[ALBUM] Young Forever
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (Hangul: 화양연화 Young Forever; Hanja: 花樣年華 Young Forever; MR: HwaYangYeonHwa Young Forever) is the third compilation album by South Korean boy band, BTS. The album was released on May 2, 2016.[1] The physical album is available in two versions and contains twenty-three tracks including three new singles ("Epilogue: Young Forever", "Fire" and "Save Me"), all tracks from The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2, as well as several new remixes.
Background and release[edit]
On March 21, 2016, Big Hit Entertainment announced BTS' upcoming comeback and concert scheduled for May.[2] BTS then released concert teasers on April 7 on their official Twitter account as "Motion Posters."[3] They later released the concept photos of the album on April 21 and 24[4][5][6][7] on their official Instagram account and Facebook page, indicating that the physical album will be available in two cover design versions, Day and Night. Both versions include a photobook, polaroid, mini photocard and poster.[8] The video teaser[9] for the concert was also released on YouTube on April 25. The track list was later released on April 27 on BTS' official Twitter account, revealing that it would be a compilation album with a total of twenty-three tracks.[10][11] They also released the design and details of the physical album.[8] On April 29, Big Hit Entertainment dropped a preview for BTS’ "Fire" music video, which features the members' dance moves.[12]
Music videos[edit]
The "Epilogue: Young Forever" music video was released on April 19, 2016,[13][14] picturing the members running in a maze full of fences as well as flashbacks to scenes from the "I Need U", "On Stage: Prologue" and "Run" videos. It was produced and directed by GDW.[15] The music video for "Fire," the lead single from the album, was released on May 2, 2016.[16] It featured the members dancing and partying in an abandoned place in flames.[17] The music video was produced and directed by Lumpens[18] and GDW.[15] Fuse stated that, "The cut feels like an upgraded version of "Dope," a standout single from The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1. The accompanying music video also sees the guys whipping out their most intense choreography to date".[19] On May 9, BTS released the dance version of the "Fire" video ahead of their promotion on music programs.[20] The dance was choreographed by Keone Madrid.[21] The "Save Me" music video was released on May 15, which was notably filmed in a one-shot take.[22][23] The dance was choreographed by The Quick Style Crew[24] and the music video was also produced and directed by GDW.[15]
Promotion[edit]
On May 1, 2016, BTS held a comeback show on Naver V LIVE,[25] which received over 100 million likes during broadcast on the night of the release.[26] They held a press conference for their tour, 2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue, on May 7.[27] The first shows were held on May 7 and 8 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in South Korea, where BTS performed new songs from the album.[28] In total, the tour was held in nine cities abroad and ended in Japan.[29][30] BTS decided to promote on music shows only for a week,[31][32][33]performing on Mnet, KBS, MBC and SBS as planned to allow for individual activities, performances and overseas schedules, starting with M! Countdown on May 12.[34][35]
Commercial performance[edit]
Tickets for BTS' first solo concert in 2016, BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue, sold out immediately, causing connection errors on Interpark Ticket's PC and mobile sites due to high traffic on their servers. Search keywords related to the concert also topped at portal sites, as both fans and the public showed high interest in the event.[36] After the album and the "Fire" music video were released on May 2, "Fire" became the fastest BTS music video to reach one million views at the time in just 6 hours.[37] The video also reached 10 million views in 75 hours.[38][39] The videos for "Fire" and "Save Me" ranked first and second respectively on Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: May 2016 list revealed by Billboard.[40] BTS also rose to number 15 in the artist category on YouTube Music Global Top 100.[41]
BTS topped Billboard World Digital Songs with lead single "Fire," "Save Me," and "Epilogue: Young Forever" lining up the top three ranks of the chart, which had never been achieved by any other K-pop act.[42] "Fire" achieved an 'all-kill' on the South Korean music charts (simultaneous #1's on all charts)[43] and received three number-one trophies on music programs while performing on M! Countdown,[44] Music Bank[45] and Inkigayo.[46]
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever album became BTS' second consecutive release to chart on Billboard 200, at number 107, becoming the second K-pop act to achieve this. It also debuted at number 2 on Billboard World Albums and number 10 on Billboard Top Heatseekers.[42] The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever was reported to have sold over 300,000 copies in pre-sales after less than a week.[47] According to the Hanteo Chart, 100,000 copies of the album were sold within the first three days of release, and 164,868 copies were sold within the first week. The album topped Gaon Weekly Chart for two consecutive weeks.[48][49] It also topped the Gaon Monthly Chart in May with just over 310,000 albums sold[50] and became the fourth best selling album on the yearly Gaon Album Chart of 2016.[51] BTS received their first daesang, or "grand award," with this album — Album of The Year at the 8th Melon Music Awards in 2016.[52] Big Hit Entertainment also shared that the unofficial combined sales of all albums from The Most Beautiful Moment in Life series would soon reach its million mark as it had already sold a total of 930,000 copies at the time.[53]
Track listing[edit]
| CD 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Intro: 화양연화" (Intro: HwaYangYeonHwa / Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life) |
| Slow Rabbit | 2:03 |
| 2. | "I Need U" |
| Pdogg | 3:30 |
| 3. | "잡아줘" (Jabajwo / Hold Me Tight) |
| Slow Rabbit | 4:34 |
| 4. | "고엽" (Goyeob / Dead Leaves) |
|
| 4:28 |
| 5. | "Butterfly" (Prologue Mix) |
|
"Hitman" Bang • Slow Rabbit
| 4:55 |
| 6. | "RUN" |
| Pdogg | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Ma City" |
| Pdogg | 4:18 |
| 8. | "뱁새" (Baepsae / Silver Spoon) |
| Pdogg | 3:54 |
| 9. | "쩔어" (Jjeoreo / Dope) |
| Pdogg | 4:00 |
| 10. | "불타오르네 (FIRE)" (Bultaoreune / Burning Up) |
| Pdogg | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Save Me" |
| Pdogg | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Epilogue: Young Forever" |
|
RM • Slow Rabbit
| 2:51 |
| Total length: | 45:09 | |||
| CD 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Converse High" |
P-dogg • Slow Rabbit • RM • Suga • J-Hope
|
P-dogg • Slow Rabbit
| 3:29 |
| 2. | "이사" (Isa / Moving On) |
P-dogg • RM • Suga • J-Hope
|
P-dogg
| 4:52 |
| 3. | "Whalien 52" |
P-dogg • Brother Su • "Hitman" Bang • RM • Suga • J-Hope • Slow Rabbit
|
P-dogg
| 4:04 |
| 4. | "Butterfly" |
"Hitman" Bang • Slow Rabbit • P-dogg • Brother Su • RM • Suga • J-Hope
|
P-dogg
| 4:00 |
| 5. | "House of Cards" (Full Length Edition) |
Slow Rabbit • Brother Su • "Hitman" Bang
|
Slow Rabbit
| 3:46 |
| 6. | "Love Is Not Over" (Full Length Edition) |
Jungkook • Slow Rabbit • P-dogg • Jin • RM • Suga • J-Hope
|
Jungkook • Slow Rabbit
| 3:42 |
| 7. | "I Need U" (Urban Mix) |
P-dogg • "Hitman" Bang • RM • Brother Su
|
보라돌이 • Slow Rabbit
| 3:35 |
| 8. | "I Need U" (Remix) |
P-dogg • "Hitman" Bang • RM • Brother Su
|
| 3:42 |
| 9. | "Run" (Ballad Mix) |
P-dogg • "Hitman" Bang • RM • Suga • V • Jungkook
|
| 4:17 |
| 10. | "Run" (Alternative Mix) |
P-dogg • "Hitman" Bang • RM • Suga • V • Jungkook • J-Hope
|
| 3:56 |
| 11. | "Butterfly" (Alternative Mix) |
|
| 4:01 |
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