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The seven-member group is at the forefront of
South Korean pop music and has helped win K-pop fans around the
world since their 2013 debut.
The young group members said in a livestreamed news conference
ahead of the release of "Dynamite" that they hoped the song
would give their fans the same surge of energy it had given
them.
"Everyone in the world is going through tough times right now,"
member Jimin told the news conference aired via YouTube.
"Dynamite is a song that can lift anyone’s spirit. We gained a
lot of energy singing and rehearsing it," he said.
Group leader and rapper RM said the coronavirus had forced a
halt to many of their activities but it had also allowed them to
clear their heads and come up with new material.
"It served as an impetus for Dynamite, this was a ray of light,
a sip of sweet water," he said.
Contributors on their first English-language song included David
Stewart and Jessica Agombar, their music label, Big Hit
Entertainment, said. The full album will be released later this
year.
BTS are set to return with two concerts in Seoul in October,
with a limited audience observing social distancing, which will
also be streamed online, Big Hit said.
Their tour of more than 20 concerts in the United States, Europe
and Asia was cancelled because of the coronavirus but some
756,000 fans paid to watch an online concert in June.
BTS broke into the U.S. market in 2017 and were the first Korean
group to win a Billboard music award. They performed at the
Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in January.
(Reporting by Sangmi Cha; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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