New Releases

BTS' "Black Swan" Is the Song that Keeps On Giving

The new "Black Swan" music video is incredible.

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Black Swan' Official MV

It's no secret that "Black Swan"—not to mention BTS' entire new album, Map of the Soul: 7—is a genuine masterpiece.

Up until today, most people assumed that the "Black Swan" Art Film performed by MN Dance Company, wherein the professional dance troupe performs a bleak, gripping, interpretive dance to the song in an abandoned mall, served as the song's only official music video. While it didn't feature the BTS boys themselves, it did a wonderful job conveying the conflicted emotion of "Black Swan" through dance.

Keep ReadingShow less
MUSIC

The New BTS Single, "Black Swan," Is a Genuine Masterpiece

BTS knows that their audience loves them. The real question is how the members of BTS feel about themselves as artists.

BTS at the American Music Awards

Photo by Featureflash Photo Agency (Shutterstock)

All too frequently, a major group releases their latest single and you can't help but feel like they dialed it in–the sound is simple, the lyrics are color-by-number, and the song, while destined for Top 40, is ultimately meaningless. BTS' "Black Swan" is the exact opposite.

Keep ReadingShow less