They're Officially Back! BTS Confirms Group Album And Upcoming World Tour Next Year

After three long years, BTS is back—and they did not come back to play.

If you've stayed loyal throughout the group's hiatus, your patience is about to pay off big time. In a live broadcast on Weverse, all seven members—RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—reunited onscreen and dropped major news: their comeback and world tour is slated for Spring 2026 (that's around March to May!).

"Starting from July, we will gather and stick together in earnest to focus on working on music. Our full-group album will really be released next spring, and you won't have to wait until July or August," RM shared.

"Of course, we will also be going on a tour, a world tour, starting next spring. We'll be going to see you here and there all over the world, so please look forward to it," he added.

While the group hasn't released the full list of tour stops just yet, they assured fans that updates will be posted via Weverse and social media, so keep your notifs on!

ICYMI, back in 2022, BTS announced a temporary hiatus as each member fulfilled mandatory military service, which all able-bodied South Korean men aged 18 to 28 are required to complete. 

It was a shocking pause and an emotional one for fans worldwide.

Though the timeline was uncertain, what hit the hardest was not knowing whether BTS would return as a full group.

"We can't help but think of our fans no matter what—we want to be the kind of artists that are remembered by our fans. I think now we're starting to think about what kind of artists we each want to be remembered by our fans," Jimin said at the time.

"I think that's why we're going through a rough patch right now, we're trying to find our identity, and that's an exhausting and long process. Our fans know us and we know us," he added.

ICYDK, BTS is one of the most well-known (and well-loved) boy bands in the K-pop industry. Even when the pandemic brought the world to a standstill, they stood stronger, delivering chart-topping hits and collecting major awards along the way, including Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles like "Dynamite," "Butter," "Permission to Dance," and "Life Goes On."