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Hooligan (song)

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"Hooligan"
Song by BTS
from the album Arirang
ReleasedMarch 20, 2026
RecordedJuly–November 2025[citation needed]
Genre
Length3:02
LabelBig Hit
Songwriters
Producers
Music video
"Hooligan" on YouTube

"Hooligan" is a song by South Korean boy band BTS from their tenth studio album, Arirang, released on March 20, 2026. It was produced by El Guincho, Fakeguido, Jasper Harris and Ghstloop.

Composition

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"Hooligan" has been described as alternative hip-hop.[1] The production blends a strings arrangement with a percussion rhythm resembling the sound of sharpening blades.[2][3][4][5] In both Korean and English,[3] the BTS singers each perform the sung-through part in the chorus in falsetto,[2][4][6] while the rappers perform the verses in an aggressive, braggadocious style.[6][5][7] Lyrically, they reflect on their journey to success[3] and assert their global dominance.[4]

Critical reception

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The song received generally positive reviews. Nicole Fell of The Hollywood Reporter considered it one of the most interesting tracks on Arirang.[2] Consequence's Wren Graves called it "glitchy and infectious".[6] Michael Cragg of The Guardian described BTS as "adept" at "riding Hooligan's metallic experimentation".[8] Mark Savage of BBC regarded the song as "equally audacious" as their song "Fya".[4] Writing for The New York Times, Jon Caramanica commented that the song evokes the style of music from 1940s films, calling it "a thrilling tug of war".[9] Rhian Daly of NME stated that the song "dials up the fun and takes things into satisfyingly strange sonic territory".[1] Pitchfork's Joshua Minsoo Kim remarked that "The beat's contrasting elements befit the whiplash in vocal deliveries: RM gives off a cartoonish villain laugh while V and Jimin deliver soaring vocals."[5] Vulture's Craig Jenkins criticized the song, writing that the BTS members "spend too much time admiring the beat".[10]

Charts

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References

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