{"id":162314,"date":"2026-03-22T13:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=162314"},"modified":"2026-03-22T13:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:04:55","slug":"the-cultural-meaning-of-the-mysterious-song-no-29-from-bts-new-album-arirang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/the-cultural-meaning-of-the-mysterious-song-no-29-from-bts-new-album-arirang\/","title":{"rendered":"The cultural meaning of the mysterious song &#8216;No. 29&#8242; from BTS&#8217; new album &#8216;ARIRANG&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the release of <strong>BTS<\/strong>&#8216; new album &#8216;ARIRANG,&#8217; the cultural meaning of the mysterious song &#8216;<strong>No. 29<\/strong>&#8216; was finally revealed, bringing ARMYs worldwide a piece of history.<\/p>\n<p>On March 20th, the full tracklist of the album was released, generating <strong>doubts<\/strong> about their sixth song for not having any lyrics and just a sound followed by silence, which makes fans think there was a problem with their devices.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8wZNqBR8MOw&amp;list=RD8wZNqBR8MOw&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"No. 29\" width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8wZNqBR8MOw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, they revealed during their live stream to celebrate the album release that this sound pays homage to their Korean roots, as it was <em><strong>&#8220;dedicated exclusively to Korean heritage&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>due to it being made by the tolling of the <strong>Divine Bell of King Seongdeok<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This bell is a relic from the year 771 AD and is considered a masterpiece of Unified Silla art as well as being officially designated as <strong>the 29th National Treasure of South Korea<\/strong>, hence the name of the song.<\/p>\n<p>According to the leader of the boy group, RM, the song that started with a sound similar to a gong lasts <strong>1 minute and 38<\/strong> seconds due to the time it takes for the sound of a bell to fade away, concluding with an intentional silence at the end.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-pays-homage-to-their-Korean-roots-with-their-song-No.-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-pays-homage-to-their-Korean-roots-with-their-song-No.-29.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-pays-homage-to-their-Korean-roots-with-their-song-No.-29-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-pays-homage-to-their-Korean-roots-with-their-song-No.-29-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-pays-homage-to-their-Korean-roots-with-their-song-No.-29-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-pays-homage-to-their-Korean-roots-with-their-song-No.-29-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTS-pays-homage-to-their-Korean-roots-with-their-song-No.-29-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>BTS pays tribute to their Korean roots with their new album &#8216;ARIRANG&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The song &#8216;No. 29&#8217; was not the only wink to their culture, but the name of the album &#8216;<strong>ARIRANG<\/strong>&#8216; is a reference to a historic Korean folk song of the same name, which is also included in their song <strong>&#8216;Body to Body,&#8217;<\/strong> and finally, the logo of the album was inspired by traditional Korean symbols, among many other details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the release of BTS&#8216; new album &#8216;ARIRANG,&#8217; the cultural meaning of the mysterious song &#8216;No. 29&#8216; was finally revealed, bringing ARMYs worldwide a piece of history. 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