{"id":642108,"date":"2026-03-25T05:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/642108\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T05:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:50:41","slug":"bts-to-soundtrack-mlb-opening-week-with-arirang-hype-video-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/642108\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS to Soundtrack MLB Opening Week With ‘ARIRANG’ Hype Video Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBTS<\/a> <\/a>will be first up to bat as Major League Baseball returns for another year. As revealed Tuesday (March 24), songs from the band\u2019s new album ARIRANG will soundtrack MLB\u2019s social content in honor of opening week.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe news dropped via the first of three hype videos the Bangtan Boys and MLB will jointly promote across their social channels. The clip<\/a> features \u201cFYA,\u201d one of the most adrenaline-pumping tracks on BTS\u2019 new LP, playing over exciting footage of players such as the Yankees\u2019 Aaron Judge, the Dodgers\u2019 Shohei Ohtani and the Mets\u2019 Juan Soto taking big swings and scoring big on the diamond.<\/p>\n

\n\tA second video will go live Wednesday, the same day the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants will play the first game of the 2026 season at Oracle Park in California, which Netflix will stream live. Thursday will serve as baseball\u2019s traditional opening day, with 13 scheduled games.<\/p>\n

\n\tA third and final BTS x MLB video will drop at some point the following week.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe boy band\u2019s pro baseball partnership comes shortly after BTS knocked its long-awaited comeback out of the park, dropping ARIRANG on Friday and following it up with a massive concert<\/a> in Seoul. It\u2019s a good time for the septet to join hands with America\u2019s pastime, as members RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook are currently in the United States for ARIRANG promo. Following a Spotify fan event <\/a>on Monday, they\u2019ll appear on two back-to-back episodes<\/a> of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon airing Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier this month, MLB celebrated the World Baseball Classic by releasing the first official soundtrack for the tournament, helmed by Latin superstar producer Tainy<\/a>. For the three-track project, the Puerto Rican hitmaker recruited Mexican-American singer\/songwriter Becky G, K-pop sensation YEONJUN of TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Puerto Rican rappers Myke Towers and Young Miko, and Japanese artist Fujii Kaze, for a global (and multilingual) sound that mirrored the international spirit of the World Baseball Classic.<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out BTS\u2019 first MLB hype video celebrating opening week above.<\/p>\n


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