BTS News- Jimin Releases Debut Solo Album ‘Face’

South Korea’s band BTS is best known for being the K-pop sensation that it is. It rose to popularity to the extent that they make millions in revenue off its music and merchandise. However, the band is now going on a break soon. This is to serve for the military in South Korea, which commands its citizens that all able-bodied men must serve a minimum time period of 18 months. The band is meant to reunite in the year 2025, however, how exactly that will come about is still unknown.

In the meanwhile, the band has asked its fans to expect more and more solo projects before they enlist in the military. One of those leading projects is by none other than BTS Park Ji-min, one of the youngest members of the band. Face is now out, which marks Jimin’s first solo debut album. Here’s all you need to know.

Faces album release dates

Faces release has made the fans very excited. It has now joined the list of a few existing BTS solo projects with other artists, such as SUGA and J-Hope, who put out their mixtapes and songs earlier than 2023. Face has six tracks in it which include two versions of the main title track, Like Crazy, an English, and a Korean version are on the album. It also includes the track that started the hype around Face, Set Me Free Pt. 2. 

Apart from these three tracks, there are Face-off, Interlude: Dive, and Alone. Artist Jimin has previously talked about how the album means so much to him. The artist has recorded multiple pieces in the United States to complete the album. 

“I gained the will and power to prepare for a new beginning by facing hollowness, loneliness and a feeling of being lost,” he said in a video. “This song carries a lot of lonely and empty feelings I felt while working during the pandemic.”

Every artist goes through a time of deep despair and unproductiveness. The same was true for Jimin, who felt unproductive and tired out during the pandemic. Being emotionally flat was also something he suffered with.

“It contains a lot of fears and worries that I felt during my lethargic days, and actually it was hard to get into the emotions when I recorded it,” he said while talking about the song Alone, which carries a deep dragging sense of sadness.

The album has been promoted by many artists, and the band’s leader RM also helped in the overall production of Face. It was all a brand new challenge for Jimin, who is only 27 years old. The singer had previously released Set Me Free Pt. 2 in order to get some attention toward his new project.

The song was an instant hit among fans, and Jimin really felt good about that. He appeared in an interview later to talk about the song and the album and what they meant to him. 

“When this song was made, I felt really attached to it,” he had said at the time. “I went to the US myself for the choir recording, and listening to it right next to them was truly amazing. I remember it as a really good memory.”

Along with Set Me Free Pt. 2, the song Like Crazy is also one of Jimin’s favorites which explains why it’s the main track. 

“It’s a song featuring the emotion of the moment when I turn a blind eye to reality to forget hurtful memories. I paid a lot of attention to convey the sad feelings of the lyrics when I sang it,” he said about it.

Clearly, a great example of BTS first album from artists, Face will likely see a lot of praise as sales tower. Now, fans wait for the band to finish their time in the military eventually so they can be seen performing together again.