D-2 (mixtape)

D-2
Mixtape by
Agust D
ReleasedMay 22, 2020 (2020-05-22)
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length32:22
LanguageKorean
LabelBig Hit
ProducerAgust D[3]
Agust D chronology
Agust D
(2016) 		D-2
(2020) 		D-Day
(2023)
Singles from D-2
  1. "Daechwita"
    Released: May 22, 2020

D-2 is the second mixtape released by South Korean rapper Agust D, better known as Suga of BTS, following his eponymous debut mixtape released in 2016. The mixtape was released on May 22, 2020, through Big Hit Entertainment, along with the lead single "Daechwita" (Korean: 대취타).[4] The mixtape consists of ten tracks, with songs sung and rapped in both Korean and English.[5] Its lyrics share the rapper's viewpoint of the contemporary world.[6]

Commercially, the album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Official UK Chart, and number 2 on the ARIA chart, setting three new records as the highest-ranking mixtape in the US, UK, and Australia by a Korean solo artist. "Daechwita" debuted at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Suga the first Korean soloist to simultaneously chart on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200.[7] The single also debuted at number one on the Billboard Rap Digital Song Sales Chart, becoming the highest-charting and first song by a Korean artist to do so.[8]

  1. ^ Kernis, Jay (April 21, 2019). "BTS, the kings of K-Pop". CBS News. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d D-2 (Digital booklet). Agust D. South Korea: Big Hit Entertainment. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Agust D - D-2 by BTS on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Big Hit Entertainment (May 22, 2020). Agust D '대취타' MV.
  5. ^ Herman, Tamar (May 22, 2020). "BTS' BTS's Suga Reflects on Triumphant Return of Agust D on 'D-2' Mixtape". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Bruner, Raisa (May 22, 2020). "BTS's Suga Reflects on His New Solo Mixtape as Agust D on D-2". Time. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Jeon, Aram (June 4, 2020). 방탄소년단 슈가, 韓 솔로가수 최초 美 '빌보드 200'·'핫 100' 동시 진입 [공식입장]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  8. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (June 4, 2020). "BTS's Suga Makes History On The Rap Sales Chart With The First-Ever No. 1 Hit By A Korean Artist". Forbes. Retrieved January 5, 2021.


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