On this week’s show: 7 is coming, Shadow is here, and more.

Intro song: Interlude: Shadow (YouTube)

Featured image: Photo by Frankie Lopez on Unsplash

• Data Drop
• Comeback News
  • The comeback is here!
  • Interlude: Shadow is a masterpiece
• Other News
  • Younha releases a single ft Namjoon
  • Bye VLive; Hello Weverse
• Next Week
• Last Word: Make sure you’re having fun with comeback

My Week

BTS This Week Map of the Soul: 7 Comeback Special - a special BTW episode to discuss the comeback map and suggestions for navigating the comeback

Data Drop

Bon Voyage S4 Ep 8: Our Glowing

Chart Links

BTS Ended 2019 As The Fourth-Most-Successful Group On The Billboard 200 (Forbes)

DNA (YouTube)

Idol (YouTube)

Blood Sweat & Tears (YouTube)

Daydream (YouTube)

Agust D (YouTube)

Epiphany (YouTube)

Winter Bear (YouTube)

Love Yourself: Answer (Spotify)

Love Yourself: Her (Spotify)

Map of the Soul: Persona (Spotify)

Euphoria (Spotify)

Pied Piper (Spotify)

Begin (Spotify)

War of Hormone (Spotify)

Trivia: Just Dance (Spotify)

Lights (Spotify)

[공식]방탄소년단, 가온차트 연간 최다 판매량 371만 장 돌파 '신기록' (Naver)

BTS’s “Map Of The Soul: Persona” Named 2019’s 2nd Best-Selling Physical Album In The US (Soompi)

From “Motivation” To “Small Talk,” The 55 Best Music Videos Of 2019 (Idolator)

Your Seven Song Guide To BTS, The Biggest Band In The World (Junkee)

New Bangtan TV Videos

[BANGTAN BOMB] 'Skool Luv Affair' Special Stage (Rap line focus) @ 2020 GDA - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[BANGTAN BOMB] '보조개' Special Stage (Vocal line focus) @ 2020 GDA - BTS (방탄소년단) (YouTube)

[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Interlude : Shadow’ Comeback Trailer Shooting (YouTube)

Comeback News

BTS Announces New Album ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ (Forbes)

5 Things We Want From BTS' 'Map of the Soul: 7' Album (Billboard)

BTS Announce New Album 'Map Of The Soul: 7,' Out February 2020 (Grammy.com)

BTS Announces Release Date for New Album Map of the Soul: 7 (Time)

BTS announce new album Map of the Soul: 7 (Consequence of Sound)

BTS Blesses the New Year, Announces the Release of New Album, Map of the Soul: 7 (Vulture)

BTS announces new album Map of the Soul: 7 is coming soon (Entertainment Weekly)

BTS releasing new album 'Map of the Soul: 7' in February, just 10 months after latest release (USA Today)

Everything We Know About BT’S Comeback Album, 'Map Of The Soul: 7' (Newsweek)

BTS announce new album ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ and confirm first single release date (NME)

BTS Announces New Album, ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ (Rolling Stone)

Surprise: BTS’s Next Album Is Coming Extremely Soon (MTV)

7 Records BTS Could Break With ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ (Forbes)

'Map of the Soul: 7' Is Coming Out ASAP and I'm Screaming (Paper Magazine)

BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 'Interlude : Shadow' Comeback Trailer (YouTube)

Anish Kapoor (Royal Academy of Arts) (YouTube)

An Ode to the Yoontro and the Perfect BTS Voice for This Moment (The Ringer)

BTS’ Suga Stars in ‘Interlude: Shadow’ Comeback Trailer (Rolling Stone)

BTS Prepares to Dominate the Music Industry With Suga's 'Interlude: Shadow' (Showbiz CheatSheet)

Breaking Down BTS Rapper Suga’s Message In Powerful “Interlude: Shadow” Album Trailer (Refinery 29)

BTS’ ‘Interlude: Shadow’ is a fiery emo-rap sermon on the side effects of success (NME)

BTS Member Suga Embraces His Shadow In Map Of The Soul: 7 Album Trailer (MTV)

MN Dance Company

Other News

Winter Flower (Spotify)

Winter Flower (YouTube)

Younha and BTS's RM Release "Winter Flower" Song About Mental Health (Teen Vogue)

Weverse Web

Next Week

14 Jan, Tues: Connect, BTS: Online 14 Jan, Tues: Connect, BTS: London 14 Jan, Tues: Run BTS Ep 91 15 Jan, Wed: Connect, BTS: Berlin 16 Jan, Thurs: BTS Behind 17 Jan, Fri: Release of first Map of the Soul: 7 single and art film performed by MN Dance Company

Last Word

Make sure you’re having fun with comeback.

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