BTS Announces Spring 2026 Comeback and World Tour, Exciting Global Fans

The globally acclaimed group BTS has officially announced their comeback for the spring of 2026. Known as the '21st-century pop icons,' BTS has redefined the history of music beyond K-pop, and the news of their return has thrilled fans worldwide.

On July 1st, around 9:20 PM, BTS shared the exciting news during a live broadcast on the global superfan platform Weverse. They revealed, "A group album is set to be released next spring. Starting in July, we'll be working together to prepare. Since it's a group album, it seems like all the members' thoughts will be included. We're going back to our roots for this project." They also added, "We're planning a world tour with the new album. We'll be visiting various places around the world, so please look forward to it."

Furthermore, they detailed plans to head to the United States in July to begin music production and performance preparations. With the release of their new album in 2026, BTS will embark on a massive world tour, once again painting the world in purple. This will be their first world tour since the 'BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE' tour concluded in 2022, which drew approximately 4 million attendees through in-person concerts, online live streaming, live viewing, and live play.

BTS also discussed their upcoming activities for the latter half of the year. They shared stories from Jin's fan concert tour '#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR,' which kicked off in Goyang on June 28-29. Members who attended the concert in person praised it, saying, "It was truly enjoyable. He played the piano so well, and it was a performance only Jin could do," showing their support for Jin. J-Hope, after successfully wrapping up his 'j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE',' will take the stage as a headliner at 'Lollapalooza Berlin' in Germany's Olympiastadion Berlin on July 12-13. The members expressed their anticipation, saying, "We're really looking forward to it, and we think he'll do great."

This group live broadcast was BTS's first since September 2022, and it garnered immense attention. The live broadcast, which lasted about 30 minutes, surpassed 7.3 million real-time views.

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This article was originally published in Korean on Xportsnews and was translated into English using AI.

by Hwang Suyeon