BTS appearing on YouTube’s ‘Released’

K-Pop superstars will appear in conversation with Chris Martin

K-pop icons BTS are set to appear on a special episode of YouTube Originals’ weekly music series Released on Thursday, September 9th at 11:45 pm ET leading directly into the Premiere of “BTS ‘Permission to Dance’ MV (Shorts Challenge ver.)” on September 10th at midnight ET. The band will be joined by Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin, for an intimate conversation on what inspired the #PermissiontoDance Challenge on YouTube Shorts and to discuss their shared experience as global musicians. The special episode will also feature a selection of Shorts from the challenge created by BTS fans around the world including the US, India, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and more.

The three week challenge, which started on July 23rd, saw BTS encouraging people to make 15-second YouTube Shorts videos incorporating the “International Sign” gestures for “Joy,” “Dance,” and “Peace,” that were featured in the “Permission to Dance” music video, remixed with their own style. In an interview with People about the challenge, band member J-Hope explained, “Incorporating the International Sign gestures enabled us to spread the positive energy of our music to a wider audience that maybe we haven’t reached before.”

Last week, the group dropped the brand new remix “Butter” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. The latest version adds more flavor with the rap verses from Megan Thee Stallion.

Last month, the Korean pop group canceled its Map of the Soul Tour due to COVID concerns. The band initially announced the tour in January 2020 but was postponed before it even began due to the pandemic.

 

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn

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