BTS to perform lead track of new album for first time on YouTube

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BTS will perform the lead track “Yet To Come” of its upcoming album “Proof” for the first time on its official YouTube channel “Bangtan TV” on June 13.

The boy band posted the news on its social media channels. The performance will go live at 9 p.m. on June 13, which is also the debut date of the band.

BTS will personally introduce the album and what the songs on it are about.

The anthology album encompassing the K-pop sensation’s nine-year career consists of three CDs. The album features 48 tracks in total, including three new songs: “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment),” which members RM, Suga and J-Hope helped write, “Run BTS” and “For Youth.”

Overall, the album aims to tell the story about BTS’s past, present and future as a veteran K-pop idol to mark the 9th anniversary of the band's debut.

On the same day, BTS will meet 4,000 ARMY (the name of its fans) offline at Jangchung Arena in central Seoul to pre-record its performance for Mnet’s music show “M Countdown.”

“Since the recording is held on a special day [BTS’s debut date] for our BTS members and ARMY, we are expanding the event so that more ARMY can be with the band to celebrate the day.”

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BTS will also perform for other Korean television music shows such as KBS’s “Music Bank” on June 17 and SBS’s “Inkigayo” on June 19. It will mark the boy band’s first appearance on domestic music shows since March 2020.

BTS will also hold a dance challenge titled #MyBTStory Challenge on YouTube shorts for the release of “Proof,” YouTube announced on Thursday. The dance challenge is for global ARMY and BTS and will run from June 11 to July 9.

After the challenge ends, BTS will choose some of the short videos and release them on its official YouTube channel.

“Proof” is set to drop on June 10 at 1 p.m.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]