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Map of the Soul: 7

Disciplines:
jungian psychology
k-pop
bts
jungian psychology/shadow
jungian psychology/ego

Summary

BTS's 2020 album — their fourth Korean-language studio album — that continues the Map of the Soul concept, incorporating the Shadow (Interlude: Shadow, Black Swan) and the Ego (Outro: Ego) from Jung's Map of the Soul — addressing the seven years of BTS's career and the seven members' individual and collective identities.

Core Contribution

Extended the Jungian Map of the Soul concept to address the Shadow — Interlude: Shadow is SUGA's confrontation with his own shadow self, the dark side of fame and ambition — making the Jungian shadow concept vivid and personal for a global audience through music.

Historical Influences

BTS Murray Stein's Jung's Map of the Soul

Intellectual Lineage

Big Hit Entertainment BTS

Allied Works

Map of the Soul: Persona Murray Stein's Jung's Map of the Soul

Contemporaries & Peers

Map of the Soul: Persona BTS discography

Minds Influenced

Global pop culture Jungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

Map of the Soul: 7 Interlude: Shadow Black Swan Outro: Ego

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