Meet the Korean Boygroup Who has Broken Many World Records BTS!
Starting out as a group who came from a small and unknown company, BTS has now grown into the most successful Korean artist currently active in the industry. They’ve broken many records, and have been invited to a number famous award ceremonies and shows. One of the famous shows that we’re going to talk about today is ‘The Late Night Show With James Corden’!
In 2017, BTS was the first Korean idol that was ever invited to the show. Since then, they have become regular guests, especially whenever its a comeback session. For this year, ‘The Late Night Show’ has some new segments and games, like hide and seek and the carpool karaoke session. For today’s topic, we will give you some of the highlights during the show.
Are you ready to find out more about it? Well then, without any further ado, let’s get into our main topic for today!
BTS Black Swan Performance
After attending the Grammy Awards, BTS was invited for the 3rd time to appear as guests on the ‘Late Night Show with James Cordon.’ They talked about the collaboration stage with Lil Nas X for the ‘Old Town Road All Star’ performance, and also shared their excitement for the MOTS: 7 album and upcoming world tour.
BTS also gave their first public performance of their newest pre-release single, called ‘Black Swan.’ Wearing all black stage wear, BTS put on a stunning performance, by doing it with barefoot, which is a first for the group.
Here is the full premiere performance of ‘Black Swan,’ during the ‘Late Night Show With James Corden’ for you guys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSNd02kVv8o
What do you think about their performances, ARMY? I bet your jaw dropped while you were watching their performance!
Accident During Performance
Any artist is at risk of having small, or even large accidents happen during a performance. Because of that, the staff and the artists themselves began to be more careful so there wouldn’t be any accidents, or even the small mistakes in the future.
Viewers didn’t know about it, but J-Hope had an accident while performing ‘Black Swan’ on the ‘Late Night Show With James Corden’! It could have been a very serious accident, but fortunately, J-Hope didn’t sustain any serious injuries and was still able to continue his performance until the end. The incident proves that the dance captain of BTS can handle any kind of situation, even the dangerous ones. J-Hope truly was born to be a professional artist on the stage.
You might be wondering what kind of accident J-Hope had during the performance. Don’t worry! We will explain the details for you.
Explanation During TaeTae FM 6.13 with J-Hope and RM
During the interview session on the ‘Late Night Show With James Corden,’ the group was asked about how they would handle a mistake on the stage. For example, if they suddenly forgot the choreography. J-Hope then simply answered with, “I don’t care!“, which means that its not a big deal or not a burden for him, at all.
His words became a reality, J-Hope handled one of his accident during the ‘Black Swan’ performances expertly. None of the viewers or even the live audience even noticed when something went amiss.
After the show ended, V did a live broadcast on VLive for another session of ‘TaeTae FM 6.13’. The first guest who joined the live was no other than J-Hope. He then revealed a story that made both of them laugh. J-Hope said that he had been kicked in the head by the person who sat beside him, which is V.
He says, “If you watch the performances carefully, I’m kicked once. But still able to continue the choreography.” Take a look at the footage below, you will see J-Hope touch his head after the kick from V. Even though he had this kind of accident, J-Hope didn’t even miss a single beat.
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At the time, V had no idea that he kicked his hyung accidentally. J-Hope then said that he was expecting it to happen. Since V’s and Suga’s positions are close to him while dancing, J-Hope though that he would get hit by someone. Then his prediction became a reality when V accidentally kicked him.
You can watch the full life through Vapp on your phone, or by clicking on this link that we added here: https://www.vlive.tv/video/173075?channelCode=FE619. You can skip to 17:30, where J-Hope and V talk about the incident.
A Deep Meaning Behind The Black Swan Dance
On January 17th, BTS released the first song for their album MOTS: 7, called ‘Black Swan.’ Behind the beautiful song, there is a bittersweet story. Let’s check out the analysis of the music video with us Byeol Korea! Get ready for the new theory ARMYs!
For the ‘Black Swan’ art film music video featuring MN Dance Company, it begins with a quote that says, “A dancer dies twice- once they stopped dancing, and this first death is the more painful.” Those words were said by Martha Graham.
Martha Graham is an iconic American dancer and choreographer, she has even called the ‘Dancer of the Century’ by TIME magazine. She created the highly dramatic and expensive Graham technique, that uses ‘contraction and release’ to create signature moves such as spirals, falls, and distinct hand movements.
According to the description from the Melon site, Martha Graham’s quote was the inspiration for ‘Black Swan’. The song tells a story of a dancer and artist, who fears the death of their career, the moment where they can no longer perform on stage. The moment when music no longer touches BTS’s hearts or stirs their passion, that is the moment when the ‘First Death’ appears on their life.
Here is the part of the lyrics of ‘Black Swan’:
“The heart no longer races
When hearing the music play
Tryna pull up
Seems like time stopped
Oh that would be my first death I been always afraid of”
After Martha Graham retired from the stage, she began to suffer from depression and found it painful to watch the next generation of dancers perform one of the choreographies that Martha once danced herself. In her memoir, ‘Blood Memory,’ she wrote:
“It wasn’t until years after I had relinquished a ballet that I could bear to watch someone else dance it. I believe in never looking back, never indulging in nostalgia, or reminiscing. Yet how can you avoid it when you look on stage and see a dancer made up to look as you did thirty years ago, dancing a ballet you created with someone you were then deeply in love with, your husband? I think that is a circle of hell Dante omitted.”
While looking at Martha Graham’s life, there are some similarities between her work and BTS’s that have been noticed by the fans. For example, during her 70-year career, she choreographed around 181 ballets, some of which were inspired by Greek mythology. Clytemnestra is one of the most famous ones, which is based on an ancient Greek legend.
Here is an example of the choreography that Martha Graham created:
As for BTS, they introduced a blend of mythology and Jungian psychology in their Map Of the Soul: Persona in 2019. This was seen clearly in one of the songs on the album, which was called ‘Dionysus.’
Martha Graham also collaborated with several artists from different fields to bring her visions to life. She has worked mostly with fashion designers, sculptors, and composers among others. For Map of the Soul: 7, BTS decided to make and take their music to the next level with ‘CONNECT, BTS,’ where they gathered and collaborated with a lot of artists from around the world.
BTS Latest News and Updates
BTS Created History Again by Becoming the First Korean Artist to Surpass 20 Million Total Album Sales on the Gaon Charts
In March 2020, according to Gaon Charts, BTS now has reached a total of 20.329.305 copies sold of all their 14 albums, including the release of their debut album in 2013, ‘2 Cool 4 Skool’ to their recent February 2020, album ‘Map of the Soul: 7.’
Seven of their album scored million certifications from the Gaon Chart, including:
- WINGS = 1.134.355 Million copies.
- You Never Walk Alone = 1.023.963 Million copies.
- Love Yourself: Her = 2.225.198 Million copies.
- Love Yourself: Tear = 2.213.644 Million copies.
- Love Yourself: Answer = 2.592.618 Million copies.
- Map of the Soul: Persona = 3.771.792 Million copies.
- Map of the Soul: 7 = 4.179.035 Million copies.
The news was officially announced on April 9, and it was stated that BTS’s total sales first surpassed the 20 million mark on the February Gaon Chart. Before, the group hit 10 million albums sold in November 2018. It took only a year and three months for BTS to sell over 10 million more albums!
A representative from Big Hit Entertainment confirmed, “BTS has surpassed 20 million copies in total album sales, as the first Korean pop music artist in history to do so. And they’ve now become the artist with the highest album sales.” Congratulations for our superstars, BTS!
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