Folks, it’s happening: yesterday morning, BTS announced the imminent arrival of a brand new album, Map of the Soul: Persona. The upcoming collection marks the band’s first foray into new tunes since wrapping up their Love Yourself trilogy of releases last year. Given everything that’s happened to the group and their skyrocketing popularity over the last twelve months, we can’t wait to see what they have in store for their army of rabid fans. We’ve put together everything you need to know about the new release, and what to expect from the band as they take the next step to international pop superstardom, because let’s be real, they’re already the biggest boy band in the world.
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Just in time for the ice on the ground to melt, BTS are dropping "Map of the Soul: Persona" on April 12th to help melt any ice around your heart.
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In addition to coming off of the band rising to international prominence over the past year, "Map of the Soul: Persona" also keeps the group's musical momentum going as the fourth release from the group over the past 12 months, following the compilation "Love Yourself: Answer" and albums "Love Yourself: Tear" and "Face Yourself".
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"Map of the Soul" is dropping just a month before the boys kick off their massive international "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself" tour, which kicks off in Los Angeles this May. Four weeks may be a short time to memorize a new album's worth of songs, but we've learned not to underestimate the determination of the BTS Army.
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@dailyhoping on Twitter noticed BTS-er Jin was wearing a shirt onstage emblazoned with their new album's subtitle as far back as "DNA" era, suggesting the themes and ideas featured on their new album may have been stewing for as long as two years.
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Not to read into things too much, but "Map of the Soul: Persona" references not one but two principle ideas put forth by famed psychoanalyst Carl Jung, specifically one's internal psychological make-up (map of the soul) and how one presents that to the world (persona).
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Though nothing has been confirmed, one can assume that not only will "Map of the Soul: Persona" follow the trend of BTS putting out multiple collectible versions of each of their releases, but that BTS Army – and their wallets.
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Having wrapped up their "Love Yourself" trilogy, a statement from the band has promised that "Map of the Soul" will mark the "beginning of a new chapter" for BTS. Though details remain sparse on what that chapter entails, the group's sandbox has only gotten bigger since their international breakout, and we can't wait to see what that entails for their sound.
