BTS stated that "Mikrokosmos" would "paint the world through human interest". The track "Mikrokosmos" is named after the Greek word for " microcosm", and the song's Korean name, 소우주 (romanized as so-u-ju), means the same. "Mikrokosmos" and " Home" are songs dedicated to the fans, as they are the home that comforts BTS when they are tired and lonely. It has been described as a song that is trying to answer the question of "Who am I?" In the video for " Persona" words such as " persona", " shadow", and " ego" were in it which directly references Carl Jung's theories. It serves as a parallel track to their earlier song "Boy in Luv". The lead single, the Halsey collaboration " Boy with Luv," has been described as a funk pop song about happiness and love. The album itself is based on the book Jung's Map of the Soul, about the theories Carl Jung created for psychology. Map of the Soul: Persona has influences from various places. A new version of the B-side track " Make It Right", featuring American singer Lauv, was released on October 18 as the second single from the album.
On April 10, BTS released the final, second teaser of the song which featured a longer sample of the track. On April 7, the band released the first music video teaser, revealing that American singer Halsey would be on the track and that the name of the title track would be named " Boy with Luv." One day later, on April 8, the group released the tracklist and album cover of the album, unveiling the seven tracks of the EP. "Version 4" featured them posing with either grapes or strawberries while wearing elegant clothing and jewelry. "Version 3" showed the band members posing with roses in rose-toned rooms. The final two versions were released on April 3. "Version 2" highlighted "different sides, or personas, of each BTS member", as described by Billboard. "Version 1" showed "BTS playing around in a photo booth", with solo shots "show off each member in a variety of poses". On March 31, Big Hit released the first two of four sets of concept photos labelled as Versions 1–4.
The regrets that I don't even get sick of anymore." The solo featured RM, the leader of BTS, and was described by Refinery29's Natalie Morin as "a colorful, dynamic song" and "nodding to the band's coming-of-age and self-discovery themes," which lyrics such as "Who am I? The question I had my whole life." and "The flaws of mine that I know. On March 27, the group released the official " comeback trailer" for their album, named " Persona" which would later become the introduction to the extended play. It was set for release before the band embarked on the stadium extension of its Love Yourself world tour, named Love Yourself: Speak Yourself.
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The EP marked a "new era" in the band's discography, after the completion of its Love Yourself series in 2018 with the release of the Love Yourself: Tear and Love Yourself: Answer albums. Moreover, the album sold 3.2 million copies in one month, making it the best-selling album in South Korea, replacing the previous record-holder of 24 years.īTS first announced Map of the Soul: Persona on March 11, 2019, pre-orders began on March 13. The album also topped the UK, Scottish, New Zealand and Australian charts, making BTS the first Korean act to achieve a number-one album in each of these countries. The EP debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making BTS the first band since the Beatles to have three number-one albums in less than a year. American singer Lauv appeared on a version of the track " Make It Right" that was released on October 18, 2019, as the album's second single. It is the follow-up to their 2018 albums Love Yourself: Tear and Love Yourself: Answer, and preceded the band's Love Yourself: Speak Yourself world tour. It was released on April 12, 2019, via Big Hit Entertainment with " Boy with Luv" as its lead single.
Map of the Soul: Persona is the sixth extended play by South Korean boy band BTS.
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