Dynamite

> *"Lighting it up like dynamite. For the boy scouts. For all of us."* - Newgrounds short description.
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## Production information

### Featured character (s)

* Lancerrow
* Earthstar
* Deol Keon-Ju
* Obsoloak
* Man'kurr Nocturnym
* Brye Roostlestock
* Pam Formerio

## Production order

**Dynamite** is a song by BTS remixed by LastyGhost. It was released on June 13th, 2023.

## Cover artwork

The cover artwork features, in a purple stage with a large screen and speakers on the sides, wearing the members' respective dance outfits:

* Lancerrow as RM.
* Earthstar as Jin.
* Keon-Ju as SUGA.
* Obsoloak as j-hope.
* Man'kurr as Jimin.
* Brye as V.
* Pam as Jung Kook.

The word "DYNAMITE" is written with the Lovelo font and colored after Lasty, whereas "BTS" and "LastyGhost Remix" are written in neon aqua.

## Structure

### Act 3

In the YouTube release, during this act, a message is displayed.

*To be written*

#### Message

> *"Hello Bangtan!! I hope life has been treating you well! Wow, have they really been 10 years since you first debuted as a group? It almost feels like last year! I made this remix of Dynamite in your honor. It is the least that I could do to celebrate such an event, despite you're currently on your own. I wish you the best; Greetings from Mexico, LastyGhost"*
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### Coda

* **6:11 - 6:29:** The drop sequence is played one last time, having its key altered due to Act 4's final bars. Cross and Wood play the main voice while the rest of the Leads play the chords along with those responsible for it. All involved instruments echo at the end.

### Epilogue

This sequence only plays on the YouTube release.

* **6:29 - 6:45:** Mochi plays the main song's drop sequence in its original key.
* **6:46 - 7:01:** Mochi plays the lyrics' intro, interrupted by two chords at the second bar.
* **7:02 - 7:06:** Cross plays the chorus' end before all Leads play the drop sequence's last chord, which echoes.

## Development

### Original Remix

   LastyGhost's Dynamite remix started development in Late April 2023 with its intention being one of her most ambitious music projects at the time. With the tenth anniversary of BTS' debut coming up and LastyGhost becoming a devote ARMY at a quick rate since November 2022, she also intended the song to be a tribute to them.

The song was teased at the end of April 2023, with the image being an ARMY Bomb -albeit without the BTS isotype- laying on the floor, illuminated by a purple light. Text written with the Lovelo font in its Line Bold (same used in BTS' 'Love Yourself' albums) reading "A TRIBUTE..." was above it, along with "JUNE 2023" written at the bottom using the same font's Black variation.

As soon as May began, LastyGhost began working on character illustrations to promote the song, which, thanks to her dedication, managed to be finished within 3 weeks. The illustrations were published both in LastyGhost Wiki and LastyGhost's (now deleted) Twitter account. Because of the song's promotion campaign, it is the first to have a gallery of its own.

The remix was up for prompt access in LastyGhost's Patreon page beginning May 24th, 2023, and it was officially released on June 13th, 2023, during the tenth BTS Festa. Two months later, an 'instrumental' version of the song was released on LastyGhost's Patreon and Newgrounds pages.

LastyGhost's Dynamite remix's music video is the first to feature a visible equalizer, which is made should the song be exported from Medly in the form of a video. It is overlaid onto the images, making it visible even in the dark backgrounds featured in the Intro and Act 3 of the song. Unlike the image, the equalizer does not fade in/out as it affects the audio. An equalizer exported from the Finale's Medly file is also featured.

### Holiday Remix

On December 1st, 2023, a "Dynamite Encore" was teased through LastyGhost Wiki. While LastyGhost learned there's an official Holiday remix of Dynamite when she read a post about BTS' holiday songs, she still went for her plans of creating her own. The remix underwent slow work during the first two weeks of December and it was finished on December 21st, 2023. Its cover artwork was made the day after and got scheduled for release on December 25th, just in time for Christmas. This makes the first instance in which two iterations of the same song launch in the same year.

### Instrumentation

Mirror, one of the synths in Medly's Dancehall Pack, has a symbol extremely reminiscent of ARMY's isotype, which are the mirror-like symbols on BTS' logo, inverted. Because of this, the instrument is present in both Dynamite remixes. Most of the instruments across the remixes used in the song hold references to the band:

* Dream references *No More Dream*, BTS' debut song.
* Stellar and Stardust reference either *My Universe* (a collaboration with Coldplay) or *Mikrokosmos*.
* Bang refers to the first Hangul syllable of *Bangtan.*
* Oud and Palm reference *Dreamers*, a song by Jung Kook which was part of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 soundtrack. Medly's Striker Pack was released to commemorate such, further implying this.
* EDM might reference the official EDM remix of *Dynamite*.

Seven Leads were chosen to represent each of the members of BTS and were selected with their voices and potential references to themselves in mind. They are, as follow:

* **Cross - RM:** Matches his sharp voice.
* **Flare - Jin:** References either *Tonight* or *Abyss*.
* **Candy - SUGA:** Matches how his stage name was suggested because he gave the impression to be as sweet as sugar.
* **Flick - j-hope:** References *Jack in the Box*.
* **Sparkle - Jimin:** Matches his less low-pitched voice, which sounds almost feminine in the original song.
* **Dream - V:** Matches his softer, more low-pitched voice.
* **Wood - Jung Kook:** Matches his youthful sound and how he's the youngest member.

## Trivia

* **Track goof:** If one listens closely, the chords return to the original key in the song's final bar.
* The style used in the drop sequences and the outro was recycled from Birds.
* On December 15th, 2023, Bolt revealed to LastyGhost they like Dynamite.

## External Links

* Listen in Newgrounds.
* Listen in Newgrounds (Instrumental version).
* Listen in Patreon.
* Listen in Patreon (Instrumental version).
* Listen in YouTube.
* Dynamite on BTS Wiki.

1. ↑ https://lastyghost.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000320444