On Thursday, September 21st, BTS had their official comeback on South Korean music television channel Mnet. Through a worldwide live broadcast, ARMYs from around the globe were able to watch the group’s performance in real time.
The comeback show came days after the group released their new EP titled Love Yourself: Her. Just a short time after debuting, the album broke several records, including topping the iTunes Charts in 73 countries, while its lead single “DNA” topped the iTunes charts in 29 countries. The release of the album also helped BTS become the first Korean act to enter the UK Album chart top 40, and Spotify’s Global Top 50 list. The music video for “DNA” was also the fastest K Pop video to reach 20 million views (about 20 hours) and is now among the list of the most viewed online videos in 24 hours.
Love Yourself: Her has surely proven to be BTS’ most successful album yet, and to celebrate its release, BTS performed three new tracks from the album on their comeback show: “Mic Drop,” “Go Go,” and lead single “DNA,” along with hits “I Need U” and “No More Dream.”
While the entire broadcast lasted almost two hours, there were a few special moments that stood out to fans (and us).
So in case you missed the show or just want to relive the performance, here are 15 of the best moments from BTS’ comeback show! (In no particular order!)
1.) When the guys proved they were actual living memes doing the Backpack Kid dance during “Go Go”
can you believe BTS really did that in their choreo I CAN'T WITH THEM pic.twitter.com/y6joKwRVPJ
— LAYO(?)ER ? (@sceneryfortae) September 21, 2017
2.) “I’m sorry, the old Suga can’t come to the phone right now.”
“Why?”
“Oh, ’cause he’s dead!”
https://twitter.com/aegyotaetae/status/910843833948278791
3.) That proud mom moment you had seeing how far the guys have come since their debut
THE ONLY UPGRADE THAT MATTERS#BTSCOMEBACKSHOW pic.twitter.com/d3hVycwAmY
— safi ? Seven (@absolutejeon) September 21, 2017
4.) Suga being extra AF by having a DOORBELL for his studio AKA the “GENIUS LAB”
ONLY SUGA WOULD CALL HIS ROOM 'GENIUS LAB' AND PUT A DOORBELL AND LOCK ON IT pic.twitter.com/gWns3J9Zz5
— laura? (@yulanio) September 21, 2017
5.) This perfectly in sync moment between MY dance line (We all know V deserves to be in it)
https://twitter.com/VMin_chingu613/status/911314560723931137
6.) That proud moment you had hearing ARMYs absolutely nail the fan chant for “DNA”
https://twitter.com/itsglenny_/status/910994565598928896
7.) This flawless switch between J-Hope and Suga
— bts pics (@btsxpics) September 21, 2017
8.) Rap Monster’s entire verse in “Mic Drop”
https://twitter.com/namjinscafe/status/910853681758691329
9.) JIN LEADING THE CHOREOGRAPHY IN “GO GO”
seokjin is able to
LEAD THE CHOREO
SHOW US AMAZING VOCALS
AND STUNNING VISUALS
seriously what can't he do???? pic.twitter.com/oPLUtjRRE6— jin files (@seokjinfile) September 21, 2017
10.) When Jimin got all shy seeing himself on screen…WHY IS HE SO CUTE
https://twitter.com/unseenru/status/910861490189684737
11.) When Jimin and Jungkook mirrored each other and then gave each other a high-five
https://twitter.com/absolutejeon/status/910883317565837319
12.) THIS TAEKOOK MOMENT IN “DNA”
killed it pic.twitter.com/FOMdS0h775
— taekook!! (@kthjjg) September 21, 2017
13.) DO I EVEN NEED TO EXPLAIN?
YOONGI'S LITERAL MIC DROPD BDKDJDJ HELP ME pic.twitter.com/IrRyrIw1Zj
— ? ? (@jeonsbam) September 21, 2017
14.) Jungkook being his adorable self at the beginning of “Go Go”
https://twitter.com/kookpics/status/910906106020597760
15.) …and of course at the end of the song as well
https://twitter.com/snowberrytae/status/910844870104961026
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Love Yourself: Her is now available on Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon. Check out our review of the album by clicking here!