Map of the Soul: Persona has finally come! On April 12, K-Pop sensation BTS released a new mini album called Map of the Soul: Persona. It is the first album from their new trilogy, Map of the Soul. It is a continuation of the Love Yourself album released in 2018. After its release, they went on a world tour called Love Yourself.
BTS is in their last week of promotion for their new album, and on May 4th, they will be starting a new world tour called Speak Yourself: Love Yourself Tour. Here are the dates they will be on tour:
DATES CITY WHERE
May 4, 2019 Los Angeles, CA Rose Bowl Stadium
May 5, 2019
May 11, 2019 Chicago, IL Soldier Field
May 12, 2019
May 18, 2019 E. Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
May 19, 2019 (I’m going to this concert!)
These are the dates for the United States part of the tour. BTS is going to places in the UK, France, Brazil, and Japan. It seems extremely exciting because they are known for their amazing performances and powerful onstage presence.
The new album consists of seven songs, starting with a solo rap from the leader of the band, RM, named “Intro: Persona”. It then moves into the collaboration with Halsey with the song “Boy with Luv”. Next, you hear a wonderful song that tells you to keep smiling and dreaming no matter what called “Mikrokosmos”. That is followed by an Ed Sheeran co-written song called “Make It Right”. “Home” is up next, and it repeats the lyrics “mi casa” which means “my home” in Spanish. They are basically saying that they want to go home to their safe place. After that you hear a song by a BTS “sub-unit”, meaning only a few of the members are included in the song. The members for this sub-unit are Jung Hoseok, Kim Seokjin, and Jeon Jungkook, and they sing “Jamais Vu” which translates to “never seen” in French. For the final song, they chose to have a rock song written by member Jung Hoseok. It is called “Dionysus”. A fun fact about “Dionysus” is that at the end you can hear Kim Seokjin's scream as a part of the song. It shocked ARMYs (BTS fans) to hear the famous Kim Seokjin scream in one of BTS’s songs. And that concludes the album.
If you want to listen to the album, you can find it on music apps like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Soundcloud, and YouTube Music, or just on YouTube. To watch the music video