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Korea’s pop kings make a grand return

pitchfork

There’s a lot riding on the sensational K-pop group’s first album in four years, but its generic songs ring hollow and lack the vim and vigor of the band’s best work.

rollingstone

On its blockbuster return, the world’s biggest band stresses group identity and South Korean roots, while pushing the songs into adventurous new territory