Pahinga na muna bilang grupo ang BTS, at magkakaniya-kaniya muna sa kanilang career ang mga miyembro nito.
Sa kanilang 9th anniversary dinner celebration, na ipinakita sa kanilang YouTube channel, ipinaliwanag nila na ito ang dahilan kaya naglabas sila ng anthology album.
“We’re not going to beat around the bush,” sabi ni group leader na si RM. Aniya, ang “chapter 1” ng BTS "was supposed to be until their ON promotions in 2020." Pero hindi raw nangyari ang plano dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re going into a hiatus now,” pagtatapat ni Suga. “It’s not that we’re disbanding. We’re just living apart for a while.”
Ayon kay V, maaari silang mag-focus "on our solo work this time and later when we gather again as a group that synergy will be like no other.”
“Starting with J-hope, we’ll officially be showing our individual colors,” pahayag pa ni RM.
“I’ve really started my solo preparations now,” sambit naman ni J-Hope.
May kani-kaniyang solo albums din na gagawin ang ibang miyembro ay may plano na silang release dates.
“The other members all have their release date planned out so I think mine will be the last to be released,” ani Jin.
“I realized again today that everyone has a timeline that’s right for them,” pahayag ni Jung Kook. “This timing should’ve come to us earlier but I guess we held it off. But we got to do it now.”
Ayon kay J-Hope, ito ang magiging simula ng "2nd chapter" ng BTS.
“I think BTS could become a stronger group that way,” dagdag niya.
Nagpasalamat naman si Jimin sa kanilang mga tagasuporta na BTS ARMY, at hiniling na magtiwala sa kanila.
“It’s all thanks to our fans,” sabi niya. “We’ve talked about this a lot together but we can’t tell you everything directly and that’s very sad and difficult at times. But if you’d take our words as they are, that would be great.”
Nitong nakaraang linggo, inilabas ng BTS ang kanilang anthology album na “Proof,” na mayroong 48 kanta, kasama ang lead single na “Yet To Come,” pati na ang mga dati nilang awitin at ilang unreleased demo versions.– FRJ, GMA News
