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BTS members reunite after military service, announce new album

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BTS members to serve mandatory South Korean military duty
Richard Shotwell/Invision via AP, FILE
ByAndrea Tuccillo
July 01, 2025, 4:29 PM

ARMY, rejoice! BTS is officially back.

The K-pop superstars announced Tuesday they'll be returning with new music and a world tour in spring of 2026.

BTS has been on hiatus since 2022, allowing all seven members -- Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook -- to serve their mandatory military service in South Korea.

In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Korean pop band BTS appears at the 2019 Variety's Hitmakers Brunch in West Hollywood, Calif.
Richard Shotwell/Invision via AP, FILE

The members revealed in a Weverse livestream that they'll be heading to the United States in July to start work on the new album.

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"We'll be releasing a new BTS album in the spring of next year," the group said in a statement. "Starting in July, all seven of us will begin working closely together on new music. Since it will be a group album, it will reflect each member's thoughts and ideas. We're approaching the album with the same mindset we had when we first started."

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They added, "We're also planning a world tour alongside the new album. We'll be visiting fans all around the world, so we hope you're as excited as we are."

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