{"id":24985,"date":"2026-01-01T20:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24985"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:43:41","slug":"k-pop-stars-bts-to-reunite-with-march-album-and-world-tour-after-military-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24985","title":{"rendered":"K-pop stars BTS to reunite with March album and world tour after military service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">K-pop<\/span> megastars <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">BTS<\/span> will release a new album in March ahead of a world tour, the group announced on Thursday.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">South Korea<\/span>\u2019s biggest musical act has been on self-described hiatus since 2022 as its members undertook national military service required of all men under the age of 30.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">All seven members were discharged last year, and the group announced a comeback for the spring of 2026.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">They confirmed on Thursday that they would release an album on March 20, before heading on tour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jungkook (left) and Jimin salute media and fans at an outdoor sporting facility in Yeoncheon on June 11, 2025, shortly after their release from 18 months of South Korean military service. Photo: AFP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/01\/01\/b3c700ef-d2e4-4321-b556-5dc838f8260b_89c21809.jpg\" title=\"Jungkook (left) and Jimin salute media and fans at an outdoor sporting facility in Yeoncheon on June 11, 2025, shortly after their release from 18 months of South Korean military service. Photo: AFP\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">Jungkook (left) and Jimin salute media and fans at an outdoor sporting facility in Yeoncheon on June 11, 2025, shortly after their release from 18 months of South Korean military service. Photo: AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The exact date was revealed in handwritten letters sent to paid members of the official BTS fan group, and later confirmed by their label Big Hit Music.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI have been waiting more earnestly than anyone else,\u201d group leader RM wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3338420\/k-pop-stars-bts-reunite-march-album-and-world-tour-after-military-service?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K-pop megastars BTS will release a new album in March ahead of a world tour, the group announced on Thursday. 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