It was always my goal as a songwriter and an artist to be able to write exactly what I want to write and actually have it be a hit. It feels very natural for both me and her stylistically. “Supalonely” is definitely a song I'm very proud of. There's an older song that I wrote with Jessie J called “Personal” that I always really love. McIntyre: Aside from your work with BTS, is there a song you're particularly proud of having worked on?Īndrews: I'm proud of all the songs that I work on, to be honest, because they're all, they all have their stories and they all have a deeper purpose. So it feels very natural now to be doing all this stuff. In fact, I vocal produced TXT’s recent single “Magic.” When “Dynamite” came, it was really in the 11th hour and Ron and Big Hit both asked, “Hey, can you finish the vocal production on this?” After that, it was sort of like we're all family. So that's how the relationship started with Big Hit. 1 Hit 'Permission To Dance' By Hugh McIntyreĪndrews: Shortly after “Supalonely” was doing really well, they were hitting me up about writing and working with TXT (Tomorrow X Together), one of their other acts. McIntyre: You vocal produced “Dynamite” and the single with Jason Derulo, "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)." How did you first come to get into the BTS camp? MORE FROM FORBES BTS Replace Themselves Atop The Hot 100 With Their Fifth No. Whenever Billboard shares a new stat, it's like a present. When they come out, it's like Christmas every day. I always think these songs are like little babies that go out in the world. It was crazy, and it continues to be, by the way. Obviously you don't know that it's going to have the type of records that it did. So when it came out, I think we all felt really good about it. We went back and forth a lot with the lyrics to make sure it was perfect to them, that they loved everything about it. A song like “Butter,” it was something between us as the writers and them as the band. I feel very grateful to have a song with them. What BTS has built as a band, it's just incredible to watch, right? I mean, they're massive. Size : A5 (14,8x21 cm) Material : ArtPaper 260gsm, Glossy Laminating Release on 25.
What was it like watching that?Īndrews: Definitely surreal. smooth like butter, like a criminal undercover NEW ITEMS BTS BUTTER - PROOF A5 BINDER DIVIDER Available in 2 version : BUTTER ver. It was bigger than anything they've done before. McIntyre: From the moment it was released, whether you look at sales or streams or YouTube or radio, it just took over the world. It made me think, “Smooth like butter, like a criminal undercover,” and I sang that lyric and melody and we were like, “Oh, this is it.” MORE FROM FORBES BTS's 'Permission To Dance' Is Officially The Biggest Song In The World By Hugh McIntyre Then, I don't know why, and this happens a lot as a songwriter, it just sort of popped into my head. We did many rounds until Ron one day was like, “I want it to be something like ‘Smooth Criminal’ by Michael Jackson. So we got on a Zoom and we probably did like 50 rewrites until we landed on “Butter.” You can get the initial magic right away, but it takes a while to tool a song, so you can get it to be as perfect as possible, you know? Steven Kirk and Sebastian Garcia originally did that melody idea with Rob. He’s also known as the “Sunshine” of BTS, always bringing bright, positive energy to ARMYs and other members.So then my friend Alex, he's been a friend of mine for years, and during the pandemic I was like, we should work on this. He debuts music as a solo artist, including “Chicken Noodle Soup” with Becky G. J-Hope is also the person who says, “Smooth like (butter), cool shade (stunner) And you know we don’t stop” in this song.Īlthough he has a small role in this BTS song, J-Hope is considered one of the lead dancers of BTS, also co-writing and producing music for the K-pop group. Toward the end of the music video, BTS’ rapper J-Hope takes the spotlight, munching on a pad of butter and smiling at the camera. J-Hope eats butter in BTS’ ‘Butter’ music video Jimin, J-Hope, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, and V of BTS perform ‘Butter’ during the 2021 American Music Awards | Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MRC Here’s our guide to which BTS member is which in the official “Butter” music video. All seven BTS members (Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook) appear in this production. If you’re a new ARMY or if you just need a K-pop refresher, the “ Butter” music video is an excellent place to start.