K-pop icons BTS have announced their first album since 2022. "We're also planning a world tour alongside the new album," the band said in a livestream on Tuesday. "We'll be visiting fans all around the world,

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. 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.

Their reunion? It’s smooth like butter. The K-pop septet BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour.