Global superstars BTS took their final bow together in October 2022 as a group at the Yet To Come Busan concert before their break, due to their mandatory South Korean military service. In their ...

The record-breaking septet kicked off their Arirang World Tour on April 9, 2026, at Goyang Stadium in South Korea, marking BTS’s return to live performances after completing military service. If ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business. After completing mandatory military service and spending years pursuing ...

Songs in a foreign language. A visual spectacle with high-energy dancing. Secrecy surrounding key elements and surprises. A massive scale of coordination. Challenges with live broadcast. A message of ...

In many ways, one can consider BTS — Jin, Suga, j-hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — the ultimate realization of a genreless, referential and yet homegrown popular music of Korea, as well as of ...

Burt is a contributor for TIME. BTS returns with new album 'Arirang' Burt is a contributor for TIME. It’s been a while since we saw BTS in proper fighting form. Launched in 2013 as a hip-hop idol ...