The seven-member BTS group has generated billions of dollars for the South Korean economy.
South Korean pop group BTS announced on Tuesday that they were going on an “indefinite hiatus” to pursue an individual career, but promised they would “someday return”. The seven members of the group are credited with generating billions of dollars for the South Korean economy.
The members of the group, who have been together for nine years, clarified that they are not disbanding.
The announcement was made during their streamed annual “Festa” dinner, which is part of a celebration that marks their anniversary as a group.
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In the hour-long YouTube video, group member RM, 27, said that after Grammy-nominated BTS’s last few singles he “had no idea what kind of group we were now,” later adding that members of the group “were tired. ,
“I’ve always thought BTS was different from other groups,” he continued. “But the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don’t give you time to mature.”
“You have to keep producing music and keep doing something… I’ve changed as a human being in the last 10 years, so I need to think and give me some alone time,” RM said.
Jimin, 26, said, “We can’t help but think about our fans, no matter what, we want to be the kind of artists that are remembered by our fans. I think now we We are starting to think what kind of actors they are. We all want our fans to remember them.”
Several members of the group broke down at the end of the video and expressed their gratitude to their fans, known as “ARMYs”.
The BTS members, who are in their twenties and often wear earrings and lipstick, have given voice to a generation that is comfortable with gender diversity.