Bighit confirms BTS' March 2026 comeback with new album and world tour
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BTS surprised fans around the world by appearing together on Weverse just 12 minutes before the New Year in South Korea, spending the final moments of 2025 with ARMY and sharing messages of gratitude and anticipation.
The live broadcast marked the first New Year greeting featuring all seven members since their temporary hiatus for mandatory military service.
The members, including Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, wished fans a Happy New Year, prompting an outpouring of emotional reactions online.
The appearance followed a major announcement from the group’s agency, BigHit Music, confirming that BTS will return with a new album on March 20, 2026. The release will be followed by a world tour, marking the group’s first full-scale comeback since their 2022 anthology album Proof and their first album after a three-year hiatus.
All seven members completed their military service by June 2025. During the hiatus, they released solo projects while fans awaited news of a reunion. Speculation intensified after ARMY Gold members received a postcard on December 30 featuring a new logo and the date March 20, 2026.
“2026. 03. 20”
THE DATE INDICATED FROM THE GIFT FOR GOLD MEMBERSHIP ON WEVERSE?!?!?!?!? BTS COMEBACK DATE??? NEW ARMY BOMB??? pic.twitter.com/eoWxD8izcEThe postcard included handwritten messages from each member. Jin wrote, “Hello ARMY. Happy New Year. I greeted you all as a soloist in 2023 and 2024, but I can finally greet you as part of a team again. Thank you so much for waiting. We will work hard with our promotions. Fighting.”
J-Hope added, “Hello ARMY, the new year 2026 has arrived. Finally, it’s the year that we will all be together with you!!” Suga echoed similar sentiments, expressing his excitement to reunite and perform again, as fans count down to BTS’s return.