Wings (BTS album)

Wings
Studio album by BTS
Released October 10, 2016
Recorded 2016
Genre
Length 53:41
Language Korean
Label Big Hit
Producer Pdogg, BTS
BTS chronology
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
(2016)		 Wings
(2016)
Singles from Wings
  1. "Blood Sweat & Tears (피 땀 눈물)"
    Released: October 10, 2016
Physical cover(s)

Wings is the second studio album by South Korean boy group BTS. The album was released on October 10, 2016 and contains 15 tracks, with "Blood Sweat & Tears" as its first single, and seven solo songs recorded by the members.[1][2][3]

It charted on the Billboard 200 at number 26, making it the highest charting and best selling K-pop album on the chart;[4] and the first to spend more than one week on the chart.[5] The album's lead single, "Blood Sweat & Tears", became the group's first domestic number one hit on Gaon Digital Chart.[6][7][8][9] It broke South Korean Gaon chart records as the highest selling album recorded on its monthly and yearly charts.[10]

Background

From September 4 to 13, 2016, Big Hit Entertainment released a series of short films for each member to promote the new comeback.[2][11] Each film uses heavy imagery and quotes from the book, Demian, by Hermann Hesse. They are: Jungkook's "Begin",[12] Jimin's "Lie",[13] V's "Stigma",[14] Suga's "First Love",[15] Rap Monster's "Reflection",[16] J-Hope's "Mama",[17] and Jin's "Awake".[18] On September 25, 'Wings': Boy Meets Evil was released as their comeback trailer.[19] Later they released the concept photos for the new studio album.[20] On October 5, they released the album's track list.[2]

The group held a press conference for the release of their album on the 10th. Asked about their new concept and its meaning, leader Rap Monster explained, "The harder a temptation is to resist, the more you think about it and vacillate. That uncertainty is part of the process of growing. [Blood Sweat & Tears] is a song that shows how one thinks, chooses, and grows."[21] Symbolism such as the "wings" were representations of growth, with Suga adding, "The song relays an optimistic determination to use our wings to go far, even if we are met with temptations in life."[21]

During their V-live pre-show held on the 9th, the members discussed their own solo songs featured in the album, with Jungkook explaining that his solo track, "Begin", was about his journey to Seoul and meeting the BTS members.[11] V revealed his song, "Stigma", describing it as "a song under the neo-soul genre". J-Hope described his song, "MAMA" as unforgettable, as it was about his childhood emotions for his mother. "Awake" was also Jin's first experience in co-composition.[22] Rap Monster revealed that the 14th track, "Two! Three! (Still Wishing There Will Be Better Days)" was the first official fan song.[22] In an additional V-live broadcast on October 20, 2016, Rap Monster discussed the album's songs in-depth. He complimented J-hope's dancing abilities for the trailer and Jimin's songwriting on "Lie", and shared that "First Love" reminded him how important the piano is for Suga.[23]

The song "Am I Wrong" samples Keb' Mo's 1994 jazz/blues song "Am I Wrong"[24] and the album credits Kevin Moore as co-writer and co-producer.[3]

Music video

On October 6, they released a teaser for their title track "Blood Sweat & Tears".[25][26] At 12:00 KST, October 10, the official music video for "Blood Sweat & Tears" was released.[27]

The six minute video features Rap Monster reciting from a passage of Hermann Hesse’s Demian, which was an inspiration for the album's concept, and does not appear on the album version of the song. Billboard K-Town's Tamar Herman described the music video as "a haunting [one] that explores ideas of fate, reality, life and death, and falling from grace."[28]

The MV was directed by Choi Yongseok and Ko Yoojeong of Lumpens. Additional notable players of production include Nam Hyunwoo of GDW as director of photography, Kim Gyeungseok of Sunny as gaffer, Lee Moonyoung of Myllab as art director, and Shin Yunkyun of DnD line for special effects. Choreography was created by Keone Madrid & Quick Style Crew and supervised by Son Sungdeuk.[27]

Within 24 hours of the music video's release, it reached 6.3 million views, setting a new record.[29] Also on October 13, it was reported that "Blood, Sweat & Tears" had become the fastest K-pop music video by a group to reach 10 million views. According to reports, this was achieved in less than 42 hours - almost half the amount of time taken for their previous record "Fire", which took 72 hours.[30]

Commercial performance

The sales for the album reached 500,000 copies on its first week of pre-orders.[31] It became the highest charting K-pop album to land on Billboard 200 with 16,000 copies sold, with 11,000 as traditional album sales.[4] Furthermore, the album spent a second week on Billboard 200, making them the first K-pop act to spend a second week on the chart with the same album. In the two weeks it sold 22,000 copies (Of that sum, nearly 13,000 were in traditional album sales).[5] In its third week, it moved another 1,000 copies spending another week as the highest-selling K-pop album in America.[32] They also become the third K-pop act to chart on Canadian Hot 100 ranking at #86, which was a new best for a K-pop group.[5] BTS was also revealed to have topped Billboard 's World Albums Chart and World Digital Songs Chart for week of October 29.[33] They also charted on YouTube Music Global Top 100 - 17th on the video chart, and 14th on the tracks chart.[34] The album also managed to make it to the U.K. Official Albums Charts, at #62, making history as the first Korean act to do so.[35] The album debuted at #1 at United World Chart with 367,000 copies sold globally in its first week.[36]

Shortly after release, the group achieved an "all kill" on the South Korean music charts.[37] On the Korean Gaon Chart, both the album and "Blood Sweat & Tears" debuted at number one on the albums and singles charts, respectively. All 15 songs on the album charted in the top 50 of the Gaon Singles Chart, garnering over one million digital downloads and over eight million streams.[38][39][40][41] It also broke Gaon Album chart records as the highest selling album recorded on its monthly and yearly charts.[10]

Reception

Fuse's Jeff Benjamin said, "The rising K-pop phenoms' new album is doing it right by letting their seven members spread their artistic wings and solidifying their individual identities—all while keeping the band identity strong as ever."[11]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro: Boy Meets Evil"  Pdogg, J-Hope, Rap MonsterPdogg 2:01
2. "Blood Sweat & Tears" (피 땀 눈물)Pdogg, Rap Monster, Suga, J-Hope,"Hitman" Bang, Kim Do-hoonPdogg 3:37
3. "Begin" (Jungkook solo)Tony Esterly, David Quinones, Rap Monster  3:49
4. "Lie" (Jimin solo)DOCSKIM, SUMIN, "Hitman" Bang, Jimin, PdoggDOCSKIM 3:35
5. "Stigma" (V solo)Philtre, V, Slow Rabbit, "Hitman" Bang, SonnimPhiltre 3:36
6. "First Love" (Suga solo)Miss Kay, SugaMiss Kay, Suga 3:09
7. "Reflection" (Rap Monster solo)Rap Monster, Slow RabbitRap Monster, Slow Rabbit 3:53
8. "MAMA" (J-Hope solo)Primary, J-Hope, PdoggPrimary, Pdogg 3:32
9. "Awake" (Jin solo)Slow Rabbit, Jin, J-Hope, June, Pdogg, Rap Monster, "Hitman" BangSlow Rabbit 3:46
10. "Lost"  Pdogg, Supreme Boi, Peter Ibsen, Richard Rawson, Lee Paul Williams, Rap Monster, JunePdogg 4:01
11. "BTS Cypher 4"  Chris 'Tricky' Stewart, Medor J. Pierre, Rap Monster, J-Hope, SugaChris 'Tricky' Stewart, Medor J. Pierre 4:55
12. "Am I Wrong" (Keb' Mo' sample/cover)Keb' Mo', Sam Klempner, James Reynolds, Josh Wilkinson, Rap Monster, Supreme Boi, Gaeko, Pdogg, ADORAKeb' Mo', Sam Klempner, James Reynolds, Josh Wilkinson 3:33
13. "21st Century Girls" (21세기 소녀)Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Supreme BoiPdogg 3:12
14. "Two! Three! (Still Wishing There Will Be Better Days)" (둘! 셋! (그래도 좋은 날이 더 많기를))Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, J-Hope, SugaSlow Rabbit, Pdogg 4:32
15. "Interlude: Wings"  Pdogg, ADORA, Rap Monster, J-Hope, SugaPdogg 2:24
Total length:
 53:41

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[42] 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 149
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[43] 19
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[42] 68
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[44] 31
French Albums (SNEP)[45] 161
Irish Albums (IRMA)[46] 71
Japan Albums (Oricon Albums Chart)[47] 7
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[48] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[49] 24
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[50] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[51] 55
South Korean Albums (Gaon Chart)[38] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[52] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 62
UK Albums (OCC)[53] 62
US Billboard 200[54] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[55] 9
US World Albums (Billboard)[56] 1

Monthly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon Chart)[57] 1
Japan Albums (Oricon Albums Chart)[58] 25

Single ("Blood Sweat & Tears")

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[59] 86
France (SNEP)[60] 167
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[61] 18
New Zealand Heatseekers Singles (RMNZ)[62] 7
South Korea (Gaon Singles Chart)[40] 1
US World Digital Chart (Billboard)[63] 1

Sales and certifications

Chart Sales
China QQ Music sales 143,649[64]
Japan Oricon sales 18,939[65]
US Billboard sales 23,000[5]
South Korea Gaon sales 681,924+[66]

Awards and nominations

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Blood Sweat & Tears" Show Champion October 19, 2016
M Countdown October 20, 2016
Music Bank October 21, 2016
October 28, 2016
Inkigayo October 23, 2016
The Show October 25, 2016

Award ceremonies

Year Bout Ceremony Award Result ref
2016 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards HotelsCombined Album of the Year Nominated [67]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea October 10, 2016 CD, Digital download Big Hit Entertainment
World Digital download
Japan October 12, 2016[68] CD Pony Canyon
Malaysia October 17, 2016[69] CD, digital download Universal Music
Taiwan November 4, 2016[70]

See also

References

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