BTS to Release New Album in November

BTS at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.
BTS at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. Photo by Courtesy of MTV/ViacomCBS/Shutterstock (10761136w)

BTS fans have a lot to look forward to—the K-pop band has announced the release of their new album BE (Deluxe Edition) for November 20.

“The new album imparts a message of healing to the world by declaring, ‘Even in the face of this new normality, our life goes on,’” reads the official announcement.

“For this album in particular, the septet took a step further and was involved not only in the music-making process but also in the overall production: concept, composition, design, etc.,” adding that it “reflects the thoughts, emotions and deepest ruminations of BTS while working on the album. This new project offers an even richer musical spectrum experience as well as the most ‘BTS-ish’ music yet.”

The band’s been sharing moments from the album’s creation on their YouTube channel BangtanTV.

BTS is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a weeklong special from September 28 to October 2 and they’ll hold their online concert BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E on October 10 and 11.

The group’s latest single “Dynamite” broke YouTube records by scoring the most views in 24 hours with 100 million views, just over a month ago. With “Dynamite”, they’ve become the first K-pop group to top the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in a row.