BTS on First Impressions, Secret Career Dreams and Map of the Soul: 7 Meanings

-Our guests tonight, one of the largest groups on the planet. Their new album, “Map of the Soul: 7,” is available now. BTS right here! -Okay, sit down. -Welcome to the New York City subway. What do you think? First impression. -Hot dog, coffee. New Yorkers say, "I'm too busy with business," and you know... - Really? -Yeah. -Yes, I love the movie "Home Alone." -"Home alone." -Yeah. -"Home alone"? -Yeah. -That's a classic. That's a classic in Korea. -No. "Home alone"? -Aaah! Do you know the face? -Macaulay Culkin? -Aaaaah! -Actually? -Yeah. -What has it been like to arrive in the United States and have people respond to your music? -I love the army. -Are you surprised by how big it became? -Yes of course.

As he said, we come from a small island, from a small country in Asia. So I think we can show that someone from the outside could be in the mainstream. Yes, I think that's why we feel so happy. -When you see Americans sing your songs, what does that mean to you? Who is the dumbest of all of you? -Um... -Okay, um... -Yes. Yes. -Okay, yes. -Easy easy. -Very good, you guys swept the MAMA. You won Album, Icon, Song and Artist of the Year. I introduced them to you. -Yes Yes. -I was so excited. -He was special. -That's crazy, right? -Thanks to you. -What did your family think? -She knows you. -Mom, I love mom.

I love mom. -Before BTS existed, what did you want to be? -Businessman. -No. -Study hard and get... you know, get a good job. That is my dream. That was. -V, and you? -Saxophonist. -Saxophonist? As here? The saxophone? -Yeah. -Do we have a saxophone? What was... George Michael? What's that? J-Hope, without BTS, what would you be? -Tennis player. -Tennis? -Tennis player. -Yeah. -Tennis? -Ha! -Ha ha! -Ha! -Ho! -Ho! -Oh! -Yeah. -He has a bronze medal. -Of three teams. -Three teams. Three teams. -He got the bronze. -Jin, what about you? -I am an actor. -Did you want to be an actor? -Yeah. -No, no, you can't not do "Home Alone." I already did.

Jungkook, what about you? -My dream was to be a professional player. -Professional player. -Professional player. -A player? -Yeah. -Jimin, what would you do? Host a talk show? -Oh, maybe. -Don't take my job away. Don't take my job. -Maybe Jimin Fallon. -Oh! -Jimin Fallon. -Jimin Fallon? -Suga, if it weren't for BTS, what would you do? -Producer or composer. -Oh really? First Impressions: What did you think of each other when you

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got together? -I saw RM. -Yeah. -And then I thought- -What did you think of him? -It was incredible. -Oh thanks. But, Jungkook...when I

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saw him, he was only wearing underwear. -Yeah. -Wait.

That? Were you only wearing underwear? -I mean in the house. -Yeah. -At my place. -That? -Yes, he said: "Oh, I'm the new member." He was, like, only wearing panties and... Yeah, that was the first impression. -So, who put this together? You? -No, I was simply the first member of this group and... -You were? -Yeah. -Number two? -Yeah. -Three. -Three. -Who are three? -Three. -Suga, you came in, what happened? How did you listen? -We were children. -Did you ever think BTS would become so big? -No. -Never. -No. -Never. -When you doubted yourself, what took you to the next level of saying, "Hey, I can do this"?

Do you remember the first time you performed in front of a crowd? And how was that? -It was our debut showcase. There were between 200 and 300 people. -300 people. -Yes Yes Yes. -Now you have billions of people watching. But 300 people meant a lot to you, right? -Sure, of course. -Even so I will never be able to forget it. It all happened so quickly and it was overwhelming. -Was. -Yeah. -And I cried after the show. -You did it? -Yeah. -Everyone cried. -Yeah. -Everyone cried. -Did everyone cry? -Yes Yes. -Yes, because it is something big. "Map of the Soul: 7" is available now.

Hey! -Hey! -What is the meaning behind the "7"? -You know, it's a lucky number, of course. -Seven members. -Yes, seven members. It's been seven years since we were together. -Wow. Seven seven. It's good luck. -Yes, 7-7-7, so it's like a jackpot. -Boat. -Boat. -As a major prize. -Boat. -So, it is very important. So we just want to put the number as our album title. So, that's why. -The main single is "On". -Mm-hmm. -What does that represent? -We've been rebooting, so our second single was "N.O." You know what I mean? So, it's the opposite of "N.O." It's like "On." And "On" represents, you know, "forward." Thus, we admit our shadows and, you know, honors at the same time.

We might stumble from time to time. You know, we've been down all these paths with shadows and lights at the same time, but we admit it all, and, you know, we bring the pain and we'll bear it, and... Yeah. -What do you think attracts fans of your music?