Pitchforkd. 24. May 2018ByBySheldon Pearced. 24. May 2018"The latest album from the masters of the K-pop formula is a slick, loosely thematic album about love and loss, with a stronger emphasis on rapping than ever before".Read review
AllMusic2018ByByNeal Z. Yeung2018"Stylish and yearning, Love Yourself: Tear is BTS at a polished and focused peak, cohesive enough to feel like it was conceived in one particular period rather than cobbled together like some of their previous releases".Read review
The guardiand. 18. May 2018ByByAlexis Petridisd. 18. May 2018"There's nothing in the boyband's third album to upset the formula, with hook-heavy synth anthems and breathy ballads delivered to precision-engineered perfection".Read review