Before releasing BTS' newly announced album called "Map of the Soul: 7," the group has released the first of two comeback trailers at midnight KST the 10th of January. A video titled "BTS MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 Interlude: Shadow" was posted on Big Hit Labels YouTube Channel.
Suga, the rapper of the group which starred the video, showed off his extraordinary rap and singing skills, drawing the attention of the group's strong Fanclub ARMY.
BTS, which includes Suga, released a comeback map of its fourth full-length album "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7" on its official SNS channel for the Big Hit at midnight on Wednesday. The released comeback map contains an image of the number 7 which is expressed in three dimensions by superimposing several numbers and the release schedule of "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7."
This appears to be different from any other comebacks BTS did. Starting with the "Comeback Trailer: SHADOW" on the 10th of January, the music video for the title track has been released in four stages, signaling a massive comeback for BTS.
The two-time theme of the comeback trailer, "SHADOW" and "EGO," are concepts that appear in the psychological theory of Swiss psychologist Carl Gustaf Jung, which is drawing attention from the group's previous works that put forward the idea of "PERSONA" from their comeback last year of April.
The new album and its previous album, "Map of the Soul: Persona," will continue the theme of "Finding Yourself," with this series of "Map of the Soul." The series is known to have obtained Motif from "Map of the Soul: An Introduction," an introductory book that quickly unravels the theory of Jung comparing it to the mapping process which also talked about what Jung believed, unlike many of his contemporaries, that all the elements of an individual's nature are present from birth, and that the environment of the person brings them out (rather than the environment creating them).
The fans' attention is also focused on the meaning of the number "7," as it became the main point of this comeback. It is also notable that the coordinates reading "Persona," "Shadow" and "Ego" are stamped on the grid. According to Big Hit Entertainment, "Map of the Soul: 7" is BTS' fourth full-length album. It is expected to contain abundant tracks in preparation for the mini-album of the previous comeback release "Map Of The Soul: Persona."
In particular, the release of an unusual comeback map is attracting global attention, with the release of the pre-released song of the 1st Single and art film on the 17th of January, month before the new album release. Also, the schedules of "CONNECT, BTS," referring to certain cities such as London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and Seoul, as well as return trailers and concept photos are all the more intriguing.
With this, the world is looking forward to what is coming next. BTS' fourth full-length album "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7" will be released simultaneously worldwide on the 21st of February at 6 pm KST.
