Each BTS Member Chooses Their Most Loved Song From ARIRANG Album Months After Its Release

BTS recently extended its run on the Billboard 200 chart to an 11th consecutive week with ARIRANG, the album released back in March. According to the latest chart published by Billboard, the group's fifth studio album ranked No. 11 during the most recent tracking week. Previously, ARIRANG made history by becoming the first album by a K-pop artist to spend three consecutive weeks at No. 1 since its release.

Bang Si-hyuk (Bang PD) once described the project as one in which he and BTS decided“to deeply respect the genre and musical traditions we come from – but never remain confined by them.” The result was a 14-track album that, with its mix of pop, hip-hop, and boldly кσяєαn elements, has struck a universal chord. The overwhelming love the album has received from au∂ιєnces around the world is proof that both BTS's and Bang PD's vision for ARIRANG has been a tremendous success.

Another notable aspect of the album is that most of the BTS members were deeply involved in its creation, and each song carries a different meaning for each member. As a result, many fans have been curious about one question: Which "love song" from the album does each member love the most? In the recently circulated 613 Limited Edition Vinyl voice message segment titled "What Is Your Love Song?", the answers from all seven members were finally revealed.

According to the recording, RM and V both selected "One More Night" as their favorite song on the album, demonstrating a similar musical taste. Jin, meanwhile, chose "Into The Sun." He explained: "Into The Sun is my favorite song. It's the kind of song that makes you think of the ending scene of a romantic movie when you listen to it." SUGA selected "Come Over," explaining: "I actually thought of it as a fan song, so my choice is 'Come Over.'" His answer carries additional significance given that SUGA was also one of the song's primary writers.

On the other hand, j-hope picked "Please," saying: "I think the song called 'Please' is really full of love." As for Jimin and Jungkook, the Busan duo both chose "SWIM." Jimin shared: "For me, as I kept listening to our album ARIRANG, I feel like 'SWIM' is the one that ends up staying in my heart." Jungkook completely agreed with that sentiment, suggesting that the two youngest members share very similar feelings and perspectives regarding the group's title track.

Interestingly, these current choices differ quite significantly from the members' answers when ARIRANG was first released in March. During STUDIO NOTES I 'ARIRANG', all seven members admitted that choosing a single favorite song was extremely difficult. SUGA remarked, “I feel like my favorite songs keep changing,” to which Jimin agreed, “Yeah, it’s kind of like that.” RM also concurred, saying, “Of course they change. Even we change, actually,” with Jungkook adding, “Yeah, exactly.”

Nevertheless, when forced to make a choice at the time, RM and SUGA both showed a particular affection for "Like Animals." RM described it as "one of my favorite songs," while SUGA went even further, revealing that if the track had not been included on ARIRANG, he had planned to keep it and release it as a solo song himself. At that time, j-hope also chose "Normal," meanwhile Jungkook expressed special excitement about performing "FYA" during an interview with Zane Lowe shortly afterward.

The fact that the members' answers continue to change over time actually reflects one of ARIRANG's greatest strengths: every track feels like an irresistible love song in its own way. ARMYs completely agree that sticking with just one favorite love song from ARIRANG is practically impossible, commenting:

- I love all the songs all my heart but Like Animals is definitely one of the top for me. It made me emotional cause I wasn't expecting it to sound how it sounded

- This is so relatable. My favorite song from ARIRANG changes every week too

- Ask me my favorite ARIRANG song today and you'll get a different answer tomorrow

- Hobi choosing Please, which sounds like a classic R&B love song, just feels right

- The fact that even BTS can't stick to one favorite track proves how strong this album really is

- taehyung is a ONE MORE NIGHT ENTHUSIAST!!! WE WON. he definitely fought for it

- Honestly, there are no wrong answers on this album. Every track gets its turn as my favorite depending on my mood

- Back in March I was obsessed with Like Animals, now it's SWIM. I completely understand them