June 14 (Reuters) – BTS, the South Korean band that spearheaded a worldwide Okay-pop craze, is taking a break as a gaggle to work on solo tasks, the singers introduced on Tuesday.
Band member RM, talking on the annual FESTA dinner that celebrates the group’s founding, stated he had been feeling a must discover his personal work with out the fixed recording and performing required of BTS.
“The issue with Okay-pop and the entire idol system is that they don’t provide you with time to mature. It’s important to hold producing music and hold doing one thing,” stated RM, seated at a desk along with his six fellow band members and talking in Korean.
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A video of the dinner was posted on the band’s official Twitter deal with.
Members of Okay-pop boy band BTS pose for pictures throughout a information convention selling their new album “BE(Deluxe Version)” in Seoul, South Korea, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
An English translation of the remarks confirmed one of many members calling the break a “hiatus,” an outline a consultant for the band disputed in an announcement.
“To be clear, they don’t seem to be on hiatus however will take time to discover some solo tasks right now and stay energetic in varied totally different codecs,” the assertion stated.
BTS made its debut in June 2013 and have become a worldwide sensation with its upbeat hits and social campaigns geared toward empowering younger folks. The group launched its new album, “Proof,” on Friday.
Final yr, BTS grew to become the primary Asian band to win artist of the yr on the American Music Awards. The group met U.S. President Joe Biden on the White Home in Could to debate hate crimes focusing on Asians.
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Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Modifying by Mark Porter
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