"BTS IS COMING": the group's upcoming OST for BASTIONS Animation, The Planet, excites ARMYs

On May 9, 2023, BTS announced their new OST release, The Planet, for the upcoming animation produced by SBS, BASTIONS, which is slated for release on May 12, at 12 AM EST. Given that this will be the group's first project comprising all seven members since their last collaboration with Coldplay for My Universe, fans are ecstatic. To celebrate the OST, they've also released a teaser that has only further fueled the excitement of the fans.

BASTIONS will revolve around the story of the newly entered heroes that go by the same name as the anime who is set to fight and confront people responsible for environmental pollution in a world where the population is humongous and increasing.

BASTIONS is set to premiere on May 14, 7:30 AM KST on the streaming platform, SBS.

Fans ecstatic about BTS' full-group OST, The Planet

Ever since the announcement of BTS' new OST for the animation, BASTIONS, fans have been feeling overjoyed over the same since no one was quite expecting a song consisting of all members' participation due to j-hope and Jin's military enlistment.

The Planet by BTS will serve as the animation's theme song, and it was reported that it was recorded before the members enlisted for mandatory military service. Fans couldn't have been happier about the unexpected news, and have been busy promoting it on several social media platforms. They've been publicizing their goals for The Planet on the internet, which has inevitably led to the hashtag "ThePlanetByBTS" trending on Twitter.

In addition to BTS' The Planet, other K-pop artists will also be contributing to the animation, BASTIONS' OST. Some of them include LE SSERAFIM, Heize, Alexa, Seo J, Kang Min-seo, Rapper P. Cassady, and the former members of Brave Girls. With an outstanding array of artists contributing, fans have naturally raised their expectations for BASTIONS and eagerly await it.

The animation is produced by two well-known productions of the industry, Nable Communications and the renowned animation director, Je Beum-jin. The director became famous and bagged several awards for his 2006 animation, Aachi & Ssipak, which was an X-rated black-comedy animation restricted for adults. Additionally, Thymos Media will be the entertainment corporation under which the production and distribution of this animation and its OST will take place.

With less than a week left before the official release of The Planet by BTS, fans have not only been eagerly looking forward to it but have also been heavily preparing to best support the OST. The song surely stands as quite a special release for ARMYs since this will be their first time listening to a full-group track since their release with Coldplay, My Universe, and their anthological album before that, PROOF.

Additionally, since BTS' j-hope and Jin are currently serving in the military, fans quite happy to still get to hear their voices on The Planet despite their current absence in the industry.

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She admires SUGA from BTS for his dedication to his work and aspires to immerse herself into the things she loves, just like him. If she could go back in time, she would jump at the opportunity to be part of ""Reply 1988,"" a K-drama set in a time when neighborhood relationships were cherished and interpersonal connections were of utmost importance. Although she loves how technology has advanced, she would also love to experience living in an era before it was invented.

When Aishwarya's not writing and reading about the latest developments in the industry, she spends her time crocheting, sketching, cycling, reading Mangas, and cooking.

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