South Korean boy band BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is swamped with concerts and television guesting right now, but that does not stop them from teasing their upcoming sixth extended play (EP) titled Map of the Soul: Persona.
Map of the Soul: Persona, which is the follow-up to the boy band's 2018 albums Love Yourself: Tear and Love Yourself: Answer, is seven tracks long and features the already-released RM (Rap Monster) solo "Intro: Persona" and "Boy with Luv / A Poem for the Small Things" featuring Halsey.
Songs titled "Mikrokosmos," "Make It Right," "Home," "Jamais Vu" and "Dionysus" will also appear on the record, as per Billboard. It was also revealed that the much-awaited Map of the Soul: Persona album will be out simultaneously in South Korea and the United States - dropping at 6 p.m. KST, or 5 a.m. EST and 2 a.m. PST - on April 12.
The album's arrival will then be followed with BTS' guest appearance on NBC's Saturday Night Live on April 13. At the late-night live television variety show, the seven-member boy band is expected talk about Map of the Soul: Persona and perform several tracks from the said album.
In addition to that, BTS - members RM (whose real name is Kim Nam Joon), Jimin (whose real name is Park Ji Min), Suga (whose real name is Min Yoon Gi), V (whose real name is Kim Tae Hyung), Jungkook (whose real name is Jeon Jung Kook), Jin (whose real name is Kim Seok Jin) and J-Hope (whose real name is Jung Ho Seok )- will also embark on their "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself" world tour on May 4 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles, California, as per Consequence of Sound.
It will be followed by several shows on May 11 and May 12 at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago, Illinois, and at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 18 and May 19. They will also perform at the Allianz Parque, also known as Palestra Itália Arena, in São Paulo, Brazil on May 25 before heading to the United Kingdom, France, and Japan in June.
BTS is one of the most popular South Korean boy band right now. The group, who debuted in 2013 with the single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, is the most powerful and influential celebrities across South Korea, according to the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity survey. They were also named as the "Next Generation Leaders" by Time Magazine.
