Dark & Wild

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Dark & Wild
BTS Dark and Wild.jpg
Studio album by BTS
Released August 19, 2014
Recorded 2014
Genre Hip hop, dance-pop, R&B, K-pop
Length 50:50
Language Korean
Label Big Hit Entertainment
Producer Pdogg
BTS chronology
Skool Luv Affair
(2014)Skool Luv Affair2014		 Dark & Wild
(2014)		 Wake Up
(2014)Wake Up2014
Singles from Dark & Wild
  1. "Danger"
    Released: August 19, 2014
  2. "War of Hormone (호르몬 전쟁)"
    Released: October 21, 2014

Dark & Wild is the first studio album by South Korean boy group BTS. This album was released on August 19, 2014. It contains 14 tracks, with "Danger" as its title track. The band later promoted "War of Hormone", another track from the album. Dark & Wild was the fourteenth bestselling album in South Korea in 2014.

Background

On August 5, 2014, Big Hit Entertainment released a video titled, "방탄소년단 'DARK & WILD' Comeback Trailer" on YouTube, which featured animations of contrasting scenes of a forest paradise and black and white abandoned structures, accompanied by Rap Monster's rap.[1] On August 7, 2014, the company released the first teaser photos for BTS's new studio album. The company later released the album's track list on the group's official Facebook and Twitter pages. It confirmed that there were to be 14 tracks, with "Danger" circled in red, indicating that it was the title song.[2] The group held a comeback showcase on the 19th, performing "Let Me Know", "Danger", and "War of Hormone".[3]

Music videos

On August 19, the music video for "Danger" was released simultaneously with the accompanying album. It featured the group dressed in black, dancing sharp choreography in a subway tunnel as well as a warehouse with shopping carts on fire.[4] The music video for "War of Hormones" was published on Youtube on October 21, ahead of BTS's follow-up promotions. The music video showed the boys dressed in retro outfits, acting uncontrollable at the sight of the female lead. It also features the members dancing on an outdoor set.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer Length
1. "Intro: What am I to You"   Pdogg, Rap Monster Pdogg 2:45
2. "Danger"   Thanh Bui, Pdogg, "Hitman" Bang, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 4:05
3. "호르몬 전쟁" (Holeumon Jeonjaeng / War of Hormone) Pdogg, Supreme Boi, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 4:26
4. "힙합성애자" (Hibhabseong-aeja / Hip Hop Lover) Pdogg, Supreme Boi, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 4:17
5. "Let Me Know"   Suga, Pdogg, Rap Monster, J-hope Suga, Pdogg 4:15
6. "Rain"   Slow Rabbit, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Slow Rabbit 4:25
7. "BTS Cypher Pt. 3: Killer" (featuring Supreme Boi) Supreme Boi, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Supreme Boi 4:28
8. "Interlude:뭐해" (Interlude: Mwohae / Interlude: What Are You Doing)   Slow Rabbit 0:42
9. "핸드폰 좀 꺼줄래" (Haendeupon jom kkeojullae / Would You Turn off Your cellphone?) Pdogg, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 3:54
10. "이불킥" (I-bul kkig / Blanket Kick) "Hitman" Bang, Shawn, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope "Hitman" Bang, Shawn, Pdogg 4:02
11. "24/7=Heaven"   Pdogg, Slow Rabbit, Rap monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 3:46
12. "여기 봐" (Yeogi-bwa / Look Here) 250, Jinbo, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope HoBo 3:39
13. "2학년" (2 hagnyeon / 2nd Grade) Supreme Boi, Rap Monster, Suga, J-hope Pdogg 3:55
14. "Outro: 그게 말이 돼?" (Outro: Geuge mal-i dwae? / Outro: Does that make sense?) SiMo, Supreme Boi SiMo, Supreme Boi 2:53
Total length:
 50:50

Commercial performance

Dark and Wild debuted at number 2 on Weekly Gaon Album Chart for the third week of August 2014.[6] It took the third spot on the Monthly Gaon Album Chart for the month of August.[7] The album also ranked number 3 on Billboard's World Albums Chart and 27 on US Top Heatseekers chart.

Charts

Yearly charts

Chart Peak
position
2014 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[10] 14
2015 South Korean Albums (Gaon) 68

Sales and certifications

Album Chart Sales
Dark & Wild Gaon 140,733+ (100,906 (2014), 26,147 (2015), 26,147 (2016))[11]

Awards and nominations

Golden Disk Awards

Bout Year Recipient Award Result
29th 2015 BTS – Dark & Wild Album Award Won[12]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea August 20, 2014 CD
Digital download		 Big Hit Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
Worldwide Digital download
Taiwan November 21, 2014
(Taiwan Edition)		 CD
Digital download		 Big Hit Entertainment
CJ E&M
Universal Music Group
March 8, 2015
(Taiwan Limited Edition)
Japan March 18, 2015
(Japan Edition)		 CD Big Hit Entertainment
Pony Canyon

References

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  8. ↑ South Korea's Gaon chart's weekly album sales from August 17-23, 2014 (in Korean) Originally from Gaon Music Chart (August 17–23, 2014). Archived on July 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ South Korea's Monthly Gaon Albums Chart (in Korean) Originally from Gaon Music Chart (August 2014). Archived on July 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 20, 2015.
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