
“Until then, we will continue to stay by your side with good music. The live cover was aired on Februon MTV Unplugged. “We look forward to seeing you again,” Jung Kook said. 'Fix You' is a live cover song by BTS, from the British rock band Coldplay's song with the same name. Speaking about their decision to cover "Fix You," Jimin said: “This song gave us comfort, so we wanted to prepare this cover to comfort you as well.”īTS wrapped up their show with “Life Goes On,” and a thank-you to their fans. On MTV Unplugged, Suga shared that "Telepathy" was inspired by “our current situation of temporarily being apart from each other.” In a difficult year, BTS cuts through the collective sadness and isolation to create beautiful music to support their fans. That vibe was clear last night, with the somber, emotional cover of "Fix You." Last night, BTS made their debut on MTV Unplugged, becoming the first South Korean group to headline the hallowed show.Following in the footsteps of Nirvana, Eric Clapton, Mariah Carey, and Lauryn. World domination wasn’t actually our plan when we were releasing ‘Dynamite.’ ” As Jin told us in the recent Esquire cover story: “We were trying to convey the message of healing and comfort to our fans. Before the ongoing coronavirus pandemic halted live music. 1 hit song (and first track sung entirely in English).Īnd like their intention behind BE, this is a performance that offers fans some much-needed solace in difficult times. The last 12 months should have looked a lot different for BTSand for the rest of the world. The performance is yet another career highlight of many in the last year, including a Grammy nomination for "Dynamite," the group's No.
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In the 30-minute show, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook premiered live renditions of tracks from BE such as the deeply emotional "Blue & Grey" and the electrifying, high-energy "Telepathy," plus a surprise rendition of Coldplay's hit song, "Fix You." After a year of isolation, it's a powerfully intimate performance from the biggest band in the world-a rare opportunity to cut through the glam of global stardom to see these young men and their music. BTS performs Telepathy, covers Coldplays Fix You on MTV Unplugged.

(The group’s only real embellishment is RM saying “let the beat in” when the drums come crashing, which is also pretty funny.) Watch BTS singing their cover and the video for the Coldplay original below. 0:00 / 5:02 BANGTAN BOMB Fix You (Original Song: Coldplay) Stage CAM (BTS focus) MTV Unplugged - BTS () BANGTANTV 76. Also, it’s a bit funny to watch them swaying and looking vaguely bored during the guitar flare-up. The different members of BTS seem to have varying degrees of comfort singing in English, but all of them absolutely nail the falsetto bits. Thank you so much for this bout to have it on repeat. That means their performance looks a lot like karaoke - but it’s seven globally famous pop stars doing karaoke, which is kind of interesting in itself.


The musicians, if there were any, were offscreen, and it sure sounded like BTS were singing over an instrumental version of the original Coldplay recording. The BTS episode of Unplugged, which aired yesterday, mostly featured soft and tender (though not acoustic) performances of the group’s hits like “Telepathy” and “ Dynamite.” But during their episode, BTS also tried out their own version of Coldplay’s 2005 power ballad “Fix You.”įor the “Fix You” cover, the seven members of BTS - all lined up in stools, wearing ensembles that look a whole lot like private-school uniforms - traded off lines on “Fix You,” taking solo runs at lines or splitting up into harmonizing pairs. BTS Performs 'Fix You' (Coldplay Cover) MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS MTV UK 2.15M subscribers Subscribe 2.2M Share 42M views 2 years ago MTVUnplugged FixYou BTS Musical guests. BTS recently got together in Seoul to record their own edition of MTV’s long-running franchise.

It’s been about three decades since MTV Unplugged had its cultural heyday, but the franchise apparently still has enough juice around the world that the massively popular South Korean boy band BTS have taken part.
