K-pop sensation BTS returns with a stunning comeback concert in Seoul after a four-year hiatus


K-pop boy band BTS performs onstage during a comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, 2026, in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Kim Min-Hee/Pool via REUTERS

SEOUL, South Korea (AP): After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returned Saturday with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousands of police locked down a central boulevard for the Netflix-exclusive spectacle that drew tens of thousands of fans.

"Annyeonghaseyo! We’re back,” RM, the band’s leader, told the crowd, using the Korean word for "hello,” as they opened with "Body to Body,” setting off delirious screams from fans waving purple-and-red light sticks and thrusting smartphones into the air.

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