BTS Releases New Comeback Trailer 'Outro: Ego' Ahead of Forthcoming Album 'Map of the Soul: 7'

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K-pop royalty BTS has released a comeback trailer ahead of the forthcoming album Map of the Soul: 7, which is out later this month.

Titled "Outro: Ego," the new video was released on the group's official YouTube channel and Twitter account. It features striking visuals, with BTS member J-Hope seen in various colorful and playful backdrops, from driving down an open road to night time cityscapes and fireworks to an image of what appears to be J-Hope holding a cake as a young boy.

The new video sees J-Hope singing and bopping to an upbeat dance track, featuring music samples from the band's 2013 debut album 2 Cool 4 Skool. The song's bright, happy and youthful feel may be a glimpse of the tone of the upcoming album.

Anticipation for the new album has been building and the latest trailer has received more than 13 million views on the band's YouTube channel since it's release.

Several BTS fans have taken to social media to share their impressions of the video using the hashtag #EgoIsHere, along with a string of other related terms and hashtags.

"Can't wait for the whole album #EgoIsHere @BTS_twt," wrote @ForeverpurpleV.

"I'm speechless!!! His visuals are insane #Egoishere," wrote @Minyoonie_twt.

"Ego is a BOP! I love the whole concept of this song..It's like an extension to our affirmation..Love Myself Love Yourself Speak Yourself Trust Myself #JHope #Hoseok #EGOComebackTrailer #EgoIsHere #CheckYourEgo #EgoByJhope @BTS_twt," wrote @mamaluvsbangtan.

"This song makes me want to dance forever!!!!! @BTS_twt THANK YOU HOBI!!! #EgoIsHere #EgoByHobi #제이홉," wrote @chimxmoonchild.

"OMG I'M CRYING HE'S SO CUTEEEEEEE @BTS_twt #EGOisHere #EGOComebackTrailer," noted @iamannearmy referring to the image of J-Hope as a child.

"Ego was literally one of the songs made me so happy this day and just with this song i have been wanting love myself and trust myself more and to follow my dreams. #EgoIsHere #EGO #BTS @BTS_twt, wrote @taehyungs_blues.

Last month, the group released "Black Swan," a new track from their upcoming album, with a new music video featuring a dramatic performance from a modern dance group. BTS also performed the song live for the first time on James Corden's The Late Late Show last week.

OMG I'M CRYING HE'S SO CUTEEEEEEE ??@BTS_twt #EGOisHere#EGOComebackTrailer pic.twitter.com/ctkkWsi0ee

— ????⁷ (@iamannearmy) February 3, 2020

It's been a busy few weeks for the band, who also performed at the 2020 Grammy Awards last month, becoming the first Korean act to sing at the historic awards show.

The new BTS album is out on February 21. Tickets for their latest concert tour, which includes 15 dates in the U.S. and Canada, go on sale from February 5.

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J-Hope of "BTS" onstage at iHeartRadio LIVE with BTS at the iHeartRadio Theater on January 27, 2020 in Burbank, California. Getty Images
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Soo Kim is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. She covers various lifestyle stories, specializing in travel, health, home/interior design and property/real estate. Soo covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively from 2020 to 2022, including several interviews with the chief medical advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Soo has reported on various major news events, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Capitol riots, the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and Canadian elections, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Soo is also a South Korea expert, covering the latest K-dramas—including the breakout hit Squid Game, which she has covered extensively, including from Seoul, the South Korean capital—as well as Korean films, such as the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Past Lives, and K-pop news, to interviews with the biggest Korean actors, such as Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and Star Wars, and Korean directors, such as Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Celine Song. Soo is the author of the book How to Live Korean, which is available in 11 languages, and co-author of the book Hello, South Korea: Meet the Country Behind Hallyu. Before Newsweek, Soo was a travel reporter and commissioning editor for the award-winning travel section of The Daily Telegraph (a leading U.K. national newspaper) for nearly a decade from 2010, reporting on the latest in the travel industry, from travel news, consumer travel and aviation issues to major new openings and emerging destinations. Soo is a graduate of Binghamton University in New York and the journalism school of City University in London, where she earned a Masters in international journalism. You can get in touch with Soo by emailing s.kim@newsweek.com . Follow her on Instagram at @miss.soo.kim or X, formerly Twitter, at @MissSooKim .Languages spoken: English and Korean

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