaming of leaving, huh? 1027 01:00:51,648 --> 01:00:53,024 [laughter] 1028 01:00:53,107 --> 01:00:55,276 It must've been really tough. 1029 01:00:57,278 --> 01:00:59,614 [V] I feel like there's nothing to do when I'm home. 1030 01:01:00,657 --> 01:01:02,825 I thought about selling it and just moving in with you. 1031 01:01:03,326 --> 01:01:05,453 -[Min Sik] I've got a spare mattress. -[laughter] 1032 01:01:05,536 --> 01:01:09,457 -With Tae-hyung's separation anxiety? -[laughter] 1033 01:01:09,540 --> 01:01:11,125 [sizzling] 1034 01:01:12,960 --> 01:01:14,504 -[man] Sorry, sorry, I'm late. -[V] Hey. 1035 01:01:14,587 --> 01:01:16,339 -[Seo Jun] You're here! -[Hyung Sik] Congrats! 1036 01:01:16,422 --> 01:01:18,841 -[Seo Jun] You wrapped today, right? -Aw, thank you. 1037 01:01:18,925 --> 01:01:21,386 -Hyung! Congrats on wrapping today. -Thanks. 1038 01:01:21,469 --> 01:01:23,429 -[PEAKBOY] C'mon, sit. -[Seo Jun] Great job, man. 1039 01:01:23,513 --> 01:01:24,722 -Thanks. -Sherbet? 1040 01:01:24,806 --> 01:01:26,265 -How've you been? -Good. 1041 01:01:26,349 --> 01:01:30,186 So, Tae-hyung, what are you working on? What's next? 1042 01:01:30,269 --> 01:01:32,980 -The album's releasing soon. -Oh yeah? When? 1043 01:01:33,064 --> 01:01:34,315 Before the tour. 1044 01:01:34,399 --> 01:01:36,067 -It'll be March. -Of next year? 1045 01:01:36,150 --> 01:01:37,443 [server] Excuse me. Here you go 1046 01:01:37,527 --> 01:01:39,404 [Woo] Right around my birthday. Oh, thank you. 1047 01:01:41,280 --> 01:01:43,282 [V] To be honest I'm a little worried. 1048 01:01:43,991 --> 01:01:48,204 I wasn't sure we could pull it off. I mean, a three-year hiatus is a long time. 1049 01:01:49,455 --> 01:01:53,710 [Seo Jun] Yeah, that's a lot of pressure. How many songs are on the album? 1050 01:01:55,086 --> 01:01:56,087 Fourteen. 1051 01:01:56,170 --> 01:01:58,423 -[Seo Jun] Fourteen? That's a huge flex. -Wow! Full-length? 1052 01:01:58,506 --> 01:02:00,383 -Mm-hmm. Full length. -You got a lead single? 1053 01:02:00,466 --> 01:02:02,468 -[V] Yeah. -Ooh. 1054 01:02:03,344 --> 01:02:04,804 -I can't wait. -[Woo] Mm! 1055 01:02:05,304 --> 01:02:06,848 The songs have lots of personality. 1056 01:02:06,931 --> 01:02:09,976 They're very… "Hello! This is me." That energy. 1057 01:02:10,059 --> 01:02:11,769 -Yeah, I can see that. -[Min Sik] Yeah. 1058 01:02:11,853 --> 01:02:13,521 Like, "Hip-hop! Let's go!" 1059 01:02:13,604 --> 01:02:14,939 -It's intense. -You need that bam! 1060 01:02:15,022 --> 01:02:17,316 -Strong impact. -They've got spice. They're provocative. 1061 01:02:17,400 --> 01:02:20,403 But it's the more mild track, the one that's more subtle. 1062 01:02:21,070 --> 01:02:23,448 That's the lead single. It's a little more-- 1063 01:02:23,531 --> 01:02:24,824 More soft in tone? 1064 01:02:24,907 --> 01:02:29,078 Yeah. We picked the one that we could listen to over and over again. 1065 01:02:29,787 --> 01:02:31,956 [Hyung Sik] I can't wait to see how you stage it. 1066 01:02:32,039 --> 01:02:33,291 -[V] Yeah. -[Woo] Mm. 1067 01:02:33,374 --> 01:02:35,376 -[Seo Jun] I'm really intrigued. -[Hyung Sik] Me too. 1068 01:02:35,460 --> 01:02:37,086 [indistinct background chatter] 1069 01:02:37,670 --> 01:02:39,964 WILD 1070 01:02:40,047 --> 01:02:41,257 [Jung Kook] Hello. 1071 01:02:41,340 --> 01:02:43,760 -[woman] Hello, guys! -[RM] Hello! 1072 01:02:44,594 --> 01:02:46,387 -[Jin] Hello! -[Jung Kook] Hello, everyone! 1073 01:02:46,471 --> 01:02:48,097 -[woman] Hi! -[woman 2] Hello. 1074 01:02:48,181 --> 01:02:50,224 [woman] So, today, we're listening to the recording 1075 01:02:50,308 --> 01:02:52,810 of the song we're considering for the lead single, 1076 01:02:52,894 --> 01:02:54,061 which is called "SWIM." 1077 01:02:54,145 --> 01:02:54,979 [Jimin] All right. 1078 01:02:55,062 --> 01:02:57,023 [woman] This isn't the final version of the song. 1079 01:02:57,106 --> 01:03:00,151 There's a few parts that Nam-joon and Yoon-gi will need to edit today, 1080 01:03:00,234 --> 01:03:01,736 so just keep that in mind. 1081 01:03:01,819 --> 01:03:03,571 -[RM] Copy, copy. -[SUGA] Ready? 1082 01:03:03,654 --> 01:03:04,947 -Go. -[RM] Let's go. 1083 01:03:05,031 --> 01:03:06,282 ["SWIM" playing] 1084 01:03:06,365 --> 01:03:08,743 [singing in English] 1085 01:03:17,376 --> 01:03:19,754 So… [sighs] 1086 01:03:19,837 --> 01:03:23,174 …I think it drags a bit. Tonally. 1087 01:03:23,257 --> 01:03:25,218 [Jung Kook] It's just a little too heavy 1088 01:03:25,718 --> 01:03:28,721 [V] I feel like we're going in the opposite direction of what we wanted. 1089 01:03:28,805 --> 01:03:29,639 [RM] I agree. 1090 01:03:29,722 --> 01:03:31,974 [j-hope] Yeah, I'd hesitate to lead with this. 1091 01:03:32,058 --> 01:03:35,394 It'd be like "Here's BTS! Back again after four years!" 1092 01:03:35,478 --> 01:03:38,231 -[meekly] "SWIM." -[laughter] 1093 01:03:38,314 --> 01:03:40,775 [j-hope] That's totally gonna be the reaction when they hear it. 1094 01:03:40,858 --> 01:03:43,069 I mean, I kind of like that reaction. 1095 01:03:43,152 --> 01:03:45,613 [j-hope] Do you? Honestly, I don't mind it either. 1096 01:03:45,696 --> 01:03:48,783 [Jimin] I don't dislike it. I really like the song itself. 1097 01:03:49,283 --> 01:03:51,911 I'm just… not sure it's the right fit. 1098 01:03:52,411 --> 01:03:55,081 But that's how we felt about "Dynamite." Right? 1099 01:03:55,164 --> 01:03:57,750 -Even though we liked it. -[RM] We weren't thrilled with "Dynamite." 1100 01:03:57,834 --> 01:03:59,585 We thought it didn't suit us. 1101 01:03:59,669 --> 01:04:02,171 [Jimin] Yeah, more than half of us didn't want to do it 1102 01:04:02,255 --> 01:04:05,174 -The point I'm trying to make is-- -[RM] It is weirdly similar to "Dynamite." 1103 01:04:05,258 --> 01:04:09,136 I think people would be impressed by this. "What, they make music like this? Cool!" 1104 01:04:09,220 --> 01:04:11,764 [j-hope] I agree. It's relaxed, and I like that it's different. 1105 01:04:11,848 --> 01:04:14,517 It's a cool, mature song, and it shows a lot of change. 1106 01:04:15,017 --> 01:04:16,143 [V] That's true. 1107 01:04:16,227 --> 01:04:18,563 [RM] And right now, I think we need that kind of vibe. 1108 01:04:19,063 --> 01:04:19,897 ANGLE 1109 01:04:19,981 --> 01:04:21,524 [woman] So, we agreed to go forward 1110 01:04:21,607 --> 01:04:24,861 with the "Arirang" version of "Body to Body" at our last meeting. 1111 01:04:24,944 --> 01:04:28,072 So, if you haven't heard it yet, we'd love to play it now. 1112 01:04:28,155 --> 01:04:29,699 All right, let's hear it, then! 1113 01:04:30,199 --> 01:04:32,660 -Okay. Get ready! Body! -[Jin] Yeah! "Body to Body." 1114 01:04:32,743 --> 01:04:35,746 [j-hope] "Body to…" [chuckles] 1115 01:04:35,830 --> 01:04:37,915 ["Body to Body" playing] 1116 01:04:41,252 --> 01:04:43,087 It's the New Millennium Exercise! 1117 01:04:43,170 --> 01:04:44,672 [laughter] 1118 01:04:48,843 --> 01:04:50,469 [clapping] 1119 01:04:56,726 --> 01:04:58,728 -[both] Ha! -[laughter] 1120 01:04:58,811 --> 01:04:59,854 [both] Ha! 1121 01:05:00,521 --> 01:05:02,523 [chuckling] Is that where those moves are from? 1122 01:05:02,607 --> 01:05:03,733 -[Jung Kook] Yeah. -Ha! 1123 01:05:09,947 --> 01:05:11,324 [j-hope] This one's longer. 1124 01:05:14,410 --> 01:05:18,623 This is the part I'm on the fence about. The "Arirang" specifically. 1125 01:05:19,999 --> 01:05:23,044 [j-hope] I think it's gotten too long. It's really long. 1126 01:05:23,669 --> 01:05:26,839 [woman] Mr. Si-Hyuk wanted to emphasize that it's a folk song. 1127 01:05:26,923 --> 01:05:29,550 -What? -He wants the sample to be more obvious. 1128 01:05:29,634 --> 01:05:31,761 -[woman] Right. If you're gonna do it. -[j-hope] Got it. 1129 01:05:31,844 --> 01:05:34,180 -[V] Something missing? -[Jung Kook] There's more at the end. 1130 01:05:34,263 --> 01:05:36,223 [RM] Hold on a second. First off, I think that-- 1131 01:05:36,307 --> 01:05:37,767 -Could I share my opinion? -[RM] Yeah. 1132 01:05:37,850 --> 01:05:40,269 -[woman] Of course. -I don't think this is the right choice. 1133 01:05:40,353 --> 01:05:44,148 [SUGA] I think the extended length of it would be fine for a live performance. 1134 01:05:44,231 --> 01:05:46,692 -But if you're just listening to it… -[j-hope] It's too much. 1135 01:05:46,776 --> 01:05:49,862 Personally, the longer it goes on, the more embarrassed I get. 1136 01:05:49,946 --> 01:05:52,031 [RM] I'd also like to hear the "somebody like" part 1137 01:05:52,114 --> 01:05:54,200 with the guys' voices switched around. 1138 01:05:54,283 --> 01:05:57,828 Right now, it feels like I'm eating kimchi fried rice at Paris Baguette. 1139 01:05:57,912 --> 01:05:59,914 [Jimin] How do you feel about the original version? 1140 01:05:59,997 --> 01:06:03,292 -[woman] I think that version… -[Jimin] The original's a lot better. 1141 01:06:03,376 --> 01:06:05,419 -ARMY'll find it hilarious! -[V] Can you play the mix? 1142 01:06:05,503 --> 01:06:07,004 [woman] Let's play the original. 1143 01:06:07,088 --> 01:06:09,131 [original version playing] 1144 01:06:09,215 --> 01:06:11,175 This is the version we heard in LA! 1145 01:06:38,077 --> 01:06:39,787 Yeah! That's it! That's it! 1146 01:06:40,955 --> 01:06:42,123 Yeah, I like that! 1147 01:06:43,624 --> 01:06:46,002 -Okay. -[SUGA] I like this version more too. 1148 01:06:48,170 --> 01:06:49,714 I like this length more. 1149 01:06:49,797 --> 01:06:52,633 -I need the whole… [hums] -[Jimin] Yeah, we need that part there. 1150 01:06:52,717 --> 01:06:55,928 [j-hope] This one's more… It's like going towards a third or fourth verse. 1151 01:06:57,638 --> 01:06:59,390 [singing indistinctly] 1152 01:07:00,725 --> 01:07:01,684 [door closes] 1153 01:07:02,643 --> 01:07:04,812 Wait, where is it? Oh, there. 1154 01:07:05,563 --> 01:07:06,564 Ah! 1155 01:07:08,482 --> 01:07:09,734 Man, it's short. 1156 01:07:10,985 --> 01:07:14,113 -[Pdogg] Seok-jin set the mic. -[grunts] That would explain it. 1157 01:07:14,697 --> 01:07:18,034 Oh man, the latency is… Is it 'cause we've loaded that track? 1158 01:07:18,117 --> 01:07:20,786 Yeah, we loaded it on the master track. I'll take it off. 1159 01:07:20,870 --> 01:07:22,413 -[RM] Right. -Give me a sec… 1160 01:07:22,913 --> 01:07:23,956 [RM clears throat] 1161 01:07:24,457 --> 01:07:26,125 [backing track playing] 1162 01:07:32,381 --> 01:07:35,593 So you know how we were talking about it for three hours straight? 1163 01:07:35,676 --> 01:07:38,137 [Jimin] They really liked "Hooligan" and "NORMAL." 1164 01:07:38,220 --> 01:07:39,263 [Jung Kook] Oh, they did? 1165 01:07:39,346 --> 01:07:40,931 [Jimin] But "SWIM" is just… 1166 01:07:41,015 --> 01:07:44,477 When people think of BTS, they think strong, intense music. 1167 01:07:44,560 --> 01:07:46,353 -[Jung Kook] Uh-huh. -Music you can dance to. 1168 01:07:46,437 --> 01:07:50,983 So they were like, "Where's that music?" You know? That's where their focus was. 1169 01:07:51,067 --> 01:07:52,693 Jung Kook] I think it's good to branch out. 1170 01:07:52,777 --> 01:07:54,445 No, I agree. I think it's good. 1171 01:07:54,528 --> 01:07:58,491 That's why I'm fighting as hard as I can to convince them. 1172 01:07:58,991 --> 01:08:02,161 And I told them, "I think that this is the only chance we're going to get 1173 01:08:02,244 --> 01:08:04,163 to experiment creatively." 1174 01:08:04,747 --> 01:08:07,083 And they said, "We get that, but we don't agree." 1175 01:08:07,166 --> 01:08:08,709 -[Jung Kook] Oh, yeah? -[Jimin] Yeah. 1176 01:08:08,793 --> 01:08:10,878 It all feels so tense right now. 1177 01:08:11,462 --> 01:08:13,798 I just wish everyone else was on board with it, 1178 01:08:13,881 --> 01:08:15,341 but they're not convinced. 1179 01:08:15,841 --> 01:08:19,678 They did try to be understanding, though. Of our perspective, I mean. 1180 01:08:21,388 --> 01:08:23,182 ["SWIM" playing] 1181 01:08:25,893 --> 01:08:28,521 [rapping in English] 1182 01:08:29,480 --> 01:08:30,523 Let's play it back. 1183 01:08:31,732 --> 01:08:33,859 ["SWIM" recording playing back] 1184 01:08:35,903 --> 01:08:36,862 [woman] Oh, that's good! 1185 01:08:36,946 --> 01:08:38,405 -[Pdogg] The diction? -[woman] Mm-hmm. 1186 01:08:38,489 --> 01:08:39,532 -[Pdogg] Nice. -[woman] Wow. 1187 01:08:39,615 --> 01:08:41,826 [Pdogg] One moment… Yeah, I think we're good. 1188 01:08:41,909 --> 01:08:44,411 [SUGA] I mean, at this point, we might as well edit everything. 1189 01:08:44,495 --> 01:08:46,372 Yeah. If we're putting it together. 1190 01:08:46,455 --> 01:08:47,873 [recording playing back] 1191 01:08:50,709 --> 01:08:53,212 -Ya know, I think this might be a little… -[Pdogg] Little forced? 1192 01:08:53,295 --> 01:08:56,173 Yeah. I think punching it makes it sound kinda disjointed. 1193 01:08:56,257 --> 01:08:58,926 Or at least that's how it sounds to my ear, anyway. 1194 01:08:59,009 --> 01:09:00,636 -[Pdogg] One sec… -Great, thanks. 1195 01:09:00,719 --> 01:09:03,389 -[playback resumes] -[SUGA] Because it's the lead single, 1196 01:09:03,472 --> 01:09:07,351 we're still busy recording stuff and working on it in studio. 1197 01:09:08,602 --> 01:09:11,313 There's a wide variety of songs on this album. 1198 01:09:13,149 --> 01:09:17,945 But on the whole, I think the lyrics are… a lot more mature now. 1199 01:09:18,028 --> 01:09:21,407 -I mean, all of us are older now. -[pensive music playing] 1200 01:09:21,490 --> 01:09:23,742 I'll be 34 when the album drops. 1201 01:09:30,124 --> 01:09:32,418 I think the stories that we're trying to tell 1202 01:09:33,752 --> 01:09:35,087 are more grown-up. 1203 01:09:37,798 --> 01:09:40,426 We used to spend so much time in the studio. 1204 01:09:40,968 --> 01:09:42,636 We wanted to get it right. 1205 01:09:42,720 --> 01:09:45,764 It was a lot of suffering through the creative process. 1206 01:09:47,224 --> 01:09:50,978 But now, if it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. 1207 01:09:51,061 --> 01:09:52,188 We just move on, 1208 01:09:52,813 --> 01:09:56,275 and, uh… direct our energy elsewhere. 1209 01:09:57,985 --> 01:10:00,946 We don't feel the same desperation that we used to. 1210 01:10:07,077 --> 01:10:08,537 At the end of the day, 1211 01:10:10,164 --> 01:10:12,124 we never know if it'll be a hit. 1212 01:10:12,625 --> 01:10:16,045 We like what we like, you know? [chuckling] That's how it goes. 1213 01:10:18,881 --> 01:10:20,216 [music fades] 1214 01:10:21,675 --> 01:10:23,010 [woman] Ay, ay, aya. 1215 01:10:28,933 --> 01:10:30,976 [Jimin] The pizza place is still around. 1216 01:10:31,060 --> 01:10:32,561 -[stylist] Oh really? -[Jimin] Yeah. 1217 01:10:33,145 --> 01:10:34,521 When we were trainees, 1218 01:10:36,315 --> 01:10:37,733 all seven of us, 1219 01:10:37,816 --> 01:10:40,444 we'd all get together and order from here. 1220 01:10:41,904 --> 01:10:43,989 The pizzas were big and pretty cheap, 1221 01:10:45,115 --> 01:10:47,243 so we'd order one and eat it together. 1222 01:10:50,162 --> 01:10:51,247 I miss that. 1223 01:10:51,747 --> 01:10:52,581 Ah! 1224 01:10:53,832 --> 01:10:55,376 [singing in Korean] ♪ I'm hungry ♪ 1225 01:10:56,835 --> 01:10:59,546 [humming] 1226 01:11:07,680 --> 01:11:10,266 [man on computer] I guess we should default to "aliens exist," then. 1227 01:11:10,349 --> 01:11:11,892 [laughter] 1228 01:11:12,476 --> 01:11:13,936 I'm your host, Jeong Yeong-jin, 1229 01:11:14,019 --> 01:11:16,522 here to bring you interesting and mysterious stories 1230 01:11:16,605 --> 01:11:20,109 about science and ancient history in an easy and fun way. 1231 01:11:20,192 --> 01:11:21,694 And I'm Professor Kang In-uk, 1232 01:11:21,777 --> 01:11:24,989 a specialist in Eurasian and Northeast Asian archeology 1233 01:11:25,072 --> 01:11:26,282 at Kyung Hee University. 1234 01:11:26,365 --> 01:11:28,367 -Delicious. -[man] Nice, we're at Yonsei University. 1235 01:11:28,450 --> 01:11:30,035 You've talked a lot about this. 1236 01:11:30,119 --> 01:11:33,205 Seeing Science and Seeing History are both so fun. 1237 01:11:33,289 --> 01:11:36,333 [Jimin] Yeah, these are the types of videos I like to watch 1238 01:11:36,875 --> 01:11:39,086 when I'm eating or trying to sleep. 1239 01:11:39,169 --> 01:11:41,088 They talk about science. 1240 01:11:42,381 --> 01:11:43,632 It's interesting. 1241 01:11:43,716 --> 01:11:46,552 [Yeong-jin] It's like an alien carved into a stone or something. 1242 01:11:46,635 --> 01:11:48,554 [faucet running] 1243 01:11:49,596 --> 01:11:51,307 [Jimin] Yeah, you hear that sound? 1244 01:11:52,599 --> 01:11:53,809 Squeaky clean. 1245 01:11:54,435 --> 01:11:56,395 [singing to himself] 1246 01:11:56,478 --> 01:11:58,814 I had a really great time in the US, 1247 01:11:59,315 --> 01:12:01,150 but nothing beats home. 1248 01:12:02,276 --> 01:12:03,819 There's no place like home. 1249 01:12:06,363 --> 01:12:07,823 My mom gave this to me. 1250 01:12:11,910 --> 01:12:13,037 All done! 1251 01:12:13,787 --> 01:12:14,913 Now I can game. 1252 01:12:17,624 --> 01:12:20,377 Nam-joon always tells me he doesn't understand it, 1253 01:12:20,461 --> 01:12:22,212 but, personally, 1254 01:12:23,505 --> 01:12:26,842 I like lazy days when I don't go and work out 1255 01:12:26,925 --> 01:12:30,012 and… I sit here for, like, ten-ish hours? 1256 01:12:34,058 --> 01:12:36,560 I wasn't always an introverted person, 1257 01:12:37,061 --> 01:12:41,398 but as I've gotten older, I have fewer people around me, 1258 01:12:41,482 --> 01:12:44,026 so I end up spending more time alone. 1259 01:12:46,362 --> 01:12:48,864 It just kind of happened organically. 1260 01:12:49,490 --> 01:12:53,452 A lot of my hobbies tend to be more introverted than extroverted. 1261 01:12:54,328 --> 01:12:59,041 I mean, I can only speak for myself. I can't speak for any other celebrities. 1262 01:13:01,001 --> 01:13:03,337 But a lot of them might feel the same way. 1263 01:13:03,420 --> 01:13:07,299 Well, I guess I only really know how I feel, ya know? 1264 01:13:08,008 --> 01:13:10,552 This is just who I am. [chuckles] 1265 01:13:11,387 --> 01:13:12,262 Yeah. 1266 01:13:14,973 --> 01:13:17,476 Some people see this as a positive environment, 1267 01:13:17,559 --> 01:13:19,395 and some people will disagree. 1268 01:13:21,563 --> 01:13:24,274 But everyone lives a little differently, right? 1269 01:13:25,401 --> 01:13:28,779 To be honest, all I've wanted since I was little 1270 01:13:29,279 --> 01:13:30,697 was to have this life. 1271 01:13:32,866 --> 01:13:36,245 It was less imagining and more manifesting. 1272 01:13:36,328 --> 01:13:39,748 I think I only got this far because I was confident I'd get there. 1273 01:13:42,292 --> 01:13:44,795 Picturing myself performing on\stage, 1274 01:13:45,337 --> 01:13:47,047 dressed in a cool outfit, 1275 01:13:47,548 --> 01:13:50,509 doing these awesome dances and singing great songs. 1276 01:13:51,093 --> 01:13:54,972 I think investing in my own imagination is what got me this far. 1277 01:13:57,724 --> 01:13:59,726 [coach] It's been a while since you played. 1278 01:13:59,810 --> 01:14:01,562 -Your aim's a little off. -[Jin] Oh man. 1279 01:14:01,645 --> 01:14:04,731 [coach] But your swing's still good, so let's just get you back into the habit. 1280 01:14:05,816 --> 01:14:07,985 Ready? Nice. 1281 01:14:08,068 --> 01:14:10,696 [dogs barking] 1282 01:14:13,949 --> 01:14:15,868 -[dog whining] -[chuckling] Oh! 1283 01:14:15,951 --> 01:14:18,328 Go get it. [chuckles] 1284 01:14:18,412 --> 01:14:19,705 Bam's so cute. 1285 01:14:20,664 --> 01:14:21,915 [woman] Now, genetically, 1286 01:14:21,999 --> 01:14:25,461 Dobermans are already high-risk, since they're prone to fatal diseases. 1287 01:14:25,544 --> 01:14:26,545 [Jung Kook] Right. 1288 01:14:26,628 --> 01:14:29,089 [woman] But even considering that aspect of the breed, 1289 01:14:29,173 --> 01:14:31,633 Bam's even more vulnerable than average. 1290 01:14:31,717 --> 01:14:33,469 I guess that's why I love him so much. 1291 01:14:33,552 --> 01:14:34,803 [woman chuckles] Exactly. 1292 01:14:42,644 --> 01:14:44,188 [coach] Nice, you got it. 1293 01:14:44,271 --> 01:14:46,773 [grunts, frustrated yell, chuckles] 1294 01:14:48,317 --> 01:14:51,320 Having the opportunity to grow and change 1295 01:14:52,154 --> 01:14:53,489 makes us stronger. 1296 01:14:55,199 --> 01:14:56,492 We've worked so hard 1297 01:14:56,575 --> 01:14:58,952 to get everything ready for this album release, 1298 01:14:59,453 --> 01:15:01,038 and it's time to show our fans. 1299 01:15:02,748 --> 01:15:04,500 It's a really exciting moment. 1300 01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:07,419 I'm honestly really happy. 1301 01:15:08,462 --> 01:15:10,839 But at the same time, I'm really overwhelmed, 1302 01:15:10,923 --> 01:15:12,132 because I'm just 1303 01:15:13,342 --> 01:15:16,970 not the kind of person who can handle this level of popularity. 1304 01:15:17,471 --> 01:15:19,973 I've been too successful for my own good. 1305 01:15:21,225 --> 01:15:22,476 [Jung Kook] I think that, 1306 01:15:22,559 --> 01:15:25,604 as much as we appreciate having a large, global fan base… 1307 01:15:27,898 --> 01:15:31,401 that intense level of fame can be a lot to carry. 1308 01:15:32,194 --> 01:15:34,154 And when I look at myself, 1309 01:15:35,614 --> 01:15:37,866 I really don't think I'm that special. 1310 01:15:42,287 --> 01:15:43,872 I think there's a part of me 1311 01:15:43,956 --> 01:15:47,543 that just wants to be seen as a singer, and nothing else. 1312 01:15:54,299 --> 01:15:55,509 Hi. Hi. 1313 01:15:57,261 --> 01:15:59,388 [Jin] Why haven't you guys been working out? 1314 01:15:59,471 --> 01:16:01,306 Nam-joon and I have trained every day. 1315 01:16:01,390 --> 01:16:02,641 Seriously. 1316 01:16:02,724 --> 01:16:04,560 Look how much weight you've lost. 1317 01:16:04,643 --> 01:16:08,021 You guys were all so buff in LA. When did everyone get scrawny? 1318 01:16:08,105 --> 01:16:10,274 -[j-hope] What do you mean? -[man] Hello. 1319 01:16:10,357 --> 01:16:11,608 -[j-hope] Hello there. -Hi. 1320 01:16:11,692 --> 01:16:13,944 [woman] Tae-hyung's sick today. He's calling in. 1321 01:16:14,027 --> 01:16:15,153 [man] Ah, okay. 1322 01:16:19,616 --> 01:16:22,536 Having, what, 60 to 70,000 people in one venue, 1323 01:16:22,619 --> 01:16:24,663 and half of them being foreigners, 1324 01:16:25,872 --> 01:16:28,667 and hearing them sing along to "Arirang," 1325 01:16:28,750 --> 01:16:31,461 that's an iconic moment waiting to happen. 1326 01:16:31,545 --> 01:16:33,880 So, even though it's your decision, 1327 01:16:33,964 --> 01:16:35,882 I think, from our perspective, 1328 01:16:35,966 --> 01:16:39,803 not even having the discussion feels like we're ignoring something huge. 1329 01:16:39,886 --> 01:16:43,724 [j-hope] This is just me, but I felt like the original was just so good. 1330 01:16:43,807 --> 01:16:46,476 And, if you asked me to choose, I'd actually go with-- 1331 01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:47,769 -[Si-Hyuk] That one? -Yes. 1332 01:16:47,853 --> 01:16:50,522 Personally, I would go with the shorter sample. 1333 01:16:50,606 --> 01:16:53,150 Mostly because I worry that we'll be overdoing it. 1334 01:16:53,233 --> 01:16:55,235 I'm afraid it's gonna be overkill. 1335 01:16:55,736 --> 01:17:00,282 [Jung Kook] Also, not everyone's gonna get what "Arirang" is. 1336 01:17:01,283 --> 01:17:03,827 -At least outside our Korean audience. -[Si-Hyuk] Right, right. 1337 01:17:03,910 --> 01:17:07,164 [Jung Kook] So, looking at it more globally, 1338 01:17:08,165 --> 01:17:10,375 we should prioritize making it sound good. 1339 01:17:10,459 --> 01:17:14,546 Even if it sounds "better," you lose so little musically, 1340 01:17:14,630 --> 01:17:17,674 and gain something far bigger with the longer sample. 1341 01:17:17,758 --> 01:17:20,719 So, to me, whether something's "better" doesn't matter. 1342 01:17:21,428 --> 01:17:23,555 [RM] Personally, I understand both sides. 1343 01:17:24,348 --> 01:17:27,893 And if I was told, "You need to listen to 'Body to Body' two or three times, 1344 01:17:27,976 --> 01:17:29,227 which version do you choose?" 1345 01:17:29,311 --> 01:17:30,520 I'd pick the original. 1346 01:17:30,604 --> 01:17:33,231 But the first time you hear it, for some people, 1347 01:17:33,315 --> 01:17:37,402 it'll be like the first time we heard African or Brazilian music, right? 1348 01:17:37,486 --> 01:17:39,404 And we thought, "What's this? It's really cool." 1349 01:17:39,488 --> 01:17:43,617 And now non-Korean listeners might react that way to our music. 1350 01:17:43,700 --> 01:17:44,910 -That's all. -[Si-Hyuk] Right. 1351 01:17:45,661 --> 01:17:47,287 Look, we all know, 1352 01:17:47,371 --> 01:17:50,957 that an act like BTS only comes around once every few decades. 1353 01:17:51,667 --> 01:17:54,127 And there's also no denying you're Korean. 1354 01:17:55,420 --> 01:17:58,340 So now we find ourselves in a situation 1355 01:17:59,341 --> 01:18:02,803 where your target audience is extending far beyond just Korea 1356 01:18:02,886 --> 01:18:05,222 and is increasingly more global. 1357 01:18:05,847 --> 01:18:08,684 Like I said before, ultimately, it's your decision here. 1358 01:18:13,522 --> 01:18:16,525 [RM] Making this album, the question I kept asking myself 1359 01:18:17,234 --> 01:18:19,695 was, "How far do you wanna go?" 1360 01:18:19,778 --> 01:18:21,405 "How much are you gonna change, 1361 01:18:21,488 --> 01:18:23,532 and how much are you gonna assert yourself?" 1362 01:18:23,615 --> 01:18:25,242 And that's the most important thing. 1363 01:18:25,325 --> 01:18:26,785 [pensive music playing] 1364 01:18:26,868 --> 01:18:29,496 [RM] Coming into it, we were determined to push ourselves. 1365 01:18:30,539 --> 01:18:33,542 But now that we have the chance to do that, we're scared. 1366 01:18:35,377 --> 01:18:38,130 [doing vocal warm-ups] 1367 01:18:55,480 --> 01:18:59,860 [RM] If you, like, spit everything inside yourself out, 1368 01:19:00,944 --> 01:19:05,991 then you have to fill it again, so… you need something from the outside. 1369 01:19:12,914 --> 01:19:14,583 [j-hope] Even though it's spinning, 1370 01:19:14,666 --> 01:19:17,335 you just need to focus on one singular point. 1371 01:19:33,769 --> 01:19:35,937 [SUGA] I'm not sure what the result will be. 1372 01:19:36,021 --> 01:19:38,648 You never know how people will receive your work. 1373 01:19:39,900 --> 01:19:41,735 We just want it to feel authentic. 1374 01:19:42,235 --> 01:19:44,654 What matters most is that we tried our best, 1375 01:19:44,738 --> 01:19:47,073 and that we got to enjoy ourselves. 1376 01:19:48,533 --> 01:19:49,493 Done! 1377 01:19:51,703 --> 01:19:53,914 Done, done, diggy done, done. 1378 01:20:04,674 --> 01:20:07,427 [RM] "Arirang" is a song that expresses "han," 1379 01:20:07,511 --> 01:20:09,304 deep sorrow and longing. 1380 01:20:11,765 --> 01:20:15,227 For many years, our people would sing "Arirang" 1381 01:20:15,310 --> 01:20:19,689 in an attempt to overcome great pain and suffering with joy. 1382 01:20:21,483 --> 01:20:23,693 I think that, as a Korean person, 1383 01:20:24,528 --> 01:20:28,114 the thought of sampling this famous, traditional song 1384 01:20:28,698 --> 01:20:30,033 felt too on-the-nose. 1385 01:20:31,368 --> 01:20:33,703 That was my reaction at first. 1386 01:20:34,371 --> 01:20:37,707 But when I realized the weight that "Arirang" carries, 1387 01:20:38,792 --> 01:20:41,837 and the message we wanna convey with that album name, 1388 01:20:42,712 --> 01:20:46,132 the sample felt almost organic. 1389 01:20:47,551 --> 01:20:49,970 And once we decided to lean into it, 1390 01:20:50,804 --> 01:20:52,472 I thought, "Why hold back?" 1391 01:20:52,556 --> 01:20:54,724 "Let's commit. Let's go all the way with it." 1392 01:20:57,143 --> 01:20:58,436 And we realized 1393 01:20:59,312 --> 01:21:02,274 that it may be a song only we can create. 1394 01:21:05,235 --> 01:21:07,362 [indistinct chatter] 1395 01:21:11,032 --> 01:21:13,910 Yes! That's it! That's it, that's it, that's it, that's it! 1396 01:21:13,994 --> 01:21:15,370 Everybody move. [laughs] 1397 01:21:24,004 --> 01:21:27,507 [Jin] When I was finally reunited with everyone in Los Angeles, 1398 01:21:28,800 --> 01:21:31,219 it didn't feel like I was seeing my colleagues. 1399 01:21:31,303 --> 01:21:33,638 It just felt like I was seeing my family again. 1400 01:21:34,806 --> 01:21:37,309 [laughter] 1401 01:21:43,857 --> 01:21:46,902 [V] Well, if I compare who we were then to who we are now… 1402 01:21:48,653 --> 01:21:51,114 I feel like everything about us has changed, 1403 01:21:52,157 --> 01:21:53,658 at least a little bit. 1404 01:21:54,326 --> 01:21:56,411 Like, "We're really growing up, huh?" 1405 01:21:56,912 --> 01:21:59,789 [uplifting music building] 1406 01:22:00,290 --> 01:22:03,084 [laughter] 1407 01:22:09,925 --> 01:22:12,385 [RM] I've been spending half of my life with them. 1408 01:22:14,137 --> 01:22:15,639 My second family. 1409 01:22:20,852 --> 01:22:23,021 -[high-pitched shrill tone] -[laughter] 1410 01:22:32,989 --> 01:22:36,409 [Jung Kook] We did it, guys. The seven of us are back together again. 1411 01:22:36,910 --> 01:22:37,786 Wow. 1412 01:22:39,412 --> 01:22:40,497 It's incredible. 1413 01:22:44,167 --> 01:22:45,669 It feels like a dream. 1414 01:22:51,341 --> 01:22:53,718 [SUGA] I used to think, "It'll end eventually." 1415 01:22:54,761 --> 01:22:56,429 And occasionally, I'll think, 1416 01:22:56,513 --> 01:22:59,265 "I'll probably have to stop if my body can't keep up." 1417 01:23:01,184 --> 01:23:05,146 But if this is what we really want, then it might be possible. 1418 01:23:07,691 --> 01:23:11,027 Well, you know, my motto's just, "Go with the flow." 1419 01:23:11,820 --> 01:23:13,780 Wherever it might take me. 1420 01:23:13,863 --> 01:23:15,240 [SUGA chuckles softly] 1421 01:23:18,076 --> 01:23:19,244 [Jimin] Right now? 1422 01:23:19,327 --> 01:23:22,706 Well, it feels like I've come back to the place where I'm meant to be. 1423 01:23:27,752 --> 01:23:30,630 [RM] I think that's the essence of BTS as a whole. 1424 01:23:32,507 --> 01:23:36,428 I mean, we get to wear this big, incredible crown. 1425 01:23:38,346 --> 01:23:41,599 At times, the crown is heavy, almost unbearable. 1426 01:23:43,268 --> 01:23:44,644 And it's scary to wear. 1427 01:23:48,523 --> 01:23:50,775 [j-hope] There's gonna be pain along the way, 1428 01:23:50,859 --> 01:23:52,986 and lots of different emotions, 1429 01:23:54,237 --> 01:23:55,613 but in the end, 1430 01:23:56,322 --> 01:23:58,825 it'll all unfold with a smile. 1431 01:24:01,745 --> 01:24:04,372 [RM] Even separated, none of us are ever alone. 1432 01:24:05,999 --> 01:24:09,669 And if the seven of us can continue down this path together, 1433 01:24:11,713 --> 01:24:13,965 we can swim wherever the tide takes us. 1434 01:24:22,515 --> 01:24:28,396 -[music fades] -[indistinct singing in background] 1435 01:24:30,315 --> 01:24:32,108 -[j-hope raps in English] -[V] Wow… 1436 01:24:32,192 --> 01:24:33,485 -Okay. -[j-hope] Cool. 1437 01:24:33,568 --> 01:24:35,528 [Jimin singing softly in English] 1438 01:24:35,612 --> 01:24:36,780 Nice to meet you. 1439 01:24:38,490 --> 01:24:41,659 [guys vocalizing] 1440 01:24:41,743 --> 01:24:45,330 [doing vocal warm-ups] 1441 01:24:46,956 --> 01:24:49,209 [Jimin] All right, let's do this. Everyone ready? 1442 01:24:49,292 --> 01:24:51,753 [V] Man, it's been a while since we sang together live. 1443 01:24:51,836 --> 01:24:53,129 -[j-hope] Yeah. -[V] Seriously. 1444 01:24:53,213 --> 01:24:56,049 It's been three? Four years? Oh! Nice to meet you. 1445 01:24:56,132 --> 01:24:58,551 -[Jimin] Yeah. -[laughter] 1446 01:24:58,635 --> 01:25:01,137 [Jung-kook] Wait. What was he saying? 1447 01:25:01,763 --> 01:25:03,056 -[RM] Okay. -[j-hope] Okay. 1448 01:25:03,139 --> 01:25:05,266 Let's "SWIM." Give us some music. 1449 01:25:05,350 --> 01:25:07,769 "SWIM." Let's "SWIM." 1450 01:25:07,852 --> 01:25:09,395 ["SWIM" by BTS playing] 1451 01:25:09,479 --> 01:25:12,148 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1452 01:25:12,232 --> 01:25:14,692 ♪ Water falling off your skin ♪ 1453 01:25:14,776 --> 01:25:17,070 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1454 01:25:17,153 --> 01:25:19,781 ♪ I could spend a lifetime watching you ♪ 1455 01:25:19,864 --> 01:25:22,075 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1456 01:25:22,659 --> 01:25:24,786 ♪ This is how it all begins ♪ 1457 01:25:24,869 --> 01:25:26,955 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1458 01:25:27,038 --> 01:25:29,624 ♪ I just wanna dive I just wanna dive ♪ 1459 01:25:29,707 --> 01:25:30,542 ♪ Bad world ♪ 1460 01:25:30,625 --> 01:25:32,961 ♪ Gone away And I still wake up in this mad world ♪ 1461 01:25:33,044 --> 01:25:35,547 ♪ Name a place that I could breathe On this map, world ♪ 1462 01:25:35,630 --> 01:25:39,008 ♪ Lookin' like a goody-goody In this bad world, bad world ♪ 1463 01:25:39,092 --> 01:25:40,677 ♪ Don't know how to act, girl ♪ 1464 01:25:40,760 --> 01:25:43,346 ♪ I'm in the deep Tell me where the hell you at, girl? ♪ 1465 01:25:43,429 --> 01:25:45,932 ♪ Oh you ain't even Gotta love me bad, girl ♪ 1466 01:25:46,015 --> 01:25:48,560 ♪ You know That I'm never holdin' back, girl ♪ 1467 01:25:48,643 --> 01:25:49,978 ♪ Yeah ♪ 1468 01:25:50,061 --> 01:25:52,605 ♪ So easy Don't make it so hard ♪ 1469 01:25:52,689 --> 01:25:55,275 ♪ Nights like these I just wanna get lost ♪ 1470 01:25:55,358 --> 01:25:57,527 ♪ Right here With the moon and the sharks ♪ 1471 01:25:57,610 --> 01:26:00,613 ♪ I ain't gotta think 'Bout a thing, baby, I just ♪ 1472 01:26:00,697 --> 01:26:02,699 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1473 01:26:03,241 --> 01:26:05,827 ♪ Water falling off your skin ♪ 1474 01:26:05,910 --> 01:26:07,829 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1475 01:26:08,496 --> 01:26:10,832 ♪ I could spend a lifetime watching you ♪ 1476 01:26:10,915 --> 01:26:12,792 [V] ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1477 01:26:13,585 --> 01:26:16,045 ♪ This is how it all begins ♪ 1478 01:26:16,129 --> 01:26:18,006 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1479 01:26:18,089 --> 01:26:20,550 ♪ I just wanna dive I just wanna dive ♪ 1480 01:26:20,633 --> 01:26:23,094 ♪ Water, water so deep Water so deep ♪ 1481 01:26:23,178 --> 01:26:25,763 ♪ Take it off the ground I ain't never gettin' cold feet ♪ 1482 01:26:25,847 --> 01:26:27,724 ♪ Yeah, you know me, yeah, you know me ♪ 1483 01:26:27,807 --> 01:26:29,475 ♪ Sittin' on the shore I am ready for the… ♪ 1484 01:26:29,559 --> 01:26:30,560 [Jung Kook] ♪ Whole sea ♪ 1485 01:26:30,643 --> 01:26:33,271 [V, SUGA] ♪ I can feel The high waves comin', yeah ♪ 1486 01:26:33,354 --> 01:26:35,690 ♪ Why you run away? You can run in ♪ 1487 01:26:35,773 --> 01:26:37,692 [SUGA, Jimin] ♪ Salt on my tongue She's stunnin' ♪ 1488 01:26:37,775 --> 01:26:40,445 -[V] ♪ Yeah ♪ -♪ You're the only place that I wanna be ♪ 1489 01:26:40,528 --> 01:26:41,529 [all] ♪ Yeah ♪ 1490 01:26:41,613 --> 01:26:43,489 [Jung Kook] ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1491 01:26:44,073 --> 01:26:46,492 ♪ Water falling off your skin ♪ 1492 01:26:46,576 --> 01:26:48,661 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1493 01:26:49,245 --> 01:26:51,748 ♪ I could spend a lifetime watching you ♪ 1494 01:26:51,831 --> 01:26:54,125 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1495 01:26:54,209 --> 01:26:56,878 ♪ This is how it all begins ♪ 1496 01:26:56,961 --> 01:26:58,838 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1497 01:26:58,922 --> 01:27:01,299 ♪ I just wanna dive I just wanna dive ♪ 1498 01:27:02,008 --> 01:27:04,469 - ♪ Splash, drift ♪ -[all] ♪ Splash, drift ♪ 1499 01:27:04,552 --> 01:27:06,971 -♪ I make waves with my two fins ♪ -[all] ♪ Two fins ♪ 1500 01:27:07,055 --> 01:27:09,515 - ♪ Splash, drip ♪ - [all] ♪ Splash, drip ♪ 1501 01:27:09,599 --> 01:27:12,227 ♪ I just wanna take it across the line ♪ 1502 01:27:12,310 --> 01:27:14,729 ♪ Under here, we don't chase the time ♪ 1503 01:27:14,812 --> 01:27:17,649 ♪ Baby, everything can't be so sad ♪ 1504 01:27:17,732 --> 01:27:19,234 ♪ Turn my face from the land ♪ 1505 01:27:19,317 --> 01:27:22,237 ♪ I just wanna dive I just wanna dive ♪ 1506 01:27:22,320 --> 01:27:24,656 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1507 01:27:25,156 --> 01:27:27,325 ♪ Water falling off your skin ♪ 1508 01:27:27,408 --> 01:27:29,619 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1509 01:27:30,119 --> 01:27:32,413 ♪ I could spend a lifetime watching you ♪ 1510 01:27:32,497 --> 01:27:35,124 -[Jin] ♪ Swim, swim ♪ -[Jung Kook] ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1511 01:27:35,708 --> 01:27:37,835 ♪ Let it all begin ♪ 1512 01:27:37,919 --> 01:27:39,587 ♪ Swim, swim ♪ 1513 01:27:39,671 --> 01:27:42,966 ♪ I just wanna dive I just wanna dive ♪ 1514 01:27:45,426 --> 01:27:49,555 [RM] And… 1515 01:27:49,639 --> 01:27:50,807 [all] Cut! 1516 01:27:50,890 --> 01:27:52,850 [laughter] 1517 01:27:52,934 --> 01:27:55,436 ♪I just wanna dive I just wanna dive ♪ 1518 01:27:55,520 --> 01:27:57,730 -[man] Done? -[Jung Kook] Cut. Cut. Cut. 1519 01:27:57,814 --> 01:27:59,482 [Jin] Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut! 1520 01:28:00,400 --> 01:28:02,318 ["Body to Body" by BTS playing] 1521 01:31:01,497 --> 01:31:03,666 [music fades]