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BTS Drops 'Hooligan' Video, Showcasing a Rowdy 'ARIRANG' Return

The raucous B-side sets a sharp counterpoint to the album’s softer lead single.

Overview

  • The group released the music video for Hooligan, a B-side from ARIRANG, offering a chaotic foil to the mellow title track SWIM.
  • The track credits RM, j-hope, and Suga as co-writers alongside producers El Guincho, Fakeguido, and Jasper Harris.
  • At a Spotify x BTS fan event in New York, RM said the song’s looping laugh was planned in the studio rather than a random ad-lib.
  • RM added that Jungkook had to hit the laugh in triplet rhythm, struggled at first, then locked it in for the final take.
  • Early reports say both SWIM and Hooligan are climbing global streaming charts as BTS promotes its first major post-service comeback.