--- description: For their performance on Stephen Colbert's show, BTS time-traveled back to the Beatles era to reenact an iconic scene. title: BTS Re-created an Iconic Boy Band Moment on 'Colbert' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # BTS Re-created an Iconic Boy Band Moment on _Colbert_  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 16, 2019 4:26 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 16, 2019 4:26 PM CUT First there was Beatlemania. Now there’s [BTS-mania](http://time.com/collection-post/5567876/bts/ "undefined"). 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/ "undefined") 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/ "undefined") from their new album [_Map of the Soul: Persona._](http://time.com/5559673/bts-comeback-trailer/ "undefined") 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/ "undefined") 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 "undefined") 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 "undefined") show. They will perform in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium this weekend as well. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5590367/bts-beatles-colbert/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5590367/bts-beatles-colbert/"},"headline":"BTS Re-created an Iconic Boy Band Moment on Colbert","datePublished":"2019-05-16T16:26:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:58.799Z","description":"For their performance on Stephen Colbert's show, BTS time-traveled back to the Beatles era to reenact an iconic scene.","url":"https://time.com/5590367/bts-beatles-colbert/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","Late Night Television","onetime","bts"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5590367/bts-beatles-colbert/","name":"BTS Re-created an Iconic Boy Band Moment on Colbert"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"2019 Time 100 | BTS","description":"K-Pop band BTS is on the 2019 Time 100 list","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/uMa8fPWx/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-04-17T10:04:29.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uMa8fPWx.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5590367/bts-beatles-colbert/","duration":"PT2M54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5590367/bts-beatles-colbert/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```