Screenshots of the music video teaser for BTS’ lead single “SWIM” from the group’s upcoming “ARIRANG” album slated for launch on Friday / Courtesy of BigHit Music
Okay-pop supergroup BTS has heightened anticipation for its return with a cinematic teaser for the music video of its upcoming title monitor, signaling its first full-group comeback in almost 4 years.
BigHit Music, the label behind the boy band, launched the teaser at midnight Wednesday by means of the group’s official social media accounts and YouTube channel. The clip previews a portion of the melody from “SWIM,” the lead single from BTS’ upcoming fifth full-length album, “ARIRANG,” due Friday.
The teaser unfolds with a girl operating into an empty museum and scanning its exhibition halls earlier than stopping in entrance of a giant ship mannequin. As the encompassing lights step by step fade, the vessel stays beneath a highlight. The scene then shifts to a glimmering ocean, the place daylight displays off calm waves. The phrase “SWIM” seems throughout the water as the video fades out.
The music video is directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Tanu Muino, recognized for her work on Jung Kook’s “Standing Next to You” music video as effectively as initiatives for world pop acts together with Post Malone, Doja Cat and Dua Lipa.
According to BigHit, the album explores themes tied to the group’s inventive identification whereas addressing common feelings meant to resonate with a broader viewers. “SWIM,” described as an upbeat various pop monitor, conveys a message about persevering with to maneuver ahead by means of life’s shifting tides. Lyrics for the track had been penned by BTS’ chief RM.
Following the album’s launch, BTS is about to launch a sequence of high-profile promotional occasions. The group will stage a comeback efficiency titled “BTS COMEBACK LIVE: ARIRANG” at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on Saturday.
Three days after the group’s comeback live performance, BTS is about to carry out the brand new track stay in New York in a collaboration with world audio streaming platform Spotify for “SPOTIFY X BTS: SWIMSIDE.”
