With an ARMY of over 60 million diehard fans worldwide, BTS is absolute dynamite. The global superstars have been breaking records and barriers since 2013, taking K-Pop to a mainstream level, topping charts, and becoming one of the first groups since The Beatles to have four number-one US albums in just under two years. Now, tracks from their beloved catalog will be getting the classical treatment by none other than Vitamin String Quartet as they gear up to release their full length album, Vitamin String Quartet Performs BTS, due October 21st. In the meantime, the esteemed string quartet pays homage to the Bangtan Boys by sharing the new single and video for “IDOL” today.
Watch the video here:
James Curtiss, Director of A&R/Creative Director at CMH Label Group shares “VSQ Performs BTS has been a long time coming and I can’t think of a better first single and video that encapsulates what was accomplished than “Idol.” The arrangement and the performances in the studio are pure fire, some of the best on any pop record we’ve put together. Curtiss continues and adds “the video is really next-level in capturing what VSQ is capable of. The quartet debuted the piece live at the recent Candlelight concert series in Los Angeles and we had cameras rolling the whole time. The audience, hearing something nobody had been privy up to the point, went wild, which will be no surprise to anybody who sees this live video.”
Vitamin String Quartet Performs BTS Track Listing:
1. Black Swan
2. ON
3. IDOL
4. Boy With Luv
5. Save ME
6. Lights
7. FAKE LOVE
8. Dope
9. Blood Sweat & Tears
10. DNA
11. Life Goes On
12. Spring Day
13. Stay Gold
14. Dynamite (Bonus Track)
15. Butter (Bonus Track)
The launch of Netflix original show Bridgerton brought Vitamin String Quartet to the spotlight. Their versions of “thank u, next,” “bad guy,” and “In My Blood” were highlights of the first season, while the second season saw VSQ’s music front and center again. With a cult-like following decades prior and as a fan-favorite for traditional weddings with a fun, modern twist, the quartet has since reached mainstream success with over 1 Billion streams worldwide.
For more information on Vitamin String Quartet, vist: https://www.vitaminstringquartet.com/