{"id":297276,"date":"2026-02-14T06:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/297276\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T06:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:17:14","slug":"bts-hopes-to-keep-performing-together-as-a-band-into-our-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/297276\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS Hopes to Keep Performing Together as a Band ‘Into Our 60s’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tLong live BTS<\/a>. Ahead of new album Arirang, members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook shared their hopes for the band\u2019s future, including a desire to keep performing together well into their older years.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a cover story interview with GQ<\/a> published Friday (Feb. 13), the Bangtan Boys opened up about navigating the pressure of coming back with new music \u2014 and a world tour <\/a>\u2014 after a yearslong break to pursue solo opportunities and finish their respective enlistments in the South Korean military. One way they\u2019ve done this is by doubling down on their friendships and professional relationships with each other while working on their March 20-slated album, blocking out other distractions \u2014 something that\u2019s given them renewed clarity about the longevity they\u2019re striving for together.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIf we can keep this going, then maybe we can be dancing in our 60s \u2026 as long as we\u2019re willing \u2014 I think maybe into our 50s, into our 60s \u2014 we can always be together as a band,\u201d Suga told the publication. \u201cMaybe it\u2019ll be a little bit hard on our knees. But I think we can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThat said, RM previously conceded that the pressure of living up to the band\u2019s pre-military success \u2014 and following up the last full-length, 2020\u2019s Billboard 200<\/a>-topping Be \u2014 can be overwhelming. In a December livestream, the rapper told ARMY that he\u2019d considered \u201cthousands of times\u201d whether it would be \u201cbetter for the team to disband or go on hiatus\u201d because of the stress.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI think it\u2019s RM\u2019s love language to ARMY in a way,\u201d Jimin told GQ of RM\u2019s revelation. \u201cIt really shows how emotionally invested he is in the group and in ARMY as well. I think it was very RM to be vulnerable and say things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRM is like the identity of this group,\u201d added V. \u201cHe\u2019s the core leader of the group, so he must feel so much more pressure than the rest of us do. I usually don\u2019t have that much pressure, but it seems like he does.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe guys also remember how tough it was at times to be apart from one another during their break. At a group hangout \u201cbefore we all got discharged from the military service,\u201d V remembers how Jung Kook got particularly emotional.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHe bawled,\u201d V told the publication. \u201cJung Kook cried because he really wanted to be on stage, and he just really wanted to perform.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter Arirang drops, BTS will kick off its highly anticipated world tour in April with a string of shows in Goyang, South Korea. The band will be on the road through the better part of March 2027, with stops planned<\/a> in the United States, Europe, Australia, Asia and more.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn April, fans will have two opportunities to watch along live as BTS performs on stage, with simultaneous screenings<\/a> of one of the concerts in Goyang and a concert in Tokyo slated to screen in theaters.<\/p>\n

\n\tSee BTS on the cover of GQ below.<\/p>\n


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