Hollywood & EntertainmentBTS Set Grand Comeback Plan: New Album In Spring 2026, World TourByJeff Benjamin, Senior Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.
Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music.
AuthorJul 01, 2025, 12:20pm EDTJul 01, 2025, 12:24pm EDTBefore finally announcing BTS' comeback album for Spring 2026 ed by a world tour, J-Hope,.
More Suga, V, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM of BTS perform onstage for the 2020 American Music Awards on November 22, 2020 in South Korea.
(Photo by Big Hit Entertainment/AMA2020/Getty Images via Getty Images)Getty Images via Getty Images After a full year of speculation and rumors, BTS finally gave the millions of fans were waiting to hear: BTS is officially back.
During a 30-minute session on the superfan platform Weverse, which drew a massive 7.
3 million real-time viewers, members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook came together to the news and what’s on their hearts ing the completion of their mandatory military duties.
Marking their first full-group broadcast together in almost three years, the reunion included BTS’ plans for a new album in Spring 2026, ed by a world tour and more mises to show the official reignition of the global phenomenon that is BTS.
“We’ll be releasing a new BTS album in the spring of next year,” the guys confirmed to the millions of viewers. “Starting in July, all seven of us will begin working closely together on new music.
Since it will be a group album, it will reflect each member’s thoughts and ideas. We’re apaching the album with the same mindset we had when we first started.
” The 2026 record will be the group’s first new body of work after the 2022 anthology ject of, which looked back at nine years of music alongside new tracks “Yet to Come” and “For Youth.
” BTS on WeversePhoto Courtesy of BIGHIT MUSIC MORE FOR YOU New BTS World Tour Coming Soon, Too Alongside the new music news, BTS announced they’ll head on tour to mark their first since their “Permission to Dance on Stage” treks, which acted mini-residencies with four or more stadium shows in Seoul, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
“We’ll be visiting fans all around the world,” the group added. “We hope you’re as excited as we are.
” Before the comeback officially begins, BTS’ solo activities will keep the momentum a: Jin just kicked off his #RUNSEOKJIN_EP. TOUR trek, set to visit North America, Asia and Europe this summer.
Plus, j-hope is slated to headline Lollapalooza Berlin on July 13. Showing BTS’ brotherly bond continues to this day, the members showered one another with praise during the as well.
They ed how Jin’s Seoul shows at the end of June created “such a great show — Jin was amazing on the piano, and it was a show that only Jin could pull off.
” They also hyped up j-hope’s upcoming headlining slot saying, “We’re really looking forward to the performance. He’s going to do great.
” But First: BTS’ New Album Before the comeback festivities officially begin, the K-pop kings recently announced plans to release their first-ever album with PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - out on July 18.
The LP will include 22 tracks performed during the “Permission to Dance on Stage” stadium tour including massive hits such as “Dynamite,” “Butter,” “Life Goes On,” “Boy With Luv,” “ON,” and more.
The album marks new territory for BTS and their fans. The group has sent six albums to Number One on the Billboard 200 since first hitting the top spot with 2018’s historic Love Yourself: Tear.
If BTS manage to land a seventh chart-topper in America, it will see the group reclaim their title as the K-pop act with the most Number One albums in America.
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