![]() ![]() Īn official teaser video was posted on the Big Hit Entertainment official YouTube channel on November 16. On November 11, Steve Aoki posted teaser videos of a meeting with the group on his official Snapchat account, showing BTS members playing with Aoki’s DJ booth and joking about the visuals from their upcoming "MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)" music video. ![]() This initial announcement included an official release date scheduled for November 17, but a later announcement by Big Hit Entertainment confirmed that it had been postponed until November 24 so the release would not interfere with the promotions the group was doing for their American Music Awards appearance on November 19. īig Hit Entertainment announced the official collaboration between the artists in a statement through NAVER on November 11, including the first mention of contributions by American rapper Desiigner. 6.1 Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)īTS and Steve Aoki initially met when the group attended the Billboard Music Awards in May 2017, where they were named "Top Social Artist" for 2017.I fail to see how the original production was in any way better to the remix. It keeps with the aggressive BTS song vibe but also bringing into a very cool crossover where EDM and Kpop haven’t really gone before.Īll in all I think the Aoki version sung in Korean with a little less autotune would be my favourite version. I think the central riff is improved upon IMMENSELY with the addition of the EDM elements. Rap is good when it changes up rhythms and dynamic’s like Hoseok’s rap and its more apparent when there is less going on in the track.Įnglish….I won’t vouch for but I mean I get it because they’re doing a massive push in the US (which is apparently working? they seem to be very popular in Australia where I live also.) It isn’t that melodically interesting so it really needs the relentless beat to save it from being overpower by the “did you see my bag” part of the song which is clearly the fan favourite and the most memorable part.Īs for J-Hope’s part, I like it on the minimal instrumental. The chorus is incredibly underwhelming compared the rest of the song without the added production in the Aoki remix. The original is under produced and borderline unlistenable to me. That sense of immensity matches the bombast of the high-budget music video, but the rest of the song never quite gets there. ![]() Its best moment actually comes during the last thirty seconds, as the production starts to build toward a climax that never pays off. I wish MIC Drop gave those voices more to do. As “hard” as their sound can be, BTS is home to a ridiculously solid vocal line. The guys could definitely do with a little less autotune, which has begun to creep into their music more and more over the past year. Nothing about it is nearly as strong or exciting as Dope, Fire or Not Today, but the song is within the same wheelhouse. On the plus side, MIC Drop‘s newly aggressive production heightens the energy of the original, transforming the track into the kind of hype anthem the group excels at. BTS have made it this far by staying true to their Korean roots. This tactic extends to MIC Drop‘s newly English-language chorus, which feels as unnecessary as it did when groups like Girls’ Generation and Spica attempted English breakthroughs years ago. musicians who might lend them credibility with casual listeners. But now that America’s charts are in sight, BTS’s management has scrambled to have the group collaborate with the type of U.S. It’s been persistent since the early 90’s, and forms a vital component of the sound that forged most modern idol groups. And as a very early and enthusiastic supporter of BTS, I fear that the quality of their music is starting to suffer even as their star power explodes.Ī western influence in k-pop is nothing new. This push and pull has been steadily increasing ever since PSY‘s big international breakthrough in 2012, but it feels like we’re entering a new stage. music scene for a variety of reasons, I can’t help but feel that the very western elements I’ve come to loathe are threatening to alter k-pop’s unique identity. ![]() But as someone who has all but abandoned the U.S. BTS has worked so hard and come so far, and they certainly deserve to be as massive as they’ve become. For the past year or so, I feel like I’ve been in the minority when it comes to the group’s incredible worldwide success. Less than a week after their historic performance on the American Music Awards, BTS have returned with a remixed version of their album track MIC Drop, courtesy of U.S. ![]()
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