Jimmy Fallon Gets Into The Fortnite Groove With South Korean Boy Band BTS
By Jesse Collins ·
The Tonight Show had South Korean boy band BTS trying out what was called the Fortnite Dance Challenge with host Jimmy Fallon. Hey Epic, when will we get Idol as a dance move emote?
During last night's The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the popular South Korean band BTS performed their hits "Idol" and "I"m Fine." But, before that, they joined together to try different dances from the popular Fortnite Battle Royale. Even though Fortnite's emotes and dances tend to be copying something prior, Fallon went with the Fortnite versions of each.
With seven members of the BTS group, they tried out popular dances, starting with Orange Justice to a roaring applause and audience scream. The other bandmates and Fallon laughed hard during Orange Justice, originated by Orange Shirt Kid during the Fortnite BoogieDown contest this year, but Fallon tends to laugh at everything else anyway. Next up was the "Tidy" dance, originated from Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" music video, which had multiple band members mimicking off to the side. "Flapper", which is just a dance based on 1940s and 50s Flapper dancing, was next up, done flawlessly by a BTS member.
Jimmy, himself, took on the next dance, "Zany", based on the obscure alien dance in El Chombo's 1998 song, "Dame Tu Cosita". This one looked a little more difficult than some of the others, yet he handled it like a pro. BTS screamed in excitement. Next up was the "Electro Shuffle", taken directly from YouTuber Gabby J David's video "Bad & Boujee". Fan favorite "Best Mates" was up next, based on the popular Facebook video “Band of the Bold” by Marlon Webb.
“The Worm” was next up, based on the dance move of the same name, then “Reanimated”, from a video of a dance performance by the South Korean dance team Necrophilia, caused screams from the audience again. “The Robot”, another popular dance move, came up afterward, followed by Fallon taking on the move “Boneless”, which is a warm-up exercise used by MMA fighter Conor McGregor, causing a lot of laughter. “Ride The Pony, also known as “Gangnam Style” got out several band members and Fallon to do it.
Popular tween dance “The Floss”, originated by Backpack Kid, got all eight participants doing it in a row. This led to Fallon toppling over on the floor, most likely in laughter, as multiple BTS members surround him doing the Floss. In the end, BTS showed off the dance move from their routine during their hit song “Idol”, teaching Fallon how to do it.
All we gotta say is, we want the Idol dance in Fortnite, stat. In the mean time, pro sports players like MMA fighter Michael Page and soccer pro Antoine Griezmann don't have a problem doing their renditions of Fortnite dances, so neither should you.