Amazingly, D-2 is the second full-length from Suga (or Agust D) this year. He became DJ Shup-D on BTS’s live radio show Kkul FM, giving updates on his work and doing dramatic readings of Korean folktales.

© 2020 Condé Nast. All the members of BTS have documented their past few months with livestreams, cover songs, and selfies; but Suga has been perhaps the most active. Suga said he listened to that older work while writing D-2, adjusting and improving upon it.

63 and rising to No. Teen Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. He uploaded photos of his signature gummy smile.

The Billboard 200 is calculated based on physical album sales, streaming equivalent albums (streaming numbers converted into album sales numbers), and track equivalent albums (track download numbers converted into album sales numbers). Lead single “Daechwita” received a historical epic of a music video, in which a scarred, blonde king traipses and tramples around his Joseon era kingdom.

With this achievement, Suga breaks the record for the highest ranking on the Billboard 200 by a Korean solo artist.

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“Conflict, war, or if not those, survival is inserted inside/A life you can’t reject/Capital, as collateral for dreaming, injects the morphine of hope,” per translation from Wisha/Do You, Bangtan.
Suga’s own fame-centric work unpacks the dualities of being powerful and losing your underdog status, of rebelling against a machine and also profiting from it. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. The record was previously held by fellow BTS member RM’s “mono.” which debuted at No. If Suga is a king, his gospel on D-2 comes down to these lyrics, translated by various interpreters as: “If you get hurt, what about it?” Channel the pain, or set it free, or use it for money, or use it for growth, or don’t. D-2 song “Strange,” his collab with RM, is a takedown of capitalism. It’s a collection of emotions, ideas, and sounds he’s absorbed from the past four years. Teen Vogue covers the latest in celebrity news, politics, fashion, beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and entertainment. Editors’ Notes So much can change in four years. If Agust D is about wanting, D-2 is about getting, and there’s more restraint even in the lyrics that talk about how much he’s gained.

An amalgam of trap and moody rap, he tackled topics like depression and the pitfalls of success.

Sign up for the Teen Vogue daily email. Britney Spears’s “Piece of Me,” for example, recalls a very specific circumstance of being the living embodiment of an American ideal, a product, something to consume. Ad Choices, On Agust D's "D-2," Suga of BTS Takes on Fame and the Anxiety of Being Alive, in a Big Hit Entertainment promotional video, per translation from Wisha/Do You, Bangtan, Agust D's “Daechwita” Music Video Is BTS Suga's Modern Take on Korean History. All rights reserved.

He painted as millions of people looked on. BTS postponed their tour, and a slate of new songs made for electric live shows were instead performed televised to empty venues or not at all. Editors’ Notes The younger of two sons, he attended Taejeon Elementary School, Gwaneum Middle School, and Apgujeong High School.
As one of the group’s most lyrical MCs, and a hip-hop head at heart, he released a confessional mixtape under the alias Agust D (“Agus” = “SUGA” spelled backwards, and “TD” is a shout to his Daegu hometown) in August of that year.

Agust D was about his past, Suga explained, but D-2 is about what the 27-year-old’s life (28 in Korean age) is like now. In 2016, BTS rapper and producer SUGA watched his group make the leap from emerging K-pop stars to global supernova. “I always like my music to make a contrast,” Suga said in a Big Hit Entertainment promotional video.

D-2 explores new vocal ground (he’s previously said he’s working on his singing) and pushes what he himself can produce. “Regardless of who I am, whether it be SUGA or Agust D, I’ll keep moving towards the essence of life.”Such a Zen attitude is necessary in 2020, a year when BTS released its most popular album to date (MAP OF THE SOUL : 7) and was about to embark on a victory lap/world tour before COVID-19 shut everything down. The latter is especially meaningful. The title track “Daechwita” also ranked on the Official Singles Chart” at No. Agust D was about his past, Suga explained, but D-2 is about what the 27-year-old’s life (28 in Korean age) is like now. Yoongi, Suga, Agust D, BTS — they’re all in procession now, walking through admirers and haters alike, among and above the millions of people they influence. Both the king and his challenger are played by Suga, whose real name is Min Yoongi. Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi,” Taylor Swift’s “The Lucky One.” The songs are about being watched, about having this thing you love turned into something else. For example, wearing a modern outfit in front of a traditional building.” The song’s title is the name of the traditional Korean genre of military music; as Suga explained in the interview, it’s played “when the king is in procession.”.

The project’s collaborators include BTS ace RM (“Strange”), K-pop artist NiiHWA (“28”), American R&B singer MAX (“Burn It”), and Kim Jong Wan of Korean rock band NELL (“Dear my friend”).