\n\tThe upcoming album, named after the centuries-old Korean folk song \u201cArirang,\u201d marks the septet\u2019s first full group album in more than three years following a hiatus while members completed South Korea\u2019s mandatory military service. The 14-track record was created between July and November 2025 and features a wide-ranging list of producers including Ryan Tedder, Diplo and Kevin Parker. The new songs are expected to blend the members\u2019 individual musical identities developed during their time apart. Early teasers and visuals have framed the project as a reflection on the group\u2019s journey more than a decade after their debut, emphasizing both their Korean roots and their global pop influence.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLIMITED-EDITION\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tBTS \u2018Arirang\u2019 Vinyl \u2013 Target Exclusive \t\t<\/p>\n \n\tThe Target-exclusive vinyl edition arrives in a special \u201cJung Kook Orchid\u201d colorway. The LP serves as a physical counterpart to the album\u2019s digital release and joins a broader slate of collectible versions being rolled out globally. Vinyl versions of Arirang are also scheduled to arrive in additional editions shortly after the album\u2019s release. Pre-order the Target-exclusive here. <\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe K-pop group will ALSO perform full-length shows streaming live from Goyang, South Korea, on April 11 and Tokyo on April 18. The cinema events mark the opening dates of the group\u2019s first tour since 2021-2022\u2019s \u201cPermission to Dance on Stage.\u201d Each territory will screen both concerts twice to accommodate varying time zones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[6432,93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-349900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-bts","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"bts](\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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