BTS did double duty on The Tonight Show, performing a second track in the Guggenheim Museum for the late-night show. The night after the group took over the show with a performance of “Swim” and a lengthy interview with Jimmy Fallon, they shared a rendition of “2.0.”
The upbeat track comes off BTS’ new LP, Arirang. The seven-piece band sang and danced on the floor of the Guggenheim as fans watched from the circular levels above. RM, notably, sat on a stool for most of the performance having injured his ankle during rehearsals for the group’s recent comeback concert.
Arirang is BTS’ first full-length album since 2022. To make the album, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook all moved to Los Angeles, where they lived together in a house for two months. It was the first time all seven of them had lived in the same place since 2019.
Last night, RM explained to Fallon that the title comes from the name of a popular Korean folk song. “I think it’s the song that represents Koreans the most,” he said. “It includes lots of emotions in it. It could be joy. It could be sorrow, longings, sadness, whatever. Resistance. So we just hope that our new songs could be universal, like the ‘arirang,’ which is the Korean traditional song.”
During the interview, V also explained the meaning behind “2.0,” saying the dynamic song is about “who we are today after our solo journey.” “When we say ‘You know how we do it’ in ‘2.0.’ you could feel it,” he added. “Our confidence.”
A documentary, BTS: The Return, arrived on Netflix today, offering a behind-the-look at BTS’ free concert at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square earlier this week, which Netflix live-streamed. On April 9, the group will embark on an 82-date world tour, slated to run through March of next year. Screenings of two concerts, officially titled BTS World Tour “Arirang” Live Viewing, will take place on April 11 (showing the septet’s Goyang, South Korea, gig) and April 18 (Tokyo).
