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Black Swan (BTS)
- Artist
- BTS
- Digital Single
- Black Swan
- Released
- 2020.01.17
- Tracklist
- Black Swan
- Information
Black Swan is a digital single released by BTS. It peaked at #7 on the Gaon Digital Charts. It also managed to chart in several countries aside from South Korea, reaching #46 in the United Kingdom and #57 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Two music videos were released to promote the song, both inspired by the 2010 movie Black Swan. It was awarded the Melon Popularity Award for five consecutive weeks.
Originally released in Korean, a Japanese version was released six months later on their Japanese album MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~THE JOURNEY~.
Live Performances
- [2020.01.28] The Late Late Show with James Corden
- [2020.02.27] M! Countdown
- [2020.02.28] Music Bank
- [2020.03.01] Inkigayo
- [2020.07.18] NHK SONGS
- [2020.09.27] Lotte Duty Free Family Concert
- [2020.09.30] The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Pdogg, RM, August Rigo, Vince Nantes, Clyde Kelly
- Music
- Pdogg, RM, August Rigo, Vince Nantes, Clyde Kelly
- Vocals
- Jungkook, SUGA, RM, V, Jimin, Jin, J-HOPE
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Pdogg
- Keyboards: Pdogg
- Synthesizer: Pdogg
- Chorus: Jungkook, J-HOPE
- Producer: Pdogg
Music Video
The first full promotional video released was an "Art Film" version, released on the same day as the single. Also inspired by the 2010 Black Swan movie, it's an artistic interpretation of the lyrics by the dancing troupe.
The video features an interpretative dance performed by MN Dance Company, a Slovenian modern dance group. The opening quote, "A dancer dies twice — once when they stop dancing, and this first death is more painful", resonates through the performance and with the lyrics. The video then fades to an abandoned mall where seven dancers, in a straight line, walk into the frame. The following scene shows one shirtless lead dancer standing apart from the rest, who are dressed in over-sized suits. A "dance battle" starts between the two: at first the shirtless man is trying to run from the others but by the end of the performance he rises up with their help.
The official music video was released more than a month later, on March 4th, without any previous announcements. It was filmed entirely in the Los Angeles Theatre.
The video starts with all the members dancing in white in a dark environment. It starts centering on each member, every one of them interacting with their shadows: Suga's shadows breaks free from himself, Jin is haunted by his reflection,... In-between shots of intricate choreography on the empty stage are used. Their outfits change from white to black, as references to good and evil; at the end of the video, their outfits remain black.
The video draws influences from Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake
The choreography was created by Sergio Reis, a Brazilian dancer. It was first performed on BTS's appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, on January 28th.
Credits:
Official Music Video
- Director: YongSeok Choi (Lumpens)
- Co-Director: Guzza (Lumpens)
- Assistant Director: Jihye Yoon (Lumpens)
- Executive Producer / Producer: Tiffany Suh
- Director of Photography: Hyunwoo Nam (GDW)
- Focus Puller: Sangwoo Yoon
- B Cam: Eumko
- 2nd AC: Eunki Kim
- Camera Crew: Robin Kim, Isue shin, Alec Echaverria, Matt Maio
- JIB Operator: YoungJoong Kim, Hyun In Kim
- Co-production company: FREENJOY
- Executive Producer: Nathan Scherrer
- Production Supervisor: Sina Pars, Joe Keenan
- Production Coordinator: Matt Kovacs
- Client Liaison: Ran Ro
- 1st AD: Joe Suarez
- 2nd AD Liaison: Joseph Kim
- Location Manager: Laura Dominguez
- Gaffer: Kyle Bryson
- Key Grip: Wadsworth Peters
- 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
Art Film performed by MN Dance Company
- Director: YongSeok Choi (Lumpens)
- Assistant Director: Jihye Yoon, Guzza (Lumpens)
- Director of Photography: Hyunwoo Nam (GDW)
- Focus Puller: Sangwoo Yun
- 2nd AC: Eunki Kim
- Gaffer: Kyle Bryson
- Key Grip: Wadsworth Peters
- Lasers: Concept Pixels
- Co-Production Company: Freenjoy
- Executive Producer: Nathan Scherrer
- Executive Producer / Producer: Tiffany Suh
- Production Manager: Sina Pars
- Production Coordinator: Linda Nhem
- 1st AD: Chad Nicholson
- Camera PA: Robin Kim
- Choreography: MN Dance Company
- Visual Creative: Nu Kim, Sabinne Cheon, Lee Sun Kyoung, Kim Ga Eun
- Produced by Pdogg (Pdogg, RM, August Rigo, Vince Nantes, Clyde Kelly)
- Re-arrangement: Myungsoo Shin
- Recording & Sound Design: KRAFT MUSIC
Charts
Gaon Digital Chart
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |
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Position | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | |
Position | 31 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 63 | 65 |
Week 21 | Week 22 | Week 23 | Week 24 | Week 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 | Week 29 | Week 30 | |
Position | 68 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 87 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 100 |
Week 31 | Week 32 | Week 33 | Week 34 | Week 35 | Week 36 | Week 37 | Week 38 | Week 39 | Week 40 | |
Position | 96 | 81 | 84 | 90 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 106 |
Week 41 | Week 42 | |||||||||
Position | 134 | 159 |
Year | Month | Rank |
---|---|---|
2020 | January | 24 |
2020 | February | 11 |
2020 | March | 19 |
2020 | April | 35 |
2020 | May | 50 |
2020 | June | 67 |
2020 | July | 82 |
2020 | August | 95 |
2020 | September | 83 |
2020 | October | 100 |
Oricon Digital Single Chart
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 4 | x | x |
United World Charts
Week | Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|
05 / 2020 | 30 | 102,000 |
06 / 2020 | 34 | 83,000 |
Disambiguation
- Black Swan
- Found on the MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 album as track #7. This is the standard version of the song.
- Black Swan -Japanese ver.-
- Found on the MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~THE JOURNEY~ album as track #9. This is the Japanese version of the original song.
External Links
- Big Hit YouTube Channel: 'Black Swan' Official MV | 'Black Swan' Art Film
- BANGTAN TV YouTube Channel: 'Black Swan' Dance Practice | 'Black Swan -Japanese ver.-'
- Listen on Spotify: 'Black Swan' | 'Black Swan -Japanese ver.-
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