The path to the 2020 Video Music Awards for the South Korean band BTS has been paved with gold. By the time the septet released their first English single, βDynamite,β they had already topped the Billboard 200 album chart four times, while their 2018 album Love Yourself: Tear was the first Korean-language album to hit No. 1 stateside. Last year, they even took home two VMAs (The plain fact is, BTS is a global force, capturing the fantasies of fans worldwide with their catchy charisma and cinematic concepts, which have even verged on mythological.
Their debut VMA performance solidified that. The seven Bangtan Boys β Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook β appeared dancing in suits of various before a number of iconic New York locations. Film via green screen from South Korea, they blended in seamlessly before the Brooklyn Bridge, amidst the bright lights of Times Square, and, finally, before the cityβs full skyline. In an appropriately explosive finale, a show of fireworks illuminates the night sky, with BTS grooving in the foreground.
The vocals delivered on βDynamiteβ captured a wide range of expression, fluctuating between membersβ soaring falsettos and othersβ low-voiced baritones. βI am kind of in charge of English here, so in many parts of this song, you can hear me singing in the background with a low voice,β RM told MTV News ahead of the performance, to which J-Hope added, βThe singing in βDynamite,β it wasnβt easy, because the song is high-pitched.β
Nonetheless, the group made the performance seem effortless, delivering flawless, fast-paced choreography. That same aptitude earned the group two awards at last yearβs show (and even more nominations). This year, theyβve already won Best K-Pop and Best Group, and they are also are up for Best Pop, Best K-pop, and Best Choreography β all for βOn.β
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