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BTS delivered a moody onstage performance of Arirang’s “Hooligan” at the 2026 American Music Awards in Las Vegas, featuring red lighting and masked backup dancers as part of their four-night Allegiant Stadium residency; they’re also nominated for three AMAs, including Artist of the Year, amid a busy comeback and world tour.
BTS kicked off their ARIRANG world tour in the U.S. with a 60,000-strong crowd at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, marking their first U.S. stadium show since 2022. The night mixed legacy hits with a near-complete ARIRANG set, including two surprise songs not performed at earlier stops, as the group embarks on an 85-date, 34-city trek in support of their tenth album ARIRANG (which debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and features the hit “SWIM”).
In a Rolling Stone interview, J-Hope discusses BTS’s reunion after military service, the seven-member Arirang project, and how his writing now tackles mature themes like romance. He reflects on his role in keeping BTS connected, the group’s process—including recording in the U.S.—and how he’s grown from past experiences toward a more authentic, hopeful approach to music as BTS evolves into a new phase.
In a February interview at HYBE HQ, BTS rapper Suga discusses shaping the Arirang sound (including producing the bonus track Come Over), his deep love for hip-hop, and BTS’s future—reflecting on completing the Agust D trilogy, collaborating with Diplo, and the band’s goal to stay creatively healthy and adaptable as they age.
Rolling Stone is releasing a limited-edition BTS: The Cover Collection box set that gathers all eight May 2026 covers (one for each BTS member plus the group) with video versions; the set, priced at $125, ships worldwide and is available now at shop.rollingstone.com. The online rollout spans eight days (Apr 13–Apr 20, 2026), and the issue features a cover story by Brian Hiatt.
After a four-year hiatus, BTS returns with Arirang, their first all-new album in nearly six years, blending hip‑hop roots with a global, collaboration‑heavy approach. Recorded largely in Los Angeles with guests like Diplo, El Guincho, and Mike WiLL Made‑It, the band foregrounds Korean lyrics and the individual colors of each member while RM urges the group to push itself to the edge. The members reflect on solo paths and group identity as they plan a world tour through next spring and signal possible future singles or mini‑albums, marking a renewed, exploratory BTS.
BTS’s ARIRANG remains at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a third consecutive week, posting 124,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 9 (down 34%), after debuting atop the chart on April 4. It marks the first time a group album has spent three weeks at No. 1 since Mumford & Sons’ Babel (2012–13) and the first to start with three weeks at No. 1 since Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl (2025).
AMC theaters worldwide screen two full-length BTS ARIRANG concerts—one from Goyang and one from Tokyo—letting fans everywhere share the comeback after the group’s military service and tour launch. The screenings underscore BTS’s broad appeal across ages and backgrounds, with the ARMY excited for a 34-stop global tour that includes Los Angeles, and the album ARIRANG already topping charts after its release.
During BTS's ARIRANG World Tour kick-off in Goyang, Jimin used a post-show livestream to voice disappointment with weather-related stage issues and a revised choreography, while fans noticed his hands trembling, sparking concern and a debate about the toll of the tour and the pressure to perform for fans.
BTS opened their ARIRANG World Tour with a packed Goyang Stadium show, delivering a mix of songs from the new ARIRANG album and longtime hits like Dynamite and Butter as fans cheered on; Jin said on Weverse that they’re back home with ARMY, and the tour will head to Tokyo before continuing across North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia and more through next year.
BTS kicked off the ARIRANG World Tour with a show at Goyang Stadium in South Korea, and Jin wrote on Weverse that he had a blast performing with ARMY and felt like he was back home. The tour continues with two more Goyang shows before moving to Tokyo, and spans through next March with stops in North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. In parallel, BTS has promoted ARIRANG with new videos and TV appearances, and the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Tens of thousands of BTS fans braved torrential rain at the Arirang tour kickoff at Goyang Stadium near Seoul, as the group delivered almost the entire Arirang set plus past hits with lasers and pyro on a round stage; Jimin was soaked, RM teased the crowd, and Suga joked the venue was a water park, while a three-hour livestream outside the stadium fed fan energy ahead of U.S. dates in Tampa beginning April 25, following their March free Seoul concert.
K-pop powerhouse BTS kicked off their ARIRANG World Tour in Goyang, South Korea, drawing thousands of fans after a hiatus and signaling the start of a highly anticipated global run.
Billboard interviews Chairman Bang about BTS’s ARIRANG comeback after nearly four years, detailing the LA-based pre-song camps led by Diplo that produced hundreds of prototypes and helped define a new artistic identity. Bang explains BTS 2.0 as a shift away from the traditional boy-band formula toward authentic artistry, with Arirang serving as a living Korean legacy. The plan includes a deliberate visual and performance rethink, a vinyl-forward strategy, a Netflix-backed global stage at Gwanghwamun, and a broader push to expand K-pop’s horizons as BTS continues to lead the genre.
BTS dominates Billboard charts for a second week with their ARIRANG album, remaining No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Album Sales; their track SWIM stays No. 1 on Digital Song Sales; the group becomes the first Asian act to have 10 songs on the Hot 100 simultaneously for multiple weeks, as ARIRANG tracks also rank highly on the Global 200 and Global Excl. US.