BTS goes nautical in 'Swim' music video teaser

BTS has unveiled the first teaser for the music video of "Swim," the lead track of their comeback album "Arirang."

The 16-second reel shows a woman entering a museum wing centered on maritime history. She stops to view a specific ship model.

The video then flashes the song title, "Swim," set on a backdrop of ocean waves. 

BTS earlier released an animation trailer for "Arirang," inspired by seven young Koreans who captured the first known audio recordings of Koreans in Washington, D.C. in 1896. These young Korean men were involved in the first-ever recording of "Arirang," a traditional Korean folk song considered to be the country's unofficial anthem.

The trailer shows an animated reimagining of the seven young men running towards a ship and sailing to the US.

BTS is set to release "Arirang," their first group album since 2022, on March 20.

The supergroup will make their return to the stage on March 21 with a performance at the historic Gwanghwamun in Seoul. The show will be streamed on Netflix.

In April, BTS will kick off their "Arirang" world tour, with the first two stops set to be broadcast in cinemas worldwide.

The Philippine stop is happening in 2027. —JCB, GMA Integrated News