BTS new album Map of the Soul: 7 is all about conquering their doubts and fears, say superstars in reflective YouTube interview
- BTS may be K-pop’s bestsellers and global names, but the seven members are still prone to doubts
- The band said overcoming their fears was the subject of their latest album Map of the Soul: 7
The young stars in South Korean boy band BTS say the theme of their new album deals with how they overcame doubts and fears encountered since they burst on the K-pop scene seven years ago.
Plans for a large media event in Seoul for the album were ditched due to the coronavirus health scare in South Korea, but the band instead live-streamed a news conference based on preregistered questions.
“Sometimes we were uncertain, sometimes we were lost. Every time that happened, the shadows and fear inside us grew,” rapper Suga said at the conference aired via YouTube. “But it’s been seven years. I think we have grounded ourselves now, and we learned how to do that, the difficulties and wounds we face and fight them.”
Though several young K-pop stars have struggled with cyber bullying and depression, Suga did not elaborate on what difficulties BTS faced. But the group, whose seven members are in their 20s, took an unexpectedly long holiday last year to “recharge”.