BTS once again wowed the audience with their performance on MTV Unplugged. Aside from belting out the acoustic versions of their songs "Life Goes On," "Blue and Grey," "Dynamite," and "Telepathy," they surprised everyone with their perfect rendition of Coldplay's "Fix You."
Their cover is now a trend, circulating not just on YouTube but on all the four corners of the social media world. As RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook get praises from fans and Coldplay themselves, here are the fans' reaction to it and the other revivals BTS has perfectly made in the past.
Fans' Reaction To 'Fix You' Cover
The emotion the septet poured in when they sang the song turned fans from crying to sobbing. They were quickly blown away by its emotional tone, not to mention Namjin's vocals, Koreaboo noted.
They also got the support of other legends. Coldplay themselves gave BTS permission to sing their iconic song. Aside from this, the group also got the same trust from Seo Taiji when he let them do their own rendition of his "Come Back Home."
The fandoms now came together, as Army and non-Army alike gave their positive comments about BTS's version of "Fix You." Coldplay's fans even praised the K-Pop idols for an emotional and soulful rendition of it.
The most important reaction of all is, Coldplay loves how they delivered their iconic tune just like the rest of the fans.
Talking about the song, Jimin said, via RollingStone, that "Fix You" gave the whole BTS comfort. As they also wanted to comfort their listeners, they chose to perform this song that instantly fixed everyone.
Other BTS Perfect Cover Songs
BTS never draws back to sing other artists' hit song, whether from fellow K-Pop singers or international stars. They have the talent to perfectly remake any old songs and make it their own without the sweat.
Jungkook once delivered BigBang's "If You" on King of Masked Singer, and he instantly impressed the viewers with his good vocals, per Billboard.
He also sang Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez's "We Don't Talk Anymore" with Jimin, and it was an instant hit. Puth himself tweeted the cover, saying he loved it.
In addition, RM and Kuwahara Yuiko performed Epik High and Young's "Umbrella" at the Duet Song Festival in 2016. Though the song was nearly a decade old then, they made it relatively new.
V and J-Hope also had a duet of Jung Joon II's "Hug Me." They used this song to kick off BTS Festa to celebrate the group's second anniversary in 2015.
Lastly, Jungkook once again proved he's a prolific cover singer when he performed Justin Bieber's 2U. He even said that he's a Bieber fan, so he surely had fun doing it.
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