On (BTS)

Digital Cover

Artist

BTS

Digital Single

ON

Released

2020.02.21

Tracklist

1. ON Feat. Sia

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Vinyl Cover

Artist

BTS

Vinyl

ON

Released

2020.02.21

Catalog Number

BHK2001

Price

₩9,800

Tracklist

1. ON
2. ON Feat. Sia

Information

ON is a song recorded by BTS. A duo version was released on digital platforms and as a vinyl, featuring Australian singer-songwriter Sia. The song debuted at #4 on Billboard's Hot 100, making it their best debut on the American charts at the time. Two promotional videos were released, breaking records on online platforms like YouTube.

Originally released in Korean, a Japanese version was released five months later on their Japanese album MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~THE JOURNEY~.

The original track was used as theme song for their variety program Run BTS!.

Live Performances

• [2020.02.14] The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
• [2020.02.27] M! Countdown
• [2020.02.28] Music Bank
• [2020.03.01] Inkigayo
• [2020.03.05] M! Countdown
• [2020.03.06] Music Bank
• [2020.03.08] Inkigayo
• [2020.07.29] Waktu Indonesia Belanja TV Show
• [2020.12.05] Melon Music Awards
• [2020.12.06] Mnet Asian Music Awards
• [2021.01.10] Golden Disc Awards

Song Information

Lyrics

Pdogg, RM, August Rigo, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, SUGA, J-HOPE, Antonina Armato, Krysta Youngs, Julia Ross

Music

Pdogg, RM, August Rigo, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, SUGA, J-HOPE, Antonina Armato, Krysta Youngs, Julia Ross

Vocals

Jimin, V, RM, Jungkook, Jin, J-HOPE, SUGA

Other Information

Arrangement: Pdogg, RM, August Rigo, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, SUGA, J-HOPE, Antonina Armato, Krysta Youngs, Julia Ross

Chorus: Jungkook, Melanie Joy Fontana

Drums: Bianca Arriaga, Emma Atkins, Clayton Cameron, Siobhan Chapman, Justin Cole, Jason de Leon, Diana Greenwood, Ken Sarah, Walter Simonsen, Joshua Von Bergmann

Bass: Del Arkins

Guitar: Young

Horn: Chris Badroos, Haley Breland, Rastine Calhoun, Christopher Calles, Matthew Chin, Matthew Espinoza, James Ford, Enniss Harris, Spencer Hart, Brenden Kersey-Wilson, Sam Kredich, Evan Mackey, Jesús Martínez, Colin McCrary, Katie Osborn, Marcus Pérez, Michael Stranieri

Choir: Dedrick Bonner, Tym Brown, Cheren Cexil, Kayla Collins, Kia Dawn Fulton, Summer Greer, Moiro Konchellah, Chadaé McAlister, Samuel Pounds, Amber Wright, Zakiya Young

Mixing Engineer: DJ Riggins, Jaycen Joshua, Jacob Richards, Max Seaberg

Producer: Pdogg

Music Video

"Kinetic Manifesto Film" Shot

Music Video Shot

The first full promotional video released was the "Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima" version. Released on February 21st, it became the seventh most-watched online video within its first 24 hours (fifth on the YouTube platform). It was choreographed by THE LAB and Son Sung Deuk.

It shows BTS together with THE LAB and the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps performing the choreography of the song. It was fully shot near the Sepulveda Dam in California.

The official music video was released one week later, on February 28th. Within minutes of its release, it became the biggest YouTube premiere ever at that time, with 1.54 million concurrent viewers. It also became the fastest Korean video to achieve 10 million views, in just one hour.

In the video, RM is shown in front of a ruined boat with many different animals surrounding him and the boat; Jin rescues an injured dove—which he later revives—from a war-torn battlefield; Suga stands in a middle of a cult; J-Hope is inside a forest filled with broken trees as Jungkook's dying body lies behind him; Jimin is near a boy with a drum; V takes a blindfold off a little girl; and Jungkook is seen running from a prison wearing thorned handcuffs. In front of V, a stone gateway opens to reveal a rock. Everyone except Jungkook arrives at the gates, while Jungkook removes his handcuffs and blows into a conch shell before the video cuts to a fortified base where BTS performs the dance break as meteors fall down around them. Trees around the rock began to shape into place, and Jungkook finds the group as they ascend the rock. The video ends with the text "No More Dream" (their debut single) that fades into only "Dream".

The video includes several references to films and TV shows, such as The Maze Runner, The Lion King, Game of Thrones and the Narnia saga.

Credits:

Official Music Video

• Director: YongSeok Choi (Lumpens)
• Assistant Director: Guzza, Jihye Yoon (Lumpens)
• Executive Producer / Producer: Tiffany Suh

• Director of Photography: Hyunwoo Nam (GDW)
• Focus Puller: Sangwoo Yoon
• B Cam Operator: Eumko
• B Cam Focus Puller: Deokjung Kim
• 2nd AC: Eunki Kim
• Camera Crew: Robin Kim, Victor Chon, Ivan Acero, Marco Escobedo, Isue shin

• Co-production company: FREENJOY
• Executive Producer: Nathan Scherrer
• Production Supervisor: Kristen Loftin
• Production Coordinator: Dan Engwall

• Production Designer: Emma Fairley
• Art Director: Christian Zollenkpof
• Set Decorator: Cameo Litz

• 1st AD: Joe Suarez
• 2nd AD Liaison: Joseph Kim
• Location Manager: Laura Dominguez

• Gaffer: Kyle Bryson
• Key Grip: Wadsworth Peters

• Drone: DroneGear Productions

• Client Liaison: Ran Ro
• Casting Director: Copelan Cash

• Dancers: THE LAB
• Key Stylist: Ann-Marie Hoang
• Key Hair: Marina Migliaccio
• Key Makeup: Noel Nichols

• Visual effects: Ingenuity Studios

• Color: Company 3
• Colorist: Charles Bunnag
• Senior Producer: Gabriel Wakeman
• Associate Producer: Bianca Yi

• Visual Creative: Nu Kim, Sabinne Cheon, Lee Sun Kyoung, Kim Ga Eun
• Performance Directing: Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
• Artist Management: Kim Shin Gyu, Kim Su Bin, Park Jun Tae, An Da Sol, Ahn Jong Hun, Lee Jung Min

Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima

• Director: YongSeok Choi (Lumpens)
• Executive Producer / Producer: Tiffany Suh
• Assistant Director: Jihye Yoon, Guzza (Lumpens)

• Director of Photography: Hyunwoo Nam (GDW)
• Focus Puller: Sangwoo Yun
• 2nd AC: Eunki Kim

• B Cam Operator: Eumko
• B Cam Focus Puller: Deokjung Kim

• Jimmy Jib Operator: Youngjung Kim
• Jimmy Jib Assistant: Hyun in Kim

• Co-Production Company: FREENJOY
• Executive Producer: Nathan Scherrer
• Production Supervisor: Sina Pars, Joe Keenan
• Production Coordinator: Matt Kovacs

• Dancers: THE LAB
• Marching Band: Blue Devils
• FPV Drone: John Schaer

• 1st AD: Joe Suarez
• 2nd AD (Liaison): Joseph Kim
• Location Manager: Laura Dominguez

• Performer Hair: Marina Migliaccio
• Performer Makeup: Noel Nichols
• Performer Stylist: Ann-Marie Hoang

• Gaffer: Kyle Bryson
• Key Grip: Wadsworth Peters
• Camera PA: Robin Kim
• Client Liaison: Ran Ro

• Visual Creative: Nu Kim, Sabinne Cheon, Lee Sun Kyoung, Kim Ga Eun
• Performance Directing: Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
• Artist Management: Kim Shin Gyu, Kim Su Bin, Park Jun Tae, An Da Sol, Ahn Jong Hun, Lee Jung Min

Accolades

Awards

[W] = WON
[N] = NOMINATED

Rockbjörnen

[W] Best Foreign Song of the Year

MTV Video Music Awards

[W] Best Pop

[W] Best K-Pop

[W] Best Choreography

UK Music Video Awards

[N] Best Pop Video – International

Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards

[W] World Hit

Melon Music Awards

[N] Best Rap/Hip Hop Award

Gaon Chart Music Awards

[W] Song of the Year – February

TV Music Shows

• [2020.02.28] KBS Music Bank #1
• [2020.02.29] MBC Show! Music Core #1
• [2020.03.01] SBS Inkigayo #1
• [2020.03.04] MBC Show Champion #1
• [2019.03.05] Mnet M!Countdown #1
• [2020.03.06] KBS Music Bank #1
• [2020.03.07] MBC Show! Music Core #1
• [2020.03.08] SBS Inkigayo #1
• [2020.03.11] MBC Show Champion #1
• [2020.03.13] KBS Music Bank #1
• [2020.03.14] MBC Show! Music Core #1
• [2020.03.15] SBS Inkigayo #1
• [2020.03.18] MBC Show Champion #1
• [2020.03.20] KBS Music Bank #1
• [2020.03.21] MBC Show! Music Core #1
• [2020.03.28] MBC Show! Music Core #1

Melon Popularity Award

• [2020.03.02] Weekly Popularity Award
• [2020.03.09] Weekly Popularity Award
• [2020.03.16] Weekly Popularity Award
• [2020.03.23] Weekly Popularity Award
• [2020.03.30] Weekly Popularity Award

Certificates

• [2020.12] Recording Industry Association of Japan - Silver (30,000,000 cumulative streams)

Charts

Gaon Digital Charts

Weekly

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10
Position	11	1	3	2	4	10	10	10	11	13
	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20
Position	13	13	14	18	20	24	24	25	28	30
	Week 21	Week 22	Week 23	Week 24	Week 25	Week 26	Week 27	Week 28	Week 29	Week 30
Position	37	43	46	49	57	58	50	42	43	44
	Week 31	Week 32	Week 33	Week 34	Week 35	Week 36	Week 37	Week 38	Week 39	Week 40
Position	42	47	48	48	50	60	64	72	76	78
	Week 41	Week 42	Week 43	Week 44	Week 45	Week 46	Week 47	Week 48	Week 49	Week 50
Position	73	77	83	93	97	97	93	96	95	99
	Week 51	Week 52	Week 53	Week 54	Week 55	Week 56	Week 57	Week 58	Week 59	Week 60
Position	102	105	98	101	113	131	134	138	136	150
	Week 61	Week 62	Week 63	Week 64	Week 65	Week 66	Week 67	Week 68	Week 69	Week 70
Position	162	182	177	179	182	162	139	145	150	146

Monthly

Year Month Rank 2020 February 22 March 4 April 11 May 14 June 25 July 41 August 51 September 43 October 52 November 69 December 85

Year Month Rank 2021 January 92 February 99 March 132 April 160 May 156

Yearly

Year	Rank
2020	20

Billboard Japan Download Songs Chart

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3
Position	48	51	80

United World Charts - Tracks

Week	Rank	Sales
10 / 2020	5	230,000
11 / 2020	19	148,000
12 / 2020	28	104,000
13 / 2020	29	92,000
14 / 2020	40	70,000

Disambiguation

ON

Found on the MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 album as track #11. This is the standard version of the song.

ON Feat. Sia

Found on the MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 album as track #20. This is a duo version with singer Sia. Can only be found as a bonus track on the digital edition.

ON -Japanese ver.-

Found on the MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~THE JOURNEY~ album as track #10. This is the Japanese version of the original song.

External Links

• Big Hit YouTube Channel: 'ON' Official MV | 'ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima
• Sia YouTube Channel: 'ON' Feat. Sia
• BANGTAN TV YouTube Channel: 'ON' Dance Practice | 'ON -Japanese ver.-'
• Listen on Spotify: 'ON' | 'ON Feat. Sia' | 'ON -Japanese ver.-