courtesy of Instagram/@bts.bighitofficialMusic / NewsMusic / NewsBTS make history by premiering their new song, ‘On’, on TikTokThe preview comes ahead of their soon-to-be-released album, Map of the Soul: 7ShareLink copied ✔️February 20, 2020February 20, 2020TextThom Waite With their forthcoming album – Map of the Soul: 7 – just hours away, BTS have teased a track from the record, titled “On”, in a pretty unconventional way. While the full song is coming February 21, along with the rest of the album, a 30-second snippet can now also be heard on TikTok. #ONchallenge 지금 시작합니다! MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 의 타이틀곡 ‘ON’을 틱톡에서 미리 만나보세요.https://t.co/pKNb7Hgad7— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) February 20, 2020 The K-pop stars are the first artists to officially debut a single via the app. Besides being available to listen to, the track will undoubtedly feature in tens of thousands of fans’ videos, with #ONchallenge already trending across social media. In fact, the demand for the preview was so high on release that many users reported the site had crashed (which, tbh, isn’t all that surprising). It is available to listen to now, though. The choice of TikTok as a platform to debut some of the group’s new music is also pretty logical – besides being used to spread viral political messages and more, the app has helped various artists break out into the public eye. “TikTok's unique promotional method which allows artists and consumers to communicate while promoting their content to one another, breaking away from the typical methods of promotion, is currently creating a hot sensation,” a Tiktok representative tells Allkpop. Ahead of Map of the Soul: 7, BTS have also shared images of the Anthony Gormley sculpture that’s part of their global free art project, CONNECT, BTS. Hi Mr. Gomley #CONNECT_BTSpic.twitter.com/u3k5FcDVu0— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) February 20, 2020Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREK-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneOnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy