BTS announce hiatus, management insists its not a hiatus

completemusicupdate.com:

BTS are “going through a rough patch right now” and, as a result, are “going on a hiatus” in order to allow the group’s members to develop as solo artists and “find our identity”.

But, they promise, they will definitely “return someday even more mature”.All very interesting statements, but none of which should be taken to mean that BTS are now on hiatus or aren’t working together.

Or at least that’s according to their management company Hybe.The group discussed their upcoming plans in an hour-long video yesterday which was marking the anniversary of the release of their debut album in June 2013.

The conversation also followed the release of their latest compilation ‘Proof’ on Friday.Initially lighthearted, the chat – broadcast on YouTube in Korean with English subtitles – took a more sombre tone about 20 minutes in, as the band’s Suga suddenly announced “we’re going on a hiatus now” – although the subtitles were later changed to read “temporary break” rather than “hiatus”.After some discussion about whether they should discuss these plans, Suga told his bandmates “we have to talk about the direction we’re taking”.And so, RM began: “Gathering like this today and shooting content [it’s made me think] ‘I’m glad we’re BTS’ [and] ‘what would I do if we weren’t BTS?’ It made me think I’m happy just being together.