The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever

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The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
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Compilation album by BTS
Released May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
Recorded 2015–2016
Genre Hip hop, dance-pop, R&B, Festival Trap, K-pop
Language Korean
Label Big Hit Entertainment
Producer Pdogg
BTS chronology
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2
(2015)The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 22015
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
(2016)
Singles from The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
  1. "Epilogue: Young Forever"
    Released: April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)
  2. "Fire"
    Released: May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
  3. "Save Me"
    Released: May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (Hangul화양연화 Young Forever; RRHwayang-yeonhwa Young Forever) is the first compilation album of South Korean boy group BTS. The special album was released on May 2, 2016, supported with three music videos.[1][2] The album contains songs from their two extended plays in 2015, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2, three new songs and several new remixes.

Promotions

Tour

On April 26, 2016, it was announced that BTS will embark on the 2016 BTS LIVE Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa on stage : epilogue in support of the album. The tour started in Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul on May 7 & 8, 2016.[3]

Date City Country Venue Attendance
May 7, 2016 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 24,000[4]
May 8, 2016
June 9, 2016 Taipei Taiwan Hsinchuang Gymnasium
June 18, 2016 Cotai Macau Studio City Event Center
July 2, 2016 Nanjing China Wutaishan Sports Center
July 12, 2016 Osaka Japan Osaka-jō Hall
July 13, 2016
July 16, 2016 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall
July 23, 2016 Beijing China Capital Indoor Stadium
July 30, 2016 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
August 6, 2016 Bangkok Thailand Indoor Stadium Huamark
August 13, 2016 Tokyo Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium
August 14, 2016

Music videos

The music videos were directed by GDW Films' Lumpens. It was reported that the group had prepared 3 music videos to be released as part of their comeback.[5] "Epilogue: Young Forever"'s music video was released on April 19, 2016, picturing the members running in a maze full of fences as well as flashing back on scenes from past music videos that were part of the "Youth" series.[6] The second song's music video, "Fire", was released on May 2, 2016. The music video received over 4 million views in less than 24 hours. It featured the members dancing and partying in an abandoned place that is in flames.[7] A third and final music video was confirmed for the track, "Save Me", which was released on May 15, 2016.[8]

Commercial performance

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever has been reported to have sold over 300,000 copies in pre-sales after less than a week.[9] The album became BTS's second consecutive release to chart on Billboard 200, at number 107. It also debuted at number 2 on US World Albums and number 10 on Top Heatseekers.[10]

Variations

The album was released in two versions, one themed "Day" and the other themed "Night". The "Day" version's cover features a hot balloon, with its image also present on its corresponding disc design. The "Night" version is the same, but with images of the members camping in the dark. Both versions have 112-page photo books (each with different photos) and a Polaroid card and a mini photo card of a random member.[11]

Track listing

CD 1
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Intro: 화양연화" (Intro: Hwayang Yeonhwa / Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life) Slow Rabbit, Suga Slow Rabbit 2:03
2. "I Need U"   Pdogg, Bang Sihyuk, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope, Brother Su Pdogg 3:31
3. "잡아줘" (Jabajwo / Hold Me Tight) Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, V, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Slow Rabbit 4:35
4. "고엽" (Goyeob / Autumn Leaves) Suga, Slow Rabbit, Jungkook, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, J-hope, Pdogg Suga, Slow Rabbit 4:28
5. "Butterfly" (Prologue Remix) "Hitman" Bang, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Brother Su Pdogg 4:56
6. "Run"   Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, V, Jungkook, J-hope Pdogg 3:57
7. "Ma City"   Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 4:18
8. "뱁새" (Baepsae / Silver Spoon) Pdogg, Supreme Boi, Rap Monster, Slow Rabbit Pdogg 3:54
9. "쩔어" (Jjeoreo / Dope) Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 4:00
10. "불타오르네" (Bultaoreune / Fire) Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, Devine Channel Pdogg 3:23
11. "Save Me"   Ray Michael Djan Jr., Ashton Foster, Samantha Harper, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 3:17
12. "Epilogue: Young Forever"   Slow Rabbit, Rap Monster, "Hitman" Bang, Suga, J-hope Rap Monster, Slow Rabbit 2:52
CD 2
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Converse High"   Pdogg, Slow Rabbit, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg, Slow Rabbit 3:29
2. "이사" (Isa / Moving On) Pdogg, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 4:52
3. "Whalien 52"   Pdogg, Brother Su, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope, Slow Rabbit Pdogg 4:04
4. "Butterfly"   "Hitman" Bang, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Brother Su Pdogg 4:00
5. "House of Cards" (Full Length Edition) Slow Rabbit, Brother Su Slow Rabbit, Brother Su 3:46
6. "Love Is Not Over" (Full Length Edition) Jungkook, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Jin, V Jungkook, Slow Rabbit 3:42
7. "I Need U" (Urban Remix) Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope, Brother Su   3:35
8. "I Need U" (Remix) Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope, Brother Su   3:42
9. "Run" (Ballad Mix) Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, V, Jungkook, J-hope   4:17
10. "Run" (Alternative Mix) Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, V, Jungkook, J-hope   3:56
11. "Butterfly[12]" (Alternative Mix) "Hitman" Bang, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Brother Su   4:01

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Album Chart 1
Japan Oricon Albums Chart[13] 15
US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 2
US Billboard 200[15] 107
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[16] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 42

Sales and certifications

Chart Sales
Japan Oricon sales 10,513[18]
US Billboard sales 6,000+[19]
China QQ sales 104,400[20]

Awards and nominations

Song Program Date
"Fire" M! Countdown May 12, 2016
Music Bank May 13, 2016
Inkigayo May 15, 2016

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea May 2, 2016[21] CD, Digital download Big Hit Entertainment,

Loen Entertainment

Japan May 8, 2016

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