BTS — "NORMAL" MV Behind the Scenes

Jimin: "I've never partied like this before. I usually just drink soju at home..."

Jimin, pretending to be on the phone: "Jungkook-ah, two orders of jajangmyeon?" *pretend laughs* [points at Jin] "Jjamppong for us?"

Jimin, while monitoring scene cuts: "Jungkook is in the middle of singing but then I'm asking, 'Jungkook-ah, two orders of jajangmyeon?" *laughs maniacally* "You're singing again and I'm going, 'Jjamppong?'" *laughs maniacally*

Namjoon: "We'll push each other around a little and bump into each other as you move. Meaning Yoongi and Jin, you can just be yourselves."

Jin: "Why, what's wrong with us?"

🎶 Yeah, we call this shit normal. 🎶

BTS — "NORMAL" Live Clip

When the live sounds exactly like the recording.

FIFA World Cup Final 2026 Halftime Show feat. Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Burna Boy, Chris Martin, and the Muppets

I know there was a lot of criticism over FIFA having a half-time show — the World Cup Final is the most watched sports game of all time, the players will lose energy and momentum with such a long break in the middle of the game, etc. — but I thought it was put together really well with great global representation. Obviously, I paid attention because BTS was performing (I wish they got to perform the full version of "Dynamite" instead of an edited one, but I guess they had to squeeze in 7 artists — yes, the Muppets count! — in under 12 minutes so it is what it is) but I thought everyone performed really well. I mean, even after all these years, Shakira's hips still don't lie.

BTS — "NORMAL" Official MV

I could go on and on about how much I love this song, and how it's one of my favourite tracks off of ARIRANG, but at the core, it's a brilliant contemplation on the pursuit of sincerity in a world where they don't know if what's real anymore because they're too famous, they have everything they could possibly want so they don't know what to want anymore but they know having nothing is worse, their homes are both palaces and prisons, and they want people to stop talking about them but also to never stop talking about them. Basically, success can be a real fucking bitch. 

Kerosene, dopamine, chemical-induced

Fantasy and fame, yeah, the things we choose

Show me hate, show me love, make me bulletproof

Yeah, we call this shit normal 

Run away, out of sight, don't know what I want

Wish I had a minute just to turn me off

Kerosene, dopamine, what I gotta do?

Yeah, we call this shit normal

Heavy is the head when you chasin' true

Will you colour me red? Will you colour me blue?

Two sides of a coin, and they both ain't true

Is it different for mе? Is it different for you?

Got me feelin' things unusual

And I livе 'em all

Got me and my feelings up on this wall

And my knees

Kerosene, dopamine, chemical-induced

Fantasy and fame, yeah, the things we choose

Show me hate, show me love, make me bulletproof

Yeah, we call this shit normal 

Run away, out of sight, don't know what I want

Wish I had a minute just to turn me off

Kerosene, dopamine, what I gotta do?

Yeah, we call this shit normal 

How I'm 'posed to feel?

Used to think that I was built with a heart made of steel

Now I understand the truth, some pain don't heal

If everything's just happy, that ain't real 

I breathe everything out like a thousand times

Normal and special, they are just some lines

One deep sigh, then it slips away, fades away

What I try to keep never want to stay

Runaway, pushin' me, pullin' me, said you wanted all of me

But what is even all of me?

Suddenly, part of me is hauntin' me, heard the things they callin' me

What the hell you want from me? 

Got me feelin' things unusual

And I live 'em all

Got me and my feelings up on this wall

And my knees

Kerosene, dopamine, chemical-induced

Fantasy and fame, yeah, the things we choose

Show me hate, show me love, make me bulletproof

Yeah, we call this shit normal 

Run away, out of sight, don't know what I want

Wish I had a minute just to turn me off

Kerosene, dopamine, what I gotta do?

Yeah, we call this shit normal 

No, we, no, we, no, we call this shit normal

No, we, no, we, no, we call this shit normal, yeah

No, we, no, we, no, we call this shit normal

This MV features a lot of parallels to "Spring Day," not to mention symbolism from "Black Swan" and "SWIM." There are dozens of analyzations of this MV already, so I'm not going to get into it because other ARMYs are hypothesizing way better than I ever could, but if "Merry Go Round" is the saddest song from ARIRANG, I think "NORMAL" is the darkest.

BTS — "NORMAL" Official Teaser

Okay, I never thought I'd see any member of BTS taking a piss at a urinal let alone all seven of them at the same time, but you know, I'm here for it. (Honestly, I just assume all dudes go to the bathroom together like this.) Although, I'm wondering why RM chose the urinal between Jin and Jungkook. It's like one of those memes that show random celebrities in specific airplane seats and you have to pick which empty seat to sit in…

Anyway, "NORMAL" is one of my Top 3 favourite songs on ARIRANG (which is genuinely a no-skip album for me — well, except for "No. 29" — but "NORMAL" is always in my Top 3 even though the other two tracks might change) so I cannot fucking wait for this to be released as the next single. I'm actually a little surprised that they've released so many tracks as singles so far from one album because they've never done it before but, hey, the BTS global dominance is non-stop.

Unboxing: BTS — ARIRANG 613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl

I still don't know how I managed to get this on Weverse Shop because it sold out within literal minutes, but my copy of the ARIRANG 613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl that was released for BTS FESTA this year finally arrived!

BTS' ARIRANG 613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl — With Clear Outer Sleeve
BTS' ARIRANG 613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl — Front
BTS' ARIRANG 613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl — Back
BTS' ARIRANG 613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl — Preview Reel Front
BTS' ARIRANG 613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl — Preview Reel Back
BTS' ARIRANG 613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl — Polaroid Photo Card Set
I really should look into getting a record player at some point... Then again, I don't have a CD player anymore, so...

BTS — "Merry Go Round" MV Behind the Scenes

"Merry Go Round" is by far the saddest song off of ARIRANG, and one of the saddest songs from BTS in general. It's similar to "Spring Day" in talking about the profound sadness in missing someone and, of course, using the merry go round as imagery, but whereas "Spring Day" ultimately offers hope, "Merry Go Round" is about pure desolation and melancholy, and both the song and the MV are beautiful but dark and haunting. They released the MV exclusively on Spotify, but I'm hoping they release it on YouTube later on. It's too beautiful to keep behind a pay wall.

BTS EPISODE: "Hooligan" and "2.0" Dance Practice Sketch

HOW DID I MISS THE SPARKLE HANDS?????

BTS FESTA 2026: BTS — "Hooligan" Official Performance Video

It quietly snuck up past "Fake Love" and "ON," but I can safely say that the "Hooligan" aesthetic is officially my favourite now — across all members. I mean, these fits? In leather and metal?! Fucking GOD-TIER. 11/10, A+++, and a hundred gold stars to whoever styled them for this.

God, I cannot fucking wait to see this performance live in person.

BTS at the 52nd American Music Awards: Artist of the Year Award + "Hooligan" Live Performance

Congratulations to BTS on winning Artist of the Year, Best Male K-Pop Artist, and Song of the Summer at the AMAs this year! At this rate, HYBE will have to get another trophy room for them...

BTS EPISODE: ARIRANG World Tour in Goyang Sketch

Namjoon: "Break a leg! But not like I did!"

This reminds me, I need to start praying to Mother Nature to keep it rain-free on the Toronto dates of the tour...

BTS EPISODE: ARIRANG North America Promotions Sketch

Out of nowhere, Yoongi: "Don't I look like a museum curator?"

BTS EPISODE: BTS The Comeback Live | ARIRANG Sketch

Can we just appreciate how absolutely monumental this production was, from planning to execution? How many staff members and government officials and lawyers had to get involved, how many permits and insurance policies and liability slips had to be obtained, how many people in sound and set and video production had to be hired, how many backup dancers they had to audition for the actual performance, how many people at Netflix they had to coordinate with to film and livestream this. And that's not even including the sheer number of days (months?) BTS spent rehearsing everything (and then even more days after Namjoon sprained his ankle and they had to find workarounds). Sorry, but there's no one else out there — K-pop, Western pop, or otherwise — who can officially (and legally) shut down a main district of a major metropolitan city to perform a free concert for hundreds of thousands of people in person (and livestreamed to millions of people globally).

This comeback was crazy. I don't know if we'll experience anything like that again.

BTS EPISODE: "SWIM" Dance Practice Sketch

Is it even a dance practice if Hobi doesn't enunciate every move with a "bam"?

BTS — "Hooligan" MV Behind the Scenes

Ugh, truly the hottest leather-clad gothic anime ninja pirate villains in the world.

BTS — "Hooligan" Dance Practice

Okay, we know the boys always kill their choreo, but this is clearly a back-up dancers appreciation video and I'm here for it. We definitely don't see their full impact in the MV, but they're front and centre in the live performances and they are such an essential part of bringing the 'hooligan' concept to life. 

BTS — "Hooligan" Official MV

Okay, I was not expecting another music video so soon after "2.0" was released — but I'm not complaining because after a nearly four-year starvation, WE ARE FEASTING. I didn't think we'd get "Hooligan" as their next single, though — I was fully convinced it was going to be "Body to Body" for some reason — and while I still find the repetitive laughter in this song somewhat jarring after many listens (I'm pretty sure it's meant to mimic shooting bullets?), there is still something very addictive about this song. It's certainly the most viral of all the songs off Arirang.

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

We pop out, actin' a fool again

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

Why this bassline slappin' so rude?

Drop it lower than chopped and screwed

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

Man, I'm 'bout to blow a fuse

Can't be tamed, my head be bangin'

Jumpin' wild like a madman

Me everywhere, 얼쑤

Somebody move, somebody move

Everyone gather here, one by one

I can never ever choose

Every one o' you a muse

Crowd lookin' like a campus

Beat drop, we still dancin'

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

We pop out, actin' a fool again

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

Why this bassline slappin' so rude?

Drop it lower than chopped and screwed

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

I go cuckoo, crazy, loco, save me

Like El Cucuy, I don't need to explain, you already know

Hooligan, like hooligan

Smash it up like hooligan

It's time now, get out of my way

All clear, no issues here

Take you out

Take you out

What's the future?

Where's the now?

This is international

Make it unforgettable

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

We pop out, actin' a fool again

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

Yeah, we the mess, gonna get a bigger mop here

This that K, gotta get a better pop here

you gon' hear this one playin' round the clock, yeah

Round the clock, clock, clock, clock

Why this bassline slappin' so rude?

Drop it lower than chopped and screwed

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

Why this bassline slappin' so rude?

Drop it lower than chopped and screwed

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

This is giving "Not Today" vibes, but like, gothic. I didn't know I needed BTS as leather-clad anime ninja villains (hooligans?), but here we are, because I find them ATROCIOUSLY ATTRACTIVE.

BTS — "2.0" Dance Practice

I AM OBSESSED. It's sharp, precise, sexy, badass — pure swag and charisma. It's the type of choreo that needs to be watched at least seven times to focus on each member and also revel in the glory that is their synchronized footsteps. I need more live performances of this ASAP. (But the idea to film this masterpiece with a fisheye lens was terrible. Sorry, but it makes it so much harder for me to focus on the actual choreography because it's so warped.)

BTS — "2.0" MV Behind the Scenes

The most chaotic of shenanigans. I feel like there would've been about 20 takes for every scene. I don't even know how the MV got finished, to be honest.

BTS — "2.0" Official MV

As I said, this one of my Top 5 tracks from ARIRANG. As understated and lo-fi as "SWIM" is, "2.0" is bad-ass and anthemic, a melodramatic play on rhythm and repetition — it's this album's true comeback song in every sense of the word. A middle finger to the haters, the doubters, all those little fuckers that thought BTS wouldn't survive a hiatus and spouted so much shit about them in the last four years, saying their faves have surpassed them, that BTS will never rise again — when they should've shut up and acknowledged that their faves are just riding on BTS' coattails. BTS and ARMY know their power. For context, BTS wrote this song last summer after a four-year hiatus, but they were all over the news just yesterday, making headlines for being the best-selling group in the last DECADE, of having a 7th #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Basically: Bangtan's back, and don't you fucking forget it.

"Yeah, just like BTS," sure sounds easy

We're like a vault, who's gonna jump over us

It's kinda funny, but not really

10 years, man, not even close

Stop, ride

Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yeah

Pull up at your block

We gonna knock, knock, knock, knock, yeah

Had your little fun, fella?

Pop, pop, pop, pop, yeah

Came back for what's mine, we don't

Stop, ride

You know how I do, do, do, do, do, do

You know how I do, do, do, do, do

Set a fire, brand new

On fire, brand new

Yeah, we on that brand new

You know how we do

Ay, ay, ay

Yeah, the feeling's kinda brand new

Spectacular step, no runnin' step two

2, 2.0, when the update's through

Stirrin' things up here and there again

10 out of 10, 10

Now throw out that useless old junk

Go pick it up

Get nice and easy again and kick it up

Stop, ride

Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yeah

Pull up at your block

We gonna knock, knock, knock, knock, yeah

Had your little fun, fella?

Pop, pop, pop, pop, yeah

Came back for what's mine, we don't

Stop, ride

You know how I do, do, do, do, do, do

You know how I do, do, do, do, do

Set a fire, brand new

On fire, brand new

Yeah, we on that brand new

You know how we do

Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop

Baby gettin' too lit, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah

Hit 'em up like pop

Hit 'em with the truth like rah

Time to pay your debt

Fear me or fear me not

Let it be

Let it bleed

Hit a lick

In a split

Stop, ride

Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yeah

Pull up at your block

We gonna knock, knock, knock, knock, yeah

Had your little fun, fella?

Pop, pop, pop, pop, yeah

Came back for what's mine, we don't

Stop, ride

You know how I do, do, do, do, do, do

You know how I do, do, do, do, do

Set a fire, brand new

On fire, brand new

Yeah, we on that brand new

You know how we do

You know how I do, do, do, do, do, do

You know how I do, do, do, do, do

Set a fire, brand new

On fire, brand new

Yeah, we on that brand new

You know how we do

Definitely the most random and unhinged MV they've ever released and I'm obsessed with it. Only BTS could make an ode to Oldboy with synchronized choreography. And include an elevator wardrobe change intermission in an official MV. I'm not sure what the hell I just watched, actually. This video explains the parallels of Oldboy to BTS, and it's actually quite genius. I'm impressed. And mildly turned on. And holy shit, this choreography is wild. Like, almost "Run BTS" level wild. I can see why a whole load of gangsters would be intimidated by it. God, I hope they release the dance practice.