US EditionBTS Channels 'Oldboy' in '2.0' Music Video
The video mirrors Oldboy’s hallway fight with dance sequences as BTS promotes Arirang, their first new album in over five years.
- On Wednesday, BTS released the music video for '2.0,' featuring a cinematic homage to the 2003 film Oldboy by South Korean director Park Chan-wook.
- The visual arrives twelve days after the group dropped their fifth studio album, Arirang, marking their return to the music scene after a four-year hiatus.
- Recreating the famous hallway scene from Oldboy, the seven members perform synchronized choreography in a cramped elevator and corridor, trading traditional violence for artistic dance.
- '2.0' entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50 on the April 4 issue, following Arirang's debut with 641,000 album-equivalent units.
- The ARIRANG World Tour begins on April 9 in Goyang, South Korea, with performances scheduled across 34 regions running through March 2027.
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K-Pop Superstars BTS Honor Oldboy’s Iconic Hallway Fight Scene in New Music Video
Korean boy band BTS has released the music video for their new song 2.0, and it pays homage to one of cinema’s most memorable action scenes: Oldboy’s iconic hallway fight.The global K-Pop superstars made their comeback in March with a huge concert in the centre of Seoul that was streamed on Netflix to celebrate the release of their latest album, Arirang. 2.0 is the second song to receive its own MV after lead single Swim, and features all seven …
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