BTS are kicking off their new studio album with an iconic sample.
The massively popular K-pop boy band just released their fifth studio album, Arirang, marking their first release since every member served their required military enlistment in South Korea.
The track also relates to the title of the album, as it samples “Gyeonggi Arirang,” tracing their music back to its Korean roots. (The song features a choral version of “Arirang” in the bridge.)
It’s one of the most recognizable melodies in Korean media.
“I need some body to body / All of your body beside me,” they declare. “Somebody like you, somebody like, everybody like you.”
The song is a meditation on “skin to skin” togetherness at BTS‘s shows.
“I need the whole stadium to jump / Put your phone down, let’s get all the fun / I got my eyes on the row in the front / The vibe is high, if we bein’ blunt,” RM declares.
The song was written by Ryan Tedder, Maxime Picard, Diplo, Akira Akira, Teezo Touchdown, Pdogg, RM, SUGA, j-hope and Kirsten Spencer, and produced by Picard Brothers, Diplo, Ryan Tedder and Pdogg.
Listen to “Body to Body”…
