BTS at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA, on April 3, 2022. The surprise announcement that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
BTS at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA, on April 3, 2022. The surprise announcement that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Tamar Herman
Opinion

Opinion

Tamar Herman

BTS taking a break is one of the biggest entertainment news stories of 2022. Why did it get so messy?

  • Panic over how long BTS’s hiatus would be and whether it would end in permanently breaking up completely ignored what the members were actually saying
  • It felt not only dismissive of BTS but of all artists who desire a change in direction, or indeed a rest in this world of constant production and consumption

Tamar Herman
Tamar Herman

Updated: 11:51am, 22 Jun, 2022

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BTS at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA, on April 3, 2022. The surprise announcement that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
BTS at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA, on April 3, 2022. The surprise announcement that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
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