BTS split as K-Pop group announce 'temporary hiatus' to pursue solo careers
ok.co.ukBTS has announced that they're officially going on a hiatus.The group, made up of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, announced the news during their FESTA dinner, which is part of an annual celebration of their founding.This month reportedly marks nine years since they created BTS.
In a video shared to their YouTube channel, RM speaks about how individual members still need to grow and mature as individuals, despite having achieved so much as BTS. "I always thought that BTS was different from other groups, but the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don’t give you time to mature," he said.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page. "You have to keep producing music and keep doing something,” RM went on, as per NME.The rest of the group went on to say that the hiatus was a difficult decision for them to make. "We can’t help but think of our fans no matter what, we want to be the kind of artists that are remembered by our fans.
I think now we’re starting to think about what kind of artists we each want to be remembered by our fans,” Jimin said. “I think that’s why we’re going through a rough patch right now, we’re trying to find our identity and that’s an exhausting and long process.” BTS's fans have since taken to social media to say that they will wait for the group to come back from their break. "It's okay to split up for a while, so that when we get back together we have a lot to tell.
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