J-Hope Says BTS' 'Proof' Was Supposed to Include 'Boy Meets Evil' Rough Version
In an interview with Weverse Magazine, J-Hope revealed that BTS' "Proof" was supposed to feature the rough version of "Boy Meets Evil."
Continue reading to know why J-Hope decided not to include that song in the end.
J-Hope Says "Boy Meets Evil" Rough Version Was Originally Included in BTS' "Proof" Tracklist
On June 10, BTS made their highly-awaited comeback with their anthology album "Proof," which includes the group's previous title tracks, unreleased songs, demo versions, solo and unit songs, and three new tracks, "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)," "Run BTS," and "For Youth."
J-Hope Says BTS’ ‘Proof’ Was Supposed to Include ‘Boy Meets Evil’ Rough Version
In his solo interview with Weverse Magazine published on June 13, J-Hope revealed that another song was supposed to be featured in BTS' "Proof" as well, but he eventually decided to exclude it.
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Interviewer Myungseok Kang asked the rapper, "There's a demo version of 'DNA' on 'Proof.' That, too, shares a piece of history. How was it made?"
J-Hope replied, "We were originally going to include a rough version of 'Boy Meets Evil,' but listening to it now, I think, 'Wouldn't it just be better to listen to the final recording?'"
J-Hope Says BTS’ ‘Proof’ Was Supposed to Include ‘Boy Meets Evil’ Rough Version
He explained that the rough version doesn't really contain any of the charm that is typically connected with the word "rough." Hence, J-Hope decided to include a different song in BTS' "Proof."'
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"So instead, I went looking for something that would make ARMY think, 'You made this?' And that's when I found 'DNA,'" the rapper said. "I listened to it, like, 'What is this?' And then, 'Wow!' I was reminded of my process of working on the song."
J-Hope Says BTS’ ‘Proof’ Was Supposed to Include ‘Boy Meets Evil’ Rough Version
As a follow-up question, interviewer Myungseok asked BTS J-Hope what the process of making "DNA" was like. He said, "The way we work, we take anything good any of us has worked on independently and use that, so first I tried making a whole song by myself."
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He added that he tried working on "DNA" in a style that he was capable of but he didn't like the way it turned out, so he saved it in his hard drive for some time.
J-Hope Says BTS’ ‘Proof’ Was Supposed to Include ‘Boy Meets Evil’ Rough Version
J-Hope finally said, "Then I ended up coming across it again later on, and it's definitely my unique sound, so I thought it really shows the raw originality. I thought it would be fun for ARMY to hear that there was a version of 'DNA' like this before it was released."
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BTS' "Yet to Come" Records New Biggest Spotify Debut by a Korean Song
On the day of the release of BTS' "Proof," all of the new songs made high-ranking debuts on Spotify's daily Global Top 200 chart, while many of the older songs included in the album entered the list as well.
J-Hope Says BTS’ ‘Proof’ Was Supposed to Include ‘Boy Meets Evil’ Rough Version
BTS landed a total of 28 different songs on the Global Top 200 chart for June 10. The new title song "Yet to Come" secured No. 3 after garnering 7,178,605 streams on its first day alone-breaking the historic record for the biggest first-day streams of any Korean song released on Spotify. The record was previously held by BTS x Coldplay's "My Universe," which racked up 6,768,788 streams.
Meanwhile, BTS' new B-side songs "Run BTS" entered at No. 6, "For Youth" at No. 11, and "Born Singer" at No. 16.
Watch BTS' "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" music video here to celebrate their latest feat!
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Written by Maria Scott
