Agust D - Haegeum + Amygdala MVs, A D-Day Mega Post
Click to viewHaegeum (lifting the ban) is a song about the meaning of freedom while Amygdala depicts the image of SUGA who brought out his own trauma and tried to free himself from painful experiences.
SUGA about Haegeum: The song is as much as a message to himself as it is to the wider world: "I'm a slave to capitalism, to YouTube, to money, and I have to say that to myself so I won't be like that."
Music has the power to inspire but we cannot be free. We can still find some form of emancipation by being less conscious of other people's opinions and finding a way to make ourselves happy."
According to SUGA, Amygdala is the most personal song and music video he's ever created that reveal the most traumatic experiences of his life (motorcycle accident, mother's heart surgery, father's liver cancer, dealing with depression, anxiety and ptsd, taking medications) and shows the difficult process of trying to forget about the past. Amygdala is an almond-shaped part of the brain structure that plays an important role in learning and remembering motivation, emotions, fear and anxiety.
TW: self-harm, blood (the MV is also age restricted)
Big Hit also shared performances that were originally included in SUGA: Road To D-Day Disney+ Documentary
Daechwita
Haegeum
Snooze (feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto & Woosung from The Rose)
D-Day ends the Agust D Trilogy. SUGA revealed that he's already planned its end back in 2016 when he released his first mixtape but he can't say it's the end of Agust D.
Yoongi on #Haegeum: The song is as much a message to himself as it is to the wider world. "I'm a slave to capitalism, to Youtube, to money, and I have to say that to myself so I won't be like that." pic.twitter.com/UGjODpH92Y
- yoongi 🥢 #DDAYLOCKDOWN (@archivesyoongi) April 24, 2023
SUGA surprised everyone by revealing a dance practice for Haegeum along with Tik Tok dance challenge with Jimin, J-Hope, New Jeans Hanni and Seventeen members.
In a behind-the-scenes video SUGA showed off his acting skills. BTS member revealed that the music video was his idea and he was involved in the process of creation scene by scene.
After watching both Music Videos and Spotify's mysterious Hero Film both Korean and international fans started wondering if SUGA was planning to act in the near future but he said 'I'll leave acting to actors' and revealed that he was getting script and movie score offers.
Although Suga has received many proposals of soundtracks for movies, he doesn't think he can do it right away. He was like "I'll make music until the day I die. If it's regarded as running a marathon, I think I can do it one day" pic.twitter.com/f4fSlPERzm
- 슈가젤리🍬(busy🥀) (@SUGAJelly9339) April 23, 2023
On this week's Suchwita, SUGA asked RM to interview him and changed his role from the show's host to guest.
Disney+ Korea's YouTube channel prepared several interviews with SUGA. You can watch one of them where SUGA is interviewing Agust D below.
SUGA's Documentary titled Road To D-Day is available to watch on Disney+ and his Solo Tour starts on April 26.
Agust D became the highest-peaking K-Pop Soloist on Apple Music Album Charts in the US, UK and Germany.
D-Day also became the Longest Charting Album (at #1) by a K-Pop Male Act on Worldwide Apple Music Album Chart, spending there 6 days so far.
D-Day became an album by a K-Pop Soloist with the most #1's on Apple Music (41).
D-Day also debuted at #1 on Oricon Weekly Album Chart, Billboard Japan's Download Album Chart and became the second most streamed album by a K-Pop Soloist in 24h on Melon in 2023.
What's more, SUGA became a K-Pop Soloist with the Highest 1st day of sales in Hanteo's History.
You can listen to D-Day below. Aside from title tracks, I recommend Snooze and Polar Night. The album was produced by SUGA and El Capitxn (History's Yi Jeong) who's been working with SUGA since 2018.
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