The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt.1 is the third mini album by BTS. It was released on April 29, 2015, with "I Need U" serving as the album's title track. "Dope" was used as a follow-up track during promotions.
The album was the sixth best-selling album of 2015 in South Korea.
II. Background and Release
On April 6, 2015, BTS announced their comeback date for April 29, and revealed that all members participated in writing songs for the album. On April 17, an animated comeback trailer was uploaded on Big Hit Entertainment's official YouTube channel, which featured the album's intro track performed by Suga. On April 19, Big Hit Entertainment announced the title of the album, and the first set of member concept photos was posted on their official Twitter account. Along with the reveal of the second set of concept photos, it was stated that two different cover design versions of the album would be released, Pink and White.
On June 14, BTS posted concept photos for the follow-up promotion track "Dope" through their official Facebook page, captioned with the opening line of the song: “Welcome, first time with BTS?"
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VI. Concept Pictures
VII. Reception
Immediately after the release of the album, "I Need U" became the top trending search term on Korean portal sites and ranked number one on various real-time music charts. "I Need U" debuted at number five on both the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart and the Gaon Download Chart. The single went on to accumulate over 850,000 digital downloads. Additionally, the album debuted at number two on the Gaon Weekly Album Chart and rose to number one the following week. It peaked at number two on the Gaon Monthly Album Chart in May.
BTS charted a total of six songs on the Billboard World Digital Songs Chart, with "I Need U" ranked highest at number four. On July 11, after having completed follow-up promotions, "Dope" peaked at number three on the World Digital Songs chart. The album also debuted at number two on the Billboard World Albums Chart, peaked at number six on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart, and entered the Billboard Independent Albums Chart for the first time at number 20, all of which were the highest for any BTS album at the time.
