BTS gearing up to release new ‘upbeat’ single next month to help comfort fans amid coronavirus pandemic
- Band revealed the news in a V Live audio livestream
- ‘Breakthrough’ song is set to stream worldwide August 21
- Band said they’re excited about putting out a new album later this year
- BTS consists of members RM, V, J-Hope, Jin, Suga, Jimin, and Jungkook
The South Korean boy band BTS is gearing up to put out a new English single in August.
The band revealed the news of the forthcoming release via a V Live audio livestream, saying that it will be available via streams worldwide August 21.
The seven-member K-pop sensation told fans on the stream that they hoped the ‘upbeat’ track would create a ‘breakthrough’ amid the difficult days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Forbes reported Sunday.
Coming soon: The South Korean boy band BTS is gearing up to put out a new English single in August. They were snapped in LA in December
The track ‘sounded perfect’ as is, according to Member V.
On the stream, the band said that they’re excited about putting out a new album later this year, which would make two for 2020, as they put out the studio album Map of the Soul: 7 this past February.
‘We also needed a breakthrough during these unforeseen times, so we worked on this new song,’ the band said, according to the outlet. ‘This is a new challenge for us as well. When we first heard and recorded the song, we were energized and our spirits were lifted up.
‘We can’t wait to share this song with you all.’
More to come: On the stream, the band said that they’re excited about putting out a new album later this year
Fast-rising: The band performed on the Grammys and on The Tonight Show earlier this year
The band, who performed on the Grammys and on The Tonight Show earlier this year, is repped by Big Hit Entertainment, who put out a statement on the band’s fan club app WeVerse after the band’s livestream.
‘We would like to thank all ARMY for your continued affection for BTS, and we ask for your love and support for the new digital single soon to be unveiled.’
BTS was primed to play a series of shows in the native South Korea this past April when they canceled the shows in February amid the outbreak of the virus, which has grinded the musical touring industry to a halt with the enhanced risk of infection amid large gatherings of people.
Moving forward: BTS continues to soar in popularity following a record-setting 2019
The concert plans included shows Seoul’s Olympic Stadium on April 11-12 and April 18-19, with a projected 200,000 fans expected to attend the shows.
BTS continues to soar in popularity following a record-setting 2019 in which their record Map of the Soul: Persona hit number one on the Billboard 200 in March, tying the Beatles in having three top albums in less than a year’s time.
In April 2019, they appeared on Saturday Night Live, marking the first time a K-pop group had been the musical guest on the NBC staple, and were subsequently named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People.
Amid their Love Yourself: Speak Yourself tour, they played massive venues such as Pasadena, California’s Rose Bowl, London’s Wembley Stadium and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.