BTS’s RM Confesses To Chasing Virality, Sparks Heated Response

BTS leader RM got surprisingly candid about the weightage given to social media trends in the group’s latest comeback while discussing the entire making process of ARIRANG on a livestream.

BTS’s RM | @rkive/Instagram

Recently, the rapper hosted a livestream on Weverse, where he gave fans a detailed rundown of the entire album’s making process, song by song. While talking about “Hooligan,” RM reflected on how hard J-Hope and Jungkook worked on the track, and how it essentially set the standard for the rest of the album.

trying to create a song that will surpass this song. That’s how big of a contribution Jungkook and Hobi made, along with everyone who worked with them.

— jayvee (@uarmyvibe) May 29, 2026

RM then mentioned that the song initially had an intense choreography that was changed after the company and other people gave their two cents. He admitted that the goal with the new choreography was to create a dance challenge with virality potential.

Namjoon about Hooligan💜

🐨: Hooligan… Honestly, I think Jungkook and Hobi worked together the most on “Hooligan,” and it probably came out of the room they were working in together.
🐨: I still don’t know why Jungkook suddenly brought in the keyword “hooligan,” but he wrote… pic.twitter.com/8Zyz6IOKTg

— bangtan⁷ | ⊙⊝⊜ (@archvofbangtan) May 28, 2026

However, the BTS leader also reflected on how futile the efforts to “force” virality were, as their altered choreography failed to become a social media trend. Instead, it was a fan-made dance that shot “Hooligan” into the trending list.

After RM’s livestream, fans realized that the dance previously posted by V and J-Hope was probably the original choreography. This realization has stirred up some mixed responses from fans, with some regretting that BTS didn’t finalize the original version and some being understanding toward the possible pragmatic considerations behind that decision.

This is clearly the better choreo.I think bts are trying to incorporate a balance between trends and what they deem important as artists, which I think is a good course of action for now. But personally, hybe's insistence in following the "trend" pisses me off. https://t.co/VAowJ3hlnx

— 🪭⁷ (@ughdilfs) May 28, 2026

you're telling me this could have been hooligan's choreo? DAMN, it's so cool? pic.twitter.com/mEsaek6Lua

— ًthraia⁷ 🪭 (@prodskj) May 28, 2026

the dancer in me feels very robbed THIS IS SO PERFECT FOR HOOLIGAN (not to say the current one isn’t cool as well cause it is) https://t.co/gmzM5P2FX7

— camy⋆.˚✮ (@jiminterludez) May 28, 2026

HELLO?!??!?!?!?!? WHY DIDNT THEY KEEP IT I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST BECAUSE HOOLIGAN WAS TRENDING I LIVE THIS CHOREOOO😭😭😭 I love the original choreo too but this one eats😭😭 https://t.co/CVOmK5X9GA

— Yana ⁷ 🪭 ⊙⊝⊜ SAW BTS IN TAMPA ⟭⟬ (@monisbonsaii) May 28, 2026

hmm i like this choreo but i like the final choreo better.. the final choreo fits hooligan’s message better imo, it has this cool/intimidating/threatening feel to it https://t.co/agoXC3EcQ0

— nabila⁷ ⛵️ (@prodvantes) May 28, 2026

i absolutely LOVE their current choreo because its so good and if they went with that one in the end, it must have been for a good reason but you can see how this one is so perfectly bts too! it looks great. hope they show us in full someday on stage or even a video. https://t.co/y71JhH8W6q

— 🎼p a b o⁷🎼🪭 (@aegyoeobta) May 28, 2026

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