K-pop sensation BTS announced plans for solo projects from individual band members, but the company behind the global superstar says they are not taking a hiatus
K-pop sensation BTS announced plans for solo projects from individual band members, but the company behind the global superstar says they are not taking a hiatus
Global superstars BTS said they are taking time to focus on solo projects, but the K-pop group’s foundation company said they are not taking a hiatus.
With hits like “Butter” and “Dynamite,” the seven-member group talked about their future in a video posted Tuesday celebrating the nine-year anniversary of their first release. They released a three-disc anthology album, “Proof”, last week.
Band member Suga asked the group if they should talk about why they were going into a hiatus when the group sat down for dinner. They discussed their travel plans and music releases to deal with COVID-19 disrupting music releases, as well as what each thought about their individual artistic goals.
The group spoke in Korean, and the word “hiatus” was used on the English subtitles included in the video.
But a statement from Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind BTS, said they would still be working on projects as a group as well as individually. “BTS isn’t taking a hiatus. Members will focus more on individual projects at this time.
No details about future BTS collaborations or solo projects were announced on Tuesday. BTS has a global fan base that follows the group and members online and the group’s profile has grown overseas in recent years. The group recently addressed the United Nations General Assembly and went to the White House to discuss with President Joe Biden on ways to stop violence against Asian Americans.
The band members – J-Hope, RM, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin and Jimin – opened up about their struggle to grow as individual artists within the K-pop genre.
“The problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that doesn’t give you time to mature,” RM said. During the conversation, some members of the group were seen crying.
Band member V recalled a conversation with J-Hope in which he discussed how working on solo projects would improve their “synergy” as a band. Suga described an interest in trying new styles.
Jung Kook told his fans, “It will take some time for each of us to have fun and experience so many things.” “We promise that we will someday return more mature than we are now.”