“Bring back 3-4 minute songs!”- BTS’ Jin’s alleged ‘Happy’ album tracklist preview sparks debate among netizens about under 3 minute releases

BTS Jin's upcoming album Happy Tracklist Preview is gaining attention online for allegedly having several tracks with less than a 3-minute time limit. The eldest member of BTS, Jin is gearing up for the release of his upcoming solo album Happy’s release on November 15, 2024.

On November 1, BIGHIT MUSIC unveiled the album tracklist preview on Spotify allowing the fans and listeners to pre-save the album on the music service platform. However, according to the tracklist preview shared by the agency, the timing of the songs has sparked a debate among fans.

Many music listeners who prefer listening to songs with longer duration have expressed their disappointment as the tracks on Jin's album are allegedly less than 3 minutes.

Since many artists and musicians have been releasing short songs that trend on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, netizens were concerned if this would become a trend for K-pop songs as well. Fans have shared their thoughts and opinions on Reddit.

“I'm mad why aren't any of them atleast 3 minutes long? I hate this stupid trend, bring back 3-4 minute songs!!! I'll still give the album a listen tho,” one fan said.

Fans react to BTS' Jin's upcoming album Happy's tracklist preview (Image Via Reddit/@top_version_6050)

“With these shorter songs, they often feel incomplete and the trend of not including a bridge or proper outro makes me so sad. I hope that this is not the case with Jin's album,” another fan said.

“This is such a short album! I know everyone is saying the same thing but a full playthrough being about 16 minutes (my rough 7am math)… it’s not even going to get me to work in the morning!” another fan commented.

Netizens echoed similar sentiments about the alleged time limit of the songs on Happy.

“The Tiktokification of music is one of the worst things that has happened, I HATE IT,” one fan said.

“Short songs is absolutely criminal but once again I love how al the titles read like a verse,” another X user wrote.

“That is crazy that only one song is just over 3 minutes. I’m not liking this trend these days,” another user said.

Meanwhile, some fans expressed their excitement to hear the songs on Jin's upcoming album.

“I’m excited for this one! I loved I’ll Be There and I’m especially excited for the final two tracks based on Wendy and vibes,” one fan commented.

“I've never been a fan of 2 minute++ songs, so I'm hoping Running Wild is the best 2.5 minutes of my week!” another fan commented.

“honestly, as long as the song sounds like a complete song i don't care how long it is. for example, v's fri(end)s and jhope's future, those are complete songs and also short,” another fan said.

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More about BTS’ Jin's upcoming album Happy

BTS’ Jin's first solo album Happy is scheduled to be released on November 15, 2024, with the title track Running Wild. The album has a total of 6 tracks including the title track and I’ll Be There, Another Level, Until It Reaches You/I will Come to you (네게 닿을 때까지), Heart on the Window featuring Red Velvet's Wendy, and In Yearning/Falling (그리움에).

On October 17, BIGHIT MUSIC unveiled the first set of concept photos Journey version for the album Happy. The second version Imagine was released on October 19 and the third and last version Navigate was out on October 21. On November 6 the agency released the Happy Jacket shoot sketch video on the official YouTube channel of BTS.

Meanwhile, the pre-release song I'll Be There, co-written by American singer Max was released on October 25, 2024, and is available on major music service platforms for streaming.