BTS, the Best

BTS, the Best
Digital and regular edition cover
Compilation album by
BTS
ReleasedJune 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)
Recordedc. 2017 – c. 2021
Genre
Length88:55 (digital)
92:16 (physical)
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label
Producer
BTS chronology
Be
(2020) 		BTS, the Best
(2021) 		Proof
(2022)
Singles from BTS, the Best
  1. "Film Out"
    Released: April 2, 2021

BTS, the Best (stylized in all caps) is the second Japanese-language compilation album by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released on June 16, 2021, through Big Hit Music, Universal Music Japan sublabel Virgin Music and Def Jam Recordings. The album is a compilation of their previous two Japanese-language studio albums, Face Yourself (2018) and Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey (2020). It was a commercial success in Japan, reaching number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, and earned the biggest first week sales for an album in 2021 domestically. BTS became the first South Korean group to surpass the 1 million sales mark for an album in the country.

Background

BTS announced the release of a new Japanese song, "Film Out" on February 16, 2021.[1] The song was written by BTS member Jungkook in collaboration with Iyori Shimizu, the vocalist of Japanese rock power trio Back Number.[2] It is slated to serve as the ending theme song of the movie Signal the Movie Cold Case Investigation Unit (2021).[3] On March 26, the band released the music video teaser of the song and simultaneously announced the release of a new Japanese-language album, BTS, the Best.[4] The track list was also announced simultaneously.[5] The album contains all of the band's previous Japanese releases since 2017, while including their English-language 2020 single, "Dynamite" as a bonus track.[6] Seven versions of the album had been announced with various supportive materials in each version, such as different posters, photo cards and artwork.[7]

Commercial performance

BTS, the Best debuted at number one on Oricon's Daily Album Chart dated June 15, 2021, with 571,589 physical copies sold in a single day to become the best-selling album of the year upon release.[8][9] It debuted atop the Weekly Albums Chart issue dated June 28, 2021, for the period ending June 20, with 782,369 copies sold,[10] recording the highest first week sales by a male foreign artist, and the second-highest first week sales for a foreign artist in Oricon chart history—Mariah Carey's greatest hits album #1's sold 1.047 million copies its opening week in 1998.[11] The album spent three consecutive weeks at number one on the Oricon chart and sold over 885,000 copies in that time.[12] It additionally topped the corresponding issue of Oricon's Digital Album Chart for its release week with 7,603 digital sales,[13] and debuted at number-one on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart with 807,056 copies sold.[14][15]

On December 22, Oricon announced that BTS, the Best was the best-selling physical album of 2021 in Japan with sales of 992,837 copies[16] per data aggregated during the period dated December 14, 2020 to December 12, 2021. BTS are the first group in Oricon history, the first foreign artist in 37 years since Michael Jackson with Thriller (sold 575,000 copies 1984), and the third foreign artist overall following Elvis Presley in 1971 (sold 225,000 copies of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me") and the aforementioned Jackson, to top the year-end album sales ranking.[11] The album was additionally the fifth best-performing digital album of the year, with 21,082 downloads.[17] In January 2022, the album surpassed sales of 1 million copies on Oricon, making it the first by a South Korean group in history to do so, and the first by a foreign act in over 16 years since BoA's Best of Soul (2005).[18]

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) annual music report for 2021, BTS, the Best was the fourth best-selling[a] album of the year globally,[19] with 1.52 million copies sold.[20]

Accolades

In March 2022, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) announced the winners of the 36th Japan Gold Disc Awards for 2021. BTS, the Best won Album of the Year and Best 3 Albums in the Asia category.[21]

Track listing

All Japanese translations by KM-MARKIT.[22][23]

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."Film Out"
3:36
2."DNA" (Japanese Version; from Face Yourself, 2018)
Pdogg3:43
3."Best of Me" (Japanese Version; from Face Yourself, 2018)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Adora
  • Andrew Taggart
  • Ashton Foster
  • J-Hope
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Ray Michael Djan Jr.
  • Sam Klemper
  • Suga
  • Andrew Taggart
  • Pdogg
3:48
4."Lights" (from Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • UTA
  • Yohei
  • Sunny Boy
UTA4:50
5."Blood Sweat & Tears (血、汗、涙, Chi, ase, namida)" (Japanese Version; from Face Yourself, 2018)
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Kim Do Hoon
Pdogg3:36
6."Fake Love" (Japanese Version; from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Pdogg
  • RM
Pdogg4:02
7."Black Swan" (Japanese version; from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • August Rigo
  • Clyde Kelly
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Vince Nantes
Pdogg3:19
8."Airplane Pt. 2" (Japanese version; from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Ali Tamposi
  • J-Hope
  • Liza Owen
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Roman Campolo
  • Suga
Pdogg3:39
9."Go Go" (Japanese version; from Face Yourself, 2018)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Pdogg
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg3:56
10."Idol" (Japanese version; from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Ali Tamposi
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Roman Campolo
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg3:43
11."Dionysus" (Japanese version; from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • J-Hope
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Roman Campolo
  • Suga
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg4:09
12."Mic Drop" (Japanese version; from Face Yourself, 2018)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • J-Hope
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg3:59
Total length:46:25
Disc 1: Physical edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsProducerLength
13."Dynamite" (from Be, 2020)
David Stewart3:19
Total length:49:46
Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."Boy with Luv" (Japanese version; from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
Pdogg3:50
2."Stay Gold" (from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • Jun
  • KM-Markit
  • Melanie Joy Fontana
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
  • Sunny Boy
  • UTA
UTA4:03
3."Let Go" (from Face Yourself, 2018)
  • Hiro
  • Jun
  • UTA
  • Sunny Boy
UTA4:57
4."Spring Day" (Japanese version; from Face Yourself, 2018)
Pdogg4:36
5."On" (Japanese version; from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • Antonina Armato
  • August Rigo
  • J-Hope
  • Julia Ross
  • Krysta Youngs
  • Melanie Joy Fontana
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Suga
Pdogg4:07
6."Don't Leave Me" (from Face Yourself, 2018)
  • Hiro
  • UTA
  • Sunny Boy
  • Pdogg
  • UTA
  • Pdogg
3:46
7."Not Today" (Japanese version; from Face Yourself, 2018)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Adora
  • June
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg3:54
8."Make It Right" (Japanese version; from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
Fred3:45
9."Your Eyes Tell" (from Map of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~, 2020)
  • Gustav Mared
  • UTA
  • Jungkook
  • Jun
Gustav Mared4:05
10."Crystal Snow" (from Face Yourself, 2018)
Soma Genda5:22
Total length:42:30
Disc 3 [Blu-ray / DVD]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Film Out" (music video)Choi Yongseok (Lumpens)3:44
2."Stay Gold" (music video)Ko Yoo Jeong4:05
3."Lights" (music video)Doori Kwak (GDW)5:27
4."Airplane Pt. 2" (Japanese version; music video)Choi Yongseok3:47
5."Mic Drop" (Japanese version; music video)Woogie Kim (GDW)4:30
6."Blood Sweat & Tears" (Japanese version; music video)Choi Yongseok4:13
Disc 3 [Blu-ray] / Disc 4 [DVD]
No.TitleLength
7."Making of jacket photos"31:48
8."Film Out" (making of music video)25:08
9."Stay Gold" (making of music video) (Additional Edition)22:13
10."Lights" (making of music video) (Additional Edition)21:11
11."Airplane Pt. 2" (Japanese version; making of music video) (Additional Edition)22:15
12."Mic Drop" (Japanese version; making of music video) (Additional Edition)22:35
13."Blood Sweat & Tears" (Japanese version; making of music video) (Additional Edition)21:49
Total length:192:45

Notes:

  • "Fake Love", "Idol" and "On" are stylized in all caps.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for BTS, the Best
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[52] Million 1,000,000^
South Korea — 1,188[53]
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Silver 60,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for BTS, the Best
Region Date Format(s) Label Edition Ref.
Various June 16, 2021
Regular [55]
Japan 2CD + Blu-ray Universal Japan Limited A [56]
2CD + 2DVD Limited B
2CD Limited C
2CD Regular
Various August 6, 2021 See above See above [57]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ combined global physical sales and digital album downloads

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