With BTS on hiatus, the leader of the K-pop group has announced that he will release his first solo album in December.

Kim Nam-joonbest known in the K-pop universe as MR for his nickname Rap monster announced that he will release his first solo studio album, called IndigoDecember 2, which is expected to be “very different” from his previous jobs, as reported today Friday via his management agency.

RM, the leader of the successful South Korean boy band BTS, said: “Finally, my first album is coming thanks to all of you. I’ve been preparing for four years.” He wrote it on the fan community platform of the Hybe Weverse agency, which was quickly picked up by the Yonhap news agency.

RM teased that the new album also includes “interesting friends”, making him the third member of the band, after J-hope and Jin, to release a solo album.

his solo career

RM already has two solo compilation albums (mixtape), MR (2015) and Arch (2018). The latter peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200 chart.

In addition to this project, RM will present a television program on dissemination and general culture which will be broadcast during this last quarter of the year on the South Korean cable network tvN.

Other band members are also working on their own projects, as in the case of J Hopewho released his first solo album, jack in the boxon July 15, and which was the first to be released after the popular boy band announced a temporary break or hiatus in June.

Best known to the Argentine public is the recent solo single by Jin, The Astronautwho sang at River Stadium alongside Coldplay during their ten-date marathon in Buenos Aires, some with special guests.

an unstoppable fury

BTS, leading representatives of the K-pop musical phenomenon, have announced their temporary separation nine years after their musical debut, and have linked this decision to the exhaustion derived from the constant rhythm of production, which has made them one of the most listened to bands internationally.

In addition to working on their solo careers, the seven members of the popular ensemble They will also perform compulsory military service. in his country, which lasts a minimum of 18 months, with plans to reunite as a band around 2025.

Composed of RM, Jimin, Jin, V, Suga, J-Hope and Jungkook (the youngest at 25), the band broke several records and won national and international awards that no South Korean pop group had achieved before and was the first Asian group that managed to become a global musical phenomenon.

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