IDOL

IDOL
Background Information
Original title	IDOL
Released	August 24, 2018
Format	CD, digital download, streaming
Length	3:43
Language	Korean
Label	Big Hit Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Pdogg, Supreme Boi, "Hitman" Bang, Ali Tamposi, Roman Campolo, RM
Producer(s)	Pdogg
Release Chronology
Previous	"I'm Fine" (Love Yourself: Answer) "FAKE LOVE" (Proof)
Next	"Answer: Love Myself" (Love Yourself: Answer) "작은 것들을 위한 시" (Proof)

"IDOL" is a song by BTS. It was released on August 24, 2018, serves as the title track and and appears as the fifteenth track of CD A in their second compilation album Love Yourself: Answer. A remixed version featuring American-Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj was released the same day in the digital version of their second compilation album. Also a stadium remix was released on October 16, 2018 and serves as the third track in their tenth Japanese single "FAKE LOVE/Airplane Pt.2".

This song has a Japanese version featured featured in their ninth Japanese single "Lights/Boy With Luv" and the album Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~. It also appears at the for their fourth Japanese compilation album BTS, THE BEST.

The song also appears as the thirteenth track on CD1 of their first anthology album Proof.

Lyrics

RM: You can call me artist You can call me idol 아님 어떤 다른 뭐라 해도 I don’t care   J-Hope: I’m proud of it 난 자유롭네 No more irony 나는 항상 나였기에     Suga: 손가락질 해  나는 전혀 신경 쓰지 않네 나를 욕하는 너의 그 이유가 뭐든 간에     RM: I know what I am I know what I want I never gonna change I never gonna trade   V: 뭘 어쩌고 저쩌고 떠들어대셔 RM: (Talkin talkin talkin) Jimin: I do what I do, 그니까 넌 너나 잘하셔   Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   RM: (얼쑤 좋다) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself RM: (지화자 좋다) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: 덩기덕 쿵더러러 RM: 얼쑤   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: 덩기덕 쿵더러러 RM: 얼쑤   J-Hope: Face off 마치 오우삼, ay Top star with that spotlight, ay 때론 슈퍼히어로가 돼 돌려대 너의 Anpanman   Suga: 24시간이 적지 헷갈림, 내겐 사치 I do my thang I love myself   Jungkook: I love myself, I love my fans Love my dance and my what 내 속안엔 몇 십 몇 백명의 내가 있어 V: 오늘 또 다른 날 맞이해 어차피 전부 다 나이기에 고민보다는 걍 달리네 Runnin’ man Runnin’ man Runnin’ man   Jin: 뭘 어쩌고 저쩌고 떠들어대셔 Suga: Talkin talkin talkin Jungkook: I do what I do, 그니까 넌 너나 잘하셔 Jimin: You can’t stop me loving myself   J-Hope: (얼쑤 좋다) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself J-Hope: (지화자 좋다) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: 덩기덕 쿵더러러 J-Hope: 얼쑤   All: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: 덩기덕 쿵더러러 J-Hope: 얼쑤   Jimin: I’m so fine wherever I go 가끔 멀리 돌아가도 Jin: It’s okay, I’m in love with my-my myself Jimin/Jin: It’s okay, 난 이 순간 행복해   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: 덩기덕 쿵더러러 J-Hope: 얼쑤   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: 덩기덕 쿵더러러 J-Hope: 얼쑤

RM: You can call me artist You can call me idol anim eotteon dareun mweora haedo I don’t care   J-Hope: I’m proud of it nan jayuromne No more irony naneun hangsang nayeotgie   Suga: songarakjil hae naneun jeonhyeo shingyeong sseuji anne nareul yokhaneun neoye geu iyuga mweodeun gane   RM: I know what I am I know what I want I never gonna change I never gonna change (Trade Off)   V: mweol eojjeogo jeojjeogo tteodeureodaeshyeo RM: (Talkin talkin talkin) Jimin: I do what I do, geunikka neon neona jalhashyeo   Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   RM: (eolssu joda) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself RM: (eolssu joda) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: deonggideok kungdeoreoreo RM: eolssu   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: deonggideok kungdeoreoreo RM: eolssu   J-Hope: Face off machi ousam, ay Top star with that spotlight, ay ttaeron syupeohieoroga dwae dollyeodae neoye Anpanman   Suga: ishipsashigani jeokji hetgallim, naegen sachi I do my thang I love myself   Jungkook: I love myself, I love my fans Love my dance and my what nae soganen myeot ship myeot baengmyeonge naega isseo V: oneul tto dareun nal majihae eochapi jeonbu da naigie gominbodaneun gyang dalline Runnin’ man Runnin’ man Runnin’ man   Jin: mweol eojjeogo jeojjeogo tteodeureodaeshyeo Suga: Talkin talkin talkin Jungkook: I do what I do, geunikka neon neona jalhashyeo Jimin: You can’t stop me loving myself   J-Hope: (eolssu joda) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself J-Hope: (eolssu joda) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: deonggideok kungdeoreoreo J-Hope: eolssu   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: deonggideok kungdeoreoreo J-Hope: eolssu   Jimin: I’m so fine wherever I go gakkeum meolli doragado Jin: It’s okay, I’m in love with my-my myself Jimin/Jin: It’s okay, nan i sungan haengbokhae   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: deonggideok kungdeoreoreo J-Hope: eolssu   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: deonggideok kungdeoreoreo J-Hope: eolssu

RM: You can call me artist You can call me idol No matter what you call me I don’t care   J-Hope: I’m proud of it I’m free No more irony Cuz I was always just me   Suga: They point fingers at me But I don’t care at all Whatever the reason for your criticism is   RM: I know what I am I know what I want I never gonna change I never gonna trade   V: Keep on chit-chatting, saying this and that RM: (Talkin talkin talkin) Jimin: I do what I do, so you do you   Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   RM: (Ursoo it’s awesome) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself RM: (Hooray it’s so awesome) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: Bum badum bum brrrrumble RM: ursoo   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: Bum badum bum brrrrumble RM: ursoo   J-Hope: FACE OFF, just like John Woo, ay Top star with that spotlight, ay Sometimes become a superhero Spin it your Anpanman   Suga: 24 hours isn't much Confusedness, for me it's a luxury I do my thang I love myself   Jungkook: I love myself, I love my fans Love my dance and my what There are tens and hundreds of myself in me V: I welcome another me today After all, all of them is me I just go at it rather than to sit on it Runnin’ man Runnin’ man Runnin’ man   Jin: What you keep babbling about Suga: Talkin talkin talkin Jungkook: I do what I do, so mind your own business Jimin: You can’t stop me loving myself   J-Hope: (Ursoo, It's Awesome) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself J-Hope: (Hooray it’s so awesome) Jimin: You can’t stop me lovin’ myself   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: Bum badum bum brrrrumble J-Hope: ursoo   All: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: Bum badum bum brrrrumble J-Hope: ursoo   Jimin: I’m so fine wherever I go Sometimes I find the longest way to go around Jin: It’s okay, I’m in love with my-my myself Jimin/Jin: It's okay, I'm happy in this moment   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: Bum badum bum brrrrumble J-Hope: ursoo   BTS: OHOHOHOH OHOHOHOHOHOH OHOHOHOH Jungkook: Bum badum bum brrrrumble J-Hope: ursoo

Awards and Nominations

Music program awards

Song	Program	Date
"IDOL"	Music Bank (KBS)	August 31, 2018
		September 7, 2018
		September 14, 2018
	Inkigayo (SBS)	September 2, 2018
		September 9, 2018
		September 16, 2018
	Show Champion (MBC Music)	September 5, 2018
		September 12, 2018

Videos

• Music Video
• Teaser
• Shooting
• Dance Practice
• Performance
• Other

BTS (방탄소년단) 'IDOL' Official MV

BTS (방탄소년단) 'IDOL' Official Teaser

EPISODE BTS (방탄소년단) 'IDOL' MV Shooting Sketch

CHOREOGRAPHY BTS (방탄소년단) 'IDOL' Dance Practice

BTS (방탄소년단) - IDOL @M COUNTDOWN

BTS (방탄소년단) - IDOL Music Bank Hot Stage 2018.08.31

《Comeback Special》 BTS(방탄소년단) - IDOL @인기가요 Inkigayo 20180902

HOT BTS - IDOL, 방탄소년단 - IDOL Show Music core 20180908

Global Sensation BTS Performs "Idol" on AGT - America's Got Talent 2018

BTS Performs "Idol" on The Tonight Show

BTS performs smash-hit 'Idol' live on 'GMA'

BTS perform Idol!!! - BBC

BTS 'DNA' & 'IDOL' Korea-France Friendship Concert Stage (방탄소년단, 한불 우정콘서트 '한국 음악의 울림', 문재인)

BANGTAN BOMB 'IDOL' Special Stage (BTS focus) @​2018 SOBA Awards - BTS (방탄소년단)

BANGTAN BOMB 'IDOL' Special Stage (BTS focus) @2018 AAA - BTS (방탄소년단)

믿고보는MMA ※소름주의※ 방탄소년단(BTS) - IDOL Full.ver

BANGTAN BOMB 'IDOL' Special Stage (BTS focus) @2018 MMA - BTS (방탄소년단)

BTS IDOL│2018 MAMA in HONG KONG 181214

방탄소년단, 여심 자극하는 마무리 포즈 ‘IDOL’ @2018 SBS 가요대전

BTS(방탄소년단) - IDOL @SUPER CONCERT 20190505

슈퍼콘서트직캠4K 방탄소년단 공식 직캠 'IDOL' (BTS Official FanCam)

BANGTAN BOMB 'IDOL' Stage CAM @2019 슈퍼콘서트 - BTS (방탄소년단)

BANGTAN BOMB 'IDOL' Stage CAM (BTS focus) @2019 Lotte Family Concert - BTS (방탄소년단)

BTS Idol

IDOL

IDOL-2

BANGTAN BOMB BTS 'IDOL' MV reaction - BTS (방탄소년단)

BANGTAN BOMB 'IDOL' 1st Win Behind - BTS (방탄소년단)

Records

For more IDOL Records: List of Records Set and Broken

• On August 25, 2018, "IDOL" garnered over 56.2 million views in its first day, surpassing Taylor Swift's record of 43.2 million views made by her "Look What You Made Me Do" video.
• On August 27, 2018, according to Billboard, a "YouTube spokesperson" has confirmed that the “IDOL” music video “earned more than 45 million views in its first 24 hours.”

Trivia

• On August 25, 2018, the views were frozen for 14 hours, staying at 61 million. Over 30 million views weren't added after the views unfroze.
• On September 1, 2018, when the video reached 120 million views, over 3 million views were deleted, bring it back to 117 million.
• On October 6, 2018, the official music video reached 200 million views.
• On December 17, 2018, the official music video reached 300 million views.

Gallery

To view the IDOL gallery, click here.