BTS to kick off world tour after landmark Seoul comeback

(FILE) This handout photo taken on March 21, 2026 and provided by BIGHIT MUSIC and NETFLIX shows members of K-pop boy group BTS, (from left to right) V, Jin, Jimin, Suga, Jungkook and J-Hope, performing during the BTS comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. South Korean K-pop megastars BTS will kick off their largely sold-out world tour on April 9, 2026, riding the momentum of a chart-topping comeback album and a high profile performance in the heart of Seoul. - Photo by Handout / BIGHIT MUSIC and NETFLIX / AFP

SEOUL: South Korean K-pop megastars BTS kick off their world tour on Thursday (April 9), riding the momentum of a chart-topping comeback album and a landmark performance in the heart of Seoul.

The seven-member group -- widely regarded as the world's biggest boy band -- took to the stage together for the first time last month following a years-long hiatus prompted by mandatory military service, and after releasing their latest studio album "ARIRANG".