It looks like BTS’s huge comeback won’t begin at the start of their world tour this spring, but rather next month at home in the comfort of everybody’s living room; the K-pop juggernauts have announced a special live concert that will stream exclusively on Netflix, dubbed BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang. What’s more, they also inked a deal to release a new documentary on the streaming giant, too.
BTS will perform their concert on March 21—one day after they release their new album, Arirang—at the Gwanghwamun in Seoul, South Korea. The livestream begins at 7 a.m. Eastern, marking the first-ever live event to be broadcast globally from Korea, notes Deadline. It will be directed by Hamish Hamilton, and lists Hybe, Bighit Music, Guy Carrington, Garrett English, and Kevin Hermanson as executive producers.
Next comes BTS: The Return, their comeback documentary, which hits Netflix on March 27. Directed by Bao Nguyen, the film follows BTS as they plot their reunion set after their extended hiatus. The group paused activity to complete South Korea’s mandatory military service, with Big Hit confirming at the end of 2021 that BTS were taking an “official extended period of rest.” The K-pop group went on to drop their first anthology album, Proof, that following June, while each member pursued their own solo projects afterwards, including J-Hope’s 2022 album Jack in the Box, RM’s 2022 full-length Indigo, and Jimin’s 2023 LP Face.
Arirang is the first full-length album by BTS in six years. It’s due out March 20 via Big Hit Entertainment. The LP will be their fifth studio album overall and follows 2020’s Be. Once that’s out, BTS embark on their massive stadium tour, which spans 79 shows across five continents and kicks off this April in Goyang, South Korea, before continuing into 2027.
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