Map of the Soul: 7 is the fourth Korean-language (seventh overall) studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. The album was released on February 21, 2020, by Big Hit Entertainment. It is the follow-up to their 2019 extended play Map of the Soul: Persona, with five of its songs appearing on the album. Map of the Soul: 7 has been described as a pop, R&B and hip-hop record with influences from rock, trap and EDM. Lyrically, it touches upon themes of reflection, introspection and self-acceptance.
Map Of The Soul : 7
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Released : February 21,2020 Genre : Pop R&B Hip-Hop Rap Rock Trap EDM Length : 74:52 Language : Korean Label : Big Hit iriver Columbia Virgin Sony Music Germany Producer : Pdogg Hiss Noise Arcades Fred Gibson Bad Milk Marcus McCoan Suga El Capitxn Ghstloop Tom Wiklund Sleep Deez Bram Inscore Supreme Boi Jimin Slow Rabbit Audien
Upon release, Map of the Soul: 7 received critical acclaim, with praise towards the cohesive production that incorporates various styles. The album debuted at number-one on the US Billboard 200 chart with 422,000 album-equivalent units (including 347,000 sales) earned in its first week. It became BTS' fourth consecutive chart-toper in the country. The album also debuted atop the charts in many other countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom; topping the charts in all of the top-five music markets in the world, BTS became the first Asian group to do so. In under nine days of its release, the album sold more than 4.1 million copies in South Korea for the first time in Gaon Album Chart's history, making it the best-selling album in the country's history, breaking the Guinness World Record of its predecessor Map of the Soul: Persona.
The album was supported by two singles, both entering the US Billboard Hot 100: "Black Swan" debuted and peaked at number 57, while "On" reached number four, becoming the band's first top-five hit on the chart. To promote the album, the group announced their fourth world tour, the Map of the Soul Tour.
Background
"Many things were not intended as far as our career. We didn't know we would ever reach this kind of position. [...] One day, we woke up and we were like, 'Where are we?' When you don't know where to go, I think the best way is to walk down the road you have been walking on. So, the reboot [songs] is the best way to reflect ourselves and figure out ourselves again: Where are we? What are we doing? Who were we in the past? And [who are we] right now? That's how it happened."
