March 4 (UPI) -- BTS' V will release his new English song 'FRI(END)S' next Friday, Big Hit Music said Monday.
The pop soul song is the artist's first solo music since Layover, his debut solo album released in September.
The company said V had prepared it before he started his mandatory military service in December.
"FRI(END)S" will be released at 1 p.m on that day.
Left to right, Kim Tae-hyung, also known as V, Min Yoon-gi, also known as Suga, Kim Seok-jin, also known as Jin, Jeon Jung-kook, Kim Nam-joon, also known as RM, Park Ji-min and Jung Ho-seok, also known as J-Hope of BTS, attends the annual Billboard Music Awards held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 21, 2017. The group won Top Social Artist at the event. In June, they made Time's new list of the Most Influential People on the Internet. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo