"At the start of their career, BTS were marketed as a cross between a Korean idol band and a blinged-out rap act: Our life is hip-hop, offered band member Suga early on. No More Dream is actually far tougher-sounding than you might expect: the vocals growl, the backing blares, the double-bass sample that drives the intro is great. Here come the mirror men BTS."
"Part of BTS's appeal clearly rests on the strikingly un-macho vulnerability they project. Save Me is a case in point. The music is upbeat, bearing the influence of tropical house, electropop and in the rhythm track of the chorus at least dubstep. But the vocals deal in breathy desperation: I'm trapped in myself and I'm dead. 17. Mic Drop (2017) Already huge in Korea and Japan,"
At the start of their career, BTS were marketed as a cross between a Korean idol band and a blinged-out rap act, with Suga declaring 'Our life is hip-hop.' Early tracks like 'No More Dream' sound tough, with growling vocals, blaring backing and a driving double-bass sample. 'Mikrokosmos' presents arena-ready electronic pop that is melodically pretty and epic. 'Save Me' pairs upbeat tropical-house and electropop rhythms with breathy, un-macho vulnerability. A Steve Aoki remix of 'Mic Drop' brought BTS their first US Top 30 hit, while 'Run' shows a shift toward pop and 'Idol' blends gqom and traditional pansori.
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