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BTS on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert': Air time, how to live stream, trailer of Bangtan Boys' performance of 'Butter' on CBS

K-pop boy band BTS will be making a return to 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on May 25

BTS is back with a new record-breaking English single 'Butter' and ARMY will soon witness a number of 'Butter' stages starting from BBMAs to 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'. The Grammy-nominated South Korean music group is no stranger to 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.' Previously, BTS appeared on the show in 2019 and performed an iconic reenactment of the Beatles' performance at the Ed Sullivan Theater of February 1964.

BTS, then introduced as 'a new batch of mop-top heartthrobs' has lived up to the name as from 2019's huge success to 2021, the Billboard Hot 100 charting group has only excelled higher and achieved heights that no other music group in history has. Their latest released single 'Butter' crossed 100 million views even before 24 hours, breaking their previous set record of 'Dynamite' making 'Butter' the fastest music video to reach 100 million views.

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Air date and time

BTS will appear for 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on Tuesday, May 25 at 11.35 pm ET/PT (May 26, 12.35 KST).

How to live stream

'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' airs on CBS but for users who want to stream it online, the late show can be found watched through 'Youtube TV', 'Hulu', 'Paramount +', 'fuboTV', and more. Also, keep an eye on the YouTube channel of the late show for the performance to be uploaded shortly after airing.

More on BTS 'Butter'

BTS released their second English single 'Butter' on May 21st at 1 pm KST which garnered 110 million views within 23 hours of the premiere. The track introduced as the official summer anthem is essentially a dance-pop track. The addictive melody and catchy hooks with its distinctive baseline and crisp synth sounds made fans fall in love with the song almost immediately as the track garnered 10 million views within 13 minutes of release. The sensuous music video exuding the ultimate charisma of BTS with moves to die for, 'Butter' rightfully claimed, "Cool shade stunner/ Yeah, I owe it all to my mother/ Hot like summer/ Yeah, I'm makin' you sweat like that!"

'The iconic good boy V is back'

Among a few things that were iconic about BTS' first appearance on the Stephen Colbert show, V aka Taehyung's 'Hi guys! I am V, I am a good boy' remains all too memorable for ARMY. With BTS reappearing on the show, here's what they shared on social media. A fan wrote, "I’ve been hoping for their return for a LONG LONG TIME! Love you @StephenAtHome!" Another fan reminisced, "OMG the iconic "I'm good boy" V is back!" A fan wrote, "Ngl! This was the most iconic intro ever! So excited to see them back in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!!!" referring to their Beatles tribute stage. An ARMY wondered, "Yay!!!! How will you top the Ed Sullivan homage??!!!"

Excited about BTS on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'? Tune in to the show on May 25 at 11.35 pm ET. Meanwhile, stream Butter here.