Korean superstar boy band BTS shocked the world on Tuesday in remarks confessing that they had lost their sense of individual identity, were going “through a tough time right now,” and hoped to take a break from the band to pursue solo work and “think.”
The band’s record label, Big Hit Entertainment, frantically clarified in a statement to Billboard magazine that the band would not be going on hiatus, though they would be working on solo projects following the release of their latest album, Proof, on Friday.
BTS are the most internationally successful Korean popular music act of all time, attracting a global fanbase that has propelled them to top the American Billboard charts and receive Grammy Award nominations. Most recently, the band visited the White House at the request of President Joe Biden to discuss hate crimes against Asian-Americans – the band members…
