BTS goes to the beach for concept photo

BTS Photo by Big Hit Entertainment via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network

SEOUL — BTS shared the fourth batch of concept photos for its soon-to-be-released single CD “Butter” on Thursday.

In the group shot, the bandmates are relaxing on sun loungers enjoying the beautiful weather against blue ocean. They also pose for the camera each having fun in different ways — a beach ball for RM, beach volleyball for Jin, a hammock for Suga, sandcastles for J-Hope, tubes for Jimin, a big chunk of watermelon for V, and sunglasses and selfie time for Jungkook. In the previous series of photos, they first gathered at a hangout first and had their mugshots taken before going car washing.

The beach-themed photos will be included in “Peaches” version of the CD along with those from car washing. The CD will be available in two versions: “Peaches” and “Cream.”

Single CD “Butter” consists of two tracks — same-titled digital single and a collaboration with Ed Sheeran — and will roll out on July 7. The digital single was included in Spotify’s “Songs of Summer” playlist, a first for K-pop musician, that was announced on Thursday. It also is No. 1 on Billboard’s songs of the summer chart.