I. Introduction
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever was released on May 2, 2016 with "Fire" serving as the album's title track. "Save Me" was used as a follow-up track during promotions. "Epilogue: Young Forever" serves also as the third single from their album. The album contains the tracks from their two previous mini albums, three new songs and several new remixes.
The album was the fourth best-selling album of 2016 in South Korea.
II. Background and Release
On March 21, 2016, Big Hit Entertainment announced BTS's upcoming return and a concert scheduled for May. BTS released concert teasers on April 7 on their official Twitter account as "Motion Posters". They later released concept photos on April 21 and 24, indicating that the physical album would be available in two cover designs, Day and Night. The track list was released on April 27, revealing that it would be a compilation album with a total of twenty-three tracks. They also released the design and details of the physical album. On April 29, Big Hit Entertainment released a preview for BTS’ "Fire" music video, featuring the members dancing
III. Tracklist
| Title | Writer | Producer | Length |
| CD 1 "Intro: HYYH" |
Slow Rabbit, Suga | Slow Rabbit, Suga | 2:03 |
| "I Need You" | Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, J-hope, Brother Su | Pdogg | 3:30 |
| "Hold Me Tight" | Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, RM, Suga, J-hope, V | Slow Rabbit | 4:34 |
| "Autumn Leaves" | Suga, Slow Rabbit, Jungkook, Hitman Bang, RM, J-hope | Suga, Slow Rabbit | 4:28 |
| "Butterfly" | Hitman Bang, Slow Rabbit, Brother Su | Hitman Bang, Slow Rabbit | 4:55 |
| "Run" | Pdogg, Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, V, Jungkook, J-hope | Pdogg | 3:57 |
| "Ma City" | Pdogg, Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 4:18 |
| "Baepsae/Silver Spoon" | Pdogg, Supreme Boi, RM, Slow Rabbit | Pdogg | 3:54 |
| "Dope" | Pdogg, earattack, Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 4:00 |
| "Fire" | Pdogg, Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, Devine Channel | Pdogg | 3:23 |
| "Save Me" | Pdogg, Ray Michael Djan Jr, Ashton Foster, Samantha Harper, RM, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 3:16 |
| "Epilogue: Young Forever" | Slow Rabbit, RM, Hitman Bang, Suga, J-hope | RM, Slow Rabbit | 2:51 |
| CD 2 "Converse High" |
Pdogg, Slow Rabbit, RM, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg, Slow Rabbit | 3:29 |
| "Moving On" | Pdogg, RM, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 4:52 |
| "Whalien 52" | Pdogg, Brother Su, Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, J-hope, Slow Rabbit | Pdogg | 4:04 |
| "Butterfly" | Hitman Bang, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Brother Su, RM, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 4:00 |
| "House of Cards" (full edition) | Slow Rabbit, Brother Su, Hitman Bang | Slow Rabbit | 3:46 |
| "Love Is Not Over" | Jungkook, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Jin, RM, Suga, J-hope | Jungkook, Slow Rabbit | 3:42 |
| "I Need You" (urban remix) | Pdogg, Hitman Bang, RM, Brother Su | Slow Rabbit | 3:35 |
| "I Need You" (remix) | Pdogg, Hitman Bang, RM, Brother Su | Shaun | 3:42 |
| "Run" (ballad mix) | Pdogg, Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, V, Jungkook | Slow Rabbit | 4:17 |
| "Run" (alternative mix) | Pdogg, Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, V, Jungkook, J-hope | Pdogg | 3:56 |
| "Butterfly" (alternative remix) | Hitman Bang, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Brother Su, RM, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 4:01 |
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
Teaser(s)
Official Video(s)
Live Performance(s)
Dance Practice(s)
VI. Concept Pictures
VII. Reception
BTS topped Billboard World Digital Songs with lead single "Fire," "Save Me," and "Epilogue: Young Forever" lining up the top three ranks of the chart, which had never been achieved by a K-pop act. "Fire" achieved an 'all-kill' on the South Korean music charts (simultaneous #1's on all charts).
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever album became BTS' second consecutive release to chart on Billboard 200, at number 107, the second K-pop act to do so. It debuted at number 2 on Billboard World Albums and number 10 on Billboard Top Heatseekers. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever was reported to have sold over 300,000 copies in pre-sales after less than a week.
The album topped Gaon Weekly Chart for two consecutive weeks. It also topped the Gaon Monthly Chart in May with just over 310,000 albums sold and became the fourth best selling album on the yearly Gaon Album Chart of 2016. BTS received their first Daesang, or "grand award", with this album—Album of The Year at the 8th Melon Music Awards in 2016.
VIII. Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award |
| 2016 | Melon Music Awards | Album of the Year |
