NOTICE!!! This article focuses on the era Wings. For the studio album, see Wings, for the songs, see "Interlude: Wings" and "Outro: Wings". |
Wings Era is the third Korean-language and Japanese-language era of BTS' career. It started on September 4, 2016 with "BEGIN" short film starring Jung Kook and officially finished on February 20, 2017 with "Not Today" music video.
Meanwhile in Japanese-language, the era started on January 6, 2017 with the second and third compilation albums THE BEST OF 防弾少年団 -KOREA EDITION- and THE BEST OF 防弾少年団 -JAPAN EDITION- and finished on May 10, 2017 with their seventh Japanese single "血、汗、涙 (Blood Sweat & Tears)".
All content released in this era of albums and short films has the concept of "temptation and conflict".[1] This era is the third part of the Chapter 1: Reflection of Youth, the third part of the BTS Chronicle[1] and is connected to the previous era and two following eras through the original story BTS Universe.
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Releases[]
Concept[]
All the Korean-language and Japanese-language content released in this era have the concept of "temptation and conflict"[1] as both have the same songs only in different languages.
Korean-language[]
- WINGS: The first BTS album to feature solo songs from every member also deals with the conflicts we face while growing up and the questions that accompany first-time temptations.[2]
- "피 땀 눈물 (Blood Sweat & Tears)": Title track, is a song that shows how one thinks, chooses, and grows.[3]
- YOU NEVER WALK ALONE: A warm message of gentle comfort and hope from the group to the youth of today,[2] and is a supplementary story to the previous album.[4]
- "봄날 (Spring Day)": Title track, and is based on memories with old friends who you don't see anymore.[4]
Japanese-language[]
- THE BEST OF 防弾少年団 -KOREA EDITION-: BTS' second Japan compilation and the first best album.
- THE BEST OF 防弾少年団 -JAPAN EDITION-: BTS' third Japan compilation and the second best album.
- "血、汗、涙 (Blood Sweat & Tears)": BTS' seventh Japanese single.
Content[]
List of content released in this series.
Title | Type | Released |
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WINGS Short Film #1 BEGIN | Short film | September 4, 2016 |
WINGS Short Film #2 LIE | Short film | September 5, 2016 |
WINGS Short Film #3 STIGMA | Short film | September 7, 2016 |
WINGS Short Film #4 FIRST LOVE | Short film | September 8, 2016 |
WINGS Short Film #5 REFLECTION | Short film | September 9, 2016 |
WINGS Short Film #6 MAMA | Short film | September 10, 2016 |
WINGS Short Film #7 AWAKE | Short film | September 13, 2016 |
'Intro: Boy Meets Evil' Comeback Trailer | Comeback trailer | September 25, 2016 |
WINGS | Studio album | October 10, 2016 |
'피 땀 눈물 (Blood Sweat & Tears)' Official MV | Music video | |
YOU NEVER WALK ALONE | Repackage album | February 13, 2017 |
'봄날 (Spring Day)' Official MV | Music video | |
'Not Today' Official MV | Music video | February 19, 2017 |
Title | Type | Released |
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THE BEST OF 防弾少年団 -KOREA EDITION- | Best album | January 6, 2017 |
THE BEST OF 防弾少年団 -JAPAN EDITION- | Best album | |
"Blood Sweat & Tears -Japanese Ver.-" | Single | May 10, 2017 |
'Blood Sweat & Tears -Japanese Ver.' Official MV | Music video |
Events[]
List of events promoting the releases from this era.
Tours[]
- BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour (February 18, 2017–December 10, 2017)
Videos[]
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