BTS didn’t hide their excitement about the idea of performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show during a new video interview with Rolling Stone.
In the interview released on the 13th, the group opened up about the making of their studio album "ARIRANG", dropped last month, and the messages woven into the tracks. They also spoke frankly about their confidence on global stages and how their experiences as “outsiders” inform the identity of “BTS 2.0.”
When the host praised the dual meaning in the track "Alien", V shared, “At first the lyric was ‘Endless,’ but RM came up with the idea for ‘Alien.’”
RM added, “When we go abroad, sometimes we feel like we’re the ‘foreigners.’ That’s the feeling in the song. It has two meanings: that we’re unique beings, and that we’re seen as unfamiliar. The first theme was ‘infinity,’ but the song was so catchy we needed a sharper, more distinctive message.”
BTS also addressed how people perceive them. Shutting down the idea that they see various famous pop stars as rivals, RM said, “They’re the cooler artists, and we’re just a boy band from Korea.”
He continued, “There are still people who want us to fail. Some even said, ‘Please make BTS stop.’ ‘BTS 2.0’ means a lot of things, and one of them is our response to that criticism. We were apart for years because of the military, and our fans waited. So now, literally, we’re back.”
BTS is currently holding No. 1 for a third straight week on the U.S. Billboard main chart. Before enlisting, JUNGKOOK received an invitation from Usher to join the Super Bowl Halftime Show, but it fell through due to scheduling. The Halftime Show is considered one of the biggest stages in the world, watched across the globe―appearing there marks an artist as a true music icon.
The members didn’t hide their ambition. Asked about the Halftime Show, J-HOPE said, “It’s such an overwhelming stage. It’s a dream stage for any artist, and the same goes for artists from other cultures. If we keep working hard, the opportunity might come, and when it does, we’ll be ready to move forward.”
JIN added, “It’s an incredible stage. We do a lot of performance-heavy sets, so we often imagine, ‘What kind of stage would we do there?’ Still, we have to be invited first―so we’ll be watching for the chance.”
RM emphasized, “Officially or not, everyone knows how massive the Super Bowl is worldwide. This year, a Puerto Rican American artist took the Halftime stage. It’s fascinating how it’s built within diverse cultural contexts. Someday, we want to create that stage in our own way. As time goes by and perceptions shift―and with Korean culture gaining global attention like Parasite―if the chance comes, we definitely want to do it.”
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)
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