BTS The 5th Album ARIRANG Release

Announcement

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On January 4, 2026, BTS announced the release of their upcoming fifth album, ARIRANG, and the date for their corresponding world tour’s announcement. After 3 years and 9 months, this long awaited album release was thoughtfully crafted by each of the members to musically express the emotions and challenges of their journey and to outline the musical direction of the group moving forward. The 5th album contains 14 tracks filled with the honest stories BTS wishes to share with ARMY. It is a heartfelt thank you to ARMY for ARMY’s constant support and devotion.

More information will be added as it is released.


For additional information including physical album info, streaming & purchasing links, interviews, photos, videos, etc., please visit our Discography and Merch Announcement pages.

PRE-ORDER BEGINS

πŸ—“ [DATE] Friday, January 16, 2026
⏰ [TIME] 11am KST
(1.15 @ 4pm HT / 6pm PT / 7pm MT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET)

Release INFORMATION

πŸ—“ [DATE] Friday, March 20, 2026
⏰ [TIME] 1pm KST
(3.19 @ 6pm HT / 9pm PT / 10pm MT / 11pm CT / 3.20 @ 12am ET)

BTS’s Special Message to ARMY

Pre-add the album to hear the full message

Content Release Schedule

For additional content information, please visit our Discography page.

 

World Tour Schedule
January 14, 2026 @ 12am KST

BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG
March 21, 2026 @ 8pm KST

BTS: THE RETURN (Documentary Film)
March 27, 2026

 

Photos

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