BTS recently sat down on the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles to discuss their career and musicality, and earlier Thursday (Sept. 13), the museum launched some new behind-the-scenes footage of the Korean septet speaking about their musical style and inspirations.
In the brief interview, the seven males mentioned a number of subjects together with what they’re at present listening to, their favourite genres and their favourite BTS music movies.
When requested the very last thing they listened to, V mentioned he was listening to Drake and Jimin mentioned Chris Brown, whereas each Suga (“Coffee Bean”) and RM (“Sicko Mode”) had been listening to Travis Scott. Jin sung a little bit of “Despacito,” J-Hope mentioned Paul McCartney’s “I Don’t Know,” and Jungkook mentioned he was listening to “random music.”
The group was then requested concerning the first albums they ever purchased and talked about each American and Okay-pop albums: V purchased Girls’ Generation’s 2009 EP Gee, Suga mentioned he purchased Eminem’s first album (1996’s Infinite), Jin purchased BTS’ personal debut 2013 album 2 Cool 4 Skool, Jungkook mentioned it was an IU album, RM mentioned TVXQ!’s “The Way U Are” off of their 2004 Tri-Angle album, whereas Jimin and J-Hope each mentioned their first albums had been from BoA, with the latter naming his first was her fourth Korean album, 2004’s My Name.
BTS then picked which of their very own music movies are their favourite, and the group narrowed it down to 3. V, Suga, J-Hope and RM selected “Idol,” Jin mentioned “Fire,” and Jungkook and Jimin favored “I Need U.” Upon its launch on Aug. 24, “Idol” grew to become the best-debuting music video of 2018 on YouTube.
The Love Yourself: Answer singers additionally picked their favourite genres and confirmed their various style with members naming jazz (V), hip-hop (Suga, RM, Jimin), rock (Jin), R&B (RM, Jimin) and home (J-Hope). Jungkook declared “all genres” his favourite.
The interview closed out with the members saying the place they get their inspiration from. Several members mentioned it was from the world round them and their members, whereas others draw inspiration from distinct areas like parks (V), buses (RM), BTS concert events (Jimin) and LA (J-Hope).
BTS is at present Stateside and in the course of their Love Yourself world tour. Their August album, Love Yourself: Answer, grew to become their second album of 2018 to prime the Billboard 200 earlier this month. The Q&A on the Grammy Museum was held Tuesday whereas the group was in Los Angeles for 4 sold-out exhibits on the Staples Center earlier this month.
Watch the Grammy Museum clip right here:
