Some Fans Think This Is the Reason Why BTS Featured J-Hope on ‘Outro: Ego’
Youāre his hope, heās your hope. Why is J-Hope the featured rapper for BTSā recently released music video āOutro: Ego?ā Is there a reason behind choosing each rapper for their respective song? Here are some fan theories surrounding the comeback trailers of the Map of the Soul era and the upcoming album, Map of the Soul: 7.
BTS released their second comeback trailer for āMap of the Soul: 7,ā entitled āOutro: Egoā
Hot off of their performance of āBlack Swanā on The Late Late Show with James Corden, this K-pop group is back with another look into their upcoming album, Map of the Soul: 7. On Feb. 3 (or Feb. 2 in the United States,) āOutro: Egoā premiered, complete with colorful imagery and the rapping of J-Hope.
The first BTS comeback trailer released during 2020, āInterlude: Shadow,ā featured rapper Suga. Each BTS member performed on the song āBlack Swan,ā while only J-Hope rapped on āOutro: Ego.ā However, some fans believe these stylistic choices were intentional.
J-Hope has the spotlight on this song, rapping this peek into āMap of the Soul: 7ā
As the second āComeback Trailerā released by BTS, āOutro: Egoā shares similar themes of other songs off of Map of the Soul: 7. Complimenting Sugaās āInterlude: Shadow,ā and the art film for āBlack Swan,ā this song touches on growing up as an artist and finding happiness as a creative person.
At the same time, there are some obvious differences between the color palettes of J-Hope and Sugaās comeback trailers. While āOutro: Egoā is bursting with color and even a picture of the artist holding a cake, Sugaās is a darker and intimate look into his relationship with fame and with himself.
Why is J-Hope the rapper for BTSā āMap of the Soul: 7ā song, āOutro: Egoā?
There are plenty of shoutouts to the BTS army in āOutro: Ego,ā in addition to references to historical figures, and images from J-Hopeās past. But what does it all mean and why is J-Hope the rapper behind this song?
Although BTS and BigHit Entertainment have not yet specified why each rapper has their respective songs, some fans believe the meaning lies in the lyrics, and the music videos, for each comeback trailer.
āNot only do Persona, Shadow, [and] Ego perfectly reflect the distinct rap styles of each boy, but also the way their minds process things: Namjoon as introspective and inquisitive, Yoongi as honest and resilient, Hoseok as focused and hopeful,ā one Twitter user said.
āHobi just nailed it. And persona shadow and ego are just simply relatable to their own nature. āPersonaā RM leadership, āShadowā Suga seriousness and genius, āEgoā J-hope cheerful yet perfect. Iām having [a] gut feeling that the album is simply gonna make us go crazy,ā another Twitter user wrote.
Presumably, more details regarding the upcoming album will be revealed within the coming weeks. Map of the Soul: 7 premieres on Feb. 21, 2020. Until then, fans can stream āOutro: Egoā on YouTube, and other BTS albums on music platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.