Dark & Wild

Dark & Wild (stylized DARK&WILD) is the debut studio album of South Korean boy group BTS. It was released by Big Hit Entertainment on August 19, 2014.[2] The album contains fourteen tracks, with "Danger" as its lead single. The third track on the album, "War of Hormone", was later promoted as a secondary single.

Dark & Wild
Studio album by BTS
Released	August 19, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop R&B dance-pop pop
Length	51:36
Language	Korean
Label	Big Hit Loen Pony Canyon[1]
Producer	Pdogg (also exec.) RM SUGA Slow Rabbit Supreme Boi hitman "bang" Shawn Lee Ho-hyoung SiMo
BTS chronology
Skool Luv Affair (2014) Dark & Wild (2014) Wake Up (2014)
BTS Korean album chronology
Dark & Wild (2014) Wings (2016)
Singles from Dark & Wild
"Danger" Released: August 19, 2014 "War of Hormone (호르몬 전쟁)" Released: October 21, 2014

Background and release

On July 30, 2014, Big Hit Entertainment launched a countdown clock[3] on BTS' official website, and on August 5, they uploaded a comeback trailer on YouTube[4] which featured contrasting scenes. One scene from the trailer featured a forest paradise, while another showed black and white abandoned structures accompanied with lyrics from a Rap Monster verse.[5] On August 7, 2014, the company released the first teaser photos[6] and the concept photo for the new album.[7] BTS also released a B-Side Song titled “Let Me Know” for free streaming, which was composed and produced by Suga.[8] The company later released the album's tracklist on the group's official Facebook and Twitter pages.[9] It confirmed that there were 14 tracks, with "Danger" circled in red, indicating that it was the title song.[10] Big Hit Entertainment later released two music video teasers for the lead single "Danger".[11] BTS also later released an audio preview of their album on the group's SoundCloud page[12] which featured short excerpts from the tracks that made up the album with harder hip-hop tracks, R&B sounds and electronica elements interspersed. On October 21, BTS released 19 concept photos[13] of the follow-up song "War of Hormone"[14] through their official Facebook page and Twitter account. The teaser for the remix of "Danger" was then released on November 13,[15] as a result of collaboration with a Vietnamese singer, Thanh Bùi.

Music videos

On August 19, 2014, the music video for "Danger" was released on YouTube.[16] It featured the group dressed in black performing with sharp choreography in a subway tunnel, and in a warehouse with burning shopping carts.[17] The music video for "War of Hormone" was published on YouTube on October 21, ahead of BTS' follow-up promotions.[18] The music video showed the boys dressed in retro outfits and dancing at an outdoor set.[19] Zanybros produced the "War of Hormone" music video.[20] For both "Danger" and "War of Hormone," the band danced to choreography that was created by Son Sungdeuk. One month later, the remixed version of the "Danger" music video, a collaboration with a Vietnamese singer and songwriter Thanh Bùi,[21] was released. The "Danger" music video was produced and directed by Lumpens[22] and GDW.[23]

Promotions

BTS held a press conference and comeback showcase on August 19, 2014, performing "Danger", "War of Hormone", and "Let Me Know".[24] The group later continued with their promotion of the album on various South Korean music programs[25] starting on August 21, while performing the lead single "Danger". The follow-up promotion of the album with "War of Hormone" on October 23[26] started right after the release of its music video on YouTube, during their concert tour. On October 17,[27] the group held the first half of BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet concert tour for the promotion of the album[28] at AX-Korea as the first venue[29] and ended on December 20 in Bangkok.

Commercial performance

Both singles from Dark & Wild charted on the 2014 Billboard World Digital Songs in different weeks.[30][31] The album debuted at number 2[32] on Gaon Weekly Chart for the third week of August 2014. The album then peaked at number three[33] on the Gaon Monthly Chart for the month of August. The album also ranked number three on World Albums and number 27[34] on Top Heatseekers. This was the second time BTS sent their album on Billboard, and it stayed on the Billboard World Albums Charts for a total of 11[35] non-consecutive weeks. It also won Album Division[36] at the 29th Golden Disc Awards in 2015. Dark & Wild was the fourteenth[37] bestselling album of South Korea Gaon Album Chart in 2014.

Track listing

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[38]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Intro: What Am I to You"	Pdogg RM	Pdogg RM	2:45
2.	"Danger"	Pdogg Thanh Bui "Hitman" Bang RM Suga J-Hope	Pdogg	4:05
3.	"호르몬 전쟁" (Horeumon Jeonjaeng / War of Hormone)	Pdogg Supreme Boi RM Suga J-Hope	Pdogg	4:26
4.	"힙합성애자" (Hiphapseong-aeja / Hip Hop Lover)	Pdogg RM Suga J-Hope	Pdogg	4:17
5.	"Let Me Know"	Suga Pdogg RM J-Hope	Suga Pdogg	4:15
6.	"Rain"	Slow Rabbit RM Suga J-Hope	Slow Rabbit	4:25
7.	"BTS Cypher Pt. 3: Killer" (featuring Supreme Boi)	Supreme Boi RM 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 / Can You Turn Off Your Phone)	Pdogg RM Suga J-Hope	Pdogg	3:54
10.	"이불킥" (I-bul Kik / Blanket Kick)	"Hitman" Bang Shawn Slow Rabbit Pdogg RM Suga J-Hope	"Hitman" Bang Shawn Pdogg	4:02
11.	"24/7=Heaven"	Pdogg Slow Rabbit RM Suga J-Hope	Pdogg	3:46
12.	"여기 봐" (Yeogi bwa / Look Here)	Lee Ho Hyoung Jinbo RM Suga J-Hope	Lee Ho Hyoung	3:39
13.	"2학년" (I-hangnyeon / 2nd Grade)	Supreme Boi RM Suga J-Hope Pdogg	Pdogg	3:55
14.	"Outro: 그게 말이 돼?" (Outro: Geuge mari dwae? / Outro: Does that make sense?)	SiMo Supreme Boi	SiMo Supreme Boi	2:53
Total length:				51:36

Charts

Album Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[39] 185 South Korea Gaon Album Chart[32] 2 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[40] 97 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[41] 36 US Billboard World Albums Chart[35] 3 US Top Heatseekers[34] 27 Monthly charts Chart (2014) Peak position South Korea Gaon Album Chart[33] 3 Yearly charts Chart Peak position South Korea 2014 Gaon Album Chart[42] 14 South Korea 2015 Gaon Album Chart[43] 68 South Korea 2016 Gaon Album Chart[44] 74 South Korea 2017 Gaon Album Chart[45] 82 South Korea 2018 Gaon Album Chart[46] 67 South Korea 2019 Gaon Album Chart[47] 73 Single Billboard World Digital Songs (2014) Peak position "Danger"[30] 7 "War of Hormone"[31] 11

Sales and certifications

Chart	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)	350,102[48]

Awards and nominations

Music award ceremonies

Bout	Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref.
29th (2015)	Golden Disc Awards	Album Division	Won	[36]

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	August 20, 2014	CD Digital download	Big Hit Entertainment LOEN Entertainment
Various		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

See also

• List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts
• List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts
• Golden Disk Awards

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