BTS’ Jin has formally launched into his solo journey with the discharge of Pleased, his debut album, out at present (Nov. 15).
That includes six tracks, the album faucets into a mix of musical kinds and collaborations that make it a standout addition to this 12 months’s new releases. The Ok-pop sensation didn’t maintain again on collaborations in his EP. The lead observe, “Working Wild,” comes with star energy, co-produced by Take That’s Gary Barlow.
“Coronary heart on the Window” pairs him with Wendy of Purple Velvet for an emotionally charged duet, whereas “Till It Reaches You” groups him up with Taka and Toru from Japanese rock band One Okay Rock, including a rock edge to the combination. Famend South Korean producers Pdogg and GHSTLOOP lend their experience to the album’s polished manufacturing.
It comes after followers had been handled to the pre-release single, “I’ll Be There,” on Oct. 25, that includes American artist MAX, a observe that has already sparked pleasure throughout ARMY circles. The bi-lingual tune fuses Nineteen Sixties bubblegum rock and fashionable dance-pop, with Jin singing, “I swear that I’ll all the time sing for you/ Sing for you, oh-oh-oh/ I’ll be there for you.”
In a latest interview, Jin mentioned of the mission, “I’ve a really clear concept of what sort of feelings I need to share with our followers … I need our followers, our ARMY, to be completely happy.”
The discharge comes forward of his solo debut on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon on Nov. 20, the place he’ll carry out stay as a part of his promotional rollout. The information was introduced by Jimmy Fallon in a video posted on Nov. 12.
The upcoming Fallon look will come six years after BTS made its full-band debut on Fallon’s present. In 2018, the group — which can be comprised of SUGA, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — carried out Billboard Sizzling 100 No. 11 hit “Idol” and “I’m Wonderful,” in addition to tried out that 12 months’s “Fortnite” dance pattern.
Jin’s solo period is unfolding as a number of BTS members full their necessary service within the South Korean army, which the “Abyss” artist grew to become the primary to finish in June. J-Hope is the one different member of the group to have accomplished his since then; full-band actions are on pause till subsequent 12 months.
Stream Pleased beneath.
