--- title: BTS Re-created an Iconic Boy Band Moment on 'Colbert' description: For their performance on Stephen Colbert's show, BTS time-traveled back to the Beatles era to reenact an iconic scene. canonical: https://time.com/5590367/bts-beatles-colbert/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-05-16T16:26:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:08.015Z og:title: BTS Re-created an Iconic Boy Band Moment on 'Colbert' og:description: The K-pop supergroup gave the Beatles a run for their money in a throwback performance og:url: https://time.com/5590367/bts-beatles-colbert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: BTS Re-created an Iconic Boy Band Moment on 'Colbert' twitter:description: The K-pop supergroup gave the Beatles a run for their money in a throwback performance twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # BTS Re-created an Iconic Boy Band Moment on _Colbert_ > Sponsored content. 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Now there’s [BTS-mania](http://time.com/collection-post/5567876/bts/). So for their appearance on _The Late Show with Stephen Colbert_ on Wednesday night, perhaps it only makes sense that the [K-pop supergroup](http://time.com/5421722/) took a time machine back to 1964 for their black-and-white performance, appearing in sharp suits and Beatles-esque haircuts to reenact one of the most iconic moments in boy band history — The Beatles making their U.S. debut on _The Ed Sullivan Show_. For the occasion, the band performed their own new single, [“Boy With Luv,”](http://time.com/5569633/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-weekend-3/) from their new album [_Map of the Soul: Persona._](http://time.com/5559673/bts-comeback-trailer/) As Colbert mentioned, BTS are the first group since the Beatles to achieve three number-one albums in less than a year, solidifying the throwback parallels — even if they hail from across a slightly different pond than the original Fab Four. Taking the stage at the legendary Ed Sullivan stage, RM, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, Jung Kook, Jin and V [put on a flawless show](http://time.com/5560818/bts-singing-english/) for the audience that seamlessly mixed old-school tropes — like the big band set behind them — with their sleek contemporary music and dance moves. And when they [sat down with host](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiyPWH6Gm3U) Colbert for an interview portion of the show, they even sang their favorite Beatles song together: “Hey Jude.” BTS is on a record-breaking streak of late, including a series of U.S. TV appearances while they’re in the states on their _Love Yourself: Speak Yourself_ stadium tour; they returned to the stage on Wednesday morning for a [_Good Morning America_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxxkGwLiXmA) show. 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