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BTS’ Jimin Talks About His Brand New Single ‘Set Me Free Pt. 2’
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Emma JonesJimin is a worldwide sensation, just like the band he represents, BTS. The South Korean pop band is perhaps the largest and currently most popular band in the world. They are so big that their revenue literally contributes to the national economy of South Korea, and many might just call them the pioneers of K-pop who made the genre a global force.
Park Ji-min, both dances, writes and sings for BTS. The artist is now all set to release his first-ever solo album titled Face. The song will appear in the album for his brand new bold and “intense” venture.
Jimin on Set Me Free Pt. 2
Face, Jimin’s solo debut album, will be out on the 24th of March this year. He appeared for an interview recently and talked about his excitement and interpretation of his album, particularly the new song he has just put out.
“When this song was made, I felt really attached to it,” he said. “I went to the US myself for the choir recording, and listening to it right next to them was truly amazing. I remember it as a really good memory.”
The artist was clearly cheerful about him being the center of attraction for the first time. He has many solo tracks on the albums released by the band, but it’s not quite the same when you have all the attention just on yourself. The Pt. 2 at the end of the song’s name may be confusing for some fans since Jimin has no song titled Set Me Free. Here’s what he had in mind about the name:
“There isn’t a connection, and we weren’t trying to divide part one or part two,” he told Consequence. “But since it turns out my song talks about freedom and moving forward, and SUGA’s song talks about some of the stories that come before, I thought it would be good to come after that.”
The song clearly references SUGA’s Mixtape D-2, which inspired the name of the new track. All the members of BTS are quite tight-knit, they’re a family like no other. Fans of the band may have been a little overwhelmed when the group announced that they would be serving the mandatory 18 months of Military service. The group was all set to reconvene back in 2025, but recently, the claims of them coming back together have been refuted by HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk.
RM became the first member of the group to release a solo project back in 2015. Now, Jimin is following in his footsteps since the group announced that they would be focusing on solo projects going forward. Jimin expressed nervousness about his venture. There is obviously the pressure of showing how he’s still a proud BTS member before all else.
“You know, the members felt very nervous before releasing their solo albums, but compared to those feelings, their results were absolutely great,” he noted. “I don’t want to be an embarrassment to my members. I want to be a proud member of BTS.”
The song sets the tone for FACE. A more aggressive stance, a beat that could be called stronger, and a brilliant set of lyrics and vocals. It can indicate what the artist has planned up for the rest of the album.
“This album talks about how I look back on myself and how I overcame… If people understand the emotions I’m trying to express, I’ll consider the album a success.”
Clearly, the artist seeks to express and highlight his identity with his new project. BTS fans are sure to receive it with great pleasure and soon, more solo projects could come their way too.
Emma Jones is known worldwide for her awesome poetry. She was birthed in Sydney and went on to school in Sydney before heading to the University of Cambridge. In the year, 2014, she was ranked as one of the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation Poets. The Weekend Australian termed her as 'one of the most exciting new voices in poetry.' She hasn't disappointed those words ever since. She has gone on tour in multiple countries, and have amassed readers far and wide.
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Adele Extends Las Vegas Residency And Teases A Concert Film
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March 27, 2023Adele is in Las Vegas, and it looks like she’s going to stay there for quite a while. The superstar singer is known for her hit performances and charming character. She’s the singer behind hit songs such as Hello, Someone Like You, and Water Under The Bridge.
The singer was supposed to have her last show last Saturday, but she announced an extension to the delight of thousands of fans in Las Vegas who look forward to seeing the singer-songwriter perform again. The new residency dates begin in June and go on for months all the way until November.
New Dates
Adele’s residency in Las Vegas will now go on from June 16 to November 4 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Vegas. The singer has had a blast performing for thousands of people for days on end and wants to get as much of the experience as possible.
“Playing to 4,000 people for 34 dates is not enough, and I know that,” Adele said. “So I am coming back for a few weeks in June and I’m going to release it to make sure anyone who wants to see this show can see it.”
Her plans for the residency were delayed by a lot. She began her work in the November of last year, which was nearly ten months after the original schedule. This had a lot to do with the menace that was COVID-19. Her performances for residency were delayed by so long because her team was thwarted again and again because of the pandemic.
“We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID,” she said in a statement back then. She also mentioned how so many members of her amazing team had suffered a lot because of the infamous virus.
“Half my crew, half my team are down with COVID, they still are, and it’s been impossible to finish the show. And I can’t give you what I have right now and I’m gutted. I’m gutted and I’m sorry it’s so last minute.”
Adele was one of the many artists who had to suffer with their canceled plans for live shows during the pandemic. Adele had managed to fight through the overpowering circumstances, but in the end, she found the setting to be creatively devoid of art and soul. It wasn’t the right place to perform for her, mentally or physically.
“There was just no soul in it. The stage setup wasn’t right. It was very disconnected from me and my band, and it lacked intimacy,” she said. And maybe I tried too hard to give it those things in such a controlled environment.”
Later, when she finally opened in Las Vegas, Adele was more than happy and extremely sentimental. She and her team managed to bring out her vision for the performances and the nights to follow. She was overjoyed and thanked everyone present that night.
“I should be giving you a standing ovation, thank you so much for coming back to me. You look amazing, and it looks just like what I imagined it would look like. Just perfect. Thank you,” she said to the audience. “I don’t get to go off stage for about 50 minutes so I’m going to have a shitty face of streamed makeup for the whole first part of the show.”
Well, thankfully for her, the fans hardly cared about messy makeup. They were there for her performance, and it looks like they’ll get to see a whole year of Adele in Las Vegas.
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Selena Gomez’s Song ‘Lose You To Love Me’ Gets A Billion Streams on Spotify
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March 24, 2023Selena Gomez has been a pop sensation for decades now. She has gained multiple awards and has recently, become the most followed woman on Instagram. She has over 400 million followers on the social media platform, after which the singer-songwriter announced that she would be taking a brief break from social media. Now, the singer has made headlines again because one of her songs, Lose You to Love Me, has crossed over a billion streams on the popular streaming app Spotify.
The news comes after fans across TikTok, and other social media apps figured that there’s some conflict between Gomez and Justin Bieber’s wife, Hailey Bieber. Fans were left wondering when Bieber released a video on TikTok that seemingly targeted Gomez. The singer did not officially react to it, but her success has spoken in volumes.
Crossing Billions and Millions
Selena’s Ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber is also an artist who has over a billion streams on a song. His song Ghost was the first one that crossed the billion stream mark. The two were very famously attached to one another, and their relationship was always the talk of the town. However, the two parted ways, eventually leaving fans and themselves heartbroken.
Bieber then met Hailey, and the two instantly hit it off. The two got married, but it never seemed like Hailey had much of a liking towards Gomez in the first place. Gomez, who was born in the July of 1992, on the other hand, was recently seen enjoying her life with her friends Brooklyn Beckham and best friend, Nicola Peltz. The singer hasn’t quite reacted to her song crossing over a billion streams, but her fans are, as usual, very supportive of her. Hopefully, the singer is now in a better place mentally than she used to be before quitting social media.
South Korea’s band BTS is best known for being the K-pop sensation that it is. It rose to popularity to the extent that they make millions in revenue off its music and merchandise. However, the band is now going on a break soon. This is to serve for the military in South Korea, which commands its citizens that all able-bodied men must serve a minimum time period of 18 months. The band is meant to reunite in the year 2025, however, how exactly that will come about is still unknown.
In the meanwhile, the band has asked its fans to expect more and more solo projects before they enlist in the military. One of those leading projects is by none other than BTS Park Ji-min, one of the youngest members of the band. Face is now out, which marks Jimin’s first solo debut album. Here’s all you need to know.
Faces album release dates
Faces release has made the fans very excited. It has now joined the list of a few existing BTS solo projects with other artists, such as SUGA and J-Hope, who put out their mixtapes and songs earlier than 2023. Face has six tracks in it which include two versions of the main title track, Like Crazy, an English, and a Korean version are on the album. It also includes the track that started the hype around Face, Set Me Free Pt. 2.
Apart from these three tracks, there are Face-off, Interlude: Dive, and Alone. Artist Jimin has previously talked about how the album means so much to him. The artist has recorded multiple pieces in the United States to complete the album.
“I gained the will and power to prepare for a new beginning by facing hollowness, loneliness and a feeling of being lost,” he said in a video. “This song carries a lot of lonely and empty feelings I felt while working during the pandemic.”
Every artist goes through a time of deep despair and unproductiveness. The same was true for Jimin, who felt unproductive and tired out during the pandemic. Being emotionally flat was also something he suffered with.
“It contains a lot of fears and worries that I felt during my lethargic days, and actually it was hard to get into the emotions when I recorded it,” he said while talking about the song Alone, which carries a deep dragging sense of sadness.
The album has been promoted by many artists, and the band’s leader RM also helped in the overall production of Face. It was all a brand new challenge for Jimin, who is only 27 years old. The singer had previously released Set Me Free Pt. 2 in order to get some attention toward his new project.
The song was an instant hit among fans, and Jimin really felt good about that. He appeared in an interview later to talk about the song and the album and what they meant to him.
“When this song was made, I felt really attached to it,” he had said at the time. “I went to the US myself for the choir recording, and listening to it right next to them was truly amazing. I remember it as a really good memory.”
Along with Set Me Free Pt. 2, the song Like Crazy is also one of Jimin’s favorites which explains why it’s the main track.
“It’s a song featuring the emotion of the moment when I turn a blind eye to reality to forget hurtful memories. I paid a lot of attention to convey the sad feelings of the lyrics when I sang it,” he said about it.
Clearly, a great example of BTS first album from artists, Face will likely see a lot of praise as sales tower. Now, fans wait for the band to finish their time in the military eventually so they can be seen performing together again.