7Fates 'Stay Alive': Release date, how to listen and about BTS Jungkook's 1st OST
We are getting Jungkook’s first solo OST, ‘Stay Alive’ thanks to BTS’ webtoon, ‘7Fates: Chakho’. At the end of 2021, it was reported that their company HYBE and Naver Webtoon would be teaming up to create webtoons based on HYBE’s K-pop groups. We have ‘Dark Moon’ modelled by Enhypen members while TXT’s webtoon is ‘The Star Seekers’. As for BTS, they modelled for the webtoon ‘7Fates: Chakho’.
‘7Fates: Chakho’ is a sci-fi fantasy based on the legendary ‘chakhogapsas’ aka tiger hunters of the Joseon era. BTS’ characters are part of this elite hunting group set in the future and face several challenges as they hunt for a menacing tiger that has been wreaking havoc. ‘Stay Alive’ is the first OST of ‘7Fates: Chakho’. It is also Jungkook’s first solo OST and has been produced by Suga. Well, here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming track.
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Release date
BTS’ Jungkook and Suga’s OST ‘Stay Alive’ for ‘7Fates Chakho’ will be released on February 4 at 9 pm EST (February 5 at 11 am KST).
Where to listen
Jungkook’s first solo OST will be first released on Naver’s Webtoon on February 4. On February 11 at 2 pm KST (12 am ET), it will become available on all major music streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, MelOn and more. It will also be released in a CD format that fans can win by subscribing to ‘7Fates’ on Webtoon. Those who have purchased the first three episodes early can become one of the 300 to win the CD and other merch.
어디서도 볼 수 없는 고퀄리티 한정판 기프트!
— 네이버웹툰(NAVER WEBTOON) (@naver_webtoon) January 16, 2022
무려 OST CD까지..!?
🎉웹툰 <CHAKHO> 오픈 기념 정주행 이벤트🎉
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1.'CHAKHO' 관심 웹툰 등록하기
2.알림 ON 해두기
3.'CHAKHO’ 3회까지 정주행하기
이벤트 기간: 2022. 1. 15 ~ 2. 5
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About ‘Stay Alive’
‘Stay Alive’ is the first OST (original soundtrack) of ‘7Fates: Chakho’. It has been produced by Suga and will be sung by Jungkook. While Suga has produced several tracks and BTS has recorded OSTs before, this will be Jungkook’s first solo OST.
Teaser
HYBE released a short teaser for the ‘Stay Alive’ OST. We see Suga’s character Cein and Jungkook’s character Zeha standing atop a building and looking at the sunset. Soft, haunting instrumentals play in the background. Before the teaser ends we hear Jungkook singing, “Please, you stay alive.”
Stay Alive (Prod. SUGA of BTS) - Jung Kook
— 7FATES: CHAKHO by HYBE (@7Fates_CHAKHO) January 31, 2022
Revealed for the first time on #WEBTOON
2022. 02. 05 11AM KST
2022. 02. 04 9PM EST
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‘OST of the year’
Excited ARMY are trending #StayAlive_Jungkook as they made tweets like, “Goosebumps, shivers everything at this moment.” Another fan similarly said, “I got goosebumps just listening to this snippet of stay alive jungkook's vocals in stay alive oh my god he sounds so beautiful.” One ARMY noticed, “Wait! With the music removed, I think I can hear Jungkook doing the background vocals too!! He’s incredible.” Another posted, “It sounds already so beautiful i can't wait to hear the whole song And jungkook's voice is literally heaven Loudly crying face am in love.” One commented, “OST OF THE YEAR IS COMING.”
Goosebumps, shivers everything at this moment 😭😱😭😱😭
— SUGArcooky⁷ OST teaser out🍊🐰 (@Nim_Kamj00n) January 31, 2022
I vote for #Butter for #BestMusicVideo at the 2022 #iHeartAwards (@BTS_twt )
i got goosebumps just listening to this snippet of stay alive 😭
— anju⁷ ✰ 📚 (@jjksceo) January 31, 2022
jungkook's vocals in stay alive oh my god he sounds so beautiful 😭😭 #StayAlive_Jungkook pic.twitter.com/SSJMO9ItKz
Wait! With the music removed, I think I can hear Jungkook doing the background vocals too!! He’s incredible 😭😭#StayAlive#StayAlive_Jungkook pic.twitter.com/yEjuulh8FN
— 𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐀∞⁷ ѕтαу αℓινє 2/11 🎵 (@_RapperJK) January 31, 2022
It sounds already so beautiful i can't wait to hear the whole song 🔥
— Jungkook Streaming JK OSTˢᵗᵃʸ ᵃˡⁱᵛᵉ (@JKStreamingfb) January 31, 2022
And jungkook's voice is literally heaven 😭 am in love #StayAlive_Jungkook @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/dJbRktlZ5N
OST OF THE YEAR IS COMING#StayAlive_Jungkook #BTSJUNGKOOK @BTS_twt https://t.co/X5S7dHmTtk
— a l l i e | STAY ALIVE FEB. 11 (@septemberitboy) February 1, 2022