BTS have announced ‘BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang,’ a historic livestream performance airing exclusively on Netflix on March 21st at 8 pm KST/6 am ET/3 am PT.
BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang will see the group perform in celebration of their upcoming fifth studio album, Arirang, live from the Gwanghwamun in Seoul – marking the first-ever live event broadcast from Korea to be livestreamed globally.
In addition, the streaming service will air a feature documentary on the band titled BTS: The Return, directed by Bao Nguyen and premiering globally on March 27th exclusively on Netflix. The intimate documentary film chronicling the making of the band’s new album. The documentary offers fans a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the journey behind BTS’s highly anticipated return.
BTS previously revealed their album title for their newly-announced album: ‘ARIRANG’ – which is named after a traditional Korean folk song, symbolizing the band’s reflections on their roots, journey, separation, and reunion, exploring universal feelings of longing and love. The 14-track album is set for release on March 20, 2026, marking the group’s fifth studio album and the follow-up to 2020’s Be. The group’s last joint project was the 2022 anthology Proof. A social post announcing the project read: “Pre-order physical variants of BTS’ Album ARIRANG now on the official BTS Store! Album out 2026.03.20. 1PM KST | 0AM ET 
https://BTS.lnk.to/ARIRANG”
BTS’s record label BigHit added in a statement: “Arirang” is a traditional Korean folk song renowned both in Korea and globally. Transcending time and generations, the song has long been associated with emotions of connection, distance, and reunion. Arirang “sets out the direction the members will take moving forward. The members were deeply involved throughout the songwriting and production process, infusing their own thoughts and identities while expressing the emotions and reflections they experienced along their journey.”
The group will also embark on what BigHit described as “the largest world tour in K-pop history” spanning 34 cities and 79 shows. The world tour will hit Asia, North America, Europe, Latin America, and Australia, kicking-off with three nights in Goyang, South Korea on April 9th and April 11–12. The tour then heads to Tokyo for two nights before heading to North America, which will include 12 cities and 28 shows, with stops in Tampa, Florida; El Paso, Texas; Baltimore, Maryland, Foxborough, Massachusetts, Stanford, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Chicago, Illinois, East Rutherford, New Jersey and more before concluding the North American run with a return to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Sept. 1-2 and Sept. 5-6. In June/July, the tour travels to Europe, with performances scheduled in Madrid, Spain; Brussels, Belgium; London, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany; and Paris, France. BTS will then continue the tour across Latin America and Asia, including major regions such as São Paulo, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bangkok, Thailand; and Jakarta, Indonesia, with additional locations to be announced, including Japan, the Middle East, and more. Tickets to the tour are now sold-out.
Preorder ‘Arirang’ – HERE.
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