Converse High

About this song

The song is part of BTS's three-part Youth Trilogy and follows the group's earlier rap structure of a thesis, antithesis and synthesis, as seen in "Spine Breaker" and "Paldogangsan." Its rap verses take different views of Converse shoes, with RM's praising them, j-hope describing them, and SUGA voicing distaste before the song ends with praise. The song has received mostly positive responses, though some listeners criticized potentially misogynistic elements. KultScene noted that in South Korea, dropping brand names could keep a song off broadcast, and argued that the group chose meaning over public-friendly content.

What it's about

The song is inspired by leader RM's stated ideal type, a girl who wears a white t-shirt, jeans and red high-top Converse. It shows the group's youthful innocence toward love amid pain and suffering.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Written by SUGA (슈가), j-hope, RM, Slow Rabbit and Pdogg.
• Produced by Slow Rabbit and Pdogg.