Release Date: August 19, 2014
Dark & Wild Tracklist:
1. Intro: What am I to You
2. Danger
3. War Of Hormone
4. Hip Hop Lover / Phile
5. LET ME KNOW
6. Rain
7. BTS Cypher, Pt. 3: KILLER ft. Supreme Boi
8. Interlude: What Are You Doing 뭐해
9. 핸드폰 좀 꺼줄래 Could You Turn Off Your Cell Phone?
10. 이불킥 Blanket Kick/Embarrassed
11. 24/7=heaven
12. 여기 봐 Look here
13. 2학년 Second Grade
14. Outro: Does That Make Sense? 그게 말이 돼?
“Danger” brought back the theme of young relationships. This time, the song expresses the angst of feeling like your feelings are stronger than the other person’s. It also features a sound that’s influenced by both hip-hop and rock.
“War Of Hormone” was released as the second single off the album and was met with some criticism over the lyrics for objectifying women. It even caused them to release a statement admitting that they reviewed the lyrics and realized they could be perceived as misogynistic but that it wasn’t their intention during the writing process.
Since then, Big Hit’s whole team and BTS’ members have taken it upon themselves to meet with experts and read more books when they tackle sensitive subjects.
Personally, I don’t actually find the songs lyrics to be that bad. Though it’s comforting to know that BTS is always willing to take constructive criticism to better themselves.