BTS announces March comeback date, putting an end to a nearly four-year hiatus

They’re going to light up 2026 like dynamite. K-pop group BTS’ comeback has an official date. According to a note shared to social media by the entertainment company Big Hit Music, the mega popular group will return March 20. That's after a nearly four-year hiatus as the seven members had to fulfill South Korea's mandatory military service. They staggered their enlistments, finishing last summer. The 2026 album will mark their first since 2022’s anthology, “Proof,” their 2021 Japanese compilation album “BTS, the Best,” and their last studio album, “Be,” released in 2020.