“BTS' sincerity shines through on Map of the Soul: Persona”
“In the eight months since BTS last released an album – the 26-song ‘Love Yourself: Answer’, which collated tracks from the rest of the ‘Love Yourself’ trilogy with added new cuts – a lot has happened for the Korean pop wonders. They’ve dominated the Grammys just by presenting an award and looking like they were having the time of their lives in the crowd, put out their first fully English track in”
“The biggest K-pop group in the world try to move their sound forward but spend too much time leaning on their past.”
“Nothing like BTS has ever happened before. The K-pop kings have taken the sound of Seoul to the top of the U.S. charts, without making any of the usual compromises—no crossover songs in English, no novelty hit, no pandering celebrity duets. Even their Halsey collabo, “Boy with Luv,” has her singing in Korean—and still reached the Top Ten last year, for their biggest stateside hit so far. They’ve m”
“Persona is missing the dramatic punch of BTS's previous work.”
