I. Introduction
Love Yourself: Tear is the third studio album by BTS. It was released on May 18, 2018 with "Fake Love" serving as the album's title track. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard 200, becoming BTS' first #1 on that chart. The album was a nominee for the GRAMMYs "Best Recording Package". Moreover, LY: Tear was the second best-selling album of 2018 in South Korea. It is currently the ninth best-selling album of all time. As 2020, the album has sold more than two million copies.
II. Background and Release
Love Yourself: Tear was first announced on April 16, 2018, following the release of a nine-minute short film entitled "Euphoria: Theme of Love Yourself 起 Wonder" on April 5. The video included a new single, also named "Euphoria", recorded as a solo by member Jungkook. Tear was designed as a follow-up to BTS' 2017 EP Love Yourself: Her, with "Euphoria" serving to connect the two releases.
On May 6, the trailer for the album, featuring a new song entitled "Singularity", was released. The neo-soul solo was performed by member V, and serves as the intro track for the album.
III. Tracklist
| Title | Writer | Producer | Length |
| "Intro: Singularity" (performed by V) | Charlie J. Perry, RM | Charlie J. Perry | 3:17 |
| "Fake Love" | Pdogg, RM, Hitman Bang | Pdogg | 4:02 |
| "The Truth Untold" (feat. Steve Aoki and performed by the vocal line) | Steve Aoki, Roland Spreckley, Jake Torrey, Noah Conrad, Annika Wells, RM, Slow Rabbit | Steve Aoki | 4:02 |
| "134340" | Pdogg, Adora, Bobby Chung, RM, Martin Luke Brown, Orla Gartland, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 3:49 |
| "Paradise" | Lophiile, MNEK, RM, Song Jae-kyung, Suga, J-hope | Lophiile | 3:30 |
| "Love Maze" | Pdogg, DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, RM, Suga, J-hope, Bobby Chung, Adora, Yoon Kita | Pdogg | 3:40 |
| "Magic Shop" | Jungkook, Hiss Noise, RM, DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, Adora, J-hope, Suga | Jungkook, Hiss Noise, Adora | 4:36 |
| "Airplane Pt.2" | Pdogg, RM, Ali Tamposi, Liza Owens, Roman Campolo, Hitman Bang, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 3:39 |
| "Anpanman" | Pdogg, Supreme Boi, Hitman Bang, RM, Suga, Jinbo | Pdogg | 3:54 |
| "So What" | Pdogg, Hitman Bang, Adora, RM, Suga, J-hope | Pdogg | 4:44 |
| "Outro: Tear" | Shin Myung-soo, Docskim, Suga, RM, J-hope | Docskim | 4:45 |
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
Short Films
Trailer
MV Teaser
Official Video
Live Performance
Dance Practice
VI. Concept Pictures (T, E, A & R Versions)
VII. Reception
Love Yourself: Tear received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74. The album reached 1,449,287 copies of Pre-orders, beating their previous record by almost 400,000 orders, with their mini-album, Love Yourself: Her, with 1,051,546 pre-orders, until Love Yourself: Answer.
VIII. Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award |
| 2018 | Melon Music Awards | Album of the Year |
| ... | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Album of the Year |
| ... | Seoul Music Awards | Album of the Year |
| ... | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Album of the Year - 2nd Quarter |
