Long-awaited comeback: BTS’ upcoming album would be their first in four years since ‘Proof’, South Korea’s best-selling record in 2022. — AP
BTS agency HYBE confirmed that the K-pop megastars would release a new album and go on a “large-scale world tour” in 2026, with the group’s livestream announcement of their return attracting over seven million views.
The seven-member group had been on a self-described hiatus since 2022 while they undertook their mandatory military service – required of all men under 30 in South Korea due to tensions with the nuclear-armed North.
