Recently, BIGHIT MUSIC announced BTS V‘s new single, “FRI(END)S.”
Hello.
This is BIGHIT MUSIC.
We are excited to announce the release of BTS member V’s digital single, “FRI(END)S.”
“FRI(END)S” is a love song in the Pop Soul R&B genre. Please stay tuned for its release!
Thank you for your continued love and support for BTS.
— BIGHIT MUSIC via Weverse
Previously, a promotion schedule was dropped, revealing that a short film, concept photos, and a music video would be released for “FRI(END)S.”
V ‘FRI(END)S’ Promotion Schedule#V #뷔 #V_FRIENDS #FRI_END_S pic.twitter.com/JrjnMSbO0J
— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) March 4, 2024
Now, the short film has been released. It featured multiple artist videos that showed the word “friends” before leaving only “end.”
Since the short film dropped, eagle-eyed netizens noticed something. There was also a shot of a newspaper, which included a paragraph for a press release describing a new album. It listed five tracks and a bonus track, which is recommended to listen to from start to finish. This was almost identical to the statement BIGHIT MUSIC released ahead of Layover, V’s solo EP.
it’s the same text of when they announced layover pic.twitter.com/SFe51AqwIT
— (ꪜ)H✦PE (@vhopebot) March 6, 2024
“in total 5 tracks and a bonus… the albums flow, we recommend… from start to finish”
ik that sounded familiar. the newspaper has the description of Layover !! is there a connection ???#FRI_END_S pic.twitter.com/k3MWWXUwAS
— pia⁷⁼¹ 
ⓥ𝘏𝘖𝘛𝘚 (@mapofjnggk) March 6, 2024
?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Screenshot from the FRI(END)S short film! Am I clowning and this is about Layover or can we expect another five song EP & a bonus track from Taehyung???!!!! AAAAHHH????#FRI_END_S pic.twitter.com/nH27WarXvw
— Meike⁷ | borahae arts (@BorahaeArts) March 6, 2024
ARMYs believe that this inclusion in the short film is a clue. They suspect that “FRI(END)S” is technically a bonus track or extension of Layover.
Five tracks and a bonus albums flow recommend start to finish?
Is it bonus track of Layover?
pic.twitter.com/OtL1kIEDZk
— (ꪜ) (@thvwaist) March 6, 2024
so, this song will most likely be a continuation of Layover (would we finally have a good ending? lol), to promote the song I suggest to make edits about HYYH on tiktok with this song and HOTS main poster will be released soon???
OHH WE’RE SO BACK pic.twitter.com/X5E7tFKRDU
— bocia⁷
(@kooksadmirer) March 6, 2024
Some are even beginning to think about a second album…
listen… fri(end)s is a continuation of layover and the next kth2 album will be a full album https://t.co/yQfHvFYRkL pic.twitter.com/tHKKzQoPqU
— nochu (ꪜ) (@vantebear_) March 6, 2024
Taehyung really wants his fans to use their brains to decipher his clues.
I love his sexy brain.
Anyway Friends is the Sequel of LayOver. So we are definitely getting Sequel for Friends means we are getting kth2 soon. 
— FRI(END)Sⓥ
(@Vholic_) March 6, 2024
All the clues are coming together now. Another ARMY remembered how a spot was empty in inclusions from their Layover album.
During his Layover one of the spots was left empty.. is that for FRI(END)S? pic.twitter.com/Rij4FhnWLs
— TAE GUIDE (@taeguide) March 6, 2024
V thought of everything!
