After finishing South Korea’s mandatory military service, Okay-pop juggernauts BTS at the moment are gearing as much as launch their first new album in six years. The as-yet-untitled LP is due out March 20 through Massive Hit Leisure. It’s their fifth studio album general and follows 2020’s Be. What’s extra, BTS are additionally teasing a 2026 world tour, with extra particulars to reach quickly.
BTS hit the recording studio final July to work on the brand new LP. “We’re approaching the album with the identical mindset we had after we first began,” the group mentioned in an announcement final yr. “We’re additionally planning a world tour alongside the brand new album. We’ll be visiting followers all around the globe, so we hope you’re as excited as we’re.”
After Massive Hit confirmed on the finish of 2021 that BTS have been taking an “official prolonged interval of relaxation,” the Okay-pop group launched their first anthology album, Proof, that following June. Every member finally pursued his personal solo venture within the years that adopted, together with J-Hope’s 2022 album Jack within the Field, RM’s 2022 full-length Indigo, and Jimin’s 2023 LP Face.
As is par for the course for Okay-pop superstars similar to BTS, numerous members have been busy onscreen throughout this time. Jimin and Jung Kook appeared on the Disney+ journey sequence Are You Positive?!, Jin shared a live performance movie about his debut solo tour, and RM was the topic of a 2024 documentary in regards to the making of his sophomore solo album.
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