In 2017, BTS boldly went where no K-Pop group had gone before, cracking the American Top 40 with a remix of their "Mic Drop" single featuring Steve Aoki and Desiigner. Love Yourself: Tear is the first all-new album from the seven-piece ensemble since this breakthrough. (April's Face Yourself was mostly a repackaging of previously released songs for the Japanese market.) But
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: BTS’ ‘Love Yourself: Tear’ Is K-Pop With Genre-Hopping Panache