BTS Announce Ed Sheeran Collaboration 'Make It Right'

Similarly, the single “Boy With Luv” will serve as a parallel track to the group’s 2014 single “Boy in Luv.” “While the band’s prior release talked about young love, ‘Boy With Luv feat. Halsey’ is about how true strength and love come from finding joy in the smallest things in life.”    

The other album tracks similarly explore the group’s messaging. The already-released “Intro: Persona" from RM questions individual identity, while the song “Mikrokosmos” will “paint the world through human interest.” The song “HOME” addresses BTS’ relationships with their fans, known as ARMY, and describes how the groups finds refuge where their fans are, while “Jamais Vu” is a song featuring J-Hope, Jin and Jung Kook. Album closer “Dionysus” will lean into the group’s hip-hop nature.

“We find strength and happiness in every moment,” BTS said in a statement. “You’ve given us so much love, and now we want to get to know our fans more. We filled our album with our genuine feelings and the messages that we want to share with you.”

The South Korean septet will perform “Boy With Luv” for the first time on Saturday Night Live this weekend following the album’s release on Friday. Map of the Soul: Persona is BTS' first release of 2019 and follows last year's Billboard 200 chart-topping albums Love Yourself: Tear and Love Yourself: Answer.