SUGA, the prolific songwriter, MC and producer who reduce his tooth within the Korean rap underground earlier than becoming a member of BTS, brings his hip-hop acumen to a debut solo album underneath the moniker Agust D. Following up on mixtapes Agust D (2016) and D-2 (2020), D-DAY concludes a self-reflective trilogy with a potent assertion of liberation from societal pressures, previous regrets and future fears. With commanding but intimate songcraft, he reimagines custom (“Haegeum”) and pairs boom-bap with honeyed R&B and a killer hook from IU (“Individuals Pt.2”)—amongst different highlights together with a collab with the late, lauded polymath Ryuichi Sakamoto (“Snooze”).