K-pop supergroup BTS will head to the United States this month to start working on new music and will launch its next album early next year ahead of a world tour, it said on Tuesday, as per Reuters.
The seven members of South Korea’s most lucrative group made the announcement during a livestream on Weverse, a superfan platform owned by HYBE, an entertainment firm that manages BTS.
“Hey guys, we are back,” BTS member Jimin said in the 30-minute livestream. HYBE said it attracted more than 7.3 million real-time views and that the world tour would be BTS’ first in approximately four years.
“Starting in July — we’re planning to make something massive, so from then (this month), we’ll probably gather together and stay focused on making music,” said band leader RM.
“Our group album is officially set to be released next spring,” RM added during a live chat.
“Starting next spring, we’ll of course be going on tour, so please look forward to seeing us all around the globe,” he added.
The upcoming album, which BTS will produce in the United States and other countries, will be the band’s first full-length album since 2020, BTS leader, RM, said. As per the Guardian, if released in the spring of 2026, the BTS comeback album would be its first in four years since Proof, which was the best-selling album of 2022 in South Korea, with nearly 3.5 million copies sold.
The band made its debut on June 13, 2013, and spearheaded a global K-pop craze with lyrics and social campaigns aimed at empowering youngsters. BTS had been on a break since 2022 as its members undertook the mandatory service required of all South Korean men under 30 due to tensions with the nuclear-armed North.
SUGA, the last BTS member to complete his military service, was discharged on June 21, paving the way for the band’s reunion.
