Jimin of the hugely popular group BTS dropped his debut solo album, FACE, on Friday, March 24, 2023 at 12am ET to eagerly awaiting fans. Along with the release of FACE, the main track – “Like Crazy” – was accompanied by a new music video.
The album is available now on all streaming platforms. The physical album is available in retail stores, including a Target Exclusive album.
Jimin described this album during his promotional tour as illustrating the honest feelings he experienced during the pandemic. Big Hit Music adds: “It represents Jimin’s breakthrough and growth achieved through vanquishing loneliness and struggles beneath the glare of stardom. Jimin finally stands at a new starting point after facing himself entirely, as suggested in the title of the album.”
The album includes “Set Me Free Pt.2,” released in advance on March 17. “Set Me Free Pt. 2” went to number one on iTunes in over 100 countries within days of release, and the music video gathered 40 million views and counting in the first week.
The main track “Like Crazy” has two versions, including one in English. The song can be described as a trap soul genre song. The inspiration behind the song comes from one of Jimin’s favorite films, Like Crazy. Like the story in the 2011 movie, the song represents relatable feelings of pain, loss, and the struggle of trying hard not to face the heartbreaking reality.
FACE has six tracks and Jimin participated in the overall album-making process including songwriting and developing the music videos for both “Set Me Free Pt.2” and “Like Crazy.” Bandmate and leader of BTS, RM, has writing credits on a few of the songs including the main track.
Fans who got their hands on the physical album were pleasantly surprised to find a hidden track at the end of the album titled “Letter.” The hidden track’s credits confirm bandmate Jungkook provides background vocals on the song.
Jimin appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 23rd to talk about his new album and, according to the network, he’ll be back on March 24th for a performance.
Jimin has plans to promote his new album on various shows in South Korea including the popular music shows M Countdown, Music Bank, and Inkigayo where he will perform a couple of his songs off FACE. Jimin will also appear on bandmate Suga’s show that he’s been hosting, Suchwita.
FACE Track List:
1. Face-off
2. Interlude: Dive
3. Like Crazy (Main Track)
4. Alone
5. Set Me Free Pt. 2 (Pre-release track)
6. Like Crazy (English Version)
