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It’s happening. It’s been three whole years since the seven members of BTS began their military enlistment. Since then, of course, all members have provided Chapter Two with solo albums, but in a live stream on Weverse, all seven were back together for the first time. Casually dropping in their current plans and expressing their excitement at returning.
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The Spring of 2026 will mark the arrival of a new album and tour, fitting, as spring has long held a special meaning between BTS and ARMY. A term that has been echoed throughout the enlistment period, a hopeful promise of a reunion. This was also present in j-hopes HOPE ON THE STAGE finale in Seoul night one. Were eldest Jin joined him on stage for a rendition of Spring Day. It came on their 12 years since debut and with all members in attendance.
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The members shared, “We’ll be releasing a new BTS album in the spring of next year. Starting in July, all seven of us will begin working closely together on new music. Since it will be a group album, it will reflect each member’s thoughts and ideas. We’re approaching the album with the same mindset we had when we first started,” officially announcing their comeback.
Undoubtedly it has created incredible excitement around the world for the group's comeback and next chapter.
Alongside the release of their new album in 2026, BTS is set to embark on a massive world tour. They added, “We’re also planning a world tour alongside the new album. We’ll be visiting fans all around the world, so we hope you’re as excited as we are.” This will be BTS’s first world tour in approximately four years since the conclusion of ‘BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE’ in 2022. The tour drew over 4 million attendees/viewers across in-person concerts, online live streaming, live viewing, and live play.NAMJOON SAID STARTING JULY THEY WILL WORKING IN THIR ALBUM AND THE RELEASE OF ALBUM IS IN THE NEXT SPRING DAY 2026 !!! 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/RNQ7c61Nnu
— BTS Charts Daily (@btschartsdailyc) July 1, 2025
The news comes shortly after the announcement that they are releasing their first ever live album, BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE: LIVE. Pre-orders began today and will be released on July 18th.
Amongst that there are plenty of content from upcoming activities for the second half of the year; the members reflected on the Korean leg of Jin’s solo tour, ‘#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR’, which took place in Goyang, Korea, on June 28–29. Those who attended the concert to offer their support commented, “It was such a great show. Jin was amazing on the piano, and it was a show that only Jin could pull off.” The group revealed that starting this month, all members will head to the United States to begin working on new music. "We're going to work together in the States; we will move across the country with Seokjin's tour. We'll do a mobile song camp. BTS is going to go back to the beginning to work on our songs."
Following the success of his HOPE ON THE STAGE world tour, j-hope is ready to headline Lollapalooza Berlin on Sunday, July 13th. In regard to the headlining performance, the members commented, “We’re really looking forward to the performance. He’s going to do great.”
The livestream was instantly flooded with messages of overwhelming excitement as fans reacted in real time to the long-awaited return. The livestream marked BTS’s first live broadcast since September 2022. The livestream lasted approximately 30 minutes and garnered over 7.3 million real-time total views. As the world anticipates the group’s new music and the launch of a new tour, 2026 is already being hailed as the year of BTS. As they greeted fans at the start… Bangtan are back.
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