I. Introduction
BTS, the Best is a Japanese compilation album. It was released on June 16, 2021. The album contains all of the band's previous Japanese releases since 2017, while including "Film Out" as the title track and "Dynamite" as a bonus track.
II. Background
BTS announced the release of a new Japanese song, "Film Out" on February 16, 2021. The song was written by BTS member Jungkook in collaboration with Iyori Shimizu, the vocalist of Japanese rock power trio Back Number. It is slated to serve as the ending theme song of the movie Signal, the Movie Cold Case Investigation Unit (2021). 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
III. Tracklist
| Title | Writer | Producer | Length |
| "Film Out" |
Iyori Shimizu, Jungkook |
Back Number UTA |
3:37 |
| "DNA" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Kass, Pdogg, RM, Suga, Supreme Boi | Pdogg | 3:44 |
| "Best of Me" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Adora, Andrew Taggart, Ashton Foster, J-Hope, Pdogg, RM, Ray Michael, Djan Jr., Sam Klemper, Suga | Andrew Taggart Pdogg | 3:48 |
| "Lights" | UTA, Yohei, Sunny Boy | UTA | 4:51 |
| " Blood Sweat & Tears" (Japanese version) | Pdogg, RM, Suga, J-Hope, Hitman Bang, Kim Do Hoon | Pdogg | 3:36 |
| " Fake Love" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Pdogg, RM | Pdogg | 4:03 |
| "Black Swan" (Japanese version) | August Rigo, Clyde Kelly, Pdogg, RM, Vince Nantes | Pdogg | Pdogg |
| "Airplane Pt. 2" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Ali Tamposi, J-Hope, Liza Owen, Pdogg, RM, Roman Campolo, Suga | Pdogg | 3:39 |
| "Go Go" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Pdogg, Supreme Boi | Pdogg | 3:57 |
| "Idol" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Ali Tamposi, Pdogg, RM, Roman Campolo, Supreme Boi | Pdogg | 3:43 |
| "Dionysus" (Japanese version) | J-Hope, Pdogg, RM, Roman Campolo, Suga, Supreme Boi | Pdogg | 4:09 |
| "Mic Drop" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, J-Hope, Pdogg, RM, Supreme Boi | Pdogg | 3:59 |
| "Dynamite" | David Stewart, Jessica Agombar | David Stewart | 3:19 |
| "Boy with Luv" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Emily Weisband, J-Hope, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, Pdogg, RM, Suga | Pdogg | 3:50 |
| "Stay Gold" | Jun KM-Markit Melanie Joy Fontana Michel "Lindgren" Schulz Sunny Boy UTA | UTA | 4:04 |
| "Let Go" | Hiro, Jun, UTA, Sunny Boy | UTA | 4:58 |
| "Spring Day" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Adora, RM, Suga, Arlissa Ruppert, Pdogg, Peter Ibsen | Pdogg | 4:37 |
| "On" (Japanese version | Antonina Armato, August Rigo, J-Hope, Julia Ross, Krysta Youngs, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, Pdogg, RM, Suga | Pdogg | 4:07 |
| "Don't Leave Me" |
Hiro, UTA, Sunny Boy, Pdogg | UTA Pdogg | 3:46 |
| "Not Today" (Japanese version) | Hitman Bang, Adora, June, Pdogg, RM, Supreme Boi | Pdogg | 3:56 |
| "Make It Right" (Japanese version) | Benjy Gibson, Ed Sheeran, Fred Gibson, J-Hope, Jo Hill, RM, Suga | Fred | 3:46 |
| "Your Eyes Tell" | Gustav Mared, UTA, Jungkook, Jun | Gustav Mared, UTA, Jungkook, Jun | 4:05 |
| "Crystal Snow" | Kanata Okajima, Soma Genda, RM | Soma Genda | 5:23 |
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
Official Video(s)
Live Performance
VI. Concept Pictures
VII. Reception
The album was a huge commercial success, reaching number one in Japan's Oricon Chart and went on the become the first ever Korean Male Group to surpass 1 million albums mark in Japan alone and also had the biggest first week sales ever for an album in Japan in 2021.
