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'{{short description|album by South Korean boy group BTS}} {{Infobox album | name = Love Yourself 結 'Answer' | type = compilation album | artist = [[BTS (band)|BTS]] | cover = BTS, Love Yourself Answer, album_cover.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2018|08|24}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2018/07/16/bts-announce-new-album-love-yourself-answer/#beb85f75f67b|title=BTS Announce New Album 'Love Yourself: Answer' For August Release |work=[[Forbes|''Forbes'']]|last=Rolli|first=Bryan|date=July 16, 2018|access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 1:39:51 | language = [[Korean language|Korean]] | label = {{hlist|[[Big Hit Entertainment]]|[[iriver|IRIVER]]<ref name="iriver">{{Cite news|url=http://www.synnara.co.kr/sp/sp120Main.do?categoryId=&productId=P000414151|title=방탄소년단 - LOVE YOURSELF 結 'ANSWER' (2CD) [S, E, L, F 4종 중 랜덤])|website=Synnara|accessdate=August 13, 2018|language=ko}}</ref>}} | producer = | prev_title = [[Love Yourself: Tear]] | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = | next_year = }} '''''Love Yourself 結 'Answer'''''' (stylized as '''''LOVE YOURSELF 結 'Answer'''''') is the second Korean-language [[compilation album]]<!-- or is it a reissue? anyone please confirm with source --> of South Korean boy band [[BTS (band)|BTS]]. The [[concept album]] features the post-breakup moment of throwing off a false ego and facing a genuine self.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20180717001500315|title=BTS to release final record of 'Love Yourself' album series next month|website=Yonhap News Agency|accessdate=August 17, 2018}}</ref> The album will be released on August 24, 2018 by [[Big Hit Entertainment]] and it will be available in 4 different versions: S, E, L and F.<ref name="Release">{{Cite news|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003824491|title=[공식입장] 방탄소년단, 8월 24일 컴백 확정..러브 유어셀프 시리즈 마무리|accessdate=August 17, 2018|language=ko}}</ref> The album contains twenty-five tracks, including seven new songs. Most tracks are from ''[[Love Yourself: Her]]'', and ''[[Love Yourself: Tear]]'', as well as some remixes. ==Background and release== ''Answer'' was first announced on July 16, 2018. The album was designed as the finale of the ''Love Yourself'' series, which connected the story plot of short film ''Love Yourself 起 Wonder,'' EP ''[[Love Yourself: Her|Love Yourself 承 'Her']]'', and studio album ''[[Love Yourself: Tear|Love Yourself 轉 'Tear']]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2018/07/16/bts-announce-new-album-love-yourself-answer/#47d967435f67|title=BTS Announce New Album 'Love Yourself: Answer' For August Release|last=Rolli|first=Bryan|work=Forbes|accessdate=August 17, 2018}}</ref><!-- Using official album name to show consistency and connection of the "起承轉結" concept. Do not change. --> forming the "起承轉結 ([[Kishōtenketsu]])" storytelling composition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7933862/bts-love-yourself-series-details|title=What To Know About BTS' 'Love Yourself' Series|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 17, 2018}}</ref> On August 9, the trailer for the album, featuring a new song entitled "Epiphany", was released. The [[Pop rock|pop-rock]] solo was performed by member Jin, and serves as one of the tracks for the album. As described by Tamar Herman from Billboard, it is a song with "building pop-rock melody", with Jin "showcasing his sentimental vocal color".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8469473/bts-epiphany-comeback-trailer-jin-sings-video|title=BTS' Jin Sings in 'Epiphany' Comeback Trailer Ahead Of 'Love Yourself: Answer' Album|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 17, 2018}}</ref> Promotional concept photos presenting four different themes were released on August 13, for the "S" and "E" versions,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/13/bts-drop-perfect-concept-images-new-album-fans-cant-cope-excitement-7834447/|title=BTS drop concept images for new album|date=August 13, 2018|work=Metro|accessdate=August 17, 2018}}</ref> and August 16 for the "L" and "F" versions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/16/bts-drop-second-round-concept-images-love-answer-7848633/|title=BTS drop second round of concept images for Love Yourself: Answer|date=August 16, 2018|work=Metro|accessdate=August 17, 2018}}</ref> The official tracklist was released on August 20, revealing that it would be a compilation album with a total of twenty-five tracks. On August 22, 2018, the teaser for "IDOL" was released. ==Commercial performance== During the period of July 18 to 24, the first six days of the pre-order period for ''Love Yourself: Answer'', [[Iriver|IRIVER]] reported that the album had sold more than 1.51 million copies domestically, surpassing its predecessor ''[[Love Yourself: Tear]]'' as the most pre-ordered album in Korea.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/25/bts-upcoming-album-love-yourself-answer-sets-new-record-with-1-5-million-pre-orders-7756298/|title=BTS smash their own pre-order record with Love Yourself: Answer|date=July 25, 2018|work=Metro|accessdate=August 17, 2018}}</ref> ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = CD 1 | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 1:02:51 | title1 = Euphoria | writer1 = | extra1 = DJ Swivel | length1 = 3:49 | title2 = Trivia 起: Just Dance | writer2 = {{hlist|[[J-Hope]]|Hiss noise}} | extra2 = | length2 = 3:45 | title3 = Serendipity | note3 = full-length edition | writer3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 4:37 | title4 = [[DNA (BTS song)|DNA]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Pdogg|[[Bang Si-hyuk|"hitman" bang]]|KASS|Supreme Boi|[[Suga (rapper)|Suga]]|RM}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Pdogg}} | length4 = 3:43 | title5 = {{lang|ko|보조개}} | note5 = ''Bojogae'' / Dimple | writer5 = {{hlist|[[Matthew Tishler]]|Allison Kaplan|RM}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Matthew Tishler|Crash Cove}} | length5 = 3:16 | title6 = Trivia 承: Love | note6 = | writer6 ={{hlist|Slow Rabbit|RM|Hiss noise}} | extra6 = | length6 = 3:46 | title7 = Her | note7 = | writer7 = {{hlist|Suga|Slow Rabbit|RM|J-Hope}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Suga|Slow Rabbit}} | length7 = 3:49 | title8 = Singularity | writer8 = {{hlist|Charlie J. Perry|[[RM (rapper)|RM]]}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Charlie J. Perry}} | length8 = 3:17 | title9 = [[Fake Love (BTS song)|Fake Love]] | writer9 = {{hlist|Pdogg|"hitman" bang|RM}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Pdogg}} | length9 = 4:02 | title10 = 전하지 못한 진심 | note10 = featuring [[Steve Aoki]]) (''Jeonhaji mot-han jinsim'' / The Truth Untold | writer10 = {{hlist|Steve Aoki|Roland Spreckley|Jake Torrey|Noah Conrad|Annika Wells|RM|Slow Rabbit}} | extra10 = Steve Aoki | length10 = 4:02 | title11 = Trivia 轉: Seesaw | note11 = | writer11 = {{hlist|Slow Rabbit|Suga}} | extra11 = | length11 = 4:06 | title12 = Tear | note12 = | writer12 = {{hlist|DOCSKIM|Shin Myung-soo|SUGA|RM|j-hope}} | extra12 = DOCSKIM | length12 = 4:45 | title13 = Epiphany | note13 = | writer13 = {{hlist|[[Bang Si-hyuk|"hitman" bang]]|Slow Rabbit|ADORA}} | extra13 = | length13 = 4:00 | title14 = I'm Fine | note14 = | writer14 = DJ Swivel | extra14 = | length14 = 4:00 | title15 = Idol | note15 = | writer15 = | extra15 = | length15 = 3:43 | title16 = Answer: Love Myself | note16 = | writer16 = DJ Swivel | extra16 = | length16 = 4:11 }} {{Track listing | all_writing = | headline = CD 2 | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 37:00 | title1 = Magic Shop | writer1 = {{hlist|Jungkook|Hiss noise|RM|DJ Swivel|Candace Nicole Sosa|ADORA|j-hope|SUGA}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Jungkook|Hiss noise|ADORA}} | length1 = 4:36 | title2 = Best of Me | writer2 = {{hlist|[[The Chainsmokers|Andrew Taggart]]|Pdogg|Ray Michael Djan Jr|Ashton Foster|Sam Klempner|RM|"hitman" bang|Suga|[[J-Hope]]|ADORA}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Andrew Taggart|Pdogg}} | length2 = 3:46 | title3 = Airplane pt. 2 | writer3 = {{hlist|Pdogg|RM|[[Ali Tamposi]]|Liza Owens|Roman Campolo|"hitman" bang|SUGA|j-hope}} | extra3 = Pdogg | length3 = 3:39 | title4 = 고민보다 Go | note4 = ''Gominboda Go'' / Go Go | writer4 = {{hlist|Pdogg|"hitman" bang|Supreme Boi}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Pdogg}} | length4 = 3:55 | title5 = Anpanman | writer5 = {{hlist|Pdogg|Supreme Boi|"hitman" bang|RM|SUGA|Jinbo}} | extra5 = Pdogg | length5 = 3:54 | title6 = [[Mic Drop (song)|Mic Drop]] | writer6 = {{hlist|Pdogg|Supreme Boi|"hitman" bang|J-Hope|RM}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Pdogg}} | length6 = 3:57 | title7 = DNA | note7 = Pedal 2 LA Mix | writer7 = {{hlist|Pdogg|[[Bang Si-hyuk|"hitman" bang]]|KASS|Supreme Boi|[[Suga (rapper)|Suga]]|RM}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Pdogg}} | length7 = 4:07 | title8 = Fake Love | note8 = Rocking Vibe Mix | writer8 = {{hlist|Pdogg|"hitman" bang|RM}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Pdogg|"hitman" bang|RM|Slow Rabbit}} | length8 = 3:58 | title9 = Mic Drop | note9 = Steve Aoki remix) (full-length edition | writer9 = {{hlist|Pdogg|Supreme Boi|"hitman" bang|J-Hope|RM|Desiigner}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Steve Aoki|Pdogg|Supreme Boi|"hitman"bang|J-Hope|RM|Desiigner|Tayla Parx|Flowsik|Shae Jacobs}} | length9 = 5:08 }} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Country ! Date ! Format ! Label |- ! scope="row"| South Korea | rowspan="4"| August 24, 2018 | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|[[Compact disc|CD]]|[[Music download|digital download]]}} | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|[[Big Hit Entertainment]]|[[iriver Inc|IRIVER]]<ref name="iriver" />}} |- ! scope="row"| United States |- ! scope="row"| Japan | {{hlist|Big Hit Entertainment|IRIVER|[[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Japan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://store.universal-music.co.jp/product/bhk1010|website=store.universal-music.co.jp|access-date=August 11, 2018|title=LOVE YOURSELF 轉 'Tear'【CD】BTS UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE|language=ja}}</ref>}} <!-- "Worldwide" releases CANNOT be sourced (no streaming service/music platform/website is available in EVERY country), please do not re-add it. --> |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{YouTube|fIkZOLsnoqY|"Epiphany" Comeback Trailer}} {{BTS}} [[Category:2018 albums]] [[Category:BTS (band) albums]] [[Category:Korean-language albums]]'