Who is BTS?
BTS is a seven-member boy band from South Korea that debuted in the world in 2013.
Global Superstar BTS – a K-pop group consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM (formerly Rap Monster), Jimin, V, RM and Jungkook – announced that they would be focusing on solo projects. taking time. But fans needn’t panic: They aren’t taking a hiatus, according to the company behind the groundbreaking K-pop group.
The seven-member group, with hits like “Butter” and “Dynamite,” talked about their future in a video posted Tuesday celebrating the nine-year anniversary of their first release. They released a three-disc compilation album, “Proof”, last week.
Band member Suga asked the group if they should talk about why they were going into a hiatus when the group sat down for dinner. They discussed their travel plans and music releases to deal with COVID-19 disrupting music releases, as well as what each thought about their individual artistic goals.
The group spoke in Korean, and the word “hiatus” was used on the English subtitles included in the video.
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But a statement from Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind BTS, said they would still be working on projects as a group as well as individually. “BTS is not taking a hiatus. Members will focus more on solo projects at this time,” the statement said.
No details about future BTS collaborations or solo projects were announced on Tuesday. BTS has a global fan base that follows the group and members online and the group’s profile has grown overseas in recent years. The group recently addressed the United Nations General Assembly and went to the White House to discuss with President Joe Biden on ways to stop violence against Asian Americans.
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The band members opened up about their struggle to grow as individual artists within the K-pop genre.
“The problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that doesn’t give you time to mature,” RM said. During the conversation, some members of the group were seen crying.
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Band member V recalled a conversation with J-Hope in which he discussed how working on solo projects would improve their “synergy” as a band. Suga described an interest in trying new styles.
“It will take some time for each of us to have fun and experience so many things,” Jungkook told his fans. “We promise that we will someday return more mature than we are now.”
The day before, Jungkook sent a message of love to Instagram, showing a stretch of sandy beach with the words: “BTS Army Forever.”
Allison Shoemaker and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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