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SCMP Reporter

K-pop giants BTS will release their next album on February 21, the group’s management agency announced on Wednesday.
“Map of the Soul: 7” will be the band’s first release since “Map of the Soul: Persona”, which topped the US Billboard albums chart after being released in April last year.
According to a “comeback map” released by BTS agency Big Hit, the first single from the album is scheduled to be released on January 17, with the full track list of the album coming on February 17.
BTS became the first K-pop act to top the Billboard album charts with their 2018 album “Love Yourself: Tear”.

Pre-orders for Map of the Soul: 7 start today.


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‘Map of the Soul: 7’ will be the band’s first release since last April’s ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’, which topped the US Billboard albums chart
The first single from the album is scheduled to be released on January 17, with the full track list of the album coming on February 17



New album ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ will be the first release from K-pop superstars BTS since last April’s ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’, which topped the US Billboard albums chart. The first single is scheduled to be released on January 17.


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