BTS: Korea to Wembley

BBC Radio 1 [Applause] you've heard of the likes of mousse selling out Wembley Stadium right you've heard of take that Taylor Swift Adele Madonna Oasis headlining Wembley Stadium of course well now we have the first Korean band ever to sell out the landmark venue when I first met BTS two years ago we went to their studio in Seoul and coming to London was but a dream to them for several numbers we've never been to you feel like for all of us so it's one of our drink now they're headlining two sold-out nights at Wembley Stadium performing for 60,000 screaming fans [Applause] I'm Radio One's Adele Roberts and I've caught up with the band and the fans to take a look at how they've achieved so much in such a short space of time [Applause] welcome mats the UK okay we've missed you we need you here more no we're here yeah it's brilliant to see the growth you look so happy you're glowing how have you changed as a band since the start since 2013 too cool for school age we got a little bit old but you know back in the days when we think of like 2013 um at that time like we we didn't know anything and you were just we thought you know when we think of 2013 we're so busy we just dancing dancing singing singing and I think so as you know it's it's going very fast and um we got a little bit older a little be happier but we're still us my favorite song has to be their debut song no more dream [Music] they're now performing stadiums when their first concert was free in America you know when there was just handing Flyers for free and yeah I think it's really nice that you know they have this opportunity it's really good to see how like how far they've come and it just means a lot so we first played you October 2017 on radio 1 what's the journey been like since then in the last two years for the outside we've been to a billboard within two Grammys we've been to AMAs we've been to Grahame show but for the inside we just we've been always trying to stay just ourselves we tried to we thought that we were just on the this big roller coaster not to be excited so too much you know just hold the handle and try to enjoy the ride haha too much like that down and it's been one hell of a fast ride since I met the boys in South Korea two years ago BTS have become the first Korean AK to reach number one on the US Billboard charts and the first group since the Beatles to earn three number-one albums in less than a year Time magazine put them on the most influential list and they performed for some of the biggest names in the land they've even recreated one of the most iconic boyband moments in history [Music] [Applause] so this [Music] we just enjoyed you dance dress it up as the Beatles we thought you look great it was a I got forgettable the experience [Music] performances like these have had tens of millions of views and played a big part in bts's journey to Wembley I spoke to the man behind their famous dance moves and learn a few myself mr. Sun is bts's very own choreographer how important is dance to kpop you [Music] motherless New College Hill had the wall [Music] okay so how would you describe the BTS style temperature was our purple Humber so doing it inducted the she didn't got here why do you think that kpop is so successful right now Amador Oh chica Papa most electorate in Malaysia Papa most visual forget him young k-pop artists the Purple's to be totally amicable energy Congo Jamie Pugh Ranjan Dada poker on pub in the table a peninsula m3 up children take a manager education gay community Jana to keep baby Giovanni noon-hour poppin Stephanie from PTSD medication became positionable deleted Manitowoc so zippy jewelry - I saw food abandoned her and ricotta stretch of pocket could you please return a song Katya was on a decision pause hi thunderous ticket em they could be doing tomorrow Junior you're talking I got you so if you had a bad dancer like me would I not be able to be in the band or positioned Rico character do we get a name or balloon patching one on you the culture I hope it'll help you with hard work anything is possible lay on this home door it seems that their hard work is more than paying off as the band have continued to build on an already very powerful fanbase worldwide they call themselves the army to attend the BTS concert I'm from Portugal I'm from Barcelona I've come all the way from Pakistan some of the Netherlands school we're from Finland Belfast Northern Ireland I come from Israel whole BTS have gained this devoted following in part for the positive messages they spread about what it means to be a young person in the world today no matter who you are where are you from your skin color your gender identity just speak yourself everything they stand for the message is the music the background stuff it kind of helps me through a really dark time and I feel like that's a message that a lot of people kind of relate with incredible to know is how far like a group of and the by Joseph Kim and more they can achieve and what they can do to the future and people around them they literally saved me from a lot of bad moments she's my life like whenever I first found out about them they just changed it for the better and I mean I'm am pleased to them so like they're my best friends they've told me like how to love myself and they became very important to me that's why I've traveled all the way here to see them it's all thanks this fandom the BTS is recent collaboration with halls a the track boy with love made them the first a pop group to have a song in the UK top 20 [Music] now we're lovin your collaborations love boy with love a amazing steve aoki on the remix also but so far no UK collaborations could this may be half of one day please we did it were add what his boys was not one or make a team Makani sir we look let it be me daddy speaking words of wisdom let it be I love him and of course the Coldplay Chris Martin Georgia Smith skepta I mentioned him before what about storm Z he said to call him I think he he came to our concert right yeah yeah I love his voice on the Georgia's track so give a call please or we'll call did you want me to show you the dance the bossy Bop [Music] you've taken over the world the world is in love with BTS it feels like you're just going up and up and up yes it is a nice clothes nice clothes we earned some money fashion has always been an important part of the BTS image back in South Korea I found out why why is fashion so important kpop oh it's done keeper Tutera how do I become a more modern inaudible take a little bottle of Illuminati deep in their passion unique kpop cover last day hey pop it on a spiral TLP has an apparent little baby but are entirely inaccurate and putting up here could you talk me through the kpop look cuz I'm from signatory keep on movin cut off heroin in both heaven could see others in their design already this is about that you know me so put me in a combo a Thai food it doesn't hear about a second cause they already consider how old they basically were like something they could dance with thought about you know yeah K gonna come for even this little tiny thing at all cooking up and they wanna hit puppy Walker who kind of the Iraqi or Kanye West called the kudu evaluate oh cool we're going out on tour away don't come very thick very think you guys I know would he put on some bodies woman mm-hmm just hired Patton coumadin of happy you know when beaches where is a sweatshirt the next day that it's all sold out wow I'm not talking here through attention-grabbing performances empowering lyrics aspirational fashion seamless choreography and an army of fans BTS have now made it to Wembley Stadium [Music] [Applause] [Music] if I'd have told you two years ago that you were gonna play Wembley two knights sold out what would you have said all night please lower you will never believe it Nova well when believes been on they've given a question they've said seven idols one iconic stadium BTS are you ready to make history together I'm really going into Brabantio Trimble a new one I say you ready we're ready if you ready then we are ready what's your favorite song to perform for me micro cosmos [Music] you're wearing UK of course make it right with a shirt yeah he's not here but he made the software yes favorite dance Oh tears wine intensity I know I don't minds idle as well though still no the dance j-hope challenge [Music] no he said that's the trend like I can't understand I can't understand Tamil community we've never seen it but he said it's very hot are you gonna play Paris as part of this tour after that what's next VTS um we have our event with the with the fans in Korea so we're we actually been practicing in Renta studio in London and we practice we are still practicing further for the next event BTS thank you so much it's always a pleasure come back soon [Applause]

Channel: BBC Radio 1

Views: 2,471,614

Rating: 4.9825139 out of 5

Keywords: BTS, K-Pop, Korean Pop, Halsey, Boy with Luv, No more dream, Mikrokosmos, Adele, BBC Radio 1, Graham Norton, Grammys, AMAs, Billboard, Music, Awards, Jimmy Fallon, Steven colbert, Beatles, BTS Beatles, BTS UN speech, BTS Wembley, Wembley Stadium, ARMY, Korean fashion, Mr Sun, BTS dance, J-Hope challenge

Id: x5Nim22WaCs

Length: 13min 58sec (838 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 11 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/hallowseveeve]

Yoongi was so vocal, he must've been so excited for wembley!!

[u/hannahviolet]

Yoongi singing Let It Be is everything I never knew I needed.

Overall, I loved this! The interviews with ARMY were so cute and those pastel suits, wow.

[u/bhishma-pitamah]

Lol, bbc radio 1 used fan video from the ultimate dodo.

[u/starstreak91]

At first I was like “Make It Right has an MV that I don’t know about??” And then I realized it was CF footage (and aptly used as well, it kind of matches).

That closing shot with the pride flag, how appropriately beautiful.

I love how Joonie helped Yoongi sing one line of Let It Be, such perfect teamwork :)

Hobi was being that one friend that never lets an outdated trend die. Joon: “Stop trying to make the Carlton happen!”

[u/bhishma-pitamah]

Yoongi has been mentioning Sir Paul a lot so when you think it's going to happen? 😉

[u/bookishcarnivore]

Jimin looks so good in that suit, what the heck!

Edit: I totally cracked up at Joon's "we earned some money" omg

[u/meabhr]

Adele is a good human, I like her a lot.

Yoongi singing Let It Be (beautifully, and perfectly in tune, more of that please Yoongs) needs to be my new ringtone.

Also shoutout to my fellow fans from the North of Ireland - they were lovely!

[u/[deleted]]

Yoongi making rollercoaster sound-effects is the most adorable sound in the world.

Yoongi singing Let It Be is everything. For the love of god give Yoongi more singing parts!!!

[u/Anugya24]

Choreographer Son Seungdeuk was interviewed back in 2017-early 2018 actually so it's pretty old. In the recent footage Adele reminisces about her interview with BTS in Seoul. https://youtu.be/oRSVrtKph_k