Suga of BTS shared the track list for its first solo album on Monday.

Album “D-Day” will consist of 10 tracks including “People Pt. 2,” a collaboration with singer and actor IU that was dropped in advance Friday. The pre-release landed atop the iTunes top songs chart in 87 regions and ranked No. 11 on Spotify’s daily top song global chart. It also headed straight to the top of Oricon’s daily digital single ranking.

Japanese composer Sakamoto Ryuichi, who passed away last week, participated in “Snooze,” while “Huh?” was made in collaboration with J-Hope. The album will also include a rearranged version of the band’s hit song “Life Goes On.”

The main track will be “Haegeum.” It is a self-written song making use of the Korean traditional string instrument that was also used in “Daechwita,” which fronted his second mixtape “D-2.”

The album will be fully unveiled on April 21.

Kard returns with single ‘Without You’

Four-member act Kard brought out digital single “Without You” on Monday, about 10 months since its fifth EP “Re:” was released.

The bandmates were full of confidence that the new song will be a perfect song for spring, with upbeat tropical Latin sounds and funky slap bass rhythm.

“It has uplifting sounds and melody, and I think the chorus is likely to be an earworm for many,” said Jeon Somin in a statement released through agency DSP Media.

The lyrics are rather serious however, as they talk about longing and obsession over a loved one.

“Sometimes love and pain coexist and I focused on how one will overcome that and always be on the same side,” explained BM, who co-wrote the words with J.seph.

Le Sserafim floats teaser for 1st LP

Le Sserafim uploaded a teaser trailer for its upcoming first studio album.

In it, the five members run into the ocean holding each other’s hands. They are full of determination to pave their own path. The title of the trailer is “Burn the Bridge,” illustrating their strong resolve to move forward.

The dramatic scenes are narrated with phrases and comments the members wrote and said in Korean, English and Japanese. “My answer? I wish for what is forbidden to me,” is one of them.

LP “Unforgiven” will be rolled out on May 1, one day before the band's first anniversary. The album title was hinted at in the music video for “Antifragile,” the titular track from its second EP, that ended with the phrase: “Do you want to be forgiven?”

Expectations rise for solo music from BTS’ Jungkook

Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk set BTS fans abuzz with a picture on his social media account.

It showed him posing with Jungkook of BTS and American producer Andrew Watt, alongside the comment: “Thank you, Scooter Braun. You made this!”

Watt won the 2021 Grammy Award for producer of the year and has worked on the albums of Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Pearl Jam, among many others. Braun is the CEO of Hybe America.

Jungkook has been in the US since August last year.

The photograph raised expectations that the artist might be preparing for a solo album. BTS members have been releasing individual music one by one, and Suga is set to drop his on April 21 as the fifth member to do so after J-Hope, Jin, RM and Jimin.

By Hwang You-mee
(glamazon@heraldcorp.com)