BTS BOMBSHELL! K-POP SUSPERSTARS ANNOUNCE HIATUS AMID "ROUGH PATCH"

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K-pop superstars BTS made the bombshell announcement on Tuesday ....

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that they will be taking a break as a group to individually focus on their solo careers.

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This year's Festa came with some shocking and somber news for fans,

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as the group revealed they are taking an indefinite hiatus.

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"We're each going to take some time to have fun and experience lots of things,"

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Jungkook explained. "We promise we will return someday, even more mature than we are now."

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The group promised that each member will release solo music in the near future.

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J-Hope, who was recently revealed to be headlining solo at Lollapalooza, is expected to be the first to release an album.

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