BTS’ 8-Year Anniversary “Festa” Celebration Was Proof That Teamwork Makes The Dream Work

RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook know a thing or two about communion.

Hope is on the horizon, and it’s almost poetic that today, June 14, South Korea lifted concert restrictions, allowing up to 4,000 people at future events, missing BTS’ anniversary extravaganza by just hours.

Perhaps most exciting was the inclusion of “Dis-ease,” the ‘90s-soaked banger that landed on our Top Songs of 2020 list.

But BTS, who always seem to insist on tossing out the rulebook, don’t just return to one another after dropping mixtapes, solo albums, or individual music videos — they invite the other members along for the fun.

Day one featured a group performance of “Daechwita,” Suga’s scorched-earth battle cry released under his solo moniker of Agust D, also marking the first time the song was performed live.

These solo tracks being transformed into team efforts between all seven members is a thesis for the way BTS operates: exploring their own skill sets, pushing themselves individually as artists, but always happiest when on the same stage, together.

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