BTS's Self-Produced Album 'BE' Ranks First on iTunes Charts Worldwide

BTS's latest release is gaining so much love and support from ARMYs all over the world.

On Nov. 20 at 2:00 p.m. KST, the boy group launched its new album titled "BE" with an accompanying music video for the title track "Life Goes On." The song is defined as an alternative hip hop and synthpop track with a sentimental guitar sound. Its lyrics hold a comforting message that life carries on even through hard situations.

Additionally, the single is produced by Pdogg, and BTS members RM, J-Hope, and Suga took part in the lyric-writing process along with Chris James, Ruuth, and Antonina Armato. 

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Upon the release of the album "BE," it eventually dominated iTunes Charts across the globe. It ranked first on the iTunes "Top Album" chart in not two but 90 different countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand!

What's more, the album's title track "Life Goes On" also came in on No. 1 on the iTunes "Top Song" chart in 90 countries around the world, proving that the warm message delivered by BTS has reached all the fans in different regions.BTS's "BE" (Deluxe Edition) is unlike the other albums the boy group released in the past. The new album conveys a message of healing the world by asserting that even if we face difficult times during this new normality (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), our lives still go on. It was also revealed that "BE" reflects the group's feelings and thoughts while working on it.

While the members have always been participating in writing their music, what makes "BE" special is that all BTS members actively took part in making the album, including the creation of the concept, teaser photos, music video, outfits, and more.

Jimin is credited as "A&R" (Artists and Repertoire), who was responsible for looking after the members' creative activities and sharing it with Big Hit's executives and staff. On the other hand, V acted as the visual director who helped in all the visual aspects for BE, including its concept photos, props, and outfits.

While RM was in charge of the album design, he helped with the cover design of the album, its tracklist, and others, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, and Jungkook all participated in the production coordination. In addition, Jungkook also acted as the music video director and background vocal, while Jimin was the project manager.

BTS members are also credited for mainly writing particular tracks on the album "BE": J-Hope for "Dis-ease" and V for "Blue & Grey." The other members were also involved in penning the lyrics of these songs and the other singles on the new album.

In other news, BTS has set a remarkable record for their self-produced album. "BE" became a million-seller in only an hour and a half after selling a total of 1,664,514 copies as of Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m. KST. Considering that it has only been hours since the album sales started, it is expected that the album sales would see a significant increase.

Moreover, BTS is scheduled to hold its first comeback stage with "Life Goes On" on Nov. 22 at the "2020 American Music Awards." 

Congratulations to BTS for yet another impressive achievement!

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Written by Mhaliya S.

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