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Love Yourself: Tear Image
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 1209 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length studio release for the Korean pop group features a guest appearance from Steve Aoki.
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Fake Love
HANGUL [Intro: V, Jungkook] 널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어 널 위해서라면 난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. May 24, 2018
    80
    Stylish and yearning, Love Yourself: Tear is BTS at a polished and focused peak, cohesive enough to feel like it was conceived in one particular period rather than cobbled together like some of their previous releases.
  2. May 24, 2018
    80
    Their most relaxed to date. ... Whereas the first installment of the series seemed uneasy and disjointed in its span of styles, Love Yourself: Tear’s genre-hopping sounds like the group is simply having a good time.
  3. May 24, 2018
    71
    Tear aims for cohesion and produces fun, prismatic songs in the process.
  4. May 29, 2018
    70
    Love Yourself: Tear shows off each individual member’s qualities fairly and acts as a well-structured introduction to a wider global audience that is all too eager to pick out negatives.
  5. May 24, 2018
    70
    Throughout it all, the members of BTS affect melodic sincerity, singing with intensity and melisma, rapping in tones that show their effort and strain, as if caring never went out of style.
  6. May 24, 2018
    60
    On the plus side, they’re very good at ballads, performing them with a breathy intensity that’s genuinely affecting and powerful. There are some very well-turned songs here. ... But there is also stuff that you struggle to recall the second it finishes: in one ear and out the other it goes, leaving no recognisable trace.
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 17 out of 425
  1. Oct 5, 2018
    10
    This a great album! Its sounds totally new of all their work. The lyrics and melodies are amazing!
  2. Oct 4, 2018
    10
    Love yourself Tear is an album so beautiful and deep. The lyrics are great and the music is just amazing
  3. May 24, 2018
    10
    One of their most cohesive albums, Tear brings a message of reality between love just as we can find self-love after discovering it. WithOne of their most cohesive albums, Tear brings a message of reality between love just as we can find self-love after discovering it. With well-written lyrics and vocal and rap well-shown, the album showed a significant evolution of the group over time. No doubt, one of the best albums of the year so far. Expand
  4. Mar 27, 2020
    10
    Best album of 2018 what's there not to like the whole discography speaks volume I really enjoyed listening with meaningful lyrics indeed best
  5. Oct 4, 2018
    10
    Original! It has alot of genres! Its like im listening to alot of artists in one album! It takes you on a journey mixed really well as theOriginal! It has alot of genres! Its like im listening to alot of artists in one album! It takes you on a journey mixed really well as the song start it start growing on you,as someone that likes alot of genres i loved this album so much great work really an amazing flow through out the whole album. Expand
  6. May 26, 2018
    10
    Данный альбом очень значим для меня. Он привнес многое в мою жизнь. Он стал началом, для меня, чего действительного нового. Это именно таДанный альбом очень значим для меня. Он привнес многое в мою жизнь. Он стал началом, для меня, чего действительного нового. Это именно та опора, на которую я могу опереться, когда хочу сдаться. Обожаю этот альбом. Expand
  7. Mar 4, 2021
    0
    Not as good as some of their more recent releases.

    They can certainly do better than this.

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