On August 24, two hours before the release of Love Yourself: Answer, Big Hit Entertainment announced that an alternative version of "Idol" featuring Nicki Minaj will be included in the digital version of the album. On August 22, 2018, the teaser for "Idol" was released. The tracklist also announced remixed versions of BTS' previous singles " DNA", " Mic Drop" and " Fake Love". The official tracklist was released on August 20, revealing that it would be a compilation album containing songs from Love Yourself: Her and Love Yourself: Tear, with a total of twenty-five tracks. In addition, version "L" contained black-and-white images, collaged with the contrasting bright photographs.
The second set of teasers, versions "L" and "F", were brighter, with BTS members wearing a mix of retro streetwear and formal blazers and suits. Concept version "E" contained bright pastels, with BTS members in bubbles filled with fantastical nature elements. Version "S" contained elements inspired by New Romanticism, with BTS in bright red boxes surrounded by cameras, eyes, hands, and amplifiers.
Promotional concept photos presenting four different themes were released on August 13 for the "S" and "E" versions, and August 16 for the "L" and "F" versions.
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Discussing Jin's performance of the video, Hong Hye-min of The Korea Times stated that it was well-acted and emotional, with Jin's "sorrowful, free voice stand out". Philip Merrill of the Recording Academy described the video as having a "sense of going backward and forward, through time and through different versions of one's self". The trailer was directed by Yong-seok Choi (Lumpens), and portrays multiple versions of Jin in a room, telling the story of a personal journey. The song serves as one of the tracks for the album. The solo, described by Billboard's Tamar Herman as a "building pop-rock melody", was performed by Jin, and speaks about finding self-love. Three days later, on August 9, the trailer for the album, featuring a new song entitled " Epiphany", was released. The book discussed the father's failures. The note, written by BTS member Jin, spoke about him finding a notebook written by his father in the story.
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On August 6, Big Hit Entertainment released a Most Beautiful Moment in Life note, part of a series of fictional notes pertaining to the concept of BTS' albums, starting with their 2015 EP The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1. Two versions of BTS' Jin in the "Epiphany" comeback trailer, representing a personal journey.
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 承 'Her', and studio album Love Yourself 轉 'Tear', forming the "起承轉結 (기승전결) ( Kishōtenketsu)" storytelling composition. Love Yourself: Answer was first announced on July 16, 2018, with the announcement of the album containing seven new tracks coming the following day. It sold 60,000 copies in the United Kingdom, making BTS the first Asian artist to have a Silver-certified album in the country.īy June 2021, the album had spent 100 non-consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200, making it the only Korean album to do so. Two days later, it became the first Korean album to receive gold certification in the United States.
On November 7, 2019, Love Yourself: Answer became the first Korean album to spend one year on the Billboard 200 chart. The album debuted at number one in South Korea, Canada, Japan, and the United States, becoming BTS' second chart-topping album in the US market. Most tracks are from Love Yourself: Her and Love Yourself: Tear, including some remixes. The album contains twenty-five tracks (twenty-six for the digital version), including seven new songs, with the track " Idol" serving as the lead single. The album was released on August 24, 2018, by Big Hit Entertainment and is available in four different versions: S, E, L, and F. Love Yourself: Answer (stylized as LOVE YOURSELF 結 'Answer') is the third Korean-language compilation album by South Korean boy band BTS.
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