Jimin Face

Jimin, the beloved countertenor and dancer, is known the world over for his work in K-pop’s greatest boy-band success story, BTS. On his solo debut, the perfectionist steps out on his own with a collection of six new tracks, leading with the triumphant single “Set Me Free, Pt. 2” and its reverberating choral cheers, resounding brass sounds and hyperpop vocal effects. (It’s a far cry from, say, the ghostly harmonies, spring-y production and gorgeous vocal runs of his 2016 solo track “Lie”.) There are no official collaborations on FACE, but there are innovative producers (Pdogg, GHSTLOOP, EVAN, Supreme Boi, BLVSH, Chris James) and one extremely familiar name credited: RM, BTS’s leader, wrote on the opening track “Face-off” and the dreamy, soft synth track “Like Crazy”, which appears on the release twice, closing FACE out with an English-language version.