BTS announce new album MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA

The Korean pop group’s new project is out April 12.

March 11, 2019

Korean pop group BTS have become massive global sensations in the past year, and the group has announced their next move: MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA, the band's new album, will be released on April 12 via Big Hit Entertainment. Preorder fro the project will begin on March 13.

BTS's plans for 2019 also include a world tour. The group's documentary film Burn the Stage: The Movie was released on youTube Premium in January. In August, BTS shared the album Love Yourself: Answer, a "repackaged" version of their album Love Yourself: Tear.

Posted: March 11, 2019

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