BTS confirms full-group comeback for next spring, world tour also planned

BTS members participate in a Weverse livestream, Tuesday evening. Captured from Weverse

K-pop megastars BTS thrilled fans worldwide Tuesday with the announcement of their full-group return next spring, featuring a new album and world tour, during a surprise livestream.

The seven members — RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — appeared together on the fan platform Weverse, marking the band's first full-group livestream since September 2022. The 30-minute broadcast drew more than 7.3 million views.

During the livestream, the members shared that they will begin preparing the new album starting this month. "It will include everyone's ideas. We're going back to our roots for this one," they said.

They added that a world tour is in the works following the album release. "We'll be visiting places around the world, so please look forward to it," they said.

The upcoming tour will be the group's first in four years, since the "'Yet to Come' in Busan" concert back in 2022. That performance marked the group's final activity as a full group before taking an extended hiatus for Korea's mandatory military service.

In the meantime, the members have pursued successful solo ventures that kept the group's global momentum strong.

Jimin and Jungkook each reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart with their solo projects, while other members also topped various international charts with albums showcasing each of their musical styles and performances.

With group activities now on the horizon, the members have begun wrapping up their solo schedules.

Jin recently completed a fan concert held Saturday and Sunday in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, west of Seoul. J-Hope, who also finished his own solo world tour, will headline Lollapalooza Berlin on July 12 and 13 at Olympiastadion Berlin, becoming the first solo act in K-pop to headline the European festival.