K-Pop Group, BTS, Announces Hiatus To Focus on Solo Careers

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On Tuesday K-pop group BTS announced hiatus.

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The announcement was made during their streamed annual "FESTA" dinner.

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The group members promised to ‘return someday’.

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They announce the hiatus to focus on their solo careers.

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Towards the end of the video the group members broke down.

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Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind BTS shared “BTS are not taking a hiatus. Members will be focusing more on solo projects at this time.”

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Last week BTS released a three-disc anthology album 'Proof' to celebrate the nine-year anniversary of their debut release.

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We hope that “someday” comes soon because we are already missing BTS.

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