[0:00]Oh! Don't cry. Oh. I'm not crying. Not nobody crying. Don't cry. Yeah, just dance it out. Just dance it out.
[0:20]Hey, what's going on, everybody, for First We Feast, I'm Sean Evans and you're watching Hot Ones. It's the show with hot questions and even hotter wings and today we're joined by BTS. They're defining global force in pop music, the first group since the Beatles to have three number one albums in a single year and at long last the return is finally here with their new album Arirang along with the new single Swim and an 82-date world tour to follow. We're thrilled to have you all in the biggest table the studio has ever seen. BTS, welcome to the show. Hey, we are! Yeah! Whoa. Oh, my God. RM is the group leader. I'm wondering if you have any predictions. Do you think you'll all make it through to the end? A lot of Koreans have their kind of pride like, you know, they can't eat like spicy food. We're the best, but I think we are kind of the weakest, actually. So I want to give my hopes on JK because I think he's the strongest out of all the team. And Jimin, too, strong. Jimin, ah, Jimin too strong. You're just strong, too, right? Come on. That's, that's leaving on the show. Come on, wings!
[1:28]Whoa! Oh. Come on. Well, it's a historic day, 80 wings on the table. Let's see how many come off. Are you guys ready to get started? Yeah, yeah, sure. I'm ready. Level one.
[2:04]Garlic Delight. Let's go!
[2:12]Yummy. Mm. It's actually pretty good. Mmm, so sweet. This is great. Easy, easy. Easy, easy, yeah. Hey, it's kind of spicy. Little kick at the end. It's coming a little late. Hmm, easy, easy, yeah. So the album opens with Body To Body, banger by the way. And after two minutes the beat falls out, and then it gives rise to the traditional Arirang chorus. Yes, sir. What kind of message is that to start the album? Like what are you saying to the listener? To be honest, Korea in 1988 held the Olympics that year in Seoul. There was a song called "Hand in Hand." The title for their official song. So we thought of doing a 2026 version of that song and started from there. Then we thought about sampling other music that's specific to Korean culture. While going through the list, we then landed on "Arirang" for that. We thought it matched well with the song. I'm done.
[3:23]It was spicy for him. He normally can't eat spicy. He struggles with it. We try it again. I struggle sometimes too. Are you guys ready to move on here to sauce number two? Let's go. This is suddenly getting spicy too, isn't it? Come on, wings. So this one is a pickled garlic Sriracha. Pickled garlic Sriracha. Hmm. Yummy. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.
[3:54]Come on, wings. Easy, easy, yeah. Getting a little spicy. Mm. J-hope. Good. You like that. Come on, wing. Actually these are good. I think he's about to die. Drink the milk over there. Drink milk instead. Look at his jacket. I know. It's red. Yeah. It's just blood. Your face is about to be too, yeah. Level two wasn't that spicy. Your face is turning red. When you think back to recording "Danger" in a garage in LA, to doing your first US show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. What does it mean to now be on the biggest tour ever by a single South Korean act? Have you ever heard that a singer or a musician follows their song titles? You were really in danger at that time. We were, we were just about to collapse. Yeah. But because we experienced that danger back then, when things get tough, we remember what we went through and it doesn't feel so bad in that moment. Isn't it because of that time and the song that brought us here? I think about it in those terms. Correct. That is exactly right. Correct. The shows are projected to last two and a half to three hours, which is a tremendous physical demand, especially with the way that you guys perform. What does the morning after a show feel like? The next morning... It's exhausting. Really though, it's not easy. Pretty much dead, afterwards. The morning after our concert? Pretty much dead, afterwards. For me, I still wake up with tinnitus in my ear, and can't hear. It won't stop. Me too. It doesn't go away immediately. They say the body swells up when exhausted. After we wake up, we meet for rehearsals. And that's when I'll see everyone with puffy faces. And then, well, our faces go back to normal as we near the next concert, so then we're back looking great. But puffy in the morning. As if I'd eaten something spicy. Correct.
[5:48]We actually have a very special sauce just for you guys. So Esther Choi, who works on First We Feast Heaters, she has supplied us with her very special Gochujang sauce. Whoa. Gochujang. For sauce number three. She's an amazing chef known for using traditional Korean flavors that she grew up with and putting an American twist on them. So, let's dive in. I hope you guys enjoy it. This smells exactly like the Korean fried chicken! Oh, this smells Korean. Hmm. How is it? It tastes just like Korean fried chicken! Is it good? It's fine. This one's not spicy too. It's fine. You know, there's a Korean slang it's a word called JMT. That means like super tasty. Mm. We call it a JMT. Jungkook, what is tteokbokki by JK and can you describe to us how to make it? So for me, it comes down to how well you boil the rice cakes. That's important. The simplest way is to boil the rice cake with the sauce ingredients. As long as you boil the rice cake and sauce well it'll taste good. You have to cook it for some time. Green onions! Add a lot of green onions and it'll taste good. Jin, do you have a most treasured memory as a fisherman? Like do you have an all-time greatest catch? It's my first time hearing that question, so it's a little intense right now. I need to think about it for a second. Great question. Yeah, very great question. Didn't you catch six? When I first started fishing, I went out to sea. I caught a fish and right away after catching it, returned to land to eat it as Korean-style sashimi. Also, we were having drinks with the people around us. I'm tasting this sashimi, and it's different than what I've experienced before. I thought, "Ah, so this is what fishing is all about." It's a memory I enjoy.
[7:53]Come on, wings. Yeah. Come on, wings. Come on, wings. Come on, wing. It's pretty good. First impression, really romantic. And great. I'm scared of the after. Aftereffect. That one's good. It's delicious. Why are you sweating, RM? Okay, he's sweating. Oh. And the wave is coming. That's why I'm wearing shades. Um. They're starting to roll in. That was fine. There's some flavor there. So, the first half of this album is the most rap forward BTS record in years. With songs like "Aliens," "Hooligan," "Body to Body" marking a clear return to bars. SUGA, how would you describe the underground battle rap scene in Daegu when you were performing under the name "Gloss"? Wow. These questions are crazy! They're amazing. These questions are crazy! So good. How did you uncover that? I feel a bit shy calling myself an underground rapper. You know, when I was young doing music in Daegu, I would look ahead to perform in Seoul. Daegu hardly had any venues. There was no real way to make money. So I realized, if I want to do music, then I need to head to Seoul. Bro, are you crying? You crying? You crying? No. His sweat... Men don't cry.
[9:23]Come on, wings! Cheers! Cheers! Yeah, let's go! Cheers! One, two, three. four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen. Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
[9:41]Nah. I'm not too sure it's that spicy. It kind of sneaks up on you. It does hit you in the end. Hot, hot, hot! It's not aggressively spicy. If it's only that spicy. Hey Jung Kook, when I look at you right now, you look like you're just at some restaurant. I'm kind of starting to sweat a little. My body heat is slowly rising. Easy, easy, easy. Yeah. Are you okay? I'm okay if you're okay. Your, your body's crying. Come on. What's up, guys? Body to cry. Nothing's wrong. I'm good.
[10:22]From tteokbokki to Yut Nori, is there a traditional Korean game you suggest I learn? Like which one is the most fun to play? Yut Nori (traditional board game)! Jaegichagi (hacky sack) might be the easiest to pick up. Hwatu (Korean card game). Or maybe Yut Nori might be hard. We don't have that stack. Really fun. You want to play something right now? Yeah, of course. Loser goes to level eight! Loser doesn't drink milk for the remainder of the show? Good. So this game is called a 369. So each, uh, we'll, we'll just show you. It's like, it's 369, so... One, two. Four. Five. Seven. Eight. So you must include like three or six or nine. But if it's like 33, you have to clap twice. Like 36, you have to clap twice as well. Let's go! 369, let's go! JK. Let's go! One, two. Four. Five. Seven. Eight. Ten. Eleven. Twelve. Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen. Whoa! Whoa! Ah! Let's go again. It's his first time. Nah, it's fine. No milk, no milk. It's his, his area, so yeah. Man never cries. Sorry. Let's go!
[23:19]And with that, a look at you, taking on the wings of death, living to tell the tale and now there's nothing left to do but roll out the red carpet for you. This camera, this camera, this camera. Let the people know what you have going on in your life. Ladies and gentlemen, at long last we have finally going to begin our tour. This time around— oh, oh, oh. They'll be some amazing venues. So when you all show up to the show, I hope you'll all be ready. We really, because we haven't seen you all in a while, we're going to give you an amazing show! Thank you very much!
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