It is available in four versions and contains eleven tracks, with "Fake Love" as its lead single. The concept album explores themes relating to the pains and sorrows of separation.

Love Yourself: Tear These four albums are marked with the letters Y, O, U and R. HuskyFox says that the Tear covers represent “Parting: the step of tearful parting as love leaves.” The covers are black as this is a dark and sad time, but the graphics have a colour in them as the hope of something stronger is growing.

BTS' LOVE YOURSELF series bears the message that loving oneself is the beginning of true love. Whereas the previously unveiled LOVE YOURSELF 起 'WONDER' and LOVE YOURSELF 承 'HER' albums expressed the heart-fluttering and tingling moments of love, LOVE YOURSELF 轉 'TEAR' album embodies the pain of boys faced with parting.

Love Yourself: Tear (Love Yourself 轉 'Tear') is the third Korean full-length album by BTS. It was released on May 18, 2018 with "Fake Love" serving as the album's title track. The physical album is available in five versions: Y, O, U, R, and LP.