BTS is working to make an even bigger splash with “SWIM” — the group’s Billboard Hot 100-topping single from new album ARIRANG — posting a summery live version of the track filmed at an indoor swimming pool.
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In the performance posted Tuesday (March 31), RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook each get fun solo moments on camera before finally coming together on a row of lounge chairs at the end. RM sings portions of the track from a lifeguard chair, Jin and V look stylish wearing duck-shaped children’s pool floaties, and Suga passes out flotation devices to patrons going for swims.
At the end, the Bangtan Boys — all of whom wear crisp, tailored suits despite the setting — run toward the pool as if to jump in together (although viewers never actually see them hit the water).
The “Swimming Pool” version of “SWIM” comes one day after Billboard announced that the single had debuted atop the Hot 100, marking BTS’ seventh No. 1 hit on the chart. ARIRANG also opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, opened with 641,000 equivalent album units, notching the band’s seventh chart-topping LP in the United States.
Though BTS isn’t planning on stopping at any more swimming pools on the trek, the group is gearing up to embark on a sprawling tour playing stadiums all across the world, and the new video of “SWIM” gives ARMY a taste of the dynamic performances in store for the outing. As V teased on BTS’ recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “We have prepared every single aspect [of this tour] like a secret weapon. It’s going to give you chills.”
Check out BTS’ pool-themed performance video for “SWIM” above.
