Jin explained why he thinks his latest album served as a confessional for him and his fellow BTS members.
With songs like “Black Swan”, “Outro: Ego” and “On”, Map of the Soul: 7 is a favorite among many BTS fans. The meaning behind these songs, Jin explained, was something of a confessional for the members of this K-pop group.
BTS released ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ during 2020
BTS members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook are keeping busy. Just a few months after the premiere of Map of the Soul: Persona, this K-pop group released a new album with a whole new aesthetic.
Map of the Soul: 7 featured shades of blue, black and yellow, especially in the music videos for “On” and “Black Swan.”
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Although the idols originally planned to tour with this new music, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they have since had to postpone live shows. Still, they managed to sneak into a few performances and interviews around the time the album was released.
Jin described this album as a ‘confession’
With songs like “Black Swan” and “On”, this is definitely a more introspective album for BTS. During an interview with Buzzfeed, K-pop idols described the meaning behind their recently released album.
“Map of the Soul: 7 is about being seven members of a team. Seven years have passed and now we are looking back, ”Jin said.
“We sang about the world and our image on our latest album Map of the Soul: Persona, and this time we wanted to show something different. What we have [achieved] and our emotions now, we have revealed our deep selves that we wanted to hide [on this album]. This is our confession. ”
“Map of the Soul: 7 contains stories about each of us individually, but I think it’s more appropriate to say that it’s our story,” added J-Hope. “These are the emotions that we feel in the last seven years and what we feel for our fans, so I hope that the fans also feel and share these emotions.”
BTS to release another album this year
Although Map of the Soul: 7 was released less than a year ago, this K-pop group is expected to release new songs in the coming months. However, the theme and title of this album remains a mystery to fans.
Still, they decided to release their first single as soon as possible, a lighthearted retro song performed entirely in English, “Dynamite.” In turn, this song broke some records for performers, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Music Chart.
The “Dynamite” music video is now available on YouTube. Music by BTS, including their recently released album Map of the Soul: 7, is available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and most major platforms. What do you think the new album could be about?
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