Their reunion? It\u2019s smooth like butter. The K-pop septet BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour. <\/p>\n
Members Jin, RM, V, Jimin, J-Hope, Jung Kook and Suga made the announcement Tuesday during a livestream on Weverse, an online fan platform owned by BTS management company Hybe. It was the first time all seven members have broadcast live together since September 2022. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll 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,\u201d the band said in a statement. \u201cSince it will be a group album, it will reflect each member\u2019s thoughts and ideas. We\u2019re approaching the album with the same mindset we had when we first started.\u201d <\/p>\n
According to a press release, the band will be in the United States this month to begin working on new music. <\/p>\n
The 2026 album will mark their first since 2022\u2019s anthology, \u201cProof,\u201d their 2021 Japanese compilation album \u201cBTS, the Best,\u201d and their last studio album, \u201cBe,\u201d released in 2020. <\/p>\n
They also announced a world tour, their first in nearly four years. The news arrives a few weeks after BTS superstars RM, V, Jimin and Jung Kook were discharged from South Korea\u2019s military after fulfilling their mandatory service. <\/p>\n
In South Korea, all able-bodied men aged 18 to 28 are required by law to perform 18-21 months of military service under a conscription system meant to deter aggression from rival North Korea. <\/p>\n
Six of the group\u2019s seven members served in the army, while Suga, the last to return, fulfilled his duty as a social service agent, an alternative to military service. <\/p>\n
Jin, the oldest BTS member, was discharged in June 2024. J-Hope was discharged in October. <\/p>\n
South Korea\u2019s law gives special exemptions to athletes, classical and traditional musicians, and ballet and other dancers if they have obtained top prizes in certain competitions and are assessed to have enhanced national prestige. K-pop stars and other entertainers aren\u2019t subject to such privileges. <\/p>\n
However, in 2020, BTS postponed their service after South Korea\u2019s National Assembly revised its Military Service Act, allowing K-pop stars to delay their enlistment until age 30. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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