Fans React to the Second BTS Comeback Trailer, ‘Outro: Ego’
Heās your hope and your his hope. J-Hope is the star of BTSā latest release off of Map of the Soul: 7, āOutro: Ego,ā which is bursting with color and filled with symbolism. Almost instantly, it became one of the top trending topics on social media, with ARMYs everywhere discussing the music video. Hereās what fans are saying about āOutro: Ego.ā
BTS shared the āOutro: EGOā music video, featuring rapper J-Hope
Hot off the heels of BTSā Grammy performance, this K-pop group released the next track on their road to Map of the Soul: 7. The colorful video for āOutro: Egoā features one of the BTS rappers, J-Hope, in a variety of scenes, somehow reminiscent of his past, historic figures, his art, and his future with BTS.
Within a matter of hours, #EGOComebackTrailer became one of the top trending topics on Twitter. Additionally, the music video itself earned millions of views, becoming one of the top trending videos on that platform. Fans shared their support of this rapper, tweeting clips of the music video and pictures of the K-pop idol.
āHoseok is so versatile, he adds his own sound and style and flair to any beat that heās givenā¦ just give him his own genre already,ā one Twitter user said.
āThe beat drop has me shimmying, body rolling & dancing salsa all at once. A WHOLE BOP. Yāall better bring your moves this tour,ā another Twitter user wrote.
Some BTS fans looked for the hidden meaning in J-Hopeās āOutro: Egoā
In true BTS fashion, this trailer and the songās lyrics are full of symbolism and foreshadowing regarding their upcoming album, Map of the Soul: 7. On social media, some fans looked for the hidden meaning behind this music video.
āHobi is depicted as a pharaoh with a crown stylized as Horus, with regals and the Eye of Horus (also known as wadjet, wedjat or udjat). It shows Hobi is a king, but Aten in the background changes the perspective. Now Hobi is not only a king (pharaoh),ā one Twitter user wrote.
āHeās also a reformer, someone who challenged the old order and actually won. Someone who created beautiful poetry like Echnaton, who created psalms for only god Aten even BEFORE king David created his psalms. Heās the reformer, but heās also a creator and an artist,ā they continued.
āOutro: Egoā is a song off of the upcoming BTS album, āMap of the Soul: 7ā
While RM was the star of the Map of the Soul: Persona comeback trailer, Suga was the star of BTSā first music video of 2020, āInterlude: Shadow.ā The group then released the art film accompanying their song āBlack Swan.ā Presumably, āOutro: Egoā is the last music video to premiere before Map of the Soul: 7 drops.
The music video for āOutro: Egoā is available on YouTube. Map of the Soul: 7 premieres on Feb. 21, 2020. Until then, fans can listen to other BTS albums, including Map of the Soul: Persona, on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.