BTS is returning from a multi-year hiatus with a new album followed by a world tour, according to Reuters . “March 20 Comeback Confirmed,” the K-pop group’s agency Big Hit Music said in a post Thursday, marking the boy band’s first studio album since 2020’s Be .

Let 2026 be the year of BTS,” RM said. “Something really big is coming.” The wait for new BTS has been hard on the members, too. “I’m so sick of 2025,” RM said, per Chosun Daily. “I’m going crazy wanting to come back quickly.

According to a note shared to social media by the entertainment company BigHit Music, the mega popular group will return on March 20. That's after a nearly four-year hiatus, as all seven members of BTS — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — completed South Korea’s mandatory military service.

After almost four years away from the spotlight, BTS has officially announced plans to reunite as every member has now completed their mandatory military service, marking the end of a pause in full group activities that began in 2022.

Viral rumour claims Kendrick Lamar will feature on BTS's March 2026 comeback album. Neither HYBE nor Lamar's camp has confirmed. ARMY debates whether the post is legitimate or a fan-generated edit.

BTS' comeback date on March 20, 2026, was recently announced by BIGHIT Music. Soon after, the K-pop group also launched an official comeback countdown. Amid all this, large-scale promotions ranging from Seoul to New York,

Kpop Demon Hunters' voice actress, Arden Cho, admitted that she's been a BTS fan forever, calling out years-old viral videos on her YouTube channel.

BTS member Jin sparked mixed reactions online after a playful moment with Jungkook during the group’s New Year’s Eve livestream raised safety concerns among some fans. While many dismissed it as harmless banter,