SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Just 10 months after setting multiple records with Boy With Luv, BTS announced the release of a new album in February.

On Tuesday (Jan 7), the seven-piece K-pop juggernaut told their global fan community Weverse it would launch a new album, Map Of The Soul: 7, on Feb 21.

The album is the sequel to the act's Billboard 200 chart-topper EP, Map Of The Soul: Persona, released in April last year.

"With Map Of The Soul: Persona, BTS sang about reaching out to the world and finding joy in love. Anticipation remains high as fans are eager to find out what Map Of The Soul: 7, the second part of Map Of The Soul, will offer," said BTS' agency, Big Hit Entertainment, in a statement.

The news drove the band's global fan base into a frenzy and almost immediately dominated Twitter, with hashtags such as #BTScomeback and #7isComing rising to the top of worldwide trending lists.

Many fans began analysing the significance of the number seven – pointing out, for example, that this year is BTS' seventh anniversary and the band have seven members.

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