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In United Nations Address, K-Pop Group Singer Urges Young People To Love Themselves_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 27, 2019 4:44 PM UTC  YouTube  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 27, 2019 4:44 PM UTC They’re back — or at least, [RM is back](http://time.com/4833807/rap-monster-bts-interview/), in a new “comeback trailer” kicking off K-pop [supergroup BTS](http://time.com/collection-post/5414052/bts-next-generation-leaders/)‘s next musical era. Following up their past two years’ run with the _Love Yourself_ album trilogy, which continues to top charts, BTS announced they were entering a new phase entitled _Map of the Soul_. Their new album _Map of the Soul: Persona_ is scheduled to drop April 12\. (They’ll also perform on [_Saturday Night Live_](http://time.com/5418566/who-is-hosting-snl/) for the first time on April 13.) So this surprise teaser gives fans the first taste of the new sound and direction for the [world’s biggest boy band](http://time.com/collection-post/5418827/bts-members/), which consists of RM plus J-Hope, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, Jimin and V. In the teaser, group leader RM (real name: Kim Namjoon) raps in Korean without stop for nearly two whole minutes before a chorus break; it’s a flex. “Where’s your soul? Where’s your dream? Do you think you’re alive?” he asks, mining existential questions for lyrical value and nodding at his own history of self-doubt and personal pressure. (Hint: for the full effect, non-Korean-speakers should turn on YouTube’s subtitles.) BTS have long focused on themes of struggles with self-confidence, self-knowledge and self-actualization in their songs, but _Map of the Soul_, which references a [Jungian psychology theory](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812693760/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=time037-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0812693760&linkId=d5bbceecc4003bf3f655186b508502df), seems to be going further. It also sounds different, thanks to a guitar-heavy beat. As for the visuals in the video, there’s plenty to unpack, from an army of clones led by RM to a hall of mirrors and a graffitied classroom. While this may be titled a “comeback trailer,” BTS hasn’t exactly gone anywhere. [_Love Yourself: Answer_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F99WH5Y/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=time037-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07F99WH5Y&linkId=81126bab741f4fd81fea0ee6ecebdfe4) was released in August, RM dropped an independent collaboration with English electronic duo Honne [earlier this week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Y1ZSLNLjM) and the seven-member group have been [performing at shows](http://bts.ibighit.com/btsworldtour/) this year so far in Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong, with a series of U.S. tour dates scheduled for spring. And that’s not to mention [their new dolls.](http://time.com/5554547/bts-dolls-mattel-first-look/) ## Transcript [00:00] I used to look up at the night sky and wonder, and I used to [00:04] dream the dreams of a boy. I used to imagine [00:08] that I was a superhero who could save the world. [00:10] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] And in intro to one of our [00:14] early albums, there is a line that says, my heart stops [00:19] when I was Maybe nine or ten. Looking [00:23] back, I think that's when I began to worry about what other [00:27] people thought of me and started seeing myself through [00:30] their eyes. There was a small voice inside of me that said, [00:34] wake up man, and listen to yourself. But, it took me quite [00:38] a long time to hear music calling my real name [00:43] Even after making the decision to join BTS there were a lot [00:46] of hurdles. Some people might not believe, but most people [00:50] thought we were hopeless. And sometimes I just wanted [00:54] to quit. But I think I was very lucky that [00:58] I didn't give it all up, so. Let's take all one [01:02] more step, we have learned to love ourselves. [01:08] So now I urge you to speak yourself, no matter who [01:12] you are, where you're from, your skin color, your [01:16] gender identity, to speak yourself. Find [01:21] you name and find your voice by speaking yourself. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5559673/bts-comeback-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5559673/bts-comeback-trailer/"},"headline":"BTS Kicks Off a New Era with a Map of the Soul: Persona Teaser","datePublished":"2019-03-27T16:44:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:08.466Z","description":"\"Where's your soul? 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