'This doesn’t feel real': Tears as K-pop boyband BTS announce hiatus after 'rough patch'

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Popular K-pop boy band BTS have announced that they are going their separate ways for now. The South Korean band told fans that they are on hiatus to pursue solo careers.

Fans were in tears as they announced the news during their annual FESTA dinner to mark their ninth anniversary as member RM said it was time for the seven-piece band to work separately. The members are Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook.

Explaining the decision rapper RM announced: "We're going into a hiatus now. So we did Dynamite, Butter, Permission to Dance, Life Goes On and I realised this group has definitely changed. We have to accept that we've changed.

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"For me it was like the group BTS was within my grasp until On and Dynamite but after Butter and Permission To Dance I didn't know what kind of group we were anymore."

He added: "Whenever I write lyrics and songs it's really important what kind of message and story I want to give out. But it was like that was gone now. I don't know what kind of story I should tell now."

Expanding on the reason for the hiatus RM said he needed 'some time alone' to recharge. "'I've always thought that BTS was different from other groups, but the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don’t give you time to mature. You have to keep producing music and keep doing something,' RM said.

He added: "After I get up in the morning and get makeup done there's no time left for growth, and it's not just about music and work. I've changed as a human over the past 10 years. So I needed to think and have some alone time."

He continued: "I have to be aware of who I am what kind if group BTS is. I have to be aware of