BTS ARMY Reacts To 'Fake Love' Performance At 2018 Billboard Music Awards
By Hayden Brooks
May 21, 2018
Just days after dropping their new album, Love Yourself: Tear, BTS took over the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday night (May 20) to unveil the debut television performance of their new single, "Fake Love."
Dressed in casual streetgear, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook offered up a sleek four-minute performance to the new track, bringing the dance energy to life on the Sin City stage. Elsewhere in the number, the group worked in plenty of intricate choreography and, boy, was it something that the BTS ARMY celebrated. "It's more nervous because you know, it's a world premiere. We never expected something like this, it's beyond our dreams," RM said ahead of the performance. "It would be a lie if 'we were, like, less nervous."
While one fan was quick to applaud the "vocal, choreo, fanchant, [and] camerawork," many fans highlighted the brief moment that Jungkook pulled up his shirt and exposed his abs. "JUNGKOOK REALLY DID THAT," another fan wrote. Scroll on below to see some of the biggest fan reactions to the first-time performance of the new single!
Earlier in the evening, BTS won the Top Social Artist title against Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and Shawn Mendes. "Thank you to the Billboard Music Awards for this precious award two years in a row. This time, we had a chance to think about what social really means to us, and some of our fans told us that our music really changed their lives—and now, we realize our words really carry weight thanks to you guys," RM said at the podium. "ARMYs out there, you guys keep us going and keep us striving!"
Did you all watch BTS(@BTS_twt) performance!! Let's celebrate together!! #방탄_빌보드퍼포머_자랑스러워
— BTS Bridge (@BTS_BDG) May 21, 2018
Bangtan Bb performer proud#우리가_뭐랬어_이길거랬잖아
We said, we'd win pic.twitter.com/jebNme0R8R
JUNGKOOK REALLY DID THAT #BTS_BBMAS #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/fE9dpb7mUd
— CLARI ✨ FAKE LOVE (@pjmcutes) May 21, 2018
God, i love bangtan.
— Ehoppabts (@Evasid_) May 21, 2018
I'm so proud of them.#BBMAs @BTS_twt
Sooo...I just kinda died... AJSJSKSKSJKANSJAKSMFKSLALDKDKSLLAOSNSKAKSKA JUNGKOOK WHAT@BTS_twt https://t.co/gSKTr7g045
— Tanzie | LY 轉 Tear | Fake Love (@imagineenigma37) May 21, 2018
.@BTS_twt you did great!!!
— maria❤christina (@maria_christiin) May 21, 2018
I'm so proud.. #FakeLovePremiere #BBMAs #BTS_BBMAs pic.twitter.com/JxoAfj7nrz
their vocal, choreo, fanchant, camerawork everything was perfect!!!#PremiosMTVMiaw #MTVBRKPOPBTS #MTVLAKPOPBTS @BTS_twt
— SUGAfull🍇슈쁠 (@sugafull27) May 21, 2018
this part of the performance gave me goosebumps. jin & jimin did a brillant job in showing raw emotions #BBMAs@BTS_twt #FakeLovePremiere pic.twitter.com/PAmVbXjL0L
— 轉 (@stussyjimin) May 21, 2018
yoongi knew that there would be lip syncing allegations against them so he really stopped rapping midway a king #FakeLovePremiere #BBMAs @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/Hcj5Hjqc0q
— GO GO (@jeon970) May 21, 2018
WE NEED TO PRESERVE THIS HISTORY #BBMAs @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/TzDGDwhEKz
— TIN-틴 ☘️ (@taebokkiii) May 21, 2018
Congratulations @BTS_twt for that wonderful performance! You guys KILLED it! 🔥🔥🔥
— Army Voting Crew (@armyvotingcrew) May 21, 2018
And #BTSArmy!! Are you guys still breathing? 😭😭😭 The fanchant was so powerful 💜#FakeLivePremiere #BBMAs
THE END OF BTS PERFORMANCE WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! MY WIG LEVITATED, MY ACNE CLEARED. IT WAS BREATHTAKING. #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/Le1iFV2EwB
— ᴬᴸ (@JHOPEDAYDREAMS) May 21, 2018
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