

During that time I went through those kinds of growing pains and I only overcame those hard times after meeting our members. When asked about how they identify with the lyrics of “Crown,” the room goes quiet as a thoughtful Yeonjun answers, “Our fans already know that I trained the longest, for five years.

The story of the two boys seems to pull directly from the personal experiences of the members, who are still teenagers themselves. “Crown,” an exuberant, synthy pop smash, tells the story of a boy who, after meeting another boy with wings, learns to see his horns as something to be proud of, like a “crown on head.” Fans think that the “boy with wings” is a reference to the alternate universe of BTS’s discography, where wings are a prominent trope, but that hasn’t been confirmed by Big Hit. The EP’s lyrics and imagery introduce a fictional world where the sudden growth of horns is used as a metaphor for the confusing, and sometimes scary, growing pains of adolescence. Dream Chapter: Star was produced by some of the same talents that helped craft BTS’s hit music.

Before debuting, all five members trained in dancing, singing, rapping, and other disciplines for at least three years under Big Hit Entertainment, the Korean company behind musical juggernauts BTS.
