It is an impressive, exciting and moving album with slick production, accompanied by thought-provoking art, but it is so much more than a shiny pop album.
BTS are both the world’s biggest and most interesting act in pop music right now: 7 solidifies this position and smartly looks towards the future.
With each album, they continue on the path of self-discovery and maturity, pulling off yet another effortless display of pop prowess without forgetting the fans that have helped them along the way.
This is an album full of big ideas, strong conviction and unguarded emotion, produced by a band who have every right to be proud of their journey.
The group made a conscious decision to experiment and give more of themselves rather than a rinse and repeat of what's worked before.
The K-Pop boy band’s latest blockbuster is full of stylistic experiments that all flow together.
Although the sound of the album is wide-ranging, it holds continuity through its lyrics and general sentiment.
As a full album, 7 shows how determined the band are to make this record as cinematic and immersive an experience as possible.
Their latest album showcases the K-pop group embracing a more mature sound that both reflects on their past while looking to the future with equal measures earned trepidation and practiced brazenness.
The K-pop group’s latest is part memoir, part fan service, and part amateur psych eval. They can still tap into something enchanting, but the glimpses of personality here are fleeting.
Map of the Soul: 7 is a solid effort. It's simply fine: there’s nothing here likely to cause a stumble as the BTS phenomenon marches on.
Map of the Soul 7 could have been the perfect introspective seven-way dialogue from a super group who’ve proven their lyrical prowess, musical acumen and self-awareness time and time again- but it misses the mark as it reaches too much outwards to the world and not enough nearly inwards towards themselves.
While it has quite a few highlights, Map of the Soul: 7 is bogged down in some of the most derivative and thankless songs of BTS's career.
Some music can be completely transcendent, taking the listener out of their immediate surroundings. Map of the Soul: 7 seems to stop time, making the listener feel that they’ve been stuck with it for hours and hours, rather than just the 75-minute running time.
favorites: jamais vu, louder than bombs, 00:00, friends, moon and we are bulletproof: the eternal
least favorites: make it right, respect
also: stop assuming that every positive rating is a bot, some people actually like this album
edit: i wrote this a few days before the bot invasion, i had no idea it would get this bad
people are saying this is the most liked review... sorry about that. i’ve seen SO many reviews on this website that are way better structured than this, with better ... read more
This is probably BTS' best album yet. I've seen some reviews complain about the diverse sound and the autotune. In response I'll say the diverse genres presented in this album make me love it more. Depending on my mood I can listen to R and B, EDM, rock, rap, or pop all in one album.
As to autotune, I like how it was used as a stylistic choice rather than to cover up vocal mistakes (BTS don't need to cover up anything).
Favourite Tracks: Moon, We Are Bulletproof: Eternal, JAMAIS Vu, ON, ... read more
Incredible album- it is such a diverse and beautiful album. In no ways this album is a copy of what's popular right now : BTS are creating are new music genre. There is no such thing as a language barrier. We are united by music. BTS reunite people from around the world and make sure people know they have a place in this world. This album uses such diverse and hard technics! Lovely to hear real instruments and choirs.
Inconsistent af. Has its moments but like most of the BTS albums doesn't keep its theme consistent and focused. After hearing almost all of the MOTS Persona songs we have a very solid start to the album Shadow and Black Swan. It goes downhill from here and sadly doesn't reach the heights set by the opening tracks. There are a few good songs tho. Not good not bad just fucking inconsistent.
Best tracks - Black Swan, Shadow, Boy With Luv
it’s so hit or miss
intro 50
- a little reminiscent of dark and wild <3
bwl 0
- wouldnt listen again
make it right 10
jamais vu 10
dionysus 45
- i started to enjoy it after seeing the live performance
interlude 65
black swan 90
filter 10
my time 75
louder than bombs 45
on 50
ugh 85
00:00 10
inner child 10
friends 0
moon 0
respect 45
we are bulletproof 35
outro 45
- i like the callback
1 | Intro : Persona 2:51 | 68 |
2 | Boy with Luv 3:49 feat. Halsey | 74 |
3 | Make It Right 3:46 | 60 |
4 | Jamais Vu 3:47 | 60 |
5 | Dionysus 4:09 | 65 |
6 | Interlude : Shadow 4:19 | 68 |
7 | Black Swan 3:18 | 77 |
8 | Filter 3:00 | 62 |
9 | My Time 3:54 | 63 |
10 | Louder than bombs 3:37 | 60 |
11 | ON 4:06 | 70 |
12 | UGH! 3:45 | 70 |
13 | 00:00 (Zero O’Clock) 4:10 | 69 |
14 | Inner Child 3:53 | 58 |
15 | Friends 3:19 | 59 |
16 | Moon 3:28 | 58 |
17 | Respect 3:57 | 55 |
18 | We are Bulletproof : the Eternal 4:21 | 64 |
19 | Outro : Ego 3:16 | 65 |
20 | ON 4:06 feat. Sia | 34 |
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#33 | / | Billboard |
#44 | / | NME |
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