K-pop superstars BTS on Monday released a teaser video of Boy with Luv , the main track of their upcoming album “Map of the Soul: Persona”, featuring young American singer and songwriter Halsey. K-pop band BTS’s ‘Idol’ passes 400 million YouTube views The 46-second video, uploaded on the boy band’s official homepage and social media accounts early Monday, begins with an image of Halsey in a ticket box. She hastily closes the box office and leaves – but not before a brief encounter with BTS in front of the theatre. The video then cuts to the seven BTS members, backs to the camera, standing on a dark stage lit up with a colourful screen and a neon sign spelling out the word “Love”. Halsey, 24, is the latest high-profile pop star to work with BTS, after the band’s collaborations – both remix versions – with US DJ Steve Aoki on MIC Drop , and diva Nicki Minaj on Idol , the main track of “Love Yourself: Answer”. K-pop sex scandal won’t overshadow BLACKPINK’s new music Having debuted in 2015, Halsey topped the Billboard 200 album chart with her second full-length album, “Hopeless Fountain Kingdom”, in 2017. She released a photo of her meeting with BTS in Seoul in August last year, when she was in South Korea for a performance. The Boy with Luv teaser video dropped ahead of the Friday, April 12 release of “Map of the Soul: Persona”. BTS will promote the album with an appearance on the NBC show Saturday Night Live on April 13. “Map of the Soul: Persona” has stayed at No. 1 in the “CDs & Vinyl” category on Amazon.com since pre-orders for the album started about a month ago. Want more stories like this? Sign up here . Follow STYLE on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter This article was written by Yonhap for The Korea Times .