D-2

D-2 is the second mixtape released by South Korean rapper Agust D, better known as Suga of BTS, following his eponymous debut mixtape released in 2016. The mixtape was released on May 22, 2020, through Big Hit Entertainment, along with the lead single "Daechwita". The mixtape consists of ten tracks, with songs sung and rapped in both Korean and English. Its lyrics share the rapper's viewpoint of the contemporary world. Commercially, the album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Official UK Chart, and number 2 on the ARIA chart, setting three new records as the highest-ranking mixtape in the US, UK, and Australia by a Korean solo artist. "Daechwita" debuted at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Suga the first Korean soloist to simultaneously chart on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200. The single also debuted at number one on the Billboard Rap Digital Song Sales Chart, becoming the highest-charting and first song by a Korean artist to do so. Background Due to Agust D's heavy schedule with BTS, the mixtape was produced at a far slower rate than the previous mixtape. Originally, the mixtape was almost finished in 2019, but the artist wanted to spend more time editing it to make it sound "more complete". In total, production took almost 4 years since the last mixtape. Production and theme Prior to writing the mixtape, Agust D spent the bulk of his time listening to his previous, self-titled mixtape. The rapper stated that he "always liked making music that contrasts with my previous songs ... to show there is a beauty in contrasting things".