BTS to go on a break

 

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K-pop icons BTS shocked the world today, as they announced that they will go on a hiatus, to focus on the members' solo careers.

The announcement from the boy band came around 20 minutes into their hour-long FESTA dinner, during which members RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook reminisced their journey as a band.

"We're going on a hiatus now," said Suga, nonchalantly during the dinner. "Should we talk about why we're not doing the FESTA or making content?"

"Should we get into that?" replied RM.

The members agreed on the need to take a break from their relentless schedule that they had to follow since 2013.

The ARMY, dedicated fans of BTS, are what the members are most worried about.

 "We can't help but think of our fans no matter what — we want to be the kind of artists that are remembered by our fans," said Jimin, "I think now we're starting to think about what kind of artists we each want to be remembered by our fans. I think that's why we're going through a rough patch right now, we're trying to find our identity and that's an exhausting and long process. Our fans know us and we know us."

BTS is not new to taking breaks, however, as they took a month off in 2019, and an "extended period of rest" at the end of 2021. All 7 members of the group are stars in their own right.