{"id":164419,"date":"2026-04-16T10:39:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=164419"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:39:44","slug":"bts-rm-explains-how-he-convinced-hybes-big-hit-entertainment-to-keep-jungkooks-explicit-lyrics-in-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/bts-rm-explains-how-he-convinced-hybes-big-hit-entertainment-to-keep-jungkooks-explicit-lyrics-in-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019 RM explains how he convinced HYBE&#8217;s Big Hit Entertainment to keep Jungkook&#8217;s explicit lyrics in &#8220;Seven&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BTS\u2019 RM<\/strong> has revealed that he stepped in when label executives considered changing the explicit lyrics in <strong>Jungkook\u2019s hit single \u201cSeven.\u201d<\/strong> In a Rolling Stone cover story published on April 13, 2026, Jungkook, who also goes by the Golden Maknae nickname, spoke about the song and said he never felt embarrassed by its adult language. According to him, his reaction was simple. He felt there was no reason to hide from the lyrics. RM then shared that he argued against changing them, saying Jungkook had already grown and should be free to sing the line as it was created. In the explicit version of the song, the youngest of BTS sings, \u201cYou know night after night I&#8217;ll be f*ckin&#8217; you right, seven days a week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RM (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EA%B9%80%EB%82%A8%EC%A4%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uae40\ub0a8\uc900<\/a>) says he told execs to let Jung Kook (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%A0%84%EC%A0%95%EA%B5%AD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc804\uc815\uad6d<\/a>) get explicit on &quot;Seven.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The label wanted to change it&#8230;I told the label, &#39;please don&#39;t change.&#39; Why not? He&#39;s all grown up.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Video interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QqaIREwFo\">https:\/\/t.co\/9QqaIREwFo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6jHpiIOpBS\">pic.twitter.com\/6jHpiIOpBS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RollingStone\/status\/2043717094211006751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;I told the label, \u2018Please don&#8217;t change! Why not? He&#8217;s all grown up. He can sing an f-word.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>That decision later became part of one of Jungkook\u2019s biggest solo hits. The track was released in 2023. \u201cSeven,\u201d featuring Latto, quickly became a global hit and reached #1 on Billboard\u2019s Global 200. Following its initial success, it also became the fastest song in Spotify history to reach one billion streams in October 2023. In the same year, Latto talked about her experience working with Jungkook, revealing that she felt pressure at first.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m like, &#8216;Are you sure you want me?&#8217; I felt so much pressure to do it, but I was like, &#8216;You know what? He reached out to me for a reason. Let me just go in there and do what I do best.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>RM also shared another exclusive detail from that period. The group\u2019s rapper and leader shared that Jungkook was invited to perform solo at the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show by Usher before his military enlistment. However, the plan did not happen because Jungkook began his mandatory service in December 2023 alongside Jimin. And while the \u201cGolden\u201d era had successful singles, such as \u201cSeven\u201d and \u201cStanding Next To You,\u201d a Halftime Show performance would have been the cherry on top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTS\u2019 RM has revealed that he stepped in when label executives considered changing the explicit lyrics in Jungkook\u2019s hit single \u201cSeven.\u201d In a Rolling Stone cover story published on April 13, 2026, Jungkook, who also goes by the Golden Maknae nickname, spoke about the song and said he never felt embarrassed by its adult language. 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