BTS drop new English single to ‘boost fans’ energy’ during Covid-19 lockdown

The new single from BTS, which comes out on August 21, has been described by the K-pop group as uplifting

The unnamed digital release is being released to invigorate their fans in the BTS Army, says band leader RM

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BTS are releasing an English language single on August 21.

Published: 10:15pm, 28 Jul 2020Updated: 3:56am, 29 Jul 2020

By Dong Sun-hwa

K-pop giants BTS are poised to release a new digital single in English on August 21.

“We were initially set to drop an album later this year, but decided to release a single in advance for you,” BTS frontman RM told fans during BTS’ radio broadcast on Naver’s V Live last Sunday. “We wanted to invigorate you, as you have been going through tough times due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”

His bandmate Jimin said: “I think the new song is energy boosting. Just like many other people, all of our plans have practically fallen apart because of unforeseen circumstances, and this made us feel helpless for a while. So we looked for a way to create a breakthrough and came to work on this song, tackling a fresh challenge.”

BTS saw their world tour cancelled due to the coronavirus. Photo: @itz_rachelc15/Instagram

The seven-piece boy band were set to embark on a world tour in April, but called off or postponed all the concerts following the outbreak of the virus. Instead, BTS played a paid online gig, “Bang Bang Con: The Live”, on June 14, attracting more than 756,000 people in over 107 countries.