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Sept. 21, 2020 | Stephen Thompson -- We've been trying to make a BTS Tiny Desk concert happen for years now - even gaming out ways we might move Bob Boilen's desk far enough forward to accommodate the superstar Korean boy band's dance moves.
In the end, it took a global pandemic - and the launch of Tiny Desk (home) concerts back in March - to make something happen. With BTS cooped up in Seoul, the group held true to the series's spirit by convening a live band for its Tiny Desk debut, and even arranged to perform in a workspace with a music-friendly backdrop: the record store VINYL & PLASTIC by Hyundai Card in BTS's hometown.
Opening with this summer's inescapable "Dynamite" - the group's first single to hit No. 1 in the U.S., as well as its first song to be fully recorded in English - BTS leaned hard into the new track's celebratory, "Uptown Funk"-adjacent vibes. From there, the group dipped into its back catalog, seizing on the opportunity to showcase its quieter side while (mostly) staying uncharacteristically seated. The breezily propulsive "Save ME," from 2016, ultimately gave way to a full-on power ballad in 2017's reflective "Spring Day."
The latter track seemed especially true to BTS's hopeful nature: Introduced with a few optimistic words from rapper and singer RM ("It's been the roughest summer ever, but we know that spring will come"), the song reflects on a need to wait out hard times, even as the weight of present-day pain feels oppressive.
BTS had intended to spend 2020 delighting the BTS Army in arenas around the world, only to spend these last few months performing in isolation. Released on the last day of a grim season, "Spring Day" provides a nice reminder of what awaits us on the other side. We just have to get through fall and winter first.
SET LIST
"Dynamite"
"Save ME"
"Spring Day"
MUSICIANS
V: vocals; Jin: vocals; Jimin: vocals; J-Hope: vocals; RM: vocals; SUGA: vocals; Jungkook: vocals; KHAN: drums; DOCSKIM: keyboard; Kim Kiwook: bass; Shyun: guitar
CREDITS
Video and Audio by: Big Hit Entertainment; Producer: Stephen Thompson; Audio Mastering Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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Hola
Lizet
Bts😘
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Junnguk
My hobbie dance💜
Producer: How much auto-tune do you want? BTS: YES.
더블링이랑 화음 미쳤다... 멤버 목소리가 하나하나 마치 악기처럼 어우러지네요
still going back to this epic performance pls we need another tiny desk perf of bangtan
i watch this regularly
I swear they make me smile and blush. 💜 And always comfort me at hard times.
Tae's visual, Jimin's & Jung Kook's high notes ☺
Army loves BTS
hermoso todo lo que hacen. gracias por tanto
Love yourself Relay2557
The mics are almost as pretty as them, dang.
I'm ARMY because of this video. It was a first step to see the beauty of BTS and appreciate them. I love them all with my whole heart now. Thank you Tiny Desk! From Mexico.
I don't listen to bts at all but I do have to admit that this was pretty good
Love yourself Relay2553
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
i’ve been an army since april but coming back to this video and seeing so many more new armies makes me so happy :,)
😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰
I never knew i will be head over heels in love with Yoongi 😭😭😭
Thier not serious! Their cute!😍😍
Amazing & awesome BTS! I'm so in love with Jin and Jimin here.
BTS ENGLISH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE
Love yourself Relay2550
JHope Vocals is Underrated
Mochi sexy 😍❤
I still cant believe there's antis who still think the only member who can sing jk. Especially jimin its so sad he gets so much hate for his voice💀💀💀
거희 꾸기가 하네ㅎ
O my god V looking very handsome and its a very hot,,,, love u so much 😘😘😘😘
💛💛💛💛💛💓💓💓💓😻😻😻🤩
Save me save me🤘🤘🤘
so lovely!
Coming here almost everyday. Their vocals are no joke
Love yourself Relay2545
Spring Day never fails to make me emotional... I hope to see BTS one day... in flesh 🙏 I have always been glad to find you guys... 💜💜💜
I love this performance so much I keep coming back to it. So glad I found them in 2019. Save Me is the song that made me an ARMY🥺💜
한국인
평소에 좋아하는 가수들의 라이브를 들으려고 NPR music을 거의 매일매일 찾아듣는다. 그럴 때마다 여기서 공연하면 정말 행복하겠다, 정말 실력 있고 자신의 음악을 하는 사람들만 공연할 수 있구나라고 생각하고 있었는데 방탄소년단이 이렇게 무대를 하니 정말 많이 성장했다고 생각한다. 단지 아이돌이라는 이유로 멤버들의 재능이 과소평가되고 무시당하는 일이 일상이었는데 방탄소년단의 진심을 알아주는 것 같아 기쁘다. 한국사람들도 편견을 버리고 보다 넓은 시야로 다양한 장르를 들었으면 좋겠고 방탄소년단을 오직 돈을 벌기 위한 수단으로 생각하지 않고 자신들만의 음악을 하며 한국을 대표하는 자랑스러운 우리나라의 아티스트로 인정해주었으면 좋겠다. 다이너마이트로 인해 한국 대중들의 시각도 조금 달라졌지만 돈이 목적인 회사들로 인해 피폐해진 우리나라의 안타까운 음악시장에서 밝게 빛났으면 좋겠다 방탄소년단 화이팅!
Keep coming back for Hobi's Vocal
Love yourself Relay2541
The harmonies in this are IMMACULATE
Who is here in 2021?
I'm so grateful for this tiny desk concert It allowed my brother to appreciate and respect the music and performances that I listen to and heal my heart ♡
this video has been part of my daily routine. ily bangtan!!! 💜
This is amazing
one of the best live
Love yourself Relay2538
4:14 save me
Jimin = Tidus F.F *_*
Hearing them sing save me literally made me feel so wonderful and warm
If you put it on 1.24 speed its soooooo good or I think it was 1.25 speed
y lov bts.
I CRIED ON SPRING DAY I CPULD NOT 😭😭😭😭😭🥺🥺😩😩😩😩😣😣😫😫😫😫😵
Moral:never ask bts to sing dynamite just by sitting😂😂because they can't control themselves😜😂
What's with all the autotune?
It’s not auto tune their voices are like that it’s a npr concert auto tune and pitch correction isn’t allowed
it was just on dynamite, if ur questioning their singing skills u shd check out their concert performances in wembley!
Not much only on Dynamite, because they like the effects it gives to the song.
Hablando de Dynamite , algunos no me creerán , pero la magia que tiene esta canción de levantarte el ánimo sin entender su idioma es mágico . ¡Gracias BTS! 💜
From dynamite to spring day now i become an army. Really enjoyed this energetic home concert. Love from Pakistan💕💕
JHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE
Desde Colombia ellos si son artistas! cantan y bailan increible tienen el don de un artista de verdad se nota que les gusta lo que hacen! Son muy lindos!🤗
너무 좋다 콘서트 가서 방탄이랑 놀고싶다이아이익!!!
is autotune what I hear?
Love yourself Relay2537
I no lie cried because of how perfect and beautiful their vocals even on songs from like 3 or 4 Year’s ago they still nail the songs perfectly and I can’t even with RMs kinda intro I guess to spring day like so touching
멋지다
난 이 버젼이 제일좋아~~~역시 노래는 라이브야~~ㅎㅎ
2021
2021
4:28 Namjoon looks like he forgot that it was Jimin who starts the song :D
totally
Love yourself Relay2532
I love seeing BTS being happy together
Love yourself Relay2528
Buti nalang nandiyan si jimin para kapag may high notes si jk may kakanta katulad ng DYANAMITE.
Our Namjoon-ah serving us some moves at 2:47
So true
지민목소리가 좋아요
목소리가 실화 맛나.
제미있어요
I just gotta have to say, seeing Jimin like this makes me so happy. Sometimes he looks a bit tired and drained when performing on stage, but in this relaxed atmosphere he seems happy, he's goofy and he's GLOWING.
Yea IKR. We know he is happy when he is goofy.
Jhope ❤️
menamoré
😭💜
Love yourself Relay2524
The happiness I felt when I heard Hoseok, Taehyung, Seokjin, Jungkook speaking English gave me a bigass smile. They have improved so much. I’m so happy for them🥰
my adorable jimin 🥺💜
One of the finest live performances seen so faar!!
yeeeeeeeeeeee
i love them so much😭😭💜💜
BTS💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
alegran tanto mis días, de verdad me hace muy muy feliz haberlos conocido y llevarlos en mi corazón.. son mi mundo entero, los amo eternamente
JIN BEST VOICE
When they played 'Save me' I cried 😭😭 huuuu the memories just came rushing
That was SPECTACULAR!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✌
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Love yourself Relay2520
1:50 good!!!! 2:5 excellent!!!
Bts such a cutie 🥰
Love yourself Relay2516
Bts is so angelic
Masuk grup bts gk
Masuk grup gk
I'm an African but luckily I got to hear of this amazing boys and I've been following them and downloading their songs all day OMG They are extraordinarily amazing I just love them and Jimin's voice so smooth and cool💓🎵🌍💕