Be is the fifth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released on November 20, 2020, through Big Hit Entertainment and Columbia Records. Be is primarily a pop record, encompassing hip hop, EDM, and disco genres with elements of synth-pop, neo soul, funk, R&B, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2010s.
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Be is the fifth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released on November 20, 2020, through Big Hit Entertainment and Columbia Records. Be is primarily a pop record, encompassing hip hop, EDM, and disco genres with elements of synth-pop, neo soul, funk, R&B, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2010s. Described by BTS as \”a letter of hope\”, Be touches upon themes of comfort, loneliness, anxiety, depression, frustration, restlessness, sadness, hope, connection, and joy. Be was BTS’ fifth album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, making BTS the fastest group to earn five chart-topping albums since the Beatles. Be received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the album for its authenticity and simplicity while a few had somewhat mixed feelings and found it unadventurous. The album was supported by the lead single \”Life Goes On\” which debuted at number 1 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100, becoming BTS’s third consecutive number-one song and entered the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. In support of the album, the band was slated to begin their fourth worldwide concert tour, Map of the Soul Tour in April 2020, which was eventually postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band was also able to take a step further by taking roles in overall production, such as concept development, composition and visual design. On April 24, Suga teased the album in another broadcast: \”Before we started, we decided who was in charge of what.
Who would oversee everything, who would oversee the visuals, who will oversee the music—we split that up. We discussed it amongst ourselves and made the decision. \” On June 16, Jimin revealed about the writing and styling sessions for the album. On August 13, Big Hit. Entertainment held a corporate briefing where the agency confirmed that the album would be released in the fourth quarter of 2020. According to a press release, the album will be a message of healing to the world by declaring ‘Even in the face of this new normality, there are more than last minute changes being made before the finalization of the release date, which leads to more uncertainties’ BTS is the only act besides Taylor Swift to debut atop Hot 100 and Billboard 200 simultaneously. BTS released their fourth Korean- language studio album Map of. the Soul: 7 in February 2020, to critical and commercial acclaim. The band’s next album, Be, is scheduled for release in November 2020, nine months after its predecessor, Map. of the. Soul: 7. It is inspired by the thoughts and feelings that BTS were experiencing during the conception of the project. The record sees the band members contributing to various aspects of thealbum including songwriting, development, production, visual aspects, and direction. The lead single, Life Goes On, was released in March 2020.
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