[ALBUM] Love Yourself: Tear
Background and release[edit]
Love Yourself: Tear was first announced on April 14, 2018, following the release of a nine-minute short film entitled "Euphoria: Theme of Love Yourself 起 Wonder" on April 5.[6] The video included a new single, also named "Euphoria", recorded as a solo by member Jungkook. The song was produced by DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, Melanie Fontana, Bang Si-hyuk, Supreme Boi, Adora, and BTS' leader RM, and was complimented for its synth-pop style and tropical house elements.[7] Tear was designed as a follow-up to BTS' 2017 EP Love Yourself: Her, with "Euphoria" serving to connect the two releases.[8][9]
On May 6, the trailer for the album, featuring a new song entitled "Singularity", was released.[10] The neo-soul solo was performed by member V, and serves as the intro track for the album.[11] "Singularity" was produced by British composer Charlie J. Perry, with lyrics also provided by RM.[12]The trailer was commended for its sensual, dream-like atmosphere, use of symbolism and contrast, and charismatic performance by V.[13][12] The song itself received compliments for its haunting tune, jazz elements and themes of desperation.[14] Promotional concept photos presenting four different themes were released on May 8, for the "O" and "R" versions,[15][16] and May 10 for the "Y" and "U" versions.[17] The official track list of eleven songs was released on May 13, revealing a second collaboration with Steve Aoki, as well as a track titled "Airplane pt.2", said to be an extension of J-Hope's song, Airplane, from his mixtape Hope World.[18][19]
On May 14, the first video teaser for what was revealed to be the first single, "Fake Love", was released via BigHit's official YouTube channel.[20][21]The song has been described as "an emo, hip hop genre track with a grunge rock guitar sound & groovy trap beat that creates an odd gloominess", and lyrics that "clearly represent the theme of the album by realizing that a love that was thought to be fated was actually a lie".[22] The BillboardMusic Awards released a short, sneak peek clip from the music video on May 15, which showed part of the new choreography and teased a line from the song's chorus, "I'm so sick of this fake love".[23][24] BigHit released the second and final video teaser on May 16.[25][26] On May 18, the album was released, along with the music video of the single "Fake Love".
Promotion[edit]
On May 18, 2018, two hours prior to the album's release, a "Comeback Preview Show" was broadcast live from Los Angeles on Naver's V LIVEbroadcasting site featuring BTS discussing the new music. It garnered over 3.3 million viewers.[27] "Fake Love" made its worldwide television debut on May 20, when BTS performed it live at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.[28]
As was previously done for Love Yourself: Her, a special "BTS Comeback Show", hosted by Mnet, was broadcast live worldwide on May 24, featuring performances of "Fake Love" and several B-side songs from the album. The group revealed behind the scenes images of comeback preparations and presented a special video specifically for their fans. The show was broadcast simultaneously online via Mnet Japan, YouTube, Facebook and Joox.[29][30] BTS also performed "Fake Love" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 25, marking their second appearance on the program.[31][32]
Critical reception[edit]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [33] |
| IZM |  [34] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[35] |
| Rolling Stone | [36] |
Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork wrote that the album "formula is a slick, loosely thematic album about love and loss, with a stronger focus on rapping than ever before."[35] While Elias Leight from Rolling Stone stated that "BTS' 'Love Yourself: Tear' is K-Pop with genre-hopping panache".[36]
Commercial performance[edit]
Between April 18 and 25, 2018, the first six days of the pre-order period for Love Yourself: Tear, IRIVER reported that the album had sold more than 1.44 million copies domestically.[37] The sales surpassed BTS' own Love Yourself: Her as the most pre-ordered album in Korea and made BTS the first K-pop group to have multiple albums exceed one million pre-orders.[38]
Track listing[edit]
Credits adapted from the Korean Broadcasting System's approval for public broadcasting and the liner notes of the physical album.[39][40]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro: Singularity" |
|
| 3:14 |
| 2. | "Fake Love" |
|
| 4:02 |
| 3. | "전하지 못한 진심" (featuring Steve Aoki) (Jeonhaji moshan jinsim / The Truth Untold) |
| Steve Aoki | 4:02 |
| 4. | "134340" |
|
| 3:49 |
| 5. | "낙원" (Nagwon / Paradise) | 3:30 | ||
| 6. | "Love Maze" |
| Pdogg | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Magic Shop" |
|
| 4:36 |
| 8. | "Airplane pt. 2" |
| Pdogg | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Anpanman" |
| Pdogg | 3:54 |
| 10. | "So What" |
| Pdogg | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Outro: Tear" |
| DOCSKIM | 4:45 |
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