BE

by 

BTS

AlbumNov 20 / 20208 songs, 28m 30s
K-Pop Contemporary R&B
Popular Highly Rated
7.0 / 10

The K-pop superstars’ second album of new material in 2020 fixates on the frustration and grief of life in quarantine, sifting through the blurry days to construct a new form of intimacy.

When the pandemic struck, BTS were busy promoting their album ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ and putting together a stadium world tour.

The pandemic hit us all, and not even the world’s biggest boy band, BTS, could evade its wrecking spree. The seven-member K-Pop juggernaut — comprised of RM, Jin, Suga, J-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — were set to complete their world-spanning arena tour before the Covid-19 outbreak made it an impossibility.

After BTS scored a long-awaited Number One single in the US with the glittery disco-pop cut “Dynamite,” you might expect the Korean group to keep the party going and double down on their chart-topping formula.

The Cribs’ debut album was full of droll witticisms – here they let the guitars do the talking; K-pop stars BTS add another feather to their cap with a succinct new record

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9 / 10

In a year this devastatingly lonely, K-pop global superstars BTS have made a pandemic album to help bring everyone closer together. BTS (...

7 / 10

K-pop septet BTS trade in their larger-than-life soundscapes and psychoanalytical concepts for something far simpler yet equally comforting on their fifth

The album trades overstimulating spectacle for low-key introspection, but it’s therapeutic as a cup of tea.

8 / 10

BTS's BE crosses over to cement the type of legacy they're building: one that started in youth and is proudly Korean, but that makes sense for any age or place.

K-pop perfection from the South Korean septet. Album review by Peter Quinn