Key Takeaways
- BTS comeback: BTS is set to return with new music on March 20, 2026.
- Hiatus end: This marks the end of a nearly four-year hiatus for the group.
- Fan anticipation: Fans have eagerly awaited the return of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook after their military service.
- New album plans: The group has confirmed they are working on a new album and planning a world tour.
The New Year will definitely bring new BTS music.
“March 20th comeback confirmed,” reads a message posted Jan. 1, 2026 by BigHit on its Korean-language X account, and translated into English.
That reunion will end a nearly four-year hiatus, and return to the music world one of the biggest K-pop acts of them all.
BTS fans have been counting down the days until RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook would complete mandatory army service, assemble and release fresh studio cuts.
Members of the record-busting K-pop juggernaut have hinted at new music for several months. In a Weverse update published in November, RM teased a comeback, noting, “the music is coming out really well!!” He added, “everyone’s trying. Please look forward to it.”
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Jung Kook added more fuel to ARMY’s excitement when he told Elle Korea, “I think this spring will be more important than ever. So I sincerely hope you all have a safe and enjoyable spring.”
Jung Kook, RM, Suga, V and Jimin were discharged from the South Korean military in June 2025, shortly after which they reunited on camera with J-Hope and Jin to announce that a new BTS album and tour were in the works.
The artists also confirmed that they would hit the studio immediately to prep for their 2026 comeback.
They said in a group statement at the time, “We’ll be releasing a new BTS album in the spring of next year … We’re also planning a world tour alongside the new album. We’ll be visiting fans all around the world, so we hope you’re as excited as we are.”
While they were apart, the lads focused on individual musical projects.
The Bangtan Boys surfed the highest waves of K-pop and boast six No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart, including the 2022 anthology Proof and their most recent proper studio album, 2020’s Be. The pop superstars also own six No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100.
BTS was awarded the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year twice, in 2020 and 2021, becoming the first act to win consecutively.
