BTS This Week – Week Ending 16 February 2020

On this week’s show: the tracklist is released, the comeback stage is set, and more.

Intro song: Singularity (Spotify)

Featured image: Photo by Waldemar Brandt on Unsplash

Data Drop
Comeback News
- 7 tracklist released
- MOTS: 7 comeback stage is Fallon
- Today Show appearance announced
- More concept photos released
- North American tour dates sales through the roof
- First SK appearance announced
- Hyundai debuting BTS story in Times Square
News
- BTS reaches 24M Twitter followers
- New partnership with Samsung?
Next Week
Last Word: We’re on the homestretch.

Data Drop

3 Ways BTS Has Made History On The Pop Chart In 2020 (Forbes)

Can BTS Catch Up To The All-Time K-Pop Record On The Pop Chart? (Forbes)

BTS’s ‘Black Swan’ Is The Fifth-Highest-Charting K-Pop Song On The Canadian Sales Chart (Forbes)

Fake Love (YouTube)

Ego (YouTube)

Black Swan audio (YouTube)

Epiphany (YouTube)

Love Yourself: Her (Spotify)

Airplane Pt 2 (Spotify)

Singularity (Spotify)

Make It Right (Spotify)

Make It Right ft Lauv (Spotify)

Black Swan (Spotify)

134340 (Spotify)

Winter Flower, Younha ft RM (Spotify)

Winter Bear (Soundcloud)

Etc

Does BTS Face Any Competition In The Race For Another No. 1 Album? (Forbes)

BTS are winning hearts the world over – but we are still wary of language diversity (The Conversation)

BTS’s ‘Black Swan’ punctuates reality of international stardom (The Daily Californian)

New Bangtan TV Videos

[BANGTAN BOMB] BTS’ Mukbang! – BTS (방탄소년단)

[BANGTAN BOMB] Workout Boys – BTS (방탄소년단)

Comeback News

Map of the Soul: 7 Tracklist (Facebook)

BTS Announce ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ Tracklist & Sia Collaboration ‘On,’ Plus Troye Sivan-penned Track (Billboard)

BTS Made A Major Album Announcement — & Revealed A Surprise Guest (Refinery 29)

YouTube chart rules (Twitter)

TikTok promo guide (Twitter)

BTS To Tour New York And Perform New Song In Epic ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Episode (Forbes)

BTS ‘Took Over Grand Central Terminal’ and More For Major Upcoming ‘Tonight Show’ Appearance (Billboard)

South Korean Pop Megastars Visit Katz’s Deli (Eater New York)

BTS to appear Feb. 21 on ‘Today’ (UPI)

BTS TODAY interview: What you need to know (Today Show)

Concept photos: Set 2 – Set 3 – Set 4 (Facebook)

BTS Unveil New ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ Album Concept Photos Channeling ‘The Great Gatsby’ And Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ (Newsweek)

BTS Show Off Their ‘True Selves’ in New Album Art (Paper Magazine)

BTS Tour Tickets Are More Popular Than Super Bowl Tickets (PopCrush)

BTS Tour Sale Beats Ariana Grande And Taylor Swift, StubHub Says (Forbes)

BTS Prepare to Outshine Themselves on Extravagant “Map of the Soul Tour” (Consequence of Sound)

Samsung hints at partnership with BTS (The Korea Herald)

Next Week

17 Feb, Mon: Tracklist release, 12AM KST/9AM CST Sun
18 Feb, Tues: My birthday!
18 Feb, Tues: Hobi’s birthday!
18 Feb, Tues: BT21 Universe Ep 8, 12PM KST/9PM CST Mon
21 Feb, Fri: Map of the Soul: 7 release, 6PM KST/3AM CST
21 Feb, Fri: Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima for ON release, 6PM KST/3AM CST