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"Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" is a song by South Korean boy band BTS, released on June 10, 2022, through Big Hit Music and Universal Music Group, as the lead single from their first anthology album Proof. It is the band's first original Korean-language single since 2020's "Life Goes On". An alternative hip hop track, the song's lyrics are a reflection on the past nine years of the band's career while also looking forward to what the future holds. It was written by Dan Gleyzer, J-Hope, Max, Pdogg, RM, and Suga, with Pdogg serving as producer. The song received generally positive reviews from critics.

"Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"
Single by BTS
from the album Proof
Released	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	3:19
Label	Big Hit
Songwriter(s)	Dan Gleyzer J-Hope Max Pdogg RM Suga
Producer(s)	Pdogg
BTS singles chronology
"My Universe" (2021) "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" (2022) "Bad Decisions" (2022)
Music video
"Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" on YouTube '"Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" Special MV) on YouTube

"Yet to Come" reached number one in India, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam. It charted in the top 10 in Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore and South Korea, and the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Lithuania, Peru, Sweden and the United States. BTS promoted the song in South Korea with performances on M Countdown, Music Bank and Inkigayo.

An accompanying music video, set in the desert, was released alongside the single. It contains numerous visual references to past music videos from different eras in BTS' career. An animated music video, featuring avatars of the band from their mobile game BTS Island: In the Seom, followed on June 20. In July, a tribute video featuring submissions from the band's fans was released as part of a promotional YouTube campaign.

Background and composition

On May 6, 2022, the group announced the song and unveiled the artwork.[1] The song title refers to "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life" series, also called the "HYYH" era.[2] The era consisted of several short films, as well as a storyline realized through 20 interconnected music videos.[3] The song was announced as one of three new tracks on the anthology album Proof.[4]

Lyrically, the group reflects on their career of the previous nine years and looks forward to the future. The track finds the members weighing up "everything from the accolades that have been bestowed on them over the years, their purpose and their future".[5] It was described as a "feel-good alternative hip-hop track with a medium tempo steering the melody ahead" that features a "chipmunk soul sampling style".[6][7]

Critical reception

Writing for NME, Rhian Daly awarded the song five out of five stars, praising the track for being "simultaneously tinged with nostalgia and brimming with optimism for the future". Daly pointed out V's and Suga's performance on the song.[5] Billboard highlighted the "powerful chorus".[8] Rolling Stone magazine described the single as "a classic BTS blend of sparkling pop and old-school hip-hop that offers a hopeful promise of an even brighter future."[9]

Music video

On June 8, 2022, BTS posted a teaser of the music video.[10] The 35-second teaser shows the members in a desert, with each referencing one of the group's past music videos.[11] The official four-minute music video was released on YouTube on June 10, 2022.[12] On June 18, 2022, BTS shared a behind the scene footage of the member filming in a desert outside Las Vegas. They were seen confronting several problems. The Day 1 shoot had to be cancelled due to the massive sandstorm.[13]

An animated video of the single was released on June 20, 2022. It features the group’s avatars from the mobile game BTS Island: In the Seom.[14] On July 12, 2022, BTS released a tribute video which includes fan videos from their #MyBTStory YouTube campaign.[15]

Synopsis

The video begins with Jungkook doing a hand gesture as a reference to “Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa On Stage: Prologue” video. Then the camera zooms through his finger to reveal the seven members seated in the same arrangement as the “Just One Day” music video, in the barren desert. Jin is seen in the truck he previously used in the "Run" (2015) music video, once more facing the angel statue from "Blood Sweat & Tears," as the video proceeds to tie everything together. The old brown piano from Suga's "First Love" also made an appearance. The blue trailer box that RM had passed in "Run" is now in front of him, and J-Hope is standing alongside the train from "Spring Day" on the dunes. BTS' first chapter ends where it began nine years ago, as the boys stand together in front of the bus. Whereas V had covered Jin's eyes with his hands in "Blood Sweat & Tears," six years later, in "Yet to Come," Jin removes his hands to present to V none other than the symbol of BTS' beginning — the yellow school bus from their very first music video, "No More Dream." They don dazzling white clothes that complement their happy looks instead of the dark and heavy makeup they wore nine years before.The septet is back on the bus, seated in the same configuration as in "Spring Day," and ready to go for their next destination, which has not yet been reached. [16]

Commercial performance

In South Korea, "Yet to Come" debuted at number 13 on the Week 24 issue of Gaon Digital Chart as the highest-charting new entry for the period dated June 5–11.[17] The song also entered the Download and BGM Chart at number 2,[18][19] and number 71 at the Streaming Chart.[20] After that, the song peaked at number 4 on the digital chart[21] and number 7 on the Streaming Chart.[22] In Japan, the single debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Daily Digital Single Chart.[23] and number 2 on the Weekly Digital Single chart for the period dated June 6–12.[24] It debuted at number 5 of the Weekly Streaming Chart,[25] then peaked at number 1 on its second week.[26] The single entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at number five,[27] and the component Download Songs chart at number three.[28] Thee song rose to number on the country's Hot 100 chart the following week.[29] Globally, "Yet to Come” charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart with 96.5 million streams and 42,000 sold in territories outside the U.S. on June 10–16 tracking week.[30]

Live performance

BTS performed "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)", together with their B-side track "For Youth", on Mnet's M Countdown, KBS2's Music Bank, and SBS' Inkigayo. It is the first time since their 2020 single, "On", that the group performed on South Korean music shows.[31] The group, accompanied by Anderson .Paak on drums, performed the single for their "Proof Live" in celebration of the their 9th anniversary on June 13, 2022.[32]

Accolades

"Yet to Come" earned nine domestic television music show trophies in June, including a triple crown on M Countdown.[33] In July, the song received a nomination for Best K-Pop at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.[34]

Music program awards

Program	Date (9 total)	Ref.
Show Champion	June 15, 2022	[35]
M Countdown	June 16, 2022	[36]
	June 23, 2022	[37]
	June 30, 2022	[33]
Music Bank	June 17, 2022	[38]
	June 24, 2022	[39]
Show! Music Core	June 25, 2022	[40]
Inkigayo	June 19, 2022	[41]
	June 26, 2022	[42]

Melon Popularity Award

Award	Date (2022)	Ref.
Weekly Popularity Award	June 20	[43]
	June 27
	July 4
	July 11

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	June 10, 2022	Digital download streaming	Original	Big Hit Music	[78]
United States	June 17, 2022	CD single		Universal	[79]
Italy		Contemporary hit radio			[80]
Various	September 23, 2022	Digital download streaming	Hyundai Version	Big Hit	[81]

References

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