Members had a hand in the lyrics, with group leader RM credited in 13 tracks, Suga in 11 tracks, J-Hope in 10, Jungkook in four, and V and Jimin credited in two each.
The album’s credits also reveal the big names in music who participated in the album, including OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder.
Tedder, who has worked with Blackpink, Tomorrow X Together, and BTS member Jimin in 2024, and is currently working with Hybe to launch a new US-based boy group, told fans at OneRepublic’s show in South Korea that this was “one of the most crazy things” he’d worked on, promising fans that they are “going to love it”.
Other collaborators include American DJ and music producer Diplo, who had previously teased that their collaboration would “shock the world”, Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Australian producer Flume and more.