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BTS, the Best
Digital and regular edition cover
Compilation albumby
BTS
ReleasedJune 16, 2021(2021-06-16)
Recordedc. 2017– c. 2021
Genre
Length88:55 (digital)
92:16(physical)
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label
Producer
BTSchronology
Be
(2020) 		BTS, the Best
(2021) 		Proof
(2022)
SinglesfromBTS, the Best
  1. "Film Out"
    Released: April 2, 2021

BTS, the Best(stylized inall caps) is the second Japanese-languagecompilation albumby South Korean boy bandBTS.It was released on June 16, 2021, throughBig Hit Music,Universal Music JapansublabelVirgin MusicandDef Jam Recordings.The album is a compilation of their previous two Japanese-languagestudio albums,Face Yourself(2018) andMap of the Soul: 7 – The Journey(2020). It was a commercial success in Japan, reaching number one on theOricon Albums Chart,and earned the biggest first week sales for an album in 2021 domestically. BTS became the first South Korean group to surpass the 1 million sales mark for an album in the country.

Background

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BTS announced the release of a new Japanese song, "Film Out"on February 16, 2021.[1]The song was written by BTS memberJungkookin collaboration with Iyori Shimizu, the vocalist of Japanese rock power trioBack Number.[2]It is slated to serve as the ending theme song of the movieSignal the Movie Cold Case Investigation Unit(2021).[3]On March 26, the band released the music video teaser of the song and simultaneously announced the release of a new Japanese-language album,BTS, the Best.[4]The track list was also announced simultaneously.[5]The album contains all of the band's previous Japanese releases since 2017, while including their English-language 2020 single, "Dynamite"as a bonus track.[6]Seven versions of the album had been announced with various supportive materials in each version, such as different posters, photo cards and artwork.[7]

Commercial performance

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BTS, the Bestdebuted at number one onOricon's Daily Album Chart dated June 15, 2021, with 571,589 physical copies sold in a single day to become the best-selling album of the year upon release.[8][9]It debuted atop theWeekly Albums Chartissue dated June 28, 2021, for the period ending June 20, with 782,369 copies sold,[10]recording the highest first week sales by a male foreign artist, and the second-highest first week sales for a foreign artist in Oricon chart history—Mariah Carey's greatest hits album#1'ssold 1.047 million copies its opening week in 1998.[11]The album spent three consecutive weeks at number one on the Oricon chart and sold over 885,000 copies in that time.[12]It additionally topped the corresponding issue of Oricon's Digital Album Chart for its release week with 7,603 digital sales,[13]and debuted at number-one onBillboard Japan's Hot Albums chart with 807,056 copies sold.[14][15]

On December 22, Oricon announced thatBTS, the Bestwas the best-selling physical album of 2021 in Japan with sales of 992,837 copies[16]per data aggregated during the period dated December 14, 2020 to December 12, 2021. BTS are the first group in Oricon history, the first foreign artist in 37 years sinceMichael JacksonwithThriller(sold 575,000 copies 1984), and the third foreign artist overall followingElvis Presleyin 1971 (sold 225,000 copies of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me") and the aforementioned Jackson, to top the year-end album sales ranking.[11]The album was additionally the fifth best-performing digital album of the year, with 21,082 downloads.[17]In January 2022, the album surpassed sales of 1 million copies on Oricon, making it the first by a South Korean group in history to do so, and the first by a foreign act in over 16 years sinceBoA'sBest of Soul(2005).[18]

According to theInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) annual music report for 2021,BTS, the Bestwas the fourth best-selling[a]album of the year globally,[19]with 1.52 million copies sold.[20]

Accolades

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In March 2022, theRecording Industry Association of Japan(RIAJ) announced the winners of the36th Japan Gold Disc Awardsfor 2021.BTS, the Bestwon Album of the Year and Best 3 Albums in the Asia category.[21]

Track listing

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All Japanese translations byKM-MARKIT.[22][23]

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."Film Out"
3:36
2."DNA"(Japanese Version; fromFace Yourself,2018)
Pdogg3:43
3."Best of Me" (Japanese Version; fromFace Yourself,2018)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Adora
  • Andrew Taggart
  • Ashton Foster
  • J-Hope
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Ray Michael Djan Jr.
  • Sam Klemper
  • Suga
  • Andrew Taggart
  • Pdogg
3:48
4."Lights"(fromMap of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • UTA
  • Yohei
  • Sunny Boy
UTA4:50
5."Blood Sweat & Tears(Huyết, hãn, lệ,Chi, ase, namida)"(Japanese Version; fromFace Yourself,2018)
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Kim Do Hoon
Pdogg3:36
6."Fake Love"(Japanese Version; fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Pdogg
  • RM
Pdogg4:02
7."Black Swan"(Japanese version; fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • August Rigo
  • Clyde Kelly
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Vince Nantes
Pdogg3:19
8."Airplane Pt. 2"(Japanese version; fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Ali Tamposi
  • J-Hope
  • Liza Owen
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Roman Campolo
  • Suga
Pdogg3:39
9."Go Go" (Japanese version; fromFace Yourself,2018)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Pdogg
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg3:56
10."Idol"(Japanese version; fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Ali Tamposi
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Roman Campolo
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg3:43
11."Dionysus"(Japanese version; fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • J-Hope
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Roman Campolo
  • Suga
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg4:09
12."Mic Drop"(Japanese version; fromFace Yourself,2018)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • J-Hope
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg3:59
Total length:46:25
Disc 1: Physical edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsProducerLength
13."Dynamite"(fromBe,2020)
David Stewart3:19
Total length:49:46
Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."Boy with Luv"(Japanese version; fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
Pdogg3:50
2."Stay Gold"(fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • Jun
  • KM-Markit
  • Melanie Joy Fontana
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
  • Sunny Boy
  • UTA
UTA4:03
3."Let Go" (fromFace Yourself,2018)
  • Hiro
  • Jun
  • UTA
  • Sunny Boy
UTA4:57
4."Spring Day"(Japanese version; fromFace Yourself,2018)
Pdogg4:36
5."On"(Japanese version; fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • Antonina Armato
  • August Rigo
  • J-Hope
  • Julia Ross
  • Krysta Youngs
  • Melanie Joy Fontana
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Suga
Pdogg4:07
6."Don't Leave Me"(fromFace Yourself,2018)
  • Hiro
  • UTA
  • Sunny Boy
  • Pdogg
  • UTA
  • Pdogg
3:46
7."Not Today"(Japanese version; fromFace Yourself,2018)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Adora
  • June
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Supreme Boi
Pdogg3:54
8."Make It Right"(Japanese version; fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
Fred3:45
9."Your Eyes Tell" (fromMap of the Soul:7 ~The Journey ~,2020)
  • Gustav Mared
  • UTA
  • Jungkook
  • Jun
Gustav Mared4:05
10."Crystal Snow" (fromFace Yourself,2018)
Soma Genda5:22
Total length:42:30
Disc 3 [Blu-ray / DVD]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Film Out" (music video)Choi Yongseok (Lumpens)3:44
2."Stay Gold" (music video)Ko Yoo Jeong4:05
3."Lights" (music video)Doori Kwak (GDW)5:27
4."Airplane Pt. 2" (Japanese version; music video)Choi Yongseok3:47
5."Mic Drop" (Japanese version; music video)Woogie Kim (GDW)4:30
6."Blood Sweat & Tears" (Japanese version; music video)Choi Yongseok4:13
Disc 3 [Blu-ray] / Disc 4 [DVD]
No.TitleLength
7."Making of jacket photos"31:48
8."Film Out" (making of music video)25:08
9."Stay Gold" (making of music video) (Additional Edition)22:13
10."Lights" (making of music video) (Additional Edition)21:11
11."Airplane Pt. 2" (Japanese version; making of music video) (Additional Edition)22:15
12."Mic Drop" (Japanese version; making of music video) (Additional Edition)22:35
13."Blood Sweat & Tears" (Japanese version; making of music video) (Additional Edition)21:49
Total length:192:45

Notes:

  • "Fake Love", "Idol" and "On" are stylized in all caps.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales forBTS, the Best
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[52] Million 1,000,000^
South Korea — 1,188[53]
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Silver 60,000‡

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release formats forBTS, the Best
Region Date Format(s) Label Edition Ref.
Various June 16, 2021
Regular [55]
Japan 2CD+Blu-ray Universal Japan Limited A [56]
2CD + 2DVD Limited B
2CD Limited C
2CD Regular
Various August 6, 2021 See above See above [57]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^combined global physical sales and digital album downloads

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