BTS Talks About the Super Bowl, ‘Arirang’ Battles, and Jung Kook’s Explicit Lyrics | Cover Story

For Rolling Stone's eight-part May 2026 cover-story package, the seven members of ‪@BTS‬ met up in Seoul, South Korea in mid-February to talk with senior writer Brian Hiatt, both individually and as a group. In this group interview– the first of eight videos – the world’s biggest band talks about battling it out to decide which #arirang tracks made the album, the idea of a #bts Super Bowl halftime show, dealing with haters, their reactions to #jungkook's explicit “Seven” lyrics, and more. #btsarmy

Talent — J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jung Kook, RM, Suga, V
Interviewer & Senior Writer — Brian Hiatt
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Executive Producer & Shoot Director — Christopher Hwisu Kim
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