BTS-4th Mini Album [The Most Beautiful Moment In Life / In The Mood For Love PT.2]

Release Date: December 1, 2015

[Track List]

DISK(CD) 1.
01. INTRO : Never Mind
02. RUN
03. Butterfly
04. Whalien 52
05. Ma City
06. 뱁새
07. SKIT : One night in a strange city
08. 고엽
09. OUTRO : House of Cards

 
Description (Translated):
BTS, ending the youth trilogy! Mini album
The moment of youth that burns hotly, but is only a dream after passing
Running toward a single ray of light that cannot be stopped, 'RUN'

BTS releases their fourth mini-album . BTS, which showed their growth with the mini-album released in April, received enthusiastic cheers from young people around the world. Released on November 30th, is an album that completes the youth trilogy, delivering the brilliant energy of youth to music fans of their age who are living 'the most beautiful moment of life' like them.

[Energy of Youth]
Seven young men on the border of twenty. BTS, who have just entered their adolescence, sang about their youth endangered by an uncertain future in their previous work . In , which is newly released after 7 months, BTS sings of youth running with all their might, embracing all the anxiety and precariousness that was shown in the previous work. Now, those who are getting to know the bitterness of life little by little fully guess that life is not just beautiful. Nevertheless, they just run forward. All she had were two poor legs and a hot chest. There is nothing to do but run. In the middle of this helpless youth, they are bumped and broken, and are covered with scars and cry out. It's okay to fall down, it's okay to get hurt. So now, it's beautiful.
Following the previous album, BTS' members such as Rap Monster, Suga, J-Hope, V, and Jungkook are listed on producing and composing credits, showing further musical growth. The lyrics got deeper and the song got hotter. The youth trilogy ends with , but they are just standing at the starting point. Never Mind, BTS' run begins now.

[Dream and reality, BTS in between] In , BTS captured a section of precarious youth against the backdrop of cherry blossoms in full bloom. And in , they once again escaped the stuffy studio to capture another side of youth, the running youth.
The eyes of the members wandering on the shabby back alleys of Incheon, on top of risky container boxes, and on railroad tracks are innocent yet rebellious. The appearance of BTS, which captures the energy of youth without compromising with reality, is no different from that of their peers, forming a consensus.
On the other hand, the photos taken in Jeju are full of unreal happiness like a fairy tale. Colorful costumes, props such as soap bubbles, and the vast sea and green fields highlight the image of a paradise that only exists in a dream. In particular, 'butterflies' appearing in various places are an important medium that plays a role in traveling between reality and dreams, and intertwined with Chuang-tzu's 'Butterfly Dream', it gives a dreamy feeling of not knowing what is a dream and what is reality.

[Introduction of the title song RUN]
The title song of the fourth mini-album and the end of the youth trilogy, 'RUN' is a light hip-hop dance song with Brit-rock sensibility added. It starts quietly with an electric guitar sound that evokes a faint sensibility, and gradually emits powerful energy towards the second half. The image of youth who does not know how to give up is overlapped in the song of BTS who fiercely yearn for love, saying "I can only do this anyway, I can do nothing but love you" while being pushed and bumped into. The recklessness of running towards the end despite being torn and suffering is beautiful because it is only now. It can never be said to be happy, but the period of youth is pitifully beautiful like a wild flower blooming in barrenness. This can be called 'Hwayangyeonhwa' that BTS wants to talk about.

[Song Introduction]
1. INTRO: Never Mind
It is an intro song that announces the start of , and contains the pivotal world view of the album. Following the intro of , Suga took on the main role again this time. If the last intro expressed the confusion and worries that boys experience, this intro spurred on that failure and frustration are nothing to youth, and that the more they do, the more they move forward. It is an intense hip-hop song mixed with rock elements, and the hook of the rapper line shouting 'If you feel like you're going to bump into it, step harder' and 'NEVER MIND' elicits a strong thrill. You can also feel the impression of being in the middle of the concert hall by using the live sound of the actual BTS concert.

02.RUN
The title song 'RUN' is an impressive song with an electric guitar line that evokes an oriental feeling, and continues the nostalgia and intensity shown in 'I NEED U', the title song of . Intense rock elements were added to the self-consoling lyrics, "It's okay to fall down" and "It's okay to get hurt," resulting in a lyrical yet energetic song. It is a song that most intensively expresses the concept of , and even Rap Monster, Suga, V, and Jungkook are listed in the composition credits, showing a more mature musical side.

03. Butterfly
It is a new song that was inserted into the video of 'Hwayangyeonhwa on stage: prologue' and received an explosive response even before its release, and it was misunderstood (?) that it was the title song of the new album. It is a song that digests future R&B and chillstep elements tried in 'I NEED U' in BTS's own way. In particular, Rap Monster's intense rapping at the ending can be said to be the best part. It is a song that contains the confused emotions of youth as it is, and depicts an image as if wandering in a dream that you want to believe is reality. Compared to the music that BTS has shown so far, it contains a more mature sensibility, raising expectations for what kind of music BTS will play in the future.

04. Whalien 52
Here is 'The World's Loneliest Whale'. Also known as '52 Whale'. This whale, which sings at a high frequency of 52 Hz, cannot communicate anything with other whales that normally communicate on a frequency of 12 to 25 Hz. Nonetheless, 52 Whales continue to sing. lonely, steady.
Born as a compound word of 52 Whale and 'Alien' (unfamiliar, strange/alien), this song is a lonely and difficult song like 52 Whale, but it contains the heart of BTS who have no choice but to continue singing like that. In the early 2000s, the high pitch vocal sampling technique that allows you to feel the vibe of hip-hop along with the old school rhythm source was added to create a song that evokes lonely yet nostalgic feelings.

05. Ma City
It is an exciting alternative hip hop song that continues the funk vibe of 'Heungtan Boys', a track in . It is a song of praise for the hometown following ‘Paldogangsan’, which sang the story of their hometown in dialect. Along with the affection for "," it contains the awareness of the traces of reality that have been walked so far. You can enjoy the excitement of BTS, which boasts the brilliant wit and beagle beauty of K-pop groups leading the Korean Wave.

06. Baepsae
It is a trap genre song with an impressive oriental bell pluck line. It has a trendy yet exciting beat, reminiscent of 'Dope', the follow-up song to . It seems like a fun party tune song, but the lyrics contain a message about the recent social conditions, and contain BTS's philosophy to tell the story of their generation. Like "They call me the crow, I've been swearing at this generation, thanks to the stork, my crotch is tang-tang", the rhyme was tastefully used to make it fun to listen to, and the thoughts on social polarization and spoon theory, which are the most social issues these days, are expressed in Bangtan's own language. I pinched it with fun.

07. SKIT : One night in a strange city
It contains the thoughts of BTS members who successfully completed their activities. The 11-month-long world tour '2015 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE II. THE RED BULLET' and at the same time as last summer, when we were busy preparing the album, the stories we gathered at the hotel on the last day of our South American tour were recorded.

08. Dead leaves
A future R&B song that creates an oriental atmosphere. 'Dead Leaves', which compares precarious love to falling autumn leaves, is an extension of the story of 'I NEED U'. Like the songs that Suga has produced so far, such as 'Let me know' and 'Tomorrow', this song shares the context of delicate emotions, and you can see the true face of Suga, a producer who is gradually growing musically.

09. OUTRO: House Of Cards
This song is also a new song that was previously released in the video 'Hwayangyeonhwa on stage: prologue', and it appeared at the end of the video, creating a meaningful atmosphere. It is the most restrained but emotional alternative R&B song among the OUTROs released so far, and vocal lines such as Jimin and V stand out.
It is a song about precarious love, starting with 'Danger' and continuing to 'I NEED U' and continuing to this album. The actual orchestra recording was performed to give a grand feeling, and the increasingly splendid performances and the sorrowful emotions of the vocal line were delicately expressed so that you could not take your ears off until the end.