Amid pandemic, BTS song ‘Life Goes On’ brings warmth to fans around the world



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Members of K-pop boy band BTS Jung Kook, RM, Jimin, and J-hope pose for pictures during a press conference promoting their new album “BE (Deluxe Edition)” in Seoul, South Korea, on 20 November 2020. (Reuters / Heo Corió)

South Korea Group Bts released his long-awaited album “BE“On Friday, November 20 along with a title track” Life Goes On, “which brought comfort to his fans amid uncertain times.

This would be his comeback song after his first single topping the Billboard charts. “Dynamite”It fell last August.

“BE” It is also the septet’s third album this year after their acclaimed “Soul Map: 7“Launched last February and”Map of the soul: the journeyThat fell last July. The latter also topped the charts in Japan.

In a statement on September 28, Big Hit Tags, the group’s music label, described the album as the most “BTS-esque” to date.

“BTS’s latest story begins by stating that ‘even in the face of this new normal, our life goes on’ and imparts a message of healing to fans and the world,” he said.

This is also the first time that the seven members that make up RM, Suga, J-Hope, Jungkook, Jimin, V Y Jin have a direct involvement with the entire album, Big Hit emphasized, from the concept, the images to the production of the song.

“You will discover BTS’s deepest thoughts, emotions and reflections throughout the album as you experience an even richer musical spectrum,” he said.

Meanwhile, the title track “Life Goes On” was also part of the message that BTS imparted during the United Nations General Assembly through an address recorded last September.

“Life goes on. Let’s keep living,” they said collectively.

READ: K-pop band BTS delivers ‘message of hope’ at 75th UN General Assembly

The mini album “BE” has eight tracks:

  1. Life goes on
  2. Fly to my room
  3. Bluish gray
  4. Skit
  5. Telepathy
  6. Disease
  7. Stay
  8. Dynamite

A report from Soompi stated that “Life goes on“It’s an alternative hip hop genre with a heartwarming and relatable message.

It is produced by Pdogg, one of Big Hit’s main producers and members RM, Suga, and J-Hope. Other accredited composers are Ruuth, Chris James Y Antonina Armato.

After the release, hashtags and topics about BTS’s album and songs immediately dominated the conversations on Twitter, as their fans expressed their support for the group.

So far, the top five topics were about the music video and the album, namely #LifeGoesOnWithBTS, #BTS_BE, #BETODAY, “Blue & Gray” and the Hangeul. # Bulletproof Boy Scouts of his group name with over two million total tweets to his credit.

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Their fans, collectively referred to as ARMY., From around the world expressed their gratitude and admiration for the group on the microblogging platform.

Filipino ARMYs also joined the chorus of the global broadcast party.

ABS-CBN reporter Jeff Canoy also shared his thoughts on the music video.

BTS’s huge fan base in the Philippines managed to raise over P2 million in donations for victims of Typhoon Ulysses.

They used the hashtag # PHARMY2Million to thank all the community members who contributed to their donation drives.



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