Overview
- BigHit Music set March 20, 2026 as the release date for BTS’s new group album.
- The group confirmed a 2026 world tour, though specific dates and cities remain unannounced.
- Industry analysts project a May–December tour window with attendance exceeding 4 million, which remains an estimate rather than an official schedule.
- This will be BTS’s first collective release since the 2022 anthology Proof and their first full-group shows since their Busan concert that year.
- HYBE’s CEO previously signaled the need for a post-service reset, as fans in markets such as Mexico await formal routing details.