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Proof is the first anthology album by BTS. It was released on June 10, 2022 with "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" serving as the album's title track.

The physical album comes in three versions: Standard, Compact and Collector’s Edition.

Background[]

On April 17, 2022, BigHit Music announced through a statement on Weverse that BTS would be releasing a new album on June 10 with more information to be shared at a later date.[1] A logo trailer was posted on May 5 which announced the name of the album to be, Proof.[2] BigHit later explained that Proof is an anthology album that looks back at the group's nine-year history and would consist of three CDs of different tracks including three new tracks.[3]

On May 7, the promotion schedule and title track's name and cover were released.[4][5]

Commercial performance[]

According to Hanteo Chart, by 9 p.m. KST on the release day, Proof had sold over 2.15 million copies.[6] On June 11, "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" had reached #1 on the iTunes Top Songs charts in 97 different regions. The album also hit #1 in 65 different regions on the iTunes Top Albums chart.[7]

"Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" debuted at #3 on Spotify's daily global chart after racking up 7,178,605 streams on just its first day, breaking BTS's own record for the highest number of first-day streams of any Korean-language song released on Spotify.[8]

On June 17, Hanteo reported that the album sold 2,752,496 copies in the first week (June 10-June 16) of release. It's the group's fourth album to sell over 2 million copies in its first week.[9]

Proof debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart for the week of June 10-June 16. It's the group's sixth album to debut at #1 on the chart. According to Luminate, the album sold 314,000 equivalent album units.[10]

Proof also debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, Top Current Album Sales chart, World Albums chart, and Tastemaker Albums chart. "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" debuted at #1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart and Global Excl. US chart. It also debuted at #13 on Billboard's Hot 100 while "Run BTS" debuted at #73.[11]

On Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" debuted at #1, "Run BTS" debuted at #2, "For Youth" debuted at #3, and "Born Singer" debuted at #4.[12]

Proof received an official double platinum certification in Japan[13] and on November 29th "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" earned a gold certification for reaching 50 million streams.[14]

On August 1, the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing announced that Proof had gone gold in France.[15]

Circle Chart reported that Proof sold over 3 million copies which means it received a triple million certification.[16]

Proof has spent 29 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart and the Billboard World Albums chart.[17]

On February 24, 2023, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reported that Proof charted at #4 on their Global Albums Chart for 2022.[18]

On August 25, the British Phonographic Industry gave Proof a silver BRIT certification for selling over 60,000 copies.[19] It was certified gold on December 13, 2024.[20]

Track list[]

CD 1
  1. "Born Singer" - 3:58
  2. "No More Dream" - 3:42
  3. "N.O" - 3:30
  4. "Boy In Luv (상남자)" - 3:50
  5. "Danger" - 4:05
  6. "I Need U" - 3:31
  7. "Run" - 3:57
  8. "Fire (불타오르네)" - 3:23
  9. "Blood Sweat & Tears (피 땀 눈물)" - 3:37
  10. "Spring Day (봄날)" - 4:34
  11. "DNA" - 3:43
  12. "Fake Love" - 4:02
  13. "Idol" - 3:43
  14. "Boy With Luv (작은 것들을 위한 시) (feat. Halsey)" - 3:49
  15. "On" - 4:06
  16. "Dynamite" - 3:19
  17. "Life Goes On" - 3:27
  18. "Butter" - 2:44
  19. "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" - 3:13
CD 2
  1. "Run BTS (달려라 방탄)" - 3:24
  2. "Intro : Persona" - 2:54
  3. "Stay" - 3:25
  4. "Moon" - 3:29
  5. "Jamais Vu" - 3:46
  6. "Trivia 轉 : Seesaw" - 4:06
  7. "BTS Cypher PT.3 : Killer" (feat. Supreme Boi) - 4:28
  8. "Outro : Ego" - 3:16
  9. "Her" - 3:49
  10. "Filter" - 3:00
  11. "Friends (친구)" - 3:19
  12. "Singularity" - 3:47
  13. "00:00 (Zero O'Clock)" - 4:10
  14. "Euphoria" - 3:49
  15. "Dimple (보조개)" - 3:16
CD 3 (CD only)
  1. "Jump (Demo ver.)" - 2:26
  2. "애매한 사이" - 2:38
  3. "Boy In Luv (상남자) (Demo ver.)" - 3:39
  4. "따옴표" - 2:59
  5. "I Need U (Demo ver.)" - 2:42
  6. "Boyz with Fun (흥탄소년단) (Demo ver.)" - 4:08
  7. "Tony Montana (with Jimin)" - 3:20
  8. "Young Forever (RM Demo ver.)" - 2:17
  9. "Spring Day (봄날) (V Demo ver.)" - 2:13
  10. "DNA (J-Hope Demo ver.)" - 1:51
  11. "Epiphany (Jin Demo ver.)" - 3:46
  12. "Seesaw (Demo ver.)" - 3:09
  13. "Still With You (Acapella)" - 4:00
  14. "For Youth" (available on Digital) - 4:24

Awards[]

Music show wins[]

Song Music show Date
"Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" Show Champion (MBC M) June 15, 2022[21]
M Countdown (Mnet) June 16, 2022[22]
June 23, 2022[23]
June 30, 2022[24]
Music Bank (KBS) June 17, 2022[25]
June 24, 2022[26]
Inkigayo (SBS) June 19, 2022[27]
June 26, 2022[28]
Show! Music Core (MBC) June 25, 2022[29]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ↑ (KR) Newsen: 방탄소년단 측 "6월 10일 컴백 확정, 新챕터 여는 앨범"(공식)
  2. ↑ @BIGHIT_MUSIC on Twitter (May 5, 2022)
  3. ↑ Weverse: [공지] BTS ‘Proof’ 발매 안내 (+ENG/JPN/CHN)
  4. ↑ @BIGHIT_MUSIC on Twitter: 'Proof' Promotion Schedule (May 7, 2022)
  5. ↑ @BIGHIT_MUSIC on Twitter: 'Proof' Lead Single Cover <Yet To Come> (May 7, 2022)
  6. ↑ Soompi: BTS Surpasses 2 Million 1st-Day Album Sales With Anthology Album “Proof”
  7. ↑ Soompi: BTS Sweeps iTunes Charts All Over The World With “Proof”
  8. ↑ Soompi: BTS’s “Yet To Come” Breaks Record For Biggest Spotify Debut By A Korean-Language Song
  9. ↑ Soompi: BTS Achieves Highest 1st-Week Sales Of 2022 With “Proof”
  10. ↑ Soompi: BTS Makes History As “Proof” Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 With Biggest U.S. Sales Week Of Any Group This Year
  11. ↑ Soompi: BTS Hits No. 1 On 9 Different Billboard Charts As “Yet To Come” And “Run BTS” Debut On Hot 100
  12. ↑ Soompi: BTS Sweeps All 15 Spots On Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales Chart
  13. ↑ Soompi: BTS And SEVENTEEN Earn Double Platinum RIAJ Certifications In Japan + Stray Kids Goes Gold
  14. ↑ Soompi: Kep1er Becomes 4th K-Pop Artist Ever To Earn RIAJ Platinum Certification For Streaming; BTS Goes Gold
  15. ↑ Soompi: BTS’s “Proof” Becomes Their 5th Album To Go Gold In France
  16. ↑ Soompi: BTS And NCT DREAM Earn Million Circle (Gaon) Certifications; TXT, Nayeon, Kep1er, STAYC, Stray Kids, And More Go Platinum
  17. ↑ Soompi: RM, BTS, ITZY, NCT 127, Nayeon, ENHYPEN, TWICE, And Stray Kids Make Billboard’s World Albums Chart
  18. ↑ Soompi: BTS, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK, ENHYPEN, And TXT Make IFPI’s 2022 Global Album Chart
  19. ↑ Soompi: BTS’s “Proof” Becomes Their 11th Album To Be Certified Silver In UK
  20. ↑ Soompi: BTS's "Proof" Becomes Their 8th Album To Be Certified Gold In UK
  21. ↑ Soompi: Watch: BTS Takes 1st Win For “Yet To Come” On “Show Champion”; Performances By SECRET NUMBER, ONEUS, And More
  22. ↑ Soompi: Watch: BTS Takes “Yet To Come” 2nd Win On “M Countdown”; Performances By Wonho, DAWN, Jo Yu Ri, And More
  23. ↑ Soompi: Watch: BTS Takes “Yet To Come” 5th Win On “M Countdown”; Performances By Youngjae, Kep1er, LOONA, And More
  24. ↑ Soompi: Watch: BTS Takes 9th Win And Triple Crown For “Yet To Come” On “M Countdown”; Performances By Sunmi, BTOB’s Minhyuk, TWICE’s Nayeon, And More
  25. ↑ Soompi: Watch: BTS Takes 3rd Win For “Yet To Come” On “Music Bank”; Performances By NCT DREAM, Wonho, SECRET NUMBER, And More
  26. ↑ Soompi: Watch: BTS Takes “Yet To Come” 6th Win on “Music Bank”; Performances By Nayeon, (G)I-DLE, STAYC, And More
  27. ↑ Soompi: BTS Takes 4th Win For “Yet To Come” On “Inkigayo”
  28. ↑ Soompi: BTS Takes 8th Win For “Yet To Come” On “Inkigayo”
  29. ↑ Soompi: Watch: BTS Takes 7th Win For “Yet To Come” On “Music Core”; Performances By TWICE’s Nayeon, KARD, Lapillus, And More

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