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Oh my my my! BTS’ Map of the Soul: Persona is HERE! *screams*
The K-pop group have just dropped their highly anticipated comeback album and ARMYs are freaking out all over the globe!
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With the release of the album, BTS also dropped the music video for their title track with Halsey, “Boy with Luv”!
BTS talk about the joy in finding love in Map of the Soul: Persona and are reaching out to the world to share their messages with their fans. The group are especially curious about the stories of each and every one who have helped them become who they are today.
“We find strength and happiness in every moment. You’ve given us so much love, and now we want to get to know our fans more,” the group said. “We filled our album with our genuine feelings and the message that we want to share with you.”
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As you’re replaying all your favourite tracks off their new album, here’s everything you need to know about each of the seven songs on the album.
1. Intro: Persona
‘Intro: Persona’ was created by sampling the beats from ‘Intro: Skool Luv Affair’, from the Skool Luv Affair album. It is a solo hip hop piece that builds on a rocking guitar sound and trap hip hop rhythm. RM’s amazing rap with organ strains tells a story based on the theme of ‘Who am I?’. Another way to enjoy the song is to listen to it side by side with ‘Intro: Skool Luv Affair’
2. Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)
A funky pop song going for a deliberately kitschy sound, ‘Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)’ contains melodies that are softer-sounding compared to some of the other well-known styles of BTS music. World-leading and Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singer Halsey takes part as featured artist to add even more flair to the song. Having grown out of young love, BTS now talks about how true strength and love come from finding joy in the little things in life and reaching out to the world.
3. Mikrokosmos
A pop rock song with a three-quarter beat new wave sound, ‘Mikrokosmos’ showcases a unique rhythm perfect for celebrating with fans on stage and provides courage and comfort to listeners.
Coming from human interest, the song declares that each individual is a precious star and a
‘microcosmos’ of their own: just like the flickering lights of the cityscape at night, everyone holds a vast cosmos within themselves.
4. Make It Right
‘Make It Right’, produced by world-famous singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, is a pop track with softly glimmering yet refined emotions. Intricately weaved together with RM’s lyrics, the falsetto vocals create a calm and delicate charm that allows the listener to experience the love and healing of a real-life hero.
5. HOME
‘HOME’ is a hip hop song that combines 90s old school sounds and trap rhythm. With its bouncy lead synth line and melody, the song talks about how BTS finds refuge from hardships and loneliness – that is, by returning ‘home’ where their fans are. ‘HOME’ is both an expression of gratitude and profession of their love for the fans.
6. Jamais Vu
A soft British pop sensibility meets the voices of j-hope, Jin and Jung Kook to create a moving and sincere message. The title ‘Jamais Vu’ is the French word that means “the eerie feeling of experiencing something for the first time although knowing that it’s happened before.” BTS sings that they will continue to get on their feet and keep running despite the unintentional mistakes and setbacks: ‘I go again, I fall again / Even if it repeats endlessly / I’m gonna go again.”
7. Dionysus
Years since ‘War of Hormone’ and ‘Rise of Bangtan’, BTS returns with their old-school hip hop style through ‘Dionysus’. The rap rock piece combines 90s hip hop grooves with metal guitar sounds. It expresses BTS’ desire to communicate with the world through their music and performances based on their experiences of joy and pain during their journey to become the artists they are now. With lyrics written by j-hope and ad-libs by Jin, the track presents powerful beats that blast through from start to finish.
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We’re playing the BTS’ full album TONIGHT at 10pm! Join us for the Map of the Soul: Persona listening party with Keanu!
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