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Map of the Soul: Persona
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  • Summary: The seven-track mini-album release from the South Korean boy band features a guest appearance from Halsey.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Apr 12, 2019
    95
    It’s the songs themselves that should guarantee the album’s global success. Throughout the mini-album are references to BTS’ past and reflections on their growth as artists and individuals.
  2. Consequence
    Apr 26, 2019
    91
    The EP moves easily through different spheres of young love, young fame and young ambition, all of it audible through coruscating backgrounds and intense vocal deliveries that channel the high-running tensions of technicolor teenage drama.
  3. Variety
    Apr 12, 2019
    90
    The 7-song album is taut musically and thematically (the group is a septet consisting of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook), although things get into murkier territory lyrically. Fans of the group dig deep into the meanings behind the songs.
  4. The 405
    Apr 18, 2019
    70
    Map of the Soul: Persona is a bold, if tempered, call to Western media.
  5. Pitchfork
    Apr 15, 2019
    61
    The arrangements on PERSONA are busy and convoluted, and many lyrical highlights are buried in meta, self-referential schlock rock. ... PERSONA is not a failure, but it’s tough to call it a triumph.
  6. The Independent (UK)
    Apr 12, 2019
    60
    They’ve formed their own blueprint in which the messages they purvey and the grandiose shows they stage are our main point of interest, but the music, production-wise, falls a little by the wayside when it comes to breaking new ground.
  7. Clash Music
    Apr 19, 2019
    60
    A valiant and partly successful attempt from K-pop’s biggest band to move forward in their music. While they undeniably remain a success, the recycled sonics and multiple references to past music makes it hard for old listeners to let go of past glory and for the new to connect with their current music.

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  1. Positive: 178 out of 196
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 196
  3. Negative: 12 out of 196
  1. analuisaaz
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I don't even know what to say. The whole album is art. All the songs are so meaningful and everyone should listen to them! BTS is an amazingI don't even know what to say. The whole album is art. All the songs are so meaningful and everyone should listen to them! BTS is an amazing group and they deserve it all, those guys have such great albums and their success is deserved. Congrats, boys!… Expand
  2. jmirlaf
    Feb 21, 2020
    10
    eu vou sentir saudades disso tudo, agora é a época de ON, e eu não poderia estar menos orgulhosa
  4. hiddenfiction
    Apr 12, 2019
    10
    With the presence of Greek myths and exploitation of psychoanalysis through Jung, BTS shows what is lacking in the pop artists of today:With the presence of Greek myths and exploitation of psychoanalysis through Jung, BTS shows what is lacking in the pop artists of today: identity. A cohesive album, with music gender variability and production, shows why they are one of the biggest groups nowadays.… Expand
  5. Mardelacross
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    Es un álbum increíble, las letras de la canciones son impresionantes y espero que muchas personas lo escuchen
  6. vaniarojas
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    maravillosooooooooo, una banda que muestra una calidad musical gigantesca y merece todo
  7. Yey
    Apr 15, 2019
    10
    Love this album so much. It's beyond my expectation. Theyre not afraid to try something new.
  8. Tay690
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    Al menos deberian haber tenido mas creatividad tomando en cuenta la manada de escritores y productores que juntaron para este album, masAl menos deberian haber tenido mas creatividad tomando en cuenta la manada de escritores y productores que juntaron para este album, mas predecible, aburrido y sin chiste no pudo ser.… Expand

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