South Korea: BTS, the most famous K-Pop group in the world, in pause mode
After nearly a decade together and historic global success, the BTS group (our photo) has announced that they want to take a break and focus on personal projects.
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BTS, the world's most famous K-Pop group is taking a break.
And even if this is not the first time that an announcement has been made in this direction, it seems more likely to last.
The news had the effect of a bomb among the millions of fans of the
boy band
, which is nicknamed the "Army".
After nearly a decade together and historic global successes for South Korean artists, they have announced that they want to take a break and focus on personal projects.
In a long video, the seven members of the group, yet at the peak of their career, returned to their journey and their current difficulties while ensuring that this did not mean the end of the group.
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With our correspondent in Seoul,
Nicolas Rocca
Last week BTS unveiled an album retracing the group's nine years of activity.
This Tuesday, it was the announcement of an indefinite break that invaded the internet and saddened the army of
boy band
fans .
In a video where the seven singers are gathered around a meal, they announce this radical change of direction.
For "RM", the leader of BTS, "
the problem with
K-Pop
and the idol system is that it does not give you time to mature.
You have to keep producing music, and always doing something.
I have a lot to say as an individual, but nothing more as a group, because I feel like I've already said everything.
»
"
We promise we'll be back one day
"
The tours, the pandemic, the difficulty of living together for more than years… the seven stars explained the reasons for this break without announcing the end of the group.
Jungkook is the youngest of the band: “
We are going to take time on our own to have fun and have lots of new experiences.
But we promise we'll be back one day, more mature than today.
»
Difficult to project and know when the group will be able to develop joint projects while Jin the oldest of the seven, who will soon be 30 years old, will have - except possible exemption - to begin his 18 months of military service before the end of the year. 2022.
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